[I couldn't resist writing an introduction to this nice interview with our resident poet, Silverback Larry. SB SM] Silverback Larry is a haiku-writing fool. That's all he can do. At night his wife says "Won't you please come to our bed?" yet on he haikus. Poetry passion, a slave to five-seven-five Haikus cure the blues.... Continue Reading →
Brimfield! Cross it off the List!
It was a bucket list thing. Although we are no longer in the acquisition mode, Silverbelle-She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named is a lifetime antique buffs who had never made it to the Holy Mecca of Brimfield, Massachusetts. It was the final stop of a Labor Day weekend getaway that was jammed-packed with the regional highlights of New England-- Rockport,... Continue Reading →
Ray Davies’ Blessing of “Americana”
[Loyal readers of the Silverback Digest know that I think Sir Ray Davies, formerly of the Kinks, is the only contemporary song writer who can be ranked in the same tier as Sir Paul McCartney. Unlike McCartney, he was not associated with fellow musicians of the caliber of Mssrs, Lennon, Harrison, and Starr and thus... Continue Reading →