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Springsteen: Reborn in the USA

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©2012 by LeeZard   (NOTE: Photos by LeeZard , 11/28/2012 Portland Rose Garden Arena. Also, to get a full understanding of what I write here, please take time to watch the video links throughout this piece. The audio isn't great but you will get the sense of what I'm saying.) The late James Brown was called "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business." His mantle is now surely worn by Bruce Springsteen. At 63 years young Springsteen still loves his job . In fact, he told us so November 28th during his three hour and twelve minute show at Portland's Rose Garden Arena. His "Wrecking Ball Tour" has been on the international road for most of this year and his management just added several new European dates for early 2013.    I've been to all of Bruce's gigs here since 1975 and nobody enjoys performing as much as my Rock & Roll Hero. Sure, Jagger is still strutting at 69 and, at 67, Neil Young is still doing his endless guitar solo

Casually Vacant

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©2012 by LeeZard “twad-dle – Noun – Trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.” The joke is on us and J.K. Rowling is laughing all the way to the bank. The billionaire creator of Harry Potter published her first book for adults earlier this year, “The Casual Vacancy,” and watched it rack up 125,000 sales in its first week of release in the United Kingdom. That was second only to Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” which sold half-a-million copies its first week. While sales after that slowed, Ms. Rowling’s book still found its way to many bestseller lists on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. My question is, “Why?” LeeZard is a huge Harry Potter fan; read all the books – some of them twice – and saw all the films. Loved ‘em! When Rowling’s new book was announced I rushed to my library’s website to place a “hold” only to be disappointed by my place in line, 388. “Well worth waiting for,” I told myself even though the publisher’s preview blurb didn’t scream

Shoot, Man

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©2012 by LeeZard Whooda thunk it?? LeeZard at a shooting range - SHOOTING at the shooting range. But, there I was, with a Remington Model-11 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun tight to my shoulder, chin resting against the polished wood stock. After an entire life of pro-gun control (which hasn't changed; it's now more enlightened), not only was I shooting, I was enjoying it. It's the damned coyote's fault; I want to kill the bastard. He got Maggie. P oor Maggie.   Maggie was my first chicken love. Oh yeah, whooda thunk it? LeeZard is also a chicken farmer. Well, sort of. Actually, they are Wende's chickens and for months  I watched her with mild interest as she cared for them from chickhood.  No, she did more than care for them; she nurtured them, talked to them, laughed at their  antics and, when necessary, brought them back from the brink of death. That was the case with Maggie . This is NOT Maggie but, she looked like this One day we notice