Category Archives: Music

After bathing at Baxter’s

Posted on December 8, 2020 by James Steerforth

Always a great place to relax, recharge and get some heat during the cold season, and just half a block from Jack’s, where Grace treated us to some of her finest albeit eclectic California cooking. Lots of Lone Stars, tequila … Continue reading →

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Words for Julia

Posted on April 23, 2011 by James Steerforth

You can’t go back because life is pushing you ahead like an unending howl. You’ll feel caged, you’ll feel lost and alone, perhaps wishing you’d never been born. But always remember what I wrote one day thinking of you as … Continue reading →

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Ruminations about current trends in love I

Posted on April 3, 2011 by James Steerforth

L’amour ne peut plus voyager Il a perdu son messager – Georges Moustaki Is there less love now than there used to be? Perhaps the messengers have indeed died off, as in chemical reactions where two need to react but … Continue reading →

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They call me the breeze

Posted on March 16, 2011 by James Steerforth

That there breath of air you calls a breeze – it ain’t nothin’ but a mellow tickle … – James ‘Kuntry Mode’ Steerforth Written upon inspiration by breeze, mellow and tickle from 3WW. And now, by the one and only … Continue reading →

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Beauty lies in the name of the …

Posted on December 4, 2010 by James Steerforth

All four of them loved the Creedence Clearwater Revival. In fact, Stu and John met at a John Fogerty concert at the castle in Esslingen, where Stu told John that he and his brother Tom played lots of CCR songs … Continue reading →

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Aisha

Posted on November 28, 2010 by James Steerforth

As if I didn’t exist at all She passed by me Without a glance, Queen of Sheba I said, Aisha, take it, it’s all yours Take it all – the pearls, the jewelry The gold around your neck The fruits, … Continue reading →

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Gloria paused … temporarily

Posted on November 7, 2010 by James Steerforth

“Oh my God!” Gloria screamed (screaming was her mode of communication tonight and quite possibly even when sober) “A two-beer break – how long’s that gonna take – two hours?” But two beers in that claustro- stifling club heated by … Continue reading →

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with the promise of a man

Posted on October 18, 2010 by James Steerforth

Harvest Did I see you down in a young girl’s town with your mother in so much pain? I was almost there at the top of the stairs with her screamin’ in the rain. Did she wake you up to … Continue reading →

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Cocoon, ca. 1975

Posted on August 7, 2010 by James Steerforth

… and then we’d fall asleep, face to face / and tightly embraced on my bed, / to the story of Suzanne … Continue reading →

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All Tomorrow’s Parties

Posted on May 17, 2010 by James Steerforth

Among the songs was an Africanized cover of the Velvet Underground’s “All Tomorrow’s Parties”… Continue reading →

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I wanna be your light

Posted on March 21, 2010 by James Steerforth

I wanna be your light
Let me be your light, I’ll light your way
Across the milky way
I wanna be your star,
Let me be your star, I’ll light your way
Across the milky way Continue reading →

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Running on empty

Posted on March 5, 2010 by James Steerforth

Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I’m running behind Continue reading →

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La pistola y el corazón

Posted on December 5, 2009 by James Steerforth

The moon tells me one thing, / the stars tell me another, / and the light of day sings me / this sad, sad song Continue reading →

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Too many years

Posted on July 5, 2009 by James Steerforth

It’s been too many years to watch our hearts die in this way Continue reading →

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The landing of the Allies in Normandy as foreseen by Wassily Kandinsky in 1911

Posted on March 8, 2009 by James Steerforth

According to the catalog, Kandinsky attended an Arnold Schönberg concert on January 2, 1911. The painting, done the next day, demonstrates that the “impressions of an external nature” serving as the source… Continue reading →

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Quarter moon in a ten cent town

Posted on February 28, 2009 by James Steerforth

It’s a quarter moon in a ten cent town / Time for me to lay my heartaches down Continue reading →

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Far-away love on the beach

Posted on July 26, 2008 by James Steerforth

Inspire Me Thursday‘s invitation for “beach” contributions reminded me of a song by John Cale. I tried to find it on Youtube, but it’s not there. So the lyrics will have to do, which is a shame … it’s a … Continue reading →

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The pier lights our carnival life forever

Posted on July 4, 2008 by James Steerforth

Here’s my favorite 4th of July song … 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) Sandy the fireworks are hailin’ over Little Eden tonight Forcin’ a light into all those stoned-out faces left stranded on this Fourth of July Down in … Continue reading →

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Both sides now

Posted on June 29, 2008 by James Steerforth

He was so busy looking at either side of the medal that he lost track of the medal itself – James Steerforth ( © 2008 ) This aphorism-like thingy came to me this morning as I was about home from … Continue reading →

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The breezes of summer enlaced with a grim design

Posted on June 26, 2008 by James Steerforth

When I read Totally Optional Prompts‘ request for summer poems, a line from Richard Fariña‘s The Children of Darkness immediately came to my mind – hence this somber summer ballad with its grim design in place of something from my … Continue reading →

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