A Solute To The Common Man
“The Common Man” — Photo-Artistry by kenne Poetry and Music Soluting The Common Man. Julian Tuwim’s poem nails it. In my younger days, I worked with many a Harlan Clancy — Tom Russell writes and sings...
View Article“She Liberated Me To Life”
Photo-Artistry by kenne (Early 2000’s In The Woodlands, Texas)) Look how far we’ve come Do we know who we are? Stranded on a mountaintop Trying to catch a falling star Here’s to what we’ve left behind...
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“Folk Singer” — Photo-Artistry by kenne Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall? by Tom Russell on His Album Wounded Heart of America (2007)...
View ArticleNew Orleans Art (12/26/07)
Kenne & Joy In New Orleans (12/26/07) — Photo-Artistry by kenne Decatur Street, New Orleans (12/26/07) — Photo-Artistry by kenne Heart Within A Heart Ther is a heart within your heart A place go...
View ArticleBlue Wing
Eastern Bluebird — Photo-Artistry by kenne He had a blue wing tattooed on his shoulderWell, it might have been a bluebird, I don’t knowbut he’d get stone drunk and talk about AlaskaThe salmon boats...
View ArticleYellow-eyed Junco On Old Mining Wheel
Yellow-eyed Junco On Old Mining Wheel — Image by kenne Old friends? They mostly vanish, they are ghosts out on the roadSome turned around, threw up their hands, and disappearedLike old folk songs,...
View ArticleAnother Existential Moment — Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski Tom Russell has great respect for Warren Zevon’s work, but probably none more than “Carmelita,” which he combines with Charles Bukowski’s, “Crucifix In A Deathhand,” on his Modern Art...
View ArticleThis Blue-winged Bird
Eastern Bluebird (August 8, 2012) Image by kenne He had a blue wing tattooed on his shoulder Well, it might have been a bluebird, I don’t knowBut he’d get stone drunk and talk about Alaska The salmon...
View ArticleIts Veteran’s Day, 2022
Sgt. 1st Class Lance Amsden, platoon sergeant for the 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, watches as CH-47...
View ArticleSongs With The Word ‘Tucson’ In Them
Yesterday the Arizona Daily Star published an article titled “31 songs that have the word ‘Tucson’ in them.” Of course, it go my attention so I read the article figuring that one of my favorite...
View ArticleA Noble Scoliid Wasp On A Spreading Fleabane
A Noble Scoliid Wasp On A Spreading Fleabane — Image by kenne Beyond the shadows, beyond the rain Beyond the darkness and all the pain When you’re walkin’ in circles with holes in your shoes Love is...
View Article“On A Poor Man’s Dream”
Bluebird — Photo-artistry by kenne He had a blue wing tattooed on his shoulderWell, it might have been a bluebird, I don’t knowBut he’d get stone drunk and talk about AlaskaThe salmon boats and 45...
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