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Father’s Day
I was around 20 years of age and riding the train with my father who was around 72 years. We ran up the steps to the F train on Kings Highway. It was around 3pm and we had three stops to make to pick up airline tickets.In my mind my father was old at the…
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Empty Cup of Coffee
This morning as I stirred my coffee, a little sugar and mild; I once again, became nostalgic. I know my past wasn’t always so exciting and hopeful. I had two son’s from my first marriage and I could never spend enough time with them. I was unhappy in my job and I possessed the arrogance…
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August
I first drove a car when I was 14 years old. I simply turned the key, shifted into drive and was free. Until I saw a red light ahead and I stepped on the brake. The car stopped short and thrust me into the steering wheel and then I put it in park without coming…
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Maybe…
I came alone but quickly sat next to some other people who seemed to be escaping the confines of the office as I was. As I sat there I joined their conversation about baseball. There was one fervent New York Mets fan and she was adorable. She was in her thirties and had a smile…
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City bus to Nowhere
I was wearing a black leather coat, not as cool as it sounds, it was outdated and had tears in the sleeves. On my feet were wide sneakers and on my legs were a decade old pair of jeans. In my hand was the story of my life, Steinbeck’s “Winter of my Discontent,” and my…
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The Muttering River Chapter 2
The lake was on the other side of the county – I never really went there too often since I felt, in a strange way, that I was cheating on the river by enjoying the lake. Strange since I also felt like I was cheating on Jacklyn by enjoying Sandy.
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Missing you – A void in my Heart
The TE-AMO on Kings Highway closed and no one even made a sound. We used to buy our baseball cards there and then trade them – I got my Bruce Boisclair card from you for a Mickey Rivers plus the gum from your pack. We also used to get our pink spaldings and our sunflower…
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Here Comes the Sun or Memories from a Coffee Shop in Coney Island
Scenes from an old coffee shop in Coney Island where we used to go…too much sugar in that small cup made your tongue taste sweeter than it should have. It must have been me, must have been my fault. I had no idea, I had no clue – I still have no idea and have…
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Soundtracks of My Life – Bob Dylan
One day I had the nerve to switch sides and put the album on side 2. My life changed… “Mr. Tambourine man.” I closed my eyes and listened to him and I was mesmerized; Then take me disappearin’ through the smoke rings of my mind Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen…
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Elton John (Soundtracks from my Life)
His songs continue to be the soundtrack of my life; “Something about the way you look tonight” was my wedding song and his “Songs from the West Coast” remains as one of my favorite and most listened to albums. His “The Captain and the Kid” album was the sequel to “Captain Fantastic” album from 31…
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Salt, Pepper and some Spice Please!
No obstructions should be placed around our borders to stop good people from seeking a better life. Our country was founded by refugees, immigrants and expelled members from other countries. Could you imagine who our country would be like if we all had one color, one language and one belief? How boring would that be?…
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What Made the 80’s Great – Bob Dylan
51 songs were on that collection – my personal favorite is an outake from the “Blood on the Tracks” album called, “Up to Me.”
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Melancholy Mood from Bob Dylan’s 36th Album – PREVIEW!
Bob Dylan to release 36 Studio Album, “Fallen Angels” May 20. Here is the first single.
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Elton John’s new single – In the Name of You
The latest Elton John album, “Wonderful Crazy Night” is a surprising bunch of songs written and recorded 46 years after Elton and Bernie Taupin’s first album, “Empty Sky.”
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Empty Cup of Coffee (clock on the floor)
There is a distant almost peaceful feeling sitting alone in the morning, before the sunrise, before the birds sing out their morning alarms. The sound of a newspaper falling on the porch, a car door closing and driving away. Another day.
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The 5,310 Testament Chapter 1
“Hey Freddy is this seat taken?” That smile, still slays me after so many years. The coffee, the muffins, egg salad on whole grain, a large water bottle, another cup of coffee and a late afternoon large chocolate chunk cookie; they continued to be presented to me along with emotional confessions of fears, guilt, lust,…
Freddy Zalta 