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“Horton Hears a Ho!” – Audio recording, ebook, video!

- by The Captain

The new release is out!

“Horton Hears a Ho!” is poem in anapestic tetrameter (seriously! — look it up), in the style of Dr. Seuss. It even contains a little life-lesson — which, I will tell you here, was unintentional, but that’s just the way it came out. Sometimes you just go with the muses….

You can listen to the audio version on Spotify, Apple, or Amazon (and other digital music …

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Music and Creativity

Help Out a Poor Indie Artist (and It Won’t Even Cost You Any Money!)

- by The Captain
Spotify logo

So… I have a favor to ask of y’all…

Could you please go to my page on Spotify, click on the big green “play” button, and then just leave it playing for a few hours, or a few days, or a few weeks?

If you don’t want to listen to the music, you can turn off your volume, it doesn’t matter, you won’t hurt my feelings.

Why would I like you to do this, …

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Living in Italy / Music and Creativity / Random Thoughts

Mrs. Captain Eddie Has Written a Book!

- by The Captain

How Did I End Up Here? book coverYes, it’s true! Mrs. Capt. Eddie (alias Vicky Perrone) has written a book, which is now available at Amazon.com. The description at Amazon pretty much sums it up:

“Vicky Perrone has led an imperfect life, but many would say she is now “living the dream.” A prize-winning photographer and former photojournalist, she has gone from troubled teen to adventurer and world traveler. Along the way, she’s learned about life, relationships — and herself. In …

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Listen / Music and Creativity / Videos

Classical Gas

- by The Captain

I have wanted to learn this song since my college days. Never managed to  get it. Until a few years ago, when I bought a cheap used classical guitar. I liked the guitar (a Yamaha), so I figured since I now have a classical guitar, why don’t I give one more try to learning “Classical Gas”?

This time, I got it. I’ve since sold the guitar, but now I’ll always be able to play the …

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