Wow – haven’t posted since Easter – guess I’ve been busy…no excuses but there it is.

Okay, so I’ve been working on this song writing business for a while – actually written 3 songs, sort of. The first was a trilogy, combining an amalgam of “Like a Rolling Stone” (in 3/4 time) with Bobby Vinton’s “Mr. Lonely” finished off with a new version of “Suicide is Painless” from MASH. It took months, but I finally put it together and then put it aside. Then I wrote my first original song, entitled “Sgt. Bales’ Lament” about – well, the title says it all. Not bad, but obviously angry and sad. So my guitar teacher asked if I could write a song that wasn’t a dirge…hmmm..so I was determined to write one that was funny. What better to write about than Mitt Romney – now that’s a funny guy! Saturday Night Live, I believe, pays him to do what he does for material for the fall season. So I wrote it, and played it for my instructor, who produced some mild chuckles and an occasional guffaw. Then he says, “why don’t you record it?” Well, easier said than done. Nonetheless, I produced a terrible recording, attached it to some, shall we say depictive slides, and, voila! I made a video of my bad guitar playing, worse singing, but funny video…it’s now up on you tube with positive comments from my most ardent fan, Emily. So, yes – the video you’ve been waiting for – here it is. Enjoy (or not, depending on your political persuasion).

Post-script: As I was finishing this up last Sunday night, a terrible thunderstorm had rolled in. With one last keystroke, BOOM! We got hit by lightning. Knocked out the cable wire and – at the time – I thought it’d fried the computer. I looked up at the ceiling, and said to myself – damn, those Republicans have NO sense of humor. Enjoy….