Two years in Australia
then it’s off to Vancouver.
Now back to the prairies
and a town called Swan River.
That’s where my sister died
at four years of age
Measles took her
and filled me with rage
My father
The fifties were a great time to be growing up. The post-war economy was booming, and for the first time, kids had money, and Mr. Businessman wanted it. First, he renamed us “Teenagers,” then he manufactured us clothing we liked,
Dear Nathaniel,
Packed up my family
and headed to Saskatoon
Promised them all
we’d be back real soon.
Knew upon arrival
I’d need my own team
If this move was destined
to kick start my dream.
Writing a Blog recently about Chris McCarty’s exciting new musical, “Elvis Says,” got me thinking about when another one of my friends, Reid Reker and I had an opportunity to get involved in a musical.
Reid had talked me into … Read the rest