A Southern Illinois Apple, collage and cut-up poetry, 2024
I quickly became bored with simple collage and decided to add cut up poetry to the mix. These words come from a letter included in an advertising booklet for the Wood Products Company from Toledo, Ohio.
of Dear COMPANY
we may be a carload
Very truly yours,
if you will
different as the freight rate
and less rustic
trust
We carry
We service
we
would be
needed
hand peeled produce and
experienced woodsmen.
3000 wooden feet
White Cedar fence
the point
your quote
is this obtainable
you
lots and lots of you
in the near future
SATURDAY MUSIC VIDEO MATINEE: “Act Naturally”—Singer-songwriter and comedian Johnny Russell came up with the early 60s Bakersfield country music scene—famously with Buck Owens, who hit the big-time after recording Johnny’s song “Act Naturally.” In this video I tell the humorous and surprising “back story” of how that song wound its way through obstacles and objections before becoming a hit for Buck as well as Ringo Starr and The Beatles. It’s a lesson in sticking to your songwriting instincts even if it means breaking a hot date with your girlfriend!