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7 months ago

Music in the 60s not all about change

Royce Shook · There was a traditional element present in the 60s. Music in the 1960s was a time of great social and cultural change, and many of the popular songs of the era reflected the progressive attitudes and values of the youth culture. However, there were also many songs that appealed t ...

1 year ago

Much of how we remember the ’60s today is through song.

Royce Shook · Music played a significant role in the changes that took place in my life during the 1960s. The songs of the time reflected the political and social movements of the era, including the civil rights movement, the anti-war movement, and the counterculture movement. Many of the song ...

1 year ago

Songs from the 60's that reflect the traditional approach to life

Royce Shook · Many of us remember the 60s as a time of turmoil and change and it was. However, there was a traditional element present in the 60s which lead to some interesting times in the 80s, · Music in the 1960s was a time of great social and cultural change, and many of the popular songs ...

1 year ago

Much of how we remember the ’60s today is through song.

Royce Shook · Music played a significant role in the social and cultural changes that took place during the 1960s. The songs of the time reflected the political and social movements of the era, including the civil rights movement, the anti-war movement, and the counterculture movement. Many of ...

1 year ago

Bob Dylan says.

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2 years ago

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2 years ago

How Bob Dylan Made Me What I Am Today.

Jim Murray · Bob Dylan turned 81 years old on May 24. And because he has been a constant in my life for the past 16 year, this is a tribute him. Happy Birthday, Bob. · I don’t have many heroes. But I have a few and highest ranked among them is Bob Dylan. The reason he is my hero is that it wa ...

3 years ago

The Illusion Of Privacy

Jim Murray · “The peddler now speaks to the countess · Who's pretending to care for him · Saying name me someone that's not a parasite · And I'll go out and say a prayer for him.” · Bob Dylan · Once a week, like clockwork I get a great newsletter from Bob Hoffman at the TypeA Group in San Fra ...

3 years ago

What Is An Influencer, Really?

Jim Murray · This is the first post in what I hope will be on ongoing series of reflections on the state of things here, there and everywhere I look. I will do my best to keep it positive and balanced, but mostly I will try and keep honest and true to the way I see things. You can agree or di ...

3 years ago

What It Really Means To Be A Writer

Jim Murray · One of the first tenets of op/ed blogging is to write about what you know. · One of the things I know best is myself. I was lucky enough to discover at a very early age what I wanted to be in life, and that was primarily a writer. · Not a Canadian writer, or a white male writer ...

4 years ago

What It Really Means To Be A Writer

Jim Murray · One of the first things you learn about op/ed blogging is to write about what you know. · One of the things I know best is myself. I was lucky enough to discover at a very early age what I wanted to be in life, and that was primarily a writer. · Not a Canadian writer, or a white ...

4 years ago

One Writer’s Creative Methodology. Works For Me. Might Even Work For You.

Jim Murray · “I wish I could write you a melody so plainThat would hold you dear lady from going insane · That would ease you and cool you and cease the pain · Of your useless and pointless knowledge” · ~ Bob Dylan, Tombstone Blues ~ · Author in Source Title · There are a number of very good ...

4 years ago

Some Insight Into Storytelling Courtesy of Bob Dylan (And Me)

Jim Murray · Very early on in my life I discovered that I had an instinctual understanding that one of the most important things in life was maintaining a balance. · A balance between what you want and what you need. A balance between generosity and selfishness. A balance between work and pla ...

4 years ago

The Rolling Thunder Revue On Netflix

Jim Murray · This is a documentary that was directed by Martin Scorsese and chronicles a good chunk of the Rolling Thunder Revue, which was this weird traveling minstrel show orchestrated by Bob Dylan in the mid seventies. · Bob was, at that point, more than a decade into his stint as the leg ...

5 years ago

My Soul Is Not For Sale

Jim Murray · How many years can a mountain exist, · Before it is washed to the sea? · How many years can some people exist, 
 · Before they're allowed to be free? · How many times can a man turn his head, · Pretending he just doesn't see? · The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind · The ...

5 years ago

Why Real Writers Have To Write Every Day

Jim Murray · Like most things I write, this is really about me and if it has an application to your existence, well, that’s a nice side effect. · I have been a writer since a couple of weeks after I heard Bob Dylan sing Like A Rolling Stone, in about 1965. I was 18 at that point and more of a ...

6 years ago

Why You Should, First and Foremost, Write For Yourself

Jim Murray · Like most things in life that last the affair that a writer has with writing starts innocently enough. · It could be the lilt of a classical poem, or a line from a book that you read and knew you would read a dozen times before you your life was through. It could be a turn of phr ...

6 years ago

The Yin and Yang Of Living In The 21st Century

Jim Murray · An Old Year Is Departing · This is not just another Christmas. This is our last chance to eke a little joy out of what has been a pretty joyless year. · It’s been a year when men of good will were hard to find. · It’s been a year of war between the sexes. · It’s been a year of tr ...

6 years ago

Situation Normal….All Fucked Up

Jim Murray · SNAFU was originally a World War II-era military acronym standing for "Situation normal: all fucked up." These days, a snafu is any mistake or problem. · 
Because I am a writer and a businessperson, I tend to live in a constant state of conflict. 
I vacillate between idealism and ...

6 years ago

On Canada's 150th Birthday

Jim Murray · Here's my thoughts on what my country means to me. I hope you feel your country, whatever it may be, means as much to you. · ""

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