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DAVID and JONATHAN
The Musical

Music: Tommy Dodson / Libretto and Lyrics: Curtis W. Long


Curtis W. Long, in San Diego, California, has developed a libretto and lyrics based upon the Old Testament Book of Samuel. Tommy Dodson, resident in Los Angeles, furiously is engaged in the process of applying his magic musical moves to the myriad mixed moods of the script and lyrics. The subject is the intriguing friendship between Jonathan the son of King Saul and the shepherd David, whom Saul summons, wi ...

NO TIME FOR CASTRATI

Come on, Barack, it’s time to grow a pair! It appears as though Jesse Jackson’s threat of crude surgery might have succeeded. You are the president, the leader of the country and of your party. If you expect the congress to follow your lead, you have got to get out there in front with fsome positive and forceful directions. You have got to make them fear your sting more than the ballot box.

Forget the Republicans! What part of, “I want the president to fai ...

“…PERCHANCE TO DREAM…”

Do you have any idea what this means?

In a dream, I was getting settled in an interstate bus that was preparing to depart. All of a sudden, a committee entered the bus with flowers, etc., and headed directly to the back of the bus. The intercom announced that Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross was a passenger.

I was amazed at the scene, and appalled that the other, disinterested passengers were not aware 1) of such an illustrative person and, 2 ...

An Open Letter…

(NOTE: For several years, I have been tutoring in English a young lady from Venezuela who is a doctoral candidate at San Diego State University. Once in a while, she attempts to get through one of my postings, often encountering references that are obscure to her. It occurred to me that yesterday’s piece would require a bit more background for her. I thought it might be useful as an open communication.)

Rosa,

In order to understand my blog posting of yesterday, “Fate ...