“Cortez the Killer” by Neil Young was released in 1975 on his album Zuma. The song was ranked 27 on Guitar World’s 50 Greatest Guitar Solos and 329 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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O Trebuchet (sung to the tune of O Tannenbaum / O Christmas Tree) O Trebuchet O Trebuchet How graceful is your swing arm Your beauty hides your destructive plight Of lethal payload hurled with might O Trebuchet O Trebuchet How graceful is your swing arm — Image: Scale model trebuchet in the Exhibition of Catapults
Market On The Rambles (a haibun) Destination: Mercado de la Boqueria, Barcelona. Rambling down ‘The Rambles’ of Barcelona, Spain has long been a must-do and must-see activity for both visitors to Barcelona and residents alike. I arrive mid-morning, as a first-time visitor to this exquisite locale, and become immediately enthralled. The sycamore-lined boulevard, with its
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Bells of Giralda seen and heard for miles perched high up in the belfry waiting strikes with bated breath clang clang felt to the bone twenty-five bells of Giralda —— Images: The Giralda bell tower at the Cathedral of Seville, Spain by Ron Rowland, taken September 27, 2021 Linked to dVerse ~ Poets Pub —
Tilting at the Windmills of My Mind Another day that I must fight the enemy within It’s not real I’m told – no need to unsheathe my sword Yet there he is again, stealing memories of old This enemy arrived stealthily, I did not see him come I often don’t know he’s there – or
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42 Days On The Iberian Peninsula A picture a day from our 2021 self-guided tour of the Iberian Peninsula. The image featured above was our planned route (overnight stops identified with a red circle). Our plan had us flying into Barcelona, and week later flying to Granada. At Granada we rented a car and followed
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Clouds of Montserrat No one goes to Montserrat just to see the clouds the mountains there extend beyond the misty shroud The rugged peaks look out of place more befitting of the Dolomites viewed from the valley down below the spires stretch their heights Darting in and out of the clouds is the ascending funicular
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Puente Nuevo shines at night Beauty revealed by grace of light Entrancing all within its sight Thirty-four years in the making With Andalusia sun baking An eventful undertaking Three hundred twenty feet in height Three arches constructed of stone Withstanding all winds that have blown Two plus centuries have shown Spanning El Tajo gorge with
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Air Pollution and the Milky Way (the history of air pollution) The first pictures arrived from Mars today Our beautiful Milky Way galaxy was on full display I’m telling you now, for whatever it’s worth We once had that precious view right here on Earth Our once pristine sky was our window to the universe
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I Don’t Have An Accent – You Do Do the people from Toledo have an accent? Do they speak with a brogue or come across plain? I’m referring to the Ohio town on Lake Erie, not the famous place and former capital of Spain. To us it was natural or the Midwestern accent, championed by
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