The Edge of Fifteen — Elton John, the Grass Roots, and Nixon Leaving
It was sweet having a summer job because it meant money to buy music. And so, my spree continued with two new cassettes, Elton John’s Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player and the Grass Roots, Their 16 Greatest…
THE EDGE OF FIFTEEN – SUMMER OF ’74
The summer I was 15 my dad lined up a job for me at the janitorial company where he worked. I was a helper, doing things like cleaning screens at a senior citizens home and other general labor. I wrote…
The Edge of Fifteen – Happy Father’s Day
When I was 15, I spent what was probably a lovely day for my parents and grandparents in Nags Head on Father’s Day. Oh, man, how I wish I could spend a day with my parents and grandparents again. But…