by Marshal McKitrick | Aug 8, 2017 | Poet
Always Room for Rumi I have appreciated and enjoyed the poetry of Rumi since the mid 1990s. At that point in time, Coleman Barks, an American poet, published his second collection of Rumi’s poetry. In that same year, Bill Moyers interviewed Barks on his PBS...
by Marshal McKitrick | Jul 3, 2017 | music, songwriter
High Concept – Sunflower Sunflower is an instrumental piece of music written by Mason Williams. For those of you who don’t know, Mason was the head writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Also, he is a classical guitarist/composer (ex., Classical Gas)...
by Marshal McKitrick | May 15, 2017 | Movies
Laurel and Hardy Dance to Santana I love this YouTube video mashup as Laurel and Hardy dance to Santana’s catchy tune, Oye Como Va. When I’m taking life way too seriously, I can watch this to put a smile on my face and feel light-hearted. When I watched it...
by Marshal McKitrick | Apr 23, 2017 | About Marshal
Going for a Train Ride Last weekend, I took a train ride over to the San Francisco Bay Area. It was my first train ride in Northern California. I was headed towards my final destination of Jack London Square in Oakland to meet with a friend and look for an outdoor...
by Marshal McKitrick | Apr 11, 2017 | About Marshal
Making a Difference Life Purpose… I was very idealistic as a teenager. For better or worse, I grew up in the 60’s which was a very tumultuous and exciting time for all who were there for it. As informed by the youth culture of the day, I really dug into...