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My Own Private Hillary Clinton Blues

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Memphis Earlene Gray

At some point in Memphis Earlene’s  long bluesy life ( she’s an extremely old soul) she got schooled by somebody’s mother  or maybe a  retired English teacher,someone who raised children, hers and others, not to be trash. “Trash are the … Continue reading →

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Election Year Blues

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Iowa Caucaus Post Mortem. Memphis Earlene thinks all white guys look alike. Source: Election Year Blues

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New Years Resolutions Blues

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Welcome to the Virtual Verandah, which is getting crowded.  Meet Latte Woman and her White Male Companion, our Political and Cultural Correspondents.   Memphis Earlene  doesn’t like the looks of the new arrivals. “She looks like one of those Talking … Continue reading →

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Roots: An Interview with Memphis Earlene

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Source: Roots: An Interview with Memphis Earlene

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More Angry White Guys with Guns Blues

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Memphis Earlene and me on the Virtual Veranda reading the New York Times and the Washington Post. Memphis Earlene sips Southern Comfort while I rant. She takes mendacity in high places for granted. I’m always surprised. It was the Washington … Continue reading →

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Those French Anti-Semitism Rioters Blues

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Those French Anti-Semitism Rioters Blues.

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Those French Anti-Semitism Rioters Blues

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Original name for this post was going to be Too Much News Blues, but then I saw this  headline. France’s Jews Flee As Rioters Burn Shops, Attack Synagogue huffingtonpost.co.uk ” I’d hate to add  France to the  No Fly Zone,” … Continue reading →

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Blue Jeans Blues

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Blue Jeans Blues.

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Government Shut-down Blues

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Cleveland Park Liquors is almost empty, and it’s a Saturday! Where are you, people? Usually neighborhood stores are crowded  when catastrophe looms; everybody stockpiles on toilet paper and canned goods, but that’s for blizzards and hurricanes, not Government Shut-downs . … Continue reading →

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Breadloaf Blues

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Looking for a summer vacation 30 years ago I went to Breadloaf Writers Conference  with a canister of Alice B. Toklas Gingersnaps in case things got boring. “What happened next?” asks Memphis Earlene. “I came home with an empty canister, … Continue reading →

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