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Monday, June 8, 2009
Dan Fogelberg – “Sometimes A Song”
Dan Fogelberg – Sometimes A Song
Dan Fogelberg – “Sometimes
A Song”
I was browsing our little web neighborhood this afternoon and found myself at the official web site of the late, great, American singer and songwriter Dan Fogelberg.
I have always been a big fan of Dan Fogelberg and have been collecting his albums since that first one, “Home Free”
which came out the year I graduated from high school. 1972.
I knew Dan had passed away in December of 2007. I did not
know the cause of his early demise, or what he and his wife, Jean, had done to make guys like me aware of the dangers of prostate
cancer.
While reading the web site, I learned about a song Dan had written for Jean as a Valentine gift. The song is
called “Sometimes A Song”. And it is a beautiful love song in the tradition of “Run For the Roses”, “Longer” and other great
love songs Dan has written over the years.
The song can be downloaded from amazon.com digital music service. The cost is only .99 cents, and the money goes to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation.
Check out the research
foundation, and while you are there, order the beautiful lapel pin Dan’s widow Jean designed.
Go ahead. Get the song.
Get the lapel pin. You will be glad you did. And get that prostate cancer checkup
ASAP!
Dj Bowen
Lucky Gets All Clear From Dr. Yoder!
Lucky Gets the All Clear!
Thanks to God, and the skills and talents He has bestowed upon Dr.
Theresa Yoder and the amazing staff at Ridge Animal Hospital in Lake Wales, Florida, Lucky has been given the all clear bill
of health and permission to return to work.
"The cancer Lucky had has taken the lives of many dogs who did not
get treatment in time" according to one of the staff. "He is indeed a lucky dog"!
But, once again, I'm the Lucky One! I knew when Lucky was given
to me back in 2003, the day would come when, he would no longer be a part of my life. I am not quite ready for that
day. And I may never be. But for right now, today, Lucky is alive and well, and I am very grateful to God, Dr.
Yoder, Ashley, Ann, Marie and all the staff at Ridge Animal Hospital.
Dj Bowen and Lucky Bowen
Thanks to God, and the skills and talents He has bestowed upon Dr. Theresa Yoder and the amazing staff at Ridge Veterinary
Hospital in Lake Wales, Florida, Lucky has been given the all clear bill of health and permission to return to work.
"The cancer Lucky had has taken the lives of many dogs who did not get treatment in time" according to one of the staff.
"He is indeed a lucky dog"!
But, once again, I'm the Lucky One! I knew when Lucky was given to me back in 2003, the day would come when, he would
no longer be a part of my life. I am not quite ready for that day. And I may never be. But for right now,
today, Lucky is alive and well, and I am very grateful to God, Dr. Yoder, Ashley, Ann, Marie and all the staff at Ridge Animal
Hospital.
Dj Bowen and Lucky Bowen
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Lucky Fights Cancer
Lucky, my guide dog, and
our inspiration, was recently diagnosed with nail bed cancer. His doctor, Theresa Yoder, DVM owner of Ridge Animal Hospital
in Lake Wales, through early diagnosis and treatment, was able to remove the cancer completely.
Lucky is going to be fine.
He is encouraging all of colleagues to NOT be tough guys or gals and ignore a troublesome toenail. "Get it taken care
of ASAP and you will be fine" he woofed during a recent interview.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Parrotheads Found In East L.A.
Parrotheads Found In East L.A.
It sure didn't take long
for the Parrotheads in and around L.A., East L.A. that is, to make themselves known to this author!
A couple of them, who wish
to remain anonymous at this time, have agreed to put together a few pages for Music for Sight on the inside scoop and latest
bizarre happenings of the local chapter of Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band fans, The East L. A. ParrotHead Society
known among locals as elaphs, pronounced E Laphs and share some of their favorite songs anc concert memories.
It promises to be interesting,
so watch for links coming soon!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Family Services Welcomes Cousin Peggy
Family Services Welcomes Cousin Peggy
Peggy and my sister have recently been busying themselves scanning all of the old family photographs. Peggy expressed
an interest in sharing the photos with the rest of our family. It' my pleasure to get things started by setting
up the images she gave me on a CD during a recent get together at mom's place.
Log in to your family account to stay up with the latest of the old photographs.
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Seeing the world through Lucky Eyes while doing the Labrador Shuffle
sums up in a vague sort of way what Music for Sight is all about and how music can create visual imagery in the mind of
the visually impaired. There is more to it than that though. There is the big issue of successfully dealing with
the psychological challenge of getting along in a world that takes for granted everyone possesses all five of the senses we
were all meant to have. Here we focus on sight loss. And we focus on what it takes to get along in the world without
sight. It isn’t easy, but it is done every day by men, women and children from all walks of life.
There's a good deal of opportunity for the blind and visually
impaired to find assistance with getting along in the world. One of those is the amazing gift of a guide dog.
And so we'll focus a lot on that.
We will also bring you news on technology, world events,
weather, sports and politics.
Stop by often, and tell your friends about Music for Sight!
Say What You what you Wanna Say…
I would like to invite you to offer
your thoughts and opinion on any of the topics discussed here. It’s a public
place, so of course we want to keep it classy, except for maybe the upcoming elaphs pages, which may get a little trashy,
other than that though, say what you mean and mean what you say. Others want
to hear what you have to say, and so do I, and here’s yet another place to let your voice be heard.
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Mission Statement
Everybody’s On A Mission
Well I'm a man on a mission
I'm gonna learn to walk a dog.
I got tired of life's competitions
Walking around in a constant fog.
Now don't get me wrong
Your help was truly divine
Just somehow it seems
my rythym is a little out of time.
Now, I'm a man on a mission
Gonna learn to walk a dog.
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Want to hear what's going on in our headswhile we are walking down the road?
Just click below where you hear or see Press to Play. This a link for the full unabridged version of The Labrador Shuffle
recorded at 320kbps in mp3 format for best possible audio quality. The file is tls.mp3 and is about 8.6MB in size.
It should only take a few seconds to download if you have a DSL or cable connection. orA a few minutes for a dial
up. connection.
Press To Play!
Were it not for the absolutely fabulous gift of a guide
dog I would probably not have been walking so boldly down Central Avenue the day this picture was taken. And if I had
been taking the walk anyway, I would either have been hanging on to someone, or tapping my way along with the trusty old white
cane. Not that there is anything wrong with that. It's just the feeling of freedom I got when I learn to put my
trust in a dog like Lucky.
It is such a powerful feeling, I just have to share it
with the world. And so, once again, Welcome to Music for Sight!
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