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On the 15th of August 1948: #TomJohnston, American guitarist and vocalist ( #DoobieBrothers, 1970-77 & 1987-present - "Listen To The Music"; "China Grove"), born in Visalia, California.
#HappyBirthday #78 🫂🧿🤞🏻🫀

On the 15th of August 1948: #TomJohnston, American guitarist and vocalist ( #DoobieBrothers, 1970-77 & 1987-present - "Listen To The Music"; "China Grove"), born in Visalia, California.
#HappyBirthday #78 🫂🧿🤞🏻🫀

On the 15th of August 1948: #TomJohnston, American guitarist and vocalist ( #DoobieBrothers, 1970-77 & 1987-present - "Listen To The Music"; "China Grove"), born in Visalia, California.
#HappyBirthday #78 🫂🧿🤞🏻🫀

On the 15th of August 1948: #TomJohnston, American guitarist and vocalist ( #DoobieBrothers, 1970-77 & 1987-present - "Listen To The Music"; "China Grove"), born in Visalia, California.
#HappyBirthday #78 🫂🧿🤞🏻🫀

On the 15th of August 1948: #TomJohnston, American guitarist and vocalist ( #DoobieBrothers, 1970-77 & 1987-present - "Listen To The Music"; "China Grove"), born in Visalia, California.
#HappyBirthday #78 🫂🧿🤞🏻🫀

"Long Train Runnin'" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers and written by band member #TomJohnston. It was included on the band's third album, #TheCaptainAndMe (1973), and was released as a single by #WarnerBros, becoming a hit and peaking at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was #covered by the Italian band #Traks in 1982, and then by the British girl group #Bananarama in 1991. In 1993.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME

"Long Train Runnin'" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers and written by band member #TomJohnston. It was included on the band's third album, #TheCaptainAndMe (1973), and was released as a single by #WarnerBros, becoming a hit and peaking at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was #covered by the Italian band #Traks in 1982, and then by the British girl group #Bananarama in 1991. In 1993.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME

"Long Train Runnin'" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers and written by band member #TomJohnston. It was included on the band's third album, #TheCaptainAndMe (1973), and was released as a single by #WarnerBros, becoming a hit and peaking at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was #covered by the Italian band #Traks in 1982, and then by the British girl group #Bananarama in 1991. In 1993.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME

"Long Train Runnin'" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers and written by band member #TomJohnston. It was included on the band's third album, #TheCaptainAndMe (1973), and was released as a single by #WarnerBros, becoming a hit and peaking at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was #covered by the Italian band #Traks in 1982, and then by the British girl group #Bananarama in 1991. In 1993.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME

"Long Train Runnin'" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers and written by band member #TomJohnston. It was included on the band's third album, #TheCaptainAndMe (1973), and was released as a single by #WarnerBros, becoming a hit and peaking at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was #covered by the Italian band #Traks in 1982, and then by the British girl group #Bananarama in 1991. In 1993.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME

Dividends

From the shore, barges slip past 

and we could try to count cargo. 

We watch the markets swell, 

bigger than dollars or ducats can hold; 

we watch them strain against our concrete monuments, 

popping rivets like tired old buttons. 

Is it odd that 

the line goes up 

and no one is applauded? 

Birdsong crinkles frigid morning air 

and no one is applauded. 

We are owed these […]

Dividends

From the shore, barges slip past 

and we could try to count cargo. 

We watch the markets swell, 

bigger than dollars or ducats can hold; 

we watch them strain against our concrete monuments, 

popping rivets like tired old buttons. 

Is it odd that 

the line goes up 

and no one is applauded? 

Birdsong crinkles frigid morning air 

and no one is applauded. 

We are owed these […]

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

CROW SONG

The Blue Tribunal

 The tide throws itself over the land so suddenly that we call it storm, as if a thing were simply its cause. Thunder shakes our bones like dank justice as bright veins of lighting search out their evidence. Something stands accused, and I, having forgotten how to pray, can only hope that the clouds will break somewhere above the Atlantic. 

Elsewhere, unseen, ships really bob idly […]

The Blue Tribunal

 The tide throws itself over the land so suddenly that we call it storm, as if a thing were simply its cause. Thunder shakes our bones like dank justice as bright veins of lighting search out their evidence. Something stands accused, and I, having forgotten how to pray, can only hope that the clouds will break somewhere above the Atlantic. 

Elsewhere, unseen, ships really bob idly […]

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkEcDx8NAvI

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkEcDx8NAvI

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkEcDx8NAvI

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkEcDx8NAvI

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkEcDx8NAvI

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVE-1rHyVY

SOMEONE’S CITY

Wind-pummeled grass sweats beneath the death
of a stained, grainy carpet of snow.

I see, in the bus shelter, a crop
of plastic spoons, bright pink and lime green.
There is a shredded traffic cone sticking,
red as roadside sumac, out of some snowbank and

a flittering yellow wrapper, glossy and bright as a tulip
in defiance of the grey drop tile ceiling of sky.

I walk someone else’s streets, admiring their handiwork
and imagining the flat grey building,

improbably tall, that is even now gathering itself
just beneath the earth and preparing to shoot like a sapling.
O, how this spring is premature! The air is tepid
bathwater but the earth does not yield

colour in February. There are two pavers missing
from the street like teeth from a smile, and

someone has sprayed orange paint around the edges
of the void as if to say “watch out,”

or maybe “we’ll get that later.

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rtwH-MlyeE

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rtwH-MlyeE

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rtwH-MlyeE

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rtwH-MlyeE

"Listen to the Music" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was written by #TomJohnston and was the band’s first major hit. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8, which eventually peaked at No. 37 in the UK and No. 3 in Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rtwH-MlyeE

EPHEMERA

Yellow  

we agree  

is an unconventional colour  

for a front door.  

This  

is an unconventional way to tell  

you that the shopping list’s  

run dry. I leave   

a shiny new sheet on the kitchen table,  

hoping to catch your word   

for bread.  

This  

in quiet awe  

is how I think some evenings.  

Yellow;  

You;  

Bread. 

LIKE SOMETHING ELSE

There is within me   

an orange  

ball. I hold it with two hands  

as it expands, a bright  

lung it  

pulses softly, feeling  

orange.  

I sense a vague evangelism  

in you and realize that  

I must explain  

lest you take this thing to be a senseless  

orphan. You are pretending  

to be a house.  

Wrapping comfortably around  

me but you do not  

comprehend the way that things  

contain each other.  

It waits, I explain, to unite  

simple elements, in sudden  

flashes, making the green  

boughs crowd greenly in the corner  

of the frame, so quickly that  

you really did just  

imagine it. You are  

looking at my explanation  

like a very new painting.  

“You have an orange,” you say.  

Sometimes it can be  

that way, yes. Like fruit.  

But, ah, you have grasped that it might be  

like something else and,  

temporarily, it is safe.  

Something moves within  

you then; you flashing after it.  

But,  

“I am 84 Kortright Road West,”  

you can say.  

“There are six plates  

in the cupboard.”  

And it sees a round landscape, bristling velvet.  

It wonders who is coming for dinner.   

You watch it, bouncing thoughtfully, and you think that 

you could bounce.  

I see repossession creep back  

into your eyes—I know that  

I must act quickly and the irony is   

you could bounce. 

A simple brown wind lifts your curtains,  

rattling the shutters and  

tracking blue through the halls.  

Noticing the sun, a  

brilliant creature  

 lifting itself into the sky,  

I point, saying  

“Something like that.” 

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"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7iHsAIw9o

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7iHsAIw9o

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7iHsAIw9o

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7iHsAIw9o

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, #TheCaptainAndMe. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter #TomJohnston. The song reached number 15 on the US #BillboardHot100. While there is a real place named #ChinaGrove in #Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7iHsAIw9o

Ted Tocks Covers

Listen to the Music

Originally posted on May 23, 2021

Happy 75th Birthday to #JohnMcFee of #TheDoobieBrothers

“Don't you feel it growing day by day?
People getting ready for the new
Some are happy, some are sad
Whoa, we gotta let the music play”

#TomJohnston #TedTempleman #playingforchange #sonnyandcher #TheIsleyBrothers #BrotherMaven  #FreedomTrain

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2021/05/23/listen-to-the-music-let-the-music-play-musicislife-tedtockscovers-thedoobiebrothers-tomjohnston-tedtempleman-playingforchange-sonnyandcher-theisleybrothers-brothermaven-freedomtrain/

Ted Tocks Covers

Listen to the Music

Originally posted on May 23, 2021

Happy 75th Birthday to #JohnMcFee of #TheDoobieBrothers

“Don't you feel it growing day by day?
People getting ready for the new
Some are happy, some are sad
Whoa, we gotta let the music play”

#TomJohnston #TedTempleman #playingforchange #sonnyandcher #TheIsleyBrothers #BrotherMaven  #FreedomTrain

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2021/05/23/listen-to-the-music-let-the-music-play-musicislife-tedtockscovers-thedoobiebrothers-tomjohnston-tedtempleman-playingforchange-sonnyandcher-theisleybrothers-brothermaven-freedomtrain/

Ted Tocks Covers

Listen to the Music

Originally posted on May 23, 2021

Happy 75th Birthday to #JohnMcFee of #TheDoobieBrothers

“Don't you feel it growing day by day?
People getting ready for the new
Some are happy, some are sad
Whoa, we gotta let the music play”

#TomJohnston #TedTempleman #playingforchange #sonnyandcher #TheIsleyBrothers #BrotherMaven  #FreedomTrain

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2021/05/23/listen-to-the-music-let-the-music-play-musicislife-tedtockscovers-thedoobiebrothers-tomjohnston-tedtempleman-playingforchange-sonnyandcher-theisleybrothers-brothermaven-freedomtrain/

This Playing for Change song is a great tribute to a classic Doobie Brothers song (their first big hit).

#music #doobiebrothers #tomjohnston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4sK8d48Exs

This Playing for Change song is a great tribute to a classic Doobie Brothers song (their first big hit).

#music #doobiebrothers #tomjohnston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4sK8d48Exs

This Playing for Change song is a great tribute to a classic Doobie Brothers song (their first big hit).

#music #doobiebrothers #tomjohnston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4sK8d48Exs

This Playing for Change song is a great tribute to a classic Doobie Brothers song (their first big hit).

#music #doobiebrothers #tomjohnston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4sK8d48Exs

This Playing for Change song is a great tribute to a classic Doobie Brothers song (their first big hit).

#music #doobiebrothers #tomjohnston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4sK8d48Exs

"Listen to the Music" is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was the Doobie Brothers' first big hit in 1972. It was written by #TomJohnston. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8 in 1994, which eventually peaked at #37 UK.
https://youtu.be/32Oc2d_3yEk

"Listen to the Music" is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was the Doobie Brothers' first big hit in 1972. It was written by #TomJohnston. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8 in 1994, which eventually peaked at #37 UK.
https://youtu.be/32Oc2d_3yEk

"Listen to the Music" is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was the Doobie Brothers' first big hit in 1972. It was written by #TomJohnston. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8 in 1994, which eventually peaked at #37 UK.
https://youtu.be/32Oc2d_3yEk

"Listen to the Music" is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was the Doobie Brothers' first big hit in 1972. It was written by #TomJohnston. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8 in 1994, which eventually peaked at #37 UK.
https://youtu.be/32Oc2d_3yEk

"Listen to the Music" is a song recorded by American rock band #theDoobieBrothers on their second album, #ToulouseStreet (1972). The song was the Doobie Brothers' first big hit in 1972. It was written by #TomJohnston. In 1994, it received a remix by #SteveRodwayAkaMotiv8 in 1994, which eventually peaked at #37 UK.
https://youtu.be/32Oc2d_3yEk

Happy 75th Birthday, Tom Johnston!

#TomJohnston #Musician #TheDoobieBrothers #Birthday

Happy 75th Birthday, Tom Johnston!

#TomJohnston #Musician #TheDoobieBrothers #Birthday

Happy 75th Birthday, Tom Johnston!

#TomJohnston #Musician #TheDoobieBrothers #Birthday