Lenny with Robbie DaCosta Band, New Year's Eve

Life In The 20th & 21st Centuries

How wonderful to be alive in this fantastic era! I have witnessed the advent of rock & roll, the transistor radio and early television. I saw Frankie Lymon, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the Ronettes, the Shangri-la's, the Kinks, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, James Brown, Badfinger, Led Zeppelin and the Ramones performing live. I was at Woodstock, the Fillmore's east & west, Winterland, and Pepperland. I saw all of Peter Sellers' and Woody Allen's movies when they were first run. I lived in New York City, pop. 8,000,000 and Horton, Oregon, pop. 150. I married three beautiful women (not all at once), raised a family, and even bought a house. I worked in a movie theater, a hobby store, a radio station and in record stores. I sang doo-wop, soul music and rock & roll. I've traveled to and through dozens of US states and cities. I've owned an assortment of cars and trucks. I've been a Jew, an atheist, and a Christian; I've voted for Democrats and Republicans; I've voted for Dick Gregory, Timothy Leary and Mickey Mouse for president, as write-ins. I've flown in planes and rode on BART the day it opened. I witnessed the births of my son and daughter at home. Of course there were many bad or unhappy things in my life, too, but I can't imagine how awful it would have been to have lived in any other era. In other times I'd have been burned alive or stoned to death. Even only a few decades earlier I'd have had a leg amputated and died much earlier from cancer. Can you imagine me as a soldier or a farmer? Or a caveman? If I lived any other time I might never have come to faith in Jesus. By His blood sacrifice my sins have been forgiven and I get to live with Him in paradise. Yes, I've had a great life so far, and the future looks bright.

Debby's Diner in Phoenix, OR

Can't believe I waited so long to try this cool place!

Anniversary Week Continues

Alpha Male Swan protecting home from the dangerous Diana

Celebrating our 32nd anniversary.

Spent the evening at Allyson's (great food & vino), Starbucks (don't worry I didn't spend any money there), and then watched a completely crappy movie at the local foreign film week.

Pumpkin Flower

I Grew a Coupla Green Beans!

I Grew a Bok Choy

Indian Food at Taj

The Yin and the Yang of it

Braut with Kraut

Wild Times at the Elks Oktoberfest

More Elks

September Fest, or possibly Septober?

17 Piece German Band

Ach Du Lieber!

Vee-Jay Records, one of the greatest labels ever.

My new T-shirt from England. I also bought a Stax one. Why is this underlined?? But not the word "underlined"? What's your favorite Vee-Jay 45? Here are five of mine:

Spring - Bowlegs & Pauline

Stormy Weather - Spaniels

Man's Temptation - Gene Chandler

You'll Never Walk Alone - 5 Blind Boys of Alabama

Don't Leave Me - Magnificents

Of course, the most famous Vee-Jay album is "Introducing the Beatles".