This is a poetically told story of the Wanderin Man. His only mode of transportation is a magnificently maintained classic Harley Davidson. He does a considerable amount of gambling, might smoke a bone now and again and it's a dead certainty that he drinks on a regular basis. It's also quite possible that he sleeps around a mite, but he has a true love, he just doesn't know it yet. She knows, but she's too wise to the ways of the world to share that information with him. And so, he continues to live his life as she continues to martyr herself. One day, maybe they will both wake up to the realization of the depth of their love for one another,,,, but today is not that day.
Meanwhile, he continues to wander.
The Wanderin Man travels the country, following the sun, sleeping under the stars or in some dive motel for weeks at a time. He winters in the Florida Keys and follows the gambling circuit. He'll shoot a little pool, play cards or roll the bones with just enough skill to get by, but when the chips are down to the felt, he's not above singing for his supper. He plays a mean guitar and has filled in with the band on more than one occasion. He might sing any number of self-penned country songs as a solo performer, but often as not, you'll find him behind the bar rather than on the stage. He's a country boy living his dream.
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273 ALPHABETICAL INDEX
73 A BUDDY
249 A MILITARY MAN
156 AIN’T I DONE PAYIN YET
76 BEER DRINKIN
184 BETTY BOOP
44 BEYOND MARDI-GRAS
228 BORDER PATROL
216 CLOSE TO THE FIRE
211 FREEDOM ON THE 4TH
142 FROM DROUGHT TO FLOOD
8 HEADIN SOUTH
83 HOGS & DOGS
148 HUSTLIN & WHORIN
18 HUSTLIN POOL
179 HUMPTY NEVER TOOK THE FALL
92 IFIN IT WEREN’T FER BOOZE
242 ILLEGAL’S
207 INDEPENDENCE DAY
235 IT’S NOT MY JOB
169 JACK & JILL
231 JUST CAUSE THE CAUSE IS JUST
146 LIFE UNSCRIPTED
177 LITTLE MS. MOLLY MUFFET
173 LITTLE RED
30 MARDI-GRAS
40 MARDI-GRAS - EXIT STRATEGY
32 MARDI-GRAS – THE GAME
36 MARDI-GRAS - GAME AFTER THE GAME
177 MARY’S ON THE LAM
246 MEMORIAL DAY
201 MEMORIAL DAY LETTER
117 ODE TO MARY-ANN
67 MEMORIES
4 MICHIGAN
100 MISSIN MOM
130 MINUTE MAN
186 MOTHER GOOSE
267 MY MILITARY MEN
255 MY SOLDIER
196 NASA SHUTTING DOWN (Article)
199 NASA SHUTTING DOWN (Poem)
23 ON TOUR
117 ODE TO MARY-ANN
204 PATRIOTISM
252 PAYING THE PRICE
182 PETER, PETER PUMPKIN EATER
88 PREACHIN
105 RUNNIN FROM THE LAW
1 SECTION 1 – WONDERING MAN
167 SECTION 2 FRACTURED FABLES
191 SECTION 3 – PATRIOTISM
64 SHE KEPT MOVING ON
71 SPRINGTIME
194 TEN YEARS AND COUNTING – 9/11
2 THE BEGINNIN - WANDERIN MAN
132 THE DANIELS BOYS
15 THE KEYS
180 THE OLD LADY IN THE SHOE
95 THE REASON HE DRINKS
135 THE WANDERIN ENDS
183 THREE KITTENS
171 THREE PIGS
153 TIME
221 TODAY’S RANT
261 UNCLE SAM & VIETNAM
26 VEGAS
160 WANDERIN MAN – EDITORIAL
135 WANDERIN ENDS
120 WANDERIN MAN AND HIS MUSIC
127 WANDERIN MAN - LADIES/LEATHER
139 WANDERIN MAN – ROAD RAGE
124 WANDERIN MAN - SLOWIN DOWN
163 WANDERIN MAN – WRAPPIN UP
225 WHEN DADDY WENT TO WAR
258 WOUNDED WARRIORS
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