I love being able to get out and enjoy life’s moments with friends. I consider myself lucky to have such amazing and talented friends like the members of Parallel Fifth. These people are like family. Here are a few snippets of them rocking the MGM Grand Casino in Detroit....
Life
Ghosts that Haunt Me
I autographed a copy of Under a Sunlit Sky yesterday and was reminded of one of my favorites. “Ghosts that Haunt Me” Turned up my collar In a cold November rain Stepped out for a walk… Thinking it would ease the pain The ghosts of what I had done...
Celebration of a Life
It has been a month since the passing of Racheal’s mother. Instead of the usual funeral services, her family held a party in her honor. There was, of course, some tears but overall it was simply a celebration of her and the memories we hold close to us. Family and...
Porch Rocker
There is something idyllic in sitting on the porch with family and friends after a cooling summer shower and sharing food, drinks, and conversation on a Sunday afternoon. Porch Rocker by rwolfbaldassarro on DeviantArt
When I Read the Book
When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this, then, (said I,) what the author calls a man’s life? And so will some one, when I am dead and gone, write my life? (As if any man really knew aught of my life; Why, even I myself,...
Wedding Bells
Some #wedding fun for a good friend, captured in a few photographs and videos. ? www.facebook.com/r.wolfbaldassarro/photos_albums
Child’s Call
I wrote this one night for some dear friends after hearing news that they had a major setback in their quest to have another child. I was at a loss for words, so she said to write a song. What poured out over the next 15 minutes or so...
We are Pure Michigan
From the villages of Michiana to Hancock; from the cities of Port Huron to Holland; and the roads that link them in between- I am the lives of Pure Michigan. The beats of techno and punk rock; the rhythm of Motown and big band; the melody of the notes...
Elie Wiesel, Author and Activist, Passes Away at 87
“Wiesel is a messenger to mankind,” wrote the Nobel committee. “His message is one of peace, atonement and human dignity. His belief that the forces fighting evil in the world can be victorious is a hard-won belief.” http://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/3372108/jewish/Elie-Wiesel-Author-Activist-and-Nobel-Peace-Prize-Winner-Passes-Away-at-87.htm
A Day of Reflections
Racheal’s mother passed away in her sleep Friday morning at home. Today we are a little less numb but grateful that she is finally at peace. The following are snapshots of the day: “Oh, summer has clothed the earth in a cloak from the loom of the Sun.”- Paul...