Troubleshootin’ Tom — Part 3
Carey continues with part 3 of his series about the colourful Troubleshootin’ Tom, his struggles and successes over the years of trucking
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Katie’s Tale
In the late ’60s, I had a premonition that probably saved my life I finally hit pay dirt when I heard Katie’s tale For the
Let Everyone Skin Their Own Skunk
“Everybody’s calling me asshole. Do you tink I’m asshole?” he asked in his usual broken English. (That was Junkyard Jim’s greeting…
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If Music Were Cooked Beef
It imitated a bully and pushed the English recordings aside as it headed up the charts. I don’t know about you but I usually…
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Troubleshootin’ Tom: Part 1
It took off like a missile on a trajectory aimed at the upper forehead of a young construction worker. He had the perfect cadence…
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Barf Bag Ballad
For the past 20 years or so, I have made it a habit to try to find out the details about where certain songwriters get their initial idea…
Cat-astrophic!
“It was a brand-new century when Robert Service wrote in one of his poems about the Arctic trails (that had their secret tales)…
Save a Space Station for a picture
The Russian Space Agency gave it to me for helping them out,” he said. He went on to tell me how he had attracted the interest of the Russians
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