Monthly Archives: June 2021

Songs of Will T. Massey — “A Summertime Graveyard”

Posted on June 28, 2021 by bullersbackporch

Will hadn’t even written this song before he went into the studio to record his MCA album. They included it as a simple acoustic track almost on a whim. It became one of his most memorable songs, inspiring people around … Continue reading →

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for my brother, Scott — and All of Us

Posted on June 27, 2021 by bullersbackporch

we are all fragile,temporary containersof eternal light

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Granddad & the Mystery of the Missing Money (Part 2)

Posted on June 23, 2021 by bullersbackporch

Continuing Granddad’s account of trying to resolve the issue of $75 missing in the mail and an irate customer threatening violence unless it is returned. In Part 1, we learned how the customer mailed an envelope with $75 in it … Continue reading →

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Granddad & the Mystery of the Missing Money (Part 1)

Posted on June 22, 2021 by bullersbackporch

In his memoirs, my grandfather, G. M. C. Massey, wrote of having several vocations during his life. After close to twenty years teaching and as a rural superintendent, he came to realize he would never earn enough to comfortably support … Continue reading →

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Juneteenth —Freedom Day

Posted on June 19, 2021 by bullersbackporch

Please note: No one can EVER own another human being.Yes, I state the obvious. But archaic, nonsense phrases like “slave owner” still abound. In this brief piece, I try to refrain from such fallacious descriptors when possible. Today, we celebrate … Continue reading →

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Songs of Will T. Massey — “Waltz Across My Mind”

Posted on June 17, 2021 by bullersbackporch

This song was co-written with Mark Luke Daniels, another Chicago House favorite, along with “Fading Away Like My Jeans“. Mark  — now Dr. Mark Daniels, UT math professor — included his versions of the two songs on his own 1989 … Continue reading →

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Off the Hook

Posted on June 15, 2021 by bullersbackporch

Ever get stuck just getting started?Like I wrote about recently?And then you get to feeling overdue in meeting a perceived obligation?Like you really need to do something you keep putting off? Yeah, me, too. Like this blog post. WordPress ever … Continue reading →

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“All Kinds of People in the World of Business”

Posted on June 11, 2021 by bullersbackporch

My grandfather left the teaching field after nearly 20 years to take a contract delivering mail on a Star route in and around San Angelo circa 1918. He gave it a good try but heavy rains kept washing out the … Continue reading →

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Return to Red Rocks!

Posted on June 7, 2021 by bullersbackporch

With the re-opening of public performance spaces, I can think of no better place to welcome live music back to the stage than Red Rocks. And we get to kick it off with two nights of Bob Weir and the … Continue reading →

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The Perfect 1st Draft

Posted on June 4, 2021 by bullersbackporch

More dreaded than the haunting specter of the blank page, the elusive opening line serves as my real first roadblock to writing. See, that first sentence, the first phrase even, sets the tone for the whole piece. That first word … Continue reading →

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