Rick Henry Christopher
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Writing fulfills my need for intellectual stimulus, emotional release, and soothing the bruises of the day.
I’m an open book. I’m not afraid to show my face or speak my mind
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25 Greatest Songs of Led Zeppelin
With sales topping 300 million units worldwide Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest rock bands of all-time. But it's not the sales that make Led Zeppelin great. It's the music. Jimmy, Robert, John Paul and John created some of the most textured, creative, and complex music of any genre from any era. Their sound is instantly recognizable and uniquely diverse. Their songs range in topic from New Orleans drag queens to the great flood of Mississippi in 1927. Each band member brings their own trademark style which combined forms a rich and solid sound which cannot be duplicated or imitated. Led Zeppelin phenomenal success and is a one of a kind band.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 years ago in Beat
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles Following are four fortune cookie fortunes I randomly chose out of a bag of more than 1,000 fortunes I have saved throughout the years. I will now try and describe how each fortune relates to my life.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 years ago in Journal
25 Greatest Songs of Pink Floyd
A band like Pink Floyd has many, many great songs. One could argue that every song they ever recorded is great. This list painfully narrows it down to 25 songs. Many great songs are left out, and we all have our opinions as to what are the greatest of the greats. This blog post is just one person's opinion regarding some of Pink Floyd's greatest songs.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 years ago in Beat
The Future of Brushing Your Teeth
The Future of Brushing Your Teeth I wake up every morning and grab my toothbrush, squeeze a little toothpaste out of the tube and begin brushing. I brush up and down, back and forth. I get all the way to the teeth in the back. I even brush my tongue.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 years ago in Longevity
The Barn
It's 1953, and a dozen teenage kids ranging in age from 13 to 17 are sitting inside the old, rust-red, barn. The barn is lined with five California pepper trees that cover the southside of the roof. It is located on a cotton farm in Bakersfield, California.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 years ago in Fiction
Duke
It’s early morning and the sun is already beating down on the earth, gently warming its surface. The flowers and shrubs in Mr. Garcia’s garden are standing tall and looking toward the sun with enthusiasm. It’s the beginning of another workday for Duke. During the summer Duke lives away from home, by himself, as his work is of the utmost importance to homeowners and farmers such as Mr. Garcia.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 years ago in Fiction
25 Greatest Songs of David Bowie. Top Story - June 2021.
25. Starman (1972) Parent Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Leave it to David Bowie to come up with the 12 word album title "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars." But here's the deal when you come up with an album as great as "Ziggy Stardust..." you can be as elaborate as you want with the title. For that matter you can do almost anything you want... wear bright red patent leather platform boots and adorn your face with extravagant makeup so that you look like you're a visitor from another planet... hmmm maybe Mars. Ziggy Stardust was the Starman who's look was somewhat androgynous with a tilt to the masculine.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 years ago in Beat
The Flashlight
Isidoro takes a refreshing inhalation of the cool mountain air as he hikes along the trails in a quiet wooded area. He had worked sixteen days consecutively and was ready for a calm, relaxing day all alone with nature -- hiking, bird watching, and skinny-dipping in the lake.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 years ago in Horror
