1963 – I’m a big kid now…




Mona Lisa comes to America
Iron Man hits Marvel’s comic strip
Governor Wallace has nothing to say
Freewheelin’ Dylon is who is now hip
Alcatraz finally closes its halls
Prisoners will suffer there no more
The Big Apple’s newspaper strike is over
No one can tell me who won that war
Coke unveils a brand new diet soda
It has everyone screaming for their Tab
Liston you might have taken Patterson
But, Cassius now wants to show you his jab
We must say our goodbyes to Patsy Cline
She will forever remain in our hearts
‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ hit the air
From that, Beatle mania starts
MLK is still holding on to his dreams
As Kennedy’s brains drip from his head
Suddenly the world is not as big as it seemed
The good times we once knew are now dead
But maybe the X-Men or the Avengers
Can show me how not to be afraid
Of all the sadness and all the horror
That comes with entering the first grade
A clever and fascinating rundown of those distant days – when I was 10+ years ahead of you, Jerry. Still am, come to think of it!
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Thanks Roland. Maybe 10 years in age, but many years ahead of me in wisdom.
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Nice trip down memory lane – enjoyed the twist at the end.
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Thanks,
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Welcome.
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