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larry  curtis  spurlock

 

 

headstone  epitaph

 

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I apologize
to EVERYONE that I have known

for all the stupid and immature things

that I have said and done

AND

I accept the apology
of EVERYONE that I have known

for all the stupid and immature things

that THEY have said and done

 

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2014 Fantasy Ultimate Football League CHAMPIONSHIP

Monday  December 22, 2014

 

 

FishHead   73.85

Larry Curtis Spurlock, Owner

 

GTL   72.85

Pat Collins, Owner

 

Losing a close game is tough. Losing a close playoff game is brutal. GTL 9 suffered a 72.85 to 73.85 loss to FishHead II 10. The two teams combined to score the fewest points this season.

GTL 9 will finish their season at 10 - 6. The win makes it five in a row for FishHead II 10, which gives them a 11 - 5 record.

Three players (Randall Cobb, Le'Veon Bell, and Mark Ingram) delivered victory to FishHead II 10, getting 37.8 of their team's 73.8 points. Bell has now gone five weeks without dipping below the average running back's points. Not only has he been hot recently, but overall he is the 3rd best player in the league.

Despite winning, FishHead II 10 struggled to score points due to seven underperforming players, of whom Donte Moncrief (0.5 points) was the worst. Moncrief might be heading back to the waiver wire after getting picked up before this game.

Meanwhile, GTL 9 had many underperformers, but Andrew Luck stood out, posting only 3.5 points. Luck needed help in more than just the trash talking department on Sunday, as he was limited to 109 yards and threw two interceptions in the blowout loss to the Cowboys.

Jeremy Maclin has to share in some of the blame as well, coming up with 7 fewer points than he was expected to. It's yet another disappointing day for Maclin, who has now underperformed the experts' predictions in five straight games. GTL 9 only had one player who gave a passable performance this week, with Joique Bell scoring 14.7 points.

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our mayor

 



4   17   211   8

       1989      

   larry c. spurlock

 

 

our mayor

 

 

        chorus

       i can’t say goodbye

       cause you won’t go away

       you do so much wrong

       but you never pay

       is it because you’re black

i can’t say

though i am enjoying

this fascinating play

 

        1 

    is he a philosopher

    is he a savior

    is he an asshole

    what about his behavior

 

it’s our mayor

marian barry

he’s our mayor

just a little bit scary

 

still he’s cool

a cool cool fool

is this the end

of his crack pot schemes

if it’s the end

give his civil integrity to him

 

repeat chorus

 

      2

      is he untouchable

      we’ll soon see

      was he too horny

       a cocaine bee

 

      it’s our mayor

      marian barry

      been beat up

      he’s got to be weary

 

      still he’s our mayor

      though he says he won’t run

      but the people love him

      he’s number one

      

       ~ hook ~

      

      repeat chorus

 

      3

      they said he’s terrible

       a cocaine whore

      called him a pig

      couldn’t take anymore

      it's our mayor

      marion barry

      losing on 2 cards

      it's looking hairy 

 

      still the focus is on him

      he’s still the show

      bet your ass

      he won’t go

      of to jail

      but again who knows

 

      repeat chorus

 

 

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can't be happy at christmas

 



6 21 254 9
2007.

larry curtis spurlock


can’t be happy at christmas

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1
there’s some people i’m told
so sullen and cold
that they can’t be
happy at christmas
when the big day arrives
in most of their lives
they wonder what happened
to their wish list
and they cry because their lives
are so listless

2
there’s a signpost on the road
that exacerbates their load
and they wonder why they feel
such sadness
so they turn left and right
from the day into the night
because they know life comes down
to good and badness
and they sigh feeling trapped
by all the madness

3
how would you feel if you knew
why the sky was so blue
and the clouds were just
water and air
would it make you realize
how the bird flys
or why they are always
in a pair
would you be amazed or still
not really care

4
and everything shall pass
like the drink from the glass
our time on this planet
is so fleeting
but if you don’t understand
the majesty of this plan
perhaps you must arrange
such a meeting
to find out why your heart
is really beating

5
the cornerstone is set
to carry all the debt
that is known as the
building’s foundation
and our lives are the same
because of where we came
is what is known as
the eternal creation
and it’s recorded in time
as the manifestation

6
yes they can wind their lives uptight
and hope with all their might
that they can get across
the narrow isthmus
they can scream – they can shout
they can cry – they can pout
but until they make it
their business
they will continue to swing
and miss much

and still they won’t be
happy at christmas

 

 

 

fini

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down on jonquil lane

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May 30, 2013

 

larry curtis spurlock

down on jonquil lane

verse 1

i remember in my first football game

i ran towards the wrong goal

and in my first baseball game

i threw the bat out of control

the first bicycle ride i ever took

was on a bike that i stole

and i caught my long britches leg

right in the chain

hook

down on jonquil lane

 

verse 2

to get to my elementary school

i had to ride the yellow bus

although many times i missed it

and that sure caused a fuss

i was always late because

so many morning things to discuss

arithmatic, english and history

rolling around in my brain

hook

down on jonquil lane

 

verse 3

growing up meant many things

not the least was the girl thing

i found i could get all the attention

if i learned all the words to sing

and it all seemed to explode big

when the weather turned to spring

would it be okay if i mentioned

someone(thing) named mary jane

hook

down on jonquil lane

 

~ bridge ~
 

verse 4

once you have become grown

you gotta get a car

life changes at that particular time

a bike won’t get you that far

and what you get sitting in that driver’s seat

surely can be described as bizarre

but no matter what happens

you’re taught not to complain

hook

down on jonquil lane

 

omega

throughout all the many years

through happiness and pain

i find myself thinking about being

hook

down on jonquil lane

(5x-out)

　

fini

 

 

 

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island retreat

 

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island retreat

 

1^st verse

i’m just an old wordsmith

living down here in the keys

it gets hot in the summer

but in the winter i don’t freeze

sometimes i get away

fishing out on the high seas

but mostly i just hang around

enjoying the life of ease

hook 

that’s what i’m doing in this town

i don’t let anything get me down
you’ll never catch me with a frown

i never make a lonesome sound

i’m doing fine on this isle

you can see it in my smile

nothing’s going to cramp my style

i guess i’ll stay here for a while

2^nd verse

i’m just a lyrical composer

at the end of this island chain

spending the nights with miss brandy

and the days with mary jane

i’m just as happy in the sunshine

as i am in the rain

and if ever i get homesick

i just jump on an airplane
 

repeat hook
 

~bridge~
 

3^rd verse

i’m just a supernatural cosmic cowboy

living life out on the range

and if you knew me in my prime

you’d know it isn’t all that strange

and the ones that have always known me

know that i’m never going to change

cause there’s nothing in my past

that i’d ever rearrange
 

repeat hook

　

fini

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2 great 70s Tunes by: PURE PRARIE LEAGUE

1975

From the Two Lane Highway album / CD

Pure Prairie League

Written by: Mike Reilly & Larry Goshorn

Accompanying Vocals by the great Emmylou Harris

 

Just Can’t Believe It

I know that it’s supposed to be all over

And I know that I can take it, if that’s the way it has to be

But you see it’s been so long we’ve been together

That I just can’t believe it, anyway

It’s so hard to say goodbye to one who loves you

When you know that you might never meet again

And I know we both will cry and miss each other

That I just can’t believe it, anyway

 

Here we stand, hand in hand, not knowing what to say

 

Now I open the door and as we’re goin’

These tears in our eyes threaten to give us both away

And for once now our hearts are really showin’

 

Still I just can’t believe it, anyway

 

No I just can’t believe it, anyway

 

click here to listen -->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sna3_rvW9_s

 

 

 

LARRY  CURTIS  SPURLOCK

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Sister's Keeper

Coke an' Jamaican rum
Sleepin' by your gun
Close my eyes
And I wake up with the phone
Yes I'm worried all the times
I come to ya baby just to blow my lines
Every day's a wonder
Each night is a lone one

Poppers deal hands they play games
Making us the same
In this dream
You're princess and I, a king
Exchanging tokens with the palace guards
Just plain livin' couldn't be that hard
And it's all in the givin'
When you're a keeper

Tuscon Arizona... Casa Grandes over my shoulder
And these evening feelings come so strong
All I wanna do is say
And all I wanna say is done
We've begun
We've begun

Falling in the face of love
Trying to keep our heads above
Two time
Tryin' deals we've all had
Tell me who's troubled over spoken words
I can't remember a thing we've heard
Yes I'm speaking to you
And not the receiver

Coke an' Jamaican rum
Sleepin' by your gun
Drive free cars
When you stay with a friend of mine
Staying happy all the time
Rich men empty their pockets just to save their minds
As their fortunes mistress
Will rain to meet you

Cannot deceive her a sister's keeper



click here to listen -->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihKRbDH57D0


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X-RAY of DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

xxx-xx-xxxx  Larry Curtis Spurlock  xx/xx/xxxx

VIRGINIA SPINE INSTITUTE

Degenerative Disc Disease

94% equidistant L4 & L5   97% equidistant L5 & S1

September 2006

 

 



stepping across sanctuary's threshold

 

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larry curtis spurlock
 

stepping across sanctuary’s threshold

 

1^st verse

you can take the star

off my antechamber door

i’m no longer the hero

all the populous adore

for many years i was

if you were keeping score

i don’t know what the future

has in store

don’t even know

what i’m living for

and i don’t write love songs anymore

hook

just a step away from

sanctuary’s threshold

step step stepping across

sanctuary’s threshold

just a step away from

sanctuary’s threshold

step step stepping across

sanctuary’s threshold

step step stepping across

sanctuary’s threshold

step step stepping across

sanctuary’s threshold

2^nd verse

you can strip away

my legendary lore

i no longer deserve

to be top floor

i’m not saying

i’m loathed and abhorred

my memories are rich

although my pockets are now poor

i’m still the same man

at my core

and i don’t write love songs anymore

repeat hook (2 x)

epilogue (repeat 10 x – out)
 

step step stepping across

sanctuary’s threshold

fini

 

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kissing in the dark

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kissing in the dark
 

chorus

kissing in the dark

(oh what a lark)

kissing kinda coy

(oh what a boy)

kissing spit curls

(oh what a girl)
 

 start holding hands

then you’ll understand

what kissing in the dark leads to
 

if she’s a little shy

(my oh my)

he could give a try

(eye to eye)

sweet words in the ear

(what you want to hear)
 

give a little hug

cut a little rug

that’s what kissing in the dark leads to

(what kissing in the dark leads to)

1^st verse

a boy needs someone

to have and to hold

a girl wants the touch

more than silver or gold
 

when it’s late at night

underneath the starry skies

romantically, they can come together

and share the love prize

repeat chorus
 

2^nd verse

when the lights are out

and one special person around

you could play a magical game

with the one you’ve found
 

he could cuddle up to her

and hold her body tight

she could smooch upon his ears

with her tender bite

repeat chorus – 2x

what kissing in the dark leads to

(what kissing in the dark leads to)

all

(what kissing in the dark leads toooo ou ouu ou ouu ooooooo)

 

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Beatles wish LARRY a Happy Birthday




WHEN   I'M   64

 

Lennon / McCartney

 

When I get older losing my hair,
Many years from now,
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine?

If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door,
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four?

oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oooo
You'll be older too, (ah ah ah ah ah)
And if you say the word,
I could stay with you.

I could be handy mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride.

Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
Who could ask for more?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four?

Every summer we can rent a cottage
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck, and Dave

Send me a postcard, drop me a line,
Stating point of view.
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, Wasting Away.

Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four?

Whoo!

 

 

Click Here to LISTEN
--->   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCss0kZXeyE

 

 

 

 

BIRTHDAY

 

Lennon / McCartney

 

They say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too, yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you

Ah
Ah
Ah
Come on
Come on

Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party

I would like you to dance (Birthday)
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (Birthday)
I would like you to dance (Birthday)
Dance yeah

Oh
Come on

I would like you to dance (Birthday)
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (Birthday)
I would like you to dance (Birthday)
Oh dance! Dance

They say it's your birthday
Well it's my birthday too, yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you

 

 

Click Here to LISTEN 
--->   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YqMSIOQ4YE

 

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Larry Curtis Spurlock

September 30, 1949 - September 30, 2013

 

HAPPY  BIRTHDAY

 

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best of (updated)

Monday August 26, 2013
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best of

by:


larry curtis spurlock


The following is a glossary of contents chronicling the lyrical literary works of American artist, Larry Curtis Spurlock.
 

.It must be, immediately, pointed out that all these pieces are written sans upper case and with minimal punctuation. (Author’s preference)

The 1st piece (hope with dope) was written in 1971 in the Kitchen of 104 W. Concord Court in Sterling, Virginia. The most recent; piece # 291 (stepping across sanctuary's threshold) was penned just last week.

This Blog has, previously, published 52 of these works. Tuesdays had been desiginated amateur lyricist day while better known published pieces by other artists appeared on Thursdays. In the coming weeks, more of ‘best of’ will appear for your viewing pleasure.

Be aware that these lyrics are stationed in categories as if they were songs on albums / CDs. Each volume illustrates several chapters. Each chapter depicts several albums / CDs.

Each album / CD will present lyrical Pieces intended for musical arrangement

As artistic note, the first few chapters are inadequate in composition and can be considered merely as practice.

.There are two lyrical Scores in this collection written for Stage Plays.

They are: Volume I – Chapter 7 entitled baby owl blues

and Volume IV – Chapter 16 entitled baby baby: the princess flower.

.Soon, this Blog will begin a 16 week odyssey publishing the works of baby baby: the princess flower.

And soonthereafter, baby owl blues.
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.Thank you, very kindly.

I am sincerely
The Blogmeister

chapters 1-8
vol. 1
the beginning

1

castles in the sand .. 8

hope with dope
stoned love
here i sit
castles in the sand
the stupid poem
52 groups
love my baby
my woman .. (8)

2

untitled change .. 9

games
back again
the dealer
one plus one
untitled
looking back
love in ‘72
we gotta change
above love .. (17)

3
a year to remember .. 16

my flag - our wotld
try
my boy
first trip
midnight
things will be better
bye bye mama
shelter
in my mind
all you need is love
take me back to the country
strange broo
he wants to be with us
what is life
a year to remember
tribute to g.f.r .. (33)

4

take me back to the country .. 14

as we wind on down the road
how long will it last
i’m not afraid to die
things just ain’t the way they used to be
reefer
society’s child
i don’t feel right
birthday bong
to change my ways
me and my baby
wouldn’t it be nice
brown mountain light
daddy
take me back to the country .. (47)

5

leftovers are free .. 12

mind looking
my friend
boxed in
truckin’
my mind is puzzled
go home
happy valentine’s day massacre
my soul
aydes of march
success
free
late .. (59)

6

six .. 11

can’t get you out of my head
roger’s birthday
signs
blue-grass week-end
magic wind
my head spinning
there we go again
i don’t feel
you’re free to go
number 2
country boy .. (70)

7

the baby owl blues .. 22

introduction
goodbye
school is cool
star
the dance
hard rock and country soul
sounds of the sixties
free
first trip
midnight
hope with dope
military
the dealer
wait for the gold rush
so hard
i’m not afraid to die
in my mind
number 2
country boy
take me back // .. go back to the country
threshold of life to belate .. (92)

8

tribute to bluegrass .. 12

tribute to the dillards
my old lady
the 70’s
the king
on the move
depression-recession blues
bluegrass bitch
these have got to be the good old times
our red brothers
family
bluegrass music
stealing’s still a sin and cheating’s still a crime .. (104)

chapters 9-11

vol. II
shake up - break up - wake up

9
number IX: probables .. 13

blue famous writer
stoned, at the party
my destiny
i knew jesus ( before he was a superstar )
life on my own again
facing the tide
so hard to do
what am i supposed to do
and now marijuana is making me sad
can’t go home
in the life
dream onit’s over .. (117)

10

assorted love songs .. 12

donna marie
i’m a heavy metal sheet metal man
lost and found ( think about it )
i don’t believe in love
a love so true
in the country
mclean just yesterday
get me a pretty little girl
dear frances
and i’m sorry if i broke you’re heart
this time
and so it goes .. (129)

11

spanish mission .. 11

high flying eagles
still thinking of you
and that’s when
passing days
key west episode
once in a while
love again
delta tuning
ain’t no woman
shadow of man
the cat in the hat .. (140)

single release changes .. (141)

chapters 12-13
vol. III
third warning

12
without warning .. 13

i can’t say goodbye
go on away
now you’re not my baby
i just can’t cry over you
this is my first and it’s for you
what am i going to do now
what about me
tiger and the jap
it’s already sunday night
post vacation blues
without warning
iso
south carolina girl .. (154)

13

little jams .. 10

little jams
just for you
til i have you
long time gone
puzzled man
somebody kidnapped ouiji the dog
preseason tournament
just duet
everything’s changed
super bowl 22 .. (164)

chapters 14-17
vol. IV
forthcoming

14
1989 .. 11

old bull shooter
macho star
alarmingly alone again
this can’t last forever
two old friends
dear santa, leave my baby
woodstock revisited
yesterday’s gone
steffy’s gone
where did you go
brittny’s Christmas .. (175)

15
fantasy skypath .. 12

sand city skypath
fantasy football time
i don’t know
going to the keys
yellow moon
archie and suebell
reclusive
do what you have to
i love her everyday
shell of the man
adolescent mysteries
elephants’ leaving .. (187)

16
baby baby: the princess flower .. 16

baby baby baby
flowers
wilder side
watching t.v.
sleeping
what’s going on
land of jam
what am i doing here
green mean team
rain queen
slowing down again
wishing
the cool fool
the plan
sailing
like i’m coming home .. (203)

17

just the very one .. 12

i’m going home
gold & diamonds or just brass and glass
teardrops
fire and ice
until sunday night
mexico is history
hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
our mayor
don’t blame me
work..play..eat..sleep..die
winter rain
not the way it is .. (215)

chapters 18-19

vol. V
forty 5 alive

18
susan came and susan left .. 10

she said
your destiny
do it girl
summer friend
you gotta go away
two old ghosts
mr. poltergeist
little miss scorpio
looney toons
susan came .. (225)

19

harmonic family freedom .. 12

the harmonic traveler
prince herman
on a roll
glen echo
5500 years from home
pubescent parody
howard’s turn
ocean city, maryland
she’s not dead
timeline
lincoln a a 1910
spurlock family .. (237)

chapter 20-22

vol. VI
y 2 k

20
milliena fix .. 8

cappuccino girl
my time
mar-lan-a
cittigirl
reality
joan-ie
you in my rearview mirror
just another bloody day in iraq .. (245)

21

when i’m released .. 11

when ’m released
hedrick
hedrick 11
i went to key west
wendi wendi wendi
haven’t forgotten about you
beth’s magical day
raid at the herndon railroad station
can’t be happy at christmas
m.t. .. l.s. & c.e.
headfakes & handshakes .. (256)

22

call me .. novelist .. 6

i can’t buy this bullshit anymore
that’s what turned my red state blue
when will war be over
twittering missbeckala
moving away
sixty

i’m in love with my doctor                    

orb man’s plight                    
time to die ?                   
city woman                   

 

chapter 23-26                                 

vol.  VII                  

septenary  sanctuary

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riddell .. 11

if you don’t love me                    (267)                             
jill, in my eyes
into the stratosphere
demise set me free                       
forever my dilemma be                                            
all my money’s gone                 
goodbye prodigal rascal                    
and the falcon flew away                   
time .. will come to us
d b cooper
belles de franklin                   (277)

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in the can .. 10

down on jonquil lane                    (278)
never changed                    
who that song is about                   
stay, till the light o’ day                   
congress
gilese 581 d                   
just a girl & just a boy .. on the list                  
the thin man                   

still you know that i won’t call                   

la concha                    (287)

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island retreat                    (288)

midnight man

at the beach

stepping across sanctuary’s threshold                    (291)

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