Vendor Frederic John shares fond memories of listening to jazz music in old clubs across the U.S., including Blues Alley.

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Mine is to get a job and get back into the mainstream of life. The reason I haven't worked in 30 years is my nervous breakdown.

Peace is so bright / One cannot see it / No photo, handprint, or digital mark to prove its existence / Cannot tell ...

The holidays are an extra special time to help the homeless. We're tired of sleeping in front of libraries because often it's the only place.

I have to water my life. Day by day, I have left that life watered. That life becomes my flower, which needs to be watered.

Yes, we have security guards and police officers on train platforms and on and off the train, but we need metal detectors.

I watch the snowy trickle down a blowing storm / Covering the world's winter blanket / Trickling down, down, down comes the storm ...

What's the difference between me and you? The work I put in, I bet the average person couldn't do. It takes a lot of pride.