Labor Day
I know we’re a few weeks off from Labor Day (it’s coming up quick!) Still ruminating about “Wichita Lineman” the Glen Campbell song, and the line: I know I need a small vacation. http://memoirouswrite.blogspot.com/2017/08/wichita-lineman.html As I mentioned Jimmy Webb who wrote the song lyrics was in the midst of a couple of projects and on deadline when Campbell called him requesting another hit song. No biggie. I’m sure he had to go for stream-of-consciousness kind of composing, randomly stringing thoughts, lines, phrases together. Perhaps he thought I need a small vacation. As soon as I get done with all this I’m taking off, splitting town. I’ve been conferring with a couple of engineers working on the CTA Wilson Red Line renovation for a photo exhibit at Everybody’s Coffee. We talked about representing all aspects, all the different kinds of laborers who contributed to getting this project done. It was a complete tear down of both tracks and station and rebuil...