This blog comes from the mind of Phil Margo, one of the founding members of The Tokens best known for their chart topping hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. His passion for music has never stopped, but at the same time, he has also become a passionate social activist.
Matter
Most lives do not matter to the POTASSWIPE and his hooligan enforcers, especially black and brown lives. In my specific Read more
OF MONSTERS AND HALLMARK
HI YO SILVER AWAY Phil Margo When I was a kid We played mighty hard Ride ‘em cowboy In Read more
To John Roberts
TO CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: Thank you for your vote on transgender employment and DACA. So far so good. However, at Read more
FEAR by Mercy Faith (May 2020)
maybe we needed to slow down maybe Mother Nature said enough is enough humans are destroying the planet by polluting Read more
Dedicated to Ruthie by Mudge
My Mother Was COVID19 Collateral and So Am I (by Maxine Margo Rubin) On March 9th 2020, I visited my Read more
Ruthie
I am 78 years old and I have had the privilege of speaking about my mother “Ruthie” in the present Read more
WIZARD OF BLOG
I was watching the Wizard of Oz last week and it struck me that the Wicked Witch of the West Read more
The USPS Struggle
To my readers: All I can say about the following is: How’s about now? Will be showing the whole paper Read more
A Comfort Zone
The most asked question about “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is, “What does it mean? It is a lullaby, a song Read more
Lowlights
I was born April 1st 1942 when World War II was almost 4 months old. My memory goes back as Read more
Baffling
TO POTASSWIPE’S* BAFFLING base: I still can’t get my head around it! The whole thing. Doesn’t it bother you at Read more
BAFFLING
TO POTASSWIPE’S* BAFFLING BASE: I still can’t get my head around it! The whole thing. Doesn’t it bother you at Read more
ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE; ELIMINATE THE NEGATIVE
They gave us a gift. It wasn’t perfect and they knew that. Nonetheless they gave it to us in spite Read more
About Paper Clips [CLICK HERE]
ABOUT PAPER CLIPS The unexpected continually swirls around us. As an example I never expected that my world would be Read more
ROW ROW ROW
When I was a kid in Kindergarten we used to sing this song “The Farmer In The Dell.” (Actually I Read more
Cyber World War One
POTASSWIPE did it and got caught. The Constitution prohibits it. The not-so-duly elected president, most of his cabinet, Repelican* lawmakers Read more
Dodger Memories: The Passing of the Duke
We called him Duke Schneider. That was because all of us Brighton first streeters were Jewish and the Brighton Beach Read more
Halloween, So Many Witches
Hey LA Times. I suggest that your reporters look at your editorial page more. It seems that some of your Read more
OBFUSCATION
Any nation that does not have a free press is not a democracy. It may be an oligarchy, an autocracy, Read more
All Of The Time
On Yom Kippur day I stood in front the Ark at the afternoon services. I was asking the Creator for Read more
What If?
DEDICATED TO THE LIFE OF AMBASSADOR JOE WILSON There seems to be a general objection to “What if” questions. “I Read more