Chuck Perrin

Since schools and schooling are “in the news” of late, I thought I would pass along the thought-provoking opening message Redding California high school principal Dennis Prager gave to his students on the first day of classes back in 2010: “To the students and faculty of our high school: I am your new principal, and… [ read more ]

I have become addicted to watching this video of Belgian actor/singer/songwriter Jacques Brel singing his composition Ne Me Quitte Pas. It’s such a mesmerizing performance that mixes sadness and despair with hope, and I think that’s an emotional combination many of us can relate to, especially these days. Tho the song has been popularized in… [ read more ]

Woody Guthrie would have been 100 years old today. He was the prototype rebel folk singer/songwriter, who traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California, busked the streets and campfires, rode the rails with the hobos, and all the while wrote 100’s of songs that spoke to and represented the viewpoint of the working class.… [ read more ]