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Inspired by a family trip to Arizona, where we unexpectedly discovered the town of Jerome, its biker bars and art galleries. This was the second song I wrote, shortly after writing "Man Ray." In order to clarify the relationship between art and life in my songs, I do make coffee for the two of us every morning, but it is my wife who makes the zucchini bread (once in a great while). Photograph by Marisa Rood. Used with permission.

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Gina's hair was purple, she stood 'bout six feet tall
Never felt no kinship with the children of the mall
She tried her hand at art school, Chasing visions far from home
When her bubble burst, she simply headed for Jerome

Denny was a dropout, a high school deportee
Hitchhiked to Sedona all the way from Kankakee
His dreams were big as canteloupes, his prospects they were dim
Thought he was a drummer, His timing did him in

Hearts that keep on beating, Scarred and incomplete
Searching for union, then silently retreat
Most of us we stumble, We take the long way home
Some of us get lucky, like two lovers in Jerome

She found work in a gallery, she nursed her private loss
Denny worked on Harleys for a crazy biker boss
Their meeting was by accident, their love was by design
Spotlight of affection, A cosmic valentine

Fifty-five years later, old man gets up out of bed
Brews a pot of coffee, bakes his wife zucchini bread
Each of them delights in all the THINGS THAT GO UNSAID
Unlikely happy ending in Jerome

Hearts that keep on beating, Scarred and incomplete
Searching for union, then silently retreat
Most of us we stumble, We're afraid to die alone
Some of us get lucky, like two lovers in Jerome

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from Things That Go Unsaid, released August 20, 2015
Voice and guitar: PZ

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peter zeldow Chicago, Illinois

Songs that hover around folk, rock & country genres with a mostly gentle, acoustic guitar-based mid-60s sound. The themes are universal: love (Jerome, You Are True), loss (Go), desire (Hunger), memory (It All Comes Back), aging (Golden Years), empathy (Kindness), & gratitude (Grateful). The delivery is understated, but the storytelling packs an emotional wallop that rewards careful listening. ... more

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