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la porte, indiana

from help wanted by Teddy Quinn

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i wonder where i would be today
if my folks had decided to stay in la porte, indiana.
i would have grown up in the hoosier state
from my first day of school until my first date
in la porte, indiana.
my dad played basketball a long time ago.
my mom moved over all the way from chicago
to la porte, indiana.
come pearl harbor he joined the navy.
saw california the land of gravy.
saw a future there for his family.
it didn't take too much convincing my mom so he
loaded up the station wagon &
the trailer it was draggin' &
headed for southern california & said goodbye
to la porte, indiana
(i had a recurring dream as a child
we were driving through the desert
when we came upon a tent
we all got out & we all went in
& inside the tent it was a huge banquet room
with a huge banquet table
& a feast spread out on top of it
the only way to get something to eat
was by feeding the person next to you...
in this dream there was a tour guide
an old smokey kind of guy in a cowboy hat
he had a beautiful daughter & i was instantly enamored of her)
she had long black hair &
her name was a prayer 'maria'
& i believe it was meant to be.
i believe she was sent to me &
i still may have come to california even if i had grown up
in la porte, indiana

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from help wanted, track released June 20, 2003

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Teddy Quinn Joshua Tree, California

Ted aka Teddy Quinn, a singer, songwriter, artist, activist, journalist in Joshua Tree, California, helped foster the burgeoning Hi Desert Music community at places like Beatnik Cafe, Joshua Tree Saloon, Pappy & Harriets, Radio Free Joshua Tree & Rancho de la Luna, since the early 90s, helping to define the sound associated with this Bohemian outpost in the Mojave. TBA: An autobiodocart film! ... more

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