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Behind all the scarves and rings and cigarettes is a nice grandfather who just wants to tell a story to his grandkids.

September 9, 2016 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

First off, before you even read this, go ahead and put on your favorite Rolling Stones song. For ambiance. Seriously, even if they aren’t one of your favorite bands, there’s got to be at least one or two songs you might like. I’m going to go with this one: https://youtu.be/lQlmywY_qEM OK. So, lately I’ve been volunteering a lot (seriously, A LOT) in the library at my kids’ elementary school. I’ve gotten to know the librarian pretty well and just love helping her improve the library […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR8, Gus & Me: The Story of my granddad and my first guitar, keith richards, Scootsa1000, the rolling stones

scootsa1000's CBR8 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR8, Gus & Me: The Story of my granddad and my first guitar, keith richards, Scootsa1000, the rolling stones ·
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