HeyJaredSharon Watts
I'm a Gemini. In the present, looking back. A little musing, a little memoir, a little art.
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- Sep 7, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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My Guy Mi-ro (& Musing Muscle Memory) (opens the original)
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"Personal Space"— in a Crowd "a Half-a-million Strong" (opens the original)
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“Personal Space.”The term seems to have always existed. No one questions its meaning: One’s own private comfort zone, be it physical, mental, or emotional. The phrase “I need my space” was spawned, and with it, a million mugs and T-shirts and relationship break-ups. Everyone needs their space at some time or other.So what did personal space mean on a steamy August weekend to a field full of mostly teenage kids, swaying and dancing, movin’ and goovin’, then huddled and bundled and layered into a
"Just exactly where we're goin' I cannot say . . ." (opens the original)
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As the 57th Woodstock anniversary approaches (and who’s still around to count?) I’ll be sharing a few excerpts from my new biography on Bert Sommer, who received the first standing ovation (with Paul Simon’s “America”) and was erased from Woodstock history—after being left on the cutting room floor for the 1970 Oscar-winning documentary Woodstock and subsequently, the soundtrack. He led a fascinating life with swooping ups and dizzying downs, and died in 1990 — never knowing that he has an adama
Ode to a Squirrel (opens the original)
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