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Charles Keatts's avatar

merry Christmas Hal, you embody the steps and teachings and I hope you have a good new year one day at a time.

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Hal Walker's avatar

Hey Charles. So nice to hear from you! Let me know next time you're in the area. I'd love to see you. All the best in 2025. H

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Emma Kitchen's avatar

Peace on earth ❤️. Merry Christmas Mr Hal. Your writing is so nourishing ❤️.

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Hal Walker's avatar

Thank you Emma. I can't wait to see what you write. ❤️

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Marc Mannheimer's avatar

Thanks Hal, Merry Christmas, and to the ever-dawning of spirit in our hearts.

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Hal Walker's avatar

Thanks for being here, Marc. All the best in 2025. H

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cyclox's avatar

I love how songs get remixed, reinterpreted and reimagined over the years.

A song by Bonnie Light Horsemen, "Jane, Jane", incorporated part of this - here is a link to the song on Bandcamp:

https://bonnylighthorseman.bandcamp.com/track/jane-jane

Wishing you peace, strength and love in the New Year!

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Hal Walker's avatar

Ooo. I like that! Thanks for sharing. h

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Jodi Hausen's avatar

Hey Hal, would it be OK for me to play your version of this song on the radio on Monday? It's so awesome and I'd love to bring you some joy! Just LMK. Miss seeing you and hearing what's up but I'm glad to see you are still posting on Substack. Big holiday hugs and peace and joy to you.

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Hal Walker's avatar

That would be fine, Jodi. Let me know if I can help. So nice to hear from you. I miss LWS…. I’ll stop by sometime soon. I used to go 3 times a day. It’s amazing how much writing that helped me get done. H

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Jodi Hausen's avatar

Hey Hal. I'm on the air right now. Well, actually, it's This American Life. But I'm going to play your piece sometime during the next hour if you want to hear yourself live on the radio.

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Hal Walker's avatar

Hi Jodi. Sorry I missed this, Thanks for letting me know. H

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Jodi Hausen's avatar

Hi Hal. Sorry I came down with the dreaded virus and didn't do my show last week. I'll get it on next Monday. You can stream it live if you'd like at kglt.net (listen live button). I'll be on from 9-noon Mountain Time but the first hour is "This American Life" so I won't be playing music until 10 a.m. Can't tell you exactly when I'll play your song but I'll try to get it on in that first hour (10-11 my time). Hope you are doing well. I was hit pretty hard but am on the mend. Hugs!!

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Chuck Wiggins's avatar

The last time I recall hearing this song was on a Sunday morning about 35 years ago in a rural Baptist church in South Carolina. We were there visiting my parents (my father was a non-fundamentalist Baptist minister). A bluegrass quartet meandered thru endless verses, the harmony rarely moving more than a step or two. We cam away feeling that it was the next iteration of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall".

Thanks for redeeming this song for me.

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