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There Are Only Beginnings

from Ginger Grapefruit by Kevin Dickerson

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Friday March 1st, 2019
That fixer guy Cohen was on TV all day getting a grilling

Yesterday while I was in here writing and strumming
We discussed how Ryan Adams may be a Prisoner soon and about the news reports

What a disappointment; R. Kelly went to McDonalds after an anonymous source paid his bail
This Sunday Oprah Winfrey’s helping take the Michael Jackson legacy down on HBO

I feel like I’ve been repeating myself over and over but I think it’s truly been raining nonstop for six months and although I can’t say this out loud I miss the drought

I spent last week singing classics and doing my best impression of Willie on “Stardust”
And wrapped up the “Lost and Strange Years” album with Sami Perez

I still haven’t finished Cortez and Montezuma book
It’s been on my nightstand for ages along with the Four Agreements

If you haven’t seen Bill Hader in “Barry” do yourself a favor and watch it
During a brief downtime I watched that and True Detective season 3 on my couch

I’ve got my priorities straight and I can’t wait to share this music with you
I’m wrapping up this session on Sunday and I’m still just getting started with this journey in music

Phoebe Bridgers, I’m sorry I was fooled by the media reports
You are talented musician and deserve the best success in this world

Some days I feel like a fool, disappointed and let down
Other days I can’t stop the words from coming out

Phoebe Bridgers you are always welcome in San Francisco
Anyway I’m sure this won’t be the end of the story
There are only the beginning
There are so rarely satisfying endings in life
Most of us are doing the best we can, we never stop trying / we never stop trying

The last weekend my friend’s father-in-law spent alive was in San Francisco
He must have had his reasons but he hid his medical condition

From his family in the OC
He passed away unexpectedly from heart disease

She came over and we had tea and she said
She’s getting used to the taste of salad greens

Another friend’s sister died of an overdose on a restaurant floor
Her junkie boyfriend walked away from the hospital, these things happen daily

My friend Christine celebrated seven years cancer-free
I saw the old photo on Instagram and smiled seeing her smiling face

Gonna fly to Oaxaca
Gonna help pick out some bathroom tile
Yes, I’m gonna go to the gym
Gotta stick to my commitments to myself, in the end that’s all we’re left with

Last night I walked down the street after my session
Past a girl talking about how grateful she is for the people in her life to her friend

I’m wrapping this album and was thinking about sequencing
On Christmas Day I recorded Feliz Navidad with Maryam so here it is

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from Ginger Grapefruit, released December 13, 2019
Kevin Dickerson - Words, Vocals, electric guitar, electric bass
Maryam Qudus - Drum machines, synthesizers

Engineered by Maryam Qudus
Mixed by Maryam Qudus
Produced by Kevin Dickerson and Maryam Qudus
Mastered by Jacob Winik

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Kevin Dickerson San Francisco, California

Kevin Dickerson is a songwriter who lives in San Francisco.

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Photo: Katie Thyken

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