Featured Blogger: Roger Turner

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Today I am happy to feature one of my new followers, Roger Turner. He is an experienced blogger, with a bright and varied blog, covering lots of different subjects. This is his introduction.

“56 year old kid who never grew up. Happily married to love of my life, Megan. Transplanted Brit, living in Canada since 1967. Devoted fan of the Detroit Tigers and huge fan of anything to do with Las Vegas.”

As you can see, he has embraced a new life in North America, and as well as features on music, poetry, and lifestyle, he also posts some glamour photos, as well as comments about the often harsh weather. There is something for everyone indeed. He also writes about sport, including Golf, and has a regular ‘Song Of The Day’ post.

Always seen with a cigar in his photos, he is definitely a character, and we need more of those in our blogging world. If you think this might be something that appeals, here is a link to Roger’s blog.
https://titansdad.wordpress.com/

34 thoughts on “Featured Blogger: Roger Turner”

  3. As they say, life is an acquired taste. Some things I have appeal to some, some to others, some to none at all. I admit, I go through phases with what I post. The poetry is all mine. The reblogs lately have been mainly from thewhoosh.co.uk . I find when I get bored, I repost another persons blog content. right now, i seem to be doing a lot of his stuff. time is always hard to find and deal with writing new stuff. I am backing off the number of posts I am submitting to spend more time on my own selections and writing. If you have been offended after viewing my blog, due to the generous advertising and blog post by Pete, I am sorry I wasted your time. If you like it, and like the original writings as well, I thank you. Look for my books on Amazon.com as well. I have eight books out, ranging from Christmas stories, colouring books and kids poetry to western poems and military poems. Thanks again Pete.

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    1. Cheers, Roger. I doubt anyone was very offended, as I am sure we have all seen many much ‘stronger blogs’. Of course, many of those i this part of the blogging community are female, so less inclined to enjoy a blog featuring so many glamour photos of women. The post has had 90 views so far, and numerous clicks on the link. That is not bad at all for one of these ‘Feature ‘ posts.
      One suggestion might be to have your posts separated into more obvious categories, instead of appearing randomly. Then people interested in your music stuff, and your own writing could go straight to those without having to see the glamour reblogs.
      But it’s your blog, and your style. If you’re happy, that’s all that counts.
      Best wishes, Pete.

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  7. I assume that Roger Turner has visited Las Vegas a few times. I’ve lived here since October 1995, and love it (except in the summer, when, to quote Cole Porter, “It’s too darn hot!”). I have a feeling Roger is not adverse to seeing locals dressed in “showgirls” costumes mingling with tourists on the Strip.

    Once, I came upon two ladies wearing nothing but a g-string and tiny pasties. Needless to say, a lot of guys were more than willing to take a photo with them. Of course, their wallets opened in celebration of this “sinful” opportunity. But I suspect these girls simply needed a few bucks so that they could buy themselves some nice pantsuits at Walmart.

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      1. don’t worry, have a post coming up in a bit. song i wrote the lyrics to that a band in North Carolina made into a song. Redneck Family Reunion.
        let me know your thoughts on the song.

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        1. It’s interesting that you write lyrics.l also write lyrics, and am a member of SACEM. At this moment in time, I’ve written lyrics to 65 songs, mostly in the rockabilly genre. More song lyrics to come…

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          1. Redneck Family Reunion
            Every couple ‘a years or so
            Our family reunites
            It takes a couple ‘a years or so
            To recover from the fights

            A family like our’n
            Doesn’t party like most do
            Ours gets a little out of hand
            That’s why we have so few

            It’s a redneck family reunion
            everybody has a grand old time
            eating grandma’s cooking
            and drinking grandpas shine
            You never go home hungry
            If you make it home at all
            You go home bruised and battered
            And you surely had a ball

            There’s daisy dukes and forty Lukes
            They’re racing trucks and burning rubber
            There’s jugs of moonshine everywhere
            And at least a hundred bubbas

            There’s a smoker fired for the food
            the size of two large trucks
            It hold 4 cows, and fourteen pigs
            And at least a hundred ducks

            It’s a redneck family reunion
            everybody has a grand old time
            eating grandma’s cooking
            and drinking grandpas shine
            You never go home hungry
            If you make it home at all
            You go home bruised and battered
            And you surely had a ball

            There’s pickled this and pickled that
            And things you just can’t swallow
            That used to live down in the swamp
            Way back there in the hollow

            There’s at least ten shotgun weddings there
            And the groom might be rail roaded
            But, the wedding isn’t legal
            If the shotgun isn’t loaded

            It’s a redneck family reunion
            everybody has a grand old time
            eating grandma’s cooking
            and drinking grandpas shine
            You never go home hungry
            If you make it home at all
            You go home bruised and battered
            And you surely had a ball

            There’s greased up pigs and muddy runts
            And at least ten bobby sues
            and when they all get greased up
            You can’t tell which is who

            There’s horseshoe pits for tossing shoes
            And games of every sort
            Most of them aren’t legal
            And would get you into court

            It’s a redneck family reunion
            everybody has a grand old time
            eating grandma’s cooking
            and drinking grandpas shine
            You never go home hungry
            If you make it home at all
            You go home bruised and battered
            And you surely had a ball

            But, it’s the way we like it
            Drinking shine and acting out
            Tossing things that aren’t tied down
            And wrassling about

            There’s music there of just one kind
            It’s country and that matters
            Any other sort of sound
            Sets the crowd off like mad hatters

            It’s a redneck family reunion
            everybody has a grand old time
            eating grandma’s cooking
            and drinking grandpas shine
            You never go home hungry
            If you make it home at all
            You go home bruised and battered
            And you surely had a ball

            There’s always someone who’s so drunk
            And it’s normally the preacher
            Last year we married him off
            To the back up first grade teacher

            There’s Chevy trucks of every kind
            And one covered in sod
            Mary Lou showed her tattoo
            “Jeff Foxworthy is my God”

            It’s the best time of the year for us
            And it’s sad when it must end
            but, you gotta haul your ass away
            When the cops come round that bend

            It’s a redneck family reunion
            everybody has a grand old time
            eating grandma’s cooking
            and drinking grandpas shine
            You never go home hungry
            If you make it home at all
            You go home bruised and battered
            And you surely had a ball

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          3. I enjoyed reading the lyrics, and came away from them with a smile on my face. Coming from Missouri, I’ve met a redneck or two… I couldn’t quite make out the words being sung by the band. Do they plan to make a studio recording? I was unfamiliar with SOCAN, but I looked it up, and it’s the same type of organization as SACEM (or GEMMA, ASCAP, etc.). I assume more lyrics are to be found at your web site. I haven’t had a chance to explore it yet, but I’ve visited already. It looks interesting!

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  12. A couple of interesting posts on his site, but too many tits to wade through and not even 1 bare chest, I like an equal opportunities blogger like Vinnieh. Not to worry, I’m sure he has enough followers without me! 😀

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