Welcome to “BOOKENDS” by Jack Atkinson & The Studio Gang – A Country Pop Sound TRACKS: (1) It’s Christmas – Make a Joyful Noise • (2) Woop Woop Your Wild Yelp • (3) Southern Flavors of Childhood • (4) Morning Solitude • (5) Life Gets In The Way • (6) Chasing Dreams • (7) Grateful […]
Category Archives: THE ARTS
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Here is a clear review the novel… Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Her life did not match her expectations and the novel deals with the consequences that occured from those decisions. There is something unsettling about Madame Bovary. Not because it shocks in the obvious sense, but because it observes with such precision how a […]
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BOOK REPORTS on GREAT BOOKS EDITORS NOTE: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a Clear, Human Story of Love, Status, and Social Rules. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THIS BOOK BECAUSE THE MOVIE VERSIONS GENERALLY HAVE BORED ME TO TEARS, but the movie makers and story tellers rank it as one of the best plots […]
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(ALBUM) MEARTIST – Awakened Love A New Album by Jack & The Studio Gang Editors Note: This album is made up of songs I wrote and the music is performed by my virtual Country Pop Band “Jack & The Studio Gang.” I have enjoyed writing and producing these songs–touching base with my past when I […]
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The debut of the Beatles was watched on The Ed Sullivan Show, a landmark Sunday night variety TV program watched by millions. In February of 1964 the beginning of Beatlemania occurred in the United States. America’s love affair with the Beatles has never wained from1964, to ’74, to ’84, to ’94, to 2004, to 2014, […]
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– Denver’s weather this season has been fluctuating wildly between winter, summer, winter, spring, back to winter, etc. From 89º F one day down to 19º F. the next. February finished as the 4th warmest Feb. on record and March, typically Denver’s snowiest month, has often been a golfer’s delight. But, back to these beautiful […]
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In the new album “BookEnds” by “Jack Atkinson & The Studio Gang,” this song has been pulled out as a single. Woop Woop Your Wild Yelp – When you are young, or young at heart, sometimes you want to just let out a WOOP and a YELP! The deeper meaning behind this song is to […]
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Maurice Sendak’s Ascension to become the Best of the Best in Children’s Picture Book Art During the 20th Century! Few artists manage to change the public expectations of an entire industry the way Maurice Sendak did for children’s picture books and their illustrations. His concepts and artworks were charming, earnest, sentimental, controversial, psychological, operatic, […]
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Why This Book Matters Now (There is one choice no one can take away from any human being… even under the worst circumstances… one can control their inner strength by meeting even a brutal fate in a strong and courageous way! This creates meaning in every life, even during suffering. A person embracing this mindset […]
© Jack Atkinson 2025 – All Rights Reserved LYRICS: It’s Christmas – Make a Joyful Noise Created Oct. 22, 2025 [Verse 1] The holidays are here, let the joy unfold, with optimism shining, and the dear friends we hold. An end-of-the-year party, And we take time to reflect. Our spirits are lifted, getting together feels […]