About George Thompson
Location: Missouri
Occupation: Writer
Bio: Bio I was born in the small town of Ironton, Missouri in the mid-40s. My father was a minister and my mother was the devoted pastor’s wife. We moved when I was three to Kansas City where Dad pastored several churches, then moved to Fulton in 1960 where I graduated from Fulton High School in 1962. Dad was pastor at the Southside Baptist Church from 1960 through 1967. It was during those teenage years that I started writing poetry, articles, short stories and novels. Many poems were of a “grim” nature because I was usually either frustrated or felt depressed when I wrote them. Further in-depth study of myself helped me to see matters in a different, more enlightened way and gave me a much greater peace Bio of mind. That feeling came about when I realized that a Higher Power held control over my life and although I felt free here on earth to explore many things because God gave me the mind to make my own decisions based on the “terms” I had set for myself it was I who set the terms and levels of frustration and worry. Once I turned everything over to God, my writings became more positive and that feeling of emptiness I once had was lifted. My faith in God and the good intentions of mankind grows daily. I believe in the power of words, whether they are written, spoken or through the motions and spelling in sign language. They can be used to empower or defeat, accept or deny. My poetry is just one of many means of communicating. Retired now, I make my home in Ironton once again after being gone for sixty years. I write a poem every day, an article or two a week and have a continuing column at wickedwordsmith.com on the Web. My pleasures are writing, feeding birds and taking care of my new cat, Mandi.
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Rock on.
I thought I was in for a treat to country music when I saw this Tom Glynn CD show up and I wasn’t proven wrong. The title song has Glynn playing guitar, organ, piano, bass and lead vocal as he harmonizes with the rest of the group. He wrote all the tracks on the album and he is living proof that someone can make it.
There are ten songs total on Living Proof and each one has its own handle. I especially like track four, “Dream,” because it’s sort of bluesy and the words roll off Tom’s tongue like water. Each song casts its own flavor from rock and roll and blues to honky tonk and country. Tom is on top of his game and has generated quite a bit of excitement in the Boston area as well as New York. His voice is strong yet easy to listen to. Due to its slower pace, “Dream” brings out some of the finer qualities of his voice. “Umbrella Sky” is a temperamental song that’s full of spirit.
The winner of the first annual John Lennon Songwriting Contest, I’m sure he’s already writing songs for his next album. You can check out his blog (tomglynn.com) to find out what he’s been up to and see some of his videos. There also links to his MySpace and Facebook pages. Although he may look country, he can certainly rock.
