From the days in California I have surely made my way⁶

There were places to sing. Bars, coffee houses, restaurants; a radio program, a wedding, the second grade at P.s. 67, the street ...
The record book logs thirty"nine performances in the past eight months. The daydream mists of Hollywood are beginning to burn off, leaving real stage-time and real audiences.
It is the end of summer, 1975. I'm twenty-eight, waiting for the snow to fall again, suspecting that I can stick it out once more ... watching for that next punchline in the vaudeville act of life .

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Credits:
1-- Bob Simpson, "Oh, Hollywood!"
2-- Bob Slmpson,"Oh, Hollvwoodl"
3-- Wade Hemsworth, "The Black fly"
4 -- David Loggins, "Please Come To Boston"
5 - Dennis D'Asaro, "I Just Don't Know"
6 -- Jack Tempchin, "Singing in the Street"
Cover by Jim Bennett, from photo by Kim Santos
Photos bv Kim Santos
Drawing of Roger's Hand by Dennis D'Asaro
Design and Printing by University Press at Buffalo and Octobergraphics

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In my repertory are forty-five of my own songs, another twenty by my friends, and a couple hundred others from various genres. A scattered sampling: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Take It Easy," "Sixteen Tons," "Rocky Mountain High," "Farewell to Nova Scotia," and "Help!"
Under extreme conditions of one sort or another, I have been known to sing "Learn to Croon," "Froggy Went A-Courtin'," or "The Look of Love."
Of the songs I write myself, some sound traditional, some contemporary. I give them titles like "Bullseye Cafe," "Morning Star," "At the Zoo," "Irish Whisky and Beer," and "The Ballad of Hephzibah McClellan."
What I like to do is entertain people, find out what they will enjoy listening to (or singing) and, despite my misanthropic-looking logo, get them to laugh. I avoid saying that I am a folksinger, a pop singer, or a singer-songwriter, because each label has a connotation that seems to preclude the others. I have sung in churches of various denominations, coffee houses of several persuasions, and bars of differing intemperances. I have always tried to suit my performance to the circumstances.  I didn't sing the same in the churches as I did in the bars.

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My fee is negotiable. I will bear in mind that you have a budget if you wil! remember that I am working for a living.