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James A. Heald

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in Hackensack, NJ, The United States

Website

http://www.jimhealdmusic.com

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Poetry, Music, History

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Bruce Cockburn, John Lennon, Gary Snyder ...more

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August 2012

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Jim Heald is a poet, songwriter, and guitarist. He grew up in the suburbs of New York City. He attended Colby College and Manchester College, Oxford where he studied English Literature and East Asian Studies. He attended graduate school briefly at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Oriental languages and history, and received a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Jim picked up the guitar in the mid 70’s and started turning his poetry into songs. He’s played professionally since the late 70’s around Chicago, Austin, and the Washington DC area. He was a two time finalist in the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition and has two CDs, Old Jalopy and Wings of Time available from CD Baby. A th ...more

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The ObamaCare Wars Part I

The year is 2213 and we are reporting from a remote island which used to be a mountaintop in the former fiefdom of Maryland. Researchers and archeologists have uncovered a cache of tapes and paper records from the administration of the First King Obama, who started the Obamanian Dynasty which has long been credited with saving the Republic of Barackistan from the horde of invaders from the backwar Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 28, 2013 07:12 • Tags: congress, debt-ceiling, government-shutdown, obama, obamacare, ted-cruz

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	World of Wonders: The Lyrics and Music of Bruce Cockburn 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Songs and Poems 1971-2013 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An American in Paris: The War Story of Lieutenant John Heald, Bombardier by John Heald, James A. Heald (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars