Jeffrey J. Bunten - Attorney at Law

10/16/2026

Friday Music Fun - The Answer: "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix/originally written by Bob Dylan. On the Electric Ladyland album, Hendrix' 3d and final studio album released with The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The album was released on this day in 1968. The song was recorded about 6 months after Bob Dylan released his version in 1967. I will post Dylan's version later today. According to that authoritative resource, Wikipedia: "Reviewers have pointed out that the lyrics in "All Along the Watchtower" echo lines in the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 21, verses 5–9:[22][23] . . . . . Other writers such as Keith Negus have indicated that Dylan also drew on verses from the Book of Revelation to write the song.[24] Elliot Wolfson found that Dylan's lyrics also reflected his own response to a melancholy reading of his own approach to Jewish gnosis.[25] The general theme of justice is commented upon by Lisa O'Neill-Sanders, who states that Watchtower presents a "thief in the song... who consoles the victimized and exploited joker. The thief sympathizes but urges the joker to 'not talk falsely'".[26]

Journalist David Stubbs interpreted the song as "obliquely allud[ing] to Bob Dylan's frustrations with his management and with CBS, whom he felt were offering him a royalty rate that was far from commensurate with his status".[27]. . . "

One authority I reviewed indicated Dylan has sung this song more than any others in his live shows. Dylan took inspiration from Woody Guthrie and Robert Johnson, of the blues.

Dave Mason played the 12 string guitar on Hendrix' version. He also released his own version later. Brian Jones, of the Rolling Stones, played percussion.

So what's the point -- Great song - lots of "collaborators" who made this song. Sometimes the "New version" is better than the old. Sometimes not. Anyway, I will post the Dylan version later. For now - have a fantastic weekend.

Official Audio for "All Along The Watchtower" by The Jimi Hendrix E...

10/16/2026

Friday Music Fun - What song by what artist has the following lyrics?

"There must be some kind of way out of here"
Said the joker to the thief
"There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my w**e
Plowmen dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody offered his word, " hey, hey
"No reason to get excited"
The thief, he kindly spoke
"There are many here among us
Who feel that life is but a joke, but, uh
But you and I, we've been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us stop talking falsely now
The hour's getting late, " hey . . .

The Answer this afternoon.

10/15/2026

The Kaufman Fund has a lot going on - - They are one of five Charities in STL Metro that Target will make a donation to depending on the "votes" they receive. More info is in this link below:

10/14/2026

ICYMI - The VA Disability Compensation Rate and Military Retirement Rate COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) is tied to the COLA SSA announces. You can read more about the 3.6% COLA for 2027 here:

The COLA increase, tied to inflation, is 3.6% for 2027. This is what it's worth.

10/14/2026

ICYMI - - The Social Security Administration announced the COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) for 2027. It is 3.6%. You can read more here:

Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 76 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2027. On average, Social Security …

10/13/2026

The Kaufman Fund - Poker Tournament and Casino Night - - Friday, October 30, 2026. Here's a link if you have not signed up to sponsor and or attend: https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-0013c00001qu9roAAA/events/vevt:785118a7-4a9b-4486-98b8-e183a244fcc3/home/story

10/09/2026

Friday Music Fun - The Answer: "The Shadow of Your Smile" Written by Johnny Mandell and sung by Tony Bennett. It won a Grammy for Best Song of the Year in 1966 - - it beat out "Yesterday" by the Beatles. It also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The movie it was written for: "The Sandpiper" starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton but also starring Eva Marie Saint, directed by Vincente Minelli. Eva died this week at the age of 102. She is remembered best for her acting roles in "On the Waterfront" with Marlon Brando, and "North by Northwest" by Alfred Hitchcock starring with Cary Grant. Those are both really great movies. I dont know - - do you think this song is better than "Yesterday" by the Beatles? This is not the only song to win both an Academy Award and Grammy. Here's a link to the list: https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-song-oscar-song-of-the-year-grammy-winners/moon-river/ Anyway - have a fantastic weekend. Catch a movie, enjoy a Fall Festival, watch the MLB NCLS and ACLS series, catch some College Football, or just relax with the ones you love . . Here's Tony Bennett's version of this music -- .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP2ZaQ7Wq24

Here are all the songs that have won both the Oscar for best original song and the Grammy for song of the year.

10/09/2026

Friday Music Fun - What song by what artist has the following lyrics?
. .When you are gone
Will color all my dreams
And light the dawn
Look into my eyes
My love and see
All the lovely things
You are to me

Our wistful little star
Was far too high
A teardrop kissed your lips
And so did I
Now when I remember spring
All the joy that love can bring
I will be remembering. . .

The Answer this afternoon.

10/08/2026

Team River Runner - St Louis will host Operation Peer Support Potluck: Veterans Buddy Check and Potluck Dinner on Wednesday Wednesday, October 14, 2026. More information is below:

Join TRR-STL for a night of food, community, and outreach to our fellow Veterans! We will ring as many Veterans on TRR's list as we can to buddy check and invite them to upcoming events. Then we will feast! 📅 Event Details Event Name: Team River Runner St. Louis: Veterans Buddy Check & Dinner Dat...

10/08/2026

So - - Columbus Day is set for Monday, October 12, 2026. It is a Federal Holiday. My office will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026. I seem to remember a long long time a ago, a replica of one of those ships was on the Mississippi River in Downtown St Louis, MO. Anyone else remember that? Wasnt there something called "The Spanish Pavilion" ?