Tag Archives: Glasgow Montana

Kilowatt

His name was Kent but we called him Kilowatt, ‘cuz the way that he danced was so damn hot. Jerry Lee’s piano was no match for him, And Kilowatt was his pseudonym. White Bucks and ducktails were all the rage, And America’s youth were on the rampage. Hot cars with Smittys were cruisin’ the drag,Continue reading “Kilowatt”

Gene Vincent Show

Be bop a lula, Gene Vincent Show, Heard all about it on the radio. He’s comin’ to town with electric guitars, A rockin’ piano fit for the stars. Glasgow, Montana will be rockin’ on out, Cuz Rock and Roll is what it’s about. He’ll grab the mike stand and sing with theband, He’s the bestContinue reading “Gene Vincent Show”

Markle Man

“We service what we sell,”  and we’ll do it well. Markle’s has it all,  forget about the mall. Everything from paint to carbines,   and the stuff fer fixin’ combines. There’s Packard cars and I H parts,  better stuff than at Walmart. Our Mercury outboards, got no pins to shear,  unlike the Evinrudes, that someContinue reading “Markle Man”

Moped

Moped I’m the coolest kid around, racin’ thru our town, Moped two-stoke sound, grownups gonna’ frown. Flyin’ down the block, it can really rock, girls are gonna’ gawk, Dads are gonna’ squawk. Mixin’ up the gas, pedelin’ to pass, Vespas to outclass, cops to harass. We’re a public nuisance, with our negligence. law gets noContinue reading “Moped”

The Great Glasgow Jailbreak Glasgow, Montana 1903

I first heard the story from Tom (T.H.) Markle sixty years ago. As a young man he had come West to seek his fortune. He got off the Great Northern passenger train in a little place called Glasgow Montana one morning in 1903. Glasgow had started off as a railroad siding in 1887, but hadContinue reading “The Great Glasgow Jailbreak Glasgow, Montana 1903”