Chip Taylor
Chip Taylor
James Wesley Voight, better known by the stage name Chip Taylor, is an American songwriter, noted for writing "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing."...
ProfessionSongwriter
Date of Birth21 March 1940
CityYonkers, NY
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I think right now it's a lot of hype about nothing. I don't expect much to happen this year.
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We can get our hands dirty, and we can have fun.
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I grew up in South Carolina. I have been taught in the ways of southern hospitality. Residents that enter my business will always be treated with outstanding manners and cleanliness. I take each customer and tattoo seriously -- this is how I support my family.
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That was the thing we talked about early, was taking that away. In the second half I thought we did a better job, but it was too late.
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If we lose the whole migration, we lose one of the nation's most magnificent phenomenon.
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This year is better than it's been in the last three years,
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We didn't know how to interpret it at the time, ... it turns out that was a good sign, and the number of butterflies that made it to the far north in June was quite good. There were very favorable conditions there.
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To a lesser extent (they like) the whites and reds, but blues, yellows and oranges are the main bee flowers. Although there are very good white bee flowers - white sweet clover is the best honey plant in the world.
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I could send myself right back to the day that I wrote "Angel Of The Morning," how it felt. I had a buzz through me that morning that was so powerful. I knew I had done something that meant something, because of that feeling. It wasn't a question of whether other people liked it ... I loved it. To me, it had to be one of the most important love stories of all time.
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We're still in the infancy, but it is taking off, and I think so far we have probably 280 way stations registered and certified. I suspect by this time next year it is going to be 2,000. It's been a good response so far.
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When we got started, my colleague, Brad Williamson, said that we ought to get schools involved. I was skeptical that school kids could contribute, but we designed something that teachers could use to help students contribute data.
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What we did was create a program last April that acknowledges the fact we are in deep trouble in the United States through habitat loss. With massive habitat loss, we've got to do something.
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The potential for these waystations is just terrific.
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These butterflies are the symbol of richness of biological diversity and marvelous scientific aspect.