In the hands of KT Tunstall, anything is possible.
Enjoy.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
GOODBYE
Men on the moon.
Ernie Banks hitting #500.
Skyscrapers collapsing.
These are the only TV images I will carry
into the digital future as my portable B&W television becomes my portable B&W and useless television for the garbage pick-up this Monday morning.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Rock The (Opera) House
I have been returning to this Thin Lizzy performance a lot lately. It's entertaining for reasons both good and bad, I suppose. At it's best, it is a document of a band, playing one of it's best songs, led by it's founder who died too young. At the other end of the spectrum, there are cliches all over the place. Cool stage clothing ! Rock star poses ! And FOG MACHINES !
But what the hell - the song itself prevails. And it shows how this band completely rocked the world of it's devoted audience "down-under" outside the Sydney Opera House in 1978. It's over now and we can't go back. But there is this video.....
But what the hell - the song itself prevails. And it shows how this band completely rocked the world of it's devoted audience "down-under" outside the Sydney Opera House in 1978. It's over now and we can't go back. But there is this video.....
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
UNTITLED 2
i took a chair
into the bathroom
and set it down
with the radio playing
and sipped a cool bottle of beer
with my legs stretched out
ankles crossed over the edge of the tub
there was a baby spider
climbing the shower curtain
and fresh towels folded
in a drawer
it was about 8:00
on a Tuesday evening
and a fire engine screamed down
the street outside
around the corner
and deep into the city
looking for someone to save.
into the bathroom
and set it down
with the radio playing
and sipped a cool bottle of beer
with my legs stretched out
ankles crossed over the edge of the tub
there was a baby spider
climbing the shower curtain
and fresh towels folded
in a drawer
it was about 8:00
on a Tuesday evening
and a fire engine screamed down
the street outside
around the corner
and deep into the city
looking for someone to save.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
WISHES
drawn tight
under secret wishes of
the monday morning club
are rules for the dead and dying
one
that all birds disappear
in 5/8 time as
coffee pours from a thermos
two
that our fingerprints smear
exactly as our friends have warned
three
that when bells strike
towers remain smiling.
under secret wishes of
the monday morning club
are rules for the dead and dying
one
that all birds disappear
in 5/8 time as
coffee pours from a thermos
two
that our fingerprints smear
exactly as our friends have warned
three
that when bells strike
towers remain smiling.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
E-Mail Reply
The following copy/paste is my reply to an e-mail I received from a friend tonight. It was one of those "Jesus Loves You" chain letters that actually claims to deliver " a miracle in your life soon" if it gets forwarded to 10 people. She is still my friend and always will be, but..... (sigh)
Xxxxxxxx -
I read the message all the way through, but did not pass it on. Not because I was offended or refuse to believe in anything, but because I don't know what to believe in when it comes to the question of God. Maybe there is one and maybe there isn't, but every religion I have experienced, studied, or read about has failed for me personally. The way I describe myself is "agnostic buddhist", which means that most of the tenets of buddhism make sense to me, except for the stories of him walking and talking right after being born, or other supernatural events attributed to his life. Buddha himself may even be a fictitious character created by someone who thought the message would be accepted more widely if people thought there was a "divine being" involved. Doesn't matter to me. ( But I'm getting sidetracked here... )
I was born a Roman Catholic, but have never accepted their version of things because they have never answered the basic question I have had from childhood : If the Roman Catholic Church is the One True Church, why does any other church or religion even exist ? Is it some kind of test God is conducting upon us ? Or what ? Someone might say it is enough JUST TO BELIEVE. To not worry over these things and to just trust God. Well, that's a heck of thing to do in a church whose preists have been molesting children for all these years. It's crazy. And what about the Holocaust ? Was the Christian God punishing the Jews ?
Sorry to get so heavy here. I'm not trying to start an argument or be a smart aleck. I just wanted to give an honest reply to your e-mail. Whoever started this chain put a lot of heart and honest feeling into it and I don't want to make fun of them. Everyone needs to find transcendence in the human experience and I am no exception. Life is an extraordinary journey and who knows what it all ultimately means.
Love,
Dave
Xxxxxxxx -
I read the message all the way through, but did not pass it on. Not because I was offended or refuse to believe in anything, but because I don't know what to believe in when it comes to the question of God. Maybe there is one and maybe there isn't, but every religion I have experienced, studied, or read about has failed for me personally. The way I describe myself is "agnostic buddhist", which means that most of the tenets of buddhism make sense to me, except for the stories of him walking and talking right after being born, or other supernatural events attributed to his life. Buddha himself may even be a fictitious character created by someone who thought the message would be accepted more widely if people thought there was a "divine being" involved. Doesn't matter to me. ( But I'm getting sidetracked here... )
I was born a Roman Catholic, but have never accepted their version of things because they have never answered the basic question I have had from childhood : If the Roman Catholic Church is the One True Church, why does any other church or religion even exist ? Is it some kind of test God is conducting upon us ? Or what ? Someone might say it is enough JUST TO BELIEVE. To not worry over these things and to just trust God. Well, that's a heck of thing to do in a church whose preists have been molesting children for all these years. It's crazy. And what about the Holocaust ? Was the Christian God punishing the Jews ?
Sorry to get so heavy here. I'm not trying to start an argument or be a smart aleck. I just wanted to give an honest reply to your e-mail. Whoever started this chain put a lot of heart and honest feeling into it and I don't want to make fun of them. Everyone needs to find transcendence in the human experience and I am no exception. Life is an extraordinary journey and who knows what it all ultimately means.
Love,
Dave
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