Poetry Exercise: Bad Bosses + notes and commentary

Bad Bosses dedicated to tl

bad bosses
infiltrate your mind
...all the time

dreams become
nightmares
as you
scream
into the dark
at the sound
of your alarm clock

bad bosses
shake hands with
hypocrisy
embrace contradiction
relate to incompetency
threatened
by competency

the families
of the tortured
stand and stare
in horror
with arms outstretched
wanting to comfort
and ease the pain
of the soiled soul

the bosses
laugh maniacally
and brush away
the dandruff
of their ego

bad bosses
lead you down a path
of darkness and terror
bad bosses
don't give a shit
about the state of
your health
your mind

"keep your eyes on the bottom line!"
shout the bad bosses
laughing up their asses
sharpening knives
ready to use power
to keep power

bad bosses
soil the ground
you walk upon
dine on discontent
feast on fatigue
and compliancy
loving lips
on their asses

"you're so great!
you're the best!"
the bad workers
stand and applaud
the bad bosses
who adore adulation
not based on action

bad bosses
turn sunshine
to darkness
a gentle rain
to a hurricane

common sense and
courtesy
are foreign terms
used by losers
whose lips
are not stuck on
the bosses' ass

bad bosses
can kiss my fucking ass!!!

I've got a resume
to hand in today!

farting around sept. 27, 2007
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notes and thoughts

usually i would write about a particular incident, but this is more a general poem with the bosses huge and cartoon-like while innocent workers are tiny and small and helpless underneath these assholes.

this is certainly based on personal experience of those near and dear to me...and my own fun with 'em.

when you have a bad boss, it can take over your mind and you can't shake it out...why don't these people have any understanding of their actions...could it be they don't give a shit??? only concerned with their own "station" in life??? is this the capitalist way? fuck everybody else and look out for yourself??? sad but too true too often...

an awful way to start the day...the alarm clock wakes you up and you feel dread...it's hard for your day to turn around with that start.

the 2nd verse (the "shake hands with hypocrisy") is true, but i'm not sure how poetic this is...a little dry...

bosses who treat an employee like shit, do not seem to comprehend that this also affects the families...when the employee comes home after 7-8 hours of abuse, it's impossible to shake that off...you want to help, want to ease their pain, but it's not easy and it affects you when the one you love is miserable most of the day...as i said right at the beginning...it infiltrates your mind...all the time!

i like the "brushing away the dandruff of their ego" line, but not sure if this is the best place for it...

it's always about the bottom line...the fucking bottom line...and when the employee feels insecure in their position, then they (understandably) become very worried about their own bottom line...i hope i get this fucking job i really am applying to! hopefully that'll ease the bottom line issue...

it always seems to be about power...fucking power...a basic microcosm of our society...

i can't stand sycophants, and wonder how the hell they can live with themselves...i guess they are just blissfully unaware, and this is what they do to protect their "station"...too bad just doing your job competently and judiciously isn't enough in a LOT of work places...

everything is affected if you're being tortured by a bad boss...it's hard to see beauty and love when you're surrounded by hatred, instability and incompetency most of the day...

it would be nice if we could all be buddah-like and be calm in the eye of the storm BUT we're human...we try, we try...it's especially difficult when you see how the incompetency of the "bad boss" affects other people's lives and you're helpless to do anything about it...without getting your ass fired which won't help anyone!

the poem probably needs some trimming and tightening, but i don't believe working a poem to death or you kill the original emotion in it...just brush some of the stray hairs...

i really do have a resume i'm handing in today, and i want the security and the chance to start preparing for our old age...when you get to a certain age you start thinking about this...
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Random thoughts on a Random Day: Jutok Kaneko, Warren Zevon and that evil clown where Mayor McCheese is the law!!!

Pride can be a great thing, but it can also lead to racism and hatred if that pride does not come along with humanity.
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Jutok Kaneko: Endless Ruins (2001) Jutok died this past January at 48. This cd is awesome...most of it is just him, his guitar and his voice and it is both haunting and beautiful. He captured my attention and held on to it with a vise-like grip as I pondered his amazing talent. He is considered a part of the Japanese psychedelic and noise movement and he also had a rock group called Kosokuya that I will be delving into shortly. He is more than worthy of future study!!

Here's a video of Jutok with Tori Kudo and Tomas Muller and a interpretative dancer. I believe Jutok is the one with the shades behind the dancer. This is some wild shit from September 2003 at the Penguin House in Japan. thanks to lesDEDS. Tori Kudo looks like someone else to explore!

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I enjoyed Can: Rite Time (1989) with Malcolm Mooney returning on vocals. Is it under-rated??? I think so.
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I've started the new bio on Warren Zevon ("I'll Sleep When I'm Dead") done by his ex-wife in the "Please Kill Me" format of quotes from those who knew him. He certainly was an interesting character! Father was a gangster...he gave up drinking for 17 years then when he found out he had cancer he went back to the bottle and apparently quite hard for a couple of months...hung out with Stravinksy a few times...as a teenager!..started out in a folk duo, but made some $$$ writing a couple of songs covered by The Turtles (already knew that one!)...and he was quite the womanizer. And I'm only on page 30! Certainly starting out as a fun read!
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Here's a psychedelic acid-drenched McDonald's commercial for you. Still not convinced he's an evil clown??? thanks to ThreeOranges.

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Rambling about G O D, lawsuits, religion, stupidity, politics, the environment and faith

OK...so this U.S ex-senator is suing God. It seems to have given the media a good laugh, and it's already been fluffed off, since apparently a document from God magically appeared before the courts...Holy Jesus fucking Mohammed Osama Bush Buddah Christ, give me a break....

1st point - I don't know the motivations behind the guy's lawsuit, and I do think he made a mistake suing "God" for natural catastrophes and that shit...no no no...sue the bastard for accessory to murder and torture!!! That's more appropriate.

2nd point - The lawsuit should have included ALL motherfucking deities. Include em all!! Any of these man-made creations to shoulder the blame and excuses for OUR actions. Look, there's nothing wrong with faith if it helps you get through the day...we all need something. All these countries that use a name of a deity for wicked political actions is what's evil. All these "religious" books were written by humans dammit! They were written under the guidance of the factions leaders as a "guide" to the people on how they should comport themselves and suport the current political powers. And if used to have some common basic values, then it's fine. We should be courteous, decent and respectful to all our fellow humans (and animals). We shouldn't kill or steal or harm other people. This just makes life more tolerable.

LOOK!

There is no fucking heaven...no pearly gates...no hell...no utopia...no mountain in the sky...the most I would cede is that a person's aura can carry on after they die, but that's it. And if I'm wrong, and there is..well, who gives a fuck. We don't know for sure, and no one has definite proof. Faith is NOT proof. Faith is a personal decision that should not affect me or other people who don't share that faith.

LISTEN BABIES

I believe in a general humanity. I don't want to harm anyone else, I don't want to judge any one else...BUT, when that person's faith is forced upon and affects me, I feel the need to stand up and resist. Just because I don't believe in any God or deity, does not make me a bad person going to hell. I'm sensitive and the thought of harming another person makes me sick...literally...I suffer from depression and if I'm harsh or disrespectful to someone else I have trouble sleeping, my anxiety increases and I feel like shit. This is my conscience, and maybe we should listen to our conscious more than old books that were written to CONTROL the masses.

OK...I've fallen away from the points, and I'm rambling and so what?

But when I see a leader using God as an excuse for their actions, it makes me sick. They are using the term GOD as an excuse to line their pockets and maintain power over the masses, that are gulliable and trusting enough to believe the shit the media (controlled by those in power) feeds them.

And let's face it...young fucking men and women are DYING because of this evil. Those mid-east leaders use their deity as a way to get young men to die for their causes. They are fucking children you bastards!!! I'm not railing against just the U.S, I'm railing against them all. And God can also represent a leader..the countries that have to listen to all the shit from a megalomaniac (Hitler, Hussein, Idi, Stalin) or be thrown in jail, or raped or killed are shit as well. They just place themselves on the same level as a deity.

It's a scary fucking world, and all these delusional people running around killing in the name of imaginary creations while the actual physical world dies around them absolutely astounds me.

Money is imaginary too. It's a man-made creation even though you wouldn't think that by hearing people talk. Instead of sharing we hoard...I'm guilty of this as well. I don't give back as much to my community as I should. This is something I need to work on. We need to keep working towards becoming better people...a positive force...the negativity needs to be offset by positivity, yet it seems like negativity is overpowering the positivity, but there are positive forces in the world. Just an act of human kindness or courtesy is positive.

This is wiping me out, but I've watched the news too much lately, and it's disturbing. Sanctamonius talking heads spouting out their hatred and narrow-mindendness...negative
George W. Bush = negativity
Osama Bin Laden = negativity
Saddam Hussein = negativity
Adolph Hitler = negativity
FOX News, CNN, Headline News = negativity
jewish and palestinian leaders that hate each other = negativity
every miserable bastard at your work = negativity
suicide bombers = negativity
a soldier with a weapon = negativity
bullies = negativity

a sincere smile = positivity
helping out a person with a heavy load = positivity
listening to someone's problems = positivity
picking up a piece of garbage = positivity

Let's make positivity > negativity
and be more positive towards the earth we live on, and that we're killing every single fucking day for a man-made creation i.e money money money y'all

These are some rambling thoughts of mine, and please don't kill me over them, and I promise I won't kill you for your beliefs!
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Oh btw...I was raised Roman Catholic, went to a Catholic high school, made to go to church every weekend, and it did nothing for me but make me realize that organized religion is twisted and is organized by humans to maintain control over it's people. Life through guilt...born with sin!?!? What the fuck is that?????

I thought it best to share that bit of history...if you give a shit...hahahaha

Cheers!!!! p o s i t i v e vibes to y'all!!!!!!!!!
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Benny Hinn Rocks the Masses!!!

This video is fucking funny!!! Let the Bodies Hit the Floor indeed!!! thanx jjensenii great job!!!

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The rain drizzles upon OJ, Poobah rocks! and Can, Ya Ho Wa and Iggy drop by and praise Nathaniel Mayer!!

The rain drizzles down upon a tiny village. Raindrops grace the windows, as an internet job search takes place. This doesn't take long in a small, isolated community. The phone book is picked up, looking for employment opportunities, but enthusiasm wanes and he decides it's time to do some blogging.
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Let's talk about OJ...instead of "real" NEWS say the news media as Bush and cronies laugh at the distraction away from the "real" issues. "Thanks OJ, and we're not forgetting your important work either Ms. Spears," applaud the Republican bigwigs lighting up cuban cigars with rolled up $50 bills....
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Our dog has become a keyboard playing whizz...We picked up a $20 kids keyboard and she loves banging the shit out of it. The other day, I was going to use it while taping an absurd cover of Sister Ray, but Poobah obviously knows that the keyboard is actually hers, so she carried on until I put it down to let her play it. She backed me up and sounded great! Like Lightnin' Hopkins she demands her payment before she plays, but once you pay her (in dog treats) she rocks and rolls and struts like a canine Jerry Lee Poobah!!
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Musical Freestyle Thoughts

The 1st cd of the 4 cd Canobits by the almighty Can settled into my soul and transported me to a higher plane...this was the early stuff, some with Malcolm Mooney (awesome!) and Tim Hardin (of all people!!) during a rehearsal. Incredible stuff for us Canheads.

Listening to more of Ya Ho Wa, I've come to appreciate the variety of the cds. I like the psychedelic krautrock stylings with minimal musings from Yahowa himself. The "Savage Sons of Yahowa" (1974) is my fav...so far. [aside: when at the end of "To the Principles, for the Children" the children start singing praises to Yahowa...well, it sort of makes me nervous...children shouldn't sing praises to anyone or anything...reeks of cults and religion]

Michael Nesmith's early albums are pretty good. Very pleasant and enjoyable.

I'm a fan of The Groundhogs. Great 70s rock with awesome guitar playing.

I got a chance to hear Iggy Pop: Avenue B (1999) and thought it was excellent! I loved the sound of the album, and Iggy was in good voice, and the lyrics were good too. Not the most upbeat album, but if you're in your middle years and you still feel fucked-up the album can H I T you. Absolutely smokes The Stooges reunion album "The Weirdness" (2007). The clips on youtube of the reunion show The Stooges and Iggy still kick ass live.

Nathaniel Mayer: Why Don't You Give It To Me (2007) smokes some wicked ass!!! His well worn voice suits the material perfectly, and the music kicks baby! Get It!!!
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The Guru is back this Saturday from a course in Vancouver...praise Ya Ho Wa!!!! 2 fucking weeks, and she'll be gone for 3 more mid-October :(

She did get to see Richard Thompson at the Commodore Ballroom and she had nothing but praise for it. We saw RT about 4 years ago at an outdoor concert and he was great. Apparently, the sound was great at the Ballroom, and his fans are so old, that she didn't even get hit on!? If I was there I would have hit on her...

She's got tickets to see The Tiger Lillies when she goes back and you could say I'm pretty fucking jealous!
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Hmmm...I wonder what's happening around the world? No point watching CNN, Headline News or Fox if you want that information!
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Music Ramblings: Steve Wynn, Plastic People, Seger; Cool listening and Iggy's "Open Up and Bleed" bio

MUSIC RAMBLINGS

Steve Wynn / The Dream Syndicate: Was an old fan of The Dream Syndicate way back in the day (like when the 1st album came out in 1982), lost sight of them for awhile, and then with the magic of the internet and the wonderful Live Music Archive site I rediscovered my love for them and Steve Wynn solo and also with The Miracle 3. What a good rock band should be. Check out Steve Wynn's great web site.

Plastic People of the Universe: I'm listening to Ach To Statu Hanobeni Koncerty 1976-1977 and it's great!! If you like The Mothers of Invention, check these guys out. I love experimentation with real instruments and voices. Awesome! Plastic People's web site in English.

Of all things, I downloaded Bob Seger's: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1969) and Mongrel (1970) and loved em. I forgot what a great rocker early Bob was. You gotta remember he was a contemporary of the MC5 (even sang some backup for them on High Time) and Iggy. "2 + 2 = ?" is a fantastic war protest song that is, sadly, still relevant today.

RECENT POSITIVE LISTENING EXPERIENCES

John Zorn: Naked City (1990) awesome fucking ride...whoa dude!!

Abacus: Abacus (1971) classic krautrock.

Arktis: Arktis (1974) krautrock mixed with Babe Ruth = pretty cool shit.

Randy Holden: Population II (1970) heavy heavy...did i mention it was heavy???

November: 2:a November (1971) awesome hard german rock.

Jane: III (1974) great shit! why had i never heard of these guys til now?? oh yeh, something called the internet.

Agitation Free: Malesch (1972) classic ***** easy. a fave.

Can: Ege Baymasi (1972) obviously amazing!! pure fucking genius...

Kevin Ayers: Joy of a Toy (1969) catchy as all shit...gotta get more ayers...

Circle: Sunrise (2002) this was great!!! see...i do like new stuff!

Steve Reid: Nova (1976) fantastic jazz...

Amon Duul II: Viva La Trance (1973) still classic duul...not as experimental, but it grows on you like fungus on a mushroom...and mushrooms are a good thing!

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Iggy: Open Up and Bleed by Paul Trynka (2007)

This was a great read. Lots of decadent stories and analysis of Iggy's/Jim's personality. The only problem I saw was that it brushed over the last 30 years a little too quickly. Maybe it should have been 2 volumes? One for The Stooges, the 2nd for Iggy solo and The Stooges reunion??

Here's how it goes:

• If you're an Iggy / Stooges fan, you're gonna want to read this and you won't be disappointed.
• If you like em but don't love em you should find your appreciation increased.
• If you hate em, well why the hell would you read this?

Great pictures too! Here's Paul's Open Up and Bleed web site and blog link.

Question: Who the fuck stole my copy of Iggy's "I Need More" autobiography???? You bastard!!!!

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Rambling a Rambling a Fa Fa Fa - got a job and am I fat, huh, am I fat????

Loving life in Haida Gwaii...

I love the pace, I love the beauty, I love the long walks along the beach with The Bah and The Guru, I love our (rented) house...

but, there's always a fucking BUT

I'm getting frustrated with the job scene. I guess you gotta get out and make contacts and all of that shit BUT BUT BUT baby baby I have a hell of a time doing that. It's not easy for me to do...I get anxious, I get nervous, I lose confidence, I don't feel like Me. All I want is a 35-40 hour a week job where I can do my shit, get paid ok, and go home and enjoy life and work on some creativity.

You see, the thing is, everyone seems to assume that we're all go-getters, we all want to network and shit, but hey, there's a shitload of people out there who aren't into that scene.

Just check out the asylums and hospitals!!!

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Seriously, I seem to be reducing the depression since moving here to the "rock". People still make me anxious as shit, but I'm working on it! Since moving here, I'm writing more [aside: which is a big deal to me, if not for anyone else...I'm not sure if it's very good, but I'm working on it, and the words are flowing out of the cranium more quickly than they have for years.]. I've even started taping myself singing, talking, yelling, playing incompetent recorder and harmonica and off-beat banging on the drum, and I'm having a blast doing so!

I somehow did some healing in that godawful place of Prince George, BC and the contentment I feel here (except for that job thingy) should finish up the process as much as I'm capable of. I'll even go out with The Guru at night without getting all weirded out!

Wow! I'll be running for office soon!

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Whatever happened to the women's movement??? It strikes me that women have more opportunity to make bucks, but they're treated with more hostility and hatred now. Why else would 10 year old girls feel the need to starve themselves and then still feel FAT?? Yeh, that sounds like a healthy society to me...Just watch tv [aside: on second thought, DON'T watch tv]...I mean lots of the media are saying Britney Spears was too fat at the mtv vma?? She may have addiction problems [aside: and I don't blame her...if I was her you'd have to pull the fucking needle out of my arm before you pushed me onto the stage!], but being FAT ain't one of them. Stupid insensitive hateful media and everybody who just follows along agreeing are just as guilty...

I never thought I'd actually be defending Britney, but what the hell...this has nothing to do with her music or videos or whatever. She's human too, dammit!

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photo courtesy of Cassandra's Eye.

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Poetry in Motion: Apocalyptic Dreams (aka Messin' with My Mind)

Apocalyptic Dreams (aka Messin' with My Mind)

I was messin'
with my mind
then I realized
the mind was gone [aside: where the fuck did it go???]

I took a break
had some pills

took a trip
to
rivers of regret
streams of sadness
oceans of oddities

ALL [aside: every fucking thing!] solidified
into the unknown

“the unknowable
is a sure thing”
I heard a voice
in the corridor
say in an
authoritative voice

A CRASH!!! [aside: of ridiculous proportions!!!]

nothing was left…
the apocalypse
never occurred

I’m stranded
on an island
on a rock

the eagles hover
ominously
waiting for the sign
a sign that
this is it

2007
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Time to stir the P O T

different spices
turn up the heat
taste the recipe

make changes

NO LIMITS
NO RESTRICTIONS

what does this mean?
who the hell knows
but here we go!!
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