Poetry: The Power of Dreams

The Power of Dreams

wish for...

a little rest in the country
a little peace in the city
...I'm a jackhammer
cutting through the concrete

no one knows
what these little pills do
I'm a shaking
I'm a quivering

the guns are shooting,
people are dying
instead of living

if you ain't like me
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna see
...
the clowns in the circus
have taken over
the lion tamers have
lost control
the acrobats are falling
and
I'm a quivering
from the medication
that keeps
the demons at bay

take me to an island
my own private island

away from the pain I see
what do the children feel?
what do they see?

follow our footsteps
cause we're right
they're wrong

kill the bastards
that disagree...
...
and I'm dancing
dancing in my head
dancing on my bed
dance with the pain
dance with the hurt
...
the truckers
and the nuns
are fucking
in the alleys

and it's alright
it's alright
keep on dancing
keep on fucking
keep on driving
keep on dreaming

there's power in your dreams
that keeps you going
for...

one more day
one more day.
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It's Christmas time!!! Care for some cheese???

Some cheese with your music????

Here's the classic Bobby Sherman gaily dancing his way into our hearts. thanks spaceace40

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Is this the greatest cartoon rock band ever besides The Monkees??? Reggie's rocking and Betty and Veronica were obviously the prototype for The B-52s. thanks 12TVcartoon

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And to finish off this slice of cheese, let's go back to The Mike Douglas Show for The Defranco Family. thanks again spaceace40 Heartbeat...it's a lovebeat!!! catchy shit...

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Rambling thoughts on life and music

Rambling thoughts on Life

Well, a merry xmas to one and all. hohohohohohohohoho
Hope everyone's having a nice holiday season!!

I don't how I survived without an mp3 player until now! They are fucking awesome!!! I mean, I can now listen to music driving the car, walking the dog, riding the hog, cleaning the pad...it really is fantastic. Thanks Guru and to my bro for sending a 2nd one, which will supply the guru with the same enjoyment. I have them on NOW!!

This is always the time of year I get my cold and flus, and working with teenagers hasn't helped. I'm sick right NOW!!!

I'm working at the local Teen Centre over the holidays and it's pretty cool. In a city of 300,000 you'd be lucky to get 12 out to the local teen hangout...well, here on Haida Gwaii, there's not as much for the kids to do, so they get around 50 teens a night!! Pool table (old and worn, better than nothing), 2 old style video games, an old tv and dvd player for movies, a sound system...it's pretty cool. Chris, the guy who runs it, has donated most of this stuff. Really nice guy, so I'm happy to help out...and getting paid is nice too. :)

Why don't people realize that there is a big difference between networking and programming. 2 separate fields, and while it may be quicker for me to get trained as a networker, than someone starting fresh, I still need that training. I've got an on-call contract and troubleshooting is fine, but setting up a network is driving me "out-of-my-ever-sweet-lovin'" mind. I don't know where to begin. [aside: ok, I'm done whining now]

The cat is sorta staring into space right now. He looks funny. He's 17 1/2, and still going strong. Somebody has to keep an eye on the dog!!

It is raining buckets as I type this...welcome to Haida Gwaii!!

We watched "Smoke Signals" last night and it's an excellent movie. Living on a rez really opens your eyes towards native culture...the good the bad and people are people...

Rambling thoughts on Music

I have finally finished sorting through Randy's amazing stash, and it really is fucking incredible!!! I have cut back on my downloading drastically. I need to catch up on my listening! I have 1 dvd all ready for ya RG...don't forget to let me know about that whole dvd thingie...ya know...* cough cough *

I listen to The Kinks way more than The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. Just an observation.

Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour is terrific. He has made doing a radio show an extension of his art, and I don't think it should be taken as a triviality. It's too impressive for that! Have you checked it out Mole? Mole's show is an art form as well. Click for e-Mole's blog. Happy holidays Bruce!!

Enough rambling thoughts...now it's time for me to cut the cheese...hehehehe
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A shitload of music appears!!!!

My friend Randy from Vancouver sent a package with an incredible amount of music in it...I mean a LARGE amount of music!!!!

I haven't done a blog lately, cause I've been so engrossed in the package I've had no time...and a little bit of "real" work here and there helps pay the bills!

I don't even know where to begin??? There is so much incredible music enclosed it's left me awestruck. There have been a number of names I didn't recognize...which I love! Cause then it's time to research.

Let's start with the ones that stand out:

The Grateful Dead - pretty much every album ever released - and I'm including the Dick's Picks series and the Download Series...all the official releases, a couple of boots...an absolutely fantastic amount. Of course, this makes Randy a freak - and I guess I'm a freak too, since I'll keep every last damn one! Great album covers too! I began by refreshing myself with "Live/Dead" from 1969 and was blown away again. "Dark Star"..."St. Stephen"...Pigpen wailing away...yeh, pretty fucking great!! Let's hear it for the original space rockers.

Jandek - a bunch of albums from the one-time recluse. I put on "Six and Six" from 1981 and loved it. Quiet, spooky, personal...this is a discography I'm looking forward to delving into. Yeh, Mole, I'm finally becoming a Mr. Jandek fan. When I get a job, I'll be getting a hold of Corwood...gotta fill in the missing albums, and there are 51 albums available as of today! I love the fact he made his career by being truly independent! Jandek's web site.

A ton of Will Oldham's stuff. I've read nothing but positive things about Mr. Oldham, but am ignorant about his music. That will change soon.

The 1st 29 episodes of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour. Playlists here. I listened to the 1st one and loved it! Lots of music I've never heard and some interesting tidbits by DJ Bob. The Prisonaires story was heartbreaking!

John Fahey discog - I can finally get into and start properly appreciating this giant of the guitar...I've only had "Return of the Repressed" and years ago an old lp of "Blind Joe Death" which I loved.

The Love, Peace & Poetry series of psychedelic music from different countries. Turkish psychedelic music!?!? You bet!!! Here's some info. This is right up my alley.

The Numero Group series of obscure soul, gospel funk and kid's soul! Great stuff for the music archaeologist. Numero home page.

Oh man...this is like the tip of the iceberg!

Albert Ayler - one of my favs
The Buffalo Springfield Box Set - read some mixed reviews about it, but the music can't be beat and I've always wanted to hear this baby.
Mandrill - you can't have too much funk!
Les Razilles Denudes - 70s Japanese wild noisy insane shit!! I had never heard of these guys and it makes me feel ashamed. This is the type of music I've been getting into recently!
The Shaggs - ok Bruce...now I'll find out why you love them so much.
Royal Trux / Pussy Galore / Neil Hagerty / Destroyer - wow! I recently listened to "Singles Live Unreleased" and felt I getting it! I always liked Destroyer.

Lots of albums from 2006 - Howlin' Rain (already listened to, and loved it!) Oneida (these guys are great) Scott Walker (starting to slowly get into Scott...probably too tasteful for me to get right away!) Sufjan Stevens (i've been wanting to hear this one for ages) Sunn O))) (i just got into them...did you read my mind RG?..I have the 1st 3 ready to send you!) Rufus Harley (bagpipe free jazz...i've been wanting to hear this since reading about him in MOJO)

I'm listening to cd 1 of Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records and digging their early folky roots.

Box Sets
What It Is! Funky Soul & Rare Grooves (looks amazing!)
David Crosby (the disc of rarities is supposed to be great...and while he can be very irritating, he does have a great voice and has been involved in some incredible music)
How Low Can You Go: Anthology of the String Bass 1925-1941 (more amazing musical history from Randy!)
Talking Heads (8 cds of their studio albums with bonuses...and the Stop Making Sense dvd, which we watched and loved it...i saw them in 1982 in Toronto, and it was one of the best shows i've ever seen)

Speaking of dvds - that's for the next post!!

Thanks again Randy, you've made an old music freak extremely happy!!
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