truck is unloaded
gear rolled into it's
assigned space
basses all safe and
sound(less)
hands are toast
after five straight nights
of delivering "the bottom"
even typing is more taxing
than i wish to deal with
at this moment...
more stories to come...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Soul Pumpkin returns April 27!!!!!
We missed you!
Hope the Canyon was a peaceful retreat and the audiences appreciative.
Love you Punky!
Pixie et al
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Yoikes!!...i hath been tagged!!
a six word memoir...six words to encapsulate a life...hmmm...okay, here's the first try:
Burly Buckeye-born bassist brings brotherhood.
...needless to say i'm fond of aliteration...i will add to this as new things pop into my head...i think i can do better...
Burly Buckeye-born bassist brings brotherhood.
...needless to say i'm fond of aliteration...i will add to this as new things pop into my head...i think i can do better...
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
HOW TO SING THE BLUES
1. Most blues begin "woke up this morning."
2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the
next line:
I got a good woman
with the meanest dog in town.
3. Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it.
Then find something that rhymes. Sort of.
Got a good woman
with the meanest dog in town
He got teeth like Margaret Thatcher
and he weighs about 500 pounds.
4. The blues are not about limitless choice.
5. Blues cars are Chevys and Cadillacs. Other acceptable blues transportion
is the Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Walkin' plays a major part
in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin' to die.
6. Teenagers can't sing the blues. Adults sing the blues.
Blues adulthood means old enough to get the electric chair
if you shoot a man in Memphis.
7. You can have the blues in New York City, but not in Brooklyn or Queens.
Hard times in Vermont or North Dakota are just a depression.
Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are still the best places to have the blues.
8. The following colors do not belong in the blues.
a. violet
b. beige
c. mauve
9. You can't have the blues in an office or a shopping mall, the lighting is wrong.
10. Good places for the Blues:
a. the highway
b. the jailhouse
c. the empty bed
Bad places:
a. Ashrams
b. Gallery openings
c. weekend in the Hamptons
11. No one will believe it's the blues if you wear a suit, unless you happen to be
and old black man.
12. Do you have the right to sing the blues?
Yes, if:
a. your first name is a southern state -- like Georgia
b. you're blind
c. you shot a man in Memphis
d. you can't be satisfied
No, if:
a. you were once blind but now can see
b. you're deaf
c. you have a trust fund
13. Neither Julio Iglesias nor Barbra Streisand can sing the blues.
14. If you ask for water, and your baby gives you gasoline, it's the blues.
Other blues beverages are:
a. wine
b. Irish whisky
c. muddy water
Blues beverages are NOT:
a. any mixed drink
b. any wine kosher for Passover
c. Yoo Hoo (all flavors)
15. If it occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it's a blues death.
Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is a blues way to die.
So is the electric chair, substance abuse, or being denied treatment in an
emergency room. It is not a blues death if you die during a liposuction treatment.
16. Some blues names for women:
a. Sadie
b. Big Mama
c. Bessie
17. Some blues names for men:
a. Joe
b. Willie
c. Little Willie
d. Lightning
Persons with names like Sierra or Sequoia will not be permitted to sing the blues
no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.
17B. Other Blues Names (Starter Kit)
a. Name of Physical Infirmity (Blind, Cripple, Asthmatic)
b. First name (see above) or name of fruit (Lemon, Lime, Kiwi)
c. Last name of President (Jefferson, Johnson, Fillmore, etc.)
2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the
next line:
I got a good woman
with the meanest dog in town.
3. Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it.
Then find something that rhymes. Sort of.
Got a good woman
with the meanest dog in town
He got teeth like Margaret Thatcher
and he weighs about 500 pounds.
4. The blues are not about limitless choice.
5. Blues cars are Chevys and Cadillacs. Other acceptable blues transportion
is the Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Walkin' plays a major part
in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin' to die.
6. Teenagers can't sing the blues. Adults sing the blues.
Blues adulthood means old enough to get the electric chair
if you shoot a man in Memphis.
7. You can have the blues in New York City, but not in Brooklyn or Queens.
Hard times in Vermont or North Dakota are just a depression.
Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are still the best places to have the blues.
8. The following colors do not belong in the blues.
a. violet
b. beige
c. mauve
9. You can't have the blues in an office or a shopping mall, the lighting is wrong.
10. Good places for the Blues:
a. the highway
b. the jailhouse
c. the empty bed
Bad places:
a. Ashrams
b. Gallery openings
c. weekend in the Hamptons
11. No one will believe it's the blues if you wear a suit, unless you happen to be
and old black man.
12. Do you have the right to sing the blues?
Yes, if:
a. your first name is a southern state -- like Georgia
b. you're blind
c. you shot a man in Memphis
d. you can't be satisfied
No, if:
a. you were once blind but now can see
b. you're deaf
c. you have a trust fund
13. Neither Julio Iglesias nor Barbra Streisand can sing the blues.
14. If you ask for water, and your baby gives you gasoline, it's the blues.
Other blues beverages are:
a. wine
b. Irish whisky
c. muddy water
Blues beverages are NOT:
a. any mixed drink
b. any wine kosher for Passover
c. Yoo Hoo (all flavors)
15. If it occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it's a blues death.
Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is a blues way to die.
So is the electric chair, substance abuse, or being denied treatment in an
emergency room. It is not a blues death if you die during a liposuction treatment.
16. Some blues names for women:
a. Sadie
b. Big Mama
c. Bessie
17. Some blues names for men:
a. Joe
b. Willie
c. Little Willie
d. Lightning
Persons with names like Sierra or Sequoia will not be permitted to sing the blues
no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.
17B. Other Blues Names (Starter Kit)
a. Name of Physical Infirmity (Blind, Cripple, Asthmatic)
b. First name (see above) or name of fruit (Lemon, Lime, Kiwi)
c. Last name of President (Jefferson, Johnson, Fillmore, etc.)
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
40 Years
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality...
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word"
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word"
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
up to my ass in
boxes and
chaos
but my
boxes and
chaos
and it already feels
like home...
i cooked breakfast
naked
this morning
(fear not, no frying bacon involved)
didn't have to have the range hood fan
set to "turbo-suck" to exhaust
the lovely aroma of
hot butter and scallions
cilantro, cheddar and eggs...
i love cooking smells
(almost guiltily)
so much of the world struggles
just to exist
i am so blessed to have
food
shelter
transport
bass guitars
functional ears
and fingers
and a heart
full to bursting with
love
for all the special people
in my life...
boxes and
chaos
but my
boxes and
chaos
and it already feels
like home...
i cooked breakfast
naked
this morning
(fear not, no frying bacon involved)
didn't have to have the range hood fan
set to "turbo-suck" to exhaust
the lovely aroma of
hot butter and scallions
cilantro, cheddar and eggs...
i love cooking smells
(almost guiltily)
so much of the world struggles
just to exist
i am so blessed to have
food
shelter
transport
bass guitars
functional ears
and fingers
and a heart
full to bursting with
love
for all the special people
in my life...
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