Album Release :: August :: 2009.08.31

Album flies August 31, 2009.
More details to come via Facebook & Twitter.

I hope to work in a tribute to the King of Pop.
If so, may do justice to the spirit of his music; this is "how we do."

Anyone spending time and energy on being appalled at people who doubted news Michael Jackson's passing, remember to always think twice. If you're hurt or offended, or find those initial doubts to be in bad taste, listen to Michael Jackson's music. Feel his art?

Stick and stones, folks. Sticks and stones.

His art is not hurt or lessened by any passing impressions... of sensational news?

His art is not supported or strengthened... by finger pointing and name-calling?

Let's celebrate the humanity of his music, non? Let's not trip or skip over his passing

:p

Get with the Pogrom (погром) ?

Get with the Pogrom ::
When in doubt, start a riot?

No matter what your political religion (or political martial art),
if your parent,child, sibling, or friend starts to
take advantage of the first amendment
to almost-but-not-quite...
encourage others to take advantage of the the second amendment
in a national powder-keg scene...

( Read New York Times Op-Ed Article )

...encourage that person to first consider and accept the homicidal-suicidal nature of the attempt;
encourage that person to second let matter at least one targeted person,
to hold that "matter" for longer than it will take others to be inspired to fire.

:p

One Tin Soldier

One Tin Soldier

Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley-folk below.

On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore
They'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.

Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there."

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
So they won their just reward.

Now they stood beside the treasure,
On the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

This has been covered by several artists.

( Lyrics by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter )
( About "One Tin Soldier" )
( Listen to the original - The Original Caste - 1969)
( Music video - Sonny and Cher comedy Hour )

:p

Unmitigated Drama: Goji Berry Juice

I'm a juice fan. I'm a hardcore juice fan.

Apart from a bias for fresh juices and tropical fruit juices, I don't see much keeping me from trying goji berry juice, the subject of a lot of recent hype and controversy.

(Goji is also known a wolfberry or 枸杞 or Gochi)

One friend I've known for "most of the time I've been around" swears by the stuff and suggests that goji berry juice is linked to improvement in his daughter's health and in improvements in other friends, including friends diagnosed with cancer.

At the same time, many naysaying sources suggest some of the Goji hype to be scams filling the pockets of opportunists.

I'm in no rush to suggest that Goji is a cure for cancer, or cure for anything. I'm in no rush to even guess into the hype about nutritional content, subjective benefit, or placebo effect.

Seeing how more than one friend has welcomed the product and suggested health benefits, I'd just as well relay that message: It's juice! If you like juice too, consider trying goji berry juice. Steer clear of the cheap stuff unless you've got your own berries to juice.

What has been your experience with Goji? Interesting juice, miracle cure, hyped? Anecdotes welcome!

If you take the plunge and "go Goji," do consider my friend's link: http://bit.ly/fqi5K

香港版 http://bit.ly/CF9EK

:p

Outside in

that I might be
an Outsider
looking in
through an insider
looking Out;

that i acknowledge this;
that i embrace this;
is me

:p

of water, yet of fire

would that they
should see even me
the blind-deaf
child that I am

child of water yet

of fire

still

no child of time

there in my home
can be no conflict yet
every war there has
taken place


my place is naught
for the seeming

our place is naught
for the seeming

would that you should
remember

we are yet siblings

:p