Archive | December, 2010

Terry Hendricks..Paipo Hydrofoil

http://mypaipoboards.org/hydrofoil/paipo_hydrofoil.shtml way before Laird, there were guys down at Scripp’s in San Diego messing around with these things. I’m talking 1965. Mr. Hendricks has been in the thick of this and quite a bit more,ever since. you can do you’re own research, you might be surprised at the connections. to paraphrase: “surfing from the other [...]

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Peter Kingsley..A Story waiting To Pierce You

I’ve had a passing acquaintance with Peter Kingsley through his his work on a pre-Socratic, mystical source of the foundations of so called Western Civilization. Yes, it’s heavy ,but really, really fascinating. This latest book..is something else again, and I just read an interview with him in the magazine..Parabola. Anyone else have a grip on [...]

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Bill Moyers..on Howard Zinn, and More. Boston University,Nov. 2010.

Just listen to the first 60 minutes. Thank you Mr. Moyers.

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Captain Beefheart

“He was like the scout on a wagon train..he was the one who goes ahead and shows the way. He was a demanding bandleader, a transcendental composer (with emphasis on the dental), up there with Ornette (Coleman), Sun Ra, and Miles (Davis). He drew in the air with a burnt stick. He described the indescribable. [...]

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“The stars are matter, we’re matter, but it doesn’t matter.”

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“You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.”

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” I live up at Eureka, among the big trees, and I tell you, those things are really saying something. You gotta work to hear what they’re saying. ” — “The largest living land mammal is the absent mind.” 1971

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On his cat Garland… “Garland likes Lightnin’ Hopkins but he has too much ego to listen to my music. If I’m listening to my music while I paint and Garland walks up I have to turn off the music or he won’t come in the room..” 1988

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Music O’ Twenty Ten

— A mix from favorite releases this year. Enjoy! SIDE A 1. Marnie Stern – “The Things You Notice” – Marnie Stern 2. Mavis Staples – “Creep Along Moses” – Your Are Not Alone 3. Richard Thompson – “Demons in Her Dancing Shoes (Live)” – Dream Attic 4. Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – [...]

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John Lennon..”I Found Out”..Out-take

40 years after the song came out, 30 years after the murder..still rings true, still working on it.

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