all the skeletons i could find while bad to the bone plays (04:49) One more before I die...laughing... Dancing Skeleton Man to "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (02:11) All-Season Skeletons Spooky Scary Skeleton Songs For Kids | Deck The Halls With Dancing Skeletons Song | TeeheeTown (17:59) 76 TOMbones... 76 Trombones (Full Scene) - The Music Man (1962) (04:53) --Cast included a very young Ronny (Ron) Howard "There's a Grateful Dead song for every occasion..." I recently added this new section in applicable posts. It originated with my surfer friend - Steve - who introduced me to "playing with cars" - as he termed working on our VW's - his Beetle and my Bus. Using my artistic license, I'm including memes and other Grateful Dead paraphernalia... I've used this in other posts and it's really appropriate here. The dynamic duo: Hunter & Garcia The Wheel "The Wheel" - Jerry Garcia (04:02) --video by Bill's son Justin Kreutzmann The Wheel Lyrics By: Robert Hunter Music By: Bill Kreutzmann The wheel is turning and you can't slow down You can't let go and you can't hold on You can't go back and you can't stand still If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will Won't you try just a little bit harder Couldn't you try just a little bit more Won't you try just a little bit harder Couldn't you try just a little bit more Round, round, Robin run around Gotta get back where you belong Little bit harder, just a little bit more Little bit further than you gone before Small wheel turning by the fire and rod Big wheel turning by the grace of God Every time that wheel turn round Bound to cover just a little more ground Source: dead.net Touch of Grey: "WE will get by..." Watch Jerry Garcia explain the Grateful Dead song 'Touch of Grey' - Far Out Magazine [from this article] The song has turned into an anthem in this last tour. Everybody loves it,” Garcia explained. Garcia also opinioned that his original interpretation of the song is moot now that the audience has run with the song. “It doesn’t matter what it originally means anymore. I like to not tie things down if possible. That thing of floating…but it’s a great song to sing. It’s a great song to perform. It really works well. So from a musician’s point of view, does the song have a life of its own? It has a life of its own.” GRATEFUL DEAD ~ The Making of Touch Of Grey (02:57) Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey (Official Music Video) [HD] (04:52) Other 76 Posts 76 Part I: More parts work than don't...Meditations on humor & philosophy 76 Part II: My Earthy Origins... 76 Part IV: Ch...ch...ch...Changes... #music #humor #skeletons #dancing #mortality #courage ##GeorgeBernardShaw #GratefulDead #MusicMan #JerryGarcia #RobertHunter

Friend, Pascale, A lot of water has flowed under the bridges of our lives since we first met in the Peter & Paul Charismatic Prayer Group in the 1970's. Eileen and I loved hanging out with you and your cousin Genevieve in your homes and at the prayer group. You "youngsters" were the first people from Haiti we got to know. It was also special to stay at Chez Williams when Eileen, John and I went upstate to visit you and Glenn and your children. I chose the word "hummingbird" because it's the logo of the company that makes the actual paper card I will be mailing tomorrow on your actual birthday. Which you happen to share with my incarnation day. Here's the card and the insert that was enclosed: Some songs for celebration... Pascale, feel free to break out your guitar and play along... The Creator definitely likes VARIETY...Here are two in shades of my favorite colors... Seals and Crofts Hummingbird (04:39) I selected this next version because it taught me something I hadn't known about this song's origins. "The Seals & Crofts song "Hummingbird" is about Baha'u'llah, the Manifestation of God's Will for a human race in desperate need of spiritual understanding, inspiration and purpose." Source: Facebook "Jimmy [Seals] never lost the humility and the desire to unite humanity that characterized his music. His presence generated love, not just among his family and his friends but among everyone he met." Source (for more on the lives of these two wonderful musicians click the "Source" link) FYI - For some time Eileen and I have been hanging out with caring and compassionate members of a Long Island Baha'i Fellowship. We gather in homes and at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park in Great River. Our gatherings frequently involve tasty food. YUM! I've posted about them in several places on my blog. Hummingbird - Seals & Crofts (04:43) Grab yer partner, dosey Do, Re, Me... Hummingbird - The Gothard Sisters [Official Video] I Celtic Folk Music ✨ (03:48) Leon Russell - "Hummingbird" at The Hamilton Live, July 17, 2013 (03:35) There's also a version with Leon and B B King. ComeUnity... I liked the message that's part of the current Haitian flag: L'Union fait la Force ("Unity makes strength") Jack Johnson's Island-style music is healthcare: Physical. Mental & Spiritual... Jack Johnson and Friends “Better Together” (from Kokua Festival 2020- Live From Home) (04:26) Better Together feat. Jack Johnson | Song Around The World | Playing For Change (04:18) We can make a difference...a story for children and adults who are willing to be... I will be a hummingbird - Wangari Maathai (English) (02:00) Closing number... Watch BB's face take us through the full range of emotions that love can evoke... B.B King - Hummingbird (05:44) #music #humor #Pascale #PeterAndPaulCharismaticPrayerGroup #hummingbird #SealsAndCrofts #Bahai #TheGothardSisters #LeonRussell #JackJohnson #PlayingForChange #Hatai #WangariMaathai #BBKing

J, Fellow "Roommate" 😘 On this the celebration your anniversary...I wish you well on whatever kind of day it is…Inhale and take as directed: I chose these natural images because I find serenity in sacred places like these… One of these places is the Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park. Eileen and I have been meeting here every month for “poems, prayers and promises” with members of a Long Island Baha’i fellowship. Wonderful folks to share the road with... Another is on this fishing pier in Hempstead Lake State Park where a friend has been teaching a few folks the ancient practice of Tai Chi. FYI - I’m still going to my home group Thursday's 11-11:55 am at Witches Brew Coffee House in West Hempstead...In fact, the crew, food and coffee are so enjoyable...I go there everyday ('cept on their weekends - Monday's & Tuesday's - when they're closed). One Breath - Jennifer Berezan (06:02) #music #recovery #AA #JenniferBerezan #Bahai #BayardCuttingArboretumStatePark #HempsteadLakeStatePark #JohnMuir #WitchesBrewCoffeeHouse #TaiChi

I'm preparing this music-fueled post in anticipation of the following forum tomorrow - Thurs. Sep. 21: Saying "NAY" to hate in our NAYborhood... Spotted these earlier today on my daily walk around my West Hempstead neighborhood: First, reflections on this topic from the East... ‘To HATE is Like Drinking Salt Water – your thirst grows worse’ • “I have seen the silkworm. It spins a thread. Thinking itself to be safe, it has spun a tomb” • “Hate is the tomb you weave. It will not save you from your suffering” "Hate is Like Drinking Salt Water." ~ Kung Fu (00:57) Sep. 21 - Fall Equinox...The Yin/Yang of Equality Hate has no place... ...and we are... We Are Family - feat. Barney💜💚💛 (03:12) We Are Family | Playing For Change Foundation (01:50) The Playing for Change Foundation --The Playing For Change Foundation supports 22 music and education programs across 50 locations in 16 countries Ain't no time to hate... "It's the same story the crow told me It's the only one he know - like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait Wo-oah, what I want to know, where does the time go?" The Rex Foundation Now...Live from New York...and on Halloween...pure MAGIC!!! Grateful Dead : Uncle John's Band @ Radio City 10-31-80 (08:19) Complete lyrics are at the end of the post... Love is love... on another neighbor's front door... Say "NAY" to hate...in our NAYborhood... ...and not fade away... Bo Diddley - Not Fade Away (03:15) Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away (HD) 2020 (02:23) [from the uploader] Here is Not Fade Away by the Legendary Buddy Holly. Recorded in mid 1957, this song was Buddy’s take on the Bo Diddley beat and has become a staple in the classic rock community. Musicians ranging from The Grateful Dead to Queen have covered this song. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles also have too. This is my favorite...I think Mick is actually _______...and disguising his real identity with WHITE Face...Song starts at 3:00...I tried the impossible...capturing Jagger's moves in a single frame... The Rolling Stones - Not Fade Away (TV 1964) (05:07) Bobby's leading the charge on this lively version...and the fans all join in... Grateful Dead - Not Fade Away 1987 (07:45) Who'll roll away the stone...the rock...and roll... Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley Together LIVE (02:11) The Annotated "Uncle John's Band" See the post for further links... An installment in TheAnnotated Grateful Dead Lyrics. By David Dodd Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission Well, the first days are the hardest days, don't you worry anymore When life looks like Easy Street there is danger at your door Think this through with me Let me know your mind Wo-oah, what I want to know is are you kind? It's a Buck Dancer's Choice, my friend, better take my advice You know all the rules by now and the fire from the ice Will you come with me? Won't you come with me? Wo-oah, what I want to know, will you come with me? Goddamn, well I declare Have you seen the like? Their walls are built of cannonballs, their motto is Don't Tread on Me Come hear Uncle John's Band by the riverside Got some things to talk about here beside the rising tide It's the same story the crow told me It's the only one he know - like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait Wo-oah, what I want to know, where does the time go? I live in a silver mine and I call it Beggar's Tomb I got me a violin and I beg you call the tune Anybody's choice I can hear your voice Wo-oah what I want to know, how does the song go? Come hear Uncle John's Band by the riverside Come with me or go alone He's come to take his children home Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide Come on along or go alone he's come to take his children home Prepare for your "finals"...Here's the final test question: WE'RE All Related...so let's give peace a chance... Sept. 21: International Day of Peace - United Nations RAK-47's not AK-47's: Let's give peace a chance... World Peace Day Aug. 6 - All we are saying is give peace a chance... Grab a Friend...Board the Peace Train and Start Playing for Change Racism: Asian Americans on Long Island RACISM – There’s only one race – the human race #music #peace #hate #kind #kindness #FallEquinox #YinYang #SesameStreet #Barney #GratefulDead #DavidDodd #PlayingForChange #BoDiddley #ChuckBerry #RexFoundation #RollingStones

READERS: Greetings! This began as a Rosh Hashanah "Hello!" to my brother-in-law's wife DEBBIE. As I learned more about the significance of this holiday, I decided to share it.. There's much we can learn from one another's traditions...one another's ways of seeing... DEBBIE, Hi! Sending greetings on this celebratory festival. A time to look back over the past year and ask ourselves, "What have we got to ‘shofar’ it?” (Sorry, I could have resisted the temptation…but DIDN’T 🤭. I'll add this to my other atonements on THAT holiday...). And in keeping with spirit of the holiday, it's also a time to set our intentions for the new year ahead. Happy Birthday, Universe - Chabad.org The above image is from the 2nd of the 5 reflections in this piece on Rosh Hashanah. Click the "Previous" and "Next" blue link/arrows to navigate. Lots of nourishing wisdom here. 1st Day: On Rosh Hashanah we each determine the destiny of our past 2nd Day: The Autograph 3rd Day: Mission Impossible 4th Day: Life Is Impossible 5th Day: Laughter, Bliss, Inner Joy Deb: I’m in CT at my alternative medicine provider and as I left the building (ahead of Elvis 😁)…I spotted this Little Tykes Cozy Coupe - a symbol of going up the country to your Massachusetts home and hearing our son John, as he burst from our car to your backyard, "This is what I came here for!” Happy Birthday to our Universe Across The Universe (2016 remix) (04:41) David - An early Shepherd/Astronomer Isaiah: Prophet/Astronomer Edwin Hubble: 20th Century Star Gazer/Inventor Here’s a story of a guy who first went to university to study what his father wanted him to learn…and, after Dad passed on, went back to school and took up Space… Happy Birthday To The Person Who Brought Us The Entire Universe, Edwin Hubble - Forbes The Alrights - Happy Birthday, Universe (03:42) Meanwhile...back on Planet Earth in Connecticut Yesterday, I was with my alternative medicine husband and wife team in Redding, CT. As is my custom, afterwards, I cross the Metro North tracks and head for my gelato cafe: Tusk & Cup. To begin my Rosh Hashanah celebration of our Mother Earth, I selected green and brown flavors: Pistachio & Caramel Toffee. After savoring this delight, I got one for the road - a latte. Check out the barista's artistry. Their website's "art gallery" has more... The local communities around this area have a love of all things cultural. See link at the end for one of these venues. Here's a sampling of the current offerings posted on Tusk & Cup's bulletin board: This next ad invited me to see if I could find a Jethro Tull piece about our universe... Bach to the Future...Jethro Tull in Space I’ve had this song in my head ever since Sunday when I first saw this video, so finally decided I had to post it. Astronaut (and flautist) Cady Coleman on board the International Space Station hooked up with Ian Anderson, founder of the rock band Jethro Tull, to collaborate for the first space-Earth duet. The song, “Bourree in E Minor,” was written by Johann Sebastian Bach, but Jethro Tull made the song famous (again) with their own arrangement of the tune back in 1969, the same year Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon. Coleman and Anderson played the song in recognition of 50 years of human spaceflight and the anniversary of the first launch of a human to space by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. Coleman played her part from 220 miles above Earth late last week. Anderson played his part while on tour in Perm, Russia, during the weekend. The two parts were then joined. Just see if you can keep this song out of your head for the rest of the day! Source: Universe Today Check out the locale... Jethro Tull - Bourrée (05:23) "There's a Grateful Dead song for every occasion" Steve B., my friend, fellow surfer...Deadhead..and VW mentor said this to me years ago...and I've never proven him wrong... ...and how fitting it is that the final section showcases the only band member who was also from the Tribe of Abraham: Michael Steven Hartman, a.k.a., Mickey Hart who originally hailed from Flatbush, Brooklyn and then "emigrated: to the Five Towns community of Lawrence on Long Island. Source: Wikipedia First, let's all wish Mickey a belated (9/11/43) 80th birthday!!! Music to Be Born By - Smithsonian Folkways - Mickey Hart / Taro Hart [from the site] This soothing, 70-minute soundscape, originally created for the birth of Mickey Hart’s son Taro in1983, was intended to transform the coldness of a hospital birthing room into a warm, rhythmic environment for the process of labor and birthing. However, after requests by several friends to use the album for their own birthing processes, Hart decided to release the recording for the general public. The music consists of Taro's heartbeat (recorded in utero) overdubbed with bass harmonics (provided by Bobby Vega), drums, and wooden shakuhachi flute (played by Steve Douglas). Music to be Born By was issued in1988 as part of “THE WORLD” series (now part of the Mickey Hart Collection made available by Smithsonian Folkways). Spotify link From the big bang to cosmic vibrations, Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart plays the rhythm of the universe = PBS News Hour (July 2015) [from the intro] Mickey Hart, a well-known drummer for the Grateful Dead, has collaborated with astrophysicists on music that reflects the origins of the universe, and with neuroscientists to figure out how music stimulates different parts of damaged brains. Special correspondent Mike Cerre follows Hart’s exploration of music and the universe, and our human response to rhythm. Major Tom (me)...I was there... In Photos: Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart Rocks a Planetarium with 'The Beam' - Space.com One more...I promise... Rabbi in Profile: The Frisco Kid, the Grateful Yid, The Rally Rabbi - CrownHeights.info [from the opening paragraphs] Berkeley, CA — He hangs out with rock stars, cruises the city on a three-wheeled “Mitzvah Bike” and blows the shofar to rally crowds at major league ball games. It’s all a far cry from Crown Heights, where this spiritual leader earned his rabbinic ordination. A married father of five grown children, Rabbi Yosef Langer looks every bit the Chabad Chasid. Like many Chabad shluchim or emissaries, he spends his days involved in Chabad outreach. He also organizes community events, leads educational programs, fund raises and aims to spiritually nourish local Jews and visitors to the Bay Area. But that’s where the similarities end. Rabbi Langer is not, by any means, your typical Chabad rabbi. “The image of me is that I am an ex-hippie and my forte is dealing with fringe,” says Rabbi Langer, who gave up his freewheeling ways in the 1970s for Orthodox Judaism. “Because I’m a loving, out-of-the-box thinking and soulful individual, I hook up with all kinds of different people in the world. "It’s all about touching every Jew, and every human being, in a real way that moves them closer to themselves, and myself and the Almighty, the Infinite Source of Life.” Related...Relativity Music Empowers: SPREAD MUSIC NOW --explore this repurposed dead church that's being born again as a performance venue... These next 3 are from June 28, 2023: Jews in Space -1: Humorists Jews in Space -2: Astronauts, Scientists, Writers and more... Jews in Space -3: Musicians...Living and DEAD...Journey into INNER Healing Spaces #music #humor #RoshHashanah #universe #Deb #John #CannedHeat #Psalms #TheAlrights #JethroTull #IanAnderson #flute #TuskAndCup #Beatles #David #Isaiah #EdwinHubble #astronauts #HaydenPlanetarium #MickeyHart #GratefulDead #Steve #RabbiLanger #GratefulYid #TheFriscoKid #TaroHart

READERS: I'm sharing with you my birthday greetings to a friend from many, many, many years ago...that the winds of good fortune recently blew back in to my life. We initially met at the DMV in Queens, NY - where we were working as fill-in Driver License Examiners conducting road tests for new drivers...until NYS could give a Civil Service test and hire permanent replacements. Some days this DMV job resembled the DMZ... Charlie and I together did both the East and West Coasts together. On the "other coast" he even crashed in "my pad" for a while so he could "patch his bones...and get back truckin' on..." On that part of his cross-country trip, he acquired a wonderfully friendly dog that he named "Truck" - likely because his mode of transportation was a Blue Dodge Van. Eileen and I even accompanied Charlie and Meg to the altar... Hey, If you two ever "Dew" a re-commitment ceremony, here's a neat ring: ...and when the celebrant asks you to re-state your intention, simply say: "I DEW" And for those at the party that don't do spirits, here's an option: Charlie and I both dug the Dead and still "Dew". In June, we met at the Landmark Playhouse in Port Washington where they were hosting a Rock & Roll Playhouse celebration of Grateful Dead music and fun. Read about it here. Okay, let's get onto the BIRTHDAY CARD... Some blokes from the UK say it’s your birthday… But I’m choosing to go back to the USSA… You and Truck chillin’ at the Pacific Ocean many moons ago… Just cause it’s musical…found it among the search results... This next image captures the vibe of another “children’s” story that also has adult implications. Hmm…perhaps they ALL “Dew”…🤔 “Doesn’t look like Kansas…more like San Francisco…” Charlie, was this how you introduced yourself to Meg?… Today’s Main Act Grateful Dead ☮ Cosmic Charlie (02:54) --Soundboard recording of the Grateful Dead performing live at the Beacon Theatre, June 14, 1976. Slideshow of the Dead, Merry Pranksters & friends, from the 1960's to the present. Bonus Track This came by…(in my search results)... and I got on... B4 watching, consider this... Hadn’t heard this song in years. As I watched, I had several thoughts. 1. Racial Profiling by Walt & Company (see upcoming separate post or check this out for yourself - they have since added disclaimers. Here's one of many about this evolution of consciousness. I’m grateful for my new eyes and heart that can now recognize this mistreatment. A lot of this change is due to spending time with and getting to know people who have been personally mistreated. My friends in groups like the Baha'i Fellowship on Long Island and Multicultural Solidarity of Long Island Diversity Friendship Listening Circles...are helping me see... 2. Those Disney creators musta dropped some acid onto their drawing boards… (In 1969, when my surfing friends and I went to California's Magic Kingdom for the first time, we tripped…Later, as we joked about that experience, we called the park “Dosneyland”. Might not have been two far from the truth...Here's one of many pieces about this supposed connection... Was the genius behind Walt Disney's films actually a result of his love for psychoactive substances? This scene was referred to in the article: Fantasia, fairies & dancing mushrooms (02:14) OKAY, now let's watch this portrayal... Grateful Dead - Mr Charlie 12-05-71 (04:20) Post...Card...conversation of consequence... Required Reading: The Annotated "Mister Charlie" - David Dodd -- 1997-1998 Research Associate, Music Dept., Univ. of California Santa Cruz David is my chief SME (subject matter expert) for all things Dead. Here's his opening unpacking with a focus on the work "Charley." Check out the article for "Furthur" exploration... Mister Charlie From The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang: "Charlie: white men regarded as oppressors of blacks.--used contemptuously. Also Mr. Charlie, Boss Charlie. [1923 in E. Wilson Twenties 164: Mista Charlie, I hear--I hear the niggers is free, is that right?] ... 1928 McKay Banjo 217: We have words like ofay, pink, fade, spade, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on--nice words and bitter." An article by John Cowley, "Shack Bullies and Levee Contractors: Bluesmen as Ethnographers," in The Journal of Folklore Research, vol. 28, nos. 2/3, pp. 135-162, recounts the story of the Lowrence family, a set of seven brothers, the oldest named Charley, who were notorious contractors of cheap labor, mostly African American, to build the levees alongside the Mississippi in the 1920's. A number of songs quoted in the article refer to "Mr Charley" specifically in this context, giving rise to speculation on the part of Alan Lomax that he may have "discovered the identity of the elusive "Mr. Charley." Cowley's article goes on, however, to quote a comment by Alan Dundes on Lomax' article that 'Mr. Charley' "would appear to date from antebellum times." But the repeated reference to a "Mr. Charley" by southern bluesmen was undoubtedly in reference to Charley Lowrence. A similar sense of the white man in authority as oppressor has been ascribed to Mr. Benson, familiar from "Candyman." This note from a reader: Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 18:33:05 -0700 From: "Avtar S. Khalsa" [portion of message snipped] Another suggestion: Since your commentary on Mr. Charlie includes the early African-American use of the term, I think a refernce to James Baldwin's play Blues for Mr. Charlie would be appropriate. Thanks, Avtar Singh Khalsa San Francisco, CA These notes from a reader on the theoretical Charlie Manson connection: End of citation...read on if curious... "Go ask Alice... Artist: Charles Blackman My friend...Fare thee well... And a fitting song for all the paths life places before us... Grateful Dead - Morning Dew (Studio Version) (05:04) #music #humor #Charley #Truck #racism #mushrooms #PsychoactiveSubstances #CharlesBlackman #GratefulDead #DavidDodd #WaltDisney #Disneyland #Doseneyland #Alice #WhiteRabbit #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #Fantasia #LedZeppelin #JohnMuir #JerryGarcia #BahaiFellowshipOfLongIsland #MulticulturalSolidarityofLongIslandDiversityFriendshipListeningCircles

LET'$ $TART HERE...For our children's $ake...Before it'$ too late!!! Reader: The oil companies are deceptive and speak out of both sides of their mouths. The same can be said about political parties that feed off them. So, please keep this in mind when taking in the impact of these first three articles. "Just what the truth is I can't say anymore..." Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues Exxon Lobbyist Caught On 2021 Video Talking About Undermining Biden's Climate Push --watch the shocking facts in the 2021 9-minute undercover video Anointed with Oil: Evangelicals and the Petroleum Industry (2019) Thomas Kidd | July 16, 2019 This just in: Pretty much all major oil companies are lying liars (2015) Big oil CEOs just lied before Congress. It’s time they’re held accountable - The Guardian (2021) Fo$$il hunting in Detroit... Weep not for them...They've gone to a Jetta place... Somewhat Sequitor...Just a different addiction You can tru$t your car to the man who wear$ the $tar...the big bright Texaco $tar THROWBACK THURSDAY: 'You can trust your car to the man who wears the star' (01:17) Texaco - old commercial (1970s) (1:00) Old Texaco Commercial 1970 (00:58) Sinclair's Dino Supreme Here'$ a $ugge$tion for $topping the flow of ca$h to the fo$$ilized politician$... The Search for Dino the Sinclair Dinosaur's Head (02:26) Ance$tral Burial Ground$ Tactic Let'$ respect these politician$' ance$tral burial ground$ which, by the way, are rich in the fo$$ilized remain$ of their ance$tor$... "Dinosaur$" = People who don't $EE or don't re$pect the me$$age$ our home planet has been $ending u$...U$A... Political Paleontology This is an invitation to continue to dig deeper...in additional reflection$... "Breaking up rocks for the great highway..." Yabba Dabba Do!!! Source Children playing with dinosaurs... Grateful Dead - Throwing Stones (Official Music Video) (04:38) While not a laughing matter, comedic interpretation can help $hed light on it'$ intended $ubject$... I went looking for a $kit that portrayed an oil indu$try executive going to confe$$ion. I wa$ $ure it was Fr. Guido $arducci on $NL. $adly, I couldn't find it in the Internet'$ fo$$il remain$. BUT! I did excavate the$e: The Story Behind Adam Driver’s Oil Baron SNL Sketch Jerry goes to Confession (02:32) UPDATE: But not on a WEEKEND... It'$ 4:30 AM a few day$ later...I just got up to u$e the bathroom and remembered $ome of the monologue from Fr. Guido'$ oil $pill $kit. After hearing the oil company executive'$ confe$$ion, the prie$t $ay$, "Thatsa funny...the lasta tima I hada codafish, ita tasta lika Permalube..." REWARD: I will buy dinner at Witche$ Brew for anyone who can $end me a link to this cla$$ic $kit. Buta donta worry abouta ordering fi$h. They don't $erve any dead animals. Well, maybe they'd make $ome exception$... While fertilizing our ocean in the wee hours of thi$ morning, I did find this $NL oil $pill skit: BP Oil Spill Cold Opening - Saturday Night Live (02:56) "The USA is nothing more than an Oil Company with an army" -George Carlin in the 70's Source "and up from the ground came a bubblin' crude..." The Beverly Hillbillies Opening and Closing Theme 1962 - 1971 HD (02:04) One more true confe$$ion... Shell Chairman: My Fears For Planet Oil Chief's 2017 'Confession' Shocks Industry #music #humor #politics #GratefulDead #PoliticalParties #lying #lobbyists #Exxon #Texaco #Shell #Sinclair #BP #Halliburton #Transocean #BeverlyHillbillies #Flintstones #JerrySeinfeld #SNL #SaturdayNightLive #WitchesBrewCoffeeHouse

Come join us...Let's vote with our feet... This is no time to sit on the sidelines! The climate emergency is an 'all hands on deck' moment. Come out, show up, raise your voice! Come out on Sunday, September 17th to join the big march in NYC, to telegraph the message to President Biden and international leaders at the UN that we need to declare a climate emergency and shut down fossil fuels NOW. Sign up for the march below today! Transportation: We strongly encourage you to take public transportation. Here are a few options: Hudson Line of Metro North: Take the 9:06 train from Tarrytown to Grand Central, or the same train from another station. There is abundant FREE parking at the train station on the river side of the train line. Then meet in Grand Central by 11 am at the bottom of the east side stairs in the great hall. Look for the Sierra Club banner. Harlem Line of Metro North: Take the 10:23 train from White Plains to Grand Central, or the same train from another station. There is abundant FREE parking at most train stations. Then meet in Grand Central by 11 am at the bottom of the east side stairs in the great hall. Look for the Sierra Club banner. New Haven Line of Metro North: Take the 9:18 train from Rye to Grand Central, or the same train from another station. There is abundant FREE parking at most train stations. Then meet in Grand Central by 11 am at the bottom of the east side stairs in the great hall. Look for the Sierra Club banner. Take the NJ line train from Nanuet to Secaucus Junction, then switch to the train to the city. Take the A train to Columbus Circle. A bus will be leaving from the Palisades Mall parking lot. Click HERE to sign up for the bus. Seating is limited, so sign up now if you want the bus. Meeting spot to march with Sierra Club: It is definitely more fun to march with a group! If you are going directly to the March, you can find Sierra Club ahead of time at the "Maine Monument", at the southwest corner of Central Park at Columbus Circle, arriving by noon. Email rocklandclimate@gmail.com for more info. Bring a sandwich and water or buy food downstairs in Grand Central. Click here for more information:https://www.endfossilfuels.us All in for this one! See you on the 17th! Source: Info & sign up Sierra Club Website Steve Forbert - "Good Planets Are Hard To Find" (Underground Garage Mix) (Lyric Video) (03:17) Related Posts: DIG we not...Re$pect fo$$ilized remain$ of our DINO$AUR politician$ & their ance$tral burial ground$ #music #SierraClub #environment #dinosaurs #politics #SteveForbert

"War is not the answer...for only LOVE can conquer hate..." Let's pause to remember all those who've died in ALL nations...because of hate... This next one's for A. J. - Witches Brew Coffee House barista and Grateful Dead subject matter expert...who's been introducing me to another of his favorite bands: Phish... Let'$ ROOT Cau$e the problem... "The LOVE of money I$ THE ROOT of all kind$ of evil..." The RICH MAN pull$ the $tring$...PUR$E $tring$ of the politician$ who then $end our ordinary young men and women off to war to do their dirty money BU$INE$$ War machine if BIG BUSINE$$...and affect$ EVERYONE...no matter what $ide of the AI$LE we're on... Def Leppard - Gods Of War (06:55) --This prote$t again$t the god$ of war occured in February 1988 when our son John wa$ $till a mere embryo... Party Colors Purple Party Purple party - Mixture of Blue AND Red...Rather than the dualistic blue OR red Introducing the Purple Party - New York Magazine Grey Party Grey party - Mixture of Black AND White...Rather than the dualistic black OR white "Hears" a hopeful sign...the Austin TX kids are a new breed of "Jerry's Kids"... I like how the song progresses from "I will get by"...to "WE will get by..." The Barton Hills Choir - The Grateful Dead's 'Touch of Grey' #DeadCoversProject (04:08) Grateful Dead - Throwing Stones (Official Music Video) (04:38) What Do Different Colors Mean in American Politics? Buddhist Middle Way This guy's a popular teacher and presents this paradigm in simple, everyday terms. What is the Middle Way? | Robert Thurman (03:34) Headcount: We vote with our FEET... The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir is a national spokesperson for this organization that sets up tables at music shows of lots of groups and encourages people to register to vote. VOTE: No One Left Behind: No voter, no child, no woman, no man… left behind enemy lines...(Oct. 2020) Music lovers: Here's the DEAL: Help get out the vote & hear your favorite bands (Mar. 2023) It's a HOPEFUL day in the neighborhood... Spotted on a neighbor's lawn today... Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Official Video 2019) (03:59) Let's go out singing...and dancing... Check out all the folks who joined together in celebrating... Everyday People feat. Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Keb' Mo' | Turnaround Arts | Playing For Change (03:18) Related Posts 9/11: Trouble with you is The trouble with me Got two good eyes But we still don't see... #music #humor #politics #Peanuts #WitchesBrewCoffeeHouse #AJ #DefLeppard #BobHope #PlayingForChange #JackJohnson #MarvinGaye #Headcount #BobWeir

On a recent Saturday, I spent a delightful few hours at Witches Brew - a local West Hempstead coffee house where I met with Jack and Michelle, his caregiver - an interesting woman who demonstrated to me that Jack has good taste in who he selected for this important role… A teacher, activist and motivator, she talked about art, face painting, face painting parties, a mobile truck to bring the party to the people... This lunch date developed because a group Eileen and I are part of, invited us to get together with someone we didn't know, and, where possible, with someone from a different race..NAW, we're both from the human race...Different color? I'm trying to navigate this new place of how to distinguish people...LABELS...Anyone care to assist me? That said, my typical circle of friends had mostly includes people of white skin.That began to change a few years ago, as we began meeting regularly with folks in two groups that I've written about often (see post link at the end): --Multicultural Solidarity of LI Diversity Friendship Listening Circles --Baha'i Fellowship of LI “Mark Zuckerberg’s theme song” This was posted in the comments for the Police’s video on YouTube. The Police - Every Breath You Take (Official Music Video) (03:48) Now back to our regularly scheduled program...story... Danny, one of the coffee house proprietors, greeted us and led us to one of the tables in the outside seating area, which faces the West Hempstead Fire Department's lot. He brought a bowl with fresh water for Jack. Jack got very quickly attached to Kayla, our server, who has a special affinity for the special friends. She's also studying to work in animal care. Michelle also said that Jack has separation anxiety and barks whenever someone he likes leaves. Eileen and I have a long time friend DoryAnne who also has a faithful companion named Jack - also a Jack Russell Terrier. Further proof that dogs named Jack are in a class by themselves and have excellent taste in women The Weight | Featuring Ringo Starr and Robbie Robertson | Playing For Change | Song Around The World (05:46) Robbie's song recalled this passage from Galatians: He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - The Hollies lyrics (04:24) The Morning After The next morning as I was reflecting on my afternoon with Michelle and Jack...I got led to new places like this movie - one based on a true story. THIS IS WHY I LOVE MY "JOB"! "Dog Jack" trailer (02:50) Dog...God... Remember... God Backwards Spells Dog Poem Just found this on the same page as the poem. GoD And DoG by Wendy J Francisco (01:58) Animal Confession - Saturday Night Live (04:02) From my sister Peggy Not just dogs get upset... Duane Allman (feat. Aretha Franklin) - The Weight (03:02) We're all walking each other home... RELATED POSTS Relationships: Working, Praying & Playing TOGETHER [from intro] WELCOME! Come meet some of the people and places that are enriching my current experience of life. I'm offering them in a new way for me...For much of my adult life, I've been more focused on the tasks rather than the relationships...As this has been gradually shifting, I find that I'm starting to pay more attention to developing relationships with the people with whom I'm doing things. With some of these folks, we are meeting in places that are conducive to the formation of ties: sacred spaces like peoples' homes, outdoor habitats, restaurants/coffee houses...WHERE we frequently share meals. #music #humor #TheBand #PlayingForChange #RobbieRobertson #RingoStarr #RamDass #JerryGarcia #Michelle #Jack #WitchesBrewCoffeeHouse #Danny #Kayla #DoryAnne #Danny #Eileen #MulticulturalSolidarityofLIDiversityFriendshipListeningCircles #BahaiFellowship #ThePolice #TheHollies #WendyJFrancisco #DuaneAllman #confession

Let's follow this wise diagnosis by doctors J Garcia and R Hunter to SEE where it leads us... Stevie Wonder Visions from Innervisions (05:23) [Verse 1] People hand in hand Have I lived to see the milk and honey land? Where hate's a dream and love forever stands Or is this a vision in my mind? [Verse 2] The law was never passed But somehow all men feel they are truly free at last Have we really gone this far through space and time Or is this a vision in my mind? Two for Keith Crocker... Wisdom teachers in many traditions alert us to the critical importance of seeing... HOW we see determines WHAT we see...and can't see. Recognizing our Biases Learning How to See: Recognizing Our Biases Monday, March 1, 2021 CAC faculty member Brian McLaren has done thoughtful and helpful research about what makes us see things so differently from one another. He identified thirteen biases that we outline today. Being a former pastor and an excellent communicator, Brian found a waanaisy to make these complex ways of seeing simple and memorable. He writes: People can’t see what they can’t see. Their biases get in the way, surrounding them like a high wall, trapping them in ignorance, deception, and illusion. No amount of reasoning and argument will get through to them, unless we first learn how to break down the walls of bias. . . . Clicking the "NEXT" link at the lower right will bring you to the next meditation in this series. The Role of Consciousness This paradigm is part our our family's current explorations and centers around the pioneering work of Dr. David Hawkins. Among this evening's search results was a website that greeted my arrival with this pop up: And my Alice decided to stay and see where I was led... The 17 Levels of Human Consciousness with Dr. David Hawkins - Live Learn Evolve [Article begins with] In the book Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins, there’s a hierarchy of levels of human consciousness. It’s an interesting paradigm. If you read the book, it’s also fairly easy to figure out where you fall on this hierarchy based on your current life situation. From low to high, the levels of consciousness are: shame, guilt, apathy, grief, fear, desire, anger, pride, courage, neutrality, willingness, acceptance, reason, love, joy, peace, enlightenment. While we can pop in and out of different levels at various times, usually there’s a predominant “normal” state for us. If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re at least at the level of courage because if you were at a lower level, you’d likely have no conscious interest in personal growth. The Dualistic Mind The Dualistic Mind - Jan. 29, 2017 - Center for Action and Contemplation [From the meditation] Dualistic thinking, or the “egoic operating system,” as my friend and colleague Cynthia Bourgeault calls it, is our way of reading reality from the position of our private and small self. “What’s in it for me?” “How will I look if I do this?” This is the ego’s preferred way of seeing reality. It is the ordinary “hardware” of almost all Western people, even those who think of themselves as Christians. The church has neglected its central work of teaching prayer and contemplation, allowing the language of institutional religion itself to remain dualistic and largely argumentative. We ended up confusing information with enlightenment, mind with soul, and thinking with experiencing—yet these are very different paths. Clicking the "NEXT" link at the lower right will bring you to the next meditation in this series. Richard Rohr - What do we mean by dualistic thinking (04:27) Third Eye Seeing Why is the pineal gland called the “third eye?” Since the pineal gland was the last of the endocrine glands to be discovered — and scientists still aren’t fully sure of all of its functions — the pineal gland has long been a “mysterious” organ. The pineal gland was commonly called the “third eye” for many reasons, including its location deep in the center of the brain and its connection to light via the circadian rhythm and melatonin secretion. Many spiritual traditions believe it serves as a connection between the physical and spiritual worlds. Chakras are prominent in certain forms of Hinduism and Tantric Buddhism. The third eye chakra is considered to be the sixth chakra in your body. It’s believed to be linked to perception, awareness and spiritual communication and linked to the pineal gland. While there’s no scientific evidence to support these claims, many forms of spirituality and cultures emphasize the importance of the third eye chakra and the pineal gland. Source: Cleveland Clinic The Pineal Gland and The Third Eye Chakra - Gaia Rasta Vision: Eye and Eye...are ONE... One love...One heart... One Love - Song Around LA - Playing For Change (03:47) ONE...more time...Around our common home... One Love (Bob Marley) feat. Manu Chao | Playing For Change | Song Around The World (05:07) MYopia...Try to see it MY way... Two good eyes is a starting point... Need to bring the L and R together to focus better... "Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world" Grateful Dead - Eyes Of The World (Winterland 10/19/74) (Official Live Video) (07:12) #music #humor #GratefulDead #KeithCrocker #RichardRohr #CenterForActionAndContemplation #BrianMcLaren #DavidHawkins #AnaisNin #JerryGarcia #RobertHunter #StevieWonder #PlayingForChange #ThirdEye #PinealGland

WE SHOULD SINK THE PARTISAN SHIP - Robert Bennett for The Washington Post ...published1997...and applying NOW more than ever... Note: I added all the images. Full article follows... His complete article follows: By Robert S. Bennett March 16, 1997 For the past quarter of a century I have had a ringside seat at many of the nation's political scandals. I have served as counsel to congressional committees, directed criminal investigations as a federal prosecutor, and represented members of Congress and the executive branch as a defense lawyer. So let me say it plainly: Partisan politics is polluting our most important legal and ethical processes, whether they be independent counsel investigations or congressional hearings, and is damaging our political system. Many of these proceedings, while billed as impartial fact-finding missions, have become little more than "witch hunts" designed to humiliate the opposing political party. The scandal machine bankrupts individuals, who are little more than pawns in larger political agendas. It threatens the ability of the political system to attract and retain the bright, dedicated people that our nation deserves. It threatens the ability of prosecutors and defense attorneys to fulfill their assigned roles within our system. It undermines public confidence in our government, its leaders and in the fact-finding process itself. I wish to emphasize that I have no partisan motivation in speaking out -- nor am I advocating on behalf of any particular client. In fact, I must admit that Washington's current obsession with scandal has been a boon for my law practice. And let me acknowledge that in the heat of the moment, there are things I have said and done in defense of a client that have contributed to the very concerns I am addressing. A criminal or ethical investigation is simply not an appropriate place for partisan politics. The partisan's role is to advocate certain policies, move voters in a certain direction, elect candidates and defeat opponents. But these techniques of the political marketplace are completely out of place in the world of dispassionate investigations. Our legal system is replete with rules designed to limit partisanship in criminal investigations. But in the new world of political investigations, these principles are turned upside down. A president's political opponents argue that the Justice Department is not sufficiently adverse to the executive branch, and so they insist that an independent counsel be appointed. If the independent counsel does not come to the conclusions they want, these same partisans attack him as being "too soft." There is great hypocrisy on both sides of the aisle. During the Reagan administration, the Republicans were highly critical of the independent counsel statute when my client, then Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, was in the cross hairs of Iran-contra independent counsel Lawrence Walsh. But the Republicans don't think the independent counsel is such a bad idea now that President Clinton is on the receiving end. The Democrats, who complain about Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr, had no problem when Walsh was pursuing Weinberger. What are the results of such partisan investigations? Consider the costs, financial and personal, of defending yourself against a politically motivated investigation. President Clinton's former adviser, George Stephanopoulos, told me recently that he believed he had a successful run in Washington because he left the White House with less than $100,000 in legal fees. He was only half-joking. Only a generation ago, it was unusual for members of Congress, justices of the Supreme Court or the president himself to be subject to intense scrutiny, much less criminal investigation, under circumstances that were less than extraordinary. All that changed with Watergate. Congress became much more willing to launch investigations into the executive branch. New ethics laws were passed, creating the potential for more investigations. The press became much more aggressive in reporting potential scandals; many young reporters, without a sense of history, context or proportion, saw scandal where none existed or at least treated any mistake, no matter how minor, as worthy of being called a " 'gate." Moreover, after Watergate, the executive branch was no longer trusted to police itself. The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 created the office of "independent counsel," a prosecutor appointed by a judicial panel to investigate potential wrongdoing within the executive branch. The independent counsel law is all right in theory, but in practice we have created an unbridled monster free to roam the landscape in search of high profile prey to devour, to the clamoring approval of the media. Beware of the lawyer with only one case and an endlessly deep pocket to finance it. Watergate taught both parties that scandal could serve as a shortcut to political success. The Democrats achieved big gains in the 1974 mid-term elections, held soon after President Nixon resigned, and won the White House two years later. The lesson was learned: Since Watergate, both parties have eagerly looked for wrongdoing -- but only by members of the opposite party. It seems so much easier than old-fashioned politics. Rather than debate your opponent's proposals, simply attack his character. Rather than try to win a battle of ideas, try to tie up your opponents with subpoenas and prosecutors. What is it like to be a target or a defendant in such an environment? Consider what happened to Weinberger. After we successfully moved to dismiss a key part of an indictment against him, the independent counsel returned a second indictment just a few days before the 1992 election. This indictment not only attempted to repackage the dismissed charge against Weinberger, but unnecessarily included critical references to then President Bush. Although we successfully argued that the new charge was filed beyond the statute of limitations, the impact of the news coverage on Weinberger -- and possibly on the election -- was irreversible. Consider the circus that has surrounded some of my other clients, who are witnesses in the Whitewater affair. At the insistence of congressional Republicans, Robert Fiske, a moderate Republican, was appointed as special counsel to investigate the Whitewater allegations. Fiske, a former federal prosecutor and a man of well-known independence and integrity, issued a report in 1994 that exonerated Clinton White House staffers of certain Whitewater allegations. Instead of rejoicing that government officials had committed no wrongdoing, a Republican congressman attacked Fiske's character and demanded that he be replaced. Fiske was replaced by Kenneth Starr, a well-known conservative and former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. This appointment set off criticism from Democrats, who claimed Starr was too partisan. But the most stunning development came a few weeks ago, when Starr announced his intentions to resign and become dean of Pepperdine University Law School. Conservatives who had celebrated Starr now turned on him. Faced with such relentless criticism, Starr reversed his decision and said he would stay on the job. Imagine how you would feel being investigated by a man who was under such pressure to bring indictments and who so quickly changed his mind in the face of criticism. As for Starr, it no longer appears that conservatives want him to be truly "independent" at all, and the Democrats are concerned that his quick reversal shows malleability and a desire to please his critics. Or consider the controversy that recently bedeviled the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. Sen. Fred Thompson, the committee's Republican chairman, pushed for a broad-based inquiry of political fund-raising in all federal races. Fellow Senate Republicans Mitch McConnell and Rick Santorum resisted at first, saying the committee should focus solely on the 1996 presidential race. It just so happens that Sen. McConnell heads the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which raises millions of dollars for GOP Senate campaigns. Meanwhile, Sen. John Glenn, the committee's ranking Democrat, announced that a former prosecutor -- described in the press as a "pit bull" -- had been appointed the chief minority counsel for the investigation. Sen. Glenn stated: "I believe, at this point in the investigation, that we need someone with a strong prosecutorial background to lead this inquiry for the Democrats." Can anyone believe that an investigation born in such a partisan environment will be devoted primarily to finding the truth? Such partisan motives have no place in objective fact-finding. As far as we know, Lady Justice is neither a Republican nor a Democrat. So what can we do? We seem to have started a scandal machine that we can't control, much less stop. It won't be easy to change the habits of the past 25 years, but I believe it can and must be done. First, we must remember the importance of having professional, nonpartisan investigators and prosecutors. Just before World War II, then Attorney General Robert H. Jackson (who was later appointed to the Supreme Court) stated that "the prosecutor has more control over life, liberty and reputation than any other person in America." And independent counsels are the most powerful of all prosecutors. An independent counsel is not limited by the demands of other cases. His investigation can cover almost anything or anyone he chooses. His budget is practically limitless. He has a built in conflict of interest because he loses his job -- and the trappings of power it confers -- as soon as he determines that the subject of his investigation is innocent. Most significantly, he has no superiors and suffers no punishment if he bungles his assignment. We must radically change the independent counsel statute. Congress has always had the power to investigate any matter it chooses and is unlikely to relinquish such power. To the extent Congress feels such investigations are necessary, it should adopt procedures to ensure they are run in a non-partisan manner. Any investigation into a serious criminal or ethical matter should be conducted by a committee created for that occasion, with a term that will expire at the next election. The committee should include equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats. If the House and Senate wish to investigate the same matter, they should form a joint committee so that those under investigation have to deal with only one panel. History shows, time and again, that our politicians ultimately respond to us. If we really want to stop the politicization of the legal and ethical process, we must inform our political leaders that we will not tolerate it. We must reject those who build their political careers on personal attacks and character assassination. We must punish those members of Congress who abuse their investigative authority. James Madison once noted that "if men were angels, no government would be necessary." Political leaders are not angels, but they are not devils either. We must recognize that our government is largely made up of honorable men and women, Republicans and Democrats, who do not deserve the "hell" that partisanship has wrought upon them -- to the detriment of our nation. Robert Bennett, a Washington lawyer, is defending President Clinton against the sexual harassment civil lawsuit filed by Paula Jones. This article is adapted from a lecture he delivered at Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bruce Palmer, Tom Petty perform "For What It's Worth" at the 1997 Ceremony (05:29) #music #politics