And now, in keeping with his courageous actions, he is moving to China!!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
you know what this is?
i could only love
and love only
the man who looks up from his book
and catches my eye over mine
and says that what we are doing
-reading in bed-
is foreplay
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Boho Hobo in Hobo
I need to figure out how to create and post a map so you can all track my location...
From Wayne, I went to Hoboken, then to Colonia, now in Edison.
Today to Highland Park, tomorrow to Springfield, potentially Randolph and Roxbury, and back to Edison.
Next week Wayne, Atlantic City?, Edison, Cinnaminson, Little Ferry.
Eventually? Dayton Ohio, Lawrence Kansas, and Albuquerque New Mexico
Thursday, July 17, 2008
sisters
This picture makes me very happy. Its a reminder of how much more valuable, priceless, and important my family has become to me in the past year. Thank goodness for webcams.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
a weekend and a half...
It was a weekend and a half...figuratively and literally...and so much has happened. I'm now homeless which allowed for some major family bonding, and the beginning of some serious hobo vagabonding. Eleven free slurpees, three poolsides, one seaside, and more from oz...
The fortune teller machine card printed, "You may be traveling down a yellow brick road..."
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The winning answer
What an (actually) significant moment to win a game of Cranium by having the male friend in my life who represents the Cowardly Lion in my Dorothy/Oz paralleled life have to guess the answer of 'Cowardly Lion.' I've always admired the courage he has always to be his own person, a man better than average, traveling off the beaten path, marching to his own drummer, inspiring me to attempt the same. And just as in the Wizard of Oz, this has always existed inside of him, like it did in the Lion, without the confirmation and justification of others (the Wizard).Monday, July 7, 2008
celebrating MY independence
"I hope July 4th goes beyond political independence and takes over individual lives. We are all free to be. We are free to forget. We are free to dream. We are free to scream. So celebrate something in your own way today, this week, and the rest of the year. Light that dormant fuse in your ass and sparkle once in a while. Help me hear the boom from way out here."
-from, http://freshnessfactorfivethousand.blogspot.com/2008/07/shine-light.html
Last year, on July 3rd into the early morning hours of July 4th, I realized and celebrated my own independence from a way of life I had been living for 5 and a half years.
This year, still celebrating, and still so grateful for one of the reasons that brought me to such a realization.
This year, still celebrating, and still so grateful for one of the reasons that brought me to such a realization.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
necklace...
This necklace was thought to have been lost many years ago.
It was my mother's and one of the only things I have that was hers.
I found it the DAY after the anniversary of her passing.
i still get chills after telling the story several times now...
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Syracuse JazzFest
Magic has permeated my summer and this past weekend was no exception.
The Syracuse JazzFest was excellent and my company was 'amazical'.
A less than notable opener, the Oz Noy Trio was described as the Israeli Jimi Hendrix; not sure if that was less than complimentary to Jimi or Israel, likely both.
The East Coast West Coast Dream Band thoroughly thrilled and impressed the crowd, vocalist Alex Ligertwood getting everyone on their feet and belting some awesome vocals, including a superb 'Layla'. Sergio Mendes rocked the house for sure.
The second day included an exhilarating visit to Wegmans (my first time!) and then we headed back to the legendary Onondaga Community College campus. The Steelheads mellowed us out, and on the steamy late June afternoon, it was quite fitting to be serenaded by Caribbean sounding steel drums. The Moutin Reunion Quartet jived some straight ahead jazz with extraordinary chemisty, being that the drum and bass players are brothers. The real highlight of the whole weekend for me was Bill Evans Soulgrass, once again fusing my two current musical passions, Bluegrass and Jazz. With a sound much like the Flecktones, these guys really rocked the whole show; a welcome addition and departure from the Flecktones sound being the fiddle player, Christian Howes, who personally sold me, from his backpack, one of his CDs later on in the day. Also obtained was this CD, The Other Side Of Something, signed in person by Bill Evans and his banjo player in the CD tent! I'm listening to that as I write now...and you should be too! Mike Stern and his band rocked some heavy Jazz flawlessly, the drummer Dave Weckl wowing us all, and Randy Brecker, of course, selling the whole thing. Randy's two performances, with Mike Stern and also the day earlier with the Dream Band, reinforced my appreciation for trumpet (especially muted trumpet!).
Above you can see the rainbow that appeared after a short humidity relieving rain shower. I have never seen one arch all the way across the sky and the colors seen in the picture are only half of what the crowd gaped at in the moment. just wow.
The Syracuse JazzFest was excellent and my company was 'amazical'.
A less than notable opener, the Oz Noy Trio was described as the Israeli Jimi Hendrix; not sure if that was less than complimentary to Jimi or Israel, likely both.
The East Coast West Coast Dream Band thoroughly thrilled and impressed the crowd, vocalist Alex Ligertwood getting everyone on their feet and belting some awesome vocals, including a superb 'Layla'. Sergio Mendes rocked the house for sure.
The second day included an exhilarating visit to Wegmans (my first time!) and then we headed back to the legendary Onondaga Community College campus. The Steelheads mellowed us out, and on the steamy late June afternoon, it was quite fitting to be serenaded by Caribbean sounding steel drums. The Moutin Reunion Quartet jived some straight ahead jazz with extraordinary chemisty, being that the drum and bass players are brothers. The real highlight of the whole weekend for me was Bill Evans Soulgrass, once again fusing my two current musical passions, Bluegrass and Jazz. With a sound much like the Flecktones, these guys really rocked the whole show; a welcome addition and departure from the Flecktones sound being the fiddle player, Christian Howes, who personally sold me, from his backpack, one of his CDs later on in the day. Also obtained was this CD, The Other Side Of Something, signed in person by Bill Evans and his banjo player in the CD tent! I'm listening to that as I write now...and you should be too! Mike Stern and his band rocked some heavy Jazz flawlessly, the drummer Dave Weckl wowing us all, and Randy Brecker, of course, selling the whole thing. Randy's two performances, with Mike Stern and also the day earlier with the Dream Band, reinforced my appreciation for trumpet (especially muted trumpet!).
Above you can see the rainbow that appeared after a short humidity relieving rain shower. I have never seen one arch all the way across the sky and the colors seen in the picture are only half of what the crowd gaped at in the moment. just wow.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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