just a brief post to wish all of my friends and visitors...
-the very best of wishes-heart, soul, and body -opportunities to smile -opportunities to give thanks -opportunities to share whatever God lays on your heart -opportunities (forcefully taken if need be :) to have some quiet time to yourself -many opportunities to love and be loved
this is a good song to close your eyes to....close your eyes and think....
tired of all the nastiness over this health care stuff... tired of the neo-con bumperstickers on so many of the suv's i see around town (such tight-fisted crap) tired of the lack of respect and civility on both sides (though the righty-s are in the lead right now as far as i'm concerned)
this song nearly makes me cry almost every time i listen to it...God bless you Buddy Miller...
sometimes i'm as 'mindful' as a muddy ol' puddle sometimes this brain racket leaves me befuddled sometimes i like to think that i'm deep when i'm really as shallow as a strugging creek
sometimes i'm as loving as a block of wood sometimes my dark heart pretends that it's good sometimes i give lessons like a school teacher when i need to listen to me the preacher
the gig last night was a bust. it happens. this venue is an enigma to me... i've done 2 specific gigs there that are on my list of best gigs ever for: some financial returns, group participation, and atmospheric electricity... the other couple of times were 'glorified rehearsals' in all honesty, i don't like the inconsistency...and in all honesty it makes me ponder the following:
*side note - yes, if i keep doing this i will continue to give it 100% when i play but...
-i like to entertain sure, but at heart i am a song-leader. i believe in this thing called 'group singing.' i believe in that atmosphere of lifting our hearts and voices to sing protest songs, silly songs, peace songs, folk songs, and spirituals. I know from experience that it helps with solidarity, freedom from heaviness, and a healthy escape from life to get 're-calibrated.'
-question to self: to whom do i go? the children, the congregation (i can't do the contemporary church music thing anymore...not right now), just the web?, just the recording studio?
it's Sunday, 2nd cup of coffee, and this is my honest 'folkish' pondering. send your well-wishes my way :)
my beans and eggs are an art form hospitality has lent me lil' moments of heaven in my slight hut- you can smell cumin spice and hear the rattling banjo burl ives is my guest
and you....
you sit you eat let me feed you let me try to listen let me speak too maybe it'll be seasoned with a grace?
progress not perfection is my hanging cardigan sweater the lover-God is my true landlord and my toaster might sandwich your heart....
Do Life! i say then mark it down. share. share. share.
face to the wall hooded head cryin' separation's not our song 'cause i love you boy hug you kiss you talk to you do you hear the tone of my voice? the tender force behind it... father's comfort father's care what father has, he pulls from the lint filled heart-drawer 'cause he's still made room for you boy room forever.
I like to make things that are simple, yet savory to eat...
here is my quick bean soup:
2 cans of cooked pinto beans/strained 3/4 of a farmer john ham steak/chopped salt pepper louisianna pepper sauce 1 zucchini/chopped 1 roma tomato/seeds scraped and chopped 3/4 of a pabst blue ribbon beer 2 tbsp of oil (i've been using canola cuz that's what i have)
-add oil to big skillet with depth or a big sauce pan -saute ham, zucchini, and tomatoes stirring evenly -add salt and pepper -put in canned beans, add a half can or so of water -add beer -splash pepper sauce to taste
LET SIMMER FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT...the Longer, the better
This is great over white rice, or by itself with some fresh bread, or even as breakfast with a fried egg on top....yes, i said a fried egg...over medium mmmmmmm....
'as i grow in love, i worry less about doing something important. Instead, i stretch my abilities as far as they can take me. my action is now the spontaneous expression of a loving heart....' -hope for today
'where your treasure is, there your heart will be also...' -Jesus
here a little there a little a wave a smile an embrace an 'i'm sorry' a little seed sown a little love grown a crack opened door and you're asking for more 'cause in the light of eternity what else matters? i'm not really sure....
I've been doin' music for almost 22 years now...and still i feel so young ;) and then...ukulele...you came into my life in late 2005...dear ukulele, how wonderful you are! you are:
-the perfect fit for the folky -the quick smile inducer of the beginner -the snappy jazz of the hipster -the strangely fitting sound of the hillbilly -the pop effect of the singer-songwriter -the atmosphere of the experiment-er -the proof that Rock n Roll ain't limited to the guitar...tru dat!
