Blogging19 Dec 2007 12:48 pm
Dan died yesterday and I find myself saddened by his death. The song below, which is really just audio with some images, was a strong influence on my teen years. Some people felt he was too sappy, but he was an amazing songwriter. RIP Dan.
High on this mountain
The clouds down below
I’m feeling so strong and alive
From this rocky perch
I’ll continue to search
For the wind
And the snow
And the sky
I want a lover
I want some friends
And I want to live in the sun
And I want to do all the things that I
never have done.
Sunny bright mornings
And pale moonlit nights
Keep me from feeling alone
Now, I’m learning to fly
And this freedom is like
Nothing that I’ve ever known
I’ve seen the bottom
And I’ve been on top
But mostly I’ve lived in between
And where do you go
When you get to the end of
your dream?
Off in the nether lands
I heard a sound
Like the beating of heavenly wings
And deep in my brain
I can hear a refrain
Of my soul as she rises and sings
Anthems to glory and
Anthems to love and
Hymns filled with early delight
Like the songs that the darkness
Composes to worship the light.
Once in a vision
I came on some woods
And stood at a fork in the road
My choices were clear
Yet I froze with the fear
Of not knowing which way to go
One road was simple
Acceptance of life
The other road offered sweet peace
When I made my decision
My vision became my release.
Life12 Dec 2007 11:03 am
I hate when I wear new pants for the first time and tear the seam below the pocket, which caught on the arm of my chair.
Grrrr!
Edit: And now I’ve done it to the other pocket!
This day just keeps getting better and better.
Who’s Ready for Zeppelin tour?
You know it’s going to happen next year. There’s no way it’s not going to happen.
It’s a shame it’ll be too damned expensive, although you never know.
I’m just glad I saw them back in the day when I was in high school, even if it was a shitty show.
In the News and Life08 Dec 2007 11:03 am
I miss you, John. 27 years later, I still wish I could turn back the clock to the Summer of 1980. I remember everything - sharing our morning coffee, walking in the park together on a beautiful day, and seeing your hand stretched to mine - holding it, reassuring me that I shouldn’t worry about anything because our life was good.
I had no idea that life was about to teach me the toughest lesson of all. I learned the intense pain of losing a loved one suddenly, without warning, and without having the time for a final hug and the chance to say, “I love you,” for the last time. The pain and shock of that sudden loss is with me every moment of every day. When I touched John’s side of our bed on the night of December 8th, 1980, I realized that it was still warm. That moment has haunted me for the past 27 years - and will stay with me forever.
Even harder for me is watching what was taken away from our beautiful boy, Sean.
He lives in silent anger over not having his Dad, whom he loved so much, around to share his life with. I know we are not alone. Our pain is one shared by many other families who are suffering as the victims of senseless violence. This pain has to stop.Let’s not waste the lives of those we have lost. Let’s, together, make the world a place of love and joy and not a place of fear and anger. This day of John’s passing has become more and more important for so many people around the world as the day to remember his message of Peace and Love and to do what each of us can to work on healing this planet we cherish.
Let’s: Think Peace, Act Peace, and Spread Peace. John worked for it all his life.
He said, “there’s no problem, only solutions.” Remember, we are all together.
We can do it, we must. I love you!Yoko Ono Lennon
Remnants of the colony ship used to settle Earth? A giant pencil? You decide.
A really beautiful song by a band I truly need to get more music from. I have a show coming that was recorded on their recent tour from someone online, so that’ll be a nice start.
Shhh! It’s Kim’s birthday today. Don’t tell her I told you!
Photography and Life13 Nov 2007 05:23 pm
I’ve been using Flickr to host my photos for over two years now and love the service, as it meets all my simple requirements for hosting.
My pet-peeve comes from the contacts part of the service. When I started, I added Rosie O’Donnell as a contact, but never went to her pictures. Now, when I try to remove her from my contacts, not only can I not get to the profile page, but I can’t even send her a message to let me remove her. Honestly, that’s rude. Sure, she’s a celebrity and deserving of some peace, but not allowing someone to delink her from their contacts is really disrespectful.
It irks me, it does.