"I don’t know how to pray," she said.
"For this, for you, the end."
She lay at a loss,
Her eyes polluted, steely slits.
Rice paper skin loosely holding in
Vast, venerable veins.
Their purpose fooled
Into considering one more day.
"It is Thursday,
And I have a permanent."
Then her eyes fix themselves
Upon mine, she knows.
"Keep me in mind,
Dear." I won’t forget.
And that is just like her
To hold off death intent
To have her say. Again
She knows, and then does not,
It is time. Fraught
With just enough heart
Remaining, she pulls her way
Loose from her body, barely
What it was when she was put to bed.
It is cold and blue and black and red.
For the last time,
"I don’t know how to pray,"
She said. It is alright…
I will for this, for you, the end.
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VV trolls, go away. Just go away. Stop coming here and trying to stir shit up.
What the hell does VV's have to do with anything? You're obsessed 1:09.
Maybe they are pissed because Gerard didn't run for president and the people over at VV's wouldn't vote for him?
Who's been on holiday lately? I'm thinking of going to st. thomas next month.
that's so clever 1:17. you can't be from that blog seeing as you're so clever and witty.
VV trolls, go away. Just go away. Stop coming here and trying to stir shit up.
I think you are a Mayo-V troll. You two timer:)
Did someone mention a pole? May, June, July, August. Makes no difference to me as long as it's long, wide and sturdy.
I like a good hard solid pole. That hollow shit just don't hold up as good.
As long as it is summer. In the winter things will get stuck on a frozen pole. Ouch!
My tongue is patient and warm enough to warm any pole. You just need to breath on it a little first. No ouch involved. Only mmmm. ;)
Goodnight! :)
You know Bin Laden will be turned into a martyr for Muslim extremists. You know he will.
This isnt the end of the war on terrorism. It's the beginning of the climax and it's not going to be a good one.
Bin Laden's dead? Bloody hell.
I agree with everything you said 1:38.
I know very little about American politics but as a Brit I will say that I hated George Bush. Never trusted him. I thought he was hungry for war. Couldn't stand the man. Maybe I'm being unfair on the guy cos my opinion of him is based purely on the British press.
I felt the world was going to be a much safer place once Barrack Obama was elected as president. Not sure anymore cos I think there'll be hell to pay for Bin Laden's death. I think this is just the beginning of more acts of terrorism. It's bloody scary to be honest.
Like I said that's my personal opinion. I don't claim to speak for any other Brit on this blog.
Oh and Good Morning to everyone:)
i agree with you 1:38
it's not good
The images of Americans celebrating the death of BinLaden by cheering in the streets will only add fuel to the fire.
I'm glad the man's dead but it would have much better to capture him and keep him alive, locked in a tiny cage for the rest of his miserable life.
You can't martyr a living person.
Grim,
TAG! Come find me at the playground tonight. Bring the chest.
Mandy
~~~"Seven days of saturday
Is all that I need
Got no use for Sunday
'Cause I don't rest in peace
Don't need no Mondays
Or the rest of the week
I spend a lot of time in bed
But baby I don't like to sleep no
I won't lie to you
I'm never gonna cry to you
I'll probably drive you wild 8 days a week
Until I'm 6 feet under
Baby I don't need a bed
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Till they roll me over
And lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead "~~~
~~live at JAZZ FEST !!!!!~~
Opening weekend was a great success (and a whole lotta fun too)!!!! You should have come down, Mayo! !!!
:P
I just wish I gotten around to getting my good camera fixed. Oh well! Lack of good camera did not interfere with the singing along, dancing and general GOOD TIME!!!!!!!
Jeff Beck and Robert Plant were both absolutely AAAMMMAAAZZZING!!!!!!
As were the Dixie Cups and The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Ms. IRMA THOMAS!!!!!
The zydeco was swingin' , the blues was rockin', the Jazz was zippin' and BON JOVI was the perfect end to a fabulous Friday and Saturday!!!!
In conclusion, IT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wish all my friends could have been there to share in the greatness of it all!
:)
Friday can't get here fast enough!!!!! I gets to see Bonerama, Better Than Ezra, Arcade Fire and others!
Welshie: I hope your sister is okay!
Have a great day/night, all!!! Stay safe out there!!!!
Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
*finishes singing song because ya'll know I can't leave a song unfinished*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So you're looking for some action
I got got everything you need
Better keep your motor running
'cause I was built for speed
This ain't no slumber party
Got no time for catching z's
If they say that that ain't healthy
Well then living's a disease
We're never going to die baby
Come on let me drive you crazy
We'll make every night another New Year's Eve
Till I'm six feet under
I won't need a bed
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Till they roll me over
And lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Sleep when I'm dead, sleep when I'm dead
Gonna live while I'm alive,
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Seven days of Saturday
Is all that I need
Got no use for Sunday
'Cause I don't rest in peace
I was born to live
You know I wasn't born to die
But if they party down in heaven
I'll be sure to be on time
Until I'm six feet under
I don't need a bed
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Till they roll me over
And lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead
I feel like I'm exploding
Going out of my head
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Till I'm six feet under
And they lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Sleep when I'm dead, sleep when I'm dead
Gonna live while I'm alive, sleep when I'm dead
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:)
By Reed Stevenson
DUBAI - (Reuters) - In the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on his Twitter account that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, saying he hoped "its not the start of something nasty."
A few hours later Athar posted another tweet: "Uh oh, now I'm the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid without knowing it."
In the age of Twitter, perhaps it's no surprise that the first signs of the U.S. operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden were noticed by an IT consultant awake late at night.
Athar, a resident of Abbottabad where bin Laden was holed up, first noticed a helicopter and thought it unusual enough to post this on his Twitter account.
"Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event)," wrote Athar. Moments later, he added: "A huge window shaking bang here... I hope its not the start of something nasty."
After liveblogging and speculating for several hours over what happened, it dawned on Athar and those following him that they were witnessing the end of a worldwide manhunt for the man held responsible for orchestrating the September 11, 2001 attacks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-raid-twitter-sohaib-athar_n_856187.html
I don't think Bin Laden will become a martyr like some of you are thinking. He was one mad that controlled one group. There are a lot of different people in the middle east who are mad for all sorts of reason.
If there is another act I don't think it will be because of Bin Laden. It could happen because of Gitmo or that man who burned the Quran.
The next terrorist might not come from the middle east. I hear there is a new group of people calling themselves the IRA.
One thing is for sure, the people whose job it is to gather intelligence about planned attacks will be working hard. This time when they say they are hearing whispers about a planned attack it won't fall on deaf ears.
Before some one brings it up. I know that the IRA was around before. This "new" group is a splinter group from the original.
So....I guess tonight Obama will be kicked back....burnin a big fat one and watching some B-Ball,Planning his next term in office.
good morning!
Goodness things that have gone on in the world the last few days!
Sad thing is it won't ever get rid of terrorism, they may be without a strong leadership for a while but there'll be another.
The Irish Republican Army is grumbling again?
The "new" IRA renounced arms in 2005 didn't they?
Poor Ireland. :(
Tips hat to the Navy Seals. They carried out an extra risky mission with bravery and precision. Well done Navy Seals special ops.
Where the hell is that girl!?
Grim
PP!!!!!!!!
I hope you and yours are ok
A tornado just hit Aukland, upturning cars, collapsing a roof, one killed
let us know when you can
Hi Ergo, we're all good thanks! Still under Civil Defence warning for the next few hours. Death toll has gone up and quite a few people are critically injured. It was nowhere near as large as what as the States has been experiencing, but it went through quite a few city suburbs. This is completely insane weather for around here! =(
Oh PP good to hear from you so glad you're all right, I haven't caught any new news since before as I had to go out but news is on in a few minutes so I'm sure they'll have more video etc and updates on the people.
Looked very scary
So glad you're ok Possum. You take care now.
Thank you as well Wendy for your concern. She's feeling a bit better. More scans and tests to come.
What a difference in two weekends. One was filled with laughter and birthday cheer, the other full of fear, not just for my sister but for mankind you know.
I miss Mayo and SS and all the bloggers. I miss how there was always someone online day and night. It would take me bloody hours to read all the comments. I miss that. I know I'm not supposed to say that here but I just did. So there. Rip me to pieces if you will. Don't care.
I was listening to this song today Mayo and thought of you. I know. I'm strange. The Cure, Lullaby
SS, for you sir. The Caterpillar
For every person who walked through Blogbelieve Lovecats
Good Morning
Possum I am so glad to see you are okay. It was really weird this morning when I went to Twitter and saw the storm chaser that I follow had tweeted about a tornado in New Zealand. Really wasn't expecting that.
Today is actually the anniversary of the Great Plains Tornado outbreak from 1999 which killed 40 people and left 675 injured. I remember that one too well. Sadly what has recently happened down South is much worse.
Here's to hoping the weather calms down.
Hello Welshie
Just saw you here. Please don't feel you can't say any damn thing you want because you can. Things they way they are here have been preventing me from being at Mayo's as often as I'd like. But I'm still here, still ready to listen.
There are people here for you, Welshie. Please don't forget that.
Grim,
Let me out of this damn chest.
Mandy
Oh I'm not blaming anyone for walking away from this place elena, really I'm not and I know that people are busy and don't always have time to chat. I wasn't being nasty you know. Just feeling a bit 'bleurgh'.
I'll put my happy face on now:)
Oi Grim, let Mandy out of that damn chest! Now! I'll start playing my bagpipes if you don't.
Got to go. Toodle pip.
Welshie I didn't think you were blaming anyone for not being here. Guess I was just trying to explain why I'm not here as much. Didn't want you to feel alone.
Oh and my day just got a hell of a lot brighter....Mr E had a doctors appointment this morning and he just called....what we feared ain't so. He's gonna be okay.
Take care, Welshie and know I'm keeping you and yours in my thoughts and prayers.
Hello elena, you still there? Mr E's not been well? He's gonna be okay? Thank god for that.
Oh Elena you've had all that worry going on in your life and you make time to chat to me and reassure me. You're such a good person, always putting others first.
Big hugs for you and Mr E:)
Really must go now.
Toodle-pip-pip-pip:)
Zip-a-dee-doo -dah, zip-a-dee-ay! :)
Why aren't you here as much Elena? I'm sorry but I don't understand the point you're trying to make.
Are you not here as much because of DTBA, because Mayo doesn't interact with you and the other bloggers anymore or because you miss people you once said were your friends?
And if you aren't here as much anymore isn't that your choice, your decision.
Nostalgia is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.
. . .and they all hoped Camelot would live forever.
They needed to believe in the wizard and the witch. The lady and her knight. The prince and his queen. The land and the legend.
but even legends change over time. Through retellings and translations and embellishments. Nothing stays the same. Everything grows and changes.
What doesn't grow and change disappears. From mind and memory. That is when it becomes a mere myth.
*feels all introspective today*
(:
Tips hat to the CIA too.
The CIA finally gets its day after tracking bin Laden for 10 years. Well done CIA. The intelligence was right this time. Well done!
The world forgives you for that weapons of mass destruction error in Iraq now. Even Saddam himself believed your intelligence on that one. He thought he had them.
Clean slate and kudos to the CIA.
2:18 I believe I tried to explain but I guess you missed it. I have not been here much because my husband has had health issues. That was of course my first priority. There are other things I won't share for obvious reasons.
Of course it's my choice to be here or not. Everyone has the same choice. However at times the choices you make are not necessarily the ones you like they are the ones you know are right.
But to be clear no one here has been the cause of my absence. Not DTB anon, and certainly not Mayo.
I am here when I feel I have the time. That won't change.
Oh and as for nostalgia...I agree nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. And I don't. Each day to me is a new beginning. I may wake up in the same bed, drive to the same store, talk to the same friends but that's just my life. To think doing the same thing everyday is because I'm nostalgic for the past is kinda silly. This place is simply a part of my life, has been since I first posted. Like everything else it has changed along the way. Life, at least mine, is made up of many different parts. Some days one part is more important than another. It needs more of my attention.
So now I'm not even sure why I bothered to explain. I guess because I am trying not to look at your comment in a negative light.
Oh well, whatever.
Have a nice day anon.
good morning!
hi welshie and elena
good to hear ME had some good news from the doctor, that'll be a load off your mind.
That tornado outbreak is the one you sent me the book about, amazing stories.
welshie if I'm ever around when you are I'd love a chat. I'm sure days have less hours this year, can't believe how fast they seem to go by!
Glad your sis is feeling a bit better.
Oh 2:18 anon, please don't start picking on elena. It was me that started all this nostalgia malarky. Please don't drag her into it. Fank u anon. Sorry elena.
Oh and by the way anon me and little Rees went looking for King Arfur the other day. Went to his labyrinth in mid Wales. Had a good day. We think we spotted him selling ice creams. So he still lives see, you've just got to know where to find him:)
ERGO!!!
I didn't mean to come across as some sort of Moaning Minnie earlier. I just needed a chat you know. I know that by rights I should share my worries with people in real life but I tend to bottle things up and walk around with a smile on me face. It's my own fault.
You've always taken time to talk to me Ergo and I really appreciate that my little Aussie mate:)
Well said Elena!
aww no worries welshie. :D
I'm a lot busier this year, now the rain has stopped I can get out for my walks again which is so nice,I usually listen to a science podcast from a radio station, people ring up with questions, it's really great.
It's sometimes easier to open up to someone you don't really know as you know they ahve no preconceived ideas about the situation and can just listen to how you feel, rather than add their own bits and bobs
Mandy,
You silly little girl. The chest isn't locked. You could've come out anytime you wanted to.
Grim
I know that by rights I should share my worries with people in real life but I tend to bottle things up and walk around with a smile on me face.
Don't let things bottle up too long.
Let it out and unburden yourself wherever you feel the most comfortable doing it.
Grim,
Damn Billy and his gum. I was stuck in that damn chest all night.
Mandy
LOL
Grim
There are those that sympathize with Osama.
Consider him a hero.
In your own country.
Maybe in your own backyard.
you think you know.
You don't know dick.
Wake up America.
Your sleepwalking through your own illusion.
Believing your own bullshit...
and everyones walking around like they are safe or something.
They have the names of all the ones that "can see"
12/21/12
The snake always seems to grow a new head.
We will never taste peace again.
Not in this life.
Beware the "New World Order" .
All of the pieces will soon be in place.
God Bless America.
Please.
Scary shit.
You bet.
" Please don't feel you can't say any damn thing you want because you can. "
Just don't talk to SS without permission, and don't post poetry. Also, no opinions that might clash with the "regulars" here.
Oh wait. There are only two regulars here anymore.
Fun.
O_O
New World Order
good song (s)!
So whats the truth
So whats the truth
Bet they are glad these to mixers are gone
10:57 haven't you read the billboards? It isn't 12/21/12 it's May 21. 2011.
^ Hi Lynz
This place is simply a part of my life, has been since I first posted.
And every bit as exciting as washing smelly socks!
Monkey Shit!
Morning:)
Thank you 8:09
Monkey shit?
George Carlin was a wise man!
> exciting as washing smelly socks!
eww
good morning!
JAMES DURBIN singing 30STM "Closer to the Edge" on American Idol FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ohhhh, and he was just beautiful singing his second song "I Can't Live (If Living is Without You) with tears in his eyes.
BRAVO JAMES!!!! BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!
And, HELLO to Mayo, Welshie, Ergo, Elena... everyone!!!!
Oh, Jacob is about to sing some NAZARETH "Love Hurts"!!! I must get back to watching!
Have a great night, everyone!!!!!!
Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
Ummm... I'm not sure this is going to end up being a wish choice for Jacob.
Oh my. I don't know. The judges liked Jacob's "rendition" of "Love Hurts"; but THAT was kind of painful in my opinion. A little TOO HIGH if you ask me (which no one did, so I shall be quiet now)!
:P
Goodnight and sweet dreams, all!!!!!
*blows night night kisses*
today is star wars day. may the 4th be with you!!!!
May the 4th be with R 2 U 2!
Mandy, Where ya be at girl?
Grim
*waves*
Grim,
I've been teaching Billy his lessons.
You would approve of my methods.
Mandy
Mandy,
Leave that boy alone. No good can come from spending time with him.
Grim
Wonder what Mayo thinks about current events?
Just wondering. ;)
Holy fuck. Angela Basset is 52 years old? 50 is the new 30! Not one wrinkle on that perfect face. Damnnnn.
LOL!
Terry Richardson is the man! So is MGG! Hollywood abs. :))
♥
So much to ♥ today. :)
Above and beyond the call of duty and the call of the wild! The SEALs K9 heros.
You know, Terry Richardson could probably make a 250 pound pig in a polka dot tutu seem slightly sexually attractive. He's that good.
Boi. This joint is jumping! ;p
Ba bye.
good morning!
Fuck you!
Always wanted to say that to someone who said good morning to me.
Thank you for opportunity Mayo.
I'll probably never have another one. ;)
Beautiful day here, it's getting very cold in the mornings, going to be a chilly winter but perfect for wearing my jackets and boots,and the sky is such an amazing blue.
After all the rain you can really appreciate the change.
So nice to be able to go for walks in the morning again too, without mud, lol
My thoughts and prayers to out to the people of Memphis, Tenn and all the communities along the Mississippi River in danger of flooding. :(
The river is forecast to crest at 53.5 feet on May 18 at Vicksburg, Miss., a key gauge. That is the highest river stage recorded at Vicksburg since the catastrophic flooding of 1927 when the river reached 56.6 feet and would have kept on rising if levees hadn't given way, causing massive flooding and killing hundreds. After that calamity, the nation undertook an aggressive $13 billion plan to build levees and floodways that would avert such a scale of flooding again.
:(
it's 5 feet high and rising
wow that's scary, I hope it doesn't break the levees again and they have a good evacuation plan in place in case it does.
They've already blown up parts of the levees in Missouri, Ergo. They're trying to save towns by blowing up parts of the levee and flooding farm land.
Yeah I saw that on the news better to flood farmland than put people and towns in danger. Farmland recovers much more quickly though crops etc are lost it's the lesser of the possible damages.
Hope anyone who is affected by it gets better insurance help than some here, with them arguing over the actual definition of flooding to justify not paying people.
Insurance companies are the same all over. They'll try to get out of paying victims any way they can.
I hope the gov't is subsidizing those farmers for their losses. Not just this years crops but for years to come.
I'm sure those farm families are heartbroken about losing their homes, barns, equipment and seeing their work destroyed. :(
Can you imagine getting a knock on your door one day and gov't officials coming in and telling you that they're purposely going to flood your home and property to save more populated areas. That has to be a whole different kind of nightmare.
Our farmers got compensation from the govt. everyone who suffered flood damage did.
They have been fantastic through all the natural disasters we've suffered in the last few years, as have businesses giving free goods, tradesmen giving their time etc.
It's just insurance companies that suck however they are now creating a set simple definition of flood so there will be no more phaffing about.
It would be horrible to be told that, but they should get compensation, but I don't know how it works over there
Hiya guys, how are you all?
I'm not so good cos we've had some bad news.
My younger cousin has cancer.
He found a lump on his testicle and had it removed. he was told that this cancer doesn't spread except to maybe your other testicle. that was the worst we were expecting. But what do you know? Doctors have found cancerous cells in his stomach and kidney. He needs serious chemo.
Please send your good vibes his way.
Take care everyone and have a nice weekend.
Oh Miss T, I'm so, so sorry about your cousin. Sending my best wishes to him. I know that this is gonna be such a difficult time for you and your family so I'm giving you the biggest hug ever.
Good morning
Hi welshie
MissT what awful news,sending heaps of good wishes and prayers for his recovery and that the chemo will halt the cancer in it's tracks. I hope the family can stay positive around him and that you can all support each other through what will be a very difficult time. Lots of love
Hello
MissT while I'm always so happy to see you, the news about your cousin saddens me so much. I will be keeping him, you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Sadly I've been adding more and more people to that list lately. Stay strong, luv ya.
*hugs MissT and sends good vibes to her cousin* :)
Thanks so much Anon, Elena, Ergo and Welshie.
It's just so sad cos he has convinced himself of the worst and doesn't want to hear what the Doctor says. If it was me, I'd want to know evenrything then start fighting.
I guess you go through stages, I just don't want him to give up.
Thanks again guys, I love that you all make this a place that can help give comfort in times when you just need to talk about it.
Never change you guys xxx
Miss T, I couldn't sleep last night thinking about you and your cousin. It's just so sad. I'm sure once the initial shock wears off he'll find the strength to fight it.
You're so right Miss T this place is special. As Ergo said sometimes it's easier to talk to others outside the family. You vent all you want petal, I'll always be here to listen.
Take care
♥
♥ those velvet rims. Just statin. :)
:)
Hi ya'll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JAZZ fest 2011 has simply been the BEST JAZZ EVVA!!!! Bar none and I am so seriouz!
So much wonderful "local" talent!!!! So many fabulous international flavors!!!!
The purrr fect gumbo it has been! Delightfully DELICIOUS!!!! I <3 ed every moment of it, so far.
And YES, my heart DOES totally and completely belong to BTE (Better Than Ezra), this year. It does. That is the plain and simple truth of the whole matter!
It's just so wonderful and "GOOD" (so damn good) seeing people you knew back in the day and seeing them in the HERE AND THE NOW and ... yeah, well... it's "so damn good"!!!!!
Of course, all of our LA festivals are always good for things such as that. Jazz Fest, Voodoo Fest, French Quarter Fest, etc... it's always so good to walk up to a stage and see someone you knew/know and LOVE doing what they LOVE to do... after ALL these years.
THAT always brings a HUGE SMILE to my face! It's like "Yeah BABY!!!! There you are!!!! Still up there on that main stage after 20 plus years. HELL YEAH and I LOVE YOU for all you are and all you have given and contributed to music!!!!"
I really have no words to express my love, gratitude, appreciation and respect for all the local 'Lousiana" bands and musicians who have played Jazz Fest year after year after year...
All the Soul Rebels, John Boutte's, Irma Thomas', Better than Ezra's, Cowboy Mouths, Fat's (until Katrina), Bonerama's, Trombone Shorty's, Allan Tousaints, The Chaniers and the Boudreaux's , etc... THANK YOU ALL!!!
Thank you for never, ever forgetting where you came from and for always being willing to give back!
Heart and Soul and just a lil bit o'funk (and a whole lotta ROCK) ... That, right there, is what it is all about!
I just feel so damn grateful to "come from" where I "come from" and to know the people whom I know (some you dont' even know YOU KNOW until you walk up to a stage at Jazz Fest and look and say "Heeey!!!!! What the hell you doing up there on that stage"! You better git off 'fore you git in troubles! OHHHH, Never mind! LOL!!!) and the culture that i Love.
Miss T: I LOVE YOU, lady and my thoughts and prayers are with you and your cousin!
Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
Speaking of LOCAL talent, Isn't this woman just GORGEOUS?!!!!
She is SUCH a star in the making:
~~MELISSA We Landed on the Moon SHIPS IN PARTS live at JAZZ FEST 2011~~
She is simply stunning and a powerhouse vocalist!!!!! They's from the Red Stick. Baton Rouge!!!!
:P
good morning and Happy Mother's Day - a day for appreciating mothers of all kinds, past and present, grandmothers, women you have viewed as mothers, mothering of all kinds and honouring the contributions to our lives, our communities and our world.
missT I am sure he is in shock and it's very easy to dwell on the worst when it's all new, hope everyone can support him and I'm sure he'll come to fight it will all he has, praying for the best
PS: The $9 canned Champagne at Jazz fest simply is NOT worth the price! Get loaded BEFORE and at the "after parties". Just a little bit of advice for you "non locals". The beer prices are reasonable, if you like beer (which I don't). LOL!!!!
Hi Ergo! Good to see you. It's been such a long time.
You ever heard BONERAMA? They are darlings of ROLLING STONE! Not that I can blame the Rolling Stone for being infatuated with them. They are WONDERFUL!!!!! I mean, who knew Black Sabbath could be played on the horns!!!!! But, Bonerama does just that and they do it splendidly!!!!!
~~~ BONERAMA live at JAZZ FEST 2011 Close the Door part II~~~
Part ONE and WAR PIGS coming soon!
:P
Dang!!!! Those Bonerama men sure can "blow" can't they?!!! The best part of Jazz Fest is you never know who will "guest" appear with whom!!! Allan Toussaint with Irma Thomas, Irma with Galactic, Bonerama members with Cowboy Mouth and Better Than Ezra, John Boutte and other Legends singing wherever they want to sing, S
t. Aug marching 100 members (the future of Jazz and Blues and rock and hip hop) appearing here and there...
It's f*cking fantastic!!!!!! I <3 The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festitval!!!!!!!!!!!
MissT: We must find a way to get your lovely arse down here next year!!!!!! It's not Egypt; but, it's hotter, it's just as mystical and it's so much better!!!!!
:P
Oh shoot! I hope I didn't frighten Ergo away with all my JAZZ FESTin'!
Isn't a member of your family a Jazz musician, Ergo? I'm sure he would appreciate all the Jazz and heritage stuff.
You know, Bre's dad refuses to go to Jazz Fest these days since he played Jazz Fest as a professional trumpet player for 20 years!!!!
LOL!!! He's all like "been there, done that, NEVER want to see it again"!
Oh, he knows NOT what he's missing these years!
I'm going to get him to go back ONE of these years. I am determined! He'll run into all sorts of old friends and he'll LOVE IT! I know he will and so will my sister!
:P
Pay no attention to me (unless you're interested in the LIVE MUSIC of wonderful musicians!)! I plan to do this for days!!!!!
~~SOUL REBELS BRASS BAND Night People (hell yeah) LIVE at JAZZ FEST 2011!!!!~~
A little bit o'funk and a whole lotta soul!
Time for me to start uploading my BETTER THAN EZRA live at JAZZ FEST 2011 videos!!!! They're GOOD. Ah~huh... they're sooo damn "Good"!!!!
:P
I'll tell you what is not so good, QUICKTIME uploads to youtube! I'm still waiting for my 2nd WLotM and part UNO of Bonerama's "Close the Door" to finish 'processing'! If I had known it would take THIS long, I would have just used that old youtube uploader. Sheesh!
Back to imovie I go!!!!
Goodnight everyone and sweet dreams to one and all!!!!!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to momma Mayo and all blog moms!!!!
(more)Hugs and love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
PS: BTE for my, personal, JAZZ FEST WIN!!!!!!! Arcade Fire was also PHENONMENAL!!!!!
Mandy,
I'm waiting for you at the swing set.
Grim
Miss T I'm so sorry to read about your cousin's illness. I believe it's the fear and all the other overwhelming thoughts going through his head at this time that's doing the talking.
I suggest that you try to let him see that he needs to take it one step at a time, and that the future is not predetermined.
All the best for your cousin and your family.
On another note, did you know that there is a blog called Seven and I do believe that most of your friends visit that place.
Perhaps a good place to discuss intimate things?
Just though you might like to know...
Good Morning and Happy Mother's Day
Today I will be planting our vegetable garden. Okay while that might not sound like a lot of fun honestly I am excited about the prospect. Digging in the freshly turned earth, placing the small plants in each hole, covering their roots...Then knowing I will be able to watch them grow.
These actions bring me a calming peace.
I hope everyone here finds that calming peace today no matter what you do.
Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate it today.
Ergo I loved the way you paid tribute to all the women who take on a mother's role. That really touched me you know. Sometimes I tend to forget the huge sacrifice my aunts made in bringing me and my sisters up. They didn't have to, they could've shoved us into a childrens home instead. God knows where the hell I'd be now if it wasn't for their kindness. Seriously sometimes I lie awake at night wondering what my life would be like if say I'd gone to a home in far away England! Would I've forgotten my language and speak only English, or even worse would I be supporting the English Rugby team?!!
Wendy how come you get to see all these great bands? I never get to see bugger all. Having said that I'm going to Wakestock in the Summer. Can't wait to see Biffy Clyro:)
I've just finished work in the restaurant. It was the boss's birthday so we all stayed behind and had champagne! Damn bubbles went up my nose and made my eyes water. Not used to it see.
*big hugs to Miss T*
Just read my comment and the words 'far away' caught my eye. Made me think of Farawaysoclose. I miss her and her tales of Mr Bloke:)
Have fun in the garden Elena. By the way do you still sound like a seal? I need to know these things see.
Gonna have my tea now.
Toodle-pip:)
P.S. Hi Mayo.
I never really talk to you do I. You might see that as a good thing I suppose, what with me and my constant babbling like.
Anyway, Hi:)
Grim,
Took moms out for lunch today. Billy's mom ordered the brain for him. She's still hoping.
Meet me at the merry go round tonight.
Mandy
good morning!
Hi Wendy, my brother is a jazz muso he'd probably love to go to an american jazz festival. He plays festivals here and generally plays with any visiting performers in his city.
hi welshie, I think being a mother can be so much more than having to have given birth to someone. It may be for a lifetime, or for a period of need, like your relatives. Family situations can leave children without a mother figure for many reasons and any woman who can selflessly step into that role is wonderful.
And thank goodness you aren't and England supporter!!
hi elena sounds like a lovely relaxing thing to do, we are currently poisoning out the weeds that have grown wild since all the rain so I'm looking forward to getting some veges in soon, I miss having them.
security!
Mandy,
I am waiting for you.
Grim
c&p ^-^
chilli & prickly pears?
no thanks!
SP ^.~
Christ the thought of having to wear a WHITE Rugby shirt gives me bloody nightmares! Nightmares I tell you. It pains me to say that the England team bloody thrash us at our own game. Still give me a RED shirt and a plastic leek every time:)
Aww, some might think I'm a bit mean towards the English, but if you're a Brit then you know it's just a bit of friendly banter:)
Welsh person: Eye 'ate Inglaand eye do.
:)
Good Morning
Full day ahead but wanted to stop in and say "hey".
Welshie I do not sound like a seal nearly as much as before. Thanks for asking.
Garden is now planted and I can't wait for it to start producing. I need me some fresh tomatoes. Not those grocery story hot house grown ones.
Well hope everyone has a great day. Take care.
Grim,
Stay away from the merry go round. It spun me round & round and spit me off. It's possessed by something far more evil than us.
It has been dealt with.
I hope I didn't damage your spare scythe too badly.
Mandy
Pardon me if I squee. *squee*
^.~
*squee's back at squeeing anon*
*squee squee squeeee* :D
Squeeing is fun!
Maybe I'll have a present for you...SP style...if you're good. Better yet, if you're bad. ;)
^.~
O_O
Security police? ;)
0_o
o_0
0_0
^.^
South Park?
South Pacific?
Service Pack?
Suppa powered?
I like that last one!
Open your eyes, I've got a biiiig surprise!
^ that's what he said. ;)
counting the days...
Days to what? Is someone hoping to get laid or collect their winnings soon?
I know! You're counting down the days 'til doomsday.
5/21/11
That's depressing. I hope it's not that.
O_o
o_O
5/11/11
How many doomsdays are predicted for this month?
sighs
Hello and "whatsup" Mayo, Elena, Welshie, Ergo, MissT, time keepers, everyone!
I'll tell you what's UP here. The RIVVA (That would be the great old Mississippi River) is up. Way, way, way UP! Already over flood stage and still rising.
:(
I, actually, went take a look see yesterday and it's scary. (I do live less than 1/4 mile from the rive/levee). I've never seen the river that high in my life. Never. Almost to the top of the levee and a good 19 feet higher than River Road.
It's not good when your flood stage is approximately 22 feet and the river is expected to crest at over 30 feet.
We did open 28 locks of the Bonnet Carre Spillway today (to relieve pressure on the levee system). Hopefully, more of those locks and the Morganza Spillway will be opened soon.
My heart goes out to all the people of Memphis (and other areas affected by river flooding). At least we have the spillway system to work with {and hope it works). They had nothing to help them.
MissT: *more hugs*
Welshie: I feel blessed to have been born in NOLA and to still live in the New Orleans area (despite the water troubles). I'm sure you feel the same about Wales!!!! I mean, all those gorgeous hills and mountains!!!!
Elena: Thank you and I hope you have a good day too!!!
Ergo: Your brother and my brother in law should get together and blow some tunes one day! LOL! Though, I don't know how much 'blowing' my BIL could do these days. He does only have one lung (of course, he did play for a good 15 years with only that one lung)!
to be continued...
... continued
Here are those 'promised' more "LIVE from JAZZ FEST" videos. I'm sorry; but, I think Rolling Stone did a horrible job with that live stream! I was very disappointed with that.
Oh well! I suppose they couldn't show everyone and everything. I was a nice "taste" of Jazz Fest for anyone who wanted a sampling!
Better Than Ezra's opening song (with special guests on the brass):
~~King of New Orleans~~
What's up, Tom?!!!!
*metal salute*
~~most of DESPERATELY WANTING complete with COWBELL extravaganza!!!!~~
~~GOOD~~
~~Absolutely Still~~
Green Day/U2 cover:
~~The Saints Are Coming~~
~~ cause tramps like us; baby we were BORN TO RUN!!!!~~
That was BTE's closing song. Their set was way too short if anyone were to ask me!
And, as (also) promised:
~~WAR PIGS ~ Bonerama!!!!!~~
Hell yeah!!!
Okay, I think I forgot one or two; but, that is enough for now. More than enough, I'm sure!
Going get my Arcade Fire videos started now! I don't think I managed to get a full AF song though. My batteries were running on the battery equivalent of exhaust fumes by then. OOOPS!
Have a great day/night, everyone!!! Stay safe out there!
Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
Edit:
*IT was a nice taste NOT I WAS !!!
LOL at myself!
:P
Đź▄Đź(►_◄)Đź▄Đź
:)
Mandy,
Where did you find my spare scythe? I've been longing for it everywhere. How badly damaged?
Grim
Mandy,
Where did you find my spare scythe? I've been longing for it everywhere. How badly damaged?
Grim
Hello residents of Blogland. Just a quick in and out before I head to beddy byes.
Hope you're all well.
Toodle-pip
NOT what I was hoping for....
*First Heat Advisory of the season issued for the Kansas City Metro Area on Tuesday* (High temps low 90s; Heat index near 100)
Yep last week we had night temps in the 30's.
Oh well, Nite Welsihe - sweet dreams.
good morning! (just) slept through alarm this morning, now heaps to do so
Hi all!!
have a good day
Grim,
I found it when I was stuck in your chest. Sorry for its looks. I'll sharpen and shine it up before Armageddon.
Mandy
you know, kid, I know how you feel
about this fight that's comin' up.
Because I was young once, too.
I tell you somethin'.
Why, if you wasn't here,
I probably wouldn't be alive today.
The fact that you're here and doing
as well as you're doing gives me...
What do you call it?
A motivisation to stay alive.
Cos I think that people die sometimes
when they don't wanna live no more.
And nature is smarter than people think.
Little by little we lose our friends
we lose everything and we keep
losing and losing, till we say:
"What the hell am I living around
here for? I got no reason to go on".
But with you, kid...
Boy, I got a reason to go on.
And I'm gonna stay alive.
And I will watch you make good.
- And I'll never leave you.
- I'll never leave you until that happens.
Cos when I leave you,
you'll not only know how to fight,
you'll be able to take care of yourself
outside the ring, too. Is that OK?
- It's OK.
- OK.
- I got a gift for you.
- Ah, Mickey.
- Wait a minute now.
- Really, I don't need nothin'.
Look at that. See that? This here's the
favourite thing that I have on this earth.
And Rocky Marciano give me that.
You know what it was? His cuff link.
And now I'm giving it to you.
And it's gonna be like...
Like an angel on your shoulder to you.
And if you ever get hurt and
you feel that you're goin' down,
this little angel
is gonna whisper in your ear.
He's gonna say
"Get up, you son of a bitch!"
"Cos Mickey loves you".
Thanks, Mick. I love you, too.
You was the angel.
- There it is.
- What happened to his other cuff link?
I don't know. He only give me one.
He gave it to some bum.
I don't wanna go back home
I don't wanna kiss goodnight
Let us paralyze this moment til it dies
To the end of the earth
Under the Valley of the Stars
There's a car crashing deep inside my heart
Take a ride through the avenues
Across the Great Divide
There's a siren screaming "I'm alive"
It cries
Red alert is the color
Of your paper valentines
Intertwined on this moment passing by :)
So come away with me tonight
With cigarettes and valentines
Cigarettes and valentines!
Mandy,
I'm back. I had to go visit some very powerful people.
Grim
Let me take you somewhere you never been I can show you things you never seen don't you wanna spend the night inside my sugar walls
Here we are folks, the dream we all dream of
Boy versus girl in the World Series of love
Tell me, have you got the look?
You've got the look, you've got the hook
Sho'nuff do be cookin', in my book
Your face is jammin', your body's heck-a-slammin'
If love is good, let's get to rammin'
You got the look, you got the look
Looka here
You got the look
(You got the look)
babay
~~"come on Wendy
tramps like us
baby we were born to run"~~
Gosh diggity dog! I just cant get enough of that one. Nope, I can't! It would be nice if I could. Perhaps then, I could get some sleep...
but...
"till then, tramps like us
baby we were born to run..."
:)
Too bad all this "running" doesn't help me sleep!
:P
But, I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT !!!!!
Okay, going count sheep or other cute critters in hopes of grabbing SOME zzz's tonight/before noon...
Hmm...
:)
Did I mention how much I LOVED
~~THIS ONE?~~
LOL!!!! Well, I did/do LOVE IT!!!!! Yes, I do! Yep. Ah~huh. I do! Indeed even.
Yeah, going! LOL
Good "whatever", everyone!!!!!
:D
Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
The most important thing is your health and wellbeing. Don't compromise it. Nothing is worth that.
:)
good morning!
Finally! One ARCADE FIRE video is all uploaded and finished "processing"!
They were absolutely PHENOMENAL!!! I think they ALL can play just about any musical instrument ever invented! LOVED, LOVED, LOVED them!
~~ARCADE FIRE Ready to Start LIVE at Jazz Fest~~
Arcade Fire video number 2 (which happens to be clips of "Neighborhood #2" and "No Cars Go") should be finished uploading and processing in about an hour (so says youtube).
And... HELLO and goodnight, everyone!!!!
:)
Dream sweet dreams and stay safe!
Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
I'm starving, can't wait for lunch time.
I think I'll have some soup.
Soup Soup Tasty Soup Soup Spicy carrot and corriander Chilli chowder Crouton Crouton Crunchy friends in a liquid broth I am gespatchio Oh! I am a summer soup Mmmm! Miso Miso Fighting in the dojo Miso Miso Oriental Prince in the land of soup
soup song
Did ya hear me thcweam Mayo? I thcweamed and thcweamed and thcweamed! Bloody bird flew in through the window and terrorized me. Bastard.
and don't you say that it's only little and won't hurt me, I ain't buying it right. It had a killer beak and was going to peck me to death so he was.
I think he was after me thoup. I wasn't in a sharing mood!
Go get yourself a worm or somefink birdie!
I see u SS
^.~
O_O
Hi Mayo (and everyone else)!!!! Guess who's finally finished her "work" at youtube and signed back in on blogger?
Go ahead, guess. I'll give you 3 chances to get it right.
;)
~~INTERVENTION live at Jazz Fest ARCADE FIRE~~
<3 <3 <3
Stunning. Simply Stunning!!!!!
:D
I hope you're all having a wonderful day/night/week/month etc...
Me? I'm very worried about my friends T&T in Vicksburg, MS. It's horrible what has happened there in less than 24 hours. I've been trying to get in touch with them all day and ... so far, nothing...
:(
Most of Louisiana is still dry ('God Willing and the "river don't rise' anymore BEFORE the Morganza Spillway is opened); but, It will and there's not much anyone can do about it.
Well, Spike Lee could probably get another documentary out of this. Bless his heart!
I, seriously, want to know where they brought all those DEATH ROW inmates they evacuated from Angola Prison (The Farm). And, that "tent city" they have set up for the other prisoners had better be well secured). We ain't talking about 'good and nice' people up in there, folks! No matter how much sympathy people felt thanks to Sean Penn's performance in "Dead Man Walking". Only the most violent of the violent and/or repeat offenders get sent to "The Farm".
And, if you're ever in Louzianna, feel free to visit "The Farm"!
Hopefully, it will still be there (most of above water) next month.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is one of the largest and most notorious maximum security prisons in the country. Nicknamed "the Farm," it is a working agricultural complex that utilizes cheap prisoner labor (wages range between 4 cents and 20 cents per hour) for traditional agriculture production and light industry. The penitentiary occupies 18,000 acres of the prime farm land that was once a 19th century plantation--the Angola Plantation--named after the area in Africa that supplied most of the plantation's slave labor. The site is home to some 5,000 inmates, over 80% of whom are serving life sentences and are expected to die on the penitentiary grounds and be buried in the prisoner's graveyard. Angola Penitentiary is also home to 1,800 employees who live in town, descried as the "safest in America," located in the middle of the penitentiary. The prison is considered one of the most accessible prisons in the country. It has its own radio station, newspaper, and acclaimed magazine --The Angolite--produced by prisoners. The penitentiary runs regular tours that include The Angola Prison museum with such exhibits as "Old Sparky," an electric chair last used in Angola in 1991. Angola also holds annual events for the public such as the Angola Prison Rodeo in the fall and the Arts and Crafts Festival in the spring.
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Some of those "arts and crafts" are SERIOUSLY beautiful. I'm just being honest here.
Sometimes, are those negative emotions and horrible thoughts can produce things of great beauty.
What I can't get past is how the victims and most of their families may never be able ...
well, yeah.
Shades of gray. So many shades of gray.
Okay, well, I won't end my day's commenting on that thought. NOPE, I will not!
Hmmm...
I think it's time for some MEATLOAF (with a side of Cher)!!!!!
~~Dead Ringer for LOVE~~
~~~~"Baby, baby, baby, baby
Rock~N~Roll and brew
Rock~N~Roll and brew
They don't mean a thing when I compare them next to you"~~~~
*blows kisses*
Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
Crap, crap, crap and POOP too! I tried not to come back and do this. I did. But, I just HAVE to post these lyrics for sing along purposes. I DO!
I know. This not being able to let a song go (completely) unsung is a terrible condition. Someone must find a cure for this soon!
;)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dead Ringer for Love
Every night I grab some money and I go down to the bar
I got my buddies and a beer, I got a dream, I need a car
You got me begging on my knees, c'mon and throw the dog a bone
A man he doesn't live by rock 'n roll and brew alone
Baby baby,
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
I know that you and I oh we got better things to do
I don't know who you are or what you do, or where you go when you're not around
I don't know anything about you baby, but you're everything I'm dreaming of
I don't know who you are, but you're a real dead ringer for love
A real dead ringer for love
(Cher:) Ever since I can remember you been hanging 'round this joint
You been trying to look away but now you finally got the point
I don't have to know your name and I won't tell you what to do
But a girl - she doesn't live by only rock 'n roll and brew
Baby baby, baby baby - chorus
(Meatloaf) You got the kind of legs that do more than walk
(Cherl:) I don't have to listen to your whimpering talk
(Meatloaf:) Listen you got the kind of eyes that do more than see
(Cher:) You got a lotta nerve to come on to me
(Meat:) You got the kind of lips that do more than drink
(Cher:) You got the kind of mind that does less than think
But since I'm feeling kinda lonely and my defenses are low
Why don't you give it a shot and get it ready to go
I'm looking for anonymous and fleeting satisfaction
And I want to tell my daddy I'll be missing in action
Ever since I can remember I've been hanging 'round this joint
My daddy never noticed, now he'll finally get the point
(Meat:) You got me beggin' on my knees, c'mon and throw the dog a bone
A man he doesn't live by rock 'n roll and brew alone
Baby baby - chorus
Dead ringer for love
Dead ringer for love - dead ringer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:)
There! That's much better!
Goodnight and sweet dreams to one and all!!!! Stay safe (and, hopefully, DRY)!
(more) Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
I wish I could be a fly on the wall tonight and tomorrow.
The most important thing is your health and wellbeing. Don't compromise it. Nothing is worth that.
Agreed, 10:54
I hope you are able to make contact with your friends soon, 616.
Mandy,
Come out and play.
Grim
why be a fly 8.04?
Good morning! ;)
freedom can be such a fleeting thing
I hope they don't feed her to the cobra now! O_O
Hello:)
Anyone know when Mayo changed his profile? He must've sneaked in when no one was looking.
Nice to see you around Mayo, shame we didn't catch you for a chat.
Don't like peacocks anon. They scare me:(
What does he mean by Pure intentions?
Sorry Mayo, but I never really understood you:(
*sigh*
It would've made my bloody day to see you chatting to us signed in Mayo. Made my bloody day.
Not to be I suppose. Oh well, never mind.
Toodle-pip everyone.
Mayo shall now be known as 3.1415926 ;)
hi welshie, I saw that change then blogger kept giving me errors!
have a good day
goodnight all!
To the Blogger, formerly known as Mayo:
Maybe I shouldn't be so flippant. On one hand, your change of name to pi sounds life altering confessional. On the other hand it may simply be why you started your blog. And as I have run out of hands, my left foot limply proffers the suggestion that none of the above guesstimates are correct and that you're simply talking to someone you know.
So. Have you been well? Just checking, you know.
goodnight ergo. :)
Hi anon
Bye Ergo
Thinking about you Miss T. Stay strong petal:)
I think maybe whoever started this blog had pure intentions, and maybe they are feeling guilty, for leading people on to believe that this person is someone they are not.
Hey Mayo good to see you stopped by. And yeah, I'm still calling you Mayo. I mean I thought about it but Mr Pure just didn't seem right or maybe just Pure. No, not right. Or maybe PI. That just brings up the whole gumshoe idea. Well I guess maybe you've been out investigating... Whatever. You'll always just be Mayo to me.
I'm at the store today. Hell I'm at the store everyday now. Can't afford to pay employees when business is so bad. But hey, maybe today there will be a lot of good customers. Gotta hold on to hope.
Wish I could find something I want to read but nothing lately has been holding my interest. Maybe I'll just sit here and write. That usually makes me happy.
Well anyway, hope you have a great day Mayo. Take care.
Hi Elena. I'm having a few days off and should be spring cleaning. I've started painting the walls in the living room, will eventually start on the kitchen walls. Luckily I have a very small cottage:)
10:11 that's what I thought initially but then like the previous anon said he could be answering someone here. I guess we'll never know.
Hey Welshie
So what color are you painting the walls?
White Elena. It's a typical Welsh cottage, stone walls, wooden beams and slate floors. I like to keep things simple. It really is tiny, no room to swing a cat as they say, not that I'd want to swing said cat mind you, be a bit cruel really wouldn't it. Poor cat:(
Why am I feeling sorry for the cat? I never touched it!
Most probably the cat in question isn't a real moggy after all so no one feel sorry for the cat ok.
Your place sounds lovely, Welshie.
And don't worry I know the cat is safe with you. LOL
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