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Sunday, July 31, 2011

It's Candles and Butterflys !?

Camera Fun at Night . . .

The Neighbor's Stairs

Electric Colors . . .

Sooner,

Jah

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Drummer's Cosmology ! !

"One of the fundamental things that we know about our Universe is that everything in it is vibrating, is in motion, and has rhythm. Every molecule, every atom is dancing its own unique dance, singing its signature song. In the beginning there was noise, and noise begat rhythm, and rhythm begat everything else. This is a kind of cosmology that a drummer can live with. Spirit Drumming is like an organic compulsion to translate the emotional fact of being alive into sound, into rhythm and into something you can dance to. This excitement we feel, when we hear it, tells us that the door into other realms is opening." ~ Mickey Hart

Music Is . . .

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"We are all pioneers, but very few of us have taken the time or seized the opportunity to see for ourselves what lies just beyond or just behind the familiar world. After all, life is not about being a marketplace conquistador who has misinterpreted the meaning of abundance and is willing to sacrifice others for commercial gain, any more than it is about running off to the mountains and shaking rattles, beating drums and imitating Indians."
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End of Beginning . . .

This is a beginning, of sorts . . . one of many (thousands, if not billions) possible places to start. Some fine examples could be: the beginning of time, place or things; a simple handshake between strangers; the start of a new millennium; yours or my birth; or any sunrise. I could also use the creation of the Universe or the dawn of life on Earth. We might even use my first drum jam, a cup of coffee, your alarm clock jolting you out of sleep tomorrow morning, people finding their Lost Chords, a first kiss, beginnings soon to be encountered, or even the start of my Madness => the angst from being Me, a Man, an American, a Human ?!!

Mad ~ 1) mentally deranged; irresponsible; irrational. 2) of a dog, rabid. 3) disorderly; ill-advised. 4) infatuated; in love. 5) angry.

Mam-mal ~ any of a class (mammalian) of higher vertebrates comprising of man and all other animals that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands and have the skin more or less covered with hair.

File ~ 1) a folder, case, or device for keeping papers or ideas in order. 2) a row of persons, esp. soldiers, one behind the other. 3) a metal tool with a rigid surface for smoothing or cutting metal, wood, etc.

With just over a half-century of years to my life here on earth, there have been a few notable beginnings worthy of sharing . . .

I first knew I was CRAZY in 1974, while laying in a hospital for most of the summer. But I look at it this way, crazy is better than dull and boring, and if you 'know' you're crazy you can't be insane . . . so I'm cool with my mental state(s).

I began a Life's Quest, while walking through the College at Brockport in the Spring of 1988, when I heard African Drumming coming from the South end of Hartwell Hall. Since then, I have realized one of my 'callings' in life . . . to share the Joy & Healing that comes from Group Drumming with as many people as humanly possible.

It is important for me to note that my Blog begins during the mid-year holiday weekend when Americans celebrate their Independence. I met my wife-to-be in Lima's International Airport many years ago this July 4th weekend and we are still happily together.

In closing, I want to say that humans really have ONE responsibility in this life (beyond gathering, consuming, and shitting food; building and maintaining shelters; procreation of the species; alleviating boredom; and, for many, a quest for knowledge) . . . and that is to take care of each other and our planet . . . please ENJOY ! !

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