ring

Yep.

ring

"Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me

So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Lean on me..."

uncle phil

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ring

Inch worm, inch worm
Measuring the marigolds
Could it be, stop and see
How beautiful they are

(Chorus)
Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two

Inchworm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds
You and your arithmetic
You'll probably go far

(Repeat Chorus)

Inchworm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds
Seems to me you'd stop and see
How beautiful they are

uncle phil

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Ourcrazymodern?

Why not use fucking words?
The most important tools known?
We haven't got them.
-----Added 12/11/2008 at 10 : 59 : 24-----
Hell, I counted that wrongly!

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BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

ring

I can't post, see, or hear videos either my love,
here are some more words.
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Give Peace a Chance
- John Lennon

Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

(C'mon)
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Minister, Sinister, Banisters and Canisters,
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye byes
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

(Let me tell you now)
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation, Flagellation, Regulation,
Integrations, mediations, United Nations, congratulations
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
(Repeat 'til the tape runs out)

Ourcrazymodern?

Hari krishna!

How this all works is no less simple, nor more complicated.
...How this works is no more hard than it can be soft...
Let's talk about charity & joy.
Better yet, let's sing.

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BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

ring

I ate lunch at the Krishna Temple almost every day for one summer.
1981, San Diego.

Good good good good good excellent food.

What shall we sing next?

I'll bring my bongos.

uncle phil

c'mon, top "stewball..."

i dare ya'...

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ring

Teach Your Children
by Graham Nash

You, who are on the road
Must have a code
That you can live by.
And so, become yourself
Because the past
Is just a goodbye.

Teach your children well
Their father's hell
Did slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks
The one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why
If they told you, you would die
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you.

And you (Can you hear and)
Of tender years (Do you care and)
Can't know the fears (Can you see we)
That your elders grew by (Must be free to)
And so please help (Teach your children)
Them with your youth (You believe and)
They seek the truth (Make a world that)
Before they can die (We can live in)

Teach your parents well
Their children’s hell
Will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks
The one you’ll know by.

Don’t you ever ask them why
If they told you, you would cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you.

uncle phil

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Ourcrazymodern?

You see how we are,
do you see how we is?

I LOVE YOU.

__________________
BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

uncle phil

why, thank you...

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ring

Strawberry Alarm Clock..........
... ..... ............ ...... ......


Good morning starshine
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below

Good morning starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we sing
Our early morning singing song

Gliddy glub gloopy
Nibby nabby noopy
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song

Good morning starshine
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below

Good morning starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we sing
Our early morning singing song

Gliddy glub gloopy
Nibby nabby noopy
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song

Singing a song
Humming a song
Singing a song
Loving a song
Laughing a song
Singing a song
Sing the song
Song song song sing
Sing sing sing sing song

uncle phil

strawberry alarm clock? the only thing they ever did was "incense, peppermints..."

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ring

Ourcrazymodern?

See how you are, why I love you?

Let's heat up some rocks and build a sweat lodge!

__________________
BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

ring

...soon, yes, soon.
I will be patient.



"No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown,
Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet.
Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've lost
Along the way.
In this great future, you can't forget your past;
So dry your tears, I seh.

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
'Ere, little darlin', don't shed no tears:
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when-a we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone, I mean:
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
I said, everything's gonna be all right-a!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right, now!
Everything's gonna be all right!

So, woman, no cry;
No - no, woman - woman, no cry.
Woman, little sister, don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.
---
[Guitar solo]
---
I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone:

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
Woman, little darlin', say don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.

Eh! (Little darlin', don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.
Little sister, don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.)"

ring

words and music by Eric Idle

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...

Ourcrazymodern?

Let's go jump in the lake now, then...I see some likely looking shrubberies over yonder.

__________________
BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

uncle phil

that would be the guy...

i have the original 33 1/3 w/album cover...

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ring

My sisters, my mom and I,
we wore out two of the originals,
that and Jesus Christ Superstar,
and Cat Stevens,-Tea for the Tillerman,
and Carole King that year,
oh..and the Burl Ives one,
and the Harry Belafonte one also.

I am trying to remember a Danny Kaye album we had,
that had stories about...'Nail soup',
'White face Siminy'...a white cat whose tail catches on fire,
Kaye used the word, "hot cocolorum", for fire if I remember correctly.

oh yeah...
wish I had that one.
Good memories.

Ourcrazymodern?

I'll hum you a few bars if you kumbaya the shrubberies.

__________________
BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

ring

uncle phil

ring...music?

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ring

My computer is finally repaired,
I have been using the library computer for the last....five months?

uncle phil

so now you can go back and play some of that good stuff i've been posting...

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ring

I can come back...almost whenever I want to do so.

I found the shrubberies exhausting, so I'm borrowing an identity.


-Oc'mon.

( I did not write this-OCM?-forgot to log me off.)

Ourcrazymodern?

What am I doing here? My rhythm stumbled into the campfire, & I got a hard-on in the sweat lodge! Maybe I should go back to town... This solar eclipse isn't helping me any.

__________________
BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

cellophanedeity

The NOT canoing badge.

__________________
who am I to refuse the universe?
-Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers

ring

Scorch 'em, peel them. Scorch them again, peel them.
I adore charcoal betwixt my teeth.

Plan9

Now astronauts are emo:

THIS IS SUICIDE,THIS IS SUICIDE
COUNTDOWN COMPLETE, ROCKET ENGINES IGNITE
THIS IS SUICIDE, THIS IS SUICIDE
COUNTDOWN COMPLETE, ROCKET ENGINES IGNITE

LAUNCH THIS CRAFT TO OUTER SPACE
I'M NEVER COMING HOME
TWISTING DIALS, CHECK THE GAUGES,
ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO!

LIVE WITHOUT ME, LOVE WITHOUT ME
YOU LAUGHED RIGHT AT ME
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT, FIGHT FIGHT!

PROTECTIVE VISOR OF POLISHED CHROME
REFLECTS YOUR TEAR STAINED FACE
WHEN CHILDREN WISH UPON SHOOTING STARS
THEY'RE DEAD ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE
GO!

LIVE WITHOUT ME, LOVE WITHOUT ME
YOU LAUGHED RIGHT AT ME
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT, FIGHT FIGHT!

LIVE WITHOUT ME, LOVE WITHOUT ME
YOU LAUGHED RIGHT AT ME
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT, FIGHT-FIGHT!

THIS IS SUICIDE, THIS IS SUICIDE
COUNTDOWN COMPLETE, ROCKET ENGINES IGNITE
THIS IS SUICIDE, THIS IS SUICIDE
COUNTDOWN COMPLETE, ROCKET ENGINES IGNITE

~ Die Monster Die, "This is Suicide"

__________________
Whatever you can carry.

"You should not drink... and bake."

Ourcrazymodern?

Damnit, Crompsin, all I can see are the bushes.

__________________
BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

ring

He's focused.

Ourcrazymodern?

You remember how I looked at you

__________________
BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

ring

Yes I do.
The brim of your hat came through the door first.

Your bright blue irises flecked with cream, met my green brown hazel gaze.

I stood to greet you. I felt the warmth on my back from the fire in its fireplace.

I reached out and touched you, to see if you were real, just as I said I would.

I closed my eyes to hear your voice, because for months, I had known you only
by your voice.

I opened my eyes and you were speaking & standing there, embodied.

You knelt.

You reached for my hand.

Our connection, sent cool blue shivery heat trembles as we felt each other's feeling.

I remember.

Idyllic

ring.... that was incredibly beautiful to read, I feel slightly as though I have stumbled upon an intimate tryst between two lovers and am a bit embarrassed to disturb the beauty but cannot remove my eyes for the glory of it. What a gift to read and enjoy a moment in the life of you and yours.... Thank you for this treat and the smores'

I leave a token, and a sigh, maybe one day my husband will join me here (TFP) and our hearts can reconnect, I am envious. Thank you again.

"Simple Gifts"

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,

'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,

And when we find ourselves in the place just right,

'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gain'd,

To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd,

To turn, turn will be our delight,

Till by turning, turning we come round right.

written by Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr., in 1848.

I like this version of the music, it is sweet and simple, there are many versions, but this one reminds me of my youth.


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Oh wow, just remembered this,


And everything can lead back to Obama, I love it. My heart is happy and tomorrow is only 35 mins away, I ended this day happy after all, Thank you.

kumbaya

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you can tell them all you want but it won't matter until they think it does

p.s. I contradict my contradictions, with or without intention, sometimes.

ring

Thank you Idyllic.
Fear not, there is no disturbance.

We have been told a few times, 'to get a room'
Thus, the Insula thread was created. (feel free to be free there too, please.)

We met here at TFP. Mutually transfixed, curious, & aroused,
we communicated for months via different threads.

After a few weeks communicating by phone,
we met in person, on leap day of 2008.

May you find new connections your heart aches for.

The beauty of pain, is drawn from the same palette.

Kumbaya.

Ourcrazymodern?

Kumbaya.

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BE JUST AND FEAR NOT