WHO

WHO TO PITY
DESPONDANT DREAM BE RAPT WITH FEATS OF FAILURE
MARSHES IN THE MIST...
BE ALWAYS FILLED WITH CLOUD AND SANCTUARY
SEVERAL FROM THE DEIST HAVE IN TURN DECRIED YOU LOST
TO HANG IN SHAME AMID BUST AND STATUE OF WHO WOULD LEAD...
WHO WOULD THINK...
WHO WOULD FEEL LIFE, NOT MERELY SLEEPWALK THROUGH IT...


WHO TO LAUD
OF ONE WHOSE TIME NOT SPENT IN DISREGARDING
MOMENTS ARE OF COST...
WHO VALUES OF THE MOMENT ERE BE RICHER
IN WAYS NOT KNOWN TO HE WHO OVERLOOKS THEIR FLEETING AIR
AND MORTAL THOUGHTS OF TIME JUST SCRIPTED NUMBERS
YET, A SIGN...
THE INNER GIANT SLEEPS NO MORE, FOR SPRING DAWNS...


WHO TO LOVE
THAT ONE WITH WHOM THE MORNING WHIFF DOTH TRAVEL
EYES OF THE AGES...
WHO BRINGS TO TABLE MORE THAN PALE REGARD
FOR PASSION WRAPPED IN CARING WRAPPED IN YEARNING AND CONCERN
AND TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH IN TIME FOR TEPID TEARS
AND A STAR...
THE STAR THAT BLESSED THE PLACE AND TIME WHEN ONE WOULD FEEL YOUR FACE...


WHO TO FEAR
THE IT THAT TRAVELS LONELY SOON FOR PLEASURE
TO BE TAKEN AT FALSE WORD...
A HIDDEN DARK AGENDA LYE FOR WAITING
A LOWLY FORM IN HIDING GIVEN ALL TO GRAVE DISMAY
AND STRENGTH OF HAND AND ARM FOR BETTER FORCING IN YOUR WAY
DIM RULERS...
IN DAYS OF EVER VAPID NOTION, MEANS TO SEE THEIR WILL...

WHO TO VANQUISH
THE OVER FATTED KING WHO DINES WITH EVIL
FOR THE LAST TIME...
WHO THINKS IN TERMS OF WANTON DISSOLUTION
AND SCORCH THE PLAIN WITH CHILDREN'S BLOOD AND AND UNIVERSAL SHAME
TO TOPPLE AND TO CRIPPLE BE THE KNIGHTLY MEANS TO DEAL WITH DROSS
TO VANQUISH...
IN SINGLE CIRCUMSTANCE 'TIS OFTEN HOLY...

WHO TO TRUST
THE ONE WHO NEVER ASKS TO BE THE TRUSTED
EXTENDER OF THE HAND...
WHOSE WONDROUS GENTLE SPIRIT ERE BE GIVING
AND SHARING THAT OF WHICH IT KNOWS, FOR BETTER AND FOR GOOD
A SOLACE AND A SILENCE OFFERED LIVELY, NOR WITH PRICE
SACRED LAUGHTER...
WHEN THAT IS SHARED THE TRUSTING DOES THE BIDDING...


WHO TO WORSHIP
THE CLEVER SLAVE TO NONE BUT HIGH ATTENTION
FOR THE STRIVING GHOST...
WHO SENSES MORE THAN WHAT THE EYE WILL SEE
AND FANS INVIOLATE SPARK OF SINLESS FEELINGS FOR THE FLAME
WHO TEACHES OF A SENSE IN VENERATION
AND AN END...
WHICH IN THE END TO ALL ENDS IS MERELY BEGINNING...

B.C. JULY 23 2008

iPOD PLAYLIST OCT. 7 2008

ASPHALT GROOVIN-ROLFE KENT 2004
CONSTANTINE SNAPS HIS FINGERS-ROLFE KENT 2004
DRIVE ! -ROLFE KENT 2004
PICNIC-ROLFE KENT 2004
MILES' THEME-ROLFE KENT 2004
LOS OLIVOS-ROLFE KENT 2004
CHASING THE GOLFERS-ROLFE KENT 2004
WALK TO HITCHING POST-ROLFE KENT 2004
ABANDONING THE WEDDING-ROLFE KENT 2004
SLIPPING AWAY AS MUM SLEEPS-ROLFE KENT 2004
BOWLING TANGO-ROLFE KENT 2004
I'M NOT DRINKING ANY #@!$& MERLOT ! -ROLFE KENT 2004
LONELY DAY-ROLFE KENT 2004
WINE SAFARI-ROLFE KENT 2004
MILES AND MAYA-ROLFE KENT 2004
THEME FROM "HATARI" -HENRY MANCINI ORCHESTRA 1962
JUST FOR TONIGHT-HENRY MANCINI ORCHESTRA 1962
THE SOFT TOUCH-HENRY MANCINI ORCHESTRA 1962
THE SOUND OF HATARI-HENRY MANCINI ORCHESTRA 1962
BLOOZIE-KANAREK 2008
IN MY HEAD-YOUR VEGAS 2008
FELICIA-GINO VANNELLI 1974
A QUIET GASS-HENRY MANCINI 1957
A PROFOUND GASS-HENRY MANCINI 1958
EDEN ROCK-FIFTH AVENUE BAND 1969
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER-FIFTH AVENUE BAND 1969
DON'T TALK DOWN-THE STILLS 2008
CALIFORNIA, HERE I COME-BILL EVANS 1957
CALIFORNIA DREAMLINE-RHEOSTATICS 1992

iPOD PLAYLIST NOV. 21/2008

HIGHWAY TO HELL-AC/DC 1979
BLUE FUNK-CANNONBALL ADDERLEY 1958
POSTCARD FROM JAMAICA-SOPWITH CAMEL 1966
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE (CELTIC VERSION)-PAUL MC CARTNEY (YELLOW CAT BOOTLEGS) 1994
THAT'S ALL-GENESIS 1983
JUST LIKE ME-PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS 1965
THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE-PAUL SIMON 1987
THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" -PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA 1960
KINKY-PERRY FARRELL'S SATELLITE PARTY 2007
OUT LIVE THE DINOSAUR-PETE TOWNSHEND 1993
I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN-PETER AND GORDON 1965
JOHN HARDY-MANFRED MANN 1965
OUT OF LIMITS-THE MARKETTS 1964
HARDER TO BREATHE-MAROON 5 2003
NOWHERE TO RUN-MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS 1965
MICKEY'S MONKEY (SINGLE VERSION MONO)-THE MIRACLES 1963
SHOP AROUND (ORIGINAL DETROIT VERSION)-MIRACLES 1960
DESTINATION UNKNOWN-MISSING PERSONS 1982
MASCULINE INTUITION-MUSIC MACHINE 1966
MORRISON-CPR 1998
THE SOUND OF HATARI-HENRY MANCINI ORCHESTRA 1962
RAININ' IN MY HEART-SLIM HARPO 1961
BOBBY SOX BABY-SLIM HARPO 1961
BLUES HANGOVER-SLIM HARPO 1961
HOME-IGGY POP 1990
ROAD FOOD-GUESS WHO 1974
DONNA DONNA-EVERLY BROTHERS 1960
MADE TO LOVE-EVERLY BROTHERS 1960
MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK-CARL DOBKINS JR. 1959
SWINGIN' SCHOOL-BOBBY RYDELL 1960
RUBBER BALL-BOBBY VEE 1960
THEME FROM "HATARI"-HENRY MANCINI ORCHESTRA 1962
COTTON FIELDS-HIGHWAYMEN 1960
LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW-HOLLIES 1965
TROUBLE IN THE CITY-J.J. CALE 1983
OLD HAT-IZZZY STRADLIN 1998
THE LONELY SURFER-JACK NITZSCHE 1963

ROMAN NUMERALS

I 1

V 5

X 10

L 50

C 100

D 500

(SO 448 IS CDXLVIII... THE CD MEANS 100 AWAY FROM 500...THE XL MEANS 10 AWAY FROM 50...AND THE VIII IS THE 8...GOOD GRIEF, YOU CAN SEE WHY THE SYSTEM SWITCHED OR VANISHED...)

M 1000

LARGER NUMBERS WERE INDICATED BY PUTTING A HORIZONTAL LINE OVER THEM, WHICH MEANT TO MULTIPLY THE NUMBER BY 1,000. THIS USAGE IS NO LONGER CURRENT BECAUSE THE LARGEST NUMBERS USUALLY EXPRESSED IN THE ROMAN SYSTEM ARE DATES...SO, BOYS AND GIRLS, THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE WATCHING THE BEGINNING OF ONE OF THOSE FABULOUS WARNER BROS. CARTOONS WHEREIN MEL BLANC IS DOING ALL THOSE "IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE" VOICES, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, BELOW THE W/B LOGO IT WILL SAY THE FOLLOWING...
"COPYRIGHT MCMLI BY THE VITAPHONE CORP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED".
AND WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED TODAY, BOYS AND GIRLS...?

THAT'S RIGHT...THIS CARTOON WAS MADE IN THE YEAR 1951.


THE M IS 1000, THE CM MEANS 100 AWAY FROM THE NEXT THOUSAND (100/1000), THE L IS 50 AND THE I IS 1...YEAH...WAY TO GO ROMANS...NO WONDER THE EMPIRE FELL...

ROOM AT THE INN

OH BRIEFEST HOSPICE LIBERAL THANKS
FOR WHAT YOU BRING TO ALL
AND WARMEST TONE NOW OFFERED HERE
DOES NOT ON BLINDNESS FALL

FROM ERRANT TIMES I STUMBLE FORTH
NOT KNOWING FRIEND OR FOE
AND SEEK AT MOST A KIND REGARD
OR REST... BEFORE I GO...

IN KINDER DAYS I HAD NO NEED
FOR SOLACE AT YOUR CALL
BUT NOW TONIGHT, WITHIN THE DARK
I FEAR A SOLEMN FALL

FOR DEMONS HAVE PATROLLED MY WAYS
DISGUISED AS THOSE OF SECT
THEY MUSE UPON MY POINTS OF VIEW
AND RAIL TO INTERJECT

AND WHEN A FRAME OF REFERENCE COMES
TO FADE UPON THE SUN,
FOUNDATION QUIVERS, FEIGNS TO FALL...
THE LOSING OF THE "ONE"...

YOUR WALLS BECOME MY ARMOUR NOW
AGAINST WHAT NIGHT CONCEALS
YET EVEN HERE I SENSE A DREAD
TOO CLOSE UPON MY HEELS..

WHAT RISING STORM, WHAT RECENT HELL,
WOULD CARE TO LIE AWAIT
WHAT EVIL ANGST TO WHAT EXTENT
COULD PAUSE OUTSIDE YOUR GATE

FOR NOW I PASS ON DIRE THOUGHTS
PREFERRING TO BE LOST
IN GALLANT TALES OF HONOURED TIMES
AND STARS WHICH NEVER CROSSED

I WRESTLE NOW TO CHASE THE CHANCE
THAT DARK MIGHT CRUSH THE LIGHT
AND ASK YOU ONLY LET ME STAY
TILL END OF DARKEST NIGHT...

B.C. 14 / 11 / 2008

VESPERS

WEAK AND DIM HAVE I BEEN
BLINDED BY THEMES OF FANTASY
WOULD THAT THESE THOUGHTS AND DEEDS BE STRICKEN FROM MY RECORD...
THERE CAN BE NO UNDOING
NO SHAKE OF LAMB'S TAIL TO ERASE THE MEMORY OF PAIN AND FEAR INSTILLED ON WHO CAN NOT FIGHT BACK...
FOR SHAME...
ONLY MAY I SEEK FIRMEST FORGIVENESS TO LEVEL THE SCALE SOMEWHAT...
LEST I BREATHE EVERY BREATH REPLETE WITH SHAME...
ACTION BEARS CONSEQUENCE

PAST IS PAST
NO ONE'S FOR THE CHANGING
AH, BUT TO FACE IT...
EMBRACE THE BAD WITH THE GOOD...BREATHE DEEPLY
SIGH SLOWLY...
CRY SILENTLY...PRIVATELY...IN HIDING...

EYEDROPPERS, MANY AND MIXED
WILL FILL THE GRANDEST CANYON
SEVERAL TEARS AT A TIME...EVER SLOWER...EVER SLOWER...
AND STILL REGRET AND SHAME CAST A BROAD SHADOW
OH FOR THE POWER...
OH FOR THE POWER...
TO HAVE WHAT HAS BEEN NEVER TO HAVE BEEN...
IS THERE ENOUGH ABSOLUTION YET CREATED...OR YET TO BE...
PRAY SO...

B.C. 11 / 11 2008

THANKS TO THE FAITHFUL

JUST A QUICK NOTE OF HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL THE FAITHFUL THIS MORNING...I KNOW IT'S UPDATED HOURLY, BUT LAST NIGHT I CHECKED IN TO AMAZON, AND LO AND BEHOLD, ABOVE THE GROUND WAS NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST...IT HAD KNOCKED OUT AC/DC FROM THE TOP SPOT...
MADE ME FEEL WONDERFUL.WITHOUT ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO,THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. I AM TRULY TOUCHED BY THIS AND I CAN ONLY THANK YOU PROFUSELY FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE AND SAID OVER THE LAST WHILE.GOTTA GO NOW, TO PLAY A FEW SONGS ALONE AT THE PIANO, AND SIGN A FEW COPIES (A FEW...LOLOLLLLLL) OF THE ALBUM.
THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR THE WORLD IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE U.S. LAST NIGHT...IT'S ALSO A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME, IN LIGHT OF THE IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE OF MY ALBUM. I AM HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL. THANKS TO ALL...
ONWARD AND UPWARD...
B.C.

OBAMA ELECTED

SOMEONE JUST SAID THIS ON CNN...

"ONLY THE MOST UNGRACIOUS OF INDIVIDUALS COULD SAY OR THINK THAT THIS IS NOT A WATERSHED NIGHT FOR THE UNITED STATES..."
WELL SAID...FOR MILLIONS, TONIGHT'S EVENTS SEEMED JUST IMPOSSIBLE, ALMOST UNTHINKABLE, FOR FAR TOO LONG...
YES, THE COUNTRY STILL HAS A LONG, LONG WAY TO GO IN MANY AREAS, BUT FOR TONIGHT, PERSONALLY, I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE GOOD THAT IS OCCURRING AND TRY TO PUSH THE BAD INTO THE BACKGROUND...NOT PERMANENTLY, BUT INDEED FOR TONIGHT.
THE REST OF THE WORLD WILL FROM THIS NIGHT ON VIEW THE U.S.A. WITH A DIFFERENT EYE.
I WATCHED THE TEARS RUN DOWN THE FACES OF SOME OF THE OLDER BLACK FOLKS WHEN THE NEWS WAS ANNOUNCED...PEOPLE WHO HAD LIVED THROUGH LYNCHINGS...PEOPLE WHO USED TO HAVE TO USE DIFFERENT DRINKING FOUNTAINS...THOSE TEARS AND EXPRESSIONS SPOKE VOLUMES...
A HUGE, HUGE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...TONIGHT IS HISTORY...GOOD HISTORY...
GOD SPEED PRESIDENT OBAMA...

B.C.