tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279684206164056432012-02-16T19:32:50.651-08:00carl martineaunoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427968420616405643.post-48603185416275989732010-09-15T18:05:00.000-07:002012-02-15T12:29:34.080-08:00~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />have immensely enjoyed <br />those who have stopped by <br />to listen to music <br />( and visit )<br />at "the benches" <br />in northbrae .. <br /><br />especially the children .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />absent .. <br /><br />unforgiving .. <br /><br /><a href="http://capricious-athena.blogspot.com/2011/07/blog-post_8172.html">http://capricious-athena.blogspot.com/2011/07/blog-post_8172.html</a><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />"top of the blog" .. <br /><br />actual site <br />begins a ways below <br />with a photo of a cloud car .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />blogs about <br />social and class <br />dismissiveness and warfare <br />over the last few <br />and twelve years <br />with people who think <br />or act like <br />they 're the 1% .. <br /><br /><a href="http://signagewar.blogspot.com/">http://signagewar.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://acalanes1970reunion.blogspot.com/">http://acalanes1970reunion.blogspot.com</a> <br /><br />for potshot-callouts<br />at-of republicans <br />go to <a href="http://www.twitter.com/galootus">http://www.twitter.com/galootus</a><br /><br /><a href="http://bewareofmoes.blogspot.com/">http://bewareofmoes.blogspot.com</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://barwarning.blogspot.com/">http://barwarning.blogspot.com</a> <br /><br />regarding threats <br />and shabby behavior <br />go to: <br /><a href="http://carlworldnowmobile.blogspot.com/">http://carlworldnowmobile.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Reject Superstar"<br />of Model Mayhem <br />discovers <br />my cloud car <br />that i painted .. <br /><br />though has n't replied <br />to two "thank you" texts .. <br /><br />just like a "Superstar" .. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.rejectsuperstar.com/post/4627844491/hair-jacket-cloud-car-of-the-day">http://www.rejectsuperstar.com/post/4627844491/hair-jacket-cloud-of-the-day</a><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />THANK YOU "WEEDMAN"!!! .. <br /><br />STEVEN SEAWEED .. <br />DISC JOCKEY EXTRAORDINAIRE .. <br /><br />FOR "THROWIN' ME A BONE" .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />".. you've just crossed over .." <br /><br />into ".. the carl martineau zone .." .. <br /><br />dedicated to <br />resisting and sabotaging <br />the abstraction and cyberization <br />of being human .. <br /><br />and the callousization <br />of contemporary life .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />looking to the past <br />( particularly music ) <br />for a better future .. <br /><br /><a href="http://carlworldnow.blogspot.com/">http://carlworldnow.blogspot.com/</a> <br /><br />actual site <br />blue text on a black background .. <br />some relay sites alter colors .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Carl Martineau <br />electric guitarist <br />(squire tele afficianado)<br />pianist composer <br />berkeley <br />"bezerkeley" <br /><a href="http://signagewar.blogspot.com/">http://signagewar.blogspot.com/</a><br />california <br /><br />---------------<br /><br />scroll down .. <br />way down .. <br />to view entire blog <br /><br />this blog <br />is now being viewed <br />in and out of the United States .. <br /><br />Germany .. 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Russia .. <br /><br />-----------------------------<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442731029657497986" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S4h3CN67MYI/AAAAAAAAABQ/B8wxhb3YXwo/s200/cloud+car+09aug24+0748+c.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />carl world now and then <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />lifestyles<br />of the<br />poor and anonymous <br />with lots of<br />celebrity "name dropping"<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><a href="mailto:galootus@gmail.com">galootus@gmail.com</a> <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />am "on the road" <br />back in my car again<br />off and on now <br />for well over 25 years<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />End Corporate Welfare <br />and <br />Government<br />Corporatisation<br /><br />they <br />Stole-Destroyed <br />the American Middle Class <br /><br />Vote Democracy <br /><br />Reclaim America <br />and the <br />American Middle Class<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />i was filmed in an interview <br />in the fall of 2009 <br />by one <br />of the participants <br />of the Daniel Ellsberg <br />documentary <br />"The Most Dangerous Man <br />in America" <br /><br />as part of <br />another documentary <br />"Vigilate Vigilante" <br />that premiered in San Francisco <br />august 12 2011 at the Roxie Theatre <br />and ran daily for three weeks .. <br /><br />and has gone into <br />national <br />and european distribution<br />and might possibly be available later on Netflix <br />and broadcast later on PBS? <br /><br />the documentary <br />looks at <br />cultural <br />and <br />class warfare <br />in this country <br />via the grafitti controversy <br />(and other behavior) <br /><br />the interview of me <br />will be available <br />on the dvd only .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Carl Martineau <br />electric guitarist <br />(squier "tele" afficianado)<br />pianist-composer <br /><br />~~~~~~~<br /><br />thank you <br /><br />Clarence White <br />(1944~1973)<br />for your <br />boggling<br />telecaster solos <br />and playing <br />on Eight Miles High <br />(..live..) <br />on the Untitled album <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TTYlmLcF9hI/AAAAAAAAALQ/PRvXT6owpH4/s1600/%255B04+untitled%255D+The_Byrds_-_%2528Untitled%2529_album_cover.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TTYlmLcF9hI/AAAAAAAAALQ/PRvXT6owpH4/s200/%255B04+untitled%255D+The_Byrds_-_%2528Untitled%2529_album_cover.jpg" /></a><br /><br />and for the <br />".. another time .."<br />nostalgia <br />of album <br />Nashville West <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TTYl3d6ZmHI/AAAAAAAAALU/wTGHx5rRXWA/s1600/Nashville_West_album_cover.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TTYl3d6ZmHI/AAAAAAAAALU/wTGHx5rRXWA/s200/Nashville_West_album_cover.jpg" /></a><br /><br />great cover art <br />both albums <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />jazz ~ rock <br />classical styles <br />original compositions <br />"cover" arrangements <br />of <br />music composed <br />and or <br />popularized <br />by <br />various artists <br /><br />some favorite songs <br />and albums <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Nelson Riddle <br />theme from route 66 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sbrRd5vJI/AAAAAAAAAGc/WyqRgnxiwKI/s1600/17249833e7a0ce639be72110_L+%5Bthe+in+crowd%5D.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sbrRd5vJI/AAAAAAAAAGc/WyqRgnxiwKI/s200/17249833e7a0ce639be72110_L+%5Bthe+in+crowd%5D.jpg" /></a><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />the Mamas and Papas <br />go where you want to go <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TR0we0CzdzI/AAAAAAAAALM/nPB3V7-7tgs/s1600/high+tide+and+green+grass.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TR0we0CzdzI/AAAAAAAAALM/nPB3V7-7tgs/s200/high+tide+and+green+grass.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />the Rolling Stones <br />the last time <br />get off of my cloud <br />19th nervous breakdown <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the Yardbirds <br />heart full of soul <br />shapes of things <br />over under sideways down <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />the Byrds <br />eight miles high<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the Association <br />along comes mary <br /><br />~~~~~~~<br /><br />Cream <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_1-X5l2C1I/AAAAAAAAAHM/UABl6s_H4oA/s1600/%5B01+fresh+cream%5D+41tcYwTwrGL__SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_1-X5l2C1I/AAAAAAAAAHM/UABl6s_H4oA/s200/%5B01+fresh+cream%5D+41tcYwTwrGL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a><br /><br />i 'm so glad .. by Skip James .. <br />i feel free<br />n.s.u. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sZsEhkYrI/AAAAAAAAAFc/28MbkYiJYdc/s1600/DisraeliGears.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sZsEhkYrI/AAAAAAAAAFc/28MbkYiJYdc/s200/DisraeliGears.jpg" /></a><br /><br />dance the night away <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_savbE7ouI/AAAAAAAAAF8/u6B6TFpcGp0/s1600/B0000033T6+%5Bswiss+movement%5D.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_savbE7ouI/AAAAAAAAAF8/u6B6TFpcGp0/s200/B0000033T6+%5Bswiss+movement%5D.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Gene Mc Daniels <br />compared to what<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Blind Faith <br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_samS2d7vI/AAAAAAAAAF0/UZLi-Gj_mvQ/s200/BlindFaithBlindFaith.jpg" /> <br /><br />original cover <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />later cover <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_169l-JnrI/AAAAAAAAAHE/d_a3arKUXBI/s1600/%5B06a+blind+faith+safe%5D+893589.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_169l-JnrI/AAAAAAAAAHE/d_a3arKUXBI/s200/%5B06a+blind+faith+safe%5D+893589.jpg" /></a><br /><br />had to cry today <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_saMHOE0RI/AAAAAAAAAFk/NjW9iOPRDww/s1600/LetitbleedRS.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_saMHOE0RI/AAAAAAAAAFk/NjW9iOPRDww/s200/LetitbleedRS.jpg" /></a><br /><br />monkey man <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Carroll Peery <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />can't you hear me knockin'<br />from the album "Sticky Fingers" <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sa_tSECeI/AAAAAAAAAGE/gukWfJ9Wl8g/s1600/Elton_John_-_Tumbleweed_Connection.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sa_tSECeI/AAAAAAAAAGE/gukWfJ9Wl8g/s200/Elton_John_-_Tumbleweed_Connection.jpg" /></a><br /><br />where to now st. peter? <br />amoreena <br />talking old soldiers <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Al Green <br />take me to the river <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sbXZASEmI/AAAAAAAAAGU/D7gBE0q3eOY/s200/HowardJonesDreamIntoAction.jpg" /><br /><br />things can only get better <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sbJC3FNbI/AAAAAAAAAGM/kdEHs_xlmfE/s1600/Peter_Gabriel_So_CD_cover.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sbJC3FNbI/AAAAAAAAAGM/kdEHs_xlmfE/s200/Peter_Gabriel_So_CD_cover.jpg" /></a><br /><br />red rain <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />U2 <br />she moves in mysterious ways <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Van Halen <br />right now <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Carl has opened for <br />Kenny Burrell <br />Vince Guaraldi <br /><br />Danny Kalb <br /><br />and has performed <br />with musicians from <br />Cal Tjader's Group <br /><br />and with <br />Arron Manganiello <br />1943~2009 <br /><br />founder of venceremos .. <br />psychologist .. <br />trumpeter .. <br />with <br />Chet Baker <br />Charles Mingus <br />John Handy <br />Les Mc Cann <br /><br />thank you arron <br />for your musical encouragement <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />carl was <br />thrown out of his childhood home <br />in fremont california <br />at age 13 <br />by his <br />republican <br />catholic <br />schizophrenic psychotic "mother" .. <br /><br />lisa swanson <br />of san leandro california .. <br /><br />formerly lucille martineau .. <br />of fremont california <br /><br />45 years later <br />carl has spent <br />the last 25 years <br />living in 5 different vehicles <br /><br />while lisa swanson <br />has acquired <br />3 homes ( 2 in the bay area ) <br />through unreported <br />untaxed <br />rental income <br />over multiple decades .. <br /><br />jena edgeton-parsons <br />who works for <br />the city of stockton california<br /><br />and is continually harassed <br />by a former husband <br />for her "acquiring" his house <br /><br />is "trustee" <br />of lisa swanson's <br />stockton house .. <br />and who knows what else .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />a "teenage prodigy" .. <br /><br />later abandoned <br />by his so called "family" .. <br /><br />republicans <br />from walnut creek .. <br />palo alto .. fremont .. <br />oakland .. berkeley .. <br /><br />carl <br />over many years <br />has become <br />a paranoid <br />manic~depressive <br />democrat <br /><br />"i 'm just trying <br />to get along<br />with everyone" <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the following quote <br />was found <br />in the effects of <br />Henry Miller <br />and is attributed to <br />an annonymous <br />japanese writer <br /><br />"at 10 you 're an animal<br />at 20 a lunatic <br />at 30 a failure <br />at 40 a fraud <br />at 50 a criminal <br />at 60 an adviser <br />at 70 a sage" <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />venues, gigs, <br />happenings... <br /><br />special, unusual, <br />strange... <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br />1958 <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />los angeles <br />international airport <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />i see <br />Harry Belafonte <br />at the height <br />of his popularity <br />hanging out <br />with friends <br />having a <br />happy <br />friendly <br />time <br />on the sidewalk <br />in front of <br />an airport entrance <br /><br />it 's hard to believe <br />that LAX <br />was once so casual <br />pleasant and uncrowded <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />1967 <br />~~~~~~~ <br />boise idaho <br />~~~~~~~ <br />i visit <br />Orson Merrill <br />nightclub owner <br /><br />he tells me <br />that <br />Paul Revere <br />and the <br />Raiders <br />used to perform <br />at his place <br />and they would <br />hang upside down <br />from <br />the ceiling crossbeams<br />from the <br />the backs of their knees <br />playing their <br />electric guitars <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />1968 <br />~~~~~~<br />berkeley <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />warring street <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />southwest of dwight way <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />i go with Eugene Urbain .. <br />trumpeter-pianist <br />from acalanes <br /><a href="http://acalanes1970reunion.blogspot.com/">http://acalanes1970reunion.blogspot.com</a><br />to the home of Peter Jarrett <br />former <br />east coast <br />concert pianist .. <br /><br />we watch him perform <br />Rachmaninoff's <br />g minor prelude .. <br /><br />maestro Jarrett <br />is an absolute <br />maniac .. <br /><br />his intensity <br />is <br />extremely compelling <br /> <br />this event <br />greatly inspires me <br />to study "classical music" <br /><br />after leaving <br />maestro Jarrett's home <br />Eugene tells me <br />that when maestro Jarrett <br />left the east coast <br />for california <br />Steinway gave him <br />two full length <br />concert grand pianos <br />as a going away present <br /><br />we watched him perform <br />on one of them .. <br /><br />the other piano <br />right next to it <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />christmas eve <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />arlington avenue <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />a republican uncle <br />"jim" james gaw <br />formerly of <br />oakland .. berkeley .. <br />walnut creek .. <br />throws out <br />his then democrat <br />brother in law <br />julius martineau <br />from <br />a <br />dinner party <br />that <br />he and his wife "olive" <br />host annually <br />because <br />brother in law julius <br />was n't wearing <br />a suit and tie <br />~ <br />when the <br />remaining "guests" <br />ask to watch <br />the<br />historic <br />television broadcast <br />from <br />the lunar orbiting <br />apollo 8 .. <br />"jim" says "no ..<br />that <br />"..it is my dinner party <br />and I will decide what is appropriate .." <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />1969 <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />telegraph and haste <br />southwest corner <br />in front of Cody's Books<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />a fellow from new york <br />with long black <br />scraggly hair <br />named <br />"danny" <br />asks me<br />if i 've ever been to <br />"the med" <br />(caffe mediterraneum)<br />i answer no <br />and he invites me <br />to go there <br />with him <br />~<br />i 'm imediately <br />intrigued with the place <br />and begin going there <br />regularly <br />~ <br />i soon notice <br />Carroll Peery .. <br />astrologer ..<br />blues afficianado .. <br />and former chef <br />at <br />the Ashgrove .. <br />a lengendary music club <br />in los angeles <br />~ <br />Carroll was also an associate<br />of <br />the Chambers Brothers <br />~ <br />i will see him often <br />in "the med" <br />but will not meet him <br />for another 14 years <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />at the top of ashby avenue <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />while hitch hiking <br />to lafayette <br />am picked up twice <br />on seperate ocassions<br />by <br />Ross Valory <br />electric bassist <br />with Steve Miller <br />and <br />Fruminous Bandersnatch <br />future bassist <br />with Journey <br />~ <br />as we approach <br />Caldecott Tunnel <br />each time <br />he warns me <br />to roll up my window <br />" 'cause the tunnel's a gas" <br />~ <br />we both attended acalanes <br /><br /><a href="http://acalanes1970reunion.blogspot.com/">http://acalanes1970reunion.blogspot.com</a> <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />swiss alps <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br />+++++ <br /><br />Catholic Priest <br />Donald Cefalu <br />who grew up in New York <br />and befriended <br />Stockton California <br />street gang members <br />dies<br />in <br />a <br />car accident .. <br /><br />probably caused <br />by his own <br />reckless driving .. <br /><br />+++++++++ <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~<br /><br />vietnam <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />************* <br /><br />Keith Swanson <br />of <br />san leandro california <br />is hit <br />by <br />mortar shrapnel <br />while boarding <br />an airplane <br />to go home <br />after finishing <br />his tour of duty <br />~<br />he dies later in japan <br /><br />~<br /><br />thank you <br />Michael Dill <br />for providing <br />a full account <br />(almost 30 years later)<br /><br />******************* <br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />1972 <br />~~~~~~~ <br />palo alto <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />In Your Ear <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />an early gig <br />~ <br />Mose Allison <br />recorded an album here <br />using the club's name <br />in the title <br />~ <br />the club was later<br />burned down <br />for the <br />insurance money <br />by the widely despised <br />"eric" <br />who was later assaulted <br />in a local <br />beer joint <br />parking lot <br />by an investor <br />who had lost his money <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />lytton street <br />north west <br />of middlefield road <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i meet <br />Joan Baez <br />at a pot luck dinner <br />~ <br />she is absolutely <br />radiant and beautiful <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />stanford <br />aka "snodfart"<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />radio station <br />kzsu <br />("the zoo") <br />(12,000 listeners) <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />demo tape broadcast <br />followed by fracas <br />at the coffee house <br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />1973 <br />~~~~ <br />berkeley <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />radio station <br />kpfa <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />demo tape broadcast <br />preceded by pygmy music <br />which announcer <br />compared my music to<br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />1974 <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />menlo park <br />~~~~~~ <br />wild <br />lively house party <br />home of <br />Brian Simons <br />photographer .. <br /><br />former <br />Venice Beach <br />jazz club owner .. <br /><br />encounter group <br />facilitator <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />berkeley <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />Seventh Seal<br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />featuring <br />a long, funky, <br />"here comes the sun" <br />by <br />the<br />Beatles <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />north beach <br />san francisco <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />the Coffee Gallery <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />hosted <br />at different times by<br />Mike Wilhelm <br />(of the Charlatans) <br />and Girl George <br />~ <br />performances by <br />blues musician <br />JC Burris <br />~ <br />i meet <br />Nick Gravenites <br />there <br />~~~~~~ <br />Gold Street <br />~~~~~~~ <br />a great <br />classy little club <br />at <br />the east end of an alley <br />off of montgomery <br />just south of broadway <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />1975 <br />~~~~~ <br />berkeley <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />one hit wonder <br />( "two tickets to paradise" )<br />eddie money <br />(eddie mahoney)<br />asks me <br />to join his group <br />~ <br />i decline <br />(too many substances) <br />~ <br />eddie could play tenor sax then <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />stanford <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />i open for <br />Vince Guaraldi <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br />palo alto <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />performance <br />with <br />Michael Valentine Smithe <br />(1941~2010) <br /><br />african-american <br />conga drummer <br /><br />"born in chicago" <br /><br />passionate McCoy Tyner admirer <br /><br />charismatic <br />motorcycle afficionado-traveller <br /><br />close friend <br />of <br />sigourney weaver <br /><br />"stranger in a strange land" <br /><br />glad to have known you <br /><br />thank you attorney cass wilson <br /><br />for the introduction <br />~<br />and thank you <br />Phil Spickler <br />for your mirth and humor <br /><br />both in berkeley and palo alto <br /><br />at different times <br />michael performed with <br />Cal Tjader <br />John Handy .. Chicago <br />and with <br />Vince Guaraldi <br />at <br />butterfield's <br />on el camino real <br />north menlo park .. california <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />palo alto and san diego <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />disatrous "tour" <br />with <br />the Cal Tjader Group <br /><br />Michael Smithe ~ congas <br /><br />Lonnie Hewitt ~ piano<br /><br />dick berk ~ drums <br />(plus "juvenile style social warfare" on Michael) <br /><br />partial <br />inadvertant sabotuer: <br />sigourney "sue" weaver <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />stanford <br /><br />tressider <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />concert with <br />Michael Smithe <br />and Joe Henderson's <br />drummer <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />palo alto <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Tom Whitmire <br />( Thomas Charles Whitmire )<br />keyboardist<br />psychedelic <br />afficionado <br />is murdered <br />by<br />heroin dealers <br />~ <br />palo alto <br />police <br />call it <br />an <br />"accidental death" <br />even though <br />he dies <br />severly beaten <br />and injected <br />with high grade <br />heroin <br /><br />the sons of a local businessman <br />are suspected of setting it up .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />san leandro<br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br />********** <br />police chief <br />Kenneth Swanson<br />dies <br />of cancer <br />~ <br />it is believed <br />that the death <br />of <br />his son <br />Keith <br />seriously affected <br />his health <br /><br />(see above .. 1969) <br /><br />******** <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~ <br />1976 <br />~~~~~~ <br /><br />palo alto <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the Gatehouse<br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br />Henry's <br /><br />~~~~ <br />~~~~~~ <br />1977 <br />~~~~~~~~<br />the Iron Works <br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />attended one afternoon <br />by a rowdy group <br />from <br />Coherent Radiation <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />palo alto country club <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />holiday party <br />Coherent Radiation <br />~ <br />i open for <br />and sit in with <br />glide .. <br />ultra loud metal .. <br /><br />before event disintegrates <br />into an <br />ultra loud brawl <br /><br />great party afterwards <br />in los altos hills <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />san francisco <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />the Boarding House <br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />thanks to Michelle Cox <br />singer ~ guitarist <br />keyboardist <br />former associate <br />of robbie hoddinott <br />guitarist with kingfish <br />~~~~~~~ <br />1978 <br />~~~~~~ <br />palo alto <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />Tomfoolery <br />~~~~~~ <br />with <br />John Morrow <br />electric bassist <br />former musical collaborator <br />with guitarist-recording engineer <br />Bart Thurber <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1979 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />san francisco <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />embarcadero <br />Hyatt Regency <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />special thanks <br />to <br />Dick Saltzman <br />vibraphonist <br />~ <br />saxophonist <br />Bishop Norman Williams <br />expresses <br />smiling appreciation <br />for my music <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />north beach <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Keystone Korner <br /><br />the last of the real jazz clubs <br /><br />there almost all "yuppie" now <br /><br />~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i meet <br />Milcho Leviev <br />pianist ~ keyboardist <br />with <br />Flora and Airto <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i open for <br />jazz guitar legend <br />Kenny Burrell <br />~ <br />thanks to poet "Bear" <br />and <br />Mark Dolezal <br />club coordinator <br />~ <br />drummer <br />from <br />the los angeles area <br />~ <br />fan of jazz guitarist Grant Green <br /><br />"...rock has become <br />nothing but noise..."<br /><br />~ <br /><br />i meet <br />Les McCann .. <br />Flora Purim .. <br />and <br />Maria Mulduar <br />who expresses <br />appreciation <br />for my music <br />and interest in <br />colloborating <br /><br />~ <br /><br />i jam with <br />Dennis Irwin <br />bassist <br />with <br />Art Blakey's <br />Jazz Messengers <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1980 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />Keystone Korner <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />owner Todd Barkan .. <br />.. someone i would not trust .. <br />takes me out to dinner <br />at the U.S. Cafe <br />and <br />asks me to leave town <br />due to <br />a criminal infestation <br />of Keystone Korner <br />that he is unwilling <br />or unable <br />to deal with .. <br /><br />~~~~~ <br /><br />Trinity Chapel <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />solo piano concert <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1983 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Caffe Mediterraneum <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i meet <br /><a href="http://www.fatdawg.com/">FatDog</a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_RYgU3c4VI/AAAAAAAAAEk/VCJrDQjy7qg/s1600/fatdog+2007+nov.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_RYgU3c4VI/AAAAAAAAAEk/VCJrDQjy7qg/s320/fatdog+2007+nov.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />FatDog .. in his guitar store <br />.. Subway Guitars .. <br />.. cedar and grant ..<br />berkeley .. california <br /><br />Guitar Dealer <br />Extraordinaire <br /><br />~ <br /><br />combination <br />East Coast Big Shot <br /><br />West Coast Hippie <br /><br />and <br /><br />Junior High School Bully <br /><br />~ <br /><br />Berkeley's Most <br />Loveable ~ Contemptable <br />Charismatic Jackass <br />~ <br />National <br />Yuppie Nightmare <br />~ <br />Political-Social <br />Orator-Activist <br />("Go Fatty!") <br />~ <br />a <br />Cyclone of Sarcasm <br />~ <br />the <br />West Coast's <br />Most Dependable Source <br />of <br />Methane Gas <br />.. incessant farting .. <br />.. physical and otherwise .. <br />~ <br />Undisputed <br />West Coast Master <br />of <br />the<br />Tickle Fart <br />Assault Hold <br />~ <br />a <br />Fount ~ Geyser <br />of <br />Guitar Knowledge <br />and <br />a <br />Resource <br />for <br />Guitar Equity <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TBaTTqukv-I/AAAAAAAAAIc/PrWD2oRP8wQ/s1600/2+marc+and+fatdog+at+the+french.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TBaTTqukv-I/AAAAAAAAAIc/PrWD2oRP8wQ/s320/2+marc+and+fatdog+at+the+french.jpg" /></a><br /><br />acoustic blues guitarist <br /><a href="http://www.marcsilbermusic.com/">Marc "Moose" Silber</a> <br />and FatDog <br />at the French Hotel 2009 june 03 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_bwXITqsKI/AAAAAAAAAFE/gZYqDrNuQJI/s1600/peppy+dudes.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_bwXITqsKI/AAAAAAAAAFE/gZYqDrNuQJI/s320/peppy+dudes.jpg" /></a><br /><br />micro art construction by FatDog <br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br />northern <br />california <br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />acquaintence <br />Tom Sonner <br />decorated Green Beret(1967) <br />Vietnam War Survivor <br />friend of Timothy Leary <br />ends his life <br /><br />rest in peace <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br />1984 <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />walnut creek <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />my father's mother <br />a democrat <br />who helped initially <br />with my music studies <br />dies <br />~ <br />her mostly republican children <br />and <br />their republican in-laws <br />start a "range war" <br />over her modest estate <br />~ <br />the lawyers end up <br />with most of the money <br />~ <br />the <br />"reagan era" <br />and <br />"family values" <br />(demolition) <br />are in full swing <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1986 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Freight and Salvage <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i open for <br /><br />Danny <br />"Big Baby Boy" <br />Kalb <br /><br />founder ~ guitarist <br />of <br />the Blues Project <br />~ <br />i connect with <br />Nick Gravenites <br />(via Danny) <br />and create <br />a <br />black and white <br />psychedelic <br />punk rock <br />style <br />poster <br />for a gig of Nick's <br />at Larry Blake's <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />san francisco <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />noe valley ministry <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i open for Danny Kalb again <br /><br />~~~~~ <br /><br />1987 <br /><br />~~~~~~~ <br /><br />oakland <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Peter Torsiello's <br />the Coffee Mill <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />solo piano concert <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />as reagan's presidency <br />enters it final years <br />i find myself<br />moving into a van <br /><br />~ <br /><br />it will be one<br />of five vehicles <br />that <br />i will live in and out of <br />over the <br />next twenty five plus years <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the Serander <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />sitting in with <br />blasting <br />with <br />a mini keyboard <br />by invitation<br />from <br />Michael Jones <br />former bassist <br />with <br />the Crusaders <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />"north berkeley" <br /><br />"north shattuck" <br /><br />"gourmet ghetto" <br /><br />chesse board pizza <br /><br />after performing there <br />i was told <br />by a staff member <br />that my music <br />"...was too intense" <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />oakland <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />the Graduate <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />sitting in with Lamar Chase <br />singer ~ guitarist <br /><br />(doing well in amsterdam) <br /><br />to the <br />sneering disapproval <br />of <br />David Kaffinetti <br />keyboardist <br />with <br />Spinal Tap <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br />1988 <br />~~~~ <br />"'til Two" <br />~~~~~~~ <br />sitting in <br />with <br />Levi Lloyd <br />guitarist ~ vocalist <br /><br />featuring <br />"Candy Randy" <br />drummer ~ vocalist <br />extraordinaire <br />~ <br />"..how many of you <br />are buying me a drink?.." <br />~ <br />"..how many <br />of you ladies <br />are going home with me <br />tonight?.." <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />los angeles <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i meet <br />Terry Joy <br />guitarist ~ vocalist <br />keyboardist <br />~ <br />former promoter <br />for <br />Rick Nelson <br />and <br />John Sebastian <br />~ <br />former <br />malibu property manager <br />for Bob Dylan <br />~ <br />former cab driver <br />for Lee Marvin <br />~ <br />mr. Marvin .. <br />you owe Terry <br />$100.00 <br />~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br /><br />near<br />"the Village" <br />recording studio <br />west los angeles <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i meet Stephen Stills <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />west hollywood <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Barney's Beanery <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i meet Bryan Rooney <br /><br />long time "roadie" <br /><br />music industry <br />figure ~ survivor <br /><br />affiliated with <br />Procul Harem <br /><br />Donna Summer <br /><br />Ringo Starr <br /><br />and other major artists <br /><br />who offers me <br />a national tour gig <br />playing keyboards <br />with a <br />rock group he manages <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1990 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />San Gregorio <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the General Store <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i meet Neil Young <br />from this gig <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1991 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />south east bay area <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />my "mother"'s <br />republican <br />catholic sister <br />dorothy pegueros <br />of fremont <br />tries to swindle her <br />out of <br />a modest inheritance <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1992 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />northern california <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />my father <br />a democrat <br />dies <br /><br />~ <br /><br />one of his <br />republican sisters <br />olive gaw <br />of walnut creek <br />at the time <br />along with <br />a republican ex-wife <br />dahlia martineau <br />an executive at siltec corporation <br />in menlo park <br />again hope to grab <br />what little is left <br /><br />my dad's brother <br />"Julius" <br />tells them <br />on the phone <br />that they 're <br />".. welcome to take <br />a <br />high end <br />drafting computer <br />[ my dad owned ] <br />that the IRS has a lien on .." <br /><br />that puts an end to it .. <br /><br />~~~~~~~<br /><br />1993 <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br /><br />palo alto <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the gatehouse <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />now refered to as <br />"the goat house" <br /><br />plagued by a <br />possible <br />former <br />renegade <br />KGB agent <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~ <br /><br />oakland <br /><br />~~~~~~~ <br /><br />via venuto <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />one woman <br />becomes <br />irritated-annoyed <br />by my music <br />and verbally attacks <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1994 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />south east bay area <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />after being invited <br />to a <br />thanksgiving dinner <br />by some <br />republican relatives <br /><br />one of them <br />tries to snooker me <br />into giving them <br />my father's <br />family papers <br /><br />~ <br /><br />i leave the gathering <br />abruptly <br />angry and exasperated <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1996 <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br /><br />berkeley <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br /><br />la val's <br />northside <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Shotgun Players <br />(theatre company) <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />signing coach for cast <br />Bertolt Brecht's "Baal"<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />"...opening night <br />with critics <br />in the audience <br />it 'll be me out there <br />butt ass naked <br />with a one inch dick..." <br /><br />~ <br /><br />Patrick Dooley <br />artistic director <br />Shotgun Players <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br /><br />north oakland <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />a <br />republican cousin <br />anita buster thompson<br />and her <br />republican husband <br />physician <br />bruce thompson <br />( my doctor for 12 years ) <br />at the north oakland <br />"family" medical clinic <br />become <br />increasingly condescending <br />and aloof <br />during <br />the mid term elections <br /><br />a presription drug market researcher <br />decribed bruce as " a snooty southerner " .. <br /><br />~ <br /><br />thanks to <br />Newt G(ett)ingrich <br />and the republicans <br />for more <br />family deterioration <br /><br />~~~~ <br /><br />1997 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Berkeley Art Center <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />solo piano concert <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~<br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />1999 <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br /><br />Hillside Club <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~ <br /><br />2004 <br /><br />~~~~ <br /><br />i meet <br />folk ~ blues <br />world music <br />super musician <br />legend <br />Taj Majal <br /><a href="http://www.tajblues.com/">http://www.tajblues.com/</a> <br /><div></div><br />later one night <br />Taj appears next to my table <br />in <br />au coquelet <br />in berkeley <br />while i 'm practicing electric guitar <br />through headphones <br />and mimics me <br />~ <br />very humorous and flattering <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i also meet <br />Steve Gannon <br />(London ~ Oakland) <br />blues guitarist <br />vocalist <br />who has toured <br />with Taj Majal <br />~ <br />one afternoon <br />while driving <br />in richmond california <br />Steve tells about <br />seeing Steve Winwood <br />performing <br />in London pubs <br />early in his career <br />before achieving <br />international fame <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />palo alto <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />a<br />republican <br />mormon cousin <br />( in a north menlo park ward )<br />teresa ( " terry lou " ) helm mize <br />inherits well over <br />4 million dollars <br />then spends over <br />3 million dollars <br />on a <br />3 story "spec house" <br />( "trophy mansion" ) <br />near the "professorville" area <br />of palo alto <br />for her <br />and 4 other relatives to live in <br />says <br />she ca n't help me .. <br />and i ca n't stay there with them .. <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~ <br />2005 <br />~~~~~~~ <br /><br />road trip to <br />new york city <br />from berkeley <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />2006 <br /><br />~~~~~~ <br /><br />berkeley <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />afternoon ~ evening long <br />jam session with <br />Steve Mann <br />acoustic blues guitarist <br />who has performed with <br />Doctor John <br />Janis Joplin <br />the Jefferson Airplane <br />Hot Tuna <br />celebrating his birthday <br />with <br />Marc Silber <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TBgdUvAVVVI/AAAAAAAAAJc/zXQf4QhA-Iw/s1600/marc+09+aug.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/TBgdUvAVVVI/AAAAAAAAAJc/zXQf4QhA-Iw/s200/marc+09+aug.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />acoustic blues guitarist <br /><br /><a href="http://www.marcsilbermusic.com/">http://www.marcsilbermusic.com/</a> <br /><br />the following musicians <br />also performed<br />Al Smithline <br />student of .. <br />chaufer for .. <br />performer with .. <br /><br />blues musician <br />Rev. Gary Davis <br />new york city <br /><br />and many other <br />fine musicians <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />2007 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Caffe Mediterraneum <br /><br />aka "the Berkeley Wax Museum" <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />late 2007 <br /><br />early 2008 <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />i "cloud" <br />most of <br />the Subway Guitars Building <br /><br />google view "1800 cedar berkeley california" <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_RZ8alJ52I/AAAAAAAAAEs/DsqH15ro-uo/s1600/subway+guitars+from+north+.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_RZ8alJ52I/AAAAAAAAAEs/DsqH15ro-uo/s320/subway+guitars+from+north+.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_RaEQy-ulI/AAAAAAAAAE0/0OTqh87VJR4/s1600/subway+guitar+building+northside.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_RaEQy-ulI/AAAAAAAAAE0/0OTqh87VJR4/s320/subway+guitar+building+northside.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />thank you <br />Christos Katechis <br />artist <br />and originator <br />of the "cloud" pattern <br /><br />~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />haloween <br /><br />2009 <br /><br />at "the Med" <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />funky .. jazzy jam session <br />with <br />conga drummer <br />artist ~ poet <br />Roosevelt "Rosy" Stevens <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />~~~~ <br /><br />2010 <br /><br />~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />thanks again <br />to <br />acalanes teachers and dean <br /><br /><a href="http://acalanes1970reunion.blogspot.com/">http://acalanes1970reunion.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />norman dessler <br />(english) <br /><br />robert snodgrass <br />(german and english) <br /><br />mr worthington <br />(art) <br /><br />leroy roach and richard hansen <br /><br />(instrumental and vocal music) <br /><br />robert stevens <br />(dean)<br /><br />all of whose <br />collective<br />enduring <br />positive and creative influence <br />continue to give <br /><br />~~~~~ <br /><br />recomended sites: <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />fight red light <br />photo(s)cam tickets: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.highwayrobbery.net/">http://www.highwayrobbery.net/</a> <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />your phone number spell? <br /><br /><a href="http://www.phonespell.org/">http://www.phonespell.org/</a> <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />fight hunger <br />breast cancer <br />deforestation... <br /><br />(for free, with one click) <br /><br /><a href="http://www.thehungersite.org/">http://www.thehungersite.org/</a> <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />recomended films <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the President's Analyst <br />(1967) <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Point Blank <br />(1967) <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />the Seven Ups <br />(1973) <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Marathon Man <br />(1976) <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Who 'll Stop the Rain <br />(1978) <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />recomended albums: <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Fresh Cream <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sZh6dZcTI/AAAAAAAAAFU/IunBPXrAOww/s1600/41tcYwTwrGL__SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sZh6dZcTI/AAAAAAAAAFU/IunBPXrAOww/s200/41tcYwTwrGL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />(1967) <br />Cream (debut album) <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Blind Faith <br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_samS2d7vI/AAAAAAAAAF0/UZLi-Gj_mvQ/s200/BlindFaithBlindFaith.jpg" /> <br /><br />(original cover)<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />( later cover ) <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_169l-JnrI/AAAAAAAAAHE/d_a3arKUXBI/s1600/%5B06a+blind+faith+safe%5D+893589.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_169l-JnrI/AAAAAAAAAHE/d_a3arKUXBI/s200/%5B06a+blind+faith+safe%5D+893589.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />Blind Faith <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Tumbleweed Connection <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sa_tSECeI/AAAAAAAAAGE/gukWfJ9Wl8g/s1600/Elton_John_-_Tumbleweed_Connection.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sa_tSECeI/AAAAAAAAAGE/gukWfJ9Wl8g/s200/Elton_John_-_Tumbleweed_Connection.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />(1970) <br /><br />Elton John <br /><br />(third album) <br /><br />~~~~~~~~ <br />11-17-70 <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_16PQmRWHI/AAAAAAAAAG8/-fcWpMOfGs4/s1600/%5B12+11-17-70%5D+319YJ58CR3L__SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_16PQmRWHI/AAAAAAAAAG8/-fcWpMOfGs4/s200/%5B12+11-17-70%5D+319YJ58CR3L__SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />(1970) <br /><br />Elton John <br /><br />(4th album) <br /><br />~~~~~~~ <br /><br />Asante <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sciR1J7LI/AAAAAAAAAGk/KbqBQ5LVMyc/s1600/Asante_(album).jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sciR1J7LI/AAAAAAAAAGk/KbqBQ5LVMyc/s200/Asante_(album).jpg" /></a> <br /><br />(1970) <br /><br />McCoy Tyner <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />Sweetnighter <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_15393lo_I/AAAAAAAAAG0/ZqwzNNwdVEQ/s1600/%5B14+sweetnighter%5D+WRsweetnighter.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_15393lo_I/AAAAAAAAAG0/ZqwzNNwdVEQ/s200/%5B14+sweetnighter%5D+WRsweetnighter.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />(1973)<br /><br />Weather Report <br /><br />(third album)<br /><br />~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br />So <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sbJC3FNbI/AAAAAAAAAGM/kdEHs_xlmfE/s1600/Peter_Gabriel_So_CD_cover.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_sbJC3FNbI/AAAAAAAAAGM/kdEHs_xlmfE/s200/Peter_Gabriel_So_CD_cover.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />(1986)<br /><br />Peter Gabriel <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br /><br />East~West <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_2Cqh_gz8I/AAAAAAAAAHU/QMAmRX9L-W8/s1600/%5B15%5D+East-west_cover.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ITjRU80ZR_Y/S_2Cqh_gz8I/AAAAAAAAAHU/QMAmRX9L-W8/s200/%5B15%5D+East-west_cover.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />(1966)<br /><br />Paul Butterfield <br />Blues Band <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />vote democracy <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />••••••••••••••<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2427968420616405643-4860318541627598973?l=carlworldnow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>carl martineaunoreply@blogger.com