Tommy James and Crimson and Clover!

A song for those who were there, at the time and who survived! This is the long version, by the way.

Glen Campbell with Rhinestone Cowboy!

Pure talent. Pure entertainer and a great individual!

I made it through the rain!

'Give a person enough time, a computer and some liquor! And like any idiot, he or she will perform in a strange and a weird fashion'. After 1:03 the screen, please note that the screen above goes to black or blank or whatever. There's a reason for that. Just right this moment, I'm not exactly sure why that is....

Grass Roots - Live for Today!

Living is tough. It's far too easy to focus on tomorrows possibilities, problems that might come to pass and other stuff that never will. My advice. Get your ass out of bed the next day, and make the most of your life! [A stereo mashed down mono to suit a man with only one ear.] On a regular basis, God shouts at me in my deaf ear.... 'I'm sorry, what's that you said?'

God: 'My children. Not all that you ever hoped for, will come to pass. Not all that you ever feared will rise up in your life and hurt you. Just keep Me in your dreams, and in your heart, and I will prepare new challenges for you on that day when you are again reborn....'

Kenny Chesny - You had me from hello!

'Everything that was possible, at any one point in time,
feelings now faded, for an old and aged mind.

Those who I most desired to send a message to,
never fully caught my heart beating true!

Damn this short life, which has passed quickly by,
I've now found a 'bed', into which I must lie'

Capturing brief  moments, and all that's been said,
  I'd like everyone to know, that that I'm still getting... God...
God directs me daily, and frankly, He is a bit of an ass.
every morning....

Walk away. The Four Tops!

Racial prejudice is a learned thing. God kicks us into this world willy nilly with little to no regard for physical attributes like skin color, height, sex or any other attribute. This world, into which we are all dumped via our mother's birth canal, is what it is. A very small fraction of us happened to land in a place called America and at a time of incredible comforts and technological marvels. Go figure!

But here's bottom line. Life will suck for many of us. Life will be unfair, (if you live long enough). Yet, time will move, moment to moment and from cradle to grave. And, it doesn't help anyone very much, if you spend that short time focusing on you're neighbors f'ing skin color!

'The fabric of existence I did so mold.

A universe of dreams to yet be foretold.

My finest creations born, part of a Holy key.

Two beings, one half of a part of Me,

Even to this day, I watch what they yet might be!

Where am I this day? I am the dawn of each day of your lives.
My Children, walk, live and love, for I am with you forever and ever!
Duh, I'm the frigging Sun!'

Oh, and that was God's words. Truth!
As told by a village idiot
who was given cherry pie on this day.

Cyrkel - It's a Turn Down Day!

If the title, 'Turn down Day' means anything to you, you're likely a baby-boomer like I am... 2018 had been a turn down day in my view, and 2019 didn't look much better...

Bobby Vinton and Blue Velvet!

A few of my friends from way back might remember Central Junior High and some graduation parties! 1967 I think... Jan Wagner, you were in a blue velvet dress and we were at a party at some house close, I think to the MP library. You were playing pool. Wow! What a time. On the corner of Gregory and Prospect Manor one day, I misspoke and gyrated into another reality.... Sad. Grasping at straws.. a topic that would have little to no meaning until 2018...

Sugar Ray! Every morning..

Every morning there's a halo hangin
from the corner of my girlfriend's four post bed.
I know it's not mine, but I'll see if I can use it for
the weekend, or a one-night stand!

Every morning... Anyway. Good news. DanO's Place radio on FM and the Net coming soon. That is if God, Country and life allows! I currently have a station located in Uzbekistan, but I'm not sure if they actually understand English. That said. Two ground floors exist for us males; 1) Never lose your dreams or your direction, 2) Even if you're eighty and the sight of a beautiful woman no longer turns you on, pretend!.... Rock on, rock hard and praise the living God that put you here...

Note: The people behind the scenes of the internet are evil, crooked thugs. They give you a new kind of drug, best left on the self. In the days coming, they will be fair game for the new class of terminators... Just a heads up.

There will be no FCC backed low power FM station for me. Another government lie. I plan to generate my own. Stay tuned...

Perhaps a few will follow this string of thought. Please drop a thought or two to further the cause of freedom. I'm pretty weak...

'And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path and the birds came and devoured them. Some others fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil. Yet, they sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow and hard'

My take: Those of us who are now living and who have suffered very hard times in the defense of this Republic, whether of military, civilian or of blue stripes. You all need now to stand true and strong! Stand for the living God that gave you this treasure of time, that saw you through and who granted you a chance to see this message tonight. Let no one person rip asunder His gift....

And finally, no, Epstein did not hang himself! And, Trump did not lose! Have faith!

I shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley!

A late night addition. This is about guns. In reality, a gun is nothing more than a force multiplier. (It's like a hammer, but with much more reach). Sane individuals would almost rather die than fatally hurt another. Truth be told, killing another human being takes practice, did you know? Soldiers have to be taught to kill, did ya know? (An act that is an otherwise very species aberrant mindset to an extreme).

Yet at times, and in our very recent past, millions of otherwise very kind people have died horribly (WWII, ISIS.etc). With some even turned into lampshades (circa Lou Reed). My thinking is that true evil walks on cats feet. Eternal vigilance, perhaps is our only defense.

Alone again naturally!

Each of us has a talent in this life. I'm just hoping to find mine before too very long...

In a little while from now,
if I'm not feeling any less sour.
I promised myself to treat myself
and visit a nearby tower.

And, climbing to the top,
will throw myself off.

In an effort to
make it clear to who... ever
Wants to know what it's like, when you're shattered!

Left standing in the lurch, at a church
were people saying, 'My God, that's tough
she stood him up
no point in us remaining'.

We may might as well go home,
as I did on my own.
Alone again, naturally.
To think that only yesterday

I was cheerful, bright and gay!
Looking forward to who wouldn't do
the role I was about to play.

But, as if to knock me down.
Reality came around.
and But, without as much as a mere touch,
cut me into little pieces.

Leaving me to doubt.
Talk about, God in His mercy!

Oh If he really does exist,
why did he desert me?

In my hour of need

I truly am indeed alone naturally...

A tribute to Johnny Mathis! Fly me to the Moon!

One of my very favorites - a song for the ages!

Changes via Bowie!

For whatever reason, I was thinking about David Bowie this day and how I grew to first ignore, then notice and then love him over the many decades of time. I'll miss that guy, his style, his heart and his awesome talent! Changes, are what's living and life, is all about. What's really important, are the friends we drag forward into those days of our insanity... Last thought: An infant, then a teen and all too soon a woman or man. Flash - Middle age and then old age before many dreams had yet begun. End times: Looking back and never perceiving the insane times yet to come.... God bless you Mr. Bowie, I'm just a second or two behind...

Two out of three...

Great songs and songwriters, unlike some other shiny things, never rust or grow old...

James Olmos with Heaven in My Eyes!

https://jamesolmos.com/track/675697/heaven-in-my-eyes?autostart=true

Sounds complete, my life so sweet. James thought to sing of life this day. I'd love his sounds anyway. For that which comes from a heart so pure, springs anew and brings a cure...

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap!

Perhaps one of the greatest bands from over there!

Wilco. One Wing.

Wilco. Chill out and please listen, this be a pretty good number... our internal domestic and national political battles will go on... But, there is an eagle still flying up there above our great Republic...even if she is hurting....if you don't get this, please move on.

We once belonged to a bird
Who cast his shadow on this world
You were a blessing and I was cursed
I did my best not to make things worse for you

It isn't true, I always knew this would be our fate
This is what happens when we separate
This happens, all dead weight, eventually

We may as well be made of stone
We can't be flown...

One wing will never fly
Neither yours nor mine
I fear we can only wave goodbye

One wing will never ever fly
Neither yours nor mine
One wing will never ever fly, dear
Neither yours nor mine

I fear we can only wave goodbye

One wing will never ever fly, dear
Neither yours nor mine
I fear we can only wave goodbye

The true meaning of this song (for me at least)....Think of the American Eagle soaring overhead... Think of this great Republic and what it represents to the world. Think of the freedoms we all have enjoyed... And now, please think of how we will not move forward, each on just one wing... as a Nation so deeply divided.... Let's get it together people, PLEASE!

A large majority of citizens, for some time now, have nibbled intellectually at the edges of both the Democratic and Republican ideologies. Many have no clue or even care to have one. They truly have been acting as sheep... But, now they are being readied for the shearing... For, I do so believe that God's eye is now swinging back our way. If we should lose this Republic, then the world loses and the forces of very real evil could overwhelm us all....At that point, we might as well go jackin it on a street corner in San Deigo...

Only the Lonely! Roy Orbison.

Itchycoo Park - circa the 60's!

YouTube, bless their little 12 year old hearts and wet underwear, has this old classic video as a mis-tracked and complete mess on their site. (Apparently, they've never bothered to fix it - perhaps they are too busy counting the money, I guess.( So, I did the necessary fixes). Pro Bono, no less!