Who's heard Little Richard sing "Shake a Hand"?

How long have you been on your own now Por Por?

Speaking only for myself...your going to have to be just a bit more definitive if there's something in particular that you would like me to hear. ":O}

Have you been able to maintain a group of friends or family.? How is your health these days.
How about an update on how your getting by?

I've listened to Jonny for a long time now.

Jonny Lang is a great player, and an even better singer. He had that voice already when he was just a kid, playing on the bar circuit at 17 or 18 years old. If you listen to some of his early work, you'll hear what I'm talking about.

My favorite, "Red Light"


And "Breakin' Me":

The legendary Robben Ford. Simply put, one of the greats, a master of tone and phrasing in the blues/jazz/rock genre:

The late, great Roy Buchanan. A virtuoso of the blues, and light years ahead of his time.

The timeless technical master Jeff Beck, and my absolute favorite cover of "'Cause We've Ended As Lovers". George, you will love the bass playing of Tal Wilkenfeld. She was 20 years old here, and already considered to be one of the most exciting bass players in the world:

Given your up bringing it may follow you thee rest of your life...

if you let it.

"Purity of heart means to will one thing."
Kierkegaard.

Think about that. Always willing one thing. If we must choose one thing to will then we must choose very carefully.
Is there just one thing we can safely will in all times and in all places?

Thank the heavens there is. I mean that thank the Heavens RIGHT NOW!

And may understand what I'm about to say.

We can will to have pure and unblemished hearts, we can will the Good.

We spoke of this earlier.

"The original nature of man is good.
But it becomes clouded by contact with Earthly things"

(We become entangled in desire, passion and stubbornness which leads inevitably to sorrow.)

"our natures must be purified before they can shine forth again in their native clarity.

"All well and good to will the good, but what if I find my will is already corrupted and will not let go of the "10,000 things to be desired."

Ah there's the rub"

Lucky for you I'm here to tell you how to become a breaker of chains.

How can we enter what only allows purity to grow fourth, to pass from entanglements into Grace.

The answer is indeed not easy for all that it is clear and simple.

This is man's eternal choice. To do what I want or to do what is wanted of me.

I say eternal because the choice is every moment before us.
But also because what we choose will have eternal consistences.

We are called by our own souls to undertake and then to constantly search our hearts lest they harbor any secretive opposition to the will of God.

"So I find such opposition in my heart what then?"

You must go to war for your god if you wish him to go to war for you.

You must root out all such opposition for it is the death of your own happiness.

We must be constantly vigilant that what we want does not annihilate what we need.
"When we are never to tired day or night to see the good is done. Only then can we be said to be sincere,"

Now comes immediacy now comes almost unbearable intimacy of the NOW in it's eternal moment!

What lies in your heart NOW? How to bring correction Now?

Here's possibly the most obvious secret in the whole world.

To be truly present in the now, you must leave all your head trips behind. You must silence yourself and listen..
Listen to what your heart is thinking. Yes that's right your head is really only there to listen to your heart and find a way to bring the light of your hearts to expression.

This is the part that leaves the pikers weeping in the dust.

We must Choose this. we must choose this every minute of every day. This is what we must be about.

When we greet our friends, when we take our meals, when we are asleep when we are awake we must be listening to our hearts lest thy harbor any secret opposition to the will of God.

Beware! My Teacher once told me that :

"God don't accept no part time lovers."

This is the heavenly journey. This IS how to move forward into transcendence and the sacred world.

If the mind is focused upon listening it can't be talking, it can't be lusting the latest bright and shiny.

Again nothing can be accomplished here by force. A gentle penetration the reaches the very center of your heart is what is called for.

We must trust ourselves and follow where our hearts lead us checking always every minute lest you harbor any opposition to the will of God.

"This means letting the fish swim free in the sea."

Let your thought go where they will, you are only an observer now.

You are only the guard at the gate to the NOW.

You must follow the path without wanting to get anywhere. Your job is not to progress but only to see that you ARE progressing.
God is in no hurry, why should you be.

I'm mean nobody can storm and rush the now..to enter the now we must be on time...His time., you know that guy with the great big hands and tiny tiny fingers.

Big enough to hold a universe and tiny enough to enter your smallest thought un-noticed.

"Life leads the thoughtful man upon a path of many windings."

We never expect to end up where we do we just end up there.":O}
I remembered that you had extensive medical difficulties. I "think" we first met around the time Marine was passing, may God smile upon her. I know that was a terrible time for you both.

Personally I can't imagine what it is like to be unable to trust your own brain. Bi-polar as you say, a real bitch!

As your difficulties in no way are indicated by your posts, which is a good thing! LOL
It leaves me without much to go on as far as how and to what extent you are effected by your malady.

When last we spoke of these things you were having real difficulties getting about. Has that eased up for you at all?

And Where the Hello is Othello? I know it's in the great state, but where in WA?

You've got a real love of music, I hope that brings some relief from time to time.

I guess I'm saying if you need to reach out I'm here.

In my time I have know quite a few medical set backs as well, one ear gone legs don't work beyond a hundred paces, the whole shingles thing..four times! LOL

But one adapts and learns to live without regrets,

Some brothers you have there! It's good to have family...you can relate to.
Well I have to go see a man about posting some songs.
I'm doing fine as well ":O}

Good talk! LOL

TR> He was only young...":O}

One of the most beautiful women in this world, she sings a bit two...