"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"
- "Beautiful Boy" by John Lennon |
"How can all these people afford so many things?
When I was young, we wore what we had on"
Neil Young - Falling From Above |
"I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I went down to the sacred store
Where I�d heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldn�t play.
And in the streets: the children screamed,
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken.
And the three men I admire most:
The father, son, and the holy ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died."
Don McClean - American Pie |
"you are what you is"
- Frank Zappa |
"Heaven, heaven is a place, a place where nothing, nothing ever happens"
Heaven - Talking Heads |
"A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument, in nature."
Natural Beauty - Neil Young |
"Wherever you go, whatever you do, whatever you say: say, say, say.... say it with love! " |
"Wherever you go, whatever you do, whatever you say: say, say, say.... say it with love! " |
"Did you ever have to make up your mind? You pick up on one and leave the other one behind It's not often easy and not often kind Did you ever have to make up your mind?" |
"Life's a counterfeit and when you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's the joke, it's true
You see, it's all a show, keep them laughing as you go
Just remember the last laugh is on you" |
"give me everything tonight. We might not get tomorrow... " |
"Lord I was born a Ramblin Man..." |
"Id love to change the world
But I dont know what to do"
ALvin Lee/TYA
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"When all the stars are falling down
Into the sea and on the ground,
And angry voices carry on the wind,
A beam of light will fill your head
And you'll remember what's been said
By all the good men this world's ever known.
Another man is what you'll see,
Who looks like you and looks like me,
And yet somehow he will not feel the same,
His life caught up in misery, he doesn't think like you and me,
'Cause he can't see what you and I can see."
Melancholy Man - Moody Blues |
"So now I'm praying for the end of time
To hurry up and arrive
'Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you
I don't think that I can really survive
I'll never break my promise or forget my vow
But God only knows what I can do right now
I'm praying for the end of time
So I can end my time with you"
Classic. |
"A Satisfied Mind"
(originally by Porter Wagoner)
How many times have
You heard someone say
If I had his money
I could do things my way
But little they know
That it's so hard to find
One rich man in ten
With a satisfied mind
Once I was winning
In fortune and fame
Everything that I dreamed for
To get a start in life's game
Then suddenly it happened
I lost every dime
But I'm richer by far
With a satisfied mind
Money can't buy back
Your youth when you're old
Or a friend when you're lonely
Or a love that's grown cold
The wealthiest person
Is a pauper at times
Compared to the man
With a satisfied mind
When my life has ended
And my time has run out
My friends and my loved ones
I'll leave there's no doubt
But one thing's for certain
When it comes my time
I'll leave this old world
With a satisfied mind
How many times have
You heard someone say
If I had his money
I could do things my way
But little they know
That it's so hard to find
One rich man in ten
With a satisfied mind
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Of course I suspect that even fewer than 1:10 poor people have satisfied minds, but that's another story.
Makes me feel good that my modest by some standards hifi helps to satisfy my mind. I'd likely be a lot more ornery otherwise. |
"All you need is love". Says the most to the most in the fewest words. |
A lot of people love to blame Obama. For whatever reason they decide. I like the guy and voted for him twice.
A lot still love to blame Bush II. I actually liked the guy and voted for him once but we're lucky we survived that debacle. Even his Dad has now written he was ill served by his hires the blame for which can only lie with him in the end.
I'm not too crazy about any of the current crew of contenders. At least one or two or three come across as intelligent at least.
Its a tough job. Nobody will ever please everyone. Eisenhower was probably the last truly accomplished president (beyond politics). Well, I guess you could count Reagan as well. |
Well I woke up this morning
In a, In a cloud of despair
I ran my hand across my head
And pulled out a pile of worried hair
I went to my physician
Who was buried in his thoughts
He said, "Son, you've been reading too much Elephant Talk"
(Chit-chat)
He said, "The thing about depression is,
well, you just can't let it get you down.
You have to see the world for what it is:
a circus full of freaks and clowns
and you'll never please everybody,
it's a well established fact."
He said, "I recommend a fifth of Jack and a bottle of Prozac"
What can you give a man
Who has everything?
Can you give him back his edge?
Can you make him want to sing?
No, you can only take from him,
and there's nothing he can do.
I've got the "driving me to drink and eat a bottle of Prozac" blues.
Well, I woke up this morning and I shaved off my head.
By the time I realized what I had done, I was already dead
I went to see the gatekeeper who was standing by Heaven's door
He said, "I hope you brought a good supply of... you know"
(Oh, don't worry)
Prozac Blues by King Crimson |
"
I repeat myself when under stress.
I repeat myself when under stress.
I repeat myself when under stress.
I repeat myself when under stress.
"
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"Told you once before
And I won't tell you no more
Get down, get down, get down
You're a bad dog, baby
But I still want you around"
Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan |
