Onward

  We have no choice. Onward it is.

  And who would choose backward? 

  Maybe a smart lemming at the outskirts of the pack.

  

  I'm not into backwards, though some might think I am pretty much someone who drags his feet at the notion of change. New operating systems drive me crazy... I can't stand 'developments' from sea to shining sea, but somehow we survive and God knows we have to change. Pretty much the greater powers of birth and death, death and birth keep us clued into the notion that Life isn't an event that we can assert control of.

Not by a long shot. 

  

   Change. Can't stop it if you tried.

    Out of time. Just like that... we may be called oh no I am just finally getting around to writing my masterpiece. Tough luck Holmes, the greater masterpiece just rang your bell.

    

    

Every Step Is Important - Christmas 2008

Every step is important. You know that.. every boring day, every hour where we are tired and lost and struggling, still every step is important. Even when we don't know where we are going, or if we think we do .. how to get there if we wanted. We have to maintain a sense of connection to Life with Faith, a sense of cockeyed optimism, even if we don't have a clue. 

 I think we are building a new economy really it might sound like I am completely nuts or high on something and yes it has been a very relaxing day with family and I did round it out with some music at the Sleeping Lady Cafe, me getting to make a bit of that music myself, still a good ways to go before primetime is ready for me.

  Through all the falling pieces of a civilization lost from its moorings, we will be working our way through. Its all about keeping honest work alive on a community basis, real service, real services, products created with pride and patience.. built to last. That's what we are doing it won't happen overnight. Make somewhere your home. Don't discount how important family is, don't feel you need to move far away. 

  Listen to me. Giving advice like I know.

  I can't help it. 

  We need to know that our strength this country's rise to solvency and financial health will be a very basic affair, people taking care of their business, who understand Respect for Nature and in fact that every small business on this Planet and maybe big business too if they get with the people enough to survive we a have to make it Our Business.

  Our business. I am envisioning a great movement that can grow like a wild weed, if it was Our business to build economic prosperity through the growth of independent businesses. Not because it is some cool political rebellion of sorts but because we have to survive. WE have to find ways of sharing energy, putting each other to work. The intelligence resides in the people, not in our Corporate dominated world. The bigger they get the absolutely dumber they are, plus there only motive is the growth of their Corporation. That's why we are in the fix we are today. They are not motivated by the benefit of People nor the Health of our Environment.

   Dinosaurs will be falling, and it is not our job to keep them alive.

    I know you might say Guy, how come with all your dreaming optimism talk. You can't make any kind of successful business for your self.  Aren't you kind of being hypocritical too some extent. .. and I Sigh, and say..  I talk to encourage myself, too. I have to remember that every step is important, I'll find a way.

    Guy

Broken Hallelujah

  My Mom sent me a copy of a sermon a Unitarian Minister gave based on the Leonard Cohen song. It added to whatever inspiration was flowing last night. As I read the piece I 

thought of getting into Fairfax for Danny's Tuesday show at 19 Broadway where he frequently takes that song to the levels that would make Leonard proud and brings tingles to the spine and soul.

 I stayed put at the Wilkins strangely there seems to be a uniformity of opinion up here about the economy and Wall Street, 'the mob' as one senator spoke disparagingly of the great mass of uneducated (uneducated to the power/money world of Washington DC) people who rose up and flooded congresspeoples mailboxes and phones that first week when the $700 Billion bailout idea first came out a few months back. The 'mob' of people who think that this nation is greater than Wall Street and probably could do far better with far less Federal Government intervention in anything and everything whether neo-con or neo-lib. Stand Back - let the Free Markets of free people do their thing. Of course I would urge any and all who have anything invested in Wall Street to begin their divestment now. It's a casino that's all it is.

 Community Investment.... hmmm what would that look like?

 Start with local Farms. Businesses that serve real needs run by honest people. Let the money flow, but don't send it away to Wall Street or to DC. The Current, Currency... Electric in Nature... our Life's Blood. What do I know about money? Not much based on personal levels of success so far, so don't listen to me. 

  

 Yesterday was a brutal day here in Marin.

  

 The discovery of a deceased female in San Rafael behind a local nightspot (5 blocks from my Wilkins Hotel lodging) has sent shivers of dread through all who glanced at the story and more so those of us who go out once in awhile to such establishments and that very place to have a drink, see friends hear some music. I am praying right now that it is not someone I know as the identity of the victim hasn't been released. It is such a dangerous world, to all the young women of the world, please be careful let the pendulum swing back to a more cautious time. Don't give yourself away so easy. I have no knowledge or clues as to who or how or any of that. I can't make any assumptions, I do know there is a bunch of Guys who hang out here who many have tattoos and smoke cigarrettes and are nothing but angels, for the most part it's just a little community.  There are times when I have said ''Bleepin' Animals!' under my breath or maybe aloud, as a cab driver when I witness the crap of Male stupidity under the influence. Talking mostly about the Yuppie class, future Wall Street investors ... Male stupidity, not that I deserve a free pass.  God. 

  Then there was the shooting death by San Anselmo Police officer of a mentally disabled man armed with knife on the same day. This followed by about one week my conversation with an off duty officer in the back of my taxi. I asked him about the training of police officers in regards to handling situations exactly it seems as the latest in San Anselmo. Yes he says there is special training to teach an officer how to handle such upset people but... officer safety first.

 It seems a lot of people want to know why can't they just shoot someone in the thigh.?

  

A Good Test

That's what it is.  A test of our character. A test of our American character.

I think you know what I am talking about. I don't know that much about Economics.

I believe there are simple laws of justice, balance and truth that have been and are being violated by many in our world of commerce. That's why we are in trouble there is no value to the American people in propping up those whose only goal is to extract money from us. Their product is so empty they don't even know what product it is, too damn big most all of them.

Why do we need more crap?

I believe on the other side of this process a renaissance for American Creativity, Independence, Self-reliance. Spurred by major survival skills, a willing sense of humor, great patience and bit of that stuff our ancestors might call Providence. Most of all I think we are going to have to be willing to share and I am not talking about your rototiller (guard it with your life), your guitar

or your girlfriend. I am thinking about sharing your survival skills, your willing sense of humor, your patience in the face of adversity and maybe a touch of Grace if we are so blessed. Even us bums can catch an updraft once in awhile. 

I am out on a limb with all of this, call it a Prayer from one barely off the streets.

 Guy

Up to my own Devices

Right here right now. That's it.

I know you are hoping I have something to say. There is too much to say.

My wits about me. It's nice to have your wits about you, you know what I mean?

If I had more days with my wits about me.. who knows anything could be possible.

I have a few wits about me not a busy enough hum at the moment to .. well who knows?

I am visualizing me as sort of a molecule with a hum of happy electrons buzzing around me

all fired up hitting every synapse in a pretty upbeat maybe groove sort of sharp thinking man that I long to be.. when I grow up.

Cut it out Guy, easy on that same old self-deprecation. 

The most important thing in these days of anxiety is a find a way to quit worrying...

My progress on the Virginia State Fair Video remains slow. It is happening. 

My San Anselmo letter to the editor still waits unfinished.

100s of people walked  a candlelight procession through San Rafael tonight protesting the lack of emergency housing for the homeless. I saw it on TV. I was visiting a friend's house, I had intended to make it, it skipped my mind. So be it. I have the voice of the lovely Andrea Maddox

singing on my home website www.Lifesignsphoto.com for your listening pleasure. I'll figure out how to put music on this so called Blogspot some day I hope. San Rafael is a tough city and Marin County the most Liberal elite environmentalist county perhaps in the country is running

a most destructive game of development, in the same old name game it used to be called for  progress, now development comes in modern flavors. 'Green' development, development to relieve congestion, development to provide Affordable Housing. How could someone who grew up in this county, a county that maybe if Teddy Roosevelt had wandered through maybe he would have just declared it a National Park? That gorgeous, it what once was. How could someone who loved this county think that building some affordable housing complex is an answer? I just distrust the government's well meaning backed by NonProfits and developers answers.

 Obama continues to look and sound great. I disagree with just about everything that's coming out of our Capital or is it Capitol and that's really hard to do because as usual nothing is really being spelled out. But that's why you assemble the best teams the Planet has ever seen. This is it Barack this is it the Change we are going to get one way or another. We have to find a way to survive without he weight of the 'too big to fail Corporations' of America on our shoulders. Let them fall, greed and stupidity getting increasing doses of Big Government to monitor them..

Can we think this over? Pain one way or another that's for sure but the sooner the big money gambling with the Earth tycoons know real poverty the sooner the renaissance of America and the really Free Enterprise system begins. Echo chambers.. Barack you claim you want to get out of the 'echo chambers'. Please do. Americans can take care of ourselves. We'll find 

a way. That's our heritage that's our DNA as a country.

  Guy Meyer

 

Thanksgiving

 Hey everyone,

  Exactly. Me, Alive though ... as usual wandering...

  Just waking up (Drove cab all last night and the 3 previous nights)  I have to catch the 4:30 PM bus out to SA/Fairfax.. Feed the cat. A thanksgiving invite from an unexpected source should be Great fun. 

  My cel phone stopped working 2 days ago. ATT says they'll ship me a new one, incase someone out there is wondering why I haven't called. I guess I can borrow someone's phone.

  Music and blessings and all that fine stuff. We can weather any tide. Life's an adventure.

  All that fine rot. Breathing... it's 4:22 out the door byebye.

     Guy

Wall E - Movie of the Year ? plus ...

I saw the movie 'Wall E' finally this past Sunday afternoon. 

Talk about ringing the bell. One mighty swing at one of those ancient giant Gongs --- direct hit he vibrations move out. The most substantially gut level honest, in your face, subversive, revolutionary, brutal assessment of Civilization I believe that has ever been filmed. Hope filled too. That's important.

Did I mention it was beautifully created and must certainly win an Oscar for best animation, but as with Ratatouille, last year's Pixar event it deserves to be considered as a Film of the Year.. no matter how it was created. I hope everyone gets one more opportunity to view it on the big screen... maybe post Oscars it will get one more go round.

It's all right Guy. You've never known where you were going anyways so why start worrying now.

Just pondering this new 'Blog' thing that I have created. I don't understand it. I really fundamentally looked forward to ... Feedback.  know you all are busy and haven't figured out what to make of my musings. I had a plan but have gotten behind as usual with my editing of the Virginia State Fair epic, starring my friend Tom and I, of the shaky camera work fame. Still to early to tell where this film is going. YouTube in essence naturally.

 The video that I probably should not have attempted of Honey Dust and Chrome Johnson at the Halloween Party at 19 Broadway sits mostly in the can and will probably if shown at all will need miracle resuscitation of Soundtrack as the Board Mix was a mixed bag... My redundant recording source plan fell apart. All my fault as usual. 

I will get it together. I will get it together someday, someday, someday...

Hey I had a fun afternoon at the Farmer's Market in Larkspur Landing this past Saturday Afternoon with my guitar performing for the crowds. Before the event I went over to Bananas at Large and purchased a battery powered PA system like Yuka and Teruki had in Union Square. As I look back on this past year of music, all I can say is... Guy Guy Guy... you are nuts.

  The Audacity of ... me.   I had a good time Saturday and I enjoy being completely solo. I am a huge Ham there is no doubt of that. I actually think I am getting it together and believe that after one more year of Farmer's Markets and subjecting children and there poor parents.. Hush up Guy!

NLP for you. ... after one more year I may truly be able to carry a tune, as it is called.

  

  Next week let's get back to what's going on in San Anselmo.

   

     Guy

Veterans Day 'Freedom isn't free.'

 Like they say 'Freedom isn't free.'

   

 I salute all the Men and Women who have ever served this country.

 To my Uncle Andy whose remarkable life was celebrated over this past weekend back in Massachusetts. To all those fine and brave men and women in uniforms thank you for your

courage and your idealism.

  For those of us who wear civilian clothing as I have all my life. Our challenge requires courage too though there are no bullets whizzing past our ears. I do not attempt to compare the courage of getting your ass off the couch and making it down to your local Town Hall with being on patrol in a foreign country where people are actively out to kill you, or you them.

 However here, here I am.

What does it take to motivate an American citizen? Perhaps our new President to be will stir new optimism. Maybe the thought of all the Americans in uniform who risk their lives defending our freedom these days in foreign lands might motivate someone. I don't know what it will take, or if we, you or I, can motivate ourselves to take care of business here a home. If we at home won't stand up for Freedom at home and make our voices known then we make the sacrifice of our Veterans a sacrifice in Vain.

   Something real and true.. America. America is hurting as an ancient WWII vet told me a few years back, we won the war but lost our country. What his sense of the loss of our Country was might be different than mine or yours. You might as I do on occasion feel that this is my country right now this whole blessed mess, we haven't lost anything. Yet more often than not I experience a sense of loss. As a resident of the great state of California I have seen and continue to see the onslaught of a rampant development that has put profit over People and Country. The statement of a foreman on a development project up in Novato about 10 or 15 years ago still rings in my ear. 'We Fuck America.... don't tell anyone I said that' he told me. He worked for one of these large developers that had building projects working from Coast to Coast. Up in Novato they built these 'garbage' homes for people who dreamed they were millionaires, crowded these oversized mansions together so that each dream home had a nice view across the yard into the neighbors bathrooms. Across the yard, a Guantanamo exercise yard. Bobbleheads in Bubbleland as a farmer in Virginia told me. They sold plenty. Oh you have mortgage problems? Where are we America?

   'The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools'

                                 .. Herbert Spencer

    From government Bailouts to government control of Marriage. Freedom isn't free. Think back to the Civil Rights Movement. The sacrifice and courage of those who put their life on the line. That's what we are fighting for America. How can the government rule on a Spiritual decision involving Human Beings. Yes I have my aversions to Gay love, call it what you will. No I didn't see Brokeback Mountain. I don't enjoy watching Men kiss each other. I have an aversion

to that stuff you can analyse me if you want. 'That's their business.' as an elderly woman told me once. That's their business, a human being has the right to know Love. I may not understand it in my own conceptions of passion but I understand that every Human has a right to be human. They have a right to be respected by the Law and not be denied the protection of constitutional and American rights of Life Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

  There are all kinds of battles up ahead to fight for Freedom and to defend the USA. I believe the starting place is here at home. Find a home, live in a community, get connected, grow and

take part in the civic battleground of life, hopefully using much more intelligence, humor than anger, but turn back towards your own world. (Yes.. I am still trying to take my own advice)

  I think that the last tyrannies to be conquered are Man's beliefs that he can control Nature and Man's belief that Military (Brute Force) solutions can defeat enemies. Does General Petraeus as well as the man who was the source of the Christian religion agree with me? Come on people let's do some positive thinking.

     Guy

American Pride

Proud moment in American history. That's who we are, this is the USA, Change happens. Sometimes dynamic change. Always slow change.

               

   Congratulations to Barack Obama.

        You don't have to govern 'Center Right' nor 'Center Left', Barack.

        You are free to do what is right.

        Just get your head occasionally free from your staff of advisors.

   The independence movement that the American people needs, has to be initiated from the ground up. Good leadership is a fine thing, though maybe hard to recognize for most of us.

    The Change has to happen in us.. somehow. The demand from those looking up to the Great Leader, for Obama to now show us, prove it -- maybe we/I, need to if  not replace then at least temper this by a stronger sense of our/my own power to make a difference. Come what may.

  Phew..  I am getting exhausted listening to my words.

  Peace, Music and Breathe. One step at a time. Take it easy.

  As an African American woman said to me in the taxi last night 'I hope he does something good for 'Green'. I hope so too. Let's all keep working on doing good for 'Green'.

                 Guy

   

   Last night John McCain gave us all a glimpse of leadership and the full content of his character, in his moment of defeat, he rose. 

'Change', Barack Obama and the American People

 I wish I could be a believer. I have some Hope, that's about all... some prayer, that somehow the American people will wake up enough to provide some strong guidance for this good man.

It's been a long campaign. I've looked for sparks of an audacity of thought. A rebellious spirit that is willing to speak to the people with a refreshing honesty about the mess we are in. I must have missed much of those moments. Someone described Obama as having an 'agile mind' and I personally am very impressed in fact, almost in awe particularly as he sparred with John McCain, during the last debate at Hofstra. I was sitting at a restaurant at SFO after just arriving from the East Coast. The telecast was muted with the scrolling text, I don't remember much of the facts and the questions of that night. I thought he did an excellent job. I thought he looked very Presidential. I only saw about 30 minutes before I had to run to catch my bus back to Marin.

I have been rooting for him for some time, he got my vote in California's primary. I keep rooting for him to make me feel that he really represents 'Change'. I've been carrying a basic dissatisfaction with mainstream Democratic thought for more than 20 years. I voted for Perot in the 90's. (yes.. both times. Yes the second time was a  very difficult vote) The only one who got it really right during that time regarding 'Free Trade' in my opinion. So our countries Manufacturing base fled in the last 20 years. 'Trickle Down' became a way of life and now we are desperately trying to prop up the whole global network of Money Games on Planet Earth. 

  I  am not against people earning a living nor against the free exchange of currency across the planet to further the wealth of people. The Heath of Communities and Nature must become the foundation of a new dynamic stable global economy. No Man, Woman, company or Corporation should extract the wealth of this Planet from the land leaving a diminished planetary landscape. The level of Destruction of our Biosphere is a very real threat to our health and security. Here in the Biosphere, our realm of Life, with our cats and dogs, trees and grass and all the other species of animal and plant life, breathing our oxygen rich air and drinking in clean water, our activities are taking it's toll on our own lives.  Mankind is the dominant part of but ultimately dependent on all of Nature. A woman friend who's opinion I respect calls it 'the endless rape' this global rape of our Natural surroundings that threatens the lives of all mankind. It is not just the ugliness of a small project like the development on the slopes of Red Hill in the small town of San Anselmo that harms the local community but the fact that it is part of a Global Deforestation that continues at an astounding rate that is matched or rides the Global Population expansion and the Global Carbon Emissions and that reflects the increase of Atmospheric Heat that directly manifests in the melting of the Polar Ice and the growing erratic swings of Climate Change. Don't we all understand that we are all connected... yet. It seems fairly obvious to me. I am an optimist. I believe we are approaching the turning point. The turning point is shared knowledge, with the unmistakable and unshakable requirements of survival.

  What I hear from Obama is pretty vague, still I have hope.

  I find that their are some tenets of contemporary Republican thought that I agree with and am skeptical of some Obama proposals and am uncertain of his sense of Vision. Does he really think that Government can bring the 'Change' that we need? Isn't it just a password to get himself elected.

   As I say I am an optimist. I believe that problems can be solved, humans are resilient, but right now we are stuck in this belief system that we need this system of global land speculation and the casino environment of Wall Street. Positive change to my mind for my Country and my Planet, would be every human beginning the process of divestment of their wealth from the electronic files of Wall Street (whatever is remaining ). Rather than stick it under a mattress, how about begin investing directly into any local business that you can determine is guided by good principals of land preservation, local manufacture, good work ethic, etc. work out some principal returns on your investment that is probably going to be modest but accept that your reward will also be one that will enrich yourself by strengthening your place in your community.

  Anyways my train of thought took me here from my voting for Obama. The Change that we need is a grassroots independence movement. The President of the USA may not be as important as what the American people decide to do with their lives during the next 4 years

I vote for Obama as an act of Hope and perhaps some resignation. I cannot accept the actions

of 4 years of Republican leadership. I cannot accept the macho bluster diplomacy realm of American Foreign Policy. I am sorry that I see Obama joining in that technique.

It is profoundly disheartening that he thinks more 'American Boots on the ground' in Afghanistan will bring us closer to destroying terrorism. (I think we could put an end to that evil) It is extremely disheartening to hear that he supports the environmentally irresponsible growth of Nuclear Power. I vote in hope. Maybe he will learn that you can be open to changing your mind.

  My hopes are with the American People, my Hope is with Obama also.

  Yes, of course the greatest change in the USA and for the world will be this country electing an African American man as our leader.  It will be a momentous Change in the evolution of American Culture and will mark a moment of achievement that I expect even many Republicans

will give pause to acknowledge. The judgement of character or intelligence because of the color of a person's skin is a form of stupidity that needs to be eliminated for all of our good. Ultimately the color of one's skin is immaterial to what one brings to our lives. Let's hopefully celebrate Obama's victory and move on to the next great battles in mankind's evolution. The deepest respect for Nature and the end of organized warfare. Disorganized warfare doesn't cut it either. It's a long road up ahead.

    Guy

Back to Work

 Probably for the best that the Red Sox run is over. I have work to do. The Rays played great ball, they did not wilt and why should they. My shirt can relax now. Yes it is sad as a female Red Sox fan said last night, yes it is sad for Guys too. Emotional involvement with a sports team. 

That happens to some of us. Ultimately I think it is a great thing and so be it, one of these days

I would love to see millions of humans across the planet feel they are a wonderful part of a championship series that may take much of this century. The desire for Liberty, the hunger for a world that respects Nature more than extracting dollars from it's destruction, all of that combining for a vastly more independent, happier humanity. Great joy for the younger generations (coming.. it's coming), damn we are going to pass through this sad age of greed and fear. The transition can come with relative ease.. it is not enforced by Corporations or large scale Governments. It's truth and its bedrock connection to the Earth will come about through the work of people. Beware governments even well intentioned who throw money at you to make the world 'Green', I don't believe it will happen that way. Independence isn't given or bought it's going to have to be earned.

 Of course there is pain and suffering up ahead. That's life. It won't come easy.

 It's happening, it's a gradual thing and the tougher things get, that's when the greatest progress will likely happen. Am I saying anything? Indulging in crystal ball behaviour again? Everything I say whether right or wrong is based on my observations of Life in the present. You need not agree with anything I say. Be careful of the all that people try to push with the word 'Green'. If it's got a lot of money behind it, than chances are that is not the Green solution we need. Leaving 'It' alone does make sense. Particularly if we leave room for creative people to take practical steps for their own survival and success.

  This old brain is running on fumes. As a friend told me yesterday and she is right on.

'You aren't going to do the world any good if you can't take care of yourself.'

  Good Night,

     Guy

  

Red Sox, The Dead to Rise

 My brain is not fully functional today. Maybe that is nothing new.

Thank God I didn't leave the Flatiron Sports Bar back in San Rafael at the 7th inning stretch. My bill had been taken care of, the good tip to one of my new most favorite waitresses

still waited for her to pick up.

 My mind was wondering about how hard it was to just ignite, where was the kindling, where was the fire? What happened to the Sox. Dead in the water. I didn't think it was a good move to bring Papelbon in the top of the seventh. I thought it was a no-win situation.. He can't pitch three innings. I thought I spoke my thoughts out loud and a Guy a table behind me disagreed. Who else is there? Well there was Masterson and the lefty I forget. Desperation. I see your point I said to my neighbor, I think everyone was a Red Sox fan there maybe except the Bartender who was an Angels fan A nice guy thank god I wasn't around to see the pain and suffering for the Guy during that series.

 Let's step back in time... on the first day of the Virginia State Fair I was checking the place out and there was one booth filled with apparel, shirts, hats, belt buckles, extremely colorful stand and the most extremely colorful Tie Dye sports shirts I had ever seen. There was this Red Sox shirt it was undeniably - awesome. It cost $30, I held back. Maybe it was too bold for me. Maybe I was just holding on to my money til pay day. So ten days of the fair came and went and I caught some of the Angels Red Sox series. Sunday the last day of the fair 10-5-08

, I missed the game on TV where the Angels came back and took 1 from the Sox at Fenway. The last day of the fair and somehow I didn't get my ass over to pick up that shirt. I think I was wussing out. Who me? Wearing anything that wild? So that Monday AM the whole fair is being dismantled and I am making the last rounds of picking up the foul waste vegetable oil that would at some future time be converted into pristine B100 (100% biodiesel). The Angels had won the night before and lo and behold... the shirt stand hasn't packed up yet. 'Cmon Guy take a stand will you, you punk!' I say to myself. Still working on the ability to always say good things to myself.  'Hey you still got that Red Sox shirt?'

Done deal. I wore it that night and watched the Sox close out the Angels.

  The shirt does not have supernatural powers ... or does it? Heck no.

  The first game of the series I wore the shirt. Sweet. At the Abbey Tavern the upper west side near Columbia great night. Then Saturday no wear shirt, stay up to 1AM after exhausting day

at Greenmarket UNion Square, go t bed thinking Sox were not going to win. They lose.

  Two days later I didn't even get to see a game. Both horrible losses. Back in California at 5PM

PST I decide I might as well (Might as well, Might as Well) wear the shirt and go grab some good beer and hope that fine waitress is working the Flatiron.

  So anyways the shirt picks up a comment. 'The Red Sox and The Grateful Dead' someone says.

I think to myself well I can go back to my new apartment in a San Rafael flophouse, weekly rates, bathroom down the hall, after the game and change shirts and then walk the last few minutes of the farmer's market. Maybe you'll wear your shirt proudly even if they lose I am thinking (IPA kicking in). Anyways the bottom of the seventh came and the rest is history.

And the world became increasingly surrealistic as high fives with White Sox fans and people buying me more beer. I visualized really strongly Pedroia walking and loading the bases for Papi.. It didn't happen. The Man from Woodland Ca. slapped a single into the outfield. 7-1 woohoo finally Fenway comes alive.. he rest is history. The beautiful young blonde who sits next to me actually she didn't know what she was doing because I was out of my seat, when she took her seat, the rest is history. So I coolly got back in my chair, with my new company next

 door and before like 20 minutes ago, there I was/am congratulating the Rays and now I completely know this game is for the Sox.  Talking about how the Rays can taste the World Series in their mouth I was saying they (the young Rays) were like a pack of hounds joyously chasing their prey up a tree (tired old Red Sox). But what happened.. Of course my ears perk up when I hear my new neighbor(s). The girl friend toasts her blond friend (but was she really blond? who cares!)  happy birthday! But hey she's a few days early on the toast. Tuesday!?

 'Hey your birthday's Tuesday?!' So's mine. We exchange Driver's licenses. High Fives. Destiny I am thinking. Wow! JD Smashes home run somewhere in there more high Fives. My blond and her friend want to buy me another drink. Some kind of shot glass gets dropped into a pint of beer maybe a half glass all I know is tasted fine going down and  I marveled at how beautiful the empty shot glass and empty beer mug looked for one millisecond as it was raised up the lights of the bar shone through and everything sparkled. The rest was History.

                                                          (Elsa/Getty Images NYTimes)

 The Sox won as you all know well. I don't know where the girls went. I made it home to my new digs and decided it wasn't a good idea to get on my bike and ride to Fairfax. I am So-o-o-o tired today.  I better have that shirt ready for the weekend.

 

Lifesignsphoto

 Life has always been a experiment for the living. I take it as far as I can, or want or (closer to reality...) am able. It's Tuesday night, October 14 back at my brother's dining room table the sounds of 5th Avenue, upper Manhattan come up from the street 6 floors below.  This past weekend I was up at the Windfall farm for the Autumn bon fire celebration. My name is Guy I have been a photographer, videographer, cabdriver, longtime beginner musician and erstwhile blogger.

  Way over due, finding someway as basic and simple as getting all the html, all the technical frustrations, all that stuff that's beyond my control and abilities... out of my control. 

   Maybe this blogspot will work.

  Well the experiment goes on I want to share like so many of you all the path through that we must somehow find our way to an economy based on Ecological principals. I believe that the creation of such a economy will grow not through government effort but through the steps of creative individuals, motivated by economic survival. The bottom line is it's a mystery, how do humans respond, where is the leadership, where are the pioneers? What I want to do is keep a eye on that as well as continuing to enjoy Music wherever I find it.

  

  This is something I wrote yesterday feeling very optimistic after the Virginia State Fair event: 

 The story of the Biodiesel exposition at the Virginia State Fair will have to make it's way out of my video archives there was so much powerful excitement with the potential of BioDiesel to convert the economic woes of the Farm to a place of independence and decentralized wealth, the beginnings of the new American Economy.

I am a dreamer, true, but the reality is making itself manifest. Farmers can grow Oil producing crops often in a Winter rotation (in Virginia and other Southern States) Producing thousands of gallons or raw vegetable oil (Canola/Soy etc.) that can be converted directly to Biodiesel on their farms. Imagine mini refineries on every farm over 100 acres. Refineries that have no toxic byproducts. Imagine perhaps regional Farm Associations that operate independent Biodiesel service stations...throughout the USA and the Planet. Hazardous emissions way down, energy independence, localized energy, self-reliant and sustaining. Powering all the big diesel engines that run the commerce of the world. Complementing all the solar powered electric vehicles that can be powered by the solar panels on our houses. 

  Imagine a world where Community after Community competes in creating a green grid of Nature around and within our towns. No more will we watch hopelessy as our towns sell off our local and national Heritage, history and landscapes to the developers with all the speculative destruction of our civilization's outmoded collapsing economic system that extracts wealth from the loss of our Natural World. An economy that harms the Ecology of the Planet is an economy on the road to exctinction for the people it clams to serve. A world economy based on Ecological principles is going to emerge. That is where growth will occur, that is where wealth will be created, that is our future and it is a very heathy future if we can keep our eyes on the course and avoid the debris of the collapsing centralized wealth systems that will struggle to maintain their hold over our world.

Guy