My voice is in the key of Zen Gonzo. It is where the idea of extraordinarily perfect Zen recklessly collides with totally undisciplined Gonzo journalism. It is an in the moment kind of self-expression, easily interrupted by most anything at all. Hunter S. Thompson coined and embodied this Gonzo style of writing. Actually, when you think about it, that is how our minds work anyway. We live in a constant state of change and everything is disrupted on a moment-to-moment basis. At this point, my quickly put together plan is to talk to you whenever I feel like and share some stories. While they will all be true, or as true as my ever changing perspective will allow, they will always be as sincere and honest as I can possibly be at that precise moment when it falls out of my mind through my fingers and on to the imaginary page of your mind.
"By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it." George Burns (1896-1996)
“Be happy. It really annoys negative people.” Ricky Gervais
"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” Buddha
”Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." Khalil GibranIf you are one of those people having a hard time, you might want to listen. Thank you
“We must never forget that nations and countries belong to their people, not to their governments. No matter how enduring or powerful they might seem at any given time, governments will come and go, but the people will always remain.” The Dalai Lama
“When we are born, we cry, that we are come To this great stage of fools.” William ShakespeareI LIKE THIS ONE, A BIT OF A DEPARTURE FOR ME.
“I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty.” Adolf Hitler
“The gains from the explosion of technology are immeasurable from a social and informational perspective, but we have sacrificed our privacy to the cold machine at the same time and maybe lost some warmth along the way.”Larry Feinstein, November 1, 2014THIS IS MY 500TH STORY AND IT IS QUITE A MILESTONE FOR ME. HOPE YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO IT. THANK YOU
”Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.” Bobby KennedyNOT EASY FINDING SANCTUARY FROM ALL THAT IS GOING ON. LOOKING UP AT THE SKY CAN OFFER SOME.
“My every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families.” Donald TrumpYOU KNOW, I'D MUCH RATHER JUST WRITE AND RECORD STORIES ABOUT MY LIFE, BUT IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE. I CAN'T PRETEND TO BE LIVING IN A VACUUM, NOT ANY MORE. GIVE A LISTEN. THANK YOU
“Rules? We ain't got no rules. We don't need no rules. I don't have to show you any stinking rules.” Treasure of the Sierra Madre ALMOST When you have some times, give this a listen!
”Even through your hardest days, remember we are all made of stardust.” Carl SaganHISTORY IS THE GREATEST TEACHER. GIVE IT A LISTEN. THANK YOU
“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” Dalai Lama
”There is no darkness but ignorance.”William ShakespeareI REVISED THIS RECORDING TO ADD COMMENTARY ABOUT ZELENSKIY'S VISIT TO THE OVAL OFFICE.
”There is no darkness but ignorance.”William ShakespeareSharing where we are, how we got here and where we are going.
“Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar” E.B. White WE HAVE CHOICES AS PEOPLE AND I DO AS A WRITER. LISTEN TO WHAT ALI'S ROPE-A-DOPE HAS TO DO WITH THIS STORY AND MY WRITER'S CHOICE
“We will never be perfect: that is our limitation. But we can have, and have had, moments in which we can take genuine pride.” Zadie SmithPAST IS PROLOGUE!
“If presidents can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country.” Mel Brooks
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”Albert Einstein,
“Adventure is not outside man; it is within” George ElliotTHIS IS A STORY OF HOW I MOVED FROM NYC TO SANTA FE, NM AND IT IS QUITE A STORY!
“If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.”Mark Twain
“Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.” Winnie The Pooh
”That until there are no longerFirst-class and second-class citizens of any nationUntil the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes Me say war” Bob Marley
“Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life."Hunter S. Thompson
“Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.”Chance the Gardner
“The expert knows more and more about less and less until he knows everything about nothing” Mahatma Gandhi
”I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream.” Bruce Springsteen
“A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.” – John WayneThis is pretty much a continuation of the prior recording : Kiss My Asteroid
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception." Carl Sagan
“You will not be punished for your anger, You will be punished by your anger.” The BuddhaReflections on the election
“People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.”Ursula K. Le Guin
“Writing is its own reward.” Henry Miller
“I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal.” Groucho Marx
“When we come to it We, this people, on this wayward, floating body Created on this earth, of this earth Have the power to fashion for this earth A climate where every man and every woman Can live freely without sanctimonious piety Without crippling fear” Maya Angelou
“He had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars." Jack Kerouac
“One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.” Friedrich NietzscheIN THIS STORY, I LOBBY FOR FEELINGS OVER FACTS
“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” PlatoI LOVE THE QUESTION AND GOOD LUCK FINDING AN ANSWER!
"Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning.” Benjamin Franklin
“He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.” AesopGIVE A LISTEN. YOU MIGHT ENJOY IT. YOU MIGHT NOT. YOU WON'T KNOW UNLESS YOU LISTEN.
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” —Jack KerouacIt is a really good story and worth your time to listen, seriously.
“A picture is worth a thousand words...and uses up a thousand times the memory.” Stephen HawkingTHIS ONE IS TRUE STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND JUMPS AROUND, JUST LIKE ALL OUR MINDS. ENJOY
“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Maya Angelou
“I think that one may contribute (ever so slightly) to the beauty of things by making one's own life and environment beautiful, so far as one's power reaches.” Robinson Jeffers
“Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice." Adolph HitlerWHEN YOU START OFF WITH A QUOTE BY HITLER, YOU LIKELY IMAGINE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A HAPPY STORY. WELL, THIS ONE IS KIND OF A MIXTURE OF BOTH. IT IS THAT FINE LINE BETWEEN LIVING YOUR OWN, JOY FILLED LIVE, IN THE MIDST OF A LOOMING SHIT STORM.
WROTE THIS STORY IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF COVID'S VISITATION. I JUST REALIZED IN THIS STORY THAT THE SPOKEN WORD IS A DIFFERENT MEDIUM THAN THE WRITTEN ONE. BEEN RELIGIOUSLY RECORDING MY STORIES AS SCRIPTS AND THAT'S A MISUSE OF THE AUDIO MEDIUM, AT LEAST FOR ME. HOPE YOU ENJOY
“Life is full of temporary situations, ultimately ending in a permanent solution.” Rodney DangerfieldFIND THE TIME TO LISTEN AND THAT'S WHAT THIS STORY IS ALL ABOUT.
"There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.” Charles Darwin
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