Leonard Cohen is a poet, musician and a fantastic artist!

This of course is a Leonard Cohen post. I'm not as familiar with his work as I'd like to be. I only discovered his music 17 years ago while doing a stretch in prison. The first song I ever heard from him was "The Future".

I cannot and will not label him as a prophet, although some might want to. Should I describe the man I would say that he appears to think very deeply and with great concerns about many things. He addresses many topics that most would not care to even concern themselves with. Call that what you will but I myself call it an honesty that few men I have ever met have with their own fears.

He is from Canada which to me seems odd because Canada is to me like a close neighbor but in America his work is almost considered underground in nature except by the artist (or wanna-be artist) world and they try so hard to be elite that they hide the really good stuff from us for fear we might all become enlightened and take away from their status of being "well educated" in the arts at bullshit meetings with phony users seeking only to steal profit from an artists accomplishments and stow away on their fame hiding behind them. (I'm sorry but YOU FUKKIN PRODUCERS SUCK!!!!!"

Aiight, I got that off my chest an now I'm just so happy-happy-happy....

Anyway, where was I again?
"Oh Yea" I like him and I think he's fantastic!

"Cohen has published 12 books the most recent 2006's Book of Longing, a collection of poetry, prose and drawings. Book of Longing reached #1 on the Top 10 Hardcover Fiction Books in Canada, as compiled by Maclean’s Magazine, being the first book of poetry ever to reach the top of the bestsellers’ lists in Canada.
Leonard Cohen has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1991, Cohen was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2003, a Companion to the Order of Canada - the latter of which is Canada's highest civilian honor recognizing a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. In June 2008, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec."

Above was taken from a bio page on leonardcohen.com. It's all I snagged & half way down the page. I would have grabbed more but I expect that if you want more you should visit the official site [here] because it has never been my intent to deflect from the artists traffic. If anything I only try to peak your interests and entice you to seek more.

These are the lyrics to "The Future"
I do not like the authors interpretation of a few lines in this song on the bio page. You might see it or you might miss it. If you do notice them then please take note that I disagree with Sony Entertainment Canada's over-payed & under-educated writers... "pfffffft~"

The Future...
Give me back my broken night
my mirrored room, my secret life
it's lonely here,
there's no one left to torture
Give me absolute control
over every living soul
And lie beside me, baby,
that's an order!

Give me crack and anal sex
Take the only tree that's left
and stuff it up the hole
in your culture
Give me back the Berlin wall
give me Stalin and St Paul
I've seen the future, brother:
it is murder.

Things are going to slide, slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard, the blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it has overturned
the order of the soul
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant

You don't know me from the wind
you never will, you never did
I'm the little jew
who wrote the Bible
I've seen the nations rise and fall
I've heard their stories, heard them all
but love's the only engine of survival
Your servant here, he has been told
to say it clear, to say it cold:
It's over, it ain't going
any further
And now the wheels of heaven stop
you feel the devil's riding crop
Get ready for the future:
it is murder

Things are going to slide, slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard, the blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it has overturned
the order of the soul
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant

There'll be the breaking of the ancient
western code
Your private life will suddenly explode
There'll be phantoms
There'll be fires on the road
and the white man dancing
You'll see a woman
hanging upside down
her features covered by her fallen gown
and all the lousy little poets
coming round
tryin' to sound like Charlie Manson
and the white man dancin'

Give me back the Berlin wall
Give me Stalin and St Paul
Give me Christ
or give me Hiroshima
Destroy another fetus now
We don't like children anyhow
I've seen the future, baby:
it is murder

Things are going to slide, slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard, the blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it has overturned
the order of the soul
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant
When they said repent, repent
I wonder what they meant

When they said repent,
Repent ...

Official version vid, 20% shorter and censored but still pretty good.

Clean your copper or polish your chrome with ketchup???

Five surprising uses for ketchup

By Brian Clark Howard

Posted Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:37am PDT

Related topics: Food and Drink, Cleaning, Reusing stuff

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(Photo: Craig Veltri / iStockPhoto)

Whether you enjoy ketchup with fries or -- like some Americans -- a few fries with a boatload of ketchup, there's no denying the ubiquity and popularity of the distinctive red condiment. Ketchup has been satirized, politicized (W Ketchup anyone?) and considered for reclassification as a vegetable. Many folks can't even agree how it should be spelled (catsup or catchup perhaps?).

We're guessing we're not the only ones who squirrel away unused packets of ketchup in desks and cabinets after a quick meal on the go. (Or who have aging, half-empty bottles of the stuff crammed in the back of the fridge.) And since we hate to waste things here at The Daily Green, we got to thinking about ways to creatively reuse extra ketchup -- we mean besides the obvious choices of making recession ketchup "pizza" or "spaghetti." Shudder…...

By the way, wonder what's in ketchup? Typically tomato concentrate (duh), the ubiquitous corn syrup or another sweetener, vinegar, salt, spice and herb extracts (including celery), spice and garlic powder. Some brands also include allspice, cloves, cinnamon, onion and other vegetables.

While none of us should be eating too much salt or corn syrup, it's hard to argue with the fact that the ingredients list is decidedly non-toxic, especially when you compare it to the chemical-laded conventional cleaning products and shampoos that it can replace.

So check out these great alternative uses for ketchup, which will save you money and time:

Shine your copper

Whether you have copper-bottomed cooking pans, architectural detailing, or shiny knick-knacks, forget mucking about with costly and potentially toxic metal polish pastes. Why not use some of those old ketchup packets stashed away in your kitchen drawers?

Here's a very simple recipe from Michael de Jong, TDG's Zen Cleaner and author of the Clean series of simple living books:

Massage ketchup over the copper and watch it dissolve the tarnish away (thanks to the acid). In the event that you have stubborn spots, add a pinch of table salt while you polish.

Get those auto parts gleaming

According to The Cymbal Book by Hugo Pinksterboer, some folks have seen decent results getting their cars to shine by rubbing with ketchup. The book notes that the condiment does a good job cutting tarnish, but not so well in removing dirt. Sounds like you may need a multi-step process, with some soap and water as well.

Give it a try and let us know if it works for you.

Fight Skunk Odors

If you've lived in a rural or even suburban part of North America, chances are you may have had a run-in with a skunk one night or evening. Or perhaps your dog has. Although some experts have cautioned that the technique may not actually work well (beyond a masking sensation), many people still swear by tomato juice as a way to remove potent skunk odor. Michael de Jong points out that in the event you don't have any tomato juice on hand you can try using plain ketchup instead.

Get back prettier hair from chlorine damage

According to de Jong, ketchup can also be used to correct limey-hair-highlights-gone-green, which can sometimes occur from exposure to chlorine found in swimming pools (another good reason to check out natural pools as a refreshing alternative).

How? Restore your normal hair color -- or at least the one you paid dearly for -- by applying full strength ketchup to your hair. Smoosh it in, let it linger for about 20 minutes and then wash it out thoroughly.

Soothe wounds

Unused ketchup packets pile up across America by the millions, as hurried diners and service staff often grab huge handfuls, only to end up using a few. Lisa posted over on Seacoast Online that she freezes leftover ketchup and soy sauce packets to use on her children's "small booboos and bumps." She claims, "The kids LOVE them." Apparently even the mere appearance of the packets often makes their hurts go away.

Want to make your own ketchup? Check out this link for a unique cranberry ketchup recipe, or get zillions of other ketchup ideas from Delish.

Get more green cleaning recipes from Quick and Simple.

NOTE: I got this from Yahoo News [here] and they got it from The Daily News Green Blog [here]. I'm subscribing to their blog right now!

Salvador Dali on "What's My Line?"

Barbs paintings got into the art mood again & I remembered this great clip that I stashed away a few years ago.

I mentioned it to her in chat and figured I'd post it for her to see it. I hope you enjoy it too...

"This ten minute clip is drawn from the famous 1950s game show, and it's quite surreal. I don't use the word surreal loosely: the special guest is Salvador Dali."



BONUS: Salvador Dali & Gala born from an egg.



Added Bonus...

Brand new art from Lovely Barb...

Barb just finished these this morning. These she painted to match the colors of her living room so these are not for sale yet. Still I bet if someone wanted a print copy of one or the set she'd be complimented by the request and happy to arrange something for you.

I can't post her personal information or private email for obvious reasons, but if you email me at FunkingDave@gmail.com I will forward all emails to her for you. She does have a debilitating back injury and I know she could certainly use a little extra personal income.

NOTE: If you click on the picture it will open up larger size in a full window. I recommend you right click and select "open in a new window" so you don't have to come back here again when you close it

Yellow Warbler

Cardinal

Blue Jay

Fallen

Link to page ---> [HERE]

Thunderheist - Jerk It

thunderheist - jerk it from thatgo on Vimeo.

How to make Thai-sun dried beef jerky

Below is Wai's version. A few years back I had an Asian friend working for me that made something similar to this for me (or actually his wife did for us), hers was best beef I ever ate. What she did differently was she sliced the beef much thinner, added more spices and layered the beef between two screens to keep the flies off the meat and then only pan fried to serve.

Quote from YouTube page:
"We dried our foods by the sun for more than 1,000 years. You can dry meats, fishs, vegetables, or fruits. Preserved them and stored them for long time. Thai-beef jerky is no different. It had been dried, preserved and cooked. Serve this with rice or as a snack."

Vanilla Fudge & You keep me hanging on

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Vanilla Fudge was an American psychedelic band that recorded albums from 1967 to 1970. Members included vocalist/organist Mark Stein, bassist/vocalist Tim Bogert, lead guitarist/vocalist Vince Martell, and drummer/vocalist Carmine Appice.

Stein and Bogert played in a local band called Rick Martin & The Snowmen and were so impressed by the sound of The Rascals (swinging and floods of organ) that they decided to form their own band with Martell and Rick Martin's drummer, Joey Brennan. Named themselves The Pigeons, they changed the name to Vanilla Fudge in 1967, after the replacement of Brennan by Appice. The group was then "discovered" and managed by reputed Luchese crime-family member, Phillip Basile, who operated several famous L.I. clubs — the Action House, Speaks, Channel 80, Industry — three of which were the same club (on Austin Boulevard, in Island Park, NY) with different names.

They had a number of popular songs, their biggest being their hit cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On," a slowed-down, hard rocking, version of a song originally recorded by The Supremes. This version also featured Appice's energetic drumming. One follow-up to this hit, "Take Me For A Little While", had a quite different lyric message from the former.

The members of Vanilla Fudge were great admirers of The Beatles, and covered several of their songs including "Ticket to Ride", as well as "Eleanor Rigby", of which The Beatles were quite fond.

"I have heard many versions of this song. I don't think I ever heard a bad one but this version is by far the best. I heard several times that the intro to this for many years held the highest rating above all others in the music industry"

You keep me hanging on...[DL link]

WOW. Lulu with David Bowie "Man who sold the world"

It's only 80 kbps so quality aint up there but it's still a beautiful version & Lulu sings wonderfully.

[DL link]

...

I won't have been an arrow or a knife upon the table.
Nor a point of reason or an excuse yet instead.
I'll be missed by my daughters and hated by my sons.
I'll be unjust and unreasoning. I'm okay I can be fine with that.
It'll be lonely. I'll be in fear for my lot.
I'll miss you all, even those that I have hated.
I'll be hated too. I can deal with that.
Will shallowness take me?
I pray not. I fear that most of all.
Will I stand next to my son, my mother, father?

Not sure. Will I beg? Hope I do. I need to learn.
Will minutes turn to months and days turn out in years?
Root of fear, why I'm so scared.
Will I fly in portraits over landscapes, swim in hot seas?
Will I find myself within this?
Will I lose myself as well?

Will I be born again as I once was when I was tiny boy?
or run like I did as a man from pain and fear?
It's open, all opts are open now. I guess I'll find out.
One thing I know is I will miss you all Forever!

Closer to my home revisited

Most people never hear music or see art.
This song is not about a captain of a ship. It's about drugs.
His ship is his body and he needs it to take his spirit home to God.
He feels wrecked, close to death. He is asking his friends to help him survive the journey.
Don, Mark & Mel took a bitch rap. They were the only Rock & Roll band I ever heard of that took the fight against drugs.
In their album sleeves for Grand Funk Live they printed copies of arrest reports for concert goers who they had arrested by police they hired to arrest them.
When the album was released we were all shocked. Some thought they buried themselves in shit. I never understood...
Not till now.
Now I understand they cared and this song is about the path friends take eachother on, the fear of that path and the help one might seek in the end.

God Bless...

Just play it dammit!

Last post to kill a post.

Want some Judy Garland?

or Ella Fitzgerald?

The Guess Who or Randy Bachman from B.T.O.

Pot luck dinner. No titles, tough shit cause I don't give a shit!



All of these files can be saved from my 4Shared folder. Access to it is top and right of this page. Sorry but if you want em you gonna have to click the mouse two more times to get em....

Anyway I'm just posting right now to bury posts.

I refuse to delete anything but wrote a dumb poem & posted it. I'm just going to bury it with bullshit. Bear with me and we'll all get through this together...

Want some Guess Who???

This is The Funk Soul Brother!

I was a Punk before you was a punk!

You don't believe me just check me out an see me!

Clash...


Tubes...


Joey Ramone!


The Fixx


No title...

Alvin Lee calls it "Slow blues in C"

But I think it's C-minor

Enjoy.....

TLC Barb

If I was worth a dollar I'm worth a nickle now.
I don't know how to tell you slow so I say it all.
Barb this man was a man but you missed it all.
Weakness, loss,aptitude and attitude, out in past, nothing left , not at at all.
Sweet city singing, memories, nothing more.
Proud person bragging, same, not much, nothing more.
Love be the point here. I love you dear I can't deny.
but in shallow standing water there's not much left to share.
Is want desire? Is need a game?
Nothing left to talk about. It's cold inside I feel the loss.
I love you Hon. Love you deep inside.
Wish I could feed you. I cannot, that's deep.
Sparrows fly across the skies and they dart and dodge no pattern there.
No excuses for their patterns and no excuses here.
Life will blend with many reasons, hope you find one in this.
I Loved you Barbra but loved you too late!

She wants...

She wants to see one side of me.
She wants to beat one side of me.
She needs to defeat what's inside of me.
To lie about her love, about the things we've seen.
She claims to have been another being.
What she was she is and that's another thing.
I dress in rags beneath her now.
Let her shine a light upon her now.
Will darkness cast down on us now?
I do not know, why should I care?
Fragrances washing away the air.
Sneezes and choking dominate, take aim.
Nothing where it should be.
Still she decides what's going to be.
Life is piss blown in a breeze.
Her words always anger, mine too sometimes it seems.
I like my time alone now for me.
Not owned, nothing owed no I'd like to sleep.

Is she really that fucked up?
You tell me mom, you brought her up.

21st Century Schizoid Man

Rock on in the court of the Crimson King!

Classic version...

Old school version...

The Presidents of the USA - Lump

Wake up in prison with this in yer head. I did....

Killer ELP post

Time to feel...This song sums up part of my life. I was a cruel and often mean father. He's dead now but "it's all clear, he was meant to be here from the beginning"

Live at the Kingdom Festival in Switzerland on July 25th, 1997. I have Lots and Lots of shows on my List and I Love to Collect. please email or message me for link to check out my cool list. Thank You and Enjoy collecting. <--- Message posted from worthor <---Worthor's comments above, not mine. I posted his words to honor them because I posted his post.

Download anything for FREE!!!

[Bullshit!]

I recommend you proceed with caution. warez is usually bullshit wrapped up to look sweet and most of these sites take from you as they give, but here is the guys vid...

Pregnancy and Mercury (Pregnancy Health Guru)

Cigaretts increasing in price

Watch, learn & listen....

Venus & Mars

Sampler version...


Helen Wheels promo...
(if you listen to the separation you will notice it's a bad mix. Often switches full channel)