GD: "Bird Song":"All I know, she sang a little while and then flew on"/Brian JM: Anemone

"All I know, she sang a little while and then flew on" lyrics from "Birdsong" GD

 From:http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/bird.html
"All I know, she sang a little while and then flew on"

The Annotated "Bird Song"

An installment in The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics.
By David Dodd
Library, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
"Bird Song"Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia
Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.

All I know is something like a bird within her sang All I know she sang a little while and then flew on Tell me all that you know I'll show you Snow and rain If you hear that same sweet song again will you know why? Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passing by

Laugh in the sunshine sing cry in the dark fly through the night Don't cry now Don't you cry Don't you cry anymore lalalada Sleep in the stars don't you cry dry your eyes on the wind lalalala la........

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"Bird Song"

Recorded on

• Garcia
• Reckoning
• Without a Net

First performance: February 19, 1971, at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. "Bird Song" appeared in the third spot in the second set, following "Johnny B. Goode," and preceding "Easy Wind." Also premiered in the show was "Deal." The song remained in the repertoire steadily through September of 1973, then was dropped until September of 1980, after which it remained in steady rotation.
Hunter includes the dedication "...for Janis" with the lyric as it appears in Box of Rain. He also lists the title as "Birdsong" (all one word).

Brian Jonestown Massacre:
"Anemone" -------"You should be picking me up, instead your dragging me down".

Lyrics to Anenome
i
i think i know how i feel
cause i
i only play it for-real
you should be picking me up
instead you're dragging me down
flying over my head
you're landing all over town

you
you know that i try
try to tell you the truth
oh baby don't make me lie
you should be picking me up
instead you're dragging me down
now i'm missing you more
cause baby you're not around
now that you're not around

i
i want to know how it feels
cause i
i only play act for-real
you should be picking me up
instead your dragging me down
i could be giving you love
but you're not around
now that you're not around
now that you're not around
glad that you're not around.
[ These are Anenome Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]

Hit the Road:Dead playing "Dark Hollow"/Jack Johnson "Holes to Heaven"

I have been listening to the Grateful Dead since my friend from Salt Lake City gave me a copy of "Reckoning" when I was in 7th grade.  Here is one of my favorites: "Dark Hollow".  Warning! Listening to this song may lead to wanting to drop out of society, simplify, stop consuming soulless commercial goods, sell your residence,  and live like a modern nomad on the road of life. Listening to the Grateful Dead has always given me "itchy feet".  The themes in their songs always leave me with a yearning for travel.

I'd rather be in some dark hollow (note 1)
Where the sun don't ever shine
Than to be in some big city
In a small room with a girl on my mind (note 2)

So blow your whistle freight train
Take me far on down the track
I'm going away, I'm leaving today
I'm going but I ain't coming back

I'd rather be in some dark hollow (note 3)
Where the sun don't ever shine
Than to see you another man's darling
And to know that you'll never be mine

I'd rather be in some dark hollow
Where the sun don't ever shine
Than to be home alone, knowing that you're gone
Would cause me to lose my mind

I'm going away, I'm leaving today
Well I'm going, but I ain't coming back

Grateful Dead: It Must Have Been the Roses

"It Must Have Been The Roses"

Annie laid her head down in the roses.
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons, in her long brown hair.
I don't know, maybe it was the roses,
All I know I could not leave her there.

I don't know, it must have been the roses,
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair.
I don't know, maybe it was the roses,
All I know I could not leave her there.

Ten years the waves roll the ships home from the sea,
Thinkin' well how it may blow in all good company,
If I tell another what your own lips told to me,
Let me lay 'neath the roses, till my eyes no longer see.

I don't know, it must have been the roses,
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair.
I don't know, maybe it was the roses,
All I know I could not leave her there.

One pane of glass in the window,
No one is complaining, no, come in and shut the door,
Faded is the crimson from the ribbons that she wore,
And it's strange how no one comes round any more.

I don't know, it must have been the roses,
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair.
I don't know, maybe it was the roses,
All I know I could not leave her there.

Annie laid her head down in the roses.
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons, in her long brown hair.
I don't know, maybe it was the roses,
All I know I could not leave her there.

Grandma Mary and Grandpa Con: a tribute

My grandmother passed away this year, but her good nature, sense of humor, and fiery personality won't soon be forgotten.
My grandparents will always be remembered for all of the great times and adventures our family experienced with them.
Their cabin on Union Lake was a favorite place for my brothers and I to go and enjoy the short Minnesota summers.  They were both very fond of their lake place, and it showed. The weedless swimming beach, thanks to Grandma Mary's diligent weed raking, and an endless supply of licorice
and twenty spots,  thanks to Grandpa Con. Their cabin was a great place to play antique slot machines, take a hot tub, or just sit by the fireplace with a hot cup of coffee.
My memories of their place are many, but I will always cherish the early mornings at their cabin,
sipping coffee around the wood stove on cool mornings, and playing solitaire and king's in the corner at the kitchen table.
With all the great things about Grandma and Grandpa, I can't leave out their nurturing nature. Grandma would apply Methiolate, via Mexico, to any injuries my brothers and I received. She would give us 7 almonds, 2 apricots, and 2 prunes, so we could avoid numerous diseases these items would prevent(she lived well into her 90's, so I think she was onto something).
I will always remember  Grandma's caring personality, her faith in God, and her affection for the eccentricities in life.  She left her legacy, and was a proud great, great grandmother. Our family will continue to talk about her amazing traits...she could tread water, longer than my brothers and I, well into her 90's!  She was truly unique, and I will always remember the good times at the lake cabin.

My short prose poem: Transitions

Transitions 

The freshly laid plywood soaks in the morning sun. I walk to the garage for more nails and a tape measure. I leave footprints in the freshly peeled plywood. The days don’t get any better than this...I can drop in on my ramp, feeling the transitions I patiently cut, and do an axle stall on steel coping, hearing the “tink” sound of my trucks, metal on metal, feeling my weight shift as I slide the metals together a little, confidently dropping back in, ready before I even leave, for the endless transitions.

Modern Poetry: Wood Brothers:That's What Angels can do w/lyrics

I really enjoy listening to this band.  I like the way their lyrics are short, poetic, and meaningful.  I hope you enjoy the song.

Orwell's 1984 and my thoughts on growing up in the 1980's vs. today

1984 : Telescreens in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day, and the proles have no way of turning their screens off.
Now : Televisions in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day, and the proles rarely turn their screens off.

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1984 : Telescreens in all public and private places, so the populace could be watched to prevent thoughtcrime.
Now : Surveillance cameras in most buildings (operated by businesses), and in some public streets (operated by police) to prevent crime. Although most of these cameras are operated by private businesses instead of our intrusive government, the end result is the same.From 1984 by George Orwell:
 "It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself – anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face (to look incredulous when a victory was announced, for example) was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime, it was called. (1.5.65)"

1984 was published in 1949. It isn't the most entertaining of novels, but I am astonished with Orwell's themes, and how they connect to today's society.

Quote from Lewis Beale, Link to his article at CNN.com. 

"Comparisons between Orwell's novel about a tightly controlled totalitarian future ruled by the ubiquitous Big Brother and today are, in fact, quite apt. Here are a few of the most obvious ones.

Telescreens -- in the novel, nearly all public and private places have large TV screens that broadcast government propaganda, news and approved entertainment. But they are also two-way monitors that spy on citizens' private lives. Today websites like Facebook track our likes and dislikes, and governments and private individuals hack into our computers and find out what they want to know. Then there are the ever-present surveillance cameras that spy on the average person as they go about their daily routine.

Commodore computers
Pacman game watches
calculator watches
Friday Night Videos

Lawn darts, three wheelers, candy cigarettes...
Ah, growing up in the 1980's.

This list is a start, but I would like to add to it. My memories of the 1980's are included, under the following categories:

Hairstyles: mullet, perm, perm just the back, female mullet, the perm.

Dangerous entertainment: Lawn darts, three wheelers, chemical red goo balloon with straw, candy cigarettes, bubble gum shaped like cigs. Please add to this list under comments!

To quote a parent whom I respect, " I love taking away my kid's phone, tablet, screen, etc. as an incentive for discipline, or sometimes she just dedicates a "no screen or phone zone", or setting, in which her kids aren't allowed to take their (security blanket) aka, electronic device." I commend her parenting actions, and think more parents need to implement this rule.  I think these security blankets are harming people's ability to communicate verbally, and I know as a writing teacher it isn't helping their ability to become better writers.  I see just the opposite, and although text language is a changing way of speaking, I still want people to know how to spell "are" and "laugh out loud" the correct way, but I digress....

To wax poetic on the subject, I remember daydreaming, watching television, and playing Nintendo as a teen, but none of these things were as ever-present as the cellphone/screen devices of today.  I hope people put them down every once in a while, and read the book 1984. LOL; ). I have never been one to excel at multitasking. Picture a lumberjack working an office job, or a dog on a scent trail.  I can focus, but not on a bunch of shit all at once. I swear that I know people who can talk to me, text, and post our present conversation, all at the same time, and they do it pretty damn well. Half the time,  I am just working on being a better listener.  But what about emergencies? Well, if it is important, they will call someone I know (they all have cell phones), and that person will relay the info. to me. If it isn't a EMERGENCY, they can call, but most people just text. So, I figure leaving the phone ringer off, or just turning off the phone, is a refreshing way to tune out, and have a little break from the electronic leash. The irony of this blog post is inherent, as I am typing this, and staring at a screen, totally tuned into my post...might have to change the name to the hypocrite's blog, but what the hell, we are all a little hypocritical.

I really enjoy taking vacations from my phone, and I was impressed with the suggestion by my friend in terms of parenting. 

Supra Boats Wakesurf System/Dream wakesufing boat

We are going wakesurfing and wakeboarding over the 4th, and looking forward to trying out my cedar alaia wakesurfing behind my dad's 1987 Mastercraft.  When it is loaded up with kids, the boat should throw a pretty good wake, or at least big enough to use my 11 ft. 4' SUP.

Check out the video from Supra Boats on all the innovative gadgets they use to optimize the waves and wake on their boats.   I thought the barrel button was pretty cool, and would like to have that as an option this weekend, but will have to settle for having the relatives shift from side to side, which could make for some problems if too much beer is consumed.

Moomba flow surf is an option that can be attached to the boat for waksurfing, and taken off for wakeboarding. Check out the video above^

31 questions for your copywriting client/ What questions do you ask?

from :\freelance-seo-copywriting/working-with-clients/31-questions-to-ask-your-copywriting-client/
This is a very informative article for content writers and their clients. I really like questioning lists, and use a variation of these questions with my clients.
Please add your questions and examples to the comments!

31 questions to ask your new copywriting client

July 21, 2011 • written by Heather Lloyd-Martin

Anyone who knows me knows that I tend to ask a lot of questions….
Why? Because that’s how I learn. Whether I’m chatting with a new friend or a new client, I ask a bunch of questions. Then, I shut up and let them answer (yes, I know, this is more easily said that done sometimes!)
When you’re working with a new copywriting client, asking lots of question is the key to success. Sure, that means that you’ll be spending an hour (or more) on the phone. But just as you wouldn’t enter a marriage without a pretty solid “getting to know you” process, you shouldn’t start writing without a solid customer interview under your belt.
After all, how can you write specific, action-oriented content if you don’t have any specific information?
(As a side note: If you plan to work with a copywriter, but she doesn’t ask you any of these questions before she wants to start writing – find another copywriter. This is such a foundational step that she literally will not be able to write good copy without it.)
Here are 31 of my favorite questions to ask a new copywriting client – enjoy!
Reporting questions

1. Can I review your analytics?
2. Do you have any customer persona documents? Can I see them?
3. Can I see reports outlining your SEO/content marketing success, to date?
4. How are we measuring success? Conversions? Page positions? Social media love?
5. Can I review your per-page keyphrase strategy?
6. How did you arrive at your keyphrase choices?

Marketing questions

1. Who is your online competition?
2. What is your unique sales proposition?
3. Why should a prospect purchase from you rather than your competition?
4. What are your company benefit statements?
5. What content approach has worked in the past?
6. What approach has not worked – and we want to stay far away from?
7. Do you like your site’s “voice” (how it reads and sounds.)
8. If not, what’s an example of what you would prefer?
9. How do you follow up with prospects?
10. How do you follow up with current clients?
11. Can I see your other marketing materials (autoresponder emails, print materials, etc.)
12. Are there any keyphrases that you’re not currently positioning for – and you want to gain a stronger position?
13. How do you currently promote new content (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)
14. Who is your “perfect customer (s)”?
15. What benefit statements are important to those customers?
16. What customer profile would not be a good fit for your business?
17. Can I review your customer testimonials (or better yet – can I chat with a few of your happy clients?).
18. What are the most common questions that customer service answers? How do they answer them?
19. What are the most common objections to overcome?
20. Has your product/service been featured in a book, endorsed by an organization, etc.?

Process/procedure questions

1. Who else will I be working with (for instance, an external SEO company.)
2. Who is my main point of contact?
3. Who will review the content?
4. How long will it take for content to be approved?
5. Is there a preferred way that the content is delivered?

What would you add?  Please “like” this post, and add your favorite customer question below – thanks!



Here is a short brainstorm list I have used with past clients:

The simple formula I use when questioning is something I learned from a friend in law enforcement.

• Who?
• What ?
• When?
• Where ?
• How ?
•  Why?

Who is your audience? What service do you provide for them that they need? When will the service be provided. Where (or how) will the service be provided? Why is your service unique compared to your competitors? How do you use innovation?

Please add your ideas or thoughts via comments. Thanks!

Fiddleblack writing guidelines on (anti)Pastoralism

Fiddleblack's explanation of Dialogue.     Consider the environment in your writing as a greater entity, and creative writing with a strong sense of place.

a·se·i·ty

[uh-see-i-tee, ey-see-] Show IPA

noun Metaphysics .

existence originating from and having no source other than itself.

Origin:
1685–95;  < Medieval Latin asēitās,  equivalent to Latin ā sē  from oneself + -itās -ity

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	philosophy  existence derived from itself, having no other source