I love this song. I love the original even better. You are probably familiar with the late 90's remake...so here is the ORIGINAL MIX.
Download: Taffy "I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)" 12_Inch Remix
Bitrate: 128Kbps
Tracklisting:
Side A:
I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) {Remix}
Side B:
Amo A Mi Radio (Programacion De Medianoche) [Remix]
~~Ripped From Vinyl~~
Enjoy!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Download: Mariah Carey "Joy To The World" (12" Remix)
Bitrate: 128Kbps
Tracklisting:
Side A:
Joy To The World (Celebration Mix)
Joy To The World (Flava Mix)
Side B:
Joy To The World (Club Mix)
Joy To The World (Crash Dub Crash)
Joy To The World (LP Version)
~~Ripped From Vinyl~~
Enough Said. Happy Holidays!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
PS: This is for "The Maggie" since she loves Christmas Music so much!
For those that have been so patient - here are the fixed links that you have requested!
Music From The Edge: The Jets
Music From The Edge: Smart E's
Music From The Edge: Pat & Mick
As always - report broken links to me via email and I will do my best to fix them.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
This was originally sent to me - then I heard about it on the radio yesterday. Absolutely funny sketch comedy - with a point!
Two of my most favorite A-Ha tunes. Enjoy!
DOWNLOAD: A-Ha "The Sun Always Shines On T.V." (12" Remix)
Bitrate: 128kbps
Tracklisting:
SIDE ONE:
1) The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Extended Version)
SIDE TWO:
2) The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Instrumental)
3) Driftwood*
*Extremely rare A-Ha track!
~~Ripped From Vinyl~~
DOWNLOAD: A-Ha "The Living Daylights" (12" Remix)
Bitrate: 128Kbps
Tracklisting:
SIDE A:
1) The Living Daylights (Extended Mix)
SIDE B:
2) The Living Daylights (7" Version)
3) The Living Daylights (Instrumental)
~~Ripped From Vinyl~~
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
PS...Please visit WHITEKNOT.ORG to support equality in marriage!
As promised!
DOWNLOAD: Toni Basil "Toni Basil" self-titled sophomore release
Track Listing:
Side A:
1) Over My Head
2) I Don't Hear You
3) Easy For You To Say
4) Suspense
5) Go For The Burn
Side B:
1) Space Walkin' The Dog
2) Street Beat
3) Do You Wanna Dance
4) Best Performance
Bitrate: 128kbps
~~Direct From Vinyl~~
DOWNLOAD: Toni Basil "Street Beat" (12" Remix)
Tracklisting:
Side One: Street Beat (Special Club Mix)
Side Two: Street Beat Dub
Bitrate: 128kbps
~~Direct From Vinyl~~
Added Bonus:
DOWNLOAD: Toni Basil "Mickey 1999 Remixes"
Tracklisting:
SIDE A:
1) Mickey (Back To The Future Club Mix)
2) Mickey (Radio Remix)
SIDE B:
1) Mickey (Killa Klub Mix)
2) Mickey (Killa Klub Dub)
Bitrate: 128kbps
~~Direct From Vinyl~~
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
I posted this last year - and the truth is - we are still waiting on a cure. Silence=Death. This is the twentieth year for WORLD AIDS DAY - and in 2007 another 2.7 million people became infected. Do your part.
STOP AIDS. KEEP THE PROMISE. (The slogan for World AIDS DAY 2008).
Today is a day of remembrance. Remembering those that have died of AIDS and those that are currently living with HIV/AIDS. We have not won this battle yet. 33 Million people have this terrible disease. Take a moment today to learn about how HIV/AIDS has impacted the world. The fight is not over. Silence=Death.
Here are few organizations that you can give freely of your time and especially your money. Please give generously!
46664 Foundation
AIDS Memorial Quilt
amFAR
BUY RED
This is not a day of mourning....it is a CALL TO ACTION. This is why I always sign off my posts with....
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
I saw this live on 11/10/2008, but hadn't seen it posted on youtube until now - it speaks words I only wish I could have come up with. Keith Olbermann's eloquent commentary is what I will consider the final word on this subject (for now..)
As my mother-in-law to be says..."I'll have to put a period at the end of that."
Amen.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Now that the election is over - and we have a new President...I can go back to music with a heart that is full of joy!
Though I will never totally deny myself the opportunity to discuss other issues that I find important - I want to get back to what I enjoy the most (besides my partner, my family, and my friends...) that would be MUSIC!
I have been busy ripping my vinyl to MP3 - and will be posting some very shortly -on the front side - there will be no commentary or background (in the essence of posting quickly) ...but I will get back to posting with this information in the near future.
As always - please report to me any dead links - as you may (or may not) know - zshare will shut down a link if it does not recieve any hits in I believe 30 days.
No worries....I can always repost the link.
I can't wait to go to the record shows that are coming to my area soon- I hope I can find some gems I have been looking for!
As for recording my vinyl - I have been using Audacity - but I am looking for a better bit of software - so anyone that has recommendations - please let me know!
As always!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Happy day. Sad day. But I had a great little laugh thanks to Roy Zimmerman (former member of the Foremen)....and was equally happy to find his website where he really goes after ignorance, war, and greed. Here is his song, "Defense of Marriage"
LISTEN TO THE WORDS...so true and so funny!
Oh. And by the way. He's straight - and married.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Yes we can! Yes we did. A MANDATE!
I believe again. My faith in our democracy is restored. I am overwhelmed with joy.
Congratulations President-Elect Obama! I wish you well!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Well, the first election results are IN!
Dixville Notch, NH.
Grampy McSame: 6 votes
Obama: 15 votes
Usually a strong republican area...kinda wiped the floor up with blue!
Check!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
My mother sent this to me - I was so uplifted. We only have one more chance to make this change happen. If you haven't already, YOU MUST GET OUT AND VOTE NOVEMBER 4.
Don't worry about long lines....change is coming.....don't fret about long lines....change is coming....don't fear long lines.....change is coming.
When you feel like you can't wait any longer - think of this song and this video....
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
So here it is. Plain and simple. Interesting information.
The current Republican Strategy for the economy: "Privatize the Profits, Socialize the Losses"
Now - Let's talk about what else is bothering me.
"From Each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs."
This is not Karl Marx. It simply is not. Yes, he USED this line in Critique of the Gotha Program but it was borrowed from Louis Blanc in 1840, who actually borrowed it from Henri de Saint Simon, whom I am sure got it from the Bible (YES, the BIBLE - see below). So - for the news anchor in Florida - get your friggin' facts right before you try and "gotcha politic" Biden. Here's the video:
Now - on to an extention of this quote of quotes........What does the BIBLE say about this???? Hmmmm...Let's see - there is the McCain/Palin ticket "claiming" to be the party of the religious - and in the same breath, screaming that Barack Obama is a "SOCIALIST!"...."SPREADS THE WEALTH AROUND."
ok. So. How do they reconcile those attacks with this???
The Acts of the Apostles:
Acts 2: 44-45
"All the believers continued together in close fellowship and shared their belongings with one another. They would sell their property and possessions, and distribute the money among all, according to what each one needed."(Quoted from The Good News Bible Catholic Study Edition)
AND....
Acts 4: 34-35
"There was no one in the group who was in need. Those who owned fields or houses would sell them, bring the money recieved from the sale, and turn it over to the apostles; and the money was distributed to each one according to his need."(Quoted from The Good News Bible Catholic Study Edition)
Sounds to me like the word of God is being ignored by the right. and truly....Jesus was a Socialist....a Marxist.
I say this because the "chief purpose [of Acts] is to tell how Jesus' early followers, led by the Holy Spirit spread the Good News about him..." and that "The Acts of the Apostles is a CONTINUATION (emphasis added) of The Gospel according to Luke." >(Quoted from The Good News Bible Catholic Study Edition)
So Republicans - be sure to check where you REALLY stand. Do you stand with Jesus (and Barack) or do you stand with McCain?
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Ok. My brother has prompted me to post. He insists that he has the facts when he posted the youtube video of excerpts of a 2001 interview Barack Obama gave a local public radio station.
Here is the response to the inaccurate representation of this radio interview:
Barack Obama’s Radio Days
(taken from The Chicago Public Radio Blog)
Monday October 27, 2008 by Josh Andrews, Director of Internet Strategy
I came into work this morning to find the radio program I once produced, Odyssey, on the front page of Drudge. Over the weekend, someone posted audio clips on YouTube from a 2001 program we produced with Sen. Barack Obama as a guest. While we are happy to have our work in the spotlight, we want to provide full context for these remarks. Odyssey was an hour long talk show with a very conversational tone, and Obama, then a State Senator and Senior Lecturer at the U of C Law School, appeared a number of times and spoke at length on a variety of topics (we have been highlighting a number of these clips this fall here on the blog - examples, here, here and here). In the interest of full disclosure, here are links to all of the Obama appearances from the program. These lead to an archived Odyssey website with Real Audio links, so forgive the 2001 aesthetic and audio quality. We hope to get mp3s up later today.
The Court and Civil Rights Jan 18, 2001 (The YouTube audio is found in this show)
Slavery and the Constitution Sept 6, 2001
The Right to Vote Feb 27, 2001
We had some trouble converting the end of this show. We’ll get the complete mp3 up later today)
Redistricting Apr 23, 2001
Then Ben Calhoun followed-up this report with this report:
In 2001, Chicago Public Radio interviewed then Illinois State Senator Barack Obama about civil rights. Over the weekend, someone posted excerpts of the interview, edited to misrepresent Obama's statements. The item is now catching national attention.
The clips are taken from an interview that aired in January of 2001. Then State Senator Obama is one of three legal scholars interviewed for a show about civil rights. Over the weekend, someone pulled excerpts of the show and posted them to You Tube—and today, the posting caught fire on political blogs, the Drudge Report, and Fox News.
The 4 minute spliced collection of clips portrays Obama as advocate a redistribution of wealth through the power of the Supreme Court. That folds in with some allegations by the McCain Palin campaign.
The twist here is that, when heard in the context of the whole show, Obama’s position is distinctly misrepresented by the You Tube posting. Taken in context, Obama is evaluating the historical successes and failures of the Civil Rights movement—and, ironically, he says the Supreme Court was a failure in cases that it took on a role of redistributing resources.
The McCain campaign told ABC News it plans to use the material to bolster its criticism of Obama.
I’m Ben Calhoun, Chicago Public Radio.
The truth is hard to walk away from. The only things the right has left is to fabricate and distort the truth to fit their agenda. If you should "beware" of anything..."beware" of the right and their false talking points...they are desperate, and will do anything they can to retain power.
It's just too bad that my brother has bought all of it hook, line and sinker.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Oh, God. I guess I would expect this kind of stuff in Western Ohio, even Southern Ohio....but NORTHEAST OHIO??? Geez - these folks are the VERY PEOPLE that need change ...that need a break - yet for some reason, they have fixated on believing FOX NOISE and the republican blow-hards that have somehow convinced them that Barack Obama is, indeed, a terrorist. I am amazed that people will most certainly vote against their VERY OWN INTERESTS without as much as a thought. 8 years of the Crime Family should have been enough reason for Ohio's to rise up against the Republican party....let us not forget how powerful the media is -STAND UP PEOPLE!!! READ!! EDUCATE YOURSELVES!!! Geez!
This youtube video was emailed to me by my friend John (who is also, originally from Ohio).......sad...sad...sad...sad...sad...
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
My friend Shakespear sent me this. So true.
The Nation
New York Time
Who You Callin’ a Maverick?
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: October 4, 2008
There’s that word again: maverick. In Thursday’s vice-presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the Republican candidate, used it to describe herself and her running mate, Senator John McCain, no fewer than six times, at one point calling him “the consummate maverick.”
But to those who know the history of the word, applying it to Mr. McCain is a bit of a stretch — and to one Texas family in particular it is even a bit offensive.
“I’m just enraged that McCain calls himself a maverick,” said Terrellita Maverick, 82, a San Antonio native who proudly carries the name of a family that has been known for its progressive politics since the 1600s, when an early ancestor in Boston got into trouble with the law over his agitation for the rights of indentured servants.
In the 1800s, Samuel Augustus Maverick went to Texas and became known for not branding his cattle. He was more interested in keeping track of the land he owned than the livestock on it, Ms. Maverick said; unbranded cattle, then, were called “Maverick’s.” The name came to mean anyone who didn’t bear another’s brand.
Sam Maverick’s grandson, Fontaine Maury Maverick, was a two-term congressman and a mayor of San Antonio who lost his mayoral re-election bid when conservatives labeled him a Communist. He served in the Roosevelt administration on the Smaller War Plants Corporation and is best known for another coinage. He came up with the term “gobbledygook” in frustration at the convoluted language of bureaucrats.
This Maverick’s son, Maury Jr., was a firebrand civil libertarian and lawyer who defended draft resisters, atheists and others scorned by society. He served in the Texas Legislature during the McCarthy era and wrote fiery columns for The San Antonio Express-News. His final column, published on Feb. 2, 2003, just after he died at 82, was an attack on the coming war in Iraq.
Terrellita Maverick, sister of Maury Jr., is a member emeritus of the board of the San Antonio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.
Considering the family’s long history of association with liberalism and progressive ideals, it should come as no surprise that Ms. Maverick insists that John McCain, who has voted so often with his party, “is in no way a maverick, in uppercase or lowercase.”
“It’s just incredible — the nerve! — to suggest that he’s not part of that Republican herd. Every time we hear it, all my children and I and all my family shrink a little and say, ‘Oh, my God, he said it again.’ ”
“He’s a Republican,” she said. “He’s branded.”
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Yeah, I think he is SO CUTE! and smart! and cute!
Don't know if he's gay or not...but my friend The Maggie (Bess) says he is. Just wanted to let you all know, while I am sitting in my hospital room, I have nothing better to do than to obsess over a CNN Financial Correspondent....isn't that enough reason for me to be released????
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Ok, I laughed at this. Absolutely hillarious. Showed it to The Maggie...she nearly peed.
Love the one liners. Thank you to my dear friend John (who wants to stay out of the political arena 'whimp')...but I love him anyway!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Being tied down to a bed lately, I have finally been able to catch up on some of my "you-tubing." One of my most favorite artists, Sam Harris, has done amazing things with the new medium, including VLOGING.
But what I was really impressed with was a contest that Sam developed where he gave people footage of him singing a new song from his NEW CD "FREE" (dowload now on Itunes) called "War on War." Each person's entry was uploaded and voted on by viewers until it came to the Top 8 videos. From there, Sam had a variety of his people choose the winner. Needless to say, what a great choice. The song is EXTREMELY powerful, and the images that the winner chose simply speak to the power of the lyrics.
I ask that you listen to the words, then go back and listen and watch. Powerful. If there isn't enough reason for change to happen now...I don't know if it ever will!
Enjoy the video!
Sam Harris: War on War
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
So, I was bored, I looked up the information on bank failures. It is interesting.
So far this year 13 banks have failed including one of the largest Washington Mutual. There is a complete list of failed banks since 2000 listed HERE
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
McCain is no Maverick....He is an opportunist. He will say and do anything to get elected...he does not believe in "Country First"....Just see a few examples below.
And for all of you "Joe six-pack" and "Hockey mom's" out there...voting for McCain is voting against your very own interests. Get informed. Stay Informed. and DO SOMETHING.
Visit: THE REAL MCCAIN for more information
Disaster Politics....and Flip-Flops
Drill..Baby...Drill
Tax Cuts...and Flip Flops...
Anti-Choice
Pass these videos to everyone! Don't stop! This isn't an election We The People can afford to lose!!!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Ok, so most of you know I have been under the weather. I have been bored during the day so I was on facebook - my friend Christian (can you believe we have know each other for 28 years??) just happend to post the most funny video ....believe it or not, we don't talk that often - but needless to say, he certainly hits it outta the park when you need it (and he didn't even know I needed a pick-me-up!). So here's the video that included his added soundtrack. Thank you Christian! I needed a laugh today!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
I love my brother. I really, truly do. I know he doesn't believe it...we try hard to work through things...to see the same side of the road....but for some reason, we have managed to move further apart on things that really have little to do with "us" as brothers. We are both passionate about our positions...so much so...we will never be able to appriciate each other's point of view - and that is sad...so I try not to involve myself with these types of conversation with my brother....and it's been working (until the past few days....).
My brother and I do not see eye to eye on very much. Ok-we don't agree on anything really...but we do agree on one thing...the bailout that is currently being considered is WRONG. That said, we disagree as to how we got to this point (nothing new there. To put it in perspective, you should read his posts as of late....blame the democrats ...and oh, yeah, by the way Bush wasn't strong enough to stand up to the bullying Democrats...so he is a little to blame as well...(whatever!)
So I read his blog...even though it really angered me to my core (so I'm an emotional, sappy, liberal)....and I made a few responses,. My brother then stated that I was being "pompus" (but he used the big word "bloviate" ...and i'm elitist???)and accused me of not reading through his analysis to the end. So...angered, yet again, I responded (DAMMIT!!)..and here is my response:
We do agree on this. But as I stated earlier - you still want to lay blame with the Democrats. Your President has presided over some of the most disasterous policies this country has ever seen....he has been a FAILURE. Yet, Obama (and McCain aren't leaders -they are populists?) What does that make Bush..besides the obvious IDIOT and FAILURE?
This economic "SHOCK" as Naomi Klein aptly describes it, is a scare tactic devised by the same people that gave us the buildup to war with Iraq. "Grave Danger" "Impending Doom"...etc, etc...fear fear fear. Ridiculous!
The fact that we are even discussing a "bailout" has me ready to burst at the seams. So - while we agree that the bailout is the wrong answer to this problem - we disagree on how we got to this point in the first place...
And why is it the Democrat's fault that they didn't "push back" enough on the ruling party when these changes took place in 1999? IT WAS YOUR PARTY THAT WAS IN CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yet again, the Republican Party bears no responsibilty for what has happend. And yet again I say...shame on them.
The buck stops with the current administration...one you faithfully helped get elected and re-elected....one that you so staunchily defended on several occassions....let's really see who is taking from the the middle class .....sounds like your argument of redistribution of wealth (that you always preach to me) has been going on ...just in the opposite direction - and with all of us holding the bag!
I am sorry that you think I am the pompus one here ...interesting considering that you are always pontificating the merits of the Republican Party ...well - your party is the party that brought us to the table where we currently sit...so Cheers!
Yes, you do slightly blame Bush, but he is only guilty of "not being stronger" on the issue..What?
I did read your complete analysis....I respectfully believe that you look through glasses that paint a one-sided view of the entire situation. There is enough blame to go around. But the blame ulitmately lies with this administration. So, I will not apologize for speaking out....I love you Jimmy - but you stand on the wrong side of the "blame" issue here.
I promised myself that I would not get ensnared in these arguments with you - I really try...but I am sick and tired of this administration and the Republican party not taking responsibility for what has transpired over the past 7 years.
Our country is in dire straits. you can continue to believe that 40 years of Democratic rule has caused this (funny considering that the republicans have run Congress since 1994 until 2006...12 years! With a number of those years having the White House and the Supreme Court as well.) But this mess lays squarely on the policy positions of your party...."free markets"....no government regulation. This is where that gets us.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
IF YOU HAVEN'T READ NAOMI KLEIN'S BOOK THE SHOCK DOCTRINE YOU NEED TO NOW. Don't stop to think for a moment that the words she writes aren't based in serious research and fact. Her detailed accounts bring to light what is REALLY happening. If you LOVE this country...you need to read this book.
Disaster Capitalism in Action
Now is the Time to Resist Wall Street's Shock Doctrine
Naomi Klein, Huffington Post, September 22, 2008
I wrote The Shock Doctrine in the hopes that it would make us all better prepared for the next big shock. Well, that shock has certainly arrived, along with gloves-off attempts to use it to push through radical pro-corporate policies (which of course will further enrich the very players who created the market crisis in the first place...).
The best summary of how the right plans to use the economic crisis to push through their policy wish list comes from Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich. On Sunday, Gingrich laid out 18 policy prescriptions for Congress to take in order to "return to a Reagan-Thatcher policy of economic growth through fundamental reforms." In the midst of this economic crisis, he is actually demanding the repeal of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which would lead to further deregulation of the financial industry. Gingrich is also calling for reforming the education system to allow "competition" (a.k.a. vouchers), strengthening border enforcement, cutting corporate taxes and his signature move: allowing offshore drilling.
It would be a grave mistake to underestimate the right's ability to use this crisis -- created by deregulation and privatization -- to demand more of the same. Don't forget that Newt Gingrich's 527 organization, American Solutions for Winning the Future, is still riding the wave of success from its offshore drilling campaign, "Drill Here, Drill Now!" Just four months ago, offshore drilling was not even on the political radar and now the U.S. House of Representatives has passed supportive legislation. Gingrich is holding an event this Saturday, September 27 that will be broadcast on satellite television to shore up public support for these controversial policies.
What Gingrich's wish list tells us is that the dumping of private debt into the public coffers is only stage one of the current shock. The second comes when the debt crisis currently being created by this bailout becomes the excuse to privatize social security, lower corporate taxes and cut spending on the poor. A President McCain would embrace these policies willingly. A President Obama would come under huge pressure from the think tanks and the corporate media to abandon his campaign promises and embrace austerity and "free-market stimulus."
We have seen this many times before, in this country and around the world. But here's the thing: these opportunistic tactics can only work if we let them. They work when we respond to crisis by regressing, wanting to believe in "strong leaders" - even if they are the same strong leaders who used the September 11 attacks to push through the Patriot Act and launch the illegal war in Iraq.
So let's be absolutely clear: there are no saviors who are going to look out for us in this crisis. Certainly not Henry Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the companies that will benefit most from his proposed bailout (which is actually a stick up). The only hope of preventing another dose of shock politics is loud, organized grassroots pressure on all political parties: they have to know right now that after seven years of Bush, Americans are becoming shock resistant.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
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Quote: "And to preserve their independence,we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude." -Thomas Jefferson
Enough said.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
As if it wasn't plainly obvious. Yes, dear Claymates! Clay is Gay!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
My mom sent me this.....it is so clear now....WOW! I guess I was all wrong - I can totally see why I need to vote for McCain/Palin (NOT!)
By Roger Freedman
I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight...(hope I'm not offending anyone)
* If you grow up in Hawaii, and are raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."
* If you grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, you're a quintessential American story.
* If your name is Barack, you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.
* If you name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.
* If you graduate from Harvard law School, you are unstable.
* If you attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.
* If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people
while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.
* If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.
* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.
* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.
* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.
* If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system, while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant and if you try to make victimized women pay for their own rape kits, you're very responsible.
* If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.
* If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.
OK, much clearer now.
Sam Harris is just amazing. I can't even do justice with my words to describe his voice, his personality, his charm....he is just amazing.
Add to that - he has recorded my most favorite song of all time "I can't make you love me" from his new CD entitled "FREE".
"This song is especially emotional to Sam, and hard for him to get through, so he insisted that what you hear (and see) is what you get the first time around. Therefore, what you are hearing here is the actual recording you will hear from the album. Does not get anymore raw than this!"
I know how he feels - because this is what happens to me when I listen to this song - whether it is Bonnie Raitt, George Michael, or now Sam Harris - the song is so pure, the lyrics so profound.
Here is Sam Harris recording "I can't make you love me" Please visit his website and purchase the full length - you won't regret it!!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
A friend of mine sent this to me....how appropriate:
While walking down the street one day a U.S. Senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
'Welcome to heaven,' says St. Peter. 'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.'
'No problem, just let me in,' says the man.
'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.'
'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,' says the
senator.
'I'm sorry, but we have our rules.'
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St.Peter is waiting for him.
'Now it's time to visit heaven.'
So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'
The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: 'Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down,
down to hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a
barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder.
'I don't understand,' stammers the senator. 'Yesterday I was here
and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and
caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now
there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.
What happened?'
The devil looks at him, smiles and says, 'Yesterday we were campaigning.. .
.... today you voted!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
"The only difference between a pit-bull and a hockey mom...lipstick."
Are you seriously kidding me? This is the pick for VP on the RECON side?
Not to mention the many, many LIES she told tonight.
Joe Klein commented on these lies and the bullying that the press is taking from the McCain campaign as follows:
"This is a smokescreen, intended to divert attention from the fact the very real and responsible vetting that is taking place in the media–about the substance of Palin’s record as mayor and governor. …There is a tendency in the media to kick ourselves, cringe and withdraw, when we are criticized. But I hope my colleagues stand strong in this case:
it is important for the public to know that Palin raised taxes as governor, supported the Bridge to Nowhere before she opposed it, pursued pork-barrel projects as mayor, tried to ban books at the local library and thinks the war in Iraq is “a task from God.”
The attempts by the McCain campaign to bully us into not reporting such things are not only stupidly aggressive, but unprofessional in the extreme."
Read the full commentary here
So - check the facts...get the facts....but certainly don't buy the bullshit that the RECONS are selling without checking whether or not you can return it first.....
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
How do we get through the next four years if McCain is elected?
As Palin put it.....
"WITH A THUMBS UP AND A SMILE.....!"
and that is literally ALL you will get.
Amazingly disastrous. Amazingly cynical. Amazingly predictable.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
For an even more enlightened viewpoint - you just must check out my dear Maggie's blog!
A restless night - not able to sleep, and I produced a profound piece of work.....
At the beginning of this month, I celebrated a milestone with my fellow graduates from ..Stow High School, Class of '88. 20 years have past since I left the building I chose to call the "clone factory." And it was 20 years later that I realized I had nothing to fear about going back to celebrate and participate in my reunion...
Different paths we all took - but all these paths seemed to have crossed, a whole 20 years later to bring us all back together again. Some things (it was noticeable) never changed......but others had - and for the better.
Grand connections were made with many a good friend, and sadness as well for those we have lost and those who either couldn't or didn't want to be found.
The most valuable tool I took away - reconnecting with my past. For a lot of reasons I wanted to kill my past, never have it rear its ugly head - but, I am a different man now - more confident, more self-aware, more at ease...
I am the man that I never thought I would ever become. Cliché'? Possibly - but unbelievably true. I no longer regret my past, what happened, what didn't, the path I chose, the path I didn't.....they all led me to where I am supposed to be now....
I now have the courage to complete a project I thought I would never get to - working on my book. I have spoken of it before - I have attempted to work on it before - but I feel now is the time. To move my words from my journals to a bound book for all to read.....(we'll see...........)
20 years have past.........they seem as a brief moment in time - not so long ago, I recall....as fresh in my mind now as ever - but not as painful as I remember. 20 years.
To those I reconnected with - I wish, hope, and pray we remain connected...for those of you that I didn't see (Ken Johnson, Jeff Bradbury, Angie Canter, Dawn (Hurst) Myers, and Kenny Wilson)...I am thinking of you, and hope to reconnect soon...
Life is much too short - I wish I could have learned this lesson 20 years ago! But 20 years brings with it much wisdom and solitude. I carry them both - for they are partners in my journey.
The fond memories of my past have come to greet me - they are colorful, blissful, sorrowful, painful, wonderful, silly, weird (it was the 80's), but most of all intense...
Life is much quieter now....much more important...I do stop to smell the roses, to listen to the birds, to hear a child laugh. I appreciate life - what it offers and how I live it. Life is too short not to embrace.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Ok, shut up already. This is the busiest time of my year. Chill out. I will be back after the holiday....if not sooner...
Topics to discuss -
My 20th High School Reunion
Body Image Revisited
Music From The Edge
The Democratic National Convention
My Friend "The Maggie"
The journey to marriage (yes, Steve and I are in the final planning stages)
I miss you all my wonderous readers - I have let you down - but I know you all understand....bigger and better when I return!!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Ok, so I need to be less concerned. I need to be more like....well, more like the 'general' population. I saw this video on Jay Leno, and I KNEW! I KNEW! I have to vote for Paris Hilton for President. It all makes so much sense now. Geez, I guess I need to just, like, you know...be HOT.
I know most of you saw the pictures of the storms from a few weeks ago - scary yes...
not as bad as the storm that came through last night. I saw the funnel cloud while I was in my car, but before I could take a picture, the transformer right in front of me blew up and the winds decided that 90 miles an hour was satisfactory. The lightning was amazingly frightening (storms don't usually scare me, but the lightning was so intense and the winds so bad ...I was ready to pee my pants...)
I kept saying..."thank god my homeowners insurance is paid?!" Luckily we survived, the house survived, the neighborhood survived.......but my wireless modem died. The severe electrical currents in the air somehow fried it ....(that's what they said at TigerDirect.com ...so cool, we have the actual store by my house!!)..
So, this year has been the mark of HUGE storms - I don't have any of this one - but check out some of the pictures sent to our local NBC affiliate.
So, I will have to repair my computer network, so my blogging may be spotty for a while.....keep checking back!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
You know, I am about done with dirty politics. It sickens me that McCain has gone negative (after promising a "clean campaign"). It sickens me even more that there are Americans who buy this crap hook, line, and sinker ....like sheep going to the slaughter.....The latest Gallup polls show McCain neck and neck with Obama? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???????????????????? It really goes to show how silly Americans are - they will believe any thing that they see on T.V., without questioning...(FoxNoise), or hear on the radio (Limbaugh, InSanity..et.al.) or even Air America for that matter...WAKE UP! Learn! Understand!
Are you serious? Can people start getting informed? Are you not living in the U.S. now? Are you ready for 4 more years of this crap? Are you seriously kidding me????
I can't even begin to explain the level of disgust that I feel right now - the ad that follows....safe to say, is trying to entice those of the religious right to believe that Obama is the "anti-christ"....ushering in the "end of days" so they must vote for McCain (who they really can't stand either...)
Using "the code" made famous by the devil himself (Karl Rove), people across this country are buying the shit that McCain is selling....it is fucking amazing.
...and Moses? Really? Are you kidding me?
This is still a free country (I think), I would love to hear what you all think about this.....
I apologize for my vulgarity - but it seems only fitting considering how deep the shit is getting already...
Watch the latest McCain smear ad:
That's all. I don't even know what else to say here....seriously....no wonder this country has started its downward spiral. Geez.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Morgan Spurlock is amazing. His "30 Days" series on FX allows us to face some very serious issues head-on. His approach is amazing. The episode on Same Sex Parenting was frustrating to watch....very frustrating. But at the end - I guess I shouldn't have been suprised.
You can watch the entire episode below ....I would love to hear your comments - I find it is a topic that should enlist some very interesting conversation.....
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
7/31/01. Changed me. 7 years later - I'm still a product of that change. Sometimes, you are offered a chance to change your path - a path that for some reason leads down a wrong road -
What I have learned over the past 7 years has made me a better person. A better friend. A better son. A better brother. A better partner. I embraced the change that entered my life on that day...I continue to embrace that change.
Life is a wonderful gift. We only get this one chance. That is why I always end my blog post with "Peace.Love.Live." becasue that is what it is truly all about.
So here's to my anniversary of change....and to many many many more.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
I just thought I should explain my absence as of late....besides becoming a gym rat, I have been working on a new project. I decided that it was time to start practicing my refinishing hobby. I have this desk that was my grandma's that I have been dying to refinish and repair - but I wanted to make sure that I could do it first. My first attempt is pictured below.....
Stupid me - I forgot to take a picture of this bedside table prior to sanding ....so you don't get to see the "real" way this table looked.
Background - the table was my Aunt Daisy's....she gave it to my mom, and then it was given to me....
Here is the newly sanded table...wow - that was HARD!
and the finished product....and if I may say so myself....it is quite good for a "FIRST PIECE!"
Let me know what you think!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
My partner Steve found that he has a green thumb. He really does...unlike me, I kill plants, flowers, fish...whatever. I have to say, Steve does a great job in the garden and chose some great flowers that bloom throughout the spring and summer. Here are just a few for you to enjoy!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Well, Olivia got married!!! Congratulations! She married long-time health guru John Easterling, whom she had been dating for a few years. Well wishes to them both and congratulations!!!
And our Livvy is also doing a commercial for Nintendo in Australia - here is the commercial.....enjoy!
OOOOHHH....and don't forget to catch Olivia's new sitcom on the LOGO channel "Sordid Lives" it starts next week (I CAN'T WAIT!!!) Here is the video for one of the original new songs for the television show....ENJOY!!!!!
Don't forget to check the official website for everything Sordid and be sure to watch the premiere Wednesday, July 23rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
No long story - I just love this song!
There is an interesting story that goes with this song - I will share at a later date.........in the meantime - ENJOY!
Download: Ready To Go (Single)
Bitrate: 320 Kbps
Tracklisting:
1) Single Version
2) Original Mix
Extra Bonus: Ready To Go (Video)
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Elektra Records was dying to get in on the boy band craze, and had no success until Take 5. Another Louis J. Pearlman creation, Take 5, formed in 1997, was set to take on the music world like its predecessors Backstreet Boys and *Nsync. They followed the Pearlman formula...releasing numerous singles across the ocean in Europe and Asia where they toured extensively (3 years!)trying to make a name for themselves.
All 5 members of Take 5 had their roots in the entertainment industry....TJ Christofore won Star Search in 1995, Clay and Ryan Goodall were both classically trained pianists as well as accomplished actors, Steve Schulthorpe was a model and actor, and Tilky Jones was a former member of the SKA band User Friendly.
Though they found moderate success in Europe and Asia, their success in the U.S. was not to be....a little late to the boy band parade, Take 5 was victim of the boy band backlash that the millennium had brought. By the time Elektra Records got around to "introducing" Take 5 to the US market, the ship had sailed.
Releasing their one and only CD "Against All Odds," (prophetic actually) 8/29/2000, they only managed a showing on Billboard's Heatseeker's Chart peaking at #26.
The lead-off single "Shake It Off" did not chart. This is a special PROMO ONLY version of the single.
Enjoy!
Download: Shake It Off (PROMO ONLY)
Bit Rate: 320 Kbps
Tracklisting:
1) Radio Edit
2) Radio Version
3) Extended Mix
4) Audio Bio
5) Call-Out Hook
Enjoy the video for "Shake It Off"
Side note: Band Member TJ Christofore was the first in a line of former Pearlman boy band members to allege sexual abuse by Pearlman.
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
So, I've been searching for the week-and-a-half that I "lost" somewhere. Then, I realized that I lost another week...then another........somewhere lost in the black hole of time......
This next week promises to be as busy as the previous weeks (where I seem to have lost time), but I am committed to bringing you some music...but you will have to forgive me when I do not bring you any editorial content to join with the tunes (I figure, the easiest part of the post is the music....)
Today, however, I want to share some pictures that I took with my camera phone on Thursday when some really severe storms crossed my path on the way home. I thought I would send them into the local news channel (they put weather pics up when they are doing the weather), but seeing as though I cannot manage my computer time well, I didn't get them uploaded quick enough...so i thought I would share them with you!
It was quite frightening - I thought a tornado would drop down on my and wisk me away like Dorothy......
This line of storms came so quickly - each of these pics were taken within minutes of each other....right before the wind and the rain came.....there was a lot of damage in the area, but it was over almost as soon as it began...very weird!
Here's to next week!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
No worries all - I am taking a short break to head back to Ohio and be with my family as we celebrate the wedding of my cousin Tasha.
See you next week!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
I noticed that a lot of people have been celebrating the anniversary of their first blog post. I wasn't even sure when I started...so I looked - and would you believe it? My first post (albeit boring and stupid) was on 6/1/2004. MAKING MY BLOG 4 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH!!!!
So Happy Anniversary to Catchr's Pad, and to me for managing to make something out of it only 4 years after I started!!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Jennifer Paige has managed to beat some terrible odds. Missing the "teen scene" boat (almost entirely), the release of her self-titled debut album on Edel America (August 11, 1998) saw the release of "Crush" as its lead off single.
Radio fell in love with Jennifer christening her as the next artist to watch. Amazing vocals and a well written track propelled Jennifer to the top of the charts (Billboard Top 100 #3, Billboard Top 40 Mainstream #3, Billboard Top 40 Tracks #7).
The release of "Always You" didn't fare as well, in fact it failed to chart (but managed a strong showing on the dance charts - #6 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play). This was a disappointment to Edel America, as they were hoping the second single would propel the full-length album up the charts....it stalled out at #139 on The Billboard 200 (Heatseekers #39).
But the strength of "Crush" gave Jennifer a pass - and a chance at a second album. Fate would not be as kind the second time around. The release of Jennifer's sophomore album "Positively Somewhere," filled with a more mature sound, was released on 9/18/2001, exactly 1 week after the horrific events of 9/11/2001.
No one was in the mood to buy music. The album lacked a strong lead off single and the release disappeared without so much as a blip on the Billboard Charts.
Edel America had signed a 3 record deal with Jennifer - so to fulfill this contract, they released "Flower: The Hits Collection" on 10/05/04 and promptly dropped Jennifer Paige from their roster. Amazing how 2 full-length albums and 1 HIT song constitute having a "HITS COLLECTION???"....labels are a wonderful beast aren't they?
Not to worry....Jennifer Paige has completed what she hopes will be her comeback album on her own imprint Glor-Paige records, titled "Best Kept Secret." It was released world-wide (except the U.S.) on 04/25/2008, with no U.S. release date set as of today.
Download: "Crush" (US/CD5)
Bitrate: 320 Kbps
Tracklisting:
1) LP Version
2) Dance Mix
3) Instrumental
Bonus Bonus Bonus
THE VIDEO
Enjoy!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
I was perusing my collection of CDs and CD singles trying to figure out what I would feature next, when I came upon the first single from She Moves titled "Breaking All The Rules." This was originally supposed to be the post for my She Moves blog entry - but I couldn't locate it...which is what happens when you are an audiophile like myself and have over 10,000 CDs), so I had to settle for the second release, "It's Your Love"
Not much else to really add about the group, but I like the song!
Download: "Breaking All The Rules" CD5
Bitrate: 320 Kbps
Tracklisting:
1) LP Version
2) Radio Mix
3) Bass Rules Mix
4) Berman Brothers Dance Mix
Enjoy!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
Junior Vasquez is by far a god. I love him. His mixes are fresh and contemporary (even 10 years later). "Come Together" [yes....the Beatles tune reworqued for the dance floor!!!] was released in 1998 (Rank: Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #15 Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales #23)as a lead track from his Junior Vasquez Live Volume 2 double CD compilation.
Some speculate that the controversy surrounding Junior and Madonna prompted him to release "Come Together" as a sort of 'peace offering' to Madonna. Well, Madonna can be an unforgiving diva...... not to mention, if Junior was truly trying to apologize to Madonna....why would he name all of the tracks "Junior's Revenge?" ....we may never know!
Be sure to check out track 1...(the BEST track).
Download: "Come Together" CD5
Bitrate: 320 Kbps
Tracklisting:
1) Junior's Revenge Mix
2) Junior's Revenge Organ Mix
3) Junior's Bootleg Mix
4) Junior's Revenge Radio Mix
BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS
A little background: Madonna has sworn to never work with Junior ever again, after he released "If Madonna Calls," (Released 7/29/1996...Rank: Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play #2, Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales #8) which features her voice on his answering machine. Basically, this song is a "dis" towards Madonna for not following through on her promise to appear for a surprise performance @ one of his parties. To this day, even though Junior has remixed her work (none officially), she has kept her promise and has not worked with him.
BONUS BONUS BONUS
Download: "If Madonna Calls" CD5
Bitrate: 320 Kbps
Tracklisting:
1) X-Beat Radio Edit
2) JR's House Mix Radio Edit
3) X-Beat Mix
4) Tribal Break
5) JR's House Mix
Enjoy!
Peace.Love.Live.
JPB
