On 21 Aug, 17:18, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote:
> P.S. There are a few ProgRock bands that I've heard over the years...I just
> never really got as much into them. I do like what nerdcore has become
> though...big fan of Radiohead, and a few others in their ilk, but I don't
> really think they are as technically talented as many of these other
> musicians. I just like the sound of their music. That would get me stoned by
> most Radiohead fans, who think they are the greatest band of all time. I
> save that description for Pink Floyd.
>
Enter a tie-in synchronicity to yesterday, when a colleague told me
that they were listening to Pink Floyd on their drive into work that
morning. He had never really heard anything of theirs before and was
pleasantly impressed. Which brings me to another end of the week
where I can truly say, all in all it's just another brick in the
wall! And/or: We don't need no double negatives*.
* That's a bit of 'dark sarcasm' for the classroom! ;-)
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Chris Jenkins
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>
>
> > Yeah, and Flea was a Bootsy disciple. That's why you have this:
> > **
> > *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gs2o5T7oN8*
> > **
> > **
> > Stevie Wonder was fantastic, but Flea funkdafied this song.
>
> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Pat <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> >> On 21 Aug, 14:51, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > Bite your tongue. Les Claypool is one of the greatest bass players to
> >> ever
> >> > live. I love that album. Jerry Was A Race Car Driver is fantastic.
>
> >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUxAol0wbak
>
> >> > Try and keep up with his hands. Les, Bootsy Collins, and Flea are the
> >> unholy
> >> > Trinity of Funk Bassists.
>
> >> Collins!! Thanks for that, I've been trying to remember what
> >> Bootsy's last name was for months. Of course, I never bothered to
> >> look it up. ;-) Definitely, Bootsy.
>
> >> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 9:00 AM, [email protected] <
>
> >> > [email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > > Yep I stopped reading any sort of music reviews year ago, after being
> >> > > pursuaded to purchase an album called 'Sailing the seas of cheese', by
> >> > > a band called Primus. My god noooooo!
>
> >> > > On 21 Aug, 13:55, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > > > The idea that humility is the basis of grace is, I think, wonderful.
> >> > > > I have personally known several public officials who have taken a
> >> > > > great deal of flack and criticism over the years, yet know them to
> >> be
> >> > > > humble, loving people with empathy for others central to their
> >> > > > actions. I wonder at the nature of our need for criticism, perhaps
> >> it
> >> > > > is driven, as you suggest, from occult low self esteem. Roger
> >> Ebert,
> >> > > > the movie critic, is one I have watched over the years and enjoyed
> >> > > > even though he can be caustic and bend toward the popular at times.
> >> > > > Because of a recent bout with throat cancer, he continues his work
> >> as
> >> > > > a writer with a wonderful blog. He posted recently that very few
> >> > > > people under 50 read the movie reviews and it is becoming a dying
> >> > > > trade. It got me to thinking who wonderful life might be without
> >> > > > critics - which of course, does not include integrated discernment
> >> and
> >> > > > positive feedback. That everybody wins spirit can be hard to find.
>
> >> > > > On Aug 21, 7:41 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > > > > On 21 Aug, 12:05, Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > > > > > On the way to work this moring I was pondering over a thing with
> >> the
> >> > > > > > intent of bringing it up here. Then of course I got into work
> >> and
> >> > > > > > promptly forgot all about it.
>
> >> > > > > > However when Pat said this:
>
> >> > > > > > 'The history of our world is littered with good 'bad examples',
> >> yet
> >> > > we
> >> > > > > > never see them as such and, so, are doomed to repeat them until
> >> we
> >> > > > > > sort out our perspectives.'
>
> >> > > > > > In the 'What is fair?' thread, it brought it all back to me, so
> >> first
> >> > > > > > off, cheers for that Pat.
>
> >> > > > > No worries. Synchronicity is a speciality of mine. ;-)
>
> >> > > > > > Our history is rich with examples of one culture or one religoin
> >> > > > > > invadeing the terriotory of another country in order to bring
> >> their
> >> > > > > > own form of 'order' to that place. Think British Empire, think
> >> > > > > > crusades, think Tibet.
>
> >> > > > > > So is this ethicaly sound, and is there then any differance
> >> between
> >> > > > > > these examples and our troops in Afganistan?
>
> >> > > > > The main difference is time. The TRUTH is that we're all in this
> >> > > > > (world) together and it would behoove us (all!) if we 'grew up'
> >> and
> >> > > > > realised that. Some people view their desires as more important
> >> than
> >> > > > > those of others. So, rather than trying to seek out a way for all
> >> > > > > parties' desires to be striven for, those with a technological
> >> > > > > advantage, step on those without it and force their desires on the
> >> > > > > others without consideration (might makes right). This is done by
> >> > > > > selfish/self-important, callous individuals who MAY also have a
> >> form
> >> > > > > of occult low self esteem veiled by an outward projection of
> >> arrogance
> >> > > > > (usually seen by others as false or baseless arrogance). A good
> >> dose
> >> > > > > of empathy is the cure, but, unfortunately, it doesn't come in a
> >> > > > > tablet, capsule or injectible form. Rather, it requires humility,
> >> > > > > which to the individual with an occult low self esteem, appears to
> >> be
> >> > > > > too big of a price to pay, as it requires themselves to humble
> >> > > > > themselves when they would rather be seen as 'on high'. It was to
> >> > > > > this way of thinking that Jesus appealed to us by saying,
> >> "...those
> >> > > > > who would be last will be first and the first last". Thus the
> >> true
> >> > > > > servant of God is a servant to all humanity, rather than
> >> attempting to
> >> > > > > be the Lord of all humanity. It is for this reason that Islam
> >> > > > > endeavours to instruct its adherents to be 'slaves of Allah',
> >> i.e.,
> >> > > > > servants of God. The term 'slave of Allah' is intended to be a
> >> great
> >> > > > > compliment, but many non-Muslims don't understand it and take
> >> offense
> >> > > > > at the term 'slave', not realising its intention as 'willing
> >> servant'.-
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