I finally give thanks to this junior high school group from the late 70's. All is well.

Horace Mann Jr. High School. Slowing down for a little emo.... I did this late last night.. I probably should be more careful..

Let's get this over with....

iTunes users can see the images of Brandon's painting and images. But if you don't have iTunes, go to: http://www.brandonborchert.com Thank you.

What's the rush? Take a load off. There's been a lot of bad financial news lately. It's very frightening. We need more poets to intone our intense stubborn need for the truth...

Pigs, lipstick, economics, fundamentals, Palin, banks, AIG, Lehman Bros.Merill Lynch, Brittney Spears. I'm just spewing now...

I may have presented next couple of sounds to you. I hope not, but if I did. Enjoy...

Okay I think I finally figured this one out there was a lot of confusion but we are back on track. This and the title may be the only way to get some sort of attention...

I have no explanation. Just old stuff.

A lot has happened lately and a lot more will be happening. Trying to stay positive and trying to stay on track. For those of you who know me... Thank you for the support! I love all of you! You all have been a great help Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! A thousand times thank you!! For you whom don't know, I lost both my cousin and mom within a week of each other; my brother and I (mostly my brother) have huge but manageable logistical tasks in the wake. I'm scared but I'm good as well. Hope all is well with you... I'm just trying to keep this show going, with my weird attitude! I'm still waiting for contributers like John Garraus so please contact me.. rick.rbenjamin@gmail.com. There will be a couple of new voices coming soon! Okay! oxoxox to ALL!!!

xxx

So sorry about the lateness!! Take a listen.

Cloudy and a little rain tonight. Somber. Yet the garden is wild and the battle has just begun.

Fairview High School Symphonic Winds 1977-78 play a medley from "The King and I" Thank you for your patience.

Here we are Horace Mann singing Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord. Than the Denver City Wide Choir with Jill Sobule on Bass Guitar and Jill Fredricksen on drums, followed by Lucretia Macevil. It's funny how young these performers are and what little they understand with some of these songs...

Horace Mann Junior High School Concert Choir singing "Were You There" directed by John V. Van Epps. It's the usual crowd..

or she could be fooling around...

Spring is coming.

I have nothing to say about this noise other than I think that Britney Spears is going insane. I'm just putting it out there. Thats all I'm saying.

What in the world?! There is a barrier between all of us. The emotional callousness deepens. It can be sad really. I don't think that is what I think this post is all about though. It's about my need to pull it all together. Just for the fun of it.

On the morning of New Year's Eve I sat down with my friend John Garraus to discuss his new selection of poems titled "Poesia" He will read two poems. Here they are:

Headline

Hail,
the King is dead.
The newspaper read,
he died in bed.

The Jesuit said,
everyone bow their heads.
The King is dead.

Key Largo State of Mind

On the sea,
floating upon water.
On this island upon islands,
which are not really islands,
but keys.
Strips of land,
like crakers in tomato soup
or broken glass on the sidewalk
or sugar on a unfinished jig-saw puzzle.
On this bar floor
which we drink the day away.

bio from his book:

John Garraus was born in Denver, Colorado.
He is currently working on his online magazine
Neon at:
http://neon-magazine.com/neon.htm

Let's roar into the new year with a little Wagner! Played by the brave and stout Nebraska High School State Clinic Band. There is also an acid drop, war dance and then a wonderful leap into the new year!