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Real Name: Bruce Thiessen Member Since: July 29, 2006 Last Signed In: November 20, 2009 Profile Views: 15464 Blog Views: 102952 Battle of the Bakersfield SounDIVAS: Poll has Penny Marie and Kim McAbee tied Update on "The Bakersfield Sound of Christmas" and "Bakersfield and Beyond" radio show Addressing rumors my new song, "Thanksgiving in Turkey" is banned in Turkey Do you take "everything for granted?" Dickenesque message contained in this new Thanksgiving song "The Bakersfield Sound of Christmas" recording project for the homeless The Cultural Signficiance of "Bakersfield and Beyond" Top 10 Dr BLTunes: "Halloween with Jim Beam" swiftly claims number one spot Update on HALLOWEEN WITH JIM BEAM: Rumors of botleg copy prompt midnight release Is this the next Buck Owens? My song aired back to back with the Man in Black? That's a fact! August 06 September 06 October 06 November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 http://www.drblt.net 
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As part of my own Donate 2 Download offer, you can download my two Virginia Tech tribute songs for free. By giving to the Hokie Spirit Memorial find, you will be able to help with:
Assistance to victims and their families
Grief counseling
Memorials
Communication expenses
Comfort expenses
Donation Information site:
http://www.vt.edu/tragedy/m...
Once you've made your donation, feel free to download these songs:
Today, In Virginia
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The problem of evil can become so convulted when we are taking about a massacre (the deadliest of its kind in the United States) commited by a madman. To what extent is a mentally ill individual responsible for his own actions, and to what extent is he free to make moral decisions?
Here's how I look at it. You and I have a choice to make: Do we go ballistic, or do we contain our rage (if, in fact, we possess rage)? The decision is like a walk down a straight,...
Virginia's Tears
words and music by Dr BLT (c) 2007
today
we cry Virginia's tears
today
we feel Virginia's fears
we're...
cryin'
cryin'
cryin'
cryin'
cryin'
Virginia's tears
today
we hold Virginia's hand
today
all across the land
we're
cryin'
cryin'
cryin'
cryin'
cryin'
Virginia's tears
what will it take
to ease the pain
what will it take
to stop the rain
what will it take
to ease the violence today
today
we cry Virginia's tears
today
we feel...
It could be argued that all of us seem to possess a dark, destructive side when it comes to our personalities. But some of us have the ability to keep the dark side from overtaking us or causing us to act out in ways that are destructive and devastating. What allows us to police ourselves, as individuals, what allows us and to slow down our impulses or stop our inpulses from overtaking us and those who surround us?
What is going on inside of the...
The recording is done. Check out the mp3 debut of Imus Forgive (70 X7) right here, right now.
There's really nothing left to say, except what light you, the blogging community has to contribute the subject matter.
The post-Imus w(b)itch hunt has officially begun. People in high places are vowing to go after rap artists like Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent for using terms like "ho" and bit#ch and other degrading language to depict women.
In December, 2005, this song, by yours truly landed at #21 on the top 30 mp3 download hits chart posted by mp3000.net, proving that the term "ho" had officially shifted from rap to country music, and proving that white guys like me could get...
William R. Featherston was Christian rock’s first teen idol. Oh, yeah, rock n roll wasn’t around back in 1864. Or was it? The song clearly rocks, and the words were written by a 16-year-old young man. It took the young, talented William R. Featherston awhile to find a co-writer, but when Adoniram Gordon finally arrived at the scene in 1876, the duo pooled their resources and fashioned one of the greatest hymns of all time. If Bill were 16 today,...
There's no place left to hide for Snoop Dogg and his hip hop ho show to hide. Sales of hip hop and rap CDs have taken a staggering plunge over the past year or so, and the masses engaged in the Imus-fueled b(w)itch hunt are looking for more targets. Legitimate though their hue and cry may be, just how far will they go? Does hate speech fall under the category of free speech?
Ironically enough, Donald Trump recently held Snoop up as a role model,...
Imus Forgive
words and music by Dr. BLT (c) 2007
Imus forgive
every single day
Imus forgive
the hurtful things folks say
you may want his head
on a silver platter
but as for me, I believe
forgiveness really matters
Imus forgive
I'm not the victim of these words
but the team is forgiving
every single word
the coach is not the one
who said that Imus must be fired
that was the unforgiving masses
that is what their souls desired
you may want to this shock jock pay
you may...
How many times should we forgive our brother or sister when he or she does us wrong and approaches us with an apology? When Peter asked Jesus that question, Jesus replied with an answer that could mean either 77, or 70 times 7. I'll let the Greek scholars do the math on that one. The main point is that Jesus was trying to make is that forgiveness towards those who do us wrong should be limitless, and that keeping track of how many times we forgive somebody means that we are really...
Becoming Apparent: Issue 2
When excessive emotional baggage stemming from unresolved issues of the past and the pressures and demands of everyday living become more than a parent can handle, some parents begin to inflict pain upon their own children.
That's why we need something like Child Abuse Prevention Month, to let us all know that the problem of child abuse has not gone away, and that we must continue to apply critical and creative thinking to the problem. Existing...
Easter Sunday, and the glorious message of Christ's resurrection has a way of brightening up the rest of the year. How was your Easter worship experience? Share your experiences here.
Welcome to the new Theocracy Thread. Beware of paper tigers. You'll also find these comments under a friend's blog thread, that friend being dusty. We like each other, and respect each other, but boy, do we disagree!!!! Now, to borrow from what I believe to be the new trend in thread posting and what I predict will be the next big thing in blogging-----allREDesque threads featuring cut and paste comments....
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Resurrection Sunday, aka Easter Sunday, is upon us. For those who believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, this is cause for celebration. For those who haven't felt the beauty of his grace, for those who haven't known the forgiveness of sins, and for those who have not experienced the abundant life, all of this joy, and all of this cause for celebration is mere foolishness. Call me a fool, because I'm a believer.
Even if you don't believe the...
It's sometime in late March or early April. Half the time, I can't find my journal and half the time, I can't put my thoughts together well enough to enter something that makes any sense.
It's been taking me more time to structure my sentences properly. I've been losing my ability to stay focused and there are periods in which I simply "space out" for lack of a better term.
I've been reflecting on my years as a teenager. When I was 16, I had to see a...
The psyche, the soul and the scriptures series:
Guilt is one of the biggest barriers to personal growth and development. It torments the soul and stifles the psyche. As a psychologist, I have had to attempt to undo what has been done to members of certain church congregations by ministers and religious teachers, who may be well-meaning, but seem to be preaching and/or teaching a gospel of guilt rather than a gospel of grace and redemption.
I certainly don't want to stereotype...
Psyche, Soul & Scripture Series: Thread I:
If you think spring break is cause for celebration, try Easter.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Probably not. That would certainly date you. But I hope this song will transport you there, just long enough to appreciate the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus paid so that we could be declared free and so that we could be proclaimed children of the living God. Jesus carried your sins and mine, and,...
This song is a story about a father helplessly witnessing his daughter's first broken heart. It is something many fathers and mothers fear, and go out of their way to protect their daughter's from, but somethings are inevitable. Eventually children have to experience personal disappointment, heartache, and pain.
What are your worst fears as a parent? Are you afraid of your son growing up to be a drug addict? Are you afraid of your daughter's first...
You've heard Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Rosie O'Donnel, Anne Couture, and a host of other unhinged celebrities recklessly spout off about their country, politics and a host of other issues they seem to no little or nothing about.
Now, here's your opportunity to suggest which celebrity, in your judgment, owes the biggest apology or mea culpa to America?
BTW, I'm sorry for not offering the song as a free download:
I'm Sorry for This Song
Dr BLT's One-man Banned...
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