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Both acts are great acts, each in their/her own right. Today modern folk and acoustic rock has stepped into the ring of fire.
This blog n roll game is easy to play. Simply state your preference. If you were stranded on a tropical island, and allowed to listen to only...
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Becoming Apparent: Issue 2
Murray Bowen is a family systems theorist. His theory of human behavior involves a unique perspective in which the family is regarded as emotional unit.
Murray describes the complex, often dysfunctional interactions in terms of the the family...
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When: This morning, June 21, 2007: 7:30-8:30 am
Where: Starbucks (Rosedale Highway just of Calloway)
What: Beatles cover tunes and original songs about the life and music of the Beatles
Cost: It's free for a "Ticket to Ride"
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Congratulations, Mark, creator of Firebrats! You've been randomly selected among a vast number of mostly local bands and artists to participate in my brand new U Interview series. I'm the U Interview host, Dr BLT.
In the comments section belong, members of...
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It's getting hot out there. How about travelling to somewhere much cooler?
Today, travel with me up to the home of Tragically Hip, check out some music videos, and let me know how hip they really are.
http://www.thehip.com/
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It always pays to be underestimated, and being underestimated is the understatement of the year, as it concerns British cell phone salesman cum opera singer. Watch, and see what I mean:
http://formulaphoto.typepad...
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Australia gave us The Bee Gees, Olivia Newton John, and Men at Work. But what has Astralia done for us lately? Well, they've offered us a band young enough to appeal to the very young, but influenced enough by bands like the Beatles and AC/DC to give us slightly older...
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Cold Front: First edition
Welcome to my brand new series, COLD FRONT, in which you will be rocked by and educated about, the latest rock music from Canada, our neighbor to the north--------CANADA.
Today, I am featuring Rush. Rush has been around for over 30 years,...
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Earth to you: What are you doing to conserve energy? Environment to you: What have you done for me lately?
In the summer of 2001, when then Governor Gray Davis first began to warn us of the prospect of rolling blackouts, a band formed to address the problem with rock n roll, and that band was...
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As a psychologist, I try to address this issue with my patients in terms of facing underlying issues of a personally distressing nature that raise anxiety levels and contribute to insomnia. I help them cope better with stress during the day to help them sleep at night.
I also...
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Experts suggest that the phenomenon of adolescence was born out of the industrial revolution. Rural kids of yore knew who dad was and knew what his job was. They knew who mom was and knew her place and her role within the family.
The industrial revolution ushered in new...
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Beginning June 5, 2007, every Tuesday morning will be proclaimed Ruby Tuesday. Every Tuesday morning I will be performing original Dr BLTunes about the life and music of the Rolling Stones, as well as Stones cover tunes such as the one posted here.
These songs are from the forthcoming...
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We all have a bright, sunny side, and a dark side. Freud called the dark side "Thanatos" and Jung, his rebellious pupil, called it The Shadow. The Shadow is an archetype that exists within the individual psyche as it does within the collective unconscious. This Shadow...
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It's official, on Sunday, June 3, 2007, beginning around 7 am, Dr BLT will resume his tour, this time at a site where he's been officially banned. Attend at your own risk, given the prospect that "powers that be" responsible for banning him, and inspiring this song, are alerted to...
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Upon visiting the Cake website recently, I noted that Cake had recorded a cover of the same tune I recently recorded a cover of: Mel Tillis's Ruby (Don't Take Your Love to Town), made a huge hit in the 70s by Kenny Rogers.
I am curious to know whose cover of this classic you, the visitors...
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If not, why not? If so, and you couldn't call it Jerry Falwell Day, what would you call it?
PS: It's disrespectful to mock the dead. Comments mocking Falwell, while probably not headed for deletion, are hereby strongly discouraged.
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Peace of mind trumps number of blog hits and making music trumps the blog floggings!
I've been soooooooooooooooo much happier since I've avoided sites loaded with land mines and hatemongers. I've been soooooooooo much happier since I've not brought up or contributed to any controversial...
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They came on like an electrical storm that lit up the minds and gripped the hearts of scores of teens in the 60s. I'm talking about the Doors. I was still in first grade when they came onto the scene, but between 1967 and 1971, the Doors, featuring...
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Memorial Day isn't the only cause for celebration these days. For many Beatles fans, and for fans of popular music in general, we are approaching the 40th anniversary of what many a critic regards as the quintessential Beatles record: Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. Believe...
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This might sound a little fishy, but the rumors are true. I have met Sir Paul McCartney and I have met John Lennon. Since meeting them, they inspire me even more.
In fact, I'd recommend that everybody keep a couple of pet fish in an aquarium in their office, and that they...
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The long weekend is coming up, and rumor has it I'll be performing at the site of my MTV music video cameo (shown above). That's your cue for those few die-hard fans willing to travel for several hours to find me. Performances are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday morning from 9-11...
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If you can, then you are a genius's genius. This, my friends is local blues artist, Jerry Rothberg, whose band just got back from playing at BB King's Blues Club in Universal City. He found an outlet right in Starbucks and slid the chord under the door so he could add some killer lead...
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My Musical Journey: Entry 3:
To kick off my Starbucks Early Morning Sizzling Spring and Summer '07 Street Musician Tour, It's a mystery tour. I will perform at an undisclosed Bakersfield location near, around, or at Starbucks. These are early morning, el fresco, single-set...
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My Musical Journey: Entry 2:
Hey all of you classic and modern rock fans out there. I was wondering if you could offer me some advice on this cover of Born to be Wild, a song I recently recorded as a tribute to Steppenwolf.
The preliminary feedback I've received so far is that the...
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My Musical Journey: Entry One:
Welcome to entry one of a brand new series, My Musical Journey.
I could wake up one day and write a modern rock song, and the next, a country gospel song like this one, Stranded. There are many sides of the musical side of me, and many influences. ...
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For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places, EPH 6:12.
So, how is the surge going? Well, it depends on who you are talking to. Some would say...
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You see many soccer moms with smiles on their faces and an SUV filled with little kids. But are they the picture of happiness? Does the big house, the picket fence and the politically correct number of children symbolize happiness for mothers?
If renown psychologist, and...
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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...
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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? ...
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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'...
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The recording is done. Check out the mp3 debut of Imus Forgive (70 X7) right here, right now.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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3/27/07
Wow, this trip is getting exciting! I have stored some great memories of the structures that appear right under the cortex. I love the limbic system, especially the hippocampus and the amydala. I think of the hippocampus as an old college campus for hippos. I...
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I'm not talking about Desperate Housewives. I'm talking about satisfied, content women who stayed home to take care of the children, clean the house, wash the dishes, do the laundry. Is a housewife now a second class citizen? Were they ever satisfied? Were they ever...
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It's hard to believe it's been a year since we lost our beloved Buck. A jukebox could never take his place, but Bucks songs and our memories of Buck are all we have left, so before the day I intend to find a place where I can drop a few quarters in a jukebox and listen to the music of Buck...
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Those who are fans of his old stuff remember Okie from Muskogee and The Fightin' Side of Me. There was no ambiguity about him. He was the voice of the right-winger. A few years back, he began to show another side. He began to join the chorus of critics against the...
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I have more questions than answers today, and my questions have to do with faith, and, more specifically, Jesus.
Do you believe that Jesus is a personal Jesus that you can actually talk with on a daily basis? Do you believe that Jesus is the son of the living God? Do you believe he...
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A few days before St. Patrick's Day
I haven't entered a word in my diary for days---perhaps weeks. I'm beginning to lose track of time. The reason it has taken me so long to put forth an entry is because I've been forgetting when I put my diary, and I've very bad days when my...
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Leavin' on a JetplaneJohn DenverAll my bags are packed I'm ready to go I'm standing here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn' the taxi 's waiting, his blowing his horn, Already I'm so lonesome I could die chorus: So kiss me and smile...
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