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The Long House / Re: Guests
« Last post by judih on February 17, 2019, 10:27:04 PM »
guests are welcome. perhaps it's only 1 guest in 92 different guises
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The Groove / Beach Boys/Brian Wilson
« Last post by JRL on February 17, 2019, 05:19:57 PM »
My original rock and roll turn on was in about 1963, before the Beatles hit. My brother turned me on to the Beach Boys and it just hit every mark for me. Every fantasy I had about being a teenager in California, ripping music, Carls Fender Jaguar tone, and the pictures of them in the studio on the  back of the albums. First time I ever saw a Fender bass.

Years later i learned that every note on the records came through Brian Wilsons brain and that Brian WAS the Beach Boys. As years go by and i know more about music, every time i hear them I am blown away by the brilliance of the arranging and production. Brian is like Beethoven writing songs about cars and girls. Even on the first records you could hear what he was going for. Ive read a bunch about Brian and the boys and its like the SoCal version of that great American story we call the Grateful Dead. Quintessential 60s history, right down to Charles Manson's cameo. 

The other night I listened to Smile all the way through and i got to say that its absolutely the most psychedelic music Ive ever heard. It propelled me into a full blown flashback. (Im prone to hallucination) Its nothing short of symphonic. And people always say it was competition between Brian and the Beatles. I always would have gone with the Beatles but Ive been turned around. Beatles are the best rock band but Brian is an immortal genius composer like the great classical music guys.
If there is anyone out there, discuss.
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The Long House / Guests
« Last post by JRL on February 17, 2019, 05:02:06 PM »
Everytime i look at the "visitors" list its like 1 member, 92 guests.  Who are these guests?
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SpiritPlants Radio / This Weekend on SpiritPlants Radio! (February 16-17, 2019)
« Last post by cenacle on February 16, 2019, 12:04:29 PM »
Turn on . . . tune in! SpiritPlants Radio is on the air 24/7! And now for 15 years!

SpiritPlants Radio's website can be found at http://www.spiritplantsradio.com. On this site is the current weekday & weekend schedule & links to listen live, as well as links to the station's archives, blog, forum, chat, playlists, & song history.

During the weekdays you are invited to enter the (M)ystery-(F)low, whose themes include: Comedy Monday, Psychedelic Tuesday, Wild Card Wednesday, Jazz Thursday, & Rock Friday . . .

This  weekend features 3 DJs, including Soulard, Frogs, & Veronica! This weekend (February 16-17, 2019)'s scheduled programming includes:

Featured SpiritPlants Radio DJs:
*** Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution with DJ Soulard #657 | Show information: http://www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html
*** In the Window with DJ Frogs #250 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJFrogsWindow
*** Electronica with DJ Veronica #159 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJVeronica

Featured Programs:
*** Long Live Rock!: The Beatles - May 1968 - London, England | Show information: https://www.beatlesbible.com/1968/05/24/demo-recordings-for-the-white-album/
*** Psychedelic Lectures: Allan Badiner - "Buddhism and Psychedelics" | Show information: https://psychedelictimes.com/2018/08/28/allan-badiner-zig-zag-zen-buddhism-and-psychedelics/
*** Jazz Cafe: Jan Johansson - "300.000" (1972) | "Piano" (2007) | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Johansson_(jazz_musician)
*** Comedy Hour: Andrew Dice Clay - "The Diceman Cometh" (1989) | Show information: https://letterboxd.com/film/andrew-dice-clay-the-diceman-cometh/
*** News Hour: "World Week in Review" | Show information: http://www.scriptorpress.com/world_week_in_review.pdf
*** Storybook Time: Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series)
*** Conspiracy Theory Radio: Jesse Walker - "The United States of Paranoia" | Show information: https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/united-states-paranoia-conspiracy-theory

This weekend's programming commences the 2019 SpiritPlants Radio weekend schedule of new shows and featured programs. Your feedback (spiritplantsradio@gmail.com) will be greatly appreciated in helping to improve our station! And check out Dose One: A SpiritPlants Radio Psychedelic Sampler (http://soundcloud.com/spiri/spiritplantsradio_dose_one)!

We are always looking for new DJs to join our station (email us at spiritplantsradio@gmail.com).

Peace,
Raymond
Station Manager
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Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution
with DJ Soulard
Show #656
East Coast Time: Saturday 09 February 2019 at: US East Coast: 11am-2pm
Repeats: Sunday 10 February 2019: 8pm-11pm
Repeats: Saturday 16 February 2019 8pm-11pm
Other time zones: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Tune in SpiritPlants Radio Online: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com
Within's Within Radio Archives: http://www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html

On this week's show:
 
* Featured New Rock Album: Hookworms, *Microshift* (2018) . . . Third & most current LP from this English psychedelic rock band . . . this music lays insistent along one's skin, bounces one up at times too . . . further into Dreamland, the light sweet enough to nibble, the hmmm guiding the way . . .

* Featured Classic Rock Album: The Cranberries, *Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?* (1993) . . . Never quite noticed this Irish band until recently, then discovered their debut record, a brilliant thing from beginning to end . . . if you haven't, or if you have & want to again, come listen to this beautiful music with me . . .
 
* Storybook Time*: Continuing Chapter 20 of *The Unconsoled* by Kazuo Ishiguro . . .

* Readings from *Bags End News* & *Labyrinthine* . . .  & this week's featured artists are one final batch of those featured on "Casey's Top 40 with Casey Kasem," back on 04.February.1995 . . . Dreamland's Dreamland, a black pen, paper, & the wish to balance daylight's shallows with how far, how deep, how in . . .

Webcasting to the globe & beyond from Ye Olde New England!
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Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution
with DJ Soulard
Show #656
East Coast Time: Saturday 09 February 2019 at: US East Coast: 11am-2pm
Repeats: Sunday 10 February 2019: 8pm-11pm
Repeats: Saturday 16 February 2019 8pm-11pm
Other time zones: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Tune in SpiritPlants Radio Online: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com
Within's Within Radio Archives: http://www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html

On this week's show:
 
* Featured New Rock Album: Hookworms, *The Hum* (2014) . . . Second LP from this English psychedelic rock band even deeper than the first . . . Dreamland's Dreamland . . . the musical story of the musical story of the music story . . .

* Featured Classic Rock Album: Joni Mitchell, *Blue* (1971) . . . JM sings pretty songs sometimes so dark it's like the stars & skies above are inverted in their colors & intentions . . . yet then again songs of sugar heaven sweetness other times . . . this album, once heard, will not leave you . . .
 
* Storybook Time*: Chapter 20 of *The Unconsoled* by Kazuo Ishiguro . . .

* Readings from *Bags End News* & *Labyrinthine* . . .  & this week's featured artists are more of those featured on "Casey's Top 40 with Casey Kasem," back on 04.February.1995 . . . Dreamland's Dreamland, a black pen, paper, & something deeper than daytime's shallows . . .

Webcasting to the globe & beyond from Ye Olde New England!
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SpiritPlants Radio / This Weekend on SpiritPlants Radio! (February 9-10, 2019)
« Last post by cenacle on February 09, 2019, 08:57:06 AM »
Turn on . . . tune in! SpiritPlants Radio is on the air 24/7! And now for 15 years!

SpiritPlants Radio's website can be found at http://www.spiritplantsradio.com. On this site is the current weekday & weekend schedule & links to listen live, as well as links to the station's archives, blog, forum, chat, playlists, & song history.

During the weekdays you are invited to enter the (M)ystery-(F)low, whose themes include: Comedy Monday, Psychedelic Tuesday, Wild Card Wednesday, Jazz Thursday, & Rock Friday . . .

This  weekend features 3 DJs, including Soulard, Frogs, & Veronica! This weekend (February 9-10, 2019)'s scheduled programming includes:

Featured SpiritPlants Radio DJs:
*** Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution with DJ Soulard #656 | Show information: http://www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html
*** In the Window with DJ Frogs #249 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJFrogsWindow
*** Electronica with DJ Veronica #158 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJVeronica

Featured Programs:
*** Long Live Rock!: Hookworms - 30.May.2014 - Manchester, England  | Show information: https://hookworms.bandcamp.com/album/live-vol-iii
*** Psychedelic Lectures: Christopher Bache - "Mapping Consciousness With High Dose LSD" | Show information:https://www.jameswjesso.com/mapping-consciousness-with-high-dose-lsd-christopher-bache/
*** Jazz Cafe: Trombone Shorty - "Parking Lot Symphony" (2017) | Show information: https://www.allmusic.com/album/parking-lot-symphony-mw0003029815
*** Comedy Hour: "Animation Radio - South Park Marathon! | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park
*** News Hour: "World Week in Review" | Show information: http://www.scriptorpress.com/world_week_in_review.pdf
*** Storybook Time: Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series)
*** Classics Time: Ramin Djawadi - "Westworld: Season 1" (2016) | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(soundtrack)

This weekend's programming commences the 2019 SpiritPlants Radio weekend schedule of new shows and featured programs. Your feedback (spiritplantsradio@gmail.com) will be greatly appreciated in helping to improve our station! And check out Dose One: A SpiritPlants Radio Psychedelic Sampler (http://soundcloud.com/spiri/spiritplantsradio_dose_one)!

We are always looking for new DJs to join our station (email us at spiritplantsradio@gmail.com).

Peace,
Raymond
Station Manager
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The Library / Re: Poetry/prose/creative writing.
« Last post by judih on February 08, 2019, 11:12:16 PM »
these days one day will be referred to as the period before you spoke to the girl from 26th.
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The Library / Re: Poetry/prose/creative writing.
« Last post by Intrepid_traveler on February 07, 2019, 09:41:58 AM »
Didn't get to see her today. It's always on the days when I actually feel like talking with her that she doesn't show up.

What day of the week even is it?

I spent my second bus ride talking to the angry old bald man who had caused a scene on the bus just days before. The conversation was forced and I spent most of it regurgitating basics on topics which I had already long transcended. I tried to make the most of it and remain social, but damn, what a headache. Friendly conversation is a grueling chore in most cases. ...actually, in this case the guy got my attention by tapping me on the shoulder and kind of forced me into talking with him. I seriously dislike talking to people that I can't learn anything from. Like Marshall Mcluhan said Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either., so maybe it's my fault for wanting to be educated and entertained when I interact with others. I know I'm expecting too much.

If my daily routine was a literary work it would be filled with boring characters, and I think that's the biggest issue I have with my morning routine, it's the most boring part of my day, the story line, the plot, and the characters are all lacking during those hours, and on a day like today, where I did not get to see the beautiful brunette from 26th street, things are excruciatingly dull.

Some girls are strange, and are obviously trying to get my attention in really forward ways, and its been getting pretty bad recently. I swear, it will seem like months will go by where girls really won't pay attention to me, and then, for reasons I can't understand, a bunch of girls will all start perusing me at the same time.
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The Library / Re: Poetry/prose/creative writing.
« Last post by Intrepid_traveler on February 06, 2019, 10:21:44 AM »
What else can I say?

It's not that I'm lacking inspiration...

No matter how far out into hyperspace I venture, somehow it always settles back down into this.

...the beautiful brunette girl from 26th street is the only person I see during my day that I actually want to talk to and spend time around.

I really try to give others a chance, and I treat everybody with compassion and respect. Still, I never encounter anybody that I actually want to spend time around.

I try to remain as humble as possible, and I would never judge anyone.

...actually, there are a few people here and there that I really want to interact with. I love to listen, and I love to learn new things. Often times people will assume that because I like the grateful dead's music that I would want to interact with other grateful dead fans, when in reality this is not the case at all, I already know about the dead, you know? I want to meet people that can teach me new things, that have interests that are new and interesting.
   Well, first off I should have started by saying that when others put a good deal of effort into sycophantically conforming to this or that "cookie-cutter culture" it automatically causes me to loose interest in interacting with that person. I like to meet individuals who truly are unique, who have novel and strange interests, and who see and do things in their own individual way. I like to meet "the undefined". I think jerry was right on when he commented that by leaving something undefined it in essence becomes everything, and I always enjoy meeting people who consciously or not, have left themselves undefined.

It always drives me crazy when others will attempt to define me, though I can somewhat understand what drives them to do so, I think it brings them comfort in diminishing the unknown in their environment, they will look at a person and say "ah, this person must be a hippie, therefore I know what they think and believe", and in doing this they are comforted, often feeling that can can even predict how this person will behave or react. When these people encounter someone that they can't define it automatically brings them discomfort, it's an unknown for them, and when people feel something is unknown the general reaction is fear in one firm or another.

I've never defined myself, I would see labels and definitions and encumberments or restraints...

Part of it's magic is that we've always avoided defining any part of it, and the effect seems to be that in not defining it, it becomes everything. -Jerry Garcia

I've never understood the urge to "be part of something". It's as if some are searching for something larger than themselves in which they can abandon their individuality and dedicate themselves to, and I've just never been able to fully grasp the motivation behind this.

...I guess it is easier to have all of your views, beliefs, choices in fashion, music, speech, and activities all set in place, where all you would have to do is conform to the established "cookie-cutter culture", but personally, that type of thing would drive me mad.

...again, nothing but garbage writing this morning.

It's not that I am uninspired, just poorly motivated towards generating anything more than mediocre dribble.

·I'm in love with the beautiful brunette girl from 26th street who sits next to me every morning.

·I never meet anybody worth interacting with

I believe those were the two initial points here, and somehow it got dragged into some overly simplistic dissection of cultural conformity and its detrimental effect on free thought and individuality.

It's been cold. The fog this morning was incredible. I'm going to spend the rest of the day snuggled up in bed watching netflix with Melanie. (Maybe one day ill be able to spend cold days cuddled up with the beautiful brunette girl from 26th rather than Melanie, who is just a close friend. Dont get me wrong, it's nice to have a girl to snuggle up with and to hold and to keep each other warm on a cold day, but with Melanie it's entirely platonic, we love each other, but it's not romantic, and I know for a fact that I would be so much happier if I could enjoy awesome movies all day while cuddled up in a nice warm bed with the beautiful brunette girl from 26th street, that would be like a dream come true. The beautiful brunette girl from 26th has a really adorable side to her, and I know she would be perfect to snuggle up with and to hold tight, plus, times likes these are best spent with someone you love romantically. (No offense Melanie! You know I love you, and I love spending cold days in bed with you, but you understand, I wish I could spend days like this with a girl that I love romantically)


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