1974
Just press play. The music(which to me, is very soothing) is from the documentary. You should watch it. It’ll make you feel good. One man seeking balance.
Peace & Light
~t
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Man on Wire
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 1974, balance, dream, empowerment, france, human, man on wire, motivation, new york, one, success, world trade center, wtc on 28.03.2010 by thomasA working class hero is something to be…
Posted in Uncategorized with tags education, groupthink, lennon, lyrics, mindnumb, music, plastic ono band, system, working class on 27.03.2010 by thomas1970
As soon as you’re born they make you feel small
by giving you no time instead of it all
til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
a working class hero is something to be
they hurt you at home and they hit you at school
they hate you if you’re clever and they despise a fool
til you’re so fucking crazy you can’t follow their rules
a working class hero is something to be
When they tortured and scared you for 20 odd years
then they expect you to pick a career
when you can’t really function you’re so full of fear
a working class hero is something to be
Keep you doped with religion, and sex, and TV
and you think you’re so clever and classless and free
but you’re still fucking peasants as far as I can see
a working class hero is something to be
There’s room at the top they are telling you still
but first you must learn how to smile as you kill
if you want to be like the folks on the hill
a working class hero is something to be
if you want to be a hero well then, follow me
~JOHN LENNON
Love YOU To #Enlightenment
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 1967, beatles, commercialism, economy, enlightment, george, harrison, indian, knowledge, love, lyrics, materialism, music, revolver, self, sitar on 23.03.2010 by thomas1967
each day just goes so fast I turn around it’s passed You don’t get time to hang a sign on me Love me while you can All our little plans A lifetime is so short a new one can’t be bought But what you’ve got means such a lot to me make love all day long make a singing song there’s people standing ’round who’ll screw you in the ground they’ll fill you in with all the sins you’ll see i’ll make love to you if you want me to
(from YT description) – This is the first Beatles song that seriously attempted to incorporate Indian music.
Indian Musician Anil Bhagwat plays the Tabla, Harrison plays the sitar, Tamboura, Backwards Guitar, and Ringo plays the Tambourine.
I was happy to find this because there is no official ‘video’ for the song but someone put this great artwork to the music. John & Paul were still writing love/trippy songs while George was making a song like this about looking inward rather than songs based on observations about everything outside… Love YOU to.
More #Numbers
Posted in Uncategorized with tags billions, budget, defense, deficit, education, federal, government, healthcare, jay-z, jefferson, numbers, priorities, schools, trillions, united states, war on 22.03.2010 by thomashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_States_federal_budget
$663.7 billion (+12.7%) – Department of Defense
$46.7 billion (+12.8%) – Department of Education
$78.7 billion (−1.7%) – Department of Health and Human Services
“Men Lie, Women Lie, Numbers don’t” ~Jay-Z
“The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” ~Thomas Jefferson
When I consider the priorities of a government that spends 600% more on weapons than schools & hospitals combined I wonder about it’s surprise when kids grow up with the mindset that violence overpowers intelligence
Change is in the face of every man with broken hands…
Posted in Uncategorized with tags america, ancient, brooklyn, change, civilization, family, father, hip-hop, history, Life, music, new york, poetry, son, spoken word, thomas, united states, walk on 22.03.2010 by thomas2008
(2nd verse)
the ink from the last page bleeds into the next ancestry of both slaves and Kings from forgotten civilizations, heirlooms and rings, lost riches, now forced to be supported by government Change isn’t always so great first you feel the blessing and then you feel the curse and you might just say that’s the way it is, and work and get on facing your challenges but don’t let success change what the worst days meant or ever stand in silence when you know that you should represent Change is in the face of every man with broken hands trying to pick up where his father left off in remembrance or respect things have changed yet some are inevitable Life & Death you never know when it changes at a moments notice and you’re left standing on a corner alone but one day you will find your way home no matter how it changesI was imagining being in the middle of a Senate session
Posted in Uncategorized with tags america, democrat, dilla, government, instrumental, new york, poetry, politics, questions, republican, senate, session, thoughts, united states, USA, youth on 28.02.2010 by thomasI was imagining being in the middle of a Senate session
nobody said anything to each other or me they spoke to the distance
it all bounced off the walls and of course I said what I thought
but no one would listen
no Democrat or Republican would hear my union songs
I wonder if they care what I saw in my 24 short years
If they respected my quarter century here
on this long island I was born they call New York
All my hard work
I heard late in the night the President I voted for extended the Patriot Act
can’t say I agree with that
what’s my freedom worth?
A million questions
I was imagining being in the middle of a Senate session
[[soundtrack to my thoughts]]
Let me tell you a little bit about myself…
Posted in Uncategorized with tags about, info, Life, prose, Sade, Soldier of Love, stream, thomas, thoughts on 12.02.2010 by thomaswhile I listen to Sade “Soldier of Love” album that I just got on iTunes…
Sometimes I feel like my energy is unparalleled
I got 2 hours of sleep last night
I rarely get more than 4 or 5
I woke up 6AM
It’s 2.11.10 – I am 24 years old.
In 4 months from this day on 6.11.10 I will be 25 years old
I was born in 1985 in Queens
I think 1985 was the best year to be born
naturally
In 1995 my family moved to Staten, a town called Great Kills
Kills is the dutch word for rivers or streams
When I was a kid they used to call me Number 3
I have two older brothers who are twins
We are less than a year apart
(11 months and 2 weeks, for 2 weeks all 3 of us same age)
they call that “Irish Twins”
I am a Gemini I am THE Gemini
I’ve seen a lot but only because my eyes are open
In 2006 I moved to Brooklyn
I am rigging grip
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Local 52 Motion Picture Mechanic
I don’t use a computer at work.
I use tools
I love my job, but I want my life
I am a ♫listener by life
I am a lover by living
peace
shine on
t
ps- this Sade album is really good
Numbers
Posted in Uncategorized with tags afghanistan, blessed, countries, death, grateful, gratitude, haiti, japan, Life, life expectancy, nations, numbers, statistics, united states, wikipedia on 30.01.2010 by thomasLife Expectancy by country :
#1 Japan 82.6
#38 United States 78.2 (In 2000 the life expectancy of New Yorkers surpassed that of the United States national average.)
#149 – Haiti 60.9
#188 – Afghanistan 43.8
crazy. the raw numbers.
blessed. alive. thanks.
peace love & light
t
the difference between 0 and 1…
Posted in Uncategorized on 21.01.2010 by thomasthe difference between 0 and 1 is infinite…
You could never count the amount of pieces in a whole, but you could never have the whole without every piece.
All is one, one is all. Believe that while a countless number struggle to see another day in Haiti.
PEACE
pray
donate
whatever you do
do SOMETHING
everything is in play
the good games…
Posted in Uncategorized with tags bad, balance, football, game, good, Life, philosphy, teamwork, world on 18.01.2010 by thomasThe good games are the ones where it’s a hard fought and earned win. The good games are not blowouts. The good games are the ones where you say “that team lost, but damn they did their best”. Good is not being successful. Good is doing the best you can. Everyone wants to be great. We don’t need great. We need good. BE good. There’s a lot of bad out there. A lot of imbalance. Throw your weight towards something right (even if that means going left). Everyone who had a chance to play the game can be a winner. Let’s give everyone a chance to play before we get mad that we haven’t won yet.
peace
t
and keep sending in those texts to 501501 … YELE
