Remember Utah Phillips
1935-2008
"the stories i tell don't just come out of my own life. many of them come to me from my elders. i strained to hear them through the roar of my own ego, my own needs and desires. but when i became quiet and open to the thoughts and feelings of my elders, i learned that my life-story deepens, grows richer, by talking in stories of those who have led extraordinary lives, lives that can never be lived again, except in memory-- through mine, through yours-- as the fragments of our story-- lives mix and blend into a common whole, the great river of our collective memory of which we are all a part and into which each one of us will, some day, dissolve.
sing your song. dance your dance. tell your story. i'll listen..."
U. Utah Phillips
(from his liner notes on "the past didn't go anywhere" the amazing document of Utah's stories lovingly rendered by Ani DiFranco.)
Carry it on.
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I'm a poet and songwriter. There are a few of my poems posted in the blogs. They'll change from time to time. There will be new songs up next week or next month or next year! Recording is going very slowly! The few tunes posted here are from Tuesday rehearsals with Steve Bird on bass. There are more songs at myspace.com/junkyardburlesque.
I've been lucky enough to connect with many poets and musicians and other artists who have inspired me along the way. Some became great friends. All were teachers. I’m happy to have been in the trenches with them from time to time, and look forward to more.
There is more info in my BIO blog.
PRAYER
GALWAY KINNELL
Whatever happens. Whatever
what is is is what
I want. Only that. But that.
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I want to thank Liz Ryder, that Shropshire lass, for the nice wallpapering job she did on my page. Thanks, your majesty!
WORK FOR PEACE. HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS. TEND YOUR GARDEN.
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