electric eye elixirs

Sunday, July 3, 2016

The Super Shifter

Super shifter:

It's way out... out of this world.
It just stared at me with it's large double set of black eyes.
Then I was taken aboard the mother ship and eventually to their home planet in the Andromeda galaxy.

They told me (telepathically of course) that the human race was not yet ready for the super shifter, and that I should use this advanced technology with great care and only for the benefit of humankind.

To avoid disturbing neighboring frequency oscillators they instructed me to keep the unit’s volume at reasonable level. After becoming comfortable with the unit, I found a preference for using it with headphones. In this way one need not be concerned about disturbing anyone or any control monitoring units (CMU) especially late at night.

Star Glider

On the purple-red rose road the fire-winged hero stood tall like a giant on his way home.

The Four Winds wished and prayed for hope that their colors would shine. And the grass grew tall for the fireflies to hide.

Star glider with heart two sizes too large; his dna flawed in the major groove. Solar thoughts of making return happened all too soon.

Tethered back to earth through weird warped windows. This land lost, and pained to retreat he languished in lavender dreaming, melting, until all tension washed away.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Throw Away the Day

LPs and 45s are still cool people! And the thing is many bands are still putting out albums and singles not necessarily for the hip factor. Fact is with the right system, records do sound very very good. However, it bothers me when all the hipsters ooze, [in my best high pitched sarcastic hipster-slam voice], "Oh it sounds so good on vinyl.") and they have these dinky piece of junk turntables. Anyway, vinyl is being produced and released because there is a resurgence and demand. Likely as a way to re-engage listeners or it could be just a trend. But nonetheless now we can experience music like we used to. Remember when you would actually leave the house, go to the record store and thumb through the LP and 45 racks for hours looking for something new and interesting... perusing all the covers, flipping piece by piece? For me, the cover art was motivation for many a purchase. And remember the sweet musty smell of all the vinyl? And once you found an elusive gem or potentially life changing disc, you'd rush home, sit down in front of the turn table, slide out the record from its sleeve handling it like true treasure, place it on the deck, turn the dial to 45 or 33 rpm, move the tow arm over and place the needle into the first groove, and then experience... Adventure, art, discovery, elation, exploration, melancholy. You could actually hold the sleeve, read the liner notes, and embrace the experience.

It is Music! It is Music!

Don't get me wrong. I enjoy instant access to all my music (and I have amassed a huge collection both actual & virtual) and/or any conceivable song that I can think of (for the most part). But I fear that many people do the same at the risk of not appreciating it all... It's just too easy to listen to anything nowadays and that effort has been lost. Music has been devalued to a certain degree. It's a commodity, and it's purpose has somehow been lost... too easy to be cast aside like paper in the wind. But I guess it's just evolution.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Kalvin S. Freud

03/24/2011

Kal's pan fried dumplings are cooking in his kitchen. I know this to be true because as I approach his apartment I can smell the intoxicating aroma wafting out of the first floor window. My mouth actually starts to salivate with anticipation of devouring a plateful of those delicious delights. He makes them from scratch following his mom's recipe handed down from generation to generation.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Im down to using again

Chorus:

I'm down,

I'm down to using again.

Over and over,

Again and then.

Bridge:

I'm getting sick.

I'm getting sick and tired...

Verses:

I'm getting strung out!

I'm getting stretched out thin!

I'm spun out...

Like a wire from within (the inside)

I'm shining...

I'm shining dim...

(lights burning dim)---

I'm scattered...

(light scatters)---

Like a flame from within (the inside)---

I'm closing...

I'm closing in...

(closing it in)---

I'm closer to falling...

(close to falling again)---

Like a stone from within (the inside)---

I'm dragging...

I'm dragging back in...

(black dragon again)---

I'm drug out (blackout)

(black blackout out in)---

Like a black light from within (the inside)---

Verse: E. G. A. > octave chords.

Bridge: ||: E. C. B. :|| x4.

Walk up: B, C, D, Eb, E.

My ten years traveled

Variation on a traveling theme. "I travel, yeah!"

D chords very echoed with flanger on.

Mostly octaves: Build to end D octave.

Chords @5th fret: D octave, D add 4, D5.

Build into rhythm, go to barre chords @ 5th fret:

"Each time I traveled lighter and made up for the innocence of my youth."

"It is better to travel well than arrive."

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Golden light

11/13/2014

The golden light where trails of color dissolve.

Amber to gold and down the yellow brick road.

We skipped freely and fancy on our platformed souls.

We traveled the distance but were never guaranteed knowledge of the land.

Olive and tanned we stretched to touch the branch with open hand.

The life within hidden like emeralds challenging to understand.

Short and sharp we shared the same mark.

Target unbridled and bare obviously left alone for too many years.

Forward we trekked without a clue or care.

Building memories to be forgotten or forlorn by choice or by voice from his master's command.

Now with sails unfurled our eyes opened to a whole new world.

Covered and comfort freshened by each new shore.

Brilliant and brash discovery at last opening new doors around each new path.

Desire determined to make the embers burn bright.

So bright that the the flames cannot even extinguish one solitary soul.