“the creative process is more important than the product”
(honesty, integrity, freedom, full expression)
is more important than corporate profit.
mash up - a “new” art form that challenges “the old way” of thinking and viewing the world, education, information, property and our freedom to be and express ourselves… and more.
is there any wonder I embrace alternative… nuevo?
The past is honored and celebrated in the process of creating something new, vital and alive.
vitality is found in living within this moment… in creating something new with existing materials.
it’s one of the hallmarks of argentine tango that within every moment lives the freedom for improvisation, for creation. it’s a living dance! it’s alive. it’s for the living. why would I want to be bound to dance only to music that was at its peak 70 years ago? are there not musicians alive today who create music just as inspiring and exhilirating to move ones body and soul to? i say, “YES!” i celebrate the inclusive choice of traditional AND alternative… the old AND the new.
I celebrate the health of all systems that depend upon variety, diversity, differences, innovation, evolution, inspiration, collaboration, inclusion, generosity for their continued strength and vitality.
I celebrate F… R… E… E… D…O… M… !!! in its various forms.
I even celebrate your dissent… if you prefer centralization, top down hierarchial control, codified morality, enforced uniformity, enculturated hate and division, stagnation, sterility, misery… if you prefer the safety of slavery to something mummified and slowly decaying.
I don’t need to be told how to LIVE… and live WELL.
Love is free…
I choose to live LOVE… to live FREE.
November 2009
if I had known what you needed
i would have given it to you from the start
now there’s no more waiting wanting or working
no more hoops or loops for you to jump through
‘cause the distance between here and there
is the difference between me and you
is the distance between seen… and unseen
it’s as fine as gossimer wings
honey, don’t worry about the separation
how far you feel away from home
how deep your sorrow or loneliness
how desperately you feel alone
‘cause my love has always been there
my love fills the gap
my love always surrounds you
my love’ll bring you back
so open your eyes, you’ll see me
open your ears, you’ll hear me
open your heart, you’ll feel me
everywhere around you
i love you
i love you
i love you, dear
there’s no loops or hoops here
no conditions or performances
no dotted lines to sign on
no way to fail or fall down
just let my love… in
let my love fill you
from top to bottom
let my love fill you
from bottom to top
let my love fill you
from behind, every corner
let my love fill you
‘til you’re overflowing
feel my hand in yours
as you walk down the street alone
feel my lips press against yours
when you long for home
feel my arms around you
when the tears stream down your face
feel my love in and about you
in every single momentsplace
‘cause my love has always been there
my love fills the gap
my love always surrounds you
my love’ll bring you back
-j&
I found a reason to live
early one morning
on the hawthorne bridge
old brown eyes held the answer
to every problem
heavily weighing on mwe
the richest of men possessed nothing
to my soul
he gave everything, freely
-j&
