Hear, Ye, Here, Ye!

• love
• music (click here to see videos of live festival footage)
• physical possessions (click here to see videos)

Now what shall I do? When a gift is given to me... Yes! I must give in return... and, hopefully I shall give more... and, to more. Hmmm... what if I use the gifts that were given to me... as tools for giving in return?

Gifts That Keep On Giving

percussion instrument from India; bagpipes; antique Spanish guitar (bowed, picked, plucked and pounded); painted drums; Asahi, Molson and Foster beer bottles (used as wind instruments, guitar slides and percussion); cardboard tube rainstick (handmade by a 7-year-old); a gift certificate and cash were used to buy a spring drum, nylon guitar strings, bells, mandolin strings, harmonica, flute/recorder; crickets, locusts and street sounds from the festival grounds.

song order for concept album

PART I

FAQ

What do you pursue in your life? And, do you pursue your life goal the way a dog pursues a rabbit?

Introduction
Does it feel like it just happened yesterday? Or, are the above events yet to happen?

While looking through a book (Medieval Civilization 400-1500 by Jacques LeGoff, 1964) about Medieval life, I came upon a quote. Originally written in Honorius of Autun's, "Elucidarium," the passages talk of guardian angels and demons. (click here to read part 1 of the quote or click here to read part 2 of the quote)

Hmmm... elucidate...lucid... that brings thoughts of clarity... and brightness... perhaps even enlightenment? A definition of lucid could also mean sane and rational.

Coincidentally, I was trying to put new nylon strings on another present-an antique Spanish guitar. Have you ever tried putting on new strings? They are very had to keep in-tune. But, once you get them in-tune, they sound and feel good for a long time.

And, I wondered... will I be able to get these strings in-tune? And, how about everything else in the Universe? When it comes to being in-tune, can the strings not be the only things?

How come guitar strings can get in-tune with each other, and stay that way for their whole life, yet humans can't seem to do the same? As this lucid thinking enveloped my understanding of the battle between the angels and demons, it became difficult to tell whether time was part of this story. In the scores of years since the passages were written, had humans evolved?

While questioning the relevance of time in this debate, my inner voice took his position outside of time... and, was knighted Sir, Re: Al It T. (You can call me Al.)

People from far and wide would come to a festival. The party is so much fun... could it last forever? Let us make it a traveling social gathering. Our goal to follow the right path. Our method-The GoOD Method. [Is this part of what Al is thinking?]

As this dream sojourn goes on and on... searching for the meaning of life... wondering why there is a constant struggle between good and evil... we start to wake-up... to our Daddy singing us to sleep. Wait?!?!! What is real... and, what is a dream? For it feels like I have just dreamt myself backwards! Will I spend my whole life... only to wake up... and realize... that what I thought was my evolution to old-and-wise... was really just a trip to where I started?

Postscript
The following songs were written and recorded extemporaneously. They are influenced by Medieval melodics and instrumentation, as well as the current environment. You might call it an overlap of time and frequencies.

Q: Please let me know what you think?

Your Reply:
... to the exact point where the dog first jumped the rabbit, where the hunter is waiting with a 12 gauge shotgun, which is promptly emptied into the BIQ (bunny in question).

Rabbit stew.

Have you ever noticed how dogs are pets. And, rabbits are lunch.

That help any ?

My Response:
Actually, YES!

That is purdy much the point of the tale... you don't want to be a fool that runs in circles (for a lifetime)... nor, do you want to be caught up in your life... such that... you can not pull back to see the big picture.

And, the dog... even the foolish dog... that puts his life in the hands of a higher power... can still be well fed and have a roof over head.

Is that right?

Your Reply:
Yep - though it screws up all manner of life's fairy tales!

A: It depends which way you are facing.

Hehehe...

Ya know how we were talking about giving... and gifts... and how can you give a "good" gift?

For instance, what if you give someone a pair of sneakers (that happened to be made by slave labor?)

Or, this one -- my son gave me a Venus Flytrap

Hmmm... a carnivorous plant?!?!?!

... to give a gift that kills has its own considerations....

... but, what an odd case this is... i'd bet there are a bunch of vegetarians, etc... that would consider this killing gift a "good" thing?

Reply from Canada: Yeah, I guess... it kills. But, it kills for it's survival... and, it kills deadly flies for the other plants.

It's not like I'm giving you a nuclear bomb hehehe

Reply from Texas: Just be careful not to put it by the toilet in case... it may just trap your... fly?

hehehe Reply from Philadelphia: Yo, watz up? Just remember that it isn't the gift, but the thought and motivation behind the gift. In our society, we are so pressed for free time that one really doesn't have the available hours to research every company out there for their manufacturing processes. I leave that to the "investigative reporters" (whose main motivation in our capitalistic society is to sell their story to feed their family). It's a fine line where truth begins and fiction ends.

Q: And, I'm wondering if anyone knows... is there a color scheme associated with giving... that we might use to tie the multimedia together? (or, is the Christmas "red, green and white" combos the only recognizable combination?)

The Rev. LeRoy Montana Replies
colors:
use rainbows - that way anybody can "pull" the exact colors they need
pink - unconditional love (good giving)
red - action (do it)
orange - activity (manifesting it)
purple - highest frequency (give from that place)
blue - look at the sky look at the ocean
green - give to help/heal
yellow - smart giving (if you help others you feel better)
white - all colors
black - lack of color (that in which color can express)
and so on
but
just
give give give
you can NEVER go wrong
never

lyrics

THE MORE THE MERRIER

lyrics
Step right up! Step right this way! One thin dime, one-tenth of a dollar... They walk. They talk. They crawl on their bellies like reptiles.

It's like a three ring circus around here...
Everyone gather round!
See what can be found.

The pied piper said,

"Gather round. Let's get down. Come along. Sing a song."

I heard him say this very day.

The pied piper said,

"Gather round. Come along. Sing a song. For a social gathering... that will be traveling... special... astral. Like a three ring circus, or a country fair. Focus. Be aware."

The pied piper said,

"Come along. Sing a song."

I heard him say this very day, "Come along. Sing a song. It'll be a traveling social gathering. Come along. Sing a song. Like a three ring circus. Focus. Like a country fair. Aware.

And, I'm glad it's with you when we do the right things we do."

We choose. Not the thorn, but the rose. We arose.

ONE

GoOD METHOD

lyrics
Is there a method to my madness?
Never, never ever, wanna linger in sadness.
Shall I beat my head 'till it bleeds?
Of, Shall I just concede,
To my need?

My need to concede to a method that is good.
I can rest assured that I should.
Now, if I only could.

Is there a method to my madness?
Never, ever wanna linger in sadness.
Shall I beat my head 'till it bleeds?
Of, Shall I just concede,
To my need?

Need a good method to succeed.
Need to use the Higher feed.
Choose to let Her lead.

"And if you're the type that gets finicy-finick, at this point you'll try to get out of that clinic, But they will outwit you as quick as a winick!"
-- You're Only Old Once, Dr. Seuss

Can We Begin?

lyrics
Hey! What do you say?
Let it start. Let it start.
Let it come from the heart.
Let it start. Let it start.
Let it come from the heart.

When your rise at the start of the day,
And, as you continue on your way,
When you go to bed at night,
Keep on holding tight.

Let it start. Let it start.
Let it come from the heart.
Let it start. Let it start.
Let it come from the heart.

When your rise at the start of the day,
And, all the while on your way,
When you go to sleep at night,
Try to hold the notion tight.

Trying To Get In Tune / On The Road To Camelot

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Man I sure hope I can get in tune.
Can we stay in tune? Will it be real soon?

In the land of Camelot,
Let's Hope it's never forgot(ten. In. Begin, again.)
... all that we've got.

Can we stay in tune? Can we make it real soon?
Can we all be? We instead of me?

In the land of Camelot,
Let's Hope we never forget,
... all that we've got.

Can we stay in tune,
And, the strings not be the only things?
How about me and you...
Can we ring true?
Can we get in tune at a time that's real soon?

Now into life we go,
Having considered to and fro.

On the road to Camelot,
I sure have learned a lot,
I hope it's never forget.
And, all your dreams,
Can be as real "it" seems.

All hearts can beat as one.
One! One!

Is there something more than me?
Argh... there's got to be.

In the land of Camelot,
I hope it's not forgot...
May these gifts keep on giving,
May they keep on giving.

It Is True

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I really do love you,
It's true.
Every breath I take,
Every step I make,
I think of you,
And, I love you,
Yes, I do.

RISEN TO THE POWER

lyrics
I'm into exponential,
And, it's turning out so swell,
1 turns to 2 turns to 4 turns to 16 turns to....
It's so rational,
I'm into exponential.
All will work out well, When you rely on exponential.

The Golden Gift

lyrics
I guess that's how the story goes,
You get what you deserve,
What you dish,
Is what ya get served.

I guess that's how it usually goes,
You get what you deserve,
What you dish,
Is what ya get served.

At least that's what I heard,
If you try to keep all your good intentions,
As you private reserve,
You might end up getting what you deserve.

Aimlessly

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Through all known time,
Who could claim anything as mine,
Through all known time,
Was there any reason to the rhyme?
Or, is the rhyme just a crime?

Yet, since we're on this course,
We keep steady,
Heading... into the unknown, our bodies thrown,
With no thought to the consciousness,
No responsibility for the circumstances.

While we neglect to take care of our home,
We just continue to roam,
Endlessly. Purposelessly. Much too Patiently.
(Aimlessly?)
Hopefully, we'll all see.
Let the light shine in, again, and again.

100%

lyrics
I don't want an eternity of regret.
That is one certain bet.
And, yet...
Are our ways set?
Are our means mean... if ya know what I mean?

No, no! I don't want an eternity of regret.
There is one... one certain bet.
And, yet...
Are our ways set?
Are our means mean... if ya know what I mean?

On With The Show

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Here we go... on with the show!
Help, please, help.
Will someone please give me help,
Give me time... at least the time of day.
Here we go... on with the show!
Friends, no foes.
Here we go... on with our show!
Where we can choose who goes -- friends or foes?
It's your path to choose.
What do you choose... win or loose?

Will Someone Help?

lyrics
Help! Will someone help?
Did you hear a yelp?
Do you think we should give him the time of day?
Do you think we should help him along the way?
Or, is that too much of a price to pay.
Help! Help? Help! Help?

On The Road To Camelot (Reprise)

lyrics
On the road to Camelot,
I hope I never forget,
All I've got. In the land of Camelot, I hope it's never forgot(ten), in, begin, again. All we've got. May we cherish this time together, Forever and ever. In the land of Camelot.

In The Land Of Camelot (Final Scene)

lyrics
Go to sleep,
Not a peep,
Rise again,
Never to weep.

Go to sleep,
Go to sleep,
Then you can dream,
Everything it'd seem.
So let's be thankful,
For all we've got,
In the land of Camelot.

In the land of Camelot,
Let's hope it's never, ever,
Forgot --
All we've got.
Go to sleep,
Not a peep.

(Wouldn't That Be) A Good Thing?

lyrics
What if everyone started listening to God?
What if everyone started open hearted... talking to God?

"Er, a... wouldn't that be a good thing?
A good thing! A good thing!!!"
Wouldn't that be a good thing?
A good thing! A good thing!!!"

What if everyone... everywhere... started talking to God?
What if everyone... everywhere... started listening to God?

"Er, a... wouldn't that be a good thing?
A good thing! A good thing!!!"
Wouldn't that be a good thing?
A good thing! A good thing!!!"

Modern Medieval Civilization -- Part I

Do men have guardian angels?
Each soul, at the moment when it is sent into a body, is entrusted to an angel which is always suppose to urge it to good and to report all its actions to God and the angels in heaven.
-- Elucidarium

Modern Medieval Civilization -- Part II

Are there demons watching on men?
Each vice is ordered by demons, and they have other innumerable demons under their orders, who ceaselessly urge on souls to vice and report the wicked deeds of men to their prince....
-- Elucidarium

The Monkey In Me

lyrics
I have a monkey... it's name is Me.
Now, if your time is free,
Here's the story:

Monkey loves my Daddy, and my Daddy loves Me,
Isn't that plain to see?

Ohhh... monkey loves to play,
Loves to play, loves to play all the day.
But, monkey always has time to say,
"I love Daddy!"

(to the Daddy segue... so, the Daddy will say:)
I love Me. Hehehe.

Ahhh... the monkey in me when me is you and you are Me. Hehehe.

I Love you. I Love you. I Love you.
I love you, too.

Share Fair

lyrics
Why not look within, (we win)
And, share with each other.
Why don't we look deep inside,
What do we have to hide?

Are you aware what you have in there?
Why not get some out and share?

Hey! Look at that... you're halfway there.
Come on let's compare,
I've got some more,
Here's some for you.
Can you match me, too?

Odd

lyrics
What is it you had in mind... was it being kind?
Why is that thought one-of-a-kind?
Well, I wish... and hope... you don't mind,
But, I need to find -- all about being kind.
Hope you don't mind, but I really need to find --
What is so odd about being kind?

Is it odd to be kind?

LET IT GO

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Let it go, let it go, let it go.
Don't we know,
We can let it go?
Would be wrong,
To think it gone.

As long as I share what's in there,
It can never be free of me,
So, why not let it be?
Setting it free,
Will set me free,
While creating we,
Where once was mine.
One more time --