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balance is using Ra's image for avatar I saw the reply, noticed the face... and voila! I have some texts,films, as well as many field recordings. This man (oops) is not only a highly educated advanced prolific composer deep into Egyptology, but one hell on a showman as well. I didn't attend Cambridge, Berkley, Berklee, or U North TX. I have spent countless hours at Fred Anderson's Velvet Lounge, The Vision Fest, etc... The musicians, artists, people have always been very cool about sharing the wisdom.(High level AACM cats) Being passionate about cats like Zappa, David Lee Roth, and Ra, requires looking beyond the shtick, reading the books, digging deep into the notes ala John Gilmore (read Coltrane level) he was with Ra forever! Or Steve Vai (this cat is deep into meditation and the arts). The Tao Bums gives a learning environment par excellence! Where else could we all wax poetic about Sun ra? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxJhiqzATMY&feature=related

Nostradmus alert!!! This is pre Steve Irwin and Dawn Brancheau !

No really... here kitty kitty... check this out! Beats the ab blaster anyday!!! enjoy! Lots of laughing love, Rob

Man thanks a heap! I'll be sure to keep in touch with any progress. Enzymes, herbs, and hyaluronic acid as of late are keeping me optimistic. Thanks again, Rob

I wonder how old the vid is? It would be interesting to interview him 20-30 years from now and see if this type of abuse to the body will manifest in severe arthritis? If he can to a Yogananda at 90 years old (fluid flexablity) sign me up! After the Greater Kan and Li in 1995 I was pulling off simular stunts without restraint (I give credit to the sunspots and the 100+ temperatures) The heat did manage to kill over 400 in Chicago that year! Today after many Hours and THOUSANDS of dollars into Eastern healing and Western Medicine I hurt daily. The damage has not reversed and the Qi Gong Doctors without borders aren't knocking down my door to do pro bono work. Sorry not to be all puppies kitties and rainbows on this. I take responsibility for what I did, just dont want to see anyone get hurt. I did manage to take in some seminars with Bill Wallace in 1998 after his hip replacement and he seemed to be working well. Can't say the same for Eddie Van Halen Peace, love, & eternal cosmic wisdom Rob

Thanks! Looks like his wife is in on this one! Will get started soon.

Wow! Thanks for the awesome response and freely sharing the wisdom!!!

Thanks for responding! That has to be Sun Ra you got up there! Surprised to find no Sun Ra threads here! "Space is the place"

Thank you for sharing this! I always appreciate your posts as they are weighty! Been dying to ask about your avitar photo though, cool pictures as well! Peace out, One Love... Rob

"And you may ask yourself... well... how did I get here"? Well about two years ago I was searching for Glenn (Pun intended) book marked the page and voila! Here I am two years later still searching. In the spring of 2006 I was in the process of moving from Phoenix to Austin with hopes of visiting Lake Charles. This would not manifest due to Glenn splitting the scene. (Makes for one hell of a blues if you ask me) OK thanks for askin' me (no AXE intended) just Axe' Always loved the Hatsumi stories. (all the stories actually) I never got to experience Glenn in the flesh, however when I get a keen insight or deja vu (seen)(why do Rastas say seen)? See what I'm sayin' sayin' I feel Doc is behind the scene somewhere. Having read the books, I feel like I know the man. (Anyone else)? Always loved the "Study on this" closings, and pride myself on stealing his sh*t... well that's what good jazz musicians (and ninjas) do right?

Over the years I had noticed a milky white swirling donut shape that tended to float off into the distance as I began to reallllllly relax and drift off. If I tried to focus on it (fade to black)... well game over. Working insane hours as I am wont to do i take meditation when I can get it. When restless, focus really helps. On this instance moving from the tip of the nose up about half way the light(phosphene)? energy or what have you was brilliant, palpable, luminescent, somewhere between Aurora Borealis and some recent photos from the Hubble telescope. Perfectly centered at the third eye point almost like crosshairs on a scope. Something like this....

Todays Practice: Short to the point (literally) 1. Tip of nose 4-5 min...mind wander wander wander... focus 2. Half way up... wait...wait... IGNITION!!! Kinda like the (phosphene)? images prior to sleep. But alignment would best describe the experience.

Welcome Cloudhand!

Caught a cool cool Don Cherry video filmed in Sweden and N.Y.C Can't find the source at this time. Maybe some fellow Bums may have seen it? Don Cherry circa 1978 had a farm in Sweden with his wife Moki and family, he was host to cats such as Hamid Drake, Adam Rudolph, Trilok Gurtu and Foday Musa Suso. Music Meditation Mysticism Magic I saw some photos in a publication "50 miles of Elbow Room" Priceless!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL5LAa_6nVA http://www.musthear.com/music/reviews/don-cherry/brown-rice/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYoAHxeIH5Q http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cherry_(jazz) So... hopefully someone here has some additional wisdom on Don? Interesting eh?

So.... Whos buyin? I'm 45 Pass for 30 but can't tie my own shoes or bend over to pick up shells on the beach with my family. Pity eh? When I was 16 My ego rested on the flying back spinning kick... ...today I just want to get off the commode pain free!!! Study on this

Try doing an arthritis search in the upper right hand corner of the Tao Bums Home page. Some good ideas, facts, etc.. I can only share my experience which is previously posted. I wish you and your friend all the Healing love and energy beyond which you can gather. Peace, Rob

Can't stop the spirits when they need you... ...this life is more than just a read through! Anthony kiedis - RHCP

Oh... forgot this http://www.ymaa.com/news_events/20090217-chuckrow-awarded He holds a Ph.D. in experimental physics from New York University or... http://bluesnakeblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/an-interview-with-allen-pittman-author-of-walking-the-i-ching/

Mal, Quite clear, haven't belly laughed liked that in a while! Thanks, Rob

Recommended by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, Ph.D http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/277641.The_Body_Electric_Electromagnetism_and_the_Foundation_of_Life or... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Brennan Major Players Here believers Doers

Check 1 - 2 (echo... feedback...) TEST! Check 1 - 2

Sorry Santi you got to deal with this. That site smells like juvenile stuff anyway. Maybe just some petty jealousy. Smells like like some Eddie Bravo vs Yngwie in a cage match type stuff Uggh... Guitar players Peace and love, Rob

No just a picture File posting not permitted in this house. http://www.amazon.com/Martial-Arts-Madness-Users-Esoteric/dp/1883319773 WOW! Glad I got mine when I did. Best, Rob

Mon 03/15 was my 1st full 13 hr shift with 2hr travel round trip after 5wks off with broken foot. Easy night, couldn't really sleep well that A.M. (No Vicodin either) Woke up after 6hrs DEAD TIRED. 0 energy (scary)! Finally had to nap about 8pm my usual peak hr on an off nite. Stayed up with my wife till 3 A.M. Could only sleep 3 hr after that. Went back to bed at 9 A.M. (my usual time on a work nite) and finally woke at 3pm (usual wake up time if working) when in my dream I had to apply brakes for Red light which fired my adrenals and shocked me awake! The above took place over a two day period. The energy I had when it was bedtime felt like the first time I had an awakening. "Use the energy up or it will use you up" type thing.

"Martial Arts Madness" Pages 90-91 Spinal Marrow Clearing Love to check out some feedback! Is this contained (included)in KAP?