showtime:

SATURDAY

amazing how many folk are upset about the torture memos being released
and the impending release of more torture pictures

the rightwing swears this is weakening america while my folk insist its the torturing that
weakens america, the rightwing is sometime inexplicable to me

this hnn article didnt say a lot new, except that the bill of rights explicitly excludes torture

but i loved the title - who would jesus torture

and what about representative harman, caught up in a wiretap of israeli agent
offering to sell influence on american government for personal gain and power

when cia wants to follow policy by alerting congress one of their own been tagged bush admin says no
because she is helping them legitimize the very wiretapping program she been caught up in

this feel like a movie script, feels like hoover, twirling his mustache and going got one

should be working, generally i sleep about a week after semester so im not panicking just yet

close but not yet, graduation today, i am so ready to be thru

rdoc

FRIDAY

been gunshy about posting lately, still feeling a little singed behind that recent post

good news is that the schoolyear almost over, get thru this weekend and next tuesday

and im done, dont have but 1 person signed up for my maymester class

thats a bummer, already spent that money, but on the other side it means i

have two more weeks freed up for woodshed, which is a good thing, im ready to ride

so about 4 more days and i will be a free man, rickydoc on a sungun, 360%

still got about 4 manuscripts to get thru, and this indian publisher i met in india

has sent me the prints for this collaboration w/tribal artist in india i agreed to do

you know i shouldnt be accepting projects at this stage in the game but it was one

of those offers that i couldnt refuse, a artistic collaboration on the civilrights movement

published in india, my text, prints by tribal artist in his traditional style, what could i say

rdoc

WEDNESDAY

schoolhouse got me humping, closing down the semester

traveling spirit cant handle it, full court press

rdoc

TUESDAY

just revised that post i made about students making the cut

seems i caused a lot of unecessary grief with that post and

made my colleague seem more dismissive of folks chances than warranted

how was i to know folk were going to take that post so to heart, i messed with folks

insecurities and the rootdoctor ought to know better

that post almost cost me a friendship, one that i treasure

all i can do is apologize for causing miscommunication and be more attentive

with my blogging, i was the one calling into question folks chances of making

the cut, any grief need to come to me

rdoc

SATURDAY

im feeling it world, im feeling the power settling down on me
im already out at the schoolhouse, im just going thru the motions now

im gone, im out, im in the woodshed, i mean im still there but
what they see now just a mirage, my traveling spirit is handling that

and maymester, thats gon be my traveling spirit

okay, okay, maybe not yet,  - cursed sense of responsibility wont let
me check out of the world just yet, 3 more weeks, lord

1 week schoolhouse, 2 weeks maymester, god help me if i aint chomping
at the bit, gon have to be half and half, got 3 novel manuscripts

i need to get through in those three weeks too, then my decks
will be cleared and it will be showtime lord

and already i can feel the power moving down on me,
rickydoc ready to ride

been listening to this sistashree, african american sister be doing rhythm and blues mantrawork
girlfriend thowing down, check her out on amazon or itunes, i mean throwing down

yall know i been hanging out with saraswati lately, so i went on itunes to check out some saraswati music, right
and liked sistashrees saraswati so much i checked her out too and jackpot, think saraswati w/bluesharp/tabla remix

these my kinda devotionals

this from her website:

For many years, Sistashree (Regina) has studied and practiced Mantra Meditation with her Guru. The chants that she performs are time honored at the Ashram in her Guru's village. In fact, these sounds are common to most of India. The chants have seen many incarnations, both in and out of meditation.

Although Sistashree's chants have traditional origins, her style is unique. The musical instrumentation and arrangements add sounds, textures and flavors that define the African-American musical heritage. In a true organic way, her albums "High Places" and "Sacred Sounds" weave the music of the Mississippi Delta region, the black gospel church, the blues, jazz, funk, folk soul, rock, rhytm and blues, and the wisdom, of ancient Africa with the tonal energies of Sanskrit and Vedic chants.

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been working to her beat since 2 this morning, might be why im feeling the power so strong, cause she throwing down

who cares why, dont question the power rick, just ride it, gotta ride this pony, schoolhouse get 3 more weeks, traveling spirit

me, im out: me and sistashree, we outta here

might have to give them next week but this

weekend belong to me

in the name of the conqueror

lets ride

rdoc

Comments

[Lesley-Ann Brown]

Hey Ricky Doc,
I'm pleased to give you an award for blog excellence. Come by and pick it up:
http://blackgirlonmars.blogspot.com/2009/04/yipee-i-won-lemonade-stand-award-and.html#links
hugs,
the lab

[Lafreya]

Thanks for the heads up on Sistashree music. It's great. I'm going to have to order it now.

[nanakwame]

Thank you for this, I have Alice Coltrane on my ipod all the time, ibae

waiting for your book, I have a bone divination for you:
I found some dice green and put it with a red and white dice, I had. I use for Esu, since I found these in the cross walk of the street.
I throw once, to get my numbers from the green ones then use the odu #'s from traditions, and the red would be not good, the white would be good, which ever number is bigger.
O'
stay strong my brother
nanakwame "Osunwole"

[arthur flowers]

sweet, sounds viable, do you get enuf range/balance in your throws

ive found that a concern with my evolving 9 cowries thrown twice system

i been playing with