Short Day, Short Blog

I love Fridays...aren't they wonderful things. I really don't have much to say, so Have a Great Weekend. We'll see what happens on Monday.

Oh yeah, there is an oh my god show at the Double Door tonight @ 10.

peace

Meet Art

I went outside for lunch today, and there was this guy playing his sax. While listening to him, I began to feel something...and it wasn't that pesky bee that had been bugging me all lunch...It was joy. I just felt good listening to this man's music. I will be the first to admit that he probably isn't the most technically sound player out there, but he had something else going for him. Passion...not matter what he played he was playing with everything he had. Nothing else mattered. Really, I was out there for about 45 minutes and he never stopped.

This brings me to my point. I think the thing that is missing most in quite a bit of today's art, be it music, dance, painting, theatre, film, etc., is the passion. Think about it...how many times have come away from a play or concert or saying, "Yeah, that was pretty good.", and then not mention it again. And then think about the things you see that you keep talking about for days on end...now what caused that? I think art must make the spectator/participant feel--something. Apathy is one of my biggest peeves, and "art" that doesn't make you feel is there just to waste my time.

I am posting this to hold myself, as an artist, accountable...A reminder that I, too, must keep from beeing an apathetic mess.

Peace,
jt

A Mid-Days Day Dream

ever wonder what happens to all of the lysol cans
me either, really
what about the jellie bellies that no one likes
or how about all the dust left in the klennex box when it empties
or maybe the sparks that fly when a new log is thrown in the fire

what about those times when the melencholy just curls up in your lap and acts just like the cat
leaving its hair all over everything
but sometimes i need that hair there
i need it to remind me of things that i have had and do no longer
or about time i have had and never will again
or the people or the pets or the bushes

but then again there are the times when an unwanted mutt will follow you home
you can not shake this persistent pooch
no matter what you do the ragged meddling smelly mutt is there
why has this thing chosen you of all people to follow home
why do you open that left over can of food for it
damn it
it just wont leave you alone

go out
cross the steet
run to the park
the mutt follows
give in
go
take
welcome
stay with me
you are my friend

then one day walking the friend home from the park
you get to the street and he turns and looks at you
love
unconditional
then continues out to the street
you standing in awe watch in slow motion as he is hit

the car stops
drunk
he knew it would have been you

what happens when the dog leaves
really

GOOD DAY, ALL!

wow, what a short night. I was at rehearsal for A Temporary World last night until midnight, and up at 7 this morning. that is one of the curses of being involved in theatre and having the day job...good thing i majored in sleep deprivation in college....not complaing...just sayin, yo.

if you actually scrolled down my site, you may have noticed a link to a guy named Lance Storm. let me being by saying, i am a mark for professional wrestling...just one of those things...been a fan since i was a kid, and still enjoy. anyway, back to the point. i put Lance's personal website up because he is more vigalant at updating his website than google. even if you are not a fan of wrestling his commentaries are always interresting...and they are all archived. he also has a comment board that he updates every couple of days...the site allows a very inside look to a form of entertainmet in which performers give all they can in order to please an audience. They live though constant pain and injuries and keep working...just check this out... The Ross Report.

Ok, I will be back later to post something truly relevant.

Peace

Fustration....annoyance....this is the second time i have to post this...the dang thing would not post and now everything is erased...uggg.

my origional post was a description of my weekend, but now i am so fustrated that i will just vent for a few moments. see the title down there "can you believe"...well that is all that posted.

ok. what i was asking if you could believe is this story. It really makes me sick. people staking out abortion clinics and taking pictures of the women and posting them on the internet...sometimes with their medical histories. what really irks me is the fact that the perpetrators do these things in the guise of being "good and faithful servants". If you ask me a "good and faithful servant" would try to take care of someone who has just made, probably, one of her most difficult decisions...but I guess that would be aiding and abedding a murderer. Uggg...and you wonder why people are turned off by the church. please check out www.rcrc.org a pro-faith, pro-family, pro-choice organization.

anyway...i think the veins in my neck have now returned to normal. i want to give a shout out to my buddy Billy. He came back from Thailand an engaged man...no, it is not what you think...Megan went with him. He told me the most scarry part of airport security was when they were unpacking his bag and he was terrified Megan would see the ring box.

Well, peace all and have a good night.

Can You Believe

My buddy Tripp asked me to post this e-mail. I think, In order for y'all to understand what I am talking about you need to check out his blos (click his name), and read the post called "radical ortho-what "...it is probably archived right now.

My take about the radical ortho-what along with the whole "cultivating love in a ...".

I think, and please note that this is from a non-seminarian (haha), that the whole point is to get back to the basics of what the church is...a community based on hospitality and love. not a place where we show how fancy we are
with out gold plated communion cups. know what i am saying?

"How many times have we 'sold' the faith in the name of evangelism?" I guess the above is my response to this statement.
I think one of the most "post-modern" things to do is to break things down to their most basic element...I like doing this with my theatre, and I think it would work in revitalizing the church. To paraphase: faith hope and
love...the most important of these is love. I think the church needs to say I love you...let people realize that that is the whole basis of why Christ died...the ultimate gift (see John 3.16). Unfortunately there are many who
think and rightfully so the church is saying I judge you...where does that
come from.

Ok. enough rambling. I hope you understand the stream of conciouness thing.

Peace,
jt

Ok...this is my vigin expeience he is the great big wide open place called cyber-space
thanks Tripp for introducing this to me

So, what am i doing here
well...this is going to be a place that i come to to let the world know what is going on with this here searching soul

day 1
sitting at work nothing much going on we have these summer hours, and the office has about 5 of us here
i am interested to see how this thing looks...probably, well i dont know...my computer skills are about nill


i do have a question for anyone who may know...i would like to learn how to add a links section to this thing.
i dont even know if the link to tripps blog works.

ok thats all for today...kind of just testing the water here

peace