Gerbil's Giant Gumball Gumbo

Prelude to....


A meeting
A Kiss
An innocent smile

she looks across
eyes meet
eyes glow

Wonder in his head
Luck....
Or.......Fate?

He reaches out
She Falls
His arms

O U T S T R E T C H E D

Comfort
Bathes over him
He Smiles
Winks
Whispers in ears

A secret

(for chellebelle)

RHAPSODY PLAYLIST FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2004

Love Man-Otis Redding-Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding
Heart of Glass-The Bad Plus-These Are The Vistas
House Of The Risin' Sun-Bob Dylan-Bob Dylan
Freeborn Man>
Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough>
Freeborn Man-Yonder Mountain String Band-12.30.2002-Paramount Theater-Denver, Colorado
I'm In The Mood For Ska-Lord Tanamo-Trojan UK Hits Box Set
Wonderful World, Beautiful People-Jimmy Cliff-Trojan UK Hits Box Set
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa(Sad Song)-Otis Redding-The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul
I Woke Up In A Strange Place-Jeff Buckley-Mystery White Boy
Slide and Dip It-Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers-The Best of Beau Jocque
Calypso-Robert Randolph & The Family Band-Unclassified
Silver Rocket-Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation
Bankrupt On Selling-Modest Mouse-Baron Von Bullsh*t Rides Again
I'm Waiting for the Man-The Velvet Underground-Bootleg Series Volume 1:The Quine Tapes
Can't Help Falling In Love-Elvis Presley-Blue Hawaii
Divisions>
Swamp Music>
Divisions-Umphrey's McGee-05.14.2003-Oasis One-Sixty-Chicago Heights, Illinois
Masterblaster(Jammin')-Stevie Wonder-The Definitive Collection

Victor Navasky-Reading The Constitution: "As luck would have it, I got to read Article I, Section 7, which included more subordinate clauses than I could count, and dealt with, among other things, the President's veto power. It interested me, however, that the word 'veto' was never used. Instead the clause said that before a bill shall take effect it 'shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and the House of Representatives...' I now want to look into the legislative history of this upbeat formulation. "

RHAPSODY PLAYLIST FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2004

Fingertips-Stevie Wonder-The Definitive Collection
Sweet Thing-Van Morrison-Astral Weeks
We're All The Way-Eric Clapton With Marcy Levy-Slowhand
Steam Engine-My Morning Jacket-It Still Moves
I'll Follow You-Thelonious Monk-The Complete Blue Note Recordings
Bye-Ya-Thelonious Monk-Monk's Dream
Straight, No Chaser-Thelonious Monk-Jazz Piano Essentials: Music of Thelonious Monk
Sonando(Making Sound)-Poncho Sanchez-Baila Mi Gente- Salsa!
Spice Groove-The Slip-12.17.2000-Astro Hall-Tokyo, Japan
Homo Lingo-Deep Banana Blackout-06.10.2001-Astro Hall-Tokyo, Japan
I Showed Them-Poncho Sanchez-The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
Prominent Men(Demo)-Velvet Underground-Peel Slowly and See
Blue-Joni Mitchell-Blue
Round Midnight-Thelonious Monk-Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 1
Katie's Been Gone-The Band-Music From Big Pink
I'm a Freeborn Man-Dubliners-The Best Of the Dubliners(Legacy)
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home-Miles Davis-Love Songs 2
Fruit Tree-Nick Drake-Five Leaves Left
That's How You Got Killed Before-The Allman Brothers Band-The New Orleans Album
My Back Pages-Bob Dylan-Another Side Of Bob Dylan
Thrasher-Neil Young & Crazy Horse-Rust Never Sleeps
Warm Like Home-Freddy Jones Band-North Avenue Wake Up Call
I Wish-Widespread Panic With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band-Night of Joy
Power To Soul-Umphrey's McGee-09.18.2002-Temple Club-Lansing, Michigan
Slave-The Rolling Stones-Tattoo You
Found a Job-Talking Heads-The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads(Remastered)
Blue Moon-Freddy Jones Band-Lucid
Kali-Yuga-Tea Leaf Green-06.22.2002-Last Day Saloon-San Francisco, California
How Blue Can You Get-BB King-Live At The Regal
Arlene-The Handsome Family-Live At Schuba's Tavern
Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners-Doobie Brothers-The Captain & Me
After Midnight-JJ Cale-The Very Best Of
Million Dollar Bash-Bob Dylan-The Basement Tapes
Skin It Back-Little Feat-05.31.2000-Lave Lounge-Baltimore, Maryland
Jam-Will Bernard & Motherbug-08.16.2001-Civic Center Plaza-Oakland, California
Good Morning Little School Girl-Muddy Waters-The Anthology (1947-1972)
Give and Take-Santana-Borboletta
Cumulus-The Slip-02.07.2002-Stella Blue-Asheville, North Carolina

RHAPSODY PLAYLIST FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

Hallelujah-Jeff Buckley-Live at Sin-e
Boo-Wah-The Bad Plus-These Are The Vistas
A Go Go-John Scofield-A Go Go
Real Love-Railroad Earth-The Black Bear Sessions
Lonely Feeling(aka Here Comes That Feeling)-The Gaylets-Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set
Penny For A Thought-Saul Williams-Amethyst Rock Star
The Alabama Waltz-Hank Williams-The Complete Hank Williams
One-U2-Achtung, Baby
Inner City Blues(Make Me Wanna Holler)-Marvin Gaye-What's Going On
Two Hits And The Joint Turned Brown-Yonder Mountain String Band-11.09.2001-The Fillmore-San Francisco, California
Moanin' The Blues-Hank Williams-The Complete Hank Williams
Ain't Misbehavin'-Louis Armstrong-This is Jazz #1
Well You Needn't(Alternate Take)-Thelonious Monk-Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1
Rag Mama-Yonder Mountain String Band-11.10.2001-The Fillmore-San Francisco, California
Bad-Michael Jackson-Bad
That's How Strong My Love Is-Otis Redding-Dreams to Remember:The Otis Redding Anthology
Can't We Be Friends?-Frank Sinatra-In The Wee Small Hours
Four In One-Thelonious Monk-Big Band And Quartet in Concert
Prologue(Album Version)-Trey Anastasio-Seis de Mayo
The Rule of Three-Pat Metheny/Derek Bailey/Gregg Bendian/Paul Wertico-Future Jazz: Howard Mandel Compilation
Heroes-Widespread Panic-Ain't Life Grand
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down-The Band-The Band
Pledging My Time-Bob Dylan-Blonde on Blonde
Dinah(Take 1)-Thelonious Monk-Solo Monk
Ringo-Umphrey's McGee-12.01.2001-Barrymore Theater-Madison, Wisconsin
Mama Boulet-Leftover Salmon-09.21.2001-Rhythm & Blues-Chattanooga, Tennessee
Rambler's Anthem-Yonder Mountain String Band-02.16.2001-Acoustic Coffeehouse-Nederland, Colorado
Deja Vu-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-So Far
Dirty, Dirty-Beck-Beck
Miracle Of the Fishes-Wayne Shorter-This is Jazz #29:Bossa Nova
Ex. 1-Umphrey's McGee-12.31.2001-The Vic Theatre-Chicago, Illinois
Round Room-Phish-Round Room
Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke-Portrait of a Legend: 1951-64
King Heroin-James Brown-Star Time
It's Growing-Otis Redding-The Otis Redding Story
Just Because-Elvis Presley-Elvis Presley
Star-David Bowie-The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders of Mars
Murder by Numbers-The Police-Synchronicity
Apeman-Umphrey's McGee-12.31.2001-The Vic Theater-Chicago, Illinois
C Brown-Widespread Panic-Live in the Classic City
Sociable Jimmy-Umphrey's McGee-10.05.2002-Barrymore Theater-Madison, Wisconsin

CHAPTER ONE

Among the passengers, Jacob Healy was the lone head, or hippie I guess. The others had all died. Stretching, he scratches his head;the hairs bristle at his touch. "Where am I?" he thinks to himself. His head sports a 2 inch gash which he doesn't seem to notice. Blood forms puddles on his ear, flowing along the ear to another puddle on his shoulder. He remembers. Juneau, midspring of 1984. Going to Juneau to do what? He remains stable on his seat, pondering the moment. He moves and it shifts. The memories flow in again. Vegetation the main interest. A barren plateau set against the agonizingly beautiful Pacific Ocean. Opposite the ocean grows massive knuckles. The mountains. Breathtaking. Jibboo. He had wanted to purchase it for his own private use. Why not? he had said. It's land. Maybe make some money. But that is not where he is. He is on his feet, shuffling to the door. Blown off. Pieces here. Fragments there. Who else survived? James Connty. Footprints. Connty missing. Coincedence it's not. Skimming the remaining seats. All there. A morbid sight but one he must look at. He's on his own now. Out of the darkness. BAM! Sunlight hits him at all angles. He can feel them richocheting off his arm, his shoe, his head. Baggage in turmoil on the outside ground. He sifts through. CDs. Check. CD player. Check. Baggies. Check. Munchies. Check. A sudden hunger overcomes him. He creates more turmoil. Connty's bag missing. Guess that guy's alive and well, Jacob thinks to himself. He puts on some Dead and grooves to it. Still sifting for a morsel of food. Lightbulb! Food carts. Grabs his bag. Miraculously finds a flashlight. Back into darkness. Flip! Light bounces from wall to wall creating illumination. Stumbling, singing, grooving with and to the Dead. "Pouring its ashes..." Sees death again and must turn away. A dry puddle of blood spills down his shirt. Red rivers flow. Food! Food! Back on the contraption comes food. 50 small meals. 50...49...48. Stuffed. Save the rest for later. Back through death illuminating shadows dance. Puppets in a play. Arms there. Arms here. Front of the contraption. Radios sizzle and crackle. Arms flailed against impact. "Read...me.." He picks it up. "SOS" "lights all shining on me, other times..." grooving. Riding the trip. Bag full of meals. Bag full of music. Bag full of baggies. Sees the footprints. Darkness gathering in the wings, waiting to be sprung on unsuspecting travelers. Pondering. Deciding to wait. Radios still sizzling and crackling. "...sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite..." Ripples of sound. Grooving on this sound. Off to sleep. "...blossoms blooming..."

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QUOTABLE QUOTES

"A Man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between he does what he wants to do"-Bob Dylan

"Knowledge Speaks while wisdom listens"-Jimi Hendrix

"Doctor Thunder don't Bounce Bananas"-ScS

"The pleasures of man lead to sorrow"-Sophocles

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man"-Thomas Jefferson

"My brain is just a jellyfish in the ocean of my head"-SCI

"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph"-Ken Kesey

"You don't lose what you never had"-Ordinary People

"Feed your brain, not your habit, don't go chasing that white rabbit"-Jamboliyah

"War can't give life, it can only take it away"-Edwin Starr

"There is no happiness where there is no wisdom"-Sophocles

"Art is a creed, not a craft"-Unknown

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds"-Bob Marley

"Outlawing a plant is clearly a conspiracy"-Jon Fishman

"Smile"-SCI

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"-Bill Graham

"If you're gonna fly first class...Jefferson Airplane"-Bill Graham

"Is there anyone really like The Grateful Dead"-Bill Graham

"If you want something for free, go jerk off"-Bob Weir

"Ain't got much of a tail but I'm sorta attached to it"-Eeyore

"If your eyes are closed, you can't see the sun rise"-YMSB

"There are no strangers at Cheese shows, only FOC's you haven't met"-Derbytim

"The loneliest monk never cared that he was strange"-PacTime

"A free Spirit wears no leash"-Bird

"It's alot easier to find a penny in a parking lot when you aren't looking for it"-Unknown

RHAPSODY PLAYLIST FOR AUGUST 30, 2004

Singh Song-Fareed Haque Group-02.23.2002-Logan Square Auditorium-Chicago, Illinois
Dubya! Stop Lying!-Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey-Symbiosis Osmosis
Dead Shrimp Blues-Robert Johnson-The Complete Recordings
Willie Nelson(insert 1)-Miles Davis-The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
Ride Me High-J.J. Cale-Troubadour
Spoonful-Willie Dixon-Poet Of the Blues
Blue Bayou-Roy Orbison-All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2
Pennies From Heaven-Frank Sinatra-Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Pale Blue Eyes-The Velvet Underground-1969: Velvet Underground Live Vol. 2
Voodoo Chile-Gil Evans-Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix
You Left The Water Running-Otis Redding-The Otis Redding Story
River Jordan-Clancy Eccles-Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Ska Years
Waitress In The Sky-The Replacements-Tim
Mike's Song-Phish-Live Phish 10: 06.22.1994, Veterans Memorial