All posts by marilyn jaye lewis

writer, editor, publisher, thinker -- all-around joyful gal!

Just a quick post today

I need to head out kind of early today — and over the next few days, I might not be able to post to the blog at all. My schedule gets crazy between today and Sunday. But we’ll see.

Phil is supposed to go live tonight and Friday night, but no time has been announced yet. Check here to confirm.

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The legal documents on this are horrible. As a victim of several rapes and sexual abuse when I was young, it breaks my heart when I read the details on all this stuff. But here ya go. (Click the link directly below and enlarge the pages) (Also, these guys were based in Columbus, Ohio — just one of many reasons why Columbus is such an evil place to me.)

From Ultra Pepe Lives Matter:

“I compiled the entire indictment here.
People need to realize that the modeling industry was a feeding ground for Jeffrey Epstein’s blackmail ring as well. The amount of abuse we’ve seen come out of that industry is staggering. Peter Nygard, Epstein, Rachel Chandler, Les Wexner, Jean Luc-Brunel.
Look at how many of these sick freaks are going down! Winning!

From approximately 2008 to 2015, the defendants MICHAELS.JEFFRIES, MATTHEW C.SMITH and JAMEST.JACOBSON, together with others, operated international sex trafficking and prostitution business.”

Also:

“When the conspiracy theorists told you that elites were into child trafficking, being blackmailed, and into Satanism, they said it was a conspiracy theory.
When Epstein was arrested for child trafficking they started to admit maybe we were onto something.
When Diddy was arrested for blackmailing your favorite artists with human trafficking they really started to believe the truth.
And now, Abercrombie and Fitch’s CEO was just arrested for sex trafficking but they said all those years ago that it was just a conspiracy theory that Hollywood and the Elites were being blackmailed, into Satanism and ped*philia.
It’s time to admit that the conspiracy theorists were right about everything.”

Also:

“Michael Jeffries was recruiting heterosexual men and forcing them to engage in Diddy like situations. Wow.
Pages 5-8 [linked above]

Now we know why all these celebrities are coming out in support of Kamala Harris. How many of them are blackmailed?

“Intentionally recruited heterosexual men, certain of whom were unwilling to engage in particular sex acts, including anal sex, and insisted that men who previously stated they were unwilling to engage in particular sex acts, including anal sex, nonetheless engage in such acts during the Sex Events;(h)pressured men to consume alcohol, Viagra and muscle relaxants known as poppers, during the Sex Events; and(i)required the presence of the Staff during the sexual activity, and ensured that men attending did not leave the Sex Events until JEFFRIES and SMlTH decided they were over.”

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Nigel Watson (Finland/UK) – Questions for Dr. Daryl Mullen – NHS GP Parbold, Wigan. UK. (6 mins):

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & DREW DEMI WEDNESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2024 (17 mins):

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Sanity4Sweden – Why did they pick Kamala? Swedish media report on US Election (5 mins):

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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds played Zurich last night but I haven’t really had time to go over the photos and videos on Instagram yet. But someone posted this last night to YouTube — from Zurich.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Weeping Song live in Zürich 22.10.2024

They play Barcelona tomorrow and then Madrid the following night. You can buy tickets here.

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Our daily feature!!!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Our random sampling came from a new chapter!! Chapter Six: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Keith But Were Afraid to Ask.

If Keith could be anything in the world, what would he be?

Keith: “A dream.”

Wow. Well. Here’s hoping that will illuminate your busy day!!

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And that’s it for today.

I will try to post again over the next few days, but it could be at very random times.

Meanwhile. Enjoy your Wednesday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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From Keith’s Youtube channel, 7 years ago:

Ask Keith Richards: How did you first meet Merle Haggard? (2 mins)

“Why do you think her brain does that?”

After what I posted yesterday about my overloaded schedule this week, I know it will probably seem hard to believe, but I did it AGAIN.

The agency texted me yesterday afternoon and asked me if I could pick up 2 additional shifts for another caregiver….

…and I was in such a GREAT mood, because things are going really, really GREAT for Sandra and me in NYC regarding our play, “The Guide to Being Fabulous,” that without even stopping to think, I once again said, “Sure!!”

And then afterwards, as I was getting my dinner ready, it finally dawned on me what I’d done.

I now have NO time for myself this week. No time to even wash my hair or do yoga. It’s insane.

Anyway. I’m going to have to pay more attention to this and stop saying yes without looking at my schedule first.

But that said, I was on the phone twice with Sandra yesterday, and I can’t really post what is going on right now, except to say that it is GREAT. And also to say that I am really BUSY and I need time to WRITE. And that in 2025, I will probably be going to NYC a lot!!

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Okay.

Really, not much news, gang. Everything is all about the insanity of the upcoming election.

However. The BRICS Summit is going on for the rest of the world…

Intel Slava Z had a cute video. I can’t embed it, but you can watch it here. It’s really short – 23 seconds. And really cute.

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Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Farage ATTACKER Pleads GUILTY  (3 mins):

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & DREW DEMI TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2024 (17 mins):

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From Real Raw News:

Red Hats Eliminate FEMA Threat Assessment Director Jeffery Afman in North Carolina

Red Hats on Saturday “eliminated” FEMA Threat Assessment Director Jeffery Afman in an unsanctioned but fortuitous engagement that took place in the mountains northeast of Asheville, North Carolina, a once picturesque community laid waste by Hurricane Helene and, subsequently, the throngs of federal agents who arrived in the storm’s aftermath.  A single .300 Winchester Magnum round, fired from a Savage Arms bolt-action rifle at 800 yards, ended Afman’s life.[…]”

[full article here]

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From RT – “Chinese President Xi Jinping received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Kazan for the BRICS 2024 Summit, with supporters lining the streets outside his hotel and waving Chinese and Russian flags.” (24 seconds)

2024 BRICS Summit: Putin and Modi meet in Kazan (38 seconds):

Egyptian President El-Sisi arrives in Russia for BRICS Summit (2 mins):

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Meanwhile…

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds play Zurich tonight! And then they play Barcelona on Thursday, Oct. 24th!! Buy tickets here.

And here’s another great shot from Sunday night in Milan.

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And our daily feature!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

It’s a strange one, today, gang.

It’s from Chapter Three, the Philosophy of Keith. If you feel there is no harm in repeating a good thing, you’re not alone! Consider the Philosophy of Keith:

“Look at Jimmy Reed: For twenty-five years he did the same song , and every one of them was different.”

That should give you courage today, if you feel like maybe you’ve been repeating yourself…

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Okay. And that is it for today.

Have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Since I am re-visiting the top 100 hits from 1971 for my memoir, this song was going through my wee bonny head this morning at breakfast, so I leave you with it today.

A huge Top 40 radio hit from 1971, Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds – “Don’t Pull Your Love Out on Me, Baby”. Enjoy!!

Finally, It’s Monday!!

Yes, I have the day off. And I don’t have another day off until a week from today… so I gotta make it count.

(And the reason I only have one day off, and EIGHT shifts in the next seven days, is because when they texted me and asked me if I could substitute for a caregiver who needed time off, and pick up 4 of her shifts this week with a 98-year-old Japanese man who lives way out in the Hinterlands, I said “SURE!!” because I love Japanese guys, no matter what age. And then when I went to mark it on my calendar, I immediately saw my folly: What the fuck was I thinking?? but, alas, it was too late…)

Anyway. I guess I’ll appreciate it when my paycheck arrives in my bank account while I’m in NYC, spending a fucking fortune…

Okay.

The stunning fall weather will be even more amazing today than yesterday, so I’m planning to take a walk today. Do yoga at some point. And then spend the rest of the day writing at my desk. So it should be a good day.

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Again, not much news — although I loved all the stuff about Trump working at McDonald’s yesterday! Too fun.

Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Sunday Night LIVE With Andy The Gabby Cabby (1 hr):

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Sanity4Sweden – What’s with the Pride Crosswalk in Colorado? (5 mins):

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MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2024 (10 mins):

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Well, there was no shortage of “news” from Milan yesterday. Wow!

There were so many videos and photos from the Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ Wild God concert in Milan last night, that I still haven’t gotten through all of them.

The show looks like it was really off the charts. The crowd seemed to be so intense. Here are a few photos:

Next, they play Zurich, tomorrow, Oct. 22nd. You can buy tickets here.

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Okay! Our daily feature!!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Once again, our random sampling comes from the seemingly endless Chapter Five, Daily Affirmations. This time, the topic is Self-Knowledge. Keith advises:

“I’ve come to a conclusion after many, many years of not knowing what the hell I’m doing: It’s to just do it.”

And if that doesn’t help guide you through your day, I don’t know what will!!!

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All right.

Enjoy your Monday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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I leave you today with this.

As I’m developing notes for my (really, really emotionally overwhelming) memoir about my life from 1971-1980, I remembered one of the final things my dad said to me while he was still coherent.

We were sitting together in this really beautiful area in the high rise where he lived, that overlooked the dining hall with its enormous windows. It was a beautiful day. He and I were alone — no caregiver, no hospice nurse. And suddenly he said to me, “I hope you didn’t legally change your middle name. Because it was a really beautiful name.”

“No, I didn’t legally change it, Dad. I just wanted to keep my middle name private and not have it part of my career.” Which is true.

“Good,” he said. “Because I don’t see why you would ever want to give up a beautiful name like ‘Joy.'”

And I don’t.

And then this song suddenly came back to me over the weekend, while I was working on the memoir. It was a huge radio hit in 1972. I was 12, and not only did I really, really love this song, but I loved the name of it.

Based on Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” the song “Joy,” by Apollo 100 from 1972. Enjoy!!!

A Happy Sunday!!

Another gorgeous day. and today is the day I get to have lunch with 2 of my girlfriends, before heading to my evening shift (where I absolutely adore the husband & wife that I spend 4 hours with.) So this is a great day underway here.

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If you missed Phil’s livestream last night, it was hugely not anything like Thursday’s live.

If you want to get depressed or start panicking, then I guess go listen to it.

Otherwise, I can sum it up by saying you should buy gold & silver if you can afford it. Only keep enough cash in your bank account to cover your bills and keep the rest at home. Keep plenty of gas in the car. Keep plenty of food on hand for you and your pets. And VOTE! Either on Election Day or earlier. But VOTE.

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH DREW DEMI – SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2024 (8 mins):

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Keyboard Operator was back for a quick news roundup!

10/19/2024 – Kamala going from bad to worse and getting destroyed (13 mins):

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And that is actually it. Everything else is either optics or chaos, or both.

In other news!!

I found this photo of Times Square in 1979, on Instagram yesterday and WOW, what memories, gang!!

It was actually taken the winter before I moved to NYC, but Times Square looked exactly like this back when I was living on W.45th Street — from 1981-1983 — with my first husband, Chong. We only lived 2 blocks from Times Square. From the billboards, to the stores, to the cars — it all looked exactly like this (with or without the snow).

Times Square, NYC, 1979

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I don’t know which cities these photos were taken in, but I love the photos, so here they are!

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Wild God Tour of Europe. (Maybe Munich?)

They play Milan tonight. And then Zurich on Tuesday, Oct. 22nd. You can buy tickets here.

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And a happy heavenly birthday to Tom Petty. He would have been 74 today.

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And we’ll close with our daily feature!!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Our random sampling came once again from Chapter Five — Daily Affirmations. The topic is, oddly enough, God. Keith says:

“You never know what the sound’s gonna be like in those stadiums. You’re relying on God, who joins the band every night in one form or another.”

That’s kind of a nice affirmation for a Sunday, isn’t it?? Okay, affirm that, gang, and enjoy your day!!

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All righty!!

Have a great Sunday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Happy heavenly birthday, Tom Petty!! One of my all-time favorite songs by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. From Damn the Torpedoes, 1979, “Even the Losers. ” Enjoy!!

A Sunny Autumn Saturday in the Hinterlands!

Really, gang. The “news” is just, like, nothing. People just aren’t posting things. Really quiet.

Except, of course, for the looming chaos all over the worldwide landscape.

Here’s what I have for this morning:

Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Starmers HORRIFIC Migrant Decision. What A HYPOCRITE‼️ (3 mins):

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Is this their shortest news update ever?

CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH DREW DEMI – SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2024 (6 mins):

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Meanwhile —

From yesterday, Bongino chats live with Trump in NYC (you have to forward about 30-40 minutes, though, because they were on the air while waiting for Trump to get to the studio).

LIVE With President Donald Trump (Ep. 2353) – 10/18/24 (1 hr 15 mins):

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In other news —

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds played Munich last night! Most of the posts to Instagram were videos, though. So today, I have just this ONE photo to share, even though there was a TON of stuff posted from Munich.

Next, they play Milan on Sunday, Oct. 20th. Buy tickets here.

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In my own life — some super exciting news! I am actually meeting 2 of my girlfriends (former co-workers from the train station) for lunch tomorrow!! We’re meeting at a Mexican restaurant that is literally 5 minutes from where I have my afternoon/evening shift tomorrow, so I can actually take my time and enjoy myself.

We have not seen each other in almost 3 months. Time flies so fucking fast, gang. And one of the women spent a month in Australia during that time, so I want to hear all about her trip.

We’re all excited about getting together again, but I was the one who arranged it all because I need to make every effort to ground myself in my own life, around people my own age. It gets so fucking weird, when you’re always with people who are not only strangers to you, but also looking at the final paragraphs, basically, of their lives.

This is where we’re dining. I know it looks sort of like a warehouse from this angle. But oddly enough, even though it’s about 25 miles from where I live, I have been to this restaurant many times over the last 6 years, with various friends (mostly Kara), and I always have a great time there.

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Okay! Time for the new daily feature!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Oddly enough, our random sampling actually landed us in a different chapter, finally! This morning, it was Chapter Three! And this chapter is all about the Philosophy of Keith.

If you have to choose between two evils — consider the Philosophy of Keith:

“If I knew what the other original sin was, I would do it.”

I hope that helps you get perspective on your upcoming day!!!

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And that’s it, gang.

Phil is supposed to continue his livestream tonight, but no time has been announced yet. Check here later.

Meanwhile, enjoy your Saturday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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This is from a bootleg 1970s album, Keith’s Unknown Dreams, that is entirely outtakes of Keith Richards’ personal demos. He sings alone and plays guitar or piano, but he did not write all of the songs included on the album. (The song below is an Everly Brothers tune). There are a bunch of cool photos that accompany the song. Enjoy!!!

Something is SO up…

Luckily, I was actually able to get home in time last night to hear Phil do his live.

Wow. That was really great, wasn’t it??? Something is really UP out there. But what??? (And if you don’t know the famous Hollywood movie from 1944, Gaslight, you should watch it!!! It’s great.)

Whatever is going on, it sure sounds like all of this is going to be over soon, thank God. (19 days?)

Now that I am sort of forced to watch TV, because almost all of my patients have the TV on constantly, I see the appalling local political commercials that people are subjected to, night & day, and it makes me want to scream. The colossal TON of lies. But I start to find myself sometimes doubting myself, which is what Phil’s live was all about.

For instance, here in Ohio, we have this thing on the ballot, Issue 1. And as far as I knew, I was voting NO on Issue 1, but the unreal, barbaric onslaught of commercials that stress voting YES on Issue 1, were beginning to plague me. Why was I voting NO? I could no longer remember.

Luckily, this came in my inbox last evening, from Convention of States, and I suddenly remembered.

It explained, in part, that if adopted, Issue 1 would:

  • Promote gerrymandering and unfair district formation.
  • Lead to erratic drawing of legislative districts resulting in disjointed districts that divide communities.
  • Result in poor representation of Ohioans in Columbus.
  • Give power to special interest groups from outside the state of Ohio.
  • Remove accountability to the voters of Ohio by vesting authority in unelected commission members influenced by radical progressives.
  • Allow virtually unlimited power to spend Ohio tax dollars with no control by Ohio voters.
  • Eliminate voter approved safeguards overwhelmingly passed in 2015 and 2018.

Anyway.

If you missed Phil, the replay is below. Plus it will continue on Saturday night. No time set for it yet, though. Hopefully, 8PM, since that is when I should be home from my evening patient…

Gaslight – October 17th, 2024 (1 hr 45 ins):

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There is not really a lot to post today. Everyone is hunkering down, getting ready for something HUGE — panic out there, anxiety; frustration, exhaustion.

Although, it sounds like Trump was having a great time at the Al Smith Dinner last night. Everyone was posting videos from it.

From Ultra Pepe Lives Matter — click link and scroll:

Trump went absolutely ham tonight at the Al Smith Dinner. 😂 He was hilarious. Here’s the best highlights:

“I’d like to thank our M.C. this evening, Jim Gaffigan. Most recently, Jim has been playing Tim Walz on Saturday Night Live. That’ll be a very short gig, Jim, but it was fun while it lasted!… Unfortunately, Governor Walz isn’t here himself. But don’t worry, he’ll say that he was.”

“Chuck Schumer is here looking very glum — But look on the bright side, Chuck, considering how woke your party has become, if Kamala loses, you still have a chance to become the first woman president.”

“A major issue in this race is childcare, and Kamala has put forward a concept of a plan… The only piece of advice I would have for her in the event she wins would be not to let husband Doug anywhere near the nannies.”

“There’s a group called “White Dudes for Harris”… but I’m not worried about them at all, because their wives and their wives’ lovers are all voting for me.””

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & WARREN THORNTON – FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2024 (27 mins):

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Sanity4Sweden – Canadian Hockey player telling his story from 2020 (6 mins):

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Nigel Watson (Finland/UK) – UK FINANCIAL CRISIS INCOMING ? (30 mins):

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Ross & Jono are back with a new series!!!

Torah Pearls: Introducing EZRA (Season 3 Premiere) (38 mins):

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And in other news —

From Poland the other night:

Nick Cave – “… PUT YOUR F**KING PHONES AWAY! …” Kraków (2 mins):

And Warren Ellis posted this last night — Colin Greenwood, hard at work, signing his name:

And last night, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds played Prague!! Here are a few photos.

Tonight, they play Munich, but it is sold out. On Sunday, Oct. 20th, they play Milan. Buy tickets here.

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And our new daily feature–

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Okay, I loved this one!! Oddly enough, it came once again from Chapter 5, Daily Affirmations, this one is about LOVE — Chapter 5 is apparently a really long chapter.

When responding to Marianne Faithfull’s assertion that sleeping with Keith was the best night of her life, Keith said:

“I’m a lover. I’ve been trying to tell people this for years.”

Okay!!!! Affirm that, gang, and have a terrific day!!

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And that is it for today.

Something HUGE is definitely going on, gang. And I believe it is something HUGELY good, but I think chaos will still reign for awhile, so hang in there. I, personally, am pretty much losing my mind right now, but I know this is almost over. So.

Enjoy your Friday , wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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The new, remastered, deluxe edition of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark is officially out today! (It was originally released in November of 1982, when I was living in my wildly popular but notorious hellhole apartment on E. 12th Street in NYC’s East Village, and back then I bought it in vinyl.)

The 3-CD collection arrived in my mail yesterday so I was able to play disc 2 during breakfast, dark & early this morning. Here is Tom’s version of a song he wrote that Maria McKee had a big hit with back then, “Ways to Be Wicked”. Enjoy.

Quick Post for Today

There is almost nothing to post today.

I’m guessing that by now you heard about (or saw) the fake Kamala meltdown on Fox last evening. I feel that’s a very positive step toward ending this whole endless charade.

While that meltdown was underway, Phil was late for his livestream… and then very late.

And then he eventually posted a creepy video from his very dark car (creepy because it was so dark, he himself wasn’t creepy — 10 days of darkness coming? I don’t know). And he said he will do the live tonight at 7PM Eastern time, and then another live on Saturday night.

I can’t watch either of these. because I will be with patients, so I will have to watch the replays the following mornings.

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I have been really happy to see this development (below) over the last few days, gang. I have been wondering when these guys would get some sort of restitution, freedom, whatever:

From Variety yesterday:

“Menendez Family Steps Up Pressure at Press Conference, Asking Los Angeles D.A. to Free Brothers

The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez held a press conference Wednesday to urge D.A. George Gascón to help free the brothers, who have served 34 years in prison for murdering their parents.

The brothers’ defense team has argued that new evidence shows they were victims of sexual abuse by their father, Jose Menendez.

Anamaria Baralt, a cousin of the men, argued that they were ‘victims of a culture that was not ready to listen.’ […]”

[full article here]

(I, personally, will be celebrating the day these guys go free! Feel free to stop over and join me!)

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Sanity4Sweden – Unexpected – Australian Politicians Facing the Fact that People are Dying (4 mins):

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They just now posted this, so I haven’t listened yet.

CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & DREW DEMI – THURSDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2024 (18 mins):

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And in other news.

Colin Greenwood, bass player for Radiohead and currently the bass player for The Bad Seeds, has a new photo book out!

You can buy it here.

And today, his tour diary is briefly excerpted online here:

“Colin Greenwood’s tour diary: checking in with Radiohead and suiting up for Nick Cave

The bassist on becoming a Bad Seed, reconvening with old friends, and how life on the road has changed.

This diary finds me nearly a third of the way through a two-month tour of Europe, playing bass guitar for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Last year I’d recorded some parts on their new album, the ferociously euphoric Wild God, and have stepped in temporarily while their bassist, Martyn Casey, who has been ill, gets better at home in Australia. We have driven through, stopped, and played arenas in Oberhausen, Berlin, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hamburg; now we’re heading to eastern Europe towards Łódź and Kraków. Tonight we’re playing in Budapest. Most of the shows are sold out, averaging around 13,000 very excited fans of all ages.…”

{You can read the full excerpt HERE. It is really cool. I enjoyed it a lot.]

Colin Greenwood. Photo c – Margaret Brown

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And our new daily section on the blog– (see yesterday’s post):

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Our random sampling for today turned out to be: Again, from Chapter 5!! Daily Affirmations. This one is on Self-Trust.

When asked what his New Year’s Resolutions were, Keith replied:

“I don’t really have to promise myself anything. That’s all part of the wonderfulness that is me. Like they say in America, ‘If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.'”

I hope that Affirmation helps guide you through your dense and complicated day!!

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All righty.

That’s it, gang.

Enjoy your Thursday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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I leave you with this. And, yes, all this Keith Richards stuff is related to the memoir I’m working on over here, covering the years 1971-1980 (in my own life, not necessarily his).

Keith Richards Interview 1971 France (23 mins):

Here Comes Wednesday!

And I have the whole day off!!!

As you likely know, Phil cancelled last night in favor of family and watching the NY Yankees play ball… but he is supposed to be on tonight, instead.

Check here later to confirm.

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This was very, very interesting.

Nino Rodriguez — Diddy Plot Thickens! Nobody Is Safe..Did Oprah Winfrey Help Take Down Michael Jackson? (40 mins):

The plot thickens as more names allegedly come to surface in one of the biggest scandals in entertainment history..Do they all link and connect together to even bigger scandals like Oprah Winfrey’s connection to the downfall of Michael Jackson? You decide..

I cannot embed the video because it is on Bitchute, but here is the link. Nino talks about all this with a producer from MTV:

https://www.bitchute.com/video/191rM-7OoE4

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & DREW DEMI – WEDNESDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2024 (19 mins):

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Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Starmer CONFIRMS NI Rise Coming (3 mins):

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And that is it for the “news” today. Between now and Election Day, I think I will tear my hair out… daily. We are drowning in optics right now, gang. I can barely stomach any of it. But onward.

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In other news!!!

Nick Cave sent out a great Red Hand File yesterday!! Just confirming what we already know– the Wild God tour is incredible!

However, mostly he was talking about how he and the band are feeling about this incredible tour. He says, in part:

The shows are outstanding, feel deeply musical, and we are enjoying them immensely. Those couple of hours on stage are intense and concentrated and there is a feeling of supreme metaphysical possibility where anything can happen, and frequently does. When performing, I experience an aliveness where I feel close to the living and to the dead. It seems that the show affords both band and audience moments of acute spiritual intimacy and communion, unlike anything that can be found outside of our own particular cathedrals – sex, nature, religion, identity, whatever. The new songs seem purpose-built for the live experience...

You can read it in full HERE.

And speaking of the tour…

Some photos from Zagreb. The show seemed even more intense there, if that is even possible!

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds play Prague tomorrow night!! You can buy tickets here.

The following night, they play Munich, but it is sold out.

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And here’s a new feature I’ve decided to add to the blog, at least for a little while!

Remember how it used to be popular to ask, “What would Jesus do?” when you were faced with some sort of moral or ethical question or dilemma?

in 2009, a really great book came out, called: What Would Keith Richards Do? Filled with actual quotes of things Keith Richards had said in random interviews over the span of about 4 decades, and presented as affirmative wise advice or affirmations to help guide you in your very complicated life. It is mostly incredibly funny.

For years, I kept this book in the guest room, but yesterday, I moved it into my room — on my night table, to be exact. I decided to randomly choose a topic each morning and share the result with you here!

This morning’s entry [drum roll]: From Chapter 5, “Daily Affirmations on Society”. Keith’s response on being a bad example for society:

“If they [the police] hadn’t come smashing through my front door, no one would’ve known what example I was setting.”

So now, I guess, just sort of meditate on that and enjoy your day!!

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All righty!

Also —

If you want to donate to the Lambda Literary Writer’s Retreat, you can do so below! The donation helps make the cost of attending the retreat more affordable for emerging LGBTQ writers.

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/lambda-literary-foundation/help-lambda-literary-s-emerging-writers-retreat-lower-tuition-in-2025

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Okay!! Have a happy Wednesday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Yes, I’m currently in a Goat’s Head Soup phase, after my friend sent me that video the other day of the backing tracks to “Angie”. And I am finding the album to be an uncanny inspiration for both the memoir I am working on (covering 1971-1980), as well as a screenplay I’m developing that is a subsection of the memoir!

Today, it’s the actual full song, “Angie,” from 1973. Iconic. Enjoy!

Here’s What We Have for Today

As usual, weird stuff going on out there.

The best potential news is that Phil is supposed to do a livestream tonight. Check here later to confirm. No time has been announced yet.

UPDATE : 7PM Eastern time!!!

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This podcast should be really great. It will be live at 1pm Eastern today on rumble, but you can always watch the replay at the same link if you miss it.

From Absolute 1776:

Red Pill 78 and Dave from NewsTreason / Rambo and Frens EP#71

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Great news!

From The Gateway Pundit:

New Cancer Treatment Protocol Featuring ‘Horse Dewormer’ Ivermectin, ‘Dog Dewormer’ Fenbendazole, and Mebendazole Passes Peer Review, Marking Potential Breakthrough in Therapy

Dr. William Makis, a nuclear medicine physician and researcher specializing in multiple medical fields, including cancer and one of the first doctors to warn about the danger of the COVID shot, shared this news in a post on X:

BREAKING NEWS: First-in-the-World Ivermectin, Mebendazole and Fenbendazole Protocol in Cancer has been peer-reviewed and published on Sep.19, 2024!

The future of Cancer Treatment starts NOW.

My thanks to lead authors Ilyes Baghli and Pierrick Martinez for their incredible inspired work, FLCCC’s Dr.Paul Marik for his extensive work on repurposed drugs and every co-author who worked hard to bring this paper to life.

I hope that this peer-reviewed paper lays the groundwork for a brand new future for Cancer Treatment.[…]

[full article here]

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News Roundup from X/twitter.

Keyboard Operator – 10/14/2024 – Scandals for Walz and Kamala. Plummeting in the polls (15 mins):

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Nigel Watson (Finland/UK) – WEIGHT LOSS JABS FOR JOBS – AUTHORITARIAN COLLECTIVISM NEEDED TO SAVE THE NHS & THE ECONOMY. (14 mins):

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & DREW DEMI – TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2024 (15 mins):

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The video below concerns the Shapira Scrolls, a subject that Ross K. Nichols has written about extensively.

Fact or Fiction? A Deep Dive into the amazing story of the Shapira Scrolls – with Prof. Dershowitz (59 mins):

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James Tabor re-posted this video this morning.

Looking for the Wrong Ark in all the Wrong Places (51 mins):

And a great announcement from James Tabor last evening:

I just received my appointment letter as a Distinguished Fellow, Faculty of Humanities, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.  Initial two year term, renewable.”

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And in other news.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will play Croatia tonight. And on Thursday, 10/17, they will be in Prague — you can buy tickets HERE.

They will be in Munich on Friday, 10/18, but it is sold out.

Here are a few more photos from the show in Budapest, Sunday night. They were all posted by the same person.

And here — Nick Cave apparently has some sort of high-powered super vision that emanates from his left eye. I was unaware of this until now.

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And that’s it for now.

Have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Breakfast-listening music. This was a huge radio hit when I was living in NYC and working at the Museum of Modern Art. (Yes, I keep praying that this guy is okay. Time will tell.)

Moving into Monday

I have no clue where the weekend went. It seems like I worked through the whole thing.

But I have to say, gang — based strictly on the elderly people that I visit here in the Hinterlands– every last one of them is Christian, they believe in God, they’re Conservative, they’re pro-Trump. And they watch the TV news and they are ALL suspicious about what is going on.

A case in point–

Last evening, a new patient that I’ve been assigned — her world now is essentially just her recliner chair. She’s immobile and mostly deaf but incredibly smart and sweet and funny. She took one look at the latest polls last night on Fox News, regarding Kamala and Trump being in a “dead heat”… and she said, “There is no way that’s true. The polls are lying.”

My point is that, older Americans, who are part of that
“old school” where they were actually taught critical thinking– they are not easy to fool. Even without a smart phone, without a laptop, without spending time out in the world among other people. They know how to THINK.

Anyway. So I have a new patient (plus her husband) and wow, are they amazing! All these incredibly wonderful people out there. It makes it a little easier to have to say to goodbye to the other ones that are moving on.

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I don’t have much that I want to post today, but here it is.

Sanity4Sweden – Not everybody is living in a hole (7 mins):

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Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Sunday Night Live With Andy The Gabby Cabby (1 hr):

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & DREW DEMI – MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2024

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The Dr. Ardis Show | The Powerful Health Benefits of Black Seed Oil | Episode 10.09.2024

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Ross K. Nichols – The Day of Atonement (1 hr):

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In other news!

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds played another amazing show last night — this time in Budapest! Here are a few photos!

Next they play Croatia — on Weds. October 15th. Buy tickets here.

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Enjoy your Monday, gang, wherever you are in the world!!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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A friend in France sent me this incredible video this morning. I just loved it. I share it here, even though you aren’t likely to love it for the same reasons that I do — it viscerally brought back so many wonderful memories of my private world in the early 1970s.

It is the backing track only, from the Stones iconic hit song, “Angie,” off of their Goat’s Head Soup album from 1973. Along with a bunch of great candid photos from back then. Even without the famous vocals, every note of this track sends my soul soaring. Okay. Enjoy, gang.