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Alive in Cleveland

The drive to Cleveland yesterday was awesome, gang. It was a 2 1/2-hour drive, but only the final half-hour was on a freeway. The rest of it was on backroads through incredible farmlands, rolling hills, trees, trees, trees, and a few ponds and streams. Cows, horses, Amish country, beautiful old barns, and old country churches.

Cleveland, of course, has changed enormously since my wee bonny girlhood, but this is not the first time I’ve been here since my wee bonny girlhood.

Btw— that splendid weather we were supposed to have did not materialize. It’s dismal and grey here, and luckily I remembered to bring a jacket because it’s a lot cooler than was expected, too.

I’m thinking that the Nick Cave concert tonight will be very good, and I’m hoping this will be true, because honestly, gang, I just want to get back into my car and go back to the country. Not only is it expensive here, but nothing around the hotel has any food that is organic or fresh from the farms. The food tastes terrible. And the people seem sort of gloomy. There are plenty of homeless people begging for money, etc. Like the old days back in NYC, but without the incredible energy of the old New York.

Last night, I went to the Cleveland Art Institute because I had a ticket to see the new documentary film, “Mutiny in Heaven,” about Nick Cave and his first band, The Birthday Party (an evolution of the band The Boys Next Door). Wow, was it depressing. Even though I could still relate to a lot of what was uplifting from that era of music — through most of the life-span of The Birthday Party, I was already in NYC, heavily involved in all the various genre of the music scene back then. But, Jesus. Most of what was in that film was just depressing and some of it was vile and nauseating. Plus, I love Rowland S. Howard and for me, his sad and sort of tragic death was haunting that whole film.

The most interesting part of the evening, though, was that the Uber I needed to take to the movie theater and back, cost me a whopping $100. Yes, to a theater (& back) that is only 4 miles from my hotel. If I had tried to drive there, find a place to park, and find my way back to my hotel I would have gotten hopelessly lost. So Uber it was.

One nice thing, though, both of the Uber drivers I had were really friendly and chatty. One was from Afghanistan and the other one was from Turkey. Both of them loved Cleveland, so that was nice.

Truthfully, if it weren’t for the fact that my grandparents are buried here, I would probably never come back to Cleveland. But Kara and I are already planning another day trip here (to the other side of Cleveland) to go visit my grandparents’ graves.

All right, I guess that’s it for now. Today I am doing nothing, really, except waiting for Nick Cave’s show because I am almost out of money. (Meaning, money that I loaded onto my debit card before I left home.) I’m planning to chat with Sandra today, to find out how rehearsals have been going in Toronto. And I think Valerie is calling from Brooklyn today, too. So that’s it.

Okay.

I hope you’re having a great Monday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!

Getting Ready for that Trip to Cleveland!

The route I am taking to Cleveland tomorrow will be a brand new one for me, gang. All backroads and State Highways. It should be beautiful. The weather is supposed to be splendid. We shall see!

Nick Cave will be performing in what is now called the KeyBank State Theater (how lovely, right? Sounds straight out of the USSR). A long time ago, though — meaning, in my wee bonny girlhood — it used to be called the Cleveland Playhouse and it had a wonderful theatrical history. But now the whole surrounding area is called “Playhouse Square” and is a collection of several theaters.

Anyway, I have not been to this theater since my wee bonny girlhood — yes, when the USSR was pretty much only in the USSR. I was last in the Cleveland Playhouse with my grandmother, who was my favorite person on Earth and who has been gone a long, long time now. I’m sure my memories will feel overwhelming while I’m there.

Cleveland Playhouse. Now called “State Theater of the Union Republic”

If you’re in Washington DC right this very minute — Nick Cave is doing a book signing at 11AM at a bookshop called Politics and Prose, at 5015 Connecticut Ave NW.

Tonight he’s performing in DC, also, but it is already sold out.

Okay I’ve got stuff to do because I need to work at the train station tonight (and btw — that new cocktail that is named after me is kind of a big hit. See Thursday’s post). Mostly I just wanted to make sure you knew that Phil is planning to go live tonight at 8PM Eastern time.

Okay, I gotta scurry!

Enjoy your Saturday wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!

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I will most likely be playing this tomorrow…. my usual driving-for-a-long-time-on-a-sunny-day music! Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker’s live version of “Runnin’ Down A Dream”. (I miss you so much, Tom.) Okay. Enjoy!!

A Very Happy Friday, Gang!

There is nothing to report today, except that it is Nick Cave’s birthday, today.

Happy, happy, happy!! It was 4 years ago, right around his birthday, that I last saw him in NYC.

Then there was this weird scamdemic thing that made almost everything on Earth feel like a bad dream.

However. That’s over.

Happy Birthday, Nick Cave! See ya real soon!!

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Oh wait, this was interesting–

Dan Bongino- The Global War On Free Speech Explodes (Ep. 2093) – 09/21/2023 (58 mins):

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And there’s this–

Ross and Jono – Nephilim: Angels on Earth? (1 hr 25 mins):

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Other than that, my new writing desk arrived!

It was simple to put together. It weighs almost nothing. The top is real wood. It is so basic and plain and compact — just what I was looking for in order to get back to journal writing, or to sit and make story notes, outlines, etc. — just to get away from the laptop for a little while each day.

The only “problem” is, Francis really loves sitting in the chair. She prefers it to the other chair in the dining room that is exactly like it; the one she used to love over all other chairs in the house for about the last 3 years…. so now I feel a little guilty because in order to sit at my new happy writing desk, I have to ask her to please move… (she’s not called “Mean Frannie McFee” for nothing.) Anyway:

All right!

Enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world!!

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!

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Happy Birthday, Nick Cave!

Just Touching Base

I thought this was curious indeed…more proof that the White Hats are in control.

From Disclose.tv — (bye-bye, baby, bye-bye):

Rupert Murdoch to retire from Fox and News Corporation boards
Breaking news from around the world.

Also from Shadow of Ezra:

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If you are like me and got really tired of watching your little furry friends die too soon from cancer & everything else, and instead have switched to vitamins and supplements…

From Lee Dawson:

“To learn more on the specific natural alternatives that would be most helpful for your pet, watch the Pet Health Webinar replay on how there are better options that are treating pets and their parents better.[…]”

PetClub 247 (27 mins):

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Here in Ohio…. more signs of NESARA underway?

“Ohio lawmakers seek to freeze property taxes for older, middle-income homeowners”

[full article here]

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James Tabor announces a GREAT new course!

“This course has Ten Lectures, filmed in HiDef video. It comes with a hefty course pack of study notes and other resources–PDF readings, bonus videos, and lots more. I will also be doing monthly Zoom meetings with the students in this course beginning October 29th. These meetings are not Webinars, where you watch me talk, but a Zoom gathering of all who can “attend,” where we can talk, dialogue, address questions and issues, and continue to learn together.”

ALL details HERE.

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Tonight — Nick Cave is in Durham, NC. (Getting closer to Cleveland by the minute, gang.)

And tomorrow is his birthday! He will be 147 66 years old!!

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And that’s really it for today, gang.

Oh, but wait!! Here’s this!

The train station just launched a new cocktail!! (guess who created it??) (it’s just a little bit different from a regular espresso martini)

Okay, and that’s it.

Enjoy your Thursday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting! I love you guys. See ya!!

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My driving-to-town music from yesterday! Enjoy!!

Where would she be…

…without Instagram???

This photo was posted last night!! Rehearsals have begun at last, gang! (This is the production crew, the musicians, the director, and Sandra in the center.)

And while we’re at it–

This appears to be Johnny Depp, but he’s not smoking so we can’t be 100% certain…. (I love this photo!):

And here’s Keith in 1973!!

And this tour begins TODAY in Ashville, NC!!

And we’re celebrating THIS today!! Tender Prey, by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, was released 35 years ago this very day!! (I cannot believe I am getting so old!!)

(And that — pictured above– is only a fraction of the record albums I still own, although over the years, I gave away a couple thousand because I got so sick of having to pack them up and move them all over NYC.)

(And, yes, that is only a portion of the VHS movies I still own!! So many amazing memories. I cannot part with them. And the VCR has lasted longer than the DVD players do. I’ve replaced the DVD player 4 times…)

(Yes! I have such Hollywood classics as “The Philadelphia Story,” and “The Little Foxes“. And international classics such as, “The Bicycle Thief” (heartbreaking; Italy 1948), and “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.” (wonderful; UK 1962). A little known gem from 1990, “Tune In Tomorrow” (so funny!) and a 1993 masterpiece “Arizona Dream“. I basically forced anyone who came into our apartment that year to sit down, have a drink and watch that film. Everyone was equally amazed by it!)

All right, gang. That’s really all today.

I agreed to work the day shift tomorrow at the train station because they are short on help this week, so today is my BIG DAY OFF!! I’m going to get down to some writing here.

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

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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My driving-around-the-village music from yesterday!! Still fantastic!! Enjoy!!

Horsepucky! Pt. 2!!

Welcome back, gang!!

Oh, wait. I’m the one who was gone…

Okay!

I had another great trip down to see my dad. This time, my stepbrother and his wife were in from California and I hadn’t seen them since their mom’s funeral (my stepmom) in 2020. And one of my stepsisters stopped over, too. It was a lovely day and we had a really nice time — although, with all the extra people and conversations, I didn’t really get to spend too much time with my dad. Still, it was a good trip.

I’m getting a little better at managing all that driving, especially now that summer is over and there’s less traffic. But I still get out of the car at the end of the trip, after 6 hours of driving, and feel like I got hit by a truck….

What happened to those not-so-long-ago days, when I would hop into my car, drive 11 straight hours to Rhinebeck, NY, get to Sandra’s house, trot my bags upstairs, toss them into the guestroom, and then walk briskly with her into the village and get cocktails and dinner and be in absolutely fine form???

Unbelievable. That was only 3 years ago…

Next up: I drive to Cleveland and back to see Nick Cave. Hopefully, I won’t feel like I was hit by a truck… (That’s the main reason I’m flying to Toronto next month. Toronto is actually not that far away. Rhinebeck is twice as far from here as Toronto, but I seriously don’t want to risk feeling like I got hit by a truck in Toronto.) (BTW – Sandra arrived in Toronto on Saturday.)

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In “Horsepucky” news…

I’m not really sure what’s going on with the bizarro Jann Wenner thing — I do know that there’s some seriously weird shit circulating around. Not just his alleged comments in the NY Times about black musicians and black female musicians (and who in their right mind makes comments like that, least of all a man like him? It doesn’t add up) — but also an entire new book is out claiming that Rolling Stone was essentially a racist zine and that Wenner never gave equal (or any) space to black musicians.

Not sure what universe that author grew up in, but Rolling Stone most definitely was NOT like that when I was growing up. Back in the 70s, when I was growing up, popular music wasn’t divided into black & white. It was just popular music, with most white musicians inspired by and devoted to the black roots of blues, rhythm & blues, soul, and rock & roll. So both blacks & whites were always in all the popular music zines from the late 60s onward.

I don’t know what Rolling Stone is like nowadays because I stopped reading it a couple of decades ago, when it became indescribably militant Marxist. A mouthpiece for the CIA agenda — when it used to be a vehicle for exposing the CIA.

I don’t even know if that’s even still the real Jann Wenner. Maybe it’s a double and now they are publicly taking down an infiltrated Rolling Stone? I honestly don’t know, but it’s worth thinking about…

Meanwhile–

In other “Horsepucky” news– more attacks on truthers:

Russell Brand – So, This Is Happening (2 mins):

Phil weighed in on this topic this morning:

“☝️[their] targeting against me didn’t work, so now [they’ve] switched focus to fellow Rumble live-streamer, Russell Brand.

It also will not work 😎”

(And I have to add that I am so happy to see this #unity going on right now between Phil and Nick, over at GoodLionTV. As you know, I love Nick’s documentaries. He has been astounding my wee bonny brain for several years now. There are a few movies over there that you can watch for free, but if you can afford $9.99 a month to watch everything, it is well worth it.)

And if you never watched Nick’s “Paul Is Dead” film, even though I have begged you many, many times to go watch it — you can still watch it for free HERE.

Film: Paul is Dead (2020)
Length: 50 minutes
Produced by: Good Lion Films
Premise: What if Paul McCartney died in 1966? Would they have replaced him? If so, why? With who?

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Hmmmm……

Paul 1964
Paul 1968

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And PS: Not a GoodLion film, but don’t forget to listen to this!! (“Deathbed confession”) (And if you think that George Harrison wasn’t murdered, even though he died from cancer, think harder.)

GEORGE HARRISON TELLS THE TRUE STORY OF PAUL MCCARTNEY’S 1966 DEATH AND THE COVER UP (1 hr 37 mins):

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And while we’re at it, don’t forget this!!

KILL THE MESSENGER: The Murder of John Lennon by CIA Operation 40 – By Gualdo Hidalgo

“…The presence of Jose Perdomo at the crime scene is the unequivocal proof that CIA murdered John Lennon. Jose (Sanjenis) Perdomo, Chief of the Secret Service at the Presidential Palace in Havana during President Carlos Prio Socarras, a CIA veteran, worked for CIA/Miami station in the early 1960s, and recruited most of the members of Operation 40 – a CIA assassination squad most of whom were Cubans”

[full article here]

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Real Raw News has been updating articles, now that their trip from Hell is over, including this one — (she was allegedly hanged this morning):

JAG Convicts “mRNA Queen” Melissa Moore

A Guantanamo Bay military tribunal on Thursday delivered a verdict of guilty in JAG’s case against former Moderna maniac Melissa J. Moore, the creature that lobbied the FDA to approve the mRNA-1273 clot shot despite knowing it had killed and sickened trial participants and would have a high mortality rate once administered to the general population. […]”

[full article here]

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And this has nothing to do with anything, but I love this photo of Nick Cave:

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I tell you what, gang. I wake up alone now, every morning. Well, I wake up with Doris and Huckleberry walking all over me with tiny kitty feet, at 5:44am every morning. (Their inner-kitty clocks are incredibly precise).

But I wake-up alone, and I scan my thoughts before opening my eyes — thanking God for quite a few things before I get out of bed and face the day. Thanking God that my bills are paid; thanking God that I am incredibly healthy; thanking God that Q and the White Hats had an amazing plan; thanking God that I am still alive, that I somehow had the courage to stay alive and live an uncompromised life, in spite of everything that has been thrown at me these last 3 years (as well as for the entirety of my life, but for other reasons).

And I thank God that yesterday, my stepsister promised me she would not move away while my dad was still alive (she lives only 20 minutes from him) and so I have one less thing to worry about.

Gang, I won’t say that my career is “over,” but it has been decimated and I honestly don’t even mind. With everything we’ve now learned about Hollywood, Netflix, the music industry…. I’m just grateful I can still write. I can still think for myself. I can live in peace and quiet and put thoughts onto paper.

Now I read these things that are allegedly happening to “Jann Wenner” and, even though his magazine turned into something I no longer respect, I don’t know what is true about what’s happening — I only know that none of it makes sense. And, in a similar non-sensical vein, I can look to my own career, specifically at my (award-winning) play, “Tell My Bones,” and except for Sandra, none of the people, both black & white people, who helped me get that play off the ground in late 2020 will have anything to do with me now. Because I’m white and Helen LaFrance was black. And that since I’m white, I am not allowed to write about a black woman’s life, even though Helen granted me, personally, the rights to tell her life story.

So I know there is a lot of horsepucky going on everywhere. So much is still coming to light. Some of it such huge horrific stuff. For me, it all comes down to the microcosm of my life now. I’m healthy. I can write. I have my own mind. I’m so grateful for that.

I look at someone like Michael Hemmingson — a truly dear colleague, whose life was utterly destroyed. (I keep hoping that he’s living in some sort of witness protection somewhere, but as the years go by, I believe that less and less.) He was the one who warned me many years ago about the FBI (regarding a short story I wrote way back in 1989 –!!). He was the one who warned me about FEMA, about Obama, about, yes, the CIA.

He worked hard at exposing corruption everywhere. Most notably the cartels in Tijuana.

I steadfastly supported his erotic writing in a federal court, staking my entire reputation on it, even though I was looking at a minimum of 5 years in prison. I’m so glad I didn’t know then what I know now, because it was terrifying enough back then.

But now, you know what? You can try to find out about Hemmingson’s career on the Internet, and they will have you believing he was a pedophile. His career fighting the CIA has been all but erased. And what has been completely scrubbed are his journalism pieces about how influential the Satanic church was becoming in Hollywood. He was murdered shortly after those pieces were published online.

So, I don’t know. I wake up and I’m just grateful that I wake up. I’m grateful I can think. I’m grateful I can write. I have food and water, and a (very leaky) roof over my head. I’m just fucking grateful. Bells & whistles no longer matter at all.

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Okay, enjoy your day, gang, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!

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