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Getting better by the minute!

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Wow!

Not only an actual day off, but the bearable weather continues — which means my brain is still working! Yay!!

AND — the Summer Sale over at Smashwords starts today, gang, and continues through the month of July.

All the info and direct links are on my substack page. The sale includes free downloads of Freak Parade and The Muse Revisited: Volumes, 1,2, &3.

The sale is for my eBooks only. And these books, as always, are intended for ADULT READSERS ONLY. Thanks!!

I don’t USUALLY look like this, but just for today, I look like this…

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In other great SALE news!!

Cave Things started a summer sale today, too!

All kinds of cool things are on sale over there to help you beat the heat, or whatever it is you’re trying to beat….

Yet again, some of my favorites are on sale!! Including, but not limited to;

The Hotel Girls Notebook — $12.00 (plus tons of shipping to the USA) (Only adults can look at the image below, thank you very much for your cooperation)

The fantastic Happy Tea Set, the whole set, or separate pieces of it! The Happy Tea Pot, $68.00 (plus all sorts of overseas shipping fees!)

Up Jumped the Devil Milk Jug! $40.00 (no shipping Oops! Tons of shipping there, too!)

That milk jug commemorates one of my absolute favorite Nick Cave songs of all time!!!

“Up Jumped the Devil”, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, 1988, from the incredible album, Tender Prey.

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Here’s this!

Not only because I love this photo so much, but also because my great-great grandmother was a full-blood Blackfoot Indian, and judging by the date listed below, she very well might have known Chief Two Guns White Calf! I think that is so cool.

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And speaking of guns…

I am really, really thinking I will have to cancel my monthly membership at the shooting range, gang. I am only getting one day off a week these days, and it is going to continue for the rest of the summer.

I’m going to call over there today and see if maybe I can just temporarily suspend my membership until Fall. We’ll see. I hate to do it, but I have` absolutely no time. And I just keep paying and paying and paying…

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Okay, well. have I had some intense shifts the last couple of days. In a good way, but still intense.

I saw the retired Minister and his wife on Sunday evening and it was great. He is making such great progress. He was lucid the entire time I was with him, and he talked a lot about his ministry, as well as when he first decided to become a Christian when he was in his teens (he is 80 now).

It was an amazing evening, but as usual it sort of wiped me out emotionally.

Ditto, my shift with my favorite client who is back from Florida. For different reasons, although she is a retired Chaplain, so it was all in the same vein.

I still don’t understand WHY ON EARTH I decided to return to this type of work, but clearly, all of this is on my path right now for a reason.

Oh, and oddly enough!! In my novel-in-progress, The Curse of Our Profound Disorder, that I am working on after a 26-year hiatus… the father in the story is a retired Minister. And the upcoming remainder of the novel is primarily about HIM.

Hmmm…….

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On the home front —

I downloaded all the forms I need to fill out in order to apply for that USDA home-improvement loan/grant for low-income seniors living in rural areas.

We’ll see if I can get those filled out before I leave for NYC, but something tells me it would be pushing my luck. I have some stuff I need to do on the play today, and today is my only day off.

But at least I have the forms!!

Home improvement in the Hinterlands!

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And I think that’s it for now!

I have to finish doing the laundry then get focused on “The Guide to Being Fabulous”!

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

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Yes, the Annie Murray kick continues around here!

How can you NOT love this one, gang??? One of her first hits — “Snowbird.”

Anne Murray, “Snowbird”, 1969. From her album, This Way is My Way. Enjoy, gang!!

“Snowbird”

Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean
The unborn grass lies waiting
For its coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings the song he always sings
And speaks to me of flowers
That will bloom again in spring

When I was young
My heart was young then, too
Anything that it would tell me
That’s the thing that I would do
But now I feel such emptiness within
For the thing that I want most in life’s
The thing that I can’t win

Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could you know that I would
Fly away with you

The breeze along the river seems to say
That he’ll only break my heart again
Should I decide to stay
So, little snowbird
Take me with you when you go
To that land of gentle breezes
Where the peaceful waters flow

Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could you know that I would
Fly away with you

Yeah, if I could you know that I would
Fl-y-y-y-y away with you

c – 1969 – Gene MacLellan

A Breezy Wednesday in the Hinterlands!

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I know — it looks like my apartment in Paris in the 1920s, but …

Wow. So this is a cool development, gang!

Already, my psychological stress level has diminished to the point where we had TONS of really intense thunderstorms here last night — which usually triggers my PTSD — and I breezed right through it!

I didn’t even flinch! I hung out happily on the bed with Blackie & the kittens and just kept watching my new absolute favorite show on Netflix:

“Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories”. From 2019.

I love this beautiful opening to each episode. I never skip the intro (2 mins):

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If you saw my post yesterday, about the new Guitar Player interview with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai …

I know I’m getting older now, too — Steve Vai is my age, and Joe Satriani is 4 years older.

However, I remember them so well from the 1980s when they both had HAIR!!! I miss that.

Joe with hair
Steve with hair

They have a new album coming out, in case you missed that part. And a new single, with Glenn Hughes on vocals. “I Wanna Play My Guitar”:

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And to be fair: Me in the 1980s, when I also had hair!

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Oh wow, gang!!

So I guess you probably saw that all the stuff about “Pope Leo IV” was just a mistake!! A cruel lie, even!!

Here’s the new Pope!!

Pope Keith I

And while I’m at it — here’s this!!

Brian, Keith and Mick, 1965 — I love this photo:

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And on the kitten front —

Here’s something I bought that is a lifesaver!!

I was worried about using the vacuum cleaner anywhere near Blackie & the kittens because they are closed up in my room and cannot escape the scary noise.

This works great!! I’m so glad I bought it. Cat litter, cat hair, pieces of my chenille bedspread that the kittens have discovered is really fun to shred!! GONE!

I can actually sweep the entire upstairs in under 4 minutes. And it also works on uncarpeted floors, too. (Here’s a link on Amazon if you want one.)

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Okay, it looks like Cave Things is having a 40% Off sale on all prints!

My favorite is in stock AND 40% off, so if you need my address, just GOOGLE it!!

(Don’t use the Spring Garden St. address in Easton, PA, though, because I have not lived there in 20 years!! And someone other than me will receive this treasured item!!) (And, yes! It’s on sale now for a mere $245 plus a zillion in shipping fees!! I eagerly await its arrival, so thank you!!)

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And another photo from the show in Vancouver:

Tonight, they play San Francisco. Saturday, they play the festival in Pasadena. And then the tour is OVER!! Buy those final tickets here.

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On a happy note–

Next week is a big week for me, gang. On Tuesday, I have been invited to have dinner at the Granville Inn by my dear friend Kara!

And then on Saturday, after my midday shift, I’m having lunch with my favorite Q-following friend, at our favorite haunt — Tequilaville!!

Here’s a less warehouse-y looking shot than the one I usually post:

And here’s what it looks like inside:

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And that is it for now, because I gotta scoot!!

Have a wonder-filled Wednesday, wherever you are in the world!!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Okay, I know. But we’re still on the Emmylou kick around here, and I can’t help it!!

Here’s the song she wrote in memory of Graham Parson’s after he died — and his body was burned at Joshua Tree:

“But, to fulfill Parsons’ wishes, Kaufman and a friend stole both a hearse and his body and drove it to Joshua Tree. At Cap Rock Parking Lot, they poured gasoline into the open coffin and lit it, creating an enormous fireball. They were arrested and eventually fined $750.00, for stealing the coffin. “

At that point in time, Emmylou Harris was a backup singer for Graham Parsons. Afterward, she became a huge success on her own.

I definitely used to sing this song in my sets on the Folk Music circuit in NYC.

The beautiful “Boulder to Birmingham” from 1975. Enjoy, gang!!

“Boulder To Birmingham”

I don’t want to hear a love song
I got on this airplane just to fly
And I know there’s life below
But all that it can show me
Is the prairie and the sky

And I don’t want to hear a sad story
Full of heartbreak and desire
The last time I felt like this
It was in the wilderness and the canyon was on fire
And I stood on the mountain in the night and I watched it burn
I watched it burn, I watched it burn.

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in his saving grace.
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, I could see your face.

Well you really got me this time
And the hardest part is knowing I’ll survive.
I have come to listen for the sound
Of the trucks as they move down
Out on ninety five
And pretend that it’s the ocean
coming down to wash me clean, to wash me clean
Baby do you know what I mean

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in his saving grace.
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, I could see your face.

c – 1975 Emmylou Harris, Bill Danoff

A Magnificent Morning Underway in the Hinterlands!

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It’s a little chilly here but, wow, is it sunny, gang!

And this afternoon, the little maternity playpen for the kittens arrives and I will no longer have to worry about those newborn kittens being out there in the freezing cold at night. Even though their little cat house outside is filled with straw, and I’m guessing that Little Blackie’s body heat keeps them very warm. Still, it will be a relief to have them indoors.

Well, Peitor and I got even MORE great work done on the revisions of the TV pilot yesterday. However, I have 6 (!!) pages of notes that he emailed me this morning. I need to try to go over those before I leave for my morning client. So this post will be brief!!

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First off, if you follow Phil then you are likely aware that we seemed to have passed a huge and wonderful milestone out there somewhere.

He posted this last night!!

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And in case you aren’t keeping track of it — nearly 70 countries so far have now negotiated better trade deals with the US due to Trump’s tariffs. So things are really looking good, gang. Hang in there!!

From il donaldo trumpo yesterday:

“HOOOOOOOLD!!!😎🇺🇸”

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All righty!!

If you’re a subscriber to Nick Cave’s Cave Things mailing list, this week you can get 40% off my most favorite item over there!!!

All things “Happy Tea Set”!!

Use THIS link. And if you’re not a subscriber, a link will pop up for you to subscribe today to get 40% off!

The tea set pictured below is only $12 million plus shipping!! (OOPS! My error. Apparently, it’s only $176 plus shipping, and then 40% off of that price.) (If you need my mailing address to have it sent to me, google it. It’s EVERYWHERE.) (But don’t use the Spring Garden Street address. I haven’t lived in Easton, Pennsylvania in many, many years.) (In fact, I have moved 4 times since then.)

And don’t forget!! THIS starts in Boston in just a handful of days!! Buy tickets HERE!!

Okay! I gotta scoot.

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

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Yes, from this morning. Still on a Neil Diamond kick around here.

The fantastic “Soolaimon/Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” live on Hot August Night (1972). Enjoy, gang and Happy Listening!!

Splendid Day!!!

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This will be another brief one because I gotta scoot!! But, wow! What a gorgeous day here, gang!

Yesterday was so gloomy and snowy and windy and cold, and as I was driving to and from town, I just felt like I couldn’t deal with it a moment longer… I needed SUN!

And this morning, the entire weather report for the next 6 days had changed!!

It is so sunny here right now that it feels like Spring.

And tomorrow night is the final night of lighting the votives at “bedtime” because Sunday , we move the clocks ahead and it will still be daylight for me at “bedtime.”

I put that in quotes, because when I go to bed, I do a bunch of things: I watch a little TV on my phone, I study at least one lesson of the many courses I’m studying right now, and I listen to a chapter in whatever audio book I’m listening to (currently: Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald.) And then I go to sleep.

One of the online courses I’m studying right now is really fascinating. (All the courses I’m always taking are Judeo-Christian in some way.) This particular course is “Judaism” and taught by Isaiah M. Gafni, Ph.D. A professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

This is my second course taught by him and I always learn some very interesting stuff. (If you’re new to the blog: when I was a few weeks old, I was adopted by a very religious Polish-Latvian Jewish family in Cleveland. So for most of the first 18 years of my life, I was surrounded by very religious Jews. I started learning Hebrew at age 5, and went to Hebrew school 3 times a week, until I was 9 and begged my parents: “Can I please go to dancing school???” For some blessed reason, they said yes.)

Anyway. The current lesson discusses the transition from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (by the Romans, in 77 CE), and how Judaism went from being strictly in the Temple and run by priests who were born into the priesthood, to being run by rabbis who were schooled to become rabbis and who were very mobile and could travel to other communities.

This is something I have always wondered about and this particular lesson was fascinating.

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Okay, anyway. Before I forget!

Il donaldo trumpo posted the popcorn meme again!! So get ready for some sort of political bruhaha to get underway this weekend. (And remember that you’re watching a movie.)

“NEED MORE POPCORN FOR THE WEEKEND!!!🍿🇺🇸🥳🥳🥳”

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Cave Things has another sale underway!! 20% off all clothing until March 17th!! (visit the link)

Unfortunately, this t-shirt (my favorite one!!) is sold out:

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More Nick Cave stuff —

For some reason, Nick Cave Official on Instagram is telling us to watch this specific lyric video, the song for Anita Lane (which I’ve posted here before, but here it is again!). This is my favorite song on the Wild God album:

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And THANK YOU to everybody for downloading my eBooks yet again at Smashwords this past week. The sale ends tomorrow. (Visit HERE for links to my eBooks that are free to download. Scroll down the page.) (ADULTS ONLY!!)

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And here’s this!!!!!

Keith Richards at the Isle of Wight concert in 1969!!!

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And that’s it!! I seriously, seriously, SERIOUSLY gotta scoot!!

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

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!!

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Breakfast-listening music!!!

Ernest Tubb, the Texas Troubadour

From Ernest Tubb, his incredible classic, “Walking the Floor Over You.” 1941. Enjoy, gang!!

Too Early to Know the Facts

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The main thing I want to focus on today is the fire.

In case you weren’t aware yet, another suspicious fire started in the Hollywood Hills, and it is being attributed to arson, for sure. Perhaps even a DEW (Directed Energy Weapon) — like the atrocity in Lahaina.

One thing people seem to agree on is that this is not just a “natural” forest fire, like they always have around Los Angeles.

News Treason Channel 17 had some very insightful comments last night in their video with Mike King. (Below). They are stressing that we can’t know yet who is behind these fires, but that we are still at war with the worldwide Deep State. And the most important thing to note right now is that the White Hats & Trump are at least controlling the narrative of the news.

And this is very important.

News Treason Channel 17 — first 40 minutes cover the fire.

Q News Review With Mike King #029 (2 hrs ):

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Also very interesting to note that, although il donaldo trumpo is posting a lot about the LA fires, the fake Newsom, etc., there have been NO popcorn comms at all.

At least speaking for myself, I do not feel like “we’re watching a movie” with this one. But it is interesting to consider how evil Hollywood had gotten and now they’re basically burning it to the ground.

I just hate like hell to see innocent people and animals suffer — but that can also be considered the price of war. And it is at least a consolation that they are no longer trying to blame “climate change”….

Also interesting to note that yesterday, Phil’s whole online life got totally hacked. Click HERE and scroll down.

In addition he just now posted something interesting from the Iranian Channel. Read it HERE.

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This is something else I hate like hell to see — but this whole horrific thing playing out in the UK feels like optics, to me. To wake people the fuck up and demand change, retribution, answers.

Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – This Is WRONG ‼️ (3 mins):

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This was extremely interesting — Ivan is saying that Ashli Babbit was eventually murdered, but by the Capitol Police .

Ivan at the Ashli Babbit Wreath Laying Jan 6 2025 (3 mins):

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In better news —

A January SALE is going on over at Cave Things!!

“The Cave Things January Sale is now live.

Shop up to 60% off all stationery, homeware and t-shirts for a limited time only.

Offer runs until 22 January, 5pm GMT“

(Please feel free to buy me the Happy Tea Set, if you feel moved to do so!! Marked down from $170 to $102, plus $723 trillion in shipping.)

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That’s it for today, gang. I have a ton of work to tackle on the TV Pilot before I head to my afternoon shift!

Have a good Thursday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Yes! Morning-listening music!!

This CD is currently in my CD player in the kitchen. When Wayne and I drove out West on our honeymoon, about 31 years ago, this CD was playing in the car quite frequently! Hillbilly Music: Thank God! Vol. One

And here’s a song we sang along to many times, including some heavy hillbilly twang in our voices!!

Jean Shepard’s “Twice the Lovin’ (In Half the Time)”!! 1953. Too wonderful! Enjoy, gang!!!

Rainy Monday Afternoon in the Hinterlands

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Okay, I’m back!

You’ve probably already seen this stuff earlier, but here’s what I have for today.

This was great for Q followers this morning!

From Dan Scavino:

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A couple from BRICSNews:

“JUST IN: 🇬🇧 Petition calling for an immediate General Election in the UK surpasses 2,300,000 signatures within 48 hours.”

AND–

“India saved $25,000,000,000 by importing discounted Russian crude oil.”

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I saw this from il donaldo trumpo yet again, and thought: hmmmm.…..now what?? [FYI: Popcorn is Q-related, meaning this is all scripted; we’re watching a movie.]

“WE’RE GONNA NEED MORE POPCORN!!!🇺🇸🥳🥳🥳”

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER MONDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2024 (14 mins):

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And in other news!

Nick Cave sent out a great Red Hand File the other day, regarding Bob Dylan mentioning Nick and the Bad Seeds’ Paris show in a tweet. (I thought it was posted to Threads, but apparently it was on X.)

Nick said, in part:

“Sitting in bed with Susie in a post-tour stupor, watching ‘Carry On Up the Khyber’ and eating Belgian chocolates (gift from a fan), my phone suddenly lit up as excited friends started sending me Bob Dylan’s tweet–…”

You cam read it in full here.

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Also, Cave Things has a Black Friday sale going on from now until December 6th!!

“70% off all Notebooks and Stickers

50% off the Suck My Dick Collection 

30% off all Charms

50% off Silkscreen Prints

40% off T-shirts

50% off Happy Tea Set

40% off all Tiles

AND MUCH MORE”

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And in my own life…

Well, a few of you guys either have a dark sense of humor or want to encourage me to become a stalker!

I think about 10 of you actually voted in my opinion poll the other day (!!)(see post here) and it was a tie between:

“Drive to his house and park across the street and stare at everything that goes on there”

and

“All of the above”

And even though I wasn’t actually going to do any of the options, and I was going to leave him the fuck alone…

I did actually join his Youtube channel. Even though there are tons of videos of him in concert all over the internet, his personal YT channel only has one video posted on it and that was posted about 3 years ago.

Didn’t seem like an active channel, really. But I could not help myself. I posted a comment and asked him a question that could, you know, be read by anyone in the world and not sound salacious or offensive or anything.

And I figured that maybe some day, a couple years from now, I might get some sort of response.

Well. Try a couple of hours later (!!!)

Holy cow.

I was astounded! But it was a very cheerful reply. This whole thing has really just blown me away, gang. In the last 50 years he has lived all over the place. And I have lived mostly in NYC, but also in Pennsylvania, and several places in Ohio… And now we live 30 miles away from each other? In the middle of nowhere?

And why did I even think to google him in the first place? So weird.

Anyway.

There’s even more good news — I seem to be past the notes and research phase, and I believe the actual memoir is getting ready to come through, gang.

And if you’re keeping track — Valerie and I have been doing our “creativity schedule-thing” for over a week now! Without missing a day. And she has almost completed a new painting!!

And here’s a little more research for the memoir–

Keith Richards remembers John Lennon (1 minute):

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And that is it.

Yoga awaits. And then dinner and a rerun of “Mrs. Brown’s Boys” and then collapse in bed!! And get ready for a double shift tomorrow!!

But it’s all good, gang, because I am excited about going back to NYC…

Okay. Enjoy what’s left of your Monday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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I leave you with this!! Enjoy, gang!!

Keith Richards – The Interview You’ve Never Seen Before – Restored From 1988 (33 mins):

Today Promises To Be A Very Good One!

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And by that, I mean that I get the whole day to myself to sit at my desk and write.

Sandra has to be in NYC for some meetings, so we aren’t working on the play today.

However — speaking of the play: Man, are we behind the 8-ball now, gang. The days are flying by and we still have a lot left to tackle on the play by September 18th. Primarily, cutting it back to fit the time constraints while hoping it still makes sense.

(But another “however” — once we take the play to NYC, we can take some of this stuff we’re cutting out and put it back in. We won’t have the same time constraints Off-Broadway.)

Anyway! Today is my own! And I hope that sitting at my desk all day will yield some brand new sentences and won’t just be about re-writing sentences that are already there!

Other than that….

Don’t forget that Phil should be live tonight at 7PM Eastern.

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And ALSO don’t forget that the July Sale over at Smashwords is almost over!! You have from today until July 31st to download 4 of my (old) eBooks for FREE! (And I have to say, gang, that usually these month-long summer sales are hot for the first week or so and then quiet down. But this time, the people just keep coming and coming and coming — no tacky pun intended!!).

Here are the quick links:

Freak Parade

The Muse Revisited, Volume One: Early Erotica

The Muse Revisited, Volume Two: Erotic Novellas & Longer Works

The Muse Revisited, Volume Three: More Early Erotica

(If you want to know which stories are in which volume, you can check HERE)

Don’t forget that these books are intended for adults only.

And more of my books and eBooks can now be found at MarilynsRoomBooks.com

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And ALSO also don’t forget! The Summer Sale is still going on over at Nick Cave’s Cave Things!! Up to 50% off, all across the store!

Including these: SEX pencils!!

Because nothing says “Hi! Let’s have sex!” like giving the gift of pencils!! (I’d be mindful of handing out that first one, though, unless you like really messy sex that involves the police arriving and some sort of prison sentence!)

Nick Cave’s Sex pencils! For people who have weird sex!

And that’s it!!

I’m off to write great things!!

I hope you have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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I leave you with one of the above-mentioned Sex Pencils! On the surface, the song seems harmless enough — but dig deeper and it, well, gets weird!!

Honestly, gang, I love this whole effing album!! From Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! 2008: “Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)”. Enjoy!!

“Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)”

Well, you lost a foe
And found yourself a friend

(Lie down here & be my girl)
I’m back now, baby, that man

He won’t be coming round here again

(Lie down here & be my girl)

I’m trying to tread careful, baby
You’re as brittle as the wishbone of a bird

(Lie down here & be my girl)

We’ve been scribbled in the margins of a story
That’s patently absurd

(Lie down here & be my girl)

And let it all come down tonight
We can shine, shine
Let it all come down

(Be my girl, be my girl)

It’s a matter of some urgency, oh darling, can’t you see
I can’t hold back the tide

(Lie down here & be my girl)

And stop your frantic little fingers trying to collect the years
That pour from the hole in my side

(Lie down here & be my girl)

Oh, don’t worry, baby, this old snake banging on your door
Has got a few skins left to shed

(Lie down here & be my girl)

Oh, you look so good, you look so good
The rest is better left unsaid

(Lie down here & be my girl)

And let it all come down tonight
And shine, oh, we can shine
Let it all come down
Tonight

(Be my girl, yeah, be my girl)

You look so good, you look so good

One day I’ll buy a factory
And assemble you on a production line

(Lie down here & be my girl)

I’d buy a million of you, baby
And every single one of them will be mine

(Lie down here & be my girl)

I will fill the house with you, stack you up in every room
We’ll have a real good time

(Lie down here & be my girl)

But right now, I’m sitting here on my own
Going out of my mind

(Lie down here & be my girl)

And let it all come down tonight
And shine, oh, we can shine
Let it all come down
Tonight

You look so good, you look so good

c – 2008 Nick Cave

I Wasn’t Even Out Of Bed!

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And everything about this day was already really frustrating.

Here in the humble Hinterlands, Instagram has been down since 9PM last night. (I’m guessing it’s part of the White Hats blackout, so I’m trying to be patient…)

However.

Not only could I see that I had gotten a really nice DM from a friend in NYC, who wanted to tell me something about my novel Freak Parade (he was one of the very first people on Earth to read a final draft of it, way back in 2005); but, also, a friend in Switzerland had sent me a DM wanting to know how to wire me money to pay me for a book I had shipped to him.

These are things I definitely want to reply to but I cannot! Because I cannot get onto my Instagram account, and I don’t have either of their regular email addresses or phone numbers.

Plus, there is definitely a “man of interest” in Istanbul and I want to see if he sent me anything during the night. And, of course, the love of my life, a man in London… I want to see if he posted anything, for chrissakes. I’m addicted to all this!

But the worst news that lingered through to this morning, is that for some unknown reason, the Hollywood Vampires cancelled their show in Budapest last evening, at the very last minute. Meaning, the people were already queued up to get into the arena and suddenly the show was cancelled.

Even those celebrity-sleuths that we all count on to have the most up-to-the-minute details on everything imaginable related to famous people– the UK Daily Mail— had nothing!

“Johnny Depp’s band Hollywood Vampires cancel Budapest gig at the last minute ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’ leaving queuing fans concerned“

But nobody knew why they cancelled.

It is actually really disturbing. I hope that everyone is all right.

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Well, my Zazzle store is still not up and running, but it’s getting closer. In the meantime, Valerie and I added this cool new merch opportunity!

1954 Powder Blue Pickup playing cards!!

I sent a link over to Wayne yesterday afternoon, and he was thrilled! And he said he would hand them out at the next poker game!

The reason I find this so funny is that (in case you haven’t read it yet) 1954 Powder Blue Pickup is an anal sex extravaganza from start to finish. I think the only thing I’ve ever written that is more relentlessly pornographic would be Half-Moon Bride.

To be sure, they are both love stories, too. But they are seriously not for the easily offended reader.

Anyway.

The merch store is still not open yet. But MarilynsRoomBooks.com is open, but more pages will be added.

Again, MarilynsRoomBooks.com is not a retail store. It is merely a convenient place to find links to all my books and eBooks that are for sale anywhere in the world. Since Amazon and I had that enormously HUGE falling out (worldwide) a couple of years ago, it is harder for readers, now, to find my books.

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In other news–

From Real Raw News:

“JAG Sentences Eric Holder to Hang

[…] clearly wanted from Holder an admission of guilt in the matter of firearms that went missing and were used in homicides and a mass shooting event, under his watch as attorney general of the United States.

But Holder had chosen to remain silent as he sat at the defense table with a smug expression indelibly etched on his weathered face. He had heard the admiral call him “a traitor,” a “cowardly assassin by proxy,” and a “servant” of the most diabolical creature to walk the earth—Barack Hussein Obama. […]”

[…] ‘A verdict has been reached unanimously,’ the admiral said, glancing at a stone-faced Holder. ‘The convicted is now sentenced to hang by the neck until dead…It seems we have an open slot Friday, July 21, at 10:00 a.m.’ “

[full article here]

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In other other news!!

The Summer Sale is on over at Nick Cave’s Cave Things!! Up to 50% off across the store, from now until August 4th. Shop now!!

Got anyone you love? Why not buy them these nice pencils?! Roses are okay. Chocolates are okay. A diamond is sort of a huge commitment. But nothing says love like pencils — especially these! (£7.50 plus shipping)

Okay, That’s it, gang.

Have a wonder-filled Wednesday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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My co-worker sent me this yesterday, so I share it with you. Mazzy Star, “Look On Down from the Bridge.” Enjoy, gang.

Lots of Stuff Today

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Well, I was so disappointed that Phil was not able to do his livestream last night because I have today off. He is supposed to do it tonight, instead, at 9PM Eastern. I will have to listen in the morning, though, because I have to be up at 4AM tomorrow.

Reminder — on days when I don’t post here, it is because I have to be gone very early in the mornings now and then work all day.

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From Shadow of Ezra — the war in Sudan is starting to make sense now:

“Why is there a bio lab in Sudan?

Gain-of-Function research in Sudan.”

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Posted to Charlie Ward’s channel:

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This is amusing — more people care about Tucker leaving Fox News than about the fake Biden pretending he’s running in 2024.

From Aquila:

“JUST IN – Biden (80) announces 2024 reelection bid despite concerns over his health and age and his propensity to misspeak on the world stage.”

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Here in Ohio– (this Bill was co-sponsored by my Representative out here in the Hinterlands; the first time he’s done anything that I actually agree with. Hopefully, this is now because our beloved Governor, who was up to his eyeballs in child sex trafficking, is wearing a boot now and/or already at Gitmo):

House Bill 68: Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act

Sec. 3109.054. When allocating parental rights and
responsibilities or parenting time, a court shall not consider a
parent’s decision to do any of the following:
(A) Refer to and raise the child in a manner consistent
with the child’s biological sex;
(B) Decline to consent to the child receiving gender transition services as defined in section 3129.01 of the Revised
Code;
(C) Decline to consent to the child receiving counseling
or other mental health services for the purpose of affirming the
child’s perception of the child’s gender or sex, if the child’s
perception is inconsistent with the child’s biological sex.

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From Yellow Vest Ireland:

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Is Gucci on the chopping block now? We saw this coming when (1) Alessandro Michele stepped down last fall, (2) right when that inter-family lawsuit was filed, charging child-rape and torture in the Gucci family, (3) just as Balenciaga ads were featuring kids in bondage.

From Yellow Vest Ireland — tiktok video HERE:

“Now Gucci is following Balenciaga, but they are owned by the same people. Cancel Gucci!”

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Warning from a follower of Charlie Ward’s channel:

“Well, ladies and gentlemen, I got my first experience with the Scam med bed team be aware and stay away”

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From Quantum Stellar Initiative — (what Phil has also been saying for a couple of years now):

“Thanks for the pic Gabriel!

How many years have we been saying that silver is going to topdog gold? 😁🙈

Utility utility utility ‼️‼️

Silver is also in much shorter supply than gold

Double whammy 💥⚡️🔥

Some people might need to replace their sunglasses with spectacles 👓 and reread this 😂” [article here but with a paywall]

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From Intel Slava Z:

“🇷🇺 Bloomberg writes that already 19 states want to join the BRICS. At the same time, 13 of them applied officially, and the remaining 6 – unofficially.

Which countries are in question is not reported. Right before our eyes, the largest association is being formed, which may well act as a real counterbalance to the traditional G7 coalition. In any case, China will remain the leader there, because the economy determines everything.

Obviously, the US, EU and UK will pretend that BRICS+ has absolutely no weight, so they will continue their usual policy due to high inertia, but this is not important. It is important to have an association that can form a collective agenda and implement it in its own interests.

However, there is no need to flatter yourself either, the process will not be fast. In addition, the presence of such a large number of member countries will require reform of the organization.”

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THE PUBLIC ARE IN THE DARK,BANKS ARE CLOSING EVERYDAY WITH GOLDBUSTERS, SIMON PARKES & CHARLIE WARD (46 mins):

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From Dr. Reiner Fuellmich:

The Truth About COVID-19 Death Certificates | Dr. Scott Jensen

In the beginning days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Scott Jensen recalls an email he received from the Department of Health with a link to the CDC that advised him they were going to adjust the way death certificates were completed. (9 mins):

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New music video from Mr. Goode:

‘Biblical’ by Mr Goode

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Dan Bongino — 60 Minutes Goes Full Pravda (Ep. 1997) (55 mins):

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AmericanEveryman – WITH AUNT BB: TALKING 9/11, TUCKER & DON, BOSTON BOMBING AND MORE (1 hr 28 mins):

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In other news–

SUCCESS! Johnny Depp’s ‘Jeanne du Barry’ Gets RAVES As Cannes Film Festival DEFENDS Depp & Maiwenn (10 mins):

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A spring sale is going on NOW at Cave Things!! (Shop Here)

And Nick Cave sent out a really moving Red Hand File yesterday, about the death of musician, Mark Stewart.

“When The Birthday Party moved from Australia to the UK in 1989, it was partly because of The Pop Group. We truly loved them, were mystified by them, playing their strange, utterly unique music non-stop, barely able to comprehend what it was we were actually listening to. For us, cut off from the world in Australia, The Pop Group embodied the wild and creative promise of the UK. If we could only get there, we thought, everything would be all right, because that’s where The Pop Group came from.” [Read more here]

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On a personal note —

An upcoming anniversary!

In May, my first book, the award-winning Neptune & Surf, will have officially remained in print (or in digital print) for 24 uninterrupted years! Yay!

You can find all sorts of print editions for sale online, in English and French. For instance, here, here, here, and even here! Just to name a few…

The eBook edition is here. Or here in non-Kindle options.

A couple of reader reviews of the original edition (1999):

“…Lewis’ work is characterized by hope; sexual instinct fuses with the life force, driving the characters, in an affirmation of life itself. Her message is ultimately positive, speaking to the human spirit…and the human flesh.”

“I adored this book. Marilyn Jaye Lewis is a first rate erotic writer. I read it more than once, bought copies to give to friends. Her characters are so human, their stories so well developed, and the eroticism is…well, truly erotic…”

A very brief excerpt suitable for all readers:

The love theme swelled and Nat felt a little caught up in the sexual
undertones of the film, as corny as they were. He found himself wanting to kiss that skinny white girl on the Ferris wheel, up there on the screen; it reminded him of Coney Island, of being in love with Rosalie.

When the movie was over, Nat stepped back into the neon-lit crowd. There were many more people now, taking on the usual temperament of Times Square. The streets were crammed with cars and impatient taxis; amphetamine-riddled hustlers darted in and out among the boisterous, rum-soaked Puerto Rican men, while sailors clustered on street corners and whores slinked closer to unsuspecting tourists, trapped in the lure of the neon.

Nat bought himself another beer and slid it into his paper bag. He was
frugal with money and kept clear of the bars, unless it had been a particularly trying ship he was leaving and he needed to go rutting. Even then, Nat had never spent fifty bucks on a whore in his life, and he was nearly twenty-five. Rosalie, or Gina—or whoever she was—was different; she was the proverbial rainy day for which he had always saved.”

from Neptune & Surf

c-1999, Marilyn Jaye Lewis

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And I think that is it for today! We shall see…

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

Thanks for visiting!

I love you guys. See ya!

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Morning-listening-music!!

Yes! The incredible classic from Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers!! “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”!! Enjoy!

“I’ll Have A Nothing Burger, Please!”

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I know — now more than ever, we’re supposed to hold the line. So I don’t want to get too frustrated. However…

If you missed the entirety of yesterday, I don’t think you really missed too much. There are plenty of videos you can watch, if you really want to.

I don’t know if there was a body double in use yesterday, but the one thing that really bothered me –most of what went on in NYC yesterday was just disgusting and irritating — but what actually really bothered me, was how President Trump was breathing during his speech last night in Mar-A-Lago. Very, very strange — in my opinion. I’ve never actually heard him breathe like that.

It had me so on edge — even more than the fact that absolutely nothing new was being publicly revealed.

If you missed any or all of the day’s festivities, you can watch it all on RSBN.

And the Mar-A-Lago speech itself is here:

(Fast Forward to the 23-minute mark) LIVE: 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump Delivers Remarks at Mar-a-Lago (50 mins):

There were a couple of interesting things worth noting about yesterday — the flags were at long last missing the gold fringe trim. Fox News referred to Trump as “former and current President Trump.” There were ambulances as part of his motorcade — ambulances are for current Presidential motorcades only.

And if you are new to the gold fringe flag concept:

“The gold fringe flag is a clear sign of a system being in place that is not the system we are taught to believe is in place. A gold fringe flag was historically used during times of war in maritime admiralty law(which we are in right now as well).

The gold fringe flag is not the same flag that is approved for our Constitutional Republic in USA code Title 4 Ch 1 & Ch 2. The fourth color (yellow) is not approved in the code. Also, you will notice the tassels hanging from the flag. These are also symbolic of admiralty law, which is the law of the sea.”

[full article here]

And what I found really, REALLY interesting was this — Phil’s only post yesterday:

“hey guys im pretty sick. please bare with me while i recover”

(Hmmmm….. silence, the entire day.)

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Dan Bongino – Trump’s Arraignment: The Police State Is Here (55 mins):

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James O’Keefe went undercover in NYC yesterday to find out some disgusting stuff —

Journalists Reveal True Self to Undercover James O’Keefe at Trump Arraignment (3 mins):

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X22 Report – [DS] TOOK THE BAIT & WENT DOWN THE PATH,WHEN DO BIRDS SING, DISCOVERY, FIRE IN THE HOLE (49 mins):

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And in other news…

From Mark Steele UK:

“JUST IN – Peter Murrell, husband of Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been arrested.

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband arrested in connection with SNP funding and finances investigation”

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From Charlie Ward‘s channel:

(The court document, South Africa vs. Pfizer, is 737 pages. But you can download it here.)

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Indicted We Stand -Loza Alexander – (Official Music Video):

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Babylon Bee (satire) – Trump INDICTED For Removing Mattress Tag In 1997 (3 mins):

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In other other news —

Just in time for the world to go to pieces — The Cave Things installation at Dover Street Market in London unveils another new item!! (You can only purchase this at DSM) (My guess is that it costs about 20,000 euros, but I don’t know for sure…)

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And that’s really it, gang. I guess we just sit tight for a few more weeks…

Okay. Have a great Wednesday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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