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!

Yesterday ended just as gloriously as it started out, gang. Weather-wise! It was such a beautiful evening here in the Hinterlands.

I finally finished both the updated résumé and new bio for Sandra and got it off to her around 4PM. And finally had everything off my plate — for a little while, anyway.

And what a beautiful feeling.

During dinner last night, I watched a really cool episode of The Avengers, from 1964 (Honor Blackman as Mrs. Gale — the Emma Peele character was not in the series yet.) (Honor Blackman is also famous for having played “Pussy Galore” in the James Bond movie, Goldfinger, and “Honey West” on TV!)

And in 1964, my aunt bought me a Honey West doll for my birthday!!! I was absolutely thrilled!

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Anyway. I digress.

After dinner, I did yoga, took my shower, did one of the lessons in the online course I’m studying (again) on the Book of Genesis.

And then, at 9PM, when Phil’s livestream did not come on, I did something I’ve been wanting to do all summer!!

I sat out on my kitchen porch, with my Maine Coon cat, Kon Tiki of the Great Outdoors, and a visiting neighbor cat — that I call Ginger Boy. And I watched the sun go down, and watched all the fireflies blinking like crazy for as far as the eye could see. Listened to the birds singing, as they settled in for the night.

And, with nary a mosquito bothering me at all — I ate a Jonny Pop organic watermelon popsicle and just had the very best evening.

I had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO!!!! Nothing, zippo, zero, nada. Wow.

And when I went in for the night, I watched two more episodes of Yogi Bear from Season 4, followed by an utterly ridiculous episode of Huckleberry Hound!! And then I turned everything off and just listened to the night outside my open windows.

And here is a selfie from last evening — I could not believe how happy I looked, so I took a photo! (And FYI, I will be 63 in 11 days….)

If you are interested in reading an extremely condensed version of Sandra’s career — here is her new Bio. (For now! I’m guessing it’ll have to be tweaked a bit.)

Sandra Caldwell

Bio

“A true entertainer in every sense of the word…”  – NY Times

“A black transgender woman of immense poise, beauty, and – pardon me, I can’t help it – charm…” – Variety

“A provocative entertainer combined with powerful vocal skills, Sandra Caldwell has it all…”   –Toronto Star

Sandra Caldwell is a celebrated African American trans actress, singer, and writer whose 45+ year career extends throughout the worlds of film, television, and theater.

Starting out as a jazz singer – her first love – she performed with top orchestras in some of the world’s finest venues, including the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival, and the White House Jazz on the Lawn series. In her early days, she was a fixture in the café society set in numerous nightspots across the country, also hosting the radio show, Sunday Afternoons with Sandra Caldwell on Jazz FM91 in Toronto.

On television, Sandra was seen in recurring roles in The Gilded Age, High Maintenance, The Book of Negroes, 19-2, Soul Food, and, as a series regular, in Little Men. She had guest-starring roles in such hit shows as Law & Order: SVU and Rookie Blue. Sandra was a featured performer in many TV movies, including Good Fences with Whoopie Goldberg, and Disney’s The Cheetah Girls.

Sandra’s film work includes the upcoming Jackie Shane and Milo & Millie, as well as memorable work in past films, such as Murder at 1600; Shall We Dance, and Maya Angelou’s directorial debut, Down in the Delta.

In theater, Sandra appeared in the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Shubert Theater); the Original Workshop for Ragtime (Live Ent. Productions); the drama Coming Through Slaughter (Necessary Angel Theater, Toronto); and was nominated for a Dora Award, the Canadian Tony, for her work in Sophisticated Ladies (Sterling Productions, Toronto).

Notably, in 2017 in the NY Times, Sandra came out publicly as transgender while in rehearsals for her transgender leading role in the critically acclaimed “Charm” (MCC Theater).

Additionally, in 2020, she spoke candidly about transgender representation in the media, in the “enlightening and heartfelt” (- LA Times) Netflix documentary “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen”.

A bona fide heroine of today’s LGBTQ+ generation, Sandra’s long awaited self-penned, one-woman show, “The Guide to Being Fabulous”, is a jazz musical that tells the real story of Sandra Caldwell’s unparalleled life. From a young runaway, panhandling on the streets of DC, to the Moulin Rouge in Paris, to her role as Mama Morton in “Chicago” at the Stratford Festival (“4-Stars!” – Toronto Star), she has done it all and endured it all, without losing sight of her comedic timing, her turn of phrase, or her compassion.

Yes, an entertainer in every sense of the word; ladies and gentlemen, we give you…

Miss Sandra Caldwell

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So, today I’m going to work on — I DON’T KNOW YET!! I only know it’s going to be something of my very own. And I can’t wait. And I have the whole entire day off to do it in.

Before I forget!

Here is the link to that podcast interview with Nick Cave on Spotify. I haven’t listened yet — it’s 1 hr and 19 mins.

Also–

There is still time to buy tickets to some of the cities on Nick Cave’s North American solo tour, coming up this fall. Check for available tickets HERE.

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Saw this on Real Raw News this morning:

“Brock Long Executed

Former FEMA director Brock Long was hanged at Guantanamo Bay Monday morning,[…]”

[full article is here]

Also–

Charlie Ward has a new telegram channel. You can follow it HERE.

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And this stuff just makes me nuts, gang.

The Neo Marxist cultural agenda to weaken the male sex and obliterate masculinity. Want to find out what they’re doing to little boys in US public schools (among other things)? It’ll make you sick.

Anyway, here it is, if you missed it. Tucker interviews Andrew Tate (2 hrs):

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From James Tabor – How Bloody Torture Demanded Resurrection of the Dead (40 mins):

Nehemiah Gordon’s Interview with Ross K. Nichols

Hebrew Voices #-161 – The Moses Scroll – NehemiasWall.com (1 hr):

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And that is it for today!!!

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 breakfast-listening music today was The Best of 60s Surf!

I’ll leave you with a couple of tunes from that today! Enjoy, gang!

Rainy, breezy, damp, cool.

Nothing says “summer” quite like that, huh, gang?

And I have the whole darn day off — no chores to do (unless I want to — God knows that with 9 cats currently in my house, there are always chores that I could do)…

My two furry visitors will be returning to their mom in just a few days. I will be so sad to see them go, but my house will be cleaner, that’s for sure. I’m not sure why 2 additional cats suddenly makes my house a mess, but it sure does.

Anyway. I will miss them. They are such sweet cats.

This just in from Johnny Depp on Instagram!! The Hollywood Vampires tour continues!

And speaking of smoking…

I came so close to pulling in to Waterbeds & Stuff yesterday, to see if they sell organic tobacco leaves (I believe they do). I didn’t stop, but what I did see in their parking lot was one car, and a really old guy (likely my age), getting out of that car — while quite a lot of cars were in the parking lot of the Vape Station across the street.

And I thought: It’s just we old people who even remember that Water Beds & Stuff exists… And I wondered if he was going in there to buy organic tobacco leaves…

Anyway.

Work with Sandra was brief yesterday. We were mostly talking about how fucking insane the Pride stuff is now in NYC (and everywhere). Just garbage stuff and so in your face. You just have to cancel it out now.

I wonder how many Antifa folks were paid to go “be insane” in Pride parades across America…

But because we were talking more than working yesterday, tomorrow will be an intense work day for us instead. And of course, tomorrow, the weather will be stunning! When I won’t have time to go out and do some much-needed gardening that I was hoping to do today…

(Oh, and tonight, at 7:30 PM eastern time, they will announce who won the Dora Awards up in Toronto. Our Director, Weyni Mengesha, is up for Outstanding Director of 2022.)

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This article was in Uncover DC last evening. I really loved it — even though it’s reporting some bad news. Overall, it is an awesome story, gang:

“Making Real Men: King Randall and The Life Preparatory School for Boys by Michelle Edwards (June 26, 20230

[…]During the first year of The Life Preparatory School for Boys, the school dealt with multiple setbacks, including individuals calling the fire department to shut them down and the city of Albany attempting to throw them out of their building. Yet, as with all things rooted in God—goodness and love prevailed. The school forged through the year with many boys, including a 13-year-old former gang member who had been shot, making the honor roll and, most likely for the first time, experiencing a life-changing sense of inner pride. […]

[…] Sharing that he feels sure the attack was coordinated, Randall said the school’s main logo on the school wall was destroyed, sinks were pulled loose from walls, and doors were ripped from hinges. The destruction apparent in the pictures shared on Twitter is unfathomable. Who would intentionally destroy a school making such a positive impact? Besides the sheer destruction to the facility and its contents, Randall remarked that given the nature of the items stolen, it is difficult to believe that the three individuals he caught acted alone. […]

[…] Immediately after Randall shared the news of the vandalism on Twitter, he shifted his focus back to the well-being of his boys, which is where it has stayed from day one. […]

[Read this incredible story here]

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And this is also awesome. It came by way of the Ohio local Connecting Consciousness Group —

If you are unaware of what certain churches did to Native Tribal children in Canada (“disappeared” them & much worse; approximately 60,0000 of them), then please research it. And don’t stop at sites that constantly “debunk'” and “fact check.”

Native elders banish and reclaim churches, appoint Kevin Annett as peacekeeper as occupations loom (3 mins):

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In an unexpected move (!!) —

Nick Cave did a podcast with the Archbishop Justin Welby on the BBC over the weekend… You can listen HERE (28 mins).

And in an unrelated item…

Dr. Morse’s Herbal Health Club had another free webinar a few days ago, this time on the Digestive System. Here is the replay:

Insight into the Digestive System Function & Therapeutics (58 mins):

And even though I can’t talk about it, there was even MORE good news from James Tabor last night that has just got me so excited, gang.

However, it has also increased the amount of research papers I have to read by tenfold. Seriously. Just so much stuff. All of it amazing (to me, anyway. If you aren’t interested in archeology and the 1st Century Jesus Movement, then, obviously, you have a lot less reading to do…).

And here is the first episode in a new series by James Tabor–

Death & Afterlife: The Ancient Hebrew View (48 mins):

And if this is of any interest to you —

I am revisiting an online course I completed only recently, but it was so good, that I had to go over it again. It is 24 lessons on the book of Genesis. And Genesis is absolutely not all that you think it is, gang — and in many ways, it is so much more. (This is a scholarly look at Genesis, not a theological one.)

For instance —

In a related note — from Ross K. Nichols: What was the Forbidden Fruit? You Might Be Surprised (about 20 seconds):

My companion guide while I re-study the course on Genesis, is James Tabor’s amazingly handy The Book of Genesis: A New Translation from the Transparent English Bible — which is truly a “transparent” translation. It keeps as close to the original Hebrew text and spirit as possible.

And last night, in connection with re-visiting the first few chapters of Genesis, I listened to a very well read audiobook on LibriVox of Sir E.A. Wallis Budge’s scholarly account: The Babylonian Study of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh; and The Epic of Gilgamesh.

In it, you can compare the historical accounts of the much earlier flood with the story of Noah that is told in Genesis — among other things.

If you’d rather read an eBook of it online and see illustrations of the ancient tablets of Nineveh you can go here. (It does not include The Epic of Gilgamesh, though.)

Anyway, it was fascinating and it was great being able to just lie in bed and listen to it as the sun was going down and fireflies were emerging all over the evening that was outside my window — and not have to do a ton of academic-type reading…

And yes, for some reason, this is my beautiful life. I have no idea why.

Okay, today is dreary, yes. But this afternoon, I’ll be catching up with Val in Brooklyn over the phone, and I always love doing that. Sort of the high point of my week.

Have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world, okay??

I’m going to get back to work here on my erotic novella-in-progress Novitiate.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys See ya!

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The “soundtrack” for Novitiate continues!