A Garden in Your Mind

i wrote this about a pair of clingy socks that eat other clothes for a college project enjoy

Dirty Socks

featuring @4catsncoffee on violin
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One last wander past the mountain stream... 
only sunrise is a guitar-based folk rock tune with southern gothic echoes. the closing track of the d'ville EP >https://soundcloud.com/jh0st/sets/dville
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This is the only sunrise
Edge of the amber darkness (cut the)
veins of blue mountain water…

A path to the lullaby wind
We're stumbling… 
not knowing the
The child from within

[@4catsncoffee on violin]
This is the flash of madness
Traced in the scraping branches…

A path to the lullaby wind
Sung by the…
child that sees out from within
Gravity, on and on (and on…)
Spots on the sun
Sung by the…
devil behind those closed eyes

Yes, promises chase the magic
breath, skipping the one heartbeat between
Faces and thousands of lullabies end in a single word

This is the only sunrise

2021

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only sunrise [ft. 4catsncoffee]

The Winter Classic

A peaceful journey - a respite from the world - A time to enjoy the beauty surrounding you

The PathInward

The Path Inward

We all have those we no longer see that we remember fondly.  Perhaps they have moved on to another city or state or even another plane of existence.  It doesn't matter... we will always cherish them and all they meant to us.  This song is for a special person... and I'm sure we've all know and loved 'someone very special' so this song is for all of you and all of them...

Other than an expression of love and respectful memory, one musical goal was to create the feel of a waltz in 4/4

Restfully

I Think of You Often

I Think Of You Often

The restful beauty of clouds surrounding a rainbow and the crispness of the air...

Rainbow Clouds

LIFE begins and ends.  Though the beginning is completely out of our control.   The rest may at times seem under control and yet at other times not.  Often it is a Long and Perilous Journey with lots of adventures and people along the way.  Enjoy...laugh, sing, love and share.

A Long & Perilous Journey

Sonatas Op.2 No.36 - 3rd Movement

Sonatas Op.2 No.39

SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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WAS MET BY A FANFARE
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
SIX IN THE MORNING
ARRIVED WITH OUT WARNING
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HE FELL OUT OF THE SKY
NOBODY BELIEVED HIM
IT CAME AS NO SURPRISE
THAT IT ALL CAME TO NOTHIN'
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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HIS ACCUSERS, ON A HIGH
BOTH THE FOOLISH AND THE WISE
PREACH THE UNIVERSAL LIE
INSISTING HE MUST DIE
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AS THE HECKLERS MULTIPLY
HIS EXISTENCE, THEY DENY
HIS REJECTION AND DEJECTION
A WRITTEN IN CONCRETE PROPHECY
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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A WORD TO THE UNWISE
THERE IS NO SOLUTION
IF YOU THINK THAT YOU KNOW WHY
YOU ARE IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE
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YOU LOOK IN THE RIGHT PLACE
BUT LOOK AT THE WRONG TIME
THE TRUTH IS ALL AROUND YOU
BUT NOTHING CAN OPEN YOUR EYES
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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THE ABILITY TO REASON OR THINK FOR YOURSELF
HAS DEPARTED THIS WORLD, AND DESERTED THE PEOPLE
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BEYOND THE POINT OF REDEMPTION
YOUR'E THE BLANK GENERATION
YOUR LACK OF INVENTION
GIVING WAY TO PRETENSION
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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YOU MISTAKE THE GENII FOR JERKS
BUT FOR THE JERKS YOU GO BERSERK
AND PLACE THE JACKASS RAPPER
ON THE PEDESTAL HE BOUGHT
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WHILE BORN AGAIN BOWIE
STARES YOU IN THE FACE
AWASH WITH NO PUBLICITY
DESTINED TO VANISH WITHOUT TRACE
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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SWALLOWED UP IN A SEA
OF MEDIOCRITY
WHERE THE KING IS IMITATION
WITH THE PUBLIC ALWAYS LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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HE'S ECLECTIC, HE'S PERSISTENT
HIS SONGWRITING; CONSISTENT
TO EVERY PASSING WHIM
HE'S ETERNALLY RESISTANT
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THE WIDTH OF HIS IMAGINATION
EVIDENT IN HIS CREATIONS
BEYOND ALL EXPECTATION
USHERS HIM FROM STATION TO STATION
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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NON-EXISTENT BOUNDARIES
THE CORE OF HIS BELIEFS
WITHIN A BOX THAT HAS NO SIDES
THE UNIVERSE IS HIS FRUSTRATION
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EVERYBODY ELSE IS WRONG
AND SURE TO UNDERRATE THIS SONG
THAT'S WHY I THINK I DON'T BELONG
THAT'S WHY I'M SOMEWHERE IN THE DISTANCE
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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WITHIN MY MIND, EXISTING WALLS
LIKE JERICHO, AFTER THE FALL
WERE PULVERIZED AND GROUND TO DUST
THOUGH THEY WERE NEVER THERE AT ALL
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IF ONLY THEY WOULD DROP THE ACT
PARTITION FICTION FROM THE FACTS
MY ONLY MISSION, STILL INTACT
WOULD BE THE ONE I CAN'T RECALL
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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THE SUPERFICIAL MAKE SICK
CAN ONLY TURN A SINGLE TRICK
BUT PLASTIC PEOPLE ALWAYS WIN
IT'S ALL ABOUT SURFACE SKIN
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IT'S DANGEROUS TO BE 
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DANGEROUSLY DIFFERENT
TO THE SHEEP, I'M NON-EXISTENT
BEING DEEP IS AN AFFLICTION
SAYS THE UNNATURAL SELECTION
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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TO DISAGREE WOULD BE SIN
TO SWIM AGAINST THE SEA OF MAN
WILL PUT YOU WAY OUT ON A LIMB
AND VULNERABLE TO EXECUTION
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I HATE THE WAY THE MASSES THINK
THE MEDIOCRITY THEY DRINK
THEIR MOUTHS ALL MOVE IN PERFECT SYNC
WHEN OTHERS DO, THEY ALSO BLINK
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP
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I'M HAPPY THAT MY MIND IS FREE
MY 'DON'T BELONG' PHILOSOPHY
THE LIFEBLOOD OF HUMANITY
WILL GIVE MY PSYCHE FULL PROTECTION
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SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEON OF POP

SECOND COMING OF THE CHAMELEONS OF POP

In life we struggle and we don't.  We rest and we don't.  As we move we hope to grow in many ways.  We hope to embark on life's mission and ascend, rise up and flow continually upward.  To get the most out of life we must pursue this goal gently, smoothly and moderately so that we not only enjoy fully the passage of life but also so we have pleasing impacts on those with whom we encounter.  Ascendo Leniter is a way of living "ascending with a gentle, smooth and moderate" touch on life thereby preserving the soul for eternity. Enjoy life...

Ascendo Leniter

Breath in slowly... gently hold...relax...quiet your mind...focus internally...find a sense of tranquility and peace...seek and reach a higher state of awareness...Exhale...again.

Exhale

She can be the terror in such a good way - or not. She can be calm and boisterous at the same time.   You feel relaxed while your insides are churning... THIS is how you relax around Little Sue Nami, your new friend.

Little Sue Nami

No matter what lot life provides and no matter what number of things are going on -- I depend on your existence, on you; and when you are not around I will be forever MT4U...

MT4U

One of my favorite contemporary artists was and still is Mr. Jay Tronsdale of Tacoma, Washington. Although he is no longer with us, the beauty of all he created on canvas and in people's hearts will remain forever etched on the souls of those that knew him.  This is my very humble way of showing respect and appreciation for all he did for me, through his art; and for the new parts of my mind that I explored through his teaching, example and much too brief friendship.  He was a great man and the Clabastic Artist extraordinaire. (Clabastic was his term for his art -- a tasteful blending of Classical and Abstract).

Tribute To Mr J

There is not a moment in any day that passes by in a flash or with motion slowed that I do not "reminisce" of those good things and times that helped me be who I am.  I also reminisce of the bad things and times but can only see them as avenues to the good.
rem•i•nisce   -  [ˌreməˈnis]
VERB
    indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events:
    "they reminisced about their summers abroad"
    synonyms: remember • remember with pleasure 
....remember all as good.

Reminisce

The Buddy Jack Band is known throughout the world for their vast offering of musical experiences. From Pop, to Classical, Jazz, Dance and Electronica; if you enjoy music you can find it here. 
Close your eyes (unless of course you are driving or climbing a mountain) and enjoy the journey in each piece of music; expeditions with adventure, emotion, and the occasional sweet taste of serenity.
Music to cruise by, music to dream by and music to dance to.

Reminisce

The Buddy Jack Band

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