Just about a hundred miles from the middle of the state, sits Caruthers California. Caruthers is famous for the Caruthers District Fair, the famous bi-plane in the filling station, and soon, the home of country music's latest find - Gregor Ross.

Now, Caruthers is nowhere near the country music capital of Nashville, but it is a fairly good hop-skip-and a-jump to Bakersfield, which enjoys a country music lineage of its own.

Gregor's musical lineage runs deep. His grandparents were both singers and instrumentalists with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, and they instilled the love of country music in Gregor. After years of watching the Grand Ole Opry with his grandfather, Ellis would opine that Gregor would get to play there one day.

"Ours is a big ol' rambunctious family," Gregor smiles. "They all recognized that I loved music, but no one ever really thought I would go down that road because I had 80% hearing loss in both ears”.

"We all worked hard, and as a teenager I felt I had to jump in and pull my weight." Gregor's uncle Rick taught him the skill of welding - to great success. Gregor is a Champion Welder having won skills competitions across the state. This is an art that is definitely not on the usual resume of a country artist. He's been a professional welder since he was a teenager, but during every break he always returned to his guitar.

When the cochleae in both ears were reconstructed at age 15 to restore his hearing, the music's magic became more of a siren song, and he began to play music in earnest.

Of course like all young men he dabbled in rock, but it was country that remained in his heart. And so every chance he could, Gregor would play and sing locally, expanding his realm to include Bakersfield and Buck Owens' Crystal Palace. Now Gregor's first commercial product will be released on June 3rd.

The six-song EP Turn Up The Noise, was recorded in Los Angeles at Daniel "Dr. Ford's" private studio, and is comprised of all original material written and performed by Gregor. He is backed ably by studio mates Dave Pearlman on Steel, Bruce Lawrence on Guitars, and Kara Britz and Zack Ford on Backgrounds. In addition to producing and engineering duties, Dr. Ford chipped in on guitars and vocals. Ford's award-winning work and approach to "Lyrical Mixing" has charted at #1 on iTunes, on the Billboard charts and gained him a featured position as a master educator on Pro Studio Live.

"Music to me is like a photo album full of memories," Gregor explains. Now that May is just around the corner - make sure you listen to some of those memories and catch him live when Gregor comes to a venue near you. And quick - check out "Don't Mean Maybe," you might just be humming that song all summer long.


Mickey (God-like) Leor (My Light) Ephrath - Born 3/28/91 - Died 1/7/2013 - In his short life, he read a lot of books, wrote a lot of poetry and music, produced a lot of great songs, made a lot of people happy, made some mad as hell, broke more than a few hearts, had a lot of friends, lost more than a few, loved deeply, lived fully, and always took the path that he chose.  He will be missed!  But, may his creativity and music live on.  

Knowing Mickey's feelings and thoughts about God, rather than traditional liturgy, our Rabbi read the following poem, written by Chaim Nachman Bialik, on the 7th and last day of Shiva with the family at his graveside. The poem was originally written in Hebrew.

After My Death by Chaim Nachman Bialik  

After My Death
Say this when you mourn for me:

There was a man - and look, he is no more.
He died before his time.
The music of his life suddenly stopped.
A pity! There was another song in him.
Now, it is lost.
Forever.

A great pity! 
He had a guitar,
a living, speaking soul
to which he uttered the secrets of his heart,
making all its strings vibrate,
save one he kept inviolate.
Back and forth his supple fingers danced,
one string alone remained entranced
still unheard.

A pity!
All its life that string quivered,
silently shook,
yearned for its song, its mate,
as a heart saddens before its fate.
Despite delay, it waited.
Mutely beseeching its saviour lover
who lingered, loitered, and did not come.

Great is the pain!
There was a man - and look, he is no more.
The music of his life suddenly stopped.
There was another song in him.
Now it is lost.
Forever.




Taking refuge in their own musical amusement, taking liberties with everyone else’s definitions of listenability, Prostinaut! delivers a multi-faceted approach to song writing. Hooks and contagious vocal melodies float atop a bed of obnoxious drums and grooving bass lines and amid a flurry of unusual if not unique guitar musings. Songs range from aggression to contemplation, from fast and quick-witted to brooding and deliberate, from almost primal to ethereal. With song titles such as “Don’t Worry Bro, My Pops Is a Lawyer”, “Amateur Night at the Strip Club”, and “Warm Pee in a Cold Shower”, it can be seen that these guys, although quite accomplished musically, are not afraid to share their awkward sense of humor. Do not misinterpret though-this is not misguided teen angst; this is mature, adult-oriented rock with a hint of the absurd.
 
With influences ranging from such bands as Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Queens of the Stone Age, and Helmet, these guys have a unique method of constructing songs that flirt with both their DIY ethics and their progressive roots. The ghost of early Red Hot Chili Peppers can heard in the verse, followed by McLusky or Nirvana in the chorus; the rambunctious flailings of Ginger Baker in one song, the finesse of Brain Beller in the next. Perhaps most easily compared to The Victim’s Family in the song structure and lyrical sensibilities, Prostinaut! adds to the mix their graceful vocal leads and harmonies. This final juxtaposition results in a disjointed communion of musical havoc and commercial viability, the likes of which is rarely, if ever witnessed. They are the best band alive!

Management:
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Hey there!  I mostly post guitar improvisations and some original material, much of it in collaboration with SC user frostyjr2.

I play quite a lot of different stuff, but these playlists should help:

The New Thing - 'hipster lounge' project, strange jazzy stuff

Other Things - less jazzy project, no less strange

Improv - improv guitar over backing tracks in various styles

Ichinomiya town, known for its high production of peach (at the time, the highest in Japan) and other fruits, in Higashi-yatsushiro county of the Yamanashi prefecture combined with nearby towns to create city of Fuefuki on October 12, 2004.Not many people were happy with this policy, and nine young men stood up against this irrational combination by their original music.They called themselves "stillichimiya."The main members of stillichimiya are 田我流 (Den-ga-ryu), MMM, Young-G, and BIGBEN.Their highly addictive tunes are produced by "おみゆき CHANNEL (Omiyuki CHANNEL),"a producer unit consisting of Young-G and BIGBEN.They have created their first album “stillichimiya” including “一宮町合併反対音頭 (Music that resist combination of Ichinomiya town)” followed by second album “One Peach” in 2006. In 2007, mix album “Place 2 Place” was released, and in the following year, 田我流’s first solo album “Just” had been produced. The name of “Ichinomiya” is gradually spreading all around Japan as stillichimiya continue their efforts in live concerts and new album releases.
The band’s first album “stillichimiya” includes already local-town-classicized “一宮町合併反対音頭 (Music that resist combination of Ichinomiya town)” as well as a song for a local supermarket that had fallen into bankruptcy, “サンマートを弔うガキ共の鎮魂歌 (A requiem of the kids that mourn for Sun-Mart).” The lyrics of stillichimiya not only verbalized their love to Ichinomiya, their hometown in the rural area, but expressed the hardships and feelings of the townspeople of Ichinomiya. This emotionally moved many people in Yamanashi prefecture and as a consequence, few more members joined the band to form current stillichimiya.
“One Peach” was stillichimiya’s second album released in July, 2006. It contained songs such as: “D.N.I.,” a cover song of “だっちもねえこんいっちょし (Don’t be silly)” by Yoshiteru Harada, a rap song in Koushu (Yamanashi prefectural) accent that shook the area in 1995; “Computer Familia,” it sings old-day memories of forever loved Family Computer; “呑めし (Drink up)” shows the everyday lives of Ichinomiya through wine, farming, and the nightly meetings. In the second album “One Peach,” stillichimiya was able to express their original visions of the world as well as keeping its local color. Although they have kept their local color, they were also able to go beyond the borders to the legendary place. “D.N.I.” was used in a mix album “CONCRETE GREEN. 3” by SEEDA and DJ ISSO, and gained high popularity among the youngsters.
After the release of “One Peach,” solos of田我流along with BIGBEN, MMM, Young-G, KTY, and PONY were gathered to make a mix album. “Place 2 Place” was the name of the album and it was mixed by DJ NAS, one of the most famous DJs in Yamanashi prefecture. The message “Place 2 Place” gave was, in a way, highly toxic and contaminated many youngsters in the rural areas of Japan.
In 2008, 田我流a.k.a. “Super ace of Ichinomiya” announced the release of his solo album “JUST.” 田我流’s life-size lyrics and music of おみゆき CHANNEL and other producers of other prefectures influenced the audience better than ever. One of the songs, “墓場のDigger feat. & prod. by BIGBEN (Graveyard Digger feat. & prod. by BIGBEN)” was used in the mix albums of Mary Joy’s “The TBS Project” and Yukichi Records’ “YUKICHI DE PYRAMID.” Its music video was one of the hot topics in many fields at the time.
All of the members agreed to assemble the tunes they had been working to create a new album in 2009. “天照一宮(Heaven shines Ichinomiya),” the second original album will be released from Mary Joy Recordings in May, 2009, and おみゆき CHANNEL’s album will be released in the summer of 2009. Not only is stillichimiya standing up for Ichinomiya town, but they stand as a symbol of rural and small townspeople. “The future of the music, especially Japanese Hip Hop is inside the hearts of local town,” one of the members say, “and stillichimiya is the band that leads the way.” At the moment, 田我流 is playing live concerts all over Japan.

Welcome to YourBrainOnDrugs... Your favorite podcast to smoke to. Hosted By AK & LO.. Two best friends who discuss everything from Politics to Fresh Prince.. AK the sardonic, quick-witted, silver-tongued, often rambunctious rhetorician... and LO the more laid back, easygoing, philosophical type.. Guaranteed to make you laugh hard and think even harder..  Nobodys safe.. No subject off limits... No G-Money shit.

WHERE DOES THE WORD BEATITUDE COME FROM?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

The Beatitudes comes from a portion of Scripture
located in the Bible - Matthew 5:3-12 (N.L.T.)

THE BEATITUDES
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3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,[a]
    for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

4 God blesses those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.

5 God blesses those who are humble,
    for they will inherit the whole earth.

6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice,[b]
    for they will be satisfied.

7 God blesses those who are merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.

8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure,
    for they will see God.

9 God blesses those who work for peace,
    for they will be called the children of God.

10 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,
    for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. 

12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.


Im So HAPPY That You Made Time To See Me I Miss Your Sweet Smile So Good For Me, As Appropriate And As I Hold Me The First Time You Saw Me Mourn! ღ →♡ Bye.

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