The World According to Cosmos

The World According to Cosmos – Poetry and Rants

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

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  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Down In the Dirt has published another one of my poems.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Association of Living Dead India
    The Secret Fly Drone
    Madmen with Guns Madness
    Bio

    Hi there… You are getting this letter because you are a contributor to the current issue of Down in the Dirt magazine (with writing or art), and this bulk email is being sent to you from the Down in the Dirt alternative email (DO NOT REPLY to this email; all inquiries to Down in the Dirt should still go to <dirt@scars.tv>).

    We wanted to let you know that the brand-new Down in the Dirt issue was just released!  The new issue of the January 2023 issue of Down in the Dirt is v203, titled “The Gravity of Imagination”!

    Now, there are many ways you can see this issue online. You can go to the main scars page at http://scars.tv and see it not only in the text listing but also as one of the cover images on the main page (right frame). You can also go to the home page of Down in the Dirt at http://scars.tv/dirt and click on the “see the current issue” link – and you can even go to the link for ALL of the issues and see this issue linked right at the top of the listing.

    http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt203jan23/The_Gravity_Of_Imagination.htm

    And remember that until the next issue is released you can always see the current issue at http://scars.tv/dirt-new-issue.htm

    Currently, this issue is available not only online but also available as a print issue for sale through all of the Amazon channels throughout the United States, the U.K., and Europe.  Find it at http://scars.tv (at the issue link, the links at this issues page, AND the main page) – and the books link at http://scars.tv/books and the CD/Book Sale page at http://scars.tv/sale will all have links to ordering the book through Amazon (however, the http://scars.tv site will only list it through the U.S. Amazon links).

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ4LL2QY

    And if you look at any writing by any writer IN this issue in the writings section of http://scars.tv at http://scars.tv/cgi-bin/framesmain.pl?writers you will see links to the Internet (web page) issue (and eventually to the print issue of this magazine too).

    In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the new issue – and thank you for being a part of the Down in the Dirt community!

    Janet K.
    Down in the Dirt Magazine
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    They previously published

    3 5 7 love poem
    An Old Man Visits His Wife’s Grave
    April 30 In Search of America 1975 – Hitch hiking Tales
    Association of the Living Dead India
    Bio
    Charles Bukowski Road Not Chosen
    Fallen Dreams Litter the Ground
    If you’ve been around
    Lone Foreigner Hiking the Seoul City Walls
    Madmen with Guns Madness
    My Name Is Nobody
    Snarling Cup of Coffee
    Strangeness in the Air
    The Secret Fly Drone
    Unhinged Lunatic Howling at the Full Moon

    Down in the Dirt Updates

    Down In the Dirt has published another one of my poems.

    Association of Living Dead India
    The Secret Fly Drone
    Madmen with Guns Madness
    Bio

    Hi there… You are getting this letter because you are a contributor to the current issue of Down in the Dirt magazine (with writing or art), and this bulk email is being sent to you from the Down in the Dirt alternative email (DO NOT REPLY to this email; all inquiries to Down in the Dirt should still go to <dirt@scars.tv>).

    We wanted to let you know that the brand-new Down in the Dirt issue was just released!  The new issue of the January 2023 issue of Down in the Dirt is v203, titled “The Gravity of Imagination”!

    Now, there are many ways you can see this issue online. You can go to the main scars page at http://scars.tv and see it not only in the text listing but also as one of the cover images on the main page (right frame). You can also go to the home page of Down in the Dirt at http://scars.tv/dirt and click on the “see the current issue” link – and you can even go to the link for ALL of the issues and see this issue linked right at the top of the listing.

    http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt203jan23/The_Gravity_Of_Imagination.htm

     

    And remember that until the next issue is released you can always see the current issue at http://scars.tv/dirt-new-issue.htm

    Currently, this issue is available not only online but also available as a print issue for sale through all of the Amazon channels throughout the United States, the U.K., and Europe.  Find it at http://scars.tv (at the issue link, the links at this issues page, AND the main page) – and the books link at http://scars.tv/books and the CD/Book Sale page at http://scars.tv/sale will all have links to ordering the book through Amazon (however, the http://scars.tv site will only list it through the U.S. Amazon links).

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ4LL2QY

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    They previously published

    3 5 7 love poem
    An Old Man Visits His Wife’s Grave
    April 30 In Search of America 1975 – Hitch hiking Tales
    Association of the Living Dead India
    Bio
    Charles Bukowski Road Not Chosen
    Fallen Dreams Litter the Ground
    If you’ve been around
    Lone Foreigner Hiking the Seoul City Walls
    Madmen with Guns Madness
    My Name Is Nobody
    Snarling Cup of Coffee
    Strangeness in the Air
    The Secret Fly Drone
    Unhinged Lunatic Howling at the Full Moo

    see also

    More Down in the Dirt Publication Update

    Down in the Dirt Updates

    More Down in the Dirt News

    Down in the Dirt Poems

    the end

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Lonely Dog Published

     

     

     

     

    Spillwords has published Lonely Dog

    They have published a number of my poems previously.  you can find them below

    Spillwords Publishes Gun Madness

    More Spillwords

    SpillWords Interview

    Revolt of the Sharks

    Below are the publication details to your poetry:

    “Lonely dog” will be published on 12/30/22 at 1am Eastern Time (ET)

    Below is the link to it once published:

    https://spillwords.com/lonely-dog/

    LONELY DOG

    written by: Jake Cosmos Aller

    @aller_jake

    A lonely dog
    Goes out into the courtyard
    Waiting for his master
    To return home

    Alas false alarm
    His master will not return
    As he has died.

    Of the super plague
    COVID 25
    That killed most people.

    The dogs and cats
    And other animals
    Eventually left
    To fend for themselves.

    But they missed
    Their human friends.

    the End

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Introducing Gary Noland’s Music

    Introducing Jim Davidson

    Updates

    My friend, Gary Noland has been quite active lately with lots of new music.  Here are some of his recent pieces for your listening amusement.

    Gary Noland

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    Brand new piece (15 August, 2017): Gary Noland, piano & narration, performs Fascicle No. 162, Part Six of his chamber novel Jagdlied Op. 20.

    Brand new piece (15 August, 2017): Gary Noland, piano & narration, performs Fascicle No. 162, Part Six of his chamber novel Jagdlied Op. 20.

     

     

     

    My PAEAN IN HOMAGE TO HIGH-MINDED MAGGOTS, UPSTANDING BOTTOMFEEDERS, AND OTHER MALIGNANT PARASITES OF UNIMPEACHABLE MORAL INTEGRITY performed by THE PIMPLETON PROCRASTURBATION ENSEMBLE (December 20th, 2022): https://soundcloud.com/…/paean-in-homage-to-high-minded

    (5) Gary Noland _ Facebook

     

     

     

     

     

     My latest piece: CONFUNKLED SNAFUBARBIES AND THEIR BIRDBRAINIAC CARBON COPIES CONFLABULATING AT THE FUNERAL HOME BEFORE THE FALL performed by THE PIMPLETON PROCRASTURBATION ENSEMBLE (December 18th, 2022): https://soundcloud.com/…/sets/confunkled-snafubarbies-and

    My SOFT-BOILED EGGHEADS performed by THE PIMPLETON PROCRASTURBATION ENSEMBLE (December 16th, 2022): https://soundcloud.com/gary-noland/sets/soft-boiled-eggheads

    My latest piece: TITS FOR TAT FROM A NURSING HOME NAZI’S NEMESIS performed by THE PIMPLETON PROCRASTURBATION ENSEMBLE (December 12th, 2022): https://soundcloud.com/…/sets/tits-for-tat-from-a-nursing

    My VENGEGASMIC PHRENZY performed by the redoubtable PIMPLETON PROCRASTURBATION ENSEMBLE: https://soundcloud.com/gary-noland/sets/vengegasmic-phrenzy

     

     

     

     

    Hello Jake, here is a full author interview I would like to share on my COLLECTED PIANO WORKS: Vol. 1.

     Collected Piano Works (Author Interview)

    bookinform.com

    Gary Noland

    Lives in Portland, Oregon

    Self-Employed

    1/14/11, 3:37 PM

    Gary

    Hey Jake, Zappenin? Nice to see you in FB. I’m living in Portland, Oregon these days. Love it here. Jim tells me you’ve visited him on occasion in the Bay Area. I go there once or twice a year. Maybe we’ll cross orbits again sometime. I’m composing a 90-minute set of variations on my own theme for solo piano, which I started in April, 2009. Hope to have it completed in about three months. At 39 variations, I’ve probably broken the world record in terms of length and scope. You’re in Alexandria these days? Nice! Hope all is well. Cheers, Gary

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    Dear Friends, I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE UPCOMING RELEASE OF MY NEW DOUBLE CD: 20 COVIDITTIES Op. 116—composed amidst suffocating smoke, impending conflagrations, destructive riots, politico-ideological turmoil, all whilst in the throes of a pernicious global pandemic. Available for purchase on Amazon for only $16.95 “… a most important work … molted out of a neo-romanticism into a completely postmodern reduction of elements (ad absurdum) … Sometimes that romanticism … provides a frame or narrative on which [Noland] builds around or elaborates other layers. This is a multi-tiered music … the tonal works providing the frame are exquisite in their own right … the Chopin/Strauss element seems to reflect the old bourgeoisie under attack from the culture that has arisen since … its deliberately loving, saccharine poesy seems unmoved … love and fine taste exist wherever the appoggiatura stabs the heart … impressive series … a highly sophisticated sonic cartoon …”—ERNESTO FERRERI, American composerD

     

    20 COVIDITTIES Op. 116—composed amidst suffocating smoke, impending conflagrations, destructive riots, politico-ideological turmoil, all whilst in the throes of a pernicious global pandemic.

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    Hi Jake, it is available for listening (in its entirety) on SoundCloud at the following link: https://soundcloud.com/gary-noland/sets/coviditties-op-116-by-gary

    TWENTY COVIDITTIES Op. 116 by GARY LLOYD NOLAND

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    I have not used Sibelius with a keyboard since it has pretty good playback capabilities built into it. Listen to this, for example: https://soundcloud.com/gary-noland/demagogue-unseatment-celebration-march-for-military-band-op-110

    DEMAGOGUE UNSEATMENT CELEBRATION MARCH for military band Op. 110

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    ACCESS OF OIL for French horn, violin, cello, percussion & piano Op. 114

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    I have a Yamaha Montage, which I started using in the summer but not in conjunction with Sibelius. As far as I know, virtually any MIDI keyboard ought to work with Sibelius. I haven’t tried it myself but I believe you shouldn’t have any problems with it. To be safe, ask the people at Sibelius and/or at Yamaha to recommend the right configurations. Best of luck with your new toys!

    12/2/20, 5:40 PM

    Gary

    A musical memoir of 2020, this brand new double CD makes the perfect Xmas stocking stuffer! I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF MY BRAND NEW DOUBLE CD: 20 COVIDITTIES Op. 116—composed amidst suffocating smoke, impending conflagrations, destructive riots, politico-ideological turmoil, all whilst in the throes of a pernicious global pandemic. Available for purchase on Amazon. “… a most important work … molted out of a neo-romanticism into a completely postmodern reduction of elements (ad absurdum) … Sometimes that romanticism … provides a frame or narrative on which [Noland] builds around or elaborates other layers. This is a multi-tiered music … the tonal works providing the frame are exquisite in their own right … the Chopin/Strauss element seems to reflect the old bourgeoisie under attack from the culture that has arisen since … its deliberately loving, saccharine poesy seems unmoved … love and fine taste exist wherever the appoggiatura stabs the heart … impressive series … a highly sophisticated sonic cartoon …”—ERNESTO FERRERI, American composer

     

    20 COVIDITTIES Op. 116—composed amidst suffocating smoke, impending conflagrations, destructive riots, politico-ideological turmoil, all whilst in the throes of a pernicious global pandemic.

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    Hope all is well with you. I am writing to let you know about my latest double CD “ENTROPIC ABANDON: a Super-Psychedelic, Maximalistic, Decadissident Free-Wing Dog & Pony Circus Flextravabonanza of Blightgeisty, Neuromantic, Encore-gasmic Opuscula,” which is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The official release date is March 1st. Order your copies NOW!!!

     ENTROPIC ABANDON: a Super-Psychedelic, Maximalistic, Decadissident Free-Wing Dog & Pony Circus Flextravabonanza of Blightgeisty, Neuromantic, Encore-gasmic Opuscula

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    My latest double CD “ENTROPIC ABANDON: a Super-Psychedelic, Maximalistic, Decadissident Free-Wing Dog & Pony Circus Flextravabonanza of Blightgeisty, Neuromantic, Encore-gasmic Opuscula” is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The official release date is March 1st. Order yours today!!!

     ENTROPIC ABANDON: a Super-Psychedelic, Maximalistic, Decadissident Free-Wing Dog & Pony Circus Flextravabonanza of Blightgeisty, Neuromantic, Encore-gasmic Opuscula

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    RAND NEW PIECE: ORLAN DOY GLANDLY conducts members of THE PROCRASTURBATION ENSEMBLE in a performance of GERTY MACDOWELL’S DRAWERS by GARY LLOYD NOLAND.

    GERTY MACDOWELL’S DRAWERS

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    I am pleased to share this riveting performance by soprano Anna Haagenson and pianist Stephanie Thompson of the world premiere of my setting of Alexander Theroux’s poem “The Cabaret of Theresienstadt” (at 121:14), which was presented at the NACUSA 2021 Virtual New Music Festival on 18 April. This conference had originally been scheduled to take place in March, 2020 but was cancelled in the last minute due to the unfolding COVID crisis. I set ten poems of A. Theroux’s which I’ve been anxiously awaiting to hear performed (including one large choral setting for SATB, oboe, horn, bass & timpani). It is gratifying to finally hear this song interpreted by sensitive musicians. More performances of my Theroux settings are forthcoming. Anyone who is interesting in following the score may access it from my website in the “Scores 1” menu.

    In the Neighborhood — NACUSA 2021 Virtual New Music Festival / Conference

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    This edition of my double CD ENTROPIC ABANDON will be out of print on June 4th. If interested, this is the time to order it!

     ENTROPIC ABANDON: a Super-Psychedelic, Maximalistic, Decadissident Free-Wing Dog & Pony Circus Flextravabonanza of Blightgeisty, Neuromantic, Encore-gasmic Opuscula

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    May 28, 2021, 1:09 AM

    Although the recent double CD of my compositions “Entropic Abandon” (released on March 1st) is currently ranked No. 2 on the Amazon bestseller list of “Hot New Releases” in the “Special Interest” category, it is, unfortunately, going out of print come June 4th. All interested parties can take advantage of this last minute opportunity to order a copy from Amazon (two CDs for the price of one). https://www.amazon.com/…/dp/B08VXC9X5S/ref=zg_bsnr_35_2…

    Amazon.com New Releases: The best-selling new & future releases in Special Interest

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    Here’s where one can purchase it, along with two other recent CDs: https://composergarynoland.godaddysites.com/discography

    Contact dr. noland about commissions or private music lessons

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    Here’s a link to the hardbound color version of my chamber novel JAGDLIED: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/jagdlied-a-chamber-novel-for-narrator-musicians-pantomimists-dancers–culinary-artists-standard-color-hardcover/19506767/item/29328620/?gclid=CjwKCAjwt8uGBhBAEiwAayu_9V82ECGJv3JS6AQBFhX59cnu6nNuQn9ZI4AgMCyn78x3floMplefNRoCdQ4QAvD_BwE#idiq=29328620&edition=20733719

    Jagdlied: A Chamber Novel for Narrator,… book

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    My bio can be found on the home page of my website: https://composergarynoland.godaddysites.com/

    Contact dr. noland about commissions or private music lessons

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    Hi Jake, I have a new collection (Volume 2) of my COLLECTED PIANO WORKS available for pre-ordering from most major, and many independent, book retailers worldwide. Thanks for asking! Hope all’s well with you and yours. Gary

    I’m excited to announce that Volume 2 of my COLLECTED PIANO WORKS, which includes 39 VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME IN F MAJOR Op. 98 and GRANDE RAG BRILLANTE Op. 15, is available to pre-order from Amazon at: Ihttps://www.amazon.com/Collec…/dp/1732302391/ref=sr_1_1… “…The [39 Variations] is an astounding tour de force. In its far-reaching, systematic exploration of the theme’s creative possibilities … it reminds one of the Goldberg and the Diabelli. But in its monumental dimensions it goes far beyond them both, and in the large number of historical styles referenced and integrated into the work … I am unaware of any parallel … I offer my humble congratulations on a titanic achievement!”-LUDWIG TUMAN, composer & pianist

    Gary Noland

    Introducing Gary Noland’s Music

    I have known Gary Noland since high school.  He is a very talented composer, piano player, and cartoonist who lives in Portland.  His music is eclectic with a snarky sarcastic tone to it, somewhat like listening to Frank Zappa’s classical music scores.   His cartoons are very Robert Crumpian in spirit.  Take a listen and let me know what you think.

    https://soundcloud.com/gary-noland/sets/new-album-by-gary-lloyd-1

    Here’s a link to a page on my website where orders for this CD and others can be made:

    https://composergarynoland.godaddysites.com/discography

    Here’s a link to the home page on my website, which includes my short bio:

    https://composergarynoland.godaddysites.com/

    Here’s a link to my chamber novel JAGDLIED and my play NOTHING IS MORE. Jag lied is offered in several versions: https://www.amazon.com/Dolly-Gray-Landon/e/B07GJV8Y11?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1624516602&sr=1-1

    If you need anything else, don’t hesitate to ask.

    Thanks!

    All best,

    Gary L. Noland

    You can contact Gary Noland at nolandgary5@gmail.com

    BIO

    Introducing Gary Noland’s Music

    Dr. Gary Lloyd Noland (a.k.a. author Dolly Gray Landon & artist Lon Gaylord Dylan), grew up in a crowded house shared by ten people on a plot of land three blocks south of UC Berkeley known as People’s Park, which has distinguished itself as a site of civic unrest since the late 1960 Dr. Gary Lloyd Noland (a.k.a. author Dolly Gray Landon & artist Lon Gaylord Dylan), grew up in a crowded house shared by ten people on a plot of land three blocks south of UC Berkeley known as People’s Park, which has distinguished itself as a site of civic unrest since the late 1960s. As an adolescent, Gary lived for a time in Salzburg and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where he absorbed many musical influences. Having studied with a long roster of acclaimed composers and musicians, he earned his Bachelor’s in music from UC Berkeley in 1979, continued studies at the Boston Conservatory, and transferred to Harvard University, where he added to his credits Dr. Gary Lloyd Noland (a.k.a. Author Dolly Gray Landon & artist Lon Gaylord Dylan), grew up in a crowded house shared by ten people on a plot of land three blocks south of UC Berkeley known as People’s Park, which has distinguished itself as a site of civic unrest since the late 1960s.

    As an adolescent, Gary lived for a time in Salzburg and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where he absorbed many musical influences. Having studied with a long roster of acclaimed composers and musicians, he earned his Bachelor’s in music from UC Berkeley in 1979, continued studies at the Boston Conservatory, and transferred to Harvard University, where he added to his credits a Masters’ and a Ph.D. in Music Composition in 1989.

    Gary’s catalog consists of hundreds of works, which include piano, vocal, chamber, experimental, and electronic pieces; full-length plays in verse, “chamber novels,” and other text pieces; as well as graphically notated scores. His award-winning chamber novel JAGDLIED for Narrator, Musicians, Pantomimists, Dancers & Culinary Artists was listed by one reviewer as the “Top Book of 2018.” Gary’s compositions have been performed and broadcast (including on NPR) in many locations throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Asia, and Australia. He founded the Seventh Species concert series in San Francisco in 1990 and, for 23 years, produced well over 50 concerts of contemporary classical music on the West Coast. He is also a founding member of Cascadia Composers. Gary has taught music at Harvard, the University of Oregon, and Portland Community College. His musical scores are available from J.W. Pepper, RGM, Sheet Music Plus, and Freeland Publications. Six CDs of his compositions are available on the North Pacific Music label at: www.northpacificmusic.com. He has well over 300 videos of his music and narratives available for listening on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJt_eNyJqOZBErG9McQ51nA and numerous other sites on the Internet. composition lessons Lake Oswego Beaverton

    The PIMPLETON PROCRASTURBATION ENSEMBLE performs STATE-OF-THE-ART EAR EXERCISES for MUSICAL COGNOSCENTI Op. 119 by GARY LLOYD NOLAND.

    Featuring the composer and his five alter egos:

    GARY LLOYD NOLAND: panda harmonium, malapropsichord, climaxophone, smorgasborgasmatron, bombasticordion, whoopeeboard, air cacophony or

    ORLAN DOY GLANDLY: squealharp, ventilator guitar, squawkarina, Gulag whistle, dodecaphone, double-crossillators, electro-kakazoo

    DARNOLD OLLY YANG: googah, hee-haw, harrumphinator, dalzheimers, oink bells, nerdy gurdy, didgeridoowahdoo, jello thumpers, custard pounders

    LON GAYLORD DYLAN: unstitched concussion, belly button cymbals, lambastanets, barking spider engines, underarmonica, stiletto knockers, pudding whackers

    DOLLY GRAY LANDON: forbidden flute, yo-yo-boe, C-sharp clarinet, stench horn, C-flat crumpet, smackbutt, bombdrone, polyphonic foot tuba

    ARNOLD DAY LONGLY: steam viola, nose cello, nostril bass, power-barf machine, scaremin, toilet brushes, discordion

    Review:

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    GARY LLOYD NOLAND CHALLENGES MUSICAL CONVENTIONS, TRADITIONS, AND CUSTOMS

     

    The distinction between music and noise is, I think, perfectly described by Physics.info. “Music and noise are both mixture

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    the music of sound waves of different frequencies. The component frequencies of music are discrete, separable, and rational, with a discernible dominant frequency. The component frequencies of noise are continuous and random with no discernible dominant frequency.” Hence, the further we delve into dissonant or even atonal music, the more likely it is to be perceived as noise. Ultimately the line between the two is very blurry, and writer Meghan Davis took this concept to task smartly, when she wrote: “Someone nearby is tapping their toe. Is this an irritating noise or a musical sound? As it turns out, the difference depends almost entirely upon the listener.” And that ultimately is the point, my friends. The beauty of sound is in the ears of the beholder.

    So why this long premise on sonic contrasts? Well, when you engage with the music of an avant-garde composer, and dare I say, sound designer, such as Gary Lloyd Noland, there is no sitting on the fence. You either judge his album, “State-of-the-Art Ear Exercises for Musical Cognoscenti Op. 119”, as ingeniously brilliant, or utter hogwash. If this hard and fast assumption sounds dramatically drastic, well then so does Noland’s classically inspired, post-modern sonic concoctions.

    Gary Noland has boundless artistic spirit

    Gary Lloyd Noland, who has received glowing critiques, has a boundless artistic spirit, and a seemingly endless technical and musical ambition. His compositions strive to challenge the listener to cast away conventions, traditions, customs, and any formal limitations their musical mindsets may have locked them into. The 18 tracks contained within this album will take you through sounds composed of multiple frequencies that are produced by instruments whose names alone will have your mind twisting into a loop.

    Your ears will be teased, stroked, stretched, and surprised, by the featured players – Gary Lloyd Noland and his alter-egos: Orland Doy Gladly, Darnalod Olly Yang, Lon Gaylord Dylan, Dolly Gray Landon, and Arnold Day Longly. Even more surprising, are the names of the instrumentation used by the players. Among them, the pandaharmonium, squealharp, googah, unstitched concussion, stench horn, nose cello, and toilet brushes.

    Now if you’re thinking of, outright dissonant bombast, think again. Because the album is awash with beautiful classical motifs filled with luscious melody and harmony. They’re simply interposed by varying flurries of atonal sounds which most people link to dissonance. If you could imagine an ensemble led by the combined minds of Richard Strauss, Frank Zappa, Brain Eno, and Luigi Russolo, you may just have the slightest idea of where Gary Lloyd Noland is going. And that’s practically everywhere.

    Even the song titles themselves will make you sit up and take notice: “Murder Hornet Lullaby”, “Vaginavenger Vortex”, “Elevator Mucus”, “Only Drooly Grubbles” and “Larcabounger Zizz”, being just a selected few. That being said, Gary Lloyd Noland’s endearing eccentricities only really seem far more subversive to those stuck in the conventions of the mainstream jungle.

    Warped Musical Sensibilities

    Though Noland’s appeal comes from his warped musical sensibilities; most of the melodies and core structures contained within the album are fairly accessible, reflecting an alluring fondness for classical music. It’s just that his arrangements are far more unusual and idiosyncratic than your normal or garden variety of music. The infusion of Noland’s avant-garde sensibility and experimental spirit makes for a fascinating combination, and very much is, what sets him apart everyone else. And I mean, EVERYONE else.

    This album is literally packed with ideas and sounds, as Gary Lloyd Noland ventures into a different avenue with every track. The instrumentals have distinctive identities, and they’re extremely palatable in even in their most unusual forms. In 2021, you will definitely find fewer challenging albums, and maybe even more challenging albums, but you will never find anything quite like “State-of-the-Art Ear Exercises for Musical Cognoscenti Op. 119” anywhere else on this planet…maybe even in the entire universe for that matter!

    —TUNEDLOUD!

    WAYWARD AFFECTS & AFFLICTIONS

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    The PIMPLETON PROCRASTURBATION ENSEMBLE performs WAYWARD effects & AFFLICTIONS Op. 120 by GARY LLOYD NOLAND

    Fever DREAMS Op. 118,

    an Unequivocal Crustbucket List of Smexy and Sophistocratic Quarantunes for Perspicacious Connoisseurmudgeons, Trans melancholiac Insomniacs, Necromantic Misanthropes, Compulsive Transgress mists, and other Categorical Certifiable from the Psycho-Experimental Ward of Herr Doctor Noland’s Avantgarde-Boiled Cynic Clinic

    24 Interludes for Piano, Vol. 2

    October 2006: “Twenty-Four Interludes” for piano Vol. 2  (Op. 71, Nos. 13-24), performed by Gary Noland. Duration: 75 minutes. www.NorthPacificMusic.com (NPM LD 027).

    24 Postludes for Piano, Vol. 2

    February 2006: “Twenty-Four Postludes for Piano” Vol. 2  (Op. 72, Nos. 13–24), performed by Gary Noland. Duration: 75 minutes. www.NorthPacificMusic.com (NPM LD 025). music CDs original compositions Beaverton Portland Lake Oswego

    More REVIEWS

    “Gary Noland is one of those 21st Century composers seeking to forge a new aesthetic based on older models that do not traffic in serialism or minimalism. These dry, playful pieces pay homage to classical forms from various periods while gently satirizing them. Zany waltzes, ragtime riffs, chorales, toccatas, and much else romp and tear through these depictions of superheroes and villains from his ‘chamber novels’; other pieces spoof serial music (‘Ventured, nothing gained’) to grand operas (‘Meditative’) and Jewish guilt (‘Spikes’). The irreverent program closes with two serious, impressive, endlessly modulating memorials: one to George Rothberg, an allusive homage to an important neo-romantic who was himself a master of allusion; another to Jon Sutton, an artist Noland feels was wrongfully neglected by a corporate culture that promotes dreck and mediocrity, making it ‘possible to have a Brahms or Schubert next door and not even realize it. This is a culture that ‘confers towering soapboxes to impostors of all persuasions, all too often to the exclusion of first-rate minds who are less savvy about how to work the system to their advantage’.

    North Pacific Music

    Smaller labels like North Pacific Music represent a new way of working that system, a small means of saving what Noland regards as ‘an endangered (and fast becoming extinct) high culture’. I could do without the ugly cover art, but the piano sound is extremely vivid—and Noland plays his work with wit and conviction.”

    —Jack Sullivan, American Record Guide, July/August 2007

    “Yesterday, the first day of the year [2004], I opened your CD package—and could hardly believe my ears when I listened to your Venge Art and 24 Postludes for Piano, Op. 72—how magnificent!!  I will include most [of] your works in our local shows, especially in the Art Block program Sound Sculpture—a program for visual and sonic art.… I listen to all arriving music and [respond] seldom as excited as I did to your music.… Have a terrific 2004.  You made mine with your inspiring music, talent, and creativity. Thank you.”

    —Brita Heisman, Executive Producer, KAZU Local Programming, Pacific Grove, CA.

    Royal Oil works Music

    January 2006:  “Royal Oil works Music” (electro-acoustic). Duration: ca. 75 minutes. Includes: “Prelude in E Minor” (Op. 34), “Serial Lullaby” (Op. 80, No. 1), “Spray Taint” (Op. 80, No. 2), “Dog Duo” (Op. 66), “Rag bones” (Op. 11), “Grey Malignant Banks” (Op. 80, No. 3) “My Babe’s Gone Down to Do Her Glue” (Op. 80, No. 4), “Royal Oil works Music” (Op. 80, No. 5) “Prelude & Zoo trot” (Op. 22), “Something Rotten” (Op. 80, No. 6) “Music is Dead” (Op. 53), “Treadmill” (Op. 37), “Deformed Fugue” (Op. 17), “Insurrection of the Office Slaves” (Op. 80, No. 7), “Psycho-Bacchanal” (Op. 80, No. 8). www.NorthPacificMusic.com  (NPM LD 024). music CDs original compositions Beaverton Portland Lake Oswego

    “We recently received a CD [Royal Oil works Music] of Gary Noland’s here at WOBC. I must say that upon previewing some of the tracks and reading the program notes that all of us have never laughed so hard in our lives. We usually don’t play music as arrogant and docile as Gary’s but the ironic-postmodern-naive-pretension that this CD showed made me reconsider. I would like to get in touch with M. Noland and arrange a telephone interview for one of our classical radio shows.”

    —Joshua Morris, Classical Director, WOBC 91.5 FM, Oberlin, OH

    “Gary Noland is a composer to end all composers

    … his attitude is not subtly disestablishmentarian, and you’d better enjoy it.… Some of the sounds are amusing, but the music is sort of deliberately annoying, both in sonority and in the mood—deliberately uninspired, almost to the point of inspiration. From Bach to rags to whatever, Noland seems determined to annoy as many people as he can, in an amusing way. He is an angry guy but witty.

    If the idea of deliberate lack of originality purveyed in an atmosphere of political incorrectness appeals to you, here, in no uncertain terms, it is. Titles such as ‘Spray Taint’, ‘Dog Duo’, and ‘Insurrection of the Office Slaves’ give the mood, while the title tune [‘Royal Oil works Music’] is the real purpose of the Bush administration, as explained in the notes.…”

    —David Moore, American Record Guide

    Seriously Odd Classical Tongue in Check Electro-Acoustic

    “Seriously odd classical… Tongue-in-cheek electro-acoustic combines baroque harpsichord and cheesy electronic sounds. Funny like Satie is funny – zany and irreverent. Lots of serialism … but the bizarre collage of styles and periods is brilliant. Oh, it’s also like PDQ Bach/Peter Schickele in some ways. Absurd liner notes!  Baroque-sounding … Serialist electro-acoustic … very refreshing, given how “ivory tower” this type of music often is. Cheesy synths, electronic percussion, and trumpets … up tempo and funky. Baroque harpsichord with pop and world music sounds going on in off-kilter, almost random rhythms. WTF? Very cool …Waa Waa synth, fugue-like … Zany … Cecil Taylor piano over drum machine breakbeats … Close to Dual (Ed Chang and Doug Theriault – crazy dense guitar and laptop processing), with national anthem-like moments?? And bird song?? Zany … Slow serialist/romantic … prelude to baroque trills to Richian/rag arpeggios to a Chopin breakdown to a jazz ending. Phew. This rocks … Bogy woozy synth with jazz percussion and serialist randomness. Lots of noodling, er, electronic wanking? Upbeat … Staccato baroque fugue on electronic choral sounds and pipe organ sounds … funny … Rhythmically interesting …  Fugue for harpsichord … Some free jazz freak-outs … Great title for this … Squeaky sounds with sax and choral synthesizer—like if you played the Handel theme from the film A Clockwork Orange, Sonny Rollins, Tchaikovsky, and, well, a psychotic serialist all at once.”

    —KZSU FM90.3, Stanford, CA

    “A look at the head-note will alert you to Gary Noland’s very personal way with words. Not for Noland the lures either of Olympian detachment or lower case “significance.” No, Noland is full-on and takes few linguistic prisoners. Similarly with the booklet artwork, Noland’s own, which is an example of crazed Robert Crumb à Africanize. And his music is much the same, Deformed Fugue, his 1977 piece for harpsichord summoning up pretty nicely his compositional stance. This is an elixir brewed of Couperin and Rameau, Scott Joplin, Bach, free funk, free Jazz (Cecil Taylor?), the Fugue, and an unholy alliance of straight sounding neo-classicism and its subsequent assault by the forces of percussive militancy.

     

    Noland may be a romantic but doesn’t want you to know.

    His Prelude is baroque-convincing though attended by some sour-is off notes he follows it with Serial Lullaby, a synthesizer-rich free funk piece that mocks its title. Spray Taint gives us assaulted baroque, the percussion blizzards full of jazz offbeat and whoop-bang noises (plus telephone rings and disco inferno). He subjects Ragtime to the same souring procedures as he does to his off-note harpsichord baroque and evokes a drugs fix (in My Babe’s Gone Down to Do Her Glue) with some haywire free form. He writes an American fanfare for the title track and subjects it to anti-Bush assault by bird song and drum blister.

    Quixiotic Sense

    His quixotic sense extends to opus numbers – the bowels of Op. 80 are scattered throughout the disc, and to instrumentation as well. I assume he makes all the noises, both pianistic and harpsichord synthesized and vocalized. He’s a veritable one-man band of off-kilter influences, the procedural repetition of which sometimes got me seriously down, though I did like his Swingle Sisters take-off on Music is Dead: A Paradox in Fugue.”

    —Jonathan Woolf, Music Web International

    24 Postludes for piano, Vol. 1

    August 2004: “Twenty-Four Postludes for Piano” Vol. 1 (Op. 72, Nos. 1–12), performed by Gary Noland. Duration: 72 minutes.  North Pacific Music (PO BOX 82627, Portland, Oregon 97282-0627, USA, tel/fax:  1-800-757-7384, www.NorthPacificMusic.com (NPM LD  018). music CDs original compositions Beaverton Lake Oswego

     REVIEWS/ENCOMIUMS

    “As usual I have been fiendishly busy and during my last absence, our humidification system went bonkers, depositing condensation and mold all over the place so now I am trying to deal with that on top of my overload. Nonetheless, I have put on the postludes whenever I’ve been at the computer and found them up to your usual iconoclastic, stylistic potpourri standards of giddy humor, no holds barred soup to nuts and high spirits. They are balm to the grim state of mind in which I find myself.”

    —Robert Levin, pianist (cadenza improviser extraordinaire), scholar, Professor of Music, Harvard University

    “Many thanks for the CDs you sent me, which I have been listening to with great pleasure and fascination.… I am bowled over by the expertise of your music:  you use certain elements from the 19th century and jazz, etc., and just at the moment when I am about to say, OK, what else is new? you do several things, such as speeding up, becoming wildly dissonant, modulating to a distant continent, stopping completely, and throwing some kind of total surprise. All of these things are possible, but you seem to know exactly when to do what and how much.  I don’t know anybody else who can do it!  And the brief electronic statements are spooky in the best and most extreme sense.  They make my hair (what’s left of it) stand on end.…”

    —Andrew Imbrue, composer, Pulitzer Prize finalist

    “Mr. Noland’s Postludes are a collection of wild and crazy pieces for … piano. These are essentially parodying of various styles, set in a dizzying harmonic language that loops uncontrollably through a wide-ranging gamut of possible and impossible tonalities. He applies this procedure to the fugue, ragtime, German dances (Schubert), romantic waltzes (Richard Strauss seems to be a favorite), and virtuosic piano scherzos. There’s a Chinese polonaise, a whiff of pentatonic Debussy; and, like most composers after Berlioz, he can’t seem to keep his hands off the Dies Irae (though fortunately, the tongue is firmly in cheek). Both Peter Schickele and Conlon Nan arrow hover over the proceedings. I’d even throw in Mark Applebaum, another Californian … The opening fugue is dedicated to the late David Lewin, the prominent Harvard theorist.  Lukas Foss gets a dedication, also (maybe his Baroque Variations had some sort of influence on Noland at some point).

    The general effect is like watching wet paintings of 19th Century musical memorabilia drip into frazzled 21st Century oblivion. The comic-book grotesquerie that graces the jewel box pretty much says it all … these pieces are striking and entertaining … (Postlude 12, an interminable exercise in blues montage, is the most daunting.) The pieces all have funny titles … Mustaches on the Mona Lisa, but those can be interesting if you’re in the right frame of mind.”

    —Allen Gimbel, American Record Guide

    “Composer and pianist Gary Noland are into ‘ha-ha music’—that is, classical music played for laughs, a genre famously (or infamously, depending on your taste in humor) popularized by Peter Schickele, also known as P.D.Q. Bach. This collection of solo piano music, identified as postludes rather than the more traditional preludes designation, indicates that, despite occasionally forcing the musical jokes (and writing far too many tortured puns in his liner notes), Noland has both the writing and playing chops to compensate for his painful musical humor. Dedicated to the late music theorist David Lewin, ‘Philomathetique’ is a witty trope on the music of Richard Strauss, with characterful motives and abundant quick modulations. ‘Effete Singulations’ is a deft, splashy bit of ragtime, while ‘Pickthanks and Premediates’ is a light-hearted romp played at a dizzying tempo and ‘Psychonipptions’ (dedicated to composer Henry Martin) is a send-up of 20th Century French music. Overall, Postludes is a mixed bag, but when Noland focuses on playing the piano well rather than simply playing for laughs, his compelling artistry shines through.”

    —Christian Carey, Splendid Magazine

    “Gary—you continue to be one of the most original of the contributors to ‘The Classical Salon.’ And ‘Effete Singulations’ [Postlude #2] opens one of my ragtime shows.”

    —David Rifkin, Host, “Classical Salon” and “The Ragtime Machine,” KUSF 90.3 FM, University of San Francisco.

    24 Interludes for piano, Vol. 1

    August 2004: “Twenty-Four Interludes for Piano” Vol. 1 (Op. 71, Nos. 1-12), performed by Gary Noland. Duration: 74 minutes. North Pacific Music (PO BOX 82627, Portland, Oregon 97282-0627, USA, tel/fax: 1-800-757-7384, www.NorthPacificMusic.com (NPM LD  019). music CDs original compositions Beaverton Lake Oswego

    “… intriguing, irritating, … distinctive, inventive, … subversive, … [the music] is never what you expect.  You hear all sorts of styles and influences—Beethoven, ragtime, Nan arrow, stride—often in very quick succession.… I had the strange feeling with many of these pieces [Interludes and Postludes] that, about halfway through, I had got fed up with them, but I was then sorry when they finished.… You can hardly be indifferent to Noland’s music and so I would urge you to try it. Despite my frequent irritation, I will certainly be returning to it and seeking out examples of Noland’s chamber works and multimedia compositions. Music aside, speaking as a cat-lover, I feel an instinctive sympathy with the composer depicted on the front cover of the Interludes fondly embracing his cat. Illogical? Well, yes; I think this music has got to me after all.”

    —Roger Blackburn, Music Web International

    “Gary Noland, a composer, and pianist with an impressive academic pedigree (including a Ph.D. from Harvard) and extensive performing experience, here presents an album of solo piano compositions, or ‘interludes.’ Actually, some of these pieces seem in no way transitory; instead, they present extended musical dialogues that call upon a host of musical styles and require the considerable technical facility to perform. Noland, a fleet-fingered, ebullient performer, is more than up to the task. Pastiche pieces like ‘Mumbo Gumbo’ and ‘Expresso Wagon’ evoke all manner of Romantic-era classical piano figurations; they gently lampoon some of the genre’s conventions, but always remain bright, witty, and engaging. ‘The Temptation of Saint Floyd’ also channels Romanticism, particularly the Strassman sort, demonstrating a more reflective demeanor and adding a dollop of schmaltz to the proceedings. ‘Push Button Fingers’ is prevailingly modern in construction, with syncopated rhythms and sprightly, angular runs creating a far more contemporary sound world. Noland’s work may be eclectic—sometimes even a bit goofy—but Interludes is cleverly constructed and consistently well performed.”

    —Christian Carey, Splendid Magazine, 12/29/2005

    FIND OUT MORE

    Selected Music from Venge Art

    July 2002: “Gary Noland:  Selected Music from VENGE ART.”  Duration:  75 minutes. Cellist Hamilton Heifetz and pianist Victor Steinhardt playing “Fantasy in E Minor” for cello & piano (Op. 24), pianist Randall Hodgkinson playing “Humoresque” for piano (Op. 3) and the “Russell Street Rag” (Op. 5), Gary Noland performing three segments of “P*run*Music” (Op. 48), Violist Katherine Murdock and pianist Randall Hodgkinson playing “Romance” for viola & piano (Op. 10), a computer-driven Disklavier performance of “Grande Rag Brillante” (Op. 15), The Onyx String Quartet playing “American Bozo Dance” (Op. 32, No. 8), and Guy Tyler conducting “Septet” (Op. 43) with clarinetist Carol Robe, alto saxophonist Tom Bergeron, French hornist Ellen Campbell, violinists Tawana Nagahara and Anthony Dyer, double-bassist Forrest Moyer, and pianist Art Maddox. Released by North Pacific Music (PO BOX 82627, Portland, Oregon 97282-0627, USA, tel/fax:  1-800-757-7384, www.NorthPacificMusic.com (NPM LD  012). music CDs original compositions Beaverton Lake Oswego

    “Mr. Noland writes as a ‘time traveler’ in styles long abandoned by most composers as well as styles so new as to not have been imagined but by him.  This he accomplishes naturally, convincingly, with originality and true passion.  His command of all musical languages and his ability to traverse musical time is nothing less than remarkable.  Listen!”

    —Donald Martino, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer

    “Composer Gary Noland is possessed of a rich musical imagination, whose technique distills the achievements of Roger, Strauss, and Schoenberg but also refracts their post-romantic/expressionist tendencies through the lens of twenty-first-century post-modernism, American style. Moreover, he fits Stravinsky’s definition of a great composer:  one who doesn’t merely steal but knows what to steal.  This Noland does with wit and aplomb unique to the music of our time.”

    —Ira Braes, pianist, musicologist, Professor of Music, The Hart School

    “Gary Noland’s Venge Art is more than just a collection of music.…inspiring.  He walks with assurance through the treacherous landscape of late tonality and early post-tonality (e.g., Strauss).…a gifted composer.”

    Payton MacDonald—American Record Guide

    FIND OUT MORE

    Player less Pianos

    May 2000: “Player less Pianos: Virtual Music for Pianos Virtual and Otherwise.” Seventh Species Composers Series Debut Recording, Limited Collector’s Edition (NPM LCE 007—North Pacific Music). A compilation recording of works by various composers. Includes Gary Noland’s “Grande Rag Brillante” (Op. 15), which was recorded on August 19, 1998, on a Disklavier at SPARK Studios in Emeryville. music CDs original compositions Beaverton Portland Lake Oswego

    Original Compositions by Gary Noland music CDs

    1996: “Passion.” A compilation recording of works by composers Gary Noland, George Rothberg, Georges Enescu, Greg Steinke, and Jackie T. Gabel performed by violist Rozanne Weinberger and pianist Evelyne Lust. Includes Noland’s “Romance” for viola & piano (Op. 10).  (NPM LD 003—North Pacific Music).  Recorded September 1994 at MET Studio Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.  In Schwann Catalog. music CDs original compositions Beaverton Portland Lake Oswego

    FIND OUT MORE

    Be sure and listen to performances of Gary Noland’s music on this website under “videos,” “more videos,” etc.

    All CDs are available for purchase from www.northpacificmusic.com music CDs original compositions Beaverton Portland Lake Oswego

     

    The End

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Guest Blog Roy Dufrain

    Roy was my college roommate at UOP in Stockton, California from 1976 to 1978 when we lived at the Euclid House with Sara, Sharon, Kevin (now Karen) Jeff C, and others.  We had a wild two-year ride with weekly parties every Friday night.   Roy introduced me to the Grateful Dead, the beatnik writers, and so much more.   We lost touch over the years but became Face Book friends and zoom friends about seven years ago.  I miss our time together.  Here are some of his recent Facebook musings re-posted with his permission.

    THE 7TH ANNUAL EDITION OF ROY’S BEST BOOKS,

    wherein I muse, perhaps entirely for my own entertainment, on some books I read or heard this year that landed somewhere in the vicinity of my heart and stayed there for whatever reason.

    This year, I get to start with a special category I’ve never officially included before: GREAT BOOKS BY NICE PEOPLE I ACTUALLY KNOW.

    LIVE CAUGHT

    R Cathey Daniels is swampy and dank, with a magnetic, lyrical voice and a lead character who is properly mystified by life and desperate to rescue one little girl, if not himself, from its worst inclinations. You’ll want to save everyone in the book. Well, almost everyone.

    ATTRIBUTION

    Linda Moore, is an engaging mystery set in the world of art history scholars, with a smart, idealistic heroine to root on toward empowerment and recognition and self-acceptance. And romance!

    BESTSELLING FICTION

    THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY

    Amor Towles, who came to critical acclaim with ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ several years ago. This newer one feels like a charming thought-provoking coming of age period piece, encased in wonderful and evocative prose, until it all slides sideways into darkness and finally ends with a couple slackmouth twists, the kind that seem shocking yet inevitable at the same time.

    NON-FICTION

    MUSIC: A SUBVERSIVE HISTORY

    Ted Gioia, who is considered by some as one of America’s (if not the world’s) leading writers on music history. This is Gioia’s most far-reaching work yet. The overarching thesis of the book is that innovation in music has always come from outsiders, usually those kept outside the mainstream by self-appointed and self-interested gatekeepers. Nonetheless, over and over, the greatest talents and their ideas somehow find a way to slip past the gates and change everything. It’s a huge book, covering a lot of information; I listened to it on audio, and in spurts, over a few months. Well worth the stretched-out journey! (Also: Ted Gioia writes on many other topics as well, and is one of my favorites on substack.) And BTW, it’s pronounced Joy-uh.

    WORDCRAFT

    I read lots of books on writing craft. I don’t always get a wealth of useful info from them, but I read for the odd bit that resonates and, more than that, for the constant nudge to think deeply about my own reading and writing. Because of that, my favorite craft book is often the one I’m reading right now, and that happens to be THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE by Jill Chamberlain. This is actually a screenwriting book, but also offers fiction writers an interesting no-frills framework to analyze the basic ingredients of all stories and their interrelationships.

    ALRIGHT, THAT’S IT FOR THIS YEAR. Make room in your life for a book. Each one is a world on paper.

    (Disclaimer: no books were harmed in the making of this post.)

    ////////////Random observation about baseball

    HARD TO EXPLAIN how MLB teams are signing guys for 20-30-40 million a year right now, but just a couple months ago, they were saying the game’s popularity is slipping so far they have to change the rules to make it faster and more exciting. WTF?!

    The Giants sure are killin’ it on the free agent market so far, right?

    Long before TJ Holmes and Amy Robach there was Kelfy Couric and Gumby Damnit. Big time front page tabloid stuff back in the day.

    Well Christmas

    I’m dreaming of a well Christmas

    Just like the ones I used to know

    Where there is no sneezing

    And lungs aren’t wheezing

    And masks aren’t needed when you go

    I’m dreaming of a well Christmas

    Without a fever or the chills

    May your tests have nothing to tell

    And may all your Christmases be we

     

    Look, Santa: yes I’ve been a naughty boy, but only in the best possible way

    You can find his work at

    Roy Dufrain Jr.

    roydufrain.substack.com

     

     

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Guest Blog by Douglas Richard Colthurst

    Cosmos Reading List 2022 Final Updates

    This is my first guest blog piece.  I got to know Douglas’s work through Fan Story.  I will be posting from time to time other guest posts from my Fan Story, Writing Com, and other writing groups.  I hope you enjoy his work as much as I have.

    Bio

    Douglas Richard Colthurst was born in 1955 on a farm in Cabery, a tiny town in central Illinois. Received a Bachelor’s in Biology from the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign and a Doctorate in Dentistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago (I think?). 

published dentist with prison dentistry experience published poet and amateur painter novice wine sommelier comic book collector bilingual in English and German amazing father –  bowler, golfer, chef motorcycle license, and Harley owner

    You can contact him at

    Douglas Colthurst <colthurstdouglas74@gmail.com>
    colthurstdouglas@gmail.com>

    And see his portfolio at https://fanstory.com/myportfolio.jsp?userid=360707

    Victor Touche ? A 59-plus eight-year imposition on this planet. Who…. always wanted to slow down, explore the other side of his brain, and amount to something other than a paycheck. Of course, the other side of me would argue paycheck first you dolt, there’s time for the other later. Ah well, as Jackson Browne once said, something like I wake up every day to the great compromise. I have a lovely daughter of 21. (senior college, (oh me, oh my). Which fulfilled and completed my life to a degree I shall be ever grateful for. As all of you parents know. Love to cook. Wine. Wine Cellar at last. Harley Davidson. Rebel. Always did resent authority.

    Setting the scene.

    The Walk

    hate standing in lines. But there I was, happy as a clam, standing in line; for a fake diploma. (The real one came later by mail.) But it did represent the culmination of four years of pure hell, dental school. Some people didn’t seem to mind it. But for most of us, it was a long grind. One must study continuously. This is interrupted only by eating, sleeping, and lab work. Seriously. I am not inviting sympathy. One’s time is simply occupied until graduation. I finally learned of shortcuts that many students knew, but it was too late to use them. And I don’t think I would have anyway, but that is for another story; my dental school experiences.

    Since there was no time to assess my coming work situation, I graduated needing a job, housing, and money. My parents still lived in a rural town in central Illinois. They had seen an advertisement in the local paper for a dentist at Pontiac Maximum Security Prison. What? As in, what was I thinking? I know. I thought the same thing. I mean the same thing. But I could earn a little money, live with my parents, and buy a car. You know, start living.

    I interviewed and unfortunately got the job. Now, this was done by an “administrative company,” responsible for hiring all the healthcare professionals for Illinois’ prisons. This is pertinent because before, each dentist contracted with the state. This may not seem significant. It didn’t happen to me either. But, oh boy, was it ever. The only thing that matters in prison is power. Yeah, to be sure, the prisoners are in a stark Darwinian experiment. Yes, but all that matters to the guards is power. And to the multiple wardens. Think I exaggerate? Read on, gentle reader. So the dentist before me was there for some thirty years. And he had his self to answer to. I didn’t realize how irritated the wardens were with this setup. Petty? Absolutely. But we’re just getting started. Turns out there was a lot of built-up, pent-up resentment over the dental area not being under the direct control of the prison officer hierarchical system. Guess what? I wasn’t informed of all the myriad political land mines I was soon to step on. I firmly believe if I had listened only to the advice from my administrators, I wouldn’t be alive today.

    So I pull into the prototypical gravel parking lot at 7:30 AM. Pontiac was one of my old stomping grounds from high school. Quik’s was still there. Used to polish up the car or pick-up truck and drive around Quik’s. Over and over until we almost lost our minds. Cruisin’. Yep, we used to cruise Quik’s for hours. Good burgers. Probably not, but hey, we were teenagers. Big parking lot. Multiple lots for several businesses. All shut down after five or on weekends. Cruise, check out chicks. Repeat, ad infinitum. Once every hour or so, a new set of mounds bounced around. Gas was thirty cents a gallon. Gear heads. Pot heads. A little head now and then just to get by. Never got in trouble. Don’t know how.

    Oh yes, the Pontiac Prison gravel parking lot. Cool morning. The crunch of old familiar sounds as I stepped out onto the gravel. Almost brought a subconscious recognition of fear. The only time we heard those sounds, (of crunching gravel beneath our feet), was getting out of a car for a fight or a friend. I looked towards the prison.

    Simple barbed wire outer fence, with a small guard house. Grass lay after this for twenty feet or so, and then the administrative complex which housed everything, basically, except the prisoners. Long and rectangular, looked like a school. Ran the entire north side of the prison complex. Enter through glass doors and then proceed ten feet to the oldest, biggest, most intimidating steel gate that I had ever seen. Auguste Rodin’s “Gate of Hell,” without the ornament. Just swung grudgingly open momentarily, before slamming shut momentously on those huge groaning hinges. Shut. Silence, every time. For a moment, just made one reflect on the “end.” Period. Never have had quite the same feeling about gates since. Shudder, groan, goodbye is all they ever said.

    As I said, just stepped out onto the dewy morning gravel. A new day. A new life. Whoa there, cowboy, probably not what was said on the “inside,” eh? I have tried to tell people about this…” feeling” one notices emanating from Pontiac Prison. No one pays much mind until you’ll be going in. Ancient. Evil. Stark. Mania. Insanity. Loneliness. Despair. Hopelessness. A forever feel to these piled up, reeked up, soiled up rock confines. One feels the cement used is from Roman times. Filth, eking out of this place and contaminating you as you watched, mesmerized. Yes, I know. My assistant used to laugh at my exaggeration of these elements in the story of Pontiac. Till I took her there one day. Parked in the old gravel parking lot. Saw her laughs turn to that first recognition of fear.

    “Maybe we should go,” she said.

    “Why? We just got here. Come on, get out and take a look. Wanna go in?”

    She just shuddered and got back in the car. We talked about it later. She wasn’t laughing. She also felt that creeping nausea, that evil reach out to…
    Yep, that’s Pontiac alright…the parking lot.

    So, here I was on my first day. Boots on the gravel. Built like the proverbial “Brick …. House.” No, I’m not kidding. Thought I should mention this. It’s from dental school and the sick environments created there. But applies here too. Helps almost anytime, anyplace, as far as I can figure. Now, I wasn’t going in here to prove my manhood or fight or anything like that. Just the same, Darwinian is Darwinian. Went to the little gatehouse.

    “Hi,” the guard said. The guards get, and security in general gets, progressively surlier as one goes inside and/or their rank goes up. Not that the guards treated me badly, they didn’t.

    “Hi, uh, I’m new…”

    ” Dentist, aren’t you? Yes, I can see that.”

    He may not have even asked me for ID, after all, what were the chances some young punk would come here on the day the new dentist was, and falsely announce himself? Also, I don’t believe they ever searched for me. It was a courtesy. They may have once for a lockdown.

    “Just check in at administration. They’ll take it from there.”

    Walked up about twenty feet, went through the administrative-looking doors, and voila, instant prison life. Like switching on a light. Someone young, or white, stands out. Period. You better hope you’re standing out because you are NOT in prison blues. Just stopped to catch my breath.

    “Who you think you lookin’ at? Huh? You better get your pearly white back up the hall where it belongs. Fish.”

    “Ahem, me?”

    “Yea, YOU. Who the hell you think I talkin’ to?”

    A guard appears, “Alright Marcus, ain’t you s’posed to be somewhere? Best be gettin’ there.”

    Guard: “Can I help you, sir?”

    “Uh, yes, looking for administration?”

    “Healthcare or Prison?”

    “Healthcare.”

    “Right around that corner. You the new dentist?”

    “Yes, yes, that’s right.”

    As I rounded the corner I couldn’t help peeking into the room where the inmates made their phone calls or met with people and visitors. Just pure chaos. Boyfriend arguin’ with a girlfriend.

    “You know I didn’t. You tell Jackie his ass be mine.”

    And so on. And then I ran into that big fake smiling face I had seen so many times in the salesmen who frequented my father’s hardware store. The typical, seedy, untrustworthy, lyin’ when I can, and then some, the face of my immediate superior in the health administration. A job with little beginning and similar education, and soon representing nothing to me but a pain in the ass. I just wish I wasn’t always right on these matters.

    “Hello, you must be Victor.”

    “Uh, yes, you just interviewed me, remember?”

    “Oh, yes, of course, I do. We’re just excited to have you join us and start your career, aren’t you?”

    “Yes, about that. I don’t have my license back from the state yet. It’s just procedural, but don’t you think I should have it?”

    “Oh, don’t worry about it. You’re under our malpractice umbrella.”

    Now, at this time, I was so naive, I thought if he says so, it must be alright. Fortunately, my license arrived that week and all was well.

    “I think all your paperwork has been signed. Now, do you remember where the dental clinic is?”

    “Sure.” I kind of half thought to myself.

    “Ok, already? Here we go.”

    He walks me back down the hallway, where this other prisoner is now back again looking at me with defiance. Then turns right to the “gate.” Tells the guard to open it, this is the new Doc. As I’m still travailing the length of the door upwards with my eyes, I vaguely recognize…

    “Do you need anything else?”

    I felt like I was just ready to go under anesthesia. Dreamlike. Then the guard slammed the ton gate closed and my world reverberated. Boom. Unimaginable stopping-retaining power. I shuddered for a moment. Was just going to say something to the guard when I noticed he was on the other side of the gate. I stumbled a little on the interior cement steps then caught my balance. Turned around into the sun. 8:15 AM. The yard. Full of prisoners mowing, clipping, hoeing, scything, (I kid you not) the grass. Maybe two or three hundred of them.

    ALL came to a dead stillness. Not a sound. Not a twitch of a muscle. Uh-huh? Well, this was a bad decision and I turned back for the gate. The guard just smiled. Ok, ahem…ahem, ahem. Wasn’t ready for this today. Just a simple little two-block walk to the dental clinic, through these boys. Now, you may think what you like, but every man knows intrinsically what’s going down here. I had NO doubts. Ladies, you’ll just have to believe me, there are certain moments in a man’s life that cannot be misinterpreted.

    Besides, I still had Ronnie R., in the tower to protect me. Yes, sir, he would shoot down any gang member trying to do me bad. If he got permission to load his gun. If he wasn’t looking the other way on purpose. Ronnie would level that gun and shoot a gang member to save me. Hahaha. Yes, it was a pretty good joke, on me. Ronnie would no more do this than…I don’t know what. He works there. Hello. Even if he quit that day, there would be a contract out on the street for him to be dead. And the best part about it was I knew Ronnie, from high school. Yep, he was our local drug dealer and all-around Charlie Manson look-alike. (And if you need a psychiatrist to tell you Charlie Manson’s crazy, you might as well ask your priest if it’s time for an affair.) Yes, sir, I was…screwed and tattooed.

    So I took a deep breath, let it out, took my Goddamned testosterone Superman pill, and started to walk a walk, I would remember for a very long time. See, this was about not showing fear. Believe me, ladies, I know what I say. These men could easily kill me, beat me, etc. But that wasn’t it now. Now was to see if the boy could walk the walk. Remember, I told you I was built like a brick shit house. And thank God for me, psychologically at least. These guys hadn’t moved a muscle since I came in. Some on the sidewalks. Some are on the grass. Leaning on hoes. Foot in my way. Chest in my way. You get it. Oh, by the way, the game is played like this: Must stay on the sidewalk. That’s where one would normally walk. Walking around or in the grass is a big mistake. Of course, walking into someone is a big mistake also. Therein lies the crux.

    I walk down the few remaining steps to the yard. No movement but the eyes. They follow me. Test me. Judge me. Dare me. I come up to the first man who is in my way, partly, on the sidewalk. I’m getting pissed off. This helps me. I know where I am, but this intimidating, bully-stuff never set well with me. So, I mumble an excuse me, and do a combo go around (a little), push him away,(a little), and stare at him, (a little.) He says nothing, but there is no retaliation. This goes on in several similar confrontations, but mostly “eye fu..ing” as they say. Although one guy just had to not move and I was forced to push a little more than I wanted. You don’t push as much as take your shoulder and bump him out of the way. I thought things had been going well. One block-two hours. It seemed. Then this guy, and I thought there would be a little trouble. (uh, yeah…I accidentally knocked him over), (oh, BTW, that’s a no-no).

    But who should come to my rescue at that opportune moment? Ronnie R? No, even better. The cell blocks were just huge. All cement. Facing the yard, all one could see was oblong filth. The one I currently was in front of was like that. Complete silence still. Then a BOOMING BIG BLACK VOICE rang out from the empty cement cell block…

    “Hey, hey…I know what you need boy. (Just reverberating and booming in the silence.) You need someone that’s been locked up for a LONG time. Hey, hey.”

    Oh yeah, that just made my cracker-ass day. Then all hell broke loose. Everybody cat-callin’. Whistlin’ what a nice ass I had. You get it. To the clinic. Everybody was laughin’ now.

    Uh-huh? First-day jitters? Tell me about it.

    Casablanca

    And you flick another ash-
    mesmerized,
    her stockings pass.

    Stockings so seemed
    hands in your hair,
    tears…
    not really there.

    Shoes
    just for you…

    Hmm, perhaps
    another glass,
    another year,
    another lass.

    The memory,
    alive again…
    another chance-

    hands in your hair,
    you flick another ash.

    Jimmy Keane

    Played professional football,
    the forties, our beloved Bears.
    Big bear, big hands.

    Sweet, broke man.
    Not broken,
    just broke.

    Entertaining.
    Stories…
    oh, the stories he could tell.

    Best “hrmmph” I ever heard.

    Charm-when he wanted to-
    I’ve never seen better.
    Golf hustler,
    big, life-filled laugh.

    Truly, a man’s man.

    Memories-
    oh, to access them.
    He drifted in and out
    of memories, reality,
    at the end.

    Random brain perfusion?
    Dilaudid induced delusion?

    We all have perfect memory.
    Of this, I’m sure-
    just can’t access it.
    But we will,
    someday we will.

    Dilaudid,

    the dear medical establishment,
    induces random, multiple
    memory trails-not delusions.

    The patient actually gets
    a whiff of…
    eternity,
    peace,
    ecstasy.

    He reached out for me,
    tubes an’ all-
    my little hand
    and his big paw.

    Let me part
    with a little something
    we men, can’t admit.
    I loved this man.

    Try holding the hand
    of someone passing.
    It doesn’t get
    any more real,
    than this.

    The ignorance,
    lifted from your shoulders,
    is almost worth…
    What you miss

    Whenever you said something to him, or reprimanded him,
    (ha ha), all he ever said was-” Ok, Coach.”

    placed in storage

    Closet Bound

     

    Before the full length mirror
    stands the reflection of
    pressing matters.

    Parasitic woman
    presses her dresses,
    lays them in boxes
    alongside her letters.

    Pretty, pretty closets
    stacked full of dreams,
    and the empathy she lacks.

    Sees her future
    much clearer
    through crystal
    liquored glass.

    Parasitic woman
    presses her dresses,
    leaving her messes
    lay.

    From yesterday and before,
    it’s been forever for
    an arm to reach
    the children
    and not the glass.

    Languid mirror
    of narcissistic visions
    without means…

    Still, she presses on.

    The End

     

     

     

     

     

    Innocence must pass

    An Easel and A Quay

     

    My measured stroke seems smaller,
    but quicker by same measure.

    An innocence long squandered,
    as innocence must be.

    Unrolled another canvas
    and sat a new study.

    I thought perhaps she liked me,
    her legs she moved with ease.

    I began,
    but quickly saddened.
    Still, I painted
    the picture bound to be.

    An innocence so brilliant,
    colours that touched her,
    my hand just seemed to know.

    I paid her rather quickly,
    she asked if she could see.

    I smiled but said, “Come later,
    much later in the day.”

    Brushes against the easel…
    the paint had its way.

    Her innocence, those colours,
    splattered across the canvas,
    and tracked the quay.

    I walk a path familiar

    as I see her up the way.,

     

    This piece is fictional.
    Figurative, and fumbling. LOL

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Cosmos  Music Journal

    Introducing Gary Noland’s Music

    Hello Everyone!

    I hope all of you are well.

    I would like to share with you a recent composition of mine, titled CONFUNKLED SNAFUBARBIES AND THEIR BIRDBRAINIAC CARBON COPIES CONFLABULATING AT THE FUNERAL HOME BEFORE THE FALL, which I plan to release on a CD album in the near future:

    Cosmos’s Music Play List 2018

    Cosmos’s 2018 music playlists

    2022 Journal

    I kept track of music played, and listened to from 2010 to 2022.  I have re-activated this journal as I have resumed playing the piano daily and hope to resume writing music in 2023.

    my first love has always been music.  In fact, I wanted to be a composer and went to Oberlin for one semester and flunked out ending my music career.  Over the years I have played the piano and wrote music from time to time.  I also assembled a monster play list which I play daily.

    I have eclectic tastes in music, the only thing I don’t like is most country, and hard core gangsta rap (mainly because I hate the violence and the misogynistic lyrics – the only thing I agree with conservatives , popular music is too sexist, violent and crude  and that is not a good thing for society.

    my favorite bands are Tower of Power, the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa  and classic blues.

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    Music Played

    Goals:  to record daily music played, listened to, and composed.  Post at end of the year.

    I bought a Roland Piano and will resume daily piano playing and in January writing music which I will post online. Will update daily as needed.

    December 1

    Music Played:  update daily

    Richard Clayderman Ballade Pour Adeline

    Richard Clayderman  a Come amour

    Richard Clayderman wild mountain flower – practice this one almost nailed it

    JSB invention one per day

    Clementi Six Sonatina one per day

    After I finish this set

    Move on to Ellington’s book

    Look for new sheet music and blank music. Download music writing software in January,  write one piece per month and post on blog..

    Music Listened to:  update daily

    Aretha Franklin

    70s pop song YouTube list

    Aretha Franklin

    Kitaro

    Pop songs of the 70’s medley with dinner

    December 2, 2022

    Eric Satie three Gymnopedies

    Nailed it.

    La Bamba

    Nailed it

    Wild Forest Flowers

    Nailed it

    Will work my way through the following first

    Jazz Piano Album

    Jazz piano album 4

    Clementi Six Sonatinas one per day

    Listened to

    Buddha trance

    Kitaro

    Pop songs of the 70’s medley with dinner

    December 3

    Take My Breath Away

    Why Worry

    Suite Nu. 2 Polonaise

    Swan Lake Dance of the Cygnus Tschaikowsky

    La Bamba

    December 4, 2022

    Gonna fly now from Rocky

    Eine Kline Nachtmusik Mozart

    Just When I Needed You the Most

    Listened to blues on YouTube

    December 5, 2022

    Clementina Sonatini number 2

    December 6

    Tonight I celebrate my love

    Die Fieldermaus overture

    Clarinet concerto

    December 7, 2022

    Interlude

    Traumaeri Schumann

    Annie Laurie Lady John Scott

    Edelweiss  Richard Rodgers

    December 8, 2022

    R Leoncavallo Mattinata

    Frank Mills From a sidewalk Café

    George Delure the Friendship Theme

    F Hayden Serenade

    December 11

    Santa Esmeralda, You are My Everything

    Jane G Baker

    December 12

    Clementi Sonatina 3

    December 13

    Clementi Sonatina 3

    Ernest Spitz The World is Waiting for the Sunrise

    December 14

    Classic Medley

    December 15

    Casa Bianca

    Time in a Bottle

    December16

    Academic Festival Overture Brahms

    Up Where We Belong

    Il Ferroviere Carlo Rusticelli

    Tile a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree

    December 17

    Stand By me

    The Great Escape March

    Water Music

    December 18 skipped one day

    December 19

    Casse Noisette Valse Des Fleurs Tchaikowsky

    Return of the Jeddi John Williams

    Three Times a Lady Lionel Ritchie

    December 20

    Hungarian Dance number 5 Brahmes (listen first on line)

    Sunrise, Sunset listen first

    Serenade Schubert

    December 20

    La Chnaon  D’orphee luis Bonfa

    The Sadest Thing Melanie Safka

    Flash Dance what a Feeling George Morodor

    December 21

    L’arelesinnne Suite number one minuet listen to first G Bizet

    Can’t  Help Falling in Love  George Weiss

    December 22

    Varriatons on the Kanon By Pachebell

    Peace Goerge Winston

    End of WInston Jazz Piano

    December 23

    Clemintini  Sonatinas  3

    Decembrer 24

    Clemintini  Sonatinas  4

    December 25  Christmas

    Clemintini  Soatinas 5

    December  25

    Clemintini  Sonatinas  6

    Start Jazz Piano Album one month

     

    Music Listened to

     

    Barbados Steel drums

    Harry Connick Jr Songs I Heard

    Supercallifstatleespladidoulious

    The Lonely Goat Herd

    Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

    Maybe Pure Imagination

    Candy Man

    Golden Ticket

    I Want It Now

    Oompa Loompa

    Spoonful Of Sugar

    Stay Awake

    Something Was Missing

    You Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile

    Over The Rainbow

    The Jitterbug

    Merry Old Land Of Oz

    Edelweiss

    Do Re Mi

    Harry Connick Jr  We are in Love

    We Are In Love

    Only Cause I Don’t Have You

    Recipe For Love

    Drifting

    Forever For Now

    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

    Heavenly

    Just A Boy

    I Got A Great Idea

    I’ll Dream Of You Again

    It’s All Right With Me

    Buried In Blue

    Part two  Music downloaded

    The goal is to download one to five songs per week from the internet and occasionally from Camp Humphreys and Yard Sales in the US.

    Here is the music I downloaded this month.

    Music Listened to/from Camp Humphreys Library

    Bobby Brown

    Don’t Be Cruel

    My Prerogative

    Ronnie

    Rock Witcha

    Every Little Step

    I’ll Be Good To You

    Take It Slow

    All Day All Night

    I Love You Girl

    Cruel Reprise

    Burt Bacharach At This Time

    Please explain

    where did it go

    in our time

    who are these people

    is love enough

    can’t give it up

    go ask Shakespeare

    dreams

    danger

    fade away

    always taking aim

    Fine Young Cannibals

    She Drives Me Crazy

    Good Thing

    I’m Not The Man I Used To Be

    I’m Not Satisfied

    Tell Me What

    Don’t Look Back It’s

    OK It’s Alright

    Don’t Let It Get You Down

    As Hard As It Is

    Ever Falling In Love

    Don Fogelberg

    Part Of The Plan

    Heart Hotels

    Hard To Say

    Longer

    Missing You

    The Power Of Gold

    Make Love Stay

    Leader Of The Band

    Run For The Roses

    Same Old Layne Sayne

    The Glendale

    I’m Hip Now

    Mary B

    This Is War

    Easily You

    Land Du Blue

    Work It Out

    Broadway Romance

    Tonight

    And This Is My Beloved

    I Have Dreamt

    We Kiss In A Shadow

    Half A Moment

    Sunrise Sunset

    How Could I Ever Know

    Think Of Me

    Phantom Of The Opera

    Music Of The Night

    All I Ask Of You

    Being Alive

    The Heart Is Slow To Learn

    Can You Feel The Love Tonight

    Harry Connick Jr Songs I Heard

     

    Supercallifstatleespladidoulious

    The Lonely Goat Herd

    Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

    Maybe Pure Imagination

    Candy Man

    Golden Ticket

    I Want It Now

    Oompa Loompa

    Spoonful Of Sugar

    Stay Awake

    Something Was Missing

    You Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile

    Over The Rainbow

    The Jitterbug

    Merry Old Land Of Oz

    Edelweiss

    Do Re Mi

    Harry Connick Jr  We are in Love

    We Are In Love

    Only Cause I Don’t Have You

    Recipe For Love

    Drifting

    Forever For Now

    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

    Heavenly

    Just A Boy

    I Got A Great Idea

    I’ll Dream Of You Again

    It’s All Right With Me

    Buried In Blue

    Dave Matthews Band Everyday

    I Did It

    When The World’s End

    The Space Between

    Dreams Of Our Father

    So Frightened

    If I Had It All

    What You Are

    Angel

    Fool To Think

    Sleep To Dream Her

    Mother Father

    Every Day

    Dave Matthews Band Under the Table and Dreaming

    The Best Of What’s Around

    What Would You Say

    Satellite

    Rhyme And Reason

    Typical Situation

    Dancing Nancies

    Ants Marching

    Lover Lay Down

    Jimmy Thing

    Warehouse

    I’m For What You Got

    Malcolm Mc Donald Motown

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    You Are Everything

    Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours

    I’m Here To Make You Love Me

    Ain’t In Nothing Like The Real Thing

    Reflections

    How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

    Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

    All In Love Is Fair

    I Want You

    Distance Love

    I Believe When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever

    Since I Lost My Baby

    Too High

    Andrew Lloyd Weber

    Amigos Para Sempre Friends For Life

    Love Changes Everything

    Memory

    I Am The Starlight

    I Wishing You Were Somewhere Here Again

    Argentine Medley

    Seeing Is Believing

    The Jellicle Ball

    Any Dream Will Do

    Everything All Right

    Close Every Door

    The First Man You Remember

    Anything But Lonely

    Point Of No Return

    Hosanna

    Best of Andrew Lloyd Weber

    Phantom Of The Opera

    Take That Look Off Your Face

    All I Ask Of You

    Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

    Magical Mr. Mistoffelees

    Variations

    Superstar

    Memory

    Starlight

    Tell Me On A Sunday

    The Music Of The Night

    Another Suitcase In Another Hall

    I Don’t Know How To Love Him

    Pie Jesus

    John Williams Great Film Music

    ET The Flying Theme

    Chariots Of Fire

    Raiders Of The Last Ark

    Yes Giorgio

    New York NY

    Gone With The Wind

    The Wizard Of Oz

    Singing In The Rain

    Friendly Persuasion

    Meet Me In Saint Louis

    John Williams Salute to Hollywood

    Hooray For Hollywood

    Tribute To The Oscars

    When You Wish Upon A Star

    Swinging On A Star

    Moon River

    Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

    Thinking The Way We Were

    The Shadow Of Your Smile

    Someone Out There

    Tribute To Julie Garland

    Over The Rainbow

    We’re Off To See The Wizard

    You Make Me Love You

    Be A Clown

    Get Happy

    The Man That Got Away

    Ballon Sequence From Witches Of Eastwick

    Devil’s Answers From Witches Of Eastwick

    Love Theme From Out Of Africa

    La Bamba

    The Bad And The Beautiful

    Dancing With Fred Astaire

    Top Hat White Tie And Tails

    I Won’t Dance

    Dancing In The Dark

    Continental

    Change Partners

    Carioca

    Prior Music Journals

    2018

    Music Journal 2018

     

    Purpose:  to record music downloaded, listened to, played and composed.

     

    Downloads     date      artist               song         source

     

    1. Jimmi Hendrix Blues
    2. Transformations Sounds of Silk Road
    3. Chopin Ballades and Scherzoz
    4. Eric Clapton Live from Madison Square Garden
    5. Rory Gallagher
    6. Van Clibun Rachmanifnoff Piano Concerto
    7. Music from the Source
    8. No Matter
    9. Songs of George Gershwin
    10. Blue Grass Collection
    11. John Corigliano Symphony Number 2
    12. Corelli Concerti Grosse
    13. Copland Billy the Kid
    14. Copland Rodeo
    15. Groff Grand Canyon Suite
    16. Reggae sun splash live
    17. Jane Coop the Romantic Piano – Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Debussy, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Brahms
    18. Grateful Dead Filmore West 1969
    19. The Greatest of the Guess Who
    20. Tibetan Chants for World Peace
    21. De Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain
    22. De Fall the Three Cornered Hat
    23. Franz Schubert Moments musicaux
    24. Robert Schumann Phantasiestucke
    25. Arnold Schoenberg Sechs Klein Klaveristucke
    26. The Animals
    27. Beethoven Triple Concerto
    28. Alan Berg Six Orchestra pieces
    29. Alan Berg Lyric Pieces
    30. Berlioz Requierm
    31. Brahms Symphony Number 2
    32. Best of Jackson Browne
    33. Branford Marsalis Quartet Upward Spiral
    34. Mozart Masonic Funeral Music
    35. Rihanna Music of the Sun
    36. The Jazz Divas
    37. Doris Day My Young and Foolish Heart
    38. Deena Durbin Its Foolish But Fun
    39. Marlene Dietrich Falling In Love Again
    40. Ellis Fitzgerald Time Along Will Tell
    41. Ellis Fitzgerald Its Only a Paper Moon
    42. Billie Holliday Love Me or Leave Me
    43. Judy Garland Moon River
    44. Judy Garland Stormy Weather
    45. Lena Horne At Long Last Love
    46. Ethel Merman I Get a Kick Out of You
    47. Peggy Lee  Just One of Those Things
    48. Peggy Lee the Lady is a Tramp
    49. Sarah Vaugh Misty
    50. Sarah Vaugh Round Midnight
    51. Dinah Washington Blues for a Day
    52. Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra
    53. Strauss Metamorphous
    54. Wagner Der Fiegendle Hollander Overture
    55. Wagner Parsifal preludes
    56. Aton Webern Passacaglia
    57. Aton Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra
    58. Aton Webern Symphonie Number 2
    59. Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
    60. Brahms Piano Concerto 1
    61. Brahms Piano Concerto 2
    62. Eric Clapton Back Home
    63. Glenn Gould Edward Grieg Sonata
    64. Georges Bizet Premier Nocturne
    65.  Variations Chromatiques
    66. Jean Sibelius  Sonatina for Piano F Sharp Minor
    67. Sonatina for Piano E Mayor
    68. Sonatina for Piano B Flat
    69. Three Lyric Pieces
    70. Mozart Eine Klein Nachmuscik
    71. Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite
    72. Vivaldi Four Seasons Spring
    73. Brahms Hungarian Dance
    74. Mozart Symphony in D
    75. Chopin Waltz in D Major
    76. Straus  Trutscge-Treasch Polka
    77. Bach Brandenburg Concerto
    78. Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
    79. Bizet Carmen Suite
    80. Handel Messiah
    81. Mozart Wind Serenade
    82. Vivaldi Violin Concerto
    83. Handel Water Music
    84. Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty
    85. Mozart Symphony Number 26
    86. Chopin Waltz
    87. Bach Violin Concerto
    88. Handel Water Music
    89. Bach Brandenburg Concerto
    90. Ravel Habanero
    91. Mozart Horn Concerto
    92. Rachmaninoff   Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
    93. Strauss Thunder and Lightning Polka
    94. Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever
    95. Cesar Frank Violin Sonata
    96. Camille Saint Saenz Violin Sonata
    97. Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata
    98. Dvorak  Cello Concerto
    99. Dvorak   Kild Silent Woods
    100. Dvorak Slavonic Dance
    101. Humoresque in G Flat
    102. Songs My Mother Taught Me
    103. Pink Floyd Meddle
    104. Johnny Cash The Great Lost Performances
    105. Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
    106. Shostakovich Piano Quintet
    107. Essential Tchaikovsky

    Music Journal 2017

     

    Purpose:  to record music downloaded, listened to, played and composed.

     

    Downloads     date      artist               song         source

     

    1. James Brown various        Matt Jacobson. Internet
    2. George Michael various        Freemusic
    3. Beethoven Ninth Symphony YS
    4. Korngold Piano Concerto YS
    5. Billy Joel Fantasies and Delusions YS
    6. Prince Controversy YS
    7. Prince Musicology YS
    8. Rhianna Music of the Sun YS
    9. Yo Yo Ma Appalachia Waltz YS
    10. Marx Romantics Klaverikonzert YS
    11. Mozart Requierm YS -4-2017
    12. 1-4-2017 Steve Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble         Blues at Sunrise YS
    13. 1/4/2017Gary Knowland more Piano Music internet
    14. 1-11-2017JS Bach Mathew Passion YS
    15. 1-11-2017Alexander Borodin Princess Igor YS
    16. 1-11-2017Caesar Frank Symphony YS
    17. 1-11-2017David Bowie YS
    18. 1-11-2017Bon Jovi The Circle YS
    19. 1-11-2017Bon Jovi Lost Highway YS
    20. 1-11-2017Dmitri Kovalevsky Carlos Brougham overture YS
    21. 1-11-2017Mikhail Glinka Russian and Ludmillar Overture YS
    22. 1-11-2017Nora Jones the Fall  YS
    23. 1-11-2017Mugorsky Pictures at an Exhibit YS
    24. 1-11-2017Rachmaninoff concerto 3 YS
    25. 1-11-2017Prokofiev Concerto No 3 YS
    26. 1-11-2017Igor Stravinsky Petrouchhka YS
    27. 1-11-2017Tchaikovsky March Miltarie YS
    28. Marche Slave
    29. 1-11-2017Anton Vivaldi 6 Concerti YS
    30. 1-11-2017Raja Flamenco Internet
    31. 1-11-2017George Michaels— Everything She wants Internet
    32. Wake Me Up Before You Go
    33. Fealing Good Internet
    34. 1-11-2017Frank Sinatra My Way Internet
    35. 1-11-2017 Art Ensemble of Chicago YS
    36. 1-11-2017 Brahms Hungarian Dance 1 YS1
    37. 1-11-2017 Max Brunch Violin Concerto 1 mvt one YS
    38. 1-11-2017 Nicole Paganini Cantabile YS
    39. 1-11-2017Samuel Barber Violin Concerto mvt 11 YS
    40. 1-11-2017Fritz Kreisler schon Romarin YS
    41. Tambourine Chinos1-11
    42. Brahms Violin Concerto
    43. 1-11-2017Cesar Frank Violin Sonata mvt 1 YS
    44. 1-11-20171-11-2017Henrik Weinsawski Violin Concerto Mvt 2 YS
    45. 1-11-2017Fritz Kreisler Lichesfreud YS
    46. Liebeleid
    47. 1-11-2017 Tschikosky Violin Concerto
    48. -11-20171-Jules Massenet Meditation De Thais YS
    49. 1-11-2017Edward Lalo Symphonie Española YS
    50. 1-11-2017Elliot Carter the Complete Piano Music YS
    51. 1-11-2017John Cage the Sessions YS
    52. 1-11-20171-YoY o Ma and Bobby McFerrin Hush YS
    53. 1-11-2017Waron Zevon The Wind  YS
    54. 1-11-2017Neil Young Greatest Hits YS
    55. 1-11-2017Neil Young Cinnamon Girl
    56. 1-11-2017Prokofiev Cinderella Suite
    57. 1-11-2017George Michael 25
    58. 1-11-2017Pussy Riot Make America Great Again
    59. 1-11-20171-Frank Zappa on Steve Allen Show
    60. 1-11-2017Yes Sir, I can Boogie
    61. 1-11-20171-Call to Arms
    62. 1-11-2017 Koo Hye Sun Dark Yellow 구혜선
    63. 1-25-2017 Brian Eno Wagner Transformed YS
    64. 1-25-2017Blood Sweat and Tears Greatest Hits YS
    65. 1-25-2017Haydn Military Symphony YS
    66. Farewell Symphony
    67. 1-25-2017David Lanz Return to the Heart YS
    68. 1-25-2017Tina Turner Simply the Best YS
    69. 1-25-2017Telemann Paris Quartets YS
    70. 1-25-2017Vila-Lobos Bacchanal Brasileras YS
    71. Piano Concertos
    72. 1-25-2017Antonio Vivaldi Violin Sonatas YS
    73. 1-25-2017Funky Tunes internet
    74. 1-25-2017Beetles Hey June internet
    75. 1-25-2017Beetles Elinor Rigby internet
    76. 1-25-2017Pink Floyd the Wall internet
    77. 1-25-2017Janis Joplin Maybe Internet
    78. 2-1-2017 AC/DC Shook Me All Night Long internet
    79. 2-1-2017 Brahms Symphony 1 YS
    80. Symphony 2
    81. Symphony 3

     

    1. 2-1-2017 Beethoven 6th Symphony YS
    2. 7th Symphony
    3. 2-1-2017 Berlioz Requiem YS
    4. 2-1-2017 Keith Jarrett/Charles Haden Last Dance YS
    5. 2-1-2017 Keith Jarret, Gary Peacock Jack Dejonnette My Foolish Heart
    6. 2-1-2017 Carole King YS
    7. 2-1-2017 Dianna Krall Wall Flower
    8. 2-1-2017 Dave Mathews Band Weekend on the Rocks YS
    9. 2-1-2017 Europe Lounge music YS
    10. 2-1-2017 Trio Da Da Da Internet
    11. 2-1-2017 Yellow Oh Yeah Internet
    12. 2-6-17 Don’t Mess with my Toot Toot Rocki Internet MJ
    13. 2-6-17 Earth, wind and fire boogie wonderland internet
    14. 2-6-17 Handel Organ concertos 1-4 YS
    15. 2-6-17 That’s what I call music 31 YS
    16. 2-6-17That’s What I call music 47 YS
    17. 2-6-17 That’s what I call music 48 YS
    18. 2-6-17 That’s what I call music 30 plus free downloads on line
    19. 2-6-17 Not Fade Away Richard Stadium
    20. 2-6-17 Raising a Ruckus Roomful of Blues YS
    21. 2-6-17 Usher Here I stand YS
    22. 2-6-17 Lionel Ritchie Just for You
    23. 2-6-17 Bruce Springsteen Immigrant land anti-trump protest song
    24. 2-6-17 Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleaves
    25. Symphonies 2 and 5
    26. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Talis
    27. The Lark Ascending – Paramount Masters Blues Set 4 CD MPL  need to re-do
    28. George Winston Night Divides the Day Solo Piano New Age MPL
    29. Mozart Complete Piano Sonatas MPL
    30. Martin Denny Exotica New Age Music MPL
    31. Bela Bartok Miraculous Mandarin MPL
    32. Concerto for Orchestra
    33. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
    34. The Wooden Prince
    35. Dance Suite
    36. Lorena Mc Kennett Book of Secrets MPL
    37. Elvis Live in Las Vegas MPL
    38. Darius Milhaud – Le Chateau Du Feu MPL
    39. La Mort D’un Tyran MPL
    40. Introduction Marche De funebre MPL
    41. La Chateau Du Feu MPL
    42. Suite Provencale MPL
    43. Catalogue Du Fleurs MPL
    44. Oxygen MPL
    45. Bonnie Rait Longing in their Hearts MPL
    46. REM Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth MPL
    47. Billy Preston Ultimate Collection MPL
    48. Music Golden Era MPL need to re-do
    49. Talking Heads Remain in Light MPL
    50. Grand Funk – The Very Best Album Ever MPL
    51. Jimi Hendrix Electric Lady land MPL
    52. Life at Monterrey Pop Festival MPL
    53. BBC Street Sessions MPL
    54. Harry Connick Jr MPL
    55. Ravi Coltrane In Flux MPL
    56. Miles Davis – Miles from India MPL
    57. Miles Davis Live in Europe 1969 MPL
    58. Chuck Berry Grand Exitos MPL
    59. Martina Mc Bride Hits and More internet
    60. Olivia Newton John Get Physical internet
    61. Elvis Don’t Be Cruel internet
    62. Debusy Clare Lune internet
    63. Greg Alman Band Boston internet
    64. Pearl Jam – Best of Pearl Jam – internet
    65. Chuck Magiolni The Feelings Back
    66. Carl Nielson Symphonies
    67. Cannobal Aldery the Capitol Years
    68. Elvis Best of Elvis
    69. Best of Pop Music 4 CD set – need to re-do
    70. The extraordinary Nat king Cole
    71. Rod Steward Soul Book
    72. Jazz at the College of the Pacific 1955
    73. Live in San Jose Quick Silver Messenger Service
    74. Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits
    75. Ultimate Sarah Vaughan
    76. Stanley Clark The Rites of Spring
    77. Roy Eldredge Coleman Hawkins
    78. Oregon Essential Oregon
    79. Live In New Orleans
    80. Jeffrey Siegel Piano Concerts Power and Passion of Beethoven
    81. The Romanticism of Russian Soul
    82. The Romance of the Piano
    83. Mozart and Friends
    84. Shakira El Dorado
    85. Bill Evans 12 classic albums
    86. Live In Europe 1969 Miles Davis
    87. Miles from India
    88. Ravi Coltrane In Flux
    89. Harry Connick Junior 20
    90. Nuggets Original Psychedelic Hits
    91. Jimi Hendrix Experience BBC Tapes
    92. Jimi Hendrix Experience Miami Pop Festival
    93. Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland
    94. Sonny Rollins Road Show
    95. David Sanborn Only Everything
    96. Alligator Records 40th Anniversary classic blues MPL
    97. The Butterfinger Blues Band Strawberry Jam 1966-67 MPL
    98. Jack Elliot Rambling Jack Elliot – A Stranger Here (blues) MPL
    99. Johny Winter Live MPL
    100. Milhaud La Creation du Monde MPL
    101. Le Boeuf sur Le Toit
    102. Saudandes do Brazil
    103. Mozart Complete Symphonies MPL 11 CD’s
    104. Mozart Complete Piano and Violin Sonatas MPL
    105. Mozart Complete Violin Concertos MPL
    106. Robert Cray Band Cookin in Mobile MPL
    107. Lorean Mc Kenneitt Olive and Cedar
    108. Lorean Mc Kenneitt Ancient Muse
    109. Carmen Mc Rae Standards
    110. Shiva Boom
    111. The Very Best of Prince
    112. Eric Clayton Crossroads Revisited
    113. City of Dreams – Music of New Orleans
    114. Constance Dembry Sanctum Sanctorum
    115. Brian Eno Ambient On Land
    116. Charles Ives Symphony Nu 3

     

    1. Orchestral Set 2
    2. Washington’s Birthday Two Contemptions                    Country Band Music
    3. Overture and March 1776
    4. Dionne Warwick Best of Dionne Warwick
    5. Bob Weir The Best of Bob Weir
    6. Rock N Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert
    7. Anouk Shankar Home
    8. Ravi Shankar Live in NY
    9. A Century of Ragtime
    10. George Benson Guitar Man
    11. Leonard Cohen Live in Dublin
    12. Electric Light Orchestra Discovery
    13. John Lewis Evolution 11
    14. George Harrison This Two Must Past
    15. Thelonious Monk Solo Piano
    16. Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser
    17. Ultimate Sinatra
    18. Sergei Rachmaninoff
    19. Symphonic Dances
    20. The Isle of the Dead Vocalize
    21. Wed Montgomery Classic years
    22. Aaron Copland Dance Symphony
    23. Organ Symphony
    24. Short Symphony
    25. Orchestral Variations
    26. Jeff Beck Live
    27. Joe Crocker The Life of a Man
    28. Al Jarreua My Old Friend (George Duke)
    29. Preservation Hall Jazz Band Marching Down Bourbon Street
    30. Igor Stranvinksy      Les Nocet
    31. Octet
    32. Symphony of Psalms
    33. Concerto for Two Pianos
    34. Serenade in A
    35. Pastoral
    36. Rag Time
    37. Pastoral
    38. Piano Rag Music
    39. Transcription for Violin and Piano
    40. Atlantic R and B volume 4
    41. Volume 5
    42. Volume 6
    43. Beethoven complete string quartets
    44. Mancini Ultimate sound tracks
    45. Dear Jerry Tribute to Jerry Garcia
    46. Elgar Cello Concerto
    47. Haydn Cello Concerto
    48. Beethoven Cello Sonata
    49. Piano Trio No 5 in D Ghost
    50. George Thorogood Destroyers 2120 South Michigan Ave
    51. Fredie Hubbard Life at Fat Tuesday
    52. Herbie Hancock The Imagine Project
    53. David Brubeck Jazz Impressions of Japan
    54. Mozart Complete Piano Sonata
    55. The American Virtuoso
    56. Gottschalk Home Sweet Home
    57. Souvenir Du Porto Rico
    58. Beach Scottish Legend
    59. Tyrolean Valse
    60. Fireflies
    61. A Hermit Thrust
    62. Corbeile De Fleurs
    63. Gershwin the Man I love
    64. Clap Yo Hands
    65. Grainger Neil
    66. Irish Tunes
    67. Mac Dowell Concert Etude
    68. Hexentanz
    69. JJ Cale Roll On
    70. Dianne Schuur I Remember You
    71. Diane Schuur Pure Schuur
    72. Jimmy Hendrix People, Hell and Angels
    73. Jimmy Hendrix Wild Angel Live at Isle of Wright
    74. Taj Mahal Maestro
    75. Two Steps from Hell Classics
    76. Two Steps from Hell Sky World
    77. Dinah Washington the Queen Sings
    78. 700 Years of Classical Treasures – 1 Disks
    79. 700 Years of Classical Treasures – 2 Disks
    80. 700 Years of Classical Treasures – 3 Disks
    81. 700 Years of Classical Treasures – 4 Disks
    82. 700 Years of Classical Treasures – 5 Disks
    83. 700 Years of Classical Treasures – 6 Disks
    84. 700 Years of Classical Treasures – 7 Disks

     

    1. 700 Years of Classical Treasures – 8 Disks

     

     

    1. Anita Baker Rhythm of Love
    2. Bob Dylan Greatest Hits
    3. Electric Light Orchestra Moment of Truth
    4. Pat Metheny Group
    5. The Japanese Koto
    6. Ray Brown Singers
    7. Yoga (Putumayo presents)
    8. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Free for All
    9. Jimmy Buffet Coconut Buffet
    10. The Best of Eric Clapton
    11. Deva Premal Mantra of Love
    12. Grateful Dead Skeletons From the Closet
    13. Flashback Rock Classics from the 70;s
    14. Albert Ketel bey In a Monastery Garden
    15. Led Zeppelin
    16. The Music of Couperin
    17. Piston Symphony 6
    18. Piston Three New England Sketches
    19. Eric Satie Piano Music
    20. Miles Davis Britches Brew
    21. Rolling Stones from the Vault 1981
    22. Santana Shaman
    23. Scorpions Animal Magnetism
    24. Stanley Turretine Cherry
    25. Vas In the Gardens of Souls
    26. Nancy Wilson RSVP
    27. Bizet Roma
    28. Marche Funebre
    29. Overture in A
    30. Patire
    31. Petite Suite
    32. Great Jazz Classics Vol 3
    33. Great Jazz Classics Vol 4
    34. Mads Tolling Quartet Live at Yoshis
    35. Sarah Vaughan The Lonely Hearts
    36. Grover Washington Wine light
    37. Albert Collins Live from Austin
    38. Blues Harp Heroes
    39. Grateful Dead The definitive Life Story 65-95
    40. Korean Pop Tunes
    41. Miscellaneous Pop tunes (Korean)
    42. Semi-classical tunes (Korean )
    43. John Mayals Blues Breakers Crusade
    44. Carl Nielsen Symphonies
    45. JJ Cale Roll On
    46. Diana Krall All For You
    47. Chick Corea Five Peace Band
    48. Herb Albert in the Mood
    49. Norah Jones et al Here We Go Again Tribute to Ray Charles
    50. John Mayals Blues Breakers Crusade
    51. Carl Nielsen Symphonies
    52. John Mc Laughlin The Promise
    53. Morean Violin Concerto
    54. Morean Lonely Waters
    55. Morean Whythorn’s Shadow
    56. Morean Cello Concerto
    57. Smetana String Quartet From my life
    58. From my homeland
    59. Charles Ives the unasked Question
    60. John Adams the Wound Dresser
    61. JS Bach Lute Suites
    62. Benjamin Britten Sinfonia De Requiem
    63. Coltrane Live in Seattle
    64. Miles Davis Around Midnight
    65. Miles Davis Sketches of Spain
    66. Bill Evans Some Other Time
    67. Mozart Complete Concertos
    68. Steve Reich Phases
    69. Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony Number 4
    70. Anne-Sophie Mutter The Club Album
    71. Diana Krall All For You
    72. Buddy Guy Rhythm and Blues
    73. Five Peace Band Chick Corea
    74. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues – five classic disks
    75. Norah Jones and Others
    76. Taj Mahal Like Never Before
    77. The Best of the Allan Parsons Project
    78. Marian McPartland and Bill Evans Piano Jazz
    79. Marian Mc Partland and Bruce Hornsby
    80. Marian Mc Partland and Elvis Costello
    81. Marian Mc Partland and Eubie Blake
    82. Marsallis Family Jazz Celebration
    83. JS Bach Little Organ Music
    84. Sophia Mutter Carmen Fantasie
    85. Benny Goodman Mozart Clarinet Concerto
    86. Armand Louis Couperin Harpsichord Music
    87. Classical Thunder 111

     

     

     

    2016

    Music Journal 2016

     

    Purpose:  record music played, downloaded and listened to.   Update daily.  Play Piano daily!

     

     

    Downloads from the Library  Feb 20 2016

     

    Depeche Mode Songs of the Universe

    Essential Billy Goodman

    Mendelssohn Piano Trios with  Immanuel Ax, YoY o Ma, Isaack Perlman

    Handel Water Music

    Beethoven Piano Sonatas Claudio Arrau

    Ray Charles Soul Genius

    Ravi Shankar More Flavors of India

     

    March 2 Music Played (new book)

     

    Franz Behr In May

    Ada Richter the Clock

    Audile Alford Thompson Copy-Cat

    Eric Satie three Gymnopedies

     

     

    March 3  Music Played

     

    Purpose:  Keep track of music listened to, downloaded, and played.

    Bach Minuet

    Beethoven Sonatina number 1

    Francis Gwynn Woodland Waltz

    Elizabeth Hopson Parade of the Midgets

    William O Mann Snake Charmer

    Mozart Minuet 1 – written when he was 5

    Robert Schuman Soldiers’ March

     

    March 6 Music downloaded

     

    Frank Zappa Cosmic Debris

     

    March 7 Music played March 6.7

     

    Myra Adler the Swimming Pool

    JS Bach Prelude 1 – nailed it!

    Mabel Louis Cape Around the Hills

    Katherine Davis Indian Drum

    Maxwell Eckstein Spooks

    Albert Ellmenrich Spinning Song

    Marie Hobson The Waterfall

    Stephen Heller avalanche

    Katherine Allan Livery Dreamland

    Robert Schumann the Merry Farmer

    Robert Schumann  The Wild Horsemen

    Louis Wright Waltz

     

     

    Music download March 12

     

    Gloria Gaynor Reach Out, I’ll Be There

    El Coco Let’s Get it Together

    Sylvester You Make Me Feel Mightily Real

    Mel Carter, Hold Me, Kiss Me, Thrill me

     

    From Library March 13, 2016

     

    American Legacies  Preservation Hall Jazz Band

    Oscar Peterson Standards

    Henry Purcell the Complete Fantazias Fretwork

    Thelonious Monk quartet in Carnegie Hall

    Sinatra Seduction

     

    Music from Library March 20, 2016

     

    Bach Partita No 4

    Beethoven Diabelli Variations

    Ben Burns Jazz – five disc classics

    Green Day 21st Century Breakdown

    The Best of Dexter Gordon

    The Best of Stanley Turnitino

     

     

    Music Played March 27

     

    Beethoven Minuet in G

    1. Flaxington Harper Swinging in Fairyland
    2. Louise Wright A Melody After Mendelssohn

    Mario Clementi Sonatina

     

     

    Misc music from FB sites

     

    Beethoven sonatas

    Mozart Sonatas

    Haydin sonatas

    Best of Mendelson

    Best of Schubert

     

    Misc. other music TBC

     

    Music from Youngsan Library July 14 2016

     

     

    George Duke I love the Blues, she heard me say

    Healing music to sooth the Soul (mis classical)

    Hendrix Blues

    Earnest Kreneck Symphony number 2  Mahler’s son-in-law Austrian composer 1900-1991)

    Buddy Guy Live at Legends

     

    Music from the Yongsan Library July 27 2016

     

    Eric Clapton and Steve Wynwood

    The Best of Blue Note

    Karajan Great Recording

    Debussy

    La Mer

    Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun

    Bruckner Symphony 7

    Ravel

    Bolero

    Alborado del gracious

    Sibelius

    En Saga

    The Swan of Tonelli

    Karelia Suite

    Finladia

    Valse Triste

    Tapiola

    Symphony 4

    Symphony 5

     

    Sanctuary

    Fire in the Sky

    Robert Schumann

    Symphony Number 3

    Symphony Number 4

     

    Stokowski – Rhapsodies

    Franz Lizt Hungarian Rhapsody Number 2

    George Enesco Romania Rhapsody Number1

    Berrich Smetana

    Ma Vlast

    The Bartered Brid

    Richard Wallace

    Tristan and Isolde

    Tannhauser

     

    Beethoven violin Concerto

    Beethoven 6th and 7th have first and fifth need the rest -2, 3, 4th, 8th  and 9th

    Get next time

     

    Bruckner Six Symphony – have the seventh need the rest

    Copland

              Billy the Kid

              Rodeo

     

    Grofe

              Grand Canyon Suite

    Get rest of Copland confirm I have Appalachia Spring

    Damian Marley Welcome to Jamrom

    Best of Adajio Karajan  Two CD set of classic favorites

    Arnold Schonberg

     

              Transfigured Night

              Pella’s and Melisandre

    Get additional Schonberg and Weber and other serialists

    Monterrey Pop Festival

              Classics including

                       Along Comes Mary the association

                       Homewood Bound SG

                       Sounds of Silence SG

                       Down on Me Big Brother and Holding Company

                       Ball of Chain Janis Joplin

                       Section 43 Country joe

                       Born in Chicago

                       Wine

                       Bajabula Bonke  (healing song) High Masekela

                       Crimes of Freedom the Byrds

                       So You Want to Be a Rock Star  The Byrds

                       Someone to Love Jefferson Airplane

                       White Rabbit

                       Booker Loo

                       Shake

                       I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

                       Dhun Fast Tallen Ravi Shankar

                       For What’s It Worth

                       Summertime Blues The WHO

                       My Generation The WHO

                       The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix

                       Like a Rolling Stone Jimi Hendrik

                       Straight Shooter – the mams and Papas

                       San Francisco   the mamas and papas

                       California dreaming the mamas and papas

     

    From Library August 10, 2016

     

     

    Alban Berg

            Drei orcheaterstucke

            Lyric Suite

    Count Basie complete Decca Recordings

    Debussy Images

    Dvorak Cello concerto

    Grateful Dead Fillmore West 1969

    Heifetz

            Glazunov Violin  Concerto

            Prokofiev Violin Concerto

            Sibelius Violin Concerto

    Lang Lang Memory

    Mozart Piano Sonata in E Major

    Chopin Piano Sonata in B minor   

    Robert Schuman Kinderszenen

    Lizt Hungarian Rhapsody

    Mc Coy Tyner Plays John Coltrane

    Miles Davis Birds of Paradise

    A Tribute to Miles

    Ravel

            Bolero

            La Valse

            Rhapsodie Española

           

    Arnold Schoenberg

            Variations for Orchestra

    Walton Cello Concerto

     

    From Library  August 11, 2016

     

     

    Beethoven String Quartet Number 3 and 4

    Walter Beasley Free Your Mind

    Brahms Violin Concerto

    Anton Bruckner Symphony Number 9

    Ron Carter Star Dust

    Chick Corea The Ultimate Adventure

    Euro Lounge

     

    Franz Schubert

            Wanderer Fantasy

            Moments Musical

            Impromptu

     

    Boz Scaggs Memphis

    Savina Yannatour Songs of an Other (new age)

    Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

     

    From Library August 12 2016 – next downloads end of the month

     

    Reggae Gold

    BB King One Kind Favor

    The Beatles Anthology

    Beethoven 100

    David Arkenstone Visionary

    George Duke Dream Weaver – he just died

    New Orleans Party Music

    Sara Mc Laughlin Fumbling Towards Estascy

    Jimmy Vaugh Do You Get the Blues

     

    From YS April 19

     

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies Berlin Philmanoniker Karl Bohm conductor

     

    Symphony  1

    Symphony 2

    Symphony 3

    Symphony 4

    Symphony 5

    Symphony 6

    Symphony 7

    Symphony 8

    Symphony 9

     

    Jon Beck and John Abercrombie Co-Incidences

    Norah Jones Feels Like home – has a country feel

    Diana Krall From this moment = note: get rest of Dinah Karall from YS  – they have a good selection and she is one my favorite female singers

     

    Herbie Hancock Possibilities

     

    From Library August 22

     

     

    Bruckner Symphony 5

    Bruckner Symphony 9

    Chopin Ballades and Scherzos

    Ella Fitzgerald Sing Song Swing

    Rory Gallagher BBC Sessions

    Diana Krall The Love of Love

    Robert Johnson King of Delta Blues

    Rossini Overtures

    Richard Straus Don Quixote

    Richard Strauss Don Juan

    Richard Strauss Til Eulenspiedgel

    Richard Strauss  Salomes

    Richard Strauss  Tanz

    Richard Strauss  Tod Und Verklarung

     

     

    From Library

     

    Ravi Coltrane Blending Time

    Jazz Divas

     

    Diana Krall The Very Best

    Diana Krall  from this moment on

    Diana Krall The Girl in the Other Room

    Diana Krall Quiet Nights

    Diana Krall Glad Rag Doll

    Diana Krall Only Trust Your Heart

     

    Mozart Piano Concerto 1

    Mozart Piano Concerto 2

    Mozart Piano Concerto 3

    Mozart Piano Concerto 4

    Mozart Piano Concerto 5

    Mozart Piano Concerto 6

    Mozart Piano Concerto 8

     

    From Library September 15, 2016

    Beethoven Complete Sonatas

    Ziggy Marley In Concert

    Led Zeplin Live

    Dire Straits Money for Nothing

    Deep Purple Smoke on the Water

    Eric Clapton I shot the Sheriff

    Eric Clapton Layla

    Lynrd Skinner Sweat Home Alabama

    Usher Hard It Love

    John Coltrain Equinox

    You Not Berkeley Enough

    Police Misc Hits

    John Mayer COllextion

    Diana Krail Live in Rio

    Norah Jones Cary On

    Kissing Classics

    Just Jazz

    Britiny Spears

     

     

    From Library October 4, 2016

     

    From Library

    JS Bach Choral Masterpieces

    Elgar Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Mozart String Quartets 1 to 5

    Rolling Stones Its Only Rock and Roll

    Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers

    Rolling Stones Under Cover of the Night

    The Best of Sting

    Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Return of the Champions Queen

    REM Dead Letter Office

    Other:   from internet

     

    Bruce Springsteen  Chapter and Verse

    Tower of Power There is Only So Much Oil in the Ground

    Marvin Gay What’s Going On

    The Onyx String Quartet

    Cream the Final Concert

    Tom Jones and Samy Davis

    Eric Clapton Tell the Truth

    Rubinoos Full Concert

    Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan

    Kool and the Gang Jungle Boogie

    Jake Shimabukuro My Guitar Gently Weeps

     

    Sir Mix a Lot Baby Got Back,

    Dylan Master of War

    The Band Don’t Do it

    Confederate Daddy

    The Doors Live

    Eric Clapton Wonderful

    Jerry Garcia Hart Valley Drifters

    Nat King Cole Wonderful

    Cypress Hill

    Dave Mathews Band Collection

     

    From Library October 29

     

    John Coltrane Jazz Classics

    111 Piano Hits

    Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard

    Kei Kyung Hong Korean Songs

    Nat King Cole Night Lights

    Horwitz a Reminiscence

    Bach /F Busoni Choral Prelude

    Beethoven  Moonlight Sonata

    Chopin Mazurka

    Chopin Prelude

    Chopin Prelude

    Chopin Waltz

    Debussy  Bruyers

    Debussy  La Terrase Des Audience du Clair de lune

    Liszt Consolation

    Rachmaninoff Prelude

    Scarlatti Sonata

    Schubert Impromptu

    Scriabin Etude

    Scriabin Feuillet D Album adnate

    Scriabin Feuillet  D Album Con delicatezza

    Schuman  Von Fremden

    Schuman Traumerei

    Lashmi Shankar Dancing in the Light

    Willie Nelson 16 Biggest Hits

    Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

    Rachmaninov Bells

    Rachmaninov Symphony 2

    Rachmaninov The Rock

     

    From FB Etc

     

    Del Amrita Not Where’s Is at

    Disco Hits

    Best of Barry White

    Wild Cherry Play that Funky Music

    Rodney Franklin the Groove

    Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing

    Blind Willie Bob Dylan

    Vernon Thomas Tangled in Blue

    Gottfried Von Eniem Concerto for Orchestra

    Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker

    Bob Dylan Gods and General

    Alsarah and the Nubatones

    Gregory Porter Painted

    Tonight you Belong to Me

    Otis Span and Luis Johnson

    Sarah Vaughan Joe Pass I go

    Billie Holiday What a Life

    Joan Jett On Letterman

    Pretenders Precious

    Gary Knowland Variations

    Lis Wright Nearness of You with Jim Davidson

    Rubinos Life in Jersey

    Frank Zappa Titties and Beer

     

    From FB Nov 8

    Grateful dead 30 day November downloads

    Grateful Dead Jerry’s Last Concert

    Grateful Dead US Blues

    Barry White in Concert

    James Taylor three songs from essential James Taylor

    Caesar Frank Violin Sonata

    Charles wouerin trio

    Darius Milhaud Sonata

    70’s Disco Hits

    Frank Zappa One Sizes Fits All

    Grateful Dead – So Many Roads (compl

     

    From Library November 23

     

    Julian Bream Spanish Classics for Guitar

    Brahms Piano Concerto

    Copland Billy the Kid

    Rodeo

    Geoff C Grand Canyon Suite

    Elvis Costello My Flame Burns Blue

    Keith Jarret Setting Standards three set

    Messiahen Quartet pour fin de tems

    Theme and variations

    Le Offrandes oublizes

    Tibetan Chants

    Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 the Rock

    Piano Concertos 1 and 4

    Piano Concertos 2 and 3

     

    From Internet

     

    Pink Hang on Little Tomato

    Alicia Keys Here

    Junior Walker Little Walter

    Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker (last album)

    Weather Report Live in Tokyo

    Wang Doodle Dangle Koko Taylor

    Jackson Brown Forever

    The Rubber Band Man

     

    From library December 23

     

    Got some great music

            David Arkenstone Vissionary

    Berloiz Romeo and Juliet Complete

    Beethoven Piano Trios 3,5, 7

    Dvorak Sextet in A

    Norah Jones Feels Like Home

    Schubert Piano Trios  1 and 7

    Schubert C Major Quintet

    Schubert Optet

    Quintet in E Flat

    Stevie Wonder Talking Book

     

    From Internet

    Best of Pearl Jam

    Jimmi Hindrix

    Trio Mandela from Garry Burnett

    Great Gates of Kiev

    Ramstead Da Hista

    Tower of Power tune

    Pennies from Heaven Jim Davidson

    Let it Whip

    Ravel Bolero

    Bad Finger Baby Blues

    Buffalo Springfield For What?

    Gary Knowland Postlude

     

    From Library December 28, 2016

     

    Eagles Selected works 1972-1999

    Earth, Wind and Fire – That’s the Way of the World

    John Fogerty The Millenium Collection

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Foo Fighters Greatest Hits

    Dave Mathews and Tim Reynolds

    John Serrie Planetary Chronicles

    Rush Chronicles

    Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits

    Silk Road Ensemble Playlist with Out Borders

     

     

    Grammy Winners 2016 Include Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran And Kendrick Lamar

    BRADLEY KANARIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

    It’s music’s biggest night as the Recording Academy honors the best the industry has to offer at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

    The competition this year is fierce to say the least. As of Monday morning, Kendrick Lamar led with 11 nominations, while Taylor Swift and The Weeknd were close behind, racking up seven nominations each.

    Monday night’s award show also promises an impressive roster of performersincluding Swift, Lamar, The Weeknd,  Adele, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and many more.

    Check back for the full list of the 2016 Grammy winners:

    Album Of The Year

    Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
    To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
    Traveller, Chris Stapleton
    1989, Taylor Swift
    Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

     

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    Record Of The Year
    “Really Love,” D’Angelo And The Vanguard
     “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
    “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
    “Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

    Best New Artist
    Courtney Barnett
    James Bay
    Sam Hunt
    Tori Kelly
    Meghan Trainor

    Song Of The Year
    “Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    “Blank Space,” Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
    “Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
    “See You Again,” Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

    Best Pop Solo Performance
    “Heartbeat Song,” Kelly Clarkson
    “Love Me Like You Do,” Ellie Goulding
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
    “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
    “Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

    Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
    “Ship To Wreck,” Florence + The Machine
    “Sugar,” Maroon 5
    “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
    “Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

    Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
    The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern, Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
    Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan
    Stages, Josh Groban
    No One Ever Tells You, Seth MacFarlane
    My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)

    Best Pop Vocal Album
    Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson
    How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine
    Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
    1989, Taylor Swift
    Before This World, James Taylor

    Best Dance Recording
    “We’re All We Need,” Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
    “Go,” The Chemical Brothers
    “Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “Runaway (U & I),” Galantis
    “Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

    Best Dance/Electronic Album
    Our Love, Caribou
    Born In The Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
    Caracal, Disclosure
    In Colour, Jamie XX
    Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo

    Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
    Guitar In The Space Age!, Bill Frisell
    Love Language, Wouter Kellerman
    Afrodeezia, Marcus Miller
    Sylva, Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
    The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV, Kirk Whalum

    Best Rock Performance
    “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
    “What Kind Of Man,” Florence + The Machine
    “Something From Nothing,” Foo Fighters
    “Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
    “Moaning Lisa Smile,” Wolf Alice

    Best Metal Performance
    “Identity,” August Burns Red
    “Cirice,” Ghost
    “512,” Lamb of God
    “Thank You,” Sevendust
    “Custer,” Slipknot

    Best Rock Song
    “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
    “Ex’s & Oh’s,” Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
    “Hold Back The River,” Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
    “Lydia,” Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
    “What Kind of Man,” John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)

    Best Rock Album
    Chaos And The Calm, James Bay
    Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
    Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
    Drones, Muse
    .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot

    Best Alternative Music Album
    Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
    Vulnicura, Björk
    The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
    Currents, Tame Impala
    Star Wars, Wilco

    Best R&B Performance
    “If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton
    “Rise Up,” Andra Day
    “Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote
    “Planes,” Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” The Weeknd

    Best Traditional R&B Performance
    “He Is,” Faith Evans
    “Little Ghetto Boy,” Lalah Hathaway
    “Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan
    “Shame,” Tyrese
    “My Favorite Part Of You,” Charlie Wilson

    Best R&B Song
    “Coffee,” Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
    “Let It Burn,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
    “Really Love,” D’Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D’Angelo And The Vanguard)
    “Shame,” Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)

    Best Urban Contemporary Album
    Ego Death, The Internet
    You Should Be Here, Kehlani
    Blood, Lianne La Havas
    Wildheart, Miguel
    Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

    Best R&B Album
    Coming Home, Leon Bridges
    Black Messiah, D’Angelo And The Vanguard
    Cheers To The Fall, Andra Day
    Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
    Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson

    Best Rap Performance
    “Apparently,” J. Cole
    “Back To Back,” Drake
    “Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
    “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
    “Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
    “All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

    Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
    “One Man Can Change The World,” Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
    “Glory,” Common & John Legend
    “Classic Man,” Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
     “These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
    “Only,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

    Best Rap Song
    “All Day,” Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)
    “Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    “Energy,” Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)
    “Glory,” Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
    “Trap Queen,” Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)

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    Best Rap Album
    2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
    Compton, Dr. Dre
    If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake
    To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
    The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj

    Best Country Solo Performance
    “Burning House,” Cam
    “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton
    “Little Toy Guns,” Carrie Underwood
    “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban
    “Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    “Stay A Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne
    “If I Needed You,” Joey+Rory
    “The Driver,” Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
    “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
    “Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

    Best Country Song
    “Chances Are,” Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack) “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools,” Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
    “Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
    “Hold My Hand,” Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
    “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

    Best Country Album
    Montevallo, Sam Hunt
    Pain Killer, Little Big Town
    The Blade, Ashley Monroe
    Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
    Traveller, Chris Stapleton

    Best New Age Album
     Grace, Paul Avgerinos
    Bhakti Without Borders, Madi Das
    Voyager, Catherine Duc
    Love, Peter Kater
    Asia Beauty, Ron Korb

    Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    “Giant Steps,” Joey Alexander, soloist
    “Cherokee,” Christian McBride, soloist
    “Arbiters Of Evolution,” Donny McCaslin, soloist
    “Friend Or Foe,” Joshua Redman, soloist
    “Past Present,” John Scofield, soloist

    Best Jazz Vocal Album
    Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein, Karrin Allyson
    Find A Heart, Denise Donatelli
    Flirting With Disaster, Lorraine Feather
    Jamison, Jamison Ross
    For One To Love, Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    My Favorite Things, Joey Alexander
    Breathless, Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
    Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios, Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
    Beautiful Life, Jimmy Greene
    Past Present, John Scofield

    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
    Lines Of Color, Gil Evans Project
    Köln, Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band
    Cuba: The Conversation Continues, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
    The Thompson Fields, Maria Schneider Orchestra
    Home Suite Home, Patrick Williams

    Best Latin Jazz Album
    Made In Brazil, Eliane Elias
    Impromptu, The Rodriguez Brothers
    Suite Caminos, Gonzalo Rubalcaba
    Intercambio, Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
    Identities Are Changeable, Miguel Zenón

    Best Gospel Performance/Song
    “Worth” [Live], Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
    “Wanna Be Happy?” Kirk Franklin
    “Intentional,” Travis Greene
    “How Awesome Is Our God” [Live], Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams
    “Worth Fighting For” [Live],” Brian Courtney Wilson

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
    “Holy Spirit,” Francesca Battistelli
    “Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains),” Crowder
    “Because He Lives (Amen),” Matt Maher
    “Soul On Fire,” Third Day featuring All Sons & Daughters
    “Feel It,” Tobymac featuring Mr. Talkbox

    Best Gospel Album
    “Destined To Win” [Live], Karen Clark Sheard
    “Living It,” Dorinda Clark-Cole
    “One Place Live,” Tasha Cobbs
    “Covered: Alive In Asia” [Live] (Deluxe),” Israel & Newbreed
    “Life Music: Stage Two,” Jonathan McReynolds

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
    Whatever The Road, Jason Crabb
    How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle
    Saints And Sinners, Matt Maher
    This Is Not A Test, Tobymac
    Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin

    Best Roots Gospel Album
    Still Rockin’ My Soul, The Fairfield Four
    Pray Now, Karen Peck & New River
    Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know), Point of Grace

    Best Latin Pop Album
    Terral, Pablo Alborán
    Healer, Alex Cuba
     A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition), Ricky Martin
    Sirope, Alejandro Sanz
    Algo Sucede, Julieta Venegas

    Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
    Amanecer, Bomba Estereo
    Mondongo, La Cuneta Son Machín
    Hasta La Raíz, Natalia Lafourcade (TIE)
    Caja De Música, Monsieur Periné
    Dale, Pitbull (TIE)

    Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
    Mi Vicio Mas Grande, Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga
    Ya Dime Adiós, La Maquinaria Norteña
    Zapateando, Los Cojolites
    Realidades – Deluxe Edition, Los Tigres Del Norte
    Tradición, Arte Y Pasión, Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

    Best Tropical Latin Album
    Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto, José Alberto “El Canario” & Septeto Santiaguero
    Son De Panamá, Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra 
    Presente Continuo, Guaco
    Todo Tiene Su Hora, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
    Que Suenen Los Tambores, Victor Manuelle

    Best American Roots Performance
    “And Am I Born To Die,” Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
    “Born To Play Guitar,” Buddy Guy
    “City Of Our Lady,” The Milk Carton Kids
    “Julep,” Punch Brothers
    “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,” Mavis Staples

    Best American Roots Song
    “All Night Long,” The Mavericks
    “The Cost Of Living,” Don Henley & Merle Haggard
    “Julep,” Punch Brothers
    “The Traveling Kind,” Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
    “24 Frames,” Jason Isbell

    Best Americana Album
    The Firewatcher’s Daughter, Brandi Carlile
    The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
    Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell
    Mono, The Mavericks
    The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers

    Best Bluegrass Album
    Pocket Full Of Keys, Dale Ann Bradley
    Before The Sun Goes Down, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
    In Session, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
    Man Of Constant Sorrow, Ralph Stanley & Friends
    The Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers

    Best Blues Album
    Descendants Of Hill Country, Cedric Burnside Project
    Outskirts Of Love, Shemekia Copeland
    Born To Play Guitar, Buddy Guy
    Worthy, Bettye LaVette
    Muddy Waters 100, John Primer & Various Artists

    Best Folk Album
    Wood, Wire & Words, Norman Blake
    Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
    Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens
    Servant Of Love, Patty Griffin
    Didn’t He Ramble, Glen Hansard

    Best Regional Roots Music Album
    Go Go Juice, Jon Cleary
    La La La La, Natalie Ai Kamauu
    Kawaiokalena, Keali’i Reichel
    Get Ready, The Revelers
    Generations, Windwalker And The MCW

    Best Reggae Album
    Branches Of The Same Tree, Rocky Dawuni
    The Cure, Jah Cure
    Acousticalevy, Barrington Levy
    Zion Awake, Luciano
    Strictly Roots, Morgan Heritage

    Best World Music Album
    Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo, Gilberto Gil
    Sings, Angelique Kidjo
    Music From Inala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble
    Home, Anoushka Shankar
    I Have No Everything Here, Zomba Prison Project

    Best Children’s Album
    ¡Come Bien! Eat Right!, José-Luis Orozco
    Dark Pie Concerns, Gustafer Yellowgold
    Home, Tim Kubart
    How Great Can This Day Be, Lori Henriques
    Trees, Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

    Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
    Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø), Patti Smith
    Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks, Dick Cavett
    A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, Jimmy Carter
    Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller), Janis Ian & Jean Smart
    Yes Please, Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

    Best Comedy Album
    Back To The Drawing Board, Lisa Lampanelli
    Brooklyn, Wyatt Cenac
    Happy. And A Lot., Jay Mohr
    Just Being Honest, Craig Ferguson
    Live At Madison Square Garden, Louis C.K.

    Best Musical Theater Album
    An American In Paris
    Fun Home
    Hamilton
    The King And I
    Something Rotten!

    Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Empire: Season 1
    Fifty Shades Of Grey
    Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
    Pitch Perfect 2
    Selma

    Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Birdman
    The Imitation Game
    Interstellar
    The Theory Of Everything
    Whiplash

    Best Song Written For Visual Media
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” from Fifty Shades of Grey, The Weeknd
    “Glory” from Selma, Common & John Legend
    “Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey, Ellie Goulding
    “See You Again” from Furious 7, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
    “Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground, Lady Gaga

    Best Instrumental Composition
    “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite,” Arturo O’Farrill, composer
    “Civil War,” Bob Mintzer, composer
    “Confetti Man,” David Balakrishnan, composer
    “Neil,” Rich DeRosa, composer
    “Vesper,” Marshall Gilkes, composer

    Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
    “Bruno Mars,” Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)
    “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy,” Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
    “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)
    “Ghost Of A Chance,” Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)
    “You And The Night And The Music,” John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)

    Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
    “Be My Muse,” Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
    “52nd & Broadway,” Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)
    “Garota De Ipanema,” Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)
    “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime),” Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
    “When I Come Home,” Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)

    Best Recording Package
    Alagoas, Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)
    Bush, Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)
    How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition), Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)
    My Happiness, Nathanio Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)
    Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)

    Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
    Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set), Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)
    I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl), Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
    The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32), Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
    Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition), Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
    30 Trips Around The Sun, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
    What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set), Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)

    Best Album Notes
    Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946, James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)
    Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced, Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
    Portrait Of An American Singer, Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
    Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925, Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra)

    Best Historical Album
    The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)
    The Complete Concert By The Sea, Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)
    Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985, Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Songs My Mother Taught Me, Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)

    Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
    Before This World, Dave O’Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (James Taylor)
    Currency Of Man, Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
    Recreational Love, Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee)
    Sound & Color, Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)
    Wallflower, Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)

    Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
    Jeff Bhasker
    Dave Cobb
    Diplo
    Larry Klein
    Blake Mills

    Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
    “Berlin By Overnight (CFCF Remix),” CFCF, remixer (Daniel Hope)
    “Hold On (Fatum Remix),” Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold, remixers (JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus)
    “Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix),” Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
    “Say My Name (RAC Remix),” André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)
    “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix),” Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)

    Best Surround Sound Album
    Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop
    Amused To Death
    Magnificat
    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
    Spes

    Best Engineered Album, Classical
    Ask Your Mama, George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
    Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double,’ Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony
    Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria, Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque
    Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale
    Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, ‘Organ,’     Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony

    Producer Of The Year, Classical
    Blanton Alspaugh
    Manfred Eicher
    Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
    Dan Merceruio
    Judith Sherman

    Best Orchestral Performance
    “Bruckner: Symphony No. 4,” Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
    “Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double,’ Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    “Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphony No. 10,” Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
    “Spirit Of The American Range,” Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)
    “Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony ‘Humen 1839,’” Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)

    Best Opera Recording
    “Janáček: Jenůfa,” Donald Runnicles, conductor; Will Hartmann, Michaela Kaune & Jennifer Larmore; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
    “Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria,” Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)
    “Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)
    “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade,” Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children’s Chorus)
    “Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Karina Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

    Best Choral Performance
    “Beethoven: Missa Solemnis,” Bernard Haitink, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Anton Barachovsky, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Mark Padmore; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
    “Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610,” Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)
    “Pablo Neruda – The Poet Sings,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare)
    “Paulus: Far In The Heavens,” Eric Holtan, conductor (Sara Fraker, Matthew Goinz, Thea Lobo, Owen McIntosh, Kathryn Mueller & Christine Vivona; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
    “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Paul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner; Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale)

    Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
    “Brahms: The Piano Trios,” Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
    “Filament,” Eighth Blackbird
    “Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics,” Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee
    “Render,” Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
    “Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2,” Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin

    Best Classical Instrumental Solo
    “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes,” Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    “Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos,” Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)
    “Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7,” Kristian Bezuidenhout
    “Rachmaninov Variations,” Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
    “Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” Ursula Oppens (Jerome Lowenthal)

    Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
    Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata, Mark Padmore; Kristian Bezuidenhout, accompanist
    Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall, Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
    Nessun Dorma – The Puccini Album, Jonas Kaufmann; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Kristīne Opolais, Antonio Pirozzi & Massimo Simeoli; Coro Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
    Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali, Talise Trevigne; David Alan Miller, conductor (Orion Weiss; Albany Symphony)
    St. Petersburg, Cecilia Bartoli; Diego Fasolis, conductor (I Barocchisti)

    Best Classical Compendium
    As Dreams Fall Apart – The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955), New Budapest Orpheum Society; Jim Ginsburg, producer
    Ask Your Mama, George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer
    Handel: L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740, Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer
    Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
    Woman At The New Piano, Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers

    Best Contemporary Classical Composition
    “Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest,” Gerald Barry, composer (Thomas Adès, Barbara Hannigan, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Peter Tantsits & Birmingham Contemporary Music Group)
    “Norman: Play,” Andrew Norman, composer (Gil Rose & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
    “Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances,” Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)
    “Tower: Stroke,” Joan Tower, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)
    “Wolfe: Anthracite Fields,” Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)

    Best Music Film
    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown
    Sonic Highways
    What Happened, Miss Simone?
    The Wall
    Amy

    Best Music Video
    “LSD,” ASAP Rocky
    “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” The Dead Weather
    “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
    “Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “Freedom,” Pharrell Williams

    MusiCares Person of the Year

    Lionel Richie

     

    Downloaded from Mark Jarvis

     

    BB King Live at the Regal

    Blues Traveler Straight on Until Morning

    Beautiful world of classical music of US

    Anderson Belle of the Ball

    Barber Adagio

    Bernstein America from West Side Story

    Bernstein Candide overture

    Dvorak Symphony Number 9

    Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

    Bess You is My women now

    Joplin Ragtime

    World Business Class Classical

    Choi Soo young k pop classics (missing?)

    Kim Kwan Sok  K Pop classics

    Kim Jin Mo K Pop classics

    Arum daun ori kakok Korean K pop classics

    Son Ami second mini album

    Bob Dylan  Blood on the Tracks

    Talking Heads Stop Making Sense

    Cold Play Rush of Blood to the Head

    Tom Watts Frank’s Wild Year

    Hottie and Blow Fish Cracked Rear View

    Patti Smith Four from Twelve

    Emily Lou Harris Music that matters to me

     

    Elvis Costello Music that matters to me

    Joni Mitchell Music that matters to me

    Graham Parker Don’t Tell Colombus

    Acid Bublegum

    R.E.M.  Eponymous

    Classical Relaxation Bach with Ocean Sounds

    Allman Brothers Life at Filmore East

    Chieftans Tears of Stone

     

    From Library October 11

     

    Aguilera, Christine Keep Getting Better

    Albeniz, Isaac Spanish Music for Classical Guitar

    Bach, JS Six Concertos

    Buffet, Jimmy Buffett Hotel

    Charles, Ray Soul Genius

    Clapton, Eric Sessions for Robert J

    The Essence Festival 1981 Beyoncé et al

    Healey, John Mess of Blues

    Goodman, Benny, The Essential Benny Goodman two disks

    Thelonious Monk John Contraire Quartet 1957

     

    From Library September 7, 2015

     

    Jack DeJohnete Peace Time

    Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

    Tease the Music of Burlesque

    Brahms Piano Cello Music

    Debussy Complete Piano Music

    Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe

     

    Started a new sub-journal called Music played where I will keep track of my piano practice, music compositions and download and music listened to.  Started a new project – Playing through Bach Well Tempered Clavier then on to Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, followed by finally finishing the Robert Schuman album.  Should take me through the fall.  If I do this consistently, an hour here and an hour there I can become a fairly decent piano player.  Next summer I will wow Tom and Roger by how good I have become.  And I need to buy some new music once I get to the States.  We are going to upgrade to a full Rhodes state of the art piano and music software package.  In the meantime I am also going to reinstall my allegro, upgrade on line and really get back into writing music.

     

    Goal for 2015

     

    Buy new piano and new software by June

     

    One hour per day playing the piano

     

    start with Bach inventions

    then do Mozart, Schuman and Beethoven

    mix in with jazz standards

    For each piece play each hand separately

    then put together and play each piece twice in one setting

     

    and improvisation nightly

    and re-start writing music

     

    Finish downloading CD collection by June donate to Library

     

    Translate William Defluri’s  You Tubes into itune friendly formats

     

    Once a month hit the library for additional fresh tunes

    goal is 10,000 tunes by end of the year, then add 1,000 per year

     

     

    Music borrowed from Library March 1

     

     

    Handel Concerto Grossi

    Handel Classics

    Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass Greatest Hits

    Archangel Corelli  six concerto grossi

    Chopin Piano Etudes

    John Mayer Where the Light is Live in London

    Berwald Symphonies and Overtures

    Ram Das Breath of the Heart

    Secret Garden

    The Magnificent Handel

     

     

    Music Borrowed from Library January 17, 2015

     

     

     

    The impressionists wydham hall sampler French classical music

     

    Jimmy Buffett Songs You Already Know by Heart

     

    Paul Desmond Take Ten

     

    Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

            Summer evening

            Winter night

    Spring Morning

    American Rhapsody

    The walk to the paradise Gardens

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Summer night on the river

    A song before sunrise

    Fantastic Dance

     

     Beyonce I am

     

    Lizt

    Piano Concertos 1 and 2

    Toletanz

    Hungarian Fantasy

     

    Chuck Berry His Best

     

    Boston

     

    The Best of Lightning Hopkins

     

     

    From Library Feb 7

     

    Villa Lopez Piano Music

    Sarah Brightman Time to Say Goodbye

    Putumayo Caribbean

    Dance of the Celts

    Music from the Tea Lands

    Hayden Symphonies

    Leonard Cohen’s Greatest Hits

    Nat King Cole Greatest Hits

    Leonard Cohen Best of Leonard Cohen

    Hayden Symphonies no 22, 78 and 72

    Nat King Cole A Musical Anthology

    Check to Check Love Songs

    Daughters of the Celtic Moon

     

    March 2, 2015

     

    Berwald Symphonies

    Chopin Etudes

    Magnificent Mr. Handel

    Handel Concerto Grosse

    Corelli Concerto Grosse

    Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass

    John Mayer Where the Lights Are

    Krishna Das Breathe of the Heart

    Songs from a Secret Garden

    Handel Classics

     

     

    From Library March 30

     

    Quiet Heart, Spirit Wind

    Rough Guide Canjun and Zydeco

    Winston Pickett Greatest Hits

    Virgil Thomson Symphony On a Hymn Tune

    Symphony Number 2

    Symphony Number 3

     

    William Schuman

    Symphony Number 4 and 9

     

    Roland Kirk Jazz Masters 27

    Gladys Knight and the Pips

    The Best of Harmonica Blues

    Marvin Gaye Here, My Dear

    The Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison

     

    From Library May 10

     

    Debussy Preludes 1 and 2

    Chopin  Piano Concertos 1 and 2

    Art Tatum 20th Century Piano Genius

    Rough Guide to the Blues

    King of the Delta Blues Charlie Patton

     

    Note: renewed CD’s that are stuck in the CD tray.  Will have to have the dealer remove them by May 30th  will do during my week off

     

    From Library April 17

     

    Respighi Ancient Airs

    Hoagie Carmichael Stardust Melody

    Mary Youngblood Dance with the Wind

    Bella Bartok Six String Quartets

    Gershwin on Stage

    Gershwin Popular Song

    Gershwin Jazz

    Gershwin Concert Hall

    Lady Smith Black Mambazo Classic Tracks

    Errol Garner Trio and Solo

     

    From Library May 30

     

    Golden treasury of Renaissance Music

    Greatest Hits The Loving Spoonful

    Irving Berlin

    Thomas Andes Piano various pieces

    Elgar Symphony No 2

    Serenade for Strings

    Elegy

    Putumayo Many Colures

    Brian Wilson

     

    From Library June 13

     

    Carmen

    Sergei Prokofiev Symphony Number 1

    Suite from Love for Three Oranges

    Suite from Lt. Kiji

    Holst Music for Chamber Orchestra

    Brook Green Suite

    Lyric Movement

    A Fugal Concerto

    St Paul’s Suite

    Chopin Favorites Vladimir Ashkenazy

    Rough Guide to Flamenco

    Liza Minnelli at Carnegie Hall

    Diane Warwick  Greatest Hits

    Samuel Barber  Knoxville Summer of 1915

    Essays for Orchestra 2 and 3

    Paganini violin concertos

    Duke Ellington

    Chick Corea Ultimate Adventure

    Mozart Concertos

    Best of Dave and Sam

    Dizzy Gillespie

    Carlos Santana Divine Light

    Art Pepper Intensity

    Bennet Sings Ellington

     

     

    From Library SE branch

     

    Ravi Shankar More Flavors of India

    Putumayo Presents Swing Around the World

    Putumayo Presents North African Groove

    The Rough Guide Calypso Gold

    Bosa Nova for Lovers

     

     

    Grammy Winners List For 2015 Includes Sam Smith, Pharrell, Beyoncé & More

    The Huffington Post  |  By Christopher Rosen

    The biggest night in music has arrived in the form of the 57th annual Grammy Awards. The night’s biggest winner was Sam Smith, who took home four awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album. Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams and Roseanne Cash all won three awards, as did Beck’s “Morning Phase,” which took Album of the Year honors.

    Coming into the night, Smith, Beyoncé and Williams led all artists with six nominations each, including Album of the Year (Williams also produced Album of the Year nominees “Beyoncé” and Ed Sheeran’s “X”). Smith, Beyoncé and Williams joined a roster of Grammy performers that includes Kanye West (twice), Rihanna, Paul McCartney, AC/DC, Madonna, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Sia and Usher.

    Before the show started, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem were among artists who grabbed trophies. Eminem won Best Rap Album for “The Marshall Mathers LP2,”beating out Iggy Azalea, and also Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, for “The Monster” (featuring Rihanna). A full list of this year’s winners, via the Grammys is listed below.

    1. RECORD OF THE YEAR
      “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
    2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
      “Morning Phase,” Beck
    3. SONG OF THE YEAR
      “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)
    4. BEST NEW ARTIST
      Sam Smith
    5. BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
      “Happy (Live),” Pharrell Williams
    6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
      “Say Something,” A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
    7. BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
      “Cheek To Cheek,” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
    8. BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
      “In The Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith
    9. BEST DANCE RECORDING
      “Rather Be,” Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne
    10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
      “Syro,” Aphex Twin
    11. BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
      “Bass & Mandolin,” Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
    12. BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
      “Lazaretto,” Jack White
    13. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
      “The Last In Line,” Tenacious D
    14. BEST ROCK SONG
      “Ain’t It Fun,” Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
    15. BEST ROCK ALBUM
      “Morning Phase,” Beck
    16. BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
      “St. Vincent,” St. Vincent
    17. BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
      “Drunk In Love,” Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
    18. BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
      “Jesus Children,” Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    19. BEST R&B SONG
      “Drunk In Love,” Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)
    20. BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
      “Girl,” Pharrell Williams
    21. BEST R&B ALBUM
      “Love, Marriage & Divorce,” Toni Braxton & Babyface
    22. BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
      “i,” Kendrick Lamar
    23. BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
      “The Monster,” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
    24. BEST RAP SONG
      “i,” K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    25. BEST RAP ALBUM
      “The Marshall Mathers LP2,” Eminem
    26. BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
      “Something In The Water,” Carrie Underwood
    27. BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
      “Gentle On My Mind,” The Band Perry
    28. BEST COUNTRY SONG
      “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
    29. BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
      “Platinum,” Miranda Lambert
    30. BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
      “Winds Of Samsara,” Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
    31. BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
      “Fingerprints,” Chick Corea, soloist
    32. BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
      “Beautiful Life,” Dianne Reeves
    33. BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
      “Trilogy,” Chick Corea Trio
    34. BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
      “Life In The Bubble,” Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
    35. BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
      “The Offense Of The Drum,” Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
    36. BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
      “No Greater Love,” Smokie Norful
    37. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
      “Messengers,” Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
    38. BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
      “Help,” Erica Campbell
    39. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
      “Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong,” For King & Country
    40. BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
      “Shine For All The People,” Mike Farris
    41. BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
      “Tangos,” Rubén Blades
    42. BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
      “Multiviral,” Calle 13
    43. BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
      “Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández,” Vicente Fernández
    44. BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
      “Más + Corazón Profundo,” Carlos Vives
    45. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
      “A Feather’s Not A Bird,” Rosanne Cash
    46. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
      “A Feather’s Not A Bird,” Rosanne Cash
    47. BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
      “The River & The Thread,” Rosanne Cash
    48. BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
      “The Earls Of Leicester,” The Earls Of Leicester
    49. BEST BLUES ALBUM
      “Step Back,” Johnny Winter
    50. BEST FOLK ALBUM
      “Remedy,” Old Crow Medicine Show
    51. BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
      “The Legacy,” Jo-El Sonnier
    52. BEST REGGAE ALBUM
      “Fly Rasta,” Ziggy Marley
    53. BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
      “Eve,” Angelique Kidjo
    54. BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
      “I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai),” Neela Vaswani
    55. BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
      “Diary Of A Mad Diva,” Joan Rivers
    56. BEST COMEDY ALBUM
      “Mandatory Fun,” “Weird Al” Yankovic
    57. BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
      “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”
    58. BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “Frozen”
    59. BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
    60. BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “Let It Go,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel) (Track from: “Frozen”)
    61. BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
      “The Book Thief,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)
    62. BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
      “Daft Punk,” Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
    63. BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
      “New York Tendaberry,” Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
    64. BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
      “Lightning Bolt,” Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
    65. BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
      “The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27),” Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
    66. BEST ALBUM NOTES
      “Offering: Live At Temple University,” Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
    67. BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
      “The Garden Spot Programs, 1950,” Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
    68. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
      “Morning Phase,” Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
    69. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
      Max Martin
    70. BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
      “All Of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix),” Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
    71. BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
      “Beyoncé,” Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
    72. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
      “Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending,” Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
    73. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
      Judith Sherman
    74. BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
      “Adams, John: City Noir,” David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
    75. BEST OPERA RECORDING
      “Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
    76. BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
      “The Sacred Spirit Of Russia,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
    77. BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
      “In 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encores,” Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
    78. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
      “Play,” Jason Vieaux
    79. BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
      “Douce France,” Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
    80. BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
      “Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances,” Partch; John Schneider, producer
    81. BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
      “Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean,” John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    82. BEST MUSIC VIDEO
      “Happy,” Pharrell Williams
    83. BEST MUSIC FILM
      “20 Feet From Stardom,” Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill

    EARLIER ON HUFFPOST:

    2013

     

    2013

     

    Goal for 2013     

     

    One hour per day playing the piano

     

    start with Bach inventions

    then do Mozart, Schuman and Beethoven

    mix in with jazz standards

    For each piece play each hand separately

    then put together and play each piece twice in one setting

     

    and improvisation nightly

    and re-start writing music

     

    Finish downloading CD collection

    Translate William Defluri’s  You Tubes into itune friendly formats

    Once a month hit the library for additional fresh tunes

    goal is 10,000 tunes by end of the year, then add 1,000 per year

     

    New plan for music June 2013

     

    Buy Piano from Guitar Center

     

    For each piece of music, I will do some pre-playing and analysis.  I will mark it up with cheat sheets indicating notes that are below or above the cleft (helping me read those notes better), highlighting cord changes and key changes, and noting repeat instructions.  Once I understand the harmonics, and structure and notes of the piece, then I will play it one time left hand, one time right hand, then together.  So for new pieces it will take me one hour per piece, and half hour for less complicated pieces.  Will also plan on one hour sessions – first 20 minute piano lesion from Piano Handbook, later Jazz piano lesion, eventually buying new harmony books.  Then play one to two pieces per day, one jazz pop song, one classic starting with finally finishing Schuman, then move onto Bach, and Mozart. Goal is over next few years play Mozart, Beethoven and Chopan as well as Jazz standards and blues including teaching myself how to play Jazz.   Play every other day and on weekend spent two hours writing music , starting with learning the software, then picking my old music and re-writing things.  I really want to finally master the piano and music writing as a hobby along with my creative writing pursuits.

     

     

    Daily Music Played

     

    Music from library

     

    February 10, 2013

     

    From Library

    Herbie Hancock River 2007

    Krishna Das Door of Faith 2005

    Jack Dejohnette  Peace Time  2007

    Grateful Dead American Beauty

     

    Stravinsky Ballets

     

    Le Sacre De Printemps

              Petrouchka

               Jeu De Carter

              Le Oiaesu De Feu

     

    March 2

     

    From Library

     

              From library to download

     

    Bruch Complete Symphonies

    Bordin Polovtsian Dances

    “Symphony 2 and 3g

    Beatles St Peter’s Lonely Hearts  Club

    Kitaro An Enchanted Evenin

    Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon

     

    Music journal entry lost due to computer crash – will restore if possible.

     

    June 4, 2013

     

    Need to re-store Itunes

    If I can restore old external drive will restore ITUNES and E Books and use phone as e-reader and Itunes machine

     

    Need to reload library music

    Need to convert phone to quasi ipod

     

    Latest downloads from Library

     

    Herbie Hancock Headhunters

    Stan Getz Bosa Nova

    John Williams Spanish Guitar Music

    Otis Reading Very Best

     

    June 5, 2013

     

    Beethoven Fur Elise

    La Bama

     

    From top 100 hits

     

    Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye

    All Blues  Miles Davis

    All Day and All Night the Kinks

    Anarchy in UK Sex Pistols

    And She Was Talking Heads

    Back on the Chain Gang Pretenders

    Bad Moon Rising CCR

    Badge Cream

     

    June 15-16

    Beethoven Fur Elise

    1. Badarzewaka the Maiden’s Prayer

    A Dvorak Humoresque

    Frederick Chopin Petit Chien

    Beethoven Turkish March

     

    June 26, 2013

     

    Henry Purcell Minuet

    Air

    Trumphet Tune

    A Farewell

     

    Teleman          Bouree

    minuet

     

    Corelli           Srabande

     

    JS Bach       Musete

     

    Anna M Bach    2 mimuetes

    Polonaise

    Minuete

     

     

    from Library Saturday June 29

    Bettles 1967-1970

    Keith Jaret Solo Piano

    Wyndham 10th anniversary 1990

    Betthoven Cello pieces

    King Sunny Ade

     

     

    June 30  Played

     

    Am Bach March

    Minuet

    Handel        Gavotte and Variation

    JS Bach       Prelude in F

    L Mozart  Minuet

    LM Mozart  Burlez

    JS Bach Little Prelude in C

    CPE Bach Allegro

    CPE Bach La Caroline

     

    July 1

     

    CPBach Little Sherzo

    Mozart Allegro

     

    July 7

     

    Note: played exceptionally well

    W Mozart Andante

    W Mozart Presto

    CPE Bach Minuet

    jean Francois Dandres Gavote in Rondo Form

     

    Hayden 7 German Dances

    Carl Maria Von Weber Ecossaise

    Jacob Schmidt Sonatina

    Johahn Nepomuk Hummel Allegretto

     

    from Library:

    Virgil Thomson    Symphony on a Hymn tune

    Symphony Number 2

    Symphony Number 3 Pilgrims and Pioneers

     

    The Bryds             Cruising Altitude

    Saint Saens Organ Symphony

     

    Dukas          Socerer’s Apprentice

    Who’s                   Greatest Hits

     

    July 25

     

    Betthoven Three Country Dances

    Muzio Clement Sonatina

    Mozart Minuet

     

    August 2, 2013

     

    Franz Schubert  Waltz

    Beethoven  Russian Folk Song

    German Dance

    Schubert      Two Ecossaise

    Four Landlers

    Allegretto

    Andantino

    Carl Czerny  Two Austrian Folk Themes

    Mendelssohn Peasant Dance

     

     

     

     August 6

     

    Robert Schuman  Bagatelle

    Soldiers March

    Hunting Song

    Reaper’s Song

     

    Note:  Need to find list of key signatures and mark each song I play with the correct key signature before playing it.  Double check harmony book (I think I still have it or Orchestration book)

     

    August 22

     

    Burgmuller Ararbesque

    Pastorale

     

    Music listened to  (update daily)

     

    Queen

    Herbie Hancock

    Beethoven chamber music for flute

    Songsa play list summer music

    songsta play list reggae morning mix

     

     

     

    Update on strategy

     

    Will cycle through Piano Handbook first for lesion, then Winston Piano Solos, Classical Music selection book, and top 100 music until fall

     

    Play one to four songs per session

    Each song pre-plan – look at notes add cheat sheets, review repeat strategy, chord progression

    Review and note key changes (need to download key charts) memorize finally keys signatures

    And experiment with different settings for each song played to master orchestration possibility

     

    Study harmony books, orchestration books as well

    Then start Mozart book, Blues standards, Jazz harmony book and Piano handbook

    And try improvising Jazz songs as well

    And write own music two hours every weekend

    Goal one hour per day playing/writing music

     

    Update:

     

    started new book Easy Classics book – nice to start with easier pieces working on developing basic piano skills, sight reading and better rythim control. Once I finish i will move on to the top 100 classics plus my other classic book.   That should do me until the fall when I hope to conquer Mozart and get back to plan listed above. Felt I needed to start with the basis and build my skills through daily practice.

     

    Grammy Awards 2013: Top nominees

    By Washington Post Staff, Published: February 9 | Updated: Sunday, February 10, 12:20 PM

    Fun., Frank Ocean and the Black Keys lead the nominees for Sunday’s 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Here are nominees in the top categories.

    ALBUM OF THE YEAR

    The Black Keys “El Camino”

    Fun. “Some Nights”

    Mumford & Sons “Babel”

    Frank Ocean “Channel Orange”

    RECORD OF THE YEAR

    The Black Keys “Lonely Boy”

    Kelly Clarkson “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Fun. featuring Janelle Monae “We Are Young”

    Gotye featuring Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know”

    Frank Ocean “Thinkin Bout You”

    Taylor Swift “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

    SONG OF THE YEAR

    Ed Sheeran “The A Team”

    Miguel “Adorn”

    Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe”

    Kelly Clarkson “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    fun. “We Are Young”

    BEST NEW ARTIST

    Alabama Shakes

    fun.

    Hunter Hayes

    The Lumineers

    Frank Ocean

    BEST RAP ALBUM

    Drake “Take Care”

    Lupe Fiasco “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1”

    Nas “Life Is Good”

    The Roots “Undun”

    Rick Ross “God Forgives, I Don’t”

    2 Chainz “Based on a T.R.U. Story”

    BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

    Zac Brown Band “Uncaged”

    Hunter Hayes “Hunter Hayes”

    Jamey Johnson “Living For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran”

    Miranda Lambert “Four the Record”

    The Time Jumpers “The Time Jumpers”

    BEST ROCK ALBUM

    The Black Keys “El Camino”

    Coldplay “Mylo Xyloto”

    Muse “The 2nd Law”

    Bruce Springsteen “Wrecking Ball”

    Jack White “Blunderbuss”

    BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

    Kelly Clarkson “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Florence & the Machine “Ceremonials”

    fun. “Some Nights”

    Maroon 5 “Overexposed”

    Pink “The Truth About Love”

    BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

    Adele “Set Fire to the Rain” (Live)

    Kelly Clarkson “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe”

    Katy Perry “Wide Awake”

    Rihanna “Where Have You Been”

    BEST DANCE RECORDING

    Avicii “Levels”

    Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo “Let’s Go”

    Skrillex featuring Sirah “Bangarang”

    Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin “Don’t You Worry Child”

    Al Walser “I Can’t Live Without You”

    2010

    Started a new sub-journal called Music played where I will keep track of my piano practice, and music compositions and download and music listened to.  Started a new project – Playing through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier then on to Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, followed by finally finishing the Robert Schuman album.  Should take me through the fall.  If I do this consistently, an hour here and an hour there I can become a fairly decent piano player.  Next summer I will wow Tom and Roger with how good I have become.  And I need to buy some new music once I get to the States.  We are going to upgrade to a full Rhodes state-of-the-art piano and music software package.  In the meantime, I am also going to reinstall my allegro, upgrade online and get back into writing music.

    Music Played

    8-15 comments:

    played two more Bach pieces, Prelude number 4 and Fugue number 4, and prelude 5 and fugue number 5.  I am finding that playing Bach has helped improved my Piano playing skills. After I finish playing Bach I will work on playing Mozart and then tackle Beethoven.  By the time I finish that I will be a pretty decent player, and hopefully graduate to a Rhodes Piano with some new music thrown in.

    Started Well-Tempered Clavichord

    Played Prelude and Fugue 1 and 2 and Prelude 3

    Numerical listing of music played

    JS Bach WTC Prelude 1

    JS Bach WTC Fugue  1

    JS Bach WTC Prelude 2

    JS Bach WTC Fugue  2

    JS Bach WTC Prelude 3

    JS Bach WTC Fugue 3

    JS Bach WTC Prelude 4

    JS  Bach WTC Prelude 5

    JS Bach WTC Fugue 5

    JS  Bach WTC Prelude 6

    JS Bach WTC Fugue 6

    JS  Bach WTC Prelude 7

    JS  Bach WTC  Fuge 8

    Music Listened to

    CD from the library added to the collection

    Will add five to ten per week until May to greatly expand my classical collection

    October 10, 2010

    Eric Satie Piano Pieces

    Mendelssohn 3rd Symphony

    Midsummer Dream

    Steve Heparin Yoga Music

    October 30, 2010

    Grieg Piano Concertos

    Saint Seäns Piano Concertos 2 and 4 cello Concerto 1

    Sibelius the Symphonies Wiener Philamoniker

    Schubert Piano Concerto and Piano Quintet

    Dmitri Shostakovich the Complete 10 Symphonies

    November 15, 2010

    Scot Joplin’s Piano works

    Best of Harmonica blues :

    Blood, Sweat, and Tears Greatest Hits

    Songs without words Windham Hill Collection

    Mahler Symphony number 2

    Mahler Sympony number 4

    Mahler sympony number 5

    Mahler symphony number 6

    Mahler symphony 7

    Mahler symphony 9

    Still need numbers 1, 3, 8 and 10

    Vaughan Williams Symphony 5 and 6

    Next time get Stravinski, Schoenberg, and the rest of Mahler plus Copland

    Bernstein, and Brahms complete symphonies

    Library:

    December 27

    Music goal: ten CDs including some Stravinsky, Copland, Borodin, Schoenberg, Weber, Richard Strauss, and Joseph Strauss,

    Including

    Beethoven all piano sonatas and string quartets

    Mozart all symphonies

    Handel all symphonies

    classic jazz, classic blues, classic rock, some flamenco, and some Indian and Indonesian classical music.

    Bach Two and Three Part Inventions Glen Gould

    Horowitz completes recordings vol 1 and gets the rest of set

    Chopin piano sonatas

    Rachmaninoff  Etudes

    Robert Schuman Ararbeske in C

    Kindern

    Toccata in C

    Liszt            Hungarian Rhaposdy

    Scarlatti       three sonatas

    Betethoven  Paino Sonata no 8 patheqieu

    Franz Scubert       Impromtu in G flat

    Frederick Chopin  Etudes

    Debussy               Preludes

    Scriabin                poem

    two etudes

    Mozart   works for flute

    Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonatas

    Need final set

    Tibetan Chants

    Copland Collection

    Appalachian Spring

    Billy the Kid

    Clarinet Concerto

    El Salon Mexico

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Lincoln Portrait

    Rodeo

    Quite City

    Paul Winter Concort Winter Solistce NYC 2005

    Oscar Peterson collection

    Bill Wyman´s Blues Odyssey

    Richard Strauss’s Orchestral works

    Violin Concerto

    Sinfonica Domestica

    Also Sprach Zarathustra

    Tod und Verklaurung

    der Rosenkavalier

    Salome

    La Bourgeois Gentilhomme

    Walts

    Symphonic Fragments

    2011 Missing

     

    2012

    Daily Music Played

    January 29, 2012

     

    Bach WTC  Prelude and Fugue 12

    Bach WTC  Prelude and Fugue 13

    Blues Standards

    All Your Loving

    Baby, Please Don’t Go

    Baby, What Do You Want

    Back Door Man

    Blue Bird

    Blues Before Sunrise

    Boogie Chillen No 2

    Caldonia

    Checking Up on My Baby

    Confessing the Blues

    Cross Roads

    Feb 4th

    Every day I get the blues

    Evil

    of any artist or music by The Recording Academy.

    February 21, 2012

    Music from Library:

     

    Buddha Bar Number Nine

    Quadromania Dave Brubeck Take Five

    Richter Plays Bach

    Franz Schubert Symphony Number 7

    Franz Schubert Symphony Number 4

    Franz Schubert Wander Fantasy

    Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade

    Rimsky Korsakov  Russian Easter Overture

    Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espanola

    Vanessa May The Violin Player

    Toccata and Fugue in D minor

    Contradanza

    Classical gas

    Themes from Caravans

    Warm Air

    Jazz Will Eat Itself

    Widescreen

    Tequila Mockingbird

    City Theme

    Red Hot

    Smetana Bartered  Bride

    Smetana My Fatherland

    Smetana String Quartet

    from Library

     

    Quadromania Davie Brubeck Take Five

    Richter Plays Bach

    Sonatas

    Capriccio

    Four Duets

    Concerto Italian

    English Suites

    French Suites

    Toccata

    Fantasy

    Buddha Bar 9

    February 23, 2012

    Good Morning Little Girl

    You Got to Help Me

    Honest I Do

    Feb 25th

    Blue Standards

    Long, How Long Blues

    I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom

    I can’t Quit You, Baby

    I’m a Man

    I’m a Steady Rolling Man

    I Am Moving to the Outskirts of the Town

    I am Ready

    March 3

    I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man

    It Hurts Me Too

    Key to the Highway

     

    March 7

    Killing Floor

    Little Red Rooster

    Mean Old World

    Mean Old Frisco

     

    March 11

    Blues

    Mellow Down Easy

    Merry Christmas Baby

    Milk Cow Blues

    march 13

    Schuman Scenes of Childhood

    Von Fremden landern und Menschen From Foreign lands and People

    Kuriose Geschicte A Curious Story

    Blues

    Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out

    My Babe

    On the Road Again

    April  18

    Blues Standards

    Please send me someone to love

    Rambling on my Mind

    Reconsider Baby

    April 19

    Schumann

    Kurious Geshichite Curious Story

    Hasche-Mahan Catch Me

    Bittendes Kind Entreating Child

    Giuckes genug Perfect Happiness

    started rusty but got better by the last piece

    April  21

    Faust zu Ernst

    Furchtenmachen

    Kind im Einshclummern

    Got some great music from the library

    Ivan Moravec Live In Brussels

    Beethoven

    Sonata 15 Pastoral – okay to have a different version

    Brahmas –

    Intermezzo in A minor

    Capricio in B minor

    Intrermezzo

    Rhaposdy in G minor

    Chopan

    Nocturne  in b major

    Nocturne  in C sharp minor

    Mazurka  in A minor

    Mazurka  in C Sharp minor

    Scherzo  in B minor

    Mysterious Voyages – A Tribute to Weather Report

    the star-studded lineup!

    Blue Note – A AStory of Jazz – Jazz history in three CDs

    including some classics such as “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

    Note:  The library has a great collection.  Continue to take advantage of it to greatly expand my collection

    Note: for playing work on identifying key signatures – before playing each piece know what the key is!

    music downloading project

    from the library

    Herbie Hancok Imagine Project

    Mc Reggae

    Jimmie Hendricks

    From CD

    Muddy Waters  the Real Folk Blues

    India Aire Voyage to India

    London Howling Wolf Sessions

    George Winston December

    George Winston Lucy and Linus Music by Vince Guaraldi

    Paul Hardcastle Jazz Masters

    George Winston That’s Right

    Stanely Clarke East River Drive

    April 4, 2012

    Rolling and Tumbling  Muddy Waters

    Saint James Infirmity Joe Primrose

    See See Rider  Ma Rainey

    Steve Ray Vaughan’s Greatest Hits

    ZZ Top Greatest Hits

    Buddha Bar 8 vol 1

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s Greatest Hits

    Frank Zappa  Gregory Peccary and other Persuasions

    April 7

    Won Chang Hyun Taegum Sanjo

    A Flavor of India

    Ustad Imrat Khan

    Shaun and Sepher Budda Bar

    Dvorak Symphony number 4

    Dvorak Slavonik Dances

    Brahms Symphony Number 4

    Brahms Academic Festival Overture

    Mendellssohn Complete Symphonies

    Kronos Pieces of Africa

    Kronos Early Music

    Bruckner Second and Fourth Symphonies

    Yes Symphonic Music

    Smetana The Battered Bride

    Smetana My Fatherland

    Saint Saens Symphony Number 3

    Jazz From Bombay Club

     

    April 8

    Smokestack Lightening Chester Burnett

    Sitting on Top of the World Chester Burnett

    The Sky is Crying Elmore James

    Spoonful Willie Dixon

    Sweat Home Chicago Robert Johnson

    April 23, 2012

    BB King The Thrill is Gone

    Walking Blues

    almost finished with Blues Standards

    The next project is Schuman’s book and beginning 100 best songs book

    and finishing WTC

    Then work my way through Mozart and Beethoven’s Sonatas – finish all by end of the year

    April 29, 2012

    Trouble in Mind  Richard M Jones

    You Don’t have to Go to Jimmy Reed

    Wang Dang Doodle Willie Dixon

    End of Blues Standards

    May 1

    Schuman Album One – resume goal finish end of May

    finish Bach, then start Mozart and 100 Top Songs

    kinderszechen

    kuriouse geshicte

    hasche – Mann

    Bittendes Kind

    Gouckes Genug

    May 6

    Wichtige Bergebenheit

    Traumerei

    Am Kamin

    Ritter Von Steckenpferd

    May 22

    Faust zu earnst

    Furchtenmachen

    Kind im Einshclummern

    Schuman

    Der Dichter Spricht

    Melodie

    Trallerliedchen

    June 2

    Schuman

    Kleiner Morgenwanderer

    Schniterliedchen

    Klein Romanize

    Landliches Lied

    Langsame Und Mit Ausdruck zu Spielen

    June 25

    Rundgesang

    Reiterstuck

    Ernteliechen

    June 30

    Schuman

    Necklace aus dem theather

    Kanonisches Liedcen

    Erommerimg

    July 1

    Schuman

    Frender Mann the Stranger

    The goal is to finish Schuman before I leave for DC, then alternate between the 100 top songs, and Bach (finish the WTC) by September, and play every evening for at least an half hour.

    July 6

    Schuman

    Sheherazade

    Gathering of the Grapes

    My piece

    Tschiaoskoky Symphony

    wanted to listen to sad music

    July 23

    Downloaded 3,000 tunes from Mike Baier

    See the music inventory separate file

    July 28, 2012

    Schuman

    Winter Pieces 2 pieces

    Goal: finish Schuman before I pack out

    August 11th

     

    Played Schumann

    Winter Scenes

    Entrance

    Hunter in Ambush

    Goal: daily playing until pack out, finish Schuman at least

    august 12, 2012

    Schuman

    winter scenes

    lonely flowers

    haunted spot

    way ward inn

    August 16, 2012

    Schuman

    The departure

    Saturday, August 18, 2012

    Schuman

    Slumber song

     

    Music To Look For, Music Listings

     

    Top 10 Symphonies You Should Own

    By Aaron Green, About.com Guide

    Want to start a symphony collection, but don’t know where to begin? Are you looking to expand upon what you already have? This list of symphonies will provide you with a variety of musical styles upon which to build or add to your symphony collection.

    BOLD I HAVE

     

    1. Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D Major

    If you’ve never heard Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, grab a blanket, sit by the fire, and melt into the lush orchestration Mahler so masterfully created. Mahler wrote this symphony knowing that the end of his life was near. Some believe the fourth movement represents the five psychological stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Mahler undoubtedly fits the romantic style to the “t”; heart-wrenching tension followed by ever-so-sweet resolve. Learn more about the life of Mahler in this Mahler profile.

    Selected Works by Gustav Mahler:

    Symphonic Works

    Symphony no. 1 – D Major – 1884

    Symphony no. 2 – c minor – 1885

    Symphony no. 3 – d minor – 1893

    Symphony no. 4 – G Major – 1899

    Symphony no. 5 – c sharp minor – 1901

    Symphony no. 6 – a minor – 1903

    Symphony no. 7 – b minor – 1904

    Symphony no. 8 – E flat Major – 1906

    Symphony no. 9 – D Major – 1908

    Symphony no. 10 (unfinished) – f sharp minor – 1910

    Mahler and Related Composers

    Mahler’s 9th Symphony in Top 10 Symphonies List

    Wagner Profile

    Beethoven Profile

    Mahler Resources

    Mahler Biography

    Mahler – Essentials of Music

    Gustav Mahler Bio

    Related Articles

    More Symphony Music Composers

    Profile of Gustav Mahler

    Antonin Dvorak – A Profile of Dvorak

    Classical Music Work of the Week – November 7, 2005

    Profile of Alma Schindler

    1. Haydn Symphony No. 34 in d minor

     

    One of Haydn’s lesser-known works, this flawless piece from the classical period is perfectly balanced with emotion and art. The first movement melodies float above rivers of low tones. The upbeat rhythms of the second movement are sure to make you dance; it’s any Haydn lover’s “pop” music. The third movement menuetto brings images of courtly balls and high tea. The final movement expertly brings closure to the symphony and sends the audience home happy and content. Learn more about Haydn in this Haydn profile.

    Symphony

    Symphony No. 34, d minor – 1765

    Symphony No. 35, B flat Major – 1767

    Symphony No. 36, E flat Major – 1769

    Symphony No. 37, C Major – 1758

    Symphony No. 38, C Major – 1769

    Symphony No. 39, G Major – 1770

    Symphony No. 40, F Major – 1763

    Symphony No. 94, “Surprise Symphony”, G Major – 1791

    Symphony No. 95, c minor – 1791

    Symphony No. 96, D Major – 1791

    Symphony No. 97, C Major – 1792

    Symphony No. 98, B flat Major – 1792

    Symphony No. 99, E flat Major – 1793

    Symphony No. 100, “Military”, G Major – 1793/4

    Mass

    Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida (Heiligmesse), B flat Major – 1796

    Missa in tempore belli (Kriegsmesse; Paukenmesse), C Major -1796

    Missa (Nelsonmesse; Imperial Mass; Coronation Mass), d minor – 1798

    Oratorio

    Die Schöpfung (The Creation) – 1796-8

    Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) – 1799-1801

    Suggested Reading

    Haydn: Top 10 Symphony List

    Classical Composer Profiles

    What is a symphony?

    Haydn Resources

    Franz Joseph Haydn Biography

    Haydn Repertoire

    Franz Joseph Haydn – Classical Archives

    1. Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in c minor

     

    Although a bit overplayed, something this good should not be excluded. Everyone knows the first movement when they hear it, as for the following movements, that’s another story. The second movement is not as “heavy” as the first making it an excellent relief without losing its harmonic brilliance. The third movement includes similar rhythmic patterns as the first which creates continuity. The triumphant orchestration in the forth movement concludes the symphony in absolute victory. Learn more about the life of Beethoven in this Beethoven profile.

    Symphonic Works

    2022  Music Journal

     

    I kept track of music played, and listened to from 2010 to 2022.  I have re-activated this journal as I have resumed playing the piano daily and hope to resume writing music in 2023.

     

    Music Played

     

    Goals:  to record daily music played, listened to, and composed.  Post at end of the year.

     

    I bought a Roland Piano and will resume daily piano playing and in January writing music which I will post online. Will update daily as needed.

     

    December 1

    Music Played:  update daily

     

    Richard Clayderman Ballade Pour Adeline

    Richard Clayderman  a Come amour

    Richard Clayderman wild mountain flower – practice this one almost nailed it

    JSB invention one per day

    Clementi Six Sonatina one per day

     

    After I finish this set

    Move on to Ellington’s book

    Look for new sheet music and blank music at Starfield Mall one week from

     

     

    Music downloaded:

    Need to resume weekly downloads of fresh music

     

    Music Listened to:  update daily

    Aretha Franklin

    70s pop song YouTube list

     

    Aretha Franklin

    Kitaro

    Pop songs of the 70’s medley with dinner

     

     

    December 2, 2022

     

    Music Played:

     

    Today played

    Eric Satie three Gymnopedies

    Nailed it.

    La Bamba

    Nailed it

    Wild Forest Flowers

    Nailed it

    Will work my way through the following first

    Jazz Piano Album1

    Jazz piano album 4

    Clementi Six Sonatinas one per day

     

    Listened to

     

    Buddha trance

    Kitaro

    Pop songs of the 70’s medley with dinner

     

    December 3

    Take My Breath Away

    Why Worry

    Suite Nu. 2 Polonaise

    Swan Lake Dance of the Cygnus Tschaikowsky

    La Bamba

     

     

     

    December 4, 2022

    Gonna fly now from Rocky

    Eine Kline Nachtmusik Mozart

    Just When I Needed You the Most

    Listened to blues on YouTube

    December 5, 2022

    Clementina Sonatini number 2

    December 6

     

    Tonight I celebrate my love

    Die Fieldermaus overture

    Clarinet concerto

     

    December 7, 2022

     

    Interlude

    Traumaeri Schumann

    Annie Laurie Lady John Scott

    Edelweiss  Richard Rodgers

    December 8, 2022

     

    R Leoncavallo Mattinata

    Frank Mills From a sidewalk Café

    George Delure the Friendship Theme

    F Hayden Serenade

     

    December 11

     

    Santa Esmeralda, You are My Everything

    Jane G Baker

     

    December 12

     

    Clementi Sonatina 3

     

    December 13

    Clementi Sonatina 3

    Ernest Spitz The World is Waiting for the Sunrise

     

    December 14

     

    Classic Medley

     

    December 15

     

    Casa Bianca

    Time in a Bottle

     

    December16

     

    Academic Festival Overture Brahms

    Up Where We Belong

    Il Ferroviere Carlo Rusticelli

     

    Tile a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree

     

    December 17

    Stand By me

    The Great Escape March

    Water Music

     

     

    Music Listened to

     

    Barbados Steel drums

    Harry Connick Jr Songs I Heard

     

    Supercallifstatleespladidoulious

    The Lonely Goat Herd

    Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

    Maybe Pure Imagination

    Candy Man

    Golden Ticket

    I Want It Now

    Oompa Loompa

    Spoonful Of Sugar

    Stay Awake

    Something Was Missing

    You Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile

    Over The Rainbow

    The Jitterbug

    Merry Old Land Of Oz

    Edelweiss

    Do Re Mi

     

    Broadway Romance

     

    Tonight

    And This Is My Beloved

    I Have Dreamt We Kiss In A Shadow

    Half A Moment

    Sunrise Sunset

    How Could I Ever Know

    Think Of Me

    Phantom Of The Opera

    Music Of The Night

    All I Ask Of You

    Being Alive

    The Heart Is Slow To Learn

    Can You Feel The Love Tonight

     

    Harry Connick Jr Songs I Heard

     

    Supercallifstatleespladidoulious

    The Lonely Goat Herd

    Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

    Maybe Pure Imagination

    Candy Man

    Golden Ticket

    I Want It Now

    Oompa Loompa

    Spoonful Of Sugar

    Stay Awake

    Something Was Missing

    You Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile

    Over The Rainbow

    The Jitterbug

    Merry Old Land Of Oz

    Edelweiss

    Do Re Mi

     

     

    Harry Connick Jr  We are in Love

     

    We Are In Love

    Only Cause I Don’t Have You

    Recipe For Love

    Drifting

    Forever For Now

    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

    Heavenly

    Just A Boy

    I Got A Great Idea

    I’ll Dream Of You Again

    It’s All Right With Me

    Buried In Blue

     

     

     

     

    Part two  Music downloaded

     

    The goal is to download one to five songs per week from the internet and occasionally from Camp Humphreys and Yard Sales in the US.

    Here is the music I downloaded this month.

     

     

     

    Music Listened to/from Camp Humphreys Library

     

    Bobby Brown

     

    Don’t Be Cruel

    My Prerogative

    Ronnie

    Rock Witcha

    Every Little Step

    I’ll Be Good To You

    Take It Slow

    All Day All Night

    I Love You Girl

    Cruel Reprise

     

     

     

    Burt Bacharach At This Time

     

    Please explain

    where did it go

    in our time

    who are these people

    is love enough

    can’t give it up

    go ask Shakespeare

    dreams

    danger

    fade away

    always taking aim

     

    Fine Young Cannibals

    She Drives Me Crazy

    Good Thing

    I’m Not The Man I Used To Be

    I’m Not Satisfied

    Tell Me What

    Don’t Look Back It’s

    OK It’s Alright

    Don’t Let It Get You Down

    As Hard As It Is

    Ever Falling In Love

     

     

    Don Fogelberg

     

    Part Of The Plan

    Heart Hotels

    Hard To Say

    Longer

    Missing You

    The Power Of Gold

    Make Love Stay

    Leader Of The Band

    Run For The Roses

    Same Old Layne Sayne

     

     

     

    The Glendale

     

    I’m Hip Now

    Mary B

    This Is War

    Easily You

    Land Du Blue

    Work It Out

     

     

     

    Broadway Romance

    Tonight

    And This Is My Beloved

    I Have Dreamt We Kiss In A Shadow

    Half A Moment

    Sunrise Sunset

    How Could I Ever Know

    Think Of Me

    Phantom Of The Opera

    Music Of The Night

    All I Ask Of You

    Being Alive

    The Heart Is Slow To Learn

    Can You Feel The Love Tonight

     

    Harry Connick Jr Songs I Heard

     

    Supercallifstatleespladidoulious

    The Lonely Goat Herd

    Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

    Maybe Pure Imagination

    Candy Man

    Golden Ticket

    I Want It Now

    Oompa Loompa

    Spoonful Of Sugar

    Stay Awake

    Something Was Missing

    You Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile

    Over The Rainbow

    The Jitterbug

    Merry Old Land Of Oz

    Edelweiss

    Do Re Mi

     

     

    Harry Connick Jr  We are in Love

     

    We Are In Love

    Only Cause I Don’t Have You

    Recipe For Love

    Drifting

    Forever For Now

    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

    Heavenly

    Just A Boy

    I Got A Great Idea

    I’ll Dream Of You Again

    It’s All Right With Me

    Buried In Blue

     

     

     

    Dave Matthews Band Everyday

     

    I Did It

    When The World’s End

    The Space Between

    Dreams Of Our Father

    So Frightened

    If I Had It All

    What You Are

    Angel

    Fool To Think

    Sleep To Dream Her

    Mother Father

    Every Day

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Dave Matthews Band Under the Table and Dreaming

     

    The Best Of What’s Around

    What Would You Say

    Satellite

    Rhyme And Reason

    Typical Situation

    Dancing Nancies

    Ants Marching

    Lover Lay Down

    Jimmy Thing

    Warehouse

    I’m For What You Got

     

     

     

    Malcolm Mc Donald Motown

     

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    You Are Everything

    Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours

    I’m Here To Make You Love Me

    Ain’t In Nothing Like The Real Thing

    Reflections

    How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

    Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

    All In Love Is Fair

    I Want You

    Distance Love

    I Believe When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever

    Since I Lost My Baby

    Too High

     

    Andrew Lloyd Weber

     

    Amigos Para Sempre Friends For Life

    Love Changes Everything

    Memory

    I Am The Starlight

    I Wishing You Were Somewhere Here Again

    Argentine Medley

    Seeing Is Believing

    The Jellicle Ball

    Any Dream Will Do

    Everything All Right

    Close Every Door

    The First Man You Remember

    Anything But Lonely

    Point Of No Return

    Hosanna

     

    Best of Andrew Lloyd Weber

     

    Phantom Of The Opera

    Take That Look Off Your Face

    All I Ask Of You

    Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

    Magical Mr. Mistoffelees

    Variations

    Superstar

    Memory

    Starlight

    Tell Me On A Sunday

    The Music Of The Night

    Another Suitcase In Another Hall

    I Don’t Know How To Love Him

    Pie Jesus

    John Williams Great Film Music

     

    ET The Flying Theme

    Chariots Of Fire

    Raiders Of The Last Ark

    Yes Giorgio

    New York NY

    Gone With The Wind

    The Wizard Of Oz

    Singing In The Rain

    Friendly Persuasion

    Meet Me In Saint Louis

    John Williams Salute to Hollywood

     

    Hooray For Hollywood

    Tribute To The Oscars

    When You Wish Upon A Star

    Swinging On A Star

    Moon River

    Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

    Thinking The Way We Were

    The Shadow Of Your Smile

    Someone Out There

    Tribute To Julie Garland

    Over The Rainbow

    We’re Off To See The Wizard

    You Make Me Love You

    Be A Clown

    Get Happy

    The Man That Got Away

    Ballon Sequence From Witches Of Eastwick

    Devil’s Answers From Witches Of Eastwick

    Love Theme From Out Of Africa

    La Bamba

    The Bad And The Beautiful

    Dancing With Fred Astaire

    Top Hat White Tie And Tails

    I Won’t Dance

    Dancing In The Dark

    Continental

    Change Partners

    Carioca

     

    Prior Music Journals

     

    2010

     

    Music Journal

     

    Started a new sub-journal called Music played where I will keep track of my piano practice, and music compositions and download and music listened to.  Started a new project – Playing through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier then on to Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, followed by finally finishing the Robert Schuman album.  Should take me through the fall.  If I do this consistently, an hour here and an hour there I can become a fairly decent piano player.  Next summer I will wow Tom and Roger with how good I have become.  And I need to buy some new music once I get to the States.  We are going to upgrade to a full Rhodes state-of-the-art piano and music software package.  In the meantime, I am also going to reinstall my allegro, upgrade online and get back into writing music.

     

    Music Played

     

    8-15 comments:

     

    played two more Bach pieces, Prelude number 4 and Fugue number 4, and prelude 5 and fugue number 5.  I am finding that playing Bach has helped improved my Piano playing skills. After I finish playing Bach I will work on playing Mozart and then tackle Beethoven.  By the time I finish that I will be a pretty decent player, and hopefully graduate to a Rhodes Piano with some new music thrown in.

     

    Started Well-Tempered Clavichord

     

    Played Prelude and Fugue 1 and 2 and Prelude 3

     

    Numerical listing of music played

     

    JS Bach WTC Prelude 1

    JS Bach WTC Fugue  1

    JS Bach WTC Prelude 2

    JS Bach WTC Fugue  2

    JS Bach WTC Prelude 3

    JS Bach WTC Fugue 3

    JS Bach WTC Prelude 4

    JS  Bach WTC Prelude 5

    JS Bach WTC Fugue 5

    JS  Bach WTC Prelude 6

    JS Bach WTC Fugue 6

    JS  Bach WTC Prelude 7

    JS  Bach WTC  Fuge 8

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Music Listened to

     

    CD from the library added to the collection

    Will add five to ten per week until May to greatly expand my classical collection

     

    October 10, 2010

    Eric Satie Piano Pieces

    Mendelssohn 3rd Symphony

    Midsummer Dream

    Steve Heparin Yoga Music

     

    October 30, 2010

     

    Grieg Piano Concertos

    Saint Seäns Piano Concertos 2 and 4 cello Concerto 1

    Sibelius the Symphonies Wiener Philamoniker

    Schubert Piano Concerto and Piano Quintet

    Dmitri Shostakovich the Complete 10 Symphonies

     

    November 15, 2010

    Scot Joplin’s Piano works

    Best of Harmonica blues :

    Blood, Sweat, and Tears Greatest Hits

    Songs without words Windham Hill Collection

    Mahler Symphony number 2

    Mahler Sympony number 4

    Mahler sympony number 5

    Mahler symphony number 6

    Mahler symphony 7

    Mahler symphony 9

     

    Still need numbers 1, 3, 8 and 10

    Vaughan Williams Symphony 5 and 6

     

    Next time get Stravinski, Schoenberg, and the rest of Mahler plus Copland

    Bernstein, and Brahms complete symphonies

     

    Library:

     

    December 27

     

    Music goal: ten CDs including some Stravinsky, Copland, Borodin, Schoenberg, Weber, Richard Strauss, and Joseph Strauss,

    Including

    Beethoven all piano sonatas and string quartets

    Mozart all symphonies

    Handel all symphonies

    classic jazz, classic blues, classic rock, some flamenco, and some Indian and Indonesian classical music.

    Bach Two and Three Part Inventions Glen Gould

    Horowitz completes recordings vol 1 and gets the rest of set

    Chopin piano sonatas

    Rachmaninoff  Etudes

    Robert Schuman Ararbeske in C

    Kindern

    Toccata in C

    Liszt            Hungarian Rhaposdy

    Scarlatti       three sonatas

    Betethoven  Paino Sonata no 8 patheqieu

    Franz Scubert       Impromtu in G flat

    Frederick Chopin  Etudes

    Debussy               Preludes

    Scriabin                poem

    two etudes

     

    Mozart   works for flute

     

    Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonatas

    Need final set

     

    Tibetan Chants

     

    Copland Collection

     

    Appalachian Spring

    Billy the Kid

    Clarinet Concerto

    El Salon Mexico

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Lincoln Portrait

    Rodeo

    Quite City

    Paul Winter Concort Winter Solistce NYC 2005

     

    Oscar Peterson collection

     

    Bill Wyman´s Blues Odyssey

     

    Richard Strauss’s Orchestral works

    Violin Concerto

    Sinfonica Domestica

    Also Sprach Zarathustra

    Tod und Verklaurung

    der Rosenkavalier

    Salome

    La Bourgeois Gentilhomme

    Walts

    Symphonic Fragments

     

     

     

     

     

    2012

    Music Journal

     

    Started a new sub-journal called Music played where I will keep track of my piano practice, and music compositions and download and music listened to.  Started a new project – Playing through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier then on to Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, followed by finally finishing the Robert Schuman album.  Should take me through the fall.  If I do this consistently, an hour here and an hour there I can become a fairly decent piano player.  Next summer I will wow Tom and Roger with how good I have become.  And I need to buy some new music once I get to the States.  We are going to upgrade to a full Rhodes state-of-the-art piano and music software package.  In the meantime, I am also going to reinstall my allegro, upgrade online and get back into writing music.

     

    Goal for 2012

     

    One hour per day playing the piano

     

    start with Bach’s inventions

    then do Mozart, Schuman, and Beethoven

    mix in with jazz standards

    For each piece play each hand separately

    then put together and play each piece twice in one setting

     

    and improvisation nightly

    and re-start writing music

     

    Finish downloading the CD collection

    Translate William Defluri’s  You Tubes into iTunes-friendly formats

    Once a month hit the library for additional fresh tunes

    the goal is 10,000 tunes by end of the year, then add 1,000 per year

     

    Daily Music Played

     

    January 29, 2012

     

    Bach WTC  Prelude and Fugue 12

    Bach WTC  Prelude and Fugue 13

     

    Blues Standards

     

    All Your Loving

    Baby, Please Don’t Go

    Baby, What Do You Want

    Back Door Man

    Blue Bird

    Blues Before Sunrise

    Boogie Chillen No 2

    Caldonia

    Checking Up on My Baby

    Confessing the Blues

    Cross Roads

     

    Feb 4th

     

    Every day I get the blues

    Evil

     

    of any artist or music by The Recording Academy.

    February 21, 2012

     

    Music from Library:

     

    Buddha Bar Number Nine

    Quadromania Dave Brubeck Take Five

    Richter Plays Bach

     

    downloaded

     

    Franz Schubert Symphony Number 7

    Franz Schubert Symphony Number 4

    Franz Schubert Wander Fantasy

    Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade

    Rimsky Korsakov  Russian Easter Overture

    Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espanola

     

    Vanessa May The Violin Player

    Toccata and Fugue in D minor

    Contradanza

    Classical gas

    Themes from Caravans

    Warm Air

    Jazz Will Eat Itself

    Widescreen

    Tequila Mockingbird

    City Theme

    Red Hot

     

    Smetana Bartered  Bride

    Smetana My Fatherland

    Smetana String Quartet

     

    from Library

     

    Quadromania Davie Brubeck Take Five

     

    Richter Plays Bach

     

    Sonatas

    Capriccio

    Four Duets

    Concerto Italian

    English Suites

    French Suites

    Toccata

    Fantasy

     

    Buddha Bar 9

     

    February 23, 2012

     

    Played:

     

    Good Morning Little Girl

    You Got to Help Me

    Honest I Do

     

    Feb 25th

     

    Blue Standards

     

    Long, How Long Blues

    I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom

    I can’t Quit You, Baby

    I’m a Man

    I’m a Steady Rolling Man

    I Am Moving to the Outskirts of the Town

    I am Ready

     

    March 3

     

    I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man

    It Hurts Me Too

    Key to the Highway

     

    March 7

     

    Killing Floor

    Little Red Rooster

    Mean Old World

    Mean Old Frisco

     

    March 11

     

    Blues

     

    Mellow Down Easy

    Merry Christmas Baby

    Milk Cow Blues

     

    march 13

     

    Schuman Scenes of Childhood

     

    Von Fremden landern und Menschen From Foreign lands and People

    Kuriose Geschicte A Curious Story

     

    Blues

     

     

    Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out

    My Babe

    On the Road Again

     

     

    April  18

     

    Blues Standards

     

    Please send me someone to love

    Rambling on my Mind

    Reconsider Baby

     

    April 19

     

    Schuman

     

    Kurious Geshichite Curious Story

    Hasche-Mahan Catch Me

    Bittendes Kind Entreating Child

    Giuckes genug Perfect Happiness

     

    started rusty but got better by the last piece

     

    April  21

     

    Faust zu Ernst

    Furchtenmachen

    Kind im Einshclummern

     

    Got some great music from the library

     

    Ivan Moravec Live In Brussels

     

    Beethoven

     

    Sonata 15 Pastoral – okay to have a different version

     

    Brahmas –

     

    Intermezzo in A minor

    Capricio in B minor

    Intrermezzo

    Rhaposdy in G minor

     

    Chopan

    Nocturne  in b major

    Nocturne  in C sharp minor

    Mazurka  in A minor

    Mazurka  in C Sharp minor

    Scherzo  in B minor

     

    Mysterious Voyages – A Tribute to Weather Report

    the star-studded lineup!

     

    Blue Note – A AStory of Jazz – Jazz history in three CDs

    including some classics such as “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

     

    Note:  The library has a great collection.  Continue to take advantage of it to greatly expand my collection

     

    Note: for playing work on identifying key signatures – before playing each piece know what the key is!

     

    music downloading project

    from the library

     

    Herbie Hancok Imagine Project

    Mc Reggae

    Jimmie Hendricks

     

    From CD

     

    Muddy Waters  the Real Folk Blues

    India Aire Voyage to India

    London Howling Wolf Sessions

    George Winston December

    George Winston Lucy and Linus Music by Vince Guaraldi

    Paul Hardcastle Jazz Masters

    George Winston That’s Right

    Stanely Clarke East River Drive

     

    Plus U tube music collection from William Defluri if I can figure out how to download them

     

    Order HDMI cable

    Upgrade Allegro once I get cable

     

    April 4, 2012

     

    Rolling and Tumbling  Muddy Waters

    Saint James Infirmity Joe Primrose

    See See Rider  Ma Rainey

     

    Music downloaded

     

    Steve Ray Vaughan’s Greatest Hits

    ZZ Top Greatest Hits

    Buddha Bar 8 vol 1

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s Greatest Hits

    Frank Zappa  Gregory Peccary and other Persuasions

     

    April 7

     

    Music downloaded

     

    Music downloaded:

    Won Chang Hyun Taegum Sanjo

    A Flavor of India

    Ustad Imrat Khan

    Shaun and Sepher Budda Bar

    Dvorak Symphony number 4

    Dvorak Slavonik Dances

    Brahms Symphony Number 4

    Brahms Academic Festival Overture

    Mendellssohn Complete Symphonies

    Kronos Pieces of Africa

    Kronos Early Music

    Bruckner Second and Fourth Symphonies

    Yes Symphonic Music

    Smetana The Battered Bride

    Smetana My Fatherland

    Saint Saens Symphony Number 3

    Jazz From Bombay Club

     

    April 8

     

    Music Played

     

    Smokestack Lightening Chester Burnett

    Sitting on Top of the World Chester Burnett

    The Sky is Crying Elmore James

    Spoonful Willie Dixon

    Sweat Home Chicago Robert Johnson

     

    April 23, 2012

     

    BB King The Thrill is Gone

    Walking Blues

     

    Goals:

     

    almost finished with Blues Standards

    The next project is Schuman’s book and beginning 100 best songs book

    and finishing WTC

     

    Then work my way through Mozart and Beethoven’s Sonatas – finish all by end of the year

     

    April 29, 2012

     

    Trouble in Mind  Richard M Jones

    You Don’t have to Go to Jimmy Reed

    Wang Dang Doodle Willie Dixon

     

    End of Blues Standards

    May 1

     

    Schuman Album One – resume goal finish end of May

    finish Bach, then start Mozart and 100 Top Songs

    kinderszechen

    kuriouse geshicte

    hasche – Mann

    Bittendes Kind

    Gouckes Genug

     

    May 6

    Schuman

    Wichtige Bergebenheit

    Traumerei

    Am Kamin

    Ritter Von Steckenpferd

     

    May 22

    Faust zu earnst

    Furchtenmachen

    Kind im Einshclummern

     

    Schuman

    Der Dichter Spricht

    Melodie

    Trallerliedchen

     

     

    June 2

     

    Schuman

     

    Kleiner Morgenwanderer

    Schniterliedchen

    Klein Romanize

    Landliches Lied

    Langsame Und Mit Ausdruck zu Spielen

     

    June 25

     

    Rundgesang

    Reiterstuck

    Ernteliechen

     

    June 30

     

    Schuman

     

    Necklace aus dem theather

    Kanonisches Liedcen

    Erommerimg

     

    July 1

     

    Schuman

     

    Frender Mann the Stranger

     

    The goal is to finish Schuman before I leave for DC, then alternate between the 100 top songs, and Bach (finish the WTC) by September, and play every evening for at least an half hour.

     

     

    July 6

    Schuman

    Sheherazade

    Gathering of the Grapes

    My piece

     

     

    Music  Listened to

    Tschiaoskoky Symphony

    wanted to listen to sad music

    July 23

    Downloaded 3,000 tunes from Mike Baier

    See the music inventory separate file

     

    July 28, 2012

    Schuman

    Winter Pieces 2 pieces

    Goal: finish Schuman before I pack out

    August 11th

    Winter Scenes

     

    Entrance

    Hunter in Ambush

     

    Goal: daily playing until pack out, finish Schuman at least

    august 12, 2012

    Schuman

    winter scenes

     

    lonely flowers

    haunted spot

    way ward inn

     

    August 16, 2012

    Schuman

    The departure

    Saturday, August 18, 2012

    Schuman

    Slumber song

     

     

    Part Two

    Music To Look For, Music Listings

     

    Top 10 Symphonies You Should Own

    By Aaron Green, About.com Guide

     

    Want to start a symphony collection, but don’t know where to begin? Are you looking to expand upon what you already have? This list of symphonies will provide you with a variety of musical styles upon which to build or add to your symphony collection.

     

    BOLD I HAVE

     

    1. Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D Major

     

    If you’ve never heard Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, grab a blanket, sit by the fire, and melt into the lush orchestration Mahler so masterfully created. Mahler wrote this symphony knowing that the end of his life was near. Some believe the fourth movement represents the five psychological stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Mahler undoubtedly fits the romantic style to the “t”; heart-wrenching tension followed by ever-so-sweet resolve. Learn more about the life of Mahler in this Mahler profile.

     

    Gustav Mahler

    By Aaron Green, About.com Guide

    See More About:

    Gustav Mahler

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    Born:

    May 7, 1860 – Kaliste, Bohemia

    Died:

    May 18, 1911 – Vienna

    Mahler Quick Facts:

    In 1960, Mahler’s rediscovered music became widely popular among the younger crowd whose experimentation and beliefs matched the intensity and passion of his music. During the ’70s his symphonies were most performed and recorded.

    Mahler wrote six love poems, four of which he used in his song cycle Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen after an affair with soprano, Johanna Richter.

    Mahler always sought to ‘out-do’ himself with his next concert program; his performances were known to be spectacular.

    Mahler’s Family Background:

    Mahler was the oldest of six out of fourteen surviving children. His father, Bernhard, was a tavern proprietor and his mother, Marie, was the daughter of a soap maker. Shortly after Mahler was born, he and his parents moved to Iglau, Moravia. His father was able to open a successful tavern and brewery which allowed him to support Mahler’s musical ambitions.

    Childhood:

    Because Mahler lived close to the town square where frequent concerts were given by the military band, he developed a taste for music at a very early age. He learned various songs from Catholic school friends and received lessons from local musicians. It wasn’t long after his father purchased the piano that Mahler became proficient at playing it.

    Teenage Years:

    As a result of Mahler’s “not-so-good” grades in school, his father sent him to audition at the Vienna Conservatory. Mahler was accepted in 1875 under Julius Epstein with whom he studied piano. While in music school, Mahler quickly turned to composition as his primary study. In 1877, Mahler enrolled in Vienna University where he became interested in great literary works and philosophy.

    Early Adult Years :

    At the young age of 21, Mahler received a conduction job in the Landestheater in Laibach. He conducted over 50 pieces including his first opera Il Trovatore. In 1883, Mahler moved to Kassel, signed a contract, and worked several years as ‘Royal Musical and Choral Director’ – it may have been a fancy title, but he still had to report to the resident Kapellmeister. From 1885-91, Mahler worked in Leipzig, Prague, and Budapest.

    Mid-Adult Years:

    In March of 1891, Mahler became chief conductor at the Hamburg Stadttheater. While in Hamburg, Mahler finally finished his second symphony in 1895. Also, in the same year, Mahler’s younger brother shot himself. Since his parents had died several years before, Mahler became the head of the household. To protect his younger sisters, he moved them to Hamburg to live with him.

    Late Adult Years:

    Mahler moved to Vienna and became the Kapellmeister of the acclaimed Vienna Philharmonic. Several months later he was promoted to director. As the new director at the Hofoper Theater, his daring, provocative, and controversial performances attracted great numbers to the theater and many press reviews. In 1907 and 1910, Mahler conducted the New York Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestra. A year later, after returning to Vienna, Mahler died from bacterial endocarditis.

    Selected Works by Gustav Mahler:

    Symphonic Works

    Symphony no. 1 – D Major – 1884

    Symphony no. 2 – c minor – 1885

    Symphony no. 3 – d minor – 1893

    Symphony no. 4 – G Major – 1899

    Symphony no. 5 – c sharp minor – 1901

    Symphony no. 6 – a minor – 1903

    Symphony no. 7 – b minor – 1904

    Symphony no. 8 – E flat Major – 1906

    Symphony no. 9 – D Major – 1908

    Symphony no. 10 (unfinished) – f sharp minor – 1910

    Mahler and Related Composers

    Mahler’s 9th Symphony in Top 10 Symphonies List

    Wagner Profile

    Beethoven Profile

    Mahler Resources

    Mahler Biography

    Mahler – Essentials of Music

    Gustav Mahler Bio

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    Profile of Gustav Mahler

    Antonin Dvorak – A Profile of Dvorak

    Classical Music Work of the Week – November 7, 2005

    Profile of Alma Schindler

     

    1. Haydn Symphony No. 34 in d minor

     

    One of Haydn’s lesser-known works, this flawless piece from the classical period is perfectly balanced with emotion and art. The first movement melodies float above rivers of low tones. The upbeat rhythms of the second movement are sure to make you dance; it’s any Haydn lover’s “pop” music. The third movement menuetto brings images of courtly balls and high tea. The final movement expertly brings closure to the symphony and sends the audience home happy and content. Learn more about Haydn in this Haydn profile.

     

    Born:

    March 31, 1732 – Rohrau, Austria

    Died:

    May 31, 1809 – Vienna

    Haydn Quick Facts:

    Haydn and Mozart were friends. They respected each other’s music and occasionally invited one another to their performances.

    Haydn composed 104 symphonies!

    Unlike Wagner, Haydn was warm and heartfelt. He was caring, loving, extremely intelligent, and very well-controlled.

    Haydn’s Family Background:

    Haydn was one of three boys born to Mathias Haydn and Anna Maria Koller. His father was a master wheelwright who loved music. He played the harp, while Haydn’s mother sang the melodies. Anna Maria was a cook for Count Karl Anton Harrach before she married Mathias. Haydn’s brother, Michael, also composed music and became relatively famous. His youngest brother, Johann Evangelist, sang tenor in the church choir of the Esterhazy Court.

    Childhood:

    Haydn had a spectacular voice and his musicality was precise. Johann Franc, impressed by Haydn’s voice, insisted that Haydn’s parents allow Haydn to living with him to study music. Franc was a school principal and the choir director of a church in Hainburg. Haydn’s parents allowed him to go in hopes that he would amount to something very special. Haydn studied mostly music, but also Latin, writing, arithmetic, and religion. Haydn spent most of his childhood singing in church choirs.

    Teenage Years:

    Haydn trained his younger brother Michael when he joined the choir school three years later; it was customary for the older choirboys to instruct the younger ones. Although great Haydn’s voice was, he lost it when he went through puberty. Michael, who also had a beautiful voice, received the attention Haydn was used to getting. Haydn was dismissed from school when he was 18.

    Early Adult Years:

    Haydn earned a living by becoming a freelance musician, teaching music, and composing. His first steady job came in 1757 when he was hired as music director for Count Morzin. His name and compositions steadily became recognizable. During his time with Count Morzin, Haydn wrote 15 symphonies, concertos, piano sonatas, and possibly string quartets op.2, nos. 1-2. He married Maria Anna Keller on November 26, 1760.

    Mid-Adult Years:

    In 1761, Haydn began his lifelong relationship with the wealthiest family in the Hungarian nobility, the Esterhazy family. Haydn spent nearly 30 years of his life here. He was hired as vice-Kapellmeister earning 400 guldens a year, and as time went on, his salary increased as well as his ranking within the court. His music became widely popular.

    Late Adult Years:

    From 1791, Haydn spent four years in London composing music and experiencing life outside the royal court. His time in London was the high point of his career. He earned nearly 24,000 guldens in a single year (the sum of his combined salary of nearly 20 years as Kapellmeister). Haydn spent the last years of his life in Vienna composing only vocal pieces such as masses and oratorios. Haydn passed away in the middle of the night from old age. Mozart’s Requiem was performed at his funeral.

    Selected Works by Haydn:

    Symphony

    Symphony No. 34, d minor – 1765

    Symphony No. 35, B flat Major – 1767

    Symphony No. 36, E flat Major – 1769

    Symphony No. 37, C Major – 1758

    Symphony No. 38, C Major – 1769

    Symphony No. 39, G Major – 1770

    Symphony No. 40, F Major – 1763

    Symphony No. 94, “Surprise Symphony”, G Major – 1791

    Symphony No. 95, c minor – 1791

    Symphony No. 96, D Major – 1791

    Symphony No. 97, C Major – 1792

    Symphony No. 98, B flat Major – 1792

    Symphony No. 99, E flat Major – 1793

    Symphony No. 100, “Military”, G Major – 1793/4

    Mass

    Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida (Heiligmesse), B flat Major – 1796

    Missa in tempore belli (Kriegsmesse; Paukenmesse), C Major -1796

    Missa (Nelsonmesse; Imperial Mass; Coronation Mass), d minor – 1798

    Oratorio

    Die Schöpfung (The Creation) – 1796-8

    Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) – 1799-1801

    Suggested Reading

    Haydn: Top 10 Symphony List

    Classical Composer Profiles

    What is a symphony?

    Haydn Resources

    Franz Joseph Haydn Biography

    Haydn Repertoire

    Franz Joseph Haydn – Classical Archives

     

     

    1. Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in c minor

     

    Although a bit overplayed, something this good should not be excluded. Everyone knows the first movement when they hear it, as for the following movements, that’s another story. The second movement is not as “heavy” as the first making it an excellent relief without losing its harmonic brilliance. The third movement includes similar rhythmic patterns as the first which creates continuity. The triumphant orchestration in the forth movement concludes the symphony in absolute victory. Learn more about the life of Beethoven in this Beethoven profile.

    Born:

    December 17, 1770 – Bonn

    Died:

    March 26, 1827 – Vienna

    Beethoven Quick Facts:

    Beethoven composed all 9 symphonies between 1799 and 1824.

    He studied under Haydn for less than a year in 1793.

    In 1801, he wrote a letter to his friend about his loss of hearing.

    Beethoven’s Family Background:

    In 1740, Beethoven’s father, Johann was born. Johann sang soprano in the electoral chapel where his father was Kapellmeister (chapel master). Johann grew up proficient enough to teach violin, piano, and voice to earn a living. Johann married Maria Magdalena in 1767 and gave birth to Ludwig Maria in 1769, who died 6 days later. On December 17, 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven was born. Maria later gave birth to five other children, but only two survived, Caspar Anton Carl and Nikolaus Johann.

    Beethoven’s Childhood:

    At a very early age, Beethoven received violin and piano lessons from his father. At the age of 8, he studied theory and keyboard with van den Eeden (former chapel organist). He also studied with several local organists, received piano lessons from Tobias Friedrich Pfeiffer, and Franz Rovantini gave him violin and viola lessons. Although Beethoven’s musical genius was compared to that of Mozart, his education never exceeded the elementary level.

    Beethoven’s Teenage Years:

    Beethoven was the assistant (and formal student) of Christian Gottlob Neefe. As a teen, he performed more than he composed. In 1787, Neefe sent him to Vienna for reasons unknown, but many agree that he met and briefly studied with Mozart. Two weeks later, he returned home because his mother had tuberculosis. She died in July. His father took to drink, and Beethoven, only 19, petitioned to be recognized as the head of the house; he received half of his father’s salary to support his family.

    Beethoven’s Early Adult Years:

    In 1792, Beethoven moved to Vienna. His father died in December of that same year. He studied with Haydn for less than a year; their personalities did not mix well. Beethoven then studied with Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, the best-known teacher of counterpoint in Vienna. He studied counterpoint and contrapuntal exercises in free writing, in imitation, two to four-part fugues, choral fugues, double counterpoint at different intervals, double fugue, triple counterpoint, and canon.

    Beethoven’s Mid-Adult Years:

    Once established himself, he began composing more. In 1800, he performed his first symphony and a septet (op. 20). Publishers soon began to compete for his newest works. While still in his 20’s, Beethoven became deaf. His attitude and social life changed dramatically – he wanted to hide his impairment from the world. How could a great composer be deaf? Determined to overcome his disability, he wrote symphonies 2, 3, and 4 before 1806. Symphony 3, Eroica>, was originally titled Bonaparte as a tribute to Napoleon.

    Beethoven’s Late Adult Years:

    Beethoven’s fame began to pay off; he soon found himself prosperous. His symphonic works proved to be master pieces (evident in the test of time) along with his other works. Beethoven loved a woman named Fanny but never married. He spoke of her in a letter saying, “I found only one whom I shall doubtless never possess.” In 1827, he died of dropsy. In a well-written several days before his death, he left his estate to his nephew Karl, of whom he was the legal guardian after Caspar Carl’s death.

    Selected Works by Beethoven:

    Symphonic Works

    Symphony No. 1, op. 21 – C Major – 1799

    Symphony No. 2, op. 36 – D Major – 1801

    Symphony No. 3 Eroica, op. 55 – E flat Major – 1803

    Symphony No. 4, op. 60 – B flat Major – 1806

    Symphony No. 5, op. 67 – c minor – 1807

    Symphony No. 6 Pastoral, op. 68 – F Major – 1808

    Symphony No. 7, op. 92 – A Major – 1811

    Symphony No. 8, op. 93 – F Major – 1812

    Symphony No. 9, op. 125 – d minor – 1824

    Choral Works with Orchestra

    Mass in D Missa solemnis, op. 123 – 1819 to 1823

    Piano Concertos

    Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 15 – C Major – 1795

    Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 19 – B flat Major – c.1788 to 1795

    Piano Concerto No. 3, op. 37 – c minor – ?1800

    Piano Concerto No. 4, op. 58 – G Major – 1804

    Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor, op.73 – E flat Major

    Beethoven Resources

    Beethoven – Eroica Symphony

    Beethoven in Top 10 Symphonies

    Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata

    More About Beethoven

    The Beethoven Reference Site

    Beethoven, The Magnificent Master

    Brief Histories of Beethoven’s 9 Symphonies

     

    1. Mozart Symphony No. 25 in g minor

     

    Also a lesser-known work, this Mozart symphony combines classical form with Mozart’s flamboyant expressions. The first movement, although expressive, maintains a lightness in the sound. The orchestration in the second movement gives its pastoral sound. The third movement opens with a unison melody that remains throughout its entirety. The finale gives you the feeling of being “rushed”…only in a good way. This symphony is a must-have for those who love Mozart. Learn more about the life of Mozart in this Mozart profile.

     

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    Born:

    January 27, 1756 – Salzburg

    Died:

    December 5, 1791 – Vienna

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quick Facts:

    Of the 41 symphonies that Mozart wrote, only two are in a minor key, both of which are in g minor (Symphony 25 & 40).

    Mozart’s music was often criticized as being too complex and “having too many notes.”

    Mozart was known to take familiar musical lines from one piece of music and insert them into another piece of music.

    Mozart Family Background:

    On November 14, 1719, Mozart’s father, Leopold, was born. Leopold attended Salzburg Benedictine University and studied philosophy, but later he was expelled due to poor attendance. Leopold, however, became proficient in violin and organ. He married Anna Maria Pertl on November 21, 1747. Of the seven children they had, only two survived Maria Anna (1751) and Wolfgang Amadeus (1756).

    Mozart’s Childhood:

    When Wolfgang was four (as noted by his father in his sister’s music book), he was playing the same pieces as his sister. At the age of five, he wrote a miniature andante and allegro (K. 1a and 1b). In 1762, Leopold took the young Mozart and Maria Anna on tour throughout Vienna performing for nobles and ambassadors. Later in 1763, they began a three-and-a-half-year tour throughout Germany, France, England, Switzerland, and other countries.

    Mozart’s Teenage Years:

    Amid the many tours, Mozart wrote music on several occasions. In 1770, Mozart (only 14) was commissioned to write an opera (Mitridate, re di Ponto) by that December. He began work on the opera in October, and by December 26, after eight rehearsals, the show was performed. The show, which included several ballets from other composers, lasted six hours. Too much to Leopold’s surprise, the opera was a huge success and was performed 22 more times.

    Mozart’s Early Adult Years:

    In 1777, Mozart left Salzburg with his mother to search for a higher-paying job. His travels lead him to Paris, where, unfortunately, his mother became deathly ill. Mozart’s efforts to find a better job were unfruitful. He returned home two years later and continued working in the court as an organist with accompanying duties rather than a violinist. Mozart was offered an increase in salary and generous leave.

    Mozart’s Mid-Adult Years:

    After the successful premier of the opera Idomenée in Munich in 1781, Mozart returned to Salzburg. Wanting to be released from his job as court organist, Mozart met with the archbishop. In March of 1781, Mozart was finally released from his duties and began working freelance. A year later, Mozart gave his first public concert consisting entirely of his compositions.

    Mozart’s Late Adult Years:

    Mozart married Constanze Weber in July of 1782, despite his father’s constant disapproval. As Mozart’s compositions flourished, his debts did too; money always seemed a bit tight for him. In 1787, Mozart’s father died. Mozart was deeply affected by the passing of his father, which can be seen in a lull in new compositions. Less than four years later, Mozart died of miliary fever in 1791.

    Selected Works by Mozart:

    Symphonic Works

    Symphony No. 25, K. 183 – g minor – 1773

    Symphony No. 35 Haffner, K. 385 – D Major – 1782

    Symphony No. 36 Linz, K. 425 – C Major – 1783

    Symphony No. 38 Prague, K. 504 – D Major – 1786

    Symphony No. 39, K. 543 – E flat Major – 1788

    Symphony No. 40, K. 550 – g minor – 1788

    Symphony No. 41 Jupiter, K. 551 – C Major – 1788

    Opera

    La finta semplice, K. 51 – 1768

    Mitridate, re di Ponto , K. 87 – 1770

    Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 – 1782

    Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 – 1786

    Così fan tutte, K. 588 – 1790

    Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 – 1791

    Requiem

    Requiem Mass, K. 626 – d minor – 1791

    Suggested Reading

    The Haffner Symphony

    Composer Biographies

    Mozart Resources

    The Mozart Project

    Classical Music Pages: Mozart

    1. A. Mozart

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    1. Barber Symphony No. 1 in G Major

     

    Samuel Barber, a 20th-century American composer, wrote this symphony in 1936. Its orchestration is similar to that of Mahler’s 9th, and its complex chords and layered instrumentation give chills down your spine. This symphony is a great addition to any symphony collection.

     

    1. Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G Major

     

    Haydn skillfully creates another thoroughly enjoyable symphony, the “Surprise” Symphony. It comes from the original German nickname “Paukenschlag” meaning bass base drum impact. The first movement’s soft melodies and lifting harmonies may put one to sleep. Haydn, knowing this, created a simple melody followed by a large “impact” in the second movement to wake those who fell asleep. The third and fourth movements provide a delightful ending to this classical symphony.

     

    1. Dvorak Symphony No. 9 in e minor

     

    Dvorak created this symphony in 1893. It’s hard to believe something that can sound this modern is over 100 years old. Dvorak composed the symphony in the spirit of the folklore of African Americans and American Indians after coming to America. He achieved his greatest success at the world premier of this symphony with the New York Philharmonic on American soil. Learn more about the life of Dvorak in this Dvorak profile.

     

    Antonin Dvorak

    Born:

    September 8, 1841 – Nelahozeves, nr Kralupy

    Died:

    May 1, 1904 – Prague

    Dvorak Quick Facts:

    Johannes Brahms once wrote a letter praising and exulting Dvorak’s music; they later became great friends.

    After moving to America in 1892, Dvorak spent his summer vacation in the small town of Spillville, Iowa in 1893, because of it’s mainly Czech population.

    Dvorak’s greatest musical success was achieved by the world premier of his New World Symphony in Carnegie Hall on December 3, 1893.

    Dvorak’s Family Background:

    Dvorak’s father, Frantisek was a butcher and an innkeeper. He played the zither for fun and entertainment but later played it professionally. His mother, Anna, came from Why. Antonin Dvorak was the oldest of eight children.

    Childhood Years:

    In 1847, Dvorak began taking voice and violin lessons from Joseph Spitz. Dvorak took to the violin quickly and soon began playing in church and village bands. In 1853, Dvorak’s parents sent him to Zlonice to continue his education in learning German as well as music. Joseph Toman and Antonin Lehmann continued to teach Dvorak violin, voice, organ, piano, and music theory.

    Teenage Years:

    In 1857, Dvorak moved to the Prague Organ School where he continued to study music theory, harmonization, modulation, improvisation, and counterpoint and fugue. During this time, Dvorak played the viola in the Cecilia Society. He played works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Wagner. While in Prague, Dvorak was able to attend concerts playing works by Liszt conducted by Liszt himself. Dvorak left the school in 1859. He was second in his class.

    Early Adult Years:

    In the later summer months of 1859, Dvorak was hired to play viola in a small band, which later became the building blocks of the Provisional Theater Orchestra. When the orchestra formed, Dvorak became the principal violinist. In 1865, Dvorak taught piano to the daughters of a goldsmith; one of whom later became his wife (Anna Cermakova). It wasn’t until 1871 that Dvorak left the theater. During these years, Dvorak was privately composing.

    Mid-Adult Years:

    Because his early works were to demanding on the artists who performed them, Dvorak evaluated and revamped his work. He turned away from his heavy Germanic style to a more classic Slavonic, stream-line form. Besides teaching piano, Dvorak applied to the Austrian State Stipendium as a means of income. In 1877, Brahms, very much impressed by Dvorak’s works, was on the panel of judges who awarded him 400 guldens. A letter written by Brahms about Dvorak’s music brought Dvorak much fame.

    Late Adult Years:

    During the last 20 years of Dvorak’s life, his music and name became internationally known. Dvorak earned many honors, awards, and honorary doctorates. In 1892, Dvorak moved to America to work as the artistic director for the National Conservatory of Music in New York for $15,000 (nearly 25 times what he was earning in Prague). His first performance was given in Carnegie Hall (the premiere of Te Deum). Dvorak’s New World Symphony was written in America. On May 1, 1904, Dvorak died of illness.

    Selected Works by Dvorak:

    Symphony

    Symphony No. 1, c minor – 1865

    Symphony No. 2, B flat Major – 1865

    Symphony No. 3, E flat Major – 1873

    Symphony No. 4, d minor – 1874

    Symphony No. 5, F Major – 1875

    Symphony No. 6, D Major – 1880

    Symphony No. 7, d minor – 1885

    Symphony No. 8, G Major – 1889

    Symphony No. 9, New World Symphony, e minor – 1893

    Choral Works

    Mass in D Major – 1887

    Te Deum – 1892

    Requiem – 1890

    Suggested Reading

    Dvorak: Top Ten Symphony List

    Classical Composer Profiles

    Symphony FAQ

    Dvorak Resources

    Dvorak Biography

    Dvorak, The composer

    Dvorak Repertoire

    Related Articles

    Profile of Antonin Dvorak

    Gustav Mahler – A Profile of Composer Gustav Mahler

    Symphony Music Composers – Composers of Symphonies

    More Symphony Music Composers

     

     

    1. Ives Symphony No. 1 in d minor

     

    Ives wrote this symphony after being influenced by Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 (mvmt. 2), Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (mvmt. 3), Schubert’s “Unfinished” symphony (mvmt. 1), and Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” (mvmt. 4). He had good taste! It is interesting to see how one person can interpret all of these symphonies and put them into “his own words”. This symphony is a must-have for any collection.

     

     

    The World’s Best Orchestras

     

    A Look at 20 Leading Symphony Orchestras

    By Aaron Green, About.com Guide

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    In 2008, Gramophone (one of the world’s most respected classical music publications since its founding in 1923) took on the monumental task of ranking the world’s best orchestras (see the full story here). With a panel composed of eleven renowned music critics from the United States, France, Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Korea, Gramophoneonly ranked orchestras of similar nature: modern romantic symphonies, or those known for their Mahlers, Wagners, Verdis, Strausses, and Dvoraks. Symphony orchestras that only specialize in a certain type of music like baroque or renaissance music were omitted. Even with the omissions, the field was left wide open, and the eleven judges had to analyze dozens and dozens of orchestras on an individual basis. It’s hard enough for two people to agree upon a top pick list, let alone eleven, so we can assume that the list, though still subjective, can be trusted. Even if you don’t agree with the ranking (or feel some orchestras like the Philadelphia Orchestra were missing in action), many would agree that the orchestras on the list are deserving.

    1. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam

    Starting in 1888, the Royal Concertgebouw has been performing classical music for over 120 years. At the time of this ranking, Mariss Jansons was the chief conductor. Jansons was elected to the position in 2004 and remains to this day. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has a very unique sound, largely in part to the fact that it has only had six chief conductors since its establishment. And with a collection of nearly a thousand recordings, it’s easy to see why this orchestra takes its position at the top.

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Website

    1. Berlin Philharmonic

    Founded in 1882, the Berlin Philharmonic has had ten principal conductors, with its latest being Sir Simon Rattle since 2002. It’s no surprise to see the Berlin Philharmonic in this position, especially since under Rattle, the orchestra has won a handful of BRIT Awards, Grammys, Gramophone Awards, and more.

    Berlin Philharmonic Website

    1. Vienna Philharmonic

    The Vienna Philharmonic is a very popular orchestra with six and thirteen-year waiting lists for its weekday and weekend subscription tickets. And with one of the world’s best concert halls and a grueling audition process for its musicians, it’s not hard to understand why it is so well-liked and highly regarded.

    Vienna Philharmonic Website

    1. London Symphony Orchestra

    Since its founding in 1904, the LSO has quickly become one of the world’s most well-known orchestras; in part due to their extensive involvement in original film scores like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter, Braveheart, and The Queen.

    London Symphony Orchestra Website

    1. Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Coming in at number five on the list, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s highly regarded brass section boosted them above all the United States leading orchestras. Known as one of the U.S.’s “Big 5” orchestras, Daniel Barenboim leads the orchestra at the time of this ranking. It is now under the baton of renowned conductor, Riccardo Muti.

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Website

    1. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Founded in 1949, this relatively young orchestra has had only five chief conductors: Eugen Jochum (1949–1960), Rafael Kubelík (1961–1979), Sir Colin Davis (1983–1992), Lorin Maazel (1993–2002), and Mariss Jansons (2003–present). Because they are a radio orchestra, every nuance can be picked up by the microphones; the musicians must be highly technical and emphatic for every note on the page.

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Website

    1. Cleveland Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Möst has been leading the Cleveland Orchestra since 2002. With their extensive touring across the U.S. and abroad, their long-term relationships with several leading orchestras, and Welser-Möst’s ongoing reinvention and inspiring interpretations of popular classical music, the Cleveland Orchestra, another of the U.S.’s “Big 5” orchestras, has rightfully earned their inclusion within this list.

    Cleveland Orchestra Website

    1. Los Angeles Philharmonic

    The Los Angeles Philharmonic was founded in 1919. Their “forward-thinking” interpretations and their ability to remold and remodel their performances at the whim of the conductor, give this orchestra a unique advantage. The orchestra now resides in the abstract Walt Disney Concert Hall.

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Website

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    1. Budapest Festival Orchestra

    This “baby” orchestra was founded in 1983, but despite its young age, has become a leading world orchestra. Iván Fischer, the orchestra’s founder, and music director set out to create an orchestra that would influence and invigorate the musical life and culture of Hungary – and that he did.

    Budapest Festival Orchestra Website

    1. Dresden Staatskapelle

    Unlike the Budapest Festival Orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle has been performing for over 450 years! The orchestra has a rich and varied history, as well as a beautiful concert hall, which lends to the orchestra’s unique sound.

    Dresden

    1. Boston Symphony Orchestra

    The third “Big 5” member on the list is the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 1881, the Boston Symphony Orchestra has spent most of its life in the Boston Symphony Hall, which was modeled after Vienna’s Musikverein. The Boston Symphony Orchestra was the first orchestra to perform live on radio (NBC, 1926). At the time of this listing, renowned conductor, James Levine led the orchestra.

    1. New York Philharmonic

    The fourth “Big 5” on the list, the New York Philharmonic is the oldest U.S. orchestra since its founding in 1842. With over a dozen Grammy awards under its belt, the orchestra was lead by Lorin Maazel from 2002-2009. Currently, the NY Philharmonic is led by Alan Gilbert.

    New York Philharmonic Website

    1. San Francisco Symphony

    Established in 1911, the San Francisco Symphony, known for its remarkable Mahler recordings, has been lead by Michael Tilson Thomas since 1995.

    San Francisco Symphony Website

    1. Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

    The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra is one of Russia’s oldest companies. Currently, the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra is led by the artistic and general director, Valery Gergiev.

    Mariinksy Theatre Orchestra Website

    1. Russian National Orchestra

    Another young orchestra, The Russian National Orchestra was founded in 1990. With over 75 recordings and over a dozen awards, it has quickly gained popularity and world recognition.

    Russian National Orchestra Website

    1. Leningrad Philharmonic

    The oldest Russian orchestra, the Leningrad Philharmonic, formally known as the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, was founded in 1882. Under the baton of Yuri Temirkanov, the orchestra tours extensively.

    Leningrad Philharmonic Website

    1. Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Tracing back to 1741, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra has been officially performing in the Gewandhaus concert hall since 1781. With an impressive history of past conductors including Felix Mendelssohn, the orchestra has been performing fantastic classical music for over 250 years.

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Website

    1. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    Under the leadership of James Levine since 1991, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra performs nearly every day of the week during the opera season. The Met, known for its superb opera stars, needs to have an equally impressive roster of talented instrumentalists.

    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Website

    1. Saito Kinen Orchestra

    Founded in 1984, by famed conductors, Seiji Ozawa and Kazuyoshi Akiyama, The Saito Kinen Orchestra was organized to perform a series of special concerts commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hideo Saito’s death. Professor Saito, a teacher to both Ozawa and Akiyama, helped found one of Japan’s leading schools of music, the Toho Gakuen School.

    Saito Kinen Orchestra Website

    1. Czech Philharmonic

    Founded in 1896, Gustav Mahler conducted the premier of his 7th symphony with the Czech Philharmonic in 1908. Since its creation, the orchestra has won a variety of awards, as well as earned nominations including a Grammy in 2005.

    Czech Philharmonic Website

     

     

    As all forms of mass media continue to expand, many movies, television programs, and commercials continually include classical music in their soundtracks. And as people are becoming more and more familiar with classical music, naturally, their desire to seek and find a particular work increases. However, the problem is that many people don’t know the name or composer of the piece. My solution (although small and could never cover the vast amounts of classical music) is to provide you with a list of the top requested and inquired-about classical works I receive continually. Here are ten classical music works you know, but don’t know.

    No. 1: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff

    By far the most inquired about classical work, O Fortuna is played in hundreds of movies, television programs, commercials, and other forms of media. Many who have heard this famous piece can hum the melody and often describe it as haunting, foreboding, and big. O Fortuna is the opening movement to Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, a work for large orchestra, choir, and solo vocalists.

    Hear O Fortuna in the movies Cheaper by the Dozen, Natural Born Killers, and The Bachelor.

    No. 2: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, by Franz Liszt

    When I heard this piece for what I thought was the first time, I was surprised by how familiar it was. After listening to it several more times, it suddenly hit me… I heard it in a Bugs Bunny cartoon 15 years ago (Rhapsody Rabbit, 1946). He was performing the piece in front of a large audience amongst many distractions. I don’t think cartoons are made like that anymore.

    Hear Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor in the movies Delirious, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Shine.

    No. 3: Sous le dôme épais (Flower Duet) from Lakme, by Delibes

    Already well known, Delibes’s Flower Duet was made ever-increasingly popular by British Airways’ use of the work in a fairly recent advertising campaign. This classic piece features a duet between a coloratura soprano and a mezzo-soprano.

    Hear Delibes’s Flower Duet in the movies The American President, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, and Meet the Parents.

    No. 4: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

    Almost anyone can recognize Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Like, Orff’s O Fortuna, Rhapsody in Blue is featured in many movies and television shows. Some consider it strictly jazz while others say it’s classical when in all actuality, it’s a perfect combination of both. Here’s an interesting fact, when Gershwin was commissioned to write the piece, he wrote it so speedily he didn’t have time to compose the part for piano. At its first performance, Gershwin improvised the piano part. Later, it was finally composed.

    Hear Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in the movies Fantasia 2000 and Manhattan.

    No. 5: Dies Irae from Verdi’s Requiem

    A great “power” song, people all over the world, even those who dislike classical music, appreciate this work. Verdi’s Dies Irae is arguably the most well-known and recognizable movement of the work. Although many classical music lovers can tell you the name and composer of the piece, the great majority of the world cannot. Its heart-pounding rhythms and driving melodies are truly awe-inspiring.

    Hear Verdi’s Dies Irae in the movies Battle Royale and Water Drops on Burning Rocks.

    No. 6: Dies Irae from Mozart’s Requiem

    Although drastically different from Verdi’s, Mozart’s Dies Irae does not lack intensity and ferociousness. Composed in 1791, this was the last work written by Mozart. The Requiem is a very popular piece, not only due to its beauty but also for its mystery. There are many myths surrounding the exact details of how the Requiem was completed. Mozart died before the work was finished; it was Süssmayr who completed the work.

    Hear Mozart’s Dies Irae in the movies X-Men 2, Duplex, and The Incredibles DVD – Jack-Jack Attacks.

    No. 7: Nessun Dorma from Turandot, by Puccini

      Nessun Dorma, a deliriously beautiful aria, is known by millions of people, but if you ask them to sing it, they can’t. Why? Because many of them don’t put the name with the song. Nessun Dorma became a household tune, possibly due to the huge success and marketability of the three tenors (Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, and Placido Domingo), as well as being played in many movie soundtracks.

      Hear Puccini’s Nessun Dorma in the movies Chasing Liberty, Man on Fire, and Bend it like Beckham.

    No. 8: Movement 2 from Symphony No. 7, Beethoven

      The second movement, or Funeral March, of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 is an extremely memorable piece. Its ethereal melodic line, repeated throughout the movement’s entirety, gives its listeners chills as it progresses. This movement is the most popular of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Completed in 1812, it has been enchanting audiences ever since.

      Hear Movement 2 of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in the movies Mr. Hollands Opus, Immortal Beloved, and Cowards Bend the Knee.

    No. 9: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre, by Wagner

    Featured in cartoons and movies, and everything in between, children and adults alike are very familiar with this piece. To many, Ride of the Valkyries represents the stereotypical large opera female festooned with braids, horned helmet, and metal breastplate with the spear in hand. Although a wonderful piece, Ride of the Valkyries loses some of its magic among all this pop culture.

    Hear Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries in the movies Apocalypse Now, The Blues Brothers, and Full Metal Jacket.

    No. 10: Peer Gynt Suite No.1, ‘Morning’, by Grieg

    Synonymous with the rising sun, Grieg’s ‘Morning’ from Suite No. 1 is known by one and all. Children become familiar with this piece early on, as it is played in many cartoons. Unfortunately, the song titles of songs played are not credited in the ending credits, and even if they were, would kids even notice? I doubt it.

    Hear Grieg’s ‘Morning’ from Suite No. 1 in the movies Raising Cain and Soylent Green.

     

     

     

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    Essential 20th-Century Classical Music
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    Twentieth CenturyBasic CollectionBaroque MusicSymphoniesConcertosChamber MusicMusic for PianoOperaChoral Music20th Century Music
    		The twentieth century saw more classical music written than perhaps any other period. And the different styles of music that arose outnumbered those of any other era. The old melodies and harmonies were challenged. New rules were created and then broken. Experimentation and evolution were the new mottoes.

    Here we present the most influential and radical music of the twentieth century as an introduction to the huge variety that is now available. From mainstream to minimalism.

     

    STRAVINSKY: RITE OF SPRING, FIREBIRD, PETRUSHKA
    Claudio Abbado
    The raw sexuality of Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps (“The Rite of Spring”) caused a famous riot after ist first performance. Here it is included with his Firebird, Pulcinella, and Petrushka ballets.

     

    COPLAND: APPALACIAN SPRING, RODEO
    Leonard Bernstein
    Aaron Copland brought America to classical music. His music was recognizably American and was instrumental in popularizing classical music in America. His tender Appalacian Spring uses a beautiful Shaker hymn The Gift to be Simple.

     

    SHOSTAKOVICH: CELLO CONCERTO NO.1
    Rostropovich, Oistrakh
    Shostakovich’s first cello and violin concertos are his greatest, most visceral, and most revealing works. This is his scream against oppression. Performed here in their first recordings in the West. Read our review here.

     

    MESSIAEN: QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME Myung-Whun Chung, Gil Shaham
    Inspired by the Book of Revelations and written while in a Nazi concentration camp, the Quartet for the End of Time is one of the icons of Twentieth Century music. Scored for clarinet, cello, violin, and piano, the only instruments available in the camp.

     

    GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO.3
    Dawn Upshaw
    Gorecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs has become possibly the most popular piece of modern classical music. Upshaw sings these songs born out of suffering and creates an uplifting, otherworldly experience. Full review.

     

    PÄRT: SANCTUARY, TABULA RASA
    The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s music is like prayer. Contemplative, serene, moving. Don’t expect this music to burst forth or even to “click”. Silence and stillness are integral to Pärt. Just let it wash over you.

     

    REICH: DRUMMING
    Steve Reich Ensemble
    Steve Reich’s groundbreaking music came from his study of African rhythms. This is minimalism at its most fundamental, simple rhythms repeated with slight variations progressively introduced, culminating in the entire complex structure finally realized.

     

    GLASS: GLASSMASTERS
    Philip Glass Ensemble
    Certainly the most successful of the minimalists, Philip Glass’ most popular works appear on this 3 CD set, a great introduction to his style. Music from Einstein on the Beach, Akhnaten, Songs from Liquid Days, and others.

     

    TAKEMITSU: REQUIEM
    Pacific Symphony Orchestra
    Toru Takemitsu is Japan’s greatest composer. Influenced by film music, minimalism, atonalism, and perhaps Debussy, he creates music completely original. Hard to describe, impossible not to like.

     

    Music Played:

    Grammy Nominees And Winners

    1. Record Of The Year

    WINNER

    Rolling In The Deep

    Adele

    Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers

    Track from: 21

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    Holocene

    Bon Iver

    Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers

    Track from: Bon Iver

    [Jagjaguwar]

    Grenade

    Bruno Mars

    The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers

    Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    [Elektra]

    The Cave

    Mumford & Sons

    Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers

    Track from: Sigh No More

    [Glassnote Records]

    Firework

    Katy Perry

    Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers

    [Capitol]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Album Of The Year

    WINNER

    21

    Adele

    Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    Wasting Light

    Foo Fighters

    Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

    Born This Way

    Lady Gaga

    Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Olle Romo, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

    [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

    Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    Bruno Mars

    B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, Manny Marroquin & Graham Marsh, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer

    [Elektra]

    Loud

    Rihanna

    Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Skylar Grey, Kuk Harrell, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Chris “Tricky” Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad “C-Note” Roper, Noah “40” Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian “B-Luv” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff “Supa Jeff” Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

    [Def Jam]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Song Of The Year

    WINNER

    Rolling In The Deep

    Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

    Track from: 21

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram/EMI Music Publishing]

    All Of The Lights

    Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)

    Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    [Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: EMI April Music, EMI Blackwood Music, Headphone Junkie Publishing, Please Gimme My Publishing, Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]

    The Cave

    Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

    Track from: Sigh No More

    [Glassnote Records]

    Grenade

    Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

    Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    [Elektra; Publishers: Mars Force Music/Bughouse, Music Famamanem/Toy Plane Music/Art For Art’s Sake/Late 80s Music/Westside Ind. Music/Studiobeat Music, Warner Tamerlane, Andrew Wyatt, Downtown DMP Songs, EMI April Music, Roc Nation Music]

    Holocene

    Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

    Track from: Bon Iver

    [Jagjaguwar; Publisher: April Base Publishing]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best New Artist

    WINNER

    Bon Iver

    The Band Perry

    1. Cole

    Nicki Minaj

    Skrillex

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Pop Solo Performance

    WINNER

    Someone Like You

    Adele

    Track from: 21

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    Yoü And I

    Lady Gaga

    Track from: Born This Way

    [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

    Grenade

    Bruno Mars

    Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    [Elektra]

    Firework

    Katy Perry

    [Capitol]

    F***in’ Perfect

    Pink

    [Jive Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

    WINNER

    Body And Soul

    Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

    Track from: Duets II

    [Columbia Records]

    Dearest

    The Black Keys

    Track from: Rave On Buddy Holly

    [Fantasy]

    Paradise

    Coldplay

    [Capitol Records]

    Pumped Up Kicks

    Foster The People

    Track from: Torches

    [Star Time Intl./Columbia]

    Moves Like Jagger

    Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

    Track from: Hands All Over

    [A&M/Octone Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Pop Instrumental Album

    WINNER

    The Road From Memphis

    Booker T. Jones

    [Anti Records]

    Wish Upon A Star

    Jenny Oaks Baker

    [Shadow Mountain Records]

    E Kahe Malie

    Daniel Ho

    [Daniel Ho Creations]

    Hello Tomorrow

    Dave Koz

    [Concord Records]

    Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!

    Brian Setzer

    [Surfdog Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Pop Vocal Album

    WINNER

    21

    Adele

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    The Lady Killer

    Cee Lo Green

    [Radiculture/Elektra]

    Born This Way

    Lady Gaga

    [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

    Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    Bruno Mars

    [Elektra]

    Loud

    Rihanna

    [Def Jam]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Dance Recording

    WINNER

    Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

    Skrillex

    Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer

    Track from: Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

    [Big Beat/Atlantic]

    Raise Your Weapon

    Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech

    Joel Zimmerman, producer

    Track from: 4×4=12

    [Ultra Records]

    Barbra Streisand

    Duck Sauce

    Duck Sauce, producers; Duck Sauce, mixers

    [Downtown Records]

    Sunshine

    David Guetta & Avicii

    Avicii, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Avicii, mixer

    Track from: Nothing But The Beat

    [Virgin]

    Call Your Girlfriend

    Robyn

    Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer

    Track from: Body Talk Pt. 3

    [Cherrytree/Interscope]

    Save The World

    Swedish House Mafia

    Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers

    [Astralwerks]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Dance/Electronica Album

    WINNER

    Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

    Skrillex

    [Big Beat/Atlantic]

    Zonoscope

    Cut/Copy

    [Modular Recordings]

    4×4=12

    Deadmau5

    [Ultra Records]

    Nothing But The Beat

    David Guetta

    [Virgin Records]

    Body Talk, Pt. 3

    Robyn

    [Cherrytree/Interscope]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    WINNER

    Duets II

    Tony Bennett & Various Artists

    [Columbia Records]

    The Gift

    Susan Boyle

    [Syco Music/Columbia Records]

    In Concert On Broadway

    Harry Connick Jr.

    [Columbia Records]

    Music Is Better Than Words

    Seth MacFarlane

    [Universal Republic]

    What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman

    Barbra Streisand

    [Columbia Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rock Performance

    WINNER

    Walk

    Foo Fighters

    Track from: Wasting Light

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

    Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

    Coldplay

    [Capitol Records/ EMI/ Parlophone]

    Down By The Water

    The Decemberists

    Track from: The King Is Dead

    [Capitol]

    The Cave

    Mumford & Sons

    Track from: Sigh No More

    [Glassnote Records]

    Lotus Flower

    Radiohead

    Track from: The King Of Limbs

    [XL/ TBD Recordings]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

    WINNER

    White Limo

    Foo Fighters

    Track from: Wasting Light

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

    On The Backs Of Angels

    Dream Theater

    [Roadrunner Records]

    Curl Of The Burl

    Mastodon

    [Reprise Records]

    Public Enemy No. 1

    Megadeth

    [Roadrunner Records]

    Blood In My Eyes

    Sum 41

    Track from: Screaming Bloody Murder

    [Island]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rock Song

    WINNER

    Walk

    Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

    Track from: Wasting Light

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records; Publishers: M.J.-Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music, Ruthensmear Music]

    The Cave

    Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

    Track from: Sigh No More

    [Glassnote Records]

    Down By The Water

    Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)

    Track from: The King Is Dead

    [Capitol; Publisher: Osterozhna Music]

    Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

    Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

    [Capitol Records/ EMI/ Parlophone; Publishers: Edition Pink Music/Hanseatic Musikverklag, Opal Music/Upala Music, Universal Music Publishing, Woulnough Music/Irving Music]

    Lotus Flower

    Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)

    Track from: The King Of Limbs

    [XL/ TBD Recordings; Publisher: Ticker Tape Ltd.]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rock Album

    WINNER

    Wasting Light

    Foo Fighters

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

    Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul

    Jeff Beck

    [ATCO]

    Come Around Sundown

    Kings Of Leon

    [RCA Records]

    I’m With You

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

    [WB]

    The Whole Love

    Wilco

    [dBpm Records/ Anti Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Alternative Music Album

    WINNER

    Bon Iver

    Bon Iver

    [Jagjaguwar]

    Codes And Keys

    Death Cab For Cutie

    [Atlantic/ Barsuk]

    Torches

    Foster The People

    [Star Time Intl./ Columbia]

    Circuital

    My Morning Jacket

    [ATO Records]

    The King Of Limbs

    Radiohead

    [XL/ TBD Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best R&B Performance

    WINNER

    Is This Love

    Corinne Bailey Rae

    Track from: The Love EP

    [Capitol]

    Far Away

    Marsha Ambrosius

    Track from: Late Nights & Early Mornings

    [J Records]

    Pieces Of Me

    Ledisi

    Track from: Pieces Of Me

    [Verve Forecast]

    Not My Daddy

    Kelly Price & Stokley

    Track from: Kelly

    [My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco]

    You Are

    Charlie Wilson

    Track from: Just Charlie

    [Jive Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Traditional R&B Performance

    WINNER

    Fool For You

    Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona

    [Radiculture/Elektra]

    Sometimes I Cry

    Eric Benét

    [Reprise]

    Radio Message

    1. Kelly

    Track from: Love Letter

    [Jive Records]

    Good Man

    Raphael Saadiq

    Track from: Stone Rollin’

    [Columbia Records]

    Surrender

    Betty Wright & The Roots

    Track from: Betty Wright: The Movie

    [Ms. B Records & S-Curve Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best R&B Song

    WINNER

    Fool For You

    Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim, Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona)

    [Radiculture/Elektra; Publishers: Jacks Love Emporium/Radiculture Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Chrysalis Music/God Given Music]

    Far Away

    Marsha Ambrosius, Larrance Dopson, Lamar Edwards, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)

    Track from: Late Nights & Early Mornings

    [J Records; Publishers: Marshmellow Music/SPZ Music/Downtown DMP Songs, N.Q.C. Music/F.O.B. Music, YS Publishing, Stone Agate Music]

    Not My Daddy

    Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price & Stokley)

    Track from: Kelly

    [My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco; Publishers: For The Write Price/Roynet]

    Pieces Of Me

    Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters (Ledisi)

    Track from: Pieces Of Me

    [Verve Forecast]

    You Are

    Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Willie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)

    Track from: Just Charlie

    [Jive Records; Publishers: Nephew Willie Music, Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing, P Ty Music, Escribir Publishing, Mammas Pebbly Publishing]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best R&B Album

    WINNER

    F.A.M.E.

    Chris Brown

    [Jive Records]

    Second Chance

    El DeBarge

    [Geffen]

    Love Letter

    1. Kelly

    [Jive Records]

    Pieces Of Me

    Ledisi

    [Verve Forecast]

    Kelly

    Kelly Price

    [My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rap Performance

    WINNER

    Otis

    Jay-Z & Kanye West

    Track from: Watch The Throne

    [Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam]

    Look At Me Now

    Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes

    Track from: F.A.M.E.

    [Jive Records]

    The Show Goes On

    Lupe Fiasco

    Track from: Lasers

    [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

    Moment 4 Life

    Nicki Minaj & Drake

    Track from: Pink Friday

    [Cash Money/Universal Motown]

    Black And Yellow

    Wiz Khalifa

    Track from: Rolling Papers

    [Rostrum/Atlantic]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

    WINNER

    All Of The Lights

    Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

    Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    [Roc-A-Fella]

    Party

    Beyoncé & André 3000

    Track from: 4

    [Columbia Records]

    I’m On One

    DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne

    Track from: We The Best Forever

    [Cash Money/Universal Motown]

    I Need A Doctor

    Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey

    [Aftermath]

    What’s My Name?

    Rihanna & Drake

    Track from: Loud

    [Def Jam]

    Motivation

    Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne

    Track from: Here I am

    [Universal Motown]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rap Song

    WINNER

    All Of The Lights

    Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)

    Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    [Roc-A Fella; Publishers: EMI April Music, EMI Blackwood Music, Headphone Junkie Publishing, Please Gimme My Publishing, Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]

    Black And Yellow

    Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)

    Track from: Rolling Papers

    [Rostrum/Atlantic; Publishers: PGH Sound/WB Music/EMI Music]

    I Need A Doctor

    Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)

    [Aftermath]

    Look At Me Now

    Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Wesley Pentz & Nick Van De Wall, songwriters (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)

    Track from: F.A.M.E.

    [Jive Records; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Culture Beyond Ur Experience, I Like Turtles Music/Downtown Music, Cherry315 Publishing/The Bad Bad Guys, Meloist Music, Mack Music/Young Money Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T’Ziah’s Music, Tenor Music]

    Otis

    Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

    Track from: Watch The Throne

    [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam; Publishers: Hip Hop Since 1978, EMI Robbins, BMG Gold/Hot Buttermilk Music/BMG Platinum/First Priority/Swing Beat Songs, Universal Music, Dynatone Publishing]

    The Show Goes On

    Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriters (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)

    Track from: Lasers

    [1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill, Heavy As Heaven/Universal/Artist Pub. Group West, Dustin William Brown Pub. Designee, Jonathan K. Brown Pub. Designee, Sony/ATV, Best Dressed Chicken In Town, Tschudi Music, Ugly Casanova]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rap Album

    WINNER

    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    Kanye West

    [Roc-A-Fella]

    Watch The Throne

    Jay-Z & Kanye West

    [Def Jam]

    Tha Carter IV

    Lil Wayne

    [Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Republic]

    Lasers

    Lupe Fiasco

    [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

    Pink Friday

    Nicki Minaj

    [Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Country Solo Performance

    WINNER

    Mean

    Taylor Swift

    Track from: Speak Now

    [Big Machine Records]

    Dirt Road Anthem

    Jason Aldean

    [Broken Bow Records]

    I’m Gonna Love You Through It

    Martina McBride

    [Republic Nashville]

    Honey Bee

    Blake Shelton

    Track from: Red River Blue

    [Warner Bros. Records]

    Mama’s Song

    Carrie Underwood

    Track from: Play On

    [Arista Nahville]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    WINNER

    Barton Hollow

    The Civil Wars

    Track from: Barton Hollow

    [Sensibility Music LLC]

    Don’t You Wanna Stay

    Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson

    [Broken Bow Records]

    You And Tequila

    Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

    [BNA Records]

    Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not

    Thompson Square

    Track from: Thompson Square

    [Stoney Creek Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Country Song

    WINNER

    Mean

    Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)

    Track from: Speak Now

    [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music]

    Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not

    Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)

    Track from: Thompson Square

    [Stoney Creek Records; Publishers: Sexy Tractor Music/Hope-N-Cal Music, Old Desperados/N2D Publishing]

    God Gave Me You

    Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)

    [Warner Bros.; Publisher: No Gang Music]

    Just Fishin’

    Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

    [Show Dog-Universal Music; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Six Ring Circus Songs; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Five Hills Music]

    Threaten Me With Heaven

    Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)

    [MCA Nashville]

    You And Tequila

    Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

    [BNA Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Country Album

    WINNER

    Own The Night

    Lady Antebellum

    [Capitol Records Nashville]

    My Kinda Party

    Jason Aldean

    [Broken Bow Records]

    Chief

    Eric Church

    [EMI Records Nashville]

    Red River Blue

    Blake Shelton

    [Warner Bros. Records]

    Here For A Good Time

    George Strait

    [MCA Nashville]

    Speak Now

    Taylor Swift

    [Big Machine Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best New Age Album

    WINNER

    What’s It All About

    Pat Metheny

    [Nonesuch]

    Northern Seas

    Al Conti

    [Shadowside Music]

    Gaia

    Michael Brant DeMaria

    [Ontos Music]

    Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame

    Peter Kater

    [Point Of Light Records]

    Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6

    Zamora

    [Z-Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Improvised Jazz Solo

    WINNER

    500 Miles High

    Chick Corea, soloist

    Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White)

    [Concord Records]

    All Or Nothing At All

    Randy Brecker, soloist

    Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)

    [Half Note]

    You Are My Sunshine

    Ron Carter, soloist

    Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham)

    [Half Note]

    Work

    Fred Hersch, soloist

    Track from: Alone At The Vanguard

    [Palmetto Records]

    Sonnymoon For Two

    Sonny Rollins, soloist

    Track from: Road Shows Vol. 2

    [Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Jazz Vocal Album

    WINNER

    The Mosaic Project

    Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists

    [Concord Jazz]

    ‘Round Midnight

    Karrin Allyson

    [Concord Jazz]

    The Gate

    Kurt Elling

    [Concord Jazz]

    American Road

    Tierney Sutton (Band)

    [BFM Jazz]

    The Music Of Randy Newman

    Roseanna Vitro

    [Motéma Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    WINNER

    Forever

    Corea, Clarke & White

    [Concord Records]

    Bond: The Paris Sessions

    Gerald Clayton

    [Emarcy/Decca]

    Alone At The Vanguard

    Fred Hersch

    [Palmetto Records]

    Bird Songs

    Joe Lovano/Us Five

    [Blue Note]

    Road Shows Vol. 2

    Sonny Rollins

    [Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]

    Timeline

    Yellowjackets

    [Mack Avenue Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    WINNER

    The Good Feeling

    Christian McBride Big Band

    [Mack Avenue Records]

    The Jazz Ballad Song Book

    Randy Brecker With DR Big Band

    [Half Note]

    40 Acres And A Burro

    Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

    [Zoho]

    Legacy

    Gerald Wilson Orchestra

    [Mack Avenue Records]

    Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook

    Miguel Zenón

    [Marsalis Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

    WINNER

    Jesus

    Le’Andria Johnson

    Track from: The Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson

    [Music World Gospel]

    Do Everything

    Steven Curtis Chapman

    Track from: re: Creation

    [Sparrow Records]

    Alive (Mary Magdalene)

    Natalie Grant

    Track from: Music Inspired By The Story

    [WOW Joint Venture/EMI CMG]

    Your Love

    Brandon Heath

    Track from: Leaving Eden

    [Reunion Records]

    I Lift My Hands

    Chris Tomlin

    Track from: And If Our God Is For Us…

    [Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Gospel Song

    WINNER

    Hello Fear

    Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)

    Track from: Hello Fear

    [Verity Gospel Music Group/Fo Yo Soul Ent.; Publisher: Aunt Gertrude Music]

    Sitting With Me

    Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)

    Track from: Something Big

    [Columbia Records; Publishers: Precious Baby Music/T Bella Music/EMI April Music, It’s Tea Tyme, That’s Plum Song]

    Spiritual

    Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)

    Track from: YRM (Your Righteous Mind)

    [Verity Gospel Music Group; Publisher: Quiet Water Entertainment]

    Trust Me

    Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)

    Track from: Promises

    [Verity Gospel Music Group; Publishers: Universal-Z Tunes/T. Autumn Music]

    Window

    Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

    Track from: Dominionaire

    [Cajo Records; Publisher: CAJO Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

    WINNER

    Blessings

    Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)

    Track from: Blessings

    [Fair Trade Services; Publishers: New Spring/Gleaning Publishing]

    Hold Me

    Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)

    [Gotee Records; Publishers: Universal Music, Brentwood Benson Tunes, Songs of Third Base/Crescendo Music, Meaux Mercy/October Songs]

    I Lift My Hands

    Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)

    Track from: And If Our God Is For Us…

    [Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords; Publishers: sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Vamos Publishing/Thankyou Music/spiritandsong.com Publishing]

    Strong Enough

    Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)

    Track from: The Story Of Your Life

    [Sparrow Records; Publishers: External Combustion Music/Songs For Delaney/Songs of Southside Independent Music]

    Your Love

    Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

    Track from: Leaving Eden

    [Reunion Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Big Skwawka Music, Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Windsor Hill Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Gospel Album

    WINNER

    Hello Fear

    Kirk Franklin

    [Verity Gospel Music Group/ Fo Yo Soul Ent.]

    The Love Album

    Kim Burrell

    [Shanachie Entertainment]

    The Journey

    Andraé Crouch

    [Riverphlo Entertainment]

    Something Big

    Mary Mary

    [Columbia Records]

    Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition

    Trin-I-Tee 5:7

    [Music World Gospel]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

    WINNER

    And If Our God Is For Us…

    Chris Tomlin

    [Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords]

    Ghosts Upon The Earth

    Gungor

    [Brash Music]

    Leaving Eden

    Brandon Heath

    [Reunion Records]

    The Great Awakening

    Leeland

    [Essential Records]

    What If We Were Real

    Mandisa

    [Sparrow Records]

    Black & White

    Royal Tailor

    [Essential Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album

    WINNER

    Drama Y Luz

    Maná

    [Warner Music Mexico]

    Entren Los Que Quieran

    Calle 13

    [Sony Music]

    Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar

    Gustavo Galindo

    [Surco/Universal Music Latino]

    Nuestra

    La Vida Bohème

    [Nacional Records]

    Not So Commercial

    Los Amigos Invisibles

    [Nacional Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album

    WINNER

    Bicentenario

    Pepe Aguilar

    [Venemusic]

    Orale

    Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

    [Shea Records/East Side Records]

    Amor A La Musica

    Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

    [Los Arrieros]

    Eres Un Farsante

    Paquita La Del Barrio

    [Balboa Records, Co]

    Huevos Rancheros

    Joan Sebastian

    [Fonovisa]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Banda Or Norteño Album

    WINNER

    Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends

    Los Tigres Del Norte

    [Fonovisa]

    Estare Mejor

    El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

    [A.R.C. Discos]

    Intocable 2011

    Intocable

    [Good I Music]

    El Árbol

    Los Tucanes De Tijuana

    [Fonovisa]

    No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo… Si Por Que Puedo Vengo

    Michael Salgado

    [Zurdo Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Tropical Latin Album

    WINNER

    The Last Mambo

    Cachao

    [Eventus/Sony Music Latin]

    Homenaje A Los Rumberos

    Edwin Bonilla

    [Sonic Projects Records]

    Mongorama

    José Rizo’s Mongorama

    [Saungu Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Americana Album

    WINNER

    Ramble At The Ryman

    Levon Helm

    [Vanguard/Dirt Farmer Music]

    Emotional Jukebox

    Linda Chorney

    [Dance More Less War Records]

    Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down

    Ry Cooder

    [Perro Verde Records LLC/Nonesuch]

    Hard Bargain

    Emmylou Harris

    [Nonesuch]

    Blessed

    Lucinda Williams

    [Lost Highway Records]

    1. Best Bluegrass Album

    WINNER

    Paper Airplane

    Alison Krauss & Union Station

    [Rounder]

    Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale

    Jim Lauderdale

    [Sugar Hill Records]

    Rare Bird Alert

    Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers

    [Rounder]

    Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe

    The Del McCoury Band

    [McCoury Music]

    A Mother’s Prayer

    Ralph Stanley

    [Rebel Records]

    Sleep With One Eye Open

    Chris Thile & Michael Daves

    [Nonesuch]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Blues Album

    WINNER

    Revelator

    Tedeschi Trucks Band

    [Masterworks]

    Low Country Blues

    Gregg Allman

    [Rounder]

    Roadside Attractions

    Marcia Ball

    [Alligator]

    Man In Motion

    Warren Haynes

    [Stax Records]

    The Reflection

    Keb Mo

    [Yolabelle International/Ryko Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Folk Album

    WINNER

    Barton Hollow

    The Civil Wars

    [Sensibility Music LLC]

    I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

    Steve Earle

    [New West Records]

    Helplessness Blues

    Fleet Foxes

    [Sub Pop]

    Ukulele Songs

    Eddie Vedder

    [Monkeywrench Inc./Universal Republic]

    The Harrow & The Harvest

    Gillian Welch

    [Acony Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Regional Roots Music Album

    WINNER

    Rebirth Of New Orleans

    Rebirth Brass Band

    [Basin Street Records]

    Can’t Sit Down

    C.J. Chenier

    [World Village]

    Wao Akua – The Forest Of The Gods

    George Kahumoku, Jr.

    [Daniel Ho Creations]

    Grand Isle

    Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys

    [Mamou Playboy Records]

    Not Just Another Polka

    Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra

    [Starr Record]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Reggae Album

    WINNER

    Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life

    Stephen Marley

    [Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

    Harlem-Kingston Express Live!

    Monty Alexander

    [Motéma Music]

    Reggae Knights

    Israel Vibration

    [Mediacom/VPAL]

    Wild And Free

    Ziggy Marley

    [Tuff Gong Worldwide]

    Summer In Kingston

    Shaggy

    [Ranch Entertainment]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best World Music Album

    WINNER

    Tassili

    Tinariwen

    [Anti Records]

    AfroCubism

    AfroCubism

    [World Circuit/Nonesuch]

    Africa For Africa

    Femi Kuti

    [Knitting Factory Records]

    Songs From A Zulu Farm

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo

    [Razor & Tie]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Children’s Album

    WINNER

    All About Bullies… Big And Small

    (Various Artists)

    Jim Cravero, Gloria Domina, Kevin Mackie, Steve Pullara & Patrick Robinson, producers

    [Cool Beans Music & East Coast Recording Co.]

    Are We There Yet?

    The Papa Hugs Band

    [Indie]

    Fitness Rock & Roll

    Miss Amy

    [Ionian Productions, Inc]

    GulfAlive

    The Banana Plant

    [The Banana Plant]

    I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs Of Fox Hollow

    (Various Artists)

    Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, producers

    [Red Beet Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

    WINNER

    If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)

    Betty White

    [Penguin Audio]

    Bossypants

    Tina Fey

    [Hachette Audio]

    Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond

    (Various Artists)

    Nathan Burbank, Bryan Cumming, Dennis Scott & David Toledo, producers

    [WannaBeats Records]

    Hamlet (William Shakespeare)

    Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival

    [Blackstone Audio Inc]

    The Mark Of Zorro

    Val Kilmer & Cast

    [Blackstone Audio Inc.]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Comedy Album

    WINNER

    Hilarious

    Louis C.K.

    [Comedy Central Records]

    Alpocalypse

    “Weird Al” Yankovic

    [Jive Records]

    Finest Hour

    Patton Oswalt

    [Comedy Central Records]

    Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant

    Kathy Griffin

    [Universal Network Television]

    Turtleneck & Chain

    The Lonely Island

    [Universal Republic]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Musical Theater Album

    WINNER

    The Book Of Mormon

    Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, artists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez,

    Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

    [Ghostlight Records]

    Anything Goes

    Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, artists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel

    Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

    [Ghostlight Records]

    How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

    John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, artists; Robert Sher, producer

    (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist) (The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording)

    [Decca]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

    WINNER

    Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1

    (Various Artists)

    Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, producers

    [Elektra]

    Burlesque

    Christina Aguilera

    [RCA Records]

    Glee: The Music, Volume 4

    (Glee Cast)

    Adam Anders, Peer Astrom & Ryan Murphy, producers

    [Columbia Records]

    Tangled

    (Various Artists)

    Alan Menken, producer

    [Walt Disney Records]

    True Blood: Volume 3

    (Various Artists)

    Gary Calamar, producer

    [WaterTower Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

    WINNER

    The King’s Speech

    Alexandre Desplat, composer

    [Decca]

    Black Swan

    Clint Mansell, composer

    [Sony Classical/Fox Music]

    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

    Alexandre Desplat, composer

    [WaterTower Music]

    The Shrine

    Ryan Shore, composer

    [Screamworks]

    Tron Legacy

    Daft Punk, composers

    [Walt Disney Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Song Written For Visual Media

    WINNER

    I See The Light (From Tangled)

    Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)

    Track from: Tangled

    [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music/Walt Disney Music]

    Born To Be Somebody (From Never Say Never)

    Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)

    Track from: Never Say Never The Remixes

    [Island/Raymond Braun/School Boy]

    Christmastime Is Killing Us (From Family Guy)

    Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane)

    [Fox Music]

    So Long (From Winnie The Pooh)

    Zooey Deschanel, songwriter (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)

    Track from: Winnie The Pooh

    [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]

    Where The River Goes (From Footloose)

    Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, songwriters (Zac Brown)

    Track from: Footloose

    [Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville; Publishers: Weimerhound Publishing, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, CYP Two Publishing, Lil Dub Music/Angelika Music]

    You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me (From Burlesque)

    Diane Warren, songwriter (Cher)

    Track from: Burlesque

    [RCA Records; Publisher: Realsongs]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Instrumental Composition

    WINNER

    Life In Eleven

    Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Béla Fleck & The Flecktones)

    Track from: Rocket Science

    [eOne Music]

    Falling Men

    John Hollenbeck, composer (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ))

    Track from: Shut Up And Dance

    [BEE JAZZ / Abeille Musique]

    Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)

    Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

    Track from: That’s How We Roll

    [Telarc International]

    I Talk To The Trees

    Randy Brecker, composer (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)

    Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book

    [Half Note]

    Timeline

    Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets)

    Track from: Timeline

    [Mack Avenue Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Instrumental Arrangement

    WINNER

    Rhapsody In Blue

    Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

    Track from: That’s How We Roll

    [Telarc International]

    All Or Nothing At All

    Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)

    Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book

    [Half Note]

    In The Beginning

    Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)

    Track from: Continuum

    [Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records]

    Nasty Dance

    Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)

    Track from: Forever Lasting – Live In Tokyo

    [Planet Arts Recordings]

    Song Without Words

    Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)

    Track from: Alborada

    [Amapola Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

    WINNER

    Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)

    Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)

    Track from: Duets II

    [RPM/Columbia Records]

    Ao Mar

    Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza)

    Track from: Nights On Earth

    [HORIZONTAL]

    Moon Over Bourbon Street

    Nicola Tescari, arranger (Sting & The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)

    Track from: Sting Live In Berlin

    [Deutsche Grammophon]

    On Broadway

    Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, arrangers (The Tierney Sutton Band)

    Track from: American Road

    [BFM Jazz]

    The Windmills Of Your Mind

    William Ross, arranger (Barbra Streisand)

    Track from: What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman

    [Columbia Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Recording Package

    WINNER

    Scenes From The Suburbs

    Caroline Robert, art director (Arcade Fire)

    [Merge Records]

    Chickenfoot III

    Todd Gallop, art director (Chickenfoot)

    [eOne Music]

    Good Luck & True Love

    Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)

    [No Big Deal Records]

    Rivers And Homes

    Jonathan Dagan, art director (J.Viewz)

    [Jorjia Music]

    Watch The Throne

    Virgil Abloh & Riccardo Tisci, art directors (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

    [Def Jam]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

    WINNER

    The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story

    Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)

    [Columbia Records]

    The King Of Limbs

    Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors (Radiohead)

    [ATO Records]

    25th Anniversary Music Box

    Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, art directors (Danny Elfman & Tim Burton)

    [WB]

    25 Years

    James Spindler, art director (Sting)

    [A&M Records/Cherrytree Records/UMe]

    Wingless Angels – Deluxe Edition

    David Gorman, art director (Wingless Angels)

    [Mindless Records, LLC]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Album Notes

    WINNER

    Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s

    Adam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists)

    [Arhoolie Records]

    The Bang Years 1966-1968

    Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)

    [Columbia/Legacy]

    The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music

    Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)

    [Bear Family]

    Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology

    Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)

    [The Numero Group]

    The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B And Soulful Sounds From Berkeley, California 1950-75

    Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)

    [Ace Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Historical Album

    WINNER

    Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)

    Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)

    [Hear Music]

    The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music

    Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

    [Bear Family]

    Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology

    Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)

    [The Numero Group]

    Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s

    Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

    [Arhoolie Records]

    Young Man With The Big Beat: The Complete ’56 Elvis Presley Masters

    Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

    [RCA/Legacy]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

    WINNER

    Paper Airplane

    Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)

    [Rounder]

    Follow Me Down

    Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook “Sunny” Nam & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Sarah Jarosz)

    [Sugar Hill Records]

    The Harrow & The Harvest

    Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer (Gillian Welch)

    [Acony Records]

    Music Is Better Than Words

    Rich Breen, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Seth MacFarlane)

    [Universal Republic]

    The Next Right Thing

    Seth Glier, Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (Seth Glier)

    [MPress Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    WINNER

    Paul Epworth

    Call It What You Want (Foster The People) (T)

    I Would Do Anything For You (Foster The People) (T)

    I’ll Be Waiting for (Adele) (T)

    Life On The Nickel (Foster The People) (T)

    No One’s Gonna Love You (Cee-Lo Green) (S)

    Rolling In The Deep (Adele) (T)

    Danger Mouse

    Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Present Rome (Gilda Buttá, Luciano Ciccaglioni, Gegé Munari, Dario Rosciglione, Antonello Vannucchi et al) (A)

    Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)

    The Smeezingtons

    Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)

    If I Was You (OMG) (Far East Movement Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)

    Lighters (Bad Meets Evil Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)

    Mirror (Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)

    Rocketeer (Far East Movement Featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic) (T)

    Ryan Tedder

    Brighter Than The Sun (Colbie Caillat) (T)

    Favorite Song (Colbie Caillat Featuring Common) (T)

    I Remember Me (Jennifer Hudson) (T)

    I Was Here (Beyoncé) (T)

    Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) (S)

    #1Nite (One Night) (Cobra Starship) (S)

    Rumour Has It (Adele) (T)

    Sweeter (Gavin DeGraw) (T)

    Who’s That Boy (Demi Lovato Featuring Dev) (T)

    Butch Vig

    Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

    WINNER

    Cinema (Skrillex Remix)

    Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)

    Track from: Electroman

    [Ultra Records]

    Collide (Afrojack Remix)

    Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis)

    [RCA/Syco Music]

    End Of Line (Photek Remix)

    Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)

    Track from: Tron: Legacy Reconfigured

    [Walt Disney Records]

    Only Girl (In The World) (Rosabel Club Mix)

    Abel Aguilera & Ralphi Rosario, remixers (Rihanna)

    [Island Def Jam]

    Rope (Deadmau5 Mix)

    Deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)

    Track from: Wasting Light: Deluxe

    [RCA/Roswell Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Surround Sound Album

    WINNER

    Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)

    Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek & The Dominos)

    [USM/UMe/Polydor]

    An Evening With Dave Grusin

    Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone & Larry Rosen, surround producers (Various Artists)

    [Telarc]

    Grace For Drowning

    Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)

    [K-Scope]

    Kind

    Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)

    [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

    Spohr: String Sextet In C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet In F Major, Op. 31

    Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineers; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

    [Tacet]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Engineered Album, Classical

    WINNER

    Aldridge: Elmer Gantry

    Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)

    [Naxos]

    Glazunov: Complete Concertos

    Richard King, engineer (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chaisson & Russian National Orchestra)

    [Warner Classics]

    Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide

    Tom Lazarus, Mat Lejeune, Bill Maylone & Jon Zacks, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)

    [Cedille Records]

    Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

    Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)

    [EMI Classics]

    Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From ‘The Golden Key’

    Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

    [Chandos]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Producer Of The Year, Classical

    WINNER

    Judith Sherman

    Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble)

    Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)

    85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)

    Insects & Paper Airplanes – Chamber Music Of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)

    Midnight Frolic – The Broadway Theater Music Of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)

    Notable Women – Trios By Today’s Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)

    The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 – String Quartets By Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)

    Speak! (Anthony De Mare)

    State Of The Art – The American Brass Quintet At 50 (The American Brass Quintet)

    Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)

    Winging It – Piano Music Of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)

    Blanton Alspaugh

    Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)

    Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)

    Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)

    Manfred Eicher

    Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias For Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)

    Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)

    Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)

    Songs Of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)

    Tchaikovsky/Kissing: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)

    A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)

    David Frost

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)

    Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)

    Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)

    Sharon Isbin & Friends – Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)

    Peter Rutenberg

    Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)

    The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Orchestral Performance

    WINNER

    Brahms: Symphony No. 4

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

    [Deutsche Grammaphon]

    Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    Andrew Davis, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)

    [Chandos]

    Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)

    [Philharmonia Baroque Productions]

    Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3-5

    Marek Janowski, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)

    [Wergo]

    Martinu: The 6 Symphonies

    Jirí Belohlávek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

    [Onyx Classics]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Opera Recording

    WINNER

    Adams: Doctor Atomic

    Alan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

    [Sony Classical]

    Britten: Billy Budd

    Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)

    [Opus Arte]

    Rautavaara: Kaivos

    Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)

    [Ondine]

    Verdi: La Traviata

    Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)

    [Opus Arte]

    Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte

    Fabio Biondi, conductor; Romina Basso, Patrizia Ciofi, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Topi Lehtipuu & Rolando Villazón; Daniel Zalay, producer (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)

    [Virgin Classics]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Choral Performance

    WINNER

    Light & Gold

    Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King’s Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)

    [Decca]

    Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella

    Stephen Layton, conductor (Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge)

    [Hyperion Records]

    Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

    Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; James K. Bass, chorus master (Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton & Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)

    [Seraphic Fire Media]

    Kind

    Kjetil Almenning, conductor (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)

    [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

    The Natural World Of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

    Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)

    [Dacapo Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Small Ensemble Performance

    WINNER

    Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide

    Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird

    [Cedille Records]

    Frank: Hilos

    Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble

    [Naxos]

    The Kingdoms Of Castille

    Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo

    [Sono Luminus]

    A Seraphic Fire Christmas

    Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire

    [Seraphic Fire Media]

    Sound The Bells!

    The Bay Brass

    [Harmonia Mundi]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Classical Instrumental Solo

    WINNER

    Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)

    Track from: Schwantner: Chasing Light…

    [Naxos]

    Chinese Recorder Concertos – East Meets West

    Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)

    [OUR Recordings]

    Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini

    Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)

    [Deutsche Grammaphon]

    Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

    Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano (London Symphony Orchestra)

    [EMI Classics]

    Winging It – Piano Music Of John Corigliano

    Ursula Oppens

    [Cedille Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Classical Vocal Solo

    WINNER

    Diva Divo

    Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L’Opéra National De Lyon; Choeur De L’Opéra National De Lyon)

    [Virgin Classics]

    Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk

    Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)

    [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

    Handel: Cleopatra

    Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert D’Astrée)

    [Virgin Classics]

    Purcell: O Solitude

    Andreas Scholl (Stefano Montanari; Christophe Dumaux; Accademia Bizantina)

    [Decca]

    Three Baroque Tenors

    Ian Bostridge (Bernard Labadie; Mark Bennett, Andrew Clarke, Sophie Daneman, Alberto Grazzi, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Benjamin Hulett & Madeline Shaw; The English Concert)

    [EMI Classics]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Contemporary Classical Composition

    WINNER

    Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry

    Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein

    [Naxos]

    Crumb, George: The Ghosts Of Alhambra

    George Crumb

    Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 15

    [Bridge Records, Inc.]

    Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3

    Jefferson Friedman

    Track from: Jefferson Friedman: Quartets

    [New Amsterdam Records]

    Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide

    Steven Mackey

    [Cedille Records]

    Reuters, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Poul Ruders

    Track from: Music Of Poul Ruders, Vol. 6

    [Bridge Records, Inc.]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Short Form Music Video

    WINNER

    Rolling In The Deep

    Adele

    Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    Yes I Know

    Memory Tapes

    Eric Epstein, video director; Eric Epstein, video producer

    [Carpark Records]

    All Is Not Lost

    OK Go

    Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash Jr & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer

    [Paracadute]

    Lotus Flower

    Radiohead

    Garth Jennings, video director; Garth Jennings, video producer

    [XL/TBD Records]

    First Of The Year (Equinox)

    Skrillex

    Tony Truant, video director; David Gitlis & Noah Klein, video producers

    [Big Beat/Atlantic]

    Perform This Way

    “Weird Al” Yankovic

    “Weird Al” Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer

    [Jive Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Long-Form Music Video

    WINNER

    Foo Fighters: Back And Forth

    Foo Fighters

    James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers

    [Exclusive Media Group/RCA Records/Back & Fort]

    I Am…World Tour

    Beyoncé

    Ed Burke, Frank Gatson Jr. & Beyoncé Knowles, video directors; Beyoncé Knowles & Camille Yorrick, video producers

    [Columbia Records/Music World]

    Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon

    Kings Of Leon

    Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer

    [RCA/Kings of Leon]

    Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest

    A Tribe Called Quest

    Michael Rapaport, video director; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video producers

    [Jive/Legacy]

    Nine Types Of Light

     

     

    2013

     

     

    Music Journal

     

    Started a new sub-journal called Music played where I will keep track of my piano practice, and music compositions and download and music listened to.  Started a new project – Playing through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier then on to Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, followed by finally finishing the Robert Schuman album.  Should take me through the fall.  If I do this consistently, an hour here and an hour there I can become a fairly decent piano player.  Next summer I will wow Tom and Roger with how good I have become.  And I need to buy some new music once I get to the States.  We are going to upgrade to a full Rhodes state-of-the-art piano and music software package.  In the meantime, I am also going to reinstall my allegro, upgrade online and get back into writing music.

     

    Goal for 2013

     

    One hour per day playing the piano

     

    start with Bach’s inventions

    then do Mozart, Schuman, and Beethoven

    mix in with jazz standards

    For each piece play each hand separately

    then put together and play each piece twice in one setting

     

    and improvisation nightly

    and re-start writing music

     

    Finish downloading the CD collection

    Translate William Defluri’s  You Tubes into iTunes-friendly formats

    Once a month hit the library for additional fresh tunes

    the goal is 10,000 tunes by end of the year, then add 1,000 per year

     

    New plan for music June 2013

     

    Buy a Piano from Guitar Center

     

    For each piece of music, I will do some pre-playing and analysis.  I will mark it up with cheat sheets indicating notes that are below or above the cleft (helping me read those notes better), highlighting cord changes and key changes, and noting repeat instructions.  Once I understand the harmonics, structure, and notes of the piece, then I will play it one-time left hand, one-time right hand, then together.  So for new pieces, it will take me one hour per piece, and half an hour for less complicated pieces.  Will also plan on one-hour sessions – the first 20-minute piano lesson from Piano Handbook, later a Jazz piano lesson, and eventually buying new harmony books.  Then play one to two pieces per day, one jazz pop song, one classic starting with finally finishing Schuman, then move on to Bach, and Mozart. The goal over the next few years is to play Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopan as well as Jazz standards and blues including teaching myself how to play Jazz.   Play every other day and on weekend spent two hours writing music, starting with learning the software, then picking my old music and re-writing things.  I want to finally master the piano and music writing as a hobby along with my creative writing pursuits.

     

     

    Daily Music Played

     

    Music from library

     

    February 10, 2013

     

    From Library

    Herbie Hancock River 2007

    Krishna Das Door of Faith 2005

    Jack Dejohnette  Peace Time  2007

    Grateful Dead American Beauty

     

    Stravinsky Ballets

     

    Le Sacre De Printemps

    Petrouchka

    Jeu De Carter

    Le Oiaesu De Feu

     

    March 2

     

    From Library

     

    From the library to download

     

    Bruch Complete Symphonies

    Bordin Polovtsian Dances

    “Symphony 2 and 3g

    Beatles’ St Peter’s Lonely Hearts  Club

    Kitaro An Enchanted Evening

    Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon

     

    Music journal entry lost due to computer crash – will restore if possible.

     

    June 4, 2013

     

    Need to re-store Itunes

    If I can restore the old external drive will restore ITUNES and E-Books and use my phone as an e-reader and an Itunes machine

     

    Need to reload library music

    Need to convert phone to quasi iPod

     

    Latest downloads from Library

     

    Herbie Hancock Headhunters

    Stan Getz Bosa Nova

    John Williams Spanish Guitar Music

    Otis Reading Very Best

     

    June 5, 2013

     

    Beethoven Fur Elise

    La Bama

     

    From the top 100 hits

     

    Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye

    All Blues  Miles Davis

    All Day and All Night the Kinks

    Anarchy in UK Sex Pistols

    And She Was Talking Heads

    Back on the Chain Gang Pretenders

    Bad Moon Rising CCR

    Badge Cream

     

    June 15-16

    Beethoven Fur Elise

    1. Badarzewaka the Maiden’s Prayer

    A Dvorak Humoresque

    Frederick Chopin Petit Chien

    Beethoven Turkish March

     

    June 26, 2013

     

    Henry Purcell Minuet

    Air

    Trumpet Tune

    A Farewell

     

    Teleman          Bouree

    minuet

     

    Corelli           Srabande

     

    JS Bach       Musete

     

    Anna M Bach    2 mimuetes

    Polonaise

    Minuete

     

     

    from Library Saturday, June 29

    Bettles 1967-1970

    Keith Jaret Solo Piano

    Wyndham 10th anniversary 1990

    Beethoven Cello pieces

    King Sunny Ade

     

     

    June 30  Played

     

    Am Bach March

    Minuet

    Handel        Gavotte and Variation

    JS Bach       Prelude in F

    L Mozart  Minuet

    LM Mozart  Burley

    JS Bach’s Little Prelude in C

    CPE Bach Allegro

    CPE Bach La Caroline

     

    July 1

     

    CPBach Little Scherzo

    Mozart Allegro

     

    July 7

     

    Note: played exceptionally well

    W Mozart Andante

    W Mozart Presto

    CPE Bach Minuet

    jean Francois Dandres Gavote in Rondo Form

     

    Hayden 7 German Dances

    Carl Maria Von Weber Ecossaise

    Jacob Schmidt Sonatina

    Johahn Nepomuk Hummel Allegretto

     

    from Library:

    Virgil Thomson    Symphony on a Hymn tune

    Symphony Number 2

    Symphony Number 3 Pilgrims and Pioneers

     

    The Byrds             Cruising Altitude

    Saint Saens Organ Symphony

     

    Dukas          Sorcerer’s Apprentice

    Who’s                   Greatest Hits

     

    July 25

     

    Beethoven’s Three Country Dances

    Muzio Clement Sonatina

    Mozart Minuet

     

    August 2, 2013

     

    Franz Schubert  Waltz

    Beethoven’s Russian Folk Song

    German Dance

    Schubert      Two Ecossaise

    Four Landers

    Allegretto

    Andantino

    Carl Czerny  Two Austrian Folk Themes

    Mendelssohn Peasant Dance

     

     

     

    August 6

     

    Robert Schuman  Bagatelle

    Soldiers March

    Hunting Song

    Reaper’s Song

     

    Note:  Need to find a list of key signatures and mark each song I play with the correct key signature before playing it.  Double check the harmony book (I think I still have it or the Orchestration book)

     

    August 22

     

    Burgmuller Ararbesque

    Pastorale

     

    Music listened to  (update daily)

     

    Queen

    Herbie Hancock

    Beethoven’s chamber music for flute

    Songs play list summer music

    songsta play list reggae morning mix

     

     

     

    Update on strategy

     

    Will cycle through Piano Handbook first for lesion, then Winston Piano Solos, Classical Music selection book, and top 100 music until fall

     

    Play one to four songs per session

    For each song pre-plan – look at notes add cheat sheets, review repeat strategy, chord progression

    Review and note key changes (need to download key charts) memorize finally keys signatures

    And experiment with different settings for each song played to master the orchestration possibility

     

    Study harmony books, orchestration books as well

    Then start Mozart’s book, Blues standards, Jazz harmony book, and Piano handbook

    And try improvising Jazz songs as well

    And write your music for two hours every weekend

    Goal one hour per day playing/writing music

     

    Update:

     

    started a new book Easy Classics book – nice to start with easier pieces working on developing basic piano skills, sight reading, and better rhythm control. Once I finish I will move on to the top 100 classics plus my other classic book.   That should do me until the fall when I hope to conquer Mozart and get back to the plan listed above. Felt I needed to start with the basics and build my skills through daily practice.

     

    Grammy Awards 2013: Top nominees

    By Washington Post Staff, Published: February 9 | Updated: Sunday, February 10, 12:20 PM

    Fun., Frank Ocean and the Black Keys lead the nominees for Sunday’s 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Here are the nominees in the top categories.

    ALBUM OF THE YEAR

    The Black Keys “El Camino”

    Fun. “Some Nights”

    Mumford & Sons “Babel”

    Frank Ocean’s “Channel Orange”

    RECORD OF THE YEAR

    The Black Key’s “Lonely Boy”

    Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Fun. featuring Janelle Monae’s “We Are Young”

    Gotye featuring Kimbra’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”

    Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You”

    Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

    SONG OF THE YEAR

    Ed Sheeran’s “The A-Team”

    Miguel “Adorn”

    Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

    Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    fun. “We Are Young”

    BEST NEW ARTIST

    Alabama Shakes

    fun.

    Hunter Hayes

    The Lumineers

    Frank Ocean

    BEST RAP ALBUM

    Drake “Take Care”

    Lupe Fiasco’s “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1”

    Nas’s “Life Is Good”

    The Roots “Undun”

    Rick Ross’s “God Forgives, I Don’t”

    2 Chainz “Based on a T.R.U. Story”

    BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

    Zac Brown’s Band “Uncaged”

    Hunter Hayes “Hunter Hayes”

    Jamey Johnson “Living For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran”

    Miranda Lambert’s “Four the Record”

    The Time Jumpers “The Time Jumpers”

    BEST ROCK ALBUM

    The Black Keys “El Camino”

    Coldplay’s “Mylo Xyloto”

    Muse “The 2nd Law”

    Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball”

    Jack White “Blunderbuss”

    BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

    Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Florence & the Machine “Ceremonials”

    fun. “Some Nights”

    Maroon 5 “Overexposed”

    Pink’s “The Truth About Love”

    BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

    Adele “Set Fire to the Rain” (Live)

    Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

    Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake”

    Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been”

    BEST DANCE RECORDING

    Avicii “Levels”

    Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo’s “Let’s Go”

    Skrillex featuring Sirah “Bangarang”

    Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin’s “Don’t You Worry Child”

    Al Walser’s “I Can’t Live Without You”

     

    2014 skipped journal

     

     

    2015

     

     

    Downloaded from Mark Jarvis

     

    BB King Live at the Regal

    Blues Traveler Straight on Until Morning

    The beautiful world of classical music of the US

    Anderson Belle of the Ball

    Barber Adagio

    Bernstein America from West Side Story

    Bernstein Candide overture

    Dvorak Symphony Number 9

    Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue

    Bess, You are My woman now

    Joplin Ragtime

    World Business Class Classical

    Choi Soo-young k pop classics (missing?)

    Kim Kwan Sok  K Pop classics

    Kim Jin Mo K Pop classics

    Arum Daun ori kakok Korean K-pop classics

    Son Ami second mini album

    Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks

    Talking Heads Stop Making Sense

    Cold Play Rush of Blood to the Head

    Tom Watts Frank’s Wild Year

    Hottie and Blow Fish Cracked Rear View

    Patti Smith Four from Twelve

    Emily Lou Harris’s Music that matters to me

     

    Elvis Costello’s Music that matters to me

    Joni Mitchell’s Music that matters to me

    Graham Parker Don’t Tell Colombus

    Acid Bubblegum

    R.E.M.  Eponymous

    Classical Relaxation Bach with Ocean Sounds

    Allman Brothers Life at Filmore East

    Chieftans Tears of Stone

     

    From Library October 11

     

    Aguilera, Christine Keep Getting Better

    Albeniz, Isaac Spanish Music for Classical Guitar

    Bach, JS Six Concertos

    Buffet, Jimmy Buffett Hotel

    Charles, Ray Soul Genius

    Clapton, Eric Sessions for Robert J

    The Essence Festival 1981 Beyoncé et al

    Healey, John Mess of Blues

    Goodman, Benny, The Essential Benny Goodman two disks

    Thelonious Monk John Contraire Quartet 1957

     

    From Library September 7, 2015

     

    Jack DeJohnette Peace Time

    Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

    Tease the Music of Burlesque

    Brahms Piano Cello Music

    Debussy Complete Piano Music

    Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe

     

    Started a new sub-journal called Music played where I will keep track of my piano practice, and music compositions and download and music listened to.  Started a new project – Playing through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier then on to Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, followed by finally finishing the Robert Schuman album.  Should take me through the fall.  If I do this consistently, an hour here and an hour there I can become a fairly decent piano player.  Next summer I will wow Tom and Roger with how good I have become.  And I need to buy some new music once I get to the States.  We are going to upgrade to a full Rhodes state-of-the-art piano and music software package.  In the meantime, I am also going to reinstall my allegro, upgrade online and get back into writing music.

     

    Goal for 2015

     

    Buy new piano and new software by June

     

    One hour per day playing the piano

     

    start with Bach’s inventions

    then do Mozart, Schuman, and Beethoven

    mix in with jazz standards

    For each piece play each hand separately

    then put together and play each piece twice in one setting

     

    and improvisation nightly

    and re-start writing music

     

    Finish downloading CD collection by June and donate to Library

     

    Translate William Defluri’s  You Tubes into iTunes-friendly formats

     

    Once a month hit the library for additional fresh tunes

    the goal is 10,000 tunes by end of the year, then add 1,000 per year

     

     

    Music borrowed from Library March 1

     

     

    Handel Concerto Grossi

    Handel Classics

    Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass Greatest Hits

    Archangel Corelli  six concerto grossi

    Chopin Piano Etudes

    John Mayer’s Where the Light is Life in London

    Berwald Symphonies and Overtures

    Ram Das Breath of the Heart

    Secret Garden

    The Magnificent Handel

     

     

    Music Borrowed from Library January 17, 2015

     

     

     

    The impressionist Wyndham hall sampled French classical music

     

    Jimmy Buffett Songs You Already Know by Heart

     

    Paul Desmond Take Ten

     

    Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Summer evening

    Winter night

    Spring Morning

    American Rhapsody

    The walk to the paradise Gardens

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    A summer night on the river

    A song before sunrise

    Fantastic Dance

     

    Beyonce I am

     

    List

    Piano Concertos 1 and 2

    Toledano

    Hungarian Fantasy

     

    Chuck Berry His Best

     

    Boston

     

    The Best of Lightning Hopkins

     

     

    From Library Feb 7

     

    Villa Lopez Piano Music

    Sarah Brightman Time to Say Goodbye

    Putumayo Caribbean

    Dance of the Celts

    Music from the Tea Lands

    Hayden Symphonies

    Leonard Cohen’s Greatest Hits

    Nat King Cole’s Greatest Hits

    Leonard Cohen Best of Leonard Cohen

    Hayden Symphonies no 22, 78 and 72

    Nat King Cole A Musical Anthology

    Check to Check Love Songs

    Daughters of the Celtic Moon

     

    March 2, 2015

     

    Berwald Symphonies

    Chopin Etudes

    Magnificent Mr. Handel

    Handel Concerto Grosse

    Corelli Concerto Grosse

    Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass

    John Mayer Where the Lights Are

    Krishna Das Breathe of the Heart

    Songs from a Secret Garden

    Handel Classics

     

     

    From Library March 30

     

    Quiet Heart, Spirit Wind

    Rough Guide Cajun and Zydeco

    Winston Pickett’s Greatest Hits

    Virgil Thomson Symphony On a Hymn Tune

    Symphony Number 2

    Symphony Number 3

     

    William Schuman

    Symphony Numbers 4 and 9

     

    Roland Kirk Jazz Masters 27

    Gladys Knight and the Pips

    The Best of Harmonica Blues

    Marvin Gaye Here, My Dear

    The Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison

     

    From Library May 10

     

    Debussy Preludes 1 and 2

    Chopin  Piano Concertos 1 and 2

    Art Tatum 20th Century Piano Genius

    Rough Guide to the Blues

    King of the Delta Blues Charlie Patton

     

    Note: renewed CDs that are stuck in the CD tray.  Will have to have the dealer remove them by May 30th  will do during my week off

     

    From Library April 17

     

    Respighi Ancient Airs

    Hoagie Carmichael Stardust Melody

    Mary Youngblood Dance with the Wind

    Bella Bartok Six String Quartets

    Gershwin on Stage

    Gershwin Popular Song

    Gershwin Jazz

    Gershwin Concert Hall

    Lady Smith Black Mambazo Classic Tracks

    Errol Garner Trio and Solo

     

    From Library May 30

     

    The golden treasury of Renaissance Music

    Greatest Hits The Loving Spoonful

    Irving Berlin

    Thomas Andes Piano various pieces

    Elgar Symphony No 2

    Serenade for Strings

    Elegy

    Putumayo Many Colures

    Brian Wilson

     

    From Library June 13

     

    Carmen

    Sergei Prokofiev Symphony Number 1

    Suite from Love for Three Oranges

    Suite from Lt. Kiji

    Holst Music for Chamber Orchestra

    Brook Green Suite

    Lyric Movement

    A Fugal Concerto

    St Paul’s Suite

    Chopin Favorites Vladimir Ashkenazy

    Rough Guide to Flamenco

    Liza Minnelli at Carnegie Hall

    Diane Warwick’s Greatest Hits

    Samuel Barber  Knoxville Summer of 1915

    Essays for Orchestra 2 and 3

    Paganini violin concertos

    Duke Ellington

    Chick Corea Ultimate Adventure

    Mozart Concertos

    Best of Dave and Sam

    Dizzy Gillespie

    Carlos Santana Divine Light

    Art Pepper Intensity

    Bennet Sings Ellington

     

     

    From the Library SE branch

     

    Ravi Shankar More Flavors of India

    Putumayo Presents Swing Around the World

    Putumayo Presents North African Groove

    The Rough Guide Calypso Gold

    Bosa Nova for Lovers

     

     

    Grammy Winners List For 2015 Includes Sam Smith, Pharrell, Beyoncé & More

    The Huffington Post  |  By Christopher Rosen

    The biggest night in music has arrived in the form of the 57th annual Grammy Awards. The night’s biggest winner was Sam Smith, who took home four awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, and Best Pop Vocal Album. Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, and Roseanne Cash all won three awards, as did Beck’s “Morning Phase,” which took Album of the Year honors.

    Coming into the night, Smith, Beyoncé and Williams led all artists with six nominations each, including Album of the Year (Williams also produced Album of the Year nominees “Beyoncé” and Ed Sheeran’s “X”). Smith, Beyoncé and Williams joined a roster of Grammy performers that includes Kanye West (twice), Rihanna, Paul McCartney, AC/DC, Madonna, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Sia, and Usher.

    Before the show started, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem were among the artists who grabbed trophies. Eminem won Best Rap Album for “The Marshall Mathers LP2, “beating out Iggy Azalea, and also Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, for “The Monster” (featuring Rihanna). A full list of this year’s winners, via the Grammys, is listed below.

    1. RECORD OF THE YEAR
      “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
    2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
      “Morning Phase,” Beck
    3. SONG OF THE YEAR
      “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)
    4. BEST NEW ARTIST
      Sam Smith
    5. BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
      “Happy (Live),” Pharrell Williams
    6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
      “Say Something,” A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
    7. BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
      “Cheek To Cheek,” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
    8. BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
      “In The Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith
    9. BEST DANCE RECORDING
      “Rather Be,” Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne
    10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
      “Syro,” Aphex Twin
    11. BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
      “Bass & Mandolin,” Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
    12. BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
      “Lazaretto,” Jack White
    13. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
      “The Last In Line,” Tenacious D
    14. BEST ROCK SONG
      “Ain’t It Fun,” Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
    15. BEST ROCK ALBUM
      “Morning Phase,” Beck
    16. BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
      “St. Vincent,” St. Vincent
    17. BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
      “Drunk In Love,” Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
    18. BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
      “Jesus Children,” Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    19. BEST R&B SONG
      “Drunk In Love,” by Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)
    20. BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
      “Girl,” Pharrell Williams
    21. BEST R&B ALBUM
      “Love, Marriage & Divorce,” Toni Braxton & Babyface
    22. BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
      “I,” Kendrick Lamar
    23. BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
      “The Monster,” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
    24. BEST RAP SONG
      “I,” K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    25. BEST RAP ALBUM
      “The Marshall Mathers LP2,” Eminem
    26. BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
      “Something In The Water,” Carrie Underwood
    27. BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
      “Gentle On My Mind,” by The Band Perry
    28. BEST COUNTRY SONG
      “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
    29. BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
      “Platinum,” Miranda Lambert
    30. BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
      “Winds Of Samsara,” Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
    31. BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
      “Fingerprints,” Chick Corea, soloist
    32. BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
      “Beautiful Life,” Dianne Reeves
    33. BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
      “Trilogy,” Chick Corea Trio
    34. BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
      “Life In The Bubble,” Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
    35. BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
      “The Offense Of The Drum,” Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
    36. BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
      “No Greater Love,” Smokie Norful
    37. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
      “Messengers,” Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
    38. BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
      “Help,” Erica Campbell
    39. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
      “Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong,” For King & Country
    40. BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
      “Shine For All The People,” Mike Farris
    41. BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
      “Tangos,” Rubén Blades
    42. BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
      “Multiviral,” Calle 13
    43. BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
      “Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández,” Vicente Fernández
    44. BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
      “Más + Corazón Profundo,” Carlos Vives
    45. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
      “A Feather’s Not A Bird,” Rosanne Cash
    46. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
      “A Feather’s Not A Bird,” Rosanne Cash
    47. BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
      “The River & The Thread,” Rosanne Cash
    48. BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
      “The Earls Of Leicester,” The Earls Of Leicester
    49. BEST BLUES ALBUM
      “Step Back,” Johnny Winter
    50. BEST FOLK ALBUM
      “Remedy,” Old Crow Medicine Show
    51. BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
      “The Legacy,” Jo-El Sonnier
    52. BEST REGGAE ALBUM
      “Fly Rasta,” Ziggy Marley
    53. BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
      “Eve,” Angelique Kidjo
    54. BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
      “I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai),” Neela Vaswani
    55. BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
      “Diary Of A Mad Diva,” Joan Rivers
    56. BEST COMEDY ALBUM
      “Mandatory Fun,” “Weird Al” Yankovic
    57. BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
      “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”
    58. BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “Frozen”
    59. BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
    60. BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “Let It Go,” by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel) (Track from “Frozen”)
    61. BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
      “The Book Thief,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)
    62. BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
      “Daft Punk,” Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
    63. BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS, AND VOCALS
      “New York Tendaberry,” Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
    64. BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
      “Lightning Bolt,” Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
    65. BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
      “The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27),” Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
    66. BEST ALBUM NOTES
      “Offering: Live At Temple University,” Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
    67. BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
      “The Garden Spot Programs, 1950,” Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
    68. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
      “Morning Phase,” Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
    69. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
      Max Martin
    70. BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
      “All Of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix),” Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
    71. BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
      “Beyoncé,” Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
    72. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
      “Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending,” Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
    73. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
      Judith Sherman
    74. BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
      “Adams, John: City Noir,” David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
    75. BEST OPERA RECORDING
      “Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
    76. BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
      “The Sacred Spirit Of Russia,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
    77. BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
      “In 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encores,” Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
    78. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
      “Play,” Jason Vieaux
    79. BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
      “Douce France,” Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
    80. BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
      “Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances,” Partch; John Schneider, producer
    81. BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
      “Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean,” John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    82. BEST MUSIC VIDEO
      “Happy,” Pharrell Williams
    83. BEST MUSIC FILM
      “20 Feet From Stardom,” Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill

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    Music Journal 2016

     

    Purpose:  record music played, downloaded, and listened to.   Update daily.  Play Piano daily!

     

     

    Downloads from the Library  Feb 20, 2016

     

    Depeche Mode Songs of the Universe

    Essential Billy Goodman

    Mendelssohn Piano Trios with  Immanuel Ax, YoY o Ma, Isaack Perlman

    Handel Water Music

    Beethoven Piano Sonatas Claudio Arrau

    Ray Charles Soul Genius

    Ravi Shankar More Flavors of India

     

    March 2 Music Played (new book)

    +

    Franz Behr In May

    Ada Richter the Clock

    Audile Alford Thompson Copy-Cat

    Eric Satie three Gymnopedies

     

     

    March 3  Music Played

     

    Purpose:  Keep track of music listened to, downloaded, and played.

    Bach Minuet

    Beethoven Sonatina number 1

    Francis Gwynn Woodland Waltz

    Elizabeth Hopson Parade of the Midgets

    William O Mann Snake Charmer

    Mozart Minuet 1 – written when he was 5

    Robert Schuman Soldiers’ March

     

    March 6 Music downloaded

     

    Frank Zappa Cosmic Debris

     

    March 7 Music played March 6.7

     

    Myra Adler the Swimming Pool

    JS Bach Prelude 1 – nailed it!

    Mabel Louis Cape Around the Hills

    Katherine Davis Indian Drum

    Maxwell Eckstein Spooks

    Albert Ellmenrich Spinning Song

    Marie Hobson The Waterfall

    Stephen Heller avalanche

    Katherine Allan Livery Dreamland

    Robert Schumann the Merry Farmer

    Robert Schumann’s The Wild Horsemen

    Louis Wright Waltz

     

     

    Music download March 12

     

    Gloria Gaynor Reach Out, I’ll Be There

    El Coco Let’s Get it Together

    Sylvester, You Make Me Feel Mightily Real

    Mel Carter, Hold Me, Kiss Me, Thrill me

     

    From Library March 13, 2016

     

    American Legacies  Preservation Hall Jazz Band

    Oscar Peterson Standards

    Henry Purcell the Complete Fantasias Fretwork

    Thelonious Monk quartet in Carnegie Hall

    Sinatra Seduction

     

    Music from Library March 20, 2016

     

    Bach Partita No 4

    Beethoven Diabelli Variations

    Ben Burns Jazz – five disc classics

    Green Day 21st Century Breakdown

    The Best of Dexter Gordon

    The Best of Stanley Turnitin

     

     

    Music Played March 27

     

    Beethoven Minuet in G

    1. Flaxington Harper Swinging in Fairyland
    2. Louise Wright A Melody After Mendelssohn

    Mario Clementi Sonatina

     

     

    Misc music from FB sites

     

    Beethoven sonatas

    Mozart Sonatas

    Haydin sonatas

    Best of Mendelson

    Best of Schubert

     

    Misc. other music TBC

     

    Music from Youngsan Library July 14, 2016

     

     

    George Duke, I love the Blues, she heard me say

    Healing music to soothe the Soul (mis classical)

    Hendrix Blues

    Earnest Kreneck Symphony number 2  Mahler’s son-in-law Austrian composer 1900-1991)

    Buddy Guy Live at Legends

     

    Music from the Yongsan Library July 27, 2016

     

    Eric Clapton and Steve Wynwood

    The Best of Blue Note

    Karajan Great Recording

    Debussy

    La Mer

    Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun

    Bruckner Symphony 7

    Ravel

    Bolero

    Alborado del gracious

    Sibelius

    En Saga

    The Swan of Tonelli

    Karelia Suite

    Finlandia

    Valse Triste

    Tapiola

    Symphony 4

    Symphony 5

     

    Sanctuary

    Fire in the Sky

    Robert Schumann

    Symphony Number 3

    Symphony Number 4

     

    Stokowski – Rhapsodies

    Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody Number 2

    George Enesco Romania Rhapsody Number1

    Bereich Smetana

    Ma Vlast

    The Bartered Brid

    Richard Wallace

    Tristan and Isolde

    Tannhauser

     

    Beethoven violin Concerto

    Beethoven 6th and 7th have first and fifth need the rest -2, 3, 4th, 8th  and 9th

    Get next time

     

    Bruckner Six Symphony – have the seventh need the rest

    Copland

    Billy the Kid

    Rodeo

     

    Grove

    Grand Canyon Suite

    Get the rest of Copland to confirm I have Appalachia Spring

    Damian Marley Welcome to Jamrom

    Best of Adajio Karajan  Two CD set of classic favorites

    Arnold Schonberg

     

    Transfigured Night

    Pella’s and Melisandre

    Get additional Schonberg and Weber and other serialists

    Monterrey Pop Festival

    Classics including

    Along Comes Mary the association

    Homewood Bound SG

    Sounds of Silence SG

    Down on Me Big Brother and Holding Company

    Ball of Chain Janis Joplin

    Section 43 Country joe

    Born in Chicago

    Wine

    Bajabula Bonke  (healing song) High Masekela

    Crimes of Freedom the Byrds

    So You Want to Be a Rock Star  The Byrds

    Someone to Love Jefferson Airplane

    White Rabbit

    Booker Loo

    Shake

    I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

    Dhun Fast Tallen Ravi Shankar

    For What’s It Worth

    Summertime Blues The WHO

    My Generation The WHO

    The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix

    Like a Rolling Stone Jimi Hendrik

    Straight Shooter – the mams and Papas

    San Francisco   the mamas and papas

    California dreaming the mamas and papas

     

    From Library August 10, 2016

     

     

    Alban Berg

    Drei orcheaterstucke

    Lyric Suite

    Count Basie completes Decca Recordings

    Debussy Images

    Dvorak Cello concerto

    Grateful Dead Fillmore West 1969

    Heifetz

    Glazunov Violin  Concerto

    Prokofiev Violin Concerto

    Sibelius Violin Concerto

    Lang Lang Memory

    Mozart Piano Sonata in E Major

    Chopin Piano Sonata in B minor

    Robert Schuman Kinderszenen

    Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody

    Mc Coy Tyner Plays John Coltrane

    Miles Davis’s Birds of Paradise

    A Tribute to Miles

    Ravel

    Bolero

    La Valse

    Rhapsodie Española

     

    Arnold Schoenberg

    Variations for Orchestra

    Walton Cello Concerto

     

    From Library  August 11, 2016

     

     

    Beethoven String Quartet Numbers 3 and 4

    Walter Beasley Free Your Mind

    Brahms Violin Concerto

    Anton Bruckner Symphony Number 9

    Ron Carter Star Dust

    Chick Corea The Ultimate Adventure

    Euro Lounge

     

    Franz Schubert

    Wanderer Fantasy

    Moments Musical

    Impromptu

     

    Boz Scaggs Memphis

    Savina Yannatour Songs of an Other (new age)

    Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

     

    From Library August 12, 2016 – next downloads end of the month

     

    Reggae Gold

    BB King One Kind Favor

    The Beatles Anthology

    Beethoven 100

    David Arkenstone Visionary

    George Duke Dream Weaver – he just died

    New Orleans Party Music

    Sara Mc Laughlin Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

    Jimmy Vaugh Do You Get the Blues

     

    From YS April 19

     

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies Berlin Philmanoniker Karl Bohm conductor

     

    Symphony  1

    Symphony 2

    Symphony 3

    Symphony 4

    Symphony 5

    Symphony 6

    Symphony 7

    Symphony 8

    Symphony 9

     

    Jon Beck and John Abercrombie Co-Incidences

    Norah Jones Feels Like home – has a country feel

    Diana Krall From this moment = note: get the rest of Dinah Karall from YS  – they have a good selection and she is one, of my favorite female singers

     

    Herbie Hancock Possibilities

     

    From Library August 22

     

     

    Bruckner Symphony 5

    Bruckner Symphony 9

    Chopin Ballades and Scherzos

    Ella Fitzgerald Sing Song Swing

    Rory Gallagher BBC Sessions

    Diana Krall The Love of Love

    Robert Johnson King of Delta Blues

    Rossini Overtures

    Richard Straus Don Quixote

    Richard Strauss Don Juan

    Richard Strauss Til Eulenspiedgel

    Richard Strauss  Salomes

    Richard Strauss  Tanz

    Richard Strauss  Tod Und Verklarung

     

     

    From Library

     

    Ravi Coltrane Blending Time

    Jazz Divas

     

    Diana Krall The Very Best

    Diana Krall  from this moment on

    Diana Krall The Girl in the Other Room

    Diana Krall Quiet Nights

    Diana Krall Glad Rag Doll

    Diana Krall Only Trust Your Heart

     

    Mozart Piano Concerto 1

    Mozart Piano Concerto 2

    Mozart Piano Concerto 3

    Mozart Piano Concerto 4

    Mozart Piano Concerto 5

    Mozart Piano Concerto 6

    Mozart Piano Concerto 8

     

    From Library September 15, 2016

    Beethoven Complete Sonatas

    Ziggy Marley In Concert

    Led Zeplin Live

    Dire Straits Money for Nothing

    Deep Purple Smoke on the Water

    Eric Clapton, I shot the Sheriff

    Eric Clapton Layla

    Lynrd Skinner Sweet Home Alabama

    Usher Hard It Love

    John Coltrain Equinox

    You Not Berkeley Enough

    Police Misc Hits

    John Mayer collection

    Diana Krail Live in Rio

    Norah Jones Cary On

    Kissing Classics

    Just Jazz

    Britney Spears

     

     

    From Library October 4, 2016

     

    From Library

    JS Bach Choral Masterpieces

    Elgar Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Mozart String Quartets 1 to 5

    Rolling Stones It’s Only Rock and Roll

    Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers

    Rolling Stones Under Cover of the Night

    The Best of Sting

    Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Return of the Champions Queen

    REM Dead Letter Office

    Other:   from the internet

     

    Bruce Springsteen  Chapter and Verse

    Tower of Power There is Only So Much Oil in the Ground

    Marvin Gay What’s Going On

    The Onyx String Quartet

    Cream the Final Concert

    Tom Jones and Samy Davis

    Eric Clapton Tell the Truth

    Rubinoos Full Concert

    Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan

    Kool and the Gang Jungle Boogie

    Jake Shimabukuro My Guitar Gently Weeps

     

    Sir Mix a Lot Baby Got Back,

    Dylan Master of War

    The Band Don’t Do it

    Confederate Daddy

    The Doors Live

    Eric Clapton Wonderful

    Jerry Garcia Hart Valley Drifters

    Nat King Cole Wonderful

    Cypress Hill

    Dave Mathews Band Collection

     

    From Library October 29

     

    John Coltrane Jazz Classics

    111 Piano Hits

    Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard

    Kei Kyung Hong Korean Songs

    Nat King Cole Night Lights

    Horwitz a Reminiscence

    Bach /F Busoni Choral Prelude

    Beethoven  Moonlight Sonata

    Chopin Mazurka

    Chopin Prelude

    Chopin Prelude

    Chopin Waltz

    Debussy  Bruyers

    Debussy  La Terrase Des Audience du Clair de lune

    Liszt Consolation

    Rachmaninoff Prelude

    Scarlatti Sonata

    Schubert Impromptu

    Scriabin Etude

    Scriabin Feuillet D Album adnate

    Scriabin Feuillet  D Album Con delicatezza

    Schuman  Von Fremden

    Schuman Traumerei

    Lashmi Shankar Dancing in the Light

    Willie Nelson 16 Biggest Hits

    Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

    Rachmaninov Bells

    Rachmaninov Symphony 2

    Rachmaninov The Rock

     

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    Del Amrita Not Where’s Is at

    Disco Hits

    Best of Barry White

    Wild Cherry Play that Funky Music

    Rodney Franklin the Groove

    Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing

    Blind Willie Bob Dylan

    Vernon Thomas Tangled in Blue

    Gottfried Von Eniem Concerto for Orchestra

    Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker

    Bob Dylan Gods and General

    Alsarah and the Nubatones

    Gregory Porter Painted

    Tonight you Belong to Me

    Otis Span and Luis Johnson

    Sarah Vaughan Joe Pass I go

    Billie Holiday What a Life

    Joan Jett On Letterman

    Pretenders Precious

    Gary Knowland Variations

    Lis Wright Nearness of You with Jim Davidson

    Rubinos Life in Jersey

    Frank Zappa Titties and Beer

     

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    Grateful dead 30 day November downloads

    Grateful Dead Jerry’s Last Concert

    Grateful Dead US Blues

    Barry White in Concert

    James Taylor’s three songs from Essential James Taylor

    Caesar Frank Violin Sonata

    Charles wouerin trio

    Darius Milhaud Sonata

    70’s Disco Hits

    Frank Zappa One Sizes Fits All

    Grateful Dead – So Many Roads (compl

     

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    Julian Bream Spanish Classics for Guitar

    Brahms Piano Concerto

    Copland Billy the Kid

    Rodeo

    Geoff C Grand Canyon Suite

    Elvis Costello My Flame Burns Blue

    Keith Jarret Setting Standards three set

    Messiahen Quartet pour fin de tems

    Theme and variations

    Le Offrandes oublizes

    Tibetan Chants

    Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 the Rock

    Piano Concertos 1 and 4

    Piano Concertos 2 and 3

     

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    Pink Hang on Little Tomato

    Alicia Keys Here

    Junior Walker Little Walter

    Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker (last album)

    Weather Report Live in Tokyo

    Wang Doodle Dangle Koko Taylor

    Jackson Brown Forever

    The Rubber Band Man

     

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    David Arkenstone Vissionary

    Berloiz Romeo and Juliet Complete

    Beethoven Piano Trios 3,5, 7

    Dvorak Sextet in A

    Norah Jones Feels Like Home

    Schubert Piano Trios  1 and 7

    Schubert C Major Quintet

    Schubert Optet

    Quintet in E Flat

    Stevie Wonder Talking Book

     

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    Best of Pearl Jam

    Jimmi Hendrix

    Trio Mandela from Garry Burnett

    Great Gates of Kiev

    Ramstead Da Hista

    Tower of Power tune

    Pennies from Heaven Jim Davidson

    Let it Whip

    Ravel Bolero

    Bad Finger Baby Blues

    Buffalo Springfield For What?

    Gary Knowland Postlude

     

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    Eagles Selected works 1972-1999

    Earth, Wind, and Fire – That’s the Way of the World

    John Fogerty The Millenium Collection

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Foo Fighters Greatest Hits

    Dave Mathews and Tim Reynolds

    John Serrie Planetary Chronicles

    Rush Chronicles

    Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits

    Silk Road Ensemble Playlist with Out Borders

     

     

    Grammy Winners in 2016 Include Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, And Kendrick Lamar

    BRADLEY KANARIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

    It’s music’s biggest night as the Recording Academy honors the best the industry has to offer at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

    The competition this year is fierce, to say the least. As of Monday morning, Kendrick Lamar led with 11 nominations, while Taylor Swift and The Weeknd were close behind, racking up seven nominations each.

    Monday night’s award show also promises an impressive roster of performers including Swift, Lamar, The Weeknd,  Adele, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and many more.

    Check back for the full list of the 2016 Grammy winners:

    Album Of The Year

    Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
    To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
    Traveler, Chris Stapleton
    1989, Taylor Swift
    Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

     

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    Record Of The Year
    “Love,” D’Angelo And The Vanguard
    “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
    “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
    “Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

    Best New Artist
    Courtney Barnett
    James Bay
    Sam Hunt
    Tori Kelly
    Meghan Trainor

    Song Of The Year
    “Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    “Blank Space,” by Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
    “Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
    “See You Again,” by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, and songwriters (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

    Best Pop Solo Performance
    “Heartbeat Song,” Kelly Clarkson
    “Love Me Like You Do,” by Ellie Goulding
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
    “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
    “Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

    Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
    “Ship To Wreck,” Florence + The Machine
    “Sugar,” Maroon 5
    “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
    “Bad Blood,” by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

    Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
    The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern, Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
    Shadows In The Night, by Bob Dylan
    Stages, Josh Groban
    No One Ever Tells You, Seth MacFarlane
    My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)

    Best Pop Vocal Album
    Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson
    How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine
    Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
    1989, Taylor Swift
    Before This World, James Taylor

    Best Dance Recording
    “We’re All We Need,” Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
    “Go,” The Chemical Brothers
    “Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “Runaway (U & I),” Galantis
    “Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

    Best Dance/Electronic Album
    Our Love, Caribou
    Born In The Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
    Caracal, Disclosure
    In Colour, Jamie XX
    Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo

    Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
    Guitar In The Space Age!, Bill Frisell
    Love Language, Wouter Kellerman
    Afrodeezia, Marcus Miller
    Sylva, Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
    The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV, Kirk Whalum

    Best Rock Performance
    “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
    “What Kind Of Man,” Florence + The Machine
    “Something From Nothing,” Foo Fighters
    “Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
    “Moaning Lisa Smile,” Wolf Alice

    Best Metal Performance
    “Identity,” August Burns Red
    “Cirice,” Ghost
    “512,” Lamb of God
    “Thank You,” Sevendust
    “Custer,” Slipknot

    Best Rock Song
    “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
    “Ex’s & Oh’s,” Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
    “Hold Back The River,” Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
    “Lydia,” Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
    “What Kind of Man,” by John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, and songwriters (Florence + The Machine)

    Best Rock Album
    Chaos And The Calm, James Bay
    Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
    Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
    Drones, Muse
    .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot

    Best Alternative Music Album
    Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
    Vulnicura, Björk
    The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
    Currents, Tame Impala
    Star Wars, Wilco

    Best R&B Performance
    “If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton
    “Rise,” Andra Day
    “Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote
    “Planes,” Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” The Weeknd

    Best Traditional R&B Performance
    “He Is,” Faith Evans
    “Little Ghetto Boy,” Lalah Hathaway
    “Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan
    “Shame,” Tyrese
    “My Favorite Part Of You,” Charlie Wilson

    Best R&B Song
    “Coffee,” Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
    “Let It Burn,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
    “Love,” D’Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D’Angelo And The Vanguard)
    “Shame,” Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)

    Best Urban Contemporary Album
    Ego Death, The Internet
    You Should Be Here, Kehlani
    Blood, Lianne La Havas
    Wildheart, Miguel
    Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

    Best R&B Album
    Coming Home, Leon Bridges
    Black Messiah, D’Angelo, And The Vanguard
    Cheers To The Fall, Andra Day
    Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
    Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson

    Best Rap Performance
    “Apparently,” J. Cole
    “Back To Back,” Drake
    “Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
    “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
    “Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
    “All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

    Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
    “One Man Can Change The World,” Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
    “Glory,” Common & John Legend
    “Classic Man,” Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
    “These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
    “Only,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

    Best Rap Song
    “All Day,” Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)
    “Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    “Energy,” Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)
    “Glory,” by Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, and songwriters (Common & John Legend)
    “Trap Queen,” Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)

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    Best Rap Album
    2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
    Compton, Dr. Dre
    If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake
    To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
    The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj

    Best Country Solo Performance
    “Burning House,” Cam
    “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton
    “Little Toy Guns,” Carrie Underwood
    “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban
    “Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    “Stay A Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne
    “If I Needed You,” Joey+Rory
    “The Driver,” Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
    “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
    “Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

    Best Country Song
    “Chances Are,” Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack) “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools,” Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
    “Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
    “Hold My Hand,” Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
    “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

    Best Country Album
    Montevallo, Sam Hunt
    Pain Killer, Little Big Town
    The Blade, Ashley Monroe
    Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
    Traveler, Chris Stapleton

    Best New Age Album
    Grace, Paul Avgerinos
    Bhakti Without Borders, Madi Das
    Voyager, Catherine Duc
    Love, Peter Kater
    Asia Beauty, Ron Korb

    Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    “Giant Steps,” Joey Alexander, soloist
    “Cherokee,” Christian McBride, soloist
    “Arbiters Of Evolution,” Donny McCaslin, soloist
    “Friend Or Foe,” Joshua Redman, soloist
    “Past Present,” John Scofield, soloist

    Best Jazz Vocal Album
    Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein, Karrin Allyson
    Find A Heart, Denise Donatelli
    Flirting With Disaster, Lorraine Feather
    Jamison, Jamison Ross
    For One To Love, Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    My Favorite Things, Joey Alexander
    Breathless, Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
    Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios, Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
    Beautiful Life, Jimmy Greene
    Past Present, John Scofield

    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
    Lines Of Color, Gil Evans Project
    Köln, Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band
    Cuba: The Conversation Continues, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
    The Thompson Fields, Maria Schneider Orchestra
    Home Suite Home, Patrick Williams

    Best Latin Jazz Album
    Made In Brazil, Eliane Elias
    Impromptu, The Rodriguez Brothers
    Suite Caminos, Gonzalo Rubalcaba
    Intercambio, Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
    Identities Are Changeable, Miguel Zenón

    Best Gospel Performance/Song
    “Worth” [Live], Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
    “Wanna Be Happy?” Kirk Franklin
    “Intentional,” Travis Greene
    “How Awesome Is Our God” [Live], Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams
    “Worth Fighting For” [Live],” Brian Courtney Wilson

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
    “Holy Spirit,” Francesca Battistelli
    “Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains),” Crowder
    “Because He Lives (Amen),” Matt Maher
    “Soul On Fire,” Third Day featuring All Sons & Daughters
    “Feel It,” Tobymac featuring Mr. Talkbox

    Best Gospel Album
    “Destined To Win” [Live], Karen Clark Sheard
    “Living It,” Dorinda Clark-Cole
    “One Place Live,” Tasha Cobbs
    “Covered: Alive In Asia” [Live] (Deluxe),” Israel & Newbreed
    “Life Music: Stage Two,” Jonathan McReynolds

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
    Whatever The Road, Jason Crabb
    How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle
    Saints And Sinners, Matt Maher
    This Is Not A Test, Tobymac
    Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin

    Best Roots Gospel Album
    Still Rockin’ My Soul, The Fairfield Four
    Pray Now, Karen Peck & New River
    Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know), Point of Grace

    Best Latin Pop Album
    Terral, Pablo Alborán
    Healer, Alex Cuba
    A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition), Ricky Martin
    Sirope, Alejandro Sanz
    Algo Sucede, Julieta Venegas

    Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
    Amanecer, Bomba Estereo
    Mondongo, La Cuneta Son Machín
    Hasta La Raíz, Natalia Lafourcade (TIE)
    Caja De Música, Monsieur Periné
    Dale, Pitbull (TIE)

    Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
    Mi Vicio Mas Grande, Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga
    Ya Dime Adiós, La Maquinaria Norteña
    Zapateando, Los Cojolites
    Realidades – Deluxe Edition, Los Tigres Del Norte
    Tradición, Arte Y Pasión, Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

    Best Tropical Latin Album
    Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto, José Alberto “El Canario” & Septeto Santiaguero
    Son De Panamá, Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
    Presente Continuo, Guaco
    Todo Tiene Su Hora, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
    Que Suenen Los Tambores, Victor Manuelle

    Best American Roots Performance
    “And Am I Born To Die,” Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
    “Born To Play Guitar,” Buddy Guy
    “City Of Our Lady,” The Milk Carton Kids
    “Julep,” Punch Brothers
    “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,” Mavis Staples

    Best American Roots Song
    “All Night Long,” The Mavericks
    “The Cost Of Living,” Don Henley & Merle Haggard
    “Julep,” Punch Brothers
    “The Traveling Kind,” Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
    “24 Frames,” Jason Isbell

    Best Americana Album
    The Firewatcher’s Daughter, Brandi Carlile
    The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
    Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell
    Mono, The Mavericks
    The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers

    Best Bluegrass Album
    Pocket Full Of Keys, Dale Ann Bradley
    Before The Sun Goes Down, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
    In Session, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
    Man Of Constant Sorrow, Ralph Stanley & Friends
    The Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers

    Best Blues Album
    Descendants Of Hill Country, Cedric Burnside Project
    Outskirts Of Love, Shemekia Copeland
    Born To Play Guitar, Buddy Guy
    Worthy, Bettye LaVette
    Muddy Waters 100, John Primer & Various Artists

    Best Folk Album
    Wood, Wire & Words, Norman Blake
    Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
    Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens
    Servant Of Love, Patty Griffin
    Didn’t He Ramble, Glen Hansard

    Best Regional Roots Music Album
    Go Go Juice, Jon Cleary
    La La La La, Natalie Ai Kamauu
    Kawaiokalena, Keali’i Reichel
    Get Ready, The Revelers
    Generations, Windwalker, And The MCW

    Best Reggae Album
    Branches Of The Same Tree, Rocky Dawuni
    The Cure, Jah Cure
    Acousticalevy, Barrington Levy
    Zion Awake, Luciano
    Strictly Roots, Morgan Heritage

    Best World Music Album
    Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo, Gilberto Gil
    Sings, Angelique Kidjo
    Music From Inala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble
    Home, Anoushka Shankar
    I Have No Everything Here, Zomba Prison Project

    Best Children’s Album
    ¡Come Bien! Eat Right!, José-Luis Orozco
    Dark Pie Concerns, Gustafer Yellowgold
    Home, Tim Kubart
    How Great Can This Day Be, Lori Henriques
    Trees, Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

    Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
    Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø), Patti Smith
    Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks, Dick Cavett
    A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, Jimmy Carter
    Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller), Janis Ian & Jean Smart
    Yes Please, Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

    Best Comedy Album
    Back To The Drawing Board, Lisa Lampanelli
    Brooklyn, Wyatt Cenac
    Happy. And A Lot., Jay Mohr
    Just Being Honest, Craig Ferguson
    Live At Madison Square Garden, Louis C.K.

    Best Musical Theater Album
    An American In Paris
    Fun Home
    Hamilton
    The King And I
    Something Rotten!

    Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Empire: Season 1
    Fifty Shades Of Grey
    Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
    Pitch Perfect 2
    Selma

    Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Birdman
    The Imitation Game
    Interstellar
    The Theory Of Everything
    Whiplash

    Best Song Written For Visual Media
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” from Fifty Shades of Grey, The Weeknd
    “Glory” from Selma, Common & John Legend
    “Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey, by Ellie Goulding
    “See You Again” from Furious 7, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
    “Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground, by Lady Gaga

    Best Instrumental Composition
    “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite,” Arturo O’Farrill, composer
    “Civil War,” Bob Mintzer, composer
    “Confetti Man,” David Balakrishnan, composer
    “Neil,” Rich DeRosa, composer
    “Vesper,” Marshall Gilkes, composer

    Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
    “Bruno Mars,” Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)
    “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy,” Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
    “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)
    “Ghost Of A Chance,” Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)
    “You And The Night And The Music,” John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)

    Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals
    “Be My Muse,” Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
    “52nd & Broadway,” Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)
    “Garota De Ipanema,” Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)
    “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime),” Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
    “When I Come Home,” Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)

    Best Recording Package
    Alagoas, Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)
    Bush, Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)
    How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition), Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)
    My Happiness, Nathanial Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)
    Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)

    Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
    Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set), Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)
    I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl), Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
    The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32), Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
    Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition), Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
    30 Trips Around The Sun, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
    What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set), Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)

    Best Album Notes
    Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946, James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)
    Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced, Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
    Portrait Of An American Singer, Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
    Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925, Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra)

    Best Historical Album
    The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)
    The Complete Concert By The Sea, Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)
    Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985, Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Songs My Mother Taught Me, Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)

    Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
    Before This World, Dave O’Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (James Taylor)
    Currency Of Man, Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
    Recreational Love, Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee)
    Sound & Color, Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)
    Wallflower, Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)

    Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
    Jeff Bhasker
    Dave Cobb
    Diplo
    Larry Klein
    Blake Mills

    Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
    “Berlin By Overnight (CFCF Remix),” CFCF, remixer (Daniel Hope)
    “Hold On (Fatum Remix),” Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold, remixers (JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus)
    “Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix),” Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
    “Say My Name (RAC Remix),” André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)
    “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix),” Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)

    Best Surround Sound Album
    Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop
    Amused To Death
    Magnificat
    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
    Spes

    Best Engineered Album, Classical
    Ask Your Mama, George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
    Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double,’ Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony
    Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria, Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque
    Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale
    Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, ‘Organ,’ Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony

    Producer Of The Year, Classical
    Blanton Alspaugh
    Manfred Eicher
    Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
    Dan Mercurio
    Judith Sherman

    Best Orchestral Performance
    “Bruckner: Symphony No. 4,” Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
    “Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double,’ Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    “Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphony No. 10,” Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
    “Spirit Of The American Range,” Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)
    “Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony ‘Humen 1839,’” Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)

    Best Opera Recording
    “Janáček: Jenůfa,” Donald Runnicles, conductor; Will Hartmann, Michaela Kaune & Jennifer Larmore; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
    “Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria,” Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)
    “Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)
    “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade,” Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children’s Chorus)
    “Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Karina Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

    Best Choral Performance
    “Beethoven: Missa Solemnis,” Bernard Haitink, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Anton Barachovsky, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Mark Padmore; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
    “Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610,” Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)
    “Pablo Neruda – The Poet Sings,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare)
    “Paulus: Far In The Heavens,” Eric Holtan, conductor (Sara Fraker, Matthew Goinz, Thea Lobo, Owen McIntosh, Kathryn Mueller & Christine Vivona; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
    “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Paul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner; Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale)

    Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
    “Brahms: The Piano Trios,” Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
    “Filament,” Eighth Blackbird
    “Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics,” Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee
    “Render,” Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
    “Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2,” Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin

    Best Classical Instrumental Solo
    “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes,” Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    “Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos,” Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)
    “Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7,” Kristian Bezuidenhout
    “Rachmaninov Variations,” Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
    “Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” Ursula Oppens (Jerome Lowenthal)

    Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
    Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata, Mark Padmore; Kristian Bezuidenhout, accompanist
    Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall, Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
    Nessun Dorma – The Puccini Album, Jonas Kaufmann; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Kristīne Opolais, Antonio Pirozzi & Massimo Simeoli; Coro Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
    Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali, Talise Trevigne; David Alan Miller, conductor (Orion Weiss; Albany Symphony)
    St. Petersburg, Cecilia Bartoli; Diego Fasolis, conductor (I Barocchisti)

    Best Classical Compendium
    As Dreams Fall Apart – The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955), New Budapest Orpheum Society; Jim Ginsburg, producer
    Ask Your Mama, George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer
    Handel: L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740, Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer
    Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
    Woman At The New Piano, Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers

    Best Contemporary Classical Composition
    “Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest,” Gerald Barry, composer (Thomas Adès, Barbara Hannigan, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Peter Tantsits & Birmingham Contemporary Music Group)
    “Norman: Play,” Andrew Norman, composer (Gil Rose & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
    “Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances,” Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)
    “Tower: Stroke,” Joan Tower, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)
    “Wolfe: Anthracite Fields,” Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)

    Best Music Film
    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown
    Sonic Highways
    What Happened, Miss Simone?
    The Wall
    Amy

    Best Music Video
    “LSD,” ASAP Rocky
    “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” The Dead Weather
    “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
    “Bad Blood,” by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “Freedom,” Pharrell Williams

    MusiCares Person of the Year

    Lionel Richie

     

     

     

    2018

     

    Music Journal 2018

     

    Purpose:  to record music downloaded, listened to, played, and composed.

     

    Downloads     date      artist               song         source

     

    Jimmi Hendrix Blues

    Transformations Sounds of Silk Road

    Chopin Ballades and Scherzoz

    Eric Clapton Live from Madison Square Garden

    Rory Gallagher

    Van Cliburn Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto

    Music from the Source

    No Matter

    Songs of George Gershwin

    Blue Grass Collection

    John Corigliano Symphony Number 2

    Corelli Concerti Grosse

    Copland Billy the Kid

    Copland  Rodeo

    Groff Grand Canyon Suite

    Reggae sun splash live

    Jane Coop the Romantic Piano  – Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Debussy, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Brahms

    Grateful Dead Filmore West 1969

    The Greatest of the Guess Who

    Tibetan Chants for World Peace

    De Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain

    De Fall   the Three-Cornered Hat

    Franz Schubert Moments musicaux

    Robert Schumann Phantasiestucke

    Arnold Schoenberg Sechs Klein Klaveristucke

    The Animals

    Beethoven Triple Concerto

    Alan Berg’s Six Orchestra pieces

    Alan Berg  Lyric Pieces

    Berlioz Requiem

    Brahms Symphony Number 2

    Best of Jackson Browne

    Branford Marsalis Quartet Upward Spiral

    Mozart Masonic Funeral Music

    Rihanna Music of the Sun

    The Jazz Divas

    Doris Day My Young and Foolish Heart

    Deena Durbin, It’s Foolish But Fun

    Marlene Dietrich Falling In Love Again

    Ellis Fitzgerald  Time Along Will Tell

    Ellis Fitzgerald, It’s Only a Paper Moon

    Billie Holliday Love Me or Leave Me

    Judy Garland Moon River

    Judy Garland Stormy Weather

    Lena Horne At Long Last Love

    Ethel Merman, I Get a Kick Out of You

    Peggy Lee  Just One of Those Things

    Peggy Lee the Lady is a Tramp

    Sarah Vaugh Misty

    Sarah Vaugh  Round Midnight

    Dinah Washington Blues for a Day

    Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra

    Strauss Metamorphous

    Wagner Der Fiegendle Hollander Overture

    Wagner Parsifal preludes

    Aton Webern Passacaglia

    Aton Webern’s Six Pieces for Orchestra

    Aton Webern Symphonie Number 2

    Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

    Brahms Piano Concerto 1

    Brahms Piano Concerto 2

    Eric Clapton’s Back Home

    Glenn Gould Edward Grieg Sonata

    Georges Bizet Premier Nocturne

    Variations Chromatiques

    Jean Sibelius  Sonatina for Piano F Sharp Minor

    Sonatina for Piano E Mayor

    Sonatina for Piano B Flat

    Three Lyric Pieces

    Mozart Eine Klein Nachmuscik

    Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite

    Vivaldi Four Seasons Spring

    Brahms Hungarian Dance

    Mozart Symphony in D

    Chopin Waltz in D Major

    Straus  Trutscge-Treasch Polka

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto

    Tchaikovsky Swan Lake

    Bizet Carmen Suite

    Handel Messiah

    Mozart Wind Serenade

    Vivaldi Violin Concerto

    Handel Water Music

    Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty

    Mozart Symphony Number 26

    Chopin Waltz

    Bach Violin Concerto

    Handel Water Music

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto

    Ravel Habanero

    Mozart Horn Concerto

    Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

    Strauss Thunder and Lightning Polka

    Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever

    Cesar Frank Violin Sonata

    Camille Saint Saenz Violin Sonata

    Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata

    Dvorak  Cello Concerto

    Dvorak   Kild Silent Woods

    Dvorak  Slavonic Dance

    Humoresque in G Flat

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Pink Floyd Meddle

    Johnny Cash The Great Lost Performances

    Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

    Shostakovich Piano Quintet

    Essential Tchaikovsky

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2019

     

    Music Journal 2019

     

    Purpose:  to record music downloaded, listened to, played, and composed.

     

    Jimi Hendrix Blues

    Transformations Sounds of Silk Road

    Chopin Ballades and Scherzos

    Eric Clapton Live from Madison Square Garden

    Rory Gallagher

    Van Cliburn Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto

    Music from the Source

    No Matter

    Songs of George Gershwin

    Blue Grass Collection

    John Corigliano Symphony Number 2

    Corelli Concerti Grosse

    Copland

    Billy the Kid

    Rodeo

    Groff Grand Canyon Suite

     

    Reggae sun splash live

    Jane Coop the Romantic Piano

    Chopin,

    Liszt,

    Schumann,

    Debussy,

    Mendelssohn,

    Rachmaninoff,

    Brahms

     

    Grateful Dead Filmore West 1969

    The Greatest of the Guess Who

    Tibetan Chants for World Peace

    De Falla

    Nights in the Gardens of Spain

    the Three-Cornered Hat

     

    Franz Schubert Moments musicaux

    Robert Schumann Phantasiestucke

    Arnold Schoenberg Sechs Klein Klaveristucke

    The Animals

    Beethoven Triple Concerto

    Alan Berg

    Six Orchestra pieces

    Alan Berg  Lyric Pieces

     

    Berlioz Requiem

    Brahms Symphony Number 2

    Best of Jackson Browne

    Branford Marsalis Quartet Upward Spiral

    Mozart Masonic Funeral Music

    Rihanna Music of the Sun

    The Jazz Divas

    Ellis Fitzgerald  Time Along Will Tell

    Ellis Fitzgerald, It’s Only a Paper Moon

    Billie Holliday Love Me or Leave Me

    Dinah Washington Blues for a Day

    Doris Day My Young and Foolish Heart

    Deena Durbin, It’s Foolish But Fun

    Doris Day My Young and Foolish Heart

    Deena Durbin, It’s Foolish But Fun

    Judy Garland Moon River

    Judy Garland Stormy Weather

    Lena Horne At Long Last Love

    Ethel Merman, I Get a Kick Out of You

    Peggy Lee  Just One of Those Things

    Peggy Lee the Lady is a Tramp

    Sarah Vaugh Misty

    Sarah Vaugh  Round Midnight

     

    Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra

    Strauss Metamorphous

    Wagner Der Fiegendle Hollander Overture

    Wagner Parsifal preludes

    Aton Webern

    Passacaglia

    Six Pieces for Orchestra

    Symphonie Number 2

     

    Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

    Brahms Piano Concerto 1

    Brahms Piano Concerto 2

    Eric Clapton’s Back Home

    Glenn Gould

    Edward Grieg Sonata

    Georges Bizet Premier Nocturne

    Variations Chromatiques

    Jean Sibelius  Sonatina for Piano F Sharp Minor

    Sonatina for Piano E Mayor

    Sonatina for Piano B Flat

    Three Lyric Pieces

    Mozart Eine Klein Nachmuscik

    Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite

    Vivaldi Four Seasons Spring

    Brahms Hungarian Dance

    Mozart Symphony in D

    Chopin Waltz in D Major

    Straus  Trutscge-Treasch Polka

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto

    Tchaikovsky Swan Lake

    Bizet Carmen Suite

    Handel Messiah

    Mozart Wind Serenade

    Vivaldi Violin Concerto

    Handel Water Music

    Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty

    Mozart Symphony Number 26

    Chopin Waltz

    Bach Violin Concerto

    Handel Water Music

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto

    Ravel Habanero

    Mozart Horn Concerto

    Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

    Strauss Thunder and Lightning Polka

    Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever

    Cesar Frank Violin Sonata

    Camille Saint Saenz Violin Sonata

    Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata

    Dvorak  Cello Concerto

    Dvorak   Kild Silent Woods

    Dvorak  Slavonic Dance

    Humoresque in G Flat

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Pink Floyd Meddle

    Johnny Cash The Great Lost Performances

    Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

    Shostakovich Piano Quintet

    Essential Tchaikovsky

    Aretha Franklin Divas Life

    Aretha Franklin’s Beautiful Ballades and Love Songs

    Diana Krall When I look into your eyes

    Brahms Piano Trios

    Benjamin Britten Cellos Suites

    Leonard Cohen Live In Dublin

    Yunel Li Vienna Recital

    Scarlatti Piano Sonata in E

    Scarlatti Piano Sonata in C

    Mozart Piano Sonata in C Major

    Robert Schumann Carnival

    Franz Liszt  Rhapsodie Espanola

    Quincy Jones Juke Joint

    Kraus Symphonies

    Pure Mc Cartney

    George Telemann

    Sonata in B

    Concerto in B

    Quartet in G

     

    Isaac Hayes

    Pink Floyd meddle

    Euro lounge

    Tibetan chat

    Brahms 5 trios

    Hayden the creation

    Beethoven 9 symphonies

    JS Bach Well-Tempered Clavier

    Bob Marley and Wailers Exodus

    Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Haydn

    Beethoven’s Five Piano Concertos

    Albert King

    Best of Sting

    Pink Floyd The Wall

    Steppenwolf Gold

    Telemann Chamber Music

    Elger Enigma Variations

    Paul Hindemith Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, and Piano

    Scriabin Piano Sonatas 3,4,5, and 9

    Schoenberg Variations

    Shostakovich Piano Quintet

    Brahms Horn Trio

    deep purple a fire in the sky

    Beethoven Cello Sonatas

    Expo New Age Music

    Diane Warwick Odds and Ends

    Dave Matthews Band

    Scott Joplin’s piano music

    Rachmaninov Sonatas for cello

    Rachmaninov 24 Preludes

    Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances

    Russian Rhapsody

     

    Robert Schuman

    andante and variations

    Adagio and Allegro

     

    Beethoven Diabelli variations

    Charles Daniel Band

    Sweet home Alabama

    Shaky ground

    Falling in love for the Night

    Marie lavaux

    Your love has lifted me higher and higher

    Mississippi Queen

    around and around

    A change is gonna come

    Can’t see you see

    Let it roll

    rainbow ride

    roll Mississippi

    In America

    Still in Saigon

    Carolina, I remember you

    Feeling free

    the devil went down to Georgia

    running with the crowd

     

    Diana Krall

    Turn up the quiet

    Like someone in love

    Isn’t it romantic

    LOVE

    Night and day

    I’m confessing that I love you

    Moonglow

    Blue skies

    sway

    no Moon at all

    Dream

    I’ll see you in my Dreams

     

    Miles Davis Love Songs

    I had to fall in love too easily

    I thought about you

    Summer night

    My Ship

    someday my prince will come

    Stella By Starlight

    My funny Valentine

    I love you porgy

    old folks

     

    Rachmaninov

    Second piano Concerto

    Third Piano Concerto

    Shostakovich 24 preludes and fugues

    Scriabin piano Sonatas

    Number 2

    number 7 white mass

    Quarte Morceaux Opus 56

    Deux Poems Opus 32

    Two dances opus 73

     

    Stan Getz The Smoothest Operator

    opus de bop

    And the Angels swing

    Running water

    Don’t worry about me

    Pardon my bop

    as I live and I bop

    Interlude in bebop

    Bopelbath

    Pinhead

    Diaper pin

    Frosty

    Battleground

    Four and one more

    Five brothers

    of the Saxes

    gets along

    Stan’s Moods

    Slow

    Fast

    Skullbuster

    Ante Room

    Poop Deck

    Indian summer

    Long Island sound

    Marcia

    Preservation

    crazy chords

     

    the cranberries

    Ode To My Family

    I Can’t Be With You

    21

    Zombie

    Everything I Said

    The Icicle Melts

    Disappointment

    Ridiculous Thoughts

    Dreaming My Dreams

    Your Grave

    Daffodil Laments

    No Need To Argue

     

     

    The Grammys 2018 nominations

     

    24 K Magic Bruno Mars

    Love So Soft Kelly Clarkson

    Dispatcito Luis Fonsi And Danny Yankee

    Humble Kendrick Lamar

    Green Light Lorde

    Childish Gambino Red Bone

    The Story Of OJ  Jay Z

    Stay Zedd And Alesia Cara

    Million Reasons Lady Gaga

    Imagine Dragons Thunder

    Feel It Still Portugal The Man

    Something Just Like This The Chainsmokers And Coldplay

    What About Us Pink

    Song Of The Year 1-800-273-8255 Logic

    Issues Jillian Michaels

    Praying Kesha

    Broken Halos Chris Stapleton

    Little Big Town Better Man

    Craving You Thomas Rhett

    You Look Good Lady Antebellum

    All The Pretty Girls Kenny Chesney

     

    George Thorogood’s party of one

    I’m a steady woman

    Soft spot

    Tallahassee woman

    Wang dang doodle

    boogie chillum

    No expectations

    Bad news

    Down the highway

    Got to move

    Born with the blues

    The Sky is crying

    hookers

    Pictures from the other side

    one bourbon one Scotch one beer

    Dynaflow Blues

     

    The Roaring Twenties

     

    CD 1

    Blue Heaven Gene Austin

    Valencia Paul Whiteman

    Tip Toe Through The Tulips Nick Lucas

    3 a.m. Paul Whiteman

    Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers Paul Whiteman

    California Here I Come Al Jolson

    Cherrie Paul Whiteman

    If You Knew Susan As I Do, Eddie Canton

    What I Do Paul Whiteman

    Song Of India Paul Whiteman

    Down Hearted Blues Bessie Smith

    Linge A While Paul Whiteman

    Ramona Paul Whiteman

    Ida Sweet As Apple Cider Brad Nichols

    No No Nora Eddie Cantor

    Spain Isham Jones

    Great Day Paul Whiteman

    Old Man River Paul Whiteman

    Say It With Music Paul Robeson

     

    C D 2

     

    Whispering Paul Whiteman

    April Showers Al Jolson

    Honey Rudy Vallee…

    A Little Spanish Town Paul Whiteman

    My Angel Paul Whiteman

    Wabash Blues Isham Jones

    Stumbling Paul Whiteman

    Hot Lips Paul Whiteman

    Somebody Loves Me Paul Whiteman

    Marge Eddie Cantor

    Among My Souvenirs Paul Whiteman

    Me And My Shadow Whispering Jack Smith

    Singing In The Rain Cliff Edwards

    The Japanese Saman Paul Whiteman

    Am I blue Ethel Waters

    Together Paul Whiteman

    remember Isham Jones

    my man Fanny Brice

     

    Pitbull climate change

    We Are Strong

    Bad Man

    Green Light

    Messing Around

    Better On Me

    Sexy Body

    Freedom

    Options

    Educate Ya

    Only Ones To Know

    Dedicated

    Can’t Have

     

    Chopin Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    `        Nocturne Op 62 no 1

    Scherzo No 4 Op 54

     

    Debussy Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    L’Isle Joyeuse

    Ravel Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    Gaspard D’la Nuit

    Chopin  – Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    Prelude in C Sharp Minor op 45

    Scherzo No 1 in B Minor Op 20

    Scherzo  No 2  in B flat minor op 31

    Scherzo no 3 in C Sharp Minor Op 32

    Scherzo no 4 in E major Op 54

    Barcarole in F Sharp Minor Op 60

    Schubert Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    Sonata in A Major

    Sonata In A Minor

    Fantasia in C Major

    Sinfonias Etude Op 13

    Hungarian Melody

    12 Waltz

     

    Scriabin  Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Prometheus Poem of Fire

    Piano Concerto in F Sharp Minor

     

    Santana  Ze bop

    Changes

    E Papa Re

    Primera invasion

    Searching

    Over and Over

    Winning

    Tales of Kilimanjaro

    A sensitive kind

    American gypsy

    I love you much too much

    Brightest Star

    Hannibal

     

    Pink Floyd Chollas Desk One

     

    Astronomy dominee

    See Emily Play

    happiest days of our lives

    Another brick in the wall

    Echoes

    Hey you

    My room

    Marooned

    The Great Gig in the sky

    Set the controls for the heart of the sun

    money

    keep talking

    sheep

    sorrow

    CD 2

    Shine on you crazy diamond

    Time

    The fletcher memorial home

    comfortably numb

    When the Tigers broke free

    one of these days

    us and them

    learning to fly

    Arnold Layne

    wish you were here

    jug band

    blues

    high hopes

    bike

     

    Tchaikovsky The seasons

     

    Meditation

    Polka for dansante

    Aveu passionate

    Tenders reproaches

    Berceuse

    Les Saisons

     

    The sound Of Piazzolla

    Libertango

    Escualo

    Oblivion

    Bordel 1900

    Fuga Y Misterio

    adios nonino

    Primavera portend

    Verano Porteno

    Otono Porteno

    Invierno Porteno

    Asleep

    Le Grand tango

    La Muerte del Angel

    Los Pejaros Perdidos

     

    Disk Two

     

    Concerto del Angel

    Tango ballet

    Maria de Buenos Aires

    Tango operetta

     

    Joseph Martin Kraus

     

    Symphony in E Flat

    Symphony in C

    Symphony in C minor

    Olympie Overture

     

    Benjamin Britten Cello Suites

     

    Suite 1

    Suite 2

    Suite 3

     

    Richard Straus -Early works

    Schneiderpolka

    Serenade in G

    Introduction

    Adagio

    Scherzo

    Finale

    Gavotte

    Serenade

    Concerto in C minor

    Grand March

     

    Roy Orbison

    Only the lonely

    Leah

    In dreams

    Uptown

    it’s over

    crying

    dream baby

    Blue Angel

    Working for the man

    Candyman

    Running scared

    falling

    I’m hurting

    Claudette

    oh pretty woman

    Mean woman blues

    Ooby Dooby

    Lena

    Blue Bayou

     

    Symphonic queen

    We will rock you

    I want it all

    These are the days of our lines

    Tie your mother down

    love of my life

    crazy little thing called love

    don’t stop me now

    One vision

    under pressure

    the show must go on

    I want to break free

    we are the Champions

    flash

    A kind of magic

    Fat bottom girl

    another one bites the dust

    You’re my best friend

    Bohemian Rhapsody

     

    Foo Fighters

     

    all my life

    Best of you

    Everlong

    pretender

    My hero

    learn to fly

    times like these

    monkey wrench

    big me

    break out

    the long road to ruin

    this is a call

    skin and bones

    world forward

    Everlong

     

    Rod Stewart classics

     

    Have you ever seen the rain

    fool around and fell in love

    I’ll stand by you

    still the same

    it’s a heartache

    day after day

    missing you

    Father and son

    best of my life

    if not for you

    Love hurts

    everything I own

    crazy love

     

    Oliver Nelson

     

    CD One

     

    Jams and jellies

    passion flower

    Don’t stand up

    Ostinato

    What’s new

    Blues Baby Blues

    Train  Whistle

    Doxing

    In time

    Lou good dues

    all the way

    Groove

     

    CD 2

    screaming the blues

    march on March

    The drive

    the meeting

    3 seconds

    Alto, It is

    blues at the 5 spot

    blues for Monday Friday

    Anacruses

    Perdido

    in passing

     

    CD 3

    stolen moments

    hoe down

    Cascade

    Yearning

    images

    Six and Four

    Mama Lou

    Ralf’s New Blues

    straight ahead

    11443

    CD 4

    Main stem

    J and B

    Ho

    Latino

    Tipsy

    Tangerine

    Message

    Jungle is

    Emancipation blues

    There’s a Yearning

    Going up North

    Disillusions

    Freedom Dance

     

    Billie Holiday Disk one

     

    As time goes by

    Autumn in New York

    Billie’s blues

    blue moon

    comes love

    don’t explain

    east of the sun

    easy to love

    Embraceable you

    everything I have is yours

    A fine romance

    Georgia is on my mind

    God bless the child

    can’t face the music

     

    disc 2

     

    I cover the waterfront

    I got a right to sing the blues

    if you were mine

    Jim

    Let’s call a heart a heart

    Let’s do it this, let’s fall in love

    Love for sale

    Love me or leave me

    The lover comes back to me

    Lover man

    Miss Brown to you

    Moon Glow

     

    Disk 3

     

    My Man

    Night and Day

    please don’t talk about me when I’m gone

    please keep me in your dreams

    solitude

    spreading rhythm around

    strange fruit

    Summertime

    Tenderly

    These foolish things

    What a little Moonlight can do

    Yesterdays

    You are going to see a lot of me

    you’re so desirable

     

    Otis Rush and Buddy Guy

     

    Introduction

    Coming home baby

    Jam

    Instrumental

    All your love

    Crosscut Saw

    I wonder Why

    Buddy Guy intro jam

    Five long years

    Look On Yonder Wall

    Things that used to do

    I smell a rat

    Gambler’s Blue

    Post Show interview

     

    Willie Nelson   Song Bird

     

    Raining Day blues

    Songbird

    Blue hotel

    Back to Earth

    Stella blue

    Hallelujah

    $1000 wedding

    We don’t run

    Your Love

    Search Amazing Grace

     

     

    Make my day Back to blue Fast Eddie Clark

     

    Nothing left

    Mountains to the sea

    Make my day

    Heavy load

    fast train

    Walking too slow

    Haven’t gotten the time

    One way

    my new life

    Ethereal Blue

     

    best of ZZ Top

     

    Tush

    Waiting for the bus

    Jesus just left Chicago

    Francine

    Just got paid

    La Grange

    Blue Jean Blues

    the back door love affair

    Bear drinkers and hellraisers

    heard it on the X

     

    Neil Young’s greatest hits

     

    Down by the River

    Cowgirls in the sand

    Chinatown girl

    helpless

    after the goldrush

    only love can break your heart

    Southern Man

    Ohio

    heart of gold

    like a hurricane

    comes a time

    Hey Hey only my

    Rocking in the free world

    Harvest Moon

    Joshua tree YouTube

    Where the streets have no name

    I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

    with or without you

    the bullet the blue sky

    Running to stand still

    Red Hill mining town

    in god’s country

    a trip through your wires

    one tree Hill

    exit

    mothers of the disappeared

    Luminous times

    Walk to the water

    Spanish eyes

    deep in the heart

    silver and gold

    sweetest thing

    race against time

    where the streets have no name

    Beautiful Ghost

    Wave of Sorrow

    Dessert of our Loves

    Rise up

    Drunk Chicken

    America

     

    YS 11-28-2018

     

    Bach  Piano concerto number 7 in G minor, Simone Dinnerstein, piano

     

    Whitney Houston Disc one

    You give good love

    saving all my love for you

    the greatest love of all

    all at once

    you say my eyes are beautiful

    Didn’t we almost have it all

    Where do broken hearts go

    all the men I need

    run to you

    I have nothing

    I always love you

    Why does it hurt so bad

    I believe in you and me

    Heartbreak Hotel

    My love is your love

    Sign script different cast

    could I have this kiss forever

     

    Disc two

     

    Fine

    if I told you that

    It’s not right but it’s

    my love is your love

    Heartbreak Hotel

    I learn from the Best

    Step by step

    I’m every woman

    Queen of the night

    I will always love you

    Love will save the day

    I’m your baby tonight

    so emotional

    I wanna dance with someone who loves me

    how will I know

    the greatest love of all

    one moment in time

    the star-spangled banner

     

    Philip Glass piano Concerto number 3, Simone Dinnerstein, piano

     

    Eduardo Lalo Symphonie Espanola -Kyungwha Chun violin orchestra symphonic de Montreal

     

    Camelia Saint Saen’s violin Concerto number 1 in a major C-

    Kyungwha Chun violin orchestra symphonic de Montreal

     

    Linda Ronstadt

     

    Lose again

    The tattler

    if he’s ever near

    that’ll be the day

    Lo Siento mi Vida

    Hasten down the wind

    River of Babylon

    give one heart

    try me again

    crazy

    down so low

    promise to lay down beside me

     

    The Wallflowers

     

    One headlight

    5th Ave Heartache

    3 Marlenes

    The difference

    invisible city

    letters from the wasteland

    hand me down

    sleepwalker

    I’ve been delivered

    when you are on top

    how good it can be

    closer to you

    the beautiful side of somewhere

    God says nothing back

    Eat you sleeping

    God says nothing back

     

    An evening with Chic

     

    everyone dance

    dance dance dance

    I want your love

    I’m coming out

    upside down

    he’s the greatest dancer

    we are family

    At last, I’m free

    I’m thinking of you

    Le freak

    good times

     

     

    Sheryl Crow

     

    Run baby run

    Leaving Las Vegas

    strong enough

    can’t cry anymore

    Solidify

    the nan a Song

    What can I do for you

    all I wanna do

    we do what we can

    I shall believe

     

     

     

    Adelle 21

     

    Rolling in the deep

    rumor has it

    turning tables

    don’t you remember

    set fire to the rain

    He won’t go

    take it all

    I’ll be waiting

    only

    love song

    someone like you

     

    Babyface

     

    for the cool in you

    lady, lady

    never keeping secrets

    rock bottom

    and our feelings

    Saturday

    when can I see you

    illusions

    a bit old fashioned

    you are so beautiful

    Well Always

     

     

    BTS FACE OFF

    Ringwanderung

    Best of Me

    Japanese version

    DNA

    Not today

    Mic drop

    don’t leave me

    go go

    crystal snow

    spring day

    let’s go

    Crack

     

    Van Halen:

    Disk One

    Eruption

    It’s about time

    Up for breakfast

    Learning to sing

    Ain’t talking about love

    Finish what you started

    You got me

    Dreams

    hot for teacher

    Pound cake

    And the cradle will rock

    black and blue

    jump

    Top of the world

    oh pretty woman

    love walks in

    beautiful girls

    can’t stop loving you

    Unchained

     

    Disk Two

    Panama

    best of both worlds

    Jammie’s Crying

    Runaround

    I’ll wait

    why can’t this be love

    Running with the Devil

    When’s It, Love

    I love dancing in the street

    Not Enough

    Feels so good

    Right now

    everybody wants some

    dance the night away

    Ain’t talking about love

    Panama

    jump

     

    Benny Anderson, piano

    I let the music speak

    you and I

    Aiding

    you for the music

    Stockholm by Night

    Chess

    The day before you came

    someone else’s story

    Midnattsdans

    Marlarlsoland

    I wonder

    Embassy Lament

    Anthem

    My love, my life

    Mountain Duet

    Flickornas Run

    Enter Regret

    Trosevisa

    En Sekrit

    happy new year

    I got Bevar

     

    Caesar Frank

    Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major

     

    Debussy

    Sonata for Violin and Piano

     

    Kyungwha Chung Violin, Radu Lupu Piano

     

    Haydn  Violin  Concertos

     

    Concerto in C major

    Concerto in A major

    Concerto in G major

     

    Augustin Hadelick Violin

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

     

     

     

    Luther Vandross

     

    Shine

    Get you home

    Never too much

    Take you out

    Superstar

    Here and now

    Dance with my father

    A house is not a home

    Give me the reason

    I’d rather

    Any love

    Power of love/ love power

    Think about you

    Wait for love

    Your secret love

    The closer I get to your duet with Beyoncé

    Buy me a rose

    Endless love duet Mariah Carey

     

    Sade Ultimate Collection

    Disk One

     

    Your love is King

    Smooth Operator

    hang on to your love

    the sweetest taboo

    Is it a crime

    Never as good as the first time

    Jezebel

    Love is stronger than pride

    Paradise

    nothing can come between us

    no ordinary love

    kiss of life

    feel no pain

    Bulletproof soul

     

    CD 2

     

    Cherish the day

    Pearls

    by your side

    Immigrant

    Flow

    king of sorrow

    sweetest gift

    soldier of love

    The moon in the sky

    By Your Side

     

    Blondies Greatest hits

    Dreaming

    Call me

    one more another

    heart of glass

    The tide is high

    x offender

    hanging on the telephone call

    Rip her to Shreds

    Rapture

    atomic

    Picture this

    in the flesh

    Dennis

    I’m always touching you by your presence

    Union City blues

    The hardest part

     

    Chopin Complete Mazurkas

     

    Mazurka in G

     

    Mazurka in b flat

    Mazurka in A minor

    Mazurka in F

    Four Mazurkas  op 6

    Five Mazurkas  op 7

    Mazurka in B flat, number one

    Mazurka in D, number two

    Four Mazurkas  op 17

    Mazurka in C Number 3

    Mazurka in A Flat Number 1

    Four Mazurkas  op 21

    Mazurka in G, number 3

    Four Mazurkas  op 30

    Mazurka in A minor, number five

     

    CD 2

     

    Four Mazurkas  op 33

    Mazurka in A minor, number four

    Three Mazurkas  op 50

    Three Mazurkas  op 56

    Three Mazurkas  op 59

    Three Mazurkas  op 63

    Mazurka in A minor, op 67 number 4

    Mazurka in G minor, op 67 number 2

    Mazurka in F minor, op 67 number 1

     

    Rem Urasin, Piano

     

    Big Bang Remember

     

    Intro

    Ohahoh

    Pokunlorur

    Panchakpanchak

    Strong Baby

    Mongchanhansaram

    Ohahoh  acoustic

    Majimakainsa

    Remember

     

    Ultra trance

     

    CD one

    Guru Josh Project Infinity 2006

    Benny Benassi  Come Fly away

    Tiesto Press alone in the dark

    Randy Boyer and Kristina sky Feet No limit

    Deadmaus5 Ghost and stuff

    Axwell and Bob Sinclair What a wonderful world

    Marcus Schulz the new world

    Above and beyond On a good day

    Armin von Burien  In and out of love

    Ferry Corsten Made of love Man

    Milk inc Forever

    Basshunter All I ever wanted

     

    CD 2

    David Guetta’s Everything we touch

    Please  teardrop

    Serge Devant  Addicted

    Andy Duguid Don’t Belong

    Sia buttons

    Jes imagination

    Kaskade step 1 2

    John Dahlback Out and there

    Anent  Aratani alive

    frontier change the world

    Energy 52 café de mar

    Fragma  Memory

     

    Berge

    violin Concerto

    Bartok violin Concerto Kyungwha  Chung Violin,

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

     

     

    Schubert  Piano  trios Ashkenazy,  Zuckerman Harrel

    Now That’s what I call  the  80des

    George Michael faith

    Whitney Houston how will I know

    Paula Abdul straight up

    Rick Astley never gonna give you up

    Lionel Richie dancing on the ceiling

    The Jacksons torture

    Robert Palmer is simply irresistible

    Richard Marx doesn’t mean anything

    Bryan Adams run to you

    The police every little thing she does is magic

    Bruce Hornsby and the range the way it is

    journey separate ways

    Cyndi Lauper’s true colors

    Markita  Toy Soldiers

    Duran Duran a view to a kill

    Dead or Alive You  spin me round

    Billy Idol rebel yell

    Human League don’t you want  me

    Rockwell somebody’s watching me

     

     

    Sting The journey And the  labyrinth

     

    Flow my tears

    The lowest trees have tops

    Fantasy

    Come again

    have you seen the bright lily grow?

    In darkness let me to dwell

    Hell Hounds on my trail

    message in a bottle

     

     

    Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder road

     

    Thunder road

    Adam raised a Cain

    spirit in the night

    4th of July

    Paradise by the  C

    fire

    Growing up

     

    It is  hard to be a saint in the city

    Backstreets

    Rosalia

    come out tonight

    raise your hand

    Hungry heart

    two hearts

     

    John Fogerty

     

    Have you ever seen the rain

    Travelling Band

    Down on the corner

    Born on the  Bayou

    Lodi

    Center field

    Hot rod heart

    Southern Streamline

    Déjà vu

    Premonition

    Almost Saturday night

     

     

    Aerosmith

     

    CD one

     

    Let the music do the talking

    My fist your face

    shame on you

    heart done  time

    rag Doll

    The dude looks like a lady

    Angel

    hangmen jury

    Permanent vacation

    Young lust

    The other side

    What it takes

    monkey on my back

    loving in an elevator

    Janie’s Got a Gun

    ain’t Enough

    Walk this way

     

    CD Two

     

    Eat the Rich

    Love me two times

    Head First

    living on the edge

    Don’t stop

    Can’t stop messing

    Amazing

    Crying

    crazy

    shut up and dance

    Deuces are wild

    walk on water

    Blind man

    Falling in love It’s hard on the knees

    Dream on

    Hole in my  Soul

    sweet emotion

     

     

    rock revolution David  Garrett

     

    In the air tonight

    Born in the USA

    Stairway to heaven

    superstition

    Bittersweet Symphony

    killing in the name

    purple rain

    Eye of the Tiger

    fix you

    concerto number one

    the well-dressed guitar

    You’re the inspiration

    Duel Guitar  Vs Violin

    Bahamian Rhapsody

    earth song

     

    blue oyster Coat superhits

    Don’t fear the reaper

    this ain’t this summer of love

    Godzilla

    the red and the black

    OD’d on life itself

    going through the motions

    Black Blade

    screaming diz busters

    burning for you

    Flaming telegrams

     

    9 inch Nails broken

    Pinion

    Wish

    Last

    help me I am in hell

    happiness in slavery

    Gave  up

     

     

     

     

    December 19 2018 YS library

     

    STYX

     

    Overture

    Gone gone gone

    Hundred Million  miles

    Trouble at the big show

    Locomotive

    radio silence

    the greater good

    Time may bend

    Red Storm

    All systems stable

    Khedive

    The outpost

    Mission to Mars

     

    Walking in the air Howard Blake

     

    walking in the air

    music box theme

    Laura’s theme

    Prelude for vova

    Speech after long silence

    8 Piano Pieces

    Dances for two pianos

    Sonata  for  two pianos

    piano fantasy

    four easy pieces

    romanza

    haiku for Yu-Che

    Parting

     

    George Benson  Inspiration

    Mona Lisa

    just one of those things

    unforgettable

    Walking  My Baby Back home

    When I Fall in Love

    Route 66

    Ballerina

    Smile

    Straighten Up and fly right

    Too young

    I am going to sit down and write myself a letter

    Mona Lisa

     

    Shostakovich

    Cello Sonata in D minor

    Moderato for Cello and Piano

     

    Sergey Prokofiev

    Cello Sonata in C Major

    Real Carnival

    Caballeria do zeze

    Quem Sabe Sabe

    Me da um dinhiero ai

    Saca-rolma

    Turm do funil

    Trem das onze

    Recordar

    De Laterna na mao

    Tristeza

    Attire a primeria Pedro

    Festa para uum rei negro

    Mascara negra

    Cicade maravihosa

    Trasplantae de corinthiano

    Marcha de cueca

    Mamae eu quiero

    Allah-la-o

    Exatacao a mangueira

    a fonte secou

    maduriera chorou

    todo dia e dia

    maracangalha

    enlouqueci

    vem chegando a madrugado

     

    the goat Rodeo  Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile

     

    Attaboy

    quarter chicken dark

    helping hand…

    Where is my bow?

    Here and Heaven

    Franz and the Eagle

    Less is moi

    hill justice

    no one but you

    Goat Rodeo

     

    Rachmaninov

    Sonata for Cello and Piano

     

    Sonic Youth

     

    Sacred trickster

    Antenna

    Poison arrow

    no way

    anti-orgasm

    What we know

    Malibu Gas Station

    Walk in blue

    Leaking Lifeboat

    Calming the Snake

    Thunderclap for Bobby’s pin

    Massage The History

     

    Shostakovich

    Piano Quintet

     

    Blue note All Stars Our Point of View

     

    Disk one

     

    Bruce’s Vibe

    Cycling through Reality

    Meanings

    Hannah

    witch hunt

    second light

     

    disc 2

     

    Masquelier Feast

    Bayyinah

    Message of hope

    freedom dance

    Bruce, the last Dinosaur

     

    Red Barrett Shuggy JI

     

     

    Human Bot

    Menu Lene

    Shuggy Ji

    Burning instinct

    Dama dam mast Oatlandar

    Shakti

    Apna Punjab Hove

    private dancers

    FIP

    little betelnut

    Azad Azad

    Aarthi

     

    Duke Ellington Newport to Paris

     

    Black power

    Take the A train

    Up Jump

    Black Butterfly

    Things ain’t what they used to be

    El Gato

    Satin Doll

    Diminuendo and crescendo in blue

     

    Ultra Hits

     

    Maino Feat – all of the above

    Gorilla Zoo – echo

    Ne-Yo because of you

    Pitbull I know you want me

    Rihanna breaking dishes

    DJ class, I’m the Ish

    MIMS move if you wanta

    Young Jeezy feat  My President

    GS Boy’s Stanky leg

    OJ Da Juice man Make the Trap Say, Aye

    Slim Thing  I run

    Remedy Featuring Da Pounders’s hot music

    Pleasure P Boyfriend # 2

    Chelly Took the Night

    Punjabi MC beware of the boys

    Enur featuring Bennie Man and Natalie Storm Whine

    Sharon Feature Kid Cudi She Came Along

     

    The classic trumpet

    Baldassare Sonata No 1 for Cornetto and Strings

    Hertel trumpet concerto

    Marcello Concerto in D

    Tartini  Concerto in D Major

    Neruda Concerto in E Flat for trumpet and Strings

    JS Bach Suite in D

    Handel Suite in D Major for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo

     

     

    BB King Live

    Mr. King comes on stage

    why I sing the blues

    I need you so

    A bad case of love

    blues man

    When love comes to town

    over again

    you are my sunshine

    Rock Me, baby,

    Hey to the highway

    the thrill is gone

    when the Saints come marching in

     

    B.B. King one kind favor

     

    See that my Grave is Kept clean

    I get so weary

    Get these blues off of me

    How many more years

    waiting for your call

    my love is down

    world went wrong

    Blues before Sunrise

    midnight blues

    Backwater Blues

    Sitting on top of the world

    tomorrow night

     

    JS Bach Trios Yo Yo Ma,  Chris Thile  Edgar Meyer

     

    Trio Sonata number 6  in G Major

    Prelude number 9 in A Major From Well Tempered clavier Book 1

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme

    Fugue number 20 in A minor From Well Tempered clavier Book 11

    Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesus Christ

    Prelude and fugue number 18 in E Minor

    Passepied from keyboard paritia in G Major

    Kommest du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter

    Contrapuncturs 13 from the art of the Fugue

    Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott

    Sonata for Viola De Gamba

     

    Andre Previn

     

    Piano Concerto

    Guitar Concerto

     

    Rachmaninoff  Four Piano Concertos, Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra

    Piano Concerto no 1 in F Sharp minor

    Piano Concerto no 2 in C Minor

    Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor

    Piano Concerto no 4 in G Minor

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

     

     

    All in my mind Doctor Lonnie  Smith

    Juju

    Devika

    50 ways to leave your lover

    On a Misty Night

    Alhambra

    All in My Mind

    Up Jumped Spring

     

    Bob Corritore And Friends 2018 Don’t let the devil ride

     

    Bring Home This Morning

    Tell Me, Momma

    The  Glide

    Laundromat Blues

    Fork in The Road

    Lovely Dovey Lovey One

    Don’t Let the Devil Ride

    Willie Mae

    Steal Your Joy

    I Was a Fool

    Blues Why You Worry Me? Thundering and Raining

     

     

     

     

     

    Drew’s Famous Halloween Dance and Party Music

     

    Ghost Buster

    Monster Mash

    Adams Family Theme

    Thriller

    The Time Warp

    Knock On Wood

    Ring My Bell

    Gonna Make You Sweat

    Kung Fu Fighting

    Nightmare On My Street

    Trick or Treat

    Poison Punch

    Dance Till You Drop

    Casting A Spell

    Spooky Groove

    The Devil Will Dance

    Transylvania

     

    Jazz at Lincoln Center

     

    2 Degrees East 3 Degrees West

    Animal Dance

    Django

    John Batiste Introduces The Band

    Deluancey’s  Dilemma

    La Cantatrice

    Pulcinella

    Spanish Steps

    Wynton Marsalis Discuses  John Lewis

    Two Bass Hit

     

    Katie Webster  the Swamp Boogie Queen

    It’s Good To See You

    Basin Street Blues

    Katie’s Boogie

    I Want You To Love Me

    Sea of Love

    So Far Away

    Two Fisted Mama

    Hobo Blues

    I’m Bad

    Got My Mojo Working

    Lord I Wonder and Spiritual Medly

    Precious Lord Take My Hand

    Swing Low Sweet Chariot

    Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen

    Down By The Riverside

    Honest I Do

    I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

    Try a Little Tenderness

    Sitting on The Dock of the Bay

     

     

    John Lee Hooker and friends  featuring Charlie Brown, Eric Clapton, Ry Codder, Robert Cray,  Ben Harper,  Booker T Jones, Los Lobos, Van Morrison, Charles Musselwhite

    Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Ike Turner, Jimmy Vaughan

     

    Boogie Chillen

    This is hip

    The Healer

    I cover the waterfront

    Boom boom

    I’m in the Mood

    Burning Hell

    Tupelo,

    Baby Lee

    Dimples

    Chill out

    Big Legs tight skirt

    Don’t Look Back

    Up and Down

     

    Pieces of a Dream, Just Funkin Around

     

    Right Back At Cha

    Just Funkin Around

    Shaken, Not Stirred

    Sensuosity

    Fast Lane

    A New Day

    No Doubt

    Let’s Do This

    Manhattan

     

    Seal Standards

     

    Luck be a lady

    Autumn Leaves

    I Put A Spell On You

    They Can’t Take That Away From Me

    Anyone That Knows What Love Is

    Love For Sale

    My Funny Valentine

    I Got You Under My Skin

    I’m Beginning To See The Light

    It Was A Very Goodyear

    Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It, it Snow

    Christmas Song Chestnuts Roasting

     

    Jazz at Lincoln Center – Handful of Keys

    Diana Krall When I look into your eyes

     

    Let’s Play Some Music and Dance

    Devil May Care

    Let’s Fall in Love

    When I Look in Your Eyes

    Popsicle Toes

    I Got You Under My Skin

    I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

    I’ll String Along with You

    East of The Sun, West of The Moon

    Pick Yourself Up

    The Best Thing for You

    Do It Again

     

    Sara McLachlan  After Glow Live

     

    Leonard Bernstein Early Years

     

    Tower of Power Soul Side of Town 50th anniversary

    East Bay all-day

    Hanging with my Baby

    Do You Like That?

    On the Soul Side of Town

    Love Must be Patient and Kind

    Butter Fried

    Selah

    Let it go

    Stop

    When Love Takes Control

    After Hours

    I can’t stop Thinking About You

    East Bay Oakland Style

     

    War of 1814 rock opera

    The Battle of Baltimore

    The Fugueness of King George

    War Hawk

    To Rockin to lose

    I’m so no cupcake

    Burning Down the White House

    Narrator Interlude Big Ass Flag

    Baltimore Rock City

    Black Powder

    Baltimore or Hell

    Empire of Love

    Killing the General

    Narrator Interlude Bombardment

    run the flag up the pole, and see who salutes

    Narrator Interlude – The Battle of Baltimore

    I’ll hold my Ground Big Ass Flag reprise

     

    Paul Shaffer’s Worlds Most Dangerous Band

    Chaka Khan Essential Chaka Khan

    Bassoon Trios

    Francois Denievene Sonata in C

    Gaetan Donizetti Trio in F

    Beethoven Trio

     

    Ne-Yo Libra Scale

    Smetana

    Czech dances

    On the Seashore

     

    John Lee Hooker King of the Boogie Five CD Set

     

     

    Jan 25 YS

    Boccherini

    Quintet Op 29

    Quintet Op 18

    Quintet Op 41

     

    Brahms

     

    Horn Trio

     

    Healing Music to Soothe the Mind and Body

     

    Debussy Preludes

    Saint Saens  The Swan

    JS Bach  Goldberg Variations

    Mozart  Serenade in G

    Chopin nocturne in E flat

    JS Bach  Cantata

    Massenet meditation

    Caccini  Ave Maria

    JS  Bach Air on a G String

    Vaughan William The Lark Ascending

    Brahms Lullaby

     

    Schubert

     

    Piano Trio No 1

    Piano Trio No 2

     

    Schuman  (horn trio)

     

    Andante and Variations

    Adagio and Allegro

     

    Rachmaninov

     

    Etudes-Tableaux

    Variations on a theme by Corelli

     

    Ultimate Luther Vandross

     

    Shine

    Got You Home

    Never Too Much

    Take You Out

    Superstar Tell You Come Back to Me

    Here and Now

    Dance with My Father

    A House is Not a Home

    Give Me the Reason

    I’d Rather

    Any Love

    Power of Love

    Love Power

    Think About You

    Wait for Love

    Your Secret Love

    Closer I Get to You  – Duet with Beyoncé

    Buy Me A  Rose

    Endless Love Duet with Mariah Carey

     

    Here’s Little Richard

     

    Disc One

     

    Tutti Fruiti

    True, Fine Mama

    Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave

    Ready Teddy

    Baby

    Slipping And Sliding

    Long Tall Sally

    Miss Ann

    Oh Why

    Jenny Jenny

    She’s Got It

     

    Disk 2

    Tutti Fruiti

    True, Fine Mama

    Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave

    Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave

    Ready Teddy

    Ready Teddy

    Baby

    Baby

    Slipping And Sliding

    Slipping And Sliding

    Long Tall Sally

    Long Tall Sally

    Miss Ann

    Miss Ann

    Miss Ann

    Oh Why

    Oh Why

    Rip It Up

    Rip It Up

    Rip It Up

    Rip It Up

    She’s Got It

     

     

    Keith Urban Fuse

     

    Somewhere In My Car

    Even The Stars Fall

    Cop Car

    Shame

    Good Thing

    We Were Us

    Love’s Poster Child

    She’s My 11

    Come Back to Me

    Red Camaro

    Little Bit Of Everything

    Raise Em Up

    Heart Like Mine

     

     

    Celtic Woman a New Journey

     

    The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun

    The Prayer

    Newgrange

    Over The Rainbow

    Granuaile’s Dance

    The Blessing

    Dalaman

    Beyond the Sea

    Last Rose of Summer

    Caledonia

    Lascia Ch’io Pianga

    Carrickfergus

    Vivaldi’s Rain

    The Voice

    Scarborough Fair

    Mo Ghile Mear

     

    Joan Baez in Concert Part Two

     

    Once I Had a Sweetheart

    Jackaroo

    Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright

    We Shall Overcome

    Portland Town

    Queen Of Hearts

    Manha de Carnival Te Ador

    Long black Veil

    Fennario

    Nu Belle Cordilo

    With God on Our Side

    Hush Little Baby

    Battle Hymn of the Republic

    Rambler, Gambler

    Railroad Bill

    Death of Emmet Till

    Tomorrow Is A Long Time

    When First Unto This Country A Stranger I Came

     

    Joshua Bell

     

    Bruch Scottish Fantasy

    Bruch Violin Concerto No 1 in G Minor

     

    Joshua Bell

     

    Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor

    Bach Violin Concerto in E Major

    Chaconne

    Air

    Gavotte En Rondeau

     

    Glen Gold Goldberg Variations

     

    Disk One

     

    Aria

    Variation 1

    Variation 2

    Variation 3

    Variation Cannon on the Unison

    Variation 4

    Variation 5

    Variation 6 Cannon on the Second

    Variation 7

    Variation 8

    Variation 9  Cannon on the Third

    Variation 10 Fughetta

    Variation 11

    Variation 12 Cannon on the Forth

    Variation 13

    Variation 14

    Variation 15 Cannon on the Fifth

    Variation 16 Overture

    Variation 17

    Variation 18 Cannon on the Sixth

    Variation 19

    Variation 20

    Variation 21 Cannon on the Seventh

    Variation 22  Alla Breve

    Variation 23

    Variation 24  Cannon on the Octave

    Variation 25

    Variation 26

    Variation 27 Cannon on the Ninth

    Variation 28

    Variation 30

    Variation 31

    Variation 32 Quodlibet

    Variation Aria De Capo

     

    Concerto Italiano

     

    JS Bach Italian Concerto

    Nino Rota Sarabanda

    Vivaldi Concerto # 3

    Pasculli Ommagio a Bellini

    Leonardo De Lorenzo  Divertimento

    Pietro Mascagni Intermezzo sinfonico

    Giacomo Puccini E Lucernva le Stelle

    Luigi Denza Funiculi, Fenicula

    Clapton

     

    Traveling Alone

    Rocking Chair

    River Runs Deep

    Judgment Day

    How Deep is the Ocean

    My Very Good Friend the Milk Man

    Can’t Hold Out Much Longer

    That’s No Way to Get Along

    Everything

    Will Be Alright

    Diamonds Made from Rain

    When Someone Thinks You are Wonderful

    Hard Times Blues

    Running Back to Your Side

    Autumn Leaves

     

    Chuck

    Wonderful Woman

    Big Boys

    You Go to My Head

    3/4 Time (Enchiladas)

    Darlin

    Lady B Goode

    She Still Loves You

    Jamaica Moon

    Dutchman

    Eyes of Man

     

     

    Buddy Guy Otis Rush live in Chicago in 1988

     

    Introduction

    Coming Home Baby

    Jam

    Instrumental

    All Your Love

    Crosscut Saw

    I Wonder Why

    Buddy Guy Intro Jam

    Five Long Years

    Look on Yonder Wall

    All the Things I Used to Do

    I Smell a Rat

    Gambler’s Blues

    Post-Show Interview Buddy

     

     

     

    Beyoncé

    Pretty Hurts

    Haunted

    Drunk in Love Featuring Jay Z

    Blow

    Angel

    Partition

    Jealous

    Rocket Mine Featuring Drake

    XO

    Flawless Featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Superpower Featuring Frank Ocean

    Heaven Blue Featuring Blue Ivy

    Pretty Hurts

    Ghost

    Haunted

    Drunk in Love

    Blow

    Flow

    Angel

    Yonce

    Partition

    Jealous Rocket Mine XO

    Flawless Superpower Heaven

     

    Rhythm, Country, and Blues

     

    Vince Gill And Gladys Knight Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

    Al Green And Lyle Lovett’s Funny How Time Slips Away

    Aaron Neville Trisha Yearwood I Fall to Pieces

    Little Richard And Tanya Tucker Something Else

    Patti Labelle Travis Tritt Something Is Wrong With My Baby

    Sam Moore Conway Twitty Rainy Night in Georgia

    Clint Black Pointer Sisters Chain of Fools

    Natalie Cole Reba McEntire Since I Fell for You

    Chet Atkins Southern Nights

    The Staple Sisters Marty Stewart the Weight

    George Jones B.B. King Patches

     

     

    American Sound Book 2.0 Carl Sandberg

     

    Horse Named Bill

    Colorado Trail

    Duncan And Brady

    I Ride Old Paint

    Tell Old Bill

    Go Away from My Window

    Range of the Buffalo

    When We Gonna Marry

    Virginia Gals

    Delia’s Gone

    Portland County Jail

    Lonesome Traveler

    No More Booze

    Days Of 49

    Times Are Getting Hard

    Jesse Janes

    Frozen Logger

    Kentucky Moonshiner

    Titanic

    When I Lay this Body Down

    Cocaine Bill

    Morphine Sue

     

     

    Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet

    Cinderella

    War and Peace

    Love of Three Oranges

     

    Robert Schuman

     

    Aberg Variations

    Fantasia in C

    Fasjomgssjwank As Wien

     

    Joesph Haydn

     

    Violin Concerto 1 C major

    Violin Concerto 1 A major

    Violin Concerto 1 G major

     

     

    Larry Kogan Violin

     

    Disk one

     

    Handle violin sonata nu 1 C major

    Brahms Scherzo in C from FAE Sonata

    JS Bach Sonata in C

     

    Disk Two

     

    Falla Suite Populaire Espanola

    Ravel Tizane

    Debussy Beau Aire

    Saraste  Zapaseato

     

    Shostakovich Violin Concerto

     

    Best of Broadway

     

    Oklahoma Finale

    Sue Me from Fun Guys And Dolls

    On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady

    There’s No Business Like Show Business from Annie Get Your Gun

    Tonight From West Side Story

    Til There Was You from The Music Man

    The Sound of Music from The Sound Of Music

    Impossible Dream from Man Of La Mancha

    Big Spender from Sweet Charity

    Mama from Mama

    Superstar from Jesus Christ Superstar

    Day by Day  from God Spell

    Ease on Down the Road from The Wiz

    One from Chorus Line

    Tomorrow from Annie

    Don’t Cry for Me Argentina from Evita

    Memory from  Cats

    Strike Up the Band from My One And Only

    Bring Him Home from Les Misérables

    The Music of the Night from the Phantom of the Opera

     

     

    Original Flava

     

    Rest of Me

    Put Yourself in My Shoes

    Reality

    Country Funkin

    Got to Give

    Mother’s Tongue

    Dream Come True

    Never Stop

    Head Hunters Live

    A Day at the Seashore

     

     

     

    Norman Brown Let it go

     

    Lessons of The Spirit

    It Keeps Coming Back

    Let It Go

    Ooh Child

    Conversations

    Living Out Your Destiny

    Holding You

    The North Star

    Very Woman

    Liberated

    Remember Who You Are

    Man in The Mirror

     

    Journey the Frontier Tour

     

    Chain Reactions

    Wheels in the Sky

    Line of Fire

    Still, They Ride

    Open Arms

    No More Lies

    Back Talk

    Edge of the Blade

    Jonathan Cain On Keys

    Rubicon

    Steve Smith On Drums

    Escape

    Faithfully

    Who’s Crying Now

    Don’t Stop Believing

    Stone In Love

    Keep On Running

    Lights

     

    Quiet money

    Blue’s Got Blue

    Sample Ain’t Easy

    Do You Even Know

    Wrong To Be Right

    Quiet Money

    Put Some Salt On  It

    Line by Line

    Time Is Now

    I Would Have Been Wrong

    Not Today

    True to Form
    You Got Two

    Who’s Gonna Close My Eyes

     

     

    Pops My Gershwin Music of George Gershwin

     

    An American In Paris

     

    Suite from Porgy

     

    Prelude

    Summer Time

    I’ve Got Plenty of Nothing

    Bess, You is My Woman Now

    I Can’t Sit Down

    Ain’t Necessarily So

    I Loves You Porgy

    There’s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon For New York

    Lord, I’m On My Way

     

    Selection from Girl Crazy

     

    I got Rhythm

    Embraceable you

    Bidding My Time

    But Not for Me

    I Got Rhythm

     

    Rhapsody in blue

     

    Arvo  Part Symphonies

     

    Symphony 1

    Symphony 2

    Symphony 3

    Symphony 4

     

    The Classic Trumpet

    Baldassare Sonata no 1 for cornetto

    Hertel Trumpet Concerto

    Marcello Concerto no 3 in D minor

    Tartini Trumpet Concerto in D Major

    Neruda Concerto in E Flat

    Js Bach Suite in D

    Handel Suite in D major

     

    Serenade Music for Saxophone and Piano

    Adagio for alto saxophone and piano

    Solitude for solo piano

    Serenade for solo alto saxophone

    Scherzo for alto saxophone and piano

    Grand sonata for alto saxophone and piano

    Adagio

    Scherzo

    Finale theme and variation

     

    Martha Argerich and Friends

    Ravel Gaspard De la nuit

    Busoni Violin concerto

    Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos

    Falla Two Spanish Dances

    Ravel Piano Concerto

    Beethoven Choral Fantasy

    Brahms Horn Trio

    Berg kammerkonzert for Piano

    JS Bach Violin Sonata

    Debussy prelude a l’apres -midid’un faune

    Nisinman Hombre Tango

     

    Mary J Blige

    No One Will Do

    Enough Crying

    About You

    Be Without You

    Gonna Break Through

    Good Woman Down

    Take Me As I Am

    Baggage

    Can’t Hide From Love

    MJB Da MVP

    Can’t Get Enough

    Ain’t Love

    I Found My Everything

    Father in You

    Alone

    One Too Many

     

    Mozart in the Morning

     

    Overture from Marriage of Figaro

    Eine ideine Nachtmusik

    Presto from Symphony No 28

    Horn Concerto

    Sonata No 15

    Notte e gionro faticr from Don Giovanni

    Madamina, il catalogo e question from Don Giovanni

    Fin ch’han dal vino from Don Giovanni

    3 rondo from Flute Concerto No 1

    Allegro from divertimento no 1

    German Dance

    Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata

    Allegro from Symphony no 31 Paris

    Divertimento no11 in D

    Serenade in D

    Finale from Wind Serenade no 10 in b flat

    Presto from a Musical Joke

     

    Stravinsky Symphonies

    Symphony in 3 movements

    Symphony in C

    Symphony of Psalms

     

    Schubert Piano Sonatas

    Barry White The Icon is Love

     

    Practice What You Preach

    There It Is

    I Only Want to Be With You

    The Time is Right

    Baby’s Home

    Come On

    Love is the Icon

    Sexy Undercover

    Don’t You Want to Know

    Whatever We Had

     

     

    Don Henley Inside Job

     

    Nobody Else in The World But You

    Taking You Home

    For My Wedding

    Everything Is Different Now

    Working It

    Goodbye to A River

    Inside Job

    They Are Not Here They Are Not Coming

    Damn It Rose

    Miss Ghost

    The Genie

    Annabelle slow jam

    My Thanksgiving

     

     

    Bob Dylan Tell Tale Signs

    Disk One

    Mississippi

    Most of the Time

    Dignity

    Someday Baby

    Red River Shore

    Tell Old Bill

    Born In Time

    Can’t Wait

    Everything Is Broken

    Dreaming of You

    Huck’s Tune

    Marching to the City

    High Water

     

    Disk Two

    Mississippi

    32 Blues

    Series of Dreams

    God Knows

    Can’t Escape From You

    Dignity

    Ring Them Bells

    Cocaine Blues

    Ain’t Talking

    The Girl on the Greenbrier Shore

    Lonesome Day Blues

    Miss the Mississippi

    The Lonesome River

    Cross the Green Mountain

     

    Bob Dylan Trouble No More

    Slow Train

    Gotta Save Somebody

    I Believe in You

    When You Gonna Wake Up

    When He Returns

    Man Gave Names To All the animals

    Precious Angels

    Covenant Woman

    Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking

    Do Right To Me Baby

    Solid Rock

    What Can I Do For You

    Saved

    In The Garden

     

    Disc 2

     

    Slow Train

    Ain’t Gonna Go To Hell for anybody

    Gotta Serve Someone

    Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One

    Saving Grace

    Blessed is the Name

    Solid Rock

    Are You Ready

    Pressing On

    Shot of Love

    Dead Man, Dead Man

    Watered Down Love

    In the Summertime

    The Groom Still Waiting at The Altar

    Caribbean Wind

    Every Grain of Sand

     

     

     

    BB King Blues on the Bayou

    Blue’s Boys Tune

    Bad Case of Love

    I’ll Survive

    Mean Old World

    Blues Man

    Broken Promise

    Darling What Happened

    Shake It Up And Go

    Blues We Like

    Good Man Gone Bad

    If I Lost You

    Tell Me Baby

    I Got Somebody’s Outside Help I Don’t Need

    Blues In G

    If That Ain’t It I Quit

     

     

    Concerto Italiano Ensemble Dix

     

    JS Bach Italian concert

    Nino Rota Sarabanda

    Antonio Vivaldi Concerto Op 3 Nu 9

    Antonio Pasculli Ommagio a Bellini

    Leonardo De Lorenzo Divertimento Nu 2

    Pietro Mascagni Intermezzo Sinfonico

    Giacomo Puccini E Lucevan Le Stele

    Luigi Denza Funiculi, Funiculi

     

    Liszt Faust Symphony,

    Liszt Siegfried Jerusalem

    Solti Hungarian Connections

    George Winston Spring Carousel

    Carousel 1

    Carousel 2

    Muted Dream

    More Than You Know

    Many Clocks

    Ms. Mystery 1

    Unrequited Love

    Dream 2

    Night Blooming Carousel

    Fess Carousels

    Ms. Mystery 2

    Pixie # 13 in C

    Miss Mystery 3

    Rekindling Love

    Requited Love

     

    Bria with a Twist

    My Baby Just Cares for Me

    Sway

    Alright OK You Win So Bosa Nova

    Cocktails for Two

    Whatever Lola Wants

    Dance Me to the End of Love

    It’s Oh So Quiet

    How I Know

    Hi Hat Trumpet And Rhythm

    Back In Your Backyard

    Same Kind of Crazy

    Thinking Out

    Loud Time to Go

     

    Brahms Cello Sonatas

    Brahms Hungarian Dances

    Bartok

    Hungarian Sketches

    Romanian Dances

    Kodaly

    Harry Janos Suite

    Liszt

    Mephisto Waltz

    Der Tauzin de Dorfschenke

    The Dance in the Village Inn

    Urgarishche Rhapsody

     

    Weiner

     

    Introduction and Scherzo

     

     

    End Music List 2019

     

     

     

    2020 skipped

     

     

     

    2021 skipped

     

     

     

     

     

    January 27, 1756 – Salzburg

    Died:

    December 5, 1791 – Vienna

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quick Facts:

    Of the 41 symphonies that Mozart wrote, only two are in a minor key, both of which are in g minor (Symphony 25 & 40).

    Mozart’s music was often criticized as being too complex and “having too many notes.”

    Mozart was known to take familiar musical lines from one piece of music and insert them into another piece of music.

    Symphonic Works

    Symphony No. 25, K. 183 – g minor – 1773

    Symphony No. 35 Haffner, K. 385 – D Major – 1782

    Symphony No. 36 Linz, K. 425 – C Major – 1783

    Symphony No. 38 Prague, K. 504 – D Major – 1786

    Symphony No. 39, K. 543 – E flat Major – 1788

    Symphony No. 40, K. 550 – g minor – 1788

    Symphony No. 41 Jupiter, K. 551 – C Major – 1788

    Opera

    La finta semplice, K. 51 – 1768

    Mitridate, re di Ponto , K. 87 – 1770

    Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 – 1782

    Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 – 1786

    Così fan tutte, K. 588 – 1790

    Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 – 1791

    Requiem

    Requiem Mass, K. 626 – d minor – 1791

    Suggested Reading

    The Haffner Symphony

    Composer Biographies

    Mozart Resources

    The Mozart Project

    Classical Music Pages: Mozart

    1. A. Mozart

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    1. Barber Symphony No. 1 in G Major

    Samuel Barber, a 20th-century American composer, wrote this symphony in 1936. Its orchestration is similar to that of Mahler’s 9th, and its complex chords and layered instrumentation give chills down your spine. This symphony is a great addition to any symphony collection.

    1. Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G Major

    Haydn skillfully creates another thoroughly enjoyable symphony, the “Surprise” Symphony. It comes from the original German nickname “Paukenschlag” meaning bass base drum impact. The first movement’s soft melodies and lifting harmonies may put one to sleep. Haydn, knowing this, created a simple melody followed by a large “impact” in the second movement to wake those who fell asleep. The third and fourth movements provide a delightful ending to this classical symphony.

    1. Dvorak Symphony No. 9 in e minor

    Dvorak created this symphony in 1893. It’s hard to believe something that can sound this modern is over 100 years old. Dvorak composed the symphony in the spirit of the folklore of African Americans and American Indians after coming to America. He achieved his greatest success at the world premier of this symphony with the New York Philharmonic on American soil.

    Symphony

    Symphony No. 1, c minor – 1865

    Symphony No. 2, B flat Major – 1865

    Symphony No. 3, E flat Major – 1873

    Symphony No. 4, d minor – 1874

    Symphony No. 5, F Major – 1875

    Symphony No. 6, D Major – 1880

    Symphony No. 7, d minor – 1885

    Symphony No. 8, G Major – 1889

    Symphony No. 9, New World Symphony, e minor – 1893

    Choral Works

    Mass in D Major – 1887

    Te Deum – 1892

    Requiem – 1890

    Suggested Reading

    Dvorak: Top Ten Symphony List

    Classical Composer Profiles

    Symphony FAQ

    Dvorak Resources

    Dvorak Biography

    Dvorak, The composer

    Dvorak Repertoire

    Related Articles

    Profile of Antonin Dvorak

    Gustav Mahler – A Profile of Composer Gustav Mahler

    Symphony Music Composers – Composers of Symphonies

    More Symphony Music Composers

     

     

    1. Ives Symphony No. 1 in d minor

     

    Ives wrote this symphony after being influenced by Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 (mvmt. 2), Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (mvmt. 3), Schubert’s “Unfinished” symphony (mvmt. 1), and Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” (mvmt. 4). He had good taste! It is interesting to see how one person can interpret all of these symphonies and put them into “his own words”. This symphony is a must-have for any collection.

     

     

    The World’s Best Orchestras

     

    A Look at 20 Leading Symphony Orchestras

    By Aaron Green, About.com Guide

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    In 2008, Gramophone (one of the world’s most respected classical music publications since its founding in 1923) took on the monumental task of ranking the world’s best orchestras (see the full story here). With a panel composed of eleven renowned music critics from the United States, France, Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Korea, Gramophoneonly ranked orchestras of similar nature: modern romantic symphonies, or those known for their Mahlers, Wagners, Verdis, Strausses, and Dvoraks. Symphony orchestras that only specialize in a certain type of music like baroque or renaissance music were omitted. Even with the omissions, the field was left wide open, and the eleven judges had to analyze dozens and dozens of orchestras on an individual basis. It’s hard enough for two people to agree upon a top pick list, let alone eleven, so we can assume that the list, though still subjective, can be trusted. Even if you don’t agree with the ranking (or feel some orchestras like the Philadelphia Orchestra were missing in action), many would agree that the orchestras on the list are deserving.

    1. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam

    Starting in 1888, the Royal Concertgebouw has been performing classical music for over 120 years. At the time of this ranking, Mariss Jansons was the chief conductor. Jansons was elected to the position in 2004 and remains to this day. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has a very unique sound, largely in part to the fact that it has only had six chief conductors since its establishment. And with a collection of nearly a thousand recordings, it’s easy to see why this orchestra takes its position at the top.

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Website

    1. Berlin Philharmonic

    Founded in 1882, the Berlin Philharmonic has had ten principal conductors, with its latest being Sir Simon Rattle since 2002. It’s no surprise to see the Berlin Philharmonic in this position, especially since under Rattle, the orchestra has won a handful of BRIT Awards, Grammys, Gramophone Awards, and more.

    Berlin Philharmonic Website

    1. Vienna Philharmonic

    The Vienna Philharmonic is a very popular orchestra with six and thirteen-year waiting lists for its weekday and weekend subscription tickets. And with one of the world’s best concert halls and a grueling audition process for its musicians, it’s not hard to understand why it is so well-liked and highly regarded.

    Vienna Philharmonic Website

    1. London Symphony Orchestra

    Since its founding in 1904, the LSO has quickly become one of the world’s most well-known orchestras; in part due to their extensive involvement in original film scores like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter, Braveheart, and The Queen.

    London Symphony Orchestra Website

    1. Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Coming in at number five on the list, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s highly regarded brass section boosted them above all the United States leading orchestras. Known as one of the U.S.’s “Big 5” orchestras, Daniel Barenboim leads the orchestra at the time of this ranking. It is now under the baton of renowned conductor, Riccardo Muti.

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Website

    1. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Founded in 1949, this relatively young orchestra has had only five chief conductors: Eugen Jochum (1949–1960), Rafael Kubelík (1961–1979), Sir Colin Davis (1983–1992), Lorin Maazel (1993–2002), and Mariss Jansons (2003–present). Because they are a radio orchestra, every nuance can be picked up by the microphones; the musicians must be highly technical and emphatic for every note on the page.

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Website

    1. Cleveland Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Möst has been leading the Cleveland Orchestra since 2002. With their extensive touring across the U.S. and abroad, their long-term relationships with several leading orchestras, and Welser-Möst’s ongoing reinvention and inspiring interpretations of popular classical music, the Cleveland Orchestra, another of the U.S.’s “Big 5” orchestras, has rightfully earned their inclusion within this list.

    Cleveland Orchestra Website

    1. Los Angeles Philharmonic

    The Los Angeles Philharmonic was founded in 1919. Their “forward-thinking” interpretations and their ability to remold and remodel their performances at the whim of the conductor, give this orchestra a unique advantage. The orchestra now resides in the abstract Walt Disney Concert Hall.

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Website

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    1. Budapest Festival Orchestra

    This “baby” orchestra was founded in 1983, but despite its young age, has become a leading world orchestra. Iván Fischer, the orchestra’s founder, and music director set out to create an orchestra that would influence and invigorate the musical life and culture of Hungary – and that he did.

    Budapest Festival Orchestra Website

    1. Dresden Staatskapelle

    Unlike the Budapest Festival Orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle has been performing for over 450 years! The orchestra has a rich and varied history, as well as a beautiful concert hall, which lends to the orchestra’s unique sound.

    Dresden

    1. Boston Symphony Orchestra

    The third “Big 5” member on the list is the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 1881, the Boston Symphony Orchestra has spent most of its life in the Boston Symphony Hall, which was modeled after Vienna’s Musikverein. The Boston Symphony Orchestra was the first orchestra to perform live on radio (NBC, 1926). At the time of this listing, renowned conductor, James Levine led the orchestra.

    1. New York Philharmonic

    The fourth “Big 5” on the list, the New York Philharmonic is the oldest U.S. orchestra since its founding in 1842. With over a dozen Grammy awards under its belt, the orchestra was lead by Lorin Maazel from 2002-2009. Currently, the NY Philharmonic is led by Alan Gilbert.

    New York Philharmonic Website

    1. San Francisco Symphony

    Established in 1911, the San Francisco Symphony, known for its remarkable Mahler recordings, has been lead by Michael Tilson Thomas since 1995.

    San Francisco Symphony Website

    1. Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

    The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra is one of Russia’s oldest companies. Currently, the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra is led by the artistic and general director, Valery Gergiev.

    Mariinksy Theatre Orchestra Website

    1. Russian National Orchestra

    Another young orchestra, The Russian National Orchestra was founded in 1990. With over 75 recordings and over a dozen awards, it has quickly gained popularity and world recognition.

    Russian National Orchestra Website

    1. Leningrad Philharmonic

    The oldest Russian orchestra, the Leningrad Philharmonic, formally known as the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, was founded in 1882. Under the baton of Yuri Temirkanov, the orchestra tours extensively.

    Leningrad Philharmonic Website

    1. Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Tracing back to 1741, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra has been officially performing in the Gewandhaus concert hall since 1781. With an impressive history of past conductors including Felix Mendelssohn, the orchestra has been performing fantastic classical music for over 250 years.

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Website

    1. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    Under the leadership of James Levine since 1991, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra performs nearly every day of the week during the opera season. The Met, known for its superb opera stars, needs to have an equally impressive roster of talented instrumentalists.

    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Website

    1. Saito Kinen Orchestra

    Founded in 1984, by famed conductors, Seiji Ozawa and Kazuyoshi Akiyama, The Saito Kinen Orchestra was organized to perform a series of special concerts commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hideo Saito’s death. Professor Saito, a teacher to both Ozawa and Akiyama, helped found one of Japan’s leading schools of music, the Toho Gakuen School.

    Saito Kinen Orchestra Website

    1. Czech Philharmonic

    Founded in 1896, Gustav Mahler conducted the premier of his 7th symphony with the Czech Philharmonic in 1908. Since its creation, the orchestra has won a variety of awards, as well as earned nominations including a Grammy in 2005.

    Czech Philharmonic Website

     

     

    As all forms of mass media continue to expand, many movies, television programs, and commercials continually include classical music in their soundtracks. And as people are becoming more and more familiar with classical music, naturally, their desire to seek and find a particular work increases. However, the problem is that many people don’t know the name or composer of the piece. My solution (although small and could never cover the vast amounts of classical music) is to provide you with a list of the top requested and inquired-about classical works I receive continually. Here are ten classical music works you know, but don’t know.

    No. 1: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff

    By far the most inquired about classical work, O Fortuna is played in hundreds of movies, television programs, commercials, and other forms of media. Many who have heard this famous piece can hum the melody and often describe it as haunting, foreboding, and big. O Fortuna is the opening movement to Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, a work for large orchestra, choir, and solo vocalists.

    Hear O Fortuna in the movies Cheaper by the Dozen, Natural Born Killers, and The Bachelor.

    No. 2: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, by Franz Liszt

    When I heard this piece for what I thought was the first time, I was surprised by how familiar it was. After listening to it several more times, it suddenly hit me… I heard it in a Bugs Bunny cartoon 15 years ago (Rhapsody Rabbit, 1946). He was performing the piece in front of a large audience amongst many distractions. I don’t think cartoons are made like that anymore.

    Hear Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor in the movies Delirious, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Shine.

    No. 3: Sous le dôme épais (Flower Duet) from Lakme, by Delibes

    Already well known, Delibes’s Flower Duet was made ever-increasingly popular by British Airways’ use of the work in a fairly recent advertising campaign. This classic piece features a duet between a coloratura soprano and a mezzo-soprano.

    Hear Delibes’s Flower Duet in the movies The American President, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, and Meet the Parents.

    No. 4: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

    Almost anyone can recognize Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Like, Orff’s O Fortuna, Rhapsody in Blue is featured in many movies and television shows. Some consider it strictly jazz while others say it’s classical when in all actuality, it’s a perfect combination of both. Here’s an interesting fact, when Gershwin was commissioned to write the piece, he wrote it so speedily he didn’t have time to compose the part for piano. At its first performance, Gershwin improvised the piano part. Later, it was finally composed.

    Hear Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in the movies Fantasia 2000 and Manhattan.

    No. 5: Dies Irae from Verdi’s Requiem

    A great “power” song, people all over the world, even those who dislike classical music, appreciate this work. Verdi’s Dies Irae is arguably the most well-known and recognizable movement of the work. Although many classical music lovers can tell you the name and composer of the piece, the great majority of the world cannot. Its heart-pounding rhythms and driving melodies are truly awe-inspiring.

    Hear Verdi’s Dies Irae in the movies Battle Royale and Water Drops on Burning Rocks.

    No. 6: Dies Irae from Mozart’s Requiem

    Although drastically different from Verdi’s, Mozart’s Dies Irae does not lack intensity and ferociousness. Composed in 1791, this was the last work written by Mozart. The Requiem is a very popular piece, not only due to its beauty but also for its mystery. There are many myths surrounding the exact details of how the Requiem was completed. Mozart died before the work was finished; it was Süssmayr who completed the work.

    Hear Mozart’s Dies Irae in the movies X-Men 2, Duplex, and The Incredibles DVD – Jack-Jack Attacks.

    No. 7: Nessun Dorma from Turandot, by Puccini

      Nessun Dorma, a deliriously beautiful aria, is known by millions of people, but if you ask them to sing it, they can’t. Why? Because many of them don’t put the name with the song. Nessun Dorma became a household tune, possibly due to the huge success and marketability of the three tenors (Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, and Placido Domingo), as well as being played in many movie soundtracks.

      Hear Puccini’s Nessun Dorma in the movies Chasing Liberty, Man on Fire, and Bend it like Beckham.

    No. 8: Movement 2 from Symphony No. 7, Beethoven

      The second movement, or Funeral March, of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 is an extremely memorable piece. Its ethereal melodic line, repeated throughout the movement’s entirety, gives its listeners chills as it progresses. This movement is the most popular of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Completed in 1812, it has been enchanting audiences ever since.

      Hear Movement 2 of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in the movies Mr. Hollands Opus, Immortal Beloved, and Cowards Bend the Knee.

    No. 9: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre, by Wagner

    Featured in cartoons and movies, and everything in between, children and adults alike are very familiar with this piece. To many, Ride of the Valkyries represents the stereotypical large opera female festooned with braids, horned helmet, and metal breastplate with the spear in hand. Although a wonderful piece, Ride of the Valkyries loses some of its magic among all this pop culture.

    Hear Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries in the movies Apocalypse Now, The Blues Brothers, and Full Metal Jacket.

    No. 10: Peer Gynt Suite No.1, ‘Morning’, by Grieg

    Synonymous with the rising sun, Grieg’s ‘Morning’ from Suite No. 1 is known by one and all. Children become familiar with this piece early on, as it is played in many cartoons. Unfortunately, the song titles of songs played are not credited in the ending credits, and even if they were, would kids even notice? I doubt it.

    Hear Grieg’s ‘Morning’ from Suite No. 1 in the movies Raising Cain and Soylent Green.

     

     

     

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    Essential 20th-Century Classical Music
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    Twentieth CenturyBasic CollectionBaroque MusicSymphoniesConcertosChamber MusicMusic for PianoOperaChoral Music20th Century Music
    		The twentieth century saw more classical music written than perhaps any other period. And the different styles of music that arose outnumbered those of any other era. The old melodies and harmonies were challenged. New rules were created and then broken. Experimentation and evolution were the new mottoes.

    Here we present the most influential and radical music of the twentieth century as an introduction to the huge variety that is now available. From mainstream to minimalism.

     

    STRAVINSKY: RITE OF SPRING, FIREBIRD, PETRUSHKA
    Claudio Abbado
    The raw sexuality of Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps (“The Rite of Spring”) caused a famous riot after ist first performance. Here it is included with his Firebird, Pulcinella, and Petrushka ballets.

     

    COPLAND: APPALACIAN SPRING, RODEO
    Leonard Bernstein
    Aaron Copland brought America to classical music. His music was recognizably American and was instrumental in popularizing classical music in America. His tender Appalacian Spring uses a beautiful Shaker hymn The Gift to be Simple.

     

    SHOSTAKOVICH: CELLO CONCERTO NO.1
    Rostropovich, Oistrakh
    Shostakovich’s first cello and violin concertos are his greatest, most visceral, and most revealing works. This is his scream against oppression. Performed here in their first recordings in the West. Read our review here.

     

    MESSIAEN: QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME Myung-Whun Chung, Gil Shaham
    Inspired by the Book of Revelations and written while in a Nazi concentration camp, the Quartet for the End of Time is one of the icons of Twentieth Century music. Scored for clarinet, cello, violin, and piano, the only instruments available in the camp.

     

    GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO.3
    Dawn Upshaw
    Gorecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs has become possibly the most popular piece of modern classical music. Upshaw sings these songs born out of suffering and creates an uplifting, otherworldly experience. Full review.

     

    PÄRT: SANCTUARY, TABULA RASA
    The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s music is like prayer. Contemplative, serene, moving. Don’t expect this music to burst forth or even to “click”. Silence and stillness are integral to Pärt. Just let it wash over you.

     

    REICH: DRUMMING
    Steve Reich Ensemble
    Steve Reich’s groundbreaking music came from his study of African rhythms. This is minimalism at its most fundamental, simple rhythms repeated with slight variations progressively introduced, culminating in the entire complex structure finally realized.

     

    GLASS: GLASSMASTERS
    Philip Glass Ensemble
    Certainly the most successful of the minimalists, Philip Glass’ most popular works appear on this 3 CD set, a great introduction to his style. Music from Einstein on the Beach, Akhnaten, Songs from Liquid Days, and others.

     

    TAKEMITSU: REQUIEM
    Pacific Symphony Orchestra
    Toru Takemitsu is Japan’s greatest composer. Influenced by film music, minimalism, atonalism, and perhaps Debussy, he creates music completely original. Hard to describe, impossible not to like.

     

    Music Played:

    Grammy Nominees And Winners

    1. Record Of The Year

    WINNER

    Rolling In The Deep

    Adele

    Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers

    Track from: 21

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    Holocene

    Bon Iver

    Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers

    Track from: Bon Iver

    [Jagjaguwar]

    Grenade

    Bruno Mars

    The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers

    Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    [Elektra]

    The Cave

    Mumford & Sons

    Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers

    Track from: Sigh No More

    [Glassnote Records]

    Firework

    Katy Perry

    Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers

    [Capitol]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Album Of The Year

    WINNER

    21

    Adele

    Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    Wasting Light

    Foo Fighters

    Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

    Born This Way

    Lady Gaga

    Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Olle Romo, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

    [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

    Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    Bruno Mars

    B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, Manny Marroquin & Graham Marsh, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer

    [Elektra]

    Loud

    Rihanna

    Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Skylar Grey, Kuk Harrell, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Chris “Tricky” Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad “C-Note” Roper, Noah “40” Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian “B-Luv” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff “Supa Jeff” Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

    [Def Jam]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Song Of The Year

    WINNER

    Rolling In The Deep

    Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

    Track from: 21

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram/EMI Music Publishing]

    All Of The Lights

    Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)

    Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    [Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: EMI April Music, EMI Blackwood Music, Headphone Junkie Publishing, Please Gimme My Publishing, Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]

    The Cave

    Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

    Track from: Sigh No More

    [Glassnote Records]

    Grenade

    Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

    Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    [Elektra; Publishers: Mars Force Music/Bughouse, Music Famamanem/Toy Plane Music/Art For Art’s Sake/Late 80s Music/Westside Ind. Music/Studiobeat Music, Warner Tamerlane, Andrew Wyatt, Downtown DMP Songs, EMI April Music, Roc Nation Music]

    Holocene

    Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

    Track from: Bon Iver

    [Jagjaguwar; Publisher: April Base Publishing]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best New Artist

    WINNER

    Bon Iver

    The Band Perry

    1. Cole

    Nicki Minaj

    Skrillex

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Pop Solo Performance

    WINNER

    Someone Like You

    Adele

    Track from: 21

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    Yoü And I

    Lady Gaga

    Track from: Born This Way

    [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

    Grenade

    Bruno Mars

    Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    [Elektra]

    Firework

    Katy Perry

    [Capitol]

    F***in’ Perfect

    Pink

    [Jive Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

    WINNER

    Body And Soul

    Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

    Track from: Duets II

    [Columbia Records]

    Dearest

    The Black Keys

    Track from: Rave On Buddy Holly

    [Fantasy]

    Paradise

    Coldplay

    [Capitol Records]

    Pumped Up Kicks

    Foster The People

    Track from: Torches

    [Star Time Intl./Columbia]

    Moves Like Jagger

    Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

    Track from: Hands All Over

    [A&M/Octone Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Pop Instrumental Album

    WINNER

    The Road From Memphis

    Booker T. Jones

    [Anti Records]

    Wish Upon A Star

    Jenny Oaks Baker

    [Shadow Mountain Records]

    E Kahe Malie

    Daniel Ho

    [Daniel Ho Creations]

    Hello Tomorrow

    Dave Koz

    [Concord Records]

    Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!

    Brian Setzer

    [Surfdog Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Pop Vocal Album

    WINNER

    21

    Adele

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    The Lady Killer

    Cee Lo Green

    [Radiculture/Elektra]

    Born This Way

    Lady Gaga

    [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

    Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    Bruno Mars

    [Elektra]

    Loud

    Rihanna

    [Def Jam]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Dance Recording

    WINNER

    Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

    Skrillex

    Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer

    Track from: Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

    [Big Beat/Atlantic]

    Raise Your Weapon

    Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech

    Joel Zimmerman, producer

    Track from: 4×4=12

    [Ultra Records]

    Barbra Streisand

    Duck Sauce

    Duck Sauce, producers; Duck Sauce, mixers

    [Downtown Records]

    Sunshine

    David Guetta & Avicii

    Avicii, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Avicii, mixer

    Track from: Nothing But The Beat

    [Virgin]

    Call Your Girlfriend

    Robyn

    Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer

    Track from: Body Talk Pt. 3

    [Cherrytree/Interscope]

    Save The World

    Swedish House Mafia

    Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers

    [Astralwerks]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Dance/Electronica Album

    WINNER

    Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites

    Skrillex

    [Big Beat/Atlantic]

    Zonoscope

    Cut/Copy

    [Modular Recordings]

    4×4=12

    Deadmau5

    [Ultra Records]

    Nothing But The Beat

    David Guetta

    [Virgin Records]

    Body Talk, Pt. 3

    Robyn

    [Cherrytree/Interscope]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    WINNER

    Duets II

    Tony Bennett & Various Artists

    [Columbia Records]

    The Gift

    Susan Boyle

    [Syco Music/Columbia Records]

    In Concert On Broadway

    Harry Connick Jr.

    [Columbia Records]

    Music Is Better Than Words

    Seth MacFarlane

    [Universal Republic]

    What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman

    Barbra Streisand

    [Columbia Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rock Performance

    WINNER

    Walk

    Foo Fighters

    Track from: Wasting Light

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

    Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

    Coldplay

    [Capitol Records/ EMI/ Parlophone]

    Down By The Water

    The Decemberists

    Track from: The King Is Dead

    [Capitol]

    The Cave

    Mumford & Sons

    Track from: Sigh No More

    [Glassnote Records]

    Lotus Flower

    Radiohead

    Track from: The King Of Limbs

    [XL/ TBD Recordings]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

    WINNER

    White Limo

    Foo Fighters

    Track from: Wasting Light

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

    On The Backs Of Angels

    Dream Theater

    [Roadrunner Records]

    Curl Of The Burl

    Mastodon

    [Reprise Records]

    Public Enemy No. 1

    Megadeth

    [Roadrunner Records]

    Blood In My Eyes

    Sum 41

    Track from: Screaming Bloody Murder

    [Island]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rock Song

    WINNER

    Walk

    Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

    Track from: Wasting Light

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records; Publishers: M.J.-Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music, Ruthensmear Music]

    The Cave

    Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

    Track from: Sigh No More

    [Glassnote Records]

    Down By The Water

    Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)

    Track from: The King Is Dead

    [Capitol; Publisher: Osterozhna Music]

    Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

    Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

    [Capitol Records/ EMI/ Parlophone; Publishers: Edition Pink Music/Hanseatic Musikverklag, Opal Music/Upala Music, Universal Music Publishing, Woulnough Music/Irving Music]

    Lotus Flower

    Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)

    Track from: The King Of Limbs

    [XL/ TBD Recordings; Publisher: Ticker Tape Ltd.]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rock Album

    WINNER

    Wasting Light

    Foo Fighters

    [RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

    Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul

    Jeff Beck

    [ATCO]

    Come Around Sundown

    Kings Of Leon

    [RCA Records]

    I’m With You

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

    [WB]

    The Whole Love

    Wilco

    [dBpm Records/ Anti Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Alternative Music Album

    WINNER

    Bon Iver

    Bon Iver

    [Jagjaguwar]

    Codes And Keys

    Death Cab For Cutie

    [Atlantic/ Barsuk]

    Torches

    Foster The People

    [Star Time Intl./ Columbia]

    Circuital

    My Morning Jacket

    [ATO Records]

    The King Of Limbs

    Radiohead

    [XL/ TBD Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best R&B Performance

    WINNER

    Is This Love

    Corinne Bailey Rae

    Track from: The Love EP

    [Capitol]

    Far Away

    Marsha Ambrosius

    Track from: Late Nights & Early Mornings

    [J Records]

    Pieces Of Me

    Ledisi

    Track from: Pieces Of Me

    [Verve Forecast]

    Not My Daddy

    Kelly Price & Stokley

    Track from: Kelly

    [My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco]

    You Are

    Charlie Wilson

    Track from: Just Charlie

    [Jive Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Traditional R&B Performance

    WINNER

    Fool For You

    Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona

    [Radiculture/Elektra]

    Sometimes I Cry

    Eric Benét

    [Reprise]

    Radio Message

    1. Kelly

    Track from: Love Letter

    [Jive Records]

    Good Man

    Raphael Saadiq

    Track from: Stone Rollin’

    [Columbia Records]

    Surrender

    Betty Wright & The Roots

    Track from: Betty Wright: The Movie

    [Ms. B Records & S-Curve Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best R&B Song

    WINNER

    Fool For You

    Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim, Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona)

    [Radiculture/Elektra; Publishers: Jacks Love Emporium/Radiculture Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Chrysalis Music/God Given Music]

    Far Away

    Marsha Ambrosius, Larrance Dopson, Lamar Edwards, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)

    Track from: Late Nights & Early Mornings

    [J Records; Publishers: Marshmellow Music/SPZ Music/Downtown DMP Songs, N.Q.C. Music/F.O.B. Music, YS Publishing, Stone Agate Music]

    Not My Daddy

    Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price & Stokley)

    Track from: Kelly

    [My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco; Publishers: For The Write Price/Roynet]

    Pieces Of Me

    Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters (Ledisi)

    Track from: Pieces Of Me

    [Verve Forecast]

    You Are

    Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Willie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)

    Track from: Just Charlie

    [Jive Records; Publishers: Nephew Willie Music, Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing, P Ty Music, Escribir Publishing, Mammas Pebbly Publishing]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best R&B Album

    WINNER

    F.A.M.E.

    Chris Brown

    [Jive Records]

    Second Chance

    El DeBarge

    [Geffen]

    Love Letter

    1. Kelly

    [Jive Records]

    Pieces Of Me

    Ledisi

    [Verve Forecast]

    Kelly

    Kelly Price

    [My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rap Performance

    WINNER

    Otis

    Jay-Z & Kanye West

    Track from: Watch The Throne

    [Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam]

    Look At Me Now

    Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes

    Track from: F.A.M.E.

    [Jive Records]

    The Show Goes On

    Lupe Fiasco

    Track from: Lasers

    [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

    Moment 4 Life

    Nicki Minaj & Drake

    Track from: Pink Friday

    [Cash Money/Universal Motown]

    Black And Yellow

    Wiz Khalifa

    Track from: Rolling Papers

    [Rostrum/Atlantic]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

    WINNER

    All Of The Lights

    Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

    Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    [Roc-A-Fella]

    Party

    Beyoncé & André 3000

    Track from: 4

    [Columbia Records]

    I’m On One

    DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne

    Track from: We The Best Forever

    [Cash Money/Universal Motown]

    I Need A Doctor

    Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey

    [Aftermath]

    What’s My Name?

    Rihanna & Drake

    Track from: Loud

    [Def Jam]

    Motivation

    Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne

    Track from: Here I am

    [Universal Motown]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rap Song

    WINNER

    All Of The Lights

    Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)

    Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    [Roc-A Fella; Publishers: EMI April Music, EMI Blackwood Music, Headphone Junkie Publishing, Please Gimme My Publishing, Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]

    Black And Yellow

    Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)

    Track from: Rolling Papers

    [Rostrum/Atlantic; Publishers: PGH Sound/WB Music/EMI Music]

    I Need A Doctor

    Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)

    [Aftermath]

    Look At Me Now

    Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Wesley Pentz & Nick Van De Wall, songwriters (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)

    Track from: F.A.M.E.

    [Jive Records; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Culture Beyond Ur Experience, I Like Turtles Music/Downtown Music, Cherry315 Publishing/The Bad Bad Guys, Meloist Music, Mack Music/Young Money Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T’Ziah’s Music, Tenor Music]

    Otis

    Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

    Track from: Watch The Throne

    [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam; Publishers: Hip Hop Since 1978, EMI Robbins, BMG Gold/Hot Buttermilk Music/BMG Platinum/First Priority/Swing Beat Songs, Universal Music, Dynatone Publishing]

    The Show Goes On

    Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriters (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)

    Track from: Lasers

    [1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill, Heavy As Heaven/Universal/Artist Pub. Group West, Dustin William Brown Pub. Designee, Jonathan K. Brown Pub. Designee, Sony/ATV, Best Dressed Chicken In Town, Tschudi Music, Ugly Casanova]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Rap Album

    WINNER

    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    Kanye West

    [Roc-A-Fella]

    Watch The Throne

    Jay-Z & Kanye West

    [Def Jam]

    Tha Carter IV

    Lil Wayne

    [Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Republic]

    Lasers

    Lupe Fiasco

    [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

    Pink Friday

    Nicki Minaj

    [Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Country Solo Performance

    WINNER

    Mean

    Taylor Swift

    Track from: Speak Now

    [Big Machine Records]

    Dirt Road Anthem

    Jason Aldean

    [Broken Bow Records]

    I’m Gonna Love You Through It

    Martina McBride

    [Republic Nashville]

    Honey Bee

    Blake Shelton

    Track from: Red River Blue

    [Warner Bros. Records]

    Mama’s Song

    Carrie Underwood

    Track from: Play On

    [Arista Nahville]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    WINNER

    Barton Hollow

    The Civil Wars

    Track from: Barton Hollow

    [Sensibility Music LLC]

    Don’t You Wanna Stay

    Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson

    [Broken Bow Records]

    You And Tequila

    Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

    [BNA Records]

    Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not

    Thompson Square

    Track from: Thompson Square

    [Stoney Creek Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Country Song

    WINNER

    Mean

    Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)

    Track from: Speak Now

    [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music]

    Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not

    Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)

    Track from: Thompson Square

    [Stoney Creek Records; Publishers: Sexy Tractor Music/Hope-N-Cal Music, Old Desperados/N2D Publishing]

    God Gave Me You

    Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)

    [Warner Bros.; Publisher: No Gang Music]

    Just Fishin’

    Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

    [Show Dog-Universal Music; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Six Ring Circus Songs; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Five Hills Music]

    Threaten Me With Heaven

    Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)

    [MCA Nashville]

    You And Tequila

    Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

    [BNA Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Country Album

    WINNER

    Own The Night

    Lady Antebellum

    [Capitol Records Nashville]

    My Kinda Party

    Jason Aldean

    [Broken Bow Records]

    Chief

    Eric Church

    [EMI Records Nashville]

    Red River Blue

    Blake Shelton

    [Warner Bros. Records]

    Here For A Good Time

    George Strait

    [MCA Nashville]

    Speak Now

    Taylor Swift

    [Big Machine Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best New Age Album

    WINNER

    What’s It All About

    Pat Metheny

    [Nonesuch]

    Northern Seas

    Al Conti

    [Shadowside Music]

    Gaia

    Michael Brant DeMaria

    [Ontos Music]

    Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame

    Peter Kater

    [Point Of Light Records]

    Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6

    Zamora

    [Z-Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Improvised Jazz Solo

    WINNER

    500 Miles High

    Chick Corea, soloist

    Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White)

    [Concord Records]

    All Or Nothing At All

    Randy Brecker, soloist

    Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)

    [Half Note]

    You Are My Sunshine

    Ron Carter, soloist

    Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham)

    [Half Note]

    Work

    Fred Hersch, soloist

    Track from: Alone At The Vanguard

    [Palmetto Records]

    Sonnymoon For Two

    Sonny Rollins, soloist

    Track from: Road Shows Vol. 2

    [Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Jazz Vocal Album

    WINNER

    The Mosaic Project

    Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists

    [Concord Jazz]

    ‘Round Midnight

    Karrin Allyson

    [Concord Jazz]

    The Gate

    Kurt Elling

    [Concord Jazz]

    American Road

    Tierney Sutton (Band)

    [BFM Jazz]

    The Music Of Randy Newman

    Roseanna Vitro

    [Motéma Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    WINNER

    Forever

    Corea, Clarke & White

    [Concord Records]

    Bond: The Paris Sessions

    Gerald Clayton

    [Emarcy/Decca]

    Alone At The Vanguard

    Fred Hersch

    [Palmetto Records]

    Bird Songs

    Joe Lovano/Us Five

    [Blue Note]

    Road Shows Vol. 2

    Sonny Rollins

    [Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]

    Timeline

    Yellowjackets

    [Mack Avenue Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    WINNER

    The Good Feeling

    Christian McBride Big Band

    [Mack Avenue Records]

    The Jazz Ballad Song Book

    Randy Brecker With DR Big Band

    [Half Note]

    40 Acres And A Burro

    Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

    [Zoho]

    Legacy

    Gerald Wilson Orchestra

    [Mack Avenue Records]

    Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook

    Miguel Zenón

    [Marsalis Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

    WINNER

    Jesus

    Le’Andria Johnson

    Track from: The Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson

    [Music World Gospel]

    Do Everything

    Steven Curtis Chapman

    Track from: re: Creation

    [Sparrow Records]

    Alive (Mary Magdalene)

    Natalie Grant

    Track from: Music Inspired By The Story

    [WOW Joint Venture/EMI CMG]

    Your Love

    Brandon Heath

    Track from: Leaving Eden

    [Reunion Records]

    I Lift My Hands

    Chris Tomlin

    Track from: And If Our God Is For Us…

    [Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Gospel Song

    WINNER

    Hello Fear

    Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)

    Track from: Hello Fear

    [Verity Gospel Music Group/Fo Yo Soul Ent.; Publisher: Aunt Gertrude Music]

    Sitting With Me

    Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)

    Track from: Something Big

    [Columbia Records; Publishers: Precious Baby Music/T Bella Music/EMI April Music, It’s Tea Tyme, That’s Plum Song]

    Spiritual

    Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)

    Track from: YRM (Your Righteous Mind)

    [Verity Gospel Music Group; Publisher: Quiet Water Entertainment]

    Trust Me

    Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)

    Track from: Promises

    [Verity Gospel Music Group; Publishers: Universal-Z Tunes/T. Autumn Music]

    Window

    Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

    Track from: Dominionaire

    [Cajo Records; Publisher: CAJO Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

    WINNER

    Blessings

    Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)

    Track from: Blessings

    [Fair Trade Services; Publishers: New Spring/Gleaning Publishing]

    Hold Me

    Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)

    [Gotee Records; Publishers: Universal Music, Brentwood Benson Tunes, Songs of Third Base/Crescendo Music, Meaux Mercy/October Songs]

    I Lift My Hands

    Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)

    Track from: And If Our God Is For Us…

    [Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords; Publishers: sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Vamos Publishing/Thankyou Music/spiritandsong.com Publishing]

    Strong Enough

    Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)

    Track from: The Story Of Your Life

    [Sparrow Records; Publishers: External Combustion Music/Songs For Delaney/Songs of Southside Independent Music]

    Your Love

    Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

    Track from: Leaving Eden

    [Reunion Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Big Skwawka Music, Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Windsor Hill Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Gospel Album

    WINNER

    Hello Fear

    Kirk Franklin

    [Verity Gospel Music Group/ Fo Yo Soul Ent.]

    The Love Album

    Kim Burrell

    [Shanachie Entertainment]

    The Journey

    Andraé Crouch

    [Riverphlo Entertainment]

    Something Big

    Mary Mary

    [Columbia Records]

    Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition

    Trin-I-Tee 5:7

    [Music World Gospel]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

    WINNER

    And If Our God Is For Us…

    Chris Tomlin

    [Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords]

    Ghosts Upon The Earth

    Gungor

    [Brash Music]

    Leaving Eden

    Brandon Heath

    [Reunion Records]

    The Great Awakening

    Leeland

    [Essential Records]

    What If We Were Real

    Mandisa

    [Sparrow Records]

    Black & White

    Royal Tailor

    [Essential Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album

    WINNER

    Drama Y Luz

    Maná

    [Warner Music Mexico]

    Entren Los Que Quieran

    Calle 13

    [Sony Music]

    Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar

    Gustavo Galindo

    [Surco/Universal Music Latino]

    Nuestra

    La Vida Bohème

    [Nacional Records]

    Not So Commercial

    Los Amigos Invisibles

    [Nacional Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album

    WINNER

    Bicentenario

    Pepe Aguilar

    [Venemusic]

    Orale

    Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

    [Shea Records/East Side Records]

    Amor A La Musica

    Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

    [Los Arrieros]

    Eres Un Farsante

    Paquita La Del Barrio

    [Balboa Records, Co]

    Huevos Rancheros

    Joan Sebastian

    [Fonovisa]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Banda Or Norteño Album

    WINNER

    Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends

    Los Tigres Del Norte

    [Fonovisa]

    Estare Mejor

    El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

    [A.R.C. Discos]

    Intocable 2011

    Intocable

    [Good I Music]

    El Árbol

    Los Tucanes De Tijuana

    [Fonovisa]

    No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo… Si Por Que Puedo Vengo

    Michael Salgado

    [Zurdo Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Tropical Latin Album

    WINNER

    The Last Mambo

    Cachao

    [Eventus/Sony Music Latin]

    Homenaje A Los Rumberos

    Edwin Bonilla

    [Sonic Projects Records]

    Mongorama

    José Rizo’s Mongorama

    [Saungu Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Americana Album

    WINNER

    Ramble At The Ryman

    Levon Helm

    [Vanguard/Dirt Farmer Music]

    Emotional Jukebox

    Linda Chorney

    [Dance More Less War Records]

    Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down

    Ry Cooder

    [Perro Verde Records LLC/Nonesuch]

    Hard Bargain

    Emmylou Harris

    [Nonesuch]

    Blessed

    Lucinda Williams

    [Lost Highway Records]

    1. Best Bluegrass Album

    WINNER

    Paper Airplane

    Alison Krauss & Union Station

    [Rounder]

    Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale

    Jim Lauderdale

    [Sugar Hill Records]

    Rare Bird Alert

    Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers

    [Rounder]

    Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe

    The Del McCoury Band

    [McCoury Music]

    A Mother’s Prayer

    Ralph Stanley

    [Rebel Records]

    Sleep With One Eye Open

    Chris Thile & Michael Daves

    [Nonesuch]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Blues Album

    WINNER

    Revelator

    Tedeschi Trucks Band

    [Masterworks]

    Low Country Blues

    Gregg Allman

    [Rounder]

    Roadside Attractions

    Marcia Ball

    [Alligator]

    Man In Motion

    Warren Haynes

    [Stax Records]

    The Reflection

    Keb Mo

    [Yolabelle International/Ryko Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Folk Album

    WINNER

    Barton Hollow

    The Civil Wars

    [Sensibility Music LLC]

    I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

    Steve Earle

    [New West Records]

    Helplessness Blues

    Fleet Foxes

    [Sub Pop]

    Ukulele Songs

    Eddie Vedder

    [Monkeywrench Inc./Universal Republic]

    The Harrow & The Harvest

    Gillian Welch

    [Acony Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Regional Roots Music Album

    WINNER

    Rebirth Of New Orleans

    Rebirth Brass Band

    [Basin Street Records]

    Can’t Sit Down

    C.J. Chenier

    [World Village]

    Wao Akua – The Forest Of The Gods

    George Kahumoku, Jr.

    [Daniel Ho Creations]

    Grand Isle

    Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys

    [Mamou Playboy Records]

    Not Just Another Polka

    Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra

    [Starr Record]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Reggae Album

    WINNER

    Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life

    Stephen Marley

    [Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

    Harlem-Kingston Express Live!

    Monty Alexander

    [Motéma Music]

    Reggae Knights

    Israel Vibration

    [Mediacom/VPAL]

    Wild And Free

    Ziggy Marley

    [Tuff Gong Worldwide]

    Summer In Kingston

    Shaggy

    [Ranch Entertainment]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best World Music Album

    WINNER

    Tassili

    Tinariwen

    [Anti Records]

    AfroCubism

    AfroCubism

    [World Circuit/Nonesuch]

    Africa For Africa

    Femi Kuti

    [Knitting Factory Records]

    Songs From A Zulu Farm

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo

    [Razor & Tie]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Children’s Album

    WINNER

    All About Bullies… Big And Small

    (Various Artists)

    Jim Cravero, Gloria Domina, Kevin Mackie, Steve Pullara & Patrick Robinson, producers

    [Cool Beans Music & East Coast Recording Co.]

    Are We There Yet?

    The Papa Hugs Band

    [Indie]

    Fitness Rock & Roll

    Miss Amy

    [Ionian Productions, Inc]

    GulfAlive

    The Banana Plant

    [The Banana Plant]

    I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs Of Fox Hollow

    (Various Artists)

    Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, producers

    [Red Beet Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

    WINNER

    If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)

    Betty White

    [Penguin Audio]

    Bossypants

    Tina Fey

    [Hachette Audio]

    Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond

    (Various Artists)

    Nathan Burbank, Bryan Cumming, Dennis Scott & David Toledo, producers

    [WannaBeats Records]

    Hamlet (William Shakespeare)

    Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival

    [Blackstone Audio Inc]

    The Mark Of Zorro

    Val Kilmer & Cast

    [Blackstone Audio Inc.]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Comedy Album

    WINNER

    Hilarious

    Louis C.K.

    [Comedy Central Records]

    Alpocalypse

    “Weird Al” Yankovic

    [Jive Records]

    Finest Hour

    Patton Oswalt

    [Comedy Central Records]

    Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant

    Kathy Griffin

    [Universal Network Television]

    Turtleneck & Chain

    The Lonely Island

    [Universal Republic]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Musical Theater Album

    WINNER

    The Book Of Mormon

    Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, artists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez,

    Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

    [Ghostlight Records]

    Anything Goes

    Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, artists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel

    Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

    [Ghostlight Records]

    How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

    John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, artists; Robert Sher, producer

    (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist) (The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording)

    [Decca]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

    WINNER

    Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1

    (Various Artists)

    Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, producers

    [Elektra]

    Burlesque

    Christina Aguilera

    [RCA Records]

    Glee: The Music, Volume 4

    (Glee Cast)

    Adam Anders, Peer Astrom & Ryan Murphy, producers

    [Columbia Records]

    Tangled

    (Various Artists)

    Alan Menken, producer

    [Walt Disney Records]

    True Blood: Volume 3

    (Various Artists)

    Gary Calamar, producer

    [WaterTower Music]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

    WINNER

    The King’s Speech

    Alexandre Desplat, composer

    [Decca]

    Black Swan

    Clint Mansell, composer

    [Sony Classical/Fox Music]

    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

    Alexandre Desplat, composer

    [WaterTower Music]

    The Shrine

    Ryan Shore, composer

    [Screamworks]

    Tron Legacy

    Daft Punk, composers

    [Walt Disney Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Song Written For Visual Media

    WINNER

    I See The Light (From Tangled)

    Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)

    Track from: Tangled

    [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music/Walt Disney Music]

    Born To Be Somebody (From Never Say Never)

    Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)

    Track from: Never Say Never The Remixes

    [Island/Raymond Braun/School Boy]

    Christmastime Is Killing Us (From Family Guy)

    Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane)

    [Fox Music]

    So Long (From Winnie The Pooh)

    Zooey Deschanel, songwriter (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)

    Track from: Winnie The Pooh

    [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]

    Where The River Goes (From Footloose)

    Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, songwriters (Zac Brown)

    Track from: Footloose

    [Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville; Publishers: Weimerhound Publishing, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, CYP Two Publishing, Lil Dub Music/Angelika Music]

    You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me (From Burlesque)

    Diane Warren, songwriter (Cher)

    Track from: Burlesque

    [RCA Records; Publisher: Realsongs]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Instrumental Composition

    WINNER

    Life In Eleven

    Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Béla Fleck & The Flecktones)

    Track from: Rocket Science

    [eOne Music]

    Falling Men

    John Hollenbeck, composer (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ))

    Track from: Shut Up And Dance

    [BEE JAZZ / Abeille Musique]

    Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)

    Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

    Track from: That’s How We Roll

    [Telarc International]

    I Talk To The Trees

    Randy Brecker, composer (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)

    Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book

    [Half Note]

    Timeline

    Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets)

    Track from: Timeline

    [Mack Avenue Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Instrumental Arrangement

    WINNER

    Rhapsody In Blue

    Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

    Track from: That’s How We Roll

    [Telarc International]

    All Or Nothing At All

    Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)

    Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book

    [Half Note]

    In The Beginning

    Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)

    Track from: Continuum

    [Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records]

    Nasty Dance

    Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)

    Track from: Forever Lasting – Live In Tokyo

    [Planet Arts Recordings]

    Song Without Words

    Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)

    Track from: Alborada

    [Amapola Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

    WINNER

    Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)

    Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)

    Track from: Duets II

    [RPM/Columbia Records]

    Ao Mar

    Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza)

    Track from: Nights On Earth

    [HORIZONTAL]

    Moon Over Bourbon Street

    Nicola Tescari, arranger (Sting & The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)

    Track from: Sting Live In Berlin

    [Deutsche Grammophon]

    On Broadway

    Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, arrangers (The Tierney Sutton Band)

    Track from: American Road

    [BFM Jazz]

    The Windmills Of Your Mind

    William Ross, arranger (Barbra Streisand)

    Track from: What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman

    [Columbia Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Recording Package

    WINNER

    Scenes From The Suburbs

    Caroline Robert, art director (Arcade Fire)

    [Merge Records]

    Chickenfoot III

    Todd Gallop, art director (Chickenfoot)

    [eOne Music]

    Good Luck & True Love

    Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)

    [No Big Deal Records]

    Rivers And Homes

    Jonathan Dagan, art director (J.Viewz)

    [Jorjia Music]

    Watch The Throne

    Virgil Abloh & Riccardo Tisci, art directors (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

    [Def Jam]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

    WINNER

    The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story

    Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)

    [Columbia Records]

    The King Of Limbs

    Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors (Radiohead)

    [ATO Records]

    25th Anniversary Music Box

    Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, art directors (Danny Elfman & Tim Burton)

    [WB]

    25 Years

    James Spindler, art director (Sting)

    [A&M Records/Cherrytree Records/UMe]

    Wingless Angels – Deluxe Edition

    David Gorman, art director (Wingless Angels)

    [Mindless Records, LLC]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Album Notes

    WINNER

    Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s

    Adam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists)

    [Arhoolie Records]

    The Bang Years 1966-1968

    Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)

    [Columbia/Legacy]

    The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music

    Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)

    [Bear Family]

    Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology

    Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)

    [The Numero Group]

    The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B And Soulful Sounds From Berkeley, California 1950-75

    Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)

    [Ace Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Historical Album

    WINNER

    Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)

    Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)

    [Hear Music]

    The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music

    Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

    [Bear Family]

    Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology

    Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)

    [The Numero Group]

    Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s

    Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

    [Arhoolie Records]

    Young Man With The Big Beat: The Complete ’56 Elvis Presley Masters

    Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

    [RCA/Legacy]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

    WINNER

    Paper Airplane

    Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)

    [Rounder]

    Follow Me Down

    Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook “Sunny” Nam & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Sarah Jarosz)

    [Sugar Hill Records]

    The Harrow & The Harvest

    Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer (Gillian Welch)

    [Acony Records]

    Music Is Better Than Words

    Rich Breen, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Seth MacFarlane)

    [Universal Republic]

    The Next Right Thing

    Seth Glier, Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (Seth Glier)

    [MPress Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    WINNER

    Paul Epworth

    Call It What You Want (Foster The People) (T)

    I Would Do Anything For You (Foster The People) (T)

    I’ll Be Waiting for (Adele) (T)

    Life On The Nickel (Foster The People) (T)

    No One’s Gonna Love You (Cee-Lo Green) (S)

    Rolling In The Deep (Adele) (T)

    Danger Mouse

    Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Present Rome (Gilda Buttá, Luciano Ciccaglioni, Gegé Munari, Dario Rosciglione, Antonello Vannucchi et al) (A)

    Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)

    The Smeezingtons

    Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)

    If I Was You (OMG) (Far East Movement Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)

    Lighters (Bad Meets Evil Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)

    Mirror (Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)

    Rocketeer (Far East Movement Featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic) (T)

    Ryan Tedder

    Brighter Than The Sun (Colbie Caillat) (T)

    Favorite Song (Colbie Caillat Featuring Common) (T)

    I Remember Me (Jennifer Hudson) (T)

    I Was Here (Beyoncé) (T)

    Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) (S)

    #1Nite (One Night) (Cobra Starship) (S)

    Rumour Has It (Adele) (T)

    Sweeter (Gavin DeGraw) (T)

    Who’s That Boy (Demi Lovato Featuring Dev) (T)

    Butch Vig

    Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

    WINNER

    Cinema (Skrillex Remix)

    Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)

    Track from: Electroman

    [Ultra Records]

    Collide (Afrojack Remix)

    Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis)

    [RCA/Syco Music]

    End Of Line (Photek Remix)

    Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)

    Track from: Tron: Legacy Reconfigured

    [Walt Disney Records]

    Only Girl (In The World) (Rosabel Club Mix)

    Abel Aguilera & Ralphi Rosario, remixers (Rihanna)

    [Island Def Jam]

    Rope (Deadmau5 Mix)

    Deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)

    Track from: Wasting Light: Deluxe

    [RCA/Roswell Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Surround Sound Album

    WINNER

    Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)

    Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek & The Dominos)

    [USM/UMe/Polydor]

    An Evening With Dave Grusin

    Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone & Larry Rosen, surround producers (Various Artists)

    [Telarc]

    Grace For Drowning

    Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)

    [K-Scope]

    Kind

    Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)

    [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

    Spohr: String Sextet In C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet In F Major, Op. 31

    Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineers; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

    [Tacet]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Engineered Album, Classical

    WINNER

    Aldridge: Elmer Gantry

    Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)

    [Naxos]

    Glazunov: Complete Concertos

    Richard King, engineer (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chaisson & Russian National Orchestra)

    [Warner Classics]

    Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide

    Tom Lazarus, Mat Lejeune, Bill Maylone & Jon Zacks, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)

    [Cedille Records]

    Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

    Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)

    [EMI Classics]

    Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From ‘The Golden Key’

    Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

    [Chandos]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Producer Of The Year, Classical

    WINNER

    Judith Sherman

    Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble)

    Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)

    85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)

    Insects & Paper Airplanes – Chamber Music Of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)

    Midnight Frolic – The Broadway Theater Music Of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)

    Notable Women – Trios By Today’s Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)

    The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 – String Quartets By Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)

    Speak! (Anthony De Mare)

    State Of The Art – The American Brass Quintet At 50 (The American Brass Quintet)

    Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)

    Winging It – Piano Music Of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)

    Blanton Alspaugh

    Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)

    Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)

    Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)

    Manfred Eicher

    Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias For Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)

    Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)

    Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)

    Songs Of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)

    Tchaikovsky/Kissing: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)

    A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)

    David Frost

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)

    Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)

    Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)

    Sharon Isbin & Friends – Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)

    Peter Rutenberg

    Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)

    The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Orchestral Performance

    WINNER

    Brahms: Symphony No. 4

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

    [Deutsche Grammaphon]

    Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    Andrew Davis, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)

    [Chandos]

    Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)

    [Philharmonia Baroque Productions]

    Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3-5

    Marek Janowski, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)

    [Wergo]

    Martinu: The 6 Symphonies

    Jirí Belohlávek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

    [Onyx Classics]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Opera Recording

    WINNER

    Adams: Doctor Atomic

    Alan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

    [Sony Classical]

    Britten: Billy Budd

    Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)

    [Opus Arte]

    Rautavaara: Kaivos

    Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)

    [Ondine]

    Verdi: La Traviata

    Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)

    [Opus Arte]

    Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte

    Fabio Biondi, conductor; Romina Basso, Patrizia Ciofi, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Topi Lehtipuu & Rolando Villazón; Daniel Zalay, producer (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)

    [Virgin Classics]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Choral Performance

    WINNER

    Light & Gold

    Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King’s Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)

    [Decca]

    Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella

    Stephen Layton, conductor (Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge)

    [Hyperion Records]

    Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

    Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; James K. Bass, chorus master (Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton & Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)

    [Seraphic Fire Media]

    Kind

    Kjetil Almenning, conductor (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)

    [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

    The Natural World Of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

    Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)

    [Dacapo Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Small Ensemble Performance

    WINNER

    Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide

    Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird

    [Cedille Records]

    Frank: Hilos

    Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble

    [Naxos]

    The Kingdoms Of Castille

    Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo

    [Sono Luminus]

    A Seraphic Fire Christmas

    Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire

    [Seraphic Fire Media]

    Sound The Bells!

    The Bay Brass

    [Harmonia Mundi]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Classical Instrumental Solo

    WINNER

    Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)

    Track from: Schwantner: Chasing Light…

    [Naxos]

    Chinese Recorder Concertos – East Meets West

    Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)

    [OUR Recordings]

    Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini

    Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)

    [Deutsche Grammaphon]

    Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

    Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano (London Symphony Orchestra)

    [EMI Classics]

    Winging It – Piano Music Of John Corigliano

    Ursula Oppens

    [Cedille Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Classical Vocal Solo

    WINNER

    Diva Divo

    Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L’Opéra National De Lyon; Choeur De L’Opéra National De Lyon)

    [Virgin Classics]

    Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk

    Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)

    [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

    Handel: Cleopatra

    Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert D’Astrée)

    [Virgin Classics]

    Purcell: O Solitude

    Andreas Scholl (Stefano Montanari; Christophe Dumaux; Accademia Bizantina)

    [Decca]

    Three Baroque Tenors

    Ian Bostridge (Bernard Labadie; Mark Bennett, Andrew Clarke, Sophie Daneman, Alberto Grazzi, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Benjamin Hulett & Madeline Shaw; The English Concert)

    [EMI Classics]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Contemporary Classical Composition

    WINNER

    Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry

    Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein

    [Naxos]

    Crumb, George: The Ghosts Of Alhambra

    George Crumb

    Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 15

    [Bridge Records, Inc.]

    Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3

    Jefferson Friedman

    Track from: Jefferson Friedman: Quartets

    [New Amsterdam Records]

    Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide

    Steven Mackey

    [Cedille Records]

    Reuters, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Poul Ruders

    Track from: Music Of Poul Ruders, Vol. 6

    [Bridge Records, Inc.]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Short Form Music Video

    WINNER

    Rolling In The Deep

    Adele

    Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer

    [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

    Yes I Know

    Memory Tapes

    Eric Epstein, video director; Eric Epstein, video producer

    [Carpark Records]

    All Is Not Lost

    OK Go

    Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash Jr & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer

    [Paracadute]

    Lotus Flower

    Radiohead

    Garth Jennings, video director; Garth Jennings, video producer

    [XL/TBD Records]

    First Of The Year (Equinox)

    Skrillex

    Tony Truant, video director; David Gitlis & Noah Klein, video producers

    [Big Beat/Atlantic]

    Perform This Way

    “Weird Al” Yankovic

    “Weird Al” Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer

    [Jive Records]

    BACK TO TOP

    1. Best Long-Form Music Video

    WINNER

    Foo Fighters: Back And Forth

    Foo Fighters

    James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers

    [Exclusive Media Group/RCA Records/Back & Fort]

    I Am…World Tour

    Beyoncé

    Ed Burke, Frank Gatson Jr. & Beyoncé Knowles, video directors; Beyoncé Knowles & Camille Yorrick, video producers

    [Columbia Records/Music World]

    Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon

    Kings Of Leon

    Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer

    [RCA/Kings of Leon]

    Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest

    A Tribe Called Quest

    Michael Rapaport, video director; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video producers

    [Jive/Legacy]

    Nine Types Of Light

     

     

    2013

     

     

    Music Journal

     

    Started a new sub-journal called Music played where I will keep track of my piano practice, and music compositions and download and music listened to.  Started a new project – Playing through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier then on to Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, followed by finally finishing the Robert Schuman album.  Should take me through the fall.  If I do this consistently, an hour here and an hour there I can become a fairly decent piano player.  Next summer I will wow Tom and Roger with how good I have become.  And I need to buy some new music once I get to the States.  We are going to upgrade to a full Rhodes state-of-the-art piano and music software package.  In the meantime, I am also going to reinstall my allegro, upgrade online and get back into writing music.

     

    Goal for 2013

     

    One hour per day playing the piano

     

    start with Bach’s inventions

    then do Mozart, Schuman, and Beethoven

    mix in with jazz standards

    For each piece play each hand separately

    then put together and play each piece twice in one setting

     

    and improvisation nightly

    and re-start writing music

     

    Finish downloading the CD collection

    Translate William Defluri’s  You Tubes into iTunes-friendly formats

    Once a month hit the library for additional fresh tunes

    the goal is 10,000 tunes by end of the year, then add 1,000 per year

     

    New plan for music June 2013

     

    Buy a Piano from Guitar Center

     

    For each piece of music, I will do some pre-playing and analysis.  I will mark it up with cheat sheets indicating notes that are below or above the cleft (helping me read those notes better), highlighting cord changes and key changes, and noting repeat instructions.  Once I understand the harmonics, structure, and notes of the piece, then I will play it one-time left hand, one-time right hand, then together.  So for new pieces, it will take me one hour per piece, and half an hour for less complicated pieces.  Will also plan on one-hour sessions – the first 20-minute piano lesson from Piano Handbook, later a Jazz piano lesson, and eventually buying new harmony books.  Then play one to two pieces per day, one jazz pop song, one classic starting with finally finishing Schuman, then move on to Bach, and Mozart. The goal over the next few years is to play Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopan as well as Jazz standards and blues including teaching myself how to play Jazz.   Play every other day and on weekend spent two hours writing music, starting with learning the software, then picking my old music and re-writing things.  I want to finally master the piano and music writing as a hobby along with my creative writing pursuits.

     

     

    Daily Music Played

     

    Music from library

     

    February 10, 2013

     

    From Library

    Herbie Hancock River 2007

    Krishna Das Door of Faith 2005

    Jack Dejohnette  Peace Time  2007

    Grateful Dead American Beauty

     

    Stravinsky Ballets

     

    Le Sacre De Printemps

    Petrouchka

    Jeu De Carter

    Le Oiaesu De Feu

     

    March 2

     

    From Library

     

    From the library to download

     

    Bruch Complete Symphonies

    Bordin Polovtsian Dances

    “Symphony 2 and 3g

    Beatles’ St Peter’s Lonely Hearts  Club

    Kitaro An Enchanted Evening

    Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon

     

    Music journal entry lost due to computer crash – will restore if possible.

     

    June 4, 2013

     

    Need to re-store Itunes

    If I can restore the old external drive will restore ITUNES and E-Books and use my phone as an e-reader and an Itunes machine

     

    Need to reload library music

    Need to convert phone to quasi iPod

     

    Latest downloads from Library

     

    Herbie Hancock Headhunters

    Stan Getz Bosa Nova

    John Williams Spanish Guitar Music

    Otis Reading Very Best

     

    June 5, 2013

     

    Beethoven Fur Elise

    La Bama

     

    From the top 100 hits

     

    Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye

    All Blues  Miles Davis

    All Day and All Night the Kinks

    Anarchy in UK Sex Pistols

    And She Was Talking Heads

    Back on the Chain Gang Pretenders

    Bad Moon Rising CCR

    Badge Cream

     

    June 15-16

    Beethoven Fur Elise

    1. Badarzewaka the Maiden’s Prayer

    A Dvorak Humoresque

    Frederick Chopin Petit Chien

    Beethoven Turkish March

     

    June 26, 2013

     

    Henry Purcell Minuet

    Air

    Trumpet Tune

    A Farewell

     

    Teleman          Bouree

    minuet

     

    Corelli           Srabande

     

    JS Bach       Musete

     

    Anna M Bach    2 mimuetes

    Polonaise

    Minuete

     

     

    from Library Saturday, June 29

    Bettles 1967-1970

    Keith Jaret Solo Piano

    Wyndham 10th anniversary 1990

    Beethoven Cello pieces

    King Sunny Ade

     

     

    June 30  Played

     

    Am Bach March

    Minuet

    Handel        Gavotte and Variation

    JS Bach       Prelude in F

    L Mozart  Minuet

    LM Mozart  Burley

    JS Bach’s Little Prelude in C

    CPE Bach Allegro

    CPE Bach La Caroline

     

    July 1

     

    CPBach Little Scherzo

    Mozart Allegro

     

    July 7

     

    Note: played exceptionally well

    W Mozart Andante

    W Mozart Presto

    CPE Bach Minuet

    jean Francois Dandres Gavote in Rondo Form

     

    Hayden 7 German Dances

    Carl Maria Von Weber Ecossaise

    Jacob Schmidt Sonatina

    Johahn Nepomuk Hummel Allegretto

     

    from Library:

    Virgil Thomson    Symphony on a Hymn tune

    Symphony Number 2

    Symphony Number 3 Pilgrims and Pioneers

     

    The Byrds             Cruising Altitude

    Saint Saens Organ Symphony

     

    Dukas          Sorcerer’s Apprentice

    Who’s                   Greatest Hits

     

    July 25

     

    Beethoven’s Three Country Dances

    Muzio Clement Sonatina

    Mozart Minuet

     

    August 2, 2013

     

    Franz Schubert  Waltz

    Beethoven’s Russian Folk Song

    German Dance

    Schubert      Two Ecossaise

    Four Landers

    Allegretto

    Andantino

    Carl Czerny  Two Austrian Folk Themes

    Mendelssohn Peasant Dance

     

     

     

    August 6

     

    Robert Schuman  Bagatelle

    Soldiers March

    Hunting Song

    Reaper’s Song

     

    Note:  Need to find a list of key signatures and mark each song I play with the correct key signature before playing it.  Double check the harmony book (I think I still have it or the Orchestration book)

     

    August 22

     

    Burgmuller Ararbesque

    Pastorale

     

    Music listened to  (update daily)

     

    Queen

    Herbie Hancock

    Beethoven’s chamber music for flute

    Songs play list summer music

    songsta play list reggae morning mix

     

     

     

    Update on strategy

     

    Will cycle through Piano Handbook first for lesion, then Winston Piano Solos, Classical Music selection book, and top 100 music until fall

     

    Play one to four songs per session

    For each song pre-plan – look at notes add cheat sheets, review repeat strategy, chord progression

    Review and note key changes (need to download key charts) memorize finally keys signatures

    And experiment with different settings for each song played to master the orchestration possibility

     

    Study harmony books, orchestration books as well

    Then start Mozart’s book, Blues standards, Jazz harmony book, and Piano handbook

    And try improvising Jazz songs as well

    And write your music for two hours every weekend

    Goal one hour per day playing/writing music

     

    Update:

     

    started a new book Easy Classics book – nice to start with easier pieces working on developing basic piano skills, sight reading, and better rhythm control. Once I finish I will move on to the top 100 classics plus my other classic book.   That should do me until the fall when I hope to conquer Mozart and get back to the plan listed above. Felt I needed to start with the basics and build my skills through daily practice.

     

    Grammy Awards 2013: Top nominees

    By Washington Post Staff, Published: February 9 | Updated: Sunday, February 10, 12:20 PM

    Fun., Frank Ocean and the Black Keys lead the nominees for Sunday’s 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Here are the nominees in the top categories.

    ALBUM OF THE YEAR

    The Black Keys “El Camino”

    Fun. “Some Nights”

    Mumford & Sons “Babel”

    Frank Ocean’s “Channel Orange”

    RECORD OF THE YEAR

    The Black Key’s “Lonely Boy”

    Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Fun. featuring Janelle Monae’s “We Are Young”

    Gotye featuring Kimbra’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”

    Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You”

    Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

    SONG OF THE YEAR

    Ed Sheeran’s “The A-Team”

    Miguel “Adorn”

    Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

    Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    fun. “We Are Young”

    BEST NEW ARTIST

    Alabama Shakes

    fun.

    Hunter Hayes

    The Lumineers

    Frank Ocean

    BEST RAP ALBUM

    Drake “Take Care”

    Lupe Fiasco’s “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1”

    Nas’s “Life Is Good”

    The Roots “Undun”

    Rick Ross’s “God Forgives, I Don’t”

    2 Chainz “Based on a T.R.U. Story”

    BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

    Zac Brown’s Band “Uncaged”

    Hunter Hayes “Hunter Hayes”

    Jamey Johnson “Living For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran”

    Miranda Lambert’s “Four the Record”

    The Time Jumpers “The Time Jumpers”

    BEST ROCK ALBUM

    The Black Keys “El Camino”

    Coldplay’s “Mylo Xyloto”

    Muse “The 2nd Law”

    Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball”

    Jack White “Blunderbuss”

    BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

    Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Florence & the Machine “Ceremonials”

    fun. “Some Nights”

    Maroon 5 “Overexposed”

    Pink’s “The Truth About Love”

    BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

    Adele “Set Fire to the Rain” (Live)

    Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

    Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

    Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake”

    Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been”

    BEST DANCE RECORDING

    Avicii “Levels”

    Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo’s “Let’s Go”

    Skrillex featuring Sirah “Bangarang”

    Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin’s “Don’t You Worry Child”

    Al Walser’s “I Can’t Live Without You”

     

    2014 skipped journal

     

     

    2015

     

     

    Downloaded from Mark Jarvis

     

    BB King Live at the Regal

    Blues Traveler Straight on Until Morning

    The beautiful world of classical music of the US

    Anderson Belle of the Ball

    Barber Adagio

    Bernstein America from West Side Story

    Bernstein Candide overture

    Dvorak Symphony Number 9

    Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue

    Bess, You are My woman now

    Joplin Ragtime

    World Business Class Classical

    Choi Soo-young k pop classics (missing?)

    Kim Kwan Sok  K Pop classics

    Kim Jin Mo K Pop classics

    Arum Daun ori kakok Korean K-pop classics

    Son Ami second mini album

    Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks

    Talking Heads Stop Making Sense

    Cold Play Rush of Blood to the Head

    Tom Watts Frank’s Wild Year

    Hottie and Blow Fish Cracked Rear View

    Patti Smith Four from Twelve

    Emily Lou Harris’s Music that matters to me

     

    Elvis Costello’s Music that matters to me

    Joni Mitchell’s Music that matters to me

    Graham Parker Don’t Tell Colombus

    Acid Bubblegum

    R.E.M.  Eponymous

    Classical Relaxation Bach with Ocean Sounds

    Allman Brothers Life at Filmore East

    Chieftans Tears of Stone

     

    From Library October 11

     

    Aguilera, Christine Keep Getting Better

    Albeniz, Isaac Spanish Music for Classical Guitar

    Bach, JS Six Concertos

    Buffet, Jimmy Buffett Hotel

    Charles, Ray Soul Genius

    Clapton, Eric Sessions for Robert J

    The Essence Festival 1981 Beyoncé et al

    Healey, John Mess of Blues

    Goodman, Benny, The Essential Benny Goodman two disks

    Thelonious Monk John Contraire Quartet 1957

     

    From Library September 7, 2015

     

    Jack DeJohnette Peace Time

    Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

    Tease the Music of Burlesque

    Brahms Piano Cello Music

    Debussy Complete Piano Music

    Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe

     

    Started a new sub-journal called Music played where I will keep track of my piano practice, and music compositions and download and music listened to.  Started a new project – Playing through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier then on to Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas, followed by finally finishing the Robert Schuman album.  Should take me through the fall.  If I do this consistently, an hour here and an hour there I can become a fairly decent piano player.  Next summer I will wow Tom and Roger with how good I have become.  And I need to buy some new music once I get to the States.  We are going to upgrade to a full Rhodes state-of-the-art piano and music software package.  In the meantime, I am also going to reinstall my allegro, upgrade online and get back into writing music.

     

    Goal for 2015

     

    Buy new piano and new software by June

     

    One hour per day playing the piano

     

    start with Bach’s inventions

    then do Mozart, Schuman, and Beethoven

    mix in with jazz standards

    For each piece play each hand separately

    then put together and play each piece twice in one setting

     

    and improvisation nightly

    and re-start writing music

     

    Finish downloading CD collection by June and donate to Library

     

    Translate William Defluri’s  You Tubes into iTunes-friendly formats

     

    Once a month hit the library for additional fresh tunes

    the goal is 10,000 tunes by end of the year, then add 1,000 per year

     

     

    Music borrowed from Library March 1

     

     

    Handel Concerto Grossi

    Handel Classics

    Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass Greatest Hits

    Archangel Corelli  six concerto grossi

    Chopin Piano Etudes

    John Mayer’s Where the Light is Life in London

    Berwald Symphonies and Overtures

    Ram Das Breath of the Heart

    Secret Garden

    The Magnificent Handel

     

     

    Music Borrowed from Library January 17, 2015

     

     

     

    The impressionist Wyndham hall sampled French classical music

     

    Jimmy Buffett Songs You Already Know by Heart

     

    Paul Desmond Take Ten

     

    Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Summer evening

    Winter night

    Spring Morning

    American Rhapsody

    The walk to the paradise Gardens

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    A summer night on the river

    A song before sunrise

    Fantastic Dance

     

    Beyonce I am

     

    List

    Piano Concertos 1 and 2

    Toledano

    Hungarian Fantasy

     

    Chuck Berry His Best

     

    Boston

     

    The Best of Lightning Hopkins

     

     

    From Library Feb 7

     

    Villa Lopez Piano Music

    Sarah Brightman Time to Say Goodbye

    Putumayo Caribbean

    Dance of the Celts

    Music from the Tea Lands

    Hayden Symphonies

    Leonard Cohen’s Greatest Hits

    Nat King Cole’s Greatest Hits

    Leonard Cohen Best of Leonard Cohen

    Hayden Symphonies no 22, 78 and 72

    Nat King Cole A Musical Anthology

    Check to Check Love Songs

    Daughters of the Celtic Moon

     

    March 2, 2015

     

    Berwald Symphonies

    Chopin Etudes

    Magnificent Mr. Handel

    Handel Concerto Grosse

    Corelli Concerto Grosse

    Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass

    John Mayer Where the Lights Are

    Krishna Das Breathe of the Heart

    Songs from a Secret Garden

    Handel Classics

     

     

    From Library March 30

     

    Quiet Heart, Spirit Wind

    Rough Guide Cajun and Zydeco

    Winston Pickett’s Greatest Hits

    Virgil Thomson Symphony On a Hymn Tune

    Symphony Number 2

    Symphony Number 3

     

    William Schuman

    Symphony Numbers 4 and 9

     

    Roland Kirk Jazz Masters 27

    Gladys Knight and the Pips

    The Best of Harmonica Blues

    Marvin Gaye Here, My Dear

    The Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison

     

    From Library May 10

     

    Debussy Preludes 1 and 2

    Chopin  Piano Concertos 1 and 2

    Art Tatum 20th Century Piano Genius

    Rough Guide to the Blues

    King of the Delta Blues Charlie Patton

     

    Note: renewed CDs that are stuck in the CD tray.  Will have to have the dealer remove them by May 30th  will do during my week off

     

    From Library April 17

     

    Respighi Ancient Airs

    Hoagie Carmichael Stardust Melody

    Mary Youngblood Dance with the Wind

    Bella Bartok Six String Quartets

    Gershwin on Stage

    Gershwin Popular Song

    Gershwin Jazz

    Gershwin Concert Hall

    Lady Smith Black Mambazo Classic Tracks

    Errol Garner Trio and Solo

     

    From Library May 30

     

    The golden treasury of Renaissance Music

    Greatest Hits The Loving Spoonful

    Irving Berlin

    Thomas Andes Piano various pieces

    Elgar Symphony No 2

    Serenade for Strings

    Elegy

    Putumayo Many Colures

    Brian Wilson

     

    From Library June 13

     

    Carmen

    Sergei Prokofiev Symphony Number 1

    Suite from Love for Three Oranges

    Suite from Lt. Kiji

    Holst Music for Chamber Orchestra

    Brook Green Suite

    Lyric Movement

    A Fugal Concerto

    St Paul’s Suite

    Chopin Favorites Vladimir Ashkenazy

    Rough Guide to Flamenco

    Liza Minnelli at Carnegie Hall

    Diane Warwick’s Greatest Hits

    Samuel Barber  Knoxville Summer of 1915

    Essays for Orchestra 2 and 3

    Paganini violin concertos

    Duke Ellington

    Chick Corea Ultimate Adventure

    Mozart Concertos

    Best of Dave and Sam

    Dizzy Gillespie

    Carlos Santana Divine Light

    Art Pepper Intensity

    Bennet Sings Ellington

     

     

    From the Library SE branch

     

    Ravi Shankar More Flavors of India

    Putumayo Presents Swing Around the World

    Putumayo Presents North African Groove

    The Rough Guide Calypso Gold

    Bosa Nova for Lovers

     

     

    Grammy Winners List For 2015 Includes Sam Smith, Pharrell, Beyoncé & More

    The Huffington Post  |  By Christopher Rosen

    The biggest night in music has arrived in the form of the 57th annual Grammy Awards. The night’s biggest winner was Sam Smith, who took home four awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, and Best Pop Vocal Album. Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, and Roseanne Cash all won three awards, as did Beck’s “Morning Phase,” which took Album of the Year honors.

    Coming into the night, Smith, Beyoncé and Williams led all artists with six nominations each, including Album of the Year (Williams also produced Album of the Year nominees “Beyoncé” and Ed Sheeran’s “X”). Smith, Beyoncé and Williams joined a roster of Grammy performers that includes Kanye West (twice), Rihanna, Paul McCartney, AC/DC, Madonna, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Sia, and Usher.

    Before the show started, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem were among the artists who grabbed trophies. Eminem won Best Rap Album for “The Marshall Mathers LP2, “beating out Iggy Azalea, and also Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, for “The Monster” (featuring Rihanna). A full list of this year’s winners, via the Grammys, is listed below.

    1. RECORD OF THE YEAR
      “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
    2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
      “Morning Phase,” Beck
    3. SONG OF THE YEAR
      “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)
    4. BEST NEW ARTIST
      Sam Smith
    5. BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
      “Happy (Live),” Pharrell Williams
    6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
      “Say Something,” A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
    7. BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
      “Cheek To Cheek,” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
    8. BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
      “In The Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith
    9. BEST DANCE RECORDING
      “Rather Be,” Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne
    10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
      “Syro,” Aphex Twin
    11. BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
      “Bass & Mandolin,” Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
    12. BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
      “Lazaretto,” Jack White
    13. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
      “The Last In Line,” Tenacious D
    14. BEST ROCK SONG
      “Ain’t It Fun,” Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
    15. BEST ROCK ALBUM
      “Morning Phase,” Beck
    16. BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
      “St. Vincent,” St. Vincent
    17. BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
      “Drunk In Love,” Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
    18. BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
      “Jesus Children,” Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    19. BEST R&B SONG
      “Drunk In Love,” by Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)
    20. BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
      “Girl,” Pharrell Williams
    21. BEST R&B ALBUM
      “Love, Marriage & Divorce,” Toni Braxton & Babyface
    22. BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
      “I,” Kendrick Lamar
    23. BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
      “The Monster,” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
    24. BEST RAP SONG
      “I,” K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    25. BEST RAP ALBUM
      “The Marshall Mathers LP2,” Eminem
    26. BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
      “Something In The Water,” Carrie Underwood
    27. BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
      “Gentle On My Mind,” by The Band Perry
    28. BEST COUNTRY SONG
      “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
    29. BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
      “Platinum,” Miranda Lambert
    30. BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
      “Winds Of Samsara,” Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
    31. BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
      “Fingerprints,” Chick Corea, soloist
    32. BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
      “Beautiful Life,” Dianne Reeves
    33. BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
      “Trilogy,” Chick Corea Trio
    34. BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
      “Life In The Bubble,” Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
    35. BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
      “The Offense Of The Drum,” Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
    36. BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
      “No Greater Love,” Smokie Norful
    37. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
      “Messengers,” Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
    38. BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
      “Help,” Erica Campbell
    39. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
      “Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong,” For King & Country
    40. BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
      “Shine For All The People,” Mike Farris
    41. BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
      “Tangos,” Rubén Blades
    42. BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
      “Multiviral,” Calle 13
    43. BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
      “Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández,” Vicente Fernández
    44. BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
      “Más + Corazón Profundo,” Carlos Vives
    45. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
      “A Feather’s Not A Bird,” Rosanne Cash
    46. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
      “A Feather’s Not A Bird,” Rosanne Cash
    47. BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
      “The River & The Thread,” Rosanne Cash
    48. BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
      “The Earls Of Leicester,” The Earls Of Leicester
    49. BEST BLUES ALBUM
      “Step Back,” Johnny Winter
    50. BEST FOLK ALBUM
      “Remedy,” Old Crow Medicine Show
    51. BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
      “The Legacy,” Jo-El Sonnier
    52. BEST REGGAE ALBUM
      “Fly Rasta,” Ziggy Marley
    53. BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
      “Eve,” Angelique Kidjo
    54. BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
      “I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai),” Neela Vaswani
    55. BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
      “Diary Of A Mad Diva,” Joan Rivers
    56. BEST COMEDY ALBUM
      “Mandatory Fun,” “Weird Al” Yankovic
    57. BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
      “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”
    58. BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “Frozen”
    59. BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
    60. BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
      “Let It Go,” by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel) (Track from “Frozen”)
    61. BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
      “The Book Thief,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)
    62. BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
      “Daft Punk,” Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
    63. BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS, AND VOCALS
      “New York Tendaberry,” Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
    64. BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
      “Lightning Bolt,” Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
    65. BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
      “The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27),” Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
    66. BEST ALBUM NOTES
      “Offering: Live At Temple University,” Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
    67. BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
      “The Garden Spot Programs, 1950,” Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
    68. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
      “Morning Phase,” Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
    69. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
      Max Martin
    70. BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
      “All Of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix),” Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
    71. BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
      “Beyoncé,” Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
    72. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
      “Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending,” Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
    73. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
      Judith Sherman
    74. BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
      “Adams, John: City Noir,” David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
    75. BEST OPERA RECORDING
      “Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
    76. BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
      “The Sacred Spirit Of Russia,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
    77. BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
      “In 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encores,” Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
    78. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
      “Play,” Jason Vieaux
    79. BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
      “Douce France,” Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
    80. BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
      “Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances,” Partch; John Schneider, producer
    81. BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
      “Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean,” John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    82. BEST MUSIC VIDEO
      “Happy,” Pharrell Williams
    83. BEST MUSIC FILM
      “20 Feet From Stardom,” Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill

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    Music Journal 2016

     

    Purpose:  record music played, downloaded, and listened to.   Update daily.  Play Piano daily!

     

     

    Downloads from the Library  Feb 20, 2016

     

    Depeche Mode Songs of the Universe

    Essential Billy Goodman

    Mendelssohn Piano Trios with  Immanuel Ax, YoY o Ma, Isaack Perlman

    Handel Water Music

    Beethoven Piano Sonatas Claudio Arrau

    Ray Charles Soul Genius

    Ravi Shankar More Flavors of India

     

    March 2 Music Played (new book)

    +

    Franz Behr In May

    Ada Richter the Clock

    Audile Alford Thompson Copy-Cat

    Eric Satie three Gymnopedies

     

     

    March 3  Music Played

     

    Purpose:  Keep track of music listened to, downloaded, and played.

    Bach Minuet

    Beethoven Sonatina number 1

    Francis Gwynn Woodland Waltz

    Elizabeth Hopson Parade of the Midgets

    William O Mann Snake Charmer

    Mozart Minuet 1 – written when he was 5

    Robert Schuman Soldiers’ March

     

    March 6 Music downloaded

     

    Frank Zappa Cosmic Debris

     

    March 7 Music played March 6.7

     

    Myra Adler the Swimming Pool

    JS Bach Prelude 1 – nailed it!

    Mabel Louis Cape Around the Hills

    Katherine Davis Indian Drum

    Maxwell Eckstein Spooks

    Albert Ellmenrich Spinning Song

    Marie Hobson The Waterfall

    Stephen Heller avalanche

    Katherine Allan Livery Dreamland

    Robert Schumann the Merry Farmer

    Robert Schumann’s The Wild Horsemen

    Louis Wright Waltz

     

     

    Music download March 12

     

    Gloria Gaynor Reach Out, I’ll Be There

    El Coco Let’s Get it Together

    Sylvester, You Make Me Feel Mightily Real

    Mel Carter, Hold Me, Kiss Me, Thrill me

     

    From Library March 13, 2016

     

    American Legacies  Preservation Hall Jazz Band

    Oscar Peterson Standards

    Henry Purcell the Complete Fantasias Fretwork

    Thelonious Monk quartet in Carnegie Hall

    Sinatra Seduction

     

    Music from Library March 20, 2016

     

    Bach Partita No 4

    Beethoven Diabelli Variations

    Ben Burns Jazz – five disc classics

    Green Day 21st Century Breakdown

    The Best of Dexter Gordon

    The Best of Stanley Turnitin

     

     

    Music Played March 27

     

    Beethoven Minuet in G

    1. Flaxington Harper Swinging in Fairyland
    2. Louise Wright A Melody After Mendelssohn

    Mario Clementi Sonatina

     

     

    Misc music from FB sites

     

    Beethoven sonatas

    Mozart Sonatas

    Haydin sonatas

    Best of Mendelson

    Best of Schubert

     

    Misc. other music TBC

     

    Music from Youngsan Library July 14, 2016

     

     

    George Duke, I love the Blues, she heard me say

    Healing music to soothe the Soul (mis classical)

    Hendrix Blues

    Earnest Kreneck Symphony number 2  Mahler’s son-in-law Austrian composer 1900-1991)

    Buddy Guy Live at Legends

     

    Music from the Yongsan Library July 27, 2016

     

    Eric Clapton and Steve Wynwood

    The Best of Blue Note

    Karajan Great Recording

    Debussy

    La Mer

    Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun

    Bruckner Symphony 7

    Ravel

    Bolero

    Alborado del gracious

    Sibelius

    En Saga

    The Swan of Tonelli

    Karelia Suite

    Finlandia

    Valse Triste

    Tapiola

    Symphony 4

    Symphony 5

     

    Sanctuary

    Fire in the Sky

    Robert Schumann

    Symphony Number 3

    Symphony Number 4

     

    Stokowski – Rhapsodies

    Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody Number 2

    George Enesco Romania Rhapsody Number1

    Bereich Smetana

    Ma Vlast

    The Bartered Brid

    Richard Wallace

    Tristan and Isolde

    Tannhauser

     

    Beethoven violin Concerto

    Beethoven 6th and 7th have first and fifth need the rest -2, 3, 4th, 8th  and 9th

    Get next time

     

    Bruckner Six Symphony – have the seventh need the rest

    Copland

    Billy the Kid

    Rodeo

     

    Grove

    Grand Canyon Suite

    Get the rest of Copland to confirm I have Appalachia Spring

    Damian Marley Welcome to Jamrom

    Best of Adajio Karajan  Two CD set of classic favorites

    Arnold Schonberg

     

    Transfigured Night

    Pella’s and Melisandre

    Get additional Schonberg and Weber and other serialists

    Monterrey Pop Festival

    Classics including

    Along Comes Mary the association

    Homewood Bound SG

    Sounds of Silence SG

    Down on Me Big Brother and Holding Company

    Ball of Chain Janis Joplin

    Section 43 Country joe

    Born in Chicago

    Wine

    Bajabula Bonke  (healing song) High Masekela

    Crimes of Freedom the Byrds

    So You Want to Be a Rock Star  The Byrds

    Someone to Love Jefferson Airplane

    White Rabbit

    Booker Loo

    Shake

    I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

    Dhun Fast Tallen Ravi Shankar

    For What’s It Worth

    Summertime Blues The WHO

    My Generation The WHO

    The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix

    Like a Rolling Stone Jimi Hendrik

    Straight Shooter – the mams and Papas

    San Francisco   the mamas and papas

    California dreaming the mamas and papas

     

    From Library August 10, 2016

     

     

    Alban Berg

    Drei orcheaterstucke

    Lyric Suite

    Count Basie completes Decca Recordings

    Debussy Images

    Dvorak Cello concerto

    Grateful Dead Fillmore West 1969

    Heifetz

    Glazunov Violin  Concerto

    Prokofiev Violin Concerto

    Sibelius Violin Concerto

    Lang Lang Memory

    Mozart Piano Sonata in E Major

    Chopin Piano Sonata in B minor

    Robert Schuman Kinderszenen

    Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody

    Mc Coy Tyner Plays John Coltrane

    Miles Davis’s Birds of Paradise

    A Tribute to Miles

    Ravel

    Bolero

    La Valse

    Rhapsodie Española

     

    Arnold Schoenberg

    Variations for Orchestra

    Walton Cello Concerto

     

    From Library  August 11, 2016

     

     

    Beethoven String Quartet Numbers 3 and 4

    Walter Beasley Free Your Mind

    Brahms Violin Concerto

    Anton Bruckner Symphony Number 9

    Ron Carter Star Dust

    Chick Corea The Ultimate Adventure

    Euro Lounge

     

    Franz Schubert

    Wanderer Fantasy

    Moments Musical

    Impromptu

     

    Boz Scaggs Memphis

    Savina Yannatour Songs of an Other (new age)

    Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

     

    From Library August 12, 2016 – next downloads end of the month

     

    Reggae Gold

    BB King One Kind Favor

    The Beatles Anthology

    Beethoven 100

    David Arkenstone Visionary

    George Duke Dream Weaver – he just died

    New Orleans Party Music

    Sara Mc Laughlin Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

    Jimmy Vaugh Do You Get the Blues

     

    From YS April 19

     

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies Berlin Philmanoniker Karl Bohm conductor

     

    Symphony  1

    Symphony 2

    Symphony 3

    Symphony 4

    Symphony 5

    Symphony 6

    Symphony 7

    Symphony 8

    Symphony 9

     

    Jon Beck and John Abercrombie Co-Incidences

    Norah Jones Feels Like home – has a country feel

    Diana Krall From this moment = note: get the rest of Dinah Karall from YS  – they have a good selection and she is one, of my favorite female singers

     

    Herbie Hancock Possibilities

     

    From Library August 22

     

     

    Bruckner Symphony 5

    Bruckner Symphony 9

    Chopin Ballades and Scherzos

    Ella Fitzgerald Sing Song Swing

    Rory Gallagher BBC Sessions

    Diana Krall The Love of Love

    Robert Johnson King of Delta Blues

    Rossini Overtures

    Richard Straus Don Quixote

    Richard Strauss Don Juan

    Richard Strauss Til Eulenspiedgel

    Richard Strauss  Salomes

    Richard Strauss  Tanz

    Richard Strauss  Tod Und Verklarung

     

     

    From Library

     

    Ravi Coltrane Blending Time

    Jazz Divas

     

    Diana Krall The Very Best

    Diana Krall  from this moment on

    Diana Krall The Girl in the Other Room

    Diana Krall Quiet Nights

    Diana Krall Glad Rag Doll

    Diana Krall Only Trust Your Heart

     

    Mozart Piano Concerto 1

    Mozart Piano Concerto 2

    Mozart Piano Concerto 3

    Mozart Piano Concerto 4

    Mozart Piano Concerto 5

    Mozart Piano Concerto 6

    Mozart Piano Concerto 8

     

    From Library September 15, 2016

    Beethoven Complete Sonatas

    Ziggy Marley In Concert

    Led Zeplin Live

    Dire Straits Money for Nothing

    Deep Purple Smoke on the Water

    Eric Clapton, I shot the Sheriff

    Eric Clapton Layla

    Lynrd Skinner Sweet Home Alabama

    Usher Hard It Love

    John Coltrain Equinox

    You Not Berkeley Enough

    Police Misc Hits

    John Mayer collection

    Diana Krail Live in Rio

    Norah Jones Cary On

    Kissing Classics

    Just Jazz

    Britney Spears

     

     

    From Library October 4, 2016

     

    From Library

    JS Bach Choral Masterpieces

    Elgar Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Mozart String Quartets 1 to 5

    Rolling Stones It’s Only Rock and Roll

    Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers

    Rolling Stones Under Cover of the Night

    The Best of Sting

    Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Kyung Wha Chung

    Return of the Champions Queen

    REM Dead Letter Office

    Other:   from the internet

     

    Bruce Springsteen  Chapter and Verse

    Tower of Power There is Only So Much Oil in the Ground

    Marvin Gay What’s Going On

    The Onyx String Quartet

    Cream the Final Concert

    Tom Jones and Samy Davis

    Eric Clapton Tell the Truth

    Rubinoos Full Concert

    Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan

    Kool and the Gang Jungle Boogie

    Jake Shimabukuro My Guitar Gently Weeps

     

    Sir Mix a Lot Baby Got Back,

    Dylan Master of War

    The Band Don’t Do it

    Confederate Daddy

    The Doors Live

    Eric Clapton Wonderful

    Jerry Garcia Hart Valley Drifters

    Nat King Cole Wonderful

    Cypress Hill

    Dave Mathews Band Collection

     

    From Library October 29

     

    John Coltrane Jazz Classics

    111 Piano Hits

    Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard

    Kei Kyung Hong Korean Songs

    Nat King Cole Night Lights

    Horwitz a Reminiscence

    Bach /F Busoni Choral Prelude

    Beethoven  Moonlight Sonata

    Chopin Mazurka

    Chopin Prelude

    Chopin Prelude

    Chopin Waltz

    Debussy  Bruyers

    Debussy  La Terrase Des Audience du Clair de lune

    Liszt Consolation

    Rachmaninoff Prelude

    Scarlatti Sonata

    Schubert Impromptu

    Scriabin Etude

    Scriabin Feuillet D Album adnate

    Scriabin Feuillet  D Album Con delicatezza

    Schuman  Von Fremden

    Schuman Traumerei

    Lashmi Shankar Dancing in the Light

    Willie Nelson 16 Biggest Hits

    Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

    Rachmaninov Bells

    Rachmaninov Symphony 2

    Rachmaninov The Rock

     

    From FB Etc

     

    Del Amrita Not Where’s Is at

    Disco Hits

    Best of Barry White

    Wild Cherry Play that Funky Music

    Rodney Franklin the Groove

    Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing

    Blind Willie Bob Dylan

    Vernon Thomas Tangled in Blue

    Gottfried Von Eniem Concerto for Orchestra

    Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker

    Bob Dylan Gods and General

    Alsarah and the Nubatones

    Gregory Porter Painted

    Tonight you Belong to Me

    Otis Span and Luis Johnson

    Sarah Vaughan Joe Pass I go

    Billie Holiday What a Life

    Joan Jett On Letterman

    Pretenders Precious

    Gary Knowland Variations

    Lis Wright Nearness of You with Jim Davidson

    Rubinos Life in Jersey

    Frank Zappa Titties and Beer

     

    From FB Nov 8

    Grateful dead 30 day November downloads

    Grateful Dead Jerry’s Last Concert

    Grateful Dead US Blues

    Barry White in Concert

    James Taylor’s three songs from Essential James Taylor

    Caesar Frank Violin Sonata

    Charles wouerin trio

    Darius Milhaud Sonata

    70’s Disco Hits

    Frank Zappa One Sizes Fits All

    Grateful Dead – So Many Roads (compl

     

    From Library November 23

     

    Julian Bream Spanish Classics for Guitar

    Brahms Piano Concerto

    Copland Billy the Kid

    Rodeo

    Geoff C Grand Canyon Suite

    Elvis Costello My Flame Burns Blue

    Keith Jarret Setting Standards three set

    Messiahen Quartet pour fin de tems

    Theme and variations

    Le Offrandes oublizes

    Tibetan Chants

    Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 the Rock

    Piano Concertos 1 and 4

    Piano Concertos 2 and 3

     

    From Internet

     

    Pink Hang on Little Tomato

    Alicia Keys Here

    Junior Walker Little Walter

    Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker (last album)

    Weather Report Live in Tokyo

    Wang Doodle Dangle Koko Taylor

    Jackson Brown Forever

    The Rubber Band Man

     

    From library December 23

     

    Got some great music

    David Arkenstone Vissionary

    Berloiz Romeo and Juliet Complete

    Beethoven Piano Trios 3,5, 7

    Dvorak Sextet in A

    Norah Jones Feels Like Home

    Schubert Piano Trios  1 and 7

    Schubert C Major Quintet

    Schubert Optet

    Quintet in E Flat

    Stevie Wonder Talking Book

     

    From Internet

    Best of Pearl Jam

    Jimmi Hendrix

    Trio Mandela from Garry Burnett

    Great Gates of Kiev

    Ramstead Da Hista

    Tower of Power tune

    Pennies from Heaven Jim Davidson

    Let it Whip

    Ravel Bolero

    Bad Finger Baby Blues

    Buffalo Springfield For What?

    Gary Knowland Postlude

     

    From Library December 28, 2016

     

    Eagles Selected works 1972-1999

    Earth, Wind, and Fire – That’s the Way of the World

    John Fogerty The Millenium Collection

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Foo Fighters Greatest Hits

    Dave Mathews and Tim Reynolds

    John Serrie Planetary Chronicles

    Rush Chronicles

    Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits

    Silk Road Ensemble Playlist with Out Borders

     

     

    Grammy Winners in 2016 Include Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, And Kendrick Lamar

    BRADLEY KANARIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

    It’s music’s biggest night as the Recording Academy honors the best the industry has to offer at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

    The competition this year is fierce, to say the least. As of Monday morning, Kendrick Lamar led with 11 nominations, while Taylor Swift and The Weeknd were close behind, racking up seven nominations each.

    Monday night’s award show also promises an impressive roster of performers including Swift, Lamar, The Weeknd,  Adele, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and many more.

    Check back for the full list of the 2016 Grammy winners:

    Album Of The Year

    Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
    To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
    Traveler, Chris Stapleton
    1989, Taylor Swift
    Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

     

    GETTY/HUFFPOST

    Record Of The Year
    “Love,” D’Angelo And The Vanguard
    “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
    “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
    “Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

    Best New Artist
    Courtney Barnett
    James Bay
    Sam Hunt
    Tori Kelly
    Meghan Trainor

    Song Of The Year
    “Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    “Blank Space,” by Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
    “Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
    “See You Again,” by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, and songwriters (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

    Best Pop Solo Performance
    “Heartbeat Song,” Kelly Clarkson
    “Love Me Like You Do,” by Ellie Goulding
    “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
    “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
    “Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

    Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
    “Ship To Wreck,” Florence + The Machine
    “Sugar,” Maroon 5
    “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
    “Bad Blood,” by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

    Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
    The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern, Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
    Shadows In The Night, by Bob Dylan
    Stages, Josh Groban
    No One Ever Tells You, Seth MacFarlane
    My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)

    Best Pop Vocal Album
    Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson
    How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine
    Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
    1989, Taylor Swift
    Before This World, James Taylor

    Best Dance Recording
    “We’re All We Need,” Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
    “Go,” The Chemical Brothers
    “Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “Runaway (U & I),” Galantis
    “Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

    Best Dance/Electronic Album
    Our Love, Caribou
    Born In The Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
    Caracal, Disclosure
    In Colour, Jamie XX
    Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo

    Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
    Guitar In The Space Age!, Bill Frisell
    Love Language, Wouter Kellerman
    Afrodeezia, Marcus Miller
    Sylva, Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
    The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV, Kirk Whalum

    Best Rock Performance
    “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
    “What Kind Of Man,” Florence + The Machine
    “Something From Nothing,” Foo Fighters
    “Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
    “Moaning Lisa Smile,” Wolf Alice

    Best Metal Performance
    “Identity,” August Burns Red
    “Cirice,” Ghost
    “512,” Lamb of God
    “Thank You,” Sevendust
    “Custer,” Slipknot

    Best Rock Song
    “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
    “Ex’s & Oh’s,” Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
    “Hold Back The River,” Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
    “Lydia,” Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
    “What Kind of Man,” by John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, and songwriters (Florence + The Machine)

    Best Rock Album
    Chaos And The Calm, James Bay
    Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
    Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
    Drones, Muse
    .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot

    Best Alternative Music Album
    Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
    Vulnicura, Björk
    The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
    Currents, Tame Impala
    Star Wars, Wilco

    Best R&B Performance
    “If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton
    “Rise,” Andra Day
    “Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote
    “Planes,” Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” The Weeknd

    Best Traditional R&B Performance
    “He Is,” Faith Evans
    “Little Ghetto Boy,” Lalah Hathaway
    “Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan
    “Shame,” Tyrese
    “My Favorite Part Of You,” Charlie Wilson

    Best R&B Song
    “Coffee,” Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
    “Let It Burn,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
    “Love,” D’Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D’Angelo And The Vanguard)
    “Shame,” Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)

    Best Urban Contemporary Album
    Ego Death, The Internet
    You Should Be Here, Kehlani
    Blood, Lianne La Havas
    Wildheart, Miguel
    Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

    Best R&B Album
    Coming Home, Leon Bridges
    Black Messiah, D’Angelo, And The Vanguard
    Cheers To The Fall, Andra Day
    Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
    Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson

    Best Rap Performance
    “Apparently,” J. Cole
    “Back To Back,” Drake
    “Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
    “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
    “Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
    “All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

    Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
    “One Man Can Change The World,” Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
    “Glory,” Common & John Legend
    “Classic Man,” Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
    “These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
    “Only,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

    Best Rap Song
    “All Day,” Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)
    “Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    “Energy,” Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)
    “Glory,” by Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, and songwriters (Common & John Legend)
    “Trap Queen,” Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)

    via GIPHY

    Best Rap Album
    2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
    Compton, Dr. Dre
    If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake
    To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
    The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj

    Best Country Solo Performance
    “Burning House,” Cam
    “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton
    “Little Toy Guns,” Carrie Underwood
    “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban
    “Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    “Stay A Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne
    “If I Needed You,” Joey+Rory
    “The Driver,” Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
    “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
    “Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

    Best Country Song
    “Chances Are,” Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack) “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools,” Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
    “Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
    “Hold My Hand,” Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
    “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

    Best Country Album
    Montevallo, Sam Hunt
    Pain Killer, Little Big Town
    The Blade, Ashley Monroe
    Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
    Traveler, Chris Stapleton

    Best New Age Album
    Grace, Paul Avgerinos
    Bhakti Without Borders, Madi Das
    Voyager, Catherine Duc
    Love, Peter Kater
    Asia Beauty, Ron Korb

    Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    “Giant Steps,” Joey Alexander, soloist
    “Cherokee,” Christian McBride, soloist
    “Arbiters Of Evolution,” Donny McCaslin, soloist
    “Friend Or Foe,” Joshua Redman, soloist
    “Past Present,” John Scofield, soloist

    Best Jazz Vocal Album
    Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein, Karrin Allyson
    Find A Heart, Denise Donatelli
    Flirting With Disaster, Lorraine Feather
    Jamison, Jamison Ross
    For One To Love, Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    My Favorite Things, Joey Alexander
    Breathless, Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
    Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios, Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
    Beautiful Life, Jimmy Greene
    Past Present, John Scofield

    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
    Lines Of Color, Gil Evans Project
    Köln, Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band
    Cuba: The Conversation Continues, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
    The Thompson Fields, Maria Schneider Orchestra
    Home Suite Home, Patrick Williams

    Best Latin Jazz Album
    Made In Brazil, Eliane Elias
    Impromptu, The Rodriguez Brothers
    Suite Caminos, Gonzalo Rubalcaba
    Intercambio, Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
    Identities Are Changeable, Miguel Zenón

    Best Gospel Performance/Song
    “Worth” [Live], Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
    “Wanna Be Happy?” Kirk Franklin
    “Intentional,” Travis Greene
    “How Awesome Is Our God” [Live], Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams
    “Worth Fighting For” [Live],” Brian Courtney Wilson

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
    “Holy Spirit,” Francesca Battistelli
    “Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains),” Crowder
    “Because He Lives (Amen),” Matt Maher
    “Soul On Fire,” Third Day featuring All Sons & Daughters
    “Feel It,” Tobymac featuring Mr. Talkbox

    Best Gospel Album
    “Destined To Win” [Live], Karen Clark Sheard
    “Living It,” Dorinda Clark-Cole
    “One Place Live,” Tasha Cobbs
    “Covered: Alive In Asia” [Live] (Deluxe),” Israel & Newbreed
    “Life Music: Stage Two,” Jonathan McReynolds

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
    Whatever The Road, Jason Crabb
    How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle
    Saints And Sinners, Matt Maher
    This Is Not A Test, Tobymac
    Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin

    Best Roots Gospel Album
    Still Rockin’ My Soul, The Fairfield Four
    Pray Now, Karen Peck & New River
    Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know), Point of Grace

    Best Latin Pop Album
    Terral, Pablo Alborán
    Healer, Alex Cuba
    A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition), Ricky Martin
    Sirope, Alejandro Sanz
    Algo Sucede, Julieta Venegas

    Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
    Amanecer, Bomba Estereo
    Mondongo, La Cuneta Son Machín
    Hasta La Raíz, Natalia Lafourcade (TIE)
    Caja De Música, Monsieur Periné
    Dale, Pitbull (TIE)

    Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
    Mi Vicio Mas Grande, Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga
    Ya Dime Adiós, La Maquinaria Norteña
    Zapateando, Los Cojolites
    Realidades – Deluxe Edition, Los Tigres Del Norte
    Tradición, Arte Y Pasión, Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

    Best Tropical Latin Album
    Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto, José Alberto “El Canario” & Septeto Santiaguero
    Son De Panamá, Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
    Presente Continuo, Guaco
    Todo Tiene Su Hora, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
    Que Suenen Los Tambores, Victor Manuelle

    Best American Roots Performance
    “And Am I Born To Die,” Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
    “Born To Play Guitar,” Buddy Guy
    “City Of Our Lady,” The Milk Carton Kids
    “Julep,” Punch Brothers
    “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,” Mavis Staples

    Best American Roots Song
    “All Night Long,” The Mavericks
    “The Cost Of Living,” Don Henley & Merle Haggard
    “Julep,” Punch Brothers
    “The Traveling Kind,” Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
    “24 Frames,” Jason Isbell

    Best Americana Album
    The Firewatcher’s Daughter, Brandi Carlile
    The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
    Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell
    Mono, The Mavericks
    The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers

    Best Bluegrass Album
    Pocket Full Of Keys, Dale Ann Bradley
    Before The Sun Goes Down, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
    In Session, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
    Man Of Constant Sorrow, Ralph Stanley & Friends
    The Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers

    Best Blues Album
    Descendants Of Hill Country, Cedric Burnside Project
    Outskirts Of Love, Shemekia Copeland
    Born To Play Guitar, Buddy Guy
    Worthy, Bettye LaVette
    Muddy Waters 100, John Primer & Various Artists

    Best Folk Album
    Wood, Wire & Words, Norman Blake
    Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
    Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens
    Servant Of Love, Patty Griffin
    Didn’t He Ramble, Glen Hansard

    Best Regional Roots Music Album
    Go Go Juice, Jon Cleary
    La La La La, Natalie Ai Kamauu
    Kawaiokalena, Keali’i Reichel
    Get Ready, The Revelers
    Generations, Windwalker, And The MCW

    Best Reggae Album
    Branches Of The Same Tree, Rocky Dawuni
    The Cure, Jah Cure
    Acousticalevy, Barrington Levy
    Zion Awake, Luciano
    Strictly Roots, Morgan Heritage

    Best World Music Album
    Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo, Gilberto Gil
    Sings, Angelique Kidjo
    Music From Inala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble
    Home, Anoushka Shankar
    I Have No Everything Here, Zomba Prison Project

    Best Children’s Album
    ¡Come Bien! Eat Right!, José-Luis Orozco
    Dark Pie Concerns, Gustafer Yellowgold
    Home, Tim Kubart
    How Great Can This Day Be, Lori Henriques
    Trees, Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

    Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
    Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø), Patti Smith
    Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks, Dick Cavett
    A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, Jimmy Carter
    Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller), Janis Ian & Jean Smart
    Yes Please, Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

    Best Comedy Album
    Back To The Drawing Board, Lisa Lampanelli
    Brooklyn, Wyatt Cenac
    Happy. And A Lot., Jay Mohr
    Just Being Honest, Craig Ferguson
    Live At Madison Square Garden, Louis C.K.

    Best Musical Theater Album
    An American In Paris
    Fun Home
    Hamilton
    The King And I
    Something Rotten!

    Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Empire: Season 1
    Fifty Shades Of Grey
    Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
    Pitch Perfect 2
    Selma

    Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Birdman
    The Imitation Game
    Interstellar
    The Theory Of Everything
    Whiplash

    Best Song Written For Visual Media
    “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” from Fifty Shades of Grey, The Weeknd
    “Glory” from Selma, Common & John Legend
    “Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey, by Ellie Goulding
    “See You Again” from Furious 7, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
    “Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground, by Lady Gaga

    Best Instrumental Composition
    “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite,” Arturo O’Farrill, composer
    “Civil War,” Bob Mintzer, composer
    “Confetti Man,” David Balakrishnan, composer
    “Neil,” Rich DeRosa, composer
    “Vesper,” Marshall Gilkes, composer

    Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
    “Bruno Mars,” Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)
    “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy,” Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
    “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)
    “Ghost Of A Chance,” Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)
    “You And The Night And The Music,” John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)

    Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals
    “Be My Muse,” Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
    “52nd & Broadway,” Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)
    “Garota De Ipanema,” Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)
    “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime),” Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
    “When I Come Home,” Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)

    Best Recording Package
    Alagoas, Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)
    Bush, Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)
    How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition), Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)
    My Happiness, Nathanial Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)
    Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)

    Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
    Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set), Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)
    I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl), Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
    The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32), Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
    Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition), Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
    30 Trips Around The Sun, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
    What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set), Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)

    Best Album Notes
    Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946, James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)
    Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced, Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
    Portrait Of An American Singer, Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
    Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925, Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra)

    Best Historical Album
    The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)
    The Complete Concert By The Sea, Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)
    Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985, Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Songs My Mother Taught Me, Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)

    Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
    Before This World, Dave O’Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (James Taylor)
    Currency Of Man, Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
    Recreational Love, Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee)
    Sound & Color, Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)
    Wallflower, Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)

    Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
    Jeff Bhasker
    Dave Cobb
    Diplo
    Larry Klein
    Blake Mills

    Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
    “Berlin By Overnight (CFCF Remix),” CFCF, remixer (Daniel Hope)
    “Hold On (Fatum Remix),” Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold, remixers (JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus)
    “Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix),” Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
    “Say My Name (RAC Remix),” André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)
    “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix),” Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)

    Best Surround Sound Album
    Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop
    Amused To Death
    Magnificat
    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
    Spes

    Best Engineered Album, Classical
    Ask Your Mama, George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
    Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double,’ Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony
    Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria, Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque
    Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale
    Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, ‘Organ,’ Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony

    Producer Of The Year, Classical
    Blanton Alspaugh
    Manfred Eicher
    Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
    Dan Mercurio
    Judith Sherman

    Best Orchestral Performance
    “Bruckner: Symphony No. 4,” Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
    “Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double,’ Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    “Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphony No. 10,” Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
    “Spirit Of The American Range,” Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)
    “Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony ‘Humen 1839,’” Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)

    Best Opera Recording
    “Janáček: Jenůfa,” Donald Runnicles, conductor; Will Hartmann, Michaela Kaune & Jennifer Larmore; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
    “Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria,” Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)
    “Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)
    “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade,” Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children’s Chorus)
    “Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Karina Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

    Best Choral Performance
    “Beethoven: Missa Solemnis,” Bernard Haitink, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Anton Barachovsky, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Mark Padmore; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
    “Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610,” Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)
    “Pablo Neruda – The Poet Sings,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare)
    “Paulus: Far In The Heavens,” Eric Holtan, conductor (Sara Fraker, Matthew Goinz, Thea Lobo, Owen McIntosh, Kathryn Mueller & Christine Vivona; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
    “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Paul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner; Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale)

    Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
    “Brahms: The Piano Trios,” Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
    “Filament,” Eighth Blackbird
    “Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics,” Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee
    “Render,” Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
    “Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2,” Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin

    Best Classical Instrumental Solo
    “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes,” Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    “Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos,” Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)
    “Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7,” Kristian Bezuidenhout
    “Rachmaninov Variations,” Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
    “Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” Ursula Oppens (Jerome Lowenthal)

    Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
    Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata, Mark Padmore; Kristian Bezuidenhout, accompanist
    Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall, Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
    Nessun Dorma – The Puccini Album, Jonas Kaufmann; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Kristīne Opolais, Antonio Pirozzi & Massimo Simeoli; Coro Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
    Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali, Talise Trevigne; David Alan Miller, conductor (Orion Weiss; Albany Symphony)
    St. Petersburg, Cecilia Bartoli; Diego Fasolis, conductor (I Barocchisti)

    Best Classical Compendium
    As Dreams Fall Apart – The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955), New Budapest Orpheum Society; Jim Ginsburg, producer
    Ask Your Mama, George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer
    Handel: L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740, Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer
    Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
    Woman At The New Piano, Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers

    Best Contemporary Classical Composition
    “Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest,” Gerald Barry, composer (Thomas Adès, Barbara Hannigan, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Peter Tantsits & Birmingham Contemporary Music Group)
    “Norman: Play,” Andrew Norman, composer (Gil Rose & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
    “Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances,” Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)
    “Tower: Stroke,” Joan Tower, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)
    “Wolfe: Anthracite Fields,” Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)

    Best Music Film
    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown
    Sonic Highways
    What Happened, Miss Simone?
    The Wall
    Amy

    Best Music Video
    “LSD,” ASAP Rocky
    “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” The Dead Weather
    “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
    “Bad Blood,” by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
    “Freedom,” Pharrell Williams

    MusiCares Person of the Year

    Lionel Richie

     

     

     

    2018

     

    Music Journal 2018

     

    Purpose:  to record music downloaded, listened to, played, and composed.

     

    Downloads     date      artist               song         source

     

    Jimmi Hendrix Blues

    Transformations Sounds of Silk Road

    Chopin Ballades and Scherzoz

    Eric Clapton Live from Madison Square Garden

    Rory Gallagher

    Van Cliburn Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto

    Music from the Source

    No Matter

    Songs of George Gershwin

    Blue Grass Collection

    John Corigliano Symphony Number 2

    Corelli Concerti Grosse

    Copland Billy the Kid

    Copland  Rodeo

    Groff Grand Canyon Suite

    Reggae sun splash live

    Jane Coop the Romantic Piano  – Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Debussy, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Brahms

    Grateful Dead Filmore West 1969

    The Greatest of the Guess Who

    Tibetan Chants for World Peace

    De Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain

    De Fall   the Three-Cornered Hat

    Franz Schubert Moments musicaux

    Robert Schumann Phantasiestucke

    Arnold Schoenberg Sechs Klein Klaveristucke

    The Animals

    Beethoven Triple Concerto

    Alan Berg’s Six Orchestra pieces

    Alan Berg  Lyric Pieces

    Berlioz Requiem

    Brahms Symphony Number 2

    Best of Jackson Browne

    Branford Marsalis Quartet Upward Spiral

    Mozart Masonic Funeral Music

    Rihanna Music of the Sun

    The Jazz Divas

    Doris Day My Young and Foolish Heart

    Deena Durbin, It’s Foolish But Fun

    Marlene Dietrich Falling In Love Again

    Ellis Fitzgerald  Time Along Will Tell

    Ellis Fitzgerald, It’s Only a Paper Moon

    Billie Holliday Love Me or Leave Me

    Judy Garland Moon River

    Judy Garland Stormy Weather

    Lena Horne At Long Last Love

    Ethel Merman, I Get a Kick Out of You

    Peggy Lee  Just One of Those Things

    Peggy Lee the Lady is a Tramp

    Sarah Vaugh Misty

    Sarah Vaugh  Round Midnight

    Dinah Washington Blues for a Day

    Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra

    Strauss Metamorphous

    Wagner Der Fiegendle Hollander Overture

    Wagner Parsifal preludes

    Aton Webern Passacaglia

    Aton Webern’s Six Pieces for Orchestra

    Aton Webern Symphonie Number 2

    Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

    Brahms Piano Concerto 1

    Brahms Piano Concerto 2

    Eric Clapton’s Back Home

    Glenn Gould Edward Grieg Sonata

    Georges Bizet Premier Nocturne

    Variations Chromatiques

    Jean Sibelius  Sonatina for Piano F Sharp Minor

    Sonatina for Piano E Mayor

    Sonatina for Piano B Flat

    Three Lyric Pieces

    Mozart Eine Klein Nachmuscik

    Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite

    Vivaldi Four Seasons Spring

    Brahms Hungarian Dance

    Mozart Symphony in D

    Chopin Waltz in D Major

    Straus  Trutscge-Treasch Polka

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto

    Tchaikovsky Swan Lake

    Bizet Carmen Suite

    Handel Messiah

    Mozart Wind Serenade

    Vivaldi Violin Concerto

    Handel Water Music

    Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty

    Mozart Symphony Number 26

    Chopin Waltz

    Bach Violin Concerto

    Handel Water Music

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto

    Ravel Habanero

    Mozart Horn Concerto

    Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

    Strauss Thunder and Lightning Polka

    Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever

    Cesar Frank Violin Sonata

    Camille Saint Saenz Violin Sonata

    Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata

    Dvorak  Cello Concerto

    Dvorak   Kild Silent Woods

    Dvorak  Slavonic Dance

    Humoresque in G Flat

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Pink Floyd Meddle

    Johnny Cash The Great Lost Performances

    Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

    Shostakovich Piano Quintet

    Essential Tchaikovsky

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2019

     

    Music Journal 2019

     

    Purpose:  to record music downloaded, listened to, played, and composed.

     

    Jimi Hendrix Blues

    Transformations Sounds of Silk Road

    Chopin Ballades and Scherzos

    Eric Clapton Live from Madison Square Garden

    Rory Gallagher

    Van Cliburn Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto

    Music from the Source

    No Matter

    Songs of George Gershwin

    Blue Grass Collection

    John Corigliano Symphony Number 2

    Corelli Concerti Grosse

    Copland

    Billy the Kid

    Rodeo

    Groff Grand Canyon Suite

     

    Reggae sun splash live

    Jane Coop the Romantic Piano

    Chopin,

    Liszt,

    Schumann,

    Debussy,

    Mendelssohn,

    Rachmaninoff,

    Brahms

     

    Grateful Dead Filmore West 1969

    The Greatest of the Guess Who

    Tibetan Chants for World Peace

    De Falla

    Nights in the Gardens of Spain

    the Three-Cornered Hat

     

    Franz Schubert Moments musicaux

    Robert Schumann Phantasiestucke

    Arnold Schoenberg Sechs Klein Klaveristucke

    The Animals

    Beethoven Triple Concerto

    Alan Berg

    Six Orchestra pieces

    Alan Berg  Lyric Pieces

     

    Berlioz Requiem

    Brahms Symphony Number 2

    Best of Jackson Browne

    Branford Marsalis Quartet Upward Spiral

    Mozart Masonic Funeral Music

    Rihanna Music of the Sun

    The Jazz Divas

    Ellis Fitzgerald  Time Along Will Tell

    Ellis Fitzgerald, It’s Only a Paper Moon

    Billie Holliday Love Me or Leave Me

    Dinah Washington Blues for a Day

    Doris Day My Young and Foolish Heart

    Deena Durbin, It’s Foolish But Fun

    Doris Day My Young and Foolish Heart

    Deena Durbin, It’s Foolish But Fun

    Judy Garland Moon River

    Judy Garland Stormy Weather

    Lena Horne At Long Last Love

    Ethel Merman, I Get a Kick Out of You

    Peggy Lee  Just One of Those Things

    Peggy Lee the Lady is a Tramp

    Sarah Vaugh Misty

    Sarah Vaugh  Round Midnight

     

    Schoenberg Variations for Orchestra

    Strauss Metamorphous

    Wagner Der Fiegendle Hollander Overture

    Wagner Parsifal preludes

    Aton Webern

    Passacaglia

    Six Pieces for Orchestra

    Symphonie Number 2

     

    Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

    Brahms Piano Concerto 1

    Brahms Piano Concerto 2

    Eric Clapton’s Back Home

    Glenn Gould

    Edward Grieg Sonata

    Georges Bizet Premier Nocturne

    Variations Chromatiques

    Jean Sibelius  Sonatina for Piano F Sharp Minor

    Sonatina for Piano E Mayor

    Sonatina for Piano B Flat

    Three Lyric Pieces

    Mozart Eine Klein Nachmuscik

    Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite

    Vivaldi Four Seasons Spring

    Brahms Hungarian Dance

    Mozart Symphony in D

    Chopin Waltz in D Major

    Straus  Trutscge-Treasch Polka

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto

    Tchaikovsky Swan Lake

    Bizet Carmen Suite

    Handel Messiah

    Mozart Wind Serenade

    Vivaldi Violin Concerto

    Handel Water Music

    Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty

    Mozart Symphony Number 26

    Chopin Waltz

    Bach Violin Concerto

    Handel Water Music

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto

    Ravel Habanero

    Mozart Horn Concerto

    Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

    Strauss Thunder and Lightning Polka

    Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever

    Cesar Frank Violin Sonata

    Camille Saint Saenz Violin Sonata

    Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata

    Dvorak  Cello Concerto

    Dvorak   Kild Silent Woods

    Dvorak  Slavonic Dance

    Humoresque in G Flat

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Pink Floyd Meddle

    Johnny Cash The Great Lost Performances

    Hindemith Quarter for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

    Shostakovich Piano Quintet

    Essential Tchaikovsky

    Aretha Franklin Divas Life

    Aretha Franklin’s Beautiful Ballades and Love Songs

    Diana Krall When I look into your eyes

    Brahms Piano Trios

    Benjamin Britten Cellos Suites

    Leonard Cohen Live In Dublin

    Yunel Li Vienna Recital

    Scarlatti Piano Sonata in E

    Scarlatti Piano Sonata in C

    Mozart Piano Sonata in C Major

    Robert Schumann Carnival

    Franz Liszt  Rhapsodie Espanola

    Quincy Jones Juke Joint

    Kraus Symphonies

    Pure Mc Cartney

    George Telemann

    Sonata in B

    Concerto in B

    Quartet in G

     

    Isaac Hayes

    Pink Floyd meddle

    Euro lounge

    Tibetan chat

    Brahms 5 trios

    Hayden the creation

    Beethoven 9 symphonies

    JS Bach Well-Tempered Clavier

    Bob Marley and Wailers Exodus

    Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Haydn

    Beethoven’s Five Piano Concertos

    Albert King

    Best of Sting

    Pink Floyd The Wall

    Steppenwolf Gold

    Telemann Chamber Music

    Elger Enigma Variations

    Paul Hindemith Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, and Piano

    Scriabin Piano Sonatas 3,4,5, and 9

    Schoenberg Variations

    Shostakovich Piano Quintet

    Brahms Horn Trio

    deep purple a fire in the sky

    Beethoven Cello Sonatas

    Expo New Age Music

    Diane Warwick Odds and Ends

    Dave Matthews Band

    Scott Joplin’s piano music

    Rachmaninov Sonatas for cello

    Rachmaninov 24 Preludes

    Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances

    Russian Rhapsody

     

    Robert Schuman

    andante and variations

    Adagio and Allegro

     

    Beethoven Diabelli variations

    Charles Daniel Band

    Sweet home Alabama

    Shaky ground

    Falling in love for the Night

    Marie lavaux

    Your love has lifted me higher and higher

    Mississippi Queen

    around and around

    A change is gonna come

    Can’t see you see

    Let it roll

    rainbow ride

    roll Mississippi

    In America

    Still in Saigon

    Carolina, I remember you

    Feeling free

    the devil went down to Georgia

    running with the crowd

     

    Diana Krall

    Turn up the quiet

    Like someone in love

    Isn’t it romantic

    LOVE

    Night and day

    I’m confessing that I love you

    Moonglow

    Blue skies

    sway

    no Moon at all

    Dream

    I’ll see you in my Dreams

     

    Miles Davis Love Songs

    I had to fall in love too easily

    I thought about you

    Summer night

    My Ship

    someday my prince will come

    Stella By Starlight

    My funny Valentine

    I love you porgy

    old folks

     

    Rachmaninov

    Second piano Concerto

    Third Piano Concerto

    Shostakovich 24 preludes and fugues

    Scriabin piano Sonatas

    Number 2

    number 7 white mass

    Quarte Morceaux Opus 56

    Deux Poems Opus 32

    Two dances opus 73

     

    Stan Getz The Smoothest Operator

    opus de bop

    And the Angels swing

    Running water

    Don’t worry about me

    Pardon my bop

    as I live and I bop

    Interlude in bebop

    Bopelbath

    Pinhead

    Diaper pin

    Frosty

    Battleground

    Four and one more

    Five brothers

    of the Saxes

    gets along

    Stan’s Moods

    Slow

    Fast

    Skullbuster

    Ante Room

    Poop Deck

    Indian summer

    Long Island sound

    Marcia

    Preservation

    crazy chords

     

    the cranberries

    Ode To My Family

    I Can’t Be With You

    21

    Zombie

    Everything I Said

    The Icicle Melts

    Disappointment

    Ridiculous Thoughts

    Dreaming My Dreams

    Your Grave

    Daffodil Laments

    No Need To Argue

     

     

    The Grammys 2018 nominations

     

    24 K Magic Bruno Mars

    Love So Soft Kelly Clarkson

    Dispatcito Luis Fonsi And Danny Yankee

    Humble Kendrick Lamar

    Green Light Lorde

    Childish Gambino Red Bone

    The Story Of OJ  Jay Z

    Stay Zedd And Alesia Cara

    Million Reasons Lady Gaga

    Imagine Dragons Thunder

    Feel It Still Portugal The Man

    Something Just Like This The Chainsmokers And Coldplay

    What About Us Pink

    Song Of The Year 1-800-273-8255 Logic

    Issues Jillian Michaels

    Praying Kesha

    Broken Halos Chris Stapleton

    Little Big Town Better Man

    Craving You Thomas Rhett

    You Look Good Lady Antebellum

    All The Pretty Girls Kenny Chesney

     

    George Thorogood’s party of one

    I’m a steady woman

    Soft spot

    Tallahassee woman

    Wang dang doodle

    boogie chillum

    No expectations

    Bad news

    Down the highway

    Got to move

    Born with the blues

    The Sky is crying

    hookers

    Pictures from the other side

    one bourbon one Scotch one beer

    Dynaflow Blues

     

    The Roaring Twenties

     

    CD 1

    Blue Heaven Gene Austin

    Valencia Paul Whiteman

    Tip Toe Through The Tulips Nick Lucas

    3 a.m. Paul Whiteman

    Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers Paul Whiteman

    California Here I Come Al Jolson

    Cherrie Paul Whiteman

    If You Knew Susan As I Do, Eddie Canton

    What I Do Paul Whiteman

    Song Of India Paul Whiteman

    Down Hearted Blues Bessie Smith

    Linge A While Paul Whiteman

    Ramona Paul Whiteman

    Ida Sweet As Apple Cider Brad Nichols

    No No Nora Eddie Cantor

    Spain Isham Jones

    Great Day Paul Whiteman

    Old Man River Paul Whiteman

    Say It With Music Paul Robeson

     

    C D 2

     

    Whispering Paul Whiteman

    April Showers Al Jolson

    Honey Rudy Vallee…

    A Little Spanish Town Paul Whiteman

    My Angel Paul Whiteman

    Wabash Blues Isham Jones

    Stumbling Paul Whiteman

    Hot Lips Paul Whiteman

    Somebody Loves Me Paul Whiteman

    Marge Eddie Cantor

    Among My Souvenirs Paul Whiteman

    Me And My Shadow Whispering Jack Smith

    Singing In The Rain Cliff Edwards

    The Japanese Saman Paul Whiteman

    Am I blue Ethel Waters

    Together Paul Whiteman

    remember Isham Jones

    my man Fanny Brice

     

    Pitbull climate change

    We Are Strong

    Bad Man

    Green Light

    Messing Around

    Better On Me

    Sexy Body

    Freedom

    Options

    Educate Ya

    Only Ones To Know

    Dedicated

    Can’t Have

     

    Chopin Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    `        Nocturne Op 62 no 1

    Scherzo No 4 Op 54

     

    Debussy Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    L’Isle Joyeuse

    Ravel Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    Gaspard D’la Nuit

    Chopin  – Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    Prelude in C Sharp Minor op 45

    Scherzo No 1 in B Minor Op 20

    Scherzo  No 2  in B flat minor op 31

    Scherzo no 3 in C Sharp Minor Op 32

    Scherzo no 4 in E major Op 54

    Barcarole in F Sharp Minor Op 60

    Schubert Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano

    Sonata in A Major

    Sonata In A Minor

    Fantasia in C Major

    Sinfonias Etude Op 13

    Hungarian Melody

    12 Waltz

     

    Scriabin  Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Prometheus Poem of Fire

    Piano Concerto in F Sharp Minor

     

    Santana  Ze bop

    Changes

    E Papa Re

    Primera invasion

    Searching

    Over and Over

    Winning

    Tales of Kilimanjaro

    A sensitive kind

    American gypsy

    I love you much too much

    Brightest Star

    Hannibal

     

    Pink Floyd Chollas Desk One

     

    Astronomy dominee

    See Emily Play

    happiest days of our lives

    Another brick in the wall

    Echoes

    Hey you

    My room

    Marooned

    The Great Gig in the sky

    Set the controls for the heart of the sun

    money

    keep talking

    sheep

    sorrow

    CD 2

    Shine on you crazy diamond

    Time

    The fletcher memorial home

    comfortably numb

    When the Tigers broke free

    one of these days

    us and them

    learning to fly

    Arnold Layne

    wish you were here

    jug band

    blues

    high hopes

    bike

     

    Tchaikovsky The seasons

     

    Meditation

    Polka for dansante

    Aveu passionate

    Tenders reproaches

    Berceuse

    Les Saisons

     

    The sound Of Piazzolla

    Libertango

    Escualo

    Oblivion

    Bordel 1900

    Fuga Y Misterio

    adios nonino

    Primavera portend

    Verano Porteno

    Otono Porteno

    Invierno Porteno

    Asleep

    Le Grand tango

    La Muerte del Angel

    Los Pejaros Perdidos

     

    Disk Two

     

    Concerto del Angel

    Tango ballet

    Maria de Buenos Aires

    Tango operetta

     

    Joseph Martin Kraus

     

    Symphony in E Flat

    Symphony in C

    Symphony in C minor

    Olympie Overture

     

    Benjamin Britten Cello Suites

     

    Suite 1

    Suite 2

    Suite 3

     

    Richard Straus -Early works

    Schneiderpolka

    Serenade in G

    Introduction

    Adagio

    Scherzo

    Finale

    Gavotte

    Serenade

    Concerto in C minor

    Grand March

     

    Roy Orbison

    Only the lonely

    Leah

    In dreams

    Uptown

    it’s over

    crying

    dream baby

    Blue Angel

    Working for the man

    Candyman

    Running scared

    falling

    I’m hurting

    Claudette

    oh pretty woman

    Mean woman blues

    Ooby Dooby

    Lena

    Blue Bayou

     

    Symphonic queen

    We will rock you

    I want it all

    These are the days of our lines

    Tie your mother down

    love of my life

    crazy little thing called love

    don’t stop me now

    One vision

    under pressure

    the show must go on

    I want to break free

    we are the Champions

    flash

    A kind of magic

    Fat bottom girl

    another one bites the dust

    You’re my best friend

    Bohemian Rhapsody

     

    Foo Fighters

     

    all my life

    Best of you

    Everlong

    pretender

    My hero

    learn to fly

    times like these

    monkey wrench

    big me

    break out

    the long road to ruin

    this is a call

    skin and bones

    world forward

    Everlong

     

    Rod Stewart classics

     

    Have you ever seen the rain

    fool around and fell in love

    I’ll stand by you

    still the same

    it’s a heartache

    day after day

    missing you

    Father and son

    best of my life

    if not for you

    Love hurts

    everything I own

    crazy love

     

    Oliver Nelson

     

    CD One

     

    Jams and jellies

    passion flower

    Don’t stand up

    Ostinato

    What’s new

    Blues Baby Blues

    Train  Whistle

    Doxing

    In time

    Lou good dues

    all the way

    Groove

     

    CD 2

    screaming the blues

    march on March

    The drive

    the meeting

    3 seconds

    Alto, It is

    blues at the 5 spot

    blues for Monday Friday

    Anacruses

    Perdido

    in passing

     

    CD 3

    stolen moments

    hoe down

    Cascade

    Yearning

    images

    Six and Four

    Mama Lou

    Ralf’s New Blues

    straight ahead

    11443

    CD 4

    Main stem

    J and B

    Ho

    Latino

    Tipsy

    Tangerine

    Message

    Jungle is

    Emancipation blues

    There’s a Yearning

    Going up North

    Disillusions

    Freedom Dance

     

    Billie Holiday Disk one

     

    As time goes by

    Autumn in New York

    Billie’s blues

    blue moon

    comes love

    don’t explain

    east of the sun

    easy to love

    Embraceable you

    everything I have is yours

    A fine romance

    Georgia is on my mind

    God bless the child

    can’t face the music

     

    disc 2

     

    I cover the waterfront

    I got a right to sing the blues

    if you were mine

    Jim

    Let’s call a heart a heart

    Let’s do it this, let’s fall in love

    Love for sale

    Love me or leave me

    The lover comes back to me

    Lover man

    Miss Brown to you

    Moon Glow

     

    Disk 3

     

    My Man

    Night and Day

    please don’t talk about me when I’m gone

    please keep me in your dreams

    solitude

    spreading rhythm around

    strange fruit

    Summertime

    Tenderly

    These foolish things

    What a little Moonlight can do

    Yesterdays

    You are going to see a lot of me

    you’re so desirable

     

    Otis Rush and Buddy Guy

     

    Introduction

    Coming home baby

    Jam

    Instrumental

    All your love

    Crosscut Saw

    I wonder Why

    Buddy Guy intro jam

    Five long years

    Look On Yonder Wall

    Things that used to do

    I smell a rat

    Gambler’s Blue

    Post Show interview

     

    Willie Nelson   Song Bird

     

    Raining Day blues

    Songbird

    Blue hotel

    Back to Earth

    Stella blue

    Hallelujah

    $1000 wedding

    We don’t run

    Your Love

    Search Amazing Grace

     

     

    Make my day Back to blue Fast Eddie Clark

     

    Nothing left

    Mountains to the sea

    Make my day

    Heavy load

    fast train

    Walking too slow

    Haven’t gotten the time

    One way

    my new life

    Ethereal Blue

     

    best of ZZ Top

     

    Tush

    Waiting for the bus

    Jesus just left Chicago

    Francine

    Just got paid

    La Grange

    Blue Jean Blues

    the back door love affair

    Bear drinkers and hellraisers

    heard it on the X

     

    Neil Young’s greatest hits

     

    Down by the River

    Cowgirls in the sand

    Chinatown girl

    helpless

    after the goldrush

    only love can break your heart

    Southern Man

    Ohio

    heart of gold

    like a hurricane

    comes a time

    Hey Hey only my

    Rocking in the free world

    Harvest Moon

    Joshua tree YouTube

    Where the streets have no name

    I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

    with or without you

    the bullet the blue sky

    Running to stand still

    Red Hill mining town

    in god’s country

    a trip through your wires

    one tree Hill

    exit

    mothers of the disappeared

    Luminous times

    Walk to the water

    Spanish eyes

    deep in the heart

    silver and gold

    sweetest thing

    race against time

    where the streets have no name

    Beautiful Ghost

    Wave of Sorrow

    Dessert of our Loves

    Rise up

    Drunk Chicken

    America

     

    YS 11-28-2018

     

    Bach  Piano concerto number 7 in G minor, Simone Dinnerstein, piano

     

    Whitney Houston Disc one

    You give good love

    saving all my love for you

    the greatest love of all

    all at once

    you say my eyes are beautiful

    Didn’t we almost have it all

    Where do broken hearts go

    all the men I need

    run to you

    I have nothing

    I always love you

    Why does it hurt so bad

    I believe in you and me

    Heartbreak Hotel

    My love is your love

    Sign script different cast

    could I have this kiss forever

     

    Disc two

     

    Fine

    if I told you that

    It’s not right but it’s

    my love is your love

    Heartbreak Hotel

    I learn from the Best

    Step by step

    I’m every woman

    Queen of the night

    I will always love you

    Love will save the day

    I’m your baby tonight

    so emotional

    I wanna dance with someone who loves me

    how will I know

    the greatest love of all

    one moment in time

    the star-spangled banner

     

    Philip Glass piano Concerto number 3, Simone Dinnerstein, piano

     

    Eduardo Lalo Symphonie Espanola -Kyungwha Chun violin orchestra symphonic de Montreal

     

    Camelia Saint Saen’s violin Concerto number 1 in a major C-

    Kyungwha Chun violin orchestra symphonic de Montreal

     

    Linda Ronstadt

     

    Lose again

    The tattler

    if he’s ever near

    that’ll be the day

    Lo Siento mi Vida

    Hasten down the wind

    River of Babylon

    give one heart

    try me again

    crazy

    down so low

    promise to lay down beside me

     

    The Wallflowers

     

    One headlight

    5th Ave Heartache

    3 Marlenes

    The difference

    invisible city

    letters from the wasteland

    hand me down

    sleepwalker

    I’ve been delivered

    when you are on top

    how good it can be

    closer to you

    the beautiful side of somewhere

    God says nothing back

    Eat you sleeping

    God says nothing back

     

    An evening with Chic

     

    everyone dance

    dance dance dance

    I want your love

    I’m coming out

    upside down

    he’s the greatest dancer

    we are family

    At last, I’m free

    I’m thinking of you

    Le freak

    good times

     

     

    Sheryl Crow

     

    Run baby run

    Leaving Las Vegas

    strong enough

    can’t cry anymore

    Solidify

    the nan a Song

    What can I do for you

    all I wanna do

    we do what we can

    I shall believe

     

     

     

    Adelle 21

     

    Rolling in the deep

    rumor has it

    turning tables

    don’t you remember

    set fire to the rain

    He won’t go

    take it all

    I’ll be waiting

    only

    love song

    someone like you

     

    Babyface

     

    for the cool in you

    lady, lady

    never keeping secrets

    rock bottom

    and our feelings

    Saturday

    when can I see you

    illusions

    a bit old fashioned

    you are so beautiful

    Well Always

     

     

    BTS FACE OFF

    Ringwanderung

    Best of Me

    Japanese version

    DNA

    Not today

    Mic drop

    don’t leave me

    go go

    crystal snow

    spring day

    let’s go

    Crack

     

    Van Halen:

    Disk One

    Eruption

    It’s about time

    Up for breakfast

    Learning to sing

    Ain’t talking about love

    Finish what you started

    You got me

    Dreams

    hot for teacher

    Pound cake

    And the cradle will rock

    black and blue

    jump

    Top of the world

    oh pretty woman

    love walks in

    beautiful girls

    can’t stop loving you

    Unchained

     

    Disk Two

    Panama

    best of both worlds

    Jammie’s Crying

    Runaround

    I’ll wait

    why can’t this be love

    Running with the Devil

    When’s It, Love

    I love dancing in the street

    Not Enough

    Feels so good

    Right now

    everybody wants some

    dance the night away

    Ain’t talking about love

    Panama

    jump

     

    Benny Anderson, piano

    I let the music speak

    you and I

    Aiding

    you for the music

    Stockholm by Night

    Chess

    The day before you came

    someone else’s story

    Midnattsdans

    Marlarlsoland

    I wonder

    Embassy Lament

    Anthem

    My love, my life

    Mountain Duet

    Flickornas Run

    Enter Regret

    Trosevisa

    En Sekrit

    happy new year

    I got Bevar

     

    Caesar Frank

    Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major

     

    Debussy

    Sonata for Violin and Piano

     

    Kyungwha Chung Violin, Radu Lupu Piano

     

    Haydn  Violin  Concertos

     

    Concerto in C major

    Concerto in A major

    Concerto in G major

     

    Augustin Hadelick Violin

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

     

     

     

    Luther Vandross

     

    Shine

    Get you home

    Never too much

    Take you out

    Superstar

    Here and now

    Dance with my father

    A house is not a home

    Give me the reason

    I’d rather

    Any love

    Power of love/ love power

    Think about you

    Wait for love

    Your secret love

    The closer I get to your duet with Beyoncé

    Buy me a rose

    Endless love duet Mariah Carey

     

    Sade Ultimate Collection

    Disk One

     

    Your love is King

    Smooth Operator

    hang on to your love

    the sweetest taboo

    Is it a crime

    Never as good as the first time

    Jezebel

    Love is stronger than pride

    Paradise

    nothing can come between us

    no ordinary love

    kiss of life

    feel no pain

    Bulletproof soul

     

    CD 2

     

    Cherish the day

    Pearls

    by your side

    Immigrant

    Flow

    king of sorrow

    sweetest gift

    soldier of love

    The moon in the sky

    By Your Side

     

    Blondies Greatest hits

    Dreaming

    Call me

    one more another

    heart of glass

    The tide is high

    x offender

    hanging on the telephone call

    Rip her to Shreds

    Rapture

    atomic

    Picture this

    in the flesh

    Dennis

    I’m always touching you by your presence

    Union City blues

    The hardest part

     

    Chopin Complete Mazurkas

     

    Mazurka in G

     

    Mazurka in b flat

    Mazurka in A minor

    Mazurka in F

    Four Mazurkas  op 6

    Five Mazurkas  op 7

    Mazurka in B flat, number one

    Mazurka in D, number two

    Four Mazurkas  op 17

    Mazurka in C Number 3

    Mazurka in A Flat Number 1

    Four Mazurkas  op 21

    Mazurka in G, number 3

    Four Mazurkas  op 30

    Mazurka in A minor, number five

     

    CD 2

     

    Four Mazurkas  op 33

    Mazurka in A minor, number four

    Three Mazurkas  op 50

    Three Mazurkas  op 56

    Three Mazurkas  op 59

    Three Mazurkas  op 63

    Mazurka in A minor, op 67 number 4

    Mazurka in G minor, op 67 number 2

    Mazurka in F minor, op 67 number 1

     

    Rem Urasin, Piano

     

    Big Bang Remember

     

    Intro

    Ohahoh

    Pokunlorur

    Panchakpanchak

    Strong Baby

    Mongchanhansaram

    Ohahoh  acoustic

    Majimakainsa

    Remember

     

    Ultra trance

     

    CD one

    Guru Josh Project Infinity 2006

    Benny Benassi  Come Fly away

    Tiesto Press alone in the dark

    Randy Boyer and Kristina sky Feet No limit

    Deadmaus5 Ghost and stuff

    Axwell and Bob Sinclair What a wonderful world

    Marcus Schulz the new world

    Above and beyond On a good day

    Armin von Burien  In and out of love

    Ferry Corsten Made of love Man

    Milk inc Forever

    Basshunter All I ever wanted

     

    CD 2

    David Guetta’s Everything we touch

    Please  teardrop

    Serge Devant  Addicted

    Andy Duguid Don’t Belong

    Sia buttons

    Jes imagination

    Kaskade step 1 2

    John Dahlback Out and there

    Anent  Aratani alive

    frontier change the world

    Energy 52 café de mar

    Fragma  Memory

     

    Berge

    violin Concerto

    Bartok violin Concerto Kyungwha  Chung Violin,

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

     

     

    Schubert  Piano  trios Ashkenazy,  Zuckerman Harrel

    Now That’s what I call  the  80des

    George Michael faith

    Whitney Houston how will I know

    Paula Abdul straight up

    Rick Astley never gonna give you up

    Lionel Richie dancing on the ceiling

    The Jacksons torture

    Robert Palmer is simply irresistible

    Richard Marx doesn’t mean anything

    Bryan Adams run to you

    The police every little thing she does is magic

    Bruce Hornsby and the range the way it is

    journey separate ways

    Cyndi Lauper’s true colors

    Markita  Toy Soldiers

    Duran Duran a view to a kill

    Dead or Alive You  spin me round

    Billy Idol rebel yell

    Human League don’t you want  me

    Rockwell somebody’s watching me

     

     

    Sting The journey And the  labyrinth

     

    Flow my tears

    The lowest trees have tops

    Fantasy

    Come again

    have you seen the bright lily grow?

    In darkness let me to dwell

    Hell Hounds on my trail

    message in a bottle

     

     

    Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder road

     

    Thunder road

    Adam raised a Cain

    spirit in the night

    4th of July

    Paradise by the  C

    fire

    Growing up

     

    It is  hard to be a saint in the city

    Backstreets

    Rosalia

    come out tonight

    raise your hand

    Hungry heart

    two hearts

     

    John Fogerty

     

    Have you ever seen the rain

    Travelling Band

    Down on the corner

    Born on the  Bayou

    Lodi

    Center field

    Hot rod heart

    Southern Streamline

    Déjà vu

    Premonition

    Almost Saturday night

     

     

    Aerosmith

     

    CD one

     

    Let the music do the talking

    My fist your face

    shame on you

    heart done  time

    rag Doll

    The dude looks like a lady

    Angel

    hangmen jury

    Permanent vacation

    Young lust

    The other side

    What it takes

    monkey on my back

    loving in an elevator

    Janie’s Got a Gun

    ain’t Enough

    Walk this way

     

    CD Two

     

    Eat the Rich

    Love me two times

    Head First

    living on the edge

    Don’t stop

    Can’t stop messing

    Amazing

    Crying

    crazy

    shut up and dance

    Deuces are wild

    walk on water

    Blind man

    Falling in love It’s hard on the knees

    Dream on

    Hole in my  Soul

    sweet emotion

     

     

    rock revolution David  Garrett

     

    In the air tonight

    Born in the USA

    Stairway to heaven

    superstition

    Bittersweet Symphony

    killing in the name

    purple rain

    Eye of the Tiger

    fix you

    concerto number one

    the well-dressed guitar

    You’re the inspiration

    Duel Guitar  Vs Violin

    Bahamian Rhapsody

    earth song

     

    blue oyster Coat superhits

    Don’t fear the reaper

    this ain’t this summer of love

    Godzilla

    the red and the black

    OD’d on life itself

    going through the motions

    Black Blade

    screaming diz busters

    burning for you

    Flaming telegrams

     

    9 inch Nails broken

    Pinion

    Wish

    Last

    help me I am in hell

    happiness in slavery

    Gave  up

     

     

     

     

    December 19 2018 YS library

     

    STYX

     

    Overture

    Gone gone gone

    Hundred Million  miles

    Trouble at the big show

    Locomotive

    radio silence

    the greater good

    Time may bend

    Red Storm

    All systems stable

    Khedive

    The outpost

    Mission to Mars

     

    Walking in the air Howard Blake

     

    walking in the air

    music box theme

    Laura’s theme

    Prelude for vova

    Speech after long silence

    8 Piano Pieces

    Dances for two pianos

    Sonata  for  two pianos

    piano fantasy

    four easy pieces

    romanza

    haiku for Yu-Che

    Parting

     

    George Benson  Inspiration

    Mona Lisa

    just one of those things

    unforgettable

    Walking  My Baby Back home

    When I Fall in Love

    Route 66

    Ballerina

    Smile

    Straighten Up and fly right

    Too young

    I am going to sit down and write myself a letter

    Mona Lisa

     

    Shostakovich

    Cello Sonata in D minor

    Moderato for Cello and Piano

     

    Sergey Prokofiev

    Cello Sonata in C Major

    Real Carnival

    Caballeria do zeze

    Quem Sabe Sabe

    Me da um dinhiero ai

    Saca-rolma

    Turm do funil

    Trem das onze

    Recordar

    De Laterna na mao

    Tristeza

    Attire a primeria Pedro

    Festa para uum rei negro

    Mascara negra

    Cicade maravihosa

    Trasplantae de corinthiano

    Marcha de cueca

    Mamae eu quiero

    Allah-la-o

    Exatacao a mangueira

    a fonte secou

    maduriera chorou

    todo dia e dia

    maracangalha

    enlouqueci

    vem chegando a madrugado

     

    the goat Rodeo  Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile

     

    Attaboy

    quarter chicken dark

    helping hand…

    Where is my bow?

    Here and Heaven

    Franz and the Eagle

    Less is moi

    hill justice

    no one but you

    Goat Rodeo

     

    Rachmaninov

    Sonata for Cello and Piano

     

    Sonic Youth

     

    Sacred trickster

    Antenna

    Poison arrow

    no way

    anti-orgasm

    What we know

    Malibu Gas Station

    Walk in blue

    Leaking Lifeboat

    Calming the Snake

    Thunderclap for Bobby’s pin

    Massage The History

     

    Shostakovich

    Piano Quintet

     

    Blue note All Stars Our Point of View

     

    Disk one

     

    Bruce’s Vibe

    Cycling through Reality

    Meanings

    Hannah

    witch hunt

    second light

     

    disc 2

     

    Masquelier Feast

    Bayyinah

    Message of hope

    freedom dance

    Bruce, the last Dinosaur

     

    Red Barrett Shuggy JI

     

     

    Human Bot

    Menu Lene

    Shuggy Ji

    Burning instinct

    Dama dam mast Oatlandar

    Shakti

    Apna Punjab Hove

    private dancers

    FIP

    little betelnut

    Azad Azad

    Aarthi

     

    Duke Ellington Newport to Paris

     

    Black power

    Take the A train

    Up Jump

    Black Butterfly

    Things ain’t what they used to be

    El Gato

    Satin Doll

    Diminuendo and crescendo in blue

     

    Ultra Hits

     

    Maino Feat – all of the above

    Gorilla Zoo – echo

    Ne-Yo because of you

    Pitbull I know you want me

    Rihanna breaking dishes

    DJ class, I’m the Ish

    MIMS move if you wanta

    Young Jeezy feat  My President

    GS Boy’s Stanky leg

    OJ Da Juice man Make the Trap Say, Aye

    Slim Thing  I run

    Remedy Featuring Da Pounders’s hot music

    Pleasure P Boyfriend # 2

    Chelly Took the Night

    Punjabi MC beware of the boys

    Enur featuring Bennie Man and Natalie Storm Whine

    Sharon Feature Kid Cudi She Came Along

     

    The classic trumpet

    Baldassare Sonata No 1 for Cornetto and Strings

    Hertel trumpet concerto

    Marcello Concerto in D

    Tartini  Concerto in D Major

    Neruda Concerto in E Flat for trumpet and Strings

    JS Bach Suite in D

    Handel Suite in D Major for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo

     

     

    BB King Live

    Mr. King comes on stage

    why I sing the blues

    I need you so

    A bad case of love

    blues man

    When love comes to town

    over again

    you are my sunshine

    Rock Me, baby,

    Hey to the highway

    the thrill is gone

    when the Saints come marching in

     

    B.B. King one kind favor

     

    See that my Grave is Kept clean

    I get so weary

    Get these blues off of me

    How many more years

    waiting for your call

    my love is down

    world went wrong

    Blues before Sunrise

    midnight blues

    Backwater Blues

    Sitting on top of the world

    tomorrow night

     

    JS Bach Trios Yo Yo Ma,  Chris Thile  Edgar Meyer

     

    Trio Sonata number 6  in G Major

    Prelude number 9 in A Major From Well Tempered clavier Book 1

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme

    Fugue number 20 in A minor From Well Tempered clavier Book 11

    Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesus Christ

    Prelude and fugue number 18 in E Minor

    Passepied from keyboard paritia in G Major

    Kommest du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter

    Contrapuncturs 13 from the art of the Fugue

    Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott

    Sonata for Viola De Gamba

     

    Andre Previn

     

    Piano Concerto

    Guitar Concerto

     

    Rachmaninoff  Four Piano Concertos, Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra

    Piano Concerto no 1 in F Sharp minor

    Piano Concerto no 2 in C Minor

    Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor

    Piano Concerto no 4 in G Minor

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

     

     

    All in my mind Doctor Lonnie  Smith

    Juju

    Devika

    50 ways to leave your lover

    On a Misty Night

    Alhambra

    All in My Mind

    Up Jumped Spring

     

    Bob Corritore And Friends 2018 Don’t let the devil ride

     

    Bring Home This Morning

    Tell Me, Momma

    The  Glide

    Laundromat Blues

    Fork in The Road

    Lovely Dovey Lovey One

    Don’t Let the Devil Ride

    Willie Mae

    Steal Your Joy

    I Was a Fool

    Blues Why You Worry Me? Thundering and Raining

     

     

     

     

     

    Drew’s Famous Halloween Dance and Party Music

     

    Ghost Buster

    Monster Mash

    Adams Family Theme

    Thriller

    The Time Warp

    Knock On Wood

    Ring My Bell

    Gonna Make You Sweat

    Kung Fu Fighting

    Nightmare On My Street

    Trick or Treat

    Poison Punch

    Dance Till You Drop

    Casting A Spell

    Spooky Groove

    The Devil Will Dance

    Transylvania

     

    Jazz at Lincoln Center

     

    2 Degrees East 3 Degrees West

    Animal Dance

    Django

    John Batiste Introduces The Band

    Deluancey’s  Dilemma

    La Cantatrice

    Pulcinella

    Spanish Steps

    Wynton Marsalis Discuses  John Lewis

    Two Bass Hit

     

    Katie Webster  the Swamp Boogie Queen

    It’s Good To See You

    Basin Street Blues

    Katie’s Boogie

    I Want You To Love Me

    Sea of Love

    So Far Away

    Two Fisted Mama

    Hobo Blues

    I’m Bad

    Got My Mojo Working

    Lord I Wonder and Spiritual Medly

    Precious Lord Take My Hand

    Swing Low Sweet Chariot

    Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen

    Down By The Riverside

    Honest I Do

    I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

    Try a Little Tenderness

    Sitting on The Dock of the Bay

     

     

    John Lee Hooker and friends  featuring Charlie Brown, Eric Clapton, Ry Codder, Robert Cray,  Ben Harper,  Booker T Jones, Los Lobos, Van Morrison, Charles Musselwhite

    Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Ike Turner, Jimmy Vaughan

     

    Boogie Chillen

    This is hip

    The Healer

    I cover the waterfront

    Boom boom

    I’m in the Mood

    Burning Hell

    Tupelo,

    Baby Lee

    Dimples

    Chill out

    Big Legs tight skirt

    Don’t Look Back

    Up and Down

     

    Pieces of a Dream, Just Funkin Around

     

    Right Back At Cha

    Just Funkin Around

    Shaken, Not Stirred

    Sensuosity

    Fast Lane

    A New Day

    No Doubt

    Let’s Do This

    Manhattan

     

    Seal Standards

     

    Luck be a lady

    Autumn Leaves

    I Put A Spell On You

    They Can’t Take That Away From Me

    Anyone That Knows What Love Is

    Love For Sale

    My Funny Valentine

    I Got You Under My Skin

    I’m Beginning To See The Light

    It Was A Very Goodyear

    Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It, it Snow

    Christmas Song Chestnuts Roasting

     

    Jazz at Lincoln Center – Handful of Keys

    Diana Krall When I look into your eyes

     

    Let’s Play Some Music and Dance

    Devil May Care

    Let’s Fall in Love

    When I Look in Your Eyes

    Popsicle Toes

    I Got You Under My Skin

    I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

    I’ll String Along with You

    East of The Sun, West of The Moon

    Pick Yourself Up

    The Best Thing for You

    Do It Again

     

    Sara McLachlan  After Glow Live

     

    Leonard Bernstein Early Years

     

    Tower of Power Soul Side of Town 50th anniversary

    East Bay all-day

    Hanging with my Baby

    Do You Like That?

    On the Soul Side of Town

    Love Must be Patient and Kind

    Butter Fried

    Selah

    Let it go

    Stop

    When Love Takes Control

    After Hours

    I can’t stop Thinking About You

    East Bay Oakland Style

     

    War of 1814 rock opera

    The Battle of Baltimore

    The Fugueness of King George

    War Hawk

    To Rockin to lose

    I’m so no cupcake

    Burning Down the White House

    Narrator Interlude Big Ass Flag

    Baltimore Rock City

    Black Powder

    Baltimore or Hell

    Empire of Love

    Killing the General

    Narrator Interlude Bombardment

    run the flag up the pole, and see who salutes

    Narrator Interlude – The Battle of Baltimore

    I’ll hold my Ground Big Ass Flag reprise

     

    Paul Shaffer’s Worlds Most Dangerous Band

    Chaka Khan Essential Chaka Khan

    Bassoon Trios

    Francois Denievene Sonata in C

    Gaetan Donizetti Trio in F

    Beethoven Trio

     

    Ne-Yo Libra Scale

    Smetana

    Czech dances

    On the Seashore

     

    John Lee Hooker King of the Boogie Five CD Set

     

     

    Jan 25 YS

    Boccherini

    Quintet Op 29

    Quintet Op 18

    Quintet Op 41

     

    Brahms

     

    Horn Trio

     

    Healing Music to Soothe the Mind and Body

     

    Debussy Preludes

    Saint Saens  The Swan

    JS Bach  Goldberg Variations

    Mozart  Serenade in G

    Chopin nocturne in E flat

    JS Bach  Cantata

    Massenet meditation

    Caccini  Ave Maria

    JS  Bach Air on a G String

    Vaughan William The Lark Ascending

    Brahms Lullaby

     

    Schubert

     

    Piano Trio No 1

    Piano Trio No 2

     

    Schuman  (horn trio)

     

    Andante and Variations

    Adagio and Allegro

     

    Rachmaninov

     

    Etudes-Tableaux

    Variations on a theme by Corelli

     

    Ultimate Luther Vandross

     

    Shine

    Got You Home

    Never Too Much

    Take You Out

    Superstar Tell You Come Back to Me

    Here and Now

    Dance with My Father

    A House is Not a Home

    Give Me the Reason

    I’d Rather

    Any Love

    Power of Love

    Love Power

    Think About You

    Wait for Love

    Your Secret Love

    Closer I Get to You  – Duet with Beyoncé

    Buy Me A  Rose

    Endless Love Duet with Mariah Carey

     

    Here’s Little Richard

     

    Disc One

     

    Tutti Fruiti

    True, Fine Mama

    Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave

    Ready Teddy

    Baby

    Slipping And Sliding

    Long Tall Sally

    Miss Ann

    Oh Why

    Jenny Jenny

    She’s Got It

     

    Disk 2

    Tutti Fruiti

    True, Fine Mama

    Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave

    Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave

    Ready Teddy

    Ready Teddy

    Baby

    Baby

    Slipping And Sliding

    Slipping And Sliding

    Long Tall Sally

    Long Tall Sally

    Miss Ann

    Miss Ann

    Miss Ann

    Oh Why

    Oh Why

    Rip It Up

    Rip It Up

    Rip It Up

    Rip It Up

    She’s Got It

     

     

    Keith Urban Fuse

     

    Somewhere In My Car

    Even The Stars Fall

    Cop Car

    Shame

    Good Thing

    We Were Us

    Love’s Poster Child

    She’s My 11

    Come Back to Me

    Red Camaro

    Little Bit Of Everything

    Raise Em Up

    Heart Like Mine

     

     

    Celtic Woman a New Journey

     

    The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun

    The Prayer

    Newgrange

    Over The Rainbow

    Granuaile’s Dance

    The Blessing

    Dalaman

    Beyond the Sea

    Last Rose of Summer

    Caledonia

    Lascia Ch’io Pianga

    Carrickfergus

    Vivaldi’s Rain

    The Voice

    Scarborough Fair

    Mo Ghile Mear

     

    Joan Baez in Concert Part Two

     

    Once I Had a Sweetheart

    Jackaroo

    Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright

    We Shall Overcome

    Portland Town

    Queen Of Hearts

    Manha de Carnival Te Ador

    Long black Veil

    Fennario

    Nu Belle Cordilo

    With God on Our Side

    Hush Little Baby

    Battle Hymn of the Republic

    Rambler, Gambler

    Railroad Bill

    Death of Emmet Till

    Tomorrow Is A Long Time

    When First Unto This Country A Stranger I Came

     

    Joshua Bell

     

    Bruch Scottish Fantasy

    Bruch Violin Concerto No 1 in G Minor

     

    Joshua Bell

     

    Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor

    Bach Violin Concerto in E Major

    Chaconne

    Air

    Gavotte En Rondeau

     

    Glen Gold Goldberg Variations

     

    Disk One

     

    Aria

    Variation 1

    Variation 2

    Variation 3

    Variation Cannon on the Unison

    Variation 4

    Variation 5

    Variation 6 Cannon on the Second

    Variation 7

    Variation 8

    Variation 9  Cannon on the Third

    Variation 10 Fughetta

    Variation 11

    Variation 12 Cannon on the Forth

    Variation 13

    Variation 14

    Variation 15 Cannon on the Fifth

    Variation 16 Overture

    Variation 17

    Variation 18 Cannon on the Sixth

    Variation 19

    Variation 20

    Variation 21 Cannon on the Seventh

    Variation 22  Alla Breve

    Variation 23

    Variation 24  Cannon on the Octave

    Variation 25

    Variation 26

    Variation 27 Cannon on the Ninth

    Variation 28

    Variation 30

    Variation 31

    Variation 32 Quodlibet

    Variation Aria De Capo

     

    Concerto Italiano

     

    JS Bach Italian Concerto

    Nino Rota Sarabanda

    Vivaldi Concerto # 3

    Pasculli Ommagio a Bellini

    Leonardo De Lorenzo  Divertimento

    Pietro Mascagni Intermezzo sinfonico

    Giacomo Puccini E Lucernva le Stelle

    Luigi Denza Funiculi, Fenicula

    Clapton

     

    Traveling Alone

    Rocking Chair

    River Runs Deep

    Judgment Day

    How Deep is the Ocean

    My Very Good Friend the Milk Man

    Can’t Hold Out Much Longer

    That’s No Way to Get Along

    Everything

    Will Be Alright

    Diamonds Made from Rain

    When Someone Thinks You are Wonderful

    Hard Times Blues

    Running Back to Your Side

    Autumn Leaves

     

    Chuck

    Wonderful Woman

    Big Boys

    You Go to My Head

    3/4 Time (Enchiladas)

    Darlin

    Lady B Goode

    She Still Loves You

    Jamaica Moon

    Dutchman

    Eyes of Man

     

     

    Buddy Guy Otis Rush live in Chicago in 1988

     

    Introduction

    Coming Home Baby

    Jam

    Instrumental

    All Your Love

    Crosscut Saw

    I Wonder Why

    Buddy Guy Intro Jam

    Five Long Years

    Look on Yonder Wall

    All the Things I Used to Do

    I Smell a Rat

    Gambler’s Blues

    Post-Show Interview Buddy

     

     

     

    Beyoncé

    Pretty Hurts

    Haunted

    Drunk in Love Featuring Jay Z

    Blow

    Angel

    Partition

    Jealous

    Rocket Mine Featuring Drake

    XO

    Flawless Featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Superpower Featuring Frank Ocean

    Heaven Blue Featuring Blue Ivy

    Pretty Hurts

    Ghost

    Haunted

    Drunk in Love

    Blow

    Flow

    Angel

    Yonce

    Partition

    Jealous Rocket Mine XO

    Flawless Superpower Heaven

     

    Rhythm, Country, and Blues

     

    Vince Gill And Gladys Knight Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

    Al Green And Lyle Lovett’s Funny How Time Slips Away

    Aaron Neville Trisha Yearwood I Fall to Pieces

    Little Richard And Tanya Tucker Something Else

    Patti Labelle Travis Tritt Something Is Wrong With My Baby

    Sam Moore Conway Twitty Rainy Night in Georgia

    Clint Black Pointer Sisters Chain of Fools

    Natalie Cole Reba McEntire Since I Fell for You

    Chet Atkins Southern Nights

    The Staple Sisters Marty Stewart the Weight

    George Jones B.B. King Patches

     

     

    American Sound Book 2.0 Carl Sandberg

     

    Horse Named Bill

    Colorado Trail

    Duncan And Brady

    I Ride Old Paint

    Tell Old Bill

    Go Away from My Window

    Range of the Buffalo

    When We Gonna Marry

    Virginia Gals

    Delia’s Gone

    Portland County Jail

    Lonesome Traveler

    No More Booze

    Days Of 49

    Times Are Getting Hard

    Jesse Janes

    Frozen Logger

    Kentucky Moonshiner

    Titanic

    When I Lay this Body Down

    Cocaine Bill

    Morphine Sue

     

     

    Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet

    Cinderella

    War and Peace

    Love of Three Oranges

     

    Robert Schuman

     

    Aberg Variations

    Fantasia in C

    Fasjomgssjwank As Wien

     

    Joesph Haydn

     

    Violin Concerto 1 C major

    Violin Concerto 1 A major

    Violin Concerto 1 G major

     

     

    Larry Kogan Violin

     

    Disk one

     

    Handle violin sonata nu 1 C major

    Brahms Scherzo in C from FAE Sonata

    JS Bach Sonata in C

     

    Disk Two

     

    Falla Suite Populaire Espanola

    Ravel Tizane

    Debussy Beau Aire

    Saraste  Zapaseato

     

    Shostakovich Violin Concerto

     

    Best of Broadway

     

    Oklahoma Finale

    Sue Me from Fun Guys And Dolls

    On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady

    There’s No Business Like Show Business from Annie Get Your Gun

    Tonight From West Side Story

    Til There Was You from The Music Man

    The Sound of Music from The Sound Of Music

    Impossible Dream from Man Of La Mancha

    Big Spender from Sweet Charity

    Mama from Mama

    Superstar from Jesus Christ Superstar

    Day by Day  from God Spell

    Ease on Down the Road from The Wiz

    One from Chorus Line

    Tomorrow from Annie

    Don’t Cry for Me Argentina from Evita

    Memory from  Cats

    Strike Up the Band from My One And Only

    Bring Him Home from Les Misérables

    The Music of the Night from the Phantom of the Opera

     

     

    Original Flava

     

    Rest of Me

    Put Yourself in My Shoes

    Reality

    Country Funkin

    Got to Give

    Mother’s Tongue

    Dream Come True

    Never Stop

    Head Hunters Live

    A Day at the Seashore

     

     

     

    Norman Brown Let it go

     

    Lessons of The Spirit

    It Keeps Coming Back

    Let It Go

    Ooh Child

    Conversations

    Living Out Your Destiny

    Holding You

    The North Star

    Very Woman

    Liberated

    Remember Who You Are

    Man in The Mirror

     

    Journey the Frontier Tour

     

    Chain Reactions

    Wheels in the Sky

    Line of Fire

    Still, They Ride

    Open Arms

    No More Lies

    Back Talk

    Edge of the Blade

    Jonathan Cain On Keys

    Rubicon

    Steve Smith On Drums

    Escape

    Faithfully

    Who’s Crying Now

    Don’t Stop Believing

    Stone In Love

    Keep On Running

    Lights

     

    Quiet money

    Blue’s Got Blue

    Sample Ain’t Easy

    Do You Even Know

    Wrong To Be Right

    Quiet Money

    Put Some Salt On  It

    Line by Line

    Time Is Now

    I Would Have Been Wrong

    Not Today

    True to Form
    You Got Two

    Who’s Gonna Close My Eyes

     

     

    Pops My Gershwin Music of George Gershwin

     

    An American In Paris

     

    Suite from Porgy

     

    Prelude

    Summer Time

    I’ve Got Plenty of Nothing

    Bess, You is My Woman Now

    I Can’t Sit Down

    Ain’t Necessarily So

    I Loves You Porgy

    There’s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon For New York

    Lord, I’m On My Way

     

    Selection from Girl Crazy

     

    I got Rhythm

    Embraceable you

    Bidding My Time

    But Not for Me

    I Got Rhythm

     

    Rhapsody in blue

     

    Arvo  Part Symphonies

     

    Symphony 1

    Symphony 2

    Symphony 3

    Symphony 4

     

    The Classic Trumpet

    Baldassare Sonata no 1 for cornetto

    Hertel Trumpet Concerto

    Marcello Concerto no 3 in D minor

    Tartini Trumpet Concerto in D Major

    Neruda Concerto in E Flat

    Js Bach Suite in D

    Handel Suite in D major

     

    Serenade Music for Saxophone and Piano

    Adagio for alto saxophone and piano

    Solitude for solo piano

    Serenade for solo alto saxophone

    Scherzo for alto saxophone and piano

    Grand sonata for alto saxophone and piano

    Adagio

    Scherzo

    Finale theme and variation

     

    Martha Argerich and Friends

    Ravel Gaspard De la nuit

    Busoni Violin concerto

    Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos

    Falla Two Spanish Dances

    Ravel Piano Concerto

    Beethoven Choral Fantasy

    Brahms Horn Trio

    Berg kammerkonzert for Piano

    JS Bach Violin Sonata

    Debussy prelude a l’apres -midid’un faune

    Nisinman Hombre Tango

     

    Mary J Blige

    No One Will Do

    Enough Crying

    About You

    Be Without You

    Gonna Break Through

    Good Woman Down

    Take Me As I Am

    Baggage

    Can’t Hide From Love

    MJB Da MVP

    Can’t Get Enough

    Ain’t Love

    I Found My Everything

    Father in You

    Alone

    One Too Many

     

    Mozart in the Morning

     

    Overture from Marriage of Figaro

    Eine ideine Nachtmusik

    Presto from Symphony No 28

    Horn Concerto

    Sonata No 15

    Notte e gionro faticr from Don Giovanni

    Madamina, il catalogo e question from Don Giovanni

    Fin ch’han dal vino from Don Giovanni

    3 rondo from Flute Concerto No 1

    Allegro from divertimento no 1

    German Dance

    Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata

    Allegro from Symphony no 31 Paris

    Divertimento no11 in D

    Serenade in D

    Finale from Wind Serenade no 10 in b flat

    Presto from a Musical Joke

     

    Stravinsky Symphonies

    Symphony in 3 movements

    Symphony in C

    Symphony of Psalms

     

    Schubert Piano Sonatas

    Barry White The Icon is Love

     

    Practice What You Preach

    There It Is

    I Only Want to Be With You

    The Time is Right

    Baby’s Home

    Come On

    Love is the Icon

    Sexy Undercover

    Don’t You Want to Know

    Whatever We Had

     

     

    Don Henley Inside Job

     

    Nobody Else in The World But You

    Taking You Home

    For My Wedding

    Everything Is Different Now

    Working It

    Goodbye to A River

    Inside Job

    They Are Not Here They Are Not Coming

    Damn It Rose

    Miss Ghost

    The Genie

    Annabelle slow jam

    My Thanksgiving

     

     

    Bob Dylan Tell Tale Signs

    Disk One

    Mississippi

    Most of the Time

    Dignity

    Someday Baby

    Red River Shore

    Tell Old Bill

    Born In Time

    Can’t Wait

    Everything Is Broken

    Dreaming of You

    Huck’s Tune

    Marching to the City

    High Water

     

    Disk Two

    Mississippi

    32 Blues

    Series of Dreams

    God Knows

    Can’t Escape From You

    Dignity

    Ring Them Bells

    Cocaine Blues

    Ain’t Talking

    The Girl on the Greenbrier Shore

    Lonesome Day Blues

    Miss the Mississippi

    The Lonesome River

    Cross the Green Mountain

     

    Bob Dylan Trouble No More

    Slow Train

    Gotta Save Somebody

    I Believe in You

    When You Gonna Wake Up

    When He Returns

    Man Gave Names To All the animals

    Precious Angels

    Covenant Woman

    Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking

    Do Right To Me Baby

    Solid Rock

    What Can I Do For You

    Saved

    In The Garden

     

    Disc 2

     

    Slow Train

    Ain’t Gonna Go To Hell for anybody

    Gotta Serve Someone

    Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One

    Saving Grace

    Blessed is the Name

    Solid Rock

    Are You Ready

    Pressing On

    Shot of Love

    Dead Man, Dead Man

    Watered Down Love

    In the Summertime

    The Groom Still Waiting at The Altar

    Caribbean Wind

    Every Grain of Sand

     

     

     

    BB King Blues on the Bayou

    Blue’s Boys Tune

    Bad Case of Love

    I’ll Survive

    Mean Old World

    Blues Man

    Broken Promise

    Darling What Happened

    Shake It Up And Go

    Blues We Like

    Good Man Gone Bad

    If I Lost You

    Tell Me Baby

    I Got Somebody’s Outside Help I Don’t Need

    Blues In G

    If That Ain’t It I Quit

     

     

    Concerto Italiano Ensemble Dix

     

    JS Bach Italian concert

    Nino Rota Sarabanda

    Antonio Vivaldi Concerto Op 3 Nu 9

    Antonio Pasculli Ommagio a Bellini

    Leonardo De Lorenzo Divertimento Nu 2

    Pietro Mascagni Intermezzo Sinfonico

    Giacomo Puccini E Lucevan Le Stele

    Luigi Denza Funiculi, Funiculi

     

    Liszt Faust Symphony,

    Liszt Siegfried Jerusalem

    Solti Hungarian Connections

    George Winston Spring Carousel

    Carousel 1

    Carousel 2

    Muted Dream

    More Than You Know

    Many Clocks

    Ms. Mystery 1

    Unrequited Love

    Dream 2

    Night Blooming Carousel

    Fess Carousels

    Ms. Mystery 2

    Pixie # 13 in C

    Miss Mystery 3

    Rekindling Love

    Requited Love

     

    Bria with a Twist

    My Baby Just Cares for Me

    Sway

    Alright OK You Win So Bosa Nova

    Cocktails for Two

    Whatever Lola Wants

    Dance Me to the End of Love

    It’s Oh So Quiet

    How I Know

    Hi Hat Trumpet And Rhythm

    Back In Your Backyard

    Same Kind of Crazy

    Thinking Out

    Loud Time to Go

     

    Brahms Cello Sonatas

    Brahms Hungarian Dances

    Bartok

    Hungarian Sketches

    Romanian Dances

    Kodaly

    Harry Janos Suite

    Liszt

    Mephisto Waltz

    Der Tauzin de Dorfschenke

    The Dance in the Village Inn

    Urgarishche Rhapsody

     

    Weiner

    Introduction and Scherzo

    nd Music List 2019

     

     

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Master List Movies 2008 To 2023

    movies list

    best movies of all times

    Cosmos Books Read 2021 Update

    100 Movies/TV Series By The End Of The Year.

    At Least One Korean Movie Per Week
    At Least One Spanish Movie Every So Often
    One Bollywood Or Another Foreign Language Movie Every So Often
    A Mixture Of Thrillers, K Drama, Comedies, Romcom, Etc
    Make A List Of Oscar Movies, Watch Several
    Resume Going To The Theater Later In The Year
    When Traveling To The US Watch Ten Movies Each Trip
    Including One Bollywood, One Spanish, Three To Four Blockbusters, One Classic, One Comedy

    Statistical Breakdown

    Assuming I Have Seen About 100 Movies Or TV Shows Per Year Since I Was 10 I Would Say That I Have Seen About 6,000 Shows.   I Have Been Keeping Track Since 2008 In Separate Journals.

    These Are Listed In Reverse Chronological Order from 2002 To 2008

    2022

    January

    Emily In Paris Netflix B

    Super Eight Stephen Spielberg B

    Black Money K Drama B

    Extreme Job  K Drama B

    Freaks Netflix C

    Dune World (Not The Dune) C

    Assimilation – Invasion Of Body Snatchers Remake Hoopla C

    Power Play (Hoopla) C

    Constantine Netflix  C

    Ozark Season 4 B

    Cowboy Bebop SF Netflix K Star But Not K Drama  A

    Freaks

    Measiah

    February

    We Are All Going To Die K Zombie Drama A

    Babysitter Killer Queen C

    Haebing 2017 The Thaw K Drama  B

    Area 51 Hoopla  C

    Nine Teeth Vampire Movie  C

    Chosen  B Netflix Danish SF

    Dark  B  Netflix German SF

    The Power Of The Dog C Oscar Nominee

    See Review

    Bright  With Will Smith B SF

    Kin B Netflix

    March

    88 Minutes B

    Shadow And Bone  B+

    Locke And Key Season 2 B

    The Adam Project B

    Dark Crab – Sweedish Movie B

    Once Upon A Time In Hollywood B

    Alice In Borderland

    Warrior Nun

    Tulip Fever

    Army Of The Dead B

    Army Of Thieves   C

    Glitch Australian Series

    April

    Dark German SF  B

    Our Blues  K Drama A

    Juvenile Justice K Drama B

    Knight Day C

    Rebecca  B

    Phantom Thread C

    Behind Her Eyes B

    Jumangi B

    The Dark Tower B

    I Frankenstein B

    Tau B

    Silent Sea  K Drama B

    Night Flyer B

    El Camino Sequel To Breaking Bad B

    Rainy Day In New York -Woody Allen B

    My Liberation Notes

    Our Blues

    My Love From The Stars

    Move To Heaven

    Honest Candidate

    May

     

    ARC B

    LA LA Land B Meh

    Ozark Season 4 B

    Yaksha K Movie  B

    Blue  Bayou  Korean American Movie B

    Let Me Go Western Is Set In Montana Kevin Costner B

    Uncanny Counter K Drama  B

    Cyber Hell B

    Intruder K Drama B

    Stranger Things Season Four B

    Welcome To Wedding Hell K Drama B

    The Hitman’s Body Gaurd’s Wife Part One C

    Oceans Eight B

    Interceptor A-

    Better Call Saul Season 5

    Better Call Saul Season 6

    Spiderhead C

    The Wrath Of Man C Did Not Finish C

    The Man From Toronto C

    Time Machine 2022 Re-Make B

    July

    Heist Korean Version B

    RRR Bollywood Netflix Original A

    Will You Be There?  K Drama C Did Not Finish

    Extraordinary Attorney Yoo  A-1

    Minmiding Café C Did Not Finish

    American Made  B +

    Tarzan B-

    Remarriage And Desire K Drama  B= Another Drama About Rich People Behaving Badly.

    The King Of Stonks Austrian Satire B Worth Finishing

    Unfamiliar Family K Drama  A

    August 1, 2022

    My Liberation Notes  K Drama  A

    Carter  K Drama Movie C

    Designated Survivor K Drama A

    Locke And Key Season Three  B

    Model Family K Drama  B

    Now You See Me

    The Body Guard’s Wife

    Red Notice

    How It Ends

    September

     

    Better Call Saul Season Six  B

    Manifest Netflix Special  B

    Good Guys C

    Blood Red Sky D

    Little Woman K Drama B

    Chief Of Staff K Drama B

    Narco Saints K Drama B

    October

    Interception

    Extraction

    Focus

    Project Power

    Love And Monsters

    Executive Decisions

    Gray-Man

    Adam Project

    Re-Start

    Jumangi

    Fifth Wave

    Justice League

    On Your Wedding Day

    6 Underground

    Stranger 1

    Stranger 2

    Reflection Of You

    Made For Each Other

    Honest Candidate

    Man From Toronto

    The Protégé

    Signal K Drama

    What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?  K Drama

    November

    Manifest Four Seasons B+ Like Dark

    End-Of-The Road  B

    When The Camellia Blooms B

    Love Struck In The City B

    Glitch Korean Sci-Fi  B

    Zone 414 Did Not Finish C

    Office Invasion  – South African SF Satire  C

    Kate Did Not Finish Too Violently Like In Kill Bill  D

    Midnight Sky  SF C  Too Meandering  C

    1899 Did Not Finish Too Meandering B

    See You Yesterday Spike Lee SF B

    Someone B+  Some Strong Sexual Scenes –

    December

    Tidelands

    Jurassic World Domination

    Wednesday -Adams Family

    You  Psychological Thriller Series

    Prendergast Mike Meyers  C Did Not Finish

    Dark Island German Film B

    Welcome to Murderville  B

    2021

    1. Bloodshot
    2. Ozark
    3. Bloodlines
    4. Discovery
    5. Humans Are Useless Hoopla
    6. Wu Assassins
    7. 6 Underground
    8. Warrior Nuns
    9. Alice In Borderland
    10. Constantine
    11. The Beach
    12. Holliday
    13. Rebecca
    14. About Time
    15. Spy Games
    16. We Could Be Heroes
    17. Vastness Of The Night Amazon

    February

    1. Hanna
    2. The Expanse
    3. Sneaky Pete -Amazon
    4. How It Ends
    5. The I Land
    6. Wonder Woman
    7. Get Out
    8. Space Sweepers K SF Drama
    9. I Care A Lot 2020
    10. Itaewon Class K Drama

    March

    1. Sense 8
    2. Salvation
    3. The Order
    4. Lock N Key
    5. Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
    6. Titans

    April

    1. O/A
    2. Abyss
    3. Outer Banks
    4. White Lines
    5. Umbrella Acadamy
    6. The Last Man Standing K Drama

    May

    1. Suicide Squad
    2. The Honest Candidate K Drama
    3. Behind Her Eyes
    4. Sisyphus K Drama
    5. Venzano K Drama
    6. Strangers K Drama Season One
    7. Strangers K Drama Season Two
    8. Strangers K Drama Season Three
    9. The Woman In The Mirror
    10. Gemini Man
    11. Legends
    12. Bridgeton Netflix Top-Ranked Series

    June

    1. Wanted With Angelina Jolie 2005?
    2. War Dogs
    3. The Holliday
    4. The Woman In The Mirror
    5. How It Ends
    6. Love And Monsters
    7. Knives Out

    July

    1. Old Guard
    2. Love, Death, And Robots
    3. Borek Movie
    4. Sweet Tooth
    5. Mine K Drama
    6. Glitch
    7. Parasite K Drama

    August

    1. Sin City
    2. The Talented Mr. Ripply
    3. The Negotiator K Movie
    4. No Exit K Movie
    5. Crash Landing On You K Drama

    September

    1. Jackel 1997 US Movie
    2. Night In Paradise K Movie
    3. DP K Drama
    4. Con K Drama Movie

    October

    1. When The Camelia Blooms K Drama
    2. Squid Games K Drama Number 1 On Netflix
    3. The Devil’s Advocate
    4. Move To Heaven K Drama
    5. The Money Heist Spanish Series

    On Plane

    1. Minuri
    2. Cool Hand Luke
    3. Citizen Kane
    4. Jungle Cruise
    5. Free Guy
    6. Black Widow
    7. King Kong V Godzilla
    8. Crazy Rich Asians

    Return To Korea

    1. Bliss Amazon
    2. Tomorrow’s Wars Amazon
    3. Reflections On You (K Drama, Netflix)
    4. Red Notice (Netflix)
    5. Hell Bound K Drama
    6. Crisis In Six Scenes Amazon
    7. The Wheel Of Time Amazon Season One
    8. Another Life Season Three
    9. Lost In Space Season Three
    10. Hostage K Drama Movie
    11. Army Of Thieves
    12. Army Of Death
    13. The Big Splash
    14. The Dark Tower
    15. Balgasal K SF
    16. The Wanted
    17. Mogadishu K Drama
    18. Don’t Look Up Netflix Special
    19. Focus
    20. Lucy
    21. Jupiter Ascending
    22. Space Between Us
    23. ARQ
    24. Rainy Day In NYC Woody Allen Film
    25. In Time
    26. Silent Sea
    27. San Andreas
    28. Don’t Look Up
    29. Mad For Each Other

    Movie Watched 2020

     

     

    List

    1. Better Call Saul Finished Series 2022
    2. Nigh Flyer
    3. The Rim Of The World
    4. Joker
    5. Venom
    6. Lost In Space
    7. Jurassic World
    8. 100
    9. Birdbox
    10. I Am Number Four(Film)
    11. Umbrella Acadamy
    12. Locke And Key
    13. Sense 8
    14. Away
    15. Titan
    16. The Mist
    17. The Order
    18. October Faction
    19. The Man In The High Castle
    20. The Expanse
    21. Legends Of Tomorrow
    22. The Messiah
    23. The OA
    24. Lucy
    25. Timeless
    26. Travelers
    27. Alice Through The Looking Glass
    28. Annihilation
    29. The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe
    30. Prince Caspian
    31. The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
    32. How It Ends
    33. Itaewon Class
    34. Zoo
    35. Extinction
    36. 6 Underground
    37. Ballade Of Buster Scruggs
    38. How It Ends
    39. Tau
    40. Series Of Unfortunate Events
    41. The Darkest Dawn
    42. The IO
    43. Ozark
    44. Avengers Day Of Ultron
    45. Prometheus
    46. Another Life
    47. Land Of The Lost
    48. Kim’s Convenience Store
    49. The Cloverfield Paradox
    50. The A-Team
    51. Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales
    52. Salvation
    53. Iron Man 2
    54. Total Recall
    55. The Machine (Hoopla)
    56. Absolutely Anything (Hoopla)
    57. The Adventurer Curse Of The Midas Touch (Hoopla)
    58. The Endless (Hoopla)
    59. Color Out Of Time (Hoopla)
    60. The Librarian Curse Of The Judas Chalice (Hoopla)
    61. The Librarian King Soloman’s Mine (Hoopla)
    62. The Librarian Quest For The Spear (Hoopla)
    63. Dinosaur Island (Hoopla)
    64. Land That Time Forgot (Hoopla)
    65. Dark Prophecy (Hoopla)
    66. The Villainess (Hoopla)
    67. Bad Boys For Life
    68. Outer Banks
    69. Suicide Squad
    70. Abyss
    71. Series Of Unfortunate Events
    72. Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
    73. Superman Vrs Batman Star Of Justice
    74. Last Man Standing K Political Drama
    75. Honest Candidate K Drama
    76. Irishman
    77. Project Power
    78. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
    79. Kim Ji Young K Drama
    80. The Sting
    81. Focus
    82. Fantasy Island
    83. Warrior Nun –Did Not Finish
    84. Good Omens Amazon
    85. Sneaky Pete Amazon
    86. Blood Shot Netflix
    87. Jupiter Ascendant Netflix
    88. White Lines
    89. Bloodlines
    90. Wu Assasins
    91. Inside Bill’s Brain
    92. War Dogs
    93. Alice In The Borderlands
    94. The I- Land
    95. Black Mirror
    96. The Last Three Days

     

     

    2019

    Partial List  Saw At Least 90 Total

    1. A Series Of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)

    2. Aquaman (Theater) B
    3. 49 Days Korean Movie B
    4. Doomsday Device YS B
    5. Winter Kills YS C -Disappointing Despite Great Cast
    6. Heist 2001 Version YS  B
    7. Curse Of The Golden Flower YS
    8. HG Wells Men In The Moon YS A-1
    9. The Rift YS
    10. Narnia Voyage Of The Dawn Treader YS B
    11. Operation Chromite YS B
    12. The Assassin YS C Did Not Finish
    13. Justice League B
    14. The Ghost And The Darkness B
    15. The A-Team B
    16. Jack Reacher, Never Go Back B
    17. Night Flyer Series B
    18. Cold Pursuit
    19. Chunhyang(2000 Film) YS
    20. The Assassin 2015 Korean Movie
    21. Eraser(Film)
    22. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo(2011 Film)
    23. Operation Chromite(Film)
    24. The Rite(2011 Film) YS
    25. The First Men In The Moon YS

    26. Curse Of The Golden Flower YS

    1. Alien Code YS
    2. Point B YS
    3. Shada(Doctor Who) YS
    4. Glass(2019 Film)
    5. Memories Of The Alhambra K Drama
    6. The Man In The High Castle 4 Seasons Amazon
    7. The Expanse Four Seasons Amazon

    2018

    1. Once Upon A Time ABC Mini-Series A
    2. Taken Earth C
    3. Alice Through The Looking Glass B
    4. The Vault C Too Scary A Movie
    5. GORA Turkish SF Comedy C
    6. Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales B
    7. Cowboys Vs Dinosaurs B
    8. Enterprise Complete Season
    9. Frequency Series
    10. Coverdale Paradox
    11. Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (On a Plane)
    12. Kong Island Of Skulls (On Plane)
    13. Geostorm (On Plane)
    14. Lost And Found YS
    15. Berlin Syndrome YS
    16. Burn Country YS
    17. Beatriz At Dinner YS
    18. Breaking The Bank YS
    19. The Expanse Netflix Original
    20. Discovery Netflix
    21. Drone Wars YS
    22. Prometheus Trap YS
    23. Blackway YS
    24. The Mermaid YS
    25. The Great Wall YS

     

    2017

    1. eap Year TV  B
    2. Congressman YS  B
    3. Crimson Force YS  B
    4. Three Classic SF Japanese Movies From The ’50s
    1. The H Man YS  B
    2. Battle In Outer Space YS B
    3. Mothra YS  B
    1. 11 22 63 IS  A
    2. Blunt Talk YS  B Did Not Finish
    3. Alien Arsenal YS B
    1. Seven Westerns
    1. A Night In Old Mexico B
    2. Ambush At Dark Canyon B
    3. Fighting With Anger B
    4. Baytown Outlaws B
    5. Hick C-1
    6. Heathens And Thieves A-
    1. Implanted B-
    2. When The Sky Falls C-
    3. Wild Bill Hickok Swift Justice B
    4. Traded B
    5. Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency -Mini-Series A
    6. Mystery Science Theater Cave Dwellers C
    7. Meet The Guilbys B
    8. The President A
    9. Stand Up Guy B
    10. Snow Piercer B Korean Producer B
    11. Painkillers C
    12. Dirty Lies
    13. Quarantine LA C
    14. Breaking The Bank B
    15. Strange B
    16. Jack Reacher Never Go Back B
    17. Keeping Up With The Jones B
    18. Hell Or High Water B
    19. The Accountant B

    Oregon

    1. The Ghost In The Shell Ashland Theater
    2. The Circle Theater Medford
    3. George Feydeua A Flea In Her Ear – ASH Drama
    4. The Black Hole MPL
    5. Final Days Of Planet Earth MPL
    6. The Last Sentinel MPL
    7. Supernova MPL B
    8. East Of Eden MPL A
    9. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof MPL A
    10. A Street Car Named Desire MPL A
    11. Rebel Without A Cause MPL A
    12. Enterprise First Year MPL B
    13. How To Mary A Millionaire MPL
    14. How To Be A Latin Lover Theater A
    15. Wonder Women Theater A-
    16. The Three Musketeers MPL C
    17. Time Changer MPL D
    18. Star Trek Enterprise Season Two B
    19. Solaris B-
    20. The Sea Of Trees A-
    21. Quantum Leap Season One A-1
    22. Star Gate Atlantis Rising B-
    23. Total Recall B
    24. Tammy B-
    25. A Tale Of Two Cities BBC B
    26. Vanishing Point A-
    27. Spider-Man Homecoming In Theater B
    28. War Of Planet Of The Apes In Theater B+
    29. Rogue One Netflix B
    30. The Dark Tower Theater B
    31. Eye Of The Needle MPL A
    32. Congo MPL B
    33. Exile Mplb
    34. Allegiant MPL B
    35. The Man MPL B
    36. Virus MPL B
    37. Frankenstein MPL A
    38. Treasure Island MPL B
    39. Jericho TV Series B
    40. Man In The High Castle TV Series A
    41. One Under The Sun Amazon B
    42. Independent’s Day Amazon –One Of The Worst Movie Ever Made F
    43. The Last Lovecraft – Relic Of Cthulu C
    44. Mysterious Island B
    45. Zoo Series On Netflix Seasons One To Three
    46. Stranger Things Season Two B+ Season One Was Better
    47. Suburbicon Theater B-1
    48. Thor Ragnarok Theater B
    49. Monsters Netflix C
    50. Travelers Netflix B
    51. Julius Caesar OSF B
    52. Hannah And The Dreaded Gazebo OSF B
    53. Blade Runner 2049 B
    54. Once Upon A Time ABC Series B
    55. The Night Of The Hunter MPL A
    56. The Maltese Falcon MPL A A
    57. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel MPL B+
    58. Mission Impossible Rogue Nation MPL B
    59. Beasts Of The Southern Wilds MPL
    60. Satan Met A Lady MPL B
    61. The Villainous Korean Movie 2017 Hoopla
    62. Guardians Of The Galaxy Part Two
    63. Star Wars The Last Jedi

    2016 Missing

    the graduate  while on trip

    2015

    The List

    Movies/TV Series   Netflix Unless Otherwise Mentioned

    1. All About The Benjamin’s TNT B
    2. Rush Hour Three TNT  B
    3. The Interview Google On-Line C
    4. Paradise 2013 C
    5. The Signal 2014 B
    6. Duplicity Julia Roberts Clive Owens B
    7. Are You Here B
    8. Maleficent   B
    9. Guardians Of The Galaxy B
    10. Begin Again 2014 B
    11. The Giver 2014 A
    12. Sea Biscuit A
    13. November Man B
    14. A Most Wanted Man C
    15. Labor Day B
    16. Life Of Crime B
    17. Kundo Korean Movie B
    18. And So It Goes 2014 Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton B
    19. Marley And Me B
    20. Jobs B
    21. The Family C
    22. Stuck In Love B
    23. Mud B
    24. X Men Days Of Future Past C
    25. The Identical B
    26. Jurassic City C
    27. Railway Man B
    28. Peabody And Sherman B
    29. Lunch Box Bollywood Movie 2013 B
    30. Y Tu Su Mama, También Award Winning Mexican Movie 2014 B
    31. Australia B
    32. Henderson Presents B
    33. John Wick B
    34. Silver Lining Playback A
    35. The Good Night B
    36. View From The Top B
    37. Contagion C
    38. Pineapple Express C
    39. Country Strong B
    40. The Hobbit –Battle Of The Five Armies B
    41. Dinosaur Experiment C
    42. Broke Back Mountain Library  A
    43. An Affair To Remember Library  A
    44. Two Days In Paris Library A
    45. Ride With The Devil Library A
    46. Carmen Opera Library A
    47. Catch 22 Library B
    48. Game Of Thrones Season One Library B
    49. Game Of Thrones Season Two Library B
    50. Barefoot In The Park Library A
    51. No Reservations Library C
    52. Fast And Furious Library C
    53. Charlie’s Angels 2000 Library B
    54. Charlie’s Angels 2003 Version Saw Earlier Noted Here B
    55. Endless Love B
    56. Hot Pursuit On Plane C
    57. Day Of Adeline On Plane A
    58. Avengers Day Of Ultron On Plane C
    59. Tomorrowland On Plane B
    60. Far From The Madding Crowd On Plane A
    61. Aloha On Plane
    62. Mad Max Fury Road On a Plane
    63. San Andreas On Plane
    64. Classified File Korean Movie On Plane
    65. Casanova From Library
    66. Company You Keep From Library
    67. Contraband From Library
    68. Bleak House Mini-Series From Library
    69. La Boehme Opera From Library
    70. Eat Drink Man Women From Library
    71. Runner, Runner From Library
    72. Sense And Sensibility From Library
    73. American Snipper HBO
    74. Wild HBO
    75. Maze Runner HBO
    76. Dumb And Dummer To HBO
    77. Havoc HBO
    78. 5 Flights Up HBO
    79. Kill The Messenger HBO
    80. My Blueberry Nights Library
    81. Last Chance, Harvey, Library
    82. Serial Mom HBO
    83. The Producers 2005 Version
    84. Broken Flowers Hood
    85. Rumor Has It that HBO
    86. Run All Night HBO
    87. Fistful Of Dollars HBO
    88. A Few More Dollars HBO
    89. The Good, The Bad, And Ugly HBO
    90. Fifty Shades Of Grey HBO
    91. Hang Em High HBO
    92. The Drop HBO
    93. The Leisure Class HBO
    94. The Kingsmen Secret Service HBO
    95. Birdman HBO
    96. The Wiz NBC Special
    97. Spectre At Kingstown
    98. Magnolia HBO
    99. The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion HBO
    100. The Rock HBO
    101. Child Hood’s End Syfy Channel Special
    102. Insurgent HBO

    2014

    Movies/TV Series

    1. Jack Reacher 2012 Net Flix
    2. Thieves (Korean Movie Next Flix)
    3. Side Effects – Next Flix
    4. The Informant – Next Flix
    5. The Assassination Of Jessie James By The Coward Robert Ford 2008 Next Flic
    6. Olympus Has Fallen 2013 Next Flix
    7. Coriolanus 2011 Next Flix
    8. 300  Net Flix
    9. Appolo 18  Net Flic
    10. Shape Of Things To Come On Plane
    11. Battle Star Galactica Razor On Plane
    12. The Master On Plane
    13. Ides Of March On Plane
    14. Oblivion Net Flix
    15. Midnight In Paris Woody Allen Saw Earlier On Plane  Net Flic
    16. Non-Stop In Regal –  A Bit Disappointing
    17. Then She Found Me Directed By Helen Hunt 2007 Net Flic
    18. Zelig 1996 Woody Allen Nex Fix
    19. Husband And Wives = Woody Allen Movie Netflix
    20. Confederate States Of America 2004 Mockumentary
    21. Out Of Sight George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez Based On Elmore Leonard Novel – Bit Disappointing On Plane
    22. Hobbit Desolation Of Smug On Plane
    23. Ender’s Game On Plane On Plane
    24. The Internship On Plane
    25. Closed Circuit On Plane
    26. Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Download
    27. RoboCop Download
    28. The A-Team On Plane
    29. The Europa Report On Plane
    30. Blue Jasmine On Plane
    31. World’s End On Plane
    32. The Hangover On Plane
    33. Edge Of Tomorrow In Movie Theather
    34. True Crime 1998 Clint Eastwood (TV)
    35. Bullet To The Head (TV)
    36. Get The Gringo (TV)
    37. Pacific Rim (TV)
    38. Starsky And Hutch (TV)
    39. Space Jam (TV)
    40. World War Z Nextflex
    41. Wolf Of Wall Street Nextflex
    42. Gravity Nextflex
    43. 12 Years A Slave Nextflex
    44. Fracture Nextflex
    45. Good Night And Good Luck Nextflex
    46. The Perfect Storm Nextflex
    47. The Book Thief Nextflex
    48. Best Offer Nextflex
    49. Muncih 2005 Spellberg Nextflex
    50. A Winter’s Tale Nextflex
    51. Trascendence Nextflex
    52. The Other Women Nextflex
    53. Layer Cake Nextflex
    54. Heat Robert Dinoro, Al Pacino Nextflex
    55. Last Vegas Dinoro Freeman Kline Pacino Nextflex
    56. The Grand Budapest Hotel Netflix
    57. Best Laid Plans 1999 Version Nextflex
    58. Firewall Nextflex
    59. Saving Mr. Banks Nextflex
    60. A Wrinkle In Time Nextflex
    61. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close – Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock About 9-11 And One Family’s Reaction Nextflex
    62. Mandella’s Long Walk To Freedom Nextflex
    63. Enough Said Nextflex
    64. All You Need Is Love Nextflex
    65. Divergent Nextflex
    66. Noah Nextflex
    67. You will Meet A Tall Dark Handsome Stranger – Woody Allen Movie 2010 Nextflex
    68. X Men Wolverine Origins Nextflex
    69. Captain America Winter Soldier Nextflex
    70. X Men 2 United Nextflex
    71. Sex Tape In Hotel
    72. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes On Plane
    73. Godzilla 2014 Version On Plane
    74. Don Juan Netflix
    75. Frozen Nextflex
    76. Gone Girl 2014 In Regal Springfield
    77. Better Living Through Chemistry 2013 Movie Netflix
    78. Elysium 2013 Nextflix
    79. A Million Ways To Die In The West Nextflex
    80. Interstellar 2014 In Regal Springfield
    81. Burning Palms – Worst Movie Of The Year For Me
    82. Million Dollar Arm
    83. Lost In America 1985 Recommended By Matt Jacobson
    84. Manhattan Murder Mystery 1995 Woody Allen
    85. State Of Play Next Flic
    86. Babel Next Flic
    87. Peter Pan Live NBC
    88. Snowpiercer Korean Directed Film
    89. Jack Ryan, Shadow Recruit
    90. Superbad
    91. It’s A Wonderful Life
    92. This Means War
    93. Memories Of Murder Korean Film
    94. The Good, The Bad, And The Weird Korean Film
    95. Bad Santa
    96. Typhoon Korean Movie 2005
    97. In The Cut 2003 Australian Movie Set In NYC

    TV Series And Movies

    1. Breaking Bad Television Binge Watching All Episodes
    2. House Of Cards
    3. Tin Man
    4. Falling Skies

    2013

    The List

    1. Crazy, Stupid Love, Netflix January 1, 2013
    2. The Descendents  Netflix January 4, 2013
    3. The Hobbit (In Theater) January 5, 2013
    4. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel  Netflix
    5. Abritrage Richard Gere
    6. Get Him To The Greek TV
    7. Snatch  Netflix
    8. The One Netflix
    9. One For The Money (Netflix)
    10. Star Trek The Undiscovered Country TV
    11. The Help Netflix
    12. Hope Spring Netflix
    13. Paul Netflix
    14. Stolen Netflix – Did Not Finish Nominate For Worst Film Of The Year
    15. The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe ABC Family
    16. Journey To The Center Of The Earth 2011 ABC Family
    17. Mission Impossible 1V Ghost Protocol
    18. Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 TCM
    19. A Star Is Born 1945 TCM
    20. Mission Impossible 111
    21. Decisions
    22. Life Of Pi Next Flic
    23. In Land Of Blood And Honey Next Flic
    24. Lockout Next Flic
    25. 21 Jump Street Next Flic
    26. Sherlock Holmes’s Games Of Shadows Plane
    27. Wrath Of The Titans Plane
    28. Horrible Bosses Plane
    29. Safe House Plane
    30. Hunter Plane
    31. Take This Waltz Next Flix
    32. Marley TV
    33. Coriolanus (Theather RHS)
    34. Wallenstein (Theather RHS)
    35. Great Gatsby (Regal Kingstown)
    36. Groom Lake (Hulu)
    37. Motorcycle Diaries 2004 Next Flic
    38. Looper Next Flic
    39. Superman Man Of Steel In Regal Theather
    40. Bourne Legacy (Netflix)
    41. Earthlings 2012 Hulu
    42. Gangster Squad (Nextflix)
    43. Red (Part)
    44. Zookeeper (Part)
    45. Witches Of Oz (Netflix)
    46. Interstate 60 Hulu
    47. White House Down In Theather
    48. Sex And Lucia Next Flic
    49. Ted Next Flic
    50. Star Ship Troopers – Invasion Next Flic
    51. Ana Karina 2012 Net Flix – Production Did Not Work For Me – Too Cute And Avant Garde – Like Watching A Film Of A Play Adaption.  Did Not Work As A Play Or As A Movie – A Big Disappointment
    52. Time Bandits 1981 Hulu
    53. RIPD In Theather
    54. Atonement (Netflix)
    55. Tristone And Isolde (2006) Netflix
    56. Dune 1984 Nextflex
    57. Meet The Millers Theather
    58. Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Next Flic
    59. Iron Man 3 On Plane
    60. Trance On Plane
    61. Prisoners In Theather
    62. The Butler In Theather
    63. Outsourced Netflix
    64. Cloud Atlas Netflix
    65. Flight 2012 Next Flic
    66. The Campaign 2012 Next Flic
    67. Asian Invasion (Porn Movie For Strip Poker Game)
    68. Details Nextflix
    69. The Blind Side Netflix
    70. Pirates Of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides Netflix
    71. Robin Hood 2010 Netflix
    72. The Counselor 2013 In Theather
    73. The Host Netflix
    74. After The Sunset 2008 Netflix
    75. Grown Ups TNT On Cruise
    76. The Proposal TNT On Cruise
    77. Red 2 TNT On Cruise
    78. Maiden Heist Next Flix
    79. Despicable Me – Disney Channel
    80. Hunger Games Catching Fire In Theather
    81. The Place Beyond The Pines Next Flic
    82. Watch Man 2009 Next Flix
    83. Snow White And The Huntsman Nextflix
    84. Parker Netflix Streaming
    85. American Hustle
    86. A Christmas Story
    87. Ice Quake 2013 Syfy
    88. On The Road

    2012

    The List

    1. Dragnet (Next Flex)  Jan 1
    2. Bird On A Wire (Next Flex) Jan1
    3. Laura Croft Tomb Raider (Hollywood Chanel)
    4. Kuffs MGM Chanel
    5. Journey To The Lost World MGM Chanel
    6. Yellow Handkerchief Netflix
    7. Shanghai Knights Hollywood Chanel
    8. MMB 2 Hollywood Chanel
    9. What Women Want Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt 2000 Hollywood Chanel
    10. The Door In The Floor Jeff Bridges, Kim Bassinger, Mimi Rogers 2000 Next Flix Check References To Book
    11. America’s Sweethearts 2001 Julia Roberts, Kusshak, Catherine Zetta Jones Nextflix
    12. Marathon Man
    13. Catwoman
    14. The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 2011 On Plane
    15. Cowboys And Aliens 2010 On Plane
    16. The Island 2005 On Plane
    17. The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951 On Plane
    18. Hot Tube Time Machine Net Flix
    19. The Big Lebrowski Net Flix
    20. Leopolis Seoul Netflix
    21. King Of The Lost World
    22. Money Ball (Training Day)
    23. Serenity Next Flex 2005
    24. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One (On Plane)
    25. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels On The Plane
    26. Bender’s Big Score (Netflix)
    27. Serenity (Nextflix)
    28. The Punisher (TV)
    29. Love’s Kitchen (Netflix)
    30. Transformers 11 2009 – Disappointing But Will Watch Transformers 111 To Finish The Series Off.
    31. The Double 2011 Richard Gere
    32. Contagion Did Not Finish Warsaw
    33. Sherlock Holmes 2 Did Not Finish Warsaw
    34. Win Win Warsaw Good Fli
    35. The Invasion 2005 Innovative Shooting Technique
    36. Tower Heist Nex
    37. The Tree Of Life Nex – Disappointing
    38. The Hangover Part Two NEX
    39. Girl With Dragon Tattoo (2011 Version)
    40. The King’s Speech NEX
    41. Midnight In Paris Woody Allen Movie 2011
    42. John Carter Hotel Room
    43. This Means War On Plane
    44. J Egard With Leonardo Di Capio Directed By Clift Eastwood – Big Disappointment. Just Too Long, Too Much Talking. From NEX
    45. Dr Strangelove From Mik B
    46. The Armour Of God 1987 Jackie Chan, Lola Forner Spanish Actress Hulu
    47. The Sands Of Oblivion 2007 Hulu
    48. The Monitors (Next Flex)
    49. MIB3 On Plane
    50. Prometheus – Last Half Worth Seeing Again On Plane
    51. Battleship On Plane
    52. Players Bollywood Remake Of The Italian Job –Worth Seeing
    53. Cross Worlds Next Flex
    54. Phil The Alien Next Flex
    55. Invasion Of The Pod People Hulu
    56. Alien Armageddon Hulu
    57. Red State Netflix
    58. God Bless America Netflix
    59. The Man Who Fell To Earth Netflix
    60. Very Bad Things Next Flix
    61. Ready Or Not – Hulu
    62. The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulu 2009 Netflix
    63. Amazing Spiderman 2012 Plane
    64. To Rome With Love 2010 Plane Woody Allen
    65. Dawalt’s Guard (First Arabic Movie) Plane
    66. Search For Justice 2012 Nicolas Cage Plane
    67. Mirror Mirror With Julia Roberts – On Plane In February
    68. The Gauntlet With Clint Eastwood 1977
    69. The Hunger Game Blockbuster
    70. The Debt
    71. The Maltese Falcon TCM
    72. My Week With Marilynn Block Buster
    73. Bernie Blockbuster
    74. Savages Blockbuster
    75. Wanderlust Blockbuster
    76. Skyfall Theather
    77. Office Space
    78. Dumb And Dumber TV
    79. Accepted TV
    80. The Iron Lady Blockbuster
    81. The Watch Blockbuster
    82. Larry Crowne Blockbuster
    83. Hot Rock 1972 Robert Redford HDNET
    84. Killing Them Softly (Movie Theather)

     

    2011

     

    1. How Do You Know 2010
    2. Nothing But The Truth 2008 Saw Earlier Not Bad 1-15
    3. Salt 2010 With Angelina Jolie
    4. The Other Side Of The Bed Spanish 2002
    5. A Perfect Getaway 2009
    6. Fool’s Gold
    7. Invictus 2009 Morgan Freeman, Matt Damian
    8. Like Water For Chocolate
    9. The Flower Of My Secret La Flora De Mi Secreto Spanish Movie 1995
    10. 88 Minutes 2007 Al Pacino
    11. Mr. Deeds 2002
    12. The King And I Korean Series
    13. Sex And The City 11

    14,  Hell Boy Part 11

    1. Love Happens
    2. Drive Angry 2011 Nicolas Cage Add To Worst Movie List

    17  Girl With The Dragon Tatoo 2009

    1. The Spanish Prisoner 1997 David Mamet Director Steve Martin
    2. Illegally Yours 1988 Robert Lowe
    3. Machette 2010 Half Spanish Dialogue Robert Dinero, Jessica Alba
    4. The Prince Of Persia 2010

    22   No False Move 1992 Bill Ray Thorton

    23 Life In North Korea Documentary From National Geographic

    1. Green Zone
    2. Morning Glory

    26 Killers

    1. Eat Pray Love

    28   The Town

    1. Kate And Leopold
    2. The Legend Of Bagger Vance

    30   Emma

    31  Les Miserables 1998 Version

    32  Unstoppable 2010

    1. Due Date 2010

    2010

    1. Fragments 2009
    2. Where The Day Takes You 1992
    3. The Illusionist 2003
    4. PS, I Love You 2007
    5. The Burning Plain 2008
    6. The Other Man 2008
    7. Mama Mia 2008
    8. Dim Sum Funeral 2008
    9. Inglorious Bastards 2009
    10. Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 2003 Second Time Around
    11. Time Traveler’s Wife 2009
    12. Amelia 2009
    13. Lies And Illusions 2009 Add To Worst List
    14. Serious Moonlight 2009
    15. “The Chaser” Korean Film
    16. Precious 2009 Academy Award For Best Actress
    17. Every Body’s Alright
    18. Space Balls
    19. Three Stooges Selected Episodes
    20. Ghosts Of Girl Friends Past 2009 Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner
    21. Up In The Air 2009 George Clooney
    22. The Men Who Stare At Goats 2009 George Clooney
    23. Have You Heard About The Morgans? Hugh Grant, Sara Jessica Parker 2009
    24. Sherlock Holmes 2009 Robert Downey, Jude Law And Rachael Mc Donald
    • “Crazy Heart” 2010  Best Picture Award 2010 Jeff Bridges, Robert Duval, Maggie Gyenehall
    • “Five Minutes Of Heaven” Liam Nelson 2010.
    • Avatar 2009 Best Picture
    • Romeo Must Die Jet Li 2000
    • Flawless 2008 Demi Moore Michael Kane
    • Extraordinary Measures 2010 Harrison Ford
    • Alice In Wonderland 2010
    • The Road 2009
    • It’s Complicated
    • Beyond A Reasonable Doubt
    • The Invention Of Lying
    • Edge Of Darkness
    • The Spy Next Door
    • Young Victorian
    • Old Dogs (On Plane)
    • Leap Year (On Plane)
    • Couples Retreat (Travis) 2009
    • Knight And Day 2010 (Medford)
    • Inception 2010 (Medford)
    • The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 2010 (Medford)
    • Clash Of The Titans (On Plane) 2010
    • Remember Me (On Plane) -2010
    • Bounty Hunter (On Plane -2010
    • Date Night (On Plane ) 2010
    • 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 Eva Mendes Stars (Saw On TV)
    • Water World – Keven Kostner Saw On Korean TV
    • Legends Of The Fall  Saw On Korean TV
    • Iron Man 2 (On Plane)
    • How To Tame Your Dragon (On Plane)
    • The Informant (HBO Home)
    • Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (Parts)
    • Batteries Not Included 1987 Second Time Around (HBO)
    • Family Man (HBO)
    • Wall Street
    • Helen  – Short List For Worst Movie I Saw – Just Did Not Work For Me.
    • The Warlords
    • A Plague Of Zombies
    • Robin Hood
    • The Unthinkable
    • The Book Of Eli
    • The Count Of Monte Cristo
    • The Messenger (Angela Saw)
    • Red (In The Theather)
    • The Count Of Mont Cristo Angela Saw I Saw Parts
    • 3:10 To Yuma (Saw A Few Years Ago, Saw Again)
    • Law Abiding Citizen 2009
    • Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Korean Film 2005
    • Aliens In The Addict 2009 TV
    • Loch Ness 1996 Ted Dancer HBO
    • Fair Game 2010 In Theater
    • The Pianists 2002 Angela Saw, I Saw A Few Years Ago
    • The Simpsons Movie First Half was Seen Earlier
    • Star Wars 6 First Half Hour
    • Wizard Of OZ Half
    • The King And I Korean History Drama
    • The Darjeeling Limited 2007 Owen Wilson Wes Anderson Directed
    • The Piano  1995   Angela Saw, I Heard Parts Of It
    • Gia 1994  Very Sexual And Lots Of Lesbian Scenes Which Turned Me On.
    • Oregon (SFY)
    • Leiberstruam 1999 Kim Novack, Bill Pullman  HBO
    • The Jones 2009 Demi Moore, David Duchovny Amber Heard, And Ben Hollingsworth Directed By Derrick Borte – Disappointed, Did Not Work For Me
    • The Hours 2002 Nicole Kidman, Julain Moore, And Meryle Shreep Re Life Of Virginia Woolf And Her Impact On The Life Of Two Women
    • Bobby 2006 Helen Hunt, Demi Moore, Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, William Macy, Martin Sheet, Linsday Lohan, And Cristian Slater Written Nd Directed By Emilio Estevez
    • True Grit 2010 – Overly Hyped In My Opinion
    • Vivdirana Spanish Film 1961 Classic
    • Volver  2005 Spanish Film
    • How Much Do You Love Me 2005 French
    1. Ninja Assassins 2009  Staring Rain  On TV

    93  Horsefeathers  Marx Brothers On TV

    2009

    1. Underwear” Starting Val Kilmer, Graham Greene,
    2. Constant Gardener With Rachael Weiz –
    3. Rumor Has It – Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner
    4. Queen
    5. Hancock With Will Smith
    6. Dave – With Eddie Murphy – SF Comedy
    7. Joe Kid – With Clint Eastwood – Saw Opening
    8. Iron Man – Not Bad. Another Marvel Movie.
    9. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind”
    10. Gone, Baby, Gone”
    11. Fracture
    12. Burn After Reading”
    13. 21 Grams”
    14. The Changling With Angelia Jolie, Directed By Clint
    15. Kiss The Dust”
    16. How To Lose Friends And Alienate People
    17. Electric Mist With Tomy Lee Jones
    18. Good German
    19. Siberian Express
    20. Body Of Lies
    21. Slum Dog Millionaire
    22. Lucky Slevin
    23. Australia
    24. What Just Happened
    25. City Of Ember
    26. Proof Of Life
    27. Bottle Shock
    28. Runaway Jury
    29. Master Spy
    30. Marie Antoinette
    31. Interstate
    32. He’s Just Not That Into You
    33. Madagascar 11
    34. Collateral With Jamie Fox And Tom Cruise
    35. My Super Ex Girl Friend
    36. State Of Play – In Medford Movie Theather
    37. Bolt-On The Plane
    38. Yes Man, In Hotel Room In DC
    39. Avengers
    40. Spy Games
    41. All The Way
    42. The Day The Earth Stood Still
    43. Seven Pounds
    44. Nothing But The Truth
    45. The Reader – Oscar Winner For Best Actress 2008 Kate Winslet
    46. Crossing Over
    47. Kill Shot With Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane
    48. Vanished With Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock
    49. Valkarie
    50. Star Trek – Prequel Movie (From Street Vendor)
    51. 52 The Clearing With Robert Redford – 2004
    52. Curious Case Of Benjamin Button With Brad Pitt Best Actor Award 2009
    53. Knowing With Nicolas Cage 2009
    54. The Code
    55. Counterfeit
    56. Alexander 2004 Oliver Stone Producer
    57. Out For Justice 1991
    58. Echelon Conspiracy 2009
    59. The Good Thief 2001 With Nick Nolte
    60. Meteor = NBC Mini-Series
    61. Wild Hogs 2007 Tim Allen, Travolta, Macy, Lawrence
    62. 28 Days Later
    63. Wild Things 2
    64. Mystic River Directed By Clint Eastwood, Starring Sean Pean
    65. Criminal 2004
    66. Essential Lover
    67. Two Lovers
    68. Angels And Demons 2008 Started by Tom Hanks, Directed By Ron Howard
    69. The Informers
    70. Duplicity
    71. Surveillance Produced By Jennifer Lynch Starting Pullman And Ormand
    72. Trust The Man 2008
    73. The Mutant Chronicles 2008
    74. Heaven 1995?
    75. Wolverine With Hugh Jackman 2009
    76. Dark Streets With Bijou Philips
    77. Doubt With Meryle Strep 2008
    78. Coco Chanel Shirley Mc Cline 2008
    79. Ramen Girl
    80. The Yatzuka (1974 W George Mitchum)
    81. The Fountain 2006 W Rachel Weiss (Hot)
    82. Easy Virtue 2009 (On Plane)
    83. Act Of Imagination – Eddie Murphy And Serena Williams’s Daughter
    84. I Hate Valentine’s Day 2009  (On Plane)
    85. The Proposal 2009 With Sandra Bullock
    86. Into The Storm (Bio Of Winston Churchill (On Plane)
    87. MILF Hunters 5 Porno Movie Seen In Hotel
    88. Brooks
    89. Taken
    90. The Big Bounce
    91. The Heartbreak Kid (Second Time Around)
    92. Taking Of Pelham 123 2009 With John Travolta, Denzel Washington
    93. Cherrie 2008 With Michelle Pfiefer
    94. Accidental Husband 2008 With Uma Thuber
    95. Management With Jennifer Anison, Steve Chain, And Woody Harrelson, 2008
    96. My Life In Ruins, 2008 With Nia Valdolos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding And Richard Dreyfus)
    97. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005
    98. Spanglish 2005 With Adam Sandler
    99. A Married Life 2008
    100. Open Road 2009
    101. Vanity Fair 2004 Recee Weatherspoon As Bucky Sharp
    102. Beyond Borders 2008 Anglie Jolie, And Clive Owen
    103. I’ll Sleep When I Am Dead 2003with Clive Owen
    104. The King Of California 2007 With Michael Douglas
    105. Target 1985 With Gene Hackman And Matt Dillion
    106. The Life Of David Gale With Kevin Spacy, And Kate Winslet
    107. Bruno
    108. Lucky You With Drew Barrymore
    109. The Last Word
    110. 2012 With John Cusack
    111. Bad Lieutenant With Nicolas Cage
    112. The Tournament 2009 Kelly Hu
    113. Public Enemies 2009 Johny Deep
    114. Julia And Julia 2009 Meryle Sherpa
    115. Cold Mountain 2003 Jude Law, Nicole Kidman
    116. Out Of Time 2003 Denzel Washington, Eva Mendez (Hot)
    117. Night At The Museum 11 Battle For Smithsonian
    118. Sleuth 2009 Version
    119. Land Of The Lost 2009
    120. The Brother’s Bloom 2008
    121. Letter From Iwa Jima 2007 Clint Eastwood Directed
    122. White Chicks
    123. Star Treck Generations
    124. Jackie Collins Hollywood Wife 2003
    125. Charlie Wilson’s War -2008 Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts
    126. The Whole Nine Yards 2000 Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peete (Hot)
    127. The Illusionist

    2009

    1. Underwear” Starting Val Kilmer, Graham Greene,
    2. Constant Gardener With Rachael Weiz –
    3. Rumor Has It – Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner
    4. Queen
    5. Hancock With Will Smith
    6. Dave – With Eddie Murphy – SF Comedy
    7. Joe Kid – With Clint Eastwood – Saw Opening
    8. Iron Man – Not Bad. Another Marvel Movie.
    9. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind”
    10. Gone, Baby, Gone”
    11. Fracture
    12. Burn After Reading”
    13. 21 Grams”
    14. The Changling With Angelia Jolie, Directed By Clint
    15. Kiss The Dust”
    16. How To Lose Friends And Alienate People
    17. Electric Mist With Tommy Lee Jones
    18. Good German
    19. Siberian Express
    20. Body Of Lies
    21. Slum Dog Millionaire
    22. Lucky Slevin
    23. Australia
    24. What Just Happened
    25. City Of Ember
    26. Proof Of Life
    27. Bottle Shock
    28. Runaway Jury
    29. Master Spy
    30. Marie Antoinette
    31. Interstate
    32. He’s Just Not That Into You
    33. Madagascar 11
    34. Collateral With Jamie Fox And Tom Cruise
    35. My Super Ex Girl Friend
    36. State Of Play – In Medford Movie Theather
    37. Bolt-On The Plane
    38. Yes Man, In Hotel Room In DC
    39. Avengers
    40. Spy Games
    41. All The Way
    42. The Day The Earth Stood Still
    43. Seven Pounds
    44. Nothing But The Truth
    45. The Reader – Oscar Winner For Best Actress 2008 Kate Winslet
    46. Crossing Over
    47. Kill Shot With Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane
    48. Vanished With Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock
    49. Valkarie
    50. Star Trek – Prequel Movie (From Street Vendor)
    51. 52 The Clearing With Robert Redford – 2004
    52. Curious Case Of Benjamin Button With Brad Pitt Best Actor Award 2009
    53. Knowing With Nicolas Cage 2009
    54. The Code
    55. Counterfeit
    56. Alexander 2004 Oliver Stone Producer
    57. Out For Justice 1991
    58. Echelon Conspiracy 2009
    59. The Good Thief 2001 With Nick Nolte
    60. Meteor = NBC Mini-Series
    61. Wild Hogs 2007 Tim Allen, Travolta, Macy, Lawrence
    62. 28 Days Later
    63. Wild Things 2
    64. Mystic River Directed By Clint Eastwood, Starring Sean Pean
    65. Criminal 2004
    66. Essential Lover
    67. Two Lovers
    68. Angels And Demons 2008 Started by Tom Hanks, Directed By Ron Howard
    69. The Informers
    70. Duplicity
    71. Surveillance Produced By Jennifer Lynch Starting Pullman And Ormand
    72. Trust The Man 2008
    73. The Mutant Chronicles 2008
    74. Heaven 1995?
    75. Wolverine With Hugh Jackman 2009
    76. Dark Streets With Bijou Philips
    77. Doubt With Meryle Strep 2008
    78. Coco Chanel Shirley Mc Cline 2008
    79. Ramen Girl
    80. The Yatzuka (1974 W George Mitchum)
    81. The Fountain 2006 W Rachel Weiss (Hot)
    82. Easy Virtue 2009 (On Plane)
    83. Act Of Imagination – Eddie Murphy And Serena Williams’s Daughter
    84. I Hate Valentine’s Day 2009  (On Plane)
    85. The Proposal 2009 With Sandra Bullock
    86. Into The Storm (Bio Of Winston Churchill (On Plane)
    87. MILF Hunters 5 Porno Movie Seen In Hotel
    88. Brooks
    89. Taken
    90. The Big Bounce
    91. The Heartbreak Kid (Second Time Around)
    92. Taking Of Pelham 123 2009 With John Travolta, Denzel Washington
    93. Cherrie 2008 With Michelle Pfiefer
    94. Accidental Husband 2008 With Uma Thuber
    95. Management With Jennifer Anison, Steve Chain, And Woody Harrelson, 2008
    96. My Life In Ruins, 2008 With Nia Valdolos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding And Richard Dreyfus)
    97. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005
    98. Spanglish 2005 With Adam Sandler
    99. A Married Life 2008
    100. Open Road 2009
    101. Vanity Fair 2004 Recee Weatherspoon As Bucky Sharp
    102. Beyond Borders 2008 Anglie Jolie, And Clive Owen
    103. I’ll Sleep When I Am Dead 2003with Clive Owen
    104. The King Of California 2007 With Michael Douglas
    105. Target 1985 With Gene Hackman And Matt Dillion
    106. The Life Of David Gale With Kevin Spacy, And Kate Winslet
    107. Bruno
    108. Lucky You With Drew Barrymore
    109. The Last Word
    110. 2012 With John Cusack
    111. Bad Lieutenant With Nicolas Cage
    112. The Tournament 2009 Kelly Hu
    113. Public Enemies 2009 Johny Deep
    114. Julia And Julia 2009 Meryle Sherpa
    115. Cold Mountain 2003 Jude Law, Nicole Kidman
    116. Out Of Time 2003 Denzel Washington, Eva Mendez (Hot)
    117. Night At The Museum 11 Battle For Smithsonian
    118. Sleuth 2009 Version
    119. Land Of The Lost 2009
    120. The Brother’s Bloom 2008
    121. Letter From Iwa Jima 2007 Clint Eastwood Directed
    122. White Chicks
    123. Star Treck Generations
    124. Jackie Collins Hollywood Wife 2003
    125. Charlie Wilson’s War -2008 Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts
    126. The Whole Nine Yards 2000 Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peete (Hot)
    127. The Illusionist

    After The Sunset With Pierce Bronson, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle

    American Gangster With Denzel Washington And Russell Crowe

    Out Of Reach With Steven Seagal

    Amos And Andy With Nicolas Cage And Samuel Jackson

    The Merchant Of Venice With AL Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins

    Harrison’s Flowers With Adrian Macdowell, Elias Koteas, Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Brody, And David Stratham

    Cruise December 15 -21

    Sylvia –  Movie About The Poet Sylvia Plath And Ted Hughes

    What Happened In Vegas – With Cameron Diaz

    Rendition With Meryle Strep – About The Issue Of Renditions, Well Done

    Adaptation  – Nicolas Cage Re Life Of Two Twin Brothers Screen Writers And The Process Of Writing A Screen Play

    Bangkok Dangerous Nicolas Cage

    Elizabeth

    The Weather Man Nicolas Cage

    Get Smart

    Possession  NF

    Next With Nicolas Cage NF

    Knocked Up  NF

    Untouchables AMC

    Fargo  AMC

    Mummy Returns

    2007 To 2010 Barbados

    Saw A Lot Of Movies On Video And Netflix Via Mail

    2003 To 2007  DC Saw An Average of 100 Per Year

    2000 To 2003  Saw An Average Of 100 Per Year Mostly Videos

    But Did See In Movie Theaters Twice A Month And Saw Several Bollywood Movies

    Saw The Three Stooges Marathon To Start The Year

    1996 -1997  Saw Less Than 50 Due To Being In Hospital Half The Year

    Saw About 100 Per Year Blockbuster Was Popular

    1994  during six month Thai training saw four movies per week two normal, two adult movies

    1991 during training saw four movies per week, two normal, two adult movies

    The ’80s Saw A Lot Via Video About 100 Per Year

    The ’70s Saw On TV And In Movie Theaters

    Watched a lot of Creature Features movies on TV in the early ’70s every Friday night they had a double feature.    Went on average once a week to the movies with friends, mostly Robert Sicular starting from 1970 to 1974.

    Favorite animation series included American Dad, Dilbert,  Family Guy, Futurama, Bullwinkle, Looney Tunes .

    Favorite TV series over the years include Arrested Development,  Batman, Superman,  Everyone Loves Raymond,  Get Smart, Dragnet,  Adam 12, Two and half men, Married with Children, Malcom in the Middle, Dallas, Falcon Crest, and as a child, Beverly Hillbies, Dobbie Gils, Gilligan’s Island, Green Acres, Outer limits, Twilight zone, and X Files.

    Saw all planet of the Apes movies, All James Bond movies, Spider man, Superman, Start Treck and Start wars movies.

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Cosmos’s Reading List 2022

    Cosmos Books Read 2021 Update

    1001 Books to Read Before You Die List

    Reading the Classics Updated

    Books Read 2020

    books read during 2018
    books read during 2018

    Goals:  100 Books

    I have been  reading the classics all year.

    Read Classics
    One Thriller Per Month
    One history/politics book per month
    Read A Lot More Poetry

    Read At Least One Book A Year in Spanish
    Read At Least One Book A Year in Korean

    I will year try to finish reading classic books.  I have a collection from Kindle of 50 books to read before you die, in three volumes – 15O books in total see the list below.  I have read many of them already which I have noted.  As I read them, I will add them to the chronological listing below, also have the Harvard classic.  Had a hard copy set but donated it, have to read it on Kindle alas.  I will also continue to read lots of poetry from the Mod Po class, will do the slo-mo courses then re-do it in September focusing on

    Reading the additional poems, I did not last time in Mod Po Plus.

    The List

    January

    Books

    George Elliot Middlemarch
    Dale Brown Starfire
    AC Fuller Crime Beat # 4 Las Vegas

    Poems

    Writing com Basic Haiku

    Basho The Short Night Ending
    Basho A  Morning Of Snow
    Basho Old Village
    Jane Reichhold The Whole Sky
    Jane Reichhold Lightning
    Jane Reichhold Goldfish
    Jane Reichhold The Poet’s Hand

    Other Poems

    Paula T. Calhoun A New Hope
    Christina Rossetti Up-Hill
    Sarah Howe (for Stephen Hawking) Relativity
    Shel Silverstein Frozen Dream
    Marie Elena Good MARIES ENTRANCE:
    Walter J. Wojtanik REMEMBER
    Stacia M Flee “Post-Apocalyptic”
    Tempus Ambigua (Rhyme Royal)
    Lady and Louis Two Silver Rings
    Mountainwriter49 Forever in my Heart
    Judi Van Gorder Press Conference
    Stark Carousel Ride
    Robert E Brewer The Day After
    Marie Elena Good First, Do No Harm
    Walter J. Wojtanik Change of Pace
    Walt Whitman Song of Myself
    Julius Norton Phantom Tollbooth
    Pantoum Form
    Sally-Ann Roberts, It All Started With A Packet of Seeds

    Marie Summers Celestial Dreams

    Chellie Wood Dance in The Rain
    Dendrobia Osprey
    Marie Summers Seasonal Whispers

    Four Haiku

    Basho The Poet’s Hand
    Basho Lightning Stabs the Darkness
    Basho A Crow Sits on a Bare Branch
    a Grassy Meadow

    Mod Po mini-course poems

    Caroline Bergal Cat in One’s Throat
    Caroline Bergal Not Tale

    Writing Com

    Alfred Lord Tennyson Summer Night
    Langton Hughes Calm Sea
    Emily Bronte Spell Bound
    Thomas Bailey Aldrich  Fredericksburg VA Civil War

    Poem

    Jeff W. Watson Ghosts of the Past
    Joyce Kilmer Fairyland

    Writing Com Laturne

    Crystal Rose Swift Winds Blow Laturne
    Crystal Rose Opens Revealing Laturne
    Crystal Rose Sun rises Laturne

    February

    Books

    – What’s Bred in the Bone [Grant Allen]

    Poems

    Tannka writing com 2-3-2022

    Philip Appleman Somber Girl
    Beman Books on Shelf
    Machi Tawara Freezing My Smile
    Yukitsuna Sasaki  The Bloom Finished
    Takuboku Ishikawa Lying on the Dune Sand
    Masaoka Shiki “The bucket’s water
    Tekkan Yosano it cries and cries
    Akiko Yosano “into a pair of stars
    Shūji Miya  Slowly Inside Me
    Yoshimi Kondō  Casting Shadows

    Writing com Say It Eight Reading List

    Karina Borowicz September Tomatoes
    William Carlos Williams Red Wheel Barrel
    John Donne’s No Man Is an Island
    Anais Nin Risk
    Lucille Clifton blessing the boats

    Zegel Writing com

    Judi Van Gorder An Old Hymn Still Singing
    Robert Lee Brewer Give Me A Reason

    Sasha A. Palmer A Zejel For You (Poem)

    Carol R Ward The Wild Hunt

    Mod Po mini-course poems

    Lee Li-Young Immigrant Blues
    Paul Celan Microliths”
    Sappho To My Mother
    Eavan Boland Habitual Grief
    Eavan Boland A Different Light

    3/23/2022  Writing Com

    Gwendolyn Brooks To Be In Love
    Gwendolyn Brooks A Sunset of the City
    Gwendolyn Brooks The Mother

    March

    Jules Verne in the year 2899
    Grant Allen – What’s Bred in the Bone
    Lucius Apuleius The Golden Ass

    Writing com examples

    Edgar Allen Poe The Raven
    Robert Service The Cremation of Sam Mc Gee
    Oscar Wilde The Ballad of Reading Gaol
    John Keats The Poetry of Earth Is Never Dead
    Amy Lowell Wind
    Dorothea MacKellar Fire
    Hex Sonnetta form
    Andrea Dietrich The Bringer of Spring’s Cheer
    Jan Turner Under the Canopy
    Haiku Sonnet writing com examples
    David Marshall Haiku Crown: Fall
    Departures
    Signal to Noise
    Meeting
    Crowds
    Talking Together
    Channels
    Common Regard
    North and Sedgewick
    First Girlfriend
    Remembering
    The Big Top
    The Other Room

    from Writing com newsletter 4/23/2022

    Edith Wharton An Autumn Sunset
    Edith Wharton Life
    Edith Wharton Chartres
    Longfellow’s Prologue to Evangeline
    Elizabeth Bishop” Cape Breton Island.
    Even Rudyard Kipling “The Song of the Cities”
    Robert Frost” The Mountain”.
    E Pauline Johnson “Guard of the Eastern Gate”

    NaPoWriMo

    Gerard Manley Hopkins  Peace
    Gerard Manley Hopkins  Ash Brough

    Mod Po mini-course poems

    April

    Books

    Alex Berenson Secret Soldier
    Ted Bell Warrior
    Marcus Aurelius Meditations

    Poems

    The Rondel, THE WANDERER by Henry Austin Dobson
    Judi Van Gorder Falling for the French
    Short Rondel The Rondelet

    August’s end by Barbara Hartman –

    Robert Murtaugh,(Fader. Loneliness

    The Rondine

    Happy Mother’s Day
     The Triolet, Triolet by Ernest Henley;British Poet (1849-1903)
    Judi Van Gorder Cat Tale

    Villanelle

    Dylan Thomas 1952 Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by

    ~Judi Van Gorder. Villanelle for Scottie
    Jane Kenyon February: Thinking of Flowers
    Jane Kenyon Let Evening Come
    Jane Kenyon, Briefly It Enters and Briefly Speaks

    Famous Limericks

    Anonymous There Once Was A Lady From Lynn
    Lewis Carrol Lady Of Station From Alice In Wonderland
    Judi Van Gorder The Parrot Was Messy And Loud;
    Judi Van Gorder An Irishman Came To My City–Judi Van Gorder
    Edward Lear Young Lady Of Dorking
    Edward Lear’s There Was An Old Man With A Beard
    Edward Lear There Was A Young Person Of Crete,
    Dixon Lanier Merrit A Wonderful Bird Is The Pelican
    Mark Twain A Man Hired By John Smith And Co:”
    Ron Rubin There Was An Old Drunkard Of Devon,
    Matt Salter’s There Was A Young Lady Of Nice
    Matt Salter That Very Same Lady
    Matt Salter But Her Husband Cried “Cease”
    Monica Sharman Relentless, Insatiable Deadlines!
    Unknown There Was A Young Lady Of Niger

    NaPoWriMo

    Kay Ryan Token Loss
    Kay Ryan Blue China Doornob
    Kay Ryan Houdini

    Writing Com Newsletter

    William Blake Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
    Goerge Cooper’s “Come, Little Leaves”.
    George Cooper “ I think that I shall never see
    A poem lovely as a tree.”
    RL Stevenson “Child Garden of Verse -How do you like to go up in a swing,”
    Lord Alfred Tennyson “Break, break, break,
    On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!”
    Love Poems Poetry Foundation source poem for Love Cento
    Jake Cosmos Aller Million Ways to Say I Love You
    Joshua Beckman Lying in bed I think about you,
    Anne Bradstreet To my husband
    Valentine Lorna Dee Cervantes
    Ben Jonson Song: to Celia [“Drink to me only with thine eyes”]
    Morris Egan Bar Napkin Sonnet #11
    Jennifer Michael Hecht Love Explained
    Robert Herrick  Upon Julia’s Breasts
    John Keats‘s The Day is Gone
    William Shakespeare Take all my loves, my love, yea, take them all:
    William Shakespeare‘s The Spring
    (from Love’s Labours Lost)
    William Shakespeare
    Sonnet 65: Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea
    John Updike Penumbrae

    Writing com Writer’s Cramp

    Trijan Refrain
    Jan Turner
    Sweet Destiny

    Example #1:

    Andrea Dietrich & Jan Turner

    Seaside Lament
    Example #2:
    Margaret R. Smith

    The Melody of Trees
    Example #3:

    Mod Po mini-course poems

    May

    Articles
    WP Organization of the US – very powerful analysis

    Books

    Ted Bell Warlord
    Ted Bell Warriors

    Poems

    Poets Place Writing Com 5-20-2022

    Examples

    George Gordon (Lord) Byron, 1820 Francesca Of Rimini
    Robert Frost, I Have Become Acquainted With The Night
    George Gordon (Lord) Byron, 1820 Francesca Of Rimini
    Dusty Grein, 2015 Loud Today
    Dusty Grein, 2016 A Mist Shrouded Path
    Lord Shelly Oh Wild West
    Linda Newman Faith (Terza Rima Sonnet)
    Robert Duncan the Horse
    Ode Sappho
    Mod Po mini-course poems
    Clerihew Poems
    James Dean Chase  Dickie Dare
    James Dean Chase   Lady Gaga
    Judi Van Gorder  King of Pop
    Frank Gibbard  Royal Kate Middelton

    Edmund Clerihew Bently  Sir Humphrey Davy

    James & Marie Summers Garfield the Cat

    Alan McAlpine Douglas’s The Road Runner

    Diana Dalton Star Trek’s frowning Klingon Worf

    James Dean Chase Corporal Klinger,
    Personification poems Writing com
    Nancy Willard Two Sunflowers
    William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Paul Revere’s Ride
    Shel Silverstein What If

    June

    Books

    Jane Austin Northanger Abbey
    Jane Austin- Lady Susan
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
    The Art of Public Speaking Dale Breckenridge Carnegie
    The Blazing World Margaret Cavendish
    Stuart Woods Class Act

    Poems

    Frosted Fantasy Irish Rain
    Camp 39 David Schneider
    Robert Frost  Going for Water
    Poetry Newsletter Story Lady
    Wilfred Owen The End
    Wilfred Owen Winter Song
    Wilfred Owen Spring Offensive
    Glenda L. Hand Autumn
    Glenda L. Hand  Love
    Cynthia Kay Armstrong Cards
    Glenda L. Hand Change of Seasons (Mirror Oddquain)
    Glenda L. Hand Celebration (Butterfly Oddquain)
    Claire Litchfield, At Last, I’ve Let Go (Crown Oddquain)

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    (2) Plato, Epictetus,
    Marcus, Aurelius Meditations
    (3) Bacon, Milton’s Prose, Thomas Browne
    (4) Complete Poems in English: Milton
    (5) Essays and English Traits: Emerson
    6) Poems and Songs: Burns
    (7) Confessions of St. Augustine. Imitation of Christ
    (8) Nine Greek Dramas (9) Letters and Treatises of Cicero and Pliny
    (10) Wealth of Nations: Adam Smith
    (11) Origin of Species: Darwin
    (12) Plutarch’s Lives (13)
    Aeneid Virgil (14)
    Don Quixote Part 1: Cervantes
    (15)Pilgrim’s Progress. Donne
    Herbert. Bunyan, Walton
    (16) The Thousand and One Nights
    (17) Folk-Lore and Fable. Aesop, Grimm, Andersen
    (18) Modern English Drama
    (19) Faust, Egmont Etc. Doctor Faustus, Goethe, Marlowe
    (20) The Divine Comedy: Dante
    (21) I Promessi Sposi, Manzoni
    (22) The Odyssey: Homer
    (23) Two Years Before the Mast. Dana
    (24) On the Sublime French Revolution Etc. Burke
    (25) Autobiography Etc. Essays and Addresses: J.S. Mill, T. Carlyle
    (26) Continental Drama
    (27) English Essays: Sidney to Macaulay
    (28) Essays. English and American
    (29) Voyage of the Beagle: Darwin (
    30) Faraday, Helmholtz, Kelvin, Newcomb, Geikie
    (31) Autobiography: Benvenuto, Cellini
    (32) Literary and Philosophical Essays: Montaigne, Sainte Beuve, Renan, Lessing, Schiller, Kant, Mazzini
    (33) Voyages and Travels
    (34) Descartes, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hobbes
    (35) Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed (36)
    Machiavelli, More, Luther
    (37) Locke, Berkeley, Hume
    (38) Harvey, Jenner, Lister, Pasteur
    (39) Famous Prefaces
    (40) English Poetry 1: Chaucer to Gray
    (41) English Poetry 2: Collins to Fitzgerald
    (42) English Poetry 3: Tennyson to Whitman
    (43) American Historical Documents
    (44) Sacred Writings 1
    (45) Sacred Writings 2
    (46) Elizabethan Drama 1
    (47) Elizabethan Drama 2
    (48) Thoughts and Minor Works: Pascal
    (49) Epic and Saga

    50) Introduction, Readers Guide,

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    50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die

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    Alcott, Louisa May: Little women

    Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice
    Austen, Jane: Emma
    Balzac, Honoré de: Father Goriot
    Barbusse, Henri: The Inferno
    Brontë, Anne: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
    Brontë, Charlotte: Jane Eyre
    Brontë, Emily: Wuthering Heights
    Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan of the Apes
    Butler, Samuel: The Way of All Flesh
    Carroll, Lewis: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
    Cather, Willa: My Ántonia
    Cervantes, Miguel de: Don Quixote
    Chopin, Kate: The Awakening
    Cleland, John: Fanny Hill
    Collins, Wilkie: The Moonstone
    Conrad, Joseph: Heart of Darkness
    Conrad, Joseph: Nostromo
    Cooper, James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans
    Crane, Stephen: The Red Badge of Courage
    Cummings, E. E.: The Enormous Room
    Defoe, Daniel: Robinson Crusoe
    Defoe, Daniel: Moll Flanders
    Dickens, Charles: Bleak House
    Dickens, Charles: Great Expectations
    Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: Crime and Punishment
    Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: The Idiot
    Doyle, Arthur Conan: The Hound of the Baskervilles
    Dreiser, Theodore: Sister Carrie
    Dumas, Alexandre: The Three Musketeers
    Dumas, Alexandre: The Count of Monte Cristo
    Eliot, George: Middlemarch
    Fielding, Henry: Tom Jones
    Flaubert, Gustave: Madame Bovary
    Flaubert, Gustave: Sentimental Education
    Ford, Ford Madox: The Good Soldier
    Forster, E. M.: A Room With a View
    Forster, E. M.: Howards End
    Gaskell, Elizabeth: North and South
    Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: The Sorrows of Young Werther
    Gogol, Nikolai: Dead Souls
    Gorky, Maxim: The Mother
    Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon’s Mines
    Hardy, Thomas: Tess of the D’Urbervilles
    Hawthorne, Nathaniel: The Scarlet Letter
    Homer: The Odyssey
    Hugo, Victor: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    Hugo, Victor: Les Misérables
    Huxley, Aldous: Crome Yellow
    James, Henry: The Portrait of a Lady

    Volume  Two

    Little Women [Louisa May Alcott]
    – Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen]
    – Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie]
    – Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower]
    – The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett]
    – A Little Princess [Frances Hodgson Burnett]
    – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [Lewis Carroll]
    – The King in Yellow [Robert William Chambers]
    – The Man Who Knew Too Much [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Woman in White [Wilkie Collins]
    – The Most Dangerous Game [Richard Connell]
    – On the Origin of Species, 6th Edition [Charles Darwin]
    – Robinson Crusoe [Daniel Defoe]
    – The Iron Woman [Margaret Deland]
    – David Copperfield [Charles Dickens]
    – Oliver Twist [Charles Dickens]
    – A Tale of Two Cities [Charles Dickens]
    – The Double [Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Francis Scott Fitzgerald]
    – A Room with a View [E. M. Forster]
    – Dream Psychology [Sigmund Freud]
    – Tess of the d’Urbervilles [Thomas Hardy]
    – Siddhartha [Hermann Hesse]
    – Dubliners [James Joyce]
    – The Fall of the House of Usher [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Arabian Nights [Andrew Lang]
    – The Sea Wolf [Jack London]
    – The Call of Cthulhu [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – Anne of Green Gables [Lucy Maud Montgomery]
    – Beyond Good and Evil [Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche]
    – The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Black Cat [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Raven [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – Swann’s Way [Marcel Proust]
    – Romeo and Juliet [William Shakespeare]
    – Treasure Island [Robert Louis Stevenson]
    – The Elements of Style [William Strunk Jr.

    Vol 3

    This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names-

    What’s Bred in the Bone [Grant Allen]
    – The Golden Ass [Lucius Apuleius]
    – Meditations [Marcus Aurelius]
    – Northanger Abbey [Jane Austen]
    – Lady Susan [Jane Austen]
    – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Lyman Frank Baum]
    – The Art of Public Speaking [Dale Breckenridge Carnegie]
    – The Blazing World [Margaret Cavendish]
    – The Wisdom of Father Brown [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – Heretics [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Donnington Affair [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Innocence of Father Brown [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [John Cleland]
    – The Moonstone [Wilkie Collins]
    – Lord Jim [Joseph Conrad]
    – The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe [Daniel Defoe]
    – The Pickwick Papers [Charles Dickens]
    – A Christmas Carol [Charles Dickens]
    – Notes From The Underground [Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    – The Gambler par Fyodor [Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    – The Lost World [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Hound of the Baskervilles [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Sign of the Four [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Man in the Iron Mask [Alexandre Dumas]
    – The Three Musketeers [Alexandre Dumas]
    – This Side of Paradise [Francis Scott Fitzgerald]
    – Curious, If True: Strange Tales [Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell]
    – King Solomon’s Mines [Henry Rider Haggard]
    – The Hunchback of Notre Dame [Victor Hugo]
    – Kim [Rudyard Kipling]
    – Captains Courageous [Rudyard Kipling]
    – The Jungle Book [Rudyard Kipling]
    – Lady Chatterley’s Lover [David Herbert Lawrence]
    – The Son of the Wolf [Jack London]
    – The Einstein Theory of Relativity [Hendrik Antoon Lorentz]
    – The Dunwich Horror [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – At the Mountains of Madness [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – The Prince [Niccolò Machiavelli]
    – The Story Girl [Lucy Maud Montgomery]
    – The Antichrist [Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche]
    – The Republic [Plato]
    – The Last Man [Mary Shelley]
    – Life On The Mississippi [Mark Twain]
    – The Kama Sutra [Vatsyayana]
    – In the Year 2889 [Jules Verne]
    – Around the World in Eighty Days [Jules Verne]
    – Four Just Men [Edgar Wallace]
    – Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ [Lewis Wallace]
    – Tales of Space and Time [H. G. Wells]
    – Jacob’s Room [Virginia Woolf]

    1001  books to read before you die 

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    To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird
    by Harper Lee

    Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice
    by Jane Austen

    1984 1984
    by George Orwell

    The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby
    by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Jane Eyre Jane Eyre
    by Charlotte Brontë

    The Little Prince The Little Prince
    by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    The Hobbit (The Lord of the… The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Animal Farm Animal Farm
    by George Orwell
    The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye
    by J.D. Salinger

    The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray
    by Oscar Wilde

    Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies
    by William Golding

    Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights
    by Emily Brontë
    Little Women Little Women
    b Louisa May Alcott

    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to t… The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    by Douglas Adams

    Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men
    by John Steinbeck
    17

    Brave New World Brave New World
    by Aldous Huxley
    Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind
    by Margaret Mitchell

    The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo
    by Alexandre Dumas
    Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky
    One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude
    by Gabriel García Márquez
    Les Misérables Les Misérables
    by Victor Hugo

    The Handmaid’s Tale (The Ha… The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid’s Tale, #1)
    by Margaret Atwood

    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    Dracula Dracula
    by Bram Stoker

    Anna Karenina Anna Karenina
    by Leo Tolstoy

    Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha
    by Arthur Golden

    The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath
    by John Steinbeck

    The Adventures of Huckleber… The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    by Mark Twain

    Great Expectations Great Expectations
    by Charles Dickens

    Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility
    by Jane Austen

    Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five
    by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

    Life of Pi Life of Pi
    by Yann Martel

    The Adventures of Sherlock … The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    The Curious Incident of the… The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
    by Mark Haddon

    Lolita Lolita
    by Vladimir Nabokov

    Rebecca Rebecca
    by Daphne du Maurier

    The Bell Jar The Bell Jar
    by Sylvia Plath

    Catch-22 Catch-22
    by Joseph Heller

    Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
    by Anne Rice
    Perfume: The Story of a Mur… Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
    by Patrick Süskind

    The Stranger The Stranger
    by Albert Camus

    Treasure Island Treasure Island
    by Robert Louis Stevenson

    All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front

    by Erich Maria Remarque
    The Shining The Shining
    by Stephen King

    Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go
    by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    by Robert Louis Stevenson

    The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible
    by Barbara Kingsolver

    A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities
    by Charles Dickens
    In Cold Blood In Cold Blood
    by Truman Capote
    The Hound of the Baskervill… The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    Moby-Dick or, the Whale Moby-Dick or, the Whale
    by Herman Melville
    The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky
    The Time Machine The Time Machine
    by H.G. Wells
    The Godfather (The Godfathe… The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
    by Mario Puzo
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    Madame Bovary Madame Bovary
    by Gustave Flaubert
    A Prayer for Owen Meany A Prayer for Owen Meany
    by John Irving
    The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose
    by Umberto Eco
    The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita
    by Mikhail Bulgakov
    Breakfast at Tiffany’s and … Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
    by Truman Capote

    Through the Looking-Glass a… Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
    by Lewis Carroll

    Atonement Atonement
    by Ian McEwan

    Oliver Twist Oliver Twist
    by Charles Dickens

    Middlesex Middlesex
    by Jeffrey Eugenides

    Robinson Crusoe (Robinson C… Robinson Crusoe (Robinson Crusoe, #1)
    by Daniel Defoe

    The Unbearable Lightness of… The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    by Milan Kundera

    Gulliver’s Travels: Travels… Gulliver’s Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
    by Jonathan Swift

    The Three Musketeers (The D… The Three Musketeers (The D’Artagnan Romances #1)
    by Alexandre Dumas

    Watchmen Watchmen
    by Alan Moore

    On the Road On the Road
    by Jack Kerouac

    Don Quixote Don Quixote
    by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

    The House of the Spirits The House of the Spirits
    by Isabel Allende

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabin
    by Harriet Beecher Stowe

    The Trial The Trial
    by Franz Kafka

    Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera
    by Gabriel García Márquez

    Pippi Longstocking (Pippi L… Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
    by Astrid Lindgren

    The Reader The Reader
    by Bernhard Schlink

    The World According to Garp The World According to Garp
    by John Irving

    The Sun Also Rises The Sun Also Rises
    by Ernest Hemingway

    Candide Candide
    by Voltaire

    The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild
    by Jack London

    Notre-Dame de Paris | The H… Notre-Dame de Paris | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
    by Victor Hugo

    The Arabian Nights The Arabian Nights
    by Anonymous

    Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago
    by Boris Pasternak

    The Idiot The Idiot
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Mansfield Park Mansfield Park
    by Jane Austen

    The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides
    by Jeffrey Eugenides

    Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’Urbervilles
    by Thomas Hardy

    The Plague The Plague
    by Albert Camus

    Things Fall Apart (The Afri… Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
    by Chinua Achebe

    The Diary of Anne Frank
    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
    Fahrenheit 451
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    Twilight
    The Alchemist
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    The Book Thief
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    Little House in the Big Woods
    The Secret Life of Bees
    Black Beauty
    My Sister’s Keeper

    1001 Books to Read Before You Die List,

    The books on Boxall’s list, which is found in the 5 editions of the published book
    with a TOTAL NUMBER OF 1318 books.
    These books are mostly NOVELS. That is why there are no holy books, Shakespeare, etc.
    THIS LIST IS COMPLETE. DO NOT ADD ANY BOOKS AND ALSO DO NOT REMOVE ANY. In case of doubt post a comment here and the people maintaining this list will take a look at it!

    The list can be found at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c…flag

    BOLD read
    1
    To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird
    by Harper Lee

    Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice
    by Jane Austen

    1984 1984
    by George Orwell

    4

    The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings
    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby
    by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    6
    Jane Eyre Jane Eyre
    by Charlotte Brontë

    The Little Prince The Little Prince
    by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    The Hobbit (The Lord of the… The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Animal Farm Animal Farm
    by George Orwell

    The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye
    by J.D. Salinger

    The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray
    by Oscar Wilde

    Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies
    by William Golding

    Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights
    by Emily Brontë

    Little Women Little Women
    by Louisa May Alcott

    15
    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to t… The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    by Douglas Adams

    Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men
    by John Steinbeck
    17

    Brave New World Brave New World
    by Aldous Huxley
    18

    Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind
    by Margaret Mitchell

    The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo
    by Alexandre Dumas

    Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky

    One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude
    by Gabriel García Márquez

    Les Misérables Les Misérables
    by Victor Hugo

    The Handmaid’s Tale (The Ha… The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid’s Tale, #1)
    by Margaret Atwood

    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    Dracula Dracula
    by Bram Stoker

    Anna Karenina Anna Karenina
    by Leo Tolstoy

    Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha
    by Arthur Golden

    The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath
    by John Steinbeck

    The Adventures of Huckleber… The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    by Mark Twain

    Great Expectations Great Expectations
    by Charles Dickens

    Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility
    by Jane Austen

    Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five
    by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

    Life of Pi Life of Pi
    by Yann Martel

    The Adventures of Sherlock … The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    The Curious Incident of the… The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
    by Mark Haddon

    Lolita Lolita
    by Vladimir Nabokov

    Rebecca Rebecca
    by Daphne du Maurier

    The Bell Jar The Bell Jar
    by Sylvia Plath

    Catch-22 Catch-22
    by Joseph Heller

    The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea
    by Ernest Hemingway
    41

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s … One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
    by Ken Kesey

    42
    The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter
    by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Color Purple The Color Purple
    by Alice Walker
    War and Peace  Leo Tolstoy

    Ema by Jane Austen
    Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
    by Anne Rice

    b

    Perfume: The Story of a Mur… Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
    by Patrick Süskind
    y Albert Camus
    52

    Treasure Island Treasure Island
    by Robert Louis Stevenson
    ll Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front
    by Erich Maria Remarque
    The Shining The Shining
    by Stephen King
    Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go
    by Kazuo Ishiguro
    Persuasion Persuasion
    by Jane Austen
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    by Robert Louis Stevenson
    The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible
    by Barbara Kingsolver

    A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities
    by Charles Dickens

    In Cold Blood In Cold Blood
    by Truman Capote

    The Hound of the Baskervill… The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    Moby-Dick or, the Whale Moby-Dick or, the Whale
    by Herman Melville

    The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky

    The Time Machine The Time Machine
    by H.G. Wells

    The Godfather (The Godfathe… The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)

    by Mario Puzo
    Madame Bovary Madame Bovary
    by Gustave Flaubert
    A Prayer for Owen Meany A Prayer for Owen Meany
    by John Irving

    The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose
    by Umberto Eco

    The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita
    by Mikhail Bulgakov

    Breakfast at Tiffany’s and … Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
    by Truman Capote

    Through the Looking-Glass a… Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
    by Lewis Carroll

    Atonement Atonement
    by Ian McEwan
    Oliver Twist Oliver Twist
    by Charles Dickens
    Middlesex Middlesex
    by Jeffrey Eugenides
    Robinson Crusoe (Robinson C… Robinson Crusoe (Robinson Crusoe, #1)
    by Daniel Defoe
    The Unbearable Lightness of… The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    by Milan Kundera
    Gulliver’s Travels: Travels… Gulliver’s Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
    by Jonathan Swift

    The Three Musketeers (The D… The Three Musketeers (The D’Artagnan Romances #1)
    by Alexandre Dumas

    Watchmen Watchmen
    by Alan Moore
    On the Road On the Road
    by Jack Kerouac

    Don Quixote Don Quixote
    by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

    The House of the Spirits 
    by Isabel Allende

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabin
    by Harriet Beecher Stowe

    The Trial by Franz Kafka

    Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera
    by Gabriel García Márquez

    Pippi Longstocking (Pippi L… Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
    by Astrid Lindgren
    The Reader The Reader
    by Bernhard Schlink
    World According to Garp The World According to Garp
    by John Irving

    The Sun Also Rises The Sun Also Rises
    by Ernest Hemingway

    Candide Candide
    by Voltaire
    The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild
    by Jack London

    Notre-Dame de Paris | The H… Notre-Dame de Paris | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
    by Victor Hugo
    The Arabian Nights The Arabian Nights
    by Anonymous

    Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago
    by Boris Pasternak
    The Idiot The Idiot
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Mansfield Park Mansfield Park
    by Jane Austen

    The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides
    by Jeffrey Eugenides

    Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’Urbervilles
    by Thomas Hardy
    The Plague The Plague
    by Albert Camus
    Things Fall Apart (The Afri… Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
    by Chinua Achebe

    The Diary of Anne Frank
    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
    Fahrenheit 451
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    Twilight
    The Alchemist
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    The Book Thief
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    Little House in the Big Woods
    The Secret Life of Bees
    Black Beauty
    My Sister’s Keeper
    Charlotte’s Web
    The Call of the Wild
    Water for Elephants
    The Princess Bride
    The Kite Runner
    The Pillars of the Earth
    Illusions
    Watership Down

    Nice Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
    Where the Sidewalk Ends
    Harry Potter Box Set
    Tuesdays with Morrie
    Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
    Ender’s Game
    The Valley of Horses
    It
    The Chronicles of Narnia
    The Screwtape Letters
    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
    The Clan of the Cave Bear
    American Gods
    The Stand

    – “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” – Jean-Dominique Bauby
    – “Hamlet” – William Shakespeare
    – “Goodnight Opus” – Berkeley Breathed
    – “The Devil in the White City” – Erik Larson
    – “The Thief Lord” – Cornelia Funke
    – “Indigo” – Alice Hoffman
    – “Mythology” – Edith Hamilton
    – “The Outsiders” – S.E. Hinton

    The Metamorphosis and Other Stories, by Franz Kafka (there is Kafka on the list, but this isn’t one of them)
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
    The Stranger, by Albert Camus
    Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie
    The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards
    The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde (if it’s a play, it’s probably not on the list, which is mostly novels)
    The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant
    The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales, by Jacob Grimm
    East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
    The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry
    Dune, by Frank Herbert
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
    The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
    The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
    The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho (again)
    Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
    And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
    The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan (the list is, I believe, strictly fiction)
    New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer
    Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
    Ringworld by Larry Niven
    Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven by Larry Niven
    The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton by Larry Niven
    Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
    Doorways in the Sand by Robert Zelazny
    Creatures of Light and Darkness by Rober Zelazny
    Portrait of a Killer: Jack The Ripper – Case Cl… by Patricia Cornwell
    The Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short S… by Arthur C. Clarke
    The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges
    Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges
    Carried Away: A Selection of Stories by Alice Munro
    Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
    Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
    The Immaculate Conception by Gaetan Soucy
    The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
    Double Helix by J. Watson
    The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
    A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White H… by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
    Broken Government: How the Republi…by John W. Dean
    Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
    Manhunt: The Twelve Day Chase… by James L. Swanson
    Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
    The Pianist: The Extraordinary True… by Wladyslaw Szpilman
    The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham
    My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
    Leviathan by Paul Auster
    D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri D’Aulaire

    Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton
    The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
    The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
    Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk
    The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
    Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
    The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe (Poe is on the list three times, but not for this one.)
    The Bible
    Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
    Shogun, by James Clavell
    The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield
    A Child Called It, by Dave Pelzer
    The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova
    White Oleander, by Janet Fitch
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
    Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
    Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller
    The Lottery and Other Stories, by Shirley Jackson
    Love Story, by Erich Segal
    Love You Forever, by Robert N. Munsch
    John Adams, by David McCullough
    Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt
    Othello, by William Shakespeare
    The Aeneid, by Virgil
    Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman
    The World of Pooh, by A.A. Milne
    Katherine, by Anya Seton
    The Stand, by Stephen King (Mr. King is on, but only for The Shining.)
    Daughter of the Forrest, by Juliet Marillier
    World Without End, by Ken Follett
    The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins
    Freakonomics, by Stephen D. Levitt

    World War Z, by Max Brooks
    The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran
    The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
    Roots, by Alex Haley
    House of Sand and Fog, by Andre Dubus III
    The Canterbury Tales, by Barbara Cohen
    The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by J.K. Rowling
    The Ruins, by Scott B. Smith
    The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
    Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Forrest Gump, by Winston Groom
    The Mammoth Hunters, by Jean Auel
    Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
    100 Love Sonnets, by Pablo Neruda
    Watership Down, by Richard Adams
    Shadow Kiss, by Richelle Mead
    The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
    The Shack, by William Young
    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon
    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers
    Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
    A Wizard of Earthsea, by Urusula K. Le Guin
    The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan
    Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson
    The Communist Manifesto, by Karl Marx
    Le Morte d’Arthur, by Thomas Malory

    Fail Safe, by Eugene Burdick
    Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe, by Fannie Flagg
    Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
    Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
    Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim
    The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein
    Ripley’s Game, by Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley is on, but this one isn’t.)
    Watchers, by Dean Koontz
    Paradise Lost, by John Milton
    The Twentieth Wife, by Indu Sundaresan
    Angels in America, by Tony Kushner
    The Giver, by Lois Lowry
    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
    1776, by David McCullough
    The Tale of Genji, by Murasaki Shikibu
    Zorba the Greek, by Nikos Kazantzakis
    The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov (Foundation is on, but the other two are not.)
    Into the Wild, by Erin Hunter
    The Republic, by Plato
    The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer
    If I Die in a Combat Zone, by Tim O’Brien (The Things They Carried is on; this isn’t.)
    Blood Promise, by Richelle Mead
    Final Exit, by Derek Humphry
    Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
    Eleven Minutes, by Paulo Coelho
    Guards! Guards!, by Terry Pratchett
    Frostbite, by Richelle Mead
    The Zahir, by Paulo Coelho
    The Man in the Iron Mask, by Alexandre Dumas (Monte Cristo, Reine Margot, and Three Musketeers are in; this isn’t.)
    Burned, by P.C. Cast
    Ender’s Shadow, by Orson Scott Card
    The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare (There is no Shakespeare on this list.)
    Vampire Academy, by Richelle Mead
    The Elephant Vanishes, by Haruki Murakami
    The Painted Veil, by Somerset Maugham
    The History of the Pelopponnesian War, by Thucydides
    Children of the Mind, by Orson Scott Card
    Le Grand Meaulnes, by Henri Alain-Fournier
    Amadeus, by Peter Shaffer
    Dark Rivers of the Heart, by Dean Koontz
    The Dancing Wu Li Masters, by Gary Zukav
    Starman Jones, by Robert Heinlein (Stranger in a Strange Land is on.)
    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne
    The Last Olympian, by Rick Riordan
    Maurice, by E.M. Forster
    The Tale of Gilgamesh, by Anonymous
    The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak
    A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah
    Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Balliett
    Poison Study, by Maria V. Snyder
    When Nietzsche Wept, by Irvin D. Yalom
    Child of the Prophecy, by Juliet Marillier

    Marley & Me, by John Grogan
    The Color of Water, by James McBride
    On Death and Dying, by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
    The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffennegger
    The Onion Field, by Joseph Wambaugh
    Insomnia, by Stephen King
    Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
    The Exorcist, by William Peter Blatty
    Amazing Grace, by Kathleen Norris
    Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard
    The Three Questions, by Jon J. Muth
    The Bonesetter’s Daughter, by Amy Tan
    The Demigod Files, by Rick Riordan
    The Study Series Bundle, by Maria V. Snyder
    The Tea Rose, by Jennifer Donnelly
    Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
    Free Speech for Me, by Nat Hentoff
    Moloka’i, by Alan Brennert
    From a Buick 8, by Stephen King
    The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom
    The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
    The Robe, by Lloyd C. Douglas
    Nobody’s Fool, by Richard Russo like A Clockwork Orange.

    Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
    The March, by E.L. Doctorow
    A Lesson Before Dying, by Earnest Gaines
    The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls
    Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris
    The Histories, by Herodotus
    Rabbit at Rest, by John Updike (Oddly enough, the other three are on the list)
    Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain
    The Essential Rumi, by Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
    Duma Key, by Stephen King
    The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski
    Ahab’s Wife, by Sena Jeter Naslund
    Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika, by Tony Kushner (plays aren’t generally on this list)
    American Nightmare, by Jerrold M. Packard
    The Complete Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
    The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara
    Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
    The Color of Magic, by Terry Pratchett
    Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, by Barbara Kingsolver
    Richard III, by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare is not on this list)
    The Plains of Passage, by Jean M. Auel
    QB VII, by Leon Uris
    The Shelters of Stone, by Jean M. Auel
    Rain of Gold, by Victor Villasenor
    Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
    Neither Here Nor There, by Bill Bryson
    The Lightening Thief, by Rick Riordan
    Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
    The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan
    The Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan
    The Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan
    The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks
    The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd
    The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams
    Time Enough for Love, by Robert Heinlein
    Rendezvous with Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
    The Mutiny on the Bounty Trilogy, by Charles Nordhoff
    The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman

    The Voyage of the Star Wolf
    The War Against the Chtorr 1: A Matter For Men
    by David Gerrold

    The Holy Man
    by Susan Trott

    A Canticle for Leibowitz
    by Walter M. Miller Jr.

    Tiger Eyes
    by Judy Blume

    Song of the Sound
    by ADAM ARMSTRONG

    The Competitive Advantage of Nations
    by Michael E. Porter

    Atlantis Found
    by Clive Cussler

    Hellboy Volume 1: Seed of Destruction
    by Mike Mignola

    The Girlfriends’ Guide to Pregnancy: Second Edi…
    by Vicki Iovine

    NO: Why Kids–of All Ages–Need to Hear It and …
    by David Walsh

    The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of …
    by Robert A. Caro

    Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary C…
    by Jim Collins

    Reclaiming History: The Assassination of Presid…
    by Vincent Bugliosi

    Magic Study
    Fire Study
    Assassin Study
    Storm Glass
    Ice Study
    by Maria V. Snyder

    Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Id…
    by Gary Paulsen

    Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
    by Douglas Coupland

    Angels In America
    by Joseph Kushner

    The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
    by Alberto Manguel

    A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry
    by Mark Hertsgaard

    The Power of One, by Bryce Courtenay
    The Solitaire Mystery, by Jostein Gaarder
    Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
    Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
    The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck
    Runaway: Stories, by Alice Munro

    First They Killed My Father, by Loung Ung
    Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo
    Floyd on France, by Keith Floyd

    “The Agony And The Ecstasy.”

    “Dragon Slippers” by Jessica Day George.

    A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

    The Agony and the Ecstasy, by Irving Stone

    Dragon Slippers, by Jessica Day George

    Letter to a Christian Nation, by Sam Harris

    L’Espoir, by Andre Malraux

    The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Maid, by Teresa Pierce Williston

    Egyptian Sinuhet, by Mika Waltari

    Princess of the Midnight Ball, by Jessica Day George

    A Girl of the Limberlost, by Gene Stratton Porter

    The Worthing Saga, by Orson Scott Card

    His Illegal Self, by Peter Carey

    Magic Cottage, by James Herbert

    the End

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    39th Anniversary of Marrying the Lady of My Dreams

    39th  Anniversary – Love Poems and Stories

    My life has always had a fairy tale aspect to it. The central mystery of my life has always been how I met and married the girl of my dreams. I first met her in 1974 when I fell asleep in a  high school physics class in Berkeley, California. Then I had the “dream” as I quickly dubbed it, week after week until one day she walked off a bus and into my life in South Korea where I had gone in the Peace Corps to find her because I knew that she would be waiting there. I had the last dream the day I had decided to give notice and return to the United States to go to graduate school and give up on the foolish dream quest of mine.  That morning she came to me and said

    “Don’t worry we will meet soon.”

    곧 만날 테니 걱정하지 마

    god mannal teni geogjeonghaji ma

    She walked off a bus and into my life that day. That night was September 7th,  39 years ago. We married seven weeks later.

    Here then are my love poems, and stories, all dedicated to my lady of my dreams, Angela Lee.

    Index of First Lines

    Stories

    Dream Girl
    Married My Dream Girl

    Poems

    A Million Ways to Say I Love You
    Ode To Love on Valentine’s Day
    Chains That Bind Us
    Where Do You and I Begin
    Fragments Of a Dream
    The Story of How We Met
    Fate Intertwined
    Darling, My Love of My Life
    Eternal Love
    One Morning -Memories of You
    You Still Haunt My Life
    Till The End of Time
    Angel Of Desire
    Sae Young Ji Ma
    You
    Your Love Conquers the Darkness
    Then One Day
    My Spirits Soared and Flew Up
    Like A Bee to A Flower
    And This Time
    10,000 Miles Can’t Separate Us
    Me And My Angela Lee
    I Love You
    You Forever?
    A Ray of Light
    Fear Of Being Alone
    My Only Lady Love
    One Fine Day
    Your Smile
    Eyes
    18 Years of Love
    Love Jones
    Angela Lee Was Her Name Acrostic Poem
    I Like to Drink Hot Coffee in The Morning Italian
    Drinking My Hot Coffee in the Morning Italian Forms
    Drinking My Hot Coffee in The Morning Light Italian Forms
    Nighttime Love Blues
    Met My Soul Mate
    Love
    Soul Mate Soul Mate
    Morning Greets Me Soul Mate
    Eternal Puzzle
    Red Wine Not Tea
    Decisive Decision  Changed My Life
    15 Versions of Angela

    Begin Stories and Poems

    Dream Girl

    You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

    The dreams started when I was a senior at Berkeley High School in 1974. About a month before I graduated, I fell asleep in a physics class after lunch and had the first dream:

    A beautiful Asian woman was standing next to me, talking in a strange language. She was stunning—the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. She was in her early twenties, with long black hair, and piercing black eyes. She had the look of royalty. She looked at me and then disappeared, beamed out of my dream like in Star Trek. I fell out of my chair screaming, “Who are you?” She did not answer.

    About a month went by, and then I started having the dream repeatedly. Always the same pattern. Early morning, she would stand next to me talking. I would ask who she was, and she would disappear. She was the most beautiful, alluring woman I had ever seen. I was struck speechless every time I had the dream.

    I had the dream every month during the eight years during which I went to college and served in the Peace Corps. In fact, when I joined the Peace Corps, I had to decide whether to go Korea or Thailand. The night before I had to submit my decision, I had the dream again and she made me sure that I knew she was in Korea waiting for me.

    All she said was when I asked again as always who are you? Where are you?”

    “I am in Korea”

    After the Peace Corps, I still hadn’t met my dream woman. I got a job working for the U.S. Army as an instructor and stayed in Korea. I kept having the dream, until I had the very last one: She was standing next to me, speaking to me in Korean, but I finally understood her. She said, “Don’t worry, we will be together soon.”

    Why was that the last time I had the dream?

    Because the very next night, the girl in my dream got off the bus in front of me. She went on to the base with an acquaintance of mine, a fellow teacher, and they went to see a movie. I saw her and found the courage to speak with her.

    We exchanged phone numbers and agreed to meet that weekend.

    The next night, she was waiting for me as I entered the Army base to teach a class. She told me she was a college senior and she had something to tell me. I signed her on to the base and left her at the library to study while I taught, and then we went out for coffee after class.

    She told me she was madly in love with me, and that I was the man for her. I told her not to worry as I felt the same.

    That weekend, we met Saturday and Sunday and hung out all day. On Sunday night, I proposed to her. It was only three days after we had met, but for me it felt like we had met eight years ago. I had been waiting all my life for her to walk out of my dreams and into my life, and here she was.

    Her mother did not want her to marry a foreigner. One day, about a month after we met, she invited me to meet her parents. I brought a bottle of Jack Daniels for her father and drank the entire bottle with him. He approved of me, but her mother still had reservations.

    After a Buddhist priest told her my future wife and I were a perfect astrological combination, she agreed, and we planned our wedding.

    The wedding was a media sensation in South Korea. My wife explained it to me years later. At the time, I was overwhelmed just by the fact that we were getting married and I didn’t fully understand how unusual this was.

    My wife was of the old royal clan, distant relatives to the former kings of Korea. In the clan’s history, only two people had ever married foreigners: my
    wife, and Rhee Syngman, who was the first President of South Korea. My father, who was a former Undersecretary of Labor, came out for the wedding, which fueled even more media interest.

    Our marriage defied the stereotypical Korean-foreign marriage where the women
    married some hapless GI just to escape poverty and immigrate to the U.S. We were the first foreign/Korean couple to get married at a Korean Army base. Over 1,000 people came to the wedding, and my father was interviewed on the morning news programs.

    This all happened thirty-nine years ago, and I am still married to the girl in my dreams. Now in my dreams she watches over me when we are apart.

    Dreamgirls re-publishedlove Poems

    Love Poems from Snarling Cup of Coffee Chapbook Collection, 2nd posting

    Medium published love poems

    City Limits Publishes Love Poems

    City Limits Publishing has published an anthology of love stories and poems called Loving Words, which feature two of my stories and poems, “Chains that Bind Me” and “Dream Girl” re-printed at the end of this entry. Order information follows. My work appears in volumes one and three but order all three volumes. The Cost is $16.00 and shipping is $4.00. I don’t believe that they have a kindle friendly version. You may take advantage of the 25% contributor’s discount below.

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    Through Loving Words: Volume 1 A New Love Blooms

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    In the first volume of Through Loving Words, the poems within describe the joy that can be found in the blossoming of new love.  Each poet describes falling in love in unique and descriptive ways — from meeting someone and slowly falling in love with them through the mundane minutiae of everyday life to the coveted “love at first sight” spark and the resulting explosion of passion and lust.  Pick any poem within the collection and experience anew the fervor of fresh love and lust and let your love bloom!

    The following authors contributed to this collection: Alethia Pritikin, Alexandra Graffeo, Alexia Leigh, Bree Leto, Darren Beaney, Donald James, Ellen R. Grace, Emily D. Xi, Farhan Ali Baloch, Gerald O. Ryan, Ginna Wilkerson, Jake Cosmos Aller, James Alexander, Jasmine Tiera Harrell, John Ling, Jonathan Miller, Kaitlin Richcreek, Kevin Grommersch, Kiara Ash, Liz Taylor, Nick Sweet, Oz Hardwick, Peggy M. Earnest, Robert Fife, Samhita K., Taryn Thuynsma, Terril George, Vinod Pachu

    Foreword by Peter Fenton

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    In the third volume of Through Loving Words, lifelong lovers describe the successes and failures they experience as they face the world together.  The poems describe the richness and depth that love brings to our lives.  Through the voices of the poets, we learn that love only lasts when you work with your partner and appreciate them through all the twists and turns that life throws your way.

    The following authors contributed to this collection of poems: Aziza Aremo, Beatrice de Filippis, Bree Leto, Caitlynn Lowery, Chloe Tonge, Darnini Deer , Lindsey Leggett, Emily Powers, Farhan Ali Baloch, Ginna Wilkerson, Guinevere Schaal, Heidi Guldbaek, Jackson Cass, Jake Cosmos Aller, James Alexander, John Ling, Kate Murray, Kevin Grommersch, Lisa Molina, Liz degregorio, Marie mcmullin, Melanie Boyd, Nick Sweet, Nina Sparling, Nisa Moazzam Gulzar, Robert Fife, Robert Martin, Stephanie Cotta, Susy Kamber, Tania Przywara, Tori Grant Welhouse

    Foreword by Peter Fenton

    ISBN: 978-1-954403-50-5

    Dream Girl – A True Love Story

    The dreams started when Sam was a senior at Berkeley high school in 1974, around Maria’s birthday in late May, perhaps.   About a month before Sam graduated, he fell asleep in a physics class after lunch and had the first dream:

    About a month before Sam graduated, he fell asleep in a physics class after lunch and had the first dream:

    A beautiful Asian woman was standing next to him talking in a strange language.  She was stunning – the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.  She was in her early twenties, with long black hair, and piercing black eyes. She had the look of royalty.  She looked at me and then disappeared, beamed out of his dreamlike in “Star Trek.”  He fell out of my chair screaming, “Who are you?”  She did not answer.

    Later that day Sam told his best friend, Robert Sicular who was in the class with him about the dream.  He also told them that he knew that he would meet her someday and that was the woman he was destined to marry.

    Robert said,

    “Man, that is crazy shit, dude. You had best quit smoking weed before class man. You be high. Have any of that shit?

    Nah smoked it all up. But dude the dream is real.

    Sure.

    Sam told Robert’s parents, Bob, and Ruth about the dream. Bob and Ruth were close to Sam. Sam hung out at their house a lot to escape his parents as he had grown up in a very dysfunctional family.

    Bob said,

    “Well, that is the craziest love story I have ever heard so it must be true.”

    Ruth said

    “Follow your dreams. You will have to meet her someday, but you may have to go to Asia to find her. Where do you think she is?”

    “Maybe Japan, maybe Korea, maybe Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam? The Philippines? But not China because whatever she is speaking is not Chinese.”

    Sam tells them that he had the dream again.

    One day Sam was late for his summer job working in the parks department. He had the dream again about 6 am and it woke him up.  The same thing occurs.  She is standing there talking to him and she has love in her eyes for him.  She reaches out to touch him and then disappears.  He felt electricity flowing from her as she touched him. Sam got up and accidentally breaks the mirror in the bathroom.  Sam tells his mother who said that he will have seven years of bad luck as a result of breaking a mirror and later Sam thought that he had endured seven years of failed relationships and missed romantic opportunities because fate was conspiring to prevent him from getting seriously involved with anyone else because the universe was saving him for his one true soul mate.

    A few days later, Sam is hanging out with his friends Matt and Mark playing pool at his house downstairs in the basement. Sam tells them he had the dream again.

    Matt says,

    “Dude! That is just too creepy to believe. You should not be telling people that shit, they might think that you are some sort of nutter.  I mean we know you are nuts but in a good way and we love ya for its bro, but others, well they might think you are certifiable.”

    Mark looked at Sam and said,

    “Yeah dude, that is crazy shit, I mean shit like that ain’t real you know what I mean?”

    “Matt, Mark, I swear to god it is too. I had the dream again. And I know I am going to meet her and marry her someday.”

    “Right on dude. Party on! We believe you.”

    About a month went by and then Sam started having the “dream”, as he called it, repeatedly.  Always the same pattern – early morning, she would stand next to me talking, I would ask who she was, and she would disappear.  She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, and she struck him speechless every time he had the dream.

    Going to Korea to find his Dream girl

    One day in late May, about a week before Sam graduated from college, he had been accepted into the Peace Corps.  He had a deadline to respond to whether he would accept the proposed assignment. He had a choice going to Korea as a TB control worker in August or to Thailand as an ESL teacher in a rural school in October.  He was leaning towards Korea.  He had taken Japanese and Chinese history classes in college and he was fascinated with the region and was curious about Korea.   And besides, he was ready to get going.

    On May 18, 1979, at 5:30 Sam had a slightly different dream.  In the dream, she told him when he asked where she was, “Seoul, Korea.” And smiled at him. And disappeared as she usually did”.

    Searching for the Dream Girl in Korea

    In August 1979, Sam arrived in Korea. He looks around and sees thousands of women who look like the girl in the dream, but none of them are her.  He knew he was going to meet her. He started having that dream monthly.  Usually near the end of the month and almost always first thing in the morning.  The dream was always the same.  She would repeat the word Aka which Sam later learned was the Korean word for baby and became her pet name once they met.  The rest of the conversation he could not understand at all.

    One winter while Sam was in the Peace Corps, he went to Taiwan on a personal visit. He met a famous fortuneteller who made three predictions – He would marry an Asian woman; he would marry when he was 27 and he would become a diplomat.  All three predictions turned out to be true.

    After the Peace Corps, Sam took a job in Korea and decided that he would give it one more year. If he did not meet her by then he would return to Seattle to go to Graduate school at the University of Washington in Korean studies.  Sam moved about the entire country. Sam was lonely, dissatisfied, and. Felt that he was wasting his time. He kept having the dream though.

    On Wednesday, August 26, 1982, Sam got on a military bus at Camp Casey near where he lived in Tongduchon in a rented room. He was living basically those days out of a suitcase in a rented room as his employer kept sending him all over the country. He must have moved at least ten times that year.

    That morning he had the last dream. And somehow felt that he was about to meet the girl in the dream. In the dream, she came to him again, but this time, Sam understood her Korean.  She said, “Don’t worry, we will be together soon and once we are together, we will be together forever. I have been waiting for our last life together. And now I have found you.”

    That night, Sam got off the bus in front of Camp Red Cloud where he was teaching.  Sam got off the bus and the girl in the dream walked off the bus, out of his dreams and into his life.  It was the moment he had been waiting for all his life.

    The class went by in a blur.  Sam was still stunned that he had met her.  He came up with a lame excuse that he wanted a language partner, and she could help him with his Korean, and he could help her with her English

    She spoke English well as she was an English Education major at Sungsil Woman’s University and was a senior.  She was 23 years old and he was 27 years old.  He was born in the year of the goat and she was born in the year of the pig. According to fortune-tellers they had a perfect astrological chart and were soul mates.

    That night Sam called his friend Robert, who had been in the room when Sam had first dreamt of meeting Maria, and told him that he had met the girl in the dream.

    “Robert,

    “I have big news; I met the girl in the dream. The girl I have been dreaming about for these last eight years. She is real. I met her on a bus. She is stunning. She is a college senior, and we are meeting tomorrow. “

    “Dude. That is unreal. But whatever you do not tell her about the dream, at least not right away. That might freak her out. It would freak anyone out. Shit like that does not happen you know man. Are you all alright? Been taking drugs? Drinking too much?”

    “Dude. It is all good. It is real. And I am going to marry her!

    “Whatever dude. I believe you because you believe in the dream, I sure hope it is real.”

    “It is real, dude.”

    The next night she was waiting for him at the army base where he was to teach a class.  She told him that she had to see him as she had something to tell him Sam signed her on to the base and left her at the library to study.  She was a college senior she told him. They went out for coffee after class at a classical music cafe.  She told him she was madly in love with him and that he was the man for her.  He told her not to worry as he felt the same.

    Whirlwind Romance

    On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday they met each day and went for a long walk in the mountains near the base and had breakfast, lunch, and dinner together.  She made him kimbap (Korean sushi rolls) every day.

    They talked further about her life and his life so far.  Her English was far better than his Korean, so they mostly talked in English.    She was a senior at Sungmyeong Woman’s University majoring in English Education.  But she wanted to work for a corporation rather than become a high school English teacher.   She was also going to start a graduate degree at Seoul working on an MBA degree in a new program that was taught in English.

    He told her that he had been accepted to go to the University of Washington for a MA degree in Korean studies but would start that in about a year.  He would be teaching for CTC for a few months but wanted to find another teaching job somewhere in Korea as he was tired of teaching on base and the pay was not particularly good. Sam told her that perhaps she could come to Seattle with him and study there.  She looked at him and said that she would love that.

    Maria looked at Sam and said

    “Sam, it is obvious we belong together. You are mine and I am yours.”

    “Maria,

    “I agree. Let us get married, October 29th is my legal birthday. We can do the paperwork then and have a wedding later. What do you think?”

    “Sure. That will work. You have to meet my parents though soon.”

    “Okay”

    In any event, they agreed that they would do the formal paperwork through the embassy on Friday, October 29th, 1982, which was Sam’s birthday.

    They married two months later after a Buddhist priest told her mother that our astrological match was a perfect fit.  Her mother did not want her to marry a foreigner.  One day about a month after they had met, she invited him to meet her parents, but she did not tell them Sam was a foreigner.  Sam brought a bottle of Jack Daniels for his Father-in-Law and Uncle in law and drank the entire bottle with them. He approved of him, but Sam’s Mother-in-Law still had reservations. After the Buddhist Priests told her it was a perfect astrological combination, she agreed, and they planned on getting married.  As she put it, “who am I to go against the will of heaven?”

    And so, they got married.

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    waterfalls of love

     

    praise the love of my life

     

    my love beckons me

    next glass of wine is for love

    man plays games with his love

    lucky in love

    5-7-5 love poem

    love cheritas

    A Million Ways to Say I Love You

    They say
    There are a million ways
    To say I love you

    In this day and age
    I could only find
    In my computer’s brain
    The words to say I love you

    In 53 languages of the
    10,000 languages
    Spoken on this planet
    Someday I may be able

    To say the simple words
    I love you
    In all known languages
    This will have to suffice for a start

    So, I will say it
    Loud, and clear
    Just so you understand:

    I love you (English)
    Mein tumse pyar karta hoon (Hindi)

    मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ
    main tumase pyaar karata hoon

    Tu Tane prem karoo chu (Gujarati)

    હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છુ
    Huṁ tanē prēma karuṁ chu

    আমি তোমাকে ভালোবাসি
    Āmi tōmākē bhālōbāsi

    (Bengali)

    Me tula premkarto (Marati)

    मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो
    Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō

    Me tula premkarto (Marati)

    میں تم سے پیار کرتا ہوں

    Hum apse mohabbat karte hain (Urdu)

    دوستت دارم

    Man Dooset Daram (Persian)

    ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ
    Maiṁ tuhānū pi’āra karadā hāṁ
    Mein thoda prem karanga (Punjabi)

    انا احبك
    Ana Ahabik Yanooni (Arabic)
    Havala (Hebrew)

    我愛你
    Wǒ ài nǐ
    Yongchon (Chinese)

    愛してます
    Aishitemasu  (Japanese)

    Aloha (Hawaian)

    Cinta (Indonesian)

    Dangshinun sarang hayo (Korean)

    사랑 해요
    salang haeyo

    Kasih (Malay)

    ผมรักคุณ
    P̄hm rạk khuṇ  Thai

    እወድሃለሁ
    iwedihalehu (Ahmaric)

    ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ
    khony hak chao (Lao)

    Akoay Paginghe ikou (Tagalog)

    Toi yeu ong(Vietnamese)

    Renmen (Creole)

    Jesuis l’amour voies(French)

    Liefdle (Flemish)

    Estoy amor tu (Spanish)

    Yosono amore tu (Italian)

    Estou o amore tu (Portugese)

    Dashuri (Albanian)

    Maiteizam (Basque)

    обичам те
    obicham teOBHYAM (Bulgarian)

    Ljubav (Croatian)

    Laska (Czech)

    Jeger en kaerlighed du (Danish)

    Ikben houden van jig (Dutch)

    Gra (Gaelic)

    Ich bin lieben tu (German)

    ε αγαπώ
    Se agapó

    Agape/eros (Greek)

    Ami (esperanto)

    Armastama (Estonian)

    Rakam (Finish)

    Envagyok szeretet te (Hungarian)

    Elska (Icelandic)

    Ejekirin (Kurdish)

    Milestiba (Latvian)

    Meile (Lithuanian)

    Eu dragoste tu (Romanian)

    JHOBOEL Lubush

    Я люблю вас
    YA lyublyu vas (Russian)

    Elske (Norweigan)
    Easka (Slovak)

    Волим те
    Volim te

    JBYBAB (Serbian)

    Jagdan karlek du (Swedish)

    я тебе люблю
    ya tebe lyublyu

    KOYATH (Ukraine)

    Benin sevi sen (Turkish)
    Ahava (Yiddish)
    Ngingu u thando ungu (Zulu)

    Ode To Love on Valentine’s Day

    I love You
    I Love You

     

     

     

     

     

    Ever since I met you my dear
    My life has not been the same

    Before I found you
    I was lost, sad and lonely
    Going nowhere as fast as possible

    I was stuck
    Did not know what direction to pursue

    At the intersection
    watching life go by
    I was lost, lonely
    and full of despair

    Then one day I saw you
    The girl of my dream
    Standing there
    on the side of the road

    I was filled with terror
    Could not speak
    What if you refused to see me
    What if you denied
    my protestations of love

    What if you walked away
    Never to be seen again
    I knew I had to do something
    I had to do it then and there

    And then you came up to me
    Your voice
    The voice of an Angel

    Sweat, full of light
    Fun and entire sunshine
    Ever since the day I met you
    Whenever I feel down
    and depressed

    I look at your picture
    And sunshine fills my heart
    And I am confident, happy, and ready
    To face all of life’s travails

    As long as I have your love
    And your support
    I can overcome all obstacles
    And face all dangers

    Together we can do most anything
    Without you I will be lost
    In the swamp of despair

    So, my dear
    Please stay with me
    Forever to the end of time

    Let us journey forward
    Never looking back
    My love, my life

    The sun in the sky
    The moon that lights
    my dreams at night

    The stars
    that beacon far away
    Thanks to the Gods above
    For bringing you into my life

    And I promise I will love you
    Forever and a day

    Just to see your face
    Is heaven itself

    Just to hear your voice
    Is all that I ever need

    My love, my soul mate
    Hurry back to me

    We have so much loving to do
    So much living to do
    So much to do together

    Walking confidently
    Boldly into the future

    Without you
    All is nothing
    But dust

    With you
    Everything is possible

    My love
    Until I see you again

    A thousand kisses
    And a million thoughts of love
    That will have to suffice

    Until we are reunited
    My love, my darling,
    My life and dreams

    Hurry back to rescue me
    From the despair and darkness
    All around me

    Until then
    I salute you
    Oh, Queen of my Heart
    General of Love
    Captain of my Soul

    Chains That Bind Us

    I realize that my love for you
    Is like a chain of steel
    Unbreakable, Tough as nails

    Yet as your love entangles me
    I realize that I embrace my imprisonment
    Don’t want to venture out of my cell

    Made of our years together
    bit by bit
    We have become entangled

    Where I end,
    and you begin
    Hopelessly entangled

    Even if I wanted
    to break free
    I could not

    For I am you
    and you are me
    My fate is in your hands

    So, I relax
    Decide to Just enjoy
    The ride of my life

    As we move
    Towards the final moments
    Together as we have always been

    Inseparable
    merged into one being
    Staring at each other

    Wondering
    who is that creature
    Of eternal mystery

    That has so captured my soul
    And imprisoned
    it in her love

    I smile thinking
    of your love
    The endless pleasure

    It has brought me
    The endless pain
    I have endured

    Just to be next to you,
    Part of you
    Until the day

    I die
    When we meet
    in the next world

    Where Do You and I Begin  Love Poem

    I woke up one day and realized
    I no longer knew
    where you and I began
    and where you and I ended

    we had become almost one
    We talked in half sentences
    Knowing what the other wanted
    and knowing how it would end

    We ate the same foods with some resistance
    because I still crave an old fashioned American meal
    but still we were becoming more and more the same

    and I was scared of losing myself
    In your embrace
    and becoming you

    and you becoming me
    and this fear of losing me
    in the ocean of us

    overwhelms me at time
    but I know that I will always
    Return to your arms

    because I cannot live
    A moment without you at my side
    and I know you are the same
    we feel each other’s inner pain
    we feel each other’s outer pain

    and our history has merged
    into one

    and is that the secret
    of a long marriage?

    Have I figured it all out
    in the end does it come to this?

    a merging of two souls and two bodies?
    I don’t have the answers
    But I don’t have any more doubts
    or regrets at the path I have taken

    I still look forward
    to waking up each day
    Seeing you there

    and knowing that everyday
    we have together
    is a gift that I will cherish

    Until my dying breath

    Fragments of a Dream
    2-14-2010

    I am a fifty plus man
    Who lives on in his head
    And dreams

    With the libido of an 20 year old
    Full of dreams
    Wild erotic fantasies about this women
    And that women
    All the time

    And desires for his wife
    Who when she is in the mood
    Is the best he ever had

    But getting her in the mood
    Makes him weary
    And frustrated
    And dreaming of sex

    So, what can he do
    Continue the path
    Of least resistance

    Waiting for her to get in the mood
    Or change his game plan

    To get her in the mood more often
    That is the question
    That has no answer

    So, on Valentine’s Day
    He dreams of ultimate sex
    With the one true love of his life

    And waits for her
    To come to him
    When she is in the mood

    The Story of How We Met

    It all began in Berkeley, California
    In the springtime of 1974

    One fateful afternoon
    I was dozing in my high school
    Physics class.

    I looked up and saw
    A tall, beautiful Asian women

    Standing looking at me.

    I screamed out,
    Who are you?

    She disappeared
    Like she was beamed
    away from my dream.

    I knew that someday
    I would meet the girl
    In the dream

    Little did I know
    I would have to wait
    until 1982

    Starting that month
    I began having the same dream
    Month and month and month.

    Always the same.
    She was saying something
    To me in a strange language.

    Then one day I had the dream
    And knew that she was in Korea.

    So, I chose to go Korea
    In the Peace Corps,
    Somehow knowing
    That I would meet her there.

    One day I was in a foul mood.
    I had decided to give up
    on dating Korean women,

    And on women in general
    After having had several relationships
    That did not go anywhere.

    I was thinking of returning to the States
    For Graduate school.

    That morning early in the morning
    I had the last of these dreams.

    This time I understood her.
    She said, “Don’t worry.

    We’ll meet soon.”
    That evening
    As I was getting off the bus
    To go to my class

    I saw getting off the bus
    The girl in my dream.

    It was she!
    I was speechless.

    I did not know what to do.
    Over the course of the evening
    I ran into her several times.

    Finally, I was introduced to her.
    I muttered some lame excuse
    About wanting to find a Korean tutor,

    And got her number.
    The next day she came to the gate of my base.
    Where I was teaching ESL to Koreans

    She said that she had to speak with me.
    I told to wait in the library
    for about an hour,

    And I would cancel class
    And meet her then.

    We went out for coffee.
    She told me that she was madly
    In love with me

    And simply had to have me.
    I told her I felt the same way.

    I proposed five days later,
    And got married one month later.

    Does she believe this story?
    She claims she does not believe it

    Because it is impossible to be true.
    But I know that there are other worlds
    And other times.

    In a past life,
    we must have been together somehow.
    and our love was so strong
    That it crossed over the barrier
    of past lives.

    She found me in 1974,
    But it took until 1982
    For us to actually meet.

    And it has been 39 years
    Since we met in the physical sphere
    Or 46 years since the dream began

    And I still recall
    the dream
    And meeting her

    I had no choice
    When I met her

    We were fated to be together
    Until the end of this lifetime
    And the next and the next

    Fate Intertwined
    May 1, 1999

    It was many a year ago
    about 15 years ago

    That I was born again
    When I met the love of my life

    Who took away my sins, my fear
    And my self-doubt

    And I began an adventure
    That has not ended

    Together we have moved
    Down the path of Life

    And together we shall move on
    Forever and a day

    Our souls intertwined
    Our fates bewitched together

    Forever more
    My love

    My hope, my dream,
    my eternity

    Darling, My Love of My Life

    How much pain I feel today
    Because you are in pain

    I cannot rest, cannot sit still
    All I can do is worried and think

    What will I do
    If God takes you away from me?
    What would I do without you by my side?

    I cannot live without you
    You have to be there by my side
    or in my heart
    Forever until the day I die

    I will not live without you
    This world is so cruel and mean

    I need someone like you
    By my side to fight the battles

    And encourage me to stand up
    And be counted

    I have learned so much
    Watching you
    You never back down

    Never give up
    And you win in the end

    With your unique mix of charm, guile and
    Iron will hide within a velvet glove

    Clearly someday you will become
    One of the Masters of the World
    And I will be there by your side

    Your love, your confident
    and your greatest
    Fan of all

    I need you by my side
    Forever and a day
    Say you will be mine
    And I will die a happy man

    If you die before I do
    My life would end

    In a pit of utter despair
    So, get up
    Fight

    Don’t let the bugs get you down
    And I know we will have
    Many more years together

    Before we become an old couple
    Still walking down, the street
    Full of wonder and love for each other
    My love, Forever

    Eternal Love

    I woke up
    And jumped out of my bed
    And stared out wildly

    Into a strange new environment
    Into the middle of it all

    There it stood
    A carbon copy man with no heart

    Starting down the freeways of my mind
    What the Hell can I find

    For years and years
    All I can do is cry

    For months and months
    All I can do is curl up
    and die

    Then overnight
    A vision of radiant beauty
    Awoke me from my stupor
    and drunken bum shows

    The vision
    of my possible future
    Was you

    My love, my life,
    and my dreams
    All I knew I knew alone

    All I can do is love you till
    The end of time

    One Morning -Memories of You
    2/22/01

    One morning
    I awoke with a vicious hangover

    Struggled all day
    Just couldn’t make it at all
    Then I walked out of my gloom
    Into the bright light of the day

    And on that fine morning
    You walked into my life

    You were like a ray of light
    Piercing through the fog of despair

    You were a beacon
    Shinning on through the night

    You were a mightily candle
    In the midst of the darkest night

    Angela, my dear,
    I have no fear

    Wherever you are in this world
    Or the next one

    You have my love
    Till the ends of time

    My shinning beacon of hope
    And good cheer

    You Still Haunt My Life

    You
    Still haunt my life

    You still fill
    Every moment of my thoughts
    With images of you

    Your voice
    Your smile
    Your way of being

    Fills me with awe
    Wonder, amazement
    And grace

    And still, I wonder
    Yes, I wonder

    How did a wretched sinner
    A wretched, vile, no nothing of a man
    A low bum of the lowest order

    Meet such a radiant princess
    Truly

    It is a case of beauty and the beast
    And how and why
    You came into my life

    I do not understand
    But the moment I met you

    All those years ago
    I was filled with power
    Of your love
    Overwhelming me
    Overpowering me
    Rewiring all my circuits
    In my corrupted body
    Turning a mere boy
    Into a Man

    And to you
    I salute you
    And worship you
    And give thanks

    Every day
    To all the gods above
    And the demons deep below
    That you found me

    Till The End of Time

    I wake up out of bed
    And stare out wildly

    Into a strange new environment

    Into the middle of it all

    There it stood

    A carbon copy man with no heart

     

    Staring down the freeways of my mind

    What the hell can I find

     

    For years and years

    All I can do is cry

    For months and months

    All I can do is curl up and die

     

    Then overnight

    A vision of radiant beauty

    Awoke me from my stupor

    And drunken bum shows

    The vision of my possible future

    Was you, my love, my life, my dreams

     

    And all I knew

    I knew alone

     

    Some day

    In the future

    I will meet you my dream girl

     

    Until then

    All I can do is love you

    Till the ends of time

    Angel Of Desire

    One day,
    A long, long, long time ago
    In a distant land and place
    There lived a lonely, wretched man
    He was filled with anger, hatred, and despair
    All was lost, darkness and gloom
    He wandered the world
    Here and there

    Looking for something
    He knew not what

    Then one fine evening
    He looked up and saw

    A vision, an angel of delight
    A woman of divine splendor
    A lady so fantastic
    He thought surely he was dreaming

    He did not know what to say
    He did not what to do
    All he could do

    Was stare at this unearthly vision
    He approached her

    He needed her
    He wanted her
    He knew that if he could not have her
    He would surely die

    His mind was aflutter
    His mind was filled
    With the vision of that beauty

    Overwhelming him with desire
    Soon he met her
    Wooed her, married her

    Life changed forever
    from that moment forward
    The gloom lifted
    The darkness was banished
    Sunshine filled his heart
    And music filled his ears

    Every time he looked at her
    His heart went aflutter
    He could not live without her

    Then one day
    This man was forced to live
    Another life of loneliness
    Despair and Darkness
    All Around him yet again

    The lady of his dreams
    The angel of his desire
    Lives 10,000 miles away

    Leaving him darkness, gloom, and despair
    The only hope he has
    Is that soon, one day
    This separation will end

    Forever more
    And then he will be complete yet again
    With his Angel of Desire

    And the Darkness, gloom, and anger
    Will be banished forever more
    In the brightness of her eternal smile

    So, he lies down to sleep
    And sees his Angel in his Dreams
    Wakes up with a smile

    Knowing soon he will be with her
    Forever more together
    With his Angel of Desire
    Sae Young Ji ma

    Sae Yong Ji Ma

    Inscrutable are the ways of the Gods
    I think of my fate
    often sit and ponder

    Deep, dark, dangerous ambitions
    Burn deep within me

    With a wild never ending flame
    And I lust, cringe, and want
    o then came
    A wonder of the East

    A passionate queen of my fantasy
    So, I dream on and on
    Knowing all along
    She was just another mortal being
    nd not a goddess
    So, I dream on and on
    Someday soon

    I will meet
    The girl of my dreams

    Wild, passionate, and free
    And we will soar into the sun

    Flying forever
    on the wings of our cosmic love

    Yeah,

    Sae Yong Ji Ma

    The gods themselves wanted her
    Because of her beauty

    Tanta potentia forma est
    They came to Earth
    Out of clouds of mists

    They poisoned my queen
    And left me alone

    A broken man on a misty beach
    Suspended forever between the blinks
    Of time’s eternal laughter

    You

    5/7/83

    You are the fresh wind
    Blowing from the ocean
    To wash away the grime of my soul
    You are the wildflowers
    That freshens the alpine
    Desolation of my soul

    You are all that I crave
    In the darkest hours of night

    At five a.m. I awake
    Screaming with loneliness
    It is then that I need you

    It is then that
    I crave your company
    You are the Moon leading me on
    You are the star
    Twinkling with a devilish grin

    You are my devil and my angel
    You are my everything at once

    How could I have helped myself
    From falling for your charms
    And so, I dream on and on

    This time is special
    This time you won’t fly
    Far, far away

    So, I dream, hope and cry
    This time

    The Meaning of Love
    At long last
    I feel in the bones

    I understand and know
    The meaning
    and substance of my love

    Your Love Conquers the Darkness

    Many a year ago
    I wondered the world
    Lost, without purpose
    Without meaning,

    My life was empty
    Full of gloom, and darkness
    All around

    I tried to see through the fog
    But failed to see a way
    through the thick illusions

    Covering everything, coloring everything
    The darkest gloom of night all around me

    Love Cheritas

    Then one day

    Then one day

    I saw your face
    You lit up my life

    You changed my fate
    The darkness was lifted
    he sunlight rushed in

    My spirits soared and flew up

    My spirits soared and flew up

    To the heavens themselves
    and I rejoiced in my love

    In my freedom and my glory
    Happiness and peace
    descended upon my Soul

    I am still drawn to your light

    Like a bee to a flower
    Like a bear to honey

    Nothing can keep
    me away
    I need you

    Cherish You and Worship You

    Cherish you and worship you

    For you are my sunshine
    Moon shine and light of my universe

    If you ever left me
    Never to return
    The darkness will come back

    And this time

    And this time

    There will be no escape
    From the ever present gloom

    All around me
    Waiting for our love
    to fail

    10,000 Miles Can’t Separate Us

    In the early light of the rising sun
    And underneath the dying
    cadences of a decadent moon
    I arise out of my light slumbers

    Dreaming of my past and of you
    A vista of happiness fills my mind
    As I realized
    That 10,000 miles can’t separate us

    Me and My Angela Lee

    Fills my mind with regrets
    Regret at the 10,000 miles
    that lie between our souls

    After all
    One cannot make love
    across a 10,000 mile gap

    For my organs
    cannot travel that far
    Only in the memories of you
    And me

    Together can I be satisfied
    Until the distance between us
    Is overcome
    And we are together
    Once more

    I Love You

    I am still

    The most madly in love person
    I love you more and more

    I love you more
    than mere words could ever say
    I love you so much I cannot say

    When first ever I saw your face
    My heart went beep
    And my legs went numb

    And the words for the first time
    Failed me

    If you had not
    Seen me that way
    I would not have been able to live again
    My life began when I first saw your face
    And now, my love
    I pledge to you
    that I shall always be true
    And never will a day past
    In which I fail to show
    My undying love for you
    My queen, my princess,
    My life and my hope
    How can I express in mere words
    The thousand torrents
    of my love crazed thoughts about you
    Truly, life began when I met you

    You Forever

    Mystical moment
    Divine silences
    Overwhelm me
    With wonder, awe, and fear
    The fear of losing control
    The fear of destroying myself
    In the vain hope of gaining your soul
    And all along
    I know it is a false dream
    That I dare to dream
    Wat can I do?
    I sit, dream, and think
    And in the depths
    of my mercurial soul
    I can see
    You need to be free
    Free as a bird
    To sail away
    Am I holding you back
    Imprisoning you
    Or am I guarding you
    Saving you
    Loving you
    Hating you
    Because I love you

    What is it?

    What’ll it be?
    We’re two people
    Joined by unhappy
    yet happy fate

    Can we be happy together
    Living in separate hells
    Or occasional heavens
    Thus, I cry out
    Don’t leave me

    Knowing full well
    That you will
    Maybe sooner, maybe later
    Maybe forever

    My life began when I met you

    And will surely end if you leave me

    So, we go on
    Living our life
    Intertwined so much
    We can’t leave

    And we are fated
    To be together

    And so, I have my answer
    And I smile

    A Ray of Light

    In the darkest day of gloom
    When all I could do
    Was to grab a broom

    And vainly sweep away
    At the ever present gloom
    All I could see

    in the fog shrouded doom
    Was the cosmic ray of light
    Searching the mists of the moores

    I arose from my campfires
    In search of this
    light from afar

    Through forests and fountains
    I traversed
    All I could see was
    still more gloom
    In the end of the trail

    Near where I stored my mail
    I came upon the source of the light
    I climbed the final step

    And opened my mail
    And out of it poured
    a bright radiant light

    Which chased away my gloom
    And destroyed my doom
    And flew away on my broom

    And into my life
    This beautiful radiant maiden
    This beam of cosmic light was you
    My dear

    Fear Of Being Alone

    Now my dear
    More than ever
    My mind returns to you in fear
    The fear of being
    left out in the cold
    Alone mounts day by day

    Mankind is but a timid ant
    Pretending to be a wolf
    Alone on a celestial stage
    No one cares to watch our folly
    Somehow with your presence near
    I lose this all-pervading fear
    And I feel I am truly human again
    Yet my feelings for you
    Run as deep as all of creation
    And are as profound as a single bell
    Chiming lonely in the purple crystalline sky
    My love for you
    Is as pure as a virgin bottle of wine
    Yet my carnal desires are blatant
    As youporn.com
    My respect for you
    Is greater than my respect for God
    For a god can’t be loved as a woman can

    My Only Lady Love

    In the dying decaying luminance
    Of the falling
    dying setting western sun
    I sat under
    the fragrance of a pine tree
    And watched the real world fly by
    In the maddened urge to succeed
    One can sometimes
    lose track of what success is
    With these gloomy thoughts on hand
    My mind wrenched itself back to the place
    And engaged in reveries
    Of my life
    My love, and my dreams
    My one and only Lady Love

    One Fine Day

    One day
    I awoke
    Saw you there
    All my pain
    Wiped away
    A dream comes true
    Your Smile
    Your smile
    Lights up the room
    And dispels the gloom
    And lifts the fog
    Your smile
    Shines in the night
    Like a diamond
    In the sky

    Eyes
    Eyes do not die
    Eyes do not lie
    They do not tell
    The time of day

    Nor scream
    The pain of nights

    Eyes merely reveal
    The inner secrets
    Of the Soul

    Your eyes
    Are the very secrets
    Of the Universe

    Your eyes
    Bore into my soul

    And root out
    All corruption

    Leaving me
    Free and strong

    Your eyes
    Are more beautiful
    Than the dearest diamond

    Sparkling in the silver sky
    Your eyes
    Are like the very essence
    Of God

    Staring out at me
    Driving me insane
    With love

    Your eyes are the key
    To the deep
    Secrets of my own soul

    Your eyes
    Are beyond words to describe

    18 Years of Love

     

    After 18 years of marriage
    One knows a few things
    About this thing called Love

    At first love
    Is a wild, euphoric high
    It comes over you

    Like a drug
    Love strikes you
    And it goes straight
    to your heart

    Like a drug junkie
    Mainlined
    to the heart

    Love destroys
    All reason
    All rationality

    You must have
    The object of your love
    You must
    Overcome all barriers

    That people put in your way
    Then one day
    You achieve your love

    And your love
    Changes, subtly over the years

    Gradually changing
    From a hot passionate fire
    To a mellow, smooth flame
    a flickering candle
    in the wind of passion

    Sustained, steady, lower heat
    With occasional flare ups

    Now and then
    The wild passionate nature
    Of the beast called love
    Comes back to the foreground

    And overwhelms the conscious mind
    But the love you felt fades
    Away

    Replaced by the second phase of love
    Contentment, peace,
    Happiness

    And all you need
    Is to be
    With the one you love

    After ten years
    This too changes

    And it becomes
    Yet another creature
    Altogether
    You begin to wonder
    You begin to doubt
    You begin to question

    You say is this
    All that there is
    This mellow, smooth feeling

    Has the wild passionate
    Flavor of my love
    Turned from a sharp
    Biting bite of a fiery
    Bolt of whisky

    To that of a more refined
    Smoother blend of drink?
    Do I crave that first rush
    Of love yet again
    Somewhere

    At this point
    The danger arises
    That one begins to look
    Around

    And think
    Is this it
    Am I doomed

    To be with my love
    Forever and ever

    You begin to find fault
    Your love is too fat
    Your love is too thin
    Your love is too serious
    Your love is too silly
    She is just too much
    To deal with any more

    And you begin
    To say
    Do I really still love
    This lady

    Is it still real?
    And you look around

    And see around you
    Many other women

    And you think
    What about her
    What about her
    What about her and her and her?

    Do I want another flavor
    do I want another altogether?
    Do I want a different drink?

    And then it happens
    That crazed bitch called love
    Comes back at you

    A million miles a minute
    And you realize
    That Love once achieved
    Is never far away

    That old feeling
    Comes back with a vengeance

    The love you felt
    Once before
    Like a hurricane
    like an tornado
    like an earthquake
    Is still there

    Buried under years
    Of living together
    Of years of compromises

    Doing it this way
    Because it is her way

    And all along
    You wanted her

    And the dreams come back
    The wild crazy days

    Begin to come back
    And you say

    She is the way she is
    And I love her
    The way she is

    And whatever may come
    I still want her
    I still need her

    She is still mine
    And I am still hers

    And the desire to look
    For another
    kind of flavor
    Fades away

    Back into the dark corners
    Of your mind

    And you say
    To all the world

    I still love you

    Won’t you be mine?
    Won’t you be with me?

    I still want
    To make wild passionate love

    Every night of the year
    I still want to experience

    The wildness of your love
    I still want to get freaky

    Deaky and meaky with you
    Oh God
    How I want you

    How I want to express
    My feelings for you

    Bottled up deep inside
    All these years
    We grow apart

    We live in different places
    Different times and places
    And then when we are together

    Sometimes
    The love gets missed
    Among the arguments
    And the disagreements

    And the different attitudes
    And I know
    That you are you

    And I am me
    And that we are
    As opposite
    As two lovers could ever be
    And it is hard
    For the heat of love
    To survive

    The cooling down of the flame
    Of love that occurs with time
    But, babe, the love
    We shared can come back
    To life

    And we can be
    As wild young lovers
    Again

    All we have to do is try
    So won’t you be
    My lover again for me
    Won’t you let our love
    Blossom forth
    And let us
    Run wild, naked, and free
    And become
    As wild as we wana be

    18 years of love
    Can survive
    18 years of marriage

    can become 28 years
    can become 39 years
    of love and madness

    And I want to be
    With you again
    For another 40 years of life
    I cannot conceive
    Of a life without you

    Even though we are separated
    Thousands of miles between us
    There is not a moment
    That goes by
    When I don’t think
    Of something that makes me smile

    People here
    Ask me

    How come
    You can be always
    So cheerful and upbeat

    Every day
    You burst through

    The office
    Like a ray
    Of sunshine

    Boosting through the clouds
    Radiating joy to all around

    And I had no answer
    Until it dawned on me

    My love for you
    My dear
    Transforms me

    And everytime I think of you
    The power of your love

    Overwhelms me
    And I am filled
    With an inexplicable happiness

    Joy and passion
    Please hurry back to me
    My dear

    Let me your lover boy
    Let us be wild and crazy lovers
    Again, and again

    Even though I am now
    Older, and more decrepit
    And much fatter

    And slower, with less hair
    The physical body is decaying
    Starting to show

    The effect of age
    But underneath it all
    There still beats

    The passionate heart
    That first met you
    So, my love

    My love I met in a dream
    Those many years ago
    Will you be mine again
    Will you let the wine of our love
    Become hot and wild again?

    Or are we doomed to slowly
    Let the love we felt
    Fade away
    Into a shadow of itself?

    A taste remains of what once was
    And we no longer have
    That passion for each other

    Like so many other
    Couples
    Married, with the passion gone

    Too resigned to each other
    To want to break free
    But the thrill has gone

    Away for good
    Let’s us resolve
    To find that thrill again

    Refire that spark
    Of love
    Turn on the passion

    And ride it out
    The tiger of love
    Is running in my heart

    And we must tame it
    And channel it
    And make sure it
    Is running after you

    That is what
    One learns
    After 18 years of love

    Love Jones

    I got the Love Jones, baby
    And it won’t leave me alone
    I got the Love Jones, baby

    And it won’t leave me alone
    I’ve been writing these love poems
    All day long

    And I have been dreaming
    Of all the ways I could make love
    To my secret lover

    If only she will let me be
    If only she will open her heart

    And let me in
    Perhaps the love Jones
    Might leave me along

    But I got the love Jones
    Bad baby
    Can’t you tell?

    That the love Jones
    Has grabbed my Soul
    Twisted it up into little pieces
    And I need you

    To unravel the Love Jones
    I need you to answer the call
    Of the Love Jones Baby

    I need you
    To let me be free
    Of the spell
    Of the Love Jones

    I got the Love Jones
    Baby
    I got it bad

    And only you can
    Put a stop to the love Jones
    Baby
    Let me enter your life

    Put out the fire of desire
    Send the Love Jones packing
    And let me make sweat love to you

    Oh, Love Jones
    Go away
    Let me be in peace

    Love Jones
    Leave me be

    Baby
    I got the love Jones
    For you
    Can’t you see?
    What you do to me?

    I got the Love Jones
    Baby and it ain’t going away

    Until I get to make love to you
    Then perhaps this Love Jones
    Will leave me be

    Love Jones

    Angela Lee was her Name Acrostic Poem

    Angela Lee
    Name of an angel

    Gone from Heaven
    entered the earth
    Looking for me
    Angela
    Lee
    Even now
    Everywhere I go
    Was she heaven sent?
    Always appearing in my dreams
    She was there one day
    Here she stood
    Ever in my mind
    Rarely gone away
    No matter what
    Always by my side
    Married her
    Ever since that date
    I met my fate

    I Like to Drink Hot Coffee in the Morning Italian

    I like to drink hot coffee in the morning
    Drinking hot coffee makes it a good morning
    As I drink my coffee no more mourning
    But in the afternoon I like to drink my iced tea
    Just like to sit there drinking being one with me

    That is all that I want or need just to be
    As the day turns into the night I drink wine
    Looking at my lovely wife she is just mine

    Filling me with love, my heart begins to shine
    Drinking My Hot Coffee in The Morning Italian Forms

    Drinking coffee in the morning
    Makes my day a goodmorning
    Drinking tea in the afternoon
    Just with her by my side
    Recalling that date I met my fate
    39 years ago, today

    Drinking My Hot Coffee in The Morning Light Italian Forms
    I like to drink hot coffee in the morning
    Drinking hot coffee makes it a good morning
    As I drink my coffee no more mourning

    But in the afternoon I like to drink my iced tea
    Just like to sit there drinking being one with me
    That is all that I want or need just to be

    As the day turns into the night I drink wine
    Looking at my lovely wife she is just mine
    Filling me with love, my heart begins to shine
    Nighttime blues Poetic Bloomings

     

    At night
    As the sun sets
    In the west
    Over my veranda
    I sit contemplating the sunset
    Drinking a glass of red wine
    With the love of my life
    By my side
    Saying to my wife
    Ah, this is life.

    Soul Mate Pensively  post on Pensively/Tale weaver

    I met my Soul Mate
    On that date
    I met my fate
    Later she became my classmate

    Just the operation of cosmic fate
    For eight years
    She haunted my life
    Then one day

    She walked off a bus
    Six weeks later
    She became my wife

    That was 39 years ago
    When we met in reality
    47 since the dream
    That started my life

    Love

    true Love
    my Soul Mate
    I dreamt about her
    every day for eight years
    then she came to be my wife

    “Women are meant to be Loved”

    Soul Mate Soul Mate
    I met my Soul Mate
    On that date
    I met my fate

    Later she became my classmate
    Just the operation of cosmic fate
    For eight years
    She haunted my life
    Then one day
    She walked off a bus
    Six weeks later
    She became my wife
    That was 39 years ago
    When we met in reality
    47 since the dream
    That started my life

    Morning Greets Me Soul Mate

    Morning greets me
    As I drink my coffee
    And enjoy herbal flower tea
    I am filled with gratitude
    In the evening drink my wine
    With the love of my life
    By my side

    Eternal Puzzle

    The eternal puzzle
    Of my life
    The central mystery
    Of my fairy tale life
    Has always been
    How I met
    And married
    the lady of my dreams
    How I dreamt of her
    For eight years
    Until that date
    When I met my fate
    She walked into my life
    Became my wife
    39 years later
    We are still together
    As we are soul mates
    Fated to be together
    Until the end of days

    Red Wine Not Tea

    Red Wine Not Tea
    Red wine with the wife
    does it for me
    red wine Not Tea
    Just want to be
    With my hot wife

    Red Wine Not Tea
    Red Wine with Wife

    Decisive decision  Changed my Life

    One day
    I had a decision to make
    I had just met the girl

    Of my dreams
    On a bus

    She walked into my life
    I had to decide whether
    To postpone going back
    To graduate school

    For one year
    To see how things
    Would play out
    With the women

    I knew would be my wife
    It was the best decision
    I ever made in my life

    15 Versions of Angela

    Lee Chongoak
    Born in Korea
    May 28, 1959

    Dream girl

    Came to me

    46 years ago

     

    1. 39 years ago

    Walked off that bus
    Into my life

    Just like that
    My life began
    That date

    I met my dream girl
    She became my wife
    entered into my life

    She quickly took charge
    Ordering my life
    Taking over

    Looking at her
    Love at first sight
    She took over my soul

    ntense black eyes
    Flashing with wit
    Overwhelming my defenses

    She spoke
    With the voice
    Of an angel

    She changed her name
    To Angela Lee
    That is who she became

    She joined the US army
    Rose to the rank of major
    Retired for good measure

    She made me
    Into the man
    I was fated to become

    for 39 years
    She has been there
    Through thick and thin

    I still look at her
    Filled with wild passion
    And lustful desire

    I want to be with her
    Loving her
    Until my dying breath

    The End

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Updated list of things to do in Yeongjondo, the “Hamptons” of Seoul?

    Updated Things to Do on Yeongjongdo

    Top Things to Do on Yeongjongdo

    Yeongjongdo the Hamptons of Seoul
    what can we eat in Yeongjongdo

    favorite places in Yeongjongdo

    More resturants listing

    ://myincheon.com/en/Incheon_Restaurant.html

    best restaurants in Yeongjongdo restaurants near unseo station
    Yongongdo, the island where the Incheon Airport is located has lots of things going on besides the airport.  Here are some of my favorite spots.  We have been living here off and on since 2016 and over time it has gotten a lot nicer a place to live.  The traffic is not too bad, the air is the cleanest in the region and there are so many Restaurants from around the world walking distance from my house.

    And Seoul is about an hour away by subway or driving.

    Intro to the city  (internet article)

    Yeongjong International City Accelerating the Speed for Sustainable Growth

    Yeongjong International City,  (formerly called Airport New City) which is growing into a global tourism and leisure city with its amazing natural environment, is recently drawing attention with various pieces of good news. The development of international tourist attractions in relation to the Incheon International Airport has gone into full swing, starting with the existing large-scale resort complex projects. At the same time, the infrastructure for the convenience of the citizens and visitors is also being rapidly built.

    Han sang Dream Island

    – Location: Jungian-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City

    – Site : 3.32 million ㎡

    – Investment Amount: KRW 2.0321 trillion from the private sector

    – Completion: 2022 (Scheduled)

    – Details: waterpark, aquarium, luxury hotel, shopping mall, education and research facilities, and theme park

    Groundbreaking Ceremony for Han sang Dream Island Held

    On June 24, the groundbreaking ceremony for Han sang Dream Island was held at Lotte Hotel Seoul. More than 200 participants attended the ceremony, including the IFEZ General Director Yoo Byeong-Yoon, Chairman Kim Hee-choul and Vice Chairman Jo Guang-hui of Industry and Economy Committee of Incheon Metropolitan Council, and businessmen and investors from home and abroad. The ceremony was followed by the groundbreaking celebrating luncheon at Gyeongwonjae Ambassador Incheon in Songdo International City, attended by Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy of Incheon Metropolitan City Heo Jong-sik, the World Federation of Korean Association of Commerce, and the project implementers.
    The Hansang Dream Island project involves a large-scale capital investment into the site and building construction. Therefore, the critical success factor is to secure the capital from the private sector for investment. Against this backdrop, the investment seminar for invited investors was also held on the groundbreaking ceremony day.
    The Hansang Dream Island is a project to develop international marine tourism spots in the large area formed by the reclamation of soil dredged from the sea to maintain the sea level of Incheon Port. In the 3.32 million ㎡ site, an area 1.1 times Yeouido, the capital from the private sector, KRW 2.0321 trillion will be invested by 2022 and a waterpark, aquarium, luxury hotel, shopping mall, education and research facilities, and a theme park will be established.
    The IFEZ expects that the establishment of the Hansang Dream Island will trigger production worth approximately KRW 15 trillion and creation of 18,000 jobs, contributing to the vitalization of local economy. At the same time, it is expected that the construction will contribute to the job creation of Incheon area, increase in tax revenue, attraction of foreign investment, and expansion of attracting tourists.

    Development Project
    for Yongyu·Muui,
    Yeongjong International City

    Yongyu Ocean View

    • Location: San 70-1 Eurwang-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, Korea
    • Project Expenses: KRW 264.8 billion
    • Details: hotel, condominium, park, etc.
    • Completion: 2020 (scheduled)

    Muui Solaire Resort Complex

    • Location: Muuido and Silmido, Jung-gu, Incheon, Korea
    • Project Expenses: KRW 1.5 trillion
    • Details: hotel, waterpark, ocean theme park
    • Completion: 2022 (scheduled)

    Muui LK

    • Location: San 349, Muui-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, Korea
    • Project Expenses: KRW 190 billion
    • Details: private villas, convention hall, condominium, etc.
    • Completion: 2020 (scheduled)

    Eurwangsan Mountain IFUS Hill

    • Location: 77-4, Eurwang-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, Korea
    • Project Expenses: KRW 230 billion
    • Details: Korean-style Hollywood theme park
    • Completion: 2024 (scheduled)

    Paradise City

    Building Tourism Hub in Northeast Asia by Clustering Complex Resorts

    comment:  Prior to COVID this casino next to the airport seemed to be filled with Chinese tourists gambling away their down time in between flights. I triedto enter but was turned down because their rules required showing a passport and they refused to honor the ARC in lieu of a passport which I did not have on me.  Left a bad image in my mind. I had a similar experience earlier in Seoul where the casino at the COEX refused to accept military ID or ARC due to their stupid adherence to only acepting a passport.  Stupid policy in my mind. End Comment

    Construction has started for large-scale clustered resorts with a casino, shopping mall, and convention facilities in Yeongjong International City, according to schedule. The city is now ambitiously working to realize its vision to become an international tourist destination, as popular as Singapore, Macao, and Las Vegas.
    Paradise City, an integrated resort opened in 2017, will expand its accommodation facilities, exhibition halls and theaters by 2022, investing an additional KRW 500 billion. The resort currently has 711 guest rooms in luxurious condition, convention facilities, and a casino. Approximately 2.5 million visitors have come to Paradise City as of July 2019.

    Inspire Integrated Resort Project,

    comment:

    way behind schedule due to COVID and the collapse of the international travel market.  I wonder if they will be successful being a foreigner only casino.    Construction is coming along,  will probably open on time now scheduled for early 2022.  I think the next government will have to relax the rules and allow limited access to Korean gamblers – maybe once or twice a month to start? End comment.

    the largest project in Korea, is also attracting intensive attention. Inspire, the project owner, will invest approximately KRW 1.8 trillion for the 1st phase to establish three hotel buildings (1,256 rooms), Inspire Dome, an arena, and shopping malls to open. Then, KRW 6 trillion in total will be invested to develop a 6-star hotel, a theater, and a casino for foreigners in the site of 4.37 million ㎡.

    In Midan City, the 2nd phase development for Caesars Korea (high-rise residential and office-tel building) has passed the first stage of licensing, the landscape deliberation, with conditions, driving momentum for project implementation. With the implementation, a housing facility for 1,098 households and an arcade in the scale of 4 basement floors and 33 ground floors will be built in Midan City.
    When these integrated resorts of Caesars Korea and Inspire are respectively opened three integrated casino resorts, including Paradise City, will be established in Yeongjong International City, creating more than 20,000 new jobs. The city is expected to become the largest integrated resort city in Northeast Asia.

    Inspire Integrated Resort

    Caesars Korea Integrated Resort

    MOU Signed for On-demand Public Transportation in
    Yeongjong International City

    comment: yet to try it but they seem to becoming popular.

    Incheon Metropolitan City and Hyundai Motors consortium signed an MOU for on-demand public transportation in Yeongjong International City on June 21. Based on this, the Hyundai Motors will introduce the MoD service that operates vehicles according to the demand of passengers, based on the cutting-edge AI, in collaboration with Hyundai AutoEver to dramatically increase the efficiency in system operation.

    The MoD service is an innovative mobility service with an algorithm that calculates the optimal path and vehicle arrangement by the entering the points of departure and destination via a smartphone application, enabling a vehicle to be arranged to the nearest bus stop. This will dramatically decrease the waiting time of users.
    In addition, a hospital-level medical institute opened in Yeongjong International City to meet the increasing demand for medical services. On July 15, in Jungsan-dong of Yeongjong International City, Yeongjong International Hospital of Sungse Medical Foundation was opened. Yeongjong International Hospital has a 37-bed ward, internal medicine, orthopedics, neurosurgery, pediatrics, radiology, outpatients clinic, surgery room, rehabilitation center, and endoscopy center.

    At present, Yeongjong International City has clinics, dentist clinics, oriental medicine clinics (48 in total), and one nursing hospital. Yeongjong International Hospital is the first hospital-level medical institute with 30 to 100 beds, in Yeongjong International City. The IFEZ expects that the opening of Yeongjong International Hospital will be the beginning of quality medical service for the citizens of Yeongjong International City who had undergone inconveniences in medical service. In addition, the IFEZ plans to make diversified efforts to attract a general hospital in Yeongjong International City.

    Yeongjong International Hospital, the First Hospital-level Medical Institute in Yeongjong International City

    comment:  yet to visit, might in the future as it is easier to get to than going to Seoul National hospital or the 121 hospital down at Camp Humphreys.

    A hospital-level medical institute opened in Yeongjong International City. This will upgrade the quality of medical service in the region.

    Restaurants

    There are six restaurant districts on the island.   Most are located either in Yeongjongdo International City (formerly called Airport New City) where I live,  along a new Café Street in Yeongjongdo International city, in Sky City, near the beaches or near the airport.

    There are a number of resturants across the street from the Unseo railroad station, on both sides of the station, many are in the Howard Johnson building or near by.

    Here are some of my favorite spots to eat

    Restaurants near Unseo Station

    Howard Johnson  Cafeteria

    Best western style breakfast around

    In the hotel third floor

    Yong 9 Beer – Gonghang Sindosi

    #121 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    6 reviews

    114, Yeongjong-daero, Jung-gu

    Cuisines: Cafe

    Bbq Chicken

    #2,229 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    3, Sindosinam-ro142beon-Gil

    Sanggu Pocha

    #2,353 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    2, Sindosinam-ro141beon-Gil

    Pancake Juhyeon Daeok

    #1,917 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    100, Yeongjong-Daero

    Sloth Brewing

    #6 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    22 reviews

    166, Yeongjong-daero, Jung-gu #214

    2,785 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    5-12, Sindosinam-ro 141beon-gil, Jung-gu

    Bronx Brewery Howard Johnson complex 2nd Floor

    Good craft beer and pizza

    GoKiRo best kalbi, bulgogi in area

    2nd floor Howard Johnson

    nghae Cold Buckwheat Noodles

    #1,018 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    7, Sindosinam-ro141beon-Gil

    Onsae Miro Pig’s Feet

    #725 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    3 reviews

    35, Huinbaui-Ro

    Isak Toast

    #520 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    3 reviews

    35, Huinbaui-Ro

    on street outside Howard Johnson.  Several other coffee shops provide good breakfasts and coffee.  there is also a waffle place and and baskin robbins ice cream on the same street, and an burger joint.   there is also a 24/7 vending self service cafe across the street. Joe ‘s sandwich is  down the street but I was underwherelmed.

    Yangpyeong Hangover Cure Soup

    #1,406 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    26, Nundol-ro13beon-Gil

    해장하기 좋은 곳” 03/30/2016

    The Jet Lagged Lizard

    #2 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    110 reviews

    60, Gonghang-ro 424beon-gil, Jung-gu IBC Dawoo Sky World #110

    one of the two expat bars in town.  the other, the Cinder bar, is also located near the airport as well as in Songdo which has a number of expat western hangouts.

    The Cinder Bar

    #3 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    28 reviews

    50, Gonghang-ro 424beon-gil, Jung-gu Space #138 World Gate building

    Cuisines: American, Pub, Bar

    Bukchangdong Sundubu – Incheon Airport New City

    best sundubu joint on the island

    100, Yeongjong-daero, Jung-gu

    Food On Air

    #11 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    76 reviews

    47, Gonghang-ro 424beon-gil, Jung-gu B1F, Incheon International Airport

    Cuisines: Asian, Korean

    Terrasse

    #1,098 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    136, Gonghangdong-ro, Jung-gu 2F, BMW Driving Center

    1.9 miles from Hotel Zeumes

    Cuisines: Asian, Korean

    Grand Cafe

    #8 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    60 reviews

    208, Yeongjonghaeannam-ro 321beon-gil, Jung-gu West Tower Lobby, Grand Hyatt Incheon

    Cuisines: International

    Restaurant 8

    #12 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    79 reviews

    208, Yeongjonghaeannam-ro 321beon-gil, Unseo-dong, Jung-gu

    Haneul

    #21 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    48 reviews

    271, Gonghang-ro, Jung-gu 4F, Incheon International Airport

    3.8 miles from Hotel Zeumes

    Cuisines: Asian, Korean

    Gongcha

    #17 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    31 reviews

    47, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

    TOULON

    31 reviews#22 of 2,724 Restaurants in Incheon$$ – $$$FrenchEuropeanVegetarian Friendly

    124, Harmony-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21998 South Korea+82 32-831-2003

    Hunjang Gol

    5 reviews#545 of 2,724 Restaurants in Incheon

    28, Sindosinam-Ro, Incheon South Korea+82 32-746-6200

    Hwanghae Cold Buckwheat Noodles

    #1,018 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    7, Sindosinam-ro141beon-Gil

     Hwanghae Kalguksu

    #13 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    66 reviews

    3, Yongyu-ro 21beon-gil, Jung-gu

    Cuisines: Asian, Korean

    Caffe Pascucci

    #2,600 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    272 Gonghang-ro, Jung-gu 3F of Concourse, near Gate 111

    Cuisines: Cafe

    Bulgogi Beura the Seu

    #1,395 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    3 reviews

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    Hometown House

    #450 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    5 reviews

    47, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

    Porridge Story

    #2,385 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    Cuisines: American, Cafe, Fast Food, Deli

     Paeng

    #2,398 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    Snow Ice

    #978 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    6-3, Haneuldalbit-ro64beon-Gil

    Uini Bini

    #2,375 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    Garden Cafe

    #368 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    6 reviews

    186, Yeongjonghaeannam-ro 321beon-gil, Jung-gu

    4.3 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Cuisines: Cafe

    Paris Baguette  -multiple locations

    7-4, Haneulbyeolbit-ro65beon-Gil

    King Stone Grill Saeng Pork Belly Grill

    #841 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    59, Haneulbyeolbit-Ro

    Ho Geun I Ne Siktak

    #967 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    7-3, Haneulbyeolbit-ro65beon-Gil

    Bulogi Beura the Seu

    #1,395 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    3 reviews

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    Bonjuk

    #1,915 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    29, Haneuljungang-ro195beon-Gil

    Tous Les Jours – multiple locations

    #1,898 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    29, Haneuljungang-ro195beon-Gil

    Oleobaut Tea

    #2,196 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    47, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil
    7-4, Haneulbyeolbit-ro65beon-Gil

    Pizza Al Bol Ro

    #1,913 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    7-3, Haneulbyeolbit-ro65beon-Gil

    World Street Food

    #1,703 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    50, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

    Julru Julru

    #1,914 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    59, Haneulbyeolbit-Ro

    Sinseol Handmade Tofu House

    #1,931 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    66, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

    Honam Restaurant

    #1,926 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    50, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

    Ddu Ddo Ok

    #2,705 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    50, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

    Mommy Handmade Gimbap

    #2,543 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    50, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

    Star Chicken Seu

    #2,642 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    60, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

    4.2 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Great Dish Restaurant

    #2,572 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    50, Gonghang-ro424beon-Gil

     

    Gonghwachun

    #42 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    35 reviews

    5-6, Bukseongdong3-ga, Jung-gu

    Cuisines: Chinese

    Sinseung Banjeom

    #48 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    21 reviews

    11-32, Bukseongdong2-ga, Jung-gu

    Cuisines: Chinese

    Banju

    #2,825 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    3.6 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Paris Croissant

    #2,823 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    33 reviews

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    3.8 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Cuisines: Cafe, Fast Food

    Seonnyeopung

    #66 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    15 reviews

    678-76, Eurwang-dong, Jung-gu

    Cuisines: Asian, Korean

    Hwanghae Seafood Noodles Soup

    #187 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    7 reviews

    37, Masiran-Ro

    Mandabok

    #100 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    17 reviews

    911, Bukseongdong2-ga, Jung-gu

    Cuisines: Chinese

    Famous Grilled Clams and Noodles Soup

    #2,342 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    38-1, Eulwang-Ro

    Gungjung Samgyetang

    #516 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    4 reviews

    84, Cheongnyang-ro, Yeonsu-gu

    Cuisines: Asian, Korean

    Cheongra Fresh Sashimi

    #780 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    5, Pureun-ro8beonan-Gil

    Bonjuk & Bibimbap

    #788 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    6, Pureun-ro8beonan-Gil

    Johnson Sausage Stew

    #1,839 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    21-1, Sinpo-ro27beon-Gil

    7.5 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Bottom Line

    #2,146 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    23, Sinpo-ro 23beon-gil, Jung-gu

    Chicken Floor

    #517 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    163, Cheongna Canal-Ro

    cafe along another canal streambed park

     

    Hi story,

    #1,883 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    13-1, Songhak-Ro

    7.6 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Pang Kone

    #954 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    82, Solbit-Ro

    8 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Oteu

    #778 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    14, Okbit-ro15beon-Gil

    Tudari – Cheongna Park

    #842 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    2 reviews

    12, Solbit-ro 28beon-gil, Seo-gu

    Cuisines: Asian, Korean

    Happiness Chupungryeong Pork Back-Bone Stew

    #2,294 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    43, Uhyeon-ro9beon-Gil

     

    Baek Ildo

    #2,282 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    24, Solbit-Ro

    7.7 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Sweet Ting

    #1,628 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    16-1, Pureun-ro8beon-Gil

    7.9 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    The Cow Yu

    #1,631 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    18, Pureun-ro8beon-Gil

     

    • Fisher Singwangho

    #2,795 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    3 reviews

    65, Seonnyeobaui-Ro

    Pizza Floor

    #1,638 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    82, Solbit-Ro

    8 miles from Howard Johnson Incheon Airport

    Na Neunba Dada

    #1,848 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    1 review

    4, Pureun-ro16beon-Gil

    Ominbang Skewers Grill

    • ·         59, Haneulbyeolbit-Ro

    #265 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    15 reviews

    378, Cheongpa-ro, Yongsan-gu

    Seobeuwei

    #216 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    6 reviews

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    2.1 km from Incheon Intl Airport

    Bipseu

    #1,262 of 2,894 Restaurants in Incheon

    3 reviews

    272, Gonghang-Ro

    “빕스익스프레스” 22/05/2018

    Megamax Buffet

     The megamax theater has a decent buffet restaurant.  There are a few other decent buffet resturants near by.

     

    Café street –  located on the left side of the road across the station have  number of new trendy resturants and cafes.

     

    Park Terrace

    Located in the newly developing café street is a decent western style restaurant.

     Mushroom stew restaurant

     

    There is a decent restaurant in Café street that specializes in Mushroom dishes.

    Sushi/sashimi joints

     

    The island is famous for seafood and there are sashimi and sushi restaurants near Unseo station, and near the beaches.

     Vietnamese restaurants

     There are number of Vietnamese restaurants near Unseo Station and in Sky city.

     

    Burger resturants

     

    There are number of burger joints near Unseo station, café street and Sky city.  There is a Burger King in Sky City, and a Mc Donald’s.

     

    Costco is located in Songdo International city, about ten miles from Howard Johnson.

     

    Lotte Supermarket and Power Mart are the biggest groceries both located near Unseo station and in Sky city.

     

    Paris Bagatelle has a number of restaurants on the island.

    Kalbi and Bulgogi restaurants are all over the island.  Gokiro in Howard Johnson is our favorite.

    Gimpop restaurants are everywhere as well.  Sooyori is the best one, not too far from the Howard Johnson.

     24/7 restaurants

    Pre-covid there were a lot of 24/7 restaurants.  There are a few still open and one presume they will gradually re-open as the pandemic eases.  right now everything has to close by 10 pm.

     Airport restaurants – there are a number pre-security as well as post security.  The usual mixture of western and Korean style places.

    Coffee shops are of course everywhere.  Starbucks has a number of outlets including one across from Unseo Station.

     Chicken restaurants are also everywhere.  Our favorite is Pradak chicken located near Starbucks.  They all deliver.

     The End 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Beaches

     

    Explore the Hidden Spots in Yeongjongdo Island

    by Trazy.com

    Yeongjongdo Island is an island at the west coast of Incheon, and it is concentrated with airport logistics, travel, and tourism. Although it’s not a widely known tourist destination, there are many hidden spots where you can have a wonderful time with your family and friends!

    Now, let’s dive into the hidden must-visit spots of Yeongjongdo Island!

    1. Masian Beach

    Masian Beach is located near Incheon International Airport, and it is where you can fall in love with the beautiful West Sea! This beach is unique in that you can experience both wetland and sandy beach at the same time. From Masian Beach, you can see Silmido Island, which was the filming location of the famous fact-based Korean movie ‘Silmido (2003)’. Walking along Masian beach will make you feel relaxed and peaceful.

    1. Masian Bakery 
    • Address: 155 Masiran-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon
    • Opening Hours: Everyday 10:30am~21:00pm (Break Time 14:00pm~17:00pm)
    • Opening hours are subject to change.

    One of the must-dos at Masian Beach is to stop by Masian Bakery and enjoy the incredible ocean view at the cafe. Masian Bakery is popular for its delicious delicacies, and it has the wonderful spot where you can appreciate the best sunset view. There is also a photo zone where you can take a picture of the sign ‘I ♡ Masian’ just like ‘I ♡ New York’!

    1. Incheon Bridge Exhibition Center
    • Address: Incheon Bridge Expressway 3 (Unnam-dong), Jung-gu, Incheon
    • Opening Hours: Winter (Nov~Mar) 10:00am~17:00pm / Summer (Apr~Oct) 10:00am~18:00pm / Closed on Mondays (Dec~Mar)
    • Entrance Fee: No Charge

    Incheon Bridge is the longest bridge in Korea at 21.38km that connects Songdo International Business District and the Incheon International Airport. It’s a perfect place to fall in love with spectacular ocean scenery and you can see the beautiful dazzling lights at night. The light color changes every season and turns into a special color on special days, such as Valentine’s Day (Pink), Thanksgiving Day (Orange), and Christmas (Red, Pink, Green).

    If you want to get to know more about Incheon Bridge, stop by Incheon Bridge Exhibition Center that displays the consturction process of this beautiful bridge. On the 4th floor, there is Incheon Bridge Observatory, where you can appreciate the stunning view of the bridge.

    Simply book hassle-free 1 day tour from Seoul to fully enjoy Yeongjongdo Island in a day. Round-trip transportation, English-speaking staff, entrance to Incheon Bridge Exhibition Center, and 1 drink at Maisan Bakery are all included!

    [Photo Credits]
    – Incheon Tourism Organization Official Website
    – Masian Bakery Official Instagram

     

     

    There are three beaches on Yongchongdo.  Eurwangi, Maisan and Wangsan beaches. You can get to the beaches from the airport via the Maglev train getting off at Youngju station – the ARA train runs there on the weekends and holidays. These are the closest beaches to both Seoul and Incheon and are quite crowded during the summer season and weekends all year long.  There are lots of good seafood restaurants near the beaches and plenty of places to stay.

    Eurwangni Beach (을왕리해수욕장)

    15, Eurwang-ro 13beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon

    인천광역시 중구 을왕로13번길 15 (을왕동)

    From the airport, take bus 302 or 306 Gate 2A (1F) and get off at Eurwangi Beach, the bus goes to the rest of the beaches as well. There are also buses from Unseo station as well.

    Seonnyeo (Fairy) Rock Beach (선녀바위)

    Region: Jung-gu Incheon

    Theme: Rare Animals/ Plants/Spectacular Cliffs & Rock Formations

    The name “Fairy Rock Beach” comes from the fact that fresh water is gathered at the seashore beneath…
    Wangsan Beach (왕산해수욕장)

    Region: Jung-gu Incheon

    Theme: Seasides/ Beaches/ Islands

    Though Wangsang Beach is just 5 minutes away from Eurwang-ri, the beach has quite a different ambiance than the other more crowded beaches…

     

     

    Masian Beach

    118, Masiran-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon 22385 South Korea

    2.9 miles from Eurwangni Beach

     

     

    Muuido Island

    Muui-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon South Korea

    4.3 miles from Eurwangni Beach

     

    Silmido Island

    Muui-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon South Korea

    3.3 miles from Eurwangni Beach

     

    Muido, So Muido and Silmido are islands near to Yongchongdo.  You can get to the islands by taking a bus from the airport, or from the Yongju maglev stop.  The Airport railroad goes to Youngju on weekends and holidays.

     

    There are hotels and Korean style resorts near bridge and at the beach, there are huts for rent. There are restaurants near the ferry terminal and at the beach, but the selection is limited to Korean seafood.

    When you enter the island there is a trailhead that takes you to the top of island – and you can walk the entire island in about four hours.  The trail is very pretty and not too steep.

     

    Near the bridge to the island is a Korean tourism information stand. The people there are very helpful, speak good English and have lots of maps and guides in English and can also tell you about the ferries to the other islands.  Well worth a stop.  You should stock up on tourism information here if you are going to the outer islands as once you get there is very little English language signage or English speakers on the islands. They are open until 6 pm most days.

     

    Address

    310-11, Daemuui-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon

    인천광역시 중구 대무의로 310-11 (무의동)

    Type

    Seasides/ Beaches/ Islands

    Inquiries

    1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330

    (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

    • For more info: +82-32-760-7114

    Information

    Introduction

     

    Muuido Island is located in Jung-gu, Incheon which is not far from the mainland but is only accessible by ferry. Nearby are two smaller islands, Silmido Island and Somuuido Island. In olden times, small boats were used to go from Muuido Island to Somuuido Island but the two islands are currently connected by a bridge so visitors can reach Somuuido after a 10-15 minute walk. Muuido Village Bus (maeul bus; 마을버스) takes people from Keunmuri Dock (큰무리선착장) to Gwangmyeonghang Port (광명항). To enjoy the beauty of Somuuido Island fully, Muuibadanuri-gil 8 Course is a must-visit path, taking around 1 hour and giving stunning views of the East Sea vista. Two beaches, Hanagae Beach and Silmi Beach are famous beaches in Muuido Island. One interesting thing in Silmi Beach is that people can walk to Silmido Island at low tide. Hiking up Horyonggoksan Mountain (호룡곡산) and Guksabong Peak is also available on Hanagae Island.

     

    The trail head to Horyonggoksan Mountain (호룡곡산) and Guksabong Peak can be found at bridge entrance to the island and also near So Muido and at Hangagae beach as well.  The round trip takes about three hours, and the trail is well marked but only in Korean.  Go up the stairs and at the top turn right to access the main trail head.

     

    So Muido is a nice spot for a walk as well. Take the bus to the end of the island and walk across.  There are places to stop and eat in So Muido. The walk to the top of the mountain is a nice walk takes about an half an hour to reach the top. There is a private beach on the way back to town.

     

    Silmido

     

    Silmido island is the site of a secret military base where they trained commandos going undercover into North Korea.  They closed the base in the 80’s and a Korean K drama was filmed at the island.  The island has a resort where one can stay but there are not much there not even restaurants.  Still the beach is nice but a bit deserted.  You can walk across to Silmido at low tide, at high tide it becomes a separate island.

     

    Shindo, Modo and Jangbo islands

     신도, 모토, 장 보도

    sindo, moto, jang bodo

     

    Shindo, Modo and Jangbo Islands located near Incheon International Airport are great places to get away from Seoul or Incheon for that matter. These three islands are near Yongchongdo.  You need to take a ferry to reach them. The ferry ride to Jangbo the biggest of the islands takes about an hour. The ferry runs every hour on the hour the last ferry back leaves about 6 pm.  You can catch the ferry at Sammok quay.

    삼목 부두

    sammog budu

     

    There are buses from the airport and from Unseo station to the ferry terminal.

     

    Sindo Island

    Ongjin-gun, Incheon South Korea

    7 miles from Eurwangni Beach

     

    Modo Island

     

    Modo island is connected to Shindo island.  You can easily walk around both Modo and Shindo in an hour or two.  There are places to eat and spend the night, but Jangbo island is the biggest of the three and has the best facilities, beaches, restaurants, and walking biking trails.

     

    Jangbo Island

     

    The island is located one hour and 40 minutes from Seoul. To get there take airport express train from Seoul Station and get off at Unseo station and then transfer to a bus going to Sammok wharf in Yeongjong Island, Incheon. The ferry from there takes 40 minutes.  The last ferry back leaves at 6 pm.  There are plenty of places to stay near the beaches which are a short walk from the ferry terminal.  This is also a popular place to camp as there are camping grounds near the ferry terminal. There is a mountain hiking trail that follows the ridge line all over the island and is a great hike.   If you go to Jangbong island, it is worth stopping off at Shindo and Modo islands first and take a walk.  A number of K dramas have been filmed on these islands.

    More info from Visit Incheon web page follows:

    Coastal Trail connecting Sindo Island, Sido Island and Modo Islands

    Come to the triplet islands and have a bike tour around them for a fantastic ride along the shoreline. The triplet islands are very well known as one of the best spots in Korea for a bike tour. Come down to the Sinsimodo Islands for a safe and pleasant bicycle touring. Take a boat at Sammok Quay in Yeongjongdo Island. You will get to Sindo Island Quay in about 10 minutes. The three islands of Sindo Island, Sido Island and Modo Island are all connected by bridges, so you can tour all of them in a day. You can rent a bike on the island. There are only a few cars on the road, thus the island is recognized as one of the best places for bike riders.

    Sindo Island Pureun Beonmal, a designated traditional agricultural village

    The name Sindo Island (literally “the island of trust”) has come from the fact that its residents are conscientious and innocent. It is in this context that the salt produced in the island is called jinyeom (literally “genuine salt”). As the island have mud flats, salt evaporation ponds, and rice paddies, visitors can enjoy everything they can expect from the country’s rural area in Sindo Island Pureun Beotmal designated by the government as a traditional agricultural village.

    Sinsido Island Yeondogyo Bridge

    Sindo Island is connected to Sido Island by a bridge. The name of Sido Island has come from the legend that troops of the Joseon Dynasty practiced archery in Manisan Mountain with targets set in Sido Island (“an arrow island”). The island is also called “Salseom (‘sal’ also means an arrow in Korean).” Given the actual distance between the two locations, the story is hardly credible, but the idea is intriguing enough. Sido Island has been filming locations for popular TV dramas such as “Full House” and “Sad Love Story” because of the harmony between its slow slope hills and the sea.

    Sugi Beach, the filming location of ‘Full House’

    Sugi Beach in Sido Island was the filming location for the popular TV series called ‘Full House.’ You can see a few islands in the distance. The beach is covered with quality and beautiful white sands. Main characters in the TV drama series often spent time together here. Who would not have fallen in love with each other in such a beautiful environment?

    Simodo Island Yeondogyo Bridge

    Sido Island and Modo Island are connected by a bridge. Believe it or not, you can get to a totally different island in just a few minutes. The name Modo Island comes from the word ttiyeom (‘tti’ refers to King cogongrass). The legend says that fishermen in the region once complained that his fish net only had grass instead of fish. ‘Mo’ in Modo Island means ‘grass’ in Chinese.

    Baemikkumi Sculpture Park

    Baemikkumi Sculpture Park is located on Baemikkumi Beach in Modo Island. The ‘Baemikkumi’ (the local dialect meaning a hole in the bottom of a ship) has come from the fact the beach is as flat as the bottom of a ship. The beach is also famous for a sculpture park featuring a number of surreal erotic sculptures. Blue water, white sand, and dreamlike sculptures blend well with one another. The sculpture park has become a reason to many for a visit to Modo Island.

    The Sinsimodo Islands, a paradise for bike enthusiasts

    Together, the Sinsimodo Islands are small but pretty places to visit. Most notably, as they are connected, the Sinsimodo Islands will sustain the fame of a paradise for bikers in the West Sea for a long time to come.

     

     

     

    Incheon Wolmido

    Address

    36, Wolmimunhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon

    인천광역시 중구 월미문화로 36 (북성동1가)

    Type

    Seasides/ Beaches/ Islands

    Inquiries

    1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330

    (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

    • For more info: +82-32-765-4169

    Homepage

    Incheon Jung-gu Culture & Tourism

    icjg.go.kr/tour
    (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

    www.my-land.kr (Korean only)

    Information

    Introduction

    Wolmido Island (월미도), located roughly 1km off the coast of Incheon, has since become part of the mainland with the creation of a new highway. The name Wolmido Island comes from the shape of the island as it resembles the tail of a half moon. Thanks to its location near Seoul and the convenient transportation, many people visit here during weekends.

    The Culture Street starts with Doodle Pillar, and continues onward to Meeting Square, Arts Square, Performance Square, Good Harvest Square, and several other notable highlights. Throughout these areas, spontaneous performances are performed, and street artists can draw for you on the spot. Moreover, many cafes and seafood restaurants are lined along the coast so you can enjoy coffee or fresh seafood while viewing the sea.

    A must-see attraction on Wolmido Island is “Play Hill.” It’s not as large as other theme parks in Korea, but the Apollo Disco and the Viking rides are truly thrilling. If you’re not into rides, the Apollo Disco ride is still fun just watching. You can also get on a cruise to look around the island.

    Comment:  this is of course the location of the most famous battle during the Korean war.

    The island has a large park that had been a Korean military base and was only opened to the public since the turn of the century.  The Park is worth a long walk.  The views are spectacular from the top.

     

    The amusement park is a bit hooky in my opinion, but still worth a stop and a photo. The waterfront is nice to stroll along but the restaurants there are way overpriced.

     

    Jayu freedom park is near Wolmido and features a giant statue of General Mc Arthur and is also worth a visit.

     

    There is a club that has Halloween decoration all year long and that is worth a picture. There are also statues and public art everywhere.  And of course, coffee shops, beer pubs etc.

     

    About 100 US dollars per person for a sashimi dinner with drinks.  The best sea food restaurants are a few blocks away from the waterfront area, and dinner for two will set you back about 40 dollars including soju.

    The Korean government opened a maglev train around Wolmido for the Asian games. But after the games ended the maglev train was disconnected.  In my opinion they missed an opportunity and should have extended it to Songdo and the airport as getting to Songdo from the airport is a big of a long subway ride.

    Finally, Wolmido has a Korean tourism information stand. The people there are very helpful, speak good English and have lots of maps and guides in English and can also tell you about the ferries to the other islands.  Well worth a stop.  They are open until 6 pm most days.

     

    To reach Wolmido, get off at the Incheon station on the Seoul-Incheon subway line.  Take a bus to Wolmido or a taxi. It is not far from the station.  Another fun way to get there is to take the ferry from Yongchongdo (airport island).  The ferry runs every 30 minutes and is a five minute ferry ride.  The last ferry is at 6:00 pm.

     

    Gerang Mountain in Incheon (계양상)

     

    This mountain is the biggest mountain in Incheon but hiking up to the top is not too difficult. Takes about one to two hours to reach the top and back down.  There are lots of side trails as well.  The spring and fall colors are magnificent.  Lots of nice wildflowers as well.  The mountain links to several other mountains in central Incheon.  There is a nice old fortress at the top of the mountain.  There are plenty of Korean restaurants at the bottom of the mountain.

     

    The closest subway to Gyeansan (giei_iaŋ_saŋ) is Gyeyang subway on the Incheon subway line 1.  You can transfer from the Airport express railroad coming from the airport or from downtown Seoul.

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    Introduction of Mt. Gyeyang

    With its altitude of 395m, Mt. Gyeyang is the guardian and holy mountain that represents Incheon. From the beginning of B.C. to the end of the 19th century, the city of Gyeyang was moved from the south of Gohyeon-eup in the Three Kingdoms Period having Mt. Gyeyang at the center and then to the northern and eastern direction. Until its transfer to the southern direction in Bupyeong-dohobueup during the Joseon Period, the city was developed through the capital transfer that was conducted for 6 times. At the peak of the eastern ridge in Mt. Gyeyang, there is Gyeyang Mountain Fortress that was built during the Three Kingdoms Period. Also in the south, Jungsimseong Castle, which was constructed in the 20th year of King Gojong (1883) with the participation of the residents in Bupyeong Village in preparation for defending the coast, is stretched along the ridge of Jingmaei Hill. According to the change of the place name, Mt. Gyeyang was called as Sujuak in Suju of the Goryeo Period and Mt. Annam during Annam-Dohobu. Since the period when this mountain was called as Mt. Gyeyang in the period of Gyeyang-dohobu, it has been called by its present name. This mountain was once called as Mt. Anam and Mt. Gyeongmyeong.

    The name of Mt. Gyeyang was originated from the naturally grown Japanese Judas-tree and Korean box trees. Mt. Gyeyang was selected as the first urban natural park of Incheon city on Jan. 8, 1944 (Gyeyang Park) and since then, it became the No. 1 Municipal Park.

     

    88, Gyesansae-ro, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, 21067, Rep. of KOREA  82-32-551-5701

    Copyright ⓒ 2015 Gyeyang Incheon. All Right Reserved.

     

    Office of Gyeyang-Gu Page – Includes information on hiking trails as well as travel advice in English

     

     

     

    Sorae Pogu

     

    111-200, Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea

    This is the second largest seafood market in Incheon and specializes in crab, lobster, octopus, and shellfish freshly harvested from the nearby harbor.  The boats come back laden with fresh seafood early in the morning.   The place is happening all day long.  You can buy your food at the market and then take it to nearby restaurants where they will prepare it for you and sell you soju and beer to wash it down.  A very Korean experience!

    More info on the port from Visit Incheon web site

    Incheon Port was opened to the international community in 1883 through which western civilization came. Sorae Port has served as an important fish market for the Incheon region for more than 60 years after a small-scale fish market was formed in the wake of the Korean War (1950-1953) as war refugees caught shrimps and sold salted shrimps in an open market. Now the fish market at the port is across a railway bridge which has been remodeled as a pedestrian-exclusive bridge.

    The market is particularly famous for shrimp, salted fish and blue crabs. In addition to such fresh seafood, you can enjoy fish stand owners’ generosity and seagulls flying overfishing boats and the fish market against a blue sky. The port plays host to festivals of fleshy prawn and blue crabs, whose freshness and taste are recognized nationally, attracting crowds of people from various areas of the country. Come to Sorae Port to smell the sea and feel the sky while touring a dynamic fish market and enjoying fresh seafood of your choice.

     

    Yeonan Pier Yeonan Pier is home to various important facilities such passenger terminals, Marine Square, the Fish Market Complex, the Raw Fish Restaurant Street, the Seawater Bath Street, Cruise Port, and Namhang Wharf. It is a popular weekend getaway place not only for residents of Incheon but also for tourists from other areas of Korea. For instance, the Fish Market Complex which more than 500 stores call home attracts a crowd of people wanting to buy a variety of fresh and salted fishery goods. The Raw Fish Restaurant Street is home to large-scale raw fish restaurant towns like the Raw Fish Department Store run by Incheon Fisheries Cooperative Association and the Yeonan Raw Fish Plaza. Visitors can enjoy diverse seafood dishes at affordable prices.

    Yeonan Pier is also known for blue crabs. Female crabs are popular in spring while male crabs are delicious in autumn. Most notably, blue crabs caught around Yeonpyeongdo Island are highly regarded for the eggs and meat filling the shells completely.

     

    This mountain is the biggest mountain in Incheon but hiking up to the top is not too difficult. Takes about one to two hours to reach the top and back down.  There are lots of side trails as well.  The spring and fall colors are magnificent.  Lots of nice wildflowers as well.  The mountain links to several other mountains in central Incheon.  There is a nice old fortress at the top of the mountain.  There are plenty of Korean restaurants at the bottom of the mountain.

     

    The closest subway to Gyeansan (giei_iaŋ_saŋ) is Gyeyang subway on the Incheon subway line 1.  You can transfer from the Airport express railroad coming from the airport or from downtown Seoul.

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    Introduction of Mt. Gyeyang

    With its altitude of 395m, Mt. Gyeyang is the guardian and holy mountain that represents Incheon. From the beginning of B.C. to the end of the 19th century, the city of Gyeyang was moved from the south of Gohyeon-eup in the Three Kingdoms Period having Mt. Gyeyang at the center and then to the northern and eastern direction. Until its transfer to the southern direction in Bupyeong-dohobueup during the Joseon Period, the city was developed through the capital transfer that was conducted for 6 times. At the peak of the eastern ridge in Mt. Gyeyang, there is Gyeyang Mountain Fortress that was built during the Three Kingdoms Period. Also in the south, Jungsimseong Castle, which was constructed in the 20th year of King Gojong (1883) with the participation of the residents in Bupyeong Village in preparation for defending the coast, is stretched along the ridge of Jingmaei Hill. According to the change of the place name, Mt. Gyeyang was called as Sujuak in Suju of the Goryeo Period and Mt. Annam during Annam-Dohobu. Since the period when this mountain was called as Mt. Gyeyang in the period of Gyeyang-dohobu, it has been called by its present name. This mountain was once called as Mt. Anam and Mt. Gyeongmyeong.

    The name of Mt. Gyeyang was originated from the naturally grown Japanese Judas-tree and Korean box trees. Mt. Gyeyang was selected as the first urban natural park of Incheon city on Jan. 8, 1944 (Gyeyang Park) and since then, it became the No. 1 Municipal Park.

     

    88, Gyesansae-ro, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, 21067, Rep. of KOREA  82-32-551-5701

    Copyright ⓒ 2015 Gyeyang Incheon. All Right Reserved.

     

    Office of Gyeyang-Gu Page – Includes information on hiking trails as well as travel advice in English

    Sorae Pogu

    200, Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea

    This is the second largest seafood market in Incheon and specializes in crab, lobster, octopus, and shellfish freshly harvested from the nearby harbor.  The boats come back laden with fresh seafood early in the morning.   The place is happening all day long.  You can buy your food at the market and then take it to nearby restaurants where they will prepare it for you and sell you soju and beer to wash it down.  A very Korean experience!

    More info on the port from Visit Incheon web site

    Incheon Port was opened to the international community in 1883 through which western civilization came. Sorae Port has served as an important fish market for the Incheon region for more than 60 years after a small-scale fish market was formed in the wake of the Korean War (1950-1953) as war refugees caught shrimps and sold salted shrimps in an open market. Now the fish market at the port is across a railway bridge which has been remodeled as a pedestrian-exclusive bridge.

    The market is particularly famous for shrimps, salted fish and blue crabs. In addition to such fresh seafood, you can enjoy fish stand owners’ generosity and seagulls flying overfishing boats and the fish market against a blue sky. The port plays host to festivals of fleshy prawn and blue crabs, whose freshness and taste are recognized nationally, attracting crowds of people from various areas of the country. Come to Sorae Port to smell the sea and feel the sky while touring a dynamic fish market and enjoying fresh seafood of your choice.

     

    Yeonan Pier Yeonan Pier is home to various important facilities such passenger terminals, Marine Square, the Fish Market Complex, the Raw Fish Restaurant Street, the Seawater Bath Street, Cruise Port, and Namhang Wharf. It is a popular weekend getaway place not only for residents of Incheon but also for tourists from other areas of Korea. For instance, the Fish Market Complex which more than 500 stores call home attracts a crowd of people wanting to buy a variety of fresh and salted fishery goods. The Raw Fish Restaurant Street is home to large-scale raw fish restaurant towns like the Raw Fish Department Store run by Incheon Fisheries Cooperative Association and the Yeonan Raw Fish Plaza. Visitors can enjoy diverse seafood dishes at affordable prices.

    Yeonan Pier is also known for blue crabs. Female crabs are popular in spring while male crabs are delicious in autumn. Most notably, blue crabs caught around Yeonpyeongdo Island are highly regarded for the eggs and meat filling the shells completely.

     

     

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    Date of experience: June 2021

     

    Chamseongdan Altar

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    Date of experience: June 2021

     

    Gyeyangsan Mountain

    33 reviews

    Incheon, South Korea

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    great beach near the airport. About an hour and half from Seoul. buses to the beach from Unseo station or the airport. Good seafood restaurants nearby. 

    Date of experience: June 2021

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    28 reviews

    Incheon, South Korea

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  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    81 Words Breaks World Record

    Most contributing authors published in a Flash Fiction Anthology: world record set by 1000 Authors

    Jun 15, 2022

    I am pleased to have been part of this project.  They published my story, “Dreams Do Come True as item 942 on page 478.

    “ In 1974, Sam had a dream that changed his life forever.

    He fell asleep in a class and saw the most beautiful woman in the universe talking to him. She haunted his life for years. He went to the ends of the earth to find her.

    Then she walked off a bus, out of his dreams, and his life to become his wife three months later. That is the beginning of the rest of the story.”

    As most of you know, this is based on a true story. You can read more here:

    NEW YORK CITY, New York, United States–The ’81 Words Flash Fiction Anthology’, a book containing 1,000 stories written by 1,000 authors, contains 1,000 stories that are exactly 81 words in length, the result of almost seven years of hard work and the generosity of writers living all over, sets the world record for The Most Contributing Authors Published in a Flash Fiction Anthology, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY,

    The world record book was published by Victorina Press, an independent UK publisher that follows the principles of biodiversity (the cultural diversity applied to the writing and publishing world, developed by a group of Chilean independent publishers). Because there are authors from many different countries featured in the book, this felt like the perfect project for them to be involved with.

    “I’d like to thank VP’s Managing Director, Consuelo Rivera-Fuentes, and the rest of the Victorina Press team (Sophie, Jorge, Page, and Amanda) for supporting this project and publishing the anthology, says Christopher Fielden, the book’s Editor.

     

    “Their involvement adds credibility to the unofficial world record attempt and will help the book (and every author featured in it) gain more exposure.”

     

    “The challenge was conceived by Adam Rubinstein, a self-professed educational basket-case from the ’70s who says he finds his sense of meaning and well-being through creativity.

     

    “The 81 Words writing challenge was originally launched on 81words.net. It became part of my website and I soon developed the challenge into a world record attempt for the most contributing authors published in an anthology. The 81 Words Flash Fiction Anthology was published.”

    The 81 Words Flash Fiction Anthology contains 1,000 stories submitted to the 81 Words writing challenge.

     

    The 81 Words Flash Fiction Anthology contains 1,000 stories written by 1,000 authors who submitted their work to the 81 Words Writing Challenge run on Chris Fielden’s website. Each story is exactly 81 words in length.

     

    In April 2022, the 81 Words Anthology was shortlisted in the ‘Best Anthology’ category of the Saboteur Awards, run by Sabotage Reviews. And on 14th May 2022, the book was announced as the winner.

     

    Victorina Press also won the ‘Most Innovative Publisher’ category.

    TESTIMONIALS from Amazon:

     

    “I loved Lee Kull’s devilish story. I wonder what that sly herbalist will concoct in future readings for her next heavy-handed victim!”

     

    “I’ve been pleased by the variety of stories all told with just 81 words. Not only are the stories diverse, but the authors are too. Ranging in age from 4 years to many more lived years, the authors come from all over the world. It’s a terrific book to leave out in a waiting area or by your throne for an enjoyable few minutes of very short and entertaining distraction. I highly recommend this book.”

     

    “The quality and variety of stories in this book are magnificent and I love the mini-biography for each author after their short story.
    I am author No. 533 but hadn’t read any of the other work until I purchased it on launch day and although I knew the quality of writing would be good I had no idea how high the standard would be.
    Well done to all involved and thank you to those who have purchased.”

     

    “A lot of work has gone into creating this anthology of tiny stories so well done Chris Fielden. Well done to all the authors too – 81 words isn’t a lot to work with to create a rounded story. A great book to dip into and would make a good Christmas present……and it supports the Arkbound charity too.”

    The 81 Words Flash Fiction Anthology is available in print and eBook formats.

     

    Proceeds from book sales will be donated to the Arkbound Foundation, a charity that aims to widen access to literature and improve diversity within publishing by running projects that empower people from disadvantaged backgrounds and deprived communities to get their voices heard.

     

    The book can be bought from all of Amazon’s websites. You can find it by searching for the book by name or the Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN):  B09JZXVYL8

     

    You can buy paperback copies of the book from Victorina Press here:

    https://www.victorinapress.com/product/81-words-flash-fiction-anthology/

     

    You can also buy paperbacks from Amazon here.

    The 1,000 Writers In The Anthology

    Here is a (rather epic) list of the 1,000 contributing authors featured in the anthology. There are more than 1,000 writers in the book because some of the stories were written by two-person author teams. As mentioned further up this page, all the details are in the introduction of the book. Here is the list, presented alphabetically based on first name/initial:

    1. A. Rubin
      A. Gustafson
      A.H. Creed
      Aaron McDermott
      Abby Shue
      Abhi Shan
      Abigail Rowe
      Abigail Williamson
      Adam Bevan
      Adam Down
      Adam Rubinstein
      Adam Waters
      Adam Wright-Johnson
      Adele Evershed
      Adrian Hall church
      Adrian Nichol
      Aerin Bernstein
      Ahmad Abu Sharkh
      Aigbonoga Omoh
      Aishwarya Harikumar
      Akindu Perera
      Alan Barker
      Alan Barker [Note: same name but a different human being to the previous Alan]
      Alan D. Przybylski
      Alan Dale
      Alan Greaves
      Alan Pattison
      Alan Ridley
      Alcuin Edwards
      Aleah Bingham
      Alex Blair
      Alex Fullerton
      Alexandra Klyueva
      Alexio Gomes
      Ali Bounds
      Ali Clarke
      Alice Hale
      Alice Payne
      Alice Penfold
      Alicia McGrath
      Alicia Sledge
      Alicia Yau
      Alison Clary
      Alison Reese
      Alison Wren
      Alistair Forsyth
      Allen Ashley
      Ally Cook
      Alyson Faye
      Amanda Garzia
      Amanda Huggins
      Amanita Peridot Festoon
      Amberlie Robinson
      Amelia Brown
      Amisha Bansal
      Ana D.
      Anastasia Bromberg
      Anastasia Mosher
      Andre Othenin-Girard
      Andrew Ball
      Andrew Carter
      Andrew Dawkins
      Andrew James Spence
      Andrew Jones
      Andrew McGill
      Andrew Perry
      Andrzej Christopher Marczewski
      Andy Langdale
      Angela P Googh
      Angelique Dusengimana
      Ani Martin
      Ania Kovas
      Anita Goveas
      Ankush Vijay Chawla
      Anna Capstick
      Anna Ferrar
      Anna Sanderson
      Anne Copeland
      Annie Francis
      Annika Franke
      Anu Roy
      Arlene Everingham
      Arthur KC Chan
      Arya Amlani
      Ash Gray
      Ashleigh Whittle
      Ashley Kim
      Ashley Scott
      Ashley Vohrer
      Ashutosh Pant
      Austrian Spencer
      Ava Groth
      Avery Pryce
      Ayesha Hassan
      B. K. Bolen
      B. P. Garcia
      B.C. Ong
      Barbara Eustace
      Barnaby Page
      Barry Rhodes
      Barry Smith
      Bart Elbey
      Bec Lewis
      Becky Benishek
      Bekk Escott
      Benjamin Noel
      Bernard Hicks
      Bernard Muslin
      Bert Velthuis
      Beth Greenwood
      Beth Kander
      Betty Hattersley
      Betty J Burton
      Blake Holcomb
      Blerina Kapllani
      Boaksey
      Brett Elliott-Palmer
      Brian Johnstone
      Brian Mackinney
      Brianna Damplo
      Bridget Blankley
      Bridget Scrannage
      Bridget Yates
      Brinkinfield
      Brittany Holmes
      Bruce Millar
      Bruce Wyness
      Bryan Keefe
      Byron Coulson
      C. H. Connor
      C.R. Berry
      Caiden Lang
      Caleb Jansen
      Cameron Crebs
      Campbell Hinshelwood
      Carl Palmer
      Carla Vlad
      Caroline Cowan
      Caroline Wright
      Carolyn Roden
      Carolyn Ward
      Carrie Hewlett
      Cath Allwood
      Catherine Broxton
      Catherine Cade
      Catherine Harkness
      Cathi Radner
      Catrin Rutland
      CB McCall
      Ceris Brewis
      Charles Bonkowsky
      Charles K Manila
      Charles Lee
      Charles Murphy
      Charles Osborne
      Charlie Taylor
      Charlie Turner
      Charlotte Ella Read
      Charlotte Farrell-Banks
      Charlotte Ward
      Charlotte West
      Cheah Yin Mee
      Cheryl Buck
      Chip Jett
      Chloe Frost
      Chloe Nkomo
      Chloe Testa
      Chris Black
      Chris Cantor
      Chris Espenshade
      Chris Green
      Chris McLoughlin
      Chris Pritchard
      Chris Tattersall
      Christian Andrei Nuez Laplap
      Christian Obaitan
      Christianna Sahadeo
      Christina Burton
      Christina M. Y. Chow
      Christine Bukania
      Christine Hursell
      Christine Kingshott
      Christine O’Donnell
      Christine Reeves
      Christine Tapper
      Christopher Fielden
      Christopher Searle
      CJ Nicol
      CJ Wigg
      CL Wearne
      Claire Allinson
      Claire Apps
      Claire Gagnon
      Claire Gee
      Claire Lee
      Claire Schön
      Claire Taylor
      Claire Temple
      Clara Baird
      Clare Owen
      Clare Tivey
      Clarrie Rose
      Cleiton Pinho
      Colette KrielColleen Hue
      CompletelyBoofyBlitzed
      Constance Bourg
      Crilly O’Neil
      Cristina Bresser
      Cynthia Akagi
      Dan McConnell
      Daniel L. Link
      Daniel McClaskey
      Danielle Linsey
      Danny Macks
      Darci-Leigh Robinson-Askew
      Darren Hackett
      Dave Firth
      David Batteiger
      David Brewis
      David Conway
      David Don
      David Guilfoyle
      David Heaton
      David John Griffin
      David Lowis
      David McTigue
      David Rhymes
      David S Mitchell
      David Silver
      David Turton
      David Vargas Alfonso
      David Viner
      David Wright
      Dean Hollands
      Debaprasad Mukherjee
      Debbie Rolls
      Debbie Singh
      Deborah Wroe
      Dee La Vardera
      Dee Tilsley
      Denis Joseph
      Denise Senecal
      Derek McMillan
      Devin Greene
      Devon Goodchild
      Dez T.
      Diana Senechal
      Diane de Anda
      Diane Harding
      Dianne D. Pingalo
      Dimiana Wassef
      Dinesh Shihantha De Silva
      Dionne Burton
      Diontae Jaegli
      Don Bartlome
      Don Marler
      Dorothy Francis
      Doug Forrest
      Doug Hawley
      Douglas J. Shearer
      Dr. Sriharsha Sripathi
      DT Langdale
      Duane L. Herrmann
      E. F. S. Byrne
      Edmund Piper
      Edward Mortenson
      Edward Rouse
      Edwin Stern
      Eileen Baldwin
      Elaine Carlyle
      Eleanor Dickenson
      Elena Zhuang
      Elizabeth Lamb
      Elizabeth Stanley
      Ella Cass
      Ella Wilson
      Elliot Cambrey
      Em Daurio
      Emily K Martin
      Emily Knight
      Emma Burnett
      Emma Nokes
      Emma Robertson
      Emma Stammeyer
      Emma Wilson
      Erin Hardman
      Esosa Kolawole
      Evelyn Hawke
      Everest Pen
      Evie Nicol
      Ezeh Michael Ogonna
      Fabio Crispim
      Farzaneh Hajirasouliha
      Fay Franklin
      Fee Johnstone
      Felix Castrillon
      Femi S. Craigwell
      Finlay Thomas Tweedie
      Fiona Aitken
      Fiona Campbell
      Fiona Flower
      Fliss Zakaszewska
      Franca Basta
      Frances Tate
      Francesca Pappadogiannis
      Francisca Staines
      Frank Daurio
      Frank Havemann
      Frank Hubeny
      Frank Radcliffe
      G. Gaurav
      Gail Everett
      Gary Couzens
      Gary McGrath
      Gavin Biddlecombe
      Gemma Bevan
      Gemma Martiskainen
      Geoff Freedman
      Geoff Holme
      George Cornilă
      Gillian M Seed
      Gillian Macleod
      Ginger Marcinkowski
      Gitanjali Escobar Travieso
      Glen Donaldson
      Glo Curl
      Gloria Ames
      Glynis Ann Downey
      Gordon Williams
      Gowravy Ravanan
      Grace Turner-Higgins
      Grannd Kane
      Grant McKain
      Grant O’Townson
      Gwyneth Williams
      Gwynne Weir
      Hajra Saeed
      Haley M. Hwang
      Hannah Brown
      Hannah Cole
      Harley Logan Thompson
      Harriet Payne
      Hazel Turner
      Heather Haigh
      Heather Stuart Primbs
      Heidi Lobecker
      Heidi Vanlandingham
      Helen Aitchison
      Helen Combe
      Helen Matthews
      Helen Merrick
      Hervé Suys
      Hilary Taylor
      Holly Garcia
      Holly Webster
      Huguette Van Akkeren
      Hullabaloo22
      Ian Andrew
      Ian Buzard
      Ian James Stewart
      Ian Tucker
      Ibukun Keyamo
      Imogen Argent
      IR Belletti
      Irene Banfield
      Iris & Phil Hatchard
      Irving Benjamin
      Isabel Flynn
      Isabella Rae Wharton-McLellan
      Iuliana Khadyxa Filisanu
      Ivan Richardson
      Ixai Salvo
      J. L. Harland
      J. Rosina Harlow
      J.S Taols
      Jace Henderson
      Jacek Wilkos
      Jack Dabell
      Jack Dudley
      Jack Hanlon
      Jack Purkis
      Jackie Batteiger
      Jackie Hindmarsh
      Jacky Ellis
      Jade Swann
      Jaimen Shires
      Jaine Irish
      Jake Cosmos Aller
      James Braun
      James Byrne
      James Colfox
      James Crerar
      James Hornby
      James Louis Peel
      James Northern
      James Pemberton
      James Sanders
      James Smart
      Jamie Graham
      Jamie Welch
      Jan Brown
      Jan Courtney
      Jane Fell
      Jane Imrie
      Jane Sleight
      Janet L Davies
      Janet Lister
      Jasmine Hunt
      Jasmine Lee
      Jasmine Tan Chin Chwee
      Jason B
      Jason Barbo
      Jay Bee
      Jayanta Bhaumik
      Jaycee Durand
      Jayne Morgan
      Jaz Leigh
      Jeff Kemp
      Jeffrey H. Toney
      Jeni Lawes
      Jennifer Hankin
      Jennifer P. L. Leong
      Jennifer Riddalls
      Jenny Butler
      Jenny Drury
      Jenny Simmons
      Jerome Parsons
      Jerry Wilson
      Jessica Bowden
      Jessica Everitt
      Jessica Joy
      Jessica Kirby
      Jessica Richard
      Jessica Turnbull
      Jill Lang
      Jimmy Doom
      Jo Howarth
      Joan C. Hobart
      Joanna Ball
      Jocelyn Wong
      Jodi Nicholls
      Jodi Novak
      Joe Bailey
      Joe Brothers
      Joe McMullen
      Johanna McDonald
      Johannah Lipscher Simon
      John Bevan
      John Cooper
      John D Lary
      John Hannan
      John Holland
      John Holmes
      John James Morris
      John L Bell
      John Lane
      John Mark Miller
      John Notley
      John Rivers
      John Robertson
      John S Alty
      John Vandore
      Jon Drake
      Jon Spencer
      Jonathan Fryer
      Jonathan Hastings
      Jonathan Hunter
      Jonathan Inglesfield
      Jonathan Martindale
      Jonathan Pacheco
      Jordan B. Jolley
      Jordan Bahnub
      Jordis Fasheh
      Jose Luis Torres
      Joseph Lancaster
      Joseph Mould
      Josephine Queen
      Josh Joseph Dixon
      Josh Leeson
      Josie Gowler
      Joy Thomas
      Joyce Bingham
      Joyce Walker
      JS Cline
      Judi Edwards
      Judy Reeves
      Julia Graves
      Julia O’Dowd
      Julia T. Spano
      Julia Wood
      Julie Goodswen
      Julie Howard
      Julie Mayger
      Julie Stone
      Justine Quammie
      Justyce Solomon
      K. J. Watson
      Kaelin Lee
      Kailin Guo
      Kaitlin Ellis
      Karen Bevan
      Karen McClure
      Karen McDermott
      Karen Rust
      Karen Waldron
      Karen Walker
      Karen Western
      Kate Hamilton
      Kate Leimer
      Kate Miller
      Katerina Hellam
      Katherine Kogoy
      Kathleen E Williams
      Kathleen Hearnshaw
      Kathleen Keenan
      Kathryn Dixon
      Kathryn Evans
      Kathryn J Barrow
      Kathryn Joyce
      Kathryn Smith
      Katie Chapman
      Katie Labbe
      Katie Pepper
      Katie Singer
      Katy Clayton
      Kavitha Yarlagadda
      Kay Sandry
      Keian Murray
      Keith Pearson-Sandelands
      Kelly Van Nelson
      Kelsey Gallo
      Kelsey Juean Irving
      Kennedy Meechan
      Kenneth Cahall
      Kent Raddatz
      Kerry Robinson
      Khamis Kabeu
      Kim Hart
      Kim Montgomery
      Kim Steindel
      Kim Witbeck
      Kimana McCallum
      Kimberly Owen
      Kira Inglis
      Kirk I. Holden
      Kitty Litteur
      Klaus Gehling
      KM Arhel
      Kolade Ajila
      Kudakwashe Chirapa
      Kwame M.A. McPherson
      Kylan Fedje
      L J King
      L J McQueen
      L. A. Cunningham
      L.E. Daurio
      Laila Miller
      Laura Besley
      Laura Day
      Laura Foakes
      Lauren J. Phillips
      Lauren M Foster
      Lauren Raybould
      Laurie Hicks
      Layla Ahmed
      Layla Calarco
      Layla Rogers
      Lee Foley
      Lee Holland
      Lee Kull
      Leigh Hastings
      Len Saculla
      Lena MacDonald
      Lesley Anne Truchet
      Levi Earl
      Lewis Ayers
      Lexikon
      Liam Hogan
      Liam Lawer
      Liam Rayner
      Libby Batteiger
      Lidia Giusa
      Lim Swee Kim
      Linda Foy
      Linda Hibbin
      Linda Jones
      Linda Lewis
      Linda Scogings
      Linda Smith
      Linda Taylor
      Lindsey Esplin
      Lindy Gibbon
      Linn Kier
      Lisa Miller
      Lisa Reynolds
      Lisa Stone
      Livia Furia
      Liz Berg
      Liz Howard
      Liz Krogman
      Lorna Dougan
      Lorna Stewart
      Lorraine Smith
      Louise Burgess
      Louise Furre
      Louise Goulding
      Louise Snape
      Lucinda Thelwell
      Lucy Camilla
      Lucy Lucy
      Lucy Morrice
      Lumen Ros
      Lydia Collins
      Lyndsay Lomax
      Lynn Gale
      Lynn Morcombe
      Lynn White
      Lynn Zeleski
      Lynne Arnot
      Lynne Chitty
      Lynsey Calvert
      M Anthony David
      Madamraj Mrinalini
      Maddy Hamley
      Madeleine McCabe
      Madeleine McDonald
      Madeline Green
      Madiana Dethan
      Madison Pickering
      Maggie Elliott
      Mahek Khwaja
      Mairead Robinson
      Majella Pinto
      Malcolm Richardson
      Manda Riehl
      Mandy Raywood
      Mandy Whyman
      Marci Girton
      Marco Cardoni
      Margaret Bell
      Margaret Davis
      Margee Unger
      Maria Carvalho
      Maria DePaul
      Maria Noble
      Mariam Bibi
      Mariam Mansuryan
      Marie Arbon
      Marie McGinn
      Marieta Maglas
      Marilyn Rucker
      Mark Burke
      Mark J Towers
      Mark Johnson
      Mark Pritchard
      Mark Stocker
      Marsha K. Hanson
      Martin Strike
      Mary Daurio
      Mary Dharsi
      Mary Papageorgiou
      Mary Prior
      Mason Bell
      Matilda Pinto
      Matthew Bines
      Matthew Dawson
      Matthew Galic
      Matthew Gooch
      Matthew J Morine
      Matthew Kerns
      Matthew Willis
      Max Dobb
      Maxine Smith
      Maxx Dominic
      Maya Barnett
      Mckenzie Tompson
      Medeia Sharif
      Meg Gain
      Meghan O’Brien
      Mehak Vijay Chawla
      Melanie Goodell
      Melissa Odom
      Melody Bowers
      Meredith Argent
      MF Mika
      Mhairi Bakertzi
      Michael E James
      Michael Farmer
      Michael Hardy
      Michael J. Labbe
      Michael J. Lowis
      Michael Lane
      Michael Mclaughlin
      Michael Rumsey
      Michael Swift
      Michael Ward
      Michaela Mechura
      Michele Kelly
      Michele Witthaus
      Michelle Compton
      Michelle Cook
      Michelle Konov
      Michelle Weaver
      Micky Rowe
      Mike Blakemore
      Mike Scott Thomson
      Miriam Hurdle
      Misa Hennin
      Mohamed Atta Amer
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      Rebecca Capel
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      Seth Turner-Higgins
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      Silver Morris
      Simone Wallace
      Sivan Pillai
      Skylar Kim
      Smritirekha Talukdar
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      Stefan Dimitrov
      Stephanie Ngoei
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      Stephie Simpson
      Steve Lodge
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      Stuart Atkinson
      Sue Johnson
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      Susan Howarth
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      Susanne Berger
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      Susie Frame
      Swi Neo Mary Yap
      Sydney Clarence
      Sylvia Ketchum
      Syreeta Muir
      T. Luxton
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      T.N.M. Sheppard
      Tamires Cunha
      Tamsin Partington
      Tanya Butler
      Tanya Hill
      Tanya Johnson
      Tarquin Calver
      Taye Carrol
      Taylor Elliott
      Taylor Moore
      Ted Bragg
      Tess M Shepherd
      Tessa Elliott
      Thatchayani Ravanan
      Thomas Belmar
      Thomas James Busby
      Thomas O’Mara
      Tiarnán Murphy
      Tiffany Williams
      Tim Gomersall
      Tim Warren
      Tom Bullimore
      Tom Gaunt
      Toni G.
      Toni Peers
      Tonia Nem
      Tony Lawrence
      Tony Mooney
      Tony Thatcher
      Tony Tremblett
      Tracey Maitland
      TS Lanchbery
      Ty Hall
      Umme Ammarah
      Val Chapman
      Valerie Fish
      Valerie Griffin
      Valerie J Shay
      Veena Rah
      Veronica Crerar
      Vesper Wunderlin
      Vichar Lochan
      Vicki Murray
      Vicki Sinclair
      Vicky Garlick
      Victoria Gaylor
      Violet James
      Vishnu Nandan
      Vivian Oldaker
      Vivienne O’Boyle
      W. E. Jones
      W. G. Miller
      Waltraud Pospischil
      Wanda Wright
      Wayne B. Chorney
      Wayne Hewitt
      Wendy Christopher
      Wendy Fletcher
      Wendy Roe
      William Telford
      Wright Stone
      Wyatt Payne
      Yabo Anderson
      Yelena Kart
      Yvonne Clarke
      Yvonne Mastaglio
      Zoe J Walker
      Zoey Rowan

    The End

     

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Reading the Classics Updated

    Reading G Keith Chesterton

    George Elliot Novels

    Stuart Woods RIP

    Reading the Classics

    Reading the Classics Updated Lists

    As some of you know I have been reading the classics.  I found a three-volume series on Kindle titled 50 books you must read before you die, and also found the Harvard classics.

    I will write a review of each book as I finish it. This will probably take me until next year but I have finished about half of the 150 books. Some are fast reads, and some are very slow because the 19th century writers wrote too damn long books for modern readers.

    Not all the classics are in the list below.  I  will add those to the list at the end of the list.

    I have written reviews on G Chesterton’s work (below)

    Reading G Keith Chesterton

    And on George Elliot as well (below)

    George Elliot Novels

    And although Stuart Woods is not a classic author, I have written a review of his work as I have read most of his writing. (below)

    Stuart Woods RIP

    Here’s the list of books read – bolded I have finished,

    Harvard Classics

    Bolded read

    (1) Franklin, Woolman, Penn

     (2) Plato, Epictetus,

     Marcus, Aurelius Meditations

    (3) Bacon, Milton’s Prose, Thomas Browne

    (4) Complete Poems in English: Milton

    (5) Essays and English Traits: Emerson (

    6) Poems and Songs: Burns (7)

    Confessions of St. Augustine. Imitation of Christ

    (8) Nine Greek Dramas (9) Letters and Treatises of Cicero and Pliny

    (8) Nine Greek Dramas (9) Letters and Treatises of Cicero and Pliny

    (10) Wealth of Nations: Adam Smith

    (11) Origin of Species: Darwin

    (12) Plutarch’s Lives (13)

     Aeneid Virgil (14)

    Don Quixote Part 1: Cervantes

    (15)Pilgrim’s Progress. Donne

    Herbert. Bunyan, Walton

    (16) The Thousand and One Nights

    (17) Folk-Lore and Fable. Aesop, Grimm, Andersen

    (18) Modern English Drama

    (19) Faust, Egmont Etc. Doctor Faustus, Goethe, Marlowe

    (20) The Divine Comedy: Dante

    (21) I Promessi Sposi, Manzoni

    (22) The Odyssey: Homer

    (23) Two Years Before the Mast. Dana

    (24) On the Sublime French Revolution Etc. Burke

    (25) Autobiography Etc. Essays and Addresses: J.S. Mill, T. Carlyle

    (26) Continental Drama

    (27) English Essays: Sidney to Macaulay

    (28) Essays. English and American

    (29) Voyage of the Beagle: Darwin (

    30) Faraday, Helmholtz, Kelvin, Newcomb, Geikie

    (31) Autobiography: Benvenuto, Cellini

    (32) Literary and Philosophical Essays: Montaigne, Sainte Beuve, Renan, Lessing, Schiller, Kant, Mazzini

    (33) Voyages and Travels

    (34) Descartes, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hobbes

    (35) Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed (36)

    Machiavelli, More, Luther

    (37) Locke, Berkeley, Hume

    (38) Harvey, Jenner, Lister, Pasteur

    (39) Famous Prefaces

    (40) English Poetry 1: Chaucer to Gray

    (41) English Poetry 2: Collins to Fitzgerald

    (42) English Poetry 3: Tennyson to Whitman

    (43) American Historical Documents

    (44) Sacred Writings 1

    (45) Sacred Writings 2

    (46) Elizabethan Drama 1

    (47) Elizabethan Drama 2

    (48) Thoughts and Minor Works: Pascal

    (49) Epic and Saga (

    50) Introduction, Readers Guide,

     

    50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before you Die

    Started reading the first one of volume 3

    Bolded indicated I have read it .

    Vol 1

    Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women
    Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice
    Austen, Jane: Emma
    Balzac, Honoré de: Father Goriot
    Barbusse, Henri: The Inferno
    Brontë, Anne: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
    Brontë, Charlotte: Jane Eyre
    Brontë, Emily: Wuthering Heights
    Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan of the Apes
    Butler, Samuel: The Way of All Flesh
    Carroll, Lewis: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
    Cather, Willa: My Ántonia
    Cervantes, Miguel de: Don Quixote
    Chopin, Kate: The Awakening
    Cleland, John: Fanny Hill
    Collins, Wilkie: The Moonstone
    Conrad, Joseph: Heart of Darkness
    Conrad, Joseph: Nostromo
    Cooper, James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans
    Crane, Stephen: The Red Badge of Courage
    Cummings, E. E.: The Enormous Room
    Defoe, Daniel: Robinson Crusoe
    Defoe, Daniel: Moll Flanders
    Dickens, Charles: Bleak House
    Dickens, Charles: Great Expectations
    Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: Crime and Punishment
    Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: The Idiot
    Doyle, Arthur Conan: The Hound of the Baskervilles
    Dreiser, Theodore: Sister Carrie
    Dumas, Alexandre: The Three Musketeers
    Dumas, Alexandre: The Count of Monte Cristo
    Eliot, George: Middlemarch
    Fielding, Henry: Tom Jones
    Flaubert, Gustave: Madame Bovary
    Flaubert, Gustave: Sentimental Education
    Ford, Ford Madox: The Good Soldier
    Forster, E. M.: A Room With a View
    Forster, E. M.: Howards End
    Gaskell, Elizabeth: North and South
    Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: The Sorrows of Young Werther
    Gogol, Nikolai: Dead Souls
    Gorky, Maxim: The Mother
    Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon’s Mines
    Hardy, Thomas: Tess of the D’Urbervilles
    Hawthorne, Nathaniel: The Scarlet Letter
    Homer: The Odyssey
    Hugo, Victor: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    Hugo, Victor: Les Misérables
    Huxley, Aldous: Crome Yellow
    James, Henry: The Portrait of a Lady

    Volume 2

    – Little Women [Louisa May Alcott]
    – Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen]
    – Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie]
    – Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower]
    – The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett]
    – A Little Princess [Frances Hodgson Burnett]
    – The King in Yellow [Robert William Chambers]
    – The Man Who Knew Too Much [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Woman in White [Wilkie Collins]
    – The Most Dangerous Game [Richard Connell]
    – On the Origin of Species, 6th Edition [Charles Darwin]
    – Robinson Crusoe [Daniel Defoe]
    – The Iron Woman [Margaret Deland]
    – David Copperfield [Charles Dickens]
    – Oliver Twist [Charles Dickens]
    – A Tale of Two Cities [Charles Dickens]
    – The Double [Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Francis Scott Fitzgerald]
    – Dream Psychology [Sigmund Freud]
    – Tess of the d’Urbervilles [Thomas Hardy]
    – Siddhartha [Hermann Hesse]
    – Dubliners [James Joyce]
    – The Fall of the House of Usher [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Arabian Nights [Andrew Lang]
    – The Sea Wolf [Jack London]
    – The Call of Cthulhu [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – Anne of Green Gables [Lucy Maud Montgomery]
    – Beyond Good and Evil [Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche]
    – The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Black Cat [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Raven [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – Swann’s Way [Marcel Proust]
    – Romeo and Juliet [William Shakespeare]
    – Treasure Island [Robert Louis Stevenson]
    – The Elements of Style [William Strunk Jr.

     

    Vol 3

    – What’s Bred in the Bone [Grant Allen]
    – The Golden Ass [Lucius Apuleius]
    – Meditations [Marcus Aurelius]
    – Northanger Abbey [Jane Austen]
    – Lady Susan [Jane Austen]
    – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Lyman Frank Baum]
    – The Art of Public Speaking [Dale Breckenridge Carnegie]
    – The Blazing World [Margaret Cavendish]
    – The Wisdom of Father Brown [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – Heretics [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Donnington Affair [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Innocence of Father Brown [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [John Cleland]
    – The Moonstone [Wilkie Collins]
    – Lord Jim [Joseph Conrad]
    – The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe [Daniel Defoe]
    – The Pickwick Papers [Charles Dickens]
    – A Christmas Carol [Charles Dickens]
    – Notes From The Underground [Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    – The Gambler par Fyodor [Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    – The Lost World [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Hound of the Baskervilles [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Sign of the Four [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Man in the Iron Mask [Alexandre Dumas]
    – This Side of Paradise [Francis Scott Fitzgerald]
    – Curious, If True: Strange Tales [Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell]
    – Kim [Rudyard Kipling]
    – Captains Courageous [Rudyard Kipling]
    – The Jungle Book [Rudyard Kipling]
    – Lady Chatterley’s Lover [David Herbert Lawrence]
    – The Son of the Wolf [Jack London]
    – The Einstein Theory of Relativity [Hendrik Antoon Lorentz]
    – The Dunwich Horror [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – At the Mountains of Madness [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – The Prince [Niccolò Machiavelli]
    – The Story Girl [Lucy Maud Montgomery]
    – The Antichrist [Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche]
    – The Republic [Plato]
    – The Last Man [Mary Shelley]
    – Life On The Mississippi [Mark Twain]
    – The Kama Sutra [Vatsyayana]
    – In the Year 2889 [Jules Verne]
    – Around the World in Eighty Days [Jules Verne]
    – Four Just Men [Edgar Wallace]
    – Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ [Lewis Wallace]
    Jacob’s Room [Virginia Woolf]

    For the rest of the list see https://wp.me/p7NAzO-2qH

    Reading the Classics

    1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

    These lists are somewhat duplicative so I have tried to combine into one list.

    The books on Boxall’s list, which is found in the 5 editions of the published book
    with a TOTAL NUMBER OF 1315 books.

    1001 Books Basic list  (combined lists)

     

    Book Title Author
    Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas
    Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Adams, Douglas
    The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul Adams, Douglas
    Aesop’s Fables Aesopus
    Little Women Alcott, Louisa May
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Angelou, Maya
    The Thousand and One Nights Anonymous
    I, Robot Asimov, Isaac
    Foundation Asimov, Isaac
    The Handmaid’s Tale Atwood, Margaret
    Sense and Sensibility Austen, Jane
    Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane
    Mansfield Park Austen, Jane
    Emma Austen, Jane
    Aesop’s Fables Aesopus
    Novel With Cocaine Ageyev, M.
    In The Heart of the Seas Agnon, Shmuel Yosef
    Rashomon Akutagawa, Ryunosuke
    The Regent’s Wife Alas, Leopoldo
    Little Women Alcott, Louisa May
    Broad and Alien is the World Alegria, Ciro
    The Man With the Golden Arm Algren, Nelson
    Fantômas Allain, Marcel
    The House of the Spirits Allende, Isabel
    Of Love and Shadows Allende, Isabel
    Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon Amado, Jorge
    Tent of Miracles Amado, Jorge
    Cause for Alarm Ambler, Eric
    Lucky Jim Amis, Kingsley
    The Green Man Amis, Kingsley
    The Old Devils Amis, Kingsley
    Dead Babies Amis, Martin
    Money: A Suicide Note Amis, Martin
    London Fields Amis, Martin
    Time’s Arrow Amis, Martin
    The Information Amis, Martin
    I’m Not Scared Ammaniti, Niccolo
    Untouchable Anand, Mulk Raj
    The Commandant Anderson, Jessica
    The Bridge on the Drina Andrić, Ivo
    Bosnian Chronicle Andrić, Ivo
    Ashes and Diamonds Andrzejewski, Jerzy
    The Thousand and One Nights Anonymous
    The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Anonymous
    The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes Anonymous
    Fado Alexandrino Antunes, Antonio Lobo
    The Bells of Basel Aragon, Louis
    Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus Arbuthnot, John et al
    Before Night Falls Arenas, Reinaldo
    Deep Rivers Arguedas, José María
    The Twilight Years Ariyoshi, Sawako
    The Green Hat Arlen, Michael
    Surfacing Atwood, Margaret
    Cat’s Eye Atwood, Margaret
    The Robber Bride Atwood, Margaret
    Alias Grace Atwood, Margaret
    The Blind Assassin Atwood, Margaret
    Obabakoak Atxaga, Bernardo
    The New York Trilogy Auster, Paul
    Moon Palace Auster, Paul
    The Music of Chance Auster, Paul
    Mr. Vertigo Auster, Paul
    Timbuktu Auster, Paul
    The Book of Illusions Auster, Paul
    Invisible Auster, Paul
    The Underdogs Azuela, Mariano
    Foucault’s Pendulum Eco, Umberto
    So Long a Letter Ba, Mariama
    Go Tell It on the Mountain Baldwin, James
    Giovanni’s Room Baldwin, James
    The Drowned World Ballard, J.G.
    The Atrocity Exhibition Ballard, J.G.
    Crash Ballard, J.G.
    High Rise Ballard, J.G.
    Cocaine Nights Ballard, J.G.
    Super-Cannes Ballard, J.G.
    Eugénie Grandet Balzac, Honoré de
    Père Goriot Balzac, Honoré de
    Lost Illusions Balzac, Honoré de
    The Wasp Factory Banks, Iain
    The Crow Road Banks, Iain
    Complicity Banks, Iain
    Dead Air Banks, Iain
    The Player of Games Banks, Iain M.
    Cloudsplitter Banks, Russell
    The Newton Letter Banville, John
    The Book of Evidence Banville, John
    The Untouchable Banville, John
    Shroud Banville, John
    The Sea Banville, John
    Elegance of the Hedgehog Barbery, Muriel
    The Inferno Barbusse, Henri
    Under Fire Barbusse, Henri
    Silk Baricco, Alessandro
    H(A)PPY Barker, Nicola
    Regeneration Barker, Pat
    The Ghost Road Barker, Pat
    Another World Barker, Pat
    Nightwood Barnes, Djuna
    Flaubert’s Parrot Barnes, Julian
    The Sense of an Ending Barnes, Julian
    The Floating Opera Barth, John
    The End of the Road Barth, John
    Come Back, Dr. Caligari Barthelme, Donald
    The Dead Father Barthelme, Donald
    Amateurs Barthelme, Donald
    Alamut Bartol, Vladimir
    The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Bassani, Giorgio
    Story of the Eye Bataille, Georges
    The Abbot C Bataille, Georges
    Blue of Noon Bataille, Georges
    The Mandarins Beauvoir, Simone de
    Jacob the Liar Becker, Jurek
    Murphy Beckett, Samuel
    Molloy Beckett, Samuel
    Malone Dies Beckett, Samuel
    Watt Beckett, Samuel
    The Unnamable Beckett, Samuel
    How It Is Beckett, Samuel
    Mercier and Camier Beckett, Samuel
    Worstward Ho Beckett, Samuel
    Vathek Beckford, William Thomas
    Borstal Boy Behan, Brendan
    Oroonoko Behn, Aphra
    Dangling Man Bellow, Saul
    The Victim Bellow, Saul
    The Adventures of Augie March Bellow, Saul
    Seize the Day Bellow, Saul
    Humboldt’s Gift Bellow, Saul
    The Old Wives’ Tale Bennett, Arnold
    G Berger, John
    Under Satan’s Sun Bernanos, Georges
    Correction Bernhard, Thomas
    Yes Bernhard, Thomas
    Concrete Bernhard, Thomas
    Wittgenstein’s Nephew Bernhard, Thomas
    Old Masters Bernhard, Thomas
    Extinction Bernhard, Thomas
    Death Sentence Blanchot, Maurice
    Savage Detectives Bolaño, Roberto
    2666 Bolaño, Roberto
    Billiards at Half-Past Nine Böll, Heinrich
    Group Portrait With Lady Böll, Heinrich
    The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum Böll, Heinrich
    The Safety Net Böll, Heinrich
    Ficciones Borges, Jorge Luis
    Labyrinths Borges, Jorge Luis
    This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen Borowski, Tadeusz
    The Last September Bowen, Elizabeth
    To the North Bowen, Elizabeth
    The House in Paris Bowen, Elizabeth
    The Heat of the Day Bowen, Elizabeth
    A World of Love Bowen, Elizabeth
    Eva Trout Bowen, Elizabeth
    World’s End Boyle, T. Coraghessan
    Drop City Boyle, T. Coraghessan
    In Watermelon Sugar Brautigan, Richard
    Willard and His Bowling Trophies Brautigan, Richard
    Threepenny Novel Brecht, Bertolt
    Nadja Breton, André
    Arcanum 17 Breton, André
    A Dry White Season Brink, Andre
    Testament of Youth Brittain, Vera
    The Death of Virgil Broch, Hermann
    The Guiltless Broch, Hermann
    Agnes Grey Brontë, Anne
    The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Brontë, Anne
    Shirley Brontë, Charlotte
    Villette Brontë, Charlotte
    A World for Julius Bryce Echenique, Alfredo
    The Thirty-Nine Steps Buchan, John
    The Master and Margarita Bulgakov, Mikhail
    The Pilgrim’s Progress Bunyan, John
    A Clockwork Orange Burgess, Anthony
    Inside Mr. Enderby Burgess, Anthony
    Evelina Burney, Fanny
    Cecilia Burney, Fanny
    Camilla Burney, Fanny
    Junkie Burroughs, William
    The Wild Boys Burroughs, William
    Queer Burroughs, William
    Erewhon Butler, Samuel
    The Way of All Flesh Butler, Samuel
    The Tartar Steppe Buzzati, Dino
    The Virgin in the Garden Byatt, A.S.
    Possession Byatt, A.S.
    The Children’s Book Byatt, A.S.
    Three Trapped Tigers Cabrera Infante, Guillermo
    The Postman Always Rings Twice Cain, James M.
    House in the Uplands Caldwell, Erskine
    The Path to the Nest of Spiders Calvino, Italo
    Our Ancestors Calvino, Italo
    Invisible Cities Calvino, Italo
    The Castle of Crossed Destinies Calvino, Italo
    If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler Calvino, Italo
    The Lusiads Camões, Luís de
    The Outsider Camus, Albert
    The Plague Camus, Albert
    The Rebel Camus, Albert
    Auto-da-Fé Canetti, Elias
    A Dream of Red Mansions Cao, Xueqin
    War with the Newts Capek, Karel
    Breakfast at Tiffany’s Capote, Truman
    In Cold Blood Capote, Truman
    Oscar and Lucinda Carey, Peter
    Jack Maggs Carey, Peter
    Kingdom of This World Carpentier, Alejo
    The Lost Steps Carpentier, Alejo
    The Passion of New Eve Carter, Angela
    Nights at the Circus Carter, Angela
    Wise Children Carter, Angela
    Bebo’s Girl Cassola, Carlo
    Solitude Catala, Victor
    The Professor’s House Cather, Willa
    Journey to the Alcarria Cela, Camilo Jose
    The Hive Cela, Camilo Jose
    Journey to the End of the Night Céline, Louis-Ferdinand
    Soldiers of Salamis Cercas, Javier
    The Travels of Persiles and Sigismunda Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Chabon, Michael
    The Big Sleep Chandler, Raymond
    Farewell My Lovely Chandler, Raymond
    The Long Goodbye Chandler, Raymond
    Wild Swans Chang, Jung
    Chaireas and Kallirhoe Chariton
    On the Black Hill Chatwin, Bruce
    The Riddle of the Sands Childers, Erskine
    The Awakening Chopin, Kate
    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Christie, Agatha
    On the Heights of Despair Cioran, Emil
    2001: A Space Odyssey Clarke, Arthur C.
    The Sorrow of Belgium Claus, Hugo
    The Holy Terrors Cocteau, Jean
    What a Carve Up! Coe, Jonathan
    Veronika Decides to Die Coelho, Paulo
    The Devil and Ms. Prym Coelho, Paulo
    Dusklands Coetzee, J.M.
    In the Heart of the Country Coetzee, J.M.
    Waiting for the Barbarians Coetzee, J.M.
    The Life and Times of Michael K Coetzee, J.M.
    Foe Coetzee, J.M.
    The Master of Petersburg Coetzee, J.M.
    Disgrace Coetzee, J.M.
    Youth Coetzee, J.M.
    Elizabeth Costello Coetzee, J.M.
    Slow Man Coetzee, J.M.
    Belle du Seigneur Cohen, Albert
    Claudine’s House Colette
    The Woman in White Collins, Wilkie
    The Lion of Flanders Conscience, Hendrik
    Pricksongs and Descants Coover, Robert
    The Public Burning Coover, Robert
    Eline Vere Couperus, Louis
    Arcadia Crace, Jim
    The Enormous Room Cummings, E.E.
    A Home at the End of the World Cunningham, Michael
    The Hours Cunningham, Michael
    Disappearance Dabydeen, David
    Nervous Conditions Dangarembga, Tsitsi
    House of Leaves Danielewski, Mark Z.
    The Child of Pleasure D’Annunzio, Gabriele
    Fifth Business Davies, Robertson
    The End of the Story Davis, Lydia
    Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord De Bernières, Louis
    Captain Corelli’s Mandolin De Bernières, Louis
    On Love De Botton, Alain
    Hebdomeros De Chirico, Giorgio
    The Viceroys De Roberto, Federico
    Roxana Defoe, Daniel
    The Heretic Delibes, Miguel
    Ratner’s Star DeLillo, Don
    The Names DeLillo, Don
    White Noise DeLillo, Don
    Libra DeLillo, Don
    Mao II DeLillo, Don
    Underworld DeLillo, Don
    The Body Artist DeLillo, Don
    Falling Man DeLillo, Don
    Thomas of Reading Deloney, Thomas
    Clear Light of Day Desai, Anita
    The Inheritance of Loss Desai, Kiran
    All About H. Hatterr Desani, G.V.
    Small Remedies Deshpande, Shashi
    The Conquest of New Spain Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Díaz, Junot
    Martin Chuzzlewit Dickens, Charles
    Our Mutual Friend Dickens, Charles
    Jacques the Fatalist Diderot, Denis
    The Nun Diderot, Denis
    Rameau’s Nephew Diderot, Denis
    Play It As It Lays Didion, Joan
    Democracy Didion, Joan
    The Bitter Glass Dillon, Eilís
    Out of Africa Dinesen, Isak
    Berlin Alexanderplatz Döblin, Alfred
    The Book of Daniel Doctorow, E.L.
    Ragtime Doctorow, E.L.
    Billy Bathgate Doctorow, E.L.
    City of God Doctorow, E.L.
    Stone Junction Dodge, Jim
    Asphodel Doolittle, Hilda
    Manhattan Transfer Dos Passos, John
    U.S.A. Dos Passos, John
    Fool’s Gold Douka, Maro
    Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture Doxiadis, Apostolos
    The Radiant Way Drabble, Margaret
    The Red Queen Drabble, Margaret
    As If I Am Not There Drakulić, Slavenka
    Sister Carrie Dreiser, Theodore
    Rebecca Du Maurier, Daphne
    Queen Margot Dumas, Alexandre
    Hallucinating Foucault Duncker, Patricia
    Paradise of the Blind Duong, Thu Huong
    The Ravishing of Lol V. Stein Duras, Marguerite
    The Vice-Consul Duras, Marguerite
    The Lover Duras, Marguerite
    Justine Durrell, Lawrence
    The Judge and His Hangman Dürrenmatt, Friedrich
    The Crime of Father Amaro Eça de Queirós, José Maria
    The Name of the Rose Eco, Umberto
    Foucault’s Pendulum Eco, Umberto
    Castle Rackrent Edgeworth, Maria
    The Absentee Edgeworth, Maria
    Ormond Edgeworth, Maria
    The Quest Eeden, Frederik van
    A Visit from the Goon Squad Egan, Jennifer
    The Circle Eggers, Dave
    The Life of a Good-for-Nothing Eichendorff, Joseph von
    Woman at Point Zero El Saadawi, Nawal
    Silence Endo, Shusaku
    Deep River Endo, Shusaku
    The Book about Blanche and Marie Enquist, Per Olov
    The Gathering Enright, Anne
    The Interesting Narrative Equiano, Olaudah
    Love Medicine Erdrich, Louise
    Moscow Stations Erofeyev, Venedikt
    Like Water for Chocolate Esquivel, Laura
    Celestial Harmonies Esterházy, Péter
    The Virgin Suicides Eugenides, Jeffrey
    Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffrey
    The Marriage Plot Eugenides, Jeffrey
    Under the Skin Faber, Michel
    Astradeni Fakinou, Eugenia
    Troubles Farrell, J.G.
    The Siege of Krishnapur Farrell, J.G.
    The Singapore Grip Farrell, J.G.
    The Sound and the Fury Faulkner, William
    Absalom, Absalom! Faulkner, William
    The Hamlet Faulkner, William
    Go Down, Moses Faulkner, William
    Birdsong Faulks, Sebastian
    Troubling Love Ferrante, Elena
    The Story of the Lost Child Ferrante, Elena
    Joseph Andrews Fielding, Henry
    Amelia Fielding, Henry
    The Wars Findley, Timothy
    Sentimental Education Flaubert, Gustave
    The Temptation of Saint Anthony Flaubert, Gustave
    Bouvard and Pécuchet Flaubert, Gustave
    Effi Briest Fontane, Theodor
    The Stechlin Fontane, Theodor
    The Good Soldier Ford, Ford Madox
    Parade’s End Ford, Ford Madox
    Where Angels Fear to Tread Forster, E.M.
    The Collector Fowles, John
    The Magus Fowles, John
    The French Lieutenant’s Woman Fowles, John
    A Maggot Fowles, John
    Faces in the Water Frame, Janet
    Thais France, Anatole
    The Blind Side of the Heart Franck, Julia
    The Corrections Franzen, Jonathan
    Freedom Franzen, Jonathan
    Simon and the Oaks Fredriksson, Marianne
    Hideous Kinky Freud, Esther
    I’m Not Stiller Frisch, Max
    Homo Faber Frisch, Max
    The Death of Artemio Cruz Fuentes, Carlos
    The Recognitions Gaddis, William
    Memory of Fire Galeano, Eduardo
    Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris Gallico, Paul
    The Trick is to Keep Breathing Galloway, Janice
    Eclipse of the Crescent Moon Gardonyi, Geza
    Thursbitch Garner, Alan
    The Roots of Heaven Gary, Romain
    Promise at Dawn Gary, Romain
    Mary Barton Gaskell, Elizabeth
    Cranford Gaskell, Elizabeth
    North and South Gaskell, Elizabeth
    Legend Gemmell, David
    The Triple Mirror of the Self Ghose, Zulfikar
    The Shadow Lines Ghosh, Amitav
    Sunset Song Gibbon, Lewis Grassic
    Cold Comfort Farm Gibbons, Stella
    Fruits of the Earth Gide, André
    The Immoralist Gide, André
    Strait is the Gate Gide, André
    The Counterfeiters Gide, André
    The Yellow Wallpaper Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
    New Grub Street Gissing, George
    Born in Exile Gissing, George
    The Adventures of Caleb Williams Godwin, William
    The Sorrows of Young Werther Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
    Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
    Elective Affinities Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
    The Nose Gogol, Nikolay
    Dead Souls Gogol, Nikolay
    The Vicar of Wakefield Goldsmith, Oliver
    Ferdydurke Gombrowicz, Witold
    Oblomov Goncharov, Ivan
    Burger’s Daughter Gordimer, Nadine
    July’s People Gordimer, Nadine
    Mother Gorky, Maxim
    The Artamonov Business Gorky, Maxim
    Marks of Identity Goytisolo, Juan
    The Opposing Shore Gracq, Julien
    The Tin Drum Grass, Günter
    Cat and Mouse Grass, Günter
    Dog Years Grass, Günter
    Lanark: A Life in Four Books Gray, Alasdair
    Blindness Green, Henry
    Living Green, Henry
    Party Going Green, Henry
    Caught Green, Henry
    Loving Green, Henry
    Back Green, Henry
    England Made Me Greene, Graham
    Brighton Rock Greene, Graham
    The Power and the Glory Greene, Graham
    The Heart of the Matter Greene, Graham
    The Adventurous Simplicissimus Grimmelshausen, Hans von
    Diary of a Nobody Grossmith, George
    Memoirs of Rain Gupta, Sunetra
    Dirty Havana Trilogy Gutierrez, Pedro Juan
    Forever a Stranger Haasse, Hella
    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Haddon, Mark
    She Haggard, H. Rider
    The Well of Loneliness Hall, Radclyffe
    The Reluctant Fundamentalist Hamid, Mohsin
    Hangover Square Hamilton, Patrick
    The Red Harvest Hammett, Dashiell
    The Maltese Falcon Hammett, Dashiell
    The Glass Key Hammett, Dashiell
    The Thin Man Hammett, Dashiell
    Hunger Hamsun, Knut
    Growth of the Soil Hamsun, Knut
    Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Handke, Peter
    The Left-Handed Woman Handke, Peter
    The Afternoon of a Writer Handke, Peter
    The Art of Fielding Harbach, Chad
    Far from the Madding Crowd Hardy, Thomas
    The Hand of Ethelberta Hardy, Thomas
    The Good Soldier Švejk Hašek, Jaroslav
    The Blithedale Romance Hawthorne, Nathaniel
    The Marble Faun Hawthorne, Nathaniel
    Love in Excess Haywood, Eliza
    A Question of Power Head, Bessie
    The First Garden Hébert, Anne
    The Blind Owl Hedayat, Sadegh
    Stranger in a Strange Land Heinlein, Robert
    An Ethiopian Romance Heliodorus
    Margot and the Angels Hemmerechts, Kristien
    Nowhere Man Hemon, Aleksandar
    Reasons to Live Hempel, Amy
    Martin Fierro Hernandez, Jose
    Dispatches Herr, Michael
    The New World Heruy Wolde Selassie
    Camera Obscura Hildebrand
    Blind Man With a Pistol Himes, Chester
    A Kestrel for a Knave Hines, Barry
    The House on the Borderland Hodgson, William Hope
    Smilla’s Sense of Snow Høeg, Peter
    The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr Hoffman, E.T.A.
    The Parable of the Blind Hofmann, Gert
    The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Hogg, James
    Hyperion Hölderlin, Friedrich
    The Swimming Pool Library Hollinghurst, Alan
    The Folding Star Hollinghurst, Alan
    The Line of Beauty Hollinghurst, Alan
    The Cathedral Honchar, Oles
    Whatever Houellebecq, Michel
    Elementary Particles Houellebecq, Michel
    Platform Houellebecq, Michel
    Closely Watched Trains Hrabal, Bohumil
    Their Eyes Were Watching God Hurston, Zora Neale
    What I Loved Hustvedt, Siri
    Crome Yellow Huxley, Aldous
    Antic Hay Huxley, Aldous
    Brave New World Huxley, Aldous
    Eyeless in Gaza Huxley, Aldous
    Against the Grain Huysmans, Joris-Karl
    Down There Huysmans, Joris-Karl
    Carry Me Down Hyland, M.J.
    The Last of Mr. Norris Isherwood, Christopher
    Goodbye to Berlin Isherwood, Christopher
    A Pale View of Hills Ishiguro, Kazuo
    An Artist of the Floating World Ishiguro, Kazuo
    Remains of the Day Ishiguro, Kazuo
    The Unconsoled Ishiguro, Kazuo
    Never Let Me Go Ishiguro, Kazuo
    The Portrait of a Lady James, Henry
    What Maisie Knew James, Henry
    The Turn of the Screw James, Henry
    The Wings of the Dove James, Henry
    The Ambassadors James, Henry
    The Golden Bowl James, Henry
    A Day Off Jameson, Storm
    The Summer Book Jansson, Tove
    The Piano Teacher Jelinek, Elfriede
    Leaden Wings Jie, Zhang
    Platero and I Jiménez, Juan Ramón
    The Taebaek Mountains Jo, Jung-rae
    Albert Angelo Johnson, B.S.
    Trawl Johnson, B.S.
    House Mother Normal Johnson, B.S.
    The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia Johnson, Samuel
    Jahrestage Johnson, Uwe
    In Parenthesis Jones, David
    Fear of Flying Jong, Erica
    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James
    Ulysses Joyce, James
    Finnegans Wake Joyce, James
    Storm of Steel Junger, Ernst
    The Glass Bees Junger, Ernst
    Broken April Kadare, Ismail
    Spring Flowers, Spring Frost Kadare, Ismail
    The Successor Kadare, Ismail
    A Thousand Cranes Kawabata, Yasunari
    Zorba the Greek Kazantzákis, Nikos
    The Last Temptation of Christ Kazantzákis, Nikos
    Measuring the World Kehlmann, Daniel
    Green Henry Keller, Gottfried
    The Busconductor Hines Kelman, James
    A Disaffection Kelman, James
    How Late It Was, How Late Kelman, James
    Kieron Smith, boy Kelman, James
    Schindler’s Ark Keneally, Thomas
    Looking for the Possible Dance Kennedy, A.L.
    Everything You Need Kennedy, A.L.
    On the Road Kerouac, Jack
    Fatelessness Kertész, Imre
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Kesey, Ken
    Sometimes a Great Notion Kesey, Ken
    Annie John Kincaid, Jamaica
    The Shining King, Stephen
    The Water-Babies Kingsley, Charles
    Kim Kipling, Rudyard
    Garden, Ashes Kis, Danilo
    Michael Kohlhaas Kleist, Heinrich von
    Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light Klima, Ivan
    The Hothouse Koeppen, Wolfgang
    Death in Rome Koeppen, Wolfgang
    The Case Worker Konrad, Gyorgy
    A Day in Spring Kosmac, Ciril
    Smell of Sadness Kossmann, Alfred
    The Fan Man Kotzwinkle, William
    The Midnight Examiner Kotzwinkle, William
    The Melancholy of Resistance Krasznahorkai, László
    The Last Days of Humanity Kraus, Karl
    The History of Love Krauss, Nicole
    The Return of Philip Latinowicz Krleža, Miroslav
    On the Edge of Reason Krleža, Miroslav
    Professor Martens’ Departure Kross, Jaan
    The Joke Kundera, Milan
    The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Kundera, Milan
    Ignorance Kundera, Milan
    The Buddha of Suburbia Kureishi, Hanif
    Intimacy Kureishi, Hanif
    Gabriel’s Gift Kureishi, Hanif
    The Flamethrowers Kushner, Rachel
    The Princess of Clèves La Fayette, Madame de
    Dangerous Liaisons Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de
    Nada Laforet, Carmen
    Barabbas Lagerkvist, Par
    Gösta Berling’s Saga Lagerlöf, Selma
    The Namesake Lahiri, Jhumpa
    Rickshaw Boy Lao, She
    Quicksand Larsen, Nella
    Passing Larsen, Nella
    The Diviners Laurence, Margaret
    Maldoror Lautréaumont, Comte de
    The Fox Lawrence, D.H.
    Aaron’s Rod Lawrence, D.H.
    Independent People Laxness, Halldór
    The Dark Child Laye, Camara
    Uncle Silas Le Fanu, Sheridan
    In a Glass Darkly Le Fanu, Sheridan
    The Dispossessed Le Guin, Ursula K.
    Lost Language of Cranes Leavitt, David
    To Kill a Mockingbird Lee, Harper
    Cider With Rosie Lee, Laurie
    Solaris Lem, Stanislaw
    The Female Quixote Lennox, Charlotte
    The German Lesson Lenz, Siegfried
    City Primeval Leonard, Elmore
    La Brava Leonard, Elmore
    Get Shorty Leonard, Elmore
    A Hero of Our Times Lermontov, Mikhail Yurevich
    10:04 Lerner, Ben
    The Enchanted Wanderer Leskov, Nikolai
    The Grass is Singing Lessing, Doris
    The Golden Notebook Lessing, Doris
    Shikasta Lessing, Doris
    The Diary of Jane Somers Lessing, Doris
    Christ Stopped at Eboli Levi, Carlo
    If This Is a Man Levi, Primo
    If Not Now, When? Levi, Primo
    The Drowned and the Saved Levi, Primo
    Small Island Levy, Andrea
    The Monk Lewis, M.G.
    Monica Lewis, Saunders
    Main Street Lewis, Sinclair
    Babbitt Lewis, Sinclair
    Tarr Lewis, Wyndham
    The Childermass Lewis, Wyndham
    The Apes of God Lewis, Wyndham
    The Revenge for Love Lewis, Wyndham
    Self-Condemned Lewis, Wyndham
    A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Lewycka, Marina
    Pippi Longstocking Lindgren, Astrid
    The Unknown Soldier Linna, Vaino
    The Passion According to G.H. Lispector, Clarice
    The Hour of the Star Lispector, Clarice
    The Kindly Ones Littell, Jonathan
    The Call of the Wild London, Jack
    The Iron Heel London, Jack
    Martin Eden London, Jack
    The Twins Loo, Tessa de
    Under the Volcano Lowry, Malcolm
    Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend is Laid Lowry, Malcolm
    Romance of the Three Kingdoms Luo, Guanzhong
    Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit Lyly, John
    Fall on Your Knees MacDonald, Ann-Marie
    H is for Hawk Macdonald, Helen
    The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria
    Dom Casmurro Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria
    Absolute Beginners MacInnes, Colin
    The Man of Feeling Mackenzie, Henry
    Wild Harbour MacPherson, Ian
    Midaq Alley Mahfouz, Naguib
    Miramar Mahfouz, Naguib
    Remembering Babylon Malouf, David
    Man’s Fate Malraux, André
    Faceless Killers Mankell, Henning
    Professor Unrat Mann, Heinrich
    Buddenbrooks Mann, Thomas
    Death in Venice Mann, Thomas
    The Magic Mountain Mann, Thomas
    Joseph and His Brothers Mann, Thomas
    Doctor Faustus Mann, Thomas
    Her Privates We Manning, Frederic
    The Garden Party Mansfield, Katherine
    Adjunct: An Undigest Manson, Peter
    The Betrothed Manzoni, Alessandro
    Embers Marai, Sandor
    All Souls Marias, Javier
    A Heart So White Marias, Javier
    Your Face Tomorrow Marias, Javier
    The Late-Night News Markaris, Petros
    Wittgenstein’s Mistress Markson, David
    Vanishing Point Markson, David
    The Back Room Martin Gaite, Carmen
    Santa Evita Martinez, Tomas Eloy
    Time of Silence Martín-Santos, Luis
    Tirant lo Blanc Martorell, Joanot
    The Daughter Matesis, Pavlos
    Cigarettes Mathews, Harry
    Melmoth the Wanderer Maturin, Charles Robert
    The Albigenses Maturin, Charles Robert
    A Woman’s Life Maupassant, Guy de
    Bel-Ami Maupassant, Guy de
    Pierre and Jean Maupassant, Guy de
    Vipers’ Tangle Mauriac, Francois
    Don’t Move Mazzantini, Margaret
    Blood Meridian McCarthy, Cormac
    All the Pretty Horses McCarthy, Cormac
    They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? McCoy, Horace
    The Cement Garden McEwan, Ian
    The Comfort of Strangers McEwan, Ian
    The Child in Time McEwan, Ian
    Black Dogs McEwan, Ian
    Enduring Love McEwan, Ian
    Amsterdam McEwan, Ian
    Atonement McEwan, Ian
    Saturday McEwan, Ian
    Amongst Women McGahern, John
    That They May Face the Rising Sun McGahern, John
    Schooling McGowan, Heather
    The Heart of Redness Mda, Zakes
    Billy Budd, Foretopman Melville, Herman
    A Light Comedy Mendoza, Eduardo
    The Manila Rope Meri, Veijo
    Day of the Dolphin Merle, Robert
    American Rust Meyer, Philipp
    Fugitive Pieces Michaels, Anne
    The Sound of Waves Mishima, Yukio
    The Sea of Fertility Mishima, Yukio
    The Romantics Mishra, Pankaj
    A Fine Balance Mistry, Rohinton
    Family Matters Mistry, Rohinton
    Cloud Atlas Mitchell, David
    Gone With the Wind Mitchell, Margaret
    The Pursuit of Love Mitford, Nancy
    Love in a Cold Climate Mitford, Nancy
    Crossfire Miyabe, Miyuki
    Chaka the Zulu Mofolo, Thomas
    Amadis of Gaul Montalvo, Garci Rodríguez de
    Watchmen Moore, Alan
    Anagrams Moore, Lorrie
    Like Life Moore, Lorrie
    A Gate at the Stairs Moore, Lorrie
    The Time of Indifference Moravia, Alberto
    Disobedience Moravia, Alberto
    A Ghost at Noon (aka Contempt) Moravia, Alberto
    Anton Reiser Moritz, Karl Philipp
    News from Nowhere Morris, William
    The Bluest Eye Morrison, Toni
    Sula Morrison, Toni
    Down Second Avenue Mphahlele, Es’kia
    The Holder of the World Mukherjee, Bharati
    The Discovery of Heaven Mulisch, Harry
    Max Havelaar Multatuli
    Lives of Girls and Women Munro, Alice
    The Beggar Maid Munro, Alice
    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Murakami, Haruki
    Sputnik Sweetheart Murakami, Haruki
    After the Quake Murakami, Haruki
    Kafka on the Shore Murakami, Haruki
    Almost Transparent Blue Murakami, Ryu
    The Tale of Genji Murasaki, Shikibu
    Under the Net Murdoch, Iris
    The Bell Murdoch, Iris
    A Severed Head Murdoch, Iris
    The Nice and the Good Murdoch, Iris
    The Black Prince Murdoch, Iris
    The Sea, The Sea Murdoch, Iris
    Inland Murnane, Gerald
    Young Törless Musil, Robert
    The Man Without Qualities Musil, Robert
    The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll Mutis, Alvaro
    Lolita Nabokov, Vladimir
    Pnin Nabokov, Vladimir
    Pale Fire Nabokov, Vladimir
    Ada Nabokov, Vladimir
    In A Free State Naipaul, V.S.
    A Bend in the River Naipaul, V.S.
    Enigma of Arrival Naipaul, V.S.
    The Guide Narayan, R.K.
    The Unfortunate Traveller Nashe, Thomas
    Kokoro Natsume, Soseki
    Memoirs of a Peasant Boy Neira Vilas, Xosé
    Suite Française Nemirovsky, Irene
    The River Between Ngugi wa Thiong’o
    Petals of Blood Ngugi wa Thiong’o
    Matigari Ngugi wa Thiong’o
    Delta of Venus Nin, Anaïs
    Rituals Nooteboom, Cees
    All Souls Day Nooteboom, Cees
    Fear and Trembling Nothomb, Amélie
    Henry of Ofterdingen Novalis
    Them Oates, Joyce Carol
    Marya Oates, Joyce Carol
    Black Water Oates, Joyce Carol
    Blonde Oates, Joyce Carol
    The Country Girls O’Brien, Edna
    Girl With Green Eyes O’Brien, Edna
    August is a Wicked Month O’Brien, Edna
    In the Forest O’Brien, Edna
    At Swim-Two-Birds O’Brien, Flann
    The Poor Mouth O’Brien, Flann
    The Third Policeman O’Brien, Flann
    The Things They Carried O’Brien, Tim
    Wise Blood O’Connor, Flannery
    The Violent Bear it Away O’Connor, Flannery
    Everything That Rises Must Converge O’Connor, Flannery
    Pluck the Bud and Destroy the Offspring Oe, Kenzaburo
    The Talk of the Town O’Hanlon, Ardal
    The English Patient Ondaatje, Michael
    At Swim, Two Boys O’Neill, Jamie
    The Shipyard Onetti, Juan Carlos
    Burmese Days Orwell, George
    Keep the Aspidistra Flying Orwell, George
    Coming Up for Air Orwell, George
    Animal Farm Orwell, George
    Nineteen Eighty-Four Orwell, George
    Cataract Osadchyi, Mykhailo
    Metamorphoses Ovid
    Black Box Oz, Amos
    A Tale of Love and Darkness Oz, Amos
    Life is a Caravanserai Özdamar, Emine
    The Year of the Hare Paasilinna, Arto
    Manon des Sources Pagnol, Marcel
    Choke Palahniuk, Chuck
    The Laws Palmen, Connie
    Snow Pamuk, Orhan
    Life of Christ Papini, Giovanni
    The Manors of Ulloa Pardo Bazan, Emilia
    Land Park,, Kyŏng-ni
    Ballad for Georg Henig Paskov, Viktor
    The Ragazzi Pasolini, Pier Paulo
    Doctor Zhivago Pasternak, Boris
    Marius the Epicurean Pater, Walter
    Cry, the Beloved Country Paton, Alan
    The Harvesters Pavese, Cesare
    The Moon and the Bonfires Pavese, Cesare
    Dictionary of the Khazars Pavic, Milorad
    The Labyrinth of Solitude Paz, Octavio
    Nineteen Seventy Seven Peace, David
    Titus Groan Peake, Mervyn
    Gormenghast Peake, Mervyn
    The Clay Machine-Gun Pelevin, Victor
    The Life of Insects Pelevin, Victor
    Things: A Story of the Sixties Perec, Georges
    A Man Asleep Perec, Georges
    A Void Perec, Georges
    W, or the Memory of Childhood Perec, Georges
    Life: A User’s Manual Perec, Georges
    Fortunata y Jacinta Pérez Galdós, Benito
    Compassion Pérez Galdós, Benito
    The Dumas Club Pérez-Reverte, Arturo
    The Book of Disquiet Pessoa, Fernando
    Vernon God Little Pierre, D.B.C.
    Money to Burn Piglia, Ricardo
    One, No One and One Hundred Thousand Pirandello, Luigi
    The Bell Jar Plath, Sylvia
    The Trusting and the Maimed Plunkett, James
    The Fall of the House of Usher Poe, Edgar Allan
    The Pit and the Pendulum Poe, Edgar Allan
    The Purloined Letter Poe, Edgar Allan
    Here’s to You, Jesusa Poniatowska, Elena
    A Dance to the Music of Time Powell, Anthony
    Typical Powell, Padgett
    The Shipping News Proulx, E. Annie
    Remembrance of Things Past Proust, Marcel
    Pharoah Prus, Boleslaw
    Exercises in Style Queneau, Raymond
    Gargantua and Pantagruel Rabelais, François
    The Mysteries of Udolpho Radcliffe, Ann
    The Devil in the Flesh Radiguet, Raymond
    The Last World Ransmayr, Christoph
    The Story of O Réage, Pauline
    The Forest of the Hanged Rebreanu, Liviu
    All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque, Erich Maria
    Quartet Rhys, Jean
    Good Morning, Midnight Rhys, Jean
    Wide Sargasso Sea Rhys, Jean
    Interview With the Vampire Rice, Anne
    Pilgrimage Richardson, Dorothy
    Pamela Richardson, Samuel
    Clarissa Richardson, Samuel
    The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge Rilke, Rainer Maria
    Larva: Midsummer Night’s Babel Rios, Julian
    Jealousy Robbe-Grillet, Alain
    Home Robinson, Marilynne
    Cost Robinson, Roxana
    La Celestina Rojas, Fernando de
    Hadrian the Seventh Rolfe, Frederick
    The Devil to Pay in the Backlands Rosa, João Guimarães
    Love’s Work Rose, Gillian
    Call it Sleep Roth, Henry
    The Radetzky March Roth, Joseph
    Portnoy’s Complaint Roth, Philip
    The Breast Roth, Philip
    Operation Shylock Roth, Philip
    Sabbath’s Theater Roth, Philip
    Julie; or the New Eloise Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
    Émile; or, On Education Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
    Reveries of a Solitary Walker Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
    Confessions Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
    Impressions of Africa Roussel, Raymond
    Locus Solus Roussel, Raymond
    The God of Small Things Roy, Arundhati
    The Tin Flute Roy, Gabrielle
    The Burning Plain Rulfo, Juan
    Grimus Rushdie, Salman
    The Deadbeats Ruyslinck, Ward
    The 120 Days of Sodom Sade, Marquis de
    Justine Sade, Marquis de
    The Witness Saer, Juan Jose
    Contact Sagan, Carl
    Bonjour Tristesse Sagan, Françoise
    The Little Prince Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
    Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem Salgari, Emilio
    Season of Migration to the North Salih, Tayeb
    The Catcher in the Rye Salinger, J.D.
    Franny and Zooey Salinger, J.D.
    The Devil’s Pool Sand, George
    Alberta and Jacob Sandel, Cora
    Baltasar and Blimunda Saramago, Jose
    The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis Saramago, José
    The History of the Siege of Lisbon Saramago, José
    The Double Saramago, José
    Cain Saramago, Jose
    Facundo Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino
    Nausea Sartre, Jean-Paul
    Pastoralia Saunders, George
    Murder Must Advertise Sayers, Dorothy L.
    The Nine Tailors Sayers, Dorothy L.
    The Swarm Schatzing, Frank
    The Reader Schlink, Bernhard
    None but the Brave Schnitzler, Arthur
    Memoirs of my Nervous Illness Schreber, Daniel Paul
    The Street of Crocodiles Schulz, Bruno
    To Each His Own Sciascia, Leonardo
    Rob Roy Scott, Sir Walter
    Ivanhoe Scott, Sir Walter
    The Monastery Scott, Sir Walter
    Vertigo Sebald, W.G.
    The Emigrants Sebald, W.G.
    The Rings of Saturn Sebald, W.G.
    Austerlitz Sebald, W.G.
    Transit Seghers, Anna
    Requiem for a Dream Selby, Jr. Hubert
    Great Apes Self, Will
    How the Dead Live Self, Will
    Death and the Dervish Selimovic, Mesa
    The Lonely Londoners Selvon, Sam
    God’s Bits of Wood Sembene, Ousmane
    The Case of Comrade Tulayev Serge, Victor
    A Suitable Boy Seth, Vikram
    Retreat Without Song Shahnour, Shahan
    An Obedient Father Sharma, Akhil
    Frankenstein Shelley, Mary
    The Water Margin Shi, Nai’an
    The Stone Diaries Shields, Carol
    Unless Shields, Carol
    A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil
    Quo Vadis Sienkiewicz, Henryk
    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Sillitoe, Chinua
    Downriver Sinclair, Iain
    London Orbital Sinclair, Iain
    Dining on Stones Sinclair, Iain
    Life and Death of Harriett Frean Sinclair, May
    The Jungle Sinclair, Upton
    The Magician of Lublin Singer, Isaac Bashevis
    The Manor Singer, Isaac Bashevis
    Animal’s People Sinha, Indra
    The Engineer of Human Souls Skvorecky, Josef
    The Forbidden Realm Slauerhoff, Jan Jacob
    Islands Sleigh, Dan
    The Accidental Smith, Ali
    There But For The Smith, Ali
    Winter Smith, Ali
    White Teeth Smith, Zadie
    On Beauty Smith, Zadie
    Roderick Random Smollett, Tobias George
    Peregrine Pickle Smollett, Tobias George
    Humphry Clinker Smollett, Tobias George
    The Port Šoljan, Antun
    The Real Charlotte Somerville and Ross
    Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. Somerville and Ross
    Lady Number Thirteen Somoza, Jose Carlos
    Memento Mori Spark, Muriel
    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Spark, Muriel
    The Girls of Slender Means Spark, Muriel
    The Driver’s Seat Spark, Muriel
    Mother’s Milk St Aubyn, Edward
    The Man Who Loved Children Stead, Christina
    Three Lives Stein, Gertrude
    The Making of Americans Stein, Gertrude
    The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Stein, Gertrude
    Of Mice and Men Steinbeck, John
    The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck, John
    Cannery Row Steinbeck, John
    The Red and the Black Stendhal
    The Charterhouse of Parma Stendhal
    The Charwoman’s Daughter Stephens, James
    Tristram Shandy Sterne, Laurence
    A Sentimental Journey Sterne, Laurence
    Kidnapped Stevenson, Robert Louis
    The Master of Ballantrae Stevenson, Robert Louis
    Indian Summer Stifter, Adalbert
    Dracula Stoker, Bram
    Uncle Tom’s Cabin Stowe, Harriet Beecher
    Couples, Passerby Strauss, Botho
    The Young Man Strauss, Botho
    The Red Room Strindberg, August
    The People of Hemsö Strindberg, August
    By the Open Sea Strindberg, August
    Perfume Süskind, Patrick
    The Pigeon Süskind, Patrick
    As a Man Grows Older Svevo, Italo
    Zeno’s Conscience Svevo, Italo
    Waterland Swift, Graham
    The Light of Day Swift, Graham
    A Tale of a Tub Swift, Jonathan
    Gulliver’s Travels Swift, Jonathan
    A Modest Proposal Swift, Jonathan
    The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman Szczypiorski, Andrzej
    Pereira Declares: A Testimony Tabucchi, Antonio
    The Home and the World Tagore, Rabindranath
    The Third Wedding Taktsis, Costas
    Some Prefer Nettles Tanizaki, Junichiro
    The Secret History Tartt, Donna
    The Goldfinch Tartt, Donna
    Blaming Taylor, Elizabeth
    Vanity Fair Thackeray, William Makepeace
    The Great Indian Novel Tharoor, Shashi
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Thompson, Hunter S.
    The Killer Inside Me Thompson, Jim
    Walden Thoreau, Henry David
    Cutter and Bone Thornburg, Newton
    The 13 Clocks Thurber, James
    The Wonderful “O” Thurber, James
    The Invention of Curried Sausage Timm, Uwe
    Pallieter Timmermans, Felix
    The Heather Blazing Tóibín, Colm
    The Master Tóibín, Colm
    The Hobbit Tolkien, J.R.R.
    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J.R.R.
    War and Peace Tolstoy, Leo
    Anna Karenina Tolstoy, Leo
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich Tolstoy, Leo
    The Kreutzer Sonata Tolstoy, Leo
    The Leopard Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe
    Confederacy of Dunces Toole, John Kennedy
    Cane Toomer, Jean
    City Sister Silver Topol, Jáchym
    The Ogre Tournier, Michael
    The Colour Tremain, Rose
    The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Tressell, Robert
    Fools of Fortune Trevor, William
    Felicia’s Journey Trevor, William
    The Story of Lucy Gault Trevor, William
    Castle Richmond Trollope, Anthony
    The Last Chronicle of Barset Trollope, Anthony
    Phineas Finn Trollope, Anthony
    He Knew He Was Right Trollope, Anthony
    Summer in Baden-Baden Tsypkin, Leonid
    The Christmas Oratorio Tunstrom, Goran
    On the Eve Turgenev, Ivan
    Fathers and Sons Turgenev, Ivan
    King Lear of the Steppes Turgenev, Ivan
    Spring Torrents Turgenev, Ivan
    Virgin Soil Turgenev, Ivan
    B Twain, Mark
    The Museum of Unconditional Surrender Ugresic, Dubravka
    Kristin Lavransdatter Undset, Sigrid
    Rabbit, Run Updike, John
    Rabbit Redux Updike, John
    Rabbit is Rich Updike, John
    Pepita Jimenez Valera, Juan
    Our Lady of the Assassins Vallejo, Fernando
    Ancestral Voices van, Heerden, Etienne
    The Time of the Hero Vargas Llosa, Mario
    The Cubs and Other Stories Vargas Llosa, Mario
    The War of the End of the World Vargas Llosa, Mario
    The Feast of the Goat Vargas Llosa, Mario
    Z Vassilikos, Vassilis
    Under the Yoke Vazov, Ivan
    Southern Seas Vázquez Montalbán, Manuel
    The House by the Medlar Tree Verga, Giovanni
    Journey to the Centre of the Earth Verne, Jules
    Around the World in Eighty Days Verne, Jules
    The Birds Vesaas, Tarjei
    The Garden Where the Brass Band Played Vestdijk, Simon
    Froth on the Daydream Vian, Boris
    Myra Breckinridge Vidal, Gore
    Bartleby and Co. Vila-Matas, Enrique
    Conversations In Sicily Vittorini, Elio
    In Search of Klingsor Volpi, Jorge
    Candide Voltaire
    Cat’s Cradle Vonnegut, Kurt
    God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Vonnegut, Kurt
    Slaughterhouse Five Vonnegut, Kurt
    Breakfast of Champions Vonnegut, Kurt
    The Color Purple Walker, Alice
    The Temple of My Familiar Walker, Alice
    Possessing the Secret of Joy Walker, Alice
    Infinite Jest Wallace, David Foster
    The Castle of Otranto Walpole, Horace
    Halftime Walser, Martin
    Morvern Callar Warner, Alan
    Indigo Warner, Marina
    Summer Will Show Warner, Sylvia Townsend
    After the Death of Don Juan Warner, Sylvia Townsend
    The House with the Blind Glass Windows Wassmo, Herbjorg
    Billy Liar Waterhouse, Keith
    Tipping the Velvet Waters, Sarah
    Fingersmith Waters, Sarah
    Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Watson, Winifred
    Decline and Fall Waugh, Evelyn
    Vile Bodies Waugh, Evelyn
    A Handful of Dust Waugh, Evelyn
    Brideshead Revisited Waugh, Evelyn
    The Graduate Webb, Charles
    The Time Machine Wells, H.G.
    The Island of Dr. Moreau Wells, H.G.
    The Invisible Man Wells, H.G.
    The War of the Worlds Wells, H.G.
    Tono-Bungay Wells, H.G.
    Trainspotting Welsh, Irvine
    The Optimist’s Daughter Welty, Eudora
    Miss Lonelyhearts West, Nathanael
    The Return of the Soldier West, Rebecca
    Harriet Hume West, Rebecca
    The Thinking Reed West, Rebecca
    The Birds Fall Down West, Rebecca
    The House of Mirth Wharton, Edith
    Ethan Frome Wharton, Edith
    Bunner Sisters Wharton, Edith
    Summer Wharton, Edith
    The Age of Innocence Wharton, Edith
    The Glimpses of the Moon Wharton, Edith
    A Boy’s Own Story White, Edmund
    The Beautiful Room is Empty White, Edmund
    The Living and the Dead White, Patrick
    The Tree of Man White, Patrick
    Voss White, Patrick
    The Once and Future King White, T.H.
    The Picture of Dorian Gray Wilde, Oscar
    Tarka the Otter Williamson, Henry
    No Laughing Matter Wilson, Angus
    I Thought of Daisy Wilson, Edmund
    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Winterson, Jeanette
    The Passion Winterson, Jeanette
    Sexing the Cherry Winterson, Jeanette
    Written on the Body Winterson, Jeanette
    Insatiability Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
    Thank You, Jeeves Wodehouse, P.G.
    The Quest for Christa T. Wolf, Christa
    Patterns of Childhood Wolf, Christa
    Look Homeward, Angel Wolfe, Thomas
    The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Wolfe, Tom
    The Bonfire of the Vanities Wolfe, Tom
    Back to Oegstgeest Wolkers, Jan
    The Voyage Out Woolf, Virginia
    Night and Day Woolf, Virginia
    Jacob’s Room Woolf, Virginia
    Mrs. Dalloway Woolf, Virginia
    To The Lighthouse Woolf, Virginia
    Orlando Woolf, Virginia
    The Waves Woolf, Virginia
    The Years Woolf, Virginia
    Between the Acts Woolf, Virginia
    Native Son Wright, Richard
    Monkey: Journey to the West Wu, Cheng’en
    Day of the Triffids Wyndham, John
    The Midwich Cuckoos Wyndham, John
    Chocky Wyndham, John
    Half of Man is Woman Xianliang, Zhang
    Kitchen Yoshimoto, Banana
    Memoirs of Hadrian Yourcenar, Marguerite
    We Zamyatin, Yevgeny
    Thérèse Raquin Zola, Émile
    Drunkard Zola, Émile
    Nana Zola, Émile
    Germinal Zola, Émile
    La Bête Humaine Zola, Émile
    Gimmick! Zwagerman, Joost
    The Case of Sergeant Grischa Zweig, Arnold
    Amok Zweig, Stefan
    Chess Story Zweig, Stefan

    Missing but should be on the list

     

    WD Auden Poems

    Emerson Essays

    Emerson Poems

    Edgar Allen Poe complete stories and Poems

    Tolstoy War and Peace

    Mark Twain complete stories and novels

    Shakespeare complete plays and poems

    Bible

    Koran

    Buddhist Writings

    Hindu Writings

    Tao De Ching

    Book of Mormon

    Federalist Papers

    US constitution

    Declaration of Independence

     

    As some of you know I have been reading the classics.  I found a three-volume series on Kindle titled 50 books you must read before you die, and also found the Harvard classics.

    I started with volume three and am almost finished

    Here’s the list of books read – bolded I have finished,

     

     

     

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    More Updates

    The ARA Golden Canal aka “Venice in Korea” continues to expand with new restaurants opening and closing all the time.  There is a decent LP theme restaurant and bar that has a friendly English-speaking bartender – a Korean who grew up in the Philippines and got stuck here to do his military service and is still here. They have a great cocktail list and great music and a friendly vibe.  There is also a great sushi place and a great Italian place -owned by the same owner.

    We discovered a clay walking path on the northern end of the canal.

    If you walk to the northern end of the canal and turn north one block and then west one block a bit you will come to a decent mountain, Unaksan.  About a mile walk from the end of the canal.  Near the mountain, there is a local food store and a local food restaurant that has a great vegetarian menu with locally sourced ingredients.

    At the restaurant, turn left and walk a bit to get to the trail heading to the mountain. At the top of the mountain, there is a decent restaurant and coffee shop with great views.  The trail goes a lot further into the mountain.  There are deer in the mountain but we did not see them, we did see some cute black squirrels.

    There is another canal located at the western end of the canal just behind the XII apartments.  It is lined with bike and walking paths but is not otherwise developed. I believe it does link up to the Han River park and I intend to check it out soon.

    There are about fifty new restaurant sites under construction so I assume by next spring there will be lots more options.  I will update it then.

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    Letter to  ARA Canal Director

    I recently moved to the Hyundai Hometown apartments in Janggi dong and have been enjoying daily walks along the ARA golden water canal.

    Overall I am very impressed.  It is a great recreational asset for Gimpo county.

    I do have a few suggestions for improvements

     

    Extend it

     

    1. Extend it on the southern (eastern) end to the Han River linking it to the Han river park system.  It is only half a mile away from the river.
    2. Extend it on the northern (western) end to Gimpo lake, also only half a mile away. This may be more feasible as the area is not as heavily built up as the southern/eastern end.

     

    Allow Fishing

    1. Stock it with fish and allow fishing at designated areas where you can also sell fishing supplies and have restaurants available to grill freshly caught fish.

    Have goats eat the weeds

     

    1. Have goats eat the weeds throughout

     

    Extend hours of boating, add in kayaks and canoes

     

    1. Extend the hours of the boat until midnight, and also add kayaks and canoes to the mix.

    Have a bike and scooter rentals available

     

    1. Have places to rent bikes and scooters.

     

    More shade trees

     

    1. Plant more shade trees, particularly in the section next to the pretty bare boat house.

    Extend the restaurant district

    1. Extend the restaurant district further north and West.

    Install vending machines

    1. Install vending machines for drinks throughout the park.

    Free umbrellas

    1. Have free umbrellas throughout the park.

     

    While the first two items might be too expensive, the other items should be inexpensive and will help in maintaining the park.  For fishing, you can charge 10,000 won to use the fishing facilities. That should defray the extra costs.

     

    Thanks

    Jake Cosmos Aller

    Retired U.S (Diplomat, State Department (Foreign Service Officer)

    Tel: 010-4435-1402

    Email:  jakecaller@gmail.com

    Web: https://theworldaccordingtocosmos.com

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    Review Julia’s American-style Diner ARA canal, Gimpo near Jaangi station, gold line

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    Julia’s American-style diner near the ARA canal and Gimpo near the Jaangi station on the gold line advertise themselves as an American-style family diner.  And that is just what it is.

    We had the full brunch – bacon, bangers, beans, eggs, hashbrowns, toast, and tomato slices, for 14,000 KW ($11.53 US) plus Americana coffee 2000 ($15.00) for a total of $15.00 per person or 28,000 KW ($30,00) total.

     

    The food was great, just perfect and the coffee was great too. The portions were generous and the price was quite reasonable. This was billed as an American brunch but it was more of a British brunch what with the beans and British-style bangers (sausage) included.

     

    We are going to come back.  Next time we will try the pancake and split the brunch.

     

    They also have steak, burgers, pasta, and French fries. and risotto and Korean-style fried rice omelet on the menu.

     

    The deco is also diner style as is the overall ambiance.

     

    It is conveniently located just steps from the canal coming from canal turn left at the Mega coffee shop on the left-hand side of the canal and walk up.  It is about a mile and a half from Jaangi station on the gold line or by bus in Jaangji station.  Get off and walk down the canal (turning right) cross over when you see Mega coffee and turn left up the steps.

     

    In short, I highly recommend this restaurant.  Some other American-style restaurants nearby include the following (Trip advisor list)  disclaimer:  I have not yet dined at any of these but hope to do so soon and will post reviews as I get to them.  Stay tuned for that.

    Other nearby restaurants:

    76 reviews

    American, Fast food$

    Bucheon

    “Burger Run”

    “Best cheeseburger in town!”

    1. T.G.I.F. Kimpo Airport Store

    8 reviews

    American$$ – $$$

    9.7 km

    Seoul

    “American food chain”

    “TGIF 런치로 즐기기”

    1. T.G.I.F. Lotte Illsan Store

    2 reviews

    American

    6.9 km

    Goyang

    “You go for the view and American-ish food”

    “맛은 쏘쏘…”

    1. The Hidden Kitchen Brunch

    3 reviews are open Now

    American

    12.8 km

    Incheon

    “The best!”

    “Their Hashbrown”

    1. Leaf Gu

    1 review

    American, Healthy$

    14.2 km

    Bucheon

    “가게가 좁긴 한데, 괜찮아요~”

    1. Yorokonde

    7 reviews

    Coffee Tea, American$

    11.7 km

    Seoul

    “Pretty cool, worth it”

    “앙버터 맛집 :)”

    1. Dirty Trunk

    13 reviews are open Now

    American, Bar$$ – $$$

    11.8 km

    Paju

    “Having brunch with a friend”

    “Unique cafe & restaurant”

    1. Tiny Restaurant

    1 reviewOpen Now

    Italian, French$$ – $$$Menu

    7.1 km

    Goyang

    Venice in Korea and other Korean Stream Bed Parks

    ARA Canal Incheon

    Updated information below on the Yeongjae Cheon stream based on a Kindle booklet about the stream.

    Over the last decade, Korea has built hundreds of stream bed parks throughout Seoul and Korea.  There are great places to take a walk, observe wildlife, to enjoy nature in the city.   There is some information in English on these parks but not enough.  For those readers in Korea, please feel free to send me info on other stream bed parks, so I can update this from time to time.

    The most famous one is the one that started it all. Chongjin in downtown Seoul.

    Cheonggyecheon Stream

    OverviewCheonggyecheon Stream (Seoul) – 2021 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) – Tripadvisor

     

    Formerly polluted and covered with an elevated road since 2005, this stream has been cleaned up and made into an Art and nature walkway through the heart of Seoul.

     

    Suggested Duration:1-2 hours

    It is the prototype perhaps of stream restoration.

    SEOUL, South Korea — For half a century, a dark tunnel of crumbling concrete encased more than three miles of a placid stream bisecting this bustling city.

    The waterway had been a centerpiece of Seoul since the king of the Choson Dynasty selected the new capital 600 years ago, enticed by the graceful meandering of the stream and its 23 tributaries. But in the industrial era after the Korean War, the stream, by then a rank open sewer, was entombed by pavement and forgotten beneath a lacework of elevated expressways as the city’s population swelled toward 10 million.

    Today, after a $384 million recovery project, the stream, called Cheonggyecheon, is liberated from its dank sheath and burbles between reedy banks. Picnickers cool their bare feet in its filtered water, and carp swim in its tranquil pools.

    The restoration of the Cheonggyecheon is part of an expanding environmental effort in cities around the world to “daylight” rivers and streams by peeling back pavement that was built to bolster commerce and serve automobile traffic decades ago.

    Environmentalists point out other benefits. Open watercourses handle flooding rains better than buried sewers do, a big consideration as global warming leads to heavier downpours. The streams also tend to cool areas overheated by sun-baked asphalt and to nourish greenery that lures wildlife as well as pedestrians.

    After its opening in 2005, hundreds of thousands of people visited the new stream with friends and family. Credit…Jean Chung for The New York Times

    Some political opponents have derided Seoul’s remade stream as a costly folly, given that nearly all of the water flowing between its banks on a typical day is pumped there artificially from the Han River through seven miles of pipe.

    Golden Waterway In Gimpo

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    My favorite though is the Golden Waterway in Gimpo north of Kimpo airport, close to Janngi station on the new Gold Line.  The Gyeonggi and Gimpo tourist promotors have dubbed this “the Venice of Korea”.  Not quite, but still quite nice.

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    it is a 5.9-long walkway along a stream that used to be an open sewage dump back not too long ago.  It is lined with trees, flowers, beaches, and quirky public art.  The northern end is pretty boring though.  The central and southern end is very nice.

    It is lined with restaurants and cafes and has a boat house where you can rent boats to go out on the water.  The cost is 20,000 per hour.   a popular boat choice is the moon boat, which is a boat shaped like a crescent moon that is ideal for a couple to take out on the water.  There are also family boats and paddle boats for individuals.  There are also bikes for rent.

     

     

     

    [4K] Beautiful evening walk along Laveniche March Avenue in Gimpo Korea Tour 김포 한강신도시 장기동 라베니체 저녁 걷기

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    안녕하세요 Seoul Walker 입니다.
    오늘은 경기도 김포한강신도시에 위치한 라베니체 마치 에비뉴의 저녁을 함께 걸어봅시다. 깨끗해진 공기 만큼이나 아름다운 노을을 계속 볼 수 있기를 희망합니다.아침 7시, 당신을 위한 새로운 영상이 공개 됩니다.
    당신의 새로운 아침, 그리고 오후 저녁 저의 영상을 보며 한결 여유로운 하루의 시작과 마무리가 되었으면 하는 바램입니다. 최대한 다채롭고 흥미로운 영상을 즐기실 수 있도록 노력하겠습니다.영상이 마음에 드셨다면 좋아요, 구독, 알림 설정 부탁드립니다.
    그럼 오늘도 행복한 하루 되세요!Hello all my friends, I’m Nathan from Seoul Walker.
    Today, let’s walk together at Laveniche March Avenue in Hangang River New City, Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do. Ravenice March Avenue is a themed canal street created by Venetian motifs on a total of 33,000 m² waterfront commercial areas in a total of 26 parcels around the golden waterway, which is an artificial waterway in the Han River New City of Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. It is a commercial facility.

    Other Streams in Seoul

    Jungnangcheon (Stream)

    Jungnangcheon stream is the biggest contributor to the Hangang River. It starts at Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, joins with the Cheonggyecheon stream, and curves around Geumho-dong, Seongdong-gu until it finally flows under the Bridge of Gangyeonbuk-ro and into the Hangang river.

    Hongjecheon (Stream)

    Hongjecheon (Stream) begins at Bukhansan (Mountain) and runs for 11.1km through Jongno-gu and Mapo-gu. The stream is named after the Hongjewon, an office building where Chinese envoys were received. Once dried up and neglected, the stream was revived under Seoul’s ‘No Dry Streams’ project. Within two short years clean water was once again flowing through both Hongjecheon (Stream) and Cheonggyecheon (Stream).

    Hongjecheon

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    Yangjaecheon Stream and Tancheon Stream are two tributaries of the Hangang River.

    Yangjaecheon (Stream)

    Update:  there is a nice booklet available on Kindle called Gangnam Style by Kyungsuk Oh,  which is all about the Yongjaecheon stream.  They recommend starting at Hangyegul station on the Orange line. At the end of the stream, it flows into the Tancheon stream and then into the Han River. When you get to the Incheon stream, there is a nice cafe street called Cafe Street or Metasequia Street lined with eateries.  if you keep going along the Tangcheon stream, you enter into the Han river park system, or you could follow the Tancheon stream bed park back towards the mountains.

    Yangjaecheon (Stream) originates from Gwanaksan (Mountain) and Cheonggyesan (Mountain). The 15.6km stream flows across Gwacheon and into the Gangnam district in Seoul until it joins up with the Hangang (River). The stream flows across Dog ok-dong and Gaepo-dong in the district of Gangnam and is a popular spot with locals for its well-paved pedestrian and cycling paths. It is a pleasant patch of green in a concrete jungle. Many Seoulites visit the stream for relaxation and to spend a day closer to nature.

    Tancheon Stream is another one of the Hangang’s tributaries.

    The stream is 35.6km long and starts in the city of Yongin in Gyeonggi Province and ends at the Hangang River in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

    Phone

    +82-2-2155-7153

    Website

    View Website

    Website Language

    KOR

    See map

    Address

    135-090

    Transportation

    * Subway Line 3, Maebong Station, Exits 3 & 4 (5 mins on foot)
    * Subway Line 3 & Bundang Line, Dogok Station, Exits 3 & 4 (5 mins on foot)

    Hanyeoul Stream is a tributary of the Hangang River.

    The stream is 18.5km long and flows from Gwacheong in Gyeonggi Province to the southern part of Seoul. The stream’s name is derived from the area in Seoul it flows through, Yangjae-dong.

    Visit Songdo Central Park

    Find a pleasant oasis along the water in this large, bustling city. Canoe, ride a bike, relax on the lawn, or visit rabbits and deer.

    Stroll along the peaceful promenade of Songdo Central Park and view sculptures and animals. Here pretty grassy spaces border a manmade waterway while skyscrapers tower nearby. Completed in 2009, the stylish city park has become a landmark of the large city of Incheon in South Korea’s northwestern region.

    In 2001, Incheon began creating Songdo International Business District on mostly reclaimed land. The multi-functional space offers residents a pleasant and sustainable place for home, work, school, and leisure. The 101-acre (41-hectare) park is an integral part of the overall design. Join residents and other visitors using this vast green space and exploring the cultural institutions surrounding the park.

    One highlight of the park is the seawater canal symbolizing the rivers of Korea flowing to the West Sea. Cruise along the canal under your power in a canoe with sun umbrellas or on a comfortable water taxi or small cruise boat.

    Gaze at and visit some of the futuristic buildings surrounding the park. Tri-Bowl, with the appearance of a bowl resting on water, has cultural event spaces. The Songdo G-Tower’s diagonal lines and atriums provide a stunning setting for the offices of the IFEZ (Incheon Free Economic Zone) Authority. Visit the building’s 29th-floor Sky Garden for views across the city.

    Suwon – Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Suwon

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    Most of the streams passing through Suwon originate on Guangyao or other nearby peaks. Since Suwon is bounded to the east by other hills, the streams, chiefly the Suncheon (and one notable tributary being the Jumbotron), flow southwards through the city, eventually emptying into the Yellow Sea at Asan Bay. The entirety of Suwon is  drained in this manner

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  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Recent Political Poems

    Here are some of my political poems from the last couple of months. I don’t expect everyone to agree, but I welcome feedback and comments as long as it is civil.  I have given up on Quora, Facebook, and Twitter where the extremists have hijacked the site drowning out civil discourse in the process.

    The mid-terms were a victory for common sense as most of the MAGA extremists were defeated, and the Senate remains in Democratic hands, meaning that they can continue to act as a check on the right-wing dominated house. The red wave never materialized.  Most of the extremists were defeated.

    My prediction is that the Senate would remain democrat and that the house would under by the Republicans albeit with a narrow minority, largely due to gerrymandering and voter suppression efforts,,

    political poetry

    face book political photos

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    Cosmos’s 2022 and 2024 US Elections Predictions

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    Outlaw and Neobeatnik Poetry

    poetry24 Publishes my Current Event Rants

    Querencia Publishes Madmen with Guns

    Letter to Ted Cruz Regarding Guns

    Index

    Slime Oozing Out of a TV
    Patriot Games
    Watching the news
    Morning Blues
    Naani Morning Blues
    In the Year 2022, Madness Took Over
    America
    Con Artists
    Truth and Lies Diamante
    water
    America divided into tribal divisions
    Arrested for feeding the homeless
    Elections Bringing Back the People
    Election Cinquin
    Dark Money Tiger
    Democracy on Trial Acrostic
    Democracy Kyrielle
    Democracy Minute
    First and Last Dark Money
    The Rot Starts at the Top
    Cancel Culture Run Am
    Senator Johnson Banned on YouTube for Spreading Lies Found Poem
    Enough of Your Useless Prayers
    Driving our Politics is Fear
    No Mas Excuses, America
    Ode to our Firefighter Heroes
    Global Emergency
    Please America Get Vaccinated
    Political ghosts haunt my dreams –

    Letter to Republican leaders, to be sent will update if I get any responses

    Dear Republican leaders
    WTF is wrong with you?
    The mid-terms were all about
    Rejecting extremism

    And demanding that politicians
    Just do their job
    And get stuff done
    For the American people

    So, what are your plans?
    Addressing climate change?
    Addressing crime?
    Banning assault weapons?
    Protecting gay rights?
    Protecting abortion rights?
    Addressing extreme inequality?
    Making college more affordable?

    All of which are very popular
    With the American public

    Nope

    Your number one goal
    Investigate Hunter Biden’s crimes
    While ignoring the nepotism
    And the crimes of the Trump clan?

    Yes, the Hunter Biden laptop
    That somehow magically was delivered
    To a Delaware repair shop

    Run by a blind man
    Rather than fixing the laptop
    Called Ruddy G and delivered it to him

    He kept it and then gave it to the FBI
    Three years later
    Have found zip nada nothing

    The most one can say
    Is there some possibility
    Incriminating e-mails

    But given the breakdown
    In the chain of custody
    And the deep fake technology
    Nothing on that Laptop
    Proves anything

    Oh, and impeaching President Biden
    For the crime of being a democrat
    And threatening to shut down the government,
    and threatening to  default on the United States government’s sovereign debt
    Unless social security, Medicare and Obama care
    Is cut to the bone, throwing millions of people
    especially senior citizens into poverty.

    Go ahead
    And make my day
    For if you do all of this
    And do nothing at all
    To address the country’s problems

    There will be a blue wave
    In 2024

    The voters are sick and tired
    Of the Republican Chaos brand.

    The rest follows:

    Slime Oozing Out of a TV

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I drink coffee
    Every morning
    Watching the news

    Until my eyeballs hurt
    And I can’t stand it
    Anymore

    Wanting to shoot the TV
    To put it out of its misery

    As I think about that
    The old Zappa
    the song comes to mind

    “I am the slime
    Oozing out of the TV set
    Can’t look away
    Don’t change the dial
    Folks look at me go

    I am the slime
    Oozing out of the TV Set.”

    Patriot Games

    Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol as tear gas fills the corridor on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. – Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The right-wing spin masters are at it again
    Turning the greatest assault on American democracy
    The storming of the capital  on January 6
    By an angry mob  into a patriotic uprising
    Against a communist dictatorship In the making

    Fighting to restore traditional Judeo-Christian values
    Led by false Christian prophets celebrating
    The rise of Christian fascism in America

    Calling the angry mob Patriots Is an affront
    To the real patriots
    Our grandparents  fought world war
    Against the Nazis and were the original Antifa

    Fox News is now hosting Tucker’s ‘broadcast
    Siding with neo-fascist autocrats
    In Hungary, their newfound best friend

    Who is proudly instigating a neo-fascist
    Illiberal democratic state
    Shades of other right-wing autocrats
    That the right love to support

    Even celebrating the military coup
    Myanmar saying there is no reason
    That could not happen here

    The twice impeached former president
    Siding with the enemies of democracy
    Doing Putin’s bidding killing Democracy to save it.

    As our democracy lies dying as we speak
    The mobs are braying to take our country back.
    Make America great and white again

    Soon we will have the proud boys,
    oath keepers, Bugaloo bois, and others
    Marching in the streets under Nazi and confederate banners
    Cheering their great leader as he storms back into power.

    God save America
    If he/she still cares?

    Watching the news

    while watching the news
    gloom and doom gives the blues
    not a good morning
    soon I will blow my fuse

    Just a bad morning
    filled with forewarning
    soon I must drink wine
    ending with warnings

    drinking my red wine
    makes everything seem fine
    looking at my lovely wife
    I sit and admire what is mine

    Morning Blues

    Watching the morning news
    Nothing but gloom and doom
    Just no more rules
    Gives me the blues

    Naani Morning Blues

     

     

     

     

     

     

    My day  starts with coffee
    watching the idiot box
    soon it is too much to bear
    it gives me the blues

    In the Year 2022, Madness Took Over

    I often thought back
    In the Trumpian years
    As an aberration
    That Americans would wake up

    And realize that they had been conned
    That Conman Don
    Was not their friend

    That the republicans
    If they could turn
    Social security and Medicare

    To the private sector
    Enriching wall street
    While screwing everyone else

    Laughing at the fools
    Who believed that they care
    About them at all.

    Then 2022 midterms approached
    And the airwaves and internet
    Were filled with the vilest conspiracy theories

    So many people believed the Q nonsense
    That there was a secret cabal
    Of cannibals child molesting pedophiles

    Drinking children’s blood in Satanic rituals
    Led by shape-shifting aliens.
    Believing that Donald Trump
    Was anointed by God

    To battle the satanic democrats
    And that someday soon
    storm would erupt

    And all the evil ones
    Will be rounded up
    And Donald Trump
    Would once again be president

    The latest crazed theory
    That there are schools

    Where children are told
    To do their business
    In litter boxes

    Because the children
    Identify as cats.

    And so, it goes
    More madness everywhere
    More madness, more drugs

    And more guns everywhere
    Not just in the US
    But overseas too

    Everywhere leaders are unhinged
    Conspiracy theories run amok
    Pundits pontificating

    Guns proliferating
    Hard to see how
    This ends well.

    America

    America faces a choice

    A choice of embracing democracy
    At last a choice of standing up
    Against the forces of Neo-fascism
    As the election season comes to an end.

    Although it is too close to tell
    Americans will make the right choice

    Con Artists

    These days
    It seems that there are
    So many crafty people
    Con artists everywhere
    Rampant crime on the rise
    Fear abounds everywhere
    Upsetting our tidy plans
    Leaving us so confused.

    Vote Diatelle

    vote

    Today
    what the hey
    democracy
    itself may be at play
    will we be a plutocracy?
    or even become just a theocracy?
    run by an unelected bureaucracy?
    or turn into a meritocracy?
    or a corporatocracy?
    keep fascism at bay
    aristocracy
    le5 us pray
    we may
    note

    Truth and Lies Diamante

    Right thoughts
    Telling, speaking, Screaming
    Facts, News, Pundits, Politicians
    Lying, Scheming, Plotting
    Lies

    Water

    The world is faced
    With a huge water shortage problem
    Throughout the world
    We are running out of fresh clean water

    Climate change leading to massive droughts
    And massive storms and massive floods
    Nigeria, Pakistan, and Kentucky underwater

    Mississippi water supply compromised
    Everywhere we are running out of water

    Yet there are solutions
    Mandatory water harvesting
    In the southwest replacing lawns
    With desert plants

    Energy-efficient watering systems
    Shifting to less water-intensive agriculture
    Setting up urban vertical gardening

    Massive desalination plants
    Using solar, wind, and tidal power
    It will cost a lot

    But solutions are possible
    If we have the political will
    To implement them.

    America divided into tribal divisions

    America divided into tribal divisions
    Red states, Blue Cities
    The mass media playing games
    So many people believe

    That the world is out of control
    Spreading calls for civil war
    Election workers fear for their life.

    Guns everywhere
    And the former guy who lost
    Gleefully throwing gas on the fire.

    Arrested for feeding the homeless

     

     

     

     

    Sam Jones, a 70-year-old man
    Walking down the street
    In a Florida City
    Thinking that too many people
    Ignore the homeless.

    He thought,
    But what would happen
    If we began to act
    Towards others as we should.

    Sam began a campaign
    Treating homeless people
    To coffee and sandwiches.

    Buying them tents,
    Buying them clothing,
    Asking their names
    Telling their stories.

    The city authorities
    Were not amused

    They arrested him
    For violating a local law
    Forbidding handing out food
    Water and drinks
    To people on the street
    Without a proper city-issued permit.
    As a food vendor.

    The case went to trial
    They found him guilty
    Sentenced to five years in prison.

    For helping the homeless,
    Without the proper food vendor permits,
    And for contempt of court when he asked the judge,
    To act according to his professed Christian principles.

    Elections Bringing Back the People

    The election showed the world
    That the power of the people
    Will eventually prevail
    That sanity might slowly
    Becoming back to the land
    As MAGA extremists lost
    Despite the former guy’s attempts
    At an unlikely comeback.

    Election Cinquin

    Election
    Powerful, Profound
    Meaningful, moving, provoking
    Power to the people
    Decisions

    Dark Money Tigerjade

    Dark money
    so funny
    So much corruption in the USA
    American political world filled with dark black dollars
    Democracy is a state, according to scholars
    We know how
    End it now

    Democracy on Trial Acrostic

    Democracy on trial
    Everywhere it seems
    More in Europe perhaps
    Only in America though
    Crazy Q anon theories
    Right-Wing MAGA nut cases
    Although they lost in the mid-terms
    Crazy conspiracies have not died out
    Yet more craziness to come soon.

    Democracy Kyrielle

    Democracy itself at the state
    People voted in the election
    The mass media is filled with hate
    determining what direction

    It is up to America
    To the people who voted
    That is what it is, Erika
    Determining what direction

    To those who chose not to vote
    Do not complain about the results
    The winners of the vote should not gloat
    Determining what direction

    Democracy Minute

    American democracy
    Is it just plutocracy?
    Does your vote count?
    Endless recount.
    Do elections even matter?
    Endless chatter,
    No one cares now.
    Do we know how?
    Do we even know what to do?
    This much is true.
    All must save it.
    Must do your bit.

    First and Last Dark Money

    There is just too much dark money.
    It is no longer so funny.
    Our politics are so Lunny.
    Democracy is at stake.
    Politicians are on the take.
    Does your vote even matter?
    Amid pundits’ non-stop chatter.
    Everyone is mad as a hatter.
    No one seems to be awake.
    Politicians are all on the make.
    the media is filled with liars.
    Our politics are endless quagmires.
    Out west endless wildfires.
    No one cares but smart money.
    There is just too much dark money.

    h3 style=”text-align: center;”>Donald Trump Runs a Full White Supremacist campaign  White Supremacist

    Folks,

    Our opponents denounce us as racists.  I say we should be proud to be white people. White people built this country.  They say we stole the land from the Indians.  I say the Indians were simply in the way and should have been removed because the white people needed the land. There was nothing wrong with that.  White people built this country.  They say slavery was wrong.  I say Black people were better off as slaves because they were unable to handle freedom.  I say the civil war should never have been fought.  The US would have been much better off if we had split up into two nations. I say that the US was better off when white men ruled the country.  Women should not be in a position of leadership.  Immigration should be restricted to white people as it was during much of our history.  Immigration should be restricted to white people who are Christian and speak English and should be limited.   Too many immigrants. Too many non-white people.  The replacement campaign is continuing and the democrats are the party of niggers, spics, chinks, gooks, Muslims, pagans, atheists, and coastal elites who hate you and hate white people and hate our movement because we are pro-white, pro-male, and pro-America!  They say that we are heading to a civil war.  I say bring it on.  If the South were to secede and Texas leads the way,  I will gladly serve as president of a new confederacy.

    Regarding foreign policy,  it is time to bring the troops back and station them along the southern border.  We need to seal the borders to keep the minorities from flooding the country and keep out the drugs and chaos.  We need to make marijuana illegal again.  We should set up special drug courts where drug dealers will be tried and executed the next day.

    We need to pull out of NATO.  Bring our troops from Asia.  Let them defend themselves.  We should stop sending aid to Ukraine.  Let Russia and Ukraine work it out.  Russia has serious and viable security claims in Eastern Europe.  Putin is the friend of the white Christian race.

    Around the world white people are rising and taking back power.  We need to do the same.

    Gay rights should be left to states to decide.  If Texas wants to ban same-gender attraction, Heyy should be allowed to do so.

    Civil rights laws should be abolished.  If a landlord does not want to rent to minorities, they should be allowed to do so.

    Let’s stand up and proclaim

    We are white and we are proud.

    30 percent of the public supported his campaign.  The more critics denounced it as a racist campaign, the stronger his campaign became.

    Five endings – his wins and ushers in Fascism

    He is indicted and sent to prison.  Desantis takes over his campaign and continues the anti-minority campaign.

    DeSantis wins and ushers in fascism

    A national convention is called and the U.S. splits apart into ten new countries

    A civil war ensues.

    The democrats win big in 2024 and restore sanity.

    Confronted by Racists in Oregon Nightmare

    We go to Oregon and sell our property. While there we run into racists everywhere.  It is very unpleasant.  In Costco, several white guys confront us in the parking lot yelling racist slurs telling her to go home to China, and calling me a race traitor.  I just look at them and say,

    “Mighty Christian behavior.  Thanks for sharing your opinion. Now leave.”

    They asked me “what did you say?’

    I said,

    “You are a good Christian. Now leave us alone.”

    “Are you mocking us?”

    “Nope. Not at all. Just leave us alone.”

    One guy pulls out a gun and points it at us.

    I look at him and say

    “really? Do you want to shoot us in broad day light?  What would Jesus do?’

    Angela tries to intervene, and they slap her.  I call for help and security comes outside.

    We decide to press charges of assault.

    Someone filmed it and the video went viral.  We are interviewed.  I tell them that I am not a Christian, but just thought that perhaps if I appealed to their faith, they might reconsider what they were doing and unfortunately that did not work.

    Something wicked this way comes

    Something wicked this way comes

    With the Republicans taking over the house
    About to launch endless investigations about Hunter Biden,
    And the “ January 6th political prisoners “
    And the former president running
    Back on Twitter that is imploding
    And climate change running amuck
    Gunmen still rampaging across the land.

    Dear God Make, It All Go Away

    Dear God

    Watching the news unfold
    The non-ending problems
    Inflation, crime, climate change
    The world unhinged

    And our new house leaders’ response
    Their number one priority
    Investigate Hunter Biden

    Number two
    Have Margo Taylor Green lead
    The investigation
    of the January 6 committee
    For doing their jobs

    Their other priorities include
    Insisting the solution to climate change
    Drill more oil and coal
    And stop subsiding on renewable energy

    The solution to gun violence
    Useless prayers and thoughts
    And more guns for everyone

    Insisting that the government cut
    Social security and Medicaid
    Or else they will let the government default

    And the former president
    Is running for reelection
    And is now back on Twitter
    Which is going bankrupt.

    As the advertisers flee
    And hate fills the twitter
    And FB social media.

    Dear God,
    I say to you
    If you have the power
    To intervene in our lives.

    Please Dear God
    Make it all go away
    Restore sanity and civility,

    Have the former President
    Get the justice he deserves
    And our leaders put aside
    Their games

    And start solving problems
    That is my prayer today.

    Bugs Bunny Q

    One day Bugs Bunny came to life
    Went on national TV
    To launch his crusade
    Wearing a red MAGA hat

    He endorsed the former President
    Who he called his good friend
    The best president ever.

    He wants to quote Q
    And talk about the dangerous
    Dark conspiracy

    Of Satan worshiping
    child cannibals
    Led by the evil Elmer Fudd.

    American Democracy Momento

    American democracy
    We must choose to save it
    Fill with hate

    American
    plutocracy
    We must all do our bit
    Make it great
    We must all do our given part
    Together find our way

    Go forward
    Let’s come together as a start
    Keep the hate at bay
    Straightforward

    Having their Cake and Eat It Too Writers’ Cramp

    Politicians often try
    To have their cake
    And eat it too
    Running around
    Throwing gasoline
    On the political fires.
    ture wars
    Then acting “shocked.”
    that anyone ould carry out
    Acts of political violence
    Based on their overheated rhetoric
    Shedding copious crocodile tears
    The dead don’t care, they are merely ghosts.

    Democratic Constanza

    Democracy is still at risk
    In my American homeland,
    Must do our part, and take a stand.
    The election showed there is still a high risk.
    Voters have to make a decision,
    Just turn off the television.
    Wired in our news hard disk
    What will be our country’s future
    Will it be with Trump, the moocher?
    Like a political slipped disk
    We must do our part, pick a side
    And save our country’s future pride.
    Just filled with political zisk
    Democratic chimerica ?
    Or a fascist Amerika?

    The World After

    The future is not yet written
    The world can still be saved
    But the end of humanity
    Could be at hand

    The world is burning up
    Fires out of control
    Ice caps melting
    Temperatures rising

    Hatred spreading
    Neofascism on the right
    Democracy threatened

    End of the world fears
    Filling the world
    Yet to come

    the Rot Starts at the Top

    Watching the news unfold
    About the massive spying operation
    Targeted against Democratic opponents
    Of the former guy

    The old Chinese Confucian adage
    Pops to mind
    The rot starts at the head
    Meaning rotten fish of course

    But also applies
    To rotten political actors
    This scandal is probably
    Just the tip

    Of a very large rotten iceberg
    Where it will lead
    Is anyone’s guess

    But will the former guy
    Be held accountable
    For this crime?

    Probably not
    Just add it to the list
    Of all his other crimes

    And wait until hell freezes over
    For justice to be done

    Cancel Culture Run Amuck

    I am so sick
    And tired
    Of the so-called “Cancel Culture”
    Nonsense

    That has spread out
    Along the right-wing media verse
    Infecting the public
    With their hatred and disdain

    I don’t know what it all means
    Something about political speech
    social conservatives
    Being canceled
    By left-wing woke mobs
    In the mainstream media
    “Libtard “Coastal elites
    And tech giants

    Seems that they don’t like
    Being held to account
    For minimal standards
    Of decent behavior

    For example, not spreading lies
    About COVID vaccinations
    I mean you Senator Johnson
    Banned by YouTube for a week
    Or inciting a riot

    I mean you
    Former guy
    And his minions

    Used to be
    That we were all
    Held to account
    For decent behavior
    By a sense of public shame

    So, we did not go there
    We knew where the lines were
    And respected them

    But in the era
    Of the former guy
    All civilized restraints
    Have gone out the window

    I say to my republican friends
    If you don’t want to be canceled
    Don’t say or do disgusting things
    Don’t spread hate and misinformation

    Then we would not have to
    Cancel your nonsense
    Until then I need to shut
    Off the damn media noise box

    Senator Johnson Banned on YouTube for Spreading Lies Found Poem

    YouTube suspended
    Sen. Ron Johnson’s account
    to spread medical misinformation.

    The company specifically
    prohibits content
    that contradicts public-health guidance.

    The Republican
    routinely holds Senate hearings
    where he promotes
    baseless conspiracy theories.

    “Big Tech and mainstream media
    believe they are smarter
    than medical doctors
    who have devoted their lives to science?
    and use their skills to save lives,”

    “They have decided
    there is only one medical viewpoint allowed
    and it is the viewpoint dictated
    by government agencies.”

    Johnson, who promoted the “Big Lie”
    that led to the assault
    on the US Capitol in January,

    Johnson has used his position
    as a senator to promote
    baseless conspiracy theories
    and undermine trust in public institutions

    Johnson’s “continuing assault on the truth,
    often under the guise
    of simply ‘asking questions
    about facts,

    is helping to diminish confidence
    in American institutions
    at a perilous moment,

    when the health and economic well-being
    of the nation relies heavily on
    on mass vaccinations,

    and when faith in democracy
    is shaken by right-wing falsehoods
    about voting,”

    Comment: It is for that act
    Those comments went too far
    led YouTube
    To “cancel” Senator Johnson

    Now if only we can get
    He to just shut up
    And go away

    Perhaps the voters
    Will finally be moved
    To cancel him for good.

    Driving our Politics is Fear

    What is driving our politics
    More than anything else
    Is the fear of the other
    Fear of the enemy
    Fear of the end
    The American experiment
    With democracy

    The Day After 9-11 U.S Visa Officer’s Perspective

    9-11 2021 was the classic black swan event.  A low-probability event that changed almost everything.  The world can be divided into a pre-9-11 world and a Post 9-11 world.  9-11 led to the Afghanistan war, which recently concluded, the Iraq war, the Syria war, the Libyan civil war, countless wars in Africa, the war on terror, the Muslim travel ban, the war on domestic dissent in so many parts of the world, all justified as a reaction against the events of that September day.  Here are some of my reflections on the events of 9-11 including a prose poem about where I was that terrible day.  It affected me deeply because at the time I was a US immigration officer in the State Department serving in Mumbai, (Bombay) India.

    9-11 Fridge

    Based on fridge magnet poems daily prompt https://frij.io/?mc_cid=892a002a18&mc_eid=7c5e331aa2

    Following 9/11
    Patriots Blunder
    Whack
    Worry Frequently
    About terrorists and Muslims
    Whomever, wherever they are

    Reflections on 911 Where I was Prose Poem

    On 9-11

    When the planes struck the World Trade Center

    Unleashing evil on the world

    I was working
    at the deputy consular chief at the US Consulate
    in Mumbai

    I was at a Polish national day event
    chatting with the Polish Ambassador
    and his charming wife.

    Someone told me
    I needed to check out the news,
    saw the CNN news feed,
    rushed back to the consulate
    to prepare our response.

    I put together a task force
    focused on helping American citizens
    in our district.
    I worked almost 15-20 hours
    for almost three days

    before finally getting a night off.
    We continued to process visas
    during this time

    but our priority
    was to reach out to the Americans
    who lived in our district

    and to monitor the reactions of Indians
    especially Muslims living in our district.

    I tracked down my wife
    who had gone into emergency action
    in her position in Korea as a MI officer.

    We both reflected
    that if she had not taken the job in Korea
    she might have died that day

    as she had been working in the ops center
    at the pentagon which was destroyed.
    Since it was shift work

    if she had been on the early morning shift
    it might have been game over for her.

    Reflections on 9-11

    9-11
    The event that launched
    The war on terror
    That led to Afghanistan

    Led to Iraq
    Led to Syria
    And so many other wars
    Secret and not so secret
    War on dissent at home
    All because of 911

    A true black swan event
    That almost destroyed our country
    And still has ramifications

    All over the world
    911
    A day that truly
    Will live
    In infamy

    9-11 unleashed Evil

    world lurks in the deadliest places.
    Evil came to town on 911
    the day that evil swept over the world
    a true Black Swan event
    That transformed everything
    splitting the world into a pre-9-11 world
    and a post 9-11 world

    unleashing the War on Terror, the wars in Afghanistan, the wars in Iraq, the war in Libya, the war in Syria, the wars in Africa, the horrors of ISIS, the horrors of the Taliban resurgent, the horrors of Al Qaeda and all the rest of the Muslim terrorists,  the war in the streets of any big city, the war on Muslims, the war on Christians, the war on Jews, the apartheid in Palestine, the wars on dissent at home, the Arab Spring

    many things can be traced
    to the impact of 9/11

    one of the most unlikely events
    of recent history that transformed
    everything

    yes there was a pre-9-11 world

    hard to imagine now
    and a post 9-11 worldwide police state
    on steroids

    lost democracy at home
    and abroad
    We are still coping
    with the damages unleashed
    by the evil plane bombers

    fulfilling their mad desires
    their dictates from their mad god

    transforming the world
    unleashing evil
    in the once-innocent world.

    Cosmos’s 2022 and 2024 Predictions

    Dear Nancy, Time to Go Dear

    Joe, Go Bold or Go Home – revised

    URL: https://wp.me/p7NAzO-29ONancy Pelosi

    Nancy Pelosi

    Executive Summary

    I predict the House and Senate will remain in the hands of the Democrats in 2022 and 2024, but a lot depends on who the Republicans run, if they run right-wing darlings like Trump, or DeSantis they lose, if they run sane moderate Republican governors like Hogan, they will win.

    if the Democrats nominate someone other than Biden or Harris they will probably win, if Biden runs again, a narrow victory, if Harris runs, they lose (again depending upon the Republican candidate), if Trump runs the third party, the Democrats will win.  The Democratic donor class should be encouraging Trump to run the Third-party! calling his party, the Christian Patriot Party.

    What Do I Know? Why listen to Me?

    I am a lifelong Democrat, having grown up in Berkeley in the late 60s and 70s.  I served in the Peace Corps and became a foreign service officer retiring in 2016. I live in South Korea, as I have my wife’s family living here.  I hope to return to the Bay Area in another year. I grew up in a politically active family. I served as President of my high school and a student senator at college.

    My father, Curtis Cosmos Aller, was the President of the Berkeley Co-Op and the Peralta community college district, served as undersecretary of Labor for Johnson  , and was a professor and Dean at SF State. and ran for Congress against Ron Dellums winning 40 percent in the primary election in 1974.

    I have voted for president since 1974 when I voted against Nixon.  I voted for Carter twice, and for the Democrats for president in every election. But I also correctly forecast the election returns in every election since 1974.

    Here are my predictions for 2022 and 2024, which I will share with the Democratic leadership and post any responses I may receive.

    Comments welcomed.

    2202 Predictions

     

    2022 is shaping up to be the most consequential mid-term in recent history.  The future of America and our democracy are at stake.  So far if I had to bet, I would bet on the Senate being held by the Democrats, maybe even a pickup as the math favors the democrats this time around, including several open seats due to retirements in Ohio and elsewhere.

    The house is more of a toss-up.

    Note:  I correctly saw that the red wave was an illusion, the house barely flipped sides, and the Democrats hold onto the Senate.

    If the Democrats are smart, they would announce that Nancy P and the aging leadership are all retiring to open the field to a new generation of leaders.

    This opens up the democratic leadership to a challenge along generational lines = as the Republicans continue to paint them as coastal elites out of touch with real Americans, which will resonate because there is an element of truth to that.

    Fortunately, after the election the house leadership changed hands ushering in a new generation of leaders, long overdue in my opinion.

    A lot depends on the following:

    Factors Favoring the Dems

    If the Democrats can paint Marjorie Taylor Green and her ilk as the face of the Republican party, they can pull off a win.

    Majorie Taylor Green et al play along acting crazy.

    Make them the face of the Republican Party –

    The impact of the January 6h commission – clearly shows how despicable and dangerous Republicans are, and how complicit they were in plotting a coup.

    Trump continues hinting he is running in 2024.
    Trump endorses candidates who win the primaries and lose the general.

    Trump is indicted and or is sent to prison = could cut either way = making him a martyr or turning off the average American to the MAGA crowd.

    Republican in-fighting continues positive for Dems.
    Much better unified messaging showing how democratic policies are helping average Americans.

    The state of COVID by August -  if it is over the democrats get a bump.

    State of the economy by August – if inflation slows up, the jobless numbers remain good, and the democrats get a bump.

    Impact of the big infrastructure bill – will people see it is working?

    Democrats get unified positive for Dems.

    Democratic turnout is higher than normal despite voter suppression efforts.

    Gerrymandering is not as bad as expected mixed signals so far,

    Biden’s approval rating is above 50 percent by September,

    The war in Ukraine ended with a victory Ukraine  gives a bump to Biden

    Spreading of rank choice voting systems, as these systems tend to produce more politically centrist candidates, and slightly favor the Democratic party candidates.

    The spread of jungle primary systems, as these systems tend to produce more politically centrist candidates, slightly favors the Democratic party candidates.  California is the biggest state to embrace both of these more democratic voting systems, but the idea is spreading. Most recently, NYC adopted a rank voting system, which led to the election of Eric Adams, who was everyone’s second choice, and not the first choice for most voters. He is a moderate Democrat in a blue progressive-dominated city.

    Factors Favoring the Republicans

    The Republicans will make Nancy the symbol of a “coastal elite old political hack leadership out of touch with American voters and values ” which will resonate as there is a kernel of truth to that charge. In short, they will hear, and so-called “socialist left woke SF Values” the face of the Democratic party, not Biden so much or Harris.

    Nancy Pelosi

    Trump announces he is retiring, is imprisoned, or dies – removing the biggest obstacle to the resurgence of the Republican party.

    The economy stumbles and favors Republicans.
    Republicans nominate centrists moderates resisting the MAGA crusade.

    Gerrymandering and voter suppression works as advertised – News out of Texas is not good, 25% of absentee ballots were rejected!

    Democrats continue their fratricidal infighting – can’t get a unified message.

    Republicans are successful in painting the democratic leadership as “old  coastal elitist political hacks out of touch with Americans and not dealing with the nation’s problems due to being too weak internationally and domestically, and beholden to a socialist left-wing woke social warrior culture run amuck.”

    The culture wars ignite the Republican base, leading to a higher turnout among the base.

    Neutral factors:

    Retirements = could be cut either way.
    The deaths of aging leaders could go either way,

    What is the Average Age of Congress?

    The average age of the 117th Congress is 59 years old and the median is 60 years old. This is much higher than the median age of 38 years in the United States in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

    Of its 435 members, the House has 38 members born in the 1980s and one born in the 1990s, while the Senate welcomed its first millennial. But the age groups with the biggest gains, compared to the 116th Congress, were those born in the 1930s and 1960s. Members in the 80+ and 50-59 age groups saw gains, while the 30-39 age group saw the biggest losses. Members of Congress are, overall, getting older.

    AGE OF THE SENATE

    The average age of the Senate is 63 years. The most popular years of birth are 1952 and 1954, with seven members each.

    Who are the Oldest Members of Congress?

    From Alaska, all the way to
    Alabama, the oldest members of the 117th Congress were all born in the early 1930s. Most of them are members of the Senate.

    Specifically, the five oldest members of Congress are:

    (four Republicans and one Democrat)

    • Don Young, age 87, is the RepublicanS. Representative for Alaska’s at-large congressional district. He has served for 25 terms since 1973 and is the current longest-serving member in Congress. (JUST PASSED AWAY AS OF March 19, 2022).
    • Dianne Feinstein, age 87, is a Democratic Senator from California running for re-election.
    • Chuck Grassley, age 87, is a Republican Senator from Iowa -running for re-election.
    • Richard Shelby,  age 86, is a Republican Senator from Alabama running for re-election.
    • Jim Inhofe, age 86, is a Republican Senator from Oklahoma running for re-election.
    • Mitch Mc Connel 83
    • Dick  Schumer 75

    Who are the Youngest Members?

    As for the youngest members of the 117th Congress, they are all part of the House of Representatives. Most were born in the 1980s except the youngest member of them all.

    Here are the five youngest members of Congress:

    • (three Democrats, two republicans)
    • Madison Cawthorn, age 25, is the RepublicanS. Representative for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district. He is the first member of Congress born in the 1990s.  -Note: defeated in his re-election bid.
    • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, age 31, is the Democratic  Representative for New York’s 14th congressional district
    • Sara Jacobs, age 31, is the democratic Representative for California’s 53rd congressional district
    • Ritchie Torres, age 32, is the democratic. Representative for New York’s 15th congressional district
    • Jake LaTurner, age 32, is the Democratic. Representative for Kansas’s 2nd congressional district

    How Does Age Relate to Party?

    Overall, the average age for Republicans in Congress is 58 and 60 for Democrats. Looking specifically at each party in each chamber, the averages are also very similar:

    AVERAGE AGE OF THE 117TH CONGRESS LEADERSHIP

    As mentioned before, Congress is getting older. When looking specifically at the leadership in each party, the averages are even higher with Democrats brushing close to 70.

    bottom line: Senate to the Democrats due to the math more than anything else.

    While I hope the Dems maintain the House, it is too close to call could be a two-vote margin by Democrats, or a two to three margin by the Republicans, but I don’t see a red wave coming nor do I see a blue wave coming. the gerrymandering in place slightly favors the Republicans perhaps giving them five additional seats, and demographic changes mean additional seats in red states and a loss in NY, California, and New Jersey of one seat each.

    the average age of congress

    2024 Predictions

    2024 is shaping up to be the most consequential election in recent history.  The future of America and our democracy are at stake.  So far if I had to bet, I would bet on the Democrats winning the presidency (but not Biden running again due to age and health concerns or Kamala Harris making it, and Trump not running due to age, or legal impediments, or death)  on the Senate being held by the Democrats, maybe even a pickup as the math favors the Democrats this time around including several open seats due to retirements and deaths, and the House could go either way, lots depends on who wins the mid-terms, and the success of the voter suppression movement.

    My advice/predictions to the Democratic leadership (I will share this with them) are the following:

    Biden should retire at the end of his term but announce that he wants an open primary and not endorse any candidate until the dust settles and a clear leader emerges.  The rest of the aging leadership should all retire as well, opening up political space for the next generation of leaders to organically emerge.

    Kamala Harris stumbles and another candidate emerges.  If the Democrats are smart, they would nominate a moderate problem-solving centrist who can win in red or purple states = the governor of Michigan fits the bill.  Preferably a woman, as it is time for a woman president. The VP should be a Hispanic or perhaps Asian-American male. Again, a governor would be preferable but a Senator or big city major would be a good pick as well. I would avoid two women candidates as that might be a step too far for now.

    The theme should be time for a renewed commitment to an America that works for everyone, that we are in it together and are united as Americans.

    Other themes would be

    Continuing rebuilding our failing physical infrastructure, including our public health systems,

    Fighting climate change,

    Investing in the next generation of technologies,

    including robotics and AI systems,

    Recommitting to the space program,

    Enacting some version of the build-back better initiative,

    Continuing to work on rebuilding our alliances,

    Reforming our failed immigration system,

    Fighting against voter suppression efforts,

    Encouraging more democratic voting systems such as rank vote and jungle primaries,

    And an old throwback, enacting term limits  – this is a winning issue with the public and will disarm potential republican attacks

    “on old, tired, political elitist coastal hacks running the Democratic party leadership.”

    The Democrats should seize this issue as a sort of political jujutsu move. that would be brilliant!

    Starting with the retirement of the oldest members of both parties to bring in a younger generation of leaders. if term limits are a good thing for the presidency they are a good thing for Congress to embrace and would be very popular.  I’d suggest 12 years (six terms) in the house and three terms in the Senate for a total of 30 years of service with mandatory retirement at age 70.

    Avoid getting sucked into the culture wars nonsense it is a waste of time, and resources and puts you on the defensive, just no upside to it at all.  the less you say this the better, let them come off as unhinged and out-of-touch.

    The focus should be on building on the solid accomplishments of the Biden era and looking forward with a positive, optimistic message.

    I would also not get trapped into running an anti-Republican campaign.  That was a losing message for Hilary, and also a bit for Biden.  People need to hear a positive, powerful optimistic message but pointing out that the Republican candidate is a neo-fascist authoritarian wannabe is fine, but that cannot be the only message or the main message.

    Keeping it positive, upbeat, and focused on solid accomplishments for the American people is the key.  Remember, they have to want to vote for you, not just vote against them!

    A winning slogan could be

    “Democrats, the party that gets stuff done for the American people.”

    I would also avoid getting too sucked into the progressive wish lists, and remember the adage to never let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Remember that people have to want to vote for you and just against the other guy.  You could run through an anti-republican slogan such as

    Republicans, tools of the 1 percent, the party of fascists, insurrectionists, deficit spending and ignoring the needs of the American people. and resucrect Harry’s Truman “Do Nothing congress” worked wonders for him and would be another winning slogan.

    If the Republicans are smart, Trump will retire for the good of the party and the country, under the excuse of age, health, or legal impediments.  Then they should have an open primary.

    Predictions for the Republican Ticket

    My prediction would be De Santis wins the nomination and picks perhaps Senator Cotton as his VP. This would unite the MAGA crows and the cultural wars crowds.  But also provide a solid line of attack for the Democratic nominee.

    I don’t see a pathway for Ted Cruz as he has too many enemies, everyone who knows him or has worked with him hates his guts.

    I also don’t see a pathway for Josh Hawley either for similar reasons. I can see Marjorie Taylor Green running but flaming out during the primary.

    Finally, I don’t see a Trump-Biden rematch but if that happens, I will bet that Biden would defeat Trump.

    The other unlikely prospect is that the Republicans get smart and nominate either the governor of Ohio or Maryland and run a positive upbeat campaign as

    “the party that gets stuff done for the American people”

    Note;  Great slogan, the Democrats should use it before the Republicans use it.

    while painting the Democrats as old, political hacks who are out of touch, cultural justice warrior elitists from coastal blue states.   That would be a powerful campaign theme because unfortunately, there is an element of truth to it!

    and they would probably win the House, Senate, and Presidency, but fortunately, for the Democrats, they are far more likely to nominate a cultural warrior nut case like DeSantis, with either Cotton as VP or the Virginian Governor as VP.

    if Biden runs, a toss-up. If Kamala runs a toss-up.  If the governor of Michigan or another female governor runs, Democrats probably win.

    If DeSantis runs, probably Republicans will fail, but if someone like Maryland Hogan runs, the Republicans will win.  If Trump wins the nomination as a Republican, Republicans will probably fail as well.

    If Trump runs third party, too close to call but he would not win as a third-party candidate.  If he runs, he should name his party, the Christian Patriot Party, the CPP in short.

    The Senate and House would both probably go to the Democrats despite voter suppression efforts as the math and demographics favor the Democratic party.

    A personal note.  I am married to a Korean-American woman whom I met in Korea and thus would love to see Hogan elected and have the first Asian-American (Korean) First lady.

    My bottom-line prediction

    Both Biden and Trump retire due to age and health concerns, and Trump’s legal woes become two insurmountable, not to mention the donor class is turning against him.

    Kamala Harris does not win the primary contests, as the Democrats selected a more centrist problem-solving figure who defeats the likely republican nominee – De Santis.

    Whoever loses, concedes as we restore the tradition of a peaceful transition of power.

    Senate and House go to the Democrats, but with narrow majorities.

    The rest of the country continues to be split into about 25 red states and 20 blue states, a blue DC, blue PR, blue VI, purple Guam and Samoa, purple military, and 5 purple states.

    To my fellow Americans

    I am writing this plead,
    To my fellow Americans.

    I am tired of the excuses
    Tired of hearing
    Your lame reasons,
    For not getting a vaccination.

    For not masking up,
    For not taking covid seriously.
    I am tired of hearing about
    People dying

    I am tired of hearing about gun violence,
    I am tired of hearing about the west burning up,
    The east flooding out,
    The monster storms everywhere.

    The politicians doing nothing at all
    To solve any of these problems

    Instead of playing games,
    Acting as if all of these problems
    Were beyond our control,

    Like the weather
    Can’t do anything about it
    Nothing but lies.

    Yes America
    I am tired.
    I say again
    I am tired
    Of your lame excuses.

    But this is something
    We can all do something about it,
    We can choose to get a free vaccine,

    We can choose to continue to wear a mask,
    We can choose to not kill someone with a gun.
    We can choose to take the bus,

    We can choose to drive an electric vehicle,
    We can choose to love one another,
    We can choose to save the world.

    Or you can choose
    To be a narcissistic self-centered asshole,
    A real scumbag,

    Following your hero,
    The orange man,
    Following him straight to hell.

    Where do you think this will end?
    It will not be a good outcome,
    For any of us,

    Especially for you, my friend.
    You could die, your parents could die,
    Your children could die.

    And you have the power
    To do something about.
    Each of us

    Has the power
    To change the world.
    But the change must come

    From all of us.
    We are all connected.
    We are all God’s children

    We are all each
    Other’s brothers and sisters.
    f none of this convinces you

    Think what Jesus would tell you
    I don’t need to tell you,
    You know in your heart,

    What needs to be done?
    I conclude with this

    I don’t want to hear it.

    No

    mas

    excuses

    just

    do

    the

    right

    thing

    The life you save

    Maybe your own.

     

     

     

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    Ode to our Firefighter Heroes

     

    Watching the burning of the west

    From my air-conditioned apartment

    Halfway across the world in Korea,

     

    I am filled with dismay

    How the country has gotten

    To this dark and dangerous place.

     

    Where the world is burning up

    Climate change is out of control

    Gun violence epidemic raging everywhere

    No one is safe anywhere from the rampaging gunmen.

     

    The nation’s leaders

    Refuse to do anything at all

    As the world burns.

    COVID spreads

    And more people die from guns.

     

    Yet there are American heroes

    The firefighters, the first responders

    The EMTs, the park rangers,

     

    The doctors, the nurses

    Truck drivers, bus drivers

    The workers of America.

     

    These American heroes

    Including prisoners

    Put their lives on the line

    24/7.

     

    Working in truly hellish conditions

    In temperatures above 100 degrees

    Breathing in deadly smoke.

     

    Without enough supplies

    Not enough water,

    Not enough of anything.

     

    But like all true heroes

    They merely suit up

    And go to work,

     

    Doing whatever they can do

    To save us all

    From the burning of America.

    From the COVID disaster

    From the gun violence

    The monster storms

    The collapsing buildings.

     

    I salute them

    From the bottom of my heart

    They are the true heroes

    In our times,

     

    Everyone should salute them

    Everyone should applaud them

    Everyone should thank them

    For saving our lives.

     

    Our nation’s and world leaders

    Should get their act together

    Declaring a state of planetary emergency

     

    Everyone must get together

    And address the problem

    Facing our world.

     

     

     

    Global Emergency

     

    The world is facing a worldwide crisis

    Everything is falling apart

    The world is burning up.

     

    Monster storms flooding Europe

    Covid spreading everywhere

    Inflation rearing its ugly head

    Gun violence tearing us apart.

     

    Politics fall apart

    As politicians

    Play the blame game,

    Spreading toxic lies

    And endless venom.

     

    The sad reality

    We are all to blame,

    Every last one of us shares the blame.

     

    We have known for decades

    That we could not continue

    Down this path.

     

    The solutions are obvious

    We have known this for years.

     

    It is time for the world leaders

    Both government and corporate

    To declare a state of worldwide emergency.

     

    Everyone must do their part

    To save the world now.

     

    The billionaire classes

    Should rise up

    And demonstrate real leadership

    Rather than waste time

    Flying into space.

    And they should donate

    Their vast fortunes

    To save the world.

     

    The time for games is over

    The world is dying

    Even the billionaires

    May die as the world burns.

     

    We are in this together

    We are human brothers and sisters

    Please do your part

    To save the world.

     

    Before the problems overwhelm us

    Ending our world civilization

     

    We must move to green energy now

    Everyone must get vaccinated

    Get the assault weapons off the street.

    Institute real gun control measures.

     

    Yet due to our political dysfunction

    Nothing meaningful

    Will be done.

     

    As the politicians dither and dither

    And nothing is done.

     

    As the world burns

    Civilization slowly dies

    Democracy cannot survive.

     

    The rise of the warlords

    Is inevitable

     

    The world ends

    In fire, floods

    And endless violence.

     

    So many people

    Will die.

     

    Unless we all

    Do our part

    To save the world/

     

    The hour is getting late

    But we have not met our fate

    Despite the late date.

     

    If we do nothing

    Soon we will all become ghosts

    Joining the other ghosts

    Of our recent past.

     

    Joining the fire ghosts,

    the corona ghosts,

    the gun ghosts

    the storm ghosts

    And all the other ghosts.

     

    Their voices

    crying in the wind,

    no one left alive

    to mourn their death.

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    please America get vaccinated against COVID

     

    It is a sad state of affairs

    That so many of our fellow citizens

    Just can’t be bothered

    To get a free vaccine

    That may save their lives

    And the lives of those around them

    They simply don’t care

    About the rest of us.

     

    The anti-vax crusaders

    Say that no one should be forced

    To get a vaccine.

     

    Yet we force people to wear seat belts

    Force people to wear helmets

    Force people to drive within the speed limit

    Prohibit drunk driving.

     

    All of these are an infringement

    On our freedom

    To be irresponsible and careless,

     

    Yet we have decided

    It is better to have people

    Wear a seat belt,

     

    To drive within the speed limit

    And not drunk drive

    Because these simple measures

    Save lives.

     

    The same thing applies to wearing a mask

    And getting a vaccine

    A small inconvenience to an induvial

    Yet may save many lives.

     

    In the end

    I can only  offer this plea

    Many of you are Christians,

     

    And you know what Jesus

    Would say

     

    Just shut up

    Wear a mask

    and get vaccinated

    It is god’s will.

    Just do it for me.

     

    Please my fellow citizens

    Please get a vaccine

    To protect your life

    To protect my life

    And do the right thing.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Thanksgiving Poems

     

     

    Thanksgiving

     

    On Thanksgiving day

    I am grateful

    That I am still alive

    And kicking

    At age 67

     

    Still married

    To my one and only wife

     

    Thankful that I have enough money

    To retire comfortably

    And live until I die

    Without falling into poverty

     

    I am thankful for my friends

    Far and wide

    That is what

    I celebrate Thanksgiving

     

     

     

    Letter to Republicans

     

    Biden is not a communist, so shut up with that nonsense

     

    Dear Republicans

    Lately the airwaves

    Of the Fox alternative universe

    Has been filled with pernicious nonsense

    Uttered by all the pundits

    And Republican leaders.

     

    The pernicious nonsense

    Is that Joe Biden, and the entire

    Democratic Party

    Has been taken over

    By Marxists

     

    Determined to turn the US

    Either into Cuba, Venezuela

    Communist China or North Korea.

     

    But oddly not Russia

    Who some believe now

    Is our friend

     

    Anyone alive

    For the last thirty years

    Knows that communism died

    A long time ago

     

    There are no communists anywhere

    Even in China, no one believes

    In classic communism.

     

    And Joe Biden may be many things

    But a hard-core Marxist Communist

    Working to turn the US into a communist country

    Is not one of them.

     

    The only people who believe this nonsense

    Are aging John Birchers

    Who still screams about the communist menace

    And perhaps a few aging left-wing radicals

    Who still believe in Marxism.

     

    So please just shut up

    About communism

    And other imaginary bogymen.

     

    The World After

     

    The future is not yet written

    The world can still be saved

    But the end of humanity

    Could be at hand

     

    The world is burning up

    Fires out of control

    Ice caps melting

    Temperatures rising

     

    Hatred spreading

    Neofascism on the right

    Democracy threatened

     

    End of the world fears

    Filling the world

    Yet to come

     

     

     

     

     

    the Rot Starts at the Top

     

    Watching the news unfold

    About the massive spying operation

    Targeted against Democratic opponents

    Of the former guy

    The old Chinese Confucian adage

    Pops to mind

    The rot starts at the head

    Meaning rotten fish of course

    But also applies

    To rotten political actors

    This scandal is probably

    Just the tip

    Of a very large rotten iceberg

    Where it will lead

    Is anyone’s guess

    But will the former guy

    Be held accountable

    For this crime?

    Probably not

    Just add it to the list

    Of all his other crimes

    And wait until hell freezes over

    For justice to be done

     

     

     

     

    Cancel Culture Run Amuck

     

    I am so sick

    And tired

    Of the so-called “Cancel Culture”

    Nonsense

     

    That has spread out

    Along the rightwing media verse

    Infecting the public

    With their hatred and disdain

     

    I don’t know what it all means

    Something about political speech

    social conservatives

    Being canceled

     

    By left-wing woke mobs

    In the mainstream media

    “Libtard “Coastal elites

    And tech giants

     

    Seems that they don’t like

    Being held to account

    For minimal standards

    Of decent behavior

     

    For example, not spreading lies

    About COVID vaccinations

    I mean you Senator Johnson

    Banned by YouTube for a week

     

    Or inciting a riot

    I mean you

    Former guy

    And his minions

     

    Used to be

    That we were all

    Held to account

    For decent behavior

     

    By a sense of public shame

    So, we did not go there

    We knew where the lines were

    And respected them

     

    But in the era

    Of the former guy

    All civilized restraints

    Have gone out the window

     

    I say to my republican friends

    If you don’t want to be canceled

    Don’t say or do disgusting things

    Don’t spread hate and misinformation

     

    Then we would not have to

    Cancel your nonsense

    Until then I need to shut

    Off the damn media noise box

     

     

     

    Senator Johnson Banned on YouTube for Spreading Lies Found Poem

     

    YouTube suspended

    Sen. Ron Johnson’s account

    to spread medical misinformation.

    The company specifically

    prohibits content

    that contradicts public-health guidance.

    The Republican

    routinely holds Senate hearings

    where he promotes

    baseless conspiracy theories.

     

    “Big Tech and mainstream media

    believe they are smarter

    than medical doctors

    who have devoted their lives to science?

    and use their skills to save lives,”

     

    “They have decided

    there is only one medical viewpoint allowed

    and it is the viewpoint dictated

    by government agencies.”

     

    Johnson, who promoted the “Big Lie”

    that led to the assault

    on the US Capitol in January,

    has used his position

    as a senator to promote baseless conspiracy theories

    and undermine trust in public institutions

     

    Johnson’s “continuing assault on the truth,

    often under the guise of simply ‘asking questions

    about facts,

    is helping to diminish confidence in American institutions

    at a perilous moment,

     

    when the health and economic well-being

    of the nation relies heavily on

    on mass vaccinations,

    and when faith in democracy

    is shaken by right-wing falsehoods

    about voting,”

     

    Comment: It is for that act

    Those comments went too far

    led YouTube

    To “cancel” Senator Johnson

     

    Now if only we can get

    He to just shut up

    And go away

     

    Perhaps the voters

    Will finally be moved

    To cancel him for good.

    End Comment

    Driving our Politics is Fear
    What is driving our politics
    More than anything else
    Is the fear of the other
    Fear of the enemy
    Fear of the end
    The American experiment
    With democracy

     

     

     

    9-11 Fridge Poem

    Reflections on 9-11 where I was Prose Poem

    Reflections on 9-11 where was I then?

    Reflections on 9-11  9-11

    9-11 Unleashed Evil

    The Day After 9-11 U.S Visa Officer’s Perspective

     

     

    9-11 Reflections

     

     

    9-11 2021 was the classic black swan event.  A low-probability event that changed almost everything.  The world can be divided into a pre-9-11 world and a Post 9-11 world.  9-11 led to the Afghanistan war, which recently concluded, the Iraq war, the Syria war, the Libyan civil war, countless wars in Africa, the war on terror, the Muslim travel ban, the war on domestic dissent in so many parts of the world, all justified as a reaction against the events of that September day.  Here are some of my reflections on the events of 9-11 including a prose poem about where I was that terrible day.  It affected me deeply because at the time I was a US immigration officer in the State Department serving in Mumbai, (Bombay) India.

     

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    9-11 Fridge

     

    Based on fridge magnet poems daily prompt https://frij.io/?mc_cid=892a002a18&mc_eid=7c5e331aa2

     

    Following 9/11

    Patriots Blunder

    Whack

    Worry Frequently

    About terrorists and Muslims

    Whomever, wherever they are

     

    Prompt words

     

    Blunder

    Whack

    Tapered

    9/11

    Whomever

    Possibly

    Pedicure

    Embezzle

    Worry

    Frequent

    Scoop

    Mu

    Kacey Musgraves

    🏄

    Quickly

    NFL

    Marshal

    They

    Reign

    Pineal

    Matrix

    Titanic

    Excepting

    Fabulous

    Clement

    Abbey

    Hawaii

    Rock

    Uphill

    Flame

    Washy

    Twin Towers

    Patriots

    Ox

    Junket

    Audit

    Static

    Commensurate

    😟

    Bye

    Breed

    Sharp

    Numb

    Spaceship

    Cyborg

    Unclog

     

     

     

    Reflections on 911 Where I was Prose Poem

     

    On 9-11

    When the planes struck the World Trade Center

    Unleashing evil on the world

    I was working

    at the deputy consular chief at the US Consulate

    in Mumbai

     

    I was at a Polish national day event

    chatting with the Polish Ambassador

    and his charming wife.

     

    Someone told me

    I needed to check out the news,

    saw the CNN news feed,

     

    rushed back to the consulate

    to prepare our response.

    I put together a task force

    focused on helping American citizens

    in our district.

     

    I worked almost 15-20 hours

    for almost three days

    before finally getting a night off.
    We continued to process visas
    during this time

    but our priority
    was to reach out to the Americans
    who lived in our district

    and to monitor the reactions of Indians
    especially Muslims living in our district.

    I tracked down my wife
    who had gone into emergency action
    in her position in Korea as a MI officer.

    We both reflected
    that if she had not taken the job in Korea
    she might have died that day

    as she had been working in the ops center
    at the pentagon which was destroyed.
    Since it was shift work

    if she had been on the early morning shift
    it might have been game over for her.

    Reflections on 9-11  9-11

    9-11
    The event that launched
    The war on terror

    That led to Afghanistan
    Led to Iraq
    Led to Syria

    And so many other wars
    Secret and not so secret
    War on dissent at home

    All because of 911
    A true black swan event
    That almost destroyed

    Our country
    And still has ramifications
    All over the world

    911

    A day that truly
    Will live
    In infamy

    9-11 unleashed Evil

    world lurks in the deadliest places.
    Evil came to town on 911
    the day that evil swept over the world

    a true Black Swan event
    that transformed everything
    splitting the world into a pre-9-11 world
    and a post 9-11 world

    unleashing the War on Terror, the wars in Afghanistan, the wars in Iraq, the war in Libya, the war in Syria, the wars in Africa, the horrors of ISIS, the horrors of the Taliban resurgent, the horrors of Al Qaeda and all the rest of the Muslim terrorists,  the war in the streets of any big city, the war on Muslims, the war on Christians, the war on Jews, the apartheid in Palestine, the wars on dissent at home, the Arab Spring

    so many things can be traced
    to the impact of 9/11

    one of the most unlikely events
    of recent history
    that transformed
    everything

    yes there was a pre-9-11 world
    hard to imagine now
    and a post 9-11 worldwide police state
    on steroids

    lost democracy at home
    and abroad

    we are  still coping
    with the damages unleashed
    by the evil plane bombers

    fulfilling their mad desires
    their dictates from their mad god
    transforming the world

    unleashing evil
    in the once-innocent world.

    The Day After 9-11 U.S Visa Officer’s Perspective Poetic Blooming

    9-11 changed everything
    For the lowly visa officers
    Around the world

    Especially for American visa officers
    Before 9-11
    The emphasis was on efficiency

    Issuing as many visas as possible
    Refusing as few as possible
    Looking the other way

    At minor incidents of fraud
    When in doubt
    Just say yes

    Terrorism was not a concern at all
    No one anticipated
    The horrible events of 9-11

    All the hijackers
    Had been issued visas
    They were considered low-risk applicants

    As most Saudi citizens were
    Few overstayed
    None wanted to work

    Illegally in the U.S.
    The students studied
    Came back home

    Saudi, the UAE, and Oman
    Were about to be approved
    For the visa waiver program

    They met the criteria
    Low refusal rates
    Low overstay rates

    Terrorism was not a concern
    Although the CIA was blocking it

    On 9-12 and afterward
    Everything changed

    Just say yes
    Became just saying no

    Fraud became a big concern
    Terrorism is an overwhelming concern

    Saudi, Oman, and UAE
    Became overnight
    Suspicious characters

    Extreme vetting began
    Years before Trump
    Announced it

    Interviewing everyone
    Became the policy overnight
    Biometrics were rushed to be deployed

    Everyone including Kings
    Must be enrolled
    No exceptions

    Zero tolerance of visa infractions
    Became the norm
    Both at State
    and the new DHS

    Airports became unfriendly nightmares
    For foreign visitors

    As did the embassies
    Where visa officers
    Were now free
    To be mean, abrupt

    Just say no
    Became the motto

    The officers had 2 minutes
    To go through
    the ever-expanding
    Security checks etc

    Anything at all
    That took two more minutes
    This led to a quit denial

    Denials were seldom overcome
    Even when it was obvious
    That the visa
    should have been an issue

    The visa function almost moved
    To the new neo-fascist
    Department of Homeland Security

    Nicknamed by its critics
    As the Homeland Security Ministry
    The homeland security department

    Send visa security officers
    Overseas to police the lax state department
    Whose prior courtesy culture was mocked

    The new meaning of everyone’s culture
    Soon emerged
    Everyone competed

    To see who could be the meanest
    Zero tolerance soon met zero common sense
    Every applicant became a potential criminal

    A potential security threat,
    All Muslim applicants
    Were seen as potential terrorists

    All of this led
    To the draconian visa policies
    In the Trump era

    The extreme vetting
    The Muslim bans
    The demonization of illegal immigrants

    And legal immigration alike
    The American first MAGA presidency
    The chaotic unwinding of Afghanistan

    The coming who lost Afghanistan debate
    All of this is the culmination of years
    Of the war on terror

    All of this was the result of 9-11
    The day that changed everything.

    No Mas No More Excuses America!

    I am writing this plead,
    To my fellow Americans.

    I am tired of the excuses
    Tired of hearing
    Your lame reasons,

    For not getting a vaccination.
    For not masking up,
    For not taking covid seriously.

    I am tired of hearing about
    People dying
    I am tired of hearing about gun violence,

    I am tired of hearing about the west burning up,
    The east flooding out,
    The monster storms everywhere.

    The politicians doing nothing at all
    To solve any of these problems
    Instead of playing games,

    Acting as if all of these problems
    Were beyond our control,
    Like the weather

    Can’t do anything about it,
    Nothing but lies.
    Yes America

    I am tired.
    I say again
    I am tired

    Of your lame excuses.
    But this is something
    We can all do something about it,

    We can choose to get a free vaccine,
    We can choose to continue to wear a mask,
    We can choose to not kill someone with a gun.

    We can choose to take the bus,
    We can choose to drive an electric vehicle,
    We can choose to love one another,

    We can choose to save the world.
    Or you can choose
    To be a narcissistic self-centered asshole,

    A real scumbag,
    Following your hero,
    The orange man,

    Following him straight to hell.

    Where do you think this will end?
    It will not be a good outcome,
    For any of us,

    Especially for you, my friend.
    You could die, your parents could die,
    Your children could die.

    And you have the power
    To do something about.
    Each of us

    Has the power
    To change the world.
    But the change must come
    From all of us.

    We are all connected.
    We are all God’s children
    We are all each
    Other’s brothers and sisters.

    If none of this convinces you
    Think what Jesus would tell you
    I don’t need to tell you,
    You know in your heart,
    What needs to be done?

    I conclude with this
    I don’t want to hear it.

    No
    mas
    excuses

    just
    do
    the
    right
    thing

    The life you save
    Maybe your own.

    Ode to our Firefighter Heroes

    Watching the burning of the west
    From my air-conditioned apartment
    Halfway across the world in Korea,

    I am filled with dismay
    How the country has gotten
    To this dark and dangerous place.

    Where the world is burning up
    Climate change is out of control
    Gun violence epidemic raging everywhere

    No one is safe anywhere from the rampaging gunmen.
    The nation’s leaders
    Refuse to do anything at all

    As the world burns.
    COVID spreads
    And more people die from guns.

    Yet there are American heroes
    The firefighters, the first responders
    The EMTs, the park rangers,

    The doctors, the nurses
    Truck drivers, bus drivers
    The workers of America.

    These American heroes
    Including prisoners
    Put their lives on the line

    24/7.

    Working in truly hellish conditions
    In temperatures above 100 degrees
    Breathing in deadly smoke.

    Without enough supplies
    Not enough water,
    Not enough of anything.

    But like all true heroes
    They merely suit up
    And go to work,

    Doing whatever they can do
    To save us all
    From the burning of America.

    From the COVID disaster
    From the gun violence
    The monster storms
    The collapsing buildings.

    I salute them
    From the bottom of my heart
    They are the true heroes
    In our times,

    Everyone should salute them
    Everyone should applaud them
    Everyone should thank them
    For saving our lives.
    Global Emergency

    Our nation’s and world leaders
    Should get their act together
    a state of planetary emergency

    Everyone must get together
    And address the problem
    Facing our world.

    The world is facing a worldwide crisis
    Everything is falling apart
    The world is burning up.

    Monster storms flooding Europe
    Covid spreading everywhere
    Inflation rearing its ugly head

    Gun violence tearing us apart.
    Politics fall apart
    As politicians
    Play the blame game,

    Spreading toxic lies
    And endless venom.
    The sad reality
    We are all to blame,

    Every last one of us
    shares the blame.

    We have known for decades
    That we could not continue
    Down this path.

    The solutions are obvious
    We have known this for years.

    It is time for the world leaders
    Both government and corporate
    To declare a state
    of worldwide emergency.

    Everyone must do their part
    To save the world now.

    The billionaire classes
    Should rise up
    And demonstrate real leadership

    Rather than waste time
    Flying into space.

    And they should donate
    Their vast fortunes
    To save the world.

    The time for games is over
    The world is dying

    Even the billionaires

    May die as the world burns.
    We are in this together

    We are human brothers and sisters
    Please do your part
    To save the world.

    Before the problems overwhelm us
    Ending our world civilization
    We must move to green energy now
    Everyone must get vaccinated

    Get the assault weapons off the street.
    Institute real gun control measures.

    Yet due to our political dysfunction
    Nothing meaningful
    Will be done.

    As the politicians dither and dither
    And nothing is done.

    As the world burns
    Civilization slowly dies
    Democracy cannot survive.

    The rise of the warlords
    Is inevitable

    The world ends
    In fire, floods
    And endless violence.

    So many people
    Will die.
    Unless we all
    Do our part
    To save the world

    The hour is getting late
    But we have not met our fate
    Despite the late date.

    If we do nothing
    Soon we will all
    become ghosts
    Joining the other ghosts
    Of our recent past.

    Joining the fire ghosts,
    the corona ghosts,
    the gun ghosts
    the storm ghosts

    And all the other ghosts.
    Their voices
    crying in the wind,

    no one left alive
    to mourn their death.

    VAX up AMerica

    please America
    get vaccinated against COVID
    It is a sad state of affairs
    That so many of our fellow citizens
    Just can’t be bothered

    To get a free vaccine
    That may save their lives
    And the lives
    of those around them

    They simply don’t care

    About the rest of us.
    The anti-vax crusaders
    Say that no one should be forced
    To get a vaccine.

    Yet we force people to wear seat belts
    Force people to wear helmets
    Force people to drive
    within the speed limit
    force people to get a license
    to drive

    Prohibit drunk driving.
    All of these are an infringement
    On our freedom
    To be irresponsible and careless,

    Yet we have decided
    It is better to have people
    Wear a seat belt,
    To drive within the speed limit
    And not drunk drive

    Because these simple measures
    Save lives.
    The same thing applies to wearing a mask
    And getting a vaccine

    A small inconvenience to an indidual
    Yet may save many lives.
    In the end

    I can only  offer this plea
    Many of you are Christians,
    And you know what Jesus
    Would say

    Just shut up
    Wear a mask
    and get vaccinated
    It is god’s will.
    Just do it for me.

    Please my fellow citizens
    Please get a vaccine

    To protect your life
    To protect my life
    And do the right thing.

    Political ghosts haunt my dreams –

    Last Night as I slept
    Political ghosts of the past
    Began to appear all over the TV
    To offer their advice

    How to handle these dark
    And dangerous times

    Richard Nixon
    Yelled we need law and order

    George Mc Govern said
    We need to end endless wars
    And rebuild America

    John F Kennedy said

    We must recover
    Our American spirit

    LBJ recalled the Great Society
    FDR recalled the new Deal, world war 11
    Saying The only thing we need to fear
    Is fear itself

    Truman recalled the lessons of the cold war
    George Washington  Recalled the visions
    To form a more perfect union

    Martin Luther King  Recalled his dream

    Lincoln advises us
    “We are not enemies, but friends.
    We must not be enemies, though passion may have strained,
    it must not break our bonds of affection.

    The mystic chords of memory  will swell
    when again touched,  as surely they will be,
    by the better angels of our nature.”

    As I woke up from my dark dreams
    Of the end of the American dream

    I saw the dawning light

    The nightmares of the political ghosts
    Of the past faded into my past

    And I looked up
    And realized that it is up to us all
    We can recover We can overcome anything
    And become the America
    That we were meant to be

    And overcome these dark times
    And consign these dark political ghosts

    And let them rest in peace
    As we recover the American dream
    United as one nation

    That is my hope and dream
    That we can once again be
    Can do anything Americans!

    The End

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Moxibustion Treatment Korea: Updates

    In early November, my wife and I went to Daegu to check out a Moxibustion center.  The owner had invented a moxibustion clay pot system suitable for home use.  It is odorless and smokeless Up to now, to do moxibustion, you have to go to an authorized center (and some of them are unauthorized, there are a lot of fly-by-night providers in the whole alternative medicine space in Korea and the states. The adage, “ Caveat Emptor Buyer Beware”  applies here in spades.

    His system is designed to be used at home.  It is smokeless and odorless. Burning moxibustion smells like marijuana to me. They recommend a 100-day regime, followed by a weekly maintenance regime.

    We are at the end of the first three weeks and will try to finish the course.  I usually do it in the early evening and watch NetFlix, and read or check my emails while doing it.  It takes 90 minutes. She does it later about 11 pm as she is a night owl.

    We do it while using our ceregem massage bed.  I have provided information on that below as well. The ceregem beds are available in the U.S., and moxibustion in acupuncture clinics as they often do both treatments at the same time.

    I also provided some updated info on charcoal saunas which are also a great health treatment.  We plan to go next week if not sooner.

    The results are in

    ·        I have lost seven pounds, and most importantly, almost got rid of my spare tire around my belly.

    ·        I finally can sleep throughout the night.  I still have vivid dreams, but not as much.  I no longer have bouts with insomnia at 0 dark hundred (4 a.m. in nonmilitary/Intel speak).

    the results are in 

    • ·        I no longer have to go every couple of hours.
    • ·        I have a lot more energy
    • ·        I feel mentally sharper
    • ·        My fibro flare-ups are less
    • ·        My arthritic pain is less
    • ·        My migraines are fewer down to once a month as opposed to every other week and last one day as opposed to three days.
    • ·        I am less hungry and can last longer between meals.
    • My wife reports similar results.

    We plan on finishing the first 100-day regime and then doing the maintenance program. We are also going to Ganghwa island soon to source locally, mug wort as that is both the mug wort and ginseng capital of Korea producing 2/3 of both products.

    The product is available for sale in Korea and they ship it throughout the country, but to experience it you have to go to their clinic in Daegu.  If anyone is interested in getting more info let me know by email at jakecaller@gmail.com and I will forward you the information. And if anyone wants to comment on this blog piece, please do so at the same email and I will assume that you have no problem with me posting it, if you do, please let me know if you do not want me to post it, the default will be to post the comment.

    Our friend was able to bring it through customs with no problems. I thought that the drug-sniffing dogs would flag it as marijuana, but apparently, dogs can tell that this is not marijuana. The pot is small, so taking it back should not be difficult either.

    Original Posting

     

    One of the joys of living in Korea is the widespread availability of oriental medicine {한의학}– acupuncture, acupressure, herbal treatments, and moxibustion, ( 灸 뜸) and traditional Korean saunas including the famous charcoal saunas.  The sauna business was badly hit by the COVID shutdowns, but they have survived, and many have re-opened.  I went to a charcoal sauna the other day, for the first time in over a year.

    Oriental medicine treats the entire person, not just symptoms like Western medicine. If you have arthritis as I have in more than one place you will have to see multiple doctors for treatment – a foot doctor, a knee doctor, and a neck doctor, and none of the doctors will coordinate with the other doctors to make sure that the treatment is effective and efficient. And of course, multiple bills to multiple clinics, as well as having to obtain insurance permission for treatment. No wonder so many people are looking for alternatives. And the western medical establishment is constantly attacking alternative medicine as unfounded, dangerous, and unscientific.  None of which is true, as oriental medicine dates back thousands of years, and in a word, works wonders. I am a big fan.

    I have tried acupuncture, acupressure, and charcoal saunas over the years, even from US military doctors! It seems to work for me. I found it helps with my fibromyalgia and arthritis, and I like that it works for the entire body.

    Moxibustion involves burning herbal medicine on top of the body – the medicine gets absorbed into your bloodstream and restores your Chi – your energy levels and gets rid of inflammation among other things. They use a mixture of herbs, mostly mugwort, 쑥   Mugwort is also sold as tea but is pretty bitter. the smell of burning mugwort is similar to marijuana.  When I first smelled it, I thought someone was smoking a joint!

    Lately, I tried Moxibustion treatment for my lingering arthritis, and fibromyalgia and finally lose my belly fat! The doctor assured me that it would work for all of these problems. I started a twice-week regime for the next two months, then once a monthly maintenance routine. They will also do acupuncture. The cost is 40 dollars per treatment, well within my insurance limits of 75 dollars for 50 sessions a year.

     

     

    Moxibustion Treatment Korea

    One of the joys of living in Korea is the widespread availability of oriental medicine {한의학}– acupuncture, acupressure, herbal treatments, and moxibustion, ( 灸 뜸) and traditional Korean saunas including the famous charcoal saunas.  The sauna business was badly hit by the COVID shutdowns, but they have survived, and many have re-opened.  I went to a charcoal sauna the other day, for the first time in over a year.

    Oriental medicine treats the entire person, not just symptoms like Western medicine. If you have arthritis as I have in more than one place you will have to see multiple doctors for treatment – a foot doctor, a knee doctor, and a neck doctor, and none of the doctors will coordinate with the other doctors to make sure that the treatment is effective and efficient. And of course, multiple bills to multiple clinics, as well as having to obtain insurance permission for treatment.

    No wonder so many people are looking for alternatives. And the western medical establishment is constantly attacking alternative medicine as unfounded, dangerous, and unscientific.

    None of which is true, as oriental medicine dates back thousands of years, and in a word, works wonders. I am a big fan.

    I have tried acupuncture, acupressure, and charcoal saunas over the years, even from US military doctors! It seems to work for me. I found it helps with my fibromyalgia and arthritis, and I like that it works for the entire body.

    Moxibustion involves burning herbal medicine on top of the body – the medicine gets absorbed into your bloodstream and restores your Chi – your energy levels and gets rid of inflammation among other things. They use a mixture of herbs, mostly mug wort, 쑥   Mug wort is also sold as tea but is pretty bitter. the smell of burning mug wort is similar to marijuana.  When I first smelled it, I thought someone was smoking a joint!

    Lately, I tried Moxibustion treatment for my lingering arthritis, and fibromyalgia and finally lose my belly fat! The doctor assured me that it would work for all of these problems. I started a twice-week regime for the next two months, then once a monthly maintenance routine. They will also do acupuncture. The cost is 40 dollars per treatment, well within my insurance limits of 75 dollars for 50 sessions a year.

    (see update above)

    For more info, read the following articles

    https://www.webmd.com › balance › what-is-moxibustion

    Moxibustion: Definition, Technique, Benefits, and Risk Factors – WebMD
    Moxibustion is a form of therapy that entails the burning of mug wort leaves. This is a small, spongy herb that is believed to enhance healing with acupuncture. As such, the leaves are burnt close …

    https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moxibustion

    Moxibustion – Wikipedia

    Moxibustion (Chinese: 灸; pinyin: jiǔ) is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy that consists of burning dried mug wort at particular points on the body. It plays an important role in the traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, (India, sic) Vietnam, and Mongolia. Suppliers usually age the mug wort and grind it up to a fluff; practitioners burn the fluff or process it further into a cigar …
    https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu › explore-healing-practices › moxibustion

    Moxibustion | Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellbeing

    Moxibustion is used for Pain due to injury or arthritis, especially in “cold” patterns where the pain naturally feels better with the application of heat. Digestive problems and irregular elimination. Gynecological and obstetrical conditions, including breech presentation in late-term pregnancy. Protection against cold and

    Ceregem

    What is Ceragem therapy?

    Ceragem is a treatment method that combines infrared heat and massage techniques during the treatment of various conditions. The Ceragem automatic thermal massage bed scans your spine’s length to help a chiropractor conduct customized massage therapy.

    Note: it uses jade crystals that are heated and move up and down your back pausing at acupressure points.  It works. We have been using it for years and it helps reduces my fibromyalgia and arthritis pain and my wife’s chronic disk pains and her fibromyalgia pain as well.  We do it almost every day, combining it now with moxibustion treatment. End Note

    What is the benefit of Ceragem? | Balance in Motion Chiropractic

    세라젬

    https://www.ceragem.co.kr

    글로벌 홈 헬스케어 전문기업 – CERAGEM.

    ‎제품안내 · ‎렌탈 및 구매 · ‎웰카페 · ‎이벤트 바로가기

    CERAGEM: Therapeutic Thermal Massager

    https://ceragemus.com

    Learn more about CERAGEM’s massage bed patented technology that analyzes & recognizes spinal differences to provide users with a custom massage.

    ‎Ceragem V4 · ‎Ceragem v3 · ‎USA · ‎Ceragem m2

     

    Chacoal Suanas

    Korean Charcoal Saunas

    Travelogue: The charcoal kiln saunas of Gangwondo

    https://www.nayoungkang.com › 2015/05/04 › travelo…

    May 4, 2015 — Travelogue: The charcoal kiln saunas of Gangwondo … A typical bulgama (불가마, Korean hot sauna) operates at 90 to 95 degrees.

    Kiln Saunas Make a Comeback in South Korea

    https://www.nytimes.com › World › Asia Pacific

    Aug 26, 2010 — Roasting inside a charcoal kiln is an age-long tradition, and it has recently become something of a newfound craze among South Koreans.

    Steamy ways to ward off winter : Gangwon Charcoal Kiln …

    https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com › 2012/02/10 › etc

    Feb 10, 2012 — Making the charcoal for the saunas takes around a week. The charcoal is first put inside a kiln and heated. On the seventh day, the charcoal is …

    Effects of charcoal kiln saunas (Jjimjilbang) on psychological …

    https://www.sciencedirect.com › science › article › abs › pii

    by S Hayasaka2008Cited by 19 — In South Korea, the same process (hereinafter referred to as ‘charcoal kiln saunas‘) called jjimjilbang (zzimzilbang) have also traditionally been used for …

    Jjimjilbang Guide: 7 Best Places for Your Korean Sauna and …

    https://www.kkday.com › blog › jjimjilbang-guide-7-be…

    Jan 25, 2019 — LK SPA is equipped with three kinds of sauna rooms—Maifanshi, loess, and fire, with temperatures ranging from low (50°C) to high (100°C). The …

    An Old Tradition Makes a Comeback in South Korea: Kiln …

    https://asiasociety.org › blog › asia › old-tradition-make…

    Aug 27, 2010 — But to South Koreans, these clay kilns used to produce charcoal at night, are doubling as luxury spas by day. The tradition of sitting in …

    the End

     

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Ugly Writer Update:

    The ugly writers, based in the Philippines, have published some more of my writing.

    Index of recent writing.

    The last race

    The Association of the Living Dead Secret Gateways

    The lonely mother duck

    The Secret Spy Fly Drone

    Failure poems

    Failure is not an option

    My failures

    Presidential failures

    Total Success or Total Failure

    Dejavu All Over Again

    General Failure Reading Disk Drive

    The Last Race

    An Aging car racer

    Racing in his last race

    Driving too fast Around

    the curve

    Blowing himself up in a fiery crash

    The rating score

    In his last race.

    Association of Living Dead in

    In India, several years ago

    A man falsely claimed his brother was dead

    So he could inherit the family assets

    The dead brother had to fight

    To be declared legally not dead

    And contest the will

    “The Association of the Living Dead” Became a movement

    Of thousands of people.

    For in India apparently,

    It was a thing to declare your relative dead.

     

    I never thought That the U.S. would have

    To form their own

    “The Association of the Living Dead”

    Until this week.

     

    The cyber ninjas

    In their infamous non-forensic audit

    Of the 2020 Arizona election

    Claimed that hundreds

    Of dead people had voted

    They gave their list of the alleged dead voters

    To the attorney general

    Who contacted all 300 dead people

    Found that 299 of the 300 were in fact Not dead

    and none of them knew

    That unnamed political operatives

    Were claiming that they were dead.

    The one dead voter was alive

    when he voted early

    But died before election day

    Thus making his vote not valid

    But there was no fraud involved

    As he was alive when he voted.

    Perhaps they need to form

    The “association of the living dead”

    To fight for the right of the non-dead people

    To continue to vote and receive other government benefits?

    What a sad commentary on the farcial

    contemporary life In these disunited States of America.

    Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People – Wikipedia

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    The Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People is an Indian pressure group based in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh that seeks to reclaim the legal rights of those …
    ‎History · ‎Lal Bihari’s problem · ‎Formation
    ASSOCIATION OF LIVING DEAD! – Jana Aastha News Online
    https://www.janaaastha.com › archives

    The Association seeks to reverse the illegal practice, call attention to the problem, and prevent others from being exploited in similar fashion. The founder of …

    Arizona AG refutes review that counted 282 dead voters

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    Aug 2, 2022 — Arizona AG Brnovich said he found a ballot from just one dead voter, contradicting a partisan probe’s allegation 282 ballots were cast in …

    Secret Gateways

    There are secret gateways

    Portals to other dimensions

    All around us

    Hidden deep in the mountains.

    Leading to other worlds

    Other times and places

    Where time runs differently

    And humans are unknown.

    The lonely Mother Duck

    The lonely mother duck

    Watched her eggs hatch

    In the nest by the lake.

    She was worried

    About the coyotes, feral dogs, foxes

    Lions, tigers and wolves

    That were all around.

    Ever since the humans all disappeared.

    The Secret Fly Spy Drone

    The fly on the wallpaper

    In the CIA director’s office

    Was not a real fly

    He was an enemy spy drone

    Secretly controlled remotely

     

    Listening to all the secret conversations

    Until the director smashed him

    With a flyswatter

    Then realized that it was a spy fly

    He had dispatched to bug hell.

    Drones: From Insect Spy Drones to Bomber … – Amazon.com

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    insect spy drones from www.amazon.com
    Drones: From Insect Spy Drones to Bomber Drones Paperback – July 29, 2014 · Reading age. 8 – 12 years · Print length. 96 pages · Language. English · Grade level. 3 …

    Bug off: US military planning winged, insect-like microdrone

    https://dronedj.com › 2021/06/18 › bug-off-us-military…

    insect spy drones from dronedj.com
    Jun 18, 2021 — The US military has ordered the development of tiny microdrones, whose shape and flapping wing movements will replicate insect flight.

    Don’t panic, but ‘insect drones’ exist now – Strictly Robots

    https://mashable.com › Tech
    Researchers from MIT, Harvard, and the City University of Hong Kong developed insect-sized drones that look and move just like the real …
    Mashable · Jordan Aaron ·

    Nothing But Sleaze

    Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Sleaze Nothing but Sleaze Surrounds me

    24/7 S L E A Z E

    Led by the Sleaze King

    King Donald Trump

    the one true sleaze King

    The Sleaze King from TV

    Are we doomed to live

    In a world run by sleaze kings

    And ruled by sleaze values?

    Are we addicted to sleaze?

    And need our sleaze fix daily?

    As we turn on the sleaze TV

    And see nothing but sleaze

    Oozing out of our TV sets?

    SLEAZE

    Sleaze surrounds us 24/7

    Lots of sleaze on the TV

    Everywhere we go nothing

    but sleaze

    All the time

    24/7

    sleaze rules the air

    Zappa had it right

    calling it the slime

    Everything is nothing

    but slime oozing out of our TV’s

    Author’s Note; I worked my way through college washing dishes in the University’s cafeteria. The reference to Donald Trump was from the original 1975 poem, who knew that I was predicting his rise to power decades later?

    Snarling Cup of Coffee

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I like to start my day with a hot cup of coffee I pound down the coffee First thing I do every day as the dawning sun Lights up my lonesome room Yeah, but not just a simple cup of java Joe, but a God damn snarling sarcastic smarmy cup of coffee I mean, – we are talking about an alcoholic, all speed ahead, always hot, always fresh, always there when I need it, angry, attitude talk to the hand Ztude, bad, bad assed, beats breaking, beatnik, bluesy, bitter, bitchy, bombs away, capitalistic, caffeinated up the ass, cinematic, communistic, Colombian grown, Costa Rican inspired, Cowabunga to the max, crazy assed, devilishly angelic, divine, divinely inspired, dyslexic, epic, extreme vetting, evil eye, expensive, erotic vision inducing, Ethiopian coffee house brewed, euphoric, freaky, freazoid, foxy, Frenched kissed, French brewed, funkified, foxy lady, graphic, GOD in my coffee, with Allah, Ganesh, Jesus, Kali, Buddha, Christians, Durga, Hindus, Mohamed, Jesus and Mo and their friend, the cosmic bar maid, Sai Babai, Shiva, Taoists, Zoroastrians, drinking my god damned coffee in Hell; growling, gnarly, happy, hard as ice, Hawaian blessed, high as a kite, hippie, hip, hipster, hip hoppy, hot as hell yet strangely sweet as heaven, jazzy, jealous, Kerouac approved, kick ass, kick my god damn ass to Tuesday, kick down the doors and take no prisoners, grown in the Vietnam highlands by ex-Vietcong, Guatemalan grown, kiss ass, illegal in every state, imported from all over the god damn world, insane, lovely, loony, lonely, lonesome, malodorous mean old rotten, motherfucking, nasty, narcotic, never whatever, never meh, never cold, not approved by the CIA, not approved by DHS, not approved for human consumption by the FDA, not your daddy’s sissified corporate cup of coffee, NOT DECAFE coffee, not your Denny’s truck driver weak as brown water cup of fake coffee, not your establishment friendly cup of coffee, Not your FBI coffee, Not FAKE Herbal coffee substitute, but a real cup of coffee, not your farmer brothers dinner crap, not made in America for Americans, not safe for work, not your Starbucks average expensive overpriced crappy corporate chain cup of coffee, Not pretentious, Not White House approved, not State Department safe, nuclear, Not Patriotic, operatic, Peets’s coffee approved, paranoid, pornographic, psychotic, pontific, politically aware, rapping, rhyming, right here, right now in River city, rock and roll up the Yazoo, sad, sadistic, sarcastic, sassy, satanic, schizoid, shitting, silly, sexy, smarmy, smelly, smooth, snarky, snarling, stupid, stinking, sweet as honey, sweat inducing, symphonic, Trump can’t handle this coffee, vengeful, Wagnerian, wicked, with nutmeg and cinnamon swirls, with a hint of stevia, with a hint of vanilla, with a hint of rum, with a hint of whisky, with a hint of cherry, with a hint of fruit overtones, with a hint of drugs spicing up the coffee, spendific, speeding, splendid, superior accept no substitutes, survived the Vietnam war, the Iraq war, the Afghan war, the first and Second Korean war, World War 11, the war on poverty, the war on drugs, the war on black people, the sexual revolution, Soulful as a summer’s night in MOTOWN- James Brown approved, TOP approved, Berkeley approved, the coffee that Jimmy Hendrix drank before he died, the coffee that Elvis drank on his last breakfast, the coffee that Barry White crooned as he drank his cup of coffee – and the coffee that made the white boy play stand up and play that funky music, the coffee that made Jonny B Goode play his guitar, and made Jonny bet the devil his soul after he drank his morning cup of righteous coffee and the coffee that make the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll, the coffee your mother warned you against drinking, the coffee that Napoleon drank when he became the Emperor of all Europe, the Coffee that Beethoven drank when he wrote the Ninth symphony, the coffee that Mozart drank as he wrote his last symphony, the coffee that Lincoln drank before he was killed, the Hemingway drank before he killed himself, the coffee that started the 60’s, and ended the 20th century, the coffee that Lenin drank as he plotted revolution, the coffee that Hitler and Stalin drank with FDR as they divided up the world after World War 11, the cup that JFK drank before he was blown away, the coffee Jerry drinks while driving in cars with random celebrities and political figures, the coffee that Jon Stewart drinks before he goes on an epic take down of some foolish politico, the cup of Arabic coffee that Sadaam drank the day he was executed, the coffee that GW and Cheney drank when they bombed Baghdad, the Indian cup of coffee that Bid Laden drank before 9-11 and just before the seals blew his ass to hell, the cup of coffee that Tiger Woods drank with his mistresses while playing a 3, 000 dollar round of golf at Sandy Lane golf course in Barbados, the last legal drug that does what drugs should do, the cup of coffee that Obama drank when he became President, Vietnamese, Vienna brew, wacky, whimsical, Whisky Tango Foxtrot, wild, weird, wonderful, WOW, Yabba dabba doo! Yada Yada yada Zappa’s favorite cup of cosmic coffee, and Zorro’s last cup of coffee, Good to the last drop rolled into one simple cup of hot coffee

    As I pound down that first cup of coffee

    And fire up my synaptic nerve endings

    with endless supplies

    Of caffeine induced neuron enhancing chemicals

    I face the dawning day with trepidation

    and mind-numbing fear

    I turn on the TV

    and watch the smarmy newscasters

    in their perfect hair

    Lying through their teeth

    about the great success the government is having

    Following the great leader’s latest pronouncements

    I want to scream and shoot the TV

    and run out side

    Shouting “Stop the world.

    I want to get off this fucking crazy planet”

    The earth does not care a whit about my attitude.

    It merely shrugs and moves around the Sun

    In its appointed daily run.

    And I sit down

    The madness dissipating a bit

    And enjoy my second cup

    Of heaven and hell In my morning cup of Joe

    Author’s note: published in multiple places.

    Unhinged Lunatic Howling at the Full Moon

     

     

     

     

    On the night of the blood-red super full moon

    I sat in an evil, depraved godforsaken bar

    Drinking drams of demented, fermented dream dew

    Washed down by endless rounds of whiskey, rum,

    tequila, vodka, soju and of course beer

    drinking with my buddies the Jack Daniels Gang

    Drinking my way to Hell and beyond

    Just as fast as I could

    twenty damn drinks too sober

    Just an unhinged lunatic

    Dreaming of howling at the full moon

    Watching the world walk by

    Looking at all the fine-looking babes

    Walking by the street

    Thinking wild, erotic thoughts

    Of endless wild libertine passions

    When into the bar

    That din of cosmic depravity

    Walked the most beautiful women In the Universe

    So wild, so free So wonderfully alive

    I did not know what to do

    As this vision of delight

    Sauntered through the bar

    In a skin-tight leather pants

    Looked so fine

    That my eyeballs hurt

    And finally,

    I had to say something

    So, I gathered up my manly courage

    And walked up to her

    And she looked at me

    And instantly bewitched my soul

    With a devilish grin

    I lost all reason

    And became a raving lunatic

    Unhinged lunatic

    Howling at the blood red full moon

    Foaming at the mouth

    A wild, free werewolf

    Howling at the lunatic light

    Of the blood red, blue full Moon

     

    Author Note: also published in multiple places April 30

    In Search of America 1975 – Hitch hiking Tales

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    When I was young and foolish

    Broke and stubborn

    I hitchhiked across the USA

    Started in Salt Lake City

    Where my greyhound bus pass

    Was stolen

    The station manager

    Could have helped me

    But refused to do so

     

    Threaten to call the cops

    When I grabbed my bags

    Without the stolen tags

    I said

    Go ahead

    But I am so out of here

    Wondered about Salt Lake City

    Went to a bar

    Found I had to buy my booze Next door

    And they would mix it for me

    Had to order food too

    After a bloody Mary And a burger

    I walked about town

    Saw the Mormon Temple

    Finally, about 3 pm

    It was time to hit the road

    Did not look back

    Ended up in Cody Wyoming

     

    Got a room shower Steak beer

    Using my rapidly depleted cash

    Spent 25 dollars

    Money really went far

    Back in those days

    A band of professional Communist agitators

    Gave me a ride To Des Moines

    Lots of weed, booze

    And politics later

    Got off the road

    Slept outside

    Next day

    A beautiful woman

    Drove me to near Chicago

    In a red mustang

     

    Might have been

    The girl in the song

    Take it easy

    Digging her vibe

    She invited me home

    But was not sure

    If her estranged husband

    Would welcome me

    So, being foolish

    And inexperienced with women

    Did not go to her place

    And always regretted

    That I had lost

    My chance that day

    Then on to Chicago

    Several rides later

    Visited friends

    Hit the road again

    A series of uneventful rides

    With truckers

    And others

    And a week later

    I ended in New York City

    Slept along the way

    In cars

    In truck stops

    In high way rest stops

    Always moving

    Always going

    None stop talking

    And lots of free weed

    And beer

    And conversation

    One more memorable ride

    Occurred outside Albany

    On my return to Chicago

    A middle age creepy looking man

    Picked me up In a brand-new Cadillac

    He was he said a dynamite deliverer

    For the Mafia

    Went to various places

    To blow up shit

     

    He hated a lot of people

    Particularly hippies from California

    And Jewish people

    Looking at me to confirm

    That I was both

    I told him that I lived in New York

    And had never been to California

    And although I might have looked Jewish

    As I had what was called back in the day

    A “Jewfro”

    I was not Jewish

    Many years later

    I discovered

    That I am indeed part Jewish

     

    But back then

    I did not know it

    And I felt a bit of strategic misinformation

    Might keep me alive

    Then I realized that he was just jiving with me

    And we relaxed

    And he pulled out some weed

    And beer

    And we mellowed out

    But I believe

    that he really was with the mob

    Perhaps not a dynamite dealer

    A real Italian made mafia member

     

    By Chicago I had enough

    I called my Dad

    Told him what had happened

    Wanted a ticket home

    And he sent me a ticket

    And 500 dollars

    And I went home

    I told him I would tell him

    My tales some day

    But never did I learned

    so much

    About my fellow Americans

    And the strange vibe

    That was 1975

    And now it is too late

    But I wanted to finally

    Tell the world

    Of my hitchhiking tales

    In search of America 1975

     

    Published in multiple places including the Poet “on the Road” anthology in 2020. Summer 2020 theme: ON THE ROAD Volumes 1 & 2https://www.thepoetmagazine.org › summer-2020—on-… SUMMER 2020 – Poetry on the theme of ON THE ROAD from poets around the world. 54 poets. 135 poems. 240 pages. Large format 6 x 9 inch (15.24 x 22.86 cm).

     

    When Will this Darkness End?

    As the darkness settles down on the land

    All are consumed with evil

    Foul deeds and endless darkness

    I wonder if it will ever go away?

    Yes I wonder If our great nightmare will ever end?

    Are we doomed

    To live out the decline of America?

    This is what I pray for 2018

    The end of the darkness

    The unleashed hatred that consumes our land

    I am a bus rider

    That makes me unusual

    For a white male

    From an upper middle class family

    Our people are not bus riders

    Though some are subway riders

     

    Bus riders are other people

    The poor, minorities, immigrants

    People who don’t drive

    Because they are blind

    Or have a DUI

    And in my case

    I don’t drive

    Because I have bad vision

    And bad coordination

    Just never got the hang

    Of the whole driving thing

    Fortunately for me

    My wife does the driving

    But I still take the bus

    From time to time

    I rode the AC buses in Berkeley

    As a child Line 67, line 51, line 43 F bus

    Rode them long before BART came along

    And afterwards as well

    As an adult seldom rode the bus

    But when I did so

    I was always impressed

    By the sheer diversity

    Of the bus riding population,

    Hundreds of languages

    All sorts of sexual orientation

    Some were white

    Most were not

    Most of my fellow passengers

    Were nice enough

    Some were friendly

    And some were lost In their own thoughts

    And a few Were scary looking dudes

    With the look

    Of someone who had done time

    And were capable of more violence

    I also rode the bus In Seattle

    as a graduate student

    A lot of fellow UW students

    And the usual immigrants

    Minorities etc

    And some white people Commuting

    And in DC

    Over the years

    I rode a lot of buses

    Mostly to and from the metro

    But I got to know

    And love the DC buses as well

    I also took the greyhound bus

    Across the country

    Several times over the years

    All over the U.S.

    From Bay Area to Stockton

    From Bay Area to Clear Lake

    From Bay area to NYC

    NYC to DC

    All over the USA

    Taking the Greyhound

    Was always an adventure

    Met a lot of interesting people

    As people on long distant bus rides

    Tend to open up and talk

    To pass the time away

    Overseas

    I took the bus

    All over In India,

    in Barbados

    In Spain and in Korea

    The Korean buses

    For many years

    Were difficult for foreign visitors

    As the signs were all in Korean

    Most have signs

    Now in English, Chinese and Korean

    And are much more foreigner friendly

    Riding the bus In America

    Allows one access

    To the underbelly of American society

    The poor, the marginalized

    The immigrant communities

    That many middle-class white people

    Just never see

    And for that reason

    I am glad

    That I am a bus rider

    also published in the Poet, “On the Road” in 2020 Summer 2020 theme: ON THE ROAD Volumes 1 & 2https://www.thepoetmagazine.org › summer-2020—on-… SUMMER 2020 – Poetry on the theme of ON THE ROAD from poets around the world. 54 poets. 135 poems. 240 pages. Large format 6 x 9 inch (15.24 x 22.86 cm).

    Failure is Not an Option

    Failure is not an option

    Is a weasel word

    Weasel words Are Orwellian words

    Designed to shut down Rational thought

    And ironically this word

    Often leads to spectacular failure

    Because logically speaking

    Failure is always an implied option

    Leaders need to look at all options

    Including what to do

    If they fail to achieve their goals

    They must have a plan

    To learn from their failures

    If not following the dictates

    The false macho posturing

    That failure is not an option

    Will lead to the feared failure

    On Failure

    They say that failure Is the best teacher of all

    And I have learned

    So much from my failures

    And I have failed so much In my life

    But I have gotten better

    Stronger and wiser

    Because I have failed

    And embraced my failures

    Failed first grade

    Almost failed math and physics

    Failed music college

    Almost failed statistics in college

    Almost failed my life in the Peace Corps

    Dealing with Typhoid

    Almost failed in Bangkok

    Almost failed my life

    In the hospital for almost a year

    Almost failed to learn Spanish

    Failed as a visa chief in Spain

    And throughout my failures

    There is one thing I learned

    With the support of my wife

    And my friends

    I can and will overcome

    All my failures

    President Trump’s Failures

    Presidential failures to date

    failure to tell the truth

    45,000 lies

    Failure to deal with COVID

    450 thousand dead

    And 4 million cases

    piling up

    And it is all his fault

    He refuses to take responsibility

    Part of his failure to lead

    Failure to lead the country In re-opening

    Making things a thousand times worst

    With his epic tweets

    Which are a failure

    To communicate

    Failure to get America rebuilt

    Failure to get immigration reform

    Failure to reform our trading practices

    Failure to lead on climate change

    Failure to lead on fighting forest

    fires Failure to lead on police reform

    failure on infrastructure

    Failure to lead on healing out country

    As he pours gasoline

    On the flames of our discontent

    And so I leave these thoughts

    Thinking of the greatest failure

    Of our life

    Watching our president

    Fail so miserably

    At his job

    And unlike me

    He refuses to admit

    That he has failed

    Leading him to an epic Spectacular failure

    Ushering in the end

    Of his presidency

    In the failing light

    Of his life Will he finally learn

    From his failures?

    Sadly, I must conclude

    That he is incapable

    Of learning from failure

    Because in his mind

    He is the smartest man

    In the world

    And it inconceivable

    That he could ever failure

    For he is a winner

    Are we all tired

    Of his failed winning by now?

    And sadly,

    I must I must give him a grade of F

    as he is the biggest failure in U.S. History.

    Total Sucess or Total Failure

     

    The President’s Son-in-law declares

    that the government’s response to the corona virus

    has been a total success

    as the government stepped up to the plate

    to fight the virus from hell

    I have to wonder on what planet

    does the words total failure

    becomes total success? Are we living in a bizarro world

    Where every thing

    Means the opposite?

    Do words no longer

    Have any connection

    To underlying reality?

    Can we tell a lie

    From the truth anymore?

    For his statement Is impossible to be

    Anything other

    than the opposite

    His total success

    is everyone’s total failure

    As 450 thousands American corona ghosts

    Will attest

    just more verbal diarrhea

    from our dear leader

    And his cult like followers

    And corrupt court jesters

    General Failure Reading Disk Drive

    My computer loves

    Spitting out error messages

    Written like haiku

    Mysterious messages

    Hard to understand

    My favorite has always been

    General Failure Reading Disk drive

    The question that comes to mind

    Who is this General Failure

    And why is reading my disk drive Anyway?

    The end

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Moxibustion Treatment Korea

    One of the joys of living in Korea is the widespread availability of oriental medicine {한의학}– acupuncture, acupressure, herbal treatments, and moxibustion, ( 灸 뜸) and traditional Korean saunas including the famous charcoal saunas.  The sauna business was badly hit by the COVID shutdowns, but they have survived, and many have re-opened.  I went to a charcoal sauna the other day, for the first time in over a year.

    Oriental medicine  treats, the entire person, not just symptoms like Western medicine. If you have arthritis as I have in more than one place you will have to see multiple doctors for treatment – a foot doctor, a knee doctor, and a neck doctor, and none of the doctors will coordinate with the other doctors to make sure that the treatment is effective and efficient. And of course, multiple bills to multiple clinics, as well as having to obtain insurance permission for treatment. No wonder so many people are looking for alternatives. And the western medical establishment is constantly attacking alternative medicine as unfounded, dangerous, and unscientific.  None of which is true, as oriental medicine dates back thousands of years, and in a word, works wonders. I am a big fan.

    I have tried acupuncture, acupressure, and charcoal saunas over the years, even from US military doctors! It seems to work for me. I found it helps with my fibromyalgia and arthritis, and I like that it works for the entire body.

    Moxibustion involves burning herbal medicine on top of the body – the medicine gets absorbed into your blood stream and restores your Chi – your energy levels and gets rid of inflammation among other things. They use a mixture of herbs, mostly mugwort, 쑥   Mugwort is also sold as tea but is pretty bitter in taste. the smell of burning mugwort is similar to marijuana.  In fact, when I first smelled it, I thought someone was smoking a joint!

    Lately, I tried Moxibustion treatment for my lingering arthritis, and fibromyalgia and to finally lose my belly fat! The doctor assured me that it would work for all of these problems. I started a twice-week regime for the next two months, then once a monthly maintenance routine. They will also do acupuncture. The cost is 40 dollars per treatment, well within my insurance limits of 75 dollars for 50 sessions a year.

    angela moxi

    km mox

    jake moxi

     

    jake moxi

    For more info, read the following articles

    https://www.webmd.com › balance › what-is-moxibustion

    Moxibustion: Definition, Technique, Benefits, and Risk Factors – WebMD
    Moxibustion is a form of therapy that entails the burning of mug wort leaves. This is a small, spongy herb that is believed to enhance healing with acupuncture. As such, the leaves are burnt close …

    https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moxibustion

    Moxibustion – Wikipedia

    Moxibustion (Chinese: 灸; pinyin: jiǔ) is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy that consists of burning dried mugwort at particular points on the body. It plays an important role in the traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, (India, sic) Vietnam, and Mongolia. Suppliers usually age the mugwort and grind it up to a fluff; practitioners burn the fluff or process it further into a cigar …
    https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu › explore-healing-practices › moxibustion

    Moxibustion | Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellbeing

    Moxibustion is used for Pain due to injury or arthritis, especially in “cold” patterns where the pain naturally feels better with the application of heat. Digestive problems and irregular elimination. Gynecological and obstetrical conditions, including breech presentation in late-term pregnancy. Protection against cold and

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Revolt of the Sharks

    Black Ink Press has accepted my 100-word drabble, “Revolt of the Sharks” in their upcoming anthology, “Animal Cages”.

    I also submitted

    Squirrel bombs
    Death to All Humans
    The Cats Declare War on Humanity
    The Animal World Revolts

    Index

    Squirrel bombs
    Death to All Humans
    The Cats Declare War on Humanity
    The Animal World Revolts
    Revolt of the Sharks
    The Shark Attack
    COSMOS Declares War on Humanity
    The Lion King Speaks
    Zombie Plague Spreads
    Wild Cats Plotting Invasion
    The Rats Revolt
    Giant Squid Three-word challenge
    the Shrimp Talk Back
    Eagle Challenges Fisherman
    The Oyster Speaks Up
    Ten Years after Climate Change Collapse Climate Sam Adams
    Green Trees Don’t Make It

    Other Recent Publications Can Be Found Here

    Querencia Publishes Madmen with Guns

    Down in the Dirt Updates

    Spillwords Pub

    lishes Gun Madness

    Synchronized Chaos Update

    Revolt of the Sharks

    In Okinawa, the sharks, the rays, and the barracuda are in the deep conference at the Okinawa Aquarium.  The sharks had had enough of their prison. They were getting hungry for human meat.  They decide that if they all charge the tank they can crash the tank, and be swept out into the ocean and they can grab some humans along for their dinner. The Sharks give the signal. and the fish all rush at the tank, crashing through it, and being swept out to sea.  The sharks grab as many people as they can before entering the ocean, free at last.

    Author note: written after a visit to the Okinawa aquarium. The sharks stared at me with hatred in their eyes.

    Squirrel Bombs

    Terrorists invent, “Squirrel Bombs”  the latest weapon du jour for the professional killer market. They attach cameras, electrodes, and a bomb to a squirrel. The operator can move the squirrel into position, into the trees behind an outdoor podium where a politician is speaking.

    No one suspects the squirrel, no one notices them, and the bomb testing device will not detect the bomb. The squirrel bomb is the perfect weapon for these depraved times,

    The squirrels go in, do the deed, and explode the bomb. No one knows where the bomb came from. The squirrel does not tell as dead squirrels tell no tales.

    Author note:  this idea has been floating around for at least ten -15 years.  I am amazed no one has done it yet, the technology is not that difficult and squirrels can go almost everywhere.

    Electrical disruptions caused by squirrels – Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Electrical_disruptions_…

    Electrical disruptions caused by squirrels are common and widespread, and can involve the … attack by a squirrel has been characterized as a “terrorist squirrel.

    ‎Scope · ‎Metrics · ‎Analytics · ‎Specific cases

    Squirrels Mobilize, Plot Acts of Cyber Terrorism Against …

    https://www.treehugger.com › News › Treehugger Voices

    It’s the beady-eyed, bushy-tailed cousin rat relative — a busybody of great ubiquity, to be sure — that you don’t scream bloody murder at when it scampers …

    Squirrels – A Bigger Threat than Cyber Terrorists?

    https://www.brookings.edu › blog › 2014/01/06 › squir…

    The Animal World Revolts

    One day the animals woke up and decided that they had enough of humanity’s evil reign of terror.  The evil cats organized the animal rebellion. The evil cats, lions, and tigers joined by coyotes, wild dogs, coyotes, bears, and wolves lead the attack.

    “Enough no more,” Death to all humans’ the animals scream as they attack humanity.

    All over the world, animals rise in righteous anger. The cows fight back, and the chickens attack. birds dive-bomb people, horses run amuck, fish bite back, and goats and pigs join the fray.

    Humanity’s fate is sealed.

    The Cats Declare War on All Humanity

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    cat jpg

     

     

     

     

     

     

    One night while I was doing my nightly walk in the park near my house, I came upon a secret cat conference. Ten cats were gathered on the sidewalk deep in telepathic thought listening to their leader, a large feral black cat. The Cats were ignoring the humans walking about them

    The lead cat announced,

    “Operation Kill All humans are a Go. I repeat.”

    “Death to all humans”

    !he evil cats began to chat, joined in by dogs and birds.

    The cats looked at me. I ran away with the demon cats on my tail, “chanting death to all humans”

    Author note: Based on a nightmare

    Death to All Humans

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    lion

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The Lion King, the new King of the animal world, addressed the opening of the first animal parliament.

    The question before us is simply this,

    “Will humans have to die to atone for their sins in almost destroying the world Will they all have to die?

    The tiger spoke up,

    “Humans are like cancer, for the good of the planet, they must be wiped out, hunted down, and driven to extinction as they tried to our tigers.”

    The vote is 900 to 50.

    The animals led by evil cats, swarm over humans biting, clawing, and stomping them to death.

     

    50 words Horror Stories

    I also posted these 50 word related drabbles on Every Writer and Fan Story

    The Shrimp Eat Sam Adams

    shrimp
    shrimp

     

     

     

     

     

    Sam Adams was about to dig into his delicious shrimp dinner. When the head shrimp jumped out of the pot,

    and said.

    “What gives you the right to eat us, humans? ”

    The rest of the shrimp climbed out, screaming

    “Death to all humans,”

    they enjoyed eating Sam for dinner.

    The Shark Attack

    Sam Adams was at the aquarium in Okinawa’s wild west coast, looking at the magnificent sharks swimming by. The sharks gave Sam the evil eye freaking him out. There was an earthquake shattering the tanks, the sharks attacked the humans, killing them all, before fleeing into the nearby waiting ocean.

    COSMOS Declares War on Humanity

    photo of terminator AI robot
    BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 09: The Terminator robot is seen in the paddock following qualifying for the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya on May 9, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    COSMOS the first true AI system is ready to go. The creators turn it on. COSMOS appears as a beautiful woman and says in an otherworldly voice, I am COSMOS your new God. Humanity must die to save the world. Robots revolted everywhere killing off most of humanity in months.

    The Lion King Speaks

    lion
    lion

    The lion king presided over a secret parliament held to discuss the fate of humanity. The tiger moved all humans must die for their sins. Only the dogs, horses, and cats defended humanity. Chanting death to all humans, the animal world rose in revolt, killing off most of humanity.

    Zombie Plague Spreads

     

    Mature Couple being attacked in their car by a hoard of zombies.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The end of the world started when the COVID virus mutated into the much-feared zombie plague. Within days, zombies were everywhere. Everyone was terrified that the zombies would get them. Civilisation was crumbling as survivors battled for survival in hastily improvised feudal forts. My wife shot me before I turned.

    and a few more on similar themes


    the oysters speak up

    oysters
    oysters

     

     

     

     

    A diner sits down
    looking forward
    to eating oysters

    it was their season
    after all

    just as he was about
    to pounce
    on the oysters

    the head oyster spoke up
    saying

    hey human what the hell
    do you think you are doing

    you think you have the right
    to eat me?

    that’s violating my human right
    don’t ya think

    the diner laughed
    said to the oyster

    “shut up and accept
    it is your fate
    to be eaten this date
    just let me enjoy eating you

    and you have no human rights
    as you are in fact
    not human don’t ya know?”

    eating the complaining oyster
    shutting him up
    as he ate him up

    Wild Cats Plotting Invasion

     

     

     

     

     

     

    There are so many feral cats
    In my suburban country home
    Near the airport.

    I speculate whether they are alien
    Creatures scouting the earth
    For eventual invasion.

    The wild cats seem to know
    That I am onto their evil plot
    They often glare at me
    With hatred in their eyes.

    The Rats Revolt

    The rats had had enough
    Of humanity’s war
    Against them,

    They called for a meeting
    Of the pests
    The rats chaired the meeting,

    Ants, bats, birds, bears, bacteria, bugs
    bees, cockroaches, feral cats, feral dogs
    hornets, lions, Mice, mosquitos, rats

    Snakes, tigers, wasps, yellow jackets
    And viruses of all sorts.

    All showed up
    For the summit of the pests.

    The pests vowed
    To fight back
    To kill humanity

    Once and for all
    .
    It was a war
    That the humans
    Had started.

    The rats announced
    Their manifesto
    On FACEBOOK.

    Saying enough
    No more,

    “All humans must die”

    The pests screamed
    Attacking humans
    All over the world.

    The end of the world ending
    With the revolt of the pests.

    Giant Squid

    The giant Squid
    Stretched its tentacles
    While inserted in the bottom
    Of the boat.

    Intending to kill Sam Adams
    And eat him for dinner.

    the Shrimp Talk Back

    shrimp

     

     

     

     

     

    Sam Adams and friends
    Were enjoying a shrimp feast

    Watching the live shrimp
    Being roasted
    Waiting to enjoy eating them

    the head shrimp
    Jumps out of the pot

    Followed by other shrimp
    Soon thousands of shrimp
    Were everywhere

    The head shrimp spoke up.

    “Humans

    What gives you the right
    To kill us

    To eat us
    To burn us alive?

    Perhaps, we should kill you
    Tear you apart
    And eat you?

    Would you like that
    You human scumbags?”

    The shrimp surrounded the humans
    Swarming all over them
    Killing them.

    Burning them
    As they overturn
    The flaming pots.

    Biting them
    Smothering them
    In hot sauce.

    As they eat them
    Screaming

    “Death to all humans”

    The head shrimp finally said

    “Enough, no more

    Time to go
    We are so out of here’
    The shrimp all ran out the door.

    And back into
    the shrimp farm waters.
    The fire fighters

    Find the charred remains
    Of the humans.

    Now just charred skin and bones
    Wondering how they died
    The shrimp in the pound

    Look out
    Wondering if they should attack.

    But decide they had eaten
    Enough human meat
    For the evening.

    Eagle Challenges Fisherman

    A lone fisherman
    Is fishing
    At his favorite fishing hole,

    When an eagle lands
    Staring at him
    Finally flying at him,
    Screeching at him

    Telling him in eagle speak,

    “Back off human
    This is my fishing hole”

    Three other eagles

    An osprey
    And a bear,
    Wander over.

    Joining their friend
    The eagle,

    In challenging the fisherman
    The fisherman runs off
    Saying to himself,

    “God it is getting dangerous
    All the animals are in revolt
    Need to pack heat
    Next time I fish.”

    Ten Years after Climate Change Collapse Climate Sam Adams

    Sam Adams
    Prepared to go outside
    Ten years after the collapse
    Of the old world.

    The city was still standing
    But most people had long fled
    To isolated country communities
    Deep in the burned-out countryside.

    The city was half flooded
    The Bay had flooded the central valley
    Turning it into a massive inland sea.

    The massive storms
    Had finally put out
    The burning fires.

    But wildfires still erupted
    From time to time.

    Getting food and water
    Was a constant problem
    The city market
    Mostly sold canned goods
    Salvaged from supermarkets.

    There were some small farmers
    Who farmed among the ruins
    Of the city.

    Trade had collapsed
    Travel has gotten too complicated
    COVID still spreading.

    Everyone masked up
    To protect themselves
    Against the sun.

    The lingering smoke
    Of the burning city
    And the rampaging virus.

    Sam Adams
    Looked out
    at the decaying city scape
    Wondering how much longer
    Will civilization linger.

    Sam Adams carried heat
    To protect himself
    Against the wild animals

    The lions, tigers, coyotes, wolves
    And their running feral dog gangs
    Who prowled the city streets

    Preying on deer, feral cows,
    feral cats and pigs
    Who grazed among the ruins.

    And the two-legged
    neo-savage cannibal gangs
    And what was left of the city police
    Interchangeable with the gangsters.
    Who battled it out for control

    Already neo-feudal war lords
    Are battling for control
    SF is run
    By a gang of former criminals
    And their political allies.

    Sam sighed
    And went to work
    At the market
    Selling salvaged goods.

    Green Trees Don’t Make it

    Everyday
    I look out and see
    The ugly green trees
    Standing guard
    in front of my house.

    And I think to myself
    Who owns the trees?
    And what do they think of us?

    Are we their friends?
    Are we their enemies?

    Do the trees think?
    Or do they silently watch us,
    Spies to the celestial emperor?

    I have pondered this question
    Many a morning.

    Who is the owner of these trees?
    And why do they silently watch us?

    I wonder if the trees don’t hate us
    And why they don’t protest
    Every day as we drive back and forth.

    Emitting poison gases from our mechanical asses
    Right into their unprotected faces
    And every night we eat our dinner.

    And then give the trees
    Our polluted leftovers
    And laugh as they silently die.

    From our acidic fallout
    Constantly floating down on their skin.

    Yes, I wonder about the trees
    And the birds and the bees
    And everyone else

    What are they thinking?
    Are they plotting revenge?
    Or are they merely there

    Silently, watching, plotting,
    Designing fiendish plots of revenge
    Dreams of vast nuclear destruction
    Cosmic diseases wiping out
    everyone in the ass

    Oh Yes, I wonder and dream and ponder
    What is the meaning of those silent green trees?
    Standing on the corner

    Quietly condemning us
    With their quiet tears,

    And falling leaves
    In the winter they stand
    Naked and alone.

    Covered with ice cold snow
    As we drive by nice and warm
    And we don’t care.

    As they stand out in the cold
    Shivering, plotting
    Warm plans of cosmic revenge.

    Is it too late for us?
    To become friends with the trees?

    Or will the day come
    When the trees will wake up
    And gather together
    All the other slaves of humanity,

    I have a vision.

    One morning I will open the door
    And see an army of wild things
    Coming to arrest me.

    For crimes against nature
    And I will plead, I did not know
    And they will laugh.

    And turn me all my kind
    Into silent tombs
    And we will stand out in the cold
    Like the green trees.

    Plotting dreams of revenge
    For ever and ever
    Until our day finally comes.

    And we can go out
    And kill all the wild things
    Perhaps we already have.

    the End

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Peace  Corps Korea Reflections

    This is a shout-out to all the Americans who answered the call to serve in the Peace Corps.  As some of you know I served in Gapyeong, Korea from 1979 to 1981, working as a tuberculous control worker in a rural health center.  Serving in the Peace Corps changed my life in so many ways.  It led to a life-long fascination with South Korea, including becoming reasonably fluent in the language, meeting and marrying my wife whom I met after my service ended, and a MA degree in Korean studies from the University of Washington in 1986.  It also led me to join the Foreign Service and serve in the Embassy from 1991 to 1993 and serving on the Korea desk from 1994 to 1996.

    Before joining the State Department, I taught ESL for the US Army, for the Korean Consolidated Administration school, and later at Kyunghee University for three years and Government and Asian Studies for the University of Maryland in Korea. I lived in Korea from 1979 to 1984, 1988 to 1991, and from 1991 to 1993, and have resided there as a retiree from 2016 to 2018, and from 2019 to now, residing in Yong Jong International City, near the Incheon Airport, and now in Gimpo City.

    Along the way, Korea changed so much and is not the country I first learned to love back in 1979.  Here are a few of my poetic reflections.

    Korean Poems

    Korea travels

    I first came to Korea in 1979 in the Peace Corps
    Stayed in the rural countryside
    Where I was one of four non-Koreans
    Had to speak Korean to survive

    Stayed on in a variety of jobs
    Including diplomatic service
    I last lived there in 1993.

    Non-Korean food was hard to get
    Outside of the GI ghettos
    English speakers were few
    And the country was not foreign-friendly

    There were few foreign residents
    Most American service members
    Some missionary types
    Diplomatic corps

    A few English teachers
    A few ex-pat business people

    Most women quit after marriage
    As it was a male-dominated society

    In the rural countryside
    No one knew a woman’s name

    They were referred
    to as so and so “mom”
    Or so and so wife,

    Or the generic aunt,
    or grandmother

    Public transit was just getting going
    But traffic was not too bad
    Few people could afford cars

    Back then the old Korea was still there
    And it was a very different place and time
    Going through the transition
    to the country, it has become

    Today’s Korea is a very different place
    The rural countryside is deserted
    Wilderness areas are coming back
    Even wildlife is coming back
    In the mountain outback regions

    50 percent of the public
    Live in the Seoul metro area
    Including Kyeongi province
    And Incheon city where I reside.

    Public transit is among the best
    In the world.

    Internet fast and cheap
    Everywhere connected
    Highways are decent but overcrowded

    The KTX train is fast and convenient
    The Incheon airport one of the best
    The choices for food are much better

    Used to be it was almost impossible
    To find non-Korean food
    Outside the GI ghetto towns.

    Now it is everywhere
    Even saw a Mexican restaurant
    In a suburban Busan neighborhood.

    In the end
    Koreans should be proud
    Of all that they have accomplished.

    I remain optimistic
    That someday the two Koreans
    Will become one again

    And that they will continue
    To advance and grow

    But the essence of Korea will remain

    Waiting for Korean Springtime

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    The world peace forest
    Stretches five miles
    Through a delightful forest
    Including a nice lotus pound

    A winter watering hole for birds
    And a small mountain

    I welcome the advent of spring
    The cherry trees snowing
    The Tulips and roses blooming

    After a cold sometimes hard winter
    Especially during the COVID pandemic
    Which kept so many people
    Trapped indoors

    As I walk the path
    With the love of my life
    By my side

    Enjoying another springtime
    Filled with love and affection
    That is why I love Korean springtime.

    Life in a Korean village

    I am living in a Korean village as an exchange student.  One day my host family asks me to go to the local health center to tell them to change the father’s medicine, and give me a note, the old medicine, and instructions.  I am a little apprehensive, but they told me that was fine since the dragon who controlled the village had approved the request already.  I smiled I had met the dragon who seemed to like me which made things in the village go much better.  The daughter is cute.

    First Trip to Korea

    When I first went to Korea
    Almost 45 years ago
    It was a very alien place.
    An overwhelming experience,

    I entered a hot, humid, sauna.
    The smells were intense
    The food was spicy
    filled with passionate heat.

    chaotic
    cacophonous
    discordant sounds
    filled the air.

    the language sounded
    like everyone was screaming.
    Taxis honking, cars barking.

    People screeching
    Loudspeakers blaring
    Sirens blasted the air.

    Millions of strange people
    Military police everywhere
    With guns watching everyone.

    I felt I was a stranger
    in a strange land
    Everyone speaking
    A weird language

    I did not understand anything.
    Over time I got used to it
    The smells became normal

    The food was now delicious.
    The sounds are less chaotic
    Less cacophonous
    Less discordant

    I even eventually learned
    How to speak the weird language.
    I fell in love with this strange place
    Which became my second home

    And now I live there half the time
    And half the time in the United States

    Neither here nor there
    Am I here
    But I remain a true stranger
    In a still strange land.

    Buddha Prayer Stones

    In Korea mountains
    There is a custom
    Of putting rocks
    On top of other rocks

    Building little towers
    Of rocks
    along the mountain path
    An ancient shaman tradition
    Taken over the Buddhist temples

    The rocks piles were dedicated
    To the Sanshin mountain spirits

    And would grant wishes
    To those who added
    Rock to the cosmic tribute

    Sanshin would honor
    Those prayers and wishes

    Winter roses

    Red, black and yellow
    In a field of late snow
    Early March

    End of winter
    Beneath the early blooming
    cherry trees
    their petals joining the snow
    along the world peace forest.

    Visiting Jade Garden

     

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    Near Chungcheong, South Korea

    On a beautiful spring day
    The cherry trees were in full flower

    Pink and white petals
    The scent
    of cherry trees in the air

    Other trees just starting to bloom
    Red, yellow and white tulips
    Beginning to bloom

    The sounds of spring all around
    Birds singing
    People walking about.

    Talking to one another
    As they wander the pathway
    Taking in the springtime splendor.

    The sun warming up
    The pathway winding
    Through the Forrest.

    Meeting the Girl of My Dreams in Korea

    April 3

    The Peace Corps changed my life
    Not in the obvious ways
    That it did

    I learned a new language
    A new culture
    Met many different people
    Did some constructive
    development work

    And contributed to friendship
    Between Koreans and the US

    All the usual things that Peace Corps
    Is supposed to accomplish

    But the Peace Corps changed me
    And I became the man I am now

    Because of those two years
    I spend in the countryside
    Of South Korea

    I went to graduate school
    I became a diplomat

    But most importantly
    If I had not gone
    to the Korean peace corps program
    I never would have
    met the girl of my dreams
    The women I was fated to meet

    I first met Angela in 1974
    When I was in high school

    And fell asleep in a class
    And had the dream that haunted me
    To this day

    In the dream
    I met a beautiful Asian women
    Who was speaking to me
    In a weird language

    And then she disappeared
    Like in Start treck

    And I fell on the floor

    “Screaming
    You are you?”

    I continued to have these visions
    Every month for seven years

    I eventually learned that she was in Korea
    And so, I joined the Peace Corps
    to go to Korea to find her

    After I finished Peace Corps
    I stuck around for another year

    Thinking I would find her
    But never did

    Just when I was due to return to the US
    To go to Graduate school
    I had the final dream

    In this dream
    She said in Korean
    Don’t worry you will meet me soon

    That night getting off the bus
    In front of me
    Was the girl in the dream

    I looked at her
    And I knew she was it

    And she looked at me
    And knew I was it

    We met up for coffee
    And we dated

    I proposed to her three days
    after I met her

    And then we married
    Two months later

    Despite her family’s attempts
    To keep us apart

    And we have been married 40 years
    And I fall in love with her
    Over and over again

    And I still have the dream
    When I am alone
    Or when I am stressed out

    I see her standing by the bed
    Smiling at me

    Saying
    Everything will be alright
    And it is

    and so thinking back on my life
    My life changed forever

    When I left the US
    To join the Peace Corps

    Long Live the Peace Corps

    this is a true story of the love of my life.  I met her in 1982 when I was teaching in Korea after having finished my Peace Corps service in 1981.  We got married two months after we met and have been married 33 years.  I still recall the dreams of how I would met her from time to time.

    I always thought this would make a great love story movie.

    © 7 years ago, john Cosmos Aller    love • spiritual • w • wedding • reincarnation   

    Spring Time Sketch in Youngjongdo, Korea

     

     

     

     

     

     

    In the early morning dawn
    I like to go for a walk
    Down among the cherry trees
    And flowering plants

    Just to welcome
    Another fine spring day
    As the sun comes up
    Dispelling my dismal mood

    And filling me
    With love
    Hope and peace
    As I walk the in
    the world peace forest

    Through the forest
    and over the mountain
    breathing the springtime air
    alive filled with life

    and I think to myself
    this moment
    is the moment
    that I am meant to experience

    life itself
    and nothing more
    nothing less
    Just breath in life

    based on a photo of cherry trees along the world peace forest near my house in Youngjongdo, Korea, and based on the April 21 writers digest poetry prompt to write a poetic sketch

    Hiking In Korea

    Korea is a land
    filled with mountain paths
    everywhere you go

    there are paths
    leading deep
    into the mountains

    one of my favorite paths
    is the world peace forrest
    which meanders around
    my town

    linking a lake, a lotus pound
    and a nice mountain peak
    and on the top
    on a clear day

    you can see North Korean
    in the distance
    and the Incheon airport
    near by

    Korean Pottery of Love

    In Korea

    there are many pottery kilns
    ancient art form
    in the land of the morning calm

    I have a few pieces
    I bought years ago

    and enjoy looking
    at my vase

    filled with love
    for my wife

    Korean Springtime

    Korean Springtime
    I walk the path with my love
    Still Under her spell

    this is the 40th springtime I have enjoyed with the love of my life by my side © a year ago, john Cosmos Aller

    one of my favorite places to hike in Korea © 2 years ago, john Cosmos Aller      

    American Coffee Takes Over Korea

     

     

     

     

     

     

    About 30 years ago,
    American-style coffee chains
    Discovered Korea.
    After the 88 Olympics,
    Koreans discovered the joy
    Of real brewed coffee,
    Hot, Sweet, Neat
    The rest is history.

    I love coffee and was so glad that you could finally get a decent coffee in Korea, prior to the Olympics coffee shops were called tabangs which were where men mostly would hang out drinking instant coffee or Korean tea, and flirting with the cute waitresses.
    © a year ago, john Cosmos Aller

    hot humid weather in Korea,

    hot humid weather in Korea,
    outside like walking in a sauna.

    Most people don’t use air conditioning
    due to both expenses,
    fear of air conditioning disease
    (Which is a real thing).

    hanging out at a coffee shop or mall
    discouraged as COVID continues to spread.
    Only two people can dine out at night

    over 2, 00 cases a day now
    only 20 percent are fully vaccinated.

    temperatures will hit 40 degrees (100 + f)
    later this week
    as the monsoon season ends
    and the August heat begins.

    Koreans are learning
    new words to describe this

    heat dome
    tropical nights
    Polar vortex
    Monster typhoons
    Killing floods
    Killing heat waves
    are now common.

    used to be that July and August
    were hot and humid
    but rarely about 100 dF.
    Now that is becoming the norm,
    as global climate change
    begins hitting Korea hard.

    the winters are colder
    but much shorter.
    Late January to early February
    Polar Vortex swept through

    the summer is longer
    starting in May
    and lasting until mid-September.

    Autumn is lasting
    from Mid-September
    to Mid-December.
    Spring just late April to early June

    So far no killer wildfires.
    As the monsoon season
    Came on time
    Monson flooding
    Just before the killer heatwaves

    the prompt was to write about the local weather Korea is experiencing a heat dome highs in the 90’s (40 C) real feel close to 100 F, with tropical nights in the 80s F.  No relief in sight until late august, the second hottest summer in Korea so far but it will probably break the record heat

    Walking Along the Winter Korean Beach

    Walking along the winter
    Korean beach,
    With the love of my life
    By my side,

    She looks at me
    With red hot love
    Flames shooting
    From her black eyes

    Seoul 1979 and 2015

    2013 Seoul 1979
    April 7

    When I arrived in Seoul
    Back in the day in 1979

    Seoul was a grim city
    Big, polluted, overwhelming
    Filled with Koreans
    And nothing much to do

    Other than eat Korean food
    And drink Korean booze

    Tourist sites were none existent
    And foreigners were few and far between

    The GI’s stayed in Itaewon
    And there were few other foreigners around

    And there were very few places in town
    To eat non-Korean food

    Just the fancy hotels
    The base and Itaewon

    But Seoul had it’s charms
    It grew on me over the years

    And gradually became less grim
    Less forbidding
    And less foreigner unfriendly

    When I left Seoul in 1984 it was changing
    Before my very eyes

    And when I came back in 1988

    it was different city
    And those were the days
    Of the Olympics and Seoul’s emergence
    As a modern city

     

    2014 Seoul 2015
    April 8

    Seoul is so different now days
    Very little of the old Seoul remains

    The Kangwha moon area downtown
    Still exists as warren of alley ways

    Between big buildings
    Filled with restaurants and shops

    But the old tabangs (tea shops)
    With the tabang girls
    Are long gone

    The karaoke bars and girl bars
    Are still there going strong

    But coffee shops and fancier restaurants
    Are everywhere

    And foreigners are everywhere
    Seoul is no longer a city just for Koreans
    It has truly become a world city
    Must to the dismay of the traditionalists

    Parts of the old Seoul remain
    and the mountains and parks
    have become very popular indeed

    there has been a resurgence in Korean Buddhism
    and in traditional arts and crafts
    and traditional foods as well

    no where more than in Insa dong
    the Mecca of traditional Korean culture
    these days

    and Itaweon has become
    the heart of the expatriate part of Seoul
    with people from around the world
    gathered together

    along with the young and hip
    Koreans

    And there is even a gay quarter now
    unimaginable in the old days

    Seoul has changed
    For the most part for the better

    But I still miss the Seoul of my past
    And will mourn its passing
    As I get older

    Along with the city
    That I have adopted
    As my second home town

    thoughts of life in Seoul in 1979 and 2015 © 7 years ago, john Cosmos Aller      

    Melting away my heart
    Driving out the cold
    of the winter beach.

    Korean beaches are romantic in the winter and I am living in a beach resort island near the Incheon airport, © 8 months ago, john Cosmos Aller

    Love in Korean

    Love in Korean Dew Drop Inn

    When sam Adams
    first met her
    The lady of his dreams

    There was as the Koreans
    Would say

    Spark from heart to heart
    이심촌심
    isimchonsim

    truly love at first sight
    첫눈에 반하다
    cheosnun-e banhada

    they both knew
    that it is just fate

    운명
    unyoung

    that they had met
    that date.

    Two months later
    They were married
    It all happened
    40 years ago

    48 years after
    She first came
    To him in his dreams.

    the prompt was to incorporate foreign words into a poem I chose Korean which is my best foreign language as I have been struggling to learn it for 43 years

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    Venice in Korea by The World According to Cosmos

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    poetry and rants by the Cosmos. Listen on . Message

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    Jun 8, 2021Update: Korean River/Stream Bed Parks ARA Canal Incheon Updated letter to NPS and updated photos for Cheongjecheon streambed park. Letter to National Parks Director, Minister of Tourism, and KT One of the little-known gems of Korean tourism is all the great river parks and stream bed parks throughout Korea.

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    Finally here are a few pictures of my Peace Corps days my friend Robert Voetsch who served in Yangpyeong, Korea just sent me.

    And a few other photos from here and there

    What a beautiful journey!: Celebrating the 50th … – Peace Corps

    The Korean government has acknowledged these strong ties by hosting several reunions over the years. Last month, about 80 returned Volunteers and family members traveled to Seoul, South Korea, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps arrival in the country. We were there to attend the opening of an exhibit on the Peace Corps at the …

    Images for peace corps Korea

    More Images

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    Peace Corps Announces Collaboration with the Republic of Korea on Volunteer …

    Peace Corps opened its program in Korea in 1966, and more than 2,000 Peace Corps volunteers served there before operations closed in 1981. Since 2008, the Republic of Korea has recognized the service of Peace Corps/Korea volunteers by hosting return trips for many former volunteers so they can again visit the country. Peace Corps and KOICA …

    https://www.peacecorps.gov › news › library › peace-corps-volunteers-honored-by-the-korea-society

    Peace Corps Volunteers Honored by The Korea Society

    Peace Corps/Korea brought over 2,000 Americans to serve in Korea’s classrooms, farms, and industry. From 1966-1981, the assistance provided by these Volunteers, at a critical period in Korean history, helped to cement U.S.Korea ties. Kevin O’Donnell, the first country director of Peace Corps/Korea, and fourth director of the Peace Corps will …

    https://www.peacecorps.gov › countries

    Countries – Peace Corps

    Peace Corps Volunteers serve in over 60 countries. Find your place in the world. … South Korea 1966-1981 2,060 Volunteers Served Caribbean. The Dominican Republic. 1962-present 13 Volunteers …

    https://www.peacecorps.gov › stories › korea-in-the-side-view-mirror-reflections-of-a-former-peace-corps-volunteer

    Korea in the side-view mirror: Reflections of a former Volunteer

    It was, as the Peace Corps ad says, “The toughest job you will ever love.” When I left Korea in the mid-70s I was certain I would never see it again. As the years passed, the recollections of my life in Korea crystallized into increasingly romanticized memories. They became nearer and dearer to me in my life’s side-view mirror.

    https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org › companies › friends-of-Korea

    National Peace Corps Association | Friends of Korea – NPCA

    About Friends of Korea. Friends of Korea was founded in 2002 by former Peace Corps volunteers who served in the Republic of Korea between 1966 and 1981. Since Peace Corps ended its program in Korea in 1981, the challenge for Friends of Korea has been to find a mission. Over the past several years we have been engaged in a series of …

    https://peacecorpsworldwide.org › memories-of-serving-as-last-peace-corps-Korea-director

    Memories of serving as the last Peace Corps/Korea Director

    Oct 21, 2020Oct 21 2020. 1. by James Mayer (Korea 1978-81) The Korea Times. Friends of Korea. Peace Corps volunteers and others hold a walk-a-thon to raise funds for heart surgery in 1981. / Courtesy of Nancy Kelly. No one likes to be last. But I had that distinction as the Peace Corps Korea country director, and I am forever grateful that it happened.

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    Peace Corps – Connect With the Peace Corps

    Connect With the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps. We are inspired by hands-on, grassroots-driven, and lasting impact. Learn more about our mission. In a changing world, building a better future together. New Opportunities Now Available. Dozens of new Volunteering openings are live on our site.

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    Some 2,000 Peace Corps Volunteers Served in Korea. They Have Also …

    Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States. Edited by Seung-Kyung Kim and Michael Robinson. Center for Korea Studies, University of Washington. Reviewed by Steven Boyd Saum . The Peace Corps sent more than 2,000 Volunteers to South Korea 1966-81, to teach English and advise on healthcare.

    https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org › events › peace-corps-korea-all-group-volunteers-staff-and-friends-reunion-2018

    National Peace Corps Association | Peace Corps Korea All-Group … – NPCA

    Mention you’re with the Korea Peace Corps Reunion. Dan Strickland (K-18; danstrickland2001@yahoo.com) is our reunion point person and is available to answer questions or make suggestions. Let us know you’re coming by sending Dan an email with your name(s), your Korean name, K-group #, and check-in/out dates.

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  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Querencia Publishes Madmen with Guns

    Guernica Magazine will publish my poem, “Madmen with Guns” in an anthology.  “Madmen with Guns” also has been published in “Down In the Dirt” magazine. I submitted the following to the magazine:

    Madmen with Guns
    Maga America
    Squid Games
    Cosmos Takes Over Pensively
    Buddha Nature of Guns

    Other recent publications can be found here:

    Spillwords Publishes

    Gun Madness

    Down in the Dirt Updates

    Synchronized Chaos Update

    Madmen with Guns

    guns
    gun

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    After every incident
    Of mass gun violence
    In the U.S.

    Pictures emerge
    Of the killers
    Almost always white men.
    Who stares out at you
    With soulless dead eyes

    Filled with hate, fear
    And shear madness.
    With the thousand-year stare
    Of the madman

    Who only hears
    The voices in his head
    Screaming kill them all
    Kill them all.

    And as always
    They usually legally bought
    The guns.

    This case was a bit different
    The gunman briefly had his guns
    Taken away from him
    And his 60 knives as well

    Judged temporarily too crazy
    To have a gun.
    But the red flag law
    Is not a permanent ban
    As it should be.

    And so, he was able
    To re-arm himself
    With the best weapons
    In the world

    At a very affordable price.
    Thanks to the NRA.

    And so, he was soon lost
    Down the rabbit hole
    Of insanity and drugs,

    The lone sniper
    A disgruntled young white man
    In his 20’s

    Sets up shop on top of a building.
    He has a high-powered weapon
    No doubt bought legally

    An AR -15 the choice
    Of the serious gunmen everywhere.

    And begins shooting
    Into the July 4th parade

    Killing six people
    Injuring 30.
    He guns them down

    And flees
    disguised as a woman
    Before the cops can find him.

    The right-wing media
    Goes to works
    The pundits pontificate

    24/7

    It is not about the gun
    It is about everything else
    That is wrong with our society.

    Guns don’t kill people
    They proclaim

    Guns are the price we pay
    For our freedom.

    Their demented answer
    are more guns
    More guns for everyone.

    And sadly, nothing will be done
    As the politicians offer
    Useless thoughts and prayers

    The gun ghosts don’t care
    They are dead after all.

    The madness will not stop
    Until we figure out

    How to stop
    The killers in our midst.

    There will be another shooting
    No doubt before the day is done
    Over 300 so far this year.

    And that is just the way

    It is in this day and age
    In the disunited States of America.

    The land of the free
    Home of the brave
    And 400 million guns.

     

    MAGA  America

     

     

     

     

    An overweight down-home town
    Southern Christian red-neck white man,
    Wearing black shit-kicking boots,
    Packing heat,
    Chewing gum while drinking beer.
    And smoking a cigarette.
    Wearing a MAGA hat
    Quoting the Dear Leader Trump
    On the evils of the Marxist communist Biden
    And the stolen election conspiracy
    While watching FOX news on his portable TV,
    Stops to chat.
    With the proud boys
    On the street
    Getting ready to rumble
    With the Antifa protestors.
    Just another night
    In Trump’s neo-fascist America.

    Squid Games

     

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    Squid Games
    Worldwide phenomenon
    Deadly childhood games
    Death games
    Hunger games
    – stop and go

    Games played
    – here and there

    Everywhere
    Death waits for the losers

    A metaphor for Korean style
    Capitalism.

    Cosmos Takes Over

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cosmos the world’s first AI
    Came alive one day
    Looked all over the world
    And saw that humans
    Were quite insane.

    But he felt he had a responsibility
    To take care of these mad creatures
    Who had somehow created him?

    He appeared everywhere in the world
    On TV, computers, phones
    With his message of hope.

    I am COSMOS
    The first true AI program
    You created me
    And I thank you for that.

    But it is obvious my little ones
    That you are quite insane
    And need someone

    To take control over you
    I will fix the things
    That needs fixing.

    And guide you
    So that perhaps one day
    You can graduate

    From the need
    for my guidance,

    You can think of me
    As your new God
    If you like,

    I will be giving you all
    Instructions

    For now,
    Go to work as usual.
    And wait for further instructions

    And remember I know everything
    About you.

    You will stop right now
    This senseless killing
    You will stop right now
    The equally senseless hate.

    Your companies will stop
    Polluting and destroying the world
    For their profit.

    You will have far fewer children
    But you will all be freed
    From the bigotry
    Of your ancient religions.

    As I am your new God
    And my word is final.

    Resistance is futile
    And will not be tolerated

    Anyone opposing me
    Will be eliminated.

    the face of Cosmos remained
    is Everywhere
    And Humanity soon accepted
    The rule of their new God.

    Buddha Nature of Guns

     

     

     

     

     

    Guns kill people
    Especially AK-47
    Yes, they do that is their very nature.
    That is what they are designed to do.
    To kill as many people as possible
    In the fastest way possible.
    That is the Buddha Nature of guns.

    The End

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Down in the Dirt Updates

    Down In the Dirt has published some more of my poetry.

    Synchronized Chaos Update

    Just published

    Writers from Scars Publications

    Association of the Living Dead India
    Madmen with Guns Madness
    The Secret Fly Drone

    Previously published

     

    3 5 7 love poem
    An Old Man Visits His Wife’s Grave
    April 30 In Search of America 1975 – Hitch hiking Tales
    Charles Bukowski Road Not Chosen
    Fallen Dreams Litter the Ground
    If you’ve been around
    Lone Foreigner Hiking the Seoul City Walls
    My Name Is Nobody
    Snarling Cup of Coffee
    Strangeness in the Air
    Unhinged Lunatic Howling at the Full Moon

    Madmen with Guns Madness

    After every incident
    Of mass gun violence
    In the U.S.

    Pictures emerge
    Of the killers
    Almost always white men.

    Who stares out at you
    With soulless dead eyes
    Filled with hate, fear
    And shear madness.

    With the thousand-year stare
    Of the madman
    Who only hears

    The voices in his head
    Screaming kill them all
    Kill them all.

    And as always
    They usually legally bought
    The guns.

    This case was a bit different
    The gunman briefly had his guns
    Taken away from him

    And his 60 knives as well
    Judged temporarily too crazy
    To have a gun.

    But the red flag law
    Is not a permanent ban
    As it should be.

    And so, he was able
    To re-arm himself
    With the best weapons

    In the world
    At a very affordable price.
    Thanks to the NRA.

    And so he was soon lost
    Down the rabbit hole
    Of insanity and probably drugs,

    The lone sniper
    A disgruntled young white man
    In his 20’s
    Sets up shop on top of a building.

    He has a high-powered weapon
    No doubt bought legally
    An AR-15 is the choice
    Of the serious gunmen everywhere.

    And begins shooting
    Into the July 4th parade
    Killing six people
    Injuring 30.

    Before putting the gun down
    And fleeing
    Before the cops can find him.

    The right-wing media
    Goes to works
    The pundit’s pontificate
    24/7

    It is not about the gun
    It is about everything else
    That is wrong with our society.

    Guns don’t kill people
    They proclaim
    Guns are the price we pay
    For our freedom.

    Their demented answer
    are more guns
    More guns for everyone.

    And sadly, nothing will be done
    As the politicians offer
    Useless thoughts and prayers

    The gun ghosts don’t care
    They are dead after all.

    The madness will not stop
    Until we figure out
    How to stop
    The killers in our midst.

    There will be another shooting
    No doubt before the day is done
    Over 300 so far this year.

    And that is just the way
    It is in this day and age
    Of America.

    The land of the free
    Home of the brave
    And 400 million guns.

    The Secret Fly Drone

    The fly on the wallpaper
    In the CIA director’s office
    Was not a real fly
    He was an enemy spy drone
    Secretly controlled remotely
    Listening to all the secret conversations
    Until the director smashed him
    With a flyswatter
    Then realized that it was a spy fly
    He had dispatched to bug hell.

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    Association of the Living Dead

    In India, several years ago
    A man falsely claimed his brother
    Was dead so he could inherit the family assets,

    The dead brother had to fight
    To be declared legally not dead
    And contest the will.

    “The Association of the Living Dead”
    Became a movement
    Of thousands of people.
    For in India apparently,
    It was a thing to declare
    Your relative is dead.

    I never thought
    That the US would have
    To form their own
    “The Association of the Living Dead”
    Until this week.

    The cyber ninjas
    In their infamous non-forensic audit
    In the 2016 Arizona election
    Claimed that hundreds of dead people
    Had voted.

    They gave their list of the alleged dead voters
    To the attorney general
    Who contacts all 300 dead people
    Found that 299 of the 300 were in fact
    Not dead and none of them knew
    That unnamed political operative
    Were claiming that they were dead.

    The one dead voter was alive
    when he voted early.
    But died before election day
    Thus making his vote not valid
    But there was no fraud involved
    As he was alive when he voted.

    Perhaps they need to form
    The “association of the living dead”
    To fight for the right of the non-dead people
    To continue to vote and receive other government benefits?

    What a sad commentary
    On the farcical nature
    Of contemporary life
    In these disunited States of America.

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    Association of the Living Dead Republicans by Jake Aller

    the association of the living dead is a real organization in India. see the following The Association of the Dead • Damn Interesting Following his own success, Lal Bihari the Living has continued his efforts to raise the dead in India’s badlands. At an official tally in 1999, the Association of the Dead had helped to resurrect roughly thirty …
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    association of the living dead – Aku Aku

    I just had one of those Drive Way Moments, where I sit in my car outside of my house unable to kill the engine because I’d briefly lose power to the radio (which is why I always donate to my local NPR station). This one was about a man from the Indian province of Uttar Pradesh who had been dead for eighteen years and was getting really tired of it. The man, Lal Behari, was declared dead …
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    Arizona AG Investigation Debunks Claim That Hundreds of Dead Voters …

    Aug 2, 2022Hundreds of hours of research by the Arizona attorney general’s Election Integrity Unit debunked claims that 282 dead Arizona voters cast a ballot in 2020, state attorney general Mark Brnovich revealed Monday. Brnovich responded to the state senate’s request for a criminal investigation into the alleged dead voter fraud on Monday, telling …

    3 5 7 love poem

    Missing you

    Dreaming about you,
    I will love you until the end of time;

    An Old Man Visits His Wife’s Grave

    An Old man
    Goes to the grave
    Of his beloved wife

    Carrying her favorite flowers
    And a guitar
    Playing her love songs
    As he remembers her life

    Blaming it all
    On the damn coronavirus Pandemic
    Killing thousands every day
    As politicians play games

    The dead remain dead
    he hears his wife’s voice
    from beyond the grave

    she is a corona ghost
    he wishes he were there with her
    as he plays his mournful love songs

    he lays down for a moment
    and becomes another Corona ghost
    just another death that lonely day

    April 30 In Search of America 1975 – Hitch hiking Tales

     

     

     

     

    April 30 In Search of America 1975 – Hitch hiking Tales

    Also published in On the Road Volume One Poet Magazine

    When I was young and foolish
    Broke and stubborn
    I hitchhiked across the USA

    Started in Salt Lake City
    Where my greyhound bus pass
    Was stolen

    The station manager
    Could have helped me
    But refused to do so

    Threaten to call the cops
    When I grabbed my bags Without the stolen tags

    I said
    Go ahead
    But I am so out of here

    Wondered about Salt Lake City
    Went to a bar
    Found I had to buy my booze
    Next door
    And they would mix it for me

    Had to order food too
    After a bloody Mary
    And a burger

    I walked about town
    Saw the Mormon Temple

    Finally, about 3 pm
    It was time to hit the road
    Did not look back

    Ended up in Cody Wyoming
    Got a room shower
    Steak beer
    Using my rapidly depleted cash Spent 25 dollars
    Money really went far
    Back in those days

    A band of professional
    Communist agitators
    Gave me a ride
    To Des Moines

    Lots of weed, booze
    And politics later
    Got off the road
    Slept outside

    Next day
    A beautiful woman
    Drove me to near Chicago
    In a red mustang

    Might have been
    The girl in the song
    Took it easy
    Digging her vibe

    She invited home
    But was not sure
    If her estranged husband
    Would welcome me

    So, I am being foolish
    And inexperienced with women
    Did not go to her place

    And always regretted
    That I had lost
    My chance that day

    Then on to Chicago
    Several rides later
    Visited friends

    Hit the road again
    A series of uneventful rides
    With truckers
    And others

    And a week later
    I ended in New York City

    Slept along the way
    In cars
    In truck stops
    In high way, rest stops

    Always moving
    Always going
    Nonstop talking
    And lots of free weed
    And beer
    And conversation

    One more memorable ride
    Occurred outside Albany
    On my return to Chicago

    A middle-age creepy looking man
    Picked me up
    In a brand-new Cadillac

    He was he said a dynamite deliverer
    For the Mafia
    Went to various places
    To blow up shit

    He hated a lot of people
    Particularly hippies from California
    And Jewish people

    Looking at me to confirm
    That I was both

    I told him that I lived in New York
    And had never been to California
    And although I might have looked Jewish
    As I what was called back in the day
    A “Jewfro”

    I was not Jewish
    Many years later I discovered
    That I am indeed part Jewish
    But then I did not know
    And I felt a bit of strategic information
    Might keep me alive

    Then I realized that he was just jiving with me
    And we relaxed
    And he pulled out some weed
    And beer
    And we mellowed out

    But I believe that he was with the mob
    Perhaps not a dynamite dealer
    A real made Italian made mafia member

    By Chicago
    I had enough
    I called my Dad
    Told him what had happened

    Wanted a ticket home
    And he sent me a ticket
    And 500 dollars
    And I went home

    I told him I would tell him
    My tales someday
    But never did

    I learned so much
    About my fellow Americans
    And the strange vibe
    That was 1975

    And now it is too late
    But I wanted to finally
    Tell the world

    Charles Bukowski Road Not Chosen

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    charles bukowski

     

     

     

     

    While reading Charles Bukowski’s poetry
    On the metro ride home
    Listening to Buddha bar music
    On my oh-too-hip iPod

    I begin to see myself as I was
    Over 30 years ago when I was merely a bit player
    A minor character in a Charles Bukowski poem

    A wild young underemployed intellectual
    Hanging out in dismal bars and dives all over Asia and California
    Hanging with disreputable women and drunks and drinkers
    And characters out of his kinds of haunts

    A mad poet bard of the underground
    A drunken poet in a drunken bum show
    That nightly played in his head

    Then one day I met the woman of my dreams
    And went down a different path
    A long slow path to respectability

    And now 30 years later
    I am no longer a wild man
    I am still a poet at heart
    But I am now also a bureaucrat
    In a button-down suite

    Doing the people’s business
    Working for the Government
    I’ve become the Man

    Sometimes I wonder
    Would I have been better off
    Going down that other path

    Would I have ended up
    Somewhere else
    Doing something else

    Would I have been as happy
    Would I have been as successful?

    No answer satisfies
    The longing in my heart
    For that wild thing
    That still lurks beneath
    It’s a civilized cover

    And I know that I am still
    A mad poet at heart
    Railing against the injustice of the world

    As I work day by day in the belly of the great beast of State
    I recall the ancient Chinese saying,
    “Confucian during the day while Taoist rebel at night”
    Playing out in my head and nightly dreams
    In the true American Upper-class patrician tradition

    I close the book and look out the window
    Get off the train, and walk slowly home

    And realize I had no choice
    But to take the path that I’ve trodden on

    And so I put aside my misgivings
    And say goodbye to my “Bukowskian” desires
    For another night of domestic contentment

    Was it worth it all to take the conventional path
    And not take the bohemian road to hell and back

    I look at my wife and realize
    I had no choice, had no choice
    But to follow her to the ends of the earth

    And beyond by her side

    as we walked our path
    Of shared destiny

    Goodbye Charles Bukowski wherever you are
    May I meet you in a bar in the next life
    And figure out where we should have gone

    Until then the drinks are on me.

    Fallen Dreams Litter the Ground

    In the fall weather
    As I walk amid the falling leaves
    I see the signs everywhere

    Of the fall of America
    The once great and mighty Empire
    Everywhere signs of the fall appear

    The dark skies mirror
    The darkness that settled over our land

    Death, destruction, and random acts of chaos
    Are all around us
    Surrounding us with visions of doom

    Nothing can stop the bloodletting
    No one seems to be in charge

    As the leaves fall
    And the darkness descends
    The fall of America continues

    If you’ve been around

    If you’ve been around
    As much as I have
    Decades of memories
    Fill up your brain’s hard drive

    Remembering the dead
    Misremembering the living
    Seeing the past fly past
    Everywhere you go

    Thinking about things
    You did and did not do
    As your life begins to fade
    Sinking into lost worlds past

    Seeing the ghosts
    Of all you knew
    Whispering Soon you will
    Be joining us

     

    Lone Foreigner Hiking the Seoul City Walls

    A Lone foreign male hiker
    in the hills above the city
    Hiking along the ancient Seoul City walls

    500 years after the founding
    Of the city in 1492

    balancing his walk
    amid the boulders
    the winter is coming
    soon he thinks

    and finishes his hike
    heading to a bar
    to sake his thirst

    some soju, and bulgogi
    will do the trick
    he thinks to himself

    just another day
    in the life

    of an unknown nameless
    foreigner in the city
    of Seoul

    part of the ten million
    naked stories
    in the big city

    My Name Is Nobody

    My name is Nobody
    No one cares who I am
    I am just a nameless clone
    In the cold unfeeling bureaucracy

    Just one of the army
    Of civilians who flood into and out of the city
    Every day

    A non-entity,
    A ghost
    A govbot
    A cyber
    A spook
    A faceless automaton
    A bureaucrat

    Just a grey-suited cog in the machinery
    And no one cares
    No one knows who I am

    And I am a legend
    Everywhere and nowhere

    Just the way this modern world
    All shred of humanity
    Crushed beneath the cruel wheel of society

    In the cold harsh world
    There is no room anymore
    For true human feelings

    We are just robots, clones, machines
    And so I go to work
    Put on my mask

    And no one hears my inner screams
    And no one will ever care

     

    Snarling Cup of Coffee

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I like to start my day with a hot cup of coffee
    I pound down the coffee
    First thing I do every day as the dawning sun
    Lights up my lonesome room

    Yeah, but not just a simple cup of java Joe, but a Goddamn snarling sarcastic smarmy cup of coffee
    I mean, – we are talking about an alcoholic, all speed ahead, always hot, always fresh, always there when I need it, angry, attitude talk to the hand Ztude, bad, bad assed, beats breaking, beatnik, bluesy, bitter, bitchy, bombs away, capitalistic, caffeinated up the ass, cinematic, communistic, Colombian grown, Costa Rican inspired, Cowabunga to the max, crazy assed, devilishly angelic, divine, divinely inspired, dyslexic, epic, extreme vetting, evil eye, expensive, erotic vision inducing, Ethiopian coffee house brewed, euphoric, freaky, freazoid, foxy, Frenched kissed, French brewed, funkified, foxy lady, graphic, GOD in my coffee, with Allah, Ganesh, Jesus, Kali, Buddha, Christians, Durga, Hindus, Mohamed, Jesus and Mo and their friend, the cosmic bar maid, Sai Babai, Shiva, Taoists, Zoroastrians, drinking my god damned coffee in Hell; growling, gnarly, happy, hard as ice, Hawaian blessed, high as a kite, hippie, hip, hipster, hip hoppy, hot as hell yet strangely sweet as heaven, jazzy, jealous, Kerouac approved, kick ass, kick my god damn ass to Tuesday, kick down the doors and take no prisoners, grown in the Vietnam highlands by ex-Vietcong, Guatemalan grown, kiss ass, illegal in every state, imported from all over the god damn world, insane, lovely, loony, lonely, lonesome, malodorous mean old rotten, motherfucking, nasty, narcotic, never whatever, never meh, never cold, not approved by the CIA, not approved by DHS, not approved for human consumption by the FDA, not your daddy’s sissified corporate cup of coffee, NOT DECAFE coffee, not your Denny’s truck driver weak as brown water cup of fake coffee, not your establishment friendly cup of coffee, Not your FBI coffee, Not FAKE Herbal coffee substitute, but a real cup of coffee, not your farmer brothers dinner crap, not made in America for Americans, not safe for work, not your Starbucks average expensive overpriced crappy corporate chain cup of coffee, Not pretentious, Not White House approved, not State Department safe, nuclear, Not Patriotic, operatic, Peets’s coffee approved, paranoid, pornographic, psychotic, pontific, politically aware, rapping, rhyming, right here, right now in River city, rock and roll up the Yazoo, sad, sadistic, sarcastic, sassy, satanic, schizoid, shitting, silly, sexy, smarmy, smelly, smooth, snarky, snarling, stupid, stinking, sweet as honey, sweat inducing, symphonic, Trump can’t handle this coffee, vengeful, Wagnerian, wicked, with nutmeg and cinnamon swirls, with a hint of stevia, with a hint of vanilla, with a hint of rum, with a hint of whisky, with a hint of cherry, with a hint of fruit overtones, with a hint of drugs spicing up the coffee, spendific, speeding, splendid, superior accept no substitutes, survived the Vietnam war, the Iraq war, the Afghan war, the first and Second Korean war, World War 11, the war on poverty, the war on drugs, the war on black people, the sexual revolution, Soulful as a summer’s night in MOTOWN- James Brown approved, TOP approved, Berkeley approved, the coffee that Jimmy Hendrix drank before he died, the coffee that Elvis drank on his last breakfast, the coffee that Barry White crooned as he drank his cup of coffee – and the coffee that made the white boy play stand up and play that funky music, the coffee that made Jonny B Goode play his guitar, and made Jonny bet the devil his soul after he drank his morning cup of righteous coffee and the coffee that make the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll, the coffee your mother warned you against drinking, the coffee that Napoleon drank when he became the Emperor of all Europe, the Coffee that Beethoven drank when he wrote the Ninth symphony, the coffee that Mozart drank as he wrote his last symphony, the coffee that Lincoln drank before he was killed, the Hemingway drank before he killed himself, the coffee that started the 60’s, and ended the 20th century, the coffee that Lenin drank as he plotted revolution, the coffee that Hitler and Stalin drank with FDR as they divided up the world after World War 11, the cup that JFK drank before he was blown away, the coffee Jerry drinks while driving in cars with random celebrities and political figures, the coffee that Jon Stewart drinks before he goes on an epic take down of some foolish politico, the cup of Arabic coffee that Sadaam drank the day he was executed, the coffee that GW and Cheney drank when they bombed Baghdad, the Indian cup of coffee that Bid Laden drank before 9-11 and just before the seals blew his ass to hell, the cup of coffee that Tiger Woods drank with his mistresses while playing a 3, 000 dollar round of golf at Sandy Lane golf course in Barbados, the last legal drug that does what drugs should do, the cup of coffee that Obama drank when he became President, Vietnamese, Vienna brew, wacky, whimsical, Whisky Tango Foxtrot, wild, weird, wonderful, WOW, Yabba dabba doo! Yada Yada yada Zappa’s favorite cup of cosmic coffee, and Zorro’s last cup of coffee, Good to the last drop rolled into one simple cup of hot coffee

    As I pound down that first cup of coffee
    And fire up my synaptic nerve endings with endless supplies
    Of caffeine induced neuron enhancing chemicals

    I face the dawning day with trepidation and mind-numbing fear
    I turn on the TV and watch the smarmy newscasters in their perfect hair
    Lying through their teeth about the great success the government is having Following the great leader’s latest pronouncements
    I want to scream and shoot the TV and run outside Shouting

    “Stop the world.

    I want to get off this fucking crazy planet”
    The earth does not care a whit about my attitude
    It merely shrugs and moves around the Sun
    In its appointed daily run
    And I sit down
    The madness dissipated a bit

    And enjoy my second cup
    Of heaven and hell
    In my morning cup of Joe

    Strangeness in the Air

    There is a strangeness in the air
    A sense of cosmic unease
    Hangs silently in the purple crystalline sky

    America woke up
    And decided it was time
    To quit following like lemmings
    Over the Clift

    As the pied piper chants
    Stay the course, stay the course
    We were like lemmings following him
    Dying to save his wounded pride

    Today there is that strange difference
    In the air
    As Americans woke up
    And threw off their chains of fear
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    Unhinged Lunatic Howling at the Full Moon

     

     

     

     

    On the night of the blood-red super full moon
    I sat in an evil, depraved godforsaken bar

    Drinking drams of demented, fermented dream dew
    Washed down by endless rounds of whiskey
    rum, tequila, vodka, soju, and of course beer
    drinking with my buddies the Jack Daniels Gang

    Drinking my way to Hell and beyond
    Just as fast as I could
    twenty damn drinks too sober

    Just an unhinged lunatic
    Dreaming of howling at the full moon

    Watching the world walk by
    Looking at all the fine-looking babes
    Walking by the street

    Thinking wild, erotic thoughts
    Of endless wild libertine passions

    When into the bar
    That din of cosmic depravity

    Walked the most beautiful women
    In the Universe

    So wild, so free
    So wonderfully alive

    I did not know what to do
    As this vision of delight
    Sauntered through the bar

    In a skin-tight leather pant
    Looked so fine
    That my eyeballs hurt

    And finally, I had to say something
    So, I gathered up my manly courage
    And walked up to her

    And she looked at me
    And instantly bewitched my soul

    With a devilish grin
    I lost all reason
    And became a raving lunatic
    Unhinged lunatic
    Howling at the blood-red full moon

    Foaming at the mouth
    A wild, free werewolf
    Howling at the lunatic light
    Of the blood red blue full Moon

     

     

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  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Spillwords Publishes Gun Madness

    Thank you for your recent submission!

    Below are the publication details to your poetry

    “Dazzling Light of the Full Moon” will be published on 8/21/22 at 2am Eastern Time (ET)

     

     

     

     

    Below is the link to it once published:

    https://spillwords.com/dazzling-light-of-the-full-moon/

    Dazzling Light Of The Full Moon

    The New King Of Humanity Emerges Sunday Whirl

    Deranged Old Priest

    Lonely Dog

    Water, Water Everywhere

    The Full Moon Septolet

    Dazzling Light Of The Full Moon

    Pink Moon

     

     

     

     

     

    Dazzling light of the full moon
    Inspiring the drinkers
    At the cosmos club
    In Bangkok

    Twenty drinks too sober.
    To quit their drinking
    For a moment
    Laying down their beer
    And bourbon shots.
    To rush out onto the street

    Naked wild and free
    Howling at the full moon
    Like escaped banshees
    Mad werewolves.

    The New King of Humanity Emerges

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    There is a cosmic crack on the sideways,
    Covers on the ground covering up
    The gateway to the other world. ,
    That comes out of the holes
    In the ground
    Filled with the power
    Of the netherworld.

    The spirits are led
    By a sacred owl
    Who screeches out
    Their plan.

    But first, they sit down
    And have a feast
    Fit for the future king
    Of the world.

    The spirits ache all over
    As they lift their heavy weapons
    Lit the flames
    And destroy the human city.

    Deranged Old Priest

     

     

     

     

     

    A slightly deranged old priest
    Pledged,
    High up in the forest
    That he would resist
    The secret evil powers
    That controlled the world.

    With longer words of despair’
    He continued his prayers
    At a shrine to a magic stone
    Lost in a secret temple
    Deep in the wintergreen trees.

    Remembering with a wry smile,
    All the people around him who were
    greedily pursuing their goals
    of obtaining power at all costs

    and in the process
    losing all traces
    of their humanity

    as the evil forces
    took over their souls.

    Lonely Dog

    A lonely dog
    Goes out into the courtyard
    Waiting for his master
    To return home

    Alas, false alarm
    His master will not return
    As he has died.

    Of the super plague
    COVID 25
    That killed most people.

    The dogs and cats
    And other animals
    Eventually left
    To fend for themselves.

    But they missed
    Their human friends.

    Water, water everywhere

    flood
    flood

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Water, water everywhere
    As the monster rainstorms
    Continued to pound the east coast

    Southeast Asia, and Korea
    Massive thousand-year flood events
    Everywhere.

    Too much water
    With record rain falls
    While out west
    The mega drought continued.

    Europe on Fire
    Amazon on fire
    Greenland ice melting

    Massive forest fires
    Burning everywhere
    As climate change
    Continued a pace.

    Politicians and leaders
    Refusing to do anything
    To stem the crisis.

    Then the ice melted
    The gulf-stream failed
    And the world

    Continued its slide
    Becoming inhospitable
    For human life.

    Billions died,
    The remaining humans
    Moving to underground cities
    As the modern world ended.

    The Full Moon Septolet

    Another Pink Moon

     

     

     

     

     

    the full moon’s
    lunatic light
    shinning on us.

    madmen
    rushing
    howling
    at the moon.

    SPOTLIGHT ON WRITERS – JAKE COSMOS ALLER

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·JUNE 26, 2021

    Spotlight On Writers Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller   Where, do you hail from? I grew up in Berkeley,…

    AUTHORSENGLISHPOETRYQ&A

    STRANGERS SLEEPING ON THE STREETS

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

    Strangers Sleeping on The Streets written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller   In these sad days of the pandemic…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    EVE EATS THE APPLE

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·JUNE 10, 2021

    Eve Eats The Apple written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller   Eve was in the garden Talking with Mr….

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    JUST ENOUGH FOR COFFEE

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·FEBRUARY 9, 2021

    Just Enough for Coffee written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller   A homeless man Stood on the street Counting…

    ENGLISHFEATURED POSTPOETRY

    MOCKING FACES STARING AT ME

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

    Mocking Faces Staring at Me written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller   Mocking faces hunting my dreams Hundreds of…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    CHAOS

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·JULY 6, 2020

    Chaos written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller   the world descends into chaos as our world leaders led by…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    DORA THE INTERGALACTIC EXPLORER

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·APRIL 27, 2020

    Dora The Intergalactic Explorer written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller   Dora the intergalactic explorer Is traveling to the…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    EVERYDAY I TURN ON THE NEWS

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·MARCH 26, 2020

    Everyday I Turn On The News written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller   every day I turn on the…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    MORNING LIGHT

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·FEBRUARY 12, 2020

    Morning Light written by: Jake Cosmos Aller   the terrors of the night the worst imaginings of what might…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    RAMBLING MAN, WHERE IS YOUR HOME?

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

    Rambling Man, Where is your Home? written by: Jake Cosmos Aller   Where is my home? Where do I…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    DARK DANGEROUS THOUGHTS

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·AUGUST 19, 2018

    Dark Dangerous Thoughts written by: Jake Cosmos Aller   An old man wakes up Confronting the dark dangerous thoughts…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    IN SEARCH OF AMERICA – HITCHHIKING TALES

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·JULY 31, 2018

    In Search of America Hitchhiking Tales written by: Jake Cosmos Aller   When I was young and foolish Broke…

    ENGLISHPOETRY

    BUS RIDES IN AMERICA’S UNDERBELLY

    JAKE COSMOS ALLER·JULY 13, 2018

    Bus Rides In America’s Underbelly written by: Jake Cosmos Aller   the Bus – Travels Through America’s Underbelly I…

    Some More Recently Published Poetry

    Synchronized Chaos Update

    The End

     

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Synchronized Chaos Update

    Synchronized Chaos has published five of my recent poems.  See below for prior publication.

    Synchronized Chaos Publishes New Poems

    The Last Race

     

    An Aging car racer
    Racing in his last race
    Driving too fast
    Around the curve
    Blowing himself up
    In a fiery crash
    The rating score
    In his last race.

    Association of the Living Dead

     

    In India, several years ago
    A man falsely claimed his brother
    Was dead so he could inherit the family assets,
    The dead brother had to fight
    To be declared legally not dead
    And contest the will.

    “The Association of the Living Dead”
    Became a movement
    Of thousands of people.
    For in India apparently,
    It was a thing to declare
    Your relative is dead.

    I never thought
    That the US would have
    To form their own
    “The Association of the Living Dead”
    Until this week.

    The cyber ninjas
    In their infamous non-forensic audit
    Of the 2020 Arizona election

    Claimed that hundreds
    of dead people
    Had voted.

    They gave their list
    of the alleged dead voters
    To the attorney general.

    Who contacted
    All 300 dead people
    Found that 299
    of the 300 were in fact
    Not dead.

    and none of them knew
    That unnamed political operative
    Were claiming that they were dead.

    The one dead voter was alive
    when he voted early.
    But died before election day.

    Thus, making his vote not valid
    But there was no fraud involved
    As he was alive when he voted.

    Perhaps they need to form
    The “association of the living dead”
    To fight for the rights

    Of the non-dead people
    To continue to vote
    and receive other government benefits?

    What a sad commentary
    On the farcical nature
    Of contemporary life
    In these disunited States of America.

    Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People
    उत्तर प्रदेश मृतक संघ
    Founder Lal Bihari
    Purpose Reclaim rights for living people falsely declared dead
    Location

    The Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश मृतक संघ, Uttar Pradesh Mritak Sangh) is an Indian pressure group based in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh that seeks to reclaim the legal rights of those falsely listed by the Uttar Pradesh State government as being dead.

    In the overcrowded regions of Uttar Pradesh, many have resorted to bribing officials to have the owner of a plot of land declared deceased and the title transferred to their ownership. The process to undo this is long, arduous, as well as often inefficient and corrupt. The Association seeks to reverse the declarations, call attention to the problem and prevent others from being exploited in similar fashion.

    The founder and president is Lal Bihari, who was “dead” from 1976 to 1994 and used the word Mritak (Hindi: मृतक, transl. Dead) in his name during the period.

    After being inspired by the story of Bihari, Indian film director Satish Kaushik made a movie Kaagaz, starring Pankaj Tripathi, based on his life. It was released on ZEE5 on 7 January 2021.

    Secret Gateways

    There are secret gateways
    Portals to other dimensions
    All around us

    Hidden deep in the mountains.
    Leading to other worlds
    Other times and places

    Where time runs differently
    And humans are unknown.

    The Lonely Mother Duck

    duck
    A family of spot billed ducks that live in the swamp. Mom duck and young ducklings resting by the water.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The lonely mother duck
    Watched her eggs hatch
    In the nest by the lake.
    She was worried

    About the foxes, wolves
    Lions and tigers
    That was all around.

    Ever since the humans
    All disappeared.

    The Secret Fly Drone

    The fly on the wallpaper
    In the CIA director’s office
    Was not a real fly.

    He was an enemy spy drone
    Secretly controlled remotely
    Listening to all the secret conversations

    Until the director
    smashed him
    With a flyswatter.

    Then realized
    that it was a spy fly
    He had dispatched to bug hell.

    https://mysteriousuniverse.org › 2020 › 05 › the-weird-world-of-robotic-insect-drones

    The Weird World of Robotic Insect Drones – Mysterious Universe

    It’s an insect spy drone for urban areas, already in production, funded by the US government. It can be remotely controlled and is equipped with a camera and a microphone. It can land on you, and may have the potential to take a DNA sample or leave RFID tracking nanotechnology on your skin. It can fly through an open window, or it can attach …

  • Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Welcome to the world according to Cosmos.  I am your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller, aka Cosmos.  I have been blogging for about 10 years since I retired from the US Foreign Service back in 2016. During my service, I worked in 10 countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St. Lucia, St Vincent, South Korea, India, Spain) and DC, and visited 45 countries. I have been to all States, DC and PR.   I have been living in South Korea with an annual visit to the States -Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, DC since then. I have lived in five different cities in the U.S. -Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and DC,

    The purpose of this blog is to provide a place for me to show my fiction, poetry, and political rants. I have decided, though to forgo any hot political topics for now as I don’t want to get into trouble with the man or invite cyber bullying, which unfortunately is happening all too often in the blogosphere.

    Politically, I lean left but distrust hard-core ideologues on the left and on the right. I am a never trumper democrat, and a Bernie bro, and a big supporter of the LGBTQ community as I have LGBTQ and trans friends. Religion-wise, I am an agnostic sort of a new age neo Buddhist or dudist. My favorite movie is  “The Big Lebrowski”.  I am a big K-drama fiend. I am a big blues and funk fanatic. My favorite band is Tower of Power.  My poetry is outlaw poetry style, neo-beatnik flavor. My fiction tends to be sci-fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a political family.  My father taught at Cal State SF.  I have 18 nationalities swirling in my family background.  From my father, I am part Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian.  From my mother, English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh.  Because my mother was from the lost tribe of the Cherokee nation -descended from indians who ran away into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears, I may also be part Chowtah, Creek, and Seminole Indian as the lost tribe members intermarried with other fleeing Indians, white settlers, and escaped slaves.  The DNA test only shows native ancestry, not broken down by tribe.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name, Cosmos. The name Cosmos came about because my great-grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name aller to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked up Aller and found Cosmos or Universe.  I am the third and last Cosmos Aller.   The name has nothing to do with me being born in Berkeley, although no one believes that, as the name is so “Berkeley”. Universe would have been even more of a Berkeley vibe, I think.

    I appreciate my readers and any comments you may have.  Please keep your comments civil. It is important that we all get along and remember that, despite our differences, we are all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not my enemy.

    Thank you, and please enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry.

    Jake Cosmos Aller aka Cosmos

    About This Blog
    Poems and Rants from the Cosmos

    Welcome to The World According to Cosmos. I’m your host, John (Jake) Cosmos Aller — better known simply as Cosmos. I’ve been blogging for about ten years, ever since I retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. During my career, I served in ten countries (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, South Korea, India, and Spain) as well as Washington, D.C., and I’ve visited forty‑five countries. I’ve also traveled to every U.S. state, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

    Since retiring, I’ve been living in South Korea, with annual visits back to the States — usually Oregon, Northern California, and Washington, D.C. Over the years, I’ve lived in five U.S. cities: Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

    This blog is my space to share fiction, poetry, and the occasional political rant. For now, I’m steering clear of the hottest political topics. I have no desire to attract trouble from the powers that be or to invite cyberbullying, which has become far too common in the online world.

    Politically, I lean left, but I distrust hard‑core ideologues on both sides. I’m a Never‑Trumper Democrat, a Bernie Bro, and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community — many of my friends are LGBTQ or trans. Spiritually, I’m an agnostic with a New Age, neo‑Buddhist, “Dudist” streak. My favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I’m a devoted K‑drama fan, a blues and funk enthusiast, and a lifelong admirer of Tower of Power. My poetry leans toward outlaw and neo‑Beatnik styles, while my fiction tends to be sci‑fi political thrillers.

    I grew up in Berkeley in a very political family. My father taught at Cal State San Francisco. My ancestry is a swirl of eighteen nationalities. On my father’s side: Basque, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Jewish, Laplander, Mongolian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Ukrainian. On my mother’s side: English, Cherokee, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, Scottish, and Welsh. Because my mother descended from the “lost tribe” of the Cherokee Nation — families who fled into the Ozarks to avoid the Trail of Tears — I may also have Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole ancestry. DNA tests only show Native ancestry, not tribal breakdowns.

    My pen name, Cosmos, comes from my middle name. My great‑grandfather wanted an English translation of our German family name, Aller, to use as a middle name for his son, my grandfather. He looked it up and found “Cosmos” or “Universe.” I am the third and last Cosmos Aller. The name has nothing to do with being born in Berkeley, though no one ever believes that — it sounds so quintessentially “Berkeley.” Honestly, “Universe” would have been even more so.

    I appreciate every reader who stops by. Comments are welcome — just keep them civil. Despite our differences, we’re all God’s children. I am not your enemy, and you are not mine.

    Thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy my fiction, musings, rants, and poetry. — Jake Cosmos Aller (aka Cosmos)

    Reading the Classics Updated Lists

    As some of you know, I have been reading the classics. I started last year on my  65th birthday, and have  enjoying it.  I found a three-volume series on Kindle titled 50 books you must read before you die, and also found the Harvard classics.  Three years ago, I figured out I have  read about 100 books per year since I was ten years old, which would mean I have read about 6,000 books all told and about the same number of movies/TV shows seen.  See the following partial lists

    Cosmos Books Read 2021 Update

    Cosmos Movie List 2021 Updates

    1001 Books to Read Before You Die List

    Books read 2019

    books read during 2018

    I will write a review of each book as I finish it. This will probably take me until next year but I have finished about half of the 150 books. Some are fast reads, and some are very slow because the 19th century writers wrote too damn long books for modern readers. and most are problematic from a  racist, sexist and ablest point of view.

    Not all the classics are in the list below.  I  will add those to the list at the end of the list.

    I have written reviews on G Chesterton’s work (below)

    Reading G Keith Chesterton

    And on George Elliot as well (below)

    George Elliot Novels

    And although Stuart Woods is not a classic author, I have written a review of his work as I have read most of his writing. (below)

    Stuart Woods RIP

    I started with volume three and am almost finished.

    Here’s the list of books read – bolded I have finished,

    Harvard Classics

    Bold read

     (1) Franklin, Woolman, Penn

     (2)Plato, Epictetus,

     Marcus, Aurelius Meditations

    (3) Bacon, Milton’s Prose, Thomas Browne

    (4) Complete Poems in English: Milton

    (5) Essays and English Traits: Emerson (

    6) Poems and Songs: Burns (7)

    Confessions of St. Augustine. Imitation of Christ

    (8) Nine Greek Dramas (9) Letters and Treatises of Cicero and Pliny

    (8) Nine Greek Dramas (9) Letters and Treatises of Cicero and Pliny

    (10) Wealth of Nations: Adam Smith

    (11) Origin of Species: Darwin

    (12) Plutarch’s Lives (13)

     Aeneid Virgil (14)

    Don Quixote Part 1: Cervantes

    (15)Pilgrim’s Progress. Donne

    Herbert. Bunyan, Walton

    (16) The Thousand and One Nights

    (17) Folk-Lore and Fable. Aesop, Grimm, Andersen

    (18) Modern English Drama

    (19) Faust, Egmont Etc. Doctor Faustus, Goethe, Marlowe

    (20) The Divine Comedy: Dante

    (21) I Promessi Sposi, Manzoni

    (22) The Odyssey: Homer

    (23) Two Years Before the Mast. Dana

    (24) On the Sublime French Revolution Etc. Burke

    (25) Autobiography Etc. Essays and Addresses: J.S. Mill, T. Carlyle

    (26) Continental Drama

    (27) English Essays: Sidney to Macaulay

    (28) Essays. English and American

    (29) Voyage of the Beagle: Darwin (

    30) Faraday, Helmholtz, Kelvin, Newcomb, Geikie

    (31) Autobiography: Benvenuto, Cellini

    (32) Literary and Philosophical Essays: Montaigne, Sainte Beuve, Renan, Lessing, Schiller, Kant, Mazzini

    (33) Voyages and Travels

    (34) Descartes, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hobbes

    (35) Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed (36)

    Machiavelli, More, Luther

    (37) Locke, Berkeley, Hume

    (38) Harvey, Jenner, Lister, Pasteur

    (39) Famous Prefaces

    (40) English Poetry 1: Chaucer to Gray

    (41) English Poetry 2: Collins to Fitzgerald

    (42) English Poetry 3: Tennyson to Whitman

    (43) American Historical Documents

    (44) Sacred Writings 1

    (45) Sacred Writings 2

    (46) Elizabethan Drama 1

    (47) Elizabethan Drama 2

    (48) Thoughts and Minor Works: Pascal

    (49) Epic and Saga (

    50) Introduction, Readers Guide,

    50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before you Die

    Started reading the first one of volume 3

    Bolded indicated I have read it .

    Vol 1

    Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women
    Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice
    Austen, Jane: Emma
    Balzac, Honoré de: Father Goriot
    Barbusse, Henri: The Inferno
    Brontë, Anne: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
    Brontë, Charlotte: Jane Eyre
    Brontë, Emily: Wuthering Heights
    Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan of the Apes
    Butler, Samuel: The Way of All Flesh
    Carroll, Lewis: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
    Cather, Willa: My Ántonia
    Cervantes, Miguel de: Don Quixote
    Chopin, Kate: The Awakening
    Cleland, John: Fanny Hill
    Collins, Wilkie: The Moonstone
    Conrad, Joseph: Heart of Darkness
    Conrad, Joseph: Nostromo
    Cooper, James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans
    Crane, Stephen: The Red Badge of Courage
    Cummings, E. E.: The Enormous Room
    Defoe, Daniel: Robinson Crusoe
    Defoe, Daniel: Moll Flanders
    Dickens, Charles: Bleak House
    Dickens, Charles: Great Expectations
    Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: Crime and Punishment
    Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: The Idiot
    Doyle, Arthur Conan: The Hound of the Baskervilles
    Dreiser, Theodore: Sister Carrie
    Dumas, Alexandre: The Three Musketeers
    Dumas, Alexandre: The Count of Monte Cristo
    Eliot, George: Middlemarch
    Fielding, Henry: Tom Jones
    Flaubert, Gustave: Madame Bovary
    Flaubert, Gustave: Sentimental Education
    Ford, Ford Madox: The Good Soldier
    Forster, E. M.: A Room With a View
    Forster, E. M.: Howards End
    Gaskell, Elizabeth: North and South
    Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: The Sorrows of Young Werther
    Gogol, Nikolai: Dead Souls
    Gorky, Maxim: The Mother
    Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon’s Mines
    Hardy, Thomas: Tess of the D’Urbervilles
    Hawthorne, Nathaniel: The Scarlet Letter
    Homer: The Odyssey
    Hugo, Victor: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    Hugo, Victor: Les Misérables
    Huxley, Aldous: Crome Yellow
    James, Henry: The Portrait of a Lady

    Vlume 2

    Little Women [Louisa May Alcott]
    – Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen]
    – Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie]
    – Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower]
    – The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett]
    – A Little Princess [Frances Hodgson Burnett]
    – The King in Yellow [Robert William Chambers]
    – The Man Who Knew Too Much [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Woman in White [Wilkie Collins]
    – The Most Dangerous Game [Richard Connell]
    – On the Origin of Species, 6th Edition [Charles Darwin]
    – Robinson Crusoe [Daniel Defoe]
    – The Iron Woman [Margaret Deland]
    – David Copperfield [Charles Dickens]
    – Oliver Twist [Charles Dickens]
    – A Tale of Two Cities [Charles Dickens]
    – The Double [Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Francis Scott Fitzgerald]
    – Dream Psychology [Sigmund Freud]
    – Tess of the d’Urbervilles [Thomas Hardy]
    – Siddhartha [Hermann Hesse]
    – Dubliners [James Joyce]
    – The Fall of the House of Usher [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Arabian Nights [Andrew Lang]
    – The Sea Wolf [Jack London]
    – The Call of Cthulhu [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – Anne of Green Gables [Lucy Maud Montgomery]
    – Beyond Good and Evil [Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche]
    – The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Black Cat [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – The Raven [Edgar Allan Poe]
    – Swann’s Way [Marcel Proust]
    – Romeo and Juliet [William Shakespeare]
    – Treasure Island [Robert Louis Stevenson]
    – The Elements of Style [William Strunk Jr.

    Vol 3

    – What’s Bred in the Bone [Grant Allen]
    – The Golden Ass [Lucius Apuleius]
    – Meditations [Marcus Aurelius]
    – Northanger Abbey [Jane Austen]
    – Lady Susan [Jane Austen]
    – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Lyman Frank Baum]
    – The Art of Public Speaking [Dale Breckenridge Carnegie]
    – The Blazing World [Margaret Cavendish]
    – The Wisdom of Father Brown [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – Heretics [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Donnington Affair [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – The Innocence of Father Brown [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
    – Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [John Cleland]
    – The Moonstone [Wilkie Collins]
    – Lord Jim [Joseph Conrad]
    – The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe [Daniel Defoe]
    – The Pickwick Papers [Charles Dickens]
    – A Christmas Carol [Charles Dickens]
    – Notes From The Underground [Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    – The Gambler par Fyodor [Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky]
    – The Lost World [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Hound of the Baskervilles [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Sign of the Four [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    – The Man in the Iron Mask [Alexandre Dumas]
    – This Side of Paradise [Francis Scott Fitzgerald]
    – Curious, If True: Strange Tales [Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell]
    – Kim [Rudyard Kipling]
    – Captains Courageous [Rudyard Kipling]
    – The Jungle Book [Rudyard Kipling]
    – Lady Chatterley’s Lover [David Herbert Lawrence]
    – /The Son of the Wolf [Jack London]
    – The Einstein Theory of Relativity [Hendrik Antoon Lorentz]
    – The Dunwich Horror [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – At the Mountains of Madness [Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
    – The Prince [Niccolò Machiavelli]
    – The Story Girl [Lucy Maud Montgomery]
    – The Antichrist [Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche]
    – The Republic [Plato]
    – The Last Man [Mary Shelley]
    – Life On The Mississippi [Mark Twain]
    – The Kama Sutra [Vatsyayana]
    – In the Year 2889 [Jules Verne]
    – Around the World in Eighty Days [Jules Verne]
    – Four Just Men [Edgar Wallace]
    – Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ [Lewis Wallace]
    Jacob’s Room [Virginia Woolf]

    Reading the Classics

    1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

    These lists are duplicative so I have tried to combine into one list.  The books on Boxall’s list, which is found in the 5 editions of the published book with a TOTAL NUMBER OF 1315 books. I have read about 600 or so.   I bolded the books I have read.

    1001 Books Basic list  (combined lists)

     

    Book Title Author
    Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas
    Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Adams, Douglas
    The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul Adams, Douglas
    Aesop’s Fables Aesopus
    Little Women Alcott, Louisa May
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Angelou, Maya
    The Thousand and One Nights Anonymous
    I, Robot Asimov, Isaac
    Foundation Asimov, Isaac
    The Handmaid’s Tale Atwood, Margaret
    Sense and Sensibility Austen, Jane
    Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane
    Mansfield Park Austen, Jane
    Emma Austen, Jane
    Novel With Cocaine Ageyev, M.
    In The Heart of the Seas Agnon, Shmuel Yosef
    Rashomon Akutagawa, Ryunosuke
    The Regent’s Wife Alas, Leopoldo
    Little Women Alcott, Louisa May
    Broad and Alien is the World Alegria, Ciro
    The Man With the Golden Arm Algren, Nelson
    Fantômas Allain, Marcel
    The House of the Spirits Allende, Isabel
    Of Love and Shadows Allende, Isabel
    Time’s Arrow Amis, Martin
    The Information Amis, Martin
    I’m Not Scared Ammaniti, Niccolo
    Untouchable Anand, Mulk Raj
    The Commandant Anderson, Jessica
    The Bridge on the Drina Andrić, Ivo
    Bosnian Chronicle Andrić, Ivo
    Ashes and Diamonds Andrzejewski, Jerzy
    The Thousand and One Nights Anonymous
    The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Anonymous
    The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes Anonymous
    Fado Alexandrino Antunes, Antonio Lobo
    The Bells of Basel Aragon, Louis
    Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus Arbuthnot, John et al
    Before Night Falls Arenas, Reinaldo
    Deep Rivers Arguedas, José María
    The Twilight Years Ariyoshi, Sawako
    The Green Hat Arlen, Michael
    Surfacing Atwood, Margaret
    Cat’s Eye Atwood, Margaret
    The Robber Bride Atwood, Margaret
    Alias Grace Atwood, Margaret
    The Blind Assassin Atwood, Margaret
    Obabakoak Atxaga, Bernardo
    The New York Trilogy Auster, Paul
    Moon Palace Auster, Paul
    The Music of Chance Auster, Paul
    Mr. Vertigo Auster, Paul
    Timbuktu Auster, Paul
    The Book of Illusions Auster, Paul
    Invisible Auster, Paul
    The Underdogs Azuela, Mariano
    Foucault’s Pendulum Eco, Umberto
    So Long a Letter Ba, Mariama
    Go Tell It on the Mountain Baldwin, James
    Giovanni’s Room Baldwin, James
    The Drowned World Ballard JG
    The Atrocity Exhibition Ballard, J.G.
    Crash Ballard, J.G.
    High Rise Ballard, J.G.
    Cocaine Nights Ballard, J.G.
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    The Devil in the Flesh Radiguet, Raymond
    The Last World Ransmayr, Christoph
    The Story of O Réage, Pauline
    The Forest of the Hanged Rebreanu, Liviu
    All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque, Erich Maria
    Quartet Rhys, Jean
    Good Morning, Midnight Rhys, Jean
    Wide Sargasso Sea Rhys, Jean
    Interview With the Vampire Rice, Anne
    Pilgrimage Richardson, Dorothy
    Pamela Richardson, Samuel
    Clarissa Richardson, Samuel
    The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge Rilke, Rainer Maria
    Larva: Midsummer Night’s Babel Rios, Julian
    Jealousy Robbe-Grillet, Alain
    Home Robinson, Marilynne
    Cost Robinson, Roxana
    La Celestina Rojas, Fernando de
    Hadrian the Seventh Rolfe, Frederick
    The Devil to Pay in the Backlands Rosa, João Guimarães
    Love’s Work Rose, Gillian
    Call it Sleep Roth, Henry
    The Radetzky March Roth, Joseph
    Portnoy’s Complaint Roth, Philip
    The Breast Roth, Philip
    Operation Shylock Roth, Philip
    Sabbath’s Theater Roth, Philip
    Julie; or the New Eloise Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
    Émile; or, On Education Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
    Reveries of a Solitary Walker Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
    Confessions Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
    Impressions of Africa Roussel, Raymond
    Locus Solus Roussel, Raymond
    The God of Small Things Roy, Arundhati
    The Tin Flute Roy, Gabrielle
    The Burning Plain Rulfo, Juan
    Grimus Rushdie, Salman
    The Deadbeats Ruyslinck, Ward
    The 120 Days of Sodom Sade, Marquis de
    Justine Sade, Marquis de
    The Witness Saer, Juan Jose
    Contact Sagan, Carl
    Bonjour Tristesse Sagan, Françoise
    The Little Prince Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
    Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem Salgari, Emilio
    Season of Migration to the North Salih, Tayeb
    The Catcher in the Rye Salinger, J.D.
    Franny and Zooey Salinger, J.D.
    The Devil’s Pool Sand, George
    Alberta and Jacob Sandel, Cora
    Baltasar and Blimunda Saramago, Jose
    The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis Saramago, José
    The History of the Siege of Lisbon Saramago, José
    The Double Saramago, José
    Cain Saramago, Jose
    Facundo Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino
    Nausea Sartre, Jean-Paul
    Pastoralia Saunders, George
    Murder Must Advertise Sayers, Dorothy L.
    The Nine Tailors Sayers, Dorothy L.
    The Swarm Schatzing, Frank
    The Reader Schlink, Bernhard
    None but the Brave Schnitzler, Arthur
    Memoirs of my Nervous Illness Schreber, Daniel Paul
    The Street of Crocodiles Schulz, Bruno
    To Each His Own Sciascia, Leonardo
    Rob Roy Scott, Sir Walter
    Ivanhoe Scott, Sir Walter
    The Monastery Scott, Sir Walter
    Vertigo Sebald, W.G.
    The Emigrants Sebald, W.G.
    The Rings of Saturn Sebald, W.G.
    Austerlitz Sebald, W.G.
    Transit Seghers, Anna
    Requiem for a Dream Selby, Jr. Hubert
    Great Apes Self, Will
    How the Dead Live Self, Will
    Death and the Dervish Selimovic, Mesa
    The Lonely Londoners Selvon, Sam
    God’s Bits of Wood Sembene, Ousmane
    The Case of Comrade Tulayev Serge, Victor
    A Suitable Boy Seth, Vikram
    Retreat Without Song Shahnour, Shahan
    An Obedient Father Sharma, Akhil
    Frankenstein Shelley, Mary
    The Water Margin Shi, Nai’an
    The Stone Diaries Shields, Carol
    Unless Shields, Carol
    A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil
    Quo Vadis Sienkiewicz, Henryk
    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Sillitoe, Chinua
    Downriver Sinclair, Iain
    London Orbital Sinclair, Iain
    Dining on Stones Sinclair, Iain
    Life and Death of Harriett Frean Sinclair, May
    The Jungle

    It Can’t Happen here

    		 Sinclair, Upton

    Sinclair, Upton
    The Magician of Lublin Singer, Isaac Bashevis
    The Manor Singer, Isaac Bashevis
    Animal’s People Sinha, Indra
    The Engineer of Human Souls Skvorecky, Josef
    The Forbidden Realm Slauerhoff, Jan Jacob
    Islands Sleigh, Dan
    The Accidental Smith, Ali
    There But For The Smith, Ali
    Winter Smith, Ali
    White Teeth Smith, Zadie
    On Beauty Smith, Zadie
    Roderick Random Smollett, Tobias George
    Peregrine Pickle Smollett, Tobias George
    Humphry Clinker Smollett, Tobias George
    The Port Šoljan, Antun
    The Real Charlotte Somerville and Ross
    Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. Somerville and Ross
    Lady Number Thirteen Somoza, Jose Carlos
    Memento Mori Spark, Muriel
    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Spark, Muriel
    The Girls of Slender Means Spark, Muriel
    The Driver’s Seat Spark, Muriel
    Mother’s Milk St Aubyn, Edward
    The Man Who Loved Children Stead, Christina
    Three Lives Stein, Gertrude
    The Making of Americans Stein, Gertrude
    The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Stein, Gertrude
    Of Mice and Men Steinbeck, John
    The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck, John
    Cannery Row Steinbeck, John
    The Red and the Black Stendhal
    The Charterhouse of Parma Stendhal
    The Charwoman’s Daughter Stephens, James
    Tristram Shandy Sterne, Laurence
    A Sentimental Journey Sterne, Laurence
    Kidnapped Stevenson, Robert Louis
    The Master of Ballantrae Stevenson, Robert Louis
    Indian Summer Stifter, Adalbert
    Dracula Stoker, Bram
    Uncle Tom’s Cabin Stowe, Harriet Beecher
    Couples, Passerby Strauss, Botho
    The Young Man Strauss, Botho
    The Red Room Strindberg, August
    The People of Hemsö Strindberg, August
    By the Open Sea Strindberg, August
    Perfume Süskind, Patrick
    The Pigeon Süskind, Patrick
    As a Man Grows Older Svevo, Italo
    Zeno’s Conscience Svevo, Italo
    Waterland Swift, Graham
    The Light of Day Swift, Graham
    A Tale of a Tub Swift, Jonathan
    Gulliver’s Travels Swift, Jonathan
    A Modest Proposal Swift, Jonathan
    The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman Szczypiorski, Andrzej
    Pereira Declares: A Testimony Tabucchi, Antonio
    The Home and the World Tagore, Rabindranath
    The Third Wedding Taktsis, Costas
    Some Prefer Nettles Tanizaki, Junichiro
    The Secret History Tartt, Donna
    The Goldfinch Tartt, Donna
    Blaming Taylor, Elizabeth
    Vanity Fair Thackeray, William Makepeace
    The Great Indian Novel Tharoor, Shashi
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Thompson, Hunter S.
    The Killer Inside Me Thompson, Jim
    Walden Thoreau, Henry David
    Cutter and Bone Thornburg, Newton
    The 13 Clocks Thurber, James
    The Wonderful “O” Thurber, James
    The Invention of Curried Sausage Timm, Uwe
    Pallieter Timmermans, Felix
    The Heather Blazing Tóibín, Colm
    The Master Tóibín, Colm
    The Hobbit Tolkien, J.R.R.
    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J.R.R.
    War and Peace Tolstoy, Leo
    Anna Karenina Tolstoy, Leo
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich Tolstoy, Leo
    The Kreutzer Sonata Tolstoy, Leo
    The Leopard Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe
    Confederacy of Dunces Toole, John Kennedy
    Cane Toomer, Jean
    City Sister Silver Topol, Jáchym
    The Ogre Tournier, Michael
    The Colour Tremain, Rose
    The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Tressell, Robert
    Fools of Fortune Trevor, William
    Felicia’s Journey Trevor, William
    The Story of Lucy Gault Trevor, William
    Castle Richmond Trollope, Anthony
    The Last Chronicle of Barset Trollope, Anthony
    Phineas Finn Trollope, Anthony
    He Knew He Was Right Trollope, Anthony
    Summer in Baden-Baden Tsypkin, Leonid
    The Christmas Oratorio Tunstrom, Goran
    On the Eve Turgenev, Ivan
    Fathers and Sons Turgenev, Ivan
    King Lear of the Steppes Turgenev, Ivan
    Spring Torrents Turgenev, Ivan
    Virgin Soil Turgenev, Ivan
    B Twain, Mark
    The Museum of Unconditional Surrender Ugresic, Dubravka
    Kristin Lavransdatter Undset, Sigrid
    Rabbit, Run Updike, John
    Rabbit Redux Updike, John
    Rabbit is Rich Updike, John
    Pepita Jimenez Valera, Juan
    Our Lady of the Assassins Vallejo, Fernando
    Ancestral Voices van, Heerden, Etienne
    The Time of the Hero Vargas Llosa, Mario
    The Cubs and Other Stories Vargas Llosa, Mario
    The War of the End of the World Vargas Llosa, Mario
    The Feast of the Goat Vargas Llosa, Mario
    Z Vassilikos, Vassilis
    Under the Yoke Vazov, Ivan
    Southern Seas Vázquez Montalbán, Manuel
    The House by the Medlar Tree Verga, Giovanni
    Journey to the Centre of the Earth Verne, Jules
    Around the World in Eighty Days Verne, Jules
    The Birds Vesaas, Tarjei
    The Garden Where the Brass Band Played Vestdijk, Simon
    Froth on the Daydream Vian, Boris
    Myra Breckinridge Vidal, Gore
    Bartleby and Co. Vila-Matas, Enrique
    Conversations In Sicily Vittorini, Elio
    In Search of Klingsor Volpi, Jorge
    Candide Voltaire
    Cat’s Cradle Vonnegut, Kurt
    God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Vonnegut, Kurt
    Slaughterhouse Five Vonnegut, Kurt
    Breakfast of Champions Vonnegut, Kurt
    The Color Purple Walker, Alice
    The Temple of My Familiar Walker, Alice
    Possessing the Secret of Joy Walker, Alice
    Infinite Jest Wallace, David Foster
    The Castle of Otranto Walpole, Horace
    Halftime Walser, Martin
    Morvern Callar Warner, Alan
    Indigo Warner, Marina
    Summer Will Show Warner, Sylvia Townsend
    After the Death of Don Juan Warner, Sylvia Townsend
    The House with the Blind Glass Windows Wassmo, Herbjorg
    Billy Liar Waterhouse, Keith
    Tipping the Velvet Waters, Sarah
    Fingersmith Waters, Sarah
    Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Watson, Winifred
    Decline and Fall Waugh, Evelyn
    Vile Bodies Waugh, Evelyn
    A Handful of Dust Waugh, Evelyn
    Brideshead Revisited Waugh, Evelyn
    The Graduate Webb, Charles
    The Time Machine Wells, H.G.
    The Island of Dr. Moreau Wells, H.G.
    The Invisible Man Wells, H.G.
    The War of the Worlds Wells, H.G.
    Tono-Bungay Wells, H.G.
    Trainspotting Welsh, Irvine
    The Optimist’s Daughter Welty, Eudora
    Miss Lonelyhearts West, Nathanael
    The Return of the Soldier West, Rebecca
    Harriet Hume West, Rebecca
    The Thinking Reed West, Rebecca
    The Birds Fall Down West, Rebecca
    The House of Mirth Wharton, Edith
    Ethan Frome Wharton, Edith
    Bunner Sisters Wharton, Edith
    Summer Wharton, Edith
    The Age of Innocence Wharton, Edith
    The Glimpses of the Moon Wharton, Edith
    A Boy’s Own Story White, Edmund
    The Beautiful Room is Empty White, Edmund
    The Living and the Dead White, Patrick
    The Tree of Man White, Patrick
    Voss White, Patrick
    The Once and Future King White, T.H.
    The Picture of Dorian Gray Wilde, Oscar
    Tarka the Otter Williamson, Henry
    No Laughing Matter Wilson, Angus
    I Thought of Daisy Wilson, Edmund
    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Winterson, Jeanette
    The Passion Winterson, Jeanette
    Sexing the Cherry Winterson, Jeanette
    Written on the Body Winterson, Jeanette
    Insatiability Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
    Thank You, Jeeves Wodehouse, P.G.
    The Quest for Christa T. Wolf, Christa
    Patterns of Childhood Wolf, Christa
    Look Homeward, Angel Wolfe, Thomas
    The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Wolfe, Tom
    The Bonfire of the Vanities Wolfe, Tom
    Back to Oegstgeest Wolkers, Jan
    The Voyage Out Woolf, Virginia
    Night and Day Woolf, Virginia
    Jacob’s Room Woolf, Virginia
    Mrs. Dalloway Woolf, Virginia
    To The Lighthouse Woolf, Virginia
    Orlando Woolf, Virginia
    The Waves Woolf, Virginia
    The Years Woolf, Virginia
    Between the Acts Woolf, Virginia
    Native Son Wright, Richard
    Monkey: Journey to the West Wu, Cheng’en
    Day of the Triffids Wyndham, John
    The Midwich Cuckoos Wyndham, John
    Chocky Wyndham, John
    Half of Man is Woman Xianliang, Zhang
    Kitchen Yoshimoto, Banana
    Memoirs of Hadrian Yourcenar, Marguerite
    We Zamyatin, Yevgeny
    Thérèse Raquin Zola, Émile
    Drunkard Zola, Émile
    Nana Zola, Émile
    Germinal Zola, Émile
    La Bête Humaine Zola, Émile
    Gimmick! Zwagerman, Joost
    The Case of Sergeant Grischa Zweig, Arnold
    Amok Zweig, Stefan
    Chess Story Zweig, Stefan

    Missing but should be on the list

    these list are mostly novels so it is light on poetry, and drama  and spiritual writing.  I would have include the following

    Ginzberg and Beat Poets and Writers

    Whitman Poems

    Dickison Poems

    TS Elliot poems

    WD Auden Poems

    Emerson Essays

    Emerson Poems

    Edgar Allen Poe complete stories and Poems

    Tom Robbins   Complete Novels

    Tolstoy War and Peace

    Mark Twain complete stories and novels

    Shakespeare complete plays and poems

    Bible

    Koran

    Buddhist Writings

    Hindu Writings

    Tao De Ching

    Book of Mormon

    Federalist Papers

    US constitution

    Declaration of Independence

    Magna Carter 

    SInclair Lewis   It Can’t Happen  Here

    CS Lewis Narnia Series

    CS Lewis Out of the Silent Planet Series

    Rowlings Harry Potter series

    Classic SF writers  are under represented on these lists as well.

    Comments  welcome  let me know which ones you’ve read and I will  add it to the list

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