By The Time I Get To Arizona – Martin Luther King Day

[Tippin' my hat to Martin Luther]


“I’m countin’ down to the day deservin’
Fittin’ for a King.
I’m waitin’ for the time when I can
Get to Arizona’
Cause my money’s spent on
The goddamn rent
Neither party is mine not the
Jackass or the elephant “

YouTube - Public Enemy – By The Time I Get To Arizona.

Spring 2009 Update

Hey Friends,

Just a quick update to tell you where I’m at

After moving back to the Bay Area for six months… I’m about to mix it up again… where to? I’m not exactly sure!

We had some great success and challenges with the documentary film project – Andrea and I met up in Northern India last year to interview Tibetan Exiles about non-violence, China, the Olympics… you can see some of our work online here:
http://digitaldharmafilms.org
due to lack of funding and general life being what it is … the project of making a full length documentary is on hold…. but if you are interested in helping or have any film-maker resources, please clue me in!

I’m looking for places to go visit and work/live for a bit – specifically farms, cooperatives, retreat centers, land projects where there is a need for some skilled hands and a commitment to Art, Community, Activism and just plain having a good ‘ole time…. so if you know of anything like that out there please let me know.

I’m also looking to buy a truck that can be my workhorse – a good truck for traveling, working on a farm, maybe through a camper on it, tow a trailer with some tools and camera and stilts and my chef knives…. a gypsy wagon!

My short term plan is to explore and have a respite from the city for 6-mo or a year, and then see where that leads me or perhaps go back to school… maybe in Sweden!

So that’s the nutshell version…. of my life… would love to hear about you!

In Gratitude,

Tom Sepe

March To Tibet- Great Music- Historic Cause-Club 1015- April 6th

MARCH TO TIBET! POSTER

CYPHERTOWN, GIVEBACK.NET & WASFIA NAZREEN PRESENT …

MARCH TO TIBET, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1015 FOLSOM, SAN FRANCISCO
A Special Event In Support of the Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement
9pm – 4am | $15 advance, $20 door | 21+ Only
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/31859

All profits to benefit Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement: www.tibetanuprising.org

MAIN ROOM:
11:00-12:30 Cheb i Sabbah (San Francisco) www.myspace.com/chebisabbahji
12:30-02:00 FreQ Nasty (Giveback.net / Skint – UK) www.myspace.com/djfreqnasty
02:00-3:30 Karsh Kale (Six Degrees Records – NYC) www.myspace.com/karshkale

ALSO FEATURING:
Nickodemus (ESL – NYC) – www.myspace.com/nickodemusnyc
An-ten-nae (Get Freaky – SF) – www.an-ten-nae.net
Mozaic (Raindance/NEXUS – SF) – www.myspace.com/moziacmusic
DJ Amar (Electric Vardo – SF) – www.myspace.com/bansuri
Malarkey (the Juke Joint – Santa Rosa) – www.myspace.com/djmalarkey
KnowSleep (Cyphertown Street Ritual – SF) – www.myspace.com/djknowone
Unicorn (Venus Fly Love/Cyphertown – Oakland) www.myspace.com/unicorn39
SolarLion (Giveback.net – LA) – www.myspace.com/solarlion
Mimosa (Cyphertown – SF) – www.myspace.com/tigranmimosa
Heyoka (Cyphertown Street Ritual – SF) – www.myspace.com/andreism
Lotus Drops (Cyphertown/WHOMPSTEADY Crew – SF) www.myspace.com/lotusdrops
Goodfelllow (Cyphertown – SF) – www.myspace.com/goodfelllow

This event will include DJ’s, Live Music, Activist Speakers, & Visuals of the Tibetan Struggle.

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king of carrot flowers

I love this band: Neutral Milk Hotel

The King of Carrot Flowers

Part One

When you were young
You were the king of carrot flowers
And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees
In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet

And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy’s shoulder
And your dad would throw the garbage all across the floor
As we would lay and learn what each other’s bodies were for

And this is the room
One afternoon I knew I could love you
And from above you how I sank into your soul
Into that secret place where no one dares to go

And your mom would sink until she was no longer speaking
And dad would dream of all the different ways to die
Each one a little more than he could dare to try

didn’t know i was unamerican

unamerican
This is a beautiful song and video written by Ian Rhett.

http://www.sharedvoice.org/unamerican/

lyrics:
http://www.sharedvoice.org/unamerican/lyrics.html

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i’m really emotional today.
this song makes me cry

tired of watching all my friends party party
tired of watching myself struggle struggle struggle
trying just to get by
trying to bring a smile to another
trying to find what happiness looks like for me

while greed, war, disease, destruction ravage our heritage, our family

tired of feeling like nothing matters
tired of feeling like we have no voice

tired of being ineffective
tired of being afraid

tired of being lied to
tired of not knowing the truth or anything close to it.

tired of being american