holiday

Okto Beer Fest

Wilkommen zu Bayern! Welcome to Munich. It’s Oktoberfest time of year again. Or is that Okto beer festival time again. Could that also mean drink eight beers festival? Octoberfest, what an interesting German holiday that seems to be observed in America with a lot of festivities and parties of all you can drink beer events. What is the meaning of that holiday, as I am sure its history which originates in Munich Germany, the capital of all things beer, is full of meaning. Is their national symbol a beer mug? And there’s that great German beer hall Zum Schneider Restaurant & Bavarian Biergarten located in the East Village, New York City that everyone seems to flock to these days for all things Germany and all things beer that will be having its Oktoberfest festivities starting this weekend from September 29th – October 14th. There will be Live Oompah. Like every year they will have have Spass with countless Wies’n hits, a special Oktoberfest menu, Riesen Wies’n Brez’n, various Oktoberfest beers, and an atmosphere where you can sing.

Riesen Wies’n Spass

Ist die Brez’n erstmal knusprig
dann wird’s schon mal richtig lustig

weil es ist die Wies’n Zeit
wo sich treffen alle Leut

wenn der Bierschaum überquillt
werden’s alle zum Freiwild

Mannderl, Weiberl, Hund und Katz
alle machen jetzt Rabatz

I am not sure what that German saying above translates to in English, but it sure looks like it says something cool.

art, music under new york, NYC MTA, subway

Going My Way?

As it happened yesterday and may happen again tomorrow, so much that I find myself cutting and pasting the same blog entry over and over with no end in sight. Does this mean my friends should find another subway station to play their music in or quit playing their music altogether. Should they quit their day job? And so I guess the Metropolitan Transit Authority trauma drama with my friends really cool drum and horn band who play as part of the MTA Arts For Transit/Music Under New York Program usually starts out something like this: “Dear MUNY Musicians and Performers, the next Call-in will be another double, scheduling for 4 weeks. You did really well last time juggling and projecting your availability. Good luck and talk to you on September 26 or 27 @ Call-In etc.. And also Happy Birthday to Angel Marin of AGUA CLAA, and Natalia Paruz the Saw Lady on the 25th. All the best wishes, and life long happiness to you both!” And so the story goes; can somehow the Metropolitan Terrorize its subway riders going their way Association change it procedures for the harassment of its subway musicians and riders. Is it possible the New York City MTA can somehow free everyone and make its fares free to ride the subway so that all of those underground polizei will not be necessary. This band has been keeping this blog busy with its subway gigs and the many times it has been shut down at the 42nd street Times Square subway station every time they show up to play by the same polizei over and over with no end in sight. This time they were issued a summons for disorderly conduct, to appear in court five minutes after they started playing. And these tickets seem to be discerning, as they are issued to the same person in the band over and over. And by the way, is it possible to have a close all courts day, month and year? Oh, that’s a whole another blog posting. And those prerecorded “If you see something, say something and all bags are subject to random bag searches” messages are a whole another blog posting also. I can cut and paste the the many times I have blah blogged about this topic before and you can read some of the posts here. How do other subway systems in other cities and countries operate. Do these confrontations with polizei and subway musicians happen all the time everywhere. Do all cities follow the same models and procedures for fares and entertainment and are there any trauma drama support groups for these types of situations. Is another world possible? Since when is art a crime and what does this have to do with a No Police State?

home

Insure My Home

If you happen to have a home, whether rent or own, I imagine it is a good thing to get home insurance and insure every single thing you have in your home just in case you were to lose the contents of your home for some reason or another. I guess home insurance would help for peace of mind maybe and could be one less thing to wonder about; what would happen if everything in my home were to get lost. There are lots of different types of insurance out there in insurance land and CIS Co operative Insurance can help you with all your home insurance needs. They offer Banking, Pensions, Trust Funds, Mortgages, Life and Health Insurance and a 10% discount when you buy home insurance online. They are all investments and insurance all the time. This is a sponsored post.

money

The Dollar Bill

Somewhere I have been reading lately that the Euro is now stronger than the dollar bill. And for what reason is there a contest that the Euro is trading stronger against the dollar. Buy, sell, trade, does one get gain? And the stock market is watching the stock market for this contest. What does that mean? And I think I read that in prophecy somewhere on one of those bible prophecy websites that that could be one of the top ten prophecy signs of the beginning of the end of the world, the European Union. And is that pyramid symbol on the dollar bill that All Seeing Eye that is posted in this post a symbol of the Illuminati also. And who are the Illuminati, that secret society. “Novus Ordo Seclorum”, does that mean a New World Order. And what is a New World Order. And who are the Freemasons who designed the dollar bill. Is that found in prophecy also? That’s a whole another posting. And what does this have to do with a No Police State?

guns, media, society, violence

Is Another World Possible

And the headlines are there again. Another person loses their life to gun violence for whatever reason for no reason at all except that guns and gunpowder have been invented. The story has been told in the headlines before and the story will be told again in tomorrows headlines with no end in sight. Gun violence is a global epidemic these days. Is it possible to have a world free of guns. Again, I could cut and paste my other blog entries over and over in my appeal to banish guns from every human being on the face of planet earth, and to banish the images of guns in every form of advertisement and media campaign on planet earth. Guns are the worst invention of an industry ever. If only it was possible to go back in time before guns existed. What was life like before the invention of guns. Were there only sticks and stones. Is this an invention of the beast, whoever or whatever the beast may be. How is it that every other film and movie advertisement in the newspapers and on posters plastered around town has an image of a gun in it. It almost seems as if this type of advertising is required and mandatory these days. How has the morals and values of society declined so far as to where it is now acceptable to use violent imagery and references to violence as a means of promotion. Is this programming programming society. Does this not reflect on and influence society and culture. It seems as if the standards of social behavior are declining everywhere. Is there a worldwide moral breakdown? In the past blatant immorality and decadence has been pointed to as a contributing factor in the fall of civilizations. Where is this social decline pattern coming from? Are the slaughters of wars debasing the value of human life? If politicians and generals can treat millions under their care like animals dispatched to the slaughter, then what canons of religion or ethics can inhibit men from treating each other with the ferocity of jungle beasts. Will the beast, whoever or whatever it may be ever release its grip on mankind. It is not the year 1800 anymore. Will the war ever end. Where can one turn. Where is the world headed. Is another world possible. And what does this have to do with a No Police State. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind.

cell phones

Text My Message

Text messaging must be really cool as I see a lot of people who use that feature typing away on their cell phones these days and technology is always amazing to me the idea that one can send a message and pictures from one phone to another phone wirelessly and instantly. If you have a cell phone and are looking to text message someone, ipipi.com allows you to send an SMS Text Message to anyone anywhere on the planet. Now you can send that message without ever speaking a word. Wow! This is a sponsored post.

internet

Higher Speed Internet

There’s a higher speed Internet to be found somewhere other than America so the papers say. There are corvette sports cars speeding down the Internet space age super highway and they are found in Japan. It has always seemed to me that everything in America is made in China anyway. Oh to have a DSL and broadband connection that connects at the speed of light so fast that you don’t even blink an eye and the page has changed. Does that mean that one could have one hundred times as many YouTube and MySpace friends and view a hundred times as many web pages in a tenth of the time as that regular Internet connection we are experiencing here in America. Is it no longer necessary to go to the kitchen, make dinner and come back to the computer while waiting for the screen to change and can one now download their favorite movie in less than a weeks time. And will I be able to type a hundreds times faster also. What must that space age Internet connection be like. Does one need to travel to China to experience it or will it ever make its way to the rest of the world.

internet, money

Get Rich Quick?

Hey bloggers, is there a way to get rich Internet quick without ever having to leave home? And I am still reading tons of those how to get rich, make money online and become a millionaire and bazillionaire blogs and tutorials and still I am not able to quit my day job. What about those online surveys, do they work? And how does one find them as I have googled every “online survey” phrase in the known universe and still no Internet rich quick millions, trillions or even pennies. And what about those stuff envelopes your way to riches, do they work? I would love to stuff envelopes all day and night if one could be really become rich doing that. And how do you find those jobs. And I’ve heard one can become rich entering lots and lots and tons and tons of contests and sweepstakes. Is that really possible. I should start looking for those contests and sweepstakes now if that is the case. Short of winning the lottery, how is it possible to get rich Internet quick, or even quick. I should look for some more of those how to make millions online blogs to read now. And what does the term “riches” mean anyway? Silver, gold and treasures, do you trust in them. And what if they perish. What profit do you have if you gain the whole world and lose your own soul. That could be a whole another blog posting. For the love of money is the root of all evil: while some have coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6

computers

The Computer

I am such a fan of those Dell computers that I find myself writing about them again. In fact, I saw one of those Dell desktop computer modems on the street the other day and I dragged it to the nearest electrical outlet and eventually gave up trying to resuscitate it because there was no monitor to go along with it and so I returned it to the street for someone else to save it. If you happen to be searching for a desktop computer for that computer task you have at hand, you can find Dell computers, desktops and more desktops at their website. They are sold in France and around the world. Dell is all computer all the time and they are great for all things computer. What was life like before the invention of computers. This is a sponsored post.

art, music

DUMBO Arts Festival

Hey Bloggers, if you are into art, DUMBO will be having their 11th annual art under the bridge festival next weekend, September 28-30th. There will be art, open studios, exhibitions, installations, performances, projections, videos and lots of art with artists Jackson Martin, Alfonso Munoz, Eve Mosher, Myk Henry, Cynthia Ruse, Rashaad Newsome, Duran Jackson, Dana and Karla Karwas, NATSU, Caitlin Berrigan, Zach Gold, Vitaly Komar, Caspar Stracke, Gabriella Monroy, Aniko Erdosi, Felicity Hogan and hundreds of other artists and more art in different venues.

There will also be a Dumbo Arts Festival Afterparty with a 3-Day Draw-A-Thon at Re Bar in Brooklyn as well. 3 Nights -16 bands- 3 day draw-a-thon, Sept 28-30th, Main room gallery show of Michael Alan’s work and live music by: I love you airlines, bamboo shoots, Tim Love Lee, Bom Bomb, Todd Michaelsen, Orange Park, The Choke, Bones of Davey Jones,The Rats, Saucerboy, biz, The Krays, Umami, Supermansguestlist, used to be women. Also live music by the Hungry March Band, and jesus. Portable Soundtracks for Temporary Utopias, produced by Grammy-winner Danny Blume, and co-produced by Matt Moran of Slavic Soul Party, are Hungry March Band’s fourth album. And if you are into music, music and more music, The Deli Magazine will be having a 2 day free Deli party at the Water Street Lounge as part of the event September 28-29th. Their line up includes: spells, doom dub, cale parks, thing one, The Halcyon’s, djs till 4am and in between. Also, The Epochs, Magic Caravan, smite, Fashion show, Bluprint Clothing, Bovine Homecoming, Benzos, The Picture, The Velocet, Fhe Fatales, Danny Sleep dj’s, Then Halcyon’s dj till 4 am
And if that’s not enough entertainment as part of this gigantic arts festival; there will be dancing, dancing and more dancing. White Wave Dance Company presents their 2007 Dumbo Dance Festival and they will be kicking off the festival with a Gala Benefit and Festival Performances September 27-30th, with more than 80 choreographers and companies performed by over 400 dancers. Dance performers will include works by Terry Dean Bartlett, Arthur Aviles, Azul Dance Theater, Pascal Benichou, Betsy Miller and Dancers, Catey Ott Dance Collective, T. Lang, Push Up Something Hidden, Meg Herbert Dance, Tina Croll + Company, Anabella Lenzu/Dance Drama, Zoe Klein & David Paris and many, many others.
Have a great art, music, dance and rockin roll day.