Category Archives: New Mexico

2 September 2024, part 2

Walking. Albuquerque.
Playing with Lucy. North Domingo Baca Park.
Malcolm’s Theme – Terence Blanchard
One Small Star – Eric Bogle & John Munro
Queen of Hearts – Gregg Allman
I See Red – Clannad
Still Is Still Moving To Me – Willie Nelson
Behind The Mask Fleetwood Mac
Runaway – Frank Waln, feat. Kodi DeNoyer & Melody McKiver
Blue – Joni Mitchell
Hot – The Black Eyed Peas
The Stone – The Chieftains
안경 Glasses – IU CHAT
That’s All Right – Rod Stewart
He’s a Pirate – Klaus Badelt
Two Socks – The Wolf Theme – John Barry

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2 September 2024 – Labor Day

Labor Day. Check out a mini concert for Labor Day by my friend Eric Law.
Walking. Albuquerque.
9 To 5 – Dolly Parton
Workin’ At The Carwash Blues – Jim Croce
The Hands That Built America (Theme from “Gangs of New York”) – U2
She Works Hard For the Money – Donna Summer
Worker’s Song – Dropkick Murphys
Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) – Randy Newman
Working Class Hero – Green Day
Working Man – Imagine Dragons
Working On The Highway – Bruce Springsteen
Joe Hill – Paul Robeson
There Is Power in a Union – John McCutcheon
Las Madres Cansadas – Joan Baez
We’Re Still Here – Si Kahn
Which Side Are You On – Natalie Merchant
Bread and Roses – Judy Collins
Three Miles Down – Gil Scott-Heron
More Than a Paycheck – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Ship In The Sky – Woody Guthrie
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger

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1 September 2024

Walking. Albuquerque.
September.
Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
September Song – Sarah Vaughan
The Late September Dogs – Melissa Etheridge
September Moon – Thunder Bird Sisters
September Blue Moon – Yumi Matsutoya
September – sakanaction
September – Marcela Mangabeira
September – Sting & Zucchero
September – Smooth Jazz All Stars
September (Instrumental) – Sparky Deathcap
Gentle Rain – Harry Pickens Trio
Bunkhouse in the Sky – Oscar Brand
September – James Arthur
September – Dj Dark
September – Oldhånd
September – St. Lucia
September Song – Willie Nelson
September Song – Frank Sinatra
September Song – Jeff Lynne

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A prayer for friends longtime and new

A prayer for friends
God who exists in relationship,
God who creates us for relationship,
we thank you for friends
who enrich and bless our lives.
We thank you for long-term friends,
who when we meet after a time of separation,
it is as though we have never been apart.
We thank you for new friends
whom we have just met
and with whom we are beginning a relationship.
We thank you for friends
of every sort and tenure,
each a gift from you,
each a unique presence in our lives.
May we treat kindly and well
the companions who accompany
us on life’s journey.
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

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31 August 2024, pt. 1

Walking. Albuquerque. ABQ BioPark Zoo.
Going to the Zoo – Raffi
Cheetah – Pinkfong
Two Tigers (Liang Zhi Lao Hu) – The Shanghai Restoration Project
Tiger, Tiger, Orange and Black – Kids Now
The Sloth – Flanders & Swann
Toucan – Cadenza
Flamingo – Kero Kero Bonito
Tiger Rag – Pete Fountain
Baby Elephant Walk – Quincy Jones
Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne – C Austin Miles, William Leonard George & Dino Kartsonakis
Five Little Monkeys – Sharon, Lois & Bram
Five Little Ducks – Gracie’s Corner
Giraffe – Boots and Cats
Sea Turtle – Hermanito
Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos – Isata Kanneh-Mason & Konya Kanneh-
Fly Like An Eagle – The Neville Brothers
Hakuna Matata – Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, JD McCrary & Donald Glover
Faces the Blizzard (Buffalo Honor Song) – Jack Gladstone
Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Warthog Rhapsody – Nathan Lane & Ernie Sabella
Kangaroo – Remi Wolf
Kangaroo – The Big Wu
Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Toby Hughes
Mama Lion – Crosby & Nash
All God’s Critters – John McCutcheon
At The Zoo – Simon & Garfunkel

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30 August 2024

Anniversary of killing of Fred Hampton.
Walking. Albuquerque. ABQ BioPark Aquarium.
Dear Daddy – Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr.
Panther – The Last Poets
Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone
Fight For You – H.E.R.
Oakland Stroke – Tower Of Power
Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone
Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud, Pt. 1 – James Brown
Oakland – Too $hort
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – Lauryn Hill
Black Enough – Steel Pulse
Better Off Dead – Bill Withers
Home Is Where the Hatred Is – Gil Scott-Heron
Be Thankful for What You Got – William DeVaughn
Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Attica Blues – Archie Shepp & Romulus Franceschini
Am I Black Enough for You? – Billy Paul
2000 Blacks Got to Be Free – Fela Kuti, feat. Roy Ayers
Panther Power – Paris
Black Man – Stevie Wonder
Panther Power – 2Pac
Be Real Black for Me – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye

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29 August 2024

Hurricane Katrina.
Walking. Albuquerque.
Thanks to Tricia and Kim for suggestions.
Walking to New Orleans – Fats Domino
Shelter in the Rain – Irma Thomas]
Cry for New Orleans – Jude Johnstone, Susan Cowsill, John Cowsill, Rodney Crowell, Maxayn Lewis, Vicki Peterson & David Mansfield
All Hands Together – Mika Nakashima
All These People – Harry Connick, Jr.
The River In Reverse – Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
Where Were You? – Jackson Browne
Hell No, We Aint Alright (Krush Groove Remix) – Public Enemy Remix of a Nation (feat. Paris)
City That Care Forgot – Dr. John
Wading Through – Terence Blanchard
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? – Louis Armstrong
In New Orleans (House Of The Rising Sun) – Lead Belly
Going Back To New Orleans – Deacon John
I Hope – The Chicks
Pontchartrain – Vienna Teng
The Saints Are Coming – U2 & Green Day
When The Saints Go Marching In – Louis Armstrong K
They All Ask’d For You – The Meters
New Orleans Ladies – Le Roux
Halftime (Stand Up and Get Crunk!) – Ying Yang Twins & Homebwoi
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans – Freddy Cannon
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Just a Closer Walk With Thee – Pete Fountain

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28 August 2024

Emmett Till.
March for Jobs and Freedom.
Walking Albuquerque.
The Death of Emmett Till – Bob Dylan
My Name Is Emmett Till – Emmylou Harris
Emmett’s Ghost – Eric Bibb feat. Ron Carter
The Ballad of Emmett Till – Red River Dave McEnery
The Death of Emmett Till, Pt. 1 – The Ramparts
The Death of Emmett Till, Pt. 2 – The Ramparts
The Death of Emmett Till – Ben Williams
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – Bayard Rustin
God Will Take Care of You – Aretha Franklin
Many Rivers To Cross – The Blind Boys Of Alabama
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Brittany Howard
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding – Keb’ Mo’
Too Many Martyrs – Kim & Reggie Harris
Freedom Time – Lauryn Hill
Keep Your Hand On the Plow – Mahalia Jackson
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody – Mary D Williams
We’ll Never Turn Back – Mavis Staples
Com’ By H’Yere Good Lord – Nina Simone
Hold On – Odetta
Been in the Storm – Ranky Tanky
We Shall Overcome – The Staple Singers
We Shall Overcome – Joan Baez
We Shall Overcome – Toots & The Maytals C
We Shall Overcome – Workers in Selma

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27 August 2024

US Open. A day late.
Treadmill. HB & Lillian Horn Family YMCA.
Walking. Albuquerque.
Hey There Andy Murray – Far In Jim
Davis Cup – Jackie McLean
U.S. Open Tennis – Keith Mansfield
Coco Gauff – LaJé & Bados
Serena Williams – Derek Pope
Roger Federer – The Mess
Rafa Nadal. Número Uno – Sito Ábalos
I’m Ready – Wyclef Jean
Tennis Elbow – Sky Sailing
Love Forty Down – Frank Turner
The Ballad of Bjorn Borg – Pernice Brothers
Tennis Court – Lorde
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story – Hamilton Original Broadway Cast
Let The Circle Be Wide – Tommy Sands
A Pair of Brown Eyes – The Pogues
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child – Paul Robeson
Hey Jude – Wilson Pickett feat. Duane Allman
Ain’t Nobody’s Business – Willie Nelson & Dr. John
DJabugai Lady – Archie Roach
LUST. – Kendrick Lamar
Hopeless Wanderer – Mumford & Sons
Duncan – Paul Simon
Brown Baby – Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
Wheels on the Bus – Gracie’s Corner
Wig In a Box – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Blood Wedding – Black 47 with Christine Ohlman

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26 August 2024

Treadmill. HB & Lillian Horn Family YMCA.
Walking. Albuquerque.
Miren Como Sonríen – Inti-Illimani, feat. Isabel Parra, Tita Parra, Roberto Marquez & Pancho Sazo
I Want You – Marvin Gaye
For What It’s Worth – Keb’ Mo’
Jump (For My Love) – The Pointer Sisters
Run the World (Girls) – Beyoncé
The Tomb of the Stewards – Howard Shore
Whirlpool – Seal
James Connolly – Dropkick Murphys
Where Would I Be – Magdalen Hsu-Li
Nashville – Indigo Girls
Where Is the Love – Betty Wright
I Wanna Be Your Lover – Yo La Tengo
FIGURES – Jessie Reyez
Blues: Feel the Rain Fall – Parade
The Ocean – Tegan & Sara

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