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
2 September 2024, part 2
Filed under Exercise, Family, Music, New Mexico, playlist
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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Happy Labor Day
Happy Labor Day! As a Christian. I along with many members of Faithful America, support living wages, labor rights, and safe working environments for all God’s children — yet these fundamental freedoms, along with our democracy itself, are at stake in this upcoming election. Project 2025, the MAGA movement’s Christian-nationalist agenda for another Trump term, is not only a major threat to justice for all but also to our basic freedoms. Trump can try to distance himself from the plan after public backlash, but we know his plans for a second term are nothing short of an authoritarian power grab. Learn more about the dangers of Project 2025.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! – Isaiah 5:20
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Purple flowers, guest collection #261
Untermeyer Gardens Conservancy
Yonkers, New York
1 September 2024
photo by Doreen Cheung
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.
Filed under Friends, Ghost Ranch People, New Mexico, Prayer
31 August 2024, pt. 2
Walking. Albuquerque.
Monkey Man – Toots & The Maytals
Reels: A)The Dogs Among The Bushes; B) Jenny’s Wedding – Planxty
Les Tracas De Todd Balfa – Balfa Toujours
The Last Rose Of Summer – Celtic Woman
Save Me – ZHU, feat. Heriznen
The Line – Bruce Springsteen
Song For A Winter’s Night – Gordon Lightfoot
I Owe You One – Aaron Neville
Oklahoma Hills – Arlo Guthrie
I’ve Got A Feeling = The Beatles
Baby Doll – Audra McDonald
Ah Aleeh A’haleeh – Blackfire
Quiero Verte Más – Francisca Valenzuela
Heaven Knows – The Corrs
Northshore – Tegan & Sara
Beloved – Melissa Etheridge
Done For Posterity – Various
Treat Her Like a Lady – The Temptations
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues – Elton John
Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan
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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