Desert Island discs - my top 10 favorites - did I forget any? What are your favorite records? Comment!

Sergeant Pepper by the Beatles

Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

Led Zeppelin IV the record with Stairway to Heaven

Computer World Kraftwerk

Skull and Roses by the Grateful Dead

Question of Balance by The Moody Blues

Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane

Tommy by The Who

the Silk Road by Kitaro

Hotel California by the Eagles

Cheap Thrills by Janis Joplin

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Stock market going down all month... Down, down, down, down, down... March 7th 2026

All the Famous Rock Stars Were Born in the 1940s... 10 years older than me...

 

World War II (1939-1945) was a global conflict between the Allies and the Axis powers, resulting in the deaths of 50–85 million people: 

So while the men were away at World War 2... The women were busy getting pregnant by The Men Who Were NOT at War and then giving birth to rockstars... There's a song in "Tommy" by The Who about his mother cheating on his father... Because the father was a way at War... And that was the cause of Tommy being deaf dumb and blind... The adult said you didn't see nothing! 

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945), Roger Harry Daltrey CBE (born 1 March 1944), Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942), John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940, Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), George Harrison[nb 1] (25 February 1943, Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942, Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942), James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944), Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948), David Jon Gilmour ( born 6 March 1946), George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943), Sir Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) , Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946, Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939), Carlos Humberto Santana Barragá (born July 20, 1947), Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943). David Justin Hayward OBE (born 14 October 1946), James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943), Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. ( February 12, 1939, Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947), Joseph Fidler Walsh (born Joseph Woodward Fidler; November 20, 1947), Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946), Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944), Gregory Stuart Lake (10 November 1947) , Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950), Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947), Christine Anne McVie ( Perfect; 12 July 1943), Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948), Peter Allen Greenbaum (29 October 1946), Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; (25 March 1947), David Robert Jones (8 January 1947) AKA David Bowie... He couldn't go by the name David Jones because he was a Monkey!

I forgot to mention Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Crosby, Stills Nash & Young... Paul Kantner, Gary Duncan, John Cipolina, Peter Frampton and Steve Miller... 

So if you're ever given the opportunity to go to war... Refuse... And stay home and kiss the girls that are lonely for their husbands off fighting and dying for Mother Russia... Or England or the USA... 

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AI Overview:
According to available data, the majority of Americans who served in Vietnam were volunteers, with estimates suggesting that roughly two-thirds of the soldiers who fought in Vietnam were volunteers, meaning a significant portion of the 2.7 million American service members in Vietnam were not drafted but chose to enlist.

Apparently, the brainwashing system MK Ultra was effective... Only a f*cking idiot would voluntarily go to Vietnam... Or someone who's mind was being controlled...

"God. Thank You. for Good Health... for Good Food... for Clean Water" My Mantra... I Say this While Breathing Deeply and Relaxing... a How to Guide to Finding Balance...

(Inhale) God... (Exhale)

(Inhale) Thank You... (Exhale)

(Inhale) for Good Health... (Exhale)

(Inhale) for Good Food... (Exhale)

(Inhale) for Clean Water... (Exhale)

Repeat... 

Of Course... This can Be Expanded to Many Things I'm Grateful For... In a Way, This is a Traditional Saying Called "Grace" done before meals... 

I Tried doing a Mantra Written in Sanskrit, a Language I Don't Speak and Cannot Understand but It Just Seemed WRONG... So I wrote this One In English... I Usually Repeat the "God, Thank You" Part before every Item I'm Grateful For... 

Another Statement I say While Breathing Deeply is: "My Mind is Completely Relaxed, My Body is Completely Relaxed. and I'm Going Deeper and Deeper into a Hypnotic Trance..."

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I Just Watched a Positive Uplifting Movie Called "The Secret" - Well Worth Watching... and Applying it's Meaning to My Life... Can't Possibly Hurt... SO, I'll continue Eating Good Food, Taking the Medicine that my Doctor Prescribes... Reading, Writing and Pondering the Meaning of Life, The Universe and Everything!

What IF "The Secret" was True? What is the Effect of TV News Where The Entire Nation Focuses Our Attention on Horrible Things? Talking Heads Endlessly Screaming "Danger Danger" and Promoting ANGER?

The Secret is a 2006 Australian-American spirituality documentary consisting of a series of interviews designed to demonstrate the New Thought "law of attraction", the belief that everything one wants or needs can be satisfied by believing in an outcome, repeatedly thinking about it, and maintaining positive emotional states to "attract" the desired outcome.
The film and the subsequent publication of the book of the same name attracted interest from media figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and Larry King.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(2006_film)

I've heard this same message often before... 

"Every Day in Every Way I'm Getting Better and Better." 

and then...

There's the Song: "You've got to accentuate the Positive, eliminate the Negative, Latch on to the Affirmative, Don't Mess With Mister In- Between..." Johnny Mercer... 

and then There is "The Balance" by the Moody Blues... It's the Answer to the Question of Balance on that Classic Sixties Record... 

After he had journeyed
And his feet were sore, he was tired
He came upon an orange grove
And he rested
And he lay in the cool
And while he rested, he took to himself an orange and tasted it
And it was good
And he felt the Earth to his spine and he asked
And he saw the tree above him
And the stars
And the veins in the leaf
And the light
And the balance
And he saw magnificent perfection
Whereon he thought of himself in balance
And he knew he was.
Just open your eyes and realize the way it's always been
Just open your mind and you will find the way it's always been.
Just open your heart and that's a start
And he thought of those he angered
For he was not a violent man
And he thought of those he hurt
For he was not a cruel man
And he thought of those he frightened
For he was not an evil man
And he understood, he understood himself
Upon this he saw that when he was of anger or knew hurt or felt fear
It was because he was not understanding
And he learned compassion
And with his eye of compassion
He saw his enemies like unto himself
And he learned love
Then he was answered
Just open your eyes and realize the way it's always been
Just open your mind and you will find the way it's always been.
Just open your heart and that's a start
Do you, do you, do you, do you realize?
Just open your eyes and realize the way it's always been
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Just open your mind and you will find the way it's always been.
Just open your heart
Just open your heart and that's a start...

Yes... Quite a lot of Wisdom there,

Speaking of Health:

I've heard so many people say that they don't get a flu shot because they rarely or never get the flu. I don't understand why people view this as a reason not to get the flu shot. I hardly ever get the flu either, but I get the flu shot every year because on the off chance that I DO get the flu, I want to do whatever I can to make sure I don't get extremely sick from it. I don't understand the logic of "I don't get the flu shot because I never get the flu." Do people say this about everything they get vaccinated against? "I never got a polio vaccine because I never get polio." "I never got a measles vaccine because I never get the measles." It's an illogical argument.

Of Course, Logic is not used by the Anti-Vax Crowd... They make decisions by following orders given by FOX NEWS and other QAnon FREAKS... and... THOSE PEOPLE DIED more frequently from COVID 19 than people that Got the Vaccine... WONDERFUL! We Certainly Don't Need PEOPLE LIKE THAT in the Future. Thank you for dying!

Examples of Psychedelic Music: The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Rolling Stones, Country Joe and the Fish, Jimi Hendrix, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Buffalo Springfield, Donovan... None of these were Included in the Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Therapy Music Study... deadheads: stories from fellow artists

HEADLINE: Best Music Playlists For Psychedelic Therapy Are Explored In New Johns Hopkins Study. 

Psychedelic therapy sessions often incorporate music—and typically that music is of the classical genre. But new research out of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine suggests there may in fact be no special value in playing a Mozart concerto or Chopin étude for tripping patients.

Gongs could work just as well, if not better, the study found.

 https://www.marijuanamoment.net/best-music-playlists-for-psychedelic-therapy-are-explored-in-new-johns-hopkins-study/ 

Escalator to Heaven

Consider This:
How is it Possible to PURCHASE a Stairway to Heaven
When The Stores are all Closed?

List of All the Rock Concerts I've Ever Gone To. Since I've Started to Experience Dementia, I'm Writing this all down so I'll Be able to read it later... and say... OH YEAH! I Remember That!

To Simplify Things... Here is a List of Bands I Did Not See... Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Janis Joplin, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac or The Beatles...

My First Concert Was... The Loading Zone at the Presbyterian Church in Los Gatos, CA... as a High School Freshman... 

The Tower of Power at The Chateau in Los Gatos... Outdoors in the Redwood Forest... I was High on LSD.

I Worked as a Security Guard at Forbes Mill in Los Gatos. We Had Live Bands on Friday and Saturday Nights and Folk Singers on Wednesday. I Don't Remember Any Names... They Were all other High School Classmates... 

The First Fillmore West Show Was: The Youngbloods - "Come on People Now, Smile On Your Brother. Everybody Get Together Right Now", Chicago Transit Authority and Coliseum...

another Fillmore West Show (also Known as The Carousel Ballroom) was Lee Michaels...

and Yet another Fillmore West Show was Johnny Winter And Rick Derringer... 

Winterland! An Ice Skating Rink in San Francisco - Recycled into Bill Graham's EPIC Concert Hall... Maximum Attendance about 5,000... 

1972 - The Grateful Dead, The New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Sons of Champlin... With My Girlfriend Liz Dunbar, Joe Franck and Rachael Ludlum... The Big Song of the Night was "Casey Jones."

1972 - The Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder - Twice in One Day.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Tarkus) and The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McGlaughlin --- ELP again on their Pictures at an Exhibition Tour... 

Traffic - Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason

Yes - The Guitar Player Played too Much and Rick Wakeman Didn't Play Enough...

Quicksilver Messenger Service

David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars on Halloween...

The Allman Brothers...

Johnny Winter, Foghat and Peter Frampton - He was The Best! 

Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo

I Guess That's All the Winterland Shows... 

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The Grateful Dead at University of Reno Football Field playing thru the Wall of Sound... I was high on LSD...

It's a Beautiful Day at Flint Amphitheater at Stanford... 

Ike and Tina Turner Review at San Jose Civic Auditorium...

I was High on LSD...

Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets at San Jose Civic Auditorium...

BB KING with My Wife JoAnn Humphrey at Circle Star... San Carlos... Near San Francisco... 

The Grateful Dead and Santana on New Years Eve at the Cow Palace. The Bands Merged into One... 

The Grateful Dead at San Francisco Civic. I Ate Magic Mushrooms... and We Played Volleyball before the Concert... 

Sopwith Camel at De Anza College Outdoors...

Boz Scaggs at De Anza College Indoors... 

Procol Harum with Robin Trower - Berkeley Community Theater...

George Harrison with Ravi Shankar and Billy Preston - Oakland Coleseum

Paul McCartney & Wings RFK Stadium - Washington DC

The Grateful Dead - RFK Stadium - On Some Unknown Psychedelic That Someone Dosed Me With - I Think it was MDMA... Don't Know

The Grateful Dead - Capitol Center, Landover Maryland - Many Times

The Grateful Dead - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland - Six Times - LSD & Magic Mushrooms

The Grateful Dead - Madison Square Garden

The Grateful Dead - Balitmore Civic Center

The Grateful Dead - University of Maryland Boys Gym

Crosby Stills and Nash & The Grateful Dead - Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Furthur Festival - Shoreline, Mountain View

The Grateful Dead - Oakland Colesium - LSD

The Grateful Dead - Hampton, Virginia

The Grateful Dead - Levi Stadium, Santa Clara - Farewell Tour - Two Shows - Ate a Lot of Cannabis Cookies

Frank Zappa DAR Constitution Hall Washington DC

Tangerine Dream - Warner Theater, Washington DC

KRAFTWERK - Warner Theater, Washington DC

Kitaro - Warner Theater, Washington, DC

The Beach Boys -Oakland Stadium

The Beach Boys with Jimmy Page and Joan Jett - The Washington Monument in Washington DC on the Fourth of July with Fireworks. 

Blondie - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland

James Taylor - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland

Willie Nelson with Soon to be President Jimmy Carter and Family - a fundraising Concert for His Election Campaign... Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland

Willie Nelson and Leon Russel at an Amusement Park in Virginia.

Pat Matheny and Lyle Mays - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland

ASIA - Meriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia Maryland

Edgar Winter Group - Wax Museum, Washington DC

Weird Al Yankovich - Wax Museum, Washington DC

Asleep at the Wheel - Wax Museum, Washington DC

NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet) - Wax Museum, Washington DC

BETTY - and Many Local Bands at The Washington Monument, Washington DC

Root Buy Slim and the New Hope For The Criminally Insane - The 9:30 Club, Washington DC

Parlament/Funkadelic - CALNEVA Lodge Lake Tahoe

Parlament/Funkadelic - La Salles, Chico, California

Jeff Pershing Band - Central Plaza, Chico, California

and Many other Bands at the Friday night Concert in the Park... Every Friday Night All Summer Long... 

Humboldt Calypso Band in Arcata, CA - Creamery Festival

David Lindley at Humboldt State University

Samba Parade Many Times at Humboldt State University

Tim Day's Band - Blue Rhythm Revue - Arcata's Plaza

Tim Day's Band - Old Town Eureka

Calamity Jane! - Old Town Eureka

Unknown Punk Rock Band at a Iraq War Protest March... First they Observed a Moment of Silence for the Dead... and Then They Observed a Moment of NOISE for the Dead...

Tofu Mike Schwartz did the PA Sound System

Humboldt Folklife Festival in Blue Lake (twice)... Many Bands... including Lila Nelson and Mike Schwartz... Ukesperience, Fortuna Bandemonium, Rooster McClintoc... 

Slewfoot String Band - a Practice Session in Manila, Ca and then a Concert at the AA Bar and Grill in Eureka, CA 

Led Zeppelin, Lee Michales, The Tubes - Kezar Stadium, San Francisco

SNACK Concert - Students Need Athletics Culture and Kicks - Kesar Stadium - Many Bands - Bob Dylan, The Band

Trouble Funk - George Washington University, Washington DC

Herbie Hancock - George Washington University, Washington DC

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some more I Just Remembered

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John Cage - Composer: at National Science Foundation Auditorium

Gamelan Orchestra at the National Art Gallery East Wing (Modern Art)

Chip Davis: The Guy from Mannheim Steamroller at National Art Gallery West Wing (Old Paintings)

Jerry Garcia Band: 

Keystone Palo Alto, 

DAR Constitution Hall - With Robert Hunter, 

San Jose State Boys Gym

Bobby Weir Solo... Bobby and The Midnights, Kingfish

Phil Lesh and Ned Lagin: Seastones

Harry Belafonte at Wolftrap

1812 Overture with Cannons at Wolftrap

Henri Mancini at the US Capitol July Fourth

Beethoven's Ninth Conducted by Leonard Bernstein at the Kennedy Center

Japanese Techno Pop Group at the Kennedy Center

MUSICALS:

Oklahoma - Saratoga Drama Group

My Fair Lady - Saratoga Drama Group - I Worked as a Stagehand and Painted Sets... 

Carousel - Woodminster in the Oakland Hills

HAIR - Some Theater in San Francisco

Lyrics to "The Balance" by The Moody Blues... Meaningful and as True Today as It Was Then... Graeme Edge and Ray Thomas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlFYWRajMKY

After he had journeyed,
And his feet were sore,
And he was tired,
He came upon an orange grove
And he rested.
And he lay in the cool,
And while he rested,
He took to himself an orange
And tasted it,
And it was good.

And he felt the earth to his spine,
And he asked,
And he saw the tree above him,
And the stars,
And the veins in the leaf,
And the light,
And the balance.
And he saw magnificent perfection,
Whereon he thought of himself in balance,
And he knew he was.

Just open your eyes, and realize,
The way it's always been.
Just open your mind and you will find
The way it's always been.
Just open your heart and that's a start

And he thought of those he angered,
For he was not a violent man,
And he thought of those he hurt
For he was not a cruel man
And he thought of those he frightened
For he was not a evil man,

And he understood.
He understood himself.
Upon this
He saw that when he was of anger
Or knew hurt
Or felt fear,
It was because he was not understanding.

And he learned, compassion.
And with his eye of compassion
He saw his enemies
Like unto himself,
And he learned love.
Then, he was answered.

Just open your eyes, and realize,
The way it's always been.
Just open your mind and you will find
The way it's always been.
Just open your heart and that's a start
Just open your eyes, and realize,
The way it's always been.
Just open your mind and you will find
The way it's always been.
Just open your heart and that's a start
Songwriters: Graeme Edge / Ray Thomas