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The Best Part of the song "Iko Iko" is that it's Possible to Play it using TWO Chords! For Example "A" and "E" and You Can Make Up Lyrics If You forget Where You Are and What You Are Doing! I remember Playing this at Main Circle, Rainbow Gathering in Idaho.

and then Later, a young man and I Played Uncle John's Band at the Relaxation Station... That's The Very First Place a Camper would encounter on the way into the Rainbow Gathering... "Welcome Home!" We Played it about 6 times... because the Young Man said "I Don't Want to Learn anymore new songs" and since there was a Constant flow of People walking by... No One Knew That we were Playing the same song... except for the Tarot Card Reading Lady and other Pranksters That were Hanging OUT... One Guy had a Piece of FOAM that Looked Like a Concrete Block... He would ask a person to help him Carry the Block Because it was very heavy... and then ACCIDENTALLY DROP THE PIECE OF FOAM on the Visitor's FOOT... and then everyone would laugh because it was NOT Dangerous... It Was a Prank! The Realization That They Were Not Going To Be Hurt... and The relief... Caused Laughter...

A Journey to the Rainbow Gathering in California 2004. Photographs and My Story... and Memories of The Gatherings in Idaho, Utah and Pennsylvania...

What IS the Rainbow Gathering? To me, it is Woodstock with amateur musicians and I’m in the band… READ MORE:

The High Point in My ART Career was: I Painted a Bedsheet with the LOGO of a Rock Band and they Hung it on the Back of the Stage During Concerts.

It Was a Simple, Bold LOGO. Three Interlocking Hearts. Two pointing Down and One in the Middle Pointing Up. The Lead Singer Designed the Idea for the Logo and I Simply made a Heart Shaped Stencil out of a Piece of Paper and Outlined that with Fluorescent Pink Paint. Then Painted Squiggly Lines Radiating Outward using all the other colors in the paint set... They Played a Concert at a Farmhouse in Rural Maryland and a Guy Filmed it. When the Fireworks Blew Up, the Painting Changed Colors... At Least that's what the Singer Said... I Never saw the film. BUT He was Happy and He Kept the Painting.  At the same time, I Tie-Dyed some Unbleached Muslin Fabric and one of the Backup Singers Made Two Dresses for the Performance. 

In 2005 I Made an Online Webstore at Zazzle where My Digital Art is For Sale printed on Coffee Cups, Buttons, Stickers and T-Shirts. Earned about a Thousand Dollars in Royalties. And... It will continue to sell art after I'm Dead. I arranged for Royalty Checks to Be Sent to my Heirs. 

Read More at: https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/03/growing-up-in-los-gatos-california-in.html


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I see that Johns Hopkins is Going to Study the Medicinal Properties of Magic Mushrooms. I briefly thought about volunteering as a test subject for this Scientific Research but... realized that I Have Already Learned Everything that is Possible to be Learned using Psychedelic Drugs. and So, I would be a poor subject for any tests... there would be no BEFORE AND AFTER in my case... anyway... I Don't LIKE large doses of magic mushrooms... small doses, yes that's fun but large doses are scary... that's the exact opposite of LSD... Small Doses often cause me to be anxious but giant doses are wild and out of control... and therefore NOT anxious... 

Rainbow Gathering Photographs Utah 2014

Main Circle, CALM Tent

Greg Vanderlaan in Heber City, Utah 

Often, there is a divide between performer and audience... 
It's better when the audience is the performer. 

Last Summer at the Rainbow Gathering I lead "The Band" in a Group Sing-Along Song... "You Are My Sunshine". I was playing the harmonica randomly and as so often happens... all of a sudden I was playing that song... There was a child that was attracting attention to herself by giving away flowers to the group and I guess that was the inspiration... about 20 people were sitting in the big shady spot in the main meadow and there were many guitars, drums, violin and a saxophone... we sang many songs... and now THAT song is mine... with a pleasant memory. What is funny is that I was unable to get "The Band" to play "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie even though I tried to get them to play along three times... on three different days...  

There was a momentary quiet at the Main Circle and I was playing a Big Bass Drum... Boom, Boom, Chick... Boom, Boom, Chick... and everyone ignored me... They could have played "We Will Rock You" byQueen but... Nothing... Go Figure... 

Tents near main meadow


healing ceremony by Sonia Sophia

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Tipi at night
ColorStar Visual Echo
 Christmas Ornament, Ice Bucket and 8 way Snow Flake Light


Campfire Dancers


http://www.standard.net/News/2014/07/02/Welcome-home.html
Leia, the Reporter from the newspaper:



http://www.standard.net/State/2014/07/04/Thousands-pray-for-peace-at-Rainbow-Family-fest.html
Comix by Gilbert Sheldon
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

http://www.sonyasophia.us/event/rainbow-gathering-2014/

Rainbow Gathering Healing Guided Meditation by Sonia… Big Medicine…

Rainbow Gathering Utah 2014 Main Circle Healing Ceremony performed by Sonia Sophia to 100 People in the big shady spot... Draw a question mark on your face with your finger... ask a question: For Example "What is my divine purpose?" or any of a hundred other questions... Call and Response human microphone... like they used at OCCUPY... Tap on the eyebrow, the other end of the eyebrow, cheek, nose, moustache, chin and chest... then Tap every finger... 

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

Bear sculpture at California Welcome Center
near Redding, CA on Highway 5
Bear sculpture at California Welcome Center
near Redding, CA on Highway 5


CALM Medic Tent
 Bringing in Fruit
 Guitar Sing Alongs
Kitchen Cook
 Daytime Scene of Crowd
 In a Tent Area
Singer of Gypsy Jazz on Mandolin...
and many American Folksongs


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BAR of Magnetic Iron
Swirly Whirly...
Cousin IT
We are all one 'neath the infinite sun... forever, forever, forever...
KARMA
Learn Science... 
Czecherboard Square
waved peace sign
Wind Power Text Swirl


Purple64ETS=The Purple Route Bus #64 Eureka Transit Service
Prague Exercise Bicycle Generator
HSU CCAT
http://www.ccathsu.com/
Entire Planets


Map drawing in ball point pen
circles traced from a can of olives

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Visual Echo of Merry Go Round at Dog's Graduation Party



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Entrance to the Creamery District
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