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15 Photos with Captions of Humboldt Nation in Northern California - EPIC Redwood Trees - A Painted BUS! - The Rugged Coast... It's Like Visiting Here but Without Actually Flying in an Airplane! Virtual Travel...

Path thru the Forest at the Trinidad Rest Stop... Reminds Me Of the EWOK Village in Star Wars That was Filmed Nearby

A Wind Blown Tree on the Coast near McKinleyville

A Rainbow Painted City Bus in Eureka

The Carson Mansion
as Seen from the Docks at The Woodley Island Marina

Ferns in the Headwaters Redwood Forest

A Large Green Plant in The Plaza of Arcata, CA

Three Sailboats, a Kayak and the Humboldt County Library

Crystals in a Store Window on Arcata Plaza

The Beach at Luffenholtz looking at Trinidad Head

The Restaurant at Moonstone Beach

A Chainsaw Bear at Elfin Glen Gift Shop on Highway 101

Odd Mushroom Cloud from the Biomass Power Plant
NO WIND in Fairhaven

Remote Beach near Luffenholtz - Trinidad
I Have No Idea How or IF You can Get there.

Trinidad Pier at Night

The Old Fisherman Statue in Eureka
and a LOT of Sky and Water

Closeup of the Octopus Mural in Old Town Eureka

Mouse and Rainbow Spiralism Drawing Giraffe and Magic Glasses

Mouse and Rainbow Spiralism Drawing with Glitter
Giraffe and Magic Glasses

and... Photographs from Other Locations

in "The State of Jefferson"

Ocean Sparkles in Brookings Oregon

Driftwood Sculpture on the Beach in Crescent City, California

Mount Shasta with almost NO Snow
during the Summer of 2014 Drought

Bear Hole in Upper Bidwell Park. Chico, CA
Lava Rocks from Mount Lassen

Redwood Chainsaw Carving of a Mermaid
and Crab Pots in Crescent City

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and now an advertisement for my Art Store

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Satire of the Slogan printed on a Psychedelic Background. YOU MAY CHANGE THE WORDS OR REMOVE THEM IF YOU WANT TO. There are Two Layers of Letters - a White Layer that outlines the Black Layer on Top.

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by gregvan

Dancing in the Park in Chico on Summer Friday Nights - Working at WREX Plastics Factory - Part of My Autobiography - Gregory Vanderlaan

The concerts in the Park were my highlight of Summers in Chico. In general there are more guitar players per square mile there and the best play in the town square. People from AA and WREX plastics went every week and we had a good time dancing. Chico is famous for being a party town and every great party needs a "Keggar" Band. My favorite was the Jeff Pershing Band. He plays Positive Worldbeat Music.

Photo looking down the Train Tracks in Chico, California - Gregory Vanderlaan

The Train Station in Chico, California
I Dined at Food Not Bombs in Train Depot Park
on the Left Hand Side of this Picture

I was working at a plastics factory and that was a great job for me to do while I was getting sober. My boss was a member of AA also. The work was simple. They trained you how to make a plastic part in about 10 minutes and then you had 8 hours to relax and do your work. My favorite part was the wheelchair wheels for a "Smarty" brand named wheelchair. This was satisfying work because people all over the world used our products... Those wheelchairs were loved by those who rode in them.

I was eating at the Jesus Center while I was a homeless person but the lady that ran the place told me that since I had started a JOB and could buy my own food, it was no longer Right for me to accept charity. Makes sense...

Years Later I visited Chico after I Had Moved to Eureka and they had replaced the Central Park Lawn and Trees with Concrete and a Fountain... The Music was still wonderful and The Children Loved Splashing in the Fountain... I guess they had to remove the trees because they were in Danger of Falling Down.

Photograph of Teenagers swimming in Bear Hole in Upper Bidwell Park - Black Lava Basalt - Chico California

Bear Hole in Upper Bidwell Park
Black Lava Basalt Rock from Mount Lassen.

I wrote a song about my experiences called "Simple Treasures". My time Dancing in the Mud at RFK Stadium at a Grateful Dead Concert... We had a torrential rainstorm with thunder and lightning... Here is a Link to my Music Video singing the Song and Playing my Guitar...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLWIRyF0YnQ

Thank God for simple treasures
Thank God for rock and roll
An arena full of singing people...
a blessed time to ease my soul
Chorus:
Dancing in the MUD
in a stadium
when I hear the drums
I know that I belong
the hammer on the gong
and the momentum
will reveal the truth
hidden for so long

Thank God for simple treasures
Thank God for my guitar
it has a magic healing power
PARA VIVIR, YO CANTAR
(in order to live, I sing)
Chorus:
Dancing in the MUD
in a stadium
when I hear the drums
I know that I belong
the hammer on the gong
and the momentum
will reveal the truth
hidden for so long

Thank God for simple treasures
Thank God for my machine
I make another 30 wheels then,
take a rag and wipe it clean
Chorus:
In the factory
working all night long
making plastic wheels
until the break of dawn
.......................
"God bless this wheel
and all who ride upon it"

JUST ANOTHER MIRACLE

This lyric is about my time working at the WREX plastic factory in Chico. We made wheels for wheelchairs. One day after work I was extremely stressed out about the miserable conditions I was working in and a wise lady suggested that I have Jesus bless each wheel and all that ride. I was handling hot plastic and working extremely quickly to fit tiny nuts into the wheel before the plastic cooled and the wheel shrank in size to be too small to fit the nuts. This basically meant that I was frantically rushing to fit 9 nuts into a wheel that was burning my fingers. She suggested the blessing as a stress reliever for me. Fortunately, my boss came to the realization that I was the wrong person for this particular product and never made me make that type of wheel again. I did become THE wheel maker of another type. I did continue to bless the wheels. I am an atheist but... WHY NOT BLESS THE WHEEL... Eventually I made thousands of wheels. A useful way to spend my time... *

Photo of a Fountain that I Loved to Soak my Feet in Right Across from Central Plaza I walked a Lot in Chico and Had Many Blisters The WATER in this Fountain has a LOT of Chlorine... Gregory Vanderlaan gvan42

Fountain that I Loved to Soak my Feet in
Right Across from Central Plaza Where the Bands Play.
I walked a Lot in Chico and Had Many Blisters
The WATER in this Fountain has a LOT of Chlorine...
Good for Healing, NOT for Drinking.

Dancing in Central Park in Chico to live music. and Murals

Sounded like the Grateful Dead

Chico is Famous for Beautiful Women

On the Street during Friday Night in the Park Concert

Mural Downtown

Another Mural

Read more of my Autobiography at: http://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/03/growing-up-in-los-gatos-california-in.html

Upper Bidwell Park Chico California. Swimming thru lava rocks at Bear Hole.

Bear Hole

Upper Bidwell Park

On the Trail to Bear Hole, Chico

When Mount Lassen Erupted, Lava flowed to Chico
and left Black Crystal Rocks...
The sun makes the rocks too hot to sit on
so swimmers splash water onto the rocks to cool them down.

Bear Hole

Lava Rock

Swimming in Upper Bidwell Park

Looking Downstream along the Diversion Dam Channel

at Bear Hole.

Looking Upstream from the same spot.

Climbing Out of Bear Hole

It was a sunny day

The Water is Cold... said the lady in red.

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We Ought to Encircle the White House with Protesters Banging on Drums Chanting Arrest Trump, Arrest Trump, Arrest Trump!

A permanent reminder that We the People have had enough. Meet at Lafayette Park and sing and dance all the way around to the Ellipse. Bring a drum and make a joyful noise! [This post was originally written in 2017 when LAFAYETTE PARK WAS OPEN TO AMERICAN CITIZENS - Now there is a Wall Surrounding the White House "PROTECTING" Evil Donald Trump from The People of the United States]

Trump keeps on trying to take the country back to the 1950s... A magical time that only existed in the TV Show "Happy Days". A time before Civil Rights and Martin Luther King... A time before Women's Liberation... A time before Hippies... A Time before the Vietnam War... He's trying to Re-Fight The Korean War only THIS time... M*A*S*H 4077 will be treating Radiation Burns. When KIM Fires Off His NUKES!

Is it time for World War Three? Are you ready for a Madman to end all human life on earth? Is this our extinction as a species?

What Else Can We Do As A Species To Dump Trump?

The Time Has Come for the Violet Overgrow of the US Government. NOW would be a good time for GEN X to rise up and seize control.

Jenna 4 President 2020

Eventually, ALL the Baby Boomers will be dead and UNABLE to rule the Presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court.

"The Violet Overgrow" [FICTION - Not One Word is True. Wink Wink] by Gregory Vanderlaan - Updated 10/28 New Chapter Written Today!

Chapter Zero:

"tRUMP's EPA=Enable Polluters Agency." Shouted Suzy into the Megaphone. "Let's Flip The Mission! Bring Back Protection of the Environment! #FRANCE1789" and Everybody Chanted Along... "#FRANCE1789... #FRANCE1789..."

They Were at a Protest March in Arcata, CA... Disrupting the Military Industrial Complex...

Billy Replied: "Oh Susan, You Are Just Preaching to The Choir Here... All These Earth First! People ALREADY Agree With You... Let's Take Our Message to Washington DC and Speak Truth To Power!

READ MORE HERE:

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-violet-overgrow-by-gregory.html

LINKS TO OTHER POSTS ON THIS BLOG:

15 Photos with Captions of Humboldt Nation in Northern California - EPIC Redwood Trees - A Painted BUS! - The Rugged Coast... It's Like Visiting Here but Without Actually Flying in an Airplane! Virtual Travel...

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and now an advertisement for my Art Store

~~~~~~ (~);-} ~~~~~~

JUST SAY KNOW COFFEE CUP For Sale!

Dancing in the Park in Chico on Summer Friday Nights - Working at WREX Plastics Factory - Part of My Autobiography - Gregory Vanderlaan

Dancing in Central Park in Chico to live music. and Murals

Upper Bidwell Park Chico California. Swimming thru lava rocks at Bear Hole.

We Ought to Encircle the White House with Protesters Banging on Drums Chanting Arrest Trump, Arrest Trump, Arrest Trump!

The Time Has Come for the Violet Overgrow of the US Government. NOW would be a good time for GEN X to rise up and seize control.

"The Violet Overgrow" [FICTION - Not One Word is True. Wink Wink] by Gregory Vanderlaan - Updated 10/28 New Chapter Written Today!

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