K E E P O N T R U C K I N ' R E - V I S I T E D ----------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 3, Issue 8 ISSN 1097-4156 March 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents: ** INTRODUCTION & MUSINGS ** CONTRIBUTIONS ++ COOL LINKS ** COOL LISTS ++ QUOTES ** COOL GOODIES ++ FEATURED WORDS & TUNES ** SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, CONTRIBUTE & MISC. INFO ***************************************************************** INTRODUCTION & MUSINGS Welcome All! So, what's it all about man? Keep On Truckin' Re-Visited is a moderated newsletter/list about the time between the mid 60s and mid 70s. It was designed to examine and present a positive nostalgia of a time since past. It is also designed to provide a forum for you to share your feelings, thoughts and experiences from that time frame. Please participate and help this community grow. ---------------- To SUBSCRIBE, e-mail To UNSUBSCRIBE, e-mail (Drop me a note and let me know why, if you would.) To POST to the newsletter, e-mail or ---------------- MISC. Feel pretty good about this issue of KOTRV. Even though I didn't get many contributions, I was able to have a lot of fun surfing and find some very nice links. Good quotes, and some nice stuff from the Newsgroups. Hope you all enjoy reading this issue as much as I had putting it together. -- Still working on the PDF version, which is totally different in content and structure from this version. You can check it out at http://www.vipgrafx.com/kotrv-pdf/. Still trying to work out the right combination of graphic size and file size.. whew, it is a bit tough but it is fun. The Second Quarter Edition will focus on drums and drumming and if you have any info you would like to contribute, please do. Stop in an check it out - would really like some feedback, either good or bad. -- Check out the new starting page for all things KOTRV! http://www.vipgrafx.com/hippy/ -- Tried to do a bit of drumming out in the canyon land out south of our little city, but the weather was not working for us at all. Ended up going back into town and gettin' a pizza and playing a rousing game of Scrabble. Will try the drumming again on the next full moon. ---------------- This months wonderful music review comes from Ashley Markus, mailto:psychedellic_vision@hotmail.com. Ashley works at a music store and you can sure tell. Way to go Ashley and Thanks! ---------------- COMMENTS: Date sent: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:54:17 -0800 To: hippy@vipgrafx.com From: Thanks.for.all.your.help.@sgi4.netlimited.net (I H8 Hippies) Subject: comment Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by I H8 Hippies (Thanks for all your help.) on Wednesday, February 23, 2000 at 19:54:17 -------------------------------------------------------------- comment: It's good to see yet another medium used to glorify a bratty, rebellious generation which left us "free love" (i.e. widespread STD's), a national drug problem and an impotent military. Are you ever gonna admit you were wrong? -------------------------------------------------------------- Moderators Comment: Hummm, interesting how little some things have changed. How about some comments on this? -- comment: please add my link to your page www.geocities.com/danrose22 The Frank Zappa Review Page I will reciprocate! I am popular! --> You can add your comments from the main page at the KOTRV Website: http://www.vipgrafx.com/hippy/hippy.html So please do! ++++++++++++++++++++ More fluff... less stuff... So, warm up the lava lamp, flip on the black light, put on your love beads, your headband, bell-bottomed pants, put a flower in your hair, get yourself in the proper state of mind, kick back, do the Dropout Boogie with Captain Beefheart, and experience the rest of the newsletter. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+==+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Extracted from the alt.gathering.rainbow newsgroup. Mantra from the Dalai Lama Instructions for Life 1) Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2) When you lose, don't lose the lesson. 3) Follow the 3 R's: a) Respect for self, b) Respect for others, c) Responsibility for all your actions. 4) Remember not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. 5) Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. 6) Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. 7) When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. 8) Spend some time alone every day. 9) Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. 10) Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 11) Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time. 12) A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. 13) In disagreements with loved ones, deal with only the current situation. Don't bring up the past. 14) Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality. 15) Be gentle with the earth. 16) Once a year, go some place you have never been before. 17) Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. 18) Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. 19) Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. Moderators Comment: And we thought the 10 Commandments were tough. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+==+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= CONTRIBUTIONS Please feel free to add your 2 cents worth - share your thoughts, feelings, and general good-times. We would all love to hear from you! Send your comments to: mailto:hippy@vipgrafx.com +++++ From: "Joe" To: Subject: involvement Date sent: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 17:22:00 -0800 what would we do without you? I sometimes wonder where peace and love and save the garden planet has gone. I look around and see S.U.V's abounding and think; Sport utility Vehicles = more Tankers in our rivers...is the wonder, the awareness that we may well live on the only garden planet gone? Ah yes...my priorities... 53 y/o ex-back to the lander seeks non kareoke herbal blues and jazz woman...it could happen! at the beach in Washington state.... +++++ Anyone out there? o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o COOL LINKS Cool links to sites from the outer recesses of the Psychedelic Cyber Cosmos ++++++ The Official International Earth Day Site April 22nd is coming faster than you think - ok, think about this big blue and brown ball flying through space.. with all these humans running around making a mess, and .... well anyway this is an anniversary that we all need to be mindful about and do our part to help preserve this space - it's the only one we have. Drop In: http://www.earthsite.org/ While you are at it, you might as well visit this place too. Earth Day 2000 Learn the history of Earth Day. Get your Organizer's Guide to see what you can do to help celebrate Earth Day in your community. And when you have figured that out, you can Add Your Event and let them know how folks in your town are celebrating Earth Day! Drop In: http://earthday.envirolink.org/ ++++++ Megalithic Mysteries: A Photographic Guide by Andy Burnham Follow Andy on a tour of standing stones, stone circles and stone rows that are some of the most mysterious features of the British landscape. Capture a few of the wonderful pictures and use as your desktop wallpaper. Cool Stuff Here! Drop In: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~aburnham/stones.htm ++++++ GREEN - Grassroots Environmental Effectiveness Network Their Mission Statement GREEN's mission is to promote grassroots organizing and citizen empowerment by providing the information, skills, and training necessary for citizens to protect and restore wildlife and wildlands throughout North America. What an ambitious project - maybe there is something you can do? Drop In: http://www.defenders.org/grnhome.html ++++++ Worlds Largest 3D Animated Smiley! I haven't had the time to totally research this claim, but it is the biggest one I have ever seen on my 17 inch monitor. Be sure to click the link under the one that shows up first. Drop In: http://www.ssanimation.com/site/smiley.shtml ++++++ Cultures on the Edge CULTURES ON THE EDGE is an on-line magazine dedicated to open dialogue and increasing global awareness about unique segments of humanity. The gallery at this site is well worth the trip. Learn more about cultures on the Edge. Drop In: http://www.culturesontheedge.org/index.html ++++++ Traditional Herbal & Plant Knowledge, Identifications Wow, tons of herbal information. Great site to learn more about herbs and their uses. Great research info and many fine links. http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/food/plants.html ++++++ Inner Peace Quotations Post Cards Ah, this is something we all need - send some pretty and inspirational postcards to your friends. Drop In: http://www.motivationalquotes.com/peacequotes.shtml ***************************************************************** COOL LISTS Cool Lists from around the net! On This Date in North American Indian History URL: http://americanindian.net Circulation: 900 Frequency: monthly Description: American Indian history and current issues. +++++ Organically Speaking e-Newsletter Description: The Organically Speaking e-Newsletter was developed to provide information to readers wanting to stay abreast of current environmental and agricultural issues. Topics presented include biotechnology, organic farming, sustainability, public food safety, and many other areas of local and international environmental interest. Subscription instructions: To subscribe to Organically Speaking, send the following command to Organically_Speaking-subscribe@igc.topica.com: SUBSCRIBE LISTNAME yourfirstname yourlastname For example: SUBSCRIBE Organically Speaking Joe Shmoe. Owner/moderator address: kjofficer@earthlink.net ***************************************************************** QUOTES Quotes on Thought ----- "We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world." -Buddha "It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well." -Rene Descartes "Thinking: The talking of the soul with itself." -Plato "When all men think alike, no one thinks very much." -Walter Lippmann "What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'." -Hume "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." -Lord Thomas Dewar "Nurture your mind with great thoughts." -Benjamin Disraeli "The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled." -Plutarch "Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin." -Herman Hesse "I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts." -John Locke "We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality." -Albert Einstein "The empires of the future are the empires of the mind." -Sir Winston Churchill "The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it." -Colin Wilson "A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking." -Jerry Seinfeld ---------- Get the archive of quotes - send a blank email to: mailto:quotes@vipgrafx.com ***************************************************************** COOL GOODIES Fun stuff from the digital ether! +++++ X:drive X:drive is a FREE service that gives members FREE storage space on the Internet to securely store, share, publish and organize any type of file. This includes documents, spreadsheets, photos, music and videos. With X:drive, members can drag and drop, and even edit their Internet files, just like local C:drive files. Members can also access and manage their on-line files anywhere, anytime through their personal page on the X:drive Web site. http://www.xdrive.com/ +++++ Photo Island Here is another cool place to store, manipulate, share and have fun with your photos. There is a lot of goodies at this website. http://www.photoisland.com ***************************************************************** FEATURED WORDS & TUNES FEATURED BOOKS The Heart of the Circle : A Guide to Drumming by Holly Blue Hawkins Paperback - 136 pages (August 1999) Crossing Pr ISBN: 1580910254 The author, Holly Blue Hawkins, hollyblue@earthlink.net, BRING DRUMMING INTO YOUR LIFE, RELATIONSHIPS, & CEREMONIES. (from Amazon.com) This is a different kind of drumming guide: In addition to exploring several approaches to rhythm and learning how to take good care of a drum, you will also find meditations to help focus your attention on a particular purpose or dedication, things to consider when you are ready to start a drum circle in your community, and step-by-step instructions on how to create ceremonies of your own. In The Heart of The Circle, drumming returns to its traditional role as a means of communication and heart connection, a vehicle for personal fulfillment, group unification, community and team building. Whether you want to use drumming for personal expression and relaxation, or as an activity for friends and family, this book is for you. There are sections on The Basics of Rhythm, The Care & Feeding of Drums, Finding a Drum of Your Own, Creating Ceremonies & Starting a Drum Circle, and Resources to help you find, buy, and learn more about drums, drummers, and drumming. Welcome to The Heart of The Circle! Please go here to learn more: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580910254/vipgraphivideo FEATURED ALBUM SAFE AS MILK CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND released in '67 re-released on Buddha Records in '99 with 7 new bonus tracks (from the Mirror Man sessions) Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band are one of the most highly experimental rock groups for their time. There is a lot of great diversity on this album, from blues, to psychedelic, to jazz, even a corny ballad or two (check out- "I'm Glad"; where's the poodle skirts?) First of all, we'll start out with a very important question, "Where the hell did a name like Captain Beefheart come from?" Well, allegedly, it was a nickname that his uncle had for his favorite part of his body. Should I say more? Captain Beefheart, aka, Don Van Vliet has one of the most grating, tough voices you'll ever hear. When I first heard him, I was like Wolfman Jack? But as you get into the album, the Captain gives us a few different voices, from the straining, suffocating groan he uses in "Electricity" to the magical, enchanting voice he uses on "Abba Zaba", a song that reminds me of cartoon cavemen. "Autumn's child" includes some drastic tempo changes and Beefheart uses a more bluesey, howling voice. "Trust Us" is kind of a surreal tune, with some weird voices hissing and mumbling in the background. The drums are great on this one, and the voices kind of reminds me of something Marilyn Manson would do. In "Korn Ring Finger" Beefheart sounds like an old burnt out cowboy who's about ready to turn his boots in. The tune is, at the same time, very exotic and goes through a couple interesting climaxes with Beefheart's harmonica and French's Drums. The Magic Band is great as well, there's some cool instrumentals on this album, like "On Tomorrow", "Flower Pot", and "Dirty Blue Gene". Honestly, a couple of the instrumentals do sound a little too similar to each other, but overall, they're great tunes to groove to. Some familiar names appear on the album including Ry Cooder playing guitar & bass on tracks 8 & 11, Taj Mahal on percussion on track 7, and yet-to-be-famous producer, Richard Perry who worked with Ringo Starr and Carly Simon in the 70's. Beefheart co-wrote, or just plain wrote all the songs except "Grown so Ugly". Overall, I think this album is definitely worth checking out, even if you've never even heard of the Captain before. It's one of those albums that never got famous, but deserves to be. You could say the overall sound is "clunky", with some pretty solid bass goin on. If you're into sounds like Jefferson Airplane, The Count Five, The Electric Prunes, The Blues Magoos, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, or any of the experimental music of the 60's, have a listen. TRACKS: 1)SURE 'NUFF 'N YES I DO 2)ZIG ZAG WANDERER 3)CALL ON ME 4)DROPOUT BOOGIE 5)I'M GLAD 6)ELECTRICITY 7)YELLOW BRICK ROAD 8)ABBA ZABA 9)PLASTIC FACTORY 10)WHERE THERE'S WOMAN 11)GROWN SO UGLY 12)AUTUMN'S CHILD Bonus Tracks: 13)SAFE AS MILK (TAKE 5) 14)ON TOMORROW 15)BIG BLACK BABY SHOES 16)FLOWER POT 17)DIRTY BLUE GENE 18)TRUST US (TAKE 9) 19)KORN RING FINGER PEACE Ash Visit this link to order your copy today! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000J7A2/vipgraphivideo (you may need to cut and paste the url if it's on two lines) +=+=+=+=+ I have put together several pages on the sister web site for KOTRV with a selection of books, CDs, and videos that relate somehow to the 60's and 70s. Follow these links - Books - Music - Videos - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Hey, don't Bogart this newsletter! Please forward this copy to all your friends. Thanks! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, CONTRIBUTE & MISC. INFO List Owner/Editor - Vincent P. Gearhart KEEP ON TRUCKIN' RE-VISITED E-mail Address - mailto:hippy@vipgrafx.com or mailto:kotrv-owner@onelist.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe & Misc. Information: To SUBSCRIBE, send e-mail mailto:kotrv-subscribe@onelist.com To UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail mailto:kotrv-unsubscribe@onelist.com (Drop me a note and let me know why, if you would.) To POST to the newsletter, send e-mail mailto:hippy@vipgrafx.com or mailto:kotrv-owner@onelist.com The sister web site for KOTRV is located at Please stop by and see the changes and additions. KOTRV has an archive of past issues available on-line at =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Copyright 2000, VIP Graphics. All rights reserved. ISSN 1097-4156 Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Disclaimer: Disclaim THIS!!