Ralph Buckley - The Rise & Fall of the United States...
Music videos and articles by Ralph Buckley and the Soldiers of Freedom!!! for more info go to www.ralphbuckley.comVideo Episodes:
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18:10:09 08/10/08
Power to the People (die with me)
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18:05:15 08/10/08
Freedom Calling (epilogue)
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00:04:31 08/02/08
Timeline
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Timeline
Ralph Buckley-2012 Consciousness Awakening
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17:09:11 07/30/08
The sweet smell of dung...an Irish jig
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TO HEAR IN STEREO (click below)
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Well here we are...yet again...
I'm in a real lovely mood...!!!
Shall I continue...????
I thought you'd never ask...
Well I'm sure you've heard about the recent court decision involving Viacom and google/you tube and the handing over the personal viewing habits of it's entire database.
In other words, they want to know who we are and what were watching....every last one of us.
Now we're already well aware of these insidious little tracking cookies...there like those "will nots" when you have to wipe...they just cling on to you until you have to delete them manually....
Actually I now clean my cookies every time I surf u2b or myspace...
But it doesn't really matter man...cause there always watching. They always have been. Court order or not.
I mean....I use gmail...I like gmail....google has lots of cool stuff. So yeah I still use it. But, like I was saying. Whenever I read one of my emails on google I can't help but notice that the 'google advertising' column on the right side of the webpage is always advertising products based on the key words that are being mentioned within my personal email message....
If I get a message from one of my conspiracy friends...well then on the sidebar there will be 'google advertising' about anything of/or pertaining to...'conspiracy'.
Or if I mention anything spiritual....the advertising reflects it...if I mention that I'm horny....well then google advertising will be doing it's very best to make sure that I get some....
So yeah man....there always watching.
It's just good to always assume that you're being watched. Because U are.
.....anyways...Recently, Youtube and one of it's shareholders "fox" has let me know that they've found my video Ease to be in copyright violation. So....without so much has a rebuttal from me. They've removed it.
Now...that's cool. Cause I will do another video.
My songs are my songs. Regardless of the images in the videos.
But...the bigger picture is...Things are changing.
YouTube isn't 'all that' anymore. It's like 'coffee espresso' in Seattle...there used to be good coffee everywhere...that is until Starbucks came along....(Corporatism...that's America baby)
For being the 'grand daddy' of video social websites...they have the absolute worst sound quality...hands down.
"live video"..."myspace video"..."daily motion" "bliptv" just to name a few have really good stereo sound.
Not so u2b...
I really think that things are beginning to change around the internet. For the worse. I can feel it and I can sense it. The bigger corporations within the internet will merge sooner or later so they can monopolize.
I really hope not. There will always be a way to get information out to the people. But at what cost...?
I can foresee a time when we will be forced to circulate our movies/music...DVD's or CD;s on the street again.
Word of mouth.
And it will seem like we have gone backwards into a time machine....back to the last century.
Now of course this won't pertain to anyone who likes to stay within the confines of the 'status quo'...
But if you're somebody that is willing to stand up...alone if need be...4 what you believe, and for your rights. To stand up against an unjust war & the senseless murder of millions.
To stand up for freedom & equality...Then you do what you have to do....
And oh by the way.... I am so not alone....
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"The sweet smell of dung"...an Irish Jig...
Well I don't care what u say...I really like this song. I think it was inspired, however indirectly...by my grandmother Mary McMorrow...!!! (god bless 'er soul...she was a devoted catholic)
If you were to hear the song when it 1st came about...you'd be amazed that it made the journey to what it is now...!!!
U see I was cleaning "jazzmin's" droppings out of her box when out of nowhere this Irish kind of melody started taking shape....I then started to improvise lyrics about the necessity of bodily functions...full of wondrous adjectives about malodorous scents and other such all pervasive perfumes....well then the jig started to take a noticeable conkling turn and then well...here we are...
Oh blimey...enjoy it...or don't.
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15:20:43 07/12/08
The Weeping God
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Balance...to keep one's 'balance'...
Life is a juggling act...It really is a juggling act........If one loses ones balance, well then, it would seem logical that one would probably have a nasty fall!!! Wouldn't it???
Have I already lost your attention...well if your attention span is anything like that of my own...well let's just hope that it isn't! Now the balance of life....everything in moderation...love anything too much, or care for anything to little...well now, this upsets the delicate balance of life that most of us seem to juggle well enough, at least well enough for us to maintain some sort of stability, in a rather unstable universe! "Keeps a roof over my head, and food on da table" said Mr Jones. But there are some of us who upset this delicate balance so much, and in such a way, that the ability to maintain becomes such a matter of difficulty, that the effect of this illusion, of having his or her 'shit together' becomes a real bitch to pull off! Can u dig what I'm saying? "Man, you know that dude 'conkling'...he freakin' lost his balance and fell off the wagon!!!" And you know what happens to those who lose there balance? Well they have to rehabilitate themselves of course!!! REHAB!!!...u can ask Lindsey Lohan about that...Fucking Balance..."you've really overturned the scales this time"...Why is he going on and on about balance? you're asking yourself about now???
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Because the delicate balance of life itself, is at stake!!! I'm spouting off about a world gone mad...MAD!!! If you think that I'm being a bit of a 'drama queen' or 'just full of shit' or a "melodramatic imbecile"...it's a matter of opinion man! The pendulum just fuckin broke!!! The scales of balance don't work no more...We're sucking on the "tit" of Greed, Power and Oil!!! It is sustaining war and killing the environment, and last but not least...It is killing us!...It will kill us! "god's tears are everywhere"!!! Why are men, women and children dying from starvation everyday when there is more then enough food to feed everyone? Why must we insist on using oil and fossil fuels as if it's the only possible source of energy?
Why are we fighting a war against terrorism on the other side of the world, when our borders are wide open? Why are there 'poppy' fields in bloom and blossoming all over Afghanistan right under the US military's noses? Why did it take 5 days for the government to send aid to the victims of hurricane Katrina? Why are we paying an income tax? Why did AT%T censor Eddie Vedder's remarks about President Bush while broadcasting a live pearl jam concert? What really happened to Pat Tillman?
Why won't the US government ever hold themselves accountable for anything? Putting conspiracy theories aside...in all honesty...what the hell is going on?
It feels strange not being able to trust in something that you've always trusted in...doesn't it? http://www.ralphbuckley.com
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17:32:54 06/27/08
Sick & Tired
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sick and tired...
Got some stuff to cover this time around...
1st off...The response for the idea of putting together a "Toobstock West" or a festival of music, with the idea of raising awareness of Peace & Freedom...
Well the response was so strong (still going actually), that I'm thinking that we can really make this happen. Don't U. Nothing will happen unless U believe it...U can see it...!
well...I can see it.
Has I stated previously...there are some U2bers here who are "wide awake"...
I'm hopin' somebody out there will eventually come forward with a 'place' to do this, maybe a 'couple of acres' or 'piece of land'...Someplace where we can make this thing happen.
Even if it comes down to renting an auditorium or building or a house..whatever....considering weather and time of year...it doesn't matter...
It doesn't matter where it is...cause the "the spirit of Peace & Freedom will be there.
I wanna ask those of you who wanna 'keep the flame burning' on this to sign up on my '2012 Consciousness Awareness' mailing list...over at www.ralphbuckley.com.
I'm also gonna be starting up a 'forum' through my website & skype so that we can keep current on these & other ideas...so we can share ideas & info. To keep this thing alive...(thank u 2 pbeachmike for helping me)
I know in my heart that this 'group consciousness' effort is also gonna come into play...in a BIG WAY...
I can visualize a whole bunch of us coming together to enjoy good music and company....but also to bring a large group of people together to raise the level of consciousness...to shine our light as one...!!!
To reflect a light so that all souls can see it...(or feel it)
I know that I'm taking a big step here...but I've been talking about this for months now....& time is passing us by....
That's why I need to speak out now...
People the time is NOW.....We are made up of so much more then flesh...We are Spirit.....and we all know it!!!
We will let people know when the forum is up and running...though it should be up within a few days.
Check in over at http://www.ralphbuckley.com
or email me at ralphbuckley@ralphbuckley.com
If any of U wanna incorporate your blogs and websites with this....lets link up NOW...!!!!
It's time to team up & help each other... http://www.ralphbuckley.com
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21:28:48 06/16/08
FREEDOM CALLING
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Freedom...it is a strong word.
It's a word that conjures up a wide variety of imagery in any individual.
But like everything else...it has a multitude of meanings and definitions...
A man might be free...but still enslaved to the ideas and influences that surround him!
I like the way Jordan Maxwell put it: "I don't trust anyone who professes that they've found the truth...implying that there is no need to go any further. I would be much more inclined to befriend someone who is still 'looking for the truth'....keeping an open mind. Still open to learning new things".
This is a real pickle....for the one who claims to know the truth...implies that it's kind of a 'closed end affair', and if you happen to disagree with the found 'truth' of an individual...then you may be about to embark upon a disagreement that could very likely end up turning into WW3.
"I don't claim to know the truth...but I do claim to have glimpses of it...however brief...from time to time." said I to myself...
Mind control in the 21st century has become quite the art form for the elite. Just how far the technology has come...is incomprehensible.
Science fiction or fact...
The little tid' bits of 'fringe' information that gets leaked out, here and there, is mind boggling enough in itself.
Holographic technology? Human genome project??? Project looking glass??? Genetically Modified food??? this is some of what we've heard about.
What about the stuff we haven't heard about??? What about the ground breaking discoveries (or nightmares) of....today???
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Let us simplify...
Whatever faith you choose to endorse...whatever political party or candidate that turns your crank....whatever opinion you may or may not have about anyone, anybody or anything...
Doesn't mean anything whatsoever without.....FREEDOM...!!!!
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Freedom Calling is another improvised 'jam session'...again it is more about capturing the moment then it is about perfection...
Not that I don't love producing and multi-tracking and mixing tracks...It's very much like being able to paint a picture with music...and the effects give you an endless array of colours to choose from.
I love recording...and I started doing it when I was young by layering tracks with 2 portable cassette players. I knew that I wanted to do this....a long long time ago.
But for right now...staying in the moment is what counts.
I would love to expand on this song...let the imagination within your ear hear multiple percussion instruments and a stage full of people joining together.
Can anyone see or visualize "Toobstock West - Peace Festival"
Do you think we can make this happen?
Do you want to see this happen...? There is a lot of folks...right here at u2b who are 'Wide Awake' as far as I'm concerned...if you know what I mean...!!!
We can start a trend right here and NOW!!! Let us set a precedent!!!
Let us give 'each other' a voice....4 PEACE & FREEDOM...!!!
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18:37:35 05/27/08
Audio Prophecy featuring Ralph Buckley
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19:26:40 05/14/08
A Peaceful Solution (Willie Nelson)
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I died a mineral and became a plant; I died a plant and rose an animal; I died an animal and I was a man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? Yet once more I shall die as a man, to soar With blessed angels; even from angelhood I must pass on ... When I have sacrificed my angel soul, I shall become that which no mind conceived. (Rumi - a Persian Mystic) http://www.ralphbuckley.com
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20:22:45 05/01/08
take what you need (leave the rest)
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2012 Consciousness Awakening Website http://www.ralphbuckley.com
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17:49:51 04/19/08
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18:55:48 04/08/08
Consciousness Awakening
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Consciousness Awakening....
I don't know why....but I feel compelled to continue with this...call it what u will....intuition...instinct...but this idea is constantly spinning in my head. It's very weird...but I remember thinking these same thoughts back when Art did his experiment way back when. I was so riveted during this time. I literally couldn't wait to listen to Mr. Bell's show every night...it was way better then cable....(hehe)!
I recall wondering why this hadn't been done or thought of before & why the 'powers that be' hadn't put there monies & resources into a venture that held such extraordinary potential...I was really quite naive then...we've never had any real money, nor have we been truly exposed to the corruption of it all, always been poor....& for this I feel fortunate. Never really bothered me much. In the years that Marcie & I were homeless...we didn't really analyze it then, but we were always taken care of...people, things...necessities came to us....as they were needed. I wish I would've been more in tune with the spirit back in those days, I would've been more relaxed...for I was constantly in a state of panic and anxiety.
anyways....this 'consciousness' project is a really delicate matter and we musn't allow things to become distorted....or lost in hype and money. I think that we need to become accustomed to this idea...the idea of thinking or being as one. Like everything else this takes getting used to...it takes practice. With large groups it becomes extremely evident of personalities that are louder then others...ego's are incredibly fragile & unpredictable & possibly dangerous. We have to account for this....before we begin. This is why I think we need to keep on trying...until we are comfortable with the idea & more importantly comfortable with each other in what we're trying to accomplish, again we have to get used to thinking of ourselves as one.
When I close my eyes....I think about a flock of birds that can change direction instantly....as one. Thousands of birds that can make a complete change of direction...as one. One mind. One heart. One Love....
I am positive that as long as everyone involved has their hearts in the right place that this could really grow....quickly. We could enter into this online as individuals or groups....small or large...depending on where the comfort zone is with an individual....so we can eventually be able to develop this intuitive ability to think and be as one.
To be honest, I don't want to be the one to lead this experiment. I believe for this to work we'll need to trade off on who will 'moderate' or host certain 'sessions'... Just to be sure & positive, I think it would be wise to prevent any one individual to be in control of things, for very long anyways.....if this happens it will most assuredly fail.
I'm doing this, because, in my mind, it is the most important endeavor of our time. We need to come together spiritually...without a care for race color or creed....or money. Staying as far as we possibly can from any organized religious beliefs...
We are one...and until we can start thinking about ourselves in this capacity....we'll never get past the differences that have held us back for the ages.
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What would be the focus? - perhaps prayer lists? - those who are sick? - without a doubt we should always try to envision a world of peace. But eventually we could attempt to become more specific...specific regions - focus for specific leaders -............ This is always about bringing light.....we can never feed the darkness.
The response to this idea in recent attempts has shown great promise...but as I stated in the video.... Most people won't think of such things as necessities...that is until their very lives are effected by the chaos that our future promises....
If anyone feels inspired....then it's important that you act on that impulse....
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17:47:04 03/09/08
Magically Delicious
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"Will Gabriel let me take my mandolin through the gates...?" I asked knowingly.
"No Ralph...they already got lute players up there" Micheal said with a smile.
Will they let me jam with the other angels?"
"Well, Monday nights are 'open wings night'...."
"Who are the judges"....?
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"Cocoa Krispy's & Lucky Charms" (c)Ralph Buckley
Well upon the bi-polar pendulum....displaying the ups & downs or the highs & lows of erratic behaviour...I now bring you the latest edition of the 'ongoing saga' of "conkling"....
Yes, yes I must be honest here....I am officially diagnosed with 'bipolar disorder' and/or 'manic depressive'. I am either on the brink of breaking the secrets of alchemy or I am sadly on a journey where I have visions of Armageddon....crying eyes peering out from the depths of hell.....
..."Let's see here" says the doctor, perusing over my file. "Hmm, history of alcoholism, drug abuse...homelessness...liver deteriorating rapidly"...... "Yes, without a doubt conkling...you're delusional. A real wack job..."
So..here we are. Let me try to impart to you a couple of things, that I, at least think are pertinent.
1)The world is turning...
2)I am nuts
3)Life is short....
I've been really submerged into some serious shit lately...& the most important of which is 'meditation'....god that sounds so bloody puritan....let me put this in another way. I have rediscovered a way to "GET QUIET". A way to try to just enjoy BEING. Some call it 'breathing meditation'.
What's the most important thing I do everyday?...(besides eat & shit)
JUST BREATHE. (The words breathe and spirit(atma) are synonymous.)
This is a very difficult 'state of mind' to achieve. I remember hearing Howard Stern say "Man do you know how hard it is to just sit....and do nothing"...
It's because it feels next to impossible to turn off the endless, interminable chatter, that seems to go on & on inside your head...like an endless loop.
In essence...it's no easy task to turn off your thoughts!!!
I have tried and failed..time & time again at this. I mean I didn't just discover transcendental meditation yesterday. (Most of us did follow the Beatles through India)
But, lately I've discovered that I cannot achieve this blissful state of mind....until I truly let go.....OF EVERYTHING.
I've always been under the delusion of "I can do this....this is easy...piece of cake"...but I wasn't looking very deep into my psyche.
There are certain things that I have enormous difficulty 'letting go' ...not even for long enough to enjoy a few beautiful, blissful moments with the universe...the source.
At least, not until recently.
Ego is a strange thing...but, I'm learning that I will never grow beyond a certain point...until I put it aside.
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As of late, I've been talking with some folks who were interested in putting some capitol behind marketing my latest CD "9/11 Conspiracy Blues". It was a proposal that would market certain songs into college radio across the states.
The deal did not pan out...it fell through. But the thing is that I had put so much hope into this business venture that I think I was losing my focus of just who I was or just 'what' I was trying to achieve. It is since this venture that I've been able to step back. I've been able to breathe a little easier.
I hope you enjoy 'Cocoa Krispy's & Lucky Charms"....I needed some comedic relief from the intense world we live in....
If you can't smile.... not even for 2 seconds....well I guess you'll never be happy...
peace 2 ya's
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16:31:31 02/16/08
(We Are Earth) "Shine on Forever"
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20:29:22 02/04/08
FOUNTAIN SONG
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"Fountain Song"
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There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy...
It is of no consequence any more to me...of what or why or who. The truth is that we all have to die...someday. It is part of the cycle. We must die to live again. This 'rebirth' cycle happens billions of times a day within our own cellular structure. As it is always happening. We are truly Stardust...we are made up of the stuff of the stars.
oh i don't know why nor can I explain why my heart is grieving so...It is without hope at times that I just find myself weeping...for no apparent reason. Today I have put this project together & throughout the day I have been crying....over and over. This song and video has sparked the memories of friends and hero's of mine that have died. Silently, they have gone into that unknown country where no traveler returns. Today I have been reminded of memories of friends long since gone. These moments in time, I have considered to be long gone and forgotten. Yet here...today they've come back....like it was yesterday...& with them the tears of memories past....fuck it just hurts sometimes u know.....U know so many people come and go in and out of our lives yet...once in a while there are those that just know U...know you're thoughts...just like they've known u before....in a time and a life long ago!!!
This is 4 Heath!!!
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Video's and there creators used in this video:
arcanouv2 http://www.youtube.com/user/arcanouv2
"Paris clock"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ahpLf...
Lithethos http://www.youtube.com/user/Lithethos
double take with a lamp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJA0xe...
Chosenoneknuckles http://www.youtube.com/user/Chosenone...
Final chess animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqMgy-...
remowieland http://www.youtube.com/user/remowieland
Fool King - demo reel by Remo Wieland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joLkQM...
tharik30458 http://www.youtube.com/user/tharik30458
The Temple of Elemental Evil - SketchUp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvN8PY...
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Ralph Buckley (website)
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Blues Explosion of Freedom
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9/11 Conspiracy Blues (CD)
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00:32:14 01/29/08
YOUTUBE BLUES
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you tube blues....
well this was a little boogie woogie jam...saved in time, "thank god my music's still alive"!
Has most of my good friends here at u2b would have to agree, that we, all of us, gots a little bit of u2b addiction goin' on here.
Now c'mon...admit it!! OK, I'll go 1st.....MY name is Ralph and I'm a u2b addict....."HI RALPH"......."hi everyone"...I'm Ralph and I'm powerless over my addiction....
does anyone care to share at this u2b anonymous meeting???
well....I guess none of us are clean....we all our users....we all have usernames. (conkling...what the hell kinda name is that)...
(oh on a sidenote...we'll be serving hot coffee and comments after the meeting)...now u haters....behave!
....shit where was I...oh yeah...addiction and the blues....yes, yes...........but now I'd like to address a whole new level of youtube blues...
Ladies and gentlemen in club virtualism...I'm talkin' about the weird little anomalies that seem 2 b happening occurring ever so often as of late. Disappearing comments....being locked out of one's site. Just the sort of weird stuff that's happening to...I don't know....anyone who happens to mention the word....'FREEDOM'...or 'RON PAUL'....or rEVOLution....or maybe even that awful cuss word.....'CONSPIRACY'....shhh shhh bequiet....they'll hear me!!!! But being in a free country...with freedom of speech...these anamolies must be the product of a completely over-active imagination....yeah....flashbacks from my trippin days.....can u dig it........but yeah the youtube blues are getting worse....but my good friends...it's time to raise the vibration and enter into the higher consciousness. We are entering into the new age of the sun. We are spiritual beings on a human journey....not the other way around...the revolution is not about violence. It's about love. What is this dream? It is the dream of dreams. Bathe in this radiant light. It will never fail you. Our potential is endless. What's all this bullshit about 'junk DNA'...man we have the means 2 become one with the spirit. Did you think that all of your positive thoughts and prayers just disappear into thin air....? Can u imagine the power of Billions of people concentrating together as one. For a higher purpose....the collective consciousness....We are on the brink of a spiritual awakening.....(excuse me...I just farted...)
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08/10/08
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