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Why Do I Write This Blog???

The easiest (and probably the most honest) answer to that question is: I don't know. It all started in the summer of 2005, when I went to Crawford, Texas ( a.k.a. the home of the prez's ranch, a.k.a. the home of Camp Casey) to support Cindy Sheehan. I wanted the world to know that, contrary to what one could read in the mainstream media, the peace movement was alive and well and large numbers of Americans did not support the war in Iraq. I wanted people to know that thousands of Americans were willing to travel to Texas and tolerate the heat, humidity, and bugs in order to support a grieving mother whose new purpose was to shine a light on the lies that led to the war and to bring home our troops so that no other mother would have to know the pain that she felt.

Over time, this blog has become more of an exploration of who I am, my spirituality, and how life works. I love life's complexities, exploring the shades of gray. I want to, as Rainier Maria Rilke said,

"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."

Maybe my blog is just one big question about what is needed in order for people to take the time to love and cherish each other and our earth. Maybe someday, I will "live along some distant day into the answer."

In the meantime, thank you for joining me on my journey. I welcome you to share yours with me

 

Monday, September 19, 2005

Songs of Crawford

Some songs that came out of Crawford:

Eric Folkerth was at Camp Casey. He wrote a song when he discovered that a man had mowed down the crosses that had been placed along the road in honor of the fallen soldiers. You can listen or download it for free at the website below. Go to the bottom of the page and click on:
"Prairie Chapel Road"
http://www.ericfolkerth.com/
Or you can click on the "comments" at the bottom of my entry from Sept 16th titled
A Mother's Response to the Destruction of the Memorial where Eric gives links to his song (Thanks Eric!).

This past weekend, I went to a David Roth concert. He played a song about Cindy Sheehan. You will find it on the bottom of the first page of his site and it is titled:
"Ranch of All Compassion"
http://www.davidrothmusic.com/

David Rovics is going to perform at the 9/24 rally in Denver (coinciding with the BIG rally in D.C. with Cindy Sheehan). Here is his
"Song for Cindy Sheehan"
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/08/1760169.php


And one more...

Here is Les Visible playing
"God Bless You Cindy Sheehan"
http://www.soundclick.com/pro/default.cfm?BandID=33200

I am sure that there are many more songs that I haven't found yet. Remember how the music of the 60's was a voice of the people? Okay, I admit it. I'm old enough to remember.

Power to the People!

posted by Carol at 9:27 PM

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