ON OUR WAY TO MEET MONET AT PAPPY & HARRIET'S FOR BINGO'S DREAM BAND the other night, a dove came to the door of my nomadhouse. literally, walked right in. i stood in awe of it for five or more minutes, with krissie, shay and sage as witnesses. even negra's presence didn't scare it off. finally, it walked off and flew away.

ANYWAY, this weekend our "president," george w. bush was dining with some of his rich friends in rancho mirage - or "down below," as we say in the high desert - before being heliported to the marine base in 29 palms to feed some expensive lies to some of the poor kids he is about to offer up as a sacrifice, for what my friend carol peterson calls "demon-crazy," or "democracy" in iraq.

since i couldn't afford the dinner (and i imagine the food is too rich for my taste) and can't be on the base to greet him, i decided to use MYSPACE place to send a message.

two of the songs are unreleased , "sinking in" and "here comes the idiot son" and the other two are alternate takes of songs from the "help wanted" album, including one recorded "LIVE" in washington dc while bush was being re-inaugurated last year...go to www.myspace.com/tedquinn to hear the tunes...

i hope you enjoy them. also, please help yourself to the album "dog years" at www.tedquinn.com/dogyears.

peace,
tq

here is a favorite photo krissie took recently of the lovely monet and our baby buddha boy, sage aka santi (as named by the thai buddhists in landers)

and although the trip to l.a. was for a sad occasion, of bidding farewell to my old friend jeff morrison, the man who lived in a shed,

we had a good lunch at old el coyote with jeremy, terry greene, pasquale amodeo and his wife stephanie (who took the picture and shared her guacamole with sage!!)

it was a chance for sage to see his grandma and grampa quinn..and his aunt diane...sage loves his avocado!!!


back at the beatnik, we danced...

 
DO SOMETHING/DO NOTHING
DO SOMETHING/DO NOTHING

>Humane Immigration Reform/I Have a Dream: Si se Puede
>
>SI SE PUEDE is deeper than YES WE CAN.
>
>SI SE PUEDE = IT IS POSSIBLE!
>
>I HAVE A DREAM AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT COME TRUE!
>
>This past weekend at an immigrant march in Birmingham, Alabama, the Rev. Derrill Wilson of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference spoke to people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park, where the police turned fire hoses on black children during the civil rights protests in 1963. "This is holy ground, he said. Here you stand up for yourselves. Stand up for everyone. And most of all, stand up for your children."
>
>The plan for May 1, 2006 is to hold a national boycott in solidarity for the cause of immigrant rights. By participating in the boycott, you can send a message to the leadership of this country and the rest of the world and support the dignity of millions of immigrant workers in the US who face economic exploitation, social ostracism and broken families.
>
>Remember the Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act that was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850. The Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850 made any official who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave liable to a fine of $1,000. Law-enforcement officials everywhere in the United States had the duty to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave on no more evidence than a claimant's sworn testimony of ownership. The suspected slave could not ask for a jury trial or testify on his or her own behalf. In addition, any person aiding a runaway slave by providing food or shelter was to be subject to six months' imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. Officers capturing a fugitive slave were entitled to a fee for their work. Sound familiar?
>
>We cannot allow the US Congress to raise illegal immigration to a felony offense and nor can we allow giving assistance, including food and water, to illegal immigrants to the level of a crime.
>Immigrants contribute to the US and global economy, therefore they should have the right to hold a job without fear.
>
>Do not go to work or school on May 1.
>
>Do not spend a single dollar on May 1.
>
>Do not purchase anything from any of these companies on May 1.
>
>Coca Cola-Dunkin Donuts-McDonalds-Burger King-Starbucks-Costco-Gap- K-Mart-Home Depot-Target-Quicksilver-Sears-Crispy Cream-Del Monte- Foods-Jack in the Box-KFC-Payless Shoes-Wal-Mart-Dominos Pizza-Office Depot-Chevron-Exxon-Mobil-IBM-Intel-Pizza Hut-Carls Jr.-Safeway-Longs Drugs-Walgreens-Dennys-Footlocker-Circuit City-7-11-
>ETC.
>
>SUPPORT THE BOYCOTT FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ON MAY 1, 2006
>
>GIVE RISE TO A BROADER MOVEMENT

DON'T BUY GAS FROM EXXON/MOBIL , EVER!! REMEMBER EXXON VALDEZ AND THE MILLIONS OF LIVES THEY DESTROYED, NEVER TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IN ALASKA. FUCK THIS CORPORATION OF CRETINS. DON'T GIVE THEM A PENNY OF YOUR HARD-EARNED MONEY.

GO TO WWW.NEILYOUNG.COM TO HEAR WHAT AN OLD METAL FOLK ROCKER HAS TO SAY.
"REMEMBER PEACE (VISUALIZE)"

 
unedited poetic (?) ramblings from my mind to the blogosphere

even when you
think you're telling me the truth
i don't believe you
even if you've got
something you think i want
i don't need you
where do you get off
thanking me for coming to my friend's funeral
all you do is talk about yourself
it only shows how insecure you are
even when i
catch you in a bald lie
you just deny it
even when you're caught
redhanded redhot
you think i'll buy it
where do you get off
acting like i'm doing you some kind of favor
when i come to pay my last respects
you're nothing more than last months flavor
tell me mister t
how does a boy grow up to be
a man like you
play it real loud
give your noise unto the crowd
what can you do
tell me mister t
how does a boy grow up to be
a man like you
thumping on your bible
you don't know about survival
on the razor's edge
talk about potential
like it's something you invented
from the same page
where do you get off
maybe the next stop is somewhere that you ought to go
i'd love to teach you a lesson
but there is no oxygen
and someone's got to go
either you or me
i can't forget my history
or what you've done to it
please don't talk about me
like you ever got me
when i'm gone
don't do it
tell me mister t
how does a boy grow up to be
a man like you
play it real cool
give your wise ass to the fool
what can you do
tell me mister t
how does a boy grow up to be
a man like you

(if there's one thing that really irks me, it's a rock n roller who's a holy roller.
put your hair in roller's. you've still got some.
this is my guitar solo. don't think i haven't been watching.
six minutes and thirty seconds is enough -
some would say too much.)

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don't even try
to dry your eyes, my boy
we should all be crying
you're right to cry

after a while
you're just too tired to cry
after a while
all you can do is smile

what a beautiful child
what a waste of life
in time of war
what a beautiful skyline
what a wasted sight
in time of war

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there's some real good folk in america
please don't judge a whole people by it's leader's shit
there's some real good folk in america
don't begrudge a whole people who let them get away with it

 

EASTER SUNDAY AT NOAH PURIFOY'S

and this morning, at 8:15am, sage said "i love you!"
momet and i both heard him.

 
JEFF MORRISON

Well there was a man who lived in a shed
Spent most of his days out of his head
For his shed was rotten let in the rain
Said it was enough to drive any man insane
When it rained
He felt so bad
When it snowed he felt just simply sad.

Well there was a girl who lived nearby
Whenever he saw her he could only simply sigh
But she lived in a house so very big and grand
For him it seemed like some very distant land
So when he called her
His shed to mend,
She said I'm sorry you'll just have to find a friend.

Well this story is not so very new
But the man is me, yes and the girl is you
So leave your house come into my shed
Please stop my world from raining through my head
Please don't think
I'm not your sort
You'll find that sheds are nicer than you thought.

-Nick Drake



clockwise from left, Jeremy Gilien, Stephen Gibson-Camp, Johnny Vargas, Jeff Morrison, Herb Swanagan, center, Ted Quinn (circa 1986)

"Poverty boys
Playing chamber pop"

The New Flesh

Remember when
We were the New Flesh
When the smoke filled the room
And the grass was fresh
A million songs floating though
The skylight in that room
Where my friends and I spent
Every sunny afternoon
Which of us would capture one
We never knew
But always there were harmonies to try
And a new song to do

We crossed the Pettus Bridge
To that rose colored road
Looking for some place that was open all night
From high upon the ridge
We watched the village below
Listening for the sirens to call us into flight

Remember when
We were the New Flesh
When the dogs chased the ball
And we made a silent wish
A million images flickering
Across a small blue screen
Where loneliness and belonging
Found some halfway in between
Which of us would leave the rest
We never knew
But there were always our fantasies
To carry us through


-tq
04/15/06

 
LA WEEKLY REPORTS ON JOSHUA TREE

hey yall-

there's a fun story in the new LA WEEKLY featuring some of our HIGH DESERT FAVORITES:
robyn & linda at PAPPY & HARRIETS, ethan at COYOTE CORNER, jesika and the cult of GRAM RABBIT and sisters joanne and nan at the INTEGRETRON>>>

http://www.laweekly.com/la-vida/la-vida/hijinks-in-the-high-desert/13090/

with nice links to www.nowherenowthemovie.com,

which is a film about JOSHUA TREE music shot by our friend JOHN PIROZZI...(who also shot a video for *CROSSING THE RIVER -

www.tedquinn.com/dogyears

- both now in post-production...)


plus FICTION BY MY NEW FRIEND, BEN EHRENREICH , who just spent a month here with the wonderful OFELIA CUEVAS,
(monet, sage, ben, ofelia and me with kazoo- photo by krissie)
managing to pull in several BEATNIK OPEN MICS, and at least one very special sunday afternoon at church with THRIFT STORE ALL-STARS...

http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/fighting/13041/

don't miss BINGO'S DREAM BAND appropriately playing at pappy & harriets on 4/20...

http://www.myspace.com/bingosdreamband

welcome TONY MASON to myspace...now, make him your friend!!!

http://www.myspace.com/tsmason

love on, tq

ps i put up a new song, "SLOT MACHINE MAN," which really isn't about jack abramoff, really it's not; plus a request from GREGORY NOEL, the organizer of many peace events around here and a good source of news you won't get elsewhere (make him your friend, too!!)

http://www.myspace.com/gregoreuo

- "PRIDE OF MAN," prophetically written by my late friend HAMILTON CAMP in 1962!!! (from 'HELP WANTED') plus a couple of tunes frm DOG YEARS. did i mention DOG YEARS is a FREE ALBUM at

www.tedquinn.com/dogyears

???

; )

*ANY HOME-MADE VIDEO EDITORS OUT THERE??? i am currently trying to edit the video. the footage is in quicktime, i'm working on a MAC (G4) with imovie. does anyone have any clues as to why when i try to import my video to imovie, it starts out saying that it will take 190 minutes to import, then, when it's getting close to being imported, it tells me it can't finish???