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Rodney is a 45 year old guy from San Francisco, California, USA

...They miss the whisper that runs any day in your mind, "Who are you really, wanderer?" and the answer you have to give no matter how dark and cold the world around you is: "Maybe I'm a king." --William Stafford


Desire nothing except desirelessness...hope for nothing except to rise above all hopes...want nothing and you will have everything... --Avatar Meher Baba

"Remember; no matter where you go, there you are." --Buckaroo Banzai

(upon viewing a television video of a recorded dream in "Until the End of the World"): Claire: "This is so beautiful." Henry: "Wallpaper is beautiful. You're looking at the human soul singing to itself. To its own god."

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  • elledarks blog - StumbleUpon

    Rated Jan 28 2008 • 757 reviews • stumblers, politics, music • stumbleupon.com

    Don't let that cute-wide-eyed-and-innocent avatar fool you, this woman is no token superficial bombshell. Nay, she is a bombshell of a different sort entirely. A socially sensitive sort that still hasn't forgotten how enjoy life, and that, folks, is very rare indeed. Her political poetry and writings about Che are what first attracted me, and between that and the cute photos with pithy captions as well as finding 50s pin-ups I hadn't seen before (and that's saying something...); well, I'm, of course, totally hooked.

    Since the first of the year I've even started the process of writing and producing a song based on one of her more political poems; "The Patriot." The words were plenty strong enough to make good lyrics and it's been great fun working on it, and I thank ellie for allowing me to do so; it may very well be the first song I bother putting through the rather tedious music publishing process!



    The Patriot

    I remember the time, back in '53
    people say we went too far
    we brought down the government of Iran
    replaced it with the Shah
    he was our puppet and innocent blood
    was spilled upon their soil
    you say it was wrong, but we had to do it
    to control the Iranian oil

    and we wrapped ourselves
    in the stars and stripes
    so no-one dare ask why

    I remember Guatamala in '54
    when democracy had to go
    We took down Arbenz and his 'help the poor'
    our paymasters wanted more
    we found a dictator and trained the torturers
    to stamp out the opposition
    the crime was so big no-one would question
    patriotic men in my position

    and we wrapped ourselves
    in the stars and stripes
    so no-one dare ask why

    I remember Berlin in '89
    the day the cold-war died
    they said the 'red menace' died that day too
    and you knew we had lied
    but fear is required if we are to control you
    so we needed a solution
    new myths were created, war will be endless
    we ignore the constitution

    and we wrap ourselves
    in the stars and stripes
    so no-one dare ask whyI remember it all, so many things
    that haunt me sometimes now
    newsreel images from foreign countries
    and nobody understands how
    How honorable men like we are
    can deal in lies and blood
    please understand that I am a patriot
    I do it for our country's good

    and we wrap ourselves
    in the stars and stripes
    so no-one dare ask why



    So keep on stumbling, ellie! The world needs more stumblers like you (a whole helluvalot more!)!