This Dream Of Life Is More Than Just A Story In Disguise -- Author, Composer
Santa Barbara, CA
Joined September 2009
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“The uncritical civilization bears witness to its own decline in accepting myths as fact, while dismissing facts as myth.” - Julian Brehm
I wrote this for Alexandra Parent, but for Christmas it belongs to all of you. Find some smiles.
Sung by Shawn Thies, Allie Kaster, Erin Dougherty, Katie Fritzke
Performed by Tom Ball, Brian Mann, Paula Hochhalter, Benedikt Brydern youtube.com/watch?v=1DhgsCs1…
“Hearts are ruined by disease and mayhem. We falter before tragedy and abandonment. We yearn for comfort, even in the shadow of another’s suffering. Isn’t life brief, after all? Not everyone can lead happy lives. Therefore, joy may just as well be ours.
That’s how war endures.”
My summer adventure with Wesley in Hawaii, 2019. Supporting cast is Ray Pannell, John Henry, Mom, Missy & Kurtis & Chuck, Erin, Wylene, and others at Lanikai, Princeville, the Royal Hawaiian, Bishop Museum, Buzz’s, Sunset Beach, Waimea Falls
Those fleeting moments of life. With Alexandra above Kailua Bay three years ago. We’ll never see this together again, but I have this memory, even if she doesn’t. 🌴🌊💖 facebook.com/story.php?story…
🎶 “Love’s a journey, we all know it’s true, why can’t wandering hearts see there’s road enough for two?” 🎶
Wesley and I visiting yesterday with my niece Missy, her husband Curtis, and my nephew Chuck yesterday at Princeville on beautiful Hanalei Bay. 😍🌴🤙
Just read this tonight from H. Allen Smith supposedly paraphrasing Abe Lincoln:
“It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; you can’t... facebook.com/100000322686984…
My friends from Santa Barbara to Lanikai!🌴🌊🤗 facebook.com/story.php?story…
To those of you wondering what Alexandra’s connection was to some of those people, here’s a letter she wrote, seeking a job at 35 years old.🙆♂️💖
The later it gets, the more I’m amazed by Alexandra’s big life, some of these friends and colleagues from her disappearing past. 🙆♂️💖
From the long, long ago, my lovely Alexandra as photographed by the late Karl Lagerfeld for a perfume ad in NYC when she was about 25 years old. 💖💋
And this is what the interior of my Nevada City Victorian looks like. We did the wallpapering ourselves years ago. Ceiling designs by Paul Duchscherer and papering instruction by Peter Bridgman, both of whom have passed away.
Three years ago we went to Disneyland. The best visit because it can never happen again. Memories remain for me. She still smiles. facebook.com/story.php?story…