Hands in Soil (2005) by kenne
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Friends Help Plant New Vines 2 comments
Hands in soil,
This is how belonging begins:
Friends 4 comments
Friends (Malcum & Kenne) — 08/28/13
Cutting in Each Other’s Words
(in the mode of Ken Nordine)
yeah—
we’re talking over each other again,
syncopated speech,
cross-talk jazz.
no dead crows here, man—
only squirrels,
laid out like soft punctuation
between the lines of the road.
the rhythm hums in static,
somewhere between truth and static,
between your thought
and mine—
cutting in,
cutting out,
like we both forgot
who’s holding the solo.
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Friends In The Pond 1 comment
Friends In The Pond, Green Heron and Two Pond Sliders — Image by kenne
Sharing the same space
Having little in common
A communal pond.
— kenne
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New Year’s Day With Friends, 2006 1 comment
New Year’s Day With Friends, 2006 — Image by kenne
Those Were The Days
— Gene Raskin
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And think of all the great things we would do
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And think of all the great things we would do
Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I’d see you in the tavern
We’d smile at one another and we’d say
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I’d see you in the tavern
We’d smile at one another and we’d say
Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me
Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we’re older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we’re older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
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First Time In Awhile 3 comments
Jim and John Walking to the Broadway Trailhead In Saguaro National Park. — Images by kenne
Yesterday morning and this morning, it’s been cool enough to consider hiking in the desert.
So, when Tom called yesterday and asked me to go hiking, I felt a rush of energy pinned up since the spring.
Normally the hot desert days drive us up to Mt. Lemmon to hit the mountain trails.
However, this summer, the trails have been closed because of the Big Horn Fire.
So, this morning Jim, John, Tom, and I met at the usual meeting place outside the Bear Canyon branch
of the Pima County Library to mask-up and carpool to one of the many park trailheads.
Here in Tucson, we are not currently experiencing the orange sky the forest fires have created in California.
But, we have a haze covered sky coming from the many fires in the western states, making it easy to look directly at the sun.
Signs of our prolonged drought are everywhere. Even normally, drought-resistant plants are struggling.
We spent about 2 1/2 hours hiking various trails and washes in the Park. My friends have been hiking
these trails much longer than I, and if you are wondering, I’m the youngest of us.
HAPPY FEET!
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Reflections In The Water (Whitewater Draw) — Image by kenne
We stand together
Reflecting togetherness
Legs in the water.
— kenne
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Valentines Dinner with Friends Patty and Tom Markey in Puerto Peñasco (February 14, 2018)
Our dinner with friends
Was a very special time
On a special day.
— kenne
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Friends — Computer Art by kenne
Here not by a choice
She is young and beautiful
He old and prickly.
— kenne
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Texas Blues Friends at Papa’s Ice House in The Woodlands, Texas (June 2002)
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Tucson Rodeo Weekend ‘Friday with Friends’ — Images by kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Want To Share Some Shade? 1 comment
“Want To Share Some Shade?” — Image by kenne
Some shade from the sun
Is always better than none
When in the desert.
kenne
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Remembering Mean Gene Kelton — One Year Out 1 comment
Mean Gene Kelton — Image by kenne
One year ago today, our very good friend, Mean Gene Kelton died in an auto accident. I first met Gene at a Houston Blues Society (HBS) board meeting we were attending to explore how a group we were forming, Friends of the Blues — Montgomery County, might work with HBS. The focus of our group was an educational series on the Blues, which would be offered through the continuing education department at Montgomery College. Gene expressed an interest in being a part of our new project, and for the next year he and Joni would drive from Baytown to The Woodlands once a week — to say the least, we were impressed and appreciative of their involvement. That kind of support and commitment says more than words as to the kind of man Mean Gene Kelton was.
Over the past decade I had plenty of opportunity to photograph Gene, and in recent years to also video some of his gigs. (See links below.) As fate would have it, Joy and I were in Houston over the holidays last year and were planning on being at his New Years day matinée at Rowdy Bucks in Crosby, Texas, which we had also attended two-years earlier. The video on this post contains clips from the events that followed Gene’s tragic death.
Tragedy
Brings shock and uncertainty –
Shocked,
By sudden erratic change,
Evading control –
Uncertainty,
For the future.
In the end, it’s
How we act that
Serves to
Nurture new beginnings.
kenne
Blog Postings
http://kenneturner.com/2008/05/07/gene-kelton-ken-marys-blues-project-may-5-2008/
http://kenneturner.com/2008/08/14/mean-gene-kelton-the-corner-pub/
http://kenneturner.com/2009/10/22/20-years-and-out-mean-gene-kelton-the-texas-saloon/
http://kenneturner.com/2010/02/04/mean-gene-kelton-westfield-by-the-railroad/
http://kenneturner.com/2011/01/01/capturing-the-moment-mean-gene-kelton-t-99-nelson/
http://kenneturner.com/2011/01/03/capturing-the-moment-memories-of-mean-gene/
http://kenneturner.com/2011/02/12/mean-gene-kelton-the-corner-pub-august-2008/
http://kenneturner.com/2010/12/30/mean-gene-you-gave-so-much-now-its-our-turn/
http://kenneturner.com/2011/01/07/mr-mrs-v-kpft-remember-mean-gene-kelton/
Flickr Sets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennetu/sets/72157612015323911/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennetu/sets/72157604902077550/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennetu/sets/72157604138948800/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennetu/sets/72157602416286003/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennetu/sets/72157601104138219/
Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_r6fJhiRAE&
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g86mC0Y5TV8&
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQRp-2g2fs&
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WooiK2tMfuo&
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIzt8CFM8CQ&
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