my favorite poem

We only part to meet again
Though mighty boundless waves may sever
Remembrance oft shall bring thee near
And I will with thee go forever
And oft at midnight's silent hour
When brilliant planets shall guide the ocean
Thy name shall rise to heaven's highest star
And mingle with my soul's devotion

- Author Unverified

buddhist mantra

Do good.

Don't do evil.

Know the difference.

Enlighten the ignorant.

(Thanks to Craig for teaching me this!)

sic vita by henry david thoreau

Sic Vita

I am a parcel of vain strivings tied
By a chance bond together,
Dangling this way and that, their links
Were made so loose and wide,
Methinks,
For milder weather.

A bunch of violets without their roots,
And sorrel intermixed,
Encircled by a wisp of straw
Once coiled about their shoots,
The law
By which I'm fixed.

A nosegay which Time clutched from out
Those fair Elysian fields,
With weeds and broken stems, in haste,
Doth make the rabble rout
That waste
The day he yields.

And here I bloom for a short hour unseen,
Drinking my juices up,
With no root in the land
To keep my branches green,
But stand
In a bare cup.

Some tender buds were left upon my stem
In mimicry of life,
But ah! the children will not know,
Till time has withered them,
The woe
With which they're rife.

But now I see I was not plucked for naught,
And after in life's vase
Of glass set while I might survive,
But by a kind hand brought
Alive
To a strange place.

That stock thus thinned will soon redeem its hours,
And by another year,
Such as God knows, with freer air,
More fruits and fairer flowers
Will bear,
While I droop here.

photos from summer school day party

raver's edge | saturday 6.30.07

Vitruvius wrote:

"Hey scuzzballs, pay attention! We got some rockstar action to close out the month of June and nothin' but pure sexiness to kick off July. Tomorrow, catch the on-deck stylings of

Dwreck

and dig on this lineup:

June 30 - Evan Evolution
July 7 - HaVoK
July 14 - Not ready to announce this one just yet, but rest assured, pure sexiness... stay tuned!

Podcasts, Mix Archives and much more
www.raversedge.net

Tune in to WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland
http://www.wruw.org/
Every Saturday 5:30-8pm
for The Raver's Edge
Great Electronic Music
with Live Mixes Every Week "

[edit]

Here's the tracklisting to what I played:

The Untouchables - Li’l Louie’s Anthem
Beat Smugglers - Still Needing You
Troydon - City Slumming
Trevor Loveys - Finger Jackin’
Troydon & Youngman - Take Chances
Uneaq - Night Music
BMC - BMC’s Groove
K.O.T. - Gwiz Theory
St. Germain - Sure Thing (Todd Edward's remix)
Gary Romalis - Groovin’
Stacey Kidd - Think of You
Wyndell Long - Nightcrawler
Armand Van Helden - Allright
Sleep Train - Over Night
Paul Johnson - I Like To Party
Chuck Daniels - Latin Trip
Wyndell Long - She Heard Me Cry
Avondale Music Society - Adapter
DJ Pascal Pioux - Organ Boogie
DJ Sneak - Percolate This Track
Paul Johnson - I Get Lifted
Only Freak - Can’t Get Away (Solid Groove Remix)
Dynamix II - Just Give The DJ A Break

You can download it here: Raver's Edge link.

re(vision) | akron | wednesday weekly

TIMESLOTS for Wed June 20th, 2007

9:00-10:30 - 1 Auxy - re(vision) - Minimal

10:30-11:45 - Dwreck - CMHA/Tek-Know? - House

11:45-1:00 - Decepticon - TSK - D&B

1:00-2:15 - Andre Leone - Deepinit/Tek-Know? - House

edit: I invited StoutXTC to join in on a tag set with me and Andre and then for that second slot, 1_Auxy also joined in for a 4-way tag set. Good times!

photos from the weekend

Clifton Arts Festival

John Arnold & Ayro @ Touch Supper Club

Big Deck Sundays @ Beachcomber & Tiki Bar

beatbox strauss

Here's a video my friend Mark made with Ableton Live. Click the title link to view the YouTube video. There's a button for his website in my list to the left (scroll down), but if you're simply reading the feed (if you clicked one of my banner links), go to http://blogacide.blogspot.com/ for my actual full website.

1 cornithians 13

1 Corinthians 13

Love

1If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

undergroundhousemusic blog

Click the title link for the latest underground house hotness.

summer school | hodge school | sat 6.23.07

date: Sat 23 June 2007
time: 1pm to 6pm
where: Hodge School
1075 East 74th St.
Cleveland, OH 44103

Free, all ages.
DJs, Art show, Drum Circle, and BBQ!
An indoor/outdoor event.

DJs:
Random(seed)
StoutXTC
Dwreck
Secret Sauce
Shubs
and maybe Brandon Andrews...

more details to come.

henry david thoreau quote

“I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government”
-Henry David Thoreau

big deck sundays | beachcomber | weekly

StoutXTC and I are playing this Sunday night. Come check out some house music under the stars, on the East Bank of the Cuyahoga River. 18+. No cover. There's a full menu from finger foods to surf and turf (available late night as well!). It truly is the hottest spot downtown. Jet Ski rentals available. Dock your boat and join us! Brought to you by Electrik Tuna Productions.

clifton arts festival | twist | sat 6.16.07

The Clifton Arts Festival
Saturday June 16, 2007

The streets are blocked off for The Clifton Arts festival which goes on during the day. This brings a diverse and unique crowd that doesn't normally frequent Twist. Additionally, this is Pride day downtown and there will be a shuttle running between the two. All in all, it should be fun. There might even be some outdoor stage time like last year.

12:00 pm Dwreck
2:00 pm misterbradleyp
4:00 pm Jugoe
6:00 pm Encyclopedia Brown
8:00 pm Nox
10:00 pm Rob Black


TWIST SOCIAL CLUB
11633 Clifton Blvd
Cleveland-Lakewood, OH
216.221.2333

an open letter to the crabby old guy at the clark station

Dear Crabby Old Guy at the Clark Gas Station,

What the hell is your problem, you angry and miserable old man? Why don't you do the world a favor and commit suicide already instead of spreading your hatred? Do you really have to take your problems out on the Clark gas station attendant and myself after I called you out on your insane rant to previously mentioned Clark gas station attendant? So, the station changed it's policy about paying and now you have to prepay for your gas before you pump it... is that REALLY that big of a deal? Why does that even matter, as it seems to be the policy of most gas stations nowadays? Why did you have to swear and scream and yell and complain to the nice Indian man behind the thick glass? Hey, be mad at the world today that created the situation that caused our local gas station to change their policy, but don't take it out on the nice Indian man behind the counter. Maybe if more people were honest and didn't steal gas by filling up and then taking off without paying then they wouldn't have changed their policy, but don't take it out on the guy working behind the counter. What the hell is wrong with you, you crabby old man? And what gives you the right to call me names and tell me I should wash my mouth out with soap after I ask you to spread love around instead of spreading hate to those around you during your day to day activities in this world full of strangers? Are you really justified in calling me, "a little smart-aleck who should have his mouth washed out with soap?" I beg to differ. Really.

sora sol's weekend picks

What to do this weekend? Here's some offerings from my friend Sora Sol of the SAFMOD Dance Ensemble: (her comments follow each choice as well)

Tonight (Friday, June 1)

Fireside Symphony @ Dewey's Coffeehouse (Shaker Square)
8pm-???
Free show
Why you should go: Because FSS is all about peace, love, and all things good. And they're all pretty cute, too. =)
Fireside's Myspace

Bob Peck Opening @ Level Three Gallery
6-10pm
Why you should go: Bob Peck is hands-down one of my favorite artists in Cleveland. Love his work.
Level Three's website
Bob Peck's myspace

Grace Needlman Opening @ Passport Project
6-9pm
Why you should go: The mission of Passport Project is to create love, unity, and respect through diversity. I haven't seen Grace's work yet, but any night at PP is sure to fill your soul! I also hear a Cuban pianist is involved...
Passport Project's myspace



Tomorrow (Saturday, June 2)

Artists of SAFMOD @ Thom-Ohio Gymnastics Annual Show
6 pm
Thom-Ohio Gym is so generous in letting SAFMOD practice for free in their facility that we're giving a little back.
Why you should go: SAFMOD'll be shaking it up, and I'll be performing on the aerial tissu. For all those who keep saying you want to see me in the air...here's your chance!
SAFMOD.org

Fireside Symphony headlining @ Barking Spider
10pm
No cover
Why you should go: If you missed Friday's show, here's a chance to make it up. Support artists who support unity. =D
Fireside's Myspace




Sunday, June 3

Artists of SAFMOD @ Thom-Ohio Gymnastics Annual Show
6 pm
Thom-Ohio Gym is so generous in letting SAFMOD practice for free in their facility that we're giving a little back.
Why you should go: Same show as on Saturday...zowie! For all of you who keep saying you want to see me perform aerial...here's your chance!
SAFMOD.org


Artists of SAFMOD @ the Velvet Dog
9pm
FREE PARTY ON THE ROOFTOP!
Why you should go: Jugoe will be spinning. Rob Bell will be MC-ing. SAFMOD will be tearing it up. Bob Peck is showing. Free sushi and drinks until 11. AND it's the day before my birthday, so you DEFINITELY should come party. How many more reasons do you need?!
SAFMOD.org