Daniel McCree.Org Newsletter

Its Some Kind of Ritual

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 07:00:00 +0000

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Special thanks to each of our "vines" that continue the legacy each day, and
those who "remember" as a verb.
Sincerely,
Colby Kluthe, Director- Daniel McCree Foundation

Happy Holidays from the Foundation!

noreply@blogger.com (Daniel McCree Foundation) — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 23:31:00 +0000

Daniel McCree Foundation at Bungalow on Byers.

Published by Colby Kluthe December 19 at 6:37pmJoplin, MO

One thing i learned from my dad (daniel kluthe) was how to live with integrity. Part of this means keeping your word, and when you fail to do so..,admit it. So in that spirit... i have failed to honor my promise to send Daniels mother a number of items promised 6mos ago. I will someday sooner than later make good on that commitment. Its certainly not forgotten.

It's Some Kind of Ritual...

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:21:00 +0000

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Special thanks to each of our "vines" that continue the legacy each day, and
those who "remember" as a verb.
Sincerely,
Colby Kluthe, Director- Daniel McCree Foundation

I love the "id", how can you not with all those bells and whistles! - Daniel McCree

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 22:21:00 +0000

So after nearly 4 years living in Joplin, MO; that voice inside my head has urged me today to go to the Library and get a library card.   Sound like anyone you know? LOL

It might seem odd to you, but since 2007, I have maintained Danny's email account, and I used to spend hours talking to him through the email portal.   I found it to be a good way for my thoughts to go down as words, and usually if I request a question, in short order the answers I seek find their way into my psyche.

For a month now, i have been trying to remember a phrase Danny used to say, and all I could remember was that it ended in "how can you not... with all those bells and whistles".   Then just the other night it hit me.   I am currently struggling with my ego, that voice in your head that knows all your weaknesses and seems determined to push every button that will make me feel inadequate in being who I am.

I have to remind myself that I AM enough, just as I am.   And that I am unique and offer those who choose to be in my life something unique that cannot be duplicated.   When my monkey ran off to join the circus I was left feeling as if I could in no way compete with all those bells and whistles.

So the phrase is:   I love the "id"~ how can you not with all those bells and whistles.
(for background) see Sigmund Freud who believed that our psyche was divided into three parts, the "id" , the "ego" and the "super-ego".    The "id" being the instinctual nature that lives in each of us, and the super-ego which tells us that all things are possible.    The Ego, sits in the center and mediates between the other two. I tend to find individuals in my life who could be described as the "id" and I must say that when you meet such a character they can be quite insistent.    Many of you may have once recieved emails from Danny that might read... "Whales" go look it up and send me a picture of whales.

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Pomagranite Apple July21, 2007 (The last letters of Daniel McCree)

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000

Pomagranite Apple

A pomagranite apple says to me, "rewards often rise from this, listen??.."Ching".
Act now to improve your self esteem. Its necessary.
Refresh your sense of Jesus and plan on change being everywhere- all the time, wherever you are, you're the parent.
A free nihl could arise from this, a math brain could figure it out from here, me I just wonder, If alls gonna be will like that song says, drops of Jupiter in here hair, but I guess I know that guessing grows, and one leap leads you truly madly deeply towards the next one, imagining the next event when the whole time you could have been calculating outcomes, knowing the highest probable answer and instead laughing because so you thought, leather bound novels often hold onto what is forthwith?? exclaiming true and truism as examples of heathen splendor depauched, what if my father wasnted me to do the math and make babies, was that the meanest joke in the world, calling me into there place andrearranging reality,
K callin it jesus and laughing at me while the kings became rulers and the math just didn't compute with the true?.To gibe me an answer to my actual flesh and bone body would (READ MORE) PAGE 15

It's Some Kind of Ritual...

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:21:00 +0000

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Special thanks to each of our "vines" that continue the legacy each day, and
those who "remember" as a verb.
Sincerely,
Colby Kluthe, Director- Daniel McCree Foundation

"The Basics of the Basics: A Place" MCC of Greater Saint Louis 3/16/2014

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:17:00 +0000

"The Basics of the Basics: A Place"

MCC of Greater Saint Louis

3/16/2014

Bethany Place

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:18:00 +0000

Bethany Place

Bethany Place teaching the community.

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noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:38:00 +0000

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IF I CANNOT BRING YOU COMFORT~ THEN AT LEAST I BRING YOU HOPE

Wendy & Lisa - The Closing Of The Year

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Wendy & Lisa - The Closing Of The Year

Val Jackson "Selah" Sunday Celebration 11-24-2013

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 07:11:00 +0000

Happy Birthday Danny Boy!

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 08:00:00 +0000

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Daniel McCree Foundation

November 21

today would have been Daniel's 34th birthday

A note from the Editor:

www.DanielMcCree.Org

November 21, 2010

"The mission of DanielMcCree.Org is to share with the world, the creative works and spirit of Daniel McCree, foster a dialogue for those who were moved by his life,while promoting the 7 Arts of Power: Literature ,Performing Art,Visual Art,Design Art, Decorative Art, Technological Art and Spirituality"
We set today aside to celebrate the 27 years of Daniel McCree's life, and remember the contributions of his life and spirit over the past 3 years. To put it in Daniel's own words:
‎"A silent stare is what the outside world must view while I'm walking through this. My
life's work has been to record my story in my own way using whatever
avenues communication or _expression will serve the purpose. "
--Danny McCree (time unknown)

MetroEast NEWS: (SPARTA) GUNS STOLEN WERE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:22:00 +0000

MetroEast NEWS: (SPARTA) GUNS STOLEN WERE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS: Justin R. Lanton Can you share this info to help me out please!! I just had my house broken into in Sparta IL. They stole my stainless steal...

August 2013 MetroEast NEWS

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:46:00 +0000

BellevillePride~ MetroEast News
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The Way of Radical Grace

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:39:00 +0000

The Way of Radical Grace

MCC of Greater Saint Louis

8/4/2013

Sunday Celebration 8-4-13
Rev. Pressley Sutherland

Cast: MCC of Greater Saint Louis

Tags: LGBT, GLBT, MCCGSL, MCC, gay, lesbian, transgender, God,grace and the way

It's Some Kind of Ritual...

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:21:00 +0000

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Special thanks to each of our "vines" that continue the legacy each day, and
those who "remember" as a verb.
Sincerely,
Colby Kluthe, Director- Daniel McCree Foundation

MetroEast NEWS: Thoughts From a Mouthy Saint: "Hints,Allegations a...

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:04:00 +0000

MetroEast NEWS: Thoughts From a Mouthy Saint: : "Hints,Allegations and Things Left Unsaid" By: Colby Kluthe, Editor, MetroEast NEWS

Help Us Start a Monthly Artisan Market at MCCGSL!

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:20:00 +0000

Help Us Start a Monthly Artisan Market at MCCGSL!

We need your help! Here's a chance to help start an all new program at MCC! This is an opportunity for exposure to another segment of the community AND a new fund raiser utilizing our parking lot. We need MANY TALENTS! Everything from advertising and marketing to preparing and reviewing contracts to set up/clean up and someone to organize a drink/hospitality booth!

Please join Rev. Pressley, Tommy Lawless and Ben Birkner for the planning and organizing meeting. Wednesday, May 8, at 7p, in MCC's West Classroom. If you can't make that meeting, we STILL WANT YOU! Just email artisanmarket@mccgsl.org about your interest, or with your questions, and Tommy or Ben will get back to you.

God's creative gifts are everywhere. This monthly ArtisanMarket in our parking lot, will give local artists, crafters and food artisans an opportunity to sell their art, wares and products. We hope to host our first market in June 2013. Don't miss the chance to be part of the planning team.

Daniel McCree was a part of MCC of Greater St. Louis Church congregation until his suicide in 2007. The devotion he had to this "family" was that his attendance required him to walk several block and board a metrolink train (in Belleville) and ride it nearly an hour to the Central West End, then about a mile walk northwards to the building of St. Johns United Methodist, where MCCGSL met for nearly a decade. Daniel passed away in July 2007, knowing that the church's home was in question. But before the location on Sidney Street was secured, and subsequent developments of the new building in the Soulard Neighborhood.

Since 2007, we have "save space for gala" and had a page specific to this family which continues many of the causes Danny held dear to is heart. During his time at MCC, Daniel was integral in the establishment of Ezekiel Project, an HIV outreach ministry, as well as the young adult ministry of the time known as "Generations" (Now E3 Youth). Visit the Church Website

March 2013 MetroEast NEWS

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0000

About the Foundation

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:50:00 +0000

The Daniel McCree Foundation advocates for Social Justice Issues, Suicide Prevention, as well as outreach in the areas of HIV/AIDS awareness.

The late Daniel McCree was active with several causes, and organizations in the St. Louis and Southern Illinois region prior to his suicide in 2007. Our Leadership continues to work with these organizations in his honor.

Our Outreach projects include MetroEast NEWS, the Digital Directory and Monthly Publication as well as an ongoing dialog with those who have lost loved ones too soon.
We encourage community-wide collaboration, and volunteerism with a focus on giving voice to those not traditionally heard. (LEARN MORE)

Board of Directors

Feb 2013 MetroEast NEWS

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:06:00 +0000

MetroEast NEWS 2013 Sponsors

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:44:00 +0000

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Its that time of year again to renew your support for MetroEast NEWS 2013!

We are excited to offer our community-wide collaboration that has made our past 20 issues a publication which highlights and chronicles the LGBT communities of Southern Illinois and St. Louis regions.

It could not be completed without the support of our local business owners and civic leaders that sponsor and fund this outreach project. Individuals, Organizations and Small Business Owners have found that for only $30 they continue to sponsor and support our monthly publication which has been enjoyed by nearly 43,000 readers over the past year.

If you need assistance or have any questions about sponsorship contact us at danielmccreeorg@gmail.com or by telephone at 636-544-8810

NOW IS THE TIME to renew your support for the year ahead and ensure that 2013 is also a year of growth and spotlight for LGBT friendly and equality supporting business and organizations.

WHO CAN SPONSOR MetroEast NEWS?

We invite any small business owners and non-profit organizations & Fan Pages to join us as a sponsor for our upcoming DIGITAL DIRECTORY and monthly news publication. Our publications have enjoyed more than 15,000 readers since our first edition came out in June. Thanks to our current sponsors who have already renewed.

For the ad rate of $30.00 you can join us as a sponsor for each of the 2013 monthly issues. Sponsor Listings include company logo, and link to your contact information and website.

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RENEW YOUR SPONSORSHIP HERE

We gladly accept VISA/MC/AMEX or Paypal.

Be sure to Renew today to ensure you are included in the FEBRUARY 2013 publication, scheduled for just two weeks from today. (FEB 15th). Thanks for each of our sponsors who continue to support our publication. If you have decided NOT to renew, feel free to take a moment to provide us feedback on how we can improve.

Read Our Monthly Digital Issue

BROWSE THE 2012 ISSUES

Last year's sponsors were highlighted in each issue and hopefully found this to be a great advertising and community-involvement opportunity. We are thankful for each of you!

Sincerely,

Colby Kluthe, Editor - MetroEast NEWS
Emily Smith, St. Louis Regional Director danielmccreeorg@gmail.com
MetroEast News is an outreach project of the
Daniel McCree Foundation.
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MetroEast NEWS: Notable Passages- Mama Kathy Allen Rice

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:25:00 +0000

MetroEast NEWS: Notable Passages- Mama Kathy Allen Rice: January 14, 2013 Dear Members and Friends: It is with much sadness that I share with you that Mama Kathy Allen Rice died a...

At the closing of the year

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:51:00 +0000

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December 10th

I must admit to you that the past month has been one of lack-luster inspiration, and in fact for the first time in nearly 5 years i have not kept our facebook updated as often and am still having the challenge to muster the inspiration for the December issue of MetroEast NEWS. In fact I have considered the option of ending this outreach project for lack of inspiration, collaboration and funding.

Nonetheless, I find myself firmly in the grasp of winter and nearly halfway thru the month and simply playing catch-up to what usually happens here at the closing of the year. Last month, Daniel's birthday passed without much fanfare and for the first time since our inception World AIDS Day came and went without much notice.

What I am reminding myself of is the simple blessing that I am here to continue to write to you, and the understanding that others out there may actually expect some of our traditions to go onward. So humbly I take on that my own inspiration is not ever what it has been about. Its about you who follow us and of course that which Danny held in his heart as important. Most of his artwork is in the sun room of the house which I rarely go into anymore, so I'm admitting he's been telling me to move it for a month now and listening is not optional with Daniel. The framed work will likely be in the living room by weeks end. And I also decided it was time to upload the artwork releases again to the MySlart Gallery to be visible once again and viewed by other artists around St. Louis. The revolving display has also been updated to our own landing page so we can share with you other artists from our region.

This week or perhaps next I will wrap my brain around our foundation's board meeting which is supposed to happen in December as we review the past year and decide on a piece of artwork to be reproduced in the summer of 2013. For those of you who look for these releases, as our tradition it will be available in June and given away to our supporters and collectors. In 2012 we produced 10 prints, and if anyone did not get one or wanted one, we may have one or two left. Contact Emily Smith for more info: danielmccreeorg@gmail.com If we have any left they are located in Belleville.

So I have gotten a bit wordy in this update so I will simply close with one of our long-standing traditions of sharing the video "At the closing of the year" It always seems to bring Christmas to wherever i am so I hope it can do the same for someone else who is like me... hates the stress and obligations that christmas always seems to bring. If a drum is all you have.. beat that drum until someone listens. (At the closing of the year)

Happy Birthday Danny Boy!

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

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A note from the Editor:

At the moment, I will be "On a Journey" that has by some accounts been in the works for several years. I find the most difficult part of traveling is being away from the tunes that are the soundtrack that reminds me again and again, the vine grows. And much like any vine we generally find it a both unwieldy and determined. For several months now I have enjoyed this tune, but haven't shared it as of yet. Since I will be in LosAngeles the next few days traveling with the Choir from MCC, I thought while im out would be a great time. The moment I encountered "The Weepies" I knew I had stumbled upon a spirit I knew. And Like Daniel, it is most likely going to change you. So enjoy, and may blessings be upon each of you~ The D vine

November 2012 MetroEast NEWS

noreply@blogger.com ("D's Cheeze") — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:53:00 +0000