Chilled White Whine

Farther On~Solo~Live 2008~ Jackson Browne

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

In my early years I hid my tears
And passed my days alone

Adrift on an ocean of loneliness
My dreams like nets were thrown

To catch the love that I'd heard of
In books and films and songs

Now there's a world of illusion and fantasy
In the place where the real world belongs

Still I look for the beauty in songs
To fill my head and lead me on

Though my dreams have come up torn and empty
As many times as love has come and gone

To those gentle ones my memory runs
To the laughter we shared at the meals

I filled their kitchens and living rooms
With my schemes and my broken wheels

It was never clear how far or near
The gates to my citadel lay

They we're cutting from stone some dreams of their own
But they listened to mine anyway

I'm not sure what I'm trying to say
It could be I've lost my way

Though I keep a watch over the distance
Heaven's no closer than it was yesterday

And the angels are older
They know not to wait up for the sun
They look over my shoulder
At the maps and the drawings of the journey I've begun

Now the distance leads me farther on
Though the reasons I once had are gone

I keep thinking I'll find what I'm looking for
In the sand beneath the dawn

But the angels are older
They can see that the sun's setting fast

They look over my shoulder
At the vision of paradise
Contained in the light of the past

And they lay down behind me
To sleep beside the road 'til the morning has come

Where they know they will find me
With my maps and my faith in the distance
Moving farther on

(music and lyrics by Jackson Browne)

'Precious'

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:51:00 +0000

I cannot watch this trailer without dissolving into tears...

Beyond Beautiful~PS22 Chorus "COME SAIL AWAY" ~

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:53:00 +0000

This will lift your heart! Just listen and look at those precious faces! Love, love, love!

Jackson Browne says Bottled Water is Inconvenient!

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:12:00 +0000

Watch the video. How can you argue with his logic? We ARE starved for real food, real information and an authentic life. Lose the plastic. It's a start......

The Highwaymen

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:18:00 +0000

I will always love this song....Classic, legendary, poignant
impeccable. Thank you Willie, Waylon, Kris and Johnny......

I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.

I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide.
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still.

I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and
around and around

I blast starships across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again..

MAGICAL! PS22 Chorus "LANDSLIDE" by FLEETWOOD MAC (acoustic version)

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:06:00 +0000

Doctor My Eyes~A Jackson Browne Masterpiece~Covered by Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five~

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:25:00 +0000

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
And the slow parade of fears without crying
Now I want to understand

I have done all that I could
To see the evil and the good without hiding
You must help me if you can

Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what is wrong
Was I unwise to leave them open for so long

Cause I have wandered through this world
And as each moment has unfurled
Ive been waiting to awaken from these dreams
People go just where they will
I never noticed them until I got this feeling
That its later than it seems

Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what you see
I hear their cries
Just say if its too late for me

Doctor, my eyes
Cannot see the sky
Is this the prize for having learned how not to cry

Jackson Browne - Gone To Sorrow

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:56:00 +0000

Oh my....I love this. Enjoy if you pass this way........

I LOVE Tom Petty! One More Time Down South~

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:06:00 +0000

headed back down south
gonna see my daddy's mistress
gonna buy back her forgivness
pay off every witness

One more time down south
sell the family headstones
drag a bag of dry bones
make good on my back loans

so if i come to your door
let me sleep on your floor
i'll give you all i have
and a little more

sleep late down south
look up my former mentors
live off yankee winters
be a landlord and a renter

create myself down south
impress all the women
pretend i'm samuel clemens
wear seersucker and white linens

so if i come to your door
let me sleep on your floor
i'll give you all i have
and a little more

spanish moss down south
spirits cross the dead fields
mosquitoes hit the windshield
all document remain sealed

so if i come to your door
let me sleep on your floor
i'll give you all i have
and a little more

i'll give you all i have
and a little more

She Must Be Somebody's Baby

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:46:00 +0000

No doubt,one of the most "commercial" Jackson Browne tunes, written for Cameron Crowe's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", this song may be the only touch point you have with Jackson Browne....I implore you to explore his work. You will be amazed!

Somebody's Baby
Jackson Browne & Danny Kortchmar
[From the "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" soundtrack]

Well, just - a look at that girl with the lights comin' up in her eyes.
She's got to be somebody's baby.
She must be somebody's baby.
All the guys on the corner stand back and let her walk on by.
She's got to be somebody's baby.
She must be somebody's baby.
She's got to be somebody's baby.
She's so fine.
She's probably somebody's only light.
Gonna shine tonight.
Yeah, she's probably somebody's baby, all right.

I heard her talkin' with her friend when she thought nobody else was around.
She said she's got to be somebody's baby; she must be somebody's baby.
'Cause when the cars and the signs and the street lights light up the town,
She's got to be somebody's baby;
She must be somebody's baby;
She's got to be somebody's baby.
She's so....
She's gonna be somebody's only light.
Gonna shine tonight.
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's baby tonight.

I try to shut eyes, but I can't get here outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright.
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her.
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's only light.
Gonna shine tonight.
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's baby tonight.
Gonna shine tonight, make her mine tonight.

Full Circle

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:35:00 +0000

So, my favorite singer/songwriter is Jackson Browne. My twenty year old daughter loves Tim Rice Oxley, of the group Keane. She has seen Jackson with me and I have seen Keane with her. Wonderful experiences, making us both appreciative of the others musical choices.

What a treat to find Mr. Oxley covering "These Days", a song Jackson Browne wrote when he was just sixteen.

My daughter and I both screamed with delight when we saw this. Full Circle......The apple doesn't fall far from the tree....

Fountain of Sorrow

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:40:00 +0000

Valentines Day is often Bittersweet....This song fits the bill, yes?

Stunning song....no doubt...Jackson wrote it about his love affair with Joni Mitchell.... She was a muse for many..... Still...... so jaded and sad.

Fountain of Sorrow
Jackson Browne

Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer
I was taken by a photograph of you
There were one or two I know that you would have liked a little more
But they didnt show your spirit quite as true

You were turning round to see who was behind you
And I took your childish laughter by surprise
And at the moment that my camera happened to find you
There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes

Now the things that I remember seem so distant and so small
Though it hasn't really been that long a time
What I was seeing wasn't what was happening at all
Although for a while, our path did seem to climb

But when you see through loves illusions, there lies the danger
And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool
So you go running off in search of a perfect stranger
While the loneliness seems to spring from your life
Like a fountain from a pool

Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes, but now youre all right
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight

Now for you and me it may not be that hard to reach our dreams
But that magic feeling never seems to last
And while the futures there for anyone to change, still you know its seems
It would be easier sometimes to change the past

I'm just one or two years and a couple of changes behind you
In my lessons at loves pain and heartache school
Where if you feel too free and you need something to remind you
There's this loneliness springing up from your life
Like a fountain from a pool

Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight

You've had to hide sometimes but now youre all right
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight

Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to struggle, youve had to fight

To keep understanding and compassion in sight
You could be laughing at me, you've got the right
But you go on smiling so clear and so bright

Do You Think is True?

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:43:00 +0000

Do we really do this? I'm afraid I do.....I am so worried about people LIKING me~that sometimes my message is lost....how about you? Thanks to my sis for sending me this!

NINE WORDS WOMEN USE

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting h er time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man... That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome . (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever').

(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU!

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

Dental Hell! Cute Kid.....

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:18:00 +0000

Oh gosh! This precious baby has endured the "dental office visit from hell" and his dad documented the event. What a darling dad and son. I HATE the dentist, by the way...They never, EVER, give me enough drugs! LOL!!!!

~Back to Blogging~

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:58:00 +0000

I've been a bad Blogger~I'll explain more later~

Until then....take a look at this~ What a great cover of Keane's "Everybody's Changing".

Read more about the PS22 Chorus here~
http://ps22chorus.blogspot.com/

Exciting New Health Advice For Women~Chardonnay May Be the Answer!

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:48:00 +0000

How many times have you reached for a cool white wine at the end of a long hard day? It seems Chardonnay is the choice for many women! Keep reading!

Do you have feelings of inadequacy?

Do you suffer from shyness?

Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist (or bartender or liquor store clerk) about Chardonnay.

Chardonnay is the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident about yourself and your actions.

Chardonnay can help ease you out of your shyness and let you tell the world that you're ready and willing to do just about anything. No more secrets!

You will notice the benefits of Chardonnay almost immediately and with a regimen of regular doses you can overcome any obstacles that prevent you from living the life you want to live.

Shyness and awkwardness will be a thing of the past and you will discover many talents you never knew you had.

Stop hiding and start living, with Chardonnay.

Chardonnay may not be right for everyone. Women who are pregnant or nursing should not use Chardonnay. However, women who wouldn't mind nursing or becoming pregnant are encouraged to try it.

Side effects may include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, incarceration,erotic lustfulness, loss of motor control, loss of clothing, loss of money, loss of virginity, delusions of grandeur, table dancing,headache, dehydration, dry mouth, and a desire to sing Karaoke and play all-night rounds of Strip Poker, Truth Or Dare, and Naked Twister.

WARNINGS: -

* The consumption of Chardonnay may make you think you are
whispering when you are not.

* The consumption of Chardonnay may cause you to tell your
friends over and over again that you love them.

* The consumption of Chardonnay may cause you to think you can
sing.

* The consumption of Chardonnay may lead you to believe that
ex-lovers are really dying for you to telephone them at four in the morning.

* The consumption of Chardonnay may make you think you can
logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.

* The consumption of Chardonnay may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

Now Just Imagine What You Could Achieve With a Good Dry Red!!!

(this was too cute not to pass along... remember~MODERATION in EVERYTHING!)

Rock the Vote! Get Free Treats!

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:39:00 +0000

Please Vote!

You can even get a free treat for doing so!

Your favorite coffee awaits! Free for voting!

Starbucks: Giving away a free tall coffee to people with proof of voting

(or a pledge of having voted.)

A patriotic donut,

just for voting!

Krispy Kreme: Giving away free star-shaped donuts with red, white and blue sprinkles (while supplies last) to people with an “I voted” sticker all day

How about

some ice cream?

Ben & Jerry’s: Giving away a free scoop in any flavor from 5pm to 8pm

to anyone who say they voted.

Fun treats for you on an exciting day!

My Jack O Lantern Gets a Spa Treatment~Happy Halloween From Southern California! Cool and Crisp? I Don't Think So!

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:17:00 +0000

I try, I really try to bring the seasons to my home. Christmas (winter) is insane! I'll post my gorgeous over the top Christmas decor soon. I strive for a Griswald Family Christmas, to say the least! LOL

Come Spring, I bring out the bunny banners, garden statuary and pastel egg colorations, in every shape, form and fashion. I change the front door decor and many other table tops and display cabinets in my home.

Halloween and Fall? I'm having a dilemma! Here is a brief recap of my problematic fall decor...

Oh sure, I have my beautiful fall wreath on my front door, and my front porch decorations, are lovingly placed for all my trick or treaters to see. I have a cute glamorous witch sign, some nifty fall topiaries and a gorgeous black cat right at the entrance of my house. On All Hallows Eve, costumed visitors will even be treated to a talking wizard in a crystal ball. Yes, I am ready for the little tricksters.

Alas, my poor decorative outdoor pumpkins, part of my festive fall decor, are shriveling beyond recognition, thanks to the over 90 degree temps we have had in my neck of the woods, FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER.

I am so sick of this heat....but, I digress.... I heard soaking them in water will perk them up.

This one got a Spa Treatment today!

I live in a beautiful part of California. We are blessed with Mediterranean temperatures, and ocean breezes, rolling hills, hot air balloons and wineries, right in our own back yard.

However, the past months have been brutal, with regard to daytime heat indexes. Every single day has been 87-100 plus degrees since....well, since the middle of summer. Now, I grant you, our nights finally cool off to the fifties or sixties, and that makes early morning jogs euphoric. However.....there is something wrong when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or more at the end of October!

You end up with pumpkins that need re-hydration!
I'm running a spa for pumpkins, people!

Only in California!

Ah, the things we do in the name of beauty!

Vote! Don't Let This Happen To You!

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:56:00 +0000

Nancy Ellyn thwarts the election! Video seen here!

I discovered this last week and sent it to a bunch of my friends! It's pretty fun (especially for my Democratic peeps) and your buds will get a kick out of it, I'm sure!

WHATEVER YOUR PARTY or PERSUASION......PLEASE VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOV. 4!

She Said She Had Breast Cancer~But, She LIED!

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:46:00 +0000

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I have been pondering what kind of post I should make, recognizing this important cause.

This story hit my gut so hard, I decided this was the one I should post.

Please support all survivors, victims, sisters, friends, aunts, husbands, brothers, mothers and daughters who have been touched by this dreaded, yet common disease.

How do you feel about this fraud? I find it so disturbing, I cannot even come up with a good excuse for this person, who claims to be a victim.

Here is a look at the amazing, awful story.~ My synopsis follows~

Meet Suzy Bass (pictured left), a popular high school math teacher who had her students, her friends, her co-workers and her family convinced she had stage IV breast cancer.

She claimed it had spread to her shoulder, her bones, her heel and that Chemotherapy no longer worked. The truth? She was making it all up! She was perfectly healthy and duped everyone, even her own family.

How shameful is that? Wonder if Karma ever entered her mind? What a sad situation.

Disgusting, morbid, sad and incredible. I pray for her. She is one mentally ill woman, obviously.

_____________________________________________________________

Read the COMPLETE story, courtesy of Glamour Magazine. brilliantly written by the author Erin Zammett Ruddy

Suzy Bass had less than a year to live. The Knoxville, Tennessee, high school math teacher was battling stage IV breast cancer, and it had spread to her shoulder and heel. Chemotherapy no longer worked; an experimental bone marrow therapy she’d tried as a last resort appeared futile. Her students and colleagues were devastated. Bass, then 41, was a popular newcomer to the picturesque private Webb School near the Smoky Mountains that fall of 2007. “Ms. Bass was the cool teacher,” says Michaelan Moore, 18, who was a junior in Bass’s Algebra II class. “Everyone just loved her immediately. We could tell her anything.”

Because Bass had recently moved to Knoxville and was single, two Webb staffers—Julieanne Pope, 43, and Terri Ward, 51—became her part-time caregivers. “I left my cell phone on my nightstand every night in case she needed anything,” says Ward, the dean of faculty. “On bad days I’d tell her, ‘We are going to attack this. We are going to fight.’” When Bass was too sick to teach, they’d cover her classes. And they kept a steady stream of casseroles and smoothies going to her condo. “We would visit and she’d be shaking, pale and so sick,” says Pope, Webb’s technology coordinator. At school Bass would cover her head—bald from chemotherapy—with a knit cap, and limp from the tumor in her foot.

In October Webb students and faculty put together a team for Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure to benefit the local breast cancer charity affiliate. “Suzy’s Crew for the Cure,” they called it. But when race day came, Bass was too weak to even walk. “She just met us at the finish line so she could cross it,” says Pope. As Bass’s condition worsened, she sent an e-mail to Pope thanking her for her support and friendship, and in an attached document, she outlined her last wishes. She asked that she be cremated, her ashes scattered in the Cayman Islands, with no tears: “I want whoever is sprinkling to be enjoying friends, family and loved ones, laughing and just having fun,” she said.

Inspired by Bass’s brave battle, Webb’s students dedicated their prom fund-raiser to her, raising money for Komen for the Cure by selling T-shirts bearing the charity’s logo. “Everyone wanted to support Ms. Bass,” says Eliza Dawson, 17, a student who helped coordinate the event. The students planned to present a check to the director of Komen’s Knoxville branch—with Bass by their side—during prom, and their efforts were covered by the local newspaper.

A week before the big dance, though, the school received a series of troubling phone calls. The callers were intimately familiar with Bass’s devastating saga. But they weren’t upset about her deadly illness—they were furious.

Read the rest of the story here~http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/2008/10/she-said-she-had-breast-cancer-but-she-lied

I Pretty Much Love Ms. Sarah Palin

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:03:00 +0000

I love SNL. I never miss it, and haven't in years and years. I love the satire, the political humor, the jabs at society and the (often) sophisticated writing. Love this little ditty with Amy Poehler on Weekend Update. Love Lorne Michaels as the brillliant producer, love the writers and cast, and I love Sarah Palin!

(((this is supposed to be a video from NBC.Com of Sarah Palin on SNL...I think it opens in some browsers, and doesn't in others! YIKES...Sorry about that!)

So, shows like SNL, Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper, Hannity, etc. make me think. They make me think, but they don't tell me what I believe....

You see, I'm a liberal with a conservative soul. I'm a thinker and a researcher. Picking apart an issue, idea, opinion or statement is fun for me.

I get it all, listen, learn and I ponder over the issues. This has been my big problem in every single election. There are qualities and ideals I love about both candidates. I have to figure out who I love the most, in every single election I have ever voted in. And....I've voted since the late seventies!

My favorite political couple? James Carville and Mary Matalin! OMG! Google them! Those two just kill me! I don't know how they can even live together, with their political differences, but they are very happily married! They are both BRILLIANT! I listen carefully to every word either of them say. For those who don't know~ HE is a prominent DEMOCRATIC strategist....SHE is a prominent REPUBLICAN strategist. AMAZING!

I really can see both sides....but I finally pick the one that makes sense for me.

I'm so all over the place! I mean, my fave of all time is Jackson Browne, but, I don't agree with him all the time on his politics. I wouldn't vote for someone just because Jackson Browne has backed that person. I have a mind of my own, and I would hope every voter would say the same thing.

We work hard and I don't really want to "spread the wealth", but I want peace and love. I'm a pacifist who respects our military. I want "Joe the Plumber" to prosper and I want less government spending. However, I want to fund and help many government programs which will utilize my tax dollars wisely. My philosophy is always a dichotomy, blending ideals from both sides.

That's me.

It just boils down to which side do I agree with THE MOST. It's really not about RIGHT or LEFT; RED or BLUE; BLACK or WHITE. I hope and pray most voters consider every single detail and issue before placing his or her vote.

Oh, and another thing?

I'll say it again~ I pretty much adore Sarah Palin. What a good sport. (I can also do a pretty mean impression of her, and amuse my family daily!) Go Sarah!

Enough about MY politics. How about yours? Learn and research before you vote. Think for yourself and don't let a celebrity endorsement sway you. YOU know what YOU want!

Sleeps Dark and Silent Gate~Another Jackson Browne Masterpiece

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:08:00 +0000

Take a listen to the intro by Graham Nash, for this lovely duet with Scotty Thurston. From Jackson's "Going Home" video, this song was first on his incredible album, "The Pretender". Oh, so much sadness, loss and grief in this song. It resonates with the masses, yes?

Sleeps Dark and Silent Gate
(Jackson Browne)

Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder
Where my life will lead me
Waiting to pass under Sleep's dark and silent gate

I found my love too late
Running around day after day
Looking for the time to play
While my old friends slipped away

Never should have had to try so hard
To make a love work out, I guess
I don't know what love has got to do with happiness
But the times when we were happy
Were the times we never tried

Sitting down by the highway
Looking down the road
Waiting for a ride
I don't know where I've been
Wishing I could fly away
Don't know where I'm going
Wishing I could hide

Oh God this is some shape I'm in
When the only thing that makes me cry
Is the kindness in my baby's eye

Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder
Where the years have gone
They have all passed under
Sleep's dark and silent gate

(c) 1976 SWALLOW TURN MUSIC

My Opening Farewell~Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:50:00 +0000

Jackson wrote this song, and recorded it from a male point of view (replace the masculine pronouns with feminine). I always loved the song, but years ago, when I heard Bonnie Raitt's haunting interpretation, it just blew me away. Here they are, performing this lyrical masterpiece. If I'm in a melancholy mood, it brings tears to my eyes.....Gorgeous!

When I was in college, I used Jackson's lyrics in many papers centered around selected studies in comparitive literature~Modern American Poetry. ~(how many of you English majors know what I'm talking about!)~

I consider him one of our finest poets; a literary jewel! Forget the music, which is wonderful; how about those words?

He is a treasure, who is so underated.

I'm just doing my part to spread the word! Thank you, Jackson!

My Opening Farewell
(Jackson Browne)

Baby stands before an open window
Looking so far away
He can almost feel the southern wind blow
Gently touching his restless day

He turns from his window to me
Sad smile his apology
Sad eyes reaching to the door

Daylight loses to another evening
And still he spares me the word goodbye
And sits alone beside me fighting his feelings
Struggles to speak but in the end can only cry

Suddenly it's so hard to find
The sound of the words to speak his troubled mind
So I'm offering these to him as if to be kind:

There's a train everyday leaving either way
There's a world, you know
There's a way to go
And I'll soon be leaving -- it's just as well
This is my opening farewell

A child's drawing's left there on the table
And a woman's silk is lying on the floor
And I would keep them here if I were able
To lock you safe behind this open door

Suddenly it's so clear to me
That I'd asked you to see what you may never see
And now my kind words find their way back to me

There's a train everyday leaving either way
There's a world, you know
You got a way to go
And I'll soon believe -- its just as well
This is my opening farewell

My Blog Log Deleted My Blog~Move Along~Nothing to See Here!

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:01:00 +0000

I'm trying to claim it and get it back. They tell me I have to post a new post and include some sort of tag. Okay, here it is. I hope it works.

Here's a little visual, to make this less boring..... I love John & Kate Plus 8 and little Joel is my favorite.....here's a clip of the little cutie!

Now, for those of you who don't know, he is one of six!

A major multiple birth story, he has three sisters and two brothers, all from the same "litter". I don't mean that to be rude, but I don't know the PC term. Anyway, he is the youngest of the six sextuplets.

So, he has all these semi similar siblings (how's THAT for alliteration?) around him! Plus, he has two older twin sisters.

I'm sure his dad was trying to explain to him the differences between him and all his sisters. So sweet and so innocent. I love it. What a precious baby!

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~Love Needs a Heart~Jackson Browne

taosunset@aol.com (Nancy Ellyn) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:28:00 +0000

A stunning live performance of "Love Needs a Heart", made even more charming, with Jackson's little mistake at the beginning. Those who have been lucky enough to see him perform live, secretly love seeing his humanity, outside the brilliant perfection of the lyrics and music. This is from 1977. This song first debuted on his "Running On Empty" album.

Love Needs A Heart

(by Lowell George, Valerie Carter & Jackson Browne)

Maybe the hardest thing I've ever done
Was to walk away from you
Leaving behind the life that we'd begun
I split myself in two

Proud and alone, cold as a stone
Rolling down that hill into the night
I could see the surprise and the hurt in your eyes
From behind each flashing city light

Love needs a heart and I need to find
If loves needs a heart like mine

Love won't come near me, she don't even hear me
She walks past my vacancy sign
Love needs a heart, trusting and blind
I wish that heart was mine

Proud and alone, cold as a stone
I'm afraid to believe the things I feel
I can cry with the best I can laugh with the rest
But I'm never sure when its real
And it may be the hardest thing I've ever done
But apart from all that I hope to find
Where's the heart that's been looking for mine?
I hope it finds me in time

Love needs a heart and I need to find
If love needs a heart like mine