The Lyrics To Billy's Forest Chapter 71

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 71" on Spreaker. The innocence of nature. It seems like an oxymoron. I've been watching the budding of a rose for nearly two weeks. As humans we want it all right now. Yet this rose doesn't seem stressed. The moments required are taking in the elements that make up the entire picture. And as I watch this rose it occurs to me how unfair we are toward the things that have invited victory to our personal paths. Once lived out we hang onto them. Yet I know in the days ahead this rose won't be holding onto one colorful pedal. What if we're supposed to do the same? Shed the victories so that we can appreciate the entire journey.

The Circle

Listen to "The Circle" on Spreaker. Even as an elementary student at Ponderosa in Billings, Montana students always talked about their lives moving in circles. They either kept doing the same thing over and over or they felt life wasn't moving in forward motion. I honestly believe those childhood days are what planted the seed for me to put focus on reaching outward. But then you naturally begin to ask a lot of questions, "What am I reaching for or toward?" Too often we spend so much time thinking we're touching the right path that when the identity grinds your skills down to emptiness the next step is to deeply question the weight you brought to the path. Circles. Some believe we live this life over and over. We're supposed to learn from the endless dates with destiny. But what if your circle involves a painful departure that somehow leads to another persons discovery? Does the rebirth feed the fields of harvest or are you still in training?

Controlling The Storms

Listen to "Controlling The Storms" on Spreaker. We spend a lot of time trying to become what we'd like to see us as. But rarely do we put focus on what we truly can grasp. I'm not saying you can't dream. I'm not saying that furthering your education is a bad thing. I get to sit with a lot of people that have spent their lives trying to become what they think they are. Then one day it's too difficult to get back up. So we grow together learning to identify who you are and what your true strengths are. God didn't give you the ability to create lightning. And yet each of us are really good at creating storms.

Published

Listen to "What I Write" on Spreaker. In November of 2012 I was called to write a new book. One that would be unlike anything I've attempted. And yet my heart didn't offer any shades or shadows of doubt. Not until after the book was finished in the closing moments of 2015. It's now 2017. The book has finally been published. But not because of my efforts. A higher calling pushed the book beyond the place I dropped it. While daily writing these words took shape on the sheet of paper "All that I write is everything I am." Right away you might think, "Wow he's talking about himself." Not so! "All that I write is everything I am." That was a message from the Great I Am. That book came into being because God wanted the chapters to become visible. It's all documented in blogs and the daily writing. When the book was finished I allowed my walls of doubt and fear to consume the continuation of the chapters moving forward. After I assumed it was long gone from the journey the sentence appeared in front of me "All that I write is everything I am." Once I gave the book back to God. It was published. Post settings Labels Published on 6/26/17, 5:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time Permalink Location Options

The Push

Listen to "The Push" on Spreaker. Even before I took my first step within the walls of broadcasting I was saying weird things. I honestly believe that's why I got into radio. Those fast talking jocks blaring their vocals over song intros were saying wacky junk and for some reason I'd laugh or react in ways I couldn't explain. I know I say out of the box things. But what happens when you return to them over a year later? Being a daily writer I can do that. What's put down on paper in February of 2016 has a deeper footprint in June of 2017. Paying close attention to your odd ball habits of speaking is something that should always been jotted down. It's a life lesson moving through you. You're going to need it in the miles ahead.

Charles Berry

Listen to "Charles Berry Jr Talks About His Father Chuck" on Spreaker. Dualtone Records (an Entertainment One Company), has set a June 9 release date for ‘CHUCK,’ the final album and first new recordings in nearly four decades by founding rock and roll legend Chuck Berry, who passed away at the age of 90. Comprised of ten new recordings, eight of which were written by Berry, ‘CHUCK’ is his first new album since 1979’s ‘Rock It.’ It was recorded and produced by Berry in various studios around St. Louis and features his longtime hometown backing group - including his children Charles Berry Jr. (guitar) and Ingrid Berry (vocals, harmonica), plus Jimmy Marsala (Berry’s bassist for forty years), Robert Lohr (piano), and Keith Robinson (drums) - which supported him for nearly two decades on over two hundred residency shows at the famed Blueberry Hill club. The album also includes guest performances from Gary Clark Jr., Tom Morello, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Chuck’s grandson Charles Berry III. Acclaimed author and historian Douglas Brinkley contributes liner notes. Both Morello and Rateliff appear on album track “Big Boys,” which Brinkley calls “a guitar player’s national anthem” in his notes. The song is streaming now; listen and share here: https://youtu.be/d8Zoh-apWRE “Working to prepare the release of this record in recent months and in fact over the last several years brought him a great sense of joy and satisfaction,” the Berry family said in a statement posted to Facebook earlier this week. “While our hearts are very heavy at this time, we know that he had no greater wish than to see this album released to the world, and we know of no better way to celebrate and remember his 90 years of life than through his music.” Some of the songs on ‘CHUCK’ were originally conceived as far back as the 1980s, with Berry developing them in his home studio in St. Louis over many years during down time between tours. He worked on the album through 2014. When health concerns forced him to stop touring and recording in 2015, Berry continued to oversee production and planning for ‘CHUCK,’ enlisting his family and close friend Joe Edwards, the owner of Blueberry Hill, to fulfill his wishes that the album be completed and released. And from album highlight “Lady B. Goode,” a spiritual sequel to the iconic “Johnny B. Goode” featuring ripping solos from three generations of Berry guitarists, to the poignant country balladry of “Darlin’,” a duet with his daughter Ingrid, ‘CHUCK’ truly is a family affair. “Working on my Dad's record has been one of the best experiences of my life,” said Charles Berry Jr. “I will forever treasure the musical conversations we had, and the time we spent together completing it.” Chuck Berry’s passing on March 18, prompted an outpouring of support and condolences from fans, fellow musicians, and world leaders – from members of The Rolling Stones and Beatles, to former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Rolling Stone claimed that Berry “defined rock & roll during it’s early years and for decades to come.” The New York Times called Berry rock’s “master theorist and conceptual genius, the songwriter who understood what the kids wanted before they knew themselves,” adding that after 60 years, his earliest music “still sounds reckless and audacious.”

Dave Karger

Listen to "Dave Karger From Turner Classics" on Spreaker. In Honor of Pride Month, TCM's Gay Hollywood Spotlights LGBT Actors & Artists in Film History  Before the sexual revolution, Hollywood's LGBT community was forced to stay in the shadows, both on the screen and off. In Gay Hollywood, a new series airing Thursdays in June (Pride Month), Turner Classic Movies (TCM) honors a number of LGBT actors and artists whose talents helped them overcome the roadblocks they faced because of their orientation or gender identity. Hosting the series is entertainment journalist and TV personality Dave Karger. An award-winning host, interviewer and film expert, Dave has made nearly 200 live appearances on NBC's Today Show and is a regular contributor to E! and Access Hollywood. He spent 17 years as Senior Writer at Entertainment Weekly, was a red carpet greeter for the Academy Awards®, and serves on the juries of top film festivals nationwide.