2014 in review

December 30, 2014February 8, 2015 ~ Cave_Guy ~ 6 Comments

Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you! To everyone that took time to visit “The Cave” this year.

The “Dancing Post” that had me trending up in the top sites on WP that day (my Birthday) was bittersweet. (I can not go back and read it, it is too much for me to take) —- and to have total strangers approach me in real life about it was surreal. I just wrote from the heart on something I never wanted to write about.

A special thank-you to my top 5 commentators who I consider my close blogging friends, you make this journey of posting not just rewarding but also enjoyable…and on a further note—I don’t know why it has me not following Apple Pie- I have been there from the beginning! I am totally following you. 🙂

And to my other blogging friends who did not make the “top 5” — much love and respect to you too!

I think this is interesting to look at the nuts and bolts of our little worlds.

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 11,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

The Gloaming.Samhradh Samhradh

December 27, 2014February 7, 2015 ~ Cave_Guy ~ 2 Comments

The Gloaming. Samhradh Samhradh

The Gloaming

Connected

Part of this precious landscape of humanity

What you think it will be and what others tell you it will be

Is vapor

Added to the mist that rises above the path you are walking

There are lessons to be learned — learn them.

There is pain to be felt — feel it.

Walk out into that half-light

With your heart and your soul.

Walk in it and breathe it in.

This is your life and you need every step you can take.

That about sums up 2014 for me – Difficult is what many experience and many had deeper struggles than this blogger.

Mainly, what I take from this year to the next: stop wasting moments – stop living from accident to accident and move with purpose.

We choose how we feel and how we react-we choose what we carry and what we discard.

I love the mood and feel of this song. There is something about Irish music that bypasses the brain and connects directly to the soul.

I can’t understand the words but I understand the emotion.

This year’s nominees are (mostly) wack!-Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame 2015

December 18, 2014January 18, 2015 ~ Cave_Guy ~ 9 Comments

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Here starts the “one hit wonder” phase for the hall.

“Hey dude-Joan Jett rocked and she was hot-I know she had another song after I love Rock and Roll – I just can’t think of it –hang on let me google this.”

If that is the typical reaction- I ask you – Hall worthy? – I think not.

Bill Withers – at least his “one” hit was so good that I almost don’t have to list it. Ain’t no Sunshine is something else –but again –I have to google to find something else.

Before you say that I am not a dedicated music fan because I don’t know the catalog of these important artists — really —- seriously —- Music fans are crazy and subjective —but find me one – just one— that had either of these “classic-serious-music-stars” tattooed on them anywhere – I don’t care how drunk they were!!!

It has not happened.

Now let’s get to serious Artists:

In the spirit of: We need to add Ringo because all the other Beatles are in separately and we need the complete set.

“Let’s make up an award that will fit him.”

Hey- I got it – he always chooses excellent musicians to hang out with- how about AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE—Really RRHOF? If Joan Jett gets in for her insightful lyrics—why not man up and put Ringo in for his great writing like … “no no no no I don’t smoke it no more, I’m tired of waking up on the floor.”

I blame the Kiss induction of last year for these “treasures” going in. It lowered the bar and declared open season in Cleveland for all the flash.

The others I have no problem with:

Lou Reed and SVR are icons. If you ever heard “Sweet Jane” on the radio or were ever lucky enough to be there when Stevie stepped on a wah wah pedal—MAGIC BABY, MAGIC!

Paul Butterfield is good honest hardworking blue-collar blues.

Green Day is an actual successful rock band in an era devoid of actual successful rock bands.

I don’t know -The “5” Royales – but I will give the hall the benefit of the doubt.

BUT-deny “The Smiths”? Whatever you think of Morrissey- this band was a game changer.

I also would have put Kraftwerk in ahead of that first batch I mentioned.

But hey- I am just a simple blogger.

Cheers from the cave!

Winter scenes

Image ~ December 13, 2014December 13, 2014 ~ Cave_Guy ~ 11 Comments

Taking a few pictures that give an idea of what we have around the cave this time of year. I went to one of my favorite places on the Hudson river and there were more than a couple hunters with high-powered rifles in these same woods. I understand the passion about the sport and the need to keep the deer population in check (because we killed all the wolves that used to do this job without having to spend $800 bucks at the nearest Cabela’s!)—-having said that—–I really did not want to get shot at—and I wasn’t,… so….

Cheers from the cave!