Urban images from ChienKuo Market and Taichung Train Station-Taichung, Taiwan. I just concluded watching the Wire one of the best motion picture stories I’ve ever watched. The theme song Way Down in the Hole was sung by 5 different people including it’s writer-Tom Waits. This is the version from season 5 sung by Steve Earle who played Walon the recovered drug addict.

Code of the Streets is indeed something to live by. No you don’t have to be from a big urban center like Brooklyn as in my case. It  could just mean getting a good grip on what rules or laws written and even more important: implicitly govern in your world.

Warm thoughts and prayers to Guru formerly of GangStarr who just underwent heart operation. Code of the Streets- GangStarr

It sounds trite and cliched to say,”remember there is always someone less fortunate that you.”  It’s true!

Three ladies/generations go for some morning exercise around the park lake. The youngest spots the photographer.

An old man patiently passes the morning from his vantage.

Group exercising during the first days of the Year of the Tiger.

Sly and the Family Stone were big stars during my youth in NYC. They were also way ahead of the curve on racial integration in their band. Everyday People is one of their best songs. Hope you enjoy it.

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Beck-Nobody’s Fault but my Own is a beautiful song evoking the Beatles and Pink Floyd with a little bit of  Donovan thrown in for good measure. One reason Beck is so good to listen to-like the 70’s music that so influenced him, is because he’s not afraid to experiment and take chances.

One of the many great Led Zeppelin song’s is: In the Light, with it’s great Raga-like intro before Bonzo awakens the machine and it goes driving away into oblivion.

Vista-means view. What have you been looking at lately that moved/moves you?

Way-have you found yours?

Bend-better than breaking.

Signed out-even in death there is life and beauty.

David Bowie is one of the most gifted musical and visual artists in pop culture. TVC 15 is  from a very interesting period of his music.

Pig Tails-Due south of the pig nose just look and you’ll find them.

Light on the matter-we all need our moments of clarity.

Slab-upon the tablets are inscribed important words which you won’t understand.

Ion-reacts with other elements.

At the edge-A place you don’t want to be but definitely want to return from…

Collide-is it thoughts,ideas,opinions, atoms or worlds?

Dog look-hey I think that pooch has it!

Posing-or maybe it was me as the guy with the camera?

Dragon wall-what have you or would you draw or paint on your wall if you had a burning desire to express yourself without words?

Cloudy day-the sun peeks through the palm trees rustle. Don’t always need Coppertone weather to feel good. Nice to have some down tempo moments to keep the mix flowing along.

Straw-are you a hat person? What kind of hat defines you? For me I’d rock a racing cap…

Floored-we all hit it. Now that we’re there where do we go from here?

Music-Jesus and Mary Chain-Taste the Floor

And all the stars don’t shine
And all the stars don’t shine
And all the walls fall down
And all the fish get drowned

Sorting-move the parts around like pieces on the chess board. White and black intersect,royalty,military and the common foot soldiers all moving around. Take another look and make your move.

Rows-hard, soft,smooth,rough. Layered in laminate,thoughts to contemplate.

Fingers-so simple, so vital…at times can appear monolithic.

Frames-letting light through. Providing context and perspective. Sometimes thick, sometimes thin…sometimes missing!