Track B is complete

Finished the recording of the vocal tracks for the Track B "Erotic" podcast. wow. that was strange.

I dropped one of the original selections, "I will wake you, tonight". Why? I couldn;t get behind it, it was written so clearly to someone who disappointed me, and getting it up, emotionally, was just not there. I'm not an angry lover, I prefer my passion flow from earnest desire, not some self destructive implosion.

I replaced it with "Dare We Cross the Rubicon?" which is a sounder work, anyway.

The final piece was the most fun..."The Satyr's Suit"...as I ran out of my main music track, through a twain track behind this one...a light music track, and then my dear friend, the Selke, provided me with...mmmm...shal we say "vocal effects" to enphasize the poem.

Fun.

Now to consider Track C...do I really, really want to spend Valentine's Day knowing that there are sex-crazed animals out there getting turned on and fire up by my words and images, making love like carnival ferrets while I sit alone, brooding?

Probably!

At least then I know I am doing something with my time, useful.

Enjoy the holidays, people...your Amomancer is backing you up...

listening for the tell-tale squeaking noise

eep

eep

eep
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eep eep eep eep
eepeepeepeepeepeepeep

found me

yeah, I know, silly...but that's my mood...been burning the candle from both ends and the middle...now just trying to make it to the next millstone (and yes, I said millstone)

Top Ten List: Ben Roethlisberger in the Super Bowl

Top Ten Reasons for Big Ben's Sub-Par Performance in the Super Bowl

10. He kept thinking he saw Adam Sandler on the sidelines, warming up.
9. He was macking on one of the Seattle Gals cheerleaders.
8. Ben has actually been dead for two weeks, that was Tommy "What color shirts do our guys wear" Maddox in disguise.
7. Terry Bradshaw spiked his gatorade.
6. Kid Rock bet him a night with the white trash porn star of his choice that he wouldn't throw two interceptions on national TV.
5. His bionic hand was malfunctioning.
4. He wanted to make Jerome Bettis look good, but that damn Hines Ward had to steal the spotlight.
3. Quitcherbitchin...we won.
2. Takes the pressure off for next year's Super Bowl.

and the #1 reason why Big Ben Roethlisberger turned in a sub-par performance in this week's Super Bowl?

1. Seattle had spies hidden in his beard.

sacrifices made in the name of poetry

That's better, a little sleep. Brain working. Eyes open. Tarzan hungry...be right back.

Even better, now...damn, low on caffeine.

The worst part wasn't the disorientation from exhaustion. The worst part was that I was so tired I didn't watch Letterman last night and therefore missed him shaving Ben Roethlisberger (mission accomplished, SuperBowl won, he could ditch the lucky beard)

Vaguely reminiscent of something mother used to bake...er, no, vaguely reminiscent of the whole Broadway Joe Namath stunt, when Pete Rozelle told him that NFL players could not have facial hair and ordered him to shave the Fu Manchu mustache he'd grown in the offseason, he contracted with a shaving cream company for an endorsement...

and they call Pete Rose "Charlie Hustle"!

Anyway, back to the grind...should have the erotic show put to bed (interesting metaphor there) tonight and can then focus on "Track C" - the "Adults only" concept I haven't promised, but will explore.

That's how a prince in exile spends his time...

Still missing Peri immensely. Part of me imagines this is her way to get me into a suicidal funk, to prove her theory that I need meds. Don't bet on it, beloved daughter. I timeshift my emotions as necessary to adapt...how do you think I survived those first months in Venice Beach? My heart may be a patchwork, but it works.

And better than most.

I wonder who has been poking around my website looking up key phrases from "The Panther Cycles"...my internal search function has been busy. I have no way of knowing who or even from where these searches originated, but the phrases used were precise wordings, and seemed to revolve around Cassiopeia, the child that the Panther had dreamed of having with me.

I like a mystery, it keeps my mind active and alive. Not ready for the worms, yet.

Great response on AuthorsDen to two new erotic poems (links included):

genii I previously posted here, this poem was inspired by a past lover's insistence on calling me her "Genie" - personally I prefer the spelling Genji, but that confuses people - it's nice to have a reputation as a miracle worker.

Feral With Desire A subtle little work that opens with the line "I want to enter you..." that was goaded from me when Tag indicated he thought "genii" was predictable.

Check them out, if you would...it's the week before Valentine's Day, for heaven's sake!