In 1938 one of the most important influences in my life was discovered by Sandoz Pharmaceutical’s chemist Alfred Hoffman. On April 16, 1943 Mr Hoffman accidentally absorbed some through handling it and took that famous bicycle ride. LSD was off to a good start.
I have enjoyed this wonderful concoction many times over the years. By encouraging free thought it shaped the future of an entire generation. It was a blast at parties and concerts too. Wow!
Albert Hoffman died today at 102 years old. Thanks Al.
Alex over at Army Of Dude is the most important of all of the bloggers I read daily. That isn’t to say that the other voices I listen to each day aren’t important, just saying this guy has served us in Iraq and his blog takes the hands on approach to opposition of this situation we all are involved in. He brings us things he feels are important on a regular basis and also lets us see, through photos, what our troops are going through while serving in the middle east.
He and his best girl are now in the process of moving from Washington state to Austin, Texas. (thats why his last post was a week ago) I wish them the safest of moves and the easiest acclimation that Austin can offer.
His move made me think about the good times I have had in both Washington and Austin. In my opinion the Austin music scene sooooooo outshines any of the music scenes in Seattle or anywhere else the great state of Washington have to offer.
One of my favorite blues/country/rock bands currently playing with Austin as their home is The Mother Truckers. Here is a vid of their view of the “Human Condition”.
I just finished writing my short autobiography in the Alien Logbooks at the top of the page. As you can see there I have a wandering foot. Writing the last of it I got those itchy toes again but am probably going to take a nap first and when I wake up the desire to globe trot will be quelled for another day.
First I had to enjoy the guys doing that wonderful “I Know You Rider” and thought I would share the wonderful tune with y’all.
Ms. Manitoba over at The Political Cat wrote a response to the stories about Obama’s “gaffe” about Pennsylvania’s workers who don’t have jobs or industry anymore. I couldn’t have said it better so go see how she responded to the SF Gate story.
I am usually non responsive to the mud slinging but this time Hillary McClinton and John McSameoldBushit’s petty attacks rubbed me the wrong way. The exporting of jobs has caused many Americans to look for other ways to get through and Obama hit the nail on the head. This truthiness slammed into the other candidates ideals and they used shitslinging instead of addressing the real issue. Joblessness caused by sending our jobs to other countries.
Well FUCK THEM!!!!! I am a regular working class guy who takes offense to the mudslinging and the lack of jobs for the people in my economic class. John Lennon wrote a song about the people like those in Pennsylvania, and all over America. They are truly hero’s and they we are something to be.
Here’s Mary Ann Faithful doing a very good rendition of his “Working Class Hero’s”.
Out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train.
Yusef Islam used to be known as Cat Stevens. After finding a more spiritual path for himself he quit touring for quite a while. this was done sometime after many years of study and spiritual growth. The message is still just as poignant as it was way back when I first heard it as a young teen.
Get your bags together, go get your good friends too. ‘Cause it’s getting nearer.
Alien Trucker
April 30th, 2008 by Rocky 
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