OldDog
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The Heaven and Earth join, And the sweet rain falls, Beyond the command of men, Yet evenly upon all.
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Got me on Steve Jordan. Went to look him up and made a wrong turn and ended up in John Mayer's band. Not a bad place to be but a far cry from Esteban.
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Re: Van de Graf Generator Had to look that one up. Name was vaguely familiar. That was a Rock road I never went down. Heading toward Glam was a bit much for my taste.
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Rofl! Thought you would get kick outa Baldemar Huerta. And don't forget Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band. Got to thinking about Lawrence Welk ... don't remember him on the accordion, just waiving a baton and dancing around with Alice Lon. Sure you are not thinking of Myron Floren?
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Texmex and Tejano get to be real popular here around fiesta time. So it's about that time. Time to break out Flaco, Texas Tornados and my prised posession, La Musica de Baldemar Huerta. Even an old huero like me can appreciate the sounds.
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Wow, that's obscure! Can't imagine where you could be sitting that you could see a 45rpm with that label. Yesterday, I was working on my computer doing a little tidying up. Saw my shelf full of old vinyl and pulled out some old PP&M albums and did a trip down memory lane with folk music.
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Oh,yeah. Stephen Stills is a great guitarist. I also have some of his stuff.
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As long as we are reliving blasts from the past .... one of my perennial go-tos is Neil Young. Not for everyone but his guitar work is unique and he tends to long solos.
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Check this out. Calling your attention not to Jeff Beck but to the bass guitarist, Tal Wilkenfeld. She is phenomenal!
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True enough. Bo Diddley rivaled Chuck Berry in his day, as I recall. Both emerged as Rock n Roll was just taking off. They showed the world what could be done with an electric guitar. After that it was all history. So many excellent guitar players since. Among my favorite dvds are the Eric Clapton Guitar Festival dvds. I never tire of watching great guitarists perform.
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True enough. Bo Diddley rivaled Chuck Berry in his day, as I recall. Both emerged as Rock n Roll was just taking off. They showed the world what could be done with an electric guitar. After that it was all history. So many excellent guitar players since. Among my favorite dvds are the Eric Clapton Guitar Festival dvds. I never tire of watching great guitarists perform.
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Finding this topic very interesting, as a long time reader of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Recently have been off on a tangent with I Ching, Neidan and other materials. Sounds like Dan Ried's work would help bring me back toward my main line of study. Following his description I would have to classify myself more of a philosophical extractor but I do have strong feelings about the tradition needing to incorporate some physical aspects not just a philosophical mental exercise. In the interview, itwas stated: I found this a strange but interesting statement. Is this making reference to a specific connection to Native American oral traditions ... or, is he simply using those traditions as analogy for oral traditions in general?
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Hi, Geoff, I am new to this forum also .... still finding my way around. Have you tried looking into a Tai Chi class/group? Sounds like that might be something that would benefit you. Welcome!
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Well, I kinda put Bob Wills in a different genre, Texas style swing, which while great to listen to, is also dance music. A good friend of mine, Bobby Flores, has a band that plays this kind of music and does well playing in Texas dance halls. Also in this genre you can place Ray Price, Johnny Bush, Jake Hooker (father and son), Curtis Potter and others. Pretty old school but still very popular in dance halls.
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Townes Van Zandt is great. Being from Texas there is a whole genre of local singer song writers. Others include Guy Clark, Robert Earl Keen, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver. Check em out if you like that kind of music.
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I'm petty eclectic in my music. Right now am stuck in a bluegrass groove ... started by an early Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (yeah, I was surprised as anyone) CD that a friend turned me on to. From there to Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury, Doyle Lawson and the list goes on. Usually takes me a few weeks to break out, although at one point I got turned on to traditional Celtic and didnt come back for a couple of years, Ha!
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Smile on my face, ; ) Just watched this again the other day. Always comes up on cable around actual Groundhog day. Always a fun watch. Someone asked what period of time was he in the loop. I wondered also - did he learn to play the piano while in the loop or did he already know. Hmmm?
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When visiting this site as a guest before joining, I encoutered a post that listed links to 4 short articles regarding, I believe, Richard Wilhelm. I believe they were short critiques of his writings and translations. I would very much like to read those. However, I am unable to trace my way back to that posting.
Can you direct me to those links?
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QuoteHowever, my copy is a 3rd edition 17th printing and appears to have been corrected, unless I am misunderstanding the error altogether.
Can you send me a scan of the page? I'd love to see if it has been changed.
QuoteI find Richard Wilhelm's writings to be both information and disturbing.
I understand what you mean. It is, as you already said, a feature of the German language of that time. It uses a lot of words to say not so much, and in fact it is quite different from the Chinese language that uses much less words. And Wilhelm's background as a missionary, his admiration of Goethe, that all doesn't quite help to see the Yi in its most pure and original form.
QuoteIt was not until I began looking at biographical information on Wilhelm that I discovered how close a relationship he had with Jung, almost collaborative.
Yes, they became close friends. At first Jung used Legge's translation but when Wilhelm's version was published he trashed Legge and started working with Wilhelm.
Wilhelm's translation is not bad, but it is distinctly Confucian in its translation and commentary. The original Yi does not have this colourization. I urge every student of the Yi to never read the commentaries to the text - the smaller print written by the translator or any other commentator below the text of the Yi. Let the Yi work for you instead of the narrow vision of someone else you have never met.
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Greetings All, New to this forum, looking for a site with good discussion, advice and links to areas of mutual interest. Have been reading Tao Teh Ching for many years and to a lesser degree the I Ching. My I Ching interest is more philosophical than for divination. I am very interested in the structure and mechanics of transformation. Perhaps later may take up some divination but not a primary interest at this point. I also have a martial arts background consisting chronologically from Judo, Aikido, Taekwando and Chen Taichi spanning 30 years, though I am no longer active. Am currently reading Wilhelm's Understanding the I Ching. Drawn to this forum initially thru Reddit and found some very interesting and insightful links to work being done with original manuscripts. So decided to join. Thanks for the opportunity.
