New Moon in June

“And the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night. If you think I am having more fun than anyone on this planet, you are absolutely correct.”
― Hafiz
There is no excuse for not writing (or blogging as the case may be), there is just not writing. Just like everything, you are either doing it or you're not. Not writing, though, doesn't necessarily mean you aren't creating value in other ways.  I haven't been at the keyboard much this week, which has been concerned with music and yoga in other spheres of this great big world. Speaking of spheres, it's the New Moon today. Time to start something new, plant some seeds, celebrate you're alive.*
You might also take a listen to the latest from. Kris Delmhorst. She  has a great new album out Blood Test.

*“There is a wonderful sparkle to the New Moon in Cancer at 5 degrees on June 27th, 2014. Something feels refreshing and even inspiring even if you can’t quiet verbalize what it is. Soak in the fabulous energy now as new moon phase tends to symbolize a fresh new start…” —Dipali Desai at Celestial Space Astrology.

Full Flower Moon

May's Full Flower Moon, also called Mother's Moon, Milk Moon, and Corn Planting Moon, marks a time of increasing fertility with temperatures warm enough for safely bearing young, a near end to late frosts, and plants in bloom. — Farmer's Almanac

 Who could be so lucky?

Who comes to a lake for water and sees 

the reflection of the moon.

~Rumi~

It's hot hot hot in these parts. I got home last night and we sat on the stoop and watched the moon rise. It's officially full today, the Full Flower Moon (in Scorpio).  People were walking around in shorts close to 10pm and it would be a no blanket kind of night, and a moon day today for Ashtangi's. No  practice, coffee in bed, rangoli on the sidewalk and checking out Bob Dylan's latest offering, Full Moon & Empty Arms (reportedly a hit for Frank Sinatra in 1945). Enjoy!

Stream the tune at his site: http://www.bobdylan.com/us/home

Full moon, New tune, Guru Purnima

It's the Full Moon! And another Supermoon at that.

According to the Farmer's Almanac: "July is the month of the Full Buck Moon. Bucks begin to grow new antlers at this time. This full Moon was also known as the Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are so frequent during this month"

It's also Guru Purnima is an Indian festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers. It's a day to give thank to your teachers and mentors. Thank you Pattabhi Jois. Thank you Daisaku Ikeda. Thank you nature.

And why not add, a New tune? I've been playing 'Bittersweet Valentine' at live shows, here's the recording version from the upcoming CD! Enjoy. 

Full Moon Muse: Movies, Blues & Beer

That kind of sums up my weekend which was graced with a good movie, hearing some fine blues at Speiskammer by Howell Devine and playing a sunkissed gig at the Lagunitas Taproom in Petaluma. It always takes me a day or two to get back to the world after a weekend like that.
RE: the movie. Have you seen the latest Wes Anderson flic Moonrise Kingdom? It will take you back to your 10-12 year old self, when you're not-quite-grown-up but still a kid and have started to get big clues that there's more going on around you than you thought and that you have a choice in some matters. Especially if you like somewhat fantastic books. Anyhow, if you haven't seen, today's day of the  "Full Buck Moon" may just be a perfect opportunity. RE: The Moon, from Farmer's Almanac: "July is the month of the Full Buck Moon. Bucks begin to grow new antlers at this time. This full Moon was also known as the Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are so frequent during this month."

Supermoon and super songs

I had the good fortune of seeing Roseanne Cash at The Herbst Theatre in San Francisco Saturday. Touring in support of the release of her new  Essentials CD, which seeks to distill her 32-year music career, the show served as a class in impeccable musicianship and song selection. Singing songs from from her most recent albums The List and Black Cadillac, and reaching far back into her catalog for 'Seven Year Ache' and 'I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me,' every song sang was a textbook example of how a great lyric and melody is perhaps best served by a straightforward presentation— she was performing as an acoustic duo with John Leventhal. I was very slightly disappointed that they didn't fit anything from Interiors or The Wheel, her albums from the 1990s that first turned me on to her music, into the set. That said, a great cover of Bobbie Gentry's 'Tallahatchie Bridge' and an encore featuring  The Band's 'The Weight' in tribute to Levon Helm, made up some for those omissions.
Needless to say, the show was too short for my tastes. It also spoiled us for listening to much on the drive home. With a beautiful 'supermoon' hovering over the city and the Bay, we couldn't find anything on the radio that didn't seem to taint our re-educated ears.