I try to relax, when the church runs me out of town

(Thanx Bro Cane)
I want to say I can and say I will fall out of self regret. I do lie in the bed I made. I always need a shove to believe in the jagged edge.....
I couldnt be more obvious.
here in the rough
where a clown still attracts a clown
I try to relax'
but I couldnt be MORE obvious.....
on and on
right or wrong
I lie in the bed I made....
I was standing in the dark
alone there in the park
and seemed in need of some direction
when underneath the arch
it turned into a march
and there he found the spark to
set this fucker off....
Suddenly a shot
ripped into his heart
and then in need of some attention
and every blade is sharp
going into shock
the last thing that he said was
set this fucker off....

set itoff set it off now children
set it off set it off now children
alll right alright.....

Jesus at the backdoe everything is alright
all we need is some direction
everytime the wind blows
everything you dont know
turns into a revelation.....
(chris cornell sortof)
It all ends up inside of you......
time is wasting
set it off....now children set it right.....

Monday Night Blue

Im gettin over my miserable cold. Man, I hate dat. But the facktery bwoke down and I might not work again all week! egads! I told my wife I was driving to New York. She said cool. If I dont have to work Im driving to NY and spend a couple days in the woods. I'll go Look at Moosehead Land Companys lakefront property. They used to send me e mails and flyers inna snail mail. It's been really fine here warm in the day and forties at night. Man. El Nino. Este uno grande!
I am if you google my name, "Rex Stratton" now after years, the number one pick! I know it means nothing but I was like #10 a year ago.... I was secretly thrilled......
Bowe

Quiet on the night before the big weekend work

I have a really bad cold. Raspy sore throat, cought that smarts. I feel generally achy and I have a Dr.s appointment tomorrow. It seems like Im constantly there these days. I only have a million dollars coverage...I spent 84,000.00 on my heart surgery in my 12th year of employment (With this particular company) I must be close to half way there. I spent 20,000.00 this summer alone on kidney surgery and about 107.00 quarterly on MY drugs alone. My wife and daughter have smoked a ton of money as well. Probably had I not stopped drinking alcohol like water and smoking cigarettes and pot like a chimney, I'd be dead. Im grateful to be alive, grateful to be here and able to write about (my measley) happy life. Actually my music is getting better and better, which indicates to me that I should have waited until next year before I released anything. My CD Santa at the Gulag only got a a 4 rating on Net Music (hopefully thats not out of 100) That I knew was low quality but wanted to see how it would be recieved. The thing about it is the people that bought it listen to it often! So I guess I have an audience even though its small. I imade the mistake of trying to get into a fancy venue with no references. Like DUH! they aint gonna take a chance on an unknown. I have I think found a place to play where I can build an base. Its not a dive either, just a neighborhood bar that likes blues and oddballs.
I have to say if I hadn't had the response to my website and the new stuff that I have, I would have totally quit, got a crewcut, and gave it all over because of my age.
I'll plug away for a couple years. If I dont make ONE national tume, Im done. I promise.
Bowe

I didnt get it

I thought I was gonna get a different job at my workplace. I dont know why I thought so but I was pretty sure I'd gotten the job. But I didnt get it. It isnt the end of the world. Its just a dissappointment.
Old Old Old. what a drag it is getting old.

Thursday is Friday

When youre on the night shift....
I've been submitted....!!! to:
http://www.emusicspot.com
http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3
http://www.bearcast.uc.edu.
http://www.fmtimemachine.com
http://www.theloner.com/.
http://www.live365.com/broadcast/profiles/www.justlikehoney.net
http://www.live365.com/broadcast/profiles/www.heavieroctaves.blogspot.com.
http://killpopradio.com.
http://boatdrinksradio.com.
http://www.live365.com/stations/omegamoses.
http://www.live365.com/stations/70253.
http://www.live365.com/stations/windsor.
http://www.micaljr.net.
http://www.lesbiansocialgroup.com/.
http://www.dataheaven.us.
http://www.garbailey.com.
http://www.live365.com/stations/trixi17.
http://www.musicianwar.com/first.mw.
http://www.internetx.com/idiots.
http://www.live365.com/stations/blacksunshine.
http://www.live365.com/stations/309825.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/huskerdu/.
http://www.livediscsradio.com.
http://www.gdrmusic.com/thepromise
and a host of others. If you Love me, then you will request my songs in these places!
smooches.
Bowe

Dabatez

What polarization!
How except because of the gaffe of the previous president, did this country become so polarized. I see corruption in both major national parties. I see people HATING the opposition to nearly the point of civil war!
I hope we can go forward. I hope we can renew alliances with other industrialized democracies to stop the Islamic terrorists. I hope we can undo Nuclear Proliferation. ' Freedom' is what President Bush said is the best deterrent to terrorism. I agree. And the unity of free industrialized nations united in the cause of Peace is the smartest goal for our future. I'm convinced that stepping backward in time is not going to give us life liberty or the pursuit of happoiness. Im convinced that the HOPE lies in unifying alliances and not being the lone ranger. I think its time for America to change. I hope you do to.

Good Morning Good Morning

Im walking in a neighborhood, and its suburban. I recognize it from the way its situated on a hill that runs up from east to west, east being the low side. Its breezy and its summer. I go to the back door and knock. A woman I recognize answers and smiles and says yes, Linda is here. She is upstairs. All the wundows are open and the curtains are blowing in the gentle breezes. I climb stone steps, marble actually to a huge livingroom, much larger than the house appears capeable to hold. And there in a school dress, tight at the waist but flowing out comes Linda. She is smiling and she says, Rex, its been too long, come sit here by me. We walk to a huge sofa, plush and we sink into the cushions. I tell her, you know, you are as beautiful as ever. I 've missed you so all these years and I want to hold your hand. Her arms are thin and willowy. Her hands are soft and her nails are long and painted pearl. I see the wrinkles from the years, and I say, remember when we walked on that hill across the street? And she says 'yes do you want to go over?' and I say, no, lets just sit here. "Where is your dad?" and as I say that a familiar voice says to me, "Im not far away...." and I remember. The breeze blows and I walk out alone.
The sky darkens and its nearing night. I see a man in a chair by a motel door. The yellow light above him has moths and junebugs bouncing off the glass shield. Its my father. I walk over to him and ask, "wheres mom?" and he says "she needs you inside" I walk in. The rooms are long corridors and she asks me to move my things into the last room at the end of the hall. There is a sliding glass door on that room that exits to the porch my dad was sitting at. I walk back out through the sliding door and my father says look at that! I look to the west in the sky and see stars that are pinwheeling. spinning everywhere, but one in particular is spinning closer and closer to the motel. My father is afraid. He looks pale and cant speak except that he says, "oh no! Oh my God! Look at that! and the spinning star turns into a red planet covered with Steel Beams. Below the beams red molten steel bubbles and swirls in coils of boiling flow. Nearer and nearer the giant monster moves toward us. I say "Father that is the face of God!" but he's weeping and muttering unintelligable noise. I reach out because Im not afraid. I touch the steel beam with my finger and its not hot. In fact its cold....then Im 12 years old again. I m riding my bicycle on a highway in Moline Illinois. Im near an area that once housed and IGA grocery store and a huge flower store. But its night and the cars have their lights on.... Still I press on but suddenly Im thrown into the ditch. Did I hit a rut? why did I go down?
A man in a grey striped suit approaches me and says "are ya ok bub?" and from the tangle of my wrecked bicycle I look up, because that was what my grandfather used to say to me everytime I got dinged... So I looked up and it was an old man alright. But it was me. I faded away into a place where there were huge gothic columns holding up a great roof. The columns were in the shape of Angels. Giant angels with huge wings and the wings and their shoulders held the roof up. I heard a loud laughing sound. It was a demon. He had a whip. He was striking the columns with the whip and they would light luminescent green. I said this must stop! So I grabbed the end of the whip as it passed by me. I pulled the demon to the ground and wrestled him taking the whip away from him a he vanished before my eyes. Then the columns lit all together and the angels smiled...
Bowe

we gotta get outta this place

Day eight and runs into nine. The marathon is ova and I'll be back on the regularly scheduled two days on three days off starting monday night.12hours left.
I started a fire last night. It got down to 36. Soooo wintras comin! Im gonna do a gig at the Mississippi Valley Brewing Company. Our version of posh microbreweries. I'll put the pics up on the rex stratton website. gonna do my music and some covers. stay tuned.....
www.freewebs.com/rexio/