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I’ve known him 15 years

Posted on June 26, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

it was decades ago, a party at my brother’s house. food booze, conversation and a friendly face. she was enthusiastic like a well fed puppy and I was glad for someone to talk to. somehow it came up.  “I live … Continue reading →

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when will this lure of civilization pass, that we might forsake asphalt and shatterproof glass? value the trees moss ferns and wild flowers that beckon to you: abandon your towers.

Posted on June 23, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel | Comments Off on when will this lure of civilization pass, that

Mastering Deceit

Posted on June 22, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

…we are citizens in mild oblivion. Our collective intelligence stands assaulted and tampered with. We are mere shadows now of what free minds used to be, processed organisms transfixed by the filtering of selective lies and truths… We bring the … Continue reading →

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In-Flight Safety, Big White Elephant

Posted on May 9, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel
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Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Broken Hearted Savior

Posted on May 9, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel
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“Call It Democracy”

Posted on April 21, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

by Bruce Cockburn padded with power here they come international loan sharks backed by the guns of market hungry military profiteers whose word is a swamp and whose brow is smeared with the blood of the poor who rob life … Continue reading →

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banned by default

Posted on April 20, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

No, they haven’t banned assault weapons. What they actually did away with was common sense. Oh, and Democracy. That went straight down the crapper, too. Now that Walmart is a person and Congress cast votes in the hopes that they … Continue reading →

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Bruce Cockburn’s If A Tree Falls music video

Posted on December 8, 2012 by theminstrelscitadel
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don’t be bamboozled!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by theminstrelscitadel

If money translates into power, and big money translates into big power, and really big money translates into enormous power, then ask yourselves this: who’s running your show? When the multinational corporations pad the pockets of politicians, it isn’t you … Continue reading →

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Be there minstrels among us?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by theminstrelscitadel

”Ring out, ring out thy mournful rhymes, But ring the fuller minstrel in.” – Alfred Tennyson Be there minstrels among us, equally adept at both stirring the cauldron of contemplation and promoting civility in discourse;  loathe to succumb to partisanship and … Continue reading →

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