Death of Peter Orlovsky

Peter, on the right, with longtime partner, Allen Ginsberg

“The Shelleyan farmer astride his Pegasusian tractor” as Gregory Corso once knighted him passed on today, May 30 2010, to the elysian fields, a bardo of becoming.

First glance hour earlier Peter was resting with “trach” in throat in orange sheets at the kind Vt Respite Center in Williston, Vermont (but no extra tubes/ heroic measures for this advanced cancer on his lung!), a copy of the Songs of Saraha by his pillow, photo of beloved Allen Ginsberg companion of many years on the wall, other Buddhist images, iPod of music he loved including chants by Buddhist nuns, cards from friends and out the window a bird feeder with finch and red-winged blackbirds landing/taking off.

Chuck and Judith Lief, faithful guardians and friends at his side. He had been moved less than 48 hours earlier from intensive care at a hospital in Boston, finally to hospice. His body we were touching we noticed suddenly turned cold like death was in the room. We got the nurse. Judy and I stepped out when suddenly Chuck called us back. Peter had opened his eyes. Chuck said “It might be the last time”. By his side now, looking into his eyes told out love, I thanked him for his presence in our lives, his poetry his care and love for Allen, his work at Naropa.

Ah, I thought a flash of recognition shivering through! slight movement of mouth, light coming in on his handsome face through the window now, and Judy singing om a hum vajra guua padma siddhi hum in crystal voice said “don’t be afraid”. Joined in. Last breaths, one coming late, staggered: his heart/breath stopt.

Poet Christina Lovin in room with nurse gave gentle witness who checked the clock 11:39 I think or so a.m. Earlier we’d played recording of Peter singing his Raspberry Song with great heart-soaring yodel and “how sweet you are”. “Make my grave shape of heart so like a flower be free aired and handsome felt” (“The Snail”). Tibetan Book of the Dead readings, in full final repose arranged with blue shirt, hands folded, consciousness a joyful gardener sprite? no fear, no fear working its way out…

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A very tender account of Peter Orlovsky's last moments.

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They Have No Shame

Article: Halt Drilling? Forget it, its time to waive environmental regulations, so that more drilling can continue in the Gulf!

NOAA Chief Dismisses Loop Current Threat as "very little tarballs."
Article + Video:

You're doing a heckuva job Lubchenco.

To add to the list of insult to Injury BP just had another oil spill in Alaska.

"I want my life back." - President of BP over disaster

In other news experts now propose plugging the Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak with BP Execs.

The Saga Continues: BP Preventing Fisherman from Wearing Respirators
Survivors claim that they were kept in seclusion and coerced into signing waivers.

In addition the reason the US has been in conflict with Iran for all these years is for no other reason than the former actions of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, which renamed itself British Petroleum after being kicked out of Iran by the democratically elected Mohommad Mossadegh. The US wanted in on the oil game so they removed Mossadegh through a coup and placed the Shah in power. The Iranian Revolution came as a response to this from former Mossadegh supporters using the mosque system and impoverished farmers to achieve revolution. An excellent book on the subject.


If it was possible... It gets worse, much worse. The oil could be leaking for years... I was always skeptical about the 2012 stuff, but now we might be drowning in oil... video
+ The disturbing info they aren't talking about.

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Nature by Numbers

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Favorite Quotes

"Glenn Beck uses more Swastika props and video of the Nuremberg rallies than the History Channel."
-- Lewis Black

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Church of Stop Shopping closes Chase account for MTR

Shot with a hidden-cam, this inspirational video shows a member of the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir closing her Chase account and educating employees about the bank's funding of Mountaintop Removal.

Beautifully executed!

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Finding Utopia - Taylor Camp

In 1969, thirteen Hippies–refugees from campus riots, war protests and police brutality–fled to the remote Hawaiian island of Kauai. Before long this little tribe of men, women and children were arrested and sentenced to ninety days hard labor for having no money and no home. Island resident Howard Taylor, brother of actress Elizabeth, bailed out the group and invited them to camp on his vacant ocean front land–then left them on their own, without any restrictions, regulations or supervision. Soon waves of hippies, surfers and troubled Vietnam vets found their way to this clothing-optional, pot-friendly tree house village at the end of the road on the Island’s North Shore.

In 1977 after condemning the village to make way for a State park, Government officials torched the tree houses, leaving little but ashes and memories of “the best days of our lives.”

John Wehrheim’s 1970s photographs reveal a community that created order without rules and rejected materialism for the healing power of nature. The story of Taylor Camp’s eight-year existence is told through interviews made 30 years later after tracking down the campers, their neighbors and the government officials who finally got rid of them.

Finding Utopia Film Festival presents

TAYLOR CAMP - Living the '60s Dream.

Saturday, May 29 - Aloha Theatre - Kona, 7:30PM
Sunday, May 30 - Hawaii Theatre - Oahu, 2PM
Sunday, May 30 - Palace Theater - Hilo, 5PM & 7:30PM
Tuesday, June 1 - Kalani Oceanside Retreat - Pahoa, 8PM
Wednesday, June 2 - MACC Castle Theater - Maui, 7PM

http://TaylorCampKauai.com for trailer, reviews and details.

Download File: Look Inside Taylor Camp.pdf

Link | Taylor Camp

I haven't seen this dvd yet and also I thought I'd posted about this place before but don't guess I did... but it belongs here on this website. :p

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Proto-Anthropology 101: Black Lemurs Trip on Psychoactive Millipedes

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The Art of Gleaning

Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse (The Gleaners and the Gleaness), is a film by french director Agnes Varda. The film focuses on what in North America is now often referred to as freeganism, but in France is a long established tradition called gleaning, a tradition with a long and important history and which is protected by laws dating back to medieval times. The director a proud gleaner herself, travels around with a handheld camera following and interviewing the interesting characters who survive with the help of the ancient practice of gleaning. This film is not a hollywood blockbuster, nor was it meant to be. Its a real look into real people's lives, their methods of survival, using material that would otherwise be wasted in factory farming, or by a wasteful contemporary approach in general. The film also provides a look at the gleaner's occasional quirks, their interesting thoughts and opinions.

It has a sequel too apparently

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