it is time to take this shit seriously

let’s talk about this. when children take the life of other children; what is learned from these tragedies of hate and viloence? Brandon raised a gun and targeted on Larry at close range, pulling the trigger. shattering the slight hum inside their junior high school’s computer lab, and setting a new course for all of us living. you can learn more about our loss, i might suggest beginning by reading this article written for the los angeles times. clik.

involve, resolve, evolve, re-evolve, and forgive with compassion.

you can do it, gently.

let’s speak about this. 513-720-9455 my name is john.

lawrence king

its in the feeling

9/10/2008

i have nothing other than this pen

and your envelope to write on.

pardon these words i string

along as i bear down on

your mail. i debated, to go,

or not to go. and with 10 minutes

before the appointment i decide to

free myself and ride my bicycle

to the center. now im in a hurry

and of course the tires are flat.

never fails to be. im sitting in a

triangle shaped stoned surfaced

park. in the center is a 3 tier

fountain and water pours over it.

at my feet a small mouse drinks

water that has collected in the

crevous between the stones and

the mosquitos pierce my skin

through my denim black denum

with black threading. the

sun has set enough now to

trigger the lamps to turn on.

and i feel propelled to tell you

that i am sitting very still.

she sits to my left and speaks

on her mobile phone in echos.

hello hello, what what . . . every

time i look up, out of the park on

the side walk, i fall in love.

i hope this finds you well, and

in great spirits.

i know i am slow

from the benches of midtown nyc

when little boys, eager

wearing their batman costume on the fourth day of september.

• hand to hand, his mom follows behind as he tugs at her arm
• ahead
• rather is it when

IS IT WHEN AN ELDERLY TAR TAR WOMAN

I PASS ALONG THE SIDEWALK AS

• i pass she spits in front of her self

1. Possibly it was the  b l a c k  w o m a n

i glimpsed across the street sitting on the side walk in front of a round concrete planter.

she spoke to the people  ↔  as they sped past her; her speach full of passion and her face lined with energy

OR EVEN THE SMILE i receive in return from a handsome man and his best friend, black and white collie.

Memories of New York is an awning directly across from where i am seated.

• me

rather the young man in black t-shirt and butterfly running shorts. he reaches to touch his appendage smooth pale and white as he tosses the banana peel in the refuse.

i can see him in the distance

here you can see everything, if you open your eyes and still.

sometimes i

wonder if they see me at all.

i feel invisible for a moment.

then i am reminded of my own presence. a nasty piece of work. gossip girl.

THIS IS TRUE.

• shopping bag
• bicyclists
• school girls in white knee high socks
• and young women in white tight jeans
• cameras
• cellphones
• young men in wife beaters and red ball caps
• navy blue stripes on off white
• pink of fuchsia
• pink and blue violet stripes
• men with ponies
• mid-aged women with plum colored hair
• and shade by the London Plane Tree
• pale yellow oversipsp bag over a pink and beige stripe blouse

even in new york city you can see the same people

• twice.

there are plenty of New York T-Shirts.

I heart NY/C

secrets from the tender loin san francisco

tis’ a port in a storm, a safe haven from the din of the mainstream…
tis’ a little slice of disco-funk heaven to nourish the soul-starved soul…
tis’ the other side of the rainbow…where all the colors run together!
MANQUAKE!
LABOR DAY WEEKEND / HAIRRISON BEAR-FAIR EVE
SATURDAY AUGUST 30th
@ The GANGWAY
841 Larkin @ Geary

Heed the tremors in your tender loins & follow the crack/s to the Polk Gulch/Tenderloin as
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GOING DOWN THE LAST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH!
P.S. ‘TIS OUR
1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
next month
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27th
FOLSOM FAIR EVE! YAY

girl trapped in boys body

6yo boys

born in wrong sex

jonah & bradley

gender confusion

girl trapped in boys body

dr ken zicker / zucker

gender identity disorder

rainbow unicorns hidden behind the couch

diane arensaf

oakland

transgenderism

when children tell us, “i know who i am.”

a report by alise spiegel

vito & kelly

end the

wars

on drugs

on work

on culture

on poverty

be gentle yall, here comes the sun.

good morning.

in less than a week from today i will be adventure cycling down the
northern california coast with 5 other cyclists.
i have attached our itinerary detailing the tentative arcata/eureka to
san francisco ride.
as you know, i have not forgotten my dream to ride from san francisco
to santiago chile.
consider this short tour, the shake down bike tour, to be the first
step in this process.

on may 10th 2008 i will begin the ’summer heat seeking bike tour’ – in
the shadow of a  butterfly’
this will be an individualist bike adventure from san francisco to
cincinnati to new york city.
in the coming weeks i will start a blog, listing my itinerary for that
trans-america tour.
the brief details are – this bike adventure is a solo-trans-am (all by
myself across united states), taking me through CA, Nevada, Utah,
Wyoming, Colorado, Illinois, KY, OH, WV, VA, DC, Maryland, ok skipping
a few, NYC.
I plan to spend 8 to 10 weeks is cincinnati ohio, working with
artworks cincinnati summer youth programs, make a mess at my mom’s
house, and then continue to NYC, so that i can attend my one week
artist in residence at LPV Community Art Garden, located in the east
village.

for some of you reading this, i apologize for dropping off the radar
screen. i am well, and have devoted focused energy to the unraveling
of my  heart (and its healing) mental health therapy. this is
rewarding work, but work at times, weeks, months, difficult to bear
and carry lightly.

i am uncertain at this point when i will return to california, looks
like it might be sometime between oct 2008 – dec 2008.
if my health is well, i will leave nyc on my bicycle heading south to
visit my birthplace along the coast of virginia, and continue south to
miami beach. visiting a network of friends and family, meeting
strangers, new friends at many points in between here and there.

if you would like to receive a phone report  from me via a phone tree,
while i am adventure cycling please send me your respective telephone
number, and if i already have it, just tell me to add your name to my
phone tree list.

be gentle yall, here comes the sun.
john blanco

doglog loves you too

DARFUR

day laborers targeted by criminals

words from oakland artist colleen flaherty via mobile phone.

fruitvale, california-in separate incidents, two day laborers were robbed and murdered by suspected youth gang members. criminals target the latino laborers, based on understanding that day laborers get paid in cash at the end of a work day and are routinely picked up/dropped off at designated intersections on the streets. thus a strategic quick money violent crime is being practiced on our streets.