Archive | September, 2011

New book on lulu

20 Sep

CH-CH-CH check it out:

 

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/chasing-kerouac-with-my-credit-card/17177580?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/5

 

 

Excerpts from Turle Island

20 Sep

1. 92% of Japan’s three million ton import of soybeans comes from the U.S.

2. The U.S. has 6% of the worlds’s poplulation; consumes 1/3 of the energy annually comsumed in the world.

3. The U.S. consumes 1/3 of the world’s annual meat.

4. The top1/5 of American population gets 45% of salary income, and owns about 77% of the total wealth. The top 1% owns 20 to 30% of personal wealth.

5. A modern nation needs 13 basic industrial raw materials. By AD 2000 the U.S. will be import-dependant on all but phosphorus.

6. General Motors is bigger than Holland

7. Nuclear energy is mainly subsidized with fossil fuels and barely yeilds net energy.

8. The “Seven Sisters”-Exxon, Mobil, Texaco, Gulf, Standard of California, British Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell.

9.” The reason solar energy has not and will not be a major contributor or susbtitute for fossil fuels is that it will not compete without energy subsidy from fossil fuel economy. The plants have already maximized the use of sunlight.”-H.T. Odum

10. Our primary source of food is the sun.

 

“Facts” by Gary Snyder circa 1974

Butterfly

18 Sep

Of course it was 6:00 AM and I stumbled upon this footage of the Headhunters during the ’74 tour. Herbie has such a great tone on that Rhodes. Someday I might actually start posting more stuff. Been so busy with projects. But all done with the poetry trip (for now).