Quartz Crystals hold a certain unknown passion for me and me for their innate energy! So, I had a store in Tulsa during the Harmonic Convergence in 1987. We called it : Mr. BB's Crystal World Emporium.....After a year my investors fired me 'cause I kept giving away points (little 1/2 inch beauties) we found in, or on the ground as we camped out near Hurricane Grove & Mt Ida, AR. (30 mi. West of Hot Springs). I sold some specimens for $300, too, that weighed 50 bs. Best in the world, except for maybe Brazil. Quartz is also sold by miners to Sony, Yamaha, RCA, Motorola and other big corporations in order to make the signal in a radio, a receiver, a microwave, etc. more focused. This a principle of physics called the piezo electric effect. Somehow the signal is focused by the crystal!
But then, you have to put up w/ that cool jazz that pulls you in......that funky, almost mesmerizing rhythm, ya know. It's terribly cool!!!
Also, I have plants in pots, lots of 'em. For the last 10 years, I usually have 40-50 plants, some of 'em flowering. But I have just bought and set up an awesome 10' X 12' greenhouse! If you have plants, it helps you to slow down and "Be Here Now". They're a lot easier to take care of than an animal and they're pretty quiet most of the time. So they never bother me when I'm playin' my music, they enhance it!!
Music
I guess my earliest influences were Buddy Holly, the Everly Bros, Ricky Nelson, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Elvis. I loved early Elvis, before the Army and the Colonel & Las Vegas got to him. LATER ON, AL GREENE AND VAN MORRISON BLEW ME AWAY WITH the WAY THEY COULD SING! I was always in choirs, sometimes three at a time, so, for me, my voice became the driving force. The guitars keep me rolling and in tune! Guess that's why doing karoke just feels wrong! I've owned a few, never had more than 3 at a time. Acoustic and Classical! Lately that's meant a Taylor 6 & 12 string...and a Genz Benz Shenandoah amp...Until I came in off the street to the back porch, I never used a mic. That's all changed NOW! I do love singing thru a mic nowadays!!! Now I have several uses for a microphone; sometimes it's under my pillow! No Kidding!
The last 10 years I have been unplugged which means plugged in acoustic/electrics. Dylan came along with Donovan as we all found ourselves enthralled by the Beatles! The Who & the Stones & the Kinks are in my repertoire along with Elton, and esp. Cat Stevens. A few rare ones like J.J. Cale, Tim Buckley, Jesse Colin Young, Willis Alan Ramsey & John Prine certainly were inspiring me all the time. Joni Mitchell and the boys (CSN&Y) held my attention along with Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, & the Eagles!
By then It was 1972 and I was back from 3 of the last 5 years in Europe.... What an enriching experience that was. I met some of the World's Finest Hippies!!!! Jimi and Van had turned me into a constellation of different kinds of music; that beauty transformed my soul.......I remember thinking Neil Diamond's "I am, I said " because it was pop, was beneath me! That's when my little bit of C & W training brought me back to Reality. I Still love Hank, Sr.
Movies
I loved the Dude! You know who I mean! I enjoy watching IFC & Sundance for unusual movies mostly, even those from overseas!
Bladerunner (1981) and Bell, Book & Candle (1956) and Bonnie & Clyde (1968)and Love With the Proper Stranger (1963)
and Vivre pour Vive (1967) and To Catch a Mockingbird (1962) and all three James Dean films, of course! Chocolate (1998) and the recent Gore documentary about global-warming, An Unpleasant Hallacost, or something like that. Sometimes I lose my facts, leaving only the velvet thoughts holding forth as if an old acid-trip has boiled over inside my brain/mind syndicate! Gottit???
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Just for good movies (IFC & Sundance), some news and sports like Soccer and snowskiing and rodeo!
By the way, there is no such thing as a "Fair & Balanced" Newscast. Propaganda at it's best (worst). The worst offender, of course, is FOX News!! Who do they think they are Kidding!? We can all see and hear the right-wing party line!
Oh, yes, Comedy Central is a real fav! John Stuart is a HOOT. I'll betcha he voted on Nov. 7th!
Books
Huck Finn by Samuel Clemens and Be Here Now by Ram Dass
All photos taken by a professional & good friend, Don Magill Ain't they great?
Heroes
My two Sons who have gone thru a lot and turned out very well, thank you! I am very proud of Aaron (30) who is an Oil & Gas landman here in Oklahoma. No one can can keep up with his understanding of the OIL & GAS BUSINESS!! He's making too much bread to quit and go back to University right now. He is the boss in our Antero ofc. I am very proud of Cassidy (23) who has run a Braums (dairy store) in Tulsa and wants to be an actor, but recently moved to Portland, OR to see what life can be without Momma around everyday! Looking for employment in Portland in the rain is not a lot of fun, but he is beginning with a place that needs him more than he needs them: a home for the elderly. He is an actor and had 6 leads in 2 years w/ the Nightingales in Tulsa. They are both intelligent, are well-loved by their friends & lovers & both are single.
Because of me they know about divorce, for their Moms were my only 2 wives. Having been divorced 19 years, I feel more single than divorced. I thank God every day, for their lives enrich mine!
They both sing and play guitar. Aaron also can play piano & sax excellently.
Caz can sing harmony w/out the melody (try that sometime) and the upright bass
fiddle.
These are my heroes!!
My heroine is a certain young lady trying to get a career and a dream to commence in the tough world of Entertainment, namely Hollywood. Kristen Karvouni as you can see in my Top 24 is beautiful, but even more, she has been blessed with loads of acting and singing talent. I admire her strength and spunk and bravery. To score will not be easy. But Kristen deserves a chance and each time she will surprise and amaze those with the power to hire. Timing and the right project have to be part of the planned strategy, yet I believe her talents will pull her through. Little setbacks are just that: Little! A little prayer from each one of you is all I ask! Just wait! Kristen Karvouni is my heroine!
Influences: Jackson Browne, Buddy Holley, CSN&Y, Donovan, Ricky Nelson, Dylan, John Lee Hooker, James Taylor, Everly Bros., Elvis, Tom Petty, Eagles, Doobies, Moody Blues, Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, etc
Billy's Companies
Double Check Land Co. OKC, OK US landman
1975- present
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I am a trusting soul born w/ a few superb talents still being uncovered every year, just like you!! I see beauty in the Romantics like Shelley & Keats in the 1820's and I SEE love & peace like John Lennon and Joni Mitchell and James Taylor do; ROCK AND BLUES AND FOLK music are all Equal in my ears; with the eyes of THE farsighted & THE mystic EDGAR CAYCE AND C.S.LEWIS and the pen of Bobby Dylan, the backbeat of after-Holly groups and WHEN the Mersey Beat THAT WAS formed IN LIVERPOOL to NYC to Detroit to LA to Sydney. My hometown of Tulsa had a wheel in the mess when Leon Russell and J.J.Cale left Tulsa for California in 1961, later bringing Clapton and George Harrison "Back to Tulsa". The Moody Blues, the WHO, the Rolling Stones, the Zombies, the Doors, Donovan and Cat Stevens influenced me then; What about Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley's DAD, one of my all-time favorites. Musicians such AS: Shawn Phillips and Jesse Colin Young and all kinds of Southern BOOGIE (Lynyrd Skynyrd & the Allman Bros.)!!
Let's not forget Jazz, mostly stuff over my head, like Classical, but I love Coltrane and Yes and Al Cooper and Satchmo and Spyro Gyro and numerous others.
Now it's still the same, ONLY DIFFERENT! folks like Alanis Morisette and John Mayer and even Garth Brooks and DAMIEN RICE AND EVEN JOANNA NEWSOME! As long you can feel a storyline and rhythm that makes those buttcheeks hop, ROCK WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE!
When I was a young man (19 to 24) I visited a total of 22 countries on 3 continents in 3 years of travels that shaped me because I was able to meet & get to know hundreds of different kinds of people & musicians like the Incredible String Band and yet, I've still just scratched the surface! I found my way of finding a closer way to God when I discovered Unity Church with there liberal, non-judgemental attitude (more like Jesus and Gandhi and Buddha rolled into ONE) So Open your Hearts, my new friends, here's a shout-out to all of you!! (Oh, and learn to spell, people!) Most of all, I relate to life thru My Music; when I play and sing, LIFE IS GOOD! And GOOD GOD, ain't that good to hear! OF COURSE YOU KNOW THE OPPOSITE OF DEJA-VU, DON'T YOU? IT'S VU-JA Day, WHICH MEANS "I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE"!!il=1&channel=288230376153367497&site=widget-c9.slide.com" />
You are both very knowledgeable and creative.
You tend to be full of new ideas and potential - big potential.
Ideas like yours could change the world, if you build them.
As long as you don't stop working on your dreams, you'll get there.
Who I'd like to meet: Musicians w/ a LOVE FOR melody and for harmony! And People that love different rhythms and have an open mind! If I could play music with a few choice, inspiring Seekers who have a pure, raw & crisp sound and feel like the song is KING, then I would be in heaven.
Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Richie Havens, Donovan, Carole King and legends that have died like Jimi, Janis and Jim & James Brown gave me a lot to work on. But Peter, Paul & Mary and Willis Alan Ramsey (a little-known Austin, TX Troubadour still touring as are many of the ones above) were even closer to my style then. To me their charisma made the song more poignant and fascinating.
Today, musicians that rock for me are Amos Lee, Gavin Degraw, Regina Spector, Rosie Thomas, Hope, David Gray, Robert Randolph, Nenah Barkley, Tracey Chapman, Christelle Rodomisky, and ??
Some of my fave bands are Aqualung, Snow Patrol,________
Of course, it would be great to be in love again! With
the right lady who understood me, and likewise, I understood her! I mean it! But that's another story! Maybe she's one of my new friends in this MySpace Nederland!!
Check this out, it's a cool map of everyone who visits this profile:
Hey, I recorded a new song yesterday, it's called Masquerade--based on the ballroom scene of Romeo and Juliet. Just wanted to stop by and give you the free download if you'd like it and haven't picked it up yet:
I hope you enjoy it; if you do, please pass it on to your friends and spread the love :)
How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for the add!!! Stay in touch & if we are ever anywhere near you when we are on tour please come out to a show. And PLEASE request us at radio.
We are finally ready to start promoting my 'I Surrender' single with my album, 'Ella Trip' coming right after -yey!! What d'ya think to the video teaser?
Please drop by my page & comment on the new 'I Surrender' remixes as well, I'd love to know what u think of all the newness!
Hi Billy, thanks for stopping by, Oksana is on my friends i think, beautiful lady:)
This paining is done by a wonderful artist that i greatly admire "ANDREA CRUZ" you can see more of her work on her site www.andreazcruz.com or on her Myspace page:)
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
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That Rockabilly Fever by Sheree Homer is a candid account of life on the
road and in the studio with '50s legends and today's talent. These are personal
stories told by the artists themselves. It's a soft cover biography that will
be published in October 2009 by McFarland Publishers and retail for $39.95. It
will have never before seen photos (strictly 1950's photos of the legends) and
rare stories from the artists themselves. Catch
That Rockabilly Fever will be approximately 350 pages in length. It will be
unlike any other rockabilly book on the market since it will include some of
today's hottest young talent plus insightful stories from 1950's backing
musicians and engineers for the first time, such as James Kirkland (Bob Luman,
Ricky Nelson), Richie Frost (Ricky Nelson), Steve Handford (Bobby Lee
Trammell), Tony Austin (Rock and Roll Trio), Stanley Walker (Ray Smith), Bobby
Poe (Wanda Jackson), Vernon Sandusky (Big Al Downing) and Bob Sullivan
(KWKH/Louisiana Hayride). Foreword by acclaimed writer Ken Burke.
These forty-six artists will have individual profiles and one
glamorous photo per musician: Glen Glenn, Lew Williams, Art Adams, Elvis
Presley, Ricky Nelson, Bob Luman, Ed Bruce, Dickey Lee, Jack Earls, Hayden
Thompson, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Sonny Burgess, Carl Mann, Ray Smith, Johnny
Powers, Larry Donn, Pat Cupp, Ronnie Hawkins, Bobby Lee Trammell, Huelyn
Duvall, Gene Summers, Sonny West, Buddy Holly, The Collins Kids, Wanda Jackson,
Charlie Gracie, Big Al Downing, Laura Lee Perkins, The Rock and Roll Trio,
Narvel Felts, The Dave and Deke Combo, Kim Lenz, Go Cat Go, High Noon, Larry
Cole, Cari Lee Merritt, Josie Kreuzer, Eddie Clendening, Suzy and Buddy Dughi,
The Casey Sisters, Carl Sonny Leyland, Dawn Shipley, Sue Moreno, Ruby Ann, and
Tex Rubinowitz.
Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.
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