Bert Gary
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Bert Gary
- Arcadia, California, US
- Last Login: 11/24/2009
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Latest Blog Entries
- Nov 4, 2009 11:06 PM Homeless in Paradise
- Oct 20, 2009 5:50 AM Are you laughing at me?
- Oct 1, 2009 8:34 PM Pews Stink (a black and white satire)
- Sep 24, 2009 5:17 PM Where is my grandmother (1908-2007)?
- Sep 20, 2009 12:10 AM The Only Functional Family
Interests
General
writing, music, archaeology, ornithology...Music
My first love is music that's very technical and complex compositionally/instrumentally and hard to classify---like Frank Zappa's instrumental work, Gentle Giant, Tower of Power, and Yes. I like some rock with a message, like Audioslave and Pearl Jam and Creed and Alter Bridge. Ever heard Bela Fleck or Nickel Creek; what are you waiting for? Tom Petty, for unknown reasons, has a special place in my heart. Cool Jazz and smooth jazz do nothing for me; but hot jazz is welcome, especially if it's from Cuban trumpeter, composer, and arranger Arturo Sandoval. On the classical side, no Straus or Wagner, please; but if you have some Mozart or Stravinski, I'm all in. Les Mis is a bulls-eye in my book. Interesting folks I've listened to recently are: Bryan Beller, Joe Satriani, System of a Down, Mike Keneally, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. I'VE SEEN THESE ARTISTS LIVE: James Brown, Hooty and the Blowfish, Johnny Lang, Robert Merrill, Ella Fitzgerald, V.S.O.P Quintet (Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Freddie Hubbard), Freddie Hubbard Quartet, Jean Luc Ponty, The Dixie Dregs, Gary Burton Trio, Flora Purim, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Blue Rodeo, Gregory Hinds, Chicago, Frank Zappa, Count Basie, Joe Pass, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Lou Rawls, Linda Ronstadt, George Strait, Charlie Daniels, Arturo Sandoval, B.J. Thomas, Edgar Winter, Tracy Byrd, P.D.Q. Bach, The Temptations, Michael W. Smith, MercyMe, Amy Grant, Tom Grose, Nickel Creek, and recently, Mike Keneally (including Chad Wackerman, Kofi Baker, Rick Musallam, and Doug Lunn), Bryan Beller and Kira Small, and The Bryan Beller Band (Bryan Beller, Rick Musallam, Jamie Kime, Mike Keneally, Joe Travers).Movies
My "all guy" choices: Deer Hunter, Deliverance, Road Warrior. Sci-fi favorites: Sixth Sense, Contact, and Signs. Thinking man's movies about radical revelation leading to radical transformation: The Fisher King, The Matrix, Donnie Darko, Blade Runner, Shawshank, and 310 to Yuma. OK, I admit it, I like these chick flicks: Happy Accidents, The Spitfire Grill, Shadowlands, Secrets and Lies ("Darlin'"), and Phenomenon. There are three films that are hard to categorize that are in my top 20 and more than worth your time: The Professional, Amadeus, and Lone Star. As for Jesus movies, I've seen them all. To date, the most accurate biblically and archaeologically is The Gospel of John; it's the kind you want to watch again and again. The TV mini-series, Jesus of Nazareth, is a distant second; very long; blends the four gospels in unhelpful ways. The rest of the Jesus movies, including Mel Gibson's The Passion, are badly flawed in more ways than I care to enumerate here---so flawed that I can't recommend them---yes, Mel's too. Whereas everyone who watches The Gospel of John will want to see it again, most never want to see Mel's again. His movie doesn't shed light on the person of Jesus---scripturally or historically; rather it takes us into the darkness of Mel's own psyche via the Stations of the Cross traditions...Television
I watch Fox News and CNN for news. I surf the Learning Channel, the History Channel, and National Geographic Channel for educational stuff; but American documentaries tend to be pretty dumbed down; sometimes the BBC has good documentaries. And I watch television evangelists for entertainment and fodder.Books
Were I you, I would read The Secret History, The Kite Runner, The Green Mile, and Cold Mountain. For outloud laughs, read A Confederacy of Dunces and Forrest Gump. Read anything by Flannery O'Connor. Read Earnest Hemmingway's short story collection. My favorite biblical book is Poet and Peasant/Through Peasant Eyes by Bailey; but also great is Capon's The Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus. Preaching, by Craddock, is the best book in that field. If you want to learn something about how to write, get Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, Stephen King's On Writing, and Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird. Good books I've read recently: Unplugging from Religion, The Revelation Revolution, Odd Hours, The Shadow of the Wind, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Shack, So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore, and Occult America. In researching my next book, Heaven for Skeptics, I read lots of great books, among them Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos. Were I you, I'd read this instead of Hawking's A Brief History of Time.Heroes
Firemen, cops, military personnel and their families. Winston Churchill. Albert Einstein. The Apostle Paul.
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Details
- Status: Single
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Atlanta
- Orientation: Straight
- Body type: 5' 11" / Athletic
- Religion: Protestant
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Children: Proud parent
- Education: Post grad
- Occupation: Author/Teacher
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About me:
I am looking for a full-time job in education administration.
BLOG TOPICS HERE THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU:
Homeless in Paradise
Are you laughing at me?
Pews Stink (a black and white satire)
Where is my grandmother (1908-2007)?
The Only Functional Family
Paul Didn't Go to Heaven
I called 911 today (a true story)
Every head bowed and every eye closed
What Color is a Green Apple?
The Un-Religion
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like Gravity
The Giant Flying Cube
Heaven Is Like a Crazy Farmer
The Millennium
He Speaks of . . .
The Psychic Medium of Endor was a Fake
Porneia
A Guitar Hero Parable (or the Gospel According to Slash)
The Soul Doesn’t Leave the Body at Death
A Christian Ambush (A True Story)
Cussing and Swearing
The Moronic Offensive Cross
Messiah Damned
Salted with Fire
Don’t You Hate Christian Tracts?
Is Your Eye Evil?
Two Prodigals and their Strange Father
The Father Judges No One – 2
Repost – The Father Judges No One – 1
The Father Judges No One – 1
Are We Supposed to Be Afraid of God?
Pearly Gates and Streets of Gold;
The Lazarus Parable Is Not About the Afterlife
Names In the Book of Life
Repost – The Lake of Fire Defined
The Lake of Fire Defined
Hell Defined – 1
Hell Defined – 2
You’re Saved (Whether You Like It of Not) – Part One
You’re Saved (Whether You Like It of Not) – Part Two
A Country Fried Parable
Born Again or from Above?
Five Coincidences at Caesarea Philippi
Jesus Used Parables Like a Sieve
Was Jesus Crucified in the Manner Shown in Paintings and Movies?
Are Kids’ Christmas Plays Biblical?
The Apostle Paul Never Converted to Christianity
Talking Sheep and Goats: Not an Afterlife Documentary
and more.
If you don't find it here, try "Eternity Now" at blogspot: http://www.bertgary.blogspot.com ..
..Who I'd like to meet:
I've actually met a few famous people. I met Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Carter, Eddie Murphy, Fran Tarkington, Dominique Wilkins, Tennessee Williams, Greg Iles, and ABC's John McQuethy. I've met several Mississippi notables like Governor Haley Barbour, Lt. Governor Amy Tuck, former Governors Ray Mabus, Ronnie Musgrove, and Kirk Fordice, and local personalities like Jerry Clower and Will Campbell. I've sung for and hung out with British composer John Rutter. I've met trumpeters Arturo Sandoval and Freddie Hubbard. I went to church with Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls; I took a course in worship at seminary with Emily's dad, Don Saliers. I went to high school with musician Tom Grose whose fan base spreads out from Atlanta. Melanie Kramer of Sirsy is a friend; she and her band from New York are fast becoming nationally known. I know authors Greg Albrecht, Fred Craddock, Robert Capon, Leonard Sweet, John Rosemond, Martin Davis, Luke Timothy Johnson, Ken Blue, Baxter Kruger, and Wayne Jacobsen. Who would I like to meet? It would be cool to meet Robert DeNero and Clint Eastwood. I'd be thrilled to meet Chuck Yeager, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin...Bert Gary
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Comments
Nov 24 2009 4:01 AM
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Nov 22 2009 5:22 AM
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Nov 21 2009 6:53 PM
You're catchin' up with me... lol. Love & blessings. xoxox
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Nov 1 2009 4:54 AM
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
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Oct 24 2009 9:45 PM
~ Bella ~
Oct 23 2009 5:45 PM
Hi :)
Oct 22 2009 12:06 PM
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Sep 6 2009 7:57 AM
Aug 25 2009 7:10 PM
hey I like your blogs...they're very interesting...
Aug 19 2009 8:58 AM
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Jul 16 2009 4:36 AM
Jul 16 2009 3:04 AM
Hot links on myspace sometimes don't work. If the following hot link doesn't work . . .
The Millennium
. . . then go to: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendId=84945367
---Bert
Jul 14 2009 3:16 PM
I'm heading away for a few days, but wanted to fly by and share an Aussie Gallah with you...
I earnestly pray you have an incredibly blessed week! And thank you so much for all the bird links and names... I do appreciate it....
Jul 14 2009 6:30 AM
I just wanted to let you know that Myspace is playing up in photo comments... When opening individual photos, the comments will return to ONE photo... as your latest three went to this photo:
...so I'm not sure what birds you were referring to...
This Myspace glitch doesn't happen -so far- when you add the comment on the smaller view of pictures, where you can see an entire page of them, and comment beneath the chosen picture...
I'll try to figure out what ones you are referring to...
I greatly appreciate this 'link' we have... Thank you for naming these birds for me...
God bless you, Bert...
xoxox
Jul 10 2009 3:55 PM
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