John Litzenberg IRL
@radicaldruid.com
Poet. Musician. Pagan. Salt doll measuring the ocean's depth. Transcendental Situationist traveling @ the Speed of Now. Onstage since 1975. There's a lot of Nothing to it. A groove requires a bass player. Or a tree. WYSIWYG💙#Resist www.radicaldruid.com
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John Litzenberg IRL
@radicaldruid.com
· Nov 20
The goal is making life more musical. Sometimes that requires instruments. Other times years of practice. Or you just need to open your mouth, clap your hands, & let the energy of community (commune w whoever u like) match your heartbeat. Sing your ass off - all the time. Don't ever drop the mic.
By its nature, great wealth IS immorality. Anyone with a billion dollars did not "acquire" it themselves, but by exploiting others. The wealthy have no concern or care, so long as their wealthy pockets keep getting lined. Philanthropy is the way they distract from too much profit to begin with.
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
By its nature, great wealth IS immorality. Anyone with a billion dollars did not "acquire" it themselves, but by exploiting others. The wealthy have no concern or care, so long as their wealthy pockets keep getting lined. Philanthropy is the way they distract from too much profit to begin with.
Change the world. Your life. Jobs. Friends. Habits. Lanes. Your mind. First, make sure to change your underwear. Each journey begins with one step. Anybody talking about starting anywhere but right in front of you & offering you a destination beyond the stretch of your legs is selling something.
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Change the world. Your life. Jobs. Friends. Habits. Lanes. Your mind. First, make sure to change your underwear. Each journey begins with one step. Anybody talking about starting anywhere but right in front of you & offering you a destination beyond the stretch of your legs is selling something.
Trump is a symptom, not the cause. We worship wealth, celebrity, self-interest, self-love, unearned respect, notoriety, and bullshit. That's our real God. That's the cause. Fix that.
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Trump is a symptom, not the cause. We worship wealth, celebrity, self-interest, self-love, unearned respect, notoriety, and bullshit. That's our real God. That's the cause. Fix that.
If it was really happening, you wouldn't need an AI photo to document it. Or an AI-written press release to brag about it.
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
If it was really happening, you wouldn't need an AI photo to document it. Or an AI-written press release to brag about it.
You know what? We don't need no Reichstag fire. That's what this administration is saying, loud and clear. And Trump's being saying that since the 1980s - when it was obvious to anyone with a brain that he was a complete asshole. Anybody who doesn't hear that is willfully putting wax in their ears.
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
You know what? We don't need no Reichstag fire. That's what this administration is saying, loud and clear. And Trump's being saying that since the 1980s - when it was obvious to anyone with a brain that he was a complete asshole. Anybody who doesn't hear that is willfully putting wax in their ears.
All music cannot be contained
in simple structures, common forms,
by formulaic skeletons
that would restrict the way it's made;
it reaches out beyond those lines,
a crayon in untutored hands
that blurs the edges in between
the guidelines of a thing.
#BlueSkyPoets #MusicSky #PoetSky #Poetry
in simple structures, common forms,
by formulaic skeletons
that would restrict the way it's made;
it reaches out beyond those lines,
a crayon in untutored hands
that blurs the edges in between
the guidelines of a thing.
#BlueSkyPoets #MusicSky #PoetSky #Poetry
Some music must be free
All music cannot be contained in simple structures, common forms, by formulaic skeletons that would restrict the way it’s made; it reaches out beyond those lines, a crayon in untutored hands …
radicaldruid.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
All music cannot be contained
in simple structures, common forms,
by formulaic skeletons
that would restrict the way it's made;
it reaches out beyond those lines,
a crayon in untutored hands
that blurs the edges in between
the guidelines of a thing.
#BlueSkyPoets #MusicSky #PoetSky #Poetry
in simple structures, common forms,
by formulaic skeletons
that would restrict the way it's made;
it reaches out beyond those lines,
a crayon in untutored hands
that blurs the edges in between
the guidelines of a thing.
#BlueSkyPoets #MusicSky #PoetSky #Poetry
You know, freedom of speech only guarantees you can say whatever you want. You still must accept and pay the consequences for saying it. Even if that means no one is required to listen. And they're not. Take a lesson: it doesn't matter what's said. Unless the speaker takes responsibility for it.
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
You know, freedom of speech only guarantees you can say whatever you want. You still must accept and pay the consequences for saying it. Even if that means no one is required to listen. And they're not. Take a lesson: it doesn't matter what's said. Unless the speaker takes responsibility for it.
Wow. Social media is becoming like a modern cable TV series. Everyone is SO pretty. No visible blemishes or weak areas. But ultimately a little slow. And overtly naive. And not as tall in person. Betcha smell good though. LOL.
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Wow. Social media is becoming like a modern cable TV series. Everyone is SO pretty. No visible blemishes or weak areas. But ultimately a little slow. And overtly naive. And not as tall in person. Betcha smell good though. LOL.
10 Buddhist/religion books that changed my life permanently: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (Nikhilananda), The Perennial Philosophy (Huxley), A Western Approach to Zen (Humphreys), Discovering the True Self (Sawaki), Shobogenzo (Dogen - Tanahashi & Nishijima trans) 1/2 #Buddhism #BooSky
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Every generation is going to the dogs (lucky dogs). Wants to be different from its ancestors but is pretty much the same. Puts its own heroes on the pop charts. Makes its own mistakes based on the mistakes of its parents. Learns from them and sees their own face in the fun house mirror. Or doesn't.
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Every generation is going to the dogs (lucky dogs). Wants to be different from its ancestors but is pretty much the same. Puts its own heroes on the pop charts. Makes its own mistakes based on the mistakes of its parents. Learns from them and sees their own face in the fun house mirror. Or doesn't.
You know what they say, “so long as one is in prison, no one is free.” Well, so long as it does not include everyone, esp. those you don’t like or agree with, there is no We.
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
You know what they say, “so long as one is in prison, no one is free.” Well, so long as it does not include everyone, esp. those you don’t like or agree with, there is no We.
#FlashbackFriday: circa summer 1980, Fred Chao's garage.
January 14, 2026 at 12:23 AM
#FlashbackFriday: circa summer 1980, Fred Chao's garage.
Many ask what "we" can do to fix America. The 50%+ complaining can use their vote and their $. Like u didn't last election. Then dump anyone putting party b4 country, loyalty b4 legality & promoting a bigoted, racist & stupid America First agenda. Start w local govt & work up. Until they're gone.
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Many ask what "we" can do to fix America. The 50%+ complaining can use their vote and their $. Like u didn't last election. Then dump anyone putting party b4 country, loyalty b4 legality & promoting a bigoted, racist & stupid America First agenda. Start w local govt & work up. Until they're gone.
The Shadows - See You In My Drums (1961)
YouTube video by Hoffers Music
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January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Everybody always says this generation is going to the dogs. Religion is dying, morality is dead, we live in a post truth society, our values and valued institutions are crumbling. Life will surely suck harder for those who follow us. Etc. Well, you reap what you sow, Gen X.
Et Tu, Gen X
Everybody always says this generation is going to the dogs. Religion is dying, morality is dead, we live in a post truth society, our values and valued institutions are crumbling. Life will surely suck harder for those who follow us. Etc. Well, you reap what you sow, Gen X.
radicaldruid.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Everybody always says this generation is going to the dogs. Religion is dying, morality is dead, we live in a post truth society, our values and valued institutions are crumbling. Life will surely suck harder for those who follow us. Etc. Well, you reap what you sow, Gen X.
Some things never change. And some things do. It’s the insisting that they are things at all that does us in. That’s all that’s between us and absolutely nothing.
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Some things never change. And some things do. It’s the insisting that they are things at all that does us in. That’s all that’s between us and absolutely nothing.
Look out. I got a electronic drum set AND an EWI for my birthday. Now if I can just find room in my tiny studio to set up the drums, the piano, and the upright bass. Plus all the microphones and cables. Then I'm back in the recording business. Pictures forthcoming once I get the set up done.
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Look out. I got a electronic drum set AND an EWI for my birthday. Now if I can just find room in my tiny studio to set up the drums, the piano, and the upright bass. Plus all the microphones and cables. Then I'm back in the recording business. Pictures forthcoming once I get the set up done.
There are those who imagine “magical” places like they are scenes from the “happily ever after” part of a fairy tale: in a strange twist, they believe the hereafter, the great beyond, and the future tense of once upon a time to be like the world initially encountered by the young Siddhartha Buddha.
Music and me
There are those who imagine “magical” places like they are scenes from the “happily ever after” part of a fairy tale: in a strange twist, they believe the hereafter, the great beyond, and the futur…
radicaldruid.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
There are those who imagine “magical” places like they are scenes from the “happily ever after” part of a fairy tale: in a strange twist, they believe the hereafter, the great beyond, and the future tense of once upon a time to be like the world initially encountered by the young Siddhartha Buddha.
You can never have too many hats - or musical instruments :)
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
You can never have too many hats - or musical instruments :)
Because everybody likes to dress up for their birthday, right?
January 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Because everybody likes to dress up for their birthday, right?
Only a very select group of people should be allowed to cover Beatles tunes. I'm sure George was actually knocked out that Ella would do this. I first heard on the jukebox at the Ernie Room (Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA) sitting next and drinking next to one of the original singers from the Ink Spots.
Ella Fitzgerald Savoy Truffle
YouTube video by MrBeatlesCovers
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Only a very select group of people should be allowed to cover Beatles tunes. I'm sure George was actually knocked out that Ella would do this. I first heard on the jukebox at the Ernie Room (Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA) sitting next and drinking next to one of the original singers from the Ink Spots.