I "Heart" NYC!

Time off means heading out for my 3rd day in the city. So much to see. Will write soon-fuhgettaboddit!

I "Heart" NYC!

The "Famous Phrase"

Rising and somewhat shine-ing on this rainy/not-rainy Montana morning, I found this often heard phrase (or something like it), "God helps those who help themselves", in "Matthew Henry's Concise commentary On The Whole Bible" (Is 40:27-41). (Maybe this is where that phrase originates?)

Ever heard it said, "It's not in the Bible"? Well, I don't believe it is, but how about this word from Mr. Henry (Photo on left-He must be cool-check out the gray hair!).

"Where God had begun the work of grace, he will perfect it. He will help those who, in humble dependence on him, help themselves."

I think it works - any thoughts?

The "Famous Phrase"

In The Shadow of the Two JD's (Depp and Dillinger)

From the "I Was There" files:

Before leaving for yet another tour of HC shows (currently typing this on a ranch in Altamont, UT), I went to see Johnny Depp's latest movie, "Public Enemies".

Now, it so happened one evening in June of last year 2008 I had the priviledge of doing a Hotel California show at "Downtown Alive" in Aurora, IL, where some filming for said movie was recently done inside the Paramount Theatre in Aurora some days before our arrival.

Watch this short video below and notice the parking structure, Subway sign and the alley in back of the theatre. Then take a look at my photos below.

Took this picture on that very spot

And another - the alley behind Paramount Theatre

A shot from stage facing parking structure

The night's show & "sea of people" shot.

In addition, in August 2007, Hotel California performed in Manitowish Waters which happened to be the location of the Little Bohemia Lodge where John Dillinger stayed and where a portion of "Public Enemies" was eventually filmed in 2008. Once again, I was there! :)

Well, not at Little Bohemia Lodge, but we stayed at Voss's Birchwood Lodge who's owner's mother was the sister of the wife of the owner of the Little Bohemia at the time of Dillinger's appearance. Following? For the whole story, CLICK HERE.

Apparently, the set designer for "Public Enemies" may have used furniture from the very room I stayed in at Voss's! Who knows?

"Oh, the places you will go!" ~ Dr. Seuss

In The Shadow of the Two JD's (Depp and Dillinger)

Rocket, Man!

I brought the autobiography "Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey From The Moon" with me on the latest trek in July with the HC (Hotel California) and, unbeknownst to me until after I finished it, July 17th, 2009 happened to be the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first man on the moon!  This memoir is from the guy who was actually the "2nd" man on the moon, Neil Armstrong's "sidekick", Buzz Aldrin (written along with Ken Abraham). You creative types out there might like this quote from the book:

"Exploring this place that had never been seen by human eyes, upon which no foot has stepped, or hand touched-was awe-inspiring.  But we had no time for philisophical musings.  Our time on the surface had been designed by Mission Control to be extremely limited-a mere two and a half hours outside the LM [Lunar Module]...We weren't trained to smell the roses or to utter life-changing aphorisms...That's why for years I have wanted NASA to fly a poet, a singer, or a journalist into space - someone who could capture the emotions of the experience and share them with the world.

Who's going?!  :)

Rocket, Man!