JOURNEY SONG - DON SPANNER

she had nothing left to offer

but her best

so she summoned 2 great eagles

to take them to the mountain

on their quest

J O U R N E Y  S O N G

volume up, 720p

optimized for night vision

a jim lamarche remix

assembled in logic audio and final cut

recorded in 1976 at Fanshawe College

London Ontario

composed & performed by Don Spanner

the story behind 'journey song'

In 1976 Don Spanner & I were students

 in the Creative Electronics program

Fanshawe College, London Ontario

that April it became M.I.A.

Music Industry Arts

It was a special time

blindfold weekends - 3 hour classes

listening to whales, Walter/Wendy Carlos, John Cage & Tomita

in the dark - experimental listening  

the earliest days of M.I.A. there

a liberal arts recording studio/program

in a community college

in southwestern ontario

dedicated to sound

psycho-acoustics

way cool

later at home

Pink Floyd, Supertramp, 10cc, Jethro Tull

and an endless mix of amazing music

happening then

He was a year ahead of me

3rd year when I was in 2nd and we never really connected

Don was the quiet little guy 

who always carried his special/expensive acoustic guitar w/him

inseparable

A folky.  I was a rock guy so ya  

A quiet smile in the hallway or hearing him play it

in the lounge by himself, later on

strumming & singing

that voice - unique

from a distance

Always thinking ... 'what's really going on there?'  

These 3rd year guys

are mysterious

A month later, I was down in the dark crevices of the studio

I caught this being played the day after it was mixed

The first verse blasting on the studio speakers  

just 3 of us there

peeking in

I was always snooping around

wondering what the 3rd year guys were doing

curious

Journey Song's mastermind

Mike Jackson (about to graduate)

welcomed me in to listen

in the back, in the dark

my jaw slowly dropping

as it played loud

he wanted my honest opinion

who does that anymore?

It changed my life

I was ready to leave Fanshawe after that 2nd year 

(just a few months away)

A lot of unrest in the program/changes

most did leave

  

After hearing this

I walked out of that studio knowing

 I had to finish this program

finish my final year

and graduate

This was the magic I came here for

I'm so glad I did that

Connecting w/Don recently

via Facebook

45 years later - a fond remembrance

of a timeless classic

see the ONE LIFE album/page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/onelife/

see the new TWO LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/

see the new THREE LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/threelives/

read more of Jim's blog posts here 

http://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/

.

project credits/contributors/links listed below

listen to the youtube album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE
(play all)

special thanks to GRADO LABS in Brooklyn NY

for understanding how headphones

should be made

https://gradolabs.com/

jimlamarche.ca

.

IT'S ALL GOOD

life isn't about finding yourself

life is about creating yourself

george bernard shaw

IT'S ALL GOOD
volume up/720p

optimized for night vision

a jim lamarche remix

assembled in logic audio & final cut

featuring the roland system 8

music composed & performed by
damien dempsey

https://damiendempsey.com/

read more of Jim's blog posts here 

http://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/

see the ONE LIFE album/page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/onelife/

see the new TWO LIVES album/page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/

see the new THREE LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/threelives/

jimlamarche.ca

LBTA

I wish you were my runaway
 spark in the dark

L B T A
volume up/720p

optimized for night vision

a jim lamarche remix

assembled in logic audio & final cut

featuring the roland system 8


visual - phoria (red)
directed by trewan howard, heb hardwick & thom novi

music composed & performed by
jesse mac cormack

https://www.instagram.com/jessemaccormack/

read more of Jim's blog posts here 

http://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/

see the ONE LIFE album/page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/onelife/

see the new TWO LIVES album/page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/

see the new THREE LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/threelives/

jimlamarche.ca

WET DREAM

I miss my little girl

it's how I imagine her

in my dream

W E T  D R E A M

volume up, 720p

optimized for night vision

a jim lamarche remix

from the album TWO LIVES

assembled in logic audio and final cut

featuring the roland system 8

source music w/grandyzer

https://soundcloud.com/grandyzer

see the ONE LIFE album/page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/onelife/

see the new TWO LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/

see the new THREE LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/threelives/

read more of Jim's blog posts here 

http://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/

.

project credits/contributors/links listed below

listen to the youtube album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE
(play all)

special thanks to GRADO LABS in Brooklyn NY

for understanding how headphones

should be made

https://gradolabs.com/

jimlamarche.ca

.

TORNADO DREAMS

last night I had a dream

that a tornado was coming right for me

it's a once a month thing

 

T O R N A D O  D R E A M S

volume up, 720p

optimized for night vision

a jim lamarche remix

from the album ONE LIFE

assembled in logic audio and final cut

featuring the roland system 8

source music w/ptr.

https://www.instagram.com/ptrmusicofficial/?hl=en

footage: tornado 101

national geographic society

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/

see the ONE LIFE album/page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/onelife/

see the new TWO LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/

see the new THREE LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/threelives/

read more of Jim's blog posts here 

http://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/

.

project credits/contributors/links listed below

listen to the youtube album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE
(play all)

special thanks to GRADO LABS in Brooklyn NY

for understanding how headphones

should be made

https://gradolabs.com/

jimlamarche.ca

.

GENDER FLUID - BOYS LIKE ME

be a man

as children we gravitate one way or the other  

years before we even know what sex is 

what it means and what the ramifications are  

the junior kindergarten boy 

who instinctively reaches for the doll 

while another reaches for the soldier 

puberty miles away  

it’s embedded in our constitution - at conception

Curve ball

Then they come … girls.  I mean WTF is that?  They’re softer, kinder - different.  Fascinating.  Worthy of a closer look.  Soon after I find out one night in the kitchen - while Mom is preparing supper, that girls can get pregnant and have babies?  Wow!  How does that work?  

Girls rock!  Oh wait. Did I say that too loud?

Tick tock block. Dad stumbles in after dark. Drunk again. Running for cover.

Firing up a smoke/beer & movie w/John Wayne and laughing for some reason.

Time passes ... what is he laughing about?  The sound of silverware on a plate cutting pork chops merged w/gunshots from a classic western.

 

Barking out something to Mom (washing dishes) that's not very nice.  Something about the food. Just a flicker from a TV through a crack in my bedroom door - all part of the inventory.  What's wrong w/this picture?  A dream? ... why am I alone here?

So ya ... boys & girls.

We’re one or the other physically … and both spiritually (all of us).  Feminine men, masculine women and everything in between. Many make the transition smoothly, like a graceful cinematic crossfade in any given moment while others struggle in isolation in a small boat in a lightning storm, hanging on for dear life.  Most carry on with their lives quietly and no one is the wiser.  Ghosts.

The most interesting, grounded and insightful people I’ve ever met are both genders, integrating the male w/female effortlessly & unnoticeably.  A humble confidence that most envy, elevated self esteem as they aren’t attached to being a 'guy' or 'girl' because they know they are both, and welcome it.  

They are gender fluid.

Blue pill, Red Pill or Black Pill ...

What I’ve learned recently in reading/research & podcasts is that those born autistic are prone to glitching later on.  It’s the fall-out when certain synapses in the brain don’t connect the way they’re supposed to (developmental disability).  Then add malevolent conditioning (broken parents) and the problem spirals.  They become gasoline on the fire and certain children become blocked up, becoming worse & worse over decades to come.  Collateral damage.

Abuse, addiction, impotence, homophobia & misogyny are all debris from the tornado that rips through daily in those on the spectrum, causing confusion & chaos, sometimes leading to violence and destruction (beyond themselves). Psychotherapists & Chiropractors have a lot in common ... it's all in the alignment.

Stranded, alienated & afraid - they wait.  Any form of acknowledgement, care & attention is welcomed.  What's this internet thing?  Perfect.  Give me a target.

For me it is becoming obvious that this fracture in our gender identity (on a human scale) is universal, and is the cause of most worldly disorders all spawned by sexual dysfunction & delusion. Almost like a spiritual pandemic that goes unnoticed (not important).

Glitch > pause > deep breath > realign

The good news?  It can be fixed!  ... ok in some cases.

Good counsellors will see the fractures early on and will facilitate repairs almost immediately, only it requires a willingness for the participant to trust the process and a big commitment to healing. Time. That may take some convincing evidence, judiciously integrated.  Those impaired connections can be reinstated and the flow may become smooth. 
Maybe for the first time.

Gender should be celebrated, not defined.  When it is?  Magic happens.

GENDER FLUID - BOYS LIKE ME

volume up, 720p

recommended listening

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1035-boys-like-me

see the ONE LIFE album/page here >>>
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/onelife/

see the new TWO LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/twolives/

see the new THREE LIVES album/page here >>>

http://www.jimlamarche.ca/threelives/

read more of Jim's blog posts here 

http://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/

.

project credits/contributors/links listed below

listen to the youtube album ONE LIFE  >>>  HERE
(play all)

special thanks to GRADO LABS in Brooklyn NY

for understanding how headphones

should be made

https://gradolabs.com/

jimlamarche.ca

.