A genius died — GEN Norman Schwarzkopf† (1934-2012)

A genius died. US Army General (GEN) Norman Schwarzkopf† (1934-2012) was a military strategist that fooled the Iraqis in the First Gulf War into believing that the US led troops, were somewhere else by using carton fakes of military equipment. That is one reason why there was almost no bloodshed and the short war ended abruptly. Don’t get fooled. It is thanks to this genius that this happened. It would have been a very bloody war with many casualties otherwise.

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From Facebook :Benoît likes George Frederick Händel. Benoît likes Lincoln. Benoît likes Crazy Eyes. Benoît likes Killer Joe. Benoît likes Silent Night (2012). Benoît likes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Benoît likes Kill Bill. Benoît likes Kill Bill: Volume 2. Benoît likes To Rome With Love. Benoît likes Hope Springs. Benoît likes Maximum Conviction. Benoît likes 360. Benoît likes The Dark Knight Rises. Benoît likes Donzoko.

A new entry has been published on"the Texian Space Port for your Soul"
It's the place where I publish , not only all my stuff uncensored, and unbiased. It's"the no-nonsense harbor of Art", called"Ulysses V", the Gateway to the Staaaaaaars!

Don't forget to visit the Haven of Redemption once in a while. It makes your stay upon the Internet worthwhile. It's great to have you onboard.
I am your Evil Kanival of Prose and Artist Universalis. At the moment I am finalizing my first cd in years! It's great and 100% Jazz.

The deadline was not met. I should reach it tomorrow evening. I took a break today. The playlist so far : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75FGffq0Wg4-oojc0b4KbulxwB_w6Dpi&feature=plcp

They will be some adjustments. Not all these songs will be on it.
Thanks for listening, enjoying etc.

This music is best listened to when in a Spiritual mood, at the End of the day, or at Dawn. It should make you enjoy Life simply as it is and remind you that Happiness is not spectacular at all, when simply using the gifts that God has Blessed you with. Love, Creativity, inventiveness, guts, enjoying the simple things in Life etcetera is the thin edge to what makes your Life a successful one or a total disaster.

You can turn anything around, at any moment, at any second, in any Months in the Year, and in any Year! Don't let yourself be fooled by consumer society. It has only one thing to offer. Greed and unhappiness, unsatisfied desires which when achieved anyway don't make you Happy. So, put them aside. Make your Life an enjoyable one, by being Happy, by using the gifts God has Blessed you with.

Alright enough said, wishing you a most enjoyable Saturday evening, from my time zone, into yours, in whatever Village, town, Mountain or Metropolis you are living in.

http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/11/prelude-to-ladders-of-god-5-songs.html

Paige Runningbrooke, the most beautiful model on Earth.

You make me dream... You have such a clear vision!

Movements of Paradise - Ladders from God

Changed a song and burned the first cd. Not true. Look at the picture!

I am at song 19, as I write this. I still got to do the cover and rename a couple of songs and do the dedication. The last part is always the most difficult.

1 - Song of Thunder in the Air (I)
2 - Song of Awakening
3 - Song of Learning and Rising
4 - Song of Pondering and Thought
5 - Song of a Thought of Joy
6 - Song of Thunder in the Air (II)
7 - Song of a Moment of Reflection
8 - Song of Amplitude
9 - Song of a Raindrop condensing upon the Evening Sun
10 - Song of a Variation undefined
11 - Song of a Wandering thought
12 - Song of Abundance
13 - Song of Thunder in the Air (III)
14 - Song of a Regain in Pace (I)
15 - Song of Finding the Notes (II)
16 - Song of a Thought dissolving
17 - Song of a beginning Odyssey
18 - Song of a Fluctuation
19 - Song of Finding the Piano Harmony
20 - Song of a Change of Perspective
21 - Song of Discordance (II)
22 - Song of Indian/Arabian Thunder in the Air
23 - Song of Discordance (III)
24 - Song of a Synthesis
25 - Song of a long Session (II)
26 - Song of Thunder in the Air (IV)
27 - Song of a prolonged Accordance
28 - Song of a Distortion on the Way
29 - Song of an Ascension
30 - Song of a Mystery unraveled
31 - Song of a Happy Ending (Very Tired Notes!)

The whole cd can be listened to on Youtube at an inferior sample rate and volume balances: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75FGffq0Wg4-oojc0b4KbulxwB_w6Dpi&feature=plcp

So this cd is a special edition! The release cd will have at least 12 minutes less, and the songs will be in a different order, with a few renamed. Not easy to get the right effect. It's slightly too long. It doesn't need to be that long.

Benoît likes Kathy Paysen’s poems.

Coat of Arms | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

BAD wrote: “Really love this one. A most beautiful poem. A Merry Christmas to you dear Kathy. All my best wishes from the other side of the Atlantic. Not much Christmas atmosphere around here I must say. I do remember wonderful real Christmases in France when I was younger, with Tree and all and even snow! They were big family happenings in Rouen in a very Catholic family a long time ago. I have fond memories of them. Something that I keep all my life. The Christmas Spirit of Love and Sharing. Looking at your Fb wall reminds me of the grandeur of Christmas that I completely forgot. It's great!”

"Merry Christmas dear Benoit Arnaud Duval. ~ Kathy Paysen"

The Sun Rose in Me Today | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Moonlight Painting | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

 A Dreamer's Armada | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Illuminations | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Christmas Eyes | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

The Olive Branch | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

 The Little Red Kite | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Depth and Breadth of Living | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

I Love You | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

BAD wrote: “A master piece of truth! Gently carved words in elevated love.”

For the Good of All ~ Vincent Van Gogh | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

The Night Before Christmas | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Into Love We Must Fall | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

 Three Ships of the Desert | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Kathy Paysen shares some really beautiful paintings with us.

A new tab has been added to my website. I am not yet where I want to be, still slowly, slowly my endeavors are starting to take a positive result. Just got to publish more instead of being busy with technicalities. Having said that, despite this fact “THE EMPEROR OF TEXAS . COM” contains over one and half million of my words, including poetry, impressionistic journalism, prose, music, movies, spirituality, paintings, audio shows, lifestyle changes, health and many more things plus a lot of very serious art from others. My stuff has even been spied upon by Fb. I have being talking of people's stuff already for 3 years now. They now have incorporated this term in their program. This happens to me more often. My XP already look like Vista, years before it was introduced. I forgot to mention, my website is also about visionaries.

Don’t forget to watch this small movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nH1bypdW6c

And visit my website once in a while:

http://theemperoroftexas.com/

Next year the layout will be slightly different. It’s been Dark for over 3 years now. So next year a new adaptation which will be called “The Mount Fuji Cherry Blossom Tree Template” (something like that) and will replace “The Dark Typewriter Template” aka “DTT”.

A petition to end child labor in India

As the times are changing this becomes more and more apparent as a serious problem and crime. I remember working as a kid. It had some good points. No school for example. I really enjoyed it. This however, is very serious, so I signed it, with mixed feelings though. Child slavery is unacceptable. We are here more talking about slavery than labor. This problem is still a long way from being resolved in poorer countries. China is another place were children work, from 12 years on, sometimes. This also is due to political reasons. Often it concerns Catholic children who are not accepted at school due to their faith and then have no option then to work in sewing workshops. Children are being born often just for the labor and made to work for nothing in the poorest countries such as India. In China for example it is more a political problem. When this is the case I rather call it child “slavery”, not labor or work. Don’t forget to do the same!

“THE EMPEROR OF TEXAS . COM”'s visits in percentage by country over the last 6 months.

Don't forget to read the latest entry on"The Texian Space Port for your Soul!"

It's called"A Prelude to Ladders from God (5 songs)" Be the next one in my statistics!

http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/11/prelude-to-ladders-of-god-5-songs.html

The main attractors are keywords, references to music and art in general, to people and movies, search engines, Google images and Youtube, Wikipedia and bots that hook on to almost anything and create new queries and references in search engines.

For example this very old reference by an automated bot making money on me : http://archiver.co/profile/benoit4u

Do I care? Not really. Any reference is good. I want to bring back people to a simple and spiritual life, where people simply enjoy life as it is, instead of participating in the ongoing rat race going on around the world. Art is my main ingredient. People are all Blessed with gifts from God, but do not use them and get lost in"the mechanical world view." Society encourages this. I discover these mysterious web pages, not created by myself, when people click on them and end up on my website. Some are quite cool.

Don’t forget to listen to my latest Chirbit. It’s 20 minutes short!

Movements of Paradise - Ladders from God - The playlist so far

I still got three days to meet the deadline to finish my cd. Here are the songs so far. I got much too much recording material. So, even this selection, which is already diminished, will be diminished. Only the best songs will be on the cd. I still got an hour and half of music to go through, all recorded on the 12th of November in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve. I should meet the deadline, just! Alright, enough said.

Enjoy some of the songs which will be on my first cd in years which will be called"Movements of Paradise - Ladders from God".

It's a pleasure to have you onboard!

Playlists don't start in Fb, as far as I know, so here's the direct link:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75FGffq0Wg4-oojc0b4KbulxwB_w6Dpi&feature=plcp

So, folks, sorry too busy to take a look what everybody is sharing. In the mean time I am still in Nirvana, after having finished my first cd in years.

Don't forget to listen to it! Inspired on the moment, recorded on the 12th of November in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve.

Thanks for passing by. It's great to have you onboard! I took a break from Season 8 which is almost finished. Next on Ulysses V will be a Chirbit, as I make my comeback into Gangland and fight my Foes with all my might. I can tell you this dear Friends, they are crumbling!

In the mean time don't forget to listen to this 100% Jazz release on this link:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75FGffq0Wg4-oojc0b4KbulxwB_w6Dpi&feature=plcp

Here’s a song from“Movements of Paradise – Ladders from God” to End this Entry. This one is called”A Beginning Odyssey”.

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That’s it for today folks. God Bless. Thank you for this Blessed day!

Prelude to Ladders from God (5 songs)

These songs will not be on my cd, even though I am very happy with them. They are my first songs in many, many years.

Prelude – Movements of Paradise – Ladders from God

Song of Marvel

Song of Discovery

Song of Reflection and Joy

Song of Thought and Wonder

Singing is Dancing. Tone is Movement.

The playlist for my new cd, which will be called”Movements of Paradise – Ladders from God” can be listened to on this link :

Youtube playlist for ”Movements of Paradise – Ladders from God”

The cd should be ready in three days from now. As I write this the cd is 90% finalized.

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From Facebook :

Benoît likes the 14th Dalai Lama. Benoît like Limitless. 

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites, in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

Once in a wile the Dalai Lama says some very meaningful stuff. This is definitely true. He makes a point, also, that everybody on the world wants to be the best. This is destroying the Planet and people.

A new entry has been published on"the Texian Space Port for your Soul!"

It's a packed entry containing my latest Chirbit called""A Chirbit for Chopin "The Rumi Show NR2"", amongst many other topics and interests.

It also contains my latest song, announcing my next CD, which will be dedicated to my new found Love. The one and only".........!" Her name is a kept secret until I finish the CD. The whole CD will be a dedication.

The new Chirbit is much shorter than"The Rumi Show NR1" which was a good two hours. There will be more Shows, lasting up to 20 minutes, not much longer then that, instead of very long Shows.

Don't forget to visit the Emperor of Texas' website once in a while.

Web address is : THE EMPEROR OF TEXAS . COM

It's the latest in ground breaking Art — all the Way to the Stars and back — that can be listened to, read off, watched and enjoyed, including Spirituality, a no-nonsense "Green Way of Life", anything that catches my attention, all meant to free YOU to a "Happy Art World!" and incite you to "Art as a Way of Life!"

My motivation for everything I create is very simple. I've been around for quite a while. Art is the only responsible Way to go through life. It gives you independence from suckers who don't have it in them to even create a speck of dust. Don't get fooled by politicians. They want to use you as slave labor for their earnings. Protest. Fight"The Mechanical World View!" Don't sponsor it.

http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/11/a-chirbit-for-chopin-rumi-show-nr2.html

Multi-talented Kathy Paysen, shares some beautiful Watercolor paintings with us, depicting events from around the world. An impression of hurricane "Sandy".”I wept for the East Coast today, I wept in water colors, from the bottom of my heart.” ~ Kathy Paysen

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites, in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

Jim Morrison, the Quintessential artist. I think if he didn't die so young, he would have been the greatest artist ever. He is not only about music. He would have change the face of the Earth, when it comes to modern Art. I am sure he had a lot to share for Humanity. He would have painted, experimented with new arts and many other things. I think he would have been a very positive influence on the World.

He died in a café/bar in Paris at only 27 years old. If he would have hold on just a little longer, he would have survived. I didn't check if they corrected his death. He didn't at all die in a bath. He was put there after he had a heart attack in the café/bar due to heavy drug use. The owner of the café /bar was afraid that it would affect his sales, amongst other things, so he and a couple of others, brought him back to his lodgment and put him in a bath. The police cooperated in falsifying the place of death. I think it was recently cleared as a fact. Parisians know this of course.

Thanks for passing by, everybody on my Fb, off my Fb, around my Fb, whatever. It's great to have listeners, Friends, Art lovers, everybody that likes the Creation going on around the World!

Don't forget to listen to my latest songs on Youtube. Web address is : http://youtube.com/thebenoit4u

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

Lord Ganesha, the Hindu Elephant God. I was brought up with his statues and paintings all around for a couple of years. I always have to think of”The Elephant Man”, a movie by David Lynch, based on a true story. This one is difficult to prove though, because Hindus sometimes have Animals as Gods, like Hanuman a Monkey God. This is my version.

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites, in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

The at 65 years old deceased Miles Davis, the one and only. I met him in 1989. I feel lucky. I listened to a lot of his music in my life. He died at his retirement age so to speak. Very symbolical. He was a man, having gone through a lot. Nobody on this World, ever equaled his trumpet playing. I love him. He is my favorite musician all times.

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites, in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

The greatest all time!

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites, in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

I love Paris Hilton, the most underestimated, and unlucky blonde in the world!

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites, in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

Rumi is so great. I used to read a lot of his Poems. They are indeed sacred. Helped me go through some difficult times.

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites, in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

This woman changed the history of the World! One of the first feminists. If we are all so happy with it, I am not sure. I did enjoy her book"To the Lighthouse". Feminists are dangerous. How could she know?

Once in a while some updates appear from my favorites, in Fb. I thought it was time to give them some attention.

Animals are unique and when extinct, cannot be brought back in any way! The “World Wide Fund for Nature” formerly called “The World Wildlife Fund” aka WWF.

Once in a while I receive some complaints. Seriously folks. Get a life. I don't care about your problems, dreams and ambitions. You are tripping. The other is not the problem. Materialism leads to nowhere. Don't take others for granted. Make yourself happy. Life is what you make out of it. Don't complain afterwards. Live by this simple principle and you will be happy. Don't get fooled by politicians. We are not at war and you have no obligations whatsoever. Those in search of power are sick. Everybody knows that. You can change the world simply by making yourself happy. It's as simple as that. Fight for your rights. When you are in dire straits, stop complaining. Visit your local spiritual alternatives in your neighborhood. Meditation for example is a great way to get back to some sense. Art too. Combined even better. It's your birthright! Don't get fooled by society. It has no true medicine for anything. It wants you to betray the truth 'cos it has betrayed it. It wants to make you greedy so that you become a pawn of the mechanical world view. They don't know better. You do. Don't sponsor society.

A Chirbit for Chopin "The Rumi Show NR2" has been released. Don't forget to listen to it!

If it doesn't start in Fb, here's the direct link : http://chirb.it/8HAsbm

Chopin song from the Chirbit : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C-oiN_KDD0

You can also find everything on this link : ttp://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/11/a-chirbit-for-chopin-rumi-show-nr2.html

All my Chirbits can be listened to at this web address : http://www.chirbit.com/darth_ghost

Right now I am announcing a Radio Silence! Some new songs for my new CD will be released very shortly from now. Season 8 is gonna be the greatest so far! It's called"Ladders from God"

Dear readers, listeners, folks, everybody that comes across my Fb, thanks for passing by. I stopped adding people to it 'cos I can't keep up with everything that gets published. It's great to share and incite each other to some serious Art, to share, whatever.

Here's my latest song. It's a success! I am not used to get so many listeners in a week. So, I take it as a good sign, that I am on the right track. It's the beginning of a new phase in my life. I finally got to playing music again. My new CD will have synthetic piano. At least that’s the idea. Basically the idea is inspired on Dancing and Gurdjieff music. I go Dancing almost every day (when I don’t, I feel really bad), something that really keeps me together. So the idea of the CD is to create a modern Dance expression. I am not sure it’s really Dance yet. At least it is visual. I've just started playing piano. So, got to get used to it. It is a miraculous instrument, that goes all directions!

I played all weekend, so I will record some stuff tomorrow. See if I get anything added to the "Prelude". The whole CD is a dedication to my new found Love. Her name is a kept secret until I finish it. Don't forget that you too, are an inspiration! All my Fb Friends are an inspiration. And yes, I Love you all. I am not a difficult person. For what?

There is some serious Art on Fb, often better than what main stream Artist have to offer. Don't get fooled. Technique doesn't mean anything. To get something TOGETHER does! Anything. A project, whatever.

Don't forget to listen to my latest Audio Show. It's called""A Chirbit for Chopin "The Rumi Show NR2"". Thanks for passing by. It's great to have you onboard! : http://chirb.it/8HAsbm

Right, so a new Radio Silence, has been announced again until I get some new songs on Youtube. Means I am just gonna play some "Piano". Gotta improve my technique, so that I more easily can express what I gotta say! A new recording session is planned in a couple of days from now, with new songs! Thanks for listening.

Also don't forget to listen to my latest Chirbit on the Chirbit network. Web address is : http://chirb.it/8HAsbm

It's called""A Chirbit for Chopin "The Rumi Show NR2"" and lasts around twenty minutes. Something like that. Thanks for passing by and listening. It's great to have you onboard!

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That’s it for today folks. God Bless. Thank you for this Blessed day!