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!

Zandvoort aan Zee 2012

A Day At The Beach

Once in a while my ex-wife (photo comin' up together with some Amsterdam history when I find time) and me team up and spend some time together. It's really nice 'cos we are former arch-enemies, and still are most of the time.

As I always say everything is possible! And it is. Life is what you make out of it dear readers! I am too busy at the moment to be on Fb and keep up with your postings. It's Summer around here! Will take some time for this, when it is a little cooler.

"Zandvoort aan Zee" is a beautiful Sea resort located near Amsterdam, with very friendly locals. Many former typical Amsterdam folk of the past live there and to my surprise apartments are reasonably cheap for the location! It is reasonably clean water to swim in and at the moment really warm.

It's a pleasure to share with you. It's a pleasure to connect. It's a pleasure that you read my stuff and get inspired from it.

My basic outline in life is to live a as most simple and Green life as possible 'cos it is the most rewarding possibility in this Universe! Don't forget it.

So for this I have Created my website, THE EMPEROR OF TEXAS . COM, in which I share with you my Ultimate Glitch, my vision on Humanity, YOUR vision on Humanity.

Together we can make the world a happy place. It's not so difficult. Art and Spirituality is the Gateway to happiness! That is my basic vision in Life. Don't forget that a Green life ensures you a Happy and rewarding Life!

Don't forget to read on my website once in a while.

After that I watched the opening ceremony of the LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES. I though it was not bad. Just the parade of the participating countries was, I thought, quite lengthy.

I cheered for Germany(and I did think their clothing was very spectacular and making a statement as an Art nation, contrary to some commentators I should have switched off), Sweden, USA(the loudest), Jamaica, Morocco, India and many former French African colonies and protectorates, including Zaire(a former Belgium colony) and Ivory Coast, having some history with these nations in real life.

My first Love was a Congolese woman who always compared me to Mobutu. Her death is something that has haunted me all my Life. She died in a Belgium hospital in 1989. Also I cheered to some countries I have forgotten.

Sometimes these countries have taken certain good things of their former captors, even more so than France itself. It's called"The Law of the handicap of a head start."

Of course I cheered for England! I love England and the British Way of Life, especially their New Way of Life! It was a very cool and determined entry they made to THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

My only idol that I truly look up to, the most intelligent man on the planet, Mister Muhammad Ali HIMSELF was there! That was truly great and he remains THE GREATEST.

LONDON is such a great Metropolis! The fire and fireworks were truly stunning. Mike Oldfield was cool. I didn't so much like Paul McCartney never having been a "Beatles"' fan. Sgt. Pepper was John Lennon for me.

Wishing you a most upbeat Sunday in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve, on the 29th of July. Summer is slowly reaching its Equinox, here in Europe, so everything is SUMMER at the moment!

This is the link you have been waiting for:

http://theemperoroftexas.com/

It was a beautiful day, with my beautiful ex-wife, on the beautiful Sea resort located in "Zandvoort aan Zee!" 27-07-2012

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From Facebook :

Benoît liked Zandvoort aan Zee Benoît liked Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Benoît likes Robert De Niro.

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

The Dark Typewriter Template Numéro 3 has been released. It’s my adaption of Douglas Bowman’s Blogger template adapted to be three ways, and 100% compatible with Blogger’s new Template Designer introduced in 2010.

Even though sometimes I criticize Google, it remains a sanctuary for the free press and for freedoms in general, made accessible to everybody on the digital highway, for free. One can easily use their web space as a website, for free, as well.

You can within a couple of seconds, adapt it to your needs, to your colors, to your fonts, and design. It’s not meant to look flashy or anything. It’s meant to look like an old text editor, having survived the latest technological advances in Blogger-Land. 10 years is like a millennium when it comes to advances on the World Wide Web. So I am quite happy with it.

Don’t forget to read my latest entry on”Ulysses V”— “The Gateway to the Staaaaaaars”— a safe-haven upon the Internet for Artists from all walks of life sharing their unique Art with us, including my own lengthy Art in all shapes and form. From music to poetry, From painting to photography, from no-nonsense journalism to prose, from my online Discourses and rapping to sharing my vision for the Future of Humanity and the importance of Spirituality and Art as a way of reaching God and a simple rewarding life for everybody. All this in my unique way, from Green science to Green Art.

www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/07/the-dark-typewriter-template-numero-3.html

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

Today’s feature: Cat Stevens

Posted by Venu  Duval                                               http://theemperoroftexas.com 

Today is a dedication to Cat Stevens. Haven’t had much time to write some own stuff.

Morning has broken

“Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird

Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the Word

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where His feet pass

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play

Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day

Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird

Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the Word”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Stevens

 

Just one line could be corrected. What the f*ck where you thinking about when you wrote - “God's recreation of the new day”.

My correction:

“God’s Creation of the new day!”

Which reminds of a Sonnet I wrote a long time ago:

A Day Has Passed... Shakespearean Sonnet 1995-1

A day has passed as Birds sing a song.
Has thou worshipped like them and theirs Anthem?
Has thou let guide thouself , just as them?
And waken up thy Highness, ‘t glorious Sun.

With thy Morning Walk the river along,
That before day has broken follows the Stream,
That thou has chosen for God’s Realm;
With thy Stepping-Song the river along.

Or be it, thou has slept the Morning Come,
And light that thou has not lit seek,
An be it Nighted in a soul asleep.
Thy Torch must be timely to the Sun

And then will she be lit, on Day’s Break
And be it Day, in a soul awake.

Don’t forget: “I am the greatest all time!”

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From Facebook(selection):

 

Benoît likes Traveling Wilburys. Benoît likes Ex Wave's video Ex.Wave estratto del Live a Radio Rai. Benoît likes Traveling Wilburys. Benoît likes Phil Collins. Benoît and Luca Ex Wave D'Alberto are now friends. Benoît and Mark Suchocki are now friends. Benoît and Crystalzero Lin are now friends. Benoît and Madeleine Russell are now friends.

 

Happy Birthday! Thank you for being on this planet♥ You have enlightened many souls dear Muhammad Ali by your greatness and modesty, your insights and boxing, your peace

http://www.alicenter.org/Pages/default.aspx

I am proud to say I was in the 100th to wish Muhammad Ali a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Can you beat that? I hopes he reads it.

This one is for a female reader that thinks she’s got it all sorted out! She hasn’t. In other words: go f*ck yourself.

And no females, no thanks. Don't analyze my comments. I am a happy individual having found love. This one's for you:

Don't run away from grief , o Soul
Look for the remedy inside the pain.
because the rose came from the thorn
and the ruby came from a stone.
Rumi ♥

I love Rumi as well. He’s the coolest poet around. I corrected soul to Soul, which makes it my Poem!

 

More online healing from the beautiful Maria Celeste G on this link : http://www.youtube.com/user/velajatalalei

 

Benoît wrote on Maria McGonigal's Wall.

It's great that you friend me, dear Maria McGonigal (Dádá)! Will see what you all share. You are the peace itself, unique in friendship and wisdom. I am delighted!

 

The band “Ex.Wave” is sensitive, subtle and very harmonious music from Italy. Mamamia! It’s not spaghetti westerns I am talking about here. It’s music in the great light of the most beautiful Claudia Cardinale(just an impression). It’s once upon a time in Italy!

The composer Luca d’Alberto inspires us by his sensitive touch. I must find time to find out what is real name is. I am gonna make a man out of him!

A violinist who suffered the torture of the conservatorium and finds it difficult to rhyme with modern times. And it is. He was lost already at birth. It is not easy to be a musician and man nowadays. To be a composer is even more difficult. Thanks God we also got inspiration. Musicians inspire us and we hate them! Well, I do most of the time. Don’t forget to listen to his classical compositions.

 

Benoît likes Bahar Ahora's photo.

 

Benoît commented on Miles Davis's status.

What is your favorite live Miles Davis album and why?

Sketches of Spain. Especially “Song of our Country”. Actually I am just bullshiting. All of it! It’s the best that I know from him. I met him in 1989, coked out as he was. Haha! I am the lucky one. He f*cked my mother. Still I love him. I don’t know why? He died at 65. M*therfucker!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketches_Of_Spain

 

“The Carp River” by Jeremy Michael Bloxsom

A description would spoil the photo. Sometimes a photo speaks.

 

Benoît likes Katie Davis's status.

I love the quietude of snow falling ... delicate flakes drifting, snow crunching under foot, forest branches crackling from its blanket, bird gliding on the wings of silence, with one lone chirp in reply to the distant rooster's song ... all as the still nectar ...

http://www.katiedavis.org/

 

 

Benoît likes Madeleine Russell's post on his own Wall.

"Hello from Canada,welcome to my fb family :) "

Thank you for your kindness and beautiful Fb. A peaceful place to enter.

 

Dear folks, people and friends!

You have found my satellite. Facebook is very cool. Enjoy your stay!

Ground control can be found on my website: http://theemperoroftexas.com/.

It's the place where I publish all my stuff uncensored. Fb is full of “commies”. One must balance the thin blue line as I call it.

It's where the Rumi of the 21st century shares his secrets with you, his alchemical entity called"the Ultimate Glitch".

It's where space and matter dissolves into love, into unknown umbilical spaces of more love. It's where Bukowski works and labors for mankind day and night. It's no joke!

It's where the best of the planet are highlighted, the ones with all the solutions, who have labored hardest and truly were I find my future spouses!

It's the Texian Space Port for your Soul!

A new entry coming up in a place near you soon! Made possible for you by the internet. If it was up to me we would all be living in Huts with an Internet connection. Thank you Bill Gates! The future is unclear. We must use it and make the world a better place!

http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/01/todays-feature-shad-blair.html 

 

Not much time today. Getting yesterday's feature in Fb's notepad as well:-)

You goddamn paranoids, hiding behind ip-numbers. Big brother is watching you. Don’t forget it. Together we can save the world! It’s the truth!

 

Alright dear folks, people and friends! “Morning has broken…”

Every day is a new day, new opportunities, “CARPE DIEM”.

Don't forget to read yesterday's entry. I got some sorting out to do!

Thanks for reading and listening, sharing, and friending! dear readers, musicians, lovers, friends, babes, gurus, devotional nuts like myself, future spouses, intellectuals, designers, painters, sculptors, scumbags, real men!

It’s in Facebook’s notepad as well for the ones who are paranoid and hiding behind ip-numbers. Big brother is watching you. Don’t forget it! Together we can save the world! We're gonna burn them alive ‘the mechanical world view.’

The Rumi of the 21st century has taken some time for you lost souls.

It is through my hard work for mankind that these words are made possible and thanks to the Google web servers! Don’t forget: "”Your “sorrows’ are just particles of dust compared to mine.”"

Here it is the latest entry on the Texian Space Port for your Soul:

http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/01/todays-feature-shad-blair.html

 

Yesterday’s feature: SHAD BLAIR

Listen carefully. This songs says it all. Shad Blair’s unique songwriting is top of the charts. He’s the new kid on the block.

Prisoner Of War

“Well he's staring at a bunch of papers wondering which ones to sign
Some say he can have the money if the others say he's lost his mind

He could really use the money cause he can't work anymore
His mind's too bent and his back's too broke. He says it's all caus of the war

He's having a beer and a cigarette It's not even twelve o' clock
When I walk in and, give him a hug and, we sit down to have a talk

He says you're looking more like your daddy son, each and every day
Boy, C'mon in and have a seat I've got some news that's comin’ home

Post traumatic stress disorder that's what the VA says I've got
I guess all them memories a’re finally stacked up from a war that everyone else forgot

I got this sickness down in my lungs son and my blood's running thin
Boy I think you're looking at the ghost of a Vietnam veteran

I've seen some good men go down and they say I'm the lucky one because I got to come back to town

It's been near forty years and I can't close the door
Just walking around in my own damn house as a Prisoner Of War

Yeah it's near forty years later, and there's another war in progress
There's stands another soldier with his own traumatic stress

He's driving a tank through the sand, watching all the destruction on the screen
He tells me it's all more like a video game with all the brand new technology

He says you know man I feel like I've aged twenty some odd years
It’s only been seven short months since I shipped my ass back over here

Cause they work us hard every day and night. And I'm finding out it takes a whole lot of work to cover up stuff that just ain't right

You know I’ve seen some good men go down like Birch and Chavez from the first tank battalion

You know it’s a crying shame caus they will never be a settled score
Cause no matter whether we live or we die… we'll always be… Prisoners Of War”

Don’t forget to buy his cd. Don’t let real art die. Show your appreciation.

Shad Blair :: Texas Singer/Songwriter

 

Benoît Arnaud Duval shared a link via Crystalzero Lin via Grandma's Laughs & Tid Bits's photo.

Cystalzero Lin you are unique individual. I love your collections of sharing. I named this photo”Indian mythology”.

 

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Posted by Venu  Duval                                               http://theemperoroftexas.com 

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