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Big Daddy The Folk Singer

Redondo Beach, California

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Married \| Straight Kids: Proud Parent Male Height: 5' 11" Ethnicity: Other Body Type: A little extra baggage Religion: Catholic Grew Up In: Los Angeles Occupation: Teacher Education: Grad School Here For: Discussion, Friends, Networking, Work Last On: 03/08/2010

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About Big Daddy The Folk Singer

I'm just an old guy. Been playing guitar, banjo, mandolin a long time. If you know anybody who wants a singer-guitar picker-banjo picker-mandolin picker let me know. I often feel like I've lived too long. The world is getting really, really mean. All in all, history will come and go and not take much notice in my presence. I love my wife. I love my kids. I love my mom. I love the memory of so many people who have already gone. I want to do the right thing. For a living, I teach and I take it seriously. And not because the children are our future. We are all the future. People deserve your full attention. However, I strongly suggest you ignore all this crap, because the older I get the more I know that I don't know anything. You want to know something? Ask a young person....they know it all. And don't forget to check out my home page www.wilsongs.net.

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MY LUCKY ELEPHANT by Big Daddy

I have a lucky elephant

I want you all to know

His name is Jim and I'm with him

Wherever he may go

He does not like the subway

And he won't fit in my car

And Jim's afraid of airplanes

So we never travel far

And when the police see us

They say, "Take him to the zoo!"

But Jim prefers to feed the ducks

For something fun to do

I met Jim on a Sunday

And ever since that day

He sticks with me like a shadow

And he never goes away

I ask him many questions

Whenever I get stuck

He always has an answer

And he's always brought me luck

Whenever I get in a fix

Jim has a tale to tell

How God sent down the angels

To guard our souls from Hell

How God made rain for forty days

To purify the land

For Jim, and all the elephants

Who live by His command

Some ask me why Jim lives with me

They ask me where he sleeps

He's better than that rabbit's foot

I know my brother keeps

And he's better than a lucky coin

For coins can soon be lost

But it's hard to lose an elephant

The ones I've come acrossed

Some say I'm superstitious

And maybe they are right

But to have this lucky elephant

Gives me such great delight

For Jim would never hurt a soul

Nor cause a child to cry

And he's told me all the secrets

Of what happens when we die

So when I take my final breath

Please do not think it odd

That when I die Old Jim will fly

My soul up to God

Wilson/06

People I'd Like To Meet:

Pete Seeger, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Dali Lama, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Stephen Hawkings, Fidel Castro, or any resonably nice person who isn't dead. Dead folks make for one sided conversations.

Big Daddy The Folk Singer's Heroes:

Jesus, Siddartha, Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Hung Hei Kwan, Fong Sai Yuk, Wong Fei Hung, Richard Cunningham, The guy who stood up to the tank in Tienamien Square...and my dad.

What I Like:

I like dogs. I like cats, too. I like the smell after it rains when it's been dry a long time. I like to listen to flamenco guitar by candlelight. I like the smell of a new guitar and the warm tone of an old one. I like to buy things mail order and then anticipate their arrival. I like growing closer to my kids. I like most things about getting older. I like going to concerts. I like Europe, especially Paris. I like Ireland. I like the old Steve Allen Show. I like hugging my dogs. I like being alone with my wife in Big Sur in a cabin by the river on a rainy day. I like the view from Nepenthe's. I like the feeling just after having read a great book. I like the feeling of knowing you've done something really good. I like Indian food. I like history. I like science. I like linguistics (now, that's just sick). I like the moment when you realize that things are going to be okay after things have been really bad.� This could go on all day...

What I Don't Like:

I don't like onions. I don't like raw tomatoes. I don't like infomercials. I don't like it when someone hurts someone else for the entertainment value. I don't like meetings that serve no real purpose. I don't like wasting time. I don't like it when people won't even listen to a different point of view. I don't like it when people try to manipulate me. I don't like it when people play games, and I don't mean Monopoly. I don't like it when people don't say what they want. I don't like it when people don't say what they mean. I don't like it when people don't get to the point. I don't like greed. I don't like intolerance. I don't like it that people can be so unforgiving. I don't like it when I do something stupid. I don't like being fat. I don't like it when I'm unforgiving. I don't like not having my dad anymore. I don't like traffic jams. I don't like waiting for test results. I don't like waiting in lines. I don't like crowded places. Most of all, I don't like being judged.

Big Daddy The Folk Singer's Essential Music

There is so much music that I love and without which I could not live, I think.� But these , for this moment, seem to be essential.� I never get tired of them.� Music seems to help us understand our souls just a little bit better.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles

Tone Poems
David Grisman

Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
Firesign Theatre

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Big Daddy The Folk Singer's Must See Movies

There are so many wonderful films, and then there are movies--both are wonderful.� I couldn't list my favorites if I had 10 pages; but here are a few I never get tired of watching.

Dogma (Special Edition)

Amelie

Young Frankenstein (Special Edition)

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Big Daddy The Folk Singer's Virtual Activities

I never really play video games very much being old and preferring to play guitar, banjo, mandolin, or almost any other musical instrument I can get my hands on; however, when push comes to shove...

Eric's Ultimate Solitaire (Linux)

Hoyle Solitaire and Mahjong Tiles (2000)

DS - Space Invaders Revolution

Big Daddy The Folk Singer's Reading Material

I could not live without books. Books are taking over my house. I am especially fond of non-fiction reference books. You just can't have enough information. And there's something about having a piece of paper in your hand that beats the internet all to hell, it really does. I grew up with books. They were often my only friends. I never write in them. They are holy. They contain knowledge.

Cannery Row
John Steinbeck

Pooh's Library: Winnie-The-Pooh, the House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Ver
A. A. Milne

Be Here Now
Ram Dass

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fearless	5:54 am - 05/19/2009
	I was looking through a magazine and saw some brilliant photos of Big Sur. It made me think of you, the artisit is Patrick Smith. http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/2925429309/in/set-72157607180150142/
La Comment Fairy Original	8:16 am - 01/30/2009
	Awwws. You are so very welcome! I enjoy them so much. I've missed reading them! You could prolly look at your stats and see that I've been tickin' through em. :) I've saved the book for last. I can't WAIT! much luv!
5 Noopy	7:30 pm - 01/03/2009
	Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow!! :) ~Sarah
La Comment Fairy Original	8:58 pm - 12/09/2008
	I went through the blog list to find your first chapter and do not see it. I know my vision is fuzzy with exhaustion but I went through it 3 times. lol Where oh where shall it be. I was going to print em out and take them to work to read on my lunch break.....
Brockers	1:05 pm - 04/29/2008
	Consider yourself tag'd
tWeet!	7:59 pm - 04/27/2008
	Tag you are it!!! (read my blog)
viva-rachel	3:01 pm - 03/12/2008
	going to blog the answers too? i think ive got a couple right :)
ApRiL	11:20 pm - 02/27/2008
	Thanks for the welcome!! Hope you enjoyed your Hump Day.
Agnieszka	2:59 pm - 02/22/2008
	Thank you very much!!! Im going to jump out of a perfectly good airplane for my birthday.
La Comment Fairy Original	5:54 pm - 02/14/2008
	How's my papa!?!?!?
La Comment Fairy Original	4:55 pm - 02/01/2008
	Thanks Papa! :)
La Comment Fairy Original	1:36 pm - 12/26/2007
	Thank ya papa! I had a great holiday. Surrounded by loved ones is quite awesome! Hope you had a great holiday as well! Luv luv!
Brockers	4:59 pm - 12/25/2007
	Thank ye Merry Christmas to you and yours
Agnieszka	2:34 pm - 12/24/2007
	Merry Christmas and may 2008 be the best year yet.
Atomic Betty	10:36 pm - 12/08/2007
	Thanks for the welcome
La Comment Fairy Original	1:42 pm - 12/01/2007
	Thank you papa! I'm having such an awesome day! I hope you are as well. My calling for blog donations definitely brought in plenty! I'm at 283 unread! Fairy is going to be ExHaUsTeD! lol luv luv!
ich mich mir	6:55 pm - 11/27/2007
	anytime! :)
Brit	6:46 pm - 11/21/2007
	I have some heavy shit to deal with. Nothing personal, just business. Then to bed.
ich mich mir	10:00 pm - 11/17/2007
	life in the cubicle has been alright.. :) just chillin'. :) been writing notes in cursive though! thanks for asking!
Brockers	12:31 pm - 11/17/2007
	If you are referring to the one on my profile, it's a looped clip from 'Ievan Polkka' by a (I believe) Finnish folk group called Loituma....
Lesley876	11:03 pm - 10/19/2007
	Good luck on the potential new addition.� You shouldn't have anything to worry about... Baxter is your testimony of a human's devotion to a dog; when the inspectors see the health of your current dogs and have proof of the work you've done to keep the oldest one as healthy as possibe, I bet you'll be a shoe-in.
ich mich mir	9:56 pm - 10/19/2007
	it was great to read about what you've been doing this summer, thank you! :)
La Comment Fairy Original	3:48 am - 10/14/2007
	I just read Big Daddy's Sunday school edition. I am SO grateful that we're all back here, tucked back safely into Reverbia where we all belong. And I'm doubly grateful that you are a part of it! I luv ya Big Papa! :)
ich mich mir	10:56 am - 10/13/2007
	Hello to you Big Daddy, it's great to be back isn't it! :)� Hope you have a great Saturday!
Lesley876	9:02 pm - 10/10/2007
	I loved your RV Day blog; very cute story. Wonder why I can't comment directly on your blog (tried to but wasn't able), but beggars can't be choosers; eh?
Ms. Feel Nothing	11:18 am - 06/26/2007
	thanks for the welcome! i appreciate it :D
ich mich mir	4:41 pm - 06/19/2007
	Oh, been alright, thanks! :) Antsy at work - missing my doses of good blog reading! Have you stored up some blog topics?�
ich mich mir	4:36 pm - 06/19/2007
	Hello there again!� What a relief, reverb is back!� :)
Bexter	3:20 pm - 06/10/2007
	How are you going to spend your summer? Is school out there yet?� Here they are going until June 21 because of all the bad weather this winter.
ESSANCEOFMOON	9:28 am - 06/06/2007
	I can't put my finger on it yet, but, i can't tell if your� song arrangment is just getting better on that old Marten you play or if your singing has improved..........hum.......well it might be that you didn't record it on a real to real tape recoreder. Which reminds me that after all the years that passed, i still have that tape of us playing monoply and yes you still rolled a five and moved only four spaces ....you cheater....ha ha. sent with love to you and yours
Moonberry72	1:17 am - 05/28/2007
	thank you for the welcome and like the music. :P
ich mich mir	4:09 pm - 05/18/2007
	Yum! Bon appetit!� :)
ich mich mir	4:04 pm - 05/18/2007
	Have a good Friday evening Big Daddy! :)
Stay&See	4:18 pm - 05/13/2007
	Thank you, Big Daddy!
La Comment Fairy Original	7:06 pm - 04/23/2007
	The weekend WAS crazy....but well worth it. It was awesome to see my dad so excited. He spoiled my kids rotten, took us to some nooks and crannies of the mountains, we got to see some elk (TOTALLY AWESOME, was literally 20 ft away from them) and sat around chatting and relaxing. I love car trips too. Well, let's put it this way....I love car trips when I have something to relax me beforehand. I'm a nervous wreck in the car since my accident...but a good couple glasses of wine and I do just fine. :)
La Comment Fairy Original	6:12 am - 04/20/2007
	Much luv to the El Papa Grande! :) xoxo
Mega	6:17 pm - 03/28/2007
	Thanks for the warm welcome! And yes, it definitely seems to me that there are lots of interesting, friendly folks to be found here.�
La Comment Fairy Original	8:20 pm - 03/25/2007
	What up B. Diddy? Sorry...it just popped in my head! lol
Aquatic Ape	8:15 pm - 03/21/2007
	Thanks for the nice welcome!� I look forward to learning about this place.
Vasilly	8:47 am - 03/16/2007
	OMG, And now the nostalgia you mention takes over completely.� What wonderful, warm, and fond memories of times gone by, of places since changed. My grandparents lived there before moving on to Harbor City.� I was at the beach often as a kid and later a teen.� There was a lot of sun that we took for granted.� All of life was sunny and warm and bursting with energy and... I had great times there, and the feelings of those times I guess I still carry with me.� Thanks for the prompt via your comments.
Vasilly	6:55 pm - 03/15/2007
	Been way too many years since I've been there, but I do remember the old Redondo Beach being fun and scenic for a kid.� Seattle has changed in the many years I've been here and is not quite as nice as it use to be.� Everything is subject to change and I'm afraid because the principle of chaos is at work, most things don't change for the better.� Hope that doesn't put a blight on your nite.
Vasilly	6:46 pm - 03/15/2007
	I love Redondo Beach.� Anyway the totem is here in Seattle on the waterfront in front of Ivar's Seafood Bar.� But is is a real totem, not just an art piece or attraction for business.
La Comment Fairy Original	8:08 pm - 03/14/2007
	That's awesome. My favorite color is green, so I'm fascinated with green eyes. Mine change to green sometimes....usually when I'm super excited. Or if I poke myself in the eye and they get red and irritated, the green really pops out then. lol
La Comment Fairy Original	8:28 pm - 03/13/2007
	Well, I'll be doin' it with ya. Wait...that sounded baaaad. lol What I meant to say was....I'll be eating healthy with ya. I just bought 20 lbs of fruit and veggies this evening. Spring/Summer time always brings in the greatest fresh foods here. I eat all that processed gunk during the winter. Good luck!
La Comment Fairy Original	8:21 pm - 03/13/2007
	Oh no! Diabetes?!? No fun. I used to have to give myself shots for my migraines. I was 15. ICK! I don't know how people do it on the daily. I guess ya realize you're not going to do the greatest without it.. so sorry. luv luv!
La Comment Fairy Original	8:15 pm - 03/13/2007
	I did I did! Missed it so much. Tad bit sad I'm back, feel as if we weren't even there it happened so quick. Very tired. How was your week?
Lesley876	4:55 am - 03/13/2007
	Ruins~ My pic at Chichen Itza may have been taken the last year that they permit tourists to climb; that's what seemed to be floating in the air, but I wasn't 100% sure of the translation.� Irish ruins... I've been to Ireland once and remember seeing a specific set of ruins.� I can't remember the name of the ruins or the location, but the building itself was never completed.� They ran out of money the first time around, so it sat around incomplete.� When enough time went by so that they had saved up enough money to finish it, they didn't want to spend the money.� Our tourguide told us that this may have contributed to the stereotype that Irish are penny-pinchers...� HILARIOUS!
viva-rachel	2:39 pm - 03/10/2007
	I've owned several cats but i�have never had the expierence that comes with�sharing your life with a dog.�Jack�is a huge part of�our family. He goes everywhere with us.
Doom and Gloom	9:23 am - 03/09/2007
	Yay puppies!
La Comment Fairy Original	5:38 pm - 03/04/2007
	BOO!