Given the current state of our government and the direction I fear it is taking our nation, I thought it prudent to look back. I am in the process of studying materials and documents from a few years before the Declaration of Independence, to the forming of the Constitution, the French Revolution, and other events which are tied into and pertinent to questions like, "Was this the intent of our Framers?", or "Is this a government the constitution authorizes?"
No one will ever accuse me of being a scholar. I tolerated school. I did not like it and as such I did not participate to my full capacity from about 7th grade on. So I am not going to claim what I share is the proper interpretation. However, I am a voting, contributing, citizen of this country. I feel I am representative of the average american as much as the next person is. I care greatly for this country, I value my God, my family, my freedom, my safety, my property, and the opportunity to create for myself. All of these I value greatly, these are freedoms given to me by god, the creator, that gave me life (with a little help from Mom and Dad!). That I question governments infringement upon those rights is a fundamental responsibility of the people that government was created to represent. Something has gone wrong.
As this is a family website was created to update you on our lives, not to hear me rant, I will be setting up a blog for those interested to read my thoughts, and respond to my ideas of what is right and wrong, and determine what the proper course of action is. With that I give you www.prideofkings.blogspot.com. Feel free to subscribe family, and tell people about it. Love you.
www.prideofkings.blogspot.com
Monday, April 6, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Points on the Constitution
To comment on a point Katie has made regarding Fire arms, I give you the 2nd Ammendment:
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Infringe, by definition, 'to transgress or exceed the limits of'. I certainly think our Congress has infringed upon that right of the people with gun control laws, and continues to test their limits with examples like what Katie has pointed out. As the Constitution states it is "necessary to the security of a free state". The modern Liberal does not want the governed to have these freedoms. As our government continues to infringe upon our liberties and blur the lines which are clearly drawn by our Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights, they continue their power-grab without regard for the people they hold office to represent or the country they represent.
So what are the responsibilities of the President of the United States? According to the Constitution, the President "Shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States". Also, he "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States". He also makes treaties (with 2/3 vote), has the power of Veto, appoints ambassadors, certain officials, and most importantly, Judges of the Supreme Court. He can also fill vacancies during recess of Senate on an interim basis.
NOWHERE in the constitution does it say he can use tax-payers' money to take over a private corporation, Fire the CEO, and order executive decisions regarding business practices of said PRIVATE business! Furthermore, the 1oth Amendment states "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". What does this mean to me? It means the Federal Government had absolutely no right to intervene with these companies. If it is not in the State's constitution, then it is the responsibility of the private citizen-employees of the Corporation to act accordingly. What Obama is doing is unconstitutional. GM, Chrysler, AIG, Merrill Lynch, and all of the companies that are now partially owned by the Govt are examples of infringement upon the Liberty and Freedom of this Civil Society.
The system is further corrupted by our defunct Judicial Branch, a collection of Justices who serve to re-interpret and bend the Law of the Constitution at their whim, to the eventual goal of absolute power over WE THE PEOPLE. The name of the game for the Liberal is Power. It's that simple. They hide behind words like "change", and "reform" and play on the ideoligies of their party members. They attempt to Villify the Christian and God, in an attempt to remove faith from our society, as faith is a major obstacle in their agenda, for Despotism is their religion and Government is their idol.
Liberals are not totally to blame. Republicans have strayed from strong conservative roots. Just how Hoover set the table for FDR's unprecented spending, Bush set the table for Obama. Of course, evidence suggests FDR's "New Deal" proved to prolong the Great Depression for up to SEVEN years. Obama has taken it well beyond the size and scope FDR's power grab, and has done the same in prolonging this recession which experts have said could be over right now, were it not for government's involvement, and our Massive accruing of Debt.
Obama despises capitolism. He despises that which made this country great. He apologizes for this country in the international community, turns his back on our allies, and cows tow to our relentless enemies. He has already proven he does not have the best interest of this country at heart, putting "world poverty", and other "global problems" first. He has no sense of how American Foreign policy is defined by his predicessors, and it is going to cost lives and allies, as Carter cost us an ally in Iran. But this does not matter to him. What is in the interest of the everyday american doesn't matter. We are a statistic, we are a vote. We are a means to an end for him. A Soft Tyranny is being established in America. But there is a precedent for this, government been fought before. Our Government was founded on the premise that citizens are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The Declaration of Independence also states "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it". I fear it will be the task of mine or my children's generation to act upon this right in order to regain the rights endowed by our Creator.
Maybe Barack should have read these documents, and taken to heart the Declaration where it states "Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes" and he should be wary that, "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their[The People's] right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new guards for their future security...".
President Ronald Reagan said this:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Pray for the people of America to win over the tyrannical agenda of Obama and the Liberal. Love you family.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Infringe, by definition, 'to transgress or exceed the limits of'. I certainly think our Congress has infringed upon that right of the people with gun control laws, and continues to test their limits with examples like what Katie has pointed out. As the Constitution states it is "necessary to the security of a free state". The modern Liberal does not want the governed to have these freedoms. As our government continues to infringe upon our liberties and blur the lines which are clearly drawn by our Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights, they continue their power-grab without regard for the people they hold office to represent or the country they represent.
So what are the responsibilities of the President of the United States? According to the Constitution, the President "Shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States". Also, he "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States". He also makes treaties (with 2/3 vote), has the power of Veto, appoints ambassadors, certain officials, and most importantly, Judges of the Supreme Court. He can also fill vacancies during recess of Senate on an interim basis.
NOWHERE in the constitution does it say he can use tax-payers' money to take over a private corporation, Fire the CEO, and order executive decisions regarding business practices of said PRIVATE business! Furthermore, the 1oth Amendment states "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". What does this mean to me? It means the Federal Government had absolutely no right to intervene with these companies. If it is not in the State's constitution, then it is the responsibility of the private citizen-employees of the Corporation to act accordingly. What Obama is doing is unconstitutional. GM, Chrysler, AIG, Merrill Lynch, and all of the companies that are now partially owned by the Govt are examples of infringement upon the Liberty and Freedom of this Civil Society.
The system is further corrupted by our defunct Judicial Branch, a collection of Justices who serve to re-interpret and bend the Law of the Constitution at their whim, to the eventual goal of absolute power over WE THE PEOPLE. The name of the game for the Liberal is Power. It's that simple. They hide behind words like "change", and "reform" and play on the ideoligies of their party members. They attempt to Villify the Christian and God, in an attempt to remove faith from our society, as faith is a major obstacle in their agenda, for Despotism is their religion and Government is their idol.
Liberals are not totally to blame. Republicans have strayed from strong conservative roots. Just how Hoover set the table for FDR's unprecented spending, Bush set the table for Obama. Of course, evidence suggests FDR's "New Deal" proved to prolong the Great Depression for up to SEVEN years. Obama has taken it well beyond the size and scope FDR's power grab, and has done the same in prolonging this recession which experts have said could be over right now, were it not for government's involvement, and our Massive accruing of Debt.
Obama despises capitolism. He despises that which made this country great. He apologizes for this country in the international community, turns his back on our allies, and cows tow to our relentless enemies. He has already proven he does not have the best interest of this country at heart, putting "world poverty", and other "global problems" first. He has no sense of how American Foreign policy is defined by his predicessors, and it is going to cost lives and allies, as Carter cost us an ally in Iran. But this does not matter to him. What is in the interest of the everyday american doesn't matter. We are a statistic, we are a vote. We are a means to an end for him. A Soft Tyranny is being established in America. But there is a precedent for this, government been fought before. Our Government was founded on the premise that citizens are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The Declaration of Independence also states "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it". I fear it will be the task of mine or my children's generation to act upon this right in order to regain the rights endowed by our Creator.
Maybe Barack should have read these documents, and taken to heart the Declaration where it states "Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes" and he should be wary that, "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their[The People's] right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new guards for their future security...".
President Ronald Reagan said this:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Pray for the people of America to win over the tyrannical agenda of Obama and the Liberal. Love you family.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
conservative ramblings
Random Thoughts from a conservative in a Liberal America;
This about sums up the robbery of generations
The graph (courtesy of the Washington Post) indicates Bush's fiscal irresponsibililty up to 2008, versus Obama's unfathomable financial atrocity. Notice how all of the White House's guesstimations are lower than the Congressional Budget Office's. The piece I pulled this from can be found here, http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bush-deficit-vs-obama-deficit-in-pictures/. Remember, this is a budget deficit each year, so by 2019 we're looking at a total deficit of around 10 TRILLION dollars.
Do we really want to be a socialist state? Do we want our Federal Government telling us how much we are going to earn, or where we are going to live? Do we want a Federal government which interprets the Constitution any way it sees fit in order to gain more power and impose it's will on the people they are supposed to be working for? Do we want a system with no limitations? It's what we've got with this Administration. What happened to the Constitution of the United States of America? There is not a lot of wiggle room in that document. Federal Government is supposed to be limited, allowing local govt to tend to it's citizens, while maintaining a FREE Market.
The Market has a system for companies which are mismanaged. It's called Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is a system which allows for these companies to restructure, and move forward. Now we have a man in the form of our President, who has never worked a Private sector job in his professional life, trying to make decisions for GM. ....what is he trying to do? It is not his job.
Congress wrote a bill taxing just the executives of AIG and the bonuses that were a part of their contracts, and protected by Senator Dodd. That is against the LAW.
Does anyone still really buy into the Global warming power ploy? We know Gore doesn't, he didn't even turn off his lights on "Give Earth a day off" day, which had been widely publicized, even by those biased "right-wingers" at Fox News.
Do people know that emissions produced by regulated autos and light trucks only make up between 1.5 to 2 percent of ALL man-made greenhouse gases? Do people also realize that Carbon Dioxide, a necessary and non-lethal gas in our atmosphere, is only about 4% of the make-up of the gases in our atmosphere? Consequently, aren't greenhouses places where plant life and vegetation thrive? Yet Republicans and Democrats alike have accepted this ridiculous "fact". Oh, except for the over 31,000 scientists all over the world who have signed a petition saying it's a farce.
So much to say, but what is the point? What does it all mean? A conservative (not necessarily a republican) wants Freedom, those unalienable, and God-given rights established for all people in our country's Constitution. Democrats want power, and they will create countless govt agencies, conjure up a "crisis" (global cooling in the 70's and global warming now) whenever one is needed to advance their agenda of establishing what is quickly becoming a tyranny in the US. How else could you describe a Federal Govt which has been overstepping it's constitutional limitations since FDR.
I think I'm going to one of those Tea Party Protests on Tax day. Anybody wanna come? Love you all!
This about sums up the robbery of generations
The graph (courtesy of the Washington Post) indicates Bush's fiscal irresponsibililty up to 2008, versus Obama's unfathomable financial atrocity. Notice how all of the White House's guesstimations are lower than the Congressional Budget Office's. The piece I pulled this from can be found here, http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bush-deficit-vs-obama-deficit-in-pictures/. Remember, this is a budget deficit each year, so by 2019 we're looking at a total deficit of around 10 TRILLION dollars.
Do we really want to be a socialist state? Do we want our Federal Government telling us how much we are going to earn, or where we are going to live? Do we want a Federal government which interprets the Constitution any way it sees fit in order to gain more power and impose it's will on the people they are supposed to be working for? Do we want a system with no limitations? It's what we've got with this Administration. What happened to the Constitution of the United States of America? There is not a lot of wiggle room in that document. Federal Government is supposed to be limited, allowing local govt to tend to it's citizens, while maintaining a FREE Market.
The Market has a system for companies which are mismanaged. It's called Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is a system which allows for these companies to restructure, and move forward. Now we have a man in the form of our President, who has never worked a Private sector job in his professional life, trying to make decisions for GM. ....what is he trying to do? It is not his job.
Congress wrote a bill taxing just the executives of AIG and the bonuses that were a part of their contracts, and protected by Senator Dodd. That is against the LAW.
Does anyone still really buy into the Global warming power ploy? We know Gore doesn't, he didn't even turn off his lights on "Give Earth a day off" day, which had been widely publicized, even by those biased "right-wingers" at Fox News.
Do people know that emissions produced by regulated autos and light trucks only make up between 1.5 to 2 percent of ALL man-made greenhouse gases? Do people also realize that Carbon Dioxide, a necessary and non-lethal gas in our atmosphere, is only about 4% of the make-up of the gases in our atmosphere? Consequently, aren't greenhouses places where plant life and vegetation thrive? Yet Republicans and Democrats alike have accepted this ridiculous "fact". Oh, except for the over 31,000 scientists all over the world who have signed a petition saying it's a farce.
So much to say, but what is the point? What does it all mean? A conservative (not necessarily a republican) wants Freedom, those unalienable, and God-given rights established for all people in our country's Constitution. Democrats want power, and they will create countless govt agencies, conjure up a "crisis" (global cooling in the 70's and global warming now) whenever one is needed to advance their agenda of establishing what is quickly becoming a tyranny in the US. How else could you describe a Federal Govt which has been overstepping it's constitutional limitations since FDR.
I think I'm going to one of those Tea Party Protests on Tax day. Anybody wanna come? Love you all!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Um, spring?
Hello Family,
I'm sorry it's been so very long since we've blogged. Life travels by very fast these days. But we are always thinking of you, and with a few things planned for the near future, we hope to be seeing most of you.
I think since the last time we've blogged, Cat and I have done two recitals together. The first was in Hudson, NY, for Diamond Opera Theatre. It was on Valentine's day in a recital room at the Hudson Opera House. It was a charming concert, about 35 minutes long, offering a french, english, and italian favorites, and included a few duets where love was the key ingredient. It was reviewed by a person who could have been nicer, but had some very complementary things to say along with his ribs. The review can be read here, http://www.ccscoop.com/arts/09feb/16-amore/amore.html.
Our second recital was just a couple of Friday's ago. We sang german art songs, english, and Italian Neapolitans. It was at the church were we work in Summit. It was recorded, and we'll be getting a cd to Mom and Dad soon. It was suprisingly well-attended, and very well recieved. We had a good time performing for people in the church we've gotten to know so well.
Just this past Saturday, I was scheduled to sing a few Scottish songs at the Scots Guards and Rampant Lions BagPipe Band Benefit. Catharine and I were invited to stay and enjoy the night, which we did, and WE DID. It was a fantastic night. We ate and drank (as the Scots most certainly know how to do!), but enjoyed a piping corps which consisted, mainly, of teenagers age 13, to 18. These kids were not only very good with Bag Pipes, they also could play other instruments if called upon. One young gentlemen admitted he played oboe, drums, and the french horn as well as the pipes. He hopes to be the Drum Major for the band as early as next year. We were amongst a group of people who are heavily Patriotic, and proud. The first thing we all did was stand and say the Pledge of alliegence, followed by the national anthem. The night continued with five toasts. The first was a toast to the flag of the United States of America, and to it's people, it's liberties, and the Constitution. Then to the UK, Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. The toasts finished with a toast to Armed Forces of US, UK, and other countries which fight for those unalienable rights of humankind. The music was great, the people were open, welcoming, and generous, and the night was a success for this, already, very tight Scottish Pipe band.
Okay as for other news. We are moving out of our condo and have not yet decided on where we will be. We have several options, from houses to apartments, and we're just sort of deciding what our priorities are in chosing our location (Price, space, privacy, location...). We'll send out our new info when we come to a decision. Cat is prepping for Solos with Westminster Choir, in April, as well as two roles in Operas with the Opera Dept, as well as Spoleto Opera Festival in North Carolina this summer. I'm preparing for a Concert with San Diego Chamber Orchestra in May (I hope you guys can make it those of you that can!), an opera the next week in Washington D.C., And future stuff in NY, and in Rome. Overall we're doing well. We miss our families, and as look forward to seeing everybody soon. Cat wont be with me in San Diego, but she will be heading to CA for Easter, and is hoping to see everyone she can.
Love you!
I'm sorry it's been so very long since we've blogged. Life travels by very fast these days. But we are always thinking of you, and with a few things planned for the near future, we hope to be seeing most of you.
I think since the last time we've blogged, Cat and I have done two recitals together. The first was in Hudson, NY, for Diamond Opera Theatre. It was on Valentine's day in a recital room at the Hudson Opera House. It was a charming concert, about 35 minutes long, offering a french, english, and italian favorites, and included a few duets where love was the key ingredient. It was reviewed by a person who could have been nicer, but had some very complementary things to say along with his ribs. The review can be read here, http://www.ccscoop.com/arts/09feb/16-amore/amore.html.
Our second recital was just a couple of Friday's ago. We sang german art songs, english, and Italian Neapolitans. It was at the church were we work in Summit. It was recorded, and we'll be getting a cd to Mom and Dad soon. It was suprisingly well-attended, and very well recieved. We had a good time performing for people in the church we've gotten to know so well.
Just this past Saturday, I was scheduled to sing a few Scottish songs at the Scots Guards and Rampant Lions BagPipe Band Benefit. Catharine and I were invited to stay and enjoy the night, which we did, and WE DID. It was a fantastic night. We ate and drank (as the Scots most certainly know how to do!), but enjoyed a piping corps which consisted, mainly, of teenagers age 13, to 18. These kids were not only very good with Bag Pipes, they also could play other instruments if called upon. One young gentlemen admitted he played oboe, drums, and the french horn as well as the pipes. He hopes to be the Drum Major for the band as early as next year. We were amongst a group of people who are heavily Patriotic, and proud. The first thing we all did was stand and say the Pledge of alliegence, followed by the national anthem. The night continued with five toasts. The first was a toast to the flag of the United States of America, and to it's people, it's liberties, and the Constitution. Then to the UK, Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. The toasts finished with a toast to Armed Forces of US, UK, and other countries which fight for those unalienable rights of humankind. The music was great, the people were open, welcoming, and generous, and the night was a success for this, already, very tight Scottish Pipe band.
Okay as for other news. We are moving out of our condo and have not yet decided on where we will be. We have several options, from houses to apartments, and we're just sort of deciding what our priorities are in chosing our location (Price, space, privacy, location...). We'll send out our new info when we come to a decision. Cat is prepping for Solos with Westminster Choir, in April, as well as two roles in Operas with the Opera Dept, as well as Spoleto Opera Festival in North Carolina this summer. I'm preparing for a Concert with San Diego Chamber Orchestra in May (I hope you guys can make it those of you that can!), an opera the next week in Washington D.C., And future stuff in NY, and in Rome. Overall we're doing well. We miss our families, and as look forward to seeing everybody soon. Cat wont be with me in San Diego, but she will be heading to CA for Easter, and is hoping to see everyone she can.
Love you!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Introducing Catharine Layton
Last night was a big night. Last night Cat presented her Junior recital to an audience of family (Thanks to Debbie for being there!), friends, peers, and faculty of Westminster Choir College. I can not think of a time when I have been more proud of my wife in our 2 and a half years of marriage.
The setting was beautiful. It was held in a room in the main building on Campus, Williamson Hall. The hall was decorated for Christmas, with a tree, wreathes in all the windows, garland wrapping all the railings.
But what made the night was that beautiful voice. Every one loved her. She sang with grace, power, elegance, humor.... she showed a little bit of everything in her program. She demonstrated how far she has come in such a short time at Westminster. She was great. And devestatingly beautiful, as you can see. I was very proud. For the encore, we sang a duet, in which we waltzed. It was a wonderful end to a beautiful presentation. We celebrated with a small reception in the student center afterwards.
Cat's dad flew out for the occasion. You can see in his face the pride he felt.
She had people come from CA, Boston, North NJ, and Philadelphia to be there for the recital. It was a success, and I'm still beaming with pride. My manager at starbucks actually snapped at me today for talking with so many customers about it today. So another Congratulations to my wife for completing this phase of your training with such a bang!
Christmas time is here, and moses is happy his favorite place is back.
The setting was beautiful. It was held in a room in the main building on Campus, Williamson Hall. The hall was decorated for Christmas, with a tree, wreathes in all the windows, garland wrapping all the railings.
But what made the night was that beautiful voice. Every one loved her. She sang with grace, power, elegance, humor.... she showed a little bit of everything in her program. She demonstrated how far she has come in such a short time at Westminster. She was great. And devestatingly beautiful, as you can see. I was very proud. For the encore, we sang a duet, in which we waltzed. It was a wonderful end to a beautiful presentation. We celebrated with a small reception in the student center afterwards.
Cat's dad flew out for the occasion. You can see in his face the pride he felt.
She had people come from CA, Boston, North NJ, and Philadelphia to be there for the recital. It was a success, and I'm still beaming with pride. My manager at starbucks actually snapped at me today for talking with so many customers about it today. So another Congratulations to my wife for completing this phase of your training with such a bang!Christmas time is here, and moses is happy his favorite place is back.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Happy to be back
Okay family!!! We hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving! I'll look forward to seeing pics up of CA and Chi-town celebrations. I am back in the USA and happy to be here. This Sunday is a big deal for the Patrick Laytons. The BIG news is Cat's junior Recital! This Sunday evening at 8pm. She is sounding better than ever, and family is coming from CA, friends from Boston, and she has an amazing dress.
This is her recital poster. She did it herself.This is a picture she took of her campus during spring of last year. I'm excited to see her perform for friends, family, and faculty. That morning I'll be the guest artist at Akiko Hosaki's church. We're doing the Messiah. It's one of two Messiah's I'm scheduled to do. The second one is on the 16th, with Cat also a soloist. It should be recorded, and hopefully we'll have some of that to share with you by Christmas.
I was sent some performance pics from Sardegna. Thought I'd share a few:
Gianluca soloing during 'O sole mio', in our second concert at Iglesias.
For the encore, I did a piece which is loved by all of Sardegna. It was recieved very well.
A final bow...
Gianni on the spot... In our final concert, I asked my new friend Gianni to join me in singing the Island's beloved song, Non potho reposare.
Gianni is a natural on stage. The people loved him... all nine.
We're thinking we may be able to make it back to CA the weekend before Christmas, or sometime there-in. I'll keep you informed of the happenings with that. Love you all!
This is her recital poster. She did it herself.This is a picture she took of her campus during spring of last year. I'm excited to see her perform for friends, family, and faculty. That morning I'll be the guest artist at Akiko Hosaki's church. We're doing the Messiah. It's one of two Messiah's I'm scheduled to do. The second one is on the 16th, with Cat also a soloist. It should be recorded, and hopefully we'll have some of that to share with you by Christmas.I was sent some performance pics from Sardegna. Thought I'd share a few:
Gianluca soloing during 'O sole mio', in our second concert at Iglesias.
For the encore, I did a piece which is loved by all of Sardegna. It was recieved very well.
A final bow...
Gianni on the spot... In our final concert, I asked my new friend Gianni to join me in singing the Island's beloved song, Non potho reposare.
Gianni is a natural on stage. The people loved him... all nine.We're thinking we may be able to make it back to CA the weekend before Christmas, or sometime there-in. I'll keep you informed of the happenings with that. Love you all!
Last day, and thoughts
So my final day in Sardegna was spent with Yali, Karen, and Gianni. We left Assemini in the morning, and drove about an hour and a half to the ruin of the nurahgese people. Old structures assembles 1700 bc, and very immense.
Notice the staircase at the very top of the main structure in the background. This thing was immense. All built with stone. No mortar or cement. Just stone placed on top of stone. We visited two such places. Below is the view from that staircase. Probably 60 feet above the previous picture. 
It was quite an experience to have been inside a strtucture as old as the pyramids. After touring the Nuraghe, and a quick and tasty lunch at a random restaurant, we headed back to Assemini. There we had a beautiful dinner cooked by Liliana and Carlo. It was our final night.
We ate, drank wine, ate, and drank, then toasted our trip. It was a fine end to a trip I didn't expect to take. So much more happened on this trip than just a few concerts. It was a good experience, I made some very close friends. I hope it's not to long before I am able to return to see them. After an emotional goodbye, and a long, delayed plane flight, I'm back in NJ. Back to my wife, and happy to be home resting. Tomorrow, rehearsals, coachings, starbuck's, and performances. Tonight, rest.
Notice the staircase at the very top of the main structure in the background. This thing was immense. All built with stone. No mortar or cement. Just stone placed on top of stone. We visited two such places. Below is the view from that staircase. Probably 60 feet above the previous picture. 
It was quite an experience to have been inside a strtucture as old as the pyramids. After touring the Nuraghe, and a quick and tasty lunch at a random restaurant, we headed back to Assemini. There we had a beautiful dinner cooked by Liliana and Carlo. It was our final night.
We ate, drank wine, ate, and drank, then toasted our trip. It was a fine end to a trip I didn't expect to take. So much more happened on this trip than just a few concerts. It was a good experience, I made some very close friends. I hope it's not to long before I am able to return to see them. After an emotional goodbye, and a long, delayed plane flight, I'm back in NJ. Back to my wife, and happy to be home resting. Tomorrow, rehearsals, coachings, starbuck's, and performances. Tonight, rest.
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