R Bar
3331 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Ages: 21+

Next shows: February 19 & 26
Password: SOS

I didn’t record video, but here is Rocco and C.C. White performing live at Hotel Cafe to give you a feel of the music.

With flowers and with women,
with absinthe and with fire,
we can divert ourselves a little,
acting our parts in the play.

Absinthe drunk on a winter evening,
lights up in green the smoky soul;
and the flowers on the darling one
exude perfume before the bright fire.

Charles Cros, 1842 – 1888

The Praying Mantis teaches how to still the outer mind and go within ourselves.
Through this, we can draw upon greater power –
physical, emotional, mental or spiritual.
That stillness can be simple contemplation or meditation or even dreaming.

Healers often have Praying Mantis totems — for they use
their inner stillness to focus their healing power.

The greatest lesson this totem teaches is patience.
Learning to wait for the right moment before striking.

When my friend told me his cat’s name is Cleo, I asked him if she is a black cat. He said yes, how did I know?

My first thought in reply to him was “Cleopatra. Black….”
But the truth really was that I saw her face in my head.

And when I met her, this is the exact face I saw.

Cleo.

I love this cat. I love Cleo.

(click for best view)

Descanso Gardens
August 8, 2010