KING OF PENTACLES: AMBITION AND POWER

King of Pentacles - Dreaming Way Tarot

The King of Pentacles represents abundance, security, ambition, power, stability, discipline, trustworthiness and control. He is a fatherly figure who likes to take care of others through providing advice, guidance and wisdom, as well as more material aspects such as financial support and wealth. He is a true provider and generates a lot of his self-worth from what he has accumulated and what he can share with others.

The King of Pentacles is a lot like King Midas. Everything he touches turns to gold. He is a shining example of financial stability, with wealth and experience coming easily to him and to share with everyone around him.

 ACTIONS

Enterprising

makes any venture successful
finds opportunity everywhere
attracts wealth
takes an idea and makes it work
is a natural manager and businessperson
has the Midas touch

Adept

is informed about practical matters
has a wide range of natural abilities
has quick reflexes
is skillful with his or her hands
handles any situation competently

Reliable

meets all commitments and promises
assumes responsibility
is dependable and unfailing
can be counted on in a crisis
serves as a rock for others to lean on

Supporting

encourages the accomplishments of others
readily jumps in to help
is a philantropist
gives generously of time and attention
sponsors worthwhile projects

Steady

works toward a goal with firm resolve
avoids mood and behavior swings
has regular habits and activities
maintains a calm, even approach
is a stabilizing influence

MUHAMMAD ALI MEETS THE BEATLES IN 1964

The Beatles on their first trip to the USA were taken to meet the Heavy Weight Champ Sonny Liston. Liston refused to pose with those "sissies". So then....

The Beatles were taken to meet Muhammad Ali (still known as Cassius Clay). They were locked into a dressing room and not allowed to leave...they were not happy!

After a bit...the door flew open and there stood the GREATEST...Ali said, "Come on Beatles...let's go make some money!"

They posed together and had a great time!..

After the shoot was over.....Ali said to the photographer..who were those sissies?

Too funny! Here is the story in video form...

The Beatles and “The Greatest”, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), 1964.

Charles Trainor Photography 

THE SUN: RADIANCE AND ABUNDANCE

 

The Sun card represents success, radiance and abundance. The Sun gives you strength and tells you that no matter where you go or what you do, your positive and radiant energy will follow you and will bring you happiness and joy.

People are drawn to you because you can always see the bright side and you bring such warmth into other people’s lives. This beautiful, warm energy is what will get you through the tough times and will help you succeed. You are also in a position where you can share your highest qualities and achievements with others. Radiate who you are and what you stand for. Shine love on those you care about.

 ACTIONS

becoming enlightened

understanding
finding the sense behind the chaos
attaining a new level of insight
having an intellectual breakthrough
getting to the heart of the matter
realizing the truth

experiencing greatness

achieving prominence
being singled out for notice
having a personal moment of glory
setting an outstanding example
shining forth brilliantly
demonstrating distinction
becoming the center of attention

feeling vitality

becoming radiantly energized
bursting with enthusiasm
experiencing joy
feeling invigorated
getting charged up
enjoying great health

having assurance

feeling free and expansive
honoring your true self
knowing you can succeed
being confident
believing in your worth
trusting your abilities
forgiving yourself

THE SEDUCER: A NOVEL BY CLAUDIA MOSCOVICI

 

Read what happens when a woman's dream love turns into a nightmare and her ideal partner is a man with dark secrets. Claudia Moscovici's new psychological thriller, THE SEDUCER, transforms the classic theme of forbidden passion into a contemporary tale of psychopathic seduction. The modern seducer is no harmless player, but a vicious social predator. The Seducer is available on amazon.com, on the link below:

MARY FIELDS THE LEGENDARY STAGECOACH MARY!

StageCoach Mary Fields (1832 – 1914)

Mary Fields, also known as Stagecoach Mary, was the first African-American woman employed as a mail carrier in the United States, and just the second American woman to work for the United States Postal Service.

Mary was the escort for the Cascade Baseball Team...

Mary Fields was born enslaved in 1832 in Hickman County, Tennessee.

She was six feet tall and weighed two-hundred pounds of muscle. “Black Mary”, as she was called, was tough, short-tempered, two-fisted, powerful, packed a pair of six-shooters and a ten-gauge shotgun that she would not hesitate to use.

Mary had a driving ambition, and loved to fight, drink whiskey and smoke homemade cigars on a regular basis.

Time and again, however, her rough-and-tumble antics were outshone by a heart of gold.

To escape slavery, Black Mary fled west, eventually making her way to Cascade County Montana as a free woman in 1884. In search of improved sustenance and adventure, she took a job with the Ursuline nuns at St. Peter’s Mission in the city of Cascade.

The nuns’ simple frontier facility was well-funded and the nuns had a thriving business converting “heathen savages”, and other “disgusting customers”, to the true path of salvation.

Mary was hired to do ‘heavy work’ and to haul freight and supplies to keep the nuns’ operation functional and well-fed. She chopped wood, did stone work and rough carpentry, dug certain necessary holes, washed laundry, managed the kitchen, and grew and maintained the garden and grounds and when reserves were low, she did one of her customary supply runs to the train stop, in Great Falls, or the city of Helena. Read Full Story Here

 Mary Grocery Shopping

The young boy she had babysat a young boy who grew up to be legendary actor, Gary Cooper, two time Academy Award Winner, he told a story about Mary in 1959 which appeared in Ebony Magazine ...

Mary Fields died in 1914. She was, as Gary Cooper put it, "one of the freest souls ever to draw a breath or a thirty-eight."

DEKE DICKERSON AND THE STRAITJACKETS NEW RELEASE oCTOBER 7TH!

There’s been an instrumental-shaped hole in the Top 20 pop charts for 15 years now. Given the present era’s enduring instro-drought, one must flex the memory muscle a bit to recall a time when instrumentals were a fixture. Los Straitjackets are here to help remedy that.

As the world’s number one instrumental combo team, they've joined up with roots-music legend Deke Dickerson for their newest album Los Straitjackets: Deke Dickerson Sings The Instrumental Hits!
 

Available on October 7th via Yep Roc Records, the new LP features a collection of famous instrumental hits with their lost original lyrics.

This new album casts a net across the decades, encompassing the Straitjackets’ trademark bash-and-twang along with slippery ska, groovy exotica, rap, disco, and even vintage synthpop. Iconic sonics range from surf stompers such as “Pipeline” and “Walk Don’t Run" to luscious lullabies like “Sleepwalk.” While some songs are delivered in the same spirit as the original hits, others – like “Misirlou” and “Apache” – are recast in such a way as to illuminate their origins and subsequent musical impact. “It’s all over the map, stylistically,” reflected Dickerson.

Guitar World premiered the first track off the album titled "You Can Count On Me" which most will recognize as the theme song to Hawaii Five-O. PopMatters revealed the first video for song "Kawanga" and stated "Summer may have just finished, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't dive into a prime cut of surf rock like Los Straitjackets' retro ditty 'Kawanga'."

When it comes to delivering high-energy rock and roll instrumental music, no one equals the finesse, power and perseverance of Grammy-nominated Los Straitjackets. It’s been 20 years since the Nashville-bred band first dressed in their easily recognizable attire of Lucha Libre masks. Since then the group has toured around the world, released 11 studio albums, as well as found time to record and tour with El Vez, Dave Alvin, The Reverend Horton Heat, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, and Big Sandy to name just a few.

Deke Dickerson has kept the flame alive for real rock & roll since he was the frontman for Missouri's legendary Untamed Youth. Since then, Deke has been involved with projects such as The Dave and Deke Combo, The Go Nuts, Blind Rage, and Violence as well as collaborations with Duane Eddy, Larry Collins of The Collins Kids, Randy Fuller (of the Bobby Fuller Four) and The Trashmen. His work as bandleader at the Ponderosa Stomp, ringmaster of the Guitar Geek festivals, and as an author have helped keep the spotlight shown on the first generation of rock & rollers.

Track Listing:

1. Fury

2. Honky Tonk

3. Magic Star

4. Theme From A Summer Place

5. Perfidia

6. Apache

7. Misirlou

8. Kawanga

9. Wild Weekend

10. You Can Count On Me

11. Walk Don’t Run

12. Popcorn

13. Sleepwalk

14. Pipeline

Tour Dates:
10/15 - Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
10/16 - Columbia, MO @ Mojo's
10/17 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
10/18 - Berywyn, IL @ FitzGerald's
10/19 - Rapids, MI @ Tip Top Grand
10/21 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag
10/22 - Cincinatti, OH @ Southgate House Revival
10/23 - Columbus, OH @ Woodlands Tavern
10/24 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
10/25 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/26 - Buffalo, NY @ Sportsmen's Tavern
10/28 - New Haven, CT @ Cafe 9
10/30 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
10/31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
11/01 - Washington, DC @ Gypsy Sally's
11/02 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
11/13 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
11/14 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
11/15 - Burbank, CA @ Joe's Great American Bar & Grill
11/16 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
11/21 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
11/22 - Portland, OR @ Dante's

LENNON SISTERS DAD KILLED BY A STALKER AUGUST 1969

The Lennon family with Father William

Just read about this crime on Pinterest yesterday..This murder happened in August 1969 the same month as the much more famous Sharon Tate/La Bianca murders.I don't remember ever hearing about this stalker crime. My grandmother was a huge Lennon Sisters fan and I grew up watching them on Lawrence Welk.

This story illustrates the dark side of celebrity...

San Francisco ChronicleAugust 13, 1969 - pg. 3

New Slaying in L.A.

Father of The Lennon Sisters

Los Angeles

William Lennon, 53, father of the singing Lennon sisters, was shot to death yesterday as he was leaving the golf range where he worked as a pro.
A suspect, described as about 6 feet, 2 inches tall, with a heavy growth of beard and brown but sun bleached hair, escaped in a car.

The man was waiting in the parking lot of the Marina Del Rey golf range and jumped out from behind another car as Lennon approached shortly after noon, a witness said.

STRUGGLE

The witness said the man pulled a gun and he and Lennon struggled over it.
Other witnesses said Lennon appeared to know the gunman, who swore at Lennon. Lennon swore back.

Then Lennon shouted, "No, no don't do it. Help, help."

Bill broke away and started toward the entrance to the parking lot," the witness said. "The man fired, hit him once, Bill staggered and ran toward a corner fence. The man fired again and hit him in the back. Bill crawled around the fence, the man ran up to him, put the gun to the side of his head by his ear and fired again."

CAR

The man ran across the street to another parking lot, threw the gun into the trunk of a car, jumped in and drove off.

Lennon's brother, Jimmy, said, "The killer could be one of those kooks who insist, after seeing the girls on television, that one of them is in love with him. It could be one of those crank callers. There are so many kooks.

Police checked with the Secret Service about a man who allegedly wrote a letter to former President Johnson making threats because he could not get permission to marry one of Lennon's daughters. Officers described the man, whom they would not identify, as a mental patient from Colorado.

Lennon, father of 11 children, worked as a pro at the driving range's golf shop and was president of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce.

Lennon also managed the careers of his famous singing daughters, Diane, Peggy, Kathy and Janet, who were star attractions for years on the Lawrence Welk television show.

The Lennon family with Father William-centre

The Lennon Sisters Wikipedia

In 1969, the sisters were set to star in their own variety show, Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Hour. However, six weeks before the show premiered, (12 August) tragedy struck the family. Their father, William Lennon, was shot and fatally wounded in the parking lot of the Venice Golf Course in Marina Del Rey where he worked.

He was only 53. The murderer, a delusional stalker named Chet Young, believed himself married to Peggy and was convinced that Mr. Lennon stood in his way of his "marriage" to Peggy and had to be eliminated.

Two months later, Young used the same weapon on himself to commit suicide. The sisters discovered an unopened letter containing a cut out of their father, a picture of a gun pointed at his head, and the words "High Noon" (the time of the murder).

(Source, Dr. Doreen Orion, I Know You Really Love Me) The sisters were devastated by the death of their father and in the wake of the murder, their new show, Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters Hour lasted only one season and was canceled by ABC. retrokimmer@gmail.com