DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS
My Fellow Americans, Life is actually just a microscopic, deluded moment in time, so let's cut to the freakin' chase. One look at our impending election debacle can solidify my case. It has been my contention since birth, that the answer to every difficulty we encounter on this sacred yet demented Stone, can be revealed with ultimate clarity through the ultra neurotic engagements of Music, Art, Literature, Film, Poetry and a good Pastrami sandwich. Why would any sane human spend so must time on a film set (Do you know how long you gotta wait until your 8 second deliverance of an edited beyond repair line gets a chance to become a professional embarrassment etched in time forever? ) or expend so much energy in a recording studio, piecing together another ode to a man or woman who could not care less how much love existed within your digestive tract? It's all about hymns and prayers and a quest for mercy and forgiveness and silence and faith. We were blessed with Charles Bukowski, Gene Chandler, Lenny Bruce, Mitch Ryder and a legion of creative explorers whose influences provided the air we breathe. So Let's Dance! This site shall explore the reaper, find a way to disarm the stench of injustice, discover some true loves and talk it all over before it's all over. So what's the worst that our desires could produce? Failure? So sue me. I'm going to require your assistance in making as much trouble for the grown-ups as possible. Let the record show that my childish heart yearns to disrupt the madness. Join me Ladies and Germs!
With Gratitude For Gena Rowlands, Nancy Sinatra, Jerry Quarry, Leo Gorcey, Arthur Alexander and Joey Heatherton, Your Splendid Bohemian, Rich Buckland.
DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS
BILL ("THE MIGHTY MEZ") MESNIK PRESENTS A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: IT'S A CHOICE TO BE HAPPY!
IT’S A CHOICE TO BE HAPPY
(Music and lyrics by Bill Mesnik)
What makes me happy?
Cause when I feel happy
I feel like shit
I can’t define it
I thought I was happy
But was I really happy?
I don’t know
I just can’t show it
Each soggy birthday cake makes me quiver and quake
A jog around the lake?
I can’t fake it.
What makes you happy?
Cause you always seem happy
Are you free from pain?
Oh please explain it
You say, “just be happy,
It’s a choice to be happy,”
It starts with me
I just don’t see it
You’re gracious and sweet with my air of defeat
When we pass on the street
You just greet me.
I’m gonna be happy
I’ve gotta be happy
Before I’m dead I’ll get out of my head
I’ll live and be happy
I’ll love and be happy
A smile comes first
For better or worse
I’ll dance in the sun
I’ll laugh and have fun
I’ll help everyone
(Maybe someday)….
