THIS IS NOT SPINAL TAP!

[Fox Mulder]

I was in NYC today. I took an hour to sit at "Strawberry Fields" and people watch. For those unfamiliar, Strawberry Fields is in Central Park, across from the Dakota building where John Lennon was murdered. Yoko and others placed an "Imagine" mosaic on the sidewalk. It's a place where people can gather to honor Lennon's memory. Most take pictures of themselves or others on or around the mosaic. A musician is usually present playing Lennon and Beatles music. It's a better place for fans to gather than morbidly lurking in front of the Dakota. Today, a darling little girl was there with her mother. The kid took out some colored chalk and started to draw kid stuff...not on, but around the mosaic. I was surprised at first, thinking it was disrespectful of the mother to let her kid "deface" the little shrine. Then I thought about John and Yoko. I may be wrong, but I "imagined" they would have enjoyed watching the kid express herself with "art." No one said anything. Most people were smiling, taking their pictures around her and moving on. It was a really mellow gathering of humans. Finally, the musician pointed out to the mother that her kid was kind of in the way of all the people hoping to take a picture of the mosaic. That was true. The mom and daughter left. I enjoyed the music and the people walking by, until the sun went behind the clouds and the day turned cold. Rain is coming tonight. The girl's chalk art will wash away.

[Fox Mulder]

"I said to my reflection: 'Let's get out of this place." -Squeaze

[Fox Mulder]

"I'm allright. Nobody worry 'bout me." -Kenny Loggins

[Kate_Lis]

"I'll give you love
The time you're you ready"

- Bob Marley and the Wailers

[Fox Mulder]

"She's a big boned girl from southern Alberta. " -K.D. Lang

(Last is a gif)

[Fox Mulder]

"She said move me, move me. I'm locked up inside. But I didn't understand her. God knows I tried. She said make me angry. Just make me cry, but no more gray mornings...I think I'd rather die." -James Taylor ( Last is a gif)

[Kate_Lis]

"You're on the frontline, everyone's watching
You know it's serious, we're getting closer, this isn't over"
- Shakira

[Kate_Lis]

"Rock 'n' roll angels, bring thine hard rock hallelujah"
- Lordi

[Kate_Lis]

Originally Posted by Mark_2000

This is one.

Lyrics sung to the accompaniment of the shamisen.


”ちる わ うき ちらぬ わ しずむ こうよう の かげ わ たかお か やまかわ の かわ の ながれ に つき の かげ ”

"Chiru wa uki
Chiranu wa shizumu
Kouyou no
Kage wa Takao ka
Yamakawa no
Kawa no Nagare ni
Tsuki no Kage "

"Chikuwaraki
Shimmering
Like this
Takashi Kagei
Towel
To the way of the river
Thanks for bringing "

Kouta literally means little (ko) songs (uta). It is a traditional lyric song which is orally passed down since the 19th century Edo era. Kouta are short songs which are usually accompanied by shamisen, which is a traditional Japanese musical instrument resembling a guitar. Kouta is usually associated with the geisha who also learn to master the shamisen for their performances.

On the first photo is a balalaika.

The balalaika is a Russian stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular wooden, hollow body, fretted neck and three strings. Two strings are usually tuned to the same note and the third string is a perfect fourth higher.

[Kate_Lis]

"I am just a simple Russian girl
I've got vodka in my blood
So, I dance with brown bears
And my soul is torn apart"

- Zhenya Lyubich