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    • The Muse and Whirled Retort April 2024

    Chris Chandler Self Portrait

    Hey Everybody!
    It’s well... Past that time again. So Sorry I am late getting this month out! Hoy Cow!

    I have several things going on that I want to tell you about before we get to the Muse and Whirled Retort.

    First! I am putting out a new book! Ya See May Day will be my 35th Anniversary on the road. I feel a need to commemorate this! When I made it to 20, I put out a boxed set ‘best of’ CD - when I made it 25, I put out an anthology ‘Best of poetry called Avoiding Godot. 30 years was the best ‘one liners’ from 30 years, and NOW I want to put out a NEW book!

    Know Exit

    an anthology of the best of years 25-35.

    It will have some of your favorites Like Paradise Lost (the story of the Paradise CA Girls Volley Ball Squad) and The Three Kings of Memphis (The modern retelling of the Magi set in the USA) and The Race Problem (the fresh take screed on one of the biggest problems in our society)

    I NEED YOUR HELP!

    I have started a GoFundME to help me launch this.

    And if you give $25 I will mail you a signed Copy. Just click on the picture or click here:

    I WANT TO HELP CHANDLER GET THIS BOOK OUT

    or paste: https://gofund.me/105b5358


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    M.O.R.E. .N.E.W.S.


    I am headed to Pittsburgh on May 1st for May Day!

    We are going to have a Concert to celebrating the life, music and hard hard work of the legendary Anne Feeney. If you are within a days drive of Pittsburgh, get your motor running. This is going to be terrific. If you are not well, you can purchase a ticket to the event live streamed!

    Click Here for the FB event

    For Live Stream tickets Click on the picture or paste: https://mrsmalls.com/events/anne-feeney/?fbclid=IwAR1Ugzg64a-C2JtMQ7liAf3maibBW_aQefOpMdYpmPntnLqiJlfzwJF8LAA_aem_ARdQT21VCWvgUk6NVaxor8n_oU-jVmBCByl_nPyioxxm8H7WfvH6b8mcBMMsj2mpTVY

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    E.V.E.N. .M.O.R.E. .N.E.W.S.



    Paul Benoit and I are going to be doing dates on the west coast this summer including The High Sierra Music Festival, the Oregon Country Faire, and The Black Sheep Reunion.

    If you are anywhere from British Columbia to Santa Cruz and would like to have us perform in your area, your town, hell your living room, drop me a line.


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    C.R.A.S.S. .C.O.M.M.E.R.C.I.A.L. .A.N.N.O.U.N.C.E.M.E.N.T.


    If you would like some Chandler Merch you can get it by clicking right here:



    If you would like to subscribe to my YouTube Channel or If you would like to support me or this news letter you can do so through Venmo, PayPal, Patreon or YouTube (please subscribe)


    and Again I could use your help with the new book project:



    ENOUGH ENOUGH ALREADY OF THE CRASS COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Here is you your M.U.S.E. .A.N.D. .W.H.I.R.L.E.D. .R.E.T.O.R.T.


    April 16 2024
    Austin, TX


    Hypothetical Reality
    (one of the ones sure to be in the anthology)

    Those that do remember the past
    are condemned
    to watch everyone-else
    repeat it.


    It was Plato that said,
    "Knowing yourself
    is the beginning of all wisdom."

    I was thinking
    that knowing my self
    only justifies
    my persecution complex.

    My persecution complex
    comes from the fact
    that I am a performer,
    and vicariously
    hang out with performers....

    and frankly,
    I am sick of all these people
    with their massive egos
    who have no interest in "ME!"

    They look at me as if I have failed... but I say,
    “No! I am the grand discoverer
    of a new way that does not work....

    Someone should make a plaque.”

    I mean to me, the definition of insanity is
    trying the same thing
    over and over again
    and actually GETTING different results.

    Like... take the wheel...
    They say it was humankind's greatest invention.
    But I say,
    "It was not the wheel. It was the axel!”

    Even that idea was once feared.

    Can you imagine the first guy
    walkin’ thru the woods and seein’ some kid
    - and it was definitely a kid -
    pushin’ something on a cart
    Him lookin’ over to his friend,
    and saying,
    “Danged Kids today
    - why back in our day -
    we just picked heavy stuff up and carried it.”


    'Cause... if ya think about it...
    All the scientific facts that we know on this earth
    to be true...
    were once taboo.

    Every single human invention
    was once thought to be popy-cock.

    All human discoveries
    were at some time considered
    a threat to some doctrine,
    some dogma...
    somewhere.

    Any artistic achievement was once smeared as vice.

    In fact... All human progress,
    has come about because someone
    somewhere
    at sometime
    refused to bow to Authority.

    But, instead bowed to a higher force...
    The unstoppable force of ideas.

    My friends, we could not have come out of the trees...
    hell we could not have gone INTO the trees...
    hell, we could not have even crawled out
    of the primordial ooze...
    if it were not for the insubordination and obstinance of the rebellious idea.

    Sometimes, I am afraid to be rebellious...
    I was afraid to face my fears...
    So I turned my back on them.

    We are all have to face the fact hat we are not going to live forever...
    And that is good...

    I don't want to live for ever...
    I want to build a world that will live forever!


    That, is the truth I seek.
    I love those who seek truth.
    That's my peeps.
    Those of us who seek the truth
    are usually afraid of anyone
    that says they know the truth.


    After-all, One single daydream can change a million realities.

    I want to dream a new reality....
    For there is no other way to create a new reality...
    Than to dream.
    I say, “When life feels like a nightmare...
    Wake up and take a nap... Dream.”

    For dreams, ideas and imagination
    are the only weapon we have
    against...
    reality.

    And remember...
    No one created this world....
    Except for you and me...

    The bible was misinterpreted.

    The world was not created in 6 days...
    In fact it was not created at all...
    Because, it is still being created...

    And not in 6 days...
    In 3.

    Yesterday is gone...
    Forgotten...
    Tomorrow
    we will never see...

    Leaving us today...
    So we better get busy...
    'cause all we got is this one short life
    in which
    we can walk upon the earth
    and stare into the clouds
    and imagine
    the world's glorious design...

    For your imagination
    IS
    the world’s glorious design.

    For there is no God...
    Or forever...

    And for that...

    I thank God,
    Forever.

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    H.E.R.E.S. .D.A. .D.A.T.E.S.


    We are looking for dates in Oregon in mid July, Washington in Late July
    British Columbia in Early August
    Washington and Oregon in Early August California in Mid August

    Drop me a line!

    Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
    A Celebration of the Life and Music of Anne Feeney ALSO Live Streamed
    Mr Smalls
    400 Lincoln Ave

    Pittsburgh, PA
    This event will be live streamed and you can get a ticket to the live stream right here:

    https://mrsmalls.com/events/anne-feeney/?fbclid=IwAR1Ugzg64a-C2JtMQ7liAf3maibBW_aQefOpMdYpmPntnLqiJlfzwJF8LAA_aem_ARdQT21VCWvgUk6NVaxor8n_oU-jVmBCByl_nPyioxxm8H7WfvH6b8mcBMMsj2mpTVY
    


    Friday, May 3rd, 2024
    KVMR Celtic Festival Nevada County Faire Grounds
    Nevada City, CA

    Saturday, May 4th, 2024
    KVMR Celtic Festival Nevada County Faire Grounds
    Nevada City, CA

    Sunday, May 5th, 2024
    KVMR Celtic Festival Nevada County Faire Grounds
    Nevada City, CA

    Saturday, May 25th, 2024
    Scottish Fest Orange County Faire Grounds
    Costa Mesa, CA

    Sunday, May 26th, 2024
    Scottish Fest Orange County Faire Grounds
    Costa Mesa, CA

    Thursday, July 4th, 2024 11:30 PM
    High Sierra Music Festival with Paul Benoit Artists at Large

    Friday, July 5th, 2024 1:30 PM
    High Sierra Music Festival with Paul Benoit Qunicy Fairegrounds Vaudeville Tent
    Quincy, CA
    Website: https://www.highsierramusic.com/
    Vaudeville Tent
(different set every day and night!)

    Friday, July 5th, 2024 11:30 PM
    High Sierra Music Festival with Paul Benoit The Troubadour Sessions
    Quincy, CA
    Website: https://www.highsierramusic.com/
    With Zach Gil and Lebo in the round.
    

    Saturday, July 6th, 2024
    High Sierra Music Festival with Paul Benoit Qunicy Fairegrounds Artists At Large
    Quincy, CA
    Website: https://www.highsierramusic.com/
    

    Sunday, July 7th, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 PM
    High Sierra Music Festival with Paul Benoit Qunicy Fairegrounds Vaudeville Tent
    Quincy, CA
    Website: https://www.highsierramusic.com/

    Friday, July 12th, 2024 4:20 PM
    Oregon Country Faire Blue Moon Stage
    Venita, OR
    Website: https://www.oregoncountryfair.org/

    Saturday, July 13th, 2024
    Oregon Country Faire Venita Oregon Country Faire Site
    Venita, OR

    Sunday, July 14th, 2024 4:00 PM
    Oregon Country Faire Hoarse Coaral Stage
    Venita, OR
    Website: https://www.oregoncountryfair.org/

    Sunday, July 14th, 2024 9:00 PM
    Oregon Country Faire Library Show
    Venita, OR
    Website: https://www.oregoncountryfair.org/

    Thursday, July 18th, 2024
    The Chris Chandler and Paul Benoit Show Returns to Cottage Grove The Axe and Fiddle
    657 E Main StCottage Grove, OR 97424
    Phone: 541-942-5942
    Website: https://axeandfiddle.com/

    Saturday, July 20th, 2024 7:00 PM
    House Concert in Portland Home of Dean and Abby Boudouris
    DM me for the address. Or email dean@technw.netPortland, OR

    Sunday, July 21st, 2024
    A Fundraiser for KXCR The UU Church
    87738 US-101
    Florence, OR 97439
    Website: https://kxcr.net/

    Friday, August 16th, 2024
    Black Sheep Family Reunion Venita, OR Camp grounds
    Venita, OR
    Website: https://www.blacksheepfamilyreunion.com/
    Chandler will be MCing the entire event.

    Saturday, August 17th, 2024
    Black Sheep Family Reunion Venita, OR Camp grounds
    Venita, OR
    Website: https://www.blacksheepfamilyreunion.com/
    Chandler will be MCing the entire event.


    Sunday, August 18th, 2024
    Black Sheep Family Reunion Venita, OR Camp grounds
    Venita, OR
    Website: https://www.blacksheepfamilyreunion.com/
    Chandler will be MCing the entire event.