James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971)

“I am Dionysus, the child of Zeus, and I have come to this land of the Thebans, where Cadmus’ daughter Semele once bore me, delivered by a lightning-blast. Having assumed a mortal form in place of my divine one,”

The Bacchae by Euripides

Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws.

“Art and religion, carnivals and saturnalia, dancing and listening to oratory – all these have served, in H. G. Wells’s phrase, as Doors in the Wall.” 
― Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception

In case you don’t know the words…

Fightin’ fire with fire

Watch out, you might get what you’re after
Cool babies, strange but not a stranger
I’m an ordinary guy
Burning down the house

Hold tight, wait till the party’s over
Hold tight, We’re in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house

Here’s your ticket pack your bag
Time for jumpin’ overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far,
Maybe you know where you are
Fightin’ fire with fire

All wet! Hey you might need a raincoat
Shakedown! Dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hun-dred six-ty five de-grees
Burning down the house

It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work and baby what did you except
Gonna burst into flame

Fightin’ fire with fire, Fightin’ fire with fire, Fightin’ fire with fire

My house! Is out of the ordinary
That’s right! Don’t wanna hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house

No visible means of support and you have not seen nothin’ yet
Everything’s stuck together
And I don’t know what you expect starring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire

Pastafarian wins religious freedom right to wear pasta strainer for driving licence – Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8635624/Pastafarian-wins-religious-freedom-right-to-wear-pasta-strainer-for-driving-licence.html

“An Austrian has won the right to be photographed wearing a pasta strainer for his driving licence on grounds of religious freedom. ”

From the comments section:

“I’m a Frisbeetarian. I believe that when you die your soul goes up on the garage roof and gets stuck.”

IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end Brett Arends’ ROI – MarketWatch

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-bombshell-age-of-america-about-to-end-2011-04-25?dist=countdown

‘Naturally, all forecasts are fallible. Time and chance happen to them all. The actual date when China surpasses the U.S. might come even earlier than the IMF predicts, or somewhat later. If the great Chinese juggernaut blows a tire, as a growing number fear it might, it could even delay things by several years. But the outcome is scarcely in doubt.

We have lived in a world dominated by the U.S. for so long that there is no longer anyone alive who remembers anything else. America overtook Great Britain as the world

Home – Compton Cricket Club – H&Pz

http://www.comptoncricketclub.org/

“The aim of playing cricket is to teach people how to respect themselves and respect authority so they stop killing each other”
— Team Founder, Compton Cricket Club, Ted Hayes

As Ambassadors of Good Will, Civility and Peace, The Mission of the Homies & POPz is to:

1. Curb the negative effects of gang activities amongst the youth of Compton, the USA and throughout the world and…

2. Address homelessness and poverty through the principles and ethics of Cricket

3. Encourage and promote civility, good and productive citizenship

4. Bring Cricket to America, through its inner cities, harnessing the raw talent waiting to be future US cricketers.