FATHEAD is one of the Canada's most popular blues roots acts and it's no wonder, these guys ROCK!!!

Since their debut gig in 1992, FATHEAD, has been tearing it up on the North American festival circuit ever since – winning over new fans every time they play – making FATHEAD one of the country's top roots acts.

Signed to the world renowned ELECTRO-FI RECORDS' imprint, the band has won two JUNO AWARDS (Canada's "GRAMMY") for "Blues Recording Of The Year". Their latest release is called "WHERE'S THE BLUES TAKING ME", (available February 2010).

That they have been described as a Blues Tour De Force comes as no surprise. Georgia-raised lead singer JOHN MAYS has had a storied career that began in the Southern gospel tradition, crossing over into Doo-Wop, R&B and Blues, not to mention a stint with the Godfather Of Soul JAMES BROWN.

Hooking up with band leader AL LERMAN (harp and saxophone) in Toronto some years later, FATHEAD's core has remained constant since forming; offering ace musicianship, soul stirring harmonies and incendiary live performances.

The writing tandem of Lerman and bassist OMAR TUNNOCH has produced a large body of work that has enjoyed time on the US, European and Canadian music charts. Guitar ace TEDDY LEONARD and iconic drummer BUCKY BERGER round out FATHEAD's sound, infusing elements of funk, soul, and R&B into their strong blues backbone.

FATHEAD is truly an original band with a sound immediately recognizable as their own. They have a ball wherever they play and it shows!  Audiences LOVE THEM!

After his 3 year stint in the Air Force flying F86 D's out of Maguire Airforce Base in New Jersey, Jack Gresham went on to Graduate from Miami School of Medicine in 1961 with a medical degree and a specialiaty in orthopedic medicine.

A Student of both history and the Old Testament, 18 Billion is the first of four spiritually based novels with the Middle East as the focal point. Concerned about terrorism, jihad and aware that there is more going on than the media and government let's on, Jack blends fiction with fact and creates a realistic and terrifying novel that will leave readers wondering and exploring the consequences of terrorism long after.

18 Billion is a novel about what happens when a peaceful Muslim leader, a man with strong beliefs in nonviolent Jihad, recieves 18 Billion dollars stolen from the US Government by his fundamentalist followers. How does he keep the respect of his followers and do the right thing by giving  back the 18 Billion dollars to the USA at the same time?

A historian and bibilical scholar, Jack believes that the END OF AGE the old testament speaks about will involve the Middle East at its' core

EDGAR CAYCE AND ATLANTIS

Anthropologists once believed North and South America had initially been populated by Asians crossing a land bridge connecting Asia and Alaska during the last Ice Age, some 20,000 years ago. However, recent genetic DNA analysis of Native Americans now places the initial wave of migration between 38,000 to 50,000 years ago.

Genetic DNA analysis can trace the ethnic tribal lineage, and thereby land of the origin, of a human being.

Native American tribes contain four distinct DNA groupings, designated A, B, C and D. These groupings are found in Asia but not in Europe or Africa. While 96 percent of all indigenous natives in North and South America fall within A, B, C and D, there was a mysterious four percent, dubbed Group X, which could not be explained.

Type X subjects were not found in the vast majority of tribes, including none in South America. It was also determined Type X subjects arrived in North America 10,000 to 38,000 years ago, later than the other groups.

By far, the highest concentration of Type X in Europe was found in the Basques, a race of Caucasians who live in the Pyrenees Mountains between Spain and France. And the highest frequency of Type X in the entire world was found in the Berbers, a race of Caucasians who live in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco in North Africa.

The Basques and Berbers have long puzzled anthropologists, linguists and historians because they don't seem to fit into their continental surroundings.

However, independent researchers of the Association of Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.), followers of Edgar Cayce, have come forward and made a few observations of their own.

Known as the Sleeping Prophet, Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) is considered by many to have been America's foremost psychic. Throughout his lifetime he performed over 14,000 readings while in a self-induced trance. Although delving into many subjects, 8,976 of his readings, transcribed onto 900,000 pages of notes, were devoted to medical problems, a majority of which were resolved, often advancing current medical technology.

Cayce’s readings were always recorded by a stenographer. To do a medical reading on a subject, all he needed was the subject’s pre-arranged location at the time of the reading.

On one occasion, Cayce went into a trance and declared that the subject was not at the location where he was supposed to be at the time. It was later determined that the subject had forgotten about the meeting and was indeed not at the pre-arranged location at the prescribed time. On another occasion, Cayce was to do a reading for a ship’s captain who was at sea. When Cayce went into his trance, he realized the fellow could not speak English, so he did the entire reading in fluent German, a language he had no knowledge of when awake.

Clearly, Edgar Cayce had a unique talent, although he claimed that everyone had the capability to do the same.

In addition to medical inquiries, people would often slip in questions about the past or the future.

An extremely high percentage of Cayce’s “predictions” of the future have come true. And now the genetic DNA analysis findings of Type X may actually lend additional credence to his psychic readings as well.

Many of Edgar Cayce's readings concerned the island continent of Atlantis, the fabled empire located beyond the Pillars of Hercules (presumably the Rocks of Gibraltar in the western Mediterranean), as thoroughly detailed in Plato's TIMAEUS, that fell into the sea.

Cayce’s readings described three separate disasters that befell Atlantis.

The first catastrophe happened in 50,700 BC, caused by an explosion of gas pockets within the earth that triggered volcanoes and earthquakes, generated a magnet pole shift on the planet and produced a great Ice Age.

The second catastrophe occurred in 28.000 BC, coinciding with the Biblical account of Noah and the Great Flood. After the deluge, the continent had been broken into three main islands: Aryaz in the east (present day Azores Island group), Poseidia in the north (West Indies area), and Og in the south (near South America).

The final catastrophe took place in 10,600 BC. There were gigantic land upheavals upon the earth and the remaining land mass of Posedia and Aryaz (except for the mountain peaks) disappeared into the seas. 

The Cayce readings indicated the Atlanteans had been forced to relocate to various distant lands during the catastrophes, specifically to the Pyrenees Mountains (between Spain and France), Morocco (Atlas Mountains), Egypt (where they built the pyramids) and North America (where they formed the Iroquois nation). All Type X locations.

In North America, the highest concentration of Type X lineage was found within the Iroquois nation (Ojibway, Oneota and Nuu-Chah-Nulth tribes). Cayce also reported some Atlanteans went on to the American Southwest and Midwest. The Navajo (Southwest) and mound builder region (Midwest) also contain some Type X subjects.

The bottom line — everywhere Edgar Cayce (psychic readings) claimed the Atlanteans settled after their land disappeared has a high unaccountable occurrence of a specific DNA type (type X) found nowhere else on this planet.

This isn't exactly scientific proof of the prior existence of Atlantis, but we live in a very strange universe where everything is a sign that holds a mystery.

Edgar Cayce had the ability to link to the Universal Consciousness, also called the Akashic Records.

His readings are mysteries to be unraveled.

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Quote for the Day — “Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions.” Edgar Cayce

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Bret Burquest is an award-winning columnist and author of four novels. He lives in the Ozark Mountains with a dog named Buddy Lee and where dreams often cause binge thinking. His blogs appear on several websites, including www.myspace.com/bret1111

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"Never Again!" is often said regarding the atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II and yet, the horrors of those times still live on TODAY. zzzz

In North Korea, 150,000 to 200,000 people are believed to be imprisoned in government-run concentration camps–called gulags–for criticizing the government or practicing Christianity. Not only are these "offenders" sent to the camps, but the next two generations of their family as well, in order to "root out the bad blood and seed of dissent."

The conditions of these labor camps are terrible: food rations are meager (many survive on rats), babies born in the detention facilities are stamped to death by guards, and unethical chemical experiments are conducted on the detainees. Most of the imprisoned die by age 50 (if not sooner) due to the awful working and living conditions.

China is the one country in the world with the closest ties to North Korea. Take action today and urge the Chinese government to wield their influence over North Korea to shut down these inhumane camps. Never again starts NOW! .

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It is all too easy to ignore the reality that people are suffering, especially when the situation seems hopeless and compassion is just too painful. However, as the great Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said, "There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."
Let North Korea know that this inhumane behavior is unacceptable by signing this petition today! » Take action link: http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFu8R/zkL4/ALX3g

Have you EVER WISHED that you could build your own website with the click of your fingers and have it look as professional as if you had paid a designer thousands of dollars? Do you wish you understood how to leverage your web presence so you could drive traffic to your site, and have your alexis and google ranking soar making it DESIRABLE for others to do business with you?

Do you wish you could have your techno geek sitting beside you showing you how everything works because you and computers mix like oil and water? Well , Now you CAN!!!

Ben Cope is known at the Internet Genius and he is the creator of numerous high-end, profitable websites for clients all over the country.

Ben is offering daily wordpress tips as well as an upcoming seminar  for Wordpress users to increase their knowledge, and functionality of wordpress so that they can use this to their greatest advantage.

Ben is also the founder of Epic Web Strategies, an internet marketing blog providing tips, techniques, and strategies for success on the internet. Additionally, he works behind the scenes for several other well-known internet marketing experts. 

Suzie was nominated for a 2009 JUNO for her 3rd album, Happy Here, produced by Juno-Award winning singer/songwriter Stephen Fearing. She was nominated for two 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA’s) and has also won 6 Canadian Maple Blues Awards – 4 for Female Vocalist of the Year in 2009, 2008, 2006 and 2003; Bassist of the Year in 2006 and she shared Songwriter of the Year with Rick Fines for their 2006 release, Nothing Halfway.

Suzie also won 1^st place in the Blues Category of the 2009 Unisong International Songwriting Contest for her cowrite “Sometimes I Think I Can Fly”

She  has been featured nationally on CBC Radio on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café, and has performed across Canada and the US, and for Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf.

Suzie performs powerfully as a solo act or with her tasteful side players, as a duo and band with Rick Fines, and is also a member of the groups the Marigolds (with Gwen Swick and Caitlin Hanford of Quartette) and Betty & the Bobs.

Suzie’s latest release is entitled, Happy Here which was produced by Stephen Fearing.

www.suzievinnick.com

QUOTES

"I really like your work…”

 Gordon Lightfoot 

"An engaging performer…"

The Globe & Mail

Stuart McLean, Vinyl Café, CBC Radio (on Suzie’s album, HAPPY HERE)

“Her solo work jumps genre barriers with the ease of an Olympic hurdles champion… She's equally at home

in folk, blues, pop and country, and has come up with her best work yet here”

Kerry Doole, Exclaim Magazine

(on Suzie’s album, HAPPY HERE)

“One of the greatest voices in Canada!!”

Elaine Overholt; vocal coach to Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, Catherine Zeta-Jones

“One of my favorite singers.”

Holger Petersen, CBC’s Saturday Night Blues

“A wonderful collection, there’s simply not a weak moment to be found on “Happy Here”. From beginning

to end, it’s a delightful slice of pop perfection … very highly recommended!”

John Taylor, www.blogcritics.org

Liliane Grace is author of the Australian best-seller, The Mastery Club, which is a unique novel for teens and pre-teens that teaches universal laws and personal development tools and techniques through story.

Liliane wrote The Mastery Club when she was a struggling home-based mother whose own life seemed to be in crisis, and since writing it, her life has been transformed on all fronts.

She has achieved rare large volume sales for a self-published title, won an international award, landed a publishing deal in China, and is right now fielding interest from many quarters regarding a feature film adaptation of her book.

Liliane has also authored a new picture book series for younger children called The Champion Series, which are about modern day leaders who followed through on a childhood dream.

The first two Champion Series books feature international educators Dr John Demartini ('The Boy Who Barked') and Don Tolman ('The Boy Who Found His Pulse'). This stimulating journey has taken place against a domestic backdrop in which she home educated her three children who are all now teenagers. 

If you enjoy songwriting as an art form, you will want to tune into The Frankie and Johnny Music Hour on Monday, February 22nd, at 8:00 pm est, www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny because  Frankie and Wendy will be going to Texas to  visit with two singer-songwriters, Joel Melton and Michael Fracasso. 
Both artists make Austin, TX their home and in this city where world-renowned music festivals abound and where a thriving community exist to  support those  musicians, these two songwriters stand out as true originals!  You’d be hard-pressed to meet two songwriters who are any more genuine or talented for crafting a story  that will take you on a  melodic and imaginative journey through a song. 

And these songwriting talents could stand alone, but they don’t stop there! 

JOEL MELTON - Having learned to play guitar from his father, Joel Melton began his career in music very early.   Playing parties, small gatherings and wherever music could potentially enhance life, you’d find Joel with his guitar entertaining the crowd.  Joel credits the Blue Door and owner/promoter Greg Johnson in Oklahoma City for nurturing his unique craft of songwriting.  It was here where Joel met and performed with other great Americana/Roots musicians like Jimmy Webb, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kevin Welch and of course, Michael Fracasso.  As a result of these influences and a desire to focus on songwriting, he moved to Austin, TX in 2004.  Since then, Joel’s music has been selected for use by Bravo Network on one of their shows titled “Tale Lights” and also on the PBS station KCNT at a special Fort Hood dedication by returning Marines from Iraq.  Joel is a master at entertaining and story-telling; performing comes as natural to him as breathing and though he could be content with his own success, Joel enjoys listening and encouraging other songwriters. Whenever requested, he willingly and unselfishly gives of his time and creative talents, whether it’s through collaboration, sharing resources  or just simply through generous and always kindly guidance and mentoring.  Joel has filmed and screened two documentary films “The Journey” and a movie about Texas songwriters “There’s Something in the Water”.  One of his inspirations for this film grew out of befriending fellow songwriter, actor and composer Alton Watson.  It was from this friendship that Joel and Alton created and host the annual “There’s Something in the Water” songwriting festival held in Regency, Tx each spring.   This festival has been dubbed by folks as far as California and Michigan as, ‘The longest half-day festival around!’  and if you’re a fan of homegrown music in a non-pretentious, warm and comfortable atmosphere, then this festival is not to be missed!

MICHAEL FRACASSO – Born to Italian immigrants in the town of Mingo-Junction, Ohio, Michael’s father worked the steel mills and his parents grew vegetable gardens and made their own wine to compliment authentic, home-cooked Italian meals.  Along with listening to music on the AM radio shows, Michael would sometimes travel with his family to the Country Music Jamboree held in W. Virginia and it was here where Michael saw his first concert, country legend Kitty Wells.  As a young adult, Michael too would work the mills in the summer before going away for college in Ohio and Washington state and later, his travels brought him to Greenwich Village, NY where he learned the art of songwriting.  In 1990 Michael moved to Austin, Texas “with everything that would fit in the back of my Volkswagen Rabbit, which was mostly my guitars”.  Fracasso is a badass folkie with a sweet Italian tenor and has been compared to legendary singers Roy Orbison and Gene Pitney. Michael truly is a “songwriter’s songwriter” and is well respected and admired as such.  He was voted best new artist upon his arrival in Austin by Third Coast Music Magazine.  Michael Fracasso has recorded and toured with artists such as Charlie Sexton, Lucinda Williams and Patty Griffin and recently, Michael has songs on “Ribbons of Highway: Tribute to Woody Guthrie”. His seventh CD, Red Dog Blues(May 2007) was number one on the Americana Charts in Europe and throughout his songwriting career, he has toured extensively in the US and Europe.   In addition, Michael combines his love for singing/performing with that of cooking!  He is available for house concerts where he will cook up a wonderful gourmet Italian meal for you and your guests and after dinner, wow them with his amazing songs/performance!  Wherever Michael is performing, if you can get to one of his shows, you need to GET THERE!!.. and be ready to escape into pure musical magic by one of the true masters of his craft!

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