What I Be- Flowers & Michael Franti Live in Telluride, CO and WA

Dedicated to all the flowers, no matter what species or color you come in.

Philosophically I probably have higher ideals than I actually act out in my daily existence. But a hypocrite I try not to be. At least I know my hands are dirty too and see daily room for improvement. Life is a learning experience, if we didn't make mistakes perhaps the value of doing the right thing would be lost.

But enough from my narcissistic point of view- it really is all about Michael Franti and the flowers. They are so awesome. The end of this song has been cut- if you would like a copy of the uncut complete show go to the Internet Archive and look up Michael who has more than 400 shows available at http://www.archive.org/

The music is by Micheal Franti and Spearhead, live at Telluride Conference Center on March 20, 2004 and the song is called What I Be. Micheal Franti has also written a children's book called What I Be, a book on self acceptance of individuality available from his website http://michaelfranti.com/

The photo of the petroglyph "sun people" was taken at Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park near Vantage, Washington. Figures of people with rays coming from their heads is purely a local art tradition only found in Central Washington. They were carved by a Salish or Shahaptin speaking people less than 4,000 years ago and are thought to be closely associated with shamanism.

Concrete garden border by me and my brother- the mosaic designs are made from old glass I've found along my journeys.

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