Twist and shout


To write

And go into exctasy

As thoughts transform

It is freedom

To be there

Wild with words

To tame them

Is the deep woods

Inside shadows.
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Has the world gotten better since I changed the name of this blog?

I still find people to be just as evil or insensitive or judging or violent..

A few lights though in a very dark sky.

 
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A departure perhaps.

New life 
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Has America moved into a giant cleavage

I suppose that's better than getting stuck in a butt crack..

I sure as hell wonder what will be the New black?! 
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WHY

Why don't cats like water?


Is there a scientific explanation!

It boggles the mind!

Can't be baptized!

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All the actors were gathered together,

Sounds awful!

No

It was unreal

An unreality show

Hey wow

That's what the world needs

More actors

And celebrities!
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I think during the Gold Rush and the Civil War period people were a bit mad.

Perhaps the most turbulent times in American History

The Gettysburg Address though looks like a manifesto of the future

Are we to become a great nation?

It seems that the bells of true freedom may be ringing

And lastly Walt Witman is now long gone...

Good bye and so long...

My atoms

Are not like yours exactly

Sure "Leaves of Grass" Is Great

Though I don't need one man

One Twain

One Dickens

One Tennyson

Bosh!!!!
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Music is a place for escapes...

Or a way to change

But to be progress

Silence has a way.
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An Indiana soldier simply said:

"We have utterly destroyed Atlanta"

Give this a thought and then some more PLEASE.

(1860's Civil War in the United States)
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I drive my boat

I drive my boat

Into a better tomorrow

Riding past regrets

Past random chance

I brought circumstances

Some kind of geometry

My friend arrives

The warming ice

Dreams come into view

Drive

Drive

Here we go!!!
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There are crystal visions in my head..

Falling into a cave

A new great place

A rusty old train

A bat swoops down

Liquid is dripping

For then it seemed

As if something

Was coming

Here!
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And me, not politics: So the travel question is altered. I ask this: Does the place have Asian resturaunts and does it have karaoke. Like now check your map for cities in the US that have both Checking the map across the U.S. shows a clear pattern: cities with dense Asian culinary hubs almost always feature full-service Asian restaurant-karaoke hybrids—spots where you can eat authentic, spicy dishes and sing in the same venue—alongside broader karaoke districts. Here is how the top U.S. hubs stack up when looking for both authentic Asian dining and karaoke on the map, keeping away from freezing winter climates: [Rich media excluded from paste] Purple California Orange Washington DC Metro Yellow Texas 1. San Francisco Bay Area, CA Even right in your backyard, the Bay Area is one of the densest clusters in the country for combining high-flavor Asian food with karaoke: • San Francisco, CA: Features spots like TaishoSF in Lower Nob Hill, which pairs a late-night Hawaiian-Japanese kitchen with 11 private karaoke rooms, alongside Sool Bar and Lounge near Chinatown. • South Bay (Santa Clara, Cupertino, San Jose): Packed with KTV and Korean noraebang hybrids like The Magpie and Tiger Karaoke in Santa Clara, Gamba Karaoke in Cupertino, and Music Tunnel KTV Cafe in San Jose. • East Bay (Oakland, Dublin, Fremont): Includes Dragon Gate Oakland for Taiwanese street food and private rooms, Heartbeat KTV Karaoke Lounge in Dublin, and Ichibox right in Fremont. 2. Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia The D.C. metro area—especially Arlington, Annandale, and D.C. Chinatown—has a massive Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese food corridor paired with dedicated KTV venues: • Arlington, VA: Lantern Restaurant & Bar in Crystal City serves authentic, fiery Sichuan dishes (like boiled fish in chili oil and la zi ji) that you can order directly inside private karaoke suites. • Washington, D.C.: Wok and Roll Restaurant sits right in Chinatown, offering a full Chinese and sushi menu downstairs with private karaoke rooms upstairs. 3. Los Angeles & Orange County, CA Southern California has the largest concentration of Asian restaurants and karaoke venues in the U.S.: • Koreatown (Los Angeles) & San Gabriel Valley: Offers thousands of regional Sichuan, Hunan, Korean, and Vietnamese restaurants alongside hundreds of late-night noraebang and KTV lounges. • Garden Grove & Westminster (Orange County): Known as Little Saigon, providing unbeatable spicy Central Vietnamese food (Bún Bò Huế) and lively Vietnamese karaoke cafes. 4. Houston & Dallas–Fort Worth, TX If you ever look at major Southern metros, both Houston and the Dallas suburbs have booming Asian restaurant-karaoke districts: • Houston, TX (Spring Branch & Asiatown): Features Korean gastropub-karaoke hybrids like Bar.Kor.D and Itaewon Pocha + Karaoke right alongside massive Vietnamese and Chinese culinary corridors. • Carrollton, TX (Dallas Suburb): Anchored by Old Denton Road, home to Korean dining and karaoke spots like Chi Chi surrounded by dozens of Asian bakeries, hot pot spots, and noodle houses. 5. Seattle & Bellevue, WA The Pacific Northwest combines strong regional Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean food scenes with an active karaoke culture across Seattle's International District and Bellevue's Eastside neighborhoods, all in a mild coastal climate. If you want to narrow this down for a future trip or road trip, would you like to look closer at a specific region (like Southern California, Seattle, or the D.C./Northern Virginia area) or check specific spicy food and karaoke pairings in any of these cities? Try without personalization • Google TaishoSF Lively Asian fusion restaurant featuring private karaoke rooms and signature katsu curry and Hawaiian-inspired dishes. • Google Lantern Restaurant & Bar Vibrant Szechwan restaurant and karaoke bar serving authentic Chinese dishes. • Google Dragon Gate Oakland Easygoing, low-lit haunt with Asian decor, karaoke rooms, Taiwanese street food & noodle bowls. Show all Just those five? No—there are dozens of U.S. cities with both strong Asian restaurant scenes and active karaoke cultures. Those first five were just the biggest hubs outside of freezing climates, and many other major cities deliver the exact same combination. [Rich media excluded from paste] Purple West & Pacific Orange East Coast & South West Coast & Pacific Hubs • Honolulu, HI: Ranks number one in the U.S. for karaoke bars per capita (17 per million residents) alongside one of the country's richest Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Filipino food scenes. • San Diego, CA: Anchored by the Convoy District, offering dense Sichuan, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean dining paired with private noraebang and KTV lounges. • Sacramento & Elk Grove, CA: Features a large Vietnamese, Chinese, and Southeast Asian restaurant corridor alongside one of the highest densities of karaoke venues in California. • Las Vegas, NV: Spring Mountain Road (Chinatown) stretches for miles with authentic Sichuan, Thai, Korean, and Japanese restaurants sitting right next to late-night KTV suites. East Coast & Southern Hubs • New York City & Northern New Jersey: Flushing (Queens), Manhattan Koreatown, and Fort Lee/Palisades Park (NJ) offer the largest overall selection of Asian restaurants in the U.S. paired with hundreds of KTV lounges. • Boston & Quincy, MA: Ranks among the top U.S. cities for Asian restaurant density, supported by large Chinese, Vietnamese, and Indian communities and active karaoke lounges. • Atlanta, GA (Buford Highway & Duluth): Combines one of the South's best Asian food corridors with the highest overall karaoke ranking in the country for venue access and active events. • Austin, TX: Pairs a growing Asian dining scene with a notably high concentration of karaoke bars and live music venues. Midwest Hubs Chicago, IL (Chinatown & Argyle Street): Offers deep regional Chinese, Vietnamese, and Indian dining alongside dedicated KTV rooms, though it comes with harsh winters. Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN: Known for prominent Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese dining scenes paired with local karaoke spots.