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Sky Saxon, Bettie Page, eden abenez,
the Nature Boys, Father Yod, and Nat King Cole There's a bigger history to be written Sky Saxon and Bettie Page They died with a year of one another. Liberated 50’s pin-up icon Bettie Page on Dec. 11, 2008 at 85. Sunlight Saxon of The Seeds on June 25, 2009 at 71. The Seed's big hit was Pushin' Too Hard. CLIP 1 Bettie Page Dances to the Seeds CLIP 2 Sky Saxon was also a member of The Source family led by Ya Ho Wha or Father Yod. Upon his death Sky Sunlight Saxon “passed over to be with YaHoWha”. The Source was funded by a successful Veggie restaurant which was started by Father Yod who had been an ex-marine and became a member of the Nature Boys. CLIP 3 eden abenez and Nature Boys eden abenez was an early hippie with followers that as "Nature Boys". These included Robert "Gypsy Boots" Bootzin. They wore long hair and beards and ate only raw fruits and vegetables. He chose to spell his pseudonym with lower-case letters, claiming that only the words God and infinity were worthy of capitalization. He is also said to have desired the A and Z , the beginning and the end, in his surname. abenez wrote the song Nature Boy and sold it to Nat King Cole. It was a huge hit. BOTTOM CLIP |
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At the risk of being presumptuous, and because we're often asked for our questionable wisdom on our 50 years, here are 15 observations. Disclaimer: These opinions are highly subjective but nevertheless also "‘based on a true story.’ Humor: A marriage without laughter is big trouble. The world can be oppressive, but it is also amazing and outlandish. People are ridiculous. Everybody wants your money. If you’re both still alive and are able to provoke a regular chortle or guffaw, that’s sheer good fortune. Misbehave regularly. Love: Of course chemistry, admiration, need, respect, communication, and such things are key. But in truth, love is born out of chemistry and shaped through time. Two other opinions: overpriced engagement rings shouldn't be imperative and a little jealousy in marriage can be invigorating. Sex: I say lust is the core of a good marriage. It’s handy for procreation, but evolves into comic opera. Adultery is a word forced on us by the church. Work it out for yourself. Friendship: Your partner is often the person who sees you the way you want to see yourself, and is nice when they are your best audience. That’s a lot to be thankful for because you may not be as interesting as you think. Autonomy: You want that partner to be like you. It doesn’t happen. Patience: If you’re going to stay together for 350,000 hours, then that one hour where you’re really pissed off is pretty insignificant. Reinvention: If you are lucky, you will both become at least three other people over four decades. Variety: Predictability is numbing Curiosity: From a vacation in Rome to talking to the guy who collects bottles from your trash, it’s all fascinating. You are lucky, and you have someone to ask why and how about everything. The Arts: It generates conversation that isn’t about whether you cleaned the grill, walked the dog, or saw the game. If you don’t read, life is harder. All the better if you see the inside of a theater or museum a lot. Physical Activity: It helps to regularly, or even occasionally, do anything together until you are feeble: hike, bike, tennis, or yoga until the body rebels. Vanity: Take care of yourself, and try to look good without surgery. We all eventually end up with, as Phillip Roth calls it, “the external body that time has bestowed,” not to mention that we will “get the faces we deserve.’ Friends: It’s great that so many long-term friendships survive. Others revive, are rediscovered, or revisited. New friends don’t threaten anything. Have your own pals and maybe another best friend because you don’t really tell your spouse everything – I hope. Family: You marry into one, but it’s not the be-all, end-all. It takes too many forms and, let’s face it, you won’t like everyone. Family happens whether with kids or not, but for us, kids are the best, funniest, most interesting and challenging thing that ever happened. Compassion: This is the bottom line. THINGS TO AVOID Ceremony: To each his own. but I never wore a ring, and we always forget our anniversaries. Wedding parties are nice, but bridesmaids and bachelor parties weren’t part of getting started. Baptism? My kids were not born in sin. Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. Oh, OK. But a bris? Though I hear the tips are good. (rim shot) Religion: Whatever works for you is dandy because for an atheist this is irrelevant, but pious self-righteousness is unforgivable in god’s eyes. Wealth: What is it? You’ll never get there anyway, unless you need spout clichés about real wealth not being about money. Boredom: Never be bored Competition: Education and jobs needn’t be a competition. Be a lifelong learner. Platitudes: Affirmations, aphorisms and sayings and such sound good and mean well, and are helpful once in a while, but they require nothing but hot air. Action speaks louder. Get off Facebook and do something that actually embodies that latest Dalai Lama quote or Move On imperative. |
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