JaZzArt en València

To me, both clearly geniuses of pop music. Perhaps one more than the other, but they complemented themselves almost perfectly. Yet, two geniuses cannot work together for long and so it happened, but for more than 10 years as superstars with The Beatles, they did it all, musically, then they wrapped it up, put it in a balloon filled with helium and let it go so it would go on and on, all over the world and forever.

My grandchildren are Beatles fans! As well as Beach Boys fans and fans of most of the music that was made in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and even up to the mid to late 90’s… That says a lot about where the musical geniuses are coming from.

So, I cannot say anything about The Beatles, or about John, Paul, George and Ringo that you do not already know, so I will leave it here and just groove on this tune from one of my fave albums of the fab four…

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Just remember what John Lennon said… «Happiness is a warm gun…»

I think it makes sense… How about you?

SWALLOWING SWORDS WITH THE PIPER

And I thought time was standing still
when I learned to swallow swords,
before the Big Show left Mulberry Street,
before the clowns had caught the last flight
to a place where I’ll not mention,
nevermore…

I start to write with words I’ve written times before
to fill the pages of my grimoire,
that taught me how a simple man can learn to swallow swords
and how an artful piper can go door to door
from Hamelin to Florida
with feet so sore….

I walked with Harlequin and his deer friends
on yellow streets of plasticine,
while rabbits made their way into his head,
or perhaps just his hat
it’s hard to say.
but I’ll try once again…

Then three blind rats began to dance a minuet
to the rhythm of the piper playing fugues and dirges,
and the drumbeat of the stooge marked out the tempo,
accelerating here and there and then
quite abruptly slowing down the tempo.
to join in with the military cadence they had conjured.
to guide their well worn out boots to oblivion.

C.2025, Francisco Bravo Cabrera – 24 JUN 2025 – Valencia, Spain

And these are some of the things in my life back in Miami, during 1973 and beyond, and in other places I don’t think I need to mention…

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Well, I reckon we all thought of these things at one time or another… But, thankfully, we grew up… The song was with my band AJA back in 2014, while some of the images are from my trip to Cuba in 2015…

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Here are some of my early expressionist works from the days in Miami. This was a period that ended in 2012…

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Those were the days in the paradise that used to be Miami Beach… This is with my band PUNX in Miami and best heard with headsets in your portable or desktop…

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Esto es la pura verdad, sin duda alguna, pero el problema es que a muchos de estos políticos, que tenemos que sufrir, les importa poco. Son mentirosos y siguen mintiendo… ¿No?

I strongly recommend this video first…

So, what do you think about this incredible, phenomenal and beautiful work of art?

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Well, I reckon we all thought of these things at one time or another… But, thankfully, we grew up… The song was with my band AJA back in 2014, while some of the images are from my trip to Cuba in 2015…

CHEERS