A Shadow In The Light Of Day

We were born only yesterday
and know nothing,
and our days on earth
are but a shadow.
~ Job 8

A Whorehouse Priest

My intercessor is my friend
as my eyes pour out tears to God...
~ Job 16



The Psychedelic Furs' Richard Butler:
From post-punk's original whorehouse priest to pop star to painter.

Richard Butler was born in Surrey, England June 5, 1956. He graduated from the Epsom School of Art and Design, and went on to establish the internationally renowned rock group, The Psychedelic Furs, in 1977.

Painting was Butler’s first love, and over the past ten years he has returned to it with a passion. His paintings unflinchingly convey the pathos and pretension of the human comedy,and also the persistence of human dignity.

Butler has received much acclaim for his paintings, and has had gallery exhibitions in New York, Miami, Florida and Florence, Italy. His work has been shown alongside Francis Bacon, Alberto Giacometti, Diane Arbus and
Willem De Kooning.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS


LOVE SPIT LOVE

Richard Butler - Good, Bad, and Better Days

Richard Butler's paintings at Casola


Richard Butler Studio


iJamming! Interview: Richard Butler


Album: Richard Butler ~ 2006

Those who were musicians,
heads of Levite families,
stayed in the rooms of the temple
and were exempt from other duties
because they were responsible
for the work day and night.
~ 1 Chronicles 9

The Hebrew word for WORK there is broken down here
and then further, to the root word, which reveals the whole thing:

mal‘a^k - mal-awk‘:

From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically of God, that is, an angel ( also a prophet, priest or teacher ) - ambassador, angel, king, messenger

This is the end, fall on tears all my friends...

Fibonacci The Notachoke

Then the LORD GOD
formed a man
from the dust of the ground
and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life,
and the man
became a living being.
~ Genesis 2

Then he said to me,
“Prophesy to the breath;
prophesy, son of man,
and say to it,
‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
Come, breath, from the four winds
and breathe into these slain,
that they may live.’”
~ Ezekiel 37

No No Yes Yes

All you need to say
is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;
anything beyond this
comes from the evil one.
~ Matthew 5

Love My Way...

This is my command:

Love each other.
~ John 15

Richard Butler



iJamming! interview:
Richard Butler



...in love my way
it's a new road
I follow where
my mind goes



they'd put us
on a railroad
they'd dearly
make us pay
for laughing
in their faces
and making it our way



there's emptiness
behind their eyes
there's dust
in all their hearts
they just want to
steal us all
and take us all apart



but not in
love my way
it's a new road
I follow where
my mind goes

swallow all your tears my love
put on your new face
you can never win or lose
if you don't run the race...

Richard Butler

See A Friend In Tears

My face is red with weeping,
dark shadows ring my eyes...
~ Job 16

Ten Years After...

I have no peace,
no quietness;
I have no rest,
but only turmoil.
~ Job 3

I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I leave it up to you...

A decade later, 9/11 has finally brought the political parties together in this respect: They’ve both mastered the art of politicizing the terrorist attacks.



... and their beards have all grown longer overnight.

The Seeress Of Roebuck

They say to the seers,
“See no more visions!”
and to the prophets,
“Give us no more visions
of what is right!
Tell us pleasant things,
prophesy illusions."
~ Isaiah 30

I'm The Punk in The Gutter...

“So the last will be first,
and the first will be last.”
~ Matthew 20

Here Comes The Nice

Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy,
but there was none,
for comforters,
but I found none.
~ Psalm 69

Iron Butterfly

The rich should take pride in their humiliation
since they will pass away like a wild flower.
~ James 1

Alcohol

Then Melchizedek
King of Salem
brought out bread and wine.
He was priest of GOD Most High.
~ Genesis 14

Alexander's Ragtime Band

What good would it be
to gain the whole world,
yet forfeit your soul?
~ Matthew 16

Electoral Corn Doggle

If a liar and deceiver comes and says,
‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’
that would be just the prophet for this people!
~ Micah 2

...the robber swallows up their substance.
~ Job 5

Electric Funeral

He fills his hands with lightning
and commands it to strike its mark.
~ Job 36