Thursday, March 15, 2007

Happy Bear

I like bears, their wet noses, their fur, and their ambling walk. They seem unconcerned about any difficulties in life, just using their paws and strength to overcome any stress. Too cold? Hibernate in a hollowed out place...Too hot? take a dip in the stream. Too hungry? Risk a few bee stings and go for the honey hive. Also berries work too...!

Once in Yellowstone when I was perhaps 7 a bear broke into the storage space under the bed in the back where my mom and dad were sleeping and tried to crawl in! I woke up to my mom banging pots and pans to scare it away. It was common in those days to walk right by bears ambling along in the campground.

Bears have good karma and their peace goes out in the world...In the concert I conducted recently in GV with about 1,000 attending a pretty much full house, I think the band set a record...H. Owen Reed's "La Fiesta" got a standing ovation (he was there to hear it!), the Rhapsody in Blue did too, and also my performance of John Denman's Crossover Concerto.
You give out good energy and you get it back!

I have been a happier bear lately, knowing velvetginger, her clan, reconnecting with ms. creek, and just being able to enjoy every day is a real gift! Now back to work...

39 comments:

Chuck fka: Meanie said...

Grandpa Creek used to say: "If you play with the bear, eventually you will get the CLAW!"

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

Hi there meanie, glad your out playing again...

Velvet Ginger said...

I don't mind being clawed by Papa Bear. He is very gentle.
Thanks again John for sharing your concert with me....love that clarinet solo! I am very proud of you!
Bears have always "rocked my world"...and now...oh my!

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

Well, MB is totally awesome! And I love all the Creek gals too!
PB at almost midnight!

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

Concert tomorrow night with Albert George Schram, my conducting idol, playing music by John Williams. I played several times under the baton of John Williams in Tucson Symphony concerts, he once stopped the orchestra and said something like "great bass clarinet!"

-PB

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

OH MY! As well, PB is enigmatic, full of incongruities, and diffictult to understand. Thank you so much MB for entering my world and gently growling at all my strangeness! And, as well, encouraging my strenghts.

PB

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

oops, my spelling aren't too great at midnight, I knew it are "strenghts!"

-PB

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

O.K., O.K, MB sez it's a Male Bear cuz' of the hump on it's back! I'm only the Music Dr., don't knew everythin!!!

Velvet Ginger said...

I am only a game warden's daughter.
I can't believe you left & went to school to get on the computer after we talked last night!
(bear hugggs to you!)

A.Bananna said...

I love bears too! I love the polar bear! they are beautiful! hope you all have a great day at work!!

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

you might not know everything, but you know where boogers come from! just ask my daughters! you taught them a long time ago!

bears, to me, have the ultimate strength...a crucial predator...a gorgeous creature and their ears are so dang TOO DOOT!

Velvet Ginger said...

that's Dr. Papa Bear..."TOOT DOOT!"

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

tell us all about your concert tonight!

Velvet Ginger said...

POPS Concert...and I would like to hear too...
I would like you to "paw me" Pappa bear...you never use your claws on me.....like the pawing though!

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

uhhh, don't know exactly what to say after that one!

Velvet Ginger said...

LOL
Well...Papa Bear is gentle...kind...protective...
Papa Bears don't Claw Mama Bears...they "paw them" playfully..mentally stimulate and encourage...I think Big Ol' Papa Bears Claw obnoxious Baby Dragons though!!!

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

actually, the hump on the back is indeed a physical feature of ALL grizzlies...just looking at them, you can't tell, you have to tickle the armpits until it rolls on its back and then look, that's the only way, or so scott says, lol.

Velvet Ginger said...

Scott is a Game Warden's daughter too? I knew he was wonderful!

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

well...uhh...scott isn't anybody's daughter, LMFAO!

Velvet Ginger said...

Good thing! FFS!

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

well, yeah, can't do the wild thing if he was a girl....well, i guess you could, but you couldn't do the REAL wild thing...

i like the real thing.
real love.
real.
lol

Velvet Ginger said...

Real Love is the Best.
That fake pretend love Sux....well you can't even sux with pretend!

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

lmao, i guess you are right, never really been in that position before. i like the real position best, lol.

Velvet Ginger said...

Me too!
Just ask PB!

Ellie Creek Ellis said...
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Velvet Ginger said...

OMG!!!!!!!!!! does he know you call him that? ffs

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

huh?
what?

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Velvet Ginger said...

found my key
"grandpa somebody always said...play with the bear...you eventually get the 'prong thing'"

Ellie Creek Ellis said...

well, you get the prong thing and i'm going to get some sleep!

love ya! talk to you tomorrow!

hi dr. j...

are you elightened???

Velvet Ginger said...

Ummmmmmmmmm
Prong thing is in Tucson.

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

OMG! The WILD life has been busy on the blog page while PB was out playing music! You Creek gals are too much!!! Silly, funny, and delightfully naughty sometimes! PB has to go to church, pray for the bloggers, teach the little kiddies, then play anohter concert of John Williams music after lunch! I'm glad you gals like to come out and play at night! PB

Velvet Ginger said...

much needed prayer for the bloggers!

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

I texted Ellie with "C G G W". She wrote back "WHAT?" I had to explain that my texting puts in words now instead of letters, and it was difficult to write in "Creek Grils Gond WILD"!

Maybe you should have a communal blog page with that name????

PB

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

oops, PB got too excited and misspelled "Creek Girls Gone WILD!"

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

Or...maybe a C G G W video???!!!

Velvet Ginger said...

i bet you are pushing for the video!

Johnatahn Snavliolius said...

lol! omg! When is it comin' out?