Dear Folks, A warm welcome to you however you found me here in good old Cyberspace! Well, January is half-over. I've been sick for the entire month of January, and I'm hoping to feel better real soon. I do wish to thank everyone who visits this space; time is precious and I know you are all busy out there doing whatever it is YOU do. I'm meditating on Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech today.
There's really quite a bit to do here on this website; watch a video, read fiction by me, grab a recipe, listen to music. There is a music player at the top of the site and click on "Click on an item to start" will open up the music menu, and there's tons of songs to listen to. Heck, for the "Easter Egg" seeking crowd, there's a FREE CD offer to find. Whatever you do while you're here, I thank you for your precious time to stop and say hello.
NEW! NEW! Here are my TWO new video collections for 2012: "Ted Shinn's New Frontier" and "Ted Shinn's Movin' On." These collections are available for just $29.95 each (includes shipping and handling) and are packaged in a round tin with a window to see the artwork. Since you are so clever and asked about them both, you can have them both for $50.
NEW! NEW! NEW BRAND SPANKING NEW! Awesome, gorgeous, mindblowing VIDEO called "Sea Theme" from my new VIDEO collection "Ted Shinn's New Frontier" which is now available for just $29.95. (Includes shipping and handling) Email me at lastsongleft@hotmail.com to purchase!
Here is another song from "New Frontier" called "Time Like A River Flows"! Hope you enjoy this!
This is my friend Jason Bennett's special CD project WHICH JUST WON "BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR!" (August 2011!)
"Positively Pikes Peak: The Pikes Peak Region Sings Bob Dylan" which I was INCLUDED on for my song, "Time Passes Slowly!
Here is a pic of Jason and myself after the show on December 11th, 2011. Jason Bennett writes: Congratulations to Ted Shinn for getting his wonderful version of "Time Passes Slowly" on the great radio show "Radio That Doesn't Suck" with legendary host Michael Tearson. The show not only featured Ted but the likes of John Gorka and Bob Dylan himself! Congrats Ted! "Positively Pikes Peak" still out there makin' some noise..........The show was in honor ofBob's 70th birthday. Check out the shows on http://www.radiothatdoesntsuck.com And thanks to our friend and radio host Michael Tearson for playing our CD.
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Here is the part of that radio program in which I am featured which you can listen to right here:
If you picked up your copy of the Colorado Springs Independent, you will find on page 63 that "Positively Pikes Peak - The Pikes Peak Region
Sings Bob Dylan" has won BEST ALBUM in the Indy Music Awards. What an honor this is! When I found out we were nominated, that itself was an
honor. But to actually win is really something special. Hats off to all the artists on the album, the sponsors and all the fans out there who made
this project something to remember. Congratulations to us all!
Jason Bennett, who started writing music as a teen and has continued to pen his own songs ever since, has long drawn inspiration from Dylan’s unusual sound.
“It was so raw, so rugged,” he said. “It wasn’t what you heard on the radio. Sandpaper voice and real lyrics — it wasn’t pristine and polished stuff. That’s what drew me to it.”
The 13-track album is a collaboration between the same number of Colorado Springs-based musicians and a benefit for COPPeR, the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region. The artists are trying to raise $3,000 for the nonprofit organization, which uses art to address such issues as economic development, education, tourism, regional branding and civic life.
I have often been asked what I charge for a private event, as that is pretty much the majority of my performances.
Here is my fee schedule:
$500 per hour, plus expenses for two.
I can be reached at lastsongleft@hotmail.com, or for correspondence write to PO Box 22, Raton, NM 87740
Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person.
The Emperor is the great authority figure of the Tarot, so it represents
fathers, father-figures and employers. There is a lot of aggression and violence
too.
The Emperor naturally follows the Empress. Like an infant, he is filled with enthuiasm, energy, aggression. He is direct, guileless and all too often irresistible. Unfortunately, like a baby he can also be a tyrant. Impatient, demanding, controlling. In the best of circumstances, he signifies the leader that everyone wants to follow, sitting on a throne that indicates the solid foundation of an Empire he created, loves and rules with intelligence and enthusiasm. But that throne can also be a trap, a responsibility that has the Emperor feeling restless, bored and discontent.
You found it! Arent you the clever one? Simply send your name & address to me, at lastsongleft@hotmail.com and I will send you a copy of my "Western Sky" CD
Have a great day out there, whatever it is you do!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease with oil or cooking spray a 2 qt glass pan or roasting pan.
Peel six medium sized potatoes and wash. Slice and set aside. Cut or cube enough ham to make 1 1/2 cups.
Take 3 tablespoons flour and 3 tablespoons butter and cook in a saucepan on the stovetop over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup diced onion and cook until translucent. Add 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon tarragon, and 1/4 teaspoon rosemary. I also take two cloves of garlic and put them through the garlic press and add.
Add 2 1/2 cups milk slowly and using a wire whisk, stir sauce until it is thick and smooth; it has to come to a boil to thicken.
Arrange potatoes and ham in layers in the baking dish and add your sauce over them. Add slices of cheddar or Montery jack cheese over the top. Bake covered for 30 minutes, then uncovered for about an hour.
This is the best recipe you''ll find!
For Augratin potatoes:
Follow all the above steps except you may skip the ham if you so desire, and after you make the sauce add 1/4 to 1/3 cup shredded cheese of your choice. This makes a cheese sauce for the potatoes. After you add the sauce to the potatoes top with breadcrumbs.
New Mexico Green Chile!
Okay, so I'm in New Mexico. What could be better than mouth-watering green chile? Here''s the best recipe for it: Place in a big deep pan:
*2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 medium onion, chopped, 1 teaspoon oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Sautee onions until clear, and add 16 ozs diced pork. Brown pork and add a hefty tablespoon of flour and cook until flour is begininng to brown.
Add a 15 1/5 oz can of diced tomates, two cups diced {Hatch, NM!} green chile, 3 cloves of garlic and 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin. Bring to high simmer. Add two cubes of beef base to the pot.
Take two cups of water and add 1/4 cup of corn starch to it, stir until smooth. Pour the water into the pan and cook until glossy--just a few minutes.
Chile is ready! You noticed I spelled it chile, not chili, which is a bit different. Anyway, now you can eat this like a stew with shredded cheese & sour cream and a tortilla, or use to smother your burrito with! Email me with any questions you have about preparing.
~Jason Bennett's~
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