Scenes burnt beneath his boots from 20,000 Ft.
 twice he fell into the mist, there was no time for sleep.
 Under fire in arid office, under strain in jungle rains,
 he cried once to a tree for hours, yet he carried well his pain.

3 older brothers shared the cause, the truth now if it kills,
 the battle rages on today, the war is fueled by wills.
 He tried to help the weak survive, when being stepped on by the strong,
 when chaos reigned the world of reason, an infant full of dawn

His children are alert and brave, Their fight is not denied,
they roam the world and carry on, they would like to be defied,
2 women brought them into life, his memory lives in them,
and we are here because he’s gone, we know who was his friend

If all men were angels, go the words, we seek to hope this so,
he made mistakes as do we all, but which are those we know,
we shan’t be sad, he lived quite full, he knew this is no bloody game,
and if God forgives transgressions, then I guess we all can do the same.

Respect and love are intertwined, his dignity not bled,
Have a good time I said in parting, he knew just what I meant
So pass in peace my Father’s brother, I feel you were my friend.
It’s nice to know that you have found, that this is not the end.

First the owner of the place came out to say a few things about the upcoming shows and then introduced Shawn, the crowed roared and Shawn came out smiling and waiving his arm and hand at the crowd. He quickly sat down, plugged in, checked his dials and woke up his Mac, they like to sleep on the job I understand. LOL
He grabbed his Godin, pronounced “Go – Dan”, nylon stringed guitar, tuned it up and started the evening with “Us We Are” which was just phenomenal.
Here is the set list
1) Intro
2) Us We Are
3) Burning Fingers
4) Calico and Rainbows
5) Radio
6) The Devil’s Highway
7) L’ Ballade
8 ) Victoria Emmanuele
9) Hey Miss Lonely
10) Ascent
11) Everything She Gives Me
12) The Ballad of Casey Deiss
13) Song for Sagittarians
14) Slowly
15) Talking in the Garden
16) Mr. President
17) Moonshine
18) Starlight “Shawn wrote a tribute song to Isreal Kamakawiwo’ole”
19) Blunt and Frank
20) Man Hole Covered Wagon
21) SWWFHMATSITAYKILYBBIGTHTL aka “Woman”
22) Serendipity Peace – Encore song

After the show I proceeded to get into the line to see and talk with Shawn.
I handed him a photo of us that I had taken at the Guthrie Theater concert ealier this year, I signed that and handed it to Shawn, I figured why not give something to him as he is always giving to others. He took it from me and said thank you, then I handed him a photo of him I had printed out from the MN, Zoo concert held last year, he signed that and on the back wrote “Thank you Scott and stay in touch with Beth”. Beth is his first cousin who lives in Texas whom I have cooperated with concerning Shawn’s Genealogical background. I have his tree posted on Ancestry.com but it is private and would have to get Shawn’s permission to allow anyone else to view it.

I have uploaded all of the individual songs I recorded at the concert on his YouTube tribute site I created called SoundsOfTime.

http://www.youtube.com/user/soundsoftime

Go there and open up the Pioneer Place Theater playlist and enjoy the whole concert.

It was an honor to have been able to record his show and an extreme honor to have met with, shook hands with this wonderful musical human being.
Thank you Shawn for being such a masterful musician and beautiful person and thank you Arlo for allowing me to record the concert.

Scott Rode

(Note, the audio is NOT what the finished show will sound like; this clip just has the audio from the built-in mics of one of the cameras. We’ve got awesome 8-channel audio direct from the stage which is being mixed and mastered by Peter Robinson, that will ultimately be used.)

PS. The DVD of this show is now available. Order here.

Living Collaboration teaser:

Thanx to Scott Rode (see his comment below) for this audience video of the show:

Cast:
William S. Burroughs … Himself
Davy Graham … Himself
Jim Haynes … Narrator
R.D. Laing … Himself
Shawn Philips … Himself
Feliks Topolski … Himself
Alexander Trocchi … Himself

Original Music by:
Davy Graham
Shawn Philips

Cinematography by:
Richard Pratt

Film Editing by:
Jamie Wadhawan

 Runtime: 27 min
Country: UK
Language: English
Color: Color

Plot:

A film about Alexander Trocchi, the poet and writer. Part of the film was made at the old Arts Laboratory and includes a discussion with William Burroughs. A portrait of Alexander Trocchi, covering his history as a writer, his interest in drugs, his family life, and ‘Sigma’, the organisation he founded to bring together like-minded people.

 
Here is a part of the film where Shawn sing “Withered Roses”
with Davy Graham on guitar:

Take the Day
To the shadowed ground of chaos, Alabama to south Laos,
we have seen the ragged fury, of humanity, and it’s usury,
inflicted on the masses with a sense of utter crassness,
by men without a vision, who never feel contrition,
abandoning compassion for the sake of shallow fashion,
senseless intervention, in a world too poor to mention,
with a silent apprehension, in the simplest convention,
in a way of life without much strife, and a modest malintention,
can we find the tools and make some rules as to who gets all the bounty,

Take The Day

I have seen the face of wonder, I have shivered in the thunder,
I have felt the pain under evils gain, and it’s rent my life asunder,
but I’ll rise above with the help of love, and my friends of many colors,
but along the way I have to say, there are so many others,

Take the day

There is calibrated madness, in the mind of all fanatics,
and God’s not great when he’s used with hate, to kill with vicious tactics,
and a faith is interrupted, a religion full corrupted,
by jealous men and cowards, killing children by the hundreds,
who have no choice of living, by beings unforgiving,
who live in rage, want to change the age, and make our lives a misery,
to make us live their visions, theological collisions,
and you got no choice, and you can’t rejoice, in the joy of simply living,
but I have to say, that’s not the way God wants us to behave,

Now Take The Day

Nobody’s gonna call me honey, for my multitudes of money,
I don’t do coke, but I’m still broke, and I sing to all and sundry,
for 40 years I’ve shed my tears, and tried to make it funny,
but along the way, I’m glad to say, I’ve made it more than sunny,

Take The Day

Soon the energy is waneing, but the mind is set on gaining,
if we stop the war waged on the poor, we might have some acclaiming,
and the practice of collusion, might we stop this vile intrusion,
and I see some emendation, for the rules of any nation,
are in order for the future, as to how and when we use her,
this tiny earth, of shallow girth, will never be a loser,
and winning is a concept, that rules our very mindset,
an epiphany of mercy, that urgently concerns me,
we have to say, that loves the way, to stop this
bloody mayhem,

Take The Day

Dedicated to the memory of Theo Coetzee

Skies of blue
Mountains view
Oceans wide
Deep inside

If you want to soar away you have to let the beauty stay

Thunder in the distance rain is in the air,
Shallow is the mind that does not care

Passing in existence running with the dance,
Everything we do you know we take that chance

Like a bird that’s on the wing a wondrous sense of life to sing,
Singing to the far off fires and all to which our lives aspire,
Racing, embracing the light

(Chorus)

And all the tides are cycles of the cascades of our souls desires,
We bring to life a melody that wills us through our hearts empires

It almost seems the tides of man are drifting with the heavens sands,
Out in space to the farthest star, only then will we know that we are

Skating on the edge of an endless night,
Cradle to the grave calling on our might

Never fatalistic open your eyes,
If we go ballistic it’s our own demise

If your heart is full of fear you’ll never get your mind to clear

Anger is the enemy peace is far away,
If you are intolerant you have no say

Liars are abundant money is the hunt,
Love is on the outside and never upfront

Now a world of harmony could yet still be our destiny,
Frontiers fall within ourselves reflecting what our hearts will tell,
Aiming acclaiming the light

(Chorus)

Stargazer
Will you tell me where my heart is now a place
Of sifting dunes, and shifting moons, a mindless timeless space
Spade of ace, forthcoming card, that will not, will not pass me by
You know you’ve got to try, you’re a Stargazer
You work for the love of all mankind and when you’re done you look and find
A love so fair that you could bear, but that’s your one and only care as Stargazer

You were standing there in pink and blue as sky,
With amber dewdrops dangling down above the softest sigh
With Cambridge vows, while Merlin prowls
The drinker does not cry you know he’s got to try you’re a Stargazer

‘Bout knowing scenes, and ships of dreams that never had a sail
You know you’ve got to wail, you’re a Stargazer
You work for the love of all mankind and when you’re done you look and find
A love so fair that you could bear, but that’s your one and only care as Stargazer

Well there woman
talkin’ ’bout my woman
walk down the street with your head held high
don’t come near me babe I’ll make you cry
My woman
talkin’ ’bout my woman yeah yeah
woman’s made to please her man
lord you know mine understands
My woman
talkin’ ’bout my woman yeah yeah
yes you look at me with a cool gray stare
and then you’re gone in a puff a air
My woman
talkin’ ’bout my woman yeah yeah
woman’s made to please her man
lord you know mine understands
My woman
talkin’ ’bout my woman yeah
yeah, I work so hard and I sweat all day
just to give my woman some of my pay
so she can go on out and a be real nice
and a feel like
woman on a summers day now
woman on a summers day now
woman on a summers day now
don’t you know she’s that way now
don’t you know she’s that way now
woman on a summers day now
woman on a summers day

Release date: 20 June 1966 (UK)
Rated NR
Parental Rating: Objectionable for children
Country Of Origin: U.K.
Running Time: 95
Format: Black & White
Genre(s): Drama
Production Co(s).: GEFD

Credits
Director: Lindsay Shonteff
Writer: Jeremy Craig Dryden
Producer: James Ward
Musical director:  Philip Martell
Music: Shawn Phillips

Cast
Francesca Annis: Jean Parker
Sean Caffrey: Frank Hiller
Shawn Phillips: Paul Walton
Jack Smethurst: Bernie
George Pastell: Lennie
Sheena Campbell: Sue
Mark York: Tony
Leslie Lawton: Steve

Posters:
   

Country of Origin: USA
Year: 1991(VHS), 2006 (DVD)
Running Times: 76 mins
Format: colour

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Concorde-New Horizons
Executive Producer: Roger Corman
Producer: Mike Elliott
Co-Producer: Catherine Cyran

CAST
Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson [Walker]
Meg Foster [Nancy]
Chris Penn [Bang]
Eb Lottimer [Hynes]
Al Ruscio [Kraner]
Jeff Pomerantz [Howard]
Linda Dona [Tye]
Shawn Phillips [Two-1]
Ryan MacDonald [Peter]
Hayden Conner [Elana]
Dana Lee [Dr Sado]
Joe Mays [Farney]
William Utay [Dr Turner]
Fred Scott [Gus]
Brenda Bolte [bartender]
Caroline Cornell [Gomez]
Beach Dickerson [hotel clerk]
Loyda Ramos [clerk]
Debbie James [New Body announcer]
Leslie Drews [Jana]
Rodger Hall [cyberpunk]
Jeff Langston [Andrews]
Maria Ford [dancer]
Brian Gregory [vagrant with ring]
William Widmaier [Laserblade champion]
Ellen G. Statham [Laserblade loser]

SUMMARY

In the near future, a large corporation is running an illegal but lucrative black market trade in human body parts. One man discovers their secret and sets about putting a stop to it. ( Complete plot )

SCRIPT
Script: Catherine Cyran, Damian Klaus

DIRECTION
Director: Damian Klaus

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ken Arlidge
Additional Photography: Christian Sebaldt
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Christian Sebaldt
Grip: Ralph Scherer

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Richard Gentner

MUSIC
Music: Stan Ridgway

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up: Kathleen Karridene
Assistant Make Up: Peter Christopher
Costume Designer: Jami Burrows

VISUAL EFFECTS
Miniature Effects: Apollo Effects Ltd

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Johan Le Teneux
Art Director: Colin De Rouin
Set Decorator: Regina O’Brien
Lead Painter: Chris Barnes

STUNTS
Fight Choreographer: Paul Maslak

AVAILABILITY

USA
Video Distributors: New Horizons Home Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

USA
Rating: R

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Kickboxer 2025 – Spanish title

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