Willie & the Wailers

Willie and the Wailers 

Street Festival at 716 Asa Norte, Brasilia 

Ok, the other night I stumbled across this band playing in my  neighborhood. All they played was reggae, so, I called them Little Willie and the Wailers. And these guys were quite good I must say although I'd like to see if they could play more than one styles of music. A lot of young musicians  seem to be fascinated with what I call the Bob Marley syndrome much like the Che Guevara syndrome that young and dumb college student seem to be duped into.  If you actual research the lives of both of these people you'll see there is not really a lot to admire. Bob claimed to smoke about one pound of dope a day and Che was nothing more than a thug and a terrorist. Sometimes I'm surprised that no one has come up with a Charles Manson tee shirt the three of them would make a great pair. However, being a musician myself  I know the power of music and how it can be used for good or evil or to heal or destroy.  And so I pray that Willie and his band will use their talents that God gave them for good. Lord know theirs enough evil in the world today.

Catedral de Brasilia

Catedral Metropolitana de Brasilia

Ok, with much attention now focus on Brazil, and Brasilia, with the upcoming World Cup and Olympic coming to town I thought a post a photo of the Catedral Metropolitana. In the last few month they've been cleaning it up and restoring the grounds around it. When I first moved here two years ago there was a fence around it which made for bad photographs of the building. One day while passing by I noticing the fence was gone and a cleaning crew washing all the exterior glass. So, I thought to myself now would be a good time to rephotograph the Cathedral and have a better documentation of this very unique structure which is sort of one of the symbols and landmarks of Brasilia. And hey, theirs always someone inside praying which is, well, a good thing!

Five Friends

Five young Boys giving a helping hand.

While taking photos for a local church in Brasilia, the other day these five young boys were more than happy to help out with the unloading and distribution of food a blankets. It did seem a little strange to give out blanket with the temperature in low 80s, but it is winter time here and it does get down into the upper the 50s at night this time of year. All things considered  I was most impressed with was how orderly these people were and how appreciative there are that someone cares enough about them to help them.

Dia dos Namorados

Dia dos Namorados aka Valentines Day in Brazil. It was fun filled evening shooting all the happy couple that were in love. I had a great time interacting with all of them as one by one they came through the  line to have their portraits taken. May all the young couples who were recently married have many wonderful years ahead of them and be bless with many beautiful children. Amen.  

Lone Bike Rider of the Apocalypse

Lone Rider at National Museum, Brasilia, Brazil 

Riding off into the Sunset

In a world gone mad as we wittiness this past week in England, other counties should take notice and learn from this especially the very gullible and naive US, with an estimated ten million muslim living there.    Boston was just beginning of things to come. It won't be long before terror attacks like this start to happen on the streets of New York, and other major US cities where large muslim populations exist. And with a government so obsessed with disarming it citizens this will really help there cause with no fear from retaliation as we saw in England. No guns, then stop and stare, take pictures, and wait for the police to come who can't even shoot straight enough to take these animals out. Islam maybe gaining ground in the US and England, but I for one will not live in fear. I've read the back of the book (Bible) and guess what? Those who are in Christ win!!
Revelation 19 vs 11 "Then I saw a heaven opened and a white horse was standing there, It's rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war."
So, whenever I get a little discouraged about all the injustice of this wicked world I remind myself  that Jesus the King of Kings will someday bring order to all this madness and that my friends is good news.  

Dock of the Bay

Lago Norte, Brasilia, Brazil 

Everything always seems better at sunset. To me it's a majestic time of the day. A time to give thanks to God for all the good things he has done in life. Although at times I don't understand everything that happens along the way I still trust him knowing that he will never betray me or abandon me like people have. They say never put all your eggs in one basket but with the King of  Kings and Lord of Lords it the only choice. And it's right one!

Rock'n at Sunset

Raul Emanuel on Drums and Vocals

Os três Músicos do DF, Playing into the Sun. 

Luiz Fernando Guitar and Vocals

This trio was entertaining the crowd that had assembled at sunset the other evening. Not a bad idea knowing that hundreds of people would come to see the sunset at this popular spot in Brasilia. I can't believe these guy's knew Johnny B Goode.