re: acoustic guitar time........

hello friends, family, foe and lovers,

it's been awhile, i think i'm going through some inner turmoil, aka, midlife crisis. haha. i've spent the past ten years on the road, and lost more than i gained. it's not worth it to me anymore. i need to seriously re-evaluate my life goals. the future isn't lost, it's just sort out of focus, hahaha. don't get me wrong, i had my share of good times on the road, more than bad, but still, at the end of the day you have to weigh whether or not it was worth it. i'm contemplating life and accomplishments right now and sorting out what my next steps are in life.

hopefully all is going according to plan for you,


all the beast,


cb
ps: new video i made one morning this week, just to let you know i'm alive and kicking!!!

re: day 3 song of the 5 day song challenge!!!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

it's day 3 of the 5 day song challenge it's safe to say i'm kicking it's ass. haha. 

so, here's the 3rd song and video, and i don't really plan this out, it just comes together.

i woke up this morning at 5:30, made some tea and picked up a guitar and played this riff. it's an old one, i wrote it about 20 years ago, but it hasn't found a home yet. maybe now it has, it's kind of somber, kind of beautiful, kind of introspective and relaxing. when i added the video, i started dropping in travel stuff from across canada. being an artist/musician/author and filmmaker in a small town means you have to travel A LOT!!!

traveling takes it's toll, you miss loved ones, your home, your bed, and so on. but it is also awesome, and exciting, you meet new people, see new places, learn new things and it's good for the soul. it's a cruel catch 22. when you're on the road too long, you miss home and everything about it, but when you're home, after a few days you can start climbing the walls wanting to be back out on the road. perhaps they'll never reconcile themselves. haha, and i'm okay with that, i crave new adventures and stories, so i'm sure i'll never stop as long as i can. 

anyway, peace out, stay tuned for tomorrow's song and video!!

cheers,

cb

re: five years.

hello lovers,

well today is a special day. sort of. it is the 5th anniversary of Stephen Harper apologizing to the First Nations, Metis and Inuit people of Canada for the residential school system, the racism and all that followed such a brutal method of integrating the First peoples of Canada into the public mainstream.

What has happened? Well, 2 years ago I mentored the youth from the Kelowna friendship centre on making their own film, telling their own story, little did we know when we first started it, that it would be the last project for that group. Why? It is because Stephen Harper cut $22 million from Federal funding to all the Friendship Centres in Canada across the board and invested instead, $27 million in new prison building. Kind of obvious isn't it?

That man must be stopped. Evicted. Sent out of Canada.

Anyways, I want to hear from you dear reader, lover, blog follower, stalkers, fans, foe and the like. Tell me what you know about the Apology and what does it mean to you? What should it mean to you?

Until next time,


Chris Bose.

http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2146

Re: this photo!

Hello lovers,

This photo blows my mind!

It was my second day documenting what was going on, and I had no ideas the headstones were going to be burned.

This image is a powerful one to me because it is my chief David Walkem, warming his drum on the fire of burning crosses. One of the things it represents to me, is that despite centuries of oppression, racism, genocide, and religion being literally thrust upon us, we are still here, and warming our drums and hearts to the burning crosses of our oppressors.

Cb

re: desert city queen.....

hello friends, fans, foe, lovers and leavers,

i bring you the desert city queen.

the other night some friends passed through town and some hijinks ensued. it was great fun.
but what it really did was remind me i'm somewhat isolated up here in the interior of b.c.

the night life consisted of running a gamut of crackheads and meth junkies between the three or four pubs that were open. 2 of which were total dives. haha.

and still, everything closed at 1 a.m.

i'm not part of the young, hipster art crowd, most of which is university driven of course, in fact i'm quite sure if i showed up at some hipster art gathering, arguably, they'd wonder whose dad i was! haha. and the rest of the various art cliques in this city, i am also not a part of, so where does that leave me you might wonder? usually at home making art! haha! which is more fun anyway.

i also watch "vice guide" on youtube, which is hilarious. vice was a magazine that came to prominence in the 1990's and was the cool magazine people loved because it was free. well, they're still around, and probably stronger than ever, and have their own youtube channel, which is chock full of hilarious and informative things. check it out. it's what helps keep me sane in this dust blown somewhat very redneck town while waiting for my kids to get older so we can leave. haha.

also, i curate art shows and work to build up the Arbour Collective, the group i co-founded with Nacoma George. we're really kicking ass and working hard to create our own arts and media centre here in kamloops, bc. and help represent urban aboriginal people with art shows, festivals, workshops and the like. why? because no one else is doing it.

there are many more reasons, but for now, i've got to go and pick up the art book/catalogue (i designed and worked on forever) from the printers. will post pictures and if you want a copy, private message me and i'll send you one.

until next time lovers,


CB

re: pentagram nuns!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

a quick post, be back later to talk more!


cb

re: Nkemcin Voices of the Valley

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

here's a poster for the upcoming First Nations Music and Art festival I'm coordinating in Spences Bridge, BC, at the Chief Tetlinitsa Memorial Theatre right where the Thompson and Nicola Rivers meet on Highway 8.

It's August 11, and it's free admission, free camping, and good times. bring plenty of food and water, come camp out and check out the awesome bands and art!!!!!!!

cheers,


cb

re: zombie jesus

hell-o, friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i present to you, zombie jesus and the happy family time fun game show.

cheers,


cb