William Belote

Flying green beetles

wbelote — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:18:22 +0000

I’ve always had a fondness for these beetles, really I have! Just because my only good pictures are of the dead or injured doesn’t mean I am not an admirer of them. They fly around as if inebriated – making big wide turns, bumping into things. Agile like a dragonfly or yellow jacket they are not, but they seem friendly enough and will sometimes land on or near you without any seeming concern.

This guy/girl? somehow lost a wing and was quite vulnerable to the many birds around our yard. Being bird food was probably the ultimate fate, but we gave him/her a few days of comfort in our mulberry tree, just misting him and keeping some company. Projecting ourselves on the universe outside our brains as we do, we’d like to think he appreciated the attention for the few days we had together.

Grounded due to a missing wing!

down but not out!

Butterfly Love

wbelote — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:23:04 +0000

Two lovers in the midst of passion, or two energy vortex of color and movement doing the dance of the ages, or two random entities bumping into one another, randomly doing the evolutionary thing, and a lot more!

Sequoia #1

wbelote — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:30:58 +0000

A few images from Sequoia National Park. This was a mid summer visit from last year. One can easily feel so peaceful and enraptured with the display of life, one might forget about ‘problems’. Oh no!

Albert Einstein to take a screen test!

wbelote — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:28:59 +0000

That man looks wise!

Oh, it's just me. It's great to have friends!

I will be doing a video demo of my musical Einstein portrayal soon.

I am booking performances for 2012!

From the train to Oregon

wbelote — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:44:20 +0000

When we want to escape L.A., we are often drawn to the Oregon coast for its’ incredible beauty and opportunities for solitude.

This video is only of the view from the train up to Klamath Falls, OR. Much more from actually being there soon. It is accompanied by music from my first album “Mindsailing”. To my ears now, it has its’ cringe worthy moments, but the spirit is well intentioned. Kind of like me generally!

3-D images of the Sun

wbelote — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:36:20 +0000

Amazing stereo images of our dear sun. We are so utterly dependent upon this fragile ball of nuclear fusion a mere 93,000,000 miles away, more or less. Thank you NASA for the good work. Notice a particularly spectacular flare near the end of the video in the upper right hand corner.

The truth is out there . . . also.

wbelote — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:43:02 +0000

OK � let me tell you about “The Integratron”, a bit of science fiction come to life.� Built starting in the� late 40�s by George Van Tassel, an aviation scientist with stints at Hughes and Lockheed, the building/device� took 18 years to complete, and he passed away on the day it was to be tested.

Sitting on a mysterious geomagnetic vortex and originally designed as a healing device, it functions now as an incredible acoustic chamber where the sisters who now own it perform �sound baths� for individuals and groups using crystal bowls to caress the purest tones I�ve ever heard outside of a synthesizer generated sine wave.�� Located in Landers, CA., just north of the city of Joshua Tree in the high desert, the Integratron sits like a resting spacecraft from another civilization.�� As it turns out, Van Tassel was a major UFO enthusiast.� He told of experiencing contact with aliens who inspired his work.� What I find undeniable is the beauty and intrigue of the Integratron itself and the hallucinatory experience of a sound bath.� Highly Recommended!

Now close your eyes and listen.

wbelote — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:05:49 +0000

Just for the curious.

ASCAP Expo Rocks

wbelote — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:02:26 +0000

Four days of full immersion into the world of music, from concert music and jazz, to hip hop and country.� There was a tremendous tribal feeling among all participants, and the chance to hear from legends like Quincy Jones and Bill Withers was an honor and a treat.

I came away fulling buzzed and inspired.� I promptly wrote two songs and ordered a traveling guitar.� It literally folds in half, and when full erect (sorry) it sounds pretty amazing.

Ojai – friendly and beautiful

wbelote — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:36:36 +0000

The Spring rains made the creeks revive with rushing water and singing frogs while the blossoms were full and vivid.� These pictures give but the merest hint of the quiet presence that pervaded these gardens.� I wonder if the absence of other people had something to do with it.

Scroll down for lots of pictures and another musical interlude.

“I Will Always Love You” composed by William Belote