The Tobasco Donkeys are a band composed of staff members from the Boy Scouts of America's Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. Their first album, Sawin on the Strings, was recorded in 1999. The CD is still sold by the Philmont trading post, both at the camp and through their catalog. The majority of a new album was recorded in July 2007; it was released as The Yarn Sessions May 3, 2008 through the band's website.
The song "Lewis and Clark" from Sawin on the Strings was featured in a Ken Burns documentary about Lewis and Clark.
Sawin on the Strings
#"Sawin' On The Strings" (Jimmy Martin)
#"Fire on the Mountain" (Marshall Tucker Band)
#"Shady Grove" (traditional)
#"Paradise" (John Prine)
#"Foggy Mountain Breakdown" (traditional)
#"Friend of the Devil" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia)
#"Lewis And Clark"
#"Coal Tattoo" (Billy Edd Wheeler)
#"Night Rider's Lament" (Mike Burton)
#"Colfax County Jail" (Front Range)
#"Ugly Girl" (Flatwoods String Band)
#"Georgetown" (Gary Spehar)
#"Catfish John" (Bob McDill, Alan Reynolds)
#"Reason To Believe" (Bruce Springsteen)
#"Sweet Pea" (Peter Bingen)
#"The Weight" (The Band)
#"Theme Time"
#"The Ballad of Billy the Kid" (Bob Dylan)
#"I Don't Mind" (Bingen)
#"Ashokan Farewell" (Jay Ungar)
The Yarn Sessions
#"Pig in a Pen"
#"Salty Dog"
#"The Mountain"
#"Tooth of Time (Been Chewin' On Me)"
#"Sixteen Tons"
#"Monkey and the Engineer"
#"Ol' Slewfoot"
#"Gold Minin' Man"
#"Orange Blossom Special"
#"Don't Pet The Dog"
#"The Fly That Rode to Cito"
#"Ice Cream Man"
#"The 5th of July"
#"Am I Born to Die?"
#"New Mexico Rain
#"Poor Wayfaring Stranger"
#"How Mountain Girls Can Love"
#"The Ballad of Wagon Wheel"
#"The Hills That I Call Home"
#"Great High Mountain"
#"August Day"
Bonus Tracks:
#"I've Been Everywhere"
#"Comin' On Strong (At Philmont)"
I Don't Mind
"I Don't Mind" is a poem, later a song, written by Peter Bingen while working as a Conservationist near Thunder Ridge in Philmont Scout Ranch. "I Don't Mind" was one of many original songs written for "Trail: The Rock Opera", first performed by the staff of Cyphers Mine in 1997. The song was later recorded by the The Tobasco Donkeys and has since become a part of Philmont lore and Scouting culture in general.
The first part of the song glorifies the outdoors, and the Philmont lifestyle and landscape. The words do not fit the rhythm particularly well, giving guitarists attempting to perform the song some difficulty. The second part of the lyrics("Just one final paragraph of advice ...") are adapted from a speech by Edward Abbey on outdoorsmanship. The song's 'punchline' is its final lyric, shouted rather than sung: "You'll outlive the bastards!"
The song appears in Philmont campfires every year and has become an anthem to those who live, work, and experience the great outdoors. Despite its performance to thousands of Scouts annually, it remains obscure outside of Scouting and backpacking circles. Philmont staff members frequently refer to this song as the "Backcountry hymn", as it describes the feelings and experiences of daily living in the mountains at Philmont.
The song "Lewis and Clark" from Sawin on the Strings was featured in a Ken Burns documentary about Lewis and Clark.
Sawin on the Strings
#"Sawin' On The Strings" (Jimmy Martin)
#"Fire on the Mountain" (Marshall Tucker Band)
#"Shady Grove" (traditional)
#"Paradise" (John Prine)
#"Foggy Mountain Breakdown" (traditional)
#"Friend of the Devil" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia)
#"Lewis And Clark"
#"Coal Tattoo" (Billy Edd Wheeler)
#"Night Rider's Lament" (Mike Burton)
#"Colfax County Jail" (Front Range)
#"Ugly Girl" (Flatwoods String Band)
#"Georgetown" (Gary Spehar)
#"Catfish John" (Bob McDill, Alan Reynolds)
#"Reason To Believe" (Bruce Springsteen)
#"Sweet Pea" (Peter Bingen)
#"The Weight" (The Band)
#"Theme Time"
#"The Ballad of Billy the Kid" (Bob Dylan)
#"I Don't Mind" (Bingen)
#"Ashokan Farewell" (Jay Ungar)
The Yarn Sessions
#"Pig in a Pen"
#"Salty Dog"
#"The Mountain"
#"Tooth of Time (Been Chewin' On Me)"
#"Sixteen Tons"
#"Monkey and the Engineer"
#"Ol' Slewfoot"
#"Gold Minin' Man"
#"Orange Blossom Special"
#"Don't Pet The Dog"
#"The Fly That Rode to Cito"
#"Ice Cream Man"
#"The 5th of July"
#"Am I Born to Die?"
#"New Mexico Rain
#"Poor Wayfaring Stranger"
#"How Mountain Girls Can Love"
#"The Ballad of Wagon Wheel"
#"The Hills That I Call Home"
#"Great High Mountain"
#"August Day"
Bonus Tracks:
#"I've Been Everywhere"
#"Comin' On Strong (At Philmont)"
I Don't Mind
"I Don't Mind" is a poem, later a song, written by Peter Bingen while working as a Conservationist near Thunder Ridge in Philmont Scout Ranch. "I Don't Mind" was one of many original songs written for "Trail: The Rock Opera", first performed by the staff of Cyphers Mine in 1997. The song was later recorded by the The Tobasco Donkeys and has since become a part of Philmont lore and Scouting culture in general.
The first part of the song glorifies the outdoors, and the Philmont lifestyle and landscape. The words do not fit the rhythm particularly well, giving guitarists attempting to perform the song some difficulty. The second part of the lyrics("Just one final paragraph of advice ...") are adapted from a speech by Edward Abbey on outdoorsmanship. The song's 'punchline' is its final lyric, shouted rather than sung: "You'll outlive the bastards!"
The song appears in Philmont campfires every year and has become an anthem to those who live, work, and experience the great outdoors. Despite its performance to thousands of Scouts annually, it remains obscure outside of Scouting and backpacking circles. Philmont staff members frequently refer to this song as the "Backcountry hymn", as it describes the feelings and experiences of daily living in the mountains at Philmont.
Rory W.E. Demetrioff (born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)
Demetrioff lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba for seven years before returning to Toronto in the mid 80's where he received an honours degree in Business from the Schulich School of Business.
Throughout most of his adult life, Demetrioff has been politically active. Being non-partisan, Demetrioff has been an organizor on a variety of political election campaigns across all levels of government including municipal, provincial, and federal elections.
The majority of Demetrioff's expertise has had an emphasis on negotiating agreements with government and multinational corporations.
Demetrioff's accomplishments include:
- The negotiation of funding of 50 million dollars for a network of Ontario social service providers (2003).
- An agreement with the Ontario government to eliminate a provincial lottery that was causing a disruption to 4 major non-profit charity lotteries, including the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) lottery (2002).
- The opening up of a bilateral talks to conclude a 1.4 tillion dollar land claim between the government of Canada and Mississauga New Credit First Nation (2004).
- Negotiations with Attawapiskat First Nation and the federal government of Canada to build a 32 million dollar school in the remote community along the James Bay coast.
- The development of an inventory audit service agreement with Wal-Mart USA during their entrance to the Canadian marketplace to convert Woolco's 150 million dollars worth of stock (1993).
- Negotiations with Ontario's Ministry of Health to maintain 55 million dollars of funding for publicly funded OHIP services.
- The creation of a nationally operating inventory auditing firm (1998).
- The design and construction of Canada's first T1 portable data collector (2005).
- Negotiations for two million dollars for the Ontario government to reconstruct a camp for blind children (2002).
- Negotiations with the Ontario Ministry of Health to commence a public inquiry to regulate Ultrasound, MRI, and CT which had been allowed to operated without regulations (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006).
- Initiated talks with the Ministry of Agriculture to create self regulation for Veterinary Technicians which led to its implementation (2003).
- Supported the negotiation of a 12 million dollar facility in Toronto dedicated to providing attendant care services to the physically disabled (2005).
- Negotiated with the Ontario Government and Ministry of Democratic Renewal to revamp the creation of voters lists to enhance the democratic process, while protecting and maintaining the rights guaranteed in the Ontario Privacy Act (2003).
- Initiated a multi-Ministry discussion to revamp X-Ray safety codes in Ontario (2002).
- Supported the negotiation to create Naturopatic Doctors as a new health care profession under the RHPA (Regulated Health Care Professions Act) (2003).
Rory Demetrioff beside the Rory Demetrioff Classroom at York University's Schulich School of Business (2007).
- Opened up negotiations with the Chief Justice of Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario to address the court system backlog for insolvency hearings (2004).
For his contributions to the betterment of Canadian society, Demetrioff was nominatated in 2007 as one of Canada's top 45 under 45 (2007).
The Schulich School of Business has named a classroom in honour as a significant contributor to the construction of a new building located on the York University campus in Toronto.
Currently, Demetrioff resides in Oakville, Ontario.
Demetrioff lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba for seven years before returning to Toronto in the mid 80's where he received an honours degree in Business from the Schulich School of Business.
Throughout most of his adult life, Demetrioff has been politically active. Being non-partisan, Demetrioff has been an organizor on a variety of political election campaigns across all levels of government including municipal, provincial, and federal elections.
The majority of Demetrioff's expertise has had an emphasis on negotiating agreements with government and multinational corporations.
Demetrioff's accomplishments include:
- The negotiation of funding of 50 million dollars for a network of Ontario social service providers (2003).
- An agreement with the Ontario government to eliminate a provincial lottery that was causing a disruption to 4 major non-profit charity lotteries, including the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) lottery (2002).
- The opening up of a bilateral talks to conclude a 1.4 tillion dollar land claim between the government of Canada and Mississauga New Credit First Nation (2004).
- Negotiations with Attawapiskat First Nation and the federal government of Canada to build a 32 million dollar school in the remote community along the James Bay coast.
- The development of an inventory audit service agreement with Wal-Mart USA during their entrance to the Canadian marketplace to convert Woolco's 150 million dollars worth of stock (1993).
- Negotiations with Ontario's Ministry of Health to maintain 55 million dollars of funding for publicly funded OHIP services.
- The creation of a nationally operating inventory auditing firm (1998).
- The design and construction of Canada's first T1 portable data collector (2005).
- Negotiations for two million dollars for the Ontario government to reconstruct a camp for blind children (2002).
- Negotiations with the Ontario Ministry of Health to commence a public inquiry to regulate Ultrasound, MRI, and CT which had been allowed to operated without regulations (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006).
- Initiated talks with the Ministry of Agriculture to create self regulation for Veterinary Technicians which led to its implementation (2003).
- Supported the negotiation of a 12 million dollar facility in Toronto dedicated to providing attendant care services to the physically disabled (2005).
- Negotiated with the Ontario Government and Ministry of Democratic Renewal to revamp the creation of voters lists to enhance the democratic process, while protecting and maintaining the rights guaranteed in the Ontario Privacy Act (2003).
- Initiated a multi-Ministry discussion to revamp X-Ray safety codes in Ontario (2002).
- Supported the negotiation to create Naturopatic Doctors as a new health care profession under the RHPA (Regulated Health Care Professions Act) (2003).
Rory Demetrioff beside the Rory Demetrioff Classroom at York University's Schulich School of Business (2007).
- Opened up negotiations with the Chief Justice of Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario to address the court system backlog for insolvency hearings (2004).
For his contributions to the betterment of Canadian society, Demetrioff was nominatated in 2007 as one of Canada's top 45 under 45 (2007).
The Schulich School of Business has named a classroom in honour as a significant contributor to the construction of a new building located on the York University campus in Toronto.
Currently, Demetrioff resides in Oakville, Ontario.
Deconstructing the Myth of AIDS is a 2004 documentary film written and directed by Gary Null. The film features interviews with a number of researchers and advocates who Null describes as AIDS denialists.
The film promotes the view that there is insufficient evidence to show that HIV is the cause of AIDS, and that one of the medicines initially used for AIDS treatment - AZT causes many of the symptoms associated with AIDS.
Synopsis
The film presents several criticisms of the HIV/AIDS theory:
*The relationship between AIDS and homosexuality is emphasized in several interviews, several scientists including Stefan Lanaka claim that AIDS was originally discovered in homosexuals, and that the idea of AIDS effecting heterosexuals was fabricated by people interested in selling the tests and other products associated with HIV and AIDS to a wider market.
* Eleni Papadopulus-Eliopulus, an Australian physician claims that HIV was never actually isolated from an AIDS patient.
*Peter Duesberg a well-known critic of HIV/AIDS, who claims that because AIDS medicines have never cured a single patient "there could be something wrong with the theory".
*Stefan Lanka, a German virologist states that measuring T-cell count is not a measure of the strength of the immune system, thus making the AIDS diagnosis which is based on T-cell count not clinically valid.
* The alternative theory of AIDS presented in the film by the interviewees and by Gary Null himself is that people affected by AIDS have weak immunity as a result of multiple infections.
The film promotes the view that there is insufficient evidence to show that HIV is the cause of AIDS, and that one of the medicines initially used for AIDS treatment - AZT causes many of the symptoms associated with AIDS.
Synopsis
The film presents several criticisms of the HIV/AIDS theory:
*The relationship between AIDS and homosexuality is emphasized in several interviews, several scientists including Stefan Lanaka claim that AIDS was originally discovered in homosexuals, and that the idea of AIDS effecting heterosexuals was fabricated by people interested in selling the tests and other products associated with HIV and AIDS to a wider market.
* Eleni Papadopulus-Eliopulus, an Australian physician claims that HIV was never actually isolated from an AIDS patient.
*Peter Duesberg a well-known critic of HIV/AIDS, who claims that because AIDS medicines have never cured a single patient "there could be something wrong with the theory".
*Stefan Lanka, a German virologist states that measuring T-cell count is not a measure of the strength of the immune system, thus making the AIDS diagnosis which is based on T-cell count not clinically valid.
* The alternative theory of AIDS presented in the film by the interviewees and by Gary Null himself is that people affected by AIDS have weak immunity as a result of multiple infections.
A Painted Window is a relatively unknown one act play from the former East Germany. Due to Soviet repression, the author's name is unknown to this date. The play revolves around three nights where art influenced history. The first night shows Communist Leader V.I. Lenin's awakening to class conciousness as he stares at a painting yet to be identified. The scene is a monologue that can drag at times, but holds a fair amount of historical research that has been validated. The second scene involved one night in the life of Adolf Hitler. It depicts the night after he is rejected from The Vienna Art Institute. In the off-off broadway production of this play, the actor Charles Hurburt starred in the role of Adolf (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378517/). The final scene involves a young Pope John Paul II staring at the statue Christo Invalido as a polish Museum closes around him. It enspires him to join the clergy and become a "beacon for peace" in the world.
Little of the play has been translated into english. Parts from the second monologue about art school rejection have made their way into scene books and online collections but little else. Due to the difficulty in obtaining copies of the play and the relative unpopularity of the show, only a few attempts have been made to translate it in its entierty.
Little of the play has been translated into english. Parts from the second monologue about art school rejection have made their way into scene books and online collections but little else. Due to the difficulty in obtaining copies of the play and the relative unpopularity of the show, only a few attempts have been made to translate it in its entierty.