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BACK TO THE POWER AGAIN...
BACK TO THE POWER AGAIN...
Wondering where I have been lately?
Last week on precisely the same day and approximately the same time my Mom passed two years ago, Mom came for my Dad.
The past two years were a great struggle for him. He was heartbroken.
But he kept on notwithstanding.
He kept his considerable medical issues at bay and remained engaged with a community that held him in the greatest esteem.
In the end he fell and hit his head…it was fast.
What is most relevant to we of Zero Hedge is as follows:
He and my Mom both lived through the terror and hell of WWII as youngsters. They both experienced the scenes we are witnessing constantly today first hand.
Bombs dropping, fleeing with everything you own on your back or in your pocket and the fear of not knowing what happens next.
They both traveled extensively, including in particular to those places we now see in complete mayhem, Syria being just one example.
He knew his history and geography backwards and forwards and would never express an opinion unless he knew his shit. I tested my ideas on him daily.
I will tell you what he thought of the current state of world affairs. It is simple. He was appalled.
He was appalled at discovering that nothing has changed since the big wars: Guns and chaos for paper profit.
He was appalled at the role of our country principally in creating that chaos which currently reigns over the planet.
And he was appalled at the feckless bankster obseqium of ALL the consummate morons and political bagmen populating Vichy DC.
As many of you know, so was my Mom.
Although he was not engaged with ZH daily as she was (he was not computer savy), he agreed with the gist of what is said here.
He was proud of the tenacity of my output and worried how I could continue forward.
I could go on with this memoriam, but I will not.
It is simple, they are both gone and I will carry the colors in the name of their memory.
They both served our country with honour and will receive the appropriate send off.
He died with his boots on holding the fort as they say.
Yes, I am sad, but I really could not think of a better way.
Given the circumstances, I believe we were signalled by the two of them not to worry, everything is fine wherever they are. And I know they are up there raising hell against the shit heads down below.
I appreciate this and I am at peace.
Thanks Mom and good bye Dad…
Peace to you both
When that great Kings return to clay,
Or Emperors in their pride,
Grief of a day shall fill a day,
Because its creature died.
But we -- we reckon not with those
Whom the mere Fates ordain,
This Power that wrought on us and goes
Back to the Power again.
The Burial, Rudyard Kipling
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Sincere condolences on the passing of your Father WB.....
W. A. Moz art
K. 477
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okFlNAl7HQQ
i knew this japanese couple, he was first generation japanese american, fought in ww2, she was born in japan, what is that Nisei Issei? he had diabetes and he needed a heart bypass. the surgery went okay but they sent him home too soon, and he had a massive stroke and was permanently disabled.. he spent the next ten years in a full care facility. i told her she should sue the hospital, to try and recover some of the costs. he ended up on medicaid and they attached her assets. (he worked for the post office for several decades but that doesnt help you with LTC) she didnt want to make trouble. japanese people endure suffering quietly. now of course the torch passes to you. fight on.
Sorry to hear about your loss. Warm regards to you and your family. Take care
Now you can move out of the basement.....
What kind of a sick, twisted and pathetic person are you youngman?
And what kind of idiots would upvote this sickening display of disgusting callousness? Embarrassing.
Oh BopS, come on, most of us here @ the Zero Lounge are in our parents basement ...
how many articles do we need to see stating that 40% of 25-55 amurriCans live w/ extended family and 60% can't come up with a grand if we're in a tight spot ...
over 50% live paycheck to paycheck ... what - you've livin' the Life in Havana ? /s
love your posts, and sorry for the flak you get over @ the Ag Docs .... i appreciate your posts and wish you a long & healthy life ...
Love for you Bold As Love Banzai 7 ...
and as for you Q99x2 - are we to believe you're a perma-student @ UCLA whilst having a 91 year old Pops ? of course anything is possible in Q99x2! OWWWW Our BALLLZ !
It would be pretty tough for them to have set up a basement in Hong Kong for their son who has his own well educated, debt free and employed children.
Youngman might be taking this "fight club" thing too far. Stay strong Banzai, and live each day as a tribute to your parents.
my condolence william, do not go gentile into that good night,..they helped you become a warrior of the common man, for that I thank them, we all thank them.
Peace be with you. My dad is a ww2 vet and wouldn't like what's going on at all if he was well enough to know. He has a bit of dementia at 91. A photo of him is on Q99X2.com. He professed to be an atheist but then had a photo of god's vehicle tattooed on his arm because of love. I'll certainly miss him when the time comes but it probably is a good time to get the heck out if it is your time.
dad was in the navy, he disliked FDR, he said the president would send the ships out to sea on election day so the sailors coudnt vote
It was FDR who said absolutely nothing happens by accident.
RIP Mr. B
My condolences, WB. Just remember, parents are supposed to die before their children, the reverse is too hard to bear.
You're a good son, one who remembers his father and mother fondly and misses them when they are gone. Aside from showing them that you took what they offered and used it to become your own man, remembering them with fondness and tears is the thing that I imagine they'd appreciate.
Keep up the good fight.
What is life without the good fight...
In-deed, WB.
And thanks to your parents who raised a true warrior.
Keep up the good fight...
Please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu4oy1IRTh8
Our deepest condolences Will. Stay strong brother.
Peace to you WB7.
I hope I speak for everyone in this eclectic community when I say you are a treasure to this site and the world.
If any of that was due to them, then they are missed as much as you are appreciated.
We convey our deepest sympathies to you knowing it is always much harder for those left behind.
Thank you and everyone here for your kind words. Words appreciated very much in my family as well.
Amen.
They live within our souls.
Sorry for you wb7, condolescences.
I pray [and I don't fucking do that much anymore] for peace to you and your family.
I am facing the loss of my dad and mom each day, He's 80, she's a cancer ridden 76. And I may have to face the death of my step-dad in the mix of it. (he always has a final place here).
Bill, I like your stuff, but on this sentiment, one asshole to another asshole, I seriously offer sympathy and support. The loss of a parent is not something I've had to suffer, so far, but I have had to participate in my wife's orphanage. It's a painful time, and I wish I could, at least, buy you a beer or two, while you told me tales about your parents.
Mine are epic, I imagine your's were too.
Marine salute to you and your father and mother.
They raised their son right ... there is no higher honor.
One asshole to another, just knowing you are out there covering is appreciated plenty.
I see kids today most are petty, angry, narcissistic. What a great job your parents did! You are a reflection of them and that says a lot about who they were. My condolences WB.
When I was a kid I was wild but always respectful to my parents who my friends always thought were very cool.
As an advancing adult I became wild again but even more respectful of my parents.
You're a hero, WB, and I wish you all the best.
Keep the angry creative juices flowing. They are very inspirational.
My deepest sympathies to you, William.
Thanks for sharing this part of your personal life. My appreciation for the work you do has increased even more.
I wish you strength to deal with your great loss.
My Deepest Condolences William. What an Appropriate Song!
Peace be with you, my friend. Your parents' legacy continues to live through you and your art. That is a gift beyond measure. We know them a little and honor them greatly simply because of that.
Pace Requiescat
Sorry to hear this, WB7. Condolences to you and your family.
William, we love you brother! So sorry for your loss. A poster over at Silver Doctors (drummerboy), asked me to relay his condolences to you as well.
That was a wonderful tribute to your Mom and Dad.
Peace and Aloha my friend,
Bay of Pigs
William. All the best to you friend. Your tribute to your Mother and Father is a testament to perceverance and love. Thank you for sharing it with us.
AlaricBalth
"For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?
And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance."
Gibran
Sorry for your loss. Maybe one day we can make a better world in your parents honor one day. We are all trying the best we can.
Your parents will live on with you until the end of your days. Best Regards.
I think you do your parents proud, WB. Sincere condolances on your loss.
I lost both my mother and my father-in-law two years ago- one week apart from eachother in February. I know how hard the loss of a parent can hit. I have almost no recollection of anything I did until late March of that yet. Take your time through it.
Mr. B,
I just read the news. Condolences to you and your family.
May the force be with you. I hope you continue with your creative efforts.
Don't worry, it is all about my creative efforts now...
WB7
Mrs. Cog and I both send our condolences for your loss. And thank you for publicly honoring both your mother and father. Those who forget their past are doomed to repeat it and your public display of your past in the form of your parents and their strength shows the world the way forward. Too many people consider the aged to be just another part of a throw away consumer society. Thank you for not doing so yourself.
Thanks amigo. You know how my Mom felt about you and Miles wherever the heck he is.
WB, I am thinking of starting a project "What we think it looks like vs What it actually looks like".
I want to go big. Meme-tacular. Viral. Some of the topics that need to be covered are things like propaganda, brainwashing, hypnosis, hell, there are tonnes.
If you are interested, what is a good way to share some drafts/ideas? Just upload to image host and link here? If you are willing, of course...
banzai7institute@gmail.com
Please accept my condolences. I know how you feel.