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Working on a new recording at Bear Creek Studios near Santa Cruz. Have some basic tracks (guitar, piano and voice) laid down of “All Go Together”, “No Greater Gift”, “Illusion”, “Be in the Present”, a piano solo from 2005 on a Hamburg Steinway, and some great solo zither (angel harp).

I’ve been going through the archives of old tapes and discovered a concert at the Network Coffee House, “The Unicorn Concert” in San Francisco in 1978. With Shawkie Roth on alto sax and Steve Coughlin on soprano sax and clarinet, plus David Fromer on guitar and vocal harmonies. These are songs that have never been released. I’ve converted them to digital and will make them available on a compilation archive album and as free downloads (more later).

I’m inviting some fabtastic local musicians here in Santa Cruz to come into the studio with me. I’m excited about offering some new (and old) music for everyone. It’s the beginning stages and I know it will be great. Will keep you updated.

New features on the website: I've started a blog and am talking about sound and silence in the context of sound healing. You are invited to share your thoughts.

There is also a new "Lyrics" page to see and copy lyrics of the songs on "Brother Sun Sister Moon" and upcoming recordings.

Let me know what you think. Would love to hear from you.

Blessings,

Buddy]]> http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#35 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#24
I had had constant pain in my shoulders for over a year. I went to the chiropractor who could only give me temporary relief with an adjustment. One night the pain was so excruciating that I went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with tendonitis given pain pills and sent home. I had very little mobility in both shoulders and arms and my posture was becoming more and more hunched over and contracted. I was becoming depressed from the pain, lethargic, overweight and addicted to sugar. I was in too much pain to play my guitar and my singing voice was constricted.

On my first visit to ShuLei I experienced over 80% relief from the pain in my shoulders. and an increased mobility. She was able to locate the causes that other practitioners had not been able to assess. She is a master at finding the true root causes of maladies in the body and knowing what corrective restorative techniques to use from her vast experience and unique synthesis of ancient and advanced healing modalities. On subsequent visits she identified other areas relating to post surgical trauma in my neck and an old injury in the sacroiliac area. She also helped me release a congested area in my diaphragm and related spinal connections. She also recommended the appropriate nutritional supplements to compliment her treatments and the healing process.

I have had two follow-up sessions. And in only two months I am now pain free standing straight, losing weight, lost my craving for sugar and have an abundance of energy.

ShuLei Tong’s treatments enabled me to continue playing my instruments pain free and opened up my singing voice again.

I highly recommend ShuLei Healing Arts to any one.

www.ShuLeiHealingArts.com]]> http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#24 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#23 The waves have been high and the younger harbor seals have had to swim harder through the windy storms. You can see their snouts peeking up through the surface of the bay as they catch their breath and search for land upon which to rest for awhile. They are fun to watch as they scoot up to sleep with their families on the protected beach. They effort more on land than in their element of fluid with which they merge so easily.
Lots of herring gulls, western gulls, Herman's gulls, and Brandt's cormorants along the shore now. Brown pelicans in loose chevrons glide majestically just above the waves, great and snowy egrets stand on the lofty kelp canopy in their Zen stillness watching for a meal. Also observed the occasional sea otter rolling and floating while feasting. (saw a raft of around 30 of them at Elkhorn Slough last week).

Watched the 3-D version of AVATAR recently and was drawn into its beauty and harmonious flow. This film describes very well the inextricably connected web of Spirit and all life in the universe. This in juxtaposition to the greedy bully military- corporate machine that invades a planet to grab/steal the resources of others while destroying and dehumanizing noble life to rationalize what they do.
And then, when the life they are destroying fights back to defend itself and what they hold dear, they are labeled "insurgents" by the invader.
Then the invader sees itelf as the "victim" and postures that it doesn't understand why it should be "hated" so by the ones it invaded.
(Sounds familiar - who invaded the Native Americans to steal all, and most recently the Middle East to steal their oil?)

Sending prayers for peace, grace, healing and harmony among all life.]]> http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#23 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#20 The patch of warm sunny days and cold nights has left the coast for now.
Looking for more rain in another dry year.

Walked in an old growth pine forest at about 1000 feet above the Monterey Bay with bird soaring vistas and sat with a grandfather/grandmother tree and was shown some sorrow in my heart that surfaced in tears and was released in gratitude.

Prayers for peace on earth this season and always.]]> http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#20 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#21
She introduced us to the Charter for Compassion

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical, and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the center of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equality and respect.

It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and emphatically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others — even our enemies — is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.

We therefore call upon all men and women - to restore compassion to the center of morality and religion — to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate — to insure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures — to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity — to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings, even those regarded as enemies.

We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.]]> http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#21 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#22
It was a very warm, appreciative and discerning audience. A pleasure.]]> http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#22 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#19 http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#19 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#18 The air is fresh with the ocean breezes as the sun burns off the morning fog.

I am working on funding proposals for the next three albums. I'm deeply immersed in listening to creative guidance about how to assemble the collections of songs already born and waiting to be recorded and shared with all of you. I have been blessed with supporting and inspirational angels and golden hearts who have heard the music and know it must be shared. As I balance the need for patience and the need to take action to allow these projects to come to fruition.
Blessings to all.]]> http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#18 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#17 http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#17 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#16
Unity Temple is located on Broadway near the intersection of Ocean.]]> http://buddycomfort.com/news.html#16 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The Music of Buddy Comfort - Buddy Comfort - News