Yesterday a man called Charles in Great Britain paid for one of the most lavish and expensive parties of all time to have the people around him call him “king”. Never mind that “king” is as made up as the Easter Bunny and at this point in time his new title won’t have any actual…
Alternative History
Eisenhower’s Great Farewell Address of 1960 Still Possesses the Same Power It Did Sixty Years Ago
… More than 60 years later, Eisenhower’s Farewell Address still remains one of the most intellectually rich and substantively important speeches in America’s history.Most do not form sentences like this anymore, in any field, especially not politics. Nor do we pack each clause with as much depth or information or moral aspirations. Though the intellect…
Death Man, Death. Death Is In, Death Is In
2 weeks ago we were down in Florida due to our dad passing away from the virus. Got home Monday and the next day we learned that our eldest cousin, my uncle’s firstborn, passed away suddenly. A few days later my buddy Stretch called me crying because he just learned his 30 year old nephew…
It’s Not Cancel Culture. It’s Course Correction. And It’s Been a Long Time Coming
There are a lot of legends and myths being promoted at the moment in America. For a variety of different reasons. All of them selfish and none of them helpful to the greater good. We have to be careful about what we hear and how we allow it to affect us. Often times the most…
It’s Not Cancel Culture, It’s Course Correction
On July 4th 2020, on the 244th birthday celebration of the United States of America, Ed Hale delivered a speech entitled Its Not Cancel Culture, It’s Course Correction, wherein he explains that many of the recent societal shifts we are seeing in modern times are not part of a “cancel culture” mentality or conspiracy, but…
What the United States Government Doesn’t Say About Iran
Just did a refresher study on the exile and last year of the (second) shah of Iran. Was specifically interested in it’s effects on U.S. relations and global stability then and now. As we already know, Great Britain and the the United States through the CIA with a little help from France perpetrate a coup…
Performance Art and Video Blogs
Performance Art and Video Blogs At some point in 2006, the author of the Transcendence Diaries — sometimes known as Fishy or Tobias Guess — disappeared, or better put, stopped posting here in the Diaries. It wasn’t immediately clear why. In the meantime, singer-songwriter Ed Hale, being caught up in the filming of the…
Transcendent Television Starring Ed Hale — The Trailers
Transcendent Television starring Ed Hale 5, 10 and 15 minute trailers for the TV show Transcendent Television starring Ed Hale, lead singer of the rock band Transcendence. A look at the world through the eyes and perspective of generation X exploring current events, modern culture, religion, spirituality, politics, science, environmentalism, activism, and much more….
Shocked and Horrifed
A private little world for me… a private little world for you. The online musings and journals of singer/songwriter recording artist author and activist Ed Hale. The Transcendence Diaries have been posting regularly online since 2001. Comments are always welcomed. And so are YOU.