Image created by Otto in old version of Photoshop with Kai's Power Tools Plugin!

Created by Otto after submitting the previous computer image into the Dall-E AI app to create variations of that previous image, with title of latest Kongress song which is included on an EP released on June 21, 2023!

Still from the video for 'Chateau 19' which was released as Rescue 1's Movie Viewers EP in 1980!

Still image from Funeral Art performance at Banana Fish Park (photo by Tony De Nonno - 1974).

Sugar Daddy by Kongress is an homage to the Devils who treat young & any age ladies to their largess for female affection! It features a cameo appearance by a former first lady who after her husband was assassinated married one of the richest Sugar Daddies in the World! It's 2:09 & 48 tracks of mayhem approaching JapaNoise. I created the track on my iPad using Blocs Wave, then transferred the results into Ableton Live. In order to accurately access the mixes of each of the six variations (parts of the track), I had to create eight separate tracks for each of the six parts or 8x6=48! Please Note: One viewer has labelled it Subliminal Video due to the suggestive nature of the partial words that popup throughout!

WARNING! This Video is R Rated! It should not be viewed by Minors...It includes video footage of women in or out of costume from Coney Island Mermaid Parades past. I wrote Summer Days a lifetime ago on April 28, 1967, thinking it was in a '60s group's style. I came across the lyrics recently & after playing the old music, I figured it needed some new music for today, which I had created in the Spring of '22 using my iPad. I use Blocs Wave as my band these days & was able to transfer many ideas into Ableton Live that needed lyrics to make them viable. Enter 'Summer Days' & my concept of the most familiar iconic event that ushers in the Summer - Coney Island's Mermaid Parade! I have been videotaping these parades for over 30 years & this video is the pick of my best footage. As I worked on the video, I felt as though I had choreographed the participants to dance to my music & then captured it with my camera. There are some excellent clips that just sync to the music. I just attended an Immersive Music event & can hear the individual tracks being used in an Immersive Mix. Someday, but probably not Summer Days!

FutureLoop by Kongress - the track includes my New 10 Commandments which the AI ChatGPT analyzed here -



These commandments appear to be a modern interpretation of traditional religious commandments, but with a focus on personal responsibility and self-improvement.

1. The first commandment, "There is no God save Man," appears to be a statement about human self-reliance and the importance of taking personal responsibility for one's actions.

2. "You shall not be Idle" emphasizes the importance of productivity and hard work.

3. "You shall not take the nameless Drug in your vein" is a warning against drug addiction and the dangers of substance abuse.

4. "Remember your Bath Day to cleanse your Soul" may be a reference to the importance of personal hygiene and self-care.

5. "Honor your Father & your Mother country" highlights the importance of loyalty and respect for one's parents and country.

6. "You shall not Kill the Messenger" is a reminder to not blame the messenger for the message, which suggest that people should be held accountable for their own actions.

7. "You shall not commit Adulthood" is not clear and might be a metaphor for something else.

8. "You shall not Steel when there is Titanium" is a metaphor that encourages innovation and progress, suggesting that people should not be satisfied with the status quo and should strive for something better.

9. "Don't be frightened by the Eyes of the Witness" is a reminder to not be afraid of others seeing or judging one's actions, which suggest that one should always be true to oneself.

10. "You shall not Cover it (In Freaks We Trust)" is not clear, as it seems to be a reference to something that is unclear to me.

FutureLoop was an instrumental I created last Spring, but I needed lyrics. Part of the lyrics came from a review I received from mp3hugger at SubmitHub, where he stated "...the vocals coming across like a deity dishing out the new 10 commandments...", so I wrote the New 10 Commandments for Halloween. Still, I needed inspiration. On 12/22/22, after testing positive for Covid two days earlier, I was suffering one of the worst days. I was watching CNBC & heard some haunting, yet familiar music leading into the commercial break. I knew I heard the riff or something similar. I realized it was one of the samples I paid for & used in creating the music for FutureLoop! I even called CNBC to try & track down the other music which seems to play almost every day, sometimes with talking above, at about 10:40 AM. They couldn't track down where the music came from, so I proceeded with my version. On 12/22/22, I wrote the opening lyrics to the middle part. I left an open recurrence of the middle part music, not counting measures & then in late January I made two vocal recordings - first the new lyrics, then the New 10 Commandments. They fit right in the space of music I provided (First Takes)! It was Magickal! Then, I worked on the video for three consecutive nights from January 30th through past midnight on February 2nd. The previous night I was frustrated, as I had run out of footage from my usual source, but the next day I meticulously went through some old footage I had on an external drive & found the clips that sprung into action throughout, but mostly for the part after the vocals. I had actually considered shortening the ending part, but the clips made it work. It's not perfect, but it coincides with my astrology chart from two weeks earlier - "The circle can and will be complete—if you're willing to let it find its own way of completing itself. But I'm a bit worried that an outdated part of you may cling to the hope of a perfection that's neither desirable nor possible. To that outdated part of you, I say this: Trust that the Future You will thrive on the seeming imperfections that arise. Trust that the imperfections will be like the lead that the Future You will alchemically transmute into gold. The completed circle can't be and shouldn't be immaculate and flawless."

Is it the Gold spoken of above? Maybe - only Time will tell. The title FutureLoop is a tribute to the Peter Diamandis Newsletter by the same name that I tell my students to subscribe to @ FutureLoop.com where they can learn about the revolution of exponential change coming in the next 10-15 years.

VON LMO (pronounced VON ELMO) is an extraterrestrial hybrid. His ancestors came from a planet called STRAZAR. He has been reincarnated many times from the beginning of his teleportation to Earth. There is no age or time element in this reincarnation; therefore, his appearance is ageless and timeless. He is also a founding member of KONGRESS.

It has been said from the many reviews, critics, and just plain word of mouth throughout the four corners of the Universe, that VON LMO is without a doubt the most revolutionary musician on the face of the Earth. He is truly a Renaissance Man, a leader of his own visions - far beyond the future of the Arts & Sciences. He is also a founding member of KONGRESS.

Chuck Eddy, a leading critic and writer for Rolling Stone Magazine put out a best-selling book called THE GREATEST 500 HEAVY METAL ALBUMS IN THE UNIVERSE. Along with Jimi Hendrix, The Stones, Led Zeppelin and Motorhead, just to name a few, VON's FUTURE LANGUAGE made the list. He is also a founding member of KONGRESS.

JULIAN COPE declared his work as Genius. He is a 21st century Psychic Visionary & Creator of Cosmic Inanimate Art. He is a Professor of Surrealism & a Master of the Avant Garde - A Metaphysician & Consultant to the Extraterrestrial Cosmic Forces throughout the Universe. In short, VON LMO is working on a Blueprint for a better Universe! He is also a founding member of KONGRESS.

Image from video of Geofrey Crozier as The Chinese Emperor.

Geofrey mixed Magick with Madness, performing Illusions & Delusions with Band & Beast!

Geofrey played tricks on Otto von Ruggins & Robert Crash, playing as his Soundtrack 666 by Aphrodite's Child, Produced by long-time mentor, Giorgio Gomelsky, as he created an atmosphere of chaos by design, with a dancing cane coming within inches of our transfixed brains, while he sprinkled substances that animated the flames in the cauldron, leaving us with black smoke as we wiped our noses.

I once knew Magick & Magick knew Me

I once knew Magick & Magick knew Me

I once knew Magick & Magick knew Me

But I met The Archangel

And my Love grew like the strongest Tree

I met The Archangel

And my Love grew like the strongest Tree

Leaving Magick behind

Like a long lost Memory

I cried behind a locked Door

And Magick left me

As a stranger does a Whore

Magick had had me

And I served her well

Magick has left me

With only stories to tell

Magick is Power

And Power is Will

And I was the Richest Man Alive

I was the Richest Man

Yeah!

Marilyn touring the tonal unknown & the visibly unseen.

Glove at first site, Marilyn released a single of the Music Machine's Talk Talk b/w Tough Guys Don't Dance with Kongress.

Marilyn found her place after she left Kongress with a home at the legendary Mudd Club, debuting on 12/3/80 with her new band Marilyn & The Movie Stars, with a Rolls Royce to carry her Voice, a Kleig Light on a Truck as if Lightning had struck & Fresh Concrete to place her hands & feet - Hollywood came to Marilyn!

Fact: If man didn't exist, Wolves would rule the World until the Aliens arrive!

I learned solo playing to 'Pushin' Too Hard' by The Seeds in the '60s, so in 2004 when I went into a Pro Tools studio in the East Village & improvised two songs with Sky Saxon, it was coming full circle. It reminded me of my favorite four lines of poetry - 

We shall not cease from exploration

And the end of our exploring

Will be to arrive at where we started

And know the place for the first time...T.S. Eliot, The Four Quartets

He was in the studio working on some structured songs with another band when we walked in, playing the same song over & over. I set up my keyboard on a stand to be ready when called on. It was our turn & my drummer friend Rob Weissbard got behind the drums, while the bass player from the other band joined us. Nothing was said, as we started playing & it was all recorded - two improvs that turned into two amazing recordings - 'Running With The Wolves' & 'Wink of an Eye'. Sky had been paid for his time, which lasted less than 1/2 hour. We had no idea what we had captured - Space, Time & Sound with lyrics he improvised written below. I added some magical sounds & effects to the mix making it more contemporary, but Sky is the one who by mutual inspiration carried the day, with Jim Morrison dead ringer vocals! It's time is eternal & may he Rest In Peace knowing his performance & message lives on...

Make sure you turn on Closed Caption by clicking (CC) to read lyrics

https://youtu.be/wGMnwUXys7I

Running With The Wolves by Sky Saxon

Riding, we're riding

In the desert, Mama

In the desert, Brothers and Sisters

Feel the Wind, caress your hair

Feel the Wind, blow your hair

We're riding in a panoramic desert

We're one with the Earth, Man

We're one, one with the Fire

One with the Water

And one with the Air

We escape!

Now it's time to let your hearts loose

Run Free, we're arriving

Where the Space Ships have landed

We've seen the Light

In the Heavens

We follow the Stars

Down to the Red Planet

Feel the Wind, feel the Wind

(moans…)

The Wind feels fine, Ah

The Magnificent - in the City we could barely breath

We gasped for air

And bodies moving

Now you start living 

Here we go!

Riding in the desert

We're running with the Wolves

We're running with the Wolves

We're running with the God

We're running with the Great Spirit

Breakaway, breakaway, breakaway

Break your chains, break your chains

Break your chains in Prison

Break your chains, and open up the cages

We arrive into the desert - Come, come, come

A new beginning

A fresh start

And Mama, are you lonesome?

This song was a FreeStyle Performance by the entire band - KONGRESS - improvised LIVE @ Max's Kansas City, NYC back on December 10, 1976. VON LMO was NOT on drums, as he had broken his leg on my birthday that year & was still on the mend. I started the riff, the band followed & Geofrey vocalized the perfect lyric to what was taking place onstage - MAGICK! Dig the lyrics…

MAGICK

I once knew Magick & Magick knew Me

I once knew Magick & Magick knew Me

I once knew Magick & Magick knew Me

But I met The Archangel

And my Love grew like the strongest Tree

I met The Archangel

And my Love grew like the strongest Tree

Leaving Magick behind

Like a long lost Memory

I cried behind a locked Door

And Magick left me

As a stranger does a Whore

Magick had had me

And I served her well

Magick has left me

With only stories to tell

Magick is Power

And Power is Will

And I was the Richest Man Alive

I was the Richest Man

Yeah!

Words - Geofrey Crozier

Musick - Kongress (Live at Max's Kansas City, NYC - December 10, 1976)

ChatGPT Lyric Analysis

The song "Artificial Intelligence" by Otto von Ruggins is a rap-style piece that explores various themes related to AI, technology, and society. The lyrics touch on the potential benefits and drawbacks of AI, as well as its impact on culture, language, and politics.

The song's opening lines (AI, π in the Sky") suggest a playful tone and a focus on the more abstract or philosophical aspects of AI. The following lines ("Not sponsored by the Government, Doesn't always get what's meant") hint at the potential for AI to operate outside of government control, as well as its limitations in understanding human nuance.

The line "Don't commit to Adulthood, Or turn your Pecker into Wood" suggests a cautionary note about the risks of over-reliance on technology or artificial stimulation. The following lines ("Genius, Know it All, Leading to the Fall, Of the American Empire") suggest a broader concern about the impact of technology on society and culture.

The next section of the song ("Fueling the Desire, For Perfection, Un-Natural Selection") touches on the idea of AI driving a search for perfection and the potential consequences of this drive. The line "Has started a Romance, Between the 'have what it gots' And the 'Smoke Pots'" suggests a tension between those who embrace technology and those who reject it.

The line "Never have so Many known so Little" suggests a critique of modern society and its emphasis on superficial knowledge. The line "In this land of Plenty, stuck in the Middle, Of Machine Learning, And yearning, For more Words to speak in vain" suggests a longing for deeper connection or meaning.

The line "It makes you feel the Pain, Of working so hard, To be a Bard" touches on the idea of technology as a challenge to creativity and the arts. The following lines ("The order of the Day is to get it Done, The Machines have Won, The Battle of the Bulge in your Pants") suggest a humorous take on the idea of technology as a replacement for human effort or desire.

The line "Only yell, Profanities that make us cringe" suggests a critique of the coarsening of language in modern society. The following lines ("What you be saying is just the fringe, Of Artificial Intelligence, It's a Rap against, Mike Pence") suggest a more overtly political angle, with the song taking aim at a specific politician.

The line "The Truth is in the Cloud, Where it all hangs out, Coming out of the Mouth, Spewing why it's all going South" touches on the idea of technology as a repository of knowledge and a source of communication. The following lines ("Unless you write the Code, For that you are owed, The Reword of the Moment") suggest a more positive view of technology as a tool for creativity and innovation.

The line "And the fallacy that you can prevent, A War of the Words you don't know, By making your Vocabulary grow" suggests a belief in the power of language and education to address societal problems. The following lines ("Into the entire Lexicon, Changing the view from the VatiCon, After Pope Francis is gone, What Religion is about to be born?") suggest a broader concern with the future of culture and belief in the face of technological change.

The final line ("Artificial Intelligence, Is it really better than Ignorance?") serves as a provocative and open-ended question, leaving the listener to ponder the potential benefits and drawbacks of AI.on