I've been away..Thank you Ady and Louie for bringing me back

I got discouraged and just too emotional over the whole Taiji situation so I had to take a step back. I've taken a month away. And I have to admit it did not help. My heart still aches for these amazing creatures.

Last night I saw The Cove again. Ady Gil, who is a very dear friend of mine, hosted it at his private theater. Ady is involved in Eyes on Taiji with Michael Dalton and a small group of individuals in Taiji right now. Over Thanksgiving I was talking with Ady and told him I wanted to help in some way so we thought of ideas to raise money. I suggested a screening of The Cove and to see if he could get either Louie Psihoyos, the director, or Ric O'Barry or even Lincoln to speak as a special guest. He was able to get Louie. I don't put people on a pedestal. I don't do the whole celebrity freak out thing, (I was next to Taylor Lautner at the People's Choice awards and kept my cool) but I have to say there is something about being around people who actually try to make a difference in our world. There was this sort of feeling that came over me last night and I snapped out of my funk. I needed that.

The most powerful part of The Cove for me is at the very end when Ric is walking through the IWC with the monitor on his chest. I have to admit I am tearing up right now just thinking about that scene. If ever a movie moved me in any way, that scene, that maybe two minute scene was the most powerful scene, it is the #1 best scene I've ever seen in a movie. Sorry for that weird possible, run on sentence. I'm a bit choked up. I pray to God that this stops in Ric's lifetime. He makes a comment about that in the movie. I even see the tears in his eyes during a few scenes. And I just want to reach out and hug him. Hopefully I get to meet Ric. Scrap that, I WILL meet Ric. Someway. Ideas??

We need to work together. We need to stop this horrible slaughter. It doesn't matter what group you belong to. It doesn't matter if you are Sea Shepherd, Eyes on Taiji, Blackfish or SaveJapanDolphins..we need to work together. I support all of the groups above. All of this fighting and outting each other on Facebook is very, in a simple word, stupid. Don't for one second think that Japanese people involved in Taiji or the Japanese government isn't watching the arguing going on on Facebook or blogs or whatever else. We all learned that during the Paul and Pete thing. They even went as far as to offer him a fake job or some shit like that. Bottom line it was a real mess. I can't tell people what to write on their personal Facebook pages or blogs. But I will tell you, as one of the few thousand, possibly million that read your pages and blogs, it hurts more than help the cause. Think about that next time you take the drama public..

RIC O'BARRY YOU ARE MY HERO !!!

Ric O'Barry brought us Flipper and while I think I was maybe 8 at the most, I loved that show. I wanted to be Flipper too I think. At least I remember wanting to be Flipper. I still know the theme song!!

Then Ric O'Barry brought us the award winning documentary, "The Cove". I don't even remember the last time I cried that hard. There was this fire burning inside of me during the last 20 minutes of that movie. This feeling that I don't even know how to describe. People warned me too. They warned me knowing how much of an emotional person I am that I might not be able to take it. I waited to watch it too. I waited until I thought I was ok and while I should never have watched it, I'm glad it did. Cause it sparked a fire in my ass to get out there and do something to stop the killing of our dolphins in Taiji. And the most powerful part of the movie wasn't even the slaughter, it was the very end when Ric walked into the IWC with that video screen on his chest and stopped in front of several people. Ric, you made me bawl my eyes out even more. I wanted to be you at that moment. I wanted to be part of your group of people. I wanted to be standing right there holding people's faces so they couldn't turn away from the slaughter. And I wanted to be with you on that city street with all those people walking by.  You didn't move an inch. Ric O'Barry you are my hero!

November 2 was supposed to be a day of hope for all of us dolphin lovers. But deep down inside, I think we knew that we'd lose. But that didn't stop you Ric from speaking out and I have to say once again you are my hero. You are my hero for not bowing down and letting Mayor Sangen kick the media out and not letting your voice be heard!!!

November 1, 2010(or 2 in Japan)

Today is the DAY! Or at least I hope it is. Today Ric O'Barry and his son, Lincoln and the Cove Guardians and the ahem, fishermen(or asshats) will be meeting today, the first ever meeting, to discuss the dolphin drive-or vicious, savage murder as I like to refer to it. Or blood bath if you will. Or whatever grotesque image you can picture. Kazutaka Sangen, the mayor of Taiji will rear is face(have we actually seen him lately?) but the meeting won't be open to the general public.

So they want to keep stabbing to death our beautiful dolphins and we want them to stop. Sounds like a battle that will never end. But that doesn't mean we will give up the good fight.

In the mean time, enjoy this beautiful video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHzEPaXzQ9M