August 17 is my B Day!Tonight we went out with a few friends and had a nice meal
at Buca de Bepo. We celebrated tonight because Monday nights
Vickie has choir and didn't want her to miss rehersal...

 Anyway...
Another year has come and gone! It is amazing how fast the
years seem to go by so quickly. I started writing in my journal
a number of things I thought I would have done or had
accomplished by age 50.

I'm on track with some things and way off track with others.
Later this week maybe I'll share some things I am considering
changing.

The one thing I really appreciate and I am very grateful
for are my freinds. I have some really great people in my
life. Maybe some day I'll throw a huge party in Las Vegas
so all my friends from all over the world can just meet
each other. Between Vickie and I, we have a rainbow
of interesting people we are honored to call our friends.

Anyway, thanks for all your comments on face book and other
social media outlets. And to those that sent cards, Thank you! 

If it's your birthday this month Happy Birthday to you too!

Tomorrow I'll be posting a video I created for a recent
class project at church. It's called "Finding God".

That's all for now...

Have a wonderful day!
Robby LeBlanc

The Ganges River was was one of the stops in India Vickie and I made with the
group we were traveling with. Thousands of people visit here every day. Holimen
at every turn.

As we walked along the Ganges River bank, we saw people praying, walking,
chanting, smoking dope, smiling, practicing unique spiritual practices and
extreme poverty. It is a place of awe and wonder.

The people come to wash away their sins and cleanse their soul.
The only way to do that is to go dunk your entire body in the
freezing cold water, and it's cold!

The Ganges River, considered the most holy river in India is 1557 miles long (2506 km)
The Ganga is also mentioned in the Rig-Veda, one of the earliest of Hindu scriptures.

It has been said, for Hindus in India, the Ganga is not just a river but a mother, a
goddess and a tradition.  It is a culture all by itself.

You'll see me with my guitar, with the Himalayas  and the Ganges River
in the background in the following video. It's important to note that the
river starts in an ice cave on the southern slopes of the Himalayas,
 about 10,300 feet above sea level.

The Ganges River flows east and empties into the Bay of Bengal.

All footage and photos belong to Vickie and I.
Enjoy...

Please leave a comment...

Have a Great Day,
Robby

I wanted to write a post just after last weekend about
the Tibetan Monk but so many exciting things have happened
since then...

Here is a photo of me with Khen Rinpoche Geshe Kachen
Lobzang Tsetan. Yes he has a long name but that also
includes his title. I braught a bag of stones with me
for him to bless. I'll write another post about the stones.

Sunday started with me playing at 2 services Spiritual
Life Center in Las Vegas. Khen Rinpoche came into the
church in the middle of the second service.

I was about to play my second song when he walked in.
At first I felt a chill, then excitement. I was feeling
something happen to my body...

Today was the day that I played my guitar synthisizer in
church for the first time. I created a special sound for
his holiness which was a combination of sitar and guitar.
It sounded awesome. I'll post the clip in another post.

He loved it. After I played Khen Rinpoche was invited to speak
to the church. He offered the sacred scarf to Reverend Doug
and To Joey Galon, the person that braught him to the church.

By this time I was back sitting in my seat, when Khen Rinpoche
called me up and said he was out of scarves but gave me a copy
of his book. We bowed head to head. This was just the beginning
to a magnificent Sunday and Monday.

About 80 people turned out for his workshop that afternoon.
Because we were filming him on Sunday, Vickie and I got invited
to a very small group of about 10 people and met personal with
this holiman.

That's all for now, but I have more to share that is really exciting.

I'll try to post again by Wednesday...

I'd love to here your comments...

Have a Wonderful Week!
Robby LeBlanc