May 30, 2009 journal, a trip over 2 mountains to Johnson City Joe Adams folkart auction. I went to the Sterling Art Auction hoping I could buy some of my work back but I was surprised that it sold for very high prices far more than I could afford and I am happy for Joe because in these depressed times it may have made up for some of the pieces that sold for less than their real value. One of my works sold for $950.00 which is the highest I saw of any work sold in the auction. I stayed for about 4 hours until 26 of my 27 pieces was sold about 300 of the 500 works in his auction. I was amazed at how the Internet played a part. Someone from England was buying a lot of my paintings. There was only about 25 buyers in the audience. The people I met sitting next to me were from Birmingham Ala. and Louisiana art collectors, dealers, gallery owners. I wanted to place a bid of $10 on every piece and they did sell some for just $10 but none of my work. I never bid against anyone because it would only drive their price up and it was already higher than I could buy many times exceeding the appraised price plus I did not want to be accused of jacking the price up on my work. I did purchase one piece of my work that no one else bid on for 25.00. I purchased the huge super sheriff pencil drawing for $10.00 and in all spent $44 including buying Commission and possible taxes. I refer to my art work as outsider visionary art. It has been called art from the heart and I consider it a ministry. Coming so close to these 27 pieces again was a great thrill for me but it was bittersweet. I am honored that my work sold so well and was so much in demand even overseas. Each piece has its own life to live and its own special place like bearing children and we have to give them up even though I can never recreate the exact same painting ever again. I appreciate the confidence of Joe Adams in my art for these years and hope we can visit. Johnson City Tennessee is deteriorated in the downtown area with its share of homeless, hungry and unemployed people. Almost ever building is vacant and abandoned. 20 mi. south I saw a brand new Long John Silver restaurant and thought I might try it on the way back but then when I did, arriving late and hungry, a sign on the door said closed and will not reopen. The mighty mountain drive was challenging but so beautiful and peaceful. May 31, 2009 journal, what kind of hypocritical church would harbor abortion doctors. Abortion doctor George Tiller was shot and killed in a Lutheran Church today in Wichita Kansas by a lone gunman. What is an abortion doctor doing playing usher in a church? What is the difference in what that gunman did and what Dr. Tiller does other than Tiller the killer had a chance to escape in his 67 year life. What kind of dead church allows Dr. Tiller to worship there without preaching to him the true real gospel of thou shall not kill. Although I do not advocate either abortion or Dr. killing, this is a way to stop abortions. 36 years since Roe vs. Wade America has killed more than 50 million defenseless babies. Dr. Tiller committed the most heinous of all abortions in late term taking scissors to the brain of innocent helpless babies during childbirth saying it's for the health of mommas. What a coward this man was looking into the eyes then smashing out its life before it is fully birthed. The president said today that it was a heinous crime to kill Dr. Tiller and I agree but not as heinous as the crimes committed by Tiller which are illegal before God. Dr. Tiller's now on the other side having shedded his righteous robe for God's judgment. The devil was in the Garden of Eden in the form of a serpent and he is in churches also. Martin Luther would no doubt turn over in his grave if he knew a church denomination bearing his name provided a haven for demonic baby killers. As America races toward bankruptcy and total mayhem millions gather in modern-day churches to pray for their dollars to make and spend. Come and worship with us and bring your abortion doctors, so the church can bless their efforts and let them continue in their evil practice of killing. Life is God-given and it is not for man to take away. The most gruesome heinous killing is 'late term abortion' where they stick a scissor blade into the back of the head into the brain under the skull when only the head is out of the womb and the baby's arms are still inside. Dr. Tiller killer had some scrapes with the law over late term abortions recently. He also felt unsafe because he traveled often with a bodyguard but thought he would be safe in a church. It is a sad thing when church provides covering for sin to be committed and does not preach the gospel of Christ. Wake up and get real America. Repent! "Know his number, know his name". The sign of antichrist was/is being given. To-The Hague for President Dick and V.P. George painting underway and behind bars. Not everyone that cries Lord Lord is real. "Many shall come in My Name". Those who engage in violence can expect violence in return and this certainly applies to a late term abortion doctor from what I see in the people's will to fight back in a very small percentage of cases. Things have really gone crazy now out of control in every area and it will only get worse as the dollar decays no longer buying services or vitally needed food. The big secret is about to be revealed of the third mystery man in this equation controlling the world's greatest nation and its currency which is on the brink of the summary disaster. We have all been born blind to Mystery Babylon but the third man Esau is being revealed. China is now flexing its muscles telling the U.S. to stop printing money and that they now want a more secure currency. Russia today says they agree with China as to our currency. The new president has been handed an empty wagon deep in debt with no way to sustain its current level because the chickens are coming home to roost in Roman Washington dc. China now is reporting to hold 2 trillion dollars in U.S. currency and getting restless. That is why Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner is over in China on his knees begging for mercy. They may be about to water board the USA. Maybe we could send Dick Cheney there with his Halliburton billions to convince them to extend our lives and forgive debt.