Saturday's show is dedicated to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who passed 4 years ago Sunday, February 5th. In my life: he is the reason we have this vortex in southeast Iowa. He is the reason KRUU radio exists. He is the reason I'm here. He Is. We'll feature songs from the CD Beauty by Vargo. Vargo is Ansgar Uffink and Stephanie Hundertmark. Vargo believes "that inner peace- serenity- in every single human being is an important requirement for peace in the world." Song titles from Beauty include "Get Back To Serenity", "Relax", "Pure Consciousness", "Happiness", "The Flow", "Intuition" and "Silence"- which "has been inspired by a poem of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi". "Flowing silence is love / shared silence is friendship / silence seen is infinity / vibrating silence is creation / expressed silence is beauty / maintained silence is strength / allowed silence is rest / received silence is joy / perceived silence is knowledge / silence alone is Being..."

Jai Guru Dev.

FORMER U.S.CONGRESSMAN MICKEY EDWARDS. Congressman Edwards was a member of Congress for 16 years and chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee. He was national chairman of the American Conservative Union and one of three founding trustees of the Heritage Foundation. He has taught at Harvard and Georgetown and is now on the faculty of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and a vice president of the Aspen Institute. Congressman Edwards is the author of the book RECLAIMING CONSERVATISM. How a Great American Political Movement Got Lost and How it Can Find Its Way Back.

Singer/songwriter Paul Fauerso Paul founded the Loading Zone in 1966. They were the opening act for such legendary groups as The Who, Rod Stewart, the Grateful Dead, Sam and Dave, Big Brother and the Holding Company with lead singer Janice Joplin, and dozens more. Paul went on to write and record music inspired by the teachings of His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.