Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
On Explaining you are a Buddhist
Lodro Rinzler offers good guidance here. Who you are and how you are is most important.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
RIP Jack Carey, the original Jack in "Jack and Jill contest"
He is missed. Condolences to Annie and all who were Jack's friends and family.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
looking for Doug Shaw and Larry Parker for Village of Arts and Ideas reunion
the title says it all..
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell with Richard Thompson in Santa Rosa, Nov 2
at the Wells Fargo Center
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Sioux City Kid at Great America Music Hall Friday Sep 27
Sioux City Kid is a great, gritty band. They are performing at GAMH in San Francisco.
government as corporate fiefdom
The Right has extended the notion that government should be limited because its members represent interested parties until the idea is absurd. A lot of its behavior now is purely predicated on the notion of using government for private purposes, without any sense of shame at the corruption this entails. ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange, is one of the most egregious offenders in this regard. For an example, read this Nation story.
Stream Sara Cahill's new album free
Zorn on Zorn 24 hours on 24th of September
WQXR presents John Zorn - his music and his influences, celebrating his 60th birthday.
Sadams.uk, adjust your schedule NOW!
Sadams.uk, adjust your schedule NOW!
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Apple Pear - yum!
It tastes, feels and looks like the name implies, but it is not a hybrid - it is a pear variant.
additional information about Dwight House and its designation as a historical landmark
berkeleydailyplanet.com describes the history and process. Hat tip to Robin for the info!
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Journalism students on the history of Dwight House (1545 Dwight Way, Berkeley)
Here is what came up. I was one of "the hippies" who massively altered the house in the early 70s.
We hated being called "hippies", as it meant to us lazy people who laid around getting stoned, while our motto was "Build It or Fuck It!", meaning Make Something Now.
I would be interested to hear from anyone who lived there during that time... Who remembers the time a 6x6 almost crushed my skull and Doug Shaw saved my life by shoving it over my head, so I suffered only unconsciousness due to the glancing blow of a 4x4? I remember everyone carrying me to the van; I remember trying to tell the time as I stared at something on the wall in the hospital, not realizing it was a fire alarm.
We hated being called "hippies", as it meant to us lazy people who laid around getting stoned, while our motto was "Build It or Fuck It!", meaning Make Something Now.
I would be interested to hear from anyone who lived there during that time... Who remembers the time a 6x6 almost crushed my skull and Doug Shaw saved my life by shoving it over my head, so I suffered only unconsciousness due to the glancing blow of a 4x4? I remember everyone carrying me to the van; I remember trying to tell the time as I stared at something on the wall in the hospital, not realizing it was a fire alarm.
Quick City at Cal Arts presaged Burning Man
This event was organized by me and my friends. Inflatables, solar power, Ant Farm, NASA, gamelan and shadow puppets, guerilla tv and more...
Friday, September 13, 2013
2013 Americana Awards Wednesday the 18th at 5PM PT on AXS TV
The 2012 Awards ceremony was very enjoyable, as I reported before. If your cable system carries the AXS channel, watch this!
Monday, September 9, 2013
listen to Wynton teach
HBO is broadcasting another master class with Wynton Marsalis. It's worth watching even if you aren't a jazz-head - it's about living fully, in all dimensions.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
OK: "percussion heavy" and "Bartok" - need I say more?
In high school, back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, Barry Smith introduced me to the blues, Bartok and Buddhism, in exchange for me doing his electronics class homework; this changed my life forever. Kudos to Barry, who died (too young) a few years later. At the time I also played drums. Taking all this into consideration, it should be no surprise that I look forward to q2music.org's upcoming broadcast:
This Sunday at 6 pm EDT, Q2 Music presents the first of four performances recorded live at the 2013 Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. The program features Martin Grubinger's Percussive Planet Ensemble and piano duo Ferhan und Ferzand Önder in a performance of percussion-heavy music by Xenakis and Bartok.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
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