The Peace Of Wild Things by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And … Continue reading →
The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The event was organized by Harrison’s widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne. The profits from the event went to the Material World Charitable Foundation, an organization set up by Harrison. The concert opened with a traditional Sanskrit invocation, the Sarvesham chant, followed by Indian music … Continue reading →
I just came from the most fantastic place to take a child if they love trains or if you would like to relive your childhood. It’s called Northlandz and it’s basically a miniature railway trains system that runs along the most beautiful scenes of America in a way never before thought possible. The trains run along miles and miles of railroad track. The most wonderful thing about this place is that everything was constructed by one man, Bruce Williams. It started out has a hobby … Continue reading →
I was so excited to see this play after seeing the movie ten million times, but after learning the only original actor that would be performing in it was Al Pacino, I was a little disappointed. I love Al Pacino, and I was looking forward in seeing him play the part of Tony Roma again, but instead I got something a little different. There was no all-star cast that was present in the movie. The scene with Alec Baldwin was completely deleted (unless that scene was not … Continue reading →
Biography From Wikipedia: Ravi Shankar (Bengali: রবি শংকর; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012), often referred to by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician and composer who played the plucked-string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician. Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. … Continue reading →
It is with great sadness the we mark the death of Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar virtuoso, cultural ambassador, teacher, friend and inspiration to all of us. But it is with great joy that we celebrate his life of 92 years and its uncompromising dedication to musical collaboration beyond national boundaries, virtuosity in every creative endeavor and a fundamental love of Gurukul teaching of Indian classical music forms. From his website: Biography Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitarist and composer is India’s most esteemed musical Ambassador and … Continue reading →
INVITATION TO A JAZZ PARTY MAKO HUGHES Miles Davis Sextet with Cannonball Adderley,John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb. Welcome to Dunkirk Street’s Birthday Jazz Party! I’ll be your hostess until the party’s over, which could be days or even weeks! Everyone’s invited, so feel free to drop in. Formerly known on Multiply as Instrumental Pavilion (Fred), he was gone for a brief period of time, but then changed his name to Parsons Boulevard. Now he’s Dunkirk Street and has returned to due … Continue reading →
From Yahoo news: If you love antiques or collected Wedgwood pieces over the years like me, you’ll find the following article heartbreaking: LONDON – Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the maker of classic china and crystal, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after attempts to restructure the struggling business or find a buyer failed. Four administrators from business advisory firm Deloitte were appointed to run the company’s businesses in Britain and Northern Ireland, while a Deloitte partner in the Irish Republic was appointed as receiver of Waterford … Continue reading →
I’m not going to put down IMAX movies. At least, not all of them. I think there have been some creative ones that I have actually been excited to see. Coral Reef was great. I think I remember seeing one about Mount Everest, and another called Mission To Mars. I think I saw Mission To Mars at a planetarium theater. The Polar Express was good. I would say over the years, my favorite IMAX movies have been mostly nature movies. Yesterday, we saw the … Continue reading →
