of my appreciation for things plugged-y in'd and #2 pencils drawing and writing on torn scraps of found paper and stuff, but that's how it goes...
because everything is more than one thing and it all fits together nicely inside my head...
more on seemingly random and disconnected stuff to come shortly, stayed tuned (if you're inclined...)
Yes, I am aware of the irony and apparent contradiction...
It was a dark and snowy night...
Last night, in a small dingy room up in the hills far away from anywhere, video and musical magic happened. Whoulda thunk it? For a brief moment in time we were the center of the alternative multimedia/music universe...it was awesome. Here's a taste, more to come.
Pork Warren performance clip
Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)
Amy Goodman speaks (updated)
Ok, so not the best photo but I was enthusiastic about the moment. I went to town (not a small thing, it being an hour and a half away) with a couple of friends to see/listen to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! speak. It was TOTALLY worth the 3 hours in the car. I left there enthused, challenged and inspired. She is a wonderful speaker, calm and thoughtful and provides substance and historical context with every observation and suggestion. I love her position on the responsibility of the media to inform without bias and it's overall failure to do so, deliberately and repeatedly, and the need for us (regular people) to challenge the information providers and spin producers to do better. In addition, the absolute necessity of personal action as an agent for positive change. Finally, while clearly being a supporter of the current president, she makes the case for expecting and demanding accountability and for speaking out and challenging authority and the status quo. Music to my ears.
And from that comes the realization that I can and should do more.
In other news, I went to one of the most interesting and creatively charging events I have been to in years (second only to my Bread and Puppet residency) last night. Yes, it was an action packed day. I have photos, and I think probably decent video and sound, which I'll try to work up and post this evening. Stay tuned. Good stuff to share.
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