Sometimes you have to sit back and let life happen. There was the Make Music Festival 2010 and the Pasadena Chalk Festival in Pasadena. I had a camcorder and a bit of time. The sun was warm. The music was hot.This is a little mash-up of the two events. The musicians are Jose Espinosa and his Umbala...
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
I need to talk to the mature women, aunties and the grammies about protecting themselves when they have sex. June 27, 2010 is or was HIV Awareness and Testing Day.I know it was because I was walking around outside of Vroman's Bookstore. There were condoms everywhere. It was a beautiful sight. Yet something was missing. Not enough info for the Boomers. Cuz, you know we ain't gonna stop with a little snow on the rafters.With the right amount of imagination...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
How could I not share a video about stoop sitting? It is practically a dying art form with everybody glaring into glass and plastic squares. I didn't do this video. It is from a production company called Everynone.Sitting out on the stoop is deceptive to the casual observer. Much is happening while appearing to do nothing.Everyone Forever Now - "Stoop Sitting" from Everynone on Vimeo.For example, those that occupy their stoops during the day know exactly what is going on in the neighborhood. Daytime artisans of the stoop know which husband is creeping...
Friday, June 18, 2010
I tell you, this day felt like 17 hours long. Everybody was twitchy trying to make it to closing time. Crossing the street was a death defying adventure.I have one of two theories.1. There are more color blind drivers that cannot see the color green as in "Dufus I'm crossing at a green light, why are you honking at me during your rolling stop?"or2. The loss of civility is the next sign of a dying culture.I can't make up my mind.Well, I hope to snag some goodies at the two, count 'em, two festivals in Pasadena this weekend. Pasadena Chalk Festival...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
There is a lot of stuff happening this weekend. The Hollywood Fringe Festival is one of the events. I have a special love of busting out of office L7 videos. This is one of them that is a keeper long after the event. This weekend you could attend a Hollywood Fringe event. After this weekend, hit up on this video to remind you to get out mo...
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Good things can happen in Pasadena. Walking into Beany’s for a croissant is one of them. Support your independent vendors I say. Yep. I put it to you this way; across the street at Starbucks people sit at tables and glare into their cell phones; even the couples. Spooky.At Beany’s real people talk at tables without the aid of electronic devices. I’m not saying don’t walk into a chain store. I’m saying consider places that make you feel comfortable enough that you don’t need the freaking phone to make you feel secure.I am secure that Beany’s has...
Friday, June 11, 2010
Laurie White wrote a post about her body and peoples reactions to her body. The name of the post is How I Got Fat. As with most things it isn't just about the food but how other people perceived the validity of your body. This current culture is not very affirming. But there are days and there are moments in a day when it is safe to be who you are. I have learned to treasure the minutes and moments that I feel at peace. I am learning to tell the haters inside and outside of my head to go to hell.Every couple of years or so there is a song to celebrate...
Monday, June 7, 2010
Despite what certain members of the Prescott community would have you believe there are diverse populations in the area. This is another mural project that took place at Mile High Middle School.In the video it explains the process of how the coordinator and the students got together, connected with nature and created the mural. The students also spoke with the Yavapai people to learn of their culture.This is an example of helping students make the connection between what they learn in the class room and applying it to their environme...
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Hopefully a better ending has been written. I don't know how long that ending will last because there are some amped up people. Only God knows what they are going to do.If you don't know the story about the elementary school mural that came under attack because of the appearance of two children of color then check out the links below to get up to speed.Prescott Arizona Daily Currier Art Attack: Elementary school mural getting a 'lighter' faceliftAZCentral.com Altered mural fuels racial debate in PrescottTusconSentenal.com Prescott radio host fired...
Thursday, June 3, 2010
People underestimate the meaning of family and community. We are separated by body but we have connections to dozens of people, real and imaginary that we don't know. When we hear of their passing we take a moment to say "Damn, really? I liked that person." Not that is not a bad thing to say. It is far better to say that than "They can't dig deep enough to bury that SOB!"Rue McClanahan lived to be 76 years old. Had a job on one of the best sitcoms on television as the sassy Blanche on Golden Girls. Reminded all of us that there is a chapter two,...
I don't have much time. I was not supposed to see this video because it would make me crazy. I don't want an iPad. I don't need an iPad. And yet like a fool I watched it before going to work.I think the iPad is a limited function device for me. I know it is. But the applications; God help me the applications are getting better all of the time. There are a whole bunch of them that will change how video is going to be produced and editing.Publishing will change as well. This is a commercial from Wired magazine that I viewed on eBookNewser/MediaBistro....
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