5/24/2008 3:02:50 PM Rob Arthur's portrait of Thelonious Monk exemplifies the jazz greats' music; discordant elements combine to create a cohesive whole. Dominant blues and reds are cacophonous but the picture is sonorous. When we see it, it is as though we are seeing Monks' songs where, as Arthur describes, opposites combine in free, expressive leaps, absent of boundaries. To achieve this, he poured paint onto the page, letting it bleed together in some areas, masking to prevent it from overflowing into others.
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2/16/2008 4:26:28 PM We've all been there. It is 11:15 at the music club, and the band you have been excited to see for months still has not taken the stage. Show time said 9:00 but you have yet to hear any music. You give a big yawn, and look at your watch again. Nothing.
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2/2/2008 1:48:55 PM Wouldn't you rather see and hear a band that follows that formula, versus one that sounds no different live than the CD you just purchased at Wal-Mart a month ago? Again, it all comes down to staying power. Do you really think people will still be talking about Of Montreal, Fall Out Boy, and Panic At The Disco twenty years from now? No one will be talking about how innovative or lasting their music was, is, or will ever be. There are no Zeppelins, Zappas, or Zevons in this mix and that is be
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11/15/2007 12:45:50 PM "Alex Grey's painting, 'Net of Being,' has been introduced to millions of people by the rock band TOOL. After years of labor this epic work is now on view along with numerous new artworks depicting Grey’s mystic visions and an architectural model of the future Chapel of Sacred Mirrors." In addition to that wall sized painting; nineteen other new works were on display.
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12/16/2006 8:00:14 AM Tattoos are more prevalent now than they have been at any time in American history. An estimated 39 million or one out of every seven people in North America has at least one tattoo, according to en.Wikipedia.org. Once considered taboo because of their associations with criminality, tattoos have become a main stream trend.
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7/28/2006 5:21:04 PM It is a taste of Europe in the heart of Boulder. Seven Eurobar, with its authentic fare and relaxed atmosphere, embodies sophistication without pretension.
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7/25/2006 1:02:40 PM The roads from design to merchandising for each store could not be farther apart. While the Gap and other clothing companies contract their manufacturing to factories around the world, American Apparel lives up to its name by manufacturing all of its clothing in Los Angeles, Calif.
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6/6/2006 8:18:59 AM At the same time he is in a poorly light bar with blue plastic chairs that swivel and large wooden statues hanging on the wall as if on a pirate ship or the insides of a miniature golf course at the New Jersey shore.
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5/30/2006 6:00:18 PM I am the chosen one...the Pope
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4/23/2006 6:41:31 AM 8am. The subways are moving still, now weighted down by commuters, my bodies pressed hard up against the closing doors. Back at the office a transactions has been made and he appears in computers memory, a glitch in the space. He talks about his time, but at that time I am still caught in the body march, still in a tunnel underground walking from the L train to the uptown local train under sixth avenue. I’m not sure what now he speaks of or how slow the conversion is, where the M34 is in rela
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4/1/2006 6:19:09 AM A suburban nation can be defined as a population of beings lying within commuting distance of a central urbanality. Usually, but not always, suburbs are the aloof wanderers economically and culturally outside the limits of central cities; usually, but not always, they are the unconquerable labyrinths of the cities potentiality. |
3/11/2006 8:36:51 AM During the winter of 1973 Connecticut’s railway stations were shut down along with the highways and bridges. It rained all day and when the sun set, everything froze. Parking lots mirrored images, passengers sat stuck in train cars commuting back from New York, trucks in ditches off the sides of the road. -- Emily Crocker |
3/2/2006 7:47:42 PM Poems by Emily Crocker (series 1) |
12/3/2005 1:34:44 PM On my personal journey I've come tothe conclusion that what is most important is to be continually open to whatever lessons life has to offer, to respond thoughtfully and compassionately, andto have an open heart. Everything else seems superfluous. Because much of what I did or did not do in my younger years was either for the reward of Heaven or to avoid the consequence of Hell, my actions were for appearances' sake and little else. I feel that I'm now living and striving to live a more a |
11/4/2005 3:22:26 PM I am not trying to discourage anyone from joining the military. I hope that those who read this will be better equipped when they do face the recruiter. Its no secret that the military is desperate for folks to join right now. If this is your calling, please pursue it, but be mindful of what you are promised. I hope that one day the military will relax their standards so people in my situation can join of free conscious. |
9/23/2005 4:38:38 AM Back to life, back to reality. It’s always like that after a vacation, but coming home after a week at Burning Man is a wee bit different. I returned to my 9-5 job to wiggle my way through the inevitable question “where did you go on your vacation?”. To some it was “a roadtrip with my girlfriends”, to others “camping in the desert”, and to a few I would admit my real destination, only to be asked “what’s Bernie man?”. |
8/21/2005 8:32:58 PM "My uncle said, My heart is my bamboo, and if I treat it kindly and listen for its song, the highest, biggest nest will surely be mine." —Lakshmi, The Rice Mother |
7/19/2005 10:22:14 AM Sabine Kuegler, daughter of a German couple, is born in Nepal in 1972. She has one sister, Judith, and one brother, Christian. Her father is a linguist; her mother a missionary. When Sabine is five years old, the whole family moves to West Papua (Indonesia) to live with the Fayu, a violent tribe which even today lives as if it were the Stone Age. |
7/3/2005 5:31:27 AM Maho began as a handful of tent cottages, and over the last twenty-nine years has grown into one of the world’s greatest examples of sustainable building. Unfortunately, the land that Maho occupies is leased and there is a strong incentive economically to develop the land. Now hear this: the lease expires January 31, 2012, and Maho could very well lose out to the principles that it does not hold itself up to and could one day become a mega-resort. If you plan on going to Maho, GO NOW. |
7/3/2005 4:50:06 AM Mankell is born in 1948 in Stockholm. He spent his youth in the Northern part of Sweden (Harjedalen). In 1972, he went to Africa for the first time, which influences his work later on. At age 20, he wrote his first play “The Amusement Park”, and at age 24, his first novel “The Stone Blaster”. |
7/2/2005 5:40:32 AM Book Three: The Ivory Basins of the Quintlight |
6/29/2005 9:49:59 AM Later on, Novastar with front man Joost Zweegers, one of my favorite bands, was performing. This band is really loved. On national level (Belgium), it has been rewarded with three awards earlier this year: Best singer for Joost Zweegers, Best band for Novastar, and Best CD for “another lonely soul”. |
5/23/2005 2:12:00 PM Marc Herremans, also known as Mad Max, is born on December 19 in 1973 in Merksem, Belgium-Flanders. He is a well-known triathlon athlete, who unfortunately became disabled after a dramatic fall during one of his training sessions in Lanzarote 2002. |
5/23/2005 4:37:47 AM Agatha Christie lived from 1890 until 1976. She is known as the Queen of Crime. More than 5OO million copies of her books were sold all over the world. She wrote novels, short stories, and plays. Famous fictional “creations” of her are Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence. |
5/15/2005 3:38:40 PM I am only 5’ 2’’ and if I am attacked by anyone I want to know how to defend myself. The moves Tai Chi shows is to back off and use someone else’s strength or “chi” against them. |
5/4/2005 7:30:43 AM South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always gone out of their way to skewer the self-serious and people like Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin aren't exactly moving targets, but to suggest that the show has a conservative, or at least an anti-liberal bent is ludicrous. |
4/26/2005 6:53:04 AM Everybody who stayed on earth the last couple of weeks (I think most of you did), Christian or no Christian, does know pope John Paul II deceased. Although it is the second time a pope dies since I’m alive, it is the first time I experienced it consciously. That is why I want to write something about it, even though I am not a real Christian. |
4/22/2005 10:26:49 PM The story takes place in London in 1875. The main character in this book is Sugar, a nineteen year old prostitute who wants to do something else with her life. One of her customers is William Rackham, an ambitious perfume manufacturer, who will offer her the life she wants. |
4/19/2005 7:45:27 PM Pearl S. Buck lived from 1892 until 1973. She grew up in China, where she lived and worked for 38 years. The Good Earth was her second book she wrote, which was published for the first time in 1931. It was the best-selling book in 1931 and 1932, won the Pulitzer Prize. In 1938, Buck won the Nobel Prize in literature. She was the first American women to do so. She wrote more than 70 books, revealing social and political abuses of pre-communistic China. |
3/24/2005 9:32:35 AM Belgium is no exception as regards taking initiatives to collect money for South-East Asia, which has been hit by a tsunami on December 26 last year.At the end of February this year, I was present at a concert in Antwerp (Sportpaleis): “12-12 The Concert”. It was called that way since in Belgium people can deposit money at bank account “000-0000012-12” to support South-East Asia. |
3/6/2005 12:39:13 PM Brazilians are indeed very happy and friendly people, who like to party like there’s no tomorrow, and who, for the most part, have a very positive and spontaneous way about them, finding pleasure in simple things, and enjoying life regardless of what their social and financial situation might be…Therefore, If you ever feel like experiencing Brazil and getting to understand a little bit about its people, I recommend you drop by for Carnaval sometime. You can be a participant, or just choose to wa |
1/26/2005 7:50:31 AM Like spoken languages, sign languages developed spontaneously since people wanted to communicate with each other. There are several sign languages in the world: American, French, Flemish, etc. The sign languages even differ concerning the region you’re in (e.g. for Belgium: Ghent, Bruges, etc.). |
1/23/2005 11:20:24 AM Born in Corning, Iowa - went to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln - dead at 79 - Tonight Show host for 30 years, coming through the curtains almost 5000 times.May 21st, 1992 was his last Tonight Show - Johnny died of emphysema. |
11/20/2004 8:02:03 PM I will watch as some of my friends’ desires for marriage become hopeless fantasies, as civil liberties are stripped away from them and the constitution. I will watch as others struggle with life altering decisions that they will not legally be allowed to make. I will watch my nephews grow up in a country where one half of the populace believes the only civil liberty worth protecting is the right to bear arms, while my nephews’ peers shoot themselves and each other with this precious right. I |
10/30/2004 4:08:54 PM "No, sirree, there's no telling what the outcome will be," she drew in on her cigarette. Only now it was a cigar. And the Oracle had morphed into Jiminy Cricket. "No, sirree." Puff. Puff. "Doesn't matter if it's a lamb and a lion, a wolf and a rooster, or an elephant and a donkey. If you could get the two together in any sort of a civilized fashion at all, you just might come up with something totally unexpected. That's what's so exciting about it." He pointed a finger at me. Do crickets have |
9/15/2004 11:53:15 AM Truly prayer is the privilege of the children of the Heavenly Father and I've been a grateful recipient. |
8/19/2004 12:37:44 PM The first night (8/10) was really nice. We had outstanding weather, and the crowd was mellow. As always there was lots of fun to be had in the parking lot and on the lawn. I like PNC--the people who work there aren't total JERKS like many people at Jones Beach. On the way into the show we saw some interesting things.. |
6/11/2004 10:34:52 AM In one scene we saw a hippo in the river, a croccodile laying on the bank just beside it, and a waterbuck stanking near in the grass! |
4/3/2004 6:01:11 PM This month I'll continue teaching English at the school, organize a second beekeeping seminar, begin making fuel-efficient stoves, and track down another place to buy modern breed roosters. |
2/27/2004 3:36:20 PM In this column I want to talk to you about Ghent. Ghent is the capital of the province East-Flanders in Belgium, a small country in Europe, and has about 225, 000 inhabitants. |
1/5/2004 7:51:57 PM What stuck me the most, besides the sheer force and pounding loudness of the water, was the incredible intense colors of the contrasting blue sky, white clouds, dark brown rock, vibrant green plant life, and of course the multiple RAINBOWS in the mist! |
12/27/2003 7:37:52 PM We had very interesting conversations, covering a broad range of topics from Tiananmen Square and democratic reform in China to of course basketball! And what made it even more interesting were that these conversations were in three languages: Chinese, English and Swahili! |
12/15/2003 6:37:35 PM The change in seasons here is as abrupt as elsewhere in Africa, from last month bone dry and blazing forest, field and brush fires all around, adding smoke to the already dusty air and to now flash flood downpour every afternoon, usually clearing off to a cool crisp evening and a fresh sky of sparkling stars. |
8/22/2003 5:48:15 PM Apparently links have been found between the diamond and tanzanite mining companies in Kenya with Al Qaeda, and the British and American governments are making a big deal out of it. People who I have talked to from Kenya think this is all totally absurd, and are pleading for the ban to be lifted because, as one of them said, "the tourism industry has been brought to its knees." |
6/9/2003 5:27:20 PM Here it is nearly "winter" and getting very chilly in the Southern Highlands. Not like Nebraska winter chilly, but with no central heating or insulation and lots of drafty cracks in the house, certainly CHILLY. |
3/7/2003 1:32:40 PM no one was dancing, but we HAD to...people were upset behind us for standing up at a rock-n-roll concert...so we tried the aisle... |
2/14/2003 4:32:24 PM There are a few Muslims around in this part of the country, but they do not at all appear to be threatening. The only adverse attitudes we volunteers have encountered is the occassional "Osama!" shouted out at us from little boys, usually only in the bigger cities. |
1/9/2003 3:40:59 PM Adjusting to a life of solitude has been somewhat challenging, but I'm sure times will easier once my Swahili improves and I become busy with projects. |
11/25/2002 3:27:49 PM here is the set list, which you've probably already checked out on the websites. the songs that have asterisks are ones that Susan Tedeski joined in on. I don't even think they announced her at the show, b/c the whole time we all kept saying, who is that??? |
9/28/2002 2:35:47 PM Apparently, Clear Channel Communications and whoever makes decisions there has been very, very touchy about the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. The media giant has formulated a list of over 100 songs that will be banned from its stations.. |
9/7/2002 3:19:31 PM There is a place I remember as being the last place I remember. I'll ask you kindly not to judge me too strongly as I recall the details of the onset of my present condition. There were situations there....Living creatures wore the skin of dead ones. I saw things moving in unnatural ways.. |
5/25/2002 10:41:22 PM However, these "June Cleaver" images have been very effective in getting women to take pride in their role as a housewife--reinforcing their own oppressive location in the hierarchal structure of American social relations. |
12/31/2001 3:07:35 PM I was born in 1965, the same year The Grateful Dead was born and the year that the songs that would land on the Beatles' landmark album "Rubber Soul" were probably starting to gel in the minds of the newly turned-on Fab Four.. |
9/5/2001 2:22:14 PM Well, I did not go to any of Trey Anastasio's summer tour. I saw him during his fall tour. Needless to say I was not impressed. I had a chance to catch him in Charlotte, NC this summer, but decided to catch Panic in Myrtle Beach, SC instead.. |
8/23/2001 2:18:53 PM I went to the two trey shows at red rocks both the shows were sick it was nice to see an energetic show the horn section tears.. |
8/1/2001 1:41:28 PM Truly amazing, that is all that really needs to be said about these two! I recently attended the two Phil shows at Red Rocks, and the reuniting show with Bobby in Oklahoma. They left me speechless and wanting more.. |
7/31/2001 1:50:24 PM I just have to agree with the other commentaries on the Trey Anastasio concert at Alpine Valley! Trey and the band were outstanding! I also read that Trey commented that Alpine Valley is "really the best place to play in the world." |
7/24/2001 1:53:56 PM On Saturday the 21st of July I went and saw Trey Anastasio and Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy Wisconsin. |
6/20/2001 1:57:57 PM Sad but true -- Phish is on hiatus after touring for 15 years and as of now they have no plan to unite anytime soon. Fortunately, some of the Phishies are still making music -- and plenty of it... |
6/19/2001 2:00:29 PM If one considers how Grateful St. Louis is for The Kind, The Shwag and Jake's Leg, there's no doubt that this city certainly knows how to honor its Dead.. |
4/17/2001 2:03:13 PM This a story about my own first mystical experience with the band. I can't remember exactly what year...82 or 83, I believe... |
3/8/2001 2:24:00 PM Time to stifle your shrieks and open your minds, dear readers, for you will find that this is a story outside of the parameters of Judaism. A story not about desecrating The Body, but one of adorning it, rewarding it. |
