Archive | February, 2012

Poet Chris Wiman on Bill Moyers

by on 25. Feb, 2012 in art, poetry, religion

‘Love’s last urgency is Earth’ — C. Wiman Very affecting talk here with Moyers and Wiman… on the inseparable bond between suffering and experience; the radical need for cultivating a sensitive inner consciousness; and the role the arts can play in presenting a heavenly order. That and more…

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Frank Zappa and Shuggie Otis..Acoustic, 1970.

by on 21. Feb, 2012 in Uncategorized

A live jam recorded on the Johnnie Otis Show, radio station KPPC, Pasadena. Not what you would expect.

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Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo)..’Don’s Secret”

by on 20. Feb, 2012 in Uncategorized

The infamous and fabulous Zoot Horn Rollo, aka Bill Harkleroad, continues on his musical life journey living, I’m told,up in Eugene Oregon, and giving guitar lessons, along with occaisonal recordings. I may well be wrong,but I think this piece this one comes off Bill’s hard to find Lp from 2000: ” We Saw A Bozo [...]

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A Beefheart Primer from 1980…France

by on 17. Feb, 2012 in Uncategorized

well, this is here just.. because. it could be a great 30 minutes or so of your life.. time remarkably well spent. thank you Don! and for everybody else, surf on, and grow fins.

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Gazzara

by on 08. Feb, 2012 in art, film

The magic of Ben Gazzara as an actor, among many things, was his patience in delivery. Not a showy scene-chewer who dominates the space of the frame, he plays his roles like a seasoned jazz musician, where responsiveness and generosity allows room for a structure to build, upon which each player in the tune/scene can [...]

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William Burroughs..”Words of Advice For Young People

by on 03. Feb, 2012 in Uncategorized

Timeless wisdom from Uncle Bill. Applicable for both young, and older.

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