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Musik: Atem der Statuen. Vielleicht:
Stille der Bilder. Du Sprache wo Sprachen
enden. Du Zeit
die senkrecht steht auf der Richtung
vergehender Herzen.
Gefühle zu wem? O du der Gefühle
Wandlung in was?— in hörbare Landschaft.
Du Fremde: Musik. Du uns entwachsener
Herzraum. Innigstes unser,
das, uns übersteigend, hinausdrängt,—
heiliger Abschied:
da uns das Innre umsteht
als geübteste Ferne, als andre
Seite der Luft:
nicht mehr bewohnbar.
Music. The breathing of statues. Perhaps:
The quiet of images. You, language where
languages end. You, time
standing straight from the direction
of transpiring hearts.
Feelings, for whom? O, you of the feelings
changing into what?— into an audible landscape.
You stranger: music. You chamber of our heart
which has outgrown us. Our inner most self,
transcending, squeezed out,—
holy farewell:
now that the interior surrounds us
the most practiced of distances, as the other
side of the air:
no longer habitable.
–Rainer Maria Rilke, An die Musik (Munich, Jan. 11-12, 1918) from Gedichte aus dem Nachlaß in Sämtliche Werke, vol. 2, p. 111 (E. Zinn ed. 1956)(S.H. transl.)
This poem, which might make a good pairing with an earlier poem Rilke wrote called simply Musik, gives us a good sense of the poet's metaphysical appreciation of music. Rilke was not only a superlative poet, he was also a very serious student of other art forms, as his writing about Rodin and Cézanne demonstrates. But his attitude towards music has puzzled me. References to concerts appear occasionally in his works and his correspondence—hearing a choral work performed in a great cathedral, perhaps, a trip to hear Mozart's Zauberflöte (which he prefers to follow with his eyes closed, curiously), an afternoon performance of Beethoven's Missa solemnis, and a limited number of other encounters. But, unlike E.T.A. Hoffmann or Thomas Mann, for instance, his writings reflect very little in the way of a substantive engagement with the literature of music. Only in Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge (1910) do we get a more earnest discussion of musical text—it occurs in the course of a portrayal of Ludwig van Beethoven—and there it is the instrumental work that comes through, especially the Hammerklavier. And Rilke sees more evidence in Beethoven's correspondence—"only in Beethoven's letters can such consciousness of Music be found," he writes his publisher, making the case for a popular edition. Still, Rilke's attention focuses much more on the theoretical role that music can play as a medium of art and communication.
This poem in particular points to his major insight on that point. Rilke was strongly influenced by Islamic concepts of spirituality, and occasionally he contrasts them with Christian equivalents, always to the advantage of Islam. This poem can be unfolded and understood using that approach. The Sufi mystics, like Rumi, incline to see a universe divided between a physical world of immediate perceptions and a spiritual world beyond. Their particular quest focuses on the portals through which a seeker can pass between these worlds, however fleetingly. For Rilke, that is the special function of great art, namely transcendence of the purely physical world and entry into a broader communion of the spiritual that links past and future. These elements are all present in the poem. First, he calls music a "language where languages end," pointing to the potential universality of music as a medium of communication. And he equates it with a sphere in which the rules of normal physical conduct are suspended—statutes breathe, he writes. (Note that he is also referencing sculpture as an art and pointing to its power to give animate force to the inanimate.) And he points to the suspension of the normal perception of time: time arises out of the direction of hearts transformed, he tells us. Is this not the same message that flows though much of the metaphysical poetry of the Elizabethan age? "Time stands still," writes John Dowland, for instance. Rilke is identifying music as a portal and also pointing to it as a vehicle for the suspension or extension of time. Those who bring the proper skills to the concert, that is, those who truly understand how to listen, will pass through the portal to another world which will shape and extend their understanding of the universe. But, particularly when we contrast this poem with its predecessor, we see that there is also an aspect of danger, a threat of seduction and misdirection that goes with music. We can think back to examples of classical antiquity in which music may calm frayed nerves and bring peace, but equally can produce insanity or blind passion—music, in other words, can deaden or mute the function of reason which is essential to man's success in the physical world. This may be called the "dark side" of music, something Thomas Mann charted beautifully in Doktor Faustus.
But if we plot Rilke's discourse over time, he appears to surmount his fears and stand ready to embrace music for its powerful properties in the end. He sees it as a medium of art inherently more powerful than the art that involves words and thus is bound to a specific language. Music comes to reflect not the threat of an unknown world, but rather the process of maturity, growth and entry into a larger and richer world of perception. It is the medium for dissolution of a barrier between worlds.
Listen to Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata no. 29, the "Hammerklavier," opus 106, in a 1970 performance by Alfred Brendel.
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So now you have been to a Furthur Concert. What did you think? How was
the scene? How was the music? Would you like to see more? What was your
favorite part? What would make it better? Did it help fill the void? Address
these or any other issues you find relevant. (Posted 6/29/96)
7/15 Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH - Spud (email@example.com)
Rumor has it that only about 5,000 folks showed. Harsh!
7/17 Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO - phil pusateri (firstname.lastname@example.com)
-MH Full Steam Ahead..When in Rome..Down the Road,Fire(w/steel drumz?) Sandman,EnsembleJam
(note Lobos drummer's "breast" percussion)________
-JWH,lyrical skills add a facet + positive contrast to overall show;__ Dylan
fan - warmup w/"Dont think twice..."chords - still, willJWH name
his firstborn "Blood on the Tracks",e.g?;xtranice Jack-a-roe acoustic_
w/JORMA(nice to see"cutesy irony"*-toting chap take on a Mr.RobtHunter
original... ended w/"Devil in Me" -[* see NYmeadows comment
-RATDOG:Walkin'(smoother,but is it s'posed to be smooth?Vocals on-key, melodic,but
not too emotional);TakeMe tothe River(vocals dig in),Rob W now establishes
his rumblin' and fukngruven backbone-presence,into____ Wang Dang;bluesyDog
spotlighting Johnson's keyboard licks to his home- town crowd; Wang Dang's
evocations coming more to life in the presence of the 71-yr.-old and his
ties to the song's lore/americana; Bobby and_ Bruce on nice milked and drawn-out
Masterpiece-close to beautiful, but Bruce was a little slow finding the
vocal harmony..Tanqueray coincided w/lastcall at 9:55, Johnson's vocals
were gritty and soulful (does/will he sing anything else?), jam, (Thistimeforever)
Shade of Gray->Easy2Slip (grabbing everybody's usually and clinically
deficient attention)> SUPPLICATIONjam launched a mind-excursioncomparable
towhat,a nice Slipknot!... untilBob gently returns to finish Easy2Slip;
BassSolo w/St. Stephen,star-spangled jam; Easy Answers outtathat..>ensembleTruckin'w/3+horns,
Bruce, (grewonyou exponentially assong progressed:crescendoat"getback
truckin'onhome"repeatedly was like a shamanic session to conjure up
familiar ghost,mojocontinued to rise w/JoRMAleadsolo >OtherOneJam
-ensemble: hotDEARMR.FANTASYw/lobovocallead+ensembleguitar(HOT:Lobosguitarsolo,JORMAsolo)
beforeJ.B.Goode at FillmoreWest 7-7-71:"Folks, this is the one it's
all about"; no encore
7/18 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS - Scott Finkeldei (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Like most people, i had really been looking forward to the Further tour
to hit my area. I had talked to other people who had been to some of the
other stops on the tour and had heard great things. It would be nice to
be among friends again.
When i arrived at the lot 2 hrs or so before show time, the vending was
in full swing. Talking to others in the lot, it sounded like it had been
going all morning. It was nice to be among the "freaks" again.
One of the things i miss most when not on tour is that feeling of community
and oneness that i get in the lot, walking around, seeing old tour friends,
talking to new friends, etc. Anyway the security didn't seem to tight although
there were event staff as well as cops around. Right before the show was
about to begin, it seemed that the cops decided to crack down on the vending
and started hasseling some of the people, particularly people selling hemp
products and pipes. We were sitting next to a drum circle in the lot that
was jamming when we heard the first notes of Hot Tuna and decided to head
in. Before we could some event staff and cops came over and asked the drummers
why they weren't heading into the show. They said they were playing and
didn't want to go in so the cops tried to intimidate them into going in.
Immediately someone came over with some "bad cop, no donut" stickers
and began giving them away to everyone in the area and more people came
over to join the circle. The cops seemed to give up and move on and a few
of them even took a bad cop sticker.
When we got in Hot Tuna was jammin and i was glad we made it in to see them.
I had been told Los Lobos put on a hell of a show and they sure did. I had
never had to much interest in them but now i do. Hornsby was also great
and they were one of the bands i really wanted to see. They did not disappoint
and jammed some long tunes and played a rockin Mighty Quinn. Mystery Box
also really got me moving. The playing was great, the singing was great,
even the showmanship was great. I had been listening to the cd and was ready
for their dance/r&b thing but seeing it live is another matter. And i always
thought Bob was the cheesy GD member. i will never forget the way Mickey
acted on stage that day. RatDog blew me away. i had never had a chance to
see a RatDog show till now, but now i will see as many as i can. A nice
LL Rain and a hugh Victim were but two of the highlights. The jam the end
was what everyone had been saying it would be! I was told by people who
had been following the tour that there was as many people as they had seen
all tour on stage the whole time for this encore. Playin>Gimme Some Lovin>Gloria>Playin!!
They played it hard and got the crowd into it.
All and all, it was better than i hoped it would be. Every band exceeded
my expectations and even the transition acts were great. the John Wesley
Harding/Jorma Jack-a-Roe was a particular highlight. It definately filled
the "summer tour void" that i was missing. I highly recommend
everyone catch at least one show!!!
7/18 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS - Scott Finkeldei
This is an amendment to my previous review about Sandstone in Bonner Springs,
KS. The encore jam was Playin>Kansas City(w/ Johnnie Johnson on piano).Gimme
Some Lovin'>Gloria>Playin'. I left out a really hot Kansas City with
Johnnie Johnson taking over keyboard from Bruce.
Could whomever administers this site add this to my review of the Sandstone
show add this to it. As you can see it is a pretty major oversight. Thanks
and keep up the good work on the web site. It is interesting and I hope
you continue to keep up the interesting interactions and pics. It's in my
7/28 Country Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR - Casey (email@example.com)
Sun & fun in Veneta, home of the legendary Country Fair and other assortedf
hippy-happenings. Before the day was through Bobby would have to restart
Sampson and Delilah after screwing up the first verse, Ken Kesey would get
up and read an ode to Jerry, and the whole gang would do a rendition of
the 'Gloria' into 'America The Beautiful' ("the whole gang" meaning
everyone plus Kesey). On paper, an utterly phenomenal show! In reality,
I was disappointed. I thought Hornsby was the best part of the show while
Mickey's new thing was a low point. I will never get used to hearing 'Fire
On The Mountain' done with a rapper! RatDog was good, but through it all
Bobby seemed somewhat displaced. A guest on his own stage, giving serious
back-up vocals to Ken Kesey's non-melodic bellowing through the JAM (Gloria>America)
Perhaps I've been spoiled by years of enchantment at the hands of Mr. Garcia,
and possibly I went there half-expecting to have the fat guy with the beard
come out & melt my heart once again. Whatever the case, Furthur was a disappointment
for me in many ways. Yes the music must go on, however, I think its going
to have to be in tapes for me if Furthur is the best I can expect. That
is, tapes and a Hornsby show now and again... and Phish, and Ratdog, and
the Allman Bros., and Santana, and Leftover Salmon, and Steve Miller, and
Calobo, and Reggae Sunsplash, and Merl Saunders, and some more Phish, and
Jimmy Buffet, and whoever else will grace our Northwest stages without all
the gimmick!
6/29 Alpine Valley, E. Troy, WI - Sis Kind (firstname.lastname@example.com)
when I pulled into the parking lot and saw all the old sites my heart gave
a leap. yet, I didn't know what to expect. what I remember most and will
always stay with me happened when Rat Dog took the stage. For some unknown
reason the heat had been upon us all day and frequent trips to the water
cooler were needed to keep from dehidration. then just as they layed into
a sweet rendition of "It looks like rain" a clash of thunder echoed
through the sky. I don't know how many of you live in this area but about
a year ago on August ninth when I heard the devistating news the sky turned
from a pleasant sunshine to feverent turrencial summer rain storm. When
on this night the rain visited us again I could feel Jerry there with us
looking down and my heart wells up with admiration, love, and indiscribable
awe. Later, that night they boomed out "Not fade away" and more
than the music I felt the anticipation, and love from every audience member
as they clung to thier memories. The chorus not only lasted long after Rat
Dog had left the stage but continued the entire length of that monsterous
climb up the hill and into the parking lot in full force. I hope this love
will help us find our way in the future. I know like the rest of you my
love will not fade away.
7/28 Country Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR - Don Wolfe (firstname.lastname@example.com)
It was nice to give the tribe a place to gather again, and especially one
that had been the site of true Dead shows. The lineup had something for
everybody, and was run like clockwork so there were no gaps in the entertainment.
I had a really good time, and I really needed to hear the poetry and tributes
to Garcia to help get over his death. Hearing White Rabbit was quite a kick!
What I wish had been part of it was some jamming that wasn't just assembling
various musicians from the different bands for familiar tunes. I wanted
some space, some drums (couldn't Mickey have jump-started some drumming).
I wanted a group to stay on stage long enough to really get into something.
When you're used to Dead shows that last four hours (counting breaks of
course), an hour a band only seems like enough time to warm up, but in the
Furthur Festival, by that time, their set was over. I especially wanted
to hear more of Los Lobos. Santana would have been good to have there, or
Traffic. Somebody who really likes to jam.
8/4 Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ - Shane Matolyak (email@example.com)
I started listening to the Dead in 93. I finally decided to see them the
following fall and only made it to one other show since then. I felt like
I got on the bus right before it got a flat tire. Since I knew I'd be in
Az at the time I figured "ahh, what the heck" and ordered my ticket.
I thought it would be strange being at a show "alone" with my
pals at home. MAN, I HAD A BLAST!!! Even after being to other shows I didn't
really get what people meant by "the sense of community". I figured
it out in AZ. Me and some new found friends set up a tarp and met others
who migrated over to our island of shade in the hot parking lot sea. So
the crowd scene was way cool. The show was awesome too. I'll never forget
when they wheeled a big cake onto the stage for Bruce's Birthday. Yeah,
I was in the "concert state of mind" and really thought Jerry
would jump out but I wasn't too let down when it wasn't him. The best Samson
and D. I ever heard.
7/4 Darien Lake Amphitheatre, Darien Center, NY - Beadz (firstname.lastname@example.com)
The Further Festival was one of the most beautiful places that I have ever
visited. My friends and I set off early in the morning as it was about a
three hour drive and we also needed to clear the boarder. The day started
out great as we didn't get stopped at the boarder. When we finally reached
the park, the magic of the tour began to rise. All of the people parked
around us got together and we all had a great time getting to know each
other and listening to some tunes before the show started. When finally
getting into the show, the music was already going and spirits were high.
All of the bands turned out to be really great! Evereyone was freely sharing
their music and all of the crowd was taking in as much as they could. The
high point of the show for me was when Truckin came on and the crowd went
wild! There were even fireworks going off in the background to add to the
excitement of the ending of a truely great day!
7/15 Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH - JerryHead (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Very disappointing. Though I have to admit I went there with a chip on my
shoulder about Mr. Stirfried himself. I said I would go only if it was to
protest against that pompus ass. But a need for a fix I went any ways. No
wonder Bruce was Jerry's boy. He certainly had some sweet points that night.
MB was new to me, I didn't know what to expect and I wasn't thrilled when
Mickey was not drumming away. But I have heard alot more now of that group
and I have to say I really enjoy it. Ratdog could not even be saved by Bruce.
No matter what Bobby always trys to take the lead, and he is still not after
all of these years a talented guitar player. Maybe he didn't have a large
enough crowd. I think alot skipped out on him because of the USA article.
I personally would never travel to see Rat Dog. They would have to come
to my back door. To do Rider without Jerry is a huge mistake.
8/1 Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA - William Graney (firstname.lastname@example.com)
I enjoyed Further as i really liked the musical line up. To me the week
link was Ratdog. Always been big on Tuna and Los Lobos and they certainly
did not fail to satisfy. I hadn't heard Mystery Box before the show and
I was impressed enough to buy their cd right after the set. The end jam
was very cool too. The scene was subdued but I like that, in fact I stopped
going to shows for a few years after '89 because I couldn't take the hugeness
of the scene. So I kind of appreciated the return to reasonable crowd levels.
Of course it was difficult getting through without Jerry. From what I have
seen of this year's line up I am less than enthused.


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Challenge 126: Trainer Turned Lover
Eeeep! Sorry. This whole four day work week has really thrown me off my schedule! Here's the (slightly delayed!) challenge for this week, continuing our theme of Snarry cliches.
Challenge 126: Trainer Turned Lover
Grudgingly Snape accepts Dumbledore's request to train the Boy-Who-Lived; things are rough at first as mutual animosity and misconceptions get in the way. However, continued close contact breaks down these barriers, allowing the two wizards to see they are more alike than they thought. Then... whee!... there's smexing and grudging acceptance and sneaking around behind Dumbledore/Hermione/Ron/the Wizarding world's back and... and... and....
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The film documents the shocking statistics that misrepresent women of power in government, business, and showbusiness. With interviews from women of ages, cultures, and prominence, the film intertwines the media's harsh perceptions and reality.
Miss Representation will be premiering on the television channel OWN on October 20th and various screenings have been scheduled both in the U.S. and internationally.
Upcoming screenings in the Boston area include:
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The recommendations have been laid out and now it's time to roll up sleeves and discuss ways that community colleges can redesign, reinvent and reset themselves to serve the needs of students today and in the decade to come.
In September, members of the American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) 21st-Century Initiative implementation teams will begin to develop strategies regarding how two-year colleges can integrate the recommendations featured in AACC's Reclaiming the American Dream: Community Colleges and the Nation's Future. The report, released in April by a blue-ribbon commission, includes seven recommendations, from improving college readiness, to strategically targeting public and private investments.
Seminole State College of Florida President E. Ann McGee, co-chair of the steering committee that will oversee the nine implementation teams, said the 21st-Century report outlines areas where community colleges are very successful and some where they are coming up short.
"The steering committee's primary responsibility will be to construct a road map—with a variety of streets, avenues and lanes—that colleges can adopt as they seek to enhance student success and create the pathway to success for their students," she said.
The work of the teams and steering committee is crucial to help not only individual colleges but the community college movement as a whole, added Rey Garcia, president of the Texas Association of Community Colleges who will also serve as co-chair of the steering committee.
"The 21st-Century report laid out a substantial challenge to all community college leaders across the country," Garcia said. "It's our opportunity to take charge."
McGee noted that since community colleges now enroll nearly half of all students in higher education in the U.S., the major challenge facing the teams will be the scope of the effort.
"The roadblocks that our students have to overcome just to be students have only increased," she said. "With limited resources and a growing population who needs us, we must be incredibly creative to devise student success measures that can be easily—and cost-effectively—adopted and implemented."
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The implementation teams will address designated recommendations and forward strategies to the steering committee, which will then synthesize them and present a final report to AACC President and CEO Walter Bumphus, who will chair the committee. Garcia said that there will be some areas of crossover among the teams, as the seven recommendations often link with each other.
Garcia added that the teams and steering committee will need to avoid looking for a "magic bullet" to address the issues outlined in the report, noting that "what might work at one college might not work at another." Participating leaders should approach their task as developing a toolkit that will include multiple strategies for each of the recommendations, he said.
The 21st-Century Initiative Steering Committee chair and co-chairs are:
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A Dream for Jaxson
A few years ago, we got a call from Leslie Pohl. Karen went to grad school with Carol, Leslie's mom, and during those grad school years and following, we usually had Thanksgiving up at Camp. Carol would come with Leslie, who was just a sparkling teenager back then.
Now Leslie is a firefighter and an EMT up in Washington State. She was calling to ask not if but when were we going to do Thanksgiving at Camp, because she was coming: her memories of those gatherings around the table, the fellowship of work in the kitchen and surely the cavalcade of pies, were so strong and so positive, she was ready to come down with her Mom all the way from Washington.
We wanted to do Turkey Day in the canyon, but were a little busy: no problem she said—I'll take the lead on cooking, if that would help make it happen. It sure would, and it did, and she brought her hunky boyfriend with her, continuing a tradition of women bringing their men up the mountains to see if they have what it takes.
He did, they did, and a year or so later they came back for yet another Turkey Day, this time with Leslie leading the cooking while balancing young Jaxson on her hip. It was a fine meal, and a perfect example of a vision for Sturtevant—let's call it a dream for Jaxson.
The Dream is simple: to bring people and resources together in such a way that Sturtevant will be there ready, open and welcoming for Jaxon's grandson to come up for Thanksgiving in November of 2065. That will be when most of us here are probably dead and gone. So really this is a legacy project: an effort to take what we have all found to be of value, a unique and often transformative experience, and to bequeath that to the future, far beyond ourselves. It is so that when he is a father, Jaxson can call up the manager, and say "Where do I sign up my family for Thanksgiving?" It will be to link those values we have found to be true in the past and our past, and connect them to the future, so that Jaxson's son and grandson will have access to what is timeless.
The trick of course is that what is timeless has to become present in time; is has to be embodied in chronological time, over and over again. That's what the hike up the canyon and being at Sturtevant are: they are the embodiment, the literal and psycho-spiritual environment in which we ourselves become embodied. It is not possible to come to Sturtevant without becoming intimately, acutely, and sometimes painfully aware of our bodies: we are awakened to our incarnation, the reality that this is what I am, a creature in the midst of creation. And once I am awakened, once I am connected with reality, then I begin to understand my relationship to this created order, to others and to all that are present and real in the world; then from that I begin to explore and understand and how to live in this created order in a way that is respectful, mutually sustainable and even joyful.
A tall order for a few ramshackle buildings. Yet our own visceral and social experiences have convinced us that this is what is possible, this is what happens when we put our boots on the trail and go to Camp (it really is the journey plus the destination together.) Fundamentally, while we enjoy and benefit from this, it is not for us: it has always been a gift to us, with the purpose that we share that gift, just as it was first shared with us. Somebody at some point in the past either invited us to Camp, or the mountains themselves called to us, and we discovered Sturtevant as a place where the experience of the outdoors is concentrated and amplified by our sharing the experience with others.
So our purpose, our vision, is to do for others what has been done for us: to care for this gift in such a way that others might also receive it. It is a simple and universal truth and a marker of those who have been touched by enlightenment: to wish for others what you wish for yourself. We wish the Sturtevant experience for Jaxson's grandson, and all his family and friends and neighbors.
From Dreaming to Doing
Having extolled the virtues of reality, we cannot ignore the reality of Sturtevant: in practical terms, it is fragile. Sturtevant has always been and always will be at risk: one of the early stories about Wilbur himself was his rushing back into camp through a smoking canyon as fire threatened the site and its guests. Sturtevant's location is both its strength and weakness: its isolation in the wilderness means it is a preciously unique retreat, but it is also always under threat of possible fire, seasonally destructive rains, and debris flows. The slower processes of decay (termites, rust, etc.) are constantly eroding the infrastructure; and only diligence and luck have kept vandalism to minimum thus far.
Yet these are only the physical risks: one of the earliest threats to Sturtevant's Camp was the federal government seeking to revoke Wilbur's permit to operate. With the help of the community, he was able to prevail. Today, the probability of closure has always been at the door, entirely dependent upon the fiscal capacity and corporate willingness of the UMC to keep the doors open and staff the Camp. We came to the brink of that probability this October: only the generosity of a motivated donor has converted the probability of closure into a future with possibilities.
Which brings us around to the real…issues. Not problems to be fixed, or even threats to be avoided. Better to think in terms of possibilities to be realized and multiplied. So let the operative question for Jaxson's dream be, "What do we want more of?"
- We want more people who share in this dream, specifically,
- We want more people supporting, contributing to and spreading this dream.
- We want more people having the Sturtevant experience.
- We want more kids and young people discovering the Sturtevant experience.
- We want more of a future for Sturtevant than just the next budget year.
Absent the inflow of each of these, the day will surely come again when the UMC will good cause to close the Camp. That would make it much more difficult to realize Jaxson's dream.
So the next set of questions becomes: what do we need more of so that we have more of these things listed above? It is important to keep these questions in the right sequence: we don't want a renovated bathhouse just to have a different, nicer bathhouse; we want an upgraded bathhouse so that people who come to Camp have such a positive, welcoming experience of the Camp that they want to return—and bring their friends with them. We don't want a healthy endowment fund just to keep the buildings in good condition; we want an endowment fund so that the Camp can continue to welcome people to a positive, even transformative experience.
Making the shift from dreaming to doing will mean taking these and other questions and insights as they emerge, and begin working out specific, detailed answers; then looking at resources and scheduling to realize those answers. That work begins now.


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First off, I just have a simple virtual turntable MIDI controller (a DJ-Tech VTT-101). I'm trying to play around with incorporating a virtual scratching sound in my playing.
I have looked into Sxratch and the DyScratch demo. I can't get Sxratch to work in Ableton for some reason and although DyScratch basically does what I am looking for but it doesn't work with a jog wheel. On top of that, it's a 3 yr old VST that costs $40. I'm not looking for anything complicated, just something that functions with my mini turntable and emulates that classic vinyl scratching sound when I turn the jog wheel back and forth and play with the crossfader. Maybe just load a small sound clip like DyScratch does that produces a scratching/stretching sound with it. If nothing else, if there's anybody willing to develop a VST like this, I'd be 100% willing to help any way I can. |
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Image line Grossbeat or Melda MRhythmizer or whatever that clone was called do it, it seems to be modifying a delay time. |
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Hrm, these appear to more like effects triggers from MIDI notes during the track. Although it sounds like what I am looking for it doesn't quite work for that.
I'm kind of at a loss for words to describe what I'm looking for anymore. The only thing I can say is I'm looking for something that can load a sound clip and creates the scratching effect as I move the jog wheel back and forth over the clip. Maybe use the slider for a kind of pitch or other similar modulation also. If that helps. A lot of this is similar to how DyScratch functions, except it uses the C note to trigger the scratching sound. Also it appears to be velocity sensitive in regards to how the scratching/stretching sound is produced. I hope this helped describe more of what I am looking for. |
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Download FL studio demo which generously lets you render without registering. Use Fruity Scratcher or--better yet--Wave Traveler. There's nothing like it. |
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And once you get your appetite going for scratching, give Ms Pinky a try. The package also includes a VST version. While it has some sticker drift in relative mode, it's very responsive otherwise, and you can even use 192kHz source files
You don't necessarily need a timecode vinyl/cd in order to use Pinky, you can also just load up the timecode audio file into a sampler of choice |
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You can map the scratch wheel to the circle at the top left of grossbeat, this would let you use your wheel as a scratch effect |
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Destroy FX's Turntablist
was bioroid's plugin available on the Pc and Mac i don't really use it cause i just basically use a sampler ---- If your plugin is a Synth-edit/synth-maker creation, Say So. If not Make a Mac version of your Plugins Please. ...everyone is out to get me!!!!!!! |
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I am trying Gross Beat out again and for whatever reason I can simply not map the jog wheel to scratch wheel. Not sure what I'm missing here. I know the MIDI signal is CC 101 in Ableton. I know now that this has been pretty much what has been plaguing me this whole time with the different scratch VSTs. I know this is kind of going off from what I'm originally asking but I can't figure out anymore what I can do with this thing.
I don't know what anybody else thinks I can do, but thanks for showing me these things. EDIT: Turntablist MIGHT be what I'm looking for, but I'm having a hard time setting it up in Ableton. I'll try and keep at it. |
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I never found anything satisfying. I end up using a Numark Axis 9. Burn what I want onto a CD and I can scratch what ever I want. It would be nice if I could grab incoming audio as well, but you can't have everything. ---- Zerocrossing Media http://www.zerocrossing.net 4th Law of Robotics: When turning evil, display a red indicator light. ~[ ●_● ]~ |
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Kinda funny no one has mentioned this, did you try Traktor? Or another DJ program would work.
Deckadance or Mixx (which is free). |
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Yeah, the deck came with an LE version of Deckadance. It just seems like such a hokey program to work with (which is what I get for buying a hokey DJ deck, I guess). Plus this version doesn't work as a VST in Ableton, so that kind of frustrates me there. I'm going to look into Traktor and Mixxx when I have the time. Mixxx does look interesting for a free program so let's see how that works out.
Thanks for the response there. |
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"Too democratic. Republic, fuck it. We chicken nugget. We dip in the sauce like mop and bucket."
- Andre 3000 from OutKast, Humble Mumble
Here's a good example of a lot of words that you think might go together or make sense, but don't.
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"A series of impressionistic vignettes that combine to illustrate the writer's Black, Southern, Working-Class roots."
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At least Outkast is smart enough to know they're crazy. They're still probably the best hip hop out there right now.
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This is the only dumb line by Andre 3000 that I could find.


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Declassification Events
D-Archives: How Digitizing Declassified Documents Can Restore Ukraine's National Memory and Build an Independent, Democratic Country
April 16, 2013 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Kennan Institute
Volodymyr Viatrovych, historian and former Director, Security Services of Ukraine Special State Archive Department, discussed how Ukraine's future as an independent country and democratic society rests on the proposition that restoring the nation's historical memory is a critically important precondition to overcome Ukraine's Soviet past and to bring about national reconciliation.
Celebrating the Legacy of Daniel Patrick Moynihan: The Launch of "Moynihan's Moment," a New Book by Gil Troy
April 04, 2013 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
History and Public Policy Program
McGill University Professor of History Gil Troy leads on expert panel on his latest book, "Moynihan's Moment: America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism" which explores the legacy of Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
The Power of Weak States in International Politics: Eastern Europe in the 20th Century
April 04, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
"Weak states can be both policy takers and, occasionally, policy makers," argues Laszlo Borhi in a presentation examining weak states in East Central Europe in the 20th century. Focusing on several case studies, Borhi looks at three periods: the aftermath of World War I and World War II and the post-1989 era.
The Third Side of the Cold War: Movement of the Non-aligned States, Yugoslavia and the World
April 03, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
Drawing on the private document collections of two former Yugoslav ministers of foreign affairs, Tvrtko Jakovina renders an account of Tito's last years in office and the role Yugoslavia played as the leader of the Movement of the Non-aligned Countries from 1960s until 1990s.
Stalin's Decision for War in Korea
March 18, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
History and Public Policy Program
At the end of the 1940s Joseph Stalin was forced to negotiate a new treaty of alliance with the victorious Chinese Communists. Mao Zedong won significant concessions from Stalin. The Soviet dictator was compelled to alter completely his policy for Korea.
1989 After 1989: Memory in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe
March 14, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
The eastern European revolutions of 1989 were a watershed in global history. Despite this, in the two decades since, their meaning has become a source of debate. While they have been promoted as a founding myth for a newly unified Europe, eastern Europeans have repeatedly represented them as a moment of betrayal, martyrdom, liberation, victory, disappointment, loss, colonization, or nostalgia.
Stalin's Curse: Battling for Communism in War and Cold War
March 05, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
"Exciting, deeply engaged, and shrewdly perceptive, Stalin's Curse is an unprecedented revelation of the sinister machinations of Stalin's Kremlin." Based on newly declassified archival materials author Robert Gellately offers a more clearly defined picture of what went on behind the scenes.
The Life of a Vilna Ghetto Rescuer: Reading, Writing, Remembering
November 26, 2012 // 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Global Europe Program
Julija Šukys, author of Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Šimaitė, carefully collected, preserved, and archived the written record of the life of Ona Šimaitė. Šimaitė, a librarian at Vilnius University, used her position to aid and rescue Jews in the Vilna Ghetto.
Becoming Enemies: U.S.-Iran Relations and the Iran-Iraq War, 1979-1988
October 15, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
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With its remarkable declassified documentation and oral testimony that bear directly on questions of U.S. policymaking with regard to the Iran-Iraq War, "Becoming Enemies" reveals much that was previously unknown about U.S. policy before, during, and after the war. The authors go beyond mere reportage to offer lessons regarding fundamental foreign policy challenges to the U.S. that transcend time and place.
The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order
September 24, 2012 // 12:30pm — 2:00pm
Cold War International History Project
In "The Global Offensive," historian Paul Thomas Chamberlin offers new insights into the rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization in its full international context.


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But much can and should be said for "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park." This made-for-TV film (which actually played theatrically in Europe and Australia) was produced by the good folks at Hanna-Barbera, who are best known for their Saturday morning cartoons like "Yogi Bear" and "Dastardly and Mutley and Their Flying Machines." The film actually has a Saturday morning feel to it, with a puerile plot, which actually makes the average Yogi Bear cartoon seem Chekovian in comparison.
If you never saw the film or tried to forget it, this is how it goes. Abner Devereaux (played by a glum Anthony Zerbe) is the brilliant but somewhat nutty creator of rides and robotic attractions at an amusement park. But the park's management feels it needs a new angle to attract the always-fickle youth market, so they fire Devereaux and hire KISS to perform a series of rock concerts. Devereaux decides to plot his revenge by launching a series of sabotage raids using zombie henchmen he's maintained in a secret laboratory beneath the amusement park. When his young and hunky assistant Sam discovers what is happening, Devereaux turns him into a robotic slave.
Sam's pretty fiancé Melissa, disturbed by Sam's disappearance and the strange happenings at the park, decides to call for help. Had she been hanging around with Mr. Brown from my eBay adventure, she would've known to call the local F.B.I. to halt these shady shenanigans. Instead, she turns to KISS to solve the mysteries of the park.
If this film is to be believed, the four members of KISS live together in a stately mansion and wear their elaborate make-up and costumes 24/7. They even sit by their swimming pool in full rocker regalia, although they are careful to protect themselves by wearing silver mesh hooded bathrobes. The KISS members also have special powers, which allow them to perform such tricks as breathe fire and shoot laser beams from their eyes. But this is not to say they don't possess hearts. KISS attempts to soothe Melissa's angst by performing their gooey ballad "Beth" for her, but this isn't exactly what Melissa was hoping for.
To make a seemingly endless film summary short…Devereaux (remember him?) somehow winds up capturing KISS and sends out KISS clones for their amusement park concert. The phony KISS performs songs designed to stir a riot, but the real KISS escape and destroy the clones using their superhero powers and some deft fisticuff action. Zombie Sam is eventually brought back to life and Melissa while Devereaux inexplicably ages into a withered shell of himself.
In a way, it is a shame the people responsible for this film were not reported to the F.B.I., starting with KISS themselves. Whatever charisma they possessed in performance is nowhere to be found in the film, aside from Gene Simmons' occasional attempts at hamming up his demon persona. The quickie/cheapie nature of production did not allow them to create any new songs for the film, and the twangy incidental music that took up most of the soundtrack was created by someone named Hoyt Curtin, who scored numerous 70s TV shows. The group themselves knew they were in a mess; Ace Frehley reportedly walked off the set and was replaced in several scenes by a heavily made-up double while Peter Criss didn't bother to show up for post-production looping of his dialogue, resulting in having his entire performance redubbed by another actor.
Yet the sheer stupidity of the film, its Godzilla-worthy none-too-special effects and the unlikely presence of KISS in the middle of the madness makes this fiasco unintentionally hilarious and strangely endearing. Yeah, it's bad–but it is bad in a fun, Ed Wood-style that inspires an MST3K running dialogue to accompany the on-screen silliness. The film almost seems like a perfect time capsule for the garish late 70s, and many older rock fans seek out this film for a double shot of KISS and kitsch.
So why is this film only available today in bootleg video channels? It actually had two separate video releases in the early 1980s, but then it abruptly vanished. If a problem exists, it is most likely due to clearing the music rights (for KISS, not Hoyt Curtin's incidental score). Or perhaps the guys in KISS, who scored a surprising comeback and can still sell out arenas, have not grown fonder of the film since its initial presentation and are intentionally keeping it out of release. Yet plenty of copies of the original videos and endless bootleg duplicates can keep KISS fans satisfied for now.
Which brings us back to my bootleg woes. The good news is that Mr. Brown and I were able to settle our problem without the intervention of law enforcement agents. I refunded his money, he returned the video and called off the F.B.I. (who, thankfully, never made an appearance in this matter), and in the course of dealing with him I found Mr. Brown to be a very charming and sincere fellow with a genuine interest in copyright protection issues; it seems his overzealous reaction to my video was not out of silliness, but because he had recently purchased pirated Microsoft software on eBay and had successfully targeted that digital pirate to the feds. He later acquired a genuine second-hand retail video copy of the film for his friend's birthday, and I've since discovered that he started his own IT consulting business called ANC Solutions (which you are welcome to visit online at www.ancsolutions.net). If you have a question about computer problems or film copyright issues, you know where to find him.
As for me…well, I'm stuck with a bootleg video copy of "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park." However, my encounter with Mr. Brown planted the seed that became our weekly Bootleg Files column here on Film Threat. Yes, inspiration comes from the strangest places and strangest people. So thank you KISS, thank you Phantom, thank you New York office of the F.B.I., and thank you Mr. Brown. Now please excuse me while I rock 'n' roll all night and party every day….
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The unauthorized duplication and distribution of copyright-protected material is not widely appreciated by the entertainment industry, and on occasion law enforcement personnel help boost their arrest quotas by collaring cheery cinephiles engaged in such activities. So if you are going to copy and sell bootleg videos, a word to the wise: don't get caught. The purchase and ownership of bootleg videos, however, is perfectly legal and we think that's just peachy! This column was brought to you by Phil Hall, a contributing editor at Film Threat and the man who knows where to get the good stuff…on video, that is.
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Posted on October 3, 2003 in Features by Phil Hall
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Members Only Section in the Duran Duran Webshop!
Membership definitely has its privileges lately - and DD VIP Members are no exception! All members of the Duran Duran VIP Fan Community
get a 10% discount at check out, but now they have their own section! Just click in to the
Duran Duran Web Shop
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Posted on 11-26-12
ALL NEW VIP Gold Member Package is here!!!!
A terrific new GOLD level VIP member package is NOW HERE! The Gold package includes all the great perks of membership such as pre-sale access, contesting, Katy's Kafes, Q&As and more - as well as:
- An exclusive NEW T-shirt for the fan community
- A black faux leather "UltraHyde" padfolio with the embossed Duran logo
- AYNIN video still fridge magnet
- 22 oz. water bottle with "D" and "Duran Duran" logos
- Custom Duran shaped USB device with an exclusive video, behind-the-scenes portraits and live concert shots!
- A copy of the Hyde Park setlist with reproduction signatures from the band (not shown in photo)
- Personalized membership card for 2012/2013
- Welcome letter from the band
You can still be a basic member for just $35.00 (which includes access to pre-sale ticketing and all the perks on the VIP website) so don't forget to renew your membership - or better yet, with the holidays coming up, buy a DD VIP Silver or Gold package membership for the Duranie in your life!! Be on the lookout for a special holiday discount code to apply towards a gift membership!
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Posted on 10-09-12
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Duran Duran are hitting the road in support of their album 'ALL YOU NEED IS NOW'! Our community members will have early access to pre-sale tickets for these shows, before they are made available to the general public, and the opportunity to purchase a limited number of special VIP member-only packages!
Posted on 02-11-11
Member Exclusive December Giveaway - NO ORDINARY EP!
December Giveaway - it's holiday time after all!
The Duran Duran Fan Community is very excited to have obtained FOUR COPIES of the NO ORDINARY EP for Record Store Day, and we will be giving one away each week of December.
Only 5,000 copies of this EP were made for Record Store Day's Black Friday event in the USA - a true collectible, and we're happy to be giving a few away to lucky Fan Community members!
NO ORDINARY EP is re-issued (it was originally on cassette) on 10″ white vinyl for Record Store Day.
Recorded on May 15, 1993 at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Duran Duran (then a quartet featuring Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo) performed "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Notorious" and "Come Undone."
"We're really pleased that this rare piece of our history has been chosen for Record Store Day," bassist John Taylor said in a statement. "I can remember the show vividly as it went out around the world via satellite. As an avid collector of vinyl myself, I think it will be a fan favorite."
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Posted on 12-01-13
Duran Duran and photographer Denis O'Regan release new coffee table book: 'Careless Memories'
On December 15th 2013 Intense Books will publish Duran Duran's 'Careless Memories', a limited edition coffee table book by photographer Denis O'Regan, documenting the band's record breaking 1984 'Sing Blue Silver' tour. Containing hundreds of exquisitely restored, previously unseen photographs, taken mostly during the North American and Japanese legs of the band's tour, 'Careless Memories' provides an unparalleled visual history of Duran Duran's ascent to the top, with a commentary from the band members themselves.
Priced from £250, each special edition 'Careless Memories' large format, hard cover book (373mm x 249mm) will be bound in cloth, and will contain 200 pages of both colour and black and white images. The deluxe edition (priced from £500), will be signed by all five original band members, and is delivered in a cloth-bound presentation box that will also contain limited edition, signed photographic prints, published by Off Beat. Five Unique Editions of the book (priced at £2500) will also be made available, containing contemporary fine art prints and 1984 vintage prints, together with handwritten lyrics of one of the band's classic hits by Simon Le Bon.
A selection of photographs from the book will be on display at a dedicated pop-up store, at 15 Foubert's Place, off Carnaby Street, in Central London, (not far from the band's original 1984 office) from November 20th to December 6th. The night before the exhibition closes, members of Duran Duran, Denis O'Regan and Intense will host a launch event for 'Careless Memories', with the proceeds of a silent auction that will run throughout the life of the exhibition, going to the Ace Africa charity.
Speaking from their studio in London, where they are working on a new album, keyboardist Nick Rhodes said "There was a growing sense of achievement as we got further into the tour – we were winning over the audiences and the reception we received was astonishing every night. As we traveled from city to city, it almost felt as though we were on a political campaign trail, but having an awful lot more fun. It was undoubtedly the '84 tour that sealed our reputation in America, and as it drew to a close, I think we all knew that it was never going to be the same again.
"We chose Denis to accompany us on tour based upon his work and his reputation. He was one of a small elite group of rock photographers who really knew how to shoot a live show properly. We had seen the stunning results he achieved with other artists and wanted him to do the same for us. It helped enormously that his personality fitted in so well too, we laughed a lot together. If you weren't able to keep up with the constant humour we survived on, you really didn't stand a chance. Denis rose to the occasion admirably!"
Lead singer, Simon Le Bon added: "Photography has been massively important to us throughout our career, as it enabled us to maintain a worldwide presence while we were on tour. Denis's photographs provide a wonderful document from that period."
1984 was a particularly exciting year for Duran Duran, as this was when they really conquered the US market, playing their first arena tour amidst the kind of mass hysteria from their fans that hadn't been witnessed since the Beatles had first set foot on American soil, some twenty years earlier. They were touring in support of their third studio album 'Seven and the Ragged Tiger", which spawned a series of hits, including their first international #1, 'The Reflex'. It was a year in which they won two Grammys, graced the cover of Rolling Stone magazine (who donned them 'The Fab Five), and played to more than three quarters of a million people in less than five months. With MTV now a powerful promotional vehicle for bands such as Duran Duran, who had been quick to embrace the medium, the stage was set for the five boys from Birmingham to become what appeared to be an overnight global sensation. In actual fact, this period followed five intense, non-stop years of hard work, as the band toured the world, breaking territory after territory.
Photographer Denis O'Regan exclusively captured Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour, joining the band in France, where they were filming the video for their single 'New Moon On Monday', and staying with them until the end of the run, covering their Japanese and North American dates, as well as a number of other European shows and promotional appearances. His unprecedented access to the band gives the 'Careless Memories' book a never-before-seen insight into the lives of Simon, Nick, John, Roger and Andy as they won hearts around the world. It documents the excitement of the shows, the hysteria and mayhem that surrounded them, and the tedium of life on the road as they became prisoners of their own success.
Denis O'Regan has toured the world as official photographer to David Bowie, Queen, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Spandau Ballet. He was the official photographer at Live Aid, and continued that tradition as official photographer at the Concert For Diana, MTV European Music Awards, and most recently Download, Coachella and Glastonbury festivals.
'Careless Memories' will be available for pre-order at www.ddcarelessmemories.com.
The 'Careless Memories' exhibition runs from November 20th to December 6th.
Twitter info: #ddmemories @duranduran @thedenisoregan
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Posted on 11-21-13
Duran Duran's John Taylor Lends Support to Road Recovery!
Duran Duran's John Taylor, who has been very active with the Road Recovery charity, caught wind of founder Gene Bowen's 1,500 mile bicycle fundraiser ride throughout New York this past summer and got in the act! In addition to a video of support, John helped to raise money for the charity's various endeavors by auctioning off an exclusive 20 minute Skype chat which was snapped up almost immediately.
Road Recovery helps at-risk youth battling addictions and other adversities. Support them at http://bit.ly/rr-fundraiser
Catch John's video of support here
Posted on 12-01-13
Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes on the passing of Lou Reed
I am very saddened to hear Lou Reed has died. Less than two months ago, it was great to see him in London collecting a GQ award for inspiration. He has always deserved so much more recognition that he has been granted. Like Elvis and The Beatles, Lou Reed pioneered and influenced a future generation of musicians, Duran Duran being just one of those bands on an endless list, grateful to benefit from his fearless, inventive and unique style.
In the late 80s we were playing a charity show in New York City, where through a mutual friend, I had managed to persuade Lou to come and perform a couple of his songs with us. It was quite surreal for everyone in the band, as less than a decade earlier, we had been fans listening to his music in our teenage bedrooms. Lou turned up at the Beacon Theatre with his guitar and amplifier to soundcheck, we rehearsed "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Sweet Jane together." He was thrilled with the arrangements we had done, so we parted company for a few hours and next met, later that evening, onstage. When Simon introduced our hero, Lou, my heart sank as it sounded as though the entire audience began to boo. Lou was unfazed and smiling, so we launched into the songs. it wasn't until afterwards when the sound of the crowd intensified, that I realised they were all affectionately shouting Lou, not boo…
Lou Reed is dead, Long live Lou Reed!
Posted on 10-27-13
Simon Le Bon Participates in ICAP's Charity Day in London
On Tuesday, December 3rd, Simon took part in the biggest single fund raising event in the City of London- ICAP's Annual Charity Day. On this one day, ICAP, the world's largest inter-dealer broker, gives away its revenues and commissions to charity.
The idea has proved very successful for 20 years. In our 60+ offices around the world, we have raised more than £100 million for charity. It is inspiring to see what a difference ICAP Charity Day makes to so many people and causes.
Simon participated in support of the
Blue Marine Foundation
, a charity he has been involved with since last year. He had a great day on the trading floor and even 'closed' a 10 million dollar deal!
To read more about ICAP's Charity Day,
click here
To donate to the Blue Marine Foundation,
click here
Posted on 12-03-13
Duran Duran Attend Launch of Careless Memories Book in London
Great night last night with Duran Duran & photographer Denis O'Regan at the Careless Memories book launch!
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Posted on 12-06-13
2013 Roundtable - Duran Duran remember "Seven & the Ragged Tiger"
Duran Duran reminisce on the making of SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER
*best if listened to on headphones.
Posted on 12-01-13
A Video Tour of Duran Duran's Careless Memories Exhibit in London
If you're not in the UK while the Careless Memories Exhibit is being hosted [November 27-December 5th] at 15 Foubert Street in London,
watch this video
so you can catch a bit of what it's like inside...
On December 5th members of Duran Duran, Denis O'Regan and Intense will host an invitation-only launch event for the book, with the proceeds of a silent auction that will run throughout the life of the exhibition, going to the Ace Africa charity.
Posted on 12-01-13
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Reading: Language you can put your finger on
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Peter Redpath, co-author of Incredible English second edition, takes a look at reading and how it can be used in the classroom.
There are two productive skills, speaking and writing, and two receptive skills, listening and reading. Here I'd like to focus on reading.
First of all, let's consider what differentiates the skills.
For a start, reading and writing, unlike listening and speaking, are concrete.