Showing posts with label peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peace. Show all posts
Monday, August 11, 2014
WAR IS STUPID. VIOLENCE IS POINTLESS.
War is stupid.
Violence is pointless.
Stop it. Everybody. Seriously.
It's the 21st Century. When will we learn that violence solves nothing.
It just creates more violence.
Some people seem to enjoy violence. I don't understand it.
Destruction is easy. Any idiot can destroy.
Show me you can make something, build something, create something. That is impressive.
Give peace a chance. It's time.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Woodstock - 40 years later
Amazing that Woodstock was 40 years ago. I was a bit too young to even consider going, and I don't remember if I had heard about it before it happened. Wheaton, Illinois was a long way from Woodstock (or Bethel), New York, so it wasn't exactly a local event. But later I listened to the album a lot, and remember the movie and the music so well. Can't wait to hear it again this weekend.
New York Times has some great coverage. Look at the slide show of photos by James Estrin, now 71, who was a Life Magazine Photographer at the time, and covered Woodstock. In the slide show, he talks about the experience, how he was accepted by the crowd, even though he was a member of "the establishment" (Life Magazine). And let's see, he would have been 31 ... and, remember? ... you didn't trust anyone over 30!
(Now we don't trust anyone under 50, right?)
There are PDFs of the original news articles from 1969, which are fun to read. And they asked readers who had attended to submit their photos... Some sent in pictures of their ticket stubs ... $7 admission to the festival.
This page has links to lots of the stories, articles, and photos ...
From Woodstock's 3 Days of Peace and Music in 1969, to Playing for Change's Peace Through Music in 2009. Maybe someday we will figure out how to use music to move towards peace. It's a nice thought.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Playing For Change / Peace Through Music
If you haven't heard of Playing For Change, or seen any of their videos on YouTube, I highly recommend you check it out. Great musicians around the world, playing together, even though they're miles apart.
A few years ago, a music producer recorded (audio and video) a street musician singing and playing guitar in Santa Monica. Then he and his crew started traveling around the world, recording other local musicians, playing along with each other, using headphones. I may not be explaining it very well, read all about it on their site:
I'm not involved in the project, I am just a fan. I first saw their story on Bill Moyers' show on PBS. Apparently this month (August) PBS stations nationwide will air their film, "Peace Through Music". Their website has a link so you can search the PBS schedules to see if it's airing on your local station. Check it out.
It's a great idea, with wonderful music by amazing musicians, all playing together from different countries around the world. Uniting the world through music. And what could be wrong with that?
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