Hein Braat, Dutch mantra singer
I’m a long time SecondLife member having joined September, 2006. At that time I joined because I worked for IBM who had developed a large sim and we actually had in world meetings. IBM left, I stayed. One of my favorite places in SL is the Hakari, a mostly BuddhistContinue Reading
Saudade
A melancholy nostalgia for something that perhaps hasn’t happened. A pleasure suffered, an ailment enjoyed. A strong longing for something that isn’t the present. Learned a new word today from the movie: Nostalgia. I really like this one. In Brazil they actually have a day to celebrate this. In Brazil,Continue Reading
Paul van Dyk’s latest, Guiding Light with Sue McLaren
I saw PvD way back in August 2007 when he performed in Central Park. I was reluctant… I knew his music already and loved it, thought he was so cool, but what’s the fun in watching a DJ / engineer / etc playing with his equipment? I didn’t quite getContinue Reading
Brahma-Viharas
July 19 Update: I’d feel a bit of a hypocrite if I didn’t note that soon after I wrote this I had a instant brain-melt. This is the humor of karma. I am happy to report, however, that I was in observer mode and while melting was also fascinated byContinue Reading
Running on Empty
So me this morning…. Unfortunately there is this news about Mr. Browne: Jackson Browne tested positive for the Corona virus back in March. But he’s okay.Continue Reading
Deep House
When I was a kid, really young, learning music, listening to it all the time, playing it… I would sometimes think about what music would be like in the future. My generation thought about stuff like that because of the space program and Star Trek. I’m serious. Anyway, I alwaysContinue Reading
U2
Time for a few U2 stories. U2 and my son are forever mixed together for me. I’d love U2 anyway but that connection makes them priceless. After my son and I moved to NY, he was about 3, I nabbed a decent job in Rye at the Texaco Corporate Hq.Continue Reading
Why John McLaughlin?
Why him? How can I even pick just one when there are thousands of incredible guitarists in the world? 1979 – Bob Greenburg’s house, Western Ky Those of us music lovers who were in Bob’s inner circle were summoned. The new John McLaughlin and the One Truth Band album, ElectricContinue Reading
Happy Birthday, Todd Rundgren!!
I am in a long term relationship with this man. He makes music and I listen! 🙂 Hello and many of his other pop hits were always there in the background of the 70s, the soundtrack of my young life, but I didn’t know the musical source. When The HermitContinue Reading