Bring Us Together

Omara "Bombino" Moctar is a Tuareg guitarist from Agadez, Niger.  He is the subject of the documentary film, Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion.  support him through the website http://www.cumbancha.com/bombino

Malice is another name for mediocrity. Patrick Kavanagh

LA VITESSE ET LA PIERRE

photo by: Jamieson Mulholland 

I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use — silence, exile and cunning. James Joyce 

Roger Ballen, Five Hands, Reflex Gallery, Amsterdam 

tuggable bendable

 

Shel Silverstein, as a writer, poet, and songwriter has influenced generations of us with his brilliant, witty, and touching turns of phrase.  As a songwriter Silverstein penned indelible songs for artists such as Johnny Cash, Dr. Hook, Loretta Lynn, Bobby Bare, and countless others.  On this collection, lovingly produced by Bobby Bare Sr. and Bobby Bare Jr., two distinct generations of artists inspired by Silverstein lined up to pay tribute. From Kris Kristofferson, Ray Price, and John Prine to Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, and Dr. Dog, Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein is an eclectic, endearing valentine to this giant of American song. The audio cd was originally released June 8th 2010.  Revisit when makin dinner!

Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted, if it enrich not the heart of another, its waters returning back to their springs, like the rain shall fill them full of refreshment; that which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain. -Longfellow

flesh

Phaedrus

"The discovery of the alphabet will create forgetfulness in the learners' souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves...you give your disciples not truth but only the semblance of truth; they will be heroes of many things, and will have learned nothing; they will appear to be omniscient and will generally know nothing" -Socrates

"It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need, and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber." 
(Robert Lee Fulghum) 

Stop Your Train