Saturday, August 6, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Hey, Dalai Lama, what surprises you the most about humanity?
"Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived."
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
stories - Jeff and Tim Buckley
curious, i delved a bit into the song on the other side of the last post
Jeff Buckley was a musician on the rise in the early 90's, unfortunately his life was cut short when he drowned swimming in a river. His father himself was a musician, Tim Buckley. Tim and his wife at the time, fought throughout her pregnancy and Tim left shortly before Jeffery Scott was born. Jeff took his father's last name after he died of a drug overdose when Jeff was 9.
Tim Buckley wrote this song, "Dream Letter," about his estranged wife, and son whom he'd never known.
Now this song (sorry for the repost, but I got the live version this time), "Dream Brother" by Jeff Buckley is believed to be written for a close friend of Jeff's. One who was on the verge of letting his marriage collapse and leaving his family.
The chorus:
Don't be like the one who made me so old,
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
Cause they're waiting for you,
Like I waited for mine,
And nobody ever came
and in this live version he wails - "You're just like him, you're just like him"
its pretty rare to see backstory this clearly with lyrics like these. his dad being an artist as well, and communicating his feelings in "Dream Letter," helps paint a vivid, tragic picture of the two stories, which Jeff juxtaposes at the beginning of "Dream Brother."
Jeff Buckley was a musician on the rise in the early 90's, unfortunately his life was cut short when he drowned swimming in a river. His father himself was a musician, Tim Buckley. Tim and his wife at the time, fought throughout her pregnancy and Tim left shortly before Jeffery Scott was born. Jeff took his father's last name after he died of a drug overdose when Jeff was 9.
Tim Buckley wrote this song, "Dream Letter," about his estranged wife, and son whom he'd never known.
Now this song (sorry for the repost, but I got the live version this time), "Dream Brother" by Jeff Buckley is believed to be written for a close friend of Jeff's. One who was on the verge of letting his marriage collapse and leaving his family.
The chorus:
Don't be like the one who made me so old,
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
Cause they're waiting for you,
Like I waited for mine,
And nobody ever came
and in this live version he wails - "You're just like him, you're just like him"
its pretty rare to see backstory this clearly with lyrics like these. his dad being an artist as well, and communicating his feelings in "Dream Letter," helps paint a vivid, tragic picture of the two stories, which Jeff juxtaposes at the beginning of "Dream Brother."
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
something about this song. everything about it
There is a child sleeping near his twin
The pictures go wild in a rush of wind
That dark angel he is shuffling in
Watching over them with his black feather wings unfurled
The love you lost with her skin so fair
Is free with the wind in her butterscotch hair
Her green eyes blew goodbyes
With her head in her hands
and your kiss on the lips of another
Dream Brother, with your tears scattered round the world.
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine
And nobody ever came
I feel afraid and I call your name
I love your voice and your dance insane
I hear your words and I know your pain
Your head in your hands and her kiss on the lips of another
Your eyes to the ground
and the world spinning round forever
Asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over
Monday, August 1, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Study: Men Who Dig Art and Culture are Happier, Healthier and Calmer
By David DiSalvo
What I like about Norwegian researchers is that they are always trying to figure out what makes us more satisfied with life. You might say it’s their ”thing.” In the latest happy, happy volley from Norway, researchers have determined that guys who dose on culture are better off in mind and body than their uncultured counterparts.
The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, kept tabs on roughly 50,000 men and women to assess life satisfaction, perceived state of health, anxiety and depression.
Overall, both men and women who participated in cultural activities—including playing an instrument, painting, going to the theater and visiting museums—had lower levels of anxiety and depression, reported more life satisfaction, and generally “felt better” than those not participating in cultural activities.
But the biggest beneficiaries were men. And here’s the strange part: men more interested in watching and looking at culture—in museums and art galleries, for example – enjoyed the greatest benefits of all; even more than men actively participating in cultural and creative activities.
As odd as that may sound, it’s actually a well-evidenced result. Several studies from the early 1990’s onward have shown that exposure to art strongly correlates with lower anxiety and depression. A study published just last year in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing showed that hospitalized psychiatric patients required less anxiety medication when they were regularly exposed to art (the result was tracked through nurses who administer the meds — right from the source, so to speak).
These and other convincing results make a case that art has a quite tangible health value, even apart from the qualities we admire and value for more obvious reasons. The second study I mentioned above took the added step of quantifying how much money could be saved on meds and nurses’ time using the art-exposure method, and came up with an estimated savings of $30K a year per patient.
Worth noting, the Norwegian study also showed that the bigger the cultural dose, the more benefits one receives — suggesting that when you next visit a theater, museum or art gallery, you’d be wise to breathe deep and dose big.
via forbes
What I like about Norwegian researchers is that they are always trying to figure out what makes us more satisfied with life. You might say it’s their ”thing.” In the latest happy, happy volley from Norway, researchers have determined that guys who dose on culture are better off in mind and body than their uncultured counterparts.
The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, kept tabs on roughly 50,000 men and women to assess life satisfaction, perceived state of health, anxiety and depression.
Overall, both men and women who participated in cultural activities—including playing an instrument, painting, going to the theater and visiting museums—had lower levels of anxiety and depression, reported more life satisfaction, and generally “felt better” than those not participating in cultural activities.
But the biggest beneficiaries were men. And here’s the strange part: men more interested in watching and looking at culture—in museums and art galleries, for example – enjoyed the greatest benefits of all; even more than men actively participating in cultural and creative activities.
As odd as that may sound, it’s actually a well-evidenced result. Several studies from the early 1990’s onward have shown that exposure to art strongly correlates with lower anxiety and depression. A study published just last year in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing showed that hospitalized psychiatric patients required less anxiety medication when they were regularly exposed to art (the result was tracked through nurses who administer the meds — right from the source, so to speak).
These and other convincing results make a case that art has a quite tangible health value, even apart from the qualities we admire and value for more obvious reasons. The second study I mentioned above took the added step of quantifying how much money could be saved on meds and nurses’ time using the art-exposure method, and came up with an estimated savings of $30K a year per patient.
Worth noting, the Norwegian study also showed that the bigger the cultural dose, the more benefits one receives — suggesting that when you next visit a theater, museum or art gallery, you’d be wise to breathe deep and dose big.
via forbes
VIZIE graf
Artist Driven - Vizie Night from LRG on Vimeo.
cheetah print??
here's another one
Artist Driven - Vizie Day from LRG on Vimeo.
via theworldsbestever
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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