joined on 03/01/05
last updated 05/06/08
Just go up to somebody on the street and say "You're it!" and then run away.
~Ellen DeGeneres
Don't let them tame you. ~Isadora Duncan
"I love deadlines.
I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by." ~Douglas Adams
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years.
We grow old by deserting our ideals.
~Samuel Ullman
(1840-1924, German-born American educator, writer, poet)
I guess I've turned the word passion into whatever it is that melts your heart, whatever it is that keeps you soft and keeps you open. That's what you should be following. ~Debra Winger [From the film Searching for Debra Winger]
“When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.” ~ J. Lubbock
“When did you stop singing, dancing, telling stories; when did you stop your practice of silence?”
~Indonesian Proverb
"The thing about trains... it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on." ~ From the movie The Polar Express (2004).
"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it." -- Alexander Graham Bell
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When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge. ~Tuli Kupferberg
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"Pitty the fool that stands still." ~Robert Plant, Oct '07.
“If you are what you eat and you don't know what you're eating, do you know who you are?”
~Claude Fischler (2004)
Sociologist with the French National Center for Scientific Research
*~. Dance & Movement.~*
www.youtube.com/watch
(3:07) Why dancing is important. Directed by Jason Reitman
www.youtube.com/watch
(6:31) Elena Lev's act Hula Hoops in the show Alegría by Cirque du Soleil
Note: the vocals are live.
www.youtube.com/watch
(3:49) The Ross Sisters; 1944
www.youtube.com/watch
(3:19) Shahdana y los Gemelos Lombard "Tap-Derbake"
www.youtube.com/watch
(4:53) cirque du soleil - saltimbancos
www.youtube.com/watch
(5:58) Phillip Chbeeb a.k.a Pacman Watch #3!
www.youtube.com/watch
(5:23) Buterfly Lovers Respect! I can't imagine what it feels like to the guy when she is on pointe on his body.
www.youtube.com/watch
(8:41) Chinese Deaf Dance Team-Thousand Hands of Buddah Performance
Live, full version.
Article about the troup, one stage of the journey: www.chinadaily.com.cn/english...1946.htm
www.youtube.com/watch
(1:38) Cool mini production using inspiring dance quotes.
"Dance to Inspire, Inspire to Dance" Created by Eddie Uehara.
Dance is music made visible...
video.google.com/videoplay
(8:24) "Russion Climbing"
www.youtube.com/watch
(1:25) Tek- " dancin in san jose"
Great moves!
bboyvideos.blogspot.com/
Michelle Dove's BBoy Clips & Videos
Great collection put together with dedication to the art.
www.youtube.com/watch
(3:03) Treadmill Dancers
www.youtube.com/watch
(5:43) Sergio Montana - Stunning 10 year old dancer
www.youtube.com/watch
Urban Tribal at the Luna Gitana Festival Oct 06
www.youtube.com/watch
(3:38) fj's freestyle
Smooth]
www.youtube.com/watch
(2:19) father and son hand balancing act.
www.youtube.com/watch
Pilobolus: Life in Motion II Series of on-the-road videos from Pilobolus Dance Co.!
www.youtube.com/watch
(6:17) Sangre Del Sol Fire Show @ Enchanted Forest; Oct.2004
www.youtube.com/watch
(5:01) Nam popping at tha mall
Love his interactions with the people...
www.youtube.com/watch
(1:02) Pilobolus/ Life Shapes Hyundai ad.
video.google.com/videoplay
(2:49) Frog Brothers Dance
The Boyz are great-- keep it up guys!
www.youtube.com/watch
Tribute to Rachel Brice
video.google.com/videoplay
And this... this does have some possibilities.
(.36) DUO JUMP, ik en yanne , STAMPE, JUMPSTYLE
www.youtube.com/watch
(2:16) Michael Jackson [the boy can dance] Performing Billie Jean
video.google.com/videoplay
(9:12) The Asian American Student Intercollegiate Association (AASIA) holds this annual event every year, and this is the Loyola Asian Student Organization's (LASO) performance. Friday, October 20, 2006 at the University of New Orlean's Human Performance Center. Fun choreography!
www.youtube.com/watch
Nam Hyun Joon - In Germany
(7:22) Can't get enough of this guy.
Wade Robson:
www.youtube.com/watch
(4:45) Wade Robson teaches a solo dance
www.youtube.com/watch
(2:13) Wade Robson Performance
www.youtube.com/watch
(2:07) Wade Robson Michael Jackson Tribute
*~. Music .~*
Charice Pempengco:
www.charicepempengco.com/video...ow.php
Ruben van Rompaey darbuka solo Raqs Britannia Manchester 2006
(3:00) www.youtube.com/watch
March 1978 u2 first ever tv performance
youtube.com/watch
www.youtube.com/watch
(1:42) George Harrison's sitar-lesson with Ravi Shankar
www.youtube.com/watch
(3:47) Part 2
Clips from film: Bill Laswell- Axiom Sound System Musical Freezone (Tabla Beat Science)
Oh yeah!! Some great footage of Bill Laswell w/Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, Karsh Kale, DJ Disk, & Nils Petter Molvaer
www.youtube.com/watch
(3:43) Part 4
Includes Zakir Hussein solo. The man is grooving! DJ Disk rocks it too-- as does everyone in the group!
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php
Live (audio) India.Arie performance & interview at NPR's Studio 4A July 2006 but timeless perceptions.
video.google.com.au/videoplay
(4:00) Drummer Moshe Yankovsky of Israel playing Jembe. Impressive to jaw-dropping, depending on your life experience.
www.youtube.com/watch
(4:54) Seido's dumbek solo in DC - March '06 - the whole thing
www.youtube.com/watch
(2:38) Bill Withers live doing one of his biggest hits (1972) Ain't No Sunshine. With a few words from Bill re the song's creation.
video.google.com/videoplay
(1:04) Lorin (Bassnectar) @ Sabala's, Portland, 11-17-06
www.youtube.com/watch
(5:10) Sarah McLachlan - World on Fire- "live"
I know Oprah is controversial-- if you don't want to see her at all, here's link to the original purported $15 self-produced World of Fire video: (4:23) www.youtube.com/watch
www.youtube.com/watch
(6:16) Deniz Kaim- Darbuka turkish style 1st section solo; 2nd section duet with his brother
*~. Other .~*
www.youtube.com/watch
(6:40) 1 Giant Leap - Trailer for movie #2
onetheproject.com/index.php
'ONE' 's Theatrical Trailer
(Have you seen this movie? I want to!)
www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/06/...fuel.html
What is possible with water as a fuel source-including vehicles.
www.youtube.com/watch
(3:39) I gotta wonder, has anyone NOT seen this? The infamous & inspiring Free Hugs video.
video.google.nl/videoplay
(6:38) Hundreds of horses were stranded on a small Netherlands Island during Nov. 06. Footage of four women leading 100+ of the horses to dry land. (Vangelis soundtrack)
video.google.ca/videoplay
(20:46) Ptaah (Jani King channeling)
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
Artists I'm thankful for sharing musical moments with:
Perpetual Groove, Hot Buttered Rum String Band, New Monsoon, Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO), Kan'nal, On Ensemble, Light Rain, Pollyanna Bush, Ganga Giri, Hamsa Lila, Aphrodesia, John Mazzei, J.P. Cutler, Tea Leaf Green, Signal Path, Umphrey's McGee, John Whoolilurie, Heavyweight Dub Champion
Recently blown away by: Padora.com. Thanks April WW, for the link.
Looking forward to meeting in person: Lorin Ashton, Paula Cole
Artists (musicians) whose music has touched me deeply at one point or another in my life:
Rush, Bob Holroyd, Zap Mama, India.Arie, Dead Can Dance, VAS, Lotus, Jazayer, 40 Fingers, Suru, Umoja, Oceania, Ghostland, Michael Hedges, Venessa Mae, Nada Shakti, Sarah McLachlan, Sheila Chandra, Papa Wemba, Alpha Blondy, Sonic Tribe (1st cd), Monica Ramos, Mary Black, Safri Duo, Lauryn Hill, KRS One, Yoko Kanno/Seatbelts (Cowboy Bebop), Adamski, Fugees, Aria, The Orb, Guru, Emma Shapplin, Uman, Govinda, Nomad, Qkumba Zoo, Moby, The Nylons, Juno Reactor, Paul Oakenfold, Jon Anderson, Puentes Brothers, Joan Osborn, Alanis Morissette, Tracy Chapman, Robin Trower, Richie Blackmore, UFO, Shadowfax, Mike Marshall, David Grisman, Will Ackerman, Tina Turner, Jewel, Heart, Paula Cole, John Barry, Mars Lasar, Angelique Kidjo, Secret Garden, Charlotte Church, Agatsuma, Kodo, Stray Cats, Bally Sagoo, James Asher, Keven Setchko/Crystal Wind, Terence Trent D'Arby, Bryan Ferry, Jim McGrath, Mickey Hart, Bobby McFerrin, Seal, Professor Trance, Bruce Cockburn, Kathy Zavada, Donna DeLory, Steven Halpern, Wayquay, Atman, Brent Lewis, Gabrielle Roth and the Mirrors, Toni Childs, Dr. Didge, Laura Love, Pele Juju, Mahalia Jackson, Vas, Deva Premal, Reinhard Flatischler, Bonnie Raitt, Madonna, Joan Armatrading, Sainkho, Spirit Drummers, Randy Crafton, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Julian Lennon, Marcome, Glen Velez, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Pink Floyd, The Tubes, Lou Reed, Emmerson Lake and Palmer, Marvin Gaye, Patti LaBelle, U2, Led Zepplin, Donnie Osmond, Leftfield, Elton John, The Platters, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sibeba, Journey, Todd Rundgren, The Carpenters, Afro Celt Soundsystem, Deep Forest, Lagbaja, Bruce Springsteen, Vieux Diop, Manu Dibango, Shamen, Medicine Drum, Wasis Diop, Enigma, Jann Arden, Temple of Sound, Mandalay, Youssou N'dour, Maryam Mursal, Mark Isham, The Shaman, Medicine Drum, Fluke, John Mazzei...
"Joy is a net of love with which you can catch souls."
Volunteer at Amberland
(in Perpetual Groove Grooove Groooove...)
Greetings,
Fans and friends, new and old, are invited to come experience the annual Perpetual Groove ritual known as Amberland this Memorial Day Weekend, at Cherokee Farms in Lafayette, GA. Amberland is a Perpetual Groove tradition, a gia...
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discussion post on Mon, May 5, 2008 - 2:00 PM
Re: Give me my bacon or.........
(in Jellyheads)
Not as humorous, does offer yet another bacon perspective. moviesfoundonline.com/earthlings.php
discussion post on Mon, May 5, 2008 - 1:53 AM
Re: Adios
(in Monsoon-Heads)
Adam, You have been an inspiration, thank you for everything. May your path be clear and lit by spirit. ~Lisa
discussion post on Sun, May 4, 2008 - 11:26 PM
Letter from Matt re his departure and Last Appareance with PGroove
(in Perpetual Groove Grooove Groooove...)
The great things yet to be.
2 05 2008
Friends and Fans,
After seven years of making music with Perpetual Groove it is time for me to leave the road. I’m writing this message to you—a personal note, not a press release. Without you all, we...
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discussion post on Fri, May 2, 2008 - 12:39 PM
May 10th SF(May 3 Fairfax) Jef Stott 'Saracen' CD release party
(in norcal_electronica)
Do you know Jef Stott? Where I in town, I might check this out.
Jef Stott has crafted a completely unique take on Middle Eastern Electronica, fusing traditional sounds with dub and dance music. He has studied with master musicians from Morocco...
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discussion post on Thu, May 1, 2008 - 10:18 AM
Re: Taking a Year Off
(in Hips of Fury)
A year off is not a bad thing... I know of other events that are skipping '08 and are deep into planning for '09. Maybe every-other year is a better long-range plan. Esp. if ongoing events could alternate with each other. Would likely contribut...
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discussion post on Mon, April 28, 2008 - 1:58 PM
MDI Zero Polution Motors / XPrize
(blog entry)
First I'd heard of MDI, French Co. contracting with India for production.
zeropollutionmotors.us/
Happening first in Europe, orders for U.S. now for 2010.
The cost is "avg" (aprox. $18k for 6-seater)-- quite diff. from m...
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Finally, action- Canada bans infant bottles
(blog entry)
Canada is banning apparently the majority of plastic baby bottles now on their market:
www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18...lastic.html
Excerpt (Go Canada!)
"We're n...
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Re: Fun! Albino! & NM SF-GAMH May 30&31
(in Monsoon-Heads)
Albino! definitely is high-energy, and is fun. Me thinks they have been on quite a roll this past year too. I'm happy for them, they deserve this.
discussion post on Sat, April 12, 2008 - 11:17 PM
Re: SCI fans mentioned on the Daily Show
(in String Cheese Incident)
There is one other mention still in the archives at the JS site:
July 25, 2006 - Views: 1297; Daily/Colbert - 'Summer Intern'
Stephen Colbert reads a script prepared by one of his summer interns. www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jht...
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discussion post on Sat, April 12, 2008 - 10:45 PM
Zoe Keating, Imogen Heap, Paul Mercer
(blog entry)
Zoe Keating is my musical discovery of the day...I feel like I should have already known who she is- like I'm embarrassed to admit I did not!
Raises the Q: How did I miss her? Matters not though, happy to be aware of her now.
Zoe is a looping...
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Yuri's Night- Mountain View Apr 12th
(in norcal_electronica)
This looks like quit and interesting event- likely ya'll know about it already. ~Lisa
12 April 2008
YURI'S NIGHT BAY AREA @ NASA's Ames Research Center
Mountain View, CA, USA
Come to Yuri’s Night Bay Area to kick back, celebrate, and danc...
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discussion post on Sun, April 6, 2008 - 4:21 PM
God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, the ant. He has no real style. He just goes on trying other things. ~ Pablo Picasso
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I've love to see this in person-without the cruel shoes-- if it works for comfortable shoes, I'd like to have one at home: rakkudesigns.com/
I feel at home in dugouts and caves-- this home appeals to me, I could love: www.simondale.net/house/index.htm
Eileen’s Caddy's last recorded message from the still small voice she heard within:
“Tell them to be still and turn them within to find that place of peace and stillness, the God within. Then to live and move and have their being from that centre which is God within, and there you will find all the answers.”
Born 1917, Eileen departed Dec 13, 2006. She said:
"When I die I would like everyone to give thanks for my release and wish me happy blessings on my journey........I would like only one spay of flowers, and would prefer a donation towards the 'Findhorn Elders' Fund'. Remember it is only my body being cremated, my spirit has gone on to higher dimensions. I will be with you in Spirit. Bless you all."
I guess I've turned the word passion into whatever it is that melts your heart, whatever it is that keeps you soft and keeps you open. That's what you should be following. ~Debra Winger [From the film Searching for Debra Winger]
“When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.” ~ J. Lubbock
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Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
NW events to immerse in: ~Check artist's links (below sections) for info/tix & to confirm shows~
May
◊ 7th Seattle, WA: ♪ UFO; El Corazon
◊ 8th Portland, OR: ♪ UFO; Aladdin Theater
◊ 9th Ashland, OR: ♪ Flowmotion; The Mobius
◊ 10th San Francisco: ♪ Jef Stott; Bollywood
◊ 10th Eugene, OR: ♪ Tap Kids; Hult Center
◊ 15th Portland, OR: ♪ Bettye LaVette; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
◊ 16th Portland, OR: ♪ Bettye LaVette; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
◊ 16th-17th Portland, OR: ♪ The Pangaea Project Benefit; Crystal Ballroom
◊ 16-18th Joshua Tree, CA: ♪ Joshua Tree Music Festival: The Joshua Tree Lake Campground
◊ 17th San Rafael, CA: ♪ Etta James; Marin Center
◊ 17th Santa Cruz, CA: ♪ Turbo Tabla; Coastline
◊ 17th Portland, OR: ♪ Bettye LaVette; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
◊ 22nd Hood River, OR: ♪ Surrounded by Ninjas and Signal Path; River City Saloon
◊ 22nd-25th, Sonoma, CA: Sonoma Jazz Festival; Downtown Sonoma Field of Dreams
◊ 23rd Portland, OR: ♪ Surrounded by Ninjas and Signal Path; 2008 Village Building Convergence
◊ 24th Ashland, OR: ♪ Surrounded by Ninjas and Signal Path; The Mobius
◊ 24th-25th Santa Cruz, CA: ♪ Santa Cruz Blues Festival (Bonnie Raitt 24th); Aptos Village Park
◊ 30th & 31st SanFrancisco, CA: ♪ Albino! & New Monsoon; Great American Music Hall
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♪♫ Info:
Albino!: www.albinoband.com
Bettye LaVette: www.bettyelavette.com
Etta James: www.etta-james.com
Flowmotion: www.flowmotion.net
Jef Stott: www.jefstott.com
Joshua Tree Music Festival: www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com
New Monsoon: www.newmonsoon.com
Pangaea Project Benefit: pangaeabenefit.org/wordpress
Santa Cruz Blues Festival: www.santacruzbluesfestival.com
Signal Path: www.signalpath.org
Sonoma Jazz Festival: www.sonomajazz.org
Surrounded by Ninjas: surroundedbyninjas.com
Tap Kids: www.nystage.com/base.php
Turbo Tabla: www.turbotabla.com
UFO: www.ufo-music.info/band.htm
June 08
◊ 4th Seattle, WA: ♪ Paula Cole; Triple Door
◊ 5th Portland, OR: ♪ Paula Cole; Alladdin Theater
◊ 5th-8th Camp Cazadero, CA: ♪ Kosmos Music & Dance Camp; Camp Cazadero
◊ 7th Berkeley, CA: ♪ Barbara Higbie & Friends CD release party; Freight and Salvage.
◊ 7th Santa Rosa, CA: ♪ Paula Cole at Harmony Fest
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♪♫ Info:
Barbara Higbie: www.barbarahigbie.com
Kosmos Music & Dance Camp: www.kosmoscamp.com
Paula Cole: www.wbr.com/paulacole
July 08
◊ 1st Seattle, WA: ♪ True Colors: Cyndi Lauper, the B-52s & Guests; WaMu Theater
◊ 3rd-6th Quincy, CA: ♪ High Sierra Music Festival; The Plumas Sierra Fairgrounds
◊ 15th Seattle, WA: ♪ Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra; Triple Door
◊ 16th Seattle, WA: ♪ Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra; Triple Door
◊ 18th Grass Valley, CA: ♪ Halle; Worldfest
◊ 18-20th North Plains, OR: ♪ Northwest String Summit; Horning's Hidout
◊ 21st San Francisco, CA : ♪ Halle; Elbo Room
◊ 22nd Seattle, WA: ♪ Yonder Mountain String Band; Marymoor Amphitheatre
◊ 24th Portland, OR: ♪ Glenn Miller Orchestra; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
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♪♫ Info:
Glenn Miller Orchestra: www.glennmillerorchestra.com
Halle: www.haale.com
High Sierra Music Festival: www.highsierramusic.com
Northwest String Summit: www.stringsummit.com
Yonder Mountain String Band: www.yondermountain.com
Aug 08
◊ 1st-3rd. Near Eugene, OR: ♪ Faerieworlds- Bands include Qntal, Woodland, Zilla, Estampie & Trillian Green: Secret House Winery
◊ 16th Berkeley, CA; STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9); Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley
◊ 19th Mountain View, CA: Yes; Shoreline Amphitheatre
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♪♫ Info:
Faerieworlds: www.faerieworlds.com
STS9: www.sts9.com
Yes: www.yesworld.com
September 08
◊ 1st Jacksonville, OR: Bonnie Raitt w/guests The Curtis Salgado Band; Britt Festival
◊ 12th Seattle, WA: ♪ The Nylons; Triple Door
◊ 12th-14th, 2008 Laytonville, CA. ♪ Earthdance
◊ 26th San Francisco, CA: Railroad Earth; Fillmore
◊ 27th San Francisco, CA: Railroad Earth; Fillmore
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♪♫ Info:
Bonnie Raitt: www.bonnieraitt.com
Earthdance: www.earthdancelive.com
Railroad Earth: www.railroadearth.com
The Nylons: www.thenylons.com
October 08
◊ 1st Seattle, WA: ♪ Teresa Trull & Barbara Higbie; Triple Door
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♪♫ Info:
Barbara Higbie & Teresa Trull: www.barbarahigbie.com/teresatrull.htm"
I liked the fact that I was forced to get inside of my emotions and to really try to figure out a lot of what I was going through. ~Geddy Lee
Jan 08. College of the Siskiyou's design class is going to make the Bus a design project upcoming. We need to come up with $2k for the project. Jan/Feb movement and music classes are happening-- new class happening in Weed, CA! Juvi-justice program is ongoing. Seeking art supplies donations for spring/summer touring activities.
Dec 2007. Music and Movement classes, and Juvenile Justice classes are currently happening. Big bus STILL needs to be painted. New shuttle-size bus from the Imagine Bus Project has been acquired and brought home!
Oct 22, 2007
1- Three Children's Movement & Music classes are happening in Nov and Dec, the third session in response to demand.
2- We are still seeking specific funding for painting the exterior of the bus to make it more "acceptable" to be at events-- one fair wanted us to show up to bring art ~without~ the actual bus, b/c they thought it looked too ugly. Well, it's not pretty. Our grants and such have been for specific programs and admin work (though we are still 100% volunteers- only the art teacher get payment at this point). So we need specific assistance with the bus painting. As mentioned in an older entry, we have the amazing Didier Monath (DJ) www.didiermonath.com lined up to do the actual work of leading a crew to get the bus painted. We just need to be able to pay him for his time and efforts.
Found a place to do the actual painting of the bus. Keith of Pancho and Lefkowitz in Mt. Shasta is allowing us to use his property, a former City of Mt. Shasta shop/yard. So we are getting close to having this happen.
3- We are set to pick up our new smaller bus, a former SF Imagine Project's bus. More on this later, when we bring it home within the next two weeks. Though much smaller, it's more fuel efficient and so will likely be our North County trips bus.
Aug 30, '07
The bus is parked at my house for the moment. Always feels like an honor to have it here. Need to get working on the biodiesel conversion piece. Where to begin?
Aug 9th, 2007
Working on getting the ball rolling for the exterior paint job. Next up is the sanding party, tba
Our participation in the Scott Valley Blue Grass Festival was such fun! Loved the kids. We made collages, paper-puppets and did spin art. Spin art is a consistent hit-- and the kids volunteer for that as helpers-- making it all go pretty smooth. We could use a strong motor for the spin art though-- was thinking such a contraption could be made using a cuisinart motor base.
Just finished the Summer Series of art classes for the Mt. Shasta Rec and Parks. Again, so much fun. And we have enough art from that event alone to feature another children's art gallery show.
Next Arts Bus Planning Meeting: Th Sept. 6th, 2007.
July 14th, 2007
1- Painting the bus exterior is a priority. Funding this is a priority.
2- Biodiesel conversion grant admin. needs to be contacted about the status of the grant. The bus was written specifically into a grant proposal as a biodiesel conversion project of a charter school educational program. The grant was awarded. Follow-up is needed to find out the current status of the grant, since much time has passed since it's award.
3- Needing help with the contact list-- many signed on as interested to help, only a percent of those with email, the way we currently can most easily contact folks. Need vols. to each take a page and call folks to update their info, desires, availability and get an email if possible.
4- Giselle Pendragon, an elder in our community, has offered her instruction and a supply of Japanese and Mexican tiles for mosiac-type projects. Her work is beautiful-- I'd love to attend the first level of instruction she's is going to be sharing with others who she hope will pass the tradition on-- she is not going to be teaching other than to potential teachers.
5- Etna Bluegrass Festival is soon, the bus will be the facilitating art for kids during the event.
6-The Dunsmuir Railroad Days fest bus appearance was much anticipated and appreciated.
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June 01, 2007 The bus exterior is set to be painted in June and July! This is a huge visual shift for the bus.
April 3rd. New sessions of Children's Movement and Music classes are ongoing. I visited one consisting of all boys 3-5 yrs. We built a house with chair backs, pillows and a blanket, all in rhythm to music. We played with capes of various colors and configurations. Superman ain't got nuttin' on these boyz. And boy, did we run!
I'm looking forward to visiting the "girls" sections-- totally different energy. The classes naturally divided into gender specific classes primarily because of age-- the children are grouped by age. So the gender separation is in part nature's doing!
In talking with the class instructor "Teacher Carl," girls dress up in dance outfits, and get into it differently-- they have a softer energy. Feels like a sigh, after my experience running around with the little guys.
I'm considering applying myself to teaching a section-- gotta say, from where I stand, feels a bit intimidating. Classroom observation can feel overwhelming. Try it with 7th & 8th graders (of any gender)-- I have... and can fully report back: "Intense." Young boy energy is not only intense but demands to be wild-- it wants to run free, move, construct and destruct. As a leader I think the best bet is move with that flow, acknowledge it, dance with it, and guide it to a more focused experience. From there we all learn.
Trust is something earned with children-- including trust of understanding.
Gotta git. ~Lisa
Feb 7, 2006 What's up with the Siskiyou Arts Bus:
The Movement and Music class is so popular that we've needed to a third class to the roster!
The Special Arts & Techniques class for disabled teens (emotionally based mostly) was successful-- the class size doubled from the start to the end. We had, I think, three classes running for this, one at Juvi-Justice facility. I completed artists certificates for the participants last night!
The bus will be in the parking lot of Berryvale Grocery on S. Mt. Shasta Blvd on Sat. the 10th. Kids 3-17 can come aboard and get creative with the art supplies we provide.
Also folks can stop by at the Feb 10th event to check on the progress of the retrofit of the buses interior. We have a special art class happening at Dunsmuir High School that is dedicated to designing and painting the interior of the bus! And cupboards. drawers and counters have been installed since the last Valentine's Day event.
We have a fantastic local artist considering painting the exterior of the bus, Didier Monath (DJ) www.didiermonath.com -- DJ works with automotive paints as his artistic medium-- He used to work high-end vehicle restoration, it will be quite a blessing to the Arts Bus he decided to take the project on.
I believe the Arts Bus was just awarded a new grant of $3K. I'll have more details later.
Go bus! There's more news, just giving some highlights.
~Lisa
Jan 12, 2007
I've been remiss in updating what's going on with the bus here.
I attended an Arts Bus momentum meeting a few nights back and so participated with creating a full update from varied vantage points-- Is great to have everyone's mind dump what they've been holding, and then collectively put together and view a larger, more coheasive picture-- and then return to the world to find more colors to paint the part of the picture we are creating.
The latest Arts Bus News:
New Music and Movement classes are beginning this week-- two sessions. Yippee! The morning class is so full that we are looking at starting a third class for this series of 6 weeks to accommodate the requests for being a part of the experience!
A couple pics from the last class session here:
people.tribe.net/dancepant...216ddfc235
people.tribe.net/dancepant...0216e8cd99
Our arts classes for special needs kids continue-- this time our participants are more from the emotional special needs realm than physical special needs sector.
Our Juvi-Hall arts class in also ongoing.
We are seeking a male hip-hop instructor in Siskiyou County, CA for that class as well-- to have dance in addition to the visual arts for this class.
The bus is going to soon be painted on the interior (over the base coat of teal that we painted on last summer) by a special class of Dunsmuir High School students, who, along with three different artists who will be working with the students, will both design and then pain the bus interior with their theme of stars on the ceiling, and indigenous plants on the walls/sides of the interior.
The bus will be returning to Mt.Shasta for it's second annual Valentines art project for children in the parking lot of Berryvale Grocery on Feb 10th. Yippee! This was much fun last year.
That's it for now-- brief and clear (I hope).
~Lisa
Nov 18, 2006
The Arts Bus Project is looking for an arts instructor in upper CA (Siskiyou County) for two paid mini-projects:
1. During the Yreka Holiday Parade November 25, we'll have the arts bus parked at the event, with art activities done with kids inside.
2. During Candles in Canyon in Dunsmuir, on Sat December 2nd we'll have the arts bus parked at the event, with art activities done with kids inside.
Interested: Contact pam(at)finestplanet.com
Nov 01, 2006
The Arts Bus Project was recently awarded a $10K grant, enabling us to broaden the scope of arts classes we are bringing to childen of Siskiyou County, CA. One of the Arts Bus's new programs is a Toddlers Music program.
Arts Bus News-Aug 24, 2006
Just found out that Bill Odegard's biodiesel conversion grant request has been approved. Bill wrote a grant to help support his building a biodiesel converter, and he wrote the Arts Bus Project specifically into the grant, with the conversion being seen as supporting a project that serves the community.
He has generously offered his services via building and installing, as a special project involving a group of homeschoolers, a biodiesel converter for the Arts Bus! This is great news. Converting the bus to biodiesel has been a part of the master plan.
The first phase of the interior retrofit was completed just prior to the August 5th Shasta Yama Taiko event. The back counters and drawers have been installed. Next phase will involve installing more counters and the sink that are already on board the bus. Thanks to our construction friends in Fort Jones for dong the first phase retrofit on a pro-bono basis.
Also, the Bus' appearance at the Shasta Yama Taiko event was a success. Thanks to Mario Rubino for taking on the bus as a special project and creating a situation in which all food profits went to support the bus. Great show, great fundraising effort-- the dinners were sold out long before the show began! Was fun jumping off the bus and into the kitchen to lend a cook's hand in prep. for the second wave of dinner's to be served. Thanks to artist Linda Vivas, who shared task of playing hostess and giving bus studio tours with me. She put a lot into helping make the bus look inviting.
More on the bus at www.siskiyouartsbus.org/ .
April 08
Jonatha Brooke & The Story; cd: Plumb (GRP Records 1995)
Trance Yoga cd, VA (New Earth 2005)
In Vehicle:
Xavier Rudd; CD: To Let
First I'd heard of MDI, French Co. contracting with India for production.
zeropollutionmotors.us/
Happening first in Europe, orders for U.S. now for 2010.
The cost is "avg" (aprox. $18k for 6-seater)-- quite diff. from most hybrids and other green machines (that I am aware of).
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Canada is banning apparently the majority of plastic baby bottles now on their market:
www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18...lastic.html
Excerpt (Go Canada!)
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