“I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day”

The opening bass line that precedes the above lyric is to one of my favorite songs by the Temptations, “My Girl”. It is instantly recognizable, instantly evoking a time/ place/age that is gone, but still very much alive when the music plays. (I still know all the words.) I watched the DVD, “Standing...

Art Review – ‘theanyspacewhatever’ – A Romantic Comedy Unspools at the Guggenheim – NYTimes.com

Art Review – ‘theanyspacewhatever’ – A Romantic Comedy Unspools at the Guggenheim – NYTimes.com This speaks for itself – unfortunately,  you had to be there. Related Reading:Reviews Exhibit and Event Magazine Starry Night, c. 1889 Art Styles Poster Print by Vincent...

Happy Halloween !

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“LaBelle” is Back!

Formerly “Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles”, this fabulous group, Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash and Patti LaBelle, changed their name to “LaBelle” in 1967 and sang, danced, sashayed their way to star status. Always in full costume, they sang great, put on a great show and were just fun. Their...

Sometimes You Just Can’t Get Over It – DVD’s

I was once in a workshop about intimacy and I remember this one quote that just stuck with me: One Day Someone You Love, Will Do the Most Despicable Thing to You-And You Will Just Have to get Over It. Two movies, “In the Valley of Elah” and “Before the Devil Knows Your Dead”...

How To Use Mental Visualization To Improve Your Playing

If you want to improve your playing on the piano, one of the best things that you can do is to use mental visualization. Visualization helps you to come up with images in the mind that will help you to improve the way that you are playing. Many people have already found that by using visualization, they...

Future Arts Research Presents David Elliott Speaking at Bentley Projects,

In Praise of Impurity: Universal Values versus Geo-aesthetics in Contemporary Art David Elliott Starting with genetic theory, research and a consideration of pre and early history, David Elliott will examine different kinds of pictorial creativity and how influence is,...

PHOENIX OPERA’S “TOSCA” AND “AÏDA”

Season ticket packages are now on sale for Phoenix Opera’s upcoming productions of Puccini’s “Tosca” and Verdi’s “Aïda” Following up on its successful December premiere performances of “La Bohème,” Phoenix Opera is presenting “Tosca” on November 14th and November 16th, 2008, and...

The Perfect Movie

A rule of thumb is how often can you watch a movie and still find it enjoyable and new. Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters is one of many movies that I enjoy watching over and over. A recurring theme in Allen’s work is a search for significances and meaning. This movie, with all its...

“Felliniesque”

In a movie review, the writer described a film as “Felliniesque”.  No reference to the director, for whom the term was coined, just – “Felliniesque”. I understood. Federico Fellini, 1924 – 1976, was one of the most influential Italian writer/directors of his day....

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