Occasionally, I hear classical music lovers making the criticism that there aren’t any great contemporary composers of symphonic music. These astute music lovers seem to be listening with an exclusionary bias. If Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart were alive today… I’d wager, they’d be doing the same thing as the composers of today. They’d be composing scores for Continue reading “Who Are the Great Classical Composers of Today? “
A quarter century ago (damn… that sounds old) I was hosting a folk music venue in an area they call Chippewa Valley of Northern Wisconsin. One night I hosted a concert for Larry Long, an artist I only knew by reputation. At the time, he made his way as an itinerant folk singer and activist. He was a guiding spirit in a movement to clean-up the Northern Mississippi Continue reading “Anna Mae – Larry Long”
This is my first entry as a Stumbler in exile. I decided to take the opportunity of exporting my ‘StumbleUpon’ blog to WordPress. I did check out tumblr and catagorian like so many recommended. I may use those apps in the future. But, opted to move SU here at WordPress.com.
I find that there are some interesting tools to use in the wordpress platform and application. In the long run. What I’ll miss most about SU is all the wonderful sites created by other stumblers. All of those videos, paintings, photos and original poems. I’m sure we’ll be finding our favorite people somewhere.
Anyway, I’d like to share one of my favorite tricks here at WordPress. Making galleries and slide shows.
Continue reading “Artistic Life Studios ~ Larry Capra aka zenabowli ~ Sample Portfolio”
I will NOT make any further posts to SU after the blog application is ended. There will be no joy in it.
You don’t seem to understand that the blog aspect is what excited so many creative users about SU.
SU has been the web’s best tool for social networking. We have many long term connections around the world. The root of these connections comes from our access to the many ways SU users present themselves. This helps us get a sense of a person we may take an interest in socially. I know people who have gotten together with folks they met on SU. This personal connection is what excites us about the postings we make. You are going from being visually vigorous and exciting, to bland.
If I had been in the board room where your decisions were made, I would have fought against your decisions. It seems like the creators of SU have a great disconnect with SU users. You have made decisions that will do irreparable damage to your brands loyalty. I would have rather have you post adds on the side bar, in order to keep what we have.
I’m sure your repository of searchable sites and SU followers will quickly diminish after you implement your changes. The buzz out here indicates that people are preparing to make their moves from SU.
We are surprised that you have made such an ignorant decision. I have no reason to brag you up any longer. I’m sure you are on your way to becoming a memory. Gone from most favored status to oblivion.
On the first of September a handful of citizens started a sit in and protest at Wall Street in New York City. It has grown to thousands people coming form all around the country to continue a day and night protest.
It boggles the mind. The main-street press has managed to keep this story under the radar. What’s this bull shit that we always hear about liberal media. Liberal media would be at the top of the list, when it comes to CONSERVATIVE BUNK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcUkHDQnfVs
On the third Friday of every month, a small band of citizens gather at a noisy intersection in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to STAND FOR PEACE. Some of them are veterans of past wars and some parents of veterans fighting presently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They are there to remind their fellow citizens that the war is still on and still costing us lives and resources.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WibmcsEGLKo
Charlie Chaplin was more than the smart aleck little tramp that he portrayed in silent movies. Talk about being ahead of the curve.
http://24flinching.com/word/featured/drowning-beautiful/comment-page-11
I’ve always contended that art is an evolutionary process. This is an excellent example. Time and the elements make it an interactive (with nature) art-form.
Zenabowli's Cultural Bag 