Here’s a video just for you. Cinematographer Andy Bowley was seriously captivated by this billowing parachute at Arcosanti. I love listening to, learning and playing Bach. Two great tastes that taste great together. I hope you like it. Prelude for … Continued
A Life’s Work is midway through a 30-day crowd funding campaign via Indiegogo, which has partnered with the New York Foundation of the Arts. Here’s the pitch video. I’ve written about crowd funding here before, and the take away is … Continued
Today’s post was written by cinematographer Andy Bowley. i can’t remember if we drank a lot of beer that night. but i do remember parting ways with david, after a nice meal on the upper west side of new york, … Continued
Happy Record Store Day. Many many years ago I worked in a record store in Hackensack, NJ with a whole mess of great people, many of whom I’m still in touch with. (Hi Rita, Sam, Bob, Jack, Helen, and Wayne.) … Continued
The Probabilistic Universe Here’s a clip I’ve been working on. As the title of this post suggests, it’s about how chance and the unexpected can play a major role in what we find ourselves doing, the discoveries we make, and the … Continued
Not that long ago I went to an event near my home, Midsummer Night Swing. It’s put on every summer by Lincoln Center. They erect a dance floor in one of the plazas, invite some amazing musicians to perform danceable … Continued
Like most people, birds fascinate me. I’m not a birder, not even close, but I enjoy listening to and looking at them. I also enjoy filming them, when they’ll cooperate, which isn’t often. Working with cats and kids are a … Continued
For all of you who have donated to A Life’s Work, read the blog, liked the Facebook page, left a comment somewhere, or supported me and my work in some way, here’s a wee present for you — Leo Brouwer’s … Continued
Last week’s post, Please Forget Me, inspired a comment from friend and A Life’s Work subject Robert Darden: I teach my Journalism students that they need to be invisible when they do interviews. I don’t want them to speak much … Continued
In December 2013 the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture announced that it would be welcoming into its collections recordings from the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, yes, the project started up by Robert Darden and featured … Continued