my dear friend of many many years sandra vista suggested while at my galleRoy event a couple weeks ago that we meet at exenes opening at western project. exene cervenka and john doe were/are the heart and soul of the famous and influential los angeles punk band x. x played at the amphitheater two nights ago and i am told burned the house down. they still have it. i met exene more years ago than any of us care to admit when she gave a reading of her poetry with henry rollins of black flag. we met in passing with gavin dillard the naked poet and others and i have followed her career/side projects since her early days.
sandra is a good artist, a career artist, a woman's artist, and a good teacher. her work documents her life in a beautiful and non-sentimental way. i have known her since before she was sandra vista and we always have a great time when we are together. and she throws the most interesting dinner parties!
sandra was bringing two friends and dc and i were meeting them at the gallery. exene and the other artist wayne white put together a great show. very real and resonant work of which im sure there will be great reviews.
dc and i were there before sandra and visited with suzanne an old friend of exenes about trips to india and morocco. the gallery was hot and became stuffy with more and more people so we spent most of the time in the back alley drinking. it was pleasant.
sandra and her friends june and carol arrived a little later and carol turned out to be carole caroompas the performance artist of japanese folding screen fame. we drank and visited with people and took short trips into the gallery to look at the art again. tulsa the editor of artillery who didnt show up at galleRoy two weeks ago was there and didnt remember me even when i said i was a friend of the world famous laura london. how could anyone ever forget me? she took a photograph of dc and carole caroompas and me for the next issue of the magazine but you know how that stuff turns out.
later in the evening i spotted phranc our favorite jewish lesbian folk singer talking to exene. i hadnt seen phranc with a ph and a hard c since the early eighties at the mercury arts center in long beach. the last i remember phranc and i and a couple other people were sitting on the sidewalk of fourth street outside the mercury arts center at 3 am singing this land is your land accompanied by her acoustic guitar. we visited for a few minutes and she said she was performing and rereleasing her old albums. she looked really good.
dc and i wanted to eat dinner at tender greens but they dont serve hard alcohol so we all went to rush so carole caroompas could have a martini. and thus the performance art for the evening began.
somehow the bartender didnt know how to make a martini; somehow the chef didnt know how to cook short ribs; somehow the waitor didnt know how to bring sidedishes; many things were sent back including the bill. twice. but the coup de gras of the performance was when carole caroompas locked herself in the bathroom stall and crawled under the door to escape much to the horror of the bathroom attendent. she came back to the table with her story of trauma dipping her fingers into a glass of water to wash her elbows. dc gave her lotion to rub on herself after the table bath.
sandra called the evening and the curtain fell. we left rush and dc and i made it home thankful for a quiet ride. o what a night!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
science is 2000 years behind the times
and still doesnt get it!
posted on internet:
Humans Glow in Visible Light
By Charles Q. Choi
(July 22) - The human body literally glows, emitting a visible light in extremely small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day, scientists now reveal.
Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are sensitive. In fact, virtually all living creatures emit very weak light, which is thought to be a byproduct of biochemical reactions involving free radicals. (This visible light differs from the infrared radiation — an invisible form of light — that comes from body heat.)
To learn more about this faint visible light, scientists in Japan employed extraordinarily sensitive cameras capable of detecting single photons. Five healthy male volunteers in their 20s were placed bare-chested in front of the cameras in complete darkness in light-tight rooms for 20 minutes every three hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for three days.
The researchers found the body glow rose and fell over the day, with its lowest point at 10 a.m. and its peak at 4 p.m., dropping gradually after that. These findings suggest there is light emission linked to our body clocks, most likely due to how our metabolic rhythms fluctuate over the course of the day.
Faces glowed more than the rest of the body. This might be because faces are more tanned than the rest of the body, since they get more exposure to sunlight — the pigment behind skin color, melanin, has fluorescent components that could enhance the body's miniscule light production.
Skip over this content Since this faint light is linked with the body's metabolism, this finding suggests cameras that can spot the weak emissions could help spot medical conditions, said researcher Hitoshi Okamura, a circadian biologist at Kyoto University in Japan.
"If you can see the glimmer from the body's surface, you could see the whole body condition," said researcher Masaki Kobayashi, a biomedical photonics specialist at the Tohoku Institute of Technology in Sendai, Japan.
The scientists detailed their findings online July 16 in the journal PLoS ONE.
© Imaginova Corp. All rights reserved.
2009-07-22 18:00:53
posted on internet:
Humans Glow in Visible Light
By Charles Q. Choi
(July 22) - The human body literally glows, emitting a visible light in extremely small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day, scientists now reveal.
Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are sensitive. In fact, virtually all living creatures emit very weak light, which is thought to be a byproduct of biochemical reactions involving free radicals. (This visible light differs from the infrared radiation — an invisible form of light — that comes from body heat.)
To learn more about this faint visible light, scientists in Japan employed extraordinarily sensitive cameras capable of detecting single photons. Five healthy male volunteers in their 20s were placed bare-chested in front of the cameras in complete darkness in light-tight rooms for 20 minutes every three hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for three days.
The researchers found the body glow rose and fell over the day, with its lowest point at 10 a.m. and its peak at 4 p.m., dropping gradually after that. These findings suggest there is light emission linked to our body clocks, most likely due to how our metabolic rhythms fluctuate over the course of the day.
Faces glowed more than the rest of the body. This might be because faces are more tanned than the rest of the body, since they get more exposure to sunlight — the pigment behind skin color, melanin, has fluorescent components that could enhance the body's miniscule light production.
Skip over this content Since this faint light is linked with the body's metabolism, this finding suggests cameras that can spot the weak emissions could help spot medical conditions, said researcher Hitoshi Okamura, a circadian biologist at Kyoto University in Japan.
"If you can see the glimmer from the body's surface, you could see the whole body condition," said researcher Masaki Kobayashi, a biomedical photonics specialist at the Tohoku Institute of Technology in Sendai, Japan.
The scientists detailed their findings online July 16 in the journal PLoS ONE.
© Imaginova Corp. All rights reserved.
2009-07-22 18:00:53
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
another glossary post
the following is added to the glossary on blesstheworld.com:
peace ~ in its most superficial form, peace is anti-war, the absence of war. it is the opposite of conflict. this can be applied on a global level, a commercial level, an interpersonal level, or as pertaining to turmoil within one's self, etc. but in reality, peace is much more than the absence of conflict. it is an equalitarian existence, a global life or a personal life of fairness and respect. those who work for peace in the world know that stopping war is a small bandage on a large wound. war is a symptom of a deeper consciousness that allows unfairness and disrespect to exist. the consciousness of individuals that make war (on each side of the conflict) and the consciousness of individuals who judge those who make war must be altered for there to be peace. while violence is an aspect of animal nature, war is not. and human nature has the power to elevate itself to a nature of peace. (see tao on blesstheworld.com glossary.)
and wear my peace shirts to make a statement for peace. every little bit helps shift the consciousness of the planet. http://blesstheworld.com
peace ~ in its most superficial form, peace is anti-war, the absence of war. it is the opposite of conflict. this can be applied on a global level, a commercial level, an interpersonal level, or as pertaining to turmoil within one's self, etc. but in reality, peace is much more than the absence of conflict. it is an equalitarian existence, a global life or a personal life of fairness and respect. those who work for peace in the world know that stopping war is a small bandage on a large wound. war is a symptom of a deeper consciousness that allows unfairness and disrespect to exist. the consciousness of individuals that make war (on each side of the conflict) and the consciousness of individuals who judge those who make war must be altered for there to be peace. while violence is an aspect of animal nature, war is not. and human nature has the power to elevate itself to a nature of peace. (see tao on blesstheworld.com glossary.)
and wear my peace shirts to make a statement for peace. every little bit helps shift the consciousness of the planet. http://blesstheworld.com
glossary post
the following was going to be in the glossary on the blesstheworld.com website where no-one would ever see it... but we thought it too controversial... so we put it in this blog for the edification of the multitudes!!!
god ~ the consciousness of the animating force of the universe (see prana on blesstheworld.com glossary).
do not confuse this consciousness with the christian god. he is an aspect of god like pan or diana or other greek and roman gods, like the multitude of hindu or buddhist dieties, the native american gods, or the gods of any culture. the christian and hebrew and muslim god (it is all the same aspect) has been having his fifteen minutes of fame and will one day be relegated to antiquity. do not believe the illusion. do not believe the pr. do not let religion keep you from an experience of god.
an aspect of god makes god more tangible to the masses and any aspect of god is valid for veneration. some are more elevated than others. many are more elevated than the christian god. but the idea of an aspect of god as being mistaken for god may be what makes atheists atheists, a small-minded logic. atheists do not believe the christian god is god thus there must be no god! as written in my blog (search below on atheism), atheism is a vocabulary problem. atheists believe in god, they just call it a chair or the wind or love. without god, their asses would be sitting on the floor in a stuffy place without the best of human relationships. but they would know they were right!
god does not have a chosen people. god does not promise land. god is neither a ruler nor a realtor. god does not lord over people. god does not command or damn. god is not vengeful or judgmental. those are all human traits. man created god in his own image and likeness. and the different aspects of god reflect the variations of human consciousness. see joseph campbell, hero with a thousand faces.
god is the consciousness of the animating force of the universe. words will not explain it further. have the experience instead. http://blesstheworld.com
god ~ the consciousness of the animating force of the universe (see prana on blesstheworld.com glossary).
do not confuse this consciousness with the christian god. he is an aspect of god like pan or diana or other greek and roman gods, like the multitude of hindu or buddhist dieties, the native american gods, or the gods of any culture. the christian and hebrew and muslim god (it is all the same aspect) has been having his fifteen minutes of fame and will one day be relegated to antiquity. do not believe the illusion. do not believe the pr. do not let religion keep you from an experience of god.
an aspect of god makes god more tangible to the masses and any aspect of god is valid for veneration. some are more elevated than others. many are more elevated than the christian god. but the idea of an aspect of god as being mistaken for god may be what makes atheists atheists, a small-minded logic. atheists do not believe the christian god is god thus there must be no god! as written in my blog (search below on atheism), atheism is a vocabulary problem. atheists believe in god, they just call it a chair or the wind or love. without god, their asses would be sitting on the floor in a stuffy place without the best of human relationships. but they would know they were right!
god does not have a chosen people. god does not promise land. god is neither a ruler nor a realtor. god does not lord over people. god does not command or damn. god is not vengeful or judgmental. those are all human traits. man created god in his own image and likeness. and the different aspects of god reflect the variations of human consciousness. see joseph campbell, hero with a thousand faces.
god is the consciousness of the animating force of the universe. words will not explain it further. have the experience instead. http://blesstheworld.com
Monday, July 20, 2009
god bless jimmy carter
reported from the internet:
After more than 60 years together, Jimmy Carter has announced himself at odds with the Southern Baptist Church -- and he's decided it's time they go their separate ways.
Via Feministing, the former president called the decision "unavoidable" after church leaders prohibited women from being ordained and insisted women be "subservient to their husbands."
Said Carter in an essay in The Age:
At its most repugnant, the belief that women must be subjugated to the wishes of men excuses slavery, violence, forced prostitution, genital mutilation and national laws that omit rape as a crime. But it also costs many millions of girls and women control over their own bodies and lives, and continues to deny them fair access to education, health, employment and influence within their own communities.
And, later:
The truth is that male religious leaders have had -- and still have -- an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world.
After watching everyone from philandering politicians to Iran's president taking a sudden look heavenwards when the roof starts to come down on them, it's refreshing to see Carter calling out the role of religion in the mistreatment of women.
The question for Carter -- and for others who find themselves at odds with leadership -- is, when a group you're deeply involved in starts to move away from your own core beliefs, do you stay and try to change from within or, at some point, do you have to look for the exit? Carter did give the former a shot -- in recent years publicly criticizing and distancing himself from church leadership, while staying involved with his church. Now, he's seeing if absence might do what presence did not.
After more than 60 years together, Jimmy Carter has announced himself at odds with the Southern Baptist Church -- and he's decided it's time they go their separate ways.
Via Feministing, the former president called the decision "unavoidable" after church leaders prohibited women from being ordained and insisted women be "subservient to their husbands."
Said Carter in an essay in The Age:
At its most repugnant, the belief that women must be subjugated to the wishes of men excuses slavery, violence, forced prostitution, genital mutilation and national laws that omit rape as a crime. But it also costs many millions of girls and women control over their own bodies and lives, and continues to deny them fair access to education, health, employment and influence within their own communities.
And, later:
The truth is that male religious leaders have had -- and still have -- an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world.
After watching everyone from philandering politicians to Iran's president taking a sudden look heavenwards when the roof starts to come down on them, it's refreshing to see Carter calling out the role of religion in the mistreatment of women.
The question for Carter -- and for others who find themselves at odds with leadership -- is, when a group you're deeply involved in starts to move away from your own core beliefs, do you stay and try to change from within or, at some point, do you have to look for the exit? Carter did give the former a shot -- in recent years publicly criticizing and distancing himself from church leadership, while staying involved with his church. Now, he's seeing if absence might do what presence did not.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
are you?
Obama's daughter does her part to promote peace with t-shirt
UNDATED -- As President Barack Obama engages in peace talks, his daughter is making a peace statement of her own with her clothing choices.
Obama's 11-year-old daughter Malia donned t-shirts while abroad with the famous logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
The symbol designed in 1958 is now also used to represent "peace."
Malia wore the two t-shirts with the peace sign while in Rome with her mother Michelle and sister Sasha.
Obama recently signed agreements with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to cut back on the world's nuclear weapons.
The CND's goal is to rid the world of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.
The Obama family is accompanying the president at the G8 summit in the Italian town of L'Aquila.
Copyright (c) 2009 Sunbeam Television Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Peace Shirts: http://blesstheworld.com
UNDATED -- As President Barack Obama engages in peace talks, his daughter is making a peace statement of her own with her clothing choices.
Obama's 11-year-old daughter Malia donned t-shirts while abroad with the famous logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
The symbol designed in 1958 is now also used to represent "peace."
Malia wore the two t-shirts with the peace sign while in Rome with her mother Michelle and sister Sasha.
Obama recently signed agreements with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to cut back on the world's nuclear weapons.
The CND's goal is to rid the world of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.
The Obama family is accompanying the president at the G8 summit in the Italian town of L'Aquila.
Copyright (c) 2009 Sunbeam Television Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Peace Shirts: http://blesstheworld.com
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