Tuesday, December 03, 2024
Much as I liked the Tiffany's story below, this is even better-- A beat up man appears on a bus in Georgia--
Sophie and the Rising Sun.
based on a novel
https://www.amazon.com/Sophie-Rising-Sun-Augusta-Trobaugh/dp/1611940532
Beautiful Southern voice and vibe-- Spanish Moss, gardens and small minds-
But happy ending, of sorts. Lovely love scenes--
Handsome actor.
Something from Tiffanys--Amazon Prime movie--a diamond ring gets switched--
Nice interracial romance--man a prof. of Creative Writing in NY.
NY scenes
Young lady owns a bakery.
Very sweet.
Handsome and articulate Black man has a charming, precocious daughter.
Me before You--beautiful movie but another sad ending--
On Amazon Prime--male lead and female lead excellent.
Quadraplegic, rich man.
Perky cheerful attendant--but in the end--
Actor has to act with just his facial expressions.
Very poignant.
Descriptions of food in literature--
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/03/unforgettable-food-scenes-books-haruki-murakami/627601/
It reminds me of
my friend from Australia eating a 8" diameter chocolate chip cookie at Teaism on Dupont Circle.
I think Bertil Lintner wrote about this before--Deng Xioaping came to power in 1978, and the new regime must have pulled its support of CPB.
In any case Deng was more interested in his economic reforms which were highly successful.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/from-the-archive/how-ne-wins-diplomacy-weakened-burmas-communists.html
The old Burmese communists like Ba Thein Tin and Brigadier Kyaw Zaw could not do anything, anyway.
Monday, December 02, 2024
Tibetan Chants meaning--
Here are some Tibetan chants and their English translations:
Om mani padme hum: This six-syllable mantra is considered the most important mantra in Buddhism. It translates to "hail to the jewel in the lotus".
Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha Bekanze Radza Samudgate Soha: This chant is recited for healing, success, and to help eliminate suffering.
100 Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva: This mantra includes phrases such as "Satisfy me!" and "Fulfill me!".
Explanation
Tibetan chants are often in Sanskrit, a language that is also used in other Buddhist traditions. The chants are often associated with bodhisattvas, such as Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion.
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Special post--Concerto de Aranguez--
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=aranjuez+youtube#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:45a699f9,vid:-oxH-7VklBI,st:0
Also look into how this concerto was written--how the composer hid his inspiration until it was safe to reveal it.
Singers who died on stage--
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Multiple singers have died on stage, including a Brazilian singer and a US rapper:
Ayres Sasaki A Brazilian singer died after being electrocuted during a performance at the Solar Hotel in Salinópolis, Brazil on July 13, 2024. Sasaki was 35 years old. The incident occurred when a fan jumped on stage to hug Sasaki, who was holding a guitar, and came into contact with a live power cable. Fatman Scoop A US rapper died after collapsing on stage during a concert in the US. Scoop was 53 years old. He was known for his song "Be Faithful" and for providing his voice to songs by Missy Elliott and Ciara.
Leonard Warren, an opera baritone, also died on stage in NY.
Neil Diamond--Turn on your heartlight.
Lyrics Come back again I want you to stay next time 'Cause sometimes the world ain't kind When people get lost like you and me I just made a friend A friend is someone you need But now that he had to go away I still feel the words that he might say Turn on your heartlight Let it shine wherever you go Let it make a happy glow For all the world to see Turn on your heartlight
In the middle of a young boy's dream Don't wake me up too soon Gonna take a ride across the moon You and me He's lookin' for home 'Cause everyone needs a place And home's the most excellent place of all And I'll be right here if you should call me Turn on your heartlight Let it shine wherever you go . . . Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Neil Diamond / Burt F. Bacharach / Carole Bayer Sager Heartlight lyrics © New Hidden Valley Music Co., New Hidden Valley Music Company, Carole Bayer Sager Music, Universal Music Group, New Hidden Valley Music Co, Stonebridge-music Inc., Burt B
Violin--Love Story by Taylor Swift--violin--Alan Milan--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQIUQzMMD8I
I know nothing about Taylor Swift.
I found this looking for "love story between a singer and a violinist.
Why?
To see if it's been written before.
Send in the Clowns --lyrics--Lyric Find
Send in the Clowns
Song by Judy Collins
Lyrics
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Other recordings
Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground,
You in mid-air,
Where are the clowns?
Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around,
One who can't move,
Where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns?
Just when I'd stopped opening doors,
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sure of my lines
No one is there
Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear!
But where are the clowns
Send in the clowns
Don't bother, they're here.
Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late in my career
But where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns
Well, maybe next year
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Stephen Sondheim Send in the Clowns lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, inc.
Sunday, December 01, 2024
Collette--movie on Amazon Prime.
Lesbian relationship.
Horrible husband using wife as a writing machine.
Meaning of the name Yoel or Joel--
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The name "Joel" means "Yahweh is God" or "The Lord is God" and originates from Hebrew, where it is derived from the word "Yahweh" which refers to the Lord God in the Bible; essentially, it signifies a connection to the divine power.
Key points about the name Joel:
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "Yahweh is God"
Biblical reference: Joel is the name of a prophet in the Old Testament
Meriam Webster Dictionary--Agnostic--meaning.
agnostic
1 of 2
noun
ag·nos·tic ag-ˈnä-stik
əg-
Synonyms of agnostic
1
: a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
2
: a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something
political agnostics
Hanna's War-- a very good movie on Amazon Prime--1944, Hungary, Jews--
The Diaries of Hanna Senesh--introduction by Marge Piercy.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hannah_Senesh/0_q9ZbC-eZEC?hl=en&gbpv=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna%27s_War
Movie lost money big time, but it still remains excellent.
Yoel Palgi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoel_Palgi
In Burma I gave lectures on Isreali Kibbutzim, believe it or not, while talking about Soviet and Chinese collective farms.
Professor of Agricultural Ecos and Dept Head, U Tha Hto and I were once examiners for a DEP Diploma on Eco. Planning student's paper--
At one point Saya "Guru" U Tha Hto said, "Why, this is an account of all the livestock that died at the co-ops."
I attempted to keep a straight face.
For some reason, the poeple who planned these things paired me with U Tha Hto.
Another time one student who worked at a State-Owned enterprise started to tell us of all the antiquue sculptures that the Navy officer in charge had taken home.
One time one summer during one of the "re-embelishment" classes, all our staff seemed rushing off to U Tha Hto's classes.
"You have to come listen," one tutor told me, "he's talking about the junta,"
But I didn't go.
In Poland where I was 8 months winter of 1968-69, we were taken to a co-op farm, where the food was much better than at the dorms.
A friend also took me to a blackmarket across the Vistula River, when I could not find a coat at the State Store, and winter was coming.
That's why I don't believe in central planning.
But I don't believe in totally free markets or the profit motive either.
I don't believe in God either.
Kyi May Kaung
11-30-2024
Memorial near Krakow, Poland.
Mauthausen inmates welcome US Forces, May 1945
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