From Pink Martini (With Love) To Japan (Japan Benefit, Ltd. Edition Single)

Single:

Yuusuki, featuring Saori Yuki

(Available exclusively on iTumes)

Lyrics: Here

Time Out

March 15 - The Ides of March

News, mostly bad, assaults my senses all day, every day. Natural disasters, man-made disasters, disease, pestilence, and crime compete for my attention. After awhile it becomes impossible not to become overwhelmed by the steady onslaught.

My granddad, a news junkie who relied mostly on the radio and newspapers, routinely declared one day a week to be a no-news day ... turning the radio off and not reading the newspaper.

Time for my own time-out. Time to turn off the radio, television, iPod, cell phone, and laptop. Time to listen to music, go out to a movie, or perhaps, read one of the books I've set aside until now.

Mother Nature Always Wins

I'm not sure what to make of the events of the last few days, let alone the last few years.

We, human beings, are an arrogant lot. We assume we can control our environment, bending nature to suit ourselves.

The recent earthquakes, aftershocks, tsunamis, and nuclear plant malfunctions seem to say otherwise.

Mother Nature always wins in the end.

Greetings From Earth - Pink Martini to ATV Docking Crew

Two of my favorite interests ..... all things to do with space travel  ..... and Pink Martini ..http://vimeo.com/20326709.....

"I Have A Voice!"

The film, The King's Speech -

"You do not have to be afraid of what you were afraid of when you were five."

See Also -

Moviefone

Stuttering

PTSD

Therapy Times

"The Black Swan"

The film, Black Swan, addresses peril inherent within the quest for perfection, especially as that perfection is defined by others.

For further contemplation - Black Swan Theory
Also see -
Swan Lake
Golden Globes 
Ballet Dancers and Eating Disorders 
 Eating Disorder

A Pink Martini New Year's Eve

The drive to Portland proved to be uneventful despite very cold temperatures. The lack of precipitation kept ice from forming on the roadways.

Picked up our Will Call tickets  at about 9 pm and crossed the street to the ArtBar & Bistro, a marvelous establishment open two hours before each performance at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall .We enjoyed the atmosphere in beautiful surroundings while consuming macaroni and cheese, a delightful vegetarian quiche, and then a scrumptious chocolate cinnamon ice cream with a snicker doodle cookie.

From our table, we could see the "backside" of a very unusual chair

 Okay, here is the front of this highly unusual chair -

 And a view of the room from the chair

And we begin -

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To be continued ..........

Free Tunes Courtesy of NPR Music

This morning I accessed NPR Music via an iPod Touch app. Much to my surprise and delight, I was offered the opportunity to download 12 songs FREE!

Download or update the app and receive a FREE 12-song music sampler featuring NPR Music's favorite new artists of 2010

See  NPR Music

Internet for the Internet Challenged

Do you have a friend or relative who has not grasped the skills necessary to surf the web? Does that person bug you constantly, asking you to look up things for him or her?

I have found the perfect gift for your inquisitive friend -  See - WikiReader

I purchased a WikiReader as a gift from QVC at half price. This bargain was found while channel surfing in the very early morning. Just a happy accident.

Joy To The World (Pink Martini) on Vinyl

See - Pink Martini - Joy to the World

This vinyl record is part one of three - "Collectors edition high quality 10" clear vinyl with embossed snowflake packaging. This five song EP, the first in a series of three to be released annually for the next three years, is limited to 2000 copies. 100% of the profits of this record go directly to charity."

See - EP