HERE’S A SHORT PERFORMANCE by the not-yet-renowned Luna S. Herrera, reprising a duet she performed with the Virtual Tracy Chapman in 2007. For the 2008 version she chooses a recorder instead of keys and experiments with many finger positions and one or two notes. Okay, maybe one.
WE HAVE AMAZING STORES OF POWER within us. Stores of energy; of psychic, spiritual, and mental energy. That’s why we can heal ourselves and sicken ourselves and others around us. Obama is not perfect, but from what I see, he believes in orienting upon the restorative, constructive, and healing properties of that energy. And anyone who does this has my attention.
A LINE OF THOUGHT going around today is the idea that while we all want change badly and see this election as heralding or potentiating important change, we are the ones who have to bring this about. And not just by participating in politics, but every day, in many ways.
THE DAY IS HERE! It’s time for the first change of many and it’s all very exciting. I feel like it’s early Christmas morning over here in the dark Pacific Northwest morning. I’m shakin’ the boxes! I’m smelling the pine needles! Warm red-gold-green-blue glow on my face! My heart is full of hope and a feeling of renewal.
STEPHEN COLBERT always jabs and parries and stutter-steps while most of his guests are busy arranging their facial expression or shouting out unfunny jokes to try and appear as if they are keeping up. Author Sherman Alexie gets off some fast shots and smart comments as he makes his case for Barack Obama.
SHOT AND EDITED in the style of Apple’s “Switch” commercials, here is a video featuring Republicans, Conservatives, Evangelical Christians and those in “the middle” who are giving their reasons for voting for Obama. It sure feels good to see people hoping and daring to believe in a way forward. It’s been a long, dark 8 years.
SAVE THIS PAGE for las horas esta noche cuando la energía is ramping up and you are gettin loose you betcha cuz here is some Republikan-shattering love-infested color-bestreaked and papaya-shaking música para ti!
ECHOING A RECENT musical post built on the NezDualityEngine™ we again give you two sides of the coin from which to choose, or perhaps of both become imbued. OH SNAP, as I said 100% Feliz Fuel in this bad boy’s tank.
SOMEONE UP IN HERE HAS A BIGOTRY PROBLEM or some kind of creepy fetish that stretches across the entire racial spectrum. Guess who? You might never know.
HEY HEY It’s Friday! And that means the typical workweek ends and spirits rise and here at UMX it means music (sometimes) and today, a long table, un hombre hugging his guitarra, and very energetic and beautiful mujeres in interesting eyewear dancing to strains of sweet brass and singing beautiful palabras. ¡Disfrute, señoras y señores!
LET THE MUSIC of the powerful and inspiring and beautiful musician Lila Downs soothe and lift you into the start of this weekend. And may your moments today and tomorrow be as harmonious and energizing as her voice and talents are.
I’VE BEEN DEEP IN THE MIX for days and putting together the first video to come out of my DNC/RNC experiences. It will be about 20 – 25 minutes, a longer documentary than I’ve ever released to others, and probably not strict “documentary,” but it tells a story and it has fun doing so. Meanwhile, here’s a short slideshow of that same trip, put together by an amigo who was also there.
House of Nezua
the XOLAGRAFIK theater!
