Monthly Archives: June 2017

that the first and best pop festival of all time occurred and I’m not talking Woodstock. The Monterey Pop Festival of June 1967 was a very ambitious, successful, and memorable undertaking by Lou Adler and John Phillips. It featured newcomers Jimi … Continue reading →

Sure words can kill. Michelle has been convicted on repeatedly e-inciting her boyfriend to kill himself and he finally did. She never called the cops or tried to talk him out it. An online Karla Homolka., she could conceivably get … Continue reading →

(a recommended book on Wilde) ………………………………………………………………………………………… “If you want a red rose,” said the Tree, “you must build it out of music by moonlight, and stain it with your own heart’s-blood. You must sing to me with your breast against … Continue reading →

Once a teacher…. In terms of whatever hope and optimism for society, the world and new generations, it really comes down to two core things: role-models and ‘copying’. One should always be aware of the roles and responsibilities of being … Continue reading →

(Still the definitive film version of Macbeth) ………………………………………………………………. Many quotables relevant to our Trumpian times: “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” “What bloody man is that?” “So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” “Or have we … Continue reading →

“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.”

Something great to aspire to. Kim Kardashian, keynote speaker at the Forbes Women’s Summit. The woman thrust into the limelight by a sex video and umpteen physical reconstructions has said that “the most important thing is being authentic”, the sort … Continue reading →

(the famous twins most visitors to the tv show want to meet in person) As learned on Antiques Roadshow this morning: 1. On Victorian family records with photos of each family member, there was a section to be filled in entitled “Called … Continue reading →

(Shakespeare’s best example of fearful, alienated man–Othello) “Follow your bliss.” “Live from your own centre.’”–Joseph Campbell “Since in the world of time every man lives but one life, it is in himself that he must search for the secret of … Continue reading →

(Welcome to the post-Kennedy assassination, post-9/11, and electronic surveillance world) 1956–Elvis gyrates on Ed Sullivan’s tv show (and is shown only from the waist up)–This opened up the world of music for me, rock and roll, in particular. From that point … Continue reading →