I had a good time yesterday at the Hennessey + Ingalls bookstore partly because I discovered something called a BüK. “A BüK is an inexpensive pamphlet—just $1.49—containing one provocative essay, short story, portfolio of pictures, collection of poems, or other surprising entertainment, readable in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.” I [...]
Seth Godin proclaimed the end of his writing career and then started, The Domino Project, with its first project being the publication of one of his books. (The second project was a book by Steven Pressfield, Do the Work.) Seth has moved from writing about the new landscape of book publishing to being knee-deep in [...]
Steven Pressfield has written a new book, Do the Work. His last book on creativity, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles, pulled the covers off the energy of Resistance which stands in the way of the manifestation of every creative idea and project we have envisioned. The [...]
I found this interview with Sonia Simone while using the internet to calm my mind which had been running in a worry loop. I went to Seth Godin’s blog and then skipped over to Hugh McLeod’s site where he had a link to this interview with Sonia Simone. I had never heard of Simone but [...]
The December, Holiday, issue of Conscious Inspired Living is on the digital newsstand. I appreciate the time and effort they are putting into creating a platform for writers, thinkers, artists, and spiritual practitioners of all kinds to do our thing. My article, “Digital Connection,” can be read by clicking on this link. Enjoy the Holidays [...]
Selected Clips from the Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project is a treasure trove of interviews with various jazz musicians. DocBop hipped me to this one. Makes me want to take a trip to New York to see the other full length interviews. click here to see Selected Clips from the Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral [...]
DocBop turned me on to this site with its jazz and music quotes. The quotes change automatically or you can click reload page to change them. I like the simple design of the pages and the quotes have me nodding my head. http://www.barstardo.com/ Tweet
Her comment about my music making being good for my communication stuck in my mind for several days. I asked her about it the next time I saw her and got the whole rundown of how making music opens my self expression channels. It was one of those weird moments when what someone says makes [...]
Seth Godin being himself live and in living color. Listen to his take on the history of marketing: brilliant. And Seth is walking his talk by showing this particular group of people with a social mission how they can apply his ideas. Seth Godin live seminar for good causes 10/09 from Seth Godin on Vimeo. [...]
I was on one of my adventures, actually looking for a place to have some pancakes, when I found The Sacred Lounge; and it turns out that I know the sister who owns it. The space is on Redondo Blvd. (North of Pico Blvd.). The vibe is very cool. They have spoken word and music [...]