Who’s on First?
Over time, humanity aligns itself with things that work and discards things that don’t. -Buzz Aldrin http://www.robotmutant.com What is your first memory of space? http://www.facebook.com/project1979?fref=ts
This Side of the Moon
Sarah Moon. We met at The Indy Convergence, stayed in a hostel together for two weeks and shared puppetry, music, and Flashdance (she was in the original cast). She’s amazing (of course!) and the following post is about her life and how she’s just left a secure job to go for her dreams. I hope … Read more
Wednesday Music Video Mash-up
Why not? Asked this question on the FB page for the web series pilot we’re working on: What was your favorite childhood/adolescent video? Here’s a playlist brought to you directly from our lovely project1979 FB community! Enjoy I didn’t choose them (okay, except for the last three) but love them all. Viva the MTV generation! 1. … Read more
Desperately Seeking Jessica
A few months back, I asked this lovely writer for a little interview for “The Faces of project1979″ feature. We met when I became enamored of her blog about life and nostalgia (seeking theme here, yes). As I am in her home country, preparing for project1979: London I thought I’d get this lady’s life out … Read more
Anna and her Chicago dispLAcement
Here’s Anna Keizer, Chicago-turned LA chick and writer extraordinaire for our first ever feature of “The Faces of project1979″ series with a few lovely anecdotes about how she became the stellar person she is today. How did you get into blogging, writing and being your wonderful self? I always enjoyed writing as a kid, but got away … Read more
Hatchbacks to Freedom
At four AM this morning I was thinking of my parents. I was also making a list of things I’d like to do today and wrote both an email and a part of a poem in my head. But that’s besides the point. While that grand old laundry list (Where does that phrasal noun come … Read more
Returning, a Year
There are moments in life when I have to stop, embrace the chills coming over me and just say THANK YOU. Recently, I have been in the midst of so many of those moments. Right now I would like to highlight some things that are making me feel very blessed lately. By no means has … Read more
Lip Syncing: The lost art
Lip Sync (Lip Synch): to pretend to sing or say in synchronization with recorded sound (Webster’s) I grew up lip syncing. This was way before Milli, of course. I do sing, I did then, too. But really, I just loved to pretend I was someone else. Coming of age when CD’s were readily available, the … Read more
in memorandum-a reblog
I read this today on a FB friend’s page and thought it was sincerely well-written. Catch the full article by Michael Marotta at: http://blog.thephoenix.com/blogs/onthedownload/archive/2012/02/13/in-memoriam-whitney-houston-1963-2012.aspx In the end, life is a struggle, even for those who seem to have (almost) had it all — double so for anyone who chooses to make articulating that struggle through … Read more
Saving all of my love
Two down. Nearly three years ago Michael Jackson passed away mysteriously, in shadow-land ever since several controversies that we won’t go into. Anecdote: When living in Italy I bought a M. Jackson CD at a newsstand. 2003. My musical tastes were soon questioned by friends and acquaintances. Now, remix after remix Mr. J is once … Read more
