One Billion Rising: Vday and project1979
In solidarity against indifference and apathy, tomorrow I’ll be at the Colosseum and Spanish Steps in Rome to dance my fanny off for One Billion Rising. I am psyched! I think I’ll wear my boots. And I’ll be dancing for this woman in particular who was part of the project1979 London edition: I am also rising for … Read more
what’s happening, hot stuff?
project1979 spent this weekend filming our pilot in rome. a beautiful experience. THANK YOU to all involved. http://www.facebook.com/project1979
Inspiring Monday: I cannot sit idly by,
I cannot sit idly by. About 50 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a letter while being imprisoned in Birmingham. He was a year older than I am now. A year ago I was here: http://project1979.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/374/ And, of the many things that he wrote in that letter, I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta … Read more
Things we like about 2013
This year, let’s celebrate you! Nearly three precious weeks of 2013 have been consumed. Putting all New Year’s resolutions aside, I asked the question: What is your favorite thing about 2013 so far? Answers ranging from simple to delicious, it is clear that there is a lot sparkling during this dark, stormy and often blues-inspiring … Read more
You are Here?
Try you best for the future. Don’t waste time. Everyone has to make something out of himself. In June, I collaborated with the folks of Bluespots productions on a project for World Refugee Day. I lived with refugees and artists in a space called The Grand Hotel for about three weeks. What I learned there … Read more
project1979 thanks you!
Here’s a short collage of a year in review. Enjoy! http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY5_S4hBK0c HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THANK YOU ALL!!!! http://www.facebook.com/project1979
Project1979 and Student Loans
Here’s a little video about how Student Loans started project1979! Enjoy http://www.facebook.com/project1979
Reality Check
Dear my greatest generation, Today a friend of proeject1979 posted this on my wall today: Edward Scissorhands: I was in awe of that gorgeous snow scene. Loved JD and Winona fiercely. Felt enchanted out of my 10-year-old awkward world…Wait? I was 10? 10 years old? How did this happen? How do these others make you feel? I … Read more
Words to the Wise: My Dad Tackles 30
I asked my dad, baby boomer,poet and writer, former minister and college administrator, to write on being thirty. This is what he had to say: Birth to old age… Still, I paddled my own boat. Incredibly, a voice asked, “Where are you headed?” from a poem of the nembutsu Michael Bever, 1947 Listen … Read more
Travel Log #4: Dream Big
Traveling back in time today. About a year ago I made this video: Here are some from around that time: (How many people have worn these pants since? (photo credit Kate Crafton) This last photo was taken almost exactly a year ago at a wedding for a dear friend. I reconnected with a bunch … Read more
