Tag: New York City
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Humanity In A Moment Of Desperation
Salon What They Went Through by Garrison Keillor It was painful to hear the woman in anguish on the 83rd floor of the World Trade Center, crying, “I’m going to die, aren’t I? I’m going to die.” Melissa Doi was 32, beautiful, with laughing eyes and black hair. She was lying on the floor of […]
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No One Left Behind
Jonathan Hutson, Talk To Action The Purpose Driven Life Takers Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose is to remake America as a Christian theocracy, and establish its worldly vision of the dominion of Christ over all aspects of life. You are issued high-tech military weaponry, and instructed to engage […]
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The War Tapes: A Soldier’s Story
Yesterday, I attended the film’s world premeire at the Tribeca Film Festival as a guest of Director, Deborah Scranton. The air of the theatre was chock-full of tangible anticipation, as the audience verbally spatted with itself before, during and after the screening. What else would you expect? We’re waist deep in a war that has […]
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Grind To The Back
So what do you do when the grind of the city commute smacks you in the face? You find a comfy spot in the back of The Jazz Gallery and let Steve Coleman’s workshop grab ahold of your soul. Coleman wasn’t on my radar before tonight, but leave it to Jonathan to introduce me to […]
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2005: A Year For Change
The funny thing about running into the posting wall, is that it almost always comes out of the blue, often at the most random of times. Well, unlike past years, in 2005 I hit the wall at the most appropriate time of the year. So in order to get back up on the blogging horse, […]
You Are Standing In An Open Field 