no assumptions

There was a beautifully clear blue sky over Brooklyn, NYC today and I decided to point my camera at something unusual. I make no assumptions as to what this phenomenon is. Enjoy.

#UFO, #sky, #Brooklyn,  #NYC, #phenomenon, #October 12, #2015

X MARKS THE SPOT

Brooklyn, NYC - 11/23/14 4:19 PM

F L Y B Y S

F L Y B Y S
Air traffic over Brooklyn, NYC
on February 6, 2014 at 10:09 AM.
Audio from Summer 2015.

I Am Angry

I Am Angry

I'm sad
I'm hurt
I am angry
Damn it
I'm angry, hurt and
I'm very sorry
For I realize
That hurt, anger and sorrow
will only serve to stifle myself
And alienate others
Must I persist in anger
Must I maintain this pain
But I wear the pain proudly
Proud anger held high
Chin up
A mad glint in the eye
A sneering grin
Pinpointed at a society
Glaring at the callous inequity
Of the mad system which holds us
With boldness and snarling derision
at any and all expressions of unity
Or tenderness
Or sharing
Or of actually caring about
One another
I am angry

gCm 09/20/15

nine eleven thirteen

nine eleven thirteen from GCM on Vimeo.

September 11, 2013
Spotlight from Lower Manhattan - NYC

dancing light

cleaning pebbles in a solution of
baking soda, water and vinegar... dancing light

gCm
October 27, 2013

music:
Acoustic Meditation 2 by Audionautix 
is licensed under a 
Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

#chemical reaction, #solution, #light refraction, #pebbles, #meditative, #music, #audionautix

Wall-do

Alexander Robotnick - Morning Theme

Good morning!

Puff N Stuff

Diety

Manolo

raindrops to chemtrails

BROOKLYN WEATHER REPORT

11/30/11 - BROOKLYN SKYLAPSE 1 HR into 7 MINUTES

AUDIO: LIVE PERFORMANCE WEATHER REPORT Stadthalle Offenbach 29.09.1978
The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat
Musicians: Joe Zawinul (keyboards) Wayne Shorter ( soprano, alto & tenor saxophones)
Jaco Pastorius (Bass) Peter Erskine (drums)

Pepper-Spray Cop Works His Way Through Art History

By Maura Judkis --- View the entire article

Lt. John Pike, the U.C. Davis campus police officer who pepper-sprayed passive student protesters, is popping up in some of the world’s most famous paintings as part of an Internet meme intended to shame him for his actions.

 

View Photo Gallery: Lt. John Pike, photographed pepper spraying passive protesters at U.C. Davis, has become the subject of a meme inserting him in great moments in history and art history.

On Friday, Pike casually pepper-sprayed protesters in a video that quickly went viral. “The apparent absence of empathy from the police officer, applying a toxic chemical to humans as if they were garden pests, is shocking,” The Post’s Phil Kennicott wrote.
Over the weekend, Pike’s visage popped up in Photoshopped into other scenes of languid passivity, such as Edouard Manet’s “Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe” (The Luncheon on the Grass) pictured above.
Archibald Willard’s “The Spirit of ‘76” has a new addition.
The images are a cheeky way of fighting back against what students say was an unwarranted use of forceful policing tactics. The university has defended Pike’s actions, though he and two other police officers have been suspended pending an investigation.
View the entire article
More at the Pepper Spraying Cop Tumblr.

There is no Triumph without Struggle, no Struggle without Sacrifice

Students from Vila Mayo, UHS and The Center for Visual Arts and Freedom of Music schools painted a bridge that connects the University with the town of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. The activity was part of the Rio Piedras Thursday commemoration for the month of November.

17 de Noviembre de 2011
Estudiantes de las escuelas Vila Mayo, UHS, Central de Artes Visuales y Libre de Música pintan puente que enlaza la Universidad con el Casco Urbano de Río Piedras. La actividad formó parte de la jornada del Jueves de Río Piedras del mes de Noviembre.

Lugi & Mama Marjas - Soul Combination

This reminds me of last summer and fun in the Salento sun!

Uploaded by Audioplate on Jun 21, 2011

Label: Audioplate Records
Prod. : Lugisoul
Rec. Mix. Master. @ Studio 61 Bologna by Audioplate C.E.O.
Regia: Andrea Menniti, Donato Curione, Salvo Lucchese

Audioplate Records è lieta di presentarvi "Soul Combination" , il nuovissimo Video del singolo di Lugi e Mama Marjas, su produzione Lugisoul.

Lugi, rapper, dj e beatmaker, tra i pionieri dell'Hip Hop in Italia, realizza assieme a Mama Marjas, una delle voci più belle del panorama reggae italiano, la celebrazione della Black Music, un connubio artistico che riesce a confluire al suo interno un mix di stili e sonorità, un viaggio musicale tra Hip-Hop e Reggae, Funky e, soprattutto, "Soul".

Le immagini del video rispecchiano la passione e lo spirito di allegria e divertimento, che stanno alla base di questa cultura. Le rime funky di Lugi e le liriche new-roots di Mama Marjas si uniscono su una produzione reggae-hip hop realizzata dallo stesso Lugi nello Studio 61 di Bologna. I party, le jam, le dance, la vita di strada e la vita di casa, c'è voglia di collaborare per realizzare assieme qualcosa di bello, di spessore e, soprattutto musicale.

Il Video di "Soul Combination" è prodotto da Audioplate records, con la regia, il montaggio e la post produzione di Andrea Menniti, Donato Curione e Salvo Lucchese @ Studio61.

Disponibile su i-Tunes...

What will happen to you when you start your new life on the "other side" of death ...

From Death to Life

Uploaded by genioinuk on Nov 9, 2011

Hello!

Hello!

Work for Peace!

A video montage featuring a parade of various military aircraft, accompanied by a live reading of Work for Peace, by the late, great, poet-bluesologist Gil Scott-Heron.

Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 -- May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning the social and political issues of the time. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues."

An excerpt from the article:
"An Evening with Gil Scott-Heron: There is Joy in the Struggle" by Kevin Gosztola
http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/An-Evening-with-Gil-Scott-by-Kevin-Gosztol...

"You can't teach the value of creative expression in school. You can't tell someone they have to use their art or media for the greater good. But, you can envelope someone in events with people like Gil Scott-Heron who believe in what they do and show them an alternative to the art and media we consume on a regular basis that seems to be far removed from the issues we experience and the lives we live every single day.

What Gil Scott-Heron shows is that people can find a voice in art (especially music). Movements need people like Gil Scott-Heron to open people's minds so that people who are not creative, not humorous, or not artistic can then present people with some truths that might compel them to act.

Yes, we've got to work for peace. There ain't gonna be no peace unless we go to work. But, peace isn't just taking down the military or breaking up the monetary and the military. It isn't just finding confidence in fighting for what some deem a lost cause, something unrealistic.

Peace is having soul. Peace is unleashing that soul in the company of others. And, peace is having the fortitude to push on and do what you believe needs to be done so that the next day you can have high spirits and maintain high hopes for a brighter day."

Work for Peace!

Baloji Tshiani - Karibu Ya Bintou

Uploaded by CrammedDiscs on Nov 8, 2011

Shot in the streets of Kinshasa, DRC, Karibu Ya Bintou ("Welcome to Life in Limbo") is a short film with music from the album 'Kinshasa Succursale' by Baloji.

Electric thumb piano (likembé) played by Konono N°1, the legendary Congolese band whose junkyard sonics and trademark "Congotronics" sound has had a major influence on the electronic and indie rock scenes.


http://crammed.be


Music, Composition & Lyrics: Baloji Tshiani
Thanks to Konono N°1
Arrangements: Betis Didier Likeng / Cyril Harrison

Universal Music Publishing - Kléa Songs

Short film

Directors: Spike and Jones
DOP: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Producer: Annemie Decorte (Dr. Film)
Styling: Ann Lauwerys
Mask: Katrien Matthys