Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Music Medicine Cometh to Lift the Spirits and Ease Life's Pains


"Messages and Notes from a Bottle" (more)


John Mayer,Dave Matthews Band, Phil Vassar
and Nas Join in a Concert to Lift the Spirits of Virginia Tech


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Unlike bronze,wood,stone. clay,or canvas, "music sculptors" use music, songs and lyrics as their artistic medium of expression, designing musical mixes using themes that soothe the heart,mind and soul. Their designs are multi-dimensional and can bring other textures and mediums to bear on the ultimate concept as well.I've discovered throughout the years that music is a pretty potent multi-level healer and that a song can in combination quite often with other things,perform laser sharp heart(figuratively speaking),psychic and emotional surgery. Vibrating into knooks ,crannies and crevices of the heart that would otherwise go untouched, I don't think any other medium surpasses its non-invasive,yet tremendously subtle fluid delivery. Yes. For raw or subtle emotional impact, a song is definitely the way to go.--Cynthia D. Wilson. excerpted from the Airlift II-Love Soother Mix blog.

That "love and music are healing forces of the world"... Anyone who knows me is well aware that I put together what I have dubbed "music sculptures",not only to set certain moods and tones,but to emit healing ,comforting and soothing sounds to the soul and "lift the spirits"with music of course.

During this blog and related podcast series,where I interject various play lists, you'll not only get my take on some of the artists,but you'll also learn how I've applied their songs in the sound healing process. Sound interesting?

So,in anticipation and celebration of the upcoming concert at Virginia Tech on September 6,2007,which is a "celebration of life" and an event to "lift the spirits with music", I am lifting several blogs and comments which I made on music message boards and blogs around the internet,including a play list put together especially and dedicated to what is sure to be a tremendously uplifting concert experience.

The next prescription: "A Dose of John Mayer" will focus on the healing sounds of his music and a recommended play list as part of the weekend inspiration (music sculpture).

Peace,

Cynthia

Related Blogs:

Cynthia D. Wilson Speaks and Writes...: Airlift II-Love Soother Mix

Deep Degrees of Blue

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

John Mayer,Dave Matthews,Nas and Others Join in Benefit For Virginia Tech


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On September 6, Virginia's own Dave Matthews Band along with John Mayer, Phil Vassar and Nas will join together in "A Concert For Virginia Tech" at the university's Lane Stadium.Free tickets will be made available to all current students, faculty and staff. Coming at the beginning of the 2007-08 academic year.

Members of the Dave Matthews Band who are from Charlottesville,Virginia recruited Mayer,Nas and others to headline with them. For more click here.

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Racist Toothpaste (Pics)


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Black Man Toothpaste?

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This story has been Dugg at Digg over 2.000 times.

It is good to keep abreast of what's going on in the rest of the world. Just when you thought these kind of images were obsolete. Well...so much for that thought,at least in this part of the world.

What next? Whatever it is I'll do my best to keep you informed. I sense a 'reflection for the day' topic brewing. Maybe I'll tie it in to the symbolic funeral the NAACP recently held for the N word.

Peace,

Cynthia(Revcoolc)

Monday, July 30, 2007

Weighing in on Michael Vick:Which Image Will It Be?


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Photo of Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons Star Quarterback who has recently been indicted on "Dog-fighting" charges. (More...)


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Rally in support of Vick Sunday,July 29,(More...)

Michael Vick ,while I've never met you I feel in some measure I already know you. You are the "brother" from the neighborhood that everyone was rooting for to make it because of your sports acumen and physical prowess. My brother was a star college and high school football player,so I have first-hand experience on the matter.To some from the hood and in the public housing project where you grew up,getting the opportunity to play professional sports was and still is to a degree,seen as a ticket out of the "land of dead end", leading fast to nowhere productive.

I hope during this very challenging time of upheaval in your personal and professional life,you will take much needed time out to search your soul for the things you truly value in life. I hope that your choice will be those things that are life affirming.

Yes. I know football is not the most non-violent and passive sport. And,there is still a great deal of peer pressure to be and do all things machismo and conform to a certain "necessary roughness" image.However,I am sure there are those of us who would much rather read, hear about and celebrate this aspect of you:

"Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons franchise.

Vick rose from a youth living in a public housing project to become a stand-out high school football player, winning a scholarship to attend Virginia Tech. After two years, he cut his collegiate career short, and was the No. 1 pick during the first round of the 2001 NFL draft, joining the Atlanta Falcons. Vick became one of the highest-paid NFL players, as well as earning lucrative commercial product endorsements.

In Virginia and Georgia, he has been involved in charitable activities, especially those which benefit economically-disadvantaged youth such as after-school programs, football camps, and the Boys and Girls Clubs. In 2006, he joined his mother and younger brother, former Miami Dolphins player Marcus Vick, in forming the Vick Foundation."
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Not this one:

"On July 17, 2007, Vick and three other men were indicted by a federal grand jury for felony and misdemeanor charges involving a 6-year long interstate dog fighting venture called "Bad Newz Kennels" and tens of thousands of dollars in gambling activities. The operation was based at a 15-acre estate in a rural area of southeastern Virginia which authorities contend was purchased and developed specifically for the criminal enterprise. Even within a controversial and brutal blood sport, the federal allegations detailed exceptionally extreme violence involving execution of losing and under-performing dogs by electrocution, hanging, drowning and shooting, including Vick's direct involvement, drawing extensive negative publicity and expressions of public outrage."

Knowing that your circumstance is complex due to the fact that you are the member of a racial group that is frequently negatively portrayed in the media,I will give you the benefit of the doubt, avoid rushing to judgment-after all that is what our trial system is for- by making any conclusions and just say this.

Your background, demonstrated care and concern for the underprivileged and disadvantaged, is evidence that you can overcome this. But,I think you have some communicating to do with the animal lovers of the world,which includes amends to make with your "dog-loving" public.Maybe offering a sizable charitable donation to a public kennel of their choosing to be earmarked for education and rescue of dogs from "dog-fighting" activities i.e., the humane society, anti-animal cruelty leagues, AR advocates,etc. And, I did say maybe,as money is not everything. If you have any pets and you treat them well,let people know it. In addition,you might volunteer to make Public Service Announcements about animal cruelty as relates to dog fighting. Offering up some community service that would include a stint of public speaking engagements and workshops about the dangers of "dog-fighting" on both the animal and human end might be in order as well.

I remain hopeful that you will find an effective way to calm the disappointment from the league of fans and ordinary people who have looked up to you as a positive role model and hero. It would be helpful to quickly address the outrage from those who have come to perceive you now as brutal and heartless to animals, and in a much broader context, as a result of the negative publicity. Whether true or false,it does not look good. I've noticed that merchandise selling concerns, promoting t-shirts with slogans about your cruelty to animals,touting slogans like "Convict Vick",etc, have already sprung up across the internet to capitalize on this unfortunate situation.

Beginning with a sincere and humble request for forgiveness couldn't hurt. Asking for it under such circumstances does not necessarily imply weakness, guilt or wrong doing.Sometimes people do become guilty by association,especially if events are carried out on their property whether they had knowledge of it or not. Asking for forgiveness,in my view,would signal that you have just come to terms with the "public sentiment" ignited by the situation and want to humbly clear it up by enlisting the support and sympathy of others. If asking for forgiveness is considered too extreme a measure to take at this time,there's always another means of "extending the olive branch..."

Now,if the whole thing has been a set-up and you are no way involved,having been diabolically framed from the beginning,then, of course, another approach should clearly be taken.

There are those,including me, who will be keeping the saddening controversy it has set off, lifted in thought and prayer.

Which image will it be?

Peace,

Cynthia(Revcoolc)



Related Articles and Blogs:

200 At Rally Back Vick, Assail Falcons

Vick Has Activists Howling

Vick Co-Defendant Cuts Deal

Heavier Octaves Radio Podcast Links

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Weekend Inspiration July 20-22:Creativessel Inspirations: Remembering My First Love and Offering Some Helpful Advice


Ebenezer Baptist Church Marquis-Atlanta,Georgia

For today's blog,which you can count as the "Weekend Inspiration",I am lifting up an entry I contributed to the Creativessel Inspirations blog site. It discusses how important communication is and how it is crucial to a successful business or personal relationship that we stay in contact with those we love and those who can make a difference. We should also strive to do what we love doing, whether writing, preaching, singing, designing, lawyering, etc.

The idea was inspired and drawn from a sermon preached at the Ebenezer Baptist Church by Pastor Raphael Warnock when I visited there last January 9,2006 during Union Theological Seminary's Poverty Initiative Mission trip to the Gulf coast.The theme of the sermon was how God is a jealous God and how we have to remember him.

Against that backdrop,Rueben Stoddard and recently crowned American Idol, Jordin Sparks sing a Motown Records classic originally performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,"You're All I Need To Get By". The American Idol television performance is sure to remain in your memory rewind collection for a long while, if you take the time to view it.

Below is the link to my original blog posting:

Creativessel Inspirations: Remembering My First Love and Offering Some Helpful Advice

As you listen to the song, from the link provided to the original version at the end of the blog, think of those things and people you love. Here is another link to the song for your convenience.As the streetwise say in the vernacular, "handle your business" and make those connections...

Now,make it happen! I know I'm on it...

And,remember that the love of God working through you and others is really all you need to get by, in the final analysis.

Peace,

Cynthia

Related blogs:

www.heavieroctaves.org: Poverty,Racism and Katrina-First Stop, Atlanta, Georgia

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