Bill talks with and invites readings by renowned poet, novelist, and editor Philip Appleman, whose creativity spans a long life filled with verse, fiction, philosophy, and religion. The author of nine books of poetry, three novels, and six volumes of non-fiction, Appleman’s most acclaimed work includes explorations of the life and theories of Charles Darwin. A scholar of Darwin, Appleman edited the critical anthology Darwin, and wrote the poetry books Darwin’s Ark and Darwin’s Bestiary, earning him praise for illuminating the “overwhelming sanity” of Darwin’s thought with clarity and wit. Appleman’s latest poetry collection is Perfidious Proverbs.
Category Archives: Music
MUSIC – PROGRESSIVE ROCK: Rush / “The Trees” / 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhFsQxl2M8o&feature=player_detailpage
There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the Maples want more sunlight
And the Oaks ignore their pleas
The trouble with the maples
And they’re quite convinced they’re right
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can’t help their feelings
If they like the way they’re made
And they wonder why the maples
Can’t be happy in their shade
There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream ‘Oppression!’
And the oaks, just shake their heads
So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
‘The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light’
Now there’s no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw
MUSIC – JAZZ: Astrud Gilberto / “Fly Me To The Moon” / 1964
PERFORMING ARTS – BOSSA NOVA MUSIC: Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz / “The Girl From Ipanema” / 1964
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA&feature=player_detailpage
Tall and tanned and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
Each man she passes
Goes Aaah!
When she walks it’s like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes
Each man she passes
Goes Aaah!
Oh – but he watches so sadly
How – can he tell her he loves her
Yes – he would give his heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at he
Tall and tanned and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
He smiles
But she doesn’t see
Oh – but he watches so sadly
How – can he tell her he loves her
Yes – he would give his heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at he
Tall and tanned and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
He smiles
But she doesn’t see
She just doesn’t see
No she doesn’t see
She just doesn’t see
Photo: ipanema beach rio de janeiro vidigal favela sunset 2010
Source: chensiyuan via Wikipedia
ART: Famous People Painting
This painting is truly amazing, but more surprising is that it has been “computerized”.
Click on the link below and see a larger version of the picture.
Roll your mouse over the characters and the program tells you who is, each of them.
Click in the body, and you will be re-directed to the Wikipedia life and history of each.
MUSIC: Sara Chang / Air on the G string / Johann Sebastian Bach
MUSIC – SYMPHONY: “We Are Star Dust” / Symphony of Science
Gotye / GLEE: Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye: Somebody That I Used To Know (featuring Kimbra)
GLEE: Full Performance of “Somebody That I Used To Know”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0cay2dnuhcs

