What can you do with five notes?

I just stumbled across this one while on a web "detour". There is something to be said for not depending too heavily on search engines- if their view is too narrow, you miss a lot of good stuff.

I won't add anymore to what is here as it speaks for itself.




Peace be with you,
Glenn

But for a lousy exchange rate....

While I was tooling around on the BBC website I saw a headline "Monk evangelizes heavy metal".

Huh?

Seems that there is this 62 year old Capuchin Monk named Brother Cesare Bonizzi. Fifteen years ago he went to a Metallica concert, and the sheer energy of the music shook him to the bottoms of his sandals. Here is a link to the BBC article. And for your dining and dancing pleasure,




The only distribution site I could find for the cd was in Italy (Italian Monk, Italian Band, duhhhh). It would cost me almost forty bucks to get the darn thing. The band is called Fratello Metallo (Metal Brothers). Brother Cesare's website is in Italian, (here is a link to it) but if you click around you will see the album cover. Clicking on it opens a box that will enable you to hear three songs on the cd. Good Stuff.

FYI- euro 11.5 for the cd and euro 12 for shipping to the US. Last I looked, the Euro was equal to USD (United States dollarettes) 1.60. Thank you, George!!!

I did create an account on the Italian distribution site, though. If I get a second stimulus check (yeah, Washington is making noises about that) then I'll pony up the cash.

On a totally unrelated point, in a few short weeks, I will no longer be a single person as my girlfriend and I are tying the knot. Will that be the end of the "Mid-Life Crisis" or will the crisis take on a new dimension? Only time will tell. Keep on Listening!



Peace be with you,
Glenn Carella

All right, so I HAVE been under a rock for a while...

As I have been known to mention, the New York Times tries to make me crazy. Today it totally made up for it. It presented the story about the Dancing Man, Matt Harding. Here is the YouTube video that some five million people before me have seen:



This is so simple yet so moving. A guy does this simple dance, then he starts doing it in other places. The Times story gives the progression of events as to how the phenomenon grew and how a subtly placed sponsorship sent him all over the world.

But watch this video and see the real meaning of "Peace on Earth". Especially in the scenes where he is joined by children from all over. For all the insanity that makes up our life, this strikes me as a true beacon of hope. One man dancing.

Peace be with you,
Glenn

PS. Here is a link to the New York Times Story

I might as well get it out of the way now... I'm a cat person. When my orange tabby isn't around, his hairs are. The other guy, a black short-haired scaredy-cat, just sheds nonchalantly over areas that best display black fur. Right considerate of him...

This is from my friend Marsha in Florida (birds, cats and Lord knows what else)-





Interesting Indian music lurks in the background of this video, and NO ELK.

They are resting.
Peace be with you,
Glenn Carella