Speed of Life

U2 performing Sunday Bloody Sunday during their 360 degrees world tour at the Rose Bowl on October 25th, 2009. As the song Sunday Bloody Sunday opens, U2 now scrolls the lyrics from the Rumi poem Azadi . The word Azadi itself simply means Freedom . U2 is supporting Artists 4 Freedom by using the Rumi poem which provides the lyrics to Dj Spooky and Sussan Deyhim's new track, Azadi (The New Complexity) . U2's multimedia screens mash together the lyrics to Azadi along with photos of the protestors in Iran and artworks by Shirin Neshat. Inspiring stuff. Azadi (The New Complexity) is a song based on a classic poem by Rumi, one of the poet laureates of Iran’s still vibrant poetic legacy. Here is the original poem translated into English SHOW ME YOUR FACE by Rumi i crave flowers and gardens open your lips i crave the taste of honey come out from behind the clouds i desire a sunny face your voice echoed saying “leave me alone” i wish to hear your voice again saying “leave me alone”...

Born 1491 Saint Ignatius of Loyola, author of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius 1805 Adalbert Stifter, author of Rock Crystal 1831 Basil L. Gildersleeve, author of Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar 1890 Henrietta C. Mears, author of What the Bible Is All About 1913 Odd Eidem, author of Cruise 1918 Edward Rice, author of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton 1919 Manolis Andronicos, author of Delphi 1920 Gianni Rodari, author of Favole al telefono 1922 Nicholas Stuart Gray, author of The Seventh Swan 1925 Radu Florescu, author of Dracula, Prince of…Life and His Times 1926 Gladys M. Hunt, author of Honey for a Child's Heart 1927 Leszek Kolakowski, author of Main Currents of Ma…Age, The Breakdown 1927 Philip Lamantia, author of Bed of Sphinxes: Selected Poems 1927 Michel van der Plas, author of Herinneringen aan Godfried Bomans 1930 Ned Rorem, author of KNOWING WHEN TO STOP: A Memoir 1942 Michael Crichton, author of J urassic Park 1942 Tariq Ali, author of The Clash of Fundam…ihads ...

Springsteen and the E Street Band Perform "Higher and Hiigher" at the Philadelphia Spectrum on October 20, 2009 Listening to Bruce cover Jackie Wilson's classic is getting me ready for my birthday on Friday.

Heather Graham Stars in a Spot Promoting the Public Option. Narration by Peter Coyote.

HAMMER MUSEUM Poetry Reading W. S. MERWIN Thursday, October 29 at 7 PM Photo: Mark Hanauer In a career spanning five decades, W. S. Merwin has become one of the most widely read and acclaimed poets in the United States. His first book, A Mask for Janus (1952), was chosen by W. H. Auden for the Yale Younger Poets Series, and his most recent volume, The Shadow of Sirius (2008), was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (his second: the first was for The Carrier of Ladders in 1970). His many other honors include the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award, the Tanning Prize, the Bollingen Prize, and the Ruth Lily Prize. Admission to the event is free. Please arrive early. Dedicated to the memory of Doris Curran, this series, which has provided a stimulating forum for nationally and internationally known poets for forty years, is co-sponsored by the Friends of English, the W Hotel, the UCLA Office of Cultural and Recreational Affairs, and the Office of Instructional Development...

The Eyes - Composer Stuart Balcomb Gets Lost in Gregg Chadwick's Painting photo by Joanne Warfield

Gregg Chadwick Sea of Spring 春の海 (Haru no umi) 36"x48" oil on linen 2009 Japan has been a continual theme in my life and artwork. At age 10, I began my artistic dialogue with Japan before I even exited our arriving plane in Okinawa. On that journey I sketched the new world around me and have continued to do so over the years. My latest body of work was inspired by an artistic pilgrimage to Tokyo and Kyoto in March and April 2009. At that time, I was privileged to be in Kyoto at the height of the cherry blossom season. Young geisha in training (maiko) and full geisha brought their own color and timeless beauty to the city. The word geisha in Japanese means arts - person ( gei - sha). The flower and willow world of these caretakers of Japan's traditional arts seems to be as fragile and impermanent as the cherry blossoms that bloom so quickly then fall each year. Gregg Chadwick Gion Night 85"x37" oil on linen 2009 Gregg Chadwick Karyūkai ( 花柳界) 85"x...

Gregg Chadwick Takekurabe (Growing Up) 80"x80" oil on linen 2009 Santa Monica Art Studios is celebrating its 5 year anniversary tonight at the Santa Monica Airport. And Speed of Life also celebrates its 5 year anniversary. Stop on by tonight from 6-9 pm to celebrate and preview my new work. I'm in Studio 15. Hope to see you there! Santa Monica Art Studios 3026 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, California 90405 Saturday October 17th 6-9 pm Sunday October 18th 1-5pm

Love this song.

MUSEUMS FREE-FOR-ALL 24 Los Angeles and Orange County Museums Free Admission Days October 3 and/or 4, 2009 In a joint effort to present the arts and culture to the diverse and myriad communities in Southern California, the Museum Marketing Roundtable announces the fifth annual "Museums Free-For-All" Saturday-Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2009. The following museums - presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science - will open their doors wide and invite visitors free of charge.* Participating Museums: Armory Center for the Arts - Both Days The Autry National Center - Sunday, October 4th ONLY Bowers Museum - Sunday, October 4th Only California African American Museum - Both Days California Heritage Museum - Saturday, October 3rd Only California Science Center - Both Days Craft and Folk Art Museum - Both Days Fowler Museum at UCLA - Both Days The Getty Center - Both Days The Getty Villa **- Both Days The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live - Sunday, October 4th Only...

Bruce Springsteen performs his new song Wrecking Ball at Giants Stadium September 30, 2009 - Meadowlands, New Jersey