Speed of Life

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform Downbound Train at the Times Union Center in Albany, April 16, 2012 Bruce Springsteen performs an acoustic Janey in Albany on April 16th 2012 as a special request. Before singing the song Springsteen said,""This is for Molly, in memory of her mom, Jane."

Jackie Robinson during his collegiate years in Los Angeles "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." -Jackie Robinson "When Jackie Robinson took the field in Brooklyn 65 years ago, he transcended the sport he loved and helped change our country in the most powerful way imaginable. It is a privilege for Major League Baseball to celebrate Jackie's enduring legacy each year, and we are proud that every April 15th, our young fans around the world have an opportunity to learn everything that the No. 42 stands for -- courage, grace and determination." - Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig  Today marks the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson was the first African-American baseball player to compete in the major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.  Today in honor of Robinson, every player in Major League Baseball    w...

Gregg Chadwick In the Hanami Rain 40"x30" oil on linen 2012

  Please watch as 9 year old Caine Monroy, who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store, is about to have the best day of his life... A short film by  Nirvan , produced by  Interconnected . Hours Saturday: 8am – 5pm* Sundays: by appointment* * Appointments: to schedule a visit,  please call 323-225-5997 and ask for George.  Address Caine’s Arcade (located inside  Smart Parts Aftermarket ) 538 N. Mission Rd Boyle Heights, CA 90033 View Larger Map More at: Caine's Arcade Recommend 376 recommendations.  Sign Up  to see what your friends recommend. Visit Caine's Arcade on Facebook:

by Gregg Chadwick Eadweard Muybridge Muybridge Animal Locomotion, plate 288 circa 1887 ©  University of Pennsylvania  | uarc@pobox.upenn.edu "....'See how curiously,' said Mr. Muybridge, referring to a photographic series (Plate 288 shown above) of one of our most prominent University baseball nine, 'and yet how perfectly, this plate illustrates the occurrence of an error in catching.' True enough. In the successive pictures the ball is muffed, strikes the player's thigh, runs up under his arm and across his back, while he is looking eagerly on the wrong side for it." - The  Pennsylvanian , 1886  In the 19th century the railroad, the telegraph and the camera transformed our experience of space and time.  JMW Turner's painting  Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway  documents in oil paint the beginnings of this perceptual shift.  In Turner's work, the powerful steam engine races from the painting's perspectival vanis...

A moving tribute to Trayvon Martin by Minneapolis based recording duo Zone Fwey. Listen Here: More at: Zone Fwey

For my friends and family in Wisconsin and across the United States. Please support Lori Compas in her May 8, 2012 election for Wisconsin State Senate in Wisconsin's 13th Senate District!  Find out how Lori plans to restore honesty and integrity to Wisconsin's political system. Much more info here: Lori Compas for Wisconsin! A message from Lori about the upcoming primary election on May: Lori Compas for State Senate Don't fall for Scott Fitzgerald's tricks: The person running against me in the primary is a FAKE DEMOCRAT. His name is Gary Ellerman and he's a Fitzgerald supporter. This photo of him with Scott Fitzgerald is all over the internet -- it was taken at the 2012 Jefferson County Republicans' Lincoln Day Dinner. As you can see he has the GOP elephants on his nametag. And yet his name will be on the primary ballot with a D after it -- this is a lie, plain and simple. Please tell your friends. Link to Fake Democrat Photo ...

by Gregg Chadwick In response to  Spring for Music 's Round Two query in  the 2012 Great Blogger Challenge : We live in an aggressively visual age; images dominate the popular culture.  But which art form has the most to say about contemporary culture, and why? Tokyo Streets photo by Gregg Chadwick  The dense visual language of the Tokyo cityscape immediately came to mind when I considered Spring for Music's second query in the 2012 Great Blogger Challenge. The visual cacophony of signs and images that line the streets of the city's shopping districts provide a visual metaphor for the images that threaten to overload us each day as we turn on our computers and televisions. But do images themselves say more than other art forms about contemporary culture? The uncertainty and ambiguity often found in our 21st century lives calls for a rich cultural exploration that images may only hint at.  ...