Speed of Life

by Gregg Chadwick "This was perhaps the most inspirational show I’ve witnessed in 30 years of attending thousands of concerts, including at least a dozen by Springsteen. There was maybe one better: When he played Jazz Fest in New Orleans after Katrina and turned the city of ruins into a city reborn. But Morello’s lead on “Ghost of Tom Joad” will be forever seared into my conscience as a testimonial, and a hope."   - Evelyn McDonnell , The Los Angeles Times   Last night the skies of Los Angeles cleared. The storms of the past few days receded only to be followed by the fierce weather of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Wrecking Ball Tour . The sold out Los Angeles Sports Arena sported a new coat of paint but the ghosts of past political and musical triumphs seemed to hang in the air.  With the house lights up, the band entered the arena with the theme from the film The Magnificent Seven blasting. This 1960 American film, directed by John...

"We lost Levon at 1:30 today surrounded by friends and family and his musicians have visited him.  As sad as this was, it was very peaceful." - Larry Campbell, Levon Helm's guitarist and band leader As a fitting send off for Levon Helm please watch The Band Perform "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" from Martin Scorsese's Film " The Last Waltz. " Rest in Peace Levon Helm! More at: Levon Helm Dies at 71

Watch live streaming video from hhdl at livestream.com Live Video of the Dalai Lama at San Diego State Compassion Without Borders   **APRIL 19TH, 9:30-11:30am , San Diego State University. --Upholding Universal Ethics & Compassion in Challenging Times.-- To access the webstream, please visit < http://sdsu.edu/ > on the day and time of this event. **APRIL 19TH, 1:30-3:30pm , University of San Diego. --Cultivating Peace & Justice.-- H.H. Dalai Lama s talk will be streamed online at < http://www.sandiego.edu/dalailama/media/ > at 1:30pm on April 19th.