On March 5th I featured violinist Damien Escobar—still can’t get enough of his cover of Am I Wrong. I’m back with something from the archives: Damien and his brother Tourie back when they took America’s Got Talent by storm as the duo Nuttin but Stringz ~
Month: March 2016
The real price of using Amazon
I know. Nobody wants to hear this because folks love themselves some Amazon: convenient and you can’t beat the price. I implore you to look at what it’s really costing us. This report: Amazon and Empty Storefronts was released by the American Booksellers Association on January 25, 2016. It looks at the Fiscal and Land Use Impacts… Continue reading The real price of using Amazon
Why do humans “rule”? Because We’re ace storytellers.
I had never thought of the stories we tell in this way; never considered how human cultures—our various concepts of religion, currency, nations, human rights, laws, city limits, etc—really only exist in our mammoth collective imaginations. THAT storytelling power alone separates us from the apes. Consider the all mighty dollar for example. TED talk presenter Yuval Noah Harari… Continue reading Why do humans “rule”? Because We’re ace storytellers.
Damien Escobar ~ His “violin crooning” inspires me
New York based Damien Escobar, 27, graduated from Julliard at 13 and calls himself “The Violin Crooner” and I can’t stop listening to his cover of the Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz song, Am I Wrong. The video (below) is a year old but just crossed my path of Facebook this past week. One does not reach this level… Continue reading Damien Escobar ~ His “violin crooning” inspires me