Inspiring sounds and images that I recommend

Hello today from sunny San Diego!

I'd like to call your attention to the brilliant work of another Boomer, my Berkeley buddy John Pearson,     the ex-priest, who's become a great photographer, and inspired me to take up photography and filmmaking.  You can view his work on his website, www.johnpearsonphotography.com. 

'Imagine beautiful music playing accompanied by beautiful images flashing in front of you – a visual feast and concert!' 

I've loved John's shows, often accompanied by the great classical clarinetist, Richard Stolzman, for as long as he's been doing them,  and am so glad to have found them on YouTube!

Anais Nin said of John's work that he "has the loving attentiveness which causes clouds to swirl, waves to emit light, and sand to carry messages." 

John met Anais in 1968, right after he'd published his first book, To Be Nobody Else. He recalls that when he read the first volume of her secret Diary he loved it and contacted her.        "At the time I worked for the University of California Extension in Berkeley, coordinating Arts and Lectures.                 I invited her to speak on a program called 'Fantasy, Dreams and Myths.' She accepted, and after the program we began corresponding. Whenever [John's wife] Liz and I were in Los Angeles we would visit her, and the friendship grew.  I gave her [a copy of] To Be Nobody Else-and she wrote me a warm letter of appreciation and encouragement.  Once Liz and I were in her home, and she was preparing vitamins. She turned around  and toasted with the vitamin glass, and I took [her] picture.      We were friends until her death in 1977." 

If you like, you can see many of John's great early multimedia slideshows as well as his more recent incredibly beautiful and entertaining videos http://www.youtube.com/user/johnhalep?ob=0&feature=results_main. There, you'll find a lot to choose from. 

My favorites include "Shall I stay or shall I go?" [my girlfriend's song!]

"The Hat" which reminds me of my mother's hat addiction, and his inspiring "The Sun's Birthday"which first came out as a 

book in 1973, and Begin Sweet World,

published first in 

1976.    

 

I'd also like you to recommend the truly inspiring video "My Love is Like A Red Red Rose" by Bill Douglas, a composer and professor of music and art at Naropa Institute, in Boulder. 

You can view it at: http://youtu.be/Wi5HFpeBgn0 

As a lover of angels of all kinds, I was enchanted--and you will be too--by his YouTube video "Angelico"    which you can view at http://youtu.be/mb5f1zeSlM0 

I also enjoyed floating through the images and music of Douglas's  "Farther Than The Stars" which reminds me of Dante's trip through the heavens with Beatrice in the Paradiso!  Bill says that "I created this video for a woman I fell in love with; so this is done with and by all my heart." You can view it at: http://youtu.be/w7w-Zn-9p0g or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7w-Zn-9p0g&feature=youtu.be 

If you liked that astral journey in video you may also enjoy  "Spiritual Music for those who fall in darkness," by TheAhmedutza. To view it go to:http://youtu.be/SkmDfUca85Q   

It's a bit  kitchy compared to "Farther Than The Stars," but definitely worth watching.   

Do you know the works of the exciting young Japanese video artist Yuriko Nakamura? I recommend that you view his touching imaginative musical video "Missing You." You can view at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HSlivgGHs&feature=related 

Finally, I recommend "The Most Beautiful Music in the World" created by MusicOnCloud9. a collection of incredibly beautiful and awe inspiring images and music.  To view & listen to  it go to:  http://youtu.be/SkmDfUca85Q