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LIFE IS GOOD FESTIVAL

Celebrating life’s simple pleasures.

Life is Good Company

In 1989, Bert and John Jacobs designed their first tee-shirt. They knew nothing about the business. For five years, the brothers hawked tee shirts in the streets of Boston and traveled the East Coast, selling door-to-door in college dormitories.

In 1994, John sketched Jake’s face than the brothers decided to print Jake’s with the 3 word phrase “Life is Good”, they printed up 48 Jake shirts for a local street fair in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They laid the shirts out on their rickety card table. By noontime, all 48 of those tees were gone. A star was born.

Soon Jake was introduced to local retailers, and his simple message of optimism was embraced like nothing the brothers had ever seen. As demand for product soared, Jake’s team grew, and the Little Brand That Could began to spread across America.

http://www.lifeisgood.com/

 Life is Good Kids Foundation.

The Life is good Kids Foundation is an action-oriented nonprofit, committed to helping young children overcome life-threatening challenges such as extreme poverty, violence, illness and natural disasters. Our playmaker Initiative provides training, resources and support to the adults dedicated to caring for these children so that all involved lead healthier, more joyful lives.

http://www.lifeisgood.com/festivals/LIG-kids-foundation/

Life is Good Festivals

The Life is good Festival is a one-of-a-kind benefit event taking place the weekend of September 11th & 12th 2010 just 15 minutes from Boston on a scenic 40 acre farm at the base of The Blue Hills in Canton MA. The festival is a two-day celebration of music and optimism, featuring three stages of diverse live music, hands-on games, interactive arts activities and the “Good Kids” zone — home to the top acts in kids entertainment. The Life is good Festival is a unique music event that every age group can enjoy. So 100% of Life is good’s profits from the Festival will go towards The Life is good Kids Foundation.

http://www.lifeisgood.com/festivals/

* Thank God someone decided to cheer up this year’s 911 , with something GOOD. Enough with the non sense, let’s celebrate life and celebrate beauty.This year will be my first year at this festival.I hope will be a lot of fun.

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AMEDEO MODIGLIANI

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was born into a Jewish family in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, on July 12, 1884. Modigliani was the fourth child of Flaminio Modigliani and his French-born wife, Eugénie Garsin. His father was in the money-changing business, but when the business went bankrupt the family was forced to live in poverty. Young Modigliani was also beset by health problems after an attack of typhoid at the age of 14 followed by tuberculosis two years later. The tuberculosis would affect him for the rest of his life. Depression also ran in his family and Modigliani suffered from it as well. At least some of his siblings seemed to have also inherited his stubborn, independent streak. In 1898 his 26-year-old brother, Emmanuel, was sentenced to six months imprisonment as an anarchist.

In 1902, Modigliani enrolled in the Scuola libera di Nudo (Free School of Nude Studies) in Florence and a year later moved to Venice where he registered to study at the Istituto per le Belle Arti di Venezia. It is in Venice that he first tried hashish and, rather than studying, began to spend time frequenting the sleazy parts of the city.In 1906, Modigliani moved to Paris, the then focal point of the avant-garde, where he would become the epitome of the tragic artist, creating a posthumous legend almost as famous as that of Vincent Van Gogh.

Although he continued to paint, by then his lifestyle had taken its toll and Modigliani’s health was deteriorating rapidly, his alcoholic blackouts becoming more frequent. After not being heard from for several days by his friends, his downstairs neighbor checked in on them and found Modigliani delirious and in bed, holding onto Jeanne, who was nearly nine months pregnant. A doctor was summoned but there was little that could be done because Modigliani was suffering from tubercular meningitis.

Modigliani died on January 24, 1920 without regaining consciousness. There was an enormous funeral, attended by many from the artistic communities in Montmartre and Montparnasse. Jeanne Hébuterne, who had been taken to her parents’ home, threw herself out of a fifth-floor window two days after Modigliani’s death, killing herself and her unborn child.

Modigliani was interred in Père Lachaise Cemetery. Jeanne Hébuterne was buried at the Cimetière de Bagneux, near Paris and it was not until 1930 that her embittered family allowed her to be moved to rest beside Modigliani.

Their orphaned 15-month-old daughter Jeanne was adopted by Modigliani’s sister in Florence. As an adult, she would write an important biography of her father titled: Modigliani: Man and Myth.

Today, Modigliani is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, his works on display in the great museums of the world. His sculptures rarely change hands and the few paintings that change hands can sell for more than US$15.6 million. His Nu couché (Sur le côté gauche) sold in November of 2003 for US $26,887,500.

http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/site/pages/onlinex.php?id=22

* An homage to all women.An homage to the goddess who became Mary.

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COPYING BEETHOVEN

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in December 1770, his birthplace was in Bonn, Germany and died 26 March 1827 (cirrhosis of the liver, plus dropsy)

Mozart aside, Ludwig van Beethoven is the most famous classical composer of the western world. Beethoven is remembered for his powerful and stormy compositions, and for continuing to compose and conduct even after he began to go deaf at age 28. The ominous four-note beginning to his Fifth Symphony  bom bom bom bommmmm is one of the most famous moments in all of music. (Beethoven supposedly described the notes as “Fate knocking at the door.”) He wrote nine numbered symphonies in all: his Third Symphony (“Eroica”) and Sixth Symphony (“Pastoral”) are especially famous. Beethoven also wrote the popular “Moonlight” sonata (1801),Groose fugue.My favorite Pathetique.

Beethoven never married. After his death his friends found letters to a lover he called “Immortal Beloved,” whose identity has never been discovered. The English phrase “Immortal Beloved” is a translation of the German, “Unsterbliche Geliebte”… Beethoven’s precise date of birth is unknown; he was baptized on 17 December 1770, and it is presumed he was born on 16 December.

COPYING BEETHOVEN

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven’s life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven, played by Ed Harris, is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer finish in time for the scheduled first performance – otherwise the orchestra will have no music to play. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger). The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna’s assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her.

By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world

http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/BiographyLudwig.html

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VIDAL SASSOON THE MOVIE

Vidal Sassoon is more than just a hairdresser,he’s a rock star, an artist, a craftsman who “changed the world with a pair of scissors.” With the geometric, Bauhaus inspired cuts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elan Sassoon & Adriana Sassoon N.Y.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elan Sassoon & Adriana Sassoon N.Y

A fast-paced feature documentary spanning 80 years of revolution in history and culture,  Vidal Sassoon: the Movie is a true rags to riches tale, tracing Sassoon’s path from a London orphanage to international success and celebrity.Bauhaus-inspired styles and “wash and wear” philosophy quite literally changing the way women looked. The fashion, style and social revolutions of the 1960’s come alive as the design of the book and the film unfold.

Cast & Credits

World Premiere : www.vidalsassoonthemovie.com or

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Primary Cast: Vidal Sassoon, Beverly Sassoon( family archives, videos, photos),Elan Sassoon,Michael Gordon, Mary Quant, Ronnie Sassoon
Director: Craig Teper
Screenwriter: Craig Teper
Producer: Michael Gordon, Jackie Gilbert Bauer
Director of Photography: Saul Gittens
Executive Producer: Jim Czarnecki
Art Director: Steve Hiett
Add’l Credit 2: Yorgo Alexopoulos
[VIDAL] | 2010 | 90 min | Feature Documentary

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STANDARD HOTEL

 

Designed by Todd Schliemann of the New York-based Polshek Partnership,located at Meatpacking District. It houses 317 guest rooms, several restaurants and bars, and a gym.

The building is decidedly modern, if not instantly iconic, with a mix of styles peppering its interior. Its slab on stilts design recalls the pioneering works of le Corbusier and other notable international style buildings, like the locally based Lever House and United Nations. The interiors,designed by Hollywood set designer Shawn Hausmann and New York based Roman and Williams, “get more modern the higher you go up”, said Balazs in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine.The guest rooms in the tower above are designed with mid-century works in mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the top floor is a double height glass enclosed space that houses a supper club and lounge. Its design pays homage to Warren Platner, a protégé of Saarinen’s, who designed the Windows of the World restaurant in the World Trade Center.

 

 Adriana Sassoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                

 

http://standardhotels.com/new-york-city/culture/

*Great design, a lot of bauhaus elements.A 5 star location.I had a great time.

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TOMIYA

As leader of her band Tomiya St., Tomiya sold thousands of self-released CD’s on the streets of Japan, quickly landing a contract with Warner Bros. As a solo artist, she’s recorded with top producers in Tokyo and New York, hosted a radio show in Nagoya, and delighted audiences with performances all over the globe.

Tomiya’s music comes from her pure soul, which has yet to be jaded by society. She is funny, cool, sweet and edgy. She is everything her music is all about. For her latest release “Ichiban Pop”, she returned to the studio with producer/multi-instrumentalist Brad Craig. Here, as with their 2005 release “Honey Rock”, they create a genre bending escape from the typical trappings of predictable pop.

Yuka Azuma,Adriana Sassoon, Tomiya Japanese Rock Star

Tomiya official site:http://www.tomiya.ne.jp/

http://www.myspace.com/tomiyajp

* Tomiya, I had a great time with you and Yuka hope to see you soon!

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EARTH DAY

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. “ Buddha

Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. Founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in held on April 22, 1970 and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.  While the first Earth Day was focused entirely on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes—the original national coordinator in 1970—took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations. Earth Day is now observed each year on April 22 in virtually every country on Earth. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network . World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5 in a different nation every year, is the principal United Nations environmental observance.

Skillet – One Day Too Late

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” Martin Luther King Jr.

*I am here in New York City, having fun . Living Day by Day, one minute at a time.Carpe Diem!Ban Ki Moon UN general Secretary and Adriana Sassoon.

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HEROE

“MY HERO IS NOT NECESSARILY THE PRESIDENT OF A COUNTRY OR A PRIME MINISTER…IT IS SOMEBODY WHO IS PREPARED TO GIVE HUMAN BEINGS “HOPE” THAT THERE IS A FUTURE FOR HIM OR HER.THOSE ARE MY HEROES. “

by NELSON MANDELA

Skillet- “Hero”

“From Charity to Philanthropy> Philanthropic return on investment is about making the biggest impact possible on fellow human beings, regardless of country, race, or religion.It’s the difference between simply giving and really helping.It’s about investing in people.”

THE POWER OF THE INVISIBLE SUN

BOBBY SAGER – STING

The smallest ray of light can ignite the human spirit’s ability to overcome.In war-torn countries around the world, philanthropist and photographer Bobby Sager had discovered the transcendent power of hope through the eyes of children. Despite unthinkable violence and destruction,his portraits reveal joy,innocence,and strength. This is the power of the invisible sun.

 

 

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PLASTIKI VOYAGE

David de Rothschild’s Plastiki

The Plastiki, a 60-foot sailing catamaran built by British adventurer David de Rothschild, goes on a test sail in San Francisco Bay on Feb. 11. The vessel, built from more than 11,000 reclaimed bottles and other recycled plastic and waste products, is sailing from San Francisco to Sydney through the Pacific garbage patch.

Here, de Rothschild and members of the crew talk about the building of the boat, at Pier 31 in San Francisco, California. This video was filmed in January 2009; since then, Mike Rose, the boats chief builder, has left the project.

http://www.theplastiki.com/exploreplastiki/