In Atlanta
I am in Atlanta, visiting the opthamologist (sp?) and the oncologist. The eye doctor flipped my eyelids and found no evidence of tumors. The oncologist said that my bloodwork was completely normal. Fine.
Yesterday I had lunch with drummer Stephen Harper, whom some of you heard on my 1980s cassette, ” It’s Gonna Kill Me.” We caught up on the latest news among our musician friends. I loaned him a copy of a Depak Chopra book that deals with the relationship between attention and healing. If I remember correctly, this book is entitled ” Ageless Body, Timless Mind.” Chopra believes that our attention is actually our life force and that our life force is the source of healing. Quite an intriguing concept, wouldn’t you say ?
The new Rolling Stones concert film is playing downtown and I will probably fight traffic to go see it.
In good health,
I.C.
11:16 pm The Stones movie was a pleasant surprise. The movie begins with Martin Scorsese preparing the theater for the shoot. He is more of a nervous wreck on the set than he is in the t.v. interviews. He gets stressed out over the fact that the band has not furnished him with a songlist. Then Bill and Hillary Clinton arrive at the theater to meet the band. They are accompanied by either Bill’s mother or Hillary’s mother. The Stones change hats from that of road animals to that of charming English gentlemen as they meet the Clinton / Rodham clan.
Then the concert begins with more sustain and volume than the band used in previous incarnations. Keith Richards’ use of a hollowbody guitar adds to my enjoyment of the band. The only embarrassing low point of the set is when Buddy Guy comes out to play a Muddy Waters tune and the band gets lost in the middle of a twelve bar blues, making it difficult for Buddy to know when to play a guitar solo. The audio and video quality are top notch. The band performs well despite being surrounded by cameras. The audience members had cell phones pointed at the band; press photographers were located to the right, left and behind the stage; movie cameras were constantly moving around on rollers and booms. The band somehow put on a focused show despite these distractions. They are certainly experienced at turning a hellish experience into a powerful and energetic one. Rock on !