Walking the Old City - Week's End

In Jerusalem, and I mean within the ancient walls,

I walk from one epoch to another without a memory

to guide me...-by Mahmoud Darwish

[photograph via we heart it, unattributed from an unidentified tumblr acct. Tell us if it's yours; we'd love a dove hair ornament]

International Day of Peace - 21 September

Click on any link to a humanitarian organization & you'll be doing a great thing. It may be small but it is something (we keep telling ourselves). What you do matters. More information about the official UN observance. No cynics please. Unfortunately, we have enough to spare (& then some).

A big thank you to generous D Sharon Pruitt of Pink Sherbet Photography for her lovely photograph A child's cry for peace.

ciao-meow,
GG & her harried editor

Neil Young - Week's End

Yeah, we agree with Neil. If you've not seen Neil Young: Heart of Gold by the fabulous Jonathan Demme, perhaps it's the weekend to finally rent it. (Also get thee to the theatre for Demme's Rachel Getting Married.)

Peace & ciao-meow,
GG & her editor

(scan from Mirror Ball CD, 1995/design Gary Burden for R.Twerk & Co.)

Dr. King's Dream & The Rising

GG & her editor are very much looking forward to tonight's speech(es) & music. There's a lot of "yes, Bruce will be there...no, he won't" blathering everywhere in the news, online & off. We'd love it, of course, if he could be there. He's tired, people. Here's the word from the official Springsteen site:

"Just to add to what the Obama Campaign stated earlier today, while Bruce is an ardent and dedicated supporter of Senator Obama, he will not be performing at, and, in fact, had never planned to perform, at Invesco Field this Thursday."

So, put on your CDs or fire up your iTunes account (if necessary)...GG is spinning a Bruce CD, even as her editor works (fume) on her behalf...keep your hearts & minds focused on Obama's speech tonight, the one in Philadelphia, & the one that Dr. King delivered 45 years ago today.

Dr. King's speech text.

Much more later.

Ciao-meow,
xoxo, GG