ConradAskland.com http://www.conradaskland.com/blog Hong Kong - Seattle - Los Angeles Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Pink – Glitter in the Air – Grammy’s 2010 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2010/02/pink-glitter-in-the-air-grammys-2010/ http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2010/02/pink-glitter-in-the-air-grammys-2010/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:22:04 +0000 askland http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/?p=4873

You’ll notice a definite “Cirque du Soleil” influence on this presentation by Pink at the 2010 Grammy Awards. Hope you enjoy it.

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November 2009 -- The ZAiA Band plays live musical accompaniment for Cirque du Soleil’s ZAiA show. ZAiA is a multidisciplinary circus arts show about a young girl who travels through the universe to find love. Come to Macau and dream with us! Now playing at the Venetian Macau Hotel Casino and Resort.


Music by Violaine Corradi
Directed by Gilles Maheu

In The Band
Steve Bach -- band leader, keyboards, accordion
Conrad Askland -- assistant band leader, keyboards, accordion
Eduard Harutyunyan -- percussion
Darrin Johnson -- drummer
Olivier Milchberg -- plucked strings, kaval, bansuri
Jay Elfenbein -- viola de gamba, rebec, fretless bass, acoustic bass,
Racheal Cogan -- recorders
Rose Winebrenner -- vocals
Maria Andersson -- vocals

Video made by Rose Winebrenner

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Tony Robbins discusses the “invisible forces” that motivate everyone’s actions — and high-fives Al Gore in the front row.

The first time I went through the Tony Robbins tape series was 20 years ago. I still find him very inspiring.

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Compare the two conducting and performance styles for Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

Top video is concluding part two of Tchaikovsky’s famous 1812 Overture performed by the Hallé Orchestra, conducted by Mark Elder at the Royal Albert Hall during the Nations Favourite Prom 2004

Bottom video is the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra.

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In this interview with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust survivor Rabbi Gerd Jacob (Zwienicki) Wiener shares his memories of Kristallnacht, the November 1938 pogroms.

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Mad Dog Hong Kong MC

A shout out to the Mad Dog motorcycle club in Hong Kong. I thought their leather vests were way cool and asked a member how I could get one. The response started with a polite sneer and ended with a rundown of the commitment and dedication the members have to their club. So I guess the only way I’ll get the vest is to get a knock off made at a local tailor in Macau or Zhuhai -- and then if a Mad Dog ever sees me wearing it they’ll kick my butt -- so maybe I won’t do that….

Back in the late 90’s or so I did have the privilege of playing for Sonny Barger of the Hell’s Angels. It was a private party and I was playing with Freddy Fender -- I think it was in Hollister, CA. I remember Sonny approached Freddy to play a specific song and Freddy was like “Yes sir” -- which was pretty funny because Freddy was a longtime Harley rider and a badass in his own right. But there’s a pecking order.

You can read about Sonny Barger here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Barger

MAD DOG MC History

On October 3, 1994, Tom Leber and some close friends gathered in his garage and founded the Mad Dog Motorcycle Club. The result was an organization built on the principle of camaraderie and diversity. A brotherhood bounded by principles instead of borders. Since then, the Mad Dogs have set fire to the streets of the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong….and further … creating the standard for motorcycle clubs in South East Asia. Explore these pages to find more about the legend of the Mad Dogs……

Visit the Mad Dog Hong Kong MC Website.

I’m told that the Mad Dog Hong Kong MC demands loyalty and commitment from it’s members, but keeps family first. And that can’t be a bad thing. Ride on!

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  1. Change permissions on private forums (Moderators, etc)
  2. Check “The Team” link to check admins and update moderators.
  3. Create new Maintenance category for moderators and  suggestions forums – put Web Link forum in this category – turn off all for guests and bots, only registered members can view.
  4. Check access for forums on new users, registered, admins, etc.
  5. Enable avatars – enable remote uploading, increase size limit to 50,000 kb, set images/avatar/upload folder to 0777 permission.
  6. Personal profile – allow users to contact via email YES. Notification on PM YES. Check avatar and signature.
  7. Upload logo to style imageset folder and select
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Castles Made of Sand
Music, Lyrics and Vocals by Karin Maria Andersson
Guitar and video by Olivier Milchberg
Macau (SAR) China, January 2010

This video has clips from the Cirque Du Soleil artists of ZAIA starting in Montreal, Canada from January 2008 during training (and lots of snow!) to late 2009 backstage, and during rehearsals for the show at the Venetian in Macau (SAR) China.

For us in the show the video is extremely emotional. Some of the people in this video are no longer with us in Macau. The time of ZAIA is one that all of us will remember and many of us will cherish. The experiences we had in China for many of us were not what we expected – they were experiences and adventures we could have never imagined; many good and some painful for each of us.

I normally don’t get seen in videos or promo photos – so thank you to Olivier for getting me in there several times. Fun to see the musicians and how all of our looks changed from the beginning in Montreal to the journey in China. As our composer told us: “You all look more shiny.” I would agree. Cirque and China have allowed us to shine.

I think this video will give a sense of closure to many of us for a slice of time we spent together – a “castle made of sand”.

I am personally moved by the video in a way beyond words. Thank you to Maria and Olivier for this truly precious gift of song….

And a note from Olivier on this video:

Hi all my dear friends,

Here is a new video on the creation of Zaia. It’s a tribute to Zaia artists, and especially to Maria and the musicians.

I asked Maria to compose a song for it, and she did it just before leaving Macau.
These images can seem nostalgic in our situation, but the purpose of this video is only to highlight the strong and moving times we spent together; sharing sorrow and joy, as Maria says.

It’s my way to say thank you to all of you, and to express my admiration of the amazing talent of every artist. And let’s remember, even if this adventure stops right now, our talents will continue to shine and spread over the planet.

Olivier

CASTLES MADE OF SAND
LYRICS

I didn’t know what was waiting
I didn’t know a single thing
Just knew I had to take this chance
But no clue all it would bring
But I knew why I was here
Boy I would sing

And I sang til I was bleeding
As I open up my heart
And my voice filled up the theater
And you were there from the start
To fill every inch with magic

So take me by the hand

All the days we’ve spent together
Were castles made of sand
And the waves came and joined us forever
In the big sea

You’ve been there all the time next to me

You were there through joy and sorrow
You were there with laughs and tears
And we built a dream together
Something beautiful and new
Something shinier than ever
And right here

So take me by the hand
All the days we’ve spent together
Were castles made of sand
And the waves came and joined us forever
in the big sea

You’ve been there all this time next to me

So take me by the hand

All the days we spent together
Were castles made of sand
And the waves came and joined us forever
In the South China Sea

You’ve been there all this time
Next to me….

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Olberman slams Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh for their comments on Haiti.

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Fuerzabruta -- The New Show from the creators of DE LA GUARDA. Visit fuerzabrutanyc.com for more info

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