Suggested reading, listening and viewing
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits
Albert Einstein
Great spirits throughout history, dead and living- real or otherwise
- Tommy Douglas, the father of social policy in Canada
- Carl Sagan
- Tyman Brosz
- John Lennon
- Jane Goodall
- Antoine De Saint-Exupery, pilot and author of The Little Prince
- Kevin Bacon, is there a movie he isn't in?
- Sitting Bull
- Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
- Margeret Attwood, author
- Isaac Asimov
- Jodi Williams, who convinced most of the world to end the use of land mines
- Magic Johnson
- Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Guatamalan human rights activist
- Terry Fox
- Rabindranath Tagore, Poet
- Roy Batty, from the movie Bladerunner
- Gandhi
- Farley Mowatt,author/environmentalist
- Pearl Buck
- Andy Kauffman
- Linus Carl Pauling, anti-nuke activist
- Jimi Hendrix
- Mother Teresa
- Wayne Gretzski
- Billy Holiday, Lady Day- blues singer
- Daffy Duck, no one ever looked so funny with their beak on top of their head
- Leonardo Da Vinci
- Nelson Mandela
- Bob Marley
- Michael Groat
- Roy Rogers, King of the cowboys
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dianne Fossey, primatologist
- Nolan Ryan, the greatest pitcher in baseball
- Ferris Beuller, the guy who taught me how to enjoy a day off
- Marie Curie
- Muhammad Ali
- Barbara Frohm
- Sinclair Oswald (Bob) Adams
- Leonard Peltier, Indian activist, political prisoner
- Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, co-founders of the N. Ireland Peace Movement
We occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of us pick ourselves up and carry on as if nothing had happened.
Worth Reading-
- Johnny got his gun, by Dalton Trumbo- timely, in light of the recent landmines campaign
- The great shark hunt, by Hunter S. Thompson- Gonzo journalist, booze, drugs and heavy personal armaments
- Shooting the Hippo, by Linda McQuaig
- The teachings of Don Juan, by Carlos Castenada
- Live from death row, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Joe Hill, by Gibbs M. Smith
- What Uncle Sam wants, by Noam Chomski
- Chronicles of dissent, by Noam Chomski & David Barsamian
- Soledad Brother, by George jackson
- Of mice and men, by John Steinbeck
- Don't sweat the small stuff, by Richard Carlson, PH.D.
- Slapstick, by Kurt Vonnegut
- Muhammad Ali, by Wilfred Sheed
- Conversations with God, by Neale Donald Walsh
- A brief history of time, by Stephan W. Hawking
- Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry
- The Media Monopoly, by Ben H. Bagdikian
- The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway
- Tao of Jeet Kune Do, by Bruce Lee
- Contact, by Carl Sagan
- Go Boy, By Roger Caron
- The Brothers Reuther, by Victor G. Reuther
- The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
- The Canadian Auto Workers, by Sam Ginden
- The Gulag Archipelago, by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- The Hate Factory, by W.G. Stone
- The Little Prince, by Antoine De Saint-Exupery - reread after nearly 30 years, still holds up as one of my all time favorite stories
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." excerpt from The Little Prince
These are just a few of the books which may be a reflection of, or might have even been instrumental in shaping my socialist attitudes.
Most of the authors or subjects of these books are Great Spirits and deserve recognition as such.
There are many thousands of books available that should be read. If you have any you would like to recommend, drop me a note.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Never let your morals stop you from doing what is right.
Isaac Asimov
My musical recommendations!
In no particular order-
- Lennon Rd.- Roadwork- My neighbor, Paul Boreski' Band
- Rusty- Sophomoric
- Ben Harper-
- Tracy Chapman-
- Mighty Mighty Boss Tones- Let's face it(Ska, Funk)
- Patsy Cline- the voice of an angel
- Finlay Quay- Maveric A Strike (co-produced by Kevin Bacon)
- Dianna Krall- Love Scenes (check out the Unforgettable Love Songs page)
- The Verve-
- Pink Floyd-
- Kashtin- In the native Montagnais language
- Miles Davis-
- Tom Jones- what can I say, women throw their underwear at him
- Fugees- The Score
- Red Hot Chili Peppers- L.A. surf, funk, party music
- Rage against the machine- in your face rap, metal with a message
- Wycleff Jean- from the Fugees
- Sisa Picari- traditional music from the Andes
- Junkhouse- another great Hamilton band
- Arrested Development-
- Janes Addiction- possibly the best band in the 90's
- Social Distortion-
- Dinosaur Jr.-
- Lenny Kravitz-
- 54-40-
- Blues Traveler-
- Disposible Heroes of Hiphopracy-
- The Cranberries-
- Imani Coppola-
- Beck-
- Frank Zappa-
- No Doubt-
- Smashing Pumpkins-
- Charlie Parker- The Bird
- I Mother Earth-
- Faith No More-
- Stevie Wonder-
- Mother Love Bone-
- Tragically Hip-
- Porno For Pyros- (name derived from watching media coverage of the '92 L.A. Riot)
- U2-
- Great Big Sea-
- Butthole Surfers-
- Jimi Hendrix-
- Junior Wells-
- The Cure-
- Sloan-
- Philosopher Kings-
- Johnny Cash-
- Sade- Love Deluxe (a voice made of smoke)
- BTK-
- Lauryn Hill- from the Fugees
- Roy Orbison-
- Greenday-
- Violent femmes-
- Rollins Band-
- Headstones-
- The Pogues-
- Soundgarden-
- Guns & roses- The spagetti Incident (great covers of old punk music)
- Temple of the Dog-
- Live- Throwing Copper
- Stone temple Pilots-
- Nirvana-
- Cypress Hill-
- Soul Attorneys-
- House of Pain-
- Midnight Oil-
- Janet Jackson-
- Blur-
I realize this list is a little long,(and it could be alot longer) but once I started, I found that there was an awful lot of music that I listen to that I felt needed mentioning.
I will make every attempt to correctly signify which of these artists are Canadian.
I tend to listen to music that I feel makes an important contribution to society or sends some sort of positive message. Listen carefully, most of the bands above may surprise you with what they have to say. I would consider most of them Great Spirits.
"If magic's gonna happen, it's gonna happen here."
My friend Bob's son Tyler,5, to Bob while sitting on 6 inches of pine needles , in a forest, watching the clouds drift by on a sunny day
All kids are Great Spirits
For your viewing pleasure
Movies... with cast, director and plot (if I have that information)
Blade Runner
1982
Directed by Ridley Scott
Based on the book 'Do Androids dream of electric sheep?' by Philip K Dick
Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Edward James Olmos
This is one of my all time favourites. The kind of movie you can watch over and over and get something new out of it with each viewing. The story is set in the future, and Ford plays a Blade Runner, a Cop whose job it is to eliminate renegade androids, called Replicants, who are all too human and capable of tremendous violence. The Replicant, Roy Batty, played by Hauer, is an amazing character, desperately seeking a way to increase his short life span, he ends up being more human than some of his pursuers. This was one of the most stylishly filmed movies I've seen and is full of interesting symbolism (note the fixation on eyes).
Quote from the movie...'the flame that burns twice as bright, burns half as long, and you have burned oh so brightly Roy.'
Runaway Train
1985
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
Based on a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts and Rebecca DaMornay
Voight and Roberts are convicts who break out of a maximum security prison and liberate a locomotive that loses it's breaks and hurtles toward certain doom. All the while being persued by the sadistic prison warden. This film is intense and a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end, with terrific performances by Voight and Roberts.
DeMornay to Voight-" you're an animal" Voight"No...not an animal...worse...human"
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