Kids
via Mikesell
Learning to Love You More
The Oliver Family from Seattle completed 63 tasks proposed by artists given by artists Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher as part of a project called Learning to Love You More. Tasks include “make an educational public plaque,” “braid someone’s hair,” and “spend time with a dying person.”
See reports on all 63 tasks
Via Steph Walker on 50ft.
Charles Spearin’s Happiness Project
Charles Spearin’s “Happiness Project” matches the melodies of his neighbors’ voices with instruments. He has been playing recordings of his neighbors talking about happiness while on stage at recent Broken Social Scene shows and having instrumentalists play along with the recordings.
Mr. Rogers Was Genuinely Curious About Others
Mister Rogers was known as one of the toughest interviews because he’d often befriend reporters, asking them tons of questions, taking pictures of them, compiling an album for them at the end of their time together, and calling them after to check in on them and hear about their families. He wasn’t concerned with himself, and genuinely loved hearing the life stories of others.And it wasn’t just with reporters. Once, on a fancy trip up to a PBS exec’s house, he heard the limo driver was going to wait outside for 2 hours, so he insisted the driver come in and join them (which flustered the host).
On the way back, Rogers sat up front, and when he learned that they were passing the driver’s home on the way, he asked if they could stop in to meet his family. According to the driver, it was one of the best nights of his life the house supposedly lit up when Rogers arrived, and he played jazz piano and bantered with them late into the night. Further, like with the reporters, Rogers sent him notes and kept in touch with the driver for the rest of his life.
Via CNN
Post-Traumatic Psychedelic Grunge Jowl
Our new best friends Bradford Cox and Stephanie Macksey flew in from Atlanta and Brian Foote came up from LA and we jammed on some heavy psychedelic grunge that took me back to being in Yume circa 98, played poker, stayed up too late hanging with Rob Walmart, eating various burgers and in general having a blast. Our tour (AKA “Pery Ferral Solo Tour 2002”) is gonna to RULE.
Source: Adam Forkner (godfather of pevz.org)
