by Michael Bailey | Nov 28, 2017 | Movies, Video & Documentary, Music |
I was not of the teen or young adult generation who grew up with the Beatles, but I was solidly attached in adolescence to my evolving musical taste. In the spring of 1963, I officially became a Beatles fan, with the release of the single, I Saw Her Standing There, from the Beatles debut album, Please, Please Me.
I know this will sound nutty, and overstated, but the world changed for me that day. If you were my age, certainly a teenager, or a bit older, and you were a Beatles fan, you will know what I mean. If you were not a Beatles fan, I’m not sure I could actually trust you, but that’s a topic for another day.
In the meantime, from that day on, until the day they stopped recording together in 1970, The Beatles were an emblem of my youth, and a prism through which I viewed much of the world around me. To say that about anything, or anybody, let alone, a musical group, sounds so outlandish. Almost cult-like. But in truth, that’s what they were to millions and millions of fans. Four dudes who riveted most of the planet for the seven or so years after their mother ship arrived.
As the many years have passed, I have forgotten a lot from those days, but every time I spend a few minutes reflecting back, especially on The Beatles, I get a feeling that is too special to even put into words. You really had to be there. You had to live through the phenomenon to have even a clue of what is was, and what it meant.
Ron Howard’s documentary, Eight Days a Week is a must see for any Beatles fan, who wants to feel that time again. There is some excellent rare footage that most people haven’t seen, including live performances that just made me smile the whole way through. If you’re of The Beatles vintage, go and watch this film. Available for rental and purchase on Amazon, Hulu, PBS, and elsewhere. So, so good.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XPQ6XW9
by Michael Bailey | Nov 22, 2017 | Crime & Punishment, Government & Law, Technology/Internet |
Uber has acknowledged that the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers was hacked last year.
I have never trusted the Uber model because I never liked its CEO and co-founder, Travis Kalanick.
The privacy theft UBER engaged in with its app update earlier this year revealed the first public glance at how he ran this business. I am sure most riders let it slide. They shouldn’t have. Kalanick proceeded to get in deeper trouble stealing software, sexually harassing employees, and supporting a trashy workplace culture.
He was finally pushed out by shareholders, but now this!
It’s time for another company to try and provide a sharing service like this. The concept is promising, but I don’t like UBER executing it. Try LYFT. Or just plan ahead and call a cab.
Convenience should not blind us to risk and exploitation. UBER is not to be trusted.
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by Michael Bailey | Nov 7, 2017 | Movies, Video & Documentary, Music |
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue – Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (1976)
by Michael Bailey | Nov 6, 2017 | Life & Timing |
We all have strong protective edges. They help us forge on, against friction in life. When challenges arise, or things get difficult, the edges come out of our psychological sheaths, to cut through the resistance. On the other hand, when they become locked behind their bay doors, unable to engage, we struggle with adversity and troubled times.
Conflicted personal, or emotional relationships can weaken our native edge resources and their strength. What was once our innate strength as human beings, to rise above, fight back, and never give up, gets lost and muddled when emotional conflict moves in to the neighborhood. Emotion, is the one area that needs its own health, independent of all others, in order to support all the rest of our survival systems. Gain the edges, and you rise to challenges. Lose the edges, and you lose your power.