I am writing
mid-morning/WILSON MANSIONS
because I am feeling
but don't know
how I am feeling

Music is playing
as always
Gilles Peterson
my favourite - of all music
captured via Radio
during the night.

I feel emotional
the music penetrates my soul
I feel.

I have lots to do
articles to write
loads of admin
going away tomorrow
and again next week
yet
yet
I feel disconnected
feel unfocused.

I am back after making
a milky coffe/strong.

When I am out and about
I like a Coffee Latte
and do the same
when working at home.

I have made a few decisions.
I have crammed my diary too full.
I have lost all my 28k photos
Big John tells me to have faith
I need that.

I need the photos too.
I need them for my emotional life
but also to prepare for challenges
prep for gigs forthcoming.

I have now returned to this page
now 3.30 pm.
Done a lot
packed for tomorrow.
List of must do's done
other priority essential
to-do's ............not.

Tomorrow me
and Mrs Beautiful go away.
Two days in France.
First time we have been away together
for almost 4 years.
Moving from Wilson Mansions
to Mini Mansions two years ago
has played a big part in this.

We are heading for Reims
maybe my favourite place to go
for a short break.

wi-fi permitting
I will Blog
Pipturesques too.

I will leave with these level five bits
from the soul of a L5 student.

Willie Williams Joins Concert Master Classes Faculty

Oct 6, 2011 10:08 AM, By Marian Sandberg

Visual designer Willie Williams, best known for his many years working with U2, joins the faculty of the Concert Master Classes, to be held in December at USC, in addition to other recently announced new faculty members, Yves Aucoin, Steve Cohen, David "Gurn" Kaniski, Jim Lenahan, Arnold Serame, and Tim LaValley.

Williams will specifically discuss the U2 360° Tour: Before, During, & After (check out the full Q+A with Williams from the September issue here). The tour was a five-year project for Williams, and he will outline how it was the culmination of his 30 year collaboration with the band, how a seemingly impossible design was realized, and what on earth comes next.

Willie Williams designed the extraordinary U2 360 tour. Photo: Stufish

Williams' work has ranged from designing full visual environments for massive tours for U2, R.E.M., David Bowie, and George Michael, as well as more intimate designs for Kronos Quartet.

Theatre projects have included lighting and video scenery for the Little Britain Live tour, and also Pam Ann at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London. He designed the lighting and video content for the musical We Will Rock You playing at theatres in seven countries worldwide and also for Barbarella at the Raimund Theatre, Vienna.

Williams has also delved into comedy recently--designing it, that is--with shows for Female duo French & Saunders and comedian Steve Coogan (Still Alive and Steve Coogan is Alan Partridge and Other Less Successful Characters, respectively). A new venture started last year, The Third Company, with business partner and video content producer Sam Pattinson, has brought about projects for The Cartoon Network and more.

TIME magazine profiled Williams' work in September 2006 and New York’s Metropolitan Home magazine featured him in its “Design 100” issue in May 2006. He has been honored by his peers several times, such as when the George Michael stage was included in the Creative Review annual in Spring 2007 and awarded “Best in Book.” In 2001, he received an EDDY award from Entertainment Design magazine for excellence in entertainment design. Wired Magazine ranked him as one of the “Top 25 Visionaries in Entertainment” in 2000.

For additional information and to register for the classes, visit our Concert Master Classes page.

Q+A: Willie Williams: Around The World In Two Years

Oct 6, 2011 9:22 AM By David Johnson

Visual designer Willie Williams reflects on the recently wrapped U2 360° Tour....

stinking WOW

Here is the music that drives my soul deep into beauty............. Gilles Peterson/online around the world............Fatoumata Diawara session & Elza Soares freestyle

Listen :

Listen now (120 minutes)

Availability:

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Last broadcast today, 02:00 on BBC Radio 1.

Synopsis

Gilles is in conversation with Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara, who performs an acoustic track for us. Plus samba legend Elza Soares supplies an exclusive freestyle over a Dilla beat.

As ever Gilles has loads of great music too, including a Kon re-work of Barry White, an Ifan Daydd remix of Emeli Sande, and a new track from Jay Electronica featuring Mobb Deep.

Music and featured items

1. Radiohead — Bloom (Objekt Remix)

   Ticker Tape

2. Def Sound — 2 Dance In Our Minds

3. B Bravo — Kiss N Tell

   Earnest Endeavours

4. Onra — The Arrival

5. Mystica tribe — Meditation Stick

6. Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band — Orisa (Chancha Via Circuito Remix)

   Brownswood

7. Mauricia Maestro — Ancient Truth

   Far Out Recordings

8. Nick Mulvey — The River Lea

9. Lana Del Rey — Video Games (Joy Orbison Remix)

   Stranger Records

10. Milyoo — Down Like You

11. Omar-S — Nite’s Over Compton

    FXHE

12. New York Transit Authority — Off The Traxx (Catch That Train)

    Lobster Boy

13. Conqueror — Conqueror

    Lobster Boy

14. Jay Electronica & Mobb Deep — Call Of Duty (Modern Warfare 3)

15. Larry Achiampong — Gye Nyame

    Look Mama Records

16. Ray Steven Oche — Alaglanu

17. Dizz1 & Aire Lekee — Ftpati

18. Barry White — Game In Your Play (Kon Re-Edit)

19. PopPainKillaz — YG & Ty$

20. Mayer Hawthorne — The Walk

    Universal Republic Records

21. Rough Fields — The Harbour Wall

    Kudos Records

22. Zara McFarlane — Until Tomorrow (Ogris Debris Remix)

23. Words And Music With Fatoumata Diaware

    1. Fatoumata Diawara — Sowa

    2. Fatoumata Diawara — Nayan

24. Emeli Sandé — Daddy (Ifan Dafydd Remix)

25. Tomorrows Victory — Lift Off

26. Elisa Suarez Freestyle

    1. Untitled

       Elisa Suarez takes over the mic!

27. Scratcha DVA — Madness feat Victor Duplaix

    Hyperdub

28. DJ Rum — Turiya

Broadcast

1. Wed 19 Oct 2011
   02:00
   BBC Radio 1

We so easily
Respond to
Behaviour
Because we don't sense the
Hurt inside.
...
So we don't see
The beauty

What if ....

1ofUS
.
I know a lovely man.
- warm
- always a greeting
- helps me feel good
- abusive - racist - terrible - ugly to be near - when drunk.

I find that all humans are great people.
- the burglar
- the violent
- the abusive
- the drug dependent
- the street sleeper
- the dirty
- the robber
- the smelly
- the mentally disturbed
- the drunk

When you meet them -behind the behaviour- they are great humans.
Generous.
Accepting
Even me!

They have problems like us.
Only different!
Want to throw the first stone - or a few?

Approach a a human who disgusts you.
Crouch down.
Sit down.
They are usually on the ground.
Or lower than you.
Ask a question.
Give to that human - something.
Eye contact is good.
Time.

In time ....
A question about her/his feelings.
In time .....
Tell about a time in your life when you suffered and lived on the edge.
In time .....
Listen with your eyes.
In time ......... a touch ...........





You are communicating to
a beautiful human person.





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