Posted in music on Aug 5th, 2008
Don’t dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.
Leonard Cohen
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Posted in music on Jul 7th, 2008
I have discovered the YouTube Screening room , a place where YouTube unveils short independent films from around the world.
Being a huge fan of international films and the indies, this was a welcome discovery for me. Every two weeks they will release four new films.
One of the films currently playing is "The Danish [...]
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I tried doing this about a year ago using Macromedia Flash, and the music just didn’t sync when I went to upload it. So I have redone it using Windows Movie Maker and Photo Story 3. The results are much better, It was so much easier to work with, plus I am able to [...]
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Posted in daisygrams, music on Jul 2nd, 2008
Best viewed in full screen.
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Posted in music on May 13th, 2008
Give a little bit
Give a little bit of your love to me
Give a little bit
Ill give a little bit of my love to you
Theres so much that we need to share
So send a smile and show you care
Ill give a little bit
Ill give a little bit of my life for you
So give a little bit
Give [...]
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Posted in be inspired, music on Sep 8th, 2007
In Islam, there is a song which sung five times a day to call those of Mulsim faith to prayer. This song is called the Adhan (or Azaan) and is sung by a servant of Allah called the Muezzin. In the early days of Islam, the Muezzin would climb the stairs of the [...]
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Posted in music on Aug 3rd, 2007
For my Iraqi friends, a heartwarming song of hope.
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Posted in books, music on Jul 4th, 2007
There are days when I feel sort of melancholy in which I find it hard to leave the house to do anything. It is times like these that reading tends to be a good pick-me-up. But when leaving the house to find something to read is too much of a chore, I have turned [...]
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Posted in about, music, poetry on Mar 6th, 2007
In 1973 the rock band Three Dog Night released a song called Shambala. I just heard it pop up again on an episode of the television series LOST.
The lyrics to the song were written by American poet Daniel Moore who became a Sufi Muslim in 1970 and now goes by the name Abd al-Hayy Moore.
What [...]
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