Re: cover article on looping and more

["Jimmy George Band" <jg@jimmygeorgeband.com>]

way to go guys!!!! congrats rick, well done publicity for the loop!!

jg
http://www.jimmygeorgearts.com



----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Walker/Loop.pooL <GLOBAL@cruzio.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:25 AM
Subject: cover article on looping and more


> Hey gang, I was really proud that our looping tour and the looping scene
> in general was the cover article of the local METRO SANTA CRUZ.
>
> If anyone is interested, here is the whole article:
>
> http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/01.22.03/looping-0304.html
>
>
> Please forgive all the hyperbola about Santa Cruz being the center of the
> looping universe...............it embarasses me, but as a shameless
promoter
> for looping in general and music and art in general,  it tickles me pink
> that we got such incredible mention.
>
> also, I hope I didn't already post this (man am I tired after all the
> driving from this tour, I can't even imagine how Steve feels since he has
> been touring relentlessly since
> August and still has two more weeks to go in the US),
> I recieved this letter from the Mayor of Santa Cruz after she had come to
> present
> INTERNATIONAL LOOPING DAY proclamations to Andre, Steve, Bill and myself
at
> the wonderful
> Cayuga Vault show.  If I already posted it, please forgive my enthusiasm.
>
>
> "Dear Rick,
>
> Thanks so much for allowing me to participate in your concert last night.
> The music was wonderful and the spirit of the crowd was such an example 
>of
> the spirit of Santa Cruz.
>
> I realized as I was driving home that what you are doing is what will
change
> the world. We all need to follow suit, one note at a time, one
conversation
> at a time: be IN the moment, IN the present, with joy and love.
>
> I've been reading a book called "The Path of Least Resistance" The author
is
> a pianist, a composer, who many years ago began trying to understand how
the
> creative process works. He points out that one of fundamental principles
of
> the universe is that energy follows the path of least resistance, that
that
> path is determined by its underlying structure AND most importantly when
you
> change the underlying structure you change the path. Last night I saw the
> three of you do that: laying down the underlying structure, listening to
it
> and to
> one another and flowing with the energy of your musical river.
>
> Thank you...and keep it up! You're holding the planet together!
>
> Love,
> Emily"
>
>