Comments on: the long pattern

By: patricia

patricia — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:08:56 +0000

I am from Jersey and have been listening, loving, living, and dancing to House for nearly 30 years. I was excited to meet some local dj's at the dish during Cooper Young Festival. I and inquiring as to where and when do you spin? I would love to come out and dance to your music.

Peace and Blessings

By: chris riggs

chris riggs — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:16:02 +0000

Nathan Mcmann told me to contact you regaurding Solstice and Infinite Heights. Both are on myspace music. I lay tracks on v-drums with live incorperated acoustic drums. John composed alot of the music along with Khari Wynn. I co write with them. I wrote the first track that plays on solstice. I can be reached by phone at 901 335 9554. Thanks and keep on groovin

By: Lorin

Lorin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:24:19 +0000

wow, i think i will get a little more philosophical on here more often. a few days later, and after reading responses here, i have come to something of a conclusion. actually, perhaps a remembrance - since this is something i think we all know deep down - that rhythm, that structure, is within. we just have to listen to it.

By: arline

arline — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:53:41 +0000

Yes, I agree, and I think that is why I teach the way I do.

My classes are very well thought out, and have a lot of structure, but there is an enormous amount of creativity and freedom behind each practice/class. A lot of the time those taking my class don't always know where I am going to take them. I ask them to trust me, to trust them selves, and step out of the comfort of their own thoughts, and limitations.

These are things I need to learn.

Yoga, which goes way beyond asana (poses), has to evolve with the times, Everything must grow or die. We tap into the roots for wisdom, and we expand into new territory. We are always making or breaking patterns. I just think we need to be conscious of what and when we are doing this.

There can be a lot of freedom with in structure. It just has to have flexibility. Your mom is right, children want it and need it the most, but in essence we are all children, and don't really have a clue, we only think we do.

We go elsewhere for inspiration, and hopefully bring it back home to try something new.

By: FRNKNDZN

FRNKNDZN — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:30:01 +0000

In the field of design I work in, the most difficult project is the one that you would assume to be the most fun and rewarding...when a client comes to you and says "do whatever you want to do." This gives me practically nothing to work from, no point of reference, no inspiration, no goals. We all think we are free, exercising liberty and free will. But really we are all just bouncing off each other. No matter how free we think we are, everything is restricted or limited. The choice is to see those limits as a curse or a blessing. To make the points of impact a conflict or allow it to be a steering mechanism. That's the choice we have. Sounds like you're getting pretty good behind the wheel.

I think about the heartbeat, that subtly shifting but never-changing rhythm, the best example of repetition, structure and consistency that sustains us. And put that on a dance floor and we can't help but move in a sense of total uninhibited freedom. How harmonious is that symbiotic relationship. That's one hell of a long pattern.

Nice post.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:20:59 +0000

beautifully written...i TOLD you that was a blog. Michael is training me well! haha

By: MOM

MOM — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:42:25 +0000

SO glad you have felt like getting back to your writing...last week was definitely a break-through time for you. I want to contribute this: all humans like some structure, if begrudgingly so; enough structure to allow us to esperiment somewhat. children want it and need it the most. they want to have structure and continuity but with enough freedom to explore within the limits we give give them. xoxo.. mom