Then, he climbs inside. But wait, there’s more! Watch and see. Reminds me of some of the unique stuff we have concocted with our friend Trimpin.
Tag: Music
The “Have You Never Been Mellow” Jumble
Artist Statement
by Jason Larsen
Samuel Corales, the instructor of the current Interactive Creative Writing class, asked us to take a song and then jumble them up in spoken word form in a way that means something to us. This is mine.
Have you never been happy
Just to hear your song?
Have you never let someone else be strong?
Have you never been mellow?
Have you never tried
To find a comfort from inside you?
There was a time
When I was in a hurry as you are
I was like you
There was a day
When I just had to tell my point of view
I was like you
Running around as you do
With your head up in the clouds
I was like you
Never had time to lay back
Kick your shoes off, close your eyes
I was like you
Now I don’t mean to make you frown
No, I just want you to slow down
Now you’re not hard to understand
You need someone to take your hand, hey
Have you never been mellow?
Have you never tried
To find a comfort from inside you?
Have you never been happy
Just to hear your song?
Have you never let someone else be strong?
The song was originally sung by Olivia Newton-John on an album of the same name. Credit goes to John Farrar, who wrote it.
Thankful
I am thankful for art, food, Path with Art, music, and time to do art with friends on zoom –Tim Bridge, Participant Artist

A little song, a good poem, a fine picture…
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”
— JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
One of the preeminent figures in German literature, he was a poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theater director, and critic — “the last true polymath to walk the earth.”
The world’s first public orchestra
“Backed by a $700,000 Pew grant, the Philadelphia Public Orchestra ambitiously seeks to redefine just what an orchestra is — and what it plays.”
Pricey tickets. WASPy galas. The Philadelphia Public Orchestra is set to overturn all of those notions.
The Philadelphia Public Orchestra’s manifesto makes it quite clear that the musicians themselves will eventually and collectively steer the ship: “After the orchestra has been established for at least one season, the orchestra members ideally take control of all decision-making.”
“The orchestra should take over and let the musicians, the performers, think of who they might like to ask for a commission, what themes are interesting to them. We’re coming together to create a kind of work of art, and there is a radical power in that. Interesting things can happen.”
Ever wanna learn guitar?
A GREAT SUGGESTION
FROM A SINGER-SONGWRITER
“One piece of advice I would give to anybody:
get a bad guitar. It’s almost like a blank slate and creates a sense of freedom.”
Heroes
Who are your heroes?