Boxer and wrongfully convicted man who became a celebrated cause -- via the Globe and Mail.
Bob Dylan Hurricane by social7
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Gene Estess
Helped people -- via the New York Times. Left Wall Street 3 months before the '87 crash to lead the Jericho Project, which serves the homeless, mentally ill, and addicted. Per the story by Douglas Martin in the April 19 Times: "'I didn’t come home with stories to tell or satisfaction or a feeling I’d done anything to help anybody except myself and my family,' he said . . . " “'He felt he wasn’t doing anything of great value,' his wife said in an interview. 'I mean in a moral and philosophical sense.'” "Mr. Estess cautioned against exaggerating his dramatic change of life. 'Please understand,' he said, 'it was nothing religious. It wasn’t Godlike.'"
Friday, April 18, 2014
Brian Priestman
Conductor and music director -- via the Denver Post. My first conductor! A bright and ebullient spirit who infectiously transmitted his love of classical music to me immediately. We were bused to the old Denver Auditorium Theatre (now the site of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House) as schoolkids, where Priestman held sway in that nasty old acoustical nightmare. He talked to us, not down to us; he made us laugh, and he clearly demonstrated the beauty of his vocation.
Otis Head
Harmonica player, boxer, music promoter, record producer, and radio personality -- via cmacloseup.com.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Doris Pilkington Garimara
Writer of "Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence" -- via the Sydney Morning Herald.
Jacques Le Goff
Historian -- via the Guardian.
Jacques Le Goff et la Nouvelle Histoire. Apostrophes. 1979 from Difusió Hª Medieval on Vimeo.
Jacques Le Goff et la Nouvelle Histoire. Apostrophes. 1979 from Difusió Hª Medieval on Vimeo.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Peter Liechti
Filmmaker -- via fandor.com.
Peter Liechti | Masterclass | Part 1 | Motivation from Scottish Documentary Institute on Vimeo.
Peter Liechti | Masterclass | Part 1 | Motivation from Scottish Documentary Institute on Vimeo.
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