Music

Me, Mick, and THE ROLLING STONES

It was sometime in the spring or early summer of 1966. I was News Director for KAFY Radio in Bakersfield and doing special reports for Television station KBAK in Bakersfield. As News Director I was tasked with all sorts of strange duties by the general manager of KAFY, Mike Thomas. Mike and I had moved [...]

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Memory, A Double Edged Sword

by Sandi Severson

Recently I visited with a 98-year-old woman who was simply delightful. Her appearance and her bright disposition make it difficult to believe she is 98. One of Esther’s interesting qualities is her brief repertoire of accessible memories. This consists of a mere five or six things. The [...]

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Did you know one of Brigham Young’s sons was a drag queen?

by Kevin Robison

It was on a Sunday morning that a hundred members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles poured into the cabin of a jetliner at LAX. Just as we were settling into our tight quarters, a large group of young Mormon men, dressed in their trademark white shirts and dark pants, boarded the plane. No one in the chorus said a word.

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A Change of Heart

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

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Will Rogers said, â€œWe can’t all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.â€
And, while I think Will had a valid point, Holly Nearâ€™s song â€œChange of Heartâ€ offers a perceptive I believe Will would agree with, to paraphrase it: Our hearts and minds change when we participate in empowering the lives of those around us. In addition, when we observe others acts of kindness we are further inspired. So, I believe Will would agree with me when I say the two roles, hero and curb sitter, in his statement shift and revolve many times in the cycles of our lives.

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Playing for Change – Stand By Me

by Moments Count

This video is a guest contribution by Ann Smith Life is a collection of invaluable moments. Grab each one. Empower it with the contribution of your self. And if you will, turn to those around you, ask them to contribute. If they ask you what cause to contribute to, my suggestion would be offer them [...]

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Seasons of Love

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

In 1996, the composer and playwright Jonathan Larson gave the world a song which alters the course of lives, and will continue to alter the course of lives yet to come, around this globe. And, the day before his intense and thoughtfully powerful play, which includes this song of dynamic reflection, was to premiere – [...]

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