Saturday 28 November 2020

Zack Hemsey: Mind Heist



Published on May 1, 2011 by Zack Hemsey
YouTube: Zack Hemsey - "Mind Heist" (2:10)
Music composed, orchestrated, and mixed by Zack Hemsey.


References


Wikipedia: Zack Hemsey
Zack Hemsey is an American composer, musician, and record producer, whose work has been largely popularized through its inclusion in films and film trailers. A notable example is the film trailer for Inception, which included his composed piece "Mind Heist." It's a common misconception that the piece used for this film trailer was composed by Hans Zimmer, who instead composed the score for the film. "Mind Heist" was also used as introductory music for the video game Madden NFL 12, and is occasionally used by the television series America's Got Talent. Hemsey's music has been featured in film trailers for The Town, Lincoln, 2 Guns, and a few others. "Vengeance" has also been featured in the film The Equalizer, in a trailer for the second season of the HBO program Game of Thrones, and the trailer for the 21st Century Fox miniseries 24: Live Another Day; the trailer for 24: Live Another Day aired during Fox Sports' U.S. TV broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII.

official web site: Zack Hemsey

YouTube channel: Zack Hemsey

How I discovered this music
This music was used in a trailer for the 2010 science fiction film Inception. Catchy, dramatic, I thought the trailer was captivting in its own right. I was surprised to discover the music was not used in the film. Is this what happens when the marketing department works apart from the rest of the movie production?

YouTube: Inception (2010) Official Trailer #1 - Christopher Nolan Movie HD (2:23)



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Friday 16 October 2020

Sara Evans: Saints & Angels



Published on Oct 2, 2009 by Sara Evans
YouTube: Sara Evans - Saints & Angels (3:34)

We're only human, baby
We walk on broken ground
We lose our way
We come unwound
We'll turn in circles, baby
We're never satisfied
We'll fall from grace
Forget we can fly
But through all the tears that we cried
We'll survive

Cause when we're torn apart
Shattered and scarred
Love has the grace to save us
We're just two tarnished hearts
When in each other's arms
We become saints and angels.

I love your imperfections
I love your everything
Your broken heart, your broken wings
I love you when you hold me
And when you turn away
I love you still and I'm not afraid
Cause I know you feel the same way
And you'll stay

Cause when we're torn apart
Shattered and scarred
Love has the grace to save us
We're just two tarnished hearts
When in each other's arms
We become saints and angels.

These feet of clay (these feet of clay)
They will not stray

Cause when we're torn apart
Shattered and scarred
Love has the grace to save us
We're just two tarnished hearts
When in each other's arms
We become saints and angels.
Saints and angels


References


Wikipedia: Saints & Angels
"Saints & Angels" is a song written by Victoria Banks and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in September 2001 as the third single from her 2000 album Born to Fly. The song peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Evans has stated that this was her favorite song from her Born to Fly album.

Wikipedia: Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans (b 1971) is an American country music singer and songwriter.

official web site: Sara Evans

YouTube channel: Sara Evans

How I discovered this song
I saw a clip from the 2002 romantic comeday Serving Sara, staring Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley. The song played in the background during a romantic encounter between the stars.

YouTube: Serving Sara (8/10) Movie CLIP - First Kiss (2002) HD (2:32)


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Wednesday 14 October 2020

Audrey van Petegem (1962-2020)

It's been over a month since I heard the news. Since then, I've thought a lot about Ms. Van Petegem, reading the obituary, news articles, comments from friends, looking at her pictures on Facebook of family events, business gatherings, vacation trips, and searching her articles on HuffPost, Elephant Journal, and others, including YouTube videos. My interest is curious; I hardly knew the woman. She blogged. I blogged. Sometime, seven or eight years ago, we rubbed shoulders on fellow blogger web sites. I read her stuff; she read my stuff, and occasionally, we commented on each other's stuff. At some point, we linked on social media, and for the past few years, we've liked and commented on each other's entries on Facebook and Twitter, sharing similar ideas about politics, life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. In the past eight or so years, we had only met twice face to face. In 2016, she was curious when she found out I lived in Toronto and arranged to meet me for lunch. A year later, she came and had coffee with me in the midst of one of her visits to the big city for family, friends, and business contacts.

In 2016, I published a first novel, and in 2017, Ms. Van Petegem generously offered her informal book club to read and critique my work. I humorously thought both of us were running a risk. What would I think if they hated it? But more importantly, how would her reputation suffer if her book club hated it? Fortunately, I had spent the time to work with numerous beta readers and then hired professionals to edit my work. While I'm not going to brag that I wrote a New York Times Best Seller, I think I can safely say I wrote a "competent" book. In the end, we both survived my novel.

In these past few years, I've seen the occasional Facebook picture in my feed: with her husband, with her children, with friends, business colleagues, talking at professional events, trips, vacations, her run for city council, and her co-hosting a radio show. It was a peek at someone living a full and meaningful life.

I discovered she and her husband owned and operated The Muskoka Factory in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. For at least a year, I mulled over driving up for a weekend to see a part of the country I hadn't seen in a long time. He who hesitates is lost. The obituary mentioned a memorial at some time in the future. Should I drive up for that? I repeat, I hardly knew the women.

I've heard it said that the death of someone makes us think about our own mortality. Life is a finite experience, and if there's one thing we can count on, it's that sooner or later the ride is going to be over. I watched my mother die from cancer over a six month period, from the moment she announced her diagnosis at a family dinner, to the moment she took her last gasp in her bed at home, and my father had me use his stethoscope to check for a heart beat. I witnessed my father die in the Intensive Care Unit two days after suffering a massive heart attack. In each case, I felt a sense of panic. This was my last chance to say something to them before they were gone forever. My chance to drive to Bracebridge is also gone.

In looking at Audrey's Facebook (She last posted on September 12, 2020.), it occurred to me her family may not know her password. Should they know? If they did, what would they do? This reminded me of outstanding issues in my own life.

My niece is the executor of my will. I called my lawyer to ensure everything is in order for the execution of my will and my power of attorney.

I live alone. I arranged with the landlord of my apartment complex for my niece to be an emergency contact. If my niece can't get a hold of me, she can authorise the landlord to enter my unit to verify my status. Amusingly and or morbidly, I've recognised for a long time, living alone, that if I dropped dead, I wouldn't be found for weeks, probably when somebody smelled something in the hall.

I passed all this information to my niece so that she can have on record information about her uncle. The issue I thought of about Facebook, is to create a document I can give to my lawyer to be released to my niece in the event of my death, containing details of my life: bank accounts, PIN numbers, retirement funds, investments, and of course, the password to my Facebook account. Leave it up or delete the whole thing.

I see in Ms. Van Petegem's Facebook photos what I see in my own family photos, a reminder of life. Other times, other places, other events, a record of a life well lived, now gone, alive only in my memory of those pictures. The day after, life goes on. People get up and go to work. They live new moments, and they post new photos on Facebook. The rest of us speed into the future as the deceased recedes into the past. However, for me, her passing is a reminder that my turn is coming. Not today. Not tomorrow. But sometime.

I occasionally post on Facebook and Twitter. I no longer see the name Audrey van Petegem in the list of Likes or in the comments. I see that everyone is busy with today, and yesterday is gone, remembered but no longer a priority. Audrey died too young. She left behind a husband of over thirty years, three children, all in their teens I believe, and a number of friends, colleagues, business contacts, and Internet acquaintances who knew her through social media, her writing, and her radio work.

Life is a finite experience. Carpe diem.


References

Obituary: Audrey van Petegem

Google search: "Audrey van Petegem"

Google image search: "Audrey van Petegem"

Facebook: Audrey van Petegem

Twitter: Audrey van Petegem

Instagram: Audrey van Petegem

HuffPost: Audrey van Petegem

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Friday 19 June 2020

MozART group: How to impress a woman



Published on Mar 1, 2018 by MozART group TV
YouTube: MozART group - How to impress a woman (Official Video, 2017)


References


Wikipedia: MozART group
The MozART group is a cabaret and comedy string quartet based in Warsaw, Poland, known for its unique approach of classical music. The MozART group is a frequent TV guest including international galas and concerts.

official web site: MozART group

YouTube channel: MozART group

Facebook: MozART group


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Monday 8 June 2020

Higgs Boson Joke

A story from January 2020, before the pandemic.

I work out on a regular basis. I'm not a nut about it, but I'm doing my best to remain as fit as possible as anyone can at the age of 67. Use it or lose it.

Unlike some, I rarely talk with anybody at the gym. Why? I'm there to work out not socialise. But I'm not unfriendly. I've gotten to know a number of people by name and interacting with them at the gym ofttimes consists of nothing more than shaking hands, giving a wave, or doing a fist bump. They seem to be as focused as me.

I'm at the gym the other day, in the middle of my workout. Gino always does a long session with an elliptical bike facing out the window, his back to the room. But at some point, when he dismounts, he gives me a wave as I'm involved in some machine.

This time, he ends his routine and walks over to me. "I've got a joke."

Yes?

"The Higgs Boson walks into a Catholic church. Priest says, 'What are you doing here?' The Higgs Boson replies, 'You can't have mass without me.'"

We laughed, and I complimented him on his choice of joke. Not many people are into particle physics humour. And saying "particle physics" is a mouthful unto itself.

Since then, I've mulled over with a smile what transpired. Normally, when we interact with strangers or acquaintances, we tend to stick to topics of common interest, the weather, the headlines, or the latest cultural event, something in entertainment. If I walked down the street and randomly stopped a hundred people, how many would know what Higgs Boson is? It's an unusual subject. In order to "get" the humour, one has to know something. If you don't know anything about the topic, the humour doesn't make any sense. The humour isn't, well, funny.


my blog: Star Wars and all that jazz (à la Dave Brubeck) - 2019-05-11

Last year, I ran across this Internet meme about Star Wars, a riff on annual word play about May fourth, May The Force Be With You. I had never seen it before. It made me chuckle and so, I passed it around to family and friends. After getting a response of crickets, no response at all, it suddenly occurred to me, one had to have a certain level of knowledge to get the joke. Who's Dave Brubeck? What is the 1959 jazz hit Take Five? What is the 5/4 time signature in music? Without knowing these key pieces of information, the humour makes absolutely no sense. I made some inquiries and sure enough, I had picked the wrong audience for the material. I bombed.
Late-Night TV
I've noted that some, maybe much, of the humour of late-night talk shows involves current events and cultural references. I've never played the games Angry Birds or Candy Crush, but I know what they are and understand when a host makes mention of them. I've never listened to Justin Bieber, but I know who he is. I have a passing knowledge about the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and can sort of understand if it's brought up in a newspaper article. In other words, a person doesn't have to be an expert to get certain jokes, but person has to know something about the subject.

I refer back to Dave Brubeck. A person can listen to music without knowing anything technical about music. What's a key signature? What's the difference between F𝄰 and G♭? (F sharp and G flat. That's not a mistake. That's a joke. It's the same note, the same black key on a piano.)

As you can see, the more knowledge one has, the more one can "get it". Not everybody gets F𝄰 and G♭, but many have had piano lessons at one time or another, so a fair number do chuckle.

I think back on Higgs Boson and still chuckle at Gino telling me that joke. It turns out he's been a career math teacher with a minor in physics. When I say math, he added he teaches university calculus, a course I just barely squeaked through. I'm afraid I do not understand that level of abstract thought. That means I won't be laughing too much at calculus-based humour, if there is such a thing.



References

Wikipedia: Higgs boson
The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics, produced by the quantum excitation of the Higgs field, one of the fields in particle physics theory. It is named after physicist Peter Higgs, who in 1964, along with five other scientists, proposed the Higgs mechanism to explain why particles have mass. This mechanism implies the existence of the Higgs boson. The boson's existence was confirmed in 2012 by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations based on collisions in the LHC at CERN.
CNN - July 9, 2012
Higgs Boson humorists get mass following By Michael Schulder, CNN

Boing Boing - July 4, 2012
Gettin' Higgy With it: A Roundup of Higgs Boson Jokes on Twitter

Wikipedia: Geek Humor
Geek humor may refer to:
* Humor of or about geeks
* Computer humor
* Internet humor
* Mathematical joke


my blog: Press any key to continue - 2010-11-04
My story about somebody who couldn't find the "any" key.

my blog: What the @#$%^* do I know? - 2012-01-03
Not much, it turns out.

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Tuesday 2 June 2020

Luca Stricagnoli: Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin on Acoustic Guitar)

Led Zeppelin like you've never heard it before.


Published on May 29, 2020 by Luca Stricagnoli
YouTube: LED ZEPPELIN (Whole Lotta Love) on Acoustic Guitar - Luca Stricagnoli (3:37)
For “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin we decided to shoot the video in this cool location. To make sure people were not around, we had to wait until late but also be quick so that the police wouldn´t close the under passage. The tune is part of my new album "Change of Rules".


References

official web site: lucastricagnoli.com
Luca Stricagnoli (b 1991), born and raised in Italy, is an acoustic guitarist known for his unique style and innovative playing techniques. His original approach to music has led him to a variety of successes from obtaining over 100 million views on his music videos to having the opportunity to perform all around the globe.

Using up to five guitars in the same piece, modified capos, and self-conceived stratagems, Luca continually leaves his audiences in awe and wondering what’s next for the up-and-coming guitarist. In addition to his musical abilities, Luca brings an enthusiastic energy to the stage that attracts concert requests from every corner of the world.


YouTube channel: Luca Stricagnoli.com

Facebook: Luca Stricagnoli.com


Published on Apr 20, 2008 by Led Zeppelin
YouTube: Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (Official Music Video) (4:48)


I note the above edited version is 4:48 while the original album version clocks in at 5:34. (Click here for that version.)

my blog: Plagiarism in Rock Music: What? Led Zeppelin? - Jul 14/2013
paraphrase: Good musicians borrow, great musicians steal.

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Thursday 21 May 2020

David Bowie: I'm Afraid of Americans



Published on Oct 27, 2021 by David Bowie
YouTube: I'm Afraid Of Americans David Bowie Music Video HD 1080p

Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America
No tricks at the wheel
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Nobody needs anyone
They don't even just pretend
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America

I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans

Johnny's in America
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh

Johnny wants a plane
Johnny wants to suck on a Coke
Johnny wants a woman
Johnny wants to think of a joke
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh

I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans

Johnny's in America
Johnny looks up at the stars
Johnny combs his hair
And Johnny wants pussy in cars
Johnny's in America, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh

I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans

God is an American
God is an American

Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh

I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
Yeah, I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the words
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans

Johnny's an American
Johnny's an American
Johnny's an American, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's an American, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's an American, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh


References

Wikipedia: I'm Afraid of Americans
"I'm Afraid of Americans" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released as a single from his 1997 album Earthling. The song, co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno, was originally written during Bowie's studio sessions for the 1995 album Outside but was not released until a rough mix appeared on the soundtrack to the film Showgirls, and was subsequently remade for Earthling. A top 20 hit in Canada, the rework also peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 16 weeks on that chart. This was the final Bowie single which charted on the Hot 100 until "Blackstar" and "Lazarus" following his death.

Background: Bowie describes the feelings behind the song:
"It's not as truly hostile about Americans as say "Born in the U.S.A.": it's merely sardonic. I was traveling in Java when [its] first McDonald's went up: it was like, "for fuck's sake." The invasion by any homogenized culture is so depressing, the erection of another Disney World in, say, Umbria, Italy, more so. It strangles the indigenous culture and narrows expression of life."


IMDb: David Bowie: I'm Afraid of Americans (1997)
A paranoid man attempts to escape an insane taxi driver and deranged bystanders.
Directors: Nick Goffey, Dominic Hawley
Writer: David Bowie (song)
Stars: David Bowie, Trent Reznor



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Monday 18 May 2020

Married Life and Holding Grudges



Published on Jan 3, 2013 by wasdoty
YouTube: Full video Raymond Suitcase Fork and Spoon (9:36)
I used this video in a talk to young moms to show them how they can damage not only their marriages but their own inner peace by holding a grudge. And the ending tells the whole moral of the story-I won't spoil it!

References

Wikipedia: Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning over nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Worldwide Pants, in association with HBO Independent Productions. The cast members are Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten, and Monica Horan. Most episodes of the nine season series were filmed in front of a live studio audience, with a few exceptions.

The Daily Mail - Aug 5, 2016
Men may have evolved BETTER 'making up' skills than women
Dr Joyce Beneson, head of Harvard study:
"We believe that human social structure resembles that of chimpanzees in which males cooperate in groups of unrelated same-sex peers and females cooperate more with family members and one or two good friends who act as family. Human males form large cooperative organizations that have changed the world. Females [traditionally] invest more in families to keep their children and other family members alive and thriving."


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Tuesday 12 May 2020

Zimoun: Sound Sculpture

Sound sculpture, an unexpected discovery. It made me think of the videos of ASMR (Autonomous sensory meridian response), or the meditation videos of rain and surf sounds, giving a hypnotic, mesmerizing experience.

"Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream."
-Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles.



Published on Mar 11, 2020 by Studio Zimoun
YouTube: Zimoun : Compilation Video 3.9 (2020) : Selected Works : HD 1920x1080px (22:15)
Using simple and functional components, Zimoun builds architecturally-minded platforms of sound. Exploring mechanical rhythm and flow in prepared systems, his installations incorporate commonplace industrial objects. In an obsessive display of simple and functional materials, these works articulate a tension between the orderly patterns of Modernism and the chaotic forces of life. Carrying an emotional depth, the acoustic hum of natural phenomena in Zimoun's minimalist constructions effortlessly reverberates.


References

Wikipedia: Zimoun
Zimoun (born 1977) is a Swiss artist who lives and works in Bern, Switzerland. As self-taught artist, he is most known for his sound sculptures, sound architectures and installation art that combine raw, industrial materials such as cardboard boxes, plastic bags, or old furniture, with mechanical elements such as dc-motors, wires, microphones, speakers and ventilators.

artist web site: Zimoun

YouTube channel: Zimoun



Wikipedia: Sound Sculpture
Sound sculpture (related to sound art and sound installation) is an intermedia and time based art form in which sculpture or any kind of art object produces sound, or the reverse (in the sense that sound is manipulated in such a way as to create a sculptural as opposed to temporal form or mass). Most often sound sculpture artists were primarily either visual artists or composers, not having started out directly making sound sculpture.

my blog: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR)

my blog: The Beatles: Tomorrow Never Knows

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Monday 11 May 2020

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR)

For as long as I can remember, I've found certain sounds to be mesmerizing. It could be the sound of the rain or the surf. It could be something repetitive like a fan or a piece of machinery. New Age music can also fit in this category with its soft sounds supposedly helpful for meditation.

I ran across the term ASMR, autonomous sensory meridian response, a deliberate attempt to evoke this sensation, this hypnotic state of mind through the use of soft sounds like whispering, tapping, or scrapping. I have no idea if everyone "gets it", but this term certainly describes what I've encountered. When people have talked about an altered state of consciousness, this is it but without the use of drugs.

Wikipedia: ASMR
Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), sometimes auto sensory meridian response, is a tingling sensation that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia, it has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia and may overlap with frisson.

ASMR signifies the subjective experience of "low-grade euphoria" characterized by "a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin". It is most commonly triggered by specific auditory or visual stimuli, and less commonly by intentional attention control. A genre of videos which intend to stimulate ASMR has emerged, of which over 13 million are published on YouTube.


Published on May 31, 2018 by The New Yorker
YouTube: How ASMR Became an Internet Phenomenon | Annals of Obsession | The New Yorker (7:57)
How the sounds of crinkling, whispering, and tapping induce euphoria.



Final Word
As the Wikipedia points out, there are a zillion ASMR videos published (over 13 million). Maria is but one of many.

YouTube search: ASMR

In researching this, I also discovered the following:

YouTube search: Unintentional ASMR

Unintentional? An activity, a tone of voice, meant for one thing but has a hypnotic quality to it.

The landscape painter Bob Ross produced a number of TV episodes which are classified by some as ASMR-like.
YouTube: Bob Ross

Videos of the "Alexander Technique" are also seen that way.
YouTube: Alexander Technique

I find this video of the instructor Richard Walker to be quite hypnotic. Oh, that voice!

It would seem that anything can be interpreted as ASMR by anyone.

My blog: Suminagashi: Painting on Water

Relax. Meditate. Or just drift off. Happy journeys!



References

Wikipedia: Maria Viktorovna
Maria Viktorovna, (born July 22, 1986), professionally known as Gentle Whispering, is a Russian-born ASMR practitioner and YouTuber. She has a YouTube channel called Gentle Whispering with over 1.8 million subscribers.

Twitter: Maria Gentlewhispering ASMR @GentleWhisperin

YouTube: Gentle Whispering ASMR

Vox - May 25, 2018
ASMR, explained: why millions of people are watching YouTube videos of someone whispering By German Lopez
Here’s what you need to know about the strange, tingly sensation that could help you relax.

The Washington Post - Dec 15, 2014
A whisper, then tingles, then 87 million YouTube views: Meet the star of ASMR By Caitlin Gibson
ASMR is described as a pleasurable tingling that begins in the head and scalp, shimmies down the spine and relaxes the entire body. Maria — she asked that her last name be withheld for safety reasons; her videos have sometimes attracted unwanted attention — experiences ASMR, and her YouTube channel, GentleWhispering, melds her personal tingle-triggers with others suggested by her fans. The resulting videos have drawn more than 87 million views, making Maria the premier celebrity of a controversial but increasingly recognized phenomenon.

Published on Dec 14, 2015 by Gentle Whispering ASMR
YouTube: What is ASMR? (2:00)
Hello there :) (originally requested by The Washington Post) this video is a short welcome into the online world of ASMR and my channel as a tiny spec of it. If you find yourself drawn to certain sounds, actions, voices in real life and experience a wonderful bliss while witnessing it you might be ASMR sensitive. CONGRATULATIONS! :D You might have a very unique gift in the way that you can experience the beauty of sounds, visuals and human connection by feeling pleasure/euphoria/tingles/chills/vibrations/sleepiness/deep relaxation by just having a contact with a certain trigger. There are unlimited amounts of triggers and their combinations that can be pleasant for YOU personally. EXPLORE! (check out my favorite ASMRtists on my channel side bar for guidance) :) If you feel like this applies to you and you feel excited/interested in learning more about this phenomenon, then welcome to our community :)



Above, I suggested that music can also be ASMR-like. Here are some examples of electronic music I've found mesmerizing. Enjoy.

My blog: Peter Kuli: Life Moves Pretty Fast

My blog: Malefique: Don't Go

My blog: Birocratic: Orientation

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Thursday 7 May 2020

The Beatles: Tomorrow Never Knows



Published on Jun 17, 2018 by The Beatles
YouTube: Tomorrow Never Knows (Remastered 2009)

Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream
It is not dying, it is not dying

Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining, it is shining

Yet you may see the meaning of within
It is being, it is being

Love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing, it is knowing...

... that ignorance and hates may mourn the dead
It is believing, it is believing

But listen to the colour of your dreams
It is not living, it is not living

So play the game "Existence" to the end...
... Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning


References

Wikipedia: Tomorrow Never Knows
"Tomorrow Never Knows" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released in August 1966 as the final track on their album Revolver, although it was the first song recorded for the LP. The song marked a radical departure for the Beatles, as the band fully embraced the potential of the recording studio without consideration for reproducing the results in concert.

Wikipedia: Revolver (Beatles album)
Revolver is the seventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 5 August 1966, accompanied by the double A-side single "Eleanor Rigby" / "Yellow Submarine". The album was the Beatles' final recording project before their retirement as live performers and marked the group's most overt use of studio technology to date, building on the advances of their late 1965 release Rubber Soul. It has since become regarded as one of the greatest and most innovative albums in popular music, with recognition centred on its range of musical styles, diverse sounds, and lyrical content.

Wikipedia: The Beatles
Collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the twentieth century's 100 most influential people, they are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over 600 million records worldwide.

Wikipedia: List of best-selling music artists
Currently, The Beatles are listed at the top of the list as they are considered the highest-selling band based both on sales claims and certified units. Elvis Presley, who is listed the second on the list is considered the highest-selling individual artist based both on sales claims and certified units.

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