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06-19-2012, 02:27 PM
I had the great pleasure of seeing, hearing, and experiencing John perform in Mahavishnu live a few feet away at Toad's Place and later with the trio featuring Al Di Meola and Paco De Lucia back in the day. Definitely one of the greatest musicians in world history, literally.
...I am still completely inspired and moved by our visit to Palestine.
...What we found in Ramallah in particular and Palestine in general, is a country and people who embody the legendary Arabic hospitality. We were treated like princes.
...We’ve all heard about the ‘situation’ in Palestine, but nothing you’ve heard or seen compares to being there and seeing with your own eyes what’s really going on there. There are many, many things happening that never make the news and should. Palestine is in dire need of the world’s attention.
...What I realized very quickly after my arrival, was that I had come to feel their pain which is immense. What impressed me was the quiet dignity with which they carry this pain on a daily basis. Of course, wherever there is pain, there is also joy, and we as a group, saw and felt the joy and happiness that our friends there experienced on our arrival, and later in our concert. They in turn, saw the pain that we experienced on seeing the realities of life in Palestine. I now know, that once you have experienced the pain and joy of a people, they become part of you and your life, and this is what happened to us.
...In 1984 I wrote a piece called ‘The Wall will Fall’ and five years later the wall fell and Germany reunified itself. I don’t believe my tune made the wall fall, but I know for certain that music helped the wall fall. Perhaps soon I will write another tune called ‘The Other Wall will Fall’ in the hope that the wall that divides Israel from the West Bank, and Palestinian families from each other will also fall, and a peaceful co-existence will triumph.
...It’s not easy, but who ever said that anything good comes easy?
http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2012/02/18/shakti-in-palestine/
...I am still completely inspired and moved by our visit to Palestine.
...What we found in Ramallah in particular and Palestine in general, is a country and people who embody the legendary Arabic hospitality. We were treated like princes.
...We’ve all heard about the ‘situation’ in Palestine, but nothing you’ve heard or seen compares to being there and seeing with your own eyes what’s really going on there. There are many, many things happening that never make the news and should. Palestine is in dire need of the world’s attention.
...What I realized very quickly after my arrival, was that I had come to feel their pain which is immense. What impressed me was the quiet dignity with which they carry this pain on a daily basis. Of course, wherever there is pain, there is also joy, and we as a group, saw and felt the joy and happiness that our friends there experienced on our arrival, and later in our concert. They in turn, saw the pain that we experienced on seeing the realities of life in Palestine. I now know, that once you have experienced the pain and joy of a people, they become part of you and your life, and this is what happened to us.
...In 1984 I wrote a piece called ‘The Wall will Fall’ and five years later the wall fell and Germany reunified itself. I don’t believe my tune made the wall fall, but I know for certain that music helped the wall fall. Perhaps soon I will write another tune called ‘The Other Wall will Fall’ in the hope that the wall that divides Israel from the West Bank, and Palestinian families from each other will also fall, and a peaceful co-existence will triumph.
...It’s not easy, but who ever said that anything good comes easy?
http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2012/02/18/shakti-in-palestine/