Paul Newman has died at age 83. I thought I’d post a clip from one of my favorite movies, “Cool Hand Luke”.
It’s interesting to me that Newman has very few lines in this scene and the camera focus is rarely on him yet he remains the focal point. Maybe that’s what they call “presence”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVXKOb5EE7Y
I preached a message this Sunday that was the expression of what I have learned thus far in an ongoing period of deep conviction about idolatry. Specifically, the king of all American idols: Money. It was a tad raw (at least it felt that way), but sometimes that’s the best way to communicate. If I’m getting my clock cleaned, then it’s only fair that I bring the rest of you along for the ride.
This blog has not been working well for me for a few months. The church and the web business has grown to the point where I don’t have time to write long posts like I did at the beginning. I’ve since discovered Twitter and have found it to be liberating. Only having 140 characters to get a thought across is awesome.
I’ve also gone to a shorter post format with this blog. Instead of fighting it, I’m giving in. Microblogging is working better for my current lifestyle. This blog is an important part of what I’m doing personally and with the church so it needs to keep going.
This is the reason for the new layout. It’s set up to display shorter posts and track my twitter updates automatically. It’s becoming sort of a hub for me to connect with people in ways that actually work instead of forcing myself into something that worked for a while but no longer does.
This doesn’t mean that I won’t be doing longer posts from time to time. I’m working on some final thoughts on Lakeland and some other things. But, by and large, the posts will be more distilled.
Cheers.
Wow. “He’s our promised seed?” It’s like a bad dream. Â I miss “Uncle Jesse” from the previous video. Â His groovy jive would have been awesome during the rippin’ guitar solo in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IwuPbT_tbE
This is Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street. It looks to be some time in the early 70′s, though I’m not sure. Stevie brings the funk, the whole funk, and nothin’ but da funk. It’s funkalicious. Funkadelic. Funkariffic. He’s Funky D. Funkmeister.
Seriously, though. This is awesome. I wish Sesame Street still had these kind of musical appearances. Sometimes I feel a little bit like an old fuddy-duddy curmudgeon who’s always harping about the good ole days. Still, it makes me sad that you don’t see this kind of musicianship and raw groove much anymore.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE
[tags]Stevie Wonder, funk, sesame street[/tags]
