Well are you comin’? Are You Gonna Be There (at the Love-In?) And Laura Nyro sings A little magic, a little kindness, and ain’t that sweet-eyed blindness good to me… And Shep sez A little vaudeville, a few laughs, a real conversation, some insights, some music… …Take your mind out for spin at the Book LaunchTalkParty for…
TRICKING POWER INTO PERFORMING ACTS OF LOVE FREE BUT LIMITED TICKETS TO THE JUNE 5 BOOK LAUNCHTALKPARTY HERE! These birthday greetings I’ve been sharing have honored humans only, as demigods and cartoon characters do not really have birthdays. But because Bugs Bunny is so crucial to a contemporary understanding of the Trickster, I must feature…
Comedy is the only thing I’ve been able to take seriously. —Lord Buckley If I ever needed a sign to…
Here’s my favorite review of Disruptive Play, from Mayor Mike Rotkin: Disruptive Play: The Trickster in Politics and Culture Wakdjunkaga Press ||| Seattle, WA Mike Rotkin, PhD Shepherd Siegel is a Banana Slug (UC Santa Cruz) alumnus. His new book, Disruptive Play: The Trickster in Politics and Culture, is a must read for anyone who thinks we…
Whether you are new to the Hot Club of San Francisco or a longtime fan (or even a longtime fan who already has many of their 14 previous CDs) . . . 30 Years is a worthy addition and pretty much a must-have album. For the person just at the gateway of gypsy jazz and…
I want to share the opening pages of “Disruptive Play: The Trickster in Politics and Culture” . . . I think you’ll find it engaging, and I hope to expand your ideas of the transformative power of play released into society, into our lives, at new, higher levels… Introduction: Play as Politics . . ….