Tanka challenge 4/6/10 - and other things
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gurdymonkeyWith each blow, thunder
Erupts from the rawhide skins.
Bodies sway and strain.
Through the whirling sticks I think
"I'd better not hit poor Clint!"
Seriously. Sensei decided it would make things more interesting and "stagy" to move the drums closer together tonight while we worked on "Friday Night Gig." A lot closer - as in keep your moves in the correct plane or risk whacking the person next to you. Or cracking yourself in the knee. Or whanging your knuckles against the edge of your own drum. No accidents, but it surely cranked the intensity all the way to eleven.
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Caught part of a rather interesting French movie called "Angel-A" directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) on Sundance this afternoon. It's as if Besson turned "It's A Wonderful Life" on its ear, with George as a down-and-out hustler in debt to the mob and Clarence as an impossibly leggy, chain-smoking blonde. Liked it enough I'm going to see if I can catch another screening this month so I can see the beginning of it.
Erupts from the rawhide skins.
Bodies sway and strain.
Through the whirling sticks I think
"I'd better not hit poor Clint!"
Seriously. Sensei decided it would make things more interesting and "stagy" to move the drums closer together tonight while we worked on "Friday Night Gig." A lot closer - as in keep your moves in the correct plane or risk whacking the person next to you. Or cracking yourself in the knee. Or whanging your knuckles against the edge of your own drum. No accidents, but it surely cranked the intensity all the way to eleven.
**************************
Caught part of a rather interesting French movie called "Angel-A" directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) on Sundance this afternoon. It's as if Besson turned "It's A Wonderful Life" on its ear, with George as a down-and-out hustler in debt to the mob and Clarence as an impossibly leggy, chain-smoking blonde. Liked it enough I'm going to see if I can catch another screening this month so I can see the beginning of it.
