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What�s it all about?� Its an idea that goes like this; an album called �World Mix� with some of the worlds fav bands, songs and individuals from Ravi Sahanka to the Rolling Stones for instance.� The names of the individual band members or solo artists are then spilt up into four big buckets, 1 drums and rhythm, 2 bass, 3 melody, 4, singers.�
So all the drummers from every act involved in �World Mix� will be slung in one bucket together, all singers in another, you get the idea.� Then a big draw where the names are drawn randomly to re-construct the bands.� For instance as in the example above, the rolling stones has a drummer, bass guitar, lead and singer, so out of the drummer bucket maybe the Rolling Stone drummer is now a tablar player, maybe Talvin Sing.� On bass maybe a classical Cellist, melody handled by a Russian accordionist, Posh Spice or Pavarotti on vocals, all doing �I can�t get no satisfaction� in whatever style arises from the combination.
Why?� I had been feeling that aids was of course a terrible thing for those who have it or are at risk of getting it but its like yesterdays news, although the white flag was not flown, it is practically over, huh?!.� Besides, I was safe and even a little smug inside a long term loving relationship.� When my partner bravely decided to clean up the past by revealing that she had had an affair on me four years ago, I was suddenly and sharply awake to the fact that it is truly outside of my control to protect myself from exposure to this disease, that it is a disease we have as one race, the human race.� If anyone has it, we all have it, the random world mix of sexual partners alone already has us all in the draw, our names could be drawn at any time.�
The spread of aids is up by 74% in Africa, to imagine this has nothing to do with you personally is like one healthy bit of a decayed tooth going �pheww, at least I haven�t got it!�� Each person educated in safe sex practice and given the practical means to do so effects immediately a long line of people that could lead to you.� Proceeds from this album beyond actual production costs will go directly to action in Africa to prevent the spread of aids and deal with the care of those thousands of children left alone because of aids.� Every second where no effort to effect change adds hundreds of potential links of partners to the spread of Aids. Fundraising will go to charities involved in effecting change in Africa and aids awareness world-wide.� Care are currently in action and will be the first to benefit from �World Mix�, more to be added as the project developes.
The focus of the evening is to bring together all kinds of people from different walks of life to appreciate and celebrate world music and at the same time, raise some money for the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Centre in Kentish Town.
I�ve also got a raffle going and so far have donations from Harrods, Acumedic the Chinese Medicine Centre, HMV, Fresh Salon in Kensington and some friends who have donated CDs and Computer games through their work.
This is an invitation to everyone to
St Peters Heritage Centre
Kennington Lane
VAUXHALL
London
Venue is around the corner from both Vauxhall overground and underground stations
A social event is being held to raise money to support a total immersion Maori School in Porirua New Zealand.
On Saturday 08/09/01
From 7.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m.
With raffles, music, food
Entry �7.50
Proceeds to Te Kura Maori o Porirua for computers and computer programmes to enhance, learn and enforce te reo Maori!! Please support us in our efforts to retain our tikanga/our reo Maori
& to help our children contribute positively to
New Zealand and eventually world society -
KIA ORA
Contact: Ani Wagner Tel: 0208 7670990
2-5pm, Sunday 9th September
NE side of Regent�s Park through Gloucester Gate, on the grassy area in front of the Children�s playground � there�ll be balloon markers
Games include British bulldog, egg & spoon, sack races, rounders, hopscotch, skipping�
Bring an afternoon tea type picnic if you like!!
RSVP: Lucia (07881 784193) or Leigh (07932 621384)
My project is to create a rewarding and inspiring place for people to come to work in.
The intention is to achieve a specific and measurable result by embarking on a number of communication initiatives culminating in a Company wide presentation.
I have enrolled a number of senior managers to become leaders in this project, both to organise and participate in the event, and to commit to achieving the outcome of the project.
Following the event we will be researching its success through the completion of a questionnaire and the creation of teams to advise and work with the Management Team on future initiatives.
The following is a synopsis of the project I have been working on for the past couple of months.
It was inspired by a trip I made to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. There I saw a wonderful collection of ceramics from the area from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.� Also shown were displays of how ceramics are made and what innovations were introduced over this time, especially in the late 18th and early 19th centuries such as transfer printing and the introduction of bone china.
These are items we all use daily and yet most of use know little about.
My initial idea was to produce a book on the subject (there are plenty of books around on ceramics but nothing contemporary on the Potteries and the Museum collection). Later my idea transmuted from a book to having an exhibtiion at a major museum in London in which the vision, creativity, industry, design and innovations of� the manufacturers, such as Minton, Spode, Doulton and Wedgewood could be discussed and displayed.
�� Of course museums have collections of ceramics from this area in their galleries but I don�t personally recall an exhibition which looks at this industry afresh, possibly looking to see what effect it had on other countries and where the industry is going today.
�� I�ve spoken to quite a few curators, writers on the subject and dealers and as usual it is money and lack of it that seems to get in the way. Apparently it is also an ambitious project and there was concern that it would just be too big and it was difficult to know where to begin. I, however, have seen that the Museum in Stoke-on-Trent are able to present a wide selection of ceramics beautifully and informatively and feel sure that it could be done in London (or New York or Paris) with panache and generate interest.
My project has no date yet but Fitness First have agreed to sponsor it for various different charities - more info to be confirmed.
The event will be a celebration of play, set in a large venue with djs and live bands it will include a bouncy castle and various kinds of entertainment including fly walls, bungy ropes and video games. More info to follow.
The .com boom was a unique period in history. A time when you could say the rules were changed. Or you could say we all lost the plot.
Some people made a mint. A lot more burnt a fortune.
But on the ground a group of people create a new industry, had some fun, some strife, worked liked dogs, did some heroic work and made some mistakes.
But now the industry is shaking out and we're all thinking 'what next?'
Way beyond is a group for these people. A mailing list to discuss. And events both to celebrate what we did, and hear people's views about what's next.
One mailing list. Two gatherings - fun, panter, digital camera's a clicking.
Neil Gibb
Director, Customer Experience
020 7868 5700
Other world: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749932198/qid=1000205272/sr=1-3/re f=sr_sp_re/202-3351646-9005449 �
My project is to start a new clubbing trend called 'Dance kareokee'. Its never been done before. Singing kareokee gives people the opportunity to sing the way they would sing in the bathroom. 'Dance kareokee' gives everyone the chance to dance as you would in the living room when no-one is looking. Its not a competition, you just pick a song and have fun with it with all the floor space you like.
Vivid & Elite (a very large club in Romford , Essex) have taken on this idea and will incorporate it into their Saturday� nights in the spirit of 'fun and games'.
The idea is copyrighted and� I will take it to clubs in London as soon as the first event has happened.
The first event is scheduled for either 29/9 or 6/10. I will email when this is confirmed.
There is an opportunity for this to be our SELP party event� on Sat 27/10 if the everyone is enrolled!� Romford is a 20min train journey from Liverpool St� station (London), and the club is 2 mins from the station so it's accessable.
Place: Kings Cross, offices of Macmillan
Synopsis:� An evening of spontaneous creativity where teams of work
colleagues, scientists mostly, get together in teams of about 8 to paint
large canvasses while a DJ pumps out tunes. Science and Art explored, while
celebrity modern artists attend to judge, joke and share the wine and
nibbles.� Charity fund raiser.
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