The Beat of Musicians. . . and Our Own Hearts

Let’s get inspired for an international celebration for President Jimmy Carter’s 95th Birthday
October 1, 2019.

Let’s show our political leaders how we honor our honest, generous and peaceful leaders.

 
Perhaps it was in an interview I heard with the Brazilian Queen of Jazz, Flora Purim, who said it first – “we are all musicians. In the beginning of life we start with a beat, our own heart beat. Then we gain our voices. We are all musicians.”

We got a start these past two years celebrating Carter in Marin County where those who still have beating hearts came together, defying all logic, to highlight the former American president who is considered the Rock’n Roll President, one who had vision and has demonstrated compassion and worked toward peace all his life. The Town of Fairfax even issued an official proclamation.

I got to know Musicians Steve Wolf and Mason Holcomb at a little cafe in Fairfax, one of our last great hippy towns in Marin County. I listened to their words and it was like I heard  the last threads of what some could call a passionate calling for humanity which we could use to stitch ourselves back together. Their band SamaraiWolf could put that howl back into our own voices and really get our hearts thumping again.

Randall Sequeria and The Dream Farmers came a long distance to play for a humble crowd. “I’ve lived a good life and need to give.” I heard Randall Sequeira say. They played their hearts out as they do for many human rights and social justice events, reminding us what’s important and what we all should be dancing to.

So, there’s this idea in this point in time when our country and planet are about to fall apart –  invest in our musicians, our artists, those who remind us of our humanity, those who help get us dancing and connected in “real time,” in close connection, where we can  remind ourselves what life is and should be about. And be mindful that we are all artists who can craft our future, listening to  our beating hearts and our voices, if we allow ourselves to do the job.

Now is the time to move to the age of “Human Investment” instead of Stock Market/gadget gambling – to put our trust and conviction into helping other humans. Let’s help each other rise to each other’s dreams, their music, their art . . . and enter the Age of Art and Humanism at a time we need it most.

And there’s this – we ALL benefit from this type of investment when we get to be reminded of our own heartbeats and the power of our voices.

SAVE THE DATE – OCTOBER 1, 2019 – LET’S SCREAM IT AND CELEBRATE PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER – THE VISIONARY, THE FATHER OF THE SOLAR AGE AND THE ROCK’N ROLL PRESIDENT.

– Written by Barbara McVeigh.
A tribute to the Carter event will be aired on Marin TV in February in honor of Presidents’ Day 2019.