tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post974865694772535310..comments2024-01-17T04:07:49.918-05:00Comments on Acts of Hope: Quick cable from the Left CoastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-25071724023665626372007-06-08T02:05:00.000-04:002007-06-08T02:05:00.000-04:00Thanks!My friend was actually there several times ...Thanks!<BR/><BR/>My friend was actually there several times as a clergy-equivalent (from the Zen side of things) at meetings of the local (or one of the local) interfaith communities united for peace or some such name.<BR/><BR/>I just walked back from the conference site a few blocks to my hotel and the street was blocked to traffic because, you guessed it, someone was filming something.<BR/><BR/>The whole city is one big film set, eh?<BR/><BR/>I am curious as to where we will go for our liturgy. (These are religious type theologians as opposed to secular academic-study-of-religion people.) But more on this once I know and in a regular blog post.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-62695062889503801232007-06-08T01:15:00.000-04:002007-06-08T01:15:00.000-04:00Welcome, Jane! A few quick on the ground reaction...Welcome, Jane! A few quick on the ground reactions:<BR/>1. Last time I got off the plane at Louisville airport, I was momentarily confused because it seemed like everyone had a southern accent! Duh.<BR/><BR/>3. Yes, it's very nice, mostly clean, and never crowded. The stations are each uniquely designed by a local artist.<BR/><BR/>4. I'm still not used to this after 20+ years here.<BR/><BR/>5.&6. Bless their hearts, the most frightening drivers are the Korean women in their SUVs, but they never seem to actually hit anything.<BR/><BR/>7. Pilipino: There is no "f/ph" sound in Tagalog (or presumably the other ~2000 dialects in the islands), so this is a fairly common alternate spelling.<BR/><BR/>11. Immanuel has become a favorite venue for KPFK and other leftish presenters. Amy Goodman was a big draw, as you might imagine. <A HREF="http://www.slumdance.com/brian_flemming/my_photos/kucinich/" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> an interesting photo essay of an appearance by Dennis Kucinich in 2003.<BR/><BR/>12. Immanuel is also in regular use a filming venue, although it's often used in strange ways. You can see our lovely alley, for instance, in the movie Fight Club!<BR/><BR/>Have fun, monkette!Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301501431669161476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-63318537090225122472007-06-07T17:08:00.000-04:002007-06-07T17:08:00.000-04:00Have a great trip, Jane R.! I'll be watching for y...Have a great trip, Jane R.! I'll be watching for you on BET. ;)pjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263601584230477201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-5095390196701759782007-06-07T13:23:00.000-04:002007-06-07T13:23:00.000-04:00Hey JohnieB, no pressure. Just enjoy having gone ...Hey JohnieB, no pressure. Just enjoy having gone to those talks. Life is short, so don't take on the unnecessary.<BR/><BR/>Grandmere Mimi, FUN?! Moi? (Actually, I did read a rather serious book on the plane, but you know me, I am a nerd.) I'm shocked, shocked.<BR/><BR/>The tofu, by the way, was some of the best I've had. The wine was okay, no more. <BR/><BR/>This being L.A., I think I must go to the gym before the conference starts and I am stuck sitting on my arse for hours and hours. And I haven't yet had a single espresso drink. We must remedy this.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-33683784265076844722007-06-07T12:49:00.000-04:002007-06-07T12:49:00.000-04:00Ah, grandmere, it appears we have no worries in th...Ah, grandmere, <BR/><BR/>it appears we have no worries in that regard; Jane admits to being a foodie, loves music, and presents us with delightful graphics. Conferences are for play, with others who are equally obsessed with the same subject as ourselves. She's back in California; this one has fun written all over it!johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-25931671904103583142007-06-07T12:45:00.001-04:002007-06-07T12:45:00.001-04:00Jane, try to have a little fun along the way. It ...Jane, try to have a little fun along the way. It sounds as if you already are.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-22218299753453325262007-06-07T12:45:00.000-04:002007-06-07T12:45:00.000-04:00One of the joys of a liturgical calendar is first ...One of the joys of a liturgical calendar is first learning of St. Boniface and his witness to our Lord the day before yesterday.<BR/><BR/>RE: Theology lectures/ Q & A<BR/><BR/>uh, OK. Give me some time to work it up so as to be somewhat presentable, I hope, in the context; I am presently thinking of several posts: we'll see.johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.com