SXSW Madness Begins!

Bernie Worrell inducted The Peterson Brothers @ the Austin Music Awards SXSW 2013

Bernie Worrell inducted The Peterson Brothers @ the Austin Music Awards SXSW 2013

Once again our Fair City embraces the masses for SXSW Film, Education, Interactive and Music!
There is so much to do ,it is virtually impossible to see everything offered.
Pick your choices, have a back up plan, prepare for traffic and go have fun!
If downtown craziness is not your thing, there’s so much to do south of the river  on Congress and nearby neighborhoods.
Welcome To Austin Ya’ll ~where we keep it weird…
One request from the locals will be seen on T shirts…..”Please, Don’t Move Here!”

Carnaval Austin & Carnevale All Around the World!

  Carnevale Float Den in Viareggio

Carnaval /Carnevale

Carnaval in Austin is one of the biggest Brazilian carnaval celebrations outside Brazil – samba, costumes and wild abandon – Brasileiro style in the heart of Texas.
This event is Big Fun!
We will be adorning bodies for the festivities!
If I could just clone myself I would be in Brazil,Venezia and Viareggio too!

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Happy Chinese New Year 2022!

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Gong Hei Fat Choi, which loosely translates to “Congratulations & Be Prosperous”.

Many locations in town will have Lion & Dragon Dances performing to bring Good Luck into the New Year…Find one near you , it is glorious to see & hear !

Chinese Lion Dancers

Chinese Lion Dancer

 

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Traditionally,Red Envelopes are given 壓歲錢/压岁钱 (yàsuìqián, which was evolved from 壓祟錢/压祟钱, literally, the money used to suppress or put down the evil spirit) during this period.   It is custom and polite for children to wish elders a happy new year and a year of happiness, health and good fortune before accepting the red envelope.Red envelopes are then kept under the pillow and slept on for seven days after Chinese New Year before opening because it symbolizes good luck and fortune when you sleep on the red envelopes for seven nights.

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For more about Chinese New Year  please see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year

Dragon dance and Lion dance Dragon and lion dances are common during Chinese New Year. It is believed that the loud beats of the drum and the deafening sounds of the cymbals together with the face of the Dragon or lion dancing aggressively can evict bad or evil spirits. Lion dances are also popular for opening of businesses in Hong Kong and Macau. Seattle ID night market - lion dance 06.jpg

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Groundhog Day, Carnavale, & Mardi Gras

Groundhog Day, Carnavale, & Mardi Gras

Winter Blues VS. Spring Has Sprung!

Groundhog Day, forever immortalized in the Bill Murray comedy by the same name, is February 2, which is when the furry little marmots reveal whether we can ditch our cold weather gear & if it is warm enough to shed your laundry  for Carnavale (if it’s cloudy on Groundhog Day, then spring is coming; if it’s sunny, then there will be six more weeks of winter). In honor of this American and Canadian celebration….think Spring!

Art For Wizards Who Rock!!

Two Beloved Wizards who believed in me, encouraged me, inspired me & supported my art.

Happy Birthday (6/22)

Wizard Todd Rundgren!

Thank you Wizard Todd , for your kindness ,humor, Incredible  Lyrics, Powerful Music & for the opportunity and Inspiration for me to create  art for this amazing tour!

It was a Full Circle Dream Come True and one of the happiest moments of my life!

“A Wizard, A True Star” Tour  in USA  & Europe

see:  Never Never Land  London &  Europe 2010  posts for more pictures & videos!

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The Wizard Of Woo~ Bernie Worrell

Thanks for your continued support  and encouragement!

See Clip Below of  the Wizard wearing this* Headdress onstage @ Woodstock  ’99

 https://youtu.be/yxI5ztQaF3g

Bernie Worrell & The Woo Warriors:  Time Was

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Events In The Elsewhere… Live at Woodstock ’99, July 22, 1999, with Dawn Silva (Brides Of Funkenstein) on vocals. They like it better when they take their time …

The Wizard of Woo~Mr. Bernie Worrell Wearing Art for His Head!

Much Gratitude to You , Dear Bernie, for all your purchases and for   *literally* supporting  my art! xoxo

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OK…the hair just stood up on my arms!

*Events In The Elsewhere*,Indeed!

~~  2  Brilliant Wizards ~~  2  Woodstock

‘connect the dots’

Toddstock/Woodstock, BurningTodd/Burning Down the House,

One World /  One Nation ,   Astronaut / Afronaut ,

Oops! Wrong Planet!/ Mother ship Connection ,

Interstellar Appeal / Universal Love

**Beyond the Moon co-inky-dinks?**

I could die a happy camper if these geniuses would collaborate!