Saturday night I was one in a seven artist line up in a Haiti benefit concert. The concert was hosted by ADRA, one of the leading non-profits to send teams of people to Port au Prince right after the earthquakes. There were video clips, pictures, and some of the other artists had spent a lot [...]
Author Archives: Crystal
Be Your Own Hero (part 2)
March 6, 2010 – 11:38 am
I think that in the fight for the lift on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, civilian-America kind of has a creed just like it. I have a friend who upon coming out was startled to discover that nobody had an original thought about him being gay prior to him coming out. They thought [...]
Where’s My Big Break At?
March 3, 2010 – 1:55 pm
I recently interviewed a friend of mine for an article I’m (knock on wood) writing for Relevant magazine. His name is Victor Latimer and when I asked him about how his career started the story he delivered seemed to be sprinkled with fairy dust. Victor was originally headed towards a degree in law, but after [...]
Be Your Own Hero (part 1)
February 28, 2010 – 12:35 pm
When I was a kid I fondly remember my social studies class. They called it social studies but it was really history for middle-schoolers. The difference between social studies and history class was that the historical narrative was a bit more fluff than fact. I remember all those stories of men and women who had [...]
Hang Me Up To Dry
February 25, 2010 – 9:35 pm
My heart is a wire From which tiny questions are hung A lot o blood pumping through My heart is a wire I pick up the receiver And answer, “oh how do you do” My heart is a wire From which tiny answers are hung A little blood makes it through My heart is a [...]
The Balloon vs The Sandbag
January 27, 2010 – 10:26 am
In this recession it feels like all of America is frozen. I don’t know if we are like the Haitians, waiting helplessly between the birthing pains for the next tremor to shake our world, or if we are actually sifting around, gathering our positions to tug hard and lift America to its feet once the [...]
