I'd mentioned that on the evening of the guilty verdict for Chauvin, Twitter reported a drum made of what appeared to be Bundt cake pans being played at the celebration at the Square.
I'd joked, "Maybe that pan is from our store."
And it was!
HM went to the celebration and caught it on video.
I know this guy--he's a musician who comes into the store all the time and buys stuff to make instruments.
Michael commented: "That’s Douglas Ewart! He’s an internationally known musician and instrument maker."
More about his Bundt Staff here.*
they play together at community events:
This is such a great reminder to me of the power of creative work. Sometimes I (we) feel helpless in the face of human horrors.
This can be a recipe for inactivity.
But doing & sharing something creative helps not just the maker, but helps other people too--even if just with the uplift that comes from a momentary smile.
Feel helpless?
Cook up some noise. We've got instruments in our kitchens!
A blog-friend from Bosnia points out the huge power of people saying/doing anything in the face of injustice.
Silence is a recipe for disaster.
She'd written:
"There is a difference between here [the US] and Bosnia.
People in Bosnia kept
quiet all the time because ...unmarked and armed officials
would break into your house during the night and take people away.
People here keep on saying their opinion. That difference might save the USA. "
The rest of her message, here.
P.S. I got thinking about this because recently someone told me they felt helpless so they weren't going to do anything.
That's backwards!
