|
|
|
June, 2009 |
|
|
|
A Brief
Editorial on Michael Jackson |
| So many people are asking me what I think about
Michael Jackson and if I think his status is being elevated beyond
what his achievements merited? It's really hard to separate
Michael Jackson the musician and dancer and entertainer/superstar from
Michael Jackson the human being who was abused by his father and never
really had a childhood. As a musician and a psychotherapist I
have all kinds of conflicting feelings. Above all, I am not here
to judge his behavior because none of us really knows what went on
behind his childhood doors or behind his grown-up doors!
I do believe that Michael's death is a tremendous loss to the
musical and artistic world. Michael did try to heal the planet
and the hearts of all people with his songs like "We Are the World"
and "Black or White." He was a prodigiously talented singer,
dancer and song-writer and it would seem that his his abusive
childhood really warped his ideas about what is normal and what is
not. He was a tortured soul whose body and mind were apparently
deteriorating rapidly. Michael had become painfully dependent on
prescription drugs and had no trouble finding physicians who would
prescribe anything in the quantities that he wanted. The
parallels with Elvis are striking. Elvis only lived to be 42;
Michael made it all the way to 50. I will keep his children,
family and friends in my prayers for a long time to come. Return
to Top
|
|
|
Surgery Headphones Update |
|
Thanks to everyone who took me up on the offer to get a free e-book in
return for distributing some brochures about the surgery headphones.
I will let this offer stand for another month. Just email me if
you're willing to distribute brochures in your community and let me know
which e-book you'd like! You can also send people to
www.HealingMusicEnterprises.com/surgical_headphones. People continue to order the music for surgery headphones and tell me that
their friends, family and physicians are totally unaware of this powerful
addition to the surgical world. I have written quite a few articles
on this topic for the
www.ezinearticles.com site and of course I have a whole blog devoted
to the topic at
www.surgery-with-music.blogspot.com. But in this day and age we
need television ads and billboards and exposure on national TV! I'm
working on this but it takes lots of money to buy advertising time and
space.
Every surgeon and anesthesiologist that I've ever talked to about this,
believes that it's a great idea that is destined to succeed but I need
YOUR help too! If you would just tell all of your friends, family
and physicians about the importance and the benefits of music through
headphones during surgery, I'd be ever so grateful. If you're
willing to distribute some brochures or postcards, let me know and I'll
drop some in the mail to you. Or better yet, I could send you one to
download and duplicate! Just let me know. To show my gratitude
to you, I'll send you a free copy of my book, "Notes on Tuning Your Life
with Music." All brainstorms and ideas will be gratefully
appreciated!
Return
to Top
|
|
Do We
Need a New National Anthem? |
|
A fascinating article appeared in the Washington Post
a few weeks ago regarding our national anthem and it's unfortunate
un-singability as we approach the 4th of July holiday!
" In the Age of Karaoke, more people (including me)
like to join in the singing when they strike up the national anthem at
public occasions. No one can stop you, no matter how embarrassed she
might be by your obvious lack of talent. It's always disappointing
when you're invited to stand and enjoy some high school glee club or
famous opera singer. But chances are that even the opera singer won't
get it right." Here's a link to the article
...continue
reading here
Return
to Top |
|
|
Chantdoc's Social Networksl Join or Just Enjoy |
|
|
|
About
Alice Cash |
 For nearly two decades, Dr. Alice Cash has been
helping people use the music that they already love to heal
their lives and increase their wellness quotient! Dr.
Alice Cash is one of the world's only clinical musicologists
and holds a powerful and unique set of credentials. She
has worked with people and diagnoses of all kinds, enabling
them to find healing, acceptance and hope. To hear her
speak, and watch in her in action is to have a day that will
amaze, educate, motivate, and inspire you! To hire Alice
for your association or organization click
here.
|
|
|
|
