Musings for Monday, April 16th: World Voice Day Facebook Live Q&A, 9:00 am

Hello There,

Monday is World Voice Day, an event about voice health.

Since I happen to know a little bit about the subject of hoarseness, I signed up to do an online event.  So, if you have an interest in voice health, please feel free to join me on my facebook page, where I will be offering tips for protecting your voice:

https://www.facebook.com/maritamburo/

From 9:00 am - 9:30 am
April 16th

Have a great day!

ox,
Mari

Facebook to Begin Alerting Users Whose Date May Have Been Harvested by Cambridge Analytica

Starting on Monday, Facebook will begin alerting the 87 million users whose data may have been harvested by Cambridge Analytica.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/08/technology/facebook-user-data-notify/index.html?

Related : 

https://www.wired.com/story/why-zuckerberg-15-year-apology-tour-hasnt-fixed-facebook

https://www.cjr.org/the_new_gatekeepers/facebook-special-feature-privacy.php

Recommended Read : "I Tried to Befriend (Him)... He Still Killed My Friends."

An op-ed by a student who tried to befriend the boy who murdered seventeen people with an assault rifle.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/opinion/nikolas-cruz-shooting-florida.html#click=https://t.co/wdpifT1RKG

March 24th in San Francisco

Mari Mack & Livin' Like Kings
9:30 pm
The Saloon
1232 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA

Please join us if you can.

Ox,
Mari

Happy Pi Day!

To celebrate Pi Day, thought it would be fun to share this video, "What Pi Sounds Like"

Jared Huffman to Host Town Hall in Tiburon : Monday, March 12

Admission is free. Three cheers for more access to our elected representatives. Details at the link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/town-hall-meeting-with-congressman-huffman-tickets-43578422234

Hedy Lamarr Documentary to Air May 18 on PBS' American Masters

This is a wonderful documentary. Highly recommended.



https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-brilliant-mind-of-hollywood-legend-hedy-lamarr

March 24th in SF, Plant Studios Vibe Light Kickstarter!

Hey Everybody!

Let's have some fun...
March 24th, a Saturday night, we are back at The Saloon in North Beach!
1232 Grant Avenue
Hope you can join us!

Lineup:
Mari Mack on vocals
Pat Duffey on guitar
Arne Frager on bass
Richard Wood on the B3
Roy Blumenfeld on the drum throne

In case you are interested, I've got a Kickstarter in the works. It's not for another album (not yet, anyway, although I might do one for a vinyl release soon, more about that later.)
This is something that I have been wanting to do for a while now! It's a reproduction of the recording warning light from The Plant - this one used to hold court over the doorway to the Studio A Live Room. Hard to believe that we had to leave that building ten years ago at the end of  this month.  Check it out  and let me know what you think!

Would You Like Some Legendary Vibe for Your Music Space? 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marimack/plant-studios-vibe-light-recording-do-not-enter

That's it for now. Hope you have a great day! Sending lots of love your way.

ox,

Mari

The Creative Brain

"It's often said that creative people see the world differently than the rest of us -- and a Harvard researcher is providing one answer why."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117163954.htm

Social Enterprise is Not Social Change

Recommended Read:

https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/columns/ssir-pnd/social-enterprise-is-not-social-change

Students Work for Love and Change, Gun Control

https://www.facebook.com/cnninternational/videos/10156171811919641/

Kansas Scrambles to Change Rules After Teens Run for Office

As you may or may not remember, towards the end of Obama's second term, I started a petition on White House dot gov that asked to require all potential presidential candidates to pass a citizenship or civil service test. I still think that is a good idea.

"There are a lot of requirements if you want to vote in Kansas. You must be 18 years old. You need to show a photo ID at your polling place and show proof of U.S. citizenship when you register to vote. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says the state's voter ID laws are among the strictest in the nation.
 But when it comes to the rules about who can run for state office? There are no rules..."

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/09/584678163/kansas-scrambles-to-change-rules-after-6-teens-enter-governors-race

Recommended Read: Why Uma Thurman is Angry

I'm so glad for Uma that she found the strength to share her story and hope that she will find a way to heal her anger.

We cannot change the past, but we do have the vision and strength to create the future.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/opinion/sunday/this-is-why-uma-thurman-is-angry.html

ox,
Mari

Jimmy Kimmel : MAGA vs. DACA

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5QY5pLQqIYM

Grammys Recap

I'll be doing a recap on my music blog today soon, but here's a "tide me over" until then:

https://www.grammy.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cant-go-back/id433997641

#ICYMI : "How to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us" by Roger McNamee

Roger McNamee, an early facebook investor, expresses concerns and offers solutions to internet information bubbles caused by algorithms that amplify already held beliefs.
A wordy but worthy read:

https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/january-february-march-2018/how-to-fix-facebook-before-it-fixes-us/

Cassette Sales Were Up in 2017

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8092853/cassette-album-sales-rising-2017

CERT

https://readymarin.org/cert/

Did you feel the earthquake?