Way too cool of a video, not to post. Fantastic!

[20score]

Sent to me in an email this morning with the heading, "pass this one along to everyone in the world."

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741

[RebelOne]

1. Way cool. Kicking. n/t

[tekisui]

2. Thanks.

That is cool.:thumbsup:

[suede1]

3. A thousand recs!! That was cool!

[lazyriver]

4. This is great. K&R!

[Glorfindel]

5. Thanks for posting that! I loved it.

The best five minutes I've spent in weeks and a real day-brightener.

[20score]

24. Yeah, it was a cool way to wake up this morning.

[BlooInBloo]

6. Yah - it's awesome - made the rounds here about a month or so ago - here's direct link...

http://vimeo.com/2539741

And here's another song, very awesome as well:

http://vimeo.com/3097281

[20score]

38. Thanks!

And I thought it was new.

[stuntcat]

7. It's got Grandpa Elliot on it!!

He's the best! When I was down in New Orleans staying with some FEMA people we got him dinner and gave him a ride to work one night. He's blind but everyone around him watches out for him and helps him out. One of the FEMA people was trying to move him into a new place instead of his old apartment, he's STILL staying in a place with flood damage, after all this time. And he's such a great person, he should at least have a nice place to stay, but he still doesn't.

This is my husband helping him move his equipment for a wedding party that was coming down the street:


I love Grandpa Elliot, and this video is BEAUTIFUL

[20score]

10. How cool is that? He looks like someone I'd like to meet and talk to.

Glad he's still there.

[stuntcat]

13. If you go to New Orleans..

You will find him, for sure! Everyone knows him and for decades he's been singing and playing harmonica every single day in the French Quarter.

He should be a superstar, NOT sleeping every night in a dirty little flood damaged apartment. I'm just glad everyone looks out for him.

[20score]

21. Next time I go, I'm going to search him out. Thanks.

[jhrobbins]

58. He is - I hadn't thought about Grandpa Eliot for at least 15 years which would have been the last

time I was in NO

[Lorien]

91. It looks like his blindness is from cataracts? It's a terrible shame

that there's no way for him to have surgery if that's the case. Maybe an eye surgeon will volunteer his services after seeing this video!

[gblady]

8. that was great.....

thanks for sharing!
passing it along!

[glinda]

9. Thank you! Wonderful!

[madokie]

11. How many different ways can I say I love you

I so needed to see this this morning, just because.

Earlier I had almost chastised you for expecting us to click on a link knowing nothing about it. damned if I don't feel better now. thanks :-)

[20score]

12. Thought it was worth the surprise. Glad you liked it!

[jhrobbins]

53. I wasn't going to chastise, but I did almost close the link thinking I didn't need

to hear another version of Stand By Me - SO GLAD I stayed with it.

[bluesmail]

14. Waay cool. Thanks, even though I'm a wreck now...

[thereismore]

15. Beautiful. Rec'd outta here. nt

[rhett o rick]

16. ty

[guitar man]

17. amazing

fantastic video, thanks for posting. :thumbsup:

[lamp_shade]

18. W.O.W. !! Thanks.

[laylah]

19. Gave me "chicken skin" K&R nt

[RufusEarl]

20. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I sent it to several people already.

Peace!

[Twinguard]

22. That made my day

and I haven't even had breakfast yet.

Thanks! :)

[Pisces]

23. Incredible

[progressoid]

25. That one always makes me smile.

(and tear up a bit) ;)

[ihavenobias]

26. K & R

:)

[thevoiceofreason]

27. What a great voice.

[Fuzz]

28. That's great.

[Blue_In_AK]

29. The man behind "Playing for Change" was on Bill Moyers

a few months back with this video. It made me cry the first time I watched it - it still gives me chills.

[bvar22]

35. Me Too, Blue.

I caught the segment on Moyers.
Chill and tears.

Maybe there is some hope for us.
Maybe we should just let the government and Wall Street take all the money and grief, as long as we keep the music and tell them, "No. We're no longer going to kill and hate for you."

[asdjrocky]

30. Watching for the third time.

What a wonderful idea, and what a job of mixing.

[20score]

31. I've watched it a few times myself.

[SalviaBlue]

32. Awesome!! thanks

[suede1]

33. Watching again. Still great!

[Judi Lynn]

34. You were so right to share it. Thank you. n/t

[csziggy]

36. Here is the direct link to the Playing for Change: Peace Through Music site

http://www.playingforchange.com/

They are releasing their DVDs and CDs of the project this month - the website will be re-launched April 15, probably for the release. I'm hoping to buy at least one copy of the DVD!

[shireen]

37. watching those people, all i could think was ....

those are such beautiful people. so beautiful.

a beautiful collage of humanity.

thank you for posting this. :hug:

[malaise]

39. Really lovely

Thanks

[screembloodymurder]

40. Loved it! Great arrangement.

Thanks.

[barbtries]

41. love it

http://www.playingforchange.com/

i've been trying to snag the dvd for months, since i saw him on Bill Moyers (you can probably still see the segment online)

[pleah]

42. K&R Cool!

:thumbsup:

[pacalo]

43. I love this!

Artistic people have a special place in my heart. Added to my favorites.

[AwakeAtLast]

44. I'm gonna keep my eye on Clarence

What a voice!

Thanks for a little lift in my day!

:hi:

[Sequoia]

45. That was beautiful !! Thank you.

I've seen that first man when I used to live in Santa Monica. He played on the Venice boardwalk every weekend. How was this video put together?

[20score]

49. I have to thank BlooInBloo, Barbtries and Csziggy for this link.

http://vimeo.com/2539741

[GrantDem]

46. Very cool...

K&R

[Luciferous]

47. Very cool

my 2 year old loved it!

[NikolaC]

48. K&R

:kick: That was wonderful! Thank you for sharing that. I'm definitely going to pass it along :).

[sagetea]

50. OOOH, Thank You!!

That was so awesome. I have a rather stupid question, can you explain to me how to copy it and send it out to some friends? I've done pics. but never a video. Thank you, again... I'm still tasting the tears.
A-ho`

[20score]

51. When I send out a video I just copy and paste the link into the message portion.

There are a lot of people who wouldn't be able to view it otherwise.
Just highlight, then right click to copy and paste.
Here's the link once more:

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741

[sagetea]

57. well then, that was easy!!

Thank you so very much!!

[graywarrior]

52. Can't stop watching it

It's so....can't find the words.

[MNDemNY]

54. I wish I could REC. it a thousand times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FightingIrish]

55. Made my day. Thanks

[trickyguy]

56. Thanks so much for this. Just confirms the power that music has.

:thumbsup:

Great song and even greater performances. I was spellbound.

But I got a soft spot for street musicians. If they're good, I'll listen.

And contribute.

[Lorien]

59. Sent far and wide. nt

[beac]

60. Today was a hard day and this made me feel a little bit better.

Thank you SO much for posting it. :hug:

[waiting for hope]

61. Loved all the New Orleans guys!

Thanks! K&R!

[JimWis]

62. Wow - way, way cool. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed it.

[Lisa0825]

63. WOW - did that ever live up to your hype!!!!

Amazing! Fabulous! Beautiful! I FB'd it and emailed it to friends. Thank you so much for sharing it!

[NBachers]

64. I'm sending it around. Thank you so much for this

For once I'll walk away from DU without my ass clenched, my teeth grinding, and pissed off at the fucking motherfuckers. They can't take this away from us!

[the blues]

65. Brilliantly conceived, performed, and assembled

[Liberal_in_LA]

66. first guy filmed in our Santa Monica! whoohoo! great video

[proud2BlibKansan]

67. That was on Bill Moyers a few weeks ago

It's part of a film that looks wonderful.

[Richd506]

68. awesome! What a great idea!

[Tab]

69. I've seen it betfore. Very cool. n/t

[earcandle]

70. Thank you so much!

[JJ]

71. Wow, thank you for sharing this

I went to the website http://playingforchange.com and ordered the cd/dvd with this video. releases on 4/28

(Not a sales pitch, I am in no way connected to that site, never heard of it until now, I just thought that video was awesome)


Amazon has it for a few bucks less, live and learn.

[bbgrunt]

72. that was great! thanks for posting. I'll be looking for the dvd.

[ThingsGottaChange]

73. So Beautiful! Thanks!

This made my night! Or morning.

[lucretia54]

74. Thanks- heartwarming!

It's always so hard when I have to walk by a street performer- they are the best!

[Tuvok Obama]

75. Can't recommend this enough

This is one of those videos that comes along only every few years or so. I think the last time I saw one this moving was during the 2004 election cycle.

[Sherman A1]

76. Superb!!!

Thanks for posting this one.

[sandyj999]

77. Thank You! Thank You!

What a wonderful way to start my day!:-)

[Delphinus]

78. That was good - thank you!

[amyrose2712]

79. Very very cool. Thanks. nt

[fasttense]

80. Way cool. Thanks for posting. n/t

[Autonomy]

81. that's a classic

[aquamarina]

82. That was AWESOME!

[asjr]

83. I received this video last month

and play it at least once a day. When I am feeling low I pick myself up again by enjoying this video. And it was beautifully done.

[WhiteTara]

84. thanks for a great start to my day n/t

[SlingBlade]

85. WOW K&R

[ThatsMyBarack]

86. Bookmarked, for sure!

:applause:

[FourScore]

87. "Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours"

If only I had seen it earlier and if only I could give it a thousand recs. Thank you so much for posing this. Best video I've seen in a loooonnnnggg time.

:nopity:

[dmr]

88. Absolutely inspiring! We really are one world, aren't we?

Heartwarming, it brought me to tears. I can't stop listening to it.

[bagrman]

89. And heres one for the neocon trolls in our midst.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFzlX9X3E18

Enjoy

[Sequoia]

90. Can't we get this on the Home page?

Some of my pals are having a hard time opening link, etc. Besides, it's EXCELLENT !!

[Desertrose]

92. Another kick for this....

This is so awesome..listened to the other two songs Playing for Change...makes me tear up and feel hopeful at teh same time!!!!!