58: Site

This is just a quickie today. Only a few points to address.

1: I’ve been back in the swing of doing my music/light therapy and I can’t believe how great it’s been. It really is a key for me, and I shan’t let it lapse again. I’ve used the time to delve back into my archives and yesterday I revisited one of the great psychedelic albums from the 70’s: You, by the amazing band Gong. Skip about three minutes in, turn off the lights and slap a pair of headphones on. Enjoy. Since I was a half (well, fully) baked teen, this record has kept my interest. Gong has changed tone, members, styles and more over their nearly 60 year existence (in fact they still exist, but none of the players are (or were) ever in the original band). I saw this new format recently, and they were great. As another “all things are connected” moment, the oft-mentioned Bill Laswell played with the 1908 version of the band, called New York Gong.

2: The big news, teased earlier, is the creation of the ALZBLog brand and site. It’s here: alzblog.net. It’s still very much in “creation mode”, but we’ve got a couple of items for sale, some videos and information about potentially booking me for talks. I’ll be donating 10% of all sales to The Alzheimer’s Association to thank them for their services. This will probably go into the general fund, not the walk - although I haven’t worked out the details with them yet. I’ve got a ton more ideas for t-shirts and other things, so keep poking back to see if anything suits your fancy. Rocking the ALZBlog gear is a great way to support me and the cause in general. I won’t be moving the blog, but it is linked from the site there too.

3: Speaking of the walk, the campaign is almost over. Team ALZBlog has over 30 members, and we’ve raised over 33,000! That’s really amazing. And thank you to all who have participated. I’m still $258 under my personal goal though. So… One last hit: Donate Here

4: I’ve got a bunch of interesting stuff lined up for the next few months. I’ll report on them after they happen.

5: Really hitting the pages on the book now, which (once I get the alzblog site tweaked to my liking) will become my primary focus. I will keep the blog up as well. It’ll be a cozy winter in front of the computer for sure!

So, check out the new site, buy some gear, let me know if you’ve got any ideas for things to print, and - if you’re an artist, and want to donate a design to be printed, I’d be happy to incorporate it onto a t-shirt or something. Let me know what you think!!!

Thanks for being part of this really illuminating journey with me,

Dy.