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Sufjan Stevens @ Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, on Sunday, November 1, 2015.
Carrie & Lowell Fall Tour 2015 Setlist:
Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
Death With Dignity
Should Have Known Better
Drawn to the Blood
Stone
The Only Thing
Vesuvius
The Owl and the Tanager
Futile Devices
Fourth of July
All of Me Wants All of You
No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
Carrie & Lowell
Blue Bucket of Gold
Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
Encore:
Abraham
The Dress Looks Nice on You
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
Chicago (Acoustic Version)
Hotline Bling (Drake cover)
Listen: A Music and Video Experiment
Featured video art and experimental music throughout the Murphy Art Center -- including Alchemy in Suite 3, Suite 4 next door and multiple spaces upstairs near Big Car. www.bigcar.org
Friday, March 6, 2009.
Big Car's First Friday show for March featured a bevy of local, regional, national and international video and sound artists. All of the music accompanied video art projections. The night included a show of Herron video artists in Suite 214 next door to Big Car (see artist statements below), a program of experimental videos from other local artists in Suite 3 and 4 on street level (J. Andrew Salyer, Jennie Mynhier, Laura Salyer, Jim Walker, Flounder Lee) and a Microcinema screening (FATELESS, Color + Modulation, SLIDE, Hub Culture Retrospectives: Antarctica, Independent Exposure: Asthmatic Kitty Records Edition 2008, The Collected Films of Ryan Jeffery, Op Art, Modular Moves, Jellies: The Art of Nature) also in Suite 214. For more about Microcinema visit www.microcinema.com.
The night's musical offerings in Suite 215 (Big Car's regular space) and in other nearby spaces included performances by Butler University's Ensemble 48 (playing a soundtrack to the silent film "Man with the Movie Camera"), Marck Ferrari, Ben Ishmael Revival, Shiny Black Shirt, Sea Krowns, Ensemble 48, Actuel, Playboy Psychonauts, Stallio, Sky Thing and Tonos Triad.
Also in the street level space that night, Big Car also hosted the installation "Unified Fields" that featured the interactive music and art of duo Mana2 (Jordan Munson, Michael Drews).
The event was sponsored by Microcinema and was a partnership with the Toby at the IMA.
Usually when I take a photo of myself it's because I like an outfit I am wearing and want to remember it. But every now and then I have these moments where I catch myself in the mirror and I see myself as if I were a separate person that I'm looking at. And in some of those moments I think "hey, he's kinda cute". Tonight coming home from work I had such a moment and decided to photograph it. I'm sure there's some kind of "I was the sickly, asthmatic kid" and/or mind/body separation thing that occurs in such moments and I should be concerned about it or something, but whatever. It's cool to be able to see my physical self as something positive. (Day 7)
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La talentuosa compositrice americana Shara Worden, alias My Brightest Diamond, arriva in Italia per un’unica data a febbraio per presentare il nuovo album This is My Hand, uscito a settembre sempre per la label Asthmatic Kitty Records.
Non molte artiste possono vantare di avere un gruppo rock, essere in grado di cantare la Terza Sinfonia di Górecki, condurre una marching band per le strade del prestigioso festival Sundance, eseguire un'opera barocca di propria composizione, e tutto in un mese. Shara Worden può.
La sua carriera poliedrica con la sua creatura My Brightest Diamond, che ha avuto inizio con l’acclamato debutto Bring Me the Workhorse nel 2006, rispecchia il suo viaggio nel mondo dell’arte. This is my hand, il suo quarto album, segna un deciso ritorno alla musica rock, con incredibile padronanza della composizione e una nuova esplorazione nell’universo elettronico.
Nata in Arkansas e poi allevata in giro per gli States, la talentuosa polistrumentista Shara Worden proviene da una famiglia di viaggiatori musicisti evangelici.
In seguito si è trasferita a NY dove ha continuato a studiare canto lirico e composizione classica.
Dopo un periodo nella band AwRY e dopo aver suonato con Sufjan Stevens, Shara ha esordito col nome di My Brightest Diamond nel 2006 con Bring Me The Workhorse, a cui è seguito A Thousand Sharks’ Teeth nel 2008, e nel 2011 All Things Will Unwind.
Negli anni di attività come MBD, Shara ha collaborato con moltissimi artisti e preso parte a diversi progetti. Nel 2008 ha lavorato con Laurie Anderson, nel 2009 è stata ospite nell’album dei Decemberists Hazards of Love e successivamente in tour con la band, per poi partecipare al progetto multimediale The Long Count di Bryce e Aaron Dessner dei The National. E’ stata poi al fianco di David Byrne nel concept Here Lies Love ed ha collaborato con Fat Boy Slim, Bon Iver, e The Blind Boys of Alabama.
Un’altra recente collaborazione l’ha vista al fianco di Matthew Barney e Jonathan Bepler nella cine-opera di 6 ore River of Fundament, girata nelle fabbriche di automobili di di Detroit, e fonte di ispirazione fondamentale per il nuovo album This is my hand. Prodotto dalla stessa Shara e dal tastierista Zac Rae, l'album è un capitolo fondamentale nella storia artistica di MBD. Quello che Shara porterà in tour è un vortice di fiati, vibrafono e synth, che rispecchia un’idea di musica capace di unire le persone, una musica per grandi spazi, non solo sale musicali e piste da ballo, ma caminetti e chiese, e prima di tutto una musica da marching band capace di coinvolgere e sollevare.
“Diamonds,” Shara sings, “so wild I cannot tame them / so shiny I cannot name them.”
Here is a little photo of Merlin.
I took this just before I had to take him back to Angie who is a breeder of Birmans and a rescue centre.
Merlin is sleeping in the position Shogi used to do
Just had to take a photo!
I got little Merlin from Angie just 2 days ago.
I had to take him back as he had a problem with his eye.
When I picked up Merlin from Angie’s home, we stopped at the “Pets At Home” store near where she lived as I needed to pick up some more food for Guinevere.
When I returned to the van, Greg was cuddling Merlin and said his left eye was very watery and looked to be closing.
Of course we thought it was just one of those things. Maybe he wanted to sleep but with the experience of the travelling couldn’t.
That evening his eye became worse but I thought I’d leave it until morning when he’s had a good rest.
The next morning, Merlin’s eye was worse to the point it had clouded over with a milky film. It wasn’t reflecting the light and was difficult to see his pupil through it.
I tried to contact Angie from Birman rescue but there was no reply. I also hunted high & low for her mobile number but couldn’t find it and it wasn’t on her website.
I could have called her friend, Dawn, who lives near me who is also a Birman breeder.
Dawn came to give me my home visit before I could take Merlin.
I just didn’t think to call her as panic had set in so I immediately took Merlin to see my vet as I didn’t want to leave his eye in case it was something serious.
My vet gave me a small dose of metecam, eye cream and some drops.
I tried to call Angie again from Birman rescue but again there was no reply.
I knew she had mentioned that she was going away for the weekend and thought she may have already gone so this time I left her a message so that she knew what had happened on her return.
In the evening Angie called me and we were both fanatical about little Merlin and highly upset and stressed out.
Angie offered me my money back and also asked me to return Merlin to her the next day.
Of course I was highly upset by this and jumped to my defence immediately. Also things were said that I shouldn’t have said and I apologise to Angie for that.
Of course I thought I was being accused of being an irresponsible cat owner and that by offering me my money back, plus the return of Merlin, I thought I was never going to see Merlin again.
Yes I did my usual trick and “Thought the worst!”
I know that everyone who knows me can vouch that I am not irresponsible and that I would lay down my life for any cat/animal in need.
That’s a common complaint from my husband.
He thinks I care about them more than him! (Not replying to that one!! Ha ha)
Since all this, I have put myself in Angie’s position.
It must be very difficult as a breeder/ rescue to know where your cats/ kittens are going. Even though Angie had met me just once, prior to picking up Merlin and we had swapped the odd Email and phone call. Angie doesn’t really know me.
So when this issue with Merlin’s eye occurred she had every right to feel how she did.
I couldn’t do her job as I would worry constantly and probably would end up keeping all the cats as I’d be in fear of where they were going!
How do you really know?
So I think Angie was right to react the way she did and I hope I have proved myself to her since.
Immediately after the rather heated phone call, I posted on here a photo of Merlin and my thoughts/ emotions & fears about the whole situation.
Of course I was distraught, worried, angry & upset.
I didn’t know what to make of it all and was petrified it was the last I would see of Merlin.
I know he’d only been with me a couple of days but my husband and I had bonded so strongly to him and even Guinevere was sitting closer to him.
Merlin is such a darling and I’m so in love with him I was desperate to fight for him.
I knew there was nothing I could do so we took the drive yesterday morning to hand Merlin back over to Birman rescue.
On my last post, because it was straight after the phone call with Birman rescue of the handing back of Merlin, I fear I have said things that I shouldn’t and that things I have said have come across in the wrong way.
It’s hard when people read things on here or texts, Emails & phone conversations. I find that until you see the persons face, you then know in what context things are being said.
I have done the same here and totally overreacted to what Angie was trying to say to me on the phone.
I would like to apologise to Angie at Birman Rescue for my rant.
I was not implying any doubt about her in any way as you will see in my previous posts about her and Birman rescue.
I’m very sorry if it came across that way.
You will see in my previous posts on Angie and Birman rescue, what I actually think about her and her care for Birmans.
I knew Angie was never to blame for Merlin’s condition, I just thought it was one of those things.
From January this year, Greg’s sister was diagnosed with bowel cancer, his dad, who is 85yrs old, fell down the stairs and was admitted to hospital, later his dad has been in and out of hospital with his heart due to being a miner in his younger years & nothing can be done to help him, his mum collapsed due to all the stress, I was in hospital with flu on my birthday which was close to developing into pneumonia, my husband, Greg, was in hospital with which was thought to be a minor stroke, after months of tests turned out to be a sinus problem, my mum (82yrs) had an emergency operation so I had to leave my home to live with my mum to care for her, Greg had his operation and he ended up with a secondary infection so we had to take a month off work, my beautiful cat, Shogi, was put to sleep suddenly as he had leukaemia and then Guinevere refused to eat due to her grief.
All these things have overlapped each other with no rest in between and have brought me up to present day from January.
Of course I knew the arrival of Merlin would be an amazingly happy event, a new start and something for us ( Guinevere included! ) to look forward to.
Instead it’s ended up to be yet something else which I fear has got totally out of hand mainly on my part.
I’ve felt myself looking up to the heavens asking “Why Me? What have I done wrong to deserve all this? Why did this have to happen to poor little Merlin and in MY CARE!!!”
People that really know me know I am a very strong positive person who is also as soft as mush and I worry & fret over the smallest of things, especially when it comes to the welfare of animals.
From what has happened from January this year, I feel that came out in my last post as I have become quite angry with the world. So has Greg. He has been asking himself why all this is happening to us right now.
On that note I apologise if I have upset anyone on my last post, including Birman rescue.
Of course I always use Flickr as my photo diary and always like to express my feelings.
I will be deleting my last post on the weekend’s events.
NOT because I don’t want anybody to read it but because I fear I’ve upset Birman Rescue and I don’t want to put her good reputation in jeopardy.
I thank everyone as always as I value everyone’s “opinion”, friendship and support they have given me through your comments and private Emails.
I will be deleting your comments and if you wish to repost anything under this photo then please by all means do.
I feel though that this has got rather out of hand and I wish to forget it now and move on.
Yesterday I handed Merlin over to Angie’s best friend Michelle.
I cried buckets!
Michelle was lovely with me as she could see how upsetting this all was for me and explained all the reasons why Merlin was being taken from me.
Angie had cancelled going away for the weekend to take Merlin to the vets immediately!
By doing this, Angie had put Merlin first, me second and herself last.
As Angie had Merlin from birth and looked after him for 3 months before handing him to me for a couple of days, Angie was obviously more attached to him and classed him as one of her babies.
Angie was obviously very concerned and simply wanted to take him to her vet to be checked out.
Angie’s vet is a Birman specialist and knows more about cats with blue eyes.
She has used this vet for years and is very happy.
Most vets who deal with the normal “Tabby” cat just don’t have the knowledge about these things with the purebred cat.
After speaking with Michelle I felt so much happier and she put my mind at rest about the situation and I understood more why this was happening, as upsetting as it seemed at the time, it was the right thing to do.
I also wanted to compare Angie’s vet to mine as this put doubts in my mind about her breed knowledge even though I’ve used her for many years.
Michelle told me not to worry. ( Easier said than done with me ha ha)
Later that afternoon, I spoke to Angie about Merlin’s vet visit.
It turns out he has an eye irritation and my vet should NOT have administered all that medication as his eyes/pupils etc were perfect.
Angie wanted to know if I had been near him with any perfumes etc as blue eyes are so sensitive especially in a kitten.
Being asthmatic I can’t bare do go near anyone wearing a strong perfume or use air freshener plug ins etc so no I hadn’t
Instantly though I knew...... it was the Feliway spray I sprayed in Merlins carrier when we picked him up. I did spray it well before we put him in his carrier but even so, as he could have rubbed himself on the carrier Angie explained he could have got some in his eye.
This is definitely what must have happened.
When I arrived home, before taking Merlin inside, I sprayed Guinevere’s scratching post with it, her bed and Merlin’s bed.
Obviously I wanted to try to keep Guinevere’s stress levels down too with the new arrival.
This is 100% what has caused his eye irritation and he is a lot better now.
Angie was wonderful and bless her, She sent me 2 photos to my phone last night.
This cheered me up immensely and I thought was so very very thoughtful of her.
As I didn’t have Merlin to look after yesterday, I took on a singing job.
After my discussion with Angie and the photos she sent me, I went on stage with a smile on my face, my tears had dried and all I could think about was how immensely good Angie has been through all this and how I have totally overreacted.
I can’t tell you how bad I feel about her having to cancel her holiday. Not for me but for Merlin and I totally appreciate everything she has done for him and me in this matter.
I have promised her that if I win the lottery I will treat her to a replacement holiday!
Angie will be discussing with me over the next few days when we can pick up Merlin.
This has been such an upsetting/ stressful weekend with everybody involved and again I apologise profusely about my reaction.
I also hope I haven’t distressed too many of my cat friends & breeders on here.
In the end it was the right decision to let Angie take Merlin to her own trusted vet for Merlin to be in the best of hands and care.
I feel highly embarrassed and such a total utter plonker!
I must say that I have also gone against one of my very firm rules.
That is than when talking to breeders over the phone when searching for a cat, get to know them first!
I don’t know what it is, but even though you don’t know somebody, you can tell by their attitude to you if they are a good breeder.
With some people you can tell if they are just in it for the money, and other sinister things by the way you are spoken to.
When I tried to find a breeder of Ragdolls, I must have phoned so many people over the space of a month and I didn’t like anybody on the phone. The way I was spoken to and their attitude.
When I found Maria, the president and chairman of the traditionalist Ragdoll society & rescue, I felt such warmth from her and I could tell from her oozing kindness that it was just for the love of the breed. She expressed her concerns of where they might end up and if she’s not happy she will not let her cats go.
3 months prior to picking up my Ragdoll from her, I called her once a week and often sent Emails.
Our chats on the phone were hours long.
I got to know her and more importantly that she got to know me. I needed her to know that her Ragdoll would be going to a home where she would be smothered with so much love & affection and TOYS.
Through doing this we have remained firm friends and I can honestly say one of the best of friends, even though she lives miles away & I hardly see her
You all know her Ragdoll, my darling Guinevere?
I always send Maria photos and updates of Guinevere and she appears in her club calendar.
I know I have made a friend for life.
I deeply regret not doing this with Angie, from Birman rescue.
Due to the fact that I was grieving for Shogi and very down with myself, I didn’t do things as I normally would. To be honest I didn’t feel like talking to anyone.
And then again, if I’d spent that time, there was every chance, that I would have missed Merlin and it is so obvious that he is THE right little chap for us (Me, Greg & Guinevere) and that it all seemed like fate that he was availale.
I called Angie the day after Shogi was put to sleep and was in tears on the phone to her. I liked her instantly and what she did just for the love of the Birmans.
If I hadn’t liked her or her attitude over the phone, I certainly wouldn’t have gone any further with things.
We’ve only exchanged a small amount of Emails and texts and I went to her home to meet her and Merlin.
Of course I could see how much she loved and cared for her cats and I always look at the home which was wonderfully clean and cat friendly.
Again if I wasn’t happy at this stage it would have been a NO from me.
I highly regret not sticking to my “RULE”
I would have got to know Angie so much better and more importantly she would have got to know me and I wouldn’t have caused her so much concern.
The crazy thing is that out of all this, even though it has been upsetting and stressful for both of us, I feel that through it all, I have bonded with her more and we have learnt what makes each other tick.
I really hope a good thing has come out of a bad and that Angie and her best friend Michelle will become close friends with me, once again brought together by our cats
Before I move forward, I wanted to add something at the end here which although this weekend has been rather stressful, I now find this HILLAROUS!
Before going to my singing job yesterday, I had to dive to the chemist as my asthma was becoming quite bad, I was sneezing and my eyes were watering like mad & stinging.
As an asthmatic and suffer with hay fever, I am very prone to having a reaction to the fungal spores that are flying around this time of year or I’ve got myself run down and over stressed with the Merlin situation.
I was told to double my dose of ventolin to keep my tubes open and if it gets worse its hospital for me!
Then my chemist asked me if I’d used any different scents or sprays?
I said “No.........Oh....... Hold on a minute... I’ve used Feliway spray!”
My chemist told me not to use it again as there is obviously something in it that irritates asthma!
Good grief!
On leaving the chemist, he called me back and said “Be careful ya know with certain fumes going in your eyes. Your lovely blue eyes are more sensitive than brown!”
Can you believe that?
I think I maybe should have gone to see Angie’s vet first! Jeez!
I am going to write to Feliway to see if they will put a warning in the instructions for people who have asthma. Then it’s going in the bin!
I am also going to change my vet to Dawn’s
I am now going to take a chill pill and look forward to Merlin’s return.
I want to put all this behind me now.
Flowers irregular, greenish born in the upper leaf axials. Moist woods. Collect top leaves with a glove, avoid direct skin contact until thorough rinsing. Can be consumed raw in salads, juices, smoothies or boiled for tea. High in nutrients because it grows in dank woods.
Action and Uses---Although not prescribed by the British Pharmacopceia, the Nettle has still a reputation in herbal medicine, and is regarded in homoeopathy as a useful remedy. Preparations of the herb have astringent properties and act also as a stimulating tonic.
Nettle is anti-asthmatic: the juice of the roots or leaves, mixed with honey or sugar, will relieve bronchial and asthmatic troubles and the dried leaves, burnt and inhaled, will have the same effect. The seeds have also been used in consumption, the infusion of herb or seeds being taken in wineglassful doses. The seeds and flowers used to be given in wine as a remedy for ague. The powdered seeds have been considered a cure for goitre and efficacious in reducing excessive corpulency.
In old Herbals the seeds, taken inwardly, were recommended for the stings or bites of venomous creatures and mad dogs, and as an antidote to poisoning by Hemlock, Henbane and Nightshade.
A quaint old superstition existed that a fever could be dispelled by plucking a Nettle up by the roots, reciting thereby the names of the sick man and also the names of his parents.
Preparations of Nettle are said to act well upon the kidneys, but it is a doubtful diuretic, though it has been claimed that incipient dropsy may be remedied by tea made from the roots.
A novel treatment for diabetes was reported by a sufferer from that disease in the daily press of April, 1926, it being affirmed that a diet of young Nettles (following a two days' fast) and drinking the brew of them had been the means of reducing his weight by 6 stone in three days and had vastly improved his condition.
An efficient Hair Tonic can be prepared from the Nettle: Simmer a handful of young Nettles in a quart of water for 2 hours, strain and bottle when cold. Well saturate the scalp with the lotion every other night. This prevents the hair falling and renders it soft and glossy. A good Nettle Hair Lotion is also prepared by boiling the entire plant in vinegar and water, straining and adding Eau de Cologne.
For stimulating hair growth, the old herbalists recommended combing the hair daily with expressed Nettle juice.
The homoeopathic tincture of Nettle is made of 2 OZ. of the herb to 1 pint of proof spirit.
The powder of the dried herb is administered in doses of 5 to 10 grains.
I love Austin. Its my home and I could never imagine living anywhere else.
I love it so much that I cough and hack my way through Cedar Fever every year. After taking a hit off my friends inhaler today, I realized how asthmatic I have become (and yay bronchitis!) and made a doctors appointment ASAP.
Xray by ISOStock of DeviantArt.
Round II
We just got over the the first round not more than a week ago...here we go again!
The sickness that's sweeping through North America even cutting young lives short...we're hitting it with everything we have...a more than scary position for asthmatics such as me to be in!
A Twist of Fate?
Gotta get it right this time... :0(
Asthmatic Kitty just announced the release date on their webpage for this check it out: asthmatickitty.com/news.php?newsID=408
Kitty and her sister Honey are 3 years old. They were brought to the rescue centre because the owners' child is asthmatic and they have another on the way. Kitty and Honey seemed quite nervous to start with, but it wasn't long before they let me stroke them and they both seem very affectionate. By the end of Saturday afternoon they'd already been reserved.
Listen: A Music and Video Experiment
Featured video art and experimental music throughout the Murphy Art Center -- including Alchemy in Suite 3, Suite 4 next door and multiple spaces upstairs near Big Car. www.bigcar.org
Friday, March 6, 2009.
Big Car's First Friday show for March featured a bevy of local, regional, national and international video and sound artists. All of the music accompanied video art projections. The night included a show of Herron video artists in Suite 214 next door to Big Car (see artist statements below), a program of experimental videos from other local artists in Suite 3 and 4 on street level (J. Andrew Salyer, Jennie Mynhier, Laura Salyer, Jim Walker, Flounder Lee) and a Microcinema screening (FATELESS, Color + Modulation, SLIDE, Hub Culture Retrospectives: Antarctica, Independent Exposure: Asthmatic Kitty Records Edition 2008, The Collected Films of Ryan Jeffery, Op Art, Modular Moves, Jellies: The Art of Nature) also in Suite 214. For more about Microcinema visit www.microcinema.com.
The night's musical offerings in Suite 215 (Big Car's regular space) and in other nearby spaces included performances by Butler University's Ensemble 48 (playing a soundtrack to the silent film "Man with the Movie Camera"), Marck Ferrari, Ben Ishmael Revival, Shiny Black Shirt, Sea Krowns, Ensemble 48, Actuel, Playboy Psychonauts, Stallio, Sky Thing and Tonos Triad.
Also in the street level space that night, Big Car also hosted the installation "Unified Fields" that featured the interactive music and art of duo Mana2 (Jordan Munson, Michael Drews).
The event was sponsored by Microcinema and was a partnership with the Toby at the IMA.
Sufjan Stevens @ Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, on Sunday, November 1, 2015.
Carrie & Lowell Fall Tour 2015 Setlist:
Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
Death With Dignity
Should Have Known Better
Drawn to the Blood
Stone
The Only Thing
Vesuvius
The Owl and the Tanager
Futile Devices
Fourth of July
All of Me Wants All of You
No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
Carrie & Lowell
Blue Bucket of Gold
Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
Encore:
Abraham
The Dress Looks Nice on You
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
Chicago (Acoustic Version)
Hotline Bling (Drake cover)
Castanets (myspace) is the act from Ray Raposa. Under the wings of the famous Asthmatic Kitty records (were more amazing artists can be found, like My Brightest Diamond and ofcourse the founder of the label Sufjan Stevens); his dark, hypnotic, intense and even chilly style is a mix between folk/americana/country/psychedelica.
I've seen him before last year in the Paradiso and this time it was a much different experience. The concert in the Paradiso was very intimate; he was accompanied with only one band member (violin). This time he had an entire band with him (and his beard was also a lot shorter)! The moment they stepped on stage I knew it would be a wicked concert: 3 guitars, 1 bass and 1 drum! I was correct, it was far beyond my expectations: truly an amazing show and it was even free (but thank god for merchandise! I couldn't resist myself and ended up buying all of his albums).
Interesting History -
"In the United States the plant is called 'jimson weed', or more rarely 'Jamestown weed'; it got this name from the town of Jamestown, Virginia, where British soldiers were drugged with it while attempting to suppress Bacon's Rebellion. They spent eleven days generally appearing to have gone insane." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_stramonium
Herbalism -
"Datura has long been used as an extremely effective treatment for asthma symptoms. The active anti-asthmatic agent is atropine, which causes paralysis of the pulmonary branches of the lungs, eliminating the spasms that cause the asthma attacks. The leaves are generally smoked either in a cigarette or a pipe. This practice of smoking datura to relieve asthma has its origins in traditional Ayurvedic medicine in India. After this was discovered during the late 18th century by James Anderson, the English Physician-General of the East India Company, the practice quickly became popular in Europe.[15][16]
The Zuni used to use datura as an analgesic, to render patients unconscious while broken bones were set.[17] The Chinese also used it in this manner, as a form of anaesthesia during surgery.[18]
Atropine and scopalamine (both of which are found in very high concentrations in datura) are muscarinic antagonists which can be used to treat Parkinson's disease and motion sickness, and to inhibit parasympathetic stimulation of the urinary tract, respiratory tract, GI tract, heart and eye.[19]
Datura can be used to assist in the process of breaking drug addictions, by reducing the symptoms of delirium tremens and morphine withdrawals.[18]
Other medicinal uses for datura included stimulating abortions, providing relief from sore throat or toothache, and getting rid of parasites.[20]" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_stramonium
If you've been keeping up with my Flickr you'll be aware that last week I rescued a homeless cat called Gypsy who was heavily pregnant.
Gypsy was roughly 9 months old and I was quite aware she could die during the labour.
As the weather turned nasty with heavy rain, frost and very cold I brought her indoors.
I was worrying about her and her kittens and that we could end up with a ferel cat problem.
Also if she did die or reject her kittens, we have lots of foxes, crows and birds of prey around here and I couldn't stand the thought of her having an even worse fate.
My two cats are indoor only although they have an outdoor pen and I take them for walks.
I'm quite aware that outdoor cats can carry diseases but are tougher in general when it comes to illness.
Since bringing Gypsy indoors my cats did stay away from her even though the disruption caused some stress to us all and lack of sleep.
I had a vigorous routine of disinfecting the floors every day and sterilising feeding bowls and washing blankets and bed sheets.
Roughly everywhere Gypsy had been.
Gypsy did have her own feeding bowl and litter tray.
Gypsy has now gone to a Cats Protection where she can be properly monitered and helped if anything goes wrong with the birth.
It was all an emotional ride as Gypsy was so affectionate and we really just wanted to help her.
The next day we did feel some relief of things getting back to normal and catching up on some sleep when we heard my 2 cats Guinevere and Shogi sneezing constantly.
As a precaution we took them to the vets.
By the time we arrived, Shogi had gone downhill very quickly.
Of course I told the vet about Gypsy and my vigorous cleaning routine.
I was of course preventing the transfer of fluids such as saliva in case Gypsy had anything and also on the lookout for cat bites and scratches if they had a fight.
What I DIDN'T know was that cat viruses can be air bourne!!!
God I feel so stupid.
I really didn't know that.
Water droplets from Gypsys mouth have evapourated in the air and my 2 cats have breathed it in even if they walked somewhere Gypsy had been 24 hours later.
If I'd have known this we definitely would not have let Gypsy indoors.
Shogi and Guinevere had an injection each and some powder to put in their food.
They haven't a temperature or bad chest which is good but they have caught an airbourne virus which effect the nasal passages, ears and throat.
We had a hefty vets bill and helping poor Gypsy is costing us a lot more than money.
Indoor cats or pure bred just aren't as tough as outdoor and we are really paying the price.
Guinevere is fine although is still having the odd sneeze but overall she's great but Shogi...... Oh My goodness
In all my days and with the cats I've had with a cold etc, I've never seen a cat so poorly as Shogi.
As he has bowel disease the vet told me his immune system isn't as good, just like when an asthmatic gets the flu.
They both have the flu jab but even so poor Shogi has swollen and runny eyes, constant sneezing, struggling to swallow, constant runny nose, the drool coming from his mouth is terrible!!! It's constant and his bib and paws are soaking wet and he trembles when he tries to stand from weakness so he's just not moving.
He's drinking but won't eat.
He can only get down a small spoon of food twice a day.
I've been warming up his food to tempt him but that's not working.
I'm so heartbroken.
We have to give him ten days to improve.
If not or he goes downhill we have to rush him in ASAP.
So far there is not much improvement and I'm in an impatient panic!!!
I am now on day 4!!!
Seeing him like this is just awful.
I am up all night with him wiping his nose and the drool dripping from his mouth.
I'm feeling rather sick and can't eat or sleep myself.
Looking at him is breaking my heart and is a constant reminder of bringing Gypsy indoors.
For the sake of having a BIG heart and wanting to help a cat in need I have put the life of my special treasure, Shogi, at risk by not knowing that cats can catch things just by breathing the same air.
What a fool and I have been very naive.
If we had kept Gypsy, I would have had a blood test before keeping her but at £300 knowing she wouldn't be staying, i wasn't going to spend that amount.
Again I never knew about the airbourne illnesses.
If I had I would certainly never have let Gypsy in.
I have contacted the Cats Protection where Gypsy is to let them know.
So far she hasn't shown any signs of being ill so she could just be carrying the illness.
Luckily all the cats there are seperated and isolated.
So far Shogi is not much better and I am beside myself with worry.
it has certainly put me off ever helping anything again.
I bet at some point in the future I will, and now i am wiser.
I didn't really want to post a photo of Shogi looking so ill but please let it be known.
There are airbourne diseases, so if you have a cat DO NOT bring another outdoor cat into your home unless they can be totally isolated from each other, otherwise they could end up like this
Very harsh lesson learnt.
I won't be on Flickr for a while as Shogi needs round the clock care and to be honest my mind is a mess.
Sorry
Sufjan Stevens @ D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, DC, on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Carrie & Lowell Spring Tour Setlist:
Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
Death With Dignity
Should Have Known Better
Drawn to the Blood
All of Me Wants All of You
Eugene
John My Beloved
The Only Thing
Fourth of July
No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
Carrie & Lowell
The Owl and the Tanager
In the Devil's Territory
Futile Devices
Size Too Small
Sister
Blue Bucket of Gold
Encore:
Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
Casimir Pulaski Day
Chicago
Listen: A Music and Video Experiment
Featured video art and experimental music throughout the Murphy Art Center -- including Alchemy in Suite 3, Suite 4 next door and multiple spaces upstairs near Big Car. www.bigcar.org
Friday, March 6, 2009.
Big Car's First Friday show for March featured a bevy of local, regional, national and international video and sound artists. All of the music accompanied video art projections. The night included a show of Herron video artists in Suite 214 next door to Big Car (see artist statements below), a program of experimental videos from other local artists in Suite 3 and 4 on street level (J. Andrew Salyer, Jennie Mynhier, Laura Salyer, Jim Walker, Flounder Lee) and a Microcinema screening (FATELESS, Color + Modulation, SLIDE, Hub Culture Retrospectives: Antarctica, Independent Exposure: Asthmatic Kitty Records Edition 2008, The Collected Films of Ryan Jeffery, Op Art, Modular Moves, Jellies: The Art of Nature) also in Suite 214. For more about Microcinema visit www.microcinema.com.
The night's musical offerings in Suite 215 (Big Car's regular space) and in other nearby spaces included performances by Butler University's Ensemble 48 (playing a soundtrack to the silent film "Man with the Movie Camera"), Marck Ferrari, Ben Ishmael Revival, Shiny Black Shirt, Sea Krowns, Ensemble 48, Actuel, Playboy Psychonauts, Stallio, Sky Thing and Tonos Triad.
Also in the street level space that night, Big Car also hosted the installation "Unified Fields" that featured the interactive music and art of duo Mana2 (Jordan Munson, Michael Drews).
The event was sponsored by Microcinema and was a partnership with the Toby at the IMA.