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March 11 is the 2nd anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake tragedy in Japan, “the fourth largest earthquake in history”.

Proceeds from Nick Wood’s song Hope, that we recorded with Julian Lennon and Tetsuya Komuro for the first anniversary in 2012, go to the Beyond Tomorrow organisation who are dedicated to helping the orphaned children of the disaster.

Click here to go to Nick’s blog, where you will find links to the videos and to sites where you can purchase the song around the world.

Although I didn’t make this list of Welsh expats celebrating around the world, I did find an undated photograph of yours truly singing and wearing Y Ddraig Goch t-shirt, many years ago!

John Jones singing while wearing Y Ddraig Goch t shirt

Richard Martinez at Music is Hope Foundation has posted a great summary of our trip to Notre Dame with Meninos Do Morumbi back in October 2012, with photographs and slideshows.

Meninos Do Morumbi at the University of Notre Dame 2012

And here is a Video made by Assistant Band Director Sam Sanchez of the University of Notre Dame Band

Another year is ending and a better one is beginning.
The past year has been very sad and very happy and everything in between.
All we ask is for a good world in the future.
Please hope for the best for all of our friends, our families, and all people and creatures on Earth.
And thank the little blue ball for keeping on spinning!

Happy New Year!

Another old photograph of mine from a trip to Oxford in the 1980s.

Sir Thomas Bodley

Looking up the text on the plaque led me to the story of Sir Thomas Bodley, and his dedication to the opening of the Bodleian Library at Oxford in 1602.

Regarding his great work in restoring Duke Humfrey’s Library,  Sir Thomas said “that he felt well qualified to do this as he possessed four special attributes which would be advantageous: wide learning, wealth, many contacts (“a great store of honorable friends”) and plenty of free time.”

Sunday night, at the Newport Film Festival, we saw a new documentary about the Freedom Writers Diary, “a collection of journal entries written by 150 at-risk students from Long Beach, California, who were once considered ‘unteachable’. Encouraged by teacher, Erin Gruwall, and inspired by Anne Frank, the students discovered a new way of expression and began to care more about history, humanity, and perhaps, most importantly, their futures.”

This incredible story was helped to reality by our Music is Hope Foundation president John Tu.

JJ, composers Daniel Rojas & Andrew Raiher, executive producer John Tu, Erin Gruwall & MIHF's Richard Martinez

In my other life…

At the 112th SCGA Annual Meeting last Tuesday, Rancho Park GC was honored with the first-ever SCGA Foundation President’s Award for its outstanding dedication and commitment supporting junior golf.
John Jones of Rancho Park accepted the award from SCGA Foundation President Ed Holmes, pictured above.

It’s that time of year again in Los Angeles.

Our charity golf tournament for youth golf in LA and Southern California comes up on October 24.

Click on George for more info about the 5th annual event.

George Von Elm (1901-1961)

A great time was had by all at the historic Asphaltum Springs on the Rancho La Brea on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles this past weekend.

Within footsteps of LACMA and the Page Museum, the many Brazilians in Los Angeles had a party in Hancock Park.

I hung out with my friend Sergio Mielniczenko, who hosts the Global Village Show on KPFK on Fridays (listen to last Fridays show for a new Meninos do Morumbi track I remixed for Music is Hope Foundation), and  the Brazilian Hour on PRSS on weekends.

Here are some photos of the day, including one of me with Carnaval Muse, Sonaria.

The stage, early on.

Great Brazilian food!

Dancers

John Jones, Sergio Mielniczenko & Consul-General Ambassador José Afredo Graça Lima of the Consolate General of Brazil Los Angeles

JJ and Sonaria, the Carnaval Muse.