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Dateline: June 10, 2008 ... Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Noli Fernandez
Phone: (626) 230-8862
E-Mail: friendsbeyondborders@gmail.com
Web Address: http://worldmindnetwork.net
LOS ANGELES, CA - June 10, 2008 - In 1981, a young college
sophomore named Barack Obama (then known as Barry) submitted two poems
to the Occidental College literary magazine. One was a description of
his grandfather, who had helped raise the boy in the absence of
his biological father. The other was an odd atmospheric piece about
apes eating figs and cavorting in water-filled caverns.
This last short poem, called "Underground", has now made it to
YouTube, by way of a video created by the Blue Rose Arts Collective,
a graphic arts and film co-op with members in six countries.
In addition to Obama's verse, the video displays footage of
Japanese snow monkeys, representing the apes in the poem. These are
the same simians who revolutionized biologists' conceptions of
primate behavior, when, starting in the 1960's, individuals were
observed learning new survival techniques, such as cleaning
potatoes, bathing in hot springs, and salting food, which then
spread rapidly among other troop members.
The accompanying music is "Jalak Putih" by the Nyoman Jayus Bamboo
Ensemble. They play a type of Indonesian music called "Jegog", which
is only found in the province of Jembrana on the island of Bali.
After a catastrophic 1994 earthquake, Nyoman Jayus was the only
traditional Jegog group which survived, making them a sort of cultural
ambassador from the past.
The video may be seen at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LRBl4QJC9GU
Contact information:
Noli Fernandez
Blue Rose Arts Collective
3170 Bonita Road
Bonita, California, 91910
friendsbeyondborders@gmail.com
(626) 230-8862
http://worldmindnetwork.net
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