First off... the last time I logged, I had not read anyone else's post... so I'd like to say that even though I did not have a chance to meet Patrick, I'm deeply sorry for his passing. It sounds as though he was one of those very special souls that only come around once every so often. Reading about what he has done, and the mere fact that he was a repatriate 10+ years ago makes him a hero in my eyes. I believe that he must've touched so many people... his body died, but his soul lives in all those people FOREVER....
Well, I had a little bit of sad news myself yesterday. Last week I wasn't feeling all that great, so I skipped class on Thursday to go get a blood test, and sure enough things weren't quite what they're supposed to be. It turns out that I need yet more adjustment of meds and an almost definite possibility of another radiation dose in a couple of months (spring time). First thing I thought of was that I wouldn't be able to go to Armenia in the spring as I had planned. We will see what happens... maybe a miracle? :) So yesterday I spent the day at home catching up on homework, making portfolios, doing some reading. Often times I forget that I'm not "superwoman" and I need to slow down...so I get reminded (even though I try to block it out).
So since I was home yesterday, I just happened to be listening to the radio while I was doing my "work". And all of a sudden I heard that Serj from System of a Down and Atom Egoyan were going to be on "Kevin and Bean" on KROQ (106.7fm) Kevin & Bean. I sat in front of my stereo intently listening to the show as K & B introduced Serj and Atom and proceeded to talk about their impressions of the movie ARARAT and the work that System does for the Armenian cause. They spoke about how ARARAT addresses a very important issue, not only about the Genocide but more importantly of the DENIAL and how that affects the youth of today. (I haven't seen the movie yet, so I'm only paraphrasing what I heard.) After that discussion, they took calls from the public. There were numerous calls from young Armenian, but the most touching one was from a 19 year old named Nazo. Nazo spoke directly from my heart. First of all he thanked both Serj and Atom for the work they are doing for the Armenian cause. He told them how proud he was as a young Armenian to be able to witness something this "big" that his grandparents would never believe would ever happen. Nazo also spoke about what it feels like to be an Armenian today... a descendent of this denied injustice. He talked about how he was brought up with the constant feeling of "we will never forget"...and how difficult it was in reality to keep that fire alive within himself and his peers. He told both the audience and K & B about the efforts within the Armenian community to get every theatre and every showing of ARARAT sold out so that it can then be distributed nationwide. Nazo's phone call touched both the people in the studio and me as a listener. I have to say that I was VERY proud of this young guy, not only for listening and calling but also for putting into words what most of us feel and think. THANK YOU Nazo, and bravo!
One more comment about KROQ's interview... I've been listening to that morning show for more than 8 years. I often listen to KROQ on my long drives to Northridge and back. It was an incredible feeling to have both those VERY different worlds come together for me. Here is this alternative radio station in Southern California, and all of a sudden my other world of something SOOOOOOO Armenian crashed into it! It was indescribable! I go back to the idea of "nepantla".... this was definitely a 10 minutes during which I felt WHOLE. It validated my 2 worlds and united them for me. If you listened to the show, it would be nice to write Kevin and Bean a thank you e-mail. Their emails are on the link above. (Even if you didn't listen, they might have a clip of it on their site soon.)
Let me check on dinner...
TSUH! :)~
Well, I had a little bit of sad news myself yesterday. Last week I wasn't feeling all that great, so I skipped class on Thursday to go get a blood test, and sure enough things weren't quite what they're supposed to be. It turns out that I need yet more adjustment of meds and an almost definite possibility of another radiation dose in a couple of months (spring time). First thing I thought of was that I wouldn't be able to go to Armenia in the spring as I had planned. We will see what happens... maybe a miracle? :) So yesterday I spent the day at home catching up on homework, making portfolios, doing some reading. Often times I forget that I'm not "superwoman" and I need to slow down...so I get reminded (even though I try to block it out).
So since I was home yesterday, I just happened to be listening to the radio while I was doing my "work". And all of a sudden I heard that Serj from System of a Down and Atom Egoyan were going to be on "Kevin and Bean" on KROQ (106.7fm) Kevin & Bean. I sat in front of my stereo intently listening to the show as K & B introduced Serj and Atom and proceeded to talk about their impressions of the movie ARARAT and the work that System does for the Armenian cause. They spoke about how ARARAT addresses a very important issue, not only about the Genocide but more importantly of the DENIAL and how that affects the youth of today. (I haven't seen the movie yet, so I'm only paraphrasing what I heard.) After that discussion, they took calls from the public. There were numerous calls from young Armenian, but the most touching one was from a 19 year old named Nazo. Nazo spoke directly from my heart. First of all he thanked both Serj and Atom for the work they are doing for the Armenian cause. He told them how proud he was as a young Armenian to be able to witness something this "big" that his grandparents would never believe would ever happen. Nazo also spoke about what it feels like to be an Armenian today... a descendent of this denied injustice. He talked about how he was brought up with the constant feeling of "we will never forget"...and how difficult it was in reality to keep that fire alive within himself and his peers. He told both the audience and K & B about the efforts within the Armenian community to get every theatre and every showing of ARARAT sold out so that it can then be distributed nationwide. Nazo's phone call touched both the people in the studio and me as a listener. I have to say that I was VERY proud of this young guy, not only for listening and calling but also for putting into words what most of us feel and think. THANK YOU Nazo, and bravo!
One more comment about KROQ's interview... I've been listening to that morning show for more than 8 years. I often listen to KROQ on my long drives to Northridge and back. It was an incredible feeling to have both those VERY different worlds come together for me. Here is this alternative radio station in Southern California, and all of a sudden my other world of something SOOOOOOO Armenian crashed into it! It was indescribable! I go back to the idea of "nepantla".... this was definitely a 10 minutes during which I felt WHOLE. It validated my 2 worlds and united them for me. If you listened to the show, it would be nice to write Kevin and Bean a thank you e-mail. Their emails are on the link above. (Even if you didn't listen, they might have a clip of it on their site soon.)
Let me check on dinner...
TSUH! :)~
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