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Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Zwei Jahre

Note: English version of this blog here.
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Sind wirklich schon zwei Jahre vergangen?
Manchmal scheint es eine Ewigkeit her zu sein
... Und manchmal fühlt es sich an, 
Als seien nur ein paar Tage vergangen ...

Kel und ich sind uns auf YouTube begegnet.
Wir haben uns nie von Angesicht zu Angesicht gegenüber gestanden.
Und doch waren wir einander so nahe
Und haben so viel miteinander durchgemacht
Schlechtes und Gutes ...

Wir haben uns miteinander auf eine faszinierende Reise begeben
Wir haben die Traurigkeit der Gegenwart erkundet
Aber auch Freude im Leben gefunden
Und Hoffnung für die Zukunft.

Ein übler Schicksalsschlag hat verhindert,
Dass Kel erleben durfte, wie seine Träume wahr wurden.
Aber während unserer Zeit zusammen
War Kel glücklicher, 
Als er es für lange Zeit zuvor gewesen war.

Und das ist, was zählt.

Die Erinnerung an Kels
Wieder entdeckte Freude im Leben
Und seine
Neu gefundene Hoffnung für die Zukunft
Hat mich durch die letzten zwei Jahre gebracht.

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Vor zwei Jahren, am 19. April 2009, ist Kel gestorben  —  nur eine kurze Weile nach seinem 13. Geburtstag.

Es war nicht seine Zeit zu gehen. Dieser frühe Tod beraubte Kel eines Lebens, das sich danach sehnte, gelebt zu werden, und es nahm Kel alle Perspektiven fort, die er noch verwirklichen wollte  —  die Möglichkeit, neue Freude zu finden, und seinen Platz in der Welt, an der Seite von Leuten, die ihn liebten und respektierten.

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Wenn ich zurück blicke, kann ich nicht anders als fasziniert zu sein darüber, was alles geschehen ist während der Zeit, in der Kel und ich einander kannten. In Kels Leben ereigneten sich Dinge, die einem das Herz brachen, wenn man nur von ihnen hörte. Kel jedoch hatte mit diesen Dingen zu  leben,  und dies jeden einzelnen Tag.

Und trotzdem gab er nicht auf:

"I'll make it, you'll see! / Ich werde es schaffen, Du wirst schon sehen!"

Dieser Satz war sein Markenzeichen. Und er meinte es wirklich ernst damit!

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Ich möchte gerne ein Beispiel dafür geben ...

Wir haben hier also einen 13-jährigen Jungen, der in der Schule massive Probleme hat (wie kann man sich auf's Lernen konzentrieren, wenn die Angst davor, brutal gemobbt zu werden, jeden einzelnen Tag überschattet?).

Und trotzdem bittet mich dieser Junge, ihm Deutsch beizubringen, in unseren Messages auf YouTube, weil er gerne ein paar Sätze auf Deutsch zu seiner Lieblingslehrerin sagen wollte. Die Lehrerin war teilweise von deutscher Abstammung  —  Kel wollte sie mit seiner Idee überraschen, und er hoffte, ihr damit eine Freude zu bereiten.

So haben wir dann zusammen gelernt: Jeden Tag, Worte und Sätze, und wie man sie ausspricht  —  und obwohl Deutsch eine wirklich schwere Sprache ist, hat sich Kel richtig angestrengt und war ein toller Schüler.

Schließlich begrüßte er seine Lehrerin dann zu Beginn einer Schulstunde tatsächlich mit einem perfekten deutschen Satz. Ihr traten Tränen in die Augen, sie umarmte ihn und sagte "You just made my day!"  / "Du hast mir gerade den Tag gerettet!".

Und Kel strahlte vor Freude und konnte es kaum abwarten, bis er mir dann davon erzählen konnte ...

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Ich habe viele solcher kleinen schönen Geschichten, die mir Kel entweder erzählt hat, oder von denen ich sogar selbst Zeuge wurde.

All die schönen Geschichten, und die traurigen Geschichten ... Die Dinge, die Kel gesagt oder getan hat, und für die ich so stolz auf ihn bin ... Sein Mut, und seine Entschlossenheit (obwohl er so furchtbare Angst hatte) ... Sein Einfühlungsvermögen, und seine warmherzige, mitfühlende Seele ...

Durch all dies bin ich der Hüter einer Schatzkammer, die mit kostbaren Edelsteinen gefüllt ist: Mit meinen Erinnerungen  —  den Erinnerungen an Kel, als er noch bei uns war. Und diese Schätze werden sogar noch strahlender, noch glänzender und noch wertvoller, wenn ich in der Lage bin, sie mit anderen teilen zu können.

Und deshalb bin ich glücklich und dankbar für jeden einzelnen Besucher dieses Channels, über jeden Subscriber / Abonnenten, über jeden, der sich ein Video anschaut und vielleicht sogar einen Kommentar hinterlässt oder mir eine Message schreibt. Ihr alle seid etwas Besonderes, denn Ihr empfindet etwas für Kel   —  für einen Jungen, der nicht mehr bei uns sein kann, der aber jetzt gefunden hat, wonach er sich so sehr gesehnt hat: Freunde, die ihn respektieren, die ihn mögen und einfach für das lieben, was er ist.

Dies bedeutet unendlich viel ... Und glaubt mir: Er weiß es.

Danke.

~Michael

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Musik:
Guo Yue, DRAGONFLY

Erschienen bei
RealWorld Records




Das komplette Album
"Music For Food & Love"
über Amazon.com

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Two Years

Anm.: Deutsche Version dieses Eintrags hier.
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Two years ago from today, on April 19th 2009, Kel passed away  —  a little more than two months after his 13th birthday.

It was an untimely death. It bereaved him of a whole life that still longed to be lived, and took away all the perspectives that he hoped to realize, of finding new happiness, and his place in this world, being together with people who loved and respected him.

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Looking back, I can only marvel on what happened while Kel and I knew each other. There was stuff going on in Kel's life that breaks your heart only hearing about it. Kel had to live with these things, every single day.

And yet, he did not give up:

"I'll make it, you'll see!"

This was his trademark sentence, and he really meant what he said!

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Allow me to just tell you about one example:

Here we have a 13 year old boy, who had massive problems at school (how can you focus on learning, if the mortal fear of being bullied overshadows every single of your days?).

But still, this boy asked me to teach him German, here in our messages on YouTube, because he wanted to speak a few sentences to his favourite teacher, who was of part German origin  —  to surprise her, and hopefully make her happy with this.

So we studied: Every day, words and sentences, and how to pronounce them  —  and although the German language is tough, Kel put a lot of effort in it and was a great student!

Finally, he actually greeted his teacher at the beginning of class in a perfect German sentence, and she got tears in her eyes, hugged him and said "You just made my day!"

And Kel was beaming from joy and could not wait to tell me about it ...

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I have many of such happy little stories, that Kel would tell me about, or to which I even became witness myself.

All the happy stories, the sad stories ... All the things Kel thought and said and did that made me so proud of him ... His courage, his resolve in spite of being terrified ... His empathy, and his warm-hearted caring soul ...

By all of them, I am the keeper of a treasure vault full of precious gems: My memories of Kel, of him while he was still with us. And these treasures become even more brilliant and shiny and precious, when I am able to share them with others.

This is why I am happy and appreciate every single visitor of this channel, every subscriber, everyone who watches a video and possibly even leaves a comment, or sends me a message. You are precious, because you care for Kel  —  for a boy who can not be with us any more, but who now found what he yearned for so much: Friends, who respect him, who care for him, and who love him just for what he is.

It means the world ... And believe me: He knows.

Thank you.

~Michael

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Music:

Guo Yue, DRAGONFLY

Published by
RealWorld Records

Available on the album
"Music For Food & Love"

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My video and blog for the first anniversary of Kel's death day:


The saddest anniversary ...

My video and blog for the third anniversary of Kel's death day:


Don't


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Monday, January 31, 2011

I am the Child - Autism speaks


I made this video for a dear YouTube friend of mine:
Rick, who is autistic himself,
and who has a YouTube channel
by the name autism5150.

This video is based on the poem
"The misunderstood Child"
by Kathy Winters.
She wrote this in 2003.
Kathy Winters is the mother of a son with Autism.

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Autism is a very serious matter: One child out of 110 children is autistic, and even one boy out of 70 boys. And the numbers are rising continuously.

Medicine, science and research aren't even really decided yet on whether Autism is a disease, a disorder or a complex neurological defect. Theories and knowledge about causes and triggers for this state are just as multiple. Accordingly, studies and ideas about a possible treatment are as varied.

The numbers go up: More and more children showing autistic behaviour every year grow up into a world that they have the hardest time dealing with ... and so has this world in dealing with them, trying to offer them a place where they can feel comfortable, safe, and loved.

Autism is a mystery, a challenge and, ever so often a testing day by day struggle for the autistic child, teenager or adult, as well as for their families, friends and surroundings. But all the same, it is a wonderful and precious experience:

"There is no denying that living with Autism can be tough but it can be an adventure, afterall it's a life long journey... I wouldn't change Sam for the world - I would change the world for him!"
Gillian Naysmith,
book author and therapist on Autism (The Horse Noy Camp UK)
and mother to wonderful 5 year old Sam.

Visit Gillian on The Horse Boy Camps website.

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For more information on Autism,
you can find many websites,
for example
"Autism Speaks"


The movie "The Horse Boy" is available on DVD.
Please watch the trailer
here
and please visit

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Gregor Schmidinger, THE BOY NEXT DOOR (2008)




"I saved $25 ... Do you want to be my friend?"

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THE BOY NEXT DOOR
(USA 2008)

Written & directed by
Gregor Schmidinger


Cast

Mark
Michael Ellison

Justin
Truman Chambers

Jack Brown (Justin's father)
Damon Preston


"Mark, a 25-year-old male prostitute who suffers from anxiety attacks accidentally runs into the 10-year-old son of one of his clients. When the boy tells him he is looking for his father Mark, taken by surprise, wants nothing to do with him. But while they wait for the client to return Mark realizes that maybe this unexpected guest was exactly what he needed. Over the course of the night this strange new friendship grows and gives both Mark and Justin the courage to overcome their fears and face their own personal demons."


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The short movie "The Boy Next Door" was written and produced as an in-class project made by Bowling Green State University student Gregor Schmidinger. In 2009, the short movie was shown on festivals all over the place. And in the beginning of 2010, Schmidinger uploaded the movie to his YouTube Channel.

"The Boy Next Door" is supposed to be taken to the next level, by being turned into a full feature movie. The project is in the works, but it needs support. In his vlogs and on the movie's official website, Schmidinger explains what fans of the short movie and everyone interested in the project can do to support the upcoming film.

So, if you like: Click the playlist above, check out the short movie, and the vlogs (2 of them up to now, but I will keep the playlist updated), and get involved as you see fit.

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Visit
Gregor Schmidinger's YouTube channel
and subscribe

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Official Website
and get involved

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Officia Facebook Fanpage
and "Like" it
... sounds funny :-))) ...

Visit
Gregor Schmidinger's Blog
and get more in depth info

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Official IMDb page
for additional details (to come) on the project

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

I am / Shades of Life




Billy Gilman
I AM / SHADES OF LIFE

Lyrics by
Mattie J.T. Stepanek
(1990 - 2004)


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I am black, I am white
I am all skins in between
I am young, I am old
I am each age that has been
I am scrawny, I am well fed
I am starving for attention
I am famous, I am cryptic
I am hardly worth a mention
I am short, I am height
I am any frame or statue
I am smart, I am challenged
I am striving for a future

The colour of sky
Is blues and grays
The colour of earth
Is greens and browns
The colour of hope
Is rainbows and purple
And the colour peace
Is people together
Shades of life
People together
Shades of life

I am

I am able, I am weak
I am some strength, I am none
I am being, I am thought
I am all things, said and done
I am born, I am died
I am dust of humble roots
I am grace, I am pain
I am labor of willed fruits
I am slave, I am free
I am bonded to my life
I am rich, I am poor
I am wealth, of this strife

The colour of sky
Is blues and grays
The colour of earth
Is greens and browns
The colour of hope
Is rainbows and purple
And the colour peace
Is people together
Shades of life
People together
Shades of life

I am

I am shadow, I am glory
I am hiding from my shame
I am hero, I am loser
I am yearning for a name
I am empty, I am proud
I am seeking my tomorrow
I am growing, I am fading
I am hope amid the sorrow
I am certain, I am doubtful
I am desperate for solutions
I am leader, I am student
I am fate and evolutions

I am spirit, I am voice
I am memory, not recalled
I am chance, I am cause
I am effort, blocked and walled
I am many, I am no one
I am seasoned by each being
I am me, I am you
I am all-souls now decreeing

The colour of sky
Is blues and grays
The colour of earth
Is greens and browns
The colour of hope
Is rainbows and purple
And the colour peace
Is people together
Shades of life
People together
Shades of life

I am

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Monday, September 6, 2010

One month ... From missing to remembering



Mike,

sorry - it took me a while to sit down and start writing to you here. To be honest, I had not really thought about it until now, as I was busy ...

... busy thinking of you, busy going through our conversations of more than one year, busy talking to mutual friends about you, over at YouTube's, where we met, and where we shared time and an important part of our lives with each other.

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We first met on July 19th 2009. And this was no accident ... Someone who knew us both had the thought that it might be good if you and I might have a talk, or maybe even a few conversations.

Jacob was right, wasn't he? Well, I know that I am grateful for the thought he had there - and I know you were, too.

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You had lost your baby brother Stew three months before we met. He was 12 years old when he died, and had been victim in a dreadful car accident, as was his best friend Dino, who was of the same age. The doctors tried their best, but they could not do anything for Stew, and so, you had to let him go.

Me, I had lost someone I had known for only seven weeks, but had come to feel as close to as to a child of my own. His name was Kel (short for Kelvin), he was 13 years old, and he died six days before your brother - to put it in words that at least kind of bring justice to what happened: Kel died of sort of a dreadful accident, too.

So, by this situation already, we shared a lot, had made kind of similar experiences. But there was more.

You and I, Mike, almost broke, by what we had to face, and had to learn to live with. We went through our personal hell and back ... yes, I say "back", too, because we both decided to do something that would, maybe, help us a little bit in dealing with what basically cannot be dealt with.

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Meeting each other on YouTube was possible, because you, like me, had made a channel in memory of the one you had lost [Note: Mike's channel has been taken off from YouTube on his parents' wish]. A place to remember, to keep memories alive and share them, and a place where friends could meet and share some time together. And so, we started talking about the things that moved us and weighed us down ...

We could understand each other so very well - the pain, the loss, the sadness ... and we exchanged thoughts, and talked about the emotions that rushed through us, flooding the landscapes of the soul like a Tsunami, burning it down like a roaring steppe fire, and crushing everything in their way, like an avalanche of big hard rocks and mud.

We told each other a lot and shared memories of Stew and of Kel, realizing very quickly that these two, had they had the chance to met on YouTube, would have become really good friends there. We knew that they'd both have been so happy about it. And so were we.

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Keeping the memories alive, of the good things that we connect with our to loved ones ... yes, it always has been sweet and comforting doing this, by talking with each other. It gave us strength and confidence to know that those two kids, who had to suffer so much from being bullied, online, and (even way more so!) offline, still had managed to keep their good spirits up, to dream of things they wanted to achieve, and to give so much to the people who knew them and loved them.

Knowing all this, we both saw that these things are also possible for everyone else out there, kids and grown-ups ... to have to carry a crushingly tough load every day, that hurts down to the core - and still enjoy life, by cherishing the small good things that are also there every day (although they might go unnoticed sometimes ...), and by sharing them with others.

We learned a lot from Stew and Kel there, right, Mike?

And by becoming friends, you and I helped each other out, to cool down the flow of the red, blazing hot lava that poured out from our hearts, since the day of the tragedy that bereaved us of a person we loved more than anything else in the world.

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We could not do much; we could not cast a spell that would make the other heal ... Kel and Stew had died three months earlier, only six days apart from each other, and we could not make the pain and the sadness just go away, or turn it into something that would not hurt.

Medicine does that. Medication stifles emotions, blocks out memories, and suppresses that what torments us. But these meds also take away all the good we have, in remembering the loved ones we miss ... and this is something that you did not want to happen, Mike - although you did have to take medication from some point on, because it all got too much.

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This stream of red hot lava from the heart oozes out constantly, burning and scorching everything around it, and it won't let the pain end. Still, it cannot just be stopped, and it cannot be reversed. Anyone who tries to make you do that, will only bring more hurt and pain to you, either immediatley in this very moment, or in the long run, because the lava will continue pouring, but will be held back, and thereby gradually increasing the pressure, which some day will unload, causing unexpected damage ...

This stream of lava can only be slowed down to a near standstill, by means of cooling it down, during a long time, and bit by bit ...


... by the love and care of people who really understand how we feel, who give us the time we need, who allow us to hurt, who share our pain and not belittle it ... but who also rejoice with us in the happy memories we keep up in our hearts and cherish - as they are precious gems, and a counterweight to the loss and emptiness we were left with, after death stroke.

Cooling down this stream of lava in that way works like bringing a handful or two of snow, and throwing it onto the red hot hell.

We do so by being there for each other, talking with each other, sharing happy thoughts and memories, and also those things that are so terrible ... because they want to and need to be said and heard.

And so, we became Snow Bringers for each other - by talking and listening, and by putting up videos once in a while, where we dealt with thoughts and feelings, with loss and pain, but also with joyful things.

You found a way of letting out feelings and dealing with them by making music: Singing, and playing the guitar and the piano were your thing. You made covers of songs you loved and that held a message you could relate to ... and you even started to write songs of your own, arranging them, recording them (with the help of your father and his friends - "The Dad Band", as you called them) and putting them up as videos on your YouTube channel.

I don't know how many times I have watched your videos, Mike - like this one here, for example - I was listening to the words and knew exactly what you felt, and I also know how much of Stew you have put into the video ...





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You were up to great and beautiful (and healing!) things there, Mike, I know it. And you would have made your way, I am sure ... in the music business, and on the long and winding path of slowly learning to live with your brother's death.

But this will not happen any more ...

... because a month ago from now, during the night from August 6th to August 7th 2010, you died, Mike. You were 17 years old, and would have turned 18 on November 22nd this year.

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You were bereaved of all the life that still lay ahead of you, and you were taken away from all those who loved you, including me. A brain haemorrhage ended your life while you were sleeping that night. Just so. No warning, no signs before it happened. And nothing anyone could have done to prevent it.

Those meds you had to take from some point in time on, and that were meant to at least somehow help you ... their side effects made you lose your life.

Your cousin Donnie brought me the sad news of your death, Mike. I received his message on YouTube during the night from August 15th to 16th 2010. It was almost 2 a.m. when the blow hit me ... and it kind of was like back then, when I received the message of Kel's death in 2009 - it had been also a night from Sunday to Monday (April 19th to 20th 2009), and it was a few minutes after 2 a.m. when this horrible message back then showed up in my inbox.

Just a coincidence, I know ... and still ... Not the best of times any more, those Sunday nights, holding two dark memories now.

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Donnie and I have been messaging a lot since then, Mike.

He has the hardest time dealing with your passing. But he is trying his best to find ways to start coping. And so do I. This was a blow I had not seen coming, and it hit me like a sledge hammer ...

When you and I started messaging to each other, Mike, three months had passed since the death of those two persons we loved. Donnie and I now have started messaging only a little more than one week after you had gone, Mike ... and I think, this is the single one good thing that came with all the bad, all the sadness and pain, that losing you brought to all of us who knew you and loved you.

I have lost a good and precious friend with you, Mike, and an important Snow Bringer. And this makes me sad beyond measure.

But Donnie and I started to connect in a similar way, mourning the oh so fresh loss of a loved one, and helping each other out very soon after it happened, by bringing a handful of snow or two (you can't carry more at a time ...), and throwing it on a fresh and dreadfully hot stream of each other's red lava ... Cooling the pain down a little bit, by sharing memories, and helping each other out ...

... to come from missing to remembering.

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Mike, that's what I wanted to write to you for now. And I wanted to do this today, on the one month anniversary of losing you. Sorry if it has become a bit of a chunk to read - but well, that's just me, right? Too many thoughts, too many memories, and too much love to just jam-pack into a few three-word sentences ...

Say hi to Stew and Kel for me, okay? And give them a hug. I will join you some day, and then, we'll all hang out and have a great time ... Oh, and wherever this may be - there'd better be a McDonald's!

Love,

~Michael

P.S.: I just wanted to let you know, still, that you now are in this video here, too, together with Kel and Stew. It just felt like the right thing to do.




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Monday, July 26, 2010

Do Re Mi ...

This morning, I received a wonderful surprise, by a dear friend featuring the video I include here on his YouTube channel. This song has a very special meaning for him and me, because it reminds us of someone we lost - Kel.

Kel loved this song, and he loved singing it himself. Me, I would give everything for hearing him sing this tune ... but sadly, this will not happen any more.

The downside to my friend's sweet idea of surprising me with this video is, that I cannot watch it on YouTube any more, because of the ongoing copyright struggles YouTube has with the big record companies, and also the German GEMA.

It is really disgusting how they manage to spoil and destroy the fun for viewers in general. And, at times, WMG, Sony and all the other ignorant copyright holders hit me where it really hurts, like with keeping me from watching this video once in a while, and remember Kel by it. They have done so with other videos in the past already ...

Still, I will not take that. And so, I upload DO RE MI - THE SOUND OF MUSIC here. Because I need to watch it once in a while. And I need to do so online. Some things have no logical reason - but still, they HAVE a reason, because they are important for the heart. And this is one of those things.




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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Arcadian Broad - An Amazing Talent Needs Your Support




Arcadian Broad ...

So many people in the US and (thanks to YouTube!) also from abroad, got to know Arcadian Broad in summer 2009, when he was taking part at the AMERICA'S GOT TALENT contest, amazing judges and audiences all over the place by his stunning dancing talent.

Please meet Arcadian now, in 2010, with a personal message to all his fans and friends out there. Discover the many artistic talents of this amazing young man - and find out how you can support him in realizing an important task on his way to make a professional career in the entertainment business, presenting his art, skills and passion to audiences and professionals alike.

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Please leave a video comment for Arcadian if you like!

And please share the video with all your friends,
as we need to spread the word!

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To get on board with The Arcadian Broad Project,
please go to
Every donation is highly appreciated,
and you'll get a personal thank you from Arcadian.
Find out more about that on the website!

Please visit
Arcadian Broad's official YouTube channel
and subscribe - lots of videos coming up!

Are you on Facebook? The please
Become a fan of Arcadian's on Facebook
New updates there soon!

Please visit
Arcadian's homepage

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This video contains a rendition of Cindi Lauper's song TIME AFTER TIME. The tune was performed by the group "Heartstrings", two guys who do a *stunning* job playing the Chapman Stick.


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This video was made by
Michael aka Truedantalion

Hope you enjoy :-)!

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

THE CURE



THE CURE
USA 1995

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Directed by
Peter Horton

Written by
Robert Kuhn

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Starring






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Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Eric, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Eric also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it.

When they read that a doctor in distant New Orleans claims to have found a cure for AIDS, the boys leave home on their own, planning to float down the Mississippi river and find him.


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Thursday, February 18, 2010

I MISS YOU



Uriah Shelton & Dash Mihok

I MISS YOU

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The song was written by

Kurt Farquhar, Brandon Jones,
Young Gei, and Dash Mihok

for the movie

LIFTED

which is now available on DVD:




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Friday, January 8, 2010

Father's Song




from the movie

AUGUST RUSH

featuring

Leon G. Thomas III
(vocals and guitar)

and

Freddie Highmore

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Here for a reason ...

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

...cause it always gives me hope




"oh yea I all most forgot.
every day i watch this video
cause it always gives me hope.
i dont miss even one day.
i would like you to watch it mr michael."


"Ach ja, das hätte ich beinahe vergessen.
Jeden Tag schaue ich mir dieses Video hier an,
weil es mir immer Hoffnung gibt.
Ich verpasse das keinen einzigen Tag.
Ich möchte gerne, dass Du es Dir anschaust,
Mister Michael."


From / Aus
CONVERSATIONS WITH KELVIN
GESPRÄCHE MIT KELVIN

March 6th 2009 (EST)
7. März 2009 (GMT+1)

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Dies ist für die Zuschauer meines Videos

THINGS THAT KEL LIKED

die aus Deutschland kommen
und sich trotz der Einschränkungen auf YouTube
Kels Lieblingsvideo ansehen möchten.

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Monday, December 28, 2009

Things that Kel liked


This is a selection of things that Kel liked,
in real life, and on YouTube.

Every topic in the video is presented by an original quote by Kel,
or by by his best friend, Cory,
who was of invaluable assistance to me,
by sending a list of things he remembered,
that Kel was fond of,
to add up to the things I knew about myself.

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I dedicate this video to you, Cory.
I could not have made it, without you.

~Michael

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Here's the trailer to Pixar's hilarious movie
UP

Here's the video
Bernard: Ice Climbing


Here's Kel's favourite YouTube video:
Billy Gilman, OKLAHOMA


Für Leser aus Deutschland:
Billy Gilman, OKLAHOMA

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Music:

Libera
ATTENDITE


Seo Sang In,
SARANGHAE SARANGHAL SU EOPSEUL MANKKEUM

Thank you very much,
Katy Maurer from KoME Germany

You have been of great help to me,
finding this song by Seo Sang In,
that Kel loved so much!

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Find the wonderful music of Libera
on CD and DVD 

here
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A Child's Epitaph (by Michael R. Burch)



A Child's Epitaph

by Michael R. Burch


I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.




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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Don't

Yesterday, I found the following poem on the blog of a dear friend. He had found it himself elsewhere, and re-posted it.

I do the same here on my blog now, because I never found words that express better what I felt back in the weeks after April 19th 2009, and still do now, at times.


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Don’t

Don't look at me with pity
I need your strength

Don't crowd me with words
Just let me talk

Don't touch me
I will reach out when I'm ready

Don't call me
I need time to think and work it through

Don't tell me how I should feel
Feelings are beyond my control at this time

Don't stop my tears and screams
They are my path to release and healing

Don't cross the road to avoid me
Just smile and say hello

Don't say you understand
Just thank God that you can't

Don't be hurt by what I say or do
My pain is clouding my judgment

Don't think I'm going mad
I'm doing the best I can do to retain my sanity

Don't tell me I will forget
His memory is all I have left

And whatever you do
Don't think I don't appreciate you being here



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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Libera, O SANCTISSIMA (new video on Kelvinwontcry2)


 Libera
O SANCTISSIMA
Solo: Benedict Philipp


O sanctissima, O piissima,
dulcis virgo Maria
Mater amata, intemerata
Ora, ora pro nobis

Ora, ora, ora pro nobis

Virgo respice, Mater adspice
audi nos, O Maria
Sicut liliam inter spinas
Sic Maria inter filias

Jubilate Cherubim
Exsultate Seraphim
Consonante perpitim
Salve, salve Regina

O sanctissima, O piissima,
dulcis virgo Maria

Ora, ora, ora pro nobis

Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria Mater Dei
Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria Mater Dei

Jubilate Cherubim
Exsultate Seraphim
Consonante perpitim
Salve, salve Regina

Ora

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Libera
PEACE
(Deluxe Edition, 2011 - CD)


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Please also visit

Libera's official YouTube channel

Libera's official Website

Truedantalion's YouTube Playlist "Libera"


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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Dear Kel - A Letter from Igor


"Dear Kel" is a letter that was written by a young a young YouTuber named Igor .

He wrote this letter to Kel, who he never got the chance to meet here on YouTube or in real life, but with who he would have become good friends, of that I am sure.

Igor asked me to make a video in honor and in memory of Kel from his letter, and I gladly agreed.


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DEAR KEL - A LETTER FROM IGOR

Words by
Igor

Selection of images and editing by
Michael


Music:


"Somebody out there"
by
Troye Sivan


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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

THE HORSE BOY (2009) Trailer




A Film by Michel Orion Scott and Rupert Isaacson

Official Selection 2009 Sundance Film Festival


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How far would you travel to heal someone you love?

An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, THE HORSE BOY follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in a desperate attempt to treat his condition with shamanic healing.

When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, sought the best possible medical care for their son — but traditional therapies had little effect.

Then they discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity for animals (particularly horses), and the family set off on a quest for a possible cure.

THE HORSE BOY is part travel adventure, part insight into shamanic tradition and part intimate look at the autistic mind. In telling one family's extraordinary story, the film gives voice to the thousands who display amazing courage and creativity everyday in the battle against this mysterious and heartbreaking epidemic.

The filmic companion to Isaacson's best-selling book of the same name and a festival favorite, this ravishing documentary odyssey gives insight into how, in lifes darkest moments, one can find the gateway to joy and wonder.

(Description courtesy of Zeitgeist Films)


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Please check out

(official website)




(US only)

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And please visit


(official website)


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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Beyond the Window


Posted courtesy of Marissa Delbressine , the maker of this wonderful short film.

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BEYOND THE WINDOW kind of depicts in symbolical and wonderfully poetic ways what has happened here between me and a young YouTuber named Kel, and exclusively via via YouTube messages, between February and April 2009 ...

Kel and I met by happenstance; he mistakenly wrote a comment in my channel. I wrote him a message back, not knowing whether I had somewhat offended him without knowing, or whether I could help him with something. He wrote back and and apologized for his mistake. That was it at first.

Short of two weeks later, Kel returned with a message, asking me to help him find the channel of a YouTube friend who's contact he had lost. I failed to do so, but in the process, Kel began to tell me about why he was searching for this friend; I asked a question or two about things I did not understand, we got to talking ... and by that, a contact between two persons started evolving that took us on a journey to beautiful spots as well as to dreadfully saddening and downright dangerous spaces.

I came to become an influence in Kel's life; someone who listened to him, who also felt what he said, who thought about it and then answered.

And there was lots of things going on in Kel's life; most of them, indeed, painful, strenuous, saddening - like, for example, being bullied at school every day.

Some of these things, though, also wonderful and exhilarating.

We shared many of these things, and I did all I could - by building up self-esteem in Kel, by boosting his courage and make him see that even the weak are not entirely helpless, and even the lonely are not really alone.

We've accomplished a lot together, Kel and I. He had a good life ahead of him, that of I was sure, and so was he. Though not without problems, the prospects were good, and he saw his chances ...

But a tragic accident ended the life of Kel, before he could make this fresh start that he was about to venture.

It is so terrible what happened - and yet ... every sad ending to something may bear some saplings of something good, if you just know where to look within yourself, to make that happen.

I have found these things in me, although I had to work myself through the debris that was left of my heart, after Kel died, and the smoldering ashes of my belief that life is good.

I found things, and I know now how to carry on. I found things that are worth pursuing, and these things originate in Kel, receive their energy from all the loads of experiences I had and made with him, and these things will make a difference, even if it is just a small one.

Kel's death was a tragic and unnecessary loss. But he will live on, and his message will be heard.

We'll make it. You'll see.

--Truedantalion
aka Michael
aka mic


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