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Davidavi Dolev is one of my favorite people and closest friends in the world.For those of you that do not know, I was introduced to his band, Subterranean Masquerade via the incredible PR company, Earsplit, a few years back and well... "wow" was the first word out of my mouth. The music, the compositions, and the overall sound is unique and powerful.Vidi and I live half a world apart, but our hearts are connected in an amazing way. We are connected through the spirit of humanity and a heart for the souls of the people of this planet. That's not a joke. We are completely interwoven and it is my great honor to have him return to make another appearance today.All the way from Haifa, Israel. This is my brother from an Israeli mother. A truly electric and wonderous talent.This is Vidi.TIME CODES:6:00 My friend, Davidavi Dolev8:00 Vidi is the hero of the song12:00 Two people tangled together18:00 Meeting my wife in Seattle23:00 Fun gooey stuff 29:00 Increasing anxiety in Israel 31:00 The life story and unexplained death of Zohar Ben-Eli46:00 The promise of a life of freedom 51:00 Occam's Razor57:00 Travels to Moscow 1:02:00 Why are we so driven to be arrogant?1:09:00 Written words vs interpreted words1:14:00 Vidi shares more about Kaballah1:19:00 Vidi writes my name in Hebrew 1:24:00 Infected by words and thoughts1:28:00 Too much negative noise in our heads1:33:00 Vidi might visit the United States1:39:00 Drawing what you see in your musical mind1:44:00 Tone Poems 1:49:00 Telling a story through melody 1:53:00 Arguing about who did what and whenTHIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1963, US President JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act" - this opens up a big can of worms because it puts a spotlight on all that's wrong with our assumptions of people over race, religion, or creed. It's the best thing for all but it brings out the worst in people. Look at what it continues to do to our world. We just can't get along. So much hate.BIRTHDAYS: Richard Strauss (German composer, born in 1864). Born in Munich. This piece of music was heavily criticized at the time for representing philosophy through music.... based on Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of a super person instead of the concept of God.... that mankind was its own god. It's own hero The hero of this book was a prophet named Zarathustra who longed for higher aspirations. To Strauss, it was the idea of music as symbolism for Evolution, which is why Kubrick used it for 2001, a Space Odyssey. It's musical YEARNING. I find it compelling regardless of its place in pop culture or history. It's an intensely lovely piece of music.ODDITY OF THE WEEK: New research indicates that elephants are even smarter than we previously thought. According to an article in the Associated Press, It turns out that elephants are one of the few mammals that call each other by names. Elephants have names for each other! Besides humans, it's also believed that the other mammals who do this are Dolphins and Parrots, which both make a lot of sense. I think it's much more, though. I think we have wrongly associated the idea of brain size with intelligence. We say that a small brain in a spider for example indicates it's not intelligent to the level a human is, yet it can do things that we can't even comprehend and it does them to a very high degree. Not just that it can spin a web, but in how it does it strategically. We assume it's due to some inner natural tendency, but I believe it's all intelligence, which indicates a creative power. Of course, this leads to a Creator, which is another whole can of fun.------ This interview is dedicated to our mutual friend, Zohar, who lost her life to the struggles associated with mental illness. We miss her with everything we are.
