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I'm passionate about

LIFE, death, and the big grey area between.

An idea worth spreading

http://blog.amcpros.com/2012/02/07/abandoned/

Life is sacred

Talk to me about

~ anything or nothing ~

People don't know that I'm good at

inciting riots - creating miracles

My TED Story

I have been recently forced into a creative outburst in the digital medium:

http://blog.amcpros.com/2012/02/07/abandoned/

http://blog.amcpros.com/2012/03/22/amcp/

.. ... and have been awarded an AVA Platinum from the A.M.C.P. (Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals)

- No one could have been more surprised than me!

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• A comment on Talk: Paola Antonelli: Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA

  Jun 1 2013: Ha Ha - "Had to burn some chairs" - loved this talk more than any . . . keep up the great work Ms. Antonelli - It is your job to EDUCATE! - Well done.
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  A comment on Talk: Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way

  May 30 2012: Reggie Watts ROCKS - been a fan of his for quite a time - here are a few links to some other works on VIMEO! - Please enjoy!
  
  https://vimeo.com/23059236
  
  https://vimeo.com/16542537
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  A comment on Talk: Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man

  May 8 2012: Silly me - I find awesome radiant beauty in things other people consider ugly and dirty. The way I see it: Have no fear. Good is an active word. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And I know I'm only a stupid human so the quest to grow smarter is found down a very short road. :-)
  
  http://vimeo.com/35162844
  
  Consciously changing your own perception, is the expressway to happiness.
  
  Find your Bliss!
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  A comment on Talk: Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time

  May 7 2012: This is the "Best Music History Lesson you will ever get in 20 minutes". PERIOD. I have followed MTT for 27 years and was blessed with the unexpected opportunity to meet him and shake his hand. Michael is a GENIUS. And he plays the piano pretty good too! ;-)
  Pass it on!
  Gerald
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  A comment on Talk: Nancy Lublin: Texting that saves lives

  May 3 2012: In this TED Talk Nancy recognizes the need to act on information she got that she didn't expect.
  A close friend of mine is a fourth grade school teacher at a public school. Many times I have sat with her over dinner - just like tonight, going over the latest issue she is dealing with that is assuredly outside her "job description" in dealing with problem kids. Today she stood her ground and had the school security guard drive her, the kid (not one from her class) and his scooter home, and met the awaiting parent. She got an eye full of what was waiting for them when they arrived. It wasn't easy to digest and gave her a very different perspective seeing what the 5th grader was dealing with on a daily basis. We designed a plan for recommendation of "punishment" for the principals approval tomorrow morning, that included her spending more time regularly with the "problem child" - that had "cussed her out" and endangered himself and others today. She has seven weeks before the end of the school year to do her best work to turn this kid around. I have great faith she can. She now knows what the problems are, by the one visit to the home. Recognize the need to act on information you don't expect!

• A comment on Conversation: What is the most defining moment in your life and how did it change your view of your past and your future?

  Apr 14 2012: I completely agree - Be a good example - it can be contagious!
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  A comment on Conversation: How do we get back the neighborhood?

  Apr 5 2012: Peace and Quiet. Being able to hear a pin drop outdoors in the middle of the night. Communing with the planets and stars with a sky that is unobstructed by buildings and city light. Truly seeing the Milky Way in all it's Glory for the first time, from my own back yard. Living within 2 blocks of a HUGE nature preserve. Sleeping in - in the mornings and taking naps in the afternoon. Asking to borrow a bail of hay to feed an abandoned horse. (a Real Estate crisis victim) And getting the entire communities help, support and admiration. Knowing exactly who lives where, within 500 yards of you, by name. Sitting in on Community Council meetings and having your voice listened to and more than that, having their backing when a problem arises with a public utility. (VERIZON!) These are just a few of those things - like Julie Andrews sings about: My favorite things. . . ."and then I don't feel so bad". The human condition is alive and well - and living in the far reaches, outside the cities. Very inexpensive homes in my neighborhood lately . . . .(?)
  Gerald

• A comment on Conversation: How do we get back the neighborhood?

  Apr 3 2012: Dear Ms. Childs,
  It is a strange thing I've found. Having lived in big cities all my adult life, (NYC, LA, etc.) , it has been an eye opening experience to find the rural now area I live in to be the strongest sense of Community (Capital C) I have ever known. It has taken time, and a few crises, and talking to my neighbors and giving and getting help from them to give me the comfortable peaceful existence I think you crave. My experience tells me the answer to your question is this: Move to a rural area and start over.
  Warmest regards,
  Gerald

• A comment on Talk: Ryan Lobo: Photographing the hidden story

  Apr 3 2012: Heroic, Beautiful and Dignified - these three words describe - the man Ryan Lobo, and the documentary films, and his creative ethic.
  I am humbled,
  Gerald

• A comment on Conversation: A Corruption Observatory

  Apr 2 2012: Dear Mr. Calderon,
  You are on the right track. One of my favorite TED Talks is from a very brave man named Peter Eigen, a former World Bank employee.
  
  http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/peter_eigen_how_to_expose_the_corrupt.html
  
  We can fund and formulate miracles to correct the worlds most desperate needs, but until we clean house of the corruption, nothing will change. Please continue the fight. I have suffered the issue of corruption for years and have tried to gently bring it into the open for discussion here:
  
  http://blog.amcpros.com/2012/02/07/abandoned/
  
  http://blog.amcpros.com/2012/03/22/amcp/
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmwwGeSpYNU&context=C4110abdADvjVQa1PpcFOCczAczEDdC8Csge-BjGMRPOxGExHYRAk=
  
  I wholeheartedly support you in this endeavor. I especially like the Integrity model for educational purposes.
  
  Warmest regards,
  
  Gerald