LOST = COMMUNITY

It is somewhat late this evening, I am still awake by the Christmas tree that is lightly dimming our family room. I am listening to the beautiful and emotionally charged score from LOST by Michael Giacchino. Pondering over the year and thinking about all the twists and changes that 2010 brought.

Six months after the final episode of LOST: I continue to miss it. I have thought about the message of LOST (which was nice put in the NBC's Christmas episode of Community) and how that should play out in my own life. I feel 2011 will bring a time for me to rewatch LOST, to open the chapters again and begin to read about the journey of some friends, an island and how to live life.

I am sad that there are no more episodes to look forward too or even people around me to continue the discussion of that actual meaning of the LOST. I am sadden by this.

However, there is a little hope for something new. Despite it being a comedy, or not hitting as strong as emotional chord, or even story of life. The show, Community is turning into something I like. It has the same message as LOST in the long run.

"Who is in our lives, Who is willing to live life with us, shape and in pack our lives."

Maybe LOST was time for me to learn, to think, to wonder, to hurt and to feel.
Maybe Community is a time for me to laugh, to look around, to enjoy and celebrate that community.


I probably do not make much sense which is okay. I have been thinking about how we should live our lives. How community is something that helps us no matter what situation we are in or who we are dealing with. The people we have community with is who allows us to show love, show grace, so peace, so everything that we are called to be.

I am looking forward to more community with people. Living lives together and growing together.

Hey!

So I have been away from writing/posting/podcasting/making films on the blog. I wanted to say "Hey!"
Hopefully, I will have something to show or say soon. Inspiration has been limited and faded. Music has been available but wanted to change the podcast somehow. No film ideas, except family gatherings. My thoughts of the world are limited.

I am hoping soon! Something new. Something simple.

The question I have is this: Are you out there?

-b

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LOST "THE END" FINAL THOUGHTS

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I am finally breaking my silence when it comes to the last episode of LOST, called “The End.” I wanted to wait for a week, sit and think about the final moments. Watch it again and read other people’s thoughts on the ending. I found myself really bothered by people’s negative remarks towards the ending, but I will get to that later.

I liked the ending and after rewatching it, discussing it and thinking it over. I would have to say, “I loved it and thought it was beautiful.” I enjoyed the story, the redemptive theme that story created, and the fact that community and love were key elements of the end game. I may not agree with the theory of the afterlife/ purgatory but it is their story and I am merely reader of it. (I believe LOST was a different type of TV show compared to a CSI, Glee and even shows like Mad Men).

LOST had good characters, mysteries and even theological topics. As a viewer we began the journey with Characters absolutely clueless to where they were and what had happened to them. Throughout the entire series, we learned about the mysteries of the Island and how these characters began to have community with one another. We connected to the show because we connected to the characters and not the mysteries. If we took the characters out of the story of LOST and allowed the mysteries to control everything, we all would have stopped watching in Season 2-maybe even Season 1.

In the finale episode, we get the conclusion to these stories. I loved how some characters died, some stayed on the island and others left. The more I thought about the sideways world, it was striking and amazing how this television show could grab your attention by using six years of character development to make these 20 second “awaking moments” so real. LOST has always been about the characters.

We felt connected to the characters and felt their sadness when someone had died or found joy with a simple phone call between two lovers. We felt sympathy when the great villain of the show asks the question, “Who will have me?” and then grace is shown when his enemy responds with “I will.” We felt joy for each character as they awaken with their loved ones next to them. LOST wanted us to feel life and to know that community and love are key in this world.

As for the mysteries, Yes, I do feel like I did not get all the answers I wanted. However, the characters in the show did not get all the answers. The writers of the show treated its audience like it’s characters. We learned what was going on as the characters learned what was going on. That structure of the story is what made LOST a great television show. It allowed us to feel part of the journey on the island and gave us the same opportunities to have the conversations that characters had on the show. We ended the show with the same amount of information as the characters on the show had. So I am satisfied with how they ended with all the mysteries of the Island. Figuring out all mythical and unexplainable things of the show is just like life. Sometimes there are no answers.

You may disagree with me. I am fine with that. However, I am not fine with how people have verbally destroyed the final episode. I have read people’s remarks about the ending saying, “ That was terrible”, “Absolute Rubbish”, “Boo LOST” and many more. I am shocked with these responses because they are so harsh and destructive towards the art of story telling. These comments are claiming that there was no beauty within the episode and that nothing in the finale impacted them. I find this extremely hard to believe.

My friends are people who are in love with being in and part of community and who delve into conversations around the creation of art. Beauty and our souls are the inspiration of art. Living intentionally together and sharing our lives with one another is community. How can we say such critical things towards someone trying to promote these ideas? How can we call ourselves artists and use such words to harsh words to describe someone else’s art? Is this life giving? I believe we are called to find beauty within art and be able to discuss the themes in a positive way. Not to use such insensitive language. Maybe this is a lesson that I have learned over the years about being critical of other people’s art and trying to be more aware of my words.

Like I said earlier, I do not agree with the theology of the ending of LOST but I found it beautiful and the delivery of the concept of the end. I left the episode sad but complete with the story. I am okay with not knowing every mystery of the show. The authors treated us like the characters and allowed us to know as much as the characters knew in the story. They gave clues, like puzzle pieces, for us to go back, put the bits together and discuss the outcome of these mysteries.

These are my thoughts on “The End” of LOST. I thought the episode was awesome. The music was emotionally effective in the story line and the acting was probably the best I have seen in LOST. I cannot listen to the song called “There’s No Place Like Home” from Season 4 soundtrack without seeing the image Jack next to Vincent. I choke up thinking about it. I am sad that is done. I am happy to see it all, to finish the novel and say, “this was a damn good read.”

ps.... Thank You writers for making me like Kate's character at the end.

LOST FINAL THOUGHTS COMING SOON

It is coming soon... Sorry for the delay. The report is half written. Check in the next day or so.

this is fun.. (for LOST fans)

You have to enjoy a little LOST....

LOSTACHE

Who is Kenny Yo-Yo

i love this.... enjoy

I WON WHAT?

They said I won the LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the dcf film festival tonight. They called me this afternoon and told me to do a speech. So here it is......

FILM FEST TRAILER? 2010

I belong...... home.

I recently made a playlist called "Home". I have been thinking about the idea of home and where that may be in life. We talk about where we were raised, or the house we currently live in. Some people think of Home as Heaven or a play where their is a community of friends.
I think in this season of my life. I want to explore this idea of "home" and how it is a place where I belong. To belong, to own, to be comfortable, to have peace. In the next couple of months, I want to do a project on "home" and what is means to "belong" there.
To get me started. Here are some songs from my "Home" playlist.
enjoy...

1) I Belong

2) I Feel Like Going Home

3) There's No Place Like Home

Cary Brothers Free Music

You have to enjoy some free music. Cary Brothers has a new album out tomorrow called "Under Control"... I think the best song off the album is called "Belong".
Go check it out... get a free song too....

Special Podcast.... For the Little Ones

This special podcast is for the kids. I have collected a bunch of my favorite artists doing covers of classic children songs. Each artist has either put their own twist and stamp of approval on a classic or wrote their own song for kids. Artist such as David Mead, Glen Phillips, Guster, Jason Mraz and many more. It also has one of my favorite songs of all time, Rainbow Connection. Keep on listening to the podcast and feel free to share with others. Enjoy.

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April podcast #23

April is here. Summer is here (at least in the South Carolina, its 80 outside). We have a new podcast which figures some The National, She and Him, Band of Horses and many more. Hope you enjoy and feel free to to comment about what you think about the podcast. Remember you can sign up for it on itunes, look under "not my brother" podcast.

peace.

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Pretty Awesome

Joshua James "Green Grass" (Tom Waits Cover) from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

March podcast #22

like i promised. actually more is on the way. I am finally getting ideas together and ready to put a lot of projects in motion. So enjoy the podcast and music. feel free to post comments and tell your friends.

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something new

coming soon.....

Two Artists to Check Out

Joshua James and Matthew Perryman Jones are touring together. i have enjoyed both of their music and honest lyrics about humans struggle with tradition and truth. Down below you can download some of their music for free. So Do it! It's free and enjoy. Go see them on tour.
Have I ever lead you in the wrong direction with music?

songs to check out:
joshua james: Cold War and Pitchfork
matthew perryman jones: capized

February 2010 #21 podcast

It's here for you to listen too. Also, check it out us out on itunes (keywords: brandon loy, not my brother and dcf). Feel free to comment on the songs or tell us what you think of the music.
Enjoy.

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if you watch LOST at my house

You must watch this film first!

What!? A New Podcast!

Yes, it's true and you can stream it from here too! Feel Free to look us up on Itunes (key words: not my brother podcast)
Tell us what you think.... Enjoy!

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my dad and music

driving to work today, i was listening to a song. it has strings like some smooth song from the 1970's. it was the type of song that made you want to tap your foot and let your ears enjoy the melody (because 70's music was all about the melody).

it also made me think about music and my dad. if do not know, my father had cancer when i was 8 and six year later died when i was 13. at the time i was not into music or film. i enjoy the outdoors and playing in the basement of our old massachusetts house.

in that basement, i used to find records that were my fathers from his younger days. he had queen, led zepplin and all the classic in vinyal. i remember as a kids driving in the car with him and he would turn up the radio. Jamming out to Queen's Bohemien Rhapsody i remember, it was the first time i heard the song, my father saying, "wait for it, wait for it" (then playing air guitar) and going to the stranger lyrics of the song. He knew all the lyrics. Every single one. It was always a strange sight to see because my father was a big time banker in Boston. He always wore a suite and tie to church and work. His casual clothes always seemed to have a collar on it and his mustache always trimmed.

Now, i wonder if David Loy would sit down and listen to music with me. I wonder if my dad would want to go to Josh Rouse or The National concert or be eager to know that i love Paul Simon's "American Tune". As i drove to work, I wonder if he would enjoy having conversations with me as a person. Would he randomly call me during the week and ask me questions about what is going on in my life. Would David Loy want to know if he would try to be one of my best friends. Or at least fly down and go to a Toad the Wet Sprocket concert.

I know these questions will probably never be answered. It makes me wonder about my kids and how they will want to see me as a father. I want to be a good father.

Lately, Andrew (my brother) has put together old family films of us. I watch my father as a ghosts in these films but the memories are very real. And I want to ask him he would enjoy listening to Damien Rice or Andrew Bird but no response. Then I think about a story my mom likes to tell me about one of their first dates together. They drove 30 minutes in the snowy plains to go see Fleetwood Mac and Three Dog Night at Westminister College. Maybe these stories and memories are conversations that i long for.

18 days

I would have to say, I feel a lot like Jack in Season 5 today. I am excited about what will occur in the new season. I will not say anymore due to the fact that some people are still getting caught up.
Until then, lets countdown like it's new years.

Josh Rouse & Brad Jones: Free Music

I have always enjoyed Josh Rouse music. "1972" was the first Rouse album that I fell in love with, next to "Nashville". Rouse's uses the combination of strings with the classic hook of a singer-songwriter feel to deliver quality music and express life to it's fullest.

Brad Jones is the producer of both "1972" and "Nashville" and have a very districtive style on how he produces his music. Honestly, he is probably one of my favorite people when it comes to music production. He has a great understanding of music and how to capture the emotion and tense of the music. ( I am going to write more on Brad Jones soon, so look forward to that)

With all of this being said, Josh Rouse and Brad Jones have teamed up again for a new album that will be released in February of 2010. It's entitled "El Turista" meaning the tourist. I have heard some of the tracks from the album and it has a great feel of ocean waves and walking the streets of Spain. Their first single of the album is called "I Will Live On Islands" and you can download it free at Spinner ( click here for a download or http://www.spinner.com/2010/01/08/josh-rouse-i-will-live-on-islands-free-mp3-of-the-day/ )If you look around on the internet, you can also find for free the song called "Valencia", but first brush up on your spanish.

On a more personal note: I heard this song and loved it. Listening to the lyrics in more dept, I found that I somewhat realate to the person the song. No, I am not in jail but the feeling of being captured. I am happy to know, that there a good feelings songs out there. Ones that I can sympathize with and tap my toes.

Go download and listen. If you like the sound, you will also enjoy Josh Rouse's album called "Subtitulo" with was also produced by Brad Jones.

brother #2

just a little video that was shot secretly. only if there was a video of sara!