http://www.croatia.org/crown en-us http://www.croatia.org/crown N/A letters@croatia.org Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:01:03 +0000 20 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11341/1/Werner-Ilic-and-Martin-Cruickshank-two-Croatian-defenders-paddled-across-the-Atlantic-in-2022.html Werner Iliæ and Martin Cruickshank (right and left), Croatian defendors from 1990s, successfuly paddled across the Atlantic Ocean during 83 days (i.e., almost three months). They travelled 5500 kms from Canari Islands to Barbados (from 15th January to 22nd March 2022). In this way, Croatia has been included into the list of 32 countries which have paddlers accross oceans. Mr. Werner Iliæ is a Croatian born in Germany, while Marti Cruickshank is of Scottish provenance, living in Croatia in the town of Velika Gorica near Zagreb, where he is happily married. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11334/1/Benefit-concert-of-quotI-Medici-di-McGill-Orchestraquot-in-Montreal-Canada-to-help-Ukraine.html You are cordially invited to the next concert of "I Medici di McGill Orchestra", in collaboration with the McGill Ukrainian Students Association. Guest conductor, maestra Veronique Lussier leads the ensemble that will present the pianist and medical student Emily Oulousian in Grieg's Piano Concerto, an MSF staff member on the ground in Ukraine will provide a 15 min presentation. The event starts with singing of the Ukrainian National anthem and three Ukrainian folks songs performed by Trio Rossa. The orchestra was founded in 1989 by Croatian-Canadian scientist and musician Dr. Ante L. Padjen (on the photo) with an aim to reinforce the study of the humanities at the faculty. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11321/1/Vesna-Skulic-Croatian-cinderella-participating-in-White-Path-humanitarian-action-in-BiH-1993.html Vesna ©kuliæ is living in the village of Ra¾anac near the city of Zadar, Croatia. As an amateur radio operator, she She trasfered more than hundred thosand humanitarian messages. She actively participated in solving numerous problems related to the humanitarion action of White Path in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993. According to late Professor Slobodan Lang, Zagreb, who was the chief organizer of the action, this was the first ever successful joint Christian - Muslim humanitarian operation in history. Vesna Skuliæ, a courageos and charming Croatian woman, is a paraplegic. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11189/1/Marys-Meals---a-fruit-of-Medjugorje-initated-by-Magnus-MacFarlane-Barrow-of-Scotland.html In 1992, the MacFarlane-Barrow family from Scotland, launched an appeal to help the people of war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. Mary's Meals is today reaching more than one million children across four continents. Those involved in the first Mary's Meals projects were all people whose lives had been changed by pilgrimages to Medjugorje. They chose, therefore, to name the organisation in honour of Mary, the mother of Jesus. They consist of, respect and reach out to people of all faiths and none. Mary's Meals are celebrating its 10th anniversary in Croatia, 2009-2019. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 12 Dec 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11151/1/Ping-Pong-Parkinson-initiative-of-Nenad-Bach.html First ever Parkinson's World Table Tennis Championships, will happen on October 11-13, 2019 in Pleasantville, New York USA at the Westchester Table Tennis Center. The ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) is supporting this event. The new project will form part of the 6th Pillar of the ITTF Foundation that promotes health through table tennis, with this first event aimed at raising awareness of Parkinson'€Â™s Disease and improving the lives of those diagnosed with it. For international music composer, Nenad Bach, table tennis has been the key to regaining his ability to play the guitar and pursue his passion for music once more. Nenad Bach: PLAYING TABLE TENNIS MADE ME FEEL 50% BETTER. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Mon, 29 Apr 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11008/1/Igor-Rudan-creates-Survival-The-Story-of-Global-Health.html Survival. The Story of Global Health. The series is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) created by Igor Rudan (left), Mickey Chopra and Iain Campbell and developed by the University of Edinburgh. The course was launched in 2017 and is available to watch online at YouTube. Each chapter covers a topic relating to global health. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Tue, 29 Aug 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10589/1/Adriatica-Croatian-Village-in-Mckinney-Texas-USA-founded-by-Jeffory-D-Blackard-.html Not a big chest-pounder, Mr. Jeff Blackard is largely under the radar locally. He’s probably best known for developing Adriatica in McKinney, whose centerpiece is the bell tower. The $350 million, 45-acre mixed-use project on Virginia Parkway and Stonebridge Drive is modeled after Supetar, a small fishing village on the island of Braè off the coast of Croatia. Looking out from Blackard’s perch at Adriatica, with its cobblestone streets, island chapel, and Old World architecture, it’s easy to imagine that you’re in another place and time. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 20 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10563/1/Diljem-Hrvatske-prikuplja-se-pomoae-stradalima-od-poplava.html Caritas Zagrebaèke nadbiskupije poziva ljude dobre volje na solidarnost i djelotvornu ljubav prema stradalima u poplavama. Svi koji ¾ele pomoæi mogu to uèiniti na dva naèina: uplatom na raèun Caritasa Zagrebaèke nadbiskupije: IBAN HR1823600001101340277, poziv na broj 05400; donacijom hrane koja mo¾e du¾e stajati, vode, odjeæe i higijenskih potrep¹tina, koje su sada najpotrebnije. Donacije je moguæe predati sljedeæih dana od 8 do 18 sati na ovim adresama: Gajnice (Crnojezerska 20), Tre¹njevka (Selska cesta 165), Dubrava (Avenija Dubrava 220) i Rakitje (Ribièka 4). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Tue, 20 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10562/1/Ivan-Hrvoic-Croatian-scientist-inventor-entrepreneur-and-benefactor-in-Canada.html Ivan Hrvoiæ completed his studies in Electrical Engineering at the University of Zagreb, and earned his PhD in the field of Experimental Physics from the same university. In 1972 he immigrated to Canada, where in 1982 he founded Geo Systems, Inc., which is today the leading producer of magnetometers in the world, exporting its product to numerous countries, including Israel. In the late 1980's he participated in founding the Alumni Society of former students of Croatian Universities (AMCA Toronto), and from 1990-1995 was the president of this organization. His humanitarian and media activities in Canada were extremely important during the 1990-1995 aggression on Croatia. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 16 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10530/1/The-Croatian-School-in-Houston-Celebrated-its-First-Anniversary-in-January-2014.html The Croatian School of Houston recently celebrated one year anniversary. The Croatian community in Houston is extremely proud of this volunteer and non-profit initiative. The Croatian School of Houston is the first Croatian School in the greater Houston area. For the very first time the children in Houston have the opportunity to learn the Croatian language, cultural heritage, history and geography, while having fun. The main purpose of the school is to teach and perpetuate the standard Croatian Language. The main objective is to preserve Croatian cultural traditions and national heritage. slavonac46@gmail.com (David Byler) Mon, 03 Mar 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10529/1/Chess-champion-Garry-Kasparov-granted-Croatian-citizenship.html   Garry Kasparov, 50, has been granted Croatian citizenship in February 2014. During the last 20 years he spent many summer holidays at a house he owns in the southern Croatian town of Makarska and he speaks the Croatian language. Since the 1990s he was also a member of the Borovo Chess Club in the town of Vukovar, which he has played for during the Serbian aggression on Croatia. Mr. Kasparov is Armenian on his mother's side, and Jewish on his father's side. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 28 Feb 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10523/1/Screening-of-documentary-film-quotMany-Voices-One-Songquot-March-8-2014.html "Many Voices One Song" is a 2007 documentary film that follows the journey of one hundred thirty women in the Portsmouth, NH-based women’s chorus “Voices from the Heart” who make a life-changing connection with Croatian villagers who live surrounded by landmines left from the war of the 1990’s. Through the universal language of music this community of American women raised funds to clear the mines in their adopted Croatian village and sang their way across Croatia. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10507/1/Joza-Vrljicak-writing-about-Croatian-Government-Advisory-Council-for-Croats--Abroad.html Mr. Joza Vrljièak from Buenos Aires, Argentina,  participated in the First Meeting of the Advisory Council to the Government of the Republic of Croatia for Croats Living Abroad, which was held in Zagreb on 18th to 20th December 2013. The Council was established by Croatian law in 2012 and it is formed by 55 representatives of Croatians from around the globe. joza.vrljicak@gmail.com (Joza Vrljièak) Sun, 19 Jan 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10488/1/Its-not-a-Velvet-but-a-Snowflake-Revolution.html Why a Snowflake? Simple. A snowflake is innocent, unique, gentle and clean, just like the vast majority of us. A snowflake is a child's joy just like we all want to be joy and pride for our children because we did something for their future. But a snowflake upon snowflake, though gentle, can become a deep snow and an avalanche. Then they have a power that cannot be ignored. Croatian Hamed Bangoura started a non-violent Snowflake Revolution on Facebook, asking for fundamental change in a Croatian political arena. They expect over 50.000 snowflakes in 48 hours. Democracy by example. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10439/1/Fr-Ante-Gabric-SJ---An-Apostle-of-the-Sundarbans-Croatian-missionary-in-Bengal-India.html Many among those who worked and lived with Fr. Ante continue to give witness to the holiness of this great missionary they knew, and some are convinced that âGod visited us in the form of Fr. Ante Gabricâ. The work started by Fr. Ante and other missionaries is being continued today among the Santals, who are much more deserving and are still in the periphery, but witnessing to the faith by their lives. The Calcutta Jesuit province while thanking the Lord for giving a worthy and zealous missionary to Bengal thank also the Croatian Province and the people Croatia for their continued prayerful support for the ever growing mission today. The article was written by Fr. Irudaya Jothi SJ of the Calcutta Jesuit Province. jothisj@gmail.com (Fr. Irudaya Jothi SJ) Sun, 07 Jul 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10371/1/Concert-broadcast-of-Nenad-Bach-Band-and-Friends-in-Croatia-Feb-17th-at-015-am--615-pm-EST-on-HTV2.html Respected Croatian musician and world promoter or Croatian culture, Nenad Bach and Friends, entertained us all with his charity concert in Zagreb for the abandoned children of Nazor street, November 2012. They say Nenad is an artist with a Croatian soul and an American passport. The footage of the Zagreb concert will be shown on February 17th 2013 on HTV2 at 0.15 a.m. in Croatia and 6:15 p.m. EST on HTV2. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10357/1/Karolina-Vidovic-Kristo-distinguished-Croatian-journalist-on-HTV.html   Karolina Vidoviæ Kri¹to is producing an excellent program for Croatian diaspora, for which she deserves our deep gratitude. She is engaged, among others, in defending human rights of children in Croatia, and promoting deeper ties between Croatia and its diaspora. Her professionalism and honorable engagement ranks her among the leading figures on Croatian Television - Hrvatska televizija (HTV). darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10341/1/Brian-Gallagher-a-historic-day---the-Croatian-diaspora-can-take-pride-in-its-support-of-Croatian-generals.html Brian Gallagher: Certainly there were those outside Croatia who also supported the generals. I will single out here the former adviser to Margaret Thatcher, Robin Harris. He helped raise the profile of the case and was forthright in support. That was quite brave; believing in the innocent of alleged war criminals is not necessarily a very popular thing to do. The Croatian diaspora can take pride in its support. Indeed, Croatian Americans took part in the defence – Luka Misetic and Tom Kuzmanovic. And from Canada was Ana Katalinic, the Gotovina case manager. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10173/1/Marie-Bernadette-Rouaux---Universal-Language.html My name is Marie-Bernadette Rouaux, I chose these few photos that recall me some “reflections and spaces” from Bretagne and some wonderful days in Croatia, its intensive blue and green beauty. I loved  Varazdin under the rain, an evening at Zagreb, the river Sava near Cigoc, the green immersion at Plitvice, the Cadillac at Vitina in Herzegovina, the picnic at Majerovo Vrilo, the sunset on the Kornati, the isle of Solta where I feel at home. At 8 a.m., waiting for the departure to Split, I took two photos in the same moment , the rowboat on the quiet sea and the taking flight of a seagull. I felt the strange sensation of suspended time. When I take pictures,  I feel fugitive sensations and deep feelings and it’s a great joy for me to share emotions without words,  just going with the flow, “au fil de l’eau”. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10189/1/Travels-bring-experiences-and-memories-that-last-a-lifetime-Capt-Iv-Vidos-and-Violi-Calvert.html Travels bring experiences and memories that last a lifetime. They give us the opportunities to visit beautiful and interesting places, and meet amazing people. During a recent holiday my husband and I had included a 10-night Mediterranean cruise. In his welcome address I noted that the Captain is Croatian. Captain Iv Vidos reflected in his talk to passengers his great love for the sea and his mission of ensuring the safety and enjoyment of the holidaymakers as well as the staff of the ship. Aside from sharing valuable information and pointers, his good sense of humour came through his announcements before docking at various ports. violicalvert@optusnet.com.au (Violi Calvert) Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10147/1/Croatian-Viewpoint-website-of-Jean--Ante-Marinovic-husband-and-wife-team-in-Melbourne.html Croatian Viewpoint’s mission is to bring the Croatian ‘journey to freedom’ to an English-speaking audience.‘Viewpoint’ presents an analysis of key Croatian issues from a human rights perspective, and the ‘Virtual Policnik Museum’ interprets the Croatian history of the Zadar hinterland from an ethnographic viewpoint. Croatian Viewpoint’s hosts are Ante Marinovic and Jean Lunt Marinovic, a husband & wife team, who voluntarily contribute to this independent project.  Jean is the principal author and she gets her support from her husband Ante and their family, and she gets her inspiration from the courage and optimism of Croatian people. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10142/1/PRIJEDLOG-ZAKONA-O-ODNOSIMA-REPUBLIKE-HRVATSKE-S-HRVATIMA-IZVAN-REPUBLIKE-HRVATSKE.html Ustavom Republike Hrvatske utvrðena je ustavna obveza Republike Hrvatske da ¹titi prava i interese svojih dr¾avljana koji ¾ive ili borave u inozemstvu i promièe njihove veze s domovinom. Temeljito proèitajte dokument, pro¹irite ga, po¹aljite prijateljima koji imaju ideje i znaju ih napisati. Predugo smo èekali ovakav dokument da bi pro¹ao samo kao jedna od toèaka na Saborskim sjednicama. Dakle, radi se o dokumentu koji æe se pretoèiti u zakon, i tu smo u prilici sugerirati, savjetovati, tra¾iti i obrazlagati sve ¹to nas ti¹ti, ¹to nam nedostaje, ¹to mozemo pobolj¹ati, pojednostaviti te ubrzati procese sjedinjenja dijaspore i matice domovine. Idejni zaèetnik dokumenta je Dr. Ivan Bagariæ. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10127/1/Homeland-defense-is-a-right-not-a-crime.html  It is time to judge the judges. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10105/1/Blessed-Easter-to-Mr-Gotovina-Mr-Markac-Mr-Praljak-Mr-Kordic-and-their-families.html  Happy and blessed Easter to Mr. Ante Gotovina, Mr. Mladen Markac, Mr. Slobodan Praljak, Mr. Darijo Kordiæ, and their families from Nenad Bach, Darko ®ubriniæ, CROWN Team and from the readers of the CROWN. Happy and blessed Easter to all the people of good will. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10091/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-to-play-for-HELP-JAPAN-Tsunami-Relief-Concert.html The band has been invited to perform for a concert to help support those affected by the recent tsunami in Japan and we're asking all of our friends to come out and support those affected by this terrible tragedy. The concert is being held on Thursday, March 24 at The Bowery Electric in New York City. The band will perform starting at 11:30 p.m. and will be the final act for the night. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross and will help the victims of the tsunami. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10072/1/Dr-Kathleen-V-Wilkes-1946-2003-devoted-her-life-to-the-victory-of-Croatia.html Dr. Kathleen Vaughan Wilkes was a distinguished British humanist, professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford, and also taught at the Inter-University Centre in Dubrovnik, Croatia. During the Serbian siege of the City in 1991 and 1992, she was spreading the truth about its merciless destruction. Dr. Wilkes wrote on Dec 26, 1991: "Dubrovnik... there is still no water or electricity, scant food, no glass in the windows, temperature at freezing point..." darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9982/1/Croatian-town-Lipik-needs-help-to-rebuild-Kursalon.html The Kursalon, the neo-Renaissance style cafe in the town Lipik, Croatia, was constructed in 1893, with concert and a dance halls, a movie theater, restaurants, a piano bar, casino etc. It was the central point of the social and cultural life of the town until 1991, when it was destroyed  and burned during the Serbian aggression on Croatia. This is an appeal to rebuild one of the trademarks of the town of Lipik. On the photo Nenad Bach and Ivan Pu¹æenik in Lipik. ipuscenik@yahoo.com (Ivan Pu¹æenik) Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9557/1/The-Barber-of-Kigali-at-the-Boston-International-Film-Festival-June-6-2008.html The short dramatic film "The Barber of Kigali" written and directed by Jamie Cohen with the music composed by Nenad Bach, will play at the prestigious Boston International Film Festival on Friday June 6th, 2008 at the AMC/Loews Theater at 6:30 pm.  The theater is located at 175 Tremont St in Boston, MA. USA jcohen@integrity-films.com (Jamie Cohen) Sun, 25 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9546/1/Handball-Connects-People.html Sports is a great catalyst for world peace, because it is transparent as much as it can be, plus people connect through the game regardless where they came from and what they do or make for a living. At the game we are all together on the same spiritual level. It is very close to music. violicalvert@optusnet.com.au (Violi Calvert) Tue, 06 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9522/1/Festival-favorite-Random-Lunacy-is-on-the-road-again-April-14---June-5-2008.html Home Team Productions is proud to announce five upcoming screenings of "Random Lunacy: videos from the road less traveled." Rolling Stone's Peter Travers says of this documentary, "Prepare to be wowed!"  The film follows the radically itinerant Poppa Neutrino and his family of street performers over the course of twenty adventurous years of living homeless by choice. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9496/1/Premiere-of-quotBlack-47-at-Connollysquot-at-Westchester-Film-Festival-March-8-2008.html Larry Kirwan (left) and the band Black 47 are the subjects of a new film by filmmakers Stephanie Silber and Vic Zimet. The film weaves together a history of the band's beginnings, and by extension, a rich underlay of Irish-American history and the Diaspora. The film will be screened at the Westchester Film Festival on Mach 8, 2008 starting at 2:35 p.m. HmTmProd@aol.com (Vic Zimet & Stephanie Silber) Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9491/1/Glen-Hansard-and-Marketa-Irglova-in-Once-for-your-consideration-at-the-Oscars.html   Academy Award Nominee Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova for Best Song "Falling Slowly". Once is a 2007 Irish musical film written and directed by John Carney. Set in Dublin, this naturalistic drama stars musicians Glen Hansard (of popular Irish rock band The Frames) and Markéta Irglová as fictional struggling musicians. Update:They won Oscars z@zerostudio.net (Zoran Orlic) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9484/1/Random-Lunacy-tonight-in-Salem-Oregon-with-great-review-in-Salem-News.html   The documentary, "Random Lunacy: videos from the road less traveled", directed and produced by Victor Zimet and Stephanie Silber is more about survival outside conventional society than a story about a man. It's a completely unique portrayal of human inventiveness, persistence, and the longevity and strength of family. Music by Nenad Bach among other talented musicians. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9317/1/Catholic-confraternity-in-Philippines-promoting-Blessed-Ivan-Merz.html The Confraternity of Catholic Saints, Philippines, is a Roman Catholic organization of young people dedicated in promoting Holiness through the lives and works of the Saints.  It is affiliated to the Offical Promoter of Blessed Ivan Merz. kruno.poljak@gmail.com (Kruno Poljak, dipl.ing.) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9313/1/quotPhiladelphiaquot-Jerry-Ricks-is-recovering-from-a-brain-tumor-operation-in-Croatia.html For the last nine weeks he's been hospitalized in the port city of Rijeka, Croatia recovering from brain surgery to remove a tumor that doctors say was benign. Friends are arranging a benefit for the 67-year-old bluesman, to be held at the Commodore Barry Club in Philadelphia on Sunday 2-9 PM. vnazor@yahoo.com (Vedran Joseph Nazor) Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9292/1/President-Mesiae-decorated-the-US-Admiral-Lunney-with-the-Order-of-Trefoil.html The decoration was presented to Lunney at a ceremony in the Croatian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on Sept. 26th 2007. Admiral Lunney invested a lot of efforts, time and enthusiasm to find the family of Croat Peter Tomich, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941, so as to present them with the Congressional Medal of Honor. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9281/1/FESTIVAL-BLAST-HOME-TEAMS-RANDOM-LUNACY.html "Movies like to pretend they're different, but RANDOM LUNACY really, truly is. Gifted filmmakers Zimet and Silber throw us into a life that intoxicates, infuriates and leaves us panting for each unforgettable adventure. Prepare to be wowed" - Peter Travers of Rolling Stone HmTmProd@aol.com (Vic Zimet & Stephanie Silber) Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9273/1/U2-in-Sarajevo-10-Years-After-September-23-1997.html Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam were still in the dressing room underneath the rapidly filling Kosevo stadium stands. Paul McGuiness and I were standing behind the stage. aconvenientgenocide@mac.com (Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey) Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9261/1/A-Diplomatic-quotHunting-Partyquot---facts-never-published-before-by-Ms-Hartmann---part-1.html     Muhamed Sacirbey, Florence Hartmann and Sylvie Matton speak out. Ms. Hartmann makes damning revelations about the betrayal of justice in her new book "Peace & Punishment.". Were the Big Powers in complicity to ethnic cleansing? Twist of fiction and reality. Film "The Hunting Party" with Richard Gere talks about the same subject in the same manner...as fiction. The book "Peace and Punishment" talks about the same subject in the same manner...as reality with documents. And they came out at the same time. Coincidence, hard reality or historical materialism ? Hartmann, Matton and Sacirbey speak of the evidence and the consequences  for BiH, Croatia, the region and the victims. CROWN reports, you decide. aconvenientgenocide@mac.com (Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey) Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9222/1/Award-Winning-Film-Random-Lunacy-available-on-DVD---2-Festival-Screenings.html   Home Team Productions  announces RANDOM LUNACY on DVD at FilmBaby. com. See it as well at the Chicago Underground & Wildwood By The Sea Film Festivals. Hear Nenad's music. HmTmProd@aol.com (Vic Zimet & Stephanie Silber) Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9025/1/Voices-from-the-Heart-coming-to-Croatia-July-5---12th-2007.html   Voices from the Heart is a 200-voiced women's a cappella chorus located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA. On July 5, 2007 Ms. Connolly, founding director, will be taking the chorus on a ten day international tour, to Croatia and Slovenia letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9114/1/Two-Americans-living-in-Dubrovnik.html Andrew and Michelle Kehoe have swapped the "big apple" for the peace and quiet of Dubrovnik. They first came here in 2006 and as they say fell in love with the city.   c.mateo@verizon.net (Martin Cvjetkoviæ) Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9091/1/New-Zealand-David-Cunliffe---speech-for-Croatian-National-Day.html   Thank you for inviting me to your national day celebrations tonight here in the Croatian heartland of West Auckland....There has, of course, been a strong, successful Croatian presence in New Zealand for well over a century. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9048/1/Random-Lunacy-at-the-Portland-Underground-Film-Festival-Thursday-June-7-2007.html Random Lunacy will be playing at the Portland Underground Film Festival. The film follows family band of self-taught Dixieland musicians on a quest for pure freedom. Music is by Nenad Bach.   HmTmProd@aol.com (Vic Zimet & Stephanie Silber) Tue, 29 May 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9028/1/Legendary-Stanley-Clarke-in-Zagreb-on-Monday-April-23-2007.html His artistry has spanned classical, jazz, R&B and pop idioms.  He has already succeeded in a multitude of diverse careers, any one of which would be satisfactory to anyone else.  Yet he still pushes on, as invigorated and as passionate about music as that teenage prodigy from Philadelphia with a dream.   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9019/1/Colonel-Mark-Cook-and-the-Lipik-Orphanage.html  Colonel Mark Cook, outstanding British humanist, in a crucial way contributed to rebuilding of the Lipik Orphanage that was totally destroyed by Greater Serbian forces in 1991. This project included many people throughout the world, and resulted in a beutifully renovated building in 1993. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9009/1/In-Debt-we-Trust-is-the-latest-film-from-Danny-Schechter-playing-in-New-York-April-4-5.html   While many Americans may be "maxing out" on credit cards, there is a deeper story: all economic power around the world is shifting into fewer hands. This will lead to an unavoidable consumer debt meltdown. This predicts Schechter, The Emmy-winning former ABC News and CNN producer, will have frightening consequences for us all. dissector@mediachannel.org (Danny Schechter) Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9008/1/Award-Winning-Film-Random-Lunacy-playing-in-New-York-on-April-1st-2007.html   Videos From The Road Less Traveled, is a close-up look at a family's odyssey of survival, adventure, and desire.  The hour long documentary unspools on Sunday, April 1, 2007, at the New York Underground Film Festival, New York, N.Y., at 8:45 PM. What is genuine value in a culture jaded by its own affluence? HmTmProd@aol.com (Vic Zimet & Stephanie Silber) Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8962/1/RANDOM-LUNACY-new-film-by-Vic-Zimet-and-Stephanie-Silber-premieres-on-March-9th.html   Peter Travers of Rolling Stone says: "Movies like to pretend they're different, but RANDOM LUNACY really, truly is.  Gifted filmmakers Zimet and Silber throw us into a life that intoxicates, infuriates and leaves us panting for each unforgettable adventure  Prepare to be wowed." @ WESTCHESTER FILM FESTIVAL Friday, March 9th at 9:40 PM White Plains City Center, New York. To reserve tickets call 914 747 6000 HmTmProd@aol.com (Vic Zimet & Stephanie Silber) Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8960/1/Free-energy-technology-will-be-made-widely-available.html   Steorn has today announced that its free energy technology will be made widely available to the development community immediately after the independent scientific validation process that is currently underway. peter@scheltus.nl (Peter Scheltus) Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8872/1/Admiral-Lunney-continues-with-Peter-Tomichs-story-in-The-American-Legion.html   2.5 million copies sold. Story about Croatian American hero Peter Tomich. Thank you Admiral Lunney and The American Legion. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8871/1/UPDATE-ON-AUSTRALIAN-HANDBALLER-Bevan-Calvert-A-CroWorld-FRIEND.html     violicalvert@optusnet.com.au (Violi Calvert) Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8840/1/BRYAN-ADAMS-quotYou-crazy-Croatians-Bravo-Thank-youquot-AN-EXCITING-EVENT-IN-OSIJEK-CROATIA.html After performing his well known song "Somebody", Bryan has started his concert in Osijek, Croatia, with simple words: "Hello. I'm Bryan !" . dentamete@vip.hr (Goran Nikola¹eviæ) Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8811/1/Richard-Gere-to-shoot-despite-broken-rib.html Hollywood actor Richard Gere was rushed to hospital in Croatia after breaking a rib while shooting for his new movie but he refused to allow the injury to obstruct the film shoot.   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8796/1/Pastures-of-Plenty-A-Tribute-to-Woody-Guthrie-Presented-by-The-Vanaver-Caravan.html     vcoffice@hvc.rr.com. (Bill & Livia Vanaver) Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8775/1/CROWN-Endorses-John-Hall-for-Congress-November-7th-2006.html   Hall's platform favors swift and orderly withdrawal of our troops from Iraq, universal healthcare, intensive alternative energy initiatives, and more complete funding of No Child Left Behind. He opposes privatization of Social Security. For more information on Hall's platform, visit www.johnhallforcongress.com   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8678/1/Famous-API-console-on-sale----ask-John-Holbrook.html Now THIS is mixing outside the box!! All-discrete API Legacy serial #15. Custom-built for Bearsville Studios. Used on albums by Dave Matthews Band, Guster, Phish, many more. www.bearsvillestudios.com/API.html   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8670/1/DONT-MISS-RORY-GALLAGHER-ON-THE-BIG-SCREEN----SEPT-8TH-2006.html   Join HOME TEAM PRODUCTIONS at the inaugural Wild River Festival in beautiful St. Paul MN, for the screening of SONGS & STORIES: New York Remembers Rory Gallagher! on Friday, September 8, 2006, at 8 PM! Wild River Theater at Roy Wilkins (upstairs from the concert area) Theater One bachlea@gmail.com (Lea Bach) Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8530/1/H-Admiral-Robert-Lunney-Volim-Hrvate-jer-su-dobri-ljudi-i-prijatelji.html   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6195/1/E-SONGS--STORIES-New-York-Remembers-Rory-Gallagher.html ÂHOME TEAM PRODUCTIONS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE SCREENING OFSONGS & STORIES: New York Remembers Rory GallagherÂa film by Victor Zimet - Stephanie Silber - Seamus Kelleher at the Westchester Film Festival, Friday, March 10, at 4:30 PMJoin us at the White Plains City Center National Amusements Cinema 15 de Luxon Mamaroneck AvenueScreening Schedule http://www.westchestergov.com/filmoffice/2006%20schedule.htm For a sneak peek at the trailer check outhttp://www.hometeamproductions.tv/songs.html orclick here"Represents one of the musical highlights of the decade! Fiery performances by Manhattan's Irish American greats!" - IRISH VOICE"This lovingly constructed documentary cum live concert is a must!" -TOTAL MUSIC MAGAZINEhttp://www.hometeamproductions.tv/songs.html Âhttp://www.filmbaby.com/product_info.php?cPath=3&products_id=502 Purchase your DVD copy of Songs & Stories at www.FilmBaby.co or simply click on the picture abovecontact: HmTmProd@aol.com  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 09 Mar 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6198/1/E-A-personal-commitment-to-animal-protection.html ÂA personal commitment to animal protectionHumane Society of the United Stateswww.hsus.org A personal message from Heather and Paul McCartneyDear Friend ,For years, we have shared a personal commitment toanimal protection. Today we'd like to ask for your help insupporting an issue that's deeply important to us -- stoppingCanada's massive seal hunt.We have just returned from a trip to the seal nursery on the icefloes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. Wewalked on the ice among mother seals as they nursed their newbornbabies. There are no words to express how breathtaking thelandscape is, with nothing but ice and ocean as far as the eye cansee. The only sounds we heard were the wind and the cries ofthe baby seals, calling out to their mothers.But in just a few weeks, the boats will arrive, andthe cries of the baby seals will be those of terror and agony assealers clamber onto the ice with their clubs and guns. Thepristine white of the ice will be stained with the blood ofthese baby seals, bludgeoned and shot to death so the sealerscan sell their skins to the fur industry. Today, we desperately need your help to stop this slaughter. We believe that if we all work together, we canconvince the Canadian government that now is the time to end thehunt forever. That's why we are asking you to make asgenerous a gift as you can to help The Humane Society of the UnitedStates continue the fight to save Canada's baby seals.Click here to make your gift today:The HSUS's ProtectSeals campaign is bringing allcompassionate and humane-thinking citizens of the world togetherto pressure the Canadian government to end this hunt forever.Your donation will be used exclusively for the ProtectSealscampaign and will enable The HSUS to send a team of experts,journalists, and videographers to the ice so they can document thehunt, exposing the hideous cruelty that the Canadian governmentdoesn't want the world to see. We plan to make sure that the world knows whathappens on those isolated ice floes in the middle of the sea, and wewill not rest until the slaughter has ended forever. Please donate today:Yours,Heather and Paul McCartneyprotect-seals@hsus.org | 202-452-1100 |www.hsus.org The Humane Society of the United States 2100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 08 Mar 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6197/1/E-Interview-With-Paul-McCartney-Heather-Mills-McCartney.html ÂCNN LARRY KING LIVEInterview With Paul McCartney, Heather Mills McCartneyAired March 3, 2006 - 21:00 ETTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills McCartney making international headlines with their controversial mission to stop something they call needless brutality that others say they have to do to live; heated debate with Sir Paul and Heather Mills McCartney and more next on LARRY KING LIVE.Good evening. Sir Paul and Lady Heather are calling on the newly-elected Canadian prime minister to end the annual commercial hunt for seal skins forever. They headed out to the ice flows in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Thursday and Friday, their visit organized by the Humane Society of the United States.The U.S. moved to ban the import of seal products in 1972 and the European Union instituted a partial ban in 1983. But, by the mid- 1990s new markets opened up in China and Russia reviving the sealing industry. One word of caution as we begin our broadcast, because of the subject matter tonight, some of the video we'll show is very disturbing. And, the premier of Newfoundland, Danny Williams, will join us later to give the government's position.Paul, why did you get -- why are you involved in this?SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, PROTESTING SEAL HUNT: Larry this is something that's been going on. I've been seeing pictures of this for probably about 40 years now and I'm basically involved because I think it's a cruel practice that should be ended.KING: And you, Heather?HEATHER MILLS MCCARTNEY: I got involved once I got involved in the whole fur issue and was shocked to see that these seals are being clubbed to death so inhumanely and brutally and they say that it's regulated and watched. And, of course it is for the six hours while the sealers know they're being watched. They're going to behave a bit better. But the Humane Society U.S. have hours and hours and hours of proof of inhumane methods of killing and I just wanted to come -- I was asked to come out here and, of course, I had to. I couldn't actually sit and watch the slaughter that's going to go on in the next two weeks with pups under the age of one month old.You know they say "Well, we don't kill white baby seals," you know, but they lose their coats after 12 days. That's like saying a baby is no longer a baby once it's a month old, you know. It's barbaric, sorry archaic and really brutal.KING: What have you seen in person, Paul?P. MCCARTNEY: We went out to the ice flows yesterday and we were helicoptered out there to see the seal pups and their mums on the ice, so we saw them firsthand and it's a fantastic spectacle. It's a beautiful wildlife spectacle and it's the kind of thing that people should just respect and love. It was a very beautiful sight.And so, we went out and saw firsthand this, this very beautiful seal population and the babies themselves with their mothers. But it was -- it was terrifying to think that in probably about three weeks time sealers will arrive and with clubs and with pick axes and with guns will kill a huge amount of these baby seals.KING: Heather, who are the sealers?H. MCCARTNEY: Well, you said earlier in your introduction that, you know, people have to survive on this and we really researched this because, you know, we did not want to come out here and start, you know, cuddling up to seal pups and saying "It's terrible that you do this" if people are totally surviving on this.But it's just not a fact, you know. It's less than five percent of their annual wage. There are many other ways of earning it, you know. People once had Apartheid that was traditional, you know, slavery, putting children up chimneys. It's totally inhumane and they could have ecotourism here.The federal government used to make subsidies of $20 million. You know it adds up to about $5 million income a year. America has boycotted. People have boycotted all over red lobster and many other chains and they're losing $139 million in snow crab sales anyway. So, there's just no economic viability on why this is going on. There's just absolutely no reason whatsoever.P. MCCARTNEY: And, if the seal hunt was to be stopped that boycott would be lifted immediately. The only reason it's in place is because of the seal hunt. One of the very first things, Larry, we saw when we came here because, as Heather said, we came with an open mind and we understand, you know, the economic issue and sympathize greatly with that.But one of the first things we saw was a quote in the newspaper from one of the fishermen themselves who are the sealers. They are off season fishermen. And, this was a 70-year-old gentleman who said, "Oh, we don't want these do-gooders to come out here cuddling up to the seals, saying they're beautiful." He said, "They are beautiful." He said, "And then the next thing they'll do is they'll say that the seal hunt is cruel." He said "And it is cruel." So, by this own man's admission he said "But we've been doing it 500 years." We believe that 500 years is no justification for cruelty.H. MCCARTNEY: And these are commercial fishermen. We haven't got any issues or arguments with, you know, the Aboriginal people using it for subsistence and everything. It's the commercial fishermen who do this in the off season and earn between $1,200 and $1,500 a year and, you know...KING: That's all?H. MCCARTNEY: You know, they can have -- yes, they can have a licensed retirement, what do you call it?P. MCCARTNEY: Program.H. MCCARTNEY: Program and the federal government could pay that to them and stop this seal hunt completely and then you wouldn't have everybody boycotting Canada's seafood. You know the mass majority and that's why Paul is showing we support Canada completely, obviously huge innovators with the Mine Ban Treaty, incredible, innovative people.Most of them don't want to see the seal hunt go ahead, you know. It's a tiny majority of people that are into tradition and sticking to their ways. We even spoke to Phil Jenkins from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on the plane. We got everybody coming up to us and we're open to speak to everybody. And even he had to admit at the end of the day its' not doing the Department of Fisheries and Oceans any good because they're losing sales. They're losing export sales for a tiny, tiny, cruel slaughtering of these poor little pups that don't even get a chance to swim before they're clubbed to death or even have their first solid meal.KING: Paul, why do they have to be clubbed? Can't they be killed in a humane fashion?P. MCCARTNEY: Well, they tell you that is a humane fashion. This is the traditional, one of the traditional methods. There is a clubbing that is one of the main things that happens here in Newfoundland where we were yesterday. And then there is kind of like a ice pick that is the other method and then there is shooting.We believe that's brutal. I mean I think the thing is anyone who's ever seen footage of this, as a lot of us have over the past 40 years. I don't think anyone's ever looked at that footage and said that looks humane. I can't think of one person you could actually get to look at that footage.And so, the kind of thing we're hoping for because as we do say we appreciate the economic angle even though it isn't the main economics for the fishermen but the kind of thing that we are hoping that the Canadian government and Steve Harper might be able to consider doing and we would ask him to consider doing this is what happened with whale hunting.There was a point in the '70s when whale hunting was given up. The whale hunters then had their licenses bought back. They were compensated and then whale watching took its place. And now whale watching is one of Canada's most successful industries.And we feel that, you know, the success of films like "March of the Penguins," this incredible wildlife spectacle instead of it just being an absolute brutal spectacle that really doesn't do any good for Canada's great reputation could be turned round. You could lose the boycott which would be very helpful to the economics of the fishermen. You could change the whole thing round into an eco-tourist affair that, like the whales with the fishermen getting compensation, could end up in a win-win situation for everyone, including the seals.KING: Let me get a break in.H. MCCARTNEY: But it's down to -- it's down to the federal government.KING: I'll get a break. Hold it. Hold it. We'll be right back, Heather. I got to get a break. You've hosted this show. You know we have to get breaks.And, by the way, the premier of Newfoundland will be joining us at the bottom of the hour. We'll be right back with Sir Paul McCartney and Lady Heather Mills McCartney. They're in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. We'll be right back.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)P. MCCARTNEY: In about three weeks time these baby seals are due to be clubbed to death or shot in what's known as the seal hunt. For many years, people have been trying to have this brutal practice stopped but we are out here to see if we can lend our voice to this campaign and maybe get it stopped once and for all.(END VIDEO CLIP)(COMMERCIAL BREAK)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)H. MCCARTNEY: Sadly, you won't be able to stop these beautiful baby seals around us being bludgeoned to death in the next few weeks but hopefully we could if we all join together and put pressure on the Canadian government to do what is just humane and stop this seal hunt, hopefully this would be the last seal hunt.(END VIDEO CLIP)KING: We're back with the McCartneys. Heather, you were going to say something before you were so rudely interrupted.H. MCCARTNEY: Well, I was just going to -- I was going to go back to your question of why are they clubbed to death? The reason they're clubbed to death, so people really understand this, is because it's less damage to the skins. The reason they're killed, you know, between the ages of 12 and 24 to 30 days is because their skin is fresh. It's unmarked and it's going to be used for the fashion industry for seal skins. You know when they kill them later on, always generally under the age of one year because then their skin gets too marked, they shoot them from moving boats and most of the time they're not great shots so they lie there, you know, in agony for, you know, Humane Society U.S. filmed a young pup dying for an hour and a half before it choked on its own blood.So, the fashion industry don't want a marked skin and that is why they don't put the second bullet hole in because every second bullet hole reduces the pelt or the skin by $2. So, when you imagine within five days 80 percent of these 250,000 to 300,000 seals are clubbed and hacky-picked (ph) as in a hook and slain around to death and that is not humane, you know. Humane means kind and, you know, with compassion. It doesn't mean that at all.For a minimal off season income that the federal government could make a hugely clever economical decision to actually, you know, put the money to the licensed retirement program for the fishermen. Most of the hunters are actually desperate to retire and 15,000 to 25,000 of them have licenses and 4,000 of them still seal every year and the rest of the, you know, most of them find it very difficult to do. And they would love to have, you know, the licensed retirement program put in place.P. MCCARTNEY: Like the whale watching.H. MCCARTNEY: Like the whale watching, you know. It would be the best move Canada could do. When they with the innovators and the Mine Ban Treaty everybody said it's impossible. It will never happen. And look at what's happened, 151 countries no longer use those inhumane weapons of war that maim and kill men, women and children. So, Canada can be leaders, you know.KING: Paul, are seal skins popular? I mean I hear of mink and I hear of furs but I don't hear much about seal skins.P. MCCARTNEY: Yes, I don't think it's really popular and I don't think it's a great item in the fashion industry but it is used and but I don't think it's really very popular. I don't think it would be missed sorely, you know. I think for the reasons that we are putting forward, we're asking the Canadian people and the Canadian Prime Minister Mr. Harper to consider. We think this is something that could be done. It's time it was done. I don't think there is a huge value placed on seal skin. I think there could be more value placed on the attractive tourist industry that Canada could create by turning this whole thing around and banning the hunt.KING: How far do you want to go, Paul? Do you want to ban seal skin sales? Do you want to stop seal skins in any products? Do you want to see the end of seal skins as wearable items?P. MCCARTNEY: Yes, the thing is, Larry that that is what I think would be a good idea. I think, as Heather said, these seal skins are only valuable while the pups are young, so you are talking about taking the lives and the skins of young baby seals that actually haven't even had a swim yet. They're totally reliant on their mothers. They can't escape the sealers and it really is -- we've heard people who have been and witnessed the hunt and I'm sure you will be showing some pictures...KING: Yes, I'm sure.P. MCCARTNEY: ...where the ice, which we saw yesterday in its pristine state, where the minute that seal hunt is on the whole place turns red. It's a bloody mess and I don't think there's a reason in the 21st Century to do that.And so what we're doing is trying to take into consideration the other sides of the argument that are being presented to us and trying to offer some long-term solution for the fishermen.In actual fact from what we hear in independent polls of the Canadian people when they're asked a straight question "Do you want the seal hunt to continue or don't you," they say no.KING: By the way...H. MCCARTNEY: And, if you go onto www.protectseals.org you can see exactly what goes on and click on to say if you support the ban of this seal hunt, so protectseals.org and any help there donation wise can really help push this forward.You know once the federal government, if they you know open up their eyes, put a ban on this then, you know, we are just trying to be mediators. We're not coming here to dictate things. It's just -- we'd rather be at home watching the telly with our little baby, you know. We don't need to come over here and stand on the ice for five hours in minus 20 degrees with the wind chill factor even worse.You know we don't need to do this. We're not going round dictating so we don't make money from this. We don't make anything from this except we're totally devastated to watch these images. And, I couldn't enjoy one second on the ice yesterday because I just knew what's going to come in the next few weeks, you know, and that's the reality of it.KING: By the way I need to...H. MCCARTNEY: We can either spend our lives just sitting being quiet like so many people do being Mrs. Switzerland or we could actually speak out and on the behalf of these animals with no voices and trying to come up with solutions.KING: By the way, I want to -- hold on one second. We need to warn people that they are seeing videos today they may find disturbing. We need to mention that the video of the seal hunts used today was provided by the Humane Society. We'll be right back.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)P. MCCARTNEY: You know people have been trying to discuss this seal hunt for many, many years and the answer has just been that it's happened for 500 years. It's tradition and therefore it should continue. But we're hoping now that by bringing this amount of attention to what is actually an international problem, not just a Canadian problem, that we will actually be able to put an end to this brutal practice.(END VIDEO CLIP)(COMMERCIAL BREAK)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)P. MCCARTNEY: This is a harp seal pup here and unless something is done about it he's going to be clubbed to death in the next few weeks. The fishermen will tell you that it's because they eat the cod but that's not true. It's the over fishing that's led to the demise of the cod.(END VIDEO CLIP)KING: We're back with Sir Paul McCartney and Lady Heather Mills McCartney. Have you met with the prime minister Paul?P. MCCARTNEY: No, we haven't, no.KING: Have you asked for a meeting?H. MCCARTNEY: We rung him four times today and every day.P. MCCARTNEY: Yes, we rang him actually today but unfortunately he was in a meeting. I'm sure that's true. But we rang him actually just before we came on and we said, you know, "We are just shortly going to be doing the Larry King show and we'd like to offer you the courtesy of us hearing your opinion on this" because no one quite seems to know how he stands, where he stands on this. So, you know we would -- we would like to...H. MCCARTNEY: We've heard that he's a very compassionate man and that he will, you know, find the right solution, you know, be behind this. You know, obviously he cares about what the voters think, what the people think, what he thinks individually and supporting the sealers at the same time. So we, we just think that this is an ideal opportunity for it to happen now and his second name is Harper and these are harp seals, you know. What more can you ask?KING: Paul, your daughter Stella, a famous designer, does not use animal products right?P. MCCARTNEY: That is right, yes, and that's pretty difficult in an industry like the fashion industry where fur is traditionally used but she has made a stance from the word go and she doesn't use fur or leather in any of her collections. And, actually these boots Heather has on which look...H. MCCARTNEY: These boots they look like leather that I've got on and they're not.KING: What are they?H. MCCARTNEY: They're just a plastic.P. MCCARTNEY: They're fake leather.H. MCCARTNEY: They're just a fake leather.P. MCCARTNEY: These boots are made for walking, Larry, and one of these days you know what's going to happen.KING: You ought to record that.H. MCCARTNEY: I'll walk right over you.KING: Are you going to do -- by the way, oh I am told that the Prime Minister Mr. Harper, has sent Mr. Williams, who will appear in a couple of minutes, to be his emissary tonight, so in a sense he's speaking for the prime minister. That would be the premier of Newfoundland.H. MCCARTNEY: Great. We'll look forward to hearing.KING: So, we're told that that he has asked him to come to appear and he'll be with us in a couple minutes. Let's just take those few minutes, Paul. Are you going to tour again?P. MCCARTNEY: Oh, yes. I'm always going to tour again, you know. It's in my blood. It's what I do. I had a very nice tour last year in America and it was great. I love the American audiences. We played here in Canada. I love the Canadian audiences. So, yes, I'm going to tour again.At the moment, though, you know, we're over here and this is an off period for me so it gives me a chance to come over here and study this issue and try and do something to end this 500-year slaughter.KING: Are you by nature an activist?P. MCCARTNEY: You know the thing is, Larry, I'm a grown up and I have an opinion like anybody else, you know, and if after 40 years you've been seeing the kind of footage that you're going to show your viewers, you either sit by quietly and do nothing about it and most of the time say, gosh that's terrible, or if you get an invitation like Heather and I had this time to come out here and to witness the event, you finally feel that something has to be done.So, yes that makes me an activist. I do like to see -- I do like to try and do anything I can to prevent cruelty, particularly in animals because they don't have a voice and this is one of the things being an international celebrity, this is one of the advantages of it. KING: Yes.P. MCCARTNEY: You know there are some disadvantages but the advantages you can get time on a show like yours and discuss these issues and hopefully people make up their own minds. We want to try and present this to them in a fair way.KING: I'm going to get a break and when we come back, Danny Williams, the Newfoundland and Labrador Premier, will join us. He will discuss the other side of this issue and we'll get comments from both Paul McCartney, Lady Heather McCartney and Danny Williams. Don't go away.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)P. MCCARTNEY: To see these beautiful animals and particularly the baby seals helpless and, as Heather said, they are helpless. They haven't even had their swim yet so they can't get away, to see them really brings it home that this is a protest that's been going on for many, many years now and that all the facts lead to only one conclusion that it's time it was stopped.(END VIDEO CLIP)(COMMERCIAL BREAK)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)H. MCCARTNEY: It just breaks our heart. And I couldn't even get a minute enjoyment out of going out on the ice knowing what is to come. You know, if I had gone out there in a touristic way and thought, oh, aren't they beautiful, aren't they lovely? But I just can't help but look at them and having a baby ourselves thinking, can you imagine you have a baby and it's just taken away from you in the most horrific manner. It's just unbearable. (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: We're back. Remaining with us are Paul McCartney and Lady Heather Mills McCartney on this issue of the sea hunt. And we're joined now in St. Johns by Danny Williams, "Newfoundland and Labrador" premier.And you have heard, Danny, the statements in the past half hour. What's your overall response concerning your government's position to the seal hunt? DANNY WILLIAMS, PREMIER OF NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR, CANADA, DEFENDS ANNUAL SEAL HUNT: Well, first of all, Larry, let me welcome you to Canada. And I want to thank the McCartneys and yourself for this opportunity to basically state our case. Just so your own viewers can get some orientation, Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly part in North America. And I know from your award-winning shows on September 11th, we had 70 American planes came down here, and 13,000 of the passengers, American passengers found homes in Newfoundland and Labrador for about a week. So we welcomed them into our homes and welcomed them into our hearts. And some of those homes were homes that were occupied and opened by sealers and their families. So I just want to give you some relativity. And I am sure you already know, but I would like your viewers to know that as well. I thank you for the opportunity. I may start off by, I think, my concern here is that the McCartneys are not completely informed. I recognize that they're active. I recognize their zeal. I love animals myself. I have two of my three daughters all three daughters actually , but two are animal lovers in the biggest kind of a way. So for the record, I want to state that certainly myself and my people in Newfoundland and Labrador don't condone inhumane activity towards animals nor do we condone hunting or fishing that would lead to the extinction or endangerment of any species. I want to make that very clear for the record. Having said that, I want to start off with just a quote from the World Wildlife Federation. I actually had an e-mail from them this morning because they knew that I was going on with you this evening and had this opportunity. They e-mailed to let us know of their support that they felt that this was not a conservation issue. And I also want to read a quote from a group of veterinarians that were hired by the World Wildlife Fund. They said that the sea harvest is conducted in a humane way. And the veterinarians concluded that the Canadian harp seal hunt is professional, and highly regulated by comparison with seal hunts in Greenland and the North Atlantic. It has the potential to serve as a model to improve humane practice and reduce seal suffering with the other hunts. So I think it's important that we state the other side of the case. And I'm very concerned that the McCartneys are not getting all the information. H. MCCARTNEY: Greenland, they're actually boycotting your products because they're disgusted at how inhumane your seal hunt is. WILLIAMS: If I had an opportunity, Heather, just for a minute, and I've just got to caution you, I was concerned in your statements where you talk about inhumane and barbaric and archaic. H. MCCARTNEY: Archaic. Sorry. Let me clear that. I don't mean barbaric. That's just a terminology I used with the land mines. I find it archaic, brutal and cruel. WILLIAMS: Archaic may have been a fair term in the past. I do appreciate you saying that. Because that was something that concerned me. The other comment that concerned me last night was when you compared this to clubbing young babies, young human babies. And I think that that's actually taking the argument to the extreme. H. MCCARTNEY: I didn't actually say that last night. I didn't say that last night. I said can you imagine if somebody took your baby away at one month and it was told it was an independent adult, as a lot of the pups are clubbed at one month old. I'll clear that up. KING: Danny, let me ask you... WILLIAMS: Actually just let me just clarify, Larry for just one second. KING: Why must they be clubbed? WILLIAMS: Well, let me tell you two things. First of all, the comment that was made last night was that, you know, baby bludgeoned to death. And again that's sensational. And that doesn't help the McCartneys' arguments nor does it help our argument. First of all, the information that hasn't been given is that 90 percent of these seals are killed by bullet. They're not all clubbed. This was a practice in the past. The club that was used years ago was a Norwegian instrument that was deemed to be the most efficient way of killing seals. When in fact now 90 percent of all seals are actually killed by bullet. It's very effective. It's very efficient and it's very quick. There's another aspect, which I would like to point out to you, that this seal hunt since 1970 has tripled. It has gone from 2 million seals to 5.8 million seals. That's actually 12 times every person in Newfoundland and Labrador. If we allow this seal population to completely overpopulate, the inhumane consequences of that is that these seals will starve. We now have a situation...H. MCCARTNEY: These seals represent the seals of not just Canada, but right up to Greenland. It's completely normal for there to be millions of seals. So let's put it in the right context. KING: I've got to get in a quick break and then we'll come right back. We'll come right back with Sir Paul McCartney -- let Paul get a word in too -- and Lady Heather McCartney and Danny Williams. Don't go away.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ken McCloud (ph) is ready for the annual Harp seal hunt off Prince Edward Island. He is also prepared for the attention Paul McCartney and the American Humane Society bring to the hunt.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We've come to get used to the fact that celebrities are coming up here and the animal rights groups using them to try. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I would just like them to see our side of it like it is a viable industry. It has been highly regulated. It is well looked after. Just because they say to shut it down, does that give them the right to shut it down?(END VIDEO CLIP)(COMMERCIAL BREAK)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Department of Fisheries and Oceans estimates 4,000 to 5,000 people in eastern Canada rely on the hunt and the $20 million it provides to the local economy. So there's a lot riding on the actions of celebrities like McCartney. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, it could mean $10,000 to $20,000 for every member of the crew, which is significant this time of year. It sure helps catch up the winter bills. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: PFO is accusing the American Humane Society of spreading false information about the hunt. (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: We're back. And before Danny Williams speaks again, Paul, do you want to say something? P. MCCARTNEY: Yes, I'd like to take Danny's point that -- what happened in the 50s and 60s was, there was an over culling of the seal population. And they dropped to a dangerously low level. Where then the government had to step in and actually stop it happening in order to maintain the population. What is happening now is over the last three years, that level of killing is happening again. And so even though at this moment in time there may be enough seals, the population could drop in the same way as it did in the 50s and 60s. And this is what we feel could be dangerous. WILLIAMS: Paul, I can assure you that, you know, I am in possession of all the facts on this. There are all about there percent, and that is all of the seals that have actually been taken. And what I had the opportunity...H. MCCARTNEY: Your department actually assured us that the cod levels wouldn't go down the year before they have to stop the fishing because the cod levels -- you're the same department that showed the cod levels were fine. WILLIAMS: What I was about to... KING: All right. Let Danny finish and then Paul. Danny? WILLIAMS: What I was about to say, Paul, is that what's actually happening on the ground in Newfoundland and Labrador is we're now finding that some of these starving seals are actually going into fresh water rivers in order to feed. That's actually happening. And another misconception which was corrected for you last night... H. MCCARTNEY: Because you're overfishing. Because you're overfishing. WILLIAMS: ...on the plane last night on the way to Prince Edward Island that you were on the misunderstanding that this species was in danger. But an official from DFO indicated to you that this species was actually strengthening significantly and now the herd has grown to three times the quantity in the 70s. So the species... P. MCCARTNEY: Yes, well, now that's true, Danny. That is true at this moment, as I say. But this is the kind of thing that happened -- that people were saying before the 50s and the 60s, and then they were -- they reached dangerously low levels, which then did lead to the underpopulation. And you were in serious danger then. And you now are killing the seals at the same levels. The last three years, you've been killing the seals at the same levels as happening in the 50s and 60s. So there is this possibility. Now, also this gentleman you mentioned that we did meet on the plane. He came up and said can I put our side of the argument? We said, yes, of course you can. We're not just coming here just to tell the Canadians what to do. We're interested in a debate. We want to find out for ourselves. He said -- we said, well, the first thing we're hearing, and we've heard it from a lot of people, I heard it from a local MP, is that the real reason why you need to keep the seal population down is because they are depleting the cod stock. Now, the man from the DFO himself said that is not true. And so it isn't true. In fact the seal -- the harp seals themselves kill a lot of the cod predators. And the only single reason that the cods have been depleted so much is human overfishing. WILLIAMS: Paul, you haven't heard me say that that's the reason. There is some evidence that could be part of the reason. But that's not why the seal hunt takes place. KING: Well, what do you make of the argument that most of them are shot, Heather? H. MCCARTNEY: Well, it's just not true. It's complete and absolute rubbish. It's just not true. Most of them are shot and clubbed in a hacky pick thing, which is a tall, long hook and then they hit them once with it and drag them along the ground. And they only use the one bullet. Again, because it's used for fur. It's not used for any other thing. P. MCCARTNEY: There are two main hunts here too. Where we went out yesterday, that's for the young seals. That is where most of the clubbing takes place. And I think what Danny's talking about, there's another seal hunt that happens from boats. And that is at the front. And I think that is probably where most of the shooting occurs. But the point is, you know, however it's done, the thing is, I defy you to show any reasonable-minded person this footage and get them to say, you know, that looks humane to me. KING: We'll take a break and come back, and I'll ask Danny to justify as stated by Heather. Don't go away. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) KING: Danny, two questions. One, what do the Canadian people think of this? And two, what about this point of eco-tourism that you could actually forget all this and increase your tourism ten-fold? WILLIAMS: Larry, let me tell you a couple of things. First of all, Heather is incorrect. There are 90 percent of these animals that are basically killed by firearms. So I had to set the record straight because I live here and I actually know. As well, you know, there's an unfair comparison that if you go into a beef slaughter house or a pork slaughter house or a chicken slaughter house and you put white sheets down on the floor, well then you're going to see blood. And that's not nice and that's not pleasant. But if you take the McCartneys' arguments to the extreme that they're willing to go, there will be no beef slaughter, there will be no pork slaughter, there will be no chicken slaughter, there will be no fish in restaurants, there will be no eggs, there will be no milk for children in school. H. MCCARTNEY: That's rubbish. We're not arguing that. WILLIAMS: That is the extent. That is the extent of the argument.H. MCCARTNEY: Try not to diverse it. It's rubbish. People eat meat. People eat fish. People don't eat the seals, and they use it for fashion. KING: All right. Heather let him finish. H. MCCARTNEY: It's not relevant. WILLIAMS: The other thing that's very relevant here, Larry, is that -- and I don't attribute this to the McCartneys, but this is where I think this is where they're being used. These organizations, the IFAW, Green Peace, PETA raise significant amounts of money. There are hundreds of millions of dollars that are being raised by these organizations.And let me tell you the FBI right now have a file opened in their terrorism division investigating organizations like this, including the PETA organization, from a terrorism perspective. So there are some huge issues here that if we had a couple of hours to go into, I would love to deal with. But what I would like to do... H. MCCARTNEY: Why are you going off on a tangent? Why are you not sticking to the seal hunt, the fact that it's used for fashion, the fact that they are inhumanely killed and hours and hours and years and years of footage to prove it.Why don't you stick to the subject? You're such a politician. You keep going off on irrelevant things like beef that people eat, fish that people eat. People don't eat seals. WILLIAMS: This is about propaganda. This is about using superstars like your husband. I invite you to come to Newfoundland and Labrador. I will provide you with information. I will provide you with documentaries that will indicate that people from the IFAW who witness this hunt and said there was nothing wrong with it, were fired by the IFAW. I want you to come to Newfoundland and Labrador. I want you to know the truth and the facts. And I'm certain that you will partner with us and move this forward because I think we can convince you that this is a very humane undertaking. P. MCCARTNEY: Well, we're here, Danny. You don't need to invite us. Thanks for the invitation, but we're here. We're actually in the studio here. We are in Newfoundland. And we saw the seals yesterday. And the point is, you know, what we're making -- the point we're making here is that this is inhumane. No matter how much you say it is humane, it isn't. This is a small percentage of the fishermen's income. No matter how much you say it isn't. This is nothing to do with the depletion of the cod stocks. That's due to human overfishing. And there are plenty of ideas that the Canadian people might be very interested in, in the same way as whale watching has become a huge industry, which used to be whale hunting. It now -- and the point about this is, in the international arena, Canada is known as a great country, a great people. And this creates a stain on the character of the Canadian people internationally. H. MCCARTNEY: Why are you so against the seal hunt being stopped? Why do you not want to give the sealers an alternate income and find a solution here so that the federal government, yourselves and the charities can work together to make sure -- the only people that will be harmed in a very small income way -- but still that's the only justification here, if there are finances taken from the sealers. There's no other justification on this. Why don't you want that to happen? Why don't you want to have peace talks? Why do you want to keep going to war and doing this to the animals? WILLIAMS: Heather, first of all, Paul, you're in Prince Edward Island now. And I'm in Newfoundland and Labrador. I'm inviting you to come to my province to see that. We are supported by the World Wildlife Fund, a very reputable organization. This is supported by the United Nations and the International Society for Conservation. These are worldwide policy speakers who speak on behalf of the international community. They see nothing wrong with it. And I just want to make your audience aware... H. MCCARTNEY: And you don't pay anybody in any of those organizations to oversee...(CROSSTALK)WILLIAMS: ...And I am really sorry that the McCartneys are being used. KING: I've got to get a break in. We'll be back with some remaining moments. H. MCCARTNEY: We're not being used. KING: Don't go away. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)KING: Danny Williams, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Heather did ask a good question, why not end it and look for alternative ways? Why not end it? WILLIAMS: Well, you have to end it on the basis that there's something wrong here. But this is about striking a balance in the ecosystem. And, you know, this is being done properly. It's being done humanely. It is a proper undertaking.The product that comes from seal is not only fur, it's meat. It provides shelter. It provides fuel. It also provides omega-3 oils, which are used for heart problems, arthritis problems, menstrual problems, liver problems. So there's a worthwhile product. But, Larry, if I could just add one point. And I would like to pick up on something that Paul said. He's talked about the cod and the endangered species. I would welcome Paul and Heather to come and take up the cause for the fact that our very rich cod stocks and ground fish stocks have been virtually extinguished by overfishing by foreigners from the European community. I plead with them to take up that cause and see if we can restore those stocks that will create employment for the people that live in my province. P. MCCARTNEY: OK, Danny. But the thing is, one cause at a time. We're here because in three weeks time, the baby seal pups that we saw and that the viewers of this program have seen are due to be clubbed to death or shot, whichever way you want it. Their lives are due to end. And in this day and age, in the 21st century, there's got to be an alternative. People look at those pictures, people all over the world look at those pictures, right now, and you will not find one person unless it's you, who says, you know what, that looks good to me. That looks OK. Everything's hunky-dory. The point is, it isn't hunky-dory. It's disgraceful. And the Canadian people have been polled, and when they've been asked in a poll that's not loaded with all sorts of what-if questions, they are asked, do you know about the seal hunt, do you want it to continue, a majority of the Canadian people say they don't want it to continue. So we're trying to look at all the sides of the argument, and we're just trying to offer you, Stephen Harper, and the Canadian people a possible way out of this mess. As I said before, you've got a boycott that's costing you millions at the moment on the Red Lobster front. And these are the kind of things that would end if the seal hunt ended. It's a win-win situation, Danny. Go for it. WILLIAMS: Paul, I've said to you, you also have to look, there are 6 million white tail deer that are being killed in America. There are 200 million cows that are being slaughtered... P. MCCARTNEY: Yes, but you're getting off the issue. H. MCCARTNEY: You keep going off it. P. MCCARTNEY: We're here to talk about the seal hunt. WILLIAMS: There are 2 billion chickens that are being slaughtered. Why is the fuzzy seal photo-op the important one? Why aren't you down in a slaughter house where cows are being killed or calves are being killed or lambs are being killed or chickens are being killed? H. MCCARTNEY: Think about it. OK. Let's forget that you don't care about the humanity. WILLIAMS: It's quite obvious...KING: One at a time. WILLIAMS: It's the easy photo-op where you can get the best picture, so, you know, it's obviously that... KING: Danny, let her speak. H. MCCARTNEY: How can your accountants not look at a 129 million lost in snow crab exports to America. One hundred and twenty-nine million lost snow crab exports to America. Sixteen million is the lost... WILLIAMS: Heather, if you and Paul have your way -- if you and Paul take your argument to where you want to go with it, the Red Lobsters will close, the McDonald's will close, the restaurants will close because they all sell beef or poultry. H. MCCARTNEY: We're not trying to have them to close. P. MCCARTNEY: We're trying to open them. H. MCCARTNEY: We're trying to open them, so that they don't boycott. WILLIAMS: That's exactly where it goes. P. MCCARTNEY: Danny, the point is... H. MCCARTNEY: We are trying to stop the boycotts on Canada. KING: One at a time. P. MCCARTNEY: Danny, can I just have a word here? The point is, you're getting off the issue. You're talking about all sorts of other issues. And that's very like a politician to do. We're trying to just keep on the issue here. We mentioned that there is a boycott that is really hurting Canada, a boycott against Canadian seafood. Now instead of wandering off the issue, Heather's saying to you, why, if the seal hunt was finished and good alternative methods like eco-tourism, like licensed buy-back programs, which have been done before in whale watching -- if that were to be considered by the prime minister of Canada, there is a way forward here where even economically the fishermen would be better off. The boycott would end. The minute the seal hunt ends, that boycott goes away. And so we're looking to help, not confuse the issue. WILLIAMS: And Paul, if you had all the information, and you were properly informed I would welcome your help. But the problem with the boycott is that it is based on misinformation. And people from the IFAW, independent scientists -- veterinarians have actually looked a this and said that this is humane. The World Wildlife Fund has said it is humane.These people are not being misled. These people know the facts they are scientists. I encourage you...H. 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Featuring performances by Pierce Turner; Larry Kirwan; Sean Fleming; Seamus Kelleher; Bugs Moran; Matt OâRee; Justin Jordan; Jonathan Mover; Chris Ebneth; Monty Monaghan; Pat McGuire http://www.hometeamproductions.tv/songs.html http://www.filmbaby.com/product_info.php?cPath=3&products_id=502 - Buy DVD. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6200/1/E-GARTH-HUDSON-On-The-HUDSON-June-29th---Free.html ÂGARTH HUDSON On The HUDSONÂÂHudson River Festival -http://www.hudsonriverfestival.comWednesday - June 29 - 7:00PM GARTH HUDSON On The HUDSONRockefeller Park - NYC - FREE!!!Wednesday, June 29, 7:00 - 8:30pm, Nelson A. Rockefeller ParkA prodigiously talented multi-instrumentalist and virtuoso keyboard player, Garth Hudson provided lush and innovative accompaniment to the music of The Band. For this remarkable showcase of jazz, rock and everything in between, he plays ringleader to a troop of important and seasoned musicians like Lenny Pickett, Arti Dixson, Marty Ballou and Tangoman, along with the new breed of musical savants like Neko Case and Paul Rigby.GARTH HUDSON on Grand Piano, Keyboards, Organ, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Accordion, and whatever else he wants!Maud Hudson - VocalsTangoman - Vocals/GuitarPaul Rigby - GuitarMarty Ballou - BassMarty Richards - DrumsErnie Colon - PercussionLenny Pickett - Tenor SaxophoneSteve Elson - Baritone SaxophoneEarl Gardner - TrumpetErin Hill - HarpistBring a few thousand people with you. There's plenty of room... even if it rains. Then we go inside a school there. We would love to see you!!!Directions - Maphttp://www.hudsonriverfestival.com/hrfest/HRFmap.html http://www.hudsonriverfestival.com/hrfest/EventsJune_new.php http://www.hudsonriverfestival.comOther articles on CROWNhttp://www.croatia.org/crown/oldphotos/964.htm - (E) GARTH HUDSON "The Band" Live Webcast/May 4thhttp://www.croatia.org/crown/oldphotos/4033.htm - (E) Garth Hudson on Bird Uphttp://www.croatia.org/crown/oldphotos/4433.htm - (E) GARTH HUDSON on NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 25 Jun 2005 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6201/1/E-Pavarotti-Says-Goodbye-To-Stage.html   Pavarotti Says Goodbye To Stage Written by: Carolina Taylor Remembering a man for his gifts of voice and self-   One of the greatest voices to grace a stage has bid farewell to his fans and to his family of musicians, at the Metropolitan Opera. His voice, his face and his body showed the time and years, but his spirit and presence shined through. With dignity and honor, he walked off stage, leaving many in tears. It was always The Three Tenors: Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and the most famous, the most powerfully glorious, at least to me, Luciano Pavarotti. Many lovers of opera and the classical genre agree. Spanning the generations of musical ingenuity and showmanship, Pavarotti has blended song with hundreds of contemporaries throughout his career. Who doesn't know Pavarotti?I remember coming home from concerto rehearsals and walking into a house rich with the smell of burning incense, mulberry candles and the thrill of Pavarotti echoing from the record player, throughout every room. For a sense of nostalgia, I have a choice of 10 CDs of his that I can throw in and drift back in time and that's only one-third of the albums my mother owned. Not many artists can claim that kind of solid endurance. His unique concerts, which seemed to gain monumental movement with the kick-off of his 1995 Pavarotti and Friends concert, held in his hometown of Modena, Italy, were most famous for bringing in big names, and big bucks for causes that wrapped the globe. Universally respected and adored, Pavarotti has brought in attendees such as the late Diana Princess of Wales, heads of state and politicians of every variation, as well the world's best and most exciting names in pop music, creating timeless albums and concerts. Bono and The Edge, Brian Eno, Zucchero, Jovanotti, Simon Le Bon, Dolores O'Riordan, Meat Loaf, Michael Bolton, The Chieftains andNenad Bach topped '95s bill. The robust powerhouse dedicated that concert and many to follow, to causes he staunchly supported, such as War Child's Music center (Bosnian Relief) project that year. In the years to follow he supported projects to assist children of poverty and war-stricken regions, Guatamala and Kosovo, Cambodia and Tibet, and Liberia with top artists such as Joan Osbourne, Elton John, and jazz sensation Eric Clapton lending their sound, for a noteworthy legend, and cause.< BR>Pavarotti's heart and talent has always been directed at refugee causes and an inordinate amount of time, passion, and his proceeds went to refugee assistance in particular. For the last years that Pavarotti and Friends has had its run, all proceeds have gone directly to programs such as United Nations refugee agency's programs for Angolan refugees in Zambia. Other famous chart-topping names for those concerts included Sting, Lou Reed, James Brown, Andrea Bocelli, Grace Jones and Zucchero. A choir consisting of 30 Angolan refugee children, specially flown in from Zambia, and 30 Italian children, also performed at his show-stopping performances. It's been a vast and varied history of performers, but with a common theme: Humanitarian Aid. Throughout the years, even designers like Versace and Giorgio Armani have pitched in behind the scenes and walked through the midst of the gala events. In June 2001, Pavarotti was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award, the top global award for services to refugees, in recognition of his abiding support and concern for refugees. His deep tight-laced phrasing, heart wrenching in its pureness, has drawn fans back, time and time again. His hearty personality and effortless high notes have brought him a popularity unparalleled among modern opera stars, but Pavarotti always asked to be treated and taken seriously, as an artist in the world outside of opera. Just so on Saturday night, with his farewell stop at the Met. If you are one of the lucky few to have seen the legend in concert, as I have, you left humbled and deeply enriched, musically and socially. Throughout the years, Pavarotti has endured rumors and innuendos about his vast array of paramours and his love of notoriety, but no one can say the man didn't energize and stamp the culture and face of music history forever. However, few would have guessed in '02 that the endearing tenor, now 68, would be back on stage Saturday night for the first of three farewell performances in Puccini's "Tosca." May of '02, Joseph Volpe, the Metropolitan's general manager, informed the disappointed crowd that Pavarotti had canceled what was to be his final goodbye performance because of illness and had refused to come on stage to explain. Volpe told him, "This is a hell of a way to end this beautiful career of yours."But unerringly, it appears the two made amends and Pavarotti clearly wanted to bid adieu properly to his fans and his beloved Metropolitan Opera House, where he had sung 373 performances of 20 roles since his initial debut in 1968. On Saturday, Pavarotti's entrance was greeted by thunderous applause. The cheering brought a familiar smile to his aging face as he walked slowly across the lavish Franco Zeffirelli set. As always, at ease on stage, he soon relaxed and playfully smiled at fans, setting the mood for the acts to follow. There were points throughout the evening that his performance waned, and his breathless strain could not be heard above the orchestra led by James Levine, but as one fan said, this did nothing to diminish the power of his final act. "I will always remember this moment. There was not a dry eye in the house." Bravely, he battled his weakness, relaying to the crowd time and time again, why they loved that signature Pavarotti sound. Unlike his last performances, from Madame to Aida, he did not seem to gather his strength back, but most of the crowd did not come to see a singer say goodbye, anyway. They came to see a gentle, generous master step down. How ironic, that he lent such a poignant close to his character Cavaradossi's last dying hours, final moments. The crowd seemed to feel that power. As they stood and screamed their applause, they sadly watched the end of a musical icon. His final two "Toscas" are 3/10 and 3/13. Then, Pavarotti will continue his final farewell world tour concert that he kicked off with his Caesars Palace performance in Las Vegas, Nevada. He will retire completely in 2005. We will fondly remember the man that brought music to a whole new level; a level that had no class delineations, no boundaries. We will say goodbye to the years of beauty, art, and humanity that he has left to us. Pages Updated On: 27-May-2005 - 21:00:03http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/1183.html   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 25 May 2005 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6202/1/E-Frozen-Lake-Erie-in-Vermilion-West-of-Cleveland.html ÂA few pictures of cold Ohio, partially frozen Lake Erie in Vermilion, West of Cleveland, where I spent Christmas 2004 and New Year 2005 ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂGhislaine Fumiere letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 07 Jan 2005 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6204/1/E-Croatian-Cultural-Thursdays-in-New-York---Sheri-Fink.html ÂCroatian Cultural Thursdays in New York IntroducesÂSheri FinkDear friends,Please join Croatian Cultural Thursdays in celebratingthe paperback release ofWAR HOSPITAL by SHERI FINK7 PMThursday, December 2, 2004Croatian Center501 West 41 Street (btw 10 and 11 ave)New York, NYInfo: kdeletis@excite.com SHERI FINK MD, PhD is a visiting fellow at the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University School of Public Health. She has worked with the humanitarian organization International Medical Corps in the Balkans, north Caucasus, southern Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, and she directed medical assistance programs in Iraq. Fink's writing has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune, JAMA, and The American Journal of Public Health. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Stanford University School of Medicine, Fink serves on the advisory council of Physicians for Human Rights. She is also a dynamic and engaging speaker and interviewee. WAR HOSPITAL is a young physician-reporter's chronicles of the experiences of doctors and nurses trapped in besieged Srebrenica, Bosnia, illuminating the passions, challenges, tragedies, and agonizing moral quandaries of practicing medicine in a war zone. In April 1992, a handful of young physicians, not one of them a surgeon, was trapped along with 50,000 men, women, and children in the embattled enclave of Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. There, in a town whose tragedy still reverberates, the physicians faced the most intense professional, ethical, and personal predicaments of their lives. WAR HOSPITAL is their story, and that of those who want to help them. More information is available at www.warhospital.net.  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 30 Nov 2004 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6203/1/E-Dawn.html ÂÂDawn - Photo:Gary Tacon letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 30 Nov 2004 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6205/1/E-An-Evenings-Extravaganza-for-the-Open-Minded-Majority.html ÂAn Evening's Extravaganza for the Open Minded MajorityHi, The Orchestre Surreal is performing.What: An eclectic and eccentric evening to benefit the election of John Kerry and John Edwards!All proceeds from this fabulous event will go to the DNC, and towards preserving our national interest by ridding the people in our government who have been (among other things) systematically undermining democracy and eroding our civil liberties for the last four years.When: Wednesday, October 6th 2004, doors open at 7:30PM show starts at 8:30Where: The El Rey Theater, 5515 Wilshire Blvd. (between Fairfax and La Brea on the Miracle Mile, Los Angeles)Tickets: $50. VIP, $25. table seating, $20 reserved seat, $15 SRO.For more info or to purchase tickets online:www.openmindedmajority.com The Evening Line-up:Orchestre Surreal, see our new and improved websitewww.eschoenberg.com Eye of Newt Circus, www.eyeofnewtcircus.com Irene Solerberg www.imirene.com Velvet Hammer Burlesque www.velvethammerburlesque.com Davison/Colman www.davisoncolman.comHeadless Jason Paige www.headless.biz plus special guests, Adrian Zmed, and other TBAThe Orchestre Surreal is a 24 piece that blends rock, jazz, classical music, and just about everything else into a unique hybrid, the Eye Of Newt Circus a cirque du Soleil type group that blends theater and acrobatics skills in a thrilling and captivating entertainment. The El Rey Theaterwww.theelrey.com a beautiful old deco theater with a state of the art sound system and all the rigging for the circus's aerial performers. Contact: eschoenberg@earthlink.net letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 12 Sep 2004 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6206/1/E-TRUTH-CONVENTION-Invitation-by-Danny-Schechter.html ÂTRUTH CONVENTIONÂWeapons of Mass Destruction vs. Weapons of Mass DeceptionPRIVATE SCREENING at Times SquareEight Blocks North of the Republican National Conventionand a real world awayPRESS RELEASEGLOBALVISION AND FOUR SEASONS PRODUCTIONSARE PLEASED TO INVITE YOU TO A JOINT PRIVATE SCREENING AT OUR OWN TIMES SQUARE"TRUTH CONVENTION"Featuring the First New York Double Bill Preview of:WMD $TATE OF THE UNIONWEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTIONDanny Schechter's Dissection of the media "coverage" of the Iraq WarThere were two wars going on in Iraq - one was fought with armies of soldiers, bombs and a fearsome military force. The other was fought alongside it with cameras, satellites, armies of journalists and propaganda techniques. One war was rationalized as an effort to find and disarm WMDs - Weapons of Mass Destruction; the other was carried out by even more powerful WMDs, Weapons of Mass Deception.click www.wmdthefilm.com for the trailer narrated by Tim Robbinsthe color of freedom is GREENIt is clear that America has become a "for profit" enterprise. In this provocative and moving new film, we will take a critical but honest look at the interplay of money and politics and the impact on the underclass. This film is not an attempt to advocate the views of one party over another. The ideological lines between our two parties have become so blurred, as each tries to claim the center, that ideologue is no longer significant; It is clear that money drives politics and public policy. You may not like what you see!Directed by DJ Kadagianclick www.4Seasonsproductions.com for video highlightsSeating is limited. Please RSVP by replying to this email or calling 800-728-2008 and specify the number of seats. We recommend arriving at least 30 minutes prior to show time to be assured of your seat as this is a first come first serve event. TUESDAY AUGUST 31 / 7-9 PMLOEWS CINEMA 18th AVENUE AND 42nd STREETAT TIMES SQUAREclick here for map and theatre informationVisit our website at www.4seasonsproductions.com or call (800) 728-2008 to reserve your seats today. Click hereto visit our site and see streaming video highlights of our series! Danny Schechter, News DissectorEditor, Mediachannel.orgGLOBALVISION575 8th AvenueNew York, New York l0018212 246-0202x3006danny@mediachannel.org VISIT "DISSECTORVILLE"A New Virtual Home Away From Homehttp://www.newsdissector.org/dissectorville  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 12 Aug 2004 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6207/1/E-Mickey-Rooney-and-Jan-Rooney-performing-in-New-York.html ÂMickey Rooney and Jan Rooney performing in New YorkÂÂDear Nenad,Please be our guest at the opening night and invite all of your CROWN friends to see the show that is running for a month. Looking forward to seeing you.Love,Jan and Mickey RooneyTHE IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE AND DENSMORE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS JAN AND MICKEY ROONEYLET’S PUT ON A SHOW! SAM KRIGER, MUSICAL DIRECTORAugust 10, 2004 - September 12, 2004Tues - Sat at 8pm, Wed at 2pm, Sat and Sun at 3pmTICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!Tuesday August 10, 2004 - Sunday September 12, 2004Tuesday - Saturday at 8pmWednesday at 2pmSaturday and Sunday at 3pmTicket Prices are $60 and $65Entertainment giant Mickey Rooney and his wife, singer Jan Rooney bring their hit show “Let’s Put On A Show” to the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York for a special limited engagement. “Let’s Put On A Show” is a musical look at a legendary life. With music, humor, and video, Hollywood legend, Mickey Rooney relates the story of a life lived large. Mickey regales with tales of studios, movies, and, of course, the women in his life. He offers tributes to Ava Gardner, Judy Garland and culminates with his wife of over 25 years, Jan Rooney. Jan offers her own tribute to Patsy Cline. The show includes original music by Mickey, interspersed with standards from the films of MGM. Jan a singer of great range performs a wide range of styles from “Smile” to a smashing tribute to Patsy Cline. Together they perform some classic duets such as “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off” and “Our Love is Here To Stay/It Had To Be You”.Mickey Rooney is getting his act together and taking it to Off-Broadway. The Tony Award nominee best known for his puckish film performances in the many "Andy Hardy" movies and such pictures as "Babes in Arms" and "Babes on Broadway" will perform Let's Put on a Show!, about his life in showbiz, at the Irish Repertory Theatre Aug. 10-Sept. 12. His wife, singer Jan Rooney, co-stars in the entertainment, which includes songs and stories about M-G-M, Judy Garland, his sundry ex-wives and more. Film clips are to be part of the experience, which was previously seen June 9- 12 at the Cinegrill in Los Angeles. At 83, Rooney is an 80-year veteran of show business, having started as a child performer. He was Tony-nommed for Best Actor in a Musical in 1980 for his shticky turn in the vaudeville-burlesque revue, Sugar Babies, which was a smash on Broadway and on tour. In the early 1990s he was a replacement actor in Broadway's The Will Rogers Follies, playing Clem, the father of humorist Will Rogers. His many film credits — for a time he was the No. 1 box-office star in the nation — include "Boys Town," "Strike Up the Band," "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1935), "Girl Crazy," "Captains Courageous," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World," "Pete's Dragon" and many more. Sam Kriger is musical director for Let's Put On a Show! It's presented by Irish Rep and Densmore Productions. According to the announcement, "Mickey regales with tales of studios, movies, and, of course, the women in his life. He offers tributes to Ava Gardner, Judy Garland and culminates with his wife of over 25 years, Jan Rooney. The show includes original music by Mickey, interspersed with standards from the films of M-G-M. Jan, a singer of great range, performs a wide range of styles from 'Smile' to a smashing tribute to Patsy Cline. Together they perform some classic duets such as 'Let's Call the Whole Thing Off' and 'Our Love is Here To Stay' and 'It Had To Be You.'"For information, call (212) 727-2737 or visit www.irishrep.org  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 09 Aug 2004 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6209/1/E-Beata-Pozniak-cover-story-of-VOICES-Magazine.html ÂCover story in the most recent issue of VOICES MagazineÂÂDear Nenad and CROWN readers, I am pleased to have been selected as the subject for the cover story in the most recent issue of VOICES Magazine, a Publication of SMC's Women's College.http://www.smc.edu/voices/fea_artists/pozniak.htm www.smc.edu/voices I am also pleased to let you know about my roles in two recent film projects: "Cyxork" a comedy dir. by John Huff to be released this fall and "Freedom From Despair" a documentary that I co-narrated with Michael York and John Savage.Best,Beata Pozniak Danielswww.beata.com  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6208/1/E-GARTH-HUDSON-on-NEWPORT-FOLK-FESTIVAL.html ÂGARTH HUDSON on NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVALÂGARTH HUDSON& Dixie HummingbirdsAPPLE & EVE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVALSunday, Aug. 8th at noon Link: http://www.newportfolk.com FORT STAGE: A rare oportunity to hear GARTH HUDSON on a Hammond B3 organ. He will also take along various keyboards, modules, and accordion. Righteous accompaniment for the gospel voices of the DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS!Location: Fort Adams State Park Harrison Avenue Newport, RI Contacts: Festival Office 401-847-3700 Lodging Reservation Service 800-848-8848 Newport Visitors Bureau 800-326-6030 Camping Information 800-556-2484  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6210/1/E-Peter-Herbert--Steve-Shehan-in-Concerts.html ÂPeter Herbert & Steve Shehan in ConcertsÂEditor's Note:ÂThis should be in the category Friends, but it doesn't present them, rather announces their performance. I will open another category, something like Friends in Action, or suggest me something else. There are more and more Friends of Croatia and I want to pay attention to these talented people.Steve Shehan is a good friend of mine who played from Abba, Gipsy Kings to Paul Simon. Made hundreds of records. An amazing artist.ÂSvako dobro,NenadDear Friends!It is time for a spring up-date of my concert activities, so please excuse the shameless self-promotion, as my dear colleague Mark Dresser would call it... Thank you anyway for your support and for your attendance at my concerts. All the very bestPeter HerbertSo, here we go, as usual:If you are in Paris tonite:Thursday March 11th 2004 9 p.m. with Hadouk Trio, Loy Ehrlich (keyboards, hajouj), Steve Shehan (perc), Didier Malherbe (reeds), celebrating the release of their new Double CD " Hadouk Trio Live à FIP"New Morning, ParisIf you are in Qatar:Sunday March 14th 2004 9 p.m.with Marcel Khalife, Rami & Bachar Khalife 'Moudaaba' www.marcelkhalife.comif you are in Austria:W`day March 17th 2004 9 p.m. with Katharina Klement (prep. piano/toys/electronics), Josef Klammer (drums/electronics), Peter Herbert (b)Stockwerk, Graz, AThursday, March 18th 2004 8 p.m. with Katharina Klement (prep. piano/toys), Josef Klammer (drums/electronics), Peter Herbert (b)Alte Schmiede, Wien, Aif you are in Oman: Tuesd. March 23rd &W"day March 24th 2004 9 p.m. with Marcel Khalife, Rami & Bachar Khalife 'Moudaaba' Muskat/Oman www.marcelkhalife.comif you are in Paris:Friday, April 9th 2004 10 p.m. with Chris Culpo (p), Peter Herbert (b) at7 lezards, 10 rue des Rosiers, Paris, www.7lezards.comif you are in the United Arab Emirates:Thursday, April 15th 2004 8 p.m. with Marcel Khalife, Rami & Bachar Khalife 'Moudaaba' Abu Dabi/UAE www.marcelkhalife.comif you are in London:W'day May 5th 2004 8 p.m. Peter Herbert solo "bassooka" ( 1set), Peter Herbert (b) & Huw Warren (p) (2nd set)Vortex/London/UKThursday, May 6th 2004 9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.Phil Robson (g), Christine Tobin (voc), Peter Herbert (b) and dr TBA606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD, +44/20/7352 5953Friday, May 7th 2004 8:45 p.m. - midnitePhil Robson (g), Peter Herbert (b), Julian Arguelles (sax), Gene Calderazzo (dr)Shino"s Jazzbar, Riverside Buidling, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd., London SE1 7PB, +44/20/7401 6514if you are back in Austria:W"day May 12th 2004 8 p.m.'bass instinct': acoustic bass-sextet:Gerhard Muthspiel (b), Ernst Weissensteiner (b), Herbert Meyer (b), Tommaso Huber (b), Georg Breinschmied (b), Peter Herbert (b) playing the music ofReinhard Süss, Charles Mingus arr. by Michael Radanovics, William Byrd (arr. by Gerhard Muthspiel), Peter HerbertEisenstadt/AThursday, May 13th 2004 8 p.m. 'bass instinct'Ried i. Innkreis/AFriday, May 14th 2004 8 p.m. 'bass instinct'Zell am See/ASaturday May 15th 2004 8 p.m. 'bass instinct'Schloss Goldeck b. Salzburg/ATuesday May 18th 2004 9:30 p.m. Verena Sternbach (voc), Gina Schwarz (b), Peter Herbert (b)Kulturbeisl Feuerstein, Neustiftg. 84, Wien/AFriday May 21st 2004 7:30 p.m. 'bass instinct': acoustic bass-sextet:Gerhard Muthspiel (b), Ernst Weissensteiner (b), Herbert Meyer (b), Tommaso Huber (b), Georg Breinschmied (b), Peter Herbert (b) playing the music ofReinhard Süss, Charles Mingus arr. by Michael Radanovics, William Byrd (arr. by Gerhard Muthspiel), Peter HerbertORF Radiokulturhaus/Wien/Aif you are in Switzerland:Thursday May 27th 2004 9 p.m. with Ahmad Mansour Trio, Ahmad Mansour (g), Gil Dupuis (dr), Peter Herbert (b)Birds Eye, Basel, CHTeaching: From July 10th - 17th (or 12th - 20st) I will be teaching at the Jazz-workshop in Viktring/Austria, as well as from August 2nd - 7th in Salzburg at the 'workshop for Jazz and improvising music', where I am actually also the artistic director. Let me know, if you are interested in attending, so I can forward you the information!Thank you for reading, listening and travelling!!!Peter Herbertazizamusic@yahoo.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 13 Mar 2004 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6188/1/E-Diane-Lane-nominated-for-Oscar.html  Diane Lane nominated for OscarFor your consideration - to CROWN subscribers as well as TheAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences membersThank you,NB letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 13 Feb 2003 07:00:00 +0000