Thank you so much Marie, and all the others that I haven't mentioned by name.
Here are some more nice words from Harrison and others?
http://www.friendsofhollis.blogspot.com/
Monday, March 9, 2009
From New York: Hearts Smash Borders
Olivia wrote today to give us an update on the New York Benefit.
Thanks Olivia!
just a note to say --
-- big ups to all the connectors, performers, musicians, DJs, VJs, surprise appearances, friends, loving strangers, out-of-towners, bakers, servers, cleaners, healers, helpers, artists, sound technicians, word-spreaders, fantasy providers, trapeze swingers, donation-givers and of course the House of Yes yes yes...
I wanted to let you know that the fundraiser was amazing. Everyone was very moved and the music was so good and the energy was incredibly positive. We had the remote healing circle which turned into a song that everyone in the whole venue was creating live with instruments, noisemakers, banging on the walls, and every other audible and other way to summon and send energy. all with hollis projected on the walls 20 feet tall! there were surprise guest appearances of performance art, trapeze, and a number of other very creative fundraising gimmicks..
we will edit the footage and send it asap.
* * * we raised a total of $2,135 in the rusty emergency aid kit cash box plus another hundred fifty or so still being collected from the auction and an additional $500 direct deposit !!! * * * bringing us damn close to 3 g in a few hours (and only 3 days of planning).. not bad for a room full of starry-eyed [broke] new yorkers.
Posted by Agent Chaos at 4:45 PM 2 comments
Air France FFM
Attention all world travelers:
Many of you have pledged your frequent flyer miles to the cause, and we may be able to use them.
We are looking into a flight on Air France.
If you are able to transfer FFM from AIR FRANCE to Harrison or Hollis, then we could use your help.
Please email me or contact Harrison if you have his details.
elizastrack (at) gmail (dot) com
Posted by Agent Chaos at 4:42 PM 0 comments
Love has eyes...
So does Hollis. She'll show 'em to you when she's back in the bay. Both of her beautiful brown eyes. They're having a little trouble syncing up but her right is definitely looking at us, and the left is doing stuff. To the point that she even seems to get a slightly warmer expression when you get up in her face and smile and tell her you love her so much, and kiss her on the cheek. When you kiss her like it were gonna wake up the sleeping beauty that she is. Her mom and I did this at the same time on either cheek when we said goodbye today. It was downright heartwarming.
She did two other amazing things. The first was that her mouth, (once slack jawed and drooling) has been regaining it's grace but at first was slightly open. I pushed it closed. She then responded by chewing three or four times! I almost jumped. Diane (mom) didn't see it, so I went to try it again. All of her reactions have been so sporadic we didn't expect any miraculous repeat performance, but she did it every time. She is responding, she is relearning how to swallow and chew and blink and... Now for the second big one... I obviously have been holding fast to her hand throughout and in the beginning when she was fighting for her life she was squeezing my hand so hard that I had to clip her nails cause I thought she was going to draw blood. They have since gone limp. But it is amazing to me how well the human hand fits in another hand whether it's gripping or not. Like we were meant to... well you get it. Today I grabbed hold and was shocked almost electrically to feel something clasping back. It was ever so slight but it wasn't like it flinched and it happened twice. She gripped... let go... and then gripped again and then slowly let go again. Nothing strong but it was there. Amazing.
So tomorrow the two doctors who will potentially be accompanying her back home are supposed to have a meeting to talk to the Visa people but it looks like that may not happen because they are only allowed to pay with 'a money order from HDFC' and that's it. HDFC closed at 3 instead of 5 today and they were in the emergency room. Her head doctor put in a call to his good friend who is the head of an HDFC bank but he said there was nothing he could do. Only that there is an Islamic holiday tomorrow and so tomorrow also, all the banks are closed. Bureaucratic bull at every turn with paper work in India but maybe the consulate will get it together.
She is getting transferred to her new room tonight with a cot, a chair, a TV, a marble bathroom and a microwave (the first I've seen in India, everything else is mostly cooked over hot coals or on dried cow patties). I can finally play songs for her on the guitar and we can spend as much time with her as we want. We also debuted some new big ol headphones that go around her ears and block out other sound so she can focus on the music. Hollis is listening to a lot of Dark Dark Dark of course, Jolie Holland, Bon Iver (sent in to
musicforhollis@gmail.com), Otis Redding, A Silver Mount Zion and a recording Josh sent in of some little kid and his dad singing an awesome song in the street in Tibet. She (her beautiful brown eyes) like Dark Dark Dark the best. I think they might have magic powers.
Posted by Harrison Richards Bartlett III at 6:15 AM 4 comments
Healing By Email:
http://theintentionexperiment.ning.com/profiles/blogs/848178:BlogPost:109687
This link was forwarded through the DPW list. Thanks.
Two weeks ago I might have discounted this article, but seeing the events that transpired, I can't help but wonder about the possibility of healing through email. I just received an email from Cameroon, Africa saying that some Peace Corps officers heard of the story and will have their son send a check for them. And right before that I got a donation from Vancouver B.C. from member of a bicycle dance team up there, The Brakes, who held a benefit brunch. They said that most of the people there only knew Hollis third hand. Then I get word that Austin, Gerlach, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, and Ottowa are all hosting benefits in the next few weeks. I also received an open letter to the yoga community. It was a call to mobilize city and country wide Yoga Benefits to aide Hollis. Have you ever heard of a Yoga Benefit? My mind is blown.
The article above brings up the idea that healing by email is possible because of the intention sent with it. I can particularly attest to this because I have read all ten thousand emails this week that have been sealed with a healing kiss. Most of the salutations are towards Hollis, but many include a pray of light to the columns supporting her. I feel connected to Hollis, and I try to send each screen shot to her in our own subconscious language. If healing by email is possible, even if Hollis doesn't get to see every single email that wishes her well, there is some substance to these desires. I must say the side effect also heals the community. It is beneficial for a person to feel the sensation of loving, and especially loving without limits. It is important for us to know how to give love. And by getting familiar with the value of your thoughts you send out, you know the benefits of receiving healing thoughts. We are activating our conscious networks, and I am very excited to see the outcomes. Ok, this is the end of the "New Agey" post. Just think it about it.
Posted by Agent Chaos at 12:13 AM 2 comments
