Gardening! Traveling too - learning the real meaning of songs by singing in other languages. I'm addicted to reading. Studying cultural differences, unique cultural concepts, and what leads to changes in behavior (or not).
Music
Flora Purim and Airto Moreira. Kenny Rankin. The great bassist Jennifer Leitham(!), Mark Murphy, Ella Mae Morse, Ella Fitzgerald, Annie Ross, Steely Dan, Peggy Lee, young man pop/rocker John Mayer, Carmen Bradford, Tierney Sutton, Eddie Jefferson.
Movies
The Easiest Targets: The Israeli Policy of Strip Searching Women and Children
13-minute video: Five women – Palestinian, American, Muslim, Christian, and Jewish – tell stories of humiliation and harassment by Israeli border guards and airport security officials.
Hard to make me go inside on a beautiful day...or be home in the eve (am out gigging or going out to hear music...) If Marty Scorsese made it, or Jane Fonda or Jon Voigt is in it, or Lee Marshall wrote it, then I'll see it.
Television
Nova, Charlie Rose, legal dramas. No scary stuff unless I personally know the players.
Books
Moby Dick. The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony! Prophets like Doris Lessing and Vonnegut. Jared Diamond. All manner of fairy tales and folk expressions. "Breakthrough:Meister Eckhart, ed. Mattew Fox, Illuminations:Hildegaard of Bingen". Mary Daly's "Gyn/Ecology" and "Pure Lust" !! Carol Christ's "She Who Changes:Re-imagining the Divine".
Heroes
Nelson Mandela. Hugh Hefner AND Mary Daly, (most thoughtful-of-all theologian and revolting hag). Left-handedd bass player Jennifer Leitham! Schell Scivally of the band Furlong! Carl, my rocket scientist dad and professional Girl Scout mom, Avis. Airto Moreira & Flora Purim. My neices and nephews, Aaron, Chloe, and Elina Berglund, Leif and Noah Bonfils, and Lucas Kleinhans. Dean Eric Mokover of UCLA Anderson & former Rector Jaroslava Durcakova of the School of Economics, Prague. Dr. Leslie Thompson.
Musician. Omni-style. Love jazz, but mercurial cross-genre cababilities and passion.
Ginger's Companies
UCSD Rady School of Management La Jolla, CA US MBA Academic Advisor Management
July 2004 to Jan. 2007
UCLA Anderson School of Mgt. Los Angeles, CA US Asst Dir Student Affairs, Internat Exchange Mgr
Jan. 1994 - July 2004
Ginger Berglund, vocalist & singer Pasadena, CA US sexiest expressive voice in the business Ginger & Scott vocal duo, Tracy Wells Big Band, Jumpin' Joz jive 'n swing band
About me: Musician and singer. Check out my Jan. '07 LA to NYC and back tour with my new singing partner, the great trombonist, Scott Whitfield. There's a blog with lots of pictures about our adventures. Calendar of gigs posted there too.
http://gingerberglund.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/gingerberglund
http://www.jumpinjoz.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/tracywells
I keep singin'. Whatever... the musicians keep calling and the gigs keep coming...thanks to you all for supporting me and helping me to make my dreams come true!
More postings to come. Gotta get pics up for now...
For all my business school friends...Yes, I'm the one...formerly of UCSD Rady School of Management. Formerly of UCLA Anderson School. Formerly of Jane Fonda's Workout Corporate Office.
Who I'd like to meet: Any and all, I'm totally gregarious and curious. Music and memory makers, and any who speak with enthusiasm about it. Those that know the language of music and, of course, are always listening ;> Daughters of the dragon and those who hold Mnemosyne in reverence. Musicians and artists, young and old, and any who practice their art, expert or not.
