Alas, it's time to flee from the stygian depths of dead laughter & slain joy & embark upon a world where laughter is currency & love reigns supreme. Mark (Izzy) Schurr

Leann Rimes Reviewed

Her aura of confidence and joy have fed the seeds of wisdom and harmony. A vast forest abundant with originality opened my mind to a radiating reservoir of music no longer uncharted to my ears. 

Friday, May 10, the Leann Rimes concert in the ball room at Graton Resort & Casino was a much-appreciated musical experience. I went to the show in the blind, only knowing Rimes is classified as a county music singer and song writer. “Blue” was the only song I knew she preformed before I purchased my ticket in March. 

On May 10, Rimes didn’t sing “Blue,” but it was still a great show. She covered 50s legendary singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn marvelously, yet I still don’t consider Rimes as a country singer. What genre is her music then? To me, it’s music. Rimes has her own style and it works very well for her! 

The May 10 performance was a straight-ahead musical approach; drums, guitar, bass, piano and vocals, sanning a flamboyant light show and massive costume changes. Her attire never changed during the hour and a half she played. 

The first thing I noticed when I received my ticket in the mail from Ticketmaster, was ‘no cameras’ was not printed on the ticket. Right off the bat, I was hit with positive vibes by Rimes. 

To the best of my knowledge, the ball room at the casino seats approximately 2,000 people. Regardless, the ball room at Graton Resort & Casino is a great place to see a show because of its small venue setting.

My only criticism of the Rimes show was that it was too short, and I was also disappointed in the very last song she sang; a cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man.”

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Note about the word sanning. San is not found in most dictionary’s, it’s a word I acquired from the play-write William Shakespeare. San means without. All pictures; Schurr Shot with my Sony DSL 50x zoom camera. 


Mark (Izzy) Schurr

Beauties Infinate Shrine.

I relish any measure of sanity. The tranquility of beauty releases my mind from the prison of reality. Behold, one of countless images of the Hindu goddess Sita. (above) She is the ultimate male fantasy. When she walks upon waterless wastelands of the hottest deserts, the mere touch of her feet transforms barren wastelands into an oasis of paradise. The sun shines where she faces, she has brought the gift of life.

The opposing worlds of death and eternity have fueled my fascination of infinite creativity. A sub-atomic probability spiraled outward into matter, and the cooling darkness of the cosmos formed stars and quasars, then planets and worlds, and all who dwell amid the chaos of the cosmos.

I nurture my interest in the photography of beauty, and the potential for sagacious writing, ripe with creative power.     

Englehart / Mark (Izzy) Schurr with the aide of the ancient text of Mahabharata.