My Masumi

Could it be just over a year since Masumi Hayashi and John Jackson were killed by a senseless psycho [1] ...? As the senseless killing escalates all around NEO today, it is easy for the dead to become forgotten [2] by so many they touched in many ways, in life... or lost to all [3]. Where NEO has seen a community that remembers is those who love the arts, as the past year has seen many shows of love and respect for Masumi and John, the most recent being a wonderful exhibition that opened last week at Doubting Thomas Gallery, called To Masumi [4]. A collection of special works by many who love and remember Masumi, this is a powerful statement on what lasts and matters in life and beyond. Props to the organizers of this exhibition and to Doubting Thomas - really fantastic... amazing musicians performing in the front Gallery, Michael Doc Dreyfuss and Bill Weita... haunting yet alive... see today's header... image below...