Rhythm of the Saints

(Background: the two previous entries.)

Alicia Keys and Paul Simon
on last night's Katrina telethon

Related material:

Readings for St. Patrick's Day,
Log24.net, March 17, 2005,
featuring
Conrad's Under Western Eyes.

Reading for the Saints of 9/11,
New York Times of Sunday, 9/11, 2005:
"The True Classic of Terrorism,"
 Conrad's Under Western Eyes.

And for some comic relief,
Harvard's President on St. Patrick's Day:

Professor
Matory is "a renowned expert on Brazil and on the Yoruba civilization
of West Africa, which is world famous for its religious complexity and
artistic creativity. He is equally noted for his study of such Latin
American religions as Haitian 'Vodu,' Brazilian Candomblé, and Cuban
Santería...."

Play that funky music, white boy.

Photo Finish

Why is this man smiling?

R. W. Funk

From today's New York Times:
Robert W. Funk,
 founder of the Jesus Seminar...
died on Sept. 3...

From the First Amendment Center:
Chief Justice William
Rehnquist
died on Sept. 3...

For the answer to the above question,
see the previous entry--
Lutheran Rhythm--
and Funk's Hier Stehe Ich.

Lutheran Rhythm

"A family of musicians took shelter for the night

In the little harbor church of St. Cecilia"

-- Paul Simon, Rhythm of the Saints

"The canonized go on."
-- Philip Roth in
today's New York Times,
"Why Is This Man Smiling?"

St. William
Rehnquist

The Toys,
famed for their rendition
of Bach's Minuet in G

-- Kirsten Allen Foutz, Engaging Rhythms 

For Your
Listening Pleasure

"Raw blues straight from Hell"

Soap

Faith

Faith is an island in the setting sun

But proof, yes

Proof is the bottom line for everyone

-- Paul Simon, "Proof"

This morning's bottom line:
From Polya-Burnside Counting (pdf),
from today's New York Times,
and from "related topics" in
article on Symmetry in Wikipedia:

 
 
R. L. Burnside

     Burnside's lemma --

Raise your weary wings
against the rain, my baby

Wash your tangled curls
with gambler's soap

-- Paul Simon, "Proof"  

Lottery numbers for
Pennsylvania, Sept. 1, 2005:

"Proof is the bottom line for everyone"--

Day = 120

"Faith is an island in the setting sun"--

Evening = 511

See also
Giving the Devil His Due.