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The English Surgeon

A good documentary does more to stimulate my mind than the best fictional films. The English Surgeon is above and beyond a spectacular documentary. Most scriptwriters couldn't dare compete with the sheer drama and uncomfortable tension filmmaker Geoffrey Smith captures in his real-life story of English neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, who became fed up with the inability of Ukrainian doctors to treat patients in need of brain operations and decided to do something about it. When a young Ukrainian man needs an operation to remove a tumor in his brain, Doctor Smith is his only hope for long-term survival. Unfortunately for this patient, modern luxuries are nowhere to be found in modern-day Ukraine and the only the way the operation can move forward is by using nothing but local anesthetics to reduce the pain of drilling thru the scull and scraping away the cancerous cells growing on his brain--In other words, doing the entire operation while completely awake and conscious. Beyond the unbelievable situations throughout the film, the simple message of humanitarianism shines.  In today's consumerist smorgasbord of a world we live in, it can be easy to forget the simple things that make being a fellow human being a rewarding experience. This film helps remind us. -Clayton Hauck

Podcasting

Brain Stuff.
(itunes link, web link)

HowStuffWorks.com offers a nice variety of interesting podcasts but the first one I stumbled upon was Brain Stuff. It's a short but sweet look into, well, how stuff works. Each podcast gives a straight and to-the-point explaination on a wide variety of topics of which you are sure to find a few that interest you.

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Wednesday
Dec232009

lincoln hall

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

Photos from Lincoln Hall, Chicago. October 25 & 27, 2009. These shots were taken during the first few weeks of operation at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, which is a new venue created by the owners of the venerable Schubas establishment. All photos were taken with no flash on either the 24mm/f1.4 or the 17-40mm f4. The space is real nice and the sound is great as well. As far as photos go, I haven't shot enough shows there yet to have a grasp of it yet, but I'm optimistic about it. I've also been doing a monthly dance party of my own at the venue called Just Desserts. Look for it if you're in the mood to dance!

As for the bands covered, I recently struggled to come up with my top 10 favorite albums of 2009 at the request of Nicholas Scimeca, who posted a bunch of his friends' favorites on his blog. I decided local Chicago newcomers The Smith Westerns deserved a spot on my list. View all the photos after the jump. (via)

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

above: Smith Westerns at Lincoln Hall. October 27, 2009.


 

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

above: Jai-Alai Savant at Lincoln Hall. October 25, 2009.


 

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

above: Prarie Cartel at Lincoln Hall. October 25, 2009.

 

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

photo by clayton hauck

above: Neon Indian at Lincoln Hall. October 27, 2009.

 

 

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