Moving Music

Episode 11: Tom Harker - "The Matrix"

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Prisons, walls, glass ceilings, and even pacifiers all have one thing in common, they are devices of control. On Moving Music, we have discussed liberating from even the self-imposed chains that bind. “The Matrix” stunned me in April of 1999 as I sat there watching this theme play out in a whole new visual way. The Wachowski‘s first installment in this series was mind blowing and right on target with its message. What I am sure was a metaphor for what society has become, "The Matrix" found a contemporary audience to spread its warning. This film changed the way we received the message. Oh Captain! My Captain! Where do I begin? It is not exaggerating to say that Tom “Ukulele Man” Harker has been like a Father to me. From the early 2000’s to now, every moment I have spent with Tom I have learned something. As I began to perform music with him I could see a rare depth in thinking through the songs he wrote. It is easy to guess that he was a teacher by the gentle way he deals with everyone he meets. We have perfo