Chris Walker Vs. Real Breast Cancer Awareness

I don’t know why I can’t get over the stunt a bunch of girls pulled on Facebook a few weeks back, thinking if they posted their bra colors, without any information, excluding others, it would somehow make a prolific impact on breast cancer awareness. In retrospect, it seems like such a silly thing to get upset over (and I doubt anyone remembers but me). Maybe my issues run deeper. Regardless, here’s some real breast cancer awareness: breast cancer took this beautiful woman from us on January 01, 2010:

I’m not going to write a long biography about Lhasa de Sela. We all know what Wikipedia is, and I think the video above speaks more of her vivaciousness than I’m able. I hope she’s well remembered. Her gorgeous music will undoubtedly endure. Here is my favorite Lhasa track:

If you’re concerned with breast cancer awareness put your money where your bra color is and donate (even if you’re not wearing one). Not all breast cancer victims get to make an imprint this touching before they die.

LINKS:

Lhasa de Sela.

Susan G. Komen For The Cure.

For more of that live performance by Lhasa, visit Vincent Moon on Vimeo.

Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Chris Walker | Filed under: Women | 1 Comment »