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November 7, 2005

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Good News from the West Coast Tour—
University of California

Update: Tonight! (Monday, November 7): Watch the “Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain” presentation live at the University of Washington via online webcast starting at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time:
http://media-wm.cac.washington.edu/uwtv-webcast

Lynch Lynch Lynch

November 4—Over 1,000 people filled the Price Center Ballroom at the University of California in San Diego tonight to hear David Lynch, Dr. John Hagelin, and Dr. Fred Travis speak on “Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain.” The respectful and appreciative audience responded very enthusiastically to the profound knowledge brought out by the speakers, and hundreds of students signed up for more information.

November 5—At the University of California in Irvine, students lined up four hours in advance to get seats for tonight’s presentation, packing the 500-seat Crystal Cove Auditorium plus a 300-seat overflow hall where the talk was broadcast live via video.  University chancellors, deans, and department chairs attended the presentation along with their students, as did local philanthropists and heads of foundations. In addition, 400 people at Portland State University watched the event live via webcast and raved about the talks. All the speakers brought both deep knowledge and lively humor to their presentations, keeping the audience swinging between rapt attention and gales of laughter.

Lynch Lynch

November 6—At UC-Berkeley tonight, 750 people filled Wheeler Auditorium to hear the “Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain” presentation, responding enthusiastically to the deep knowledge provided by the speakers. To watch the entire Berkeley presentation online, visit
webcast.berkeley.edu/
events/index.php
after 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7.

Media coverage

Click below to read excerpts from recent excellent media coverage of the tour:

The Los Angeles Times, “Finding those lost connections” (November 7, 2005)

The San Francisco Chronicle, “Five questions for David Lynch: Bliss and world peace, one campus at a time” (November 6, 2005)

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “David Lynch is spreading the gospel of Transcendental Meditation” (November 5, 2005)

Online coverage

Tonight! (Monday, November 7): Watch the live University of Washington presentation starting at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time tonight:
media-wm.cac.washington.edu/uwtv-webcast

Also online:
Watch the October 1 tour presentation at the Majestic Theater in Boston:
davidlynchfoundation.com/tour/index.html

Watch the November 6 University of California-Berkeley presentation:
webcast.berkeley.edu/events/index.php
(available after 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7).

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