Dr. Suzy's Ballad of Captain Max

It’s been more than a year since my beloved Max passed away, and my sea of grief has surged into this “Ballad of Captain Max,” my musical tribute to Pr. Maximillian Lobkowicz di Filangieri (11/8/1943 – 5/13/2025), my husband of 33 years & collaborator, witness and friend of 40, visionary artist, pioneer publisher of “reader-written” magazines, brave antiwar and First Amendment activist (arrested on the Free Speech front lines several times), Bonoboville co-founder, bonobo conservationist and advocate for the Make-Love-Not-War Bonobo Way. “The Goal is the Journey” was Max’s motto, so I turned his journey into this song. Indeed, with AI “tools,” anyone can make their own “food of love,” even me. These are my lyrics and musical prompts (pop-folk Italian “Bella Ciao”-style with an anthem chorus) performed by the Artificial Intelligence Orchestra. Whether AI is *good* for society or real-life musicians or needs to be “disarmed” is another question, but like my collages, creating the "Ballad of Captain Max" has been great grief therapy for me. For more info, go to https://drsusanblock.com/max-ballad ... You can also call us anytime you need to talk about something you can't talk about anywhere else: 213-291-9497.