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Actress Emily Bergl attends the Broadway opening night of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on October 13, 2010 in New York City.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-77360019132806789862013-04-24T08:00:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.016-07:00The Poetry of Rock n' Roll: "The Queen Is Dead"In honor of National Poetry Month, each week I am featuring poetic lyrics of rock or pop songs.<br /><br />This week, let's read the work of Steven Patrick Morrissey, songwriter and vocalist for the legendary British group The Smiths. Morrissey's lyrics have always naturally had a literary bent to them since his interests lie in the literary world. Marked by references to writers and poets as much as film and pop stars, Morrissey's lyrics often feature clever turns of phrase, black humor, and a deeply psychological confessional-style narrative.<br /><br />Here is "The Queen Is Dead" from the 1986 album of the same name. I am deliberately not including the actual song in this post because I want the focus to be on the words.<br /><br /><b>The Queen Is Dead</b><br /><b>by The Smiths </b><br /><br /><b>Through this land's cheerless marshes</b><br /><b>Hemmed in like a boar between arches</b><br /><b>Her very Lowness with her head in a sling</b><br /><b>I'm truly sorry - but it sounds like a wonderful thing</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>I say Charles, don't you ever crave</b><br /><b>To appear on the front of the Daily Mail</b><br /><b>Dressed in your Mother's bridal veil ?</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>And so, I checked all the registered historical facts</b><br /><b>And I was shocked into shame to discover</b><br /><b>How I'm the 18th pale descendant</b><br /><b>Of some old queen or other</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Oh, has the world changed, or have I changed ?</b><br /><b>Oh has the world changed, or have I changed ?</b><br /><b>Some 9-year old tough who peddles drugs</b><br /><b>I swear to God,</b><br /><b>I swear : I never even knew what drugs were</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>So, I broke into the palace</b><br /><b>With a sponge and a rusty spanner</b><br /><b>She said : "Eh, I know you, and you cannot sing"</b><br /><b>I said : "That's nothing - you should hear me play piano"</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry</b><br /><b>And talk about precious things</b><br /><b>But when you're tied to your Mother's apron</b><br /><b>No-one talks about castration</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry</b><br /><b>And talk about precious things</b><br /><b>Like love and law and poverty</b><br /><b>Oh, these are the things that kill me</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry</b><br /><b>And talk about precious things</b><br /><b>But the rain that flattens my hair ...</b><br /><b>Oh, these are the things that kill me</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Past the Pub who saps your body</b><br /><b>And the church who'll snatch your money</b><br /><b>The Queen is dead, boys</b><br /><b>And it's so lonely on a limb</b><br /><b>Past the Pub that wrecks your body</b><br /><b>And the church - all they want is your money</b><br /><b>The Queen is dead, boys</b><br /><b>And it's so lonely on a limb</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Life is very long, when you're lonely…</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUrP23lUN-EqgUn5ZZxCHwdWx1eslrWh0P1gTTvP4Mr0U2aJfEUXZvOIjV3mrC0wX8NUUvLV7PhOYOib-orw5Msln0ZTLgu8zNMk-yZSOVOhyPi4ZqEwFS11Snxd_f8n3zsFjD3_5Rdw/s1600/The+Smiths.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUrP23lUN-EqgUn5ZZxCHwdWx1eslrWh0P1gTTvP4Mr0U2aJfEUXZvOIjV3mrC0wX8NUUvLV7PhOYOib-orw5Msln0ZTLgu8zNMk-yZSOVOhyPi4ZqEwFS11Snxd_f8n3zsFjD3_5Rdw/s320/The+Smiths.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.itsmorrisseysworld.com/" target="_blank">http://www.itsmorrisseysworld.com/</a><br />There is no official website for The Smiths.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-11334158583391692042013-04-23T19:03:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.026-07:00Currently listening to......the old-school House music sound of "Turn Me Out" by Russ Chimes. This is the kind of song I would have heard on the dance floor, back in my clubbing days, that would have sent me running to the DJ booth yelling, "WHAT IS THIS? I HAVE TO HAVE IT!"<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/64631870?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.russchimes.com/" target="_blank">http://www.russchimes.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-47665589387513149172013-04-23T17:36:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.032-07:00Congratulations, France!Today, France became the world's fourteenth nation to approve marriage rights for same-sex couples. The lower house of the French Parliament passed the "marriage for all" law, sponsored by President Hollande, by a vote of 331 to 225. Although protests continue--even after the law has won--from the far right and the radical Christian agenda along with Jews and Muslims, this is certainly a time to celebrate.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKIxU645NmmDTfXWwc1WxuPjhkMoACZhfIOwOfw6PqtR0if08gEbUWWnLKxJd9JXf5IMV8L0zYqJXPrH3lRaY0mafFTsIatizYn7OiKUDVap5Dyh64OPWBlAkk3TzXGbL25XPLr0q4Kc/s1600/marriage+France.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKIxU645NmmDTfXWwc1WxuPjhkMoACZhfIOwOfw6PqtR0if08gEbUWWnLKxJd9JXf5IMV8L0zYqJXPrH3lRaY0mafFTsIatizYn7OiKUDVap5Dyh64OPWBlAkk3TzXGbL25XPLr0q4Kc/s400/marriage+France.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations, France!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cmHaCq7p-bjTuvhKMGYFq8utZY_rUB_11b2MwUqCEC47uFP_Mf317_24WaLIVfvgTISq-cYYhMGmWZlGaXAaPn2YlgnrUhxW5Csue-0StFqYz46H6u2sSrHRoMPatsTfvqbYfsb909Y/s1600/Oui+marriage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cmHaCq7p-bjTuvhKMGYFq8utZY_rUB_11b2MwUqCEC47uFP_Mf317_24WaLIVfvgTISq-cYYhMGmWZlGaXAaPn2YlgnrUhxW5Csue-0StFqYz46H6u2sSrHRoMPatsTfvqbYfsb909Y/s400/Oui+marriage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-88242647622711657222013-04-23T11:55:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.038-07:00R.I.P. Chrissy AmphlettWe have lost one of the great voices of rock n' roll. Chrissy Amphlett, lead singer of the Australian band Divinyls has died at the all-too-young age of 53 from a three year battle with breast cancer, and multiple sclerosis.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVPVP8hheQZd0JoCQkm4c2EZUdczGbDOnDeBgrANkr5vm-qM4pJ5SU_-8bqbnnq8HNcYFaooT-teRN3khKPwu8PlidPi7_M2tt4E9PTmYZEMK1SCIlumq_2UTVJlXhZU1eLtNU_WcxFs/s1600/Divinyls-Desperate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVPVP8hheQZd0JoCQkm4c2EZUdczGbDOnDeBgrANkr5vm-qM4pJ5SU_-8bqbnnq8HNcYFaooT-teRN3khKPwu8PlidPi7_M2tt4E9PTmYZEMK1SCIlumq_2UTVJlXhZU1eLtNU_WcxFs/s320/Divinyls-Desperate.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The band's first release in 1983, "Desperate," featuring Amphlett on the cover in her iconic schoolgirl uniform and fishnet hose, ripped into the rock world. Her reedy, gravelly growl was immediately identifiable and gave the band an edge and a quality that demanded attention. Listen to "Elsie," the chilling, epic final track from "Desperate" in which Amphlett roars and rumbles (at the 3:26 mark).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3JY9j84zdfY?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /></div><br /><i><b>She never had an education</b></i><br /><i><b>She uses life as her vocation</b></i><br /><i><b>Standing on ledges, clinging to the edges</b></i><br /><i><b>The world's a hard place to land on</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b><b>She has this one way conversation</b></i><br /><i><b>Trying to avoid a confrontation</b></i><br /><i><b>Memories of the kind that she'd rather leave behind</b></i><br /><i><b>The worlds' a hard place to land on</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b><b>Life can be lonely</b></i><br /><i><b>Life can be very sad</b></i><br /><i><b>Life can be something you wish you'd never had</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b><b>She never had any affection</b></i><br /><i><b>So she relates well to rejection</b></i><br /><i><b>No stories wait discovery</b></i><br /><i><b>Dreams have passed recovery</b></i><br /><i><b>Never had a chance from the beginning</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b><b>She just sleeps all day</b></i><br /><i><b>In her squalid little slum</b></i><br /><i><b>And takes little white pills</b></i><br /><i><b>To make her body feel all numb</b></i><br /><i><b>And it's dark and dirty</b></i><br /><i><b>And there's nothing left to eat</b></i><br /><i><b>And in her heart there's a feeling of defeat</b></i><br /><i><b>Smells of bugs and fornication</b></i><br /><i><b>And a bottle of cheat scent</b></i><br /><i><b>Should she stick around</b></i><br /><i><b>If this is all that life meant</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b><b>Life can be lonely</b></i><br /><i><b>Life can be very sad</b></i><br /><i><b>Life can be something you wish you'd never had</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b><b>Open the door Wally, open the door Wally</b></i><br /><br /><br />Her New York Times obit:<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/arts/music/christina-amphlett-divinyls-singer-dies-at-53.html?_r=0" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/arts/music/christina-amphlett-divinyls-singer-dies-at-53.html?_r=0</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-65464092226205131452013-04-23T08:00:00.004-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.076-07:00BEAUTY: Photography--Paul OctaviousNot only did photographer and designer Paul Octavious photograph these whimsical flying cameras, he built them himself! He says, "I built Camera Birds from cameras handed down to me from my Grandpa and others that I've collected over the years. Sometimes I wish I could get really, really high off the ground to shoot a scene below. I know these guys will get the perfect shot."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j-2LfDGxpFAjVgDeCS1H0UYQ4KVPhYkjzV-BzlVFatJPT0LSg4fmsKM-zleEWjLRij1VKQha2Ncclh_J8RDqxXS3yAOLFf_f1L1IRRizBSEvdmcDMYY0jRd9JPzF7BTMY1b8FLStO7E/s1600/Paul+Octavious--birds1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j-2LfDGxpFAjVgDeCS1H0UYQ4KVPhYkjzV-BzlVFatJPT0LSg4fmsKM-zleEWjLRij1VKQha2Ncclh_J8RDqxXS3yAOLFf_f1L1IRRizBSEvdmcDMYY0jRd9JPzF7BTMY1b8FLStO7E/s640/Paul+Octavious--birds1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5azp2i5fdH1dWxv17tqDtTAtzkhJcMYcrR4M6kb4s1JuV3SwpJZEEjj9-WB22fZI-C7pT3LRBFcQTIkGt2gQljHuLj1kIEBrLgDRGNWn_l3G9Myh3GwtTuap0_hidyukFzLa_ud7J8k/s1600/Paul+Octavious--birds2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5azp2i5fdH1dWxv17tqDtTAtzkhJcMYcrR4M6kb4s1JuV3SwpJZEEjj9-WB22fZI-C7pT3LRBFcQTIkGt2gQljHuLj1kIEBrLgDRGNWn_l3G9Myh3GwtTuap0_hidyukFzLa_ud7J8k/s640/Paul+Octavious--birds2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0VPx1CLDoTw28dcggu6CtLl0PJ-X2bRmuhHcdGQyHhdcH3M_vI9Qfg4YiGPmJ10AdT20ZroGanll3xK_xOXtaH3-j-iYf0nzwubllEoTEloklUO9I5ew9vAUnrsXk8Adri1t113klcQ/s1600/Paul+Octavious--birds3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0VPx1CLDoTw28dcggu6CtLl0PJ-X2bRmuhHcdGQyHhdcH3M_vI9Qfg4YiGPmJ10AdT20ZroGanll3xK_xOXtaH3-j-iYf0nzwubllEoTEloklUO9I5ew9vAUnrsXk8Adri1t113klcQ/s640/Paul+Octavious--birds3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9m3gPKY-_MlZgqjdEMrBomYkvREwG5v5S4Mx9cMCV_aeQEEQ3WCFF4ozYNTNiyI4BEYIJHIWLCUg7J3_UZBIDtWzBm9BpaRX_qNik3nakqjtCUq4kY-W44FpOwuddfwSqR9UGI04Ca0/s1600/Paul+Octavious--birds4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9m3gPKY-_MlZgqjdEMrBomYkvREwG5v5S4Mx9cMCV_aeQEEQ3WCFF4ozYNTNiyI4BEYIJHIWLCUg7J3_UZBIDtWzBm9BpaRX_qNik3nakqjtCUq4kY-W44FpOwuddfwSqR9UGI04Ca0/s640/Paul+Octavious--birds4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-zpzUgiSU7WZ2yjzDYRTQuak0dRkVJMkUZEnRRMbLxhekErb4IUtbWyVgL2rzsdE-eBwAsnly5ikMBBbdnFuRd31kue8-ejliMxXu-4eBHxv8ecPhlrNaEKqYXnnmNrC8KvumvjgPSM/s1600/Paul+Octavious--birds-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-zpzUgiSU7WZ2yjzDYRTQuak0dRkVJMkUZEnRRMbLxhekErb4IUtbWyVgL2rzsdE-eBwAsnly5ikMBBbdnFuRd31kue8-ejliMxXu-4eBHxv8ecPhlrNaEKqYXnnmNrC8KvumvjgPSM/s400/Paul+Octavious--birds-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Prints are available at his shop. Visit his site linked below.<br /><br /><a href="http://pauloctavious.com/" target="_blank">http://pauloctavious.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-899260686897319112013-04-23T08:00:00.003-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.070-07:00BEAUTY: Photography--Matt MolloyThese colorful time-lapse clouds at sunset were created by Matt Molloy, who overlaps hundreds and hundreds of photos of a sunset to achieve this bewitching effect.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ8TiBcyPXkLr-QJU-FBkATnxdjgJ39rbHHxSFLWSgOC8lf8q-Lpm_aMBgey4kTk2JR0tC9wFIsmh6R3zJ2PCAW8oa_lL7P3QE9BIJZoFketcsVlbIF8ZrHXKLHaNEJ6VriiCrjmz_TA/s1600/Matt+Molloy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ8TiBcyPXkLr-QJU-FBkATnxdjgJ39rbHHxSFLWSgOC8lf8q-Lpm_aMBgey4kTk2JR0tC9wFIsmh6R3zJ2PCAW8oa_lL7P3QE9BIJZoFketcsVlbIF8ZrHXKLHaNEJ6VriiCrjmz_TA/s400/Matt+Molloy1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-qJgLbcLOFvHg_NNrORVgmXHvDFDN7Jg0DdaTcrm687gAarBl2Pjae_4IHwK_kTKQ7Wq4QFKXVLGKyVSOSQmK_BT3SFYqriDM9lXgNXJ342oG1nm-xWpVH2YDPq55NcIvjXcf3-TJFg/s1600/Matt+Molloy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-qJgLbcLOFvHg_NNrORVgmXHvDFDN7Jg0DdaTcrm687gAarBl2Pjae_4IHwK_kTKQ7Wq4QFKXVLGKyVSOSQmK_BT3SFYqriDM9lXgNXJ342oG1nm-xWpVH2YDPq55NcIvjXcf3-TJFg/s400/Matt+Molloy2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclthlN3I0tG007vouwFXn8y53ah_mBaDBBGu9TbnSkpWpxhfPbEB8XnuKZxw970VB9qeI_oPoLsAllBBJCOUYrA1JjZzl2i7hYzhAJuNxjzxG9yE3hPX0R8h0_p-sfZjZNQ1kYEPlhFc/s1600/Matt+Molloy3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclthlN3I0tG007vouwFXn8y53ah_mBaDBBGu9TbnSkpWpxhfPbEB8XnuKZxw970VB9qeI_oPoLsAllBBJCOUYrA1JjZzl2i7hYzhAJuNxjzxG9yE3hPX0R8h0_p-sfZjZNQ1kYEPlhFc/s400/Matt+Molloy3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_pzePGyJmcJJABWatBQYXXf9q4kkUUpphLxluFLiYQwPjkG1gcxK8I2C7JFhm2hltfnZAkwQznAx2sOPOiRAdtYk4KAWxOWteMRhThCwGH4i20GDUnFeshF-0bOxSJ8nD0EjY0jki7Q/s1600/Matt+Molloy4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_pzePGyJmcJJABWatBQYXXf9q4kkUUpphLxluFLiYQwPjkG1gcxK8I2C7JFhm2hltfnZAkwQznAx2sOPOiRAdtYk4KAWxOWteMRhThCwGH4i20GDUnFeshF-0bOxSJ8nD0EjY0jki7Q/s400/Matt+Molloy4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKRMe_3FdQhYzyCmeZuJMO4bTrra9-TAai82E8b71r-stEgxy4KD9YcVcTVeBC22Me6aI_Zp8APUatQUjCNK2sax8qXvuXSBl6f4TUjRMGw8NX5ItjOuyEpto29z0iwP8ePz0owQE2_w/s1600/Matt+Molloy5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKRMe_3FdQhYzyCmeZuJMO4bTrra9-TAai82E8b71r-stEgxy4KD9YcVcTVeBC22Me6aI_Zp8APUatQUjCNK2sax8qXvuXSBl6f4TUjRMGw8NX5ItjOuyEpto29z0iwP8ePz0owQE2_w/s400/Matt+Molloy5.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://500px.com/MattMolloy" target="_blank">http://500px.com/MattMolloy</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-73627901189882788942013-04-23T08:00:00.002-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.063-07:00BEAUY: Installation--David AltmejdThe work of Canadian artist David Altmejd is very difficult to describe. His enigmatic pieces consist of large-scale installations that often involve the idea of a vitrine, or a glass display box. Such boxes are usually used in museum settings to display collections of mineral specimens, or perhaps taxidermied birds. With this sort of "cabinet of curiosities" approach, Altmejd uses natural materials in his installations, but these cabinets are puzzling, offering no logic to a coherent "collection" which is clearly not the point. The cases are often enormous and the objects in them are not... leaving lots of space. The objects can be composed of quartz, pyrite, amethyst, sand, resin, thread, metal wire, pins, needles, synthetic hair, glass eyes,chain, bronze, wood, pinecones, burlap, leather, and foam. It is this juxtaposition of natural, uncontrollable, living elements, placed haphazardly and sometimes with a sense of sweeping movement, against the sterilized plexiglass and mirrored plinths that generates a seeming clash of meaning. It suggests the unpredictability and messiness of life captured and frozen just as it is, in the midst of its drive, life force, heartbeat...<br /><br />Although some pieces can be small to medium sized like the modernist doll house of <i>The Outside, The Inside and the Praying Mantis</i> (fifth image down), some are staggeringly large like <i>The Index</i>, which he assembled in the Canadian Pavilion at the 2007 Venice Bienale (third image down--click for a larger view). It is obvious that the power of his work lies in experiencing it first hand. I would love to see one of his pieces...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyv078ezco-MpBey1oASVbHQn4EzMsKkJq-dsr_5NqEUczVawW6SQG76kbS3cMcb58xs0FZc39L-DSlOXmhqvGeZcUYvieH5P-pz69q_1Gq4ZzjdT4S9vEXTysvq5kP9gvPSViTBJ_eE/s1600/David+Altmejd--Le+Spectre+et+la+main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyv078ezco-MpBey1oASVbHQn4EzMsKkJq-dsr_5NqEUczVawW6SQG76kbS3cMcb58xs0FZc39L-DSlOXmhqvGeZcUYvieH5P-pz69q_1Gq4ZzjdT4S9vEXTysvq5kP9gvPSViTBJ_eE/s640/David+Altmejd--Le+Spectre+et+la+main.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd0OR1E6bXXBeZyfb3UpvcVaTcc-aQ22O40eBcJaIkIfOny11tiePwm56PokqPhYOWKGlBgeSeLu6rjX2PiZsU_66f-Yyagn8n_lex2lH43erj3X9_SN7pxKoxBGMlXR0oV6EyHeOxeY/s1600/David+Altmejd--Le+dormeur+du+val.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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In 1945, the estate was created by Edward James (he was the American-British son of William James, heir to the 8,000 acre James family estate of West Dean House in Sussex, and an openly bisexual poet) more than 2,000 feet above sea level, in a subtropical rainforest in the mountains of Mexico just outside the town of Xilitla. James was a patron of surrealist art and artists which included Salvador Dali whom he supported for all of 1938! His surrealist art collection included pieces by Giorgio de Chirico, Paul Klee, Leonora Carrington, Pavel Tchelitchew, Pablo Picasso, Giacometti, and Max Ernst among others; James was painted not once but twice by René Magritte, and photographed by Man Ray! In this spirit, he created, on some 80 acres, a surrealist fantasy of strange structures up to four stories tall, turrets, steps/ ramps/ walkways and footbridges with fanciful curlicues, and buildings (with hidden rooms and staircases that go nowhere) with names like the House on Three Floors Which Will in Fact Have Five or Four or Six, the House with a Roof like a Whale, and the Staircase to Heaven. After James' death in 1984, the estate fell into ruins but in 2007, the Fondo Xilitla, a foundation that will oversee the preservation and restoration of the site, acquired the property. Thankfully, James' unique vision will continue to live.<br /><br />Also in this spirit of surreality, photographer extraordinaire Tim Walker (previously <a href="http://ohbythewayblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/beauty-photography_19.html" target="_blank">here</a>) teamed up with stylist Jacob K and the lovely, ethereal, and talented Tilda Swinton to recreate several surrealist masterpieces in and around Las Pozas. 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Long time readers of "Oh, By The Way" will have deduced by now that I am a sucker for animals behaving and dressing as humans. I love fables, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and anything that shows an anthropomorphized view of creatures great and small. Siegel paints bucolic scenes of barnyard or farm animals, but in 18th century French country or court dress, à la <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Honor%C3%A9_Fragonard" target="_blank">Fragonard</a> (she even has a cow on a swing!). In the 80s, there was a fantastic store in San Francisco called La Ville du Soleil which sold French housewares and <i>objets</i>, and every nook and corner of the store had life size mannequins with farm animal heads, all dressed like characters from a Mozart opera, just like a Siegel painting!<br /><br />Her work reminds me of another artist I love, Sarah Higdon, previously <a href="http://ohbythewayblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-first-encountered-marvelous.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Higdon's work is fairly clean, but I also love Siegel's very painterly, softly romantic, nearly Impressionistic style.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyFApiuxKg5f4ds_CZXyU6KMzr4WD-GQGrD15M1aU0xpL5jQfVgx-GT1OuNqrqXOk1T17rsSgsJPLBAfN7txfO3_exMQTOvjfbu1L66tmmU1gmpCF3LAOa9dbXWDRS6es0EKnVMiPx3s/s1600/Susan+Siegel--Cow+Swing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyFApiuxKg5f4ds_CZXyU6KMzr4WD-GQGrD15M1aU0xpL5jQfVgx-GT1OuNqrqXOk1T17rsSgsJPLBAfN7txfO3_exMQTOvjfbu1L66tmmU1gmpCF3LAOa9dbXWDRS6es0EKnVMiPx3s/s400/Susan+Siegel--Cow+Swing.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxglLohjde4ZighvTeqsKn5Q1R4Fzpjv3U3xMg8T4jIgyleWxZaCpalbhhfgVPKcfMVZK4aSmN7VlzKi9ttf_1nono8LSC-rpZUD-8rqNrAy0Mrj23pT3Hzolsfx-Lrn0uLHJ6Yfw-CM/s1600/Susan+Siegel--Family+of+Three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxglLohjde4ZighvTeqsKn5Q1R4Fzpjv3U3xMg8T4jIgyleWxZaCpalbhhfgVPKcfMVZK4aSmN7VlzKi9ttf_1nono8LSC-rpZUD-8rqNrAy0Mrj23pT3Hzolsfx-Lrn0uLHJ6Yfw-CM/s400/Susan+Siegel--Family+of+Three.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IoYHYdiAxteoci7yLsZmCoUt8Kzvcd5aKZeam2dDwItYEnyshNVyVu5ZZpKpBkpQdQxG5L2t6_fJlQ69bjDjmHS0SYIerEAWVU_OlXYcro332ISCYtX3KCVGUck0twi0oqcCiYyRxGQ/s1600/Susan+Siegel--In+Pink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IoYHYdiAxteoci7yLsZmCoUt8Kzvcd5aKZeam2dDwItYEnyshNVyVu5ZZpKpBkpQdQxG5L2t6_fJlQ69bjDjmHS0SYIerEAWVU_OlXYcro332ISCYtX3KCVGUck0twi0oqcCiYyRxGQ/s400/Susan+Siegel--In+Pink.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc8bcwV9xePuCA27FZbdUPCEnkmypE9JGcbwgDcQYK1yvXhlJ8kIywq_IdpWwI6ZclMNAr_o_z1lw4hX7QGGCIacUmJ_VLG1cZtFWKSEHuNMVmFB-w-CdFl40D6SqIw2JbkoYB9oi0PY/s1600/Susan+Siegel--Solitary+Goat+%2528Blue%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc8bcwV9xePuCA27FZbdUPCEnkmypE9JGcbwgDcQYK1yvXhlJ8kIywq_IdpWwI6ZclMNAr_o_z1lw4hX7QGGCIacUmJ_VLG1cZtFWKSEHuNMVmFB-w-CdFl40D6SqIw2JbkoYB9oi0PY/s400/Susan+Siegel--Solitary+Goat+%2528Blue%2529.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5b3xUo8codTlOo4lvEuQerJIaxrCrmoNbQDmzU3HBlMn1-3KPE5SEMWHsXE0a-AQZjmon4pnU-O4pza089zbLmTjJEMWtEmm066MC56GhOrugCrxTra_Dd6mRGiunqPddqZtpWA949Zs/s1600/Susan+Siegel--Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5b3xUo8codTlOo4lvEuQerJIaxrCrmoNbQDmzU3HBlMn1-3KPE5SEMWHsXE0a-AQZjmon4pnU-O4pza089zbLmTjJEMWtEmm066MC56GhOrugCrxTra_Dd6mRGiunqPddqZtpWA949Zs/s400/Susan+Siegel--Untitled.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br />Top to bottom: <i>Cow Swing; Family of Three; In Pink; Solitary Goat (Blue);</i> untitled<br /><br />More delightful images at her website:<br /><a href="http://susanlsiegel.com/" target="_blank">http://susanlsiegel.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-41061859866923425642013-04-21T19:00:00.001-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.285-07:00BEAUTY: Art--Trevor YoungTrevor Young's ode to empty urban spaces is reminiscent of other artists like Edward Hopper and Ed Ruscha who have been hypnotized by the inexplicable lure of these void-like places. His minimalist-realist approach to portraying these spots adds to the blandness of each landscape...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctnz2YnvuWq-Ds70Fa4MdfpudQBa9-EYUEla5n9JdpDYYq5pqqqCW14aG0nq-vovBJHFviiV7aT_XYb2pO3XbJ8RK3S2pang1I2aHy_aTuQvvBYuF5xvnbscMVpfDNHXRblJZMC8ci3c/s1600/Trevor+Young--Automated+Convenience.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctnz2YnvuWq-Ds70Fa4MdfpudQBa9-EYUEla5n9JdpDYYq5pqqqCW14aG0nq-vovBJHFviiV7aT_XYb2pO3XbJ8RK3S2pang1I2aHy_aTuQvvBYuF5xvnbscMVpfDNHXRblJZMC8ci3c/s400/Trevor+Young--Automated+Convenience.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnbSQi139e37qwuJM_akMCjWvpU4qWmaPthoPy53q52d-insvBENkI8AibenbwrAwXiDStD2UvuIo7Tf2o3e1w3qyR-aQmJOKS7qm_cfR1uwZK8dPMrrma2W55BH3OHRuVExAj7xF2QA/s1600/Trevor+Young--Automatic+Cut+Off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Automatic Cut-Off; Beautiful Erection; Buttress 3; Caress; Claim Etiquette; Full Pump; Hire; Man In A Box</i><br /><br />Watch Trevor Young explain "non-places" in this video interview... I think I have a new art crush: that hair, those sideburns, that smile, those eyes... that <i>stubble</i>! *swoon*<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tNPyU9DOhYI?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_931374355"><br /></a><a href="http://www.trevoryoung.net/home" target="_blank">http://www.trevoryoung.net/home</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-31265387590591748732013-04-21T19:00:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.187-07:00BEAUTY: Art--Aaron SmithI can't believe I have never posted anything about Aaron Smith or his art... until now. He is all over the blogosphere for reasons other than his art (his tattoos, his nostalgic waxed moustache, his general masculine woofiness), but it is his images of Victorian and Edwardian gentlemen rendered in glorious, glowing gobs of paint, thickly applied with a palette knife thus looking more like cake frosting, that interest us here...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85Rj-T4NtRQnfvt1M1oX8QJY25tNZVTW8oi2UI_xuHrE52DVKYMC-vqO1aVhd2pTOUilAv_hvNXiAeZ6HfbjE3Oqakpv69z0zRr-Bo1-SQZzw1HXWWqZq6gZsJDsDa8bwSw97nE0R_0s/s1600/Aaron+Smith--2+Beards+%28Czar+Nicholas+II,+George++V%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85Rj-T4NtRQnfvt1M1oX8QJY25tNZVTW8oi2UI_xuHrE52DVKYMC-vqO1aVhd2pTOUilAv_hvNXiAeZ6HfbjE3Oqakpv69z0zRr-Bo1-SQZzw1HXWWqZq6gZsJDsDa8bwSw97nE0R_0s/s400/Aaron+Smith--2+Beards+%28Czar+Nicholas+II,+George++V%29.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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When they have rolled through Northern California in the past, the timing has never been right for me to see them, but the stars aligned this time, and their appearance at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco was, for me, a highly emotional spectacle. Seen from absolutely perfect seats, I must add...I couldn't have asked for a better vantage point. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYg7RRwVuJUvUlCP4187wOLy4bOOLfoCaeTr1kvmaVJTPFONxhksTU3a3mDe_kCVvEhHZXdAMNrnXDbmldSemHHdwoUdAcx9ke7Sc0QygYZ4V2pQwaueRVI3ToDRSbtLdtpcp6a6qyy4/s1600/IMG_1996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYg7RRwVuJUvUlCP4187wOLy4bOOLfoCaeTr1kvmaVJTPFONxhksTU3a3mDe_kCVvEhHZXdAMNrnXDbmldSemHHdwoUdAcx9ke7Sc0QygYZ4V2pQwaueRVI3ToDRSbtLdtpcp6a6qyy4/s400/IMG_1996.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />They opened the show behind a scrim, on which was projected what looked like dark moving clouds...and a backlit Jónsi was seen intently bent over his guitar sawing away with his cello bow. But the scrim dropped during the next number to reveal a massive, panoramic projector screen which was alternately raised above the band and lowered to stage level, depending on the mood and lighting effects for each song. The film and graphics projected on the screen for each song included shots and clips from that song's accompanying video, if one was created. So, for "Sæglópur," for instance, we were presented with images of the young boy swimming underwater from the official video, seen <a href="https://vimeo.com/3987056" target="_blank">here</a>. In each instance though, the video was not shown in its entirety, but used as a way to evoke, and was mixed with sparks, clouds, rippling water, swirling galaxies, shooting stars, smoke, glittering dust motes, or other textural elements. Some songs that did not have an accompanying video were surprisingly even more beautiful: once, on a jagged, rocky landscape, tiny figures of people appeared, holding flashing beacons, but halfway through the song, the beacons rose up, floating over us in a moment of gentle emotional release, suggesting the possible release of the soul. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VEyvECqkdbw2MgEBKRRdHgPkWh08Y_4AU5FSBdoxnITYizbIvIWe4I048nkTUo8bdiUwXjdpm9DZLXik7bQg9_kx6yP0LGYvz1f7z1iWDNZn2ee0Z0-ObFV_EJHLm7CgJGepggzVfmA/s1600/IMG_2024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VEyvECqkdbw2MgEBKRRdHgPkWh08Y_4AU5FSBdoxnITYizbIvIWe4I048nkTUo8bdiUwXjdpm9DZLXik7bQg9_kx6yP0LGYvz1f7z1iWDNZn2ee0Z0-ObFV_EJHLm7CgJGepggzVfmA/s400/IMG_2024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Je9M5cb89J05i6lyCv6hlZ6GqTvbY7_mo2GQ6_MoaxI_3H26YU6pezRTfaglYCruyaslN2NP0tTwUabximn94ELt3ULfo4yXAqLz99w1qq7QI5mQi4DWT_IyqiBm2FCzFAjdW3kn8Ws/s1600/IMG_2026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Je9M5cb89J05i6lyCv6hlZ6GqTvbY7_mo2GQ6_MoaxI_3H26YU6pezRTfaglYCruyaslN2NP0tTwUabximn94ELt3ULfo4yXAqLz99w1qq7QI5mQi4DWT_IyqiBm2FCzFAjdW3kn8Ws/s400/IMG_2026.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDuF8Rmc-4YvdO3n327WHleHCmTQGqy-hEFniiy9ugTweO2aJcKIuQ_RFLSWzooiU8fnXYPAwfNJhmpzVMp2oFDiXsh3FufOPAK3cX6dxeD10ZfkXpwZLVeBJHWVlG7mzzkEj9Xv7LoE/s1600/IMG_2008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDuF8Rmc-4YvdO3n327WHleHCmTQGqy-hEFniiy9ugTweO2aJcKIuQ_RFLSWzooiU8fnXYPAwfNJhmpzVMp2oFDiXsh3FufOPAK3cX6dxeD10ZfkXpwZLVeBJHWVlG7mzzkEj9Xv7LoE/s400/IMG_2008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wpYkK4X5N1F4TfBJKZF3fE2To8kMm8SXBR8LLECChrYUf_u73RCER2AyQLay03-gpvOVw4qX4jS8KCtXCTLPkL3-LuLmhH171mAaVBicNvn0e8b1O_adpqiaG4eWHx3eNbtk2DTrudI/s1600/IMG_2029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wpYkK4X5N1F4TfBJKZF3fE2To8kMm8SXBR8LLECChrYUf_u73RCER2AyQLay03-gpvOVw4qX4jS8KCtXCTLPkL3-LuLmhH171mAaVBicNvn0e8b1O_adpqiaG4eWHx3eNbtk2DTrudI/s400/IMG_2029.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Strategically placed small golden lights on rods were scattered across the stage which, when illuminated, resembled twinkling fireflies or a sea of pulsing, glowing orbs. Special lights--sometimes emitting blinding flashes--aimed out at the audience added to the crescendos, and silhouetted the band along with the string and horn sections.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTYphPELQXV3RZ5ZokaUn-Im00mN2uCIUMnzfmf8b4uzDeSf61c39vGC9L_absjtvlGe_2qhUlXK39-ThdV6Vtj1jzBVFljW5O-K3_L6p8yVGk8wZ_nOfomD3Ad4udOSkl_mlsa0zLx0/s1600/IMG_2019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTYphPELQXV3RZ5ZokaUn-Im00mN2uCIUMnzfmf8b4uzDeSf61c39vGC9L_absjtvlGe_2qhUlXK39-ThdV6Vtj1jzBVFljW5O-K3_L6p8yVGk8wZ_nOfomD3Ad4udOSkl_mlsa0zLx0/s400/IMG_2019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />I must confess to a goose bump moment when I heard Jónsi start to sing the first song of the evening... I had to remind myself that I was actually hearing, in person, that voice that has the quality of a universal angel of compassion. His voice and phrasing are a brilliant counterpart to the often expansive, grand, shaking and shattering sound Sigur Ros can produce... a cosmic, transcendent sound that invokes at once creation and destruction. It was a marvel to experience these crescendos first hand, to hear them go on for five minutes or more, and just when one thinks the song is going to end, the crescendo gets ratcheted up so the <i>crescendo</i> gets a crescendo. Simply awe-inspiring.<br /><br />They played all my favorite songs, like "Glósóli" and track one from their "( )" release. They even performed "Brennisteinn" as well as "Kveikur" (in English: "Quaker") from their forthcoming release of the same name. But most importantly, I got to hear the heart-stopping "Svefn-g-englar" or "Sleepwalkers" in English. This song was the first Sigur Ros composition I ever heard, more than a decade ago and it occupies a very special place in my heart. And for the gentle, lulling "Tjú" refrain (in Icelandic, the word "Tjú" is a comforting sound one makes to a baby), I was fascinated to watch Jónsi perform a little sonic trick: he raised his guitar and sang into it so the electric feed picked it up and brought it to the speakers sounding muffled and far away. Watch him do this in the video below (enlarge to full screen)... and notice the pulsing, glowing lights...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwDBT1pyweClOZpYEqPLKXBMbluQ_YrBzL0ZZqjDJ1yXav31drZfM1TETkABtEP2HoeKktykGHoILH6XtcCJw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />I bought a great tour tee of very soft grey jersey on which is printed, in highly reflective silver metallic, the name/logo of the band.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnx_xX7qE-LpGZeunZfdyCPUCAX19ZgxiPBEFzt_oCKJfslsqTn6QG9kDyeIc7P7Wmg_RSWqsb57FiVuCyzZOiGLg7BHsalf87rhzuSJXm8kO8gJd-qI6WKkMJwLEcziE8MCJuLu7r-sA/s1600/Sigur+Ros+tour+tee+shirt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnx_xX7qE-LpGZeunZfdyCPUCAX19ZgxiPBEFzt_oCKJfslsqTn6QG9kDyeIc7P7Wmg_RSWqsb57FiVuCyzZOiGLg7BHsalf87rhzuSJXm8kO8gJd-qI6WKkMJwLEcziE8MCJuLu7r-sA/s320/Sigur+Ros+tour+tee+shirt.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwOdsxv-XfnNpTj637I17knQQNmhu1AcvRbObr3nhe4eSAZR9OWJVCiJynXHHdie30m2rwS1_WXBno5XWDtWBsC-Pl1wyADu8ysS3hp20wbE70gG7MM8Wu5hfa7eT8yXEYXEsVdS4dig/s1600/scan0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwOdsxv-XfnNpTj637I17knQQNmhu1AcvRbObr3nhe4eSAZR9OWJVCiJynXHHdie30m2rwS1_WXBno5XWDtWBsC-Pl1wyADu8ysS3hp20wbE70gG7MM8Wu5hfa7eT8yXEYXEsVdS4dig/s320/scan0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />It was a lovely evening. Thanks to my friends Judy and Bianca for coming along, and thanks to my man for the tickets, an early birthday present!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/57644101?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe></div><br /><a href="http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-7574852525509110822013-04-18T08:00:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.797-07:00Poem In Your Pocket Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4GYvbDh-7e-8aPvUEuS7gsq8StXtGAgjdNsgHGy6McoePOjRYZqAD2LpWzjpudLh4JKHhpb7IZfee1mTK1UunuxTBPsG_JDO0o0P9z6tK3RUs0jem0WPxWRG5UB-IkEP2tnAXZXgDno/s1600/npm2013_poster_540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4GYvbDh-7e-8aPvUEuS7gsq8StXtGAgjdNsgHGy6McoePOjRYZqAD2LpWzjpudLh4JKHhpb7IZfee1mTK1UunuxTBPsG_JDO0o0P9z6tK3RUs0jem0WPxWRG5UB-IkEP2tnAXZXgDno/s400/npm2013_poster_540.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />April is National Poetry Month and today, April 18th, 2013 is Poem In Your Pocket Day. According to the Academy of American Poets, <i><b>"The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends. You can also share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem.</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b></i> <i><b>Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores. Create your own Poem in Your Pocket Day event using ideas below or let us know your plans, projects, and suggestions for Poem in Your Pocket Day by emailing npm@poets.org.</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b></i> <i><b>Along with your library, bookstore, or shelf at home, you can find the perfect poem for your pocket by browsing Poets.org, or by signing up to receive a poem from new spring poetry titles each day during April."</b></i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-uL1tLU7oM5vKAcHA0bQwYWPafc3YAnfWtptvJbRnY_dbLZxi6INXekk5bHbyoCoVDnqv4R_GeRFhZ-ugfJdEbVr9yJAJmCJ2pZ6VREm_dSJIIl7BM3ZPA_RlrL-vI06Eq2xlhVtZOs/s1600/pocket_logo.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730765791680017218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-uL1tLU7oM5vKAcHA0bQwYWPafc3YAnfWtptvJbRnY_dbLZxi6INXekk5bHbyoCoVDnqv4R_GeRFhZ-ugfJdEbVr9yJAJmCJ2pZ6VREm_dSJIIl7BM3ZPA_RlrL-vI06Eq2xlhVtZOs/s400/pocket_logo.gif" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 233px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 230px;" /></a><br /><br />In honor of Poem In Your Pocket Day during National Poetry Month, here is the poem I will be carrying in my pocket today. I chose something short for practical reasons; it is a two-line poem called "Evening Chess" by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic. Simply amazing how two lines can tell such a complicated, loaded story:<br /><br /><b>Evening Chess<br />by Charles Simic<br /><br />The Black Queen raised high<br />In my father's angry hand.</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_430101582"><br /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_430101582"><br /></a> <a href="http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41" target="_blank">http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41</a><br /><a href="http://www.poets.org/" target="_blank">http://www.poets.org/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-70873349034913897672013-04-17T08:00:00.001-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.992-07:00The Poetry of Rock n' Roll: Rickie Lee JonesIn honor of National Poetry Month, each week I am featuring poetic lyrics of rock or pop songs.<br /><br />And is there any artist who exemplifies a poetic sense in their work more than Rickie Lee Jones? She has written a mountain of majestic, awe-inspiring lyrics (and prose!) over the course of her (thankfully) long career. I had a hard time choosing one poem (song) to present, so I give you three. I am deliberately not including the actual songs in this post because I want the focus to be on the words.<br /><br /><b>Gravity</b><br /><b>by Rickie Lee Jones</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>There are wounds that stir up the force of gravity</b><br /><b>A cold that will wipe the hope from your eyes</b><br /><b>Young girl standing underneath the "L" train</b><br /><b>Standing there, watching the trains go by ...</b><br /><b>You think that nobody knows where you are, girl</b><br /><b>You think that nobody knows how this feels</b><br /><b>Alone, in a world of your own</b><br /><b>There you are girl</b><br /><b>The small things float</b><br /><b>To the top of gravity</b><br /><b>Gravity</b><br /><b>I'm telling you where it is</b><br /><b>Gravity</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>We walk in easy snakes</b><br /><b>Through the roulette rattling of the ethyl</b><br /><b>And now the arson smell of moon</b><br /><b>Polishes a newsstand</b><br /><b>They empty the gas can</b><br /><b>They watch the fire</b><br /><b>If there are three girls running</b><br /><b>There are three girls running nowhere</b><br /><b>From remedies</b><br /><b>That you call random</b><br /><b>We call by name</b><br /><b>And ask them to explain why</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Oh, no I heard somebody</b><br /><b>Hush up</b><br /><b>Don't say nothing</b><br /><b>I thought I heard someone</b><br /><b>Well we walk when we want to go</b><br /><b>Nobody's gonna be there</b><br /><b>Seen somebody, somebody</b><br /><b>Be quiet</b><br /><b>Nobody's there ...</b><br /><b>Nobody</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>I could not say no to the light of my desire</b><br /><b>I'm not asking so much</b><br /><b>But you roll-call the passion</b><br /><b>His lips ?</b><br /><b>No</b><br /><b>His back ?</b><br /><b>No</b><br /><b>His face?</b><br /><b>No, no, no</b><br /><b>I'm not asking so much!</b><br /><br /><b>I try to imagine another planet, another sun</b><br /><b>Where I don't look like me</b><br /><b>And everything I do matters</b><br /><b>Where you are, girl</b><br /><b>In your green paint</b><br /><b>With a pin to pull</b><br /><b>At the fingertips of gravity</b><br /><b>Gravity</b><br /><b>I'm telling you where it is</b><br /><b>Gravity </b><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><br /><b>We Belong Together</b><br /><b>by Rickie Lee Jones</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>I say this was no game of chicken</b><br /><b>You were aiming your best friend</b><br /><b>That you wear like a switchblade on a chain around your neck</b><br /><b>I think you picked this up in Mexico from your dad</b><br /><b>Now it's daddy on the booze</b><br /><b>And Brando on the ice</b><br /><b>Now it's Dean in the doorway</b><br /><b>With one more way he can't play this scene twice</b><br /><b>So you drug her down every drag of this forbidden fit of love</b><br /><b>And you told her to stand tall when you kissed her</b><br /><b>But that's not where you were thinking...</b><br /><b>How could a Natalie Wood not get sucked into a scene so custom tucked?</b><br /><b>But now look who shows up</b><br /><b>In the same place</b><br /><b>In this case</b><br /><b>I think it's better</b><br /><b>To face it ---</b><br /><b>We belong together</b><br /><b>We belong together</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Once Johnny the King made a spit ring</b><br /><b>And all the skid kids saw a very, very proud man</b><br /><b>And he entwine her in his finger</b><br /><b>And she lay there like a baby in his hand</b><br /><b>Climb upon the rooftop docks lookin' out on the crosstown seas</b><br /><b>And he wraps his jacket across her shoulders</b><br /><b>And he falls and hugs and holds her on his knees</b><br /><b>But a sailor just takes a broad down to the dark end of the fair</b><br /><b>To turn her into a tattoo</b><br /><b>That will whisper into the back of Johnny's black hair</b><br /><b>And now Johnny the King walks these streets without her in the rain</b><br /><b>Lookin' for a leather jacket</b><br /><b>And a girl who wrote her name forever</b><br /><b>A promise that ---</b><br /><b>We belong together</b><br /><b>We belong together</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Shall we weigh along these streets</b><br /><b>Young lions on the lam?</b><br /><b>Are the signs you hid deep in your heart</b><br /><b>All left on neon for them?</b><br /><b>Who are foolish</b><br /><b>Who are victim</b><br /><b>Of the sailors and the ducky boys who would</b><br /><b>Move into your eyes and lips and every tear</b><br /><b>That falls down on the neighborhood now</b><br /><b>I said "Bird, we just gotta tell them"</b><br /><b>And they turn and ignore us</b><br /><b>And the only heroes we got left</b><br /><b>Are written right before us</b><br /><b>And the only angel who sees us now</b><br /><b>Watches through each other's eyes</b><br /><b>And I can hear him</b><br /><b>In every footstep's passing sigh</b><br /><b>He goes crazy these nights</b><br /><b>Watching heartbeats go by...</b><br /><b>And they whisper ---</b><br /><b>We belong together</b><br /><b>We belong together</b><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><br /><b>The Last Chance Texaco</b><br /><b>by Rickie Lee Jones</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>A long stretch of headlights</b><br /><b>Bends into I-9</b><br /><b>Tiptoe into truck stops</b><br /><b>And sleepy diesel eyes</b><br /><b>Volcanoes rumble in the taxi</b><br /><b>And glow in the dark</b><br /><b>Camels in the driver's seat</b><br /><b>A slow, easy mark</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>But you ran out of gas</b><br /><b>Down the road a piece</b><br /><b>Then the battery went dead</b><br /><b>And now the cable won't reach...</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>It's your last chance</b><br /><b>To check under the hood</b><br /><b>Last chance</b><br /><b>She ain't soundin' too good,</b><br /><b>Your last chance</b><br /><b>To trust the man with the star</b><br /><b>You've found the last chance Texaco</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Well, he tried to be Standard</b><br /><b>He tries to be Mobil</b><br /><b>He tried living in a World</b><br /><b>And in a Shell</b><br /><b>There was this block-busted blonde</b><br /><b>He loved her - free parts and labor</b><br /><b>But she broke down and died</b><br /><b>And she threw all the rods he gave her</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>But this one ain't fuel-injected</b><br /><b>Her plug's disconnected</b><br /><b>She gets scared and she stalls</b><br /><b>She just needs a man, that's all</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b>It's her last chance</b><br /><b>Her timing's all wrong</b><br /><b>Her last chance</b><br /><b>She can't idle this long</b><br /><b>Her last chance</b><br /><b>Turn her over and go</b><br /><b>Pullin' out of the last chance Texaco</b><br /><b>The last chance</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7HoHnQHYW7czsXfWqrVIIXbaJoSMepR7Ur18_bn3GZS16Ce2deJw0jspcJxzFYS9lFc33k-1jAYkLiReVWY732tuOqGcB3Qodm49MNMN_U6vEqFhyphenhyphenWavueyaT2sJihjeP-nuA2CyiHw/s1600/RLJ+mag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7HoHnQHYW7czsXfWqrVIIXbaJoSMepR7Ur18_bn3GZS16Ce2deJw0jspcJxzFYS9lFc33k-1jAYkLiReVWY732tuOqGcB3Qodm49MNMN_U6vEqFhyphenhyphenWavueyaT2sJihjeP-nuA2CyiHw/s320/RLJ+mag.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://rickieleejones.com/" target="_blank">http://rickieleejones.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-371887410760888542013-04-17T08:00:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:01.894-07:00Be gentle with yourself...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C4XODiL0iexyCstnkTnxPRSgKQHZHo_gGcZH6aQ59Mrmd_-WoYlYSn9tlrqpp6OVjdAA_H4ixqB9r17bryp9B5L2AFgekYnTN85SXoSWKMpA5URhDFd1W8lxGy179x_DkR5d52X77gQ/s1600/good+morning+star+shine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C4XODiL0iexyCstnkTnxPRSgKQHZHo_gGcZH6aQ59Mrmd_-WoYlYSn9tlrqpp6OVjdAA_H4ixqB9r17bryp9B5L2AFgekYnTN85SXoSWKMpA5URhDFd1W8lxGy179x_DkR5d52X77gQ/s400/good+morning+star+shine.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />“When it comes to being gentle, start with yourself. Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Being disappointed by failure is understandable, but it shouldn’t turn into bitterness or spite directed at yourself. It’s a great mistake——because it leads nowhere—to get angry because you are angry, upset at being upset, disappointed because you are disappointed.”<br />--St. Frances de SalesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-11771294145666216772013-04-16T17:53:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:02.090-07:00I Had That Dream Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wQG720MdktJ_GTTc-IyJhd20rshlOE5PAtGtQXCy2LccL7pT7zy1s0o_pSNZC_FCKAF8UqU_OS4LRHEGYyKHc9HmyagrpWGRsEM_1yV9vPNRW2tnI0rCl2s27NIf8M9QoZOZcths8x4/s1600/emergency+at+night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wQG720MdktJ_GTTc-IyJhd20rshlOE5PAtGtQXCy2LccL7pT7zy1s0o_pSNZC_FCKAF8UqU_OS4LRHEGYyKHc9HmyagrpWGRsEM_1yV9vPNRW2tnI0rCl2s27NIf8M9QoZOZcths8x4/s400/emergency+at+night.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UNpdmY9SUhgVWlLFEUcTXWSMKhjmL2T33eSNlGHjX3mT8fcVsytpNmWNilbasS_MNhn5gXeSDyO33ZgH5zqMueMIPe9xXJQJrp9eYNatb1WBIfVkSt3Qq0JxloYns0Ep9gnRMz58AOA/s1600/4-15-13+Patton+Oswalt+in+Boston+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UNpdmY9SUhgVWlLFEUcTXWSMKhjmL2T33eSNlGHjX3mT8fcVsytpNmWNilbasS_MNhn5gXeSDyO33ZgH5zqMueMIPe9xXJQJrp9eYNatb1WBIfVkSt3Qq0JxloYns0Ep9gnRMz58AOA/s640/4-15-13+Patton+Oswalt+in+Boston+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Thank you, Patton, for saying this.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pattonoswalt.com/" target="_blank">http://www.pattonoswalt.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-3259690774794973922013-04-16T11:19:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:02.284-07:00With your back to the camera...<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/63718300?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=fffafa" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /></div><br />Kind of fits my mood today...<br /><br />For a list of all the films, go to the Plot Point Productions Vimeo link below.<br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/63718300" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/63718300</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-38702394840508873522013-04-15T22:05:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:02.381-07:00Congratulations, Sharon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywcV_fzT4evhmTbWAjNBkSw6IemVoGdBp57k6ypfF2F-cZotkNR_cB4ig4GoY61t4iz6okZhqPqsHpB5XRSGNqv5-DBiisLbKNCE7OSgoHyoFr6pCygZiRM6MsTElnpvShRGe-gVqP5I/s1600/Poet+Sharon+Olds+photographed+by+Marcus+Mam+for+Vogue+Sept+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywcV_fzT4evhmTbWAjNBkSw6IemVoGdBp57k6ypfF2F-cZotkNR_cB4ig4GoY61t4iz6okZhqPqsHpB5XRSGNqv5-DBiisLbKNCE7OSgoHyoFr6pCygZiRM6MsTElnpvShRGe-gVqP5I/s320/Poet+Sharon+Olds+photographed+by+Marcus+Mam+for+Vogue+Sept+2012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photograph by Marcus Mam, September 2012</span></span></div><br />On of my favorite poets, Sharon Olds, has won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her most recent book, "Stag's Leap," a book of poems about her divorce more than a decade ago.<br /><br />Congratulations, Sharon... or rather I should say "the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sharon Olds."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sharonolds.net/" target="_blank">http://www.sharonolds.net/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130892196898928085.post-24982502691882677042013-04-15T08:00:00.000-07:002013-04-24T09:21:02.479-07:00"Surus"In honor of National Poetry Month, here is "Surus."<br /><br /><b>Surus*</b><br /><b>by JEF</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>What is this cold and what is this white</b><br /><b>that numbs my feet, he thinks.</b><br /><b>He doesn’t belong here, far from grass, leaves, trees.</b><br /><b>He watches his friends stumble on boulders and</b><br /><b>fall to their knees while snarling humans</b><br /><b>poke them with spears, furious humans</b><br /><b>shriek into their earflaps to make them get up, move.</b><br /><b>Our hide is thick, he thinks, but not enough to resist</b><br /><b>these blades, as the blood of his kin stains</b><br /><b>the white ground. Why are they doing this to us, he wonders.</b><br /><b>Forced toward other human tribes who rush</b><br /><b>to hack off the trunks of his mother, father,</b><br /><b>he is pierced with a spear: he must leave them behind.</b><br /><b>His family watch him driven on, fade away white.</b><br /><b>He mourns.</b><br /><b>I am the only one of my kind left in the world,</b><br /><b>he thinks, and this tiny fool drapes me in red,</b><br /><b>stands on a platform on my back,</b><br /><b>his manic shouts ricocheting off sharp peaks of ice.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>*Surus was the last surviving elephant, out of the 37 elephants Hannibal took with him when he crossed the Alps in 218 B.C.E.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>©JEF 2013</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092758607823466658noreply@blogger.com0