9AM daily. Pen on paper, 8-1/2 x 11, approx. 2 square inches per day.
My WebEx Meeting Notes 13 January – 12 April 2022
9AM daily. Pen on paper, 8-1/2 x 11, approx. 2 square inches per day.
Tag: art
Kephalonomancing Hot Links
Slummin‘, Don and Dewey (1959)Don “Sugarcane” Harris (aka Don Bowman) and Dewey Terry never had any hits of their own but others did with covers of their songs. Sugarcane Harris had particular success playing electric violin as a sideman for Little Richard, Johnny Otis, John Mayall & Frank Zappa, and in the 1980s was a member of the punk/jazz/psychobilly group Tupelo Chain Sex.
Greta taught us everything.
New Hampshire volcanoes and stonewalling [via].
DALL-E 2: Describe an image and let AI create it [via].
[Top image found in here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Daytime Nighttime
The “Star Seeder” is a statue in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the day it goes unnoticed, but when night comes the statue justifies its title.
[Images & caption found here.]
The Doctor Will See You Now
That appears to be self-portrait artist Samuel Fosso, from a series titled African Spirits (ca. 2008). Born in Camaroon, he fled the Nigerian Biafra Wars, found refuge in Bangui, Central African Republic.
[Images found without captions here and credits Jean Marc Patras.]
The .Gif Friday Post No. 721 – Pixelburg, A Surprise Guest & A Swallow
Paludicolous Hot Links
Fatty Patty, Lee Pickett & The Screamers (1958)Lee Pickett (rhythm guitar and slap bass) joined up with Marvin Ross (lead guitar) and Paul Jennings (drums) and recorded Fatty Patty and She Left Me With The Blues in a Denver basement. Marvin recalled, “We only used ‘Lee Pickett & The Screamers’ for that one record & a few promotional bookings. Jolt Records picked the name for us, but by then we had taken the name of the Blue Rhythms.”
I can’t explain this illusion.
Non-newtonian fluid on speakers.
Live report from Hoover Street [via].
Send your name to the moon on a thumb drive.
[Top image found in here, which links to this, and that’s all I know about it.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Backyard Steel Mill
Dolichopodous Hot Links
Don’t Look Back, Them (1965)Them, a garage-rock/blues band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in April 1964 and had major hits the following year. George Ivan “Van” Morrison went solo in 1966; the band scored more hits and continued to record and perform into the 1970s.
Gonna be a long game.
Over the face and down the throat.
The Two Minutes Hate in the Dawning Age.
Everyone is affected by the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
[Top image: Ceramic sculpture by Steve McGovney (2014) found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Nothing Much Happened Today.
[Found in here.]
Time to go WHAP
Drummer (1973) Sculpture by Karoo Ashevak (1940-1974)
Materials: whalebone, ivory, substantia nigra
Inuit sculpture, Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal
Ashevak’s whalebone sculptures were inspired by stories of shamans and spirits he learned during his childhood. He began carving in 1970 but was only able to create art for four years – he and his family died tragically in a fire in 1974.
[Image found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 