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The starship hangars of Classic Space were massive. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space-ship hangars.* The engineers used bicycles, electric buggies and all sorts of other transport to travel about but they wanted faster speeds.
Eventually they modified a small maintenance quadcopter to carry a human pilot. Armoured trousers were a necessary precaution when flying it.
Sadly management decreed that this vehicle was less safe than Colin Furze's belt of spinning knives and banned its use after just a few months.
*Thank you Douglas Adams!
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My new street photography book Night Moves (Anvil Press) was listed on Goodreads yesterday. Many people will reference Goodreads to check out ratings and reviews before purchasing a book.
Good ratings and reviews on Goodreads especially helps small press artists. If you've bought the book and enjoyed the photos / poems or if you came to the launch and enjoyed the slideshow / poetry reading from the book, please consider hitting the link to rate the book or if you're feeling extra inspired please write a short review.
In the past I've been hesitant to ask for things like this, but honestly, things are getting harder these days for everyone and artists have to work harder than ever to get by. So if my work has been a source of connection or inspiration for you, please consider helping me out. The link below will take you to the Goodreads page.
"It was November--the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad hymns of the sea, passionate wind-songs in the pines. Anne roamed through the pineland alleys in the park and, as she said, let that great sweeping wind blow the fogs out of her soul."
— L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables (Penny Books))
The spacemen of Classic Space were happy bunch. Indeed they were perpetually smiling and avoided arguments and friction at all times. This eventually led to the design of smooth, friction free wheels, amongst other items.
You'd think that due to Newton's Third Law, the tyres would have had no grip and the vehicle would be unable to move. When challenged in court case, the Wheel Design Collective of Llwyngwril Systems' Vehicle Department used the following argument, based on a legal precedent from Mega Dodo Publications. They claimed that their version of Newton's Laws were the more aesthetically pleasing and...
"...summoned a qualified poet to testify under oath that beauty was truth, truth beauty and hoped thereby to prove that the guilty party in this case was Life itself for failing to be either beautiful or true. The judges concurred, and in a moving speech held that Life itself was in contempt of court, and duly confiscated it from all those there present before going off to enjoy a pleasant evening's ultragolf.”
“Green Lantern/Green Arrow remains a fascinating time capsule from an era in which more than a few people believed that comics might help change the world.” – The A.V. Club – Keith Phipps – 2002
In October of 1983, Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams began the self-titled "Hard Travelling Heroes" era in DC's history. Where Hal and Ollie basically went on a roadtrip across the USA, fightin' crime! It was an... 'interesting' era in DC, to say the least.
Now GA just went through a few phases in his published career. Like originally the dude's out there wearing a Robin Hood costume being a rich boy rip-off of Batman. He had stuff like the Arrow Car and an Arrow Cave and The Arrow Plane and fun little Arrow Gadgets and a little Red Sidekick yaddayadda.... Then one day (that day being the 1970's) he just started lecturing Green Lantern all the time!
He was like "Aw man, I used to be a rich guy and now the rich are bad and the rich ruin everything, and why won't you like... get out of your green bubble and stop flying around in your weird green space stuff and come down and walk the streets of America and you'll learn a thing or two about a thing or two young man!"
(Direct quote, obviously)
...Oh and then Roy became a drug addict... then the series got canceled.... yeah, good times. :P
Anyway, since getting CyclopsBricks' Green Arrow back in February, The GA/GL series was one of the first things that came to my mind!
This is an interesting cover, because as far as I can tell, this is/was an inked Neal Adams sketch from the time of the series, but was only recently used on the re-release of The Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection from 2012. Despite my lack of knowledge on how this cover came to be, I just really liked the overall simplicity and imagery of it, and wanted to try my hand at re-creating it! :)
Here's the source material if you're not familiar: i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/b...
Oh and for anyone that's wondering, Hal's Torso and legs are from a really really old customBRICKS fig. Also, his head and ring are both Onlinesailin with some modifications of course ;)
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Patreon has the details on how I created the image, plus a good look at a base I built for the figures to pose on, lighting techniques and all that jazz :)
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Poem:
Still round the corner there may wait
A hidden road or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by
There may come a time at last that I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
East of the moon west of the sun
~~ J.R.R. Tolkien, www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/29592
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Today my mother-in-law died just six weeks after my mother. This fall is full of sadness for our family. But my thoughts are on those two great ladies, now gone. I hope that the new roads they have found to travel are full of wonder and peace.
The past humiliation and tragicomedy of Romania in the eighties might be the future of the USA under Trump. Trump is poised to trample on the "home of the brave".
Trumpism is very familiar to Romanians who lived during Ceausescu's blend of nationalism, brutality, dictatorship, ideology and cult of personality: "an exercise in accepted humiliation" or submission to brutal stupidity. Just substitute Marxist ideology to "Christian nationalism" and you are good to go. Ceausescu wanted to destroy God with Marx, Trump wants to destroy Marx with God. Trump wants to demolish universities just like Ceausescu demolished churches. The result is the same: DESTRUCTION. Trump seems more cunning, whereas you can eventually reject Marx, who dares to say no to the power of God, Christ Almighty Pantocrator, and his indisputable instruments on earth Putin and Trump helped by Big Brother AI? Like Ceausescu with Romania, Trump wants to make America his bitch in the style of Putin's Russia, with the help of God instead of Marx and AI instead of KGB/Securitate. Will he succeed?
If not opposed he will trample on Americans, eradicate every value they have that might make them resist him, like liberty, empathy, decency, competence, entrepreneurship, courage. America will end up humiliated and poor, just like eighties Romania and today Russia. Don't let him.
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apartment wall in Bucharest with framed caricature by Mihai Stanescu titled "Working visit"
Mihai Stănescu. Vizită de lucru (Working visit), 1983. Caricature
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Clearly dated 1983, the cartoon “Working Visit” was probably among those withdrawn from the exhibition at the Eforie Gallery that year. It was subsequently omitted from the volumes later prepared by Mihai Stănescu before 1989, but it was included in the volume Best of Stănescu, which comprises works from the period 1979–1989 and was published in 2009 on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the fall of communism. The cartoon “Working Visit” shows a crowd of people drawn like parquet pieces on which footprints can be seen. The drawing mocks in a tragic-comic key the so-called “working visits” made by the secretary general of the Party, Nicolae Ceauşescu, together with his suite of communist officials, to various cities, to factories, building sites, and cultivated fields. These working visits, unknown in the time of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej but introduced and intensely promoted by Ceauşescu, followed broadly the same pattern: the Party delegation, led by Ceauşescu himself and in most cases also including his wife Elena, travelled to various “objectives.” There they were greeted by the local authorities and frenetically applauded by crowds of people specially mobilised to give the distinguished guests a long ovation. During these visits, Ceauşescu formulated so-called “precious indications” regarding what ought to be done in the factory, building site, or agricultural cooperative that he was visiting. Once launched, these “indications” became the letter of the law, no matter how absurd they were, and those on whom they had been bestowed dared not contradict them, even when specialists understood that they could produce disastrous effects. In essence, the “indications” symbolised the arbitrary character of decisions in a dictatorial regime. At the same time, for the presidential couple as for the rest of the officials of the communist regime, these “working visits” constituted what we would today call an image-building exercise. At the time, they were an obligatory element in the complex arsenal of the personality cult. For the crowds of people brought to attend these working visits, they were an exercise in accepted humiliation. This is what Mihai Stănescu manages to show through the cartoon “Working Visit.” This cartoon is one of the most well-known works in his portfolio, and indeed in the history of Romanian cartoons under communism.
Mihai Stănescu
ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihai_St%C4%83nescu
youtu.be/Ac6DwZO_l0I?si=9GFjpWrfp3pnGgYH
IN MEMORIAM MIHAI STĂNESCU
cover of the book "Pe urmele mele" 1999
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www.casaliterelor.ro/pe-urmele-mele-mihai-stanescu
www.printrecarti.ro/27889-mihai-stanescu-pe-urmele-mele.html
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Rise and Fall of Ceaușescu - Cold War DOCUMENTARY
You only have the liberties you are willing to fight for!
Stand with Ukraine!
Just came across this when I was looking for a photo for GoodReads profile (for literature lovers, I like this idea:
www.goodreads.com/user/show/700282
(Thanks Christopher)
This used to be my myspace photo-taken in September. It was a great deal of fun for me to pick out all of my favorite albums and sit in the bathtub reading Flannery O'Connor....ah Sundays...is it still only Wednesday?
N - Numbers
This theme is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Numbers are everywhere, and the same is true in dolly life. The only requirement for this theme is that you must include a doll and at least one number somewhere in your photo. Think buttons on telephones, price tags on sale items, and numbered street signs. Think scoreboards, arcade games, and, airports screens. The possibilities are infinite!
About this picture:
Jewel is a freshman at the New York University. She is studying Chemistry...and this is her dorm!
I had fun trying to (digitally) build the place she lives in now. You can see a periodic table of elements (with some...numbers :D), a witty message asking her roommates to "Be Nice", a poster of her favorite singer, Taylor Swift, and a little memory of the place she grew up in, South Africa, before she found out the truth about her past, which involves a tragedy and a very wealthy american family.
And last but not least...an "easy" reading about the way mathematics impacts in society ("hey! it's a fun book, you should give it a look!)
Room:
Book:
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Taylor Swift:
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Be Nice:
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China, 1345. Colorized historical photo of Zhu Chongba. As foretold by the village fortune-teller, through strength and passion, the warrior girl who took another’s identity and ended Mongol rule.
Picture found in my grandfather's shoe box, in the attic, next to the rusty old sword.
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Inspired by the novel of the same name, by Australian author Shelley Parker-Chan (2021).
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It's about the struggles of the Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the ensuing Civil War from November 1917 to June 1923.
I know the author doesn't give a f*ck what I think about her book her on GoodReads - she stated so in one of the essays - however, I loved this book. I become aware of her via the podcast, Poetry Off the Shelf. Through this particular book, I've added many books and authors to my to-read list and also dismay over the fact that I'm not as smart as I'd like to be. If you like Susan Sontag or Joan Didion, I think you will like this book.
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1))
Day 51 - Best Viewed Large On Black
Early morning by the Rangitikei River, part of which was used as the Anduin River in Peter Jackson's movie Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.
Can you spot the flock of sheep, the Shepard and his dogs?
Apocalypse series recap:
The world will never be the same again. America was destroyed by God’s judgment. Indeed, earth-shattering calamity befell America. It was so terrifying that we all trembled.
The economy collapsed and violence erupted. Rioting and looting broke out across America. Fires consumed America’s cities; armoured vehicles rolled through the streets. The world was shocked by the violence in New York City. Thousands of fires burned throughout the city, and the National Guard lined its streets.
Eventually things calmed down for a short time. Then all of a sudden, from the middle of the country, groups took up arms against the government. While the government was distracted, the Russians attacked. They made their move when America was weak and vulnerable. They launched nuclear missiles and the U.S. went up in flames. Unexpectedly, in one hour, a nuclear holocaust engulfed them. California, New York, and Florida were destroyed in seconds—like Sodom and Gomorrah.
The Russians crossed over to Alaska. They came down through Canada—where I am from. They headed south, toward the city of Seattle and toward the eastern United States. They also landed on the beaches. I even heard rumours that Chinese troops were on the ground.
The battle in America was fierce. They were fighting for their lives. There was no hope for them. Yet, in the end, they cried out to the God of their fathers. God had compassion on them, and they were able to drive their enemies from the land. America, however, was left in utter ruins. Now, they are weak and impoverished; their cities are heaps of rubble. America is nothing; it is no longer of any significance.
Vladimir Putin turned away from America. He then set his face toward Israel for the Battle of Gog and Magog—just as the Bible says: I will turn you around; I will put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army. Yes indeed, Russia advanced like a storm, like a cloud covering the land. Along with them were Turkey, Iran, Sudan, Libya, and many others. But God sent a great earthquake to shake the land of Israel. He threw them into a panic, and they turned and kill one another. They fell dead on the mountains of Israel, because God executed judgment on Gog and all his hordes with pestilence and bloodshed.
The First Seal; a Rider on a White Horse; a great peacemaker; a charismatic politician from Europe stepped onto the scene, saying, “Peace and security.” This man accomplished what his predecessors could not: he negotiated a peace treaty in the Middle East between Israel and the Arabs—just as it is written: he will confirm a covenant with many for one week. So Israel signed the seven year peace deal and started building the Temple. Remember what Jesus said, “I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.”
Bloodshed, calamity, and death—oh what fun. Wars, famines, and plagues—God’s judgment has come. Then I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they had given. Heaven and earth shakes: falling stars and earthquakes—every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the officials and generals, the wealthy and powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. “Fall on us!” they yelled to the mountains and to the rocks. “Hide us from the face of the One who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, because the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”
One-third of the earth was burned up, one-third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. One-third of the sea turned into blood. One-third of all the sea creatures died, and one-third of the ships were destroyed. One-third of the rivers and springs turned into wormwood, and many people died from drinking the water. One-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were struck so that one-third of them turned dark. One-third of the day was without light, and also one-third of the night. Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, for the worst is yet to come.
The Kings of the East marching out for war; China and its allies causing terror and horror; A two hundred million man army trained for battle; One-third of mankind killed—slaughtered like cattle.
Remember that charismatic politician, the one who brokered the peace treaty with Israel three and a half years ago? Well, as you can see, he is the Antichrist. It is true! With one mind they gave their power and authority to the Beast. He was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation. Every kind of satanic power, sign, and false wonder was performed to deceive the people, because they had rejected the truth that would save them. Indeed, the Beast was mortally wounded but came back to life, and the whole world was amazed and followed him. They set up an image in honor of the Beast, and life was given to the image. The image was able to talk, and it killed all who did not worship it. And all people were forced to receive a Mark on their right hand or forehead, because no one could buy or sell without the Mark of the Beast. They worshiped the Dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—because he had given authority to the Beast. Remember what Jesus said, “When you see the Abomination that causes Desolation (the image of the Beast) standing in the Temple, then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains!”
Horrible, painful sores broke out on those who had the Mark of the Beast and who worshiped his image. Their wickedness caused them even greater calamity. The sea, rivers, and springs became like the blood of a corpse, and everything in them died. “For they have shed the blood of the saints and prophets, and You God have given them blood to drink as they deserve.” The sun scorched people with fire, searing them with intense heat. They blasphemed the name of God, who had power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory. Darkness fell upon the Beast’s Kingdom, and people gnawed their tongues in agony, yet they still refused to repent of their deeds. Then the great Euphrates River dried up to prepare the way for the Kings of the East, who were marching towards God’s judgment.
The nations of the earth prepared for war; world supremacy was on their minds. Flashes of lightning, roars of thunder, and hundred pound hailstones fell from the sky. The worst earthquake in human history shook the world to its core. Every island sunk, every mountain crumbled, and every city collapsed. Then the Beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies marched out for the Battle of Armageddon. Fire burned before them, and blood, fire, and billows of smoke followed behind them. They surrounded Jerusalem, and the city was captured. The light of the sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars did not shine. When the next day came, the daylight remained darkened. It was a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. It was a unique day, with no difference between day and night. But mark my words, when evening comes, there will be light!
Behold, the Day of the Lord is here! The Great Day of His wrath has come, and who can endure it? Heaven opened, and there came a Rider on a white horse. He is called Faithful and True—the King of kings and Lord of lords. The Beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies waged war against the Rider on the white horse. But a great panic from the Lord came upon them, and they turned and killed one another. Then a sword came from the mouth of the Rider, and the flesh of His enemies rotted while they stood on their feet—their eyes rotted in their sockets, and their tongues rotted in their mouths. Outside Jerusalem blood flowed for one hundred and eighty miles. As for the Beast, he and his cohort were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire. Now the Lord Jesus Christ rules and reigns on earth. Amen and Amen!
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Yogurt, books and quiet Saturday mornings.
What am I reading, you ask?
Last weekend I finished reading "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls. Excellent, excellent book.
Right now I'm finishing up "Anil's Ghost" by Michael Ondaatje. Very much like either The English Patient or The Constant Gardener if you like those movies.
Next on the list is:
"The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag" by Alan Bradley. I just love Flavia de Luce.
"The Gift of an Ordinary Day:A Mothers Memoir" by Katrina Kenison. Cause I fear the age 14 is going to be the death of me.
"The Passage" Justin Cronin. Cause it was calling to me while I was in BJs the other day.
"Backseat Saints" by Joshilyn Jackson. Cause it was calling to me as well and has a raving review by the woman who wrote 'The Help' right smack on the cover.
So? What are you reading???
Goodreads.com is an excellent place to not only keep track of what you've read and want to read, but also to find new things to read and get recommendations and reviews from other readers. If you would like to hook up there, send me an email.
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Traditional dancers at the Golden Karaweik Palace, Yangon, Myanmar. Cultural show, 2014.
You may better know Yangon as Rangoon. The old name for Myanmar is Burma.
Historical image. Today the country is ravaged by civil war. My heart breaks every time I read the news. The country was full of hope when I visited.
Recommended read: Miss Burma, by Charmaine Craig (2017).
www.goodreads.com/book/show/32508630-miss-burma
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since I read so much, the name of this album will likely change but, I wanted to start this book because... well... read below. and yes... the book is nsfw. lol.
I will add a link once I get to my pc. xo
O.m.g. I just read Forbidden Desire by Jordan Silver.
In the beginning.. it's very uh, blunt. Lol. I had mentioned that I thought I had missed a chapter because of where the book... Opens up at... but, I read more, and the more I read, the more addicted I got.
There are a couple grammar errors but not enough to deter me from reading the entire book in less than a few hours.
It has an awesome storyline. It is entertaining with just enough racy raunchy naughtiness...
And has a freakishly good ending.
And what makes me happy is that, this sort of scenario COULD HAPPEN.. which is also somewhat scary. I say happy because, I love books that have an air of truth or possibility to them. I wouldn't be happy if the scenario actually happened but the fact that the story is believable THAT is what held me in place.
I super strongly suggest giving it a go.
I am about to write my review on goodreads but thought I would share the book and my thoughts with all of you!
Check it out, and have fun. *wink*
OT (except not, heh):
🌌 "Even if it were conclusively demonstrated that belief in God's existence is completely essential to human psychological and emotional well-being; even if all atheists were despairing neurotics driven to suicide by relentless cosmic angst - none of this would contribute the tiniest jot or tittle of evidence that religious belief is true."
- "The God delusion" by Richard Dawkins :)
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The Web Site the Meat Industry Doesn't Want You to See.
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Deborah Alma is the Emergency Poet – the world's first and only mobile poetic first aid service. A mix of the serious, the therapeutic and the theatrical, the Emergency Poet offers consultations inside her ambulance and prescribes poems as cures.
ODC Our Daily Challenge: Beneficial Moments
It was a real beneficial moment, when I found this diary for my next year. More than an eyecatcher. It had all I was looking for.
Then I loved the introducton (Ian Sansom), especially the last words:
"But we can imagine -
we should imagine -
other worlds.
Because in imaging other worlds -
past and future -
we can learn to live again in the present."
2022 In Another World, The Redstone Diary www.goodreads.com/book/show/56214191-the-redstone-diary-2022
New 365 project 2021: 251
1st December 2018 - Exeter, Devon. A familiar location in Exeter for many years.
It is also well known to people like myself who are big fans of Bernard Knight's Crowner John mysteries.
A friend gave me his copy of this book in 1980 when he saw how much I liked it and I have appreciated it ever since. The photos in it show the emptiness and loss of a section of our largest city in the late sixties. In a way it was revealing of what was happening with the decay of cities and urban redevelopment all over the United States at the time. It is hard to say how these issues would have been dealt with if we could see what loss there was going to be in retrospect. I remember living in San Francisco in the Seventies and seeing the Embarcadero Freeway partially completed and then stopped in mid-air. It had become evident that the massive redevelopment of America's cities was not always in their best interest.
The photography by Danny Lyons of Manhattan's oldest neighborhood is remarkable. His personal vision aligns so well with the nation's shifting perception of what they were about to lose forever. I highly recommend this book for anyone who appreciates the drama of our cities and the power of black and white photography in capturing and preserving their history.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/55785612-danny-lyon
A review in the New Yorker of Lyons' project:
www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-revered-photojour...
A short film made recently with Lyons describing his project as a young man:
tribecacitizen.com/2021/02/02/seen-heard-the-destruction-...
A light heart lives long.
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/49604402-the-light-in-the-h...
If anyone asks you what you’re doing, tell them – you’re prolonging your life!
"Τα πάντα ρει" - Ηράκλειτος
"Everything changes" - Heraclitus of Ephesus
Heraclitus of Ephesus (Greek: Ἡράκλειτος ὁ Ἐφέσιος,c.535 – c.475 BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher,a native of the Greek city Ephesus,Ionia,on the coast of Asia Minor.He was of distinguished parentage.Little is known about his early life and education,but he regarded himself as self-taught and a pioneer of wisdom.From the lonely life he led,and still more from the apparently riddled and allegedly paradoxical nature of his philosophy and his stress upon the needless unconsciousness of humankind,he was called "The Obscure" and the "Weeping Philosopher".
Heraclitus was famous for his insistence on ever-present change as being the fundamental essence of the universe,as stated in the famous saying,"No man ever steps in the same river twice". This position was complemented by his stark commitment to a unity of opposites in the world,stating that "the path up and down are one and the same".Through these doctrines Heraclitus characterized all existing entities by pairs of contrary properties,whereby no entity may ever occupy a single state at a single time.This,along with his cryptic utterance that "all entities come to be in accordance with this Logos" (literally,"word","reason",or "account") has been the subject of numerous interpretations.
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Abstract expressionist rendering of Paul Fussell's horrific description of the last major battle of World War II in the Pacific, Okinawa. www.goodreads.com/book/show/154474.Wartime
"Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding. Find out what you already know and you will see the way to fly."
— Richard Bach (Jonathan Livingston Seagull)
* Pentax K20D and Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm Lens
“Life is not like water. Things in life don't necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.”
Lying under this shade all day, reading Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, listening to the pounding surf... priceless!!!
* Pentax K20D + Pentax 18-55mm Lens - 3 Shot HDR
Selected images are available high res and unframed at RedBubble
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Accessories by: AstralWork Creations (www.facebook.com/AstralWorkCreations?fref=ts)
And many thanks to Jim Keith (www.facebook.com/JimKeithCosplay?fref=ts) for his assistance.
This series was featured in:
1.) Dark Beauty Magazine: www.darkbeautymag.com/2015/03/spirosk-photography-irene-a...
2.) Ladies of Steampunk Magazine (print, too): www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/901617
3.) The Greek book of Steampunk stories "Gods of Steam" (as illustrations and cover): www.goodreads.com/book/show/24293119---steampunk
Shot in my home studio.
Just like the spacemen of Classic Space, the explorers of Mars Mission commissioned several vehicles from Llwyngwril Systems. A perfect example of Hegel's assertion that, “What experience and history teaches us is that people and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.”.
The rocky surface of Mars was causing severe tyre wear to 4x4 vehicles. Various design teams were asked to come up with a solution. Llwyngwril Systems simply removed a wheel, thereby reducing tyre wear by 25% (in theory). The MT-32 Trike was the result.
Jackson, MS (est. 1821, pop. 165,000)
Marker:
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"On May 28, 1961, a Greyhound bus with nine Freedom Riders aboard arrived here, the third group of Riders into Jackson. The first two came on Trailways buses May 24. That summer 329 people were arrested in Jackson for integrating public transportation facilities. Convicted on "breach of peace" and jailed, most refused bail and were sent to the state penitentiary. Their protest worked. In September 1961, the federal government mandated that segregation in interstate transportation end."
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"Greyhound Bus Station This former Greyhound bus station was the scene of many historic arrests in 1961, when Freedom Riders challenged racial segregation in Jackson’s bus and train stations and airport. The Freedom Riders, part of a campaign created by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), pressured the federal government to enforce the law regarding illegal racially separate waiting rooms, rest rooms, and restaurants—common in public transportation facilities across the South.
"On May 4, 1961, thirteen Riders—blacks and whites, men and women—left Washington, D.C., on two buses. Trained in nonviolent direct action, they planned to desegregate bus stations throughout the South. They integrated stations in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia with few incidents but were attacked by vicious mobs in Anniston, Birmingham, and Montgomery, Alabama. The Kennedy administration implored them to stop, a call echoed by the media and some civil rights leaders. The Riders, however, reinforced with new volunteers from the Nashville Student Movement, were determined to continue.
"On May 24, two buses of Freedom Riders left Montgomery bound for Jackson, with highway patrolmen and National Guardsmen as armed guards. Instead of a protest mob, policemen met them in Jackson, urging them to “move on” when the Riders tried to use facilities denied them. When the Riders refused, they were arrested, charged with “breach of peace,” and quickly convicted.
"Embracing the "jail-no bail" tactic, they invited new Riders from around the country to join them in Jackson. Within three weeks the city’s jails were full, and the Riders were transferred to the state penitentiary at Parchman, where most served six weeks, suffering indignities and injustices with fortitude and resolve. Between May 24 and September 13, 329 people were arrested in Jackson—half black, half white, and a quarter of them women. Most were between the ages of eighteen and thirty. They came from thirty-nine states and ten other countries; forty-three were from Mississippi.
"On September 23, the Interstate Commerce Commission mandated an end to segregation in all bus and train stations and airports. The victorious Freedom Riders left a legacy of historic changes, proving the value of nonviolent direct action, providing a template for future campaigns, and helping jump-start the movement in Mississippi."
Old Greyhound Station History
• in the mid-1930s, as America struggled through the Great Depression, Greyhound Lines adopted a Streamline Moderne design for their buses & terminals, echoing the speed lines of their Super Coaches which, like the Greyhound logo, promised a swift, state of the art ride • brought in engineer Dwight Austin (1897-1960) to create the new Super Coach design & Louisville architect William Strudwick Arrasmith (1898-1965) to reimagine Greyhound terminal design
• in 1937, Greyhound Lines contracted for a Streamline Moderne style terminal in Jackson, topped by a vertical, illuminated "Greyhound" sign • the bldg. was faced with blue Vitrolux structural glass panels and ivory Vitrolite trim • included a coffee shop with a horseshoe-shaped counter & bathing facilities for women (a bath tub) and men (a shower)
• the design is widely believed to be one of the ~60 Moderne Greyhound stations credited to Arrasmith, although photographic evidence suggests that Memphis architect William Nowland Van Powell (1904-1977) — working with George Mahan Jr. (1887-1967) — was responsible for the design, with or without Arrasmith as the consulting architect
• restoration architect Robert Parker Adams acquired the then threatened bldg. in 1988, moved in after restoration, retaining the original neon sign —Wikipedia
The Farish Street Historic District
“but out of the bitterness we wrought an ancient past here in this separate place and made our village here.” —African Village by Margaret Walker (1915-1998)
• during the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, white Southerners struggled to reclaim their lives as millions of black Southerners sought new ones • with the stroke of a pen, the Emancipation Proclamation had transformed African slaves into African Americans & released them into hostile, vengeful & well-armed white communities amid the ruins of a once flourishing society
• the antebellum South had been home to over 262,000 rights-restricted "free blacks" • post-emancipation, the free black population soared to 4.1 million • given that the South had sacrificed 20% of it's white males to the war, blacks now comprised over half the total population of some southern states • uneducated & penniless, most of the new black Americans depended on the Freedman's Bureau for food & clothing
• the social & political implications of this disruptive shift in demographics fueled a violence-laced strain of American racism • in this toxic environment, de facto racial segregation was a given, ordained as Mississippi law in 1890 • with Yankees (the U.S. Army) patrolling Jackson & Maine-born Republican Adelbert Ames installed in the Governor's Mansion, the Farish Street neighborhood was safe haven for freedmen
• as homeless African American refugees poured into Jackson from all reaches of the devastated state, a black economy flickered to life in the form of a few Farish Street mom-and-pops • unwelcome at white churches, the liberated slaves built their own, together with an entire neighborhood's worth of buildings, most erected between 1890 & 1930
• by 1908 1/3 of the district was black-owned, & half of the black families were homeowners • the 1913-1914 business directory listed 11 African American attorneys, 4 doctors, 3 dentists, 2 jewelers, 2 loan companies & a bank, all in the Farish St. neighborhood • the community also had 2 hospitals & numerous retail & service stores —City Data
• by mid-20th c. Farish Street, the state's largest economically independent African American community, had become the cultural, political & business hub for central Mississippi's black citizens [photos] • on Saturdays, countryfolk would come to town on special busses to sell produce & enjoy BBQ while they listened to live street music • vendors sold catfish fried in large black kettles over open fires • hot tamales, a Mississippi staple, were also a popular street food —The Farish District, Its Architecture and Cultural Heritage
“I’ve seen pictures. You couldn’t even get up the street. It was a two-way street back then, and it was wall-to-wall folks. It was just jam-packed: people shopping, people going to clubs, people eating, people dancing.” — Geno Lee, owner of the Big Apple Inn
• as Jackson's black economy grew, Farish Street entertainment venues prospered, drawing crowds with live & juke blues music • the musicians found or first recorded in the Neighborhood include Robert Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson II & Elmore James
• Farish Street was also home to talent scouts & record labels like H.C. Speir, & Trumpet Records, Ace Records • both Speir & Trumpet founder Lillian McMurry were white Farish St. business owners whose furniture stores also housed recording studios • both discovered & promoted local Blues musicians —The Mississippi Encyclopedia
• Richard Henry Beadle (1884-1971), a prominent Jackson photographer, had a studio at 199-1/2 N. Farish • he was the son of Samuel Alfred Beadle (1857-1932), African-American poet & attorney • born the son of a slave, he was the author of 3 published books of poetry & stories
• The Alamo Theatre was mainly a movie theater but periodically presented musical acts such as Nat King Cole, Elmore James & Otis Spann • Wednesday was talent show night • 12 year old Jackson native Dorothy Moore entered the contest, won & went on to a successful recording career, highlighted by her 1976 no. 1 R&B hit, "Misty Blue" [listen] (3:34)
• in their heyday, Farish Street venues featured African American star performers such as Bessie Smith & the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington & Dinah Washington —Farish Street Records
• on 28 May, 1963, John Salter, a mixed race (white/Am. Indian) professor at historically black Tougaloo College, staged a sit-in with 3 African American students at the "Whites Only" Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Jackson • they were refused service • an estimated 300 white onlookers & reporters filled the store
• police officers arrived but did not intercede as, in the words of student Anne Moody, "all hell broke loose" while she and the other black students at the counter prayed • "A man rushed forward, threw [student] Memphis from his seat and slapped my face. Then another man who worked in the store threw me against an adjoining counter." • this act of civil disobedience is remembered as the the signature event of Jackson's protest movement —L.A. Times
"This was the most violently attacked sit-in during the 1960s and is the most publicized. A huge mob gathered, with open police support while the three of us sat there for three hours. I was attacked with fists, brass knuckles and the broken portions of glass sugar containers, and was burned with cigarettes. I'm covered with blood and we were all covered by salt, sugar, mustard, and various other things." —John Salter
• the Woolworth Sit-in was one of many non-violent protests by blacks against racial segregation in the South • in 1969 integration of Jackson's public schools began • this new era in Jackson history also marked the beginning of Farish Street's decline —The Farish Street Project
"Integration was a great thing for black people, but it was not a great thing for black business... Before integration, Farish Street was the black mecca of Mississippi.” — Geno Lee, Big Apple Inn
• for African Americans, integration offered the possibility to shop outside of the neighborhood at white owned stores • as increasing numbers of black shoppers did so, Farish Street traffic declined, businesses closed & the vacated buildings fell into disrepair
• in 1983, a Farish St. redevelopment plan was presented
• in 1995 the street was designated an endangered historic place by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
• in the 1990s, having redeveloped Memphis' Beale Street, Performa Entertainment Real Estate was selected to redevelop Farish St
• in 2008, The Farish Street Group took over the project with plans for a B.B. King's Blues Club to anchor the entertainment district
• in 2012, having spent $21 million, the redevelopment — limited to repaving of the street, stabilizating some abandoned buildings & demolishing many of the rest — was stuck in limbo —Michael Minn
• 2017 update:
"Six mayors and 20 years after the City of Jackson became involved in efforts to develop the Farish Street Historic District, in hopes of bringing it back to the bustling state of its heyday, the project sits at a standstill. Recent Mayor Tony Yarber has referred to the district as “an albatross.” In September of 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sanctioned the City of Jackson, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, and developers for misspending federal funds directed toward the development of the Farish Street Historic District. Work is at a halt and "not scheduled to resume until December 2018, when the City of Jackson repays HUD $1.5 million." —Mississippi Dept. of Archives & History
• Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District, National Register # 80002245, 1980
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