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The French naturalist and physician Pierre Belon (1517-1565) was born in Soultière and is best known for his texts, works of a self-taught naturalist, than for his services as secret agent to cardinals du Bellay and of Tournon. He worked first as an apothecary and later as an agronomist. He studied Medicine in Wittenberg with Valerius Cordus in 1540-1541 and in Italy in 1551. At that time, helped by the political situation, he completed his studies in physic at the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des Prés, from where he graduated "cum laude" in 1560, although he was never awarded the title of doctor.
Belon owed his career mainly to his political patrons. From 1542 onwards he was in the service of the Cardinal of Tournon and took part in various diplomatic legations. Entrusted with missions to the court of Charles V and to Germany, he later followed his teacher Valerius Cordus to Rome, collecting flora also from the gardens of Venice, Padua, Milan and the lakes of Northern Italy.
Again in the service of the Cardinal de Tournon, now minister to the king, Belon frequented the court and the palace of Saint Germain en Laye, admiring the monarch’s collection, which included curious specimens from all over the then known world, such as lions, panthers, ostriches, timber from Brazil and rare plants. It was then that Belon decided to translate Dioscurides and Theophrastus, collating ancient and modern plant names in his work. In 1546, at the age of just thirty, he joined Ambassador d’Aramon’s diplomatic mission to the East, a move that was to determine the rest of his life and work.
D’Aramon left Paris secretly in December 1546, with a numerous embassy, including for the first time a team of scientists. After crossing France and Switzerland, they arrived in Venice, from where they sailed away in three galleys, in February 1547. Coasting the Adriatic, the party arrived in Ragusa, from where the ambassador took the land route to Constantinople, via the southern Balkan Peninsula. Belon and Bénigne de Villers, an apothecary from Dijon, chose the maritime route through the Ionian Sea.
At Paxi, while Belon was collecting flora, his companion was kidnapped by pirates. In the spring of 1547, Belon arrived on Crete. He stayed in the house of Callergis, who provided him with guides to Mount Ida, Rethymnon and the mountains of Sphacia. The French naturalist observed the flora and fauna of the island, was tricked by the false labyrinth, watched how labdanum was collected, wandered about, collected and tried specimens, and asked questions on everything he was looking for or came upon.
Belon left Crete for Constantinople on a Venetian felucca. While sailing by Cea, the ship was attacked by pirates, but finally, by way of southern Euboea, it reached the Bosporus coast, probably in late spring. Together with Pierre Gilles, also attaché to the French embassy, Belon explored the maze of bazaars and alleys of the Ottoman capital. He became friends with a wise Turk who knew Arabic, with the help of whom and of the Avicenna Canon, which gave the names of the medicinal flora, he compiled a glossary of plants in Turkish. With this in hand, Belon explored the bazaars, in order to get to know all the edible and medicinal plants bought and sold in Turkey.
Such products were among the most important imports in the trade with the East, which was till in the hands of Venetian middlemen. Thus, Belon’s researches were to be of great help to France, mercantile rival of Venice.
Famous among the curative products of the time was “Lemnian earth” ("terra lemnia" or terra "sigillata"), the medicinal clay of Lemnos, which all European ambassadors sought to bring to their masters as a precious gift. Belon decided to visit the place of extraction of this mineral. Carrying his letters of recommendation, he embarked on a brigantine and sailed to Lemnos. Due to windless weather, the ship was again in peril from pirates and sought refuge in a harbour of Imbros, where it stayed for two days. Finally, the party reached Lemnos by rowing. In spite of Belon’s fervent wish to see the extraction of "terra lemnia", this was not possible as is it takes place only once a year, on 6 August, the feast of the Transfiguration of the Saviour. Nonetheless, Belon explored Lemnos in depth and studied its flora and fauna. He offered medical services to local patients, was housed by the island’s authorities, and finally managed to arrive in the area of the "terra lemnia" deposits, escorted by a janissary. From Lemnos, Belon reached Thasos, in the company of two monks, after a storm blew them off course near Skyros. Finally, he managed to sail by boat in four hours from Thasos to the coast of Mount Athos. He collected plants, fished, chased insects and birds and was only disappointed when he was unable to locate traces of Xerxes’ canal.
Within two days, Belon arrived in Thessaloniki. He was the first to visit and describe the metal mines of Siderocausia in the Chalcidice. He then took the route to the Strymon river, visited Serres and Drama, and toured the ruins of Philippi. He stayed in the "imaret" in Cavala and wrote on hospitality provided in similar "vakuf" ("waqf" – religious endowment) hostelries. He also passed through the lagoon of Porto Lagos, the city of Comotini, the alum mines at Sapes, and from Heraclea, Rhaidestos (Tekirdag) and Silivri in Eastern Thrace. There, he came across four thousand Ottoman troops bound for Persia, camped next to a caravanserai and moving about in exemplary discipline and quiet.
At the beginning of August 1547, Belon returned to Constantinople. In the company of Mr de Fumel and many other French noblemen, escorted by janissaries, subalterns ("çavuş") and dragomans (interpreters), they departed on the voyage to the East, starting from Egypt. Exiting the Dardanelles, Belon becomes the first European traveller to locate the ruins of Troy. He wrote on the edible plants of Lesbos, the mastic and the kindly women of Chios. Sailing by Samos, he speaks of the Greek sailor travelling with them, who was a native of that island. On visiting Patmos, he also mentions Saint John and the "Apocalypse", as well as the islands of Leros and Pserimos, Kos and Hippocrates. The ship finally dropped anchor in Rhodes. The city of the Knights, its market and port, local products and inhabitants unfold in Belon’s notes.
The company arrived in Alexandria at the end of August. They visited Cairo, Memphis, the Giza pyramids and reached the monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai. The Egyptian part of Belon’s journey is one of the first and most insightful approaches made by a European traveller to the exotic Arab Muslim world of the East. The Nile and its canals, the markets and the fauna of Africa, the womenfolk, curiosities of dress, mummies, the pyramids, the oases and the desert of Arabia, boats on the Red Sea, minerals and wild animals find their place for the first time in a dense text with unique style.
From Egypt, the company proceeded to Palestine, where they arrived ten days later, and the Holy Land becomes Belon’s new field of research. He lists rare animals, semiprecious stones, fish, birds, the uses of water, wells, and identifies trees, shrubs and native flora. He does this according to his favourite model, that is, the contrasting of modern information with ancient testimonies, without failing to record the uses and the varieties of each species. Thus, he made the pilgrimage to the Holy Land in his own way and was moved to tears in such hallowed places as Jerusalem, Galilee, Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jericho.
After touring Palestine, the travellers headed northwards. Walking across fields of sesame and cotton, they reached Damascus within five days. Belon makes a systematic classification of every remarkable thing he sees: the walls of Damascus, Syrian medicine and justice, caravanserais and pilgrims to Mecca, rare flora of the land, cedars, local methods of cultivation, the ruins of Baalbek, Aleppo (ancient Beroea), alleyways and coins, Antioch and the remains of early Christianity, Adana and the fields where Alexander the Great fought his battles, and every curiosity he came upon in the Middle East.
In central Asia Minor, Belon makes observations on the local dietary habits, especially of the Turks, and on the textiles, without neglecting plants, therapeutic springs, horses and a local species of goat. By way of Iconium (Konya) and Aksehir (he makes mention of Ankara), Belon reached Afyonkarahisar, where he stayed the rest of the winter of 1547 and until early spring of 1548. In that city he was able to write the third part of his chronicle, which speaks of the origin of the Turks, their public and private life, the institutions and administration of the Ottoman Empire, as well as the customs and religious beliefs of the Muslims.
Belon then visited to Kütahya, and toured Bursa. When he finally arrived in Constantinople, the French ambassador d’Aramon was preparing to follow Suleiman the Magnificent on his campaign against Persia. The military expedition left Ottoman capital in May 1548. The indefatigable Belon, together with Gilles and Thevet, came along as well, but this time the French naturalist only made it to Nicomedia. He returned to Constantinople and sailed to Venice at the beginning of 1549. In 1550 he left France again on a new diplomatic mission to England.
Belon became a protegé of the Montmorency family. He divided his time between botanical explorations in the provinces of France and Italy (from where he brought cypresses, plane trees and rhododendrons to his country), and his clerical duties, becoming more and more fervently opposed to the Reformation. In the last years of his life he became embroiled in the religious wars as a fanatic supporter of the Catholics. He was murdered mysteriously in the Bois de Boulogne of Paris, on an April night of 1565, while on his way to the Château de Madrid, where he had been offered a place to stay. The perpetrator was probably a fanatical Huguenot. Belon was just 48 years old.
From 1551, Belon had dedicated himself to writing and publishing his works, starting with his essay entitled "Histoire naturelle des étranges poissons marins", with his own illustrations. In 1553, he published another work on fish, "De aquatilibus", which was followed two years later by its French version, "De la nature & diversité des poissons". Again in 1553, the chronicle of his voyage circulated, which was republished in 1554 and in a revised and expanded version in 1555, together with "Histoire de la nature des oiseaux". In that same year, Belon published two studies on two different subjects, "De arboribus coniferis" and "De admirabile operum antiquorum".
Belon’s travel chronicle was reprinted in 1558, 1585, and 1588. The last edition was enriched with two engravings absent from the previous editions (Mount Sinai and Lemnos-Mount Athos). It was translated into Latin, English and German during the eighteenth century, and into Bulgarian in 1953. Extracts from this work (on Lemnos and Mount Athos) have on occasion been translated into Greek, and a publication of the chapters on Crete is currently in preparation.
Belon was a man of the sixteenth century, a pragmatist, barely sensitive to the enchantments of nature. He is a fine example of a humanist traveller-researcher, devoted as he is to the quest for truth, in his case almost exclusively in relation to matters of botany or zoology. He is the first model of a truly reliable informant, and his work was the basic manual for all travellers until Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, who visited the Aegean archipelago and the East in 1700-1702, and whose work, published in 1717, became the model for the description of the Greek islands.
Belon travelled in foreign lands with the passion of the humanist naturalist. He abandoned his books in order to don the habit of the wandering researcher, with a zeal for life and scientific knowledge
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
Fransız asıllı doğa bilimci ve doktor Pierre Belon (1517-1565) Soultière'de doğar. Adı, Du Bellay ve Tournon Kardinalleri hesabına gizli ajan olarak verdiği hizmetlerden çok kendi kendini eğitmiş bir doğa bilimci olarak kaleme aldığı kitaplar sayesinde tarihte kalır. İlk başta eczacı daha sonra ise ziraatçı olan Belon, 1540-41 yıllarında Witteberg'de Valerius Cordus yanında ve daha sonra İtalya'da (1551) tıp öğrenimi görür. Dönemin siyasal durumundan yararlanarak Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Près manastırında tıp öğrenimini tamamlayıp 1560 yılında üstün başarıyla mezun olur, ancak profesör doktor ünvanını hiçbir zaman elde etmez.
Kariyerini özellikle siyasi destekleyicilerine borçlu olan Belon, 1542 yılından sonra Tournon Kardinali hizmetine atanıp birçok diplomatik sefere katılır. Başta Şarlken (V. Karl) sarayı olmak üzere Almanya'da çeşitli görevlerde bulunur. Hocası Valerius Cordus'u Roma seyahatinde izler ve Venedik bahçelerinde, Padova, Milano ve kuzey İtalya göllerinde bitki incelemeleri yapar. Dönüşünde yeniden, artık kraliyet bakanı olan Kardinal de Tournon'un hizmetine girer; bu görevdeyken sık sık kral sarayı ve Saint Germain en Laye sarayında bulunup hükümdarın o devrin bilinen dünyasından derlemiş olduğu görülmeğe değer (aslanlar, panterler, zürafa kuşları, Brezilya odunu, nadir bitkiler) koleksiyonlarını hayranlıkla seyreder. İşte tam bu sırada Belon Anavarzalı Dioskorides ve Teofrastos'un eserlerini çevirerek bu metinlere bitkilerin eski ve yeni adlarını içeren bir listeyi eklemeyi kafasına koyar. Henüz 30 yaşındayken, 1546 yılında, elçi D’Aramon'un Doğu'ya yaptığı diplomatik sefere katılır; bu yolculuk tüm yaşamını ve yazarlık uğraşını belirleyecektir.
Elçi D' Aramon 1546 yılının Aralık ayında yanına güçlü bir maiyet alarak gizli bir diplomatik sefere çıkar. Bu sefere ilk kez bilimadamlarından oluşan bir ekip de katılır. Fransa ve İsviçre'yi geçip Venedik'e varırlar, buradan üç kadırgayla 1547'nin Şubat ayında denize açılırlar. Ekip, Adriyatik kıyılarını geçerek Ragusa'ya gelir; buradan elçi D' Aramon güney Balkanlar kara yoluyla İstanbul'a doğru yol alırken Belon da Dijon'lu eczacı Bénigne de Villers ile birlikte deniz yolunu seçip İyon denizini geçer ve İstanbul'a doğru yönelir. Paksos adalarında bitki araştırması yaptığı sırada oraya gelen korsanlar yol arkadaşını kaçırırlar. 1547 yılının baharında Girit'e gelir ve Kallergis tarafından misafir edilir. Kallergis ona İda dağında, Rethimno (Resmo) ve Sfakia (İsfakiye) dağlarında gezebilmesi için rehberler sağlar. Fransız doğabilimci adanın flora ve faunasını gözlemler, sözde labirentle yanılgıya düşer, laden (labdanum) toplamasını izler, gezinir, toplar, dener, aradığı her eski şey rasladığı her yeni şey hakkında sorular sorar. Belon, Girit'ten bir Venedik filikasına binip İstanbul'a doğru yol alır, gemi Kea adasından geçerken korsanlarla bir maceraları olur, nihayet güney Evia'dan (Eğriboz) geçerek İstanbul Boğazı kıyılarına gelirler, zaman tahminen bahar sonudur. İstanbul'da Belon kendisi gibi Fransa elçiliğinde ataşe olan P. Gilles ile birlikte şehrin dolambaçlı çarşı ve sokaklarını keşfe çıkar. Arapça bilen bir Türk bilge ile arkadaşlık kurup onun yardımıyla, İbn-i Sina'nın şifa bitkilerinin adlarını belirten Tıp Kanunu'ndan yararlanarak, türkçe bir dizin hazırlar ve bununla pazar yerlerini gezip Türkiye'de satılıp alınan gıda ve şifa bitkilerini öğrenmeye çalışır. Bu tür ürünlerin ithalâtı o devirde Doğu ile ticaretin en önemli öğelerinden birini oluşturmaktaydı. Ne var ki şifa otu ticaretini hâlâ Venedikli aracılar halletmekteydi. Bu yüzden Belon'un araştırmaları Venedik'in rakibi Fransa için büyük önem taşımaktaydı.
Şifalı türler arasında tüm Avrupalı elçilerin hükümdarlarına değerli bir hediye olarak sunmak istedikleri ve bu nedenle daima önemle aradıkları bir tür de "tıyn-ı mahtûm" (Limni toprağı) ürünüydü. Belon bu toprak türünün çıkarılma eyleminde şahsen bulunmayı aklına koyar. Birkaç referans mektubu sağlayarak bir perkendeye biner ve Limnos'a (Limni) doğru yol alır. Denizin sakin oluşu yolcuları korsan saldırısına uğrama riskine sokar, bu yüzden Gökçeada'nın (İmroz) bir limanına çekilirler, orada iki gün bekledikten sonra kürek gücüyle Limnos'a varırlar. Belon'un büyük arzusuna karşın "tıyn-ı mahtûm"un çıkarılma eylemi Limnos'ta yılda sadece bir kez, 6 Ağustos Tecelli bayramında (İsa'nın metamorfozu) yapılmaktadır. Belon adada uzun uzun gezip flora ve faunayı inceler, yerli hastalara tıbbî hizmetlerde bulunur, yerel yöneticiler tarafından misafir edilir ve, nihayet, bir yeniçeri refakatinde "tıyn-ı mahtûm"un çıkarıldığı bölgeye gelmeyi başarır. Belon Limnos'tan ayrıldıktan sonra fırtınalar gemisini Skiros'a sürükler ancak daha sonra iki rahiple birlikte Thasos (Taşoz) adasına gelir. Oradan bir sandalla dört saat içinde Ayion Oros (Aynaroz) kıyılarına yanaşır. Burada bitki toplar, balık, böcek ve kuş avlar, Aynaroz dağı tepesinden Ege denizine bakar, mamafih Kserkses'ten iz bulamayınca düş kırıklığına uğrar. Buradan ayrıldıktan sonra iki gün içinde Selânik'e varır. Halkidiki'nin Siderokapsa (Seder Kapı) maden ocaklarını ziyaret edip betimleyen ilk kişidir. Daha sonra Struma nehrine doğru yönelir, Seres (Serez) ve Drama'dan geçer, antik kent Filippi'nin harabelerini gezer, Kavala'da İmarette kalıp bunun gibi vakıf misafirhanelerinin misafirperverliği hakkında yazar. Belon daha sonra Porto Lagos iç denizinden, Komotini'den (Gümülcine), Sapes'deki (Şapçı) şap madeni ocaklarından, Tekirdağ, Marmara Ereğlisi, Silivri'den geçip bunlardan seyahatnamesinde sözeder. Bu sırada İran seferine çıkan, örnek olabilecek bir düzen ve sessizlik içinde hareket eden ve bir kervansaray yakınlarında karargâh kurmuş olan 4.000 kişilik Osmanlı ordusu ile karşılaşır.
1547'nin Ağustos ayında, Belon, İstanbul'a döner ve bay De Fumel'den başka birçok Fransız soylu, yeniçeri, çavuş ve tercümandan meydana gelen kalabalık bir maiyetle Doğu gezisine çıkar. Amaçları ilk olarak Mısır'ı ziyaret etmektir. Belon Çanakkale Boğazı çıkışında Truva harabelerinin yerini tespit eden ilk Avrupalı gezgin olur. Midilli'den geçerken adanın yetiştirdiği ürünler, Sakız'dan geçerken adanın sakızı ve sevecen kadınları, Samos'ta yanlarına aldıkları adanın yerlisi yunanlı denizci, Patmos'da Yuhanna'nın Vahiy kitabı, Leros ve Pserimos adaları, Kos'ta (İstanköy) Hipokrat hakkında yazar; en sonunda Rodos'a demir atarlar. Belon'un seyahat notlarında buradaki şövalye kenti, çarşı ve liman, yerli ürünler ve adanın sakinlerinden sözedilir. Gezginler Ağustos sonunda İskenderiye'ye varırlar. Kahire ile Memfis'i ve Giza piramitlerini ziyaret edip Sina dağındaki Azize Katerina manastırına kadar gelirler. Belon'un seyahatnamesinin Mısır'la ilgili bölümünde bir Avrupalı gezgin tarafından Doğu'nun arap müslüman egzotik dünyasına karşı yöneltilen ilk ve en keskin bakışlardan birini bulmaktayız. Nil nehri ve kanallar, çarşılar, Afrika faunası, kadınlar ve kıyafet gariplikleri, mumyalar, piramitler, Arabistan çölü ve vahalar, Kızıldenizdeki kayıklar, mineraller ve vahşi hayvanlar; bunların tümü ilk kez olarak bir kitap içinde yoğun ve özel bir tarzda konum almaktadır.
Gezginler Mısır'dan Filistin'e doğru yayan olarak yola çıkarlar, on gün sonra oraya varırlar. Kutsallaşmış Yerler Belon için yeni bir araştırma alanı olur. Metninde nadir hayvan, yarı değerli taş, balık, kuş adları sayar, suyun kullanımları ve kuyular hakkında yazar, ağaçlar, fundalar ve yerel bitkilerin adlarını özdeşleştirir. Daima yaptığı gibi çağdaş bilgileri eski metinlerdeki verilerle kıyaslayıp her türün çeşitlerini ve kullanım biçimlerini de kaydeder. Belon Kutsal Yerlere kendi bildiği gibi ibadet eder; ancak tabii ki huşu içinde olan Kudüs, Celile, Nasıra, Beytüllahim ve Eriha gibi mekânlar onu heyecanlandırır.
Kutsal Yerlerde gezilerini tamamladıktan sonra kuzeye doğru yürürler. Susam ve pamuk tarlaları arasından geçip beş gün içinde Şam'a varırlar. Yazar burada da aynı düzenli biçimde Şam şehrinin surları, Suriye'de tıp, hukuk ve kervansaraylar, Mekke'ye giden hacılar, bölgenin nadir faunası, sedir ağaçları, tarım biçimleri, Baalbek harabeleri, Halep sokakları ve eski sikkeler, Antakya ve erken hristiyanlığın kalıntıları, Adana ve Büyük İskender'in muharebe yaptığı ovalar ve Orta Doğu'da görülmeğe değer tüm garip şeyleri sırayla kaydeder.
Orta Anadolu'ya vardıklarında özellikle Türklerin beslenme alışkanlıkları ve dokumacılıkları hakkında gözlemler yapar, ancak bitki araştırmasından bir an bile vazgeçmez, ayrıca kaplıcalar, atlar ve bölgedeki özel koyun cinsini (tiftik) kaydeder. Gezginler Konya ve Akşehir'den geçerek Ankara'ya oradan da Afyon Karahisar'a gelirler ve 1547 yılı kışının geri kalan kısmını 1548'in baharına dek burada geçirirler. Belon bu arada seyahatnamesinin üçüncü bölümünü yazma fırsatını bulur. Bu bölümde Türklerin kökenleri, özel ve kamu hayatları, Osmanlı İmparatorluğunun toplumsal kurumları ve yönetimi, müslümanların adetleri ve dinî inançları hakkında yazar. Yolu Kütahya'ya doğru devam eder ve Bursa'yı ziyaret eder; nihayet İstanbul'a vardığında Fransa elçisi D' Aramon'u Kanuni Sultan Süleyman'ın İran'a karşı yapacağı seferde izlemeye hazır bulur. Seferberlik 1548'in Mayıs ayında gerçekleşir ve yorulmak bilmeyen Belon yanında Gilles ve Thevet ile beraber seferberliğe katılır. Ancak bu kez Fransız doğabilimci sadece İzmit'e kadar ulaşabilir. Buradan İstanbul'a dönüp bir gemiye biner ve 1549 yılı başlarında nihayet Venedik'e ulaşır. 1550'de ise yeni bir diplomatik görevle İngiltere'ye doğru yola çıkar.
Daha sonra Montmorency'lerin himayesine girip bundan sonraki zamanını Fransa taşrasından İtalya'ya kadar uzanan bir alanda bitki araştırmalarına ayırır - nitekim İtalya'dan ülkesine selvi, çınar ve zakkum çeşitleri götürür. Öte yandan gittikçe Reform rejimine karşı tavır alan kilisedeki görevini de sürdürür. Ömrünün son yıllarında, süregitmekte olan dinî çarpışmalarda kendisi de fanatik bir katolik taraftarı olarak faal rol alır. Nihayet 1565 yılının Nisan ayında bir akşam Paris'te esrarengiz bir biçimde öldürülür. Boulogne ormanında bulunan Madrid sarayında kendisine sağlanan misafirhaneye giderken fanatik bir Hugueno tarafından vurulduğu sanılıyor. Henüz 48 yaşındaydı.
Belon 1551 yılından itibaren kitaplarını yazmaya ve yayınlamaya başlar. İlk başta gelen Histoire naturelles des étranges poissons marins adlı yapıtı kendi desenleriyle tamamlanmış bir çalışmadır. 1553 yılında, balıklar hakkında latincede yazılmış De aquqtilibus kitabını yayınlar. Aynı kitap iki yıl sonra De la nature & diversité des poissons başlığıyla fransızca olarak basılır. Gine 1553'te seyahatnamesini de yayınlar. Bu yapıt 1554'te ikinci baskı yapar, 1555'te ise Histoire de la nature des oiseaux çalışması ile birlikte düzeltmeler ve eklemeler yapıldıktan sonra üçüncü kez yayınlanır. Bunlardan başka 1553'de De arboribus coniferis ve De admirabile operum antiquorum başlıklı değişik konulu iki çalışmasını da yayınlar.
Seyahatnamesi 1558, 1585, 1588 yıllarında tekrar basılır, son baskı ise daha öncekilerde bulunmayan iki gravürle zenginleştirilir. Bu gravürler Sina dağı ve Limnos ile Aynaroz dağını görüntülemektedir. Eser 18. yüzyıl içinde latince, ingilizce ve almancaya, 1953'te bulgarcaya çevrilir. Limnos ve Aynaroz ile ilgili bölümler yunancada bulunmakta, ayrıca Girit ile ilgili bölümlerin yunanca olarak yayınlanması da öngörülmektedir.
Belon bir 16. yüzyıl insanı olarak doğanın cazibesine karşı hemen hemen hiç duyarlı olmayan bir pragmatisttir. Kendini tamamen gerçeğin arayışına vermiş bir hümanist gezgin-kâşif in mükemmel örneğini oluşturmaktadır. Belon için gerçek tamamen bitki ve hayvan bilimi konularıyla ilintili olup biriktirdiği özgün bilgiler ilerideki gezginler için (Joseph Pitton de Tournefort'un eseri yayınlanana dek) temel bir el kitabı oluşturur. Belon'dan sonra Joseph Pitton de Tournefort 1700-1702'de Ege adaları ve Anadolu'da seyahat etmiş ve 1717'de yayınlanan seyahatnamesi özellikle yunan adaları betimlemesinde örnek bir eser olmuştu.
Belon hümanist bir doğabilimci coşkusuyla bilginin kuramsal çerçevesini terkedip doğa yürüyüşlerini yaparken gezici bir araştırmacı kılığına bürünür ve sabit fikir derecesinde olan bilimsel düşünüş ve yaşama tarzını fanatik bir biçimde gezindirir .
Yazan: İoli Vingopoulou
okay guys, i am making this biker fig, and i think he is really cool, but i need your help. i need for you guys to think up a cool name for him, i cannot think of any. i am also designing a decal for his back, it will have his biker gang name on it, and a little skull or something, if you dont know what im talking about visit this link. images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100424211017/gtawiki/ima... i know, his current bike does not suit him well, i will be buying a new one for him. so yeah, a name for him, and a name for his gang. thanks! :D
VOUS POUVEZ GUEULER AUTANT QUE VOUS VOULEZ ! Notre maire en a rien à cirer !
Ah, Périgueux, la ville où les piétons à béquille et leurs compagnons à quatre pattes se livrent à des duels épiques avec les bolides pour s'aventurer dans nos ruelles strictement piétonnes (qui, accessoirement, sont historiques, touristiques et classées). Tout cela, bien sûr, grâce à la vision audacieuse de notre maire, Delphine Labails, une élue qui semble encore en train de rechercher la définition de "sécurité pour autrui" dans le dictionnaire municipal. Une virtuose de l'inconscience et une maestria de l'incompétence, qui mériterait presque un trophée pour sa créativité en matière de gestion urbaine ! Bref, sans doute l’élue la plus toxique de France...
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You can shout as much as you want! Our mayor couldn't care less!
Ah, Périgueux, the city where pedestrians on crutches and their four-legged companions engage in epic duels with cars to venture into our strictly pedestrian alleys (which, incidentally, are historical, touristic, and classified). All of this, of course, thanks to the bold vision of our mayor, Delphine Labails, a elected official who still seems to be searching for the definition of "safety for others" in the municipal dictionary. A virtuoso of recklessness and a maestro of incompetence, who almost deserves a trophy for her creativity in urban management! In short, probably the most toxic elected official in France.
The Clay Cole Show (1960's TV)
The Clay Cole Show (1959–1968) was a music television show based in New York that seemed
to be quite innovative but didn't really garner as much praise as say 'American
Bandstand'.
The show had a few variations in name and when the original station that broadcast it
(WNTA-TV) was sold in 1963, it moved over onto WPIX-TV.
There it lasted for another 6 years and helped usher in the 'British Invasion' (I believe
that the Who and Rolling Stones made their US TV debuts on the show).
BUT IN ADDITION ........ the show staged a full 1 hour long Motown Special that was said
to be quite groundbreaking at the time (for US TV).
When Clay Cole took a break from presenting the show (to have a short holiday) recording
artists such as Skip Cunningham were brought in as replacement hosts (August 65). Clay
didn't like the way pop music was going by 68 and so quit the show. It seems that just
about all the tapes were wiped many years ago, so little evidence remains today of its
content.
Clay Cole, off the back of his DJing & TV show, got to appear in a film and had some 45's
out .....
He was also MC for a week long package put on at the Apollo Theatre in 1961 .... this
starring Chubby Checker, the Drifters, the Isley Bros & more.
Clay Cole had started out as a child actor before getting into DJing & MCing.
He quit the show in December 1967, disillusioned with the way pop music was going. He
handed over to a new host and it became 'the Peter Martin Show'.
Done some more checking on-line & it seems likely that the Motown Special was screened
around February 1967. Cole & his TV crew were due to visit Detroit to film interviews with
Motown execs & artists that January ........
The usual format of his show was to have 5 or so live acts on and break up their
performances with shots of kids dancing in the studio to some of the latest records.
I guess that for the Motown Special, some live acts were in the NY studio, Motown 45 cuts
were played off records for the studio dancers and taped footage from the Detroit visit
was also used.
Pity that a copy of that show doesn't seem to still exist.
The Clay Cole Motown show had appearances by The Temptations, The Marvelettes, Chris
Clark, R.Dean Taylor . and I cannot remember who else.I recall seeing Flo Ballard solo on
the show but cannot recall if it was Peter Martin or Clay Cole hosting at the time.Tammi
Terrell also appeared solo at one pointI wish there were tapes available
here's a list of some of the shows from 64-67, i posted on the old forum, enjoy!
10/14/64 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
10/21/64 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
10/28/64 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
12/9/64 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
12/23/64 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
12/30/64 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
2/17/65 Neil Sedaka, Terry Thornton, Newports, , , , , ,
3/17/65 Rolling Stones, Ann-Marie, Rip Taylor , , , , , ,
3/24/65 Brook Benton, Adam Faith, Sandy Shaw, , , , , ,
3/31/65 Bobby Sherman, Mongo Santamaria, Charlie Manna, Rip Taylor , , , , ,
4/7/65 Dobie Gray, Moody Blues, Donna Lynn, Rip Taylor, Johnny Brown, , , ,
4/14/65 Joe Tex, Charlie Manna, Faces, Michelle Scotti, Gene Pitney, , , ,
5/5/65 Martine Dalton, Rip Taylor , , , , , , ,
5/12/65 Del-Satins, Angela Martin, Tracey Dey, Bennie Thomas, , , , ,
5/19/65 Clyde McPhatter, , , , , , , ,
6/12/65 Eddie Rambeau, Norman Tracey, Len Barry, , , , , ,
6/16/65 Tracey Dey, Bennie Thomas , Del -Satins, Angela Marin, , , , ,
6/19/65 Nashville Teens, , , , , , , ,
6/30/65 Bennie Thomas, Tracey Dey, Angela Martin, Del-Satins, , , , ,
7/7/65 Bennie Thomas, Tracey Dey, Angela Martin, Del-Satins, , , , ,
8/4/65 Bennie Thomas, Tracey Dey, Angela Martin, Del-Satins, , , , ,
8/21/65 Frankie Randell, Barry Darvell, Diane Renway, Dean Parrish, Vacels, , , ,
8/25/65 Bennie Thomas, Tracey Dey, Angela Martin, Del-Satins, , , , ,
9/1/65 Show regulars, , , , , , , ,
9/18/65 Dave Clark 5, , , , , , , ,
9/25/65 Lovin' Spoonful, Adam Wade, Gale Garnett, , , , , ,
10/9/65 Coasters, Dobie Gray, Eddie Rambeau, Guy Pastor, 3 of Us, Del-Satins, , ,
11/6/65 4 Seasons, Chuck Jackson, Noel Harrison , , , , , ,
11/13/65 Kids Next Door, Lenny Welch, Johnny Tillotsen, Tommy Hunt, , , , ,
11/20/65 Johnny Thunder, Roy Head, DeeDee Sharp, Marci & Kelly, , , , ,
11/27/65 Toys, Ian Whitcomb, Coronados, Patrick & Skip Cunningham, , , , ,
12/4/65 Mel Torme, Jordan Christopher, Wild Ones, London Lee, , , , ,
12/11/65 Leslie Gore, Dionne Warwick, Lou Monti, Reparate & Delrons, Tracey Dey, Gary
Knight, , ,
12/25/65 Deborah Ferrara, Reasons, Roy Hamilton, Simon & Garfunkel, , , , ,
1/1/66 Littly Anthony, , , , , , , ,
1/8/66 Vito & Salutations, Al Martino, Fortunes, Dave Van Ronk, John Byner, , , ,
1/15/66 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
1/22/66 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
1/29/66 Chad & Jeremy, Bobby Rydell, Leslie Gore, Ramsey Lewis, , , , ,
2/5/66 Johnny Rivers, Exciters, Christine Cooper, Carolyn Day, Howard Storm, , , ,
2/12/66 Johnny Tillotsen, Neil Sedaka, James Boys, Young Executives, , , , ,
2/19/66 David & Juanita, Verdalle Smith, Lovin Spoonful, Uncalled for Three, , , , ,
2/26/66 Chance Eden, Bobby Lind, Danita Jones, , , , , ,
3/5/66 Chance Eden, Wayne Anthony, Deon Jackson, Uncalled for Three, , , , ,
3/12/66 Paul Revere & Raiders, Brian Hyland, Johnny Thunder, Ned Odum Boys, Beverly Ann,
, , ,
3/19/66 Newbeats, Lenny Welch, Vic Dana, Del Shannon , Uncalled for Three, , , ,
3/26/66 Turtles, Simon & Garfunkel, Patrick, Al Martino, , , , ,
4/2/66 Noel Harrison , Knickerbockers, Jimmie Rodgers, Ivy League, Linda Andel, Pete &
Chris Allen, , ,
4/9/66 Lettermen, Tokens, Eddie Rambeau, Verdell Smith, , , , ,
4/16/66 Johnny Tillotsen, Vogues, Gary US Bonds, Kim Weston, James Boys , Blues Project,
, ,
4/23/66 Johnny Nash, Lada Edmund JR, Vagrants, English Setters, Reginas, Uncalled for
Three, , ,
4/30/66 Peter Paul & Mary, Dionne Warwick, Wild Ones, Lou Lawton, Reginas, Manfred Mann,
, ,
5/7/66 Lou Christie, Cyrkle, Randy & Rainbows, Beau Brummels, Neil Diamond, Barry Young,
, ,
5/14/66 Toys, Bobby Fuller 4, Rare Breed, Percy Sledge, Linda Scott, , , ,
5/21/66 Mitch Ryder, Lada Edmund JR, Joey Dee, Chiffons, Teddy Boys, , , ,
5/28/66 Righteous Bros., Deon Jackson, Baby Jane Holtzer, Tom Rush, Uncalled for Three, ,
, ,
6/4/66 Knickerbockers, Sam the Sham, Lenny Welch, Gale Garnett, , , , ,
6/11/66 Beverly Warren, The Crests, Four Tops, Catacombs, , , , ,
6/18/66 Shadows of Knight, Bobbi Martin, New Order, Royalettes, Robert Parker, , , ,
6/25/66 Bobby Fuller 4, Eddie Rambeau, Chose Few, Baby Jane Holtzer, Uncalled for Three,
, , ,
7/2/66 Shangi Las, Jose Feliciano, Esther Phillips, Blues Magoos, Chubby Checker, , , ,
7/9/66 J. Lewis, Brook Benton, Blues Project, Evie Sands, Ronettes, Jose Feliciano, , ,
7/16/66 Righteous Bros., Four Tops, Dean Parrish, Happenings, Beatles (film), , , ,
7/23/66 Johnny Maestro, , , , , , , ,
7/30/66 Sam the Sham, Blues Project, Stephanie & Janis, Barbara Mason, , , , ,
8/6/66 Jay & Americans, Toys , Flip Cartridge, Emile Griffith, , , , ,
8/13/66 G. Lewis & Playboys, Bobby Hebb, Five Stairsteps, DeeDee Warwick, , , , ,
8/20/66 Mitch Ryder, Five Stairsteps, Gayle Haness, Tradewinds, Marvin Gaye, , , ,
8/27/66 Stevie Wonder, Jean Paul Vignon, Little Anthony, , , , , ,
9/3/66 Razor's Edge, Brian Hyland, Burt Ward, , , , , ,
9/10/66 B.J. Thomas, Capitals, Bitter End Singers, Marsha Brody, ? And Mysterians, , , ,
9/17/66 G. Lewis & Playboys, Jay & Americans, Mitch Ryder, Little Anthony, Marvin Gaye,
Stevie Wonder, (Begin New Season), ,
9/24/66 Dionne Warwick, Freddie Cannon, Shangri Las, Cannibal & Headhunters, Distant
Cousins, , , ,
10/1/66 Toys, Brian Hyland, Cyrkle, Hollies, Young Lions, Sonny & Cher interview, , ,
10/8/66 Sam the Sham, Leslie Gore, Happenings, Eddie Rambeau, , , , ,
10/15/66 Byrds, Maxine Brown, Blues Project, Zephyrs, , , , ,
10/22/66 Little Anthony, Neil Diamond, , , , , , ,
10/29/66 Four Tops, Odetta, Dana , Chicago Loop , Happenings, , , ,
11/5/66 Mitch Ryder, Gale Garnett, Martha & Vandellas, Chicago Loop, , , , ,
11/12/66 Soupy Sales, Joe Cuba Sextet, Outsiders, Youngbloods, , , , ,
11/19/66 Jay & Americans, Patti & Bluebelles, Frankie Valli, Terry Knight & Pack,
Pilgrimmage, , , ,
11/26/66 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
12/3/66 DeeDee Warwick, Four Tops, Dean Parrish, Spike Drivers, Razor's Edge, Sonny &
Cher film, , ,
12/10/66 Leslie Uggams, Knickerbockers, Chris Montez, Critters, Chubby Checker, , , ,
12/17/66 Ann Margaret, Royalettes, Dion, Outsiders, , , , ,
12/24/66 Young Rascals, Keith, Odetta, Debby Ferrara, Johnny Tillotsen, Johnny Nash
1/7/67 Spencer Davis, Blues Project, Chris Montez, Critters, Sonny & Cher, , , ,
1/14/67 Neil Diamond, Four Tops, Gale Garnett, Brian Hyland, , , , ,
1/21/67 Outsiders, Bobby Hebb, Tim Rose, , , , , ,
1/28/67 Lovin' Spoonful, Leslie Gore, Eddie Fisher, Music Machine, F. Scott, Judy
Collins, Spencer Davis, ,
2/4/67 Repeat of 1/28, , , , , , , ,
2/11/67 Hermine Gringold, Tony Randell, Toys, Jose Feliciano, Left Banke, , , ,
2/18/67 Lovin' Spoonful, Temptations, Judy Collins , Chris Crosby, Outsiders, , , ,
2/25/67 Jay & Americans, McCoys, Johnny Nash, Shirley Ellis, Los Bravos, , , ,
3/4/67 Knack, Johnny Tillotsen, Dion, Mitchell Trio, Laura Nyro, Tommy James, Shangri
Las, , Zephyrs
3/11/67 Beatles (film), Leslie Gore, Association, Marvalettes, Tim Rose, Soupy Sales, , ,
3/18/67 Temptaions, Critters, F. Randell, Terry Knight & Pack, , , , ,
3/25/67 Patti LaBelle, Sopwith Camel, Vagrants, Len Barry, Jim & Jean, Dave,Dee,Dozie,
Mick & Tich, , ,
4/1/67 The Doors, N. Christy Minstrals, John Gary, Blues Project, Ruby & Romantics, Every
Mother's Son, , ,
4/8/67 Stevie Wonder, Duprees, Shirelles, Dovels, Angels, G. Knight & Pips, Sam Cooke, ,
Jackie Wilson
4/15/67 Sam the Sham, , Shirelles, Electric Prunes, Freddie Cannon, Jake Holmes, , ,
4/22/67 Blues Magoos, Maxine Brown, Happenings, Tremeloes, J. Holmes, Duprees, Age of
Reason, , Donna Marie
4/29/67 Four Tops, Marvalettes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Isley Brothers, Chris Clark,
Dean Taylor, ,
5/6/67 Frank Sinatra Jr., McCoys, Toys, Kim Weston, Steve Clayton, , , ,
5/13/67 Tommy James, Buckinghams, Marvin Gaye, Goldie & Gingerbreads, Tammi Terrell,
Leslie Gore, , ,
5/20/67 Cyrkle, Brian Hyland, Platters, Jackie deShannon, J.J. Jackson, , , ,
5/27/67 Little Anthony, Critters, Spanky & Our Gang, G. Knight & Pips, Robbs, , , ,
6/3/67 Paul Anka, Frankie Valli, Every Mother's Son, Turtles, Chad & Jeremy, Shirrels, ,
,
6/10/67 Martha & Vandellas, Tokens, Cyrkle, Kathy Keegan, , , , ,
6/17/67 Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Johnny Tillotsen, Joe Tex, Sandy Posey, Jimmy
Clanton, Tremeloes, , Sam the Sham
6/24/67 Chad & Jeremy, The Doors, Serendipity Singers, Richie Havens, , , , ,
7/1/67 Young Rascals, Every Mother's Son, Youngbloods, , , , , ,
7/8/67 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
7/15/67 Turtles, Critters, Lulu Christie, Bobbie Norris, Frankie Randell, , , ,
7/22/67 5th Dimension, Shirelles, Left Banke, Seth London, , , , ,
7/29/67 Sam the Sham, Tommy James, Royal Guardsmen, , , , , ,
8/5/67 Stevie Wonder, Seeds, Crystals , Gene Vito, , , , ,
8/12/67 Miracles, Chuck Jackson, Tremeloes, Jim Valley , Evie Sands, Earls, , ,
8/19/67 Dionne Warwick, Temptations, 5th Estate, Brian Hyland, , , , ,
8/26/67 Cyrkle, Len Barry, Animals, Terry Knight & Pack, Glories, , , ,
9/2/67 Neil Diamond, (guest host), , , , , , ,
9/7/67 Tony Randell, Jay & Americans, Chuck Jackson, Maxine Brown, Al Martino, B.
Siegler, , ,
9/16/67 Leslie Gore, Jay & Techniques, , , , , , ,
9/23/67 Ravi Shankar, Happenings, Chuck Jackson, Temptations, J. Holmes , Models, Donna
Lee, ,
9/30/67 Noel Harrison, Sonny & Cher, Every Mother's Son, Marvin Gayle , Tammi Terrell,
Tommy James, Tomiko Jones, ,
10/7/67 Dionne Warwick, Richie Havens, Spencer Davis, Left Banke, Bobby Hebb, , , ,
10/14/67 Jay & Techniques, Jay & Americans, Leon Bibb, McCoys, Hines, Hines & Dad, , , ,
10/21/67 Bobbie Gentry, Lee Dorsey, Brenda Holloway, Sol Yanovsky & Critters, , , , ,
10/28/67 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
11/4/67 Dionne Warwick, Box Tops, Grassroots, Pierre LaLonde, , , , ,
11/11/67 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
11/18/67 Cowsills, Helena Ferguson, Jay & Americans, Johnny Tillotsen, Pierre LaLonde, ,
, ,
11/25/67 Peaches & Herb, Five Americans, First Edition, Lynn Kellog, , , , ,
12/2/67 Tony Bennett, Leslie Gore, Little Dion, Glen Campbell, 5th Dimension, , , ,
12/9/67 Arthur Prysock, 5th Dimension, Turtles, Chris Crosby, , , , ,
12/16/67 Paul Anka, Beatles (film), Jay & Americans, Tokens, Bobby Vee, (end of series),
1/7/67 Spencer Davis, Blues Project, Chris Montez, Critters, Sonny & Cher, , , ,
1/14/67 Neil Diamond, Four Tops, Gale Garnett, Brian Hyland, , , , ,
1/21/67 Outsiders, Bobby Hebb, Tim Rose, , , , , ,
1/28/67 Lovin' Spoonful, Leslie Gore, Eddie Fisher, Music Machine, F. Scott, Judy
Collins, Spencer Davis, ,
2/4/67 Repeat of 1/28, , , , , , , ,
2/11/67 Hermine Gringold, Tony Randell, Toys, Jose Feliciano, Left Banke, , , ,
2/18/67 Lovin' Spoonful, Temptations, Judy Collins , Chris Crosby, Outsiders, , , ,
2/25/67 Jay & Americans, McCoys, Johnny Nash, Shirley Ellis, Los Bravos, , , ,
3/4/67 Knack, Johnny Tillotsen, Dion, Mitchell Trio, Laura Nyro, Tommy James, Shangri
Las, , Zephyrs
3/11/67 Beatles (film), Leslie Gore, Association, Marvalettes, Tim Rose, Soupy Sales, , ,
3/18/67 Temptaions, Critters, F. Randell, Terry Knight & Pack, , , , ,
3/25/67 Patti LaBelle, Sopwith Camel, Vagrants, Len Barry, Jim & Jean, Dave,Dee,Dozie,
Mick & Tich, , ,
4/1/67 The Doors, N. Christy Minstrals, John Gary, Blues Project, Ruby & Romantics, Every
Mother's Son, , ,
4/8/67 Stevie Wonder, Duprees, Shirelles, Dovels, Angels, G. Knight & Pips, Sam Cooke, ,
Jackie Wilson
4/15/67 Sam the Sham, , Shirelles, Electric Prunes, Freddie Cannon, Jake Holmes, , ,
4/22/67 Blues Magoos, Maxine Brown, Happenings, Tremeloes, J. Holmes, Duprees, Age of
Reason, , Donna Marie
4/29/67 Four Tops, Marvalettes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Isley Brothers, Chris Clark,
Dean Taylor, ,
5/6/67 Frank Sinatra Jr., McCoys, Toys, Kim Weston, Steve Clayton, , , ,
5/13/67 Tommy James, Buckinghams, Marvin Gaye, Goldie & Gingerbreads, Tammi Terrell,
Leslie Gore, , ,
5/20/67 Cyrkle, Brian Hyland, Platters, Jackie deShannon, J.J. Jackson, , , ,
5/27/67 Little Anthony, Critters, Spanky & Our Gang, G. Knight & Pips, Robbs, , , ,
6/3/67 Paul Anka, Frankie Valli, Every Mother's Son, Turtles, Chad & Jeremy, Shirrels, ,
,
6/10/67 Martha & Vandellas, Tokens, Cyrkle, Kathy Keegan, , , , ,
6/17/67 Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Johnny Tillotsen, Joe Tex, Sandy Posey, Jimmy
Clanton, Tremeloes, , Sam the Sham
6/24/67 Chad & Jeremy, The Doors, Serendipity Singers, Richie Havens, , , , ,
7/1/67 Young Rascals, Every Mother's Son, Youngbloods, , , , , ,
7/8/67 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
7/15/67 Turtles, Critters, Lulu Christie, Bobbie Norris, Frankie Randell, , , ,
7/22/67 5th Dimension, Shirelles, Left Banke, Seth London, , , , ,
7/29/67 Sam the Sham, Tommy James, Royal Guardsmen, , , , , ,
8/5/67 Stevie Wonder, Seeds, Crystals , Gene Vito, , , , ,
8/12/67 Miracles, Chuck Jackson, Tremeloes, Jim Valley , Evie Sands, Earls, , ,
8/19/67 Dionne Warwick, Temptations, 5th Estate, Brian Hyland, , , , ,
8/26/67 Cyrkle, Len Barry, Animals, Terry Knight & Pack, Glories, , , ,
9/2/67 Neil Diamond, (guest host), , , , , , ,
9/7/67 Tony Randell, Jay & Americans, Chuck Jackson, Maxine Brown, Al Martino, B.
Siegler, , ,
9/16/67 Leslie Gore, Jay & Techniques, , , , , , ,
9/23/67 Ravi Shankar, Happenings, Chuck Jackson, Temptations, J. Holmes , Models, Donna
Lee, ,
9/30/67 Noel Harrison, Sonny & Cher, Every Mother's Son, Marvin Gayle , Tammi Terrell,
Tommy James, Tomiko Jones, ,
10/7/67 Dionne Warwick, Richie Havens, Spencer Davis, Left Banke, Bobby Hebb, , , ,
10/14/67 Jay & Techniques, Jay & Americans, Leon Bibb, McCoys, Hines, Hines & Dad, , , ,
10/21/67 Bobbie Gentry, Lee Dorsey, Brenda Holloway, Sol Yanovsky & Critters, , , , ,
10/28/67 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
11/4/67 Dionne Warwick, Box Tops, Grassroots, Pierre LaLonde, , , , ,
11/11/67 No Artist Listed, , , , , , , ,
11/18/67 Cowsills, Helena Ferguson, Jay & Americans, Johnny Tillotsen, Pierre LaLonde, ,
, ,
11/25/67 Peaches & Herb, Five Americans, First Edition, Lynn Kellog, , , , ,
12/2/67 Tony Bennett, Leslie Gore, Little Dion, Glen Campbell, 5th Dimension, , , ,
12/9/67 Arthur Prysock, 5th Dimension, Turtles, Chris Crosby, , , , ,
12/16/67 Paul Anka, Beatles (film), Jay & Americans, Tokens, Bobby Vee, (end of series),
, ,
Thanks for that great list, CM. Wow...they are some rare artists listed on there that I
didn't know appeared on Clay's show like Helena Ferguson and one of my favs, Laura Nyro. I
see that many Motown artists appeared on his show throughout 1967 - from Chris Clark to
Tammi Terrell to R. Dean Taylor. What a shame that those tapes were destroyed. , ,
It was on Clay Cole that the Rolling Stones made their American TV debut. Too bad these
tapes are gone.
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A Humvee convoy carrying Rangers and medics from the 82nd Airborne passes under a sign pointing out a refugee camp and their plea for help. In the month following the January 12th earthquake, signs such as these are common sights. On an intel recon mission, the convoy continues in search of those camps that have yet to be found, and actually need emergency help. Read the full PopularMechanics.com story here: www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4346988....
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I need help on this one no idea who this character is.
I just realized I had forgotten to upload most of my photos I took at last years Saboten Con 2011 (SC) in Phoenix AZ so thought I would upload some more.
104/365
When I see you and I'm going away
You help me get to the things that you will do
And say when I see you and I'm going away
This picture basically is a big thank you to professional photographer and friend, Meg Pryor. She has helped me so much on my journey so far, even over just the past two months. She has given me tons and tons of film (some is pictured here), an excellent Manfrotto tripod, and might be helping me do some things on CS5. She is amazing! You can check her out but she doesn't have a flickr.
(Nikon D3100. AF-S 50mm f/1.4g)
Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS5 / Camera Raw 6.0
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6.12.24
This summer the heat has been brutal. I am for the most part trying to stay inside but do occasional lay outside like a lizard to work on some summer glow (with the help of some self tanner). I see some bright things on the horizons and trying to look forward to things.
okay the reason im posting this is because u see that picture of selena with the head band? well im wondering if any of you know where i can find that picture because ive been looking at alot of selena fansites and i can't find it :[ if u guys could help and tell me if u know where i can find it ill reward u with a rare or something whatever u want :]
This is one of my favorite custom projects to date. The client (awesome and patient) and I went for quite a bit of time, discussing ideas/additions/etc, to help make an "as-accurate-as-possible" Transformers Prime : Ultimate Predaking. Where to begin....This originally started as a Beast Fire Predaking figure (leader class) - It was quite far from accurate. The commissioner supplied me with MANY high-res stills of the character. He/we also worked with some of the best 3D designers to create many replacement and add-on parts.
HEAD : This custom Predaking has a new custom head designed by Incedius, and printed via Shapeways. The face (frosted ultra detail) actually had 2 eye holes which I filled in with clear epoxy to allow the 3mm yellow LED light inside to shine through. The head's 2 large horns connect via ball joints and fold out, then back, then down to fit inside the dragon neck when transformed into alt mode.The new custom head also sits on a new neck/collar shape also designed by Incedius and printed on shapeways. The original neck/collar/neck area was removed to allow for all the new parts.
LEGS / ARMS :Predaking's upper arms and upper legs were shortened a bit. All "hollow" areas as well as some of the Cybertronian tattoos were filled with 2-part epoxy clay, then sanded smooth. his 5mm ports on the forearms were removed. He also has fully articulated hands. Each finger connect to the palm via a ball joint and then has a hinge type joint on the knuckle. These articulated hands were designed also by Incedius (shpws.me/q4NZ) I recommend the "Strong White Flexible" printed material. These hands also have his signature arc shaped designs on the back of the palm and the hands are designed to hold 5mm weapons as well. On the lower legs, I added the blade/fin type shapes (orange) and there are 2 on each leg (one outer, one inner) the outer ones are magnetically attached and need to be swapped to the other leg when in Dragon/Beast mode to fit/Transform properly.
CHEST / BACK : A small embossed "Predacon" symbol was added to the chest. On Predaking's back are 2 "faux" wing attachments which have hingable smaller wings (accurate to the show's CGI) that clip onto the cylindrical shapes on his back (same as the stock wings) these add-on parts also have awesome giant spikes going upwards, making him even more accurate. These were designed by Incedius and were also printed via Shapeways. I believe these are exclusive to this commissioner's project only.
VOICE CHIP and ELECTRONICS : Predaking got one of the coolest upgrade options ever. A voice chip/module custom programmed and built. This module and speaker were all integrated into the chest/torso of Predaking and are discretely hidden. It contains SEVER different voice phrases. It is powered by 4.5 volts of juice, which is a series of coin batteries in one of the AA battery areas. The "push to activate" button is located under the battery unit. The batteries are east to access in case they ever get weak or worn out. In addition, the head's LED and chest LED are sync'd to the voice module, so while he's talking, they light up to accent the audio. I believe this is the (at least my) first custom with a completely custom made sound module! See the video!
Predaking's voice phrases are :
I AM NOT YOUR BOSS! I AM YOUR KING!
PREPARE TO PERISH!
I WILL TEAR YOU APART!
THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOUR EXTINCTION!
GOOD, NOW YOU KNOW WHAT MY FELLOW PREDACONS ENDURED BEFORE YOU MASACRED THEM!
I AM NO BEAST!
I AM PREDAKING!
BEAST MODE : Predaking's beast mode has many add ons. To begin with., his back was retooled and reworked to give better details (which also hide the electronics. The incredible articulated tail has 16 points of articulation, and is super accurate! It was designed by Ariel Lemon and printed via Shapeways. The rugged tail design also includes Ariel Lemon's "extension" This new articulated tail also has a 5mm post on the base, so Predaking can hold it in his new articulated hands! You can find Ariel Lemon's tail on Shapeways here : www.shapeways.com/model/1320083/articulated-predaking-tai...
Predaking's Dragon head and articulated neck were designed by Incedius and (again) printed via Shapeways. The neck has 7 points of articulation. The dragon head has 4 points of articulation as well (2 on the "splitting" jaw and 2 on the mandibles) It's also designed to hold an LED light, which I replaced with a new (brighter) yellow 3mm LED. The wire for this light runs down the neck to the base where an on/off switch controls it. The battery to the Dragon's head LED is easy access in case it needs replacing. You can find Incedius' Articulated Neck and accurate Dragon head here : www.shapeways.com/model/1277613/ultimate-tfp-beast-king-h... (Again, I suggest the white strong flexible material for this print) I took it upon myself to add on some new thin spikes on the top of the dragon's snout as well as 2 sets of longer whisker type parts on the bottom of the jaw.
From tail's end to dragon nose tip, Predaking is about 25" inches in length!!!
Finally, the Dragon wings have had some upgrades as well. I removed all the "webbing" (plastic filler) between some of the wing "bones" and sharpened up all the points. These wings were also given awesome extensions (designed by Incedius) which add a few more inches to each wing and another hinged point of articulation. With these extensions, Predaking's wing span is a whopping TWENTY NINE inches wide!!!
ADDITIONAL : Predaking was also geared up with some nice hand weapons designed by "Customs by Z", these were printed via Shapeways and have ball joints which plug into the existing sockets on the wrists. Also, Predaking wouldn't be complete without a nice light up display base. The base is 10 inches in diameter and approx. 3" tall. It is outfitted with an inner string/loop of red LED lights. It is adapted to be powered through a normal 120v wall outlet. The top of the base is acrylic/plexiglass and has an embossed Predacon symbol which catches the red LED lights on it's edges.
All in all, I loved this project. Originally, I knew nothing about the character, and now that it's done, Predaking is one of my favorite Transformers!
Help me
I think I'm falling
In love again
When I get that crazy feeling
I know I'm in trouble again
I'm in trouble
'Cause you're a rambler and a gambler
And a sweet talking ladies man
And you love your lovin'
But not like you love your freedom
Help me
I think I'm falling
In love too fast
It's got me hoping for the future
And worrying about the past
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash
We love our lovin'
But not like we love our freedom
I saw a photo similar to this and thought I'd give it a shot. Well, I stink. haha! I need help. Any tips? I tried using the selection tool to just move her to the background, but I never can select things right. :/ So I just moved the whole picture and well, this is what I get. A blotchy looking background cause none of the backgrounds look the same color. ugh
Here's the one I attempted to copy...
Das has got one evil sister she can see Dan on Rufu's nose but she will not help him she think Dan looks cute there on Rufus's nose she is just giggling and stairing at Dan while he shouts for her help
Rose helped her Grandpa put up shelving in his office space. She got to use a level and a power drill. She loved helping Grandpa!
Most of the ship is going well, now at 704 pieces. The bridge and tower is the only thing I'm having issues with. In this scale, the ship is too big to use the 1x1 cones, like I have gone with, but too small to use pyramid bricks, which would be the right shape, but not steep enough. Any ideas? The reference pic I'm using are a model of the ship, since real photos at high angles are hard to take/find.
The Filipinos' voluntary and immediate response to give whatever help they can give to those who lost their homes and loved ones over typhoon Ondoy still gives me goosebumps. Sure, many have given up on the Philippines already, but it is in times like this that I feel most hopeful.
*That's my feet, in the photo, as I stood beside a batch of relief goods that we gathered and repacked this week to give to typhoon victims -- my way of having myself counted in this huge campaign for help.
They say another typhoon's on the way to hit the country again, and at the time of this writing, the rain's starting to pour. Please do say a little prayer for the Philippines tonight. It's going to be another long and emotional week for all of us here.
How about you? Where have your feet taken you lately?
Submitted as part of the Unravelling E-course I'm part of for the next 8 weeks.
Fellow customisers!
What kind of chalks do you use? Some of you get such an amazing vibrant colours. Whereas my Rembrants seem to have zero pigment :(
Recommend a brand! Or give me tips!
Thanks!
Saw this under the groom's shoes while shooting the wedding. Thought it was the funniest thing hahaha
Another project around a water theme. This time it involved an old mobile phone and some food die. Strobist info, Canon 430ex and 580ex camera left and right 1/64 and Nikon SB-26 positioned under the water container providing some up lighting. Just shot using direct flash no light modifiers used.
As sunsets on this Christmas eve 2016 we see Forks Police Department Officer Ann Dean talking with Apache County Sheriff's Office Sergeant James Silmon on top of canyon that Forks set in . James who is retiring in mid Jan 2017 ,tells Ann about the night he thinks he Santa Claus helped him.
The story goes like this .
He was going on his second year on the job ( 27 years ago ) when a Christmas eve/day blizzard hit .James was dispatch to Nancy pass in Verde Mts ,where wreck was reported around 1:00 AM . As he approach the pass right at the continental divide James hit ice and his unit went off the rd and rolled down into the canyon after leaving the crash scene . A NMSP officer who found him a few hours latter ,told him later that he was one of the first responders sent to find him .
NMSP spoted a older man in red suit and along white beard .flagged him down and told him that there was car off rd and down at bottom covered in snow . The officer was found the vehicle and in it James alive ,but unconscious .As James was loaded in to ambulance ,A paramedic as the NMSP officer how did see the car way down there . The officer told him and as he did , he realized there was not other vehicle when the man flagged him down ,besides Sleigh marks in the snow ,no site of the man . The paramedic said " your in snow and cold to long " but next day the Apache Regional Medical Center .The officer told James the story and James says " I believe you ,as a nurse found this card in my uniform " the card read " Merry Christmas and have a safe New Year ,S .Claus "
James still has card ,and keeps it with him on patrol to this day .
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Forks is made up of three ( Fork , Middle Fork and Top Fork ) little cluster of homes and business that form Forks In 1987 they consolidated to Form Forks with a total population of about 499 on the banks of Forks creek .Most part of the canyon they set in is home to small farms and with ranches in the surrounding desert .All three Villages set in Forks Creeks Canyon along the Forks Creek in Apache County NM , just over the County Line from Hazzard Range County. Also all three are served by joint Village Commission ,that has three Commissioners Forks Police Department ( FPD) has 5 officers including the Chief .