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The Strokes perform Aug. 6, 2010, at Lollapalooza in Chicago. My photos are also posted on my blog at: www.undergroundbee.com/2010/08/07/lollapalooza-photos-the...
Suzuki GT380C Suzuki GT380 Specifications
Engine -Air-cooled piston-port triple
Capacity - 371cc
Bore/stroke - 54 x 54mm
Power - 38bhp @ 7500rpm
Torque - 28ft-lb @ 6500rpm
Carburation 3 x -24mm Mikuni
Transmission - 6-Speed wet clutch chain final drive
Frame - steel twin tube cradle
Suspension - 34mm telescopic forks, Twin shock rear
Brakes - 275mm disc floating caliper 180mm drum
Wheels - 300 x 19 3.50 x 18
Weight - 171kgs
Top speed - 102mph
Wheelbase - 1380mm
Fuel capacity - 15 litres
Charles C. McKim
American, 1862–1939
oil on canvas
Museum Purchase: Funds provided by Northwest
Art Purchase Fund and Northwest Art Council,
2012.153.2
The soaring spruce trees along the Santiam River west of Salem glow in the fresh colors and vibrating brushstrokes of McKim’s Impressionist style. Born and trained as an artist in Boston, McKim came to Oregon in 1911 and made a career of painting our state’s dramatic scenery in a vividly contemporary style and searching for grand scenes like this mountain river.
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The frame: purpose-made and conceptually aligned
The frame appears purpose-made or at least purpose-selected for this painting, and it does important visual work rather than functioning as a neutral boundary.
Several features stand out. The frame has architectural gravity: it is heavy, rectilinear, and structurally articulated, with corner blocks and incised linear ornament. This gives it an architectural presence that anchors the otherwise fluid, vibrating surface of the painting. The material sobriety of the dark-stained wood, with minimal gilding or sheen, avoids competing with the painting’s high-key color and absorbs light rather than reflecting it. The recessed sight opening sets the painting slightly back within the frame, creating a shallow box effect that contains the energetic brushwork and keeps it from spilling into the surrounding wall.
This kind of frame is characteristic of early twentieth-century American landscape presentation, particularly for Impressionist-influenced works. It disciplines spontaneity, offering visual ballast against the looseness of touch. The frame’s seriousness implicitly elevates the sketch-like immediacy of the painting into the realm of finished art.
In short, the frame collaborates with the painting. It stabilizes motion and reinforces the work’s claim to permanence.
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Discussion of Santiam River
This painting sits squarely at the intersection of American Impressionism and regional landscape painting, translated to the specific conditions of the Pacific Northwest.
Brushwork and surface
McKim builds the scene with short, broken strokes that shimmer rather than describe. Trees, slopes, and water are not outlined but assembled through chromatic vibration. The paint handling emphasizes movement over contour, sensation over topography, and light as an active force rather than a passive illumination.
The water does not reflect the landscape so much as participate in it, absorbing surrounding color and redistributing it across the surface.
Color and light
The palette is notably fresh. Cool blues and greens are countered by warm yellows and ochres in the banks and highlights. This creates a sense of filtered mountain light, consistent with Oregon’s atmosphere, where illumination often feels diffused rather than directional.
Rather than dramatizing the scene through contrast or grandeur, McKim achieves scale through rhythmic repetition. The vertical rise of spruce trees, echoed across the background, establishes monumentality without theatrical exaggeration.
Composition and mood
The composition draws the eye inward along the river’s bend, encouraging a quiet, sustained looking rather than a single climactic focal point. There is no human presence and no narrative incident. The painting presents nature as continuous and self-sufficient, not as a site of conquest or spectacle.
In this respect, McKim’s approach differs from the nineteenth-century Hudson River School tradition. The Santiam River is not a moralized wilderness. It is a lived-in landscape, observed attentively rather than monumentalized.
Place within regional art
Works like this helped define what would later be understood as Pacific Northwest landscape modernism: attentive to local conditions, indebted to Impressionism, but resistant to European subject matter or overt symbolism. McKim paints Oregon not as an exotic frontier but as a place worthy of sustained, contemporary artistic attention.
Brief biography of the artist
Charles C. McKim (1862–1939) was an American painter trained in Boston, where he absorbed the influence of American Impressionism and late nineteenth-century plein-air practice. In 1911, he relocated to Oregon, where he spent the remainder of his career painting the region’s rivers, forests, and mountain landscapes.
McKim became known for translating Impressionist techniques such as broken brushwork, high-key color, and an emphasis on light into distinctly Northwestern settings. His work played a key role in establishing a regional visual language that balanced immediacy with seriousness, aligning local scenery with national and international artistic currents.
Although less widely known today than some of his East Coast contemporaries, McKim was an important figure in early twentieth-century Oregon art, helping to legitimize the region as a subject for ambitious, modern landscape painting.
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Actress Ali Stroker speaks to a full house at Wagner College, including students from Lifestyles for the Disabled.
Back. Includes the song Brave. I believe the only difference between this and the original version is the inclusion of Jeff Mangum's song.
The Trabant 601, a remarkable composite bodied, two-stroke engined "people's car" from East Germany.
Taken during SALT 8, the UK's only rally for Cold War Classics, held June 6-8 2014.
Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 28-80mm
Film: Kodak Ektar 100
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The Strokes perform Aug. 6, 2010, at Lollapalooza in Chicago. My photos are also posted on my blog at: www.undergroundbee.com/2010/08/07/lollapalooza-photos-the...
Yesterday evening, I headed out to the Point Bonita lighthouse for an night tour. The Point is what you might call a "difficult" subject - happy to hand out wheelbarrows of mediocre photos, but remarkably stingy when it comes to the good stuff. The lighthouse oozes charisma, so you know there's a dozen great shots out there waiting for you, but somehow, they elude even your best efforts.
After leaving the Point, I was feeling frustrated. So, just down the road a few turns, I met up with an old friend who always treats me right.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.
A história dos Strokes começa nos anos 80, quando Julian Casablancas e Nicolai Fraiture se conheceram na escola e vieram a se tornar grandes amigos. E foi nas idas e vindas causadas por mudanças em colégios que ficaram amigos dos outros integrantes da banda, primeiro Albert Hammond Jr e logo depois Nick Valensi e Fabrizio Moretti.
Após anos de ensaio e aprimoramento de canções próprias, finalmente fazem seu primeiro show, em um pequeno clube chamado The Spinal, para menos de dez pessoas. Aos poucos, foram conquistando seu próprio público, mas não imaginavam o que estava por vir. Para conseguir mais shows, gravam uma demo com 3 músicas (The Modern Age, Last Nite e Barely Legal) e o empresário Ryan Gentles gostou tanto da fita que resolveu assumir os negócios do grupo, mandando material para gravadoras e vários países.
Geoff Travis, do selo independente Rough Trade, recebeu uma cópia e imediatamente quis lançar a demo em forma de EP, no começo de 2001, na Inglaterra. Em pouco tempo suas músicas eram tocadas em desfiles de moda, num especial dedicado às bandas de Nova York, e, finalmente, nos palcos Ingleses, fazendo deles as mais novas celebridades do Rock.
No início de setembro de 2001, o disco de estréia, “Is This It”, foi lançado na Inglaterra e emplacou o segundo lugar nas paradas. Nos Estados Unidos, o álbum saiu pouco depois, com arte gráfica diferente. “Last Nite”, o grande ‘hit’ deixa-os conhecidos no mundo todo.
. créditos _ Rock Online
Nick Valensi of The Strokes performs at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, Texas on March 14, 2006.
© 2006 Joey Castillo / The Daily Texan
My wall at the event - painted over 3 days due to time restraints for using spray paint inside the venue
Based once again on a stunning image by Zemotion:
Two stroke military version of East Germany's iconic "Trabant", seen here at "Red October", 20th October 2013. This annual event, held at the National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire, is for Eastern-Bloc classic vehicles and re-enactors. No political statement is intended or implied.
Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 28-80mm
Film: Kodak Ektar 100
For more of my photographs, see here
thanks Marco, Raiko, Phillipp, Vera, Anna, Christoph, pixel pancho, On Off crew and all the persons we met at the strokes, that was great!
I returned from Donetsk yesterday so there are some fresh shots :)
This is the view from the bridge to the Sherbakov park with attractions.
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that an estimated 795,000 strokes happen in the United States every year. With a stroke occurring approximately every four seconds in the U.S., it is important to know the signs and symptoms that precede a stroke so that preventative measures can be taken.
A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked. This cuts off the oxygen supply to the brain, which, if left untreated, can result in permanent brain damage and even death. Other ailments that afflict stroke victims include paralysis, difficulty speaking, impaired vision, pain in the limbs and numbness. Because it is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, it is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms of what leads to a stroke.
“Most people do not realize that 80 percent of all strokes can be prevented if they’re detected early,” said Jonathan Hodgson, D.O., medical director of the Medical Stroke Center at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. “That’s why it is so important to educate the community on how they can promote awareness and prevention efforts pertaining to strokes.”
One of the most common symptoms of an impending stroke is weakness of an arm or leg, numbness of the limbs or face, particularly on one side of the body. Other signs include difficulty speaking, dizziness, confusion and loss of coordination. If you or someone you’re with experiences any of these symptoms, it is very important to call 911 right away. This can prevent long-term debilitations, so don’t hesitate!
Demographic factors such as family history, ethnicity and gender can make you genetically predisposed to having a stroke. However, these odds are easily lowered by keeping yourself healthy. The best way to ensure that you will not suffer a stroke is to take care of your body and lead a heart-healthy lifestyle. Eating well, exercising regularly, managing cholesterol and blood pressure and not smoking will decrease the odds of having a stroke significantly.
“We are committed to aiding our patients in leading active, fulfilling lifestyles,” said Tim Bricker, president and CEO of Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers. “We will continue to build on our history of providing the highest level of stroke services we can to the communities we serve.”
Join us for these free stroke events:
Stroke Screening
Free stroke risk assessment screening includes: carotid artery screening; blood pressure and pulse check; fasting glucose and cholesterol blood check; counseling for those at moderate to high risk for stroke; and educational seminars throughout the event.
•When: Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. to noon
•Where: Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, 3555 S. Val Vista Dr., Gilbert 85297
•RSVP: Appointments required. Please call ResourceLink at 1-877-728-5414 to schedule.
Dignity Health HealthSpan Speakers’ Bureau – Stroke Awareness and Prevention
Learn about your chances for having a stroke and the controllable factors that can reduce your risk.
•When: Wednesday, May 22 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
•Where: Mercy Gilbert Medical Office Building, 3420 S. Mercy Rd., Gilbert 85297
•RSVP: ResourceLink at 1-877-728-5414
For additional information on strokes, please visit ChandlerRegional.org or MercyGilbert.org.
STROKE - Urban Art Fair is teaming up with Project: Mooncircle to present an incredible selection of sounds and artworks.
Team #003: pixelpancho (IT) creates an artwork for STROKE in Munich inspired by the song “Left“ of nienvox!
The Strokes at the MSG Theater, October 30, 2003.
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A variation in the gene that makes a key blood vessel enzyme makes children prone to fevers, rash and strokes. Credit: Jonathan Bailey, NHGRI.