Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Scotty
THE WILD NOVEL, 'This Side of Paradise' is a thrillingly huge joy. This gutsy novel by the terrific F. Scott Fitzgerald is a crafty exploration into the cosmopolitan lives of well-to-do humans in the early 20th Century. Indeed the writer one might call "Scotty" is a crafty and sharp individualist.
Lee Child Pop Culture Ideas
JACK REACHER is a somewhat sleek, unique character orchestrated by the fertile novelist mind of Lee Child. This man writes in a startling, gritty tough way and reminds one a tiny bit of the shrewd one, Raymond Chandler. Mr.. Child's recent book on Reacher...'Never Go Back'... is a good read. It is an interesting exploration of the stylish pop culture dynamic.
Sigmar Polke
THE FLAMBOYANT ARTIST, Sigmar Polke was a strange man with a terrifically creative artistic interpretation. His work like Andy Warhol, was so picaresque...my...so provocative. His folks escaped East Germany in 1953 going on to the more free West. Polke founded 'Capitalist Realism.' It had a saucy irony of modernism that was very engaging. His work in the movement was of course a part of the work of the dynamism of Gerhard Richter and Konrad Fischer (a.k.a. Konrad Lueg), also.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
The Atmosphere of Idiocy
IT IS HARSH, the way that some segments of culture look down on males or females who are not popular or so 'hip.' It is so crass the way some people have to calculate the only good souls are the sports types i.e., the "jocks." Other folks have rights also....not just persons who manage tough guy physical games.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Jackson Pollock
ABSTRACT ART strikes me as so spiritually powerful. It is difficult to focus on all the wily layers that make up the oeuvre of each artist. Some males and females in the art world are easy to access intellectually. Yet, some are very hard to grasp. Their concepts are often too nefarious, somewhat intensely exuberant. I know the "action painting" of the arch-modernist, jackson Pollock, is vigorous and embellishes a progressivism that swoops down and carries us off into melodious flights of arcane fantasy much akin to listening to the musical strains of the shrewd Mr. E. Grieg. I calculate that the best aspect of Jackson Pollock's art is his fiery energy that he communicates in such a virile way with his saucy paints.
Friday, April 18, 2014
The Miracles
GIVE THANKS for the mighty miracles. When the miracles come, the absurd, heinous and cynical dissipate and that is a superb thing. Certainly is!
Good Friday Indeed!
WONDERFUL! The Christian culture concept of Good Friday is a very meaningful, passionate day. Let us all be reverent and thoughtful on the spiritual today.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
'Slick' Television
SYLVESTER STALLONE was good on Letterman's show last evening. The acerbic tough guy Stallone and the wily Letterman made a very nice blend. Many amusing moments in the interview. Letterman "gets it" as the clever ones say.
The 'Super' Keri Russell
SO SUPER! That is the really terrific acting style of Keris Russell on the spy-thriller show 'The Americans' on FX. This TV show is so much fun and it also is very engaging. It presents a nice portrayal of its era.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Craziness of Errands
BIG ERRAND DAYS drive me so batty. The only thing that helps is listening to jazz guys like Stanley Turrentine (on the sax) in my vehicle.
Social Media Oddities
SOMETIMES LIFE'S ODD. The thoughts of some people strike me as strange. Deep down they are sad and grossly melancholy. Yet, they want to knock down bridges and have nothing to do with bizarre persons. There is too much sadness now. We need more music and more joy in living.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Billy Taylor
SLY JAZZ PIANO art of Billy Taylor proves really sleek, indeed. His classic jazz, so-passionate style gets the job done well. His style on both ballads and up tempo material is liltingly interesting.
Saul Bellow
GENIUS resides in the very intense literary art of the ebullient Saul Bellow. His novels and overall works are clever perspectives of a very creative, fertile mind. The character of 'Augie March' and also the main soul that is 'Humboldt'...oh my...this is prose that leaps off the pages. This is profound art that enchants.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
'Angels In The Outfield'
LOVED 'ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD' good movie I saw on Turner Classic last night. This 1951 baseball and spiritual miracles film was a real delight. The performance of Paul Douglas was marvelously terrific. Loved Janet Leigh and the lovely orphan girl also.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
Art and the South
JOY....This time of year brings a passionate explosion of colors to my part of the South. So many yellows, pinks, bright greens and wild browns. The fire and ice of Van Gogh and Picasso come exuberantly alive. The vivid enjoyment of the thoughtful, artful part of life is glorious.
'Suits'.....Super Show!
LATELY, I am wildly enjoying the sleek tv show 'Suits' so much on the mighty USA Network. The quality of the acting and writing is remarkable, The characters are chic and amusingly acerbic, urbane and quite interesting.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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COOLING OFF WITH WEST COAST JAZZ is loads of fun. The temp is wildly hot now and so I listened to Art Pepper jazz, grand West Coast stuff....
