Life on the Surface

Sex and the Still Life

2011-10-23T17:51:00.000-04:00

Here is a painting I started 17 years ago before I was married, it was a line sketch taken form a gravure from Nicholson's Mathematics. I wear glasses now, I did not then. I wondered how Norman Rockwell wore glasses and achieved a finite line. I'm guessing he didn't wear glasses in his earlier years. The earlier whites I had painted months ago to see if I would enjoy what I used to dream of only doing with a Frazetta Nude, have yellowed. I hence have repainted the whites with a non yellow Zinc White or Titanium white. The greys are a charcoal Grey so with two colors I am attempting a Monochrome. I have made tonal mistakes early on and with just two brushes and some mineral oil have managed to get this far. Whenever I read How To or other Oil and Paint magazines I always wondered what the artists studio looked like, where the light came from how many brushes how much paint. All I can offer at this time is I scanned this ancient 1800 book and posted the actual size page right and left for reference, I blew up a look on top. I have changed the perspective size of some of the objects as they appeared to be wrong in comparison to the original. I thought I only did this with portaits changing the size of the head to match the size of an eye keeping all within proportion. With portraits I would use a grid, with this painting at the time of the original sketch I didn't need a grid as the perspective lent itself to proportions easily enough.

I am believing that overachieving can be a way of life, and maybe the only way to surviving the onslaught of my mid 50's. At 53 I am returning to writing and painting and athletics all at once, I don't think I will die of a heart attack but I do think that the positive attitude about accomplishment will see me through to a better life. I am midstream in my Short Story Fairy Tale, I have begun to find time to pick up the brush and put down the brush with accomplishment. I use to not want to paint because I didn't have 8 Hours straight to do it. In college I would draw for 8 Hours non stop at a time and enjoy every minute.

This is a large canvas 4 foot wide by 3 foot high, I'm sure by the end I will have learned a great deal in technique. There are mistakes as I have said in tonal balances in which I am aware and will correct..

The light I use is not placed correctly, my first easel has assuredly turned out to be a dud, in which I will give it to my daughter to be used for her High School Projects. I can not afford a better easel yet. I recently bought a Lawn Vacuum at an incredible high price, don't tell my wife. The Vacuum allows me to have more time in the Studio because I finish the yard work in 1/5th the time, what used to take an afternoon and 5 Hours takes barely an hour.

I still want to add more to my overachieving like not only finishing a short Fairy Tale starting two more of which I have the ideas for begin a collaboration of a multicultural Feature script. Of which I have two cultures in Mind.

So in answer to Punk Chopsticks questions why do men still go to Strip Clubs because Sex and eating food can both be Orgasmic. That's Obvious, you can be on a diet and still look at the menu. Salad anyone... or a still life.

Someone asked...

2011-10-02T15:54:00.000-04:00

I have worked non-stop from August 29th through to September 30th. I have worked more than 7 Double shifts and have only the 6th and 7th off. Nine clients and I ahve staffed others at positions I couldn't fill due to existing obligations, allowing me to spread the wealth.

I have touched Oil to canvas onto a painting I had started over 15 years ago, I have bought an easel for this painting in which I had never owned one prior. My stroke has returned but my tonal shading is indeterminate at this time. It will return as well, the magic of Oil is its forgiveness and ability at which corrective action can be taken, At least for me. On the upside I am making money and can now purchase items to help me with my painting. As this piece is a monochrome and I have all the paints I need, Various tubes of Zinc White, Non Yellowing White, Charcoal Grey and Blacks. My Brushes which are sacred to me have been kept in a cup of Mineral Oil and have kept their suppleness and ability to be kept clean. The painting is of a perspective taken from Nicholson's Mathematics from the early 1800's. I bought large clamps from Staples for about 3dollars and 59 cents to hold the scanned images of the original drafting around this very large canvas for a view of what it is I'm copying. The plan is to draw in My daughters faces onto the back wall of the perspective. By the time I finish the shading of the objects, my skill of tonal rendition will have returned.

My Fairy tale that I am writing The Bee and the Wolf has come to a screeching halt. I was handwriting it, and now I have to Type it, correctly formatted and allow it to be submitted electronically to different agencies. In all honesty I am reconstructing the conclusion, the words have yet to hit the page. When so much time has been taken off in between installments, the ability to write tonally as well I fear may be at the mono-linguistic stage, thus my willingness to put this blog out there, to recapture my speaking writing voice. Hopefully returning to plain and simple with my delivery.

May the wind be with you and always have your back, may the underside of your pants bluster only when your step is light and the fury of humor has taken your side. When your step is lightened and your need to be reminded that to be incensed by hatred can be forgiven with a woeful smile.

Carry On can mean so many things!!, considering the degree and nature at which this instruction has been given. This to me begs of the proper use of Grammar and why it is taught. For if we are to read into a situation, that is, put into words a conflict, and then have these words properly understood, the nature in which the persons and persona involved in the unfolding of this story, than Grammar can and needs to only be our guide. Proper Grammar is not the use of well constructed sentences but the sword in which we overcome Ignorance and Prejudice. Arm yourselves at a young age and the world is at your feet. Punk you out there,

Turning Circles around a word

2011-05-26T13:18:00.000-04:00

Writing seems to be easier at times than at other times. This said, finding the time to get to the post office to mail a letter seems like it should be an easier and more enjoyable experience than it is. We find ourselves at the post office, often to pick up registered or certified mail, terrifying us with what it could be this time. My mailman has stopped looking for the signature it hopes I overlook something and the legal ramifications become worse, or he is just plain sloppy. My wife hates him, she truly believes he hates us. I try to meet him at the edge of the driveway to shorten his walk. He ostensibly takes his midday break on the stoop across from us, smoking a cigarette and staring at our house, I believe chanting curses in our direction, beckoning our demise come quicker than his own.

One thing the post office has done to improve our lives is give us the ability to put our own pictures on our stamps. They even remind me in email, of this service. Well in the spirit of Nolly Posh posting where the short ones are as neccessary as the longer more meaning full ones. And in the the spirit of Living in a Tin Can and Gonescamping, I affectionately dedicate this post to Nolly, Deonne, and Snow. Happy Memorial day .

The Parks In Florida

2011-03-06T11:56:00.000-05:00

Its really noisy here, how anyone can concentrate I haven't figured out yet. Of Course, I'm being sarcastic, this is the Gulf of Mexico, no tragedies in sight from where I stand.

My trip from Tampa to Naples by Greyhound was economical and productive. What creepy is as I write Zemanta assistant is following along and offering both pictures that match mine and calling up text links to add.

For instance I added a comment about discovering a new website I had not been to prior to my trip, called LibraryThing. I've since withdrew it, but sure enough its right there to my right on the screen, along with Gulf of Mexico and Tampa, and Naples and Greyhound. AND WOW !!!, hitting apply all adds all that Blue underline stuff.

So here is a picture of me, because Snow asked for it.

Not actually, That's Sydney, sitting up like a human, her front paws are actually relaxed not in that begging position so common, you've seen and she is resting with her back against the sofa. That's an unfinished Teresa Russell Painting in the background. Oil on Canvas.

Here is Me, taken with my HTC-HD2 Camera phone. I have written 9 pages of my Fairy Tale, converted the first two into an additional 5, had a reading for my wife and kids, then a second reading for my sister-in-law, and trashed a concept I had introduced, I have now just rewritten the first 6 pages, and have not added the back 4 from the original 9. Characters now have names, maybe too many, I have not added a little girl yet to the story, as my daughter has asked and some how Greek Mythology has entered into this fairy tale.

I am about to introduce a Schnauzer into the story. WOW does Zemanta keep up, it has just listed 10 articles on Fairy Tales, how does it do it, creepy. I could read Dream of a Fairy tale from cannonschool.org., or Fairy Tale Fortnight from csilibrarian.wordpress. Yes even though this is blogger run by google Zemanta embeds Wordpress blogs as well. I truly am mystified by today's technology. I just wish I had the vocabulary of some of those of the thirties that I read.

I was hoping a picture of a schnauzer would pop up, but alas not yet.

So in my blog today, I would like to mention how I began blogging. I followed Stefanie Lipsey where I found Deonne, where I believe I found Nolly Posh, How I found Nolly Posh I rightly don't know. From her I find myself amused with Snowbrush, who really does put up a good fight. Somehow reward from all this blogging was secretly following SweetM designs, for her tweets from deepak and the other great minds that to me is a continuation of the new thought age, is priceless and well worth the cost of the Internet alone. Alas, she has found herself consumed with her lifeforce and friend Stefan. I enjoy following Stefan as well as an athlete and writer of Poetry, he is recovering from a bycycle accident. I am hoping Sweet M returns to a more public blog. I mention these people because my Fairy Tale is based on their characters in the circle of my very remote friends. I think the Mango Tree being at the center of my story and yet because its a tree has no spoken lines, maybe I can give it some. The main character is the Bee. That would be Melissa in Greek Mythology.

One of the other main characters is a Bear, and now popping up on Deonne's blog is Violet the Bearess.
I have pointed her to Chris Bundy and MartineAlison whom are painters, like me, only they are active, I'm currently sporting writing only at this time as my diversion. I must also mention the Blissful Bohemian Blog, who is a Clay is the Way sort of person.

Image by bhsher via Flickr

Does this thing look like it could take on a bear. Well legend has it that ....
So in closing I must mention those tweets which I follow, an author whom I've seen develop with the new technologies over the past year from simple web page and blog to full on twitter with all the bells and whistles. Karen Essex, and I would like to mention, Reading the Past tweeter which is both fascinating on her reads and posts as well as personal commentary on her life very similar to Karen's Posts. Antiquatweet (look for the little Owl) which posts relevant day to day tweets from 1000BC and older if you can imagine that to posting on the present day thefts of Egyptian Museums because of the upheavals that our middle east is trying to overcome.

That's me in a blog, not quite a nutshell. Unless you look at it that way.

Sincerely,
The Tusk

Dear Snow, I went to Heaven Yesterday, thought you should know.

2011-01-17T15:12:00.000-05:00

In Heaven there is an Airplane suspended motionless in space over your head, where else but in Heaven can a huge single prop plane defy gravity. One unique part about this was the prop was actually turning, but in heaven normal physics don't apply. Its all metaphysical and supernatural.

They have a great diplay of every kind of animal in heaven, most I didn't know the name of, I was sort of looking for that Blue Heron you mentioned might be looking for my fishin my frozen pond. They did have an Ice Auger for sale in Heaven, it was motorized for about 500 dollars, and yes Even the Overseer of heaven had a discount section, the same Ice Auger for $350, Box previously opened. I'm not sure what the overseer of Heaven uses with the money, but I'm guessing gives it to a charitable cause. (oh by the way, they Discover Card in heaven), I bought new Under Armour Underwear with my Discover card.

This Polar Bear stood Guard over the Aquarium, where I heard a Father asked by his son, whats that daddy, where the Father replied, "That's a Wide Mouth Bass" Whats that Daddy the boy asked again, where the Father replied"That's a Wide Mouth Bass", and "how about that one comin around that rock"' asked the boy a third time. The Father replied again, "That's a Wide Mouth Bass, Son." "How about that one daddy?", "I just told you son, that's a Wide Mouth Bass".

In case you were wondering, I'm guessing the fish of choice in heaven is this little critter, you guessed it, WMB.

My favourite creature, whom is taking a lead role in the Fairy tale I'm writing is this guy, so you can imagine I was overjoyed to meet him in Heaven. It is of course the great and mighty Bear. In my story he's generally looking for Honey, (I put that word in there for you DK.)

I'll finish my picture montage with yes, they even had my moniker in Full Size, there she is the mover of obstacles, the Tusk. (elephant).

Now mind you, on the way into Heaven I was offered Hot Coffee and Apple Cider Donuts with Cinnamon and Sugar baked Hot and Fresh while you stare at them rolling off the conveyor. I paid the man, 4 dollars for 6, I didn't think I was entering Heaven until I went inside, otherwise of course I would have asked the donut man if he was Peter. Whereas Time stops immemoriable while inside, it does get later on the outside. I was able to catch this dramatic departng shot of Heaven as I left to get back to the Jet Game. You all heard they won.

Heaven wasn't to bad either. Funniest thing beside the underwear I bought, I bought some marked down Gouda cheese. Snow, thats the closest I'm going to come to sayin his or her name, while on this topic of heaven.

Signing off for now, I really wish I could go to Quartzsite, AZ to visit with the rest of the Gypsies at Rubbertramp.

The Predator Tracks(a large winged bird)

2011-01-04T10:21:00.003-05:00

There is a predator at my pond. This predator which is huge, has already taken casualties. I wont know exactly how much damage it has done until spring. The water will be green, perfect for frogs to lay eggs and for the eggs to turn into tadpoles. Then I will have just one day to bucket them, or the remaining fish will eat the baby frog eggs before they even turn into tadpoles. Last count before the prefator hit, I had 150 fish at the start of winter. It was easy to count them as they were quite stationary when the water dipped below 50 degrees. I have found remnants of the unfortunate ones.
During the inauguration when I lost four fish to a deep freeze, they were valued at 3000 per koi. I have four more years to regain the existing fish to the same value, for at least 8 of them. I fear I may already have lost my shamu pattern koi. Leaving 7 to be valued at 3000 per at the end of the next four years. The shamu Koi Orange and white with the markings of a Shamu Whale may just be lying low and hiding under a rock.

That's the math of it. The rest is all sport.

The Predator is too elusive to be caught on camera. I have an older picture of him from a different camera phone on an earlier past spring day. Its blurry to the point he moves so quickly. My new phone camera has an AS 400 rated setting which I should be able to capture the beast on.

I should give this elusive predator a name, any ideas anyone.?

Does anyone know by the footprints what type of Bird Beast this is?

2010-12-15T07:24:00.001-05:00

The answer to last weeks blog. Who is Paul Rudd and Jeniffer Aniston.

2010-12-13T04:22:00.001-05:00

Who is that and why is my job so hard?

Large Things

2010-11-14T12:01:00.001-05:00

12.5 Feet Wide and 16 Feet High a Topiary Heart and still growing. This is what I made that is very BIG.
Not quite a Legacy. Beautiful Fall Weather we are having 60 degrees in November. This post is in response to http://www.gonescamping.com/ .

2010-10-21T22:13:00.001-04:00

Guggenheim, oh my

2010-10-20T03:29:00.001-04:00

The Cake and eat it too.

My Neighbors Cat

2010-10-12T20:39:00.000-04:00

Keeping my Jacket Warm or the other way around.

I have to interrupt this story with a video...

2010-07-31T20:32:00.000-04:00

This was cut from 29 commercials taken from various directors. I posted it in December of 09 but I was unhappy with the Audio, I've tried to boost the audio here. Some of the footage was taken in Australia, as my readership is part Australian I thought they might enjoy it. It was originally cut on a first generation Avid Media Composer.

"at all events, I am willing to taste any drink once"

2010-07-24T18:58:00.000-04:00

Image via Wikipedia

" You will be chilled, through, traveling as you are. For you and I are going a queer way, in search of justice, over the grave of a dream and through the malice of time. So you had best put on this shirt above your other clothing."

"Indeed it is a fine snug shining garment, with curious figures on it. I accept such raiment gladly. And whom shall I be thanking for his kindness, now?"

"My name," said the Centaur, "is Nessus."

...

He wondered that there seemed to be so many young women along the road to the garden. Here was a slim girl in white teasing a great brown and yellow dog that leaped about her clumsily; here a girl sat in the branches of a twisted and gnarled tree, and back of her was a broad muddled river, copper-colored in the sun; and here shone on the fair head of a tall girl on horseback, who seemed to wait for someone: in fine the girls along the way were numberless, and Jurgen thought he recollected one or two of them.

Image by Pit Van Meeffe via Flickr

But the Centaur went so swiftly that Jurgen could not be sure.

Image by dalesmithimaging via Flickr

Thus it was that Jurgen came to the Garden between Dawn and Sunrise.

"Why. but it is Count Emmerick's Garden at Storisende," says Jurgen, "where I used to be having such fine times when I was a lad."

"I will wager," says Nessus. "That you did not used to walk alone in the garden."

"Well, no; there was a girl,"

For my Brush with Apnea

2010-07-11T19:17:00.000-04:00

The dark place between here and sleep

Natural Spring off-limits in Connecticut
Concerning Sleep Apnea

"Well, friend and whither are you going?"

"To the Garden between dawn and sunrise, Jurgen."

"Surely, now, but that is a fine name for a Garden! and it is a place I would take joy to be seeing."

"Up upon my back, Jurgen, and I will take you thither," says the Centaur, and heaved to his feet. Then said the Centaur, when the pawnbroker hesitated:

"Because as you must understand, there is no other way. For this garden does not exist, and never did exist, in what men humorously called real life; so that of course only imaginary creatures such as I can enter it."

"That sounds very reasonable," Jurgen estimated: "but as it happens, I am looking for my wife, whom I suspect to have been carried off by a devil, poor fellow!"
And Jurgen began to explain to the Centaur what had befallen.

Natural Cross in nature

The Centaur laughed. "It may be for that reason I am here. There is, in any event, only one remedy in this matter. Above all devils--and above all gods, they tell me, but certainly above all centaurs-- is the power of Koshchei the Deathless, who made things as they are."

"It is not always wholesome ," Jurgen submitted, "to speak of Koschei. It seems especially undesirable in a dark place like this."

"None the less, I suspect it is to him you must go for justice."

"I would prefer not doing that, " said Jurgen, with unaffected candor.

"You have my sympathy : but there is no question of preference where Koshchei is concerned. Do you think, for example , that I am frowzing in this underground place by my own choice? and knew your name by accident?"

abandoned foreclosure
Jurgen was frightened , a little. "Well, well! but it is usually the deuce and all, this doing of the manly thing. How then, can I come to Koschei?"

"Roundabout," says the Centaur. "There is never any other way."

"And is the road to this garden Roundabout?"

"Oh, very much so, inasmuch as it circumvents both destiny and common-sense."

and so I end my story here for Mr. S Brush. and ask would you like to... have a drink more of this?
above storyline by James Branch Cabel circa 1920's

Where I have worked as of Late.

2010-06-22T11:01:00.002-04:00

Earlier in the Month I worked a Science fair where I rolled diary videos of two Astronauts made by them from aloft the space station in Zero Gravity.In addition to several Days of Science Fair Workshops, I worked Good Morning America morning News with Hosts Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos at ABC channel 7 here in New York. Then I was a Projectionist for A Film Festival where I rolled out a World Premier Movie called The Bear, it was a big hit in the LGBT Community. From Film Festival to a two day Parade from where I rolled out Billboards and played back a wonderfully created highlight package, which I built on a truck EVS for the Puerto Rican Day Parade, this all for Channel 5 Fox and My 9 WPIX for hosts Ernie Anastos and Brenda Blackmon. Immediately following this two day event, was the Webby Awards where I learned who Vint Cerf is, also known as the father of the Internet. He was awarded a Webby as well as Roger Ebert famed Film Critic. Following the Webby's was an Introduction of the new Gillette Fusion Razor Summer Job Contest with Tony Parker (BBall Player) John Cena (WWE Wrestler) and Erin Andrews (ESPN Commentator). This is where from just deck to deck I create an EPK, (Electronic Press Kit). A Few More ABC Morning News Shows, presently one with Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise promoting their new Movie "Knight and Day". On Friday's we had concerts from Alecia Keyes, and Sarah McLachlan, to name two.

What no Sports you say, I prepared on the next three days for two rounds of the NBA Draft. 60 picks at least, go Kentucky, all five starters chosen. To cap the Month POLO with Prince Harry at Governors Island. I slowed that footage down. Full Recap: 1 Awards show(Webby's), 1 Parade(PR Day), 1 Film Fest(NEWFEST), 1 Gospel Fest(Aretha Franklin, Deonne Warwick, Vicki Winan's - Headliners) forgot to mention that one hosted by Brenda Blackmon and visited by Ronald, you know him Yellow suit Red hair, Mcdonald., 1 News show(ABC GMA TSS in Times Square Studios and ABC GMA DMC Digital Media Center(known as the slant uptown on 67th Street), 1 Product announcement(Gillette Fusion), 1 Professional League Draft(NBA), 1 Exhibition Fundraising Sports Match sponsored by Veuve-Clicquot, Ferrari, and Piaget, just to name a few for Santebel(Princess DI charity), that was my slo-motion you saw. What haven't I done this Month, ahh yes; I even covered the dreaded College Graduations-technical design and medical, as well as veterinary school.(Pratt Stephens, Ross).

2010-05-21T15:00:00.001-04:00

rob toscano

2010-05-21T12:24:00.002-04:00

Ken says I should call this robs snake
rob toscano

where is my kayak

2010-05-17T15:48:00.001-04:00

Completely re-sanded

rob toscano

2010-05-13T16:22:00.002-04:00

This is backstage at shadow effect show for deepak
rob toscano

The Frog, prejump mode

2010-05-05T09:53:00.001-04:00

Well There she is the Frog in the pond. I don't know why she was so peaceful this morning, maybe she has gotten tired of hiding from me. She seems to be having so much fun in the pond all by her lonesome. What am I saying there is at least 100 fish to chase around. Last years Frog seemed to be biting the babies in half. So far this year I haven't seen any collateral damage. I'm thinking this is last years frog all grown up. If not at least this years frog is more gentle with it's companions. My daughter has asked where does it go in the winter. I've read they bury themselves in Mud and wait out the season. We had such a cold winter and the snow was so deep, you would think, the frog would have to burrow fairly deep to stay safe. The frost line I'm told is at least 2 and a half feet down. Does a frog burrow that deep? I haven't seen the Heron this year whom usually eats his share of the larger fish. All in all its been a fairly prosperous year for the fish. I've half drained the pond once already, and must do it again very soon for clearer water, but I'm afraid when I do that the frog will run away, she so loves the murky green of the water.
Dilemma.

2010-05-04T19:12:00.000-04:00

Wisteria... and a Hummingbird feeder at my front gate.

This is called Dutch Broom, I think it helps Heart Eurythmea, at least that's what I was told by a shopper at Home Depot. The panoramic is my front yard taken with my new 5 megapixel phone pasting the pics together, Thats an ancient Japanese Maple all wrinkled up on the left, Its Canopy is breathtaking. I've planted Roses this year. Cupcake Pink, Vigarosa Pink(but I think they are going to blossom White. We'll wait and see.

My dogs!!!

2010-05-02T19:51:00.001-04:00

This is my first dog Sydney. She gets a belly rub this way and then usually sneezes, I wonder why the sneeze.

This is Mandy Elizabeth (Lizzy) our Second dog. She loves the water, thus she never fails to dip herself into the pond. The fish don't mind and she doesn't mind them.

This is Gracie (otherwise known as bean) she is a full breed Dachshund, the other two, a pit greyhound mix(we think) and the Labrador, looks like a lab to me. Bean loves to sleep, all day until she takes her walk.

Frozen Tundra

2010-03-06T11:33:00.000-05:00

The pond pump is back on and crocuses have bloomed. Frisbee is scheduled for Sunday in the Park. Sorry no pictures.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

2010-01-28T22:13:00.001-05:00

The Man standing on this pedestal, which can be seen at the entrance to the Grand Central Station was both philanthhropic and succesfully entrepreneurial. His name was Cornelius. There were several in the line of Cornelius's.

Stuck in the Mud

2010-01-25T16:45:00.000-05:00

4 dollars worth of pebbles, but I think it was worth it. I used a Strap from a big rig and a Pathfinder SUV in 4 wheel Low. I put the car from Vietnam(Daewoo) in neutral and eased it on out. The dreary part was walking to the train station to get the SUV.

Rain Delay 17min

2010-01-25T13:46:00.000-05:00

Because of high winds and a lot of rain. I'm stuck here in a place called Mineola. Where back in the year 1900, a bunch of great-minded people donated bunches of money to build the Winthrop Hospital.   A Utility pole fell across the tracks in Jamaica delaying all trains in and out of New York. Except those of course that pass through Woodside.   Why am I even here?, when I should have driven. My car sunk in the lawn, when the ground thawed while the temp changed from 39 to 50 and torrential rains followed.   My next project will be to pull the car out using my wifes suv and some straps I bought way back when I needed them to brace a Cinderblock Support Beam to a realignment on the Garage. 

Pizza and the Jets

2010-01-24T15:45:00.001-05:00

Trying the new Seasoning and $5.99 Medium with 2 toppings.

The begginning.

2010-01-20T15:09:00.002-05:00

At the earliest I can remember, I was riding a train home from Manhattan on a Northerly Run of the New Haven, Harlem, Hudson Line into the general direction of New Canaan. A couple of young girls were talking about a skeet shooting competition they were coming from. They were carrying their rifles, broken down and concealed away in their rifle cases. I didn't feel like I was eavesdropping, as we sat across from each and I found myself staring in their general direction admiringly of their charm and quite lovely casual attire. I couldn't tell you with what they were attired at this time, and if I were I would totally be making it up. It was many many years ago, at least 30, and I stated at the earliest I can remember.

Damn, I've got to get the laundry.

The point I was getting to was a remark they made to the effect, they couldn't believe some boys they had known from school, couldn't intelligently compose a letter, and thus they feel inevitably they would lose touch with many friends they would rather not.

And so, this the reason for my Blog, I call this the beginning, this is Blog One.

Get Here If You Can

2009-07-10T23:54:00.002-04:00

This was originally cut on a first generation Avid where only 80% of the screen was used for presentation and it carried with it a lot of large pixilation. But for the ability to modify quickly it was the bomb. I don't no if anyone ever said it was the bomb back in the day of early avid. There was probably a lot of "that is cool". I took most of the footage from about 20 Commercials, and the Vocal is Olita Adams. I wonder if the fun of making commercials is still out there, or if everything is so God awful animated nowadays, the film director art is soon forgotten.

Pix Of Queen Mary 2

2009-07-03T20:35:00.002-04:00

Polo

2009-05-30T19:36:00.001-04:00

view from Governors Island Prince Harry and Veuve Clicquot