December 2010
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Letter to The Prez
The Prez reading Greg and Deb’s letter—har har
December 29, 2010
Dear President Obama,
There was no group more supportive, excited, and invested in your hope and change campaign than the professionals and entrepreneurs of the Arts and Culture industry. Yet instead, we have been dissed from the bottom to the top like no other professional group. Through no fault of our own, our jobs...
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Random Holiday Thoughts and a Pie Crust Crux
Happy Holidays Readers. Maybe you ate one cookie too many and are in sugar heaven/hell ; maybe you’ve had one relative too many and are in full emotional retreat. Whatever you’re state, here’s to 2011, a whole ‘nuther state of affairs.
If you particularly care, Greg and I have had a nice holiday since Friday with rewarding times of generosity, laughs, nice food...
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On Watching last night's Eclipse...
“Ride Me To The Moon” mixed (obviously) media by D. Kates
Eclipse
The sky was bright, the stars were sharp The air was clean and cold; The myth and the science merged in our hearts, As we watched the magic unfold;
Explorers and truthtellers who dug out the facts Passing rigid...
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Dancing with The Chairs - new reality show
It’s with great Glee that The Sing-Off of the American Idols So You Think You can Dance crew announces a brand new reality show called “Dancing With The Chairs.”
It sorta reminds me of the time our band, “Machine From Heaven,” performed at Joe’s Sportsman’s Lounge in the ’80s. It was getting close to closing time at 2am, and we felt like we had...
Artists can Kick Ass
It’s here—the book of the new century. Sometimes there are those nights when the stars align for a short while—and you feel good about what’s to come. It’s been an extremely rough coupla of years for those in the creative fields, on top of the historically insipid arts economy. So Greg and I looked forward to seeing other creative forces at last night’s book...
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Black/White and Cunnilingus too!?
Top is the ad for the movie, The Black Swan. Bottom is a video clip from the Great Chinese State Circus version of Swan Lake http://www.nzwide.com/swanlake.htm
Deb and I saw The Black Swan, (inspired by the ballet “Swan Lake”) at the Ritz East in Old City on Saturday on the cusp of the movie going viral. My fix on why it went viral wasn’t just about the harsh nature of...
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Train Magic to Holiday Philly
Wanamaker’s Christmas Light Show (finale shown here)
Last Saturday Greg and I took our yearly day trip to the city to see the lights and other stuff. We took the train from Thorndale, always fun. I myself have been a train person from day one. I lived till I was 15 in Hatboro, Montgomery County, and the train station—w/ that wonderful architectural style unique to many rail...
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Just say No to Labels
My (Greg) routine for Sundays when I’m home is to check out Meet The Press on TV to find out what’s on the Establishment Mind. I was really looking forward to an interview with Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of NYC. I’ve admired him ever since he became mayor because he just doesn’t talk the talk of being an Independent pragmatist, he walks the walk, having made his...
Cool Deals for Free Stuff
Check it out. The Daily Local News has dozens of gift cards to Chester County restaurants and other merchants that we are set to give away just in time for the holiday season. All you have to do to have a chance to win is follow @wcdailylocal on twitter. I’ve been reading this paper the old fashioned way, on paper, for decades. I even wrote as a free lancer for them for way back. ...
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ArTease Titillates!
Mary
For those of you who came, you know how cool ArTease™ was. Flashing various arty parts, the star of the show teased the audience as veil after veil fell away to reveal its lacy bubblewrap undergarments, finally exposing its entire “package,” (framed in gold no less) to great audience appreciation, laughter and applause. The room vibrated with...
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Huntin' Season
The Baby Buck Squash Hunt In the Gospel according to Bob ( see post of November 4th), the tradition of the Baby Buck Squash Hunt has been long known and handed down from father to daughter, mother to son, and uncle to 3rd cousins once removed. The vegan/vegeterian baby buck squash hunting season coincides with deer hunting season, and there are similarities. Hard to find and elusive...
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I Hate to Disappoint my Critics...
I know what you’re thinking. Who is this skinny, long-haired hippie? This was a promo pix taken of me in the mid-’80s for our original rock band, Machine from Heaven. I might have been skinny and hairy then, but I’ve never self-described myself as a “hippie.” When people use that term to describe someone else, they do it to marginalize and denigrate, using all...