Friday, May 29, 2015

Zulu Girl


Zulu Girl 1951

Vladimir Tretchikoff

There be Aliens

Whether you believe in UFO's or not is a moot point. Personally, I have my own opinions on that matter. The one thing both I and those UFO watchers share is the certainty of life out in space. Mathematically, when you realise how many galaxies there are, how infinite the universe is yet conversely small, for what is size but a man made creation, then the possibilities of extra-terrestrial life becomes abundantly clear. We are not alone.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

our common doom


“The best that we can do 

is to be kindly and helpful 

toward our friends and fellow passengers 

who are clinging to the same speck of dirt 

while we are drifting side by side 

to our common doom”


Sunday, May 24, 2015

Coco de Mer - X

just look at us


"Just look at us. 

Everything is backwards, 

everything is upside down. 

Doctors destroy health, 

lawyers destroy justice, 

psychiatrists destroy minds, 

scientists destroy truth, 

major media destroys information, 

religions destroy spirituality 

and governments destroy freedom."

Michael Ellner

Thursday, May 14, 2015

The King is Dead - Long live the King


Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known by his stage name B.B. King, was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Rolling Stone ranked King number 6 on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time (previously ranked number 3 in the 2003 edition of the same list). He was ranked No. 17 in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". According to Edward M. Komara, King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed." King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues", and one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King). King was also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at more than 200 concerts per year on average into his 70s. In 1956, he reportedly appeared at 342 shows.

In 1990, King was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President George H.W. Bush. In 2006, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential blues guitarists of all time, inspiring countless other electric blues and blues rock guitarists. (read more)



The Event

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

in paradisum



"May the angels lead you into paradise; 


may the martyrs come to welcome you 


and take you to the holy city, 


the new and eternal Jerusalem. 


May choirs of angels welcome you 


and lead you to the bosom of Abraham; 


and where Lazarus is poor 


no longer may you find eternal rest."

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Monday, May 4, 2015

45 Years ago today: Kent State massacre


The Kent State shootings (also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre) occurred at Kent State University in the US city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.

Some of the students who were shot had been protesting the Cambodian Campaign, which President Richard Nixon announced during a television address on April 30. Other students who were shot had been walking nearby or observing the protest from a distance.

There was a significant national response to the shootings: hundreds of universities, colleges, and high schools closed throughout the United States due to a student strike of four million students, and the event further affected public opinion—at an already socially contentious time—over the role of the United States in the Vietnam War. (read more)