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Brick Eleven

November 11th, 2011

Veteran’s day is also !!/!!/!! day or Brick Eleven day! (three sets of two bricks)

The turtle in the middle was created by a 5 years old Lego artist.

Richard III & the Brick Dude Impostor were replaced.

Robert Ryan Nov 11 birthday.. (perfect for Veteran’s day)

Robert Ryan’s Quiet Furies

A longtime civil rights campaigner, Robert Ryan served in the United States Marines as a drill sergeant (winning a boxing championship) and went on to become a key figure in post WWII American film noir and western productions.
(NYtimes)

Happy birthday to Stanley Tucchi!
Stanley on Charlie Rose talking about his role as Eichmann.

Happy birthay to Neil Young! Nov 12 (Ohio here)

Kurt Vonnegut Nov 11, 1922

Weather & Warehouse

August 28th, 2011

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Photos taken from Ikea - (Founder has a Nazi past)

Childhood adventure
Fifty centimeters deep –
Witch, lion, Aspelund

POETRY FOR THE FURNITURE OF MELANCHOLY (Hikea blog)

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    Follow the bouncing ball – Hurricane Irene sight gag
    Sight Gags” is our weekly nod to the ironic, satiric, parodic, and carnivalesque performances that are an important part of a vibrant democratic public culture. These “gags” may not always be funny or represent a familiar point of view, but they attempt to cut through the lies, hypocrisy, shamelessness, stupidity, complacency, and other vices of democratic life.
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  • Happy birthday David Fincher! (Fight Club + Social Network merged here thanks to Teshigahara and Abe Kobo)

    Richard III & Brick Dudes

    June 29th, 2011


    It has been a hard days night – Peter Sellers as Laurence Olivier playing Richard III (The Beatles introduced Peter Sellers)

    Richard III at Old Vic – see a slideshow from Laurence Olivier to Kevin Spacey, take a look at an embarrassment of Richards, past and present

    Now is the winter of discontent on youtube – Laurence Olivier <> <> <> Ian McKellen

    Looking for Richard aMagrittowl1 (Al Pacino and Kevin Spacey who was brilliant)

    Guarding the King a2dogguard

    Brick Dude & rival a2dudes.

    Umbrellas of Chez Bricks here

    Nov 2008 by Dotdude
    See Spike and Daisy from Jtwine’s blog.

    Burleske is not a Burka

    June 10th, 2011


    Happy birthday Michael Cacoyannis.. found this film, Women in Black, I have not seen.
    Life is Trouble, Death is Not from Zorba the Greek (this many of us have seen).

    Previous post (Michael Cacoyannis with Jacques Cousteau)

    Richard Strauss birthday too. (June 11) – ( A Space Odyssey 2001)

    Burleske is not a Burka.

    THE WOMAN WHO LIVED .Malalai – AND DIED – BY THE GUN.

    Malalai is one of the only police women in Kandahar. Unlike other women in the region, Malalai works alongside men, apprehending criminals and restoring justice in one of the most dangerous cities in the nation. When working outside her home and office she is always armed beneath her burka.

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    Umbrellas of Chezbricks

    April 8th, 2011

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    History of brick installation
    Nov 2008 by Dotdude
    See Spike and Daisy from Jtwine’s blog.

    Go with the Flow

    March 18th, 2011

    Robert Rossen who directed All the King’s Men, Mambo, the Hustler and Lilith was born on March 16, 1908.
    Lilith – Jean Seberg, Warren Beatty and Peter Fonda here.

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    Paul Newman talking about being in the flow state..

    If you’re in a hurry.. here is one min. no flow state..

    On March 16 I posted Lilith and the Hustler to honor Robert Rossen on FB. Found this poem by Alan via netBehaviour a day later.

    FB – Alan Sondheim

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    (Y)ear of the Rabbit

    February 1st, 2011


    The Rabbit knows how to relax.

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    How to Draw a Bunny – Ray Johnson

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    Rabbit Moon by Kenneth Anger who was also a Rabbit (February 3, 1927)

    The Rabbit Author – John Updike here.

    Rabbit koreanrabbit from Korea – Choi Book(1712~1786?)
    (Thanks to Heejae Lee)

    The Rabbit is the symbol of longevity.
    Their fundamental nature and strength is drawn from the moon. The Chinese believe a person born in this year is very fortunate! Soft spoken rabbits find happiness and contentment. Rabbits are gracious with excellent manners. There is no great inner struggle in their heart. They believe in their own judgment and ability to survive.
    Rabbits need trust and tenderness in a relationship. Like the rabbit they hop over obstacles, and always land on their feet! year.
    The rabbit’s soft, vulnerable looking exterior is protected by an armor of cautiousness. Hares are very lucky in business and combined with their excellent bargaining wisdom will go far. They find it hard to work under pressure. Hares are the peace makers and good scholars. They may look easy going, but they are actually quite cunning! Being a strong willed person, they go quietly, yet determinedly towards their goals. Rabbits are considerate, understanding, warm, friendly, and easy to be with. They know how to relax!

    Most famous Hollywood couple Jolie-Pitt is missing from this list and Henry Miller is missing too..see famous Rabbit people and a collection of rabbit stamp from all over the world. Year of the Rabbit (Hopper home)

    Johnny Depp, Germaine Greer, Neil Sedaka, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Jordan and Drew Barrymore. Harry Belafonte, Ingrid Bergman, Lewis Carroll, John Cleese, Peter Falk, Peter Fonda, James Fox, David Frost,Cary Grant, , Bob Hope, Whitney Houston, John Hurt, Michael Keaton, John Keats, Julian Lennon, Arthur Miller, Roger Moore, Tatum O’Neal, George Orwell, Neil Simon, Jane Seymour, Dusty Springfield, Sting, Orson Welles

    In Vietnam it’s a Purr-fect Cat

    The Chelsea Hotel Manifesto 2011

    January 18th, 2011

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    Videogame Appropriation Contemporary Art Pac Man

    Like many 8-bit characters Pac-Man is well represented in street art and design. For example the American street artist Katie Sokoler staged a real Pac-Man game in her quarters.

    Congratulation to Marc Garrett -

    At last the new Furtherfield site/platform is here.
    It has taken over 9 months – so please share with us the birth of a new Furtherfield!!!

    (Furtherfiled is now under fab-portal on the right sidebar menu)

    Your noise is not just data but also a rhythm of connections!

  • Many thanks to Susan Tamanny blueshoes
    for sending her curious and talented blue shoes to Yves Kline.

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    interviewed by blue shoes at Chelsea Hotel (photo collage by Fung Lin Hall)

    Yves Klein the Chelsea Hotel Manifesto

    It is necessary to create and recreate a constant physical fluidity in order to receive the grace which allows a positive creativity of the void.

    Leap to the void animation

  • A portrait Mark&Velasquez of Philip IV by Velázquez and Mark Z. (Photo collage by Toni Dalton)

    Two Illusionists by John Haber

    The portrait of Philip IV of Spain, one of at least nine by Diego Velázquez, anchored Velázquez in New York museums here a decade ago. Now one can appreciate the distinctions between Philip’s red hair, red coat, and warm shadows on the wall—or the silvery embroidery, an illusion created entirely by dabs of white.

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    And don’t forget 2009 Public Sculpture – (via Marc Garrett)

    A Rose is A Rose

    January 5th, 2011

    Happy birthday Charlie Rose!

    Past memorable interviews on Charlie Rose:
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    Stephen Colbert <> <> Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Oliver Sacks (Brain series)

    Sean Penn on Marlon Brando

    Elizabeth Warren <> <> Muhammad Yunus (His Nobel Peace Prize)

    Tim Wu (Monopolies & Information Technology)

  • Arundhati Roy -interviewed by Guernica

    I was invited to be on The Charlie Rose Show. He said, “Tell me, Arundhati Roy, do you believe that India should have nuclear weapons?” So I said, “I don’t think India should have nuclear weapons. I don’t think Israel should have nuclear weapons. I don’t think the United States should have nuclear weapons.” “No, I asked you do you believe that India should have nuclear weapons.” I answered exactly the same thing. About four times… They never aired it!

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    Monty & Monty Socrates

    December 29th, 2010

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    Spike, Daisy and Monty sunbathing in the backyard.

    “I found him” Kaitmonty
    This is a true story of how a stray dog found us and chose us to be his family.

    On Oct 1, 2010 a cute worn out dirty stray dog charmed our granddaughter in front of our house.
    She came running and told us about the dog with no family. He was determined to be adopted by us. We had to take him in. I don’t know how many days he spent on his own. He had bruises, ticks and fleas and he was skin and bones.
    We called him Monty and our granddaughter who is four wanted to call him Socrates (she learned from the children’s book about an orphan dog looking for a new home).

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    Our two dogs accepted him . He seemed to experience separation anxiety whenever he was alone. Ten days later while we were away for two hours, Monty Socrates managed to squeeze through the front gate and took off. Probably thinking he was chasing us. He never came back.
    We learned about the County animal control facilities where, by law, all stray dogs must be sent. They have two facilities, Phoenix and Mesa.
    The first facility, Phoenix, we went was very far away and had 600 dogs. Many of them look ferocious, boxer types. (very depressing place).
    We found him at the second facility, Mesa, unbelievable. According to animal control he has caught in Mesa, over ten miles and three freeway crossings away from home. Monty went crazy when he saw us and convinced the handler that he was our dog.

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    Monty listening to Monty Socrates – (Film still of Monty from ‘I Confess” directed by Hitchcock – a youtube clip here.)

    I did check the I Ching when I lost him. I got Peace changing to Returning. I did not want to trust the oracle at the time, for once the I Ching made the right predictions.

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    The Search
    Monty Clift in Search on youtube, his film debut.

    Clift’s first movie was opposite John Wayne in the 1948 film Red River which was shot in 1946 and released in 1948. Clift’s second movie was The Search. Clift was unhappy with the quality of the script, and rewrote most of it himself. The movie was nominated for a screenwriting Academy Award, but the original writers were credited. Clift’s performance saw him nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. His naturalistic performance led to director Fred Zinnemann being asked, “where did you find a soldier who can act so well?” (via wiki)

    Fred Zinnemann who directed “the Men” also made the “The Search” and “From Here to Eternity”.
    Fred introduced Marlon Brando and Monty Clift to the world via Hollywood movies. The two great pioneer actors were both trained stage actors.
    (Both Marlon and Monty were born in Omaha, Nebraska – M & M from Omaha.)

    Happy New Year!

    Alain Delon, K. Ishiguro + Parker Posey

    November 8th, 2010

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    (L’eclipse – Antonioni)

    Bon Anniversaire Alain Delon – he is 75 years old today!

    Alain Delon Youtube special edition:
    Le Samurai - (Jean Pierre Melville’s celebrated work)

  • Plein Soleil (Rene Clement – Patricia Highsmith)

  • Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti)

  • Mr. Klein (Joseph Losey)

  • Happy birthday Kazuo Ishiguro! – 8 November 1954

    The Remains of the Day books
    Toyota brake pad talk show. (My old web art from Post Mutant Eggplant)

  • A new film based on his novel is getting released.


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    Happy birthday Park Posey! (She played Mary Boone in Basquiat)

    She is the Party Girl! (youtube trailer)
    The Best in Show (Previous post - Best in Show and a memory of a bike ride to garage sale)

    Happy Halloween 2010

    October 29th, 2010

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    Bat Chair and clips from known but forgotten design firm.

  • Philip Glass Dr. Van Helsing And Dracula (Youtube)

  • Vincent by Tim Burton (1982)

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