Monday, September 22, 2008, 05:10 PM CST
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Hey all you wacky guys and gals!
I've forgotten to remove Valley of the Dolls from my Netflix movie que after watching it with a couple of bookclubbers.. and SO am expecting to receive it in the mail tomorrow.
Is anyone interested in seeing it.. we could have a get-together at my house, some night this week... (but probably not Friday) OR I could loan it to whoever is interested in watching it on their own time (soonish though.. since I'd like to get another Netflix movie soon!)
Those of us who watched it and talked about it at book club and other gatherings.. LOVED the funky 60's and 70's flavor outfits on all the gals, and the really colorful interiors with wild patterns. I'm a freak for that stuff, so I was pointing all of it out, to the annoyment (I'm sure!) of my fellow movie viewers! hehe..
Marsha I know, has a very special fondness for this flick! She even won a VHS of the movie in a contest!
1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
5. Tag some lucky people to spread the disease.
Now, Roll the Dice and see what the Magic 8 Ball tells you!!
If someone says “Is this okay?” you say...
"Michelle" by the Beatles (?)
How would you describe yourself?
"Life Is Anew" by Santana (Right now, this makes sense. I'm a believer!)
What do you like in a guy/girl?
"Sixty-One" by Billy Johnson (Local guy, Billy Johnson's RoadShow, AWESOME! This song is about driving up Highway 61, along the north shore.. a feel-good song. Look it up!)
How do you feel today?
"One By One" by Enya
(True, One step at a time. Baby steps, baby steps - Remember 'What About Bob' ??)
What is your life’s purpose?
"Rainin' Through My Sunshine" by Jamiroquai - Late Night Tales
(I'm not a fan of this answer.. this can't be my purpose.. come on! Maybe 'Sunny Through My Rainstorm', that'd be more positive!)
What is your motto?
"Practice What You Preach" by Santana .. again!? (Good moto, but not mine. Besides, I really don't even like Santana.. I've wanted to delete him from my iTunes, but haven't yet!)
What do your friends think of you?
"Rocket" by Smashing Pumpkins (Missed it by a couple letters I think.. maybe more like "A Riot" ??)
What do you think of your parents?
"Move It Like This" - Extended Version by K7 Off of MTV Party to Go Vol. 6 (This has absolutely no meaning at all)
What do you think about very often?
"The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel
(Dirty dreams about a boxer. Maybe Chris Isaak.. he used to box.)
What is 2 + 2?
"Through The Walls" by Bekka & Billy
(This is really silly.)
What do you think of your best friend?
"Charade" by Henry Mancini
(Not really)
What do you think of the person you like?
"Can't Stop Loving You" by Phil Collins
(Aw sweet. Not completely untrue either.)
What is your life story?
"Late In The Evening" by Paul Simon (MOST RIGHT-ON ANSWER THUS FAR!!)
What do you want to be when you grow up?
“Connswater" by Van Morrison
(What the .. ? I should look this word up!)
What do you think of when you see the person you like?
"Oh Lady Be Good" by Ella Fitzgerald
(Ha, that's clever.. good one!)
What will you dance to at your wedding?
"Monday, Monday" by The Mamas & The Papas
(Maybe if I get married on a Monday. Nope, not a positive song as far as the lyrics go.. wouldn't want to jinx the whole affair!)
What will they play at your funeral?
"We're All In This Together" by Old Crow Medicine Show (Very possible.. it's a good wrap-up song. Would have to have a soundtrack all ready before my death, because chances are good my family will not have heard this song. Fairly obscure.)
What is your hobby/interest?
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" by Ray Charles & Bonnie Raitt (Love me some Bonnie Raitt! ) (One of my Hobbies is music though.. that's a stretch though.)
What is your biggest fear?
"Summer Son" by Texas (Ha, like getting pregnant in the summer... I suppose that's true!)
What is your biggest secret?
"American Beauty Rose" by Frank Sinatra (At least the song is good, even though the title doesn't make sense here.)
What do you think of your friends?
"Rock This Town" by The Stray Cats!
(Yes, I do like hitting the town with friends. This works kinda.)
What will you post this as?
"I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow" (Yep, though don't know how many will read it!.. ha. It was an exercise for myself. I DO love listening to my iTunes on shuffle!! By the way, I AM A WOMAN!)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 08:38 PM CST
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After Reading Big A's Blog.. I wanted to post some pictures of Maxfield Parrish, the inspiration for the Nestle commercial Big A posted. Here's a short bio of Maxfield:
"Maxfield Parrish (July 25, 1870 – March 30, 1966) was an American painter and illustrator. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began drawing for his own amusement as a child.
His father was an engraver and landscape artist, and young Parrish's parents encouraged his talent. He attended Haverford College and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He entered into an artistic career that lasted for more than half a century, and which helped shape the Golden Age of illustration and the future of American visual arts.
Launched by a commission to illustrate L. Frank Baum's Mother Goose in Prose in 1897, his repertoire included many prestigious projects including Eugene Field's Poems of Childhood (including 8 colour plates) (1904) (see illustration) and such traditional works as Arabian Nights (including 12 colour plates) (1909)... He had numerous commissions from popular magazines in the 1910s and 1920s including Hearst's, Colliers, and Life. He was also a favorite of advertisers, including Wanamaker's, Edison-Mazda Lamps, Fisk Tires, Colgate and Oneida Cutlery. In the 1920s, Parrish turned away from illustration and concentrated on painting for its own sake.
In 1931, he declared to the Associated Press, "I'm done with girls on rocks", and opted instead to focus on landscapes. Though never as popular as his earlier works, he profited from them. He would often build models of the landscapes he wished to paint, using various lighting setups before deciding on a preferred view, which he would photograph as a basis for the painting (see for example, The Millpond). He lived near Cornish, New Hampshire and painted until he was 91 years old.
Parrish's art features dazzlingly luminous colors; the color Parrish blue was named in acknowledgement. He achieved the results by means of a technique called glazing where bright layers of oil color separated by varnish are applied alternately over a base rendering (Parrish usually used a blue and white monochromatic underpainting).
Parrish devised many innovative techniques which no other major artist has successfully copied. A technique which Parrish used frequently involved creating a large piece of cloth with a geometric pattern in stark black-and-white (such as alternate black and white squares, or a regular pattern of black circles on a white background). The result was astonishing: in the finished painting, a human figure would be seen wearing a distinctive geometrically-patterned cloth which draped realistically and accurately. (As below:)
Parrish's work defies categorization since he was part of no traditional movement or school, and developed an original and individual style. However, his work has been highly influential."
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