tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79466426445000606592024-03-05T03:14:52.495-08:00PICTURES IN THE SANDThis is my blog. It's just random bits of stuff I feel like writing down and sharing with my audience, be they real or imaginary. If I become uninspired, it's all your fault.Harry Flashmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-70718711395148992522020-10-25T16:58:00.001-07:002020-10-25T17:39:17.825-07:00Marion's "Top 50 Albums" List <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Rolling Stone magazine recently published its updated "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. I looked through the list, and read some of the specific choices submitted by a few of the voting critics. That was fun, so, lover of lists, music, and individual differences that I am, I was inspired to try and make a Top 50 albums list of my own. A perfect project for a pandemic, and though it seemed daunting, I know these things are never rigid and I can change it next week if I want to. I cheated by only allowing one album per artist/band. That helped a little. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I almost didn't include a Beatles album, but in the end I replaced NEBRASKA by Bruce Springsteen with a Beatles album. I was scared of getting yelled at by Beatles fanatics, but I am prepared to take the punches from Springsteen fanatics. I picked The Beatles 1967-1970. That's the blue one, not the red one. Most of my favourite Beatles songs are on that compilation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There was no question that Steve Earle had to be on this list, but I had such a hard time deciding which album to choose. I really like SO YOU WANNA BE AN OUTLAW and GHOSTS OF WEST VIRGINIA, but they are so recent and I always think I should choose albums that have already stood the test of time. I love GUITAR TOWN as much as everyone else does, but I went with TRANSCENDENTAL BLUES because I love "Steve's Last Ramble" and "Galway Girl" so much.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Shortlisted artists who, sadly, got eliminated and deserve an honourable mention (because on a different day they might have made the cut) are: Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Leonard Cohen, Guy Clark, Tom Zé, Bruce Springsteen, Brian Eno, Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt, Iggy Pop/The Stooges, Kris Kristofferson, Patti Smith, Flamin' Groovies, The Cramps, The Band, Los Lobos, Kleenex/LiLiPUT, Husker Dü, Sam Cooke, Iris Dement, Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Roxy Music, and The Sonics (I'm sure I'm forgetting some). My apologies to all of you because you deserve to be included.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I refused to drive myself crazy trying to rank my list in order of preference, so I will do it alphabetically. Enjoy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Beatles- 1967-1970 (blue album)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chuck Berry- THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Billy Bragg and Wilco- MERMAID AVENUE, Vol. 1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">James Brown- STAR TIME</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Buzzcocks- SINGLES GOING STEADY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Johnny Cash- COMPLETE SUN MASTERS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Clash- THE CLASH</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Coasters- THE COASTERS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Elvis Costello and the Attractions- THIS YEAR'S MODEL</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Creedence Clearwater Revival- WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fats Domino- THE BEST OF FATS DOMINO</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bob Dylan- HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Steve Earle- TRANSCENDENTAL BLUES</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dave Edmunds- TRAX ON WAX 4</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Joe Ely- HONKY TONK MASQUERADE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Flipper- ALBUM-GENERIC FLIPPER</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lefty Frizzell- A PROPER INTRODUCTION TO LEFTY FRIZZELL: SHINE SHAVE SHOWER</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Jam- ALL MOD CONS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">George Jones- THE ESSENTIAL GEORGE JONES</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Kinks- THE KINKS ARE THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jerry Lee Lewis- THE ESSENTIAL JERRY LEE LEWIS (THE SUN COLLECTION)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Little Richard- THE ESSENTIAL LITTLE RICHARD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nick Lowe- LABOUR OF LUST</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Modern Lovers- THE MODERN LOVERS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Van Morrison- MOONDANCE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">New York Dolls- TOO MUCH TOO SOON</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Graham Parker and The Rumour- SQUEEZING OUT SPARKS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gram Parsons- GRIEVOUS ANGEL</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Pogues- RUM, SODOMY, AND THE LASH</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">John Prine- JOHN PRINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bonnie Raitt- GIVE IT UP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Ramones- LEAVE HOME</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tabu Ley Rochereau- THE VOICE OF LIGHTNESS, Vol. 2</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Rolling Stones- EXILE ON MAIN STREET</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sex Pistols- NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Stiff Little Fingers- INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Talking Heads- MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Television- MARQUEE MOON</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Texas Tornados- TEXAS TORNADOS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Toots and the Maytals- THE VERY BEST OF TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Troggs- VINTAGE YEARS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Undertones- THE UNDERTONES</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Velvet Underground and Nico- THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kitty Wells- THE ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hank Williams- 40 GREATEST HITS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lucinda Williams- CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">X- UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">X-Ray Spex- GERMFREE ADOLESCENTS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Neil Young- EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Warren Zevon- WARREN ZEVON</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ajrMah56LV8hnUG__ZnV2FnUxQKcT3FvJz_lQ_kFKz8WjC-oBKCwgpZMVZcxaGs6kOdpJaUT-in6a5oS5e-ahKLkH4u4kXd-EIDBxJKDbSwSKUN7ppRbivI2IcoCEC5IgbAzBy6NXcY/s1551/IMG_20201025_163852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ajrMah56LV8hnUG__ZnV2FnUxQKcT3FvJz_lQ_kFKz8WjC-oBKCwgpZMVZcxaGs6kOdpJaUT-in6a5oS5e-ahKLkH4u4kXd-EIDBxJKDbSwSKUN7ppRbivI2IcoCEC5IgbAzBy6NXcY/s320/IMG_20201025_163852.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Harry Flashmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-2611800510032956872016-04-27T08:02:00.000-07:002016-04-27T08:26:42.906-07:00I even sell it.I even sell my art! <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MarionsArtInYourCart" target="_blank">Art for sale.</a>Harry Flashmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-16692232369824158272016-04-27T07:56:00.001-07:002016-04-27T08:27:32.987-07:00I have been drawing!I have been neglecting this blog for the past few years, but I'm ready to start paying attention to it again! 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<br />Harry Flashmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-4662628324546912302013-06-19T10:21:00.003-07:002013-06-20T07:05:28.880-07:00Marion's Art: Film Directors.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Harry Flashmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-4407144771343737172011-12-16T04:19:00.000-08:002011-12-16T04:19:48.981-08:00I think I'm Satan and I didn't even know it.I was walking along Ste. Catherine Street yesterday, going to get my eyebrows waxed. When I reached the salon, there was a man standing alone in the doorway next door. He looked at me then at the invisible person next to him, pointed directly at me and said, "LOOK AT HER!" He looked at me again then back at his invisible friend and added "SHE THINKS SHE'S SATAN!!!" I need to start getting my eyebrows waxed more frequently.Harry Flashmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-73012679586056164472011-09-09T13:38:00.000-07:002011-09-09T13:38:02.610-07:00Three, no, two reasons why not to die...A few years ago, I was driving to Vermont for the weekend. My older daughter and her friend were in the car, and so was my younger daughter. It was the middle of winter and my younger daughter, who was about six at the time, was looking forward to swimming in the indoor pool at the hotel. Though it was quite cold outside, the sun was strong and it was hot in the car. She was sitting directly in the sun in the back seat of the car squirming in discomfort. She said to us, "I can think of three reasons why I don't want to die today. One, I really want to go swimming today. Two, I don't want to get any closer to that sun than I have to, and three... wait, there are two reasons, not three."Harry Flashmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-87755204150096643952011-07-05T12:25:00.000-07:002011-07-05T12:25:13.553-07:00There's a rooster in the trunk!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>When I was younger, I used to have a little Kellogg's Corn Flakes battery operated alarm clock. When it went off, the realistic sound of a rooster crowing jolted me awake. My father used to borrow it from time to time if he was going to have friends riding in the back seat of his car. He would put the clock in the trunk and set it to go off while they were riding in the car. When the friends questioned it, he would act all annoyed. "Oh damn, the rooster is loose in the trunk again".<br />
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Woman: I just went to The Bay to pick up a portrait of myself that I had taken. The funny thing is, it's not a picture of me at all. It's a picture of Linda Cavanagh! There's nothing wrong with that. Linda Cavanagh is a very nice looking girl, but it was supposed to be a picture of me! I went and had it taken! I do<i> know</i> Linda Cavanagh. I grew up with her on Rosedale Street in NDG. I'm going to send the picture to my aunt for Christmas. She lives out in Alberta. She'll just have a picture of Linda Cavanagh instead of me. Isn't that funny? Oh well, ha ha ha.<br />
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MSD: When the animals at the SPCA don't get adopted and they have to kill them, how do they do it?<br />
M: Oh, they have to give them a needle that puts them to sleep. They don't feel anything, it's just as if they've gone to sleep but they never wake up because they are in fact dead.<br />
MSD: Oh good! I thought they stabbed them!<br />
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</tbody></table>The first to come to mind is Little Dot Polka, the little girl with the unhealthy obsession with dots. Yes, DOTS!! She She painted them on everything she had, wore dot printed clothing all the time, did anything she had to to surround herself in them. She also had bags full of them, boxes full of them, and a closet full of them. To this day, I am intrigued as to what exactly these physical dots were?!?! They appeared to be flat black round discs of some sort. Wha?? Where did she get them?? She found them everywhere she went!! And much to her father's chagrin, she never ceased bringing more of them into the house. What were they?? On the cover of the comic shown here, it appears as though she glued them onto her dress and the wind blew them off, so I guess they weren't very heavy. Dot's father was always around more than her mother was. He was a short tempered guy who would fly off the handle all the time, fed up with Dot's dottiness and their house full of dots; however, it would never take long for Dot to charm her way back into Dad's heart and she would henceforth resume her obsession of adding more and more of those flat black dots to her collection.<br />
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I know a month from now I'm going to re-read this top 20 compilation and think <span style="font-style: italic;">"why didn't I put ____ on this list?</span>" I'm already regretting the exclusion of Celluloid Heroes, the first Kinks song I ever heard, and so exquisite a piece! Lucky for it I'm a sneak and it just got mentioned and pointed out as exquisite right here in my little intro!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">THE LIST:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">1.) A WELL RESPECTED MAN 1965.</span> This song is a wonderfully folksy, used-on-the-Juno-film-soundtrack, sing-a-long tune about a well respected man-about-town, doing the best things so conservatively. Oh yes it is...oh yes it is! I like the sense of forward movement this song evokes. I could never walk backwards and listen to this song at the same time.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwpW-8uM4fA&feature=related<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">2.) PARTY LINE 1966.</span> A great example of an early, raw, Kinks song bashed out by the unmistakable sound of Dave Davies' guitar. It reminds me of Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees, only it's much better and raunchier! I love the telephone operator intro which leads us into this boppy thrash tune sung by Dave. I want to fling my arms and legs around when I listen to it.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbrc_RC3Ec8<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">3.) SUNNY AFTERNOON 1966.</span> Here is a classic Kinks song everyone knows which cannot be ignored. I love being part of the audience when Ray Davies sings this one at live concerts. The entire audience always knows every single word and we become one big shiny happy family singing together while swaying to and fro in time to the music. Ha ha ha happy.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1oRP7FfBw<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">4.) THIS IS WHERE I BELONG 1966.</span> I love the circular quality of this song. It entrances, captivates, and spins your head around, because this is where you belong. I'd like to spin around outdoors and look at the blue sky above me while listening to this song.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGaIAm22Rw<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">5.) WATERLOO SUNSET 1967.</span> Arguably the best song Ray Davies ever wrote. I adore it too, but I can't single it out as his best. It's the story of a man, alone in his room, gazing out his window at the beautiful sunset taking place beyond the dirty river and train station and the dizzying, noisy crowds, as he also beholds Terry and Julie happy together in love oblivious to their surroundings. The man is content to be alone in his room because as long as he gazes on Waterloo Sunset, he is in paradise. It's lovely!<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvDoDaCYrEY<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">6.) AUTUMN ALMANAC 1967.</span> I've always considered Autumn Almanac to be just as wonderful as Sunny Afternoon, but for some reason it was never as popular. It's pretty special when you can sing along to lyrics like "ooooh, my poor rheumatic back" and still feel happy. I like to either march around like a preschooler or rake leaves while listening to this song.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNgo07Cg7lI<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">7.) WONDERBOY 1968.</span> Allegedly John Lennon's favourite Kinks song. It's a pleasant piece, typical Ray Davies. I want to sit at an outdoor terrasse wearing a wide brimmed sun hat and sip on a Marguarita while I sing along to this one.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Ml1k8BPe8<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">8.) ANIMAL FARM 1968.</span> Ah, now we're talking! One of the many masterpieces from The Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society album. I love the eager tone of this song. It makes me long to live just a quiet quiet life, by a dirty old shack that I call my home... Animal Farm!<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9sY3NKP7is<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">9.) DAYS 1968.</span> Now this song is definitely one of my top 5 favourite Kinks songs ever. It packs such a gentle, wistful punch. It is beautiful, respectful and sincere.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKJTJsIYktI&feature=related<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">10.) PICTURE BOOK 1968.</span> I'm not sure what my favourite track from Village Green Preservation Society actually is; it's a toss up between Picture Book and Starstruck. Picture Book is seductive. It's a finger snapping tune I have to use my shoulders to dance to as I snap away.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjDu3E5zDks<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">11.) PICTURES IN THE SAND 1968. </span>I thought it only fitting that my blog's namesake be included on this list. This is a lovely, carefree, romantic little piece and I love it. I want it to be MY song!<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHCHF299810<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">12.) STARSTRUCK 1968.</span> Starstruck is a sweet old rock and roll song that leads you to the edge of a cliff then pulls you back to safety just as you're about to fall off. It also drives me insane because the world's not so tame.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8osV1ZbLJLE<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">13.) BIG SKY 1968. </span>By compiling this list, I am realizing that 1968 seems to be an important year, musically, for the Kinks (according to me).<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>So, yeah, my favourite track from VGPS is a toss up between Picture Book, Starstruck, AND Big Sky. This is a great song-- hopeful and inspiring. It's pure beauty. It should be used in advertisements for charity organizations.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGLgdMQbCjE<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">14.) ARTHUR 1969.</span> One of the catchiest guitar riffs in the Kinks archives. This song is so underrated! I like the vocals running parallel to the guitar, dontcha know it. I would shuffle along to this song, à la Pink Panther in his animated cartoon series, any day.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1L4QzSPdY4<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">15.) SHANGRI-LA 1969.</span> Shangri-La is another favourite from the Arthur album. It gets off to a quiet, acoustic start, and builds itself into an energetic, powerful anthem that really works well. I love listening to this song right after I put on my slippers and sit by the fire.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt0IXkIVvo4<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">16.) APEMAN 1970.</span> This was my favourite song for years, and no wonder!! It's so darn likable!! Nice piano and cool sound effects + very humble and inspiring lyrics = yet another successful Kinks song. If only I could sit in the trees and eat bananas all day...<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEep67akIn4<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">17.) GET BACK IN LINE 1970.</span> Get Back in Line is so romantic! All he wants to do is make some money and bring me home some wine. Awwwww... as if my cup isn't already runneth-ing over. This song is outstanding and poignant and is impossible to resist.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7HAfWWNQcI<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">18.) MUSWELL HILLBILLY 1971.</span> The Kinks go country and obtain very pleasing results indeed. Great twanging. I like to sit leaning forward with my hands on my knees when I listen to this one. My heart lies in old West Virginia. Boone County to be exact...<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82cmmVHiFnI<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">19.) SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE 1973.</span> This is my obscure Kinks song pick. This has always been one of my favourite of the Kinks lesser-known songs. From its lovely harmonica beginning right through to the end, the song simply soars. The song is a lament about lost love, best listened to outdoors or while driving a car.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqgNyYXTK4s<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">20.) MISFITS 1977.</span> Misfits was a great album, and the first Kinks album I ever bought. It was 1978. This title track is a very beautiful, even, thoughtful song about misfits. They're everywhere.<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcsJmkR2_1g&feature=fvwrel<br />
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I saw Black Swan last night, and I remembered the time I watched my first Aronofsky film, Requiem for a Dream. When I put the Requiem for a Dream DVD into my DVD player to watch it, I thought something was wrong with my machine because it showed the ad for that game show from the movie on the disc's Main Menu and the picture was all snowy. I thought my machine had turned itself off and my TV was on, all snowy. I turned my machine off and on 4 times and I kept taking the disc out and putting it back in again. After the fourth time, I caught on that every time I turned it back on, I was seeing the exact same scene with the exact same line being repeated, so wait a minute, maybe this was not my TV, and oh yeah, I didn't have a TV antenna anymore, I had cable, so even if my machine had have turned itself off, the TV would be playing clearly, not all snowy.<br />
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On another occasion, I wasted about 45 minutes trying to figure out how to navigate the Main Menu when I went to watch the DVD of Memento. The menu had all these multiple choice psychological questions at the beginning and I couldn't figure out how to get around them and just play the movie! Nothing was straightforward about it. I tried everything!! I finally thought to Google "navigating the Memento main menu", got some basic instructions from my search results, and had it all figured out within about thirty seconds.<br />
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FG: I come from Halifax.<br />
G: Oh, you're from one extreme side of Canada and I'm from the other!<br />
SG:<span style="font-style: italic;"> to girl</span>, You're from Victoria?<br />
G: Nooooo! Not that extreme!! I'm from Burnaby.<br />
SG:<span style="font-style: italic;"> to first guy,</span> You're from Halifax? Is that in Nova Scotia?<br />
FG: Yes, Nova Scotia.<br />
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M: Ha ha, did you think I was somebody else?<br />
G: Did I think you were somebody else? No, I didn't think you were somebody else. I was wondering if you wanted to take a look at some books I have.<br />
M: Oh, um, no. I don't have much time, I'm on my lunch hour and I have to be back at work in 10 minutes.<br />
G: It won't take long. It will take 2 minutes. Do you have 2 minutes?<br />
M: 2 minutes? Well, OK. 2 minutes. What kind of books are they? Text books?<br />
G: I have many different kinds of books.<br />
<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The guy laid his bike down on the grass and proceeded to pull out book after book until his backpack was entirely empty and he had about 20 books lying across the grass on display, none of any interest to me. </span><br />
G: I have something for everyone here.<br />
<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I looked over the books. There was a soiled Mickey Mouse book, a ten year old copy of an old Western Civilization textbook, and several other gems.</span><br />
M: Oh, I guess I don't really need any books.<br />
G: These are great books! My garage is full of them and I have to get rid of them because I need more space. I hate to part with them. Hey, I'm an honest guy. I sell "read"; not "weed". Ha ha. I'll give you a really good deal. What kind of books do you like?<br />
M: Oh, I don't know. I don't have much time for reading. Maybe I'll take one for my daughter.<br />
G: What does she like?<br />
M: She likes true stories.<br />
G: Here's a good one... <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">he picked up a tattered paperback called "Death Dealers" by Yves Lavigne that had an elastic band around it to prevent all the loose pages from falling out</span>... it was written by a Montrealer. It's a true story about drug smugglers.<br />
M: Oh, OK. Well, maybe I'll take that one. <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I figured it would be cheap, considering its condition</span>.</span>..<br />
G: You might as well get one for yourself, too.<br />
M: Ya, I guess so. <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I picked up an old hard covered book and looked at the cover: "Between You and Me" by Harry Lauder. I opened the book and read the first line: "It's a bonny world, I'm tellin' ye."</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span>"Sold!" I said to the guy. "How much do you want for these 2 books?"<br />
G: Oh, I don't know... five dollars?<br />
<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I handed him a five dollar bill, groaning inside. I returned to work where my co-workers asked why I was carrying around 2 cigarette smoke infested old books. "Leave me alone, " I told them.</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> The stranger was seen some weeks later pawning DVDs on campus, and I just saw him again today</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">, </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">riding his bicycle through the campus in Arctic weather conditions, his bulging backpack in tow.</span><br />
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The adult Michael (follow up to schoolboy Michael from <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">If...</span>) is so innocent and lovable. In an honest attempt to climb the ladder of success, trusting, vulnerable, charming Michael takes on the job of traveling coffee salesman. Everywhere he goes, he end<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiOpiYvMy7W3l-GurQbqLNFpn6Y8lRFq4uHxZgyfUR4s_M6KBzR8dRCBNJQnal_DS6lUxJ4XihYvldFz1_SzjzN3QXMeZ4sY8fIBmMXm0XuOPEtZ63vEYeAsrUu3-w8FGqFDkNuw3kYk/s1600/o-lucky-man-travis-as-the-shpherd.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 358px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549100332958945842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiOpiYvMy7W3l-GurQbqLNFpn6Y8lRFq4uHxZgyfUR4s_M6KBzR8dRCBNJQnal_DS6lUxJ4XihYvldFz1_SzjzN3QXMeZ4sY8fIBmMXm0XuOPEtZ63vEYeAsrUu3-w8FGqFDkNuw3kYk/s320/o-lucky-man-travis-as-the-shpherd.jpg" /></a>s up being surrounded by corrupt people who take advantage of him. He means so well! He eventually gets set up by evil businessmen and ends up in prison. When he is released from prison, society doesn't treat him very kindly. Noooo! Why does it have to be that way? Michael's optimistic nature ultimately prevails. What doesn't kill one indeed makes one stronger.<br />
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2. Alex DeLarge in</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:130%;" >A Clockwork Orange</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)<br />
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<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" >3. Harry Flashman in <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Royal Flash</span> (Richard Lester, 1975)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />
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Guess what? Harry<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </span>is a charmer, too!<span style="font-size:0;">!!</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </span>I'm a big fan of George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman book series, and Malcolm McDowell was the perfect choice for the role of Harry. Swashbuckler... coward... heartbreaker extraordinaire... he always comes out on top, undeservedly, by sheer luck! This movie provides fun and exciting first class escapist entertainment and Malcolm is a pleasure to watch. You will smile :)<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />
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<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" >4. H.G. Wells in <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Time After Time</span> (Nicholas Meyer, 1979)<br />
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<span style="font-size:130%;">5. Reggie Wanker in <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Get Crazy</span> (Allan Arkush, 1983)</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlyPZLeQ72N6YA44xMd0n0aUw-k73mK91JGyo4x8YEtkBJLXFLolqdb3C7y_S8CNYxj6-Z0ukh1aj5R7GS-ffrrtz-ggHEIm7lHERKpYB0FKeuoqX-o0JK2y_lAwhYvoWwUV_ANFcfoc/s1600/photo-Get-Crazy-1983-3.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 204px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549125034251758194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlyPZLeQ72N6YA44xMd0n0aUw-k73mK91JGyo4x8YEtkBJLXFLolqdb3C7y_S8CNYxj6-Z0ukh1aj5R7GS-ffrrtz-ggHEIm7lHERKpYB0FKeuoqX-o0JK2y_lAwhYvoWwUV_ANFcfoc/s320/photo-Get-Crazy-1983-3.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />
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I only saw this movie once, when it was first released on VHS. I rented it from a local video store. I hardly remember it, but in this film Malcolm portrays a flamboyant rock star, his name is Reggie Wanker<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">, </span></span>and he is charming to beat heck, so I'm picking it as my number 5 choice here. Lou Reed is in this film too, significantly increasing the coolness factor of this movie all the more!<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />
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Frankie works for the Mafia but he can't shut up. He squeals on everyone because it makes him feel big.<br />
<dl><blockquote><dd><b>Fat Tony</b>: Now some unpleasant news. I have learned that someone in this room is a squealer. </dd><dd><b>Legs</b>: We've narrowed it down to either Johnny Tightlips or Frankie The Squealer. </dd><dd><b>Frankie The Squealer</b>: Okay, it's me! I can't help it! I just like squealing! It makes me feel big! </dd></blockquote></dl>This irritates Fat Tony. In one episode, Tony instructs Louie and Legs to beat up Frankie.<br />
<p>(Frankie The Squealer gets beaten up for being a squealer) </p><dl><dd><b>Louie</b>: Had enough, squealer? </dd><dd><b>Frankie The Sq</b><b>uealer</b>: Did you know Fat Tony's real first name is Marion? </dd><dd><b>Legs</b>: You just don't learn, do you? </dd></dl><br />
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Johnny, too, works for the Mafia, but he is the polar opposite of Frankie. Johnny won't reveal any sort of information at all. He's his own worst enemy.<br />
<b></b><b></b><blockquote><b>Mafia Guy</b>: Johnny Tight Lips where'd they hit ya?<br />
<b>Johnny Tight Lips</b>: I ain't sayin' nothin'.<br />
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<b>Johnny Tight Lips</b>: Tell him to suck a lemon.</blockquote><b></b><blockquote><b>Fat Tony</b>: Did you have a nice flight, Johnny Tightlips?<b><br />
Johnny Tightlips</b>: I ain't sayin' nothin'.<b><br />
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Johnny Tightlips</b>: Whoa, hey, who says I have a mother?<br />
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<strong>Johnny Tightlips</strong>: I see a lot of things.<br />
<strong>Fat Tony</strong>: You know, you could be a little more helpful.<br />
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The characters depicted in his paintings range from bizarre to creepy to beautiful to mysterious to sneaky to seductive to funny to evil to freakish, and he paints them in a style that is neat, tidy, clean, clear, and concise. You'll notice a lot of recurring motifs in Levent's works such as roses, eye masks, cloudy blue skies, round trees with intricate branches, high rise buildings, face paint, cats, birds, rabbits, and more.<br />
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Behold the coolest art you'll ever lay your eyes on. Levent Isik knows how to have fun; this is evident in the entertaining fruits of his labour. Thank you, Levent, for providing your fans with happiness through your art.<br />
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Check out his websites at:<br />
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Works-by-Levent-Isik/101656212513<br />
http://www.artbreak.com/isik61<br />
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</div>I take g<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RwdAb1Th-YBOwrOaRKWZbp-zi31CnLqY6pJ6VfghIcWWLM8_cq7gKyxdjVFouXI7qbPIbmIe-1ppJDKpiJsoy_U5b7nVA_LBUJZjGrOXQjufTsYqIHrg2pkpxWzd0QKAkVWHFSbBiwA/s1600/n561155860_270269_337.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 109px; float: left; height: 133px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536963115878054866" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RwdAb1Th-YBOwrOaRKWZbp-zi31CnLqY6pJ6VfghIcWWLM8_cq7gKyxdjVFouXI7qbPIbmIe-1ppJDKpiJsoy_U5b7nVA_LBUJZjGrOXQjufTsYqIHrg2pkpxWzd0QKAkVWHFSbBiwA/s200/n561155860_270269_337.jpg" border="0" /></a>reat joy in telling everyone, whether or not they care, that the face paint design on the baby in this painting was inspired by a face paint job done on yours truly a few years ago on Canada Day in Ottawa. It was supposed to be the maple leaf from the Canadian flag, but something, somewhere, between the face painter's hand and my face, went horribly wrong, and I ended up with this creepy design. This painting is dear to my heart, but not only do I love it for the face paint design, I also happen to be a baby fanatic! I think all babies are adorable and this little guy with his snake is no exception. Bless his diabolical little soul.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. THE DAILY PATH</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">There is so much that is wonderful about this painting. Its magnificent attention to detail, its patterns, its subject material... all of its components work so well together. The straight lines in the woman's dress and hair, her fishnet stockings, the rectangular bricks on the path, the zigzag dog with the horsie tail, the circles on the bird, the branches on the tree in the background... it's all so flawless. The path is perfectly placed. Everything in this painting is so tidy. I love the dog's teeth and tongue. I love the curves of the landscape where it meets the horizon. Yes I am gushing. Yes this painting is perfect.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. THE GIRL WHO FELL IN THE WELL</span><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUIx0kPoV2y3V89UE_F-CXlhbK1iYmahMZb_oN_mDHCxVRTmdJP_saXJMpVbAQSDWXVnNifuwtbCY16csE7UV4Cqgrf-qp5SGxVwfYATsisBiXT6SsmG1TV9RQ6rmr1aFGfYQLGlTcQs/s1600/The+Girl+Who+Fell+In+The+Well.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 219px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536969650441490466" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUIx0kPoV2y3V89UE_F-CXlhbK1iYmahMZb_oN_mDHCxVRTmdJP_saXJMpVbAQSDWXVnNifuwtbCY16csE7UV4Cqgrf-qp5SGxVwfYATsisBiXT6SsmG1TV9RQ6rmr1aFGfYQLGlTcQs/s320/The+Girl+Who+Fell+In+The+Well.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">I love the feeling I get when I look at this painting. I want to be this girl, free falling in my bare feet, catching the occasional glimpse of the beautiful clouds in the sky through the opening up at the top of my spinning brick surroundings. An exhilarating point in time has been captured here; one does not even imagine the grim fate that awaits our beautiful subject.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. KICK OUT THE DEVIL</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT3SBby4v5d_wsa95txFKDjG8YYVa2YgJ0pHcykOiLRjOKnIgxao8uFR7zt3pJnq6eEQytCv4GISKfmJ2UM_o3CYhQFouYrECbadEuTc4nxXYbIpJzhwV1oBuyBt-744yj55M1QGnjQs/s1600/Kick+Out+the+Devil.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 232px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536994213099637074" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT3SBby4v5d_wsa95txFKDjG8YYVa2YgJ0pHcykOiLRjOKnIgxao8uFR7zt3pJnq6eEQytCv4GISKfmJ2UM_o3CYhQFouYrECbadEuTc4nxXYbIpJzhwV1oBuyBt-744yj55M1QGnjQs/s320/Kick+Out+the+Devil.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br />
There is absolutely nothing in the entire universe that is cooler than this work of art. 'Nuff said.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">5. THE BUNNY SHOW</span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7PqJMXSOJmzBgo8HJ-4aCi3QtYM6VnBgj31rpZedE4MM3N6diD-gLXslCjlcZtmwNsdQTmHTql-MicxhYSy3CBQ2WRCLkDFJGtul-conrXm94Tu8NX2vvIBshvXCilttZVc5DZtnhHQ/s1600/The+Bunny+Show.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 301px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536997479460262258" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7PqJMXSOJmzBgo8HJ-4aCi3QtYM6VnBgj31rpZedE4MM3N6diD-gLXslCjlcZtmwNsdQTmHTql-MicxhYSy3CBQ2WRCLkDFJGtul-conrXm94Tu8NX2vvIBshvXCilttZVc5DZtnhHQ/s320/The+Bunny+Show.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
</div>I don't have a fascination with human sized rabbits, real or imaginary, but this guy is pretty irresistible. What a face! I love the softness of this painting. The colours are soft, the subjects are soft, I go soft when I look at it... Our fishnet clad lady in red may look a little like a dominatrix, but she can't fool me. She is only playing; she's as pure as the driven snow.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">6. THE ARTIST AND HIS MODEL</span><br />
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<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaVS5P6l8iaFsq6iUS3Sb2FrpVpAOY5mJ81-qt1h7HGpJhwvGSq0c1JwZXLrXM2yjurHp1hxgu66JPOXZtDXYMiVH-SiNBIpzaFJX0Wi6dcAuHDVB3ZgWhbbWgsqblXBZXnNQfvixje4/s1600/The+Artist+and+His+Model.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 258px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537000241704872322" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaVS5P6l8iaFsq6iUS3Sb2FrpVpAOY5mJ81-qt1h7HGpJhwvGSq0c1JwZXLrXM2yjurHp1hxgu66JPOXZtDXYMiVH-SiNBIpzaFJX0Wi6dcAuHDVB3ZgWhbbWgsqblXBZXnNQfvixje4/s320/The+Artist+and+His+Model.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Perfectly crafted as usual, this painting is clever, neat, and tidy. I love its meticulous attention to detail... from the rug to the painting within the painting, to the model, to the artist, to the drapes... it is so balanced. It makes me relaxed to look at the model's head and arm position. That is how I place my arm around my head after I lie on my pillow and prepare to sleep.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">7. THE SAND MAN</span><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWvrrs9PSSJD2tW7psEP_wB9MYSUXmvZ-T5ONewrXaq-ygmxEPmb5sxA6wFUizKOfYYmJlzmGGplTZmzhdDgrNFpOaBhTJjKWS1fjUMY8L2QSeY0VUBP8u1P9XfqcrbEVSZWzdJ1HL94/s1600/The+Sand+Man.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 275px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537004690625239522" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWvrrs9PSSJD2tW7psEP_wB9MYSUXmvZ-T5ONewrXaq-ygmxEPmb5sxA6wFUizKOfYYmJlzmGGplTZmzhdDgrNFpOaBhTJjKWS1fjUMY8L2QSeY0VUBP8u1P9XfqcrbEVSZWzdJ1HL94/s320/The+Sand+Man.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Did someone mention sleep? *yawn* How sweet is this one? Who was that winged masked man? He was the Sand Man. He brought you sleep after you made yourself comfortable under your floral printed blanket. To sleep, perchance to dream. So peaceful.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. SERPENTINA</span><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssSG5uOYWYKSOspphiPLY-V36oBS_FMAZo41AfF-SUfcH6zqvXrD6-CBdCXyupmt6lG0hSuSj7EqFXkJ1x-m71KGZLlYctmVNIhocO8pLjrAsmO5r85_UxLUVny7XUavwEoFVxB8D4v0/s1600/Serpentina.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 297px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537009693248074322" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssSG5uOYWYKSOspphiPLY-V36oBS_FMAZo41AfF-SUfcH6zqvXrD6-CBdCXyupmt6lG0hSuSj7EqFXkJ1x-m71KGZLlYctmVNIhocO8pLjrAsmO5r85_UxLUVny7XUavwEoFVxB8D4v0/s320/Serpentina.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Just another day in the life of the beautiful snake-charmer, Serpentina. The snakes all want a piece of her, but she's not having any of it! I love the green snakes against the dramatic black background in this painting. Teeth and tongues are terrific.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">9. THE HYPNOTIST</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorCsttHCHYlKdt3d0024FP8KKrBGOuPSdi5oMy-f6lRZ1_sZr32MoLec-OHWsjUHGCdrifybf2TYVjOIi2dNUOgsGsiTRb00DuZ9OLbg8eaJfj3MFAplotxRA0KssoQooW90IgKqb3WQ/s1600/The+Hypnotist.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 189px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537012369235964786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorCsttHCHYlKdt3d0024FP8KKrBGOuPSdi5oMy-f6lRZ1_sZr32MoLec-OHWsjUHGCdrifybf2TYVjOIi2dNUOgsGsiTRb00DuZ9OLbg8eaJfj3MFAplotxRA0KssoQooW90IgKqb3WQ/s320/The+Hypnotist.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
The starry blue background with the red, yellow, and green framing works perfectly with this painting of a hypnotist and his subject. We've all been there...<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">10. MISTRESS IN THE SHADE</span><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3I9ElWgxE4K2Bx9bFLvxtYyXzJsvBnMJ2QYR0kSsBV_BBphTa3vqejxrpwudsRY0SDdE5XgB4nnE0GVvcmbr8WL50Ac2yNW9c4jzztfV1th0vaUqJayKjrSrQ5UY8RzSPrFRFgA2o_zc/s1600/Mistress+in+the+Shade.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 224px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537015016147340770" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3I9ElWgxE4K2Bx9bFLvxtYyXzJsvBnMJ2QYR0kSsBV_BBphTa3vqejxrpwudsRY0SDdE5XgB4nnE0GVvcmbr8WL50Ac2yNW9c4jzztfV1th0vaUqJayKjrSrQ5UY8RzSPrFRFgA2o_zc/s320/Mistress+in+the+Shade.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Mistress in the Shade is so lovely sitting up on her gentle elephant friend. I'm a sucker for beautiful cloudy skies, and this painting features an AWESOME cloudy sky in the background. The green of the grass and the umbrella sets the whole thing off perfectly.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">11. THE RED TRAIN</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x7ONEuVFI8nRZsyfBqYPKpqwB0krZxqi_TxQDXXj8rnhYqkaBsaeb_91jhJjJXC7_U06gxDruqwLiThnGyfH_dC4pV0E7jUWJM6eNzaqjj97s9tN1P1YBQNcfvNNjdUpfbxbiyf5-1A/s1600/The+Red+Train.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 302px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537017401460808978" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x7ONEuVFI8nRZsyfBqYPKpqwB0krZxqi_TxQDXXj8rnhYqkaBsaeb_91jhJjJXC7_U06gxDruqwLiThnGyfH_dC4pV0E7jUWJM6eNzaqjj97s9tN1P1YBQNcfvNNjdUpfbxbiyf5-1A/s320/The+Red+Train.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
The jagged wood used in this work gives it a "peeking out through a hole" effect that works really well. There's my awesome cloudy sky in the background; and, in the foreground, a beautiful girl with a long red train flowing down from her head. The train divides the scene in two, the girl in the lower half and a bird in the upper half. I'm guessing the person peeking out on these visions of delight longs for what he sees: the companionship of the beautiful girl and the freedom of the bird. It's simply brilliant.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">12. TIGER GIRL</span><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGCzGDYJkcmbLItsjtU_tTyHowZ9JlnFFzGpmdxi-h23KpSk7dRWdE_5q8CUmzQBT0TN-0jFMQ08H0A5uqoVKzir8WX6HCLyPJMcn4tsCqT0mup_k_Ne73jFxTsid3gHmcvy677F52yQ/s1600/Tiger+Girl.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 243px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537020963527423714" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGCzGDYJkcmbLItsjtU_tTyHowZ9JlnFFzGpmdxi-h23KpSk7dRWdE_5q8CUmzQBT0TN-0jFMQ08H0A5uqoVKzir8WX6HCLyPJMcn4tsCqT0mup_k_Ne73jFxTsid3gHmcvy677F52yQ/s320/Tiger+Girl.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">The determination of a confident woman or the fierceness of a ferocious tiger? Which is stronger? The woman's determination is. An excellent piece.<br />
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</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhgplbkVVPGW6mJjPJolxk3ax1Rko-G5bsDM2lTtgXdcxTH32lg9UQAt3vAWp0XVHMIAfkIBaeLIEGzdoHiMJ2vTqe5GPKkVWVu3vPHs68OTWhAFObotzqcQ2_kjdYIz0-aNVHkr-q08/s1600/Wasp+Woman.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 250px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537138417832112290" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhgplbkVVPGW6mJjPJolxk3ax1Rko-G5bsDM2lTtgXdcxTH32lg9UQAt3vAWp0XVHMIAfkIBaeLIEGzdoHiMJ2vTqe5GPKkVWVu3vPHs68OTWhAFObotzqcQ2_kjdYIz0-aNVHkr-q08/s320/Wasp+Woman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Wasp Woman has such a beautiful face, we need to introduce her to The Fly. I love how she is almost too large to fit in the frame of this painting. It's so appropriate. Love the tongue in cheek title, too.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">14. THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;" align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ94IWluXdODJ5L642MVNlmBHk4UJeomzz8F6VybT-le_Iv1IHA9N4FkILvEtQhpmpR5TFokSRK3js7xU2ODAYBw9Ow_1kw8QgLa8-9qMTTkcyvB3uhH1QIllpLiYP-eg0tY1WvEYAKhs/s1600/The+Man+With+The+X-Ray+Eyes.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 275px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537141798782600738" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ94IWluXdODJ5L642MVNlmBHk4UJeomzz8F6VybT-le_Iv1IHA9N4FkILvEtQhpmpR5TFokSRK3js7xU2ODAYBw9Ow_1kw8QgLa8-9qMTTkcyvB3uhH1QIllpLiYP-eg0tY1WvEYAKhs/s320/The+Man+With+The+X-Ray+Eyes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">The man in this painting has an extraordinary gift, and he didn't even have to order a pair of x-ray spex off the back of a comic book to achieve his power! He is sneaky and smooth, this is true... but he's also romantic, so who cares? It's great that even her ears are visible through her hair. This work of art is sensational and the yellow wall fits in so well.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">15. THE PEEPING TOM<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfhSnGaz6wC-rH43szYEVpPmy1gxyiI9tqR7C1yvb_V5CCBnFAT1-AAGTkybQlArHoU-QUBRzMNl2A0aaczXHtJCCp1HSFK0FR898KqaJslkfAfGnsgClBAjWXLkv8N4TR2eMVB2FQI8/s1600/The+Peeping+Tom.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 266px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537144801571061442" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfhSnGaz6wC-rH43szYEVpPmy1gxyiI9tqR7C1yvb_V5CCBnFAT1-AAGTkybQlArHoU-QUBRzMNl2A0aaczXHtJCCp1HSFK0FR898KqaJslkfAfGnsgClBAjWXLkv8N4TR2eMVB2FQI8/s320/The+Peeping+Tom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
The man in this painting reminds me of filmmaker Russ Meyer. Everything about him screams it, from his face to his clothes to his obsession with women... he will always be RM to me. This painting's starry sky, windows in the buildings, and colourfulness all contribute to its obvious beauty.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">16. THE COFFEE SHOP</span><br />
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</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaafuBStTMpH1P5RTIksQ6GLglAdcYnjusEdkTwWaz67xfuzYXLl1WYQ8pFmDwA1meN509FIw6hR43R1mw7KPASbCaaL8x2W8Q6UJx5OLK3qjFsjor4FKcYBj7gOhuKCoTp-00tUnU8Jw/s1600/The+Coffee+Shop.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 262px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537197243519869042" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaafuBStTMpH1P5RTIksQ6GLglAdcYnjusEdkTwWaz67xfuzYXLl1WYQ8pFmDwA1meN509FIw6hR43R1mw7KPASbCaaL8x2W8Q6UJx5OLK3qjFsjor4FKcYBj7gOhuKCoTp-00tUnU8Jw/s320/The+Coffee+Shop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
This painting takes me back to my childhood and I like that. These women are 2 little girls having a tea party in their little playhouse in the backyard. I love the pink and green dresses, the purple walls, ceiling and floor, and the little chairs. The heavenly clouds and the checkerboard tablecloth make the whole thing visually stunning.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">17. NEIGHBORS</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;" align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN4Gn0wVkRsQfhp8ahYsCxMv0qCOPcfO-Eg98VHUurBG9y_relDjE34Xgit7jHMR-MMkVqxleB9LVQ4RP48GcA9I6B5uBKwb2e-lvB1jJ_Ajxxkktc54cHSxBIfSMYSkPvgPW6AMEqLo/s1600/Neighbors.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 218px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537201793287012658" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN4Gn0wVkRsQfhp8ahYsCxMv0qCOPcfO-Eg98VHUurBG9y_relDjE34Xgit7jHMR-MMkVqxleB9LVQ4RP48GcA9I6B5uBKwb2e-lvB1jJ_Ajxxkktc54cHSxBIfSMYSkPvgPW6AMEqLo/s320/Neighbors.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
These women, too, remind me of little girls. Their adult friendship is no different from the friendship of any two little girls playing together, sharing their dollhouses with one another. The curved wood of the buildings frame these neighbours so nicely and, oh my, there are those delectable clouds again!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">18. THE COCKTAIL DRESS</span><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4B3TXYHUTxdAlqVravuT5MJiJ9eUUlhbaKNuMW9G1itL_MvxMj0U-ZhPofGcxHNXSwD3jln3i66ilX0ehcBNeVomucN3ECo9CkqoRba9PafWHY_6AxsBcbH3XEtj6-Q466mcQsAC8Hg/s1600/The+Cocktail+Dress.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 185px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537205107644463682" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4B3TXYHUTxdAlqVravuT5MJiJ9eUUlhbaKNuMW9G1itL_MvxMj0U-ZhPofGcxHNXSwD3jln3i66ilX0ehcBNeVomucN3ECo9CkqoRba9PafWHY_6AxsBcbH3XEtj6-Q466mcQsAC8Hg/s320/The+Cocktail+Dress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">The oblong shape of this painting is very appealing. What an interesting room! I just want to stare at it. I love the positioning of its contents. I love that the dress is hanging flat against a blank wall. I love the little window beside the woman and I love the clouds outside of it. I think she is in a tree house.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">19. CAT FIGHT</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6SVdNnl8j2bzGbpon21b7XmGkk_RExfGjH45EGJlZzXiN6VLMpx7GdktQH8PaAjHomJ7k1nYKffXPPX9eMuupfVT200VCU1eIWSCXeUfMCztUq6TRUataztr8JiTljxGUVqcrvXjSEA/s1600/Cat+Fight.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 245px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537211558031536530" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6SVdNnl8j2bzGbpon21b7XmGkk_RExfGjH45EGJlZzXiN6VLMpx7GdktQH8PaAjHomJ7k1nYKffXPPX9eMuupfVT200VCU1eIWSCXeUfMCztUq6TRUataztr8JiTljxGUVqcrvXjSEA/s320/Cat+Fight.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Look out! The most vicious of battles is underway and they've both got knives! Woman dressed in tiger print vs cat dressed in human street punk clothes. This painting is ingeniously clever. It's mind boggling. It's almost too much for me. I suddenly feel the need to go watch Santa Sangre again...<br />
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</div><span style="font-weight: bold;">20. WOODLAND NYMPH</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3d1Uq0L9SmfCKKGb-ZUJB9uh5FFywa5zskS1VzdnFoSH1zHXiHMQGLDyWuIIGE8xP43gX70FPvmc7fprN586N6fPqRy_7NvOFiQ_w8PTx57f4qPMUrvDHkNRfFkOGuIvJMyyrNvJ4DA/s1600/Woodland+Nymph.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 293px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537217639581603890" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3d1Uq0L9SmfCKKGb-ZUJB9uh5FFywa5zskS1VzdnFoSH1zHXiHMQGLDyWuIIGE8xP43gX70FPvmc7fprN586N6fPqRy_7NvOFiQ_w8PTx57f4qPMUrvDHkNRfFkOGuIvJMyyrNvJ4DA/s320/Woodland+Nymph.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">This is a beautiful painting of a woman lying on the ground in the deep dark woods, while colourful happy flowers dance around her in friendship. What more can I say? It is super fun!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">21. WATER NYMPHS</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSPNSa7_nOeip6D3g9xJZZ0_a6N3LRe6o0yi5EB4HvB9oQpU9HGSLsmCPQdsUY5oMK6LkuT6J2NsDDcQMq1XNl9PR0U5JkMRN3NcOdpPx1VmLCcFbHlBw1JIkpi-wTstOx1nse_pgOWI/s1600/Water+Nymphs.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 290px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537222079079823730" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSPNSa7_nOeip6D3g9xJZZ0_a6N3LRe6o0yi5EB4HvB9oQpU9HGSLsmCPQdsUY5oMK6LkuT6J2NsDDcQMq1XNl9PR0U5JkMRN3NcOdpPx1VmLCcFbHlBw1JIkpi-wTstOx1nse_pgOWI/s320/Water+Nymphs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Bathing beauties lovingly framed with a different coloured rose in every corner. I love the cloudy sky, snowy mountain, and muddy banks in this work. It's such a charming and serene piece, and so pretty!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">22. THE FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE</span><br />
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</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58-bc6qxNR1MOR24siqG4mbwGvzc9q_KZNCF_WX0eSdSDwfh1qDN6mgmnLLVZVLtm8QRQnIO6r9WFUNxFRC3O3a-kQzqVLvzXt6JDAmzRCRqP9GqE0T-zhyZhSFRFu4arcaeJFTLGO6o/s1600/The+Forbidden+Marriage.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 262px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537266729078017954" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58-bc6qxNR1MOR24siqG4mbwGvzc9q_KZNCF_WX0eSdSDwfh1qDN6mgmnLLVZVLtm8QRQnIO6r9WFUNxFRC3O3a-kQzqVLvzXt6JDAmzRCRqP9GqE0T-zhyZhSFRFu4arcaeJFTLGO6o/s320/The+Forbidden+Marriage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Shhh. There is so much mystery in this one, partly because of all the black and white in it. Love the way they're standing and the buildings in the background.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">23. THE GIFT</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRnFVB0_-G9d35LFTg7cpj24H2JydZN7VnS2mM8cyXiZeCYS5PV382Etq9fk3zlJ7X4u6FmN6yLmwCeYYplchoenTucxuTBudBAbGsN3WP1iMmWrUyHTMh2I54AKcm0rr-khhj4lWono/s1600/The+Gift.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 255px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537271424321335026" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRnFVB0_-G9d35LFTg7cpj24H2JydZN7VnS2mM8cyXiZeCYS5PV382Etq9fk3zlJ7X4u6FmN6yLmwCeYYplchoenTucxuTBudBAbGsN3WP1iMmWrUyHTMh2I54AKcm0rr-khhj4lWono/s320/The+Gift.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
How sweet it is to be loved by Frankenstein's monster... This one is about LOVE, innocent and pure. For further emphasis on the love being expressed here, refer to heart shaped lines in background...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">24. ALICE IN WONDERLAND</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwk2C3iYKM9Bri4JUu5jJhCMO4QsxNKgm6L7vf_Y0aYyVGha2S81PyDE4La8eKHhjwm3EzcbbVDbFktX2iV0UWszqLM4teFau2AZRAqcKg9M-UMhJQ5X-C2Q_RaTsrQvOjVw1eYqi94NY/s1600/Alice+in+Wonderland.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 239px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537274955675686978" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwk2C3iYKM9Bri4JUu5jJhCMO4QsxNKgm6L7vf_Y0aYyVGha2S81PyDE4La8eKHhjwm3EzcbbVDbFktX2iV0UWszqLM4teFau2AZRAqcKg9M-UMhJQ5X-C2Q_RaTsrQvOjVw1eYqi94NY/s320/Alice+in+Wonderland.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Numbers 24-30 on my list all share something in common. They each feature the depiction of a different bizarre trio of characters. This work features a button in the bottom right corner that, when pressed, causes the green guy to spank the woman. Kitty is grinning. The cards, the madness, it's all wonderful there in Wonderland! Oh, Alice!!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">25. THE EMERALD ROOM</span><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m04awss5mcMFODZwg2G68mTF6vS6a7F_ans2P_Iu0kRvMSU67IwapeGNupENYsDeelpILTIuCfNCQz0Znc49lAf3E3SLBddHYMhYnoLRf9nNFcbLn4i7L8zQcdFmvdofr1mmh2md4Cc/s1600/The+Emerald+Room.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 229px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537279747419992018" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m04awss5mcMFODZwg2G68mTF6vS6a7F_ans2P_Iu0kRvMSU67IwapeGNupENYsDeelpILTIuCfNCQz0Znc49lAf3E3SLBddHYMhYnoLRf9nNFcbLn4i7L8zQcdFmvdofr1mmh2md4Cc/s320/The+Emerald+Room.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Enter if you dare!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">26. SECTION 5</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03EcKNrxbJF3hbc5p9j6FSsGMXEfisVnjERrFy08P4NhUn3X6bt0qXej5OTys2twhuDPFCSGciVCwfbwV6tZbhJawa5RuQn9NDaYIGEkFkTC-aSb7RdkmmAH2W-3lYmbEAES8BDXKGJQ/s1600/Section+5.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 243px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537280752523638994" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03EcKNrxbJF3hbc5p9j6FSsGMXEfisVnjERrFy08P4NhUn3X6bt0qXej5OTys2twhuDPFCSGciVCwfbwV6tZbhJawa5RuQn9NDaYIGEkFkTC-aSb7RdkmmAH2W-3lYmbEAES8BDXKGJQ/s320/Section+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
This painting is the work of genius. I like it not only because I have a weakness for ventriloquists, I like it also for the positioning of the woman and the bear. Outstanding!!!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">27. UNTITLED<br />
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This is one of my top 5 favourite Isik works. Let's see now... a jack-in-the-box with a marvelously colourful neck and a masterfully crafted face made from a crushed can of hair spray... a free floating bunny... and a woman in karate chop stance. Of course! Why didn't I think of that? It's almost too good to be true.<br />
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28. UNTITLED<br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMBbryOfDmedGkAC7TdTk6GjNsTc0i-gGNxqNVStpLRejoPcQDY8xFkFIjEDFVf3iBt1q7eYyPGJS79Hvsz3A0ehpUdVyjT2JOVfY7gyTUgLN8J5Ba3Re-Gj4oUVDCNHFK7sSF7fAQyI/s1600/Untitled+2.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 205px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537286375781753186" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMBbryOfDmedGkAC7TdTk6GjNsTc0i-gGNxqNVStpLRejoPcQDY8xFkFIjEDFVf3iBt1q7eYyPGJS79Hvsz3A0ehpUdVyjT2JOVfY7gyTUgLN8J5Ba3Re-Gj4oUVDCNHFK7sSF7fAQyI/s320/Untitled+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
It's so blatantly obvious what's going on here, I won't insult anyone's intelligence by spelling it out. (yes, the star...)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">29. ALICE</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNEaAsJydlS0F1AxQ5blFcIEzaw8SJDJYLkstvdTayEKrO9zoSX_WqmLWVfYgPKGQ3nbq7XpPwQHuz7s8JyC_Ef4zNTBPiE7oPvQ6KiMQFDfVM6RfAvs5NEUvTg_3MKgsYXQQS2PYZSg/s1600/Alice.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 246px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537287212233179810" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNEaAsJydlS0F1AxQ5blFcIEzaw8SJDJYLkstvdTayEKrO9zoSX_WqmLWVfYgPKGQ3nbq7XpPwQHuz7s8JyC_Ef4zNTBPiE7oPvQ6KiMQFDfVM6RfAvs5NEUvTg_3MKgsYXQQS2PYZSg/s320/Alice.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
Back to Wonderland we go! I love this striped whiskered beast and I want a little man to hold my hand. Look out for the playing cards! This is so nice and bright.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">30. HALLOWEEN</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnQS6-w5HBipVfGwSyg9M3c2WVRYwdllNOWPvz5vCpVshkiCkVDM1LZhHmRyysNtdIUobt0A8kOyTOvkiwG6i2Fx26gd1ae3jrTl1poasPPTVBkUWDPKCTeg-14ZGbIIm8XQkkO56vY8/s1600/Halloween.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 246px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537298954391582610" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnQS6-w5HBipVfGwSyg9M3c2WVRYwdllNOWPvz5vCpVshkiCkVDM1LZhHmRyysNtdIUobt0A8kOyTOvkiwG6i2Fx26gd1ae3jrTl1poasPPTVBkUWDPKCTeg-14ZGbIIm8XQkkO56vY8/s320/Halloween.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
What a great starry starry night. Halloween brings out the evil in everyone. I'm not sure which costume is the most creepy here: Dracula, Frankenstein, or the happy bunny. But I AM sure that if they ever come ringing my bell on Halloween night, I will run away screaming. </div><br />
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MSD: I had a dream last night, but I don't want to tell you what it was.<br />
M: Why not? Tell me...<br />
MSD: <span style="font-style: italic;">(groaning, all flustered)</span> OK... I had a dream that Peter Brady and I were holding hands...<br />
M: Peter Brady?!?!?! Wow, what a dream! I bet that one won't come true. ha ha ha<br />
MSD: That's not all, but I don't want to tell you the rest...<br />
M: <span style="font-style: italic;">(getting all flustered and nervous myself now)</span> Why? What else was it?<br />
MSD: <span style="font-style: italic;">(groaning... it was so painful for her to admit)</span> Sigh... he was smiling!!!<br />
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MFD: <span style="font-style: italic;">(to MBG)</span> Nice day, eh?<br />
MBG: <span style="font-style: italic;">(not understanding)</span> Pardon me?<br />
MFD: It's a nice day.<br />
TROU: She is saying that it's a nice day...<br />
MBG: Oh, it's a nice day! Yes, it's a beautiful day!!<br />
MFD: Nice day to shoot something.<br />
TROU: ha ha ha ha ha<br />
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(OK, maybe she<span style="font-style: italic;"> had</span> been watching too much Elmer Fudd!!)<br />
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Lamont is my clan<br />
I'm not scared to say it<br />
Lamont is my clan<br />
<br />
The street I live on<br />
Is named for my clan<br />
As if it was part of<br />
Some grand master plan<br />
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COMJLAR: <em>(after laughing with another man of the same age and a girl in her late 20s, he looks at me...) </em>Do you know the animal, the giraffe?<br />
M: The giraffe? Yes.<br />
COMJLAR: Do you believe that giraffes actually exist???<br />
M: Yes.<br />
COMJLAR: I just found out today!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha. I always thought they were imaginary!!<br />
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CMWAI: Excuse me, do you know where the exit to Guy Street is?<br />
M: Guy Street... Guy Street... Guy Street... yes, Guy Street is that way. (<em>I point down hallway to Guy Metro.)</em><br />
CMWAI: IT'S NOT THAT WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST CAME FROM THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T TELL ME IT'S THAT WAY!!!!!!!!!!! <em>(His voice echoes through the tunnel and he turns to all the other passers-by and starts screaming in their faces, demanding to know where the Guy Street exit is.)</em><br />
M: <em>(Startled, I start laughing my head off and walk to my class in the DeSeve Cinema. I hear him yelling his head off for two or three more minutes.)</em><br />
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