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Andrew brings it

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Lining up for nylons, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (from U.S Department of Energy Flicker album, “Manhattan Project”)

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A few yards of "Moonlight Mile" from last week's Stones concert in Raleigh, NC

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Last night in Raleigh, NC

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orange outgoing

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Beautiful photos from Bridge and Tunnel Club of Mangel Halto, a beach and diving area, Savaneta, Aruba

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Through the mangroves, Mangel Halto, Aruba (photo from the Bridge and Tunnel Club's Big Map section, in the Get Out of Town photo collection)

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The Vision of the Lamb At the center of the composition is a cross-bearing Lamb, the symbol of Christ. The Lamb is surrounded at the four cardinal points by the living creatures, holding books. A century later these creatures were interpreted as the symbols of the four evangelists (the eagle is John; the lion, Mark; the man, Matthew; and the ox, Luke). Between the creatures are adoring ancients with four-stringed gitterns and vials. Four angels hold the outer border of twenty-four stars. The miniature is one of the finest by Maius, who both wrote and painted this book, a masterpiece of Mozarabic illumination and the earliest complete Spanish Apocalypse. This page is from one of the earliest surviving illuminated manuscripts in the Spanish tradition. Written and illuminated by Maius (ca. 945) in the famous tower scriptorium of the monastery of San Salvador de Tabara, it is the most important Spanish illuminated manuscript in the United States. MS M.644 (fols. 86v–87)

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Girl in Red Kimono, George Hendrik Breitner

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That other Tumblr

In case you want to check it out, I thought I'd mention that I've started a vispo blog over at artofsalvage.tumblr.com. (The previous post gives a sample of what you can find there.)

So far the focus has been lo-fi assemblages that follow some basic rules. Like no cutting and no glue. (Hm, we'll see how much longer those rules last!) And no real fussiness over photo quality. I'm yielding to the blur! Finally, the elements assembled have to be reused, reclaimed, or repurposed in some way. So I'm not allowed to cheat by going to GiantBox Hardware and grabbing every paint chip I can find, alluring as that may seem some days. Fortunately, I have low-grade hoarding tendencies and have piles of things gathered from various projects.

Beyond assemblage and collage, I'll be posting some poetry comics there too. Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, check it out and let me know what you think!

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ochre x 3 (more like this here)

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Beautiful interweaving of music, voice, and movement. The frosty lighting and costumes and the simple stage design are perfect--as if the dancers are out on an ice floe.

The Cold Song  

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, New York City 

Choreography by Benoit-Swan Pouffer

Music: The Cold Song sung by Klaus Nomi

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Note:  The Cold Song by Henry Purcell from the opera King Arthur, 1691 (wiki) 

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What Power art thou, Who from below, Hast made me rise, Unwillingly and slow, From beds of everlasting snow

See’st thou not how stiff, And wondrous old, Far unfit to bear the bitter cold. I can scarcely move, Or draw my breath, I can scarcely move, Or draw my breath. Let me, let me, Let me, let me, Freeze again… Let me, let me, Freeze again to death

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I've never been to Munich, but eXiLe541's video makes me want to go there. Check out the fantastic glockenspiel, complete with jousting knights and dancing courtiers, toward the end of the video.

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Frolics! Visiting Hawaii vicariously through this fine video (by Shark Pig), via Lou Mora's blog.

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I'll Stay Here Too Then (Alix's Birthday Mix)