#John Scarpati

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Fishborne【Party At Ground Zero】和訳グランドゼロで言いたいこと Before U know It U Got A Song

Fishborne【Party At Ground Zero】和訳グランドゼロで言いたいこと Before U know It U Got A Song Lyraのブログへ #fishbone #partyatgroundzero #フィッシュボーン #CampNowhere #TheTripper #pinkviporstew #AngeloMoore #WalterAKibby2 #KendallJones #ChrisDowd #JohnNorwoodFisher #JohnnyGotHisGun #TheNightmareBeforeChristmas #nuclear

梅雨明けするんじゃん？なんてジョーク飛ばしていたら、本当に6月中に梅雨明けしちゃった〜。もうスカやレゲエの季節よぉぉぉぉん。 っと言っても、大体いつもはロックよりのカラダなので(笑)、今日はゴリゴリのSkaではなく(ゴリゴリって言う？)、ロック魂あるライブを繰り広げ、ベースには、これまた愛するファンクやJazzの血がしっかり流れているFishbone の1番好きな曲を和訳解説しちゃいます。 このバンドを知らなくてもRed Hot Chili Peppersらのカリフォルニア・ロック・バンドが好きな人ならば、名前を聞いた事があるだろうし、仲良しバンドだから相互で相手のバンドのコーラスやバックバンドで参加している音に触れているはず。 そう言う助け合いの精神やノリの良さもFishbone…

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Oh, Sherrie. Our love...

Holds on, holds on

Steve Perry - Street Talk (Columbia, 1984) - Photo by John Scarpati, art direction by Jim Welch, concept by Steve Perry

Steve Perry's solo debut.

Nice hat.

Believe it or not, this album had three other Top 40 singles, in addition to "Oh, Sherrie". They are "Foolish Heart", "She's Mine" and "Strung Out". That third one barely made it, though.

Image courtesy of Discogs.

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The Cramps by John Scarpati

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Photography by John Scarpati Trauma - Scratch and Scream (1984) Speed Metal

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It's Rock 'n Roll right down to your soul......on this day in Rock music history (Feb. 26th 1991).......Great White [Band] released their very good and often overlooked 5th studio album titled 'Hooked'.Though lacking a recognizable hit single and not commercially as successful as ...Twice Shy, it still managed to peak at #18 on the Billboard 200 album chart and it was critically well received. The album was certified Gold in April 1991.The original album cover art was photographed by famous fashion photographer John Scarpati and featured a nude female model being hoisted out of the sea by a large hook. This cover was judged too risque by the label and replaced by art director Hugh Syme shortly after the initial pressing with an alternative cover that had the hook still below the sea level and the model partially submerged, so that only her head and arms were visible.

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COOKIE MUELLER

Dorothy Karen “Cookie” Mueller (March 2, 1949 – November 10, 1989) was an American actress, writer and Dreamlander who starred in many of filmmaker John Waters’ early films, including Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Desperate Living.

Cookie Mueller grew up with her parents Frank Lennert Mueller and Anne (Sawyer) Mueller in the Baltimore suburbs in a house near the woods, a mental hospital and railroad tracks. She was nicknamed Cookie as a baby: “Somehow I got the name Cookie before I could walk. It didn’t matter to me, they could call me whatever they wanted.”

In his book Shock Value, John Waters credits Mueller with the title for his 1974 film Female Trouble. When she was hospitalized for pelvic inflammatory disease in Provincetown, Waters and Mink Stole visited Mueller. “What happened, Cook?” Waters asked. “Just a little female trouble, hon,” she replied.

Nan Goldin created and widely exhibited The Cookie Portfolio 1976–1989, a series of fifteen portraits, after Mueller’s death. One photograph, “Cookie and Vittorio’s Wedding” (1986), documents Mueller’s wedding to Vittorio Scarpati, an Italian artist and jewelry designer from Naples who died of AIDS just seven weeks before Mueller.

Mueller wrote the health column “Ask Dr. Mueller” for the East Village Eye and later served as art critic for Details. Mueller’s books, Ask Doctor Mueller (1996), a collection of her writings; Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black (1990), a memoir; and Garden of Ashes (Hanuman Books, 1990) are cult classics. Other works include the novella Fan Mail, Frank Letters, and Crank Calls (Hanuman Books, 1988) and several collections of short prose.

Mueller died from AIDS-related causes on November 10, 1989 in New York City, aged 40. Her ashes are interred in multiple locations: on the beach near Provincetown; in the flowerbed of the Church of St. Luke in the fields in Greenwich Village; alongside those of Vittorio and her dog Beauty in the Scarpati family crypt in Sorrento, Italy; under the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro; in the South Bronx; and in the holy waters of the Ganges River. She was survived by her son, Max Wolfe Mueller, who appeared in Pink Flamingos.

The last of Cookie’s quotes, an elegy of her intent and existence, was written shortly before her death:

“Fortunately I am not the first person to tell you that you will never die. You simply lose your body. You will be the same except you won’t have to worry about rent or mortgages or fashionable clothes. You will be released from sexual obsessions. You will not have drug addictions. You will not need alcohol. You will not have to worry about cellulite or cigarettes or cancer or AIDS or venereal disease. You will be free.”

Rest In Peace 💖

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26 de febrero de 1991. Se publica el álbum llamado "Hooked". Es el quinto disco de estudio de la banda estadounidense de hard rock Great White. Aunque carecía de un single de éxito reconocible y no era comercialmente tan exitoso como ... Twice Shy, aún así logró alcanzar su punto máximo en No 18 en la lista de álbumes Billboard 200 y fue críticamente bien recibido. El álbum fue certificado Gold en abril de 1991. La portada del álbum original fue fotografiada por el famoso fotógrafo de moda John Scarpati y contó con una modelo femenina desnuda que es sacada del mar por un gran gancho. Esta portada fue juzgada por la compañía disquera como muy arriesgada y fue reemplazada por el director de arte Hugh Syme poco después del prensado inicial con una cubierta alternativa que tenía el gancho aún debajo del nivel del mar y la modelo parcialmente sumergida, de modo que solo su cabeza y brazos eran visibles. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLxm0J6Lkc4/?igshid=1jhimyijyc9mx

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Thank you Josh Franer @franewreck for capturing this transitional moment between sets. John Scarpati @scarpatistudio suggested to me that a photographer, grip, gaffer, etc. should know his gear like a samurai who unceasingly practices with his sword. His tools should serve as an extension of himself, and he should understand the full circumference of their utility. I started studying with the camera in high school, and film+chemicals in college, and the c-stand+lights+diffusers in my professional years. An experienced assistant once answered my question concerning the 3 most important tools that he relied upon: he answered “the California Sunbounce, the Scrim Jim, and the Uncle Sam”. I promptly purchased an Uncle Sam and have appreciated its utility like a Jedi appreciates a light saber. It travels extremely well and serves to swat hard sun, shield against rain and wind, create cover for clients, and is light enough to work without a stand. It also can be driven deep into the sand or soft soil by hand and will stand up on its own. The radiating umbrella spikes can even bend and survive hard falls. Touché Uncle Sam, there’s more to you than meets the eye. Photos by Josh Franer. @franewreck #photek #unclesam #umbrella #californiasunbounce #canon #levis #denim #redwingheritage #redwing8085 #redwingroughandtough #ducttape #sonomacounty #kenwoodwinery #throughthewoods #visitcalifornia #losangelesphotographer (at Sonoma, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2K7nF0B07V/?igshid=1eopaly4gekl5

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Vintage Hollywood Movie Lights by John Scarpati http://bit.ly/2OWyLpc

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59 DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SUPPORT HARRIS FOR GOVERNOR

Endorsements Follow Strong Campaign Kick-off Rally

The campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Harris today released the names of 59 Democratic leaders and elected officials from throughout Connecticut who are endorsing his candidacy.

Harris, who formally entered the race for Governor this past weekend after having explored a candidacy since last April, said he was “honored by the tremendous and growing support among elected officials and community leaders from all across the state.”

Among the elected officials announcing their support for Jonathan Harris are state Senator Ed Gomes of Bridgeport, Meriden Mayor Kevin Scarpati, Burlington First Selectman Ted Shafer, New Britain City Treasurer Ronald Jakubowski, state Representative Mike Demicco of Farmington, state Representative Kevin Ryan of southeastern Connecticut, and former Weston First Selectman Gayle Weinstein.

Democratic Town Chairs in Seymour, Stafford, Sprague, Farmington, and West Hartford, along with ten members of the Democratic State Central Committee, representing districts across the state, were also among those announcing support for Harris’ gubernatorial campaign.

Harris said the tremendous response and strong encouragement he has received from residents throughout the state, and the growing list of endorsements, reflect that his priorities are resonating across Connecticut.

“We need creative solutions to end our fiscal crisis and bring jobs and people back to our state,” Harris said. “We need thoughtful, decisive leadership on issues that matter most – creating jobs and improving economic development from the bottom up, investing in education at all levels, providing affordable, quality health care and assuring we have vibrant urban centers - all while maintaining our progressive values and our sense of fairness.”

Elected officials who have previously endorsed Harris and have reaffirmed their support in his campaign for Governor include state Senator Beth Bye of West Hartford, state Senator Tim Larson of East Hartford, Former state Senator and Commissioner of Aging Edith Prague, state Representative Susan Johnson, State Representative Linda Orange, and State Representative Derek Slap.

LIST OF INDIVIDUALS ENDORSING JONATHAN HARRIS FOR GOVERNOR:

1. Former Lieutenant Governor, President of the State Senate, Mayor of West Hartford, Current Commissioner of Revenue Services Kevin Sullivan 2. State Senator Beth Bye - District 5 (Bloomfield, Burlington, Farmington, West Hartford) 3. State Senator Ed Gomes - District 23 (Bridgeport, Stratford) 4. State Senator Tim Larson - District 3 (East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, South Windsor) 5. Former State Senator, Commissioner of Aging Edith Prague - District 19 (Andover, Bozrah, Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville, Norwich, Sprague) 6. Former State Senator Anthony Musto - District 22 (Bridgeport, Monroe, Trumbull) 7. State Representative Mike Demicco - District 21 (Farmington, Unionville) 8. State Representative Andy Fleischmann - District 18 (West Hartford) 9. State Representative Susan Johnson - District 49 (Windham) 10. State Representative, Deputy Speaker of the House Linda Orange - District 48 (Colchester, Lebanon, Windham, Mansfield) 11. State Representative Kevin Ryan – District 139 (Bozrah, Montville, Norwich) 12. State Representative Derek Slap - District 19 (West Hartford, Avon, Farmington) 13. State Representative Joe Verrengia - District 20 (West Hartford, Elmwood) 14. Former State Representative Art Feltman - District 6 (Hartford) 15. Former State Representative District 47, Current Democratic Town Committee Chair Jack Malone – Sprague 16. Former State Representative, Deputy Speaker of the House David McCluskey - District 20 (West Hartford, Elmwood) 17. Mayor Shari Cantor - West Hartford 18. Mayor Kevin Scarpati – Meriden 19. First Selectman Ted Shafer - Burlington 20. Selectman, Democratic Town Committee Chair Stephan Behuniak - Seymour 21. Deputy Mayor Beth Kerrigan - West Hartford 22. Town Councilor Ken Lesser - Wethersfield 23. Town Councilor Ben Wenograd - West Hartford 24. Town Councilor Leon Davidoff - West Hartford 25. Town Clerk Essie Labrot - West Hartford 26. Board of Education Member Deb Polun - West Hartford 27. Board of Education Member Lorna Thomas-Farquharson - West Hartford 28. City Treasurer Ronald Jakubowski - New Britain 29. Former Mayor Sandy Klebanoff - West Hartford 30. Former Mayor Scott Slifka - West Hartford 31. Former First Selectman Gayle Weinstein – Weston 32. Former Deputy Mayor, Democratic Town Committee Chair Larry Price - West Hartford 33. Former City Treasurer, Alderman Jason Jakubowski - New Britain 34. Former Alderman James Sullivan – New Britain 35. Democratic State Central Committee Member Sharon Botelle-Sherman - District 32 (Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, Woodbury) 36. Democratic State Central Committee Member Immacula Cann - District 21 (Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford) 37. Democratic State Central Committee Member, Shelton Town Chair David Gioiello - District 21 (Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford) 38. Democratic State Central Committee Member Barbara Gordon - District 5 (Bloomfield, Burlington, Farmington, West Hartford) 39. Democratic State Central Committee Member Harriette Howard - District 2 (Bloomfield, Hartford, Windsor) 40. Democratic State Central Committee Member, Newington Town Chair John Kelly - District 9 (Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield) 41. Democratic State Central Committee Member Zelda Lessne - District 4 (Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester) 42. Democratic State Central Committee Member Mayra Berrios Sampson - District 31 (Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, Plymouth, Thomaston) 43. Democratic State Central Committee Member Joseph Stafford - District 5 (Bloomfield, Burlington, Farmington, West Hartford) 44. Democratic State Central Committee Member Galen Wells - District 25 (Darien, Norwalk) 45. Democratic Town Committee Chair Gordon Frassinelli - Stafford 46. Democratic Town Committee Chair Brian Noe - Farmington 47. Democratic Town Committee Chair Jonathan Slifka - West Hartford 48. Democratic Town Committee Vice Chair Mike Daly - Farmington 49. Democratic Town Committee Secretary Steven Derby - West Hartford 50. Democratic Town Committee Treasurer James Marinan - West Hartford 51. Democratic Town Committee District Chair Win Heimer - West Hartford 52. Democratic Town Committee District Chair Matthew Salner - West Hartford 53. Democratic Town Committee District Chair Rosemarie Tate - West Hartford 54. Democratic Town Committee District Chair Barbara Vercelli - West Hartford 55. Democratic Town Committee District Chair Daniel Firestone - West Hartford 56. Democratic Town Committee District Chair Robert Hurvitz - West Hartford 57. Democratic Town Committee District Chair Gail Crockett - West Hartford 58. Business Community Leader Carlos Lopez – Greater Hartford 59. Community Activist Hyacinth Yennie - South Hartford

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Artists: Cookie Mueller and Vittorio Scarpati

Venue: Studio Voltaire, London

Exhibition Title: Putti’s Pudding

Date: September 9 – November 5, 2017

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Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.

Images:

Images courtesy of Studio Voltaire, London

Press Release:

‘Putti’s Pudding’ is a book and ‘final project’ by American writer and actor Cookie Mueller, and her husband, Italian artist Vittorio Scarpati. Published in 1989, the same year both died from complications related to AIDS, it pairs drawings by Scarpati with writing by Mueller.

Reimagined as an exhibition, Putti’s Pudding features forty–five original felt–tip pen on notepad drawings made by Scarpati when he lost the ability to speak, accompanying texts by Mueller, and a public programme of talks, readings, screenings and performance.

By the summer of 1989, Vittorio Scarpati was in the final months of his life. As Mueller explains in the introduction to ‘Putti’s Pudding’:

“As I write this, his life more or less hangs in the balance, both his lungs are collapsed, a complication of bouts with the pneumonia specific to AIDS. He’s attached by tubes to two machines called pneumothorax suction pumps. A tube the circumference of an American nickel coin is affixed into a chest incision that goes into the pleural lining of his lungs. Bubbling with water like tropical fish aquariums, these strange looking clear plastic machines drain the excessive fluid from his lungs while also inflating them, thus keeping him breathing. Out of sheer boredom with time passing, Vittorio asked for pens and pads to draw. With his indomitable spirit and vitality he set about rendering his reality though his talent.”

The resulting works tell a moving story, depicting the brutal, uncertain, ghostly nature of living with AIDS in the 1980s. However, Scarpati’s drawings also radiate life. Something accounted for, and indeed celebrated, in Mueller’s accompanying writing.

This will be the first display of Scarpati’s drawings since their inclusion in Nan Goldin’s Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing at Artists Space, New York, (1989), and the first time they have been shown outside of the US. Importantly, the exhibition introduces Scarpati, a still largely unrecognised figure, to international audiences and contributes to the ongoing project of bringing recognition to Mueller’s life and work.

Mueller first came to prominence for her ribald appearances in the early works of provocative filmmaker John Waters, who memorably described Mueller as “a writer, a mother, an outlaw, an actress, a fashion designer, a go–go dancer, a witch–doctor, an art–hag and above all, a goddess.” She went on to became a highly charismatic and influential figure in New York’s downtown scene. She penned a self-help medical column for East Village Eye, while also writing a regular art diary for Annie Flanders’ Detailsmagazine. After her death, Mueller’s stories were published in the now cult Walking Through Clear Water In A Pool Painted Black, 1990. This was the first book published by Semiotext(e)’s Native Agents imprint – a new platform for American fiction edited by Chris Kraus.

Both Mueller and Scarpati were documented prominently during this era by artists such as Gary Indiana, Peter Hujar, Philip Lorca diCorcia and, most notably, Nan Goldin (Cookie Portfolio (1977–1989) and The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986)). Goldin has described her compulsion to photograph friends as a way to safeguard or honour them at a time when AIDS was not only untreatable, but patients were actively discriminated against by the government, health commissioners and the press.

This exhibition is curated by Paul Pieroni in partnership with Studio Voltaire.

About the artists:

Cookie Mueller (1949–1989) was an American writer, actor and ‘Dreamlander’ who starred in many of filmmaker John Waters’ early works, including Multiple Maniacs (1970) and Female Trouble (1974). Mueller wrote the health column Ask Dr. Mueller for the East Village Eye and was the art critic for Details magazine. Her Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black (1990) was the first book published by the Chris Kraus edited Native Agents imprint for Semiotext(e). Mueller died on 10 November 1989. She was 40.

Vittorio Scarpati (1955–1989) was an Italian artist, political cartoonist and jewellery designer. He met Mueller in Positano, Italy, in the summer of 1983. Three years later they married in New York City. Scarpati died on 14 September 1989. He was 34.

Link: Cookie Mueller & Vittorio Scarpati at Studio Voltaire

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The Cramps by John Scarpati (1985)

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Mike Ness

[roryrorshak]

Thank you Josh Franer @franewreck for capturing this transitional moment between sets. John Scarpati @scarpatistudio suggested to me that a photographer, grip, gaffer, etc. should know his gear like a samurai who unceasingly practices with his sword. His tools should serve as an extension of himself, and he should understand the full circumference of their utility. I started studying with the camera in high school, and film+chemicals in college, and the c-stand+lights+diffusers in my professional years. An experienced assistant once answered my question concerning the 3 most important tools that he relied upon: he answered “the California Sunbounce, the Scrim Jim, and the Uncle Sam”. I promptly purchased an Uncle Sam and have appreciated its utility like a Jedi appreciates a light saber. It travels extremely well and serves to swat hard sun, shield against rain and wind, create cover for clients, and is light enough to work without a stand. It also can be driven deep into the sand or soft soil by hand and will stand up on its own. The radiating umbrella spikes can even bend and survive hard falls. Touché Uncle Sam, there’s more to you than meets the eye. Photos by Josh Franer. @franewreck #photek #unclesam #umbrella #californiasunbounce #canon #levis #denim #redwingheritage #redwing8085 #redwingroughandtough #ducttape #sonomacounty #kenwoodwinery #throughthewoods #visitcalifornia #losangelesphotographer (at Sonoma, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2K1JQ1BX40/?igshid=14rs4x13gfb12