post-boomer america, and everything we missed. From Ronald Reagan to johnny depp.
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mom, sister, cousin “sue”, “chadwick”, “kipper”, nippy and me.
one of my friends in high school once looked at my sister and said “wow, she’s gorgeous.” she really was!
St. Ann’s Kids . . .
Well, my sister finally passed away. It’s been a long time coming since she had lived with Multiple Sclerosis for 25 years. This is a photo of her oldest child with my son. The big kid was adopted into my parents family in 1980. The little one born into the extended clan in 2004. The [...]
This Jeff Koons thing
I know he’s irritating, and Blake Gopnik is just an OK popular critic, but a really nice guy. But if Koons makes Blake’s list, there must be something there. http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/05/the-10-most-important-artists-of-today.all.html Push that Buddah down!
The post 5/21 world!!!!
Well now that that’s over. Anyone want to take this up? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_is_dead America and it’s god fixation. Interesting.
from FB on May 21st
Seriously people this is really great. A non-event like this hasn’t happened since 1844! “The Great Disappointment!” . . . Feel great to be alive and free in 21st Century America! . . . not really that different than 19th Century America. “The Past isn’t over! It’s not even Past!”
This is why Jeff Koons is so good
The best work of Jeff Koons clarifies representation and kitsch. This sculpture next to our local firehouse is like the best/worst of Koons. On the hottest possible subject of the last ten years, and two days.
