Remember the Cold War – those lazy, crazy days of mutually assured destruction? Funny to think that some in Whatsitland are too young to ever have contemplated the idea that the Soviets or that Ronald “nut-job” Reagan might one day just say, “The heck with it!” and lob a few thousand nukes eastwardly or [...]
Or a few questions, at least. I’m curious about how you read (or hear) this song, performed last year by a 60-year-old singer generally regarded as the godmother of punk:
If you don’t know the song, check out the lyrics here. It closes out side one of the 1978 album Easter, which also included the top [...]
SPOILER ALERT: this post talks about Sophie’s story line in In Treatment in the first two paragraphs.
In Episode 33 of the compelling In Treatment, therapist Paul and 15-year-old Sophie have a breakthrough session. After fiercely protecting her relationship with her father from criticism, Sophie finally begins to accept that his treatment of her as [...]
BTW, in addition to this triptych card I made for you, keep your eye out for the gift I ordered for you. Since it’s your “wood” anniversary, I got you this really cool “wazzUP?” woodcut. I hope you like it.
Love, (and keep on KICKIN’ TERRORIST ASS!)
Mr. S. Godfree
Postscripts, follow-ups, and a few odds and ends I’ve wanted to share for a while:
1. Nostalgia or counternostalgia? The Jon Kessler Experience
VBS.tv has a little four-part Art Talk! interview with a friend of mine, Jon Kessler, who set up studio space out in Williamsburg in 1980. He took an entire factory building for $150 a [...]