Been Watching

Been watching reading and listening to 

what has been going on with the L.A. Clippers owners. 

Been watching reading and listening to 

what has been going on with Treyvon Martin,

Been watching reading and listening to 

what has been going on with congress 

and its inability to address the economics of our 

disaster we call capitalism.  

We are in trouble.  I smell the 1960’s Redux.  

We will not recognize a diminished U.S.A. 

We continue to live in a fantasy of what is a world 

no longer what we call U.S.A.

We will continue to spend on military and not 

infrastructure that would would re-capitalize U.S.A. 

We continue to foist charlatans like Paul Ryan or Sarah Palin

on the unsuspecting public .  

We have a Supreme Count that harks back to Roger B. Taney. 

For that matter our education “pros” are making money 

exploiting children to the point where the children would not know who Roger B. Taney was

We are in trouble.  I smell the 1960’s Redux.

Watts will come back to haunt us  

Detroit will come back to haunt us.  

I will not be here to see it but it will come soon.

We are in trouble.  I smell the 1960’s Redux.

Have a Nice Day

Art's Performing Center

Been doing some digital work for a little while and thought it might be worth while to share it with those that might be interested

Faraway Looks

In summers, in our backyard, I would often see my Dad sitting in the shade staring off into the distance.  He was in his late 60's going on 70's and as always a cigarette and the ever present can of beer in his hand.  I never knew what he was thinking but now as I find my self in that same age I have begun to understand the far off look.  It was a look of understanding of human limitations and his particular "Appointment in Samara".

Today has not be a good day and I find myself with what I assume was that same far off look. I am not sure but I know that it felt like I had that look.  Whatever the look on this face it was there from the shock at the news of the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman. 

Phillip Seymour Hoffman

He was a kind of everyday guy with extraordinary talent.  As another actor observed he was a "sweet, funny & humble man".  Just several days ago Maximillian Schell died.  Most recently jazz musicians George Duke, Donald Byrd, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Marian McPartland, Chico Hamilton and Jim Hall.  Pete Seeger left us alone with our troubles and will not sing again in order to ward off our fears.  If you notice those names they are artists and "God Help Us" we so very much need as many artists as we can get. 

Our loss is great and vexes my mind.  I, like my dad, now stare off into the distance.