Monthly Archives: May 2010

GOING OUT IN STYLE & FOOLING THE ALMIGHTY

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Dave

The first duty of a prince is magnificence. A royal prerogative to go forth and accumulate; especially on the backs of the disenfranchised poor, of which there seemed an unlimited supply. The four sons of King John took up their … Continue reading →

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ENTERTAINMENT VALUE: HIGH IQ LOW IQ & FUKQ

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Dave

Sometimes, unlike Banks, ideas are too small to fail and too big to succeed. Religiously, law makers have practiced anti-eugenics in keeping the big banks and global economy in a recurring coma, various unspecified ”upper body injuries” of the financial … Continue reading →

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walk on gilted splinters

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Dave

Philip the Bold, youngest of King John II’s four brothers and his father’s favorite, was robust, but dark complexioned and certanly not handsome. He had marked features and a jutting chin, which persisted among his distant descendants as the Hapsburg … Continue reading →

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THE SECOND SKIN PLAYERS

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Dave

Ziggy and the zentais from Mars. ”And I’m all for it. This is the perfect avenue to make a bold fashion statement but preserve one’s anonymity. One can say the person attracted to zentai exhibits signs of attention whoredom. I … Continue reading →

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PROVOKE THE OSTENTATIONS OF THE RICH

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Dave

The great masters of the Books of Hours were three brothers, Pol, John and Herman, from Limbourg, in the Netherlands. After serving an apprenticeship in Paris they entered the employ of the Duc de Berry. Their masterpiece is the ”Tres … Continue reading →

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FAR FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF PIETY

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Dave

The elder uncle of Charles VI started perhaps, the greatest and most extravagant spending spree in the history of the world to that time. His collection itself was a work of art. Jean, Duc de Berry, was more intellectual than … Continue reading →

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BLIND PURCHASE WITH EYES WIDE SHUT

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Dave

The duty of the prince is magnificence. Or at least this is what the four sons of King John II convened; the likely one thing they could agree upon was to accumulate and collect art and precious objects with an … Continue reading →

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TOO MUCH IS NEVER ENOUGH

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Dave

Somehow once the idea got around, started circulating,it became an axiom of faith that a prince’s duty is magnificence. The four sons of King John took up their noble burdens with a tasteful zeal.It was buy cheap and sell high, … Continue reading →

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EAT, DRINK AND BE WARY

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Dave

”The book was so popular it went into six editions during Burton’s lifetime, and its gratified author was eager to doff his anonymity after the first. It should have been popular. Although it gave expression to the pains of the people (always a … Continue reading →

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CAN'T GET IT OUT OF HIS HEAD

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Dave

Melancholy, to Robert Burton, the philosopher of melancholy, could encompass many states of mind; mild regret, peaceful contemplation, bitter grief, the hatching of pleasing visions, jealous torments and dementia: I’ll change my state with any wretch, Thou canst from gaol … Continue reading →