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drinking with the man

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dave

from Paul Hamilton of the Bisonics: DRINKING WITH JESUS I’ve been drinking with Jesus In a bar full of New Cross geezers He won the jackpot on the one-armed bandit Scooping the loot he smiled, ‘That’s the way Dad planned … Continue reading →

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politically sophisticated thrillers

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) … Eric Ambler (1909-1998)! British writer Ambler is widely regarded—with Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene—as one of the pioneers of the politically sophisticated (especially espionage) thriller. Ambler published 19 … Continue reading →

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too long in exile

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Dave

Does minority status and discrimination affect the musical culture? Or so it seems. Though, within a broader context the semantics of what can be termed “roots” music represents both music of liberation and freedom yet equally draws its tension from … Continue reading →

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men with pin stripes

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Rod & Custom (Combined with HOP UP) March 1955 issue Photograph: Ralph Poole Design: Wayne Bender Art Director: Wayne Bender The cover’s custom station wagon by kustom-king George Barris … Continue reading →

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yells of awe and anger

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Dave

The death instinct laying claim. Death making a deposit on even the most modest and humble aspirations, dragging us over the abyss back to the primal aesthetic root; as Nietsche said, if you look at the abyss long it begins … Continue reading →

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empty pages

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com ) there’s a new internet game out there called “famous record covers without the dead guys.” this one is a pip. …it’s properly spelled ‘lewd’. however, in this particular case, “doing ‘LUDE things” seems much more … Continue reading →

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a little face to face

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dave

Is it possible to be so politically correct that we end up chewing our own tail. Is there a realm within the politically correct that is not politically correct? Its been said that as long as there exists the dynamic … Continue reading →

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JFK: perfect metaphor

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) …crackpot america’s finest moment….makes for a great instructional comic, eh?… a few years ago i bought a roll of kennedy half dollars, drilled a small hole through the entire stack and then exclusively used them … Continue reading →

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trench warfare

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Dave

The fact that an item is potentially useful has no relation whatsoever that it will actually be put to good use. In fact, poor use, may actually infer a greater value, an honorific value on the owner. Burberry has been … Continue reading →

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it was just about a stupid car

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Dave

The Shalit release, basically puts the spotlight back on Israel in terms of public relations. Its a subject that receives far too much coverage, yet at the same time, the state also permits the citizens of the world to work … Continue reading →

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