Been six months since I began constructing this visionary, neo gothic, transcendental, romantic, poetic, noetic, mystical edifice… House of Confessions… here in AdobePortfolio.
Like those heavy, muddy Tasmanian devil boots
OUR STORY
QUITE POSSIBLY,
THE MOST DURABLE, MOST COMFORTABLE BOOTS EVER MADE.
QUITE POSSIBLY,
THE MOST DURABLE, MOST COMFORTABLE BOOTS EVER MADE.
They are rugged, with their own natural beauty and distinctive look and feel. Built tougher than they need to be, they reflect the place they’re from. There is no place on Earth like Tasmania and no boots on Earth like the ones that were born there.
And while they have evolved in style, design, and technology over the years, the quality has never changed. They are still built as they always have been: to go anywhere, do anything, and look great every step of the way.
They are more than just boots.
They are Blundstones.
They are Blundstones.
and the crooked, beaver-skinned walking stick… all the salt and sand… that should be left outside of a tidy, tight-lipped professional curriculum vitae.
Oh. But I did mention that one show! At the world famous Piante Gallery in fabulous downtown Eureka! Coming down this weekend
Don’t know how long this intimate self-reflection… this errant, rambling funhouse consideration… this spontaneous creative enterprise… this critical commentary on the nature of art and reality… this insidious self indictment… this incredulous, self-indulgent selfie on steroids… this sublime love letter to the Seven Sisters…this mortal entanglement
This duel, this dance—
This duel, this dance—
”This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
Dragging its tail in the sea… More
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
Dragging its tail in the sea… More
Will continue, alas.
Don’t know if anyone is out there reading, listening to… these waltzing
words, these shmaltzing works…
walking stumbling bumbling upon
words, these shmaltzing works…
walking stumbling bumbling upon
these teetering posts and wobbling beams
Nevertheless. Amongst those of us evading death—
A rare few friends have muttered one thing and another
I think I have two silently laughing clams out there in the primordial soup?
A Really Big Hello! to Dan, el Hombre, and, Dr. Craig Sardonicus.
A Really Big Hello! to Dan, el Hombre, and, Dr. Craig Sardonicus.
Thanks guys!
Not bad.
Some have “liked” the pictures on yonder Facebook, the landscape photos!
Oh well. Where were we? Time for tea, right?
Ah. The second pouring of Dragonwell. Never quite as good as the first—
Onward stalwart soldiers of felonious mopery,
This is sometimes expanded to "mopery with intent to creep" or "mopery with intent to gawk". ... According to Russell Baker, "mopery isn't a crime, but only an old policemen's joke in which it's defined as the act of displaying yourself in the nude to a blind person."
The decisive third act awaits!
Alas. Is this a post modern
While encompassing a disparate variety of approaches, postmodernism is typically defined by an attitude of skepticism, irony, or rejection toward the meta-narratives and ideologies of modernism, and often calls into question various assumptions of Enlightenment rationality.[5] Common
targets of postmodern critique include universalist notions of objective reality, morality, truth, human nature, reason, language, and social progress.[5] Postmodern thinkers frequently call attention to the contingent or socially-conditioned nature of knowledge claims and value systems, situating them as products of particular political, historical, or cultural discourses and hierarchies.[5] Accordingly, postmodern thought is broadly characterized by tendencies to self-referentiality, epistemological and moral relativism, pluralism, subjectivism, and irreverence.[5]
Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister?
Or an updated, uploaded… up your ass, Sweeney… dramatic monologue, a la J. Alfred… ode in a modernized, virtual Wasteland, The?
Your guess is as good as Robert Browning’s, duchess.
Or a minuet with nightingales?
Mermaids, mermaids, mermaids… spurging with mermaids.
That’s what this is!!
And a cup of dragonwell to go with.
And so. We—Lisa, Jasper and Ibex-clad me—caught a flight to sunny Santa Monica. To John Wayne Cancer Institute. To meet with the illustrious, top ten rated! in U.S. News and World Report
Dr. Anton Bilchik.
Outside, up front, on the limo landing—
More Porsches, Lexises, Mercedeses, Teslas… movie stars, dukes and duchesses…
Speaking of dukes!
Wall-to-wall Andy Warhols in the admissions waiting room on the second floor of Surgical Oncology—
The Duke Himself!! No less than, in vivid Warholic color upon the soft white walls to meet and greet! Not to forget dearest Marilyn Herself!!
Not too shabby, eh?
Must be the right place for celebrity vivisection and liver resection
Next, next, next, next…..
And here he is!! Or, there he was. The man of the hour. Looking fit, trim, well laundered, cool confident, suntanned, tall dark handsome… very, very socali… Santa Monica chic
And rich
My savior, my highly-skilled, invincible surgeon hopeful! Not my surf cadre, no
Professional Statement
Anton J. Bilchik, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, is Professor of Surgery and Chief of Medicine at the John Wayne Cancer Institute. He is an internationally recognized surgeon and scientist who has pioneered techniques to improve staging in colon cancer and minimally invasive approaches for liver and pancreas cancer. Dr. Bilchik is trained and certified in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He serves as an investigator on international multi-center clinical trials and with over 200 publications, is considered one of the country’s leading specialists in surgical oncology. Dr. Bilchik has received numerous awards, recognition and accolades, including the John Wayne “Duke Award”, a special service award for his contribution to science and humanity. He was also recently honored by the Anti-Defamation League with their prestigious annual humanitarian award, the first physician to be bestowed this honor. For his life changing cancer
research, he has been honored by both the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons and was recently listed as one of “Americas Top Surgeons” for ten years in a row. In January 2013, US World News and Report ranked him in the top 1% of physicians in the country, and Newsweek magazine in July 2015 listed him as one of the top cancer doctors in the country. Dr. Bilchik has been the recipient of competitive research funding from the National Cancer Institute since 2001 and his research publications have contributed to improving quality standards in cancer care. Dr. Bilchik serves on the editorial boards of many peer-review journals and currently serves on the board of directors of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Dr. Bilchik also is committed to community outreach programs for underserved communities where he teaches about cancer prevention and early detection. Dr. Bilchik believes in a personalized approach to cancer care and that every patient should be treated with dignity and compassion with access to the most current treatments available.
Like I said: The old gunslinger hisself
THE DUKE!!
We’re not farting around here, Genghis old buddy... old goose egg
Strap on your pony and crossbow, pardner.
Try to beat the rush hour traffic on el CINCO, gringo.
Let’s see who can draw snapchat en flamenco
Try to beat the rush hour traffic on el CINCO, gringo.
Let’s see who can draw snapchat en flamenco
A deeply musical dancer, after a 15- or 20-minute sequence, is said to fall into a duende, an intensely focused, trancelike state of transcendent emotion that Federico García Lorca in 1933 described as los sonidos negros (“the dark sounds”) invading the performer’s body. This extraordinary state is enhanced by rhythmic hand clapping and encouraging interjections (jaleo) from the audience and fellow performers. Gitano flamenco performers regard the cante jondo as a form of prayer, and thus, in duende, the dancer communicates with both the audience and God. What may well reveal the ancient origins of flamenco are the gestures of the profound dance (baile grande), in which the arm, hand, and foot movements closely resemble those of classical Hindu dance of the Indian subcontinent.
Dr. Anton Bilchik or Senor Cancer? Ha!
And then he was saying… “if you weren’t under sixty years of age and healthy… as fit as you are… what with all the surfing, etc… I wouldn’t consider you as a candidate for this surgery… as it is major… however, having met you, I can see that you will do just fine… what I am offering you here… you must realize… is… a slim chance… one in a million of
survival… oh, you’ll survive the surgery, no problem… I can remove the cancer alright… what I’m offering you is another year of life… no guarantees, of course… but, the thing is… what you do after the surgery… with the uh… metastatic colon cancer, that is… the answer to that question… well, that is the six million dollar question to which I cannot… and no one else can… give you an answer… it’s this simple… I’m going to give you another year of life… and, of course… it’s not unheard of that the stage four cancer just stops in the liver… that the metastatic process just ends there… it is entirely possible… just not likely… so… talk to the front office and they will schedule you for surgery soon… yes, very soon… without surgery?… oh, I’d give you maybe two months to live... and, don't forget... a certified check for ten grand written to me personally... nothing to do with the hospital charges... Dr. Anton Bilchik... that's right... prior to surgery, yes... on day of... yes... an hour and a half if all goes well
Right. Nice to meet you, doc.
Oh. And, I have to tell you. To be honest, to get the facts straight, Duke—
Those Tasmanian devil boots… these Tasmanian devil shit-kicker Ausie Beatle boots that I have on now… that used to be darn near indestructible, that used to be made in Tasmania and Australia…
They are made in China now. The original Blundstone Company was bought out by a Chinese conglomerate and… guess what?
PPppTToooie.
BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!!
Start tap dancin double time you
No good lizard-skin wearin lily-livered
Baba Rama Madonna smart ass rib chop
Glass bead truth swearin
Hippie gas bag
No good lizard-skin wearin lily-livered
Baba Rama Madonna smart ass rib chop
Glass bead truth swearin
Hippie gas bag
Be Here Now
After Alpert returned to America as Ram Dass, he stayed at the Lama Foundation in Taos, New Mexico as a guest. Ram Dass had helped Steve Durkee (Nooruddeen Durkee) and Barbara Durkee (Asha Greer or Asha von Briesen) co-found the countercultural, spiritual community in 1967, and it had an ashram dedicated to Ram Dass’ guru. During Ram Dass' visit, he presented a manuscript he had written, entitled From Bindu to Ojas. The community's residents edited, illustrated, and laid out the text, which ultimately became a best-selling book when published under the name Be Here Now in 1971.[3][23][25][26][27][28] The 416-page manual for conscious being was published by the Lama Foundation, as Ram Dass' benefit for the community.[3] Be Here Now contained Ram Dass' account of his spiritual journey, as well as recommended spiritual techniques and quotes.[9] The proceeds from the book helped sustain the Lama Foundation for several years, after which they donated the book's copyright and half its proceeds to the Hanuman Foundation in Taos.[3]
The book is currently published by Three Rivers Press, an imprint of Random House
The book is currently published by Three Rivers Press, an imprint of Random House
Doc. It’s high time we throw a generous going away party for old Genghis here. I’ll send you the invite-- March 24, 2014.
