Luigi Boccherini – String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275 (arr. G. Haddock)

Jeno Jando (piano), Takako Nishizakii (violin)
Luigi Boccherini – String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275 (arr. G. Haddock)

 

“Cacti” – oil painting (my Art collection)

“Cacti” – oil painting (my Art collection) (Click to enlarge)

Hills and Mountains – oil Painting (my Art Collection)

Hills and Mountains – oil Painting (my Art Collection) (Click to enlarge)

Art Center- oil painting (My Art Collection)

Art Center- oil painting (My Art Collection) (Click to enlarge)

Ralph Waldo Emerson about first journeys discoveries, a fool’s paradise

Traveling is a fool’s paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Discuss

 

Danza Española #6 Ensamble de Guitarras EIA3 INBA, 30 Marzo 2012

Danza Española #6 (Enrique Granados) Ensamble de Guitarras EIA3 INBA, 30 Marzo 2012
Conjuntos Instrumentales I y II:
Emmanuel Martínez, José Luna, Octavio Cruz, Aldo Chávez, Bruno Jiménez, Edgar Trejo, Daniel Trejo, Martín Ortega, Ricardo Soto
Clase del Profesor: Fernando Cornejo López

 

SUPERMAX

Supermax prisons provide long-term, segregated housing for the most dangerous criminals. An early supermax-style prison unit opened in Australia in 1975 but was shuttered after just two years due to human rights concerns. Since then, the supermax model has been adopted by many corrections systems around the globe despite continued criticism. “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski and 9-11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui are among the most infamous US supermax inmates. What is everyday life like for them? More… Discuss

 

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Concerto grosso Op.6 No.12 in F Major

Bohdan Warchal – Violin
Quido Hölbling – Violin
Juraj Alexander – Cello
Slovak Chamber Orchestra
1975

This Day in the Yesteryear: MODERN, SKIMPY BIKINI DEBUTED AT PARIS POOL FASHION SHOW (1946)

Modern, Skimpy Bikini Debuted at Paris Pool Fashion Show (1946)

Although women have worn bikini-like two-piece garments for centuries—mosaics from the 4th century depict women in such garb—the modern bikini was only introduced in 1946. Anticipating that his revealing swimwear design would have an explosive effect on fashion, French engineer Louis Réard named his skimpy suit after the Bikini atoll in the central Pacific, where US nuclear testing had just begun. However, he struggled to find a model to debut his G-string bikini. Who finally agreed to wear it? More…Discuss

 

‘Trois-Quart’ Shades of Gray oil Painting (My Art Collection)

‘Trois-Quart’ Shades of Gray oil Painting (My Art Collection) (click to enlarge, in order to appreciate the digital painting)

Quotation: Ralph Waldo Emerson on the teaching of the years

“The years teach much which the days never know.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Discuss

LUCY CHRISTIANA, LADY DUFF GORDON (1863)

A leading British fashion designer of the Edwardian era, Gordon made less restrictive clothing for women that she sold in her own “Lucile, Ltd.” shops in London, Paris, Chicago, and New York. To promote her wares, she organized tea times when models would parade around in her designs, a precursor of the modern fashion show. Gordon was a passenger on the Titanic and survived its sinking by boarding Lifeboat 1 with her husband. What did the tabloids allege about their escape from the ship? More… Discuss

 

Huntington Beach – Surfing Championship- Oil Pastel Sketch (My Art Collection)

Huntington Beach – Surfing Championship- Oil Pastel Sketch My Art Collection)

Perfect Ride -Oil Pastel Sketch (My Art Collection)

“Perfect Ride” -Oil Pastel Sketch (My Art Collection)

Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ (Uploaded on Mar 27, 2010- 16,440,566 views)

Uploaded on Mar 27, 2010- 16,440,566 views 

“These Boots Are Made for Walkin‘” is a pop song musically composed by Lee Hazlewood and first written and recorded by Nancy Sinatra. It was released in February 1966 and hit #1 in the United States and United Kingdom Pop charts. Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial.

You keep saying you got something for me
Something you call love but confess
You’ve been a’messin’ where you shouldn’t ‘ve been a’messin’
And now someone else is getting all your best
Well, these boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’
You keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep samin’ when you oughta be a’changin’
What’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet
These boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep playing where you shouldn’t be playing
And you keep thinking that you’ll never get burnt (HAH)
Well, I’ve just found me a brand new box of matches (YEAH)
And what he knows you ain’t had time to learn
These boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

[SPOKEN]

Are you ready, boots?
Start walkin’

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Today’s Birthday: THE MARQUIS DE SADE (1740)

 

English: Monument to the Marquis de Sade in front of the castle of Lacoste (Vaucluse). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Marquis de Sade (1740)

Described by French poet Guillaume Apollinaire as “the freest spirit that has yet existed,” the Marquis de Sade was a French novelist and philosopher infamous for his wildly liberal lifestyle and erotic writings. The term “sadism” derives from his depictions of

The drawing dates to 1760, when the Sade was nearly 20 years old. It’s the only known authentic portrait of the Marquis. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

violent behavior, and he spent decades in prisons and insane asylums for his scandalous actions. How did he try to incite a riot at the Bastille, where he was imprisoned just days before it was stormed by French revolutionaries? More… Discuss

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Playful Squirrel- Almo Oil Color Sketch )My Art Collection)

Playful Squirrel- Almo Oil Color Sketch )My Art Collection)

“Seagull in Flight” Oil Color Pastel (My Art Collection)

“Seagull in Flight” Oil Color Pastel (My Art Collection)

Seagull in Flight_-_oil Color Pastel (My Art Collection)

White Clouds on Blue Skies_-_Oil Color Pastel (My Art Collection)

White Clouds on Blue Skies_-_Oil Color Pastel (My Art Collection)

Spring Flowers – Oil Pastel Sketch (color) (My Art Collection)

Spring Flowers – Oil Pastel Sketch (color) (My Art Collection)

ANDRIANAMPOINIMERINA

Andrianampoinimerina, le grand roi de l’Imerina.Un roi que l’histoire n’oubliera pas pour sa grandeur d’esprit, son intelligence, sa grande sagesse et sa vision d’unir tous les peuples de Madagascar.
Andrianampoinimerina was a great,wise,and smart king.He atempted to unify Madagascar during his reign.Until now the law he created are used.

In the 16th century, the Merina people—a Malagasy ethnic group—founded the kingdom of Imerina on the central plateau of Madagascar, but it disintegrated in the early 18th century. In 1787, Andrianampoinimerina became king of one of the four continually warring Merina provinces and embarked on a campaign to reunify the kingdom. Having accomplished this, he moved on to conquer neighboring lands and peoples in an effort to become sole king of Madagascar. How did he express this political ambition? More… Discuss
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Pomegranate (My Art Collection)

Pomegranate (my Art Collection)

Stravinsky – Petruschuka Piano – Yuja Wang

Published on May 17, 2012

Piano – Yuja Wang

Despair (poetic thought by George-B)

Scream of the world (poetic thought by George-B)

The world is made of noisy silence-
a silence all so worldly-
Within the wavy textured void-
the padded silence-
Resides the deafening-silent-

Scream of the world.

Regina Spektor – Long brown hair

Published on Apr 12, 2012

regina spektor – Long Brown Hair (Live)

Recorded: 15th October 2004, Housing Works

Lyrics:

She had long brown hair
All down her breast
Made me think about my future
Made me think about my past
She was so pretty
As pretty as can be
And I thought:
“My god, why shouldn’t it be me?”

Her skin was tight, her manner was free
She gave me that look that seemed to say:
“Hey you, look at me!”
Her smile was crooked and good
As she sucked her Capri
And I thought:
“My god, why shouldn’t it be me?”

C’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon god
Why shouldn’t it be me?

Her body was free!

Don’t tell me what’s proper
Anyone can see
I wasn’t even her first, so don’t blame it on me
She was so pretty, as pretty as can be
And I thought: 
“My god, why shouldn’t it be me?”

Oh c’mon, just this once, lord!
Why shouldn’t it be me?

Her body was free!

You know what the bible says?
I’ll tell you what it says
It says:
“Don’t put a stumbling block in front of someone who can’t see
Don’t put a beautiful body in front of someone who’s hungry,”

She was so pretty
As pretty as can be
And I thought:
“My god, why shouldn’t it be me?”

C’mon lord, why shouldn’t it be me?

Please visit http://www.reginaspektor.com

 

HAN CHINESE CLOTHING

The traditional clothing of the Han Chinese people, also known ashanfu, is no longer used as everyday garb in China, but it is worn at festivals, special occasions, and cultural events. There is also a movement to revive hanfu for daily wear, in replacement of Western styles. Hanfu outfits typically consist of diagonally wrapped robes and may include several layers. How did formal hanfu garments differ for ordinary citizens, government officials, and royalty? More… Discuss

Wear our Han cloth, recover our true Chinese culture – Han culture.
This video explained in the modern time, Chinese young people remembered their own cultures, this culture is original Chinese culture, and it has been forgotten by Chinese for more than 300 years after the Mancu Qing Dynasty. (Manchu Qing Dynasty is not Chinese)
In Qing Dynasty Manchu forbit Chinese to wear their own cloth – Han cloth.
Called 剃发易服,不从者斩.—- “Chang your cloth and cut your hair, otherwise kill them “
Now, in our generation, we find back our tradition dress — Hanfu, and Han-Tang cultures.