Transgender, Gay and Lesbian issues; Music; Books; Absinthe; Photography; Paranormal; Urban Exploration; Haunted Places; Corsets and Vintage Clothing; Genealogy; Pinups; Pirates; Poetry; Mermaids; All things Gothic; Travel; Ghosts; Halloween; Native American Culture; Films; Art Deco; Ireland; NYC; Sideshows; Cooking; Tattoos; Everything Celtic; Cool Architecture; History; Festivals; Concerts; Archaeology; Rocks, Fossils and Crystals; Good Conversation; True Friends.
CURRENT MOON moon info
"Les Buveurs d'Absinthe" by Jean Beraud
I also collect Antique Soapstone Carvings, Religious Relics, Vintage Postcards and Photographs, Absinthe Spoons, Paper Ephemera, Antique Medicine and Poison Bottles, Rare Seashells, Medals and Tokens of Secret Societies, Turquoise Jewelry, Tapes of Old Radio Shows, Wood Carvings, Comic Books, Books and more Books.
I love searching through old dusty bookstores, out of the way antique shops, flea markets and estate sales. I enjoy refinishing old furniture and recycling old household items for everyday use.
AUTUMN
Autumn is my favorite time of year. Watching the mountainsides come ablaze with gorgeous fall foliage, crisp fresh air, trips to the cider mill and the farmer's markets. The harvest moon, picking grapes, Halloween, pumpkin pies in the oven, relaxing in front of a wood fire sipping tea. Carefully searching the morning fog, which lies over the freshly dug potato fields, trying to catch another brief glimpse of that elusive unicorn, from my childhood.
Rosy cheeks, cold noses and warm hearts.
Bill Brauer
Cover painting of actress Martha Mansfield by Rolf Armstrong for July 1920 issue of Photoplay magazine.
"Golden Girl" by Rolf Armstrong
"Harem Girl" by Frederick Bridgman 1847-1928
"The Siesta" by Frederick Bridgman 1878
"THE SNAKE THAT DANCES"
I love to watch, while you are lazing, Your skin. It iridesces Like silk or satin, smoothly-glazing The light that it caresses.
Under your tresses dark and deep Where acrid perfumes drown, A fragrant sea whose breakers sweep In mazes blue or brown,
My soul, a ship, to the attraction Of breezes that bedizen Its swelling canvas, clears for action And seeks a far horizon.
Your eyes where nothing can be seen Either of sweet or bitter But gold and iron mix their sheen, Seem frosty gems that glitter.
To see you rhythmically advancing Seems to my fancy fond As if it were a serpent dancing Waved by the charmer's wand.
Under the languorous moods that weigh it, Your childish head bows down: Like a young elephant's you sway it With motions soft as down.
Your body leans upon the hips Like a fine ship that Iaves Its hull from side to side, and dips Its yards into the waves.
When, as by glaciers ground, the spate Swells hissing from beneath, The water of your mouth, elate, Rises between your teeth —
It seems some old Bohemian vintage Triumphant, fierce, and tart, A liquid heaven that showers a mintage Of stars across my heart.
Roy Campbell, "Poems of Baudelaire"
Much of my photography is done in and around old abandoned buildings, houses and cemeteries.
I enjoy oil painting, pencil drawing, sculpture, collage and working in mixed medium. I do some writing, when I can find the time. Someday, I would like to try my hand at film making.
Recent pencil drawing 2006
Entire drawing 2006
Scanner died, sorry for crappy pics.
Pencil drawing. 2006
Watercolor painting. 2004
I'm drawn to people who can carry on intelligent conversations on a wide variety of subjects. Those who are creative musically, artistically or willing to use self expression, outside the traditional limits of the politically correct, as a means to identify themselves. People who are unafraid to speak out on unpopular issues. Those who cherish values such as honesty, trust and respect. Those who aren't afraid to be themselves, who are witty or unique.
LOUISE BROOKS 1906 - 1985
Louise in 1984 in Rochester NY
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester NY
"A Comforting Friend" by Arthur Wardel
"Dream" by Fitzgerald
"The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of" by Fitzgerald
"Nightmare" by Fitzgerald
"Dream Of Grandmother And Grandaughter" by Karl Brulloff
"Dream Of A Girl Before Sunrise" by Brulloff
"Dicken's Dream" by R W Buss
Estelle Canziani
"Enchanted Shores" by Roland Wheelwright
Carlos Schwabe
I love pretty much all music. Music is very important in my life. Sometimes I think it would be easier to go without food than go without music. br Favorite contemporary artists in random order: Namoli Brennet, Harry Chapin, The Town Pants, Francoise Hardy, Mike and the Mechanics, Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Hornsby, Shawn Colvin, Three Dog Night, Garth Brooks, Whitesnake, QUEEN, Stevie Nicks, The Eagles, Sugarland, Divine, Tommy Makem, Marian Bradfield, Bob Seger, Kenny Loggins
Currently, I spend a lot of time listening to folk, rock-a-billy and celtic music.
Namoli Brennet
Francoise Hardy
Sin City, Blues Brothers, 28 Days Later, French Connection, Transamerica, Rent, das Boot, Soldier's Girl, Bad Education, Metropolis, Leon the Professional, Vanishing Point, Sixth Sense, Mulholland DR, Dreamcatcher, Twin Peaks ~ Fire Walk With Me, 12 Monkeys, Road To Perdition, The Green Mile, Message In A Bottle.
Zombie Movies
I don't watch much tv. Although I'm currently addicted to : Lost and 24. Occasionally I find something worthwhile on Sci-Fi, History, A&E, Travel or Discovery channels.
Is Bob home ?
Way too many to mention by title. Non-fiction interests include : History, Folklore, Travel, Baseball, Paranormal, True Crime, Art and Film. ~ Fiction includes: Mysteries, Adventure, Horror, Sci~Fi, Comic books, Graphic novels and anything that happens to catch my interest. Recently I've been catching up on the Arthurian Legends, books of Jules Verne and Arthur Conan Doyle.
My mother who showed me the true meaning of courage during her 9 year battle with cancer.