Kick-Start the Weekend
Posts to kick-start the weekend, usually with musical content.
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My Favorite Things
Not mine — but my very talented, and good and fun artist friend, Patsie Uchello and fellow native New Orleanian. My son Jackson, Peter and I recently attended an exhibit/ gallery opening of her work in her exhibit, My Favorite Things, at the Art Square in Leesburg, VA last Friday. This was the inaugural opening of the gallery as well. It’s similar to the Torpedo Factory / Art League here in Alexandria, VA. Patsie shows her work here as well and takes ongoing classes. I’ve enjoyed taking classes at the Art League as well but lately time has not permitted this. Since shells are some of my favorite things, here’s…
Car Storage
When I saw this picture in the front section of the Post, I thought it was from a Science Fiction movie. It reminded me of the movie Brazil. It is a Volkswagon storage tower in Wolfsburg, Germany. What a fantastic design, not to mention the photographic perspective. Who knew something like this existed? I love learning about something new when I do these postings. Here’s Rental Car by Beck as a preview to Kick Start your weekend posts on Friday.
Music Video
A really cool music video to impress you with the song and the film making, Her Morning Elegance, by Oren Lavie. I was so astonished with the number of frames it must have taken to make this movie. Great way to Kick Start the Weekend. Be sure to check out the clever website through the picture link. This song was nominated for a 2010 Grammy in the Best Short Film category. Interesting too that there is a gallery associated with this video.
