Rhapsodies

Kaiju Attack

by wpmorse on August 8, 2013 at 10:29 am

Posted In: Test

A funny thing happened just a minute ago I was watching The 206 on Youtube (kind of a SNL for Seattle) While at the same time I was uploading a clip from Pacific Rim for a reference. Anyway the show opens with President Obama making one of those canned announcements all presidents make to local media affiliates when they are in town. Just as this bit was coming to it’s end the Pacific Rim clip started playing. At first it sounded like the President was being interrupted by something official… as if he were making the clip on Air Force One. For a brief second I thought it was part of the bit… until it ended with the warning of a Kaiju Attack!

└ Tags: Annecdotes, Barack Obama, Kaiju, Pacific Rim, The 206

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Tuesday Rhapsodies

by wpmorse on August 6, 2013 at 6:23 am

Posted In: Test

Today’s Rhapsody is called the “Turkish Rhapsody” Though it is really a variation of some Mozart pieces in 8 hand arrangement made by Vyacheslav Gryaznov.
played by 2 pianists, violist and flutist

└ Tags: Classical Music, Mozart, Music, Piano, Rhapsody, Vyacheslav Gryaznov

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Happy Birthday Louis

by wpmorse on August 4, 2013 at 7:24 am

Posted In: Test

Another happy birthday to Mr. Louis Armstrong!

So let’s raise a cold one in his honor while we listen to one of his greats, Stardust.

└ Tags: Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Stardust

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Friday Museum Sketch

by wpmorse on August 2, 2013 at 11:18 am

Posted In: Art

Well I did the free first Thursday at Seattle Art Museum. yesterday. Because I have a membership I generally avoid it because the usually large crowds make it difficult me to get into my sketching zone. But I had gone downtown for The Pioneer Square Art walk and decided to stop at the museum as a way to finish my evening. (and use the bathroom before a long ride home)

This time I was actually enjoying being there to watch people look at the art. But I did get around to looking doing some quick sketches.

These are mostly pieces I’ve sketched before but I found looking at them at different angles to be interesting and informative.

The top right picture is a Congolese Hemba mask. the rest are examples of the Igbo people from Afikpo in Nigeria the one on the bottom right is a “Mma Ji” or Knife Yam mask .

└ Tags: African Art, Igbo, Masks, Sketches

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