~Graffiti News Network

got a little shoutout in this video.



Be Golden

~C33 Sixty Inches From Center Video, Images and artist interviews...

i did a little interview explaining the work in the show...Morrissey Morrissey Morrissey!



Be Golden

~Happy Bday Nina Simone!

Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone. (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist.

Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles besides her classical basis, such as jazz, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop music. Her vocal style is characterized by intense passion, a loose vibrato, and a slightly androgynous timbre, in part due to her unusually low vocal range which veered between the alto and tenor ranges (occasionally even reaching baritone lows). Sometimes known as The High Priestess of Soul, she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness or tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, worsened by bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid-1960s, but was kept secret until 2004 after her death.[1]

Jazz Lovers have a listen...




Be Golden

~Happy Bday Lavar Burton!

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957, in Landstuhl, West Germany), professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well-known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.

I would watch this daily in the summers of the 80's...
I had many favorite episodes, but this was my favorite and prolly the most memorable...



Read a book
&
Be Golden

~Today in 1941 Duke Ellington records the ever-popular "Take the A Train"

"Take the A Train," the signature tune of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, was recorded on this day in 1941. The song marked the beginning of a decades-long partnership between Ellington and a shy young songwriter named Billy Strayhorn.

You live in New York, you don't own a car, you ride the subway. And if you're really unlucky, you have to ride the A train, which ranks at the bottom of the 20 subway lines in the city. It's the line most prone to breakdowns, dirt and delays. But it has one advantage over all the other lines: It's the quickest way to Harlem and the district of majestic mansions where Harlem's royalty once reigned, called Sugar Hill.

"Take the A Train" was written by a kid who lived in Pittsburgh named Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn was a soda jerk and drugstore delivery boy by day, a musician by night, and a composer all the time.

In 1938, Strayhorn was introduced to Duke Ellington, who asked the young musician to play for him after a show.




A beautiful timeless jazz song...

take a listen
Be Golden

~Artist Goons in Jason Tyler Video "Run Around"

Give Goons his props....he's a "beast" as the kids say. =B

Jason Tyler feat. Sam I Am
Directed by the same guy who brought you the Cool Kids Black Mags video, GL Joe. This is a video about running around the streets of Chicago. Check out the animation of the Chicago "Goon" graffiti character, performance artist Jo Jo Baby, a bicycle group called the "Rat Patrol", and much more




Be Goonies
I mean,... Golden=)

~I just remembered Bowzer!!!...the missing rocka-billy link.

John "Bowzer" Bauman


..when i was a little kid i used to watch this show called sha na na...it was funny and entertaining, im sure my love of all things rockabilly and greaser are linked to this program....





(from wiki)
Sha Na Na hosted the Sha Na Na syndicated variety series that ran from 1977 to 1981. It was among the most watched programs in syndication during its run. [4] The show was produced by Pierre Cossette and originally distributed by LBS Communications.

The show featured the group performing hits from the 1950s and 1960s, along with comedy skits. The "tough guys" road act from their original road shows was adapted for TV and the group moved to a comedy and self deprecating routine. The mainstay continued to be the '50s song and dance routines. The show opened in a typical "concert scene," and then moved through various street and ice cream parlor scenes where they and their guests performed several songs. That was followed by a comedy-oriented song (e.g. Alley Oop, Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah) and closed with a slow song, again in their "concert format".

Among the supporting members featured in the series were Avery Schreiber, Kenneth Mars and Phillp Roth[citation needed] (All of them in the first season); Pamela Myers and actress Jane Dulo (who played the crabby Lady in the Window, who watched over the street scenes from the window of her apartment with undisguised disdain) (Both throughout the show's run), June Gable and Soupy Sales (Seasons 2 to 4); Michael Sklar (Season 2); and Karen Hartman (Season 4).

Guests included: Jan & Dean, Fabian, Chubby Checker, the Ramones, Ethel Merman, Frank Gorshin, Billy Crystal, Danny and the Juniors, and others

The members of Sha Na Na during the TV Series were: Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman (Vocals), Lennie Baker (Sax), Johnny Contardo (Vocals), Frederick 'Dennis' Greene (Vocals), 'Dirty Dan' McBride (Guitar)(left after second season), John 'Jocko' Marcellino (Drums), Dave 'Chico' Ryan (Bass), 'Screamin' Scott Simon (Piano), Scott 'Santini' Powell (Vocals), Donald 'Donny' York (Vocals).






who'd a thunk it , hey?
Be Golden

~Found #8...Heaven Sent

I recently found this folded page from an 1987 hit parader magazine in a old wallet of mine...
Im dedicating this "Found It" blog to Oscar Fotoflow


-DESCRIPTION:
Folded page from an old hit parader magazine 1987

-LOCATION:
my wallet from seventh grade

-GOLDEN VALUE SCALE:( based on personal interestingness )
10 outta ten..ive had it twenty one years already might as well archive it with the rest of the junk...lol

-USE FOR OBJECT(S):
Archived for nostalgia or reference material(aka rockin out)

-UNIQUENESS:( 1 being commonplace & 10 being paydirt )
The sentimental value alone makes it a ten...im sure there was some crush on a blonde that accompanied this swatch of paper
10 outta 10







(the backside of this page)


(from wiki)-Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitars, Juan Croucier on bass, and Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to form Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently, Dokken and Brown remain from the original lineup. After several personnel changes on guitar, Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001, Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on the bass guitar.







Be Golden
Be Heavy
Be Metal

~Have a Bloody Good New Years!

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
The years go by, as quickly as you wink
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself,
It's later than you think

Hello, I'm Terry,
And I'm going to enjoy myself first

It's good to be wise when you're young
'Cos you can only be young but the once
Enjoy yourself and have lots of fun
So glad and live life longer than you've ever done

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
The years go by, as quickly as you wink
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself,
It's later than you think

Never right, yes I know
Get wisdom, knowledge and understanding
These three, were given free by the maker
Go to school, learn the rules, don't be no faker
It's not wise for you to be a foot stool

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
The years go by, as quickly as you wink
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself,
It's later than you think

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
The years go by, as quickly as you wink
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself,
It's later than you think


OI OI OI!
and
See ya on the other side rudies...
Be Golden

~Found on the InterWeb...

...HOT POP Owner Margaret poses with one of my owl cutouts...



...on this episode of:
"The Internet is a Snitch"



And proof the Internet is a Snitch, another thing sent to me two days ago...
this guy is a super annoying mug, but at about 3 mins.. it gets plenty interesting...check it!




be safe
and
be golden

~Natas Kaupas...Original Street Skater

...accompanied by an awesome song and a personal fave...brave captain by firehose..

Footage from Streets on Fire circa 1988?




Be Gnarly, Be Radical, Be Sweet!

~A pop song I could definately stand behind....

Ray barbee tribute....

I must have watched these videos 'til the tapes wore out.










Brooksy