Saturday, May 7, 2022
E.O. Wilson
Monday, April 18, 2022
Karl May: The Boy Who Cried Winnetou
If you grow up in Germany, you absorb the stories of Karl May, if not from his vast catalog of literary works then from the film adaptations of the 1960s. (Chances are good your parents had the soundtrack LP in the family record collection). May’s numerous volumes are such a staple of German culture that endless critical debates have raged over the generations, not as to whether or not his books are any good, but how exactly they uphold the ideals of one political faction over another. Everyone wants to adopt May as their own. Hitler was a fan, so rather than banning the books for their anti-nationalist leanings during the Nazi era, the stories were simply edited to promote wholesome German ideals rather than those of the decidedly non-white characters that May admired.
Friday, October 29, 2021
How to Art
Want to hear career advice for college students from a penniless crackpot recluse? Sure you do! Hit the link below and listen to me regale eager youngsters with my demoralizing tales of commercial art woe. It's filmed in YELLOWVISION (tm)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOEOlHWJW3c
Friday, October 15, 2021
Slides from My 50-Year Vacation
Monday, October 11, 2021
Show 'Nuff

Monday, October 4, 2021
Ready, Freddy, Go

Yesterday we celebrated the birthday of the legendary Freddy Hein. Despite our requests, he did not play his invisible acoustic. (In need of a portrait for your own celebratory purposes? Please get in touch.)