When I went to gather up our shared posts, I was astounded by all of the other arts sharing posts Robbie has done: poetry, book reviews, paintings, photography and more.
Above is the 1 .. I have shared on my Art Gowns blog. One of the things I LOVE about old art is the gowns.
I just want to say,
I try to answer all comments, but when I went back to find these posts, it appears I miss some. Apologies, it is inadvertent, but the art is still fantastic.
… on the faces of the hundreds of people who showed up; the way Paul’s face lit up when he played guitar and sang.
His life partner & lover, Lynn, surely was heart broken.
Yet, the radiance of her love shone bright.
And she wrapped us in that burnished glow.
We basked in the sun affections and respects of: Paul’s life-long best friend, Martin – His friend from forever & co-worker of decades Joan –
– Sasha a long standing friend, who played drums with Paul on guitar – J.K. a newer buddy who played bass guitar with Paul on guitar and his loving niece Leigh-Anne, as they eulogized.
There are 3 staircases in the Elmo. Each riser has the name of a band or performer on it. Some call it the Stairway to Heaven.
It’s hard to take a pic of a staircase and see every riser, so using old film locations technique, I put the flight together that featured Paul’s name.
I’d shiver when Paul sang Helter Skelter, which the stairs reminded me of .
“When I get to the bottom, I go back to the top of the slide Where I stop, and I turn, and I go for a ride ‘Till I get to the bottom, and I see you again Yeah, yeah, yeah!”
– Lennon /McCartney
And when he sang “Don’t Let Me Down“ – Lennon/McCartney -I knew who he was singing about. I could feel it!
“And from the first time that she really done me Ooh, she done me She, done me good I guess nobody ever really done me Ooh, she done me She, done me good”
Bands that played: Go Freddy Go – The Sin City Boys – Kensington Shake; with a group of pals jamming to the Spirit in the Sky, at the end.
And of course, The Blushing Brides played.
The Blushing Brides are a Rolling Stones tribute band.
Oh yeah, Paul’s in the video!
Paul played with the Brides off and on over the years, beginning in the 1980’s.
Here they are, below, on a TV show – Juenesse in Montreal, 1982
Since discovering Holly and her poetry, years ago, I keep finding her & her poems painted on walls, in alleys, on garage doors, in the market and Graffiti Alley.
This bleak alley went on for a mile, at least. Suddenly … beauty, like a Holly poem.
"Don't tell me what the poets are doing
Those Himalayas of the mind
Don't tell me what the poets been doing
In the long grasses over time"
But my heart can thank Holly, and all the wonderful poets I have found on WP.
“She called herself Lil, but everyone knew her as Nancy”
Hi, Blue Dude Raccoon here, with an Alley Gallery tale that will tune you in and turn you on!
It all began last summer when Nancy (great, great, great, great, great & about 55 more greats) granddaughter of Rocky Raccoon began wandering the alleys taking pics of humans on garage doors.
Teagan R. Geneviene via Night Cafe
Made aware of this, kits in their late teens rebelled. They struck out into the alley spraying graffiti over the images of humans,
and churning up general mayhem.
Their mom’s, dressed in their finest matching period gowns, discussed the issue over tea.
Teagan R. Geneviene via Night Cafe
They actually thought of asking Gideon Bibbel to help. He was the largest scariest raccoon ever. He was so big he lived in an abandoned warehouse, and took up all the space.
Unfortunately, he terrified the wee tiny ones, so they decided against it.
One night after a gig, the Jazz Racs, a local raccoon jazz band who played for humans, parked their car in an alley, after a gig.
Teagan R. Geneviene via Night Cafe
The kits spent half the night spray painting the car, while everyone slept.
Something had to be done! The mom’s decided to consult Big Purple, the wise old leader of the Trash Can Clan.
Simple he said. The Kits need to be Jazzed Up. They need to channel their emotions creatively.
Teagan R. Geneviene via Night Cafe
So, after making the Kits clean the paint off of the car, they all head down to the Jazz Cafe.
The Kits were wowed!
The Kits all decided to learn to play instruments, and start a band.
A couple of months later (Raccoons learn very quickly) they played their first gig,
… and their happy mom’s showed up to dance.
Teagan R. Geneviene via Night Cafe
Pics taken by Resa – 2024-2026
Toronto, Canada
The Artists:
For anyone who hasn’t guessed, I began this tale with inspiration from The song below.
AI was not used in the writing of this post.
Post Script:
Toronto is known as the "Raccoon Capitol", which is why there is so much raccoon street art in the city.
When Teagan, a most creative & whimsical writer, included the image of Raccoons having tea in gowns in a post, I got quite a chuckle out it. So I asked Teagan if I could include it in my annual raccoon street art post. Not only did she say yes, but out of the blue, in kind & generous spirit, Teagan did up more raccoon whimsy and sent it to me.
I think it looks like Amy… a healthy Amy with full cheeks.
She had full lips, tattoos, dark-lined mascara eyes and often a big flower in her hair.
She held her chin behind her wrist, at times.
Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong wrote I Heard It Through the Grapevine in 1966. The next year, Motown stars Gladys Knight and the Pips had a #2 Billboard Hit with it.
In 2006, Amy and Paul Weller did a fabulous live version. I love the juxtaposition between Amy’s brave blues/jazz vocals and Paul’s straight ahead performance.
I drew Amy a couple of years ago for Holly and my series on Rock Stars.
You can check out the article on Holly’s House of Heart!
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