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The Smudge of Ashen Fluff

Bright colors, simple lines, lightness and joy defined the later paintings of artist Willem de Kooning. What's surprising about these masterful works is that they were created while he suffered from a dementia most likely caused by Alzheimer's disease.


Iris Murdoch: I... wrote?

John Bayley: Yes, my darling, clever cat! You wrote books.

Iris Murdoch: Books... I wrote?

John Bayley: You wrote novels. Wonderful novels.

Iris Murdoch: I... wrote...

John Bayley: Such things you wrote. Special things. Secret things.

-from Iris (2001)

An estimated 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s has more than doubled since 1980. The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease will continue to grow – by 2050 the number of individuals with Alzheimer’s could range from 11.3 million to 16 million. Finding a treatment that could delay onset by five years could reduce the number of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease by nearly 50 percent after 50 years.

I am walking to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association on September 30th. I hope you find it in your heart to help. Donate here.

fight global warming.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Polyphonic (not spree)

Polyphonic the Verbose isn't as talkative as the name implies on Abstract Data Ark. Some of the tracks are experimental instrumentals, psychedelic hip hop blended with jazz, reggae, and electronica. When the verbage does flow, it dazzles.

Land Rovers in the Video (mp3) works for several reasons, among them:

1. The spaced-out intro.
2. Clever use of the phrase "doo-doo head dummies."
3. The flute. The guitar.
4. The fact that this is a political rap song with a spaced-out intro, flute and the phrase "doo-doo head dummies."

Spin the Globe (mp3) is Nintendo rap, with well-placed bleeps, but more impressively, perfectly placed pauses.

The subliminal Moving On (mp3) has all of the above, minus the "doo-doo head..." and is the best track on the disc.