Dispatches

[pdwsolutions]

“We must abolish the ATF before they abolish the 2nd Amendment”

#AbolishTheATF #RepealTheNFA https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6AulHuQwq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[csasso]

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[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Phillips Exeter Academy, Class of 1945 Library. Louis Kahn, architect.

Friends, it wasn’t that long ago that giants walked among us.

Architects in planning rooms today have forgotten their faith in natural light. Depending on the touch of a finger to a switch, they are satisfied with static light and forget the endlessly changing qualities of natural light, in which a room is a different room every second of the day. — Louis Kahn

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life. —Frank Lloyd Wright

Friends, we get the architecture we deserve or at least the architecture we put up with. If you’ve visited Washington, our federal buildings from the 60’s and newer are, to be kind, uninspired.

Our President—yes I know you hate him, spare me the lecture-our President issued an Executive Order to mandate that new federal buildings refer back to classical forms. Whether I agree with the Order is irrelevant. What is relevant is that the President of the United States has refused to rubber stamp bad architecture. I’ll take that for starters.

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater.

Remember friends, there were days when giants walked among us.

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The Scots were wonderful guests and we want them to return. If ever a town was designed for thousands of good natured enthusiastic sports fans, it’s Boston.

We are the greatest city in the world. Come visit. We’re buying the first round.

[gadawg-404]

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Well, this kinda puts a damper on my evening mood.

70 is a curious age. Some of us are working hard to defer or defeat the looming demons of cancer, metabolic diseases like Alzheimer’s or diabetes, and other illnesses like ALS, MS, or stroke. I no longer drink hooch and haven’t smoked in ages.

Others of my friends are saying fuck it and burning it all down, taking up hooch, dope, and fast food like they were some kind of secular sacrament.

I’m not gonna analyze the partiers and hope they don’t analyze me, but geez most of these folks led straight and sober lives until recently. They’re living life today as though it’s Cosplay for the roles of roadies in an Allman Brothers tribute show.

Stay tuned.

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Tonight

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Ike & Tina Turner Revue "Proud Mary" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Ike & Tina Turner Revue "Proud Mary" remastered in HD on The Ed Sullivan Show on January 11, 1970. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ht

Our show opens right now with the exciting Ike and Tina Turner Revue and they’re wonderful

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TWA terminal by Eero Saarinen.

Remember friends, there was a time not very long ago when giants walked among us.

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[wstevenphotography]

Grenadine & fresco…

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Looks like a fine weave ( Garza Fina) grenadine. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was known for favoring grenadines, to the exclusion of almost all other ties.

By the way, he married Carla Bruni, so his wardrobe is probably worth emulating.

The ties, men. It’s always the ties they notice.

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

( Scrambles to post…something)

Last evening’s sky.

[einsliga]

[sweet-harmony]

…I love these flowers that I planted years ago in a sunny corner of my garden… they can withstand everything, the scorching heat (but they need to be watered regularly) and the coldest winters…

@sweet-harmony

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

I was about to share a photo of a rose I just shot . After seeing these lovely photos I think I’ll return to posting pictures of old buildings.

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Ike’s concept was simple: the band plays tight; Tina goes berserk. — Donald Fagen

[correctopinionhaver]

it's funny how some belief systems are so obviously just cults that got popular but since they have millions of followers you have to pretend they're something more than that and be like "yes i have respect for your beliefs"

[americasprophet1]

This had better not be a vaguepost.........

[correctopinionhaver]

not now joseph smith

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

You’ll join for the caffeine free beverages but you’ll stay for the fabulous underwear.

Two clean cut young men with clip-on neckties: Hello sir. Would you like to come to church Sunday?

Me, unshaven, smoking a Lucky wearing a FILA tracksuit: Will there be communion wine?

The two exchange uncomfortable glances.