Showing posts with label dancing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dancing. Show all posts

A Womanned Mission to the Moon Is a Total Waste of Taxpayer Dollars. There is Nothing There! We Checked! This Entire Thing is Just Variation on the #MeToo Movement! I Wanna GO! I Wanna GO! Take #MeToo! #MeToo!

Nasa postpones plans to send humans to moon...
Artemis III mission to land four astronauts near lunar south pole will be delayed until 2026Ladies! The Sixties are OVER!
We Were all Excited About Putting a
Man on the Moon in the Sixties,
But We Won't be Having Another
Woodstock or Summer of Love...
Maybe another Stonewall Riot but...
Going to The Moon
Again and Again and Again
is an Obvious Waste.


I understand That the Fact That
100% of the People That walked
on the Moon were White Men...
Annoys Women and Minorities...


Well, 45 and 1/2 of the Presidents
in the United States were
White Men Too!


Get Over IT!

Here's How to Contact Your President:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Let's Motivate Congress To Cut
NASA Spending in Half!

Whalers on the Moon Futurama - a Womanned Mission to the Moon is BOGUS

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/

On FaceBORG I Posted a MEME:

Going to the Moon is a Waste of Taxpayer Dollars. meme

and then FC Replied: Someday, there will be. And we will go further so that someday, when the sun goes nova, humans will still thrive.

and I Said: Instead of Spending $10 Billion Dollars to Help Jeff Bezos build his Rocket, Let's Fix some problems here on Earth with That Money... Like Paying for Child Care... of Feeding the Poor... or Teaching all those new immigrants how to Speak, Read and Write English... or... Buying Fire Fighting Helicopters BEFORE this Summer's Wildfires! Training People to Be Pilots, Training people to Be Mechanics... The Fires have Already Started!

and FC Replied: While we're doing all of that let us also work to lessen the divide between rich and poor. Tax them what has, not them what hasn't.

and That made me Say: Good Plan. Difficult to Actually Enforce since the First thing a Billionaire Buys is a Senator... or A Couple of Corrupt Congressmen... and those Politicians write Bizarre Tax Laws Designed to Allow Rich people to Not Pay Taxes...

RM Said: A moon base and orbiting lunar space station will be necessary to reduce the cost of future missions to Mars and beyond. Reaching escape velocity from Earth is too expensive.

and then I Said: The Entire reason we are planning to go to the moon again is... Someone NOTICED that the only people to Walk on the Moon were White Men... and THIS Time We're Gonna Have a Woman... a Person of Color... a GBLT+Q and a Native American! and SULU from Star Trek!

GE Said: There is a lot of waste of taxpayer dollars. The exploration is not one of them.

and I Replied: What's the Point of Going There? Is there a Goal? a Mission? Anything? Anything at All?

and GE Replied: I am sure there is an accompanying scientific mission. Geology? Minerals? Test for Mars?

and I Replied: We brought back moon rocks last time we went... there is nothing there... Really! We Checked! It's all just Corporate Welfare so Lockheed & Boeing can Squeeze More More More Money out of the Taxpayer.

JB Said: Right? It's not like we're gonna discover anything 🤣

and I Replied: Exactly! We already went there and There's Nothing Interesting. I went to the Smithsonian Institute and saw a Moon Rock... So What! Was my Impression and Moved on to the Diamonds and Opals in the Next Room... Let's Send a Robot to Look for Stuff... Just like we are doing on Mars. The Manned Mission is just Public Relations so we can Have Someone Walk on the Moon who is NOT a White Man. Oh! #MeToo, #MeToo We Wanna Go Too!

End of Message...

I awoke from a Dream about Strange Sculptures on the Streets of Hawthorne, CA... I dreamt that I was Using Google Earth to View them... So... I looked for the Sculptures in Google Image Search and Google Maps but only found a City near Los Angeles... That looks Like this... Just another Street in LA...
Street Scene in Hawthorn, CA - Looking at it from Above and Below at the Same time.
Looking at it from Above and Below 
at the Same Time...

I've been Ignoring TV News Recently... and The Google News Page on my Computer... It Always Seems the Same: People I Don't Know, Who Live Far Away are Behaving Crazy and Therefore their Lives SUCK! and the People Near Them Are Not Having any Fun Either! and I say: "Hey, DumbF*cks! Stop Shooting Yourself in the Foot! That's No Way to Learn Dancing!"

For Example: Vlad "The Impailer" Putin... He could be Riding a Horse with His Favorite Dog but NO... NO... He Had to Go Kill a Buncha People... and NOW he's not having any FUN... and It Looks like he's Gonna Lose his JOB and Have to Go Live in a Siberian Prison...

SEE? Behaving Crazy often Causes Unhappiness!

Guitar Piano Chart
Here's a drawing I made because I needed a chart like this... It lives in my Guitar Case so I Can Look at it if I'm playing in the Park... or at Grandma's House... print this! or print a Couple and Give 'em away!

Someone was asking about playing slide guitar in Standard Tuning... Realize that the B, G and D strings make a Chord... and You can slide it up and down the neck... and the High E string is NOT that Discordant... so... there you go... Just play those four strings and have FUN!

~~~~~~ (~);-} ~~~~~~

Speaking Of CODA the Movie... I was partying with some Gallaudet University students after the show in the Parking Lot of a Grateful Dead Concert at RFK Stadium... and I had a Spiral notebook in my car and we just wrote words with a pen... That was an Interesting Conversation, Totally Documented! I reread that years later... One thing I Learned was... They really liked Phil Lesh because you can hear the Bass Guitar using your Stomach... not Just you Ears! They all drifted to The Phil Zone... and the Other thing was... What if You just wanted to Take LSD at a Party? What the BAND was doing is Just one Facet of the Entire Experience...

CERN was pointless
and I Posted on FaceBORG: 
I'm Sure Glad They Didn't Build the Damn Thing In the USA... at Taxpayer's Expense... Really... Name Three Ways that Discovering the "God Particle" has Made Your Life Better... GO!

Circular Teacher Meme

gambling meme
and I Replied: We are having an election coming up here in California about Legalizing Online Gambling... and The American Indian Casino Owners are advertising a LOT on TV opposing the Legalization... They predict that with Internet Gambling, people will lose all their money and be unable to pay the rent... become homeless... VALID Concern... People ought to lose their money at a Tribal Casino... That;s the way to become Homeless!

​Image: Joe and Jean arriving in Honolulu. From The Hero's Journey.
​Image: Joe and Jean Campbell arriving in Honolulu. From The Hero's Journey.

"I have read somewhere of an old Chinese curse: 'May you be born in an interesting time!' This is a VERY interesting time: there are no models for ANYTHING that is going on. It is a period of free fall into the future, and each has to make his or her own way. The old models are not working; the new have not yet appeared. In fact, it is we who are even now shaping the new in the shaping of our interesting lives. And that is the whole sense (in mythological terms) of the present challenge: we are the ‘ancestors’ of an age to come, the unwitting generators of its supporting myths, the mythic models that will inspire its lives.”
-Joseph Campbell

Cal Poly Humboldt meme
GO POLYWOGS! GO GO GO!


 

a Painting Idea that Came to me in a Dream
a Painting Idea that Came to me in a Dream - gvan42
Someone of FaceBORG Suggested Building a Zoom Book Club and I Think it's a Great Idea!

Could We Build a ZOOM Book Club? Select a Book and Then Have a Zoom Meeting Where we Discuss... Maybe 6 People Maximum...

My Recommendation for the Book: 

"The Call of Cthulhu" by HP Lovecraft...

Cthulu Cartoon

or... 

"The Man in the High Castle" by Philip K Dick... 

~~~~~~ (~);-} ~~~~~~

and then on FaceBORG: SE SAID: Sometimes I wish I had someone to talk about books with. I read SO MANY great books, and it would be so great to discuss them and analyze them with people. In a perfect world, maybe I'd start a book club. But it's not a perfect world, and my small, cramped, cluttered apartment would not be a good place to have people over to relax and talk about books. I try to discuss them online, but it would be so much more fun to discuss them in person over a coffee or glass of wine.

KH Said: Zoom book club!!! Drink wine/tea/coffee in your jams in your house and discuss books...

SP Replied: Here's what you do,keep the club to 5-8 folks, find a book for the month to read,then arrange with a coffee shop ( i know one) where you'll meet and share in coffee & pastries (baked in house) and talk about the book,plan on each member having a couple coffees or eats so it benefits the shop owner having a coffee table & chairs tied up and nobody drinking...(and i've seen that happen)

Then SE Said: I thought about that - doing it at a coffee shop or something like that. I'll think about it. There's also the whole issue of who would want to be in my book club? But I guess I could try to put the word out and see if anyone bites.

CB Said: I tried to join a local book club that was having zoom meetings during quarantine but they were reading like 95% things I couldn’t hold interest in so I gave up pretty quickly and have just been reading on my own and browsing the Childfree Bookworms group. I tried to talk to my husband just a few minutes ago about what I’m currently reading and his eyes glazed over. I totally hear you. It’s hard when you’re excited about your book but you don’t know any readers.

SE Replied: Yeah, I hesitate to join existing book clubs because I'm not sure I'd be interested in what they're reading. I'm a fanatical reader, but I only like certain types of books. That's why I'm thinking in terms of my OWN book club - so I can choose the books! But I do pretty much the same thing you do - try to find people online to discuss my books with. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much.

I Said: Isn't there Something at the San Jose Public Library? Take the Light-Rail over... I had a wonderful time there in the 1990s when they offered free internet and I didn't own a Computer of my own.

SE Replied: I go to the San Jose library all the time to get books! I usually go to the Willow Glen, Cambrian Park, or Rose Garden branches.

and then I Said: I tried listening to "The Russians" on audio books... Got Bored with each book after about and Hour... "War and Peace", "The Brothers Karamazov", "The Idiot"... All those Writers were Fascinated by the Pre-Revolution Royalty... Huh?. "Everybody" is Supposed to read "The Russians" during their Undergraduate Years at College... I prefer Philip K Dick, HP Lovecraft and Dean Koontz... However, MODERN Russian Stories are Excellent... Try Martin Cruz Smith... "Gorky Park" and "Wolves Eat Dogs" it's EPIC...





Neuromonakh Feofan! Heroic Russian Rock Music with a Dancing Bear - Sami Yaffa visits St Petersburg on Sound Tracker TV Show - Link TV - They DON'T Make 'em Like This in LA...

https://www.linktv.org/shows/sound-tracker/episodes/russia-st-petersburg
 After Watching this episode THREE times I was able to Read the Name of the Band! Here it is!  

In this episode, Sami Yaffa travels to St. Petersburg and examines the vast musical diversity present in Russia's most European city. From St. Petersburg's underground musical scene to Tuvan Buddhist throat-singers, Yaffa explores a wide range of musical talents. Rooted in the multitude of musical forms present in St. Petersburg is a sense of multiculturalism, a diverse Russia. Yaffa not only shows all that St. Petersburg has to offer musically, but engages in a dialogue of what music can do in a state with issues of freedom of speech.


and HERE is a Working Video!

and HERE is Another! 

The project consists of the author of songs and performer Neuromonakh Feofan (real name is Oleg Stepanov), DJ Nikodim (Mikhail Grodinsky) and the Bear (originally — Feofan's wife, Irina Stepanova). Neuromonkh Feofan is a tall man with a beard whose face is hidden behind a hood, dressed in a Orthodox-like hoodie and bast shoes and holding a stave with a laser pointer hidden inside.
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Neuromonakh Feofan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thZTZk09Cp4

Neuromonakh Feofan (Russian: Нейромонáх Феофáн, lit. 'Neuromonk Feofan') is a musical project from St. Petersburg, Russia, performing music in drum 'n' bass styles. The project is popular on the Internet and got the status of an Internet meme. The group members remain anonymous.

Neuromonakh Feofan's performances are stylized as Russian festivals with group members dressed in bast shoes, kosovorotkas and sarafans. The lyrics of Feofan's songs abound with Slavic and obsolete Russian words, and the vocals are filled with characteristic rope. Neuromonakh Feofan performs his songs with balalaika side by side with drum 'n' bass rhythms.

Neuromonakh Feofan / Нейромонах Феофан
Neuromonakh Feofan (Нейромонах Феофан) is a mysterious and extraordinary product of the Russian club scene. The name “Neuromonakh” is derived from “Neurofunk,” a subgenre of drum and bass, and the Russian word for “monk.” The band sings exclusively in Russian, but mixes contemporary language with obsolete words and Old Church Slavonic to create epic verses set to electronic drum and bass mixed with traditional instruments like the balalaika.

Members of the three-man group remain anonymous, but we know the lead singer-songwriter, Feofan, conceals his face behind a hooded robe and false beard, wears sandals, and occasionally swaps his balalaika for a staff with a hidden laser. He’s also quite tall. He’s assisted by DJ Nicodemus, who sports an embroidered tunic and foot cloths, and is accompanied by a guy dressed in a bear costume. They never break character, and refuse to comment on politics, religion, or beards.

The legend of the group, as told by the group, goes something like this: Feofan began as a solo artist in St. Petersburg in 2009. Tired of city life, Nicodemus joined him in 2013 after they bumped into each other in the woods. The duo shared a cup of tea, relaxed on a tree stump and, disconnected from the overpowering rhythm of the city, conceived of a way to marry the fantastic energy of folk music to techno. They wrangled the bear, re-recorded old songs, wrote a few new ones and Neuromonakh Feofan was born.

Even MORE! 

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Peace and Love is Not Only a Great Idea, But It's a Practical and Efficient way of Life. Just Think of the Money You Will Save by Not Buying GUNS!


Peace Pie Chart gvan42
Peace Pie Chart 
Metal Sculpture in Eureka, California - gvan42
Metal Sculpture in Eureka, California
  • The Daily Beast
    Putin Ally Blames Crisis on Rise of Black U.S. Music Stars He Calls ‘Descendants of African American Slaves’
    In a sign of the times for Vladimir Putin’s twisted Russian regime, a regional governor has been backed by the State Duma after saying the “descendants of African-American slaves” are to blame for the country’s growing crisis.
    Vadim Shumkov, governor of the Kurgan region, said Russian society was collapsing—as exemplified by the rising rate of suicide and depression among young people—and it can all be traced back to the popularity of Black American stars in the music industry.
    In a bizarre rant posted on his official Telegram channel, Shumkov described a gaping hole of emptiness at the center of Russian culture, which he argued was not the result of poverty, war, or rampant corruption, but “an underestimation of the importance of native national culture.”
    “Many of our children… are already growing up without knowing or remembering their kindred tribe,” he lamented, claiming that they are instead “singing songs written by the descendants of African-American slaves, often playing the ape and imitating the habits and language, brimming with, frankly, second-rate quasi-cultural vulgarity. Clinging to this secondariness, being proud of it.”
    “Hence the growth of overt spiritual emptiness, depression, suicides. The lack of meaning in life,” he wrote.
    Though Shumkov did not mention Russia’s war against Ukraine as a possible reason for the bleak mood in the country, he went on to hint at a growing rift between ordinary Russians that he blamed on outside forces, claiming that a “neglect of native culture” has led to a biblical Cain and Abel situation, with brothers pitted against brothers by “foreign ‘well-wishers’” who see them as “expendable.”
    While Shumkov’s remarks were simultaneously mocked and criticized on social media, the Russian State Duma found nothing offensive in his argument.
    Alexander Sholokhov, the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture, told local media there was nothing inflammatory in his comments because he’d used the term “African-American.”
    “I think that depression is connected with the lack of ideology in our country,” Sholokhov said. “I disagree with [allegations of] incitement. He used the word African American. The governor acted more than politically correct, using literally the American version to designate this race, and besides… this same African-American culture occupies a significant part of show business and variety shows.”
    BIFF: what? Did you really say "“Hence the growth of overt spiritual emptiness?
    Well I would have to say and all word wise Fanzenfrenz would have to say "Just wait till you hear Biff Rose' new band "Black Cootchie Riot"

It Is Possible to Do All Those Things You Used To Do While Drunk, Sober... Even Rock Concerts... But You Will Need Earplugs if You Fail to Smoke Marijuana.

Once I went to a Rock Concert Without Marijuana and the Guitar Solos Seemed Too Long and Pointless... I'm Sure The Allman Brothers Band Would Have been Better if I was Stoned... But at That Time There was NO Weed Available... Out of Season!

Open the Doors of Perception - There's a Magic World Outside!
There's a Magic World Outside!

I remember at a Santana Concert outdoors near Yuba City we did not have any Marijuana but... I had the Realization that I could simply DANCE Myself into a Trance... and I Did! --- What was Funny at that Show was Santana Played First and THE WHO Played Later... and all the Mexican American People LEFT after Santana Finished Playing... MISSING the Entire WHO Concert... 

The End of the World as We Know It


Anyway... a Friend was Wondering IF She should attend an Indoor Concert next week BUT... She was Concerned About Getting COVID-19 or MONKEYPOX and was Planning to wear a Mask the entire Concert... However, She Said that would make it difficult to drink during the Show... Well, I automatically assumed she was talking about drinking Alcohol... but someone Else Pointed out that she wouldn't be able to drink WATER Either... I Had Never Considered That! In Fact, It would be Difficult to Drink Anything while wearing a Mask... So Going to a Concert is OUT!

concert at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA


SO... I realized that I never go to Gatherings of People anymore... Neither Indoors or Outdoors... I Just Don't GO... and In My Life I Loved Large Crowds... I remember 500,000 People in Washington DC on the Fourth of July with the Beach Boys in Concert with Jimmy Page and Joan Jett... That was FUN... Fireworks... and I got stoned on Heavenly Blue Morning Glory Seeds... a Mild form of LSD... I have Stopped Going to AA Meetings... and I Have Dropped out of the Group Sing Along Band at the Folsom Senior Center... We Had Fun There... Singing all those "Old Timey" Songs... but They Closed the Folsom Senior Center Entirely for a Year and I Just Never Went Back after it Reopened...

Rainbow in Santa Clara, CA in the Summer... Quite Rare!

To get back to the Main Part of the Story... While there has been a Tradition of Drinking Alcohol and Then Having Sex... I joined Alcoholics Anonymous... and The Rest of This story is CENSORED... It's Nunya Beezwax! 

One Thing I DID Notice was that Our Club Seemed Like a Swinging Singles Meeting... and I DID Marry a Member... and We Stayed Married for 15 Years and We are Still Friends... but we live in different cities... 
 
The Search for Rainbow Spiralism in Ancient Civilizations

The Search for Rainbow Spiralism 
in Ancient Civilizations

Virtual Journey: Eureka, Arcata, Trinidad - Visit Northern California's Coast. We Have Our Own Little World Here Behind The Redwood Curtain!

 

Zipper Carnival Ride 4th July Eureka, CA, USA
4th of July Carnival in Eureka, CA - I knew a Man Named "Zipper Bob" who worked setting up the Zipper and Taking it Down... Interesting Fellow... He said it took a lot of energy to set up the ride... NO EXCUSES for Fatigue... So he Took LSD Before Construction Started so he was PEPPY! and Had Stamina to finish the Job... Think about THAT the next time You Ride a Carnival Ride.

Fool the Eye Mural at Pierson's Lumber in Eureka, CA, USA
Fool the Eye Mural at Pierson's Lumber in Eureka, CA - at first glance I thought there were Construction workers up there building something... but NO... It's a Life Size Painting...

Duane Flatmo Painting on the Side of Pierson'r Lumber in Eureka, CA, USA
Duane Flaymo Mural showing The Pink Lady House and other Victorian Mansions in Eureka.

St. Francis Mural in Willits, CA, USA
St. Francis Mural in Willits, CA, USA


Sequoia Park Duck Pond. Eureka, CA, USA
Sequoia Park Duck Pond. Eureka


Humboldt Folklife Festival. Bucky Waters playing in Blue Lake, CA, USA
Bucky Waters playing at the Humboldt Folklife Festival in Blue Lake, CA - on Highway 299 Between Arcata and Redding.

Bluesfest in Eureka, CA, USA - Woodley Island Marina in the Background.
Bluesfest Concert in Eureka, CA - I was Standing by the Library, Carson Mansion whe I took this Picture... Woodley Island Marina in the Distance.

4th of July Fireworks in Eureka, CA, USA
Fourth of July Fireworks - On a Barge Floating near Woodley Island Marina... Eureka, CA

Rainbow Gathering 2004 California - Main Meadow - Near the Town of Likely
Rainbow Gathering 2004 California - Main Meadow - Near the Town of Likely in Modoc County

The Restaurant at Moonstone Beach. It's a Bit North of Eureka, CA, USA
The Restaurant at Moonstone Beach. 
It's a Bit North of Eureka

The Trinidad Pier at Night... After having dinner at that excellent restaurant, I took a stroll on the pier... Trinidad is a Few Miles North of Eureka on Highway 101 in Northern California... Go eat a Salmon!
The Trinidad Pier at Night... After having dinner at that excellent restaurant, I took a stroll on the pier... Trinidad is a Few Miles North of Eureka on Highway 101 in Northern California... Go eat a Salmon!

Trinidad Pier. Photo taken from Inside the Restaurant. Note the Reflection. - gvan42
Trinidad Pier. Photo taken from Inside the Restaurant. Note the Reflection. 

Cross made out of two telephone poles WAY out in the Woods on Highway 211 Between the Avenue of the Giants and Ferndale... This is at the Entrance to the Mount Saint Mercy Sobriety Retreat... People have said It's a Good Place.
Cross made out of two telephone poles WAY out in the Woods on Highway 211 Between the Avenue of the Giants and Ferndale... This is at the Entrance to the Mount Saint Mercy Sobriety Retreat... People have said It's a Good Place.

Remote Humboldt County between The Avenue of the Giants and Ferndale - In the Mateel - CA, USA
another view nearby... it was exciting to be on top of the mountain with the wind blowing the clouds all around... I'm moved by being on the mountaintop... not motivated to actually CLIMB a Mountain but I like going as Far as I can drive... Shasta Is Best but Lassen is excellent too.

Wave on the North Jetty of Humboldt Bay - Eureka, CA, USA
Waves on the North Jetty near the Entrance to Humboldt Bay - some days it's safer to stand on top of the Sand Dunes... other days I could walk on that concrete breakwater right where the Waves are Crashing.

Pacific Ocean a BIT North of Trinidad... There is a Great trail at College Cove that travels along the top of the cliff... many excellent views... and... there is another trail right down to the water... when I walked back UP... I Thought I was Going to Die... TOO MUCH EXERCIZE! Maybe all I needed was More Rest Breaks...
Pacific Ocean a BIT North of Trinidad... There is a Great trail at College Cove that travels along the top of the cliff... many excellent views... and... there is another trail right down to the water... when I walked back UP... I Thought I was Going to Die... TOO MUCH EXERCIZE! Maybe all I needed was More Rest Breaks...


The Sea Around Us Giftshop in Trinidad, CA, USA
Sea Around Us Gift Shop in Trinidad, CA - Rachel Carson wrote a Book by that Name... She also wrote Silent Spring.

Dancing to the Absynth Quintet in Arcata's Plaza
Dancing to the Absynth Quintet in Arcata's Plaza

Occupy Wall Street Protester riding the Bus Home...
Occupy Wall Street Protester riding the Bus Home

OCCUPY WALL STREET Protest at the County Courthouse in Eureka.
OCCUPY WALL STREET Protest at 
the County Courthouse in Eureka.

Dolos on the North Jetty of Humboldt Bay. Protecting the Channel
Dolos on the North Jetty of Humboldt Bay. 
Protecting the Channel

Mural in Fortuna. a Town about 25 Miles South of Eureka on Highway 101
Mural in Fortuna. a Town about 25 Miles South of Eureka on Highway 101

Two fisherman's Chairs - in King Salmon. He felt comfortable leaving them there because It's unlikely that anyone would Steal them... We're Just Not Like That Here!
Two fisherman's Chairs - in King Salmon. 
He felt comfortable leaving them there because 
It's unlikely that anyone would Steal them... 
We're Just Not Like That Here!

This Photo Was Taken from the Exact Same Spot 
as The Fisherman's Chairs... 
Gentle Beach in King Salmon, CA, USA
Gentle Beach in King Salmon.
Perfect for Wading with Children.

Happy Cows in Humboldt County on the Road to the South Jetty
Happy Cows in Humboldt County 
on the Road to the South Jetty...

and Down the Road... The Wildlife Preserve.
Wildlife Preserve on Hookton Road at the South End of Humboldt Bay
Wildlife Preserve on Hookton Road 
at the South End of Humboldt Bay

Sculpture Of a Couple Ascending to Heaven. At a Shopping Mall in Eureka, CA, USA
Sculpture Of a Couple Ascending to Heaven. 
At a Shopping Mall in Eureka.

Portrait of Me at Clam Beach. Obviously Potatoshopped. WINPLOT Donuts.
Portrait of Me at Clam Beach. Obviously Potatoshopped. WINPLOT Donuts.

12 Volt Bicycle Generator by Bart Orlando of The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology at Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA, USA
12 Volt Bicycle Generator Built by Bart Orlando of The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology at Humboldt State University in Arcata

Rainbow Squiral Art by gvan42 Purple64ets
Rainbow Squiral Art by gvan42 Purple64ets

Surrealistic Painting by a Humboldt State University Student
Surrealistic Painting by a 
Humboldt State University Student

Surrealistic Painting by a Humboldt State University Student
The Artist at Work... If You Know Who this Is, 
Please Email me Her Name and I'll add a Byline... 

KAPOW! Un Dam the Klamath River Protest in Arcata. The Government Has Decided to Destroy FOUR Dams on that River and Has Secured the Funds.
"KAPOW! Un Dam the Klamath River" Protest in Arcata. The Government Has Decided to Destroy FOUR Dams on that River and Has Secured the Funds. That'll Make the Salmon Happy.
(at the All Species Parade)

Bandemonium at the All Species Parade in Arcata, CA, USA
Bandemonium at the All Species Parade in Arcata

Mushroom Cloud coming from the BioFuel Generator. The Convert Sawmill Waste into Electricity...  On the Peninsula of Eureka, CA USA
Mushroom Cloud coming from the BioFuel Generator. The Convert Sawmill Waste into Electricity... On the Peninsula of Eureka... This is NOT Atomic nor is It Toxic... Just a Windless Day...

Many More Pictures...
Write Captions?
I enjoyed Shopping In Brookings Oregon... The FIRST Town over the Oregon State Line where they sold Oregon Legal Marijuana. State Law Limited people to 7 Grams per day... Brookings Had FOUR Stores and 7 times 4 is 28 Grams or One Ounce... The QUALITY was Supurb... I drove up from Eureka where Marijuana was Illegal at the Time... and Imported it into California thru that Checkpoint to make sure you didn't bring in any FRUIT... and I Made Sure I Didn't smoke any until I got home because Highway 101 is a twisty and dangerous road... 112 Miles Each Way but it was a Delight to Shop where it was LEGAL.



Currently I Live in Orangevale, California... actually, it was pretty nice day today 5/24/2022 ... 101 degrees so going outdoors was not an option but... I live in an old folks home and we got a new resident yesterday... He's not going to disturb the balance of the current residents because he just lies there and never gets out of bed... I think he talks with his Family but quietly... and Joining us at the Dinner Table is Out of the question... Talk about counting MY Blessings... I'm able to walk about a city block before I want to sit down and rest... and No One was Killed by Gunshot...

Mickey Mouse Planet Earth - gvan42 purple64ets



Here's a Trick I learned Long Ago... Make Business Cards out of Playing Cards with a sharpie felt pen... Sometimes I want to reveal different levels of Information to different people... For example: I just put my email address on some business cards because the people look STRANGE! --- This Art is Truly Interesting when seen Large! Click on the Cards to see it Big... Diamond Computer Art Playing Cards for sale... You may add words... Psychedelic Art Created Using Math... or just enjoy the design without making a statement... #ZazzleMade

Link to ALL My Playing Cards:

The Boat "The Black Pearl" docked in front of the Carson Mansion in Eureka, CA, USA
The Boat "The Black Pearl" docked in front of the Carson Mansion in Eureka, CA

Metal Sculpture of a God Standing on a Float. The Artist's Studio is in King Salmon, CA, USA

Metal Sculpture of a God Standing on a Float. The Artist's Studio is in King Salmon, CA, USA
Metal Sculpture of a God Standing on a Float. The Artist's Studio is in King Salmon, CA

Humboldt County Jail in Eureka, CA, USA
Humboldt County Jail in Eureka

Timber Heritage Society demonstration at the Fairgrounds in Eureka, CA, USA
Timber Heritage Society demonstration at the Fairgrounds in Eureka

Mural at Bear River Casino in Loleta, CA, USA
Mural at Bear River Casino in Loleta

A Dolbeer Steam Donkey. Used to Haul Redwood Logs out of the Forest...
A Dolbeer Steam Donkey. Used to Haul Redwood Logs out of the Forest... 

The Black Pearl - sailing ship from the Pirates of the Carribean movies. Moored in Eureka, CA, USA

The Monster Women play at the Spam Festival in Eureka, CA, USA

Boat at Woodley Island Marina near Eureka, CA, USA
Boat at Woodley Island Marina near Eureka

All Under Heaven Giftshop on Arcata's Plaza. Cosmic Oriental Merchandise
All Under Heaven Giftshop on Arcata's Plaza. Cosmic Oriental Merchandise

Woofstock Festival. in Eureka between the Carson Mansion and the Water.
Woofstock Festival. in Eureka between the Carson Mansion and the Water. Every Year Dogs are Welcome to Bring their Humans to Celebrate! 

Amazing Tie Dye T-Shirts for sale in Eureka, CA, USA
Amazing Tie Dye T-Shirts for sale in Eureka

Amazing Tie Dye T-Shirts for sale in Eureka, CA, USA - if you know the Artist Tell me and I'll add a byline... and a Link to the Webstore...
Amazing Tie Dye T-Shirts for sale in Eureka, CA, USA - if you know the Artist Tell me and I'll add a byline... and a Link to the Webstore...

Have Your PAW Read at the Fortune Teller. Woofstock in Eureka, CA, USA
Have Your PAW Read at the Fortune Teller. Woofstock Festival... 

The Mutt Strutt - a dog walk at Woofstock Festival in Eureka, CA, USA
The Mutt Strutt - a dog walk at Woofstock Festival

Dog at Woofstock Celebration in Eureka, CA USA - ARF ARF!
Dog at Woofstock Celebration in Eureka ARF ARF!

Signs in Old Town Eureka at an Anti War Protest March.
Signs in Old Town Eureka at an 
Anti War Protest March. 

Bluegrass Band Playing in Old Town Eureka at an Anti War Protest March.
Bluegrass Band Playing in Old Town Eureka at an 
Anti War Protest March.

Duane Flatmo Mural on the Concert Hall in Downtown Eureka, CA, USA
Duane Flatmo Mural on the Concert Hall in Eureka

Anti Iraq War Protest March in Eureka. Street Theater: a Mother with a Dead Baby Buggy and a Guantanamo Prisoner.
Anti Iraq War Protest March in Eureka. Street Theater: a Mother with a Dead Baby Buggy and a Guantanamo Prisoner. 

The Fisherman's Sculpture in Eureka, CA USA. and a House on Indian Island... Only way to get there is by Boat.
The Fisherman's Sculpture in Eureka and a House on Indian Island... The Only way to get there is by Boat.

The Black Pearl Sailing Ship in Eureka, CA, USA
The Black Pearl Sailing Ship in Eureka. Library and Carson Mansion in the Background... 

Photo of the CLOSED BAR at Moonstone Beach. No Drinks Today... This is a Meaningful Picture if You are an Alcoholic... Humboldt County, CA, USA
Photo of the CLOSED BAR at Moonstone Beach. No Drinks Today... This is a Meaningful Picture if You are an Alcoholic... Humboldt County, CA, USA

Stickers on a Road Sign in Humboldt County, CA, USA
Stickers on a Road Sign in Humboldt County

Trinidad Head as Viewed from Lufenholtz Beach. Pacific Ocean, Northern California near Eureka - gvan42
Trinidad Head as Viewed from Lufenholtz Beach.

Historic Trinidad Lighthouse. The Real Lighthouse is on the Other Side of the Big Rock Called Trinidad Head but This Old Lighthouse was Moved to a Place that People Could See It... and Enjoy...
Historic Trinidad Lighthouse. The Real Lighthouse is on the Other Side of the Big Rock Called Trinidad Head but This Old Lighthouse was Moved to a Place that People Could See It... and Enjoy...

The Humboldt County Jail. The Tallest Building in Eureka.
The Humboldt County Jail. It's Easy to Tell 
what the Main Business is in a Town... 
It's The Tallest Building... Eureka... 

Crystals in a Store Window in Arcata, CA, USA
Crystals in a Store Window in Arcata

Artists Painting a Dolphin on a Storm Drain Arcata Plaza CA USA
Artists Painting a Dolphin on a Storm Drain Arcata Plaza... Or Maybe it's a Shark That has Eaten a Seal... and a Tuna that Ate a Squid! It's the Circle of Life... and Death... On a Closer Inspection this is a Pretty Insightful Painting... WHO are the Artists? I want to add a byline... by Gina Tuzzi... 
Gina Tuzzi - painting of a Dolphin - Arcata, CA



People's Records Store on the Plaza in Arcata, CA, USA
People's Records Store on the Plaza in Arcata

Go Polywogs! 

What Should The New Cal Poly Humboldt Mascot Be? The Lumberjack is Obviously "Former Guy" - Polywog? Bigfoot? Spotted Owl? Salmon? The Kind Bud? What's Your Opinion? Type it in the Comments Section or Email Me: gregvan(at)yahoo(dot)com


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on a different subject: I went to Mount St Helens many years later and found black shiny rocks... Obviously from inside the volcano... I asked the Park Ranger where a Good Location would be to find more rocks and he said... Please don't take the rocks... if everyone did that we wouldn't have any rocks for tourists in the future... so I dumped out all my rocks...

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My Father and I Took a Hike on Hammond Trail Starting at The Castles... In McKinleyville, CA - Then we sat on the Bench overlooking the Mouth of the Mad River... and Had a VERY MEANINGFUL Conversation... During the Last Years of His Life we became friends and Did a Lot of Traveling in Humboldt County... He took the Senior Bus to The Bear River Casino and I'd drive down and Pick him up... Then we'd Cruise to Interesting Places... Like the Loleta Cheese Factory... 



Other Journeys

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Virtual Journey: Canada Tourist Guide & Autobiography. We Went on our Honeymoon to Vancouver, BC. We Rode a Bicycle built for Two in Stanley Park... and Many More Wonderful Places to Visit.


Virtual Journey: Eureka, Arcata, Trinidad - Visit Northern California's Coast. We Have Our Own Little World Here Behind The Redwood Curtain! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/05/eureka-arcata-trinidad.html


Virtual Journey: Trinity Alps, CA, USA - Drive the Bigfoot Highway (299) From Arcata on the Coast to Redding in the Central Valley. White Water Rafting! Gold Rush Ghost Towns!


Virtual Journey: to the Star Wars Flying Motorcycles Redwood Forest on Hwy 36 in Remote Humboldt County, CA, USA - and the Bridgeville UFO Festival, The Town of Mad River. 

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/03/virtual-journey-hwy-36-remote-humboldt.html


Virtual Journey: Lost Coast, CA, USA on Highway 211 - From Victorian Ferndale to The Beach, the Mountains of Mateel to the Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. 

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-virtual-drive-thru-remote-humboldt.html


Virtual Journey to San Francisco - Boat Ride on the Red and White Fleet. Under the Golden Gate Bridge and Around Alcatraz Island... and MORE!


Virtual Journey: The Smithsonian and Washington DC. Instead of Buying Gasoline and Driving There, Take this Magic Trip Instead! A Guided Tour to the Places My Family Wanted to See... 



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