MusiKaravan to the Rescue! (please vote!)
With concerts cancelled by COVID, in late summer 2020, two internationally famous violinists took to the road in their 1971 VW van which they refurbished, painted red, and named Boris.
During COVID, the MusiKaravan project “turned a challenging moment into beautiful human connections and discoveries beyond all possible boundaries like social, cultural, religious, ethnic, and beyond,” said Etienne Gara. “Music was the element to made this experience possible, and that brought so much preciousness to each interaction that was made possible through this journey.”
I met Etienne, YuEun, and Boris early on in their adventures, Read more…
On The Road in My Westfalia: 2021 Travels
Benton Hot Springs
How is your summer going? You soaking it in?
Unlike 2020, more people are going and traveling this summer…
including me, Art Predator!
I’ve been on the prowl in our 1990 Westfalia having adventures and researching Read more…
Movies and Oscars 2021: What to Watch, Trailers, Winners Too
What to watch on movie night?
My friend Ron Wells loves films and music and he enjoys writing about what he’s seen and heard. I often share his reviews here on Art Predator. But in 2020, no one went to the movies much or to see live music, and as we all know, everything was done over ZOOM or through subscription services, Read more…
#VanLife #Nomadland #Review #Oscars
#VanLife is not the romantic experience you might think from the images on Instagram you’ll find by searching for the hashtag; it’s much more like the one that France McDormand shares in her new film Nomadland. I would know because I bought my first van in the early 90s and lived in it on and off for seven years, including multiple trips to the Black Rock Desert for Burning Man, driving past Empire, Nevada, where the protagonist in Nomadland lives before she hits the road. I’ve enjoyed life with two more vw vans since then, but rarely living in them longer than a few weeks at a time. I have more to say about the experience, but for now, since tonight is Oscar night and the film is up for several, here’s a review of Nomadland by Ron Wells, below.
Nomadland is a “road” movie about a woman’s spiritual quest. What exactly she is trying to find is layered beneath such things as various campgrounds, people met on the road and people who have gone, all types of rocks, and even images of dinosaurs. Fern, played by Frances McDormand, travels alone in her van, aptly named “Vanguard,” meets many “nomads” like herself, and visits place after place searching for that which may be undefinable. Read more…
Ooh, see that girl
Watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen…
Looking out for a place to go
Where they play the right music
Getting in the swing
You come to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Daughters of Dada To Celebrate Beato, Women’s History Month, #IWD with #TargetDressChallenge Dancing Queens
Michelle Obama:
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish,” says Michelle Obama.
And today, International Women’s Day during Women’s History Month, is a great day to recognize those accomplishments of women AND to move forward without limits to what we will do next!
Who’s up for a VIRTUAL #TargetDressChallenge and Dancing Queens Challenge!
Listen to me read this blog post as a PODCAST via Anchor on Spotify.
International Women’s Day 2021 Theme: #ChooseToChallenge
How should you celebrate National Grammar Day today March 4?
Well first, by recognizing that it’s the perfect day– Read more…
Super Bowl 2021: Bruce Springsteen and What Does LV Mean Anyway?
Bruce Springsteen with Jeep. Photo by Rob DeMartin/Courtesy of Jeep
Today is Super Bowl LV (or 55 if you’re not fluent in Roman numerals).
It can’t have escaped most people’s notice that in English, LV looks a lot like LIVE.
And the LV Super Bowl Trophy certainly emphasizes this connection:
Many who lived to see the Super Bowl in 2020 live no longer and will miss LV. Read more…
My Saturn Return Birthday– shared with Burning Man founder Larry Harvey and WordPress founder Matt
By Leslie Wongo Rinchen
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else,” says Margaret Mead.
Today January 11 is my birthday. It seems like it and I should be unique but it’s not.
January 11 is also the birth date of Larry Harvey, founder of Burning Man. Going to Burning Man back in 1992 and returning 20 times since has had a huge influence on me and how I move in the world. It connected me with other like minded creative people and it connected me with my own creativity.
January 11 is also the birth date of Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress, Read more…
Lambrusco from Bugno Martino
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