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"The Tucson Pothole Monster"

"The Tucson Pothole Monster, Iron Avenue, Tucson, Arizona" (c) Halloween 2010

Happy Halloween from The Tucson Pothole Monster.

Boo.

All Souls' Procession: Jellyfish Crane Rehearsal: October 29th, 2010

All Souls' Procession: Jellyfish Crane Rehearsal: October 29th, 2010 (c) Many Mouths One Stomach & Stu Jenks

 

Simply go to the StuTube (my YouTube page) and select All Souls' Procession: Jellyfish Crane, and you can watch a little video, shot yesterday, of the All Souls' Procession Finale: Jellyfish Crane Rehearsal, in the Hook Crane Company's yard. This is just to give you a taste of what will transpire in a little over a week, in Downtown Tucson, on November 7th, 2010.

What struck me, during the rehearsal, was the perfect blending between the solidity of Rome's powerful drumming with Aurelia's floating silk work, and the performers in-between creating a visual bridge between the earthiness and the airy. But isn't that what Death and Dying are all about: The polarity between losing this grounded existence and the hope, afterwards, of flying with our angels? It is for me.

This Earth can be both wonderful and horrible, sometimes in the same day. I visit a dying mother. I watch dancers in the sky. And that was yesterday.

I can always use a little air.

I hope this little video whets your appetite for the visual, spiritual and emotional feast that will occur a week from Sunday.

Love and Light,

Stu.

p.s. Don't forget to choose the HD drop-down on the StuTube. It'll make the video extra-special sharp, you know.

"Coalmine Sunrise"

"Coalmine Sunrise, Coalmine Canyon, Arizona" (c) 2010 Stu Jenks

"Orion" by Alberto Cuardro

"Orion" (c) 2010 Alberto Cuardro; Photo by Stu Jenks 

[From a Bread Art show at the amazing Tartine in San Francisco. If you are ever in S.F., stop by Tartine, and buy a loaf or a grilled cheese or a pastry. But be aware that since the place is so wonderful, there will probably be a line, but it's well worth the wait.]

"Thornton Beach in October"

"Thornton Beach in October, Daly City, California" (c) 2010 Stu Jenks & Susie Chartreuse

[The top four images were taken by Susie, the bottom five were taken by me; and yes, boys and girls, that is a coyote on a bluff overlooking the beach. She kept a close eye on us as we hiked back to the car.]

 

"Buddy, Patty, Emmylou, Jack & Del: HSB 2010"

"Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Jack Cassidy & The Del McCoury Band: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California" (c) October 2010 Stu Jenks

"Wind Horses"

"Wind Horses: Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, California" (c) 2010 Stu Jenks

"STS-133"

“STS-133: Canaveral National Seashore, Florida

    “So, do many people come here to watch the launches of the Space Shuttle?” I ask, as I hand my money to the man at the west gate of Canaveral National Seashore.
    “We close the Park three days before each launch,” he says without emotion.
    “Too many people crowding the beach?” I ask.
    “No,” says the park ranger, “It’s in case, if something goes wrong, no one will get hurt.”
    “Oh,” I say.
    You mean if the Shuttle blows up soon after launch, fire and debris will rain from the sky and kill people. Yikes. But I’d still chance it. Anytime. Day or night. Just have me sign a waiver.
    Thirty minutes later, I’m at a rickety fence on the beach. A tall guard tower sits off to my right, the Atlantic Ocean crashes to my left. Video cameras, here and there. I raise my 5D to my eye, then lower it without taking a shot. I just gaze in awe. A childhood dream come true. There’s the Space Shuttle Discovery right over there! I’m looking right at it! (It’s scheduled for launch on November 1st, the day before All Souls’ Day. Next to last launch of any Space Shuttle, for that matter. They are retiring the program in 2011.) I may or may not ever see a launch but right now, I really don’t care.
    For STS-133 is right over there!
    I wipe the tears from my eyes, raise my camera again and begin shooting. 

Music from "Flame Spirals for the Hopi Clowns: Soundtracks for Photographs: Vol. 4."

 

Music from "Flame Spirals for the Hopi Clowns: Soundtracks for Photographs: Vol. 4"

An atmospheric piece from the upcoming album of the same name. Hope you enjoy the freebie. See it as a tithe for all of your support, financial, spiritual, and emotional, over the years.

 

 

Download Flame Spirals For The Hopi Clowns #4

 

"Rockaway Beach After First Light" (Gladstone Mothershead)

 

My first music video, with the title track from my third CD, "Gladstone Mothershead" accompanying the loud crash and video images of breaking waves at beautiful Rockaway Beach in Pacifica, California, soon after first light. And if you want to purchase "Gladstone Mothershead", you'll find it at ITunes, CDBaby and at other digital purveyors.

Lastly, I just got the Baldwin spinet tuned by master piano tuner Dan Davis on Monday. It has never sounded so sweet, like a piano that has descended from Heaven. I expect to go into the studio and record "Soundtracks For Photographs, Vol. Four" in the near future. The Dmin7 now makes my mind fly away, leaving just fingers and a soul behind.