Stu Jenks' Fezziwig Press

"Prayer For The Hopi Clowns" on this week's Hearts Of Space

Good news: "Prayer for the Hopi Clowns", off my new CD Deaths And Injuries, is featured on this week's Music From The Hearts Of Space show.

Check your local public radio listings or listen to it (not for free) at Hearts Of Space, www.hos.com. Usually HOS broadcasts on Sunday nights on many NPR stations. Sadly, here in Tucson we don't receive the show anymore but you all in Prescott, Show Low, Page, and Flagstaff do. And across the country and world.

Again, thanks, Stephen Hill and Steve Davis for playing some of my work on this week's show.

Look for the show entitled "Floating Waves"

The State of Hate and Extremism in American

Photographs from "The State of Hate and Extremism in American" on Monday, April 16th, 2012 at the Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts, sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center. (c) 2012 Stu Jenks

(From top to bottom: Richard Cohen, President, Southern Poverty Law Center; Don Logan, Diversity Activist; Gerda Klein, 2010 Recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom, and subject of "One Survivor Remembers".; and Morris Dees, Founder, Southern Poverty Law Center.)

Google any and all of the names above, or click on the links to the film or to the Center.

I need to rewrite my will to make it simpler to administer. (I've learned a few things about wills in the past year. My will is a bit of a nightmare right now. I'm OK, my health's fine, but I don't want to leave a mess for my executor.) In the new will, I'm going to bequeath 5% of my assets to the Center. You might want to, as well. Just a thought.

Fun fact from the night: I saw a photo of a Klan leader that the Center successfully sued. (The KKK and other hate and 'patriot' groups despise the SPLC because they take their money, their land and their stuff and then give the assets to the victim's families.) On the side of the Klansman's head were tattooed two words: Fuck SPLC. Donate as you can.

Stu Jenks' Studio BR-549 by Jeff Smith

I've taken a number of good photographs of my studio, but none are better than this one taken by Jeff Smith, last Maundy Thursday.

Three tracks from 'Deaths & Injuries' were recorded at BR-549.

Thanks, Jefe. You are a very good man and a very good artist.

Chugwater Train...

"Chugwater Train, Wyoming" (c) 2012 Stu Jenks

Old & New Oil...

"Old & New Oil, New Mexico" (c) Stu Jenks 2012

Wyoming Oil & Natural Gas & Antelopes Too...

"Wyoming Oil & Natural Gas & Antelopes Too..." (c) 2012 Stu Jenks

From Thursday's 'Deaths & Injuries' CD Release Party...

Thanks to all who attended my CD release party on Maundy Thursday, supporting my new album Deaths & Injuries. A good time, I believe, was had by all. And if you want to see and hear a couple of the songs played that evening, just go to the StuTube and you'll find them there. I only played (or rather sang) one song from Deaths & Injuries. Watching me play atmospheric music is as entertaining as grass growing, plus it was a lot of fun to sing some old songs to everyone. I was a bit pitchy but I sang with commitment (LOL.)

And many thanks to Jeff Smith for pics and some vid, and to Kathleen Dreier for pics too. (Kathleen's pics have her watermark. All unmarked images here are by Jeff Smith.) And thanks to Laura for providing the wonderful spread of food for the occasion.

I can't thank everyone enough. Again, if you want to hear me play a Mike Ness song, a Buddy and Julie Miller song, and Man Of Constant Sorrow, just click on this link.

And Happy Bunny Day and Happy Passover. Prayers all around.

Morley Safer on Contemporary Art

I've been saying this for years. Decades. It's not sore grapes on my part. I make money. Some. I just wish it was any type of grape. Just something grape-like: tasty, sweet, refreshing, with real fiber and good for you too. But no. It's not. Contemporary Art isn't good for you anymore.

One point Morley does explicitly makes in this great 60 Minutes piece is that this is where the super-rich, the .01%, or the .001%, spend their extra cash.

Christ, Daddy Warbucks, donate half of what you spend in Miami to your local Salvation Army, will you?

Did that art dealer just use the word 'organic?' Shoot me now.

It's shameful. Truly shameful. And this is coming from a reasonably successful artist. Me.

Watch the piece at this link.

Best quote from an art dealer: "This is theatre. This is all theatre."

Yes it is. Very bad theatre from The Art World. Very good TV from Morley Safer.

"Owl's Head Tortoise"

"Owl's Head Tortoise, Arizona" (c) 2012 Stu Jenks