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Category Archives: existentialism
This is not art. No. 36…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word penultimate. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What a feast of form, texture, and colour! This piece is about two-and-a-half metres by four. If it were a painting on a … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, academia, art, brain, colours, composition, creation, dreaming, existentialism, humour, information, painting, photography, seeing, serendipity, style, surrealism, words
Tagged art, art criticism, arts, carefully chosen colours, clouds, colour, conchoidal, discovery, existential angst, fleshiness, form, gritty photo, irony, madness, monumental, painting, Paul Nash, photography, plywood, serendipity, style, surrealism, this is not art, words
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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s Sir Arthur Conan Doyle quotation is from The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902): “Hist!” cried Holmes, and I heard the sharp click of a cocking pistol. “Look out! It’s coming!” There was a thin, crisp, … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, books, brain, conversation, drama, existentialism, history, humour, information, misheard, overheard, people, reading, serendipity, surrealism, words, writing
Tagged arts, conversation, dictionary word, Dr Watson, Hist!..., history, misheard, overheard, poetry, serendipity, sex, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, style, surrealism, The Hound of the Baskervilles, words, writing
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Encounter with a beast on the way home…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word gloom. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, this photo Dave, it’s not really that crisp and sharp, is it?… But you see, evening was coming on, and the light … Continue reading
Posted in art, brain, composition, cool, dreaming, Dulltown, existentialism, Hull.UK., humour, information, observations, painting, photography, seeing, serendipity, surrealism, words
Tagged art, arts, bad mural, beverage stain, discovery, existential angst, film, from the lagoon, gloom, gloomy, Hollywood monster, Hull City Council, humour, lurching figure, observations, painting, photography, serendipity, style, surrealism, transportation, walking home, words
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Just a few short, but pithy things…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: ajowan, warray, peplos, distyle, scuppernong, and theotechny. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. The professor will be … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, brain, cafe, conversation, cool, existentialism, food, Hull.UK., humour, information, observations, overheard, people, phones, puzzle, serendipity, spam, surrealism, words, writing
Tagged advertising, ajowan, conversation, Creamfields, creamfields cheese, dictionary word, discovery, distyle, madness, name change, observations, panini panino, peplos, Professor Mouldie, scuppernong, serendipity, spam, sumo wrestling, surrealism, theotechny, warray, words, writing
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Enjoying messing about on the bench…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word Plantagenet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me, I love pratting about (PA) with things and ‘improving’ them – it’s a very satisfying thing to do. One evening about a … Continue reading
Posted in blues, creation, design, existentialism, guitars, humour, information, instruction, music, thinking, TV
Tagged amps, Celestion G10, electric guitars, messing about, otis rush, Plantagenet, satisfaction, Squier amp, Three Ways a Fool, TV, woodwork, work bench
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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one wearing a t-shirt two sizes too small with a picture of Boris Johnson on it. (Boris) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Hey hey hey! I’m going round a speed.’ ‘Now it’s hot … Continue reading
Posted in brain, cafe, cool, dreaming, Dulltown, existentialism, humour, information, misheard, music, poetry, serendipity, sex, smiling, surrealism, words
Tagged art, arts, Boris Johnson, dictionary word, elephant in the room, existential angst, hobnob, madness, manatee, misheard, misheard song lyrics, music, poetry, serendipity, sex, surrealism, t-shirt, whoo whoo, words
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A busker rant…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s sound is that of a Velcro fastener being ripped open in the middle of a church service. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, I have nothing against street musicians, buskers, as such… Yes, I have! There are generally too … Continue reading
Posted in cool, Dulltown, existentialism, Grumpiness, guitars, history, Hull.UK., humour, music, style
Tagged anodyne, arts, bland music, Blue Swede Shoes, buskers, Carl Perkins, church service, history, millenials, music, observations, rock and roll, style, The Cramps, today's sound, Velcro
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