Archive for June, 2005

Just Desserts…

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

There are some people who just NEED to be remembered! To have a visual picture in our memory banks just isn’t enough. What some of us less-talented have done, in the past, is to bronze our childrens’ baby shoes hoping to have those special days actually in our hands.
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But, Is It ART?

Monday, June 13th, 2005

Most of us have attended art shows where we view the art in a quizzical manner. Is a yellow dot on a white canvas, ART? Are the tracks of a dog, ART? Is a child’s tossing of paint, ART?
I know we hesitate to play down our children’s creative [...]

The Freedom To Create

Friday, June 10th, 2005

Freedom has become a negotiable commodity these days. Unfortunately, modern day America has seen some of the freedoms fought for by past generations become extinct. The freedom to think different ideas now gets relagated to un-patriotic thoughts. But, those who fought for freedom fought so that we would honor ‘differentness’ and respect [...]

A Second Chance

Thursday, June 9th, 2005

The monumental bronze C46 was dedicated last September. Fact. However, some of those who flew THE HUMP became aware of the dedication too late to have their names inscribed on the plaque below their beloved airplane.
So, we have decided to redo the plaque to include those who [...]

What Next?

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

Listening to our daily news shows can only make you wonder as to what, if anything, will Generation X choose to memorialize. Will they create monumental art to wars? And, if so, will they spotlight the civil wars in our out-of-control neighborhoods or the wars overseas? And, if overseas, which ones [...]

Getting High…

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005

If buying drugs is your “thing,” I’ve got your answer – a ride around the Las Vegas Speedway, at speed, with Mario Andretti!
I did just that on Sunday, June 5th, and am STILL reeling. The man, his school, his staff and his CLASS all added up to a ‘natural [...]