By all accounts, bright star of the year is Pharrell, and his recent performance on the Grammy show with NILE RODGERS, praise be to him...was a sensation. Pharrell is a genius and I am glad to be sharing time and space with him. He appears to be, literally, one of those performers we are lucky to have while we are here. But while his hat is from Vivienne Westwood, I think Robert Baden Powell created it.
Original Relief Carved Boy Scout Folk Art Carving Collection Jim Linderman
Boyscout Photo from Wikipedia
Pharrell Photo Red Bubble HERE
1957 Dancers Original Snapshot Collection Jim Linderman
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My father made this turtle as a boy. I don't need to say anything else.
Bug-a-Boo was a term first used in 1598. It was originally, I guess, an imaginary something which causes great fear. A ghost, poltergeist, bogeyman…a spirit. Most famously, it was the pre-Beyonce song by her group Destiny's Child in 1999. She was great then too. Incredible great, actually. Already a Star, but not yet Stratospheric. She would be. I believe, actually, that Beyonce is today the most famous woman in the world.
Forbes puts her just below that creep Meg Whitman (who helped invent eBay then helped ruin it) on their list of "Most Powerful Women" for some absurd, scary reason which makes no sense, but it isn't a fame list. Ask someone in the rest of the world who Meg Whitman is, and then ask them who Beyonce Knowles Jay-Zee is. I guarantee you will get A. puzzled looks. B. EVERY SINGLE HAND raised. For some ill-informed reason, the New York Times, "paper of record" once said Meg Whitman had a good chance of one day being the first woman president. Shudder. At least THAT notion has evaporated, along with her reputation, if not her billions. I'll wait for the Times retraction. Beyonce, on the other hand, had earned her billions. Here she is, below, her destiny awaiting her in 1999.
I found the lyrics to Bugaboo on one of those sites which freeze your computer, so don't bother. In the song, Beyonce breaks her lease to get away from her bugaboo. They sample TOTO of all things. The Merriam-Webster, hoping to get into the social-sharing data collection game, I guess, now asks "What made you want to look up Bugaboo? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). Here are a few of them. Sure enough, the song sent some searching, but you'll see also stories of Dr. Phil, the graft policy of Nigeria, and one plaintive comment query "my co-worker told me it was a racial slur."
I appreciate that the young woman above took the time to look it up. She has my vote. The little lapel pin sent ME on my search, but I didn't take the time to let the cyber-dictionary know.
If it is a slur, it would be yet more bad news for the makers of the Bugaboo baby stroller, which was once recalled by the Consumer Product Safety folks because it spilled your baby on the concrete.
Enjoy Destiny's Child. Don't be scared.
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A Curious Snapshot from 1931 Early Roadside Attraction?
Anonymous collection Jim Linderman
Scarecrow Bess and Jiggs American Laundry Picnic Campau Lake Michigan 1928 Original shapshot found photograph Collection Jim Linderman
At one time, there were "over a hundred other interesting exhibits to see" and they still have them.
THE BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL IS COMING SOON from
DUST to DIGITAL
Daniel Rose Folk Art in Bottles Master Whimsey Folk Art Sculpture.
What is known about Whimsey in a Bottle carver Daniel Rose comes from "Genius in a Bottle" by Susan D. Jones, or at least the website devoted to same. The book is sold out, but the extensive website provides all you would want to know about Ships in a Bottle, Whimseys, you name it. Fantastic research, and deserving your attention.
I do not know if the book contains these images I was fortunate to acquire, but they are wonderful.
As you can see, Mr. Rose created his amazing carved constructions in miniature while handicapped…through considerable persistence. Folk Art in Bottles contains a picture of one of his bottles HERE. He signed his work, so you can all pick up your bottles and see if there is anything written on the base.
Mr. Rose lived in Johnstown, PA, born 1871. He passed away in an automobile accident at the age of 51. He apparently created some 120 works of art in bottles. Recognized for his work during his lifetime by an article in the Christian Science Monitor, I hope these real photo postcards produced during his lifetime will bring him more recognition.
Pair of Daniel rose Real Photo Postcards circa 1910. Collection Jim Linderman
An unusual folk art carving in that there is movement...little Jr. is walking..but he also appears to be crying. No Date Collection Jim Linderman
Circa 1920 or so, a handmade airplane of pre-printed cardboard and wood.
Simple, primitive elegance here. Two inches tall hand carved woman with stylized hair.
Circa 1930 Collection Jim Linderman
