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Larry G. CarPeo
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Feeding Time At The "LONG BEACH AQUARIUM"
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World famously
known as
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Monday, October 30, 2023
Cat Cage + Truncated Warning Sign
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We knew where not to trespass
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Photoverio #724: Sawmill River Parkway Service Road
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| © Oliverio 2013 |
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Sunday, October 29, 2023
The 190th Bullet: Another Name For "Using The Imagination"
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All Art
is the result of PRETENDING:
is the result of PRETENDING:
Case in point:
Every painting of the Crucifixtion
is an example
of an artist pretending
of an artist pretending
he/she was there
and convincing the viewer
and convincing the viewer
that this is true
via the use
via the use
of colors and contours
used convincingly.
used convincingly.
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Footnotes
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
________________________________________________________________________________________________F ... Is A One-Letter Word (Comic Relief #5438)
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| GARY LARSON |
Dedicated To
The Leather Girl
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Saturday, October 28, 2023
Chalk Talk (Comic Relief #5437)
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| JOHN O'BRIEN |
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Friday, October 27, 2023
Assembly Line At The Savior Factory ... Redux
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| © Photoverio #723.5 Rocky Point Statuary |
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Photoverio #723: Clouded Sky
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| © Paul Oliverio Missouri 2016 |
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Born: 4/1/39 ... Died: 10/11/2023 ... RUDOLPH ISLEY
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was the first hit song by
It was
written and recorded by
Rudolph and his brothers
in 1959
Not a decade has passed
since then
without millions
of dancers worldwide
whooping and wiggling
to SHOUT
which is actually
a gospel song
In the decade following
this earth-shattering song,
Rudolph and his brothers
wrote and recorded
Not only did millions
whoop and wiggle
to this song
but it was also performed
on the Ed Sullivan Show
by
The Isley Brothers'
was another massive hit
[from Motown Records]
and when I am in
darkest and most depressed
state of mind,
it is a song I listen to
and the sky within my soul
becomes bright and shiny
To measure the importance
of the Isley Brothers
in the history of
popular music,
you would need a yardstick
slightly shorter
than infinity
died on my sister's
77th birthday
His arrival
in the Eternal Gardens
may have been
her favorite
birthday gift
He made you Shout,
he made you swing
as if your soul
had a wing
onto the dance floor
you did fling
It behooves you to
know and love
the Isley Brothers
To do so behoovedly
—all I will say is—
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The video links commence
with a deleteble advert
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© PAUL OLIVERIO © ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parallels, Perpendiculars, And Other Stuff
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Born: 12/25/46 ... Died: 9/1/2023 ... JIMMY BUFFET
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It was an excellent
Rocky Point saloon
for this local
ne'er do well:
It had a perfectly level
well-lit pool table,
an excellent juke box,
15-cent beer on tap,
and
it was within walking distance
of home for those occasions
when I got tapped out
and toppled over
I spent as much money
on beer
as I did
on the jukebox
In 1973,
a new song
had an intriguing title:
Here are some
of the lyrics:
We got fifteen dollars
and a can of STP
A big ole jar of cashew nuts
and a Japanese TV
Feelin' we had pulled
the biggest heist of our career,
we're wanted men-we'll strike again!
But first let's have a beer.
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The song was written
and recorded by
and the b-side
is known to anyone
who has ever attended
one of his concerts
Its title is
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Photoverio #722: Solitary Figure At Long Beach Jetty
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| © Oliverio |
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
My First iPHONE Photo Essay ... The Blessing Of The Pets, 2023
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Two of the "Blessers"
featured below
are Father Henry
and Pastor Samuel
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| © Oliverio (7x) |
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________________________________________________________________________________________________Dr. Rorschach, I See A Dog With Wings, A Cat And ...
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Dr. Rorschach:
Is the third thing you see
part of a man's leg
Patient:
Yes it is
Rorschach:
Very good
but we have fallen
into a trap
Patient:
I don't follow what you mean
Rorschach:
Oliverio is promoting two things
Patient:
What two things?
Rorschach:
His photo essay on
and
the novel
he just completed
Patient:
What novel is that?
Rorschach:
Not only is it one
of Oliverio's favorites,
it is also one of
the most important novels
he's ever read
Patient:
That's not a bad trap
to be caught in
Rorschach:
I agree
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| © Oliverio |
Someone To Watch Over Me ... With Deleteable Advert
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Two of her sisters
are partially in view
in this cameo
Ditto for the Anastasio
named Joe
He is their Dad
though I'm slightly sad
that the other people
in this dinner scene
are unseen
The others being
three husbands
and their mother
But it is my mother
I most clearly see
because her purpose
is to be
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Sunday, October 22, 2023
Hooda Helami Teams Up With Photoverio #721
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The Hazy Snatch-Flower
is thinking
blue thoughts
while hovering over
a reedy green
and well-manicured
bed
Hazy Snatch is ready
to put its petals
to the meddle
© HOODA HELAMI ©
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| © Photoverio #721 |
Mrs. CarPeo And Her Penguin Posse
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🐧🐧🐧
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| © Oliverio |
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Saturday, October 21, 2023
Fowl Business In Virginia ... Three Miles From Montezuma
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At the church
in Montezuma,
I hope they have
a moment of silence
for all the poultry
"processed"
three miles away
from where their
brethren gather
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A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ... Photoverio #720
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Nickels, dimes, dollars ...
are equally acceptable
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| © Oliverio |
Friday, October 20, 2023
I Have A Bold Confession To Make ... Or Repeat
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A student of mine
at Jefferson High School
never attended class
for the last six weeks of a semester
BUT
he ended up
with a B
as his final grade
It happened because
I accidentally
discovered the boy
in the print shop
when he was supposed to be
in his Algebra class
The teacher there
was a personal friend
who told me
that "Mario" was obsessed
with creating
computer graphics
The year was 2004
which proved to be
my retirement year
I talked to "Mario"
without chastisement
but offered him
an alternative
to returning to
his math class
but appealing to
computer graphics
What he created
with approximate dimensions
of 24" x 36"
was
When I moved to Virginia
(where my sister lived)
the poster
was taped to the inside
of my patio door
telling all my neighbors
that a strange fish
became their newest neighbor
The mathematical significance
of the Pascal's Triangle
is beyond measure
Pascal's Triangle
are beyond measure
and include
In one of my Algebra classes
that last year,
students found patterns
which I had not been aware of
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| "MARIO" |
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
A Slightly Imperfect Pink Lily For Mrs. CarPeo
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| © Photoverio #719.5 |
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
They Are Well-Fed, Very Secure, Very Plentiful But NOT In View
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Dedicated to
Larry R. CarPeo
+
Eleanor G. CarPeo
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Photoverio #719: Sanitation Vehicle + Barbed Wire
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153rd St, Jamaica, NY 11433
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| © Oliverio |
Photoverio #718: Sanitation Art
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Somewhere,
in the flight path
of JFK Airport,
NYC Sanitation trucks
are stored
I photographed this sculpture
on the grill of a garbage truck
© Oliverio ©
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Monday, October 16, 2023
Spoken Like A True Gold-Digger
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In response to
a fellow chorus girl
who said
≈You have family in Utah ≈
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I haven't got any relatives anywhere
all I said was
"I've got a rich Uncle."
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JEAN HARLOW
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Let's Pretend Everyone Reading This Page Is Wishing ,,,
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... Me
Birthday Greetings
but all I want today
is for absolutely no one
to comment
on this page
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NEIL HOOS Tribute To A Guy Named Giuseppe
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| © NEIL HOOS |
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Sunday, October 15, 2023
3 Oliverio's With the Youngest Being Seventy-Seven Weeks Old
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on the shoulders
of Sam Oliverio
The year was 1948
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| Photographed by Grace Oliverio |
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Doctor Rorschach ... Somebody's Parachute Didn't Open
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Doctor Rorschach,
I love these colors
but I sure hope
nobody lost
any blood
Somebody told me
was a drinking buddy
of Jack Kerouac
They would get
blotto
and sing along
to Billie Holiday's
songs
Is that true or false
Doctor Rorschach?
I'm sorry
our seventy-seven second
therapy session
is over
It's time for you to
I've got another patient,
Paulie
—therefore—
said
the Good Doctor
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| STANLEY TWARDOWICZ |
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Saturday, October 14, 2023
HCHCTBASS ... Another Acronym Page
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How Can Humans
Claim To Be
A Superior Species?
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| Photoverio #717.5 |
NEIL HOOS Photo Belatedly Beloved By Mr. Thomas Edison
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!!!
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| © NEIL HOOS |
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