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Honesty is the most subversive
of all disguises
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
The 196th Bullet: Intimacy
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There is no sadder pairing
for intimacy
than anger and stupidity
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Footnote
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
________________________________________________________________________________________________BHM Honoree Owed More Than Apology By Famous Museum
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[IMAGE FORTHCOMING]
This is a preview
of a page long overdue
for anyone
interested in that thing called
Rock 'N Roll
:::
:::
The image
at the bottom
of this page
has a fixed position
—in the real world—
directly opposite
my indoor desk
I have worshipped
the image and
—more importantly—
RICHARD BERRY
(the man in the picture)
ever since
An extremely competent
Richard wrote a tune
in a calypso beat
called
Louie, Louie
Frank Sinatra
knew the song very well
(by a different title)
Frank sang
"One For My Baby"
It is not a calypso song
but the lyrics tell
the same story:
Frank's tale of woe
is directed at Joe,
as in
"set 'em up, Joe"
Richard's tale of woe
is directed at a
double-named barkeep:
"Louie, Louie"
For every person familiar
with Richard's calypso
saga about a lost love,
ten thousand people
are familiar with
the same song
sung by
a band known as
THE KINGSMEN
But
there is much much more
to this story
+
infinitely more to
RICHARD BERRY
concerning such people
as the Beatles, the Coasters,
Elvis Presley, Etta James
+
wedding music
heard 'round the world
The BLACK HISTORY MONTH Honoree I Owe An Apology
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From the opening scene of
I had a sudden burst
of respect for
the actor portraying
a clerk in a music store
More than 2000 times,
I have walked/jogged
or driven by
the music studio
where Calvin Broadus
first recorded his music
but
—for the life of me—
I find
ninety-nine-point-nine
percent of rap music
unlistenable
For more than 800 days,
there is a sidewalk image
of the studio building
on this computer's
desk top
as a reminder
to create a page about
a legendary product from
a Long Beach high school
but I have yet
to post the page
to be entitled
"A Dogg's Tale"
That image is
posted below
Therefore
please accept my apology
for not yet
having done so
Mr. Dogg,
you are a credit
to the human race
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BHM Honoree + Best Actor Oscar Nominee = Dexter Gordon
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has been with us since
a three-year-old
John Coltrane
said
"Dex put me
and He is
My Love Supreme"
Ten copies of
Mr. Gordon's
Jefferson High School
report cards
are securely stored
less than fifty feet
from where
I write this page
+++
The same thing is true
about his junior high school
yearbook photos
In 1987,
Dexter was nominated
for an Academy Award
for his stellar performance
—musically + theatrically—
In 1999,
I earned my chops
as a legitimate
musical historian
My first paycheck
from Dexter's widow
is 2.5 times the size
of my paycheck
In other words,
$(20 x 2.5 = 50)
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Black History Month Honoree: BUDDY COLLETTE
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—pictured below
with a tenor saxophone—
was a multi-reed musician,
a groundbreaker,
and a friend of mine.
In 1949,
Buddy Collette
became the first
black musician
on a nationally broadcast
television show:
"You Bet Your Life"
with Groucho Marx.
In 1953,
Buddy was primarily responsible
for eliminating segregation
in the Los Angeles musicians' unions,
resulting in racially unified
representation
and these are his words:
In 1988,
Buddy Collette performed
for a most appreciative audience
of students and teachers
at Jefferson High School
where I had the honor
of being
the emcee.
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Doctor Rorschach Blows A Fuse
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Doctor Rorschach,
our Master is frightening me.
On his most recent page,
he posted an image of
a midnight monster
with an outstretched claw
that can rip
through my skin
!!!
Doctor Rorschach
loudly interrupts his patient:
He's not my Master,
you fool!
This is nothing
but a piece of driftwood
on a black matte.
If you can't identify it
as such,
your imagination
is pure jelly
(and I have no idea)
(what that means).
But you might as well
call it
"Gnarly"
***
***
Text + Image
copyrighted by
OLIVERIO
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Monday, February 26, 2024
It's Time To Get ...GNARLY
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| Photoverio #716.5 |
Saturday, February 24, 2024
The Egosaurus Within My Skin ...
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For $499,
if you purchase
this Getty image of
a handsome and hip teacher
(a/k/a ME)
Paul Oliverio
will personally autograph it
for you
(at no extra charge)
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To Understand Everything About Love
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She vowed
to understand Love:
How to give it
How to receive it
She read every book
watched every movie
She learned every position
watched every talk show
But never after midnight
never after dark
She was a learning husk
From dawn to dusk
from rose to musk
:::
Then she asked:
What did I learn?
And her heart did burn
like a singed wing
because
she learned
Nothing
Then she said:
Maybe, I'll just wait.
And the walls did shake
whispering the word
"Hate"
Then she said:
Should I quit?
And the walls did shake
whispering the word
"Opposite"
Then the wall said:
You can't have one
without the other
just as
you can't have a father
without a mother
You can't have Love
without Hate
but what is great
is when the former
wins
and all the sins
—yours and not yours—
dance and prance
on all the floors
and all the doors
open and close
The scent of the rose
fills your nose
with succulent breeze
if you know when
to sneeze
If you can't think
of both sides
then
you can't ever
learn to think
You can't swim
without knowing
how to sink
All that will matter
is you avoid the latter
***
© OLIVERIO ©
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Friday, February 23, 2024
HOODA HELAMI's Sonnet About To ... Throw Some Words
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Throw some words
upon a wall
Some will stick
most will fall
and crawl
under a fence
to the land
of nonsense
But what sticks
is fancy-free
as graffiti
and clover
until it gets
painted over
***
© HOODA HELAMI ©
Alter Ego #142857
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
In An Offset Way ... He Makes Me Think Of ME
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| ROBERTSON DAVIES | |
The Diaries Of Samuel Marchbanks
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Male Model Ted Kople ... Sic Sic Sic
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| © CarPeo |
Extensive research on the part
of Pratt Institute
(and the assistance of
Pamela Palmgreasa)
has determined
that "Ted Kople"
posed in the nude
in 1962
But he called it
his "day job"
and the Institute
granted us
the copyright
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Photoverio #715: So Much Crystal
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| © Oliverio |
So much crystal
and so little time
is half a fictional rhyme.
To the truth, I now yield:
these are shards from
a smashed windshield
***
© Oliverio
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Monday, February 19, 2024
Poor Billy (Comic Relief #5575)
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| GARY LARSON |
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He Must Have Been Playing The Blues
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Street Musician
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Photoverio #714: Bleached Cabbage Orgy
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| © Oliverio |
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Saturday, February 17, 2024
Black History Month Honorees: JAMES BROWN ET AL
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Everyone involved in
of 1964
An event
often referred to as
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A Found Photograph Worthy Of Posting Here
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Friday, February 16, 2024
An Archival Image Of The 103rd Concerto
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Spoony Oldham + Hally Buttah
are pictured below
Hally is proudly acknowledging
his legal capture
103 unseen people
on the world-famous
cheered maddeningly
[I cheered loudest]
This would never have happened
if Spoony Oldham
had not plugged his keyboard
into the "lamp-post"
and played
The 103rd Concerto
which is master bait
for the most valuable
coast-worthy fish
in the Pacific Ocean
Hally Buttah's halibut
measured exactly
37.103 inches
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| © Oliverio ≈103rd day of 2008 |
If I hadn't been hungover
from celebrating the CarPeos
faux wedding announcement,
the image would have been
flush right
and the text would have been
flush left
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Thursday, February 15, 2024
103rd Variation On Theme Of Monkeys Stopping Shows
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| © Oliverio |
My 103rd Homage To Jimi Hendrix
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| © Oliverio |
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Sculpted Golden Triangles + Circular + Linear Components
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Exactly 103 bicycle parts
created this
midnight image
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| © Oliverio |
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103 ... 103 ... 103 ... This Is Your Day
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Every page
I post today
—being February 15, 2024—
will reference
the number
103
in honor of
acknowledged
on the previous page
Had she never existed
then the same
could be said
of me
Regarding the latter's non-existence,
delight, joy, and caramel creme
would be celebrated
by 103,000 people
within a radius
of 103 miles
of my home
Regarding the former's non-existence,
all that is beautiful
on this planet
would be
severely compromised
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Four Words On The Eve Of HER BIRTHDAY
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Happy Valentine's Day, Mother
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| 💚💙💚 |
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Photoverio #713: Love Is In The Dark Wind
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| © Oliverio Virginia 2004 |
HOOSonomics: Framed Within A Frame Within A Frame
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Made With The Shade
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| © NEIL HOOS © |
The Choreography Of Opposites
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Up danced with Down
on level ground
Left danced with Right
their feet were bright
North danced with South
mouth to mouth
Yesterday danced with today
kicking up hay
East danced with West
they were the best
Young danced with Old
funky and bold
Memory and Future
danced with a suture
slicing this poem
with a hot comb
and
—my friend—
this
is
the
end
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
The video link
has a deleteable
advert
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Monday, February 12, 2024
I Have Seen Her In My Dreams Again
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| © Photoverio #712.5 |
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ATWOODING One More Time ... Until I Read Another Atwood
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My heart is broken
but in our family
we don't say
"My heart is broken."
We say
"Are there any cookies?"
***
Old Babes In The Woods
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The Quintessential Quote
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I quote others
only in order
to better
express myself
***
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Sunday, February 11, 2024
Unveiling Black History Month Statue: KOBE BRYANT
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| KOBE BRYANT |
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| Kareem Abdul Jabbar |
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Just A Thought About Preincarnation
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| © Oliverio |
Photoverio #712: It Could Have Been A Painting
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| © Oliverio |
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Friday, February 9, 2024
NEIL HOOS ... Building Reflections On A Car
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| © NEIL HOOS |
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