“Funkenstein” (written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek) Just a little dab of flotsam and jetsam I concocted in the laboratory for Halloween. These little funk riffs have been laying around in my “attic†for many years. Now I have finally found a final resting place for them. I first “unearthed†these riffs in my late teens only to “reanimate†[…]
We’re very excited to announce that A Life Well Played has recently won 1st place in the Documentary Short category at the Highway 61 Film Festival. Located in Pine City, Minnesota, the multi-day event has taken place every October since 2011. For those of you who may want to make the trip to Pine City to attend the festival and
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For some odd reason Autumn stirs deep memories in me. As of late I have thought a lot about my grandmother. She spoke very little English and always pronounced my name as “Ronyalâ€. She was a very tiny woman and a prolific rose gardener. Only now (alas, too late) do I realize what a unique link I had not only
Among my favorite things are books and movies. I hold these two titles in especially high esteem. The book “Minutes of the Last Meeting” by Gene Fowler is a first hand account of the weekly gathering of Hollywood artists such as W.C. Fields, John Barrymore and others at the home of painter John Decker in the late 1930’s and early
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My hobby is and has been for some time to study the life and works of various concert pianists. Arthur Rubinstein is a favorite and his autobiography is wonderful. I also am interested in two pianists of the 20th century who passed away before their time. That is Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950) and William Kapell (1922-1953). As of late I have
Rembrandt von Rijn painted about 50 paintings of himself as well as 32 etchings and 7 drawings he created on the same subject. In this age of the “selfie” many may be inclined to think that this predilection is self-indulgent but I don’t think this is the case with Rembrandt. First of all, in the 17th Century such artwork was
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