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A baby boomer who never wholeheartedly embraced political activism, yet always was leaning to the progressive causes. Unwilling to relinquish his country to the authoritarian conservatism that has risen to power over the last thirty years, he is taking on a more public presence to promote positive and truthful discourse. Less attempting to persuade ideologues, he hopes to encourage reasonable people to join in denouncing the falsehoods and misleading statements of any group or individual. He has faith that collectively the world has more decent people then corrupt souls, but the honest must not remain uninvolved.So a misanthropic recluse is speaking out.
The tradition is established that In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre MayDay celebration of spring happens on the First Sunday in May. You might be aware of the heavy rain fall of last Saturday night and the threatening skies of Sunday. Continue Reading
an experiment in media file format; a ShockWaveFile of images taken during some of the MayDay public workshops. Click on the link at the begining of this paragraph or the image below
It is getting near show time for the 2012 MayDay Parade and Ceremony. The activity level at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre is charged with vibrancy. The deadline of the May 6th MayDay has every parade section buzzing in many directions. Continue Reading
During the announcement time (near the last 15 minutes of each Workshop), each section indicates their “wishes”. The desire for additional people — this may mean you, is at the top of everybody’s list.
MayDay for 37 years has always been the first Sunday in May. For 2012, the 38th MayDay, the date is May 6. MayDay is the collective product of a very large and diverse community. It is many people assisting in a common celebration of spring and each other. Continue Reading
MayDay Parade, Ceremony, and Festival, is a celebration coordinated by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre of Minneapolis. Held on the fist Sunday in May since 1975, HOBT (Heart of the Beast Theatre) presents a parade of puppetry and imagination traveling approximately 11 blocks into Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis. Continue Reading
ReOccupy Minneapolis began on April 7 2012. The sites chosen were Loring Park and Peavey Plaza in Downtown Minneapolis. I took a bike ride on Saturday afternoon and was in the two areas between approximately 4:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.. Here is a collection of some of the messaging on display. Continue Reading
Unseasonably warm weather got me motivated to check out the parade on a Saturday evening. There may be a touch of Scots-Irish in my genetic background, but it is predominately German. But the gathering of people for a Parade provided a destination for a bike ride. A blown bike tier had me taking a free bus ride back home. Continue Reading
During the summer of 2007 I became enmeshed with photographing a mural that was being painted on the side of Freewheel Bicycle in the West Bank area of Minneapolis. As I was traveling the Greenway to and from the West Bank I crossed Hiawatha Avenue at 28th Street and saw the installation / construction of the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge. Continue Reading
Normally I post photo images. Today I am posting almost exclusively words.