Kazuko Miyamoto, the owner of a long-established gallery in Lower Manhattan called Gallery onetwentyeight, is an artist and has an extraordinary generosity. She knew young Jimi Hendrix, also she has earned the most artworld credibility as an assistant to Sol LeWitt. At the same time Kazuko has continued to fascinate us with her extraordinary artistic versatility and musical talent. I’m/we’re so happy. Congratulations!
It’s her birthday. Congratulations. At the end of last year, I mentioned her name a little on my blog “Is Prince a Hanuman?” Unparalleled singing ability, an overwhelming presence that transcended the boundaries of the Japanese song(entertainer) world at that time. Occasionally, her dignified singing voice revives.
My Prince Rogers Nelson’s brilliant life was ended in 2016 at his age of 57 with a mysterious death. It is said that his cause of death is a painkiller overdose, and was he aware of it(?) — a few days earlier, he told his fans that he would soon leave this world.
In the olden days, as Mae West loved to wear double decker highheels behind the silver screen, Prince always loved high heels, his splendid movement that fascinates the fans in his stage performance for many years, but at the same time, without reaching the limits of the body, is it worn out?
I think Prince has devoted his day, month, and year to the phenomenon of “Prince” for almost 24 hours as a medium for Eros and the Muses. However, from a certain time, he became a life-sized man named “Prince”. Even though his performances still had an unrivaled presence. *Rest in Peace*
A big event celebrating the execution of Jesus Christ and its resurrection three days later, this festival seems to have a meaning that spring has come, and it is possible for outsiders like me can fully enjoy it. “The first Sunday counting from the first full moon after the vernal equinox” is Easter, so the day is different every year. This year is April 17th. When it comes to Easter, egg and rabbit decorations are the mainstream, and one of them, baby chick sweets made with marshmallows (from where they squeak) are called Peeps.
Well, I tried to eat Peeps only once and gave it up because its taste was too sweet. I think it was more than 15 years ago. At that time, yellow and blue Peeps were the mainstream, and even if they were left as they were, they would not rot at all and would not grow mold. It became interesting and I made a short video. A love story like “Let’s stay together until we break into pieces” (laughs). This one; https://youtu.be/GvJOJ3N6q78
Recently, when I glanced at them, they were quite dry and the color was fading. But maybe our Peeps live longer than us? I think that. The yellow one’s expiration date is December, 2011. and the blue one is June, 2011. so maybe it was made in 2010, I guess.
Morningside Park in Harlem, NYC. For the past year, the “the Reclining Liberty,” created by artist Zaq Landsberg, will be withdrawn on 22 April, a year later. Let us each express “what is freedom?” around the “Reclining Liberty” before it is removed! Yasuyo’s idea was the beginning. Soon we had the idea that together with the people who came, such as dancing, prayer, singing, music, performance, and reading we could ask for each audience member’s thoughts about “Freedom,” and write it on a small paper angel, then hang them on a tree.
Everyone who joined, friends, family, artist Zaq, Morningside Park President Brad Taylor, Cynthia, Tony who created this wonderful flyer, Takashio who was also in charge of signage creation, Yasuyo and Leo who summarized all the complicated exchanges, Ayakoh and Resobox in charge of Zoom, all the participating artists and performers, Orin and Tony making the video, Noriko who participated with the poem from Tokyo, the media/organization that supported this event. I am grateful to everyone involved. Thank you so very much.
No matter what happens, her artistic activities/creativity and motivation to produce never stop. Judy’s art originates from nature and the environment. In Venice, there is a bee garden organized by her, and innumerable bees fly around during the Flowers season. Based in Italy, Florida, and New York, her solo exhibition (over 30-years artworks) is being held in Upper Manhattan “STRIDE ART” until April 8.
Also Judy has been a longtime friend of Orin, so she became my friend, too. This feeling always comes first. At the same time I have rediscovered Judy Harvest as a wonderful artist.
For a long time, I was wondering why sewing machine spools (bobbin) and radioactivity marks look similar.
Upon examination, the sewing machine thread was made to match the shape of the bobbin, and the mark of radioactivity was more than that. In 1941, the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, California, USA (currently Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) invented in its basic design the three leaves protruding from the center. These three leaves represent α- rays, β-rays, and y-rays, respectively, and simply represent how each radiation is emitted from the central nucleus.
You wind the thread to the adorable Japanese children’s song “Itomaki”, but your hands have already been exposed and your skin is sore and red. How long will you continue to wind?
Due to the corona situation in the last few years, No! wait a minute, since June 2018, when we moved to Arizona, then we returned to the east coast again in the fall of 2019. We have settled in Newburgh and I have been spending time with Orin almost every day.
Is the 15-year period (almost 24hours stay together for the last three and a half years) short or just right? We have met each other since we were old, and the momentum of the sparks feelings of our hearts have been replaced by calmness, and Orin is no longer Orin. He is as if my father, mother, twins, best friend, soulmate, and fighting companion, etc. There are many conflicting ideas and opinions between us, so we are giving up on each other now (lol).
We met at a 2007 friend’s art opening. I knew his name because of the common art center, but for some reason I believed that it was converted to “Orin-Osuzu(bell)”, a Japanese female name, Orin must be a female. I didn’t think that the man in front of me is the person I had emailed inquiries several times before, I didn’t write to him Mr. but made it Miss.
Very beginning, I was surprised when I held his hands! !! This is, this is, what I’ve been looking for so many years! !! A mysterious and nostalgic feeling was revived. When I die, I will hold the hand of “someone” and say, “Oh, it was an interesting my life, thank you, let me go.” It was the feel of someone’s palm, the palm of Orin! !!
His tough body will surely recover from the critical condition. Let’s get along well with medicines and treatment, and at the same time strengthening our own self-healing power and immunity without relying on them. Orin, born in Pisces / Uncle / Grandpa / Old man / Dad / Mom, thank you very much for being with me. Here is a video of our hands dancing : https://orinbuck.com/video/hand-dance
Today, which is slightly warm and humid, the 18th anniversary of my beloved mother, Tori-san’s passing. The foggy Hudson River reminds me of “Mysterious Traveler” (a jazz group’s Weather Report album), without any connection. It’s also the day when my favorite Brazilian diva, Elis Regina was born.
Although it snowed before and after March 11th, it was chilly but the weather was fair, like a gift. At this time we had a one-day exhibition at our friend, activist and jazz pianist Trudy’s 5C Cafe & Cultural Center (outside corner due to corona circumstances).
I’m making a photo video right now, so please wait for a while.
