Get Kicked in the Teeth..And Like It!

If you haven't seen Gran Tarino you must stop all that you are doing, or planning to do, and go see it. If you even just appreciate Clint Easwood as a working actor, get off your hump, and go see this movie. If you have ever burned in your soul about how young punks have no respect for anything in society, leave now and go see this movie. If you haven't called your parents lately, or asked them about the life they have had that you don't care to know about, leave your selfish butt at home and take what dignity is left and see this movie. If you aren't a racist, if you are a racist, go see this movie. If you love what America should be when you clean and tear away all the muck, go see this movie.

Waltz With Bashir

Talk of the 2009 movie award season. Up for Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Story about an Israeli soldier looking for answers about one of his missions as a soldier. Reminds me a lot of the 1970's Lord of the Rings...they tried to mix animation with live action...some said it didn't work, I thought it was cool! I believe this movie is all animation, but you can tell by the screen shot that it could be quite surreal. If you've seen it, or go see it, tell me what you think.

impulse

just thought
i would
write something
on impulse
in all
lower.
.
.case letters

Word Art

If you like words and you like art, then a pretty cool site to go to is http://www.wordle.net/

Just paste some text from one of your poems, stories, lectures, blog ;), and watch the magic happen. It will pull the words into a collage of sorts and make the words you use the most the biggest and the words you use the least the smallest. You can modify the colors and shapes as well. Interesting and sometimes cathartic, wordle is worth the visit.

Crumbsnatcher of the Awards Season...So Far

MICKEY ROURKE!

That's right, all caps! No other way to write his name really since that's how he rolls...loud and proud and way out of control! At the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards he basically used the lime-light to show just how drunk he can get, and whether or not it's ok to throw some F-Bombs during your acceptance speech. Oh, and if it's ok to feel-up the actress that presented your award. Yes, to all! Mickey will be in the running for crumbsnatcher of the year, 2009. Maybe, if he wins, I can get him to comment on Mut Arts and drop a few F-bombs...fun times!

Fall Away (revisited)

Fall away from humanity
Strip to the bone all decency
Crowd around an idol grave
and whisper softly, "Hypocracy!"

Legand's lore
before revenge and
shifting sand
began insisting

Opaque mirror of integrity
Sinking sands of mercy
In color dreams of silent film
mute prophets shout for clemency.

Welcome To Mut Arts

IN 3-D

Ode to Kubla Khan

I wish I were in a dark cave
yelling out an echo
that no soul
could understand
and telling tales
and watching maidens
and
tripping
out

Good Knight Pat!

Let's just fire the guy and be done with it. We've all suffered through mediocrity before, but at least back then we could get in the first round of the tournament, bust a backboard on a dunk, and people would talk about us for the next two weeks.

Here's what we do. Let Leach Coach the home games. Seriously! I mean he'd fill the stands for sure. Just give him about 5 plays, about 4 inbound plays, and tell him he can say zone or man whenever he wants and the guys will know what to do. Can't you see him on the bench with his secret piece of scratch paper, making covert jerking motions with his hands, and seeing the players suddenly, magically, know what to do. Come on! Basketball is really nothing but 4 wide receivers without the o-line and no running threat! Just tell the guys to run to "wood" and get them the ball...oh yeah, let crabtree play too.

How to Spot a Crumbsnatcher

1. If you see a Teal colored vehicle, beware! Definite crumbsnatcher.
2. If you know someone who makes wallets out of Duck Tape and sells them to his friends....Crumbsnatcher deluxe!
3. If you show the name I.M Pei, and someone giggles, that person is an all-natur-al crumbsnatcher.
4. If you ask kids to get out a piece of paper, and you see one turn his/her head in either direction, crumbsnatching is about to take place.
5. If you are in traffic and you keep seeing the same car changing from lane to lane, but not getting any further ahead of you, its a crumbsnatcher and they are probably in a teal car~!

Art Space 111

Went to a reception last night at Art Space 111. It's a small wharehouse space at Weatherford and Hampton streets, on the edge of Fort Worth. Art was mostly movie cowboy portraits. You can go to the website http://artspace111.com/exhibits.html and see what they look like. There is a big porch and backyard patio in the back that leads to a well-groomed sculture garden (more of just a yard than garden though.) The whole place seems like it may be just getting up and running, or I may have just gotten that feel since I saw it in reception mode. I would think it would be a cool quick-stop on an evening in Fort Worth, especially if your an artist. Great place for a reception!