And so here finds another one of those recycle this blog posts that found itself posted on this blog some time a while ago in an attempt to maintain content for this blog and my other blagh whenever web 2.0 social media user generated content possible.
The land of opportunity, the land of the free? What does that phrase mean? How free are we? How free are we from oppression, from the oppressors? No one is free while others are not. I think. They call this place America, the land of opportunity. Where you can go to achieve The American Dream. But how free are we? And what does that quote on the plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” mean? It’s a phrase I think of every time I am riding the train going my way during rush hour as I look around at everyone packed in the subway car like sardines in a can exhausted from work. It’s a phrase I think of every time I see persons in jail with no comforter and only the oppressor at his side. It’s a phrase I think of every time I walk down the street and see the homeless and the poor while the rich pass them by. It’s a phrase I think of every time I see immigrants unable to travel anywhere at anytime without a visa or a passport. And it’s a phrase I think of countless other times that I cannot remember at this time. Is this the land of opportunity? What does that phrase mean?
Amnesty International

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And in between reading those headline news of the day, I somehow find myself blogging about that patriotic red, white and blue of a holiday the 4th of July for some reason or another. And boy does that infographic that finds itself posted above have some really interesting facts and statistics to say about all things fourth of July with all of its red, white and blue colors and flags that are waving around in it. And in between those bar b ques and firework displays, one can read some really interesting numbers from that infographic such as the estimated U.S. population July 4th, 2011, the number of U.S. flags that are made in China, now that’s an interesting one, the amount of patriotic perishables from those barbecues and much much more. Oh, if you are at one of those parties on that July fourth day, consider the environment. Consider reusing your cup or your plastic bag. Go Green for a sustainable future, it’s the new thing. Power To The People. Have a great beach barbecueing, travels, picnics, July 4th holiday and more.
 

Okay, so in all blogger honesty, this blagh post doesn’t exactly have anything to do with Occupy with Art. It’s just that I find myself with that bloggers block again in my attempt to maintain content for this blog and my other blog whenever web 2.0 social media user generated content possible. And that photo of that Brooklyn Street Art with those artists from Brooklyn that finds itself posted above has some really cool graffiti colors in it. And is that one of those Instagram photos that seems to be transforming everyone’s photos these days? And so in all blogger honesty again, between that mortgage meltdown that still seems to be melting down, that economic recession and impending depression and that Google page rank update, it seems as if I have been finding myself in search of a fifth full time job a lot lately in my internetaholicness. Have a great Occupy Art day and more.
 

 
And if I must blogger say on this Occupy Wall Street day 278 of a day, that Eric Drooker photo that finds itself posted above as part of that Occupy Caravan, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy The World event sure looks  Occupy Wall Street colorful cool. And that Occupy Caravan facebook photo that I came across throughout my internet travels on this day reads something like:

“Occupy Mississippi: Occupy Caravan will be coming through Jackson!! Great time to meet occupiers from all over the country and get involved (or back into) the movement! We will post more details as soon as they become available!”  And that text from that poster that finds itself posted above reads something like: “Occupy Caravan. Twenty days, one hundred cities, one historic journey. Thousand of miles across our nations heartland. June 11th.  Bring tents. June 30th. Occupy National Gathering.  Our final destination.  Our nations birthplace. July 4th, 2012. Philadelphia, PA. Occupy National Gathering. Five days of peace, love and democracy. #NATGAT.  Occupy Wall Street Worldwide.  

And even though on this day finds itself as Occupy Wall Street Day 273 and Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together are still moving fast, I still find myself blaghing about music, music and more music and events, events and more events. And so an Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza and a Nickodemus MOON PEOPLE release party in Brooklyn are happening in that city of Brooklyn to be found in that state of New York this weekend. And I know this block party and record release party are happening in that city of Brooklyn this weekend because some friends who are playing at these events says so, or something like that. And so that email I received for these events reads something like as follows: Have a great music festival and more day.

We will be playing @ the Atlantic Ave Extravaganza, a block party in downtown Brooklyn, June 16th, 2-4pm. Bring your block party dancing shoes. Hope to see you there. Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza Come 16 June, the new Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District will be throwing a street party to end all street parties (you know until the Atlantic Antic rolls around in the fall). The Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza runs from 1pm to 5pm and includes special events, performances, demonstrations, tastings, tours, games, and more. Expect a ribbon cutting ceremony led by Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band on the sidewalk in front of the Atlantic Avenue BID’s office at 340 Atlantic Avenue (between Smith and Hoyt Streets), a sidewalk parade, the official unfurling of the BID banners, and the “Sanitation Dance”, a choreographed piece by the modern dance awareness society in which the new Atlantic Avenue BID sanitation uniforms will be unveiled. Other performers include: the stilt walkers of Circus Amok; the acrobats of LAVA; Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars; the Balkan sounds of Raya Bass Band; Batala NYC, an all-female percussion band, and Underground Horns, the brass band renowned for its Afro Funk Bhangra New Orleans grooves. Artists from Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition – more commonly known as BWAC – will also participate. Here is a list of local businesses, including food and services (soccer fans, take notice of Upper 90′s large screen featuring live broadcast of the Euro 2012 Championships):

We are also psyched to be playing @ the Dekalb Market, Sunday, June 17th as part of the Nickodemus MOON PEOPLE release party in BROOKLYN. Bring your market dancing shoes. Hope to see you there. Nickodemus MOON PEOPLE release party in BROOKLYN Sunday, June 17, 2012, 4pm. Turntables on the Hudson presents: SUNDAY, JUNE 17th>> THE FATHER’s DAY SUNDAY SOAK! “SUN PEOPLE” & “MOON PEOPLE” album release @ the DEKALB MARKET in BROOKLYN from 4PM – 10PM! FREE ALL AGES!!! NICKODEMUS + Guests including: Kissey Asplund, Troy Simms (Mobius Collective), Malik Work (The Real Live Show), THE UNDERGROUND HORNS, DJ DRM, DJ AQUABEAT & a secret NINJA TUNE ARTIST!! 4PM – 10PM *ALL AGES FREE FOR FATHER’S DAY!!! COME ONE COME ALL! Dekalb Market #138 Willoughby Street, downtown Brooklyn

And in my quest to get rich internet quick, I am lost in Bloggerland today trying to figure out which pay you to blog company to write for next, as some companies have blogging assignments available when others do not. And with that economic mortgage meltdown and economic recession impending depression that seems to be still melting down, I keep wanting to post that Ode To Blogging post again, as it seems as if no companies have anything to blagher blog about anymore and that Google page rank update keeps wanting to send me in search of a fifth full time job.  And in my blagholic quest, I ran across Cool Buzz online which had the following post from Jonathan Deamer on their blog and as it turns out, tens and hundreds of other bloggers have posted the same following post. It’s hilarious! Absolutely hilarious! Today is Sunday (Okay, it’s actually Monday, this is just another one of those Orwellian recycle this blog posts); the Sabbath, Sabado, a day of rest. I should take a break.

50 Signs You’re A Blogaholic

Are you addicted to blogging? You know you blog too much if:

1. You have to turn back on your way to the airport because you forgot to “tell” your blog that you’re going away.
2. You sneak off during a date to check your hit stats.
3. You update Twitter about your life more than you actually live it.
4.You think LSD is something to do with RSS or XML.
5. Your family don’t call anymore, they just check your blog.
6. You have daydreams about links from Boing Boing.
7. You pray to Steve Pavlina.
8. You eat blogging. You sleep blogging. You drink coffee.
9. You think Nike should make a shirt that says “just blog it”.
10. You would buy it if they did.
11.You’re considering naming your first-born child Scoble.
12.You start conversations with the phrase “top 10 ways to…” because you think it will get you on the front page of Digg.
13.You’re listening to the travel news and get excited by the phrase “heavy traffic”.
14.You moblog your own wedding.
15.You keep a blog ideas notepad by your bed. And you go to bed early just so you can write in it.
16.You check your Adsense revenue more than your bank account.
17.You’ve got more “blog friends” than “real life” friends.
18.You turn down invitations to go out because you haven’t yet written your post for the day.
19.You introduce yourself at parties as a “new media journalist”.
20.Your breakfast of choice is toast, cornflakes and Google reader.
21.You care more about what Technorati says about your authority than what your children do.
22.You’ve got “Custom CSS for Dummies” on your Christmas list.
23.You think the 3 Rs are Reading, Writing and RSS.
24.You can’t remember what you did last week without consulting your blog.
25.Your blogroll is longer that your cell’s phonebook.
26.You think “I wonder how this’ll look on Flickr?” when posing for photos.
27.When asked to feed the dog, you think “RSS or Atom?”
28.The only time your friends hear your voice is on your podcast.
29.You include ownership of your blog in your will.
30.You know what a blog carnival is.
31.You’ve participated in one.
32.You wonder if they do vacations at the Googleplex.
33.Under the hobbies section of an online dating profile you just put “Googling myself”.
34.Your licence plate matches your domain name.
35.Your lifetime goal is achieving a Page Rank of 10.
36.People in the street recognise you from your MyBlogLog photo.
37.You have a scorn for Xanga users normal people reserve for rapists and serial killers.
38.You refuse to wear black hats because you think it will affect your SEO.
39.You got that last one.
40.You have more than three friends with numbers in their names.
41.You’ve ever used the term “blawg” in conversation.
42.Blogger.com is banned on your office network.
43.You try to offer links as a form of payment in restaurants.
44.You start getting withdrawal symptoms when you go a day without posting.
45.You met your girlfriend/boyfriend through a blog.
46.You get more “approve this comment” e-mail messages than spam.
47.People worry about you when you do not post for a day.
48.The name Kubrick means more to you than the director of A Clockwork Orange.
49.You make the wrong post to the wrong blog on the wrong day.
50.You finish reading this and go to make a post with your own additions.

Hey again bloggers or whoever could be reading this blagh. And on this day finds itself that Memorial Day patriotic wave your flag and have a BBQ for the beginning of summer day in North America that has rolled around again. And today is also Occupy Wall Street Day 255. And Occupy Wall Street and those global revolutions of a movement Occupy Together are still moving fast. And also on this day in that city of New York finds itself a few days before that C’est La Vie group art show that is part of Bushwick Open Studios event is to happen June 1st through 3rd. And I seem to have been in a Bushwick Open Studios mode this past week in posting this Figure Fragments – BOS 2012 event and that ALLTOGETHERNOW event, both of whom find themselves at 234 Starr Street as part of that Bushwick Open Studios also. And as I had blah blaghed before, there seems to be seemingly a bazillion and beyond events taking part of this music and arts festival. And so I managed to get a hold of an advance copy of that Bushwick Open Studios 2012 event program from the Loom and it reads something like the yellow pages it is so thick with over 500 artists registered this year. And so I guess Bushwickeastvillagewilliamsburg is growing and expanding ever eastward on the L train line, or something like that. And for some reason I couldn’t think of a web 2.0 social media user generated content catchy photo to place in this blog entry. The only thing constant is change. And so that C’est La Vie Facebook event invite reads something like as follows. Have a great holiday Bushwick and more. 

C’est La Vie

June 1 at 6:00pm until June 3 at 9:00pm 

950 Hart Gallery is pleased to invite the public to “C’est La Vie”. An art exhibition celebrating life and all of its wonder. This exhibition will feature paintings and sculptures spanning styles from abstract to our signature figurative works.

We are happy to be showing work by Eliot Lable, Joana Ricou, Matthew Mahler, Antoinette Johnson, Michael Kronenberg, Gili Levy, Matthew Brennan and Carla Cubit.

We had our first art opening 18 months ago and for our 27th and final show in this space, we will be showing some of our favorite new additions to the roster as well as old friends.

This is not an end unless one thinks of it as an end to the beginning. We are looking forward to seeing you and visiting with our friends during Bushwick Open Studios 2012. Whatever comes next, we expect that this show will be a wonderful preview into the future.

Opening: Friday, June 1st, 2012
Time: 6PM-10PM
Address: 950 Hart St. #103 (L Train to Dekalb Ave.)
Cross Streets: Wyckoff Avenue and Irving Avenue

Featuring the acoustic stylings of James Sera.
Friday, June 1st 7PM-8PM

Bushwick Open Studios Hours:
Friday June 1st, 2012, 6pm-12am
Saturday June 2nd, 2012, 12pm-12am
Sunday June 3rd, 2012, 12pm-7pm

The show will run until June 10th, 2012.

Now as always,
We love you.

And with each holiday that rolls around, I seem to find myself recycling those holiday blog posts that were posted on my other blog some time a while ago. And for what reason do those modern day sheriff, old west, police badges, look like the Jude, Jews, Jewish yellow star of David turning in Jesus of Nazareth to be crucified and persecuted centuries later?  For 30 pieces of silver. INRI.

And Memorial Day is almost near in a couple of days or so according to that Gregorian calendar and all of those street festivals that are to be found everywhere in the streets today. And I thought to blah blog about this patriotic flag waving holiday. And this also leads me to realize that I have been blahging on this blog for over a year now and that these holidays seem to be a recurring event and same day, different year when that same ole Gregorian calendar date roles around. And then I thought, hey, I can just post the same blog entry from a year ago that I posted on this blog a year ago because it almost seems like it’s the same day, different year. And besides, it’s less writing sometimes. So the following is a passage that I posted on this blog a year ago:

And today is Memorial Day in America. A celebration of the war day. Another one of those patriotic holidays. The flag wavers are out and yellow ribbons, badges of honor, medals, parades, marches, prayers, patriotic songs, tributes and ceremonies are being broadcast everywhere. The headlines read “Honor the dead soldiers, honor the fallen soldiers and comrades”. Today is the ultimate patriotic fanatic holiday. My question of the day; for what reason is it an honor to volunteer to be fodder for the canon. For what reason is it an honor to die for nothing, to fight for reasons that do not exist, to fight against the flesh for powers that be that one cannot even see. For what reason is it an honor to be so poor that one will volunteer their life in exchange for money after one leaves the service, if one leaves the service. For what reason is it an honor for persons to be brainwashed with propaganda, theirs or mine. For what reason is it an honor to become a violent person and pick up a gun and kill another person for no reason at all. For what reason is it an honor to be a veteran who now make up the majority of the homeless population. For what reason is it an honor to attend one of those military sponsored funerals and cry over the image of a flag that propagates violence, the same flag that caused ones death. For what reason is it an honor to fall and die for nothing. For what reason is it an honor to promote this ideology. What is heroic about all of this? And why does the word “Patriot” have the word “Riot” in it? And why does the word “Military” militant militia have the word “Mal” in it? “Parens Patriarch, Father of our country”, that phrase seems to be the basis of endless deaths of the world. I saw Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 documentary. It is nineteen eighty four and Orwellianism is everywhere at its best today. Is it written somewhere that this must all come to pass? Happy beach bar b queing Memorial day. Peace on earth. And what does this have to do with a No Police State?