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ptersparkers · 5 years ago

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happy father’s day (the adventures of y/n stark)

summary: a regularly updating collection of vignettes that detail the life and adventures of y/n stark, a self-proclaimed baker, thrill seeker, and an all around good person.

a/n: hey, folks! i’m back with another fic for this series after a (tiny) hiatus because i was away with friends for the weekend. also i just want you guys to know that i recently started a job so that’s hindering my writing time just a little, but i see your request!

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“Do we have enough cheddar and mozzarella cheese?”

“Yes, Dad,” you said as you rolled your eyes. “I’ve made grilled cheeses before. I made sure we had enough yesterday so Morgan and Peter get some too.”

“Okay, okay,” Tony said, putting his hand up in mock surrender. “I know you’re thoughtful but so am I.” You chuckled and pushed the grocery cart towards another aisle.

“That’s true. What time is Peter coming home?”

“Two, I think. I asked him to pick Morgan up from her friend’s house and it’s a ten minute walk.”

“Tea,” you said nonchalantly, putting a bag of Cheetos in the cart.

“Don’t tell Pepper I let you eat those,” he said, putting his index finger to his lips. You copied his movements and shared a laugh afterwards.

“Do we have apple juice stocked up? I don’t think I remember seeing it.”

“In the back. I had to hide it from Thor so he couldn’t drink it,” Tony said. “God knows he chugs that like it’s water.”

“I mean, I felt that,” you said as you walked through the first register that was open.

“O-Oh my god,” you heard the young girl, about your age, say as she saw you and your father from begin the cash register.

“Yes, yes, it’s me,” Tony said playfully.

“Y/N Stark!” she blurted. “And Tony, too.” Tony feigned being offended, which made the young girl blush. “I-I’m sorry, I just think you’re really cool.”

“Cooler than my Dad?”

“Kinda?”

“You just won my heart,” you said, putting your hand over your chest.

“Would it be okay if we got a photo together?” she asked shyly.

You looked at your father. “Care to do the honors, geezer?”

“Whatever the daughter wants, the daughter gets,” he said and shrugged while taking the phone from the girl behind the register. Tony gave you a thumbs up before paying for the groceries and walking to the car.

“I’m awesome,” you said as you shut the passenger side door.

“Yeah, but not as awesome as me,” Tony said with a wink.

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You got back to the compound earlier than Peter and Morgan and began putting away the purchased goods in the fridge and pantry. Soon after, you could hear Morgan’s feet running across the wooden floor, giggling as a laughing Peter walked behind her.

“He’s funny!” Morgan exclaimed when she approached you. You halted putting away the food and bent down so you were at Morgan’s level.

“Not funnier than me, right?”

“Definitely!” You tapped the tip of her nose with your finger and she laughed, to which you picked her up and placed her on your hip until you were finished unpacking the groceries.

“Aunt May says hey,” Peter said as he sat in front of the kitchen island. “She’s gonna spent Father’s Day weekend with her parents so I’ll be here until Sunday night,” he explained.

“Ugh, boys are so gross, aren’t they?” you said, winking at Morgan.

“The grossest,” she said, confirming with a nod. You both bursted out laughing, leaving a pouting Peter.

“Oh, don’t be like that,” you said. “I’m making us all grilled cheeses later. Custom, of course. When Pepper gets back from her meeting, I’ll start making them so we can sit back and relax until it gets dark.”

“Good, because I’m starving. A growing boy needs grilled cheeses,” he said, patting his stomach.

“Peter, you stopped growing a year ago.” Tony walked in and put his hands on Peter’s shoulders.

“He won’t stop growing until I tell him to stop,” he commented.

“Growing into a dumb bitch,” you muttered.

“Can I have a grilled cheese with some chicken?” Morgan asked. “Like the way you did it this weekend.”

“You, my friend, gave great taste,” you said as you handed Morgan to your father.

“You both get your love of food from me,” Tony said. “Morgan, can you go change into some pj’s for me?”

“Can I do it alone?” she pleaded with wide eyes.

Tony smiled and nodded. “Of course, honey. Pick something you like and come running back, you hear?”

“Okay!” Morgan yelled as she ran down the hallway.

“So, Pete,” Tony began. “How’s May doing? I haven’t seen her since last month and I want you guys to come back and have dinner with us.”

“She’s been good!” he said. “She’s been really swamped with this proposal at work, and then her friend came to stay with us for about two weeks. May’s been really busy but I’m sure she’d love to come over.”

“She’s with her parents this weekend, right?”

“Mhm,” Peter said as he bit into an apple that was in a fruit bowl.

“I’m home!” Pepper said, emerging from the corner and taking off her heels. “I’ve turned my phone off, which means we are not going to be disturbed until Monday.”

“Grilled cheese?” Morgan asked as she scampered back into the kitchen.

“I’ll get ‘em started,” you said. Tony walked to your side and handed you the bread, taking the slices out and putting butter on the sides. You have him a quick smile before going to work.

“Anyone want some strawberry banana smoothies?” Pepper asked as she pulled the fruits out of the fridge.

“Make me two,” Peter said as Pepper laughed. “What? You know I love fruity drinks.”

“How about you, Morgan?”

“Just a little,” she said, stretching before Peter helped her sit on the counter top.

“Dad, can you get a few plates for me?”

“Do I have to do everything around here?” Tony joked as he rolled his eyes, making you burst of laughing.

“Hey! I’m making you my famous grilled cheese. It happens to be the only thing I make that you and Morgan like.”

“I’m in the mood for nostalgic foods,” he said with a shrug. “Plus, you make a killer sandwich.”

“Whatever you say, Dad. I’m gonna plate these and meet you guys outside,” you said, jutting your head to the sliding glass door Peter was walking out of. “I’ll have the sandwiches on a tray in a jiffy.”

“Okay, kiddo,” he said before kidding the crown of your head. “Don’t burn mine!”

You balanced all the sandwiches comfortably on a tray, making sure you turned off the stove and that none of the plates would fall off as you made your way to the pool area where Peter and Morgan splashed around. You grinned at the two, thankful that Peter had never complained about keeping Morgan company when he was asked or when she begged him to play.

“Sandwich time!” you yelled, grabbing the attention of everyone who was preoccupied. Morgan yelled in excitement and swam as fast as she could until she reached the steps of the pool, not bothering to wrap herself in a towel. Peter followed suit and wrapped his towel around his waist and Pepper came from behind you with Tony by her side.

“None of them are burned. I’m impressed,” Peter said, mocking you.

“Next time I make you food, I’ll burn it just for that comment,” you replied.

“Don’t tell Daddy, but it’s better than his,” Morgan said in a not-so-quiet whisper. You laughed and Tony feigned being offended as Pepper shook her head at his antics.

“Okay, jokes aside,” you began as you handed out the plates, “I want to get cheesy for a second.”

“Oh no, Y/N’s getting cheesy,” he said, holding his sandwich up for emphasis.

“As I was saying,” you continued. “This is my father’s world and we’re just living in it. But, I can’t say that I’m disappointed because I’m really happy that he’s the man he is today. Iron Man or not, I don’t think this world would be any better without him in it.

“It’s funny, you know. I remember when I was twelve and he refused to buy me a flip phone because I wanted it only to fit in with the girls in middle school. I think that was the first time I realized he wasn’t going to hand me things just because I want it. I think that’s one of the best lessons he’s ever taught me; that it’s important to know what you want and figure out a way to achieve it. I’m still trying to understand that part, but I know I’ll get there.”

“To Tony,” Peter said, raising his smoothie before everyone clinked glasses.

“You know,” said Tony, “I never imagined myself having a stable family who would love me as much as I love them. Morgan and Pepper, you’ve given me so much joy in the last decade. Peter, I’m honored to be your mentor and to have someone as intelligent as you to work with. Y/N, I’m truly lucky to be your father. Never in my life have I loved anything more than you.”

“I’m crying,” you said, both literally and ironically as Tony pulled you in for a loving hug. “Happy Father’s Day, Dad.”

Tony smiled down at you. “I love you, kiddo.”

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badgerlock · 5 years ago

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AHH thank you for the tag @fitzchivalrysfool I love these things :D ♥

1. Nickname : Ran, Badger

2. Zodiac sign : Scorpio / Snake (earth)

3. Height : I...don’t actually know! I’m not that tall honestly

4. Hogwarts house : Hufflepuff :’)

5. Last thing I googled : Critical Role

6. Favourite musicians : Björk, The Oh Hellos, Pinc Louds, Mili, Mother Mother....this is a rough question, since I don’t tend to have preferred bands/musicians -- more just preferred songs.

7. Song stuck in my head : Soul in My Body by Pinc Louds (epilepsy warning if anyone decides to watch the vid!)

8. Following now : 211

9. Followers : 498

10. Do I get asks : Only occasionally! I like getting them, they’re often book recs and that makes me happy ♥

11. Amount of sleep : ....I honestly have no idea, my sleep has never heard of a schedule before

12. Lucky number : I’m rather keen on 3, and 1898

13. What I’m wearing : Uh, fuzzy Christmas socks, pj pants, huge grey Jurassic Park tshirt, and fuzzy housecoat

14. Dream job : Someone pays me money / other goods to live on an island and look intelligently across the mist-veiled morning lake while occasionally taking notes in a hand-bound journal before releasing critically-acclaimed thought-pieces consisting of a single word once every six months. Or a swamp cryptid, either’s good

15. Dream trip : Canada, the US, Japan, New Zealand, Antarctica....there are a lot of places I’d love to see.

16. Favourite food : My mum’s casserole, Earl Grey with milk and honey, pumpkin pie

17. Instruments : All instruments are ones I’ve not practiced with for a very long time...but tenor sax, flute, and acoustic guitar. (There are a lot that I want to learn but money...and flat life....)

18. Languages : English, and I’m in the process of clumsily learning French :’D Gaeilge is on my priority list but that’s gonna be tricky for me, and I’d like to dip into either German or something else eventually

19. Favourite song : Floridada by Animal Collective (another epilepsy warning for this vid. Also it’s super weird)

20. Random fact : The Natterjack is a very rare toad in Ireland, and as they’re local very close to where I live, I’d like to see or hear some one day. ♥

21. Aesthetic : Swamps and bayous, hedgewitchery, rather eldritch academia, nautical, late 90s, cryptids & monsters, cottages & coziness, mushrooms, anxious writer drinking coffee at 2 am because they’re in a mad word flow and can’t afford to break it just then while ignoring the sounds of coyotes approaching their secluded cabin despite knowing no coyotes live in the area

I love these ♥ I’m uhh, gonna tag @doomsdaybear @hermitknut @sberrychan and I encourage anyone who just feels like doing this to do this tagged or not!

#tag game #I don't check my activity that frequently so I am sometimes nervous on missing tags #I am nervous about many things

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musicallyrich · 5 years ago

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Crate Digger’s Corner: The Wood Brothers At First Avenue

Crate Digger’s Corner…by DJ Musically Rich

(If you’d like to listen to a track from the artist as you read, go to the end of the post to start the song)

11/14/2019…First Avenue…Minneapolis, MN

The Wood Brothers made a jaunt through the cold north and stopped at the legendary First Avenue for this Thursday night show. Led by the brothers Chris (electric & acoustic bass) and Oliver (guitars) the band pulled from their entire library to put on a great, funky show for the large crowd gathered at the venue. If you are a follower (especially live) of the band, but haven’t seen them for a few years there have been some changes, a few of I noted last year (maybe the previous year as well) in the reviews of those particular shows. What I noted before, is the use of the electric bass by Chris Wood with this group, he still doesn’t use it often, but does have a few songs that he now uses the electric. The newest big change is the amount of time the drummer/percussionist, Jano Rix, spends behind the kit compared to playing his Shuitar (a guitar rigged into a wide ranging percussive instrument). What was clear this time through is that he is behind the kit more, because he is playing a lot of one-handed keyboard while also keeping up the drums. That adds a whole new layer to the sound of the band and gives it a fuller sound for the larger rooms they are now playing as well as more ways to go with their sound. His playing was excellent both on drums and with the keys. I do wonder if they are going to add a full-time keyboardist into the band. They have had a history with Chris Wood’s bandmate from MMW, John Medeski, sitting in with the band both in studio and live. Now, I don’t believe he’d be the one picked because of all of his other engagements, however, I could see them adding to the band. A few of the highlights of the night included renditions of ‘Atlas’, ‘Glad’ ‘American Heartache’ and ‘Postcards From Hell’ early on in the set. They also are performing songs from their upcoming album (to be released in January) and those all flowed right into the set and felt like they could have just as easily been off their first album rather than a brand new one. They performed ‘I Got Loaded’ and ‘Sing About It’ from their album “The Muse” around a single mic, as they have now been doing for several years at points in their concerts. They finished the night with a two song encore. The first song was a sing-a-long with the crowd to, what is probably their most known song, ‘Luckiest Man’. They then sent the crowd home with a rousing cover of The Band’s ‘Ophelia’.

The band was tight, both Oliver and Chris were on point musically playing tight and melodic solos that highlighted the songs they were playing. Also, along with Jano Rix, the beautiful harmonies they achieve vocally make this band unique in their sound. Whether you want to call it funky folk, Americana, or whatever genre label you may want to attach to them, they are a lively band that get the crowd moving and put on a great show!

RIYL: Cicada Rhythm, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Hot Tuna (acoustic), Honey Island Swamp Band

Albums to check out by The Wood Brothers- All of them, however, start with...Ways Not To Lose, Paradise and Live At The Barn

To see photos of other albums in my collection follow my IG: djmusicallyrich

To listen to a track from the band…

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unionstage-blog · 6 years ago

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JUST ANNOUNCED AT UNION STAGE - WEEK OF 6/25

Treat yourself to the music of folk group Birdtalker and other bands at these JUST ANNOUNCED shows at Union Stage...

7/8 — PERFECT LIARS CLUB PRESENTS WE ARE FAMILY

In a time where our nation’s morals are under fire, Perfect Liars Club explores the meaning of family. Join several storytellers for a night of thought-provoking and moving tales. Proceeds will go to a charity which works to reunite families separated at the border. TICKETS HERE.

7/18 — JAKE CLEMONS AND BRIAN DUNNE

Briann Dunne adds a new layer to July 18’s already announced show, featuring jazz legend Jake Clemmons. His singer/songwriter tunes make for a soulful kind of folk rock and draw from influences like Bob Dylan. TICKETS HERE.

7/26 — JOHN MARK MCMILLAN

John Mark McMillan is a singers/songwriter whose music is as hypnotic as his voice. Merging both gentle and upbeat melodies with powerful lyrics, he’s sure to make a statement at his show in D.C. TICKETS HERE.

7/28 — BIRDTALKER

When a married couple begins writing songs together, sometimes magic happens. Birdtalker brings indie rock and acoustic folk together to make easy-going, relaxed music. On sale friday. TICKETS HERE.

8/5 — UNSULLIED + CARTER LOU & THE PROJECT

Four DMV bands come together for a night of high-intensity rock. Unsullied brings the heat up with a post-punk set, while Carter Lou & The Project takes their time to build up to their own head-banging moments. TICKETS HERE.

8/11 — FREE BLUEGRASS + BEER: PORT CITY BREWING TAP TAKEOVER FEAT. KINGSTREET BLUEGRASS + BIG TIMBER

King Street Bluegrass is a D.C.-based band with West Virginia bluegrass roots. Their Americana jams pair perfectly with Port City Brewing’s craft beers. RSVP FREE HERE.

8/13 — HOUSE STUDIOS PRESENTS LUKE JAMES SHAFFER

Another D.C.-based musician with folk influences, Luke James Shaffer has been writing and playing music for the past decade. His performance background, which began when he uploaded acoustic covers of popular songs to YouTube, has landed him on TV competitions, including American Idol. TICKETS HERE.

8/23 — STUFF YOU MISSED IN HISTORY CLASS at The Miracle Theatre

Stuff You Missed in History Class is a podcast which takes a look at lesser known figures from the past. Highlights include episodes about a pair of lions that terrorized a railroad crew in Kenya and the decades-long dispute between butter and margarine. TICKETS HERE.

9/7 — U.S GIRLS at The Miracle Theatre

The New Yorker recently praised Meghan Remy of U.S. Girls for her “steely intensity.” The musician, who played at Union Stage this past April, approaches indie rock with a dark and powerful attitude. TICKETS HERE.

9/21 — SONGBYRD & UNION STAGE PRESENT: MOTHERS at Songbyrd

Mothers makes the list of powerful indie women such as Angle Olsen and Mitski. Originally a solo project, the band bridges the worlds of folk and experimental. TICKETS HERE.

10/20 — ALL GOOD PRESENTS... A LATE SHOW WITH HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND

Categorized as “Bayou Americana,” Honey Island Swamp Band pays homage to a genre of music true to their roots. The group was displaced from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and releases soulful tracks from their current home in San Fransisco. TICKETS HERE.

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travelivery · 7 years ago

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What is the Bender Jamboree? The Bender Jamboree is 4 days and nights of music and accommodations all taking place at the Plaza Hotel with “Everything, An Elevator Ride Away”

Check Out the Day Three Photo Gallery Below

Bender Jamboree

The Bender Jamboree arrived at the Plaza Hotel & Casino on April 12th and stayed through April 15th. It was four days & nights of amazing music with resort accommodations being just a stone’s throw away. Multiple stages of progressive acoustic and Americana tunes, impromptu pickin’ with other Jammers, activities, theme nights, and the Fabulous Fremont Street Experience combined for one great experience.

Featured Artists at Bender Jamboree Included:

Greensky Bluegrass • Leftover Salmon • The Infamous Stringdusters • Sam Bush • The Del McCoury Band • The Travelin’ McCourys • Fruition • Mandolin Orange • Billy Strings • The Lil Smokies • The California Honeydrops • Shook Twins • Hot Buttered Rum • Lindsay Lou • Head for the Hills • The Lee Boys • The Dustbowl Revival • Jon Stickley Trio • Henhouse Prowlers • Wood & Wire • Polyrhythmics • Honey Island Swamp Band • The Good Time Travelers • Open Picks Daily hosted by: Timber! & Friends

Learn more about Bender Jamboree on their website.

Photos by Paul Citone, Erik Kabik, Christopher Baldwin

Bender Jamboree at the Plaza Hotel – Day Three

About Erik Kabik

Jerry Garcia. Barack Obama. Robert DeNiro. What do these American icons have in common? They’re just a few of the notable personalities captured by the lens of Erik Kabik.

A lifelong passion for photography has taken Erik around the world, from Turkey to Israel, Indonesia to Cuba and beyond. These travels have informed his photography and infused his work with an undeniably broad worldview.

Erik began his photography career in the 1990’s as a teenager shooting in the pit at Grateful Dead concerts when longtime Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally gave him his first break. Erik earned his degree in Communications, with an emphasis in Photojournalism, from Southern Oregon University. He relocated to Las Vegas where he combined his love for music and photography and has been documenting the live music scene in Vegas for over 20 years. He has photographed musicians as diverse as Beyonce and Willie Nelson to The Grateful Dead and Kiss.

Erik’s passion is rock and roll photography but his work expands into celebrity, pop culture, travel, news, architecture, and food and beverage.

Bender Jamboree Photos at the Plaza Hotel – Day Three What is the Bender Jamboree? The Bender Jamboree is 4 days and nights of music and accommodations all taking place at the Plaza Hotel with “Everything, An Elevator Ride Away”

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dudewhoabides · 2 years ago

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acehotel · 6 years ago

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A Conversation with TURN Gallery Artist Mason Saltarrelli

TURN Gallery’s Mason Saltarrelli is an abstract artist, illustrator and painter born and bred in the city of New Orleans. His work is imbued by the improvisation of jazz, abstract animal silhouettes and color, the last being what Mason calls a “co-author” in his work. Mason will be Ace Hotel New York’s gallery artist for November and has a series of curtain paintings hanging in the lobby of Ace Hotel New Orleans. Here he chats with artist and friend, Joseph Hart of Deep Color, about to-do lists, Black Jaw the alligator and how abstraction can be a “beginning of seeing.”

Joseph Hart: Bridging in and out of painting and jazz music is the notion of improvisation. Can you talk a little bit about how improvising and intuition act as creative tools in here while you're working? When I say “in here,” we're sitting in your studio.

Mason Saltarrelli: I seldom arrive with a plan. More, I have a cast of characters. I'll call on one of the characters to come into the scene, but I don't know what their lines are and I’m not sure what costume they are wearing. Often the plan or story is only fully clear to me after the work is done. A work’s construction is realized through calling on a player and seeing where it wants to go in order to explore. Chance of shape and colors’ influence assist in determining the voyage.

JH: I see a figure here that almost looks like a doll. The image of an alligator pops up quite a bit. Is there anything else in your memory bank that you pull from?

MS: Yes. There’s a dog and a hairdo.

JH: What's the hairdo?

MS: It's a way of making a portrait without being literal. That's where there is a crossover with jazz and my work. In traditional jazz, there is a melody for each song and then the band members improvise solos. My characters offer me the function of melody and adjusting their forms and colors is my solo allowing me to create.

When a musician plays “Sweet Lorraine” or “Tiger Rag,” they know which melody to play. But when it’s time for the solo, they are free to forge a new idea based off of a set construct. The improvisation is where the real fun comes in.

JH: Yeah, that's where the surprise happens during those solos perhaps. When do surprises happen in your studio? When you collide these characters together, or put down a color or a gesture in relation to them and something happens that you didn't expect —what type of surprises happen?

MS: Color definitely plays a big role in surprises. The paper and canvas piece that will be in the show at the Ace New York has gone through many adjustments. By changing the green from blue next to the gray, it starts to push and pull and layers begin to appear. Structures move to the surface and in turn other colors recede based on placement. This creates layers within the piece. Color is a co-author in my work. The importance of the parts that make up the whole of the figures is greatly determined by coloring.

JH: You get a little depth in there. One thing that I've always observed about your work is an extraordinary flatness in how you're applying the paint and you're getting a nice graphic shape often that's opaque. Some of your paint is washed out, but at the same time with some of the tinted canvases and overlapping you really achieve a sense of depth.

MS: Depth is important to me. Each layer, whether it's a work on wood, paper or canvas, is like writing a sentence and those sentences stack on top of one another. Eventually as the sentences build up they create a paragraph. The paintings are paragraphs that are building up to relay a story.

JH: Another consistency in your work as I've known it over the years is a love for drawing. There's a lot of drawing in your painting. I know you have a history with works on paper and making drawings on hand tinted paper. Can you talk about how drawing is important in your studio practice and in your art making?

MS: I often paint through drawing. It’s a method of placing ideas. The ideas then pose questions. Without trying to fully render a figure and utilizing the idea of what something is I define what it becomes.

JH: The stakes are often lower with drawing too. I mean it's historically a preliminary action. I know you don't do sketches for these, but when we think of drawing, we think of small sketches. We think of a preparatory drawing for something larger. When your drawing is part of how you move your arm through the canvas and with a brush with paint on it, I think we carry that low pressure, emotional, psychological space with us. For me, I'll argue that it makes painting more fun, more interesting, more engaging.

MS: Yeah, I do try and keep things fun and then I start working and then I start taking it very seriously. Problem solving becomes important. Using drawing to open things up to see where they can go poses many questions with an infinite number of answers. If I start creating a form that is part of the alligator, for instance, the back of the head, and then all of I sudden decide, okay, it's time to switch into a hairdo or a doll or a dog, I have initiated a story that should be resolved if I want to share it.

Things just open up through drawing, there's no forced intention.

JH: As an exercise, I like to ask myself, if my paintings were to make a to do list, what would be on it. So I want to pose the question to you. If these paintings were to make a to-do list for the viewer, for yourself, what are a few things that would be on that list?

MS: The three paintings that hang in the Ace Hotel in New Orleans for Doc Cheatham, Lionel Ferbos and Percy Humphrey are on hemp. They're curtain paintings in that they're not stretched, but hang freely. The to-do list for the New Orleans paintings was to reflect both personal and musical aspects of each of the three traditional jazz trumpet players through abstraction.

My show at Ace New York this November will include two pieces. In the New York hemp painting, my goal was to successfully combine separate aspects of how I depicted Doc, Lionel and Percy. My intention was simple, revisit three paintings two years later in one new piece.

In the other work, my goal was to fuse my paper and canvas practices and see if I could get them to function uniformly. This piece includes canvas that has gone through a similar patina process as my paper. For this work the to-do list was basically to get the canvas and paper to have a cohesive conversation, to get them to enhance each other simultaneously.

JH: Yeah, it's working. It's a nice little installation. It reminds me of a gift. Maybe this was the wrap for the painting on top of it unfolded. There are all sorts of surprises in there.

MS: I think that paper could actually fold over and hide it.

JH: Yeah, the aspect ratio. It looks like you could wrap it right up. Let's talk about audience. When we're in our studios, there's an audience of one unless you have a friend or visitor over. But when the work leaves the studio, then there's an audience. I'm curious if you feel differently about your work when it's in front of an audience? Is your relationship to it here in your studio different than when these paintings are going to be in the Ace Hotel?

MS: I definitely consider audience. At the same time I don't have control over how they're going to perceive my work. Especially when viewing abstraction, people put their own life experiences into what they see.

JH: Yeah, that's their job.

MS: It is. Deborah Buck, an artist, came over the other day and pointed out that in the smaller canvas piece she sees a person hugging another person. I keep seeing it now because I never noticed that and I've never visualized that idea in my work before. She said it looks like a male figure protecting a child.

To me it's a doll inside of a woman's hairdo. That's one of the amazing things about abstraction, it's not over when the last mark is made. When somebody else starts looking at it it's just beginning for them, and sometimes can actually be a beginning of seeing for me.

JH: Yeah, it's great. I think the audience, when it's in a public space, like you said, brings their own experience and finds their own meaning. It's nice to hear when a viewer shares that meaning with the artist. When you describe Deborah coming in and seeing something that you didn't see, that's a new layer for you and compounds whatever you had going for it on your own. I think that's a great thing. It's a dialogue. That's the dialogue you're looking for with a viewer.

MS: Right. It becomes a type of gift in a way if you allow it to be. When you let someone else take the reins and tell you what you’ve done, and you get to hear their vision. It's nice. It's a way of sharing, it's very personal.

JH: I want to talk a little bit more about the alligator motif that pops up a lot in your work. At first glance when I came in here, looking at this long horizontal painting that's going to be here in New York, I saw architecture, I saw landscape, I saw a street scene, I saw buildings. But then I quickly shed that as soon as I recognized the contours of this alligator head. Am I seeing the same thing?

MS: Yes.

JH: Is this the profile of one of your alligators?

MS: This time it’s the profile of multiple alligators, possibly the same particular one in different incarnations.

JH: It's abstracted, it's not overt, but that sort of elongated alligator. I know you’ve talked about alligators being outside of New Orleans in the swamps. It seems like an important character from your image bank. I imagine it's a fun shape to draw too.

MS: Yeah, that's part of the reason why I use it over and over. It can be a way of loosening up. I remember when I saw a specific alligator in Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana. Its name is Black Jaw. It’s obviously in the present but also you see and feel another time. Certain areas of New Orleans are the same way. It touches on looking and experiencing a different era, a different life, but within this one.

In this particular painting, I started layering alligators and maybe it became not just Black Jaw. Or if it is Black Jaw, it's him being reincarnated a few times and going through a few different swamps rather than just Honey Island.

JH: Right. It's abbreviated too. I mean I think your forms are rounded off and simplified in a way typically. It's not like a rendered alligator head, it's an elongated rectangle with a bulbous end. Then the tell, the show, is usually the teeth, which are triangles throughout.

You're using these geometric shapes to describe this head often. Again, it's going back to the flatness, you're painting in a flat way.

MS: Yes. By simplifying the forms I’m giving color more influence in the work.

JH: The alligator is a starting point, as a form, as a shape, as an idea and you just unfold it from there. It turns into a few other things, sort of holds on to its identity as an alligator. I love that. Is this an alligator too? This one is a front view maybe.

MS: That's a doll with a hairdo above a profiled alligator whose teeth have left its mouth and even become a little hat. The paper behind it is space. There’s a foot behind the canvas drawn on the paper. It’s a hidden self-portrait.

JH: Do you remember the last piece of culture that you experienced? Maybe it was a book you read or a film you saw or an artwork or a piece of music that shook your bones?

MS: Definitely. This past August I was in residency at the Macedonia Institute in upstate New York. That’s where I painted the hemp painting for the Ace New York show. During that time I read Chief of Chiefs: Robert Nathaniel Lee and the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, 1915-2001 by Al Kennedy. Chief Robbe was the first and only person to be named "chief of chiefs" by the Mardi Gras Indian Council. I would read and then paint. I enjoyed the book so much I read it in small increments so it would take longer to finish.

MS: I remember being a kid and seeing Mardi Gras Indians for the first time. I was in the car with my dad. We were leaving the St. Charles Mardi Gras parades driving back through neighborhoods to get home, and then all of a sudden we saw Mardi Gras Indians masking. They resembled human fireworks. It was amazing. Reading Al’s book was inspiring because it’s such a wonderful story of being called to an art form and how tough yet rewarding it is to be dedicated to a practice that you love. Chief Robbe’s story reminded me of how fortunate I am to have grown up in New Orleans and experienced such a unique culture.

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Repost from @tipitinas • We'd like to say thanks to Offbeat Magazine for their recent article highlighting our upcoming benefit for KRYLA on Wed, May 25th. Performances will feature Honey Island Swamp Band, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, Leyla McCalla, and Muevelo and we'll be raising funds to aid Ukrainian war refugees. View the full article in our Story, or visit: bit.ly/offbeatukraine For tickets, and other ways to show your support, please visit Tipitinas.com (at Tipitina's) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd47stSumVL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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aparanormalchicks · 3 years ago

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EP 180 - MAYHEM AND MONSTERS

In Kerris' story, an infamous “black metal” band called Mayhem are causing just that. With each of their members causing all kinds of trouble. By the end of the story, two of the band members will end up dead.

Donna’s story starts at 43:06 - and she keeps it a bit closer to home. The Honey Island Swamp Monster is a cryptid said to inhabit the Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana. But is the monster out to cause harm, or just living its best life?

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donyorkphotographer · 7 years ago

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Honey Island Swamp Band - Blues Bender Jambouree - #benderjamboree #vegas #lasvegas #bluegrass #music #honeyislandswampband #dyphotography (at Las Vegas, Nevada)

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If it's not too late, I'd like to ask for cake for he playlist thing! Thank u and have a lovely day!

Of course you’re not too late, darling!

🍰🎂 Cake 🎂🍰

Ice Cream Cake by Red Velvet

What’s Inside from Waitress

MILK by f(x)

I Can’t Help Myself by the Four Tops

Apple Pie by Fiestar

Chocolate by the 1975

Cafe Mocha Please by CLC

Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes by the Wiggles

Candy Boy by TWICE

Chocolate Cake by the Honey Island Swamp Band

Honey by SNSD

There is a lot of girl groups in this one, sorry if you don’t prefer those 😅

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travelivery · 7 years ago

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What is the Bender Jamboree? The Bender Jamboree is 4 days and nights of music and accommodations all taking place at the Plaza Hotel with “Everything, An Elevator Ride Away”

Check Out the Day Two Photo Gallery Below

Bender Jamboree

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Learn more about Bender Jamboree on their website.

Photos by Paul Citone, Erik Kabik, Christopher Baldwin

Bender Jamboree at the Plaza Hotel – Day Two

About Erik Kabik

Jerry Garcia. Barack Obama. Robert DeNiro. What do these American icons have in common? They’re just a few of the notable personalities captured by the lens of Erik Kabik.

Erik’s passion is rock and roll photography but his work expands into celebrity, pop culture, travel, news, architecture, and food and beverage.

Bender Jamboree Photos at the Plaza Hotel – Day Two What is the Bender Jamboree? The Bender Jamboree is 4 days and nights of music and accommodations all taking place at the Plaza Hotel with “Everything, An Elevator Ride Away”

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