http://michaelsnews.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/winter-break-begins/
Glimmer Twins Do the Right Thing
The recently departed Hubert Sumlin with Chester Burnett.
“God bless the Rolling Stones.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uljcbObxSOQ
Paul Desmond wrote “Take Five.”
On the occasion of Mr. Brubeck’s 91st birthday, a coupla sports radio guys try to suss out composer credits in the Wonderful World of Jazz, and Ted Sirota sets ’em straight: http://www.tedsirota.com/music/espn-radio-jazz-debate
Hoppa Ottsho
‘Twas a grand evening: a robust turnout from all of the schools’ winners, families, and peers. The HGFOS apparently went into hiding (so few were the sightings), but there was food and there was music.
Souvenir
…or meibutsu, if you will.
If you’re in the shot, send me a snail address via e-mail (not fbook) by December the fourth, and you’ll receive a print (as soon as the school’s 4×5 camera is returned).
The prints are made on a variety of fiber stock, some current, some late lamented, some approaching legendary status. I’m almost sick of this negative: it’s not certainly not difficult to print, but when E.H. clicked the shutter the pressure of the “bell” about to “ring” sent the composition straight to blazes (plus there are physical flaws). Despite and still, we photograph to remember.
Sophomore Guidance
The time is here for Barrington Huge School students to begin to tweak their second semester schedules. There has been a widespread misconception among counselors for several years that sophomores should be limited to one semester in the Wonderful World of Photography “to give others a chance” (according to many students, reliably over a number of years; ergo, I believe this report). This is spurious: it is written nowhere, the Art Department chair has never been made aware of this (nor consulted), and exceptions to this “rule” are made whenever it is questioned. Why does this misconception persist? Beats us. If it’s a convenience for the Guidance Department, we cannot see any advantage for them from our perspective. Most people enroll in Photography with no idea of what’s to come, and they find that they enjoy the process. Why should they be made to jump from medium to medium? No one would suggest that for the Whirled Languages Department. If you find yourself in this position, and you’d like to continue in the course despite what was arranged last spring, it’s important to make your preference known. We cannot overload (trust me, you wouldn’t be happy with a stuffed darkroom), but we can monitor the rosters.
Creative Camerawork 