Breakfast. I am thankful for so many things.

Breakfast. I am thankful for so many things. Life is good. 26Nov2023

Guns N' Roses - Civil War

Grace Lutheran Church 5Nov2023

Spending my Sunday afternoon binge watching Bloomberg Technology

The electric panel.

TEARS IN RAIN | Why is it so special?

TEARS IN RAIN | Why is it so special? The final words of Roy Batty is arguably the best scene in Blade Runner. But what makes it so powerful? In order to fully understand what makes this speech so special is to try to understand Roy Batty.  As the movie ends, Roy sums up his entire journey with Tears In Rain.

Blade Runner, as briefly explained well by another writer, Canadalorian, “Harrison Ford stars in this fascinating, dark vision of the near future as a policeman who tracks engineered humans--a Blade Runner. In the year 2019, the police department forces Rick Deckard (Ford) out of retirement to hunt four genetically engineered humans who have come to earth. Designed to do difficult, hazardous work, the manufactured humans are stronger, faster and smarter than non-engineered humans. They feel no pain or remorse; they are almost indistinguishable from other humans ... and they are killing people. Now Deckard must stop them before they kill again.” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mViFqLGh4UU Canadalorian

Tears in the Rain - Blade Runner (9/10) Movie CLIP (1982) HD

Tears in the Rain - Blade Runner (9/10) Movie CLIP (1982) HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU7Ga7qTLDU&t=0s 

“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” Roy Batty in “Blade Runner,” Warner Bros., 1982

Ridley Scott on Blade Runner's Tears in Rain Monologue (2017) | Rotten T...

Rotten Tomatoes Senior Editor Grae Drake spoke to Ridley Scott, director of 'Alien: Covenant' about Rutger Hauer's famous "I've Seen Things" monologue from 'Blade Runner,' and how it came to be.

Intolerance (1916) Full HD Movie

D. W. Griffith’s classic “Intolerance,” was released on Sept. 5, 1916.

Compiled by Kevin Dayhoff September 12-15, 2023. 

I was originally researching the life and accomplishments of Bessie Love, an early silent film star who was born September 10, 1898. One of her early movies was “Intolerance:” released Sept. 5, 1916, "Intolerance is a 1916 epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and considered one of the great masterpieces of the Silent Era. It is perhaps one of the top ten movies ever made.

Bessie Love appeared in the movie along with the likes of Lilian Gish, Vera Lewis, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Constance Talmadge, Josephine Crowell, Margery Wilson, Frank Bennett, Elmer Clifton, Miriam Cooper, and Alfred Paget.

The three-and-a-half hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines, each separated by several centuries: (1) a contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption, (2) a Judean story: Christ's mission and death, (3) a French story: the events surrounding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572, and (4) a Babylonian story: the fall of the Babylonian Empire to Persia in 539 BC. Each story had its own distinctive color tint in the original print. The scenes are linked by shots of a figure representing Eternal Motherhood, rocking a cradle."

Bessie Love played the role of ‘The Bride,’ in the ‘Wedding at Cana’ scene in Intolerance. It was a complex scene in which Christ attends the wedding at Cana with Howard Gaye as Christ, and with Bessie Love and George Walsh as the bride and groom. Bessie Love was born on September 10, 1898. She was discovered in 1915 when she began working in silent pictures directed by D.W. Griffith. Following her small role in ‘Intolerance’, Love gained her first prominent role in ‘The Flying Torpedo’ in 1916.

One media source explained, “In 1929, when sound made its way to films, Love was one of the few actors who found the transition from silent films to early talkies smooth. She won an Academy Award nomination for her stellar performance in ‘The Broadway Melody’. She moved to Britain in 1935 where she resumed her acting career…” Her acting career ended in 1983. 

An interesting sidenote is that she worked for the American red Cross during World War II in England.

According to a story in Los Angeles Times at the time of her death in London England on April 26, 1986 at the age of 88, “She was born Juanita Horton in Midland, Tex., the daughter of an itinerant bartender father who moved his family through Arizona, New Mexico and finally to Los Angeles, where his 16-year-old daughter talked her way onto the set of ‘Intolerance.’”

Throughout her career she Bessie Love made 141 films, including the Oscar-nominated Broadway Melody (1929), making appearances in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961),  Isadora (1968), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Ragtime (1981), Reds (1981) and The Hunger (1983). She wrote her autobiography, From Hollywood with Love, in 1977.

The Los Angeles Times reported, “She was cast in a series of parts she once described as “sunbonnet girl next door” in “Nina the Flower Girl,” “The Great Adventure,” “The Yankee Princess,” “Human Wreckage” and three dozen more before becoming a self-professed “sequined and spangled showgirl” in “The Broadway Melody.” That 1928 production was the first talking picture ventured by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, also believed the industry’s first sound musical, brought her an Academy Award nomination.”

This information has been compiled and assembled from multiple documented and undocumented sources over many years – all of which I have been very careful to cite and no claim to original authorship is either claimed or implied.

Morgan Wade - Psychopath (Official Audio)

#amwriting to Morgan Wade – According to ‘About the Artist’ retrieved August 24, 2023 on Spotify, “Most artists don't top Rolling Stone's Best Country Albums of the year list with their debut album. But most artists aren't Morgan Wade, who earned the top spot with her scathingly honest and raw 2021 LP Reckless. 

“While Reckless, and its Top 30 lead single "Wilder Days," busted down the doors and introduced Wade as a once-in-a- generation songwriter, she now readies her anticipated follow-up project, Psychopath, arriving Aug. 25. 

An astounding 13-track LP, Psychopath most excitingly finds Wade peeling back layers of her psyche like never before. Wade has been no stranger to the road throughout the first quarter of 2023 on her headlining NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN TOUR, which sold out 35 shows for more than 40,000 tickets sold. 

A Virginia native, Wade has broken away from the pack to become one of country music's most compelling new voices. Possessed with a raw and unflinching voice anchored by a perfect tinge of twang; the rare ability to pen honest portraits of some of life's most precious and painful and unpredictable moments; and an onstage vulnerability that so seamlessly breaks down the wall between fan and artist, Wade has quickly made her mark on the country music scene- and the music world at large-with nominations for ACM New Female Artist of the Year, Americana Music Association Emerging Act of the Year, and CMT Breakthrough Female Video of the Year…

There is a good article on her in People magazine here: ‘Who Is Morgan Wade? All About the Country Musician - Here's everything to know about Morgan Wade, from her musical rise to her Grand Ole Opry debut, By Skyler Caruso  Updated on August 11, 2023 https://people.com/morgan-wade-everything-to-know-7556954#:~:text=Among%20the%20most%20unique%20aspects,her%20emotions%20into%20a%20song. 

Koan - Dream In Kaiser Gardens - Official

Marvin Gaye "What's Going On / What's Happening Brother"

Sunday, August 20, 2023: Marvin Gaye "What's Going On / What's Happening Brother" May 5, 2020: An excerpt from the recently released DVD of some of Marvin's greatest live performances on TV and film, "Real Thing: In Performance 1964-1981," This live performance comes from the long out-of-circulation 1973 film, "Save The Children" with James Jamerson on bass.

Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant, 205 Frederick Rd, Thurmont, MD

We really enjoyed Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant, 205 Frederick Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788 on Sunday evening 13Aug2023. Our server, Leslie N, was very nice, conversational, and attentive. We really enjoyed our food. We shared a Burrito de Carnitas.

 

The restaurant is well lit and fun - nicely decorated and obviously well-maintained. The folks that work there obviously  like the restaurant. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. The food was great with great prices, and a large parking lot – right off Rte 15. We look forward to returning soon.

 Earlier Caroline had played in a Westminster Municipal Band concert in the Thurmont Memorial Park, just off 116 East Main Street, Thurmont, MD 21788, at the Thurmont Trolley Park. The band concert was great – and enjoyed by many folks from around town who came out on a beautiful Sunday evening to enjoy the music.

 We really liked the 1.3-acre park. It was well maintained and picturesque. It is obvious that Thurmont loves the park – and that folks enjoy it. The park comes complete with a bubbling stream that runs through the park – not far from a memorial pavilion that honors local folks who have served in the military and fought in a nation’s wars to maintain the freedoms and quality of life we enjoy. It was a great evening, and we look forward to returning to Thurmont.

 The Thurmont Trolley Park. We were intrigued about the Trolley Trail Park. According to the Thurmont website, “The Thurmont Trolley Trail is a .8 mile trail installed over the former trolley tracks that serviced Thurmont in the 1900’s.

 “The Town of Thurmont also acquired and displays one of the trolley cars that was once utilized in Thurmont’s history. The building that was once used to house all the electrical components that operated the trolley sits at the beginning of the trail on East Main Street. 

 “The Town of Thurmont and the Thurmont Lions Club has installed murals on the building depicting the history of Thurmont...

 “From 1908 to 1954, Thurmont was the "end of the line" for the trolley system that traveled from Frederick to Thurmont. During its hay day in the 1920's, the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway (H &F) carried 3.8 million people per year.

 “However, with great strides in the world of transportation, the demands for the trolley dwindled and the H&F made its final trip to Thurmont in 1954 and the tracks were removed. The existing trail begins at the historical trolley car and promotes a glimpse at Thurmont’s historical transportation services. Today, the trail is heavily used by residents and visitors for hiking, jogging, biking, and enjoying nature.”

 It was a great evening, and we look forward to returning to Thurmont. https://goo.gl/maps/o1SsDQQoxCfWduqf9

 

Kevin Dayhoff and Caroline Babylon

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Clouds 23Jy2023

Koan - Dream In Kaiser Gardens - Official

Coffee

First/Inaugural OTA - Off Track Art Emeritus Show

Kevin Dayhoff – June 25, 2023

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https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2023/06/30/first-inaugural-ota-off-track-art-emeritus-show/

First/Inaugural OTA Emeritus Show

Friday, June 30, 2023 – Sunday, July 30, 2023

Opening reception Friday, June 30, 2023 4-7 p.m.

Off Track Art is open Friday and Sunday 12-4 

and Saturday 10-4 or by special appointment.

Off Track Art's July show celebrates several former partners and their most recent work!

June 30, 2023 4-7 Off Track Art opening reception: 

Nolly Gelsinger: Our artists’ cooperative Off Track Art was incorporated in 2009 by a great field of local energetic artists. 

For the month of July, Off Track Art is checking in with some of our former partners who spent time with us in the recent (and not so recent!) past. 

We refer to each one as a “Partner Emeritus” to honor their status. They are all dear to us and we appreciate how these partners helped to pave the way for the continued success of Off Track Art. 

Specifically, we wanted to see how some of our former partners, who are involved in their former or new communities, are now using their outstanding creativity as their lives have evolved in additional directions.

We caught up with seven of them-their names may be familiar to you- and asked them to update their biography with us, bring any artwork they have been doing, display it on our lobby walls, and offer it for sale for the month of July. 

The show runs from Friday June 30 until Sunday, July 30. Our visiting artists are: Sherrill Cooper, Kevin Dayhoff, Gail Elwell, Sarah Gawens, Thomas Sterner, Robert Waddell, and Pamela Zappardino! 

ATTEND a FREE gallery reception to MEET THE ARTISTS Friday June 30 4-7 PM Gallery hours are Fridays 12-4pm, Saturdays 10am-4pm, and Sundays 12-4pm. In addition to this lobby show, see our ongoing display of 8 artist partners and 20 artist consigners!

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Kevin Dayhoff – June 25, 2023

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Text: (410) 259-6403 E-mail: kevindayhoff@gmail.com

First/Inaugural OTA Emeritus Show

Friday, June 30, 2023 – Sunday, July 30, 2023

Opening reception Friday, June 30, 2023 4-7 p.m.

Off Track Art is open Friday and Sunday 12-4 

and Saturday 10-4 or by special appointment.

Kevin Dayhoff is a Westminster native who lives on Uniontown Road with his wife, Caroline Babylon. Dayhoff has been a self-employed artist and businessman since 1974 and has been exhibiting art since 1981. In the tradition of his friend and mentor The Rev. Dr. Ira Zepp, Dayhoff has served for many years as non-denominational multi-disciplinary fire, police, and military chaplain.

As a landscape designer, collage, mixed media assemblage, sculpture artist, writer, and photographer; he has had a life-long pervasive interest in color and spatial relationships and the juxtapositioning of incongruent objects.

After graduating from Westminster High School in 1971, he served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves for two years as he attended Elon College and served in the Civil Rights movement in the south - before leaving college in 1973 to pursue a career in writing and art.

In 1974, Dayhoff started farming; raising nursery stock; and started his own business as a landscape designer, contractor, and nurseryman. He retired in 1999.

In recent years, he has enjoyed exploring and utilizing technology - digital photography, the scanner, and the computer – as a creative process.

In 1981 Dayhoff had his first art show at the Theatre Project in Baltimore, followed by a group show. "Four at 409" at Gallery 409, in Baltimore in October 1982. It was in the 1982 time period that Dayhoff met Carroll County artists Linda Van Hart and Robert J. Waddell while he was exploring photocopier art.

In the past he has collaborated with a number of artist groups, including The Consortionists with Linda Van Hart and Robert J. Waddell from 1983 to 1989; the United Art Workers from 1989 to 1991 and most recently with Off Track Art from December 2008 to June 2013. He has displayed art at Western Maryland – McDaniel College on a number of occasions. Beginning in 1988, Dayhoff participated for many years in (幸円 良介 - Ryosuke Cohen’s long-running “Brain Cell” – “Fractal” series, from Osaka, Japan.

Dayhoff has been a short story and technical writer since 1968. Since 2004 he has been writing as a newspaper reporter for the Baltimore Sun Media in addition to a number of regional publications.

Dayhoff has been a member – and displayed art with the Carroll County Arts Council since its very early years. An avid historian and historic preservationist, Dayhoff was a Westminster elected official when the city purchased the Carroll Theatre in 2000 and adaptively renovated the building which reopened on April 6, 2003 as the Carroll Arts Center. He currently serves on the Arts Council board – and continues to actively pursue promoting art and cultural venues in an open, affirming, and inclusive community – and having murals and public art to be installed throughout Westminster. 

+++ Dayhoff Art +++

Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.

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Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org

Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/

Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: www.kevindayhoff.info | https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/

Tillamook

I will just set this right here.

Daylilies

Caroline and I went on a daylily walk. 21June2023

Japanese Beetle.

I was fascinated with watching the Japanese Beetle.

Obscenery - Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

Koan - Dream In Kaiser Gardens - Official

Lay's potato chips

Westminster sunset 19May2023

Westminster sunset 19May2023

Koan - Dream In Kaiser Gardens - Official

Jos M Parke, H B Grammer, and Wm Reese.

Jos M Parke, H B Grammer, and Wm Reese.

Starbucks in Haymarket VA.

Starting the day at Starbucks in Haymarket VA.

#amwriting A writer's dinner

#amwriting A writer's dinner

 Do not tell Terry Smack

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English

#amwriting - Broken English is the seventh studio album by English singer Marianne Faithfull. It was released on 2 November 1979 by Island Records after the release of “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan,” in the same year. The single, “Broken English” was released as the second single from the album on January 25, 1980. She wrote it with Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York and Terry Stannard. Derek Neal and I went to a performance of Marianne Faithfull a number of years ago.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas