OT: new Rhino Handmade Beefheart item
Fastbulb
bought a house, and now they're pitching this F!I!V!E! H!U!N!D!R!E!D!
D!O!L!L!A!R! item:
Don Van Vliet - Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh
Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart was a visual artist before he was a
musician. As a young child he drew serious accolades for his animal sculptures
and was offered a scholarship to study in Europe: his parents declined. While
continuing to create in the visual medium, Van Vliet turned his attention to
music, within ten years forming the first incarnation of the legendary
experimental outfit Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. The following 15
years are musical history. But in 1983 Van Vliet retired from music to pursue
painting and drawing, the focus of this extraordinary boxed set.
Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh, named after a painting the artist
completed in 1987, provides an opportunity to own one of his original, signed
color etchings. Executed on paper and cataloged as Untitled (Self-Portrait),
the work measures 6 5/8" x 9 1/2". Van Vliet produced only 1,500 copies of the
piece, one for each individually numbered copy of this Artist Ink Edition from
Rhino Handmade. A deluxe 9 1/4" x 12 3/4" x 2 3/4" slipcase carefully houses
the etching as well as two museum-quality books, a CD, and a DVD.
The first book, entitled Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh (88 pages),
is a monograph of sorts, containing an essay by art historian Ben Watson and
full-color reproductions of 60 of Van Vliet's paintings and drawings, some of
them previously unpublished. The second book, entitled Splinters (96 pages),
features portrait photos of the artist by Anton Corbijn, along with a selection
of personal archival material supplied by Don and Jan Van Vliet -- including
family snapshots, newspaper clippings, drawings, and sketches. None of this
material has been seen by the public before.
The CD features the artist reading 11 of his previously unreleased spoken-word
pieces (which are also reprinted in the Splinters book). Spanning 1977-1999,
these readings have been personally selected by Don and Jan Van Vliet. The DVD
features Some YoYo Stuff, a 1994 filmed observation by Anton Corbijn.
Since this unique package constitutes an irreplaceable work of art, it will be
shipped either by insured overnight (add $20) or international insured
overnight (add $50). For your protection, a signature will be required upon
receipt (please ship to an address at which you will be present). Please note
that your shipment will reach you overnight from the time your transaction is
approved and processed, not necessarily from the time you place your order.
Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh is available as an individually
numbered limited edition of 1,500 copies. Get it at: www.rhinohandmade.com
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Cripes.
I already have the "Some Yo Yo Stuff" DVD, or an edition of it, at any rate.
The _Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh _ book is NOT the one of the same
title by W.C. Bamberger that came out a few years ago - that one's over 200
pages long, is not illustrated, and I don't remember Ben Watson having anything
to do with it, though his _Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play_ book is cited in
it.
Gawddamn. If I were only made of money.
da9ve
Hagrinas Mivali
"Fastbulb" <fast...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Well, these bastards are trying to break me at the worst possible time.
Just
> bought a house, and now they're pitching this F!I!V!E! H!U!N!D!R!E!D!
> D!O!L!L!A!R! item:
That's inspiring. It's too bad I retired from art to pursue my career as an
Internet poster. I'm just not getting nearly the money I expected.
Maybe I should make a CD and sell it.
Ori Pessach
You should. Can I play on your CD? I'm particularly good at hopscotch.
Hagrinas Mivali
"Ori Pessach" <opes...@mail.com> wrote in message
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If you do that, I'll have to start over from scratch.
Ori Pessach
I never would have guessed you'd be into hip-hop.
Doug Boucher
> That's inspiring. It's too bad I retired from art to pursue my career as
an
> Internet poster. I'm just not getting nearly the money I expected.
They're not paying me shit, and I hear they're gonna ship my job over to
India! Fuckers!
Dougie
--
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http://eraserhead667.tblog.com
Lerch
> Well, these bastards are trying to break me at the worst possible time. Just
> bought a house, and now they're pitching this F!I!V!E! H!U!N!D!R!E!D!
> D!O!L!L!A!R! item:
>
> Don Van Vliet - Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh
And here I was hoping that they'd just put out another live album. Sheesh!
two flamingos in a fruit fight,
Lerch
Hagrinas Mivali
Actually, I always considered it seedy.
Ori Pessach
You might want to consider municipal bonds, instead.
Hagrinas Mivali
on stock aid.
Ori Pessach
Hagrinas Mivali wrote:
>>>>>>>Maybe I should make a CD and sell it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You should. Can I play on your CD? I'm particularly good at hopscotch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>If you do that, I'll have to start over from scratch.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I never would have guessed you'd be into hip-hop.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Actually, I always considered it seedy.
>>
>>You might want to consider municipal bonds, instead.
>>
>
> I'd need more help than that. If I want to put together a CD, I can't rely
> on stock aid.
Smart move - it's no fun. I spent some time there once when I was in the
army, and forgot to wear my hat on my shoulder. True story.
Hagrinas Mivali
I don't get it.
Dave Wilcher
>>>
>>> I'd need more help than that. If I want to put together a CD, I
>>> can't rely on stock aid.
>>
>> Smart move - it's no fun. I spent some time there once when I was in
>> the army, and forgot to wear my hat on my shoulder. True story.
>>
>
> I don't get it.
As Officer Commanding the Regular Army's Hat Division, I object,
in the best possible terms to this obvious reference to wearing
hats on your shoulder, and I warn this newsgroup that any recurrence
of this sloppy long-haired civilian plagiarism will be dealt with
most severely.
Colonel dave
--
I support Gov. Howard Dean M.D. for President:
www.deanforamerica.com
Ori Pessach
Dave Wilcher wrote:
> Hagrinas Mivali wrote:
>
>>>>I'd need more help than that. If I want to put together a CD, I
>>>>can't rely on stock aid.
>>>
>>>Smart move - it's no fun. I spent some time there once when I was in
>>>the army, and forgot to wear my hat on my shoulder. True story.
>>>
>>
>>I don't get it.
>
>
> As Officer Commanding the Regular Army's Hat Division, I object,
> in the best possible terms to this obvious reference to wearing
> hats on your shoulder, and I warn this newsgroup that any recurrence
> of this sloppy long-haired civilian plagiarism will be dealt with
> most severely.
I wasn't a civilian at the time, the hat was a beret, really, and
according to Israeli army dress code it was supposed to be either on my
head, or folded up and tucked away under a strap on my left shoulder. It
wasn't in either place.
> Colonel dave
I don't remember what the regulations said about treating officers of
foreign armies. I may not have to salute you. A friend of mine saw his
commanding officer tackle a US army officer once - maybe that was the
official greeting, according to protocol. More likely, though, it was
the guy's way of saying: "keep your head down, you idiot - we're firing
live ammunition here!"
Hagrinas Mivali
>
>
> Dave Wilcher wrote:
> > Hagrinas Mivali wrote:
> >
> >>>>I'd need more help than that. If I want to put together a CD, I
> >>>>can't rely on stock aid.
> >>>
> >>>Smart move - it's no fun. I spent some time there once when I was in
> >>>the army, and forgot to wear my hat on my shoulder. True story.
> >>>
> >>
> >>I don't get it.
> >
> >
> > As Officer Commanding the Regular Army's Hat Division, I object,
> > in the best possible terms to this obvious reference to wearing
> > hats on your shoulder, and I warn this newsgroup that any recurrence
> > of this sloppy long-haired civilian plagiarism will be dealt with
> > most severely.
>
> I wasn't a civilian at the time, the hat was a beret, really, and
> according to Israeli army dress code it was supposed to be either on my
> head, or folded up and tucked away under a strap on my left shoulder. It
> wasn't in either place.
>
I was told by folks in San Francisco that you can wear the hat on either
shoulder depending on what team you are on. But that depends on whether you
are into intramural sports, I suppose.
Alan Tignanelli
>Hagrinas Mivali wrote:
>
>
>>>>I'd need more help than that. If I want to put together a CD, I
>>>>can't rely on stock aid.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Smart move - it's no fun. I spent some time there once when I was in
>>>the army, and forgot to wear my hat on my shoulder. True story.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>I don't get it.
>>
>>
>
>As Officer Commanding the Regular Army's Hat Division, I object,
>in the best possible terms to this obvious reference to wearing
>hats on your shoulder, and I warn this newsgroup that any recurrence
>of this sloppy long-haired civilian plagiarism will be dealt with
>most severely.
>
>
Alright, alright, this thread is getting too silly. I order you to stop
this thread immediately!
Now, let's see some precision military drilling!
Alan
Ori Pessach
You'll have to follow the chain of command.
Dave Wilcher
Hey, eat chain.
Ori Pessach
Is it kosher?
Hagrinas Mivali
That would depend on how it was prepared.
Dave Wilcher
>>>>> Alright, alright, this thread is getting too silly. I order you
>>>>> to stop this thread immediately!
>>>>
>>>> You'll have to follow the chain of command.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey, eat chain.
>>
>> Is it kosher?
>>
> That would depend on how it was prepared.
I'm thinking no; it was just whipped up at the last minute.
Hagrinas Mivali
"Dave Wilcher" <dwi...@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hagrinas Mivali wrote:
> >>>>> Alright, alright, this thread is getting too silly. I order you
> >>>>> to stop this thread immediately!
> >>>>
> >>>> You'll have to follow the chain of command.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hey, eat chain.
> >>
> >> Is it kosher?
> >>
> > That would depend on how it was prepared.
>
> I'm thinking no; it was just whipped up at the last minute.
>
Dave Wilcher
>>
>> I'm thinking no; it was just whipped up at the last minute.
>>
> We'd still have to iron out the details before I could tell.
How ironic!
Hagrinas Mivali
> Hagrinas Mivali wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm thinking no; it was just whipped up at the last minute.
> >>
> > We'd still have to iron out the details before I could tell.
>
> How ironic!
>