Unofficial AEU Painting on Velvet
Tony Cooper
following Totally Unofficial Portrait of the gathering:
http://geocities.com/tony_cooper213/aueboink.html
Other newsgroups may have FAQs, tee shirts, coffee cups with logos, and
periodic get-togethers....but how many have really bad art on view?
You are assured, by the way, that no animals were harmed in this
production.
[1] I tried to link up by telephone as Rey did, but I was evidently
given the wrong telephone number. I did have an interesting
conversation with a Dutch housewife in her home in some suburb of
Amsterdam called 'de Walletjes'. Ever notice how foreigners sometimes
make the most comical errors in English? I'm sure it was unintentional,
but some of the things she said could be considered quite racy.
--
Tony Cooper aka: Tony_Co...@Yahoo.com
Provider of Jots & Tittles
Tony Cooper
Do make that the "Unofficial AUE Painting on Velvet". That's a nice
lad. Thank you.
Laura F Spira
>
> While I was not able to attend the recent London Boink [1], I offer the
> following Totally Unofficial Portrait of the gathering:
>
> http://geocities.com/tony_cooper213/aueboink.html
>
> Other newsgroups may have FAQs, tee shirts, coffee cups with logos, and
> periodic get-togethers....but how many have really bad art on view?
> You are assured, by the way, that no animals were harmed in this
> production.
The stuff of nightmares! Whatever possessed you to conjure up such a
scene?
--
Laura
(emulate St. George for email)
Garry J. Vass
news:ah4tjm$pe30d$1...@ID-113505.news.dfncis.de...
>
> [1] I tried to link up by telephone as Rey did, but I was evidently
> given the wrong telephone number. I did have an interesting
+44(0) 7770 67 34 20 is the correct number. Sorry for any transcription
errors....
Tony Cooper
news:3D365A83...@DRAGONspira.u-net.com...
To dispel any notions that I have any taste.
Laura F Spira
I am sorry to hear that people may have accused you of being anything
other than tasteless. However, your strategem has considerably miffed
one attendee who has not been graced with your velvet touch.
Now, can someone please direct me to a thread with no tunes or peculiar
pictures?
Robert Lieblich
NOW he tells us ...
Tony Cooper
> Tony Cooper wrote:
> >
> > "Laura F Spira" <la...@DRAGONspira.u-net.com> wrote in message
> > news:3D365A83...@DRAGONspira.u-net.com...
> > > Tony Cooper wrote:
> > > >
> > > > While I was not able to attend the recent London Boink [1], I
offer
> > the
> > > > following Totally Unofficial Portrait of the gathering:
> > > >
> > > > http://geocities.com/tony_cooper213/aueboink.html
> > > >
> > > > Other newsgroups may have FAQs, tee shirts, coffee cups with
logos,
> > and
> > > > periodic get-togethers....but how many have really bad art on
view?
> > > > You are assured, by the way, that no animals were harmed in this
> > > > production.
> > >
> > >
> > > The stuff of nightmares! Whatever possessed you to conjure up such
a
> > > scene?
> >
> > To dispel any notions that I have any taste.
> >
> >
>
> I am sorry to hear that people may have accused you of being anything
> other than tasteless. However, your strategem has considerably miffed
> one attendee who has not been graced with your velvet touch.
Who was that? I grabbed the photos from Boink site. It was just a
temporary lapse in tastelessness that made me leave out the wife shown
in the pics. Wives, lovers, and family members should not be subject to
such crudities just because they goeth where their relatives go.
> Now, can someone please direct me to a thread with no tunes or
peculiar
> pictures?
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
You got to know when to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away
And know when to run.
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table;
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done.
And....
How much is that doggy in the window?
Woof, woof
The one with the waggily tail
Woof, woof
How much is that doggy in the window?
Woof, woof
I do hope that doggy's for sale
Woof, woof
How much is that doggy by the telly?
Woof, woof
The one with the waggily tail
Woof, woof
How much is that doggy by the telly?
Woof, woof
I do hope that doggy's for sale
Woof, woof
How much is that doggy in the playhouse?
Woof, woof
The one with the waggily tail?
Woof, woof
How much is that doggy in the playhouse?
Woof, woof
I do hope that doggy's for sale
Woof, woof
How much is that doggy chasing Jakey?
Woof, woof
The one with the waggily tail
Woof, woof
How much is that doggy chasing Jakey?
Woof, woof
I do hope that doggy's for sale
Woof, woof
Reinhold (Rey) Aman
> Tony Cooper wrote:
> > While I was not able to attend the recent London Boink [1], I offer
> > the following Totally Unofficial Portrait of the gathering:
> >
> > http://geocities.com/tony_cooper213/aueboink.html
[...]
> The stuff of nightmares! Whatever possessed you to conjure up
> such a scene?
The British lady doesn't seem to be familiar with one of the most
famous pieces of American kitsch, the poker-playing dogs (usually
painted on velvet).
For another off-beat view of poker, have a look at somebody's in-laws:
http://www.sonic.net/maledicta/poker.jpg (25K)
--
Reinhold (Rey) Aman
M A L E D I C T A
P.O. Box 14123
Santa Rosa, CA 95402, USA
http://www.sonic.net/maledicta/
Tony Cooper
news:3D377F84...@sonic.net...
> Laura F Spira wrote:
>
> > Tony Cooper wrote:
>
> > > While I was not able to attend the recent London Boink [1], I
offer
> > > the following Totally Unofficial Portrait of the gathering:
> > >
> > > http://geocities.com/tony_cooper213/aueboink.html
>
> [...]
>
> > The stuff of nightmares! Whatever possessed you to conjure up
> > such a scene?
>
> The British lady doesn't seem to be familiar with one of the most
> famous pieces of American kitsch, the poker-playing dogs (usually
> painted on velvet).
>
You know, that never occurred to me. I thought *everyone* knew about
Coolidge's famous series of poker playing dogs. If anyone isn't, see
http://www.coteindustries.com/dogs/
for the one that I stole for my use, and the rest of the series.
Coolidge also painted dogs playing pool. Coolidge is American, but came
up with his idea for this series in England.
What home is complete without a full series of these?
I am teaching myself Adobe Photoshop 7, and this was an exercise in
learning how to use it as well as a rather dubious contribution to aue.
It's a good thing for Laura that I have not yet come to the stage of
making animated, blinking .gifs and adding music to the load to pester
those with stuck tune syndrome. "London Swings" might have been
included.
Laura F Spira
>
> Laura F Spira wrote:
>
> > Tony Cooper wrote:
>
> > > While I was not able to attend the recent London Boink [1], I offer
> > > the following Totally Unofficial Portrait of the gathering:
> > >
> > > http://geocities.com/tony_cooper213/aueboink.html
>
> [...]
>
> > The stuff of nightmares! Whatever possessed you to conjure up
> > such a scene?
>
> The British lady doesn't seem to be familiar with one of the most
> famous pieces of American kitsch, the poker-playing dogs (usually
> painted on velvet).
>
I was indeed culturally challenged but this deficiency has now been
remedied.
--
Laura (always English and occasionally ladylike)
Laura F Spira
>
> "Reinhold (Rey) Aman" <am...@sonic.net> wrote in message
> news:3D377F84...@sonic.net...
> > Laura F Spira wrote:
> >
> > > Tony Cooper wrote:
> >
> > > > While I was not able to attend the recent London Boink [1], I
> offer
> > > > the following Totally Unofficial Portrait of the gathering:
> > > >
> > > > http://geocities.com/tony_cooper213/aueboink.html
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > The stuff of nightmares! Whatever possessed you to conjure up
> > > such a scene?
> >
> > The British lady doesn't seem to be familiar with one of the most
> > famous pieces of American kitsch, the poker-playing dogs (usually
> > painted on velvet).
> >
>
> You know, that never occurred to me. I thought *everyone* knew about
> Coolidge's famous series of poker playing dogs. If anyone isn't, see
> http://www.coteindustries.com/dogs/
> for the one that I stole for my use, and the rest of the series.
> Coolidge also painted dogs playing pool. Coolidge is American, but came
> up with his idea for this series in England.
> What home is complete without a full series of these?
These pictures make flying ducks and green-faced ladies look like high
art. I have been trying to decide what the current equivalent of naff
things to hang on the wall in Rightpondia would be but I'm stumped.
>
> I am teaching myself Adobe Photoshop 7, and this was an exercise in
> learning how to use it as well as a rather dubious contribution to aue.
> It's a good thing for Laura that I have not yet come to the stage of
> making animated, blinking .gifs and adding music to the load to pester
> those with stuck tune syndrome. "London Swings" might have been
> included.
ITYM "Eng-er-land Swings". Tony, what exactly have I done to incur such
cruel and unusual punishment as you seem to be meting out to me?
Mark Barratt
<la...@DRAGONspira.u-net.com> wrote:
>"Reinhold (Rey) Aman" wrote:
>> The British lady doesn't seem to be familiar with one of the most
>> famous pieces of American kitsch, the poker-playing dogs (usually
>> painted on velvet).
>I was indeed culturally challenged but this deficiency has now been
>remedied.
I'm surprised. I must have seen both pictures (dogs playing poker and
pool) a dozen times over the years, usually on pub walls. I think I've
even seen one in Belgium. America has no monopoly on bad taste.
Mark Barratt
<tony_co...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[1] I tried to link up by telephone as Rey did, but I was evidently
>given the wrong telephone number. I did have an interesting
>conversation with a Dutch housewife in her home in some suburb of
>Amsterdam called 'de Walletjes'.
And you didn't notice that you were dialing the Netherlands (+32...)
instead of the UK (+44...)?
Tony Cooper
"Mark Barratt" <ma...@totally-official.com> wrote in message
news:idjfjuo35lor0csv4...@4ax.com...
I should be more careful about writing flights of fancy in here. When I
think I've been outrageous enough that anyone could figure out where my
tongue was placed when I was writing, I'm taken seriously by some. The
"de Walletjes" area of Amsterdam is a famous red-light district.
Mark Barratt
<tony_co...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>"Mark Barratt" <ma...@totally-official.com> wrote in message
>news:idjfjuo35lor0csv4...@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:16:54 -0400, "Tony Cooper"
>> <tony_co...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >[1] I tried to link up by telephone as Rey did, but I was evidently
>> >given the wrong telephone number. I did have an interesting
>> >conversation with a Dutch housewife in her home in some suburb of
>> >Amsterdam called 'de Walletjes'.
>>
>> And you didn't notice that you were dialing the Netherlands (+32...)
>> instead of the UK (+44...)?
>
>I should be more careful about writing flights of fancy in here. When I
>think I've been outrageous enough that anyone could figure out where my
>tongue was placed when I was writing, I'm taken seriously by some. The
>"de Walletjes" area of Amsterdam is a famous red-light district.
I should have looked it up. It's in the Van Dale dictionary: "De
Walletjes - the red-light district of Amsterdam." Apparently it means
"the little dykes", which may be apposite.
M.J.Powell
>
>These pictures make flying ducks and green-faced ladies look like high
>art. I have been trying to decide what the current equivalent of naff
>things to hang on the wall in Rightpondia would be but I'm stumped.
Not on the wall, but a lava-lamp?
Mike
--
M.J.Powell