METAPHOR FOR TODAY? Figure asleep (detail), Francisco Goya, Plate 43, The sleep of reason produces monsters from Los Caprichos, 1799, etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin, plate: 21.2 x 15.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) (An article from Sarah Schaefer from Smart History below) In this ominous image, we see the dark vision of humanity that characterizes Goya’s […]
(Is there a more iconic image of a bar from memory than the above?) Aztec Sun God / Horace Silver _______________________ Rich is on the road again. Going all over the midwest as an adjuster for marjor companies. Providing photos along the way to edit. Above, the Horseshoe Bar. In Black & White. Edited in […]
One of the greatest use of symbols in a short amount of time. The music and images of an early campaign ad of Spencer Pratt’s dated as 10/26/24. Made by Pratt’s company Dxfilms. What a brilliant advertising strategy totally against the grain in this genre of advertising. In late ’24. Much ahead of today’s growing […]
The Orange No Storm King Attempts to Make the Storm Go Away Miles Davis / In a Silent Way _______________________ As usual, Ohio weather is unpredictable. Today is Founders Day in New Albany, Ohio and it has that unpredictable look to it. Grey clouds overhead. The event in town just three house away. I walked […]
Eric Church ‘ UNC Chapel Hill / 2026 Commencement Speech “The world does not need another cover song. It needs an original.” Eric Church speech at UNC John Fraim Thanks to my brother for introducing me to Eric Church. He provided the above video to me. Not knowing anything about Eric Church, I was free […]
Ohio Countryside in the Winter – Still Beautiful / Photo by Richard Yost / Editing by John Fraim DeepFake 60 Minutes Sunflower _____________________ Deepfake videos (like the DeepFake 60 Minutes link above) are becoming increasingly common. Some are scary good (and getting better all the time) and many are outright cruel giving hope to many […]
“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” Sung by Cliff Edwards (1940) / Official song of the Disney Company ______________________ While visiting Griffith Park in Los Angeles with his daughters Diane and Sharon and watching them ride the merry-go-round, Walt Disney came up with the idea of a place where […]
There’s not a lot going in the small desert town of Borrego Springs, California, but once a year a major event hits and we just happened to catch it. It’s the Peg Leg Liar’s Contest and it’s basically a bunch of people spinning tall tales about lost gold in the middle of the desert. What’s not […]
The song Footprints / A beautiful tribute to the genius of Wayne Shorter ____________________ Notes (THE ANSWER BELOW FROM From DeepSeek AI After asking for Lyrics to this gorgeous song of Wayne Shorter. Never any official lyrics to it. A beautiful interpretation of it above by Andria Antoniou https://www.andriaantoniou.com. One of the great vocalists of […]
Old Electrical Plant in Crawfordsville, IndianaTaken on the bridge over Sugar Creek – 4/29/2026 at 4:01 pm Photo by Richard Yost / Edited by John Fraim River Man _____________________ The title for the photo features two old tall smokestacks in the shut-down electrical plant. A symbol to the old American power and ingenuity. Now, shut […]
