Found - One lost cat

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughout the south He spoke through tears of 15 years how his dog and him traveled about The dog up and died, he up and died And after 20 years he still grieves He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks for drinks and tips But most the time I spend behind these county bars 'cause I drinks a bit He shook his head, and as he shook his head I heard someone ask him please Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles, dance.. ---------------------------------------- No. This is not Uncle Charlie's legendary dog, Teddy from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recording. Only the sadness and the loss is the same.

larrywilkes says: ...gulp. fulvue says: The cat looks sad in the picture too..... someone's beloved pet. Pets leave a gap in the soul when they move on. And thanks for reminding about Mr Bojangles - just looked out a version on Youtube. Good song. anyjazz65 says: There there, LW. The LP version by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is my favorite; the one where Uncle Charlie talks about his dog at the beginning of the number. blairdashpb says: Oh ted ted............ anyjazz65 says: There there, PB "A gap in the soul." fulvue said that. That's a good one. larrywilkes says: Yes it is. opie_jeanne says: Nearly 70 years have passed and the grief is still palpable. Some pets leave a bigger hole than others, unrelated to their physical size. I lost a small cat a little over a year ago, she was 14, and it's not like I haven't lost a pet before, but she has left a great gaping emptiness behind. anyjazz65 says: I know the feeling. My children grew up with a Siamese cat they called "T”. That was many years ago. I still miss her. larrywilkes says: and my chinchilla. I still can't bring myself to paint the bit of wall he used to bounce off with dirty feet. anyjazz65 says: Oh yes. That must be difficult to forget.

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Edgar Degas and the nude red-headed girl

For the first ten days of 2009, Thinks Happen will feature the most visited blog pages of the two blogs, Thinks Happen and Lost Gallery. This will be in Letterman style, least-to-most, with the most visited page on January 10. Isn’t that exciting? From September 27, 2007 here's number THREE! This one took about a week to assemble. Almost fifty years ago this print was clipped from the esteemed pages of LIFE magazine. At the time it was said to be the first and only time this Degas pastel painting had ever been seen outside of a museum. No prints had ever been authorized. This was the only one. You couldn’t buy a print like this one anywhere. (Except of course in that LIFE magazine and there were probably a few of those around.) Consequently, for a long time, the print was a treasured possession, well framed and displayed on a prominent wall in whatever residence held the family. It was finally released as a print and over the years much has been said about the session with the shallow tub, the red headed girl and Edgar Degas. Aside from being executed on an exact square 27 ¼ x 27 ¼ which always attracts this mind, the geometrics of the whole piece are fascinating. It is a difficult figure to capture too. The colors are warm and full of life. The picture is quite candid. It is not a pose but a moment in this girl’s life. One has the feeling of just a glance toward a mundane event. ”Degas Pastels” (Watson-Guptil Publications, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036) first published in 1967 in hardback and then in paperback 8 years later, lists the painting as belonging to the Hill-Stead Museum of Farmington, Connecticut. This would be around the time of the Life Magazine publication. It is currently listed as being in Musée d’Orsay, Paris. One item read recently proclaimed that there were only nine paintings (pastel drawings) as a result of the session. Over the years there seemed to be many more than that. An investigation seemed warranted. Are there more than nine? Was the red-haired model at more than one session? Was there more than one model? There is always the possibility that there are more like this one, never having been shown at all outside of a museum. So collecting a sample of each one would be limited to only those that have been published of course. But it seems we’ve SEEN more than nine… First thing discovered is that there really are lots of “girl at bath” paintings and drawings from Degas. We found 90 to compare here. Maybe Degas, like Charlie Brown, had a thing for red haired girls. He did lots of pastel paintings of them; not as many as ballet dancers but many. When they get all together in one thumbnail page, the differences begin to emerge. Indeed they are not all from the same session. Note that these comparisons and groupings disregard the suggested dating of the originals. The date is often only a broad guess, such as “1895-1898”. Also there seems to be some discrepancy from one publication to another about the dating. The comparisons here are strictly visual, no background information is considered. First let’s compare the panels with the deep tub showing or no tub at all. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he preferred to be called a realist. September 27, in 1917 we lost Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. Goodbye Monsieur Degas and thanks. This page has had hundreds of visitors. Does anyone know of a painting that should be included somewhere above? Let me know what you think.

Found Friday

My Glorious Leader always acts as though she doesn’t know me when I pick up scraps of paper from parking lots and road-sides. I find lists and torn photographs, bits of someone’s ongoing life. Lost things, forgotten things, unwanted things. These fragments always represent a tiny slice of someone’s life. And an even tinier bit of life in general; something happening or going to happen or indeed, has already happened. This past week found these blowing in the wind in Oklahoma City. Here is a name and phone number (both slightly altered for protection) written on the back of an appointment card. The face of the card is blank except for a beautician’s Hair Style logo with a space for a name and appointment time. No name, no appointment; But the reverse has this memo. The blue scrap, probably from a dye-cut pad in the shape of a tropical fish, appears to be a list of things for cleaning. Perhaps they are moving and the new apartment or home must be given a thorough scrub. Maybe they are cleaning an elderly relative’s home. Maybe there is a baby on the way and the spare room is being fixed up for the new arrival. The other paper, a page of a small notebook, was folded and then torn in half. The top section lists some lumber needed for some project. The middle part, just above the tear is a mysterious message. I couldn’t find the third piece. Perhaps it had an important number or address or name and it was tucked away in a wallet or pocket. Perhaps.

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Edgar Degas and the nude red-headed girl

Almost fifty years ago this print was clipped from the esteemed pages of LIFE magazine. At the time it was said to be the first and only time this Degas pastel painting had ever been seen outside of a museum. No prints had ever been authorized. This was the only one. You couldn’t buy a print like this one anywhere. (Except of course in that LIFE magazine and there were probably a few of those around.) Consequently, for a long time, the print was a treasured possession, well framed and displayed on a prominent wall in whatever residence held the family. It was finally released as a print and over the years much has been said about the session with the shallow tub, the red headed girl and Edgar Degas. Aside from being executed on an exact square 27 ¼ x 27 ¼ which always attracts this mind, the geometrics of the whole piece are fascinating. It is a difficult figure to capture too. The colors are warm and full of life. The picture is quite candid. It is not a pose but a moment in this girl’s life. One has the feeling of just a glance toward a mundane event. ”Degas Pastels” (Watson-Guptil Publications, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036) first published in 1967 in hardback and then in paperback 8 years later, lists the painting as belonging to the Hill-Stead Museum of Farmington, Connecticut. This would be around the time of the Life Magazine publication. It is currently listed as being in Musée d’Orsay, Paris. One item read recently proclaimed that there were only nine paintings (pastel drawings) as a result of the session. Over the years there seemed to be many more than that. An investigation seemed warranted. Are there more than nine? Was the red-haired model at more than one session? Was there more than one model? There is always the possibility that there are more like this one, never having been shown at all outside of a museum. So collecting a sample of each one would be limited to only those that have been published of course. But it seems we’ve SEEN more than nine… First thing discovered is that there really are lots of “girl at bath” paintings and drawings from Degas. We found 90 to compare here. Maybe Degas, like Charlie Brown, had a thing for red haired girls. He did lots of pastel paintings of them; not as many as ballet dancers but many. When they get all together in one thumbnail page, the differences begin to emerge. Indeed they are not all from the same session. Note that these comparisons and groupings disregard the suggested dating of the originals. The date is often only a broad guess, such as “1895-1898”. Also there seems to be some discrepancy from one publication to another about the dating. The comparisons here are strictly visual, no background information is considered. First let’s compare the panels with the deep tub showing or no tub at all. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he preferred to be called a realist. Today, September 27, in 1917 we lost Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. Goodbye Monsieur Degas and thanks. This page has had hundreds of visitors. Does anyone know of a painting that should be included somewhere above? Let me know what you think.