In a Strange Town

Jun 3

New Work has been added to my web-folio, www.emeraldgrippa.com. Above are my latest commissioned illustrations. I was given lyrics from 3 different Rod Stewart songs, “Dixie Toot”, “You wear it well” & (my personal favorite)”Stay with me”.

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May 31

Great app mitt just work on the spelling.

May 29

There are now more than 5 million demented Americans. By 2050, upward of 15 million of us will have lost our minds.

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May 7

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May 2

“Sometimes the progress of man is so rapid that the desert reappears behind him. The woods stoop to give him a passage, and spring up again when he has passed. It is not uncommon in crossing the new States of the West to meet with deserted dwellings in the midst of the wilds; the traveller frequently discovers the vestiges of a log house in the most solitary retreats, which bear witness to the power, and no less to the inconstancy of man. In these abandoned fields, and over these ruins of a day, the primeval forest soon scatters a fresh vegetation, the beasts resume the haunts which were once their own, and Nature covers the traces of man’s path with branches and with flowers, which obliterate his evanescent track.” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, via Ta-Nehisi Coates (via theatlantic)

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Apr 26

emeraldgrippa:

Andrew Rhea went on a little trip last year to Iceland and came back with some stunning images. Check out these panoramic views of the most bizarre and beautiful landscapes in Iceland HERE.

Apr 19

“a classic utopian project, a monument to the vanity of intellectuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure”

newyorker:

Kate Simon’s Years with Bob Marley

When we asked Kate Simon to delve into her archive to find a photo of Bob Marley for this week’s issue, we knew she would send us something special. In addition to being the official photographer for Marley’s European Exodus Tour, in 1977, Kate has been a friend of Bob’s since they first met, at a concert, in 1975. Not only did Kate supply us with some amazing photos of Bob, she also shared a few words about her time with him.

- For the story behind each of the above photos (plus more photos), visit our Photo Booth blog: http://nyr.kr/JiLuv0

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Apr 10

photographsonthebrain:

Old Man In Nursing Home Reacts To Hearing Music From His Era (by ncaavideos2)

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