"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken November 2nd, 2014, Agricola, Princeton, New Jersey.

Hey Remember That Time When

George W. Bush said the 9/11 terrorists were cowardly, and Bill Maher said something like well, you know, they are a lot of things, but if you pilot an airplane into the side of a building you are hardly a coward, and he quote unquote enraged viewers for making what on the surface appears to be a perfectly logical comment; of course he ALSO said around that time that the U.S. might have a bit of a cowardly streak about them/us for lobbing cruise missiles at targets that were 2,000 miles away, and this could have got some danders up here and there, collective and otherwise.  Anyway, remember when he had to issue an apology for saying these things, specifically that he in no way meant to criticize the men and women in uniform but instead elected officials and the government (which, again, seemed perfectly obvious to me the first time around)?

Boy, that sure was funny, that was.

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"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken October 10th, 2014, Baranof, Greenwood, Seattle.

"Cross (With Kickstand)"

An original IBL photograph taken October 10th, 2014, Baranof, Greenwood, Seattle.

The Last Paragraph of Martin Amis' "London Fields"

So if you ever felt something behind you, when you weren't even one, like welcome heat, like a bulb, like a sun, trying to shine right across the universe - it was me.  Always me.  It was me.  It was me.

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"Papist"

An original IBL photograph taken September 14th, 2014, Little Red Hen, Green Lake, Seattle.

(Untitled)

An original IBL photograph taken June 19th, 2014, Belltown, Seattle.

Getting Some Work Done on a Sunday Afternoon in the Little Red Hen, Sometime in Early 2012

That hat is now deceased.  I do miss it.

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"Complement IV"

An original IBL photograph taken January, 2014, Little Red Hen, Green Lake, Seattle.

(Untitled)

An original IBL photograph taken August 22nd, 2014, Phinney Ridge, Seattle.

"Intersection of NE Ravenna Blvd. and Woodlawn Ave. NE, West Side of the Street, Seattle, WA"

An original IBL photograph taken February 8th, 2014, Green Lake, Seattle.

Why Yes There IS A Story Should You Care To Ask

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"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken July 12th, 2014, at Sitka and Spruce (roasted dragon tongue beans, cultured cream and currants).

Danielle and Chester on the Deck

Maybe ten days ago or so.  Summer in Seattle - Christ.

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"Blue Ruin"

An original IBL photograph taken August 30th, 2014, 46th and Phinney, Seattle.

"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken August 30th, 2014, 46th and Phinney, Seattle.

"The Creation Myth"

An original IBL photograph taken August 24th, 2014, shared restroom, Indian and Mediterranean restaurants, 85th and Greenwood, Seattle.

Danielle with Whitey Morgan

The wee small hours of this very morning.  Another fine show by the band, and a lovely man to meet.  He allowed that I, too, was a good man for being flexible enough to let Danielle follow her dream of running away with him...

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"Santa Christ and His Magdalenes (II)"

Original IBL art - pen, pencil, chalk, lipstick, masking tape, cellophane tape, glue, glue stick, coaster, book spine, newspaper, notebook paper and wood on torn manila folder, 9 x 8 inches, 7/27/14.

Sketch by Don Rudolph.

"Santa Christ and His Magdalenes (I)"

Original IBL art - pen, pencil, chalk, lipstick, masking tape, cellophane tape, glue, coaster, book spine, newspaper and notebook paper on torn manila folder, 8.75 x 7.5 inches, 7/26/14.

Sketch by Don Rudolph.

Except, Of Course, Blaspheming the Holy Spirit

"By Popular Demand"

Original IBL art - newspaper and glue, 11.25 x 8.25 inches, 7/27/14.

Intended for Alice and Don Rudolph.

"Serious Inquiries Only"

Original IBL art - newspaper and glue, 11.25 x 8.5 inches, 7/27/14.

Intended for Ward Wright.

"Seattle and Surrounding"

Original IBL art - newspaper and glue, 10.5 x 7 inches, 7/27/14.

"206"

Original IBL art - newspaper and glue, 9.75 x 6 inches, 7/27/14.


Intended for Geoff Bankowski.

"Menses Christ" (Third Draft)

Original IBL art - ink on cocktail napkin, 4.75 x 4.75 inches, July 5th, 2014, Hattie's Hat, Ballard, Seattle.

"Playmates Not To Scale"

Original IBL art - torn paper, 2.25 x 2.5 inches, June, 2014, Little Red Hen, Seattle.

Dexter and Your Humble Narrator

Cheating on Chester and McGrath at the Rabbit Hole, 2nd Avenue, Belltown, Seattle, 7/25/14.

Photo by Julie Alexander.

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I Mean SERIOUSLY...

An Older Photo by Danielle McArthur That I Could Not Help But Share

McGrath Loves Him His Stripey Ball, He Does

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"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken July 5th, 2014, Golden Gardens, Seattle.

"Someday You Will Ache Like I Ache"

Original IBL art - pen, pencil, tape and torn Our Lady of Fatima on coaster, 3.5 x 3.5 inches (coaster found at Little Red Hen in 2012, pen marks pre-existing; additions completed at Hattie's Hat, Ballard), 6/21/14.

"Supporting Capital Punishment For 2,000 Years Plus"

Original IBL art - ink on torn coaster, 3.25 x 3 inches (cross from 2012 and, well, it had just been hanging around for awhile; torn and titled in Hattie's Hat, Ballard) 6/21/14.

Trying To Get Some Work Done...

... at the far end of the bar at Hattie's Hat (Ballard, Seattle) yesterday.

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Bryan Daniel Doing the Lord's Work

Here, he took a photo I posted in these very pages on 6/14/14 and, well, in his own words -

First I processed in Photoshop with contrast and black&white controls. 
Then I put it into modo and created a 3d relief based on the 
black/grey/white. Tweaked the camera and lighting. Then I went back and 
painted in the color and replaced. Then I framed and matted (pseudo) and 
thought to add the Boko Haram quote.

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Even MORE Proof of Jack White's Misogyny

As if we needed any more proof...

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Spotted in Fremont, CA, by Kathleen Mockus

And she was kind enough to pass it on to IBL.

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"NE Corner of Bell and 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA"

An original IBL photograph taken June 19th, 2014, in Seattle.

"Complement III, #2"

An original IBL photograph taken May 26th, 2014, Ballard, Seattle.

"Complement III, #1"

An original IBL photograph taken May 26th, 2014, Ballard, Seattle.

(Untitled)

An original IBL photograph taken May 26th, 2014, Ballard, Seattle.

(Untitled)

An original IBL photograph taken May 26th, 2014, Ballard, Seattle.

Words to Fucking Live By

Outside Mariners Field, Sunday, June 1st, 2014.  I was standing pretty much right next to this guy and simply could not resist.  What kills me most about this is the headset, I think.  Give all you have, follow me...

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"Serpent"

An original IBL photograph taken April 30th, 2014, Waterwheel Lounge, Ballard, Seattle.

"This Monkey's Gone To Heaven"

An original IBL photograph taken April 30th, 2014, Waterwheel Lounge, Ballard, Seattle.

"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken May 28th, 2014, 4th Avenue South (between Jackson and Main), Seattle.

(Untitled)

An original IBL photograph taken March, 2014, Little Red Hen, Green Lake, Seattle.

"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken March, 2014, in the Poppy restroom, Capitol Hill, Seattle.

Geoffrey Bankowski @ Band Practice

Friday night, June 6th, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Photo by Steve Goldstein.

Moral Dilemmas - BRAND NEW FEATURE Here at IBL

I hope they inspire much controversy and discussion amongst my three followers.

COMING SOON!

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Kary (Though in Truth I Do Not Know How to Spell His Name)

There is a very good chance this gentleman does not know that I snapped his picture in the Little Red Hen about a month or so ago, but how could I not? I believe this to be one of the many faces of Jesus manifest for us mortals here on Earth.  (Or, you know, something like that. (Though of course if he were Jesus I guess he'd know I took the picture.))  Anyway, for more in depth information on Kary, please refer to a post in these very pages dated 12/7/11.

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New Poem Alert - "Boko Haram"

(Second of two I wrote during a conference call at work yesterday.  These would be the first two poems I've written in over a year.  Tarted this one up today.  Onward and upward...)


Boko Haram

I have discovered
if I mis-speak their name,
call them, say, Boca Raton,
they are far less
frightening.

Though, to be fair,
I haven't been to Boca Raton;
perhaps it's terrifying
in its own unique way,
I don't know.

Also,
admittedly, I might have
a different take on this
glib observation
if I were one of the girls.

But, hey -
that's privilege for you.


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"What'd I Say", Ray Charles

Greatness, and just a tad naughty...

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Shorty

And, You Know, Another Tried and True