The rain will stop
The rain will stop
The bloody rain will stop...
be well todo mundo,
J.Level
25.3.09
that's the moon...
The rain will stop
The rain will stop
The bloody rain will stop...
be well todo mundo,
J.Level
24.3.09
It's solved...
...I received a letter, yes, a letter written in a child like hand
and in Castellaño, to the address I was to be deported too
and roughly translated reads this...
...after the argument we had the morning of 7 Jan 2007,
I saw that you were right in your reasons for
wishing to remain in Spain. I saw you writing and
herd you translating for the Africans and Arabs,
you were compassionate and kind, though your situation
was very, very bad. I liked you very much. Not the typical immigrant.
...If you are still wondering what happened to your
passport, you may rest assured it has been taken care of, permanently.
I hope your life has become what you said it would given the chance,
and you are painting many pictures.
I remember your paintings. I have retired. You may contact me at.....
and I can answer some of your questions...
That's it. Mystery solved.
I know who took the passport to keep Jess
in the country and from the great Satan.
Because " he ", liked me.
I told ya'll.
Nothing turned out as planned,
and I am in exile...
But ya'll know that.
Cold and rainy in the barrio.
Steel's here eating a salad.
R's reading the new recycling rules.
Marpa just shows up from skiing...
...and I'm wondering what's happening
in the old barrio nowadays...?
I am a legend, I guess.
Just spell the name right
that's... L-E-V-E-L .
Anybody else with something to say ?
Anybody ?
Anybody ?
My in-box is always open.
Be well Pepe R.
You are the angel
I had said you were.
Be well todo mundo,
J.Level
foto: m
20.3.09
waiting in line...
Like Ikea
I could not
follow their map
looks alot like this
and they still wanted us
to buy some of
their crappy
stuff
Lines did not seem as
bad a wait in the old country
The old ladies squakin'
and chirpin'
complainin'
and telling me how cute the
little white dog was
"...que guapo eres..."
Lines here have a tension to um'
lines mean there's something
up there ahead worth
being in the midst
of a hundred people
trying not to look
at
or be looked at by the other
99.
Many cell fone conversations
mostly just holding the fone up to
their heads, not speaking
but using it as a shield.
Cold sorta folks
that don't comment on the dog
smile
or
say thank you.
All good.
I live my life behind dark glasses and my fone...
oh look I can see my old house from here..
Be well todo mundo,
J.Level
foto: "the map of uncertainty"
19.3.09
15.3.09
13.3.09
A rare comment on current events....
Muntathar al-Zaidi.
A hero, whom has shown that Mr.Bush
could see when passions flare, and it's simply
a passionate act happenin' here. He said the
only thing a man in his position could say,
" I wasn't threatened ".
" This is a good thing, freedom
of expression...".
" We want peace... ",
sayin' everyone...would have done
the same. Or no ?
He spoke the truth.
He was cool with it.
Muntadhar al-Ziadi should be free.
No harm. No foul. Bush said it.
I met some Arab men in a place in the
deep south of Spain once, whom
gave a differing opinon on the man...
" He is a hero that saved the world...".
" God love Mr. Bush " ( in broken spanish-darija-english)
I herd that. All valid.
I kept my mouth shut.
That's called tact, the art of shutting one's mouth ,
before some one shuts it for you.
Free Muntadhar al-Zaidi.
Bernard Madoff. " Bernardo" to you and me.
He fell on his sword, and took all the blame.
All the " VICTIMS ", are guilty of the worst
form of greed. It probably always amazed
and made dance on table's, the investor
whom watched as the recessions of the 80's
ate their neighbours alive and the money rolled right in.
It's good to know " broke " for once in one's life.
I don't fear broke.
" Bernado " Madoff, now there's a brother that's made
peace with broke, or no.
Read. Study the Tora. Paint. Write your book.
write the children's book...
That's what I've to say about current events.
Won't happen again for a spell, I assure you.
Oh, they'll be 7 billion people on the planet
by 2010. India has a billion point 3 or so,
Amerika...300 million.
May we all live with great views from the 133 rd floor...
Good, no ? 190 floor buildings everywhere
to house the overflow...
be well todo mundo,
J. Level
foto: "Son of Muntadhar al-Zaidi " BBC
" Bernardo " Madoff ( no idea )
11.3.09
Tuesday 8:33 am
sun today in this rainy,cold and somewhat over rated
town...
be über well todo mundo,
J.Level
foto:©jpl2009 "Polaroid Manolin"
10.3.09
...So, you go out to an iland
" ...so you'll go out to the iland and paint,
simple...no ?. You send your paintin's to me
and I 'll sell them...Just remember, your
dead..."
It's occurred again.
The ol' " ...if you were dead the prices go up.
Get it ? Get it ?..." plan.
For the I don't know how many-th
time... brother's please.
Is good to know they can't wait
to get their hand's on one ...
I am not hard to find at all,
really I'm not..
When your a poor, but famous artist
the line to kill you is a long one...
Be well todo mundo,
J.Level
foto: C.L.P 1955
9.3.09
...more snow
More snow and figurin'
what to do with another Monday
in Amerika...
...Theo sent me a link
Gallery SOTODO, Berlin
it's there to the right...➡
1987 Sacramento....
The Screamin' Pygmi Orchestra
Arthur Butler and the White Tornado's
Marco, Those O'leary's, Crazy Christina,
Vannoni, B.L. Kennedy an Ground Chuck
Theo had performance art down to a science
That gallery traveled the world bringing
a state of surreal and sublime to Amerika
for the next 20 years...
Sez they've a real space now
that it should last forever...
Forever is a good word.
Go to the site and read...
Thanks Theo.
Goin' out for coffee,
yeah right, coffee...
be well todo mundo,
J.Level
foto©jpl2009 " Men ascending thru snow #2 " 54x48 cm oil on linen
8.3.09
Sun poured in...
Sat around
a wonderin'
We're all a bit bored,
anxious, and a little
tired of sittin'...
Sun poured in the other day
and then it snowed...again.
Again.
Tired of this lord.
Another Sunday.
Another day in Amerika.
We will be outta here
soon enough.
Berlin, you know.
I want to go to Berlin.
But then I want to go to
Bolivia too..
and Moldavia,
Kenya,
and Prauge
to see Alfonso,
whom got out sooner than I
The lucky bastard...
be well todo mundo,
J.Level
foto:©jpl2008 " lookin' west "
4.3.09
3.3.09
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