Showing posts with label freakshow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freakshow. Show all posts

13.12.07

...These heavy, heavy days...


13.12.07
Uvieu,España

I write....

Some heavy days in the rainy city
below zero
both inside and outside
this poor, but famous atist,
has had better moments.

Drinkin' beer with Andres,
my adopted father in Uvieu'
this morning about 8:30am
Standin' outside the
State office of employment
on Avda. General Elorza
" You look married...." he said.
" I feel married..." I said.
We fell into a long uncomfortable silence
he knows the story
an even in his position of influence
and reason over
and about
this weird choice I've made and defended
for so long....
" ...Maybe it's time to reconsider your options
AND/OR choices, hijo mio..." he said.
Finally.

Sittin' here thinkin'
thinkin' of weirder times
...and can't really think
of any more weird times than these,
so I can't....

Andres walked away
after giving me a hug,
and a kiss on the cheek
" You'll find your way, hijo. Tranquilo..tranquilo..."
he said...with finality.
A minor God, Andres.

The lady in the State employment
asked me
" are you all right ? "
" Yeah, I'll be fine.. "
I said.

Be well todo mundo.

J.Level
foto:©spl2007

10.12.07

...Behind the mall


10.12.07
Uvieu,España

Ok, so we went out the wrong door
the little skippy bastard pointed the
way, he wore shorts and a red baseball
cap....was 20 degrees outside.

Out the door and theres Santa
pukin' his brains out by the dumpster.

"... sotra like xmas in LA... " said the girl.
" can we please go now...? i pleaded

"Arrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhh " arrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhh'ed
the poor santa.


Ahh it's xmas in the rainy city, again.

be well todo mundo...
J.Level
foto:©spl2007

6.12.07

...and now for something alittle less heavy...


06.12.07
Uvieu,España

Well that was a heavy memory...Eh ?
this is better... LAWN DWARFS !!!!!!!!


Be well todo mundo....
Fiesta in España, one of the
6,453,987 a year....

J.Level

12.11.07

My Experts no.54


12.11.07
Uvieu,España

... Been a long emotional week " Style666 "
My strange christan fundimentalist friend...
Yes, I said friend...your a weird one.

Smokin' and watching "The Real King"
Don Juan Carlos de Burbon
pointing his finger at the pudgy
lil' dictator..only falt a dope slap or two
on the little screen about 8:00 am...
Sin Chan, who's spanish is perfect,
is wooo-oooing....
Transformers transforming...
and from the other side
of the world has come some
new emotions
My experts are examining them
indepth indepth indepth
as we speak....

" Tread litely..." sez Dr. R.K.Kline
" FEAR NO EVIL..." conclued Dr. Maniovich
" I'm assuming all the responsiblity for further research...." brags Dr. Craston Reiles-Sandsdown, the London invitee.
" This will change life on Earth as we know it...." squeeeeked Dr.P.Lesli Meier, smiling....
These are the first reports...

"..... All's well Jess...We're blessed and Immortal
more or less...All will fall into it's place...
now cut me loose from
this leash, Got butts ta sniff...
times smells missed... sabes ?
Helioe, our dog
A " Westi"
a fashion dog
said to me....

He's usually right,so he is...

Be well todo mundo.
J.Level
C.2007

19.10.07

9 years.....


19.10.07
Uvieu,España

9 years ago, my hair was black.
Washed up onto the beach about 4:00pm.
Washed up in Madrid.
We smoked in Puerto Del Sol...
" Now what ?"....I asked strange Venus
" To the Hotel Europa !!! of course... " sword drawn
Venus leds the way...

9 years later, my hair is gray.
Venus is long gone, and a 1000 paintings
have changed hands how many times over.....

I've The Girl
the little white dog
that huge roll of surreal art
and abouta millon words written on this
Weird and beautiful country... In which I remain
hopeful
respectfully indignant / content / fucked,
but content...
" Been a long hard ride, Domingo, so it has..."

I stood last July in the scorching heat
of Madrid's smoggy mid day rush
acrossed from the old Hotel Europa..
Kilometer 0
"... So, Brother..."
I said to myself,
" ...Been a freakshow gettin to this point,
back to the beginning again..."
I
said
to
myself...

The battle for position and knowledge
and the cultures constantly changing currents
The ripp tides and sharks have this poor artist
alittle worn
alittle tired
but only alittle tired
alittle worn....huh, thats nothin'.

"... Que tal oh..? "
"...Bien.Bien. Jodido, pero contento. Como todos..."
( Good.Good...fucked, but content, like everybody...)

Will go to "The Paloma" today and see Pepe,
the first to pour this artist a beer
in the rainy city
long ago.
He will ask, as always,
" How long ? "
" 9 years... " i'll say
...and Pepe will pour a beer we'll sit and talk
of fights and floods
art and shoes
mean girls and dogs
food and Juan Falcon
and España...
and of what a weird and beautiful place
we washed up onto long,
long ago...


I'm going back to bed.
It's 6:47 am.
The Girls there,
and it's always warm
and safe
Safe and warm....

Blessed ? You bet.
The Freakshow continues...

Be well todo Mundo...
J.Level
( Jlevel77@yahoo.com)
Painting:" Manoline Sculpture" 56x46cm oil/palaster/canvas
photo ©spl2007

NOTE: OK," T.I.D" of Portland, Maine. The stories
about Death and Jesus will continue. They will be
"happier and more socially relevant..." Yes, I painted that mural
in Malaga, and thanks for the foto. No. I've no plans to return
to America ever. You are a minor God... J.Level

21.9.07

The Freakshow continues...part 121


21.09.07
Uvieu,España

Weird week in the rainy city.
The fiestas of San Mateo
rage on
roamin' gangs of cute girls
in mini skirts
sing drunkenly until...
well, around now
7:46 am in the Plaza Fontan
infront of our house
I asked the girl " Why are all these people in my
front yard, screamin' and singin' til 7:49 am..?
" It's not your yard...." she said.
another fiesta today, everythings closed...There
are something like 6,987,934 a year here, España.
Then sunday a concert in the Plaza De la Inglesa GRANDE,
La Pantoja!!!!!!!
you'd have to be from here to understand...
she sing and dances flameco, latin ballads
launders black money, kicks and spits at the Paparizzi
cameras flyin', microphones squashed, reporters cryin'...
she goes to jail and gets out. The public is SHOCKED
but Julian her boyfriend,
the mafioso, he stays in...was the mayor of Marbella you know..
and was married to Mitay..who went to jail also for a few
big glad bags "Garden Sized" filled with money...
La Pantoja....she married a bullfighter..."don' they all..."
said the girl "Don't they All..."

The Freak show continues...
Whatta weird place.
España.

Be well todo mundo.

J.Level
(jlevel77@yahoo.com)
The painting; "Las hermanas Suarez" 60x54cm oil/ canvas 800 euros
©spl2007

14.8.07

Today...


14.08.07
uvieu,españa
...A friend said,
" I've never been more happy with my life, as i am now..."
I have great envy of a person
that can say that, so i do.
Here, The freakshow continues.
not worth envy...forget it.

Gotta go clean up the front yard
Sorry. I am a passionate person.

try and be well todo mundo...
J.Level
(jlevel77@yahoo.com)

12.8.07

"...HEY !!! COMPRA ALGO WOODY, POR DIOS !!!!!! "


12.08.07
Uvieu,España

The fourth time i'm snubbed by Woody Allen
the press screamed WOODY
WOODY
WOODY
" Woody ! tio ! compra algo !!!!!"
" Woody, I've paintings for the movie..."
nothing
nothing
the security guys were
very nice
and well Woody did'nt buy anything
Marco brought up Chuck
Ground Chuck
I Thought of him
A Punk/orignal/weird/ possibly
brain damaged
or near prophet Ground Chuck
Should be a movie Ground Chuck
or social study....
i'm afraid to ask
" hey whats up
with Ground Chuck????
afraid he rich sucessful and taller,
so i am...
" You'll be tall one day Jess..."
thanks man...
The girls asleep it's sunday
in the rainy city. Snow and cold
but the gitanos will set up
in the campillen,Domingo,
and i will find a Ground Chuck doll
to add to the collection of
dashboard saints....
You should be here marco
bring your ski's
it's summer in the Mall
thats oviedo
and thats España
8 years and 321 days later...
The Freakshow continues....

Be well todo mundo...
J.Level
(jlevel77@yahoo.com)

painting:©jpl2007
" Compra algo Woody, por dios coñjo" 30x40cm oil

24.7.07

...on Madrid,Harvey,and healthcare professionals in a strange and beautiful land..."


24.07.07
Uvieu,España
The freakshow continues....
Thinking alot about Harvey. We used to be so close... thats befor the weird spanish chick entered the game. She was indeed was the strangest thing we'd ever seen, and we're talkin' in Seattle 1997. Weird ? you bet. I've found temporary replacements. Spanish Harvey's, that in the end had nothing to compare. Harvey is a state of mind. Harvey is a goal. Something to strive for, "To be like Harvey...." I miss throwin around those odd yiddish words, and the ever present cats, the good smoke..." No , only a little...." he'd say, then smoke the whole thing...Harvey said nothing... a smile.

We are 6 days and counting. We're going to Madrid. Still almost below zero in Asturias, and skiing yesterday was a blast. Today i'm cuttin wood for the stove, and mendin long underware...next week lookin for shade amougnst the fauna de Puerta del Sol. Kilometer 0, Madrid....

Little more. Got papers, and am looking for a real job.This should be.....? Have'nt had a "real" job in about a decade...The freakshow continues. The doctor, he advised.... " Smoke and drink heavely this weekend. Say and sign nothing, and ,here, smoke this now..."
Thinkin of Harvey, he'd enjoy Star Trek where Capatin Kirks spanish...is perfect.

Be well todo mundo.
j.level
(jlevel77@yahoo.com)

5.7.07

...The Freakshow continues...Pt.7 "Mi Asturias"


05.07.07
uvieu,España
Welp, as of yesterday, sez the lawyers, i am " free to live my life normally ", translated literaly. The State conceeds and all is supposedly right with the world... Good. i have said it many times, " Brother, why even waste the energy tryin' ? " This all started with The Moors, Dali and El Cid...Marco informed me, add now to that heavy history, J. Level....whom has witnessed ineptness, and confusion, and of course, look WHERE this strange tale of love, strife, adventure and beer, is occuring.... Ahhh, it's a weird and beautiful country, so it is....That's España, friends.
.
The ID card should be commin along "soon", the word "soon" is thrown around pretty freely around here, and it's summer in the rainy city, so with anyone whom can do any paper movin' outta town till about September, tending their little gardens in their little houses built with money of dubious origen, in Marbella, where all the mayors since i arrived here in 97' are, or have been imprisoned for fraud, money laundering and or bribery and extorsion....a different set of priorities around these parts, and what with the accepted level of corruption at heights never before considered, they've got alot goin' on, they'll get around to this poor artist "sooner" or later, surely. Don't have a house in Marbella... yet. So I'll be here waitin' aroun' here for ya'll to get back, in Asturias. All good oh....
... And with that behind us, we start again. 8 years and 245 days later, i begin again. The Freakshow continues.
i'm cool. All good. got three words to begin with this new era..."COMPRA ALOG TIO !!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Be well todo mundo. Good things commin '.......
J.Level
(jlevel77@yahoo.com)