Treason’s the Word
From Randy Rainbow:
Day: June 16, 2017
Caravaggio Dreams
from Poet Rummager
Caravaggio’s last painting – The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula 1610
Ah, Caravaggio, you come to me in a dream.
We both hold on to the darkness –
painting canvases seeped in sanguine.
Red is the color of my cheeks
as I blush when our finger tips brush.
Do you not see what I’ve buried deep,
has dug itself out to find me?
Feel how my fears quake
as the waking sun’s rays illuminate.
It’s light that blinds,
yet all the while pretends to mend.
I clutch fast to the shadows
and nod in acquiescence.
*Michelangelo Amerighi da Caravaggio is considered to be the greatest Italian painter of the Seventeenth Century. Arrogant, hot-headed, and extremely talented, he would cause turbulence wherever he would go. It is said that his last painting, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, was painted while Caravaggio bled from a deep wound to his face. A vengeful…
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How to: Stop Blood Loss with Minimal Effort (3 Steps)
This is lifesaving information.
Before I joined the Army, I had no idea about the human anatomy. If someone got injured in front of me, I wouldn’t have had the slightest idea of how to help them. It’s pretty sad the more I think about it. If everyone was taught the basics of blood loss prevention at a young age, we would have a lot more lives saved.
Just think about, most people get seriously injured with other people around. The quick actions of one individual can be life saving when someone is on the ground profusely bleeding out.
It’s really not that hard to stop the most basic cuts and scratches. With enough practice you can even learn how to use a tourniquet to stop arterial bleeding.
Step 1- Get over the shock of blood or death– Yes… someone just got jacked up right in front and blood is everywhere. Yes, they look like…
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Patti Smith by Victor Bockris
From LOUD ALIEN NOIZE
Living the Outrageous Lie* (Part 1)
Patti Smith by Victor Bockris, 1998 UK Edition, Published by Fourth Estate
”The literary outpout of the short-lived punk movement has been largly ignored. No one came close to Patti Smith at the time in terms of her recognition as a writer.”-Victor Bockris
By Tobe Damit
I have already read and reviewed ”Just Kids” and ”M Train” before here on LAN so I thought that by now I had a pretty accurate and complete picture of Patti Smith: Poet, punk prophet, feminist icon, rock writer; a punk-rock star mixing her distinct voice and poetry with rock and roll music. I was so wrong. Unforgettable, ”Just Kids” gives you a pretty complete picture of her childhood and early days, highlighting her relationship with now famous photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, the Chelsea Hotel day while ”M Train” picks…
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Art by Rob Goldstein 