Pliancy Props to Pliny

by Yuya Joe College, with a nod and a wink to Pliny the Younger

Pliancy

As wax by pliancy shapes our world with our commands
Inspired and formed to beauty 'neath an Artist's hands
Mars sings soulful while chaste Minerva dances in the wind
She knows the fire of Venus, and the charms of the Sun

We are not alone as we quench the raging flame
The sacred fountain pours her friendly stream
Sweetly gliding through the flowery green
She nods refreshingly o'er the smiling scene

The square the park the youth spring for hope
Wisely flexible, the higher calling now the start
Receiving impressions of love and of art
This year coming is the birth of humanity

The Transit and the darkness shall pass
Humanikind will prevail

(De) Occupy Toronto Native Solidarity march on now

Saturday afternoon, live feed of the protest march:

LIVE footage of De Occupy Toronto Native Canadians solidarity march

Rock Reunions: Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Utopia and Stone Roses

As I post we are about half an hour from the announcement of the Black Sabbath reunion, at least that seems to be what the countdown clock on their homepage would indicate.

Van Halen's reunion is to be announced November 30th at the Grammy Nominations Concert, plus Stone Roses, the influential Manchester UK band, has just announced they will be playing their local Heaton Park venue June 29 and 30, 2012 before embarking on a world tour.

Finally, the brilliant Todd Rundgren is talking up a reunion of his seminal Utopia band.

Nuit Blanche street art by Alan Webb and Christine Leu

Yonge Street art installation in front of old Sam the Recrod Man store

Architect / Artist team LeuWebb created this retor Yong Street installation for Nuit Blanche 2011. As I both donated and and sold records to the project, I feel like I am a part of it and even nicknamed it Guten Golona (analog Gutenberg); enjoy the pics, and congrats to Alan and Christine!!