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Back on Amtrak Heading South in California

12.05.2008 by Peter J. Crowley // 2 Comments

A moment in the shade for the workers as ghosts from the past race round my mind.

In Albuquerque a cause to fight for bike paths less polution.

Well I’m back on the train and back to the 19th of August despite starting the last post with it being the 20th. The nineteenth was perhaps the longest day of the trip. Five fifty five am didn’t happen often on this trip. In Sacramento I met Webster a PHD student on his way to Univ. of New Mexico we sleep walked to are next leg and met again in LA. Over the course of the day I watched and time traveled through the Ca. farms. My mind drifted back to the 60s/70s and Ceasar Chavez organizing United Farm Workers Union, yes “the times they are a changing.” But rambling through those fields my mind drifted to those troubled decades, and how wonderful it was to have a cause, hell many causes. From Prague to The Sorbonne, to Columbia and Berkeley to the fields where the migrant farm workers toiled in the sun for sub [prime] standard wages and living conditions a solidarity sprouted and grew wild like a weed. One voice singing as a chorus, in Bethel NY Richie Havens wailed “Freedom Freedom” and 500,000 people sang along. [including me] In my long life so much has changed so fast, but in the life of the planet it has all been a blink of the eye. Let the planet survive “To every thing, turn, turn, turn,There is a season, turn, turn, turn, And a time to every purpose under heaven” [Book of Ecclesiastes/Pete Seeger] as sung by The Byrds and everyone listening, sing along the words are easy “Freedom Freedom” Then it was the Dawn of Aquarius. What is dawning today?
Make it Peace and Equality. enjoy pjc

Layers of Life
Layered Life

Categories // Amtack faces from a troubled nation/world. faces from either side of the tracks., Amtrak, Amtrak 2008 Travels, Freedom, Prague Spring, Woodstock

Reflecting back on summer and Thanksgiving

11.26.2008 by Peter J. Crowley // 2 Comments


Today’s photo is from outside Albuquerque at The Ranch Cafe
A great lunch after going up the mountain.

August 20th and the road south continues. I have been all over the board keeping up with the blog, three gallery shows and my inability not to comment……….. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in States. Well tomorrow became today before I finished what started out as another rant.
This morning I could say I am running late, but I am not today is for family and friends. Today I cook and there is no deadline when I cook you eat when it is ready. This morning over my second cup of coffee I am thankful for the moments I am privileged to create and for the friends and family that allow me to make art. The photo is a reflection as is much of my work lately “Why” sort of an explanation. Today I will reflect some more and create a grand meal, perhaps an image or two. The trip across the country on Amtrak was fifteen days of reflecting on seeing old friends some of whom I met for the first time, attending my daughters wedding seeing her smile bright enough to light up the whole state. Short meetings with people along the tracks all willing to say hello and chat if you make the first step most people will find similarities rather than differences. Talk to your neighbors be they in the next apt. or across the world at the other end of your keyboard. This trip I met Rees and Ralph who I had known for years. Next trip maybe I’ll meet Andrea and Miss Doodle [see link below] who I talk with often. Her work inspires me and many others.
I am beginning to ramble here so pop in here say hello and stop and say hello to Andrea. Look at my work and ask why, add yourself to the story I tell. enjoy pjc

My Transparent Life look around you could find you.

CESTANDREA ART BLOG- PARIS

Categories // Faces from Either Side of the Tracks, Mexican food, Paris Artists, Reflections

Small Business Bail out? We the People!

11.17.2008 by Peter J. Crowley // 8 Comments

Rita Mae’s 280 Main St Manchester New Hampshire
Great food, Best Onion Rings I’ve had in many years.

So it’s that time of year again where we all try to spend more than we make knowing that being in debt is the American way. We could shoplift, use other peoples money which we acquired through lies, fraud and insider trading etc. Knowing that the well placed bribes to Senators would result in a bailout/handout. Ho Ho ho! But if you have forgotten to be a good public scoundrel well you lose for the transparent Wall Street bailout has disappeared into the pockets of the rich not to save their subprime morality and the homes of the working poor, but to buy up the small banks so your freedom of choice is limited to One! One bank, One GreatWallofChinaMart, One Nation Under the heal of the CEO greedier than the plant in “Little Shop of Horrors.”
So this year “We The People” must stand up and support small business buy from owner operated businesses, mom and pop stores. Local Musicians, small local restaurants cause if you think you’re saving money at the big box your just feeding the monster that will take you away in a pine box as soon as you have nothing left to steal.
These are just a few local Artists, Musicians eateries, I know of, but seek and you’ll find quality and individuality next door. The views expressed here are my own, the quality of the listed places is their own and great in my opinion. enjoy pjc

Willimantic Brew Pub


King Cake Band
Us of Walmart

Artists Open Studios of Northeast Connecticut

Flesh Hammer

Mad Agnes

Me, Photographic Art

Mystic Disc

SAHOA
Small and Home Office Association

Norwich Arts Council Cooperative Gallery

New London Music Scene

Hygienic Art


No links:
The Singapore Grill 938 Bank St New London

The Red House Main St Norwich

Categories // 700 Billion for the Rich Criminals the rest of us eat cake

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