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Klimt's
'Golden Phase'






was marked by positive critical
reaction and success.
Many of his paintings from this
Period used gold leaf;
the prominent use of gold
can first be traced back to
Pallas Athene (1898) ,
although the works most
popularly
associated with this period
are the
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
The Kiss
During his GOLDEN PERIOD.



(1907–1908).
Klimt travelled little but trips to
Venice famous for their beautiful mosaics,
most likely inspired his gold technique and
his Byzantine imagery. In 1904,
he collaborated with other artists
on the lavish Palais Stoclet,
the home of a wealthy Belgian industrialist,
which was one of the grandest monuments
of the Art Nouveau age.
Klimt's contributions to the dining room,
including both Fulfillment and Expectation,
were some of his finest decorative work, and
as he publicly stated, "probably the ultimate
stage of my development of ornament."
Between 1907 and 1909, Klimt painted five
canvases of society women wrapped in fur.
His apparent love of costume is expressed
in the many photographs of Flöge modeling
clothing he designed.













































































He looks like the Actor, Robert Shaw
in the first Movie Jaws. The Guy with the boat.

















































































































His Golden age.


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Isn't this romantic.

This was such a wonderful idea,
to name a Star for your loved one.
I thought I'd check it out.
What a suprise to give my Daughter.

Then I found this on the net written to a young man.
who thought he bought a star.
It appears you have just been a victim of a scam.
I felt so sorry for this young man. He just
wanted a name of his girlfriend on the star.














I have always love this song.
Remember Fred Astair?
Dancing in the dark, Til the tune ends,
We're dancing in the dark,And it soon ends,
We're waltzing in the wonder,Of why we're here,
Time hurries by,We're here and gone.

Looking for the light,Of a new love,
To brighten up the night,
I have you, love,
we can face,The music together,
Dancing in the dark.
Dancing in the dark,
'Til the tune ends,We're dancing in the dark
And it soon ends,
We're waltzing in the wonder,
Of why we're here,
Time hurries by,We're here and gone.
Looking for the light,Of a new love,
To brighten up the night,I have you,love,
And we can face,The music together,
Dancing in the dark.


















The Outer Space Treaty forbids all mankind from
claiming a a celestial resource such as the Moon,
Planet or a star, since they are the Common heritage
of mankind.You might have bought a piece a paper
with the stars name, but it is not "officially"
yours to own, sorry.
NOW THAT IS SAD STORY.
He had Love and romance in his heart.
Ya gotta love him.

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What a show Fabulous Three Tenors

You can't miss seeing and hearing these Three Teenage Tenors.
I fell asleep last night with the TV on PBS. The fabulous voices woke me up.
I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Stayed up and started cheering these
three. They were fabulous. What a treat it was.






















Where will they be in 10 years,
if they are this good as teenagers
























These Young men are Fabulous.
It was such a wonderful treat
to hear them last night



















Then everything is great in Italy.
It was hard to keep from Cheering.
I hope you all get to see them.
I saw them on PBS.
They are so different.Each one is adorable.
One looks so sweet with the cupid smile.
a voice to make you cry.
Piero, he is such a leader and fantastic
voice and performer.
Then GianLuca he has got that sexy look
and gorgeous voice


Well I guess My Favorite it is Piero
Then cute Ignazio hey are all three
wonderful














Don't miss these three Darlings.



http://www.ilvolomusic.com/





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Remember The Cottingley Fairies in England

The
Cottingley
Fairies


















They had Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Nuts.
The Cottingley Fairies appear in a series
of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright
and Frances Griffiths,two young cousins who
lived in Cottingley,
near Bradford England.
In 1917, when the first two photographs were taken,
Elsie was 16 years old and Frances was 10.
The pictures came to the attention of writer
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who used them to illustrate
an article on "Fairies" he had been commissioned
to write for the Christmas 1920 edition of
"Strand Magazine" . Conan Doyle, as a spiritualist,
was enthusiastic about the photographs,
and interpreted them as clear and
visible evidence of "Psychic" phenomena.
Public reaction was mixed; some accepted
the images as genuine, but others believed
they had been faked.
Interest in the Cottingley Fairies gradually declined
after 1921. Both girls grew up, married and lived
abroad for a time. Yet the photographs continued to
hold the public imagination; in 1966 a reporter
from the "Daily Express" newspaper traced Elsie,
who had by then returned to the UK. Elsie left open
the possibility that she believed she had photographed
her thoughts, and the media once again became
nterested in the story. In the early 1980s Elsie
and Frances admitted that the photographs were
faked using cardboard cutouts of fairies copied
from a popular children's book of the time,
but Frances continued to claim that the fifth
and final photograph was genuine.








































My family is from Sligo
and Cork Ireland.
































Some People really
beleve in Fairy's.
I found fairy footprints
in a rock.
















Yes, two little girls set the whole of England
nuts. The photographs fooled the best of them
Elsie wright 16 and Francis Griffiths 10 years old.
It is a fun true story.

Fairy names:: Breena-Diana-Donella
Ella- Faye- Lily- Rosalie-Shea-Tana-
Marigold-Naida-Zanna
and a boy is
Puck like in Shakespeare




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What's going on in England

On Saturday 19 May nearly 2,500 troops from
the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force
will parade through Windsor Castle and town before
Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh. They will
then muster in the castle grounds for a unique event
before an audience of more than 3,000 Armed Forces
personnel, their families, and veterans.


















Thames River Pageant
At high water in the afternoon of Sunday
3 June 2012, up to a thousand boats will
be in the Parade for Her Majesty.
The Queen to lead the
Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant.



















60 years of The Queen's reign
The Queen came to the throne on 6 February 1952
and her coronation took place on 2 June 1953.
She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in
1977 and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002.


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Meryl Streep first Lady of the screen

I have always loved her in every part she played.
If it had her name in it, I had to see it. I never
saw all her Daughters together they are so
much like her























































loved her look in Prada
































Streep was born Mary Louise Streep in Summit, New Jersey.
Her mother, Mary Wolf (née Wilkinson; 1915 - 2001),
was a commercial artist and former art editor,
and her father, Harry William Streep, Jr.
(1910 - 2003), was a pharmaceutical executive.
She has two brothers, Dana David and Harry William III.
Her patrilineal ancestry originates in Loffenau,
Germany, from where her second great-grandfather,
Gottfried Streeb, emigrated to the United States,
and where one of her ancestors served as mayor.
Another line of her father's family was from Giswil,
a small town in Switzerland. Her maternal ancestry
originates in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island,
and partly traces back to 17th century immigrants
from England. Her eighth great-grandfather,
Lawrence Wilkinson, was one of the first Europeans
to settle Rhode Island. Streep is also a distant
relative of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania,
and records show that her family were among the
first purchasers of land in the state.
She was raised a Presbyterian,] and grew up in
Bernardsville, New Jersey, where she attended
Bernards High School. She had many school
friends who were Catholic, and regularly
attended Mass because she loved its rituals.

She received her B.A., in Drama at
Vassar College in 1971 (where she briefly
received instruction from actress Jean Arthur),
but also enrolled as an exchange student at
Dartmouth College for a quarter before
it became coeducational. She subsequently
earned an M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama.
While at Yale, she played a variety of roles onstage,
from the glamorous Helena in
A Midsummer Night's Dream to an
eighty-year old woman in a wheelchair
in a comedy written by then-unknown
playwrights Christopher Durang and Albert Innaurato.

Streep lived with actor John Cazale
for three years until his death in March 1978.
Streep married sculptor Don Gummer
on September 15, 1978. They have four children:
Henry "Hank" Wolfe Gummer (born November 13, 1979),
Mary Willa "Mamie" Gummer (born August 3, 1983),
Grace Jane Gummer (born May 9, 1986),
and Louisa Jacobson Gummer (born June 12, 1991).
Both Mamie and Grace are actresses.
Hank is a musician who performs under
the name Henry Wolfe.
When asked if religion plays a part in her life,
in an interview in 2009, Streep replied,
"I follow no doctrine. I don't belong to a church
or a temple or a synagogue or an ashram."
Streep does not rule out the possibility that
God exists, “I do have a sense of trying to
make things better. Where does that come from?”
By the way:::: BETTE DAVIS LIKED HER WORK.




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March -Racing starts in Florida

I used to love to go to GulfStream Track.
It was so beautiful, The man that bought the track
had owned a large nursery business in south Florida.
That's why the flowers were so gorgeous and everywhere
Looks likes they are fixing up the area.
Hollywood was so run down in the 90's






















My Cousin bought a condo in Hollywood,
I told her go to the Races and casino and
see a Jai-alai






























He looks like my horse Fighting Jimmy,
he won alot of stakes races then was claimed.

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A woman with the RIGHT STUFF

If you have seen the
News, you will know
why Republician
Senator Snowe
has resigned.

Thanks for all your
work and Efforts
.
You are a Class Act.

For my 15 years Voting a Democrat ticket
in Maine, I have been impressed with this
Fabulous Woman. I think Olympia Snowe has
carried her position as Senator with Dignity, and
Class. Now that she has resigned I know I was right.
She too thinks the Senate and Congress have gone awry.

I wish More Women in Congress would speak up.
The Idiots that do not have the concept of
why they are there should be fired,
kicked out with the rubbish.


A big Thanks To Maine's
Woman of the Century----Olympia Snowe
I am a Democrat, but right is right


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