Tag Archives: The Beach Boys

hero worship: pretense to reason and purpose

Our generation is in difficulties about its heroes. The individual hero, defined as the personification of what the age intends to be, has become a wraith. Heroes will not thrive in every moral climate, but that does not stop us … Continue reading

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surfin’ human safari

…a lot of the california acid-drenched hippie scene of the late 60’s were into and was buddies with charles manson – a budding hustling musician. even neil young described him as one of the best guitar players he’d met. he … Continue reading

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calculated serenity: travel without bombast

Spare aqueous aesthetics… In England, the change to a romantic naturalism in landscape design in the later eighteenth century put a temporary end to the grandoise artificial displays in fountains that had earlier been the norm. The nineteenth century was … Continue reading

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time to be terrified

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) 1965 was one of those pivot years for pop/rock-n-roll/boomer culture. beatlemania was in full swing, garage bands were erupting all over america, motown was dragging black pop to the top of the charts, los angeles was … Continue reading

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SANTA WANDERING and WEARY: Homeward Bound

From whence he came and where he goes is not clear with the precision of science or the proof or artifact. One thing which can be deduced is that Santa Claus is a master of the art of wandering. For … Continue reading

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