AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

greetings.

i have had my own art / culture / politics blog for a few years now,
and i thought i would post the url here. most aesthetic concerns are
specifically related to photography, as that is what i do....

http://www.herzco.com/blog-nosub.php

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It has been quite a spell since I last posted on AMP. Well, chalk it up to: 1) fruitless slave-driving job for ungrateful non-profit; 2) frenetic slave-driving labor of love with unprofitable publication; 3) frustrating slave-driving troubleshooting of "fekakta" computers and Web site.

The good news is: ungrateful non-profit is no more for me; labor of love managed to produce a bigger and better issue of "Adventures for the Average Woman" (Check it out at www.ideagems.com ; computers and Web sites are restored -- hooray!

The bad news is: unemployment is once again unenjoyment; with the crash came the loss of all my graphic novels, "Cube Ghouls" included. Guess it's back to the drawing board.

The Poetry Archive's mission is to make poetry accessible. As well as listing poems and poets on the site and allowing people to read them, it also includes audio samples where available. These include a fascinating recording of Robert Browning forgetting the words to his own poem, 'How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix'.

www.poetryarchive.org

I had to have some downtime (healthwise) and now I am back and still 'getting there'. And I have come back to find my system being 'icky', trouble with emails etc. (I suppose that is what one gets with running on a shoestring).

Well, it has been the mildest winter here since....well, er....the last warmest winter on record.

The line-up for the 2007 Norfolk and Norwich Festival is now announced. The Festival is launced on Friday, March 1st. Included in the line-up are circus, opera, jazz, comedy, and drama, etc. Check out the Website at www.nnfestival.org.uk

I am really looking forward to Saturday, March 10th - as I have been invited to see Joan Armatradin performing at the Theatre Royal here in Norwich.

Let me introduce myself. I'm Jenni. I grew up in good ol' Orange County. I took my first ceramics class when I was in high school. And that actually marks the day I fell in love. With clay that is. I attended a community college first...no it wasn't because I didn't do well in high school, but because I knew I wasn't ready to be on my own away from home just yet. It was the best decision I've ever made. Anywho...I continued to take ceramic courses at this school, and when I transferred to UCLA I had a tough decision to make mostly due to the fact that their art department and liberal arts department was/is completely seperated. Instead I majored in my other love, Sociology, and recieved my BA in 2005.

I'm new to the site so I thought I would tell you a little about myself. I enjoy painting, writing and anything creative.

I see you watchin'...
Avoiding the fire of attractions I pause in thought to dance a little more and buy myself some time...
Time elapses and bodies part to corners of the plot, where buffers exist.
The drum beat pulls me back.
The dancing engulfs my mood.
Like a Lioness on prey you pounce and grab my vibrationz.
The smell is overwhelming...
The moves are synchronized...
Lyrics asking me "Don't you wish your girlfriend was a...like me? Don't you?"
The outside air calls our names to break from the crowd.
Reality settles into my heart and mind.
I'll take your email, but I can't spend the night planting seeds of another galaxy.

If your an artist and need help making your art, I can help. I have a shop in the LA area and work with wood, metal, foam, plastic and many other materials. I can assist you or fabricate the art for you. Contact me about small or large projects. Discount rates for AMP members.

Well... I think bobbing at the top is better than being submerged.
Unless I had a yellow submarine or green herbs...
These words are blue but I'm tired of the current strokes.
I meditate, toke and always go for broke.
=I Am=
The creative elements combine...
And I've been chasing my cheese blocks in government lines.
This is a set-up and I'm fed up, but I'm living my dreams.
I don't have the means to pay, but I have the means to play.
And I'm ready for a scenery change, So I lock on how to bang!
and I load to shoot higher with all my fire for fame.

I'm on safety - Stuck
and I'm ready to burst!

From lead vocalist/bandleader/AMP member Danny Shorago:

*****

WHAT: The Fuxedos, Sounds Of Asteroth, the Letter Openers,
the Black Fuzz, and Fangs on Fur at club Kiss or Kill.

WHEN: Wednesday, February 28th. Doors at 9 pm, show
starts at 9:30. The Fuxedos hit the stage at 11 pm,
for a concise yet explosive 30 minute set.

WHERE: Safari Sam's, 5214 W. Sunset Blvd. (between Western
& Normandie), Los Angeles, 90027. (323) 666-7267.

HOW MUCH: A measly $3 before 10 pm, and a paltry $5
after 10 (please mention The Fuxedos at the door!). All ages welcome.

WHAT ELSE: Safari Sam's is a spacious, 465-capacity club,