Ruff and Ruined (compilation post) by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

9 days ago

Make up your own mind. Look OUTSIDE. Read a book. Check your sources. And most important of all, GET BLASTED on vodka and ginger beer, then tell all the people in the club what you REALLY think of them!!! (Not financial advice.)

Here's some artz and stuff...

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27 Mar. 2025

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"If I Was a Rich Man..." by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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[Felt pen, gel pen, brush pen, and metallic marker on notebook page with digital embellishments and color...] I don't know if I'd live that much differently than I do now. I've got a relatively happy life as is!! (You bastards!)

https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/33

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"Mooo Dirt" by Richard F. Yates (HF)

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[Liner pen, gel pen, and felt pen on textured paper with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] The motley crew who haunt the corral just before dawn!

https://nftshowroom.com/gallery/richardfyates_spork-2025_mooo-dirt-by-richard-f-yates-hf

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Tunes on the SPOOKY STAGE! (27 Mar. 2025)

Playing so tunes to the empty room while I work on other stuff!!

https://hang.fm/da/new-wave-cult-magick-6375

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---Feist - "My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Classic Mix)"
---Severed Heads - "All Saints Day"
---The Streets - "Don't Mug Yourself (The Big$hot Remix)"
---Future Sound of London - "Moscow (Remix)"

[Message from me to the empty room:] "Are we rockin' and/or rollin'??? I say, we IZ!!!"

---MNDR - "Caligula"
---Yaz - "State Farm"
---Donna Summer - "I Feel Love (12" Version)"
---Steve Hillage - "Frame By Frame"
---Danielle Dax - "Daisy"
---Devo - "Speed Racer (Extended Version)"
---Armageddon Dildos - "The White Room (Darkfloor Version)"
---Rise Robots Rise - "Flowers & Birds II: The Return"
---Blouse - "Time Travel"
---Veronica Falls - "Found Love in a Graveyard"
---Alice Donut - "My Boyfriend's Back"
---Supergrass - "Caught By the Fuzz"
---Dub Narcotic Sound System - "Fudgy the Whale"

[Message for the ghosts that are invisible, but obviously hanging in the room:] "If you're gonna hypnotize yourself, do it with some STYLE!!!!"

---My Bloody Valentine - "Soon"
---Solex - "Look... No Fingerprints!"
---Siouxsie and The Banshees - "Shadowtime"

And then I bounced!!!! Hooray! (Remember that you can still listen to these songs in the "HISTORY" tab of the room, so even if I ain't there playing tunes, they're still accessible!!! Still, it would be more fun to trade songs back and forth! Don't you agree??)

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"Star Moon Robot Snail" by RFY (HF)

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[Digital drawing created with a no-longer-supported, free app on my 10x out of date phone! (If it still works, don't replace it!)] All projections, I think....

https://zora.co/coin/base:0xe9ad2275a7893daee91308d4071a5bc4a982bc8e

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29 Mar. 2025

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Updated the NEOCITIES page! More art! More photography! More "recently read books!" (Mostly comics!) And more THEFT!!!

https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0135

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1 Apr. 2025

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State of the Workshop (Weirdshop) Address (1 Apr. 2025)

Greeting Humans and Other Entities,

My name is Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool), and welcome to my CREATIVE-SPACE-LOUNGE-EVIL-MAGICK-HAPPY-TECHNO-GOTH Adventure (Thru the POST-POST Universe).

I am one of those writer / artist / philosopher / editor / DJ / tech-hobbyist / postal art / poet / absurdist-dada-punk / archivist / lost-wanderer-guides that you've heard so much about on the inter-tubes. My PURPOSE is simple: Enjoy what time I have left (uncertain) with the people I care about (quite certain), while avoiding the BAD STUFF as much as possible. (The terms "bad" and "stuff" are up for debate, and I'm willing to have this debate live on camera, as long as I'm not under oath...)

This POST is important (to me.) I'm at one of those RECURSIVE MOMENTS, in which I look at what I've done, what I'm doing, and what I'm likely to do in the future, and see where I can focus my MENTAL ENERGY for maximum FUN!

BASIC PHILOSOPHY:

Is it FUN (and doesn't kill you very quickly), then it's cool. Is it NOT FUN? Then why the FLURK are you doing it!? (The answer better be good...)

MAKE ART (whatever way that ART feels best to you, as long as it doesn't kill you too quickly or hurt others who don't enjoy being hurt.)

When you're gone, you're gone, but the things you make and do leave RIPPLES in the UNIVERSE (like an exploding star) that can be HURTFUL or PLEASANT or INSPIRING or whatever, (so do "GOOD SHIT.") [The terms "good" and "shit" are up for debate, and I'm willing to have this debate live on camera...]

LEARN EMPATHY, but don't take shit. Money sucks, music is wonderful, and quality chocolate milkshakes are worth the effort to acquire and consume.

You WILL NOT REMEMBER forever. Make sure there is some kind of record or archive or memento or photo-album or diary entry or SOMETHING to prove it happened or existed or was cool or made an impact. (Don't let OTHERS try to make MEMORY obsolete or HISTORY into more of a fiction than it already is...)

DIGITAL is great for sharing, but absolute CRAP for ARCHIVING or PERMANENCE. Nothing lasts forever, and THINGS will come and go, but PHYSICAL IS SUPERIOR to digital when it comes to longevity. (If at all possible, use BOTH physical AND digital, and make copies of everything. REDUNDANCY is GREAT!)

NOBODY is going to tell YOUR STORY like YOU CAN. Make ripples in the fabric of the UNIVERSE. (WHILE YOU MAY...)

THESE ARE WHERE I LIKE TO SHARE (right now...)

https://richardfyates.neocities.org/
[I have art, photos, a new comic project, some journal/notebook arts, and lots of STOLEN MEMES AND ARTWORK on my NEOCITIES page. Everyone NEEDS a NEOCITIES page. We have to keep the spirit of the OLD INTERNET (when there was HOPE) ALIVE...]

https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates
[Humans must EAT, even if my physique suggests I probably eat too much. PATREON is where I'm trying to make a BUSINESS out of my CREATING. Sharing art is good for the SPIRIT, but the flesh must also be maintained...]

https://objkt.com/@richardfyates
[Yes, it's a crypto/blockchain thing. NO, I'm not expecting anyone to BUY anything from here. In fact, there are a number of things that I've posted/hosted on OBJKT that aren't for sale at all (and never were.) Frankly, paying for online storage of images (as well as sound and video files) can QUICKLY become a massive expense, but with this site, it only costs me about a dime (or less) for each item I post. Sometimes, very rarely, but enough that it keeps me in the green, a person will drop a dollar or two on something I share there, and I'm able to share a bunch MORE stuff, without having to pay for gasoline to drive to a gallery in Olympia or ship a package for ridiculous amounts of dough. Say what you want about crypto, a distributed ledger with micro-transactions, and a built in audience, is a great way for an artist to share, experiment, and build a gallery. Don't believe me? Click the link and look at the HUNDREDS of pieces I've already compiled in just a few years!!!]

https://warpcast.com/richardfyates
[Still growing and developing. Not sure if this place would be for everyone, and it can get frustrating at times, but I still have online-peeps there that I like to keep in touch with! And FUCK Elon and X-itter.]

https://www.youtube.com/@richardfyates
[Most of what I make on YoooTooobs is just self indulgent, non-commercial drivel, so if you like that stuff, come check it out! I ain't even monetized, although I might sell out, someday, and make the leap...]

https://www.redbubble.com/people/richardfyates/shop
[My images on junk that most people probably don't need, like another MUG or a T-SHIRT or a stupid sticker. I occasionally buy a postcard or two off RedBubble, to support the indie artists, but - like OBJKT - it's primarily a site where I can share a bunch of artwork! Over 500 different images up on my gallery and counting!]

https://bsky.app/profile/richardfyates.bsky.social
[I think BlueSky is a bit more user friendly than Farcaster/Warpcast, and it doesn't require a crypto-wallet to use it, which is good. If I'm in a social media mood, this is one of the places I like to check out. And, again, FUCK Elon and X-itter.]

https://peakd.com/@richardfyates
[This is a blog site that I've been using since 2018! There is so much stuff on there, and I don't think anyone could read it all. That's not a challenge, by the way. It's just a fact. Good community. Very supportive alien folks there!]

https://hang.fm/da/new-wave-cult-magick-6375
[Still in progress, and I'm not sure if it will really stick, but this is where I've been sharing music lately (especially since 8-Tacks crapped out on me.) HANGOUT has chat features, allows up to four DJs at a time to take turns playing songs, and it has a cool, cartoony art style. Remember TURNTABLE.FM? This is what it's morphed into. Not as big as it was, but it might be a fun place, if we could come up with a SCHEDULE, so everyone knew when peeps iz gonna be there!!!]

That's what we've got going at the moment. One of these days, pretty soon, I'm going to attempt to compile a GIGANTIC links list that contains whatever online stuff of mine that I can still find. (It's a terribly dull and narcissistic idea, but who else is gonna do it if I don't??? Nobody, that's who!!!) So keep your peepers peeled! And thanks for stopping by! (Be sure to tip your wait-staff!!!)

LATER!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/state-of-address-125715050

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"Observer" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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[Digital drawing and weirdness over phone photo.] Self portrait in my car. I did NOT feel safest of all... I will observe you all...

https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/34

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"Be Good or Else" by RFY (Holy Fool)

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[Ink on paper plus digital drawing, color, and layers.] Don't force this coyote-snake to make you sorry...

https://rodeo.club/post/0x7E06037AB61D4180009Bd93357045A7fCF6E1c68/36

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"Blue Legs" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

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[Ink on notebook page.] A notebook page full of anxiety art. I am massively terrified of medical shit (full phobia), and I used my book to keep my mind OFF the environment in which I was (not-so-)ensconced...

https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/35

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"Spirit Entity" by RFY (Holy Fool)

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[Felt pen, gel pen, brush pen, and paint pen on paper with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Which is the "REAL" being, and which is "ONLY" a spirit?

https://zora.co/coin/base:0xee8edffd26f99301b556afc2cc1913a4190587b7

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3 Apr. 2025

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NEOCITIES again! I like posting stuff there!

https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0136