"With a Stiff Upper Leap" [Compilation Post!] by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
Raining again... Why is it always raining??
Here's ARTZ to warm us INTERNALLY, even if it's nasty outside...
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22 Jan. 2024
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"FAST" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, gel pen, glitter pen, metallic marker, and mechanical pencil on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] Incredible edible sticker sheets! (But beware! The AUDIENCE is always watching!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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Watching a cool documentary on Carl Barks (most well known today for his Donald Duck comics)!
In this doc, the narrator mentioned that Barks's early cartoons were published in something called the Calgary Eye Opener, which was a saucy humor mag. Luckily, somebody posted several of Barks's cartoons online! Check 'um here! (Warning! SAUCY!!!):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersable/albums/72157623554635013/
Great cartooning! Barks was the good stuff!
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23 Jan. 2024
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"Music Show 2 (23 Jan. 2024)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
When in doubt, play some tunes!!!
PLAYLIST for MUSIC SHOW 2!
[Approx. 32 minutes]
---Intro by RFY (Holy Fool)
---Moving Units - "Anyone" (2004)
---Frank Zappa - "I Could be a Star Now" (1998 - From CHEAP THRILLS collection.)
---David Bowie - "Starman" (1972)
---My Robot Friend feat. Alison Moyet - "Waiting" (2010)
---Boys Noize - "Nott" (2010)
---Epoxies - "Science of You" (2002)
---of Montreal - "Now That's What I Call Freewave" (2021)
---The Cure - "Secrets" (1980)
---Soft Cell - "Chips on My Shoulder (Mark Moore & Kinky Roland Remix)" (2008)
---Outro by RFY (Still a Fool)
Was that fun? I hope it was!!! BUT!!! If you enjoyed any of these songs, please consider PURCHASING a copy (physical or digital) especially if the performers are still alive and need to eat! The streaming services are totally convenient, but the artists get next to NOTHING for peeps just listening. We've got to make sure we support the ARTISTS!!!
Speaking of support, don't forget to check out my PATREON page!
https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates
I have tons of art and writing up there that you can enjoy for FREE, but if you want to drop a couple bux in support, I'll allow it! Ha!
Later weirdos!!!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
P.S. - My portions of this piece, including the vocal recordings, artwork, and text, are cc0. The audio collaged elements that I stole from others are THEIRS, and I don't have the right to sell those. Therefore, this piece is being published for educational purposes only and is not for sale...
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/43
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"Into a Fist Fight" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] This one is an absolute TRUE STORY! It was horrifying, and I'm glad my memory is bad, so I won't remember it for very long! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/44
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24 Jan. 2024
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I've been fascinated / amused by this strange, old (1973) story about a creepy ghost/clown/alien thing that a couple kids encountered on the Isle of Wight... What an odd, uncomfortable, freaky tale. Here's a good version, as retold by Shrouded Hand!
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"If You Please (And Thank You)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, metallic marker, ballpoint pen, colored pencil, and brush pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] Weird. This image is weird, even for me... I don't know if this "skeleton?" has "flowers" around his eyes, or if this "puppet" has "felt" around his eyes, or if... I just don't PLAN... The stuff just SHOWS UP on the paper... (And I'm not sorry...) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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"Something Bad was Happening" by RFY & FEH
[Felt pen, paint pen, brush pen, and metallic marker on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] My granddaughter, Felicity, and I collaborated on this piece. As with just about every piece that she works on (she's four-years-old, by the way), she brings the HARDCORE energy and movement to the piece. My less free brain usually tries to impose some kind of FORM or ORDER on the Chaos, which is just silly... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Preschool Potentate)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/45
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"A1-C3 Photosynthesis Phenomenon" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Digital drawing created on my phone.] Unlike your standard, DC current ghost, this new SOLAR specter charges in direct sunlight, and the lithium-ectoplasm battery can hold a charge for a full 48 hours! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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"How Could It Have Come to This" by Richard F .Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, gel pen, crayon, and paper and sticker collage on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Every hole deserves some nonsense. (I find these types of "process works" amusing, although they might be more fun to MAKE than to look at. Whatever! At least it's finished!!!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/46
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25 Jan. 2024
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"My New 'Business' Card..." by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
My new "business" card... Created with loving attention to detail in MS Paint. ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/47
Here is a comment left by my PATREON supporter, Mr. O.:
From the P.R. firm of Gruber and Rowan, after 6 months of careful analysis to determine why the RFY corporation was "shit at business," the report was finally released, which attributed the business's lack of success "to the tendency of RFY to say, 'Here's my fucking digital business card.'"
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HA!
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"Fire and Ice Fiend" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, paint pen, brush pen, and liner pen on reclaimed paper with digital embellishments and color.] Having been fired from his job as a poison tester for Boy George (for eating all of the cake), Geraldo became a professional fiend (using online courses to complete his degree) and eventually became famous as the mascot for a well known line of baked snack foods! Good job, Gerry! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/48
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26 Jan. 2024
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"What Did You Do Today?" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
I drew some stuff today. Various pen on various cardboard and paper chunks, including reclaimed cardboard AND reused notecards (cuz I'm cheap!!!) Not sure if any of these are "done" yet. I usually do some digital tweaking before I consider a piece "finished." Thoughts on the roughs?
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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That's all I've got for this post! Thanks for stopping by! BEWARE!!! And have fun!
---RFY (Holy Shazbot)
https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates
You Friend! is too good!