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Tom Hendricks's Blog – November 2009 Archive (7)

Musea E-mail Club #493 Augmented Reality

This week just a short message.
A reader sent in this url to a post on Augmented Reality - fun stuff and
what's amazing is that the technical aspects of all this are just starting!

http://tinyurl.com/ygue8vo

Happy Thanksgiving,
Tom Hendricks
(editor of the 17 year old zine Musea)

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 26, 2009 at 10:22am — No Comments

Musea Art Contest - Thanksgiving Week

The answer to, and winner (if any) for,

our last contest question of:

The celebrated singer Vikki Carr has sung for five US Presidents.

When she was at the White House during the Ford administration, she

asked the president "What Mexican dish do you like?"

What was his response?

IS

"I like you!" Replied the President.

I had no winner.

It must NOT be him.

I don’t

dumb down,

so please

wise… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 23, 2009 at 8:24pm — No Comments

Musea Email Club #492 5TH CD, Facebook, and 2,500 Friends

Dear Reader,

This week its all about in house news.

While I'm working on my annual Christmas Story - this year titled "Chess Sets", I've got some in house news for you.

You can now hear the entire new 5TH CD at hunkasaurus.com. Matthew has

posted it there for all to hear. Go by punch the music button, then the 5th button and listen to any or all of the songs. Let me know what you think. And if you can listen on headphones!

I, as of today, am now… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 19, 2009 at 9:10pm — No Comments

Musea Email Club #491 Stuckism

Zine illustrators - this is something for you.

Dear Reader,

This time I'm going to look at the revolution in art and talk about Stuckism.

Stuckism is an international art movement started in Britain in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson. It strongely opposes the abuses of modern art. The group's ideas sounded much like my own and I wanted to contact them.

I did. I suggested some of my own work protesting modern art abuses, and I got a couple… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 17, 2009 at 10:21am — 2 Comments

Musea E-mail Club #490 Nice Party All

Reader,

Thanks to all who came online for the '5-th' CD release party last Thursday. It was fun to see and talk with many of you.

The CD is now officially out and will be posted back up on the musea.us website within a week or two for anyone anywhere to hear it. For those who want a CD with a collectible cover etc., you can get a copy from me. (I'll be glad to sign it if requested).

For those who missed the party, here is the song line up for the new CD.

1.… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 11, 2009 at 11:46am — No Comments

Zinester Quiz for Art Smarts

The answer to, and winner (if any) for,

our last contest question of:

This 1930 groundbreaking book of literary criticism

centers on a list of different types of ambiguity.

Name book and author.

IS

Seven Types of Ambiguity, by William Empson. This for me

was the most sophisticated look at literature I've ever seen.

Definitely a book for the advanced lit lover!

The prize winner was George, from Scarborough Ontario,… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 9, 2009 at 9:24am — No Comments

Musea Art Contest 11/2/09

The answer to, and winner (if any) for,

our last contest question of:

Where is the largest zine collection in the world,

and who donated it? There are over 10,000 zines!!!

IS

New York State Library. It was donated by Mike Gunderloy

He founded Factsheet Five in 1982. It became THE magazine

of zine reviews. And a zine explosion followed.

I had no correct answers. Seems ya'll were too busy writing

an intro to your zine, about why your… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 2, 2009 at 9:37am — No Comments