transmodal

Born on this day...

transmodal Dec 04, 2008 13:21

1866 - Wassily Kandinsky
This Russian artist is credited with painting some of the first modern abstract painting. He was also an instructor at the Bauhaus school of art in Germany. Several of his "Compositions" pieces were destroyed by Nazis after they raided the Bauhaus and collected the "degenerate art".

( Read more... )

wassily kandinsky, abstract, actor, the big lebowski, painter, bauhaus, jeff bridges, starman, the dude, composition vii, the blue rider, tron

Born on this day...

transmodal Nov 14, 2008 16:33

1840 - Claude Monet
Probably the most famous French impressionist painter. He is my favorite... it was incredible seeing one of his series from "Water Lilies" at MOMA in New York.

( Read more... )

aaron copland, impressionist, painter, pj o'rourke, composer, quiet city, clasical music, claude monet

Born on this day...

transmodal Nov 13, 2008 16:27

1929 - Fred PhelpsHere is someone I would like to die (and there are less than 5 people I can say that about). "Pastor" of the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas. He rose to infamy following the death of Matthew Shepard when he and the members of his church staged an anti-gay demonstration at Shepard's funeral. He is a vile hate-mongerer of the ( Read more... )

one two, six feet under, whoopi goldberg, actor, fred phelps, hate, 300, steve zahn, actress, happy texas, anti-gay, frances conroy, gerard butler, matthew shepard

Born on this day...

transmodal Nov 12, 2008 13:59

1840 - Auguste Rodin
The most famous sculptor of modern history. The way he was able to make his work so expressive is amazing to me.

( Read more... )

rock, academy award, actor, grace kelly, ryan gosling, daddy, sugar mountain, canadian, alt-country, half nelson, alfred hitchcock, vic chesnutt, sculptor, singer-songwriter, yummy, auguste rodin, see the sky about to rain, athens, actressm rear window, neil young, the notebook, my name is judas iscariot, the thinker

Born on this day...

transmodal Nov 07, 2008 19:40

1913 - Albert Camus
This French author and philosopher wrote the existentialist masterpiece "The Stranger" which was the inspiration for The Cure's "Staring at the sea".

Interesting video with his quotes:

Click to view

1943 - Joni MitchellJoni Mitchell's voice is one of a kind, and instantly recognizable. She is also an incredible songwriter and penned " ( Read more... )

super size me, existentialist, canadian, the love goddess, 30 days, judy tenuta, singer-songwriter, women of the night, morgan spurlock, california, philosopher, alber camus, iml, the stranger, author, joni mitchell, the cure

Review the 501(c)(3) status of The Church of Latter-day Saints

transmodal Nov 07, 2008 09:55

Based on the evidence that The Church of Latter-day Saints used their organization to raise more than 14 million dollars for Prop 8, it seems that they are in violation of the tax code governing their tax-exempt status ( Read more... )

Born on this day...

transmodal Nov 06, 2008 20:49

1941 - Guy ClarkI've been a big fan of this country-songwriter since High School. My favorite song is titled "Hands ( Read more... )

midnight express, querelle, the flying nun, actor, trupeter, guy clark, brad davis, sally field, hands, country music, jazz, arturo sandoval, heartworn highways

Born on this day...

transmodal Oct 31, 2008 10:05

1920 - Helmut Newton
This German-Austrailian photographer is most known for his work in fashion. Into the 1960's his work took on a erotic, fetishistic element. This is the work that people immediately identify as "Helmut Newton". His pictures of Madonna made him super famous.

( Read more... )

highway to heaven john candy, litle house on the prairie, science fiction, charles ingalls, madonna, helmut newton, johnathan smith, bonanza, commedian, photographer, erotic, fetish, michael landon, neal stephenson, author, snow crash, joe cartwright

Born on this day...

transmodal Oct 29, 2008 15:58

1946 - Peter GreenThe founder of Fleetwood Mac, he left the band in 1970 -long before the band reformed with the additions of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham and found pop stardom. When Green was with the band they were a part of the British Blues Revival of the 60's. Fleetwood Mac actually did the first version of "Black Magic Woman, which ( Read more... )

dan castellaneta, academy award, actor, actors studio, homer simpson, krusty the clown, blues rock, like it this way, fleetwood mac, peter green, richard dreyfuss

Born on this day...

transmodal Oct 28, 2008 18:16

1933 - Charlie Daniels
Daniels is a Country and Southern Rock musician. Most people know him for his hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". I've always considered his song "Long Haired Country Boy" to be my personal anthem... and I've been known to sings it at Karaoke if I've had enough to drink!

"Long Haired Country Boy"

Click to view

1949 - Bruce Jenner ( Read more... )

philanthropist, microsoft, designing women, decathlon, southern rock music, can't stop the music, long haired country boy, bruce jenner, the village people, apple, annie potts, cdb, rich, olymic champion, country music, singer, charlie daniels, ghostbusters, personal computer, tropicana, bill gates