Bell Choir

The Deaths in 2017 site lists under April 29:

• George W. Genyk (June 6, 1938 - April 29, 2017)

Note from todays earlier post, The Blade:

• Robert James "Bob"/"Gino" Marella (June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999
• Mark Henry Belanger (June 8, 1944 – October 6, 1998)nicknamed "The Blade,"

We now have a "June _, 4, 6, 8/ Even Number Date Sequence" pattern cluster.  And note from another April 29 post:

See/Sea Had Young : 

• Chad Young (8 June 1995 – 28 April 2017) 
• "June _, _, 3, 4, 5, 6(x4), 7, 8(x2), _, _, _,12, 13, 14(x3), 15, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23... / Date Sequence " pattern-cluster. 

And so the cluster expands now into a "June _, _, 3, 4, 5, 6(x5), 7, 8(x2), _, _, _,12, 13, 14(x3), 15, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23/ Date Sequence " pattern-cluster. 

Keep in mind that June 7 is the birthday of Trish MacGregor (see earlier posts today).

Note from the wiki pages of the notable persons mentioned on Genyk's wiki page:

• Benjamin "Bennie" Oosterbaan (February 4, 1906 – October 25, 1990)
• Chalmers W. "Bump" Elliott (born January 30, 1925)
• Stephen Sebo (c. 1917 – December 1989)
• Jeff Genyk (born August 22, 1960)

As for Bennie's date of death, note from my previous post, Vee To The Wright:

• Ueli Steck (4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) 
• Boris Oleynik (22 October 1935 – 30 April 2017) 
• Belchior (October 26, 1946 - April 30, 2017)

All were born in October... all even numbers.  And an addition to the recent and now expanded:

• "October 1(x3), 2, 3, 4(x3), 5(x2), 6(x2), 7(x2),8(x2), 9(x2), ...16(x2)17, 18..., 22, ..., 25(x3), 26..../Date Sequence" pattern-cluster.

It just occurred to me, the surname Belchior is a cryptic "Bell Choir".  And now to bridge the June 2 and June 1 gaps... using the formula as per usual:

•  John Schlee (June 2, 1939 – June 2, 2000)
• Gerald James Whitrow (9 June 1912 – 2 June 2000)
• Junkyard Dog Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 2, 1998)  

• Christopher Cockerell(4 June 1910 – 1 June 1999) 
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy(19 May 1913 – 1 June 1996)

And so the cluster expands again:

•  June 1(x2), 2(x5), 3, 4(x2), 5, 6(x5), 7, 8(x2), 9, _, _, 12, 13, 14(x3), 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23/ Date Sequence " pattern-cluster. 

Vee To the Wright

The Deaths in 2017 site has 3 notable persons listed so far under todays date:

• Ueli Steck (4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) 
• Boris Oleynik (22 October 1935 – 30 April 2017) 
• Belchior (October 26, 1946 - April 30, 2017)

All were born in October... all even numbers.  And an addition to the recent and now expanded:

• "October 1(x3), 2, 3, 4(x3), 5(x2), 6(x2), 7(x2),8(x2), 9(x2), ...16(x2)17, 18..., 22, ..., 25(x3), 26..../Date Sequence" pattern-cluster.

Belchior's birthday is one off from October 25, a notable day in my personal life given that three of my life partners family members are born on this day during different years.   The birthdays of Oleynik and Belchior generates an"October 22, __, 26/ Even Number Date Sequence" pattern-cluster.  So bridging the October 24 gap... using the formula and cutting to the chase:

•  Kathleen Ankers (22 October 1919 - 24 October 2001)

Her surname is a cryptic "anchors".  So there you have it, an "October 22(x2)" pattern-cluster.  Okay, so lets stretch outside of the box to see if there's someone else.  Scrolling down the Deaths section I find 4 whose names have cryptic meaning that jive with recent posts:

• 2005 – Joy Clements, American soprano and actress (b. 1932)
• 2005 – Robert Sloman, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2016 – Bobby Vee, American pop singer (b. 1943)
• 2016 – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan politician, former president (2000-2005) (b. 1927)

I did talk about my angel, "Joy" in todays post.  The surname Vee is notable due to the letter V being the 22nd letter of the alphabet... and sequences of 2's are a signature of the inner twin world.  Note from their wiki pages:

• Joy Clements (April 29, 1932 – October 24, 2005) 
• Robert Sloman (18 July 1926 – 24 October 2005) 
• Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), 
• Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez (25 October 1927 – 24 October 2016) 

I rest my case!!

ILY... I ღ U

Note this excerpt from my previous post:

By the way, the hand gesture/salute (the one you can see that is), I thought was sign for ... well, bullshit.  But then I did a wiki search and loe and behold  I find out that it has historic significance to many cultures and its supposed to ward off bad luck.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns

So we have an addition to the "Bull Theme" pattern-cluster.  The sign is also very close to the sign for the ILY:  "I Love U".  So Luck and Love.  

The ILY is a common sign in Deaf culture 

meaning, "I Love You" (informal).






   

Flying On My Own

Continuing from my previous post ... and in tribute to Rita, I've migrated two posts from my Toumai Blog here:

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Passionate Lady

Do you ever pause, 
just for a moment simply
 stop, be still, silent...
listening. There is a song inside... 
a passionate lady that sings to 
each and every one of us... 
a lullaby voice that encourages 
us to stretch... often in unimaginable ways.

The first picture is a sculpture of my inner self... passionate 
lady becoming. The second picture is Rita MacNeil, a very
 real passionate Lady-- singer, songwriter living in Nova Scotia.

The little sculpture was made in 2007. She emerged from one of those moments when I would stop, 
be still... listening. At the time, I was trying to design an angel. If there is anything I hate to design 
more than anything, it's angels. I don't understand it really... I just dread the thought. But guess what
... angels are big in my line of business! Since I design and manufacture pewter giftware items, it's 
stands to reason that one of my biggest markets are Christmas ornaments. So, the most asked question 
at retail Craft Shows is "Do you have any angel Christmas ornaments?"

So, I have made a share of angels along with other designers working with me... but in the end, 
none of them really 'speak to me'... and not surprisingly then, that none of them really speak to 
the public either. So, here I was back at the drawing board... time and again I would start a design only
 to scrap it... none felt right.

Finally... mainly from sheer exhaustion, I stopped... paused, became still... listening... and then the inner
 voice conversation.

"What's the problem May?"
"I'm stuck... I need an angel"
"the Angel you're looking for comes from a reflection of you"
"But I'm not an angel"
"Yes you are... you are becoming, just like everyone else"
"Everyone?!"
"Yes, everyone, there are no good or bad, just children becoming".
"What's this have to do with sculpting an angel"
"You need to look within, not without... to be proud of who you are within and to reflect that out?"

So, I pick up my last attempt... mush up the clay and begin again and a song begins to play in my head--
 "Flying on Your Own". The voice is Rita MacNeil... the singer who wrote the song... not the recorded 
version that Ann Murray sings (the more popular version) in her glorious, boisterous and powerful voice
, but in Rita's higher pitched, more subtle tones. There is something about Rita's passion that speaks to me... she is not lithe and stunningly georgeous though she seems to float above the others.

And so I dig into myself and before you know it, the essence of Rita is coming forth... the emotion 
passion... the spirit of her voice is becoming my angel... my inner passionate Lady.

This is not an angel that I will sell, she was just for the moment ... a glimpse of my angel becoming.

A little chorus from Rita's "Flying on Your Own":

...And when you know the wings you ride Can keep you in the skyThere isn't anyone holding back you. First you stumble, then you fall You reach out and you fly. There isn't anything that you can't do. You were never more wise girl. You were never more a fool. Once you break through, its all up to you Your flying on your own.

After that, I went on to design my most popular angel (Joy). She doesn't look anything at all like my angel
 becoming, but I captured something of her spirit... and when she was finished, the design was right--
 spoke to me (literally and figuratively) ... and judging by my sales, the angel speaks to my customers 
as well.

Monday, March 8, 2010

The DECORUUM Salute!! (updated)

So, here is a pic of my Toumai Blog Lady... near finished now...butt I still have to make a mold and cast her.   By the way, the hand gesture/salute (the one you can see that is), I thought was sign for ... well, bullshit.  But then I did a wiki search and loe and behold  I find out that it has historic significance to many cultures and its supposed to ward off bad luck.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns 

The gesture got a bumm rapp over time, becoming vulgar (hmm, just like the word fu...). 

 Butt, hey WOW... its not bull shit at al when you read about its originl!!  It's called "corna" (horns) in the Mediterranean and is very similar to the Karana Mudra sign of Eastern Religions.  Hmm, Corna and Karana sure sound alike to me.  It all makes sense, horns are afterall are great for offense and defense-- protects many a creature and their young.  So, it seems that the inner world are displaying ... horns!!  And, in the  Dominican Republic its referred to as  Zafa, used as a protection against curses commonly known as Fukú.   Uh-huh,, okay... fuku...here we go again!!  See what I mean... okay, there wouldn't happen to be a dog lurking in this here the "sign of the horns" (hmm... shadowgraphy).   So, Fuku is bad luck... sort of like "getting fuku'd".   This is "fukuing hillarious"... sheesh!!  And it sure is a heck of a way for the inner world to make a point (no pun intended). 

And here's a recent picture of my little lady Addy... just saw this pic for the first time today... hmm synchronicity!!   Leave it to my grand daughter.  She may be little, but she holds a mighty big space in my heart.


This is for you Addy, for your brilliant future.

And finally, you know what they say--"it's not over until the fat lady sings".  Well, there's an issue here that really needs clarification. We as a society place far too much emphasis on the exterior without giving hardly an iota of attention to what lay within the heart and mind. Sometimes, just sometimes, we need to be very still in order to think... sometimes we need to give up precious preoccupation with the body in order to strengthen the more precious mind and soul... sometimes we have to do this simply because its necessary. So, with that said, let's do just a little modification to the old saying (sorry Dr. Brunet, you're just going to have to put aside your Psychiatry bible for this one).

"It's not over until the SAVVY lady turns the other cheek... and sings"!!

How's that for "decoruum"... or is that "decorbum".  Yep, we Acadian Canadians may be many things, but anal we are not!!  That would be "Toushe"... as in "AY"!!

 :-)(-:

First You Stumble...

YIKES, now THAT'S a spike!!  This blog's stats reveals 8,506 hits this month, which is almost double the highest point over the last 5 years!! My little wings seem to be getting stronger.

So the US is the biggest audience for the month as well as for all time... since the beginning of this blog (see bottom of post ).  

I'm reminded of a favourite song by Nova Scotia's very own Rita MacNeil (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) (RIIP).  Check out Utube's version of the song (Published on June 19) by Canadian icon's Anne Murray and Rita MacNeil : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAulSf4iO0c.  I still like it better when Rita sings it by herself (Published on April 21, 2013... the 111th Day of the year): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AwTYFu619E 

Flying On Your Own

You were never more strong girl
You were never more alone
Once there was two, now there's just you
Your flying on your own

You were never more happy girl
You were never oh so blue
Once heartaches begin, nobody wins
Your flying on your own

And when you know the wings you ride
Can keep you in the sky
There isn't anyone holding back you
First you stumble, then you fall
You reach out and you fly
There isn't anything that you can't do

You were never more wise girl
You were never more a fool
Once you break through, its all up to you
Your flying on your own

You were never more together
You were never more apart
Once pieces of you, were all that you knew
Your flying on your own

And when you know the wings you ride
Can keep you in the sky
There…

Month of April, 2017: 

Entry Pageviews United States 5002 Canada 1827 Germany 528 France 212 Portugal 169 United Kingdom 43 Spain 34 China 32 Brazil 27 Yemen 21

All time:

Entry Pageviews United States 40873 Canada 20171 Russia 14886 Germany 14260 France 4994 Ukraine 3224 Portugal 1755 United Kingdom 1707 China 1582 Poland 713