Monsieur Roy

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I created a poem, with an unusual rhyme scheme, about a man named Roy G. Biv. He was supposed to be color blind but ended up being French and possessing a magical paint brush.

If you can't understand the French accented reading of the poem, here's the text:
Monsier Roy
© copyright 2007, all rights reserved

Roy Goulet Biviolet
likes to play with color
without this feast
of visual treats
Life would be much duller

Violet, orange, indigo
blue and green, red, yellow
stroke of the brush
on canvas arrive
gray sights now begin to thrive

I love to create, have fun
Shouts Roy, Ah! J'aime cre'er
blank circle hung
in heavenly sphere
Roy splashes juane in there

Barren banks and plain Garonne
Toulouse townspeople wept
Monsieur Roy drew
with magical pen
violettes as they slept

One favour more they asked him
to do before he goes
colour these bricks
'tis why we call them
the name La Ville Rose

Search

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I recorded this audio commentary in September, 2004. It details my life long search for my first mother, my biological mother. I dusted it off for Ze's Story Project and created a short video introduction for it yesterday.

This little audio project was a big step towards creating my first documentary film, Building at a Crossroads.

The thumbnail for this video is a photo of the vacant lot where the Willows Hospital used to be. It was taken in 1984 by Judee Rasmussen, fifteen years after the Willows closed. Today there's a hotel on the site.

Human Condition

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This video is in response to Dave's video here. Both are contributions to Ze Frank's project of telling each other stories while the WGA is on strike.

Dave's been talking about the Male Condition in his last two videos. That got me to wondering if it's uniquely a male condition just because a man does it. Also I wondered whether or not we could alter the seemingly inevitable "bleeding out in a muddy field" conclusion.

Happy Birthday, Baby

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Many thanks to all my friends from the ORG for this heartfelt video. "Daisy" is sure to enjoy it. Only a few more weeks and her eyes will be able to focus.

Thief

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Crime is down 6% in Southwest Minneapolis. Burglary is up 30% though. I awoke Sunday morning to find the remains of some peculiar illegal activity in my back alley.