THE STREAM (pay no attention to the screaming man behind the screen)

No Answers… Just More Questions After more than 15 years living away from America I think I have learned a few things about societies and the way they accept or exclude certain people. My own country has had what I have always thought was a bizarre take on race & inclusion, who will be let in and who will be pushed to the outer ring of society seemed to be based solely on the our very familiar two colour scheme, but from where I sit now that idea seems painfully simplistic. It is now becoming clearer to me what the real basis of American hierarchical structure is built upon, and to my surprise it is in fact not really any different to those same types of social structures of any other culture, and has much less to do with the colour line than I would have ever believed. Could it be that the old idea of black versus white was never truly what it was really about? Could it be that a lifetime in “the struggle”(both sides of it) makes one blind to the realities? Could it be true that t...

Here area few things that have come out of my workshop lately Maybe I'll post some more soon. Guitar / Mandolin / Music stand A mission-ish style coat rack and A Go board

What not to wear It’s no mystery to those that know me that I have a bit of a thing for this British show. There are plenty of people doing good deeds around the world, some small and some large. Have no doubt that Trinny & Susanna are among them. You can say what you want about fashion but when you realize what people would get up to without some guidelines well you get down and thank the fashion gods for decreeing that some things are just wrong if only someone would have stopped me from the rust coloured ‘Swedish knit pants, matching shirt & rust coloured white marshmallow sole shoes! Granted it was the early 80’s and fashion hadn’t been invented yet. I love to see the looks on the faces of the people that these two drag kicking & screaming into a new fashion future. It is absolutely unbelievable what can be done with a little fashion guidance. The new word from the BBC is that What not to wear will go on without Trinny & Suze… Shock, Horror! Not that the two lovely ...