Why am I still doing this? There are always DOWN TIMES to contend with, but JEEBUS... The world is just cruizing right along on it's merry way, and I'm sitting at the train station, about six stops back, wondering if I'm too early! HA! Better late than never? No. No...
Heck no! We won't go! Mostly because we couldn't afford the admission fee once we got there.
The ART world is a strange thing. It's insular and cliquish and competitive, and that's just not my vibe. I'm lazy and indifferent and old and tired and achy and old and forgetful (did I already write "forgetful?"), but I love to make shit. I'll just keep making shit until I'm forced to stop by the evil forces of the Deceptacons. (Shouldn't be long, now...) I need to learn to project my consciousness into a dimension where people can take a fookin' joke. Anyone know any good "how-to" manuals?
Here's some artz!
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19 Sept. 2024
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"Bitter Shards" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, brush pen, and gel pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color manipulation.] When single shines the triple sun, the puppets who got all life-sucked can, maybe, win a class action suit against the bad peeps. Those dirt bags need to PAY!
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/286
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NEOCITIES is a cool place, and you should definitely check it out. If you want, you can start with this post that I just published today:
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0054
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20 Sept. 2024
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"MUSIC SHOW 4" (Audio Collage) 20 Sept. 2024 by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
Sharing is caring. I will do that...
The intro noises are my robot buddy, Kenneth. He isn't PLANNING on taking over the world, but it really be that bad if he did? Imagine, a robot voice on every radio show... It would be nifty!
PLAYLIST for MUSIC SHOW 4!
Approx. 37 minutes (Warning: There are a couple cuss words and some strange sounds in what follows... BEWARE!)
---Intro
---We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Going to Use It - "Love is the Slug (Bargainous Longerer Mix)" (1986)
---Screeching Weasel - "Cool Kids" (1996)
---Skinny Puppy - "Shadow Cast" (1987)
---The Futureheads - "Hounds of Love (New Mix)" (2005)
---Beatmistress - "Dominate the Remix" (1994)
---Devora - "Bonesaw (Playded Remix)" (2023)
---Lil Yachty - "I've Officially Lost Vision!" (2023)
---Richard Hell & The Voidoids - "Blank Generation" (1977)
---Gravity Kills - "Goodbye (Tomandandy Remix)" (1996)
---Outro (with Mariah Yates!)
DONE!!! If you enjoyed any of these songs, please consider PURCHASING a copy (physical or digital) especially if the performers are still alive and need to eat! The streaming services are totally convenient, but the artists get next to NOTHING for peeps just listening. We've got to make sure we support the ARTISTS!!!
Speaking of support, don't forget to check out my PATREON page!
https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates
I have tons of art and writing up there that you can enjoy for FREE, but if you want to drop a couple bux in support, I'll allow it! (Maybe grab a zine or two!)
Later!!!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
P.S. - My portions of this piece, including the vocal recordings, artwork, and text, are cc0. The audio collaged elements that I stole from others are THEIRS, and I don't have the right to sell those. Therefore, this piece is being released for educational purposes only and is not for sale...
Go HERE to listen to Show #4: https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/287
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22 Sept. 2024
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"Bad Art is Freedom" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Digital drawing created in browser with the OJBKT paint program. My laptop is a decade old, but it still works for paint!!!] Bad art is awesome. It is the home of the holy, don't-give-a-shit monks who are working their nonsense magick to fill the voidy-numbness!
https://objkt.com/tokens/objkt-paint-98/616
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Is it art???
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23 Sept. 2024
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Another dang NEOCITIES page? What's wrong with me? (Consider the evidence, and let me know...)
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0055
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"Free-Write (EEP)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Just write. Don't worry about being brilliant or coherent or even grammatically accurate. Just write. (Works for drawing, too!)
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"Fantastic View" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Photo taken with my phone at Lincoln City, Oregon, USA, Earth.] Just LOOK at that post. Amazing...
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/288
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"Struck by Dream Lightning" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, acrylic marker, and colored pencil on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] I once was lost, but now I'm found. Was blind, but now, I see...thanks to that lightning bolt that hit me in the face while I was sleeping...
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/289
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There once was an old man who wished he was a puppet. Heaven knows whatever happened to that guy!!!
LATER!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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