Sketch of the Day #11
The Dominion Building in Glen Allen
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Sketch of the Day #10
My good friend Tyler has been teaching English in China for the last few months. While he has the benefit of working with teenagers and college kids who already speak a fair amount of English, the language barrier must still be a huge challenge. He had prepared prior to leaving, studying Chinese and culture extensively in college and learning Chinese on his own for a year or so before he left.
Occasionally I’ll get an email or myspace post from him describing his exploits, and they’ve been both insightful and hilarious. He’s found some time to travel, and seems to adjusting well and enjoying it. Looking forward to hearing more about it.
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Sketch of the Day #9
John Scofield is a world-renowned jazz guitarist. He has appeared with countless musicians in a wide variety of formats, with players ranging from Miles Davis and Pat Metheny to John Mayer. He recently produced a Ray Charles tribute album, and has toured on and off for the last few years with Medeski, Martin and Wood.
This image was created during his November, 2006 performance with MSMW (he being the “S” in Medeski, Scofield Martin and Wood) in support of their recent album “Out Louder”. His signature is faintly visible in the upper-right portion of the image.
Known for his versatility, his recent albums have delved into the jamband, dance and straight-ahead jazz realms, each marked by his signature tone and startling improvisation.
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Sketch of the Day #8
S. A. Andre, a Swedish engineer and balloon enthusiast, launched an expedition to fly from Sweden over the North Pole, into Russia or Northern Canada. The flight ended in disaster, the balloon proving faulty and poorly designed. Andre and this two companions set out across the ice with the supplies they could carry, armed with rifles and an old camera. One of the men shot well over two hundred pictures of the team traveling, hunting and even wrestling with the ill-fated balloon. They survived by hunting and building shelters on the ice, but were constantly cold, wet and malbourished. After nearly a month, the three men perished on an island in the Arctic Circle.
33 years later, the final campsite of the explorers was discovered. Among the remains was undeveloped photographic film that was successfully exposed to reveal a glimpse of their journey.
