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When I was a teenager, fresh out of high school, I was a big Collective Soul fan. For the following ten years I purchased all their albums and even created my version of "The Best of..."
The World I Know, was a song written by Ed Roland and Ross Childress. It was released on November 14, 1995.
The music video features a man about to commit suicide. As he is about to jump, a pigeon lands on his shoulder. His pain is replaced with somewhat of a spiritual realization or an epiphany of the purpose of life.
I came across a work by Frida Castelli titled Love Unconditional from a blog I follow, Art Mirrors Art. It shows a naked girl licking the mirror's reflection of herself. The title provides the narrative that the girl loves herself unconditionally.
Not much is known of the Italian illustrator; however, Castelli's work, as a writer explains, qualifies her as a "artist, photographer, poet and teacher of eroticism."
In an interview with Luci Erre Gi of L'Insicuro, Castelli explained that she uses the following technique and utensils: "Each design is born with the idea of representing a state of mind as precisely as possible, in order to communicate it in a clear and detailed way.
The process thus arises with a moment of reflection and analysis, scanning all the emotions as if they were objects to be retrieved in a basement, put them in order, catalog them, and finally expose them. On the practical side, it's about making some quick drafts, define it with the pencil and then color it. As background colors use ecoline inks, I define the shadows with colored pencils and finally sketch contours with Pantone markers. "
The concept of honoring those who served in the military started with President Woodrow Wilson on November 11, 1919 following the one year anniversary of the armistice between the Allies and Germany.
On June 4, 1926, the U.S. Congress adopted a resolution to celebrate Armistice Day as a legal holiday. In 1945, the holiday was expanded to celebrate all veterans. Then in 1954, Congress replaced "Armistice" with "Veterans."
What I remember about 1985 were the many iconic films, such as Back to the Future, and The Breakfast Club. Both films produced memorable songs: Simple Minds' Don't You and Huey Lewis and the News' Power of Love.
Miami Vice, the popular TV show, had a significant influence in music and fashion. Sinéad O'Connor, Kate Bush, Phil Collins, Bryan Adams, Tina Turner, Power Station, and Willy Nelson contributed their music to the show. The Italian men's fashion of a sports coat, t-shirt, white linen pants, loafers, and the five o'clock shadow was popularized by the show's two main characters, Crockett and Tubbs.
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Method of Modern Love
The Power Station - Some Like It Hot
Julian Lennon - Valotte
Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You?
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
Sade - Smooth Operator
Madonna - Material Girl
Animotion - Obsession
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Aretha Franklin - Freeway of Love
Chicago - You're the Inspiration
Ready for the World - Oh Sheila
Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
Wham! - Everything She Wants
Tears for Fears - Shout
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love
George Michael - Careless Whispers
Foreigner - 'I Want To Know What Love Is'
Born on November 10, 1881, Carl Theodor Thiemann was an Austrian-German painter, lithographer, and woodcutter known for his graphic methods. He was a member of the Vienna Secession, an art movement formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists, and of the German Artists' Union. Thiemann was also the co-founder of an artists' association known as the Künstlervereinigung Dachau.