God Bless Prince and Tom Petty

Little Red Corvette is the first song that pops into my head when I think about Prince. I was no more than five or six and I remember that song vividly listening to it on the radio as I sat on the passenger seat driving home or where ever we were going in McAllen, Texas--a song town then in south Texas.

To be honest, I had no clue what a little red Corvette was, but it sounded nice. "Little Red Corvette, Baby You're much too fast..." Oh, the sound was so cool. 

For me, Tom Petty came much later in my life. I was probably a teen watching MTV when Free Fallin' caught my attention. Maybe it was Devon Kidd, the girl in the video, that attracted me to continue watching. Needless to say, this quickly became a favorite video of mine.

In a tribute to George Harrison, who passed away on November 29, 2001, Price, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, and others performed "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the 2004 Hall of Fame Inductions. 

This is a perfect tribute with Tom Petty leading the group but allowing the Price to give all the well deserved tribute to George Harrison.

Elise Trouw

Music Appreciation

On my return from my hiatus, I stumbled across a young multi-instrumentalist who has made a name for herself through her social media accounts creating music and mashing songs to make it her own--if I may say. 

The California native has been playing piano and multiple instruments throughout her young life. She was selected to be a member of the Grammy Foundation's Camp alumni band leading her to release her ten-song debut album, Unraveling.

Hello, Stranger

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

Well... I could say I'm still hiding from society and the grips of COVID-19. But that's not entirely true; although, lo and behold, I did come down with COVID-19 last week and now currently in isolation.

A lot of things have happened in my life. And to be honest, I thought perhaps no one was really reading my blog. I found other avenues to share my appreciation for art through Instagram.  And Instagram does upload to Tumblr which makes life so much easier. 

I do miss my blog page. This page has been with me way longer than the first blog post. Actually, the first post was through Facebook, and it was primarily created to keep the grandparents up-to-date of the cool things my kid was accomplishing. 

Eventually, since the blog moved away from Facebook and now public to all to see, it turned into more about my hobbies and interests. 

I don't share a lot of my personal life and I won't start now. Well, let me rephrase: I wanting to continue this blog and share more about my experiences growing up as a human. Yes, I will share my love for art, photography, music, dancing, and more. But I kind of see this blog to be more of a personal platform where I can share my experiences and thoughts. 

Now, I don't expect you to agree with me on everything. Hell, I don't agree with a lot of things I think now. But do see what I share as one human to another. Understand what I think now may change what I think tomorrow or the next year or 20 years from now. We evolve as humans and that's okay. 

So... back to the fun.  

Robert George Harris

Art Appreciation

Born on September 9, 1911, Robert George Harris was known for his illustrations of pulp and Western stories. He also worked for women magazines, such as Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and Redbook. During World War II he volunteered and joined the USO Artist For Freedom Project where he drew thousands of portrait sketches of wounded servicemen. After the war, he worked in advertising on major accounts, such as Coca-Cola. 

Young Blonde Beauty Bathing With A Family Of Peking Ducks via conchigliadivenere

Sources:

https://www.pulpartists.com/Harris.html
https://conchigliadivenere.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/robert-george-harris-1911-2007-american/
Wikipedia.org

Riley Reyes

Acting Appreciation

I don't recall when I first became a fan of the stunning Riley Reyes (aka Riley Reynolds). I'm sure it was a video I stumbled upon one late night, but the 5'5" beauty absolutely caught my attention. 

Born on April 13, 1991, Riley is not only an adult entertainer, but also an actress and writer.

In 2016, at the age of 25, Riley was diagnosed with a huge ovarian cyst that resulted in surgery. Fans poured in from everywhere to help Riley cover the cost of her operation by raising over $4,000. 

Although Riley does entertain many of us pornos, she is continuing her education. In Summer 2021, she finished her first year of graduate school. 

Sources:

http://twitter.com/rileyreyxxx

https://www.pornhub.com/pornstar/riley-reyes

https://www.xvideos.com/pornstars/riley-reynolds

http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=rileyreynolds/gender=f/riley-reyes.htm

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7118890/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

https://www.pornpics.com/galleries/blonde-babe-with-a-delicious-hungry-coochie-riley-reyes-craving-a-bbc/

My Choices for the 2020 AVN Fan Awards

The 38th AVN Awards is January 25, 2020. And like the previous years, I've listed my choices for AVN Fan Awards below.

How my choices were determined. I used a bracket system. Similar to March Madness.

FAVORITE FEMALE PORN STAR

1. Adriana Chechik

2. Riley Reid
3. Candence Lux
4. Jill Kassidy

FAVORITE NEWCOMER

1. Kenzie Madison

2. Alex Coal
3. Melody Marks
4. Kyler Quinn

FAVORITE BBW STAR

1. Estella Bathory

2. Jade Jordan
3. Annabelle Rogers
4. Marilyn Mayson

HOTTEST MILF

1. Cory Chase

2. Britney Amber
3. Cherie DeVille
4. Krissy Lynn


Sources:

Photo of Adriana Chechik by Glenn Francis

Photo of Kenzie Madison by Alex Puller

Photo of Estella Bathory by Ethan Miller
Photo of Cory Chase by Cory Chase

Jennifer Balkan

Art Appreciation

Jennifer Balkan is an artist I enjoy following. Since the last time I blogged about this artist, her work has been featured in many more several publications, her work has been shown across the country, and she has received many awards and accolades.

Read her interview in Poets/Artists HERE and check out her amazing figurative paintings HERE.

Self as St. Catherine via savvypainter

Moths Fly to the Light I via austinchronicle.com

Painter via poetsandartists

Source: 

https://jenniferbalkan.com/
https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2008-05-23/627349/
https://www.saatchiart.com/jbalkan
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2009/09/jennifer-balkan-little-bit-about-me.html
https://savvypainter.com/podcast/jennifer-balkan/
http://texasportraitnetwork.blogspot.com/2017/02/spotlight-on-jennifer-balkan-2017-texas.html
https://www.poetsandartists.com/magazine/2017/1/26/artist-of-the-week-jennifer-balkan
https://vimeo.com/36515566