Sunday, April 30, 2023

Lars Groce, The Zeros

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@ZerosKC 

Dress

 

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#Fashion 

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Guitar Headstock

 

C. F. Martin & Co.

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Stairs

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Friday, April 28, 2023

Reginald Brown, Drummer

Reggie, performing with JAM: Jackson And Mars.

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@JacksonAndMars 

Elliott Threatt, Comedian



#BeLikeElliott

My friend, comedian Elliott Threatt, has a tradition: He celebrates his birthday by helping people in a community somewhere in the United States. This year, he donated dinner for dozens at Circles Salt Lake, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Circles Salt Lake helps low-income families build bridges with community members. The goal is to left them out of poverty, and break the cycle.

Good job, buddy.

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#GivingBack

@ElliottThreatt

@CirclesSaltLake  

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Tavia Hunt, The Kansas City Chiefs

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow 

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#CelebratingWomen

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Bobby Watson, Kansas City Jazz Saxophonist

 

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Chair Shadow

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Darren Criss: Actor, Singer, Songwriter

Daren Criss is featured in an A-list musical tribute to Carol Burnett, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, on NBC.

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@DarrenCriss

Monday, April 24, 2023

Dan Rather

Dan Rather: Journalist, commentator, and former CBS Evening News managing editor and anchor.

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@TheDanRather 

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Nico G, Percussionist


Nico G, performing with the Atlanta-based band A1A.

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Tree Branches

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Aviation, Aeronautics

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Friday, April 21, 2023

AMC Theatres

I have an abundance of admiration for AMC Theatres, and how they survived the pandemic.

Please read this fascinating story by Dan Bigman published in Chief Executive magazine, describing how AMC was profoundly affected:

How AMC Survived the Pandemic

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#AMCEntertainment

@AMCTheatres 

 

Shaving

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Adam Stuber, Musician

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@AdamStuberMusic 

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Perspective

#Ideas #Assumptions #FrameOfReference

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Dean Christopher, Musician

Dean, performing with GDD Band.

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Al Boan

 


Al Boan passed away last month.

Even before retiring, Al volunteered for organizations all around Kansas City.

You have seen him in commercials and movies, and he had a comedy show for a period.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Model, Actress

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Shawn, a native of New Mexico, began modeling when she was 15 years old. She spent a year traveling throughout Europe working for L'Oreal, Marie-Claire, Vogue, Bazaar, and numerous advertising and catalog clients.

She then signed with an agency in Milan, and spent two years working in Italy.

At 18, she began working in New York for prestigious magazines including Vogue, Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Bazaar, and others.

An opportunity arose in Los Angeles, and Shawn took it.

In Los Angeles, Shawn became interested in acting. She had 12 national commercials running her first year.

She has many television and movie credits, and is still active.

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#CelebratingWomen

#Fashion 

#Model

Architecture

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#amc 

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Flowering Branch

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Plant Stands 2

 


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Monday, April 17, 2023

Plant Stands

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Mishap

An unfortunate on-stage mishap, involving an intoxicant.

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#Musician 

Jaclyn Bell: Singer, Songwriter

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow

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#CelebratingWomen

@JaclynBellMusic

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Cool Flowers

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City Sidewalk

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Bryan Wallace, Vocalist

 

Bryan, performing with The Suburbans.

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#suburbanskc

Saturday, April 15, 2023

McLaren 600LT

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Entry

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#amc 

Friday, April 14, 2023

Fine Art

 


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#partition 

Colin Ridge, Musician

Colin, performing with Big Time Grain Co.

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@ridgetastic

@bigtimegrainco 

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Fashion

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#DressForm

 

Sunday, April 9, 2023

Happy Easter



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Saturday, April 8, 2023

Tim

Tim plays his guitar and sings on the Plaza, along Brush Creek.

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Linda Lighton: Artist, Sculptor

 



#WomenYouShouldKnow 

Linda Lighton is an internationally-recognized ceramic sculptor.

She studied at the Factory of Visual arts in Seattle, University of Idaho, and received her BFA with honors from the Kansas City Art Institute. 

Work and exhibits have taken her across the United States, and to 13 countries.

Linda's artwork is part of many national and international museum and private collections. Her 4' x 20' 'Ode to the Tallgrass Prairie' is featured in Kansas City's new airport.

For two years, Linda lived in a private section of the Colville Indian reservation of the Indigenous Nez Percé people in eastern Washington. She built an octagonal tree house and lived there with her young daughter and a friend.

She is Founder and Director of the Lighton International Artist Exchange Program, responsible for sending more than 150 artists to 63 countries.

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#CelebratingWomen

Friday, April 7, 2023

Duck Love

Often, I saw a drake and a hen near the water, then it was only the drake.

I discovered the hen nurturing her eggs.

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#DucklingsSoon 

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Mike Bozzoli, Musician

Mike, performing with Perpetual Change.

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@mbbozzoli


Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Passover 2023

 


The Passover Seder is the most celebrated of Jewish holidays, and Passover 2023 marks the beginning of Israel's 75th anniversary.

In 1948, David Ben-Gurion signed the Declaration of Independence, and the State of Israel was proclaimed.

Passover begins tonight at sundown, Wednesday, April 5.

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#Passover

#Israel75

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

David Von Drehle: Author, Columnist, Journalist

 


David Von Drehle is a deputy opinion editor and columnist for The Washington Post. Prior to this, he spent 10 years at Time magazine, where he wrote more than 60 cover stories as editor-at-large.

He is the author of many books, and has recently written a new one titled, "The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man" (Simon & Schuster). The release date is May, 2023.

David holds a master's degree from Oxford University, Oxford, England, where he was a Marshall Scholar. Books authored have garnered numerous awards.

He is married to journalist Karen Ball (#WomenYouShouldKnow), who covered national politics for The Associated Press and the White House for the New York Daily News.

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Phases of the Moon

The reason many religious observances fall on different dates from year to year is because they are calculated based on a lunar calendar.

The beginning of Ramadan this year for the Islamic world was the new moon of March, 2023. Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal (spring) equinox. Passover is observed on the first night of a full moon after the vernal equinox.

The moon appears a different times to different parts of the world. Seeing the first light of the moon to start one's fasting in Saudi Arabia, is different from seeing that first phase in the United States, thus differing start times around the world.

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Monday, April 3, 2023

Karen Backes-Dothage, Vocalist

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Karen, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

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@backesdothage

@elton_dan 

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Brad Gaddy, Musician

Brad, performing with The Zeros.

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@gaddyz

@zeroskc 

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Writing With Light

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Ronnie - On The Street

This image is only partially about Ronnie, who is pictured.

My photograph is also about a compassionate construction worker who brought Ronnie those two bottles of water, and the protein bar he is holding.

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#EveryoneIsImportant