YOU NAME IT... YES I HAVE

NEW YEAR TV

JIMMY WAS ABLE TO GET EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HOME SAFE AND SOUND

YOU CAN SHOW OFF YOUR NEW SIX-PACK IN NO TIME

IT'S A SEARCH PATTERN PADRE

LET'S TAKE A LOOK INSIDE YOUR NIGHTSTAND

THIS IS MINE FOR TONIGHT

THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE FELT IN FIFTEEN TWENTY YEARS

I NEVER EXPECTED ANYBODY TO GET KILLED

IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW OUR LOVED ONES ARE SAFE

You Hear It... There Is Always Music In The Air

At 3:03pm this afternoon the deed was done. The four will see the results soon.



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So today it begins...

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Performance

United States Postal Service Dispute #1
December 22, 2005 — 3:00pm
Little Five Points Post Office
Atlanta



Come join me as I defend your pocketbook and your rights. Drinks before the event at the Vortex. Drinks after the event El Myr.
A SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENT... BE THERE OR BE SQUARE

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MAILING TRANSFERRAL
DECEMBER 22, 2005
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(remailing)
BARKER - Swimming Lessons: Gesture 02 - 05 — Cult of Ray Johnson (postcard/pin)
KANKA - Swimming Lessons: Gesture 02 - 05 — Cult of Ray Johnson (postcard/pin)
STOUT - Swimming Lessons: Gesture 02 - 05 — Cult of Ray Johnson (postcard/pin)
VICTORE - Swimming Lessons: Gesture 02 - 05 — Cult of Ray Johnson (postcard/pin)

(new mailing)
BARKER - Swimming Lessons: Innuendo 01 — Cult of Ray Johnson (postcard/pin)
KANKA - Swimming Lessons: Innuendo 01 — Cult of Ray Johnson (postcard/pin)
STOUT - Swimming Lessons: Innuendo 01 — Cult of Ray Johnson (postcard/pin)
VICTORE - Swimming Lessons: Innuendo 01 — Cult of Ray Johnson (postcard/pin)

LUDWIG - Fishey Hooters 01 (postcard/pin)

Domesticated Tricksters Are Showing Bits And Pieces In Your Cities Malls

United States Postal Office.... how dare you!



When I went to my mail box this evening I was greeted by a large official envelope from the USPS. Wow something good I figured, perhaps a mailng from a friend that got damaged. When I opened the envelope I found 4 sets of my recent mailngs and a hand written note. Here is what the note said.

To whom it may concern:

These letters have been sent back to you because they are lacking the 12¢ extra that we charge. The button you have on the letters is the reason for the surcharge. Please make the change for any future mailngs. Thank you for understanding. — USPS

So... understanding huh. Let me tell you people about understanding. What I understand is that you are completely wrong. First of all, these are not letters, they are postcards. A letter goes in an envelope... postcards do not. If they did, they would then become letters. Secondly these cards already have your 12¢ surcharge paid for on them because of their 37¢ or 39¢ stamps. Still don't understand... we let's look at the your regulations shall we.

USPS Postcard Regulations
Regular size ($0.23 each):
Maximum size: 6 inches long by 4-1/4 inches high

Large size ($0.37 each):
More than: 6 inches long or 4-1/4 inches high

All clear... good. So what does this mean. The cards you returned measure 6" x 4" (below regular size). They do not have a 23¢ stamp on them, they have a 37¢ or 39¢ — some 14¢ – 16¢ more than 23¢ and more than what you claim is now required. You say you need the 12¢... hey like I said, it's already included stupid.

Now lets say that these were letters... guess what again... they weigh less than the 37¢ required for a first class letter. So again... what are you people thinking here.

Tomorrow I'm going to go have a little chat with the USPS and get this taken care of. Make sure they understand that I know more about their regulations than they obviously do. These cards will mail tomorrow as is or we'll be talking to the Post Master General.

So to Barker, Kanka, Stout, and Victore... I must appologize for these idiots. Because of them, you have been denied 4 sets of cards and quit possibly, like many of my other correspondents, may be asked to pay 12¢ when it is not nessesary.

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New Correspondents

Bedard - Atlanta, Georgia
Bonanno - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chavarria - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Cordero - Tampa, Florida
Mangle - Jersey City, New York
Medley - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Meister -Atlanta, Georgia
Seiler - Burbank, California

Middle Class American Warfare With A Spoon And A Fork

Must suck to be a New Yorker today. — Well I am a New Yorker by heart and heritage... but I'm glad I'm not there right now. Poor bastards.
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So today I'm going to attempt to wrap up all of my postal needs for the rest of the year, all those beside my 2 New Years mailings. I have about 80+ cards to prepare so I'll be busy, busy, busy. Tomorrow the 'Fifty Fiver' commemorative postcards will mail. They are close to finished.
Also today I will begin my 5 days till Christmas 'Twin Peaks' marathon... been doing this every year for the past 4 years... never miss it. Still waiting for them to release the second season on DVD... sources say next year... so again I'll suffer thru 2nd season VHS.
Time to get to work.

I Was A Nazi Stormtrooper — Cooking Lessons From The German Front In My Head

Went out looking for frames yesterday afternoon for the now completed 'Fifty Fivers'. Found lots of great quality glass frames for cheap prices, but I need 25 of them. I wasn't too interested in paying out that wad of cash until I had explored all my options, so I didn't leave with a big cart full of them. I did pick up a few items here and there though. Purchased a clear slip-sleeve book to house the 50 burned Arnold secondary works. These are the sheets of paper that were used underneath the 'Fifty Fivers' as they were burned. Each sheet had a black & white image of Arnold being sworn in as California Governor Novermber 17, 2003.


I attached to each of these 8.5" x 11" sheets cut off portions of the color chips I used on the main pieces. I affixed the chips with melted canning wax. I used this same wax on the 'Fifty Fivers' as well. In the bottom corner of each work I dripped some wax and placed a nickel on it face down. Once all the wax had cooled I popped the nickels out. The wax took the impression and now when the light hits the work just right you get a relief of Jefferson. I also made 50 - 1" buttons out of the remaining materials — Arnold head tracings with a small hole punch circle from the color chips in each. These I will attach to a specialty postcard and mail out to my correspondents to commemorate the completion of the work.

Their Pieces, Their Parts, Their Memories And Their Logic

'Fifty Fivers'

'Fifty Fivers'
December 17th, 2005 — 12:00 Pacific
A performance piece by Thomas Arthur Schaefer

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11:10pm
Terminus

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6:42pm
Finish with a dash of fire.

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3:32am
Finely sliced notes...

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3:09am
I'm even trying to cover the facts... just like others. The paper riddled with lines for cutting, hides a fiver benith its flesh.

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2:52am

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2:17am

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1:34am
I still hate drawing this shit!!
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1:25am
I absolutely hate drawing Arnold. If I did this same drawing I'm doing, the number of times I'm doing it... and let's say that I only draw it once a year.... I'd be 78 years old when I was finished. Arnold... screw you and your arms. They are too big. They are.
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12:01am
It begins.

Physical Demeanor Exudes Gentleness And Restraint So Often Canceled Out

Bonnie Burns You?
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Sunset Blvd. (1950) Directed by Billy Wilder
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Heat (1972) Directed by Paul Morrissey

Paul Morrissey is a genius... plan and simple. 'Heat' is a modern day version of 'Sunset'.... but in truth... 'Hea't is a far better film. I'm not sure if it's because of its color or modern drama. I think the 1950's lack of realism is the reason. It's the hollywood system... it's the hollywood system. i'm sure Morrissey would agree. I need to figure out what the 2nd film, 'Trash' (1970) is related to. 'Flesh' (1968) is obviously a retaliation to the creation of that bullshit film Midnight Cowboy (1969) Directed by John Schlesinger. Schlesinger is another one of these hacks I continue to comment on.
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"I believe that the quintessential task of every painter in any time has been to concentrate on the essential." - Gerhard Richter

I've Got This Sickly Snot-Nosed Child Tearing About By My Side

While in my sickly state last evening I made a great deal of progress on my main web site... and yes it will actually launch on the 1st of January — FO' REAL. Feeling some-what better today but looking forward to getting some more sleep. I'll do a little more work on the site this evening if I have the time.
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Preparing things for Saturday's work on the 'Fifty Fivers'. Should be interesting...
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Added a new link in the Blogs section — Roman Blog. This blog features video clips of artists in their studio working and taking about their process.

Feeding Frenzies Are A Relationship Between The Meal And Yourself

At home today... I'm feeing like shit. Must have been something I ate yesterday. I was up all night. So today has turned into a home work day even though I had not planned on that. Ohh well... thats how it goes I suppose.
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Much of our intelligence turned out to be wrong.
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In Recognition Of The Extra Effort

Ahhh... Tuesday the 13th — What a wonderful and cursed day. The luckiest day of them all I suppose. I don't have much planned for this evening... I think I'll continue work on the 'Fifty Fivers'. Unfortunatly I'm at that juncture where I'm not too sure what to do with them next... but I have a few clever ideas.
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Chumba Chumba Coco-Lata — What The?

Happy Mondays — hmmm... but are they really happy?
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Went to El Myr last night for a suprise get together. It was Kanka's birthday. I bought him a bunch of Yo-Yo's.... good stuff. Many drinks were consumed, as well as some food. Good times... good times. The most interesting part of the evening, besides learning what a 'Biddy' was, had to be the bill. A whopping $60... wow... I guess pitchers of Guiness are cheaper than by the glass. Who would have figured.
Didn't get in until after midnight, which was a suprise... just didn't realize it had gotten so late.
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biddy |ˈbidē| noun ( pl. -dies) informal
a woman, usually an elderly one regarded as annoying or interfering : the old biddies were muttering in his direction.