I have a pomegranate tree in my yard. They really are such a mess, that it’s almost a waste of time.* *That’s me relating in any way possible to what’s happening above. bendyouover: bettina rheims

I have a pomegranate tree in my yard. They really are such a mess, that it’s almost a waste of time.*

*That’s me relating in any way possible to what’s happening above.

bendyouover:

bettina rheims

donottumbledry asked: Hey Maestro,
Been following (not really following, but following) you for a while, I'm leaving the 9th for South Africa for an interview with Die Antwoord.
Got a question for these weirdos? I'm happy to ask...Enjoy Palm Springs btw.
Ciao,
Martyn, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

I assume you are back now. I have questions for you…

email me: markus_rutledge@yahoo.com

Anonymous asked: Is there funk after death?

I sure hope so.

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I want to answer these questions, because they took the time to ask, but in the future, please leave a way to contact you, as I didn’t realize I had to post the answers in order to respond.

Anonymous asked: What do you do for a living??

What motorcycles do you own??
You are a very interesting person, or seem to be. (ok, not a question.
Are you rich??

Trained as a cinematographer, I edit bad tv/web shows.

I own a 1975 CB750.

Thank you, though “seem” is the key word there.

Compared to those that do the same thing as me, I’m poor, but if I were to ask the 21 year old version of me, I’m rich.

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naythanives asked: Favorite and least favorite curse word?

Favorite: I like the cutting power of “cunt”.

Least favorite: Anytime a curse word is altered to not be a curse word, such as “friggin”.

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Let’s hope that says what she thinks it says.

Let’s hope that says what she thinks it says.

“I’m gonna go across the street and, uh, schling a schlong.” -Johnny, Cool as Ice (1991)

“I’m gonna go across the street and, uh, schling a schlong.”

-Johnny, Cool as Ice (1991)

waaaat!!

waaaat!!

When neither the thumb nor the leg trick works to stop a ride, try looking like a disproportionate, pre-op tranny with a broken hip and a taste for STD’s.

When neither the thumb nor the leg trick works to stop a ride, try looking like a disproportionate, pre-op tranny with a broken hip and a taste for STD’s.

My first celebrity sighting when I moved to LA almost 6 years ago was Don Johnson. Jealous?

My first celebrity sighting when I moved to LA almost 6 years ago was Don Johnson.

Jealous?

I don’t even play piano. At all. But, boy, do I want this.

I don’t even play piano. At all. But, boy, do I want this.

What Are the Benefits of Adventure Playgrounds? Reasonable risk can be healthy, according to those who support the adventure playground movement: “The opportunity to be able to access a rich play environment, and assess and take risks, is paramount for the healthy development of all children, physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and creatively.” via: WebUrbanist

What Are the Benefits of Adventure Playgrounds? Reasonable risk can be healthy, according to those who support the adventure playground movement: “The opportunity to be able to access a rich play environment, and assess and take risks, is paramount for the healthy development of all children, physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and creatively.”

via: WebUrbanist

So How Did Adventure Playgrounds Get Started? Believe it or not, modern adventure playgrounds began with wastelands of World War II. Designers then had the idea to institutionalize these spontaneous and accidental junk playgrounds. Initially the principle point was to encourage a more natural form of play, but increasingly the emphasis has been on sustainability and hands-on building, allowing children to create and ‘own’ their playgrounds. via: WebUrbanist

So How Did Adventure Playgrounds Get Started? Believe it or not, modern adventure playgrounds began with wastelands of World War II. Designers then had the idea to institutionalize these spontaneous and accidental junk playgrounds. Initially the principle point was to encourage a more natural form of play, but increasingly the emphasis has been on sustainability and hands-on building, allowing children to create and ‘own’ their playgrounds.

via: WebUrbanist

What Are Adventure Playgrounds? In short, adventure playgrounds are places where children can create and modify their own environments, rather than relying on rigid equipment that only serves a limit set of programmed purposes: “In a sense, you and I have always played in ‘adventure playgrounds.’ We created a fort in the kitchen cabinets, jumped from couch to couch across oceans; we snuck out through a hole in the fence to a new world. We climbed trees and hid in bushes. We played in the mud and the rain. We chased each other, made secret worlds …” via: WebUrbanist

What Are Adventure Playgrounds? In short, adventure playgrounds are places where children can create and modify their own environments, rather than relying on rigid equipment that only serves a limit set of programmed purposes: “In a sense, you and I have always played in ‘adventure playgrounds.’ We created a fort in the kitchen cabinets, jumped from couch to couch across oceans; we snuck out through a hole in the fence to a new world. We climbed trees and hid in bushes. We played in the mud and the rain. We chased each other, made secret worlds …”

via: WebUrbanist

It was a pretty epic weekend.

It was a pretty epic weekend.