Missy Elliott - I'm Better ft. Lamb [Official Video]
Friday, January 27, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
At The Library part 1 Sacramento Central Library
Photography An Illustrated History
Way back in the yesteryear of 1888 a man named George Eastman
came up with an compact or easy to use camera he used it on board The
S.S. Gallia, 1890. Photography took off in the early 19Th
century with the photo forms of Daguerreotype, and Calotype
(1839-1841). The Daguerreotype named after Inventor Louis J
Daguerre in 1839 shown to an limited audience at the time. Another
Inventor William Talbot came up with Calotype he perfected his
imaging techniques during a course of a year before being well known
to the public.
Native Americans in photography was all the rage at many Fairs,
and Expositions due to their ceremonial gowns, and Feathered Head
Pieces. While in reservations the natives were paid to temporarily
leave their limited homelands to attend the Exposition so
photographers could take their photos. Main photographer Frank
Rine-hart took Native American Themed photographs in 1898.
Authentic Native American (Indian) Pictures from 1850 - 1940 by Heather Garcia.
THE NATIVE AMERICANS═A Piece Of History---by OBZURV Documentary.
The trust he had with the native was strong as he grew up among them in his early youth and he was inspired by their intuitive approach to mother nature. Photographer August Sander originally planned to shoot a photo collection of the natives but the Nazi Regime in the height of WWW2 apparently raided his place and destroyed his hard work because the empire was not being represented in his photography fortunately August had hidden away a good stash of his photo work to be eventually distributed to Museums.
Cesar Chavez Plaza
Sacramento City Hall
Sunday, January 22, 2017
The Etherine Poem
Reggie Willis Jr3-16-2014
The Etherine Poem
August 31 of 1943 was the year
Etherine was born a gifted but fragile soul brought forth into a
world full of love, joy, happiness, hate, suffering, and despair. A
Ravaged spirit robbed of her childhood in a way by her very own
family her soul slowly withering or peeling away like the pedals of a
luscious red Rose into the winds of time and space.
Cast away into the cruel world a child living the “STREETLIFE”
she begged for food and water the very essence of life. A few nice folk
took pity on her and provided milk and bread feeding her hungry yet angry soul
while the Lord of spirits watched overher shining his everlasting light and glory Amen.
A tortured mind, body, and SOUL she possesses from years of neglect
and betrayal her inner demonshaunts her everyday like a horrible nightmare that wont go away.
As a young adult she struggled oh how she struggled to raise and feed
5 screaming mouths with little to no money, abandoned and abusedby her ex husbands but she don't stop.
A rocky marriage with little
to show for it since her weddingring was stolen taken away by the husband's other jealous lover.
Drinking his life awayhis love for her was half assed as he beats on Etherine like a set
of African drums yet she still kept her faith in Christ above.
Her psychic gift more times than one has confused yet amazed me
she saw a ghostly image of herdearly departed father lord rest thy soul yet no one cared except
for Rw her childhood dramalingers in the back of my mind for all time sakes. Her voice of
wisdom a constant echo in my limitless mind playing on and on like a
Etta James record. FUSSING, FIGHTING, SCREAMING OUT for help from
family members most often times falling on deaf ears GRATING,
SCRATCHING, wearing away my everlasting nerves I think to myself SHUT
THE HELL UP Etherine.
She carries on with only one breast of life's essence a hidden
cancer slowly eating away her kind hearted spirit longing to ascend
to a higher realm of existence to be with Jesus Christ and God The
Almighty also to sang her Heavenly tunes with his Angels on cloud 9.
A worrier by heart she always always ask if I had eaten my food of life because as a child she was given only meager portions of life's food. L-O-V-E she gives on daily bases to Family but time after time she gets Broken Promises, Lies, and Disappointments with a dash of help my powerless cloudy thoughts washes over me flowing upstream into God's hands. Even though she is a Rambling Woman in a state of crises My love for her shines brighter than THE SUN bathing all of us in its warm light. My hope one many in this life of uncertainty is that she finally finds her peace one way or another my sweet volatile grandmother Etherine.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
The Sactown Capitol
Oh Sacramento the state capitol city by the winding Sacramento River is a place that I call home well at least for now. A small building boom is occurring throughout the city with the completion of The Golden 1 Arena, Klimpton Hotel, and renovation of Sacramento Valley Train Station/Railyards Master Project. The current population of 485,199 The city may be able to support or demand 30-55 story buildings in the decades to come.
Memorial Park
California Firefighters Memorial
Lion Dance 2010 in Sacramento Chinatown
The Marshall Hotel
In its day, the hotel was considered the height of style. It opened in 1911 as the Clayton, built by a pioneering Sacramento family who helped found the county hospital that became UC Davis Medical Center. In the late 1930's the property changed hands and became the Hotel Marshall in honor of James Marshall, the man who discovered gold in California.
Sunday morning of the New Year 2017 I rode the Sacrt(Blue Line Watt I-80) to downtown to do a photo shoot of this semi abandoned hotel before it meets the wreaking ball eventually. A liquor store was still in operations but was closed for the day. Surrounding the property was these amazing artwork and words of truthfulness. The hotel was once single room occupation housing example a former tenant Terry Sackrider a 60 year old wheelchair bound man who is a former drug addict lived there for over 5 years. Terry was essentially part of the family or community of residents that lived in rooms infested with bedbugs and bad plumbing. Many turkey dinners and birthday gathering took place here giving them a sense of home. Fortunately most of the residents were able to move to new housing however a few individuals like Elizabeth Ricci age 67 had refused to leave because they were fearful of change.
Downtown Sacramento
The Masonic Temple where art comes Alive.
The 5 Buildings in this photo maybe demolished for a proposed 20 story development.
Golden 1 Center
For the Car Lovers out there.
Golden 1 Center Open House 9/25/16
Kimpton Hotel
We Team With NBA’s Kings for a Kimpton Sacramento Hotel
Situated in the new heart of Sacramento at the Downtown Commons (DOCO), Kimpton The Sawyer Hotel merges past with future, indoor with outdoor, and urban with rural. Overlooking the new and first-ever indoor/outdoor arena—the Golden1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings. It’s an urban haven surrounded by great shopping, art galleries, and the city’s renowned restaurants and farmer’s markets. Kimpton The Sawyer Hotel embraces the area’s nature and history with spaces that feature organic textures, natural patterns, and abundant open-air areas. Go no further than our third floor Bar & Lounge, overlooking the arena, to experience locally inspired food, craft cocktails + beer, and local wines. You’ll feel like you’re breathing fresh air at the center of a burgeoning city.
The Capitol Hotel a little bit of old with the new.
California Dept of Insurance Building
Before heading to the Sacramento River I stopped by this historical property The Crocker Art Museum. While exploring the property I noticed that there was a lot of debris from the trees on the grounds so consistent management does not occur often which may give a bad reputation towards visitors that visit this Museum. Being an art lover myself I took some photo of these intricate painted steel sculptures facing O and 3rd Streets.
Wiki history:In 1869, Edwin B. Crocker, a wealthy banker and landowner, and Margaret Crocker began to Gather a significant collection of paintings and drawings during a trip to Europe just a year after their purchase of land on the corner of Third and O Street in the city of Sacramento. As a prominent California family, the Crockers supported many social and civic causes. Judge Crocker (1818–1875) served on the State Supreme Court. His brother was Charles Crocker, one of the “Big Four” railroad barons. In 1885, his widow, Margaret (1822–1901), fulfilled their shared vision of creating a public art museum when she presented the E. B. Crocker Art Gallery and collection to the City of Sacramento and the California Museum Association, “in trust for the public.” the contents of which were valued at the time at more than $500,000.000.
The Crocker Art Museum had undertaken a series of renovations and additions since it first opened as a public museum 125 years ago, the facility could not keep pace with the Museum’s burgeoning collection and the growing population of Sacramento and California's Central Valley Region. In 2000, the Crocker began a master planning process with Gwathmey Siegel & Associates and in 2002 commissioned the firm to design a major expansion of the Museum. The expanded Crocker Art Museum opened on October 10, 2010.
1868, Judge Edwin B. Crocker bought the property and existing buildings on the corner of Third and O Streets. He then collaborated with Seth Babson (1830–1908), a local architect, to redesign and renovate the home into a grander, Italianate mansion. In addition, E Crocker asked Babson to design an elaborate gallery building that would sit next to the mansion and display the family's growing art collections.
River Walk Park
Located along the west bank of the Sacramento River between the Tower and I Street bridges, River Walk Park offers a unique view of the Sacramento skyline and Old Sacramento that you cannot find anywhere else. The park has picnic areas that can be reserved for private parties and a grand staircase that is used for special events, including weddings and concerts.
A Grand view of the Sacramento Skyline from the riverside.
The Ziggurat Building
A tour of the inside of the Delta King in Old Sacramento. Permission was given to film both the ship and art show.
Book a Stay at The Delta King Now
Wiki History: The Heilbron House is a historic mansion in Downtown Sacramento, California. Built in 1881, it was initially the home of August Heilbron, a cattle rancher, merchant, and landowner who came from Germany.
The home is located just around the corner from Leland Stanford's iconic Stanford Mansion—marking the area as an upscale residential location for captains of industry. Heilbron hired Nathaniel Goodell, who also designed the home that later became the California Governor's Mansion.[2]Costing $10,000 in all, the Heilbron House is one of the few remaining historic structures in an area that is now primarily populated with office buildings for the State of California.[3]
In the last 65 years, the mansion has served as a restaurant, bank, and art gallery, and now serves as an office for the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
The Heilbron Mansion is the only structure remaining on the whole city block which is now a parking lot. Whatever future development that takes place here I feel should compliment the architecture of this beautiful mansion.
Cal Expo Down by The Riverside
1-14-2017
1-14-2017
The Main Entrance Cal Expo is a vast fairground and riverside park adjacent to the American River. The Letters was once located at Disneyland California Park in Anaheim Ca from 2001-2011.
Outdoor Christmas decorations leftover from a December Fair.
Taking in the riverside scenery I spotted what appeared to be 2 tree branches that resembled the arms of a Snowman sticking out of the riverbed Olaf is that you lol. Maintenance of the riverside park dont seem to occur that often as I have seen full black trash bags and loose clothing scattered among the area nature needs to be respected.
Uptown Sacramento/Arden
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