I will add, I LIKED the monkey with the cell phone. Anthropologically speaking... that's... getting close to an accurate representation of us. When I used to do photography long ago, there was a term "chimping" which meant "Taking a photo, looking at the screen and saying 'Ooh ooh'"
They (professional photography association) suggested NOT doing that, and knowing your camera and manual settings well enough that you had confidence in your photos being well lit, composed well, etc. and to just continue shooting. (There's editing software later anyway.)
Of course, I remember listening to podcast where it was mentioned that the intro guitar riff for "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits was caused by some electrical problem or odd reverb setting, and they decided to keep it anyway, making it an iconic song opening. https://youtu.be/ZC1Pdsppch4?list=RDZC1Pdsppch4&t=96
Other interesting things were the inspiration for that song - overhearing appliance repair people griping about the easy life of rock bands, and Sting's part where his record label sued for using the same melody from "Don't Stand So Close to Me" for "I Want My M-TV".
Man... that was one great band! Gotta listen to the album again. (thanks for the memory jog)
This taxpayer is sooo delighted to see vibrant and engaging pop-culture shyt displayed at the national institution I help fund. Since I can find graffitti on the nearest railroad boxcar or freeway underpass, and view comic-book graphics online, both for free, why in h3ll is this junk commissioned for display in a national museum?
Side note to the character proclaiming how cellphones advanced BLM: I wonder if images of the "social injustices" of the BLM founders' mansion purchases with donated / government funds were made with cellphones?
The Hirshorn has not always been awful. When it first opened, it was one of my favorites - it had a lot of great art and exhibitions (ie. Ron Mueck). At some point during the last 20 years things started getting a little ratty (deferred maintenance?), and some of the temporary exhibits have seemed somewhat second rate. More recently, the Woke / DEI folks have done a lot of damage with reinterpreted narratives. The best thing they could do is replace all of the new wall plaques, with basic info, and let the art speak for itself.
We had the pleasure of being DC for the inauguration. Yes it was cold and sadly it was moved in doors…
But the Museum of the Bible hosted a watch party… and yes that museum was worth going to see.
Spent two days wondering around… met a couple of wonderful congressmen, interviewed by various reporters, ate at a great restaurant, Menomale Pizza, went to a great pre inaugural party hosted by Thomas Massie.
The capital was locked down, but in an exceedingly friendly way.
Law enforcement were friendly, National Guard were engaging and being fed, thankfully.
Was in DC for a week a few weeks ago. About the Bible is phenomenal. Very impressive collection and exhibits. I can see from your photos that we were at many of the same places the photo place. The exhibit also had a slave shackles for roots, which is been debunked and Fauci baseball throughout the first pitch in among other things, really let the air out of my tires so to speak. Watched a senate vote from the gallery and some of the demoralized up close. I agree regarding the vibe shift and enjoyed the open patriotism.
Boy, the Smithsonian is NOT what it used to be... Of course, I visited the Air & Space Museum.
I will add, I LIKED the monkey with the cell phone. Anthropologically speaking... that's... getting close to an accurate representation of us. When I used to do photography long ago, there was a term "chimping" which meant "Taking a photo, looking at the screen and saying 'Ooh ooh'"
They (professional photography association) suggested NOT doing that, and knowing your camera and manual settings well enough that you had confidence in your photos being well lit, composed well, etc. and to just continue shooting. (There's editing software later anyway.)
Ahh, the ol' recording engineer's chant of "we'll fix it in post" comes to mind.
YES! LOL
Of course, I remember listening to podcast where it was mentioned that the intro guitar riff for "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits was caused by some electrical problem or odd reverb setting, and they decided to keep it anyway, making it an iconic song opening. https://youtu.be/ZC1Pdsppch4?list=RDZC1Pdsppch4&t=96
Other interesting things were the inspiration for that song - overhearing appliance repair people griping about the easy life of rock bands, and Sting's part where his record label sued for using the same melody from "Don't Stand So Close to Me" for "I Want My M-TV".
Man... that was one great band! Gotta listen to the album again. (thanks for the memory jog)
This taxpayer is sooo delighted to see vibrant and engaging pop-culture shyt displayed at the national institution I help fund. Since I can find graffitti on the nearest railroad boxcar or freeway underpass, and view comic-book graphics online, both for free, why in h3ll is this junk commissioned for display in a national museum?
Side note to the character proclaiming how cellphones advanced BLM: I wonder if images of the "social injustices" of the BLM founders' mansion purchases with donated / government funds were made with cellphones?
The Hirshorn has always been terrible.
Do the Hare Krishnas still dance in the Smithsonian Mall?
The Hirshorn has not always been awful. When it first opened, it was one of my favorites - it had a lot of great art and exhibitions (ie. Ron Mueck). At some point during the last 20 years things started getting a little ratty (deferred maintenance?), and some of the temporary exhibits have seemed somewhat second rate. More recently, the Woke / DEI folks have done a lot of damage with reinterpreted narratives. The best thing they could do is replace all of the new wall plaques, with basic info, and let the art speak for itself.
Yes, it has. I went there on a high school field trip years ago and it completely disillusioned me about modern art.
My upcoming post: Tax the Art Fags.
Modern "art" is very likely an artifact of a tax scam. Stay tuned.
We had the pleasure of being DC for the inauguration. Yes it was cold and sadly it was moved in doors…
But the Museum of the Bible hosted a watch party… and yes that museum was worth going to see.
Spent two days wondering around… met a couple of wonderful congressmen, interviewed by various reporters, ate at a great restaurant, Menomale Pizza, went to a great pre inaugural party hosted by Thomas Massie.
The capital was locked down, but in an exceedingly friendly way.
Law enforcement were friendly, National Guard were engaging and being fed, thankfully.
Anyway…
Thank you for sharing your experience!
Was in DC for a week a few weeks ago. About the Bible is phenomenal. Very impressive collection and exhibits. I can see from your photos that we were at many of the same places the photo place. The exhibit also had a slave shackles for roots, which is been debunked and Fauci baseball throughout the first pitch in among other things, really let the air out of my tires so to speak. Watched a senate vote from the gallery and some of the demoralized up close. I agree regarding the vibe shift and enjoyed the open patriotism.
I feel secondhand embarrassment. The Smithsonian that you showed looks like a woke primary school science fair.
Holy schnikeys, the last time I visited the Smithsonian, VHSs, boomboxes, and fax machines were current! And there was a USSR.
(Note: Fax machines are still used in healthcare.)
I will be going there for the first time in September. I've been a lot of places, but not there, yet.
If anyone has suggestions, I'm all ears.
--Ford's Theatre
--The nearby battlefields of Bull Run I and II.
--Harper's Ferry ~50 miles away is very interesting
--Mt. Vernon
Thanks!
Ugh. Thanks for taking this on. Now I don't have to.