tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009005267476116112024-03-05T02:34:36.950-07:00Dr. John's JournalRandom ramblings on popular culture, politics, art, philosophy and history
with some frequent sidetracks into family fun.John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4901125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-2061300795493472202012-12-18T20:16:00.000-07:002012-12-18T20:16:10.203-07:00New Site!You can find my new blog at this <a href="http://drjohnsrecordshelf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">link</a>. The name is <i>Dr. John's Record Shelf and Photo Gallery</i>, and you'll notice right away it looks a bit different from the <i>Journal</i>. Consider it a work in progress, though it may take a few weeks to get it entirely set up, what with the holidays coming up. But you will find the most recent Top Five List there, and it has an interactive component, so <a href="http://drjohnsrecordshelf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">check it out</a>. And thanks once again to all who were regular, or even intermittent, visitors to <i>Dr. John's Journal</i>, which I've enjoyed providing over the past four years.John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-80351505239905812882012-12-12T13:26:00.001-07:002012-12-12T13:26:27.970-07:00Dear Readers...As you've likely noticed, recently postings here have become more erratic than in the past. This is partly due to some other demands on my time, but mostly because I've been having space problems with the site host which has inhibited my ability to post photos (which is one of the main points of having the blog in the first place). Yesterday, I could not post the latest Top Five List, even though videos have never presented a problem in the past. I entertained the idea that it might be time to give up the blogging life altogether, but then figured there must be another option. So... I'm in the process of creating a new blog, one which will probably not be quite as active as this one was in its prime (though I hope to post something at least several times a week). I think I will make the new site somewhat more complementary to my radio show, so the Top Five Lists should continue, along with playlists and perhaps some other snippets from the show. I'll also continue to post photos that I've taken, of family and travels and whatnot, and (because my Mom likes it) I'll probably continue Toonerville Thursdays. I'm still hammering out the layout and other aspects of the new site, but I should have a link posted here by the end of the week. So I hope you will all join me "over there" once it is up and running. And thanks for reading Dr. John's Journal-- I hope it's been worth your time to stop by once in awhile. John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-23007836915258427132012-12-11T09:57:00.003-07:002012-12-11T09:57:59.962-07:00I Like This<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A cool Christmas message from Blondie and Dagwood.John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-60917658579658110042012-12-08T14:16:00.001-07:002012-12-08T14:16:02.408-07:00More Saturday Family Blogging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's another oldie but goodie (the older picture files are smaller, and so don't count against my space allotment). Helen's got her mind on something, you can be sure of that!John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-39531518231438032282012-12-08T14:09:00.002-07:002012-12-08T14:09:23.582-07:00Saturday Family Blogging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's snowy and cold out here today, so naturally I'm thinking of sunny skies and beaches. Here are Ben and Thomas at the Erie Basin Marina (where Lake Erie flows into the Niagara River), from about 2006.John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-10490511774368324232012-12-08T13:57:00.002-07:002012-12-08T13:57:39.599-07:00Spain Rodriguez, RIP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the past several months I've been looking forward to getting back to Buffalo to see the Spain Rodriguez retrospective at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center (just a couple more weeks until I get the chance). My anticipation rose considerably after recently reading his collection of stories about growing up in Western New York (<i>Cruisin' With the Hound</i>-- a really great read, especially if you're from the area). Sadly, Spain passed away about a week ago. There have been some great tributes to the man and his career, including the <i>Zippy</i> strip above by Bill Griffith, and <a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121205/CITYANDREGION/121209605/1031" target="_blank">the anonymous murals</a> that suddenly appeared in an abandoned part of the old Central Terminal in Buffalo. All of which makes me even more anxious to check out the show at the Burchfield, though its sad to think he won't be adding anymore great work to his legacy. John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-33481242306336172332012-12-06T13:53:00.001-07:002012-12-06T13:53:20.610-07:00Toonerville Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After missing last week, our visits to Toonerville resume with a couple panels focussing on Granpaw Futty.<br />
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<br />John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-38746680735659795102012-12-06T13:48:00.001-07:002012-12-06T13:48:34.680-07:00This Week's Top Five ListThis past Sunday we celebrated the 400th episode of <i>Dr. John's Record Shelf </i>on KDWG. In honor of the occasion, we played some clips of earlier shows, including several "classic" Top Five Lists, including the following (one of my all-time favorites). This may have been posted before, but I don't mind repeating myself in this instance:<br />
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<br />John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-44252570291953752562012-12-04T18:48:00.001-07:002012-12-11T20:34:36.934-07:00Holidays in Vegas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was in Las Vegas a couple weeks back, I stumbled on some kind of holiday festival in the plaza in font of the Venetian Hotel. It was a procession and something akin to a theatrical dance performance involving elaborately costumed actors. Here are a couple fo closeups of two of them. The first was actually on stilts, and as you can probably tell, dressed as a tree. The woman below wore a mask that caused her face to change as she bowed to the crowd. I'll probably post some more pictures from the event, but I'm still a bit uncertain if I'm going to run into issues with Blogger, so just these two for now.<br />
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<br />John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-62946785985695980262012-12-03T21:48:00.001-07:002012-12-03T21:48:17.565-07:00The Valley of Fire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I managed to get another picture up, though it took forever to upload (still haven't entirely licked the recent problems I've been having here). But at least I can let you know the blog still lives, for now. This was taken a couple of weeks ago at the Valley of Fire, about sixty miles northeast of Las Vegas. To get to this overlook, I had to walk along an ancient river bed for about a mile and a half, but the view was definitely worth the hike. Here's a slightly different view from the same spot:<br />
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John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-30949283088616034782012-12-01T19:43:00.000-07:002012-12-01T19:44:24.917-07:00A Christmas ListJust on the off-chance that anyone reading this is considering getting me a Christmas gift this year, I thought I would post this list of books I'd like to read. If anyone would like to reciprocate by posting their own "list to Santa" in the comments, by all means feel free to do so.<br />
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Paul Strathern,<i> The Artist, the Philosopher, and the
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Matthew F. Delmont, <i>The Nicest Kids in Town</i> (music
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Candace Millard, <i>Destiny of the Republic</i> (history)</div>
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Richard Zacks, <i>Island of Vice </i>(history)</div>
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Richard Rhodes, <i>Hedy's Folly</i> (history/biography)</div>
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Michael Kazin, <i>American Dreamers</i> (history)</div>
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Bill Zimmerman, <i>Troublemaker</i> (memoir/history)</div>
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Lee Sandlin, <i>Wicked River</i> (history)</div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span>Jonathan Rosenbaum, <i>Goodbye Cinema,
Hello Cinephilia</i> (movies)<br />
Robert Pinsky, <i>Thousands of Broadways: Dreams and Nightmares of the American
Small Town </i>(history)<br />
Beth Gates Warren, <i>Artful Lives</i> (Art history/biography)<br />
William M. Adler, <i>The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times and Legacy of Joe
Hill </i>(Biography/history)<br />
Jackson Lears, <i>Rebirth of a Nation:The Making of Modern America 1877-1920 </i>(history)<br />
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Thomas and Natalie in Gramma's kitchen from just a few years ago (though to me it doesn't seem all that long ago).John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-35038054565694564942012-11-30T19:05:00.003-07:002012-11-30T19:05:46.224-07:00Friday Family Blogging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, I did something right and cleared some space for photos, so we all get treated to this shot of Marenka today. Now let's see how long I can continue to add photos.John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-84538630948375186992012-11-29T18:26:00.004-07:002012-11-29T18:26:39.466-07:00A Thought for Thursday<div style="text-align: left;">
Here's a memorable line from the novel <i>Anne of Green Gables</i>, written by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942): "I've done my best, and I begin to see what is meant by the 'joy of the
strife'. Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and
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p.s.- I'm still having space problems with Blogger. For some reason deleting old pictures is not creating more space. So, no pictures (including, sadly, Toonerville strips). I can still post videos, so look for a Top Five List next week, but until then probably nothing unless I get this figured out. </div>
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<br />John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-92163239559096619082012-11-27T21:40:00.001-07:002012-11-27T21:40:23.087-07:00A Guilty PleasureJust in case the last post kind of whet your appetite to hear some more of the Poppy Family, here's a full version of "Which Way You Going Billy?"<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n8SPVEhZN5E" width="420"></iframe>John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-79694542063822429022012-11-27T21:37:00.000-07:002012-11-27T21:37:01.136-07:00This Week's Top Five ListThis past Sunday we had a special edition of <i>Dr. John's Record Shelf</i>, the annual Guilty Pleasures Show. The Top Five List actually takes off from that theme...<br />
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<br />John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-78783198410718016752012-11-27T19:11:00.000-07:002012-11-27T19:11:07.057-07:00A Tuesday ThoughtI heartily agree with this comment from the noted anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009):<br />
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<i><b>"Since music is the only language with the contradictory attributes of
being at once intelligible and untranslatable, the musical creator is a
being comparable to the gods, and music itself the supreme mystery of
the science of man."</b></i></div>
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John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-6865046412487770612012-11-26T20:56:00.003-07:002012-11-26T20:56:51.189-07:00Guilty PleasureYesterday on <i>Dr. John's Record Shelf </i>we did the annual guilty pleasures show where I play a lot of music of admittedly questionable quality (at least in rock and roll terms), but for which I harbor some nostalgic enjoyment. Here's one fo the songs I played (anyone else remember this?):<br />
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This picture is actually not from the Burchfield Center, which I only mention because that was the location of the shot I posted a little over a week ago of Natalie (congratulations to the Rosieks for finally guessing that spot). In this case, I believe this was taken at 18 Mile Creek. I know this was posted once before, but it appears that my space problems cannot be alleviated through deletions, so it looks like I may have to create a new account or something to keep the blog going (or just recycle images I've previously posted). I'll keep working on the problem, but it likely means limited posting for the near future.John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-31107811086745199732012-11-26T20:32:00.003-07:002012-11-26T20:32:37.965-07:00Monday Family Blogging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, I may be losing track of things here, and I may have posted this one some years back. But it's one of my favorite pictures, s we all get to see it again! Maria and Joseph outside one of the rustic buildings in Virginia City, Montana (with a bonus self-portrait in the window reflection).John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-44890083274174491562012-11-26T20:29:00.001-07:002012-11-26T20:29:31.857-07:00Monday's QuoteHere's some insight from the mind of inventor, engineer, and architect Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983):<br />
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<i><b>"Every time man makes a new experiment he always learns more. He cannot
learn less. He may learn that what he thought was true was not true. By
the elimination of a false premise, his basic capital wealth which in
his given lifetime is disembarrassed of further preoccupation with
considerations of how to employ a worthless time-consuming hypothesis.
Freeing his time for its more effective exploratory investment is to
give man increased wealth."</b></i></div>
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John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-65257908286613406302012-11-24T22:02:00.003-07:002012-11-24T22:05:08.728-07:00I'm Out of SpaceMuch to my surprise, I've just received a message from Blogger (the program through which I post this blog) that I have used up all my allotted space. This seems mostly due to the photos I've posted over the years. It appears that I will be able to free up some space by deleting old stored photos, so I'll try dumping the portraits that went along with the first couple of years of quotes. However, the deleted pictures apparently remain in reserve for 24 hours so it may be a couple of days before I have anything up again (at least anything with pictures). Sorry to those looking for family snapshots yesterday (or today). In the meantime, no one yet correctly identified where the picture I posted last week of Natalie was taken, so feel free <a href="http://drjohnsjournal.blogspot.com/2012/11/friday-family-blogging-quiz.html" target="_blank">to scroll back</a> and take another shot at that quiz. John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-89093260895909526262012-11-24T21:20:00.001-07:002012-11-24T21:20:43.959-07:00Saturday PhilosophyThis line from Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) should be pounded into the brain of every politician in the country:<br />
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<br />John Hajdukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787186544510425384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200900526747611611.post-87602863077618542112012-11-20T21:30:00.000-07:002012-11-20T21:30:02.081-07:00Cool SongHere's some classic mid-fifties r&b courtesy of the great Nappy Brown:<br />
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