Re: And Speaking of Stinky Paper

  Thank you, Diana- but; I don't want to ruin my night and thoughts about
people like J. Helms!
  The world needs more compassionate people and; LEADERS!
  OK- back to Photo- I don't know much about Dags. except it is dangerous
work.
  Always, Susan
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Diana Bloomfield" <dhbloomfield@bellsouth.net>
  To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
  Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:26 AM
  Subject: Re: And Speaking of Stinky Paper

> Hi Susan,
>
> This is really off the subject...but in answer to your question--Helms
> is still alive--around 84--in and out of the hospital a lot and pretty
> frail. I don't think he's currently doing any serious damage, though he
> did vote this year... He maintains the Jesse Helms Center
> Foundation, which--in part--"promotes traditional American values..."
> and invites folks like Condaleeza Rice to speak. And not exactly a
> "photo essay," but for what it's worth--here's a link on what he was up
> to most of his life:
> http://www.tylwythteg.com/enemies/Helms/helms.html
> Now I wish I could segue this back into a topic about alt
> processes....so....Speaking of antiquated things... I would love to
> take a daguerreotype workshop. How difficult/expensive/time
> consuming/toxic is this process? I'm not even sure I spelled it
> correctly..
> Thanks.
>
> Diana
>
> On Dec 14, 2004, at 8:25 AM, Susan Huber wrote:
>
> > This is off the subject- but; being in another country probably
> > doesn't
> > qualify my next statement- is Sen. Helms still alive and how is he
> > allowed
> > to do damage?
> > I remember he is against the NEA in the 80s'...
> > Maybe someone from the list can do a photo essay of the protrait of
> > Dorian
> > Helms during the years...
> > Susan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
> > To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:37 PM
> > Subject: RE: And Speaking of Stinky Paper
> >
> >
> >>
> >> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Schuyler Grace wrote:
> >>
> >>> ... Sen. Helms was also pushing a bill to cut off Federal
> >>> funding for any art project that didn't meet "community standards"
> >>> for
> >>> decency and acceptability.
> >>
> >> Ah, community standards: I have about 100 photos of folks walking
> >> around
> >> New York City (this isn't off topic -- it's alternative photography!)
> > with
> >> words a foot high on their bosoms you couldn't say on TV... Nobody
but
> > me
> >> seems to even look twice. And of course I'm looking because I want to
> > take
> >> their picture. I'll add that NOT ONE PERSON refused... That is, a
very
> > few
> >> folks did refuse permission to photograph them but they were just
> >> being
> >> crabby, their T-shirts could have been read in church. Does that mean
> > New
> >> York should get EXTRA funding?
> >>
> >> .... a whole, vital, beautiful human
> >>> body is a wonderful thing, and one being torn violently apart is a
> >>> vulgarity.
> >>
> >> Amen. Amen. Amen. In fact even a decrepit old body is profound.. All
> >> those taboos may be from folks with weak libido. They have to forbid
> >> it
> > to
> >> make it interesting.
> >>
> >> Judy
> >>
> >
> >
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