Interesting places in College Park Neighborhood:

Lake Ivanhoe		Sonesta Hotel Orlando Downtown
Taste		Sonesta Hotel Orlando Downtown
The Tap Room at Dubsdread		Wachovia Bank Tower
Lake Adair		Lake Concord
Jaxx		Princeton Elementary School

the College Park Neighborhood is part of Orange County, Florida , Orlando, Florida .
Interesting places in College Park Neighborhood:

Lake Ivanhoe		The Tap Room at Dubsdread
Wachovia Bank Tower

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Kimberly Elkins Interview Orlando, FL
Made by thomasthorspecken
Ever since Kimberly stepped foot in the Kerouac house as the new resident author, I seem to have been buzzing around her like an annoying mosquito trying to convince her to let me do a sketch of her at work. The very first night she stepped foot in the house was the evening when txt was being performed. If you recall that performance had some of the most sexually explicit offensive and downright insane dialogue being written by the audience in real time on iPhones and blackberries. Genius that I am, I chose a moment right after the performance to excitedly talk to her about my idea of sketching resident authors. To me she seemed shocked. I realized she was just getting to know her surroundings. She looked out the kitchen window for the first time. I don't know if she felt at home yet. I had spoken to soon. At several other gatherings I threw my proposals at her with no effect. I know that in a crowded social setting I am always a bit adrift. Timing and simple social graces seem to slip when I need them the most. I was excited to discover that two Full Sail documentary film makers, Lyle Kastrati and Robert Navarro, had succeeded where I had failed. They landed an interview with Kimberly. Since I had already sketched a David Amram Interview in the Kerouac house I realized I just had to sit back relax and learn about Kimberly and her writing process through the video interview with her. The interview went great. She is writing a historical novel about a woman named Laura Bridgeman who is deaf, dumb, blind, and mute, she can only experience the world thru the sense of touch. Laura helped train Hellen Keller and was a huge celebrity in her day. I found it interesting that Kimberly said that no matter how well researched the book might be, some part of herself would be reflected in Laura. Kimberly and I talked in her kitchen this day, I felt for the first time as one artist to another. She told me something that I find reassuring and useful. She said that not having a great memory is actually a good thing for a fiction writer. It allows the writer to feel and interpret rather than just report the facts. I find myself walking that fine line every day writing this blog, am I just reporting, or am I expressing how I actually felt as I did a sketch? Do my other senses fall to the wayside as I sketch? Is my perception of myself and my identity dependent on the feedback I get from my subject?


Day 42 - August 18, 2008
Made by TinkerbellAPixie
Take a Chance on Me - ABBA If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie If you put me to the test, if you let me try Take a chance on me (That's all I ask of you honey) Take a chance on me We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better 'Cos you know I've got So much that I wanna do, when I dream I'm alone with you It's magic You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair But I think you know That I can't let go If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie If you put me to the test, if you let me try Take a chance on me (Come on, give me a break will you?) Take a chance on me Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, know I'm gonna get you You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you Let me tell you now My love is strong enough to last when things are rough It's magic You say that I waste my time but I can't get you off my mind No I can't let go 'Cos I love you so If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best, baby can't you see Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me (Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me) Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best, baby can't you see Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me (Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me) Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa ba-ba Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me


txt. Orlando, Fl
Made by thomasthorspecken
txt was a performance by Brain Feldman at the Jack Kerouac house in College Park. The premise of the performance piece was that the audience would text the script to Brian as he performed by reading his iPhone. A small stage was set up in front of the fireplace in the living room and 2 lamps were placed on either side of the stage as foot lights. The performance felt more like a digital seance rather than a simple reading. All thumbs and index fingers were busy typing as Brian started to read a strange disjointed mix of ideas. His reading was peppered with sexually explicit language that even comedian George Carlin might be embarrassed by. I began to think I was in the room with a mix of lunatics rather than a quiet audience. That guy in the back row looked like he was having to much fun as he typed his entries. He must have been the one who typed over and over that fingers are people. Do people really start typing obscenities when they can hide behind the facade of a text message? At one point Brian read a message and turned to look at a picture of Jack Kerouac on the wall behind him. He then recited, That Jack Kerouac is a hunk, I'd do him. Had a woman in the audience really typed that? I found myself laughing uncontrollably at the absurdity of many of the texts being transmitted. The young couple in the sketch had to share an i-phone. First she would text and then she would hand it off so he could text. My wife, Terry, said than not one of her texts had been recited. That caused me to think afterward that perhaps like a seance not everything was as it seemed. Could he have been reading a prepared script intended to shock the audience? Only one or two entries offered a hint that they had been typed in the room we were sitting in. That entry stated that there were fish on the drapes and the other had been the reference to the Jack Kerouac photo. I suppose any performance that leaves you with unanswered questions must be art.


David Amram and Me. Orlando,FL
Made by thomasthorspecken
David Amram is a force of nature he is a musician, composer, shaman and inspiration. He often stresses the importance of looking for the beauty in the worthless things in life, for those are often the most priceless. David was a good friend of Kerouac and he said Kerouac at any party would always gravitate towards the person in the room who looked the most insecure. It is this giving encouraging spirit that separated the great artists from the average artist. David kept stressing the importance of realizing there is beauty all around us, and that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. He pointed out that you don't have to travel to Europe or Asia to find this beauty. It is right in your back yard, just look around. He stressed the importance of the University of Hangoutology. If you hang out at a spot long enough you truly begin to discover its secrets. He also likes to point out the importance of spontaneity as a part of the whole experience. As part of the presentation David showed a video of a performance he gave years ago at the History Center in Orlando. I was shocked when in the foreground of the first shot I saw a younger version of myself in a stiff button down long sleeve shirt and a full head of hair. I was sketching away as usual unnoticed by anyone. It was that evening that lead me to years later decide to go to the Kerouac house and sketch it. It seems like life keeps coming at me in oblique angles. Lines are no linger straight, but instead curve in and around toward the source. I seemed so young and exuberant in the footage and yet I seemed stiff and insecure. I am left wondering in what ways I have changed since that time. The journey continues and David is still there to remind me to keep my eyes open for the wild, wonderful, frenetic, crazy, spontaneous, exuberant, world that has yet to be sketched.


Richard Goodman on Kerouac. Orlando,FL
Made by thomasthorspecken
Richard Goodman gave a talk outlining William Burroughs influence on Kerouac. In 1944, Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs all met in the span of two days at Columbia University in NYC. Burroughs began living with Joan Vollmer Adams in an apartment they shared with Jack Kerouac and Edie Parker. Vollmer Adams was married to a GI with whom she had a young daughter, Julie Adams. Burroughs and Kerouac got into trouble with the law for failing to report a murder involving Lucien Carr, who had killed David Kammerer in a confrontation over Kammerer's incessant and unwanted homosexual advances. The killing happened in Riverside Park in Manhattan's upper west side. After the killing Carr sought out Kerouac, who helped him dispose of the knife and some of Kammerer's belongings before the two went to a movie and then to the Museum of Modern Art to look at paintings. Kerouac was arrested as an accessory after the fact and served time in jail. He married Edie Parker so her parents would bail him out of jail. The marriage was annulled one year later. This incident inspired Burroughs and Kerouac to collaborate on a novel entitled And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks. This title came from a WWII news radio broadcast. It was the broadcasters last pitch before signing off. Completed in 1945, the two young authors were unable to get it published, but the manuscript was finally published in November 2008 by Grove Press and Penguin Books. Plans are in the works to make it into a movie.


College Park Publix. Orlando, FL
Made by thomasthorspecken
I will start this post with a comment from former Orlando resident Cherie from Dorchester, MA. Publix No. 19, you live forever in my heart. When I lived downtown, we drove to your lot just to see the giant fin. We called you Happy Publix. Just seeing you made us smile. When I lived down the road, I was a lucky girl. The staff always seemed friendlier than other markets. They had theme days and dressed as cowboys and such. Sometimes they just wore shirts that said No. 19. So cool. After Skycraft, it is my second favorite landmark in Orlando. I'd forgo the wide aisles and expanded hummus selection of new supermarkets just to see that neon fin again... I pulled into this Publix parking lot when I got lost once looking for the Kerouac house in College Park. I just wanted to use the lot to turn around but the 1950s neon caught my eye and I knew I would have to go back. The original store was closed in 1998 after being open for business for 32 years. Plans were hatched to build a newer more contemporary market, but College Park residents wouldn't stand for it. The architects had to remodel the store and this 1950 retro look is the result. The Photo Mart scene in the Steve Martin movie Parenthood was shot in the parking lot.


71/365 - Heaven Can Wait
Made by MyronLArmour Photography
Heaven Can Wait You’re beautiful Each moment spent with you is simply wonderful This love I have for you girl it’s incredible And I don’t know what I’d do, if I can’t be with you The world could not go on, so every night I pray If the Lord should come for me before I wake I wouldn’t wanna go if I can’t see your face, can’t hold you close What good would Heaven be If the angels came for me I’d tell them no ~ Michael J. Jackson I might not make all the right decisions, but the one thing I got right was the day I met you. Thank you so much for saying, Yes, and becoming a part of my life. You're beautiful, wonderful and I am so blessed to be able to call you my wife. Wo ai ni! Today, my wife and I celebrated our 2yr. Anniversary. We slept in late, went to dinner, and just basically hung out like two kids in love. This image was taken while we were waiting for our entrees to arrive. She found this restaurant named K Restaurant, near Downtown Orlando. Look it up if you are the Central Florida area. Thank you everyone for your comments and feedback! Press L to see Larger and on Black


txt Audience. Orlando Fl
Made by thomasthorspecken
I returned to the Kerouac house to see a second performance of txt. I realized after my first sketch that the performance wasn't so much about the man reading the text messages, Brian Feldman, but it was about the uninhibited comments that came from the audience who remained anonymous writing the script on there iPhones and PDAs. This time I sat in the far back corner of the living room so I could sketch as much of the audience as I could. The performance was again peppered with sexual innuendo and some paranoia. This time Brian was asked to do more physical actions such as jumping jacks. One unexpected incident occurred when he said, Get me a cup of water, I am parched, this isn't in the script I really need a cup of water. Kim darted into the kitchen to get a cup of water. After the performance Brian indicated that the call for water was just another text message. I found myself laughing louder than ever at this performance. The uninhibited mind is a strange and quirky beast. I was fascinated by the glow of the PDAs through red thumbs and fingers. The small room crowded with people again made the reading feel like a digital seance.


Infusion Tea Reading. Orlando Fl
Made by thomasthorspecken
Infusion Tea on Edgewater Drive featured another reading by Kerouac House resident artist Michael Hawley. This was Michael's last evening in Orlando. The next day he would have to pack and fly a plane back to NYC. He said he felt a bit sad to leave but he was grateful for the time he had been given to write without interuption. The evening was hosted by Naomi Butterfield. Besides Michael 5 other authors recited poetry and excerpts from works in progress. I was very impressed by the reading from the author who is seated to the far left in the sketch. She read chapter 6 from her first novel which is about a young female art student who was essentially date raped. This young artist while sketching is approached by the child of a midwife who is so forward that she reaches out and places her hand on the artists belly and coos to the child inside. I again find myself thrilled and inspired by all the talent in the room.


Keroac House Orlando,Fl
Made by thomasthorspecken
I decided to go to the small house where Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road and The Dharma Bums. Kerouac was compared by some critics to Ernest Hemingway. Where Heminway was the voice of the Lost Generation, Keroac was the voice of the Beat Generation. The interior of the house has been renovated to its 1950's state. I saw one of Keroacs manuscripts once at the History Center. The entire book was written on one large scroll so Keroac never had to interrupt his thoughts by replacing paper in the typewriter. The writing poured out of him as one long stream of consciousness. The home is now a refuge to young authors who apply for a grant to write there. The Writers in Residence Project sponsors four different writers who live in the home each year rent and utility free. While I sketched a young man came out and sat on the porch and called his dad to tell him how things were going in Orlando.


Group Photo
Made by Alli Tray
Best Buddies Friendship Ball 2010 Roaring Twenties at the beautiful Dubsdread Country Club. The mission of Buddies is to establish a global volunteer movement that creates oppurtunities for one-to one freindships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. An annual highlight of Florida's programs it is a favorite for many of the participants. This dance is a prom-like event that is put on by the staff every spring in all five Best Buddies Florida cities for the high school and college programs. www.bestbuddiesflorida.org


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Made by bobisbob
So here's the story. When we were in Key West, Megan and I passed a pet store called Dogs on Duval. In the window among the chihuahuas and shih tzus was a baby fox, fast asleep. We kept going, because, hey, buying a dog on vacation is the stupidest idea ever. The next day she was still there. We went in and played with her and she had a remarkable personality. Chill, not afraid of anything, affectionate. So, long story short, we have a dog now. She isn't really a fox. She's an adorable half-yorkie-half-pomeranian named Ginny.


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Made by bobisbob
The first night home, since we didn't have a crate, I tried putting her in a big box. I didn't want her to get used to sleeping in bed since we were going to crate train her immediately. She went ballistic. She had this look of utter panic on her face and kept trying to climb out. No matter how hard I tried to calm her down, she just kept going bananas. Finally, I gave up and picked her up. I laid down in bed and put her on my chest. Seconds later, she was out cold. She slept the whole night through curled up there.


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Made by bobisbob
Shannon isn't actually a serial killer. I asked him to make a face and this is what he came up with. Scary! This was my first time trying out my new Speedlight, and I'm pretty pleased with the light in the shot. I bounced the flash off the wall to the left of the shot and it gave some nice sidelighting. Except the wall was yellow so it turned everything all funny colored. Hence the black and white. I mean, uh, I chose black and white because it's more artistic. Yes, that's it.


Swami and the Salamis, at Taste
Made by chadmiller
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound He pulls the spitting high tension wires down Helpless people on a subway train Scream bug-eyed as he looks in on them He picks up a bus and he throws it back down As he wades through the buildings toward the center of town Oh no, they say hes got to go Go go godzilla, yeah Oh no, there goes Or-lan-do Go go godzilla, yeah


Week #22- It's Hot, Hot, Hot!
Made by Wishard of Oz
In keeping with this week's theme of hot, hot, hot! nothing beats this mid-day Florida sun like a cold one, or in this case it's a Tacklebox of varities from Sweetwater Brewing Company on the back of the bike. Really this is my son-in-law and it was his idea to do this for a Sweetwater competition on their Facebook page. We were visting them in Orlando so I'm a few days behind in posting and visiting 'streams, sorry . . .


Getting the Last Rays of Sun (Anhinga anhinga leucogaster)
Made by diverdewan15
This anhinga or snakebird (Anhinga anhinga leucogaster) was drying its feathers on a dock near a house we stayed at in Orlando. This water bird is very unusual in the way it swims. The anhinga can not waterproof its feathers making the bird barely bouyant. In fact it swims with only its head and part of its neck out of water. After fishing it must dry out its feathers in the sun.


Project Spectrum
Made by Buhnuh
I was sitting on the couch one night working on this scarf thinking about how none of my current projects work with project spectrum this month and when I looked down at this multicolor noro scarf I was shocked to see that the colors I had right then worked - so I snapped a few crappy pics... it was late at night and the scarf didn't stay blue and gray for long!


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Made by bobisbob
Our first day home, we didn't have a crate or any other dog supplies so we locked her in the bathroom while we drove my brother and his wife to the airport. This was her first time being separated from people. It didn't go well. I won't go into details, but by the end of it she had gotten her first bath, and we knew exactly what her diet is. Fun times.


Day 37 - August 13, 2008
Made by TinkerbellAPixie
Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, O-K-U! Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, O-K-U! I'm a Sooner born And a Sooner bred, And when I die I'll be Sooner dead. Rah, Oklahoma! Rah, Oklahoma! Rah, Oklahoma! O-K-U!