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September. Is it me, or did the summer seem to vanish in the humid, sticky air? Have we split our last watermelon, chased our last firefly, dipped our toe into the Sound for the last time? Hope not. A few summer evenings will persist. Make use of them. Relax, build a fire, make Smores, have friends visit for an impromptu party. Life is short. Enjoy the sweet. And, naturally, “This Just In…"
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Since today is the first Sunday in September, we thought we’d bring you some Sunday morning art. | |
Edward Hopper, Sunday Morning, 1926 | |
September is the month most people purchase new cars. Here’s a list of the most dependable cars according to J.D. Powers (who exactly are they?) | |
Whom Do We Hate. Dislike. Adjure. Tolerate? | |
(Comforted, somehow, that no one seems to hate Connecticut.) | |
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She’s fabulous.
From the first time we saw her at a wedding to playing a rookie’s wife or just dealing with death and dying she delivers the goods every time. Tell us who she is and you may win an Amazon gift card.
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The San Gennero Festival in NYC’s Little Italy is coming. Sept 12 – 22. We'd be remiss if we didn't point out that the festival is as old as...Daniels Energy.
(Should we sponsor a bus?)
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Food, Family, Fun, Hot Sausages, Cold Beer, Religious Traditions, Games of Chance and so much more. | |
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You know you’re dying to see a tractor pull, just-the-most-gorgeous pig, axe throwing and a chance to win a Cuppie Doll (which will cost you $47-92).
Let’s all enjoy a corn dog, frozen cauliflower, fired oreos, funnel cakes, fried oysters, fried chicken, fried crickets, fried anything, huge turkey leg, pink cotton candy, cheesey cheese things that you don’t normally put cheese on and of course, the Tilt-A-Whirl which will make you curse your culinary decisions.
Yep…let’s all go to the Fair!
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Haddam Neck
Goshen
Bethlehem
Hebron
No. Haven
Norwalk Oyster
Berlin
Guildford
Durham
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9/12-15
9/20-22
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Love Those French Artists | |
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French landscape artist, Saype, born Guillaume Legros, lives in Bulle, Switzerland. A self-taught artist, Saype’s giant biodegradable artworks adorn fields, are best seen by drones and last only days.
Beginning his career as a young graffiti artist, Saype’s work quickly gained recognition and became highly sought after, resulting in him landing his first gallery exhibition at age 16. Saype is a pioneer of the land art movement, focusing upon large scale biodegradable paintings with strong social messages.
Using 100% biodegradable paint composed of water, chalk, coal and casein, Saype’s ephemeral land artwork disappears after a month due to regrowth of the grass it is painted upon, the weather and the passage of visitors. He published his art book, ‘Green Art’, which highlights the innovative qualities of the biodegradable paint. More great images here:
More here: https://en.saype-artiste.com
https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_s00asnX2mu1xww0ux.mp4
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We had such a good time in August. 161 total correct entries! And yet…only six of you got this one. It is NOT FRANK PEPE! It is a young…Christopher Walken. Stumping you brings us, admittedly, far too much joy, and yet…. Anyway, Dan N got that one, while Kim S and Melanie M and Bill H and 100+ of you recognized Tom Waits and Elvis Costello. Gail S and 40+ others identified MTV’s first video, “Video Killed The Radio Star.” We thank you all for playing. And good luck with this one -
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Who do you suppose this person is?
Tell us here and you may be a September winner.
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Going Formal or Just Awesome? | |
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Victorian Gentleman’s Vest with Class by Shrineo of Hollywood.
IF, BY ANY CHANCE, ANYONE WHO READS THIS NEWSLETTER HAS ACTUALLY PURCHASED ONE OF THESE BEAUTIES – PLEASE SEND US A PHOTO. WE WILL BE OFFICIALLY JEALOUS.
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There are lots of jobs out there. Some become careers. Others simply passions that we spend our lives developing, creating, refining and somehow make a living doing. Then there are those who see a higher calling. Or maybe we just imagine they do.
For all who labor, we hope it brings you a bit of joy along the way.
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How I Stay In Shape
People say to me, “wow, you’re in great shape.” (this usually occurs when I am dreaming, but I digress.) One sure way to stay in tip-top form is to do a bit of hiking. Sorta, exactly like this. You’re welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hIK8-ZoP48Y
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A Thought or Three on the Tomato | |
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Nothing says summer* like a nice ripe juicy tomato.
Actually, sunstroke says summer better, but a nice tomato, well…
Did you know that botanically speaking (and that’s how we speak here at Daniels) the tomato is a fruit? However the U.S. Supreme Court (insert joke here) has determined the tomato to be a vegetable.
You could look that up. We did.
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The scientific name lycopersicum means “wolf peach” and comes from German werewolf myths.
Apparently deadly nightshade was used to summon werewolves (we prefer a basic two-octave whistle, but, again, we digress) and since the tomato was similar but much larger the fruit was called “wolf peach” when it arrived in Europe.
The Aztecs called the fruit xi tomatl meaning “plump thing with a navel.” Or “the swelling fruit.” (Our Aztec translator was installing a Trane heating system today, so bear with us.)
Oh, and while you may not have realized this, tomatoes are a significant source of umami flavor. I just prefer mine with salt and mayo! Finally, as it should be, the tomato is the state vegetable of New Jersey. No further comment necessary.
*(It is technically summer til the 21st).
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We’re two-thirds through the year and we thought it might be interesting to revisit the best guesses about what 2024 was sure to provide us.
At least according to 700+ experts. We count…maybe 18!
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The author of The Art of Intimacy asks eight legendary artists: What has sustained you in the long run? | |
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The author of The Art of Intimacy asks eight legendary artists: What has sustained you in the long run?
How do we keep doing this--making art? Stacey D'Erasmo had been writing for twenty years and had published three novels when she asked herself this question. She was past the rush of her first books and wondering what to expect--how to stay alive in her vocation--in the decades ahead.
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A sweeping, narrative history of Black wealth and the economic discrimination embedded in America’s financial system.
The early 2020s will long be known as a period of racial reflection. In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, Americans of all backgrounds joined together in historic demonstrations in the streets, discussions in the workplace, and conversations at home about the financial gaps that remain between white and Black Americans.
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A fascinating and accessible guide to the Faustian bargain throughout the ages, written in a lively and engaging style.
From ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain -- the exchange of one's soul in return for untold riches and power -- has exerted a magnetic pull upon our collective imaginations.
Scholar Ed Simon takes us on a historical tour of the Faustian bargain, from biblical themes to the Charlie Daniels Band, and illustrates how the instinct for sacrificing our principles in exchange for power models all kinds of social ills, from colonialism to nuclear warfare, and even social media, climate change, and AI. In doing so, Simon conveys just how much the Faustian bargain shows us about power and evil ... and about ourselves.
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A personal exploration of the American West and the work of one of America’s greatest photographers.
Timothy O’Sullivan is America’s most famous war photographer. You know his work even if you don’t know his name: A Harvest of Death, taken at Gettysburg, is an icon of the Civil War. He was also among the first photographers to elevate what was then a trade to the status of fine art.
The images of the American West he made after the war, while traveling with the surveys led by Clarence King and George Wheeler, display a prescient awareness of what photography would become; years later, Ansel Adams would declare his work “surrealistic and disturbing.”
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An Oprah Daily Summer Reading Recommendation
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Inspired by the restoration of her own garden, "imaginative and empathetic critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing embarks on an exhilarating investigation of paradise.
In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth-century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live in paradise, and how can we share it while there’s still time?
Moving between real and imagined gardens, from Milton’s Paradise Lost to John Clare’s enclosure elegies, from a wartime sanctuary in Italy to a grotesque aristocratic pleasure ground funded by slavery, Laing interrogates the sometimes shocking cost of making paradise on earth.
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