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posted by: jennjr (reply)
post date: 06.17.05 (3:55 pm)
Ever time I pop over here, I want to say something. However, everything I type out just seems inadequate somehow.
It's powerful. It's thought provoking. I like it!
posted by: altricial (reply)
post date: 06.17.05 (6:31 pm)
Great likeness. Bud Cort didn't age well. Then again, I suppose he did better than Ruth Gorden. I enjoyed his cameo in Dogma. Limited, though it was. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I was alone when I saw it. In a cheap, cramped apartment with gold and brown diamond-patterned carpeting. My landlord was a thief. I finally ordered the movie and showed it to my daughters a few months ago. It now joins a long list of family favorites, and I hope it has helped me teach them an important lesson:
Everyone has the right to make an ass of themselves. You can't let the world judge you.
posted by: Lindy (reply)
post date: 06.17.05 (8:31 pm)
My goodness. Not bad at all for a bunch of random defecation. I say, dear Sir... you've outdone yourself.
Perhaps Juni will be so kind as to send in a photograph so it will be a matched set... wrinkles and all. *giggle.. she's going to Spleen me when she reads this.
In seriousness, I love this picture. I especially like his coat and wish I could wear it when the cold comes. You realize, of course that his on and off screen names are completely unnecessary, yes? It's almost like they are there to keep us from making fools of ourselves in not recognizing him. But how could we not? It's perfect.
posted by: Lindy (reply)
post date: 06.17.05 (8:35 pm)
Reply to: jennjr
No worries...
I'll let you in on a little secret... my Jongleur 101 guide, if you will...
Whenever you feel at a loss for words, make something up. I find most people who wander through here find the art so intense that surely the artist isn't open to opinion or interpretation. Actually, I often make up my very own opinions of where the art came from, what inspired it, etc. For example... the post below, containing 'Barry the bearded' - I have no idea what he is in reference to. I have my suspicions, but since I do not know, I am just going to see where my thoughts take me. It's ever so much fun. :)))
I'd say as long as you don't wander in off the street and spit on the floor, you'll be good to go. ;)
posted by: TheJongleur (reply)
post date: 06.17.05 (11:53 pm)
Reply to: jennjr
gosh.. I very much want you to say something.
Thank you for looking and thinking.
posted by: TheJongleur (reply)
post date: 06.17.05 (11:58 pm)
Reply to: Lindy
Madam,
I just wanted to thank you for encouraging people to look and think and maybe talk a little.
Oh.. and I'd love to know your thoughts on Barry.
Take care.
posted by: TheJongleur (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (12:12 am)
Reply to: altricial
Isn't it the most extraordinary little film?
And.. thank you for your story.
posted by: jennjr (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (6:33 am)
Reply to: Lindy
You are right, of course. It's funny, though, when I read a REALLY good entry, or look a REALLY powerful art, I sit, and I look at that comment box, and I can't organize my thoughts enough to say anything other than....*insert best beavis and butthead impression here* huh-huh. wow. that's cool. And it just doesn't seem to do the entry justice...
(I can't believe that I just admitted being at a loss for words!! That's a problem I NEVER thought I'd have!)
I have a feeling I'll get over that, though. ;)
posted by: juniperflux (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (12:13 pm)
Reply to: jennjr
Hello. As someone who spends a lot of time here, let me assure you that as long as your comments are a real reaction to what you see, I imagine the artist and his minions will more than welcome them. *wink* That said, if I could repeat Lindy's sentiments, part of the fun of visiting TheJongleur, in my opinion, is the fact that *you* are really an integral part of each post. He provides the springboard... but it's up to you to jump.
Anyway... as Lindy said... welcome.
posted by: juniperflux (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (12:18 pm)
Reply to: altricial
Alt... you are so right about Bud Cort not aging well. I have to say, I fell completely in love with him when I first saw Harold and Maude and my adoration of him continues to this day... but I'm always a little sad whenever I see him now. Apparently he was in a terrible car accident in the 80's that left him facing years of physical therapy and many, many (many) reconstructive surgeries. Poor guy.
Anyway, I love your story about when you first saw the film and I have to say that the fact that you show it to your girls in recognition of the life lessons they can learn from it... well, it just makes me respect you even more.
j
posted by: juniperflux (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (12:20 pm)
Reply to: Lindy
You know... it's a damn good thing I love you so much... otherwise I'd be *very* tempted to spleen you right now. (Note that hasn't preventing me for hiring out the job - see below).
I love the coat too... and I agree the names were not necessary (although I love the "Harold" in the shoulder).
Lovely.
posted by: juniperflux (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (12:53 pm)
"I haven't lived... I've died a few times."
The thing I love most about Harold is not the fact that I'd have known instantly who he was even without the little cocktail sticks and identification flags that you included for, as Lindy noted, our benefit... and it's not that, like the film itself, your drawing is tinged in a singularly brown color that, for me, captures beautifully the era in which was made... nor is the fact that I can only see one of his perfectly sad little ears... (although I do love all of those things). For me, the most affecting part of this portrait is what seems to lie somewhere between the layers of ink and paper. (I’m suddenly reminded of a certain other drawing that lives two or three or eleven stories down). Those of us who have seen the film know that Harold really has relatively few lines… as viewers, we come to know him through his mannerisms, his expressions, his reactions and other forms of indirect characterization. What is remarkable to me is that you’ve managed to capture all that *is* Harold without the benefit of movement, music, and sound. From the defining sorrow apparent in the depth of his perfectly sketched eyes… to the way his mouth and chin so adeptly capture the aching beauty of everything he’s endured and suppressed, I cannot help but wonder at your ability to not only see him, but more importantly, show him to us.
I’m reminded of the scene from the film in which Maude takes Harold to the greenhouse and tells him that what she would like most is to come back in another life as a sunflower. Later, she asks Harold what flower he would like to become. He points to a field of daisies and says “I don’t know. One of those maybe.” When Maude asks him why, Harold responds quietly, “because they’re all the same.” As is her want, Maude goes on to point out “all kinds of observable differences” in the sea of tiny white flowers that so many people mistakenly measure by the sum of, rather than the value of, its individual parts. Again, as is her want, she ends with a line that I love:
“You see Harold, I believe much of the world’s sorrow stems from people who are really this” (pointing to the single daisy in her hand) “but who allow themselves to be treated as this” (pointing to the sea of deceptively uniform blossoms).
To that end, I think what I am trying to say is that I really love this one. But moreover, I love the fact that, in so many ways, this site celebrates the beauty and individuality of so many little things that might otherwise go overlooked.
I think Maude would be proud. I know I am.
posted by: altricial (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (1:29 pm)
Reply to: juniperflux
Aww, dang!!! I didn't know about the accident. That's really really too bad. That makes me sad.
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (3:45 pm)
Reply to: juniperflux
Ummm, yeah. And you think *I* can write. *scoff*As for deserving a spleening... heh... heh... heh, heh, heh. *hands Juni a stoll so she can reach spleen level.
Buwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
I suspect I'm getting too big for my britches.
There is indeed something about the 'Harold' in the shoulder... it's like a tattoo...
posted by: altricial (reply)
post date: 06.18.05 (5:35 pm)
Yes. Yes, it really is. I fell in love with it at the time.
posted by: juniperflux (reply)
post date: 06.19.05 (8:34 am)
Reply to: lindy
I've decided to look upon your gift of a "stoll" as a peace offering of sorts, and in return, offer my assistance as you attempt to gingerly remove your foot from your mouth. :)
"too big for my britches...." indeed.
*wink*
j
posted by: TheJongleur (reply)
post date: 06.19.05 (12:04 pm)
Reply to: juniperflux
I love your thoughts, Jennifer..
And I love that -you- gave Harold and Maude to me.
Thank you.
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.19.05 (6:46 pm)
Reply to: juniperflux
Got milk?
posted by: FortunoWinnero (reply)
post date: 06.19.05 (10:41 pm)
Wow! you are a real artist...nice!!
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (2:57 am)
Random poop one day, real art the next... isn't this the stuff that life is made of... :)
posted by: gonzoid (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (2:42 pm)
you blog is just beautiful. i can't say more.
posted by: TheJongleur (reply)
post date: 06.22.05 (12:21 am)
Reply to: gonzoid
I appreciate your thoughts.
Thank you.
posted by: kurtmaddox (reply)
post date: 06.24.05 (11:37 pm)
very interesting and a bit bizzare. i'm not sure what i think but i seem to be drawn to read the next one and the next one so i'm guessing whatever your hook is that it works on me :-)
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.25.05 (2:48 pm)
Reply to: kurtmaddox
Interesting. Assuming there is a 'hook'... sounds premeditated...
posted by: kurtmaddox (reply)
post date: 06.26.05 (6:11 am)
Reply to: lindy
"...sounds premeditated..."
how so?
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.26.05 (7:51 am)
Reply to: kurtmaddox
Here's why:
'hook' ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hk) n.
A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.
:)
posted by: kurtmaddox (reply)
post date: 06.26.05 (10:53 am)
Reply to: lindy
just to prove how easy it is for me to admit how dense i can be... i still don't get it! lol!
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.26.05 (3:52 pm)
Reply to: kurtmaddox
Hahaha. No worries, Kurt. That doesn't make you dense, just on a different page than mine. It really is just a passing notice on my part. When you mentioned that whatever Mr. Jongleur's hook was, and that it was working on you, I got the distinct feeling that there was an implication of premeditation on the part of TheJongleur's... in other words, rather than this blog simply displaying the art of one person who felt the need to simply put it in this little corner for his own personal and/or private reason... it seemed very much like you were suggesting that TheJongleur's design and intention was to lure, hook and reel you and others in. It doesn't go any deeper than that. I simply found your choice of wording interesting and am surprised that you didn't also see what I was saying. That said, his art is quite... arresting, I think.
posted by: kurtmaddox (reply)
post date: 06.27.05 (4:36 am)
Reply to: lindy
rofl!!!!! :-)
i tried to make the connection so hard that i way overthought it -- as usual! ha ha
yes, i totally see your perspective now and have no idea why that isn't exactly how i understood the comment to begin with. he he
in the immortal words of my mentor, homer simpson, "doh!"
:-)
and yes, i think what draws me in is my silly attraction to silly stuff that i can't figure out -- this comment exchange with you is proof enough of that...
so, now that you've "hooked" me with your comment, are you gonna put me in the cooler or throw me back in the water?
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.27.05 (4:50 am)
Reply to: kurtmaddox
Hahaha. Kurt, you are indeed cracking me up. I like that you can laugh at yourself. I find it makes life much easier.
Actually, I am taking great delight in 'bating' you, as it were (pun intended). You seem to have a penchant for tossing in words that can be easily toyed with... let me demonstrate:
'what draws me in is my silly attraction to silly stuff that i can't figure out -- this comment exchange with you is proof enough of that...'
In one sentence, you've not only likened yourself to a silly existence, but you've also managed to reduce the art of this blog to a similar state, as well as my conversation skills.
Hahahaha. Gotcha!
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.27.05 (4:50 am)
*Dear Mr. Jongleur, Sir... a thousand 'beg your pardon's' for having once again used up considerable space and hot air in conducting an aside conversation within your pages. As always, you are a gracious host.
I say, how *does* such a blog get so much traffic? It boggles the mind. ;)
posted by: TheJongleur (reply)
post date: 06.29.05 (12:00 pm)
Reply to: lindy
Goodness me.. no need to mention it at all.
"I say, how *does* such a blog get so much traffic? It boggles the mind. ;)"
Well, L, I have no idea.
Take care, will you?
posted by: lindy (reply)
post date: 06.29.05 (12:11 pm)
Reply to: TheJongleur
hahaha. Goodness me, indeed.
It must be that people love to be entertained by an artist as intriguing as yourself.
I'm taking care as best as I know how, which I understand some times leaves much to be desired. For the moment, I appear to be above the water, so that must be a good thing. I hope you are doing same. :))))
posted by: Cutter (reply)
post date: 09.06.05 (12:16 pm)
I have a plant named after Harold.
I like this drawing.
His eyes make sense to me.
posted by: TheJongleur (reply)
post date: 09.06.05 (12:35 pm)
Reply to: Cutter
In a moment or two of weakness I've thought that perhaps they work.
That said.. thank you for leaving a little mark here, sir.
posted by: juniperflux (reply)
post date: 09.06.05 (11:34 pm)
Reply to: Cutter
I noticed your Harold plant when I visited your place last week.
It's quite good, isn't it?
j
posted by: Cutter (reply)
post date: 09.07.05 (12:04 am)
Reply to: juniperflux
I like it. :)