John the Monkey

Being the outpourings of an small simian. Mostly music and pictures.

myjetpack:

I’m very sorry to hear that John le Carré has died. Here are a couple of cartoons inspired by his wonderful books.

gibier3000:
“ ““I always felt more at home with the cyclos. The cutthroat competition of racing wasn’t to my liking.” ”
We recently learn that Lysiane “Lily” Herse had peacefully passed away a couple of days before her 90th birthday. Not only Jan...

gibier3000:

“I always felt more at home with the cyclos. The cutthroat competition of racing wasn’t to my liking.”

We recently learn that Lysiane “Lily” Herse had peacefully passed away a couple of days before her 90th birthday. Not only Jan Heine made a nice article about her life but also Natusko Hirose and french newspaper l’Equipe.
Three languages, three countries (and continents !), but one common love for the cyclo-tourisme thing and all the stories that are written on the road. 

Photo from the book René Herse: The Bikes • The Builder • The Riders -  reprinted with permission

Panto Season II

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Another 10ft x 5ft wingcloth completed – this is a quayside inn, and will be stage left, if I remember correctly, for Act 2 Scene 1.  As ever in this group, there have been a couple of setbacks in the run up to this production, and with slightly less than two weeks before opening, there seems like far too much left to do. As a result, the cloths become less ambitious – my design for this one had…

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