Father's Day Dinner and other things.

I rang my father Jack to wish him a Happy Father’s Day this Sunday. He’s had a few at 89 years of age considering he was 29 when I was born. Oops, that makes me 60.


He decided a few weeks in Queensland would loosen up his bones a little so he is visiting my sister on the Gold Coast. He did say he was missing riding his bike so when he returns later next week, he said he would plan his “come-back”. He enjoys his 5 days a week at the track.
Being there he missed our torrential rain and violent winds in Melbourne this weekend. The rains brought flood warnings in the north of the state. A bit weird seeing that we have been on water restrictions for a couple of years now.
Saturday saw a new addition to the family. Sue’s new pre-loved Peugeot 307 arrived in the driveway and our youngest son, Mitchell took over the Citroen Xantia. What a Francophile family we are!

Sue's new pre-loved Pug - with her hand me down Citroen now out in the street.

Cream leather and walnut dash, how cool.

While I write this, it’s Sunday and I’ve been invited to help out in the kitchen. Earlier, Mitch asked Sue to make vanilla slices for dessert, and I have to say that I have never had better than she makes. We all love Sue’s vanilla slices.

The beginning of Sue's vanilla slices, but more later.

I was asked what I would like for a family father’s day night dinner, “hmmmmm”, I said.
On Friday night we watched Jamie Oliver in Spain cooking these beautiful pork chops stuffed with raisins, sherry and other stuff, not quite sure exactly what else but I said, “that’s what I would like Sue”.

Jamies recipe
http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/jamie-oliver/my-moorish-pork-chops-recipe_p_1.html
Check it out!
So she went shopping and found the pork chops. Isn’t she sweet?

I helped the cutting stuff up and doing the mortar and pestle thing while Sue instructed me. Yes, I know, not very master chef but it was fun with a glass of wine in my other hand.

Raisins, fresh oregano from the garden, sherry. salt and pepper and a dash of olive oil. Leon loved this bit.

Cut pockets in the chops. Sue did this part, she didn't tust me.

Filling them with the raisin mix.

Pancetta cooked with red capsicum and onion and a little oil. Then add bay leaves, rosemary, and white beans. Water as well cook down for 20 or so minutes. Add spinach leaves before the end. Season at the end. Yummy.

The end...almost.

Oh, sooo yum! Our favorite, Sues home made vanilla slices.

Needless to say, my Father’s Day dinner was just magnifico.

How was your Father’s day?

Tag Graffiti Alphabet Explained

Graffiti is a street art, most of the graffiti painted on city walls or the street. Many of the states if the graffiti is an art that is illegal and has destroyed the beauty of a crime of the public. But I do not agree with it, graffiti is an art of antiquity to be preserved if the graffiti be illegal because it was conducted by an irresponsible person, who did not know how to paint a true graffiti. A graffiti tag is a simple simply a drawing of the artist’s nickname, possibly with a message, drawn mostly in just one colour. Graffiti art can be categorised in three common forms: Tags, Pieces and Labels. All of us have walked down a street and seen various walls covered with graffiti, but can we differentiate one item of graffiti from another? The most common and the easiest to recognise is a tag. A tag is usually a simple one-coloured design. Put simply, it is a depiction of a writer or artist’s nickname or message, and its aim is to send a message to other writers.

A label is when a writer’s tag or character design is printed on posters or stickers. Labels can be found in most cities around the world. This can be a great way for all kinds of artists to promote their art far and wide; usually tags are quite hard to see and they are only going to draw the attention of people interested in street art. You often see labels plastered on the back of street signs, lampposts, and anywhere with a smooth surface that can have something stuck to it.
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New Graffiti Alphabet Letters A-Z by BigDate

GRAFFITI ALPHABET LETTERS
GRAFFITI GRAPHIC DESIGN

New Graffiti Alphabet Letters A-Z by BigDate

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Fire Tagging Graffiti Letters

Fire Tagging Graffiti Letters

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Melbourne's Funky Trams

Passing by a shop window, I spied this old Melbourne tram. Strange that I should call it an "old" Melbourne tram when I remember going to the city to my first job on one of these. Guess what, no grafitti, no ripped seats - everyone paid their fare and the "Connies", Conductors help mothers with prams and the frail on and off the tram.
Today the Connies have gone, replaced by graffiti, ripped seats and poor behavior by a few. Oh yes, and many "free" travellers.

I found this video of  an old Melbourne tram on youtube. Very quaint as it passes by Flinder's Street railway station.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPJp2TKPtb8

For more on the history of Melbourne's trams, go to;
http://www.railpage.org.au/tram/melbhist.html
This is a small segment from the site.
Melbourne established cable trams in 1885, and the system grew to 75 km of double track and 1200 cars and trailers, the fourth largest cable system in the world. There is some difficulty in comparing the sizes of American cable systems, and it is possible that the Melbourne system was in fact the largest - it was certainly very similar in extent to the San Francisco system before the 1906 earthquake, and apparently slightly larger than the Chicago system.

Hip Hop Graffiti in Music Culture - Black and Color

GRAFFITI GRAPHIC DESIGN
HIP HOP GRAFFITI FREE STYLE

Hip Hop Graffiti in Music Culture

Style of hip hop music was born and developed in conjunction with hip hop culture. The characters in this genre usually have characteristics such as rapping, freestyling, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. But in the current era of hip hop music has evolved and fused it with graffiti naturally. Both kinds of art from two different characters but complementary. Graffiti is used as a backdrop to explain more knowledgeable about hip hop music that in sing.

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Tutorial on How to Draw Graffiti Art ?

Hello ... we meet again in the column of the tutorial. This time I will be speaking or perhaps explain about how to draw graffiti. No need to long to explain about what is graffiti art, we just started the discussion.

1. The first step is to prepare the necessary equipment and tools. Then you select the name of graffiti is the most you like and interesting for you. Choose a meaningful letter for you, as an input maybe you can make graffiti with your name. This is important for creating a good style with your name is flow. Style is everything. When picking a name or alias, choose one that is unique—one that will last and represents you as an artist.
2. Carry a sketchbook and pencil with you wherever you go. Practice your craft as much as possible. As you come up with new ideas for tags and designs, sketch them in your book and develop the concept by trying out different variations. If possible, carry pencils of a few different colors. Eventually, you can move to using permanent marker.
3. Work with your cans. Buy a piece of plywood (big or small) from Home Depot to practice on. At this point, colors and styles should be simple. Practice your can control and your techniques for painting and steps for putting together a clean "piece."





4. Be Smart. Many cities also have "permission" or "legal" walls specified for graffiti art. Legal graffiti is often more respected than street art. You have unlimited time and freedom to do what you please. Compare legal walls to quick throw-ups found on the street. You will find that legal walls are intricate and aesthetic. Street art is just trying to be seen. Legal graffiti art is more remembered and respected by those who do not completely understand the art form. Also be aware that other writers will expect work of a very high standard, so low standard work on a legal wall can make you look really unskilled, whereas poor standard illegal work can be explained by a variety of factors (cops, owners, losing your footing etc.).
5. Try to meet experienced writers who can help you learn the ropes. (Remember, be safe and be legal. It could put you in jail) Show your appreciation for their work and their skills. And whatever you do, do not paint over a respected artist or good artwork because you will also be called a toy. Have fun doing graffiti all over walls make sure to ask people where you can do graffiti.
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