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Tag: behind the scenes

Behind the Scenes: The Picture that Started it All

Posted on March 16, 2022 by admin

I can’t remember if I shared these photographs with you or not. It was the summer of 1984. My friends and I had the day off from our summer jobs and, as drama majors and creative types are wont to do, decided to conduct photoshoot around our hometown.  We pulled out some of our hippest…

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Behind the Scenes of my WIP: The Silver Factory

Posted on February 8, 2022 by admin

A look at the inspiration and historical research behind my latest work The Silver Factory In 1963, artist Andy Warhol visited a haircutting party held at an apartment decked out in silver spray paint and aluminum foil. (Shiny silver being a favorite in amphetamine culture.) Warhol was so taken with the crazy décor – that…

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The Great Northeast Blackout of 1965

Posted on January 11, 2022 by admin

On November 9, 1965, the 80,000 square miles of the northeastern United States went dark. It began at 5:16 when a surge in in electrical demand tripped a relay switch at a power station near Niagara Falls.  Cut off from their supply, power lines up and down the Eastern seaboard slowly drained to a stop….

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