Mark (Beard)/Georg Christmas Card, 1981

 

Not concerning yourself with the likelihood of YHWH impregnating a Jewish alleged virgin, can you spot the OBVIOUS LIE here???

 

 

 

 

>>> FIRST THE RIDDLE ANSWER:


Everyone who studies Theology or History knows that Roman records show that the census Joseph and Mary had to be in Bethlehem for was on ONE DAY, approximately October 10 (I forget the exact day). "Impregnation Day" would have to be near January 10 -- unless YHWH actually DID impregnate the gal -- and by RIGHT OF IMPATIENCE -- set up a FAST COOKER!!!


The early church moved the celebration of Christmas to the Yule Holiday or Festival of Lights, since it is at (approximately), the shortest day of the year, which brings on winter, the coldest, bleakest months, and it is the darkest day. Therefore, Pagans feasted luxuriously to spit in the eye of the world which appeared to be showing that things were bad and could only get worse.


When you SPIT IN THE EYE OF THE DEVIL (renouncing his LIES and FALSE APPEARANCES), you set up conditions for God to bless you in every way -- sometimes by a totally COOL child born out of wedlock.


Was Barack Obama born in or out of wedlock -- I forget the answer . . .

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>>> Next, A COMMENT I LEFT ONLINE FOR WILMINGTON, NC:

 

 

CLICK the image to enlarge on blog.

 

 

 

The article itself can be found here: http://www.wect.com/story/20423326/christmas-for-some-goes-beyond-the-ties-of-blood

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>>> THAT OLD CHRISTMAS CARD (Xmas, to be precise):


My scanner has died pre-maturely, so I'll get a scan of this in a week or two, but wanted to share the hand-written note inside from artist Mark Beard (who then was still in Art School), to me. The face of the card is Xerox black on red construction paper, now faded to light blood-orange (Italians LOVE blood oranges!!!)


I'll skip describing all six of the story-telling images (since I'll eventually get a scan that I can post), but it begins with Mark in Jewish-virgin drag (I think), thrillingly surprised by an over-sized dove (no not THAT big!!!). In the final image, Mark and George portray the Happy Couple co-holding what is nearly completely obscured by the state of Xerography back in them Olden Days. It is either a one-winged, wattle-less turkey of Negro parentage -- or a whole ham.


You'll get to see all this soon enough!!!


>>> The text inside, PRECISELY to punctuation, case, etc.:


Merry Xmas From our Family to yours


Dear Scott


     Hope you like the Xerox card


Vassils (sic) told me about your trip to the White House  WOW!! Sounds like you are living a charmed life. I hope to see you Real soon  Either Here or in Key West.  Our National literary treasure is in good hands with you


Love


Mark & Georg

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And look what came up first when I googled for image "'Mark Beard' artist 'Georg'" (because I couldn't remember his last name): an Annie Leibovitz photo of Queen Elizabeth II as George Washington!!!

 

 

 

 

In spring of 1973, my briefly boyfriend at Denison U. Jeff Work and I drove to NYC and stayed a night in Annie Liebovitz's (CORRECTED: Jill Krementz's -- see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Krementz ), apartment, as she was off somewhere with her then-paramour, Kurt Vonnegut. Jeff's friendly ex-girlfriend (whose name I forget, but it might have been Nancy), was a Denison Intern with Annie Leibovitz  (CORRECTED: Jill Krementz), and arranged with Annie (JILL), for us to stay in her apartment, which was largely covered in photos of the Beatles then.


This was a year after my parents moved from Clifton Park/Elnora, NY (where Kurt Vonnegut's farm house was only a mile or two from our house on Granada Drive).


Also, Jeff and I went to the Continental Baths in Manhattan (more a launch pad for hip talent like Bette Midler than a hard-core sex venue), and spied not only Rex Reed (whom I later met at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival in the mid-oughts), but two softly plus black guys wearing only white diapers and dancing with "jungle rhythm" .


My first thought??? "Yes, Virginia, there ARE such things as 'Jungle Bunnies'" (a not yet then retired racial pejorative).

HA!!!

Scott


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