The Tax Man is Knocking!

Good day all!  Or is it?

*tun, tun, tun!*

As you know (hopefully), today is the deadline for filing your 2010 income taxes. Oh joy! Normally it's April 15th, but since Emancipation Day fell on Saturday April 16th and is celebrated on Friday April 15, the IRS extended the deadline until today, April 18th because tax code says filing dates cannot be on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.  So thanks Emancipation Day, you made tax procrastination possible for a few extra days!

Aside from that little factoid, here's a photo montage video of The Beatles with their song Taxman playing in the background, quite apropos no? Haha... enjoy ;)

Oh, and I hope you get a refund... or at least not have to pay anything!

(Image via Google image search and video via YouTube)

Z Gallerie Holiday Gifts and Giveaway!

Hey there!  I saw this advertised via Facebook today, it's a Keep Calm and Carry On framed poster giveaway from Z Gallerie!  I thought I'd share it with you all, especially since doing this related post the other day and this post a while back on the history of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster!  

Three winners will receive a framed “Keep Calm & Carry On” poster, in their choice of one of three colors.  To enter this giveaway, go to Z Gallerie on Facebook by 12/14/10 and hit "Like” and then comment on their giveaway post with what keeps you calm during the holidays.  Winners will be picked on Wednesday 12/15/10.  (RULES: US Residents only, Z Gallerie employees excluded, no purchase necessary to win.)

To learn more about the history of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster and its meaning, please see this post.  I've already entered this giveaway, my fingers are crossed... good luck to you!  In the meantime, check out these items from Z Gallerie that I spotted while browsing their site, me like!  Right now they are offering 20% off all gifts with the code GIFTS20 at checkout!

...white ceramic animals!!...

... white ceramic owl vase....

...white ceramic Polar Bears and Penguins....

...peace out bottle stoppers!...

... funky hourglasses, Penguin bar mixer set, nightstand all-in-one pitcher and drinking glass and chrome tree branch candlestick holders!...

....angels wings mobile phone stand...

...Keep Calm and Carry On notebooks...

...an eclectic geometric vase...

... and of course, how about some Jimi Hendrix playing cards or a Beatles Abbey Road puzzle!?  YES PLEASE!  :)

(All images via the Z Gallerie website and Z Gallerie Facebook page)

John Lennon: Gone But Not Forgotten

 Hello everyone...

In case you didn't know, today marks the 30th year since John Lennon's death.... since he was tragically and needlessly taken from us that is.  I'd like to take a moment to remember him for his incredible talent and for the tremendous love and compassion he had for humanity.  I can only imagine (no pun intended) that the world would be a better place with him in it, luckily we still have his music to remember him and his powerful messages by.  I love that Lennon and The Beatles sang about such timeless issues, it enables generations like mine to connect with the lyrics and the message regardless of how long the songs have been around.  Apart from The Beatles, John Lennon was an incredible artist, musician and father, may he always be remembered.

John, your spirit lives on forever! 

Words to live by....

Imagine 

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

  -John Lennon

art by Richard Avedon

 (All images via a Google image search and Last.FM)

The Beatles: Lyrical Art and Graffiti

The Beatles by Richard Avedon

Hello all, I know I've been missing in action this week and I'm sorry! To be honest I just haven't had the juice for it... you know, I've been wrapped up in life. Does that ever happen to you? I'm positive the answer must be yes because I firmly believe all human beings are the same deep down. With the world we live in today it's easy to get overwhelmed and carried away, there's a barrage of digital information at our fingertips, thousands of channels and crazy things happening in the world every day. Also, there's that thing called WORK! Yeah, work can drain me mentally and take away my desire to blog, grrr.

Anyway, today is Thursday and I am back! Hooray it's Thursday and tomorrow is Friday wheeeee! So, what have I been up to while wrapped up in life's little treasures? That's a question I will answer in my next post. For now I hope you will all enjoy this post on various images I have collected from the web, the common theme being the amazing and wonderful group The Beatles. I love their music and all of the art and other forms of self expression it inspires, it's truly indicative of the everlasting impact The Beatles have had on societies throughout the world!

Since this post is all about them, I started things off with my favorite piece of The Beatles art, the psychedelic portrait titled in their name by Richard Avedon (above). What's not to love about all of those funky poses and psychedelic colors?? Besides, you know I love this art because I have it in my art den at home! Take a look:


What's that I hear? You love The Beatles too and want this art in your home!? You could print them out like I did and [impatiently] frame them (they don't look too polished up close!), or you can go bigger and better (and probably really expensive and do this (as seen in my brief post last Monday):


Either way it will look good, I was just too impatient and I wanted my own Richard Avedon trippy Beatles art too much to wait! Hey, it suits me just fine for now, but perhaps one day I will get a bigger version!

Anyway, as you will see, the following images are a montage photography, graffiti and artwork which in some way represent The Beatles and their music, "All you need is love" seems to be the most popular lyric used, but I really love this first one... I couldn't agree with The Beatles more, you got to be free!

By the way, if you enjoy this post, which I hope you do, you may also be interested in checking out one of my past posts on Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters!

xoxo

This is the actual sign and gate for Strawberry Field in Liverpool, England....

...covered in graffiti from all of the Beatles lovers around the world :)....

I really like this one....

".....but I'm not the only one... I hope some day you'll join us, and the world will be as one!"

I really love this lyric.... couldn't be more true!
"The love you take is equal to the love you make"

I wanna live in a Yellow Submarine, a Yellow Submarine.... I'm lovin' this art and the metal heart peace sign too...

This funky piece is a paper cutout art by Pinky Vision....

These pieces below are by an artist named Chepita and I found them on Flickr.......

And last, you might remember these images which I have featured in past posts....

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((All images via Google image search, WeHeartIt, Vi.sualize.us and Flickr)