And although I am nearly brought to tears by the overwhelming beauty and vibrant colors of the large pieces at any Impressionist exhibit, it is always a smaller piece that seems to strike me the most.
The piece to which I kept returning this time was by Pierre-Auguste Renoir called The Reader:
(Yes, that is an over-priced $5.00 magnet that I purchased from the gift shop.)
I just can't understand why most of society despises reading, and Renoir found such beauty in the exact same activity to the point that he captured it using oil on canvas and such breathtaking brushstrokes.
And no joke, as a side note, as I turned the corner, I came face-to-face with the client who not too long ago had the nerve to ask me in a meeting why I wasn't married. I responded: "Well, ma'am, I just haven't found anyone with whom I'd like to establish community property." This time, she asked me if I had ever had the pleasure of going to the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. I just responded,"No"...(because I did not think it would be appropriate to remind her that not everyone has $7 million in the bank.)
So, on my drive home from Fort Worth, as I was listening to 1st Wave, I thought that it would be a fabulous time to post "Words" by Missing Persons.
You might recall from my post about A Flock of Seagulls that I had the opportunity to see Missing Persons at Eden 2000 in Dallas back in the '90s. Today, I will also include another one of my favorites called "Destination Unknown"...
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
My lips are moving and the sound's coming out
The words are audible but I have my doubts
That you realize what has been said
You look at me as if you're in a daze
It's like the feeling at the end of the page
When you realize you don't know what you just read
What are words for
When no one listens anymore
What are words for
When no one listens
What are words for
When no one listens
There's no use talking at all
I might as well go up and talk to a wall
'Cause all the words are having no effect at all
It's a funny thing, am I all alone?
Something has to happen to change the direction
What little filters though is giving you the wrong impression
It's a sorry state, I say to myself
What are words for
When no one listens anymore
What are words for
When no one listens
What are words for
When no one listens
There's no use talking at all
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
Let me get by over your dead body
Hope to see you soon, when will I know?
Doors three feet wide with no locks open
Walking always backwards in the faces of strangers
Time could be my friend
But it's less than nowhere now, it's less than nowhere now
It's less than nowhere now, nowhere now
Pursue it any further and another thing you'll find
Not only are they deaf and dumb they could be going blind
No one notices, I think I'll dye my hair blue
Media overload bombarding you with action
It's getting near impossible to cause distraction
Someone answer me before I pull the plug
What are words for
When no one listens anymore
What are words for
When no one listens
What are words for
When no one listens
There's no use talking at all
What are words for
When no one listens anymore
What are words for
When no one listens
What are words for
When no one listens
There's no use talking at all
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
(Tell me what are words for)
Do you hear me?
(Tell me what are words for)
Do you care?
(Tell me what are words for)
Do you hear me?
(Tell me what are words for)
Do you care?
(Tell me what are words for)
Do you hear me?
(Tell me what are words for)
Do you care?
(Tell me what are words for)
Do you hear me?
(Tell me what are words for)
Do you care?
(Tell me what are words for)
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