Gallery Highlights-August Newsletter 2009

Welcome to this month's Adventures in Photography! This summer, I was invited to hang a few photos up at the Murfreesboro Center for the Arts. The contents of this email will provide you with a quick glimpse of the photos that I chose to display, so if you were unable to visit the gallery you still have an idea of how it all looked. For any artists whose picture was made for web/print purposes, I have placed a link from their photos so that you might learn more about them. Mr. Joseph Akins' photo was made on the stage with a piano for his new album 'Spirit Touch'. The Branded Sons for their self titled debut. Mrs. Chonda Pierce for her 'Staying Alive' album. Mr. Steve Satre for his web page. ..and two of my friends, Ben and April, who posed for a 'rooftop escape' scenario. I am proud to share this little family of photographs, and honored to get to hang them anywhere outside of my own residence. Thanks for enduring this, the shortest of all of the 'Adventure's...' emails. Enjoy the fall weather--and thank you so much for being a part of this email list! Many Cheers, Rory Enjoy my blog at rorywhite.blogspot.com--its loaded with all of the 'Adventures in Photography' emails, my Gospel Cigar Rock bulletins, and other strange but wholesome content. Rory White Photography 1609 Linden Avenue B Nashville, Tn 37212 615.631.0106 | chilidogcowboy@yahoo.com

Asking Questions (8/23)

You're not ready for this.

Asking Questions podcast under the Jesus Christ Show.
http://www.kfiam640.com/pages/podcasting/

I tried to make a direct link but failed miserably. It's difficult to know how to take this show, but, after you get past the satire, it actually can point you in the right direction...

Copa Gospel Cigar Bulletin 8/20/09

The following is an online-friendly version of the Copa Bulletin from the Rory Rorshak Copakustic shows from 12th and Porter on 8/19/09 and The Gap in Johnson City on 8/20/09--









Gospel Cigar Rock song Creation Suggestions:

To Write a Gospel Cigar Lyric-Refer Heavily to the Books Of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Imagine Consequences that May Stem from Failing to Apply the Advice Therein. From the Outgrowth of Drama, you will find your Source material for a Darker shade of Gospel Cigar Tune. For a Brighter Shade, Refer to the Song of Soloman and Add WaH Guitar and a Dance Beat. For an Copakustic sound, Borrow Heavily from ‘The Godfather” Soundtrack. Sing or Speak Softly Into The Microphone as If it was Someone’s Ear, Maintaining a Mental Image of Dirty Harry Delivering the “Do You Feel Lucky” Speech.

Throughout this evening you may be presented with the following lines That I have arbitrarily extracted from the song lyrics:

You Never Talk To Me (Anymore)

you never talk to me anymore
they way you used to talk to me oh lord
you never call my name the way you used to call my name oh lord

i haven't seen love laid out quite they way i saw it
when i was knocking with my fist against your door
the air up there vs. the clouds around here
makes me think i've taken less than i should have stood for

you never talk to me
for so long i just do what i please
eat the fruit from the forbidden tree
just hoping that you'll talk to me

i've been green, greedy, and foolish
i've been clean then returned to the sewage
i've been mean, it seems, to the sweetest things
and i don't blame you if you don't take be back
you've no reason for doing that

you never talk to me anymore
they way you used to talk to me oh lord
you never call my name the way you used to call my name oh lord

when i was young i was full of faith
but let nonsense cloud my mind
now i'm too afraid to reach for the light
to believe and not receive

so i lay me down after all these years
for you to do what you will
i keep no strings to sacred things no joker up my sleeve

you never talk to me
for so long i just do what i please
eat the fruit from the forbidden tree
just hoping that you'll talk to me

i've seen weeds growing in the clover
and i cut them down with the blades of a mower
and if they return i will burn them with gasoline and a match
but i don't blame you if you don't take me back
you've no reason for doing that

Lot, Samuel, Abraham, Moses, Jacob, and Paul
burning bush, dancing bones, and a pillar of salt
its hard to believe when you haven't seen anything unbelievable
but in faith we see nothing but the wind
i know there was a time when you spoke to them
so won't you let me come listen....


You’re just sleeping in the bed you made
between a bible and a razorblade
do you want to come back?
can you remember the way?
kissing daddy’s girl
trying to kill pain.
-Kissing Daddy’s Girl

The paradox of the Prodigal
Clipping the Wings of his Angels
and sending them back to their King...
...between the broken and the mended things
lay the feathers of his Angels Wings
-Angels

In grace you may come away a richer soul with less control-
is that o.k.?
In love you may leave this earth without your shirt
because you gave it away.
I know you.
-What Could Be Better Than Loving You?

I may be the accident
who gave you one last chance
to become the punching bag
that started punching back
-I Love You So

By good grace we did collide
and you showed me that every blue-sided mountain
has a sunny side, too
-Children of the Empire

Who broke the glass above the gems that were your eyes when we were new?
-Come Home!

stop. No. Wait.
3 words to hate
to have
to hear
but its not the devils way
no, never devil's play
To Play Fair
-Fingers and Toes


And so, if you weren't able to attend, you have a clue about the content of the show--though you will have to do without the free mustache!

Many cheers!
Rory

Rory White-not the kidnapper and thief in the news. I promise.

I was delighted to receive a Myspace message this morning from a buddy who let me know that a 28 year-old Rory White (not me) was caught by the police in Murfreesboro for kidnapping, theft, and aggravated assault. My name is Rory White, I am 31 years old, and I operate my photo business in Nashville, TN. I lived in Murfreesboro from 1999 until 2005. It is such a thrill that there is another Rory White helping our good name with acts of kidnapping, thievery, and assault. A good percentage of my yearly business comes from people who live in Murfreesboro. I also attend church regularly in Murfreesboro. Because the name 'Rory White' is somewhat unique, I felt that it is important to state that I am not the one who was captured by police on July 28, 2009. I promise. I will be excited to spend the next few weeks clarifying this fact to my client base, friends, and old neighbors.

I welcome all stories of mistaken identity as comments to this blog, as I would like to incorporate them in my next 'Adventures...' email.

-Rory White (not the kidnapper)

http://www.wgnsradio.com/news/local-news/

Man Wanted for Kidnapping Caught

July 28, 2009

A man wanted on charges of aggravated kidnapping was arrested after someone spotted the fugitive at a local McDonalds. 28-year old Rory White was pulled over after leaving the fast food restaurant and served a warrant for the kidnapping. He was also charged with violation of probation, theft and domestic assault. The Jackson, Tennessee man was arrested without incident and taken to the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.

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Orphan Images--June Email

Welcome to this month's Adventures in Photography! For this episode, I have been beckoned by old, orphaned images that have existed in obscurity for years. The art of photography is broad--from real estate, architecture, portraits, sports, landscape, stock, etc. Sometimes I find that, as I concentrate on portraiture, I neglect the quieter side of the art: shooting things and places. If you've practiced photographing things and places, you may already know how therapeutic it can be. Exhibit A: The Green Roof. There is an old southern practice of painting a ceiling blue. Do you know why? It's because the ghosts (who aren't very smart) think that the roof is the sky and, since they pass through physical matter without restraint, fly straight through the roof and will therefore leave the inhabitants alone. None of that applies to this image, save that colored ceilings are pretty cool. This space deserved more time and attention than I was able to offer, but of the images that I collected, this one with the pigeons in motion was the most interesting to me. It makes a dashing desktop image. Exhibit B: The Floating Chairs. After a series of January rains in 2002, the water in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, refused to recede. I decided to stop being lazy and took a drive around town and was rewarded for my efforts by these 'floating chairs'. The water in Murfreesboro has a hard time soaking into the ground because the earth below is mostly limestone covered with a few feet of dirt. I once had a buddy who moved there from California and was terrified of tornadoes. He purchased an underground shelter and thought he would be able to bury it by renting a backhoe. He quickly learned that he would also need to hire a professional to dynamite an enormous chasm the size of a mobile home in his backyard in order to install the shelter. Exhibit C: The Bottom of the Lake. I saw the movie Deliverance at an obscenely young age and it left me terrified of mountain rivers. I saw it again at age 20, and despite all of my teenage desensitization, it still gave my soul a chill. This image was created in east Tennessee on the bottom of Patrick Henry Lake. The Tennessee Valley Authority had let the water out of lake to perform maintenance on the dams, and behold, the world beneath looked akin to the aftermath of nuclear devastation. Exhibit D: The Copa Microphone. This is a portrait of my Shure Beta SM 58 microphone. It has endured my slobbery singing for nearly a decade. It is the subject of my latest record's album cover, 'The Copa Club'. You can hear it in action on the live recordings available here. For this image, I punched holes in background paper with a screwdriver, and then focused on the microphone with a wide aperture, making the light that shone through the holes look like night club lights. The smoke was created using a stick of incense and a sauce pan (to keep the smoke accumulating near the microphone). Thank you for reading this far! May your July be delightful and blessed. Rory Need something else to do? Become a fan of my gospel cigar rock here. Enjoy my blog here. Rory White Photography 1609 Linden Avenue B Nashville, Tn 37212 615.631.0106 | chilidogcowboy@yahoo.com