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Welcome to the All Hallow's Eve post. It's a post about what you want, but cannot touch. It's a post about the temptations that close in on all of us, making us account for our life...and those spirits on the far edge of a dream that lead us from light to darkness. The sky will be full of these spirits and you just might find yourself asking some curvey swath of ghostly vapor--"What sort of spirit are you, anyway?"
And he or she might look at you and simply reply..."Come along and see."
Linda's newest.
This brown eyed fairy has a secret she's not going to tell. But she's not shy, and soon.. you'll know why!
Keep checking Linda's site for this one. She's a beauty who says..."Come away with me, because I cannot take you there myself." When you see the painting, you'll understand. I myself, want nothing more than to undo those ties that bind. Come see her at Faeriecon.
The News...
Faeriecon!!! --> November 6-7-8, This will be a party!http://www.faeriecon.com/
Linda on the WJZ Channel 13 Morning Show in Baltimore -- 6.45 a.m. on Monday, November 2nd!!! GW Zouck thanks Marty Bass and Don Scott -- you guys rock!!!
Rocker of the week...
Deb Callahan can sing the blues like no one's business. Check out her song "Food on the Table" - it plays on her website. Guys have tagged that line in blues songs for way too long! 'bout time for a change. Deb plays a lot of local shows up and down the East Coast so check her out if you can.
Commentary...
The Minister's Black Veil... or (Sermon from the Dead)
Take my hand and watch the spirits rise, half in and half out of the blackened morgue. They rise effortless and float forward, rotted and putridly wrapped in the mold of decaying gowns. Look around you while you still have time…
Be mindful, my children, when you see the living dead. Do not so readily judge them. For we all wear a mask; and the one you wear now will become permanent. So why not love as you want to love? Why must you bind yourself in veils; soft chains of unfulfilled passion? Like hungry souls you roam the earth, moaning like the Buddhist dead. Why must you hide your true longings in life, and then cling to the walls of your grave!
Tonight these spirits will come for you. They come because you did not go to her, alive and standing by an open door; one moment a longing glance, the next she was gone forever. You have made it that all the spirits roaming tonight, scream unfulfilled through the walls of eternity. Witches, wizards, brahmans and gods…all pour forth their chants and incantations; all their silly, flailing prostrations—nothing they or you do can stop them!
All you can do is wait, my child… and listen for their whispering moan. For they come to taunt you for your weakness. They want you to become… just like them.
Parson Hooper 1804-1864
"Now line up for drinks, ye drunken ghosts of Zouck Tavern... What have ye to say!"
"Huzza for Wild Goose! Best beer in Maryland!"
The editor at this establishment suggests the Oatmeal Stout... or to celebrate the season, try their seasonal "Pumpkin Patch Ale"
Now fly, my children, but before you go I ask you this one simple question... just what type of spirit are you...anyway?
PEACE
p.s. - Parson Hooper is the main character in Nathanial Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil". Rev. Hooper didn't actually write that commentary. N.H. is my mentor writer... a shout out to Nat! If you really want a deep short story, try "Young Goodman Brown". It about says it all when it comes to the veil behind all we see.
New Blog Coming on Oct. 29. Please check in and see what the spirits conjure up this time.
"The edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
Hunter S. Thompson
PEACE
Welcome to the new moon of October! A time when all free spirits come alive. A time when passions flow in the cool night air...it's the build up to All Hallow's Eve. So true to the spirit of Linda's blog, we want to inspire you to be your beautiful self...and dance by the light of the moon.
New in Linda's Rainbow World
Check out Linda's newest fairy! She's giving away a free print during October with any purchase of the Rainbow World book... and Pitiful Polly makes her framed debut. There's a ton of meaning in this work. You can see it in Linda's eyes.
Some faces in the moonlight...
If you want to explore deep down into the fairy realm, check out Tami Ruesch's "The Misty World of Arial Hollyberry" http://Fairiefabels.com/ Tami is passionate about the realm beyond the mist and a genuine and soulful person. Also great Halloween links on her current site. Check it out.
Okay, I totally rocked out this week to Brandi Carlisle's "Folsom County Blues" while driving down some country road. This woman has passion! Hell, yeah. She's playing October 8th at the Rams Head in Bmore! http://www.brandicarlile.com/
What's new at Zouck?
Zouck's newest author, Eve Rizzo, read at the Quail Ridge Bookstore in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her book, Clarrie Hancock, is about a young girl in the slums of Depression-era England who wants more for her life than what society tells her she is destined to. 
This book is a testament to strong woman everywhere, of any age. Stay true to yourself, and never let the bastards get you down! Check out a first chapter sample on the Zouck website.
And don't forget about Faeriecon on November 6-8 in Hunt Valley, Maryland. I'll be there with Linda... a little nervous and new to it all! I'd love to meet everyone and talk about the books you like, love...want more of!
Commentary
Art Expressed as Us
Passionate people engage in the art of the human body. Artistic images become part of us, tattooed in our flesh and waved like a freak flag, freeing us to better define ourselves. Our passion for expression entices us to dye our hair red, pierce our lip…or open up a publishing house in an age where practicality trumps dreams. Yes, sometimes our actions are impulsive; sometimes courageous, sometimes foolish, but always towards movement and expression. And this tendency towards action is what I’ve come to define as beautiful; as sexual and perfect in its ideal. This stands true of anyone, of any age or condition.
This week I lunched with a beautiful woman with cerebral palsy who teaches others how to live and wants to tell her story to the world. I watched my young niece take on the media at the G20 demonstrations in Pittsburgh. I watched my daughters pour over books, dreaming of worlds waiting to be changed. And I had coffee with Linda, where we plotted greatness and taunted those who crave their puffy couches, themselves becoming puffy as their vitality gets hijacked by Real World faux famers and corny Jay Leno skits. They become collectors of Fox News images and weeds grow up and around them.
So the trick to it all, I think, is to keep the mind and body moving. Express yourself. Write that book, even when the world says you’re too old or that no one reads anymore. People will always read… just like people will always take walks in the park, holding hands with someone they love. There isn’t a Wii in the world that can top that experience! And collect the right kind of images. Because when we look back, it’ll all be a dream. And our minds will only see spirit faces, waving back and fading softly into moonlight.
Peace until next time - Em
Footnote: For a tasteful blog about sexuality and art, check out http://sexualityinart.wordpress.com/ This isn't a site for the kiddies, but what I like about it is that the author centers on respect and kindness. It's also intelligent stuff, so you'd better have your brain game on.
A Final Note...
Keep checking in with Linda over the next couple of weeks. She's going to be pushing the edges on her next painting; taking that full moon passion to some hot new places. Something tells me there'll be plenty to buzz about at Faeriecon!
And another Final Note...
If anyone wants to send me thoughts or suggestions for future posts, without going through the "comment" section on this site, please send emails to me at emerson@gwzouck.com
