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"Ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet south. Passage turns east and west. Which way do you go?" "We go South." Stupefied look and momentary pause. "Okay. Bump, bump, bump." -E. Gary Gygax to adventurers in Greyhawk Castle, circa 1972 You have now entered the realm of the LORD OF THE GREEN DRAGONS -- a "Classic Gaming" blog.
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- Armies of Oerth, Part II: Mordenkainen
- Armies of Oerth, Part 0: Field of Glory
- Armies of Oerth, Part I: Bigby
- From The Desk Top: Hither, Tither and Yon
- One of my Top 3 Favorite Movies
- Kings & Things to be Released in 2010
- The Significs of Harewood Fragment
- Drystaff the Mercenary Fragment
- Drystaff and the Pot O' Gold Fragment
- Four Blogs I Almost Never Fail to Read
- My Novella's Release Date!
- 2081 Trailer
- Hypatia of Alexandria
- Eric Pape
- My Adventure Thru Fairyland...
- More Inspirational Art
- Black Festival Received From Printer
- Three Versions of the "Spore Room"
- Gary's Ghosts
- Some Images That Have Recently Inspired This Writer
- Is it Science Fiction or Reality?
- Up on A Tree Stump™ #5: Creative Exceptionalism &...
- "The New Book Banning"
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- Poul Anderson's "On Thud & Blunder"
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"... Why don't we let the art world be what it is: which is a cure for America. Why don't we let it be a place where none of the votes are weighted."
I agree. I believe that it is the creativity and innovation of the rich individuality found in our American melting pot.... and as Dave Hickey asserts, art should be the avenue we use to express this. Therefore, as he asserts, we need to stop the "ethos of inclusiveness; read 'dumb down'" and return to valuing individuality (differences).
We cannot fear the unknown. We cannot fit everything into a neatly crafted cookie cutter shape. We must fearlessly explore the "tempestuous sea of freedom"...
As Buddha said,
"Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true."
Rob, I really enjoy this ongoing theme you have about "thinking outside the box" and the importance of curiosity, creativity and innovation.
Must go paint now...
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