Act Like Nothing's Wrong: The Montage Art of Winston Smith

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Some Of The Coolest Sardonic Pop-Images From The 80s.......2004-07-01

"Montage art is like instant surrealism. If Dr. Frankenstein had worked with paper instead of body parts, he'd have been a collage artist. I use a scalpel, but instead of stitches I use glue." ---Winston Smith, page 22 in "Act Like Nothing's Wrong."

Odds are you have seen Winston Smith's collage art. If you never perused the insane Winston Smith creations on Dead Kennedys' album covers (not to mention the infamous Dead Kennedys' DK logo), you have probably ran across his sweetly twisted magazine art collages somewhere in the media. Chances are you may have seen an image like "Force Fed War" (Mom nursing baby with a fighter aircraft instead of a bottle) or the various Reagan-Ridiculing collages. And there's a good chance you associate these collages with Jello Biafra and The Dead Kennedys, but have never actually heard the name of the creator, Winston Smith.

My case exactly. The Dead Kennedys collage art that stayed cemented in my mind was "The Money Tree" (page 26 in this collection), a collage of exuberant aging suburbanites, dressed in their weekend leisure slacks, harvesting dollar bills from a tree in their backyard. I always found that image simultaneously drop-dead funny and creepy, like a weird scene from a nightmare you had as a child. Eager to find that image again, I did the various web searches to find out what inspired mind came up with these freaky slices of life, and came across these books by Winston Smith.

I expected this book to be a funny collection of pop-art. This book goes way beyond my expectations. Not only are there scores of hysterical collages lambasting the seedy nature behind the nuclear family's jubilant appearance, but you have written commentary by Smith, who delivers a keen and serious attack on modern American society. The combination of his visual wit and his heartfelt criticism of the government (he focuses on our government, but does not let other monolithic empires like China and the former USSR off the hook) drive this work home. This makes for an unlikely but effective mix of wit and condemnation.

It's really strange. I usually can't stand the artistic coffee-house malcontents who drone on and on about the tragedies of consumerism, sell-outs, and suburbia. I find the majority of those I have met to be self-serving critics who will cry over societal ironies, but only to come off as cool and bohemian.

Winston Smith is one major exception to the rule. As I read his commentaries, he probably would take me to task for writing off the angry neo-artists. He would probably also take me to task for being shallow enough to enjoy the fruits of popular TV & media. So.... what is it I find different about Mr. Smith? As I read his quotes, I envision a guy who can find gloom and pathos in modern America, and then tell its story by cutting & pasting magazine illustrations with childlike enthusiasm. Maybe I'm misreading Winston Smith, but I see this energetic workhorse who sees the empire crumbling into oblivion and instead of sobbing over it, he's going to play his fiddle louder, harder, and with sheer reckless abandon.

I love this book. And so should you! Give it a shot.

A punch in the face..........2002-01-31

These are some of the most thought-provoking, intelligent, and frighteining pieces of art I have ever viewed. Winston is a genius, with his art and the opinion pieces throughout the book. I found this book through Dead Kennedys and Jello Biafra album covers and I'm glad I did. The book is amazing. I think my favorite is the all-time classic 'Idol,' or as most know as the cover to the DKs 'In God We Trust Inc.' The intricate little drawings on the dollar bills, and the UPC above jesus really do pack a hell of a punch. I also love 'Turkeys' "Mowing Down the People' 'Force Fed War' and the Alternative Tentacles logo, of course. ALl of them rock, and some can get you thinking for hours. Winston Smith is a remarkable artist, and I think I'm gonna got out and buy his other books!

Winston has renewed my love for art!!.......1998-06-11

Turning the pages of this book I can't help but create my own ideas on how this government of ours really works. Winston hits on so many issues prevalent in today's society, with work he has been doing for years. I am so glad I picked up this book after reading his name in the credit part of all my Dead Kennedys albums. Winston's book is absolutely brilliant. And the new one will be well appreciated.

Good Stuff.......1997-10-08

Winston has captured the corruption of every-day life in collage art. He has a genius mind that takes what we try and say and puts it in the bluntest image.

Excellent mockery and re-depiction of American Culture.......1995-07-21

Smith, named after the fictional character from Orwell's 1984, has produced collage and montage artwork for the past 20 years, utilizing stolen and "borrowed" photographs from innumerable sources. He has produced much of his art using an exacto knife and a color photocopier alone. His work is definitely not for the faint of heart, though I would recommend to anyone flipping through here

Act Like Nothing's Wrong: The Montage Art of Winston Smith

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

The Judas Sheep (A DCI Charlie Priest Mystery) (A Dci Charlie Priest Mystery Series)

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Detective Inspector Charlie Priest of the East Pennine force is officially on sick leave, but this brief break from work comes to an abrupt end when Mrs. Marina Norris's chauffeur is found dead from unnatural causes - namely a blast to the head from a Kalashnikov. Her husband, an American tobacco tycoon, is distinctly unfazed. Meanwhile, big-time drug smugglers on the Hull to Rotterdam run demand his attention. When Charlie discovers the connection between his previous enquiry and the drug smugglers he realizes that he's on very dangerous territory indeed.

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Solid British police procedural.......2003-07-18

This is another entry in the series about Yorkshire policeman Detective Chief Inspector Charlie Priest and a good one it is too ,although I would urge newcomers to start with the earlier series novels which fill in the back story.
Events are triggered when the wife of an American tobacco tycoon is snatched outside a London department store and her chauffeur murdered .The object of the kidnapping is for the gang to raise a ransom but they are foiled when the husband not only refuses to pay but is able to rescue a tape showing the identity of the kidnappers.He then recruits the gang to further the interests of the tobacco lobby by killing the leader of the Opposition party in the country ,a man likeky to br Prime Minister shortly and set on a nationwide ban on tobacco.
The gang is ruthless and includes at least one seriously deranged soul ,the disfigured psychopath Shawn Parrott who is able to achieve sexual gratification only in the act of killing and he does a lot of that in the book-the chauffeur ,a truck driver and a teenage whore .
Priest while still officially on stress related sick leave gets involved with the case and operates undercover on the trail of drug runners in the course of which he encounters the gang and becomes involved in the plan to thwart the assassination attempt

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Note-for-note guitar transcriptions with tab for 15 hard, fast & loud hits spanning the illustrious career of this menacing Birmingham metal band. Includes: Breaking the Law Burn in Hell Cathedral Spires Electric Eye Freewheel Burning The Green Manalishi Heading Out to the Highway Hell Bent for Leather The Hellion Hot Rockin' Living After Midnight Ram It Down Some Heads Are Gonna Roll Turbo Lover You've Got Another Thing Comin'.

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The ones you want (hopefully) by the letter..........2004-02-12

This book is a faithful recreation of some of JP's best hits. It includes the songs that get the most radio airplay, but not necessarily the best tracks that they ever recorded.

The tab in this book is nicely done, and seems to be about right (makes my guitar sound pretty much like the albums). I knocked it down one star because the book is bound in the standard fashion, meaning that I had to crack the spine to get it to sit flat on my music stand. Also, there wasn't a musical notation legend or introduction, which are always nice.

If you are a JP fan, this will get you going pretty well.

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Judas Priest Defenders of the Faith Songbook (Guitar tab)

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Judas Priest: Hell Bent for Lead Licks: A Lead Guitarist's Guide to Judas Priest

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Great reading and cool riffs!
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Judas Priest: Hell Bent for Lead Licks: A Lead Guitarist's Guide to Judas Priest
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The first publication ever to give you an inside look into the guitar styles of this classic British metal band. Complete with full analysis of over 50 Priest licks. Other highlights include an exclusive interview with both K.K. Downing and Glen Tipton about their unique sound and style, a complete discography and and track-by-track breakdown of their guitar solos cross referenced with the Hal Leonard Judas Priest Recorded Versions folios.

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Great reading and cool riffs!.......2001-11-14

Usually tab books are very dry when it comes to reading. Rightfully so, since we're not buying the book to read. However once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down. Very interesting and inspiring stories on the genesis of Judas Priest, the author and his trials and tribulations and the energizing interviews with KK and Glen are by themselves worth the price of the book. Also the licks are some of the classic traditional metal licks that we all should know if were going to playing metal! Highly recommended book however probably not for the beginning student.

JUST GREAT!.......2000-05-24

this is a great guitar book if you want to play great. they teach you thier methods and everything step by step very good. and they even hav special intervews that were never shown about their life. 10 STARS. Buy it!

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guitar-solo scores with instructions from 14 hits by Heart, Led Zeppelin, Journey, Sammy Hagar, Motley Crue, Scorpions, Judas Priest, Rush, Cheap Trick & Golden Earring.

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