sabato 29 novembre 2008

domenica 16 novembre 2008

sabato 30 agosto 2008

martedì 10 giugno 2008

american pie



Coroner's investigation
Air crash, Feb. 3, 1959
SW1/4 Section 18, Lincoln Twp.
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Jiles P. Richardson, Charles Holley, Richard Valenzuela and Roger A. Peterson, pilot of the plane were killed in the crash of a chartered airplane when it fell within minutes of takeoff from the Mason City Airport. The three passengers were members of a troupe of entertainers who appeared at the Surf Ballroom at Clear Lake, Iowa, the evening of February 2, 1959, bound for Fargo, N.D. and was headed northwest from the airport at the time of the crash in a stubble field, 51/2 miles north of Clear Lake, Iowa. The plane was discovered about 9:00 A.M., February 3, 1959, when Mr. H.J. Dwyer, owner of the crashed plane, made an aerial search because he had received no word from Peterson since his takeoff.

The wreckage had been approached only by Deputy Sheriff Bill McGill in his sheriff's car before I arrived about 11:15 A.M. At this time two sheriff's cars, two highway patrol cars and cars carrying members of the press, both reporters and photographers, and representatives of TV and radio stations and a few spectators were allowed to pass through the gate into the field where the crash occurred. Approach was made in a circuitous route to avoid disturbing wreckage and debris from the crash.

The wreckage lay about 1/2 mile west from the nearest north-south gravel road and the farmhomes of the Albert Juhl's and the Delbert Juhl's. The main part of the plane lay against the barbed wire fence at the north end of the stubble field in which it came to earth. It had skidded and/or rolled approximately 570 feet from point of impact directed northwesterly. The shape of the mass of wreckage approximated a ball with one wing sticking up diagonally from one side. The body of Roger Peterson was enclosed by wreckage with only the legs visible sticking upward. Richard Valenzuela's body was south, lying prone, head directed south 17 feet from the wreckage; Charles Holley's body, also in the prone position, was lying southwest, head directed southwest, 17 feet from the wreckage; and J.P. Richardson's body, lying partly prone and partly on the right side, was northwest of the wreckage, head directed south 40 feet from the wreckage, across the fence in a picked cornfield. Fine snow which fell lightly after the crash had drifted slightly about the bodies and wreckage. Some parts of each body had been frozen by ten hours' exposure in temperature reported to have been near 18 degrees during that time. The three bodies on the ground were removed before I left. Peterson's body was removed after permission was granted by the inspector for the Civil Aeronautics Board and Federal Aviation Agency. This was done by Deputy Sheriffs Wm. McGill and Lowell Sandquist using metal cutting tools to open a space in the wreckage.

At the scene of the crash Mr. Carroll Anderson was helpful in tentatively identifying the bodies from the clothing.

A large brown leather suitcase with one catch open lay near one leg of Charles Holley, and about 8ft. north of the same body lay a travel case with brown leather ends and sides of a light plaid color. This measured approximately 15 in. x 12 in. x 6 in.

A billfold containing the name of Tommy Douglas Allsup and a leather pocket case marked with the name, "Ritchie Valens" were brought to me at the scene by Deputy Sheriff inspecting the ground over which the wreckage had skidded and rolled.

Glen Kellogg of Clear Lake took some photos of the scene at the request of Sheriff Jerry Allen and me. News and TV photographers also took still pictures and movies of the scene.

The plane was a Beech-Craft Bonanza, No. N3794N, painted red, with white and black trim. Deputy Sheriff Lowell Sandquist, an experienced pilot, who has flown in and out of the Mason City airport, was present when the radio and navigational equipment from the plane were examined. He reports the radio to have been set for listening and talking to the Mason City Airport Station MCW, and the navigational equipment to have been correctly set for a course from Mason City to Fargo, N.D.

Arrangements for the flight were made by Mr. Carroll Anderson, Manager of the Surf Ballroom at Clear Lake, Iowa, with Mr. H.J. Dwyer, fixed base operator for the Mason City Airport. The reasons given to Mr. Anderson for the flight were that all three passengers wished to reach their next destination in their itinerary ahead of the chartered bus which carried the rest of the troupe in order to have some laundry done. Mr. Anderson drove the three passengers to the airport in his family automobile. Accompanying him were his wife and 8-year-old son. They saw the plane take off and make its circle to take up its course.

The Air Traffic Communication Center of the Federal Aviation Agency at the Mason City Municipal Airport. reported to me that at 0058 on February 3rd, the wind was south, gusty to 20 M.P.H., temperature 18 degrees F., dew point 11. In takeoff, the plane followed a normal procedure using the runway toward the south and turning in a counterclockwise direction. The amount of snow falling from midnight to 6:30 A.M. on February 3rd was listed as a trace.

Further information from them was that as the pilot taxied down the runway he communicated by radio with the tower and secured additional information about the weather en route. He told the officer in charge in the tower he would file a flight plan after getting in the air. When this information did not come in, the officer tried to reach the pilot without getting a reply.

An official investigation was carried on by a crew of field representatives headed by Mr. C.E. Stillwagon of the Civil Aeronautics Board, Bureau of Safety Investigation, 4825 Treost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, and Mr. A.J. Prokop, Federal Aviation Agency, Des Moines office. This group spent three days on the investigation arriving here the evening of February 3rd. They visited the scene of the crash for preliminary survey before dark that day.

I, Ralph E. Smiley, M.D., Acting Coroner of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, on the 4th day of February, 1959 hereby certify that the above facts are made of record after diligent investigation and I believe them to be correct.

sabato 31 maggio 2008

giovedì 1 maggio 2008

goya: woman in prison

Composta da 80 tavole (acqueforti e acquetinte) di grande formato, viene realizzata nel 1799. Il termine ’capricci’ indica quei pensieri stravaganti che danno origine a raffigurazioni di fantasia, e che risente di un’influenza italiana (gran parte del 1770 lo passerà a Roma), a sottolineare il continuo interscambio culturale che Goya ebbe col nostro paese.

Caratterizzati da una satira pungente e a volte grottesca, descrivono con grande lucidità tutti i mali, i pregiudizi, gli inganni e le menzogne della società spagnola dell’epoca, non tralasciando nessuna delle sue classi, da quelle più povere, alla Chiesa, alla nobiltà, persino alla famiglia reale. Come ebbe modo di dire lo stesso Goya, nel Diario de Madrid del 6 febbraio 1799: “L’autore, essendo persuaso del fatto che la censura degli errori e dei vizi umani (benché propria dell’Eloquenza e della Poesia) possa anche essere oggetto della Pittura, ha scelto come argomenti adatti alla sua opera, tra la moltitudine di stravaganze e falli comuni di ogni società civile, e tra i pregiudizi e menzogne popolari, autorizzati dalla consuetudine, dall’ignoranza o dall’interesse, quelli che ha ritenuto più idonei a fornir materia per il ridicolo e a esercitare allo stesso tempo la fantasia dell’artefice".

La loro pubblicazione procurò un immediato e sdegnato scandalo, dovuto al fatto che molti vi si riconobbero ritratti, al punto che dovette intervenire la Santa Inquisizione impedendo la circolazione delle stampe ritenute blasfeme e scandalose.

Nei Capricci, Goya esplora un vasto panorama di comportamenti, dalla frivolezza delle giovani fanciulle che sperano di accalappiare un ricco marito spesso con l’aiuto di donne più anziane che dispensano loro consigli, alle condotte viziose degli uomini di potere invischiati in losche vicende di corruzione e prostituzione, alla vanità della nobiltà, spesso rappresentata con delle maschere nel loro continuo voler apparire ciò che non sono, o la cattiva educazione impartita da genitori poco accorti ai loro bambini. Un grande capitolo viene dedicato alla stregoneria, molto spesso ritratta nella sua più cruda bestialità; ne è un esempio la tavola Soffia, dove alcuni bambini vengono mangiati durante una festa notturna oppure in A caccia di denti dove una strega cava i denti ad un impiccato.

La fortuna immediata dei Capricci fu scarsa, al punto che Goya, dalla cui vendita sperava in un ottimo guadagno, si vide costretto a cedere l’intera prima tiratura al Re Carlo IV, in cambio di una borsa di studio per il figlio Javier. Il successo della serie aumentò con la seconda edizione del 1855, fino a diventare una delle opere grafiche più importanti e celebrate della storia dell’arte.

domenica 13 aprile 2008




















A Pippa

Abito bianco
per andare a nozze con la tua morte
e con quella di noi tutti
Ti sei vestita di bianco
ma siccome la tua anima mi sente
ti vorrei dire che la morte
non ha la faccia della violenza
ma che è come un sospiro di madre
che viene a prenderti dalla culla
con mano leggera
Non so cosa dirti
io non credo nella
bontà della gente
ho già sperimentato tanto dolore
ma è come se vedessi la mia anima
vestita a nozze
che scappa dal mondo
per non gridare


Alda Merini

venerdì 21 marzo 2008

lunedì 17 marzo 2008

sabato 15 marzo 2008

martedì 11 marzo 2008

domenica 2 marzo 2008

Jill The Ripper?

Jeff Buckley


Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead,[1] was an acclaimed American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Known for his ethereal singing voice, Buckley was considered to be one of the most promising artists of his generation after the release of his critically acclaimed 1994 debut album Grace. At the height of his popularity, Buckley drowned during an evening swim in 1997.[2] His work and style continue to be highly regarded by critics and fellow musicians.

lunedì 18 febbraio 2008

landmark hotel


... where janis died

domenica 17 febbraio 2008

Shining: labirynth


il labirinto che compare nel film di Stanley Kubrick "Shining" (1980)

Labirinto


jim morrison's grave

virtual cemetery

http://www.cemetery.org/


james dean's grave

giovedì 14 febbraio 2008

mourning


mourning © 2008 giovanni caviezel

garlasco

mercoledì 13 febbraio 2008

martedì 12 febbraio 2008

alGol


tamara © 2008 alGol

alGol


cigarette © 2008 alGol

quis est iste qui venis?

martedì 5 febbraio 2008

domenica 27 gennaio 2008

Anna Marie Hahn


Anna Marie Hahn (July 7, 1906 - December 7, 1938) was an immigrant from Bavaria who was the first female serial killer to die in the electric chair in the U.S. Hahn was executed for the murder of 73-year-old Jacob Wagner, but was suspected in poisoning several other elderly men from 1933 until her death.