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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 11h

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Stephen Quiller (b.1946, USA) Portrait of Hidden Falls #1 #Watercolour on paper.

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 7h

Jon Foreman - Algae Crescent. #Landart 2025.

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 7h

Du Kun (b.1982 China) "The Revels of the Rock Stars" Oil on canvas, 2016.

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Rob Bryn Taylor @robbryntaylor.bsky.social · 8h

Now I don't think I've ever seen a Chapman Stick in person. I can remember having a Alphonso Johnson album and he was playing one on the cover ✌️

sides of the Atlantic sometimes never make it big in the other country. Great chatting to you and hearing first hand what it was like. Thanks for taking the time out to post about it. Now, I need to go and medicate lol. Dentist in the morning and I'm not a big fan. Peace bro! Thanks again ✌️🕊️☮️

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Man, that looks like one hell of an experience! Must have been mindblowing, like a life changing event? I've only seen footage on YouTube and the Dead movie etc. Being from Scotland most people see my Dead t shirt and think I'm into death metal or something. it's odd how massive acts on both

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Lol do tell, as long as you're not going to get into trouble in which case I'll just use my imagination lol ✌️

Woah, he certainly was! ✌️

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Cool. I missed all of that being younger. Downer lol. You know what would have been a good investment? Bear's lab. Parts of it were up for sale with bits of the WOS. ✌️🕊️☮️

Odd thing is, most of the famous musicians I've stumbled into have always been on the smaller side. I guess you need the large hands for double bass 🤔

Yeah, some Garcia vibes! I guess the wall of sound was too big for the music room? ✌️

I don't know who owns the patents with Ken just dying recently, I doubt the lawyers have even sorted out his estate. You're right though, it would be cool to see them brought back. He was just concentrating on his archtops. ✌️

I forgot how tall he was! Al Di Meola and Chick are/were both on the short side. All amazing players ✌️

Best of luck to you. I let things get out of hand! I've got 12 pickups alone that need sorting out. Chronic procrastination hasn't helped lol 🤦

A long list. I'll need to write them all down at some point. I've got 2 partcaster builds going on at the preent moment. It's chaos lol (but in a good way) 🤦

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Lol that's the best way! 🤪✌️

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I'm not sure what they go for nowadays. You rarely see one secondhand. A cool, if a little bit weird part of guitar history! ✌️🕊️☮️

Wow! I've heard they used to play as loud as any rock band. Is this true? ✌️

Lol yeah, get those power tubes really glowing! 🤘🎸

a-saitou.bsky.social @a-saitou1016.bsky.social · 22h

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Far out! I only saw John live once. He had Dennis chambers on drums at that point. Mid 90s? Shakti live must have been mindblowing! ✌️

One of my worst losses was getting rid of an old Lab Series amp. I can't remember the model number. It was a joint experiment by Gibson/Moog. Solid state but as heavy as any tube amp. B B King and Holdsworth were fans. Great clean sounds. The one that got away! lol ✌️

Nice looking guitars. The Washburn reminds me of John McLaughlin's Abe Wechter guitar. Cool! 😎✌️

Nothing wrong with that. It's a healthy hobby or job if you're lucky. The main thing is to have as much fun as possible whilst learning important lessons. I can't believe how successive governments have underfunded the arts. It helps make life worth living for the vast majority of people. ✌️🕊️☮️

Hope you get many years of joy out of your instrument! 🙏✌️

Yeah, he's another monster player! Nice to see the younger guys carrying the torch. My back hurts lol ✌️

Nice man! Are you playing classical on it or bluegrass/old time country/celtic? ✌️👍

The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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Two Women with Attendant in the Snow. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I

Walking side-by-side through a gentle winter snowfall, two women in elegant winter attire share a large oil-paper umbrella (wagasa), followed closely by a young attendant bearing a second parasol. Both figures are enveloped in black cloth hoods (zukin), framing their calm, delicate features against the pale winter landscape. The woman on the left carefully gathers the hem of her forest-green kimono to reveal an inner skirt patterned with delicate shibori tie-dye and floral sprigs, while her companion wears a serene lavender robe decorated with winter plum blossoms (ume) fading into warm peach tones. In the background, a simple wooden bridge railing spans across a quiet river valley beneath a snow-dusted sky. The print radiates an intimate sensory atmosphere: the hushed silence of falling snow, the rhythmic crunch of high wooden clogs (ashida) treading across frozen ground, the soft rustle of heavy silk layers, and the chill of winter air softened under the shelter of oiled paper. Designed around 1800 by Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), a titan of the Utagawa school, this ukiyo-e woodblock print captures the sophisticated charm of Edo-period bijinga (pictures of beautiful women). Toyokuni was celebrated for his dramatic kabuki actor prints (yakusha-e) and stylish portrayals of urban life, capturing the trendsetting sartorial fashion of Edo's merchant and artisan classes. The black zukin hood featured here was a popular winter accessory that combined practical protection against biting cold winds with an alluring, mysterious fashion statement, while high-stilted ashida clogs kept expensive hand-dyed garments safe from winter slush.

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“Dance to the music” @aceofmalts.bsky.social · 21h

Cool rock pics need to be shared….. Donovan, Paul McCartney, Jane Asher and Cynthia Lennon in India, March 1968.

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Rob Bryn Taylor @robbryntaylor.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, all of those guys are absolute monsters on their instruments. I give Grisman the double thumbs up just for the Jerry Garcia/playing on American Beauty achievement. His album with Tony Rice 'Tone Poems' is an apex of musical marvel. ✌️🕊️☮️

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Rob Bryn Taylor @robbryntaylor.bsky.social · 20h

I've been a big fan of players like Mike Marshall for a long time. What a level of musicianship! Here he is (after a bit of talking) being fantastic on the Mandocello. ✌️🕊️☮️

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Mandolin Mondays Featuring Mike Marshall /// Bach Cello Suite No. 3 "Prelude"

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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These fragments from a Roman villa in Spain are not from a mosaic but from a fresco. If you look closely you’ll see a grid of lines, many following the contour of the figures, much as tesserae do on mosaics. This trompe-l’oeil technique simulates mosaics. 1/ 🏺 1st-2nd c. Museo de Málaga 📸 me

Fragment of a fresco depicting part of a human face, mostly the eyes. Thin lines form a grid pattern, simulating the edges of tesserae.

Fresco fragment showing a naked torso of a woman, her legs and pubic area covered in a red himation (cloak). Her right hand carries a basket laden with fruit, which look like giant globes of grapes. Grapevine leaves appear in the background. A Dionysian scene. The faux tesserae grid lines follow the curves of the body.

Fresco fragment depicting some sort of half-human creature with wild hair and bare torso, gesturing upwards with his right hand and holding a branched stick with his left. The faux tesserae grid lines follow the curves of his garment and body.

Fresco fragment with the torso of perhaps a god with golden skin, a red himation flowing outwards and partially covering his or her legs. Perhaps Dionysos?

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

An ancient #Roman theater is always the perfect backdrop for a selfie. Bonus points for the Moorish citadel looming above: the Alcazaba. No, Joe is not *that* much shorter than me - I don’t know what he did here.🏺 #ancientbluesky 1/

Selfie of me and my husband standing in front of the Roman theater, with the Moorish citadel looming above.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Me today.... So glad the weekend is almost here 🫩 Etruscan amber pendant in the shape of a monkey, height 4.7 cm. Found in Vetulonia, Italy, dating late 8th/early 7th century BC. 📷 Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana

Small translucent amber figurine carved in the shape of a squatting monkey. The figure has a detailed face with expressive eyes and rests its chin on its hands, appearing thoughtful. It sits atop a rectangular platform supported by four rounded, balloon-like legs.

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sometimes you see an artefact where myth, magic & reality all seem to converge… Behold, the Iron Age Torrs Pony Cap; pulled from a Scottish bog in the 19thC & dating to the 3rdC BC, the horns were still attached when found. Chariot ponies knew they were cool. National Museum Scotland #FindsFriday

Decorated bronze pony cap with long, slender curving horns

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Prehistoric fridge! This approximately 4,000-year-old storage vessel once served as a kind of fridge. It was kept in a pit and sealed with a wooden lid, likely to store perishable food. Unfortunately, there weren't any residues left to tell us exactly what was stored inside. 🧵1/2 📷 me

A large, coarse pottery vessel with a rounded body, a wide opening, and a decorative band of regularly spaced perforations around its upper section. The beige surface is cracked and uneven, and the vessel is displayed against a dark background.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 22h

Here’s my photo with a full view of the outside of this Athenian red-figure kylix painted by the artist Douris (he signed the interior of the cup). It shows four schoolroom scenes of boys at their lessons. Here’s a link to the Altes Museum object record: search.smb.museum/en/object/ob...

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 23h

This ancient Greek figure from the 2,500 year-old Douris Cup looks uncannily like someone working on a laptop! 😲 💻 He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet! The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂 Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me

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Cool. I'll need to check her out! Thanks for the heads up ✌️👍

Ken Parker 'Murray' Archtop. Dig that floating neck joint 😍

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Wish I had the skills to pull something like that off. He was so creative. A real loss when he died ✌️

Cool. Hope you do it. Best wishes for a good read (and plenty of pics!) ✌️