Wow, what an amazing day to be working and playing outside. It was a great Mayday gathering with exploding Hummvees and the return of the Tree of Life. The parade and ceremony are the ultimate ode to cardboard and wheat paste, with such great ingenuity, imagery, and passion and humor. This was a year when the sun both literally and figuratively almost could not make it to the ceremony. I have been part of the In the Heart of the Beast Mayday celebration for almost three decades and I just dig the funky beauty, especially the giant puppets that get created each year. Thanks to Heart of the Beast and all the participants for another amazing Mayday. So here we have this incredible visual feast and this most amazing photo opportunity for our local daily, the Strib. I mean, here we have the molten core of the universe and hot lava traveling down Bloomington Ave., a 14ft. tall golden Trojan Horse lording over Lake Street and giant skeletons having traffic held up for them by Mpls. finest. This is low hanging fruit on a very large tree for a press photographer to capture an unusual and interesting visual image to sell papers. You would think that after all these years that the Strib would figure out that every year there is a place where they can take an award wining photo of one of the world's most interesting art projects. But like many cool things happening in Minneapolis, these things are not the focus of the Star Tribune. Thanks. Scott Vreeland Seward ( who is both a puppet and a politician) The Strib did a workshop photo of a puppet, last week, but missed the big dance REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list.
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