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Modern Impressionistic Artist................................❦ Leonid Afremov
❦ Born July 12th 1955 in Vitebsk, Belarus - Died August 19th 2019 in Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico is a Russian–Israeli modern impressionistic artist who works mainly with a palette knife and oils. He developed his own unique technique and style which is unmistakable and cannot be confused with other artists. Afremov is mainly known as being a self-representing artist who promotes and sells his work exclusively over the internet with very little exhibitions and involvement of dealers and galleries.

❦ On 17 May 1990 the Afremov family entered Israel in Ben Gurion International Airport. They had to give up their Soviet citizenship in favor of Israeli. To this day, Leonid Afremov and his family are citizens of Israel only.

... ❦ Because he was a recent Russian immigrant, the locals considered his work as having little value. Galleries took paintings for 50 shekels - 15$ and were reselling them for 500 to 5000 shekels. When Leonid confronted galleries about the extremely low prices, he always received the same answer, you a Russian immigrant,
❦ During the early 1990s, Leonid Afremov was mainly working with watercolors and acrylic. He was experimenting very little with usage of the palette knife. He was painting what people were buying, with very little artistic freedom.
❦ In 2005 Leonid Afremov vacationed in Playa del Carmen and Cancun for the first time. Since then he was visiting the Mexican Caribbean 2 to 3 times a year and completely fell in love with the area. Eventually in March 2010 Leonid decided to take on early retirement recommended by his doctors and moved to Playa del Carmen, a popular resort town near Cancun. Where he recently passed away with his whole family around him.

❦ Hope your weekend was pleasant..........*Have a great week ahead.........Stay safe.
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★ Just when it seems that the high-speed connective power of social media has been harnessed mainly to bully and harass and to coalesce hate, there comes the evolved flash mob.

★ Flash Mob Shocks Tradeshow Visitors
www.youtube.com/watch?v=376uYzj2...
★ Flash Mob-Hamburg Singt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WILvbFx...
★ Flash Mob Ottawa Greek Festival
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhDgpXWk...
★ Flash Mob at St Pancras International
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bnYpCiw...
★ Flashmob-Grease - Central Station
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_hlvRNg...
★ Flashmob-It's raining men
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVayaDM4...
★ Flashmob-KLM Airline Portugal
... www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9A-WiHr...
★ Students flashmob a Wedding Ceremony
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OdHY7it...
★ Flashmob-I Will Survive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jil-SbVS...
★ Flashmob in Manchester - Greek Zempekiko
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJM5qjbj...

-Extra little treat-
★ Watch this 92 year old dancer shocking everyone!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGPDu575...

★ The musical performances are such shining gifts to the unsuspecting audience, and the pleasure they inspire, seen in the faces of the young and old, is their gift to those of us who weren't lucky enough to be there............★ Have a wonderful weekend........Stay safe my friend.

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Award Winning FX Short Film............................................. ABE
★Abe was programmed to love. Until recently, he had a family: he was living with them, cooking, helping them in every aspect of their lives – it was a servile situation, but he didn’t care, because he felt loved. Then, suddenly, everything changed and his “family” stopped loving him. The lack of affection shook the robot, undermined its mechanisms. They tell him that he’s only a machine, a mere application, but he feels otherwise: he’s aware of himself and his emotions, and this situation leads him to perform horrific acts. The lack of love from the people around him is unacceptable for Abe, who begins to ‘fix’ all humans he would like to receive attention from.

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★While human beings endowed with reason and conscience are able to maintain a balance in front of the rejection from others, no one taught Abe what is right and wrong, he doesn’t have a sense of morality. If this lack of common sense would seem to be the discriminant that separates the artificial intelligence from the human, but it’s actually quite untrue. Like any serial killer, Abe doesn’t have control over his impulses, and does everything to satisfy them. This is the idea behind the short: it is not his artificial side, but his deeply human instincts that make him dangerous. This is how science fiction and horror combine in a perfect way............RunTime 8min..➤ vimeo.com/64114843

Enjoy....Have a wonderful week.....Stay safe
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Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children........*Stories to fuel your mind.
The TV legend possessed an extraordinary understanding of how kids make sense of language.
For the millions of adults who grew up watching him on public television, Fred Rogers represents the most important human values: respect, compassion, kindness, integrity and humility.

The Life And Work Of Fred Rogers.... getpocket.com/explore/item/mr-ro...
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The trailer for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood dropped.....Starring Tom Hanks..It ends with a New York subway car full of people, all different ages, races, genders and professions, singing the theme song from Mister Rogers Neighborhood as Mr Rogers (Tom Hanks) watches. Anyone who grew up in the United States and Canada between 1968 and 2000 will recognize the tune. And anyone who grew up watching Mister Roger's Neighborhood likely can't help but well up as Mr Rogers smiles, claps and says, *That was wonderful

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood tells the story of Fred Rogers
Official Trailer... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VLEPhfE...

Inspire Kindness.....Have a wonderful weekend........*Hope your well.....Stay safe
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In late 1990, the queen of pop, MADONNA, debuted the music video for her No. 1 single, Justify My Love. The music video was immediately banned from airing on MTV at the time, due to its imagery of nudity, sadomasochism, voyeurism, and bisexuality. Due to it's ban, the song became the first music video to be released on its own "Video Single". Despite the controversy at the time, the video was ahead of its time. These days, we all have access to millions of racy music videos, as well as easy access to a variety of pornography. Nudity is not a common thing we see amongst celebrities these days. In 1990, it was unheard of however for a pop star to behave and present themselves this way, and it was a risk that Madonna took, and deserves credit for.

MY HEART, I NEVER BE, I NEVER SEE, I NEVER KNOW
OH HEART AND THEN IT FALLS, AND THEN I FALL, AND THEN I KNOW

This song transformed my life. As a child growing up in such a toxic and broken family, every single lyric is this song explains the pain I struggled and still do struggle with because of my childhood, and Mariah explains how I feel, with this song in ways I could never even explain. Even greater, its sung by one of my favorites, Mariah Carey and sung even more beautifully with so much emotion and pain. Please check out this incredible song, all of my friends.

🔸 May your new month be filled with no regrets or letdowns but breathtaking moments and immeasurable happiness.....*Have a great weekend and a wonderful month ahead....Be well.