| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita". |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| R.I.P. Gordon Parks. |
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 |
 This extraordinarily-talented man made a huge impact on not just me, but the world in general, having inspired generations of directors, photographers, writers, and artists who followed. The Great Gordon Parks directed the seminal film, Shaft, a film that spawned countless imitators, both onscreen and in the streets...
 ...and one of my personal favorites, the movie The Learning Tree, based on his novel by the same name (a book that deeply impacted me as a child). He was the first African-American to work on staff as a photographer for Life magazine.
 His photos in such a major periodical proved to be portals offering front row seats for the rest of the world to witness a society in the midst of revolution.
 You showed us life through your incredible lens and, in the process, you changed the world.
New York Times.com: Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera, Dies at 93
The Internet Movie Database: Gordon Parks
Amazon.com: Gordon Parks: Half Past Autumn: A Retrospective
Masters of Photography.com: Gordon Parks
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Another fallen soldier & trailblazer!!!
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Lo, I had the honor of having dinner with Mr. Parks about 20 years ago in New York. Do this day, it was one of the high lights of my life. It's always sad when someone passes but in his case, he has left tangible evidence that he was here and made a difference. God bless him.
(zrxoxwo)
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Yup, LBoogie. And wow, Juan, that must have been something. I love that Lo Zoners have been sharing their firsthand stories of connecting with these lions of our lifetime. Lance with Mrs. Coretta Scott King and you with Mr. Parks. What wonderful experiences!!
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wow. he was one of my heroes. an incredible artist. i vaguely remember the learning tree, but i really would like to see it again. i hope it's on DVD now.
if anybody remembers parks' shaft, look at how it was shot. we're talking about a movie 35 years old and the cinematography was sharp, crisp and in color. no, black faces underexposed, skin tones tight, compositionally correct. the lighting for black films of that era had to deal with bad exposure, lighting, etc. his films never sacrificed quality in looking for a buck!
his photography alone. wow. where can you start? the two that stand out in mind right now are of black woman with a broom & mop standing in front of an american flag, and a group of black muslim women dressed in white, standing in an triangular shape.
if you GOOGLE, IMAGES search: GORDON PARKS....you'll find many of his fantastic works.
thanks lo, i didn't know he passed til i saw your blog.
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Just so all of you will know. Any photograph that is the Library of Congress's archives can be ordered for a small fee. You can even get museum quality prints. I have a wall of African American writers in my office and all of the photos came from that source. All of the much-shown Gordon Parks collection is available and I think if you're in town you can even walk away with a poster-size print.
(ngrvpxca)
mmm, Lo, this verification word is a little suspect :-)
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thanks for that info juan. i'm definitely gonna check into that with the library of congress. good lookin' out.
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Thank you for the pictures. He was very talented and thanks to him, our history will live on through his pictures.
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Another fallen soldier & trailblazer!!!