Herr Issyvoo
@whistlersky.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, theatre artist, baker - not always in that order. Recently returned to upstate NY roots, and living in Rochester.
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Huge crowd at #NoKings #Rochester, lining the streets for miles. Great, fun, peaceful, united action
June 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Huge crowd at #NoKings #Rochester, lining the streets for miles. Great, fun, peaceful, united action
So this parade is not the first time US presidents have tried to gloss over their impotence with showy theatrics :
Influenced by the pageantry [of a] European visit, President Nixon [requested a] redesign of the WH Secret Service Division’s attire.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-birt...
Influenced by the pageantry [of a] European visit, President Nixon [requested a] redesign of the WH Secret Service Division’s attire.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-birt...
June 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
So this parade is not the first time US presidents have tried to gloss over their impotence with showy theatrics :
Influenced by the pageantry [of a] European visit, President Nixon [requested a] redesign of the WH Secret Service Division’s attire.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-birt...
Influenced by the pageantry [of a] European visit, President Nixon [requested a] redesign of the WH Secret Service Division’s attire.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-birt...
#mosaicmonday - putti inside the great dome of St. Peter's Cathedral at the #vatican, designed by #Michelangelo
...proving that, yes indeed, it is worthwhile to climb the hundreds of stairs to go up inside that incredible dome
...proving that, yes indeed, it is worthwhile to climb the hundreds of stairs to go up inside that incredible dome
May 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#mosaicmonday - putti inside the great dome of St. Peter's Cathedral at the #vatican, designed by #Michelangelo
...proving that, yes indeed, it is worthwhile to climb the hundreds of stairs to go up inside that incredible dome
...proving that, yes indeed, it is worthwhile to climb the hundreds of stairs to go up inside that incredible dome
#mosaicmonday is a thing and I am here for it. #Ravenna was a bucket list goal and this past autumn I was lucky enough to see it. Fabulous, glistening gold, lapis, and emerald green #Byzantine masterworks everywhere. Stunning.
May 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
#mosaicmonday is a thing and I am here for it. #Ravenna was a bucket list goal and this past autumn I was lucky enough to see it. Fabulous, glistening gold, lapis, and emerald green #Byzantine masterworks everywhere. Stunning.
#Caturday and because Gussie has not been seen much here.
And she appreciates #WilliamMorris.
And she's a good girl
That is reason enough
And she appreciates #WilliamMorris.
And she's a good girl
That is reason enough
May 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#Caturday and because Gussie has not been seen much here.
And she appreciates #WilliamMorris.
And she's a good girl
That is reason enough
And she appreciates #WilliamMorris.
And she's a good girl
That is reason enough
So here's my new word for the day: Cangiantismo
An example of cangiante, a Renaissance technique that simulates the iridescence of a fabric by painting areas of pure color side by side-
Gazzoli's The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1461
Luscious word - luscious look
An example of cangiante, a Renaissance technique that simulates the iridescence of a fabric by painting areas of pure color side by side-
Gazzoli's The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1461
Luscious word - luscious look
May 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So here's my new word for the day: Cangiantismo
An example of cangiante, a Renaissance technique that simulates the iridescence of a fabric by painting areas of pure color side by side-
Gazzoli's The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1461
Luscious word - luscious look
An example of cangiante, a Renaissance technique that simulates the iridescence of a fabric by painting areas of pure color side by side-
Gazzoli's The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1461
Luscious word - luscious look
#museums Sunday- @magrochester.bsky.social
NEW pieces in and just marvelous- including Deborah Sperber's After Grant Wood, reconfiguring American Gothic as a tapestry made of spools of thread
#Rocester
NEW pieces in and just marvelous- including Deborah Sperber's After Grant Wood, reconfiguring American Gothic as a tapestry made of spools of thread
#Rocester
April 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#museums Sunday- @magrochester.bsky.social
NEW pieces in and just marvelous- including Deborah Sperber's After Grant Wood, reconfiguring American Gothic as a tapestry made of spools of thread
#Rocester
NEW pieces in and just marvelous- including Deborah Sperber's After Grant Wood, reconfiguring American Gothic as a tapestry made of spools of thread
#Rocester
Independent bookstore day @writersandbooks - reading from michaelwhistler.substack.com and left with some good reading
April 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Independent bookstore day @writersandbooks - reading from michaelwhistler.substack.com and left with some good reading
I remember sitting in the Lucille Lortel after watching Falsettoland in 1990 - sobbing, gripping the arms of my chair, and just not able to move. That was what William Finn's theatre was like:
It was having all my emotions delivered to me at once, in a language I didn't know that I spoke.
RIP
It was having all my emotions delivered to me at once, in a language I didn't know that I spoke.
RIP
April 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I remember sitting in the Lucille Lortel after watching Falsettoland in 1990 - sobbing, gripping the arms of my chair, and just not able to move. That was what William Finn's theatre was like:
It was having all my emotions delivered to me at once, in a language I didn't know that I spoke.
RIP
It was having all my emotions delivered to me at once, in a language I didn't know that I spoke.
RIP
#handsoff #rochester 4000 people at #cobbshill park - fantastic rally, great speakers- best speaker was unplanned: a woman speaking from the heart abut how RoChaCha's migrant community currently lives in fear of #ICE deportations
April 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#handsoff #rochester 4000 people at #cobbshill park - fantastic rally, great speakers- best speaker was unplanned: a woman speaking from the heart abut how RoChaCha's migrant community currently lives in fear of #ICE deportations
Getting ready for #rochester #handsoff - cold and rainy here but excited to see everyone -!
@indivisible.org
@indivisible.org
April 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Getting ready for #rochester #handsoff - cold and rainy here but excited to see everyone -!
@indivisible.org
@indivisible.org
Sunday afternoon and turned off the phone to wander @magrochester.bsky.social -nice to lift the head up and look beyond the world of right now #museums
March 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Sunday afternoon and turned off the phone to wander @magrochester.bsky.social -nice to lift the head up and look beyond the world of right now #museums
And yes on occasion, I do still bake: poppyseed torte with walnut cream filling
March 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
And yes on occasion, I do still bake: poppyseed torte with walnut cream filling
My friend, and asylee, is brave enough to bring his family to safety for change. My grandfather was, too.
I want to believe I live in a country which is as brave as them, even as I wait to hear when a court date for an asylum hearing to will be reset.
michaelwhistler.substack.com/p/i-lift-my-...
I want to believe I live in a country which is as brave as them, even as I wait to hear when a court date for an asylum hearing to will be reset.
michaelwhistler.substack.com/p/i-lift-my-...
March 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
My friend, and asylee, is brave enough to bring his family to safety for change. My grandfather was, too.
I want to believe I live in a country which is as brave as them, even as I wait to hear when a court date for an asylum hearing to will be reset.
michaelwhistler.substack.com/p/i-lift-my-...
I want to believe I live in a country which is as brave as them, even as I wait to hear when a court date for an asylum hearing to will be reset.
michaelwhistler.substack.com/p/i-lift-my-...
My birthday is happily nestled in among the birthdays of three artists I admire Sondheim (3/22), William Morris (3/24), and Tennessee Williams (3/26).
Damn good company and I am lucky to keep it
#sondheim #williammorris #tennesseewilliams
Damn good company and I am lucky to keep it
#sondheim #williammorris #tennesseewilliams
March 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My birthday is happily nestled in among the birthdays of three artists I admire Sondheim (3/22), William Morris (3/24), and Tennessee Williams (3/26).
Damn good company and I am lucky to keep it
#sondheim #williammorris #tennesseewilliams
Damn good company and I am lucky to keep it
#sondheim #williammorris #tennesseewilliams
So- right. Just posted another episode of this. I don't talk about it much here- but now there are protests chanting No Duncan Hines, there's lipstick everywhere, and everyone is tracked on #sweetiepie
Catch up.
Best to start at episode 1, when Mark gets the first text-
herrissyvoo.substack.com
Catch up.
Best to start at episode 1, when Mark gets the first text-
herrissyvoo.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So- right. Just posted another episode of this. I don't talk about it much here- but now there are protests chanting No Duncan Hines, there's lipstick everywhere, and everyone is tracked on #sweetiepie
Catch up.
Best to start at episode 1, when Mark gets the first text-
herrissyvoo.substack.com
Catch up.
Best to start at episode 1, when Mark gets the first text-
herrissyvoo.substack.com
this BTW was the "company photo" which was sent to me along with the job description. Seems like I fit, right?
March 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
this BTW was the "company photo" which was sent to me along with the job description. Seems like I fit, right?
OMG ! I 100% did this puzzle and loved it -- and then went on to do the corresponding Shakespear's London puzzle, and loved that too. Then discovered the two could be mashed together in some delightful ways...
March 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
OMG ! I 100% did this puzzle and loved it -- and then went on to do the corresponding Shakespear's London puzzle, and loved that too. Then discovered the two could be mashed together in some delightful ways...
Tonight at Geva Theater #Rochester for Little Women...great to have a night out seeing an old friend get a fresh telling
@wfp-roc.bsky.social @cityofrochester.bsky.social
@wfp-roc.bsky.social @cityofrochester.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tonight at Geva Theater #Rochester for Little Women...great to have a night out seeing an old friend get a fresh telling
@wfp-roc.bsky.social @cityofrochester.bsky.social
@wfp-roc.bsky.social @cityofrochester.bsky.social
I can't even with today's WH : those abhorrent jackals defamed and bullied #Zelenskyy with the purpose of lying to the world about #Putin war of aggression in #Ukraine and shift blame for inhuman acts they are doing in the name of #AmericaFirst
Screw them. I visited the #shoehouse #York PA
Screw them. I visited the #shoehouse #York PA
February 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I can't even with today's WH : those abhorrent jackals defamed and bullied #Zelenskyy with the purpose of lying to the world about #Putin war of aggression in #Ukraine and shift blame for inhuman acts they are doing in the name of #AmericaFirst
Screw them. I visited the #shoehouse #York PA
Screw them. I visited the #shoehouse #York PA
#Rochester Rally for our Rights - visibility for trans and queer individuals and rights - hundreds gathered in the cold
February 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
#Rochester Rally for our Rights - visibility for trans and queer individuals and rights - hundreds gathered in the cold
Sometimes you just have to get your haircut, and just posting that is enough.
February 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sometimes you just have to get your haircut, and just posting that is enough.
Snows settling after three days of miserable weather here in Rochester. Excited to know #protests still went on in Buffalo despite this - and set for next #indivisible call on Thursday, to join voices at this time #50501
Whatever this is happening - we do not get through it alone
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Whatever this is happening - we do not get through it alone
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February 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Snows settling after three days of miserable weather here in Rochester. Excited to know #protests still went on in Buffalo despite this - and set for next #indivisible call on Thursday, to join voices at this time #50501
Whatever this is happening - we do not get through it alone
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Whatever this is happening - we do not get through it alone
En avant