Armand is an authority on stamps such as these rare Tibetan issues. His comments are part of the description for these stamps,on sale for $775 on Geoffrey Hack's website.
Armand is also irrepressible. While he remains in the hospital, he is still busy working on the Fall Colloquium and found the time to get this update to us:
Working on the Oct 4-6 colloquium on Literature and Film. Our subject, Stage and Screen today. All kinds of new digitalization techniques are changing the world around, e.g., the background of the "300" movie is all fake! It used to be that the stage was faked and the screen was real! Now, they are both faked! You put on a set for the screen and if it is a stage you make up a background in the same way!! 100 years of movies ... and we are right back where we started!
Then, separately, I am working on my Friday noon general paper on Sex and Violence! And, in little and or BIG ways it's getting worse! Sex and violence, that is, and unfair to boot!!!
I have no use for Imus, but an awful lot of people liked him! We encouraged the guy to get lower and lower in his comments and then we push to get him thrown off the air when he does what we have encouraged! He is no good, but the whole culture degrades women, both Black and White!!!! And, it isn't getting any better!!
All of this, I am putting into my upgraded version of my essay. In my favor, I will try to explain why I think things are the way they are, psychologically and historically. My conclusion: don't hold your breath!!!!
You may continue to send your well wishes, limericks and comments to:
Armand Singer
PATIENT
Ruby Memorial Hospital
1 Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26505
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