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25 Sep. 2026
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"Bananas to the Beat" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Riot Shane Rowdy Willard
[Some weird, Etch-a-Sketch type device that somebody bought for my grandson, that WE used to make a Warhol / Velvets tribute!] The title comes from a song by YELLO. The activity was for entertainment purposes only (trying to keep a two-year-old from going bonkers from boredom has produced MUCH interesting art!) Personally, I love this kind of thing. It's just a temporary piece that appeared, luckily got documented (most do not), and then vanished! But it was part of our everyday LIFE, and therefore, the drawing has MEANING... (Even if I didn't stop to tell you peoples what the meaning actually WUZ.)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/119
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"Ice Cream Qone" by RFY (HF) & RSRW
[Digital drawing created with a tablet app intended for toddlers.] Again, I recommend the idea of DOCUMENTING THE MUNDANE. It's only mundane because we are experiencing it directly! For anyone OUTSIDE the immediate experience, this is a STRANGE event. The documentation is all that remains. For the EXPERIENCER, the same will be true as memory softens, distorts, and bleaches the event from the mind. Some day, nobody will remember, and it will all be strange....
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/120
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"No (Just 'No')" by RFY (HF) & RSRW
[Sticker collage on plastic toy piano plus performance!] Almost immediately after I placed these stickers on the piano and snapped the photo, Riot REMOVED the stickers and mashed them into mush. Why? I don't know. He's a true artist, and he's MOVED BY IMPULSE. The best I can do it try to DOCUMENT the little things. Right? No.
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/121
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"RepliCRASHing Me-Mories" I've been slackin' TOO MUCH on my meme sharing, lately. Here's hoping I can make up for it!
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0219a https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0219b https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0219c
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28 Sep. 2026
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Mariah and I make purdy pictures! You can see some by clicking the link-e-poo!
https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates/posts/art-and-stuff-by-170824157
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2 Oct. 2026
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"Uncorked" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Gel pen, colored pencil, and metallic marker on black cardstock paper with digital embellishments and color manipulation.] I never got to play with voodoo dolls when I was little, cuz my mom believed in EVIL. Forbidden fruit!
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/122
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I noticed, for those who choose to collect such things, that somebody is doing some deep discounting on old FOOL artz!!!
https://objkt.com/@richardfyates/activity
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4 Oct. 2026
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"Soak" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen and gel pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] You're soaking in it. In fact, you are SO soaking in it, that you probably don't even notice it anymore!
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/123
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6 Oct. 2026
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Family fun and photos!!
https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates/posts/living-lyfe-6-171626222
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"Skylight" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Photo taken by me with my silly, old phone at a local zombie mall, which is in the process of being necromanticized!] Do you hear the ghosts of the muzak? Do you smell the dead food court? Do you imagine that UFOs stare into the mall through this skylight every night??? Strange times. Interesting lighting, though!
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/124
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"Textile Composition" by RFY (HF) & RSRW
[Photo taken with my old phone of a block design that my grandson, Riot, and I made on the floor at his house.] There is a close to 100 percent chance that Riot destroyed this entire design within seconds of me having snapped this photo. Document the mundane, but do it QUICKLY, cuz you never know when everything is gonna fall apart...
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/125
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"Coils" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen and gel pen on notebook page with minor digital embellishments and color tweaking.] I drew this while hanging out in a local theme park. (I'm old, and I sit a lot; however, I also usually have a notebook and some pens with me!) It's a snake. Can you tell??
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/126
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10 Oct. 2026
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"End of Attitudinal Surfing" (10 Oct. 2026) - A new NEOCITIES' post full of art and color and altered consciousness and weirdos being weird (and stolen memes, of course. THEFT IS FOR HEROES!!!)
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0220
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12 Oct. 2026
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"The Intruder (Brighter)" by RFY (HF) & RSRW
[Water color and assorted crayon debris on paper.] My grandson, Riot, and I attempted to do some watercolor painting. The experiment rather quickly took on more kinetic (and messy) dimensions than I had originally intended, but it was still fun. I'll need to try again with him pretty soon. Meanwhile, he somehow managed to create what looks to me like a ski mask wearing bad guy. Well done, Mr. Riot! Well done!!
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1J175edRYHoe8waaLvT2wjq6FipE6cs5tR/127
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Still kicking! Still living. Still making the effort! Still ABLE to make the effort! Good enough, if you ask me! Ha! Keep yourself alive!!!
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---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/ - (My personal site!) https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates - (Artz and Stuff!!) https://objkt.com/@richardfyates - (Massive gallery of my art creations...) https://www.youtube.com/@richardfyates - (Videos and stuff. Not Commercial Material!) https://www.redbubble.com/people/richardfyates/shop - (My art on THINGS! MANY, MANY things!!!) https://peakd.com/@richardfyates - (Longest still utilized blog. Take YEARS to read it all!) https://richardfyatesholyfool.bandcamp.com/ - (Audio experiments...) https://bsky.app/profile/richardfyates.bsky.social - (Do I need this??)
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