ABOVE THE FOLD on The Whole 9 features creative blogs, art blogs and lifestyle blogs for creative people. Check in daily for inspiration, humour and helpful advice from your fellow creatives.

The-rapy

Impetuous Meanderings ~ Michael Newcomer

7/31/10 9:28 am
“I’ll take The Rapists for 200 Alex.” “Um, that’s Therapists, Sean.” One of the classic exchanges from a bygone era when Saturday Night Live was still consistently funny.  And one of the few television quotes I repeat with accuracy, most [...]

Is the internet rewiring our brains?

Question of the Day ~ Heidi Huber

7/31/10 4:00 am
My son likes You Tube.  Ducklings swimming, babies laughing, Elmo, and Kevin the Bird from UP are among his favorites.  About seven seconds into the clip, if it’s not what he wants, he begins shaking his head, saying, “Nah…nope,&# [...]

Come On, Kick My Butt!

Between My Ears ~ Graham Sale

7/29/10 4:39 am
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A Matter of Perspective (...and Timing)

The Photography Blog ~ Creative Photography Circle

7/26/10 12:27 pm
by Mike Hayward, editor, The Photography Blog A little something from our “Start the week with a smile” file.   As photographers know, the “perfect” image is often a matter of being in the right place at the right time -  a [...]

Peace Project Update

The Human Parade ~ Lisa Schultz

7/25/10 9:23 am
We have been hard at work on The Peace Project at The Whole 9, planning, organizing, projecting, pondering, hoping, praying, and definitely crying a little as we hear stories of people whose lives we cannot even imagine.  Every day I wake up energiz [...]

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: West Side Op...

Liberal Art ~ Arthur Kegerreis

7/24/10 2:03 am
July 10th West Side Art Openings They say there’s no accounting for taste. Well, let me be your Deloitte & Touche; friends don’t let friends buy bad art. You may not know the paintings of Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Jerry Garcia, Rik Okasek, [...]

King of the Delta Blues Singers

And The Beat Goes On ~ Mark Nishimura

7/23/10 1:27 pm
The guitar shop stood blocks away from the campus of CSU Sacramento. It sold acoustic guitars, classical guitars, dobros, resonators, banjos, a couple of Fender electrics, a pedal steel, and stacks of music sheets. It was also known for its cheap gui [...]

Summertime Moon

In Vitis Veritas: Wine, Wisdom & Awakening ~ Allison Arbuthnot

7/21/10 12:26 pm
The late afternoon sun shone like a brilliant golden daffodil above me and, before me, its reflected image filled the cup of flaxen liquid in my hand, a second sun blessing me with its light and warmth. The Valley of the Moon Russian River Valley Cha [...]

Why Do We Have To Compete?

Apples To Oranges: Art in NY and Beyond ~ Jon Coffelt

7/21/10 3:48 am
Seems everything is a competition these days from “American Idol” to “So You Think You Can Dance.” Everyone is pitted against everyone else and competition is a given rather than an option. Voting seems to be the new way we m [...]

First Impressions

Bare Witness ~ Brian Leighton

7/20/10 2:00 pm
They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. I was raised by the town beauty, who to this day “pulls herself together a little bit” before heading out. My 5 trips a week to the gym, complemented by wearing only t-shirts and [...]

What Would HHH Do?

Hip Hop Hippie ~ Buffy Charlet

7/15/10 10:16 am
People, we got a situation on our hands. You know our beloved Fairfax Jesus Guy? Of course you do. He’s graced my neighborhood and general vicinity of Holly’hood with his holiness and sic hip hop dance skillz since before this blog began. Wha [...]

worldOne blesstival

Earthnic Music ~ Corey Mason

7/12/10 3:39 pm
Blesstival …. Restival … worldOnelove sunflower power was in full blossom and effect in El Cerrito Cali this July 3-4 … THANK ya’lll to all who made the trip to the Bay Rim  ….  for a glorious couple of days together grazin in the grass [...]

Anthony’s A Spy, And Anthony Wants To Go Ho...

Anthony Gets What Anthony Wants ~ Anthony Godoy

7/8/10 5:56 pm
I didn’t want it to go down like this, but I think it’s time to come clean before somebody gets hurt. I’m a spy. A saboteur. Let’s start with my mutt looks. I’m unidentifiable, with baby shit hazel eyes, graying hair, pale-tan skin and a no [...]

July 2010 Horoscope

Life In The Galaxy: Where Astrology and Intuition Connect ~ Patty Kamson

7/5/10 8:12 pm
A road of limitless possibilities… July is when the Sun transits through the water element of Cancer and the fire element of Leo.  Patience should be the key word for this summer.  A spotlight is shining on the powerful transits we’re e [...]