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11-21-2008, 06:38 AM

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Happy Birthday Rene Magritte

Belgian artiste, born Nov 21, 1898.

“We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world”

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Indeed, happy birthday René!
(Note avatar: for those in the know, it's a twisted rendition of Magritte's painting with a Dupond(t) character of Hergé's comics "Tintin")

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Is that the painting that inspired the song; "It's Raining Men" ?

11-21-2008, 07:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
sheureka Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bisbee Arizona Drive: Cabrio My SCOA Gallery Posts: 648 Thanks: 10 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	One of my favorite Paul Simon songs - Rene and Georgette Magritte With their dog after the war Returned to their hotel suite And they unlocked the door Easily losing their evening clothes They danced by the light of the moon . . . - sheureka

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SmartCard smart happens here! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Drive: Cabrio My SCOA Gallery Posts: 1,832 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	er, one question....is he still alive?

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er, one question....is he still alive?

He died in 1967 - I think he was in his late 60's. - sheureka

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SmartCard smart happens here! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Drive: Cabrio My SCOA Gallery Posts: 1,832 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah.... I thought so

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