30th Blog Spectacular

Tonight I am celebrating my 30Th blog in under a month. To get right down into things I have gone to a group of lectures at the Museum of Contemporary Art in down town Denver. These series of lectures go throughout the summer and the group is called "Tag Team." The lectures are two lectures within an hour that have absolutely nothing to do with one another. One example is last week was The Black Panthers and The Stigmata. But tonight the lectures will be about Olives and Salvador Dali. We start with the Olives. The speaker is a well known Denver chef that makes appearances on news shows. The Olive began back in the Greek mythology era. She tells many stories about how the olive plant could have been started but none of them seemed logical. But the olive no matter how it was brought to this world brought great pride in Greece and the Mediterranean country's. The olive was used for luck in battle or currency for people to buy even more olives. The olive was a symbol of peace and rebirth. As told in the bible after the long 40 days and 40 nights of rain a dove flew off Noah's ark and had a olive tree branch in its mouth symbolizing God's forgiveness to the world. But you can't have olives without olive oil. They're three types of olive oil Extra Virgin, Virgin, Pure and Pomace. All three have a special characteristic. Olive oil is usually the most common ingredient in all Mediterranean meals. It also is very healthy and good for you. The woman speaking really made me feel like I was in southern Italy basking in the sun of the Mediterranean sea. Olives and Olive oil really has made history in the cooking world.

Salvador Dali was what is called a surrealist artist. He was born just a small train ride from Barcelona, Spain. His work has changed the worlds artwork as we know it. From his first masterpiece when he was only 10 years old. To his 15 month piece of art as big as a garage door. In his whole Carrier he made about 1200 oil paintings. He was the one to create holograms. To his homosexual lifestyle again to his hatred for Picasso's artwork. Dali was a strange man. But did you know that he wasn't just a artist but also a writer and costume designer. And one of his most famous Pisces of artwork was "Persistence of Memory." His strange life was all over Europe. Some say that he was addicted to drugs but the truth is he hated drugs and anyone who took them. "I don't take drugs, I am drugs" Dali. Salvador really is a true inspiring person to every artist willing to take a step further.


"Except the vine, there is no fruit that bears as great importants as the Olive."

" Have no fear of perfection, you will never reach it."






Noah Reynolds