Support the Venkatesh Trust for Education and Excellence

Venkatesh Veeraraghavan
Schooley's Mountain, NJ
- Jan. 1996

Alas, poor Venkatesh!¹ I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most  xcellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rims at it.

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• On Any Other Day by The Police

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¹This is (or at least was) a link to a memorial trust set up by Psychologist Vimala Veeraraghavan to advance "Education and Excellence" dedicated to her son and one of my best friends in the whole world, Venkatesh Veeraraghavan of New Delhi, India. He was a member of the West Chester University of Pennsylvana (USA) graduating class of 1997. He was my "Bhai Sahib!", my brother. He died in 2003 at the age of 27, profoundly affecting my life.

The King's First Gray Hair

Erik's First Gray Hair
Originally uploaded by Erik B. Anderson

This is exciting to me.

Many people do not like signs of aging.

I do.

Not only does it mean that I am no longer a young king.

Every day that I live and every milestone that I experience means that I am rebelling against the curse that the men in my family have (they die young).

I wonder what I'm going to look like when I'm 64 or 84 or maybe even 104.

Warm Regards,

Erik B. Anderson
Independence Township, New Jersey
Established 1782

Roller Skating King - 2/24/2010

I haven't been roller skating since I was in High School, about half my life ago.

Can you tell?

 

I had a good time

That's all that matters.

 

Villa Roller Rink

http://villa-roller-rink.com/

2121 State Route 57 W

Washington, NJ 07882

(908) 689-6155

Arts Off Main's YouTube Video of the King

If you like this, you should see me do it when no one's looking.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP1uL__XFsQ

Hackettstown, New Jersey - February 18, 2010

Arts Off Main is a Gallery of Fine Art in Hackettstown, New Jersey owned by my friends and former political comrades Mike Sedita and Dolly Higgins.  The gallery is open weekdays from 1-5 pm. Musical events happen most weekends. On the third thursday of every month, there is an open mic night. Poetry readers, singers, actors, comedians. If you are a performer of any kind and you want to be seen, come on out to 128 Willow Grove Street in Hackettstown.

More info:
http://www.artsoffmain.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/artsoffmain

Open Mic Night - ArtsOffMain-NJ - 2/18/2010

To Be or Not to Be

Seven Nation Army

See you Next Month

http://www.artsoffmain.com/

The Name of the Father (Nom-du-Pere)

    Exhibit B: 

    The B. Bruce Anderson Monument
    Palmer Park - Long Valley, NJ
    The Name of Erik B. Anderson's Father

It is real.

Exhibit A:

The Name-of-the-Father (Nom-du-Pere)

…the fundamental signifier which permits signification to proceed normally. This fundamental signifier both confers identity on the subject (it names him, positions him within the symbolic order) and signifies the Oedipal prohibition, the ‘no’ of the incest taboo. If this signifier is foreclosed (not included in the symbolic order), the result is PSYCHOSIS.

Evans, Dylan. An Introductory Dictionary of   Lacanian Psychoanalysis. New York: Routledge, 1996.

I am not psychotic!
w00t!

Warm Regards,

Erik B. Anderson
Independence Township, New Jersey
Established 1782

Komfo Anokye Sword

When I was in Ghana, my brother Padmore showed us the Komfo Anokye Sword in Kumasi:

Komfo Anokye's Sword
Photo taken by Erik B. Anderson
Kumasi, Ghana, 1995

Read more about it from Ghana Expeditions.

Komfo Anokye Sword
Just behind the Okomfo Anokye Hospital, one will find the Okomfo Anokye Sword. It is named after a famous traditional priest who, in the 17th century, was said to have conjured the ""Golden Stool"" from the sky. Legend states that as high priest of the Akan kingdoms, he drove his sword into the ground with such force that it has remained there ever since, marking the site of the new imperial city, Kumasi, which unified the Akan kingdoms. The site is revered by all as a sacred shrine.

The unmovable Sword of the Komfo Anokye remains in the grounds of the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where he pushed it. It is believed the Komfo pronounced that no one would be able to remove the sword, and so it has remained in spite of many attempts.

In October 2008, I sent a photo of the B. Bruce Anderson Memorial Flag to Governor Corzine. On the back of it, I wrote something like this:

October 2008

Dear Governor Corzine:

As long as the B. Bruce Anderson Memorial Flag remains in the Ground, our nation will remain strong!

Sincerely,

Erik B. Anderson
Independence Township, New Jersey
Established 1892

The B. Bruce Anderson Memorial Flag - Established 2006