Hey Peeps! My name is Richard F. Yates, and I am one of them Holy Fools you see on the t.v. in old, kung-fu films. I make silly things, but it's not silly that I make things. The LIFE is the ART, the silly things that I make and do are the results of the artz. The ARTIFACTS. The DOCUMENTATION. The BIPRODUCTS. Ain't nothin' wrong with that, but it seems important to point out the FLOW OF THE ARROW. Starts with the PERSON. With the PEOPLE... Remember that, brothers and sisters... Fool...
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6 Sept. 2025
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"Dreams are Fragile" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Metallic marker on reclaimed cardboard and found materials with minor digital embellishments and color tweaking.] It's one of the softest and most easily torn materials in all of weaving, but a finely crafted dream can be SUPER fancy, if successfully conjured!
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/120
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"Total Destruction" by RFY (HF) & RSRW
[A collaboration gif involving wooden blocks, sculptural elements, and a monstrous performance by my grandson, Riot.] What goes up MUST come down...especially if Riot sees it being created...
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/121
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"Blue Demon" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Ballpoint pen on notebook page with digital embellishments, layers, and color.] Either this demon is VERY cold, or he's been eating too much silver... (Look it up!) At least he's happy...
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/122
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"Off the Rails" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Digital drawing created with MS Paint on my fancy laptop...] It's up to YOU, the VIEWER, to decide if I'm a liar or not... (Send a note when you've made your choice, and I'll change my personality accordingly!)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/123
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7 Sept. 2025
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Keeping up with the Digital-Joneses! (Share your adventures with the VOID!!!) (You know, like I do!)
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0166
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"Where-Wolf?" by RFY (HF) & RSRW
[Felt pen, gel pen, colored pencil, and collage elements on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and minor color tweaking.] There wolf! There castle! Why are you talking like that? I thought YOU wanted to! No, I don't want to. Suit yourself then, I'm easy...
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/124
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"That's What I Thought You Said" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, gel pen, paint pen, brush pen, colored pencil, and metallic marker on paper with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Art for looking at (and anxiety relief...)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/125
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9 Sept. 2025
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"Hey (Monster Face)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Digital drawing created with MS Paint on my fancy laptop that Mariah got me for Christmas! (And yeah, although I'm pagan, I still enjoy Christmas...)] I used this for a cover on a Patreon post, but it seemed to funny to just throw it into the junk pile... Ammirite?
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/126
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"Creation/Slash/Play" by RFY (Holy Fool) & RSRW
[Mega-mixed-media performance collage documentation / slash / digital artifact.] Riot's feet. Artwork and sculpture and performance by both of us. The world will never be the same!
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/127
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Tunes for Times (13 Sept. 2025)
Playing tunes here: https://hang.fm/da/new-wave-cult-magick-6375
Come listen if you wanna. Say "HEY" in the chat or jump up on the decks and pick some tunes!!!
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---1. Neil Diamond - "Forever in Blue Jeans" ---2. The B-52's - "There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)" ---3. Acen - "Window in the Sky (Monolythikmaniak Mix)" ---4. Omni Trio - "Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix)" ---5. Witchman vs Jammin Unit - "Filter Voodoo" ---6. Gorillaz feat. Adeleye Omotayo - "Silent Running" ---7. Newcleus - "Jam on It" ---8. Spacehog - "In the Meantime" ---9. The Cure - "Secrets" ---10. Meco - "Theme from Close Encounters" ---11. Lemonheads - "Mrs. Robinson" ---12. Sparks - "The Number One Song in Heaven" ---13. The Beta Band - "Life" ---14. Silver Apples - "A Pox on You" ---15. Squeeze - "Cool for Cats" ---16. Andre 3000 - "All Together Now" ---17. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - "Electricity" ---18. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - "Messages"
PAUSE! (Computer needs to update and restart... I will allow it!) [And then I went off and did something else... Sorry!]
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The world is still spinning...like a giant, metal merry-go-round pushed by a six-foot-tall fifth-grader with acne and a terrible homelife... (Artz, autobio, videos, tunes, and stolen memes!) ENJOY!!!
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/PAGE0167
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"More Cave Art" by RFY (Holy Fool) & RSRW
[Felt pen, gel pen, brush pen, colored pencil, and sticker collage on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Deep beneath the mountain, lit only by hand-held torches, my grandson, Riot, and I left some lovely graffiti in the SACRED CHAMBER. For out efforts, we were granted limited ENLIGHTENMENT (for two weeks) and a coupon for Michael's by the Gods! WORTH IT!!!
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1TfjJZJesW4YEUvBmYZJx5rerFaFXxPjBc/128
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Thanks for stopping by! See you in your DREEMZ!!!!
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P.S. - All of my stuff in this post is CC0, Creative Commons, and can be used by other folks for whatever they wanna do with it. If you want to say where you got the raw, that'd be cool! Anything that AIN'T mine, ain't mine to give away... END OF LINE...
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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