The Frank Lloyd Wright Newsblog

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1. MK Murphy
   Posted April 7, 2008 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

   Have a good birthday!

2. Douglas Anders
   Posted April 7, 2008 at 3:20 pm | Permalink

   Sadly, it’s also what I call Nancy Pelosi’s “Screw you” Day — today I receive the last Unemployment check, since Speaker Pelosi didn’t feel the need to extend benefits — because Congress has done such a wonderful job fixing the economy.

   Needless to day, any birthday fun must also be economical fun — which is somewhat contradictory.

3. Palli
   Posted April 8, 2008 at 3:53 pm | Permalink

   Happy birthday!
   Now that I know we can share politics too, you might want to do an entry on FLW’s WWII letters to apprentices imprisoned as war objectors. Davy Davidson (our W-J draftsman) was in Federal Prison and FLW’S letters to John (Jack) Howe and him are bittersweet. FLW encourages them in such a comfortable, supportive way. Their birthday box drawings were “a knock-out”; and “…fine renderings- boys- by the whole damn two of yez”. His rants (as mine) against the politicians and war are seared with the anger of energy wasted and talent unvalued. Some have read these letters hearing only FLW’s personal ego needing “the fingers of his hand” back in the drafting room to help him but I hear the voice of the artist who believes in beauty and hardwork and knows the cultural shame of war. I hear my father, younger than FLW but of the same midwestern progressive stock. 
   Palli