"My Three Sons" or "Once Again, Innocent Americans Attacked by the Scourge that is the 'Mexican'"

Not to underplay the seriousness of Randal C. Archibold's tragic tale of woe from the American heartland, but the nefarious, deus ex machina role of the "Mexican" criminal in this Sunday slice of life is a Tex[t]mextian* masterpiece for the ages; click the kit below to mainline the skinny:

*tex[t]mextian: adj. motivated crafting of "Mexican" mannequins. {see *Tex[t]-Mex}

Click to the left here for the full sized graphic, and don't shoot up "Mexicans," y'here!

Luis Federico Aldama and Guillermo Antonio Nericcio in Columbus Ohio, Spring 2009

Frederick Luis Aldama and William Anthony Nericcio, with ersatz "human" friend, at the Tara McPherson show (see below) at the Columbus College of Art and Design, Monday, February 23, 2009. This was just before my gig with Guisela Latorre at the Ohio State University faculty club later that afternoon.

A Special Treat for my Ohio State Latino/a Studies Audience

I have just hit the ground here in Columbus for a presentation this afternoon with Guisela Latorre called Eyes Wide Open. In a moment of serendipity I just happened across a YouTube posting of a Lupe Velez film short--it is quite peculiar and cool; allegorically, it is as if she is framed (symbolically foregrounding the "frame" of cinema) even as the odd, tiny serenaders give vent to their desire for her via music! Yowza.




postscript

I want to thank all the amazing students and professors that made my all-too-brief junket out to Columbus and THE Ohio State University such a success; it was cool to share the stage with Guisela Latorre who delighted the audience at OSU's posh faculty club Grand Room with her findings on Mexican and Chicano murals and muralists--even though Latorre had stacked the deck for herself question-wise by having her Daddy, a professor himself (and utterly proud Papa) in the audience! If you are looking for a first tier, top rank graduate and/or undergraduate crib to immerse yourself in Latina/o Studies, you cannot do yourself wrong by firing up that lowrider (forgive the stereotype) and cruising yourself to the American Midwest and OSU. Huge abrazos y besos to polyglot, empresario wunderkind Luis Federico Aldama, aka Frederick Luis Aldama (yes, that is him in the luchador mask--and, unseen, the speedos, keys in pants), for making this bracing gig happen!

Ohio State University, Here I Come!

Tomorrow morning I head out for the chilly wonders of Columbus, Ohio for a lecture/reading/signing with Guisela Latorre. They are calling the event, Eyes Wide Open: New Work on Latina/o Visual Culture, an homage to Stanley Kubrick nestled nicely in a catchy moniker. Click here for additional verbiage. The event at OSU is being hosted by their pretty remarkable Latina/o Studies program that includes, among its other hip, mexi-poindexters, the one and only Frederick Aldama--hit the image here to be transported to their main cybercrib.  Below the image, a scene from Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut--I trust the parties in Columbus are all like the one depicted.

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