When the World Tour was in its early "planning for no plan" phase, it was understood that my guitar & ukulele, Miss Delta Blue and Miss Purple Lele, respectively, would come along for the ride, and, of course, Betty the Bullhorn. I envisioned the instruments for the occasional open mic - it sure would have been great to play Hamburg! - and Betty, well, she just likes to travel.
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| Betty buried in the Sand 2008 |
I quickly learned, on my first tour to Delhi, Poverty Point, and Transylvania, that the Louisiana world tour was more about photographing, contemplating and philosophizing, and less about trying to find an open mic in Athens. (Athens, Louisiana, not Athens, Georgia, as it would make a lot more sense to play there...that's the next leg...)
I also decided that Betty the Bullhorn would NOT be coming along for the rest of the Louisiana World Tour. Betty, if you are unfamiliar with her, is a bullhorn that I adopted in the late '90s. She had been working as a Movie Set Megaphone, but was tired of shouting "ACTION" and "CUT", and looking for something more meaningful in her life. After living the bohemian life for a while, she realized her true talent was shouting out - helping others have their voices heard. So she began modeling.
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| Betty on the Levee 2006 True to her word, Betty is just about the most honest bullhorn you will ever meet, and the work she does is valuable. That being said, she is still a rabblerousin' rebellious bullhorn who likes to cross the line now and then... |
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| Betty on Tour 2011 |
Knowing that I wouldn't want to spend my time in Copenhagen or Poland bailing Betty out of Bullhorn Jail for trespassing and other misdemeanors, Betty decided she had too much free time on her horn. Rather than pontificating in (the) Vatican, she decided to stay home for the remainder of the tour, and contemplate her next modeling job.
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| Betty in the Clover Patch 2012 |
As she pondered in the clover patch, Betty knew her next photo series would continue on the tradition of shoutin' out for causes and beliefs that help promote social change. Free Speech is of course always at the top of her list... but then then a new idea came to her.
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| Love. |
It was as clear as a England Dan/John Ford Coley song....
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| Love is the Answer 2012 |
Love is indeed the answer! Betty, having been in a committed relationship with Mike the Microphone since 2003, knows a thing or two about love, and she's determined to shout out for it as a solution for many problems. After all, more often than not, fear is at the root of a problem, and more often than not, love is the answer to the problem.
So it appears that Betty's World Tour experience took a bit of a detour, but she found a whole new world (of love!) in the process.
And now she can't get that England Dan song out of her horn, so she for her series title, she put a Betty twist on another song. (see below) Stay Tuned for more pictures from her new series!
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| Betty & her boyfriend, Mike 2003 |
So it appears that Betty's World Tour experience took a bit of a detour, but she found a whole new world (of love!) in the process.
And now she can't get that England Dan song out of her horn, so she for her series title, she put a Betty twist on another song. (see below) Stay Tuned for more pictures from her new series!
Up Next:
Betty the Bullhorn: All You Need to Shout is Love
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