Wistful Lament

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Michael Walker</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="822"><div> <IMG SRC="2cfbc020.png" border=0 width="444" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="827" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 449 WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="449" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="22c2ba90.jpg" border=0 width="555" height="425" ALT="J Michael Walker, the Che World Reunion Tour series" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="449" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="203" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 97 WIDTH="197"><div> Several years ago I attended a raucous concert, where my front and center seat provided ample view of the proceedings in the mosh pit a few feet away.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 97 WIDTH="197"><div> It seemed nearly every kid wore a t-shirt featuring either a rock band's tour or the famous visage of Che, taken by the great Cuban photographer Korda.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 97 WIDTH="197"><div> What I took from this was that both serve as shorthand communication of basic youthful ideals: hope, community, rebellion, defiance and idealism. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 116 WIDTH="197"><div> Thus was born my idea for "The Che World Reunion Tour," an ongoing series of depictions of Che as a wandering folk-rock troubadour. We'll see how it goes....</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="449" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 111 WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="111" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="558"><div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="336" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="322"><div> Wistful Lament</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> by J Michael Walker, 2006</div> <div> Color pencil on paper, 50" high x 60" wide</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="111" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="208"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="111" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="208" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="111" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="886"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="886" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>