Notes from Millennium Beach : Encouraging, Inspiring and Amusing Words and Pictures to Ease You into the Coming 1,000 Years

by Young, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780932727114
• ISBN10: 0932727115
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: New Paradigm Books

Summary

Imagine that you could float a note in a bottle into the coming Third Millennium... what would you want to communicate?

Author Biography

Bob Young is a native Californian who works as an illustrator and artist. He earned degrees at Dartmouth College and Columbia Journalism School: worked as a reporter and writer for Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times and served time in both the Navy and the corporace world. At age 55, Bob began training in illustration at the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, California, graduating with honors. His colorful, humor-filled illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times, Modern Maturity, The Wine Spectator, ComputerWorld, Harvard Magazine and USC Business. Some of his recent oil paintings, may be viewed on the Internet at: www.rustart.com

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Introduction	p. 8
Dedication	p. 9
The messages
Ready, set... unwind!	p. 10
Raspberries	p. 12
Strength to your arm!	p. 14
Roots and wings	p. 16
After-shave (long after)	p. 18
When roses sing!	p. 20
Finding the goodness	p. 22
Reference point	p. 24
Crawling, walking, bridging...	p. 26
'Why the world wags'	p. 28
Skinny is...	p. 30
The Call	p. 32
Peace within	p. 34
Coming alive	p. 36
Thanks, Marcus. You too, Isaac.	p. 38
Ouch.	p. 40
Tolerance	p. 42
Got bones?	p. 44
Seeyaround.	p. 46
Switch century...	p. 48
Bangs, Big, Little and Medium	p. 50
My message to Millennium III	p. 52
Eagerly awaiting...	p. 54
Killer complacency	p. 56
A pledge for the New Millennium	p. 58
Civility	p. 60
Portraits of the artists	p. 62
Postscript	p. 64
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