There’s a band out on the highway/They’re high steppin’ into town/It’s a rainbow full of sound/It’s fireworks, calliopes and clowns/Everybody’s dancin’……Grateful Dead (Barlow/Weir)
In the chaos of hooting and tooting/ (and perhaps there’s a wee bit of looting)/when the Archduke appears/ there are bound to be cheers / so of course there’ll be somebody shooting !
(best viewed with Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly B4 paper size drawing.
both have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to than what’s perhaps indirectly pointed to by the title URL:
and links it points to (again, Chrome can automatically translate as necessary). This is the first work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2271 (August 22, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
“Wo ist Wilhelm ?” He’s in London for the funeral. (It’s 1910. and Kaiser Wilhelm’s Uncle, Edward VII, King of England, has just died. Edward, a shrewd diplomat, was the great restraint on Wilhelm’s imperial ambitions.) Actual film of the funeral can be seen on You tube – EVERY “crowned head” in Europe attended ! It was the “glorious sunset” of Europe’s empires, and the sh*t was about to hit the fan in 4 years…
BE THIS GUY over 4 years ago
A perfectly fine Sunday afternoon stroll on the Mariahilferstaße was ruined when the Army brass band showed up.
Strob Premium Member over 4 years ago
“I distinctly ordered 76 trombones, 110 cornets…what’s with the glockenspiels??”
Papared25 over 4 years ago
Heinrich enjoyed living in the city, but the on-foot commute to work was hellacious.
Steve Melcher creator over 4 years ago
ANSWER: 3rd Row From Bottom, 4th From Right (Striped Pants/Purple Vest/Green Jacket)
juncarlo over 4 years ago
John Philip Sousa trying to be incognito in Washington with a few members of his band.
Kind&Kinder over 4 years ago
Who invited all the Blur People in the background? They’re all incognito by nature. Can we trust them?
jbrobo Premium Member over 4 years ago
“Ok,people,let’s try it again. Start with your left foot. “
Egrayjames over 4 years ago
There’s a band out on the highway/They’re high steppin’ into town/It’s a rainbow full of sound/It’s fireworks, calliopes and clowns/Everybody’s dancin’……Grateful Dead (Barlow/Weir)
jel354 over 4 years ago
Wonder if Wilhelm is screaming here.
rmremail over 4 years ago
A rally by the hat fanciers club of Austria
gopher gofer over 4 years ago
ich bin ein berliner…
Econ01 over 4 years ago
Did you see me, Mom? I was playing cornet, in a blue coat with a black hat. Did you see me?
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
One Wilma two Wilmas three Wilmas.. hey, plenty of Wilmas. Forget the Wilhelms.
GoComicsGo! over 4 years ago
“No,no! I said act naturally! Just be normal. FFS!”
Reader over 4 years ago
Archduke Franz Ferdinand stuck in traffic due to a surprise parade in his honor.
J Short over 4 years ago
It wasn’t long after the parade that the city council decided on road markings.
jbrobo Premium Member over 4 years ago
What? I don’t have the permit…. I thought you brought it.
PO' DAWG over 4 years ago
Someone pointed to Miss Dietrich flashing people from the balcony which soon became poplar in New Orleans.
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
In the chaos of hooting and tooting/ (and perhaps there’s a wee bit of looting)/when the Archduke appears/ there are bound to be cheers / so of course there’ll be somebody shooting !
Another Take over 4 years ago
Hitler responds to Viennese critics who say he can’t paint people and in the attempt proves them right. Sadly, he gives up art for other pursuits.
Bookworm over 4 years ago
Q. Wo ist Wilhelm? A. Having coffee with Carmen San Diego, Waldo, and Dora the Explorer, most likely.
Rev Phnk Ey over 4 years ago
Before Hong Kong there was -- Austria?
Indianapolis Smith over 4 years ago
Sadly, no one seemed to care about the winner of the harness race.
aerotica69 over 4 years ago
No one expected such a large crowd at Oktoberfest, even though the headliner was the Bavarian Bombshell herself, Lili von Shtupp.
mabrndt Premium Member over 4 years ago
Vienna Military Band Castle Music Street Scene or Military band marching through streets of Vienna:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Schliessmann_-_Wiener_Burgmusik,_1910.jpg
(best viewed with Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly B4 paper size drawing.
https://mahlerfoundation.info/index.php/personen-2/667-schliessmann-hans-1852-1920
https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl/oebl_S/Schliessmann_Hans_1852_1920.xml
both have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to than what’s perhaps indirectly pointed to by the title URL:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Schlie%C3%9Fmann
and links it points to (again, Chrome can automatically translate as necessary). This is the first work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2271 (August 22, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
MissScarlet Premium Member over 4 years ago
What good is a parade if you can’t join in?
lagoulou over 4 years ago
Oh! The humanity!
pcolli over 4 years ago
“Don’t take any of the brown acid!”
anomaly over 4 years ago
“I gotta be me! I gotta be me! What else can I be but who I am?”
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
“Wo ist Wilhelm ?” He’s in London for the funeral. (It’s 1910. and Kaiser Wilhelm’s Uncle, Edward VII, King of England, has just died. Edward, a shrewd diplomat, was the great restraint on Wilhelm’s imperial ambitions.) Actual film of the funeral can be seen on You tube – EVERY “crowned head” in Europe attended ! It was the “glorious sunset” of Europe’s empires, and the sh*t was about to hit the fan in 4 years…
Impkins Premium Member over 4 years ago
The final scene of the epic movie: “I vas Kaiser Billie’s Batman!” :>)