Convert Microsoft to LINUX: In memory of Okra P. Dingle

In Memory of Okra P. Dingle

Okra P. Dingle September 30, 1964 - November 25, 2022. I had the pleasure of getting to know Okra over his last year in this incarnation. We played music together in the Bright Moments band, having a public performance at the Alluvium Church in Eugene, Oregon on Juneteenth day 2022. The poem which was read with musical accompaniment you will find here. It is called Bloos in the Face. There is a second poem HalleAlluvium which was not done. You will also find the cue sheet for the performance we gave. I also really enjoyed the literary cultural side of Okra. He was a world traveller and worked at the Strand Bookstore in NYC for many years. It is like the Powell's Books of the east coast, unfortunately no longer in existence. Enjoy!

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Here is a link to the Nomadic Bookmobile. Okra went around the world and dropped off his books in libraries. Unfortunately his self published books are almost impossible to get a hold of. You see here and the previous slide the cover of the Gutter Butter book. Nomadic Bookmoble

ABC No Rio Artist Collective on Lower East Side of Manhattan Okra was a big part of this organization contributing Zines he wrote and performing there. Learn about its history. Somewhere there if you visit and email/call in advance you can probably find one of Okra's many self published Zines. Here is the website for the Artists Collective Phone number and address are at bottom of website page.

  

I will have more pics and notes here in the future. This is a work in progress.