"the crucifixion of Robert Lewis" mixed media collage with leaves, acrylic paint, and found objects by gregory a milinovich october 2023 this october i was invited to participate in a three day trip which was called a "pilgrimage of pain and hope." while that may not sound super exciting to many of you, it actually really intrigued me. i am the kind of person that wants to feel big feelings, and i am drawn to the deep places, so i was interested in traveling to the scranton area, where the trip was planned, to see what it might look like to be a pilgrim that was wide-eyed and listening to the pain and the hope in the stories of others. this trip included hearing the stories of immigrants to the northeastern pennsylvania area, and the work in the coal mines that many of them did. it included hearing from folks who are working for housing justice and equity in downtown scranton. it included hearing from those indigenous people who first inhabited that land.
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Curious as to the origins of the title "agentorange." i get the "orange" part, obviously. But i was just wondering about the agent part, since everytime i check your blog, Tori Amos's song containing this phrase comes to mind...
erin
thanks for a great christmas. we had a wonderful time with all of you, only it was too short.
it may be the year of the pig, but for me, it needs to be the year of the skinny pig.
no real significant origins. agentorange was the name of my imaginary record company in college. under the moniker 'agentorange records' i produced several popular mix tapes (including a collection of 10 acoustic mix tapes called the diet albums), and, since then, a long list of mix cds. it has always been a dream of mine to help people hear better music. but, i digress...
really, the only significance is, as you astutely noted, the orange. i, i suppose, am agentorange, although i want nothing to do with the actual chemical.
hope that clears it up. thanks for your curiousity. and say hi to tori for me.
greg.
ps. the slogan for agentorange records is ...die trying