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Description i saw you standing on an empty
                                            street



we we're there at the same time. in our own worlds.

i happened to be listening to a track recorded by annie lennox earlier in the day this was shot.

sometimes i walk away when all i really wanna do
is love and hold you right
there is just one thing i can say
nobody loves you this way
it's alright
can't you see the downtown lights?

in love we're all the same
we're walking down an empty street
and with nobody calling on the phone
empty streets, empty nights, the downtown lights

tonight and every night
let's go walking down this empty street
let's walk in the cool evening light
wrong or right
be at my side
under the downtown lights
and it will be alright

the neon's and the cigarettes
rented rooms and rented cars
the crowded trains, the empty bars
chimney tops and trumpets
the golden lights, the loving prayers
the coloured shoes, the empty streets

and the downtown lights



i saw you standing on an empty
                                            street

peace

xam o-›


postscript: interesting how the art you like best happens by accident. i took the series of shots for this all on one street in the city of York in england over the course of a few minutes. i actually had a completely different idea of what i would use them for. when i started to collate this just 'happened'. then i realised that it was following on from : [link] and i had also just chosen a new favorite for my page which, if you look really cements it all together! a final word about the people in the picture.. my step-mom is in the image! she is over to the left, walking away, she has a sweater tied around her waist and a bag on her shoulder..
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Comments: 103

xam In reply to ??? [2004-11-26 19:16:07 +0000 UTC]

thank you, glad you liked.

well, send me a note telling me what graphics program you are using and i'll lay it all out for you!

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Kasber In reply to xam [2004-11-26 19:40:03 +0000 UTC]

Vury nice piece.

Thanks muchly!

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arterie [2004-11-21 06:34:12 +0000 UTC]

i've been wanting to say how much i liked this piece. been so busy, not here too much the last few, -

- you are so emotional and outgoing, it's fun to read your visual work which also has so much to say on it's own. I can look at it and get as much without reading all you've written in the description, . . . sometimes i wish you would not put so much typography into it (meaning your other wonderful colorful works) I think that is why i like this one so much. Your personal touch has drawn me in here, especially your mentioning your mom in the far left side. I find that so intimate about you, hence the appeal. Your 'tough' exterior "wise ass" brought you home. . . . . this is a nice one, seems fresh and off-the-cuff too.

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xam In reply to arterie [2004-11-22 05:15:59 +0000 UTC]

mr. P, that has to be one of the nicest comments i have ever received. and i deeply appreciate your words. how astute to see that 'wise ass' exterior for what it is

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arterie In reply to xam [2004-11-25 00:16:03 +0000 UTC]

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orleck [2004-11-20 12:03:17 +0000 UTC]

i still like this one a lot

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xam In reply to orleck [2004-11-22 01:53:38 +0000 UTC]

i still like your comments a lot too..

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orleck In reply to xam [2004-11-24 02:13:54 +0000 UTC]

oh good! im glad for that

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the-clouds [2004-11-19 06:13:31 +0000 UTC]

i think i've seen this one before. is it an resubmition?

ANd,.. once again, i like the jeans!!! buy me one!!

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xam In reply to the-clouds [2004-11-22 01:55:16 +0000 UTC]

haha.. i dont even know the name of the person wearing them let alone what brand they are!

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the-clouds In reply to xam [2004-11-23 09:42:59 +0000 UTC]

hahahha.... okay okay...

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iamabee [2004-11-19 05:27:02 +0000 UTC]

i love the time travel in this


breathe in......

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xam In reply to iamabee [2004-11-22 01:55:59 +0000 UTC]

we come forward, we go back.. inhale, exhale, the universe breathes thru us tonight..

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darkkavenger [2004-11-18 08:55:27 +0000 UTC]

That's crazy, Xam Great work!

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xam In reply to darkkavenger [2004-11-22 01:59:25 +0000 UTC]

life is 'crazy', indeed!

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unrealreality18 [2004-11-18 08:09:51 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

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xam In reply to unrealreality18 [2004-11-22 01:59:55 +0000 UTC]

thank you, thank you, thank you

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highpriestess [2004-11-18 02:46:51 +0000 UTC]

reminds me of my rosy reading, actually

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GoddessAmyLee [2004-11-18 02:21:10 +0000 UTC]

So who is that guy? a friend of yours?

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xam In reply to GoddessAmyLee [2004-11-22 02:10:29 +0000 UTC]

strangely enough, i have no idea who he is or what his name is.. it all happened by accident..

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GoddessAmyLee In reply to xam [2004-11-22 02:24:20 +0000 UTC]

O.o are you sure? Well okay then.

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xam In reply to GoddessAmyLee [2004-11-22 04:43:53 +0000 UTC]

yup.. just happened to look at the camera as i was taking images.

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GoddessAmyLee In reply to xam [2004-11-22 12:01:47 +0000 UTC]

Well thats intresting. I thought that he was one of the guys you've taken pictures of before.

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xam In reply to GoddessAmyLee [2004-11-23 00:03:42 +0000 UTC]

he looks similar to the subject of 'all i see is you' which received the siliar tratment of black and white washed environment with color subject.. but no.. diff people, diff times, diff continents..

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GoddessAmyLee In reply to xam [2004-11-23 00:10:32 +0000 UTC]

Okay

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1NNU3NDO [2004-08-20 15:56:31 +0000 UTC]

I really like the thought behind it. Parallel worlds have always interested me a lot and, i'm not sure if thats what you were going for here, but it appeals to me anyway Watch the movie Donnie Darko if you haven't already Xam

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xam In reply to 1NNU3NDO [2004-08-21 14:11:55 +0000 UTC]

thank you! thank you! i am so glad you were able to get that out of it for yourself. yes, i have seen the movie.. to be honest, i need to see it a second time. fight club i got first time around, but darko..hmm..

yup, there are times when the fabric becomes thin and you realise.. youre in a different world to everything around you. the times that others 'step out' into that same place with you... that's special.. so yeah, thank you!

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kitty-lou [2004-08-15 20:57:41 +0000 UTC]

ohhhh , i like

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xam In reply to kitty-lou [2004-08-17 18:40:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you kindly! i try to please and provoke!

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aquapell [2004-08-14 11:54:01 +0000 UTC]

complex and wonderful

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xam In reply to aquapell [2004-08-15 11:20:54 +0000 UTC]

two words, mean so much

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pixiesrgroovay [2004-08-10 13:02:44 +0000 UTC]

As with the last one I relaly like the way this is put together. It works very well with the last piece, but has a totally different meaning in it just by another title. I love the way that can colour peoples views.

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xam In reply to pixiesrgroovay [2004-08-10 14:38:14 +0000 UTC]

sir? ha! i called you sir! thats what i get for not going to bed for three nights in a row!

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pixiesrgroovay In reply to xam [2004-08-10 14:41:44 +0000 UTC]

Sir indeed! Get some sleep!

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xam In reply to pixiesrgroovay [2004-08-10 14:57:57 +0000 UTC]

gonna eat some breakfast and then crash for a few i think!

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xam In reply to pixiesrgroovay [2004-08-10 14:37:32 +0000 UTC]

thank you sir! i'm glad you can see the similarity and the difference...

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gensanity [2004-08-09 19:13:13 +0000 UTC]

very interesting image

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xam In reply to gensanity [2004-08-10 14:43:01 +0000 UTC]

tell me what youre thinking..

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gensanity In reply to xam [2004-08-11 00:03:50 +0000 UTC]

miono...haen't been thinking much lately..just working and watching

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xam In reply to gensanity [2004-08-11 06:43:56 +0000 UTC]

i hear ya... how is studboy blaise?

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gensanity In reply to xam [2004-08-11 19:04:15 +0000 UTC]

yup yup

he's great!
crawling around, getting into crap he's not sposed to everywhere!'
he's so happy heheh

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xam In reply to gensanity [2004-08-11 22:14:25 +0000 UTC]

i think there should be photos of this 'mini-gen' in your scrabook!

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gensanity In reply to xam [2004-08-12 00:15:10 +0000 UTC]

good idea

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quilha [2004-08-09 10:40:15 +0000 UTC]

OMG! I love it!

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xam In reply to quilha [2004-08-10 15:00:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks! that makes me smile!

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Dinks-Designs [2004-08-04 23:25:33 +0000 UTC]

interesting ... really like the tons of detail and the coloured piece, nice work

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xam In reply to Dinks-Designs [2004-08-05 06:27:36 +0000 UTC]

well, what can i say! thank you!

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Dinks-Designs In reply to xam [2004-08-06 11:23:30 +0000 UTC]

your welcome mr

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joshleo [2004-08-03 03:09:29 +0000 UTC]

awesome color selection -- capturing the busy street

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xam In reply to joshleo [2004-08-03 04:08:36 +0000 UTC]

why thanks! ! the colorsare the real ones for the main focus too. the sunlight streaming in thru the side street to the right [as you look at it] really did the magic..

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