A retired American steps off the plane at Prestwick; hoping to discover the land of his fathers. An old drunk man in Methil has a mystical vision at the harbour. A supermarket checkout girl in Port Glasgow approaches work with a golf club...Set specifically in the town of each performance and drawing on storytelling; live music and the Scottish folk tradition; Rantin attempts to stitch together visions of Scotlandrsquo;s romantic past with its ever-changing present reality; revealing the patchwork identity of a nation. lsquo;hellip;this gorgeous piece of ceilidh-theatre; where music swirls engagingly; is taut; nuanced and illuminating...rsquo; The Herald
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Kulture KidsBy Stanley M. GilbertAn exhaustive (and exhausting) cross between a fan-rave and a dissertation examining the history and pop-ological intricacies of the brief but very influential rod-and-custom period in America.Although it is chock full of details and insights into the subject one wonders who exactly it was written for. It often seems much too highbrow and academic for the average kid or gear-head; and Im sure most academes wouldnt be seen reading anything with so many "purdy pichures". Youre left with the impression that it in fact began as a scholarly defense (always check who the publisher is) which; once it appeared to have legs; was tricked out with some chrome and kandy kolors to help find its way onto American coffee tables.Still it is well worth having to glean ( for practiced speed readers ) ever more minutia about an era that always spawns endless nostalgia for fans; and eventually; a true sociological and anthropological exegesis for 22 century rustmites.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Blue Collar Art on ParnassusBy kent c christensenThis handsome book is an unusual treatment of its subject for sure. There is a bevy of color photographs to satisfy the aficionado--and to make it an ideal gift for any car-crazy friend. But what I find most striking is the authorsup1;s truly unique take on the car as an art object. Obviously comfortable with the demands of current theoretical discourse; he seems purposefully to prove that the obscurantism that bedevils so much academic prose today is merely self-indulgent. He has helped me grasp much more than just the beauty of the customized car. Readers (and especially teachers in a number of disciplines) will appreciate Prof. DeWittsup1;s cunning explications of a Williams poem; a Picasso collage; a Futurist sculpture; and a surprising number of movies and TV shows to support his insights into our car culture.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Good book with less photos than you might expectBy John DoeI really like this book; although I would like to see a lot more photos of cars in a book that focuses on the aesthetic qualities of custom cars. The author successfully argues that kustoms are an art form and then proceeds to analyze various styles of custom cars in relationship to various styles of high art. Good stuff! As for the photos; the most refreshing thing about them is that they are not the same dozen famous kustoms that youve already seen in every other book about custom cars.
