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DeeBeeCooper

David Cooper
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A British~Welsh ex-pat~emigre who arrived in Brugge via London, sarf & norf, & the wonderful, sunny, a place apart Brighton:

Like fellow Swansea emigre, Dylan Thomas he has indulged his craft & sullen art for many years:

Was even born in the building that now houses the Dylan Thomas Experience in Swansea

Began as a published Poet in the late 60's

(20 & British in 68:

WHO COULD EVER HAVE ASKED FOR MORE)

Got involved in the Music-Rock-Business

As everything except a musician

But kept the day job

Some quite good ones

Got his 1st camera, Kodak Instamatic 126, from Green Sheild Stamps

& got bit by that bug

Later, in London, was offered a 2ndhand Minolta & bought it

THAT WAS IT

More than 30 years later.............

in the meantime

Highly commended Brighton Festival

Freelance Ambulance Chasing

(Fire Engines, actually)

Butlins

& Weddings

Some rock journalism

Shitty dayjobs

Exhibited widely in Belgium in the 90's & Prague in 2000

The development of Cataracts in both eyes led to a slight WITHDRAWAL

They have been removed

& slowly a re-emergence

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Current Residence: Brugge, Belgium
Favourite genre of music: Most really with real instruments except opera & reggae
Favourite photographer: Man Ray: Saudek: Roy Stuart: Weston
Favourite style of art: Don't know, but I know what I like
Operating System: xp
MP3 player of choice: What's an MP3 player? That like a football player?
Shell of choice: Periwinckle or conch
Wallpaper of choice: Prefer painted walls
Skin of choice: smooth female
Favourite cartoon character: Fritz the cat
Personal Quote: (Over)Intelectualisation is the Condom of Creativity

Favourite Visual Artist
Rops: Scheille: Klimt:
Favourite Movies
(Recent) 9 Songs{for going where no-one's gone before} (Classic) Blues Brothers
Favourite TV Shows
Don't watch TV
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
From Beatles to Zappa via Led Zep
Favourite Books
EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES:
Favourite Writers
Ferlinghetti: Gary Syder: Tom Robbins: Vonnegut
Favourite Games
Horizontal Boogie
Favourite Gaming Platform
My Bed
Tools of the Trade
Sony D500: Mintolta CRF
Other Interests
Everything & a bit more
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I was asked if DeeBee was inspired by D B Yes & No:  my name IS David Bernard Cooper If you do the math for my age you see that I was 20 in 1968 Never a better time to be 20 I was also writing poetry & by 70 was involved in the Music Scene In 71 I was a Full Time Roadie  living in London: lots of girls 2 in particular:  1 from the West Country & back there for the summer, the other sent to Malta by her mum to get her out of my clutches So, I wrote a poem about Hitch Hiking to the West Country Revisited the idea a week or so later & wrote about hijacking a plane to Malta SOCIAL ZIETGIEST About 5 years later I came acr
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I would like to practice some figure drawing from some of your photos if you allow me

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