Dr. Martin Kolby

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time."
- Leo Tolstoy

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I see what you mean now. Still, it's a delicious turn of phrase. I hope to find the true source one day.

Alice: How long is forever?

White Rabbit: Sometimes, just one second.

-Lewis Carroll

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The veil is thin tonight.

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Happy Halloween! May your adventures bring shivers (or candy).

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The dresses were all décolletée, and arms were in bold relief. A lady's arm may be a study for a sculptor or a valuable addition to an anatomist's museum, but in either case no good purpose is served by baring it to the shoulder joint. A resurrection of the sleeve would be a ballroom improver.

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It was essentially a "smart function," as every lady had a new, fresh gown, and the fluttering ribbons of every shade and tint made as pretty a show as a yacht in holiday rig, with the flags of all nations flying from her masts.

Bare Naked Arms!

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There was more elaboration of costume at Mrs. Kernochan's ball than at any previous entertainment this season.

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Tonight's cinematic indulgence.

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Ladies Club Scandal!

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"Not only did they have open hearts and quick smiles for a stranger, but they had iron backbones to cling to their almost empty village after the frightful invasion by malevolent spirits. I saw too much that I could not explain, and I must return here one day."

YouTube video by Dr. Martin Kolby The Last Night - Haunted Village Part 3

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"Looking back, I met a number of remarkable people."

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"My final night at the Haunted Village was quiet. The spirits and I found our balance."

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"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And the darkness and the red death held illimitable dominion over all." - Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death (1842)

Honoring my late grandfather tonight.

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The cinema is stirring, pulsing with new life...

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Social Climbers (and Fallers)

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Image: The Gilded Age, HBO, written by Julian Fellowes and Sonja Warfield

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"Mrs. Russell was imperious, but indulgent, about the entire process, saying, 'It is not a very flattering photograph of me, but Dr. Kolby deserves his heroics to be celebrated, so I'll allow it.'"

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"Better yet (or not), he has found a way to use ink presses used in today's newspaper business to render these 'quick photographs' for all to see. He mentioned his use of 'half tones' and other chemical and mechanical processes that left my head swimming."

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"My friend Will, a cinematic genius, is now experimenting with something he calls 'quick photography.' Instead of sitting perfectly still for minutes at a time, the subject can be much more candid and realistic."

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Drawing of people dancing by Vincent Van Gogh, 1885.

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At one of the largest and best balls, where the hostess had invited 400 men, only 75 appeared, and these were all either superannuated society fossils or boys so young as scarcely to be out of knickerbockers. A witty lady who was present said they reminded her of "Hims ancient and modern."

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This reading is from the New York Herald, New York City, Sunday July 12, 1885, page 8.

The scarcity of men in London during the present season has been as keenly felt as it often is at Narragansett Pier and Mt. Desert before bank clerks and college undergraduates get their annual holiday.

"If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires." Horace Traubel (1858 - 1919)

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YouTube video by Dr. Martin Kolby Melancholy Spirit (Haunted Village Part 2)

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"It may take a while to explain what happened. I'm not sure how to explain it. Give me a moment."

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YouTube video by Dr. Martin Kolby Haunted Village Part 1

The Haunted Village - Part 1

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Horse Shoe Brewery, London, c. 1800

211 years ago, on the 17th of October 1814, eight people died in the London Beer Flood. One vat of porter had burst at Horse Shoe Brewery, causing a chain reaction of destruction which eventually resulted in a ‘wave of beer’ destroying a wall and flooding St Giles Rookery. #otd #history 🗃️

"My first night at the Haunted Village had me quite on-edge. Cats suddenly appearing with shining eyes and the slow, waving shadows of magnolias reminded me too much of the sinister forces in this world. And the next."

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YouTube video by Dr. Martin Kolby Swindling Fiddler

Swindling Fiddler!

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"I was invited to try my new Ether Detector in this incredibly haunted village in the deep woods of Georgia. The townsfolk have fled except for a few intrepid souls who know the ghoulish lore from the dim past."

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"At the Haunted Village (as I call it), I met one of the few brave souls who did not flee when the 'visits' began. I tried to be brave as well, but I still felt like someone was watching us."

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