The Curious Case of Petr Pavlensky

The world first heard about Petr Pavlensky in 2012 when he did his first political activism performance. On July 23rd, 2012, pavilions key appeared at Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, with his lips sewn shut, holding a banner that stated: “Action of ‘Pussy Riot’ was a replica of the famous action of Jesus Christ !!”. Police called an ambulance and sent him for a psychiatric examination. The psychiatrist declared him sane and release them shortly after the incident, but we all know this guy has some serious mental health issues. On November 14, 2012, Reuters published its list of the 98 best photos of the year which included a photograph of Petr Pavlensky with his mouth sewn together in support of “Pussy Riot”.

2012 - Seam
“Seam” – 2012

On May 3, 2013, Pavlensky held a political protest against repressive government policies. His art action was called “Carcass”. His assistants brought him naked, wrapped in multi-layer cocoon of barbed wire, to the main entrance of the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg. The artist remain silent, lying still and it have been position inside of a cocoon, until the police help free him with the help of wire cutters. This performance was awarded the Alternative Prize for Russian Activist Art (I may have to look into the funding sources of that particular award) in the category Actions Implemented in Urban Space in 2013.

“Carcass” – 2013

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“Carcass” – 2013

On November 10, 2013, Pavlensky performs probably his most famous stunts ever. While sitting naked on a stone pavement, in front of Lenin’s Mausoleum on the Red Square, in Moscow Russia, this dude hammered a large nail through his scrotum, successfully nailing his nut sack to the pavement.

“Fixation” – 2013

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Then there was a performance called “Freedom”, on February 23rd, 2014, which happens to be Russian Armed Forces Day. Pavlensky and his friends built in imitation barricade in St Petersburg, burn tires and beat drums. Pretty much acting like a jackass.

“Freedom” – 2014

“Freedom” – 2014

Later in 2014, in October, he performed his most gruesome action yet. While he was sitting naked on the edge of a rooftop, he used a big kitchen knife to slice off one of his earlobes.

“Segregation” – 2014

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But when he started messing with the FSB, (which is the organization that took over the KGB role), he got into some serious trouble. He’s 2015 performance called “Threat”, actually landed him in some real legal trouble.

All the liberal media outlets praised him for his “bravery” and pledged their support in his “fight against the tyrannical system”.

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“Threat” – 2015

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And here he is, doing his same stupid shit again, but this time in Paris France. as you can imagine that did not go over well with a French authorities. Because the liberals only care about fighting the system far away from their own home, and don’t dare raise their hand on the sacred cult of “Personal Property”, his stunt gained virtually no media attention, and gathered even less support of his so called ‘friends’. Western hypocrisy at its finest.

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“Lightning” – 2017

“Lightning” – 2017

I will keep you posted. Here is the link to his Wikipedia page.

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Konstantin’s Poker Digest: September 2019

In these first days of September, I wanted to go through some of the poker tournaments that are coming up this month, and also discuss some of the crazy poker stories that occurred in August.

I go through the schedule for the next few World Series of Poker (WSOP) circuit stops. List several upcoming events from the World Poker Tour (WPT) and even touch upon some smaller events that are on the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT).

In addition, I wanted to discuss and give my personal opinion on the legal battle between Nick Marchington and his backers, and the crazy story about a guy taking off his pants at the 2019 WSOP Main Event, and how that turned out for him.

Joe Rogan Experience: Alex Jones & Eddie Bravo

Episode # 1255 of the Joe Rogan Experience aired on February 27, 2019, and guest starred Alex Jones and Eddie Bravo. Alex Jones is a controversial conservative radio show host, filmmaker, and writer. Eddie Bravo is a jiu-jitsu black belt, music producer, and author.

This is the second time Alex Jones has been on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and the audience has been eagerly awaiting his return. This dude is fucking crazy !!

Crazy Poker Stories (August 2019)

This just happened on Sunday August 18, 2019 but because of the internet, news and poker stories travel really fast nowadays. Apparently there was a poker tournament at the Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk Colorado. We got a very good, detailed account of what happened because one of the poker pros, and a WSOP bracelet winner Will Givens was at that same tournament, and he tweeted about it. (pictures below)

According to Will, a woman was arrested after she called the cops on another player, after being eliminated from the tournament. I guess it all started when she was facing the bed from her opponent, and the guy told her that he would show her his hand if she showed hers. (pretty standard jab at a poker table, if you ask me) She then said that she would rather show him her tits, then her hand. From then on it apparently escalated a little bit more when the opposing player declined the offer stating that she look like a tranny !! Boy, did that make her mad.

The woman was eliminated a couple of hours later, and upon elimination instead of leaving, called the cops and demanded a refund for her tournament buy-in. When the cops got there and they checked her ID, it turned out that she had an outstanding warrant out for her arrest, so the cops arrested her right on the spot. She ended up leaving the casino in handcuffs.

Just goes to show you all the crazy shit that goes on at the poker table. And proves once again, that Karma always comes back to you.

https://twitter.com/Highon7ife/status/1163286653395357697?s=20

https://twitter.com/Highon7ife/status/1163287129771798528?s=20

Don’t be a dick to people, and the universe will respond in kind.