Mama passed away peacefully. A virtuous musically gifted and the non judgmental mom who taught us how to love.She was an endearing soul who loved Christmas. She loved her 6 children through it all!! Even when I ironed a quite large hole in her blue satin evening gown and polished her patent leather heels to a beautifully ruined finish. Still she loved me when I mixed all of her perfumes and creams together to create a new scent!! My how that lady forgave!! And yes she loved me still when I pitched my first bra out of the school bus window and that was the same day the teacher taped my mouth shut as one of his kind last resort and I laughed until the tape fell apart and that only made me laugh harder. All the poor teacher could think of was to call my mom. So ten seconds later,there she was,standing in the doorway smiling at all my friends and I as though she were invited to join the class for tea! Taking me aside a shut classroom door I stood there thinking my fun was over.Guess what she said? "Are you hungry dear?" "Have you been running or out playing in the sun? "Your little face is so pink,almost red. And I said back innocently" Mama you just worry too much. She hugged me and told me to write notes instead of talking so much. Then she smiled amorously and waved me the longest goodbye. That was the same day my 6th grade teacher requested a leave. Oh well, But mama loved me through it all!! I was the golden child. The only baby girl.

so when does enough become too much?

you go on vacation and snap dozens of pictures. see a band live, visit an iconic monument, statue, landscape, whatever. find a window that captivates you - and sometimes only you - for two dozen overly similar SPs. high speed breaking of the same old stuff. shove a handful of friends and family into a three-sided metal "box". stalk a Soft Rock Star and write copious odes to his questionably attractive sweaty mug.

right. um, where was i...? ;)

no, seriously. when does the same "series" get to be too much? too many of the same-ish photos in a row? are you given more leniency if you vary the subjects? i've done Bourbon St, myself in a motherfucking wintry parka, dammit! and now a black and white cemetery. but is that enough variety?

are there universal flickr laws for When Shit Gets Boring, Yo?

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for Musically Challenged: "Till I Collapse" by Eminem

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206/365

Inspired by Tracy Chapman's - Mountains of Things and even though this is Sept. 2, the second day in the month where if you feel so inclined you can use the music for your inspiration and play along with the whole month of September!! If you can't seem to come up with any songs for inspiration or if you just wanna list of some awesome songs to listen to or read (I find they speak more to me and take me places when I read the lyrics first personally...) then you better get with it, because the Musically Challenged awesome list is done soon :(((

Now I have to give you some lyrics...I will try and pick and choose, but the song has so much truth in it, it's hard to pick which are my favorite verses.

...The life I've always wanted

I guess I'll never have

I'll be working for somebody else

Until I'm in my grave

I'll be dreaming of a live of ease

And mountains

Oh mountains o' things

Oh they tell me

There's still time to save my soul

They tell me

Renounce all

Renounce all those material things you gained by

Exploiting other human beings

Consume more than you need

This is the dream

Make you pauper

Or make you queen

I won't die lonely

I'll have it all prearranged

A grave that's deep and wide enough

For me and all my mountains o' things

Moira House

After 145 years of educating girls, Moira House closed its doors for the last time on the 31st. August 2020 due to unsustainable financial losses.

The school was founded in 1875 by Charles Barlow Ingham. It began life as a family project borne out of financial necessity and, more importantly, Mr. Ingham's strong dissatisfaction with the education that his sister and wife had both received.

Charles Ingham had begun his own schooling at the age of two and was well educated, musically accomplished and a skilled carpenter, engineer, architect and innovator.

Charles discovered his aptitude for teaching while working in his father's paper mill, holding classes for the workers there.

His visit to America in 1874 to liquidate the family business gave him the opportunity to visit American schools, and the visit inspired him to begin a school in England for girls, thereby securing his family's income and giving him the chance to pioneer new methods in education.

-- The Opening of the School

The school opened as The Ladies High School, Moira House, Addiscombe near Croydon on the 24th. January 1875. There were initially four day pupils and three boarders from across the Atlantic.

The school began with no arbitrary rules, no marks or prizes, no forced preparation for external exams, no punishments, and no bells to announce the beginning of the day or change in lessons. Charles believed that such insistent reminders of duty were not necessary where intelligent and knowledge-loving children were involved.

He believed that every subject should have its own room and teacher. He believed that girls should be taught to play instruments, and encouraged his students to play the violin - quite unheard of in the 1870's.

Charles also felt that girls should be involved in team sports, and Moira House was one of the very first girls' schools in the UK to have a cricket team.

-- The Moira House Move to Eastbourne

The school remained in Addiscombe for eight years and then, on the recommendation of friends of the family, Moira House moved briefly to Bournemouth before settling in Staveley Road in Eastbourne.

It was decided that Eastbourne was where the school would remain, and Charles Ingham became architect of the school's home - known as School House, at 44, Carlisle Road. The building is shown in the photograph.

The foundation stone was laid by the oldest and youngest girls in the school, and their names, along with those of the Ingham family, were placed in the cavity of the foundation stone.

In 1908, Gertrude Ingham took over her father's role as Head of School and remained Headmistress until 1939. Even after leaving this role she was closely involved in the school until her death in 1956.

Members of Moira House were early advocates for women's rights. The following appeared in in a 1913 issue of the school magazine, The Shuttle:

'In the hurly-burly of the struggle it is sometimes

difficult to keep one's temper and remain always

sweet and serene and poised, but because the

ideal behind the Woman Movement is the desire

for increased facilities for service, harmony and

peace will surely follow the storm, and out of the

tumult shall emerge a new woman.

A woman no longer limited and ignorant, the

chattel of her husband or the household drudge,

but being balanced, intellectual, capable, free;

fit to take her place in all the departments of life,

whether public or private, as individual helpmeet

or as social servant.'

The reference to social servant and helpmeet indicates that there was still a way to go in terms of women's career aspirations - 'helpmeet' means a helpful mate or assistant, especially to one's husband.

-- The Moira House School League

The school League came into being from a number of events in the early 1900's. A play performed by the school in 1918 entitled 'The Quest for the Holy Grail' gave hope at a time when the world was at war.

And during the 1918-19 Spanish Flu epidemic, many teachers were taken ill, forcing the girls to take more of a leading role in the running of the school - a teacher later recalling them as 'knights in shining armour' who ministered to their sick classmates.

From these events came the formation of The League, a system in which girls and staff elected School Knights, Standard Bearers, Squires and Pages.

Founded on the principles of King Arthur's Round Table, the girls took the motto of the knights as their own:

"Live Pure; Speak True;

Right Wrong; Follow The

King."

At the time of the formation of The League it was important that the system was not rigid and was, like the school itself, open to change and natural progression when deemed necessary.

One such change came in the 1950's when the Pyramids (the school house system) were formed. This engendered a spirit of inter-pyramid competition. The newly-formed pyramids were subject to yearly, even termly, name changes and were known by a variety of names including Genghis Khan, Neptune and even the Beachy Head Bashers.

Eventually the girls decided that their Pyramids should have permanent names and these were Excalibur, Pegasus and Vulcan. Merlin was created much later in the 1970's.

-- Changes in Moira House Leadership

Mona Swann led the school while these later changes took place, and she admitted that at the time she wasn't all that keen on some of the names, but as the girls liked them they remained.

Mona was a Moira House pupil herself, and in her own words had a rebellious nature, and a reputation as the naughtiest girl in her previous school. Miss Ingham helped her through this, and in doing so gave her a love of learning and teaching.

Once qualified Mona returned to the school as a teacher. She became Headmistress from 1939-1960, overseeing the evacuation of the school to Windermere and its return to Eastbourne in 1945.

-- Moira House in World War II

With pressure from parents, particularly those from overseas, it was decided to evacuate the school away from the Channel during the war.

The initial evacuation was to the Thurlestone Hotel near Plymouth, but this was jumping out of the frying pan into the fire - Plymouth was bombed for the first time on the 6th. July 1940. The bombing, and the potential for enemy invasion, made Devon unsafe, and the Ferry Hotel in Windermere was eventually found.

The entire contents of the school was transferred to Windermere including beds, tables, shelves, chairs and books, as well as carpets, blankets, linen, crockery and silverware.

The school re-opened in Windermere in September 1940 with 96 girls under the headship of Miss Mona Swann whose aim was to recreate the essence of Moira House, both educationally and physically.

Peggy Hargreaves (née Wynter Bee), a former pupil, recalled:

"On Saturday the 14th. November 1940, when the

Battle of Britain was at its height, the day on which

our Spitfires shot down over a hundred of the enemy's

planes, my Grandmother, Mother, my two sisters and

myself took a train from London to Windermere. There

we arrived at 9 pm, having crossed Lake Windermere

by the Ferry, on the doorstep of the School which

welcomed us with open arms despite not having

received a letter or telegram warning them of our

impending arrival."

This reception was typical of Moira House, which managed whilst in Windermere to maintain its reputation of passion and community spirit as well as achieving excellent examination results.

By the time the school returned to Eastbourne in 1945, an increase to 108 girls necessitated the rapid purchase of The Lodge, which was renamed Dunn House.

-- Later Changes in Leadership

In 1960 Mona Swann retired, and in the following 15 years, three Headmistresses in turn took on the role: Mrs. Ladas, Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Foxon.

In 1975, a Headmaster, Adrian Underwood, was appointed. He brought with him new ideas and plans for the advancement of the school in the hope of securing the school's future. Looking at the school's history, its aims and ideals, Mr. Underwood, with the help of Howard Barlow and Shona Beattie - then School Knight - devised the School Crest and the motto: Nemo a Me Alienus - 'Other People Matter'.

After 24 years of service Mr. Underwood retired as Head and passed the role to Ann Harris, a much loved and respected Headmistress who sadly passed away before she could enjoy her retirement.

Mrs. Lesley Watson then led the school for 7 years until Mr. James Sheridan became Principal.

-- Changes in Location

The school relocated five times over its lifetime, and yet the name that first graced the gate posts in Addiscombe, i.e. 'Moira House', remained. 145 years ago, a Greek scholar remarked to Mr. Ingham upon the appropriateness of the name - Moirai - the three fates said to govern the destiny of all.

Charles Ingham took that name, but gave to his students the ability to take control over their fate, to better themselves, to be confident individuals and lifelong learners, and to think and care for other people.

-- Re-Purposing of the Moira House Site

At the moment (2023) development plans are underway to turn the school buildings into luxury flats, with additional residential accommodation being built in the grounds. Sign of the times.

What will happen to the school's large modern gymnasium and 25 metre heated indoor swimming pool remains to be seen.

Day 274 Year 3 Musically Challenged

"You Look Good In My Shirt" -- Keith Urban

View On Black

Hold my head up high

I was not built to break

I didn’t know my own strength

- Whitney Houston, I Didn't Know My Own Strength

New hair! New hair! Beyond thrilled to finally have a new style. My hair has been long for waaaaay too long. Now all I have to do is figure out how to keep it out of my face for soccer tomorrow night. :)

Musically Challenged: Whitney Houston - I Didn't Know My Own Strength

Blue October~Into the Ocean

I'm just a normal boy

That sank when I fell overboard

My ship would leave the country

But I'd rather swim ashore

Without a life vest I'd be stuck again

Wish I was much more masculine

Maybe then I could learn to swim

Like 'fourteen miles away'

Now floating up and down

I spin, colliding into sound

Like whales beneath me diving down

I'm sinking to the bottom of my

Everything that freaks me out

The lighthouse beam has just run out

I'm cold as cold as cold can be...

be...

I want to swim away but don't know how

Sometimes it feels just like I'm falling in the ocean

Let the waves up, take me down

Let the hurricane set in motion, yeah

Let the rain of what I feel right now come down

Let the rain come down

Where is the coastguard?

I keep looking each direction

For a spotlight, give me something

I need something for protection

Maybe flotsam, junk will do just fine

the jetsam sunk, I'm left behind

I'm treading for my life, believe me

(How can I keep up this breathing?)

Not knowing how to think

I scream aloud, begin to sink

My legs and arms are broken down

With envy for the solid ground

I'm reaching for the life within me

How can one man stop his ending

I thought of just your face

Relaxed, and floated into space

I want to swim away but don't know how

Sometimes it feels just like I'm falling in the ocean

Let the waves up, take me down

Let the hurricane set in motion, yeah

Let the rain of what I feel right now come down

Let the rain come down

Now waking to the sun

I calculate what I had done

Like jumping from the bow, yeah

Just to prove I knew how, yeah

It's midnight's late reminder of

The loss of her, the one I love

My will to quickly end it all

Set front row in my need to fall

Into the ocean, end it all

Into the ocean, end it all

Into the ocean, end it all

Into the ocean...end it all

[Zayra]

Into the ocean (goodbye) end it all (goodbye)

Into the ocean (goodbye) end it all (goodbye)

Into the ocean (goodbye) end it all (goodbye)

I want to swim away but don't know how

Sometimes it feels just like I'm falling in the ocean

Let the waves take me down

Let the hurricane set in motion, yeah

Let the rain of what I feel right now come down

Let the rain come down

Calamity's child, where'd you wanna go?

Late entry for The Teleidoscope's "religion" theme. I had a little trouble coming up with something for this one...i know there are a million ways to interpret religion or spirituality or whatever, but it isn't something i usually think too much about. Then i was listening to some Bowie, and that got me thinking about how rebelling against religion is probably a big part of some people's younger years (not mine...there wasn't any religion to rebel against). Long story short, i decided to dress up like a school girl. The End.

Also for TOTW's "Musically Inspired."

305/365

This years love had better last

Heaven knows it's high time

I've been waitin' on my own, too long

And when ya hold me like you do

It feels so right...

This Year's Love by David Gray

Oh gosh, Kerry is so tall I have to tippy toe to get a kiss. :)

I want to take this opportunity to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart for all the support, phone calls, flickrmails, facebook messages and comments for the photo the other day. You guys, I hope you all understand how much you guys really helped me out of my funk.

So! I'm posting a happy photo today!

Kerry was even such a great sport after I asked if he would take a photo with me. Originally it was to be outside on the stairs, but there were people and it was cold. For some reason I get nervous taking photos in front of people - what happened to me! lol

anyways I am feeling much better and loads happier.

love you guys! Stay awesome <3

TOTW: Pieces of Me

Musically Challenged: This Years Love - David Gray

Wolfgang Niedecken - verdamp lang her

Musically, very well presented,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncBhCpd8KgE

Well you never know, they are always here.

Always lurking somewhere around you. Slowly reaching out towards you.

Waiting for the right moment to catch you.

I'm actually behind my 365, missed out on a few days, argh.

Too many things to worry, too little time!!! I dont have a good feeling about this.

Musically Challenged - Shout At The Devil

by abcnews_au on Instagram. See original: ift.tt/1Q02s4z

I can show you the world

Shining, shimmering, splendid

Tell me, princess, now when did

You last let your heart decide?

[Aladdin - A Whole New World]

I loooooooove Aladdin.

I don't like the photo though... I've played around a lot with it, using different backgrounds and all, but it's still not how I wanted it to be.

Oh well.

Musically Inspired Week 13/52

Explored! Thanks!! =)

April 20, 2009 - highest position: 493

Musically Challenged

Roddy Woomble--My Secret is my Silence

This is my attempt at copying the amazing photographic style of BPlus. No idea how he does what he does, but I tried!

Hey, guess what? It's Tuesday, so HBCCT!!! (Yes, I am sitting in my big cushy chair)

Musically Challenged

Motley Crue: Dr. Feelgood

*** Ancients Behaving Musically *** ...... and Badly ....... Listen

First original photo courtesy of Bibliotheque de Toulouse, The Commons.

Second original photo courtesy of the National Library NZ, The Commons

Folks, there’s only so much that can be done with 372 x 476 pixels.

A cinematic vision ensued

like the holiest dream.

It's someone's calling?

An angel whispers my name,

but the message relayed is the same:

“Wait till tomorrow,

you'll be fine."~~~~~~~~~~~The Killers

It's Only Water and Sand <---if ya wanna hear the muzak!!

For this week's Musically Challenged ...yeah it's been awhile! =)

Thank heavens my eyeshadow collection contains the entire color spectrum, including varying shades of blue and green and white, or I'd never get to emulate a Dark Elf!

TOTW: Face Art

My Face is My Canvas

Musically Challenged: Black Magic Woman

So its my turn for Musically challenged group. Check it out!! its a really cool group!!

Pixies: Dig For Fire Lyrics / Song

The way we treat the environment it seems that we ALL dig for fire.

View On Black

"The Mountain Wins Again" by Blues Traveler

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take that, Clapton! smiles ROCK.

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for: Musically Challenged

and for: July ABC Soup, letter F for Face. and Filthy Hooker.

Nothing's gonna change my world...

For the Teleidoscope's "Night" (although, now that i think about it, there really isn't nighttime in space) and, of course, for Musically Challenged. I heart me some Beatles.

249/365

It's not often that a bloke can get a chick to do what he wants.... but success this time. I think bribery helps - depending on the chick the bribe could be corn,.... or chocolate,... or gemstones,.....

Anyway.... on to the Top 10 list, since that is what I specified for TRP day today. (And putting a mug in means it is good for FGR too.)

So here is a list of Top 10 drinks....

1) Tea.... Probably what I drink more than anything else. A few stipulations about tea.

- Must be drunk out of a bone china cup/mug (like my chicken mug in pic)

- Must be made with looose leaf tea - NOT teabags, which are only for the crass

- Must be made with boiling (not just hot) water.

- Milk should be added afterwards, not before

2) Guinness... Smooth, cold & delightful winter or summer

- Must be drunk at least every 3 days

- tastes better in a pub

- Must be drunk from a straight sided glass with no handle.

- Drinking from a bottle or can is the height of uncouth & uncool

3) Espresso....Triple shot of course

- Must be made from freshly ground beans (within 10 mins of being ground else it goes stale)

- Beans must have been roasted no more than 3 weeks ago, and ideally at least 4 days ago

- Single variety rather than a blend by preference, although some blends are OK

- Decaf??? - I'm sorry but you have to be killed

4) Fresh cold milk...

- Full fat of course, semi skimmed (or 2%?) is only for the paranoid

- Should not be sipped i.e. must be drunk in large gulps

5) Cappuccino (or Flat White)

- OK if you want a longer drink of coffee than an espresso shot

- Must be served with proper microfoamed milk to get perfect latte art

- Decaf??? - What is the point? And besides you were warned!

6) Malt Whisky

- A peaty island variety such as Laphroig is best, but any single malt will do

- An irish malt whisky is OK, but scotch is better

- Never with ice, but 50:50 with still cold water is fine

- Drunk out of a cut crystal lead glass is best

7) Vintage Port

- Perfect after a meal with guests.

- Cigar if you absolutely must

8) Water

- Sometimes it can be good for something other than boiling for tea, or adding to malt whisky

- Bubbles - forget it

9) Cola Float - Decadance from childhood!

- Rich vanilla ice cream only

- Diet coke? You are being stupid and paranoid again..... Get more exercise if you are worried about our weight or give up coke completely for f***** sake

10) Long Island Iced Tea - If you must have a cocktail

- The only way to imbibe tequila without grimacing

- The fourth one will make you fall over

- After five, who cares

Musically Challenged - Shake your Tail Feathers - The Blues Brothers

Bench Monday - Even chickens play HBM

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i couldn't breathe. holding me down.

hand on my face. pushed to the ground.

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for Musically Challenged: "Rearview Mirror" by Pearl Jam

for TOTW: the five senses - 'touch'

Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in 1950s America and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States.[1][2][3] It has its roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources.

Musically, rock has centered around the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with bass guitar and drums. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature utilizing a verse-chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse and common musical characteristics are difficult to define. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political in emphasis. The dominance of rock by white, male musicians has been seen as one of the key factors shaping the themes explored in rock music. Rock places a higher degree of emphasis on musicianship, live performance, and an ideology of authenticity than pop music.

By the late 1960s, referred to as the "golden age"[1] or "classic rock"[2] period, a number of distinct rock music sub-genres had emerged, including hybrids like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, and jazz-rock fusion, many of which contributed to the development of psychedelic rock influenced by the counter-cultural psychedelic scene. New genres that emerged from this scene included progressive rock, which extended the artistic elements; glam rock, which highlighted showmanship and visual style; and the diverse and enduring major sub-genre of heavy metal, which emphasized volume, power and speed. In the second half of the 1970s, punk rock both intensified and reacted against some of these trends to produce a raw, energetic form of music characterized by overt political and social critiques. Punk was an influence into the 1980s on the subsequent development of other sub-genres, including New Wave, post-punk and eventually the alternative rock movement. From the 1990s alternative rock began to dominate rock music and break through into the mainstream in the form of grunge, Britpop, and indie rock. Further fusion sub-genres have since emerged, including pop punk, rap rock, and rap metal, as well as conscious attempts to revisit rock's history, including the garage rock/post-punk and synthpop revivals at the beginning of the new millennium.

Rock music has also embodied and served as the vehicle for cultural and social movements, leading to major sub-cultures including mods and rockers in the UK and the "hippie" counterculture that spread out from San Francisco in the US in the 1960s. Similarly, 1970s punk culture spawned the visually distinctive goth and emo subcultures. Inheriting the folk tradition of the protest song, rock music has been associated with political activism as well as changes in social attitudes to race, sex and drug use, and is often seen as an expression of youth revolt against adult consumerism and conformity.

ABBA

AC/DC

The Band

The Beach Boys

The Beatles

The Bee Gees

Chuck Berry

David Bowie

Jackson Browne

Buzzcocks

The Byrds

The Clash

Eddie Cochran

Elvis Costello

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Bo Diddley

The Doors

Bob Dylan

The Eagles

The Everly Brothers

Faces

Fleetwood Mac

The Flying Burrito Brothers

Genesis

The Grateful Dead

Jimi Hendrix

Maná is a Mexican rock band from Guadalajara, Jalisco.The Hollies

Buddy Holly

Hüsker Dü

The Jam

Billy Joel

Elton John

The Kinks

Led Zeppelin

Jerry Lee Lewis

Little Richard

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Madonna

Metallica

Joni Mitchell

The Monkees

Van Morrison

Nirvana

Roy Orbison

Gram Parsons

Carl Perkins

Tom Petty

Pink Floyd

Elvis Presley

Prince

Queen

The Ramones

HOLLOW POINT a band from the Tri-Cities in Washington

R.E.M.

The Rolling Stones

Simon & Garfunkel

The Smiths

Phil Spector

Bruce Springsteen

Steely Dan

Rod Stewart

U2

The Velvet Underground

The Who

The Yardbirds

Neil Young

ABC

Aerosmith

The Allman Brothers Band

The Animals

Adam Ant

Anthrax

The B-52's

Burt Bacharach

Badfinger

Bauhaus

The Beau Brummels

The Beautiful South

Jeff Beck

Beck

Big Brother & the Holding Company

Big Star

Björk

Black Flag

Black Sabbath

Blondie

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blue Öyster Cult

Blur

Boston

The Box Tops

Billy Bragg

Bread

Brinsley Schwarz

Tim Buckley

Buffalo Springfield (Revisited)

Buffalo Springfield

Jimmy Buffett

Kate Bush

Butthole Surfers

John Cale

Camper Van Beethoven

Can

Captain Beefheart

The Carpenters

The Cars

Cheap Trick

Chicago

Eric Clapton

The Dave Clark Five

Petula Clark

Cocteau Twins

Leonard Cohen

Phil Collins

Ry Cooder

Alice Cooper

The Count Five

Cowboy Junkies

Cream

The Creation

Marshall Crenshaw

Jim Croce

Sheryl Crow

Crowded House

Culture Club

The Cure

Dick Dale

The Damned

Bobby Darin

The Spencer Davis Group

Dead Kennedys

Deep Purple

Def Leppard

John Denver

Depeche Mode

Derek & the Dominos

Jackie DeShannon

Devo

Dexys Midnight Runners

Neil Diamond

Ani DiFranco

Dinosaur Jr.

Celine Dion

Dion

Dire Straits

Dr. Feelgood

Dr. John

Thomas Dolby

Donovan

The Doobie Brothers

Nick Drake

Duran Duran

Ian Dury

Echo & the Bunnymen

Eddie & the Hot Rods

Duane Eddy

Dave Edmunds

Electric Light Orchestra

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Brian Eno

Erasure

Eurythmics

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Fairport Convention

Faith No More

Marianne Faithfull

The Fall

The Falling Leaves

The Feelies

The Flamin' Groovies

Foreigner

The Four Seasons

Peter Frampton

Free

Fugazi

Bobby Fuller Four

Bobby Fuller

Peter Gabriel

Galaxie 500

Gang of Four

J. Geils Band

Geils

Gerry & the Pacemakers

Gary Glitter

The Go-Go's

Grand Funk Railroad

The Grass Roots

Green Day

The Guess Who

Guided by Voices

Guns N' Roses

Bill Haley

Hall & Oates

Happy Mondays

Tim Hardin

George Harrison

PJ Harvey

Heart

Don Henley

John Hiatt

Robyn Hitchcock

Hole

Hootie & the Blowfish

Bruce Hornsby

The Housemartins

The Human League

Humble Pie

Janis Ian

Indigo Girls

INXS

Iron Butterfly

Iron Maiden

Joe Jackson

Wanda Jackson

Tommy James & the Shondells

Jan & Dean

Jane's Addiction

Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Starship

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Jethro Tull

Joan Jett

Janis Joplin

Journey

Joy Division

Judas Priest

Dietrich Kammer

King Crimson

Carole King

The Kingsmen

Kiss

Kittyhawk

Korn

The La's

Cyndi Lauper

The Left Banke

John Lennon

Let's Active

Huey Lewis

Little Feat

Little River Band

Loggins & Messina

Los Lobos

Love and Rockets

Love

Lyle Lovett

The Lovin' Spoonful

Nick Lowe

Kirsty MacColl

Madness

The Mamas & the Papas

Manfred Mann

Manic Street Preachers

Barry Manilow

Aimee Mann

Marilyn Manson

The Marshall Tucker Band

Dave Matthews

John Mayall

MC5

Paul McCartney

Michael McDonald

Sarah McLachlan

Meat Loaf

Meat Puppets

Joe Meek

Megadeth

The Mekons

John Mellencamp

Men at Work

Mercury Rev

Normann Mertig

George Michael

Midnight Oil

Steve Miller

Ministry

Minor Threat

Minutemen

Mission of Burma

Moby Grape

The Moody Blues

Alanis Morissette

Morrissey

Mötley Crüe

Motörhead

Mott the Hoople

The Move

Mudhoney

Felix Mühle

My Bloody Valentine

Rick Nelson

New Kids on the Block

New Order

New York Dolls

Randy Newman

Stevie Nicks

Harry Nilsson

Nine Inch Nails

No Doubt

NRBQ

Gary Numan

Laura Nyro

Oasis

Sinéad O'Connor

The Offspring

Ozzy Osbourne

Robert Palmer

Graham Parker

Alan Parsons

Pavement

Pearl Jam

Pere Ubu

Pet Shop Boys

Liz Phair

Phish

Gene Pitney

Pixies

Poco

The Pogues

The Police

Iggy Pop

Portishead

The Pretenders

The Pretty Things

Primal Scream

Primus

John Prine

Procol Harum

The Psychedelic Furs

Public Image Ltd.

Pulp

Pure Prairie League

Radiohead

Rage Against the Machine

Bonnie Raitt

Rancid

The Rascals

Karsten Rasim

The Raspberries

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Lou Reed

REO Speedwagon

The Replacements

Paul Revere & the Raiders

Cliff Richard

Jonathan Richman

The Righteous Brothers

Johnny Rivers

The Rivieras

Rockpile

Linda Ronstadt

Roxy Music

Todd Rundgren

Rush

Leon Russell

Mitch Ryder

Doug Sahm

Saint Etienne

Santana

Boz Scaggs

Maria Schumann

Seals & Crofts

The Searchers

Sebadoh

Neil Sedaka

Bob Seger

Selby Tigers

The Sex Pistols

Del Shannon

Carly Simon

Paul Simon

Simply Red

Siouxsie and the Banshees

The Sir Douglas Quintet

Slade

Slayer

Slint

The Slits

The Small Faces

The Smashing Pumpkins

Patti Smith

The Smithereens

The Soft Boys

The Soft Machine

Sonic Youth

Sonny & Cher

Soundgarden

Spacemen 3

Britney Spears

The Specials

Spice Girls

Spiritualized

Split Enz

Dusty Springfield

Rick Springfield

Squeeze

The Standells

Status Quo

Steppenwolf

Stereolab

Cat Stevens

Al Stewart

Sting

The Stone Roses

Stone Temple Pilots

The Stooges

Styx

Sublime

Suede

Sugar

The Sugarcubes

Suicide

The Sundays

Super Furry Animals

Supergrass

Supertramp

The Surfaris

Sweet

Matthew Sweet

T. Rex

Talking Heads

James Taylor

The Teardrop Explodes

Tears for Fears

Television

10,000 Maniacs

They Might Be Giants

Thin Lizzy

13th Floor Elevators

Richard Thompson

Three Dog Night

Pete Townshend

Traffic

The Trashmen

The Turtles

Uncle Tupelo

Urge Overkill

Ritchie Valens

Van Halen

Stevie Ray Vaughan

The Ventures

The Verve

Gene Vincent

Violent Femmes

Tom Waits

The Walker Brothers

Scott Walker

Jimmy Webb

Ween

Weezer

Paul Weller

Wham!

Steve Winwood

Wire

Link Wray

X-Ray Spex

X

XTC

Yes

Yo La Tengo

Frank Zappa

Warren Zevon

The Zombies

ZZ Top

Alice in Chains

The Amazing Rhythm Aces

America

American Music Club

Tori Amos

The Angels

The Art of Noise

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Backstreet Boys

Bad Company

Bad Religion

The Bangles

Syd Barrett

Be Bop Deluxe

Beat Happening

Chris Bell

Belle & Sebastian

Pat Benatar

Big Black

The Birthday Party

The Black Crowes

The Blasters

Blue Cheer

The Blues Project

Blues Traveler

Curt Boettcher

Michael Bolton

Bon Jovi

Gary "U.S." Bonds

The Bonzo Dog Band

The Boo Radleys

The Breeders

Bronski Beat

Lindsey Buckingham

Jeff Buckley

Johnny Burnette

Cabaret Voltaire

J.J. Cale

Nick Cave

The Celibate Rifles

The Chantays

Tracy Chapman

The Charlatans

The Charlatans UK

The Chiffons

The Chocolate Watchband

The Church

Gene Clark

The Clean

Joe Cocker

Lloyd Cole

Shawn Colvin

Commander Cody

Julian Cope

Country Joe & the Fish

The Cramps

David Crosby

Danzig

The dB's

Deee-Lite

Diamond Head

The Dictators

Lonnie Donegan

Dream Syndicate

The Durutti Column

Einstürzende Neubauten

The English Beat

Gloria Estefan

Everything But the Girl

Fabian

Donald Fagen

Georgie Fame

Faust

Bryan Ferry

Fishbone

The Flaming Lips

Robert Fripp

Front Line Assembly

Front 242

Billy Fury

Serge Gainsbourg

Garbage

Gentle Giant

The Germs

Lesley Gore

Half Japanese

Terry Hall

Hanson

Ronnie Hawkins

Hawkwind

Allan Holdsworth

Horslips

Ian Hunter

Japan

Jason & the Scorchers

The Jayhawks

David Johansen

Rickie Lee Jones

Tom Jones

Kid Rock

Johnny Kidd

Killing Joke

KMFDM

Al Kooper

Kyuss

L7

The Last Poets

Live

The Lively Ones

Melvins

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Bob Mould

Mountain

Peter Murphy

The Music Machine

Napalm Death

Olivia Newton-John

Nico

1910 Fruitgum Company

Nitzer Ebb

Ted Nugent

The Only Ones

Operation Ivy

Orange Juice

Jim O'Rourke

Palace

Pantera

Van Dyke Parks

Pezband

Poison

The Posies

Pussy Galore

Pylon

Queensrÿche

? & the Mysterians

Quiet Riot

The Raincoats

Ratt

Ride

Billy Lee Riley

Rocket From the Tombs

Henry Rollins

The Ronettes

The Runaways

The Rutles

The Saints

Joe Satriani

Scorpions

Screaming Trees

The Seeds

The Seekers

Shadows of Knight

The Shangri-Las

Sandie Shaw

Jules Shear

Michelle Shocked

Shoes

Skinny Puppy

P.F. Sloan

Warren Smith

Chris Smither

The Sneakers

Phoebe Snow

Soft Cell

The Sonics

Joe South

Southside Johnny

Spandau Ballet

Sparks

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Spin Doctors

Spirit

Stiff Little Fingers

Stephen Stills

The Strawbs

Stray Cats

The Style Council

Suicidal Tendencies

Sunny Day Real Estate

Superchunk

Swell Maps

David Sylvian

Take That

Talk Talk

Teenage Fanclub

Them

Throbbing Gristle

Throwing Muses

Johnny Thunders

The Toasters

Tool

Tortoise

The Troggs

Dwight Twilley

UB40

Ultravox

Unrest

The Vaselines

Bobby Vee

Suzanne Vega

White Zombie

Tony Joe White

Whitesnake

Wilco

Jesse Winchester

Johnny Winter

Robert Wyatt

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This week is my week to select the song list for the Musically Challenged group. (Yay! It's very exciting.) For the next few days, I will be covering songs from my list.

This one is The Dreaming Tree, one of my favorite songs by Dave Matthews Band. If you haven't heard it, you've gotta check it out - it's truly incredible.

Listen

Lyrics

- The Verve, Love is Noise

**Explored**

Ok, so I admittedly strayed pretty far from this week's inspiration shot in our emulation challenge for My Face is My Canvas. But really, there's just no improving upon Kezzaroo's thorny shot. So I had to take it a different way. I like the way this turned out, though. Probably because I find it fun to dress up like a rockstar. :)

And I'm also finally getting a song done for Allard's picks this week in Musically Challenged. :) Double bonus!

Prepare for an onslaught of outtakes. And trust me, I exercised restraint. There were a ton that I really loved from this shoot. Which is funny since I hated all of them when viewing them on my camera when I was taking them. Funny how that happens.

Huge winter storm coming our way. Just in time for me to have to drive an hour up north for a hearing at 8:30 tomorrow morning. I'm going to need to leave myself probably two hours or more to get there. I despise winter drivers.

365 Days (self portraits): Day 252

Musically Challenged: The Verve - Love is Noise

My Face is My Canvas: Emulation Week #12

I have been experimenting with different lighting techniques lately. This is the result of my creating a snoot for my flash. Not knowing what is right or wrong does give me a certain level of freedom to try whatever silly idea I might have ;-) I have posted a few shots of my homemade snoot in the comments. It's pretty ghetto, but hey, it worked!

Musically Challenged

Stigmata - Ministry

(38 of 53)

Musically Challenged - Black Water (Doobie Brothers)

FGR - Stuff to drink

TRP - Motvation Poster

Feb ABC - C is for Coffee

Jim Shields Photography

I think I'm growing feathers

But I'm not quite sure of it

'Cause I started getting dizzy

About a Hundred feet up

I made friends with the clouds

I made friends with the birds

Journey of the Featherless

For this week's Musically Challenged

Another song/artist I do not know. I really loved the lyrics to this one....the idea of the song...what I thought it meant...

Title refers to me as much as the picture~I am unfortunately not musically minded and have no idea how to play - I'm hoping my kids get their musical genes from their mum who is the polar opposite of me and can play pretty much any instrument. I'm at the stage of my 112 pictures where I'm having to choose a topic and really think about it! Fortunately we were given a guitar just last week so this one didn't require too much thought!!

#19 - Music (112 Pictures)

100-134

TRP - musically inspired

Love, love is a verb

Love is a doing word

Feathers on my breath

Gentle impulsion

Shakes me makes me lighter

Feathers on my breath

Teardrop on the fire

Feathers on my breath

Nine night of matter

Black flowers blossom

Feathers on my breath

Black flowers blossom

Feathers on my breath

Teardrop on the fire

Feathers on my…

Water is my eye

Most faithful mirror

Feathers on my breath

Teardrop on the fire of a confession

Feathers on my breath

Most faithful mirror

Feathers on my breath

Teardrop on the fire

Feathers on my breath

You’re stumbling in the dark

You’re stumbling in the dark

Explored thanks guys <3

like a thistle on a tree

like the sparkle on the sea

you were made for glory

...

but like a thorn on my flesh

your beauty holds me

i can't find relief

and it's no wonder why you're here

to torture me

Made for Glory - Landon Pigg

honestly I have played more musically challenged shots than the other groups because i just LOVE ashley's picks! I can totally relate them and do them to my photos!!!!

nothing crazy today. did a photo shoot with Jamee & Juan! tomorrow im heading to Lauderdale!! YAY! cant wait!

i totally LOVE this necklace. I got it last night from Carrie, I am one of the lucky 50 ladies who get to wear this magically piece of sisterhood love and it's definitely an honor. I'm going to write in the journal and do my doodles and print some photos and then send it out to Just K. on Monday.

p.s. that is a sheet. :)

project 365: day 166

Muscially Challenged - Made for Glory by Landon Pigg

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Deana Carter~ Did I shave my legs for this

Flowers and wine is what I thought I would find

When I came home from working tonight

Well now here I stand, over this frying pan

And you want a cold one again

I bought these new heels, did my nails

Had my hair done just right

I thought this new dress was a sure bet

For romance tonight

Well it's perfectly clear,between the TV and beer

I won't get so much as a kiss

As I head for the door I turn around to be sure

Did I shave my legs for this?

Now when we first met you promised you'd get

A house on a hill with a pool

Well this trailer stays wet and were swimmin' in debt

And you want me to go back to school

I bought these new heels,did my nails

Had my hair done just right

I thought this new dress was a sure bet

For romance tonight

Well it's perfectly clear,between the TV and beer

I won't get so much as a kiss

As I head for the door I turn around to be sure

Did I shave my legs for this?

Darlin did I shave my legs for this?

The txalaparta is a unique music ensemble of stones, woods and pipes and two players who beat out a rhythm that is musically a tour de force of co ordination.

It is an old form of music much in vogue in the Basque region of Spain but has suffered terminal neglect and as a result not much of it is known to the people. The genre of music originated as a mode of communication in the hilly regions of the Basque foothills from one village to another to announce funerals, making of cider etc etc.

There has been a steady resurgence of the music form over the last 15-20 years.

Maika and Sara Gomez are twin sisters from the Basque region who are one of the leading proponents of the txalaparta. They go by the name of "Ttukunak".

They make a fine sight while they play the exotic music and the sound of course to use the cliched term is -"awesome"

You can see a slideshow of photographs on the band's website ttukunak.ning.com/

You can hear some samples of the music here

You can hear some samples of the music here

For more on jazz and upcoming events while in Goa, you must visit www.heritagejazz.com the brain child of Armando Gonsalves.

Click here for more on txalaparta

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For the Musically Challenged group-by forty-onecrush- Shadow Of The Day

Did anyone else have one of these for school? I am not especially musically minded, but EVERYONE had to have a recorder in my junior school! It made up part of the morning assembly along with a bit of hymn singing and lesson reading! My two strapping sons would probably have so much fun taking the mickey if they knew that I played one of these at school as a boy! :-)

Sshhh! ...don't tell them! :-)

I rather think that the statutory music and sport participation has tended to be left behind somewhat by modern day schools nowadays, but stumbling across this in the loft the other day did bring a wry smile to my face!

Of course I couldn't play the thing very well - hence the title! :-)))

Oscar Schmidt autoharp sans color. Rainy days have a way of making you see everyday things in the house as a potential photo-op. Soon my wife grew tired of me rooting through her antiques while she was trying to watch a movie and banished me to the office/second bedroom with this autoharp. She said "knock yourself out".

Explore # 215 April 3, 2009

Billy Joel~She's Always A Woman

She can kill with a smile

She can wound with her eyes

She can ruin your faith with her casual lies

And she only reveals what she wants you to see

She hides like a child,

But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to love

She can take you or leave you

She can ask for the truth

But she'll never believe

And she'll take what you give her, as long as it's free

Yeah, she steals like a thief

But she's always a woman to me

Oh--she takes care of herself

She can wait if she wants

She's ahead of her time

Oh--and she never gives out

And she never gives in

She just changes her mind

And she'll promise you more

Than the Garden of Eden

Then she'll carelessly cut you

And laugh while you're bleedin'

But she'll bring out the best

And the worst you can be

Blame it all on yourself

Cause she's always a woman to me

Oh--she takes care of herself

She can wait if she wants

She's ahead of her time

Oh--and she never gives out

And she never gives in

She just changes her mind

She is frequently kind

And she's suddenly cruel

She can do as she pleases

She's nobody's fool

And she can't be convicted

She's earned her degree

And the most she will do

Is throw shadows at you

But she's always a woman to me