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365 - The 2010 Edition - January 25, 2010
So, I found this old tape on the side of the road, and not having anything better to do, I stuck it in the player, and it turned out to be the Violent Femmes... Some people get it - some don't. I guess whoever threw it out didn't get it - but I played it a few times, and it grew on me.. Especially this song, with the catchy opening acoustic guitar opening, and the happy feel of it.. It must have taken at least twenty minutes to write the lyrics, and the message isn't exactly one that leaves your heart longing, if you know what I mean.. So?
For the "Musically Challenged" group, with thanks to Jason for casting a wide enough net that I found something even "I" was familiar with!
when I'm walkin' I strut my stu-uff - man I'm so strung out..
I'm high as a kite - I just might - stop to check you out
Let me go on - like a blister in the sun
let me go on - big hands - I know you're the one
The Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
I've been looking for someone
But I don't know his name.
All the faces before me,
they all look the same.
Looking For Someone <------hauntingly beautiful song...DAMN!
For this weeks Musically Challenged
It's been so long since you've been a friend of mine.
Another one of my picks for Musically Challenged.
Today i feel blue. I don't really know why.
343/365
Two weeks in NOLA for the mardi gras 2017
Founded in 1993, the Krewe of Orpheus takes its name from the musically-inclined son of Zeus and Calliope. Founding members included Harry Connick, both the junior and senior.
In New Orleans, the krewe established themselves as a superkrewe with their first parade in 1994, which rolled with 700 riders. They were the first super Krewe to allow both male and female riders.
The Krewe's throws include a number of popular items including emblem beads, stuffed animals, signature beads, light-up Orpheus medallion beads, cups, three different types of doubloons, and 4-foot-long stuffed dragons.
They have a number of notable floats including the Dolly Trolley, the horse-drawn bus that was used in the opening of Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand, the Smoking Mary which is a six unit float that looks like a steam locomotive, a Trojan horse and the Orpheus Leviathan Float, which is a three unit, 139-foot float, and the first Carnival float to use extensive fiber optic lighting.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Fats Domino wass the honorary grand marshall for 2014. His eldest son, Antoine Domino III, rode in the parade and perform his 85 year old father's music.
In addition to Fats Domino, Quentin Tarantino reigned as the krewe's celebrity monarch.
Two weeks in NOLA for the mardi gras 2017
Founded in 1993, the Krewe of Orpheus takes its name from the musically-inclined son of Zeus and Calliope. Founding members included Harry Connick, both the junior and senior.
In New Orleans, the krewe established themselves as a superkrewe with their first parade in 1994, which rolled with 700 riders. They were the first super Krewe to allow both male and female riders.
The Krewe's throws include a number of popular items including emblem beads, stuffed animals, signature beads, light-up Orpheus medallion beads, cups, three different types of doubloons, and 4-foot-long stuffed dragons.
They have a number of notable floats including the Dolly Trolley, the horse-drawn bus that was used in the opening of Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand, the Smoking Mary which is a six unit float that looks like a steam locomotive, a Trojan horse and the Orpheus Leviathan Float, which is a three unit, 139-foot float, and the first Carnival float to use extensive fiber optic lighting.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Fats Domino wass the honorary grand marshall for 2014. His eldest son, Antoine Domino III, rode in the parade and perform his 85 year old father's music.
In addition to Fats Domino, Quentin Tarantino reigned as the krewe's celebrity monarch.
05.01.10
My tenor sax is my baby...well, between the flute, piano, and this, it's definitely my favorite. Makes me feel sexxxay hehe, like Lisa Simpson (sexy-nerdy?).
It was INCREDIBLY windy tonight. Just imagine: my sb600 remotely attached to a ball-head, attached to a flash stand, about 8ft in the air -- I had to take this shot, FAST! But I'm quite happy with the result :-) Playin' the blues, but don't worry, I'm not feelin' the blues!
Rubber Duckie~ by Ernie!
Rubber Duckie you're the one
You make bath time lots of fun
Rubber Duckie I'm awfully fond of you
Rubber Duckie joy of joys
When I squeeze you, you make noise
Rubber Duckie you're my very best friend it's true
I find a little fellow who's cute and yellow and chubby
Rub a dub dubby
Rubber Duckie you're so fine and I'm lucky that you're mine
Rubber Duckie I'd like a whole pond of you
Rubber Duckie I'm awfully fond of you
For Musically Challenged and
Bench Monday
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down on your face
And on your face I...
Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down on your face
And on your face I...
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Everything will be fine
Everything in no time at all
Everything
Hold your own
And know your name
And go your own way
- Jason Mraz, Details in the Fabric
I guess there could be worse ruts to be stuck in. The glass door just calls to me.
Musically Challenged - Jason Mraz - Details in the Fabric
and still I refuse to throw them away.
some of the bulbs never opened quite fully
they might so i'm waiting and staying awake.
things i have loved i'm allowed to keep
i'll never know if I go to sleep.
"Flowers" by Regina Spektor
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right, so this flower? yeah, so it's not actually rotting. but it doesn't look um, totally healthy. or something.
ah, just go with it!
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for Musically Challenged.
Monestir Cistercenc de Santes Creus ( Cataluna )
Claustre major
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The Bells
E.A. Poe, 1849
I
Hear the sledges with the bells-
Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!
While the stars that oversprinkle
All the heavens, seem to twinkle
With a crystalline delight;
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells-
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
II
Hear the mellow wedding bells,
Golden bells!
What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!
Through the balmy air of night
How they ring out their delight!
From the molten-golden notes,
And an in tune,
What a liquid ditty floats
To the turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats
On the moon!
Oh, from out the sounding cells,
What a gush of euphony voluminously wells!
How it swells!
How it dwells
On the Future! how it tells
Of the rapture that impels
To the swinging and the ringing
Of the bells, bells, bells,
Of the bells, bells, bells,bells,
Bells, bells, bells-
To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!
III
Hear the loud alarum bells-
Brazen bells!
What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!
In the startled ear of night
How they scream out their affright!
Too much horrified to speak,
They can only shriek, shriek,
Out of tune,
In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire,
In a mad expostulation with the deaf and frantic fire,
Leaping higher, higher, higher,
With a desperate desire,
And a resolute endeavor,
Now- now to sit or never,
By the side of the pale-faced moon.
Oh, the bells, bells, bells!
What a tale their terror tells
Of Despair!
How they clang, and clash, and roar!
What a horror they outpour
On the bosom of the palpitating air!
Yet the ear it fully knows,
By the twanging,
And the clanging,
How the danger ebbs and flows:
Yet the ear distinctly tells,
In the jangling,
And the wrangling,
How the danger sinks and swells,
By the sinking or the swelling in the anger of the bells-
Of the bells-
Of the bells, bells, bells,bells,
Bells, bells, bells-
In the clamor and the clangor of the bells!
IV
Hear the tolling of the bells-
Iron Bells!
What a world of solemn thought their monody compels!
In the silence of the night,
How we shiver with affright
At the melancholy menace of their tone!
For every sound that floats
From the rust within their throats
Is a groan.
And the people- ah, the people-
They that dwell up in the steeple,
All Alone
And who, tolling, tolling, tolling,
In that muffled monotone,
Feel a glory in so rolling
On the human heart a stone-
They are neither man nor woman-
They are neither brute nor human-
They are Ghouls:
And their king it is who tolls;
And he rolls, rolls, rolls,
Rolls
A paean from the bells!
And his merry bosom swells
With the paean of the bells!
And he dances, and he yells;
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the paean of the bells-
Of the bells:
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the throbbing of the bells-
Of the bells, bells, bells-
To the sobbing of the bells;
Keeping time, time, time,
As he knells, knells, knells,
In a happy Runic rhyme,
To the rolling of the bells-
Of the bells, bells, bells:
To the tolling of the bells,
Of the bells, bells, bells, bells-
Bells, bells, bells-
To the moaning and the groaning of the bells.
-THE END-
El claustre major, gòtic, va ser fet construir el 1313 per Jaume II, per substituir-ne un de més antic, d'estil romànic, del qual es conserva el templet hexagonal del lavatori. Cal destacar-ne la decoració dels capitells, que representen un ampli repertori d'iconografia medieval. Des del claustre podem pujar al dormitori, que és una gran sala amb arcs apuntats. Des d'aquí, es pot accedir a la Torre de les Hores i al cimbori.
La sala capitular és de planta quadrada, i allí és on podem trobar diferents tombes dels antics abats del monestir. Les voltes són sostingudes amb columnes.
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El claustro actual se debe a la mano del maestro inglés Reinard de Fonoll, a cuya obra dio continuidad Guillem de Seguer, quien probablemente ejecutase la tracería de los ventanales. Es de un refinado estilo gótico exultante en sus arcuaciones, en las estilizadas columnas, en las bóvedas de ojiva y en la exuberante ornamentación de los capiteles de gran riqueza iconográfica, con motivos vegetales, animales, figurativos y narrativos con escenas bíblicas. Contiene las tumbas murales de algunos nobles catalanes, y quedan restos de pinturas, una de ellas representando la Anunciación.
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Santes Creus is a Cistercian monastery in Catalunya, Spain. It was started in 1158 and is today considered one of the finest preserved monastic sites in Southern Europe.
[edit] History
The monastery was started in 1158 and was finished within 50 years. In its early period, the monastery was a center of intellectual and political activity and was comparable to the Poblet Monastery. Fortified in 1375 by Pedro IV, it played an important role in the creation of the Order of Montesa, a refuge for Aragonese Knights Templar after the abolition of their order.
The activities of the monastery continued largely uninterrupted until the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, which led to its eventual demise in 1835 at which time the monastery was sacked and burned. Shortly thereafter, several ex-monks erected it as a parish Church and worked slowly toward its restoration. It is today in the hands of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monestir_de_Santes_Creus
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- Muse, Muscle Museum
**Explored**
Ok, show of hands, who else fights with seasonal depression/seasonal affective disorder? *raises hand* It hasn't been as bad since I started taking SAM-e at the advice of my friend Lori, but I still feel it lurking there, just beneath the surface. So instead of feeling depressed, I just feel...weird and unsettled. Just curious if anyone else deals with this every winter. It'd be nice to have someone to chat with who understands.
I took these shots right after an early evening nap. I had to get up ridiculously early this morning to drive up north for a hearing. And since we were supposed to have a massive winter storm, I had to leave myself an extra hour to make the drive. Of course we didn't get the kind of killer storm that was predicted, but I didn't know that until I was on the road. So I got to court way early and could have slept longer. Awesome. Anyway, I wanted a relatively easy shot today, so I dipped into the bag of goodies that Kel-Z sent me recently and decided to play with her sequins. Thanks Kelsey!
**Explored**
365 Days (self portraits): Day 253
Musically Challenged: Muse - Muscle Museum
**Explore 01-14-2009 Thank you everyone=)
Strobist: SB-600 bounced off back of guitar aimed @ 45 degree angle upwards, shot through on flash diffuser; SB-600 camera left, snooted, shot through on flash diffuser; 1/32 power; triggered with CLS.
Project 52 - Musically Inspired Week 2/52
I love Rock n' Roll
I saw him dancing there by the record machine
I knew he must have been about seventeen
The beat was going strong,
playing my favorite song
And I could tell it wouldn't be long
till he was with me, yeah, me
And I could tell it wouldn't be long
till he was with me, yeah, me, singin'
CHORUS:
I love rock 'n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock 'n' roll
So come and take your time and dance with me
He smiled, so I got up and asked for his name
"That don't matter," he said,
"'cause it's all the same."
I said, "Can I take you home
where we can be alone?"
And next we were moving on
and he was with me, yeah, me
Next we were moving on
and he was with me, yeah, me, singin'
CHORUS
I said, "Can I take you home
where we can be alone?"
And next we were moving on
and he was with me, yeah, me, singin'
Maeve: “Who are your heroes?”
Elliot: “Musically: Nina Simone, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Led Zeppelin. And for every reason: whoever stands out from the ocean of noise as a pure drop lying in it. I mean the kinda drop you can see from sea miles away even if there ain’t no lighthouse nearby. There’s gotta be something special about a person until I can call them my hero. I guess… one of them could be my sister Indy. Yeah, she can survive from anything. She’s my hero number one. And Gauri from the International Fashion Royalty Jet Set Diva contest. But that’s ‘cause I saw her up-close when I went to Paris after a bass that got lost along the way when I moved here, so I know she’s a foxy lady. And… yeah, special. And then this li’l girl named Olga, who wrote me a letter to ask for such a simple thing as a poster. Those are my heroes.” (He smiled brightly. Clearly he likes talking about his heroes. No mention of Sybil, though. Hmm… But you have to remember that this interview happened on the day of his latest gig at Honey’s, when Sybil was still seeing Hallam. There must have been some bitterness in the air.)
Maeve: “Fans want to know – are you still an eligible bachelor?”
Elliot: “Eligible? That’s a joke, right? Hell no! Never was. Bachelor? I’ve a feeling I may be that for the next 50 years! Har har har…” (He laughed with his eyes closed. Umm… No, Elliot. You couldn’t be more wrong, as you have noticed by now. About being a bachelor, I mean. I can’t comment on whether or not he is eligible. Figure it out by yourself.)
Maeve: “What's your dream date?”
Elliot: “Ahh… It’s been so long since I’ve been on a date… Ummm…" (Here he took a long thinking pause, during which he lighted a cigarette. Ay-ay… I keep telling him to quit smoking.) "Sitting on a river bend in the moonlight, playing a guitar for her, while eating a big hamburger… No! Spaghetti! From a shared plate, next to a garbage can, Lady and the Tramp style. Or sitting at a long table, eating soup without a spoon… until the gal offers me one, Beauty and the Beast style. ‘Cause I’m like that Tramp, or that Beast. Gosh, I love Disney! But the difference between me and a Disney hero is… after the dinner I’d stay over at the gal’s. And we wouldn’t be reading books.” (He winked suggestively. But of course…)
OK, everyone has to do this cliché shot sometime.... and I thought it suitable for Great Big Sea's Mari-Mac. I searched out our copy of Dickens's Great Expectations for this especially, given that this is what marriage is all about.
However it's also about Confrontation..... Any marriage that doesn't have "confrontation" in it probably won't last. Natalee & I have been together 27 years now (married for 20) and hardly a week (day?) goes by when we don't argue at some point. Much healthier for a relationship to work out differences when you need to. Some of our friends who are now divorced / separated used to say "Oh we never argue...."
TOTW - Confrontation
TRP - Musically Inspired
Musically Challenged - (This weeks list here) (p.s. It's my list !!!)
Great Big Sea - Mari-Mac
There's a neat little lass and her name is Mari Mac
Make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track
Lot of other fellas try to get her on her back
But I'm thinking that they'll have to get up early
[Chorus:]
Mari Mac's mother's making Mari Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mari Mac
Well I'm going to marry Mari for when Mari's taking care of me
We'll all be feeling merry when I marry Mari Mac
MSH - Film Titles - Diamonds are forever - msh0810-10
Rihanna~Umbrella
No clouds in my storms
Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank
Coming down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella
We fly higher than weather
And G5’s are better, You know me,
an anticipation, for precipitation. Stacked chips for the rainy day
Jay, Rain Man is back with little Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?
[Rihanna]
You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because
[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
These fancy things, will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for Infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart
Because
[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
You can run into my arms
It's OK don't be alarmed
Come here to me
There's no distance in between our love
So go on and let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because
[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
It's raining
Ooh baby it's raining
Baby come here to me
Come here to me
It's raining
Oh baby it's raining
chase your shadow til the sun goes down
- Sia, Bring Night
Finally broke through my plateau. I'm officially down 31 lbs since I started working to lose weight in June. These jeans I'm wearing in the picture? They haven't seen the light of day in five years. For five years they've been buried at the bottom of various drawers, gathering dust. No more! The free shopping out of my own closet has begun. I'm only about halfway to my goal, but it feels good to finally have the scale moving down again.
Still no dead groundhog (thank god).
Musically Challenged: Sia - Bring Night