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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.
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Tamara was a musically gifted girl and holder of the Heart Stone. She trained three baby magical animals - Cleo (a unicorn), Sugar (a dragon), and Spike (a panther). In the second season, she got her own zebracorn named Shadowsong.
It's just a life story, so there's no climax. No more new territory, so pull away the IMAX. In the slot that you sliced through the scene there was no shyness. In the plot that you passed through your teeth there was no pity. No fade in: film begins on a kid in the big city. And no cut to a costly parade that's for him only. No dissolve to a sliver of grey - that's his new lady, where she glows just like grain on the flickering pane of some great movie. (Hey, I'd watch it.)
-Okkervil River, Our Life is Not a Movie Or Maybe (watch listen love)
I am incredibly happy about this week's Musically Challenged picks, which include Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, The Decemberists and of course, Okkervil River. I am in the market for new music, and Sound Opinions provided me with helpful suggestions thanks to their Best of 2009 show last evening. My musical wish list now includes Phoenix, Lily Allen, St. Vincent, and She & Him. Flickr friend recommendations always welcome!
TRP -- emptiness
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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.
They weren't jamming just musically, but completely jammed the street traffic as well :-)
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The street performance went on at the main city square at first. There were two main stages, plus three or four tiny single-person-stages erected for it, and the play kept switching between them, forcing spectators to shuffle around every few minutes.
It was a real killer of a show to photograph, since I had to push through the crowd every time [using my monopod as a truncheon - just kidding ;) ] to get any shot at all - missing half of it in the process...
Besides, they were splashing with water all the time (yeah, the performance was called H2O for a good reason), so I didn't risk putting the external flash on the camera.
And then, in the middle of it, the performers suddenly embarked a boat (yes - that bright thing on the photo), towed by a really weird steaming and smoking three-wheel vehicle and drove from the city square down the street, followed by the marching band on stilts and the rest of actors on rollerblades.
The spectators had no choice but to follow as well, and that made it even harder to get any decent shots (esp. since I had the flash still safely tucked away in my backpack - grrrrr!).
So I struggled with the backpack with one hand, camera and monopod in the other, while running down the street, zigzagging between performers and spectators, stopping every now and then to click a shot or two.
At the end of this street, they turned down towards the river, where the last part of the performance took place - with lots of squirting water and splashing around, accompanied by a dolphin playing an accordion (oh, yes!) - and the grand finale of launching the boat downstream.
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Better large on black
Built in 1908 during the Edwardian heyday of the band movement before the Great War, the Queen Alexandra Bandstand is a beautiful and well maintained example of creative bandstand design. It was named after the then British Queen, wife of Edward VII.
Erected in the central median strip of Ballarat’s premier boulevard, Sturt Street between Doveton and Mair Streets, the Queen Alexandra Bandstand is surrounded by leafy oak trees and other deciduous European exotic trees. It is the second bandstand along Sturt Street, the other being the Titanic Memorial Bandstand. The Queen Alexandra bandstand is built in a polygonal form surmounted by a Moorish or Russian influenced onion dome. The bandstand has particularly fine wrought iron detailing incorporating musical motifs, including harps, horns and Edwardian styled music stands and is an important and exotic element of the streetscape of Sturt Street.
The Queen Alexandra Bandstand it is now one of the few remaining examples of bandstands in Victoria. It serves as a tangible reminder of a highly popular form of entertainment, prominent on the community agenda for many years. The construction of the bandstand and its survival until now also reflects the prominence of music in Ballarat's cultural and civic identity.
So when the Mrs. came home from work I convinced her to model...She doesn't smoke, but you should see her with my shotgun..."Dead on balls accurate....It's an industry term..."
For: TRP & Musically Inclined
County Road 233 under my feet
Nothin' on this white rock but little ol' me
I got two miles till he makes bail
And if I'm right we're headed straight for hell
I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
He wants a fight well now he's got one
He ain't seen me crazy yet
Slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm gonna show him what a little girl's made of
Gun powder and lead
Well it's half past ten
Another six pack in
I can feel the rumble like the cold black wind
He pulls in the drive
Gravel flies
He don't know what's waitin' here this time
Hey I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
He wants a fight well now he's got one
And he ain't seen me crazy yet
Slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm gonna show him what a little girl's made of
Gun powder and lead
His fist is big but my gun's bigger
He'll find out when I pull the trigger
I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
He wants a fight well now he's got one
And he ain't seen me crazy yet
Slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm gonna show him what a little girl's made of
Gun powder and gun powder and lead
Gun powder and lead
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It may be years until the day
My dreams will match up with my pay.
- Feist, Mushaboom
You know those friends who you don't have to explain much to because they already know exactly what you're thinking? The ones that are just kinda dialed into you? I spent the day with one of those. My friend Michelle. I don't think I've ever spent time hanging out with Michelle that didn't feel like time well spent. Had such a blast today.
HBCCT! :)
Musically Challenged: Feist - Mushaboom
TOTW: Musically Inspiread
You've got to be kidding me!
We had fif-teen de-grees cen-ti-grade last weekend!
How can it be snowing again??
I mean, don't get me wrong, I love snow and all, but we're in MARCH! How can it be sooo warm on one day, that even I, who's always cold, leave the apartment in a t-shirt, and then 4 days later it SNOWS??
Man :(
It took me half an hour to walk home from school today, the roads were soo damn slippery and wet and ugly. Normally I need 10 minutes.
Sorry. I don't usually get mad at the weather like this, lol. But after the amazing weather last Sunday I really can't see snow anymore!! :))
Anyway, this is my way of telling the sky to stop crying. Rain and snow. If you ask me, the sky cried enough for this whole year. Humph.
So much for the smell of spring, haha :)
Musically Inspired Week 09/52
Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out
and mama i've been cryin'
'cause things aint how it used to be
she said, "the battle's almost won
and we're only several miles from the sun." whoa yeah
The Sun by Maroon 5
Today has been a really rough day. I feel so out of sync with the world. I challenged myself to reading soulpancake - the entire book in one day, actually - 5 hours.
It was very thought provoking and made me extremely emotional.
It caused me to think outside my comfort zone and reevaluate my life and what it means to be here.
I realized I've been a horrible and selfish person these past few semesters. So absorbed in my own little world, I never took as much time as I should figuring out what was going on in the world outside of the "me me me" world I cultivated for myself.
I'm really excited and ready for the Project Soul Pancake year long challenge.
I was feeling really depressed today, and when i left work found myself at the cemetery. I know this sounds like the creepiest thing, but I walked, without a phone, without facebook, without anything but me and my camera. I visited gravestones and left pinecones (they were the only things I found around).
I stumbled upon a little boy, Guisto was his last name, I dont remember his first. He died in 1987 at the age of 4. He had no flowers. no ornaments, no sign of visitors. He was forgotten by his parents. I left him two pine cones. I was too chicken to sit there and spill what was bothering me to a total dead stranger.
I cant talk to anyone. I've become so private. this needs to change. I hope soulpancake can do that for me.
TOTW: Pieces of Me
Musically Challenged: The Sun by Maroon 5
Atl in the comments.
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.
Image: The proms finished with a spectacular fireworks display.
More than a thousand people enjoyed the first Imjin Proms on Saturday.
The concert and outdoor festival event raised money for three military service charity associations with entertainment ranging from a musically choreographed Spitfire display to children's activities.
"The weather's held off and it's been a fantastic evening, with a fantastic range of music, with parachutists, and airplanes, and it's all just been going very well from my point of view," said Simon Footer, the main event coordinator from the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
Imjin Barracks, a Royal Air Force base that served for decades, has been home since 2010 to the event's other main host, NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Lt.Gen. Tim Evans, ARRC commander, welcomed the crowd with gratitude, wishing everyone a splendid evening, and thanking Aramark and other sponsors. The general envisioned the event more than a year ago to be a way for Imjin and other nearby military communities to share a memorable evening with Gloucestershire.
Sharing the experience of the Spitfire display brought many emotions to the diverse crowd. Presenter Peter Dickson said he was moved by the arial display, as that plane holds a special place in British hearts, answering a call in the 1940's with young pilots when "our backs were really against the wall, it delivered the effect we needed." Remembering them and the sacrifice of so many is important and one theme for the evening, he continued. The whole night has "surpassed expectation."
"I've painted many of them as a kid, but that's the first time I've ever seen one," said presenter Lewis Macleod, in a sincere moment backstage when he wasn't keeping the crowd laughing with his voice impressions between acts. "It was really beautiful."
The plane flew to classical music played by The Band of the Royal Air Force College, who also lit up the evening with a finale and fireworks around 10 pm. Other music included a pop-music cover set by the Adjutant Generals Corps' Band who got people up and dancing from their picnic blankets and chairs. The crowd also witnessed the precision of The Royal Marines Band and 19th Regimental Royal Artillery Pipes and Drums.
Children representing their school's talent, the Innsworth Military Wives Choir, and many others performed during the evening to the local crowd. The event succeeded in opening the gates of Imjin to the community and there is a hope to see more of these kinds of events in future.
She's got a way about her
I don't know what it is
But I know that I can't live without her
She's got a way of pleasin'
I don't know why it is
But there doesn't have to be a reason anywhere
She's Got a Way by Billy Joel
Last night I went out to Ultra with my friend MJ and Heidi. I had a fun time even if I was designated driver, drunk friend babysitter, and 3am breakfast buddy. I had a good time. :)
I didnt get home and pass out until 4am, in which I had to wake up again at 8am to get ready to go to Sarasota with Burnt Umber to shoot architecture and the Ringling Museum. (That also meant I had a great time)
then we proceeded to look for eagles that did not appear for photo opps. :|
then i had to quickly high-tail it out once I got home to go shoot a maternity session with Danielle. :)
wellll...... i gotta cut this one short because I just got a text to go riding. be back later to add to groups!
project 365: day 304
Walk the Line: Portraits without a Face
Musically Challenged: She's Got a Way by Billy Joel
Gurlfriendz was hot musically, but damn near melted in the June heat. Jenifer on lead guitar. Rose on bass guitar, Rachel as lead vocal, Krystin on rhythm guitar, and Stephanie E. hiding behind her drums drums.
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.
Day 8 - Travel to NOLA - February 2024
Founded in 1993, the Krewe of Orpheus takes its name from Zeus and Calliope?s musically inclined son. Founding members include musician/actor Harry Connick, Jr. and his father, Harry Connick, Sr., former New Orleans district attorney. With their first parade in 1994, the Krewe of 700 members established itself as a super Krewe. They were the first super Krewe to allow both male and female riders.
The krewe?s throws include a number of sought-after items, including light-up Orpheus medallion beads, three different types of doubloons - Captain's, Krewe, & Musical Legends, four-foot-long stuffed dragons, and their prized throw is a custom decorated tambourine.
Notable floats include the Dolly Trolley, the horse-drawn bus that was used in the opening of Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand. There?s also the Smoking Mary, an eight-unit float that looks like a steam locomotive. And everyone loves the three-unit, 139-foot Orpheus Leviathan Float, the first Carnival float to use extensive fiber optic lighting.
Over the years, Orpheus monarchs have included Fats Domino, Quentin Tarantino, Sandra Bullock, Glenn Close, Whoopi Goldberg, Stevie Wonder, Laurence Fishburne, Forrest Whitaker, Brad Paisley, Anne Rice and Toby Keith.
Unlike many Carnival events which are members-only, visitors are allowed to buy tickets to the black-tie Orpheuscapade, a musical extravaganza after the parade in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Year founded: 1993
Membership: 1500 male and female riders
Number of floats: 38 floats (including tandems)Day 8
Various pics of the day eight in New Orleans.
Diverses photos prisent en Nouvel Orlean le jour huit.
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.
Roxy Music are an English art rock group formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter. The other members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion). Former members include Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments"), and Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and have toured together intermittently since that time.
Roxy Music attained popular and critical success in the UK, Europe and Australia during the 1970s and early 1980s, beginning with their debut album, Roxy Music (1972).[1] The band was highly influential, as leading proponents of the more experimental, musically sophisticated element of glam, as well as a significant influence on early English punk music. They also provided a model for many New Wave acts and the experimental electronic groups of the early 1980s. The group is distinguished by their visual and musical sophistication and their preoccupation with style and glamour.[2] Ferry and co-founding member Eno have also had influential solo careers, the latter becoming one of the most significant record producers and collaborators of the late 20th century.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked Roxy Music #98 on its "The Immortals – 100 The Greatest Artists of All Time" list.[3]
A new studio album, which would have been their ninth, began recording in 2005. It would have been Roxy's first record with Brian Eno since 1973, who wrote two songs for it as well as played keyboards.[4] However, Bryan Ferry eventually confirmed that material from these sessions would be released as a Ferry solo album, with Eno playing on "a couple of tracks,"[5] and that he doesn't think they'll record as Roxy Music again.[6] Subsequently, this was confirmed by the announcement of a solo Bryan Ferry album, entitled Olympia.
My push parnter was the awesome Hajar Al Akoor, she pushed me to find a photo in my contact list and replicate it. Well this isn't a contact of mine but it was a photo that i wanted to try for some time so i was super excited to give it a shot. Here is the inspiration.
One good thing about music
When it hits, you feel no pain
Bob Marley-Trenchtown rock
Musically Challenged.
Odc-Gossamer
One Strobe directly above face
I challenge you to go on a voyage
a voyage of exploration
to discover the wonder that is me
to accept my lack of knowledge
as naivity
to cry with laughter with me
and to cry of sorrow with me
to find a sense of wisdom
in my nonsense
to accept my flaws
that define me
I challenge you to discover the wonder
that is me, that is my heart
capture it
devour it
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One of this week's musically challenged songs made me think of a treasure map. With lines across my face, according to the lyrics. It took a few hours, but here it is. Somehow it didn't work with my eyes open, but that's okay. I like it better this way.
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BAM! Week 1
Musically Challenged:
All of these lines across my face
Tell you a story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no-one to tell them to
It's true, I was made for you
Brandi Carlile ~ The Story
Roxy Music are an English art rock group formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter. The other members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion). Former members include Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments"), and Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and have toured together intermittently since that time.
Roxy Music attained popular and critical success in the UK, Europe and Australia during the 1970s and early 1980s, beginning with their debut album, Roxy Music (1972).[1] The band was highly influential, as leading proponents of the more experimental, musically sophisticated element of glam, as well as a significant influence on early English punk music. They also provided a model for many New Wave acts and the experimental electronic groups of the early 1980s. The group is distinguished by their visual and musical sophistication and their preoccupation with style and glamour.[2] Ferry and co-founding member Eno have also had influential solo careers, the latter becoming one of the most significant record producers and collaborators of the late 20th century.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked Roxy Music #98 on its "The Immortals – 100 The Greatest Artists of All Time" list.[3]
A new studio album, which would have been their ninth, began recording in 2005. It would have been Roxy's first record with Brian Eno since 1973, who wrote two songs for it as well as played keyboards.[4] However, Bryan Ferry eventually confirmed that material from these sessions would be released as a Ferry solo album, with Eno playing on "a couple of tracks,"[5] and that he doesn't think they'll record as Roxy Music again.[6] Subsequently, this was confirmed by the announcement of a solo Bryan Ferry album, entitled Olympia.
In the heart of Vienna, a city renowned for its rich musical heritage, lived a remarkable feline named Mdm. Ivana Schwanz-Doryova. A tabby with a penchant for Mozart, she spent her days practicing arias in her sunlit apartment, the strains of her melodious voice drifting out of her window and charming passersby. Her dream was to perform at the Vienna State Opera, and she tirelessly auditioned for years, her persistence as sharp as her claws.
Finally, her moment arrived. Mdm. Ivana received a gilded invitation to sing the leading soprano role in Strauss's *Katzenliebe*. The entire city buzzed with anticipation, for the tale of a musically talented cat was the stuff of legends. On the night of her debut, the opera house was packed. Humans, cats, and even a few aristocratic dogs gathered to witness history in the making.
As the velvet curtains rose, Mdm. Ivana stepped onto the stage, her heart beating in rhythm with the orchestra. The first few acts went flawlessly, her voice weaving a tapestry of sound that left the audience spellbound. Then came the climactic moment—the main aria.
Just as she was about to begin, a chorus of rabbits, who had been expertly trained to harmonize with the feline star, made their way onto the stage. In a fateful misstep, one of the rabbits accidentally stood on Ivana's tail. Pain shot through her, and she let out an instinctive yowl—a High D of such purity and power that it resonated through the opera house, stunning the audience into a brief silence before they erupted into thunderous applause.
The vibrations from the applause reverberated through the old theatre, causing chandeliers to sway and stage scenery to tremble. Pieces of the set began to collapse around her, yet Mdm. Ivana, in true diva fashion, remained completely unfazed. She continued her aria, her voice soaring above the chaos. Her performance was so captivating that the audience demanded several encores.
With each encore, the ovation grew louder, and more of the stage fell apart. By the end of her fifth encore, the stage was in ruins, with bits of scenery strewn everywhere. Amidst the wreckage, Mdm. Ivana stood proudly, basking in the adulation.
Backstage, the theatre management was in a frenzy. The director, an impeccably dressed ferret named Herr Gustav von Finkelstein, was beside himself with fury. "This is an outrage!" he fumed. "Our beautiful set, destroyed! The chaos! The costs!"
Despite their anger, the management could not deny the brilliance of Ivana's performance. The reviews the next day were rapturous, with critics declaring it one of the greatest debuts in the history of the Vienna State Opera. The demand for tickets to *Katzenliebe* skyrocketed, and soon every performance was sold out.
However, the management had to address the logistical nightmare. They called a meeting with Mdm. Ivana, who arrived still purring with the glow of her success. "Mdm. Schwanz-Doryova," Herr von Finkelstein began, struggling to maintain his composure, "while your performance was extraordinary, the destruction of our stage cannot continue."
Ivana listened intently, her green eyes twinkling with understanding. "I see your dilemma, Herr von Finkelstein," she replied with a graceful flick of her tail. "I propose a solution. Allow me to sing with the chorus positioned in a way that ensures my tail remains undisturbed. Additionally, we can reinforce the set to withstand the vibrations of enthusiastic applause."
After some deliberation, the management agreed. They couldn't afford to lose the star who had taken Vienna by storm. With these adjustments in place, Mdm. Ivana continued to perform to packed houses, her voice enchanting audiences night after night.
And so, Mdm. Ivana Schwanz-Doryova's legacy as the feline soprano who captivated Vienna lived on. She became a symbol of resilience and talent, proving that even amidst chaos, a true artist remains focused on their art. The Vienna State Opera, with its reinforced stage, stood as a testament to her unforgettable debut, where a single High D changed everything.
Inmitten von Wien, einer Stadt, die für ihr reiches musikalisches Erbe bekannt ist, lebte eine bemerkenswerte Katze namens Mdm. Ivana Schwanz-Doryova. Eine getigerte Katze mit einer Vorliebe für Mozart, verbrachte sie ihre Tage damit, Arien in ihrer sonnendurchfluteten Wohnung zu üben. Die Klänge ihrer melodischen Stimme drangen aus ihrem Fenster und bezauberten die Passanten. Ihr Traum war es, an der Wiener Staatsoper aufzutreten, und sie nahm jahrelang unermüdlich an Vorsingen teil, ihre Hartnäckigkeit so scharf wie ihre Krallen.
Endlich kam ihr Moment. Mdm. Ivana erhielt eine vergoldete Einladung, die Hauptrolle der Sopranistin in Strauss' *Katzenliebe* zu singen. Die ganze Stadt war voller Vorfreude, denn die Geschichte einer musikalisch begabten Katze war legendär. Am Abend ihres Debüts war das Opernhaus voll besetzt. Menschen, Katzen und sogar einige aristokratische Hunde versammelten sich, um Zeuge der Geschichte zu werden.
Als sich der Samtvorhang hob, trat Mdm. Ivana auf die Bühne, ihr Herz schlug im Rhythmus des Orchesters. Die ersten Akte verliefen fehlerlos, ihre Stimme webte ein Klangteppich, der das Publikum verzauberte. Dann kam der Höhepunkt – die Hauptarie.
Gerade als sie beginnen wollte, trat ein Chor von Kaninchen, die meisterhaft darauf trainiert waren, mit dem Katzenstar zu harmonieren, auf die Bühne. In einem verhängnisvollen Fehltritt trat eines der Kaninchen versehentlich auf Ivanas Schwanz. Schmerz durchzuckte sie, und sie stieß einen instinktiven Schrei aus – ein hohes D von solcher Reinheit und Kraft, dass es im Opernhaus widerhallte und das Publikum kurzzeitig in Stille versetzte, bevor es in donnernden Applaus ausbrach.
Die Vibrationen des Applauses durchdrangen das alte Theater, ließen Kronleuchter schwanken und Bühnendekorationen erzittern. Teile des Bühnenbilds begannen um sie herum einzustürzen, doch Mdm. Ivana, in wahrer Diva-Manier, blieb völlig unbeeindruckt. Sie setzte ihre Arie fort, ihre Stimme über den Tumult hinweg schwebend. Ihre Darbietung war so fesselnd, dass das Publikum mehrere Zugaben verlangte.
Mit jeder Zugabe wurde der Applaus lauter und mehr von der Bühne fiel auseinander. Am Ende ihrer fünften Zugabe war die Bühne in Trümmern, mit verstreuten Kulissenteilen überall. Mitten im Chaos stand Mdm. Ivana stolz und genoss die Bewunderung.
Hinter der Bühne herrschte bei der Theaterleitung Aufruhr. Der Direktor, ein tadellos gekleidetes Frettchen namens Herr Gustav von Finkelstein, war außer sich vor Wut. "Das ist eine Unverschämtheit!" tobte er. "Unser wunderschönes Bühnenbild, zerstört! Das Chaos! Die Kosten!"
Trotz ihrer Wut konnte die Leitung die Brillanz von Ivanas Auftritt nicht leugnen. Die Kritiken am nächsten Tag waren überschwänglich, Kritiker erklärten es zu einem der größten Debüts in der Geschichte der Wiener Staatsoper. Die Nachfrage nach Karten für *Katzenliebe* schoss in die Höhe und bald waren alle Aufführungen ausverkauft.
Die Leitung musste jedoch das logistische Albtraumproblem angehen. Sie riefen Mdm. Ivana zu einem Treffen, die immer noch vor Freude schnurrend erschien. "Mdm. Schwanz-Doryova," begann Herr von Finkelstein, bemüht, seine Fassung zu bewahren, "während Ihre Darbietung außergewöhnlich war, kann die Zerstörung unserer Bühne nicht weitergehen."
Ivana hörte aufmerksam zu, ihre grünen Augen funkelten vor Verständnis. "Ich verstehe Ihr Dilemma, Herr von Finkelstein," antwortete sie mit einem eleganten Schwanzwedeln. "Ich schlage eine Lösung vor. Lassen Sie mich mit dem Chor in einer Position singen, die sicherstellt, dass mein Schwanz ungestört bleibt. Zusätzlich können wir das Bühnenbild verstärken, um den Vibrationen des enthusiastischen Applauses standzuhalten."
Nach einigen Überlegungen stimmte die Leitung zu. Sie konnten es sich nicht leisten, den Star zu verlieren, der Wien im Sturm erobert hatte. Mit diesen Anpassungen setzte Mdm. Ivana ihre Auftritte vor ausverkauftem Haus fort, ihre Stimme verzauberte das Publikum Nacht für Nacht.
Und so lebte das Vermächtnis von Mdm. Ivana Schwanz-Doryova als die Katzensopranistin, die Wien eroberte, weiter. Sie wurde zum Symbol für Ausdauer und Talent, und bewies, dass ein wahrer Künstler sich auch inmitten des Chaos auf seine Kunst konzentriert. Die Wiener Staatsoper, mit ihrer verstärkten Bühne, stand als Zeugnis ihres unvergesslichen Debüts, bei dem ein einziges hohes D alles veränderte.
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This meme was even harder than the last one. I know that once I choose an answer I am going to think of another answer that would have fit better. Music has always been important to me. I feel that the music in a person's life is what defines them. Maybe I am just thinking too hard. I am not really finding the 'real' me so to speak, in this meme. Well who I always thought was the 'real' me. So, I am answering these questions for the here and now and putting aside the old stand-by's from the past. Knowing me, they will probably change by tomorrow anyway.
1. What's your favorite song? This is a hard question to answer as I kind of have two. "The Promise" by When in Rome and "Subculture" by New Order.
2. Favorite genre of music? (Classical, Jazz, Country, Pop...) I don't know what they call it now-a-days. Indie/Alternative/Emo. It used to be Alternativey/Gothy/Punkish back in the olden days. You know, all the cool stuff that you would NEVER hear on the radio.
3. Favorite musician (add singer/band to end if necessary)? It changes but currently, My Chemical Romance.
4. What was the last song you listened to/are currently listening to? "Loose Lips" by Kimya Dawson.
5. What type of music do you dislike? Rap
6. What instrument do you like to listen to the most? It really depends on what music I am listening too. I do like to listen to guitar especially when the parts are really intricate.
7. What instrument do you most like to play (or would like to learn)? I most like to play the piano. I really do miss not having mine in the house.
8. Where do you go or what do you listen to when you're sad? I don't listen to anything in particular when I am sad, but I can say that listening to ELO, Erasure, and currently Midnight Juggernauts sure does seem to put me in a super mood! It has to be something you can dance too.
9. What was the last concert or musical event you attended (add singer/band to end if necessary)? Tesla
10. What concert or musical event do you wish you could have attended? Or a performer you would have loved to have seen live? Michael Hutchence & INXS back in 1988.
11. You and your sweetie, what's your 'song'? If you aren't paired off, what song do you think it might be? There isn't one. Although when we first started dating he sure did sing "The Joker" by The Steve Miller band, a lot. Romantic, isn’t it? LOL! I guess he liked my peaches.
12. What song gets stuck in your head the most? (For good or for bad...) Usually it's "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie, but TODAY I cannot get "Anyone Else But You" by the Moldy Peaches to stop playing in my head. It does not help that today the hubby is singing it too. Hey! Maybe we have found OUR song after all!
These are the seasons of emotion
And like the winds they rise and fall
This is the wonder of devotion
I see the torch we all must hold.
This is the mystery of the quotient-
Upon us all a little rain
Must fall.
The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin
so today was a lazy sunday. it rained all day and i had a blast just lounging around doing nothing, except I did finish another wedding folder of photos (YAY) i then proceeded to find a way to entertain myself and further procrastinate from doing actual homework.
I didnt realize that today was piss off Anna day. I am a pretty easy going I can care less if it doesnt affect me but there are certain things that just makes me go up a wall. well something happened today that made my emotions rage.
I really wanted to go outside and play in the rain and calm down. So after I went to buy ice cream and some supplies for school i went to the open area by my house and set up my camera and started really just jumping around. it made me happy for a bit.
project 365: day 319
musically challenged: The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin
TOTW: Get Your Groove On
“It seems a shame you waste your time on me. It seems a lot to waste your time for me”
Me In Honey: R.E.M., Out of Time
As many of the songs on this album were lyrically personal to Michael Stipe, this song was very personal to me. Musically, it is one of the easiest songs one would ever know. Vocally Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Kate Pierson from the B-52’s just nail their pitches. Lyrically, it was amazing for what I was going through at the time. (The irony of this was that it was the last track on this album, and the last track on their last album, Green, really affected me as well. What is it with their ending tracks?)
This album came out my senior year of High School. I was deeply in love with this girl but we were at odds for reasons I couldn’t understand. To this day I do not understand why we suddenly imploded. But through the dissension of our relationship we had all these bizarre rules put out there that I didn’t understand. I ended up going to my Senior Year prom with a snobby stranger and I had a miserable time. I was lost in life and the relationship, and I just didn’t get it… When I didn’t understand the rules I thought it was because of me… like the line I thought I was a waste of her time.
Truth is, I wasn’t- but it took me years to find that out. I remember listening to this song over and over and out of all the lines- that one always stabbed at me- stuck out at me like a thorn. It isn’t something I harp on, in fact she and I have become great friends over the years. And as sad and pathetic as that period of self drowning may seem, I am thankful for it because it really shaped me.
To this day I can sing along with Stipe and really get some of my emotions out. I can remember who I am now, and who I was then… and chuckle at the things I thought, and smile at the distances I have traveled since then.
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Yes, this actually is honey… sugar free honey to be exact. How the hell does that exist???
Lyrics:
I sat there looking ugly
Looking ugly and mean
I knew what you were saying
You were saying to me
Baby's got some new rules
Baby, said she's had it with me
It seems a shame you waste your time on me
It seems a lot to waste your time for me
Left me to love
What it's doing to me
There's a lot of honey in this world
Baby, this honey's for me
You've got to do what you do
Do it with me
It seems a shame you waste your time for me
Knocked silly
Knock flat
Sideways down
These things they pick you up
And they turn you around
Say your piece
Say you're sweet for me
It's all the same to share the pain with me
It's all the same. Save the shame for me
Baby's got some new rules
Baby, says she's had it with me
There's a fly in the honey
And baby's got a baby with me
That's a part
That's a part of me
What about me?
What about me?
Pianist and Keyboardist Bernie Worrell is probably one of the most important and innovative musicians to help shape and mold how funk, jazz, classical, and rock in American popular music. This Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, along with Eddie Hazel, William “Bootsie” Collins, and George Clinton changed the world musically by adding a new musical mix by playing a more aggressive form of music that added the use of electronics as well as percussion to the mix. The groups Parliament-Funkadelic would become a musical amalgamation that played rock and soul that evolved into funk music. Worrell would go on to become the arranger and co-writer of the groups songs including “Flashlight,” Give Up the Funk,” “Mothership Connection,” and “Aqua Boogie.” His signature Minimoog and many keyboard arrangements have been sampled endlessly by rappers including De La Soul, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and A Tribe Called Quest.
His latest project is both a labor of love as well as something he’s wanted to record during his entire career. “Bernie Worrell: Standards,” is his first jazz recording in a career that spans some 45 years. Bernie enlisted the help of drummer Evan Taylor, who also serves as the co-producer of the disc, to also put together his new group The Bernie Worrell Orchestra. As his producer, both the and Bernie endlessly put together a list of jazz standards ranging from Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train” to Dave Brubeck’s “Take 5.” But it allows him to play behind a nine-piece band that features two drummers, a percussionist, two saxophonists, a trumpeter, a bassist, and guitarist. It’s a funky and organic project that allows the master keyboardist to ‘funk out’ these jazz standards.
These songs aren’t a far departure from Bernie’s origins and beginning in the industry. Born George Bernard Worrell, Jr on April 19, 1944 in Long Branch, New Jersey, he grew up listening to classical and jazz music as a child. He was born with perfect pitch and began studying classical music at 3 years old. By playing the piano, his mother wouldn’t allow the young musical prodigy listen to the sounds of rhythm and blues that was popular at the time. Instead, he had to sneak and listen to R&B while studying Brahms, Beethoven, and Bach. Though he listened to jazz music which he took a liking to and followed pianists like Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, and Bud Powell.
Upon graduating from high school, Bernie attended the New England Conservatory of Music. But it was while he was in school that he was getting his chops as a professional musician while playing in Boston. He backed the likes of Tavares, Tammi Terrell, Pigmeat Markham, and R & B great Maxine Brown; whom he became her musical director for 2 years after he completed school.
But it was his reign with Parliament that he gave the music world his innovative keyboard style. He also was a member the new wave group The Talking Heads and was featured in the critically-acclaimed concert film “Stop Making Sense.”
Bernie has been a leader since the late 1970’s when he recorded and released his debut album “All the Woo in the World.” He’s backed and played on recordings by The Honey Cones, Johnnie Taylor, Black Rock Johnson, Freda Payne, Albert King, Bobby Womack, The Dramatics, Mtume, The Spinners, Gil-Scott Heron, and Sly & Robbie.
Currently, Bernie is on the road with the orchestra. For upcoming dates or to order his latest disc “Bernie Worrell: Standards,” please visit him on the web at www.bernieworrell.com.
Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Brian Pace.
Another shot my wife took while I was taking my turn on the winch. Getting towed out for another try at the rail. Winching is way cheaper then boating. You can ride all day on a couple gallons of gas.
Kenny Loggins~Danger Zone (Top Gun)
Revvin' up your engine
Listen to her howlin' roar
Metal under tension
Beggin' you to touch and go
Highway to the Danger Zone
Ride into the Danger Zone
Headin' into twilight
Spreadin' out her wings tonight
She got you jumpin' off the track
And shovin' into overdrive
Highway to the Danger Zone
I'll take you
Right into the Danger Zone
You'll never say hello to you
Until you get it on the red line overload
You'll never know what you can do
Until you get it up as high as you can go
Out along the edges
Always where I burn to be
The further on the edge
The hotter the intensity
Highway to the Danger Zone
Gonna take you
Right into the Danger Zone
Highway to the Danger Zone
Roxy Music are an English art rock group formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter. The other members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion). Former members include Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments"), and Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and have toured together intermittently since that time.
Roxy Music attained popular and critical success in the UK, Europe and Australia during the 1970s and early 1980s, beginning with their debut album, Roxy Music (1972).[1] The band was highly influential, as leading proponents of the more experimental, musically sophisticated element of glam, as well as a significant influence on early English punk music. They also provided a model for many New Wave acts and the experimental electronic groups of the early 1980s. The group is distinguished by their visual and musical sophistication and their preoccupation with style and glamour.[2] Ferry and co-founding member Eno have also had influential solo careers, the latter becoming one of the most significant record producers and collaborators of the late 20th century.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked Roxy Music #98 on its "The Immortals – 100 The Greatest Artists of All Time" list.[3]
A new studio album, which would have been their ninth, began recording in 2005. It would have been Roxy's first record with Brian Eno since 1973, who wrote two songs for it as well as played keyboards.[4] However, Bryan Ferry eventually confirmed that material from these sessions would be released as a Ferry solo album, with Eno playing on "a couple of tracks,"[5] and that he doesn't think they'll record as Roxy Music again.[6] Subsequently, this was confirmed by the announcement of a solo Bryan Ferry album, entitled Olympia.
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.
Fun with mine turtles.
Not my pic
You: Hello mine turtle
Mine turtle: hello (high pitch voice)
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You: oh no I'm not ping to step on you mine turtle
Mine turtle: hello
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Quad group musically sing
First person: Heeellloo
Second person: Heeellllooo (deeper voice)
Third: hellloooo (more deeper voice)
Fourth step on the mine turtle
Mine turtle:Hello
All the singers: Oh Nooo
BOOOM
It's beautiful to break
Let your false flag drift away
Show me your face
You can fall apart on me
Because I'll be here as long as it takes
A remedy to steady your midnight shakes
I'll stay here as long as it takes...
- Spill Canvas, As Long As It Takes
Far from out of the woods, but it's amazing what a difference replacing dread and anxiety with hope and optimism can do. My mom is talking about taking me away for a girls' weekend in early September. So right now I'm kind of setting my sights on that. Because by then, other things will be moving in such a good direction too. And honestly, I could use a few days away from my life right now.
Musically Challenged: Spill Canvas - As Long as it Takes
My Face is My Canvas: Emulation Challenge Week 100