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A genuine smile. Somewhere along yesterday's evening, I started to just believe again that things will be alright. And today, I truly believed that. I listened to feel good music at work, we had cinco de mayo celebrations at work, and no matter the little things that popped up, a-fuckin'-gain, I didn't let it shake me. B/c sort of like this song, I'll do what I gotta do, when I have to, if I have to, but really until then, I'll be ok. Things will be ok.

I took a knife and cut out her eye

I took it home and watched it wither and die

Well, she's lucky that I didn't slip her a smile

That's why she sleeps with one eye open

That's the price she paid

That's the price you paid

~Girl With One Eye by Florence And The Machine

For Musically Challenged

Got shackles on my words so tight

Fear can make you compromise

Fast enough it's hard to hide

Sometimes I want to disappear

Gain again what they want to steal

Foster The People ~ Houdini

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Glad this turned out exactly the way I imagined and intended it.

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Musically Challenged: Foster The People - Houdini

BAM! Week 2

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.

NOLA 2017 - Mardi gras - Krewe of Orpheus

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 )

sculpture by Sylvia Shaw Judson, Ravinia Festival Park

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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.

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.

Thank you John for taking me along!

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.

Evening, Interior (1896)

Artist: Harriet Backer

Throughout Harriet Backer's 50-year career, women's rights changed radically. Being a woman and an artist became accepted. Backer was talented and determined, inspiring a new generation of women and men in the Norwegian art world.

In Backer’s family, art and culture were part of how the children were raised. Her older sister Agathe was musically gifted and wanted to become a pianist. She had to go abroad to learn, and Harriet became her sister's traveling companion. This gave Harriet the opportunity to visit art museums and get to know the historical masters of the art world at a young age. Agathe eventually became a renowned composer and concert pianist, while Harriet became an important artist.

Backer showed an early talent and interest in art, but embarked on full-time studies rather late in life. In 1874, at 29 years, she decided to travel to Munich. The art community in Norway was small, so one had to go abroad.

The art academies in Europe were reserved for men in those days, but women could receive private tuition or attend "women's classes". During her years in Munich, Backer had several teachers. In 1878 she moved to Paris to continue her studies.

Being accepted for exhibition at the Salon in Paris was an important step on the path to becoming a professional artist. In 1880, Backer was accepted with the painting Solitude. Hundreds of artists exhibited at these exhibitions at the same time, and the paintings hung close together, from floor to ceiling. The jury thought Backer's painting was excellent, and she was honoured with a diploma, known as a Mention honorable.

In Munich, Backer learned to paint in a style characterised by a high level of detail and dark colours. We see this for example in Avskjeden (The Farewell), from 1878. When she came to Paris, she was greatly inspired by impressionism. In one of her best-known paintings, Blått interiør (Blue Interior), painted five years after Avskjeden, the transformation of her painting style is evident. Clear and pure colours dominate the composition. From this point on, the interaction between figure, interior and light effects became a theme that permeated Backer's paintings. How to create contrasts between the light indoors and outdoors? How are colours perceived in lamplight compared to daylight? She approached her subjects with these issues in mind.

Backer started her career with a desire to become a portrait painter. She painted many friends and acquaintances, and also received portrait commissions. But it is her interior scenes she has become best known for. She painted interiors from all walks of life – from farmhouses to bourgeois living rooms. For the most part, Backer's rooms are populated by women.

I think I serve the cause of women best by concentrating like a man – Harriet Backer

In 1888, Backer established herself in Norway, and from 1892 to 1910 ran a painting school in Kristiania. She became a popular teacher. Her openness to new ideas in both art and social development was appreciated. She sympathised with the women's movement, but did not actively participate in political work.

In the women's cause, Backer was recognised more for what she did than what she said – as a renowned artist she was an important role model. Together with friend and fellow artist Kitty Kielland, she was a pioneer who paved the way for women to have the opportunity to choose art as a career path.

About Harriet Backer:

Born 21 January 1845 in Holmestrand.

Lived in Paris in 1878–1888.

Started an art school in Kristiania in the 1890s. Backer’s students included Nikolai Astrup, Halfdan Egedius, Harald Sohlberg, Henrik Lund, Helga Ring Reusch, Astri Welhaven and Sara Fabricius (Cora Sandel).

Died 25 March 1932 in Oslo.

Important works:

Solitude (1878–1880)

Blått interiør (Blue Interior) (1883)

På blekevollen (Bleaching) (1886–1887)

Ved lampelys (By Lamplight) (1890)

Barnedåp i Tanum kirke (Baptism at Tanum Church) (1892)

Inngangskoner (Women in Church) (1892)

Interiør fra Uvdal stavkirke (Interior from Uvdal Stave Church) (1909)

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www.visitoslo.com/en/articles/national-museum/

On 11 June 2022 the new National Museum opened in Oslo. This is the largest museum in the Nordics. The new museum now consists of the collections of the former National Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.

The new museum has a permanent exhibition of about 6 500 objects. Design, arts and crafts, fine art as well as contemporary art will be exhibited alongside each other. As such, the permanent exhibition highlights interesting connections between different collections that previously have been on show at three different museums. Additionally, audiences will be able to see the most famous paintings by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, including The Scream (1893) and Madonna (1894).

The building was designed by Kleihues + Schuwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten, with emphasis on dignity and longevity over sensationalist architecture. Great care was given to achieve a balance with the museum’s surroundings and the existing monuments in the area, such as Oslo City Hall and Akershus Fortress.

The most eye-catching feature of the new museum is the large, illuminated exhibition hall on top of the building. It will be used for temporary exhibitions.

The rooftop terrace offers a unique view of the inner Oslo fjord. The square in front of the main entrance has become an urban meeting place, with benches and a café that invites you in to take a rest.

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Bridget Regan plays pretty much every traditional Irish instrument in Flogging Molly - though mostly she plays the fiddle in most of the songs as you can't hear any of her other instrumentation.

This is her breaking out the tin whistle during one of the band's slower interludes.

This was about the only time I could see her with all of the other motion on the stage.

the midnight glancers and the topless dancers

the candid freaks, cars packed with speakers

the G's with the forties and the chicks with beepers

- "Bawitiba" by Kid Rock

for Musically Challenged.

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this guy owns a little store near my favorite coffee shop. he was outside, late afternoon, relaxing on his plastic folding chair, a little over a week ago.

i love talking to strangers. especially ones who look interesting and aren't adverse to having their picture taken. so i smiled and asked him if he minded if i shot some photos. he happily obliged and then proceeded to talk my ear off for the next half hour.

we discussed Brooklyn, mostly the heavy contingent of Polish Jews in Greenpoint. and though i lived right near there for a while and am both half Jewish (my dad is Jewish, my mom Catholic) and sort of Polish (depending on the point in time i'm either half Russian or half Polish. the other half of me is Italian), he still did ninety percent of the talking. so i just kept shooting, happily.

at the end of our time together, he switched subjects somewhat abruptly.

"i should fix you up with my grandson," he said out of nowhere. "now, he's a looker! and only 20 years old!"

and before i could reply, he blurted out with a giant, mischievous smile, "and he hasn't been deflowered yet!!"

For Musically Challenged (Nerboo's List)

Weapon - Mathew Good

Here by my side, an angel

Here by my side, the devil

Never turn your back on me

Never turn your back on me, again

Here by my side, it's Heaven

TOTW - Be negative

Sam the Sham~Li'l Red Ridin Hood

Owoooooooo!

Who's that I see walkin' in these woods?

Why, it's Little Red Riding Hood.

Hey there Little Red Riding Hood,

You sure are looking good.

You're everything a big bad wolf could want.

Listen to me.

Little Red Riding Hood

I don't think little big girls should

Go walking in these spooky old woods alone.

Owoooooooo!

What big eyes you have,

The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad.

So just to see that you don't get chased

I think I ought to walk with you for a ways.

What full lips you have.

They're sure to lure someone bad.

So until you get to grandma's place

I think you ought to walk with me and be safe.

I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on

Until I'm sure that you've been shown

That I can be trusted walking with you alone.

Owoooooooo!

Little Red Riding Hood

I'd like to hold you if I could

But you might think I'm a big bad wolf so I won't.

Owoooooooo!

What a big heart I have-the better to love you with.

Little Red Riding Hood

Even bad wolves can be good.

I'll try to be satisfied just to walk close by your side.

Maybe you'll see things my way before we get to grandma's place.

Little Red Riding Hood

You sure are looking good

You're everything that a big bad wolf could want.

Owoooooooo! I mean baaaaaa! Baaa?

Looking through a glass musically.

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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.

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.

I`m just a ghost in this house

I`m just a shadow upon these walls

As quietly as a mouse I haunt these halls

I`m just a whisper of smoke

I`m all that`s left of two hearts on fire

That once burned out of control

You took my body and soul

I`m just a ghost in this house

Ghost in This House by Alison Krauss

Had a mini life evaluation with a good friend over lunch today. Things are looking up, and I'll just take it one step at a time.

project 365: day 345

TOTW: Imagine

Musically Challenged: Ghost in this House - Alison Krauss

decluttr

some musically decorated cupcakes that went out with a "maroon 5" themed cake. unfortunately i forgot to snap a photo of the cake. oh well...

Every day, I have a song or songs playing the background of my little life, mostly in my head, but certainly on the radio, my iPod, etc. Songs that make me feel strong play the most, and sometimes my mind just ROCKS out wickedly banging its head YAY-uh, Yay-uh, Yay-yay-eee-yay-uh!! I was acting a complete fool to Bohemian Rhapsody in my car on the way home today, and my favorite work out song is A Little Less Conversation – the Elvis vs. JXL mix. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, visually and musically. Some days I see fluffy bunnies, and other days I see lightning bolts against a dark sky filled with flying monkeys! I’ll get you my pretty! LOL

Today was a “Flying Monkeys” kind of a day!

Hugs and thanks for viewing! =o)

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Sting~ Desert Rose

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of fire

These dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire

And in the flames

Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire

This desert rose

Each of her veils, a secret promise

This desert flower

No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

And as she turns

This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams

This fire burns

I realize that nothing's as it seems

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of rain

I lift my gaze to empty skies above

I close my eyes, this rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of her love

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

Sweet desert rose

Each of her veils, a secret promise

This desert flower

No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

Sweet desert rose

This memory of Eden haunts us all

This desert flower, this rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of the fall

Musically inclined comic book cover

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Muse - Dig Down

Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion).

Muse released their debut album, Showbiz, in 1999, showcasing Bellamy's falsetto and a melancholic alternative rock style. Their second album, Origin of Symmetry (2001), expanded their sound, incorporating wider instrumentation and romantic classical influences, and earned them a reputation for energetic live performances. Absolution (2003) saw further classical influence, with orchestra on tracks such as "Butterflies and Hurricanes", and became the first of five consecutive UK number-one albums. The album has a noticeably darker and heavier tone musically, with a lyrical focus on the theological and apocalyptic concepts.

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Tom Waits~Ice Cream Man

I'll be clickin' by your house about two forty-five

Sidewalk sundae strawberry surprise

I got a cherry popsicle right on time

A big stick, mama, that'll blow your mind

'Cause I'm the ice cream man

I'm a one man band, yeah

I'm the ice cream man, honey

I'll be good to you

Baby, missed me in the alley, baby, don't you fret

Come back around and don't forget

When you're tired and you're hungry

And you want something cool

Got something better than a swimming pool

'Cause I'm the ice cream man

I'm a one man band

I'm the ice cream man, honey

I'll be good to you, yeah

'Cause I'm the ice cream man

I'm a one man band

I'm the ice cream man, honey

I'll be good to you

See me coming, you ain't got no change

Don't worry baby, it can be arranged

Show me you can smile, baby just for me

Fix you with a drumstick, I'll do it for free

'Cause I'm the ice cream man

I'm a one man band

I'm the ice cream man, honey

I'll be good to you

Be good to you, be good to you

Baby good yeah, good to you yeah

Good to you yeah, good to you yeah

Good to you yeah, good to you

'll be good to you, I'll be good to you

'Cause you know I'm gonna be good yeah

I'll be good yeah, I'll be good yeah

I'll be good yeah

...there are powerlines in our bloodlines...

-The Decemberists "Engine Driver" for Musically Challenged (listen)

:::reflecting:::

Guardian ad Litem work sucks sometimes. Today was one of those times.

I work with Native Americans. What I see and hear is devastating, and now I am numb to it. It takes a lot to surprise me these days. The level of poverty and desperation, the total and complete lack of opportunity, the racism in neighboring towns, the ignorance of the majority...you think inner city ghettos are bad? Try living on an impoverished, isolated reservation!

They don't have much, but they call their reservations home. They are connected to their land (what little they have) in a way that we are not. It is in their blood. It is their heart and home.

346:365 {explored}

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The Beatles~Birthday

You say it's your birthday

Well it's my birthday too yeah

They say it's your birthday

We're gonna have a good time

I'm glad it's your birthday

Happy birthday to you

Yes we're going to a party party

Yes we're going to a party party

Yes we're going to a party party

I would like you to dance (birthday)

Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (birthday)

I would like you to dance (birthday)

Dance

I would like you to dance (birthday)

Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (birthday)

I would like you to dance (birthday)

Dance

You say it's your birthday

Well it's my birthday too yeah

You say it's your birthday

We're gonna have a good time

I'm glad it's your birthday

Happy birthday to you

old photo from flea market; stamps (Iran, Poland, Ukraine, Spain) mailed to Math Dept, UC Berkeley

Musically Inspired: "My Old Man" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads

Same wrinkles. Same grumpy expression.(Not really grumpy though)

TOTW - Musically Inspired

117/365:2011 - April 28th

Jim Shields Photography

and every little thing he said comin' back to me

the more I get scared of losing

im afraid to say

where can I go?

at the same time it excites me

gotta get him outta my head

and get on with me

"BOOM" by Anjoulie

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for: Musically Challenged.

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i am so moody. and i wish it would go the hell away.

Pretending to play the bass flute in John's backyard as the sun was going down tonight. Truth be told, I really can't play any instrument. I wish I did, though. We had just had a really delicious pasta dinner and headed out right after this to see Clash of the Titans. Very nice evening!

For The Rogue Players - Musically Inclined

Client: DJ Grind

Made for: Web & Print

Brief: Club setting.

By Lamp Light (1890)

Artist: Harriet Backer

Throughout Harriet Backer's 50-year career, women's rights changed radically. Being a woman and an artist became accepted. Backer was talented and determined, inspiring a new generation of women and men in the Norwegian art world.

In Backer’s family, art and culture were part of how the children were raised. Her older sister Agathe was musically gifted and wanted to become a pianist. She had to go abroad to learn, and Harriet became her sister's traveling companion. This gave Harriet the opportunity to visit art museums and get to know the historical masters of the art world at a young age. Agathe eventually became a renowned composer and concert pianist, while Harriet became an important artist.

Backer showed an early talent and interest in art, but embarked on full-time studies rather late in life. In 1874, at 29 years, she decided to travel to Munich. The art community in Norway was small, so one had to go abroad.

The art academies in Europe were reserved for men in those days, but women could receive private tuition or attend "women's classes". During her years in Munich, Backer had several teachers. In 1878 she moved to Paris to continue her studies.

Being accepted for exhibition at the Salon in Paris was an important step on the path to becoming a professional artist. In 1880, Backer was accepted with the painting Solitude. Hundreds of artists exhibited at these exhibitions at the same time, and the paintings hung close together, from floor to ceiling. The jury thought Backer's painting was excellent, and she was honoured with a diploma, known as a Mention honorable.

In Munich, Backer learned to paint in a style characterised by a high level of detail and dark colours. We see this for example in Avskjeden (The Farewell), from 1878. When she came to Paris, she was greatly inspired by impressionism. In one of her best-known paintings, Blått interiør (Blue Interior), painted five years after Avskjeden, the transformation of her painting style is evident. Clear and pure colours dominate the composition. From this point on, the interaction between figure, interior and light effects became a theme that permeated Backer's paintings. How to create contrasts between the light indoors and outdoors? How are colours perceived in lamplight compared to daylight? She approached her subjects with these issues in mind.

Backer started her career with a desire to become a portrait painter. She painted many friends and acquaintances, and also received portrait commissions. But it is her interior scenes she has become best known for. She painted interiors from all walks of life – from farmhouses to bourgeois living rooms. For the most part, Backer's rooms are populated by women.

I think I serve the cause of women best by concentrating like a man – Harriet Backer

In 1888, Backer established herself in Norway, and from 1892 to 1910 ran a painting school in Kristiania. She became a popular teacher. Her openness to new ideas in both art and social development was appreciated. She sympathised with the women's movement, but did not actively participate in political work.

In the women's cause, Backer was recognised more for what she did than what she said – as a renowned artist she was an important role model. Together with friend and fellow artist Kitty Kielland, she was a pioneer who paved the way for women to have the opportunity to choose art as a career path.

About Harriet Backer:

Born 21 January 1845 in Holmestrand.

Lived in Paris in 1878–1888.

Started an art school in Kristiania in the 1890s. Backer’s students included Nikolai Astrup, Halfdan Egedius, Harald Sohlberg, Henrik Lund, Helga Ring Reusch, Astri Welhaven and Sara Fabricius (Cora Sandel).

Died 25 March 1932 in Oslo.

Important works:

Solitude (1878–1880)

Blått interiør (Blue Interior) (1883)

På blekevollen (Bleaching) (1886–1887)

Ved lampelys (By Lamplight) (1890)

Barnedåp i Tanum kirke (Baptism at Tanum Church) (1892)

Inngangskoner (Women in Church) (1892)

Interiør fra Uvdal stavkirke (Interior from Uvdal Stave Church) (1909)

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On 11 June 2022 the new National Museum opened in Oslo. This is the largest museum in the Nordics. The new museum now consists of the collections of the former National Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.

The new museum has a permanent exhibition of about 6 500 objects. Design, arts and crafts, fine art as well as contemporary art will be exhibited alongside each other. As such, the permanent exhibition highlights interesting connections between different collections that previously have been on show at three different museums. Additionally, audiences will be able to see the most famous paintings by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, including The Scream (1893) and Madonna (1894).

The building was designed by Kleihues + Schuwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten, with emphasis on dignity and longevity over sensationalist architecture. Great care was given to achieve a balance with the museum’s surroundings and the existing monuments in the area, such as Oslo City Hall and Akershus Fortress.

The most eye-catching feature of the new museum is the large, illuminated exhibition hall on top of the building. It will be used for temporary exhibitions.

The rooftop terrace offers a unique view of the inner Oslo fjord. The square in front of the main entrance has become an urban meeting place, with benches and a café that invites you in to take a rest.

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I'm living in that 21st century doin' something mean to it

Do it better then anybody you ever seen do it

~ Power, Kanye West

for Musically Challenged

Saturday started before the sun up. Our model texting me to check-in b/c it was raining down by her house, and we were having an outdoor shoot. She was actually more concerned about the humidity and her hair, heehee, but it was nice she gave me a heads up. It was clear and dry by us though, so no changes.

Got myself and the Tweedles ready and thank the heavens for my mom being a bit flexible and taking the boys for our first shoot. Took them over to her house.

And I will also thank the heavens for finding such a great make-up artist last minute on Friday night b/c she showed up and put it down! She did a fantastic job!

First photoshoot was in Hollywood for Lowrider Magazine. A seriously wicked '64 Impala. I left right after I got a couple of shots of the 2nd wardrobe change so I could pick up the Tweedles and came back as HunHun was packing up.

We headed out to Miami to finish shooting Akon's car for DUB. That was quick and easy.

Last shoot was back in Miramar for an up-and-coming MMA fighter. We did some promo and action shots inside the cage.

A late lunch was had and home we went.

As busy as it all was, and the boys had their moments of driving me nuts, it was all a great time of doing what we love. :)

For musically talented Barossa Valley local, Sam Brittain, story-telling is exactly that. Since releasing his debut LP ‘Our Shining Skin’ on June 1, 2012, the path to success for the gifted and independent musician has transformed into a never-ending road. First picking up a guitar at the age of three and additionally turning his hand to the piano and drums,

In 2013, Sam is an unstoppable, roots, folk and blues artist, reminiscent of sounds such as Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and Ryan Adams. Sam supported close friend and musical influence, Mike Rosenberg (Passenger) at Adelaide-based Fowlers Live, as an integral part of Mike’s ‘All the Little Lights’ album tour, a highlight of Sam’s career to date.

The recording of ‘Our Shining Skin’ saw Sam and his band work endlessly with the talented Barossa-based Jamie Blechynden of Stella Studios and VJ productions. Supported by BJ Barker (drums), Steve Flemming (bass) and Glen Wagland (engineer), tracking the backbone of all 12 songs took a mere two days to complete. ‘Our Shining Skin’ quickly earned impressive reviews and was labelled as a ‘formidable and wide spreading resume’ for Sam (Timber and Steel, August, 2012).

Kicking off an Australian tour, Sam officially released the highly anticipated album at a sold out show on June 9, 2012, held at the Chateau’s acoustically brilliant ‘Long Room’. In June and July 2012, Sam crossed the country, delighting crowds and building his fan base in Melbourne, Hobart, Darwin and Adelaide, including an unforgettable sold out show with Sam’s full band at the prominent Adelaide venue, the Promethean Theatre on September 27, 2012.

Marking the beginning of what’s set to be a milestone year and following a hugely successful first tour, Sam’s lead single ‘Bruises’ hit #1 on the Triple J Unearthed Roots Chart on New Year’s Eve, 2012/13, where it consolidated its lead for a consecutive four weeks, peaking at #6 in the Overall Top 100.

2013 saw Sam embark on a 16 date tour once again supporting new age folk music legend Mike Rosenberg (Passenger).

you could say it's my instinct

yes, i still have one

there's no time to second guess it

yes, there are things that i'm still so afraid of

but my courage is roaring like the sound of the sun

cause it's vain about its mane

and will reveal them to no one

you're an animal, too

I'm an Animal by Neko Case

Job hunting really sucks. but I've come to the conclusion that I need to stop fighting something that I'm good at. I need to stop fighting the urge to stay away from finance.

my first two years after transferring into FGCU was dedicated to building my financial foundation for success. I was slowly moving away from psychology and into finance to study financial behavior and was heavily involved with the Financial Managers Association chapter on campus - being fundraising chairperson for two years and VP, then stepping down to student advisor my last year.

It's been a weird month with the rejection and no answer backs from jobs I've applied to. The market is tough down here, and its overly saturated with students just graduating. I spent three years of my life cultivating a network of financial contacts and now I want to get into some type of marketing position? It's gotten almost silly.

I was offered the position in the beginning of the year. A contact of mine has been following my progress for two years and finally said he wanted me as an intern to maybe full time at his firm. I turned it down a month before graduation - idiot! I was an idiot!!

When I finally came to my senses and realized that I can't keep fighting what I'm good at (and I'm very good at finance) I called him up and he still wants me. (Thank God)

I have to call him end of this week because his firm is in the middle of a merge with another firm in Kansas City, but he said come in Monday for a little chit chat.

I hope I get that internship. I've decided that going back to grad school must happen, but it wont happen until January 2012, so I have a semester of an internship to figure out if I am going to pursue an MBA in Finance or a CFA or CFP program instead. So we'll see how it goes! hopefully it'll end in a job!

wish me luck!

Project 365 Year 2: Day 47

Musically Challenged: I'm an Animal - Neko Case

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All night long I wait for you and you’re finally there

I’m amazed at the loving that we both have shared

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.

At midnight, in the month of June,

I stand beneath the mystic moon.

An opiate vapor, dewy, dim,

Exhales from out her golden rim,

And, softly dripping, drop by drop,

Upon the quiet mountain top,

Steals drowsily and musically

Into the universal valley.

The rosemary nods upon the grave;

The lily lolls upon the wave;

Wrapping the fog about its breast,

The ruin molders into rest;

Looking like Lethe, see! the lake

A conscious slumber seems to take,

And would not, for the world, awake.

All Beauty sleeps!- and lo! where lies

Irene, with her Destinies!

O, lady bright! can it be right-

This window open to the night?

The wanton airs, from the tree-top,

Laughingly through the lattice drop-

The bodiless airs, a wizard rout,

Flit through thy chamber in and out,

And wave the curtain canopy

So fitfully- so fearfully-

Above the closed and fringed lid

'Neath which thy slumb'ring soul lies hid,

That, o'er the floor and down the wall,

Like ghosts the shadows rise and fall!

Oh, lady dear, hast thou no fear?

Why and what art thou dreaming here?

Sure thou art come O'er far-off seas,

A wonder to these garden trees!

Strange is thy pallor! strange thy dress,

Strange, above all, thy length of tress,

And this all solemn silentness!

The lady sleeps! Oh, may her sleep,

Which is enduring, so be deep!

Heaven have her in its sacred keep!

This chamber changed for one more holy,

This bed for one more melancholy,

I pray to God that she may lie

For ever with unopened eye,

While the pale sheeted ghosts go by!

My love, she sleeps! Oh, may her sleep

As it is lasting, so be deep!

Soft may the worms about her creep!

Far in the forest, dim and old,

For her may some tall vault unfold-

Some vault that oft has flung its black

And winged panels fluttering back,

Triumphant, o'er the crested palls,

Of her grand family funerals-

Some sepulchre, remote, alone,

Against whose portal she hath thrown,

In childhood, many an idle stone-

Some tomb from out whose sounding door

She ne'er shall force an echo more,

Thrilling to think, poor child of sin!

It was the dead who groaned within.