Created for The Hypothetical Awards

The 4th Annual, Musically-Themed Challenge…"Album Cover Design!"

Thievery Corporation The Mirror Conspiracy

..musically I thought we should return to the classics lol ;)

Spice Girls-Spice Up Your Life

On reaching the Osmotherley-Hawnby road the Cleveland way swings left, on down the steepish brackeny slopes of Thimbleby moor into Oakdale. Here Jenny Brewsters gill babbles musically through a shady copse...It was here that we witnessed a savage murder, we saw a stoat biting the head off a twitching rabbit.

If I leave here tomorrow

Would you still remember me?

For I must be travelling on, now,

cause theres too many places Ive got to see.

But, if I stayed here with you, girl,

Things just couldnt be the same.

cause Im as free as a bird now,

And this bird you can not change.

Lord knows, I cant change.

Bye, bye, its been a sweet love.

Though this feeling I cant change.

But please dont take it badly,

cause lord knows Im to blame.

But, if I stayed here with you girl,

Things just couldnt be the same.

Cause Im as free as a bird now,

And this bird youll never change.

And this bird you can not change.

Lord knows, I cant change.

Lord help me, I cant change.

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when i got my first dSLR, i headed straight down to Santa Monica Beach. not only is it one of my very favorite places but you'd be hard pressed not to find something worthy of a good image. a beach, a boardwalk, a Ferris Wheel, beneath the pier, loads of people and more.

you think i'd have grown tired of if by now, but you'd be wrong. i suppose i should choose another beach with a different pier. there are dozens of them scattered about Southern California. but i keep going back to Santa Monica.

aside from the obvious, i think it's in large part due to the nostalgia. i spent many, many days there as a child with my mom and brother, the games and such on the boardwalk that are decades old and remind me of faded photographs of Coney Island (though i'm well aware, on the whole, it's no Coney Island!), and the smell of cotton candy and saltwater: two of the best scents ever.

- for one of bebelabrees list of weekly songs in Musically Challenged.

- for round three in FU64 Challenge.

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"Boats and Birds," by Gregory and the Hawk

If you be my star I'll be your sky

You can hide underneath me and come out at night

When I turn jet black and you show off your light

I live to let you shine

I live to let you shine

when no one steps on my dreams, there'll be days like this

when people understand what I mean, there'll be days like this

when you ring out the changes of how everything is

well my momma told me there'll be days like this.

- Van Morrison, Days Like This

Woke up early this morning and got some errands done before a whopping allergy attack overtook me and I had to submit to a benadryl coma to kick it. Feeling better now but still super groggy from the drugs so I doubt I'll be doing much this evening. I hate feeling like a lump. Hope you guys are having a more productive and enjoyable Hump Day.

Inspired by Abi's Day 45.

street musician

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Save your sermons for someone that's afraid to love.

You knew what I feel, then you couldn't be so sure.

I'll be right here lying in the hands of God.

If you feel angels in your hand, tear drops of joy runs down your face, you will rise.

Fillin' me up, now drain me

Skin begins to grow back slowly,

faster until I'm choking. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dave Matthews

For this week's Musically Challenged Group!

photo by chrissy abbott

for bmore musically informed

© 2009 Chrissy Abbott. All rights reserved.

This photograph may not be used without written permission. chrissyabbott@gmail.com

I'm almost caught up...another double bubble weekend!

I cooked today - a chicken and lentil curry (for the freezer, I've got a busy week coming up!), butternut squash soup, an Irish stew, a banana cake, lemon nuts (like ginger nuts, hard lemony biscuits). I spent all day in the kitchen with half an eye on the snooker and half an ear on my Ipod.

I meant to do this back in September, but I only got round to it this week. Sorry about that, -=Tom=- , but better late than never ;-). Two years ago, I went to see The Arcade Fire at Alexandra Palace (where we used to broadcast the telly from in London) and gosh, it's an amazing venue, and I got drunk and the gig was incredible and the guy I was with - a seriously random date - told me off for being "over-zealous" and we never saw each other again and it took me two hours to get home and I'd do it again tomorrow.

I wanted to try the type of processing the impeccable Emily has tried recently: low contrasty and pinky and this was as good as it got. Sorry for a not particularly wonderful tribute, but a tribute nonetheless.

And I find it funny how something we do every day scores so low Scrabble wise. Gotta love Scrabble

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Rebellion (Lies) by The Arcade Fire

Sleeping is giving in

No matter what the time is.

Sleeping is giving in,

So lift those heavy eyelids.

People say that you'll die

Faster than without water.

But we know it's just a lie,

Scare your son and scare your daughter.

People say that your dreams

Are the only things that save ya.

Come on baby in our dreams,

We can live our misbehaviour.

Everytime you close your eyes,

Lies, lies!

People try and hide the night

Underneath the covers.

People try and hide the light

Underneath the covers.

Come on hide your lovers

Underneath the covers.

Come on hide your lovers

Underneath the covers.

Hidin' from your brothers

Uderneath the covers,

Come on hide your lovers

Underneath the covers.

People say that you'll die

Faster than without water,

But we know it's just a lie,

Scare your son, scare your daughter

Now here's the sun, it's alright!

Now here's the moon, it's alright!

Now here's the sun, it's alright!

Now here's the moon, it's alright!

But everytime you close your eyes,

Lies!

those were the best days of my life.

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for: Musically Challenged: "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams

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

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

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

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

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

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

You can hear some samples of the music here

You can hear some samples of the music here

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

For more on txalaparta

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For Musically Challenged / mycuteladybug's week / Colors, by Amos Lee

"Cuz when you're gone,

all the colours fade.

When you're gone,

no new years day parade.

You're gone,

colours seem to fade."

And TOTW / Alter Ego

The silly romantic (I think I abandoned her in my teenage years, but who knows...)

And because some days you do feel like sitting on the ground and just staying there for a while.

(I used it again, Pareeerica's pretty texture. But it has been a while...)

My neighbor's musically rhythmic fence.

Chocolate Film- John resting in stillness of mind - Land camera

LSB Contest 2021 Musically Inspired. A big thanks to Eero Okkonen for the inspiration!

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

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this is the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Fairfax.

see the longish horizontal whiteish bits? those are actually from an electronic billboard atop what i refer to as The Nexis of All Evil.

three sister stores together in a row: Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier, and Crystal Rock. the clothing sold in these stores make my eyes bleed.

Brett Michaels, Hulk Hogan and Jon Gosselin all dress in head to toe Ed Hardy gear, and somehow have fooled themselves into believing they look cool. need i say more?

told you. Nexis of All Evil.

there are other stores, other signs, other lights there as well, though. which produced all the circle-y, vivid, colored, gorgeousness of little balls that i still won't call Bokeh.

this is an entry for Man Met Brill's ridiculously stellar weekly song list in Musically Challenged. Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Belle & Sebastian, Radiohead, Muse, and more!

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"Mardy Bum," by Arctic Monkeys

And I can't be arsed to carry on in this debate

Melissa Etheridge~Come to my window

I would dial the numbers

Just to listen to your breath

I would stand inside my hell

And hold the hand of death

You dont know how far Id go

To ease this precious ache

You dont know how much Id give

Or how much I can take

Just to reach you

Just to reach you

Just to reach you

Come to my window

Crawl inside, wait by the light

Of the moon

Come to my window

Ill be home soon

Keeping my eyes open

I cannot afford to sleep

Giving away promises

I know that I cant keep

Nothing fills the blackness

That has seeped into my chest

I need you in my blood

I am forsaking all the rest

Just to reach you

Just to reach you

Oh to reach you

Come to my window

Crawl inside, wait by the light

Of the moon

Come to my window

Ill be home soon

I dont care what they think

I dont care what they say

What do they know about this

Love anyway

Come to my window

Crawl inside, wait by the light

Of the moon

Come to my window

Ill be home soon

These magical songsters are busy in the garden at the moment throwing the fallen leaves around in the borders searching for meals. They certainly run my beloved Hawfinch close as a favourite British bird. And they certainly give my local Nightingales a run for their money musically when they arrive in a couple of months. How I love to hear that tapping noise in some shrouded corner as they find another snail, and break it up on an anvil, usually a stone, but often just a patio slab. The remains of past snacks devoured scattered all around. This from a few months back, when they were busy feeding another brood. Fortunately I had four lots of youngsters raised in the garden last year by two pairs, fingers crossed again, Lakenheath.

Goodbye my lover

Did I disappoint you or let you down?

Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?

'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,

Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.

So I took what's mine by eternal right.

Took your soul out into the night.

It may be over but it won't stop there,

I am here for you if you'd only care.

You touched my heart you touched my soul.

You changed my life and all my goals.

And love is blind and that I knew when,

My heart was blinded by you.

I've kissed your lips and held your head.

Shared your dreams and shared your bed.

I know you well, I know your smell.

I've been addicted to you.

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer but when I wake,

You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.

And as you move on, remember me,

Remember us and all we used to be

I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.

I've watched you sleeping for a while.

I'd be the father of your child.

I'd spend a lifetime with you.

I know your fears and you know mine.

We've had our doubts but now we're fine,

And I love you, I swear that's true.

I cannot live without you.

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.

In mine when I'm asleep.

And I will bear my soul in time,

When I'm kneeling at your feet.

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.

I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

This was my first thought when I saw the "musically inspired" category for this year's speeder bike contest. Figured the anachronism would be funny. Quite happy with the final product IRL, less happy with how photogenic it wasn't.

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Day 178--"Take 'em out the hood, keep 'em lookin good" --Jay Z, "Big Pimpin"

For red.dahlia's musically challenged week. ;)

You never realize how much hair you have on your fingers until you take a macro,

damn Flickr oversharpening...I'm too far into "lazy sunday" mode to bother tinkering with it.

I am having one of "those" days today. Taking forever to get started on anything, uninspired, and dragging along even though I have a whole pile of things to do today. I think it's because after two weeks of holidays, I'm not looking forward to going back to the daily routine.

Maybe I just need more coffee....

FGR: Red

Musically Challenged: Baby It's Cold Outside

Beautiful, gifted and very artistic Celtic Harpist Sarah Marie Mullen will be playing live at the 2011 Arizona Renaissance Festival (ARF) weekends February 12 through April 3!

I played with the white balance in Canon Digital Photo Professional then tweaked smore more in Photoshop CS3 just for fun.

I took this photo with assist from Twig the Fairy who taught me how to do silhouettes.

Thank you Twig I am still learning so much from you

www.sarahmariemullen.com

www.twigthefairy.com

www.royalfaires.com/arizona

Font: Macintosh

textures and effects by Remember Remember

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Cornflowers, Clover and crops

Louis May Alcott

In a quiet, pleasant meadow,

Beneath a summer sky,

Where green old trees their branches waved,

And winds went singing by;

Where a little brook went rippling

So musically low,

And passing clouds cast shadows

On the waving grass below;

Where low, sweet notes of brooding birds

Stole out on the fragrant air,

And golden sunlight shone undimmed

On all most fresh and fair;--

There bloomed a lovely sisterhood

Of happy little flowers,

Together in this pleasant home,

Through quiet summer hours.

No rude hand came to gather them,

No chilling winds to blight;

Warm sunbeams smiled on them by day,

And soft dew's fell at night.

So here, along the brook-side,

Beneath the green old trees,

The flowers dwelt among their friends,

The sunbeams and the breeze.

Spring came again, and the flowers rose

From their quiet winter graves,

And gaily danced on their slender stems,

And sang with the rippling waves.

Softly the warm winds kissed their cheeks;

Brightly the sunbeams fell,

As, one by one, they came again

In their summer homes to dwell.

And little Clover bloomed once more,

Rosy, and sweet, and fair,

Created for The Hypothetical Awards' 4th Annual, Musically-Themed challenge..."Album Cover Design!"

The stunning and critically acclaimed debut album by Amoricide, Overdosed and D.O.A. left many wondering if Jeff Scott Baines and the boys could live up to the hype with the release of their sophomore effort. The first single released, Raining On My Parade broke only the smallest of sales records, stalling at #19 on Billboard's Top100. In an odd turn of fate, a relatively unknown Canadian musician, Jazlyn Shaw recorded a version of Shouldn't You Marry Him...Dumb Ass! which went totally viral on You Tube, bringing attention to her, as well as Amoricide. Months later, with record sales skyrocketing, Amoricide launched a world-wide, ten month tour...with Jazlyn as their opener...does it get any better than that?

Amoricide's Scorched Earth Policy (Front cover) Here

Amoricide's Scorched Earth Policy (Back cover) Here

Spent the entire day from 7am to 7pm moderating exam papers, but then scuttled off to the loft to musically mess about.

The wonder of the internet - I recorded a cover of this song (A Xmas song released in April) - youtu.be/zWkCCvoCJY8

I put a link to it on my Instagram story and tagged Audrey Jackson, who did the original - she replied that she'd listen when she got off work - and she did - and approved! (Audrey's in California. I'm in a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent)

Here's my indie-ska take - soundcloud.com/the-credit-card-of-hope/its-a-wonderful-li...

Feeling the blues today- musically anyways!

Theme: Music To My Ears

Year Eight Of My 365 Project

I was taking clarinet and guitar lessons. I offered free recitals to my friends. They loved my jazz interpretations of the great pop songs of the era.

(Brooklyn, 1967).

My first "team craft" with my daughter Maya! We made these cardboard and paper angels on her 2nd birthday. I gave her lots of fancy paper and crayons, and while she scribbled and discussed color and design with herself I cut an empty paper towel tube in three, made angel wings and angel faces, and then when she was ready I assembled everything.

I hope I get to save them forever and ever and ever but if not, we have this photo. :)

When I handed her the finished angels she blew musically into them like any good child blows into a paper towel tube. Toot toot.

P.S. there are two hunks of delicious cheese on the right of this photo. We don't celebrate Christmas exactly. We celebrate Cheesemas.

After knowing Fươg zYn,Danbo was sooooo impressed by her musical talent and decided to learn piano too....but well..i guess danbo was still a lil bit too short now..his legs cant really reach the pedals..lol..

another day

just believe

just breathe

- Telepopmusic, Breathe

Well, karaoke got scrapped tonight, but we're doing a girls' night at my best friend's house anyway. Wine + vampire dvds. Probably True Blood. Lots of gossip. Fun times. Holler! Hope you guys have some fun planned for tonight and this weekend!

My Face is My Canvas: Emulation #73

Musically Challenged: Telepopmusic - Breathe

seriously.

for my new favorite group ever: Musically Challenged.

i loved taking the photo prior to this. actually grabbing inspiration from a specific song, singling out a lyric or two, and then creating an image to be paired with it.

this photo, though, was not intended for any song. this image is one of my favorite ones from Seattle. it's in Pike Place Market. this gorgeous, sloped, cobblestone street that leads down to an even more interesting alley.

so i selected a song amidst the ten to choose from per week and matched the song to the photo. not as gratifying, but i miss this little cobblestone street, dammit!

"The Sound of Silence", by Simon and Garfunkel

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Hello darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

Because a vision softly creeping

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Still remains

Within the sound of silence

And touched the sound of silence

Explored!

Yeah but all of these things

All these things

They're all truly nice but ain't nothing

Ain't nothing compared to the love that's running through your little blue veins

The color of your cheeks is of the blood rushing to them. :)

Today was fun, I finished the write up for the "familiarize yourself with flickr" powerpoint for James, I'm helping out in my photography class from last semester to get hours for service learning to graduate (hopefully) in Fall 2010 (YAY!) Can't wait. the electricity came back on! now my house is warm and my furkids are happy. I got to see Donnie for a bit after class today, it was nice since I havent seen him since Saturday, It's been a busy busy week. I still need to finish editing maggie and her family session, start planning the engagement session for this Saturday, and find some time to schedule two family sessions this month and a maternity session for Jamee. :) I'm so happy i love photography. Also! I'm looking forward to all my classes this semester. So far it's turning out pretty awesome.

Project 365: day 223

TOTW: Baby, it's cold outside

Musically Challenged: The Raconteurs - Blue Veins

My Face is My Canvas: Emulation Week 17

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Oh yeah, almost forgot, i entered a contest hosted by hotshoecards.com please go and vote for me! I think you have to register but it's free and you can enter too! see my entry here

thank you flickr <3 for helping me hit the 100k mark in views <3

Bench Monday

Musically Challenged - Here Comes the Sun

111 Photos in 2011 #61 Body - 37/111

As I was taking a macro shot of my piano Macro Monday I was inspired for Bench Monday.

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uno: I’m re-editing some older photos, like the one above which was taken in July. I scoured through some older images to have a go at processing them differently now that I am addicted to Lightroom. I’d not posted this particular photo before but I did process it- in a way that makes me slightly cringe-y now.

I’ve included the unedited original shot below for no reason.

dos: Feeling Croppy and Tapper forced me to join FU64 several weeks ago and it’s since become my favorite group here (aside from Musically Challenged, of course). Those two, along with Dreamy Jason, have whored the group out this week and it’s my turn to do the same. But I’ve got an annoying cold and my brain isn’t functioning properly, so I made The Potato write me a script, in my “voice”, to post here.

Luckily for you guys, I’ve edited out the truly disturbing bits.

"FU64 is an uncensored group where folks mock each other jovially, post photos in a tournament and discuss the rape of livestock on a disturbingly frequent basis. Sometimes it is just a regular challenge group - (think of it as the equivalent of having a good romp in missionary with the lights off - it is still fun but nothing spectacular) and other times it blossoms into something a lot more fun - (I’m thinking disco lights, cowboy outfits, and lederhosen). Please to be joining us? Our next game is starting soon and the more people that play, the more fun it is.

As an incentive, I’ll send nude SPs of Dreamy Jason to anyone who joins up. Plus, I am an admin of the group; all I touch is brilliant; you all want to be a part of my world, right?"

So, pretty please come play?

digital 6/4/2014

created for Paul B0udreau's conceptual design challenge,

~The 4th Annual, Musically-Themed Challenge…"Album Cover Design!"~at THE HYPOTHETICAL AWARDS.

Link to Flickr Red Day group:

anti NPE/BETA protest art group

Please join us in protest against Flickr NPE/BETA

FLICKR RED DAY is SUNDAY April 6, 2014

I got my first guitar on the weekend!! Hope to be taking lessons very soon:)

View On Black

I spied this sock money in a guitar hanging from the ceiling of Champy's restaurant in Chatt., Tn.

Happy Wacky Weekend!

Inspired by Léah and MA 2k11 here on Flickr, my attempt at a little musically influenced corner...

... just one little problem, it's mostly my tastes in music* (another reason why the Fashion Royalty girls hate life here!). 'Twas great fun hunting down the various posters, photos, tickets etc... it all looks a bit organised though; the wall clutter needs to grow a little more 'organically'.

*Music is something I came to somewhat later than most; I'm afraid my formative teenage years were spent listening to Monty Python LPs and Goon Show tapes! Despite the best efforts of friends (inc. a dyed in the wool Beatles fan) nothing I heard resonated within me... until I stumbled across the likes of Merle, Johnny, Willie & Emmylou. I have broader tastes these days but, for the most part it tends not to be particularly modern and/or mainstream.

If you think that a kiss is all in the lips,

c'mon, you got it all wrong, man.

And if you think that a dance is all in the hips

oh well, then do the twist.

Well if you think holding hands is all in the fingers

grab hold of the soul where the memory lingers

and make sure to never do it with a singer

cause he'll tell everyone in the world

what he was thinking about the girl.

Yeah what he's thinking about the girl.

- The White Stripes, The Denial Twist

**Explored**

I don't know how it's humanly possible not to love this song. I get it suck in my head for days at a time. Which is one of the reasons I chose it as one of the weekly challenge songs this week in Musically Challenged.

Anyway, if you guessed that these manga eyes were a challenge to paint on, you are very right. But once they started getting closer to finished, I started to love them. And I'm still sitting here with them on my face as I type this, over thirty minutes after taking the pictures, because I want to show my dad when he gets home. Ha. Great choice of genre for this week's Emulation Challenge in My Face is My Canvas!

In other news, I have spent all day trying to re-work somebody else's trial brief into something cohererent and worth submitting to the court. It's been a frustrating challenge. And now I'm going to stop thinking about work and relax for the rest of the evening. Hope you guys are doing the same now!

365 Days (self portraits): Day 238

My Face is My Canvas: Emulation Week #10

Musically Challenged: The Denial Twist - The White Stripes

Flinch at The Hug & Pint Glasgow Scotland on 23/02/22