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The poppies tried to grow a second bloom, but alas, the snow and cold put an end to any chance of them maturing. I brought them inside and they seemed to be observing the snow, happy to be indoors.
4/12/11 NOTES FROM GM HIP-HOP SURVEY SESSION 3 of 3
(also included at bottom is session 1) [ To see the rest of this, if it gets cut off, go to hearingtheword2.posterous.com/41211-notes-from-hip-hop-su... ] HIP-hop session #3 of 3 (B. Santelli leading) : [he's reviewing some books as I arrive] ...Tricia rose, hop hop wars..I took her place at rutgers....another..written colloquial....book..new history of.."big payback"...also nelson George..fellow journalist..jersey,,opinionated, but well-written.I was a rollng stone writer..
'500 greatest albums"..not many hip hop..very white..mtv did a series on greatest hop hop..wanted to go over greatest emcees. 10) ll cool j, 9 eminem, 8) ice cube 7) big daddy kane 6) krx-1 5) nas 4) rakim (william griffin, aka ra) 3) notorious b.I.g, aka biggie, 2) tupac
1) jayzee [conversation]..rock roll hall fame..they put us rolling stone writers..together..sppsd to pick 500..sppsd to be fun, but..by wed we were @ eachothers throats..who's missing? No females. Lauren hill? ..[what about lil wayne?]
...& the albums? 10) pub enemy, nation of millions 9) tupac 8) 7) nwa 6)jayzee 5)run dmc raising hell 4) biggie, ready to die, 3). ..2)? 1)paid in full (eric b. & rakim [spare, stripped down..rhyming, flawless,..his fav, raising hell ..6 of 10 from gangsta rap era ..[has this guy abandoned anglos..has he caved? Or is he speaking to his primary audience ? Only a handful of whites in the room of maybe 50]...hip hop orig was new york centric..like 50's in memphis & orleans..but now things changing..begin. here in L.A. large af am pop in late 80's..lot of kids rapping , deejaying..public enemy (long island), ..why so amazing..first class..am bl roots of hip hop ..we mentioned gil scott herron..changing..g.master flash.. some dies..pub enemy brings it back.chuck d. Knows his ...pub enemy makes a political mess. ..from a white perspective..bob dylan...Fear of a black planet..nation of millions..huge..brought over to white...white intells..get more intrsted..then nwa and tupac..gangsta rap..west coast..using what pub enemy doing back east..more outrageous & angry than pub enemy..
...What we hear..chuck D....at rock of fame..had him come & lecture ..he said it was a refl of blues..language previously couched..in blues..now able to scream it..listen to tupac, ... in harlem..best pedigree..black panther..he was deep into it..early life a mess..what tupac ... shakur.this man had a..he was a 5 tool player....genuine anger..he was intelligent..bitter but intelligent..most important..listen to cadence of words..anyone can rhyme..but cadence.....Eminem..too many words..don't apprec his stuff as much..tupac best ever..right in middle..perfect storm..east west..1990's..mid 90's..bitter rivalry east v west ..ironic ...and tupac ...then ----- killed..neither murder solved..//Why a feud ? East jealous? Tupac..death row l.a..; bad boy east..so 2 diff schools forming..
Then puff daddy..sean combs (aka diddy, p diddy, puff daddy, p daddy) .west... tupac....2 "m words" .1) MEDIA..hip hop mags..source..vibe..'88 mtv raps ..2) MONEY ..early 90's..can make money..on radio...mtv..also white element..beastie boys..middle class white kids in suburbs..
...Bold personalities..incendiary..tupac murdered..later biggie (notorious B.I.G, Real name Christopher Wallace, aka biggie smalls) killed..media gets hold of it ..society says its out of control....when Biggie dies..album..double platinum..
Also the tree..acid jazz, socially conscious hip hop, funk jazz, trip hop, some from england ..england didn't embrace hip hop at first ....Arrested development..? Hip hop? Some music lost relevancy..blues, big band ..glenn miller..ragtime..some become "historical"..mid-90's..hip hop not dying, but branching out..moody blues..I hated it...but difference between hating versus respecting [I actually liked moody blues & saw them @ hollywood bowl]...Who else ? Outcasts, wootang, lords of underground, onyx,.[several others shouted out] .hip hop 90's taking over...Now beyond nyc & LA..master P...new orleans..tree exploding..geographic connections..diff sound..good businessman..he also played b-ball..also atlanta...in south, but northern sensib.,,,also houston..health..multi-billion $ business..mainstreaming of hip hop,,,gangsta rap dies out...invention, re-invention.....also, rise of detroit..eminem..major figure...brings detroit to forefront..making detroit hip..and then kid rock ..real..metal..fringe genres..coming together w/ hop hop..limp biscit, korn,...Today? Hip hop becoming irrelevant? ..making lots of money..stop changing..less experimentation..less bold, ..fashion from hip hop ...u know u become mainstream when grammy recognizes u..heresy for me to say but....Recording academy..being in biz..producer, writer, ....[Plays vid eminem & elton jon..given hip hop's homophobic culture..this was seminal] [ was it a seminal moment as the beginning of the END of hip-hop, as it lost its verve?] ..2006 nas comes out saying hip hop dead..didn't want to stay stuck in rut...had nas here....rock hall of fame brings in hip hop, grammy awards..world knows hip hop
...After we did whitehouse thing..state dept..calls..cultural diplomacy..obama revived it.. they asked me to organize hop hop to go to muslim countries.[hip hop to muslim countries as a form of diplomacy ?! Please explain how that would appease muslims or appeal to muslims who already think of America as godless] .as did armstrong & ellington 50 yrs ago ...I couldn't run it....Where is hop hop now ? Ring tone..commercialize..sound same..its on life support now..homogenized..mentions nicky menaj opening for britney spears in upcoming tour..360 degrees ..piracy..economy ....Country music still buys cd's ..loyalty..not download..not w/ hip hop....need audience with means to support act ..when economy of art form goes away..trouble ..younger gen doesn't feel the concept of spportin.."////BELOW are the NOTES from SESSION 1 of 3
(I missed session 2 )
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3/29/11 NOTES FROM HIP-HOP SURVEY COURSE (1 of 3) taught by Bob @ GM: "...learn more abt music forums....like hip hop..whats a middle age white guy teaching hip hop..I'm a musical historian...af am music my specialty..not hip hop.this class not like the elvis class.this is a survey course..3 periods as an overview..will have other courses..hip hop america's pop music now last quarter century..its a survey class..people who live this culture..if u want to add, embellish..can never learn too much..my expertise. Af am music..also reggae..after hip hop comes bob marley exhibit..a hip hop museum ready to launch..in bronx..I'm on board...maybe russel simmons on board..anybody see him here a few weeks ago....others coming chris blackwell, ..pbs special..kate..@ whitehouse..kate did this exhibit..don't need to agree..its interpretive..subjectivity..otherwise just read in book ..used to teach @ rutgers..this is not academia..try to do this in colloquial way..not preach to u..meant to be entertaining..some here b/c I asked u to come..I didn't come quickly to hip hop..even tho I was there in the early 70's...think of 20th century..america's century..come to age as superpower..after fall of comm ..also musically, no country can touch what we have given to the world musically in 20th century..separate bl & wh culture..look @ af am contribs..as to amt..# of new forms..brilliant artists..overall impact.entire world..not all clear cut..jazz black music form..but dig down.others contrib too ..but in general..louis armstrong et al..blues blues jazz, soul, funk, r & b, disco, hip hop, bee bop swing, cool, fusion,,of all these forms..all given due..endorsed exported..except hip hop until now...revol music..challenges..polit..most recent..hasn't gotten its due.celeb gospel blues...maybe too controversial to get credit..still...what made it so..give & take of african cult..also anglo irish..also racism..extra tension..in nutshell..bl & wh celbr..where r we now..first time..af ams bouncing ...haven't had major music..lately..last was grunge..late 80's, 90's..music slowed down ?ess imp..25% decrease in concert att...here to ..soul music..motown..also...and atlantic..golden age..also rock roll..then 1970's..chronolog..musically '63 to '73..that's the 60's music era..hip hop..not 60's ..bronx..how go from soul ..then..to funk...I don't know re hip hop in '73 ..have to wait 6 years..before recorded artifact..rappers delight ..sugar hill gang..why in this ? .69 71 motown losing lustre..stevie wonder..migrated..motown leaves detroit comes here..but not like it used to be..sly & family stone..loses sensib as..couple key bands & artists..2 huge..gil scott herron ..last poets..black..music...."when revol comes.."..gangsta rap..not on radio..last poets..many blacks didn't even know of this music..marvin gaye..more known..cnsdrd greatest of all times..70-73 ..clip.."far too many of u dying.."...[red hat]..also "sounds of philadelphia"..the oj's..signed in cleve but rcrded in phillie.."love train" ....revolution vs love..this is backdrop to bronx ..no q..rock surfaces memphis ..why hip hop fr bronx..music to be created & sustained..not just artist but audience..in bronx..it was like beirut or baghdad..suffered incredibly..ny in bad condition..bronx pushed aside..gangs ..drugs..south bronx..maybe mother cabrini projrcts chicago..maybe south l.a....become so isolated..create in a vacum w/o outside interference or ack..seattle..grunge..a seam..pearl jam, nirvana..already formed b/f world knew..a lot carribeans settled nyc ..jamaicans..brooklyn..1962 jamaica indep..many got out..s. bronx...late 60's..kid campbell..clive ..from jamaica..brings..reggae..sound systems..everything outdoors ..disc jockey....toast over dub plates..jamaicans come to usa with this..clive campbell..longs for jamaica..wonders what he's doing in bronx..sound system..he didn't know he was creating history...invit..come to dj cool hercs party set up jamaica style..earliest hip hop...rap..part of af am cult..verbal battles..here at herks party..af ams and jamaicans together..'73..sudden concept of spinning records..unique way, art form..74 75..another frm..also hispanic & gay..disco..gets no respect...but it was important..w/o disco no m. Jackson, no usher..in manhattan..records..disc spun..if white grate dead, almond bros,..underground movement, black hispanic gay..dance again..mixing..never leave dance floor..77 sat night fever..mst imp of all time..j. travolta..exported disco cult..drugs..all this happ.. bee gees..trammpps...burn baby burn..disco inferno..red & white outfits..early hip hop would borrow from.some day will do disco shoe exhibit....or rush..sex pistols.springsteen..u had to select what u would embrace....people dressed their music..
Then bob marley..new sensib..lively up yourself..all this happening..rappers delight..sugarhill gang....soul train on tv..imp for black..this was seminal..just happened to catch it on camera..not the best
Three main entities..curtis blow..then up to run dmc ..hip hop is developing a consc style.that will explode...grand wizard theatre..scratching..then grand master flash. Popularized it..then .barbada (?)..flash a seminal giant..
Dj & mc..back then dj..was the guy..age of mc in future..dancing why they're spinning records..bee boy bee girl..bboy break dancing..some of best break dancers were latino ..
Tagging..grafitti..becomes part..cey dams..tagging did a piece here ..been dodging cops for 3 decades...there's a f you mentality in bronx..didn't want to be part of discos..taggers..socs & psys studied.. I was in zurich..most expensive place in world..cab..graffitti wall..
[He periodically makes some of his prejudices obvious..re "conservative zurich"..wouldn't apprec it in des moines iowa.."no offense to des moines"..let's "rock n roll"..(it was a term for sexual icourse)..he's talking to white christians....jazz also fr black culture ..means sex icourse.."
Shown here is one of the production halls of a former Industrial chemical facility. (cut from B & T).
Here is its story.
There is a chemical factory in an industrial town in Holland. It had stood empty for a long time. Two years ago some people of a dance organization thought that it would be swell to convert the old factory into a dance and party venue. A partnered large property development firm bought the factory. And to add to its unique ambiance a group of the best Dutch, Belgian and German graffiti artists were asked to do their thing. And they did. But last year the project alas ran into serious financial problems and the conversion was not completed. The municipality of the town again owns the property and is lookin’ into other redevelopment possibilities.
This shot is part of the new 'Dance Factory' set which is part of the 'Unfactoried' collection.
Shot while 'urbexing' with Flickr friends. The location: not to be disclosed ;-)
By the way: Empty stage (1) is here. A bit of news about the uncompleted ‘China Centre’ on portrait: the plot is recently sold and the intent of the buyer is to complete the building along the lines of the initial plan.
Well Im running police on my back
Ive been hiding police on my back
There was a shooting police on my back
And the victim well he wont come back
What have I done?
I been running monday tuesday wednesday
Thursday friday saturday sunday runnin
Monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday
Saturday sunday
Yes, Im running down the railway track
Could you help me? police on my back
They will catch me if I dare drop back
Wont you give me all the speed I lack
On the next Arrested Development....
Currently ripping through the past episodes of Arrested Development. Wanted to re-watch before seeing the new season.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7oBAnEmklk
Shot for the Macro Mondays "TV Shows" theme.
" Watch out for bridges and hop-ons. You’re going to get some hop-ons. "
Every now and then I still add a new vehicle to my "Star car" collection. It is getting harder and harder to find interesting ones that I haven't done yet, so when Aviation and Airline Man suggested I build the Stair Car from Arrested Development little while ago, I was hooked.
I haven't seen the series, but there are other LEGO versions of this vehicle and it's certainly distinctive.
A little while ago, Aviation and Airline Man suggested I build the Stair Car from Arrested Development. I've never seen the show, but I did see pictures of the vehicle a few times, there have been a few LEGO versions (typically minifig scale) and it's certainly an interestingly different vehicle to add to my collection. So, here goes.
The nose looks a bit long and I obviously still have the actual stair to build, but it is getting there. (I am also still planning an F-8, but there are a few unresolved issues.)
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It coordinates with a quilt that does not yet exist.
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This was an interesting build, although it only took me two nights (three nights if you count carefully cutting out and placing the stickers).
The main vehicle is 7 studs wide, while the stairs are 4-wide. Lots of hidden jumper plates used here.
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Looking at various pictures I could find of the Stair Car, I realised that there were different versions. During four seasons of the show, they used at least three of them, all Ford F350s. I'm not quite sure my model is entirely faithful to any particular one.
The way the coloured lines swoop up towards the rear isn't entirely accurate, but I didn't want to use a sticker.
My newest creation comes from the fantastic television show Arrested Development. The full scene has the full cast of regular characters, the model home, and of course the stair car. This will go on display this weekend for the first time at Brickworld 2011 (June 18th and 19th) at the Westin Hotel in Wheeling, IL. Look for this in the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club display.
Vote for the stair car on LEGO Cuusoo! lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/65
The stairs consist of two parts: a fixed bottom section and a sliding upper section. The way these are connected means that there's a lot of stress on the construction where the lower section is connected to the chassis, but it all holds up nicely. Getting the angles right and finding enough space for the steps was all tricky too.
"Stair car basics: In order to get this thing up to a minimum speed, you’ve got to jam on the gas pedal for about a minute, okay? But in order to slow this thing down, you’ve got to get almost immediately back on the brake pedal, ’cause you’ve got about two tons of stairs behind you. "
Obviously with my movie cars, I try for them to be recognisable. However, I try to go a bit further in that I want the models to be decent models in their own right, by spending a lot of attention on the details. In this case, specifically, I didn't just want a truck that looks like the Stair car, but I wanted the cab to look properly like the cab of a 1979 Ford F350.
Watching an episode from season 3 of Arrested Development.
The book is Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship, and yes, I did actually do the reading for the class.
You'll have to pardon the poor quality; I had the idea and the only camera I had was on my [crappy] cameraphone.
Last week a girlfriend of mine asked me if I could help her out with a wedding present. After accepting the "challenge," I thought, hmmm....what will truly capture the magic of marriage, and who can I look to that really kicks ass in matters of the heart? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks - duh, Gob Bluth!
So I borrowed one of my fav Arrested Development moments - and this little gem of a wedding gift was born!
Gob: My God, what is this feeling?
Michael: Well, you know the-the feeling that you’re... that you’re feeling is-is what many of us call “a feeling.”
Gob: But it’s not like envy, or even hungry.
Michael: Could it be love?
Gob: I know what an erection feels like, Michael. No, it’s the opposite. It’s... it’s like my heart is getting hard.
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If you've seen the show through to the third season, you might recall the fantastic battle between George Michael and Tobias (in a jetpack and mole costume, respectively).
The show opens Friday the 29th (June) and runs through to the 21st (July). Goooooo.
I've been re-watching this show (yet again) and decided to do some 8-bit art, which i'll use as the basis for a cross stitch piece. Still deciding on a quote to scroll across the bottom. Perhaps "I've made a huge mistake"?
Photographed by Raymond Daley at on the 29th August 2020 at the Trafalgar square Covid 19, Anti Lockdown protests.
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Still here.
Today felt like a wash to me.
I woke up from some restless sleep and sore ass legs from yesterday's hijinx to motivate myself to get back online on the job search. Cut to 3pm and me still in my pajamas and no closer to scoring a job and *thump* the energy vanished.
I try to be the happy person all the time but even I get down sometimes. This afternoon is one of those times. When everyone else is getting back to real life and work today, I am trying to figure out how next month's cell phone bill is gonna get paid. I'm fine for this month cause of the temp job last month... but now? I need work. I need it asap. I need it for my sanity. I just need it.
Thought I'd throw on some happy clothes at least to make up for my piss poor attitude at the mo tho.
polka dots, stripes and chevrons- I am not intentionally trying to bring on seizures I promise!
title is a line from my favorite show "Arrested Development"
Gob's not getting Linsay saying "beads" kkkk
check this out -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=emgXwYWqd9Y
anyway, I'm into beads right now.
making things like what Nana's wearing in the pic, inbetween doing faceup work.
back of this hair band is linked to chain, and it's adjustable :D
used finest french leaver lace and gemstones >_<