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“Go and tell the world my story. Tell about my brother. Tell them about me: The Count of Tuscany…”
- From Dream Theater’s ‘The Count of Tuscany’
Badge for Social Media Innovation Quest in MIS3538 taught by Prof. Steven L. Johnson at Temple University Fox School of Business in Fall, 2011.
The Count Basie Theatre
Opened on November 11, 1926 as a vaudeville theater and cinema, The Count Basie began life as The Carlton. It drew crowds until 1970, when highways and malls drew the crowds away from downtowns. In 1973, a significant private donation enabled the Monmouth County Arts Council to purchase the building. It was re-named after jazz great and Red Bank native William James "Count" Basie in 1984. The Count Basie Theatre became an independent non-profit corporation in 1999.
Although it has undergone almost continuous renovations during the past three decades, the theater still uses its original act curtains. It needs deeper repairs, for example, its splendid plasterwork needs renovation, and so the theater will be closed for renovations in summer 2008. Meanwhile, it hosts some of the best acts you'll see anywhere.
During the summer of 2008, the Count Basie Theatre closed for an $8 million dollar renovation that included restoration of the plasterwork, decorative painting, infrastructure and HVAC work, new carpeting and lighting fixtures, new bars and merchandise counters, and the addition of a new VIP patron lounge.
Tony Bennett has called it, “My favorite place.” Art Garfunkel said, “This hall is to a singer what Steinway is to a pianist.” Lyle Lovett said, “This is one of the nicest sounding rooms in the whole United States of America.” The venue is the award winning Count Basie Theatre, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognized by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts as a Major Presenting Organization for the State of New Jersey, by Pollstar Magazine as one of the Top 100 Worldwide Theatre Venues, and by Contribute Magazine as one of their Top 200 Investor-Worthy Charities.
It's raining... it's pouring.... I stayed in today. Wasn't even able to go for a run unfortunately. A friend of mine suggested that I'd be putting myself at risk by possibly getting sick(er), slipping and falling, or putting myself up for some other disaster that could happen to me while running, with only two days before I leave on a plane to London. No thanks. So instead I took some photos, sorted some Christmas pressies and then took a lovely, mood enhancing nap. I've been taking nyquil (nighttime drowsy cold medicine) to fight off a cold again (third time since I've been working with kids! I've either got a weak immune system, or the soap I use isn't helping! I've been soo incredible hygienic too! ugh!) Anyway, so I've been taking it and then passing out straight away at night having the most vivid dreams. I didn't feel like it wore off this morning either as I did not want to get out of bed for the life of me. So still feeling drowsy after work, I relieved myself with a mid afternoon nap which was absolutely lovely. ;]
I'll only have two hours to get a shot in on Friday before I leave for the airport... so it'll be a simple one I reckon. Tomoz I'm meeting a friend for lunch after work, hopefully running if the weather is good, packing, baking cookies for the kids at work, buying vino presents, packing, visiting with fam and then going to a graduation celebratory drink party. Ahhh! Reckon I should start packing now... I must not over pack... I must not over pack... I must...
Day .7.
I've made it to a week! woot!
Yellow-green pollen coated everything while we were in Virginia and a light rain overnight left this on the hood of my father-in-law's car.
Shot at 35mm, MFD in the Macro Mode of the C/Y VS 35-70.
Something to help you get to sleep!!!!!!!
Some of the many sheep that posed for me in Somerset, How can people say they are all the same & boring!
Adapted from Brooke's Books' "Madonna and Child" from JCS's 2010 Christmas ornament magazine. Stitched over one on 25 count antique white fabric.
For assemble instructions visit pinwheelponders2.blogspot.com/2011/09/cathedral-window-ba...
The beautifully detailed armour depicted in the effigy of Antoine, count of Vaudémont (ca. 1400-1458) might have been based on an actual suit he sported during his lifetime, stylistically dating roughly from around the 1420s, 1430s. By the time Antoine died this kind of armour was very outdated.
Or was the effigy commissioned long before Antoine died?
The coats of arms of both Antoine and Marie can be seen held by the weepers on the side of the tomb (Antoine's on the right, on the left combined with those of Marie's).
A highly interesting article on the counts of Vaudémont and their effigies can be found here, in French: documents.irevues.inist.fr/bitstream/handle/2042/56494/AN...
Arteth counts coins that have been hammered into the trunk of a fallen tree - she found five or six trees like this over the week. I've not seen this elsewhere.
Wikipedia's page on Wish Trees mention Penrith, which is near Keswick, so this could be a local tradition, but it's worth bearing in mind that Keswick gets a lot of foreign tourists - for all I know, this could have been done by people from Hungary, Japan or London.
Update: This page has examples in Yorkshire and Derbyshire, so it does seem to be a tradition in northern England.
Arteth's images are here in Coins In Trees
Another week down, another week closer to the end of this quarantine situation.
In an effort to support local, I recently purchased a few things that are a bit out of my normal appetite. But, in the interest of the greater good, why not, I suppose. Also, they look neat, which I guess is what counts at the end of the day.
The first of which is the S.H. Figuarts Akuma-Shogun from Kinnikuman.
I've never watched the original Kinnikuman, but I did watch most of the dubbed Nisei series, Ultimate Muscle. The original Kinnikuman was a product of the 80s, and followed the exploit of a bunch of warriors known as Chojin who effectively happen to be superpowered professional wrestlers. The storyline features many pro wrestling angles, including stables as well as face and heels.
The overall antagonist is known as Akuma-Shogun, leader of the Akuma Knights, a stable made up on the main bad guys in the series. He's got a very interesting backstory but the general gist is that unless you know his secret, there's basically no way to actually hurt the guy.
Akuma-Shogun comes packed with a decent number of accessories, though not mind blowing by any stretch of the imagination. There's the figure, two "expressions" (normal, angry eyes), closed fist, articulated hands, slightly wider finger spread articulated hands, pair of chromed swords, free weight, cape, and backdrop.
There appears to be at least two versions of the toy, a there is another one that features the Gold and Silver masks along with a monument rather than a free weight and backdrop, and this version features metallic gold hair rather than the yellow of the earlier release. This version also silver trunks and waist flaps, as compared to the black one of the other version.
Akuma-Shogun is sized between the standard Figuarts and larger ones like the Hulk and Thanos and has an impressive, if not accurate, build.
If you're not familiar with the era, let me just say that the character design is very 80's. I mean sure, you can argue that the Silver Samurai-esque get up could be modern, but nothing, and I mean NOTHING, says 80's like the Glam Rock hair he's got.
Well.. rocker hair and giant ass shoulder pads.
The cape looks decent and some some good detailing, but ultimately, being a giant hunk of plastic that doesn't do anything, is best left off the figure as it does cause stability issues. The free weight works in conjunction with the included backdrop. If I know my anime tropes, there's probably some story arc where weights are gathered from characters and used to open some magical door, represented by the backdrop.
As much as I love the chromed swords, they are poorly designed, connecting to the body by the worlds smallest tab. As you can imagine, this causes the swords (and by extension, the pieces that are used when the swords aren't deployed) to come off the body with the slightest touch. On the other hand, I suppose with such a small tab, the chances of it permanently breaking are much reduced.
According to the box, Akuma-Shogun was built using the Tamashii Nations Fighting Body, which based on my experience is what Triple H was built on. They effectively have identical articulation, just that Akuma-Shogun has better range of motion. You get fully rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips with pull down function, waist, mid torso, shoulders with chest collapse and bicep swivel, double jointed elbows with full rotation, wrists, neck, and head. There's also articulation in some of the hands, two points for the flaps on his waist, and a point for the hair to move which incidentally allows for better head turning than Triple H.
The main selling point of Akuma-Shogun for someone like me is definitely the paint work - it is glorious. He's effectively covered head to toe in metallic paint, mostly silver with some red, blue, and gold to break it up. All paint is applied on masterfully, being smooth all around, with sharp masking where needed. It's a bit hard to make up, but there's also spots of blue and red air brushing which further adds to the sheen of the figure.
Truly, the only thing that could have made the figure more visually impressive is if they chromed the guy.
Finally we have build quality. Other than the aforementioned annoyance I have with the pieces that attach to the gauntlet, Akuma-Shogun is built solidly like you would expect. Good materials, joints, no issues with limb length. I found seam lines, usually quite visible, were a bit harder to see, probably due to a combination of a better finish on the plastic itself and the great paint work.
Akuma-Shogun is a beautiful looking figure with great articulation that is put to good use if you're looking to have him throw the Encyclopedia of Pain at his opponents. It's just unfortunate that the cape is just.. kind of there and those wrist pieces come off so easily. I honestly have no idea with the demand is for this figure, as it's the only one I've ever seen and you can't really trust eBay, so the only advice I've got is if you're going for one is aim for below MSRP.
Rhyming text that repeats and is predictable introduces families of animals. It starts with one animal and builds to a family of 10 animals. Animals that live in a meadow are presented which includes: turtle, red fox, robin, chipmunk, honeybee, beaver, frog/pollywogs, owl, spiders and rabbits.
At the end the musical score for singing this as a song and all the lyrics are printed.
The illustrations are lovely and unique. Some are full colored and others are pencil-gray with a yellowish color.
Since returning, the jet lag is killing me....even counting sheep doesn't seem to help! www.jenniferreynolds.ca
Caring Counts: Ambassador Winant and the Special Relationship. A lecture by Ambassador Matthew Barzun at the US Embassy London, 7 December 2016.
I love the rest stops in the U. S. They are plentiful, clean and usually picturesque. This one is at Santiam Oregon which is about eight miles north of Albany. It is almost 11 and we had been on the road for about eight hours. We stopped for breakfast just outside Portland for an hour. The weather has turned beautiful but there is still snow on the ground. In this photo you will see a homeless woman leaning against the wall. When I saw her it really struck me how fortunate I was to be on this holiday. Most people in our crowded world don't get a chance ever to leave the place they are born in. I gave her twenty dollars, wished her a good day and send a silent prayer of thanks. Then I skipped back to the car with a song in my heart!
Recently, radio commentator Rush Limbaugh said that cutting taxes to US president Obama is like the Holy Cross to (Count) Dracula. US recovery hinges on providing tax cuts to create employment helping lift poverty. Former president Bush wanted to cut taxes for rich business owners.
Bead count: 1228
This Pokémon is the most annoying thing ever when trying to surf between land. For some reason, I decided to change the tentacles from brown to grey. It doesn't look bad, but it really annoys me that they are different than my Tentacruel. I seriously doubt anyone ever had one of these in his or her team solely just because they are so plentiful and annoying.
I practiced my panning technique with the cyclists racing in the Boxing Day time trial this week.
1/30 at f20.