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The Toasters
Carroponte - Sesto S.G. - Milano
26 Luglio 2013
ph © Mairo Cinquetti
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The Toasters, are "Ska Pioneers" (Billboard magazine) and boldly go where no ska band has gone before. Having been compared to the Ramones, due to their longevity and adherence to core principles, the Toasters are held to be one of most influential ska bands out there. Their lean, mean ska machine has galvanized audiences and musicians alike with their embrace of the Jamaica-born pop music style that overwhelmed England in the 1960's, migrated to America in the early 1980s, and went global in the 1990s. The hallmark Toasters sound sits at the nexus of Reggae, Jazz, Punk and Soul and is the musical equivalent of a brass knuckle-duster.
Formed in New York City by British guitarist/frontman Rob "Bucket" Hingley in 1981, the Toasters exploded onto the Lower East Side scene. Cutting their teeth with a residency at legendary clubs like CBGB and Danceteria, the band has defied gravity and industry skeptics alike by staying true to their original 2-Tone ska roots, whilst logging over 4000 globe-trotting live appearances.
Longtime fans and critics agree, the current "International All-Stars" posse (featuring members of some of the world's greatest ska bands) is one of the most formidable in The Toasters' long and chequered history. Along with the irrepressible Bucket on lead vocals and guitar, The Beat's Andy Pearson is featured on bass. Expect to see Neil Johnson (Planet Smashers) and Tommy Quartulli on saxophone (The Allstonians), Greg Robinson (Mephiskapheles) on trombone and Jesse Hayes (Westbound Train) on drums. Special appearances by Arjen Bijleveld (Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation) and Buford O'Sullivan (Easy Star All-Stars) are also to be expected in 2009. Legendary keyboardist Dave Barry rounds out the posse.
As the founder of Megalith Records (and former boss of the legendary Moon Ska Records, the most influential ska label of the 1990s) the Toasters' leader, Rob "Bucket" Hingley has a ska resume that trumps virtually anyone else in the business. With the aid and support of likeminded musicians such as producer Joe Jackson, who has worked with the band over the years, he has been able to compile a recorded legacy and a songwriting catalog. Among the many ska classics Hingley has penned: "Weekend In L.A.," "Matt Davis," "2-Tone Army," "Social Security," "Dub 56"—and the list goes on and on.
In the commercial realm, the Toasters have recorded jingles for AOL, Cisco Systems, Miller, Anheuser-Busch, and Coca-Cola, and have contributed to movie and television scores (Bleached, Bang!, MTV's Wildboyz, Mission Hill, Kablam!, Showtime's Brotherhood, etc.). Where Bucket and The Toasters truly excel, and live up to their reputation as one of the greatest bands of all time, however, is on the road. Averaging more than 200 performances a year, the band is well on its way to playing its 5,000th gig, a milestone they should achieve by the end of the decade.
Toasters fans from all over the world have known for a long time that their favourite ska band is the coolest group around, a true classic. Now, it's time for everyone else to catch up, and get hip to The Toasters!
The Toasters are currently sponsored by the following partners: Conn-Selmer wind instruments, Ludwig drums, Jagermeister, Ska Brewing, Pick World, Ernie Ball, Greasy Groove, Reverend Guitars and Instanbul Cymbals.
The 'longevity' stamp from a Hero Arts set is an oldie but a goodie. Here, it is stamped on a circular piece and stuck onto a doily sponged with red ink.
This card is to wish someone long life on their birthday.
In a recent experiment conducted by FWRI, newly constructed lobster traps were deployed in Florida Keys’ waters to see how long they continue ghost fishing.
Wood lobster traps ghost fished for about 1.4 years.
The dragon is supposed to be one of many symbols of longevity, and what better dragon than the little carved dragon souvenir my son brought back to me from the Great Wall of China several years ago. It fits in the palm of my hand. I can hold it and imagine its early life on one of the great wonders of the world. On the wall today, it may have been an ordinary souvenir, but for someone on the other side of the world, it's magical.
2012年豫园新春民俗艺术灯会 －福禄寿三星
God of Happiness, Fortune and Longevity lanterns on display during 2012 Folk Custom Lantern Exhibition @ Old Cheng Huang Temple, Shanghai China, to celebrate the Chinese New Year of 2012 (year of Dragon).
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Met this 93-year-old World War II Veteran while walking on the beach. He told us about sailing past Maui in the 1940's and thinking it was the most beautiful place on earth. After spending his career working for Sunset Magazine he confirmed that his initial assessment was correct.
His secret to longevity: Walk 20 minutes each day. Eat a diet that's at least 70% fruits and veggies, and always listen to your wife!
Kenneth Smith, Senior Research Scholar; Director, Mobility Division, Stanford Center on Longevity, Stanford University, USA at the World Economic Forum - Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, People's Republic of China 2015. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Sikarin Fon Thanachaiary
A calligraphic form of su (寿), the first character in sushi (寿司). In the cup is a really nice oolong tea with ginseng.
Unfortunately, we will always remember the day our hermit crabs were purchased...September 11, 2001. We were on the boardwalk in New Jersey still blissfully unaware that we would be watching black smoke drift down the horizon line in less than an hour.
I have a bad feeling I'll still be tending to these guys after my boys leave for college. I can't seem to keep any plant alive, but my hermit crabs live on...
Chinese Longevity Word with Long Life Peach Fruit Vector Illustration.
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*The Blade Runner Series [Rachael] es una producción de danidune para TRECELAGRIMAS.
Modelos: Alba Morilla
Estilismo/Peluquería: Cherry Lovett
Maquillaje: Lucía Nuñez
Auxiliar de fotografía: Chapis
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This is one of the late bloomers after 18 degree (-6 C) nights and a hard frost.
Tuesday = ORANGE
Color My World Daily
Chinese antique embroidery longevity symbol central with 5 toe protection dragons with orange eyes around it.
Looks like pure silver threads and the orange is the layer underneath?
Possibly an altar cloth?
Shou character
Chinese Qing dynasty?
Size 520mm by 430mm
Do you have any additional information?
Any information most welcome 🙏
Embroidery has been popular in China for thousands of years. It is generally called xiuhua or zhahua ('making decorations with a needle'; xiu referring to embroidery itself). Most of the Chinese embroideries are made of silk.
So is this item Shu embroidery?
Shu embroidery is characterized by a refine and brisk style. This embroidery originated among the folk people in the west of Sichuan Province. Shu embroidery formed its own unique characteristics: smooth, bright, neat and influenced by the geographical environment, customs and cultures.
Yasuhiro Sato, President and Chief Executive Officer; Member of the Board of Directors, Mizuho Financial Group, Japan speaking during the session "Prosperity in the Age of Longevity" at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 18, 2017
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek
“Shou”
The character that denotes longevity in Chinese.
It is about having good health and living a long life.
The Chinese longevity symbol is the most revered among the five good fortune symbols -
Good Luck, Prosperity, Longevity, Happiness, Wealth
The “Shou” character has been stylized by many. One of the most instantly recognizable image of this character is the round “Shou” with straight lines reflecting the strokes of the character. It is this version that the Cuff Of Longevity uses as a design element. To the Chinese, it is very auspicious to have this symbol on one self. To the non-Chinese, it is immediately recognizable as something intrinsically Oriental while being very attractive as a design element.
Weave yourself a beautiful and elegant cuff using this age old symbol of longevity. Wear it on your wrist to benefit from the fortune of longevity.
Pentax MX-1
I don't shoot near as much film as I used to (It's hard to remember I had a life with only a film camera at one point!), but it is still a tactile and pleasant hobby.
三頻道錄像裝置 、手寫字 ， 循環播放
2013年的「長生」，靈感來自於另一位藝術家羅智信的同名作品「長生」。在羅智信的作品中，他講述了一則故事：印度一位男子，他的身體跟心智年齡只有兩歲，但他身上的牙齒是他實際年齡:26歲。這個故事吸引我的，這個人的牙齒是存在這個絕對的物理時間，但他的肉身和心靈卻脫離這個時空。
我將身上的三個白色部位：指甲的月白、眼白、牙齒，用微距攝影機拍攝下來後，以電視螢幕播放，其投射出的白光照亮地上的文字。在此觀眾無法看見影像內容本身，而是透過「影像成為光線」轉換得以閱讀。而這樣的轉換也是將其物質性顯現，拍攝對象的物理特性（肉體）與承載者（影像）的物理特性互比，消減與不滅呼應了「長生」：什麼是永恆？
Longevity
Three-channel video installation, handwriting, loop play
The idea of 2013’s ”Longevity” was from the artist, Luo, Jr-shih’s work with same name. In Luo’s work, he told a story about an Indian male whose body and mental age were only two years old, but his tooth were at the real age of 26. The reason why this story attracted me so much would be that the man’s tooth lived in the absolute physical time, but his body and soul departed from it.
After filming three white parts of my body: fingernail, the white of the eye and tooth in macro cinematograph, I played the video by LCD TV, the white light from it lightened the words on the ground. The audiences couldn’t see the content of the video, but were able to read the words with the light from the video, such kind of transportation showed the materiality of the object being photographed (body) and the medium (video), the comparison between reducing and indestructibility responded to the title “Longevity” and left a question: what’s eternality?
The ten symbols of longevity - rocks, water, clouds, sun, pine trees, turtles, deer, cranes, bamboo and fungus - were commonly depicted in Korean visual arts of the Josean dynasty (1392 - 1910). These and other symbols are also found in Chinese art, but their depiction as a set of ten ( called the shipjangsaengdo) is uniquely Korean.