#Chelsea Hardin

[womenofwrestlingfashion]

Hardin Top (on sale: $20) & Moly Mini Skirt (on sale: $17) in Placed Tropical Floral from AFRM

[gigijb1969]

Rockets 2024 and The Texas Rocket Trail Ended in Southeast Texas/Smith Point Saturday, May 11

Saturday marked the end of the Rockets 2024 Season with the second and final day of launches in Smith Point. The weather was cloudy, windy and a little cooler than Friday. We had rockets loaded on the rails for testing by 10:35 Saturday morning and we stayed steady until later in the day. At that point we had a lag as the last few were slow coming out of Stage 2. Luckily tests were done and…

[bitter69uk]

“More revered than actually listened to, model / actress / Warhol superstar Nico (née Christa Paffgen) began her musical career as the hidden razor blade in the Velvet Underground’s Halloween apple. Her icy beauty and bloodless Teutonic “singing” cut through the group’s cacophony with a soporific poignancy on 1967’s The Velvet Underground and Nico, where she was simply billed as “chanteuse.” It’s as apt a description as any for her sibilant, enunciatory mono-drone – and her enduring appeal. Nico left the group amicably; half the songs on Chelsea Girl, her ’67 solo debut, were written by Velvets Lou Reed, John Cale and Sterling Morrison. The other half include covers of Dylan’s “I’ll Keep It with Mine” and Tim Hardin’s “Eulogy to Lenny Bruce” and three songs written by her then-teenage accompanist (and roommate) Jackson Browne. In a merger of folk and neoclassical traditions, the LP’s artfully arranged guitars, strings and wind instruments provide both the rhythm (in lieu of bass and drums) and the melody. Nico’s bummed-but-not-unbowed vocals transform songs about small uncertainties and faint hopes into lush melancholia, the inspiration for many a rainy-day miserabilist. The title track, a seemingly blasé accounting of Chelsea Hotel residents who appear in Warhol’s film epic Chelsea Girls, is an exquisitely dreary time capsule, capturing the dark cloud inside Andy’s silver-lined Factory.” / David A Keeps in March 1995 issue of Details magazine / 57 years ago this month (October 1967), the late, great heroin-ravaged, wraith-cheekboned German diva, Velvet Underground chanteuse, actress, fashion model, Warhol Superstar, Moon Goddess and “Marlene Dietrich of Punk” Nico released her debut solo album Chelsea Girl. This sublimely gloomy glass-half-empty urban folk music makes for ideal autumnal listening. Is there any higher praise than "exquisitely dreary"? 

[sheenashifts1217]

Hiii! I’m sending an ask about the shufflemancy post

Can I get a message from my s/o Mattia from my dr?

Thank you♥️

-Mel

Hello my love :)

I asked Mattia what they (idk their pronouns so I’m using “they” to be as respectful as I can) would like to say to you.

First song:

Lyrics that stand out:

“How’s life, tell me how’s your family

You’ve been good, busier than ever

Wishin I’d realized what I had

I haven’t been sleeping

Swallowing my pride standing infront of you

Nothing but missing you

I go back to December all the time

Your sweet smile

So good to me

I understand”

So I’m feeling a mix of energies when I listen to this song for you. Firstly Mattia cares about you deeply and can feel your love no matter the distance. However, it feels like you guys may be going through an argument or a rough patch at the moment, but DO NOT worry. Mattia is telling you they are here and ready to listen. If they messed up, they want you to know they will apologize. They may have a hard time admitting their faults but I’m hearing “you’re worth it”. Whatever happened between you guys, it will be or already is fixed because I’m seeing how you guys find a new version of each other once you resolve the problem.

Second song:

Lyrics stood out:

“Let her dance with me just for the hell of it

You got me wrong

Thank ya dear bring your sister over here

Get lonely after ya leave

The one you believe”

Do you guys have a miscommunication trope? That’s what it’s feeling like. The first song shows that you all had a deep history and then went through some kind of conflict. Then you guys figured it out and started to find yourselves again. THIS song is continuing you all truly finding each other. Mattia is trying to prove themselves to you. They want you to see they’re ready this time. They want to be the one for you. They’re saying “believe in me”. Almost as if it’s destiny.

Third song:

Lyrics standing out:

“Don’t make a sound

I know they’re watching

Sex is on fire

I’m driving

We’re the ones to transpire

We’re still the greatest”

First thing I want to say about this song is that towards the end of it, I saw that montage of Hardin and Tessa from After, where they’re running through the library and then get to know each other more and more. So, again, you all have found each other on a new level. Mattia is incredibly grateful for you and thankful that you have them a second chance. They know what people say and they know you hear what people say, but mattia is saying “let them watch” and you couldn’t agree more. You all are happy and thriving. They feel like your relationship will definitely last and they want it to last. They are reminding you to take care of yourself and know that it’s all going to work out. I just heard “you got it, come see me”. Mattia feels almost giddy at just the thought of holding you in their arms. So they want you to hurry but also to put yourself first.

I hope this resonates, please let me know if it does or doesn’t. I hope you’re doing well and I love you so much!!!

[record-of-the-day]

Let's talk about Nico, born Christa Päffgen in Cologne, Germany. She rose to prominence in the 1950s as a teen model. She was discovered by photographer Herbert Tobias at 16 while at a fashion show in Berlin. He named her Nico, after a man he had fallen in love, and Päffgen used the name throughout the rest of her life.

By the late 1950s, Nico had worked for multiple classy fashion magazines (Vogue, Elle, Etc.) but soon dyed her hair blonde and fled to New York City, abandoning all her modeling jobs in Europe.

She was invited to the set of La Dolce Vita in 1959, where she was given a minor role. This began her early acting career.

During this time, she began living with the man she had gotten her stage name after, Nico Papatakis. Papatakis noticed her singing around the apartment they shared and asked if she'd consider taking singing lessons.

By 1965, she record a single with The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones. After the single was released she met Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, and other artists of New York City. Quickly, she became a Warhol Superstar and played a vital role in his film "Chelsea Girls".

With Warhol, she met Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground. Begrudgingly, the members of the band let her join. After they released one album together, Nico left the band to become a solo artist, playing at many New York clubs with Jackson Browne, Tim Buckley, and Tim Hardin to name a few.

With the help of the Velvet Underground, Browne, Hardin, and producer Tom Wilson, Nico released her debut solo record in 1967.

Nico led an incredibly erratic life, known for a crippling heroin addiction and blatant racist/sexist remarks. She died in Ibiza after falling off her bike.

[wintryblight]

sort poems by themes/authors

note: most of these embedded links don’t work & i’m not tech savvy enough to fix it, but you can always use the search function on top of the page. alternatively, you can type /tagged/author’s name or tagged/theme to the end of the home address to find a specific author or theme. replace any space with a hyphen.

example:

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themes

perseverance

nature

food

recovery/healing

the body

grief

death

pain/sickness

childhood

loneliness

nostalgia

freedom

relationships

queerness

lesbians

desire

depression

stagnation

perseverance

hope

love

lingering love

unloved

unrequited love

intense love

fear of love

doomed love

heartache

mothers

fathers

family

dysfunction

the mundane

rage

numbness

stagnation

monotony

paralysis

feeling too much

understanding and being understood

music

self-acceptance

self-compassion

self-reliance

forgiveness

the moon

space

rain

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travel

writing

personal favourites

prose poetry

authors

Hanif Abdurraquib

Kim Addonizio

Anna Akhmatova

Rosa Alcalá

Elizabeth Alexander

Hala Alyan

Maya Angelou

Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

Derrick Austin

Cameron Awkward-Rich

Ellen Bass

April Bernard

Emily Berry

Wendell Berry

John Berryman

Elizabeth Bishop

Anne Boyer

William Brewer

Richard Brostoff

Jericho Brown

Anne Carson

Grace Cavalieri

K-Ming Chang

Jennifer Chang

Tina Chang

Victoria Chang

Hayan Charara

Chen Chen

Inger Christensen

Steven Chung

Christopher Citro

Lucille Clifton

Barbara Cooker

Wendy Cope

Conchitina Cruz

e. e. cummings

Marissa Davis

Meg Day

Lidija Dimkovska

Chelsea Dingman

Sean Thomas Dougherty

Russell Edson

T. S. Eliot

William Fargarson

Megan Fernandes

Nikky Finney

Luiza Flynn-Goodlett

Richard Foerster

Vievee Francis

Clifton Gachagua

Ross Gay

Andrea Gibson

Aracelis Girmay 

Jenn Givhan

Louise Glück

Rodney Gomez

Oscar Gonzalez

torrin a. greathouse  

Linda Gregg

Jennifer Grotz

Jeff Hardin

Joy Harjo

Robert Hass

Rage Hezekiah

Neil Hilborn

Bill Holm

Marie Howe

Cynthia Huntington

A. Van Jordan

June Jordan

Donald Justice

Anna Belle Kaufman

Sarah Kay

Donika Kelly

Patricia Kirkpatrick

Joanna Klink

Nate Klug

Yusef Komunyakaa

Juliet Kono

Fortesa Latifi

D. H. Lawrence

Li-Young Lee

Joseph O. Legaspi

Alex Lemon

Jan Heller Levi

Robin Coste Lewis

Sandra Lim

Ada Limón

Sarah Lindsay

Timothy Liu

Audre Lorde

Dorianne Laux

Sally Wen Mao

William Matthews

Nathan McClain

Marty McConnell

Sjohnna McCray

Dunya Mikhail

Jennifer Militello

Tatsuji Miyoshi

Kamilah Aisha Moon

Tomás Q. Morín  

Robin Morgan

Gina Myers

Maggie Nelson

Pablo Neruda

Hieu Minh Nguyen

Frank O’Hara

Sharon Olds

Akilah Oliver

Mary Oliver

Meghan O'Rourke

Alicia Ostriker

beyza ozer

Shin Yu Pai

Pat Parker

Don Paterson

Octavio Paz

Catherine Pierce

Jon Pineda

Sylvia Plath

Meghan Privitello

Aleida Rodríguez

Claudia Rankine

Paisley Rekdal

Susan Rich

Max Ritvo

Sara Daniele Rivera

Kait Rokowski

Lee Ann Roripaugh

Muriel Rukeyser  

Erika L. Sanchez

Sappho

Nicole Sealey

Anne Sexton

Richard Siken

Jared Singer

Scherezade Siobhan

Emily Skaja

Carmen Giménez Smith

Danez Smith

Maggie Smith

Tracy K. Smith

Anne Stevenson

Mark Strand

Truong Tran

Wang Ping

Sanna Wani

Valerie Wetlaufer

Walt Whitman

Michael Wasson

Keith S. Wilson

C. D. Wright

James Wright

Diego Valeri

Jeanann Verlee

Laura Villareal

Ocean Vuong

Jenny Xie

Wendy Xu

John Yau

Emily Jungmin Yoon

Adam Zagajewski

Felicia Zamora

[oberlincollegelibraries]

Rosetta Records: Big Mamas, Mean Mothers, and much more

Rosetta Records, founded by Rosetta Reitz in 1979 and run out of her apartment in New York City’s Chelsea district, issued recordings of female jazz and blues musicians of the pre-1950s era. Releases often highlighted single musicians, such as Ethel Waters, Ida Cox, and Lil Green, or were compilations devoted to a particular era or style, such as Jailhouse Blues and Boogie Blues. With detailed liner notes and photographs, Reitz combined extensive archival research with feminist analysis to give the lives and the music of these women a wider audience and a new perspective. Gladys Bentley, featured on several compilations, including Mean Mothers, Piano Singer’s Blues, and Boogie Blues, was recently in The New York Times article “Overlooked.”

The LP covers shown here, compilations in the Women’s Heritage Series, are from the James R. and Susan Neumann Jazz Collection. The Conservatory Library has many of these LPs available for in-library listening, as well as The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a documentary film Reitz worked on. For those interested in deeper research, The Rosetta Reitz Papers, 1929-2008 are held at Duke University’s Rubenstein Library and provide details of Rosetta Records and insight into the life of Rosetta Reitz.

[nsula]

President’s List Fall 2018

NATCHITOCHES – Six hundred and fifty-four students were named to the Fall 2018 President’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a grade point average of 4.0. Those named to the President’s List listed by hometown are as follows.

 Abbeville – Annemarie Broussard, Heather Mayard;

 Alexandria – Eric Weinzettle, Brandi Beaudoin, Leslie Bordelon, Claudia Gauthier, Ian Grant, Angela Hardin, Martha Hopewell, Jaliyah Jasper, Kasey Lacombe, Hunter Lewis, DeShonta Manning, Allison McCloud, Jalyn Mvcneal, Madeline Mitchell, Jennifer Prevot, Jabari Reed, Sailor Reed, Shacora Simpson, Kayla Whittington;                            

 Anacoco -- Nicole Fitzgerald, Brittany Lewis, Caitlin McKee, Cassandra Osborne, Seth Ponthieux, Casey Williams, Megan Williams;

 Anchorage – Sydney Bulot;

 Arcadia – Antavious Roberson, Ralyn Simpson;

 Arnaudville -- Zachary Leboeuf, Alayna Moreau, Misti Richard;

Ashland – Victoria Roderick;

Baker – Katelyn Kennedy;

 Ball – Nickolas Juneau, Joseph Reynolds;

 Barksdale, AFB – Kimberly Ventura Gonzalez;                  

 Basile – Adam Elkins;

 Bastrop – Nikkia Lewis;

 Baton Rouge – Meagan Barbay, Diamanisha Betts, Madison Harris, Hannah Knoff, Jordan Lancaster, Tremia Lockett, Henrietta Mercer, Daniel Midyett, Emma Rivet, Victoria Simmons;                              

 Belcher – Sierra Lang;

 Belgrade, Serbia -- Emilija Dancetovic;

 Belmont – Kelly Bass;

 Benton – Victoria Berry, Tamara Korner, Bridget Miller, Jessica O’Neal, Finnley Plaster, Comis Waddell, Kathryn Watts;

 Bienville – Julie Martin;

 Boise, Idaho – Jessica Anderson;

 Bossier City – Maddison Abreo, Jayde Barnett, Brittany Batchelor, Hannah Brooks, Kendall Caple, Izabela Carabelli, Callie Crockett, Peyton Davis, Hannah Gates, Joshua Greer, Jada Grigsby, Peyton Harville, Caylin Head, Savanna Head, Nicholas Hopkins, Kijah Johnson, Brandon Larkin, Chelsea Laverdiere, April Lebick, Katherine Parson, Colby Ponder, Taylor Powell, Jade Reich, Jami Rivers, Jalyn Robertson, Reid Rogers, Madison Rowland, Donna Spurgeon, Savannah Stevens, James Taylor, Kaitlyn Walker, Eric Zheng;

 Boutte – Samantha Vernor;

 Boyce – Katelyn Brister, Dylan Frazier, Sonya Hill;

 Breaux Bridge – Beyonkan Heine, Emily Roy;

 Broussard – Dylan Dunford;

 Brownsville, Texas – Emily Saldivar;

 Brussels – Leyla Fettweis;

 Bunkie – Emily Arnaud,

 Burleson, Texas -- Addison Pellegrino, Cassandra Smith;

 Calhoun – Grace Cummings, Robert Mccandlish;

 Calvin – Erin Price;

 Campti – Alisha Bedgood, Rebekah Cole, Madelynne Greer;

Carencro – Melody Woodard;

 Carrollton, Texas – Victoria Miller;

 Cartagena, Colombia – Aura Hernandez Canedo, Jorge Ojeda Munoz, Hassik Vasquez Narvaez;

Cheneyville -- Katelyn Baronne;

 Clarence – Jalicia Small;

 Clifton – Brittany Shackleford;

 Colfax – Alyssa Coleman, Lessie Rushing, Elizabeth Slayter, Morgan Vandegevel;

 Conroe, Texas – Sidney Salmans;

 Converse – Shayna Brown, Hayley Farmer, Wade Hicks, Mallory Mitchell, Hannah Womack, Logan Woodward;

Cotton Valley -- Nicholas Smith;

 Coushatta – Sydney Anderson, Kaylee Antilley, Debra Hanson, Jon Hester, Mary James, Cynthia Lawson, Baley McAlexander, Precious Smith;

 Covington -- Henri Blanchat, Justin Brogdon, Rachael Coyne, Sarah Shiflett;

 Crowley -- Ma'Kayleen Milson;

 Custer, South Dakota – China Whitwer;

 Cypress, Texas – Alexis Warren;

Dakota Dunes, South Dakota – Eryn Sandwell;

 Denham Springs – Joni Burlew;

DeRidder – Delia Amadiz, Lauren Callis, Tabitha Deer, Colten Denning, Falon Drake, Rebekah Frantz, Shydae Hammond, Karli Kennedy, Briana March, Brittney March, Shayla Miller, Jessica Mullican, Hannah Plummer, Rebecca Richmond, Cheyenne Vander, Michael Waryas;

 Des Allemands – Emily Blanchard, Claire Schouest;

 Destrehan – Hannah Boquet, Stephanie Webre;

 Deville – Briana Ashley, Allison Deglandon, Amber Kreideweis, Aubree Lampert, Kenedy Lampert, Madison Lejeune, Maci Mayeux, Caleb Rhodes;

 Diamondhead, Mississippi – Melissa Boyanton;

 Dodson – Rachel Broomfield;

 Doyline – Lucas Darbonne;

 Dry Prong – Jared Boydstun, Ashlee Elliott;

 Edmond, Oklahoma – Payton Hartwick, Ashley Medawattage;

 El Paso, Texas – Christopher Barron;

 Elizabeth – Amanda Cloud, Sadie Perkins;

 Elton – Kayla Bellard;

 Endicott, New York – Tonya Rackett;

 Evergreen – Walter Armand;

 Falfurrias, Texas – Marco Arevalo;

 Farmerville – Malissa Loyd;

 Florien – Shayla Duhon, Amber Lewing, Caroline Matthews, Dylan Roberts, Jordan Weldon;

Folson – Shaylee Laird, Sarah Moore;

 Forest Hill – Rafael Sierra;

 Forney, Texas – Jobey Rusk, Jared Walker, Jayden Wheeler;

 Fort Polk – Brittany Chadwick, Kyley Cole, Shaunda Gordon, Miranda Illsley, Cynthia Schwartz, Sasha Trevino, Cherie Martel;

 Fort Worth, Texas – Corban James;

 Franklin – Emily Kutchenriter;

 Franklinton – Crystal Newman;

 Frisco, Texas – Caroline Shepherd;

 Garland, Texas – Sierra Stone;

Glenmora – Alan Crowder, Reagan Humphries, Melissa Lanier, Faith Lawrence;

 Goldonna – David Day, Harley Godwin;

 Gonzales – Rebecca Marchand, Nicole Moody, Molly Moran, Bailee Ramey, Denee Smith;

 Grand Prairie, Texas – Clayton Casner;

 Grapevine, Texas – Margaret Black;

 Greenwell Springs -- Cheramie Kravitz;

Greenwood -- Char'Tarian Wilson;

 Gretna – Nadia Johnson;

 Haughton – Luther Cain, Jessica Chase, Brittony Cole, Randi Corley, Bethanie Couch, Alexis Hoeltje, Victoria Lodrini, Savanah Molina, Amber Simmons, Heather Wooden, Dawn Young;

 Heath, Texas – Megan Lohmiller;

 Henderson, Texas – John Floyd, Emily Ortiz;

 Hermon, Maine -- Allessa Ingraham-Albert;

 Hessmer – Ryan Armand, Lacee-Beth Cazelot;

Hineston – Gabrielle Merchant Langley, Tylee Stokes;

 Hope Mills, North Carolina -- Taylor Camidge;                          

 Hornbeck – Brandy Alford, Lane Alford, Kimberly Runyon;

 Houma – Alexis Dardar, Billy Gorr, Sarah Lajaunie, Corinne Paris;

Houston, Texas – Kendall Westfall;

 Humble, Texas – Aiyana Bean;

 Huntington, Texas – Travis Carrell;

 Iowa – Keiona Guy, Matthew Phillips;

 Irving, Texas – Darria Williams;

 Jacksonville Beach, Floria – Katherine Medlin;

 Jefferson – Jaleia Parker;

 Jena – Christian Aymond, Alanna Hailey;

 Jennings – Aimee Boothe, Alyson Brown, Janee Charles, Rachel Edwards, Rachelle Edwards, Wesley Simien, Lydia Williams;

 Jonesboro – Jordan Winston;

 Kaplan – Gabriel LeMoine;

 Katy, Texas – Erik Carver;

Keithville – John-David May, Cora Procell, Janae Richardson, Joanna Sims;

 Kenner -- Brooke Petkovich, Parul Sharma;

 Kentwood – Jenna Morris;

Kileen, Texas - Temitope Buraimoh, Arlyn Johnson;

 Kinder -- Jonathon Villareal;

 Lacombe – William Simpson;

Lafayette -- Jeffrey Blossom, Abbey Broussard, Luke Dupre, Michael Joseph, Emilee Leger, Robert Middleton, Andrea Saelios, Dante Saelios, Forest Strang;                            

 Lake Charles – Jovan Avery, Abigail Brady, Shawn Becton, Ashtyn Heap, Amanda Mustian, Sarah Sargent;

 Larose – Eric Bourg;

 Las Vegas, Nevada – April Ficarrotta;

 Lawtell – Karoline Guidry;                            

 Lecompte – Hannah Glaze;

 Leesville – Sara Bishop, Autumn Boggs, Anthony Cantrell, Raven Collins, Carter Coriell, Junette Cutshaw, Cameron Davis, Chloe Dowden, Sarah Gibbs-Jarrell, Geoffrey Goins, Jessica Gray, Cheyenne Grigg, Jessica Herring, Ashley Hunt, Leigha Jackson, Bethany Kay, Emilee Keuten, Mercedes Mattes, Kelsea Mckinney, Paula Pilkenton, Linsey Preddy, Danielle Smyth, Peggy Stanley, Linda Strauss, Megan Tucker, Kristin Whistine;

 Little Elm, Texas – Hunter Gagnon;

 Logansport – Trenton Timmons, Rebecca Tomlin;

 Longview, Texas – Gustavo Corrales, Kelli Hickerson, Samantha Morris;

 Lyons, Kansas – Jennifer Rogers, Mary Rogers;

Machesney Park, Illinois – Alicia Teran;

 Mamou – Alex Chapman, Meggie Granger, Nicholas Saucier;

 Mandeville -- Shannon Roussell;

Mangham -- Rebekah Aultman;

Mansfield – Brooke Smith, Madylin Sullivan;

 Mansura – Bailey Quebedeaux, Distiny Thompson;

 Many – Skyler Ezernack, Heidi Knight, Jaleah Lee, Lathan Meyers, Xavier Montgomery, Chas Pilcher, Tessa Reeves, Samantha Simmons;

 Marksville – Zachary Moreau, Paulette Thomas;  

 Marrero – Lorn Bourgeois;

 Marshall, Texas – Laurann Graham, D’Sherrick Williams;

 Marthaville – Emeri Manasco, Hanna Pardee;

Maurepas – Cameron Mayfield, Abigail Smith;

 Maurice – Adam Courville;

 Melissa, Texas – Kylah Banasky;

 Merryville -- Kalan Townsley;

 Metairie – Kaitlyn Arena, Morgan Nuss, Holly Schiler, Mary Strickland, Sadye Treadway;                          

 Minden – Aubrey Dennis, Jess Easley, Laura Gryder, Taya Hester, Kiara Jenkins, Abigail Reynolds, Amanda Rogers, Heather White;

 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – Kayla Bomben;

 Mobile, Alabama – Emily Cristina;

 Monroe – Demonta Brown, Aaron Hunt, Grace Underwood;

 Montgomery -- Shelly Crew, Katelym Feazell;

 Mooringsport – Abigail Wolfe;

 Mora – Gracy Rowell;

Moreauville – Sean Casey;

 Morgan City – Allie Atkinson, Jeremy Orgeron;

 Morse – Kierra Linden;

 Mount Hermon -- Warren McFarlain;

Muleshoe, Texas -- Caitlyn Barber;

 Murphy, Texas – Bronte Rhoden;

 Murrieta, California – LaQuitta Wilkins;

Napoleonville – Elizabeth Coleman;

Natchitoches -- Austin Aldredge, Ragan Aple, Luz Arrieta Jimenez, Rebecca Autrey, Sarah Aviles, Francisco Ballestas-Sayas, Joshua Below, Dylan Bennett, Sarah Bergeron, Allison Berry, Sara Coates, Anna Coffey, Fabian Correa Guette, Haley Dahlhoff, Elliot Davis, Ruth Garcia Rodriguez, Samantha Hall, Kaitlin Hatten, Taylor Johnson, Anthony Jones, Mary Keran, Colby Koontz, Scott Macqueen, Miranda Mayeaux, Rylie Mcfarlain, Jordan Mitchell, Maina Ibn Mohammed, Kaitlyn Nieman, Brooklyn Noe, Abigail Poe, Jonah Poe, Melissa Remo, Shelby Riedel, Alyssa Roberts, Kayla  Roquemore, Emily Ryder, Emily Salter, Madison Shade, Melissa Slaughter, Madeline Taylor, David Thibodaux, Kristan Valdez, Lantz Vercher, Elizabeth Vienne, Madysen Watts;

New Iberia -- Jaci Jones, Grace Kerns, Payton Romero:

 New Llano – Nicole Naral;

New Milford, Connecticut -- Lisa Rosenberg;

 New Orleans – Jerome Baudy, Haleigh Giorlando Wall, Jaime Hendrickson, Tayla Oliver;

Noble – Allie Ebarb, Collin Procell;

Noyen sur Serthe, France -- Emma Miachon;

Oakdale -- Cheyenne Bertrand, Alyssa Cole, Katelyn Johnson, Coriana Moreaux, James Obrien;

 Oil City – Ryan Connella;

 Olla – Brianna Corley, Kristen Smith;

Opelousas -- Lauren Hebert, Keshayla Jackson, Alexia Rubin, Jaylen St. Romain;

Pacifica, California -- Nicholas Pierotti;

Palmetto, Florida --   Cindy Hernandez;

 Paris, Texas -- Jordan Whatley;

 Pearland, Texas – Tanisha Williams;

 Pelican – Mary Myers;

Pereira Risaralda, Colombia -- Mariana Ospina Rivas;

 Pineville – Malek Abdelhadi, Taylor Bailey, Riley Bell, Tasha Blanchard, Christian Boudreaux, Latasha Cain, Noelle Carruth, Amber Edmisson, Erin Fallis, Kara Johnson, Michael Martin, Emily McCarty, Cade Mitchell, Wendi Powell, Morgan VanBuren, Corbi Walters, Wesley Williams, Alan Winegeart;                        

 Pitkin – Mattie Stewart;

 Plaquemine – Kameron Landry;

 Plaucheville -- Brooke Dauzat;                            

Pollock – Jadynn Giles;

 Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth McCullar;

 Port Allen – Makayla Lacy;

 Port Barre – Madison Estis;

 Port Orange, Florida – Sean Logan;

 Prairieville – Rebekah Bonner, Colleen Carline, Roy Cobb, Andrea Gathercole, Sarah Makin;

Princeton – LeKayla Smith;

 Provencal – Kara Gandy, Rebekah Orsborn, Bailey Scarbrough;

Ragley – Elizabeth Jaycox, Cole Spponer;

 Raleigh, North Carolina – Aleida, Alfonso;

 Ringgold – Regan Edwards;

 Riverview, Florida – Robyn Larson;

 Robeline – Jessica Clark, Patricia Goodwin, Alyssa Maley, Bergen Oge, Caleb Wester;

 Round Rock, Texas – Evan Nafe;

 Ruston – Jena Green;

 Saint Francisville – Sara Baggett, Jordan Bringedahl;

 Saint Martinville – Blake Blanchard, Alli Douet;                        

 Saint Rose – Alexis Mancuso;

 Saline – Madelyn Cheatwood;

 San Antonio, Texas – Tiffany Rubin;

 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Loren MacLennan;

 Scott – Sydni Larriviere, Kristen Prejean;

 Seabrook, Texas -- Amy Whitecotton;

 Searcy, Arkansas – Lora Wood;

 Shenzhen, China – Yinglin Yuan;

Shreveport -- Lindsey Adkins, Mackenzie Allen, Hannah Angell, Yasmeen Bader, James Baldwin, Katelynn Benge, Maddison Benge, Hallie Bloxom, Erin Brown, Kaysie Burgess, Abigail Davis, Jackson Driggers, Jennifer Eaves, Jennifer Elliott, Samantha Freeman, Peyton Gamble, Leah Gould, Melina Johnson, Tatyanna Kinsey, Kaitlyn Knighton, Katherine Mckay, Maxey McSwain, Madison Milligan, Myles Mitchell, Cayla Morris, Megan Osborn, Mallory Parker, Bailey Patton, Zachary Person, Haley Pickett, Taylor Poleman, Patricia Reed, Madelyn Ruiz, Catherine Shaw, Shelby Sowers, DeAndre Stevenson, Khaila Tucker, Ansonia Wisner;

 Sibley – Julianna Schober;

 Simmesport – Bailie Marsh, Elise Normand;

 Simsboro – Autumn Smith, Shelby Wall;

 Slaughter – Ciara Gibbs;

 Slidell – Ayrianna Edwards, Katherine Gallinghouse, Parker Gwaltney, Abigail Miller, Sabrina Miller, Holly Penta, Rachel Reed, Jourdan Waddell, Olivia Warren;                      

 Spring, Texas -- Sydney Normand;

 Stinnett, Texas – Dalin Williams;

 Stonewall – Mildred Hooper, Mallory McConathy, Emily McConnell, Brooke Meade, Clinton Oliver, Mackenzie Panther, Kassidy Parker;                          

 Stuttgart, Germany -- Antonia Blattner;

 Sulphur – Tiffany Lyons, Bryttani MacNamara;

 Sunset – Lindsay Thibodeaux;

 The Woodlands, Texas – Tyler Rapp;

 Thibodaux – Sheridan Duet, Maegan Davis;

Tool, Texas – Kimberly Kidney;

 Toronto Ontario – Rhea Verma;

 Trout – Makayla King, Zachary Long, Deana Poole, Devon Smith, Andrea Walters;

 Venice, Florida – Alexis Weaver;

 Ventress – Racheal Gaude;

 Ville Platte – Gabrielle Chapman, Joshua Galland, Alex Gautreaux;

 Waco, Texas – Isabella Hudson;

 Walker – Johnny Brister;

 Washington – Tarik Andrus;

 Welsh – Alisha Ledoux;

 West Helena, Arkansas – Brittani Arana;

 West Monroe – Julianne Cousans, Laura Lovell;

 White Castle – Cassidy Blanchard, Gavin Landry;

 Whitehouse, Texas – Jackson Allen;

 Wilmington, Delaware – Amy Bourett;

 Winnfield -- Tamierrea Alexander, John Collins, Simona Curry, Michael Duke, D’Tyria Duncan, Joshua Goins, Kassidy Grantadams, Kelsey Jordan, Elizabeth Parker, Caroline Womack, Maggie Womack;

 Winnipeg, Manitoba – Tyra Duma;

Woodworth – Christian Jeansonne, Jonathan Magnano;

Wylie, Texas – Alexis Perry;

 Yaroslav, Russia -- Polina Mutel;

Youngsville – Jessica Gilmore, Brandon Granger;

 Zakopane, Poland -- Patrycja Polanska;

 Zwolle – Shakelia Maxie, Holden Rivers.                          

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The Texas Rocket Trail 2024 Started in Southeast Texas/Smith Point Today, Friday, May 10

Friday marked the beginning  of the last leg of the Texas Rocket Trail for Rockets 2024, and the first day of launches in Smith Point. Luckily, we had good weather for testing today, unlike last weekend in Central Texas . The original schedule listed 20 rockets for testing, but by day’s end 18 were tested and three of those took two attempts before successfully leaving the rail.  In all it was a…

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“More revered than actually listened to, model / actress / Warhol superstar Nico (née Christa Paffgen) began her musical career as the hidden razor blade in the Velvet Underground’s Halloween apple. Her icy beauty and bloodless Teutonic “singing” cut through the group’s cacophony with a soporific poignancy on 1967’s The Velvet Underground and Nico, where she was simply billed as “chanteuse.” It’s as apt a description as any for her sibilant, enunciatory mono-drone – and her enduring appeal. Nico left the group amicably; half the songs on Chelsea Girl, her ’67 solo debut, were written by Velvets Lou Reed, John Cale and Sterling Morrison. The other half include covers of Dylan’s “I’ll Keep It with Mine” and Tim Hardin’s “Eulogy to Lenny Bruce” and three songs written by her then-teenage accompanist (and roommate) Jackson Browne. In a merger of folk and neoclassical traditions, the LP’s artfully arranged guitars, strings and wind instruments provide both the rhythm (in lieu of bass and drums) and the melody. Nico’s bummed-but-not-unbowed vocals transform songs about small uncertainties and faint hopes into lush melancholia, the inspiration for many a rainy-day miserabilist. The title track, a seemingly blasé accounting of Chelsea Hotel residents who appear in Warhol’s film epic Chelsea Girls, is an exquisitely dreary time capsule, capturing the dark cloud inside Andy’s silver-lined Factory.”

/ David A Keeps in March 1995 issue of Details magazine /

56 years ago this month (October 1967), the late, great heroin-ravaged, wraith-cheekboned German diva, Velvet Underground chanteuse, actress, fashion model, Warhol Superstar, Moon Goddess and “Marlene Dietrich of Punk” Nico released her debut solo album Chelsea Girl. This sublimely gloomy glass-half-empty urban folk music makes for ideal autumnal listening. Is there any higher praise than "exquisitely dreary"?

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Deshauna Barber

Deshauna Barber (born December 6, 1989) is an American beauty pageant titleholder and lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. On June 5, 2016, she was crowned Miss USA 2016 by outgoing titleholder Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma. She represented the USA at Miss Universe 2016 where she placed among the Top 9 finalists.

Early life and education

Barber was born on December 6, 1989 in Columbus, Georgia to Darrell Barber and Cordelia Barber, both military veterans. She was a military brat, moving due to her father's 24-year military career in Special Forces (United States Army) to North Carolina, Nebraska, Minnesota, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Barber joined the United States Army Reserve at age 17. She attended Virginia State University and graduated with a degree in business management. She is commissioned as a quartermaster officer and logistics commander in the Army Reserve as a lieutenant and works as an IT analyst for the United States Department of Commerce. She earned her master's degree in management information systems and services from University of Maryland University College. Barber is a member of the Pershing Angels and Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.

Pageantry

Miss District of Columbia USA 2016

Barber was crowned Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 on December 19, 2015 by outgoing titleholder Lizzy Olsen. Prior to winning this pageant she had placed in the semi-finalists of the Miss Virginia USA 2010 and Miss District of Columbia USA 2015 pageants and held the Miss Virginia International 2011 title. She is the third Miss District of Columbia USA to win the Miss USA title and the first in fourteen years. Barber is the first member of the military to win the Miss USA title and intends to promote veterans issues during her reign.

Miss USA 2016

On June 5, 2016, Barber competed in the Miss USA 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. She went on to win the competition, beating out first runner-up Chelsea Hardin of Hawaii and second runner-up Emanii Davis from Georgia. She was crowned by outgoing Miss USA, Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma. Barber is the first active member in the military to be crowned Miss USA.

Miss Universe 2016

Barber represented the USA at Miss Universe 2016 in Manila where she placed in the Top 9.

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My Favorite Albums of the 60′s

Here is a list of what i personally think are the best albums of the 60′s. Obviously, i am only going from my own taste, which can be a little narrow, limiting in the grand scheme of genres, as well as what i have heard. There are numerous individual songs from multiple other musicians that i have listened to more extensively, but never felt hugely influenced by the album itself. There are a lot of songs from the fifties and sixties that i generally listen to in their greatest hits form, or on their own. This is especially the case with a lot of the early r&b, girl groups some of which never had the opportunity to really make an album but instead had multiple singles, but also with bands like the lovin’ spoonful, whom i love but never really connected to album wise. 

(1960) Have Guitar, Will Travel – Bo Diddley

(1963) Please Please Me – The Beatles

(1964) Bitter Tears (Ballad of the American Indian) – Johnny Cash

(1964) Folk Roots, New Routes – Shirley Collins

(1964) Another Side of Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan

(1964) The Times They Are A-Changin' – Bob Dylan

(1965) Bring it All Back Home – Bob Dylan

(1965) December's Children – The Rolling Stones

(1965) Orange Blossom Special – Johnny Cash

(1965) The Who Sings My Generation – The Who

(1966) Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield

(1966) How Does That Grab You – Nancy Sinatra

(1966) Lightfoot - Gordon Lightfoot

(1966) Phil Ochs in Concert – Phil Ochs

(1966) Revolver – The Beatles

(1966) The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood – Lee Hazlewood

(1967) All Our Own Work – Sandy Denny & the Strawbs

(1967) Between the Buttons – The Rolling Stones

(1967) Buffalo Springfield Again – Buffalo Springfield

(1967) Chelsea Girl – Nico

(1967) Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles

(1967) Something Else – The Kinks

(1967) Strange Days – The Doors

(1967) The 500 Spirits Or the Layers – The Incredible String Band

(1967) The Doors – The Doors

(1967) The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground

(1967) Their Satanic Majesties Request – The Rolling Stones

(1968) Astral Weeks – Van Morrison

(1968) At Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash

(1968) Just Roll Tape, April 26 1968 – Stephen Stills

(1968) Last Time Around – Buffalo Springfield

(1968) Odessey & Oracle – The Zombies

(1968) The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society – The Kinks

(1968) The Marble Index - Nico

(1968) Tim Hardin 3 Live in Concert – Tim Hardin

(1968) Waiting For the Sun – The Doors

(1969) Arthur, Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire – The Kinks

(1969) Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere – Neil Young

(1969) Green River – Creedence Clearwater Revival

(1969) Joy of a Toy – Kevin Ayers

(1969) Led Zeppelin II – Led Zeppelin

(1969) Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin

(1969) Liege & Lief – Fairport Convention

(1969) Looks Like Rain – Mickey Newbury

(1969) Songs From a Room – Leonard Cohen

(1969) Space Oddity – David Bowie

(1969) The Soft Parade – The Doors

(1969) The Stooges – The Stooges

(1969) The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground

(1969) Townes Van Zandt – Townes Van Zandt

(1969) Unicorn – Tyrannosaurus Rex

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138. Impact

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Nico’s ‘Frozen’ Music; pre-freeze

John Cale’s ‘stabbing’ piano, on White Light, White Heat, I Wanna Be Your Dog and Facing The Wind was groundbreaking in its simplicity and power. The forthcoming years were to belong to prog rock, where such nicities as compression and fission were neither welcome or appreciated. Nevertheless, this particular dog was eventually to have its day.

Cale and Nico’s abbreviated moves were also reflected in Marble Index’s (MI) length - around 30 minutes in total. This was a time when punters expected at least 40 minutes for their average vinyl purchase. Pink Moon (PM) also courted controversy by being even less than 30 minutes - size mattered then, so both MI and  PM were considered lightweights at the time, a judgement that history has definitely reversed. The Stooges weighed in at just over 34 minutes, so was obviously seen as another rip-off/deadbeat product. Nowadays,ironically, they all seem miracles of concision and lean, tensile strength.

As we are discussing Nico here, I want to make a plea for consideration of two other products of this Valkyrie-industry that may be less well-known, but that I consider essential. The first is James Young’s written account of her latter-day tours, named Songs They Never Play On The Radio, which is dark humour at its extreme end. It should be subtitled Too Much Junkie Business, basically, but is hilarious and grotesque in turns, and very, very well-written. It takes a lot of skill to produce humour from such dark materials, but Young manages to do this. Read and weep - from tears of grief and hilarity.

Nico’s first album, Chelsea Girl, is a forgotten masterpiece. It features songs by then-beau, Jackson Brown, ex-beau Robert Zimmerman and to-be beau Lou Reed, all of them edgy and ‘interesting’. Plus two lengthy tracks by an early Velvet Underground configuration, It Was A Pleasure Then and Chelsea Girls itself, which are both essential listens for Velvets completists, and which could have featured on the first Verve album without any problem. It finishes with a Tim Hardin number, Eulogy To Lenny Bruce, which just about sums it all up - “...never again will we get together to die..after every last shot, why was there always another?” Not a complicated question really, but Nico makes it sound like the ultimate existentialist conundrum.