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Danielle Nicole - “Purple Rain” - Brezoi/Romania - 20.07.2023

Open Air Blues Festival Brezoi 2023

Danielle Nicole Band (USA) performing Prince's "Purple Rain" at the Moulin Blues Festival 2016 in Ospel, the Netherlands. Every year the first weekend of May!

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'Louis Tomlinson has proven he's not just an ex-boyband star, he's a rocker'

Some know him as 'that guy from One Direction', others, including myself know him as arguably one of South Yorkshire's finest exports but Louis Tomlinson is only getting better, writes Daniel Bird

Image: Mirrorpix/Daniel Bird

Daniel Bird Assistant Showbiz Editor 17:31, 12 Nov 2023

Louis Tomlinson may only have two solo albums but he's proving to be one of the artists people should keep an eye on.

Having burst onto the music scene in 2010 as one-fifth of One Direction – a band created by Nicole Scherzinger on The X Factor after all five members were rejected, he's proven he's not just an ex-boyband singer. While singers from bands tend to keep a low profile and venture into other industries after a split, Louis is on a one-way ticket to becoming a mega-star in his own right.

Known for never losing his Doncaster accent and humour, the 31-year-old is currently embarking on his Faith In The Future World Tour, performing to thousands of die-hard fans every night – which he deserves credit for.

Although he may have come from one of the biggest bands of all time, the cheeky chap isn't afraid of getting up close and personal with fans – much to the dismay of his security who leap into action when he jumps off stage and runs to the barricade to see fans. In recent weeks, Louis has seen his expensive vests ripped off him, with fans even going as far as tickling him.

This, however, hasn't stopped him from putting on an incredible show. Despite only releasing two studio albums as a soloist (his second topping the Official UK Charts), he's pushing himself to the limits and playing arenas across the world. Most recently, he performed to around 21,000 fans at Manchester's AO Arena on November 11.

Walking onto the stage may be daunting for some, but Tomlinson showed no signs of fear as he opened with The Greatest – ironically, perhaps the greatest opening track. Throughout the night, he performed hits including Kill My Mind but also paying tribute to his One Direction days, belting out Drag Me Down and Where Do Broken Hearts Go. But since his pop days, Tomlinson has edged towards a more EDM and synth sound before finding his comfort in rockier tracks. He'd previously stated he'd taken inspiration from the likes of Sam Fender, Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys and Manchester legends, Oasis.

Image: Mirrorpix/Daniel Bird

Nowadays, fans can expect the odd pop hit but also enjoy punk rock as well as indie pop and soft rock.

However, despite being in the business for almost 14 years, Louis remained grounded and acknowledged that Manchester was the start of his career. Between songs, he recalled his first audition for The X Factor in front of Simon Cowell, Scherzinger and Louis Walsh, being in the city. He told fans: "This is where I did my very first audition, so to be back here on my own it definitely feels full circle and I couldn't have done that without you.

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non-caffine induced ramblings below!!

feel like people are already wondering if future teammates' pets(?) will get along (george and kimi for example - people wonder if the deer and tiger will ignore each other or what...)

Also - geri is an honorary member of the shifter groupchat I don't make the rules

I feel like Danny Ric would've had a quokka gf in an alternate universe

Someone should definitely give Ollie's gf a hug because she's got a sore throat from screaming that her bf is the best bf ever after his Haas points... Also she's the biggest sweet tooth ever like you cannot stop her from eating sweets

Franco's gf (orange cat gf) hisses at people who critic her bf, but she is especially suspicious of James

Oh, and Max's ragdoll gf has adopted Liam (lawson) as her and Max's grid kid. If Charles gets Oscars and Ollie and Leo then Max gets Liam

- 🐺 anon who's a bit sleepy and bored rn

hi 🐺 anon, welcome back :)

my thoughts below:

people may talk, but ultimately, i believe the answer to the first one is definitely. george's gf will start off a little skeptical at first, but quickly becomes fast friends with kimi's gf. she takes over lewis' gf's usual job as the mother of the paddock, and makes sures kimi's gf gets acquainted with massive jump in fame that comes along with the f1 paddock life.

no arguments there! the shapeshifter!gfs all jump at the opportunity to talk to the iconic ginger spice.

haha, when you mention quokka, my mind can't stop replaying that clip when a reporter or something compares yuki to a picture of a quokka at the AUSgp! anyways, according to google, quokkas are known to be friendly, curious, social, and have a perpetual smile. when reading that you CANNOT tell me that that isn't perfectly describing daniel. ughh they'd be the most adorable couple on the grid!!!

while most new wags are more reserved and shy, opting to stand quietly in the garage, ollie’s gf is not afraid to yell herself hoarse during and after the race (nicole sherzinger style). like i can imagine f1tv panning from ocon’s super shy gf standing quietly in este’s paddock area, and then a zoom in shot to ollie’s gf literally leaping up and down and deafening engineers. anyways….the sweet tooth! it def comes with being a bear cub shapeshifter… she has been a victim of kimi’s occasional winnie the pooh jokes one too many times :( referring back to an anon’s thought about bear eyes, ollie’s gf would also use it to her advantage to somehow get herself a billion jars of straight honey??? like ayao will call ollie to the office one day to talk to him about a weird invoice billed to the haas company for a ridiculous amount of honey. ollie walks in with the bear cub clinging to the side of his leg, and it doesn’t take a whole five minutes before ayao has the invoice signed, approved, and sent out on express shipping 😭

franco’s gf is epitome of the screeching, upside-down parabola shaped halloween black cat !!!!! (but in orange) you’ll be lucky if she lets you off with a simple hiss if she hears something even inferencing a critic about franco. if you’re one of the unlucky ones, you better hope you packed a few band-aids!

that’s right! it’s only fit that as a reserve driver in rb’s sister team, liam would be adopted by one of the redbull drivers. you can commonly find max’s gf sitting by liam on the pit wall or in the rb garage when there’s not too much action on track. it’s funny when he makes a quip about max’s accidental wide turn, or raises an eyebrow at a failed overtake when he thinks no one is looking. (she always reports liam’s comments to a disgruntled-looking boyfriend after the race, and giggle as liam adamantly denies doing so. liam can never figure out how max could hear his whispered comments from the garage when max had been racing on the tracks??) it’s not until liam officially becomes a driver for rb when he is let in on the shapeshifting secret. (he got so pissed when he realized that the cat was actually max’s shapeshifting girlfriend) anyways, when race weekends for both drivers start, you can find her campering back and forth from each garage during race day! when she sees liam a looking a little too stressed, she likes to bring him her lighting mcqueen plush from her the redbull garage. during media days, when max is doing an interview, you can find her following liam around the paddock (for protection reasons only, she assures max when he gets a little jelly of all the attention on liam).

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My 250 Favorite Arrowverse Episodes: Part 2: 225-201

Taken from „Arrow“, „The Flash“, „Supergirl“, „Legends of Tomorrow“, „Constantine“, „Black Lightning“, „Batwoman“, „Stargirl“ and Season 1-3 of „Superman & Lois“:

In honor of Seaosn 4 of "Superman & Lois" being the end of the Arrrowverse, the end of DCTV like we knew it and the end of The CW like we knew it, a final time before the final season all Seasons ends of all the 250 best Arrowverse Episodes (according to me):

I did include "Stargirl" this time, since it has as much connection as "Superman & Lois" to the rest of the Arrowverse, but One Hit Shows like "Gotham Knights" and "Naomi" (anyone still remember this one?) are not on this list, neither are Arrowverse unrelated DC shows:

225. Tender is the Nate (Legends of Tomorrow 4x6)

The One in which: A Minotaur gets a lullybye.

57, Written by: Phil Klemmer, Matthew Maala, Directed by: Dean Choe

224. Through the Looking Glass (Batwoman 1x16)

The One in which: A family buries a body together.

16, Written by: Nancy Kiu, Directed by: Sudz Sutherland

223. Homecoming (Supergirl 2x14)

The One in which: Jeremiah is back and not everyone is thrilled about that.

34, Written by: Caitlin Parrish, Derek Simon, Directed by: Larry Teng

222. City of Blood (Arrow2 x21)

The One in which: Oliver wants to go all in, but Slade does it first.

44, Written by: Holly Harold, Directed by: Michael Schultz

221. Grodd Lives (The Flash 1x21)

The One in which: Eddie is tied up and Grodd makes himself known.

21, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Kai Yu Wu, Directed by: Dermott Downs

220. The Justice Society of America (Legends of Tomorrow 2x2)

The One in which: The Legends meet real heroes and are totally not jealous.

18, Written by: Chris Fedak, Sarah Nicole Jones, Directed by: Michael Grossman

219. What We Leave Behind (Arrow 5x9)

The One in which: Curtis gets beaten up and we return to Season 1.

101, Written by: Wendy Mercile, Beth Schwartz, Directed by: Antionio Negret

218. The Monsters (Stargirl 3x9)

The One in which: A heartattack stops a greater tragedy from happening.

40, Written by: Geoff Johns, Andi Armaganian

217. Haywire (Superman & Lois 1x4)

The One in which: Lois tries to bring down Morgan Edge while Jonathan’s world has shifted.

4, Written by: Michael Narducci, Directed by: James Bamford

216. Dancing Queen (Legends of Tomorrow 4x3)

The One in which: Ray goes undercover in a punk band.

54, Written by: James Eagan, Morgan Faust, Directed by: Kristin Windell

215. The Martian Chronicles (Supergirl 2x11)

The One in which: There is shapeshifter in the DEO.

31, Written by: Gabrial Llanas, Anna Musky-Goldwyn, Directed by: David McWhirter

214. Seeing Red (Arrow 2x20)

The One in which: Slade stabs.

43, Written by: Wendy Mercile, Directed by: Doug Aaroniokoski

213. Rogue Air (The Flash 1x22)

The One in which: Barry asks Captain Cold for help and the Amell Cousins are in a scene together.

22, Written by: Todd and Aaron Helbing, Directed by: Doug Aarniokoski

212. Out of Time (Legends of Tomorrow 2x1)

The One in which: The Legends are time scattered.

17, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Chris Fedak, Phil Klemmer, Marc Guggenheim, Directed by: Dermott Downs

211. Call to Action (Supergirl 4x6)

The One in which: The Children of Liberty screw up Friendsgiving.

71, Written by: Gabriel Llanas, Daniel Beaty, Directed by: Antionio Negret

210. The Darkest Place (Supergirl 2x7)

The One in which:Cybory Superman turns up and Kara is in jail.

27, Written by: Robert Rovner, Paula Yoo, Directed by: Glen Winter

209. Birds of Prey (Arrow 2x17)

The One in which: Helena is back and Canary tries to handle her.

40, Written by: Mark Bemesderfer, A. C. Bradley, Directed by: John Behring

208. Crazy for you (The Flash 1x12)

The One in which: Barry and Caitlin do Karaoke and Shawna does jai breaking.

12, Written by: Todd and Aaron Helbing, Directed by: Rob Hardy

207. Abnominations (Legends of Tomorrow 2x4)

The One in which: Martin is afraid of Zombies.

20, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Ray Utarnachitt, Directed by: Michael Allowitz

206. White Knights (Legends of Tomorrow 1x4)

The One in which: Leonard’s flirting saves the day and Sara makes a new friend.

4, Written by: Sarah Nicole Jones, Phil Klemmer, Directed by: Antionio Negret

205. The Sound and the Fury (The Flash 1x11)

The One in which: Hartley does revenge.

11, Written by: Alison Shapker, Brooke Eikmeier, Directed by: John Showalter

204. The Chicago Way (Legends of Tomorrow 2x8)

The One in which: Eliot Ness get imporsonated and Mick hallucinates.

24, Written by: Sarah Nicole Jones, Ray Utarnachitt, Directed by: Ralph Hemecker

203. City of Heroes (Arrow 2x1)

The One in which: Oliver returns home and everything is different.

24, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Directed by: John Behring

202. Angels and Ministers of Grace (Constantine 1x12)

The One in which: Manny and Zed become friends.

12, Written by: Christine Boylan, Directed by: Sam Hill

201. Kara (Supergirl 6x20)

The One in which: There is a wedding, a lot of fighting and an interview.

126, Written by: Jessica Queller, Robert Rovner, Rob Wright, Derek Simon, Directed by: Jesse Warn

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ooooh I'm always down for even more music!! ☕

ahh thank u for asking!! 🫶🏻 so i ended up making a 70 song playlist for u… which was clearly outside the scope of this ask ahaha, but i was inspired by the challenge of trying to find songs u hadn’t heard of lol (& I think we have overlapping? music taste) so this is the product of killing a lot of darlings and also keeping far too many… it’s far too many but it’s fewer than 70! i tried to only include songs i thought u didn’t already know so hopefully u haven’t heard of most of these (I feel like u kno a lot of music so that was tricky, e.g., i kept wanting to add the magnetic fields songs but i saw u kno them LOL) :)

Main playlist (songs I think u might like <3:

1. The breakup song - the Greg Kihn band

2. Post blue - placebo

3. When I think about you - say hi

4. Motorcycle emptiness - manic street preachers (it was between this & methadone pretty by them.. if u like this then I’d rec checking that out too)

5. Slow show - the national

6. I was a teenage anarchist - against me!

7. Spades - Hana Bryanne

8. Think about you - guns n’ roses (alternatively get in the ring)

9. I’ll fall with your knife - Peter murphy

10. Brilliant disguise - Bruce Springsteen

11. I’ve thought about Chicago - nation of language

12. I’m only going to hurt you - the ninth wave

13. Mine all mine - Kolton Moore & the clever few

14. The shape of your heart - blue October

15. Pocket knife - ruby haunt

16. Get on the road - tired pony

Appendix: (aka additional songs I didn’t have space for but still wanted 2 share)

The vibes from your fics (can u tell I just read hatefuck):

* Darling I want to destroy you - AFI

* There’s sometbing very wrong with us so let’s go out tonight - electric six

* I want you to rock me - vixen (if u like this listen to edge of a broken heart & cryin)

* I don’t want to know - Fleetwood Mac

* Love is a mutt from hell - wheatus

* Blue denim - Stevie nicks

* i was going 2 include lover I don’t have to love but I saw u already have it

Slower / sad songs?

* Pair of lungs - Harrison Whitford (if u like this then recommend secret garden by him)

* Where do you think you’re going (alternative version) - dire straits

* Learn how to fight - besides daniel

* My baby - Nicole dollanganger

* Exit wounds - placebo

* Waste - brand new

Fun? More energetic? (post heart crushed pick me up)

* When you come back home - the front lawn (tomorrow night by them is good too)

* Cry so easy - erasure (If u like erasure pls lmk I have a million recs)

* Common people - pulp

* NASCAR - Stella smyth

* About to work the dance floor - Georgia

* Self control - Laura branigan

* Hey moon - molly Nilsson

* Androgynous - nation of language (cover of the replacements one)

* Moonbeam levels - prince (or let’s go crazy by him)

* Can I play with madness - Iron Maiden

* Mr blue - yazoo

Random songs I like & u might like??

* Warbrain - alkaline trio

* Methadone - rise against

* Kiss the bottle - jawbreaker

* Boxer - the gaslight anthem

* Self destruct - the methadones

* innocent - our lady peace

* Let’s. Get. Dangerous - iron chic

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"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 5 May

Black Grass Feat. Dionne Charles - How Much Can You Take

Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Feelin Free (Aaron Jerome Remix)

Speedometer Feat. James Junior - I Showed Them (The Ghetto)

Funkallisto - Bring Down The Birds

Man Sueto - Man Sueto Theme

G's Way Feat. Melina Jones - Took So Long

Demon Fuzz - Disillusioned Man

Mr Confuse - Feel the Fire

The Huck Daniels Co. - Foolish Man (pt 2)

Prince Fatty, Nostalgia 77 - Medicine Chest Dub

Dem Juju Poets - Fubica

Briskey - Galactic Jack (Buscemi's Beat To Beatnik Remix)

Galactic Feat. JJ Grey - Higher And Higher

Feindrehstar - Dancetrack

Marco DJ Marco - Fontana Blue (LTJ X-Perience Edit)

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)

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PFUI TEUFEL

#MossadIsland

● Hillary Clinton

● Bill Clinton

● George Nader (Geschäftsmann)

● Huma Aberdin

● Laura Silsby

● Rachel Chandler

● Jeffrey Epstein

● Ghislaine Maxwell

● John Podesta

● Michael Podesta

● James Alefantis

● Anthony Wiener

● Leslie Wexner (limited Inc-Vorsitzender)

● Herbert Strauss

● Isidor Strauss

● Martin A. Nowak

● Steven Spielberg

● Edgar Bronfman Sr. (Seagram-Vorsitzender)

● Charles Bronfman (Seagram Co)

● Michael Steinhardt (ehemaliger Hedgefonds-Manager)

● Sara Bronfman

● Clare Bronfman

● Niles Lehman (Professor an der Portland State University)

● Seth Roger

● Ruth Ginsberg

● Alison Mack

● Robert Maxwell

● Wendi Murdoch

● Jonathan Tscheban

● Naomi Campbell

● Maxime Chow

● Val Kilmer

● Marina Abramovic

LISTE DER HOLLYWOOD PEDO-NAMEN:

● Steven Spielberg

● Kevin Spacey

● Alison Mac

● Marc Collins-Rector (Gründer von Den)

● Chad Shackley

● Brock Pierce

● David Geffen

● Tom Hanks

● Dustin Hoffman

● Andrew Kreisberg (US-amerikanischer Fernsehschreiber, Produzent)

● Bryan Singer

● Harvey Weinstein

● Bob Weinstein

● Roman Polanski

● Ruma Hazard

● Charlie Sheen

● Madonna

● Kate Perry

● Miley Cyrus

● Errol Flynn

● Billy Graham

● Walt Disney

● Michael Laney (ehemaliger Walt Disney Vizepräsident)

● James Gunn (Disney)

LISTE DER NAMEN VON CELEBS, DIE MIT DEEPSTATE, CIA & MOSSAD verbunden sind:

● Heidi Fleiss

● Jeffrey Epstein

LISTE DER NAMEN, DIE MIT SATANISCHE KULTEN VERBUNDEN:

● Alison Mack

● Stormy Daniels

● Rachel Chandler

● Ghislaine Maxwell

LISTE DER NAMEN DER BESUCHER AUF DER EPSTEIN INSEL:

● Ghislaine Maxwell

● Chris Tucker

● Larry Summer

● Lisa Summer

● Bill Murray

● Bill Hammond

● Ehud Barak

● Andrés Pastrana (ehemaliger Präsident Kolumbien 1998-2002)

● Jean Luc Brunel

● Doug Band

● Ron Burkle

● Woody Allen

● Sarah Kellen

● Ray Barzanna

● Sandy Burger

● Andrea Mitrovitch

● Peter Marino

● Shelley Lewis

● Paul Hala (t) (d) a

● Richardo Legoretta

● Tom Pritzker

● Kelly Spamm

● Tiffany Gramza

● Claire Hazel

● Paula Epstein

● Mark Epstein

● Ralph Elison

● Sophie Biddle

● Audrey Raimbault

● Shelley Harrison

● Melinda Luntz

● Gwendolyn Beck

● Albert Pinto

● Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba

● Gary Roxburgh

● Mandy Elison

● Jean Michelle Gathy

● Virginia Roberts

● Kristy Rodgers (Kristina Real Rodgers)

● Greg Holbert

● Alyssa Rodgers

● Juliette Bryant

● Heather Mann

● Ed Tuttle

● Glen Dubin

● Ellen Spencer

● Chris Wagner

● Casey Wasserman

● Laura Wasserman

● Paul Mellon

● Oliver Sachs

● Henry Rosovsky

● Lynn Forster (de Rothschild)

● Joe Pagano

● Naomi Campbell

● Nicole Junkermann

● Rodney Slater

● Magali Blachon (Deperrier)

● Svetlana Griaznova

● Emmy Tayler

● Larry Visoski

● Carrie Davies

● Johannes (Paul) Molyneux

● Freya Willemoes Wissing

● Adam Perry Lang

● Fleur Perry Lang

● Caren Casey

● Hank Coller

● Cindy Lopez

● Mark Lloyd

● Alan Dershowitz

● Seth Green

● James Gunn

● Steven Spielberg

● Tom Hanks

● Steven Colbert

● Jimmy Kimmel

● Barack Obama

● Kevin Spacey

● Kathy Griffin

● Oprah Winfrey

● Shawn Carter

● Beyoncé Knowles

● Anthony Kiedis

● John Legend

● Chrissy Tiegen

● Jim Carrey

● Steven Tyler

● Ben Affleck

● Stephen Collins

● Will Ferrell

● ALIAUNE DAMALA BADARA THIAM (Akon)

● Marshall Counts

● Jeffrey Jones

● Victor Safe

● Mark Collins Rector

● Charlie Sheen

● Tyler Grasham

● Madonna Ciccone

● Katheryn Hudson

● Gwen Stefani

● Stefani Germanotta

● James Franco

● Will Smith

● Justin Roland

● John Cusack

● Anderson Cooper

● Demi Moore

● Brian Affleck

● Meryl Streep

● Wanda Sykes

● Chelsea-Handler

● Michelle Wolf

● David Jarovesky

● Pharrell Williams

● Quentin Tarantino

● Courtney Love

● Alec Baldwin

● Robert Downey Jr.

● Disney Corporation (Biete Kinder "Tauchen" Reisen, auf die Insel Epstein)

LISTE DER NAMEN, DIE MIT DEN STANDARD HOTELS VERBUNDEN

● Andre Balazs (Besitzer der Standard Hotels und mit den Rockefellers verbunden)

● Jay Z

● Beyoncé Knowles

● John Belushi

● Britney Spears

● Errol Flynn

● Dennis Hopper

● Helmut Newton

● Jim Morrison

● James Dean

● Billy Idol

● Victoria Beckham

● Heath Ledger

● Sienna Miller

● Balthazar Getty

● Scarlet Johansen

INDIVIDUALE DIREKT MIT JEFFREY EPSTEIN & DER EPSTEIN INSEL VERBUNDEN:

● Elon Musk

● Mark Zuckrberg

● Lawrence M. Krauss

● Steven Pinker

● Mick Jagger

● Courtney Love

● Joan Rivers (verstorben)

● Kevin Spacey

● Chris Rock

● Eli Weisel (Nobelpreis gewinnt Holocaust-Profiteur)

● Lauren Hutton (Top-Mode-Modell)

● Herzog & Herzogin von York

● Earl Spencer (der Bruder von verstorbenen Diana)

● Richard Bronson (englischer Geschäftsmann)

● Tony Blair (ehemaliger britischer Premierminister)

● David Koch (1/2 eines Bruders-Teams)

● David Rockefeller

● Evelyn de Rothschild

● Eduouard de Rothschild

JOURNALISTEN DIREKT MIT JAMES ALEFANTIS, COMET PING PONG & Mice FISCHERING, WASHINGTON DC:

● Jake Tapper (CNN)

● Jennifer Tapper (Frau von Jake Tapper)

● Ahorn Inc

JOURNALISTEN DIREKT MIT JEFFREY EPSTEIN & DER EPSTEIN INSEL VERBUNDEN:

● Barbara Walters

● Mort Zuckerman

● Eric Margolis

● Rupert Murdock

● Conrad & Barbara Black; Baron Black von Cross Harbour

POLITITIKER DIREKT MIT JEFFREY EPSTEIN & DER EPSTEIN INSEL VERBUNDEN:

● Bill Clinton (ehemaliger Präsident von Amerika)

● Jon & Mary Kaye Huntsman

● Gouverneur Charles Turnbull (US-Jungferninseln)

● Henry Kissinger

● Ethel Kennedy

● Bobby & Mary Kennedy

● Senator Edward Kennedy (verstorben)

● Ted Kennedy Jr.

● Andrew & Kerry Kennedy Cuomo

● Maria Shriver (Kennedy-Verwandte / Schwarznegger Ex)

DIE DTLA STANDARD HOTEL :

(Freie 1992-2002)

● Keck Family (Standard-Öl / Gründer des Standard Hotels)

● Perry Mason

● Bank of California

● JP Morgan - Standard Oil

● Jeffrey Epstein

● Bear Stearns Group

● Standard companies

● Colombia Developement

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shuffle the top tracks playlist and post the first ten 🎶

Thanks for tagging me @janaispunk

You Should Probably Leave - Chris Stapleton

If It Hadn't Been For Love - The Steeldrivers

Nose On The Grindstone - Tyler Childers, OurVinyl

Bring It On Home To Me - Jamie McLean Band, Marc Broussard

Might as Well Get Stoned - Chris Stapleton

Take It All - Danielle Nicole

Life By the Drop - Stevie Ray Vaughan

Lie To Me - Jonny Lang

Trouble - Beth Hart

I Feel a Sin Comin' On - Pistol Annies

No pressure tags: @mysterious-moonstruck-musings @rhoorl @trulybetty @avastrasposts @chronically-ghosted @perotovar @goodwithcheese @wildemaven @gracie7209 @tightjeansjavi

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“If I believe you” by the 1975 is an electro-gospel song with a lush collection of voices, synthesizers, and instruments contained within its six minutes and twenty seconds. The producer George Daniel is known for collecting rare and vintage synths and has talked openly about their many uses during the bands twenty-year career. The opening sounds are similar to a very resonant lofi- organ with layered voices, and some tambourine. As it moves into the verse there is a loud resonant clap sound used to add a light percussive element over the voice and synth. The guitar plays a background part to the whole song using a sound modifier to make it blend with the synth. The bass guitar is used similarly to the lead guitar, though its tonal quality shows through the synth clearer as it helps to build the chords throughout the song. As the lead vocal grows through the chorus, there are short bursts of choral background singing. The use of a choir aides in the display of the overtly religious overtones. The musical bridge features a lush Jazz inspired sound from the flugelhorn played by Roy Hargrove; this is a sound I was personally less accustomed to as it has fallen out of use in popular music. The plucky whimsical synth returns after the bridge along with the light percussive clap to support the vocalist through the end. After the bridge the synth is playing an arpeggiated melody that harkens a synthesized harp in a more playful way than it had previously sounded. The lead vocal is duplicated and stretched through the end adding a layered feeling that perfectly complements the arpeggiated synth and light percussion to create a hopeful whimsical sound.

This song was released in 2016 and has since been sampled twice. Once by the 1975 themselves for their 2020 record and Keshi on his 2016 track “if you’re not the one for me who is”.

Mixing engineer: Mike Crossey

Mastering engineer: Chris Gehringer

Choir: Cassandra Grigsby-Chism, Nicole King-Morgan, Crystal Lewis, Crystal Butler, Sharetta Morgan-Harmon, Quishima Dixon, Carisa Moore, Fallynn Oliver, Edward Lawson, Marquee Perkins, James Connor, Vernon Burris, Derrick Evans, Anika Weibe, Monique Sullivan

More information:

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The Best of AMERICANAFEST 2024

AMERICANAFEST is an assault on the senses. With hundreds of parties, official and unofficial, going on in dozens of venues throughout Nashville, there's so much choice you risk being paralyzed with indecision. For our part, we caught 45 shows across a eight venues and, while we saw a few bands we probably wouldn't buy an album from (remember, friends, buy your music), we didn't catch anything that wasn't good. That said, only a few can be the best. Here are the best things we saw at AMERICANAFEST 2024.

Best of the Fest- Amythyst Kiah and Danielle Nicole At this point, I should probably disqualify Amythyst Kiah from getting “Best of the Fest” and give some other people a chance. She has, I think, won it every time she has played the festival and I have seen her. And she just keeps getting better. Pulling heavily from her forthcoming album Still + Bright, Kiah blended her standard blues and Americana with elements of symphonic metal and classic rock for a sound that is like no other.

This year, Kiah has to share her award with Danielle Nicole. Of the three bands I saw Wednesday night at Exit/In, she was the one I knew nothing about. Boy, had I been missing out. Sounding like what would happen if Janis Joplin fronted The Jimi Hendrix Experience, her power trio blasted through 45 minutes of pure blues-rock fury and I was there for it. For intensity, this was by far the set of the weekend.

Best Work Ethic- Secret Emchy Society and Amelia White The old saying is “work smarter, not harder.” But there's something to be said for working harder and nobody at AMERICANAFEST 2024 worked harder than these two. Cindy Emch of Secret Emchy Society made the trip from California and made the most out of racking up all those airline miles. Over the court of AMERICANAFEST's six days, Emch curated three events (including a 9 hour-long house show) and performed at five. All of these performances helped promote either her fellow Bay Area roots musicians or the Queer Country community. I was able to catch her at her official Showcase on Saturday night at The 5 Spot, my first time seeing her with her full band, and her brand of hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-rocking country music kept the packed audience entertained, even with her playing the dreaded 11 pm final slot of the festival, when many fest goers are either headed home or too tired to rock.

While Amelia White might not have had as far to travel as Emch, living in East Nashville, but that didn't stop her from putting the work in during AMERICANAFEST week. Over the course of the festival, White performed at seven official and non-official events. I was able to catch her at two of these; the official East Coast Social Club showcase at The Bowery Vault and the unofficial Americanamitzvah event at the Love and Exile Bar. In both cases, White showed why she's been dubbed “The Queen of the East Nashville Underground.”

Best Import- Tami Neilson A New Zealander by way of Canada, Tami Neilson is no stranger to Nashville. In addition to having played a number of shows at AMERICANAFEST in the past, Neilson was also, as a child, a member of The Neilsons, a family band that used to be regular performers at Opryland, a, sadly, now defunct Nashville amusement park that Neilson referenced from the stage when I saw her at the Lightnin' Management Medicine Show at 3rd and Lindsley on Thursday, noting that the city had literally paved over Opryland to put up a parking lot (attached to a tacky shopping mall). Neilson's blend of classic country and rockabilly is a crowd pleaser whenever she plays AMERICANAFEST and her booming voice almost needs no amplification to be heard.

Best Genre Blender- Hawktail A supergroup made up of crack musicians Jordan Tice, Brittany Haas, and Paul Kowert, Hawktail defies any type of genrefication you might want to put on them. With a bluegrass core, the trio mixes elements of jazz, Americana, rock, and chamber music into a sound that is like no other. I got to seem them open AMERICANAFEST on Tuesday night, first with a solo set and then backing up Aoife O'Donovan. In both sets, jaws dropped as the band displayed an instrumental virtuosity that refused to acknowledge genres exist.

Best Find- The Kentucky Gentlemen This is normally where Danielle Nicole would go if she hadn't been so good as to take my “best of” slot. But that's ok because I had another AMERICANAFEST discovery that nearly rivaled them; The Kentucky Gentlemen. Mixing classic country riffs with Bobby Brown-esque r&b vocals and moves, The Kentucky Gentlemen dazzled The 5 Spot on Saturday night with a set high on kinetic energy and infectious hooks.

Best Party Atmosphere- Paisley Fields As one of the current standard-bearers for Queer Country, Paisley Fields has a lot of baggage to carry around in one 45 minute set. But you wouldn't know it from his show, which is a fun, often raunchy, and always musically on-point party. Whether he's unleashing the least subtle Queer Country song in history (“Ride Me Cowboy”) or his protest song (“Tear This Statehouse Down”), he never loses sight of the fact that music gets its message across best when its audience is having fun.

Best New Venue- Cannery Hall Damn, is it nice to have The Cannery back. After a couple of years of dormancy, a victim of Nashville's skyrocketing rents, a new ownership group turned the former Cannery Ballroom/Mercy Lounge/Hi-Watt into a new event space that introduces the best technological improvements to a storied Nashville venue. Just being inside the walls of the place where so many of Nashville's favorites got their start was a nice return to glory. While I only got to see the Cannery Mainstage (for McCrary Sisters, Jon Muq, and Amythyst Kiah), I came away impressed enough to start looking for shows at the venue's two other stages to attend, just to soak in the history.

There it is. The favorite things we saw at AMERICANAFEST 2024. If you attended, leave us your favorites in the comments!

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                                                               SEPTEMBER  2024 

THE RIB PAGE 

In Japan we have the phrase Shoshin which means beginner’s mind... this does not mean a closed mind, but actually an empty mind and a ready mind. If your mind is empty it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few. - Shunryu Suzuki 

***** 

Tim Walz is the man of the month. What is there not to like? The 60 year old grew up in Nebraska, taught in China, was a football coach, speaks mandarin, Gov. of the Viking state, retired from Army Guard after 24 years, U.S. Rep., made abortion safe, legal and protected and brought universal background checks to Minnesota, on the agriculture committee, gave free meals to school children, raised taxes on business’s and the wealthy, banned conversion therapy, made it illegal to ban books because of LGBTQ+ characters and helped with the gay/ straight alliance. Those who know him say he is smart, fearless, happy and nice. He is great at complex issues and making them palatable to the rest of us. Sometimes things just fall into place!! ** about Trump Vance: They’re running for the man’s woman haters club or something. - Tim Walz ** If Walz wins, his Lt. Gov. Will be the first woman Gov. Of Minnesota. Peggy Flanagan, of the White Earth band of Ojibwe, would also be the first Native American to govern a state. She is already the highest ranking Native American elected to office. ** Hooray for the good vibe ticket!! 

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I just learned that Tim Walz wants to go on the road with Marty Short. - Steve Martin ** People are thrilled that Maya Rudolph seems to be coming back to play Kamala Harris on SNL. ** Violent crime was up when Trump was President, and that’s not even counting the crimes he committed. - Tim Walz/ There is truth in that because the crime rate has plummeted under Biden. ** The right likes to call him Tampon Tim because he gave free hygiene products away. Ok, that is a good thing. They also like to say he mishandled the George Floyd murder. There is audio footage of Trump telling him he did a great job. Which is it? ** Re: Walz as Gov. “I fully agree with the way he handled it. He’s an excellent guy.” - Trump ** Vance and Walz both drink diet Dew?? Really?? 

***** 

Scott McCreery stopped his show because he saw a guy hit a woman. They dragged the  culprit out. 

***** 

Billy Porter and Alan Cumming will produce Super Daddy. 

***** 

The rug mine looks like a wonderful way to get handmade Afghan rugs and help families. 

***** 

Mae Whitman had a baby. 

***** 

Carl Weathers was given a posthumous star on the Walk of Fame. Tim Burton is next on Sept. 3. 

***** 

Peoria, Il mayor Rita Ali presented the key to the city to the Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Chief Craig Harper. 

***** 

A British man climbed the Eiffel tower at the end of the Olympics in Paris. 

***** 

Days alert: So glad to see Paul and Andrew, two of the best characters. I wish they would flesh them out a bit. ** Emily O’Brien is out. ** Oh, don’t kill off Melinda Trask and thanks for a real storyline for her!!!!! More!!!! ** One of the best scenes I have seen in a while is EJ enjoying Gabby and Stefan fighting. Delicious!! ** I thought Melissa reeves was coming back?? ** Little Thomas gets better and better!! ** Gabi and EJ? Yuck!! ** Nicole and Daniel or Arianne Zucker and Shawn Christian have finally tied the knot. The August 17 wedding was rustic and elegant. 

***** 

A Texas middle school has banned all black outfits. I think I would have quit school. 

***** 

Gov. Pritzker asked Sangamon Co. Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign after the death of Sonya Massey. 

***** 

Actual headline I saw: JoJo Siwa would ‘not say hi’ to Candace Cameron Bure after feud. Why the fuck is this a headline?? I know I can get in the weeds sometime about stupid Hollywood gossip but who cares anything about this? 

***** 

It’s Turkel Time. 

***** 

Kroger has admitted to price gauging. 

***** 

Ridley Scott has put out a 3.5 hour director’s cut of Napoleon. 

***** 

A Thai court found chef Daniel Bronchalo has been guilty of the premeditated murder of Edwin Arteaga. 

***** 

The PRRI has released statistics that about 27% of the U.S. has no religion. 

***** 

JD Vance put a big ‘Kamala Chaos’ sign behind him at a rally. People stood in front of the sign so it just read: Kamala. It looked like he was endorsing her for President. ** Here’s why you should hire union stagehands and stage designers. - The International alliance of theatrical stage employees. ** Why won’t Trump and Vance talk about the future? It is all about the past grievances of the rich white man. Please!!** At least the press if finally getting bolder about calling out their lies. ** I can’t help but wonder why I never hear Trump kvetching about his assassination attempt. The man bitches about everything and nothing about this. Why? ** Also.. Why do they want so much government in their business? The right wants government in every part of our life except when it comes to guns then hands off. ** Trump’s website was full of an AI generated Taylor Swift which he claims to know nothing about. For a ‘brilliant businessman’ he never seems to know much of anything. He never seems to know anything when asked about business dealings, his campaign or his Presidency. ** Harris can go to Hell. - JD Vance 

***** 

Some in the media think that there is a certain unfairness against the right sometime. Bull!! They do not bend over backward for the left like I feel the mainstream media always has for them. I really hate us and them but to make this point, I will use that. I can remember back with Reagan and the Bush’s getting to say any damn thing and it was often just accepted by interviewers (weapons of mass destruction/ Iran Cantra anyone? ). Yes, some called them out but look what Trump has gotten by with for far too long and how much air time he gets. ** It is disconcerting to me that there is always a certain desperation in the right. I do not see much empathy or sympathy in the right- wing media, it seems robotic. 

***** 

Mind your own damn business. - Tim Walz 

***** 

Former NFL player Gosder Cherilus was on a flight from Boston to Dublin when the plane had to turn back when he urinated on another passenger. 

***** 

Venezuela had a blackout that hit most of their land. Was it electrical sabotage or a poor power structure. 

***** 

Was there really a 6- hour bidding war for Babe Roth’s jersey? 

***** 

World famous Big Al’s was shuttered after the liquor license was suspended. 

***** 

Trump media lost $60 mil in recent postings. ** Trump played the Titanic theme at a rally. ** In no way is this use authorized. And really, THAT song? - Celine Dion **Abba is ticked about their own songs that he has used. ** Jack White is also unhappy and has threatened to sue. Don’t even think about using my music you fascists. - Jack White ** Trump also used a Foo Fighters song, My Hero. Their response: Any royalties received as a result of this usage will be donated to the Harris’ Walz campaign. Yes, As much as the Republicans steal music, this should become a regular occurrence. Telling them to stop does not work and they just do what they want. Legal battles just bring him more publicity. ** Trump feels like he isn’t getting enough attention so he keeps scheduling press conferences where he tells us more grievances. He stood in front of groceries in what looked like a grade school demo. * * Where can I buy those cute little tiny tic tacs?? ** We couldn’t help but notice a giant Israeli flag at one showing. ** And why are there always those dudes who lose their mind over religion and power to the exclusion of everyone else like Ryan Walter and Josh Hawley? And when they don’t get their way, they get apoplectic? What is this nonsense   with ‘required to incorporate the Bible as part of the curriculum in grades 5-12' ?? I am incapable of understanding why many on the right seem to want to live in 1850. ** Trump seems to be coming to the end of his idolatry. In the beginning, everything bounces off him, he can do no wrong. Now everything sticks and he can do no right. Go away pet rock. 

***** 

Isn’t it weird that as children we watched cartoons that often had a representation of a loud, rich buffoon type? Now we see that walking talking cartoon every day. 

***** 

A Federal judge threw out felony charges against Louisville officers Jaynes and Meany in regards to the murder of Breonna Taylor. The judge claims the legal cause of her death was her boyfriend, Ken Walker shooting at police. He did not know they were cops when they broke in. Another officer, Kelly Goodlett pled guilty in 2022. A fourth, Brett Hankison had a hung jury. ** Louisville has paid $2 mil to Ken Walker. 

***** 

Justin and Hailey Beiber have had a baby, Jack blues Bieber. 

***** 

A home without books is a boring home. - Hobart NY 

***** 

C’mon.. Labeling for AI or else!! ** Only 20% of adults in the U.S. are on X. Let’s make that more, more, more!!! Boycott X !! Can’t a person with a conscious start a twitter like experience? 

***** 

Mia Farrow and Patti Lupone are on Broadway in the Roommate. 

***** 

Amber Ruffin’s talk show was cancelled so quietly that I did not even know. What the Fuck Peacock?? I have been so waiting for that next season. 

***** 

A judge in Brazil has suspended X. 

***** 

The most popular baby names of 2023 according to the Social Security Administration were Olivia and Liam. Others were Charlotte, Oliver and Noah. Some states stand alone in the names they prefer. Hawaii loves Isla and Wyoming loves Evelyn and Henry. The fastest rising names in popularity are Eiden and Kaeli. Mateo is new to the list. 

***** 

The Hollywood Walk of Fame welcomed Vince Vaugn. 

***** 

Tyrone Wood married Faye Harris. 

***** 

It seems Norah O’Donnell is out of the anchor chair at CBS. John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois are taking over. ** It was more than a little disappointing to read that Ms. O’Donnell would be replaced by 2 men. - Katie Couric 

***** 

I really wish that Musk and Rowling would just be quiet! And stay away from Americapac from Elon. In some states, they do help you register to vote but if you live in say, Georgia, they may take a bunch of personal info and end with a thank you. Some seem to never get registered. Hmmm. ** And what the fuck was with that Scary Clown/ Elon interview?? It started late and it just seemed to be 2 out of touch old white guys bitching. Trump, who loves to fire people was so impressed with Musk and the way he fires strikers. They told us all we need to know. ** Donald Trump is a scab. - Shawn Fain ** The rich think we’re stupid. - Shawn Fain 

***** 

House republicans put out their impeachment report accusing Biden of helping his relatives receive millions. Of course, they released it on the day he was to appear at the DNC. They love to twist the knife. There was no evidence of the things they think he has done. Now they will investigate Harris. 

***** 

We may well come to the conclusion that the only high crime that requires congress to impeach, convict and remove a President from office is that of trying to hold onto office beyond his elected term. - Ted Koppel 

***** 

I scream, you scream, the police come, it’s awkward. 

***** 

The Fugees were set to tour but things were suddenly cancelled. ** Usher postponed his tour due to a neck injury. 

***** 

President Biden has designated the site of the 1908 Springfield race riots a national monument. 

***** 

Nelly was arrested at a casino for drug possession. ** 4 suspects were arrested in the death of Johnny Wactor. 

***** 

Adam Sandler has a Netflix special, Love you. 

***** 

Here the people rule. - Gerald Ford 

***** 

Sexual harassment news: Francis Ford Coppola is in a but if hot water as some say he got a little too friendly with young girls on the set. 

***** 

San Fransisco was a great city 15 years ago. - Scary Clown 45 commenting on the city when Kamala Harris was the DA there. 

***** 

Have we really let one weird dude change this country? 

***** 

Is it me or have there been a lot of stories recently about people falling?? 

***** 

Searchlights ‘A Real Pain’ with Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin has moved its release date from Oct. 18 to Nov. 1. 

***** 

Montreal now allows 24 - hour drinking!!!!! 

***** 

Is Josh Sutter, an extreme right wing, white supremacist, satanist, who wrote about murder and pedophilia still an FBI informant? ** If Kamala really is black, have her say the N word, let the people decide for themselves. - Kevin Sorbo 

***** 

Check out the Afghan literacy foundation. 

***** 

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed- let it be the great strong land of love where never Kings connive nor tyrants’ scheme that any man be crushed by one above. - Langston Hughes 

***** 

Robby Benson is still so hot! 

***** 

Oasis is heading back toward each other. 

***** 

Can’t wait for Murder in a small town on Sept. 24. The cast includes James Cromwell, Stana Katic and Rossif Sutherland. 

***** 

I haven’t seen Cheerios in a long time. - Scary Clown 45 ** The Presidential medal of Freedom is better than the Medal of Honor because soldiers are in bad shape or dead. - Scary Clown 45 

***** 

Victoria Jackson has an inoperable tumor. 

***** 

Meanwhile, Robert Kennedy brought a dead bear to Central Park about 10 years ago. Kennedy has suspended his campaign but will stay on the ballot where it does not seem to matter. Otherwise, he endorses Trump and many of his relatives are surely rolling in their graves. He’s as bad as Uncle Teddy. Trump now says he will release the JFK assassination files. Yep, start running National Enquirer headlines to get voters. Trump and RFK Jr. Seem the scandal sheet type so that sounds about right. RFK Jr. Seems a lot like Trump, spoiled rich boy who loves to whine. ** Tulsi Gabbard has also slithered up to the Don. ** Over 1000 venture capitalists have endorsed Harris. Over 200 staffers from former Republican campaigns have endorsed Harris. 

***** 

Russia, the U.S. and others had a prisoner exchange. Leaving Russia was Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Vladimir Kara- Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, Ilya Yashin, Oleg Orlov, Sasha Skochilenko, Lilia Chanysheva, Ksenia Fadeyeva, Vadim Ostanin, Kevin Lik, Rico Krieger, Demuri Voronin, Patrick Schoebel and   German Moyzhes. 

***** 

The U.S. Capitol will put a statue of Johnny Cash in Statuary Hall. 

***** 

Angelina Jolie will play Maria Callas. 

***** 

Punkie Johnson and Molly Kearney are leaving SNL. 

***** 

Hello militant religious right.. Could you stop whining about everything else in the whole wide world and concentrate on your own house? I don’t want all that bitching in my life. Leave the rest of us alone. Make sure you know what you are talking about and are not jumping to Last Supper conclusions. ** We’re extremely normal people. - Donald Trump 

***** 

Trump turned Christian. - John Oliver ** In 2016, 5 days before the election, an Egyptian National Bank released $10 mil at the same time that Trump added $10 mil to his campaign. Egypt’s President became one of his first guests at the White House. Trump called him one of his favorite dictators. The investigation into this was shut down. Scary Clown gave millions in military aid to Abdel Fattah – el- Sisi. ** Why does he hate the military so much?? Part of the shock of the blue wave is that, yes, we do have liberals in the middle of the country, not just the coast. 

***** 

Arlington cemetery had an incident with Trump and his team on Aug 26. There is a hard rule at Arlington of no photos et al for political purposes but of course they had to. The U.S. Army issued a rebuke to the Trump campaign and told of a physical assault on a cemetery employee. They are not pressing charges. 

***** 

The election interference case against Trump has been revised since the Supreme Court ruling. Jack Smith edited the original indictment and brought 4 charges. 

***** 

The Librarians: The Next Chapter will move from the CW to TNT. 

***** 

Get ready, NFL Pre-season is here. The Vikings are looking good. 

***** 

NASCAR has fined Denny Hamlin 75 points, 10 playoff points and fined his crew chief, Chris Gabehart $100,000. Apparently, Toyota rebuilt his winning engine before NASCAR’s inspection. He drops to 6th in standings. 

***** 

J Lo has filed for divorce. ** Judge Mathis and wife Linda are divorcing after 39 years. 

***** 

Kurt Busch was arrested and charged with DWI and with careless and reckless driving. The incident took place in North Carolina on August 13. 

***** 

5 people have been arrested in connection with Matthew Perry’s death. 

***** 

A county clerk, Tina Peters, was found guilty of 4 felony charges in Colorado. The case involves her giving an unauthorized person access to election equipment. 

***** 

A confederate monument in Georgia has been replaced with a tribute to John Lewis. 

***** 

Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey are engaged. 

***** 

All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal 

***** 

Jeff Goldblum saved a fly when he guest -hosted Kimmel. 

***** 

Did Trump violate the Logan act?  

***** 

Fox is still talking about the birther dilemma? What, they see Obama for a few minutes at the convention and it starts right back up? 

***** 

Will the Presidential debate happen? Fingers crossed for Sept. 10. The VP debate should take place on Oct. 1. ** People are talking about Vance and his crossdressing pic from the past. We seem to have another George Santos or Roy Cohn on our hands. Vance is an opponent of LGBTQ+ rights unless it comes to himself. ** The swift boat ads were much like the Vance couch story.. Horseshit! ** Bill Maher called him Andrew Dice Vance. ** Michael Cohen claims that the Trump realm knows his tells. When Trump starts the accordion hands, he’s lying. ** Anti- abortion activist Lila Rose is threatening to pull support for Trump if he don’t get it together on abortion. It’s disappointing today- but perhaps he personally lacks principle on this issue. - Lila Rose 

***** 

Single childhood households now stand at 47%. 

***** 

Nathalie Fay was charged with domestic battery. 

***** 

Puddle of Mudd singer, Wes Scantlin was brought in for a disorderly traffic stop and resisted arrest when it was found there was a warrant. 

***** 

Janet Jackson is headed for a Vegas residency. 

***** 

People showed up in over 100 theatres to watch 73 minutes of cat videos. 

***** 

Stranger Things is coming to Broadway in 2025. 

***** 

CBS news Fin Gomez is great. Who is this guy? 

***** 

Season 2 of Monsters is coming on Sept.19. This season is the Menendez Brothers with Javier Bardem, Chloe Sevigny, Nocholas Alexander Chavez, Cooper Koch, Nathan Lane and Leslie Grossman. 

***** 

Actor Akili McDowell has been charged with murder and theft and will go to court on Oct. 9 

***** 

Hamas leader, Mohammed Deif was killed. ** Sinwar has taken over as leader. That name should catch on. 

***** 

The U.S. Justice Department found that Texas routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at 5 detention facilities. They routinely used excessive force, failed to protect them from sexual abuse and discrimination against children with disabilities.  

***** 

Bangladesh’ Prime Minister Sheilch Hasina has resigned and left the country. 

***** 

The French pole vaulter, Anthony Ammirati was the talk of the Paris Olympics. ** Antisemitism was on full display at the Olympics. During Israel’s men soccer bout, there were Nazi salutes and Heil Hitler’s. until the hate mongers were taken out of the stadium. 

***** 

A plot was allegedly foiled in Austria. Taylor Swift cancelled those dates. 

***** 

Banksy put animal pics all over London. 

***** 

Ukraine is inside Russia but now Russia has upped their destruction. 

***** 

Picking Tim Walz was Harris’ mistake. - Matt K. Lewis ** I think Shapiro would have been the mistake. She needs that Midwest thing. ** Markets are soaring, inflation is at its lowest since 2021, prices are down and if telling the truth, the right does not have much to bitch about. ** Some folks got upset about a blackface pic of Walz. Turns out it was actor John Slattery. 

***** 

LULAC endorsed Harris/ Walz. It is the first time that the Latino group has endorsed a Presidential candidate. 

***** 

Iran may have hacked the Trump campaign. 

***** 

George Santos pled guilty to fraud. He also lost his lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel. 

***** 

Michael Madsen was arrested on domestic battery charges. 

***** 

The first in home syphilis test is here. 

***** 

Nancy Pelosi was interrupted by protestors when she was a guest on Colbert. The host let them ask and let her answer. 

***** 

Tim Curry is starring in Stream, his first feature since 2010. Dee Wallace, Daniel Roebuck, Tony Todd, Tim Reid, Terry Kiser and Danielle Harris also star. 

***** 

I liked the Robert Costa interview with Biden. He only really misspoke once with the “If Trump wins” line. Give the old Pres a break!! Of course, age is a factor but I notice Biden gets more confused when speaking about Trump than anything. I think he just gets so worked up about the damage that guy causes as anybody with a brain would. Biden is sort of like Goerge Washington in that he was selfless and did not do things for the glory. ** Speaking of interviews, why is everybody bitching about Harris doing a big interview?? She finally took Walz and had a talk with Dana Bash. Then they bitched that she did not do the interview alone.  Trump and his ilk run their campaign any way they want so leave her alone, she’s doing great!! ** I don’t really get why reporters are jumping on these little things like if he held a weapon and the difference in fertility treatments. It seems so unimportant in the big scheme and compared to Trump’s actions. They are hitting hard on the fracking because it is important to say, western Pennsylvania and that is a critical state. Flip flop or just a change of thought after more research? 

***** 

August is such a bad murder month. 

***** 

It is time for a great nationwide late nite chick show!! ** I miss U Amber Ruffin!! But, I’ll keep watching for you on Seth!! 

***** 

The DNC put on the party of the year. Talking heads were freaking out about the possible violence and comparisons to 1968. The protests were minimal and the event was a great success. I was riveted. A Kamala rally looks like America. A Trump rally looks terrifying. You know things are going in the right direction when the speeches bring tears to your eyes, in a good way. There is nothing like a great political speech and the Democratic convention this year was loaded with them. Jason Isbelle sounded great. Harris popped in the first night for a few minutes. Tony Goldwyn and Kerry Washington reunited. Love the ‘Not going back’ slogan but they could do better than We fight, we win. We vote, we win is better! ** I could have used a little less razzle dazzle and a little more of the numbers but hey.. Politics as fun? .. We are in serious need of that. I want people to be excited to participate, not angry. Jill Biden, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama were awesome. Woman Power was showing up on that stage!! It seems so appropriate that the women were the ones to shine. ** Re: all the excitement and enthusiasm of the convention: I think it’s gonna hurt his brain. - Gretchen Whitmer ** Rafael Warnock and Jim Clyburn were great too. ** It is amazing how different crowds can be. They could be a bit too zealous because it seemed to affect timing of the lower rung speakers. The second night lagged because they had to take the panorama picture but otherwise, flawless. ** Yes, the roll call was one of the best times of the year but I must say American Samoa seemed like the most fun!! The states mentioned their prides like Keith Richards and David Letterman. Celebs helped out from Sean Astin and Wendall Pierce to Lil’ Jon and Spike Lee. Sometimes the Governors called out their choice. ** Missouri mentioned they will fire Josh Hawley. Fingers crossed. I did wonder if the music was too loud as some of the states seem confused. Wisconsin wore cheese heads. Tammy Duckworth walked out! Stevie Wonder was awesome. Mindy Kaling seemed to be listing her credits. I hope we see a lot more of the next generation like Jack Schlossberg and Jason Carter. They were fab!! Gasps happened when they announced Oprah! Best lines: The Michigan AG mentioned that the right would have to take her wedding ring off of her, “cold dead gay hand.” also Michelle Obama with, “Who’s gonna tell him the job he’s trying to get might be one of those black jobs.”  and affirmative action of generational wealth.” ** Gus Walz was so adorable and how refreshing to see a kid proud of their parent.  ** There were republicans there too with the message, “If you vote for Harris, you’re not a democrat, you’re a patriot.” ** But I think the best moment was when we heard from the exonerated 5. The heartbreaking speech about what NY and Trump put them thru made quite an impression. 45 wanted us not alive.- Yusef** The only real miss was not letting someone speak just for Palestine. The entire affair was raw yet professional and slick. The ratings were great. The word of the night was freedom. 

***** 

Kamala and Tim: You had me at complete sentences. - Tazewell county Democrats 

***** 

All 100,000 balloons for the DNC were biodegradable. 55 balloon artists volunteered their time. ** And now the bus tour. Awesome!! 

***** 

Tim Walz’s children are nobody’s going nowhere. - Mike Crispi ** Ann Coulter had a similar sentiment with, “talk about weird.” 

***** 

R.I.P. Daniel Selznick, victims of India landslides, Patti Yasutake, Beat King, Connie Chiume, Billy Bean, Susan Wojcicki, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Tsung- Dao Lee, Uganda dump victims, Barbara Hower, June Walker Rogers, Leonard Engelman, Wolfgang Rihm, Francine Pascal, Chino XL, Erica Ash, the war dead, victims of the Brazil air crash, Edna O’Brien, Lynn Massey, Johnny Gaudreau, George Schenk, Mitzi McCall, Wally Amos, Greg Kihn, Dave Armstrong, Jack Russell, Gena Rowlands, John Lansing, Alan Delon, Perry Kurtz, Thai tunnel workers, Rachael Lillis, Black Caviar, Maurice Williams, Wally Amos and Phil Donahue. 

[ulkaralakbarova]

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Curtis Taylor Jr.: Jamie Foxx Deena Jones: Beyoncé James “Thunder” Early: Eddie Murphy Marty Madison: Danny Glover Effie White: Jennifer Hudson Lorrell Robinson: Anika Noni Rose C.C. White: Keith D. Robinson Michelle Morris: Sharon Leal Wayne: Hinton Battle Magic: Mariah Iman Wilson May: Yvette Cason Max Washington: Ken Page M.C.: Ralph Louis Harris Tiny Joe Dixon: Michael-Leon Wooley Jazz Singer: Loretta Devine Jerry Harris: John Lithgow Sam Walsh: John Krasinski Ronald White: Alexander Folk Aunt Ethel: Esther Scott Miami Comic: Bobby Slayton Teddy Campbell: Jordan Wright Melba Early: Dawnn Lewis Talent Booker: Jaleel White Joann: JoNell Kennedy Charlene: Sybyl Walker Stepp Sister: Lesley Nicole Lewis Stepp Sister: Eboni Nichols Stepp Sister: Arike Rice Stepp Sister: Fatima Robinson Little Albert: Aakomon Jones Tru-Tone: Bernard Fowler Tru-Tone: Anwar Burton Tru-Tone: Tyrell Washington Dave: Rory O’Malley Sweetheart: Laura Bell Bundy Sweetheart: Anne Elizabeth Warren David Bennett: Ivar Brogger Jimmy’s Piano Player: Daren A. Herbert Elvis Kelly: Jocko Sims Rhonda: Pam Trotter Janice: Cleo King Club Manager: Eddie Mekka Case Worker: Alejandro Furth TV Reporter: Dilva Henry American Bandstand Producer: Vince Grant Nicky Cassaro: Robert Cicchini TV Director: Thomas Crawford Carl: Charles Jones Technical Director: Robert Curtis Brown Tania Williams: Stephanie Owens Man with Gun: Gilbert Glenn Brown Stagehand: Marty Ryan Detroit Reporter: Michael Villani Chicago Deejay: Gregg Berger L.A. Deejay: Daniel Riordan Photographer: David James Promo Film Narrator (voice): Paul Kirby Security Guard: Derick Alexander Curtis’ Secretary: Yvette Nicole Brown Go-Go Dancer: Nancy Anderson Go-Go Dancer: Joelle Cosentino Go-Go Dancer: Lisa Eaton Go-Go Dancer: Clare Kutsko Go-Go Dancer: Tracy Phillips Go-Go Dancer: Kelleia Sheerin Campbell Connection Dancer: Mykel Brooks Campbell Connection Dancer: Johnny Erasme Campbell Connection Dancer: Cory Graves Campbell Connection Dancer: J.R. Taylor Bad Side Dancer: Corinthea Henderson Bad Side Dancer: Craig Hollamon Bad Side Dancer: Reginald Jackson Bad Side Dancer: Chuck Maldonado Bad Side Dancer: Anthony Rue II Bad Side Dancer: John Silver Bad Side Dancer: Larry Sims Bad Side Dancer: Black Thomas Bad Side Dancer: Kevin Wilson Bad Side Dancer: Adrian Wiltshire Bad Side Dancer: Earl Wright Bad Side Dancer: Russell “Goofy” Wright Disco Dancer: Dominic Chaiduang Disco Dancer: Jose Cueva Disco Dancer: Omhmar Griffin Disco Dancer: Sky Hoffmann Disco Dancer: Trevor Lopez-Daggett Disco Dancer: Leo Moctezuma Disco Dancer: Gabriel Paige Disco Dancer: Terrance Spencer Disco Dancer: Tony Testa Disco Dancer: Quinton Weathers Disco Dancer: Jull Weber Disco Dancer: Marcel Wilson Jimmy’s Band: Stevie Ray Anthony Jimmy’s Band: Matthew Dickens Jimmy’s Band: Jerohn Garnett Jimmy’s Band: Mario Mosley Jimmy’s Band: Jimmy R.O. Smith Film Crew: Casting: Debra Zane Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh Executive Producer: Patricia Whitcher Producer: David Geffen Foley Artist: Catherine Harper Foley Artist: Christopher Moriana Producer: Laurence Mark Director: Bill Condon Musical: Tom Eyen Director of Photography: Tobias A. Schliessler Editor: Virginia Katz Original Music Composer: Henry Krieger Production Design: John Myhre Costume Design: Sharen Davis Digital Intermediate: Stefan Sonnenfeld Dialogue Editor: Kimberly Lowe Voigt Sound Effects Editor: George Simpson Stunts: Dick Ziker Makeup Artist: Judy Murdock Stunts: John Cenatiempo Second Unit Director of Photography: Dino Parks Assistant Costume Designer: Lizz Wolf First Assistant Editor: Ian Slater Casting Associate: Jeremy Rich Casting Associate: Tannis Vallely Music Arranger: Harvey Mason Gaffer: Newton TerMeer Assistant Art Director: Jann K. Engel Costume Supervisor: Elaine Ramires Sound Effects Editor: Donald Flick Script Supervisor: Carolyn Tolley Choreographer: Aakomon Jones Camer...

[jpbjazz]

LÉGENDES DU JAZZ

HOMMAGE À CHRISTIAN ESCOUDÉ 1947-2024

Né le 23 septembre 1947 à Angoulême, en France, Christian Escoudé était d’origine tsigane par son père. La famille Escoudé, qui était d’origine espagnole, s’était installée en Charente lorsque les troupes nazies avaient envahi la France en juin 1940. La mère de Christian était d’origine charentaise.

Également guitariste, le père de Christian avait été très influencé par Django Reinhardt. Christian avait commencé à apprendre la guitare avec son père et son oncle à l’âge de dix ans. Après avoir joué dans différents bals de la région, Christian a été engagé en 1969, à l’âge de vingt et un ans, par l’orchestre d’Aimé Barelli à Monte-Carlo, dont il fera partie jusqu’en 1971.

DÉBUTS DE CARRIÈRE

Au début des années 1970, Escoudé s’installe à Paris et travaille comme musicien de studio avec des vedettes de la musique pop comme Jean Ferrat, Michel Fugain et Nicole Croisille.

Escoudé a amorcé sa carrière professionnelle en 1972 en se produisant avec le trio du batteur Aldo Romano, qui comprenait également Eddy Louis à l’orgue et Bernard Lubat à la batterie. Plus tard, Escoudé s’était joint au Swing String System de Didier Levallet et au Michel Portal Unit. Après avoir remporté le Prix Django Reinhardt décerné par l'Académie du Jazz en décembre 1975 (il est un des seuls guitaristes de jazz à avoir remporté cet honneur), Escoudé avait formé un quartet avec le pianiste Michel Graillier, le batteur Aldo Romano et le contrebassiste Alby Cullaz (qui fut bientôt remplacé par Jean-François Jenny-Clark). Escoudé avait travaillé par la suite avec Michel Portal, Slide Hampton, Martial Solal et Jean-Claude Fohrenbach.

En 1978, Escoudé s’était produit au Festival de jazz de Nice aux côtés de John Lewis, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, Lee Konitz et Shelly Manne. La même année, Escoudé avait joué pour la première fois au Festival de Samois dans le cadre d’un hommage à son idole Django Reinhardt. Il a aussi enregistré avec le contrebassiste Charlie Haden. L’année suivante, Escoudé s’était produit au Festival de Dakar avec un trio composé du pianiste René Urtreger, du contrebassiste Pierre Michelot et du batteur et compositeur d’origine suisse Daniel Humair.

À l’été 1980, Escoudé avait obtenu une des grandes chances de sa carrière lorsqu’il avait été invité à jouer en duo avec le guitariste de fusion John McLaughlin, avec qui il avait fait une tournée aux États-Unis, au Brésil et au Japon. L’année suivante, Escoudé s’était joint au big band de Martial Solal. Après avoir joué aux États-Unis avec le quartet du batteur Shelly Manne en 1982, Escoudé a formé son propre quartet avec  Olivier Hutman aux claviers, Nicolas Fitzman à la contrebasse et Jean My Truong aux percussions. Ces deux derniers avaient été remplacés par la suite par Jean-Marc Jafet et Tony Rabeson.

En 1983, Escoudé forme un duo avec le violoniste Didier Lockwood. Le groupe s’était par la suite transformé en trio après l’ajout du guitariste belge Philip Catherine. Après avoir formé un trio avec le violoncelliste Jean-Charles Capon et le contrebassiste Ron Carter en 1985, Escoudé avait formé le Trio Gitan avec Boulou Ferré (le fils de Matelo Ferret) et Babik Reinhardt, le fils de Django. En 1987, il se produit en duo avec le pianiste Michel Graillier.

En 1988, Escoudé s’était joint à un quartet composé de Jean-Michel Pilc, François Moutin et Louis Moutin. L’année suivante, Escoudé avait fondé un octet avec les guitaristes Paul Challain Ferret, Jimmy Gourley et Frédéric Sylvestre, l’accordéoniste Marcel Azzola, le violoncelliste Vincent Courtois, le contrebassiste Alby Cullaz et le batteur Billy Hart.

DERNIÈRES ANNÉES

En 1990, Escoudé s’était produit au légendaire Village Vanguard de New York avec le pianiste Hank Jones, le contrebassiste Pierre Michelot et le batteur Kenny Washington. L’année suivante, Escoudé avait enregistré un album entièrement consacré à des compositions de Django Reinhardt. L’album avait été enregistré avec avec un orchestre à cordes. En 1993, Escoudé enregistre à Los Angeles avec Lou Levy, Bob Magnusson et Billy Higgins.

En 1998, Escoudé avait enchaîné avec ‘’A Suite for Gypsies’’, un album de jazz-fusion destiné à honorer les enfants gitans morts dans les camps de concentration nazis. Deux ans plus tard, Escoudé remporte le Grand Prix de la SACEM.

À l’occasion du 50e anniversaire de la mort de Django en 2003, Escoudé avait formé un big band de dix-sept musiciens dans lequel il explorait l’héritage musical de Reinhardt tout en y incorporant ses  propres idées harmoniques et rythmiques. L’année suivante, Escoudé avait créé le  New Gypsy Trio avec David Reinhardt (un autre parent de Django) et Martin Taylor (aussi connu sous le nom de Jean-Baptiste Laya). Après avoir publié l’album Ma Ya en 2005, Escoudé avait formé le Progressive Sextet avec Marcel Azzola, Jean-Baptiste Laya, Sylvain Guillaume, Jean-Marc Jafet et Yoann Serra.

En 2012, Escoudé avait rendu hommage à l’auteur-compositeur Georges Brassens dans le cadre de l’album ‘’Christian Escoudé joue Brassens: Au bois de mon cœur.’’ Participaient également à l’album le contrebassiste Pierre Boussaguet et la batteuse Anne Paceo, ainsi que des artistes invités comprenant la violoniste Fiona Monbet, le clarinettiste  Andre Villeger, le guitariste Biréli Lagrène et le guitariste manouche de onze ans Swan Berger.

En 2019, Escoudé avait surpris tout le monde en lançant à l’abbaye de Saint-Amant-de-Boixe un second album en hommage à son idole Django Reinhardt.

Christian Escoudé est mort d’un cancer le matin du 13 mai 2024 à Saint-Amant-de-Boixe (Charente), près d’Angoulême, à l’âge de soixante-seize ans. La mort d’Escoudé avait été annoncée par Max Robin, le directeur artistique de la compagnie Label Ouest qui avait publié son dernier album intitulé ‘’Ancrage.’’ Décrivant Escoudé comme un grand musicien, compositeur et improvisateur, Robin avait souligné son engagement dans la musique.

Escoudé avait été victime d’un cancer particulièrement foudroyant. Jean Ledroit, un ami et voisin d’Escoudé à Saint-Amant-de-Boix ‘’On devait jouer avec lui il y a trois semaines à Mansle mais il était déjà malade. C’est brutal {...}. On a perdu un monstre sacré du jazz, le digne successeur de Django Reinhardt ’’.

François Ducharme, l’ancien président de l'Académie du jazz et un des programmateurs de l'émission de radio "Club Jazzafip", avait ajouté: "Un musicien intuitif avec cette poésie au bout des doigts. Un enfant de la balle, comme on dit, à qui on a mis une guitare dans les mains et qui en a fait son métier très jeune, jouant dans les bals, localement, avant de monter à Paris".

Caractérisé par un style très mélodique et très chaud, Escoudé avait participé à l’enregistrement de plus de 50 albums au cours de sa carrière. Le style d’Escoudé était un mélange de bebop et de musique gypsy. Passionné par le jazz, Escoudé s’intéressait également à la musique de chambre. Comme compositeur, Escoudé avait été très influencé par Gil Evans, Claus Ogerman et Antonio Carlos Jobim. En 2022, Escoudé avait vu sa carrière être couronnée par la remise d’un prix Victoire d'honneur du Jazz.

Reconnu pour sa modestie et son sens de l’humour, Escoudé ne s’était jamais enflé la tête avec ses réalisations. Françoise Giroux-Mallot, la mairesse de Saint-Amant-de-Boixe, avait commenté: ‘’C’était quelqu’un d’accessible, modeste et bienveillant.’’ Au cours d’une de ses dernières entrevues, Escoudé était d’ailleurs demeuré très terre-à-terre. Il avait précisé: ‘’On les perd forcément {nos illusions} à un moment mais je pense avoir respecté mon intégrité. Je n’ai jamais été très loin dans les excès, ce n’est pas dans ma nature.’’

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[joshuadiazzz]

'figuring it out' thank you's

First and foremost, I want to say that I am extremely excited to get to write these “thank you’s” down. I remember as a kid, looking through the CD booklets of my favorite albums and being fascinated by all the people that contributed to the record or just helping the artist along the way. So let’s get these credits going.

Special thanks to

Gerald Bailey, Max Davis, Martina Cohran, Rosy Aguilar, Amy (The Social Worker at the Lutz Building), Ms. Coller (for being one of the most encouraging vocal teacher ever), Ms. Lattimore, Paige Kizer, Megan Esther (Paige and Megan being the two best music tutors that genuinely helped me and were rooting for me during every tutoring session), Mr. David Grant, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Crawford.

To the people who helped me bring this little EP to life and have put in their “granito de arena”:

Nikki Pacheco, thank you so much for being the best manager I could ever ask for. I absolutely appreciate every single thing you have done to help me over the past couple of months. I have never worked with a manager before so for you to be the first, I was absolutely ecstatic!!! Thank you for believing in me. Here’s to our future growth and achievements!!!

Edson Marca, for literally opening your doors to your house the entire month of July 2022 and giving me a space to just create.

Jordan Siwek, for the lovely chord progression I stumbled upon in the fall of 2021 that later contributed to the base for “a love that never was”. 

Val Morales, for being the best human and person who accompanied me during the first two (very formative) years of college. Your friendship and your wisdom is something I continue to carry with me to this day. Thank you!

Khalif, for stepping inside that one studio session I had with Val for “good enough for u” during its early stages of conception. Despite not having met you prior to that encounter, I was extremely fascinated by your ear when it came to harmonies, and for you have added some “ooh’s’  (alongside Val) underneath my song’s chorus?!? mind-blowing in the best way possible. 

Ivy-Jolie Camacho, IVY!!!! Prior to “outta the blue”, the number of times we would talk about songwriting together was insane. I’m so glad that we got to create something that one very special Friday and how working with you, took me out of my comfort zone as a songwriter (in the best way possible). 

Abdiel Diaz, for being the missing puzzle piece to “good enough for u”. Having the song fully written and produced back in the winter of 2022, I was in search of a guitarist for the LONGEST TIME but was too afraid to ask anyone since they were all busy or unavailable. So for you to add your guitar-playing skills and add that missing element (because I do in fact sing, “How do you manage to strum each string on my heart, like when you play your guitar”), made it feel complete. So thank you.  

Ambercita, for shooting the amazing cover art and the headshots that form what is the “figuring it out” aesthetic. Being able to work with a photographer for the first time was such a great experience but also being able to step into your world and see the behind-the-scenes process and see you in your element, is truly inspiring. 

Additionally…

To my band, Sumar Suliman, Daniel Rovinsky, Nate Freedman & Stephen Ryan. Thank you for bringing my songs to life on stage, especially ‘good enough for u’. I sound like a broken record whenever I say this but I am truly grateful for each and every one of you that was willing to help me, rehearse with me, and as I said previously, bring my songs to life. You truly don’t understand how meaningful it is for you guys to be the first instrumentalists I got to form a band with. 

To Nicole Nicolalde, for showing me what a true performer looks like on stage. I knew I had it in me but seeing you perform gave me reassurance that I too can display my performer self on stage (no longer a bedroom-my-hairbrush-as-a-mic performer). Also for sharing so much wisdom with me about what it takes to do so. Te quiero. 

To both Kacie and Maggie for giving me so much advice regarding forming my own band. It was something that I wanted for a really long time and wanted to be a part of one so so badly. But receiving so much insight from you both absolutely helped me when the day came that I had my people, my band, with me. 

and to Avi Nathan, for performing with Abdiel and me at the open mic back in February on such short notice. The way I gave you the rhythm chart just HOURS before the open mic happened… insanity. Thank you for helping me out and taking the time to do that with me.

To you, the listener. Thank you for giving my music a chance to be heard by you. I hope that you continue to follow me along on this journey of mine and get to witness my continuous growth. I promise it’ll be worth it.

and to Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Brandy, Whitney Houston, Kehlani, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, and Omar Apollo for all inspiring me as a songwriting, vocalist, producer, and performer <3 (because why not)

and to all my friends that I’ve made along the way and have supported and believed in me. To all the friends that were willing to collaborate on songs with me and step into each other's worlds, I value you and I am grateful for you.

[angelloverde]

"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 14 March

Black Grass Feat. Dionne Charles - How Much Can You Take

Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Feelin Free (Aaron Jerome Remix)

Speedometer Feat. James Junior - I Showed Them (The Ghetto)

Funkallisto - Bring Down The Birds

Man Sueto - Man Sueto Theme

G's Way Feat. Melina Jones - Took So Long

Demon Fuzz - Disillusioned Man

Mr Confuse - Feel the Fire

The Huck Daniels Co. - Foolish Man (pt 2)

Prince Fatty, Nostalgia 77 - Medicine Chest Dub

Dem Juju Poets - Fubica

Briskey - Galactic Jack (Buscemi's Beat To Beatnik Remix)

Galactic Feat. JJ Grey - Higher And Higher

Feindrehstar - Dancetrack

Marco DJ Marco - Fontana Blue (LTJ X-Perience Edit)

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)