#Matt Dela Cruz

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Title: Blue's Big City Adventure

Rating: NR

Director: Matt Stawski

Cast: Joshua Dela Cruz, Steve Burns, Donovan Patton, Traci Paige Johnson, Nick Balaban, B.D. Wong, Ali Stroker, Taboo, Alex Winter, Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale, Brianna Bryan, Ava Augustin, Jacob Soley, Gisèle Rousseau, Amanda Dela Cruz, Hope Cassandra

Release year: 2022

Genres: comedy, adventure

Blurb: When Josh gets the opportunity of a lifetime to audition for Rainbow Puppy's Broadway musical, Josh and Blue skidoo to NYC for the very first time, where they meet new friends and discover the magic of music, dance, and following one's dreams.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024 RELEASE

All my videos can be found here, full release under the read more! I am also offering the two Hadestown videos as a bundle for 30 USD! If interested, please contact me at bikinibottomtrading@gmail.com!

This release includes: Wicked (wicked day), Swept Away, Hadestown x2, Left On Tenth

HADESTOWN August 1, 2024 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.18GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Jordan Fisher (Orpheus), Maia Reficco (Eurydice), Max Kumangai (u/s Hades), Yola (Persephone), Stephanie Mills (Hermes), Jessie Shelton (t/r Fate Lachesis), Belén Moyano (Fate Clotho), Brit West (Fate Atropos), Emily Afton (Worker), Chibueze Ihuoma (Worker), Malcolm Armwood (Worker), Brandon Cameron (s/w Worker), KC Dela Cruz (Worker) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Max as Hades! “Our Lady of the Underground” is almost entirely wideshot with two short blackouts in the middle. Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBC7dC | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

HADESTOWN October 16, 2024 (M) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.13GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Jordan Fisher (Orpheus), Maia Reficco (Eurydice), Eddie Noel Rodriguez (u/s Hades), Yola (Persephone), Stephanie Mills (Hermes), Grace Yoo (s/w Fate Lachesis), Belén Moyano (Fate Clotho), Brit West (Fate Atropos), Emily Afton (Worker), Max Kumangai (s/w Worker), Malcolm Armwood (Worker), Timothy H. Lee (Worker), KC Dela Cruz (s/w Worker) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Eddie as Hades! Increased wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout, takes a while to get settled and there’s some weird framing. Includes curtain call and “We Raise Our Cups,” audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBNqZp | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

LEFT ON TENTH October 21, 2024 | Broadway (Previews) | 4K MP4 (7.6GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Julianna Margulies (Delia), Peter Gallagher (Peter), Peter Francis James, Kate Maccluggage Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this new play! Very minor head obstruction doesn’t block any action. Minor wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBP6R5 | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

WICKED October 30, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.81GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Mary Kate Morrissey (Elphaba), Alexandra Socha (Glinda), Jordan Litz (Fiyero), Brad Oscar (The Wizard), Donna McKechnie (Madame Morrible), Natalie Ortega (Nessarose), Jake Pedersen (Boq), William Youmans (Doctor Dillamond), Chase Madigan (Chistery), Christianne Tisdale (Midwife), Alison Jantzie (Witch's Mother), Michael Thatcher (Witch's Father/Ozian Official) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of the show’s 21st anniversary performance! Occasional obstruction from people passing by in the aisle, a few short blackouts in Act One (15 seconds or less each). Some moments of wandering / readjustment and unfocusing. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBQati | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

SWEPT AWAY November 24, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (6.88GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: John Gallagher Jr. (Mate), Stark Sands (Big Brother), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother), Wayne Duvall (Captain), Josh Breckenridge (Ensemble), Hunter Brown (Ensemble), Matt DeAngelis (Ensemble), Cameron Johnson (Ensemble), Brandon Kalm (Ensemble), Rico Lebron (Ensemble), Michael J. Mainwaring (Ensemble), Orville Mendoza (Ensemble), Tyrone L. Robinson (Ensemble), John Sygar (Ensemble), Chase Peacock (Ensemble), David Rowen (Ensemble) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this new musical! Some obstruction on the far right in the opening number but disappears after. Some wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSWuB | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

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Back to Life - a New Album from Heritage Singers

Standard Edition

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Singers:    •    Dave Bell    •    Tim Calhoun    •    Marcelo Constanzo    •    Melody Davis    •    Tim Davis    •    Cindy Haffner •    Becki Trueblood Craig    •    Shani Judd Diehl    •    Val Mace Mapa    •    Scott Reed    •    Summer Joy Davis    •    Miguel Verazas

Band:   •    Art Mapa – guitars   •    Austin Mapa – drums   •    Nino Ocampo – bass   •    Joel Umali – keyboards

Technical:   •    Tim Davis – vocal arranger and producer   •    Art Mapa – music arranger, producer, programmer

Deluxe Edition

Bonus Track list:   1.    Perfect / Rest (Ed Sheeran / Jaci Velazquez covers, ft. Pentatonix & Tori Kelly)   2.    Second Chances (Anointed cover, from “Jonah: a VeggieTales movie”, ft. Jennifer Hudson)   3.    Joyful Joyful (Henry van Dyke cover, ft. Lauryn Hill & Tori Kelly)   4.    Praise (Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore cover, ft. Jason Mraz)   5.    I Wanna Praise You (also "Quiero Adorarte" in Spanish bilingual, Impact SDA Multicultural Church's “United In Christ” music group cover, ft. Rosalie Chiang, Isabela Merced, Halle Bailey, Sabrina Carpenter)   6.    The Blessing (Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes cover, ft. LADY GAGA, BARBRA STREISAND, JOSH GROBAN, ARIANA GRANDE, CELINE DION, JASON DERULO, IDINA MENZEL, KELLY CLARKSON, TAYLOR SWIFT, PENTATONIX, JANE LYNCH, TORI KELLY, JENNIFER LOPEZ, STEPHANIE BEATRIZ, ANNA KENDRICK, NSYNC, CECE WINANS, KEKE PALMER, SABRINA CARPENTER, ROSALIE CHIANG, ISABELA MERCED, HALLE BAILEY, JASON MRAZ, JOSH DELA CRUZ, ALLY BROOKE, LAUREN DAIGLE, OLIVIA RODRIGO, LAURYN HILL, BRUNO MARS, BEYONCÉ, ANDREA BOCELLI, MILEY CYRUS, PATTI LABELLE, USHER, JENNIFER HUDSON, JUSTIN BIEBER, SELENA GOMEZ, LECRAE, TOBYMAC, SHAKIRA, KATY PERRY & MEGHAN TRAINOR)   7.    Como dijiste (also "Come Like You Promised" in English, Christine D'Clario cover, ft. Shakira)   8.    Our God (Chris Tomlin cover, ft. CeCe Winans, Keke Palmer, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Hudson & Pentatonix)   9.    What More Can I Give (also "Todo Para Ti" in Spanish, Michael Jackson and the All Stars cover, ft. LADY GAGA, BARBRA STREISAND, JOSH GROBAN, ARIANA GRANDE, CELINE DION, JASON DERULO, IDINA MENZEL, KELLY CLARKSON, TAYLOR SWIFT, PENTATONIX, JANE LYNCH, TORI KELLY, JENNIFER LOPEZ, STEPHANIE BEATRIZ, ANNA KENDRICK, NSYNC, CECE WINANS, KEKE PALMER, SABRINA CARPENTER, ROSALIE CHIANG, ISABELA MERCED, HALLE BAILEY, JASON MRAZ, JOSH DELA CRUZ, ALLY BROOKE, LAUREN DAIGLE, OLIVIA RODRIGO, LAURYN HILL, BRUNO MARS, MICHAEL JACKSON, BEYONCÉ, ANDREA BOCELLI, MILEY CYRUS, PATTI LABELLE, USHER, JENNIFER HUDSON, JUSTIN BIEBER, SELENA GOMEZ, LECRAE, TOBYMAC, SHAKIRA, KATY PERRY & MEGHAN TRAINOR)   10.    We Are the World (USA for Africa cover, ft. ADY GAGA, BARBRA STREISAND, JOSH GROBAN, ARIANA GRANDE, CELINE DION, JASON DERULO, IDINA MENZEL, KELLY CLARKSON, TAYLOR SWIFT, PENTATONIX, JANE LYNCH, TORI KELLY, JENNIFER LOPEZ, STEPHANIE BEATRIZ, ANNA KENDRICK, NSYNC, CECE WINANS, KEKE PALMER, SABRINA CARPENTER, ROSALIE CHIANG, ISABELA MERCED, HALLE BAILEY, JASON MRAZ, JOSH DELA CRUZ, ALLY BROOKE, LAURYN HILL, OLIVIA RODRIGO, LAUREN DAIGLE, BRUNO MARS, MICHAEL JACKSON, BEYONCÉ, STEVIE WONDER, LIONEL RICHIE, DIANA ROSS, ANDREA BOCELLI, MILEY CYRUS, PATTI LABELLE, USHER, JENNIFER HUDSON, JUSTIN BIEBER, SELENA GOMEZ, LECRAE, TOBYMAC, SHAKIRA, KATY PERRY & MEGHAN TRAINOR)

Featured artists:

   LADY GAGA

   BARBRA STREISAND

   JOSH GROBAN

   ARIANA GRANDE

   CELINE DION

   JASON DERULO

   IDINA MENZEL

   KELLY CLARKSON

   TAYLOR SWIFT

   PENTATONIX (Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, Matt Salee)

   JANE LYNCH

   TORI KELLY

   JENNIFER LOPEZ

   STEPHANIE BEATRIZ

   ANNA KENDRICK

   NSYNC (Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, and JC Chasez)

   CECE WINANS

   KEKE PALMER

   LA DIVA QUARTET (Rosalie Chiang, Isabela Merced, Halle Bailey, Sabrina Carpenter)

   LAURYN HILL

   JASON MRAZ

   LAUREN DAIGLE

   JOSH DELA CRUZ

   ALLY BROOKE

   BRUNO MARS

   LAURYN HILL

   ANDREA BOCELLI

   MILEY CYRUS

   PATTI LABELLE

   BEYONCÉ

   JENNIFER HUDSON

   JUSTIN BIEBER

   SELENA GOMEZ

   LECRAE

   TOBYMAC

   SHAKIRA

   KATY PERRY

   MEGHAN TRAINOR

   OLIVIA RODRIGO

   USHER

Visit the Heritage singers' website at:

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Little Chef Big Chef Raises Over $120K for Boys and Girls Clubs of Maui

Little Chef Big Chef Raises Over $120K for Boys and Girls Clubs of Maui

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The Boys and Girls Clubs of Maui hosted its fifth annual Little Chef Big Chef gala at the Fairmont Kea Lani on Nov. 15. Seven BGCM “Little Chef” teams under the direction of “Big Chefs” from Maui’s top restaurants competed against each other with their signature pupu for the coveted People’s Choice Award.

The evening, presided over by celebrity…

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Trese: Season 1 (2021)

Plot premise:  Set in Manila where the mythical creatures of Philippine folklore live in hiding amongst humans, Alexandra Trese finds herself going head to head with a criminal underworld comprised of malevolent supernatural beings.

Network: Netflix Episodes (and episode length): 6 (25-33 mins) Creator: Budjette Tan, Kajo Baldissimo Cast: (Filipino) Liza Soberano, Apollo Abraham, Eugene Adalia, Christopher Carlo Cling, Simon Dela Cruz, Christian Velarde, Bryan Encarnacion (English) Shay Mitchell, Matt Yang King, Carlos Alazraqui, Griffin Puatu, Manny Jacinto, Darren Criss, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dante Basco, Steve Blum (Japanese) Shiraishi Ryôko, Uo Ken, Saitô Hironori, Sanpei Yuuki, Hosokawa Yoshihisa, Yanai Ken, Tani Atsuki IMDB | RottenTomatoes

± Cast is very long for this entry cause I’m interested in watching all versions. I started with the Filipino audio and as of writing I’m just about to start the English audio. I’ll update later on for additional input on the English and Japanese dubs.

While it has areas to improve upon and i can sit down and nit pick it, it’s pretty good all in all. And considering there hasn’t been much in the way of original Filipino animation, they did pretty well. I’ve not read the source graphic novel but i’ve heard it’s pretty faithful in terms of story and art style. The art style indeed is quite fitting and lovely in its reflection of Manila, in all its beauty and the grittiness. They mythological creatures are both representative of the creepy stories older generations tell to the youth, and fittingly creepy when they need to be. I did enjoy the integration of these old creatures into the modernized Manila. Perhaps a note for improvement could be on the fluidity of animation, particularly of conversation --since they do a lot of it-- where they could’ve filled in the frames for mouth movement a little more than they did. After all, animation can do that where graphic novels do not.... Perhaps a study of how Japanese anime does the same could be beneficial for future episodes.

[I go on quite a bit, and a lot of it is kinda rambling, so i put it under a cut... but also there’s also some SPOILERS under the cut]

The story is quite interesting and while the pace suffers a little in the rush around episodes 1-3 --particularly in 2 as they smash in two cases in the span of 30 minutes-- it’s still pretty gripping and i did enjoy the parts where they alternated present day story with Alexandra Trese’s younger years, letting the mystery unfold simultaneously. I did lament the wrap up during the denouement in episode 6, since 6 episodes doesn’t seem quite long enough to warrant doing as many flashbacks that were in the last 5 1/2 episodes --perhaps scenes we weren’t shown or extensions of scenes we did see would’ve felt a little better to me.

On the internet rant-y issue of voice acting and translation: I watched with the Filipino audio first and i feel like a lot of people are complaining for the sake of complaining. Sure, i have minor issues about it (like word choice of Trese using siyudad (Spanish) instead of lungsod (Tagalog) when she grew up, ostensibly, in Metro Manila; the word choice of hospital (English) instead of ospital which sounds odd when her speech pattern leans more to Tagalog than Taglish), but in the context of mythology in present day, i actually appreciate the use of deeper and less often used straight Tagalog --even though i watched with English subs on lest i miss the meaning as I’m not actually good in Filipino-- for the mythological characters. There was also a consistency that they established for characters’ speech patterns. Trese, Captain Guerrero, and most of the mythical creatures use more consistent straight Filipino/Tagalog, with the humans having a leaning to more conversational Tagalog. Crispin, Basilio, and some of the background characters use Taglish and more colloquial speech patterns. The wind elementals and other side characters use more English and accented conyo speech. And the particular characters speaking in their certain way is consistent and does help establish their personalities aside from what is told about them.

The rant about Liza Soberano’s monotony is over lamented i think. It’s not the beset voice acting, certainly there could have been more expressiveness in her delivery, but it was by no means monotonous and unfeeling. The tone and cadence was fitting for what i learned about Alexandra Trese throughout the episodes. Now, it is true that more could have been done, but that could stem from several different things: (1) Liza’s inexperience with voice acting --where while perhaps there could have been better voice actors out there, if she really wanted to do it then well everyone has to start somewhere and if she sticks with it she may get better; (2) The director could’ve given more input and gotten more takes with different delivery --as they do with voice over work-- meaning what may be lacking was either a directing choice or a failure to communicate; (3) The casting director and producers choices -- while true there’s something to be had about popular celebrities and project funding, i’m sure there could’ve been other ways to go about it, especially since Trese has an existing fanbase already.

As of writing, i haven’t yet watched with the English audio --which i’m excited about because of the casting of, while Hollywood names are still those of Filipino descent. But in terms of script --if it’s the same as the English subs-- i kind of prefer the Filipino script as it’s more down to earth than the English version which is more doom and gloom and “only me” egocentric in how it comes across.

[SPOILERS] If you’ve made it all the way down here, let’s circle back around to story. I do like how they wrote out their storytelling. They established important characters in act 1 and 2, and fleshed them out throughout act 2 and 3. It gave ample time for foreshadowing and for the mystery to unravel with all the players already on the board. Arguably the general only appears in the last episode, but considering what his role is, that does actually make sense. ((I have to pay attention to Maliksi in my 2nd watch through cause rn i feel like the turnaround was surprising.)) The only note i suppose i have is regarding the prophecy: “sixth child of a sixth child.” I think they mention it once in act 2 but there’s otherwise no mention of Alexandra’s siblings that i kind of assumed she was an only child. All that said though --considering it’s currently a short, limited series, and most of the siblings don’t play a significant role-- i can understand why they wouldn’t include the siblings and risk overstuffing the narrative when there’s so little time already.

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The King and I - Brazil - 2010 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Tuca Andrada (Rei), Cláudia Netto (Anna Leonowens), Luciana Bueno (Lady Thiang), Bianca Tadini (Tumptim) The King and I - North Shore Music Theatre - September-October, 2011 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kate Fisher (Anna Leonowens), Lorenzo Lamas (King of Siam), Lisa Yuen (Lady Thiang), Manna Nichols (Tuptim), Joshua Dela Cruz (Lun Tha), Ron Wisniski (Sir Edward Ramsey) NOTES: Proshot. Performed in the round, one camera on a tripod and sound patched in from the soundboard. The King and I - West End Revival - November 29, 2018 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Kelli O’Hara (Anna Leonowens), Ken Watanabe (King of Siam), Ruthie Ann Miles (Lady Thiang), Na-Young Jeon (Tuptim), Dean John-Wilson (Lun Tha), Edward Baker-Duly (Sir Edward Ramsey), Jon Chew (Prince Chulalongkorn), Edward Baker-Duly (Captain Orton), Billy Marlow (Louis Leonowens), Takao Osawa (Kralahome), William Michael Lee (Phra Alack) NOTES: Ruthie uses a walking stick throughout to aid her recovery from a previous car accident and loss of her two children. She gives an amazing performance. King Kong - Broadway - August 10, 2019 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Christiani Pitts (Ann Darrow), Eric William Morris (Carl Denham), Erik Lochtefeld (Lumpy) NOTES: The full show, recorded from the rear orchestra on a phone. Most of the video is the August 10th recording but occasionally some promotional footage and the February 9th video are edited in to provide other views. The recording starts off with a lot of wandering, shakiness, and washout but gets better somewhat better as it goes on. Still not as good as an actual video filmed with a camera, but it exists. 1920x1080p, 4.29 GB. King Kong - Broadway - October, 2018 (Preview) (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Christiani Pitts (Ann Darrow), Eric William Morris (Carl Denham), Erik Lochtefeld (Lumpy), Harley Jay (Barman), Rory Donovan (Captain Engelhorn/Chief of Police), Jon Hoche (Voice of Kong) NOTES: Full stage shot with clear audio direct from soundboard. Kinky Boots - Broadway - March 15, 2013 (Preview) (Lanelle's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Stark Sands (Charlie Price), Billy Porter (Lola), Annaleigh Ashford (Lauren), Celina Carvajal (Nicola), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Don), Marcus Neville (George), Jonah Halperin (s/b Young Charlie), Marquise Neal (Young Lola) NOTES: Fun show with a pertinent (but not obtrusive) message, Billy Porter is just amazing. This is somewhat more obstructed than other shows because the person in front was leaning forward and moving a lot, so there's a head in some of the scenes. Some shakiness and wandering in between, particularly at the beginning, but otherwise a good video with nice closeups. Complete show including curtain call. A- Kinky Boots - Broadway - July 17, 2018 (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: David Cook (Charlie Price), Stephane Duret (s/b Lola), Carrie St Louis (Lauren), Caroline Bowman (Nicola), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Don), Marcus Neville (George), Corey Mach (Harry), Eugene Barry-Hill (Simon Sr.), Stephen Berger (Mr. Price), Adinah Alexander (Milan Stage Manager), Cooper Lantz (Young Charlie), Jesús Del Orden (Young Lola) NOTES: Quite a few latecomers that walk in front but nothing too distracting; otherwise very well filmed HD video with clear picture and sound throughout; great video A Kinky Boots - Broadway - May-August, 2017 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Brendon Urie (Charlie Price), J Harrison Ghee (Lola), Taylor Louderman (Lauren) NOTES: Starts at Sex is in the Heel Kinky Boots - First National Tour - April 17, 2016 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Adam Kaplan (Charlie Price), J Harrison Ghee (Lola), Tiffany Engen (Lauren), Charissa Hogeland (Nicola), Aaron Walpole (Don), Jim J Bullock (George), Josh Tolle (Harry), Shawna M Hamic (Trish), Horace V Rogers (Simon Sr.), Tom Souhrada (Mr. Price), Zach Adkins (Richard Bailey), Patty Lohr (Pat), Annie Edgerton (Milan Stage Manager), Aidan Passaro (Young Charlie), Jomil Elijah Robinson (Young Lola) Kinky Boots - Netherlands Tour - October 27, 2019 FORMAT:  MOV (HD) CAST: Jonathan Demoor (Charlie Price), Naidjim Severina (Lola), Vajèn van den Bosch (Lauren), Linda Verstraten (Nicola), Dennis Willekens (Don), Paul Donkers (George), Jeroen Phaff (Mr. Price) Kinky Boots - Pre-Broadway/Chicago - November 4, 2012 (Closing Night) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Stark Sands (Charlie Price), Billy Porter (Lola), Annaleigh Ashford (Lauren), Celina Carvajal (Nicola), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Don), Marcus Neville (George), Andy Kelso (Harry), Jennifer Perry (Trish), Tory Ross (Pat) NOTES: Another beautiful HD capture of the last performance in Chicago before Broadway, where it would go on to win the 2013 Tony. This performance has many changes from the other Chicago Dvd of the first performance. Includes the new song written towards the end of the Chicago run and many line changes. Also includes curtain speech by Stark! A+   Kinky Boots - UK Tour - December 26, 2018 (Matinee) (shoeroom's master) FORMAT:  MOV (HD) CAST: Joshua St Clair (u/s Charlie Price), Kayi Ushe (Lola), Paula Lane (Lauren), Helen Ternent (Nicola), Demitri Lampra (Don), Adam Price (George), Daniel Conway (u/s Harry), Niki Evans (Trish), Fred Smiley (Simon Sr.), Andy Watkins (Mr. Price), George Grayson (u/s Richard Bailey), Lizzie Bea (Pat), Mary Fox (Maggie), Shaun Dalton (Hooch), Alfie Parker (Mutt), Portia Harry (Gemma Louise), Scarlet Gabriel (Milan Stage Manager), John Dempsey (Referee), Connor Collins (Angel #1), Toyan Thomas-Brown (Angel #2), John Dempsey (Angel #3), Chileshé Mondelle (Angel #4), Joshua Lovell (Angel #5), Damon Gould (Angel #6) Kinky Boots - UK Tour - September, 2018 (hitmewithyourbethshot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Joel Harper-Jackson (Charlie Price), Callum Francis (Lola), Paula Lane (Lauren), Helen Ternent (Nicola), Demitri Lampra (Don), Adam Price (George), Joshua St Clair (Harry), Niki Evans (Trish), Fred Smiley (Simon Sr.), Andy Watkins (Mr. Price), Daniel Conway (Richard Bailey), Lizzie Bea (Pat), Scarlet Gabriel (Milan Stage Manager), Connor Collins (Angel #1), John Dempsey (Angel #2), Damon Gould (Angel #3), Joshua Lovell (Angel #4), Chileshé Mondelle (Angel #5), Toyan Thomas-Brown (Angel #6) Kinky Boots - West End - November 27, 2018 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Killian Donnelly (Charlie Price), Matt Henry (Lola), Natalie McQueen (Lauren), Cordelia Farnworth (Nicola), Sean Needham (Don), Antony Reed (George), Jordan Fox (Harry), Anna Stolli (Trish), Robert Grose (Simon Sr.), Graham Kent (Mr. Price), Jonathan Carlton (Richard Bailey), Rosie Glossop (Pat), Emma Odell (Milan Stage Manager), Charlie Underhill (Young Charlie), Temba Mliswa (Young Lola), Jak Allen-Anderson (Angel #1), Jed Berry (Angel #2), Louis Clarke-Clare (Angel #3), Daniel Downing (Angel #4), Jemal Felix (Angel #5), Jon Reynolds (Angel #6), Abbey Addams, Ben Jennings, Ben Larcombe, Christopher Parkinson, David Haydn, Fred Wilcox, Hannah Price, Jude Muir, Kayleb Rene-gray, Keith Higham, Momar Diagne, Olivia Winterflood, Rio Lewis, Robert Jones, Samson Wakayu, Suzie McAdam, Tom Scanlon NOTES: Pro-shot. Filmed live on stage at the Adelphi Theatre (London, England) and distributed commercially. Kiss Me, Kate - British Television Production - April 21, 1964 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Patricia Morison (Lilli Vanessi / Katharine), Howard Keel (Fred Graham / Petruchio), Isabelle Lucas (Hattie), Millicent Martin (Lois Lane / Bianca), Irving Davies (Bill Calhoun / Lucentio), Eric Barker (Harrison Howell), Danny Green (Gangster / First Man), Bill Owen (Gangster / Second Man) NOTES: This version was rewritten and abbreviated to fit within its 95-minute time slot. A little on the dark side, in black and white with a slight blue tinge, has producer’s counter numbers hard-coded on the screen in the upper third. This version of the show was produced for the launch of a new station in the UK. After months of preparing the launch of the new television station—with it’s brand-new 625 line resolution (until then UK TV’s had a resolution of 405 lines)—the night turned out to be a disaster. 50 minutes before the launch, a fire broke out at a local power station, cutting power to most of London but not the television station. They started the evening’s news show which was to be followed by this broadcast, but it soon became clear that there was no audience, and after a few minutes, the schedule was abandoned. The production was instead shown the next day. The date that’s superimposed on the video is April 20, 1964—the originally scheduled night. It is unclear if this is a fi Kiss Me, Kate - Third Broadway Revival - March, 2019 (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kelli O’Hara (Lilli Vanessi / Katharine), Will Chase (Fred Graham / Petruchio), Adrienne Walker (Hattie), James T Lane (Paul), Stephanie Styles (Lois Lane / Bianca), Corbin Bleu (Bill Calhoun / Lucentio), Mel Johnson Jr (Harry Trevor / Baptista), Terence Archie (Harrison Howell), John Pankow (Gangster / First Man), Lance Coadie Williams (Gangster / Second Man) Kruimeltje de musical - The Netherlands - 2012 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Joes Brauers (Kruimeltje)

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𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒋𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒂 ( @ladyjungle​​ ) :

Okay, digam o que quiserem, mas aquele traje de t-rex havia sido a MELHOR coisa que Kyle já havia comprado em toda a sua vida — e olha que ele tinha uns dois carros de luxo que comprou na sua fase drifteiro .... Tudo bem que ele não era nem um pouco prático, era super chamativo e aleatório e, pelo visto, fugia totalmente da proposta pedida ( não, mas como é que ele ia saber que não era todo mundo que ouvia contos de fadas de dinossauros?! ), só que era justamente por isso que combinava tanto com ele! E como a criança que era, o filho de Carlos Roberto Jr. ( ator, cantor e sex symbol) bem que postergou o máximo que pode antes de tirar sua fantasia favorita, só que após um banho de piscina, não houve jeito.  Então mais uma vez tínhamos um Kyle desfilando num grande evento da cidade com nada além de suas roupas debaixo ( só não sua dourada favorita, poxa ), agora sem precisar se preocupar em esconder sua semi nudez. Ah, pensando aqui, talvez o problema tenha sido justo essa liberdade, pois ele estava tão animado, tentando curtir ao máximo todas as atraçoes daquela festança do seu draguinha e da dona draguinha ( que ‘grazadeus não era a sua Calininha!!!! ) que até mesmo esqueceu que a maluca também estava ali! E, bem, se você deixaria de se aproveitar disso para arrumar um esbarrão entre ele e seu novo bicho papão, I respect, but I’m different!   ❛ Opa, foi m- ❜  Começou a se desculpar após esbarrar em alguém, contudo as palavras morreram em seus lábios assim que seu olhar repousou na agressora de Kyles inocentes, e não houve como segurar o gritinho agudo que rompeu em seus lábios.  ❛ AAAHH VOCÊ DE NOVO NÃO! ❜  Instintivamente, saltou uns três passos para trás, já com as mãos erguidas em frente a sua cara para o caso dela estar segurando algum outro livro do mal, e em sinal de cruz, num chamado de ajuda divino contra aquela assombração viva. Meu Deus, onde estava Matt ou Meghan para lhe proteger quando precisava deles?!?!?!

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Steven Universe Comics: Where do I start???

Have you ever thought about checking out the Steven Universe comics from the beginning and can't figure out where to start . . .

Because there are literally dozens of things labeled "#1"?

In this post I will outline for you what comics exist, which #1 issues belong to what series, and where you should start.

Please see my breakdown of Issue #1 Logic after the jump.

FIRST OF ALL: Steven Universe comics generally don't require that you read them in any specific order. So any #1 that you pick up is actually almost guaranteed to be either a standalone or the beginning of a series that doesn’t depend on earlier series. The practical upshot is that if you're buying a #1, it's fine. Any #1 is a fine place to start reading and it won't ruin any enjoyment for you.

That said?

There IS an order that these things came out, and I can explain it to you. Please scroll down for an exhaustive explanation of what's what--including several individual comic series, the trade paperback collections with rereleased content, the original graphic novels, and the standalone comic issues.

Steven Universe Original Comic Series

8 issues total

Ran from 2014–2015

Generally retailed at $3.99 USD

Completed

These original comics were lovely little one-shots--several stories in each paper issue. Only one story had a “to be continued” and finished in the next issue; they’re almost entirely self-contained. Some are one-page art inserts or two- or four-page shorts, with a main story or two.

The above image depicts the main cover art for #1 by Bridget Underwood. You may find variant covers of this. They contain the SAME CONTENT inside as the above, but have different covers. Other Original #1 covers you may see include art by Andrea Fernandez, Coleman Engle, Matt Cummings, Steven Sugar, or Grace Kraft. They look like this:

And you shouldn't come across these other ones because they're ridiculously rare, but if you do find either of these covers, please know you have found an Original Comic #1. The one on the right is Rebecca Sugar’s. The one on the left is by Danny Cragg (credited to Amber Rogers).

Original Comics Trade Paperback

Contains 4 Original Comics issues + cover gallery & bonus content

Published 2015

Generally retailed at $14.99 USD

Volume 1 of 2

To make things more complicated, most comic series that come out in individual issues will later be released in trade paperback editions--for this series, it'll be the first four issues combined into one sturdier, thicker book, and you'll also see that labeled #1 or Volume 1. If you see this one and it is listed online as a trade paperback (and is selling for more than you think a comic book would), it is probably a compilation of Original Comic 1–4. It features the same cover art as individual #1′s main cover art, by Bridget Underwood. You may see Volume 1 referred to as “Believe In Steven,” with Volume 2 listed as “Keep Beach City Weird.”

You can get all of the content from the individual issues by buying the trade paperbacks, plus both the trade paperbacks for the Original Comics have bonus content (a cover gallery and extra stories that aren't individually released anywhere). Be careful not to mix these up with Volumes 1 and 2 of the later 2017 series comics (discussed below).

Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems Comic Series

4 issues total

Ran in 2016

Generally retailed at $3.99 USD

Completed

This series is a complete arc featuring the Gems investigating the mystery of the Glass Ghost. It’s a continuing story that culminates in the last issue.

The main cover #1 of the individual paper issues (by Kat Leyh) is pictured above. You may also run into one of the EIGHT different variants of this cover. They are all #1 of the same content--first in the four-part series Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems. The artists are Allison Strejlau, Missy Peña, Sam Davies, Jeremy Sorese, Josceline Fenton, Steven Sugar, and Amber Rogers (whose name is now Danny Cragg).

Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems Comics Trade Paperback

Contains 4 Original Comics issues + cover gallery

Published 2016

Generally retailed at $14.99 USD

Complete in 1 volume

Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems’ trade paperback is generally labeled without a number, but some sites may still label it “Volume 1″ even though there is no Volume 2. You can get the complete story buying the trade paperback. Kat Leyh’s cover art from issue #3 is on the front cover of this collection.

Steven Universe 2017 Series Comics

36 issues 

Ran from 2017–2020 

Generally retailed at $3.99 USD

Completed

This series has one complete story in each paper issue, but the issues don’t connect to each other and can be read in any order (with the exception of an ongoing connected story that covered issues 25 to 28, but went back to individual stories after completion). 

The main cover #1 of the individual paper issues (by Missy Peña) is pictured above. You may also run into one of the five different variants of this cover. They are all #1 of the same content. The artists are Missy Peña, Rian Sygh, and Jenn St-Onge.

2017 Series Comics Trade Paperback

Contains 4 2017-Series Comics issues + cover gallery

Published 2017

Generally retailed at $14.99 USD

Contains 1–4 

Well this is awkward. You may see either of these covers and they are the same thing. “Volume One” may be on your cover and the spine, and/or it may say “Warp Tour”--a title they gave to Volume One apparently. (If you want to know how the 2017 Series Comics work in subsequent trade paperbacks, please know that Volume Two containing 5–8 is “Punching Up”; Volume Three containing 9–12 is “Field Researching”; Volume Four containing 13–16 is “Just Right”; Volume Five containing 17–20 is “Find a Way,” Volume Six containing 21–24 is “Playing By Ear,” Volume Seven containing 25–28 is “Our Fearful Trip,” Volume Eight containing 29–32 is “To Be Happy,” and Volume 9 containing 33–36 is “Cherished Memories.”) The cover art for this volume is Missy Peña’s art for 2017 Series Comic #1. 

Steven Universe Harmony Comics

5 issues total

Ran in 2018

Generally retailed at $3.99 USD

Completed

Steven Universe: Harmony is a complete arc featuring the Gems investigating the mystery of the Harmony Core, balanced with Sadie Miller’s new life as a musician. It’s a continuing story that culminates in the last issue. The main cover #1 of the individual paper issues (by Marguerite Sauvage) is pictured above. You may also run into one of the four different variants of this cover. They are all #1 of the same content--first in the five-part series Steven Universe: Harmony. The artists are Savanna Ganucheau, Veronica Fish, Brittney Williams, and Sara Talmadge.

Harmony Trade Paperback

Contains 5 Original Comics issues + cover gallery

Published 2019

Generally retailed at $14.99 USD

Complete in 1 volume

Steven Universe Harmony’s trade paperback is generally labeled without a number, but some sites may still label it “Volume 1″ even though there is no Volume 2. You can get the complete story buying the trade paperback. Marguerite Sauvage’s   cover art from issue #2 is on the front cover of this collection.

One-Shot Comic: Greg Universe Special

1 issue total

Published in 2015

Generally retailed at $4.99 USD

One-Shot

Surprise! Steven Universe: Greg Universe Special is labeled #1 even though there was never a #2. It features lovely sentimental stories by various artists about Greg Universe, Steven’s wonderful dad. The above main cover is by Ru Xu. You likely will NOT come across this variant of the Greg Universe Special by Fellipe Martins:

...But if you do see it, for the love of god buy it and let me pay you a bunch of money for it. Anyway, it’s a variant of the above and it contains the same stories. 

One-Shot Comic: 2016 Special

1 issue total

Published in 2016

Generally retailed at $7.99 USD

One-Shot

Another surprise! Steven Universe: 2016 Special, also known as the Big Donut Special, is also labeled #1 even though there was never a #2. It features a bunch of stories that center around the Big Donut and its employees Sadie and Lars. The above main cover is by Ayme Sotuyo. You may also see these variants by Missy Peña and Katie Jones:

These two are variants of the above and they contain the same stories. 

One-Shot Comic: Fusion Frenzy

1 issue total

Published in 2019

Generally retailed at $7.99 USD

One-Shot

Steven Universe: Fusion Frenzy is another comic labeled #1 even though there (I heard?) will not be a #2. It features five stories, each by a different artist/author combo, about a different Fusion (Stevonnie, Garnet, Smoky Quartz, Opal, Sugilite). The above main cover is by Nathalie Fourdraine. It actually connects with one of its variants (also by Nathalie Fourdraine) to make a full picture, and there are two more covers (by Abigail L. Dela Cruz and Alexandra Lillie). 

These, like the other one-shots, are variants of the above and they contain the same stories. Fusion Frenzy is self-contained and the stories in it DO NOT APPEAR in any Trade Paperback. You have to find the single issue to read it--it’s a standalone. It may be released in the future as part of a larger compilation, but that has not happened yet and as far as I know has not been announced.

One-Shot Comic Trade Paperback Compilation: Welcome to Beach City

Includes the content of Greg Universe Special and 2016 Special

Published in 2019

Generally retailed at $14.99 USD

Contains two #1′s

For a long time the content for the Greg Universe Special and 2016 Special were not available if you couldn’t find individual paper issues, but that’s changed with Welcome to Beach City! It contains those two and their alternate cover galleries. The Fusion Frenzy from 2019 has not yet been released in a compilation, but these two have.

All-in-One Hardcover Edition

Includes the Original Comics from 2014 - 2015, the bonus comics that were included in the two graphic novel compilations, the 4 issues of Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems, the first twelve issues of the 2017 Series, and an abbreviated miniature cover gallery.

Published in 2019

Generally retailed at $45.00 USD

Does NOT contain one-shots, graphic novel content, or Harmony

This is a bit of a misnomer as it does not contain everything and stops at #12 of the 2017 series. (Obviously since it was an ongoing series at the time, you can’t publish a book of it until the series stops being ongoing, but if people want this because they think it’s everything, they should know it is not everything.) 

Original Graphic Novels

Individual Novels

First one published in 2016

Generally retailed at $14.99 USD

Each is a One-Shot

As if this wasn't confusing enough with all these comic issues and variant covers and trade paperback versions of them, there are also original graphic novels! These are trade paperbacks that are complete in the large graphic novel form and were not previously individually released. They're legit graphic novels, and though the released volumes are not connected to each other story-wise, they are being labeled Original Graphic Novel 1, 2, 3, and so on.

The Original Graphic Novel #1 is called Too Cool for School. You may see it listed that way, or you may see it with no number. (For your information, Original Graphic Novel #2 is Anti-Gravity; OGN #3 is The Ultimate Dough-Down; OGN #4 is Camp Pining Play; and OGN #5 is Crystal Clean.)

Too Cool for School is about Steven trying to go to school with Connie for the first time. It has a second short story at the end about Vidalia having a yard sale. Its cover art is by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell and there are no variants.

Things that are not comics

You may run into the soundtrack, the show itself, minisodes of the show, or the coloring book. (If you want the coloring book, though, it's awesome. Just make sure you get the licensed one. People sell a lot of compilations that are edited screenshots and fanart, and they pretend they're official coloring books. They are not.) 

Keep in mind also there are books--they tend not to have numbers on them, but if you see books such as The Answer, Guide to the Crystal Gems, Quest for Gem Magic, Steven Universe Mad Libs, What in the Universe?, Live from Beach City!, Best Buds Together Fun, Postcard Power!, Keep Beach City Weird!, Make Art! (On Purpose), Steven Universe: Art and Origins, Lion: Mane of Mystery, Fusion for Beginners and Experts, or the Steven Universe Sketchbook--these are standalone storybooks, insight books, or activity books for the series.

If you are a person attempting to purchase print media as a gift and just want a quick and dirty suggestion for what to buy: 

Buy the graphic novels and the trade paperback compilations. Only die-hards will need every scrap of material, so it’s okay if you can’t find the Greg Universe Special or Big Donut Special. My recommendations:

Buying ONE ITEM for a comics fan? Get Warp Tour.

Buying TWO ITEMS for a comics fan? Get Warp Tour and Punching Up.

Buying a GROUP OF ITEMS for a comics fan? Just get them all the trade paperbacks, starting with Volume 1 (”Believe in Steven”).

Buying ONE ITEM for a fan of the show, and don’t know if they’re into comics? Consider Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems trade paperback, Anti-Gravity, or The Ultimate Dough-Down--they’re more like books--or you can actually get a regular book. Keep Beach City Weird is funny for any age and Steven Universe: Art and Origins is cool for deep diggers and older fans.

Buying INDIVIDUAL ISSUES? Absolutely recommend all of the one-shots--the Greg Universe Special, 2016 Special, and Fusion Frenzy. Try to scoop up the first few of the 2017 series OR, if the person’s experienced with comics, try the original series or Harmony.

Buying stuff for a completist? Start with old copies of #1 on eBay or KaBoom’s site. Open your wallet and cry.

Feel free to read my reviews of every piece of media in the franchise if that will help you.

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Bad movie I have Phoenix Forgotten 2017

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FRIDAY NIGHT!!! Proud to be included in this music lineup and re-uniting with my homie @rubyibarra as part of the #3PALF Third Annual East Portland Art and Literary Festival running October 4-5 at Orchards of 82nd (O82)! . Join us in celebrating local artists, entrepreneurs, and small business owners in East Portland through this signature event. Suggested donation is $5, and no one will be turned away from lack of funds. Hosted by APANO’s Arts & Media Project. . WITH PERFORMANCES BY: Dan Brewster & A Step Above / DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid / Kurt Yokoyama Ikeda / Lilian Ongelungel / Luvjonez @luvjonezmusic / Marilou Carrera / Matt Dela Cruz / Michelle Ruiz Keil / Rex Navarrete / Swiggle Mandela / @vnprt - and special guest RUBY IBARRA @rubyIbarra ! . LIVE ART AND ACTIVITIES BY: A'misa Chiu / Aaron Nigel Smith / Alex Addy / Brian W. Parker / Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) / Luciana Proaño / PDX Childcare Collective / Sabina Haque / Sloane Leong / Unit Souzou / Vo Vo / Whitney Handrich . BOOK & CRAFT FAIR WITH: Art By Jenn L - Believe In Wonder Publishing - Cascadia Healthcare - Eyeball Burp Press - Golden Pear Studio - Habiba Abdul Rahim Art - Handmade by Seng - Karen Hsu - Kollodiworks - La Tienda del Sol - letra chueca press - Level Headed Press - Made With Care - Maya & Yun Ceramics Studio - MediaRites' Theatre Diaspora - Multnomah County Library - Onda Made by Emilly Prado - Ongelungel Arts - Pegacron - Practice - Recreating Society - Regional Arts & Culture Council - ReSISTA Kat - Seng Xiong - Women of Color Zines - Write Around Portland - Broad Space - Pacific Underground - and more! . General Schedule: Friday, October 4, 2019, 6pm-9pm Opening reception and performances at Orchards of 82nd Saturday, October 5, 2019, 12pm-6pm All-ages arts activities at Orchards of 82nd and Book & Craft Fair at Fubonn Shopping Center Saturday, October 5, 2019, 7pm-9pm Closing performances at Orchards of 82nd . Registration: Planning to head to 3PALF? Save time and pre-register online. (at Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon - APANO) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3LiF_9hx-j/?igshid=19f9o0hb27fys

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#MarsMemory

Entrevista com Tomo Milicevic e Matt Wachter nos bastidores de um show que o Mars iria abrir que acontecia em 2006.

Publicado em 19 de abril de 2006

PRIMEIRA PARTE

Bandas vêm e vão a cada ano e, raramente, muitas bandas começam a seguir em frente. Isso faz com que muitos sons obsoletos e cansados ​​sejam empurrados para o público desavisado ouvir. Raramente uma banda passa por isso, oferecer mais do que a tendência geral. 30 Seconds To Mars é uma dessas bandas raras. Para a idade dos membros - que vão de cerca de 20 aos 30 anos - é um prazer para o ouvinte de mente musical perceber que este grupo conhece os seus primórdios e os homenageiam. Enquanto tantos músicos de hoje só são citados como inspirações favoritas, talvez de 5 a 10 anos, os membros do 30STM foram inspirados pelos mestres genuínos de décadas atrás. De Yes e Pink Floyd ao John McLaughlin e Sade, Les Paul e assim por diante.

Tivemos uma chance de falar com Tomo Milicevic e Matt Wachter - guitarrista e baixista do 30STM - recentemente em um show em Santa Cruz, CA. A verdadeira alegria de conhecê-los não foi apenas a chance de escolher seus cérebros padrões, mas sim pelo fato de que esses caras sabem o que fazem. Este não é um grupo com a mentalidade de "Se ele pode fazer isso, eu posso fazer também". Estes indivíduos têm um fundo de interesse genuíno em criar a qualidade. E além disso, suas próprias vidas pessoais são bastante intrigantes também. Nós cobrimos não somente os assuntos regulares musicais mas também tivemos uma longa conversa sobre viagens, questões sociais, perguntas estúpidas de entrevista e até mesmo dicas de cozinha [Tomo é um chefe de cozinha diplomado que teve uma Pastelaria e foi Chefe em vários restaurantes]. Na verdade, esta entrevista oferece muito mais do que ninguém esperava. Matt confessou até um segredo, enquanto Tomo cobriu algumas dicas de culinária saudável, e também refletimos sobre a reunião de alguns heróis musicais. Pessoas reais com vidas reais, embora um pouco mais interessante do que alguns. Então prepare-se para uma longa leitura.

Nós nos encontramos nos bastidores do camarim de uma show de abertura que estavam prestes a executar. Entre as discussões sérias, houve um pouco de sarcasmo aqui e ali apenas para descontrair.

A entrevista iniciou com uma discussão sobre tatuagens. Matt estava recordando a história de alguém conhecido pela banda que teve todo a sua região íntima tatuada...

K2K: A entrevista começa com Matt falando... Matt Wachter: Um saco de chá Lipton tatuado no saco em alguém que deve permanecer sem nome.

K2K: Mas Lipton deve ser lembrado pelo nome. MW: Possivelmente foi a tatuagem mais legal que eu já vi.

K2K: Então você está dizendo que viu o saco de um homem e vocês gostaram. Tomo Milicevic: Sim. (risos)

K2K: Então poderíamos dizer que um "swing" ... TM: Não! MW: Não vá torcer as minhas palavras agora. Eu disse que aprecio a obra de arte nas bolas, não as bolas dele. Há uma diferença.

K2K: Quando ele está excitado, o saco de chá incha? MW: Não, senhor. TM: Senhor, Deus Todo-Poderoso.

K2K: Então vamos ver... nenhum dos dois é um membro original. TM: Eu sou o único que é realmente "banal", no sentido de que havia alguém antes de mim. Mas nenhum de nós somos... MW: A banda foi criada pelos irmãos Jared e Shannon. Eles assinaram em 1998 e já eram uma banda. Eu entrei em 2001. TM: E eu entrei em 2003.

K2K: Há quanto tempo a banda está junto? MW: Quase sempre. Jared e Shannon tocam juntos desde que eram crianças. TM: Bem mais de 10 anos.

K2K: Quantos anos têm Jared e Shannon agora? TM: Estão velhos.

K2K: Velho como em seus 30 anos? MW: Velho como em seus 20 anos. TM: Eles não são novos. Só sei disso... eles são velhos.

K2K: Onde surgiu a banda? TM: Los Angeles.

K2K: De onde vem o nome da banda? TM: Isso é definitivamente algo do Jared. O nome da banda veio de um biscoito da sorte e então ele o encontrou em alguns outros livros. Quando ele encontrou uma referência ao nome da banda em outro livro foi como algo estranho. É uma longa história e eu não quero entrar em detalhes. Eu sei, mas é tão chato. Apenas aprecie o nome.

K2K: Alguma coisa a ver com Ficção Científica? MW: Não. TM: Absolutamente nada a ver com o espaço sideral. Nem um pouco.

K2K: Marte é uma metáfora? TM: Totalmente uma metáfora. É realmente uma metáfora para o avanço iminente da tecnologia. MW: Marte também é o deus da guerra ... TM: Ele tem mais a ver com a versão grega da palavra Marte, ou seja, o deus da guerra. Não tem nada a ver com espaço e tempo de viagem. MW: Sim. Portanto, não tragam bonequinhos de "meu marciano favorito” para os shows porque vamos olhar para você tipo... TM: E então nós vamos simplesmente jogá-los no lixo. Sim.

K2K: Então isso ferrou o resto das perguntas da minha entrevista. Muito obrigado e... MW: Não? Ok. (risos)

K2K: Do que as letras falam? TM: As letras falam sobre o que você quer que elas signifiquem. Não existe história por trás delas. Pelo menos em alguma que nós nunca diremos. Está por aí realmente para sua própria interpretação. Não estamos interessados ​​em lhes dizer o que elas significam. MW: Eu não quero saber o que Stairway To Heaven [do Led Zeppelin] quer dizer.

K2K: Eu acho que nem o Robert [Plant] sabe. MW: Eu tenho a minha versão dela do que significa para mim, e isso é a coisa mais importante.

K2K: A razão pela qual perguntei sobre isso é que... e por que fiz a pergunta referente a Ficção Científica... é que isso parecia seguir uma direção... TM: Se tem alguma coisa que, no álbum "A Beautiful Lie" particularmente, as letras podem dizer é sobre a luta de uma pessoa - quem quer que essa pessoa possa ser - e as escolhas que ela tem que fazer. É como se você estivesse na encruzilhada e tem que escolher apenas um dos lados. Há um caminho certo e um caminho não tão certo. É mais sobre como um cara que está fazendo uma escolha do caminho certo para ir em frente. MW: É algo que todos podem se relacionar. Acho que todo mundo chega a esse ponto na vida onde... TM: Você tem que escolher. "O que eu vou fazer?". Isso é o que o álbum quer dizer.

K2K: De repente, "Stairway To Heaven" é uma referência sobre os "dois caminhos que você pode ir" que comentaram. MW: Se alguém começar a tocar "Stairway To Heaven" agora, o que seria por acaso. Se houvesse um Centro de Guitarra por aqui, tenho certeza que a ouviríamos.

K2K: Não importa quão jovens as crianças são hoje, elas ainda irão tocá-la. TM: O fato é que ela tem uma parte de guitarra legal de tocar. É apenas divertido. É uma progressão legal de acordes. Quando você toca o início de Stairway To Heaven, parece que você está realmente tocando guitarra. E é por isso que as pessoas tocam. MW: Smoke On The Water [do Deep Purple] é bom para aprender acordes.. TM: Na verdade eles não são complexos. Isso é um grande equívoco. MW: Você sabe o que... Eu não vou entrar em uma maldita grande... TM: Ritchie Blackmore toca quartas perfeita, mas quintos não. MW: OK. chato. TM: Eu acho que as crianças por aí deve saber que "Smoke On The Water" não é progressões potenciais de acordes. É realmente uma progressão de quartos perfeitos, o que é um grande equívoco. MW: A semântica de Smoke On The Water por Tomo Milicevic. TM: Apenas tentando esclarecer algumas confusões. Isso é tudo. MW: Muito obrigado.

K2K: Fofo. (todos riem)

K2K: E mais uma vez, esse é o fim da entrevista. Obrigado. (Risos) Uma hora depois terminamos a discussão sobre Smoke On The Water. Como isso tudo se relaciona com 30 Seconds To Mars? MW: Quem se importa. TM: Não importa, porque eu estou certo e isso é tudo que importa. MW: Uau! Já ouvi essa conversa quatro vezes. "Eu estou certo e isso é tudo."

K2K: Quais outras canções relacionadas podemos discutir? TM: Muitas. MW: Oh, sim!

K2K: Esses são os dois clássicos - Stairway To Heaven e Smoke On The Water, não são? TM: Ou um grande favorito das plataformas musicais, da América é definitivamente o Seek and Destroy do Metallica. Essa é definitivamente a "primeira música". Quando uma criança de 10 anos entra em uma loja e diz: "Eu quero ouvir rock!", Eles te mostram Seek And Destroy. provavelmente é uma das duas ou três primeiras músicas. Essa foi a primeira música que eu aprendi.

K2K: Então, qual é a canção de acordes perfeitos? TM: A canção de acordes perfeitos tem que ser Baba O'Reilly de OMS. MW: (Espantado) Eu... eu vou concordar com você. De novo.

K2K: Eu acho que eu também. Neste caso você está certo. TM: Quando você ouve Pete Townshend acertar os acordes, é tão épico. O jeito que ele dedilha. Provavelmente existem alguns melhores, mas na minha cabeça é o que eu penso. Imagino ele balançando o braço sobre os acordes.

K2K: Esta pode ser uma pergunta para o Jared, mas qual foi a base para formar a banda? TM: Eles estavam sempre tocando juntos desde que eram crianças. Era sempre uma banda. Depois a banda passou por algumas mudanças e tornou-se o 30 Seconds To Mars. MW: Inicialmente, quando eu comecei, era mais como um projeto de arte, este projeto estranho prog-rock. Eles tocaram com muitos nomes diferentes o tempo todo. Cada show eles mudavam o nome. Mesmo quando eu entrei na banda foi assim... Nós não gravávamos, não tinha fotos. Havia uma razão para isso. Queríamos que a música falasse por si mesma e foi assim. Agora estamos fazendo entrevistas e sessões de fotos porque ganhamos essa batalha. Vamos para o próximo passo.

K2K: Eu vi a banda pela primeira vez no Jay Leno. TM: Esse foi realmente o último show do primeiro guitarrista. MW: A primeira apresentação do Tomo foi no Craig Kilborne.

K2K: Esse foi o show que eu os vi pela primeira vez, Jay Leno, e eu lembro de ter pensado o quão legal achei. Eu pensei que esta era uma das bandas mais esperadas recentemente. Então eles anunciaram o nome do Jared e eu pensei: "Droga, irão massacrá-lo ali mesmo." Eu pensei que a imprensa iria pular nele e rasgá-lo para os tabloides sem nenhuma chance. MW: (risos) Honestamente, isso é uma suposição justa de fazer. Eu acho que qualquer pessoa que entram nesse tipo de coisa é um pouco cético. TM: Cite uma banda diferente de nós que fez um bom trabalho [com isso]. Você não consegue, realmente. MW: Talvez em outros gêneros de música... mas para o rock, do tipo que nós tocamos, não houve...

K2K: Quando essas estrelas de hollywood lançam álbuns, são massacrados. Tinha um que era especialmente ruim. Mas então o jogador de futebol Alexi Lalas lançou um ótimo álbum, mas nesse ponto a imprensa estava destruindo estrelas esportivas e atores que tentam entrarem para a música. TM: Alexi Lalas é de Michigan, que é de onde eu sou. Ele é um jogador muito bom.

K2K: Você já ouviu o álbum dele? É incrivel! TM: Sim. Eu tenho esse álbum. Mas o fato é que fizemos o certo. Antes eles não queriam fazer nenhuma filmagem porque queriam que a música falasse por si mesma. Mas agora... MW: Isso não é um projeto de vaidade do Jared. Ele está na música de verdade, pelas razões certas. TM: Não há dinheiro nisso. MW: Exatamente. Se ele quisesse ganhar dinheiro, estaria fazendo filmes em tempo integral. TM: E ele está definitivamente recusando muita oportunidade que dão muito dinheiro. MW: Estávamos prestes a sair em turnê quando Clint Eastwood o chamou e disse: "Eu quero que você esteja no meu novo filme." TM: Ele disse: "Não. Eu sairei em turnê ". MW: E este foi o slot de abertura. Apoiado antes por quatro bandas. Eu acho que isso é um testamento.

K2K: Em relação a estipulação de que você não vai fazer shows se o nome do Jared estiver sendo usado como “ator” para anunciar os shows... TM: Isso foi no passado. Mas não é justo para nós quando isso acontece, e não é justo para as outras bandas. Não é justo para o Jared, porque isso automaticamente coloca uma tag no show.

K2K: Então sobre a estipulação... Você disse que no passado não estava tudo bem em relação a isso... TM: Porque foi no passado, antes das pessoas ouvirem falar da banda. Agora podemos vender ingressos porque as pessoas sabem que somos bons e gostam da música. Mas no passado era tipo, "Vamos ver a banda do Jared Leto." MW: Há ainda o que chamamos "de Looky-Loo", só para isso. Mas é inevitável neste momento. Mas estamos neste lugar onde nos sentimos confortáveis. Já nos apresentamos. As pessoas sabem que somos uma banda, sabe... Lembro-me de passear na Flórida, onde fizemos alguns shows, onde vi que eles tinham proeminentemente seu nome e foto no folheto. TM: É uma regra estrita. É parte do contrato com o promotor dizendo: "Você não pode fazer isso." MW: Não é que nós estamos tentando ser chatos. Estamos tentando apresentar a banda e a música da maneira que deveria ser. TM: Se você colocar esse nome lá, todos nós vamos conseguir público pois as meninas vão querer ver o Jared. Mas isso não é justo para o resto da banda. MW: Infelizmente isso é o que queima rápido. Isso é estritamente uma coisa da moda. TM: Você quer os jovens, mas quer os jovens certos. Você quer os jovens que vão crescer com a sua banda porque eles adoram a música. Nós estamos constantemente entregando boas composições, mas... especialmente com os jovens do ensino médio... Eles são tão inconstantes que, quando o ano seguinte vir, eles não querem ouvir a mesma banda, porque não é mais "legal". Eles querem ouvir a banda que é nova que ninguém sabe sobre ela. MW: Eu vi fãs aqui que eu conheci há cinco anos atrás, quando nós tocamos pela primeira vez neste lugar. Os mesmo fãs. Temos fãs que cresceram e continuam evoluindo conosco. Nós mudamos nosso som do próximo disco e eles ainda estão lá. Acho que é um testamento para a nossa base de fãs. TM: E é por isso que não queremos usar o seu nome. Nós queríamos ter o tiro certo de qualquer outra banda que não tinha um ator de Hollywood na banda. Para o Jared, se fosse só ele e não se importasse com o resto de nós, talvez fosse assim. Mas o irmão dele está na banda e vai perder tudo se não for feito direito. Nós que estamos na banda perderemos tudo se não for feito direito. Então é realmente para todos nós, como um grupo, sermos justo em dizer: "Nós somos uma banda real. Nós não somos mais uma besteira. Estamos lutando. Não temos dinheiro. Somos todos tão pobres quanto vocês. Estamos tentando trabalhar como qualquer um desses outros caras por aí. Fazemos um pouco mais, e trabalhamos muito, muito mesmo. Não há tempo livre para nós.”

K2K: Você trouxe algo mais cedo... Ao falar sobre Stairway To Heaven. Quantos anos você tem? TM: Eu tenho 26. MW: Eu tenho 30.

K2K: Então, nós temos a diferença de idade de 10 anos ou mais. As coisas mudaram muito no intervalo desses 10 anos desde quando eu escutava música. Ao falar sobre a inconstância... Nos velhos tempos, você tinha bandas e estilos musicais muito definidos. Você tinha Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Pink Floyd, KISS, Boston ou o que quer que seja... Cada banda era "aquela" banda. Eles podiam fazer o que queriam fazer e eles mudaram cada álbum, mas os fãs permaneceram com eles. Isso foi o desenvolvimento do artista. Ninguém lhes disse o que fazer. Eles criaram e foi o trabalho da gravadora divulgá-los. Você acha que é uma triste realidade que nós absolutamente não temos isso hoje? MW: Absolutamente! TM: Absolutamente! Como agora... Eu só estava falando disso há um ano. Eu estava falando como as gravadoras não estão mais procurando por "uma grande banda". Não existe mais Alice In Chains, nem Soundgarden. Alice In Chains era uma banda incrível. Jerry Cantrell escreveu algumas músicas incríveis. Eles [a gravadora] colocaram todo seu lucro nele porque sabiam que ele ia produzir uma boa música. Agora, em vez de fazer isso, eles dividiram esse pedaço de dinheiro de 50 mil para 50 bandas. Eles dizem: "Façam um álbum. Divertam-se. Espero que vocês façam isso." Então uma dessas 50 bandas pode fazer alguma coisa. MW: E eles [gravadoras] tem o seu imposto no final do ano. TM: Isso mesmo. É como está agora, em vez de... OK, temos pessoas muito boas que têm muito bom gosto e amor pela música...

K2K: Você está falando sobre a sua banda? MW: Estamos muito felizes com nossa situação. O fato da questão é que muitas gravadoras não têm isso. TM: Nós temos sorte. Esse velho estilo de escola que você está falando, é assim que é para nós.

K2K: Com a Virgin? TM: Sim. Temos toda a atenção. Nós produzimos quase nenhum lucro para eles, mas eles ainda investem todo o dinheiro e tempo em nós, porque eles acreditam que estamos seguindo eventualmente em conseguir uma carreira. MW: A maioria das gravadoras, se você não chegar a ouro ou platina na primeira vez, você está acabado. Você é considerado um fracasso. Para mim, 100.000 álbuns é muito, mas não para os contadores de moedas. TM: Então, é como uma banda deveria ficar famosa, exceto pelo turismo. Você não vai vender um milhão de discos por dois anos de turnê. Não funciona assim.

K2K: Eu tinha lido um artigo ultimamente que perguntou se o rádio está basicamente seguindo as tendências que estão sendo definidas pela MTV agora. MW: Há uma exceção à regra aqui em Santa Cruz. TM: Santa Cruz é definitivamente diferente. No X-103.9, eles tocam o que quiserem. É ótimo.

K2K: Você diria que a Virgin é uma das melhores gravadoras? TM: Para nós, sim. Eu não sei como é para outras bandas, mas para nós, definitivamente sim. Eu sei que a Warner Bros. é uma das boas marcas por aí porque eles têm grandes pessoas gerenciando e eles escolhem grandes bandas, e então eles investem nisso. Eles investem em suas bandas. Existem bandas naquela gravadora que não vendem muitos discos, mas estão sempre na estrada e estão sempre sendo empurradas. MW: Nós encontramos muitas bandas e ouvimos suas histórias ... TM: Sim, e isso te faz louco. MW: Estamos muito felizes. TM: Eu tenho que dizer, isso tem muito a ver com o Jared. Ele sabe como lidar. Ele não é um idiota. Ele sabe como funciona o negócio e sabe como conseguir o que é certo para nós. Temos muita sorte em ter alguém na banda que sabe como fazer isso. Eu certamente não saberia. Eu não sou eloquente o suficiente para conseguir algo assim e eu não sei o suficiente para conseguir isso. Ele [Jared] está na indústria do entretenimento há tempo suficiente para que ele conheça onde se meter. Isso também ajuda. MW: Eu acho que muitas crianças, incluindo eu... entram nesta indústria pensando que vão conseguir um contrato e, em seguida, você conseguirá um grupo de pessoas te assistindo. Não é esse o caso. TM: Quando você é de Detroit, você pensa, "grande gravadora? Estou pronto para encarar.” A realidade é que você assina e basicamente se fode. Você acabou de garantir a si mesmo meio milhão de dólares em dívida. Você acabou de colocar isso em seu livro de equilíbrio de imediato. MW: Mas eu não quero desencorajar as crianças.

(LEIA A SEGUNDA PARTE)

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Phoenix Forgotten

Phoenix Forgotten Actors: Matt Biedel,Ana Dela Cruz,Jeanine Jackson Director: Justin Barber Country: américain Genres: Thriller, Epouvante-horreur, Science fiction Duration: 80

<p>En prenant comme point de départ l'observation bien réelle des "Lumières de Phoenix" par des centaines de témoins de la région le 13 mars 1997 (un OVNI constitué de points lumineux apparemment en vol stationnaire au-dessus de la ville, phénomène qui reste à ce jour inexpliqué même si la piste rationnelle de fusées éclairantes est privilégiée), "Phoenix Forgotten" construit toute une fic... source https://fcine.tv/phoenix-forgotten-5317-streaming

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Microworkouts: Effective, At Home Workouts In Two Minutes or Less

A lot of us get hung up on this idea of what an exercise session is supposed to look like. We think about driving over to the gym, squeezing into a crowded class, or working through a room full of complex contraptions, machines, and heavy plates. In our minds, it has to be a certain duration or intensity, or it doesn’t count. It has to have a warm-up and a cool-down, and we’re supposed to sweat so we’ll need to shower when it’s over. That mindset turns the simple act of moving your muscles into something you don’t have time for, something you’re too tired or sore to do today, something that seems too overwhelming for the moment you’re in right now. Don’t underestimate the power of short, at home workouts.

I’m challenging you to change your mindset, emerge from our flawed, dated and narrow approach to fitness and step into a much broader perspective about what it means to be fit. The concept of microworkouts is taking hold, and being touted by emerging science, respected coaches, trainers and elite athletes. I’m seeing a shift in the way people think about how to get fit: we’ve had enough with making the same mistakes over and over.

Microworkouts: Reframing our Approach to Exercise

The revolution is definitely a work in progress, and I still see misguided and destructive marketing messages and programming being thrust upon well-intentioned fitness enthusiasts. I still see the “no pain, no gain” approach being encouraged by fitness personalities and celebrated on social media.

For those of us willing to examine outdated beliefs and behavior patterns, and replace them with simple ways to get fitter, healthier, and happier, together we can help usher in a New Fitness movement.

I can attest that things like frequent traveling, minor aches and pains limiting certain activities, or hectic periods of work can throw me off even the most regimented fitness devotee. Often I won’t even realize that my routine has been slipping until I review my workout journals and realize I haven’t bagged a formal sprint session in three weeks.

Enter microworkouts.

What are Microworkouts?

Microworkouts are quick strength moves that you do throughout the course of the day. They can take a few seconds or a few minutes, they can be structured or unstructured, and you can roll them into the more mundane parts of your day, like waiting for your morning coffee to brew or going out to get the mail. These brief, at home workouts don’t seem like much while you’re doing them, but the effects compound over time.

Some examples of microworkouts:

Doing calf raises every time you climb the stairs in your house

Holding a plank while you’re waiting for your smoothie to blend

Ripping out a quick set of tricep dips at your desk before every meeting

The key is that you don’t overthink it. You do it, and then it’s over until you decide to do another microworkout. Even though they involve true energy expenditure, microworkouts seem effortless. The benefits compound over time, and you don’t feel like you’re disrupting the flow of your day at all.

In Keto For Life, we call it JFW, or Just F—ing Walk. Quick, at home workouts or microworkouts outdoors might sneak in there next. If it stops there for the day, great. Or, you may be up for that long-standing foundation of structured cardio, resistance training, or sprint workouts.

Reference the Primal Blueprint Fitness Pyramid recommending 2-5 hours per week of cardio at aerobic heart rates (180 minus age in beats per minute or below), two strength sessions per week lasting 10-30 minutes emphasizing functional, full-body movements, and one sprint workout every 7-10 days featuring all-out efforts lasting between 10-20 seconds with full rest between. These are simply guidelines. Life happens, and microworkouts are there to fill the gap.

Mark’s August 2019 post on microworkouts attracted a ton of feedback from readers. Clearly, this concept is taking hold in the fitness scene and is poised to become a major stand-alone element of a well-balanced program. Devoted MDA reader, Primal Health Coach, and 50+ athletic wonder Stephen Rader wrote a nice article with photos here. Rader mentions that microworkouts are great for skill acquisition because they don’t wear you out and can be performed frequently. He also pointed out that the Blue Zone research is touting the concept as a winning longevity component. Here’s a helpful podcast/video from Matt Schifferle at the Red Delta Project on the subject. He makes an excellent point that frequency and consistency are fitness essentials, and it can often be difficult to achieve those with a formal workout routine.

Matt makes the clever comparison that a microworkout is like chillin’ at home and watching Netflix, or watching a quick video on your mobile device, versus a proper evening out at the movie theaters. A theater experience is still fantastic (as is a full-length workout at the gym), but it’s not always practical, and it’s often less appealing than a micro-entertainment experience at home.

Thanks to forward thinking fitness leaders like Angelo dela Cruz, Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece, Joel Jamieson, Brian MacKenzie, Dr. Craig Marker, and Dr. Kelly Starrett, we have things like mobility/flexibility training, recovery-based workouts, cold exposure and heat exposure, breath work, and High Intensity Repeat Training adding variety into our fitness plans.

How to do Quick and Effective at Home Workouts (With Video)

The possibilities for microworkouts are infinite! All you need is some creativity and a way to put your body under some form of resistance load. The most important success factor for microworkouts is to adopt the proper mindset and commitment to the project. This is the difficult part, because we have been socialized to view workouts as a big production, requiring significant time, energy, and logistics. The truth is, home workouts can be just as effective.

This all-or-nothing mindset can make you resistant to hauling off a single set of deep squats during a busy workday, because you might think, “what’s the point?” It’s important to embrace the idea that engaging in any and all manner of physical movement throughout the day is essential to your general health, particularly for fat burning and cognitive performance. Recall that sitting for as little as 15 minutes can deliver a significant decline in glucose tolerance and increase in insulin resistance. Simply standing up at work increases caloric expenditure by 10 percent. Talking a leisurely 15-minute walk after a meal lowers the insulin response by half. Walking every day is directly correlated with a boost in brain function.

Little things make a big difference. When some of your movement breaks include brief, explosive microworkout efforts, you enjoy not only the general benefits of movement, but also achieve a significant fitness benefit over time. If you start doing a single set of pull-ups here, a single set of deadlifts there, two years from now you will have hundreds of thousands of pounds and thousands of reps in the bank.

Here are four microworkouts that I do at home, including three that I have set up right in my home office.

Microworkout 1: Air Squat

Microworkout 2: Pull-ups, or Chin-ups

Microworkout 3: Stretch Cord Circuit

Microworkout 4: Hexbar Deadlift

Let’s take a three-step approach to excelling in microworkouts:

Commitment: I know your fitness to-do list is already long, not to mention your overall life to-do list. However, adding microworkouts into the mix is arguably the easiest way to boost your fitness. You don’t have to schedule time on your busy calendar, nor line up child care to escape for an hour to the gym. You simply have to acknowledge the importance of movement, and the incredible cumulative benefit of brief, explosive bursts, and make a sincere commitment to a microworkout program.

Environment: It’s essential to set yourself up for success with cues, triggers, implements, and apparatuses that make microworkouts compelling and impossible to ignore. The videos accompanying this piece offer some clever suggestions to help you get into the groove. Making a minimal investment in some Stretch Cordz gives you a ton of options to work different muscle groups. Ditto for installing a pull-up bar, a TRX kit, or having a kettlebell nearby. Beyond actual equipment, there are other environmental cues you can associate with microworkouts. For example, if you mount your pullup bar in your closet door, entering the closet is call for a set of pullups. Ditto for my hex bar located on the route to the garbage barrel. Put your microworkout triggers in plain sight, begging you to engage. If the example is doing a set of deep squats at your work desk, write a sticky note or use an app to generate a reminder every two hours. Alas, dialing in your environment will not automatically lead to success unless you integrate the next objective…

Incentives, Rewards, and Benchmarks: Establish some minimum standards to accomplish each day, such as one set of deep squats, one set of Stretch Cordz, and one additional effort choosing from pull-ups or kettlebells. Enter it into your calendar or display a simple sticky note. Don’t break for lunch or leave the office for the evening until you have completed your bare minimum objectives. When I finish a thoughtful email, hang up a lengthy phone call, or reach a natural breaking point in my writing, I’ll reward myself with a cognitive break in the form of a microworkout. If you can enroll a partner in your microworkout journey, this is the best source of inspiration and accountability. Perhaps you can meet in the building stairwell for a quick sprint up two flights of stairs at least once a day, or more by invitation. If you enjoy relaxing in the evening with digital entertainment, establish a rule that you’ll do at least one set of something during each episode of your binge-watch. There are many more ideas of this nature to consider, but it really helps to put some structure into the picture and take it seriously. Seriously, don’t leave the office, ever, until you do at least one set of deep squats every day.

Hopefully the videos will create some inspiration and momentum for your at home workouts. Let me know how microworkouts are going for you, and perhaps share some of your clever ideas for environment, incentives, rewards and benchmarks with the community. Good luck!

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