#SEC Armadillo

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Under The Shell by The Urban Hermit Via Flickr: A first step back in to film photography after nearly 20 years. Camera - Olympus Mju Zoom Film - Long expired Kodak Ultra 400 Processing & scanning - Gulabi Photo Lab Post Processing - Photoscape X

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SPARKS – SEC THE ARMADILLO 26th MAY 2023

It’s not often that an American band will play in Glasgow the day their new album comes out but tonight we were treating to a celebratory atmosphere as Sparks 26th album ‘The Girl is Crying in Her Latte’ had been released that day!

This was the third time I had seen the wonderful Sparks. The last two occasions were at The Academy and Barrowlands, whereas tonight was at the SEC Armadillo, where I recently seen Morrissey. I’ll say at this point that whilst I’m a fan of the armadillo, the atmosphere and experience is so much better from the stalls. A lesson learned.

Sparks had always been fantastic, but on this occasion the gig started really slowly, and I was a bit worried that they were having an off night. There was nothing to be worried about as after a few tunes in they got into their usually magnificent stride. ‘Angst In Mt Pants’ from the 1982 album of the same name seemed to be the turning point and from there the set list jumped back and froward from their 1973 album ‘A Woofer In Tweeter’s Clothing’ right up to the new album.

Russell has a real gift of being a warm and entertaining host, regaling the audience with stories from their lifetime of entertaining audiences, whereas Ron just sits behind his piano as cool as a cucumber leaving his brother to the limelight.

Highlights from the set for me were the smash hit ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us’ and the wonderfully repetitive ‘My Baby’s Taking Me Home’.

But regardless of the slow start, the audience left with another incredible gig. Sparks are a superb band and even in their mid 70s seem to have no plans to retire and I for one am very glad as I will be genuinely sad when I have seen Sparks for the last time.

4 stars.

[rhythmantics]

more ancient+'s (first set here), this time featuring aethers, sandsurges, banescales (a second time), and dusthides

For the aether, I just wanted to really lean into the mothiness... and make a hatchling that doesn't hide its extra pair of legs. seriously, why does the actual aether hatchling hide its extra pair of legs... that's like, the Whole Point. I also thought it'd be fun to play with primary/secondary placement, so the aether's wings actually use its primary

Sandsurges, uhhh.... this is the most radical departure from the canon, because I kind of can't justify anything about the canon sandsurges. If they're supposed to be burrowers, why do they have cheetah bodies? Or the big clunky horns? And if they're supposed to be sand sharks, why do they have TWO sails when one would sell the shark-ness more? So this version features big mole mitts and monitor bod, with a single really BIG sail.

Banescale (2) - just trying to lean into (what i think) was the theme of the banescales, which is that they're "demonic" dragons compared to coatls being "angelic". So made the tail more obviously a trident and gave it crazy little grabby hands on its wings, and tore them up like aberrations. it turned out looking a lot like a man. sorry.

Dusthides... I'm not really sure... what's going on with the canon dusthides? they look like they're trying to be isopods and pangolins and armadillos. So here's my take on that. The armor plates are prehensile and can fold upwards. this is pretty much just a vestigial feature of them originally being wings because it's not like they can fly with them lol. again experimenting with secondary placement by having the armored legs, head, and tail tip be the secondary. it doesn't curl up into a perfect ball, but neither do pangolins. i also made it fluffy because i like fluffy dragons. it can't wear clothes anyway. it ended up turning out kind of centipede-y

i feel like auraboas and aberrations are like... fine. Any changes i would make to them would be pretty minimal (mostly I just want shrinkage on the auraboa wings and more exciting prim/sec placement on the abes) so i'm probably not going to do ancient+'s of them

[enkays-den]

Skizz Week 2, Day 6: Pet/Pal

@skizzlemanweek

1k, mentions of dubious use of armadillos in sportsball, Skizz, Tango, Zedaph, Etho

“Skizz! What are you doing around these parts?” Tango jumped down from his balcony, alighting softly beside his friend.

“First off dude, I live like, twenty seconds away. Second, Etho summoned me! And when the king summons, I come a-runnin’!”

“That’s true, he’s a rare sight,” Tango agreed. “I was certain that with Iskall starting his vault expeditions, we wouldn’t be seeing him for another couple weeks.” 

A pink firework exploded a couple hundred feet away, drawing their attention.

“Who’s pink? Stress?” Tango asked.

“No, can’t be, she would have sent me a giant ‘ELLO’ at some point,” Skizz said, squinting.

Another burst of pink, a little closer this time.

“Catch me, fellas!” A man’s voice called.

“Oh that’s Zed for sure,” Tango said, stepping out of the way.

Skizz saw the movement out of the corner of his eye and stepped so he was in front of Tango, his back facing the smaller man. “Where are you going? You’re gonna help me catch him!”

“Me?!” Tango yelped, trying to escape Skizz’s radius. “What am I gonna do, you’re like half a foot taller than me!” Zedaph was closing in, a speeding blond bullet in the air.

“Help me brace!” Skizz’s voice was filled with that seemingly oblivious optimism. He was holding his arms out to Zed’s rapidly approaching form.

“We’re gonna die,” Tango deadpanned, accepting his fate and putting his hands on Skizz’s shoulder, unsure of how to “brace” for this.

Zed crashed into Skizz’s open arms, his weight sending Skizz, Zed, and Tango screaming and tumbling backwards into the (moderately) soft grass. Eventually, the screams turned into laughter as the three men detangled themselves.

“Gon’ feel that in the morning,” Zed groaned, grinning and stretching his back.

“You’re such a buttface,” Tango accused. “Why can’t you just land?”

“Where’s the fun in that?” Zed asked mischievously. 

Skizz gave the Brit a quick hug. “Good to see you, man. Etho message you too?”

“Yeah, wonder what he wants?”

“Same, I thought it was just postal biz, but apparently not,” Tango said, pushing himself to his feet.

“Maybe he just messaged everyone that’s here right now,” Zed suggested.

“Well now I don’t feel special, Zeddle Bop, thanks!” Skizz pouted like a child, earning teasing pokes from his friends.

Skizz ran over to Etho’s gorgeous Asian-style base and knocked on his door frame. “E! Your poss-e is here!”

“Just a sec, Skizz!” Etho’s voice echoed from inside his house.

A few seconds later, Etho jumped from the story above, landing almost silently on the wood flooring. “Hi guys,” he said awkwardly.

“Hey Eefers,” Tango said. “What’s so important you called us goobers over?”

“It’s over in this room over here, follow me.”

The four of them walked to a room in Etho’s basement, and Tango gasped.

In a large caged pen filled with sand (the sand was directly on the floor???) were about two dozen armadillos, either wandering the perimeter of their enclosure or lounging on a flat piece of sandstone.

“Oh. My. Gosh! There’s so many!” Tango squeaked. 

“Can I pick one up?” Zed asked eagerly.

“Sure, just be gentle when you approach them, otherwise they’ll roll into a ball.”

“Where did you get so many of these guys?” Skizz asked as Tango and Zed approached the pen. 

“Ren wanted me to get a whole bunch for his soccer game,” Etho said.

“Is he really going to kick these little guys around?” Skizz asked, concerned.

“Not technically kicking,” Etho defended. “It’s wind charges only, they just roll, and they don’t get hit. Cub already did lots of testing, and they seem fine as long as they aren’t constantly rolling for more than like, five minutes. I’m looking to breed a lot more of these guys and maybe do some revamps of the rules to make rounds shorter.”

“PETA’s gonna roll in and bust this whole operation open,” Skizz joked.

Etho chuckled. “Maybe, but I’m not the one who made the game, that’s all Ren.”

“Classic Etho, always placing the blame on someone else,” Tango quipped, holding a baby armadillo the size of a grapefruit in his hands. “These guys are sooooo cute!”

“Okay, now I wanna grab one of these goobers,” Skizz said. “Move over!”

He eyed a particularly large armadillo on the sandstone slab and scooped it up. Its armor was almost like a hard basketball. The armadillo blinked its tiny black eyes at him and let out a little squawk.”

“Uh oh,” Etho said, grabbing the animal from Skizz’s hands. “Be right back!” He ran out of the room, leaving behind three very confused hermits.

“I… didn’t even know they could make noises, let alone sound like a doggy toy,” Skizz said, laughing.

“Truly nature’s most majestic of creatures,” Zed said wisely, feeding an armadillo a little piece of apple from a bowl Etho had on the floor.

“They’re apparently also ticking time bombs,” Tango noted, turning over the armadillo in his hands to examine the furry belly. “Maybe they’re vicious.”

“This little lad for sure is destroying this apple slice,” Zed said seriously.

Etho returned, panting a little. “Sorry about that,” he said. “Sometimes when one of them starts screaming, it sets the whole group off.”

“Jeez, one heck of an alarm system,” Skizz said.

“Doc can use it the next time someone messes with his redstone,” Tango deadpanned.

“Did the person who did that ever come forward?” Etho asked, scratching under his mask.

“They apologized, anonymously,” Zed said.

“If it even was just one person,” Tango countered.

“My diamonds are still on Cub,” Zed said, shrugging. By this point, he’d fully climbed into the pen and had three armadillos on his lap looking for fruit.

“Those things are glued to you, man,” Skizz said

Tango gasped, turning to his friend. “Zed, Aerial Armadillo Service!”

Skizz burst out into giggles

Etho laughed. “Oh no,” he said between breaths.

“Etho, Skizz, you wanna help dangle these dudes?” Zed asked.

The two of them exchanged a silent look. Etho’s eyes crinkled with barely held back mirth. Skizz grinned.

“You know it, Bop.” 

[xitty]

Ensemble Stars 2023 Statistics

ES Countdown 2023 -> 2024 stream provided fun stats again! I have a post of 2022 here. Following are of content added in 2023 (MVs, office furniture...) and JP version.

Most Read Event Stories (Music + Basic) 1. Altered (fine-O and Altered tour) 2. New Start GO! (Hajime center) 3. Machina (Mika center)

Most Viewed MVs In-game 1. One With One (1 014 549 views) 2. Ruby Love (313 560 views) 3. Eccentric Party Night!! (297 990 views)

Most Used Stamps 1. Kanata FS2 ("arigatou gozaimasu") 2. Bkub HiMERU ("kimi no heart ni HiMERU secret") 3. Bkub Ra*bits ("yatta! pyon pyon")

The Biggest Stage (width) 1. Resurrection of Soul (60 m) 2. Romantic Xday! (58 m) 3. Les temps des fleurs (50 m)

The Biggest Stage (height) 1. Dawning Angels (39 m) 2. Romantic Xday! (28 m) 3. Twilight Pentagram (23 m)

The Biggest Elevation Change in MV 1. Dawning Angels (23 m descent to stage) 2. Meikyuu denshi kairou (pillar ascent 6.5 m) 3. tie between Melting Rouge Soul (3 m descent to stage) and Undying Holy Love (3 m ascent from underground) (btw, Dreaming Ocean doesn't count?)

Most Lights Used in MV 1. tie between Dawning Angels and Twilight Pentagram (approx. 430 lights used) 3. Starlight Parade (approx. 240 lights used) How expensive Dawning Angels (in game's world) was??

The Highest Note Sung 1. Melting Rouge Soul 2. Black Out See Saw 3. tie between Romantic Xday! and Boku Sketch (Hajime solo) Congrats Ryota Osaka (Ibara) on your pipes.

The Lowest Note Sung 1. Twilight Pentagram 2. tie between Melting Rouge Soul and Konjiki senya yumebutai This win goes to Toshiki Masuda (Rei).

The Longest Note Sung 1. Boku Sketch (Hajime solo) (approx. 4 sec) 2. tie between Shukufuku no Library and Amor Vincit Omnia (Shu solo) (approx. 3.5 sec)

The Most Difficult Song Added in 2023 (least Expert clears) 1. Resurrection of Soul 2. Love×me⇄monsteR 3. Eccentric Party Night!! (Reminiscence Mix)

Most "guests" (other people, animals) in MV 1. Dreaming Ocean (579 animals: 578 fish and 1 jellyfish) 2. Resurrection of Soul (20 bats) 3. tie between Parallel Maze (8 Ra*bits from parallel worlds) and Relax Paradise (8 animals: 2 sloths, 1 kiwi, 1 platypus, 2 elephants, 1 armadillo and 1 bear) Cheers for the animators who kept count on the fish.

Best-Selling Office Items 1. Acoustic guitar 2. Shoebill plushie 3. Collaboration drinks table Post here about which idols can play the guitar!

Total times of animals fed in Animal Plaza 39 825 059 times

Total number of fans acquired for idols 8 241 865 400 fans

[bawnjourno]

It’s going to be a hell of a show tonight in Glasgow! See you all at SEC Armadillo!

#SparksTour2023 (x)

[swap-my-fears-for-yours]

I CANT GO WATCH DIMENSION 20 LIVE TONIGHT, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SELL THE TICKET IF ANYONE WANTS TO GO

https://secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/36005F16BC8B1F19/l8t8pclh

[ballsbutt]

Haruka sighed, digging through her giant mom purse to find Sparkle Magic Scepter. It had seen better days. The star spear head had lost much of its lustre. Once it was golden and sparkled with the hopes of youth and friendship. Now it lazily trailed sprinkles of middle age and resignation to complacency. Scratches showed against its patina and a section of paint on the swirl handle had rubbed up.

"Sparkle dream magic go," said Haruka. She was lifted off the ground in a burst of sun rays and starbursts that cleared a hole in the clouds above. A salaryman walking by cursed as he was coated in glitter. The light dissipated and Haruka landed, now in a fluffy pink dress with laces and frills and a skirt that she no longer found flattering.

"Stop, evildoer, or I will stop you in the name of love and justice, by the powers of the Wonder Sparkle Dreamstar."

The monster, a large bipedal conglomeration of an armadillo, a crocodile, and a ganguro girl, stopped midway from lifting a small old woman to its jaws. It narrowed its eyes and tossed the woman aside. Suparaku, Haruka's giant stuffed penguin sidekick, caught the woman midair and set her down gently.

"Wonder-Sparkle Princess, we finally meet! I am Gahanasaur the Destructor! I-"

The monster was interrupted by a ringing phone.

"One sec," said Haruka, pulling the phone out of seemingly nowhere. "It's my kid's dad."

Haruka turned away from the monster.

"Philip, what's up? I'm in the middle of something. I don't know, some kind of bullshit dinosaur."

"Seriously?" Gahanasaur yelled. Haruka threw up a pointer finger to silence him.

"What do you mean you can't pick Johnsuke up from school? It's your day! Uh huh... Uh huh... Look that's your problem, not mine."

Gahanasaur roared, "I am the Lord Captain of the Bascheomian Armada! I will not be spoken to like some lowly-"

Haruka held the phone to her chest and shot the monster a look.

"Sir," Haruka said, eyes glimmering pink, "I am handling important issues involving my child. I will fight you in a moment." She turned back around and lifted the phone back to her ear. "You always do this! You're completely unreliable! Just like when you were the Mysterious Masquerade, you talk a big game but you don't do shit!"

Haruka held the phone on her shoulder as she lit a cigarette. She held the cigarette between her lips. "This is why we never worked. No I'm not smoking, fuck you."

With a mighty warrior cry, Gahanasaur charged at Haruka. It reeled back a mighty claw, ready to strike true at the magical crusader of justice.

Without looking, Haruka held out the Sparkle Magic Scepter behind her, shooting a rainbow beam at the monster's head. It stopped dead in its tracks as it was vaporized from the shoulders up.

"Ugh, fine, I'll pick him up AGAIN. You suck."

Haruka hung up and tapped her tiara. A quick flash and she was back in her sweats.

"Suparaku, I've got to go. Can you handle cleanup?" she asked, stowing her phone and scepter.

It cooed at her, then walked up to the corpse. It grabbed a massive hand and started tugging it away.

Middle-aged magical girl.

She's been defending the Earth since the early 90s and she's very tired.

[influencermagazineuk]

This encompasses performances at legendary venues, including London's Palladium and Glasgow's SEC Armadillo, in addition to a grand finale at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on May 4th. It takes off at Brighton Dome on April 20th, 2025. Roger Daltrey, who has been the voice of classic anthems by The Who throughout the years, will be touring solo across the UK in the next year. Davidwbaker, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Every show had guaranteed to be a superlative mix of acoustic and partially acoustic performances, offering fans a unique opportunity to hear Daltrey sing with great power at his voice and matchless stage presence in an intimate setting. The setlist will feature the "best of the best" from Who's back catalogue and other solo hits and just some unknown gems to deliver a nice nostalgic journey through his spectacular career. Through the concerts, there will be a Q&A with each show. This enables the audience to gain deep insights and understanding about Daltrey's life, career, and the world of music. One gets a rare chance to connect with the mythical frontman and get exclusive insights into his creative process in such an interactive occasion. This eagerly awaited tour will be open to sales for tickets this Friday, November 15th, at 10 a.m. GMT. Don't miss this chance to enjoy the magic of Roger Daltrey in person. Read the full article

[life-in-providence-ri]

Apartments Near Brown University

I would like to live in an apartment near Brown University because I have to be at the university from Monday to Friday. I looked for nice apartments, and I found 257 Thayer to be the most convenient and comfortable living space that is tailored to the requirements of Brown University students, both undergraduate and graduate. These student apartments in Providence are designed to fit your needs for a home. You take advantage of the amenities that the apartment offers and the community amenities available. Plus, the cost of this apartment is very affordable. If you're a student who needs to economize in all aspects without compromising your home living situation, then this is a perfect location. For more information about this home, call (401) 592-2979.

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Roger Williams Park Zoo

You should never fail to visit the Roger Williams Park Zoo with your children. The zoo is a famous destination for visitors. It has features of having over 100 rare species from around the world. Visitors can enjoy activities like petting an armadillo, seeing New England's only Komodo dragon, and experiencing a zip ride. The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular, a popular fall tradition, takes place from September 27 to November 3, 2024. The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular – Trivia Edition, Food Truck Day, and breakfast with rainforest residents are also available.

New Specie at William Park Zoo

Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence has welcomed Velma the serval, one of 75 felines rescued from a private breeding facility in California. Velma is the first serval at the zoo, which is known for its slender, medium-sized wild cats native to sub-Saharan Africa. The zoo had planned to add servals to its 20-year plan, but Velma arrived earlier than expected. To build her home, the zoo has been raising emergency funds. The serval, known for its spotted and striped fur and large, rounded ears, can grow to over 3 feet long and weigh between 20 and 40 pounds. The zoo has been raising money for Velma's exhibit over the last two months and hopes to have a permanent home built for her by winter.

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Continue to Broad St 4 min (0.6 mi)

Take Aldrich St to Pavilion Ave 2 min (0.5 mi)

Take Blundell St to Thurbers Ave 47 sec (0.2 mi)

Take Allens Ave and Brook St to Thayer St 11 min (2.6 mi)

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The Stranglers 50th Anniversary Tour Kicked Off in Scotland in Style!

The Stranglers “Golden” Anniversary kicked off their tour in Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo then onto Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. The second night was a sell out and cemented the bands reputation as a tour de force. SEC Armadillo Glasgow 8th March There are only a handful of bands that have reached the significant milestone of playing live and recording material for 50 years. Formed in 1974, their pub…

[low-key-theatre]

I’m interested in 3 shows around the same time and all pricey.

I like the Rocky Horror film so I’ll probably book that.

‘Shen Yun’ is the most expensive and u might not even get a good view.

I know almost nothing about ‘Marx in London’ but I’ve been wanting to see an Opera for a while and it keeps not working out, plus it’s not often an opera in English I can get to rolls around.

[don-lichterman]

Mo Gilligan To Take Black British Takeover Comedy Showcase On Tour In Autumn 2023

Mo Gilligan To Take Black British Takeover Comedy Showcase On Tour In Autumn 2023

Mo Gilligan has announced he is to take his Black British Takeover comedy showcase on tour in 2023. The comic will present stars of the black UK stand-up circuit at Manchester’s O2 Apollo, Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo, Cardiff International Arena, London’s Eventim Apollo, and Birmingham Utilita Arena between November 3 and December 7. The news follows the success of two huge gigs at The O2 in London…

[bluesman56]

SEC Armadillo by Tony Via Flickr: The Scottish Event Campus Armadillo (originally known as the Clyde Auditorium) is an auditorium located near the River Clyde. Plans for a new building to increase the capacity of the SECC complex were initiated in 1994. Designed by architects Foster and Partners, construction of the 3,000 seat venue started in September 1995, and was completed in August 1997, by which time it had earned its affectionate nickname, due to the similarity of its shape to that of the animal of the same name

[schreiberhans]

Hulk City | Glasgow | 1o.2o22

[alonee-notlonelyy]

Anyone else on here go to the Werq the World Tour in Glasgow tonight? I’m just wondering if I’m the only one who felt that the audience was kinda shitty (particularly during Sharon’s performance). Maybe it wasn’t the best venue for a drag show or something (I’ve definitely been to better shows at the O2 Academy, O2 ABC and AXM - all of which are standing venues) I don’t really know but I felt that the crowd kinda sucked the energy out of the show. 

ANYWAY - let it be known that I love Monet x Change, Detox, Sharon Needles and Latrice Royale who all killed it tonight, despite Glasgow being fucktards (: (: (: