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『 EMILE WOON ❙ CIS-MALE 』 ⟿ looks like BASTIEN “BAS” LEVASSEUR is here for SENIOR year as a FINANCE student. HE is 21 years old & known to be INTELLIGENT, COOL-HEADED, INDIFFERENT & SECRETIVE. They’re living OFF CAMPUS, so if you’re there, watch out for them. ⬳ SLOTH. 25. EST. SHE/HER.

beep boop im back with a second character!! equally as gifless but who needs gifs when you’ve got all these freckles!! bas is another completely new muse that i’m pulling out of thin air so bear w/ me bc he is not very developed yet but... we’ll get there... in the meantime here’s what i’ve got:

TW: ASSAULT MENTION

Originally from Canada, Bas was born n raised in lovely Montreal, so he’s bilingual in both French (cough, sorry, Québécois) and English, which he does speak fluently but with a noticeable accent; his father is ranked amongst the twenty-five richest Canadians and his wealth is partially inherited (money breeds money!), and partially acquired from investments in businesses, properties, and one hotel chain in particular that is poised to go global very soon

His mom, on the other hand, was Miss Malaysia! She won the title at some point in the early aughts, and during her reign as beauty queen and ambassador she met Bas’ dad and they married eight months later; she left her entire family behind to emigrate to Canada and when she (rarely) goes back to visit, they basically worship the ground she walks on bc she’s such a success story to them, yet she’s never brought Bas to meet them or to visit the country and frankly he’s not very interested in doing so either :/

Bas is an only child. Overall his parents were... decent, as far as parents go? In the sense that they weren’t actively terrible. His mom left most of the mothering to the nanny and now she sometimes flirts with his friends a little too much, meanwhile his dad is nowhere to be found 90% the time bc he’s always travelling for work, but Bas harbors no ill will towards either of them. They’re a very efficient family unit; everyone knows how to get along, even though no one really likes each other all that much.

He started uni at McGill for his freshman year and then, seemingly out of the blue, transferred to Radcliffe starting sophomore year as an international student. the official reason for this change is that his father wants him to get his degree at an American business school, so that he can eventually head up North American operations for their hotel and other businesses, but the real reason for this was that he came close to being expelled; some of his friends were involved in a fight at a party (a very one-sided, brutal fight, basically an assault) and Bas stood by filming the whole thing. when the victim was looking to press charges, someone on the McGill disciplinary board who was chummy w/ Bas’ dad gave the old man a head’s up that something had happened and there was going to be an inquiry. so instead of letting his son get potentially caught-up in the aftermath, Levasseur Sr. was like pack your bags! ur going to america son!

Bas is a city kid; he’s used to doing whatever he likes, on his own schedule, with no shortage of things to do or people to do them with. That’s the only lifestyle he’s ever really known. So finding himself in a relatively small town in CT, away from his large social circle in Montreal, is.... less than ideal. He’s so, so bored. He frequents parties, goes out a lot, but he’s still bitter about being forced into this weird exile when technically, he never got in any real trouble. As a result, he often comes off as very aloof and disdainful; he doesn’t wanna be here, and you can tell.

One way he’s found to combat the boredom is by indulging in an ‘after hours’ activity with some of his new friends: drag racing down darkened highways and winding country roads at night. He even purchased a whole separate car for this purpose, paid in cash; his father doesn’t pay close attention to the ways he spends his money and probably wouldn’t even care, but better to leave it off the credit card statement just in case. Bas has also invested in a couple of mods; with racing brakes, suspension modifications, and a modified turbo engine that adds another 200 horsepower, the already-powerful car has become a mean contender on the streets. His friends can get sentimental about their vehicles, throwing fits over every scratch and dent, but Bas' attitude about his Toyota is very blasé. It's just a car, the same way that the three-floor townhouse his dad rents him in Lovell is just a place. He has no personal attachment to these types of things- but he does like to win.

more about his personality + other random tidbits... 

he’s a dual major in Finance + International Business, though the second major he only added bc he already had a lot of transfer credits from McGill

literally ALWAYS on his phone. might as well be prosthetically attached to his hand. never really clear what he’s doing, but he’s absolutely that guy that spends the entire lecture openly texting or scrolling thru social media and still manages to have one of the highest averages in class

also known to carry on long phone conversations in common areas, speaking rapid-fire French into his headphones so it looks like he’s talking to thin air; if you dare to make the mistake of thinking he’s talking to you, or try to interrupt him, there’s a dirty look coming ur way

certified hype-beast and sneakerhead. has an affection for luxury streetwear with four figure price tags, and owns a seemingly endless supply of it (check out that Balenciaga hoodie and those fresh Nike x Off Whites)

listens to French and English rap, plus a lot of synthy, bass-boosted EDM 

races a white Toyota Supra with black flame decals on the front bumper; his normie car is a Tesla (go green!)

very intelligent, so he doesn’t break much of a (visible) sweat keeping his grades as good as they are, but he also doesn’t cut classes or slack off. he’s definitely judgmental of people who do.

when it comes to his personality, he’s on the low-key and less talkative side, but his quiet isn’t the kind that feels like it’s an invite for you to start talking to him... very much the opposite. he gives off the vibe that he’s difficult to impress, and that he doesn’t really have time for ppl who aren’t on his level. whatever that may mean. ‾\_(ツ)_/‾

lactose-intolerant... thinks poutine is vile (fight me). but will make an exception for a McDonalds McFlurry even if it means popping a lactaid pill

doesn’t drink a whole lot, smokes weed on occasion but mostly sticks to Juuling; he's usually the most sober by default, and usually the one filming his friends doing stupid shit whenever they’re wasted

very secretive; prefers to exist as something of an enigma. hardly divulges any information about himself, his family, or really any aspect of his current or former life. (noel miller vc: y’all don’t even know my fucking race!)

an extension of this is that his sexuality is also... completely mysterious. girls? boys? anyone? if you know, you know, and if you don’t, you don’t. 

has some issues with anxiety and you’d NEVER be able to clock him for it; his outward response is to get short-tempered and snappy, but he keeps himself regularly medicated (Ativan gang gang!) and this curbs any major attacks.

likes watching strange and sometimes disturbing arthouse and indie movies

somehow always has eyebags like he hasn’t slept in weeks, yet has perfect, flawless skin?? drop your skincare routine Bas

[maks-lawrence]

@bastien-levasseur

The parking lot of the strip mall was abandoned at this time of night, the floodlights overhead spilling out oversaturated blue light. He’d put this off for weeks now, trying to find a way to convince Bas that no, drifting wasn’t that cool, it wasn’t even that fun, but he’d had no luck. In truth, it just tore the shit out of components of his car, and Bas’ car would be too hard to learn in.  He’d taught himself with YouTube videos in parking lots like this, changing the burned rubber in the rain and sleet for another clean turn around the track. Now, the lot a makeshift track with stolen traffic cones set up in a loop, Maks grit his teeth against the cold as he eyed his friend in the driver’s seat of his car, windows rolled down and nearly bald tires on the rear. He dragged the toe of his boot against the pavement, half slick with melted snow. Sliding into the passenger side, he nodded at the track. “Hit the turn. Brake to shift weight and flick into the corner—hard, but you don’t want to spin. That’ll get the drift going. Come off the brake when you’re in the turn, and slam the throttle. Play with the wheel to keep it clean, and come out of the drift. Rotate back and release the gas. Should grip up again.” He tapped one hand on the dashboard before reaching down to turn up the stereo (a six CD masterpiece, he refused to be embarrassed about burning his music). “Probably won’t get it on your first go. You ready?”

[teddylawrence]

Pawing desperately at his pockets, Teddy let out a rather barbaric, “Fuck!” when he realized he’d lost his lighter somewhere along the way from building to quad. Amidst the outburst, a few students had turned to face Teddy, but he only noticed the one he recognized, “Bas! Bonjour!” he butchered, “Please, monsieur, a lighter for zee needy?” @bastien-levasseur​

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Québec Citadel (No. 7)

Cap Diamant's strategic value was identified by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 and led him to found Quebec City at the base of the escarpment. The promontory was practically insurmountable and thus the only side of the settlement ever to be heavily fortified was the west, the only one not naturally protected by the hill.The first protective wall (enceinte)—Major Provost's palisade—was built by command of Governor General of New France Louis de Buade, sieur de Frontenac and completed just in time for the Battle of Quebec in 1690. Three years later, a plan by engineer Josué Boisberthelot de Beaucours for new, 75 m (246 ft) wide enceinte was developed by the French military engineer Jacques Levasseur de Néré and approved in 1701 by King Louis XIV's Commissary General of Fortifications, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.

The proposal to build a full fort was deemed by the government in France to be too costly, despite both the importance and vulnerability of Quebec City. After the fall of Louisbourg in 1745, considerable work on the battlements took place under the direction of military engineer Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry. 

The first British Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, General James Murray, saw the weakness of Quebec City's defences (indeed, Murray's post existed precisely because the British had conquered Quebec City four years before Murray's appointment as governor in 1763). He urged the construction of a citadel, but the imperial government at Westminster, like the French before, deemed a large fort to be of little value; a smaller, wooden citadel was built.

During the American Revolutionary War, after seizing Montreal in the autumn of 1775, American rebels, led by General Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold, attempted to take Quebec on 31 December. There, Montgomery was killed and Arnold wounded and forced to retreat. The Americans attempted to keep Quebec under siege, but withdrew after the arrival of British reinforcements in the spring of 1776.

As tensions between the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as fears of further rebellion in British North America,grew in the late 18th century, the British reinforced the defences of their colonies according to a plan drawn up in the 1790s by Gother Mann.The ramparts around the Upper Town cliff and four martello towers (still extant) on the Plains of Abraham were completed before 1812. A citadel was a key part of Mann's design, but no fort was built because the cost was deemed prohibitive.That opinion finally shifted following the War of 1812; as part of a wider improvement of Canada's defences coordinated by the Duke of Richmond, then Governor-in-Chief of British North America,the existing star fort was built between 1820 and 1850 under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Elias Walker Durnford of the Royal Engineers. Intended to secure Quebec City against the Americans and serve as a refuge for the British garrison in the event of attack or rebellion, the Citadelle incorporated a section of the French enceinte of 1745 and the layout was based on Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban's design for an arms, munitions, and supplies depot, as well as a barracks. That, though, was somewhat of an anachronism by the time of the fort's completion, in comparison to other contemporary European military architecture. Additional buildings were completed in 1850.

After Canadian Confederation in 1867, Canada became responsible for its own defence; the British departed the Citadelle in 1871.Two batteries of the Royal Canadian Artillery were established at the Citadelle and an artillery school was opened in 1871, followed by a cavalry school. Since 1920, the Citadelle has been the home station of the Royal 22e Régiment of the Canadian Forces. From the late 19th century, living conditions for soldiers at the fort gradually improved; canteens were opened and the casemates were made more comfortable.The preservation of much of the fortifications and defences of Quebec is due to the intervention of Governor General of Canada the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, who also established the Citadelle as a viceregal residence in 1872, reviving a tradition dating to the founding of New France.

The Quebec Conferences of 1943 and 1944, in which Governor General of Canada the Earl of Athlone, Prime Minister of Canada William Lyon Mackenzie King, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and US President Franklin D. Roosevelt discussed strategy for World War II, were held at the Citadelle of Quebec.

The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada designated the Citadel as a national historic site in 1946.The fortress was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980 and, five years later, the Historic District of Old Québec, of which the Citadelle is a part, was placed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.

Source: Wikipedia

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would you ever fuck your roommates

Nah, it’d literally kill me to try and explain to them that I don’t just play Fifa with the guys I invite over. / @maks-lawrence @bastien-levasseur

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USA/FRANCE: NOLA French Connection Brass Band, nouvel album à découvrir

NOLA French Connection Brass Band Nouvel album NOLA French Connection Sortie le 21/09 2018 chez Fo Feo Productions

En concert le 15/16 octobre à la Boule Noire

Créé à La Nouvelle-Orléans, NOLA French Connection Brass Band s'est directement inspiré des légendaires brass band locaux.  NOLA, contraction de New Orleans Louisiana, s'est donné le défi de jouer et transmettre le plus fidèlement possible la musique des second lines néo-orléanaises. Mêlant hip-hop, funk et jazz, le brass band combine les rythmes entraînants des percussions aux puissants riffs des cuivres, avec une énergie contagieuse.

Le 21 septembre, le NOLA French Connection Brass Band est de retour avec son second album à l'énergie incroyable et au groove très entraînant. Grâce à la puissance de sa section cuivre et à une rythmique sans faille, l'auditeur se retrouve vite entrainé dans la  multitude des influences qui fait l'originalité de leur musique où l'on retrouve des clins d'oeil à Bootsy Coolins, Parliament, George Clinton ou Maceo Parker.

Mêlant hip-hop, soul, funk et jazz, les neuf musiciens du NOLA Brass Bandproposent un jeu d'ensemble très énergique qui prend toute sa dimension dans ses performances live. On pourra les retrouver les 15 et 16 octobre en concert à la Boule Noire pour la sortie de l'album, puis en tournée dans toute la France.

Pour regarder et diffuser la vidéo du NOLA French Connection Brass Band :

https://youtu.be/VgF34PMFZgo

NOLA French Connection, créé en Nouvelle-Orléans en novembre 2016, est un groupe de 9 musiciens parisiens. NOLA s’inspire directement des brass band locaux et fait un premier passage remarqué dans l'émission de Dan Meyer sur la radio Louisianaise WWOZ. 

Mêlant hip-hop, funk et jazz, le groupe se focalise sur le jeu d'ensemble, ce qui lui permet de déployer une énergie « puissante » en live. Partis effectuer une sorte de pèlerinage initiatique où les brass band sont rois, les musiciens fondateurs de NOLA ont pu boire à la source la musique qu’ils aimaient. Tremper leurs instruments dans ce creuset culturel, s’imprégner des conventions musicales de ces formations issues des quartiers de La Nouvelle-Orléans et oser jouer avec les musiciens locaux, voilà le résumé de ce que fût ce premier passage sur les terres de leurs idoles.

S’ils connaissaient les grands papas de cette musique (Dirty Dozen Brass band, Rebirth Brass Band, Hot8, etc…) il leur fallait pouvoir sentir la pulsation de cette musique. À leur retour , la décision était prise pour que ce passage en Louisiane ne soit pas simplement une découverte mais une mise en appétit pour lancer un projet : NOLA (New Orleans Louisiana) French Connection Brass Band était né.

Le groupe signe un premier album survitaminé de 7 titres composés par Hippolyte Fevre, le leader et trompettiste du groupe. Des titres d’une énergie cuivrée que la mise sur support numérique n’a pas dénaturée, une rythmique implacable, des chorus enlevés, autant d’ingrédients réunis dans une marmite prête à exploser pour déclencher la danse et la fête où se mêlent le funk, la soul, le hip hop et le jazz.

Les compositions s’articulent autour de questions/réponses entre les 9 instrumentistes de Nola et dans lesquelles s’intercalent des chorus d’instruments ou des riffs de cuivres où les clins d’oeil aux maîtres Bootsy Coolins, George Clinton ou Maceo Parker sont nombreux ! 

Le Nola French Connection sera en concert le 20 septembre à Vitry-le-François (L’Orange Bleue), le 29 septembre à Paris (Disney Love Jazz), le 12 octobre lors du Nancy Jazz Pulsations à Nancy, le 15 & 16 octobre à Paris (La Boule Noire) et le 18 octobre à Tourcoing lors du Tourcoing Jazz Festival.

Hippolyte FEVRE – Trompette/Chant

Gabriel LEVASSEUR – Trompette Chant

Nicolas BENEDETTI – Trombone/Chant

Michael BALLUE – Trombone/Chant

Bastien WEEGER – Sax/Chant

Johan BARRER – Grosse Caisse

Florent BERTEAU – Caisse Claire

Tao ERHLICH – Percussions

Rémi CRETAL – Sousaphone

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Trophée Bailli de Suffren : de Saint-Tropez à Porto Rotondo en Sardaigne

Trophée Bailli de Suffren atteint pour sa première escale au départ de Saint-Tropez, Porto Rotondo en Sardaigne. Cette XVI° édition de la course des « gentlemen sailors » a pour marraine la célèbre navigatrice Maud Fontenoy . Après deux autres escales, Trapani en Sicile et La Valette à Malte, les équipages sont attendus à Saint-Tropez le 5 juillet 2017.

Trophée Bailli de Suffren :

Après les confirmations d’inscription, le contrôle du matériel de sécurité à bord des voiliers, la jolie et gustative soirée des équipages sur le môle Jean Réveille, le briefing des équipages a lieu samedi matin à la Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez. Après la cérémonie de départ sur le Port avec la bénédiction des Bateaux en lice par le Père Gouarin, le Trophée Bailli de Suffren prend le départ samedi 24 juin à 12h07. Pour cette XVIème édition, la marraine n’était autre que Maud Fontenoy, la navigatrice aux multiples exploits notamment à la rame, 10e vice-présidente du conseil régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur déléguée au développement durable, à l’énergie et à la mer. Après avoir reçu les insignes de chevalier de l’ordre national du Mérite à l’Elysée en 2007, elle a été décorée par les fondateurs, Christian Benoît et Henri-Christian Schroeder, de la médaille de l’ordre naval des chevaliers corsaires du Trophée Bailli de Suffren au même titre que Patrick Hifsud, ambassadeur de Malte et Charles-Henri Leulier de la Faverie du Ché, Le vice-amiral d’escadre, préfet maritime de la Méditerranée (en photo avec Christian Benoit).

Le majestueux 15mJI MARISKA en tête de la flotte

Avec la participation des voiliers de Tradition et cette année quelques voiliers modernes de style, près de 12 bateaux dont beaucoup de fidèles de la première heure, se sont élancés de Saint-Tropez vers leur première escale à Porto Rotondo. Pour le directeur de Course qui suit la course en parallèle sur un bateau comité et le jury, Jean –André Cherbonnel : « Les prévisions météo ont été bonnes : 8 à 10 N de vent d’Est pour le départ et un régime de Sud/Ouest de 1à à 15 N qui a permis à l’ensemble de la flotte de rallier Porto Rotondo rapidement. Pas de casse sur les bateaux avec une surprise : 25 à 30 N de mistral après les bouches de Bonifacio qui n’étaient pas prévu. Le 15mJI de Christian Niels, Mariska du groupe « époque » a mené la course en tête, arrivant à 18h29 le dimanche 25 juin. Le lundi 26 juin matin, le dernier bateau en course Isis est arrivé à 8h. En dehors de quelques abandons, la flotte est restée groupée tout au long du parcours et la « pétole » nocturne a accueilli les concurrents à l’approche de l’arrivée. Toujours un immense plaisir de retrouver Porto Rotondo et son Yacht Club. Il reste deux jours de repos aux concurrents avant de reprendre la mer, le 28 juin à midi, direction la seconde escale en Sicile, Trapani,».

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Les résultats de cette première étape

(Parcours : 193 M – coeff. 1 (Saint-Tropez / Porto Rotondo)): Groupe CLA (CLASSIQUES CIM) : 1 – STIREN – LEVASSEUR JACQUES 2- EUGENIA V – LEVEN JEAN MICHEL 3- BEG-HIR – VITOUX JEAN JACQUES

Groupe EPO (EPOQUES CIM) 1- MARISKA – REDREAU BENJAMIN 2 – THALATTA- CERRATOSA RAPHAEL 3- ISIS- GOUDARD HERVE 4- NORDWIND- VECCIA ALEX

GROUPE SOT (SPIRIT OF TRADITION) 1- XANTUS- DE BROUWER BASTIEN 2 TAOS – BRJOST OLIVIER

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