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COME TO JESUS(Music Video)-Mindy Smith

[inthereellife]

This song by Mindy Smith. "One Moment More." It's about how she felt during her mother's terminal illness.

I rarely ever, EVER cry. But even just thinking about this song long enough to type this out has my eyes stinging. It's been nearly two decades since I've even HEARD this song, but I remember it so clearly anyway.

I'll post a link to it here, but I'm not gonna listen myself, tbh

when the piece of media got emotional reaction so strong that you're afraid to re-experience it in it

[clivechip]

Songs For New Year's Day

  That’s my approach – I think they’re pointless, but whatever floats your boat, I guess. Yesterday I promised you a second set of tunes to mark the New Year, and here they are. As before, these are all songs that I have played before, which have become a regular part of my New Year music, so I reiterate yesterday’s apology for repetition. But they are all great, so why not? I’ve led with this…

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♫ Auld Lang Syne ♫

I’ve played this one a couple of times on this date, December 31st, most recently last year.  I suppose it might become my annual last-day-o’-the-year song.  Last year when I played it, Clive also played the same song, but a different version that he likes much better, and since I like both, I decided to include that one by Mindy Smith this year, so you get a bonus!  Wishing you all a peaceful…

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“Santa Will Find You”

Original by Mindy Smith

Covered by Libera

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Bentley’s Bandstand: Favorite Albums 2024 (Second Half)

Bentley’s Bandstand: Favorite Albums 2024 (Second Half) @jeremiealbino #milobender @therealjohncale @joachimcooder @georgeducas @joeely_official @amyhelmmusic @nicklowesdog @losstraitjackets @mindysmithmusic @dwightyoakam #royhead @americanahighways #billbentley #americanahighways #americanamusic #newmusic2024 #favoritealbums #favoritealbumsof2024 @charleslloydsax

Favorite Albums 2024 (Second Half)by Bill Bentley Jeremie Albino, Our Time in the Sun. When a musician comes along that does not create songs just for songs’ sake, but genuinely feels like their music on this earth is to be taken seriously, that’s when the magic begins. These people keep rock & roll real, and where would we all be without it? The Best of the Chipmunks Volume 63? Fortunately…

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Two beautiful singles from Mindy Smith from her upcoming album, Quiet Town, which releases October 4th. This album will be the first new work from Mindy Smith in 12 years. Listen now:

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Why It Worked: Inside Out

Introduction: Inside Out is an animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed and co-written by Pete Docter, with the screenplay being co written by Meg LaFauve and Josh Cooley, the film stars Amy Poehler, Phyliss Smith, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Bill Hader, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan and Richard Kind as Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, Fear, Riley, her parents Bill and Jill, and Bing Bong respectively. Released on June 19, 2015, the film was a major box office success grossing $858.8 million on a budget of $175 million. It also received critical acclaim from critics and audiences alike. According to Rotten Tomatoes, out of the 384 reviews aggregated, 98% gave a positive review with an average rating of 8.9/10. It also received numerous awards, including an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, several Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Annies, a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature, and a Critic's Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature. It is often seen as a culturally significant film for mental health and the importance of expressing one's emotions. I saw this film for my birthday back in 2015 and I loved it right out of the gate. After multiple rewatches over the years, I stand by my personal opinion that this is a masterpiece of animation and visual storytelling. I'm overjoyed to talk about this film now that it finally has a sequel out.

The Plot: This film has 2 stories that are interconnected to one another, taking place in the mind of an 11 year old girl. On the outside, it's a bout a kid moving to a new city and being overwhelmed by the sudden changes happening all at once. On the inside, it's about Joy and Sadness trekking through Riley's mind, while along the way understanding each other's importance. Together, they create a very unique and engaging plot about growing up and learning to express yourself. The film brilliantly cuts between Riley, Joy and Sadness' journey, and what's happening at HQ to organically show what Riley's feeling and how her actions have psychological consequences. In addition to having powerful gut punching drama, it's also a very funny film with plenty of slapstick, goofy gags, and impressive word play that always gets me to belly laugh. Michael Giacchino also provides an enchanting, dreamlike score with great use of the piano and brass sections. The true highlight of the story is, of course, Pixar's masterfully crafted and innovative animation. The film makes Riley's mind so vibrant and expansive with Dream Productions and Imagination Land being major highlights. The outside world also looks very well done with the people looking very appealing, San Francisco looking grimy yet lived in, and Riley's old home in Minnesota looking very welcoming and colorful. Speaking of color, the use of colors in this film is nothing short of excellent from the radiant colors of Riley's memories, to Riley's clothes reflecting her current state of mind throughout the film. I also love how they use black and gray to represent faded memories and lack of emotion. If there's one word to describe Inside Out's story and animation, it's colorful.

Cast and Characters: This is an outstanding cast they brought on board for this film. Shout outs to the film's casting directors Natalie Lyon and Kevin Reher for picking out some excellent actors. Amy Poehler was phenomenal as Joy, perfectly capturing her bubbly and eccentric personality while also naturally showing her vulnerability and frustrations. Phyliss Smith sound perfectly dower and soft spoken as Sadness, yet at the same time making her sound so innocent and relatable. Lewis Black was the best match for Anger, making him sound crusty, cynical, and having a short fuse. Mindy Kaling brought in the right amount of sass and pettiness as Disgust and her comradery with the other emotions was brilliant. Bill Hader did a great job making Fear funny and relatable as a character. Kaitlyn Dias also deserve major props for her vocal performance as Riley, making her sound like a soft spoken but fun kid who goes through a great character arc in the film. Lastly, Richard Kind was the absolute surprise standout of the cast as Bing Bong as not only did he do a great job making him funny, but also made him relatable, selfless, a bit of an airhead, but also really resourceful. The cast did such a great job bringing these characters to life, with all of them being iconic and memorable in their own way.

Where It Falters: Outside of maybe adding another scene or 2 with Riley's life in Minnesota, I wouldn't change a thing with this film. It's one of those films where the only nitpick I have is I wanted more. Fortunately, that's remedied with the existence of the 2024 sequel. Coming out a couple years sooner wouldn't have been so bad either, but like I always say, quality>quantity.

Conclusion: There are a select few movies I consider to be a masterpiece. Inside Out is most certainly one of those movies. With outstanding writing, iconic characters, wonderful voice acting, masterfully crafted animation, and an enchanting score, it has more than earned its cultural significance. I cannot recommend this film enough, especially for those who struggle with expressing themselves such as yours truly. I promise this film will speak to you as it has for me after all these years. Thanks so much for reading and I'll see you soon ;)

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Inside the 2024 Met Gala

[yummytiger]

Come To Jesus-Mindy Smith

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The Garden of Time, 2024 Met Gala

My very personal picks for favorite Met Gala looks this year

Special mention to this specific picture of Zendaya as I wasn't the biggest fan of the look, but she's serving cunt here

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Tuesday Tunes 231: Christmas Eve 🎅🎄🦌

  Although I’m not branding it as such, this is the eighth post in this year’s Advent Countdown. Adding that in would have made the title far too long! Today’s set of five includes three songs that could only be played today – so I do that most years! – plus a couple of others that I like and have played before, and didn’t want to leave out. The first one is my usual lead off song for this day,…

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♫ It's A Bird, It's A Plane ... No Wait ... It's Clive ♫

Our friend Clive did his Tuesday Tunes post about birds this week!  That’s b-i-r-d-s, not B-y-r-d-s.  When I got to the third song, I was hooked!  I liked the first, loved the second, but ❤️LOVED❤️ the third … always have!  So, I figured that rather than drive you all batty with some more Stevie, I’d send you over to Clive’s place for your morning music fix!  Thanks, Clive!  I owe you…

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Maybe if Matt Damon wore Versace instead of Dior, we could unite the TALENTED MR. RIPLEY / RIPLEY universe.

2024's RIPLEY's Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) with 199's THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY's Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) and Donatella Versace.

Speaking on merging universes, has anyone introduced Troye Sivan (who played young Wolverine in X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE) to Hugh Jackman?

Hugh going Met Gala solo after split from wife Deborra-Lee Furness

Troye in vintage Prada

The Wrap Up: Who Wore What

Go on Girls, Give Us Nothing: Team Chloe!

Sienna Miller, Greta Gerwig, Emma Mackey and Zoe Saldana

Wisdom Kaye in custom Robert Wun

Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe in Steve O Smith.

Morgan Spector (Willy Chavarria) and wife Rebecca Hall (in Danielle Frankel)

Mindy Kaling in Gaurav Gupta Couture

Elle Fanning in Balmain

Olivier Rousteing, Creative Director of Balmain

Lil Nas X in Luar

Elizabeth Debicki in Dior

Jaden and Willow Smith

Brie Larson

Rita Ora in Tom Ford and Taika Waititi in Marni

Nicki Minaj in Marni

Harris Dickinson in Prada

Michael Shannon in Balenciaga

Emily Ratajkowski in Versace

Alexandria Daddario

Ben Platt and Noah Galvin

Cardi B

Cardi and Shakira

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Bentley's Bandstand: November 2024

Bentley's Bandstand: November 2024 @jeremiealbino @jimmyonsax @americanahighways @dwightyoakam @theblasters #thefleshtones @charleslloydsax @corkysiegel @kyragordonmusic @official.raycharles #douglaskmiller @jesseeddavis @joachimcooder @lucinda_williams #americanamusic #billbentley #americanahighways #musicreviews @mindysmithmusic

Bentley’s Bandstand: November 2024 By Bill Bentley Jeremie Albino, OUR TIME IN THE SUN. Sometimes there is a musician who walks into the front of the crowds and makes their presence well-known on the first verse of the opening song on a new album. It’s instantaneous, and can’t be plotted. It’s because the artist has a strength of soul which is overwhelming. Even if it’s a quiet power, it’s…