#or “hort hall” as we called it

[neathyingenue]

sketchbook dump from horticulture hell

please excuse the jankiness! we are under attack after all

yeah... that plant didn't make it back to silvia's house. and silvia's urchin friend's cat has not shown up in all the chaos. luckily @thedandy-detective is on the case!!

[vidilpoge]

2023/03/28 Training blog

Finally we started meisterhaus! Of course we begin from the top, Zornhau.

After warming up, first we did some laps with footwork, then the "Forma di Fiore". That's what they call some sequence lifted from Flos Duellatorum. One of these days I will explain what it is about, I'm not confident enough right now. Did I tell how we are studying _German_ longsword? Dunno shite bout Fiore.

So we pair up and finally try Zornhau ort (hort? I really didn't think this whole blog thing throu bc I do not need to spell the german words like, ever). Then we tried the rest of the play with counters and counter-counters. The moves came back to me gradually, as I've already studied and drilled the damn thing multiple times, in different halls and clubs, under different instructors. Still! The tempo! What a pain! You truly need to be Meister to act indes. Also I find the counter abnemen (???) to take some serius balls to pull off. I hate leaving the bind in close distance, in krieg.

This fine evening we had a woman in her thirties coming in for a free try, all alone. I could absolutely feel how scary she would be when the two instructors would talk in front of her, plastic weapon in hand, cutting off space while they were just explaining the technical terms and such. I shall tell them the next time to leave more space, physical space, between them and the tryout and the fricking door.

[marshallmatherslptwo]

Eminem: Hip-hop saved my life

"Can y’all hear me? I can’t hear me. Can you hear me?

"This s--t’s crazy. So I wrote some s--t down tonight that I’m never going to f---ing remember, so I had to read it off the paper and s--t, but it’s from the heart. I realize what an honor it is right now for me to be up here tonight, and what a privilege it is to do the music that I love, and the music that basically saved my life.

"Where'd the man, where did Dre go? The man who saved my life, ladies and gentlemen, Dr. motherf---in’ Dre. So I'm going to try to make this as quick and painless as possible. I’m f---ing stuttering and s--t, I mean Jesus Christ.

"So I’m probably not supposed to actually be here tonight because of a couple of reasons. One of them that I’m a rapper, and this is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there’s only a few of us right now that have been inducted in already, but there’s only a few of us.

"Secondly, I almost died from an overdose in 2007, which kind of sucked. Hailie, plug your ears: because drugs were f---ing delicious, and I thought we had a good thing going man, but I had to go and f--- it all up and take too many. God d--n. OK Hailie.

"OK, so. Hold on, I lost my motherf---in' spot. Paul, did I say, I said drugs were delicious, right? And finally, I had to really fight my way through man to try and break through in this music, and I'm so honored and I'm so grateful that I'm even able to be up here doing hip-hip music, man, because I love it so much.

And they say you won't work a day if you love your job and s--t. This part I'm not crazy about? But, OK.

"My musical influences are many, and they say it takes a village to raise a child. Well it took a whole genre and culture to raise me.

"They say success has many fathers, and that’s definitely true for me. So whatever my impact has been on hip-hop music, I never would have or could have done this s--t without some of the groundbreaking artists that I'm about to mention right now.

"And this is a list man, I put this list together yesterday. And I kept adding to the s--t, adding to the s--t, and if I forget anybody, I apologize. But these were my teachers right here:

"I'm gonna start with the 2 Live Crew, 2Pac, 3rd Bass, Alliance, Apache, Audio Two — Milk Dee, what up! — Awesome Dre, the Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, Big Pun, Big L, Biz Markie, the Notorious B.I.G. of course, Black Moon, the Boogie Monsters, Brand Nubian, Brother J from X Clan, Buckshot, Casual from Heiroglyphics, Chill Rob G, Chubb Rock, Chuck D and Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, D-Nice, Dana Dane, De La Soul — now I’m about a third of the way done.

"De La Soul, did I say De La Soul? Def Jef, Del the Funky Homosapien, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre of course, Dres from Black Sheep, Ed O.G., EPMD, Fat Boys, Fat Joe, Fu-Schnickens, Gang Starr, Geto Boys, Heavy D, House of Pain, Ice Cube, Ice-T, the Intelligent Hoodlum, JJ Fad, Jaz-O, Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Just Ice, K-Solo, Kid & Play: I'm a tenth of the way done.

"King Sun, King Tee, Kool G Rap, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-One, Kwame, Lakim Shabazz, Large Professor, Leaders of the New School, the one and only LL Cool J — love you bro. Lord Finesse, Lords of the Underground, Mantronix, Masta Ace, MC Breed, MC Lyte, MC Shan, Melle Mel, Merciless Ameer, Mobb Deep, Monie Love, Nas, Newcleus, Onyx, Organized Konfusion, Outkast, Andre 3000, Paris, Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Redhead Kingpin, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, I’m almost done.

"Redman, Roxanne Shante, Run-D.M.C., Salt-N-Pepa, Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh, Snoop Dogg, Souls of Mischief, Special Ed, Stetsasonic, now I’m all down to the S’s. Super Lover Cee and Casanova Rud, the D.O.C., the Roots, Black Thought, the Skinny Boys, Tony D, Too $hort, Treach from Naughty By Nature, A Tribe Called Quest, U.T.F.O., Whodini, Wise Intelligent and the Poor Righteous Teachers, Wu-Tang Clan and YZ.

"Those were my rock stars man, and I just want to say, like, those are just a few of the names that I hope will be considered in the future for induction. Because without them, a lot of us wouldn’t be here. I know I wouldn’t.

"So that’s all I had to say, man. I know this induction is supposed to be me talking about myself and s--t man, but f--- that. I would not be here without them. I’m a high school dropout man, with a hip-hop education, and these were my teachers. And it's their night just as much as it is mine. So thank you."

Hip-hop saved Eminem's life, he saved mine! Congratulations Em, and Thank You!!

[bboyplankton]

2018 Playlist

1. A$AP Rocky – OG Beeper

2. Action Bronson – Prince Charming

3. The Alchemist feat. Earl Sweatshirt – E. Coli

4. Alina Baraz – Fallin

5. Anderson .Paak feat. Q-Tip – Cheers

6. Anderson .Paak feat. Kendrick Lamar – Tints

7. Animé – Reel It In

8. Apathy feat. Ryu – The Widow’s Son

9. Ariana Grande – R.E.M.

10. Ariana Grande – sweetener

11. Arin Ray feat. Babyface – Always

12. Arin Ray – Stressin

13. Arin Ray – With Or Without

14. Avery Wilson – Dollar Bill

15. Avery Wilson – Touch Down

16. Big K.R.I.T – Energy

17. Big K.R.I.T – 4 Tha Three

18. BJ the Chicago Kid – Rather Be with You

19. The Black Eyed Peas feat. Nas – Back 2 Hiphop

20. The Black Eyed Peas feat. Nicole Scherzinger – Wings

21. Black Thought & Salaam Remi feat. Reek Ruffin – Conception

22. Black Thought – Long Liveth

23. Blood Orange – Jewelry

24. A Boogie wit da Hoodie feat. Jessie Reyez – Pretending

25. Brent Faiyaz – Target on My Chest

26. Bridget Kelly – Pipe Dreams

27. Brownout – Fight the Power

28. Busta Rhymes – Jumpin’

29. Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It

30. The Carters – BOSS

31. Casanova – Catch A Body

32. Chance the Rapper – I Might Need Security

33. Childish Gambino – This Is America

34. Chloe x Halle – Down

35. Chloe x Halle – Everywhere

36. Chloe x Halle feat. Joey Bada$$ - Happy Without Me

37. Christina Aguilera feat. Keida & Shenseea – Right Moves

38. Craig David feat. Ella Mai – Talk to Me, Pt. II

39. Craig David feat. GoldLink – Live in the Moment

40. Curren$y – Never Stop

41. Curren$y – This and That

42. Dave East – Thank You

43. Denzel Curry – Sumo I Zumo

44. Desiigner – Priice Tag

45. The Diplomats – Dipset Forever

46. The Diplomats feat. The Lox – Dipset/Lox

47. Doja Cat – Wild Beach

48. Domo Genesis – Façade Records

49. Drake feat. Static Major & Ty Dolla $ign – After Dark

50. Drake – Jaded

51. Drake – 8 Out Of 10

52. Dizzy Wright feat. Jazz – Hit Em With the Pose

53. Ella Mai feat. John Legend – Everything

54. Ella Mai – Love Me Like That (Champion Love)

55. Ella Mai – Own It

56. Eminem – Normal

57. Emotional Oranges – Personal

58. Eric Bellinger – By Now

59. Eric Bellinger feat. Dom Kennedy – Main Thang

60. Estelle feat. Kranium – Don’t Wanna

61. Estelle – Lights Out

62. Estelle – One More Time

63. Everything Is Recorded feat. Syd & Sampha – Show Love

64. Fall Out Boy – Young and Menace

65. Fall Out Boy – Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)

66. Freeway feat. Lil Wayne – Blood Pressure

67. Freeway – Come Back

68. Heather Victoria – Japan

69. Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars, & Kodak Black – Wake Up in the Sky

70. The Herbaliser – Submarine

71. Ice Cube feat. Too $hort – Ain’t Got No Haters

72. Ice Cube – That New Funkadelic

73. India Shawn feat. Alex Isley & Ré Lxuise – Water Me

74. The Internet – Come Over

75. The Internet – Mood

76. The Internet – Next Time/Humble Pie

77. J. Cole - ATM

78. Jacques – London

79. Jacques feat. Trey Songz – Inside

80. Jacques – 4275

81. Jade Novah – All Blue

82. Jaden Smith – Yeah Yeah

83. Jane Handcock - Heyyy

84. Janelle Monáe – Don’t Judge Me

85. Janelle Monáe feat. Pharrell Williams – I Got The Juice

86. Jay Rock – Knock It Off

87. Jayla Darden – Idea 709

88. Jayla Darden – Reminder

89. Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign – These Days

90. Jessie Reyez feat. Normani & Kehlani – Body Count (Remix)

91. Jessie Reyez – Imported

92. JID feat. Method Man & Joey Bada$$ - Hot Box

93. JMSN – Explicit

94. JMSN – Real Thing

95. JMSN – Sunshine

96. Jorja Smith – February 3rd

97. Jorja Smith – Teenage Fantasy

98. Jungle – Beat 54 (All Good Now)

99. Jungle – Casio

100. Justin Timberlake – Flannel

101. Justin Timberlake feat. Alicia Keys – Morning Light

102. Justin Timberlake – Wave

103. Kali Uchis – Flight 22

104. Kali Uchis – Your Teeth In My Neck

105. Kaytranada feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Nothin Like U

106. Khalid – Vertigo

107. Kyle – It’s Yours

108. Kyle – ShipTrip

109. Leikeli47 – Roll Call

110. Lenny Kravitz – The Majesty of Love

111. Lenny Kravitz – Johnny Cash

112. Leon Bridges – Bad Bad News

113. Leon Bridges – If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be)

114. Leon Bridges – Shy

115. Lil Wayne – Dedicate

116. Lil Wayne – Open Letter

117. Lloyd feat. Curren$y - Blown

118. Lloyd feat. River – Infinity

119. Logic feat. feat. Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, RZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, Jackpot Scotty Wotty, U-God, Masta Killa & GZA – Wu Tang Forever

120. Logic feat. Wale & John Lindahl – 100 Miles and Running

121. Lupe Fiasco feat. Elena Pinderhughes – Cripple

122. Lupe Fiasco – Happy Timbuktu Day

123. Lupe Fiasco feat. Nikki Jean – Stack That Cheese

124. Mac Miller – Hurt Feelings

125. Mac Miller – Jet Fuel

126. Mac Miller – Small Worlds

127. Mac Miller – What’s the Use?

128. Marc E. Bassy – Main Chick

129. Mario – Drowning

130. Mario – Goes Like That

131. Masego – I Had A Vision

132. Masego & SiR – Old Age

133. Marsha Ambrosius feat. PJ Morton – Hello Goodbye

134. Marsha Ambrosius – I Got It Bad

135. Meek Mill feat. Swizz Beatz - Millidelphia

136. Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross & Jay-Z – What’s Free

137. Meek Mill feat. Ella Mai – 24/7

138. Mick Jenkins feat. Mikhal Anthony – Stress Fracture

139. Mikky Ekko – Cherish You

140. Mila J feat. MIGH-X – Desiigner

141. Mila J – Without You

142. Mya – Ready 4 Whatever 2.0

143. Mya – Simple Things

144. Nao feat. Kwabs – Saturn

145. Nas – Bonjour

146. Nas – White Label

147. Ne-Yo – Breathe

148. Ne-Yo – Good Man

149. Ne-Yo – Over U

150. Ne-Yo – 1 More Shot

151. Niia feat. Gallant – Constantly Dissatisfied

152. Nick Grant feat. Stacy Barthe – Black Woman

153. Nick Grant feat. Sonyae Elise – The Ode

154. Nipsey Hussle – Blue Laces 2

155. Nipsey Hussle – Hussle & Motivate

156. Njomza – Lonely Nights

157. Noname – Don’t Forget About Me

158. Phony Ppl – Before You Get A Boyfriend.

159. Preme feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR – Can’t Hang

160. Preme feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Callin’

161. PRhyme feat. 2 Chainz – Flirt

162. Pusha T – The Games We Play

163. Raheem DeVaughn – Come Together

164. Ré Lxuise – Lynm

165. Ré Lxuise – Show You Off

166. Ré Lxuise feat. Dryod – Tell Me

167. Reason – Better Dayz

168. Reason – Summer Up

169. Reuben Vincent – You Know I Gotta

170. Rico Love – Sexual Professional

171. Rico Love feat. Teedrea Moses & Ball Greezy – Whole Lotta Sex

172. Ro James – Devotion

173. Royce da 5’9” feat. Boogie – Dumb

174. Royce da 5’9” feat. Ashley Sorrell – God Speed

175. Saba – Calligraphy

176. Sabrina Claudio – All to You

177. SiR – D’evils

178. SiR feat. ScHoolboy Q – Something Foreign

179. Slum Village – Hard Core

180. Smino – Hoopti

181. Smino – L.M.F.

182. Smino – Low Down Derrty Blues

183. Snoop Dogg feat. Jacquees & Dreezy – Everything

184. Styles P – Marie Antionette

185. Swizz Beatz feat. Kendrick Lamar, Jadakiss, & Styles P – Something Dirty/Pic Got Us

186. Swizz Beatz feat. 2 Chainz – Stunt

187. Summer Walker – Deep

188. Summer Walker – Girls Need Love

189. T.I. feat Anderson .Paak – At Least I Know

190. T.I. feat. Watch The Duck – Big Ol Drip

191. Teyana Taylor – Gonna Love Me

192. The-Dream – Forever

193. The-Dream – Platter

194. Tiara Thomas – I Can Tell

195. Tinashe – No Contest

196. Tink – Faded

197. Tink – Signs

198. T-Pain – Go Head

199. Tory Lanez – Benevolent

200. Tory Lanez – B.B.W.W. x Fake Show

201. Tory Lanez – Don’t Die

202. Tory Lanez feat. Bryson Tiller – KeeP IN tOUcH

203. Travis Scott – Coffee Bean

204. Travis Scott – No Bystanders

205. Travis Scott feat. Drake, Swae Lee, & Big Hawk – Sicko Mode

206. Trey Songz – Lay Yo Head

207. Txs – Destroyed

208. Tyler, the Creator – Big Bag

209. Tyler, the Creator – 435

210. Vince Staples – FUN!

211. Wale feat. Jacquees – Black Bonnie

212. Wale – It’s Complicated

213. Wiz Khalifa feat. Chevy Woods & Darius Willrich – Karate/Never Hesitate

214. Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers 2

215. Ye Ali feat. Tyus – T Shirt (Interlude)

216. Ye Ali feat. Jahkoy – Tell Me

217. YG feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean, & Nicki Minaj – Big Bank

218. Young Thug feat. 6lack – Climax

219. Young Thug – Gain Clout

220. 6lack feat. Offset – Balenciaga Challenge

221. 21 Savage feat. J. Cole – a lot

222. 21 Savage feat. Yung Miami – a&t

223. 21 Savage feat. Beam, Project Pat, & ScHoolboy Q – good day

224. 21 Savage feat. Childish Gambino – monster

[kakaoundkekse]

Hi i came back, bc i found my notes 👁👄👁

I ain't organising this for shit but here you go babes. These are mostly songs that I remember the clip of and that have been stuck in my head because of it. Contains: Skam 1-4, Druck 1-3?+ 7 here and there, Skam España 2, Skam France 3, wtfock 3 and probably another I don't remember 😀

Hate Me Now - Nas (skam, s3: insert dramatic slowmo in the school yard) Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn (skam, s3: iconic moment no. 1) Tonight - Lykke Li (skam, s3: iconic moment no. 2) Music To Watch Boys To - Lana Del Rey Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels - Todrick Hall Take Me To Church, Movement - Hozier Get Your Freak On - Missy Elliott Can't Tell Me Nothing - Kanye West Bossy - Kelis, Too $hort HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar Ikke snakk til meg - Melone City Of Satan - Turbonegro Under Pressure - Queen, David Bowie The Good Side - Troye Sivan High For This - The Weeknd (skam, s3: still salty how we were robbed of the shower scene because those two lanky boys wouldn't fit in the hotel shower) Nattergal, 5 Fine Frøkner - Gabrielle (skam, s3: #whenyoumeetthemanofyourdreamsanditturnsouthelikesgabrielle) No Control - One Direction Runaway, Heaven - The Blaze How Have you Been - Tom Rosenthal (druck, s3: matteo waking up next to jonas and playing with his hair 🥺 i still cry everytime i think about this scene) bury a friend, ocean eyes, when the party's over, idontwannabeyouanymore, come out and play, listen before i go, - Billie Eilish Nevermind - Dennis Lloyd Demons - Hayley Kiyoko (wtfock, s3: Britt slaps Sander after he kisses Robbe at school 🤪) Cartoon People - Billie Marten No Way! - Bazzi Alibi - Mansionair (wtfock, s3: *shoots britt in the back* "i think we won") Blown Away - Black Box Revelation (wtfock, s3: gay panic ensues) Bad Vibes - K. Flay In The Dark - YG Dizzy - Lala Crown - Stormzy Lost My Mind, - Finneas Life Like This - AK I Found - Amber Run Jet Black - Anderson .Paak ft. Brandy Wicked Game - Mcevoy Past Lives - BØRNS Roads - Portishead Wildfire, Clean Eyes - SYML Way Down - MØ Love, Peace & Happiness - Marteria, ÄTNA, Yasha Where Are You Now - Lost Frequencies Perfectly Wrong - Shawn Mendes Where Is My Mind? - Ásgeir Woman - Kesha SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK, Will He, YEAH RIGHT - Joji Life Is Beautiful - Lil Peep Mi Gente - J Balvin, Willy William Von Party Zu Party - SXTN Don't - Rizha Muérdeme - Maria Escarmiento In Motion - The Range Remix - Colouring, The Rage Swedish Garden - Brice Davoli Sweet Apocalypse - Lambert Losing Myself - Stephen Cornish Last Dance - Scratch Massive I Love You - Riopy Fête de trop - Eddy de Pretto To Build A Home - The Cinematric Orchestra, Patrick Watson 5 Minuten - KitschKrieg, SFR, CRO, AnnenMayKantereit Haper du har plass - Cezinando I'm Kissing You - Des'ree The Hills, Call Out My Name - The Weeknd Baby's On Fire - Die Antwoord Talk Show Host - Radiohead Paradise - Coldplay You're Somebody Else - flora cash Visions of Gideon - Sufjan Stevens Lights Are On, Hugging You - Tom Rosenthal Fading - Alle Farben Sometimes The Going Gets A Little Tough - Finn Praise The Lord - A$AP Rocky, Skepta Obvs - Jamie xx Ich geh heut nicht mehr tanzen, Du bist anders - AnnenMayKantereit

just started a playlist with songs the skamverse introduced me to and that absolutely slap. what bops did you find bc of the skamverse?

[decodingannelister]

Monday 11 January 1819

5

11 25/60

B[efore] B[reakfast] fin[ishe]d the rough dr[a]ft of the ind[ex] fr[om] 18 Nov[embe]r 1818 10 1 Jan[uar]y 1819 and br[ou]ght d[o]wn my let[ter] acc[oun]t fr[om] 18 Sept[ember] last to the end of the y[ea]r. The rest of the morn[in]g look[in]g ov[er] my things minerals etc. Inst[ea]d of 63 c[oul]d on[l]y find 60 spec[imen]s of the marb[le]s IN[Tib Isabella Norcliffe] br[ou]ght me fr[om] Italy. At 2 3/4 d[o]wn the o[ld] b[ank] up Hort[on] St[reet] and Royston R[oa]d to King X[Cross] as I ret[urne]d call[e]d at Mr Ja[me]s Stansfelds’- Maria Ralph op[ene]d the door, all in tears- Mr J[ames] S[tansfeld] w[e]nt this morn[in]g to Leeds 2 acc[ount]s of his broth[er], Josias, the surg[eo]n on the point of marry[in]g Miss Briggs the last m[u]ch the worst and so bad that there is lit[tle] chance of his recov[er]y. Compl[ain]t a nerv[ou]s fev[er] br[ou]ght on by his care and anx[iet]y tow[ard]s his sist[er] and fath[er](the lat[ter] di[e]d a lit[tle] whi[le] ago). On[l]y st[aye]d to h[ea]r this melancholy news. Call[e]d at N[orth]gate but find[in]g my a[un]t n[o]t at ho[me] g[o]t back at 4 1/2. Called at Crossleys the hair dresser to tell him not to come to me till Thursday I must meet Miss B tomorrow. In the ev[ening] shew[e]d my a[un]t and fath[er] my marb[le]s and cop[ie]d out fr[om] the rough dr[a]ft the ind[ex] to the vol[ume] from 1Nove[embe]r to 15 Dec[embe]r. My unc[le as 1 of the 3 surviv[in]g trustees for the mon[ey]( vest[e]d in India stock) belong[in]g to the Northbridge at H[alifa]x was at a meet[in]g of the commiss[ioner]s for the manage[men]t of the bridge at the Pine-apple yest[erday] aft[ernoo]n and d[i]d not g[e]t back till n[ea]r 10 the ev[ening] was so rainy and the wind so high, my a[un]t and ind[eed] we all were so fidgety that my fath[er] and I set off to see wh[a]t was the mat[ter] and met my unc[le] 50 y[ar]ds from the top of the lane. He h[a]d been detain[e]d by a disagree[men]t bet[ween] Messrs. George Haigh and Will[ia]m Pollard ab[ou]t some stones. I had one of my fathers pistols in the pocket of my mantle. The wind rath[er] high all the day- it h[a]d blown the causeway clean and dry and I th[ou]ght it ver[y] pleas[an]t walk[in]g in the aft[ernoo]n. It beg[a]n to r[ai]n bet[ween] 5 and 6 and turn[e]d out a stormy ev[ening]. The wind was so high and boist[erou]s last n[i]ght I c[oul]d n[o]t sleep sound[l]y . B[arometer] 1 deg[ree] ab[ov]e rain F[ahrenheit] 38 1/2 ° at 9p.m.(fire in the hall)

WYAS Reference Number:  SH:7/ML/E/2/0098

[ricardosousalemos]

G Perico: All Blue

If you’re unfamiliar, G Perico can seem like a contradiction in terms. He channels pimp rap legends, then calls into KDAY to dedicate slow jams to his girl. He opened a business near the same blocks where he used to earn all his money tax-free, then survived an assassination attempt after he’d gone legit. When he was a child, his grandmother gave tarot card readings out of the house; the rapper, born Jeremy Nash at the tail end of the ’80s, thought he could see his own future, one that ended in an early death. And when he makes his case against Donald Trump, he does it on a song built for the strip club—City Hall is too far north, anyway. 

But nothing about G Perico is a contradiction. His lived experience is that of someone who grew up in South Central Los Angeles in the ashes of crack and Reagan and the Riots. He wears his hair in a Jheri curl and could trade slicked-back shit-talk with anyone up to and including DJ Quik and Too $hort, and he always makes sure his lawyers are paid on time. On his debut album, All Blue, Perico funnels all of that and more into lean, shimmering songs that recall early ’90s G-funk but provide, well, a blueprint for the future. 

Last fall, Perico put out Shit Don’t Stop, an engrossing mixtape that made him a minor sensation on both sides of the 10 freeway. All Blue is Shit Don’t Stop blown up to its widescreen endpoint: more joy, more peril, more money. There are sunny afternoons interrupted by drive-by shootings, liquor-soaked parties with third strikes looming overhead. On the opener, “Power,” he raps, “My homies live forever, we ain’t never gonna die,” but the understanding that this might not be true underscores almost every song on the record. And when All Blue ends, with “Alive Tonight,” it breaks up fatalistic verses with a hook that doubles as a somber thank-you for another 24 hours free from handcuffs or bullet wounds.  

It’s hard to overstate how focused All Blue is. It clocks in barely longer than 35 minutes; of 13 tracks, only three surpass the three-minute mark. So rather than a first-person narrative, the LP plays as if G Perico is your friend you catch up with a few times a day, dispensing wisdom (don’t walk with the flow of traffic, in case killers try to pull up behind you) and summing up the grimmer part of his life in neat couplets (“I could’ve been lost my life, Crip/So fuck all that nice shit”). The songs are sleek and economical, from their tightly wound structures to remarkably straightforward storytelling (from “Can’t Play”: “My uncle smoked crack/I used to sell it to him/I used to drop it in his pipe and watch him go stupid/After every four zips, rubber banded cash/Grab some more and throw all the money in the stash”). The fat’s been cut away—all that’s left is bone, sinew, and curl activator. 

All Blue is the record you make when you can’t sit still. When he raps, Perico is constantly in motion, whether he’s skipping out of police custody before he sees the county jail (“Wit Me Or Not”), flying back and forth to Vegas just to play craps (“How You Feel”), or fucking, digging through her purse, and leaving (“Get My Staccs”). Physical spaces figure prominently in his work, and Perico renders them in such vivid detail that when he brags “made hundreds of thousands on West 104th Street,” your mind’s eye can populate the block with every actor. Perico’s at a point in his life where he can bounce back and forth between South Central and palaces in the Hills; he just happens to have his sharpest thoughts while in transit. 

Perico invites obvious comparisons to ’90s legends like Quik, but he’s not a revivalist. If anything, he seems to exist parallel to conversations about era and lineage in rap. In his writing, Perico’s world is populated by neighbors and enemies and smokers desperate to wash his cars—never other rappers. It’s refreshing, and it eases the weight of tradition and expectation, all while pulling liberally from the aesthetics of the early Clinton years. In that way, All Blue is a distinctly L.A. record, shaped by the city’s culture but not backward-gazing or needlessly reverent. And on “Bacc Forth”—the anti-Trump song Angelenos will hear all summer between midnight and last call—he boils his city’s ethos down into six words: “Looked at death and started dancing.” 

[theboh3mianraspb3rry]

When my alarm went off this morning for the first time in yonks I didn’t hit the snooze button. Why, because I was attending my first ever flower show and man was I excited. Despite doing a Q&A piece with Harrogate Flower Show prior to attending, I was still not exactly sure what I was in for.

We arrived in good time being a Yorkshire resident and there was no traffic on route. We got parked up nice and close to the entrance even though we were only 10mins ahead of the doors opening. We joined the queue and had a chat to the nice folk behind us before the queue shuffle started and then we were in!!

Now in my Q&A with the show their recommendation was to head straight to the plant pavilion, however on route to the show one of my amazing followers tweeted me with advice to head straight to the floral exhibition and I am sooo grateful for the tip off as being in quite early and marching straight to the far end of the show when we got there and it was lovely and quiet. Whilst everyone else were off shopping I got to admire the magnificent art work in the exhibition and also take some pics of them too – however I will be sharing these along with my choice for best in show in another Blog that I will release tomorrow so keep a look out for that!

We then visited the ‘Made In Yorkshire’ tent and being a Yorkshire lass it would be rude not too really. In there was a wonderful potter from Sheffield who had made a beautiful pot for a bonsai tree in the exhibition hall.

My mother-in-law who accompanied me to the show teaches ceramics and had a lovely conversation with this chap, who was full of passion and happy to talk openly about his methods and creations which was very refreshing – it’s not just us gardeners who are friendly!

We then made our way into the Gardening Hall for Kitchen Garden magazines talk on ‘Practical Plots’ I managed to bag a front row seat and I was really looking forward to this as having two allotments, one which is brand new and being a reader of the publication I thought it was the one that was the most suited for me! The talk started at 12pm and it was now 12.10pm so the audience began to scratch there heads! What’s going on, is there a time mix up or something? It then got to 12.20 and I had to toddle off to see what on earth was going on? Turns out that nobody actually knew who was delivering this talk, it was represented by KG but the show apparently organised it?

Well anyway two lovely KG representatives (Steve & Emma) who had a talk scheduled after ”Practical Plots’ stepped up to deliver the talk. I am guessing the talk was totally off the cuff without a plan prepared and hats off to them, they did a lovely job. Unfortunately I wasn’t learning anything new and by this point my tummy after an early start was rumbling “Lunch” so after watching half I left. Time fleets when you’re having fun and there was lots more to see and BUY!!

For lunch we decided on a picnic platter which you could pre-order or buy on the day for a little more money. There was a choice of Ploughman’s, seafood or vegetarian and of course I wanted a veggie one which you couldn’t just pick up but the caterers said there are always a few extra made up so they will order one in for when I return after the KG talk. So when we returned for lunch, there it was, which I was thrilled about! The platter consisted of roast veg, a mini quiche, falafel with riata, cous cous, salad, bread roll and strawberries and cream and of course I had a glass of Pimm’s to wash it down with. My mother in law went  with the seafood option and I think she got slightly better value for money if I’m honest!

Obviously being the lunchtime peak there were no tables left so I threw a paddy……. nah just kidding two lovely dear’s let us share their table and it was grand. I love speaking to people especially those who share the same passion. There was a lot of good humour and gorgeous food, the sun was out an I was really enjoying myself!

After lunch it was a wonder through the show gardens, which actually I was surprised to find that there weren’t all that many I think there were around 5 or 6 in total maybe I expect too much? The garden that received first place was a lovely tranquil design, somewhere I could find myself sitting for hours just watching the world go by. I loved the soft unforced natural planting around the stone wall, it reminded me of being a child at my grandparents old home.

We then wondered into the Gardening hall again to have a nosey around the stalls and some of the Hort Couture displays, which were absolutely stunning. The world of horticulture has inspired the world of fashion for decades and I thought it was a truly fantastic theme, I even wore my floral jeans to pay homage to it!

Some of the floral displays were truly breath taking. I thought I had seen my fill in the exhibition hall but no, as I was wondering around the hall catching a new display around a new corner I was like a child in a sweetshop my jaw would drop and I think I totally over used the word ‘WOW’ today!

I can’t begin to imagine the sheer amount of time, effort and preparation that has gone into these truly inspiring displays and the people behind them all deserve a huge congratulations for pulling it off. My favourite display had to be the ‘Green Room’ I just wanted to climb into the room and live there! Instead I settled for a hovering squat over an arm chair!

Then the real fun started it was off to admire the plants in the plant pavilion, where I had to resist the temptation of buying EVERYTHING!

As I wondered down the halls it was apparent that the HOT plant trends for 2017 were most definitely Bonsai, Succulents, Cacti and Acers. I’m not very good at keeping indoor plants alive as I’m always playing outdoors I tend to forget about them. However I couldn’t help but fall in love with this ‘Echeveria Cheyenne’ which I have named Maleficent because of the way the flower stem falls like the horns of the Disney character or is that just my interpretation? I’m hoping I don’t neglect or worse kill her!

Next on my purchase list was an adorable and the tiniest daffodil I have ever seen called ”Kidling’ with 2 blooms per stem and flower heads no bigger than a 5p but what this irrisisible plant lacked in height did not lack in scent. As I picked up the plant to admire it the strongest honey fragrance I ever did smell wafted my way I had to have it! In fact I wish I had gotten a couple more. This is someone who proclaims to not actually be a daffodil fan – funny that!

My next purchases were from the same stall Triffids Nursery and they were Lamium orvala which is a clump forming perennial with lush dusky pink flowers which are almost orchid like and although it’s flowering season is coming to an end I look forward to this being in full bloom next year. I also bought Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’ which has dainty pink fluffy poker like flowers.

I then headed to Hardy’s Plants stall and instantly saw two gorgeous Geums. I fell in love with Geums whilst researching for the build of my cottage garden. The two I purchased were ‘Totally Tangerine’ which as the name would suggest has beautiful tangerine coloured flowers and ‘Scarlett Tempest’ which has deep burnt orange flowers. Rob Hardy was brilliant in informing me about the plants and how they perform but how to care for them and at 3pm after a LONG day he was still beaming with passion and pride and was incredibly friendly, so Hardys get’s my vote for best plant stall in the plant pavilion. Good customer service goes a long way in my book.

Then with my arms full, next on the agenda was a cup of tea! It was at this point I realised I was beat and I had done all I needed too, so feeling truly inspired to tackle my new and upcoming projects we decided to head for home.

I have had an amazing first ever flower show experience and think the organisers behind the show have done a phenomenonall job. I can definitely see why it has been awarded by Which? as best gardening event.

Well it has definitely warmed me up for the rest of my tour this year, roll on next month for RHS Chelsea!

I would love to hear all about what you loved, bought and was inspired by at Harrogate Flower Show this year, please leave a comment below!

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Brightest Blessings,

Bo x

Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2017 – Review When my alarm went off this morning for the first time in yonks I didn't hit the snooze button.