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Arabella @ Release Athens 19th July 2023, By leapsychoyiou

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Theseus #2 (the Journey to Athens and the Six Labors)

king Aegeus stops over to visit king Pitheus who, understanding the prophecy, offers his own daughter, Aethra, and after getting the king drunk, the two lay together. The same night, Aethra is visited by Athena in a dream who instructs the princess to visit the oceanside to pray for blessings. Here Poseidon appears and couples with her. Thus, Aethra is impregnated by both a king and a god, so the child has dual paternity.

When the child, Theseus, comes of age, he is instructed to remove a huge boulder to inherit his kingly father’s sword and sandals, and journey to Athens to claim his rightful princely birthright. The journey is long and arduous, fraught with death and danger, and Theseus proves his heroic worth by performing six labors, defeating evil villains who wish him harm by using their own evil techniques against them.

1.)         First, Theseus defeats the brigand Periphetes, the bronze club wielder, and lame legged, like his father, Hephaestus.

2.)         Next, he kills Pityocamptes, who would tie his victims to two bowed pine trees, releasing them and tearing the victims apart.

3.)         Third, he overcomes a creature; the Crommyonian Sow

4.)         Fourth, he outwits Sciron, who would push victims off a cliff to be eaten by a giant turtle.

5.)         Fifth he faces Cercyon at the holy sight of Eleusis, who challenged passers to wrestling matches. Theseus uses untold power and technique to achieve victory; and is thus credited as the originator of the sport of wrestling.

6.)         Sixth, he overcomes Procrustes, who had two beds in his home, one too short and one too long. IF the guest was too short, Procrustes would stretch him through torture to fit, or if the guest was too tall, the villain would chop off the guest’s feet.

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Headline - Bright Eyes+Muse interviews [ROCKIN'ON (March 2000)]

The year 2000 starts here! Is the impatience that can only be tolerated by a dazzling youth the birth of the Year Zero generation? Rockin'On fully supports Bright Eyes and Muse, the two passions that run around while showing off the physique of young boys, and offers tickets to support their visit to Japan!

Interview: Mariko SAKAMOTO Photography: JIM NEWBERRY (Bright Eyes) Interpretation: Erika YAMASHITA (Muse)

The noisy days of Y2K! and the bubble era have returned to normal, and the onslaught of millennium visits to Japan has come to an end, but is it time to breathe a sigh of relief? Has anything started to happen? Year 2000 = Year Zero. It's only a matter of time, but we'd like to introduce two newcomers who make you feel that the year 2000 is just around the corner. Bright Eyes is a band centred on Conor Oberst, a home recording poet from Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Their interactions with the Athens scene are also a hot topic, but technically they can't be called newcomers, having released a compilation even before their debut full-length album was released last year. However, the self-denial and (literally) exploding shouts heard on their latest EP 'Every Day and Every Night' show an awakening of the core of expression in a style that has tended to veer towards experimental pop. Already waiting for their second release, it is a unique singing voice that cradles bottomless sadness in their clear eyes. In contrast, Muse are a three-piece from Devon, UK. They first attracted the attention of an American record company and were signed to Maverick. Although there was a feeling that the band was ahead of its time, their single ‘Muscle Museum’ broke through on the UK indie charts last year. The drama is sharply played by a blue, straightforward guitar sound that has been compared to early Radiohead. I'm sure I'm not the only one who is reminded of Jeff Buckley, with vocalist Matt Bellamy's rich expressiveness underpinning the high level of perfection of their debut. Both have very different sounds, but their straightforward voices are tugging at your heartstrings. The voice that started it all was always so vivid. With that voice, the clock starts ticking again.

"Writing songs was like smashing a windowpane."

(BRIGHT EYES/Conor Oberst) ● You started writing songs when you were about 11 years old, what was it like when you ‘discovered’ guitars and four-track recording equipment? 「Yeah, it was like, “I'm glad I found something to do”. It's like keeping a diary. It's a way of expressing your feelings in a more proper way. …… Compared to when I was a smaller kid. It's like writing a song on a four-track or throwing something at a window and smashing it, they're both the same thing.」

● Were there other kids around your age when you started writing songs who were making songs with four-tracks and guitars? 「Not quite the same age, but I had older friends who were writing songs. They were about five or six years older than me. They all encouraged me to write songs too. I'm still hanging out with them and making music with them.」

● I see. So you prefer sitting alone in a dark basement and recording than going out and playing with friends or skateboarding or anything like that? 「Haha (laughs). No, there are two sides to me, I guess. I like having fun too. I like to have fun, I like to throw parties, but…… But I always end up going home and spending time alone (laughs).」

● Yes, yes (laughs)…… Well, I believe you're 19 (20 this year), you're attending university, aren't you? 「Yeah…… Um, I'm actually going to take a leave of absence from next semester. I'm thinking of doing a lot of touring and stuff.」

● So you're planning to concentrate on your music? 「Yeah, hopefully. I'm going to take this semester off, and if it goes well, then I can continue with music. So I'm putting off my studies for a while (bursts out laughing). No, it's not that I don't like university, but I don't know exactly what I want to do……」

● That's unreliable. I have the impression that you write and record songs almost every day, but when do you feel the strongest urge to write songs? 「Well…… It's a bit of a strange feeling. Sometimes songs come out of a depressed mood. In that case, I just run to the guitar and play it straight away. But if I try to force myself to sit down and say, "Come on, I've got to write", I feel like it's never going to work. So I guess you have to wait for the ‘moment’ to come. And those moments are when I don't feel very good, like when I'm sad. That's why my songs sound like that. But I'm thinking that I need to get out of that. I want to write happier songs. Because …… I don't want to just make the listener sad all the time.」

● I see. And your debut album as an original, "Letting Off the Happiness", seemed a bit scattered. It was more like a collection of songs rather than an album. 「No, it was meant to be a single album. But because of the way we recorded it, the result was kind of…… It's a bit of a jagged, cut-and-paste, patched-together kind of sound. Because the album was recorded partly in my parents' basement, partly at a friend's house, and partly at Ascend in a completely different environment, so it's got that kind of disjointed sound. It ended up being a kind of collage of different sound qualities. In terms of the songs, I think thematically it's like an album, but maybe in terms of the way it sounds, there's a lot of ebb and flow to it.」

● Are you satisfied with the results? I got the impression that you weren't really interested in the cohesion of an album. 「No, not at all. I've just finished a new album, and it's more…… smooth and unified. I'm trying to work in that direction now, but when I was making ‘Letting~’…… I wasn't so concerned about cohesion (laughs). What can I say, I just…… I wanted it to sound intuitive, like I was reacting to something. I didn't want it to be a nice, well-proportioned piece of work.」

● Is that so? So, when I listen to your EP ‘Everyday and Every Night’, I feel that your songwriting is becoming more straightforward. 「Yeah, I think that's right. I always hope I'm growing as a writer (laughs). But you can't tell if you're growing or not, can you? But I feel like I'm more in control of what I'm doing than I used to be. It's not like I'm just waiting for something to happen. I'm starting to understand what I'm doing. I used to be, how should I put it…… I was trying to feel something in the darkness, or rather, I was searching for what to do in the darkness. I think cool sounds and cool songs came out of that. But now…… Everything is much more direct and well intentioned.」

● I love the song ‘Perfect Sonnet’ on that EP. Especially the part where your voice shakes and turns inside out and explodes into a shout - I've never heard such an intense expression of emotion. 「Oh…… I try not to rely too much on that kind of singing…… No, I think that a tiny whisper, for example, can convey just as much emotion as a loud, broken shout can. There are definitely some shouting on this album, but I think emotions are a very broad thing, and I think that up until now I've only been able to capture very, very extreme emotions. I've been able to shake off a lot of extreme emotions, such as despair, burnout, joy, and so on. But there are a lot of emotions in between. You can be perfectly depressed or insanely happy, and there are days when you don't feel either. People's emotions are more subtle, and that's what we're aiming for with the new songs we're writing. Of course, I like the feeling of being able to scream and let all the emotions out. But I want to be able to do more than that. I don't want to be able to express only one emotion. …… I want to be able to convey all sorts of grey emotions, not simply black and white.」

● Yeah, yeah. I think your songs express a strong longing for perfect love, happiness and joy, but at the same time, I feel like there is a fear of losing such joy and happiness. 「Ah…… You know, you're exactly right! That's the problem I have with myself, or…… That's a great description of the problems that come from my depression. I see things. I notice that there's something beautiful, and already at that moment I'm like, that beauty is going away, it's gone, it's turned into something ugly! That's how I feel. When I see something wonderful, the moment I see it, I think about the end. Everything seems like that…… I can't help thinking that, all my favourite friends, they're all lovely, but one day they're going to get old. I know that's the fate of all things, but everything changes…… But that's a great insight to realise that!」

● No…… (chuckles). 「Even though I've never met them (laughs).」

● Certainly (laughs). The words ‘Bright Eyes’ appear several times in your songs. What do these words symbolise? 「Yeah. Well, I can't remember the name…… Um, I used to watch an old film channel at my parents' house. It was a very long time ago, way before the first CD came out. Yeah, I really don't even remember the title of the film, but it was an old film with, like, Humphrey Bogart in it or something. And the main character calls out to a pretty girl, ‘Bright Eyes’. "Don't worry, pretty girl. You'll be on time for the train" or something like that. And I thought that was a nice way of expressing my fondness for the girl. So I wrote a song about it. I think it was the second song on an early compilation…… I wrote a couple of other songs using the words ‘Bright Eyes’ before I decided on the band name. I think that word has everything I love in it, like beauty, youth and…… When you look into someone's eyes, they are full of life…… I think that's the image. I think it's the most wonderful thing in the world. I think that's where it comes from.」

"I think everyone is thinking, I want to leave my mark on something."

(MUSE/Matt Bellamy)

● What impact did your first encounter with music have on your life? 「I started playing piano when I was 8 or 9. I liked Ray Charles and that kind of boogie-woogie piano. I didn't learn at first, I just listened to records and imitated what I heard. Then, when I was 12 or 13, I started playing guitar. I was influenced by British indie bands like Sonic Youth and stuff like that. But until I was 16 or 17, I couldn't make up my mind whether I was going to be serious about being in a band or going to university. So I spent four or five months travelling around Europe with my acoustic guitar and I learnt a lot of different guitar playing techniques. Flamenco, traditional Italian, and Greek guitar. It was totally different from what I had been playing. So when I came back from the trip, I had a lot of new ideas. So I think that was probably my biggest musical encounter.」

● I see. This is reflected in the variety of songs on this album. You say that Nirvana's 'Nevermind' and Radiohead's 'The Bends' are your favourite albums, but you must have been 13 or 14 when you listened to those two albums. 「Yeah, that one. Well, I just wanted to say that those two albums are two classics of the 90s. And we're an extension of the succession of bands like that. They were the successors of bands like the [Sex] Pistols and the Smiths and Echo Bunny [aka Echo & the Bunnymen], and even further back, the Beatles and [Elvis] Presley. In R&R [rock n' roll], everything is inherited and evolves, and we are the new generation in that. We're just ten years younger than Nirvana and Radiohead.」

● You can feel the change in the generation. The album was produced by John Leckie. Did working with him bring new inspiration to Muse's music? 「He helped us a lot with setting up the environment and where to record. It's about creating the right atmosphere for each song. He didn't have any input into the songwriting. I think the biggest thing he's given me is the Radiohead comparisons (laughs).」

● (laughs) It's an unavoidable part of the process. What do you yourself think about that comparison? 「Um…… It's fine, isn't it? Hahaha. Because, as I said before, everything originates from somewhere and can be traced all the way back. In the end, I think it all starts from the moment a musician wants to communicate their feelings and their situation. In that sense, we have something in common with Radiohead and the other bands I mentioned earlier. We want to express what we feel as people born and raised in this era.」

● I see. So, the town you grew up in, Teignmouth, seems to be a beautiful seaside town that attracts people in the summer as a resort. Was it ‘dead’ so to speak? 「No, it's not that bad, but it's just a bit boring. There's not much to do. But I'm sure there are many, many, many other towns like that. I'm sure lots of people live a similar life. But when we moved to that town, we were 13 or 14, and of course we looked around for something interesting to do, but there was nothing, except watching TV. That's when we started playing music, and we formed a band and started rehearsing and so on. We're a bit fed up with the town because every time we go into town we get into fights. There were people who didn't like us. All I remember is violence, and I don't like it. At first glance, it looks like a peaceful town, but whenever I go out at night, I get the stink eye.」

● Is it because you're a young guy who thinks he's an artist playing in a band? 「Hahahaha! That's exactly right.」

● (laughs) Muse's music has an excessive amount of emotion and passion. What is it that drives you to create such intense music? 「I think everyone wants to express what they feel, to be understood or misunderstood by others, and in any case to leave some kind of mark. That we are here, and that we are feeling this way. I think it's part of human evolution. Whether it's art, science, or contributing to the maintenance of the system by raising children. So I think what we are doing is talking about the system and how it affects us, for better or for worse. There is a significant element of the absence of religion. Our generation is one that has grown up without a specific religion, and everyone implicitly accepts the media and television as a way of connecting with others. Part of the album is about whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, and whether technological advances are destroying us or liberating us. It's something I myself don't know the answer to.」

● I see. And you have a beautiful falsetto voice— 「Uhuhuhuhu……….」

● You don't have to be so shy (laughs). Despite this, the words you sing are harsh and sometimes even challenging. 「Yeah, yeah.」

● By releasing the darker, self-destructive side of yourself into your music— 「Eheheheheh.」

● (laughs) Do you feel like you're sort of redeemed by letting go? 「Yeah, I think the first album was definitely like that. You go deep into yourself and look at the dark side and the good side and express that. But if you succeed by expressing yourself openly like that, there's a danger. You think that if you don't do that all the time, you won't be able to go on. And then the next work goes deeper and darker. But I don't want to do that. I think it's important to know other people's emotions, not just your own, and sometimes you need to become someone else's character and express yourself from their point of view. It's dangerous to be too focused on yourself, I think it's important to look outside the cocoon that is you.」

● Yes, that's very perceptive. I'm really looking forward to the gig in March, as the live show is highly acclaimed. So, do you have a message for Japanese listeners? 「What message? Oh, hahaha… Well, the album alone is only half of us. The other half is our live shows. So if you see us live, you'll get the whole picture. I would also like to say that the message itself is all in the music.」

☆ The weeping acolytes Bright Eyes and the rising star Muse, who twist and turn on the opposite emotions. The magazine's acclaimed Hope are all coming to Japan! Bright Eyes is an in-store gig. It's a free event, so please feel free to attend. Muse's Japan show is a ticket-purchase event! We will be inviting 10 groups of 20 people, so please apply using the enclosed postcard (must arrive no later than Wednesday 16 February). This is your chance to experience first-hand their sound, which marks a moment in time that will never come again. Don't miss it!!!

Translator's Note: Was it necessary for me to translate the Bright Eyes interview? Not really. But since the article was covering both bands and I've already scanned and extracted the texts, I thought I might as well just do it anyways. It gives a nice compare and contrast about Conor and Matt.

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A teenager is fighting for his life in a Greek hospital after a policeman shot him in the head as he fled a petrol station, allegedly without paying.

The officer fired two shots at the 16-year-old Roma boy in the second biggest city Thessaloniki.

Protesters took to the streets on Monday, throwing petrol bombs at police.

The shooting has highlighted the recurrent issue of police violence in Greek cities.

Last year an 18-year-old Roma man called Nikos Sampanis was fatally shot in a car chase near Athens and on 6 December 2008 a 15-year-old boy was shot dead in the capital during a police night patrol.

Alexis Grigoropoulos's death in the central district of Exarchia is remembered every year with big protests in Athens and other cities. Several thousand officers were deployed in the capital on Tuesday to prevent trouble.

In the latest shooting, the teenager filled up his vehicle with €20 (£17) of petrol and then left. CCTV released on Tuesday revealed that four policemen were inside the petrol station at the time.

The 16-year-old drove away chased by police on motorbikes. Police said he then turned his vehicle towards them with the aim of ramming into them.

"I fired once in the air and once towards the vehicle. Colleagues' lives were at risk," the 34-year-old officer was quoted as saying. He was later suspended from duty and charged with carrying out the shooting.

News of his shooting prompted protests from the local Roma community outside the hospital in Thessaloniki where the boy had surgery to remove the bullet from his head. Protesters joined friends and relatives at the scene and stones were thrown at police, who responded with stun grenades.

"And what if he didn't pay? Did they have to kill him?" his father told Greek media, adding that the boy had made a mistake and police should have arrested him at home.

Local reports say Roma protesters burned tyres and rubbish bins in the west of the city. The police officer charged with the shooting appeared in court accused of attempted homicide and other offences.

Video from outside the court later went viral showing a man identified as the boy's father being manhandled by police outside the court. The man is seen being thrown to the ground, surrounded by riot police.

According to the Council of Europe, the Roma (Gypsies) are Greece's biggest minority and number some 270,000, mostly living in makeshift accommodation.

As the boy lay in a critical condition in hospital in Thessaloniki, his lawyer told reporters that they did not want him to become another Alexis Grigoropoulos.

Theofilos Alexopoulos told Thess Today that his life was hanging by a thread but they wanted him to survive and for the plight of Roma people to be recognised.

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Monsterfucktober - Day 10, Harpies

The harpy: a cross between woman and bird. Spirit of storms and winds. Said to take those who are evil in their clutches, and torture them on their way to Tartarus—the prison of the wicked. Little else was known about these feral creatures, only that they aren’t to be underestimated.

            Nisos didn’t believe in them. In all his life, throughout all his misdeeds, he’d never heard the beating of wings, or the screeching of wicked hybrids in the distance. In fact, he’d never faced any sort of repercussion for his lying, cheating, and thieving. And so, he felt more and more encouraged to continue the habit. After a long, hard day of conning the poor and swiping breakfast, lunch and dinner from the stalls of unsuspecting vendors in the streets of Athens, he thought he would finish the evening off with getting oiled-up with a stranger in a dark alley. His wife, as loving and dedicated to him as she was, couldn’t fuck like some of the ladies of the night he’d had the pleasure of becoming rather close with.

            He’d swiped a couple of wine bottles, and was well on his way through the first when he saw the hooded, feminine body resting against a shadowy wall. The mystery of her coverage invested him; he would pay her great sums of stolen wealth just to know what was underneath. “Good eve, beauty. Are you perchance working?”

            She thrust off from the wall, head shrouded in darkness as she turned to face him. Then she came towards him, pace steady, robes bouncing off her frame. “Yes. I work.”

            Her voice was scratchy and unfamiliar to him. “You sound rather exotic, are you Egyptian?”

            She shook her head. Nisos didn’t care that much anyway. He offered her money, which she wordlessly accepted, then he went to pull back her hood.

            Her hand shot up to stop him, gripping his wrist. “No. You do not remove my hood.” Nisos felt his robes shift with the quickly growing size of his penis. He liked the idea; fucking someone without even seeing their face. His hands went for her waist, and in seconds he had her up against the wall, sleeves wrapped around his shoulders while he fucked her between her robed legs.

            “Fuck yes! This feels amazing, I see why you keep the robe on.” He pressed his hips against hers, which in turn slammed against the wall. “It feels like a pillow brushing against my cock.”

            “I’m glad you enjoy.” Her voice slithered into his ears, he felt her nails dig into his back, scratching along his shoulder blades.

            “Oh, yes. This is the best fuck I’ve ever had!” he lied. His best was a grieving widow who was having a rough time after her husband’s death. All the sadness and grief made the experience all the more satisfying. He’d never forget the moment her guilt caught up with her.

            “You lie.” said the woman. Something changed about her voice. It was colder, more sinister. All movement stopped, and Nisos was unable to thrust without pressing against her rigid body.

            “Okay. Maybe not the best, but—“

            “Your time has come, Nisos.”

            He pulled out, then stepped away from the woman after quickly releasing his hold. For just a moment, the world around him span. “How do you know my name?”

            The hooded figure stepped away from the wall, pacing towards him before stopping, still as a statue. “You are a wicked man, and you have led a wicked life. Your time has come.” With that, her shoulders raised, her neck craned to either side, and the robe slipped off her body, revealing the monster beneath.

            Her pale frame was slender, starved even, with a thin waist, slender neck, and a bare chest. Her limbs weren’t human: both her legs were leathery and bent in two places, and in place of her feet were claws complete with sharp talons. Her arms were just as bird-like, coated in orangey-brown feathers from shoulder to wrist. Her hands were human enough, except they were thin, with fingers longer than a human’s should be.

            Of all her appearance, her face caught Nisos’s attention the most. The creature wore many marks of age, all traced deeply into her cheeks and forehead. Her eyes were wild and snake-like, her teeth were crooked and sharp, and her nose was unnaturally small, yet crooked. The hair on her head was a peppery grey, but only half of her hair was ‘hair’; all else was made up of the same orange feathers that grew out her arms. They trailed down the side of her face, trailing back through where her ears should be.

            The harpy, as Nisos recognised her to be, approached, ready to attack. There was a shuffling noise to his side, and he turned his head to see another as her robes dropped to the floor. And yet another behind the second. He felt the first harpy’s claws wrap around his arm, digging into his flesh as she prepared to take flight. The other two followed suit: gripping him by the other arm, and both legs, respectively.

            “You’re…” He trailed off, stunned by the trio as they lifted him from the ground. His heart was racing; his eyes were wide. The alley grew smaller as he was raised higher and higher into the night sky. The wind whipped through his hair and the lights of Athens quickly shrank into nothing as he was carried off into the sky. He needed to say it; he willed his voice to yell, to scream at them. “You’re all so beautiful!”

After a while, Nisos felt chills across his body. The harpies had him in a tight grip, and he could hardly feel his arms and legs anymore. Only one bit of his body remained warm: his penis, which hadn’t ceased its erection since he first laid eyes on the three of them. He felt something sensual in his soul when he looked up at them. He wanted them, wanted to serve them. It was strange, unlike any sexual urge he’d felt before, but he enjoyed it all the same.

            “My ladies!” He called out, hoping that his voice wouldn’t be carried off by the wind. “Please, take a rest. I would be grateful just to soothe your bodies.”

            “There is no bargaining with us, fool!” He felt the harpy addressing him tighten her claws. “We will not be tricked by such a pathetic man!”

            The skin of Nisos’s penis strained to contain the bulging, blood-filled muscle. He swore it would break if she spoke down to him like that again. His words spilled out like wine from a broken casket. “Please, beautiful mistress, I would never think you shy of genius. Surely your looks are as captivating as your beauty!”

            His legs fell forward as the harpy lost her grip. “What in Tartarus?!” The other harpies squawked at her to pick him back up again, and she did, but not before he was able to kick away the clothes from his legs. Just as they fell down through the clouds, he felt her claws on him again. He only wished they could flip him over, so he may admire their beauty, and they could see from his bulge that he meant every compliment.

            The back harpy’s claws pressed deeper into his shins, cutting through the skin and causing him to bleed. Nisos winced at the pain, but yearned for more. “Hurt me! Scratch me more my beautiful captor!”

            “Silence!” He felt his legs drop once more as the back harpy stopped flying, instead gripping onto his back. Her hand dug into his back and her nails pierced his body. A moan slipped from Nisos’s mouth, and the harpy stopped. “Oh? This one enjoys our torture.”

            “He does. How worthless he is to us.” Sneered another; the one he had the honour of fucking in the alley.

            “Oh yes, so worthless my empress.” His urge to be degraded by them outweighed his usual sense. He felt his certainty of who he was slipping as his lions were electric with desire to please them.

            “What say we use him on our way to Tartarus?” asked the third harpy, whose voice he had only just been granted permission to hear.

            “Yes! I beg you, whatever wicked whims you would like me for, I will do your bidding gleefully!”

            “Silence, you evil man! We will have our way with you atop this mountain.” Before Nisos could ask where it was, he felt the harpies release him. He fell very briefly, then landed on the flat peak of a mountain, above the clouds. It was dark, but he could make out small structures, and a nest.

            The harpy’s slender silhouette dropped in front of him, and with its talons it lit a torch, standing atop a pike. More were lit around him, and Nisos felt his heart melt as he gazed upon all three in the candle light. He got to his knees, bowing before the leader of the pack. “How may I serve you, mistress?”

            Her claws made their way under his chin, then pushed his head up to face her. “Pleasure us with your mouth, toy.” Excitement filled his body, and without hesitation his face was between her legs, gleefully and passionately licking wherever his tongue wandered. Her fingers, long and slender, slid through his hair, pulling slightly while he did as she commanded. Soft feathers brushed against his cheeks and chin, and even got caught on his tongue, but Nisos persisted licking until his tongue was sore.

            She pulled him away and scratched his face. “Good boy. Now her.” She led his gaze to the harpy who was at his legs: a red-head with dark blue feathers. She looked at him with a scorned expression. He was desperate for her.

            “As you command.” He crawled to her on all fours, and begrudgingly she presented for him. A grim crossed his face, and he put his lips between her leathery legs. She was dry, but he took that only as a challenge. With what energy he had left in his mouth, he salivated his tongue and pressed it as deep inside her as it would go.

            A slender hand grabbed his hair again. Not the second harpy, but the first, who now pulled on his scalp and held his chin in her other hand. “You should see how pathetic and submissive you look; you’ve betrayed the man I let fuck me in that alley. I would never have let your penis—“ her hand left his chin, now gripped around his erection and jerking it. “near my pussy.”

            She pulled him away to look up at the two of them. Both stared down at him with judgement in their eyes, watching his pathetic, naked form. “I’m not worthy of your bodies. I’m not—“ She pushed him back under the second harpy’s legs, and he continued to lick desperately. The feel of the first harpy’s hand against his member was electrifying. He wanted them to ride him, use him entirely for their pleasure.

            “Enough.” Called the second harpy, and once more Nisos’s head was pulled away from her. The third harpy, with hair and wings alike both black as a crow, appeared to one side of his vision, and put her talons on his chest. She pushed him to the ground on his back, leaving bright red marks over his body as she dragged her claws away. Then, she stood over him, and laid herself down on his face. His tired lips parted, and once more his wet tongue dived as far into her as he could reach. Her bird-like thighs rubbed across the sides of his face as she grinded on him, and as he realised she was enjoying using him, his boner grew intense. He didn’t dare touch it, instead putting all his effort into sucking on the harpy’s clit; feathers entered his mouth, but still he went at her with all the energy in his body.

            Then, he felt something warm and loose slip around his penis. It bounced up and down, holding his cock in a wet embrace while his mouth burned with exhaustion. The third harpy raised herself slightly and wiped her pussy across Nisos’s face before standing up. When he opened his eyes, he felt that he was about to cum.

            Bouncing on his dick was the second harpy, face contorted with pleasure as she thumped against his hips. When she realised he was watching her, her hand went to his face, and she slapped it. He felt blood trickle from his cheek, and looked back to see her familiar, sexy scowl had returned. “Don’t you dare look upon your better, disgusting human!” She stood up and spat on his naked body, just in time for semen to shoot out through his penis, splattering against her bare chest and face. Her face was frozen in shock, and for a moment everyone was silent. Then she spoke. “Lick me clean.”

            Nisos felt weak all over, but all it took was one look at her body: thin chest, blue feathers, and orange hair. He would do anything she asked, no matter how tired. “Yes, my mistress.” He got to his knees and licked his cum from her body. He made his way up, kissing her all over while he tasted the liquid. When he went to stand, she held him down, then lowered herself to him. He continued to kiss and lick her clean, all the way up her chest, then her neck, then finally her face. His tongue went across her cheek, over her crooked nose, and when he was done, she kissed his lips for just a moment.

            “Very good, you really do have a single use.” She cast him to one side and approached the other harpies. “We shall keep him here, I… enjoy shaming this one.”

            The lead harpy nodded. “As do we. Tartarus shall wait. He shall nest with us, and forever be ours to suit our needs.”

            Nisos got to his knees, satisfied and grateful. The harpies led him to their nest, and he slept there with them, submitting himself as their mate for as long as he lived. It was a simple, hungry life, and he was forever their inferior. But he quickly learned that there was nothing he loved more than to be at the harpies’ mercy.

[sincerelyveronica]

A Touch of Malice -Hades & Persephone #3

I'm sure many of you are big fans, like myself, of the story of Hades & Persephone. It wouldn't surprise me if you're familiar with the webtoon, Lore Olympus. That was definitely the start to my reawakening for all things Greek Mythology. However, it wasn't until I came across this series. It awakened my dormant love for them and came back with a fiery vengeance. The Hades & Persephone series from Scarlett St. Clair begins with Persephone's perspective: A Touch of Darkness, A Touch of Ruin, A Touch of Malice, and soon-to-be released A Touch of Chaos. I'll give you a brief synopsis of the three.

A Touch of Darkness: Persephone is introduce as a Goddess living among mortals while posing as one. She moved to New Athens to become a journalist, hoping that her words would have more potency than her actual power. One night, while partying with friends, Persephone enters the club of Nevernight. A club owned by the very famous God of the Underworld, Hades. Persephone encounters Hades, unbeknownst to her, through a game of poker. The spark igniting almost instantly between the two. She loses the game and Persephone falls into a contact with Hades. She must create life in the Underworld and she has six months to do so--if she fails, she stays in the Underworld forever. But her attraction for Hades is stronger than she imagined. So, is it really that bad to end up in the Underworld with Hades?

A Touch of Ruin: After the events of the last book, Hades and Persephone begin their relationship. Both are new to this relationship, still unsure how to navigate and communicate with one another. Not only that, their relationship becomes the center of national news. Persephone's secret could be expose at any time. Leading her to wonder if she is ready for this life as Hades' soon-to-be Queen, learning to be a Goddess, and dealing with her inner demons. Matters worsen when a terrible tragedy befalls Persephone. She spirals down the rabbit hole where her insecurities and grief take hold. Putting her on the edge and making bargains she doesn't fully understand. Persephone is about to learn that not every action has a solution, some actions have consequences. Dire and painful consequences that would affect the star-crossed lovers.

A Touch of Malice: A light at the end of the tunnel...or so they thought?! Persephone and Hades made it through, although not unscathed by the occurrences of the last book. While these two continue to learn, to grow, to heal and ultimately fall in love; Persephone and Hades face bigger problems. The announcement of their engagement brought fury to Demeter, Goddess of Harvest and mother of Persephone. Enraged by the fates and by her daughter, Demeter wreaks havoc upon the mortal world. Making the Olympians intervene. Will Persephone be allowed to marry the God of the Underworld or will all hell break loose?

5/5 Stars

I'm not even sure where to begin. I just finished listening to the audiobook and it ended on a cliffhanger! Wow! I'm trying so hard to formulate words, but I'm failing. I didn't know what to expect after the last book. A Touch of Malice just put me in a glass case of emotions. My goodness, what a ride! There is a lot to unpack from this third book. I mean, so much happens and there is still more to come. We just hit the eye of the storm! I think I need time to recover from everything that happened in this book, maybe that's why I'm struggling to write. I loved this book for SO many reasons. Maybe, it was the true satisfaction I received while listening to Persephone embrace her power as Goddess of Spring and become the Queen of the Underworld. Or maybe, it was the rewarding moment when Hades and Persephone finally found balance and learn how to better communicate with one other. Holy smokes, there was so many moments that moved me. Moments that made me smile, made me laugh, made me so frustrated, made me giddy, made me blush, and made me shed some tears. UGH! I need the next book right now!

I think I need to take some time to reconvene. Really write down my thoughts on this book and series. I'm having a bit of a book hangover. My emotions are a little chaotic. I'll come back with my true and final thoughts on this book. In the meantime, do yourself a favor and just read them. Go in knowing nothing and let the story of Gods and Goddesses, love and fear, and the connection between Hades and Persephone immerse you in a world filled with magic.

Also if you have goodreads, let's be friends! I want to know what you're reading too! Add me or follow me: Veronica Saldana.

Until next time (which will probably be in a day or two)!

XOXO

Sincerely,

Veronica

[eurovision-revisited]

Eurovision 2006 - Number 62 - Erinda Dhima - "Për ju"

FiK 44 was the usual huge Albanian occasion pre-Christmas with two semi-finals that produced a final of twenty songs and a 100% jury vote. It was a rich and varied affair with many genres of music and singing represented. Among them was Erinda Dhima.

Erinda is a Laïko singer and most of her fans and songs have been released in the Greek market, even though (I think) she's Albanian. Her first claim to fame was appearing alongside Greek folk star Stelios Rokkos on his single Χάντρα Χαντρα (Handra Handra) in which she starts off singing in Albanian.

Her main gig was gigging - all around Greece, singing folk tunes and popular songs at clubs on stages night after night. She had a self-titled album out in 2001 that doesn't appear to have gained much traction, but as live singer, she had more than enough work.

I don't know where the idea to sing at the Festivali i Këngës came from. Perhaps it was because Eurovision was in Athens and RTSH wanted something with local flavour. Perhaps it was someone in the team behind her song. The lyrics to Për tu (For You) were written by Laert Vasili, Albanian actor and director who like Erinda has made a living mostly in Greece, but who has appeared on stages all over south-east Europe from Bosnia to Cyprus. He's something of a regular on Albanian talent shows too.

Për tu itself is a song sung by a woman really needing her man. Love has got her feeling touched by fire and her devotion knows very few limits. The genre is her stock in trade. A song with Greek flavours woven throughout. In a Eurovision context, it's an ethnobop and thus very on brand for 2006. She's afflicted by that mid-2000s costuming decision, the shared skirt that's disposed of when the bridge of the song hits.

Erinda was on last in the running order for FiK, and it would appear that this was because the organisers knew that her song would go over well. Reports suggest that this drew the biggest audience ovation of the evening and I've seen little to suggest otherwise.

However the judges disagreed. FiK only announce the results of the top three finishers and Erinda was not one of them despite the popular reception. With this rejection, she went back to Greece and continued her career. She's still singing today - having spent the past two years performing in Israel

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.7 (after 1930)

1940 – Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova. 1940 – World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights. 1942 – World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay. 1943 – A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people. 1943 – World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea. 1945 – World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines. 1945 – The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held. 1953 – Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 1963 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members. 1965 – During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border. 1965 – Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula. 1970 – Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan. 1970 – Vietnam Television was established. 1977 – The Torrijos–Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century. 1977 – The 300-metre-tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed. 1978 – While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Gullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella. 1979 – The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. 1984 – An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen. 1986 – Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town. 1986 – Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet survives an assassination attempt by the FPMR; 5 of Pinochet's bodyguards are killed. 1995 – Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-69, the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility. 1997 – Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. 1999 – The 6.0 Mw  Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless. 2005 – Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election. 2008 – The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2010 – A Chinese fishing trawler collides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands. 2011 – The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team. 2012 – Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses. 2017 – The 8.2 Mw  2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people. 2019 – Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia. 2021 – Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador. 2021 – The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.

[sopolicegardener]

The Advanced Guide to 009BET

The internet was just born and already it has 6 billion websites, one for every person on Earth today. Human beings are obsessed with writing and even more obsessed with Paris Hilton, the number one search on the internet. Lets get to know a little about our modern day Aphrodite aka Venus, the Goddess of Love, Beauty and Sex worshipped by the Greek and Roman people 4 thousand years ago. Paris Hilton proves once again that sex sells both hamburgers and religion.

The Greek Goddess Aphrodite Festival is called the Aphrodisiac, which was celebrated all over Greece especially in Athens and Corinth. Christina Onassis was the heiress of Aristotle Onassis the Greek shipping billionaire. We are talking real money here. Christina was Aristotles only living child, a real heiress, like Jennifer Gates, 9, and Phoebe Gates, 3, the two daughters of the worlds richest man, 009BET send me the Bill Gates, at $51 billion dollars and counting. Bill and Melinda French of Dallas Texas have given so much money to charity that they have completely eradicated poverty in Africa. Paris Hilton, if she is lucky enough to make it into her grandfathers will will be lucky to inherit one million dollars. The One with the money, Paris great grandfather Conrad Hilton, (whose son Nicky was the first husband of Elizabeth Taylor), left the grand total of nothing to his 4 children. He married his third wife at 87 and then left his entire fortune to the Catholic Church. Paris grandfather Barron Hilton went to court to contest the will and he won, becoming the first person ever to defeat the Vatican in court, walking away with a few hundred million. He has 8 kids. They have kids. Paris slice of the pie could be $200,000, walking around money for the Sultan of Brunei, whose oil fields America is now spending its blood to protect. That is hot not.

Being an heiress is normally a mirage, as Christina Onassis can testify to. Have you ever noticed how many pop icons cash in on Jesus story right in their names? Its like peoples minds are like search engines responding either positively or negatively to certain keywords like Paris Hilton. Madonna, the Virgin Mary, Christ Ina Aguilera, Britney Spears, I have a pain in my side, said Jesus. Is that a spear in my ribcage or are you just happy to see me? Jesus Christ was a Jewish Rabbi painted by the Greek New Testament writers with the Godlike qualities of the Greek Goddess Eurynome and Bellerophon and his flying horse Pegasus and several other Greek deities. You can read all about it at The Temple of Love. 20 million Christian and Jewish children lost their lives in WW2 aka The War Against the Jews because according to stories which God of Mount Sinai aka Jesus aka Allah aka Elohim Himself endlessly calls man made legends and fairy tales right in the Holy Bibles, the Jewish people killed this half real half fictitious character 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem. Humans have a problem separating fact from fiction. At least Paris Hilton is a real person. Ive seen her. Ive touched her. Ive kissed her. Her lips are as candy. Her legs are as ladders.

Sex sells. Paris Hilton was a nobody, an extra in a series of B movies until the videotape of her coiting Rick Salomon in 1 Night in Paris showed up on the internet last year at the same time that The Simple Life debuted. People are fascinated by infamy. Did you know that the male cats penis has spines which point backwards? Upon withdrawal of the penis the spikes rake the walls of the females vagina. The female needs this stimulation for ovulation to begin. Paris Hilton, outraged over the release of the video, raked in $400,000 plus a percentage of the profits of the film which shot her to super stardom. Without that video Paris Hilton is serving cocktails at Studio 54 today instead of dancing on the bar topless with the worlds media murdering each other for a snapshot of Paris Hilton half nude.

Paris Whitney Hilton was named after Whitney Houston because her name wasnt famous enough. During the Aphrodite Festival, the Aphrodisiac, in Corinth Greece, the men had intercourse with the Priestesses of Aphrodite. This was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite. What did you get for Christmas? In the Holy Temple in Jerusalem the Priests lured the people in with The Temple Prostitutes who lived in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. King Solomon who built the Holy Temple had 900 wives, concubines and mistresses. Compared to him Jesus was a mere piker with his Mary Magdalene and a few of her girlfriends. Do you hear what Im saying girlfriend? At least Paris Hilton is a real person.

Aphrodite was born as an 18 year old Paris Hilton in the Sea off of Cyprus after Cronus cut off Uranus genitals and the elder Gods blood and semen dropped on the Sea where they began to foam. Aphrodite rose out of the foam in her 18 year old birthday suit. When did people become so prudish? Going wild over 1 Night in Paris? 4,000 years ago mating with hookers in the Temple was normal. In 1879 William-Adolphe Bouguereau painted the Birth of Venus, (Venus was Aphrodites Roman name), which showed the full face on nude 18 year old Aphrodite being born rising from the sea foam. How did Hugh Hefner get to be called risqu? And where did all the paintings and likenesses of Jesus come from? There isnt one single word of description of Jesus in the Holy Bible or anywhere else.

Sex sold religion then and it still sells it today. The Las Vegas Hilton boasts the worlds largest free standing sign, Welcome Idiots. The hijackers on 911 fully expected to hit the twin towers then immediately wake up in eternal paradise with 72 virgins and wine with no side effects, because they read it in their Bible. Lot, the only righteous man in sin city, (Tony the Ant came in second) Sodom and Gomorrah was saved by God and rewarded with wine and sex with his two virgin daughters. Oscar Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas with 85% of the vote was the mobs lawyer who represented Meyer Lansky, Ace Rosenthal, Tony the Ant and corrupt San Diego mayor Roger Hedgecock to get the job. He recently said on Television, Those who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on Television. Violence sells too. At least Paris Hilton is real.

[alexturner2005]

Alex clapping and playing rock paper scissors during WYOCMWYH

Release Athens, 19/07/23, By leapsychoyiou

[tylermileslockett]

Theseus #2 (the Journey to Athens and the Six Labors)

king Aegeus stops over to visit king Pitheus who, understanding the prophecy, offers his own daughter, Aethra, and after getting the king drunk, the two lay together. The same night, Aethra is visited by Athena in a dream who instructs the princess to visit the oceanside to pray for blessings. Here Poseidon appears and couples with her. Thus, Aethra is impregnated by both a king and a god, so the child has dual paternity.

When the child, Theseus, comes of age, he is instructed to remove a huge boulder to inherit his kingly father’s sword and sandals, and journey to Athens to claim his rightful princely birthright. The journey is long and arduous, fraught with death and danger, and Theseus proves his heroic worth by performing six labors, defeating evil villains who wish him harm by using their own evil techniques against them.

1.)         First, Theseus defeats the brigand Periphetes, the bronze club wielder, and lame legged, like his father, Hephaestus.

2.)         Next, he kills Pityocamptes, who would tie his victims to two bowed pine trees, releasing them and tearing the victims apart.

3.)         Third, he overcomes a creature; the Crommyonian Sow

4.)         Fourth, he outwits Sciron, who would push victims off a cliff to be eaten by a giant turtle.

5.)         Fifth he faces Cercyon at the holy sight of Eleusis, who challenged passers to wrestling matches. Theseus uses untold power and technique to achieve victory; and is thus credited as the originator of the sport of wrestling.

6.)         Sixth, he overcomes Procrustes, who had two beds in his home, one too short and one too long. IF the guest was too short, Procrustes would stretch him through torture to fit, or if the guest was too tall, the villain would chop off the guest’s feet.

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[themowearchives]

News Archive, Part 3

november 2011

press clippings! 

october 2010

autumn marches on.  october contained two interesting events for my own worst enemy. first, at the cantab, we returned for a one night only show as the 'classic lineup' with john cahill on drums. we featured mostly the songs off no guarantees and it rocked!  second, we headed back to the beloved verdant studio in athens, vermont for first of many sessions, again with pete weiss at the helm. it's as good a time as any to start working on a new record, ain't it? here's a nice pic of verdant, where the magic happens...

january 2010

two great ways to start off the new year...first, we sold out the lizard lounge on saturday night (opening for mars' cd release) and second, michelle from www.bostongroupienews.com posted a great pic from the show on their website...thank you lizard, mars, michelle & the folks at bgn for all the support! 

november 2009

very nice to find some kind words in this month's NOISE magazine from one of the legends of the boston music scene, the one and only liz borden... 

september 2009

kind of a cool very thing here, sue was selected as "miss september" for the club bohemia calendar; all the credit goes to mickey bliss for the photo, calendar design, and for having impeccable taste in subject matter. check it out...

january 2009

can you believe we have been playing music together for 11 years?  2008 was capped off with an invitation to perform at the weisstronaut's 10th annual holiday bash at church, and it's fair to say that a very good time was had by all. mowe contributed one holiday original, "all i want for christmas (is a shot and a beer)" and took a stab at several rockin' holiday classics: john lennon's 'happy chrsitmas (war is over)', the pretenders '2000 miles', joni mitchell's 'river', the dogmatics 'christmastime' and last but not least, 'do they know it's christmas' by band-aid! extra-special thank yous go out to our guest vocalists (you know who you are...)  and in case you're wondering, my own worst enemy's christmas wish CAME TRUE: nbc network has officially cancelled that awful tv show that stole our band name.

august 2008

well it's never a right time for some shameless self-promotion, so here we go....total action has garnered a couple great reviews in recent local and national press. on our press page, check out what north carolina's indie-music.com and somerville's northeast performer has to say.  for those not so much into reading, you can hear it for yourself on itunes or at any newbury comics, where total action is only 10 bucks. or cut out the middleman and get a copy at one of our upcominig shows: friday sept. 19th at the castle bar (with the prime movers and the in out), or saturday oct. 11th at the cantab (with red invasion, mars and the lyres). details are on our shows page.

june 2008

after a brief absence, total action has returned THE NOISE radio chart, #7...

he noise top 30 radio chart is based on the amount of radio airplay given to local releases. it is compiled by radiotony using playlists from WAAF, WBCN, WFNX, WMBR, WMFO, WTCC, and WZBC.

march 10, 2008

total action has cracked THE NOISE radio chart, entering at #6...

the noise top 30 radio chart is based on the amount of radio airplay given to local releases. it is compiled by radiotony using playlists from WAAF, WBCN, WFNX, WMBR, WMFO, WTCC, and WZBC.

march 1, 2008

my own worst enemy made three 'best of 2007' lists from NOISE writers. thank you francis (#8), Nancy (#7 & #10) and Rita (#4)

february 2008

with the record release show and holiday festivities in the rear-view mirror, we supppose it's time to look ahead to the new year. and speaking of new, total action was recently picked up by newbury comics as a new release, and is available in all locations for the wicked-cheap sale price of $7.99. of course you can also buy it digitally or in person at a show. the choice is yours. check out the records page for all the details. also kick-starting the new year...three upcoming shows for you to chose from. hope to see you there!. 

[concerthopperblog]

Heart is the Hero Tour 2023: The Wood Brothers live at the Georgia Theatre!

In the late nineties, there was a jazz fusion/acid jazz/jam band/soul jazz group named Medeski, Martin, & Wood (MMW) that caught my attention and quickly became one of my favorite modern jazz groups. On bass for MMW was Chris Wood who I considered one of the premier bass players in the modern jazz genre. Fast forward a few decades to 2004 with the formation of The Wood Brothers by brothers Chris Wood (upright bass) and Oliver Wood (acoustic and electric guitars) with Jano Rix (multi-instrumentalist). Grammy-nominated The Wood Brothers music is considered folk rock/roots rock/blues rock/Americana with a twist of gospel and some elements of jazz (thanks to Chris’ time with MMW). The Wood Brothers have released nine (9) LPs with Heart is the Hero being the latest release (April 14, 2023).

Incidentally, on June 21st, The Wood Brothers announced a winter tour entitled Heart is the Hero Tour 2023 that would begin on October 18th in Marietta, OH at The Peoples’ Bank Theatre and conclude December 8th in Charleston, SC at the Charleston Music Hall. Lucky for Athens, GA, the Georgia Theatre made the cut on the night before the last tour date on December 7th. This would be my first time seeing The Wood Brothers and I was excited to see them finally perform live. This tour stop just so happened to occur on the same evening as the downtown Parade of Lights in Athens, GA. to add a little holiday festivity to the mix.

The Wood Brothers revealed that for this tour they would bring special guest The Watson Twins out on tour with them for their sixteen (16) shows tour to close out 2023. The Watson Twins are an Americana/indie folk band that formed in 2006 and consists of sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson. The Watson Twins have released six (6) LPs, one (1) collaboration LP with Jenny Lewis, two (2) EPs, five (5) singles, and one (1) compilation. The Watson Twins version of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” is incredible and I was crossing my fingers that they would play this at the Georgia Theatre.

Their latest release, Holler, was produced by Grammy nominee Butch Walker and released to rave reviews on June 23rd on Bloodshot Records. The Watson Twins started off the evening for the excited and eager crowd who braved the traffic of the Parade of Lights traffic with “The Palace” which is off their latest release. “Honky Tonk Heart”, “Hustle and Shake”, and “HOLLER” were three of my favorite songs that The Watson Twins performed during their fiery set.

Check out The Watson Twins setlist from this evening below:

·         “The Palace”

·         “Southern Manners”

·         “Honky Tonk Heart”

·         “My Name”

·         ‘Hustle and Shake”

·         “Devil in You”

·         “Two Timin”

·         “HOLLER”

Head over to The Watson Twins' official store and show them some love today!

The Wood Brothers took the stage at the historic Georgia Theatre, and you could hear the crowd roar as they cheered on the band. The Wood Brothers have a loyal fan base that travels very well when they tour. The Wood Brothers have developed a knack for sharp songwriting, adding their ability to weave intricate storylines and be musical virtuosos in the Roots music/Americana scene has cemented them as fan favorites. On this memorable evening at the Georgia Theatre, The Wood Brothers performed an exceptional set chock full of groovy songs for the fans. The Wood Brothers effortlessly performed songs such as “Pilgrim”, “Line Those Pockets”, “Little Blue”, “American Heartache”, and the crowd’s favorite sing-along “Luckiest Man”.

You can follow this link to The Wood Brothers' Official Store and show them some support. Although The Wood Brothers might be done touring in 2023, they already have some tour dates scheduled for Europe and the United States in 2024. Check them out below:

FEB 3 SAT                            Oran Mor                                                                            Glasgow, United Kingdom

FEB 4 SUN                           Deaf Institute                                                                     Manchester, United Kingdom

FEB 5 MON                         The Bodega                                                                        Nottingham, United Kingdom

FEB 6 TUE                            Lafayette                                                                             London, United Kingdom

FEB 7 WED                          Exchange                                                                            Bristol, United Kingdom

FEB 9 FRI                              TivoliVredenburg - Pandora                                         Utrecht, Netherlands

FEB 10 SAT                          Elbphilharmonie                                                               Hamburg, Germany

FEB 27 TUE                         Rialto Theatre w/Rainbow Girls                                     Tucson, AZ

FEB 28 WED                       The Sound at Del Mar w/Rainbow Girls                      Del Mar, CA

FEB 29 THU                        The Fonda Theatre w/Rainbow Girls                            Los Angeles, CA

MAR 1 FRI                           The Fillmore w/Rainbow Girls                                        San Francisco, CA

MAR 2 SAT                          The Fillmore w/Rainbow Girls                                        San Francisco, CA

MAR 5 TUE                         The Center for the Arts w/Rainbow Girls                    Grass Valley, CA

MAR 6 WED                       Arkley Center for the Performing Arts w/Rainbow Girls       Eureka, CA

MAR 7 THU      ��                 Revolution Hall                                                                  Portland, OR

MAR 8 FRI                           Moore Theatre w/Rainbow Girls                                   Seattle, WA

MAR 9 SAT                          Wild Buffalo w/Rainbow Girls                                        Bellingham, WA

APR 3 WED                         Southern Theatre                                                             Columbus, OH

APR 4 THU                          Ryman Auditorium                                                          Nashville, TN

APR 5 FRI                             Old National Centre - Egyptian Room                      Indianapolis, IN

APR 6 SAT                           Clyde Theatre                                                                     Fort Wayne, IN

APR 7 SUN                          Orpheum Theater                                                             Madison, WI

APR 10 WED                      Englert Theatre                                                                 Iowa City, IA

APR 11 THU                       Madrid Theatre                                                                 Kansas City, MO

APR 12 FRI                          Minglewood Hall                                                              Memphis, TN

APR 13 SAT                         The Pageant                                                                      St Louis, MO

APR 20 SAT                         Moon Crush 2024                                                             Miramar Beach, FL

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Athena And Elias: Elias was a man and soldier who had gained Athena's favor; he was a kind-hearted man who took his role as protector of Athens seriously, though he was just mortal. Athena felt a great pull toward him; the romance between gods and mortals was unheard of at the time. Athena spent much time with Elias and eventually confessed to being the Goddess of Wisdom; despite this revelation, Elias fell in love with Athena, and the two became romantically connected, though Athena knew that this would end tragically as he would grow old and die while she would be around for centuries to come. One night, an army invaded Athens, and Elias and his fellow soldiers fought to protect the people; he eventually died in that battle after being stabbed clean through; when Athena learned of this, she came to Athens with a rage no one had ever seen completely annihilating the invading army with the help of Ares. Elias died in Athena's arms, and it hit her hard, especially since she didn't figure that she, of all the gods, would fall for a mortal.

Elias returned briefly after a spell had released souls into the living world; he was physically back for a week. Athena was happy but knew that he wouldn't be able to stay because he was dead, but confessed that he never felt more alive. Elias is the biological father of Athena's daughter, Elena. When it came time to reverse the spell and send all the souls back to the Underworld, Athena was saddened, but Zeus sent Elias to Elysium to spend his afterlife. Before going, Elias comforted Athena, saying that he was happy to have met her and to have the connection they did, but urged her to find new love, that as long as she kept his memory alive, he would always be there.

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Eric Dodd Releases “Love’s Been Waiting On You”

Country singer-songwriter Eric Dodd releases his new single, “Love’s Been Waiting On You.” The vulnerable country-rock release is about the sincerity of an infectious relationship you’ve been waiting on while the other person is currently dating someone else. The song is an upbeat, feel-good song lyrically describing the curiosity of a love you’ve been chasing. What are you waitin’ on. Are you waitin’ on that phone to ring. Cause I’ve been waitin’ all night long to buy you a drink. Just wait and see where it goes. Might hit you right out of the clear blue. While you’ve been waitin’ on love. Love’s Been Waitin’ On You.’ Eric‘s nostalgic tune is based on how he convinced his wife that what he’s been waiting for has been here all along. ‘”Love’s Been Waiting On You” is about finally telling someone that they need to give you a chance. It’s a rockin’ country tune that tells the true story of how I asked my wife on our first date. It took some convincing, but I’m a persistent guy, and I’m sure glad she gave me that shot. Our 9-month-old baby boy, Parker, does too, says Eric.” The power of a country song can lead to something coming full circle. There is no other genre that is able to tell the stories that country can, which rings true to Eric’s writing “Love’s Been Waiting On You.” The lyrics of the song assure listeners that a special someone in your life is worth the wait, and they’ve been there this whole time. The rising country artist co-wrote the song with Thomas Archer (Luke Combs, Mitchell Tenpenny, Jason Aldean) and Bruce Wallace (Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley). “We wanted to capture that feeling of knowing you love someone and just making them realize that you’re right here ready for them, and you have been for a long time. Our goal was to make it feel good but rock at the same time, and my producer, Dylan Maloney, nailed it.” Its catchy melody, relatable lyrics, and seamless combination of country and rock musical styles create a unique blend that characterizes Eric’s artistry. “Love’s Been Waiting On You” resonates with listeners through the upbeat tempo, highlighting the powerful emotions of falling for someone. “This is my favorite song I’ve recorded to date. It was such a blast recording this one. We laid all the tracks down live together, and I just love the energy of those sessions where we are all working up parts and being creative as a band. Sonically, we were intentional not to overproduce and make sure the story cuts through but also makes you sway in a rock n roll kind of way,” says Eric. Throughout Eric’s career, he continues to gain national attention as the CMT Discovery Artist and craft his artistry by playing more than 100 dates a year throughout the southeast. His musicianship and energetic stage presence have led him to open for Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Cole Swindell, Rodney Adkins, and many more. Using a wild theme that speaks to the heart of a Friday night, Eric seamlessly blends country, rock, and pop as he continues to embark on an impressive run of success. For more information and to connect with Eric Dodd, please follow him on Website, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, and YouTube. To schedule an interview or for more information, contact Dead Horse Branding at the following: Danielle Reiss Dead Horse Branding creative@deadhb.com Phone: (949) 421-9787   About Eric Dodd Eric Dodd grew up in Greensboro, Georgia chasing two things: golf balls and guitar. He had a passion and natural gift for both. He earned a golf scholarship to Georgia College and State University, where he majored in business. When he wasn’t playing in golf tournaments, he was playing in frat houses with his band. He eventually transferred to the University of Georgia to pursue a music business degree and immerse himself in the fertile Athens music scene (R.E.M, Drive-By Truckers). But in the end, it was lyrics over links that brought him to Music City. In 2016, Dodd gained national attention as a CMT Discovery Artist, but he honed his craft playing more than 100 dates a year throughout the southeast performing in clubs, SEC colleges, and music halls where his likable personality, feel-good lyrics, musicianship, and energetic stage presence earned him a faithful following in a region with strong musical tastes and a deep pool of talent. “I aim for my shows to be high energy and want to connect with each person in the audience,” he explained of the years spent playing gigs and sleeping in a van to make ends meet. “Music is an escape from reality, and I want to give people that and take them on a trip during the hour I get with them.” Since moving to Music City, Dodd has opened for Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Corey Smith, Cole Swindell, Rodney Atkins and recently for Sister Hazel, which was especially meaningful. “Opening up for Sister Hazel’s sold out show at the Georgia Theatre in Athens (Georgia) has to be one of my favorite moments on stage,”  Dodd offered. “I earned my music business degree from UGA so it was one of those full circle moments.” His musical journey has him weaving seamlessly between Country, Pop and Americana, with themes that speak to the heart of Friday night, as well as Monday morning.  As a songwriter, he can be sweetly nostalgic and equally rambunctious. “The Reason,” released in June 2018 has gone on to garner more than 4 million streams across the various music services.  It was included in multiple playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora and YouTube.  The video, which features Dodd’s wife, was featured on CMT’s “Must-See Indies You Need To Know” and the “12-Pack Countdown.” Wide Open Country called the song “heartfelt and anthemic.” Dodd is a romantic with a wild side. Dodd also sang and co-wrote the theme song for “Wild Outdoors,” the longest running series on The Sportsman’s Channel. Dodd has also leant his talent to the Georgia Music Foundation, which supports cultural enrichment and music education programs in his home state. Often writing four songs each week, Eric’s songwriting prowess has led to success with his songs being recorded by artists such as Colt Ford, Spencer Crandall, Allie Colleen, Kalie Shorr, Anslee Davidson, and the Dutch country superstar, “Waylon” plus more. “Whether it’s writing songs or playing shows, it’s all about getting to the people and keeping in touch with them,” said Dodd. About Dead Horse Branding Dead Horse Branding is an award-winning public relations, management and branding agency with headquarters in both Nashville, TN, and Sydney, Australia. Dead Horse Branding creates, designs, and refines each component of a brand, ensuring that the brand will always hit the right chord on every level. Dead Horse Branding’s business model is a cutting-edge management and branding service all-in-house that spans multiple industries, including music, fashion, design, business, culinary, entertainment, fitness, and more. There are 7 primary formulas to branding and Dead Horse does them all under one roof, making them a very competitive branding agency. Branding is an identity developed through our DH7 branding formula, which includes: strategic planning, logo and image design, photography and visual assets, website design, marketing and social media, publicity, licensing, and distribution. Dead Horse Branding’s brand-building technique has been implemented into the education system in the USA and Australia. Rick Caballo and Melissa Core-Caballo were instrumental in helping to lead Kennesaw State University’s Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business program (MEBUS) as one of top curriculums ranked by Billboard Magazine 2022. Baha Men, LOVING MARY (Steven Tyler’s solo band), Cyndi Lauper, Hachette Book Group, Simon and Schuster, Bo Diddley Estate, HENDRIX Music Academy, Grammy Winning Mark O’Connor Band, Universal Music Group, MTSU, Sony Music, ACPI Group, Interior Designer Kathy Anderson, Gigi Butler of Gigi Cupcakes, TEDx, NAMM, Songwriting University, Marc Jordan, Music Producer Tony Brown, Jayne Denham, Average Joes Entertainment, Music Expo, Joel A. Katz MEBUS Program, The Today Show, Lionsgate, and Hallmark are some of the brands we have had the pleasure of working within the USA and internationally. Hashtags #ericdodd #country #rock #nashville #cmtdiscovery #artist #songwriter #newmusic #single #release #lovesbeenwaitingonyou #songwriting #music #georgia #music #spotify #applemusic #stream #producer #touring #pop #americana #amazonmusic #youtube Recommended Posts Singer-songwriter Eric Dodd releases new single “Love’s Been Waiting On You.” Listen to country singer Eric Dodd’s latest single release “Love’s Been Waiting On You” now! Read the full article

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11 Ways to Completely Sabotage Your Bắn Cá Liên Minh

The internet was just born and already it has 6 billion websites, one for every person on Earth today. Human beings are obsessed with writing and even more obsessed with Paris Hilton, the number one search on the internet. Lets get to know a little about our modern day Aphrodite aka Venus, the Goddess of Love, Beauty and Sex worshipped by the Greek and Roman people 4 thousand years ago. Paris Hilton proves once again that sex sells both hamburgers and religion.

The Greek Goddess Aphrodite Festival is called the Aphrodisiac, which was celebrated all over Greece especially in Athens and Corinth. Christina Onassis was the heiress of Aristotle Onassis the Greek shipping billionaire. We are talking real money here. Christina was Aristotles only living child, a real heiress, like Jennifer Gates, 9, and Phoebe Gates, 3, the two daughters of the worlds richest man, send me the Bill Gates, at $51 billion dollars and counting. Bill and Melinda French of Dallas Texas have given so much money to charity that they have completely eradicated poverty in Africa. Paris Hilton, if she is lucky enough to make it into her grandfathers will will be lucky to inherit one million dollars. The One with the money, Paris great grandfather Conrad Hilton, (whose son Nicky was the first husband of Elizabeth Taylor), left the grand total of nothing to his 4 children. He married his third wife at 87 and then left his entire fortune to the Catholic Church. Paris grandfather Barron Hilton went to court to contest the will and Ae88 Vin he won, becoming the first person ever to defeat the Vatican in court, walking away with a few hundred million. He has 8 kids. They have kids. Paris slice of the pie could be $200,000, walking around money for the Sultan of Brunei, whose oil fields America is now spending its blood to protect. That is hot not.

Being an heiress is normally a mirage, as Christina Onassis can testify to. Have you ever noticed how many pop icons cash in on Jesus story right in their names? Its like peoples minds are like search engines responding either positively or negatively to certain keywords like Paris Hilton. Madonna, the Virgin Mary, Christ Ina Aguilera, Britney Spears, I have a pain in my side, said Jesus. Is that a spear in my ribcage or are you just happy to see me? Jesus Christ was a Jewish Rabbi painted by the Greek New Testament writers with the Godlike qualities of the Greek Goddess Eurynome and Bellerophon and his flying horse Pegasus and several other Greek deities. You can read all about it at The Temple of Love. 20 million Christian and Jewish children lost their lives in WW2 aka The War Against the Jews because according to stories which God of Mount Sinai aka Jesus aka Allah aka Elohim Himself endlessly calls man made legends and fairy tales right in the Holy Bibles, the Jewish people killed this half real half fictitious character 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem. Humans have a problem separating fact from fiction. At least Paris Hilton is a real person. Ive seen her. Ive touched her. Ive kissed her. Her lips are as candy. Her legs are as ladders.

Sex sells. Paris Hilton was a nobody, an extra in a series of B movies until the videotape of her coiting Rick Salomon in 1 Night in Paris showed up on the internet last year at the same time that The Simple Life debuted. People are fascinated by infamy. Did you know that the male cats penis has spines which point backwards? Upon withdrawal of the penis the spikes rake the walls of the females vagina. The female needs this stimulation for ovulation to begin. Paris Hilton, outraged over the release of the video, raked in $400,000 plus a percentage of the profits of the film which shot her to super stardom. Without that video Paris Hilton is serving cocktails at Studio 54 today instead of dancing on the bar topless with the worlds media murdering each other for a snapshot of Paris Hilton half nude.

Paris Whitney Hilton was named after Whitney Houston because her name wasnt famous enough. During the Aphrodite Festival, the Aphrodisiac, in Corinth Greece, the men had intercourse with the Priestesses of Aphrodite. This was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite. What did you get for Christmas? In the Holy Eu9/EuBet Temple in Jerusalem the Priests lured the people in with The Temple Prostitutes who lived in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. King Solomon who built the Holy Temple had 900 wives, concubines and mistresses. Compared to him Jesus was a mere piker with his Mary Magdalene and a few of her girlfriends. Do you hear what Im saying girlfriend? At least Paris Hilton is a real person.

Aphrodite was born as an 18 year old Vave Paris Hilton in the Sea off of Cyprus after Cronus cut off Uranus genitals and the elder Gods blood and semen dropped on the Sea where they began to foam. Aphrodite rose out of the foam in her 18 year old birthday suit. When did people become so prudish? Going wild over 1 Night in Paris? 4,000 years ago mating with hookers in the Temple was normal. In Luk88 1879 William-Adolphe Bouguereau painted the Birth of Venus, (Venus was Aphrodites Roman name), which showed the full face on nude 18 year old Aphrodite being born rising from the sea foam. How did Hugh Hefner get to be called risqu? And where did all the paintings and likenesses of Jesus come from? There isnt one single word of description of Jesus in the Holy Bible or anywhere else.

Sex sold religion then and it still sells it today. The Las Vegas Hilton boasts the worlds largest free standing sign, Welcome Idiots. The hijackers on 911 fully expected to hit the twin towers then immediately wake up in eternal paradise with 72 virgins and wine with no side effects, because they read it in their Bible. Lot, the only righteous man in sin city, (Tony the Ant came in second) Sodom and Gomorrah was saved by God and rewarded with wine and sex with his two virgin daughters. Oscar Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas with 85% of the vote was the mobs lawyer who represented Meyer S9BET Lansky, Ace Rosenthal, Tony the Ant and corrupt San Diego mayor Roger Hedgecock to get the job. He recently said on Television, Those who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on Television. Violence sells too. At least Paris Hilton is real.