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I posted 242 times in 2022

That's 62 more posts than 2021!

198 posts created (82%)

44 posts reblogged (18%)

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I tagged 212 of my posts in 2022

Only 12% of my posts had no tags

#ts4 decades challenge - 144 posts

#sims 4 historical - 141 posts

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#sims 4 screenshots - 125 posts

#decades challenge - 117 posts

#waldrop records - 115 posts

#waldrop gen 3 - 98 posts

#waldrop gen 2 - 86 posts

Longest Tag: 44 characters

#wanted to build a small french inspired town

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

May 16, 1910

Dearest sister,

I hope things are well there. We celebrated Margaret's thirteenth birthday a few days ago. Hard to believe the two oldest are teenagers now. Daisy took her shopping for more appropriate frocks and I can't believe how grown up she looks.

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#4

March 3, 1918

**excerpt from Margaret's private diary**

The horror of war is something I never want to see again. There are so many men who made the voyage back to Simerica only to die at the hands of infection or influenza. It's all I can do to keep my hands from being rubbed raw from all the handwashing I do.

We have a new patient. We didn't think he'd make it through the first night, but he did. He'd been caught in an attack with mustard gas and then a nearby shell threw flaming debris at him. He's more bandage than skin at this point. I sing to him. I sing to all the patients. it soothes them, and keeps me in practice. He woke one night while I was tending him, and I had the unfortunate task of telling him that he was never going to regain the sight in his left eye. I told him that he would heal and that the doctors were hopeful that the scarring wouldn't be too bad. He asked that we pray, so I grabbed his hand and said a small, quick prayer with him.

He then introduced himself as Otho Petrie Roper and that his family immigrated here before he was born from Finland. He tells me stories that his mother and father told him. He's quite engaging. I feel so terribly that he's in such pain as he heals, but I'm glad for the chance to lessen his pain with my company and care.

15 notes - Posted March 14, 2022

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#2

January 14, 1911

I had to tell the girls that their mother would need more help over the next few weeks. I don't know rightly know what happened, Daisy is a competant cook and knows her way around the kitchen but she'd been complaining that the stove was acting funny of late. I should have paid more heed to what she was saying. The dadgum thing caught fire and in her attempts to put it out Daisy was burned. Not badly but her arm is burned. I don't know how badly she'll scar, but that's not even the worst of it. She was with child. We had no idea. She didn't even think she could get pregnant anymore; it's been so long since Josephine was born. My poor Daisy has had such terrible bleeding that the doctor put her on bedrest for the next week.

19 notes - Posted February 23, 2022

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This video is about George RR Martin, author of Game of Thrones and the Song of Ice and Fire Series. This video is posted so that people can watch answers to his most popular questions non-stop, possibly before they interview him or watch him live so that they don't keep asking the same damn questions over and over again. There will be a second video with such answers as "Who is your favorite Character" and 'Why did you kill Ned?" Post comments on other stupid questions he keeps getting asked. Hopefully in the future, interviewers will ask more original and interesting questions.

CONTENTS INCLUDE: On idea for game of thrones on first professional submissions on where he would live in westeros on names in westeros on keeping secrets in books books vs tv show on taking something written back on his writing origin (bayone new jersey) on future of writing storytelling on crazy fan theories on adding cut material tv favorite scene on initial writing encouragement books vs tv on sexual content on show how he writes on fantasy tropes on who he read in high school on prequel stories on show power on hardest chapter to write on keeping ideas straight on when he writes on religions in westeros on politics in westeros on original trilogy idea on first published words on women in power

This video is about George RR Martin, author of Game of Thrones and the Song of Ice and Fire Series. This video is posted so that people can watch answers to his most popular questions non-stop, possibly before they interview him or watch him live so that they don't keep asking the same damn questions over and over again.

There will be a second video with such answers as "Who is your favorite Character" and 'Why did you kill Ned?"

Post comments on other stupid questions he keeps getting asked. Hopefully in the future, interviewers will ask more original and interesting questions.

CONTENTS INCLUDE: Are the Wall & statue of Braavos built by man? On good vs Evil How long does he plan to write On brans paralysis, mental or physical Are wildlings related to humans? What made him use different POVs On early story influences ART vs Commerciality On turning books to movies On reading great fiction On RA Lafferty on meeting howard waldrop and gardner dozois on harlan ellison and writing with howard on howard waldrop on armageddon rag and Fair use lyrics on the first hugo losers party on first horror award on meeting wife first time paris on being a toastmaster on good/bad cons and guest of honors at events on 1979 kentucky convention on first writing convention panels

George RR Martin Q&A The Grove Los Angeles July 26, 2011

George RR Martin answering a few questions before his book signing at the Barnes and Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles.

George RR Martin Q&A The Grove Los Angeles July 26, 2011

George R.R. Martin in conversation with Maura McHugh of Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon after a special screening of Forbidden Planet in 35mm. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on the 17th of August 2019.

Oldest George RR Martin Interview (1991)

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June 23, 1993: Hey, Love closes at Eighty-Eights off-off-Broadway. It would be staged again at the Rainbow and Stars Club in 1996, from which the recording above was made. Sondheim's contributions include some lyrics for "Show Me", "Once I Had a Friend", "The Boy From...", and "Who Knows/I Know".

[odk-2]

The B-52’s - Dirty Back Road (1980) Ricky Wilson / Robert Waldrop from: “Strobe Light” / “Dirty Back Road” (Single) “Wild Planet” (LP)

New Wave

Tumblr (left click = play | right click = "save as") (VBR)

Album Personnel: Kate Pierson: Vocals / Keyboard Bass / Keyboards Cindy Wilson: Vocals / Bongos / Tambourine Fred Schneider: Vocals / Cowbell / Glockenspiel / Additional Keyboards Ricky Wilson: Guitars Keith Strickland: Drums / Drum Machine

Produced by Rhett Davies / The B-52's Chris Blackwell (Executive Producer)

Recorded: @ Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas during April of 1980

Album Released: on August 27, 1980

Island Records

[sciencespies]

2022 U.S. State of the Birds report reveals widespread losses of birds in all habitats--except for one

https://sciencespies.com/nature/2022-u-s-state-of-the-birds-report-reveals-widespread-losses-of-birds-in-all-habitats-except-for-one/

2022 U.S. State of the Birds report reveals widespread losses of birds in all habitats--except for one

A newly released State of the Birds report for the United States reveals a tale of two trends, one hopeful, one dire. Long-term trends of waterfowl show strong increases where investments in wetland conservation have improved conditions for birds and people. But data show birds in the United States are declining overall in every other habitat — forests, grasslands, deserts, and oceans.

Published by 33 leading science and conservation organizations and agencies, the 2022 U.S. State of the Birds report is the first look at the nation’s birds since a landmark 2019 study showed the loss of 3 billion birds in the United States and Canada in 50 years.

Findings included in the report:

More than half of U.S. bird species are declining.

U.S. grassland birds are among the fastest declining with a 34% loss since 1970.

Waterbirds and ducks in the U.S. have increased by 18% and 34% respectively during the same period.

70 newly identified Tipping Point species have each lost 50% or more of their populations in the past 50 years, and are on a track to lose another half in the next 50 years if nothing changes. They include beloved gems such as Rufous Hummingbirds, songsters such as Golden-winged Warblers, and oceanic travelers such as Black-footed Albatrosses.

“The rapid declines in birds signal the intensifying stresses that wildlife and people alike are experiencing around the world because of habitat loss, environmental degradation and extreme climate events,” said Dr. Amanda Rodewald, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Center for Avian Population Studies. “Taking action to bring birds back delivers a cascade of benefits that improve climate resilience and quality of life for people. When we restore forests, for example, we sequester carbon, reduce fire intensity, and create habitat for plants and animals. By greening cities, we provide heat relief, increase access to recreation, and create refuge for migrating birds.”

The report used five sources of data, including the North American Breeding Bird Survey and Christmas Bird Count, to track the health of breeding birds in habitats across the United States.

“From grassland birds to seabirds to Hawaiian birds, we continue to see that nearly all groups of birds and types of bird habitat have declined significantly,” said Martha Williams, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “The one group that is seeing an increase in population size are wetland dependent birds, including waterfowl.”

“While a majority of bird species are declining, many waterbird populations remain healthy, thanks to decades of collaborative investments from hunters, landowners, state and federal agencies, and corporations,” said Dr. Karen Waldrop, chief conservation officer for Ducks Unlimited. “This is good news not only for birds, but for the thousands of other species that rely on wetlands, and the communities that benefit from groundwater recharge, carbon sequestration, and flood protection.”

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The report suggests that applying that winning formula in more habitats will help birds and natural resources rebound.

“The North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Federal Duck Stamp Program, grants from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and regional Joint Ventures partnerships are all part of a framework that has a proven track record with restoring and protecting wetland-dependent species,” said Williams of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Now we want to use that precedent to work with our partners to restore bird populations, conserve habitat, and build a foundation for how we respond to the loss of other bird groups.”

Data show that conservation must be stepped up to reverse the biggest declines among shorebirds, down by 33% since 1970, and grasslands birds, down by 34%. Recognizing the need to work at bigger, faster scales, 200 organizations from across seven sectors in Mexico, Canada, the U.S., and Indigenous Nations are collaborating on a Central Grasslands Roadmap to conserve one of North America’s largest and most vital ecosystems — hundreds of million acres of grasslands.

“People have changed our grassland landscape and people are key to its future,” said Tammy VerCauteren, executive director of the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and a representative of the Central Grasslands Roadmap. “Collectively, we are working to make a movement to save our grasslands and the people and wildlife that depend upon them. Together we can ensure Tribal sovereignty, private property rights, food security, resilient landscapes, and thriving wildlife populations.”

Given widespread declines, the report emphasizes the need for proactive conservation across habitats and species.

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“Despite best hopes and efforts, 70 Tipping Point bird species have a half life of just 50 years-meaning they will lose half their already dwindling populations in the next 50 years unless we take action,” said Dr. Peter Marra, director of The Earth Commons — Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability. “What we’ve outlined in this State of the Birds is a recipe for how conservation biologists can work with communities and use surgical precision to solve environmental problems — blending new technology and data to pinpoint the cause of losses and to reverse declines while we still have the best chance — now, before more birds plummet to endangered.”

The report advises that meeting the tremendous need will require a strategic combination of partnerships, incentives, science-based solutions, and the will to dramatically scale up conservation efforts.

“Everyone can make a difference to help turn declines around,” said Mike Parr, president of the American Bird Conservancy. “Everyone with a window can use simple solutions to prevent collisions. Everyone can help green their neighborhood and avoid using pesticides that harm birds. Everyone who lives in a neighborhood can bring the issues and solutions to their community and use their voice to take action.”

https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2022/

#Nature

[maslue90]

SINKING - (Short Film) from Shaun James Grant on Vimeo.

A project I had the privilege of co-writing and directing a short film in partnership with Women’s Aid for 16 days of activism, an essential international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls.⁠ ⁠ This project was a true labour of love. Not just from myself but from so many wonderful individuals that were involved.⁠ Big thank you to all the amazing cast and crew who went above and beyond to lend their time to be involved in this humbling project. ⁠ ⁠ A special thank you to the survivors and ambassadors for women’s aid who shared with me so openly their experiences, read our work, and trusted us to make this film, we are eternally grateful. ⁠

Best viewed with headphone or quality speakers…

STARRING: Emma Nihill, Ben Starr, Malik Kaddu, Alice Vilanculo, Lydia Lakemoore, Claire Cage & Angeli Gimziunate.

DIRECTED BY: Shaun James Grant WRITTEN BY: Shaun James Grant & Luke Shenton Sharp PRODUCED BY: Nailah Blissett, Morgan Faverty & Harri Kamalanathan EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Otis Bell & Sam Holmes POST PRODUCER: Roz Lawson CASTING DIRECTOR: Hannah Ashby Ward CINEMATOGRAPHER: Patrick Golan PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Elena Muntoni HAIR & MAKE-UP: Hannah Wastnidge WARDROBE: Nina Sobers ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Sophie Ede PRODUCTION MANAGER: William Geraghty PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Jens Klit Nielsen 1ST AD: Ruby Lake 2ND AD: Rozz Moxon LOCATION MANAGER: Elliott Meddings CASTING ASSOCIATE: Grace Hudson INTIMACY COORDINATOR: Adelaide Waldrop FOCUS PULLER: Andrew Bradley LOADER: Ade Swesolowska CAMERA TRAINEE: Olga Lagun KEY GRIP: Pete Olney GAFFER: Laurent Aranud STEADICAM: Jay Coates SPARK: Krunal Saadrani SPARK TRAINEE: Tomas Canelas SOUND MIXER: Rowena Colman RUNNER: Maddy Corner CAMERA VAN DRIVER: Craig Moore TITLE & POSTER DESIGN: Jo Gutherie COVID TESTING: Your Doctor CATERING: The Bean & petté street food and catering CAMERA: Panavision GRIP: Procam/Take 2 LIGHTING: SHL Film Lighting NEGATIVE PROCESSING: Kodak FILM SCANNING: Digital Orchard . POST PRODUCTION: Okay Studio EP: Madeline Chapman PRODUCER: Holly Tidwell EDITOR: Jo Lewandowska COLOURIST: Ruth Wardell HEAD OF POST & VFX: Bevis Jones . AUDIO POST: Grand Central Recording Studios HOP: Molly Butcher SENIOR SOUND DESIGN SUPERVISOR: Gary Turnbull JUNIOR SOUND DESIGNER: Lizzy Andrews & Rachel Scott . WOMEN’S AID: CEO: Farah Nazeer HEAD OF MEDIA RELATIONS & COMMS: Teresa Parker SENIOR COMMS OFFICER: Alecia Brooks .

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Haus Pictures, Pavilion Works & OB Management

[freemindtech]

Shey Waldrop’s newly released “Blush and Bright and Your Pearly Whites” is an enjoyable children’s tale about an ocean adventure

Shey Waldrop’s newly released “Blush and Bright and Your Pearly Whites” is an enjoyable children’s tale about an ocean adventure

MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB) September 03, 2021 “Blush and Bright and Your Pearly Whites”: an engaging and creative sea tale. “Blush and Bright and Your Pearly Whites” is the creation of published author Shey Waldrop, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, who had a major record deal with Motown Records in California at the age of sixteen, which led to performing in many commercials and a movie. Waldrop…

[sims-half-crazy]

May 16, 1910

Dearest sister,

I hope things are well there. We celebrated Margaret's thirteenth birthday a few days ago. Hard to believe the two oldest are teenagers now. Daisy took her shopping for more appropriate frocks and I can't believe how grown up she looks.

Her hair is still wildly curly, which is probably the most defining feature she got from her mother, aside from the freckles. She's as thin as a rail which is why her ability to sing is a great suprise. Where does the air come from? She's intent on joining the church's choir - now that she's of age. I for one am looking forward to hearing her sing every Sunday.

Your devoted brother,

Thomas

[asoiaf-source]

WARNING! THIS VIDEO CONTAINS OCCASIONAL STRONG LANGUAGE AND STORIES OF A SCANDALOUS NATURE!

Howard Waldrop, George R. R. Martin, and Gardner Dozois tell wild tales about their adventures in science fiction fandom. Recorded at Capclave 2013 on October 12, 2013.

Authors George R.R Martin and Lee Child discuss all things literary and characters at Jean Cocteau Cinema

George R. R. Martin and Stephen King at the Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque NM June 2016

Ultimate fantasy duo, George R. R. Martin & Robin Hobb were speaking together at a world exclusive event which blinkbox Books were proud to sponsor.

George RR Martin and Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Science of Game of Thrones

Curious George: An Evening with GEORGE R.R. MARTIN and KEVIN SMITH!

An Evening with George R.R. Martin and Kim Stanley Robinson

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New videos show the 4-minute sequence in which Ronald Greene is tased and dragged from his car The footage comes from cameras that were used by Lt. John Clary, Trooper Chris Hollingsworth, Trooper Kory York and Trooper Dakota DeMoss, who are White. Greene’s family said they were told by LSP that Greene died in a car crash, but the videos tell a different story of what happened on the night of May 10, 2019, near the city of Monroe. According to the LSP’s initial report of Greene’s death, he was taken into custody after “resisting arrest and a struggle with Troopers.” The report said Greene died while on route to hospital. But the videos offer a more detailed account of the encounter, with footage showing parts of the car chase as well as the four-minute sequence between when police open Greene’s car and when he’s handcuffed on the ground. New video shows how quickly police began tasing and beating The cameras provide audio of the tense radio transmissions describing the moments in the chase. At no point in any of the videos released are there images of Greene’s car as he’s fleeing from police. The attempts to pull Greene from his vehicle can be seen and heard on DeMoss’ camera. “OK, OK, OK officer — Lord Jesus,” can be heard and a Taser can be seen going off while Greene is still in the car. “OK, OK. I’m sorry. I’m scared. Officer, I’m scared, I’m your brother, I’m scared,” Greene says as at least two troopers attempt to drag him out of the vehicle. At one point from DeMoss’ camera, a trooper says, “He’s bigger than me, He’s bigger than me” as Greene and a trooper wrestle on the ground. The camera goes on to show a struggle as officers attempt to handcuff Greene. A trooper appears to put Greene in a chokehold as they wrestle on the ground, and Greene lies there while another trooper continues to tase him as he’s restrained by the other trooper. Greene wails as he lies face down on the ground while one trooper sits on top of him, pressing his hand onto the back of Greene’s neck and punching him in the face, the video shows. Another trooper tries to handcuff him and punches his lower back, according to the footage. Almost four minutes elapse from the moment troopers open Greene’s car door until he is fully handcuffed, as seen in the footage. Taser prongs can be seen embedded in Greene’s skin as his shirt lifts up while troopers curse and wrestle to pull his arms behind his back. The troopers appear to stop beating Greene after they handcuff and leave him on the ground face down. As they walk away, one says, “You stupid motherf****r,” as Greene continues to cry out. Audio from Hollingsworth’s body camera revealed a telephone exchange inside his patrol vehicle after the beating. He begins by saying Greene was drunk. “And I beat the ever-living f*** out of him, choked him and everything else trying to get him under control and we finally got him in handcuffs when a third man got there and the son of a bitch was still fighting and we was still wrestling with him trying to hold him down because he was spitting blood everywhere,” Hollingsworth says in the video. “And then all of a sudden he just went limp,” Hollingsworth said. “They took pleasure in torturing my son,” mom says Jay McGowan, Greene’s brother-in-law, described Greene as “a respectful man” and “a good guy” who almost immediately expressed remorse and apologized to the officers for leading them on a chase. McGowan on Saturday recalled his last conversation with Greene days before his death. The two men talked about starting a program to feed the homeless. Greene’s mother, Mona Hardin, told CNN Saturday that her family has been subjected by authorities to an “ongoing narrative of incomplete answers,” with police not even able to tell them why troopers attempted to pull her son over in the first place. She said the family came away with more questions than answers after state officials in September showed them brief silent parts of the video made public this week. “I did ask at the time, ‘Where’s the rest of it, and why are we looking at footage with no sound to it?'” she said. “I want to see what happened. I want to see that. I want to see why. … They allowed us to walk out of there not having answers.” As for the newly released video, Hardin said, “What I saw was that he was not meant to leave alive. He was going to be killed.” Hardin told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Friday that she believes that the LSP tried to cover up what happened to her son. She said state police initially said her son died when his car crashed into a tree after a police pursuit. “It’s been a battle from the moment we heard of (his death),” Hardin said. “There’s no words for how mad I am. I’m disgusted. “They took pleasure in torturing my son. They took pleasure in hurting him, beating and killing him and letting him stay on the ground,” Hardin said. An attorney for the family, Lee Merritt, told CNN Saturday that the family believes the case would never have received attention had portions of police body camera video not been leaked. “But for this leak, that would have been the end of the Ronald Greene story,” Merritt said. Merritt said the case showed why it is important for video evidence to be released. “When law enforcement alone are the only persons with access to critical evidence like this kind of video, the process is to minimize the conduct, to keep it out of the eyes of the public, and to protect the police officers,” Merritt said. “Once it gets out into the hands of the public, that public pressure turns out to be very effective in moving elected officials to hold police officers accountable.” Another attorney for the family, Ron Haley, said the troopers should be arrested. “Everyone that put their hands on Ronald Greene should be arrested and two minutes after they are arrested, anyone that participated in the cover-up should follow them right into the jail cell,” Haley told CNN. Haley said Saturday that the troopers “took it upon themselves to be judge, jury and executioner.” “They just could not get their story straight,” Haley told CNN, referring to the police. “It did not add up to the physicians. It did not add up to the coroner, and there needs to be a deeper dive in this investigation.” Greene’s family filed a federal wrongful death suit on May 6, 2020. The lawsuit cites a Glenwood Medical Center emergency room physician who allegedly noted that differing accounts about what happened to Greene did not “add up.” Autopsy says Greene’s death was “inconsistent” with car crash An autopsy from the Union Parish Coroner’s Office states in its opinion section that lacerations of Greene’s head were “inconsistent with motor vehicle collision injury and most consistent with multiple impacts from a blunt object.” The report also says, “no written incident report was provided despite requests” and that “no detailed information regarding the motor vehicle collision … was provided. It notes that “no emergency services medical records were provided” to the coroner’s office. “Whether this injury is due to trauma from the motor vehicle collision, subsequent struggle, or is resuscitative in nature cannot be stated with certainty. These findings can be associated with motor vehicle collision, but may also be seen in other circumstances, including inflicted injury during a struggle and/or related to resuscitative efforts (CPR),” the report said. There were significant levels of cocaine and alcohol in Greene’s blood, the report says. The AP reported last year that Union Parish Coroner Renee Smith said Greene’s death was ruled accidental and was attributed to cardiac arrest. CNN has reached out to the coroner’s office for comment on the report. The autopsy does not list the manner of death, meaning whether it was accidental, homicide, natural causes, suicide or undetermined. CNN’s Chris Boyette, Ryan Young, Jamiel Lynch, Alta Spells, Hollie Silverman, Madeline Holcombe, Steve Almasy, Theresa Waldrop, Maggie Fox and Virginia Langmaid contributed to this report. Source link Orbem News #4minute #car #dragged #Greene #Ronald #RonaldGreene:Newvideosshowthe4-minutesequenceinwhichGreeneistasedanddraggedfromhiscar-CNN #sequence #Show #tased #us #videos

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The B-52's - Legal Tender (1983) Cindy Wilson / Fred Schneider / Kate Pierson / Keith Strickland / Ricky Wilson / Robert Waldrop (Lyrics) from: "Whammy!" (LP) "Legal Tender" / "Moon 83" (single)

New Wave

JukehostUK (left click = play) (320kbps)

Personnel: Kate Pierson: Co-Lead Vocals Cindy Wilson: Co-Lead Vocals Fred Schneider: Vocals Ricky Wilson: Guitars / Bass / Keyboards Keith Strickland: Drums / Guitars / Keyboards

Produced by Steven Stanley

Recorded: @ The Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas during December 1982

Released: on April 27, 1983

Warner Bros. Records (US) Island Records (UK)

[ukuleleisthenewblack]

BONUS - How Ukulele Changed our Lives in 2020

2020 was a memorable year for many reasons, but today let’s focus on the positive.  I talked to players from around the globe in 2020 about why they love the ukulele, and today I bring you the many ways in which it has changed their lives.

I’ve also recorded some new songs with the podcast’s house band, The New Black – including an extended version of the theme tune which you will hear at the end of the episode.  Yes, I’ve finally written another verse!  Please enjoy this dose of positivity to kick off 2021.

Thanks so much for listening in 2020, and I look forward to bringing you another year of ukulele inspiration in 2021.  Look out for new episodes starting sometime in March.  Happy new year!

Songs performed by The New Black on the show are below.  All songs were recorded and mixed by Paul Marsh.

Crazy Little Thing called Love (Freddie Mercury, 1979) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals), Jasmine Fellows (vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass)

On the Road Again (Willie Nelson, 1979) ) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals), Jasmine Fellows (vocals), Janine Chandler (banjolele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass)

Come Together (John Lennon & Paul McCartney, 1969) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals), Jasmine Fellows (vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (percussion), Paul Marsh (U-bass)

Roam (Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Robert Waldrop, Cindy Wilson – 1988) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals & ukulele), Jasmine Fellows (vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass)

Dreams (Stevie Nicks, 1976) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals & ukulele), Jasmine Fellows (cello & vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass)

Best Day of my Life (Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, James Shelley – 2013) – Meredith Harper (lead vocals), Jasmine Fellows (percussion & vocals), Janine Chandler (ukulele), Chris Williams (ukulele), Jim Croft (ukulele), Sandra Shaw (drums), Paul Marsh (U-bass)

Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear the original versions of these songs as well as a few of our covers.

Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper with Janine Chandler, Jim Croft,  Jasmine Fellows, Paul Marsh,  Sandra Shaw and Chris Williams.  Seb Carraro does the graphic design.

If you enjoy this podcast please give it a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen to your podcasts - and tell your friends! 

Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast:

Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell

Ukulele Champions: Debbie Hoad, Maja Zweck & Christopher Boatwright

The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.

Another great episode of Ukulele Is The New Black

[artwalktv]

After a devastating break-up, Lance listens to instructional cassette tapes on how to heal his broken heart. CREDITS: Written, Directed, and Edited by Chloé Aktas Executive Producer: Devon Leaver Lance: Lance Jeffries Evelyn Spach: Devon Leaver Director of Photography: Chris Amodio Production Designer: Scott Goldstein Assistant Director: Gillian Skipper Production Sound: Wiley Stewart Unit Production Manager: Jordan Terrance Moore Craft Services: Hudson Waldrop First Assistant Camera: Chandler Cearley Second Assistant Camera: Adam Conversano Gaffer: Jared Freeman Key Grip: Ian McCay Script Supervisor: Katie Soden Art PA: Noah McCormick Re-Recording Artist: Ugo Deroaurd Sound Designer: Ugo Deroaurd Dialogue Editor: Ugo Deroaurd Dialogue Editor: Mehrnaz Mohabati Audio Post-Production: Ugosound Studios Colorist: Tom Klane Executive Producers: Kent and Bonnie Wallace Rebecca and Yildirm Aktas Suzanne and Brian Leaver Producer: Meltem Aktas Brian Hanlon Eric Whiteside Rachel Hewitt Special Thanks: Kim Kiger Sheila and Ralph Knox Wiley Stewart Kevin Rios Joe Rodriguez Jessie Arlen Temple Jones Main Street Teleproductions Devon Leaver Brian and Suzanne Leaver Nancy and Ken Arlen Liz York

[queereyeanalysis]

Dega Don’t; Mia Douglas

While there are a plethora of nominees in line to get on this show, a man named Cory Waldrop managed to secure his spot for an episode titled “Dega Don’t” in season one. The key characters in this episode are The Fab Five, which includes Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, and Karamo Brown, and Cory Waldrop as the subject. In this episode, NASCAR fanatic and former Marine, Cory Waldrop gets his life completely transformed by The Fab Five. Antoni gives Cory cooking and food preparation tips and teaches him how to make a grapefruit avocado salad and sangria for his wife. Tan takes Cory to DXL and assists him as he searches for a new wardrobe that doesn't consist of t-shirts and gym shorts. Bobby hires people to declutter his “party” basement and make his upstairs feel like a place he wants to actually hangout in. Jonathan gives Cory a new look by shaving off his mustache, giving him a haircut, and teaching him new ways to style it. And Karamo has heart to heart conversations with Cory as he tries to learn more about him to understand him better.

The presumed genders of Antoni, Bobby, Karam, Tan, and Cory are male and they all use he/him/his pronouns throughout the episode, while Jonathan identifies as non-binary so they’re comfortable with being referred to by he/she/they pronouns. Since this is a reality TV show, all the characters get around the same amount of screen time and since all but one character identifies as male, males often speak the most in comparison to other female, non-binary and a-gendered characters. All of their sexualities and gendered identities are the reason the show is titled what it is. With queer being an umbrella term for anyone that doesn’t identify as straight or cis-gendered, it allows for fluidity on the sexuality and gender spectrum and all of their identities accurately represent the meaning and title of the show.

The race representation amongst the main characters in the show is a step up from the original Queer Eye For the Straight Guy series, seen as there are now two people of color as main characters as opposed to one. Three out of the five characters (Antoni, Bobby, and Jonathan) identify as white, while Karam identifies as black, and Tan identifying as a South Asian Muslim. Cory Waldrop is also white and while race isn’t always brought up and discussed in every episode, this particular episode begins with Karamo being pulled over by the police. Assuming that the cop is racial profiling since no law was broken, Bobby whips out a phone and starts recording/taking pictures of the cop. The cop asks Karamo to step out of the vehicle to which he reveals that he’s actually Cory’s friend/coworker and is the one who nominated him. Although this joke was in very bad taste, it led to a much deeper conversation that Cory and Karamo have later on in the episode. Cory talks about the stereotypes of cops being bad and how he is often lumped into that mix of bad cops while Karam talks about how it is being a black man and how people stereotype him as a thug and criminal. They both express how having these types of stereotypes attached to them affects them negatively and neither one of them wants to be associated with them.

Although Karam was able to express how it feels to be a black man and to be racially profiled, Cory failed to really understand where he was coming from. Instead of seeing it from Karam’s point of view, he got kind of defensive and tried insinuating that there’s problems on both sides since cops also get stereotyped. His initial response is very telling of how sensitive and fragile this topic is for him and he claimed that the social/political movement, Black Lives Matter were able to get their voices heard but police officers weren’t. Although this was filmed back in 2018 when the movement didn’t have the widespread support it has now, this is a common reaction we still see in today’s discussion around the movement. It was revealed earlier in the episode that Cory is a Trump loving republican so it’s no surprise that he had that reaction but in order for progress to be made with the Black Lives Matter movement, people must recognize the problem and admit that it is there. Karam and Cory conclude their conversation with a handshake and an agreement that in order to combat this problem, conversations like the one they just had need to continue if we want to better our society.

[revolutionearth]

"Revolution Earth" is the third single released by The B-52's from their 1992 album Good Stuff. The song's music video was directed by James Herbert. The single contains remixes of the song by Moby. The song is an upbeat, folk influenced song, a radical stylistic departure for the B-52's. Featuring Kate Pierson on lead vocals, "Revolution Earth" remains a fan favourite despite the fact that it is from an album featuring only three of the original five members of the band. With founding member Cindy Wilson absent from the recording, Pierson sings in harmony with herself - multi-tracking different vocal lines. Fred Schneider sings a brief backing vocal. As with many of the tracks from the Good Stuff album, "Revolution Earth" has a long and resounding intro and outro, as opposed to the band's earlier songs which always had a definite beginning and ending. "Revolution Earth" was regularly featured in the B-52's live shows from 1992 up until about 2001. When Cindy Wilson rejoined the band in 1996, she sang backing vocals when the song was performed live. Latter live performances were couched in a faster rhythm and featured Sara Lee (then bass player for the band) on backing vocals, along with Wilson. "Revolution Earth" is one of many songs with lyrics co-written with Robert Waldrop, a friend of the band. Shown above are the 7' vinyl single, the CD single, the promo CD single and the 12' vinyl picture disc.

[forsoothsayer]

The Ghost Of A Hunter by Keith Waldrop

He reads: What soul suffers in secret, the flesh shows openly.    Deep within, in a region hardly accessible, a bold self-image sends messages of bloodshed and conquest, which reverberate in his heart of hearts.    [I forget which hand is writing.]    He does not doubt that he exists.    The five senses have left their mark on him. It is a record of what has happened to him, but he cannot talk or travel until he finds a body of water.    A man who has lived on reindeer’s flesh amuses himself with ripples.    In this cage was once a nightingale. In the echo, new words for wind.    The usual convulsions, and a green cat. And, after all, months or years are nothing to him.    [My image contains his body.]    His body contains bodies.    Blemishes.    Inglories.    Vague figures, in a howling wind, and with no notion of perspective.    Of countless ruined worlds, he would appropriate the essential emblem. Wall struggling with wall, shadow with shad- ow.    Thousands of miles a day.    He gazes across an unguarded cemetery—gazes idly, waiting for new equipment.    As through a fixed window, he finds a kind of space, the visible world foreshortened.    He does not see deeply, but—still—one thing behind another.    He keeps a tiny bird, folded like a sheet of paper.    Twice two is four—still—and a circle has no angles.    Body sheds shoulder, jaw. However body may appear, the soul comes back in scars.    [There are no dead. Only names.]    Too close, ruin wrinkles the surface—his breath bothers reality. The sun pours down. The pots are mended.    An unfolding, from where it is all contained.    The ships have been salvaged. [I do not know what body he has in mind.] Clothing is resumed. Temples are rebuilt.    “Which body?” we inquire, while all the liars cry out, “Verily!”    As though all this were in the dark.    Here is a column of soldiers, a heap of apples, an avenue of trees. Here a swarm of bees, of birds, a row of equidistant lines. A set of unequal objects distributes the field of vision.    Here is the painted world in an actual image. [I have no theory for the clouds he sees.]