#Gregg Emerson

[fuckyeahvanhalen86-95]

The guitar Eddie Van Halen used in the music video for Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" is going up for auction at Sotheby's.

The custom-made Kramer axe has a minimum bid of $1.8 million, and is valued at between two and three million dollars.

According to Sotheby's, stage-used and -filmed guitar was custom made by Paul Unkert of Kramer Guitars for Eddie Van Halen, including important innovations customized for Eddie's evolving guitar technique. It served as one of Eddie Van Halen's primary guitars in 1983 and 1984. The guitar was gifted by Eddie Van Halen to the band's retiring drum tech Gregg Emerson around 1990. Emerson subsequently gave the guitar to his nephew, who sold the guitar to Neal's Music in Huntington Beach, California. Neal's Music then sold the instrument to its current owner.

The guitar comes with a letter of provenance by Unkert, a signed photograph from Eddie Van Halen, its original case with tour and Warner Brothers tags, and the strait jacket and white gloves worn by Van Halen in the video.

Unkert's accompanying letter details the guitar's history: "The 'Hot For Teacher' Van Halen [guitar] was built by me at the Kramer Green Grove Road Plant in Neptune, NJ around 1982-1985/ #CO176. Look for 'Unk' stamps on Neck and Body. It was my last project for Ed and Kramer."

Bidding for the guitar closes next Tuesday, April 18.

"Hot For Teacher" appeared on Van Halen's album "1984". The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) objected to the song after its original release, calling for it to be pulled from both the radio and television, due to the track's sexually suggestive lyrics referring to sex with a teacher, and a female teacher stripping in the video, among other issues.

In 2009, "Hot For Teacher" was named the 36th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.

The "Hot For Teacher" video was filmed at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, California. Because the school had been shut down due to insufficient funds at the time the video was recorded, Van Halen not only paid to rent the school for four days of filming but they also contributed money to the city to help get it reopened.

[writing2sirvive]

I saw this on another blog but they aren’t really active so I’m going to say it here.

If they ever (and they should!) adapt a live-action Grant Emerson aka Damage he should be portrayed by Gregg Sulkin.

I mean

Just look

At him!!!!

Watch Marvel’s Runaways and tell me I’m wrong.

[tiannasfanfic]

GossipWeb

Eddie Munson x Reader (Angst)

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Summary: If you want to stay up to date on celebrity gossip, GossipWeb is the site to subscribe to! Monday’s Weekend Roundup for July 17 has an update on Corroded Coffin, and you should totally check it out!

Author Note: Modern Rockstar!Eddie AU. Reader not mentioned in this first part, but will be in future installments so I went ahead and labeled it as an x Reader fic. Written in the style of a gossip column.

CW: Mentions of divorce; mentions of alcoholism and drug addiction; mention of a fistfight.

(The following is an excerpt from the July 17, 2023 edition of The Weekend Roundup, a gossip column posted every Monday afternoon on GossipWeb.com and the GossipWeb app.)

Wedding bells are in the air for model Chrissy Munson and nature photographer David Greggs. The pair have officially announced their engagement on Sunday via social media, confirming recent rumors.

The happy couple shared the news on their respective Instagram accounts, showing photos of the two happily embracing on a beach at sunset. In one, Munson is holding out her hand to show off the huge sapphire and diamond engagement ring now sitting on her finger.

“I said YES!” Munson captioned her photo while Greggs captioned his, “She said YES!”

The pair first made headlines back in 2021, when they were spotted having dinner together just a few weeks after Munson filed for divorce from Corroded Coffin’s frontman, Eddie Munson.

While “Irreconcilable differences” were listed in the official court filing, representatives for both Eddie and Chrissy have declined to comment further on the matter. In the social media post announcing the divorce, Chrissy took a diplomatic path, stating, “Sometimes our plans in life just don’t work out the way we want them to. Unfortunately, this is one of those times. I wish Eddie nothing but the best and wish nothing but happiness for him. While our marriage may be over, he will always hold a special place in my heart.”

But, while her words made it sound like the split was an amicable one, many have their doubts it was that simple.

Rumors had been circulating regarding her ex husband’s hard partying lifestyle for years. Insiders have come forward to provide accounts of escalating drug and alcohol abuse, and extremely irrational and erratic behavior from the rockstar. Shortly after the divorce filing, it was reported to multiple news outlets that an intervention was been staged for Munson just a few days prior to the court filing, but it had failed.

In related news, the former members of Corroded Coffin are continuing to stay busy and are enjoying far more laid back schedules.

Following a highly successful album with their band Fallen Shadows, Jeff Richards and Grant Lee have announced a small, twenty city tour that will occur early next year. While the dates and cities are still to be determined, the two are looking forward to getting back on the road.

“It’s been awhile, but we’re itching to get back out there,” Richards stated in a Facebook post. “There’s nothing like bringing our music out into the world and sharing it in person with the fans.”

But Gareth Emerson hasn’t been so eager to return to the spotlight.

Following a successful stay at the Betty Ford Center, which he entered in December 2019, Emerson says he has done a lot of thinking about his life and who he wants to be, both as a person and an artist.

“The stress I was constantly putting myself under was ultimately my downfall,” he explained in a Facebook post full of self reflection. “And one of the biggest stressors for me was the constant need to promote myself, to sell myself basically. I stopped feeling like a person and started feeling like a piece of meat. In this business, it doesn’t take long before you start getting treated like a machine and you start looking for ways to cope. And, usually, you find yourself coping by turning to drugs. Now I don’t have to just cope because I refuse to put myself back in that stressful position.”

Emerson continues to write and record new music, which he releases on iTunes under his own name. While he’s leaning heavily into experimental sounds, his new style seems to be gravitating towards a blend of classic rock n’ roll, folk and heavy metal. It’s not a combination you would expect to hear from a speed metal drummer, but Emerson clearly has hidden talents he’s only just starting to show the world.

As for the frontman and lead guitarist, Eddie Munson, unfortunately, there’s not much can be said.

The statement from Corroded Coffin announcing their hiatus came in late 2019 just a few days after Munson and Emerson’s very publicized fistfight at the UK Music Video Awards. While he virtually dropped out of the spotlight as a musician in the following months, Munson was frequently in the news due to his excess partying and rowdy behavior.

Then, in 2022, he unexpectedly disappeared from the LA party scene, only to resurface a few months later in his old hometown of Hawkins, Indiana.

Representatives for Munson have declined to comment, so the true reasons for his returning to Hawkins are still unclear. The rocker has yet to make any return trips home to California within the last eighteen months since his departure. This adds credibility to a more recent rumor we reported on last week that Munson is in negotiations to sell his Malibu home to a private seller.

Perhaps the rockstar has finally turned over a new leaf?

Some signs point to yes.

Earlier this year, Gareth Emerson’s wife, actress Kim Simmons-Emerson, sent well wishes to Eddie in a heartfelt Instagram post. She posted an old photo of Munson and Emerson from high school with the caption, “Today marks a new beginning for old friends. We’re so proud of you. We knew you could do it.”

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Title: LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

Rating: G

Director: Howard E. Baker

Cast: Ryan McPartlin, Paul Michael Glaser, Roger Rose, Jeff Bennett, Gregg Berger, Stephan Cox, Alex Désert, Chris Hardwick, Christopher Emerson, John Di Crosta, Richard Doyle, Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Weil, Matt Kasanoff, Jake Barton, Cody Taylor

Release year: 2010

Genres: action, adventure

Blurb: Clutch Powers ventures on a mission assigned to him by his boss to solve the chaos that occurred on the Space Police prison planet.

[jedivoodoochile]

Edwards “Hot For Teacher” Kramer goes up for auction at Sotheby’s.. Made by Kramer Luthier Paul Unkert…primarily used in 83-84 (till he switched to a Basswood model)… Ed gifted the guitar to Gregg Emerson in 1990 (Van Halen Drum Tech) who then gifted it to his nephew, who sold it to Neal’s Music in Huntington Beach who sold it to its current owner (Lucky Guy)…Minimum Opening Bid $1,800,000 and expected to fetch between 2 and 3 Million making it one of the top ten highest priced guitars ever sold at auction…Pictured is the Kramer and Edward leaving John Marshall High school in Los Angeles right after the video shoot.

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Ooh, I wanna be there in my city

Journey - Infinity (Columbia, 1978) - Cover illustrated by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse

Kelley and Mouse would illustrate the group's next four albums, with a similar psychedelic sci-fi theme.

I'll give anyone a cookie if they correctly identify what "city" the group is referring to in the lyrics for "Lights". Here's a hint: I want to get back to my city by the bay.

This album is also important for one thing: it introduced Journey's new lead vocalist, a 28-year-old singer-songwriter from Kings County, California named Steve Perry. The rest, as we say, is history.

Just for shits and giggles, here's the back cover for the album. The group photo was taken by Sam Emerson:

L to R: Neal, Steve, Ross, Gregg and Aynsley

They don't know it yet, but these boys are gonna have the time of their lives.

Images courtesy of Discogs.

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Eye Contact in Acworth, GA

One of the essential ways to have healthy living is to take care of one’s eyesight. Well, healthy eyes help you perfect tasks well. No wonder it is important to rely on a top-notch eye doctor. To find a superb eye doctor or service provider, you should check about Eye Contact. Basically, they understand your need to receive treatment in a practice where you feel comfortable, safe, and welcome. In that case, you can schedule an appointment with them. Besides, you can stop by for a complete tour of their practice. Then, you will get to meet their team, walk through their office and treatment areas, and learn more about the treatments they provide.

Eye Contact

The representatives at Eye Contact in Acworth, GA are remarkable. After all, it is a well-known eye clinic in the area. Their optometrist provides fantastic health services to patients. In addition, they offer vision testing. In that case, they shared that regular vision testing and evaluations ensure that you always have the clearest vision possible. Aside from that, they will provide regular vision acuity test as part of a comprehensive eye exam. In addition, the doctor will measure how each eye is seeing by using a wall eye chart and a reading eye chart. Lastly, their eye clinic is located at 1720 Mars Hill Rd Suite 160, Acworth, GA 30101.

Acworth, GA

Are you familiar with the historical background of Acworth, GA location? The area now containing Acworth was carved out of the former Cherokee Nation in 1831, just like the rest of Cobb County. It happened after the natives were expelled. Aside from that, the Western and Atlantic Railroad were completed through town in 1840. In addition, a watering station for the locomotives was established there. The town received its current name in 1843 from Western & Atlantic Railroad engineer Joseph L. Gregg, who named it for his hometown of Acworth, New Hampshire. The latter was named for the former Royal Navy Surveyor Sir Jacob Acworth.

Red Top Mountain State Park in Acworth, GA    

In Acworth, GA area, Red Top Mountain State Park is famous. It is also the perfect place to go on an adventure. Besides, it is a state park in the U.S. state of Georgia. The tourist spot is located in the north-western part of the state, on the north-western edge of metro Atlanta, in south-eastern Bartow County near Cartersville. It is named for iron-rich Red Top Mountain. In addition, the park covers 1,776 acres on a peninsula jutting north into Lake Allatoona, formed on the park's north and east sides by the Etowah River arm and on the west by Allatoona Creek arm.

Acworth hosts community-wide job fair to help local businesses

These days, local business owners are trying to get back on their feet. The pandemic has changed everything, after all. Based on a latest news report in Acworth, GA, there was a topic about a job fair event. As reported, businesses across the country are having problems finding workers. In Acworth, some businesses have had to cut back their hours because they don't have enough workers. In that case, city leaders recognized their local businesses were struggling, so they teamed up with the Acworth Business Association and held a community wide job fair. As a result, many businesses such as from health care to the food industry to public safety showed up hoping to make new hires.

Link to maps

Red Top Mountain State Park 50 Lodge Rd SE, Acworth, GA 30102, United States Follow Red Top Mountain Rd SE to Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE/US Hwy 41 S in Emerson 4 min (1.9 mi) Follow US Hwy 41 S to Mars Hill Rd in Acworth 11 min (8.5 mi) Follow Mars Hill Rd to your destination 7 min (3.3 mi) Eye Contact 1720 Mars Hill Rd Suite 160, Acworth, GA 30101, United States

[jardimdomundo]

Simplicidade voluntária: mudando nosso estilo de vida para viver melhor

É interessante observar e refletir sobre a capacidade de a humanidade reformular e expressar de modo diferente, sob o impulso de novas situações e razões, conceitos que caracterizam a essência do seu comportamento milenar. Em 1936, o filósofo americano Richard Gregg (1885-1974) introduziu o conceito de “simplicidade voluntária” num artigo publicado na revista indiana Visva-Bharati Quaterly. Para o autor, a simplicidade voluntária era uma forma de reagir ao consumismo então emergente nos EUA, contrariando a ideia de Henry Ford de que a civilização progride por meio do aumento do número dos desejos das pessoas e da sua satisfação. Nas suas próprias palavras, a simplicidade voluntária significa “unicidade de objetivos, sinceridade e honestidade interior e evitar a desordem exterior associada à acumulação de possessões irrelevantes para o objetivo principal da vida”. Gregg não defende o ascetismo como finalidade, mas uma forma de vida simples, sem procurar acumular bens materiais, embora compatível com o mundo moderno. A essência destes propósitos é muito antiga, com exemplos tanto no domínio secular como religioso, mas as razões que os motivam são agora novas. Sócrates, condenado por Atenas a beber cicuta, deu-nos provavelmente o primeiro registo do exemplo de uma vida simples, sem bens materiais, do controlo de si próprio e da dedicação ao conhecimento e à sabedoria. Diógenes de Sinope, a figura central dos filósofos cínicos, levou a doutrina ao seu limite vivendo em Atenas como um mendigo em pobreza extrema, o que, segundo Diógenes Laércio, levou Platão a dizer que era um “Sócrates louco”. Leia Também: Uruguai, exemplo de simplicidade e vanguarda sustentável  No domínio religioso, a vida simples ou o ascetismo foram defendidos e praticados pelos fundadores das principias religiões, tanto na Era Axial, entre 800 a.C. e 200 a.C. – Sidarta Gautama (o Buda), Zaratustra, Lau Zi e Confúcio –, como no período que se seguiu – Jesus Cristo. No Cristianismo, a simplicidade, a pobreza, o desprendimento dos bens materiais, a ascese, têm sido preocupações recorrentes, num contexto dinâmico de avanços e recuos, embora reconhecendo sempre que a ascese não deve obliterar todo o desejo, porque este é o motor da vida. O movimento dos Padres do Deserto, no Egito, a partir do século III, liderado por São Paulo de Tebas e Santo Antão do Deserto, que serviu de modelo ao monasticismo cristão, e a Ordem dos Franciscanos, fundada por São Francisco de Assis, no século XIII, são dois dos exemplos mais notáveis. Depois da Revolução Industrial, Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) defendeu, antes de Gregg, uma vida simples e sustentável no seu célebre livro Walden; or Life in the Woods (1854), onde descreve as suas experiências ao viver cerca de dois anos numa cabana construída por ele numa floresta do Massachusetts, à beira do lago Walden, propriedade do seu amigo e mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson. Thoreau advoga abrandar o ritmo da vida até estarmos plenamente disponíveis para usufruir o valor existencial da consciência plena de cada momento e libertar o pensamento, sem limites de tempo. O objetivo não é o ascetismo, mas a otimização da possibilidade de florescimento humano por meio de uma vida simples, com as necessidades básicas asseguradas e voltada para o que é verdadeiramente essencial. Há razões plenamente justificadas para nos preocuparmos com o atual paradigma de desenvolvimento, baseado na aceleração da tecnologia e no consumismo, gerador de desigualdades crescentes, escassez de recursos naturais, acumulação de resíduos e degradação ambiental. Foi nos EUA, depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial, que se inventou a economia movida pelo consumismo massificado descrito eloquentemente por Lizabeth Cohen no seu livro Consumers’ Republic. Os seus promotores tinham a convicção de que ela geraria uma sociedade mais próspera, mais equitativa e mais democrática. O modelo teve um sucesso enorme, tornou-se global e criou mais prosperidade e bem-estar, mas também mais desigualdades e insustentabilidade. A tecnologia alicerçada num conhecimento científico em expansão contínua é actualmente, para a humanidade, um veículo não só imprescindível como incontrolável. Por um lado, é o motor dos nossos sonhos mais arrojados e o único verdadeiro mito que ainda nos resta e, por outro, é o agente de profundas transformações sociais e económicas que lança para o desemprego ou para salários desvalorizados centenas de milhões de trabalhadores que se tornam progressivamente desnecessários para a economia. A simplicidade voluntária carrega o estigma de renegar a supremacia do mito da tecnologia e de poder ser interpretada como um regresso ao passado ou a negação daquilo que frequentemente se considera ser a nossa irreversível e vitoriosa ascensão na modernidade. Contudo, analisando melhor, não existe uma incompatibilidade insanável entre a simplicidade voluntária e a tecnologia. Há um largo espetro de formas de vida simples desde um comportamento radical próximo da pobreza extrema forçada até uma simplicidade livre de consumos e posses supérfluas e em harmonia com a natureza. Por exemplo, o uso das tecnologias da informação e comunicação, que nos permitem aceder em nossas casas ao conhecimento, à atualidade mundial e nacional e às redes sociais, não é incompatível com a simplicidade voluntária. Há vários testemunhos escritos da transição para e experiência de uma vida simples. No livro "Por Uma Vida Mais Simples" encontra-se o relato de alguns brasileiros que em algum momento sentiram-se descontentes com a vida que levavam e promoveram mudanças em busca de algo que as fizesse mais felizes. Optaram por abrir mão de estilos de vida convencionais em nome de outros, mais frugais, mas muito mais gratificantes. O site Simplicidade Voluntária tem os primeiros passos para você entender melhor o movimento, por exemplo: Ser mais crítico com a propaganda que lhe influencia; Qualidade de vida no lugar da quantidade de vida; Recreação saudável, feliz e livre de aparelhos; Comer sensata e sensivelmente; Compras por utilidade ao invés de status; Lembrar-se dos bilhões de pessoas que não têm a condição financeira que você tem; A simplicidade voluntária permite explorar e promover os valores da frugalidade material, da vontade e autocontrole, da consciência ecológica, da dimensão humana na ordem universal e do florescimento intelectual. Será que estas iniciativas individuais poderão contribuir para resolver os problemas de larga escala da pobreza, das desigualdades sociais e económicas, do consumismo, da acumulação de resíduos, da escassez de recursos e da degradação ambiental? Creio que a resposta a esta pergunta não é simples. Os avanços e os recuos da humanidade resultam de uma rede complexa e dinâmica de influências e interações entre os comportamentos individuais e sociais. Há exemplos individuais notáveis que tiveram influência na grande escala, entre os quais se destaca Mahatma Gandhi, no domínio político. Mais recentemente, em 2010, o milionário austríaco Karl Rabeder resolveu consumir a sua fortuna na criação da MyMicroCredit, uma organização sem fins lucrativos de microcrédito que apoia pessoas carenciadas nas regiões pobres da América Latina, África e Ásia, passando ele a viver com simplicidade. O desenvolvimento das iniciativas de transferência de riqueza para os mais pobres deu origem ao movimento do “altruísmo eficaz” defendido pelo filósofo Peter Singer, que se distingue da intemporal caridade ao procurar otimizar tal transferência por meio de uma análise criteriosa dos meios disponíveis e das carências atuais à escala global, nacional, regional e local. Estas iniciativas individuais são exemplos inspiradores que necessitam de ser complementados e replicados ao nível dos comportamentos coletivos. O homem é eminentemente social, pelo que os comportamentos individuais constituem sempre uma forma de influenciar os mais próximos ou até a sociedade. O grande desafio do nosso tempo é pôr em prática modelos sociais sustentáveis do ponto de vista económico e ambiental. Read the full article

[yesterdaysanswers]

another shot on a hill, so that Greg won’t look so tall XD

ELP in 1992

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Fort Worth 1951

[legendofsim]

Anyway, mom got sick because Emerson and Peyton are both humans like dad. Grandpa told me that because they don’t have powers like me, Pax, or Waverly, that they took mom’s power to compensate. Or, her energy. She’s still a vampire but she’s more lethargic. If not for Adele’s help, mom wouldn’t have enough power to give to Em, Peyton AND herself. We all thought she was going to die. That was almost 3 years ago and mom is still recovering. But, she’s doing a lot better now. Thank the watcher.

Pax, Harmony and Camilla are 16 years old. Me, Nerissa, Braylen and Leon are 15 now. Waverly and Gregg are both 8 and Em and Peyton are 2 years old. Dad is sick now too. But his affliction is of a broken heart. He doesn’t like to see mom so lifeless. He’s had to take on all the responsibilities of the house. Ethan moved in to help as much as he can. Now that we’re old enough, Pax, Camilla, Nerissa and I help out too. Pax cooks dinner, Camilla does laundry, Nerissa cleans up and I help dad with the kids.

Until death do us part, my parents promised each other. Even now under these tough circumstances I feel that love. But thinking about my parents always makes me think of Leon. I can’t help but wonder why he’s is gone, if we promised the same thing. Until death do us part, right? Even if his marriage proposal wasn’t one out of love, it still meant to me that he wanted to be by my side forever. I always have this thought in my mind. Where was Leon when I needed him the most?

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Masculine Names

Aaron  Abdul Abe  Abel Abraham  Abram Ace Achilles  Adair Adam Adonis Adrian Adriel  Ahmed Ajax Ajay Aiden Alan Albert Alejandro Alex Alexander Alfonso Alfred Alistair Alister Allen  Alonzo Amadeo Amadeus Amani Amari Ambrose Amir Anders  Anderson Andre Andreas Andrew Andy Angel Angelo Angus Ansel  Anson Anthony Antonio Apollo Aries Archer Archie Aristotle Arlo  Arnaldo Arnold Arsenio Arthur Arturo Arwin Asa Asher Aslan Atlas  Atticus Aubrey August Augustin Augustine Augustus Aurelio Aurelius Austin Axel  Aziz

Balthazar  Bane Barnabas  Barnaby Barney Baron  Barrett Basil Bastian  Bear Beau Beck Ben Benjamin  Benji Bentley Bernard Bertram Bertrand  Blake Blaze Blue Bobby Bodhi Booker Boris  Boston Bowie Boyd Brad Bradford Bradley Bram  Bramwell Bran Brandon Brandt Braxton Braylen Brayden Brendon  Brent Brett Brian Briar Brick Bridge Bridger Brock Brody Brogan  Bronx Brook Brooks Bruce Bruno Brutus Bryce Bryson Buck Bud Buddha  Buddy Buck Burt Burton Buster Buzz Byron 

Cade  Caden Cain  Cairo Caius Calder  Caleb Callum Calvin Cam  Cameron Camillo Campbell Carl  Carlisle Carlito Carlo Carlos Carlton  Carmine Carson Carter Casper Caspian Cassian  Cassias Cato Cecil Cedar Cedric Cesar Chad Chadwick  Chance Charles Charlton Chase Chauncey Chester Chidi Chip  Christoff Christoph Christopher Christian Chuck Cian Cillian  Clarence Clark Claud Clay Clayton Cliff Clifford Clint Clinton  Clyde Coby Cody Colby Cole Collin Colt Colton Conan Connor Conrad  Constantine Cooper Copper Corbin Cornelius Cory Cosmo Cosmos Costas Craig Crispin Cruz Curt Curtis Cyrus

Dale  Dallas  Dalton Damien  Damon Dan Dane Daniel  Dante Darius Darrel Darren  Dash Dashiell Davey David Dawson  Dax Daxton Deacon Dean DeAndre Declan  Demetrius Denali Dennis Denny Denzel Derek  Derrick Des Desmond Dewey Dex Dexter Diego Diesel  Dion Dirk Dixon Dmitri Dominic Donatello Donovan Dorian  Doug Douglas Draco Drew Duke Duncan Dustin Dusty Dwayne Dwight  Dylan Dyson 

Earl  Easton  Edgar Edmund  Eduardo Edward Edwin  Egon Eli Elijah Elias  Elliott Ellis Elroy Elton  Emanuel Emeric Emerson Emery  Emil Emiliano Emmett Emrys Enrique  Enzo Eric Ernest Ernesto Ernie Esteban  Ethan Eugene Eustace Euvan Evan Evander Everett  Ezekiel Ezra 

Fabian  Fabio Falcon  Faustus Felix Ferdinand  Fergus Ferguson Fernando Fidel  Fido Finbar Findlay Finn Finnley  Fionn Fisher Fitz Fletcher Flint Florence  Florian Ford Forrest Fort Foster Fowler Fox  Francesco Francis Francisco Franco Frank Frankie  Franklin Fred Freddy Fredrick Frederico

Gabe  Gabriel  Gael Gage  Gale Galen Garfield Garrett Gaston Gatsby  Gavin Geoffrey Geordie George  Gerald Gerard Gideon Gil Gilbert  Gilberto Giovanni Glenn Gordon Gordy  Grady Graham Grant Gray Grayson Gregg  Gregory Grey Griffin Griffith Grover Gunner  Gunther Gus Gustavo Guy 

Hades  Hal Hamilton  Hank Hans Harley Harrison  Harry Hawk Hayden Hayes Heath Hector  Henrik Hendrix Henry Herb Herbert Herbie  Hercules Hermes Hershel Hiram Holden Howard  Howie Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hux Huxley 

Ian Igor Iker Irvin Isaac Isaiah Ivan 

Jace  Jack Jackson  Jacob Jaques Jaden  Jake Jalen Jamal James  Jameson Jared Jason Jax  Jay Jed Jedidiah Jefferson  Jeffrey Jeremiah Jeremy Jerome  Jerry Jesus Jethro Jett Jim Jimmy  Joe Joel Johan Johannes John Johnny Jonah  Jonas Jonathan Jones Jordan Jose Joseph Joshua  Josiah Juan Juanito Judah Judas Judd Jude Jules Julian  Julien Julio Julius Junior Jupiter Jurgen Justice Justin Justus 

Kaden  Kai Kaiser  Kale Kaleb Kane  Keane Keanu Keaton  Keegan Keenan Keith  Kellen Kenan Kendrick  Kenneth Kenzo Keoni Kevin Khalid  Kian Kieran Kiernan Kingsley Kingston Killian  Kip Kwan Kyle

Lachlan  Lake Lamar  Lance Lancelot  Landon Lane Larkin  Larry Lars Laurence Laurent  Lawrence Lawson Lazlo Legend Leif  Leith Leland Leo Leon Leonardo Leopold  Leroy Levi Liam Lincoln Linden Logan Loki  London Lonnie Lonny Lorcan Lorenzo Lou Louie  Louis Luc Luca Lucas Lucian Lucky Luke Lupe Luther

Maddox  Maksim Malachi  Malachy Malakai Malcolm  Malik Manfred Manny Marcel Marcello  Marcellus Marcio Marcius Marco Marcos  Marcus Marian Marino Mario Marius Mark  Marlin Marlon Marmaduke Marques Mars Marshall  Martin Marty Marvel Marvin Massimo Mason Matt Matteo  Matthew Maurice Maverick Max Maximilian Maximus Maxwell  Melvin Mercury Meredith Merritt Micah Michael Miguel Miles  Milo Mitchell Moe Monte Montgomery Murdoch Murphy Murray Murtagh  Murtaugh Myles

Nathan  Nathaniel  Ned Nelson  Nemo Neo Neon  Neptune Neville  Newt Newton Nick  Nicky Nicola Nicolai  Nicholas Niko Noah Noel Nolan  Norm Norman Novak 

Obadiah  Octavio Octavius  Odin Olaf Oleg Oliver  Olivier Omar Orion Orlando  Orville Osborn Oscar Oso Osvaldo  Oswald Ottis Otto Owen Oz Ozzy

Pablo  Palmer Panther  Parker Pascal Patrick Paul  Paxton Pedro Penn Percival Percy Perseus  Peter Peyton Phil Philip Phineas Phoenix Pier  Pierce Pierre Pilot Pluto Porter Poseidon Preston  Prince Prosper

Qadir  Quincy Quinn  Quinton 

Raiden  Ralph Ramone  Ramses Randall Randolph  Randy Raphael Ravi Ray Raymond Red  Reece Reggie Reginald Regis Reid Remington  Reuben Rex Reynald Reynaldo Reynard Rhett Rhys  Ricardo Richard Richie Richmond Rick Ricky Rico Ridge  Riley Rio Riordan River Robert Roberto Robbie Rocco Rocky  Rodney Rodrigo Roger Ricky Riley Rod Rodrick Roger Roland  Roman Romeo Ross Rowan Rudy Rufus Russell Ryder Ryker Rylan Ryland 

Salem  Salvador  Salvator Sam  Samir Sampson Samson  Samuel Sander Sandford Sanjay  Santiago Saul Sawyer Scott Sean Sebastian  Septimus Serge Sergio Seth Seus Seymour Shane  Shawn Shayne Sheldon Shepherd Sherlock Sherman Shin Sidney  Sigmund Silas Silver Silvester Simon Sinclair Sinjin Sirius  Slade Slate Sol Solomon Sonny Sparrow Spartacus Spencer Spike  Soren Stan Stanford Stanley Steele Stephen Steven Stevie Stone Sven Summit  Sullivan Sully Sylvester

Tad  Tag Talon  Tanner Tate  Ted Teddy Teo Teodor  Teodoro Terence Terrell  Terry Tex Thad Thaddeus Thane  Thatcher Theo Theoden Theodore Thomas  Thor Thorn Tiberius Tiger Tito Titus Timothy  Titus Tobias Toby Tommy Tony Topher Trace Travis  Trent Trenton Trev Trevor Trey Tristan Troy Truman Tucker  Tudor Tullio Tullius Tully Tycho Tyler Tyrell Tyrese Tyrone  Tyson

Uberto  Ulric Ulrich  Ulysses Uriah Urban Urijah  Uriel

Van  Vance  Vaugn Victor  Vince Vincenco Vincent  Vinny Virgil Vlad Vladimir 

Wade  Walden  Waldo Walker  Wallace Wally Walt  Walter Warner Warren  Watson Waylon Wayne Wendall  Wesley Westley Weston Wilbert  Wilbur Wilder Wiley Wilfred Will William  Winston Wolf Wolfe Wolfgang Woodrow Wyatt 

Xander  Xavier Xavion  Xenon

Yael  Yahir York Yosef  Yousef Yusef

Zac  Zach Zachariah  Zacharias Zachary Zack  Zander Zane Zayden Zeke  Zeus Ziggy Zion Zoltan

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So these are all the used records I bought during my 2 week holiday in the US ☺. Some of these have been impossible to find at home for a reasonable price. I already posted a few but this is the whole bunch. Had to hold back a little, could have bought so much more... 😂

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RAC 'BOY'

Picture this: it is mid-June, and you are ready to stick your teeth into festival season. Friday morning; you and your mates have just woken up at your Airbnb; you overslept so breakfast is hasty (depending on country: a pop into Greggs, or Wendy’s). 10:30am. You have all congregated in your absurd festival attire. Applying the finishing touches (stars, glitter, etc.) you get your group pictures for your socials. You don’t even need to go to the festival at this point, you have enough proof. As you all squeeze in the car and clamour over the AUX cord, you decide on something you can all enjoy. Now. You are sad because it is 2020 and obviously none of this can happen. It is the worst feeling. However, there is one album primed to lift your spirits this summer, and it is courtesy of RAC. ‘BOY’ is the third solo album from André Allen Anjos, the Portuguese-American producer best known as RAC. Having built a following for his spirited remixes for artists like The Shins, Phoenix and Lana Del Rey, his transformation to a solo artist has been fruitful. Anjos has produced one album every three years since 2014, and ‘BOY’ is a highlight: a wide-ranging, yet focused record that many can, and will, enjoy. It is tinged in sun, community and guitar licks. ‘BOY’ perfectly embodies that intoxicating youthful promise of hope, rejection and intrigue. Speaking of the process behind his latest project, Anjos commented: “I was just writing and writing and writing. I wrote so many demos, and I kept coming back to this theme of childhood.” The complexity of the world through the eyes of The Youth is a common fixture across ‘BOY’. On ‘Sweater’, Maddie Jay dreamily sings of her lover: “It‘s been a while since someone else’s jokes have made me smile” opens the song. With its cooed chorus and breezy arrangement, it is a ridiculously sweet track. ‘Oakland’ finds Winnetka Bowling League singing about the need to move on to somewhere else on an equally bouncy beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDc0S74IEz0 One of ‘BOY’’s biggest achievements is naturally encapsulating the perspective of a young person in 2020. As Anjos is 35, his teenage days are long behind him but ‘BOY’ is a body of work that can pass off as youthful. Lyrics like “Slim into some DM’s” and “They’ve all got their juul pods” appear on the album’s first proper track ‘Boomerang’. Lead single ‘Stuck on You’ features the line “I muted your ‘gram.” The bridge to ‘MIA’ goes: “Ever since you went MIA, I’ve been stuck in my bed all day, staring at my telephone screen, waiting for an SMS in your name.” You would not think at first glance this is music from someone 13 years into their career. It is only further helped by how entertaining these songs are. The former is a relatively low-key start. It is delightfully delicate; guitar flicks and carefully harmonised words create a sense of despondency above the pretty melody. ‘MIA’ is similarly despondent albeit very chirpy. Already geared for TikTok dominance with its overly performative vocals (“The fuck did I do?”), it is a really well fleshed out number. As for the aforementioned lead single, it is indeed a great single. Another sincere and heartfelt number, it is perfect to drive with the top down, after lockdown. RAC’s USP of guitar-inflected bops is what ties this project together. With a smattering of collaborators, his distinct sound anchors the narrative. ‘Next To You’, one of the album’s lesser moments, is spearheaded by a dominant riff. Emerson Leif’s feature is commendable, if only for having a more confrontational tone compared to the plethora of hushed dulcet voices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csKxedk-KpA However a stand-out is ‘Passion’. Here, RAC works alongside Louis the Child, an electronic duo that have used the template of guitar-led EDM hits RAC laid out and taken it further. Together the two artists have chemistry in spades. With a chorus tempting you to join in (“Passion”, “Expression”, are stretched out, teasing a sing-along), it is a future festival favourite. With a daunting eighteen songs, you might be deterred from completion. However the final stretch picks it up. ‘Get A Life’ is so stupidly catchy. Instupendo softly moans over the dumbest of fun melodies whereas ‘Change the Story’ finds British neo-soul hero bringing his natural infectious energy into an organic bop. That is not to say this album is smooth sailing. As previously mentioned, eighteen songs is no walk in the park. Despite clocking in at forty-seven minutes (RAC’s shortest to date), there are eighteen tracks and not all of them can be winners. ‘Carefree’ is a shot in the foot; a song of such little interest that the terms ‘carefree’ and ‘thoughtless’ are interchangeable. Four of the eighteen are instrumental interludes which breeze by without notice. Stripping those away would tighten the record up and, at fourteen songs, would seem far more digestible. Saving one of the best to last, however, is ‘Better Days’. The third collaboration between RAC and St. Lucia, it is a cosy closer. Cinematic and nostalgic, it is a gorgeous slow-burner: school discos would be so lucky to employ this. Sure, this year is a festival-free nightmare but that does not mean you cannot pretend. RAC’s third record is his strongest so far; a relevant, slick sound with a kindred spirit. With some of his best writing and ever-improving production, it is a step in the right direction. ‘BOY’ might just make you nostalgic for something you never had. 'BOY' by RAC is out now via Counter Records

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A 100 year old Great-grandma who thanks sausage rolls for long life gets Greggs pastry shop surprise . . . Grandmother-of-three and great gran-of-two Mary Emerson has been making them most of her life. But the centenarian says as she has grown older she does nip into bakery chain Greggs to get her fix. She said: “I’ve enjoyed baking for as long as I can remember and everyone has always enjoyed my sausage rolls. . . The amazing thing is that she still makes sausages with little help till today. . . She added that the key to a perfect sausage roll is good quality sausage meat and cutting them up small. . . . #breakingnews #Naijapals #gistmania #reginadaniels #cristianoronaldo #kimkardashian #kyliejenner #leomessi #trendsetter #nigeria #lagos #naija Source :daily mirror https://www.instagram.com/p/BzfK7kajVQB/?igshid=51tzob7l2ae2