#Laird Hamilton

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Laird Hamilton

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Laird Hamilton (March 2, 1964) is an American big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model and actor.

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Hangover Square is a 1945 American film noir directed by John Brahm, based on the 1941 novel Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton.

The American composer Stephen Sondheim has cited Bernard Herrmann's score for Hangover Square as a major influence on his musical Sweeney Todd.

The movie was released on February 7th 1945, two months after its star, Laird Cregar, suffered a fatal heart attack.

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Laird Hamilton

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Brooke Shields & Laird Hamilton 1983

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Desi Arnaz, Benedict of Nursia, Moe Berg, Ed Bournemann, Dale Bozzio, Larry Carlton, Karen Carpenter, John Cowsill, Daniel Craig, John Cullum, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Maxwell Street, Jimmy Davis, Becky G, Rory Gallagher, John Gardner, Mikhail Gorbachev, Laird Hamilton, Sam Houston, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Irving, Jennifer Jones, Léon Jongen, Jon Bon Jovi, Orrin Keepnews, the 1933 film KING KONG, Papa Lightfoot, BarBara Luna, Madonna’s 1989 single “Like a Prayer,” Chris Martin, Gates McFadden, drummer-producer Tony Meehan (The Shadows), Method Man, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Lauraine Newman, Jay Osmond, Ethan Peck, Elvis Presley’s 1956 single “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” Luke Pritchard (The Kooks), Dottie Rambo, Red Saunders, Dennis Seaton (Musical Youth), Shostakovich’s 14th Symphony (1969), Bedřich Smetana, the 1995 musical SMOKY JOE’S CAFÉ, Ludovico Spontoni, the 1965 film SOUND OF MUSIC, composer-trumpeter Derek Watkins (James Bond films), Kurt Weill, Tom Wolfe, "Théo" Ysaÿe, and the creative provocateur, poet, and singer-songwriter Lou Reed. He was the principal songwriter for The Velvet Underground and his solo career spanned 5 decades. 

Velvet Underground were not commercially successful but are now regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of rock. Brian Eno said that everyone who heard the first VU album wanted to start a band. Reed had a deadpan voice that, for me, required forgiveness as singers go (though he did step up on occasion, particularly when he sung with The Blind Boys on THE RAVEN album). Eventually I connected with his noir fiction, transgressive “eyewitness reporting” lyrics and songcraft. He neither approved or disapproved of the subjects he sang about and, in the end, he just wanted to write catchy rock’n’roll. Over the years I’ve performed at least 6 Reed/VU songs—recording 2: “What Goes On” and “Sunday Morning,” on which I was joined by members of The Badlees (who did a splendid job in one afternoon). Reed himself commended our cover and promoted it on his website in the mid-90s. HB and RIP Lou.

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Since there’s now a whole book about how easy it is to confuse Naomi Klein/Wolf, here are some other people whose similar names always confuse me:

Eugenie Scott/Clark: One is a shark biologist, one is on the board of Skeptical Inquirer?

David/Larry Niven: One is an actor, one is a writer?

David/John Byrne: One is a musician, one is a comic book writer?

Laird/Lewis Hamilton: One is a race car driver, one is a surfer?

A. O. Scott/E. O. Wilson: One is a biologist, one is a film critic?

Thora/Tory Burch/Bruno: One is an actor, the other one is… also an actor? And the last one is in charge of United Launch Alliance? There may also be a similarly named “Tori” somewhere in the mix?

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btw how did people find out that Hamilton was from the west indies? or he never tried to keep this a secret?

because he definetly knew that people had opinions (read: xenophobia) about people that came from there, so I'd imagine that he'd try to keep this information to himself, but seeing how much Adams used this to swear him on the press, aparently people were quite aware of this

He couldn't have necessarily kept it a secret even if he wanted to, Hamilton still had relations with the West Indies even after moving to the colonies. His boyhood best friend, Edward Stevens, was also from the West Indies and many knew him to be close with Hamilton, or Ann Mitchell. Not to mention, Hamilton worked with others, like William Seton, on the matter of helping his father leave the Caribbean. And I'm sure others knew too like the Livingstons' Hamilton stayed with when he first arrived.

Also, in part, he seems to have just told people, likely when it arose in conversation. In a journal record from Henrietta Liston, dated the 6th of May, 1796, she writes about Hamilton visiting her; “We were visited by, & very frequently met another Man of Emenence in this Country Col: Hamilton; once Secretary of the Treasury, [...]—Col: Hamilton is by Birth a West-Indian; by Profession a Lawyer; & has retired from publick business to the practice of his Profession.” [x]

And in another journal extract, A. B. Thompson talks about Hamilton from what was written in Samuel Baldwin's ‘Diary of Events in Charleston, S.C., From March 20th to April 20th, 1780’;

Mr. Baldwin, after he left College, at the age of sixteen was appointed Usher in a school at Elizabethtown. Alexander Hamilton, then a lad from the West Indies, was among his pupils, and Mr. B. speaks of him as a remarkably sprightly boy, and thinks from his familiarity with the classics that he had received good instruction in the languages before he came to this country.

Source — Proceedings, by New Jersey Historical Society

In an account from Theodorick Bland - who spent two months at Morristown in the spring of 1777 - She writes about Washington's aides in a letter to her sister; “Col. Hamilton, a sensible, genteel, polite young fellow, a West Indian” [x] So, I doubt he was being secretive about it, and it wasn't like one day something leaked and everyone found out.

While on the subject, I think there is room for a conversation about the people who misunderstand Hamilton's shame of being illegitimate, to his heritage on the island. Because they are two different subjects, while both were a burden on his name for quite some time, it doesn't mean he lumped them together, and neither should people when revisiting history. He did know about the prejudice against West Indians, as it was commonplace in the Colonies especially in the North (I talk about this more here and here). But he wasn't really concealing it at all. While he sure as Hell wasn't waving it around with pride per se, it wasn't necessarily a hush-hush topic. And while some can speculate that perhaps Hamilton wasn't as shameful in the beginning until he started getting bashed in the press, considering the dates of the previously mentioned records are primarily around the war. He still says it frankly in later years too, even after getting insulted for his illegitimacy;

My father now dead was certainly of a respectable Scotch Family. His father was, and the son of his Eldest brother now is Laird of Grange. His mother was the sister of an ancient Baronet Sir Robert Pollock. Himself being a younger son of a numerous family was bred to trade. In capacity of merchant he went to St Kitts, where from too generous and too easy a temper he failed in business, and at length fell into indigent circumstances. For some time he was supported by his friends in Scotland, and for several years before his death by me. It was his fault to have had too much pride and two large a portion of indolence—but his character was otherwise without reproach and his manners those of a Gentleman. [...] A Dane a fortune-hunter of the name of Lavine came to Nevis bedizzened with gold, and paid his addresses to my mother then a handsome young woman having a snug fortune. In compliance with the wishes of her mother who was captivated by the glitter of the [___] but against her own inclination she married Lavine. The marriage was unhappy and ended in a separation by divorce. My mother afterwards went to St Kitts, became acquainted with my father and a marriage between them ensued, followed by many years cohabitation and several children. But unluckily it turned out that the divorce was not absolute but qualified, and thence the second marriage was not lawful. Hence when my mother died the small property which she left went to my half brother Mr Lavine who lived in South Carolina and was for a time partner with Mr Kane. He is now dead.

Source — Alexander Hamilton to William Jackson, [August 26, 1800]

And judging by this letter, it becomes apparent that Hamilton was more ashamed regarding his bastard title, rather than his Creole one. It's been speculated that the myth of ‘Rachel and James getting married but legal complications didn't consider it official’ was something Hamilton may have been told by his parents. Whether he later found out it was false or not, he continued to use it anyway. The point is, he would rather lie about his illegitimacy than his heritage (Also probably because he couldn't lie about it at that point).

The characterization of aversion to these topics from Hamilton usually stems from this false letter, and in John C.'s biography where he says he, “rarely as he alluded to his personal history,” [x] but goes on to talk about his father's time at a Jewish school and his birth. This is again why I think Hamilton was moreso reserved about his illegitimacy or childhood since this uncomfortable stray from the topic is usually always directly related to his parent's marriage rather than the Carribean itself. Especially since he seems comfortable joking about his Creole title with his family;

Give my love to Angelica & assure [her] that I did not leave her pye out of resentment for her having changed its original destination; but because it was impossible to take it with us without abandonning a basket of Crabs which was sent to my care for Mrs. Rensselaer. It has always been my creed that a lady’s pleasure is of more importance than a Gentleman’s, so the pye gave way to the Crabs. It was a nice question, but after mature reflection I decided in favour of the latter. Perhaps as a Creole I had some sympathy with them.

Source — Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, [1801]

He even did this with friends, holding himself apart from Americans in a letter to Rufus King;

To see the character of the Government and the country so sported with, exposed to so indelible a blot puts my heart to the Torture. Am I then more of an American than those who drew their first breath on American Ground? Or What is it that thus torments me at a circumstance so calmly viewed by almost every body else? Am I a fool—a Romantic quixot—Or is there a constitutional defect in the American Mind? Were it not for yourself and a few others, I could adopt the reveries of De Paux as substantial truths, and would say with him that there is something in our climate which belittles every Animal human or brute.

Source — Alexander Hamilton to Rufus King, [21 February 1795]

Overall, it wasn't a secret and the impression you get from mentions of his heritage by others is that he seems to have spoken about it often. But I do think Hamilton was more reserved about his illegitimacy rather than being born an islander. Not that he was extremely proud about either. Hope this helps!

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@madonna80sarchive 17/18th (TBC) January 1985 - Madonna photographed by @herbritts in Hawaii. Dress by @julioespadanyc. Photos from this shoot were used for the Rolling Stone magazine feature "The Boys of Summer" (May 9, 1985 issue), various posters, her calendars, various magazines, the Angel and Dress You Up (Japan) single cover and The Virgin Tour back drop, tour shirts, posters and Tour Programme. The models including @kaipoguerrero @tonymoniz, Zachary Hitchcock, Jamie Brisick, Mark Holzman and Brian Van Dyke were pro surfers and underground rippers recruited from Hawaii and California. Info on models thanks to @kaipoguerrero. Herb Ritts gathered a few boys, including 18 year old soon to be pro surfer Kaipo Guerrero, for a photoshoot with Madonna. Madonna took a shine to the young man and had a fling with him, inviting him to Japan during her Like A Virgin album promotional trip the following week. Kaipo confirmed the romance in Free Surf Magazine after Matt Warshaw’s Encyclopedia of Surfing in 2016 ranked the top celebrity romances within the sport, and Kaipo and M made number 2 on the list. “I’m stoked I made the list, even number 2!” he said after hearing that it was ranked above other “romances” like Kelly Slater and Pam Anderson and Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece. "She was super powerful, so driven, and so smart,” said Kaipo. This shoot took place possibly around the 17th or 18th of January. It was intended for her 1986 calendar and her first tour book, though was used in several publications throughout the year. It is rumoured that Madonna hated shooting this session and was angry with Herb, believing the shoot to be awful, that is until she saw the photos and realised she was wrong. This shoot is my number 1 favourite 80s shoot. 

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Kauai . . . 2005

Laird Hamilton, Bruce Irons, Andy Irons.

Photo: Walter Iooss

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Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox was born on September 21st at Dumbarton Castle.

Mathew had a line back to James II and was a claimant to the throne, he was Mary Queen of Scots father in law, his son being the ill fated and much derided Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley.

When Mary was forced to abdicate and went into exile, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray was made Regent to James VI, the Queen’s supporters in Scotland were involved in a war, called the Marian civil war at the time and assassinated him, Matthew Stewart was then appointed Regent, Matthew had given evidence trying to implicate her in the murder of Darnley 4 years previously so he too had his enemies amongst Mary’s supporters.

He was shot dead next in a skirmish when the queen’s party attacked Stirling. The raid on Stirling on 4 September 1571 was led by the Earl of Huntly, Claude Hamilton, and the lairds of Buccleuch and Ferniehurst. Early reports said he was killed by his own side. William Kirkcaldy of Grange said the shot was fired by the queen’s party, and another account names David Bochinant as the assassin.

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Laird Hamilton