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[queenofcats17]

Our MOTW party (dubbed the Fools Four) is about to perform at a theater, so I thought I’d draw them in the outfits they’re going to wear. Plus an NPC who’s helping us.

Susie is played by @inkabelledesigns

Herby is played by @lady-lampblack

Joey is played by @wally-franks-stan

And our DM is @sbpstudios (who also plays Andy)

[boycalledric]

Music Unites: Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington in Conversation from Wednesday Studio on Vimeo.

It was an honour collaborating with Los Angeles Philharmonic to bring to life these words from two jazz legends: Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock.

As part of the LA Phil's Past/Forward centennial project, the two musical innovators sat down together last year, to talk about the power of music to transcend differences, and the importance of collaboration in the creative industry.

CREDITS Direction, Design & Animation: Wednesday Studio Executive Producer: Jonathan Stein Agency: Comotion Composer, Sound & Mix: Tom Drew Music: "Miss Understanding" by Kamasi Washington Commissioned by: Los Angeles Philharmonic

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A-T-3 176 Double Dee & Steinski - Lesson 1 (The Payoff Mix)

One month after the release of Play That Beat Mr DJ Tommy Boy launch their Down By Law Switch The Licks Mastermix Contest. Shep Pettibone was (and still is) the king of the Mastermix, his innovative mixes for 98.7 Kiss FM in New York were extremely popular and influential. There were others of course, Tony Humphries was given his big break when he stood in for Shep on Kiss FM, the Latin Rascals were getting their mastermixes aired on New York City dance radio WKTU, and in Chicago there was the Hot Mix 5 on WBMX's Saturday Night Live Ain't No Jive mix show (here's an example from 1983). In addition to these DJ only bootleg edits were being circulated by the likes of Danny Krivit and others, and Ron Hardy was making his equally revolutionary edits

Tommy Boy's mastermix contest offered the grand prize of $100, a custom Tommy Boy t-shirt, and records. They would also put the winner on a Disconet comp, which was a record sent out to club and radio DJs, and a guarantee of getting play on radios across the country. 75 entries were submitted, 10 made it to the second round which would be played to a panel of industry experts

"[Shep] Pettibone and [John "Jellybean"] Benitez were part of a blue-ribbon panel who downed pizza and beer at a listening party where the winner would be chosen from 10 finalists. The hot dance track of the moment, Shannon's "Let the Music Play," saw heavy action in the early going--since both songs are addressed to DJs, there was even a thematic connection. But the ninth entry didn't come from a DJ, and it didn't dip into Shannon's well, either. It did glance off hot dance tracks by Yaz, the Peech Boys, Herbie Hancock, Culture Club, and Indeep amid rap, disco, funk, and rock and roll classics too numerous to mention--as well as less melodic material from Humphrey Bogart, Dr. Saint, Betty White's dance instructor, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. When the tape was through, the judges broke into applause. They knew instantly that Double Dee & Steinski had taken mastermixing into new realms--or appeared to, which was good enough for openers."

Quote from Village Voice, Mar. 25, 1986

The winning entry came from Double Dee & Steinski. Both of them worked in commercials, Doug DeFranco (Double Dee) as an engineer for radio commercials and Steve Stein (Steinski) as a producer and ideas man. The kind of sound collage they produced wasn't entirely new. Cut and paste techniques and tape loops had been around for a while, as novelty by Buchanan & Goodman (The Flying Saucer, 1956), avant-garde by Steve Reich (It's Gonna Rain Pts 1+2, 1965), experimental non-music of Negativeland, and hip-hop (The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel, 1981 - to be fair this should really be Lesson 1, with a mix of Buffalo Gals as lesson 2). Lesson 1 is somewhere in between all these examples, it has novelty but isn't just a novelty record, it has the technical experimentation of process music, and it has breakbeats and blends that will be familiar to hip hop DJs

"So, one weekend we gathered up ten crates of records and camped out at the studio until the evening, and again the next day. And that was it, just the two days. After all there was no random access that computers gave us, you really had to work linearly from start to finish. We picked something to begin with (the top of the record) and kept asking “what next?”

"It was a real back-and-forth, and a true collaboration between the two of us - a beautiful creation from our hearts and rumps. Otherwise Lesson One wasn’t different from the work I was doing on a daily basis. But it was new territory and it sparked the discovery of Steve's unique production talents." - For two people working on something as abbreviated and ephemeral as commercials Double Dee & Steinski have been all over documenting their legacy in exhaustive detail. Here's DD writing about making the Lessons https://ddski.com/double-dee-making-the-lessons/

WBAI's Peter Bochan had a significant influence on Steinski, he produced spoken-words-and-music collages Shortcuts which he put out on tape

DJs love this record because Steinski is an obsessive record collector and he has incredible knowledge of records. Two more Lessons followed, 1984s excellent James Brown Mix, and people's favourite History Of Hip Hop Mix in 1985. The Lessons have charm and humour which you can't say for all of the hit records it inspired, such as Paul Hardcastle's global hit 19 in 1985, or M|A|R|R|Ss global hit Pump Up The Volume in 1987

Although not the first in hip hop the Lessons are probably the most influential and celebrated example of the cut-up style, taking cut-up to the next level, they really were an education for producers and DJs (later known as turntablists). In 2002 Strachild records put out The Ultimate Lessons compilation which contained all three of the original lessons along with another three: Lesson 4 by Dj Shadow, and 5 and 6 by Cut Chemist. The follow-up compilation The Ultimate Lessons 2 (the ultimate ultimate) has Coldcut's 1987 debut single Say Kids? on it. I remember this being the number 1 hip hop record in the UK on Mike Allen's National Fresh show for weeks. Say Kids? is directly influenced by the Lessons, it has the same wit to it and the samples have never been cleared. Coldcut would collaborate with Steinski in 1997. Say Kids? leads to Eric B. & Rakim's Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix) and the Double Trouble (Norman Cook and the awful Dancin Danny D) mix of Eric B. & Rakim's I Know You Got Soul, both from 1987. A year later the Dust Brothers produced Know How by Young MC would be released, and the first Prince Paul produced De La Soul singles would come out (on Tommy Boy to bring things full circle)

Cut-up wasn't confined to hip hop. For example Adrian Sherwood and Tackhead mixed the cut-up style with dub and funk, and Meat Beat Manifesto used the technique with an industrial sound. There are Negativeland's undefinable albums Escape From Noise and Helter Stupid. Arthur Baker, a judge for the Tommy Boy contest, would use cut-up on dance records like Criminal Element Orchestra's  Put The Needle To The Record (with Wally Jump Jr), and in the UK cut-up was used by L.A. Mix with Don't Stop (Jamming') and S'Express, Bomb The Bass, etc... And how can I forget Deee-Lite

Back to 1983 and the Tommy Boy contest. As part of their grand prize Double Dee & Steinski's winning entry was pressed up on Disconet Volume 6 Program 7 for DJs in January 1984 as Play That Beat, Mr. DJ (Master Mix First Place). The duo went back into the studio, this time for two whole weekends, and came up with the James Brown Mix which they called Lesson 2. Double Dee & Steinski privately pressed up 500 copies of a disco with these first two Lessons on it. In 1985 they made Lesson 3 (The History Of Hip Hop) which Tommy Boy put out as a promo with the other two mixes, I think this was the is when their mix of Play That Beat, Mr. DJ is renamed Lesson 1 (The Payoff Mix). In the UK Island records (I'm assuming using the sub label 4th + Broadway) made an effort to put out the Lessons officially, they cleared all the samples but the rumour is they couldn't come to a deal over the Herman Kelly sample and the project fell apart. In the early 2000s the Lessons were put out on a comp and now they are available direct from Double Dee & Steinski on their bandcamp https://ddsteinski.bandcamp.com/track/lesson-one-the-payoff-mix-2016-remastered

[quoteoftheweekblog]

QUOTE OF THE WEEK 20/3/23 - RUTH CLARK ‘ … spring had come again.’  (Clark, 1943, p.258).

Clark, R. (1943 [1942] ) ‘Jenny Spring’. Illustrated by Isobel Moreton-Sale. London: Dent. *****

ON THE VERNAL EQUINOX AFTER THE SUNRISE IN BASINGSTOKE

AT 6.10.

*****

ALL SEASONS

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*****

SEE ALSO

‘The meal was happy and peaceful … ‘ (Clark, 1943, p.97).

IT WAS DELICIOUS

‘ “Bless my pig’s trotters!” ‘ (Clark, 1943, p.164).

(RICK STEIN’S BUTTERFLIED LAMB WITH HERBY LEMON AND PAPRIKA MARINADE … 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/butterflied_lamb_with_08901 )

*****

TO MY FRIEND FOR REBOOTING MY READING WITH THE LOAN OF THIS BOOK DURING DIRE TIMES MARCH 2023

AND THANKS AGAIN

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AND TO MY DAUGHTER FOR THE CARD AND FLOWERS 

RESULT!

AND CAKE

XXXX

RESULT!!!!

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 2011 - 2022

11 EPIC YEARS

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[lairde-lampblack]

I FORGOT TO SHARE THIS BUT HEEM COMPLETE

[lansdellicious]

Burger Battle 2022 Quick Hits - Magnum & Steins

Magnum & Steins is a very popular local spot, famous for its duck confit wonton nachos more than anything. And rightly so; they are delicious. They've entered every burger battle and their concept has usually been original and delicious in theory, even if it has fallen short in practice a few times. This year they have gone with the Chickalicious:

Fried chicken, cheddar, house pickles, lettuce, sour cream & onion chips, spiced rum BBQ sauce, and malt mayo.

I've never heard of malt mayo, and never had spiced rum BBQ sauce, so this would be a condimental adventure at the very least.

If you put potato chips on a burger, you are getting free points in my book. Sour cream and onion was an interesting choice here (roast chicken chips are a thing in Canada) but the psuedo-creaminess and herbiness (it's a real word now) worked well with the other flavours. The house pickles were delightfully tart and crisp, a necessary note to deal with the sauce on the chicken. And the chicken itself, the putative star of the burger, was juicy and well-seasoned and perfectly cooked. The breading held up well too. Malt mayo, if I had to guess, is emulsified with malt vinegar instead of lemon juice or another acid, and the flavour I got from it was...well, maltier than normal. I quite like it and wonder why it isn't used more!

We need to talk about the sauce. I have an allergy to licorice, which is found in a surprising number of places, root beer and many herbal teas among them. Root beer is often used to make BBQ sauce, which I am told is delicious but to me is a recipe for a migraine and other unpleasant effects. Though this sauce is a spiced rum one, it had a unique taste which I could not place. This set my mind panicking, probably without reason, and this likely had an effect on my enjoyment. This sauce is very very far from bad, and Sarah (with no brain tricks affecting her) loved it. I just had no frame of reference for it, and even a day later I am not sure how I feel about it.

I need to stress here that this is all personal taste. I cannot say it was bad or even unpleasant, and maybe someone who loves spiced rum would rave about it. Everything else on this burger works, and I can't really complain about it at all. Maybe an extra slice of cheese? I would be very interested to hear what others think of this one, because I am still perplexed.

[kl-na]

2020年12月のプレイリスト ～ 冬来たりなば ～

～ 冬来たりなば ～

→  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4R5kLX_ups22LmX55WTGZQr-501Uc2FW (21曲、約1時間15分)

12月。クリスマス・ソングに食傷気味になりがちな時期でもあるが、避けて通るようなものでもないので、中盤をクリスマスの曲で固めてみた。定番の数曲と少し変わったものと。 その前後にはクリスマスとは無関係な、でも冬や12月を感じさせる曲を。

01 The New December … Fol Chen 02 Torino … Oliver Nelson 03 Intraspettro … Les Hommes 04 Rolling … Periferico 05 Pilots … Goldfrapp 06 Le Jardin Des Delices … Serge Houppin & Henry Torgue 07 Come Healing … Leonard Cohen 08 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas … The Carpenters 09 Metontic Christmas … Metontic musicians, singers 10 It's Christmas Time … Sun Ra presents The Qualities 11 Nadal Encara … Rosina DE Peira Y Martina 12 Fairytale Of New York … The Pogues 13 Santa Claus is Coming to Town … Joseph Spence 14 Christmas Song … Mogwai 15 Noel … Serph 16 The Bell That Couldn't Jingle … Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 17 Inverno a Capri … Danilo Venturi 18 Omin 〈オミン ～極楽～〉 … Jobutsu Project 19 This Isn't You … Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein 20 Minuit Aux Champs-Elysees … Herbie Hancock 21 A Boy Is Sleeping … Teiji Furuhashi, Toru Yamanaka

<メモ> 03 Intraspettro (Les Hommes) … 12月とか冬とか言うよりは、師走な感じの疾走感ある曲。

06 Le Jardin Des Delices (Serge Houppin & Henry Torgue) … フィリップ・ジャンティ・カンパニー "Voyage Immobile" の劇中音楽。少々不気味なジャケット写真は、その一場面。

08 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (The Carpenters) … ここからクリスマス・ソング。まずは定番中の定番を。

09 Metontic Christmas (Metontic musicians, singers) … Metontic とは聞き慣れない語だが、手元の辞書にもないし、ネットで検索してもこの曲の情報ぐらいしかヒットしない。だが、アルバム情報などから推測するに、中南米の先住民を指す言葉と思われる。 この曲については、田舎に親族が集まった席で歌っているような、何とも素朴な味わいが良い。・・・最後の祝砲には、ちょっとビックリするが。

10 It's Christmas Time (Sun Ra presents The Qualities) … Sun Raは、基本的には、ジャズの作曲家・パフォーマー。だが、ミュージシャンとしての実績・評価が高まってきたあるとき「強い光に包まれて、土星へと連れて行かれた」云々と言い始め、宇宙や神秘主義に傾倒。神秘主義思想家の様相を呈し始める (ちなみに、Sun RaのRaは太陽神ラーを指す)。 音楽的には、ジャズやR&Bをベースにしつつ、前衛ジャズや実験音楽っぽい作品、さらには宇宙、神秘主義、古代エジプトといったものを扱った作品を数多く生み出している。その独自の世界観や音楽性を信奉する人も多い。

…とまあ、なかなかに奇矯な人なのだが、この曲についてはドゥワップがベースで、ほんわかとした感じ。宇宙観とか神秘主義っぽさは感じない。

11 Nadal Encara (Rosina DE Peira Y Martina) … 南仏オクシタニア (オクシタン地方) に伝わるクリスマスの聖歌。この地方では、オック語という独自の言語を用いていて、この曲の歌詞もオック語である。Nadal Encaraの意味は「まだクリスマス」とか「クリスマスをもう一度」とかいった意味になるそうな。 クリスマスの音楽というのは、本来こういうものであるはずなんだろう。

12 Fairytale Of New York (The Pogues) … 日本ではあまりピンと来ないが、イギリスやアイルランドでは、極めて人気の高いクリスマス・ソング。日本における山下達郎の「クリスマス・イブ」みたいな局所性と言えばい���だろうか。 今年になってBBC Radio 1では、この曲のオリジナル版を放送しないことになり、ちょっとした騒ぎになっている。理由は、同性愛者を侮辱する言葉が曲中に使われているため。

13 Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Joseph Spence) … ド定番クリスマス・ソングを、定番とはほど遠い歌い方で。 ジョセフ・スペンス御大は、8月のプレイリスト「あつくるしい曲、力の脱ける曲」にもご登場いただいている。相変わらず、どことなくチューニングのずれたギターで、テキトー千万な歌詞で、でもこれ以上ないくらい楽しそうに歌っている。

16 The Bell That Couldn't Jingle (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass) … バカラック作曲の実にかわいらしい内容の歌。 自分は2010年頃から、この曲はいい曲だと主張したり、あまり知られていないのを嘆いたりとかしていたのだが、日本でも2017年に小西康陽さんの訳詞、野宮真貴さんの歌でカバー・バージョンがリリースされた (ピチカート・ファイブの二人にはなぜか「さん」を付けてしまうな…)。善き哉。

17 Inverno a Capri (Danilo Venturi) … ここからは気分を変えて、クリスマスとは無関係な曲に戻る。この曲も冬と言うよりは、師走感もとい疾走感。

18 Omin 〈オミン ～極楽～〉 (Jobutsu Project) … クリスマスが終わると、お正月まっしぐら…と言うわけで、仏教を取り入れた曲を。 Jobutsu Projectはヨーロッパを中心に活躍していた日本人ユニット。ファッション仏教ではなく、チベット仏教の楽器や念仏、声明(しょうみょう)を曲中にキチンと(?)取り込んでいる。

19 This Isn't You (Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein) … NetFlixオリジナル・ドラマの劇伴として使われていた音楽。

20 Minuit Aux Champs-Elysees (Herbie Hancock) … 映画『ラウンド・ミッドナイト』のサウンドトラックより。

21 A Boy Is Sleeping (Teiji Furuhashi, Toru Yamanaka) … Dumb Type 古橋悌二の映像作品のために作曲された音楽。 子供の頃は、眠っているうちに年が変わっていたものだった。

[hotfps]

It was an honour collaborating with Los Angeles Philharmonic to bring to life these words from two jazz legends: Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock. As part of the LA Phil's Past/Forward centennial project, the two musical innovators sat down together last year, to talk about the power of music to transcend differences, and the importance of collaboration in the creative industry. CREDITS Direction, Design & Animation: Wednesday Studio Executive Producer: Jonathan Stein Agency: Comotion Composer, Sound & Mix: Tom Drew Music: "Miss Understanding" by Kamasi Washington Commissioned by: Los Angeles Philharmonic

[artwalktv]

It was an honour collaborating with Los Angeles Philharmonic to bring to life these words from two jazz legends: Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock. As part of the LA Phil's Past/Forward centennial project, the two musical innovators sat down together last year, to talk about the power of music to transcend differences, and the importance of collaboration in the creative industry. CREDITS Direction, Design & Animation: Wednesday Studio Executive Producer: Jonathan Stein Agency: Comotion Composer, Sound & Mix: Tom Drew Music: "Miss Understanding" by Kamasi Washington Commissioned by: Los Angeles Philharmonic

[queenofcats17]

Fun MOTW update!

The party just witnessed our first human death! No one is having a good time!

[whileiamdying]

It was an honour collaborating with Los Angeles Philharmonic to bring to life these words from two jazz legends: Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock. As part of the LA Phil's Past/Forward centennial project, the two musical innovators sat down together last year, to talk about the power of music to transcend differences, and the importance of collaboration in the creative industry. CREDITS Direction, Design & Animation: Wednesday Studio Executive Producer: Jonathan Stein Agency: Comotion Composer, Sound & Mix: Tom Drew Music: "Miss Understanding" by Kamasi Washington Commissioned by: Los Angeles Philharmonic

[sublimegentlemanalpaca]

That 10 Character thing.

RULES: List 10 of your favorite Characters (I’ll be doing the Male one, although I’ll soon do the Female one) from 10 fandoms (no particular order), and then tag 10 people. I was tagged by Feadae (thanks friend. This was something to think on). 1). Charles Williams from Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica. This was so damn difficult, let me tell you! I’m sure any Scowler can relate to the difficulty of choosing just one male character from CotIG. There’s the three Inkling Caretakers, the Badgers, the Caretakers Emeritus (mostly Poe) to choose from. That said, I had to go with Charles “Good Charlie” Williams. He’s great, Master of Espionage that he is, greatest among editors, and can rock purple hair like no body else. Not to mention I eventually read some wonderful books as a result of discovering his existence in this series. Now on to the rest... 2). Isekander/Rider, from Fate Zero. aka Alexander the Great. Isekander is just plain awesome. Perhaps the most likable character in the show (not too difficult considering some, but still). Badass, funny, and rather kind and supportive at times. Just plain amazing. 3). Carter Kane from the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. I’m not sure why I prefer Carter over Riordan’s other protagonists. It might be because he’s such a lovable and adorkable nerd at times. That might be it. Really the Kane Chronicles deserve more love. 4). Feste from Twelfth Night or What you Will by William “builder of Pyramids and Bridges, and Someone Should be Flogged ” Shakespeare. Really Feste is the best of Shakespeare’s later sort of Sot. The Arminian breed of Fool (those originally written for and performed by Actor and Scholar of Foolery and Folly Robert Armin), as oposed to the Kempian stock (Those performed by Will Kemp). Not that there’s anything wrong with the earlier sort. I mean Falstaff is in their company and he’s great. In fact I was this close to putting Falstaff in Feste’s Place. So why go with Feste? Because this Corrupter of Words was my introduction to Shakespeare’s Fools (the Arminian ones at least) and I love him for that. His songs are great, his banter beautiful, and his quotes....are so damn quotable. Falstaff is great but Feste beats him by ‘that’ much. 5). Kraft Lawrence from Spice and Wolf. I had to include someone from my favorite anime so I might as well pick the male lead. A skilled merchant, the dude is Clever. Funny, witty (he can match wits with Holo the Wise Wolf, so he’s got that going for him), resourceful, adaptable and over all a great guy. Even if he can get a bit greedy and sulk more than he should. Also, being voiced by J. Michael Tatum (in the English dub at least) is good to. 6). Okabe Rintaro. (Aka Hooin Kyoma) from Stein’s Gate. A self proclaimed mad scientist who manages to discover Time Travel on accident. A bit of a full of himself prick at times, the dude is Intentionally and knowingly over the top in the best of ways. Prone to dramatics, with quite an air of sophistication about him. Also funny, likable, and an amazing, loyal, and devoted friend. Also, voiced by J. Michael Tatum( almost always a plus). If you haven’t seen it, I’d recommend you do so. 7). The Walker, from the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michele Paver. I’m not sure what is about this crazy, one eyed wanderer of the Forest that I enjoy so much, and yet he’s my favorite male character in the series (Sorry Torak, Bale, Fin Kedin). 8). Death, from the Discworld series by the late Great Sir Terry Pratchett. The Death of Discworld is perhaps the best depiction of Death I have come across in fiction. He is a Kind Death, a carring and sometimes sympathetic sort of Death. He has a fascination with humanity, but it is a genuine sense of intrigue and want to know more (usually) not some bullshit malevolent sort of ‘fascination’ which is at times over played in fiction (although still done well) also a provider of many great quotes. Also, since it’s the Holiday season, I highly recommend reading and or watching (preferably both) Pratchett’s Hogfather. It’s one of his best, with some great words regarding the idea of belief (See Belief according to Death if you get the chance. But still read the book and watch the Mini series). Mind you some things might need explanation, like Susan or Albert, but those explanations are easily found if you look for them. 9). Alan Foggarty from the Faerie Wars Chronicles by Herbie Brennan. I’m not sure if I’m in the FWC fandom. To be honest, I’m not sure if there is one. If there is, it’s smaller than the Gatherum. None the less Alan Foggarty is great. The old man who might be a tad crazy ( one for conspiracy theories), but he’s intelligent, kind(usually), and a surgoate grandfather sort of figure to Henry (one of the protagonists). Brings a shot gun with him while traveling to another dimension so he’s resourceful to a degree. Although, perhaps my favorite thing about him is a scene between him and Henry in the fourth book (The Faerie Lord). He’s talking with Henry about Butterflies, a bit out of it, but trying to get his point across. His point being, in a universe with multi dimensional travel, Faeries, Smoke bombs that make people lose their memory, Time Stopping Glass Flowers, and not to mention Demons, that the simple yet complex process of a Caterpillar becoming a Butterfly is ‘True’ Magic. That’s just stuck with me, and Mister Foggarty is a favorite for that speech and much more. 10). Oh darn, who do I pick for this last spot? Ah! Wait, but which one. Will or Halt? Will? Or Halt? Gah! Will. This was very difficult let me tell you. Will Treaty, from the Ranger’s Apprentice series, by John Flanagan. Resourceful, Awesome, becomes an excellent strategist with quite a few awesome plans under his belt and st such a relatively young age. Badass and Funny besides being intelligent and quick minded (a trait which leads to quite an amusing nickname later on). Simply great. By the way, if you haven’t read the Ranger’s Apprentice series, I’d recommend you do so. A bit long (12 books, with a spin off and a prequel series), but worth it. I’d really recommend it to fellow Scowlers. While it doesn’t really share a similar premise at all, it has that delightful sense of adventure about it. Considered YA but that really shouldn’t be a deterrent or some such( I’m pretty sure deterrent is the write word). Now for tagging people. I don’t really know how to tag people (on mobile) but I’ll at least list people. @sockdologer @space-nerd @anyawen @onedragontorulethemall @bliss-delight-jr. @zuchinigal @teabooksandsweets @nikolatesla-go @deadgiraffesdonthavesex @a-fangirl-in-too-many-fandoms Have fun, and make of this what you will. Al, the Chronographing Cottager.

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Music Unites: Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington in Conversation from Wednesday on Vimeo.

It was an honour collaborating with Los Angeles Philharmonic to bring to life these words from two jazz legends: Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock.

As part of the LA Phil's Past/Forward centennial project, the two musical innovators sat down together last year, to talk about the power of music to transcend differences, and the importance of collaboration in the creative industry.

CREDITS Direction, Design & Animation: Wednesday Studio Executive Producer: Jonathan Stein Agency: Comotion Composer, Sound & Mix: Tom Drew Music: "Miss Understanding" by Kamasi Washington Commissioned by: Los Angeles Philharmonic

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So -leans in over the counter- you open to doodling Herby and Prophet interacting?

they dont talk anymore

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Music Unites: Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington in Conversation from Wednesday on Vimeo.

It was an honour collaborating with Los Angeles Philharmonic to bring to life these words from two jazz legends: Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock.

As part of the LA Phil's Past/Forward centennial project, the two musical innovators sat down together last year, to talk about the power of music to transcend differences, and the importance of collaboration in the creative industry.

CREDITS Direction, Design & Animation: Wednesday Studio Executive Producer: Jonathan Stein Agency: Comotion Composer, Sound & Mix: Tom Drew Music: "Miss Understanding" by Kamasi Washington Commissioned by: Los Angeles Philharmonic

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It was an honour collaborating with Los Angeles Philharmonic to bring to life these words from two jazz legends: Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock. As part of the LA Phil's Past/Forward centennial project, the two musical innovators sat down together last year, to talk about the power of music to transcend differences, and the importance of collaboration in the creative industry. CREDITS Direction, Design & Animation: Wednesday Studio Executive Producer: Jonathan Stein Agency: Comotion Composer, Sound & Mix: Tom Drew Music: "Miss Understanding" by Kamasi Washington Commissioned by: Los Angeles Philharmonic