#i have no recollection of their 2019 concerts

[thurnerstorms]

this band is the only thing keeping me sane rn

[jewish-privilege]

[Originally published August 09, 2019] - (...) Tisha B’Av is the day that telescopes many of the main catastrophes of Jewish history in its entirety into one day... The events ascribed to the day have to do with separation between God and Israel, both spiritual and physical; the five events connected with the ninth of Av and the 17th of Tammuz, three weeks prior, are discussed in the Mishna Taanit 4:6.

(...) For those who have trouble with understanding the holiday, this explanation by Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, the core teacher of modern Orthodoxy even 26 years after his 1993 death, should suffice: “We observe this saddest day of the year because we cannot understand why our people continues to suffer so much tragedy.” I definitely don’t understand how 11 devoted people could be killed as Jews in America in 2018. Since Oct. 27 [2018,] the place where we celebrated the bris of a congregant’s grandson became the place of the grandfather’s death; the same man who was the mohel at that joyous occasion then served on the chevra kadisha. The whole synagogue building has lain empty, a vacant shell, ghost structure standing as a vivid reminder of what is no more: 11 Jews killed only for the crime of worshipping as Jews on the Sabbath.

No longer an abstraction, these dirges for what is lost; now they encapsulate part of my reality. The reality that we can’t use the place where we had gathered in happy times—for a Purim megillah reading, play, and meal, a Sukkot dinner, a concert of Magavet, the Yale University Jewish singing group—is now a place of death and destruction whose name and photo are known internationally. The social hall where I have attended bar and bat mitzvahs and weddings, the same hall where I danced, became the area that Zaka and the chevra kadisha performed their sacred and tragic duties, and people l knew from other contexts, like my daughter’s SAT math tutor, were now in full-body protective wear and hairnets so that the bodily fluids they were cleaning up would not transfer to their own living bodies.

..And yet, I will read this verse from Lamentations on Saturday night: “the comforter who should restore my soul is far from me, my children are desolate because the enemy has prevailed.” (1:16) I have never felt more that there are so many to comfort me, my family, my community and that evil has not prevailed though it has done great damage(...) Congregants are stepping up to learn the synagogue skills possessed by those three of our congregants no longer with us. Looking up the Hebrew birthday for a woman who never had a bat mitzvah as a girl, we found the Torah portion for her birthday was the same as one of those who were killed. She will be reading that Haftarah in 2020 as well as in years to come.

Though it is not hard to get in mood for Tisha B’Av this year, since I feel like I have been enduring that feeling since Oct. 27, I also remember that even though the Temple was destroyed so many years ago, and was an unmitigated catastrophe, the expulsion of Jews from the land created the necessity to find new forms and ways to continue the religion.

“The nature of trauma,” Bessel van der Kolk a psychiatrist and expert in post-traumatic stress, has said, “is that you have no recollection of it as a story. The nature of traumatic experience is that the brain doesn’t allow a story to be created.” (...) The inability to create a story reminds me of the passage in the Babylonian Talmud Makkot 24b that Rabbi Amy Bardack taught as part of her class on “Jewish Texts of Resilience” at our community Shavuot Tikkun. Four rabbis are walking in the destroyed Jerusalem, on Mount Scopus and then the Temple Mount. One of them, Rabbi Akiva, laughs to see foxes scurrying over the Temple Mount (in Hebrew har habayit, literally the “mountain of home”) while the others are despondent. His colleagues interrogate him—how can you laugh when this place, once an abode of fear and trembling before God, is now so profaned that animals trample it? Rabbi Akiva explains to them about that the prophecies of Uriah during the First Temple and of Zechariah during the Second Temple, that the one, “Zion shall be plowed for a field” (Micah 3:12) is dependent on the other, “there shall yet be elderly men and elderly women in the streets of Jerusalem” (Zechariah 8:4). Destruction must transpire for redemption to happen. Akiva has created a way to tell the story; his laughter and its explanation stop the trauma, for the others tell him he has comforted them.

...My own personal version of transforming tragedy into renewed vigor to have laughter and joy came two weeks ago when I had a visit from a woman I met on the sherut (shared taxi) I took two months ago when I left Jerusalem, where I had been celebrating Passover, to return to the airport en route to Pittsburgh. The sherut driver only takes cash and at the end of my trip, I had none. So I had to ask the other passengers to spot me the money for a check or Venmo (if my kids assisted that interaction). Another passenger agreed, and we chatted. She told me she, too, was from Pittsburgh originally and would be here later in the summer. We exchanged emails, and I gave her my check. I hadn’t expected to hear from her further; however, when she was visiting in July, she emailed me and we set a date to have coffee. She told me the address of her childhood house: It was literally on the same block as mine, around the corner. I heard more of her story—a man followed her father home 25 years ago and broke in to murder him. Her mother had been terminally ill and died a few weeks later, as did her grandmother. But now, she told me, every birthday, every milestone, every moment with the grandchildren she moved to Israel to be near, brings her intense joy. The tragedies she suffered magnify her need to wring every bit of joy from each occasion, her pleasure highlighted by the knowledge that horror, too, may be around the corner.

I have a heightened grasp of the holiday of destruction this year. Yet, I also have a heightened awareness: Once ceased, joy may after all be renewed and restored.

[supercantaloupe]

idk if i already sent one but sleepover saturday! what was your first concert/musical/opera and which was your favorite <3

first concert i simply Cannot remember. probably either the Zac Brown Band or maybe holst's The Planets suite, but i'm really not sure. i have a very soft spot in my heart for tchaikovsky so when i got to see the baltimore symphony play the Nutcracker a couple years back i absolutely adored it

the first musical i ever saw was Kiss Me Kate, but i was like 5 and probably slept through most of it; the first show i remember seeing (and which i credit for starting me on my love of theater) was The Music Man, i was about 8. fave shows i've seen however are probably Next to Normal, Oklahoma! (2019 revival), and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

i must confess that i have not seen that much opera 😔 to my recollection the only opera i've seen live in its entirety is Too Many Sopranos, which is...hardly opera, frankly. but i've watched and listened to several more on recordings; i'm very fond of Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin, and anything by Gilbert and Sullivan

[ask meme]

[seinafukufuku]

Toyonaga Aki - Ameblo | 28 Jan 2020 | Pom and Calico and Fox

Hello!！

It’s already been so long since I’ve made a post.

In the meantime, many different things have happened so, today I’ll make a new update!!!

In 2020, constantly, I want to write about things of no consequence as well...

And so and so, setting aside that aim, the 25th!!

I was able to appear in Homma Hinata-chan’s solo concert, “It’s here! Hinatafes”!!

The dream Janken Event unit “Pom and Calico and Fox” could finally!!!

Be on stage!!!

To those who do not know of it, I will provide an explanation,,,

🐶 The Pomeranian-like Homma Hinata,

🐱The Calico cat-like Toyonaga Aki,

🦊 The Fox-like Fukuoka Seina,

It’s a unit made up of these people!!

🐶🐱

At the place of her debut opening performance, the NGT48 Theatre, 🐱fell in love at first sight with 🐶 who was there on observation. Afterwards, through mutual staff, they exchanged video letters (scary), and at the 2016.12.24 handshake event, they had their first meeting. And so they hit it off. At the first Unit Janken Event, they formed “Pom and Calico”. The same age, with birthdays which were also close, spending their first day as 20 year olds together etc, it was a one and only unique connection.

🐶🦊

Their positions in the U-17 Senbatsu “Houteisokudo to Yuuetsukan” were parallel to each other so they became close. Also, it seems a long time ago, actually it was discovered, 🦊 had called out and taken a photo together in a toilet when they had a shared appearance on a music show. (Still, it seems 🐶 has no recollection of this.)

Afterwards, during the Fresh Members Concert, the 2 of them also performed “Avocado ja ne~ shi...” At 🦊’s 18 year birthday celebration, the two 🐶🐱sent letters to her. Even though she’s younger than those two by 1, she’s the number 1 senpai.

🐱🦊

🐱’s favourite author was Tsujimura Mizuki and she received news that it seemed someone in 48 was also a fan, so in 2017 she called out to 🦊 at the yukata festival. Afterwards, even though 🦊 invited her for the Janken Unit, because 🐶🐱 had already submitted their application, those plans were abandoned. A year later, the “Pom and Calico and Fox” unit that was their heart’s desire was formed.

In 2019, 🦊 coming to stay over at 🐱’s house etc, the new density(?)was higher than expected.

And so in that way, the 3 of us, each in our own way became close, so the unit could be complete!!!

Because our groups were all different, the 3 of us could not easily come together, but since our values, our tastes, we had many things in common, so for me, aren’t we the strongest unit?? Is what I think about constantly.

But,,,

We lost in the preliminary round of the Janken Event!!!!!

Because of that, without costumes as well, the 3 of us were unable to stand on stage!!!!

But, as I said earlier, there were plenty of episodes for us because we were all friendly with each other. That’s why, just by popularity, the rate of penetration among each fan is high!!!! (??) .............. right??

What should we do huh, we were always saying, but the timing and the location were always not readily available, and because there wasn’t a Janken unit event last year, what should we do, we thought, then Hinata said “Even though I want the three of us to sing at (my) solo concert” “I want to use this opportunity to spread the word about Pom and Calico and Fox” so we were able to perform!!!

We were allowed to perform No3b-san’s “Kuchibiru Furezu...”! It was Hinata’s decision.

Each of us danced so that we would match on the day itself, but more than nervousness my excitement won out!!!

It was re-ally fun!! I’m really so grateful to Hinata.

Until our turn, we watched from backstage.

Because it was cold, we were wrapped up in Seichan’s coat.

From the opening, the chaotic 20 song medley was accompanied by the staff’s commentary!! (Laughs)

Behind the stage, the staff(-san) were all, hurry, it’s time for the exchange~~!!! Do your best~~!! I’m bringing the water!! Calling out.

It was filled with so much love. And so all of that, is the result of Hinata earnestly facing her surroundings, is. What I feel. What did she do when she was in Tokyo? Was what I thought when I heard she just had rehearsals dancing as usual, how hard did she work to prepare, I only know a little bit so, really I like this kind of thing, yeah! (???)

Above all else, she was really attractive!

She was cute, she was sexy, taking into account every single thing, she was really attractive!!!

From Hinata’s family, I received Murakami tea!! The tea leaves I’ve received before as well, I still have them at home you knowww~~ 🥰🥰 I want to go one day!

The love from Hinata’s fans, the love from all of the fans, the love from the hometown, the love from the surroundings, because of all of you enveloping it, it was a wonderful concert!!!

Once again, thank you for calling me.

And so, thank you so much for your hard work!

In 2020, once again, please watch over Pom and Calico and Fox!!

Red and Blue ToyoFuku-san

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Thank you for reading this all the way through! I did my best to translate this, but I’m really just an amateur so I’m sure I didn’t get a lot of things right.. To be honest, I wanted to just translate the parts about PMK, but to properly support the trio,,, then I guess a bit more effort is ok..? To be honest, I think their goal of becoming a Sashi, Mayu, Yukirin trio is pretty impossible lol, but what is an idol if not someone who chases impossible dreams in an earnest manner right? 

Do your best Seichann~~

[antoine-roquentin]

But the most important reason may be that the figure of Joseph Mifsud, so central to the prosecution of Papadopoulos and to the investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign, makes little sense in the stories laid out by Robert Mueller’s team or by the Democrats in Congress. Far from being a Russian cutout, as people like Congressman Adam Schiff and various U.S. news outlets have suggested, Mifsud seems to be a figure who was tied to high government officials in the west. So far, few of those associated with him have opened up public inquiries or otherwise retraced their steps, which you would expect if they felt they had been victims of Russian infiltration. The FBI spoke to Mifsud in early 2017 when he was in the United States and let him go, allegedly because Papadopoulos had misled them, but they don't seem to have gone hunting for him during the months that followed, even after the arrest and charging of Papadopoulos, nor do they seem to have alerted European allies. Mifsud continued to live and work in Europe as normal. Mifsud went into hiding shortly after the statement of offense against Papadopoulos was made public, in October 2017, but Italian media has since reported that Mifsud spent some of those months in a Rome apartment that was paid for by one of his erstwhile employers, Link Campus University, a small organization with ties to Italian intelligence. In short, with Mifsud, the rabbit holes are endless, and even the truth will be prove to be twisted.

To solve such mysteries, then, is why Barr and others are so interested in going to Rome and Australia. And, whether or not you trust Barr and team, there is reasonable cause for them to be taking their actions. If they’re expecting Papadopoulos’s narrative to bear fruit, however, they’re going to come up dry. I spent weeks trying to square Papadopoulos’s memories with various theories of the case, and I began to notice that those recollections kept changing or contradicting the available paper trail. Even the Trump campaign was on the receiving end of a number of false boasts from Papadopoulos, such as a claim of having met with the Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom, when no such thing had happened. Most important, I realized that there was very little basis for a linchpin of countless narratives concerning Papadopoulos: namely, that Mifsud had mentioned Russian hacking. It’s a claim that nearly everyone, including the Mueller team, has embraced, but the only person making it is Papadopoulos himself. Why would he make such a claim? As the lawyer and blogger Hans Mahncke has laid out in more detail, it may well have been a panicked attempt to deflect trouble growing out of still more untrue claims. (Papadopoulos did not respond to a request for comment.)

Unfortunately for Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani seems to embrace Papadopoulos’s version of the story, in which Alexander Downer and Joseph Mifsud were co-conspirators. Last spring, mentioning the case of Papadopoulos, Giuliani told Fox News’s Bret Baier, “If that’s not a counterintelligence frame-up, I will eat my hat.” And if that’s how Giuliani feels, then it is likely that he has persuaded Trump to feel the same way. That’s why Giuliani has been globetrotting on Trump’s behalf and, it seems, bullying people and making a fool of himself. In short, he appears to be as obsessed with a wrongheaded theory of the case as any Russiagater on MSNBC.

At the same time, those who view investigations of the origin of Russiagate as nothing more than partisan attempts to discredit the work of honorable civil servants may want to brace themselves for unsavory findings. Even looking only narrowly at one element of Russiagate, the case of Papadopoulos, we can see questionable behavior by his prosecutors, notwithstanding his guilt. Here is one small but revealing example. In the summer of 2016, Papadopoulos wrote to Trump campaign official Sam Clovis about some “requests from the U.K., Greek, Italian, and even Russian government for closed door workshops/consultations” at a London venue. (In reality, no such requests had been made, but that’s beside the point here.) Clovis wrote back, “I have too much to do that requires me to be in the states” and encouraged Papadopoulos and another foreign policy advisor to “make the trips, if it is feasible.” The prosecution edited this exchange in order to make it look much more sinister. They described it as the culmination of “several weeks of further communications regarding a potential ‘off the record’ meeting with Russian officials” and quoted Clovis as saying that Papadopoulos should “make the trip[], if it is feasible.” In other words, the original suggests a series of London-based workshops that might include Russians, while the prosecution’s version suggests a concerted effort to link up with Russian officials and taking a trip to make it happen. I was able to see the difference only because I had the original emails. This sort of elision, which ran throughout the case against Papadopoulos, gave me an unfavorable impression of the Mueller team.

More broadly, we all have a stake in finding out whether U.S. authorities proceeded by the book when they began to investigate the campaign of Donald Trump in 2016. The FBI had a FISA warrant on Trump advisor Carter Page that lasted for months and kept being renewed, yet we know it relied in part on the infamous “pee-tape” dossier that had been put together by someone who was paid by the Clinton campaign. That this dossier’s author, Christopher Steele was working with the wife of a Justice Department official connected to the investigation was, at the very least, a glaring conflict of interest. Returning to the case of Papadopoulos, a vague statement to Alexander Downer that, according to Downer, didn’t mention “dirt” or “email” but merely Papadopoulos’s belief that the Russians had “material that could be damaging” to Hillary Clinton hardly seems like an adequate justification for a major FBI investigation of a presidential campaign. As for the case of Ukraine, officials in that country were open in their opposition to Trump in 2016, and the Financial Times reported on a Ukrainian and MP and other “political actors in Kiev [who] say they will continue their efforts to prevent a candidate—who recently suggested Russia might keep Crimea, which it annexed two years ago—from reaching the summit of American political power.” It’s not as crazy as it looks that Trump, in light of Russiagate, wants to figure out what was going on back then.

Now, none of this is to give a pass to Donald Trump. He deserves to be investigated, and possibly impeached, for his behavior toward Ukraine over the past several months, and if you want to get a sense of how much power the president has to turn the screws on weaker parties, few recent stories have been better reported than a recent one from The Wall Street Journal showing how things looked from the Ukrainian side. Sending a henchman like Giuliani over to Kiev and dropping strong hints to Ukraine’s leaders of what you’re hoping to find is a recipe for lies and corruption.

But probing Trump’s misbehavior cannot be an underhanded instrument for shutting down investigations into what happened in 2016. Uncovering that part of the story may be unhelpful to the impeachment narrative in the coming months, but it is no less important than investigating this president. Trump represents the flouting of rules by one man, but the origins of Russiagate represent the potential flouting of rules by many people. If the FBI and the intelligence community can overstep their bounds in pursuit of a president many of us hate today, they can do so against a president we like tomorrow. So, no, Trump’s or Giuliani’s pet theories won’t bear fruit. No, there’s no DNC server in Ukraine, or whatever the hell Trump believes. No, Joe Biden didn’t try to fire a prosecutor for going after Biden’s son. No, George Papadopoulos isn’t the key to an international anti-Trump conspiracy. But the belief that Russiagate grew out of partisans overstepping their bounds—well, that’s still awaiting the jury. With or without Trump in office, we owe it to ourselves to figure out whether it’s true.

this is why it’s so tough to believe in either russiagate or the counternarrative that russiagate was a us intelligence honeypot intended to destroy trump. the people who are saying this shit are professional brown-nosers, bullshitters who get paid to slather on the praise until they manage to convince whoever’s in power to take on a business deal (and for that they get paid millions). the idea that these imbeciles could be co-conspirators on anything other than a dinner party is frankly absurd. the fact that the FBI will run roughshod over proper investigative procedure if it prejudges that someone is guilty is not in doubt because we see it happen to its much poorer victims all the time, so the notion that it might have done so here is not unfathomable. 

[srbachchan]

DAY 4029

Jalsa, Mumbai                        Mar 24/25,  2019               Sun/Mon  1:57 AM 

When emotions ride above all else .. when pride overwhelms .. when what you brought into this world excels above all else .. when there is wonder and astonishment on the passage of time .. when there is none other before but this, or after .. then ..

it is the love of the Father .. 

.. and that moment when you recollect what your parents thought and felt when they did see you in such .. and not just them, but what you yourself thought of that moment when the pride you built, is demonstrated by your actions ..

.. I was fortunate, to have had many .. 

and they were the greatest moments of fulfilment ever ..

.. placed right at the back in the School play in kinder garden at St Mary’s Convent, Allahabad .. and stepping out from the line during the act, so Ma and Dad could see where you were on stage - hidden as it is by the other class mates - such childish and un embarrassed moments .. winning those athletic races in Boys’ High School, getting up on the victory stand at the Number 1 , platform and smiling into the box camera that was documenting my achievement by Ma .. that School play during Founder’s in Sherwood and winning the Best Actor Cup, the Kendal Cup with Ma and Dad sitting in the audience in Milman Hall, our auditorium .. the glories of cinema and the Premiere occasions , particularly of Deewar, when I coaxed them to accompany me and for them to see and hear the cheer .. the Awards of the National nomenclature and the decorations of the Padma and several others from other nations .. the massive stage concerts overseas and their attendance at Wembley Stadium, London for the ‘Jumma Chumma’ Concert ..

.. we cannot fathom their happiness .. they that have the moment of theirs in achievement do dwell on it .. that is accountable , the other is not .. 

they when they witness my saving after 1982 and Coolie .. and the coming home emotions .. runs all along in each generation .. the tears that well up when you hold your first grandchild .. the blessings you give .. 

.. and then the blessings of YOU .. the Ef .. and all the wishers on the Sunday ..

.. this cannot be ordinary .. this cannot be without divine intervention .. divinity does not accompany me , but it does give me the instrument to be in eternal gratitude and prayer, for all the wishes he/she keeps fulfilling  ..

Good night dear ones .. and thank you for all you do say and execute !!

Amitabh Bachchan

[completeandrandomshit]

Linda Ronstadt on the Togetherness of Making Music With Someone Else: 'It's as Intimate as Sex'

  AUGUST 23, 2019 – 5:00 AM  – 0 COMMENTS

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Ten-time Grammy award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Linda Ronstadt, 73, is the subject of the new documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (in theaters September 6). The movie features her own recollections, archival footage and interviews with Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, J.D. Souther, Dolly Parton and others.

Related: Trisha Yearwood Says Linda Ronstadt Was One of Her Biggest Influences

Was music always your destiny?

I remember sitting in first grade having a hard time with arithmetic, thinking, I won’t have to do arithmetic when I’m big; I’ll be a singer. I didn’t think about it in terms of being a star; I just thought about it as singing and getting paid to do it.

Growing up in an isolated area, on an Arizona ranch, was music a big part of your childhood?

I think music would have been a big part of my childhood no matter, because my family is musical. It was just a part of what we did washing dishes, riding in the car or sitting at the dining room table. My father would start singing and we’d all jump in with harmony.

You were diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2012, which has affected your vocal cords. Do you miss it?

When people ask me if I miss singing—I don’t miss performing. When anybody comes over, one of my nephews or somebody from my family, we [still] sit down and put our heads together and sing. That’s fun.

From watching this film, you appear to be modest about your talent. How did the producers convince you to make this documentary about your life?

Nobody wants to be scrutinized, least of all me. But there were several offers out there and there were people that were just going to go ahead and do it anyway. [Directors] Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman­­­ sent me an email and it was so nicely written that I wrote back and said no. Usually, I just ignore it. They wrote back and said it was the nicest rejection letter they’d ever had.

Then I was watching PBS and the Harvey Milk documentary came on that I had already seen [The Times of Harvey Milk, directed by Epstein], but I watched it again, and it was so well done, and their offer had been that the documentary would be based on my book, so I figured I already had vetted the material. And they stayed true to their word. I didn’t have that much to do with it, but they wanted some current footage, so I said, “We’re going to Mexico, you have to come with us.”

It’s the little town where my grandfather was born. It’s a beautiful little town in Mexico. I went down there with 20 schoolkids and we shot footage for two different documentaries.

At the beginning of the movie, it says that you feel that there are singers that are better than you.

There are plenty of singers that are better than I am.

Why then were you such a success as opposed to other people?

The other people that were better singers were successful—Bonnie Raittand Joni Mitchell—there’s legions of them. They were very successful, and I trail in their wake, but I was more than happy to because it was inspiring to me. It took a long time to learn how to sing. It took me a good 10 years to figure out how to push phrases around. I used to get depressed and think I couldn’t sing very well, and then I’d think, Well, tonight’s the night to make it better.

You obviously did something right along the way because in this documentary there are people like Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Don Henley—and the list goes on—who are all a part of this and so supportive of you. Talk about your relationships with your fellow musicians. It sounds as if you weren’t competitive, but collaborative.

Music is inherently collaborative and cooperative, and not competitive. It’s a conspiracy. José Abreu, this guy in Venezuela that started the youth orchestra that is high quality, said, “Music is a conspiracy; it’s a conspiracy to commit beauty.” The word conspiracy comes from the Greek word conspiro, which means to breathe together.

So, when you’re singing with somebody, you’re breathing with them, so you form a conspiracy. There’s a great intimacy that happens with somebody that you have successfully sung with, the music works. It’s as intimate as sex, but it’s not sex. With both men and women, there’s a closeness that you shared, a sentiment or a sorrow or a joy, and you express it in a similar enough way so that the two sounds match up and form a new thing.

When you started, there were very few women in rock and roll. Did you ever consider that you had a harder path to follow?

Nah, I just followed the music. Sure, was there sexism in the music business? You bet. But I had pretty nice people in the band, and all they cared about was whether the music was grooving or not. We had played enough to worry about that. You showed up and kept trying to make music better, that was what mattered.

Related: Why It Matters That Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire Are Hosting the CMAs This Year

At one point, you walked away from the big arenas and you wanted to explore other aspects of music, like Pirates of Penzance. Do you see yourself as being brave or it was just something you had to do?

I was just not affected by that. I just was sick of playing sporting arenas. They were unsuitable for music, and it wasn’t very gratifying. In those great big arenas, there’s no nuance, subtlety doesn’t carry. It’s expected to be big and loud. It was hard being loud. I felt like I had a really tiny-sounding voice because the band was so loud.

But a lot of people couldn’t have walked away from the money that arena concerts earn.

I didn’t even think of the money. Duh! Forty thousand people in an arena compared to 1,500 in a small theater?

Congratulations. You’re going to be in the next group of Kennedy Center Honors recipients.

With Big Bird! I’m excited. I hope he comes. [In addition to Ronstadt, the 2019 Kennedy Center honorees—which will be inducted in a ceremony December 8 in Washington, D.C.—also include the PBS series Sesame Street, actress Sally Field, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the band Earth, Wind & Fire.]

What does something like that mean to you?

It means that, basically, it’s all over [laughs]. It’s very nice to be recognized. When I look back on my career, I don’t play my records for fun. I sometimes play something to check on it or to get some reference, but I don’t sit around and play my records, because they make me crazy. I hear every bad note.  If I hear something particularly awful, I think I never could sing anything, that everything was that awful. It will wreck my week. So, what I’ll do is I just won’t listen to it ever again. I’ll just go with their assessment and let the Kennedy Center assess that overall the work was sufficient. But it’s really the work that matters, not the prizes, although I’m very happy to be acknowledged.

At this point in your life, is there something that you don’t have that you want?

A pony. A goat. A couple of sheep. I love those things. I don’t live in the country anymore, so I can’t have them. A pony, a goat and a sheep and some chickens. I had that when I lived in Tucson, right in the middle of the city. I had an urban farm. It was fun. It was too hot there for goats and chickens and people. I’d spend the whole summertime cooling them off.

Who do you listen to? Any young upcoming singers that you enjoy?

I love First Aid Kit. They’re really good. They’re these two Swedish girls that are sisters, and they write and sing. They’re real good musicians and they have a really good band. They’re wonderful. They’re international stars too. I like Sia for my mainstream. She’s an interesting singer.

Do you still listen to the Frank Sinatra album every night, which was mentioned in the film?

No, I never listened to it every night, but there was a period when I studied it pretty hard. Now it’s in my brain and I can play it whenever I want.

Your career spanned rock, pop, country, Latin and opera. What do you see as your legacy?

Rampant eclecticism. Not a great career choice, but I somehow got away with a lot of it.

Any regrets? If you could have a do over, is there something that you would change?

I think I could have lived my life with more grace: grace of movement, grace of speech, grace of communicating with people, grace in living.

THANKS TO WALTER SCOTT AND PARADE.COM FOR THE ARTICLE.

[ammeh7]

7KPP Week 2019 - Day 2

Hobbies || Worldbuilding

Valrise + music, at three different times in her life

I finally had to come up with siblings for Valrise for this! 

Names and ages at the start of the fic, for anyone who likes a reference: Ophelia (10), Emmaline (8), Linette (7), Larissa (7), Rhiele (5), Tremont (4, first son), Cerise (2), Brandel (1, second son). Valrise is 6 years older than Ophelia and was probably an accident.

I Can’t Music, and attempting to research for this fic just got me lots of ads for children’s music lessons, so if I said anything that makes her sound like an idiot or is unrealistic, just let me know.

Minor content warning for the middle section (avoiding intimacy with her first husband). If you’re concerned, scroll to the end for details.

The piano was one of the few trappings of nobility they had left.

She suspected it was only still there because her mother hadn’t figured out how to get it down the stairs to sell. Or maybe she’d decided it compensated for the threadbare rugs and shelves conspicuously absent of curios. It made them look, perhaps, like they might hold social gatherings, have their talented daughters perform for their guests.

In reality, it was years out of tune, and of the seven daughters, 16-year-old Valrise was the only one with any idea how to play. There hadn’t been money for individual music tutoring since Ophelia was just starting on basic scales—a couple years of group vocal lessons, and then it was up to Valrise (“You have such a lovely voice, dear, I’m sure you can do better than that overpriced troubadour!”) By that point, the piano twanged unpleasantly, a bulky corner decoration rather than an instrument.

There were probably smarter things to spend her scrimped-together savings on, but…she missed it.

Getting the piano tuned did have a practical justification, she’d convinced herself—with Rhiele turning six, it’d make five of them passing the lap harp around during her attempts at music lessons. Counting Valrise, that would be six of them sharing it for practice. If they had the piano as well, there’d be more opportunity for everyone to practice instruments, more options for accompaniment, better chances for her sisters to grow the skills expected of noble ladies.

So she’d sold a brooch that had been a gift from an optimistic merchant’s son, and inquired around until she found a tuner with a good reputation who was willing to work cheaply. At least in this case. (She might have had to bat her eyelashes a bit and sigh wistfully about how much she missed playing, but in the end she’d gotten three piano tunings for the price of the brooch.)

Hopefully, her mother wouldn’t return from her outing until after the tuner was finished. She might not notice that the piano was suddenly in tune, but she’d have opinions on Valrise’s use of money, or perhaps take this as a sign they had some great trove of savings secreted away and she could afford some indulgences of her own.

Right on cue, the tuner closed his box of tools and stepped back with a smile. “It should be set, Miss—my lady. Feel free to try it out.”

She sat down hesitantly, hovered her hands over the keyboard. “I’m afraid I’m several years out of practice, so I’d request that you don’t judge my fumbles too harshly,” she smiled over her shoulder.

The first few notes were hesitant, but her hands remembered even if her mind didn’t, and soon her fingers were flowing over the keys, a song she couldn’t even recall the name of filling the room.

She hadn’t remembered how satisfying she found this—the range of notes, the expanse of the keyboard, the timbre.

The last note faded out and she came back to herself. “It—sounds lovely. Thank you.”

Movement at the door caught her eye, and she looked over to see Ophelia, Emmaline, and Larissa all peeking their heads into the room.

“I told you she’d be good at it,” Larissa whispered loudly to someone in the hall. Probably Rhiele—she still liked to hide from strangers, and Linette in her determination to be the “good twin” would never have abandoned her math exercises to spy on what was happening across the castle.

“Are you going to teach any of us?” Emmaline asked eagerly, noticing Valrise looking their way. “So we don’t have to share?”

“Of course,” she said, glad they seemed excited. This would be good for them. She knew it was the right choice.

The footman came over to show the tuner out, and the girls entered the room, Emmaline and Larissa rushing up to the piano and plinking at the keys while Ophelia came over to stand by Valrise.

“It’s good to see you play again,” she said quietly. “I missed it.”

“Me too.”

--

The floor harp was by far her favorite thing in the house. Her entertainment and her sanctuary.

The same talents that had helped her to catch a wealthy baron’s eye now also helped her play the part of an adoring wife without having to do anything terribly…wifely. He loved her singing, had had the harp and piano moved to the room below his study and bade her to play with the windows open.

She didn’t mind the man, but she felt no great passion, no tender affection at the thought of him. The thought of kissing him, of lying with him, left her with a sense of cool distaste. She endured the first, but for the other…

The dream-wine had been a terrible plan. It was miraculous it hadn’t crashed apart around her already.

She’d been so childishly terrified of that first night. She’d known the tincture was a soporific, one unpopular due to side effects of disturbingly vivid dreams, but quick-acting and accessible.  She’d just meant to delay things, let him think he’d nodded off after a night of feasting and put the whole affair off until she’d had time to settle in a bit.

But he’d pulled her close, gotten her bodice open before it took effect…and the next morning she’d discovered that if an idea were planted and the circumstances were believable, those “vivid dreams” could be mistaken for reality.

She should have taken that reprieve as the windfall it was and not pushed her luck. But it turned out that if you manage to avoid the first night, the next time…was still the first night.

And “settling in” turned out to be much less of a panacea than she’d hoped.

She could perform the part of the adoring and grateful wife when they were together, but too much and it got under her skin, made her sick with it, made her worry she might let the mask slip.

Playing, though—playing let her escape from pleasing her husband and please her husband all at the same time.

He thought the music was for him. It wasn’t.

And when her husband came in and kissed her shoulder, told her to wait up in her chambers that night, she’d only be acting the doting spouse if she prepared two goblets and some cut flowers, wanted to flirt a bit over a glass of wine before they got to business.

The problem was that it worked too well. She never meant to keep it going for an entire year.

She’d faked her way through one pregnancy already, “late courses” and “morning sickness” and a morning of dramatic weeping in the bathroom. She wasn’t sure how much longer she could maintain the ruse. Soon she might need to—

A loud crash came from the study upstairs, and her fingers halted on the strings with an unpleasant twang.

“Darling? Is everything all right?”

--

“I believe,” Zarad says, “that you promised me a private concert.”

Valrise tilts her head in exaggerated recollection. “Oh? I’m fairly certain I said that I might give you a private concert, if you behave.”

He grins. “Exactly! So as we are surely in agreement that my behavior has been beyond reproach for at least the past three hours—”

She gives him a flat look.

“—and you carelessly neglected to specify a duration when making your promise—”

“It was hardly a promise—”

“—there is really no debating the fact that you owe me a private concert.”

“I suppose that’s fairly ironclad,” she says, walking over to the floor harp in the center of the music room he’s brought her to. She settles herself, takes a deep breath.

She plucks out a single chord, then stands. “Well, since I carelessly neglected to specify a duration in my promise… I hope you enjoyed your concert.”

Zarad laughs, eyes dancing. “Ah, but you must agree that the word ‘concert’ carries an implicit minimum length. At least a quarter hour, certainly.”

Part of her wants to keep arguing, silly hesitations holding her back. Her time with the Baron has turned the idea of playing for her husband into something underhanded, scheming—and as someone used to impressing people with her singing, she’s a bit worried she’ll come off lacking in comparison to the apparently legendary voice of his mother.

But he’s hardly the Baron, and she has no intention of giving up singing permanently, so better to take the plunge now than put it off. And in the end, she really does want to.

She pretends to consider for a long moment, then sits back down. “Fine. But if you get yourself murdered by a bookshelf while I’m playing, I’m going to be very cross.”

“I’ll be the very soul of caution,” he says. “Although, if there exists a bookshelf so determined to murder me that it manages to sneak its way into the music room, I fear I may have met my match.”

She laughs, bringing her fingers to the strings.

She plays.

And maybe it’s a little bit for him.

If you came down here for the detailed content warning: 

During the second section, Valrise (Ambitious Widow) is married to her first husband, who wants an heir. She doesn’t want to sleep with him and has successfully avoided it by drugging him so he’ll fall asleep and think they did, but is worried she might have to eventually (and has been in some intimate situations with him she found distasteful, not much past kissing.) She also faked a pregnancy and miscarriage at one point. It’s all described pretty vaguely and she’s safe at the end. If you’d prefer to skip that but are still interested in reading the rest: You can read up to the first break, then instead of reading the section that starts “the floor harp was by far her favorite thing in the house”, search for the first instance of “Zarad” and pick up again there. All you need to know for the third bit is that she used to play “for” her first husband as a means of avoiding him, and that he died in a freak accident while she was playing in the room below.

[watusichris]

A Bob Dylan Story, or Two

WARNING: The following may contain spoilers. Yes, spoilers.

In Martin Scorsese’s 2005 documentary Bob Dylan: No Direction Home, which takes in Dylan’s youth and the first five years of his recording and touring career, the late Izzy Young, the founder of Greenwich Village’s Folklore Center, picks through an early Dylan bio. He notes some of the singer’s more outrageous accounts about his early travels, and his claims of learning songs from blind Chicago street singer Arvella Gray and Texas songster Mance Lipscomb.

“I should have figured out right away he was bullshitting me,” Young says.

From the very first, bullshitting was an important, even preeminent part of Dylan’s self-manifestation, and some of the recent acts of archival curation on the musician’s behalf have also involved no small amount of manure spreading. (cf. my piece on the gospel set Trouble No More, here: https://watusichris.tumblr.com/post/167349872212/a-dylan-a-day-annex-narrow-is-the-way).

Scorsese’s new film Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, which premieres on Netflix June 12, is being described in some quarters as a “documentary,” but it is animated in no small measure by large servings of highly entertaining mendacity. Its subject gives a bit of the game away in its early minutes: Dylan takes a stab at explaining what the subject of the film might be, then halts abruptly and says, “Ah, bullshit.”

The movie, which is being accompanied by a 14-CD boxed set of music (my Variety review: https://variety.com/2019/music/news/bob-dylan-rolling-thunder-revue-live-box-set-review-1203235093/), is a major reclamation project. The copious documentary footage of Dylan’s titular tour of 1975 was shot for his maiden project as a film director, the excruciating, nearly four-hour Renaldo & Clara. I had a hand in launching that self-indulgent disaster in 1978, and to say the grosses were nightmarish is an understatement -- it flopped on arrival. It’s still a chore to view this addled junior-high stab at Children of Paradise. Watching it today at its full length on YouTube, I wanted to remove my brain from my skull with my own hands.

Dreadful as Dylan’s movie was, some astounding performances by Dylan and his many Rolling Thunder co-stars and cohorts could be found amid its stupor-inducing dramatic improvisations by Dylan and his cast of non-professionals (who included his wife Sara, whom he was trying to woo back into his good graces, and his former paramour and singing partner Joan Baez).

Wisely pretending that Renaldo & Clara never existed, Scorsese organizes the blazing footage of Dylan, his immense and febrile RTR band, and his co-stars into a chronological account, augmented by new testimony, of what the late poet and tour fellow traveler Allen Ginsberg calls “a con man carny medicine show” in a vintage interview.

Since Renaldo & Clara has been officially buried in the vaults for four decades and never officially released on home video, and the concert material that hasn’t been scrubbed from the Internet is not of the highest quality, the vibrant, newly cleaned-up footage in Scorsese’s feature will most assuredly blow minds.

Part of the Rolling Thunder Revue’s allure derives from the starry trek’s short run of remote ’75 dates in New England and Canada, and the movie delivers the goods in spades, offering up those obscure shows in all their forceful glory. The visually pristine sequences of Dylan and company hurling themselves through then brand-new numbers like “One More Cup of Coffee,” “Isis,” “Romance in Durango,” and “Hurricane” and high-watt rearrangements of oldies like “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” and “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” shook the theater at the screening I attended.

Dylan himself is especially intense onscreen in his whiteface and plumed, flower-bedecked, wide-brimmed hat, dashing around the stage and locking eyes with his band mates and duet partners Baez and Roger McGuinn. Customarily a non-presence in front of a camera (even in his own movie), he is ferociously alive behind the RTR mic.

No less exciting is material captured by the side of the road, like a version of Peter LaFarge’s  “Ballad of Ira Hayes,” about the Native American hero of Iwo Jima, played at a Tuscarora Indian reservation, or an impromptu run-through by Joni Mitchell of her new song “Coyote” (reputedly inspired by an affair with tour mate Sam Shepard) with Dylan and McGuinn in Gordon Lightfoot’s living room.

Despite its seemingly conventional contours, Scorsese’s look at the short, lively life of the Rolling Thunder Revue should not be confused with his relatively straightforward docs like No Direction Home, The Last Waltz (which also features Dylan), or his films about George Harrison and the Rolling Stones.

“Life is about creating yourself,” Dylan says, and Scorsese acts as an accomplice in the present endeavor. The results are enjoyably perverse.

The sleight-of-hand approach announces itself in the film’s first minute. It begins with a clip from an 1896 short by Georges Meliés, the subject of Scorsese’s 2011 homage Hugo, in which the French filmmaking magician makes a woman disappear. (Just as the director renders Sara Dylan invisible in the proceedings, it should be noted.) A title card immediately appears: “Conjuring the Rolling Thunder Revue.” The word “conjuring” suggests that some of what the audience will be seeing is at once something more than and somewhat less than the truth. (A lyric comes to mind: “All the people we used to know, they’re an illusion to me now.”)

Keener-witted viewers of Rolling Thunder Revue may have already started to wonder about the veracity of some of what they’ve been watching by the time they reach a segment, late in the film, in which former Michigan congressman Jack Tanner talks about a trip to a Rolling Thunder show in Niagara Falls that was facilitated by President Jimmy Carter.

After you realize that “Tanner” is the actor Michael Murphy, reprising his role in Robert Altman’s political mockumentary Tanner ’88, you may start to understand that some of what you’ve already seen is the purest fiction. You then find yourself second-guessing some of the talking heads who offer their recollections.

So was that “European film director” actually a part of the crew shooting the tour? Or is he possibly a former performance artist? How is it that one of the purported tour promoters shares the name of the current chairman of a major Hollywood studio? Nah, couldn’t be. Should we believe an assertion by Ronnie Hawkins, who played “Bob Dylan” in Renaldo & Clara, that Scarlet Rivera, the exotic violinist on the tour, was a major freak who invited him to her hotel room to watch her have sex? (“She had a sword,” both Hawkins and Dylan report, darkly.) Was Rivera’s boyfriend really Gene Simmons of KISS, whose makeup supposedly inspired Dylan’s whiteface? (That one’s a real hoot!) Should we trust Sharon Stone, the star of Scorsese’s Casino, when she describes joining the tour as a 17-year-old?

Not content to toy with his own reality, Dylan has obviously given license to Scorsese to toy with everyone else’s, too. Note the picture’s subtitle again: “a Bob Dylan story.” In this case, a good synonym for “story” is “yarn,” and a decent yarn it is.

I suppose it’s appropriate that Allen Ginsberg, making a poignant posthumous return to Dylan’s stage, is the beating heart of Rolling Thunder Revue. After all, he was a man who appeared in Jack Kerouac’s novels as fictional characters – Carlo Marx, Alvah Goldbook, Irwin Garden, Adam Moorad. Dylan calls him “the Oracle of Delphi” here, and he brings the picaresque rigor of the Beats to the film, as he declaims his hardcore elegy “Kaddish” to an audience of little old ladies at a mahjongg tournament, reads Kerouac’s Mexico City Blues at the novelist’s Massachusetts grave site, and dances ecstatically in a hotel ballroom.

The poet is granted the film’s final moments, in which he instructs the audience to  “pick up on some redemption of your own consciousness, and make it for your own eternity.” That line seems almost like a description of Dylan’s and Scorsese’s playbook for this unusual movie.

[doomedandstoned]

Ohio Doomed & Stoned Fest

 ~Doomed & Stoned Festival Scrapbook~ 

Words by Dan Simone   |   Films by Scott Goldy of Project Concert 150

The inaugural Ohio Doomed and Stoned Fest took place over two hot and heavy days in July at the Buzzbin Art & Music Shop in beautiful downtown Canton, Ohio, and it was a blast!   24 heavy bands from Ohio and the surrounding region came together and just fucking rocked out. I was asked to do a year-end review as the lead organizer of the fest and I gotta admit, my recollections are a bit hazy. It was six months ago, after all, so while my memories may be lacking in specificity. I can assure you of this, however: while I began the first day stressed-out and more than a little bit scared of the many little things that could go wrong when coordinating so many people into something coherent and successful, it was so fucking worth it.

DAY ONE

Saturday, July 21st, was a pretty nice day, all things considered. Sunny and warm, with a threat of rain in the forecast, but we had planned for that with tarps and pavilions galore. A couple of the bands got to the Buzzbin right around the same time as me and though I didn't really know these guys well at the time, they immediately volunteered to help with the final preparations. I mention this to make a point about the heavy music scene here in Ohio. Everyone's just cool. It's something we love about our scene here. There really isn't much bullshit. Everyone involved just wants to make a bunch of really awesome music and play it really loud for everyone else.

Doomed & Stoned in Ohio by Doomed & Stoned

Anyway, got everything set up. Killer. We had two stages set up to run in 30-minute time slots, one stage inside and one outside (hence my concern about the rain). While band "A" played on one stage, band "B" set up and soundchecked so they'd be ready to go as soon as band "A" was done. Day One had 14 bands scheduled to play and for the first few acts I was running around like crazy making sure that everything was going well and everyone knew where to be when. Monastery from Cleveland started things off on the inside stage, nice and hazy and we were off!

God's Grave by Monastery

OctoSkull #1: Original Soundtrack by Doom Christ

Ascension by Cult Of Sorrow

Acceptable Level of Misery by DeathCrawl

Red Sky EP by Black Spirit Crown

Somewhere Out Among the Stars is Home by Matter of Planets

Tria by Night Goat

Dumb enough to care by Enhailer

Kali Yuga by Maharaja

International House of Mancakes by Bridesmaid

PALE GREY LORE by PALE GREY LORE

Astrological Passages by Weed Demon

Dead Seeds, Barren Soil by Horseburner

Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 2 by Howling Giant

You guys, it was fucking great! The bands were on point, the fans were way in to it, the taco truck was selling grilled cheese sandwiches, and once we played and I settled down a bit, I was in heaven. Everywhere I turned my pals were having a great time. Someone brought in a bunch of ferns in hanging baskets and hung them around the outside stage, and then there were running fern battles throughout the rest of the evening.

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DAY TWO

Sunday, July 22nd dawned nice and sunny as well. My brother and I bummed around downtown Canton, which isn't particularly lively on a Sunday morning. There was some parade - we never really found out why - but we found our way around and had some food and drinks and girded our loins for what was sure to be another adventure of a day...and boy was it!

By the time we got to Buzzbin to start getting everything back in order, it was obvious that we weren't going to get a repeat of Saturday's perfectly beautiful sunny summer weather. The rain started misting down before Reflex Machine, our fist band of the day, even started inside. That was ok, as I said before we had pavilions and tarps set up all over outside, and the stage was covered on three sides.

Then the wind started blowing -- right in to the face of the stage. We delayed our second band, Urns from Pittsburgh, to see if it would blow over. The rain slackened enough that they were able to set up and play safely, if slightly damp, but it was obvious that it was only going to get worse. So we improvised! In a stunning display of Stoner Teamwork, we cleared the entire second stage area of all gear and transferred it inside, P.A. and all, in about 5 minutes. In another 10, we had recreated the outside stage and set it up perpendicular to the main stage. It got a little tight, but it worked and the show went on!

Reflex Machine/Ghost Embryo Split by Reflex Machine, Ghost Embryo

Borrowed Light by Sweaty Mammoth

Amps. Anecdotes. Annihilation. by supercorrupter

Good As Evil by BlackWater

BY GOD by goosed

Deny Everything by Contra

Abandoned by Pillärs

VI by Close The Hatch

Another Way to Fly by Silent Monolith

So there you have it, my recollections of the Ohio Doomed and Stoned Fest. I probably could've gone in to detail about each band's act, but I honestly missed several while dealing with behind the scenes stuff. The bands I saw were fantastic, as they always are, and judging by what I heard about the ones I missed, they were, as well. All-in-all, the festival was a total blast and we're very excited for Ohio Doomed and Stoned Fest II coming in July 2019. Stay tuned for details!

[hsrw101]

Goodbye 2018

It's been a fascinating year for me, had some highs, had some lows, and some moments that just literally makes me want to bash my own head in. Honestly can't think so much of the lows, not that I don't want to admit any but while typing this I'm having a hard time recollecting since I often have the tendency to forget about anything bad and just move on...but with that said...I swear my blood pressure got higher with the bullshit I've seen happening in the world. The 2 big ones in particular are the cruel actions of the Cheeto Mussolini administration, and sadly my province electing a just as bad rich asshole to be premier (like Senator for you Americans) and he's already done SO much damage just within a few months of his run that its just insane to think WHY they would support that jackass! Doesn't help too it seems like the more divided people get, the more they respond to each other either through defensive overreactions or straight up trolling. Its getting to the point I swear everyone involved is not only trying to escape reality but flat out DENY it! And that is EXTREMELY dangerous for everyone! But hopefully there are people out there not lost within their own bubbles that they'll do what they can to help those less fortunate, help the planet and fight against anyone who wishes to suppress us just so they can put more money in their pockets. And don't even get me started with the insanity of youtube's algorithm and tumblr purging everything they deem offensive but allow others that are worse, talk about double standards... Aside that ramble, it has been a good year for me. Managed to make some new friends, I got to go to the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour Concert, met many voice actors at Fan Expo including Jodi Benson, Kim Brooks, Josh Keaton, the cast of Steven Universe, John Ratzenburger, Wallace Shawn, Billy Zane, and even the legendary Jim Cummings. Even got him to give me a voice shout out as Mr. Bumpy from Bump in the Night! hsrw101.tumblr.com/post/177717… Game wise it was great as my top 2 games for this year are Spider-Man and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, ALMOST had Kingdom Hearts 3 come out this year but due to localization to meet the worldwide release next month, it makes sense. Also saw some great films this year especially with Avengers: Infinity War, being the Empire Strikes Back of my time. I honestly don't know what's in store for 2019...aside from hoping myself and my loved ones will survive...but I do know if I graduate this year in my Journalism program, things are gonna change for me as I am going to move a step closer to changing my life. I don't know how it'll go, but aside from some careful planning, I will see what comes ahead. Happy New Years and a Happy 2019 everybody!        

[1962dude420-blog]

Today we remember the passing of Ritchie Havens who Died: April 22, 2013 in Jersey City, New Jersey

Richard Pierce Havens was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had an intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), and played soulful covers of pop and folk songs. He was the opening act at Woodstock.

Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Havens was the oldest of nine children. He was of Native American (Blackfoot) descent on his father's side and of the British West Indies on his mother's. His grandfather was Blackfoot of the Montana/South Dakota area.

Havens's grandfather and great-uncle joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, moved to New York City thereafter, and settled on the Shinnecock Reservation on Long Island. Havens's grandfather married, then moved to Brooklyn.

As a youth, Havens began organizing his neighborhood friends into a street corner doo-wop group. At age 16, he was performing with the McCrea Gospel Singers.

Havens' live performances earned widespread notice. His Woodstock appearance in 1969 catapulted him into stardom and was a major turning point in his career. Despite Havens' recollection that he performed for nearly three hours, the actual recording and setlist reflect that he played about fifty minutes. Havens recalled that he was told to continue playing because many artists scheduled to perform after him were delayed in reaching the festival location with highways at a virtual standstill. Havens recalled being called back for several encores. At the end of his set, Havens improvised a song based on the old spiritual "Motherless Child" that became "Freedom".

In an interview with Cliff Smith, for Music-Room, he explained: I'd already played every song I knew and I was stalling, asking for more guitar and mic, trying to think of something else to play – and then it just came to me ... The establishment was foolish enough to give us all this freedom and we used it in every way we could.

The subsequent Woodstock movie release helped Havens reach a worldwide audience. He also appeared two weeks later at the Isle of Wight Festival, in late August 1969.

Following the success of his Woodstock performance, Havens started his own record label, Stormy Forest, and released Stonehenge in 1970. Later that year came Alarm Clock, which included the George Harrison–penned hit single, "Here Comes the Sun". This was Havens's first album to reach Billboard's Top 30 Chart. Stormy Forest went on to release four more of his albums: The Great Blind Degree (1971), Live On Stage (1972), Portfolio (1973), and Mixed Bag II (1974). Memorable television appearances included performances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. On the latter program, the audience reacted with such enthusiasm that, when the applause continued even after the commercial break, Carson asked Havens to return the following night.

Havens also began acting during the 1970s. He was featured in the original 1972 stage presentation of The Who's Tommy, as Othello in the 1974 film Catch My Soul, in Greased Lightning alongside Richard Pryor, and in Bob Dylan's Hearts of Fire.

Havens increasingly devoted his energies to educating young people about ecological issues. In the mid-1970s, he co-founded the Northwind Undersea Institute, an oceanographic children's museum on City Island in The Bronx, New York City. That, in turn, led to the creation of the Natural Guard, an organization Havens described as "...a way of helping kids learn that they can have a hands-on role in affecting the environment. Children study the land, water, and air in their own communities and see how they can make positive changes from something as simple as planting a garden in an abandoned lot."

In July 1978, he was a featured performer at the Benefit Concert for The Longest Walk, an American Indian spiritual walk from Alcatraz to Washington, D.C. affirming treaty rights, as a result of legislation that had been introduced to abrogate Indian treaties.

In 2000, Havens teamed with the electronic music duo Groove Armada for the retro 1970s-style song, "Hands of Time". The song was featured on the soundtrack of the film Collateral; that song was also used in the films Domino, A Lot Like Love, Tell No One and in the Cold Case episodes The Badlands & Street Money. Havens was also featured on "Little By Little" and "Healing" on the band's third album, Goodbye Country.

In 2000, he published They Can't Hide Us Anymore, an autobiography co-written with Steve Davidowitz. Havens maintained his status as a folk icon and continued to tour. In 2002 he sang, uncredited, Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changin'" in the TV series The West Wing (Season 4, Episode 7). Also in 2002, he released Wishing Well, followed by the 2004 album Grace of the Sun.

In 2003, the National Music Council awarded Havens the American Eagle Award for his place as part of America's musical heritage and for providing "a rare and inspiring voice of eloquence, integrity and social responsibility."

On October 15, 2006, Havens was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.

In 2007, Havens appeared as "Old Man Arvin" in the Todd Haynes film I'm Not There. In a front-porch jam scene, he is shown singing the Bob Dylan song "Tombstone Blues" with Marcus Carl Franklin and Tyrone Benskin. Havens' version of the song also appears on the I'm Not There soundtrack. In February 2008, Havens performed at The Jazz Café in London.

On April 22, 2013, Havens died of a heart attack at the age of 72. The BBC referred to him as a "Woodstock icon", while Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young said Havens "could never be replicated". The Daily Telegraph stated Havens "made an indelible mark on contemporary music", while Douglas Martin of The New York Times reported that Havens had "riveted Woodstock".

Pursuant to Havens's request, he was cremated, and his ashes were scattered from the air over the original site of the Woodstock Festival, in a ceremony held on August 18, 2013, the 44th anniversary of the festival's last day.

Havens was survived by his wife Nancy, three children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Richie Havens among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

[shankarjaikishanfansassnintl]

Five decades of ‘Mera Naam Joker’: Epic timelessness

By  Rajiv Vijayakar

ON 18TH DECEMBER 1970, MERA NAAM JOKER HIT THE SCREEN. IT WAS A PATH-BREAKING FILM AND STORYLINE AT THE TIME. COMMERCIALLY, IT DID NOT DO WELL, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT CAME TO BE RANKED AS A CLASSIC. TODAY, BUT FOR THE ECONOMIC ASPECT, WHICH MIGHT HAVE GONE WORSE, FANS EVEN WONDER WHY THIS SWEEPINGLY MAJESTIC EPIC WAS NOT MADE IN 70MM, AS RAJ KAPOOR HAD STARRED, JUST THREE YEARS BEFORE IT, IN INDIA’S TILL-THEN ONLY 70MM FILM, AROUND THE WORLD.Here is a fact file about the epic and timeless classic.*In those times, multi-star films were unknown. There had been only two examples on a big scale, Mother India (1957) and Waqt (1965), the latter film originally planned by B.R. Chopra with Prithviraj Kapoor and his three sons, Raj himself, Shammi and Shashi Kapoor! This made Mera Naam Joker the biggest multi-star film until then.*Rajendra Kumar, Dharmendra and Manoj Kumar starred in it besides Raj. And there were three heroines—Padmini. Simi Garewal and Russian actress Kseniya Ryabinkina, later seen in the 2009 Rishi Kapoor film Chintuji.*The movie had two intervals—one of the only two movies to have them in Hindi movie history, and was 25 reels and 255 minutes long. Its international version on DVD is 233 minutes long, while the Indian DVD is just 184 minutes. The only other movie with two intervals (not in all prints though) was Sangam, the film produced and directed by Raj Kapoor just before Mera Naam Joker.*Rishi Kapoor made his screen debut as the adolescent version of his father’s character. Raj Kapoor had wanted to cast elder son Randhir Kapoor in this role, but he did not lose enough weight!*The music was a chartbuster even though the film fared poorly at the box-office: those were the days a music score had a separate quality-based fate from the parent film!*However, Lata Mangeshkar’s absence was keenly felt and even sensed, as she had had a tiff with Raj Kapoor as well as Shankar after Sangam. Jaikishan, who had split from Shankar by then (both composed separately here), was still working with Lata.*Lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri revealed that a third verse for his classic ‘Jaane Kahaan Gaye Woh Din’ was written by him but not used. Mukesh loved it and would often incorporate it when performing at a live concert.*The film won the Filmfare awards for Best Music (Shankar-Jaikishan), Male Playback (Manna Dey), Cinematography (Radhu Karmakar), Sound Recording (Allauddin) and above all for Raj Kapoor as the Best Director.*Manna Dey and Raj Kapoor also won the National awards for that year.*Rishi Kapoor is the only big star to have won a National award for his acting debut, apart from Amitabh Bachchan a year earlier. By a coincidence, they are the only stars in 2019 from that generation who are still relevant. But the tangy part was that Rishi won the National Best Child Actor award!*Rishi Kapoor has a standout memory of when he won this award. “I showed my father the trophy and he told me to take it to my grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor. My grandfather began weeping. and just when I was wondering why, he said something that I did not understand then, “Aaj Raj ne mera karzaa utaar diya (Today, my son has paid his debt to me)!”*Incidentally, Raj’s character in the film was called Ranbir Raj, his real name, and his grandson and Rishi’s son Ranbir now carries his name as well. *Two stalwarts from the RK cinematic household—Mukesh and Shailendra—were a part of the team, sharing credits with their debut-making sons,*Nitin Mukesh and Shaily Shailendra. The senior Shailendra had passed away in 1966, but his song (Raj Kapoor always kept a bank of songs), ‘Jeena Yahaan Marna Yahaan’ was used, completed by Shaily.*‘Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye’, a song by Phil Park and Harry Parr-Davies, first sung during the Second World War by Gracie Fields, was used with a romantic implication between the married teacher Simi Garewal and student Rishi Kapoor in the film. The chorus song had Rishi’s portiosn sung by Nitin Mukesh! Nitin Mukesh was to later sing more than once for Rishi Kapoor, notably in the chartbuster ‘Zindagi Ka Naam Dosti’ in the 1987 Khudgarz.*Mukesh himself gave playback for ‘Teetar Ke Do Aage Teetar’, the only song he sang for Rishi, Raj Kapoor’s son and the next generation Kapoor.*Manoj Kumar has revealed, “For the first chapter that starred Rishi Kapoor, Simi Garewal and me, I also worked with Raj Kapoor-ji as a writer – the solah baras concept and philosophy were mine, and Raj-ji was big-hearted enough to mention to many people in the film industry that I had a hand in shaping the screenplay.”*Dharmendra, who played the circus owner in the film, has let on that he would stand outside RK Studios as a struggler, wondering when he would get a chance to even enter the premises! Later, as a star, he had requested Raj to give him an opportunity to work with him, and Rishi Kapoor recollected that the then-big star had taken a much lower fee than his market-rate. As Dharmendra put it, “It was a dream come true. I was not only acting with Raj-saab but also under his direction, which was a chance very few others got!”*Raj Kapoor gave the names of these two leading men, as well as of Rajendra Kumar and Dara Singh, in the ‘Acknowledgement’ credits of the movie, for this gesture at accepting smaller roles.*The film was released in Russia (Raj Kapoor’s international citadel, so to speak, since the 1951 Awara) in three separate parts, and was such a hit that, inflation adjusted to times today, the three chapters did a combined business of over Rs 840 crore!*The financial crisis that Mera Naam Joker landed Raj Kapoor in finally made him produce his modestly-budgeted record-smashing Bobby, in 1973, his biggest hit ever as producer, His biggest hit as a director came in 1985 with Ram Teri Ganga Maili.*Nevertheless, what is most important is that Raj Kapoor declared Mera Naam Joker as his favourite film.

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MY GILA BANGET WEEKEND.

Gila banget in Indonesian means "really crazy", and I would say that the phrase pretty much sums up my experience in going to Jakarta last November 2019.

From what I remember, it was a combination of impulsive decision-making, sudden seat sales from budget airlines, and just the sheer desperation of having a weekender that we found ourselves booking flights for Indonesia, in order to attend EXplOration for Loey's birthday. We had our flights, but we didn't have our concert tickets yet. Nothing would go wrong anyway in ticketing if your internet is fast and there's no pre-selling, right?

Well, we were definitely wrong. Ticketing was a total failure for us and me and my friends ended up giving up on Blibli and just hoping for the best. Reselling prices hiked up to 5 million IDR onwards that we were contemplating just not going at all, but around two weeks before the concert, we were able to purchase them. As a lesson learned, I made a mental note to remember that ticketing for EXO is never ever easy except in SG.

Alright, ticketing solved! My woes are over and all I have to do is fly to Jakarta, and return back on Monday just in time for my quiz. The problem is, my flight wasn't a direct flight. While other friends flew on the Friday evening before the concert, I had to take a Friday midnight flight to KL and then a connecting flight to Jakarta so that I can attend my evening class first. The professor cancelled the class that night, by the way.

This is my first time to experience a connecting flight, and my optimistic ass really thought things won't even go wrong. I was supposed to arrive in KL at 04:35 am on November 23, and then take the 7:00 am connecting flight to Jakarta.  There are, however, things that I forgot to take into account (since I was most probably swamped with schoolwork):

a. Boarding gates will close earlier.

b. My plane to JKT is in KLIA, while my plane to KL lands in KLIA2.

c. Unprecedented changes on the flight time can happen, and if my flight to KL gets delayed, it's all fucked up from there.

Of course, being the chaotic person that I am, I only realized all of these when I was already sprinting from KLIA2 to Immigration, and then taking one of those overpriced taxis that were waiting by the arrivals so I can reach KLIA on time, just because KLIA2's train broke down. By 6:40, I was in KLIA, going for the Lion Air counter since the gates close at 6:45. And to no surprise, the monitors are flashing "GATE CLOSED" for my connecting flight! I was highkey about to cry but I still went for the counter and told the staff that I had a ticket, and they let me pass through. PHEW.

I almost died right there, and I thought that it would be smooth sailing from then on, but the struggle is not yet over.

While Dyandra originally announced that it will open the gates by 11, it made an announcement early in the morning that it was going to move the opening time by 10 am. I arrive in Jakarta at 8 am, then go through Immigration and get my SIM, and yet I have to be in ICE-BSD by 10 am. Travel time will take at least one hour without considering the traffic, and the person who I paid to line up for me was already panicking as well. By this time, I had nothing much except this sort of faith that I will arrive just before the gates open.

I speedwalked again to the arrival hall to meet Kak Anggun (@Albybe14), who was so kind for meeting me in CGK. She helped me get my SIM and brought breakfast and drinks, which was really touching (ERINAs are really another level of kind!). I was so desperate to get to the venue on time that I told her I'm going for the GrabBike, which is a CRAZY idea, but she helped me book it nonetheless. Looking back, I would have messed up if Kak wasn't there, since a number of staff in Jakarta aren't really confident speaking in English, and the language barrier would have made it difficult.

Well, after almost dying a number of times, I arrived in ICE-BSD by 9:45 am, with not a lot of sleep, but hey I survived!

It was fine for a good 20-30 minutes until the gates opened and people just kind of ran to secure a spot on the official line. Chaos, more running. I kinda got lost along the way too because the staff didn't know where the Fest E line was. ASDLKFSDLFSA. Thank God I saw it, but really, why are there staff when they aren’t acquainted with the lines...

I only really got to relax when we were already waiting inside the hall. From there, I was able to meet a few Erina friends, and also made new ones while on the line. Since it's difficult to tell among Southeast Asians, other local fans would just straight up talk to me in Bahasa and I wouldn't understand. Anyway I was so thrilled! For the first time in years, I finally met Ty (@mydancingbear88) in person. I was also able to meet Jess (@chanyeolnet) and Hana (@hannini__) who were so kind for offering their help.

When we finally got in, that was the only time that it dawned to me how so many things have happened in the course of 8 hours, but at least it's worth it! The stage was really close and the atmosphere was amazing. ERINAs are really loud, and they do their fanchants very well. Since it's been a long time since EXO had a concert in Indonesia, you can feel how excited the crowd was.

To sum up the concert experience, it was amazing.

Jongin was absolutely stunning in his blue hair. He gave me a wave and a smile, and he danced in front of us for Ohh La La La.

Chanyeol also waved hi twice, and in the second one he read my printed birthday message which basically was a greeting of happy birthday, and a thank you for making amazing music. He also got the toy snake I threw for Delle (@kyungfusing) during one of the latter stages!

AND THEN THERE'S SEHUN. It was sooooo fun because there were many Xunqis in our row! Sehun smiled so much when he saw the "Vivi appa" uchiwa. He also threw a ball in our direction which I almost caught but it bounced off my palm. I guess it's safe to say that I went home absolutely bias wrecked.

I only got to meet ate Cyndie (@hunniesoos), Delle, and Xel (@kyungseng) once the concert ended! We all agreed that it was a really nice experience, also because we got to sing Happy Birthday to Chanyeol in a crowd, and the atmosphere was really great.

We spent the next morning recollecting our experience, and discussing which of the EXOs biaswrecked us, haha!

The remainder of the trip was spent eating good food and meeting more friends and moots! We went to fx Sudirman to see the SMTOWN Office, which was unfortunately closed, and then ate at Bakso with Mel. We tried the coffee from Fore (which, in my opinion, puts watered down coffee here to shame), and then went to sightsee around the national stadium. Not gonna lie though, Jakarta kinda looked like a few places in Manila, Makati, and BGC, it felt familiar.

While my friends stayed for another day, I had to go back Sunday night so I can attend my classes the following day. It's quite a shame since I really wanted to see more, but hey, studies first!

The flight back home was delayed and I had little sleep before our quiz. I got sick that week too, due to fatigue. Moral of the story : never ever take connecting flights unless it is extremely necessary, and when you do, plan them well!

P.S. Love love love these friends for making it a much better experience, and for lowkey being my police because I had to review in the middle of it all, haha.

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10 Reasons to Visit Disneyland Resort During the Holidays

Disneyland Resort celebrates the vacations in a festive type that’s nothing in need of magical.

Your probability to expertise this winter wonderland is between November 8, 2019 and January 6, 2020. Remember to verify the Disneyland Resort calendar to see what’s occurring throughout your go to.

Right here is why you want to go.

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1. Particular Vacation Desserts

The Gingerbread Mickey/Minnie Crispy treats are a part of the limited-time vacation candy treats at The Disneyland Resort. Obtainable November 8 – January 6, they are often bought at choose places across the Disneyland Resort. (Disneyland Resort)

Strolling round Disneyland Resort all day burns a ton of energy (proper?) so go forward and deal with your self to the numerous seasonal desserts.

New treats embrace a sugar cookie churro however relaxation assured that previous favorites are returning, too. Look out toe Micky snowman apple, eggnog latte cheesecake, sizzling chocolate beignets, gingerbread funnel cake fries, and vacation dinner pizza, to call a couple of treats off of a really lengthy checklist.

In fact, don’t overlook in regards to the traditional Gingerbread Shingles if you’ll find them.

Seize the recipe for Disneyland Resort’s gingerbread shingles.

2. Festive Decorations

The newly refurbished Sleeping Magnificence’s Citadel is adorned with 126,000 twinkling LED lights, icicles and snow.

The Disneyland Resort transforms into the Merriest Place on Earth for the vacation season. Among the many merriment at Disneyland Park, Sleeping Magnificence’s Winter Citadel shines brightly with the glow of the shimmering icicles and twinkling lights, enchanting visitors from day to nighttime. (Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort)

The temper is much more elevated at Disneyland Resort throughout the vacation season with the hundreds upon hundreds of festive decorations.

The 60-foot tall Christmas tree on Predominant Avenue, U.S.A. alone boasts over 1500 Victorian-inspired ornaments. Practically 10,000 poinsettia and 10,000 cyclamen crops additionally adorn the Disneyland Resort for the vacation season.

Sleeping Magnificence’s Winter Citadel can also be illuminated every night time with greater than 126,000 twinkling LED lights, glowing “icicles” and shimmering snow-capped turrets.

To say they go huge is an understatement.

3. Favourite Rides Change Themes

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The Haunted Mansions turns into a world the place two holidays collide: Christmas and Halloween. It’s impressed by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas, and I believed it was a lot much less “scary” than ordinary.

The youngsters of “it’s a small world” Vacation have a good time their very own vacation traditions all through the experience the place three immersive scents fill the air (cherry blossoms from Asia, cinnamon from South America, and coconut within the South Seas) along with pine and peppermint sweet scents within the European scenes.

However, “it’s a small world” takes the cake. Usually a feast for the senses, the experience incorporates vacation tunes and décor in a way that pleases all ages.

4. “Imagine… In Vacation Magic” Fireworks Spectacular

Among the many merriment, within the night at Disneyland Park, the spectacular “Imagine … in Vacation Magic” fireworks spectacular and its magical snowfall finale create lasting vacation recollections for visitors. (Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort)

Finish a festive night at Disneyland with a pyrotechnical spectacle over Sleeping Magnificence’s Winter Citadel at 9:30 p.m. day by day (climate allowing). Catch slightly snowfall simply prior at “it’s a small world.”

4. Vehicles Land Vacation Transformation

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Vehicles Land will get into the vacation spirit. Snowflakes dangle above Route 66, a “snow automotive” greets visitors on the entrance of Route 66, and vacation sights are decked out for the season together with Mater’s Jingle Jamboree and Luigi’s Pleasure to the Whirl together with some catchy vacation tunes sung by each characters.

5. Disney’s Competition of Holidays

Among the many merriment at Disney California Journey Park, visitors can dance and sing alongside throughout the all-new character celebration, “Mickey’s Glad Holidays.” (Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort)

Disney Competition of the Holidays at Disney’s California Journey park entails music, meals, and enjoyable that celebrates significant traditions of Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa and Three Kings’ Day.

Mickey’s Glad Holidays is new this 12 months and runs twice-daily with present moments at Paradise Gardens Park and Carthay Circle. Favourite Disney and Pixar characters be part of Micky to bop alongside to the beats of toy drummers. In fact, they’re all decked out of their vacation finest.

The Suffragettes will carry out vacation hits at Vacation Sundown Concert events within the evenings on the Palisades Stage.

Competition Meals Market has eight market places providing vacation consolation dishes that span cultures and household traditions. Decide up a Disney Competition of Holidays Tasting Passport to style all of them.

Disney ¡Viva Navidad! Avenue Social gathering contains folklorico and samba dancers, dwell musicians, and rather more.

6. A Christmas Fantasy Parade

Among the many merriment at Disneyland Park, Mickey, Minnie, Disney Princesses and Santa have a good time the season in “A Christmas Fantasy” parade, a day by day procession with floats, music and marching “tin troopers.” (Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort)

Twice a day (3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.), everybody’s favourite characters costume for the season and experience floats from “it’s a small world” to Predominant Avenue, U.S.A.

The 40-minute parade is likely one of the longest-running parades on the Disneyland Resort, that includes over 100 performers.

The spotlight for my daughter when she was youthful was the Frozen float that includes Anna and Elsa. Different floats showcase Mickey and Minnie working with Chip ‘n Dale to get letters to Santa and The Disney Princesses Dance and Curtsy on the Candlelight Ball.

The parade ends with everybody’s favourite jolly gift-bearer, Santa Claus. 

For finest viewing, remember to arrive early.

9. Vacation Items

The Mickey Jingle Decoration Mild-Up Sipper is a part of the limited-time vacation choices at The Disneyland Resort. Obtainable November 8 – January 6, this sipper could also be bought at varied popcorn stands in Disneyland Park and Disney California Journey Park, whereas provides final. (Disneyland Resort)

Whereas Disney parks are all the time good locations to purchase items for the Disney fan in your life, the vacation season is especially exceptional do you have to need a vacation memento. 1000’s of Christmas ornaments, holiday-themed Mickey and Minnie Mouse ears and another choices that may solely be bought throughout the vacation season inventory the cabinets (although they do appear to have some ornaments year-round).

Greater than 150 new vacation gadgets can be found this 12 months.

10. The Inns Are Decked Out, Too

E-book a Disneyland Resort lodge throughout the vacation season. Our prime choose is Disney’s Grand Californian Resort and Spa which has essentially the most stunning Christmas tree and a 7-foot-tall gingerbread home within the foyer created from 600 lbs of powdered sugar, 250 lbs of fondant, and one pound of pixie mud!

This luxurious lodge was created in an exquisite craftsman type and has its personal entrance to Disney California Journey Park and Downtown Disney. It takes about 5 minutes to stroll to Disneyland Park.

Disneyland Resort’s vacation decorations are themed to “it’s a small world” Vacation whereas Disney’s Paradise Pier Resort options an underwater vacation them.

As a visitor of the lodge, you’ve gotten entry to Additional Magic Hour which implies which you can get pleasure from one park per day (verify the calendar to see which park is providing Additional Magic Hour in your dates) an hour sooner than different visitors.

Plus, it’s good to have a close-by place to relaxation within the late afternoon when children get drained.

10. You Can Purchase Low cost Disneyland Tickets

Whereas 1-Day Disneyland tickets are finest purchased by Disneyland Resort, these contemplating longer visits can save by licensed ticket sellers like aRes Journey. They’re providing a number of limited-time gives on 3-, 4-, and 5- Day tickets.

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What’s your favourite factor about Disneyland Resort throughout the holidays

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So Is Dame Dash Broke Or Not? He Rebukes...

Human beings do not want to admit this, but we have to be thanking dame sprint in perpetuity. Dame became 1/three of roc-advert-fella facts! He gave us a lot and we don't want to confess that truth these days, some 20+ years later. I consider! Dame has visible higher days, but he does no longer take kindly to retailers saying he's "broke." tmz stated just that the opposite day. Now right here is a number of what the mainstream outlet has said: Dash says the only revenue stream he has is from Lee Daniels, who owed him $2 million. We posted video last year of Dash confronting Daniels at a Diana Ross concert, demanding payment. Daniels subsequently agreed to repay Dash. Now, here's the twist. Daniels has been paying the loot back, but it appears the money has been garnished by creditors ... Dash is that deep in the hole. He says, "My income streams have all been garnished ... and it is very difficult to address the mounting bills until I receive some relief from the courts." This isn't the first sign of financial trouble. Dash filed legal docs in September asked the judge to terminate his child support obligations to ex-wife Rachel Roy. He said in 2018 he made just a hair over $56,000. Now, we know these kinds of rich guys play humorous with their books. Recollect 50 cent's bankruptcy situation? Tomorrow, he's playing "money telephone" on instagram. We have seen some of dame's lifestyle too and he's a long way from broke. He probable has all his cash in his kid's name or some thing! Haha! Anyway, he failed to take long to clap returned! View this post on Instagram Perfect example of how they always trying to make a strong independent black man look broke...this is the narrative they push no mention of my 24 network or my streaming service...or my galleries just bubblegum shit... @tmz_tv y’all corny for that but the agenda is clear...Keep it up ...I’m gonna keep making examples of y’all by winning...y’all been saying the same shit for 12 years ....soldiers will never understand generals.... 2 different languages A post shared by Dame Dash (@duskopoppington) on Nov 14, 2019 at 11:08am PST Read the full article