#kamp los angeles

[seokwoosmole]

KAMP LA Day 1 Pros&Cons

This'll be a long one...

Cons (Let’s get those outta the way first)

-$50 parking?????

-Lines. For awhile there were like 6 of them cause no one knew where they were going or what they were supposed to do. I spent like half an hour w/ another fan just wandering around in different lines tryna find the right one until we did a full circle and went back to the line we were told to move from in the first place. Like why were there no signs whatsoever?? No workers stationed throughout the grounds to give instructions. Just eww.

-Maybe I was expecting too much from a company that couldn’t even get all of their booked artists to fly over but I was kinda hoping there’d be artist-specific merch or freebies. I would have even been happy with cheaply printed fake photocards :/

-P1Harmony & iKON should have had longer sets. I was a casual Piwon fan before KAMP but now I am srsly considering committing full-on. Their energy was soooo good, they have great live vocals & dancing, and every song they performed had me so hyped I totally would have wanted more. iKON. I practiced the Killing Me fanchant over and over only for them to not perform it?? I get opening with Sinosijak is basically tradition, Love Scenario is a must as the national anthem, Bling Bling was amazing, obviously gotta promote But You since it’s the newest, and I am a BDAY enthusiast but would I have preferred Killing Me, Freedom, or even Dragon? Absolutely. The set times were weird in general. T1419 was on stage for a very long time for a new group. I like them a lot but they performed like half of their discography. And Momoland seemed surprised that they were supposed to do another song. I don’t remember but I think it was Nancy that was like “oh we have another song?!” after they were ready to leave the stage. Then when iKON was on, they were tryna prolong their stage time by talking in between songs. Idk if SUJU got the amount of time they deserved but I really hope so since so many of their fans were there.

-That translator?? First of all, not 100% of my frustration goes to her since it seems like she’s not an actual translator but just a staff member of KAMP that was suddenly forced to be translator cause they probably didn’t have one. However, that still doesn't change the fact that she was...not the best. I don't speak Korean and I could still tell that she was not doing her job fully. There were moments when an artist would say like 5 sentences in Korean and the translator would be like "I'm so happy to be here, thank you". Like uhhhh I know for a fact that they said more than that and gave adequate pauses in between speaking to give room for the translator to talk. Also, asking T1419 who the best BTS impersonator is? What kind of question?? My memory is hazy, but I could have sworn there was a moment when the translator either dipped or just stopped talking, and T1419 were just trying to tough it through with their limited amount of English. I felt so bad for them, as this was their American debut and this is what they had to deal with. I noticed that besides Bobby, Jinhwan and from my memory, even Donghyuk a little bit, tried speaking more English, not relying on the translator too much as she wasn't translating everything they were saying, especially things in relation to the many mishaps going on. I also heard that one of the Super Junior members called out the translator for mistranslating what he said. I don't know if this was KAMP's weird attempt at censoring the artists' critiquing the organization, or if she just wasn't well-versed in translating – her grammar was off at times, making me wonder if she's just proficient in English and isn't actually fluent, which I am not blaming her for. But if that is the case, and the predominantly Korean-speaking artists can point out when there are flaws in the translation, then maybe KAMP should have actually had a professional translator prepared.

-I'm not elaborating on the obvious screwups of idk...half the artists not even being there and the lack of a sufficient apology and such cause idk what else I can say about that. I ended up requesting a refund for Day 2 because the artist I wanted to see most was MONSTA X, and even without them, T1419, MOMOLAND, and EPIK HIGH were up there, but I already saw T1419 and MOMOLAND on Day 1 so at that point, it just wasn't in my best interest financially to go. I think about how I at least got to see one of my ults, iKON, but a lot of people didn't even get that. I met someone in Koreatown who flew in from another state in the midwest JUST to see Kai. Like yeah, a refund is great (deserved tbh) but what about people's hotel expenses, gas costs, airfare, etc. Obviously KAMP isn't legally responsible for covering those, but on a moral front – all that money wasted because of a mistake KAMP made.

ANYWAY

Pros (Cause KAMP sucked but there people that showed up didn't)

-P1H's set was sooooooo good

-"When I say 'Kee', you say 'Ho'" and that bilingual joke. We love Keeho, bilingual king

-Oh yeah, P1H was great btw I may or may not be on my way to becoming a P1ece

-T1419 did amazing & congrats on their American debut! They seemed super nervous but for being so young they were great live performers. I'm definitely gonna keep supporting them.

-Also the collective 'ohhhhhh' from the crowd when they explained the meaning of their group name💀

-MOMOLAND has gained a new fan. Their type of music is usually not my cup of tea at all, but there's such an aesthetic appeal to the way they dance and their songs are so catchy I just loved every bit of their performance. Their stage presence is just AHH Exquisite. Also I could tell at parts they were being real sarcastic about the whole situation. The passive aggressive behavior was suuuuuper relatable and I adored it.

-iKON!!!!!!!!!! I can't even speak about it coherently yet. They were amazing. I love them. I loved them before. I love them even more now. Seeing them live is everything I imagined and more so. They didn't live up to the hype but exceeded it.

-Jinhwan shading the translator. Also him jumping as if to say "can y'all see me?" I love all 65 inches of him.

-Bobby live –– seeing one of my ult biases live –– he's (no pun intended but well deserved) iconic. Also he made us bark. I was too in awe to even process it but if my delayed processing hadn't kicked in I would have barked and chased my own ass in circles if he asked me to😩✋ Mrs. Bobby tell ur husband to leave his kinks at home

-Also Donghyuk bias-wrecked me harder than he ever has that night he was looking fine af🥵

-Met @aqua-bebe ☺️ See you at the next show <3

-There was a trio of dudes that sat in my area that were just the definition of the greatest fans on the planet. They cheered so loud waving their EXO lightstick like a lasso and dancing and singing for EVERY. SINGLE. ARTIST. What class-A supporters. When Keeho said "When I say Kee, you say Ho," they said HO with their whole chest. When MOMOLAND was on, one of them screamed "I LOVE YOU NANCY" louder than I thought was humanely possible. When iKON left the stage before their encore, they started the iKON chant in my section for them to come back. The were incredibly loud and obnoxious and looked like they had a blast. I aspire to be them.

[celibunneh]

Hello Tumblr! While I was gone, I went to a K-pop festival that was kind of awful. More than half the acts were canceled, ticket prices were outrageous, and the promoter took no responsibility. Appreciate a Like, Reblog, and Follow for more K-pop and K-drama content. Check out my review here:

[thuginlikelevi]

This is terrible. I really wanted to see these artists. After concerts I usually make a celebratory illustration. I will still draw Bambam, Kai, and Monstax this week. Very disappointed 😞 😔

[visualsalkemist]

F.E.M.A KAMP Visuals

[the1920sinpictures]

1921 The interior of the first Van De Kamps restaurant on Spring Street, Los Angeles, California. From America in the 1920′s, FB.

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Tales From Mount Othrys

Axel: Into the Lion's Maw IV

Axel had a horrifying realization: if they bottlenecked to get into the Labyrinth, they would bottleneck on the way out. He could imagine their meaningless march into a massacre, Kampe shoving each demigod to their death in an orderly fashion.

Upon stepping into the corridor, Axel was pleased to see that Lucille had been right about remaining calm. Kampe was, contrary to the bottleneck visual, an excellent strategist.

There was a massive corridor inside the entrance. Above them stretched a curved lattice of ornamental windows. Their floral and geometric designs were interspersed with white and green mosaics. Leaves and muck obscured parts of the glass, only allowing a few rays into the vast space. Where the light did break through, dust danced lazily in a snowy haze.

This was beautiful. Maybe eerie? But nothing like that horrors he’d come to associate with the Labyrinth. Alabaster said this was a foolish place to enter, that they’d lose a quarter of their army just getting through the maze. Axel rarely questioned Alabaster’s logic in mythological matters, but, seeing this…          

Several giants stood towards the far end of this massive chamber, presumably to lead their eventual charge. Earlier, Luke said the ground around the Zeus’ fist entrance was weak. If they sent the giants in first, they could likely widen that entrance.

Axel lowered his gaze. They didn’t have metros in Belize and, in their short stay in Los Angeles, Santiago always hired private cars. It took him a heartbeat or two to recognize the indents in the floor as tracks for a train. The monsters and demigods crawling in and out of them looked quite comfortable in the abandoned subway station. Axel just hoped no ghost trains came through to make everyone go splat.

Behind him, demigods coming in had a similar gasp of appreciation and relaxation. Someone mumbled, “Wow… so much better than Matthias’ horror game simulation.”

Lucille’s shoulder brushed his as she released his hand. “It’s lovely, isn’t it?”

Axel huffed out a laugh. “Wish you could show Ethel?”

Lucille gave another weak giggle. She lifted her pilum towards her mouth, the same motion she would normally use to cover it. “Not my ideal romantic outing, but maybe, one—”

“Daughter of Aphrodite,” thundered from the far side of the room. Kampe made the title sound like an insult. Axel almost couldn’t see Kampe amongst all the giants. It was strange seeing them in battle gear. Seeing them made him think of the Triple A Chimera Dance and the horrifying death contraption Matthias had rigged to transport them like weasels in a titan-sized backpack.

Lucille nudged Axel’s shoulder. “Stay close. I need someone I can trust in battle.” The levity vanished. She meant it. Cho, Axel internally swore, was dissidents in Luke’s troops so bad that even Lucille was worried? He swallowed.

Others parted until they were at the lead of the demigods, several lines back from Kampe.

Kampe and the giants were already lumbering forward. The tunnel shook, sending more dust particles cascading into the dim light rays. Their march forward was both deafening and devastatingly wordless. Hundreds of feet of various kind—hooved, scaled, and mammalian—droned into an eerie oppressive din. No one spoke.

This tunnel led to a narrow one with less natural illumination. Well, there was a dim, continuous glimmer ahead of them. The floor seemed to almost… glow. Despite this, various demigods fumbled for lights. The monsters were unbothered by the darkness, but Axel could sense the mounting panic in his fellow soldiers.

His own chest had constricted. This reminded him of the cage matches—

“We’re okay…” Lucille cooed. Axel could see she’d turned to walk backwards, so the demigods would hear her without risking mockery from the monsters.

The fear evaporated. Axel couldn’t be sure if it was Lucille’s charmspeak or… his fingers had reached back to brush the cool metal of the lion helm. He hadn’t consciously meant to touch it, but it felt comforting.

The tunnels snaked, curved, elevated, lowered, and altered from metal to concrete to mud. There were scuffles ahead. Potentially foes that Kampe and the giants extinguished without real resistance.

Despite how Axel hated to admit it, he wished Jack were here. He would have feigned a newscaster, giving everyone live updates in rhyming verse, likely with acoustic or kazoo accompaniment. He could imagine Kampe trying to squash him as he asked her what kind of battle ballad she would want after this victory. If Jack was here, they would have known exactly what was happening ahead when Axel had to grab Lucille’s arm to prevent her from bumping into a Scythian Dracaena.

Axel’s ears perked up and strained forward to hear. There was a disagreement. Kampe hissing, “But, the string says to go this way. This is the most direct route.”

Was the air thinner down here? It was colder. Axel could see puffs of air as it evaporated out of the anonymous metal helmets around him. The demigods’ reverence and obedience to Kampe seemed to ebb with each strained breath in the tunnel. Whatever argument was happening made the demigods apprehensive. He could sense some sort of rising tension in the way they glanced at one another.

“Can you hear them?” Lucille murmured.

Axel parted his lips to answer when someone thundered, “You fool! That could bring the tunnels down upon us!”

And a shriek of pain.

The demigods startled. Axel knew the movement: the nervous shuffle of a herd before it sprinted to panic.

Lucille shifted her pilum into the hand with her shield. She squeezed Axel’s shoulder, or he thought she did through the armor. “Keep everyone calm.”

The light pressure left. Like Lucille was flitting backstage, she slipped amidst the monsters, the plumes of her helmet becoming indistinguishable from horns and tails bobbing in the dull lighting. He could almost envision her pirouetting.

Keep everyone calm.

It’s not like Axel’s little knowledge of Maya magic was fear-based. Or like they mostly knew him from murdering people “for sport.” Or like what Alabaster taught him about the Mist was used to blend into and out of shadows.

Oh, he would be as natural at this as Flynn was at childrearing. He hoped Lucille could settle the dispute quickly.

Whispers of worry wormed their way behind him into a growing, writhing mass. “Hold,” he growled.

They died down. The Dracaena ahead of him jumped.

Yeah, a natural. He couldn’t say something without scaring the monsters, let alone the demigods.

He hoped Lucille realized that directing sword lessons and commanding an army were very different activities. Why did she and Alabaster seem to think he’d be such a natural at it when Pax wouldn’t even listen to him?

Are they different? the helm—was it the helm?—hissed.

No one else reacted. Axel wondered when others could hear the lion’s helm or… or had he just imagined it talking? He reached to feel the cool metal. Whether the lion’s helm or his own thoughts—cho, he was beginning to sound like Jack—it was right: maybe directing sword practice was similar to commanding troops.

And neither one involved freezing up like Pax had pantsed him in front of Aphrodite.

Axel pivoted away from the monsters to face the demigods. “Lucille has gone to confer with Kampe. Take this time to check your equipment. No one wants their first battle tactic to involve tripping on untied shoelaces.”

Nervous laughter. A decrease in tension. Murmurs went from worry to routine: all of these soldiers were used to checking each other’s armor. Axel knew there was comfort in repetition.  

Until one voice spoke up, fluttery and quick.

“The tunnels ahead are too narrow for the monsters to pass. Kampe could start a panic. They’ll trample us.”

Axel didn’t recognize the voice. It was high with a fragile quaver, like Pax when he was acting pathetic to get something from someone.[1]

Everyone stopped checking their armor. The tunnels went quiet. They stared, in unison, to Axel’s side.

A hand clutched his shoulder. This wasn’t the comforting grace of Lucille’s hand, but a shaking, icy pain. Axel swallowed. The speaker had bent his armor by touching him.

Her irises were wide, so wide and such complete discs of blackness; Axel could imagine ink overflowing and dripping down her face. The sclera was more red than white. Dark circles encompassed her eyes. In an insomnia competition between her and Axel, she wouldn’t just win, but make Hypnos beg her to take a break.

Her rags reeked of urine and defecation. Of rot and unattended sweat. Scabs of varied age crusted her arms, neck, and shoulders. With her other hand, she absently picked one open, revealing a glimmer of tainted gold.

Ichor.

“Chris said you could help me,” she whispered. She stood a little taller. “He said you were strong.”

Chris. Chris Rodriguez.

“But you can’t.”

Chris Rodriguez, Matthias and Pax’s close friend.

 “Can you?”

Chris Rodriguez who vanished into the labyrinth.

“You can’t help anyone.”

Chris Rodriguez who went mad.

“My name,” her soprano quavered so violently, it blurred to euphoria, “is Mary.”

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Footnote:

[1] It only worked on Jack.

Jack, “MY BABY NEEDS ME!”

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Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed! And thank you for your patience with me from last weekend! I plan to release next weekend, since I skipped a week, and then resume every-other-week. A job application+school kicked my ass XD Seriously, thank all of you so much for your continued support, likes, and comments. (And artwork, JACE! THE ARTWORK) I appreciate how kind everyone has been as I get my feet back under me and am hoping to respond to asks/tags soon!

[anumberofhobbies]

A wise man once said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” It’s a nice thought. But he never met a train fan. For decades, whenever I had a few free minutes, I’d drive down to Southern Pacific’s sprawling Taylor Yard complex in Los Angeles to see what was in town. Most of the time it was just regular power, and cookie-cutter freight cars. But just often enough I’d come across a stranger on the ready tracks, or a distinct piece of rolling stock. Those are the days you really enjoyed. With the sweet smell of the Van de Kamp’s bakery adjacent to the yard’s north throat adding to the day, for some of us it was heaven on earth.

[got7ent]

@kampfestivals: A statement from KAMP Los Angeles.

[laresearchette]

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: SUNNY (Apple TV+) KAMP KORAL (Season 2) (Paramount+ Canada) WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (Global) 8:00pm GREAT WHITE NORTH (Discovery Channel Canada) 8:00pm CLAIM TO FAME (City TV) 9:00pm EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: SHARK WRECKS OF WWII (Discovery Channel Canada) 9:00pm MILLION DOLLAR LISTING: LOS ANGELES (Slice) 9:00pm QUAD GODS (HBO Canada) 9:00pm ALIEN SHARKS: GHOSTS OF JAPAN (Discovery Channel Canada) 10:00pm MY STRANGE ARREST (A&E Canada) 10:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT?: GUY’S GROCERY GAMES (TBD - Food Network Canada) ICONS UNEARTHED: SPIDER-MAN (TBD)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA WANTED

CBC GEM BRASSIC (Season 5) PARIS ETC (Season 1)

CRAVE TV QUAD GODS

NETFLIX CANADA EVE LASTING (Season 2) (CO) RECEIVER SUGAR RUSH: THE BAKING POINT (Season 2) (MX) WILD WILD PUNJAB (IN)

WIMBLEDON TENNIS (TSN3/TSN5) 8:00am: Quarterfinals (TSN2) 10:00pm: Primetime

WNBA BASKETBALL (SN) 12:00pm: Mystics vs. Fever

CALGARY STAMPEDE (SN/SN1) 3:30pm: Rodeo (SN360) 10:30pm: Rangeland Derby

MLB BASEBALL (SN Now) 6:30pm: Yankees vs. Rays (TSN5) 7:00pm: Dodgers vs. Phillies (SN) 9:00pm: Jays vs. Giants

NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (SN1) 7:00pm: Heat vs. Lakers

SWARMED (Crave) 7:20pm: Deadly wasps threaten a small town after a scientist (Michael Shanks) accidentally releases them.

SUPERSIZED SHARKS (Nat Geo Canada) 9:00pm: Scientists investigate the giant tiger sharks of Norfolk Island.

TERMINATION POINT (Crave) 9:00pm: A government manhunt begins when a scientist boards a plane with the technology of a top-secret experiment in time travel.

FARMING FOR LOVE (CTV) 10:00pm: In the aftermath of dramatic farewells, the Farmers and Daters trade in their cowboy boots and go chic for a trip to beautiful wine country; things get real as the wine flows, and so does the truth as the Daters put their Farmers in the hot seat.

ATTACK OF THE RED SEA SHARKS (Nat Geo Canada) 10:00pm: Shark attacks in the Red Sea as part of a trend worldwide.

FIBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 10:30pm: Canada vs. U.S.

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Songbird: Ketika Pandemi COVID-23 Mengubah Dunia Menjadi Distopia

Los Angeles, tahun 2024. Dunia telah berubah menjadi lanskap suram yang nyaris tak bisa dikenali. Virus COVID-23, mutasi mematikan dari virus aslinya, telah melanda planet ini tanpa ampun. Empat tahun karantina yang berkepanjangan telah mengisolasi umat manusia, meninggalkan kota-kota besar menjadi zona merah yang berbahaya. Di tengah kekacauan ini, film "Songbird" membawa kita menyelami kehidupan Nico, seorang kurir dengan imunitas langka, yang berjuang untuk melindungi orang yang dicintainya di tengah kehancuran dunia. Dunia Terisolasi dan Ketakutan Songbird menggambarkan masa depan distopia di mana virus COVID-23 telah bermutasi menjadi lebih menular dan mematikan. Gejala-gejala yang mengerikan, seperti kehilangan pendengaran dan kejang-kejang, membuat masyarakat hidup dalam ketakutan yang terus-menerus. Pemerintah memberlakukan darurat militer, dengan petugas kesehatan yang mengenakan pakaian hazmat patroli di jalan-jalan, melakukan tes suhu secara paksa, dan menyeret mereka yang terinfeksi ke "Q-Zones," kamp karantina yang penuh sesak dan mengerikan. Di balik tembok tinggi Q-Zones, para pasien berjuang untuk bertahan hidup tanpa perawatan medis yang memadai dan harapan yang semakin menipis. Stigma terhadap mereka yang terinfeksi sangat kuat, membuat mereka menjadi sasaran diskriminasi dan pengucilan. Kehidupan sosial telah hancur, digantikan oleh interaksi virtual dan kecurigaan yang mendalam terhadap orang lain. Nico dan Sara: Kisah Cinta di Tengah Bencana Di tengah kekacauan ini, Nico Price (KJ Apa), seorang kurir muda yang memiliki kekebalan terhadap virus, menjadi secercah harapan. Ia memiliki akses tak terbatas untuk bergerak di antara zona-zona karantina, mengantarkan barang-barang penting bagi mereka yang terisolasi. Kekebalannya adalah aset berharga, menjadikannya target bagi kelompok-kelompok yang mencari keuntungan di tengah krisis. Nico jatuh cinta dengan Sara Garcia (Sofia Carson), seorang wanita muda yang terjebak di apartemennya bersama neneknya yang sakit. Hubungan mereka terjalin secara virtual, melalui layar komputer dan panggilan video. Mereka saling menguatkan, menjadi pelita harapan di tengah kegelapan yang menyelimuti dunia. Namun, nasib mereka berubah drastis ketika nenek Sara menunjukkan gejala COVID-23. Nico harus berpacu dengan waktu untuk menyelamatkan Sara sebelum ia diambil paksa oleh pihak berwenang dan dikirim ke Q-Zones. Dengan bantuan jaringan bawah tanah yang terdiri dari pemberontak dan orang-orang yang mencari keadilan, Nico berjuang melawan sistem yang korup dan berbahaya. Pertarungan Melawan Ketidakadilan dan Penindasan Songbird tidak hanya menyoroti perjuangan Nico dan Sara, tetapi juga mengungkap sisi gelap dari pandemi yang berkepanjangan. Film ini menunjukkan bagaimana krisis dapat memperparah ketidaksetaraan sosial dan ekonomi, dengan orang-orang kaya dan berkuasa memanfaatkan situasi untuk keuntungan mereka sendiri. William Griffin (Bradley Whitford), seorang pengusaha kaya yang menjual gelang kekebalan palsu, menjadi simbol keserakahan dan eksploitasi. Ia memanfaatkan ketakutan masyarakat untuk meraup keuntungan besar, sementara orang-orang miskin dan rentan menderita. Sementara itu, Emmett Harland (Peter Stormare), pemimpin pemberontak "The Sanctuary," berjuang melawan pemerintah yang represif, mencari keadilan bagi mereka yang tertindas. Harapan dan Ketahanan di Tengah Kehancuran Meskipun menggambarkan masa depan yang suram, Songbird juga memberikan pesan tentang harapan dan ketahanan. Film ini menunjukkan bagaimana cinta, solidaritas, dan semangat juang dapat bertahan bahkan dalam situasi yang paling sulit. Nico dan Sara, meskipun terpisah oleh jarak dan keadaan, tetap berpegang pada cinta mereka sebagai sumber kekuatan. Mereka menolak untuk menyerah pada keputusasaan, dan perjuangan mereka menjadi simbol harapan bagi orang lain yang berjuang untuk bertahan hidup. Refleksi tentang Pandemi dan Masa Depan Songbird, meski fiktif, dapat menjadi cermin bagi kita untuk merenungkan dampak pandemi COVID-19 yang sedang kita alami. Film ini mengingatkan kita akan pentingnya solidaritas, empati, dan keadilan sosial dalam menghadapi krisis global. Ini juga mempertanyakan bagaimana kita dapat membangun masa depan yang lebih baik, di mana semua orang memiliki akses yang sama terhadap perawatan kesehatan, perlindungan, dan kesempatan. Dalam dunia yang dilanda pandemi, Songbird mengingatkan kita bahwa meskipun menghadapi kesulitan yang luar biasa, kita masih memiliki kemampuan untuk memilih cinta daripada ketakutan, harapan daripada keputusasaan, dan solidaritas daripada perpecahan. Melalui kisah Nico dan Sara, film ini memberikan kita secercah harapan bahwa bahkan di tengah kegelapan, kita dapat menemukan cahaya dan kekuatan untuk membangun kembali dunia yang lebih baik. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgxXSfto6Vo Read the full article

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GSL Dushanbe (Tjk) - dames: gaat Mina (5°) 'clubgenote' Amber een beetje helpen ?

(03/05-May-2024)

>> 2024 GSL Dushanbe (Tjk): results ijf.org

Het klinkt allemaal een beetje absurd, maar na een voor België aartsmoeilijke Grand Prix (nl. het EK !) nu een makkelijkere Grand Slam (nl. die van Tajikistan), waar dus meer Olympische ranking-punten te verdienen zijn... (-> VJF-link).

Loïs Petit (°99; /-48kg; Top Niveau Tournai; 48° WRL) : out (0 own) Omdat ze in het 1ste van 2 'olympische jaren' haast geen punten sprokkelde, gaat Loïs in geen geval naar de Olympische Spelen; wellicht probeert de militaire van Defensie deze periode, en terecht, nuttig in te vullen met interessante internationale ervaringen, nu al met het oog op Los Angeles 2028 ? Op het afgelopen EK er onmiddellijk uit tegen de latere Europese vice-kampioene Blandine Pont (Fra) was geen schande, maar hier had het wél een beetje meer gemogen... - 1/16-fin: de Vietnamese Thi Tinh Hoang (°94; Vie; 155°WRL) sprokkelt enkel een ranking via WTour participaties en dus moet een nederlaag alvast hard zijn binnengekomen. Echt gewurgd werd ze niet, maar de grip van de Vietnamese was alvast voldoende sterk blijkbaar om Loïs te doen afkloppen...

Amber Ryheul (°98; /-52kg; 28° WRL): out (1 own)     sneuvelde op het EK in haar 1ste kamp (ook een 1/16-fin) tegen Naomie Van Krevel (Ned), die daarna zelf verloor van de Spaanse bronzen Ariane Toro-Soler. Toro-Soler die de Spaanse hoop /-52kg werd, na diskwalificatie-perikelen met Ana Perez-Box. - 1/16-fin: Amber mag in haar 1ste kamp tegen een andere Spaanse: Marina Castello-Diez (°02; Esp; 68°WRL); volgens de huidige Olympische ranking slechts 4de Spaanse; en dus ja, een makkelijker kamp dan op het EK... En inderdaad, als Ryheul al eens een wedstrijd wint, dan is er zowat 80% kans dat dat gebeurt met sankaku of één of andere variant... Dat was hier dus niet anders. Pittig detail: Amber moest het in deze wedstrijd doen zonder coach, want Mina vocht tegelijkertijd, en 'gelegenheidscoach' Koen Sleeckx zat dus op de andere mat ;-) - 1/8-fin: de logica wordt gerespecteerd: Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (°99; Aze; 17° WRL) staat hoger gerankt, en ook al duurde de kamp tot in Golden Score, ik zag van de kant van Amber enkel wat schuchtere tai-otoshi pogingen, maar geen enkel concreet gevaar; Gultaj scoort uiteindelijk waza-ari in GS met ashi-waza. -> interessant om weten: Gultaj (2.196p) is momenteel de laatste rechtstreeks gekwalificeerde /-52kg met 398p meer dan Amber; de Azerische wordt hier wel 7° wat de kloof tussen beiden alleen maar verhoogt. Winst in een 1/16-fin op een GSL levert Amber 160p op; die vervangen haar 112 GP-punten, en dus een 'olympische' winst vandaag van 48p; De Cypriotische Sofia Asvesta (°00; Cyp; 35° WRL), hier 5° (en 5° op het EK), is momenteel geplaatst voor Paris met Europese 'continentale quota' en is aan een serieuze remonte bezig: zij boekt vandaag 248p winst (totaal: 1.892p), daar waar Amber na vandaag 1.846p telt; m.a.w. de Cypriotische is Amber voorbij ! Lees ook het verslag van Gaby Willems...

Mina Libeer (°97; /-57kg; 29° WRL): 5° (3 own) Zoals al vaak uitgelegd zijn Mina en Toma (vergeten we Matthias uiteraard) de enige 'Vlamingen' met een écht GP/GSL top-8 potentieel, als de loting niet tegen zit alvast. En Mina kwam dit vandaag dus opnieuw bevestigen. - 1/16-fin: ontmoet Altantsetseg Batsukh (°97; Uae; 39° WRL; pakte het afgelopen jaar 5 WTour top-8 plaatsen, zonder podium dus); en een Mongoolse ook die ondertussen de tegenstand in eigen land is ontvlucht (was 1°NK in 2020), maar ook nu dus nog ver van een Olympisch ticket staat. Mina probeert een paar keer met kata-guruma, maar eigenlijk is het een evenwichtige wedstrijd zonder uitgesproken kansen; na 5'08"min krijgt Batsukh een 3de shido, al haat ik die shido's voor zogenoemde valse aanvallen, die wel degelijk oprecht bedoeld zijn, zoals hier in deze wedstrijd. - 1/8-fin: tegen Irina Zueva (°00; Rus; 87° WRL); in 2017 ooit 3°EK u18/-57kg, maar als senior in een WTour, nooit verder geraakt dan een enkele overwinning in een paar tornooien. Na amper 2'45"min staan er al 5 shido's op het bord, en kan Mina opnieuw verder na hansoku-make (00s2/00s3). - 1/4-fin: met Sarah Leonie Cysique (°98; Fra; 7° WRL) heeft ze nu een wereldtopper tegen zich en reeds na 1'29"min forceert de Française de beslissing met osai-komi. Cysique zal de finale verliezen in GS op shido (00s1/00s3) tegen Jessica Klimkait (°96; Can; 2°WRL). De Olympische bronzen medaille van Tokyo die ditmaal - zo denk ik - de strijd voor de Olympische selectie zal verliezen van Christa Deguchi. - repechage: een wedstrijd tegen Qi Cai (°95; Chn; 17° WRL); zij werd recentelijk 5° in Antalya en 3° op de Aziatische kampioenschappen. Voorbij halfweg een mooie kata-guruma van Mina en die kan ze aanhouden tot het einde van de kamp. Ze overleeft vrij makkelijk de fysieke stormloop van Qi Cai al werd het even warm na 2 shido's met nog 26"sec op de klok (01s2/00s2). Een overwinning tegen een hoger gerankt iemand doet altijd deugd ! - bronze: een 2de Mongoolse tegenstandster, en wel diegene waarvoor Batsukh naar de Emiraten verhuisde; Enkhriilen Lkhagvatogoo (°98; Mgl; 16°WRL) behaalde de afgelopen 2 jaar telkens brons op het WK, en twee weken geleden werd ze Aziatisch kampioene. Een héél mooie kamp van Mina, waar beiden mekaar in evenwicht hielden; enkel die laatste minuut in GS waarin de Mongoolse 2 stevige aanvallen plaatste, met tussendoor nog een schuchtere offerworp, en Mina die een beetje moest buitenstappen ook, alles samen wellicht aanleiding voor de scheids om na die laatste ashi-waza van Enkhriilen een 3de shido te geven (00s3/00s2). Met die 5°-plaats pakt Mina 360p, haar hoogste 'olympische score', die de 84p van de GP Portugal vervangen; daarmee komt ze op een totaal van 2.381p en duikt daarmee opnieuw in de gezuiverde top-17 van rechstreeks geplaatsten ! Wat ook goed nieuws is dus voor Amber Ryheul !

Gaby Willems (°97; /-70kg; 30° WRL): out (1 own) ooit 13° WRL, maar door zwaar blessure-leed al de Spelen van Tokyo gemist en door meer van hetzelfde nu misschien ook de Spelen van Paris. Ik hoop écht dat ze de strijd wint. Het worden cruciale weken voor haar. Op het EK verslaat ze de 11° WRL om dan te verliezen van de 47° WRL, voorzeker een ontgoocheling. En hier heeft ze alvast ook geen geluk met de loting. -1/16-fin: Gaby mag wel openen tegen thuisjudoka Mavluda Odinaeva (°00; Tjk; no WRL - komt uit de /-63kg); een makkelijke kamp dan ook die Gaby wint na één minuut met juji. - 1/8-fin: één ronde te vroeg tegen 1st seeded en (nog steeds) verrassend vice-Olympisch kampioene Michaela Polleres (°97; Aut; 5° WRL); 5 maal al tegen mekaar in het verleden, en telkens won Michaela... Ook nu helaas, in een nochtans gelijkopgaande wedstrijd; Polleres maakt halfweg handig, maar té makkelijk gebruik van de verplaatsing van Gaby om waza-ari te scoren; en Gaby is nadien wel vol goede wil maar toch te onmachtig om Polleres ook maar enigzins te verontrusten (01s0/00s0). Gaby scoort net als Amber 160p, maar voor haar tellen ze wel volledig omdat Gaby vóór het EK, en door haar blessures dus, nu éénmaal nog geen scores had. Haar totaal komt nu op 1.884p. (Amber's teller staat op 1.846p). Nog één GSL en één WK te gaan...

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Ted Russell Kamp de Gira por España

Ted Russell Kamp, pura pasión por los sonidos clásicos del rock n' roll americano., mano derecha de Shooter Jennings y su bajista en los últimos 15 años, nos visita con su propia banda en seis únicos conciertos para presentar su nuevo disco, 'California Son'. Country rock puramente californiano, lleno de boogie, western y soul, servido por una banda poderosa en la que destaca el guitarrista Tokela, apodado "el Brian Setzer finlandés". Pura pasión por los sonidos clásicos del rock n' roll americano.

Ted Russell Kamp es un todoterreno. Es conocido como cantante, compositor, bajista y productor, tanto con su propio proyecto de country/americana como músico de sesión y directo para multitud de artistas en Los Angeles, Nashville, Austin y a lo largo y ancho del planeta. Formado en la música jazz en Nueva York, es bajista y miembro de la banda de su amigo Shooter Jennings desde hace 15 años, ha colaborado con nombres como Jessi Colter, Whitey Morgan, Wilson Phillips o Tanya Tucker, cuyo álbum 'While I'm Living', en el que figuraba como músico, ganó el premio Grammy en 2020.

Ted tiene la habilidad para cambiar de frontman liderando su propia banda o actuando en solitario a músico de acompañamiento, aportando en cada caso la consistencia y sustancia necesaria necesaria en cada proyecto. "Nací en Nueva York y vivo en Los Angeles, y amo el corazón y la honestidad de la música sureña. La mayoría de mis discos favoritos fueron grabados en un radio de unos pocos cientos de millas alrededor de Memphis, Nashville, Muscle Shoals, New Orleans y siguiendo el curso del Mississippi hasta Dallas y Austin. La pasión, las historias y el alma que surge de esa parte del país es una parte fundamental de la voz de América."

Esa misma autenticidad es la que llevó a Shooter Jennings a fijarse en él y sumarle a su banda en 2003. Y ya no hubo marcha atrás; Ted no ha parado desde entonces, editando trece discos bajo su nombre, derrochando talento en cada nota que aporta.

En su nuevo álbum, el decimocuarto de su producción,habla de su evolución como artista y como persona en los 24 años que lleva viviendo en la ciudad de Los Angeles. Su trabajo más personal hasta la fecha, en 'California Son' mezcla las habituales influencias del rock, el folk y el country para crear una experiencia musical diversa, explorando ritmos enérgicos, baladas poéticas y piezas dinámicas de rock n' roll que siguen la estela del legado de Tom Petty, así como influencias clásicas del country californiano, desde Jackson Browne a las vibraciones cósmicas de Gram Parsons, las armonías de Beach Boys, Byrds y Eagles, y hasta al icónico Merle Haggard, a quien rinde homenaje esa canción de clase trabajadora llamada "Hangin' on Blues".

Desde pequeños honky tonks a giras mundiales, Russell Kamp se ganado una gran reputación como artista de raíces, dando el salto a Europa junto a su banda, en la que destaca el guitarrista Tokela, conocido como "el Brian Setzer de Finlandia". Un cuarteto capaz de ofrecer un show de ecléctico rock n' roll, cubriendo la faceta de songwriter de Ted, su amor por el Texas Boogie, el country de California y el "blue eyed soul" de Memphis. Ted Russell Kamp es esa voz de América.

9 DE ABRIL. RAZZMATAZZ 3, BARCELONA 10 DE ABRIL. KAFE ANTZOKIA, BILBAO 11 DE ABRIL. LOCO CLUB, VALENCIA 12 DE ABRIL. ROCK & BLUES, ZARAGOZA 13 DE ABRIL. SALA CLAMORES, MADRID 14 DE ABRIL. LITTLE BOBBY, SANTANDER

[rockinnews]

Ted Russell Kamp de Gira por España

Ted Russell Kamp, pura pasión por los sonidos clásicos del rock n' roll americano., mano derecha de Shooter Jennings y su bajista en los últimos 15 años, nos visita con su propia banda en seis únicos conciertos para presentar su nuevo disco, 'California Son'. Country rock puramente californiano, lleno de boogie, western y soul, servido por una banda poderosa en la que destaca el guitarrista Tokela, apodado "el Brian Setzer finlandés". Pura pasión por los sonidos clásicos del rock n' roll americano.

Ted Russell Kamp es un todoterreno. Es conocido como cantante, compositor, bajista y productor, tanto con su propio proyecto de country/americana como músico de sesión y directo para multitud de artistas en Los Angeles, Nashville, Austin y a lo largo y ancho del planeta. Formado en la música jazz en Nueva York, es bajista y miembro de la banda de su amigo Shooter Jennings desde hace 15 años, ha colaborado con nombres como Jessi Colter, Whitey Morgan, Wilson Phillips o Tanya Tucker, cuyo álbum ‘While I’m Living’, en el que figuraba como músico, ganó el premio Grammy en 2020.

Ted tiene la habilidad para cambiar de frontman liderando su propia banda o actuando en solitario a músico de acompañamiento, aportando en cada caso la consistencia y sustancia necesaria necesaria en cada proyecto. “Nací en Nueva York y vivo en Los Angeles, y amo el corazón y la honestidad de la música sureña. La mayoría de mis discos favoritos fueron grabados en un radio de unos pocos cientos de millas alrededor de Memphis, Nashville, Muscle Shoals, New Orleans y siguiendo el curso del Mississippi hasta Dallas y Austin. La pasión, las historias y el alma que surge de esa parte del país es una parte fundamental de la voz de América.”

Esa misma autenticidad es la que llevó a Shooter Jennings a fijarse en él y sumarle a su banda en 2003. Y ya no hubo marcha atrás; Ted no ha parado desde entonces, editando trece discos bajo su nombre, derrochando talento en cada nota que aporta.

En su nuevo álbum, el decimocuarto de su producción,habla de su evolución como artista y como persona en los 24 años que lleva viviendo en la ciudad de Los Angeles. Su trabajo más personal hasta la fecha, en ‘California Son’ mezcla las habituales influencias del rock, el folk y el country para crear una experiencia musical diversa, explorando ritmos enérgicos, baladas poéticas y piezas dinámicas de rock n’ roll que siguen la estela del legado de Tom Petty, así como influencias clásicas del country californiano, desde Jackson Browne a las vibraciones cósmicas de Gram Parsons, las armonías de Beach Boys, Byrds y Eagles, y hasta al icónico Merle Haggard, a quien rinde homenaje esa canción de clase trabajadora llamada “Hangin’ on Blues”.

Desde pequeños honky tonks a giras mundiales, Russell Kamp se ganado una gran reputación como artista de raíces, dando el salto a Europa junto a su banda, en la que destaca el guitarrista Tokela, conocido como “el Brian Setzer de Finlandia”. Un cuarteto capaz de ofrecer un show de ecléctico rock n’ roll, cubriendo la faceta de songwriter de Ted, su amor por el Texas Boogie, el country de California y el “blue eyed soul” de Memphis. Ted Russell Kamp es esa voz de América.

9 DE ABRIL. RAZZMATAZZ 3, BARCELONA 10 DE ABRIL. KAFE ANTZOKIA, BILBAO 11 DE ABRIL. LOCO CLUB, VALENCIA 12 DE ABRIL. ROCK & BLUES, ZARAGOZA 13 DE ABRIL. SALA CLAMORES, MADRID 14 DE ABRIL. LITTLE BOBBY, SANTANDER

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KAMP LOS ANGELES IS A SCAM!!! ALL THE HEADLINING ARTISTS AREN'T ATTENDING THE EVENT. KAMP AND THE ARTIST'S AGENTCES DID A TERRIBLE JOB OF COMMUNICATING WITH FANS. I AM SURE KAI, BAMBAM, MONSTAX, AND TAEYOEN ARE VERY UPSET. I WANT A FULL REFUND!!!!!

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Song Premiere: Pi Jacobs “Too High Too Low”

Song Premiere: Pi Jacobs “Too High Too Low” #pijacobs #deviouspdv #americanahighways #toohightoolow #americanamusic #newmusic2024

Pi Jacobs “Too High Too Low” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Pi Jacobs’ song “Too High Too Low” from her forthcoming album Soldier On, which was co-produced with Eric Corne and is due to be released on April 26 via Blackbird Record Label. This song was co-written by Pi Jacobs and Ted Russell Kamp.  Soldier On was recorded in Los Angeles at Carriage House and Forty Below Records.  It…

[laramsdk]

Preview Wild Card: Rams @ Lions

Los Angeles Rams (10-7) @ Detroit Lions (12-5) kl. 02.15 Uha, det bliver spændende! Los Angeles Rams er i slutspillet, mod de flestes forventninger, efter en fantastisk sæsonafslutning, hvor de gik 7-1 i de sidste otte kampe efter deres bye week. I denne Super Wild Card Weekend møder de så Lions på udebane i Detroit. Det bliver en kæmpestor udfordring! Lions har været stærke i år på begge sider…