#nikka ☕

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footballers as flowers i see on my nature walks pt 9: bonus f1 driver edition!

this one is for the lovely @leclesbian, nikka i hope you’re doing well and having a nice day ❤️

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🎶🍷 Unleash Your Week with Soulful Tunes & Fine Wine! 🍷🎶

Hey Music & Wine Fam,

This week, LmLw Radio, hosted by your favorite music curator Dre, brings you an irresistible lineup of shows blending soulful jazz, classic rock, funk, and blues. Each show is thoughtfully paired with exquisite drinks to elevate your experience. Here’s what’s in store:

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IT’S A JAZZ THING Wednesday

🗓️ Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 🕖 7:00 - 8:00 PM EST

🎷 Modern Contemporary Jazz

🥃 Paired with Nikka Whisky Single Malt Miyagikyo

Why Tune In? Immerse yourself in smooth jazz melodies while savoring a refined single malt. It’s the perfect midweek escape!

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PLAY MUSIC DRINK WINE Saturday

🗓️ Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 🕝 2:30 - 5:30 PM EST

🎸 Classic Rock, Funk & Blues (Part 1 of 2)

🍷 Paired with Domaine Queylus Cabernet Franc 2022

Why Tune In? Relive the golden era of music with timeless riffs and grooves, all while enjoying a glass of this exceptional Canadian wine.

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BEANS & BEATS Sunday

🗓️ Sunday, March 23, 2025 | 🕘 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

🎶 Classic Rock, Funk & Blues (Part 2 of 2)

☕ Paired with French Mocha Dark Roast

Why Tune In? Kickstart your Sunday with invigorating tunes and a rich coffee blend, setting the tone for a fantastic day ahead.

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Stay Connected

🌐 Website: https://lovemusiclovewine.com

📧 Email: info@lovemusiclovewine.com

Spread the word, invite your friends, and make this week legendary—because life’s better with great music, a delightful sip, and awesome people to share it with! 🍷🎶

Cheers,

Dre & the LmLw Radio Team

Where there is music, there is hope. Where there is wine, there is joy.

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post the current first sentence(s) of your wips!

tagged by my incredible friend @leclesbian, thank you so much nikka you are truly a treasure! i am tagging @white-light-on-my-prism and @bettercostume, feel free to ignore though!

the morning after (buenos dias) (kunessi)

Kun came to consciousness slowly, taking note of the light cotton sheets pulled up to his chest and the strong arm holding his waist as he buried his nose deeper into the pillow. He scrunched his eyes closed before he opened them, blinking quickly to let his eyes adjust to the soft sunlight streaming in through the window. Kun closed his eyes briefly again before quickly checking the time and turning over in bed with a quiet sigh, towards the warm body next to him.

2. tales from under rattlesnake island (neymessi)

Neymar barely had time to flip the switch to change the light on his island to green as he raced out from his grotto. Apologizing to Luis, who angrily rattled his tail at Neymar's lack of tact from the surface, he swam towards the centre of his lake, so close to the bottom that his tail kicked up sand as he went. As he got closer to his destination he began to hear low rumbles, and he rolled his eyes to himself. As was customary during the mid-afternoon lull, Leo had fallen asleep.

3. kismet (neymessi) ok i know this isn't a wip but i'm so proud of it so!

Neymar was confident in his football ability, he truly was. After being subbed on just after halftime in this match, however, he was starting to doubt the “wonder kid” label that everyone seemed to attach to his name during his time at Santos. He had been doing the best he could to find the space and open up play, but it seemed every time that Argentina got the ball, it was passed to number 19 who played like he was born with a ball at his feet. Neymar was used to impressing commentators and opposing teams with his stepovers, but number 19 drove the ball down the pitch with a singular focus that was unmatched by any player Neymar had seen before. He wondered where on Earth Argentina had been hiding this player, who despite his size played like a god of the pitch. 

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tagged by my lovely lovely friends @mebiselfandi @leclesbian and @neysdoll, thank you all so much for tagging me! i'm sorry this took me so long!

currently reading: doing the classic k rotation of books, currently it is daisy jones & the six (taylor jenkins reid), gone (michael grant), and why we swim (bonnie tsui)! i need to have a fiction book, a non-fiction book, and a nostalgic book (i would say kids book but more like book i read as a kid) ongoing at all times! all rereads because i love them and the new books i want to read are currently on hold at the library

favourite colour: orange and blue!! something about oranges and the ocean and poetry etc etc

last song: head over heels by tears for fears!! i think i've officially exited my hurts me by tory lanez era and 80s pop is calling to me (by that i mean this one song)

last movie: omg i haven't watched a movie in so long i legitimately cannot remember this is so embarrassing jeez. a movie i plan to watch is la la land, which i am going to watch tonight!! it is one of my favs

sweet/spicy/savoury: yes, but not too sweet/i am slowly working on building my spice tolerance but generally i like spicy things/yes always to savoury!!

currently working on: working slowly on my reading goal for this year and updating my bullet journal for july, but in terms of fanfic i am writing a neymessi au where ney is a mermaid princess and leo is the ogopogo (the loch ness monster of lake okanagan, a lake in british columbia which i go to every summer!)

i'm tagging @liverpool-enjoyer @stargarland @sunofmoon and @white-light-on-my-prism! i think everyone else has done this because i am so late, but if you haven't and want to please tag me!

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@lichason look at the babies omg

Baby Charles and Arthur 🥹👼🏻

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hi 😁 you look great in red 😏

now seriously, what a banger of a layout. kept thinking about it since i saw it earlier and damn! i've never imagined you in red because well, blue is your color as the sea is the tranquility. but red is also the color of passion and love, things you are also so connected to.

anyways, i love how it turned out! ily <3

omg nikka hi!!

you are so sweet to me thank you so much! this means the world to me because you’re like the queen of layouts so knowing you like mine is kind of crazy? i’m so glad though its growing on me too!

honestly i agree with you, i’ve never seen myself as a red girl, definitely usually a blue person but i think it fits well. your words are so sweet thank you again 🥹🫂

ily too!

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hi, k! since you opened your inbox for hockey asks, here we go...

one you told me your team was the same as ferrari in the sense of the teams' management being harmful to the athletes' performance. could you explain exactly how it happens? i'm curious!

nikka i am kissing you on the forehead because i love this question, but this explanation is also very long so im hiding it under the cut but i hope you enjoy!

k ama: hockey edition!

ok so back story time. from about 2008-2012, the canucks (my team) were a very good team. because of the nhl's salary cap, this means that in order to stay very good and competitive for the stanley cup, they were implementing a strategy called "going all in" which means they were trading future draft picks and spending all their money to make sure the team was good in the present, even if it meant that the team would be worse in the future.

in 2011, the canucks were very very good. one of the best in the nhl. they had won the president's trophy, the award for the team with the most points at the end of the regular season (so the best team in the league, it is the equivalent of a football team winning their league and then going into the cl), and they had so many amazing players. they made a run to the stanley cup finals and lost in game 7 (sports trauma for me as a kid). because they lost though, they needed to trade and let some players leave so they could build up the team to be good again the next year, and have the salaries fit under the cap.

the next year in 2012, they also won the presidents trophy, but they were out in the first round of the playoffs (like the knockout stages of the cl). same as in 2013. now the organization is in a bit of a panic, because they have sacrificed players who could play for them in the future in order to get players who can play well for them now, but the team isn't performing like they expect them to.

this is when the spiral started. the team was playing bad, so a lot of the young players who we drafted had to play on the nhl team too early, before they were ready to, which lead to their player development being stunted when they were playing in the higher leagues before their skating ability and strength had developed. a lot of them were also too young, and having all the pressure of being in the highest league in a city crazy about hockey led to them burning out of the nhl and not filling their potential.

the team also took a lot of bets on players that didn't pan out for one reason or another, either because they were put into a role that they weren't ready for or because they were given too much responsibility, but either way they didn't thrive and sometimes haven't played for a good nhl team, or even in the nhl at all, since they left the canucks. the list is endless juolevi, virtanen, goldobin, granlund, stetcher, macewan, and those are just a few of many.

the team has gone through many phases since 2011, but they have hit rock bottom like three times and still haven't really bounced out of it. the player development thing is better now, but a lot of our superstar players are stuck on a mediocre, mid table team that doesn't seem to be changing drastically to improve. of course i have hope, i want to see hughes and pettersson and demko and the rest of our young star players to win a cup together (and i want to see the city of vancouver get a stanley cup. we deserve it) but realistically,,, we aren't ready and it has been this cycle since 2012/2013.

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🚨 Midweek Vibes Are Loading… 🚨

Let’s set the tone for a FAB Wednesday with Gil Scott-Heron’s legendary album The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 🎶🔥 Today’s feature track? “GET OUT OF The Ghetto Blues 🎷” – an anthem, a movement, a statement. Pair it with a rich, velvety homebrew Café Latte ☕🫘, and you’ve got the perfect fuel for the day.

🎷 But the real magic happens tonight!

Join us for another soul-stirring edition of Black Classical Music - JAZZ as we sip, vibe, and celebrate the legacy of jazz in all its power and depth.

🔥 TONIGHT: IT’S A JAZZ THING 🔥

📅 Wed, March 12 | ⏰ 6:30 - 8:30 PM EST

🥃 Pairing: Nikka Whisky SINGLE Malt Miyagikyo

🎶 Vibe: BLACK Classical Music - JAZZ 🎷

Upcoming Shows – MARK YOUR CALENDAR! 📅

🍷 PLAY MUSIC DRINK WINE – Sat, March 15 | Afro Soul House + Mason Chardonnay 2022 🍷🔥

☕ BEANS & BEATS SUNDAY – Sun, March 16 | Chill Lounge + French Mocha Dark Roast ☕🎶

🚀 FUNK SOUL BLUES WEEKEND – March 22 & 23 – Stay tuned!

📢 TUNE IN LIVE 🌍 Let’s sip, vibe & connect from anywhere!

📲 More info: lovemusiclovewine.com

📧 Email: info@lovemusiclovewine.com

#LoveMusicLoveWine #PlayMusicDrinkWine #SipTheRevolution #JazzLovers #AfroSoul #CoffeeBeats #VinylVibes #DreOnDeck #BlackClassicalMusic

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🎶☕ Monday Vibes with Dre from LmLw Radio! ☕🎶

🚀 What’s up, people?! It’s your boy Dre from Love Music Love Wine Radio—hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Let’s kickstart the new week in style with a legendary album: Blondie’s Parallel Lines 🎸, featuring today’s track “One Way or Another” 🔥🎶.

☕ Paired perfectly with another fantastic homebrew Cafe Latte made from French Mocha Dark Roast—smooth, bold, and just the right kick to fuel your Monday! Let’s vibe, sip, and check in again on Wednesday! 🙌🎶

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✨ UPCOMING SHOWS – MARK YOUR CALENDAR! ✨

🎷 IT’S A JAZZ THING

📅 Wed, March 12 | ⏰ 6:30 - 8:30 PM EST

🥃 Pairing: Nikka Whisky SINGLE Malt Miyagikyo

💫 Vibe: BLACK Classical Music - JAZZ 🎵🔥

🍷 PLAY MUSIC DRINK WINE

📅 Sat, March 15 | ⏰ 2:30 - 5:30 PM EST

🍷 Pairing: MASON Chardonnay 2022

💫 Vibe: AFRO Soul House 🎶✨

☕ BEANS & BEATS SUNDAY

📅 Sun, March 16 | ⏰ 8:00 - 11:00 AM EST

☕ Pairing: French Mocha Dark Roast

💫 Vibe: Chill Lounge 🍃☕

🚨 PLUS: FUNK SOUL BLUES WEEKEND – March 22 & 23 Stay tuned! 🎸🔥

📢 TUNE IN LIVE 🌍 Let’s sip, vibe & connect from anywhere! 🔥

📲 More info: lovemusiclovewine.com

📧 Email: info@lovemusiclovewine.com

#LoveMusicLoveWine #PlayMusicDrinkWine #VinylVibes #JazzLovers #AfroSoul #CoffeeBeats #SipAndVibe #OneWayOrAnother #DreOnDeck

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🎉 HAPPY FRIDAY, MUSIC, WINE & COFFEE LOVERS! 🎉

Yes, yes, YES—Friday is here, and it’s time to CELEBRATE! 🎶

Kick off the weekend with Pink Floyd’s legendary album “The Wall” and a kickass homebrew Cafe Latte made from Mountain Blend Dark Roast Beans. ☕🔥

Here’s to good vibes, great music, and an even better weekend. Cheers to YOU! 🥂

👇 MARK YOUR CALENDAR!👇

This weekend is all about MUSIC, BEATS, AND GOOD TIMES. Don’t miss out!

🎸 PLAY Music DRINK Wine🍷

📅 Saturday, March 1 | 🕐 1:30-4:30PM EST

🎶 Funk, Soul, Classic Rock, & Jazz House Grooves 🎷

🍷 Featuring Escondido 2020 Tempranillo Ribera Del Duero —a soulful, sultry pairing for every groove! �✨

☕ BEANS & BEATS Sunday🎵

📅 Sunday, March 2 | 🕐 9AM-Noon EST

🎶 A smooth & bold morning mix to fuel your soul ☕💃

☕ Featuring Costa Rican & Colombian Dark Roast—because basslines & caffeine hit DIFFERENT! 🔥

🥃 Sunday Evening Classics (S.E.C.)🎻

📅 Sunday, March 2 | 🕐 3-5PM EST

🎼 Classical music meets refined elegance 🎻✨

🥃 Sip on Nikka Whisky Single Malt Miyagikyo—the perfect companion for timeless symphonies. 🥃🎶

🎧 DON’T JUST LISTEN—EXPERIENCE IT!🎧

📍 More info: http://lovemusiclovewine.com

📩 Questions? Could you email us at info@lovemusiclovewine.com?

💬 Tag your crew and tell us which event you’re most excited about! 👇

#WeekendVibes #MusicAndWine #CoffeeBeats #ClassicalNights #HappyFriday