#phebe and james

[leahthedreamer]

We need more ageism in ice dance, how am I expected to watch this season as F/G, C/B, G/F etc and their wishy washy programs win over these younger teams

[figureskatingcostumes]

Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez looking a million bucks pounds sterling for their flamenco rhythm dance at the 2023 Junior Worlds and 2022 Junior Grand Prix competitions in Gdansk and Ostrava.

(Sources: 1 and 2)

[sunskate]

omg all the drama was at Golden Spin:

Bekker/Hernandez🇬🇧🥇 Davis/Smolkin 🇬🇪🥈 Janse van Rensburg/Steffan 🇩🇪🥉 Neset/Markelov 4th

[incorrectfigureskatingopinions]

Ugh twizzles just were not twizzling but straight line lift was so cool

[frubeto]

honestly more people should skate to james bond themes. it offers all the opportunities for dramatics and shenanigans. i love it.

[theskatingarchive]

Phebe Bekker/James Hernandez (GBR)

2025 World Championship Free Dance (107.37)

[justnotkrikkit]

and phebe/james grand prix at LAST... my perfect best brits...

[jennibeultimate]

Hannah Lim/Ye Quan and Phebe Bekker/James Hernandez @ Worlds 2024 practice Day 2

💜💜💜 Purple slays 🔥🔥🔥

(photos by me)

[figureskatingfanblog]

Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez of Great Britain won the gold at the CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin of Georgia won the silver, and Jennifer Janse van Rensberg and Benjamin Steffan of Germany won the bronze.

[arysguide]

a song a week: #7

Everyday's Torture (Cover) - Jackie Cornell aka Jacky Cornell (1971)

This song had to make an appearance at some point. I believe I found this on the compilation '(Joost den Draaijer presenteert) The Golden Years Of Dutch Pop Music - The Seventies Part 1 (Hits & Tips 1970-1971),' released in 2016, available on Spotify. Sidenote: Joost den Draaijer is the pseudonym of Willem van Kooten, legendary radio DJ and record producer, now 83 years old.

I can't remember anymore if I listened to the whole compilation, either way, on Disc 2 there it is: this song by Jackie Cornell. It's stuck with me for years now. For those of you that are familiar with late 60s - early 70s Dutch pop music, you might have noticed this is originally a song by famous The Hague band Golden Earring (1969). The Golden Earring version is also quite good, with a guitar solo at about 2 minutes in that I wish had been included in Cornell's version. (Another sidenote: Cornell also appears to be from The Hague.)

What Cornell's version really has going for it is an incredibly powerful and expressive voice - he really sounds like a man at the end of his wits, driven crazy by a doomed romance. I almost wish the song was slower, or perhaps the instrumentals took more of a backseat - this guy is singing his heart out and the string section has the audacity to compete with him! Jacky's tortured bluesy sound feels very James Brown inspired. I can listen to it dozens of times and not get tired. So why isn't he more famous? Seems like I'm not the only one wondering that.

I found a post about the song and Jacky's music career on the blog Ondergewardeerde Liedjes (Under-appreciated Songs). The post was made in 2018, it's in Dutch but Google Translate does a good job of translating it into English. These days Jackie Cornell, real name Jacques Eckhardt, runs a respected oyster bar in Toronto with his wife Phebe. There's a lovely article about it in the Toronto Star (from 2021). If I'm ever in Toronto I'll have to visit, and if Jacques happens to read this: much love from The Hague, thank you for sharing your voice with us.

I'm a man, know my destiny But it seems, love is dead for me I'm hung up on a woman's resolution There's nothing left but a dream, an illusion I'm a man, know my destiny But it seems, love is dead for me Free me, free me

See also: this helpful page about his discography on Nldiscografie.nl.

[bills-bible-basics]

THE MYSTERY OF GOD -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List #Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses "But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, THE MYSTERY OF GOD should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets." Revelation 10:7, KJV "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea." Romans 16:25-27, KJV "Behold, I SHEW YOU A MYSTERY; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, KJV "For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me." Job 19:25-27, KJV "Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead." Isaiah 26:19, KJV "Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." John 5:28-29, KJV "Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world." John 11:23-27, KJV "And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body." Romans 8:23, KJV "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle [meaning our body of flesh] were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life." 2 Corinthians 5:1-4, KJV "But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/the-mystery-of-god-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?THE%20MYSTERY%20OF%20GOD%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

[leahthedreamer]

(Trying to look on the bright side of things) Phebe and James get to go to the Olympics!

[areyouwho-ithinkyouare]

if it wasn’t for the fluke of t/v ending up in the first group phebe&james would have won their group and that’s honestly all i care about here

[sunskate]

Phebe Bekker & James Hernandez RD at the 2025 European Championships

[swforester]

In memory of the four children of James and Phebe: Thomas who died in Leyden NY aged 22, Lurenda who died at age 16, Russel and one more name that's lost in the snow.

Rock Valley Cemetery 2/12/25

[figurelifeflirt]

2022 JGP Poland stage 1 entry #44

Junior free dance

Hegarty/Hegarty(IRL)

Thoughts: I liked the finishing pose.

Bekker/Hernandez(GBR)

Thoughts: James, It took me a minute to get used to it, but I like the facial hair.

Junior short dance

Bekker/Hernandez(GBR)

Thoughts: I like Phebe’s butterflies.