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my mother was a freedom fighter

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Ff mother

Ff machine gun

Ff sniper

Done and Done

AmyH
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Oof. I hurt. Took us 6.5 hours to get out today, with a few rest stops on the way.

I'll post more tomorrow, including oodles of pictures.

In one word: spectacular.

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mariser
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and its my own damn fault

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Camping at the Turn of the Century

I love the OUTDOOR GIRLS series books by Laura Lee Hope.

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I couldn't even begin to wish you love them as much as I do or for you to have even heard of them, but in case you do, &/or have - or don't but still love camping out or the "good old days" - these other Turn of the Century books might really interest you.

I found two (non-fiction) books that might have been read by the girls and boys of Deepdale, had they (the boys and girls of Deepdale I mean...) been real:

On The Trail, An Outdoor Book for Girls

On the Trail

(1915) by Lina Beard & Adelia Belle Beard.

and Camping for Boys

Camping for Boys

(1913) by William Henry Gibson. (Both also available on Google Books)

If I can't live one hundred years ago - and I do wish I could, I can still wish my friends and I could take a month off and camp out like this:

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All images and content used withOUT permission. Please visit Gutenberg.org, Shorpy.com, and the best site of all - Series Books for Girls - Jennifer really knows her vintage books and I LOVE LOVE LOVE her site, blog and Bonanzle booth. I admire her work so much and hope she doesn't mind me lifting an image from her site.

Little Dragon at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (11/13/09)

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Little Dragon - Swimming

Little Dragon

Tour Dates

11/14/09 Double Door Chicago, IL
11/16/09 Al’s Bar Lexington, KY
11/17/09 Cliff Bells Detroit
11/18/09 Wrongbar Toronto, ON
11/19/09 ll Motore Montreal
11/20/09 Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY
11/21/09 LPR NY, New York
11/22/09 Liv Nightclub Washington DC
11/23/09 Magnus Music LLC Charlottesville
11/24/09 Milestone Charlotte, NC
11/25/09 Local 506 Carrboro, NC
11/27/09 BottleTree Birmingham, AL
11/28/09 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA
11/29/09 House Of Blues Dallas, TX
11/30/09 Emos Jr Austin, TX
12/02/09 Rhythm Room Phoenix
12/03/09 Casbah San Diego, CA
12/04/09 El Rey LA, CA
12/07/09 Rythm Factory London
12/08/09 HiFi Club Leeds
12/09/09 Jam Brighton
12/17/09 Palác Akropolis Prague

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Among the music she's listening to, she highly recommended Little Dragon. When I found out that s...

Such a nice night for mid-November at the 400 Bar. Athletes in Slacks (myspace) warmed up the crowd with their laidback loungey harmonizing sound that only two keyboarders and a guitarist can produce. The band claims all their songs are about love, except later on their hour-long set, they introduced a song about hating two guys from New York. They did finish strong with a cover of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart", and that's what really matter.

The first time I heard about Swedish band Little Dragon, was in January. Ceji was really into them. Since we generally like Swedish bands here, I did try and keep up with their whereabouts. As it turns out, they're in the middle of their tour through the US to promote their sophomore album, Machine Dreams. Although the band's been here already, they confessed last night that this was their first time in Minneapolis.

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They didn't do Ceji's favorite "Recommendation" song, but I though hands-down their best song played was "After The Rain", complete with an amazing ending.

From what I heard from their live set, their new songs seems to drifts from the R&B and Jazz influence to more electro and beats. I think the combination works well for them, especially since I like their big beats/electronica sound.

Little Dragon

So one thing I should point out is that singer Yukimi Nagano's dance moves looks very martial and yoga-like. She's often doing this tough smirk and her fists in boxing stance. It's as if she's saying, "bring it on". The way she dances and handles herself, she seems like she was born to be an entertainer.

I've been to a lot of shows lately, and I can tell you that this was one of the best shows yet. They're heading their way to the East Coast, so definitely check them out. If they're not heading through your city, you should check out Machine Dreams, out now on Peacefrog Records.

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crazy lady + bunny + toy piano

mariser
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murderous bunny

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the clip ends abruptly. I think we know why

...now that I think about it, "B.B. Bunny" looks awful familiar...

I think he went on to star in Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail

TWO NEWS FLASHES: (1) Pink Steel played on the Zaldor's World podcast! (2) Zaldor's real name: Les. http://ow.ly/seX4

thirty movies hath november - Rocky (1976)

mariser
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back in the olden days of b&w TVs, Friday night was fight night. thus,

Yo, Adrian! It's me, Rocky.

Rocky was a labor of love, the little movie that did, a personal tale that became a multimillion dollar enterprise. it is also the movie that has spanned the most sequels (Rocky II, III, IV, V, VI aka "Rocky Balboa"). what's the name for this? a hexology?

the taglines for the movie are interesting, if a bit confusing.

You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest bicentennial in history! *

A Philadelphia fighter who never made the big time...He showed he could take on a challenge...and won something bigger than a championship bout.

Meet the "Italian Stallion": a small-time guy with big-time guts who yearns to be a hero...just once!**

He's a has-been battler with one dream left...and one last chance.

His whole life was a million-to-one shot.

* Rocky was released in 1976. references to the American Revolution of 1776 Bicentennial are everywhere.

** a small-time guy with big-time guts. I'm a 12-year-old at heart. I won't tell you what I thought it read.

Silvester Stallone gets mucho credit for writing the movie (in a 3½-day bender as legend has it) and more so for refusing to sell it to several studios that were interested in the story but wanted to cast their own choices (including Robert Redford. Robert fracking Redford. damn), but Stallone stood firm on his demand to himself play the role of Rocky Balboa.

no doubt Stallone was Rocky, but much of the movie's success was due to the fine supporting cast. Mickey, Adrian, Paulie. Apollo Creed

check the patch on Paulie's shoulder on the third pic. Philadelphia represent, yo.

(damn. for the second day in a row I can't embed from YT. is not just me, teh SO had the same problem)

here be the links to watch:

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8DlBN_LLiA

Cut me Mick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpYosdIQ9JA&feature=related

Gonna fly now (theme from Rocky) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioE_O7Lm0I4

and because is not something I expected to find while searching for Rocky pictures:

Rocky usb

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Bits and Bobs on a Saturday Morning

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The Maladies

The Maladies - Album Launch - Oxford Art Factory

It was a dark and stormy night.... well, less stormy and more irritatingly rainy.... anyway it was a night to venture out for the purpose of viewing the album launch show of Sydney boys, The Maladies.

Playing a bunch of songs from their debut album, With You Right By My Side, Baby The Deal Just Can’t Go Down, it was a pretty fine show, I must say. Loud, dirty, bluesy rock, from foot tap inducing tunes to slow, sullen mini-epic songs, but still not quiet. I'd never actually been to a Maladies show before so I was not sure what to expect. Thankfully, it wasn't disappointing in the slightest. I can only assume that the horn section and the back-up lady singers might have been a special occasion for album launching purposes, possibly not the correct sized stage for so many people to squish on to, but you really can't go wrong with a very large saxophone. All the same, quite impressive musicality, the entire band (including back-up musicians on this particular occasion) didn't put a foot wrong. Nice.

Ask me to name a track. Well no, I can't because I am yet to acquire a copy of the album, but i can assure you, that either catching a Maladies show and/or purchasing your very own copy of With You Right By My Side, Baby The Deal Just Can’t Go Down is quite a good idea.

If you are in Brisbane or Melbourne you are in luck because there's more shows to be played:

19 Nov - The Step Inn Fortitude Valley, Queensland w Mexico City & Sue Ray

27 Nov - The Tote Melbourne, Victoria. w James McCann’s Dirty Skirt Band, Black Pony Express & Little John.

An honourable mention also has to go to Jamie Hutchings. I'm sure he's being playing shows in some form or another since before the dawn of time. Always enjoyable.... and, it seems, about to embark on a tour of europe, so if you're over that way, be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled. Or maybe just look at his website for tour dates (might be easier).

The Maladies - http://www.myspace.com/themaladiesband

Jamie Hutchings - http://www.myspace.com/jamiehutchings

The Rocketsmiths

The Rocketsmiths.... brought to me by facestalk.... but really.... considering the vast volumes of bands that pop up via the internet I must admit this offering from The Rocketsmiths is not too shabby at all. Not what i'd usually admit to listen to.

Anyway, a neat little tune named Doctor has landed on my earpod, and i must say I like it. It's simple, it's pounding, straight down the line. Punk pop, short and sweet. A five piece from Brisbane, The Rocketsmiths have been around for some time (well, since 2006 at least) and released a handfull of EP's. Well worth further investigation.

Tour dates for the Doctor tour... here:

20 Nov 2009 - MUM at World Bar, Kings Cross, Sydney,

21 Nov 2009 - The Clubhouse (formerly Empire Corner Bar), Fortitude Valley

The Rocketsmiths -http://www.rocketsmiths.com/

Fan Death

Well, according to Wikipedia (an obvious reliable source) Fan Death is "a South Korean urban legend which states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can cause the death of those inside (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia)."

As for the band, Fan Death is a couple of ladies who make a brand of discotheque pop stylings of the type that I have never heard before. It's like modern disco, really. Very simple standard disco backing with two female voices singing over the top. Enough to drive you nuts if disco isn't your thing, but i have a little soft spot for disco music....(thanks mum), but not so much for this tune (bring on the Walter Murphy Band... ahem).

There's not a lot of obvious information available as to where these ladies are from, so I can only assume that they are american and it appears there are no live shows on the horizon. Maybe they've gone to Korea to dispel the rumours.

Fan Death -http://www.myspace.com/fandeath

Sally

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