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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740083196210636805Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:18:16 +0000ThoughtsFamilyFarmHealthy LivingRecipesNatureHousekeepingReal Food PledgeBefore/AfterCraftsPetsWeekly ThoughtFlowersRoad TripGardenGiveawaysBooksMy Favorite 25New Year's DreamsA Meek Perspectivenoreply@blogger.com (Judy @ A Meek Perspective)Blogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740083196210636805.post-321757290642856563Thu, 25 Dec 2014 02:59:00 +00002014-12-24T20:59:03.650-06:00Merry Christmas 2014<div> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div> <div> Greetings to our dear friends and family,</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 2014 is winding down fast. Like last year, we can’t believe its time to share another letter with some updates for our family. &nbsp;2014 was another busy year with lots of changes for our family that we look forward to sharing.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="285" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="360" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Joseph is continuing his career path with the Army passing the 2-year anniversary mark on Sept 24. He made it through his first winter in Alaska for his duty station at Fort Wainwright. He made a trip back to Alabama in late May for the wedding of two former HS Classmates. &nbsp;Our “bucket list” trip to Alaska did not materialize due to some changes in Joseph’s schedule with field exercises this summer. &nbsp;Joseph made a second trip to Alabama in November for a short visit. &nbsp;During that visit, we were able to meet his wife, Yvonne. &nbsp;We welcome her to our family with every ounce of love in our hearts and wish them a lifetime of happiness. &nbsp;Yvonne is currently attending the University of Fairbanks as a Biology major. &nbsp;She plans to continue her studies in the medical field after graduation.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="300" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="285" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Judy enjoyed some antique furniture refinishing projects from auction and antique store finds. &nbsp;She “tried” a short stint in a corporate accounting environment with a local hospital but quickly got that out of her system when overtime became the norm. &nbsp;Thankfully, she was able to return to the small accounting firm she has been with since 2007. &nbsp;Her role at Leigh King &amp; Associates has changed to include assisting with audits. &nbsp;</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="266" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 2014 had some major changes for Charlie as well. &nbsp;After 8 years of serving the Hawk Pride Church of Christ, Charlie resigned as their Minister. &nbsp;Then a new door opened for Ministry in May. &nbsp;Under the leadership of the Sherrod Avenue Church of Christ, he now serves as the minister at a long-term care and rehab center each Sunday morning. &nbsp;In late July, Charlie transitioned from part-time employment to full-time with the Northwest AL RC&amp;D Council as their Executive Director. &nbsp;Over abundant rain, overfull work schedules and back issues made part-time farming an even greater challenge so we reduced our sheep numbers to hopefully simplify things this winter. &nbsp;We are truly honored that demand for our lambs has never been stronger so the less supply and strong demand has been a good problem. &nbsp;Charlie is ending the year with some health struggles and we are girding up to face them with determination and faith.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="266" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="266" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Charlie and Judy enjoyed a short fall vacation to Burkes Garden, VA and viewed some historic farmland owned by the Charles Marvin Meek estate. &nbsp; Not sure of any kinship but it was an honor to find another Meek family tied to the land and agriculture. &nbsp;Judy checked off a bucket list item hiking a minute portion of the Appalachian Trail near Groseclose, VA. &nbsp;Charlie tagged along as best he could! &nbsp;We made a swing home via Asheville, NC to visit the Biltmore House. Biltmore was quite the opposite of the first leg of our trip but it was good to learn the history of the Vanderbilt family and see the farm still involved in active crop and livestock production.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="266" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="285" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> We pray this letter finds you and your family in good health and best wishes for 2015. &nbsp;May God Bless each and everyone!</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="285" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year,</div> <div> Charlie &amp;Judy Meek</div> <div> <br /></div> 2014/12/merry-christmas-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Judy @ A Meek Perspective)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740083196210636805.post-581541908159413138Wed, 25 Dec 2013 20:02:00 +00002013-12-25T14:15:56.681-06:00FamilyMerry Christmas 2013<div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Greetings to our dear friends and family,<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2013 is just about over. We can’t believe its time to share another letter with some updates for our family.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Joseph is continuing his career path with the Army passing the 1 year mark on 9/24.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>After Basic Training which ended in Dec 12, 2012, he completed his individual training assignment at Fort Gordon, GA studying to be a radio operator/maintainer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>His training was delayed three weeks so he had a lesson in patience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>He was the distinguished honor graduate for his class having the top GPA, for which he received a promotion…. YAY!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>His next training assignment was jump school at Fort Benning, GA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Here he encountered another huge test as he had an injury on one of the zip line training activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This derailed his graduation plans and he took a medical drop into a hold over unit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>His original orders were for Fort Hood, TX but with the delays he was re-assigned to Fort Wainwright, AK. That’s right Alaska.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We were able to visit with Joseph in GA briefly before his transfer to AK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We have had a visit to Alaska on our “bucket list” for a long time so we hope to check that item off next summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We look forward to having Joseph home for a Christmas break starting Dec. 17<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="320" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Judy continues to enjoy her association with Leigh, King &amp; Associates as a staff accountant.&nbsp; She is currently studying for the IRS Enrolled Agent Exam and has passed the first and second tests for her certification – ONE more to go!&nbsp; She enjoys antiques shopping/refinishing and photography as her key hobbies.&nbsp;&nbsp; Finding time to blog seems to be harder each year and 2013 just had too many moving parts to allow time for blogging.&nbsp; Our gardening efforts were a challenge with a VERY wet spring, lots of travel and Charlie battling a back injury.&nbsp; Our berries did yield much fruit and great peace of mind to enjoy fresh food right out of the garden.&nbsp; Late July we visited with Judy’s High School classmates in Keyser, WV for her 30<sup>th</sup> Class Reunion.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="; width="320" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2013 had some bumps for Charlie as well.&nbsp; He had a back injury that derailed most of his shearing plans and restricted most “normal” farm work.&nbsp; He was thankful to be able to arrange for a shearer from NC to come shear our sheep and the bulk of his clients in North AL, and TN.&nbsp; His former apprentice was able to shear for a few clients as well.&nbsp; Farm life continues to bring great joy yet also struggles…not the best combination but such is life.&nbsp; Charlie still enjoys his part-time employment with the Northwest AL RC&amp;D Council as their Executive Director.&nbsp; The Council was honored to receive the Outstanding Project Award for AL and the Southeast Region.&nbsp; 2013 continued his 8th year of service as the minister of the Hawk Pride church of Christ in Colbert County. &nbsp;&nbsp;During our trip to WV he was able to visit the VA Tech University farm and view their Polled Dorset Sheep.&nbsp; Charlie was able to add some breeding stock to our farm from VA Tech that we hope will help us increase efficiency and quality.&nbsp; As we go to print with this newsletter Charlie is still struggling with back issues and awaiting test results with hopes we can find out what is causing the problem.</span><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="213" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As we all encounter struggles and set backs in life they are a constant reminder of what is most important….RELATIONSHIPS.&nbsp; We continue to cherish our relationships with family and friends and of course our spiritual relationship with the GREAT I AM!<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We pray this letter finds you and your family in good health and best wishes for 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>May God Bless each and everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: .6pt;"> <span 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2013/12/merry-christmas-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Judy @ A Meek Perspective)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740083196210636805.post-7715036749849666678Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:38:00 +00002012-12-23T21:38:04.159-06:00Merry Christmas 2012<i>I know I have been missing from the blog world for quite a while. &nbsp;I hope to be back soon, but I didn't want to miss wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. &nbsp;This is what we have been up to this year:</i><br /> <br /> <br /> Greetings to our dear friends and family,<br /> <br /> 2012 was another busy year with BIG changes again for our family.<br /> <br /> Joseph began the year starting his second semester at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. &nbsp;After a summer of reflection, he decided to re-focus his career plans and enlist with the US Army. &nbsp;He completed his basic training at Fort Jackson, SC on Dec 6th. &nbsp;We were thankful to have his girl friend of a year, Rachel, with us for his graduation. &nbsp;He is now at his individual training assignment at Fort Gordon, GA studying to be a radio operator/maintainer. &nbsp;He did very well during basic training and qualified as an expert marksman. &nbsp;We are proud of Joseph’s decision to serve our country and we pray for his safety. &nbsp;Needless to say our outlook on life, being thankful and praying for Joseph have all reached new levels. &nbsp;We look forward to spending some time with him during the Holidays.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="; width="426" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Judy continues and enjoys her association with Leigh, King &amp; Associates as a staff accountant. &nbsp;She is currently studying for the IRS Enrolled Agent Exam and has passed the first test for her certification – two more to go! &nbsp;She enjoys antiques shopping and photography as her key hobbies. &nbsp; Finding time to blog has been a challenge this year but you can still learn of some of our happenings and events at . &nbsp;We grew a larger garden this year and we enjoyed the fresh food right out of the garden and were able to freeze some for the winter months. &nbsp;Judy was able to travel with Charlie to the National RC&amp;D Meeting held in Madison, WI in June. &nbsp;We were able to squeeze in a quick visit to the historic “shack” mentioned in the classic book, The Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. &nbsp;We also enjoyed a visit to the Leopold Center, which highlights renewable energy and “green” technology. We also visited Southeast MN to get another state on Judy’s list visiting the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN. &nbsp;The bluffs along the upper Mississippi River are captivating. &nbsp;Other stops for our trip included the Decorah, IA Eagle Cam and a sheep farm in Iowa for Charlie to feed his sheep farming addition during our travels. &nbsp;Late fall we visited the North American Livestock Expo in Louisville, KY with two dear friends. &nbsp;Judy is rapidly adjusting to the role of an Army mom. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="; width="640" /></a></div> <br /> August 31 was Charlie’s one-year anniversary being “officially” retired from USDA-SCS/NRCS. &nbsp;Charlie is as busy as ever, but most days don’t feel anything like retirement. Charlie is continuing his part-time employment with the Northwest AL RC&amp;D Council as their Executive Director. &nbsp;2012 continued his 7th year of service as the minister of the Hawk Pride church of Christ in Colbert County. &nbsp;The shearing side-business continued in 2012 (6th year) assisting clients in TN, AL and MS (sheep, llamas and alpacas). &nbsp;New for 2012 was planning and hosting a Farm Day for a group of home schooled students and their families. &nbsp;Staff from the Florence USDA-NRCS office assisted and several special friends attended as well, we had a total attendance of 50 special guests. Charlie enjoyed shearing for the group to share our love of raising sheep. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="; width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Our small farm continues to not only feed us but also of equal importance give us wholesome experiences such as a glorious sunrise or majestic sunsets. &nbsp;Seeing seeds pop out of the ground and chart their course to harvest and making trips to the barn during the wee hours of the morning and seeing steam rising from a new lamb and hearing its first bleat of “hello world” sure make the world seem right! &nbsp;We continue to be thankful for our jobs, great coworkers, great neighbors and two church families that love and support us more than one could dream. &nbsp;We cherish communication with our family and friends and seeing them when our paths cross which is NOT enough! <br /> <br /> We pray this letter finds you and your family in good health and best wishes for 2013. &nbsp;May God Bless each and everyone!<br /> <br /> Happy New Year,<br /> <br /> Charlie, Judy and Joseph Meek<br /> <div> <br /></div> 2012/12/merry-christmas-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Judy @ A Meek Perspective)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740083196210636805.post-1600198970847738161Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:06:00 +00002012-08-18T08:06:37.359-05:00Road TripRoad Trip: Illinois Countryside Interstate 39The first of June we left on a road trip traveling toward Wisconsin for a business/vacation trip. &nbsp;We chose to drive this trip to be able to see the countryside all the way from Alabama to Wisconsin (a 2500 miles round trip journey). &nbsp;We also visited Minnesota and Iowa. &nbsp;These photos were taken around Rockford, Illinois. &nbsp;We drove off the interstate to be able to get some closer shots.<br /> <br /> Our first day we traveled through Illinois and enjoyed viewing the farm scenery...corn, corn, corn and corn was growing in this area. &nbsp;When we looked at the farms passing by our car windows, every farm had one of these barns on their property. &nbsp;They were dotted all over the landscape. &nbsp;We wondered why every farm had this particular barn. &nbsp;Most were exactly alike. &nbsp;Some were painted, some were not. &nbsp;Some red, some white, some green, some naturally gray.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="; width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="; width="640" /></a></div> <br /> We also noticed that there were no fences. &nbsp;In the southern states, every farm has fences not only to keep their livestock in, but also as boundary lines. &nbsp;We didn't see much livestock in this area of Illinois. &nbsp;I guess there was no longer any need for fencing.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div> <br /> We stopped and worshipped on Sunday with a friendly congregation in Ottawa, Illinois. &nbsp;One of the men was a farmer so we asked him why every farm had one of these barns. &nbsp;He said they were old-fashioned corn cribs. &nbsp;We soon got off the interstate after church and drove closer to one of these barns. &nbsp;After a closer look, you could definitely see the gaps in the sides of the barns for the corn to dry out.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="; width="640" /></a></div> <br /> The barn below was painted white and had a slightly different design for the roof and cupola. &nbsp;All of the barns had the cupola on top -- I assume for added ventilation.<br /> <br />


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Americana UK the UK home for americana music Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:14:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-Americana_icon-32x32.jpg Americana UK 32 32 118090351 Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice /essentials-the-top-ten-songs-that-name-drop-other-artists-auk-readers-choice /essentials-the-top-ten-songs-that-name-drop-other-artists-auk-readers-choice#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:56 +0000 /?p=189979 An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another [...]]]> An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another artist in the lyrics. You can check it out here. Your response, dear readers, was incredible and proved there is so much more out there that we missed. We have included another ten here, all taken from the songs you suggested. We also give a big shout-out to everyone who responded and added their own to the list. A few notable ones were just outside the list: The Gaslight Anthem, High Lonesome, from their 2008 album The ’59 Sound, which steals a Counting Crows line and mentions Elvis. Ben Lee with Catch My Disease from Awake Is The New Sleep, which manages to shoehorn in Good Charlotte and Beyoncé. The Mountain Goats’ A Picture of My Dress from Getting Into Knives with the fabulous lyric “I’m in the bathroom, Of a Dallas, Texas Burger King, And Mr Steven Tyler, Is on the overhead speakers, He doesn’t want to miss a thing”. Apologies to The Band’s Robbie Robertson, as there wasn’t enough room in the ten for the wonderful Somewhere Down The Lazy River. Enjoy the reader’s list, and we look forward to more suggestions. Number 10: Lucinda Williams Ventura from World Without Tears (2003) From Williams’ seventh studio album released in 2003, this slow-building story song is about someone wishing to be somewhere else. This one name-drops Neil Young with the lyric “Take the long way home so I can ride around /Put Neil Young on and turn up the sound Drive up the coastline Maybe Ventura…” The aching beauty of the pedal steel adds to the raw, emotional vocals, a delivery style Williams uses throughout Ventura. Number 9: The National Eucalyptus from The First Two Pages Of Frankenstein (2023) New Order T-Shirt was number 2 in the original list from one of the best albums of 2023. It came at a time when the band were struggling internally, and in particular, singer Matt Berninger was finding it difficult to come up with song ideas and melodies. Eucalyptus could be about a broken relationship with a couple deciding who takes what. It could also be about the band’s potential breakup, as the lyrics ask, “What about the instruments?” As often happens, the record collection becomes the focus of any split, and it is in verse three where Berninger implores, “What about the Cowboy Junkies? / What about the Afghan Wigs?” Track two, after the plaintive beauty of the opener Once Upon A Poolside, The National treat us to another fine piece of musical theatre. Number 8: Guy Clark Dublin Blues from Dublin Blues (1995) From the album of the same name, Clark delivers the title track in his own unique style. He name-checks the Mona Lisa, but it is not the enigmatic subject of the Leonardo Da Vinci painting; it’s Doc Watson, the musical artist, who is called out. “I have seen the David, I’ve seen the Mona Lisa too / I have heard Doc Watson play, Columbus Stockade Blues”. Fellow Texan Nanci Griffith provides the backing vocals, and although he isn’t credited, Clark can be heard calling into action, “Jerry,” which suggests his good friend Jerry Douglas jumped in on dobro. A striking story of missing someone close, with such longing in his voice. When Clark sings “I wish I was in Austin in the Chili Parlor Bar”, there is no doubt it is heartfelt, and he is ready for the legendary Mad Dog Margarita and a bowl of Texas Red Chilli. Steve Earle opened his tribute album to Clark, simply called Guy, with his version of the track. This nicely leads us into number 7. Number 7: Lydia Loveless Steve Earle from Indestructible Machine (2011) Loveless’s imagery of a stalker named Steve Earle feels playful; however, it also hints at the serious danger of potentially overzealous fans. The song used Steve Earle as the target, but it could have been anyone. Her first release on Bloodshot Records, the home of Earle’s son Justin Townes Earle for his first five records, the album Indestructible Machine was an impressive, explosive collection. Many tracks were recorded as live takes at Grove City, Ohio’s Sonic Lounge Recording Studio. Justin Townes Earle almost gets a mention too, as Loveless sings “And I keep asking Steve, would you introduce me to your son / Because he read an article that said, oh gee, I guess I drink a lot”. That would have been a musical duo to behold. Number 6: First Aid Kit Emmylou from The Lion’s Roar (2012) Now, you could argue they don’t actually name-drop Emmylou Harris, but in our world, there is only one Emmylou it could be. Similarly, if you mention Dolly, we all know who you mean. The name-dropping doesn’t stop at Emmylou. We also hear June, Gram, and Johnny. The Swedish duo wrote the song about singing with someone you love, knowing any time may be the last. Cash and Carter were together for a long time, and although Harris and Parsons worked together, they were never officially romantically linked. They made some excellent music together. Sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg have no doubt had their own issues as siblings working closely; however, they have overcome them to produce some exquisite music of their own, Emmylou a fine example. Number 5: Amy Rigby Dancing With Joey Ramone from Little Fugitive (2005) Amy Rigby’s music blends old-fashioned humour that cuts through country music with her own take on punk rock. Dancing With Joey Ramone is an excellent example of her craft. Her fifth studio album includes the song, and it is blessed with extremely clever, funny, and interwoven wordplay. At times, there’s more than just dancing going on. Not only does Rigby name-drop everyone’s favourite Ramones, but cleverly throws in so many song titles that it is hard to keep pace with it all. “They played The Worst That Could Happen by the Brooklyn Bridge / He Hit Me, and It Felt Like A Kiss / Glad All Over Needles and Pins / Be My Baby again and again.” In those two lines alone, we have a Jimmy Webb song, a nod to The Crystals, Dave Clark Five and The Searchers. Breathtaking stuff from Rigby. Number 4: Eric Church Springsteen from Chief (2011) Church made the original list, but this track from his 2011 collection Chief was so obvious we missed it. A simple premise: summers long past, and how “A melody sounds like a memory.” We all have moments when we hear a song and remember exactly where we were or what we were doing the first time we heard it. Church has always celebrated pioneers of the genre and other songs that name-drop artists, giving us plenty to go at. Number 3: Bruce Springsteen Thunder Road from Born To Run (1975) As if we planned it, we follow Church’s homage to The Boss with one from the man himself. With Roy Orbison mentioned early in the track, this is a quality cut from his Born To Run record from the mid-seventies. Just another song about cars and girls, but done so the story unfolds between your ears with each piano fill and rises to a crescendo, as much of Springsteen’s early work does. Fair to say that the subject of the song, Mary, may have considered slamming the door even on Springsteen when he proclaims, “Well, show a little faith, there’s magic in the night / You ain’t a beauty, but hey, you’re alright”, not the best chat-up line you are ever going to hear, but the rest is splendid poetry. Number 2: Drive By Truckers Danko/Manuel from The Dirty South (2004) From the exquisite, near-perfect concept album The Dirty South, this Jason Isbell-written classic could have been the number 1 on this list. The rhythmic drumming at the beginning draws you in as the guitar joins; Isbell’s vocal delivery is special. Often an encore in his solo live shows, the band sends Chad Gamble out first on drums, giving the rest a longer breather. That first chorus so poignant and melancholy: “Can you hear that singing? Sounds like gold / Maybe I can hear it in my head / Fifteen years ago they owned that road / Now it’s rolling over us instead / Richard Manuel is dead.” Here we are at number 2, a song from the same album that gave us the last number 1. Is that the last of the Drive By Truckers we are going to hear from? Number 1: Jerry Joseph Sugar Smacks from The Beautiful Madness (2020) As fellow writer and video editor Andrew Frolish put it, “The latest single from Jerry Joseph is seven minutes of controlled aggression and a charged political assessment of the world around him.” Joseph’s words and raw emotion stand on their own, so take a listen and prepare for lyrical bombardment and a host of Amen’s. The artists name-checked in this one are many, with hidden ones among the words. Johnny Thunders, David Bowie and Joe Strummer are the main three, but look out for The New York Dolls, Drive By Truckers aka The Stiff Boys and a personal shout-out to Patterson (Hood) from the Truckers. The Truckers play on the song, so once again have a hand in the number 1 spot, but the words are all Joseph, Amen. ]]> /essentials-the-top-ten-songs-that-name-drop-other-artists-auk-readers-choice/feed 2 189979 Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust” /lawrence-rothman-here-lies-love-sawdust-to-stardust /lawrence-rothman-here-lies-love-sawdust-to-stardust#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:30:42 +0000 /?p=190110 Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, [...]]]> Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, Amanda Shires, Katie Pruitt, Jason Isbell and Jillian Jaqueline. Written and recorded in Biarritz, France, and Nashville, Tennessee, and produced and mixed entirely by Rothman himself, the album leans to the darker side of Americana in its tone, with rich, deep vocals from Rothman, reminiscent of Nick Cage, and arrangements at times in Hannah Aldridge/southern gothic mould. Variety, though, is the spice of life, and in its thirteen tracks the collection draws on the full range of Americana voicings, while always centred by Rothman’s distinctive vocals. Opening track The Meaning starts with stripped-back acoustic guitar and vocal, with a reflective lyric “Why am I breathing/ What is the reason/ Is anybody up there/ Is anybody listening/Who’s writing the story when I hear it in the wind/ Is the truth coming from outside/ Or somewhere buried beneath my skin”, before building atmospherically with female backing vocals and strings. Stable has at its heart facing up to challenges in life, characterised as “Wolves keep pacing my front porch/ I just starting to leave out the back door/ Trying to even the score/ It ain’t easy, but day by day I watch them wolves get a little farther away/I’m far from free, but I’m safe”, with the memorable refrain “I’ve been lying to myself that I didn’t need help, but I’m trying to turn the tables/I’m somewhere between falling apart and stable.” A powerful duet, with Sarah Klang, A Fire Test has a visceral lyric, the title a metaphor for how a relationship, however strong, may ultimately be doomed: “I’d let you fuck me over /I’d let you scar me up again/ Time could make me stronger/ Or lonelier than I’ve ever been/ When I was much younger I had a vision of us/ Staying together, growing older/There’s no beauty in losing the one you love/There’s no beauty in losing the one you love/ Our love is a fire test.” Insistent kick drum and wailing harmonica introduce the cinematic Demons, summoning up the spirit of Shivaree, firmly in southern gothic territory, vocals shared with Delaney Ramsdell, “From the sinner to the saint/ From the beggar to the king/ We all got demons/ We all got demons/ From the sober to the wasted/ The story doesn’t change/ We all got demons/ And we all gotta feed them.” The album has a confessional feel throughout, none more so than in Lost In Her Rock’n’Roll, their reflection on opportunities missed or wasted, but ultimately ending on a hopeful note: “My faint scars they glow in the dark/ Come lift my mind up from regret/ The Missouri kid in me ain’t done quite yet/ I do my best, but sometimes my best is my worst/ Always six months away from a breakthrough twenty three years ain’t it time I broke through/ I do my best and my best will get me out of my worst.” Emotional and finely crafted lyrics combine with the full range of Americana voicings, making this one of the best releases of the year. ]]> /lawrence-rothman-here-lies-love-sawdust-to-stardust/feed 0 190110 Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026 /live-review-petunia-solo-without-the-vipers-the-kitchen-garden-cafe-birmingham-24th-september-2026 /live-review-petunia-solo-without-the-vipers-the-kitchen-garden-cafe-birmingham-24th-september-2026#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:45:12 +0000 /?p=190414 The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue [...]]]> The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue by night, with fairy lights, wooden chairs and the kind of closeness that makes performers feel like exceptionally talented guests who have wandered into the living room you wish you had. Manager Brett has built a reputation for an eclectic programme of folk, country and indie and certainly has an ear for something special. On Thursday 24th September, this mainstay of the Midlands Americana circuit provided the perfect setting for an artist who is difficult to categorise. The Canadian Petunia stepped out of a sepia photograph and onto the stage: hand-built Art & Lutherie guitar from his homeland, rust-coloured waistcoat, dark denim, tan Oxfords with cheerfully striped socks and a cream cowboy hat with a feather tucked into it, dark hair slicked underneath. Petunia’s voice sounded as though it had travelled through several decades and across the plains to make it to Birmingham. He brought the yodel of Jimmie Rodgers, the country ache of Hank Williams, the gravel of Tom Waits and something of the theatrical sweep of Roy Orbison, all with an avant-garde punk twist. Comparisons, however, miss the point. Petunia’s relationship with time is fascinating. He has been accused, he told us, of being trapped in the past. Naturally, his response has been both to release the album I Live in the Past and to write avant-garde songs which give modern takes on timeless themes. In my view, he is an artist who has carefully collected antique fragments of musical genres to create something completely and electrically in the present. He rummages around in the musical history jumble and puts together a thoughtful and note-perfect new iteration. He can move from a 1920s song to a new composition, classic country to jug band music, tin pan alley to punk rock, without the transitions ever feeling anything but brilliant. Photo credit: Sophie Wenban Petunia opened with Bicycle Song, its “flower flakes falling in the lamplight on the street” immediately establishing a songwriter with a wonderfully curious imagination able to conjure exceptional imagery. Living in Vancouver, he asked whether we rode bicycles in the rain, then in the snow, playfully describing cycling in the snow as “a little like surfing”. This was our introduction to Petunia’s particular world: part country music revivalist, part vaudevillian, part historian, part storyteller and part eccentric inventor, with the whole impression more than the mechanical sum of its parts. And what a world it was. Petunia wore around his neck a contraption he had made from a wire coat hanger, he said with tongue in cheek, was from 1927, a kazoo and a bicycle bell, held together with duct tape. And behold, the brilliant “kazoo-sa-phone”. Selecting from his eclectic back catalogue with his band The Vipers, Cold Heartbreaker was followed by his tribute to Roy Orbison, Burnt Love Letters, a song that gave us a piece of Petunia wisdom: that there are two kinds of people: those who keep their love letters safely in a cupboard and those who “just want to burn them”. Riffing on another formative influence, Petunia performed the Hank Williams classic, Lovesick Blues. Of course, we were all celebrating Hank’s 103rd birthday week, but it was clear he was keen to avoid simply giving us another imitation. Instead, he traced the song further back, explaining its history and recommending that we look Emmett Miller up afterwards. Mercy brought us dark and moody ragtime twang with a line that suggests, “If Tom Waits could yodel/ And I’ll bet that he can,” offering a pretty accurate way of describing Petunia’s voice. A Jimmie Rodgers song rounded off the first half of the evening, and it felt as though the humming, yodelling heir to the Singing Brakeman himself had wandered into the room. The second half shone a light on the raw underground heart of Petunia’s lyrics, politically conscious and darkly poetic. Petunia provided the surreal image, “I sprinkle my horse’s mane with gopher dust.” He asked us, “Why the heck would you do that?” and took us through Crazy Horse’s vision of a spotted horse with a lightning bolt on its back, protected from bullets by gopher dust before he led the Sioux into battle, “because gophers know how to hide”. He told it with such warmth and lightness of touch that the room smiled, but the story carried the weight of generations. Photo credit: Sophie Wenban Towards the end of the gig, he offered to teach Birmingham how to two-step. The introverted Thursday-night Kitchen Garden Café audience remained firmly seated. However, we were perfectly willing to sing, especially when Petunia looked at his watch and declared it “harmony o’clock” – the point when people have drunk enough beer to join in, but not so much that we wouldn’t want to hear them if they did. A particular highlight was I’m Shakin, originally written by Little Willie John, later recorded by The Blasters and The White Stripes. Petunia’s version was bluesy, restless, and entirely his own. And this was the pattern of the whole evening. Nothing stayed where you expected it to, with a punk, avant-garde swirl of trad americana. Country became blues. Blues became rock ‘n’ roll. A 1930s song became a Petunia song. A coat hanger became an instrument. A bicycle bell became part of a one-man band. A cowboy story became a meditation on history. A joke became a song about grief. Even his voice refused to stay in one place. The audience would not let him leave, and one encore became four. Petunia self-deprecatingly admitted that he had missed quite a few songs anyway because he had spent so much time “yammering”. A particular highlight from this enigmatic raconteur was when he told us about performing on a hay wagon in a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, doing 20 sets a day for kids on field trips, 22 days in a row. Understandably, he had begun to go slightly stir crazy, and channelled this into the furiously upbeat, riotous rockabilly number, Maybe Baby Amy about the girl who drove the tractor. The evening ended with an uproarious Petunia styling of Have You Heard The News?, a full-speed rock ‘n’ roll number that seemed a fitting conclusion to a night that had refused to sit still musically. Steeped in a profound understanding of Americana music and heritage, this is a performer who knows which rules to break to reach an exciting new sound. The Spring tour with The Vipers can’t come soon enough. ]]> /live-review-petunia-solo-without-the-vipers-the-kitchen-garden-cafe-birmingham-24th-september-2026/feed 0 190414 Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music /interview-fischer-zs-john-watts-reminisces-on-50-years-of-making-heartfelt-music /interview-fischer-zs-john-watts-reminisces-on-50-years-of-making-heartfelt-music#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:00:01 +0000


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:27:11 +0000ABAmerican BazaarAmericanBazaarTropicaliaBlackCuteDiscountDressEggFashionFashion For LifeFashionably LateGFWGrenade Free WednesdaHuntManPinkTTBWomenXYROOM[AB]gachamenAMERICAN BAZAARnoreply@blogger.com (missqwerty Pevensey)Blogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-3370875047303970859Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:23:00 +00002014-04-17T21:24:13.458-04:00NEW AB WEBSITENEW AB WEBSITE<br /> NEW AB WEBSITE<br /> NEW AB WEBSITE<br /> NEW AB WEBSITE<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href=" style="color: red;"> /> <br /> <br /> NEW AB WEBSITE<br /> NEW AB WEBSITE<br /> NEW AB WEBSITE<br /> NEW AB WEBSITE2014/04/new-ab-website.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (missqwerty Pevensey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-5426051562723240695Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:58:00 +00002014-03-25T22:58:42.356-04:00AB @ 100 Block Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent">Hello girlies! Guess WHAT<br /> The 100 Block Event AB is presenting 2 new releases for the event.<br /> <br /> NOW this event does not start until April 9th but, we want you to see what we are going to offer to the event to get you excited!</span></div> 2014/03/ab-100-block-event.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-663077438590131226Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:04:00 +00002014-03-22T00:04:36.291-04:00AMERICAN BAZAAR @ ROCK ATTITUDE<div class="mbs _5pbx userContent" data-ft="{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}" style="text-align: center;"> DID YOU KNOW! Rock Attitude Fair is coming up so soon!<br /> And AB is a sponsor for it! with 8 new things coming for the event!<br /> HERE IS OUR SNEAK PEEK!<br /> Rock attitude starts on the 29th of March!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a></div> </div> 2014/03/american-bazaar-rock-attitude.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-3806832508513725593Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:59:00 +00002014-03-07T14:59:51.857-05:00AMERICAN BAZZAR @ SATURDAY SALE<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> LADDIESSSS This Denim Top is going to be only 65L tomorrow!<br /><br />Tomorrow for the saturday sale top attached will be only 65L<br />Appliers included for those boobies of yours :P<br /><br />This top will be at the AB mainstore tomorrow for sale!<br />Group is here to join for the full list! :&nbsp;</div> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; secondlife:///app/group/2a09cdc7-9f67-6274-fe82-a0a522f9be2b/about<br />2014/03/american-bazzar-saturday-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-1343668947706415323Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:46:00 +00002014-02-02T21:46:09.168-05:00AB NEW RELEASE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> FOR THE MEN HERE ON SL!<br />We are giving you ANOTHER new release!<br /><br />Here is the Winter Coat made by AMERICAN BAZAAR!<br /><br />179L a piece, a MESH coat and 5 different colors!<br />TAXI: ; 2014/02/ab-new-release.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-1388966727114261975Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:35:00 +00002014-01-29T19:35:00.415-05:00AB NEW RELEASE<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent">New Release @ AMERICAN BAZAAR for men<br /> <br /> MESH Cargo pants - 150L<br /> available in 5 colors</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent"></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent"></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent"></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent">Works GREAT with the boots from MOG2 Made by AB!<br /> <br /> TAXI:<br /> <a href="; rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">; 2014/01/ab-new-release.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-7715158725449295501Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:33:00 +00002014-01-29T19:33:42.121-05:00AB @ Jack Or Jill Hunt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent">AMERICAN BAZAAR @ Jack Or Jill Hunt<br /> <br /> Hunt starts Feb 1st<br /> MESH Jim Polo FREE!!!!<br /> <br /> Info about the hunt on the depraved nation blog:<br /> <a href="; rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">; 2014/01/ab-jack-or-jill-hunt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-1584667124526526109Sun, 26 Jan 2014 05:47:00 +00002014-01-26T00:47:41.677-05:00AB @ MOG2<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> AMERICAN BAZAAR @ Men Only Gacha 2<br /><br />MOG2 Starts February 1st - February 15th<br />90L per play, with 2 different&nbsp; rares</div> 2014/01/ab-mog2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-287143681476850730Sat, 18 Jan 2014 05:44:00 +00002014-01-18T00:44:43.682-05:00 AMERICAN BAZAAR @ Project Limited <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> → AB @ Project Limited <br /><br />Started TODAY! @12PM SLT January 17th - 31st<br />mesh top 115L (50 copies for each color),<br />mesh skirt 159L (50 copies for each color)<br /><br />Info: ; 2014/01/american-bazaar-project-limited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-1477457842760023996Mon, 23 Dec 2013 02:36:00 +00002013-12-22T21:36:40.158-05:00AMERICAN BAZAAR @ Oh My Gacha January Edition<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="346" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:45,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*G&quot;}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">AMERICAN BAZAAR @ Oh My Gacha January Edition<br /> <br /> Short mesh tees for women.<br /> Only 55L per play!<br /> Hope you like them.<br /> <br /> LM for OMG 2 coming soon! :)</span></span></div> 2013/12/american-bazaar-oh-my-gacha-january.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-8673352167334210779Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:17:00 +00002013-12-21T11:17:24.403-05:00AB With New Events After a New Year!<div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}">Hello my Lovelys!<br /> <br /> With the holidays right around the corner i am here to tell you Happy Holidays and i hope you enjoy the time with your families!<br /> <br /> Also Coming right after the New Years AB will be in 3 events!<br /> <br /> We will be participating in Oh My Gacha, The Candy Factory, and Limited Edition Fair. Make sure to stick around and re check right after New Years to see what will be released for each event!<br /> <br /> xoxox Missy &amp; DeAnna</span></div> 2013/12/ab-with-new-events-after-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-2839777506733084066Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:23:00 +00002013-11-05T19:43:11.174-05:00AB @ THE ROCKABILLY FASHION FAIR<div style="text-align: center;"> AMERICAN BAZAAR @ The Rockabilly Fashion Fair</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;November 3rd - November 23rd<br /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Facebook: /> Blog: /> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> (lolas top 99L, mesh pensil skirt 139L)</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (mesh top 109L, mesh jeans capri 149L) </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;<a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;(mesh corset 139L)</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="400" width="400" /></a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> (mesh trouser 149L)</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> (biker jacket, 159L)</div> 2013/11/ab-rockabilly-fashion-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-4428731731225152430Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:19:00 +00002013-10-31T14:19:55.138-04:00→ AB @ The Rock Attitude Hunt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> AMERICAN BAZAAR @ The Rock Attitude Hunt<br />Hidden at the Mainstore of AMERICAN BAZAAR!<br /><br />Started yesterday!October 30 -&nbsp; And goes until November 30<br /><br />A cute Halloween themed outfit with a skirt and top!<br />phat AZZ &amp; Lolas,&nbsp; with the outfit for only 5L!<br /><br />How can you beat the price with something so cute!</div> 2013/10/ab-rock-attitude-hunt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-8774980364231617563Fri, 18 Oct 2013 05:03:00 +00002013-10-18T01:03:19.946-04:00AB @ Bewbstock<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent">AMERICAN BAZAAR @ Bewbstock<br /> AMERICAN BAZAAR is a sponsor for this event!<br />&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent">From October 18th - November 8th</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent"><br /> The Satin Top is a top with included lolas for 115L<br /> </span><br /><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">The Hip Top is a top with included lolas for 110L<br /> </span></span> <br /> <a href="; rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">; <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"></span>&nbsp;</span></div> 2013/10/ab-bewbstock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314817416945823254.post-368410513384239053Sat, 12 Oct 2013 15:43:00 +00002013-10-12T11:43:55.188-04:00AB @ Bitacora Travel Fair <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:12:28 +0000IFwaCommander KellyThe musings of an American Conservative in London. "The Bloggings will continue until Morale Improves!"noreply@blogger.com (Commander Kelly)Blogger625125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829.post-8649820481778816690Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:52:00 +00002022-03-23T12:26:56.821-07:00Putin's Invasion of Ukraine<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="; width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winston Churchill Bust<br />Queen Mary 2</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Let us begin with some sage advice from Winston Churchill, "Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events."</p><p>Clearly Putin did not give this quote much consideration before he launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in March of 2022. &nbsp;He did not realize that Russia would incur the enormous casualties that they have sustained. &nbsp;He did not predict the death of at least five Russian generals and one admiral. &nbsp;He did not predict the desertion of Russian troops on Russian territory. &nbsp;He saw only smooth sailing when huge storm clouds loomed. &nbsp;He did not foresee that Zelenski would emerge as a global champion of freedom. &nbsp;He did not seem to foresee that his attacks on civilian targets would mobilize the sane world in opposition to his aggression.</p><p>Though modern media likes to focus on what happened only in the last two minutes, History <b>does</b> provide some insight into the current situation in Ukraine. <b>&nbsp;There has been a long historic track record of Russian ineptitude in bilateral military actions...</b></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="261" height="296" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battle of Tsushima<br />May 27-28, 1905</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p>1) The Japanese humiliated Tsarist Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5. &nbsp;Port Arthur was captured by the Japanese and the Russian fleet, which had sailed around the world from Europe, was annihilated at the Battle of Tsushima. &nbsp;President Teddy Roosevelt earned a Nobel prize for mediating the peace between Russia and Japan (Biden take note!).</p><p>2) In 1940 Stalin's Soviet Union invaded Finland hoping for a walkover. Instead he got a bloody nose losing over 120,000 lives along the Mannerheim line. &nbsp;Adolph Hitler, based partly on this war, assumed that the Soviet Union was a broken nation. &nbsp;The intrepid correspondent Virginia Cowles (See earlier blog...<a href=";)&nbsp;traveled to Finland and wrote this description of "the most ghastly spectacle" she'd ever seen...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="206" height="400" src="; width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Virginia Cowles&nbsp;<br />Eyewitness to Russo-Finnish War of 1940</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>"For four miles the road and forests were strewn with the bodies of men and horses; with wrecked tanks, field kitchens, trucks, gun carriages, maps, books and articles of clothing. &nbsp;The corpses were frozen as hard as petrified wood and the color of the skin was mahogany. &nbsp;Some of the bodies were piled on top of each other like a heap of rubbish, covered only by a merciful blanket of snow; others were sprawled against the treason grotesque attitudes." &nbsp;(Source <b style="font-style: italic;">Looking For Trouble, </b>Cowles,<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>1941).</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="240" height="350" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Patience, Gentlemen, Patience!"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>3) In 1979 the Brezhnev's Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan which soon became their nation's Vietnam. &nbsp;Over the course of ten years this war killed over 25,000 Soviet troops and drained the Soviet treasury. &nbsp;Ultimately, the Afghan ulcer was a factor, along with Chernobyl and the stagnant economy, that brought down the Berlin Wall and pushed Soviet Communism into the dustbin of history.</p><p>Moreover, even Russia's wars <b>with allies</b> have not gone particularly well. &nbsp;In World War I Tsarist Russia managed to lose despite being on the winning Allied side! &nbsp;Nicholas II and his family were killed at Yekaterinburg. &nbsp;In World War II Stalin's Soviet Union prevailed but only after sustaining well over 13 million casualties.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vladimir Putin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Putin is clearly a liar and a killer ( See <b>Killing Alexander</b>...<a href=";). &nbsp;He presides over a kleptocratic oligarchy in which he is the principal criminal. &nbsp; Putin is one third Rasputin, one third Al Capone and one third Moriarty.</p><p>Clearly Putin failed the measure the "tides and hurricanes" (see Churchill quote above) of the war with Ukraine. &nbsp;As of this writing Russia seems to have sustained around 15,300 casualties in the conflict including the deaths of six general officers and one admiral. &nbsp;Over 100 Russian planes have been shot down. &nbsp;The <i>Jerusalem Post</i> now reports that Russian casualties in Ukraine have now exceeded those sustained over ten years in Afghanistan (<a href=";)! &nbsp;Putin is not just a thief -- he is a blunderer.</p><p>The full scope of the blame does not rest with Putin alone. &nbsp;Clearly there has also been a failure on the part of the West to deter Russian aggression in the first place. &nbsp;This is not entirely due to Biden's bumbling though he has much to answer for (disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal etc.). &nbsp;Angela Merkel and the German SDP led her country in the wrong direction for many years encouraging the notion that NATO would allow an invasion of Ukraine. &nbsp;Defense spending among NATO members was allowed to sag for years.</p><p>Moreover, what Churchill said about yielding to war fever <b>applies equally to Biden</b> and the USA and the West. &nbsp;</p><p>The principle foreign policy task of every US president since Harry Truman has been the necessity of avoiding World War III. &nbsp;Any use of nuclear weapons would be an almost unimaginable catastrophe for the entire world.</p><p>Biden cannot afford to escalate the war in Ukraine to the point where it involves a super power showdown. &nbsp;But, equally, he cannot afford to not stand up for western values of democracy and self determination epitomized by Zelenski.</p><p>It must, however, be noted that Zelenski's Ukraine is hardly a perfect vessel for western ideals. &nbsp;The Azov battalion, with its Neo-nazis, is a part of the Ukraine defense forces (<a href=";). &nbsp;Another Churchill quote explains the Azov battalion best: "It isn't only the good boys who help win wars; it is the sneaks and stinkers as well." &nbsp;Moreover, a smattering of unsavory Ukranians is insignificant compared with &nbsp;the ruthless over the top brutality of the Putin's invasion in targeting civilians.</p><p>Biden now faces the greatest challenge of his presidency; he must support Ukraine but not ignite the fuse on World War III. &nbsp;He must emerge as the "Master of events" and not "the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events." &nbsp;God help us all!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="975" height="400" src="; width="274" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">You can find signed copies of our books at these web sites...</span></span><br /><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; 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width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Commander K "Invades" Grenada!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to Cunard and the Queen Mary 2, I had a chance to launch an entirely peaceful albeit brief "invasion" of Grenada this March (<a href="http//www.cunard.com">www.cunard.com</a>). &nbsp;I disembarked at St. George's and had a chance to do some hiking on this verdant Caribbean island. &nbsp;We hiked through an area that was fought in by US soldiers in the 1983 invasion. &nbsp;We did not run into any Cuban revolutionaries but there were a few treacherous river crossings to negotiate with my fellow Cunard passengers...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Crossing Grenada</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Grenadians are remarkably friendly to American tourists. &nbsp;A Catholic priest friend of mine from New Hampshire (Monsignor Peter Dumont) who visited St George's told me that he was high-fived and thanked just for being an American! &nbsp;Why are Grenadians so grateful?&nbsp;</p><p>Perhaps with Putin's brutal an unprovoked 2022 invasion of Ukraine it is more important than ever to remember that some invasions are truly liberations. &nbsp;It is nice to also recall a time when American leadership under Reagan focused on Peace through Strength and was able to deter...</p><p>This is what we had to say about Grenada in 2014's <b><i>America Invades (</i></b><a href=";)...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="; width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh Nutmeg from<br />The Island of Spice</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>"Grenada is a beautiful small island in the Caribbean with a population of about one hundred thousand, which is also known as the “Island of Spice”—it produces cinnamon, cloves, and about 20 percent of the world’s nutmeg. It’s a popular tourist destination, especially for cruise ships to its capital, St. George’s. And yes, as you already know, we have invaded it.</p><p>Grenada was a former French and, then from 1763, British colony. So inevitably there was a certain amount of French and British invading that went on then. During the British period, we first got involved militarily with Grenada. Nothing major but still worth mentioning.</p><p>During the Revolutionary War, for instance, American privateers targeted ships leaving Grenada’s ports. Mind you, we didn’t have it all our own way. There were also privateers operating out of Grenada that preyed upon American shipping.</p><p>Then during World War II, US forces occasionally visited the island, on one occasion allegedly attempting to set up an artillery post on Richmond Hill, but finding no suitable site.</p><p>Grenada gained its independence from Britain in 1974 but remains part of the Commonwealth.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="; width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reagan did put "boots on the ground" in Grenada...<br />Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>In 1983, Grenada was the site of America’s largest military intervention since the Vietnam War. Ronald Reagan had defeated Jimmy Carter in the election of 1980 to become our fortieth president. Reagan took a more aggressive view about confronting Communism than his Cold War predecessors. Political upheaval on the island of Grenada gave Reagan an opportunity to reverse militarily what he saw as a dangerous expansion of Cuban and Soviet influence.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="267" height="282" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reagan avenged the death of<br />Grenada's Maurice Bishop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>On October 19, 1983, Bernard Coard, a hard-line Communist deputy prime minister, led a coup against Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, a Marxist who had assumed power after a coup in 1979. A few days later, Bishop and two other members of his cabinet were assassinated.</p><p>Even before the coup, Reagan had been agonizing about exactly what was happening on Grenada and what it meant for the United States. There were intelligence reports indicating that Russia and Cuba had been building military infrastructure, in particular a ten-thousand-foot airstrip. That summer, he had already told vice president George Bush to make contingency plans, and now Reagan didn’t hesitate for long in enacting them.</p><p>With the Organization of East Caribbean States calling for a military response from the United States and despite being warned that there would be “a harsh political reaction” to a US invasion, on October 22, just a few days after the coup, Reagan decided the invasion should go ahead.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Navy Seal Badge<br />US Navy Seal Museum<br />Fort Pierce, FL</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Operation Urgent Fury was launched on October 25, 1983. The US Army Rapid Deployment Force, including Ranger battalions, the 82nd Airborne Division, marines, and Navy SEALs (see...<a href=";), was augmented by a few hundred troops from Jamaica and other countries. These forces engaged about fifteen hundred troops from the Grenadian Army and about a few hundred Cuban military special forces. The fighting was short (three days) and sometimes sharp, costing nineteen American lives and over one hundred total fatalities, including some civilians.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="; width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grenada tested the "Special" Relationship<br />Reagan Presidential Library<br />Simi Valley, CA</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>The UN General Assembly condemned the US invasion calling it “a flagrant violation of international law” and voting 108 to 9 against it. Reagan’s ideological soulmate, Prime Minister Thatcher, was thrust into an awkward position by the US invasion as Grenada was still a member of the Commonwealth. Thatcher was disappointed by the American lack of consultation prior to taking action in Grenada.</p><p>However, there was also widespread American support for the invasion, particularly after the ABC broadcast Nightline featured an interview with American medical students from St. George’s University School of Medicine who expressed their gratitude for the invasion and towards the US Army Rangers. Americans were obviously particularly anxious about the potential for hostage taking after the Iranian crisis of 1979, so anything that took Americans out of a potentially dangerous political situation was likely to be popular.</p><p>US troops were withdrawn in December of 1983, and Grenada held elections in December of 1984. The operation can be seen as having laid to rest some of the inevitable reluctance for overseas military interventions evident in the period after the end of the Vietnam War.</p><p>October 25, the day American forces arrived, is celebrated in Grenada as a national holiday—Thanksgiving Day. The airport has been renamed “Maurice Bishop International Airport” in honor of the assassinated prime minister." &nbsp;(Source:&nbsp;<a href=";).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="; width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Grenada!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="; style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="975" height="400" src="; width="274" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">You can find signed copies of our books at these web sites...</span></span><br /><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; 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width="389" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only the World was Enough</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The old rule of debating holds that the first side to use the word "Hitler" automatically loses!</p><p>Putin's invasion of Ukraine, however, makes it more important than ever for us to gain a better understanding of Hitler, dictators and the use of propaganda in human conflict.</p><p>Brendan Simms' <b><i>Hitler</i></b> (published in 2019) is a fascinating reexamination of the life of history's greatest villain (<a href=";). &nbsp;Simms is a Cambridge history professor who has tapped a huge mine of new research to develop a new take on the Fuhrer -- the man who, more than any other, propelled the world into the bloodiest war in human history..</p><p>Simms' central thesis is that Hitler was obsessed with America and the British Empire from his experiences as a soldier in the trenches in World War I. &nbsp;This obsession with and opposition to the Anglosphere was the driving force behind so many of his later actions. &nbsp;As a private in the 12th Royal Bavarian Infantry brigade, Hitler came into contact with two American prisoners in July 1918. &nbsp;Simms writes, "Hitler &nbsp;was convinced that these 'doughboys' were the descendants of German emigrants, lost to the Fatherland for lack of 'living space' to feed them, who had returned as avengers in the ranks of an unstoppable enemy army." &nbsp;Hitler's mission would be to reforge Germany in order to take on the Anglo-American world order -- a capitalist system that he both envied and detested. &nbsp;His virulent anti-semitism was a product of his disdain for the Anglo-American system as he believed that Jews ran the economies of all western allied nations.</p><p>There is no evidence that Adolph Hitler, born in Austria on April 10, 1889, was abused as a child, nor was he the product of a 'broken' home. &nbsp;His father Alois, Roman Catholic and not anti-semitic, died in 1903. &nbsp;Hitler expressed gratitude to Eduard Bloch, the Jewish doctor who unsuccessfully cared for his cancer-stricken mother who died in 1907. &nbsp;The start of World War I in 1914 saw him join the Bavarian army with some enthusiasm. &nbsp;His experiences in the trenches on the western front were formative in shaping his outlook for the rest of his life. &nbsp;He served for four years in the war as a regimental dispatch runner, where he was wounded, gassed and decorated. &nbsp;But he showed almost no early signs of leadership ability during the four years of the Great war.</p><p>The "humiliation" and occupation of Germany which followed the Treaty of Versailles would provide grist for Hitler's political career in the 1920s and beyond. &nbsp;He famously launched a beer hall putsch in Munich in the fall of 1923. &nbsp;Imprisoned at Landesberg, he wrote the first volume of his famous tortured work <b><i>Mein Kampf</i></b>. &nbsp; Early readers could already discern his desire to get rid of "international Jewry" and his faith in the need for <i>Lebensraum</i> for the resettlement of the German people. &nbsp;The rise of Mussolini it Italy with the 1922 March on Rome provided inspiration for those with fascist sympathies though little tangible assistance for his Nazi party.</p><p>Hitler would likely have remained a minor footnote in Weimar political history had it not been for the onset of the Great Depression which was kicked off with the Wall Street crash of October 1929. &nbsp;High unemployment swelled the ranks of the Nazi party bringing them to power in 1933.</p><p>Simms argues, convincingly, that Hitler was obsessed throughout his adult life by the economic and military power of the British Empire and the United States of America. &nbsp;He admired their control of vast amounts of land and their 'Anglo-Saxon' work ethic. &nbsp;He deplored the migration of Germans to lands under their control. &nbsp;He saw America's Great Plains as a perfect answer to the challenge of Lebensraum. &nbsp;During WW2, he directed German industry to construct Amerika jet bombers for the Luftwaffe despite the fact that jet fighters / interceptors would have been much better for the war effort. &nbsp;Yet, almost inexplicably, Hitler never bothered to actually visit Britain, the USA or any English speaking country during his lifetime. &nbsp;How would history and our world have been different had he done so?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dwight Eisenhower<br />1890 - 1969<br />Grosvenor Square, London</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Simms' work becomes particularly intriguing when it focuses on the many Americans of German descent who helped enormously to defat the Nazis. &nbsp;Dwight Eisenhower, architect of the D-day landings, was the descendant of "pacifist Menonites who left the Saarland for Pennsylvania in the 18th century". &nbsp;General Clarence Hubner (commander of US V Corps) has a grandfather from Stuttgart. &nbsp;Carl Spatz (later 'Spaatz') , commander of the US Strategic Air Forces in Europe that pounded German cities into dust, was of German ancestry. &nbsp;Bertram Hoffmeister (Canadian 5th Armored Division) had a grandfather from Hamburg. &nbsp;Simms neglects to mention Admiral Chester Nimitz of the US navy who commanded American forces at the decisive battle of Midway; Nimitz was from the German community in Fredericksburg, Texas.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="888" height="400" src="; width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Basilone<br />Italian-American Medal of Honor winner</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Understandably in a Hitler biography, Simms does not elaborate on the contributions to the Allied war effort made by other "Axis-Americans". &nbsp;Around one out of twelve American servicemen in the war were of Italian-America descent (see <b><i>Italy Invades: How Italians Conquered the World </i></b>for much more...<a href=";). &nbsp;Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist who helped make the American atomic bomb. &nbsp;Japanese-Americans serving in the 442nd regimental combat team ("Go For Broke") won an extraordinary number of medals. &nbsp;And so on...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="; width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">442nd Medal<br />"Go For Broke"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Simms emphasizes Hitler's prioritization of politics over economics. &nbsp;Hitler explains, "The economy is only of secondary importance. &nbsp;The main thing is national pride, love of country." &nbsp;Hitler consistently opposed free trade and capitalism. &nbsp;He wanted to exert national control over the levers of international financial manipulation to supplant what he perceived, or really misperceived, to be a lurking Jewish cabal.</p><p>Hitler held deeply ambivalent views about the German <i>Volk</i> or people. &nbsp;He fretted over the racial coherence of the Fatherland. &nbsp;He worried that that the best elements of the Reich had emigrated weakening the Volk. &nbsp;He was more than willing to destroy those of his confederates who were most loyal to him -- in June of 1934 he


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Groff, who received a Tony nomination for playing Melchior in <i>Awakening</i>, recently appeared in Central Park in <i>The Bacchae</i>, and onscreen as Michael Lang in Ang Lee's <i>Taking Woodstock</i>. <br /><br />According to series creator Ryan Murphy, Groff's character is “a male diva…a miva.” He will also be a potential love interest for Michele's character Rachel Berry. We know how steamy their <i>Spring Awakening</i> love scenes were -- can there be more in store on <i>Glee</i>?<br /><br />Can't wait!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Idol Thoughts www.americanidolamericanidol.blogspot.com</div>2009/10/jonathan-groff-to-join-spring-awakening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Idol Thoughts)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193931307943187752.post-452215853806058874Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:35:00 +00002009-09-17T11:38:52.412-03:00American IdolKris AllenListen to a Clip of American Idol champ Kris Allen's New Single "Live Like We're Dying"I'm a big Kris Allen fan. Big. And I couldn't be more excited that the 23-second clip below of his rumored new single "Live Like We're Dying" sounds AWESOME. Like, One Republic meets Jason Mraz AWESOME. It's a cover of a song by a band called The Scripts, but since no one's ever heard of them, or the song, who the heck cares? The song is (have I mentioned?) AWESOME!<br /><br />Listen below and let me know what you think.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">Idol Thoughts www.americanidolamericanidol.blogspot.com</div>2009/09/listen-to-clip-of-american-idol-champ.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Idol Thoughts)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193931307943187752.post-2150816523652576409Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-09-16T16:56:24.954-03:00So You Think You Can DanceIdol Thoughts Interviews So You Think You Can Dance's Nigel Lythgoe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382156545519159426" border="0" /></a><br />I just got off the phone with Nigel Lythgoe, and here's a few nuggets of information he shared about Season 6 of <span style="font-style: italic;">So You Think You Can Dance</span>:<br /><br />-Because of scheduling issues, the season finale episode will feature the Top 6, instead of the usual Top 4. This was to avoid starting with a "Top 18". By my estimations, this would put the finale on December 16, 2009.<br /><br />-Adam Shankman joining the show does not mean the end of guest judges -- in fact, Jennifer Lopez, a big fan of the show, has expressed interest in joining the panel, and Nigel still hopes to get Paula Abdul from time to time.<br /><br />-If the show is not successful in the fall Nigel expects it will return to the summer -- he can't imagine Fox would throw the baby out with the bathwater.<br /><br />-Nigel thinks this past season was booooooooooooring, and though the dancers were technically adept, he thought they were seriously lacking in personality.<br /><br />-He thinks Danny Tidwell is the best dancer the show has had, and thinks Travis Wall was a better dancer than Benji Schwimmer, and, in this past season, Brandon was a better dancer than Jeanine.<br /><br />Episode 2 of the new season of SYTYCD airs tonight!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Idol Thoughts www.americanidolamericanidol.blogspot.com</div>2009/09/idol-thoughts-interviews-so-you-think.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Idol Thoughts)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193931307943187752.post-7757930949771727152Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:48:00 +00002009-08-25T17:04:47.493-03:00Danny TidwellNeil HaskellSo You Think You Can DanceWill WingfieldSYTYCD's Will Wingfield Joins Broadway's "In The Heights"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="; alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">So You Think You Can Dance </span>is taking over the world!<br /><br />First Lacey Schwimmer, Dmitry Chaplin and Chelsie Hightower infiltrated <span style="font-style: italic;">Dancing with the Stars</span>, Travis Wall returned triumphantly as a choreographer on the show, Kherington Payne got cast in the remake of <span style="font-style: italic;">Fame </span>and Neil Haskell showed up Off-Broadway in <span style="font-style: italic;">Altar Boyz </span>and on Broadway in <span style="font-style: italic;">9 to 5</span>. Now Season 4's Will Wingfield will be the new "Graffiti Pete" in <span style="font-style: italic;">In the Heights</span>!<br /><br />I saw Will, who was egregriously kicked off in the Top 8 of <span style="font-style: italic;">SYTYCD </span>two seasons ago, this summer at City Center Encore's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Wiz</span>, where he played the head monkey. Though he didn't have much to do, he danced fabulously, and certainly had more energy than star Ashanti. I mean...<br /><br />Also coming to the Great White Way this fall is Season 3 runner-up Danny Tidwell, who will be a featured dancer in <span style="font-style: italic;">Memphis</span>. Love!<br /><br />Now we just gotta find a place for Katee Sheean and Janette Manrara!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Idol Thoughts www.americanidolamericanidol.blogspot.com</div>2009/08/sytycds-will-wingfield-joins-broadways.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Idol Thoughts)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193931307943187752.post-6519008040158216632Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:18:00 +00002009-08-25T14:12:54.371-03:00So You Think You Can DanceTV ThoughtsSo You Think You Can Dance Season Six Top 20 Spoilers - Who Made the Cut?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 195px;" src="; border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373950560502447170" /></a><br /><br />We just finished <i>So You Think You Can Dance</i> Season Five, and already its time to focus on Season Six. I know there's a risk of too much of a good thing, but I, for one, am thrilled we get two seasons of my favorite reality show back-to-back. Bring on the dance!<br /><br />Sytycdism.com is reporting some spoilers of which dancers made it to Las Vegas, and as of today, they're saying the Top 20 has not been officially selected. For now, then, take a look at the list of folks who made the cut, and who <i>got</i> cut. You know the deal -- if you want to be surprised when Season 6 debuts on September 9th, don't look!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!</span></span><br /><br />**All news courtesy of sytycdism.com. Take with a grain of salt.<br /><br />Before we get to the full list, here's one big one for ya -- Evan Kasprzak's brother Ryan, who got tons of screen time in the audience during SYTYCD Season Five, got the boot. Guess they are not the new Benji and Lacey Schwimmer after all!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTABLE CUTS</span><br />- Romulo Villaverde - Janette's audition partner for S4, S5<br />- Arielle Coker - auditioned for season 5 last year with Philip Chbeeb (S5)<br />- Megan Kinney - Caitlin Kinney's (S5) sister<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">STILL IN CONTENTION</span><br />Guys<br />- Jakob Karr (contemporary) - Married to Jeanine Mason on Facebook, "The Male Jaimie Goodwin", NYCDA National Outstanding Male Senior 2008<br />- Nathan Trasoras (contemporary/hip hop) - The 17 Now 18 Year Old Eye Candy<br />- Billy Bell (contemporary) - Jeanine Mason's Prom Date, West Coast Dance Explosion National Senior Elite 2008, Juilliard student<br />- David Hovhannisyan (ballet) - Principal with the Milwaukee Ballet<br />- Brandon Dumlao (hip hop) - Funkanometry SF company member<br />- Trump Card (contemporary) - BeyonD Dance Convention faculty member<br />- Victor Smalley (contemporary) - Another dancer from Miami<br />- BBoy Legacy (breakdancing/hip hop) - Perhaps the best bboy to be on SYTYCD<br />- Peter Sabasino (tap) - Tap dancer who auditioned S4<br />- Phillip Atmore (tap) - Really talented tapper<br />- Jeroboam Bozeman (contemporary/ballet?) - Tall, has a cool name<br /><br />Girls<br />- Paula VanOppen (contemporary) - Trained at Dance Precisions with Kherington, Nathan<br />- Jacki Ford (contemporary/jazz) - Joey Dowling's sister<br />- Mollee Gray (contemporary) - HSM dancer, trained at The Dance Club (Randi, Allison)<br />- Bianca Revels (tap) - Hailed best female tapper to audition on SYTYCD<br />- Alexie Agdeppa (contemporary) - Beautiful dancer from Los Angeles<br />- Channing Cooke (contemporary) - Travis Wall likes her I think<br />- Pauline Mata (contemporary) - auditioned season five<br /><br />** About four ballroom dancers in the bunch (2 boys, 2 girls); none of the girls as hot as Chelsie Hightower. One of the couples is married. There was another championship couple during Vegas but got cut.<br /><br />Thoughts?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Idol Thoughts www.americanidolamericanidol.blogspot.com</div>2009/08/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-six.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Idol Thoughts)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193931307943187752.post-5827922637842612964Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:38:00 +00002009-08-25T13:02:07.230-03:00Fringe FestivalTheater ThoughtsTheater Though

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