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Chad O'Carroll and Dagyum Ji are NK News / NK Pro contributors.
While hundreds of trucks and tourists flow across the China-DPRK border unhindered every day, the road of inter-Korean exchange has faced some surprising bumps and barriers in 2019 best illustrated by two key recent examples.
Firstly, what should have been a straightforward January delivery of Tamiflu medication to help North Koreans through the freezing Winter season remains stuck in South Korea.
This is despite the fact that humanitarian exemptions have long existed within the North Korea sanctions regime to facilitate such deliveries.
Secondly, South Korean Journalists reporting on a belated New Years event in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang were – in February – barred from bringing cameras and laptops across the inter-Korean border.
This is despite a likely established precedence, as it would have been hard to imagine reporters covering the demolition of the Punggye-ri nuclear site without laptops and cameras in 2018.
So what exactly is going on and why are these seemingly mundane issues causing such problems now?
Not only is the matter complicated, but the answers also depend on who you ask. And though these obstacles have received little press attention outside of South Korea, they're fundamental for understanding a dynamic fraught with confusion and one which could create major future problems for inter-Korean cooperation.
In both cases involving the Tamiflu deliveries and equipment in possession of the journalists, South Korean citizens and cargoes would have to cross the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) separating the two Koreas.
This, consequently, has unique implications which do not exist on North Korea's borders with either China or Russia, namely that a third party also plays a role in determining what can cross the border: the United Nations Command (UNC).
How, then, is a decision made as to whether or not an activity, person or cargo going to North Korea over the MDL breaches UN sanctions?
"When South Korean nationals visit North Korea, relevant divisions within the Ministry of Unification approve the inbound and outbound of items according to the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act," an MOU spokesperson told NK News.
The ministry then "examines whether there are items that are subject to the international sanctions including that of the United Nations".
But the process doesn't stop there when the items cross the MDL as the U.S.-led UNC also has authority over the area and requires additional sanctions verification processes.
"We will check with United Nations Command folks and their Secretariat," a spokesperson for U.S. Forces Korea / UNC told NK News. "They receive the official requests to cross, process and are involved."
As a result, close coordination between the U.S. and ROK is logically required for many inter-Korean activities, and that's precisely where issues have recently come to the fore.
On Tamiflu, question marks on what, exactly, South Korean authorities were intending to send along with the medicine appear to be at the core of the problem.
The MOU said on January 8 that Seoul had approved a bill to provide Tamiflu to North Korea and that it planned to deliver the goods "in the near future" after consultation with Pyongyang.
The decision was finalized less than three weeks after the Trump administration reportedly gave a green light for South Korea to provide the Tamiflu at the second face-to-face meeting of the ROK-U.S. working group on December 21.
But less than two days later the MOU said the delivery of 200,000 doses of the medicine and 50,000 sets of early medical detection kits – which would have required UNC authorization to cross the MDL – would be "delayed a little".
With the issue is still unresolved, the MOU on January 25 said that plans had been postponed further due to an "issue of technology and practical preparation," prompting South Korean media to speculate that problems with the UNC – which last August controversially blocked an inter-Korean rail survey – may have been causing the delay.
NK News understands from multiple sources that this did not go down well with the UNC, which took the rare step of making its position on the issue publicly known, saying it had "approved the transportation of Tamiflu medication across the inter-Korean border".
Fast-forward to February 11 and the MOU said the delivery still hadn't taken place because discussions with North Korea had "not yet completed" and that the "issue of technology and practical preparation" still required more time.
Behind the scenes, NK News learned from multiple sources familiar with the issue that the reason the Tamiflu has still not been delivered is that North Korean authorities simply haven't taken action to receive it.
The window of opportunity, it seems, was missed.
While the UNC made clear that it provided permission regarding the delivery of Tamiflu, 10 South Korean reporters, however, were then barred from bringing equipment – including cameras and laptops – to the DPRK in order to cover a civilian inter-Korean event held between February 12 and 13 at Mount Kumgang.
That equipment would have needed to be cleared so as to not violate sanctions by not only MOU, but also the UNC, given the delegation would have to cross the MDL to get to the North.
NK News learned from multiple sources familiar with the issue that the reason the Tamiflu has still not been delivered is that North Korean authorities simply haven't taken action to receive it
But the U.S. and ROK were unable to complete discussions over the equipment due to a lack of time, an MOU spokesperson said on February 13.
The process took "a little longer" than expected, the MOU said, despite the Moon administration's "utmost efforts".
The MOU spokesperson later elaborated in a press briefing that there was "no big difference" between Seoul and Washington and that the U.S. "did not make an issue" of the journalists taking the equipment to Mount Kumgang.
But when asked whether bringing equipment like cameras and laptops to the North was in violation of either UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions or U.S. domestic laws, unification spokesperson Baik Tae-hyun said: "The issue arose not because of [transfer of equipment] conflicts rules but because the consultation needed more time."
The MOU spokesperson's position, however, stood in contrast with comments issued by a South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official during a closed-door briefing held on February 14, according to multiple South Korean media.
The ROK foreign ministry also said that equipment would need to go into North Korea in accordance with an exemption contained in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
A process to receive an exemption would be required because North Korea is not one of the countries allowed temporary exemptions without prior authorization, South Korea's Hankyoreh newspaper said on February 14.
This, despite MOFA telling NK News in December that, as a principle, "the Korean government has no legal obligation to comply with U.S. sanctions…".
So, what is actually going on?
While U.S. unilateral laws may well have compelled the South Korean Government to make additional checks on the journalists' equipment and the existence of the UNC meant the ROK could not just unilaterally export the Tamiflu at a time of its choosing, NK News understands that a legalistic debate over how Washington and Seoul assess the scope of UNSC Resolutions also played a role.
Why? In a nutshell, because of a disagreement on how to define the word "transfer".
Sanctions to stop North Korean nuclear engineers from importing vital foreign components or Pyongyang elites from getting their hands on expensive luxury goods intend to do so by creating prohibitive legal requirements for UN member states around the world.
This is achieved typically with language that says countries "shall prohibit the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the DPRK" of whatever item or commodity the UNSC sanctions architects want to ban.
But while that might seem like a relatively straightforward requirement, there needs to be consensus on what the word "transfer" actually means.
"The answer (in a legal context) is that it generally refers to the movement of rights in an object from one person to another, rather than the movement of the object per se," says Tristan Webb, an NK Pro contributor and former DPRK analyst for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
"Accordingly, an item would only be 'transferred' to the DPRK if there was a movement of legal right in the object."
Such a definition would mean no problem, then, for South Korean journalists to bring items in and out of the North.
And that's even if the luggage included "computer laptops" and "digital cameras" – items respectively designated as examples of banned "luxury goods" in official U.S. and South Korean interpretations of UN sanctions resolutions, which also arguably fall afoul of UNSC 2397's ban on "electrical equipment" and "machinery".
But consider the Cambridge English dictionary definition of the word "transfer," which is "to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another".
Under such a definition, even the mere temporary geographic movement of prohibited items like "luxury goods" – in this case, the journalists' laptops and cameras – would breach the UNSC requirement not to "transfer" them into North Korean.
Given the scale of items banned from transfer to North Korea in 2019 under UN resolutions, such an interpretation – including items going in and out of the country in individual's luggage – could have huge implications for the thousands of people traveling to and from the DPRK every day.
And one would assume that's not the intention of UN sanctions, to frustrate common people from being able to do a wide range of non-controversial activities while in North Korea.
But what would the implications be if an arms firm could – in a similar way – "transfer" a dozen advanced weapons systems for a year-long exhibition in Pyongyang, inviting the finest of North Korea's arms industry to attend and study the goods?
If the items all came out of the country after the year-long exhibition was complete, and no change in ownership ever took place, the implication would be that no UNSC sanctions would have been broken – even though North Korean weapons specialists may have had time to completely reverse engineer all the technology.
It might be due to concerns about such possibilities that the 2013 UN Arms Trade Treaty specified that the term "transfer" comprise a much wider range of actions: "export, import, transit, trans-shipment and brokering".
And while the language in UNSC resolutions surrounding "transfer" is less specific, the absence of wording that limits the definition to only comprise a "permanent transfer" of banned items could be argued as implying that "temporary" transfers – even in luggage that goes in and out of the country – are therefore also prohibited.
So what do the government bodies responsible for decision-making on the issue think?
"Please refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for authoritative interpretation of the UNSC sanctions," a Ministry of Unification spokesperson told NK News.
After six requests, South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs eventually told NK News: "With regard to the application of the prohibition on the transfer of goods prohibited by the UN Security Council, we ask you to make an inquiry to the sanctions committee."
But what would the implications be if an arms firm could – in a similar way – "transfer" a dozen advanced weapons systems for a year-long exhibition in Pyongyang
The 1718 Committee responsible for North Korea sanctions implementation did not immediately respond to NK News with a comment on the issue.
A spokesperson for the UN Command, however, said: "This query is best directed to the US Treasury who defines this".
But Treasury – which has a definition suggesting U.S. unilateral sanctions law views a "transfer" as necessitating a change of ownership – provided no comment on whether the movement of items between the Koreas constituted a UN sanctions breach.
And despite four requests for specifics on the issue, the State Department simply said: "The United States continue to work with governments around the world to ensure all nations are fully implementing sanctions obligations."
A lack of clarity, then, is apparently the only thing that's consistent about the way officials see how UN sanctions should be enforced – and that's not even taking the longarm nature of Washington's myriad unilateral sanctions into account.
The seemingly microscopic nature of concerns relating to what would probably only constitute "micro" sanctions violations are, on the surface, difficult for many to understand.
But in the context of South Korea's decision last year to not follow UNSC rules when it exported over 300 tons of oil to North Korea and to not to seek an exemption for its export of one million dollars worth of construction equipment and material specifically sanctioned by the UN to North Korea, American concerns about apparently much smaller issues are easier to understand.
Yet from a bigger picture perspective, sanctions specialist and blogger Joshua Stanton said the U.S. interest in granular inter-Korean issues was difficult to understand when considering the lack of action on much more serious international sanctions violations.
"I hate to second-guess the lawyers in the administration who are doing the hard work of implementing the law, but I'm frankly puzzled at why Treasury chose to apply the law rigidly to journalists whose activity is arguably outside the law's intent, and yet overlook the application of mandatory sanctions to major money laundering operations like Glocom, Pan Systems Singapore, OCN, T Systems, Malaysia-Korea Partners, Chinpo Shipping, and Shinheung Trading," he said.
"I'm not privy to Treasury's internal deliberations or discussions with the South Koreans, but I'm not convinced that this is the strategically wise place to take a hard line."
A lack of clarity, then, is apparently the only thing that's consistent about the way officials see how UN sanctions should be enforced
But he said, nevertheless, that "the South Koreans need to learn to read the sanctions laws, take them seriously, and plan around them."
"I agree with the Trump administration that South Korea is pushing the limits of the sanctions and sometimes violating them outright, and I commend it for having the principle to resist that."
However, former British official Webb said that while it was possible problems emerged on Tamiflu and the laptops due to a "good faith" but "institutionally strict" U.S. legal interpretation of UN sanctions, there was another possibility: Washington may be using "UNC to leverage its influence on the Korean peninsula".
"Evidence supporting this third possibility include the former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's December 2017 comments ahead of a sender-state meeting in Vancouver, where he pushed for the UNC to advance pressure aiming for talks, and US Army General Vincent Brooks' ambition to make UNC "more vital and more relevant" before he left the post last year."
And that's something that Dr Dong-jin Kim of Trinity College Dublin might also agree on.
"In my personal opinion, this is about the U.S. DPRK negotiations, (as) the U.S. would not want to see the inter-Korean relations improving beyond the progress in their own negotiations with the DPRK," he told NK News.
And in fact, that's something which Secretary of State Pompeo has directly alluded to last November.
"We have made clear to the Republic of Korea that we do want to make sure that peace on the peninsula and the denuclearization of North Korea aren't lagging behind the increase in the amount of interrelationship between the two Koreas," Pompeo said.
"We view them as tandem, as moving forward together, we view them as important parallel processes," he added.
But for Professor Sung-yoon Lee at Tufts University, U.S. interest in monitoring such issues closely is for a more fundamental reason.
"The U.S. government is wary of sanctions-busting "inter-Korean cooperation" projects, as they seem like harmless-looking foreplay before the more consequential consummation entailing billions of dollars in payments takes form."
Whatever one's reading of the problems afflicting inter-Korean cooperation in 2019, it seems clear that sanctions are posing hurdles to what would otherwise seem to be relatively mundane forms of inter-Korean cooperation.
"From the perspective of humanity, it is absolutely not worth spending such political currency on this," said Webb of the bigger picture perspective, even though there might be tactical advantages for relevant countries on the issue.
The solution?
"We really need to create a more efficient and transparent institution/platform, when it comes to the current international sanctions as well as the procedures to get approvals for people engaging with the DPRK," Dr. Kim said.
"Otherwise, it would take long time for any progress made in the political negotiations to translate into the field, and the gap between people's expectations and the delayed implementation of the agreements would negatively affect the subsequent political negotiations, as we have seen in the past."


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At the lake, wrapping it up to get Rob on the road for his manager on duty stint today. Alex is working on a portrait project. Kitty has a friend over and they are hard at work looking for fossils on the beach. They found me a perfect luckystone for my big award in July. The smaller prize doesnt get them. And, the prizes look great. I hope they are well received. Its the thought that counts.
Here is my thinking. Everyone in the program comes in as an individual and leaves as an individual. Each journey is personal and the path(s) chosen aid in what each student receives. There is no wrong journey or path. And, if the journey changes, so be it...but its important that the effort put in poses questions, prompts answers and results. What draws these individuals together is the desire to change, the ability to communicate visually, and the interest in seeing, learning, growing. The ability to draw, to tell a visual tale or to evoke a feeling, a response from another person is key. To that, we are all moving forward--those of us graduating--forward, changed, changing,with a misnamed degree. There should be nothing about terminus in this terminus degree. It should all about opening the doors for change, evolution, self enlightenment. Those who were new last year are moving and transitioning from the firsties to graduates. The firsties are experiencing all that we firsties have been through: insecurity, lack of confidence, a challenge to all you know, believe in. The cards have been thrown in the air...and goodness knows if you can ever get them back in the box the same way ever again (read,this is why you are paying the money). Hopefully by the time you graduate, you will realize the cards aren't necessary, there is no order and is it really important?
Need to get the stuff ordered prior to departure. The little tree peony I planted by the back door is blooming (a beautiful clear yellow) as are the iris. When our big tree came crashing down two years ago, it cleared the way for some amazing little saplings to grow and have the light they wer deprived of. We have a very spiky/thorny tree with these heavenly clusters of flowers that smell almost like jasmine. The flowers are white with red necks and a blaze of an acid yellow in the middle. As it is cool and humid, the scent projects and has wrapped us in an otherworldly place. The bird feeders are filled to the brim with "Ithaca Blend" from Agway. We have a few pilated woodpeckers who think this new mix worth the trip.
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Breaking It Down With Bailey
Feb. 19, 2010
Hey you Dawg fans!
Hope that you guys are enjoying the sunny weather in Seattle! I sure know we are lovin' our 2010 schedule so far. I am writing to you from the plane right now with Morgan snoozing on my left and Jenn catching a few z's to my right. I'm jealous.
We are currently experiencing turbulence, in case you were wondering.
Anywho, to break down the Tempe weekend, I'd have to say it was a sweet little start to the 2010 season. It was actually nice to play some different opponents other than the 17 other faces I see everyday. And boy did we have some moments of greatness this weekend. Danielle clearly started off the season with a little gem of her own by throwing a perfect game. The defense showed flashes of their leather by making three crucial plays...on the only three balls put in play. Morgan (Albatross) Stuart made a sick MLB play on a bunt where she barehanded the ball and threw it uphill for the putout at first. Jenn (Black Widow) Salling snagged a ball that was smoked up the middle and made it look as routine as ever as she made the throw to Niki at first. And finally, in the seventh inning, a low liner made its way into a sliding Kimi (the Deer) Pohlman's glove to preserve the hitless (and everything else-less) game. We showed a little bit of power by belting three home runs that game...but we all are aware that we can't rely on the long ball all season (although it's still nice to see).
The next day, we played a few of my old teammates from summer ball so that was pretty cool to see them! But Ohio U was our closest scoring game of the weekend...we need to give a tremendous thanks to a CLUTCH sixth inning pinch-hit two-run blast by freshman Shawna (Woodstock) Wright though. So...thank you. And congrats to Baily (Ell-Why) Harris on her first collegiate win! Also, the Nevada game was nice to finish in six innings. They were ready to play us though, but once again, Woodstock decided to go deep for another two-run shot to help us on our way to an eight-run shutout of the Wolfpack.
Saturday we had the pleasure of going over to Danielle's brother Brett's house for a nice sandwich spread and to hang out in the Arizona sun for a bit. It was a beautiful house and thanks to the Lawrie's for breeding such gifted children. A few crazy ladies jumped into the freezing abyss that some would like to call a pool (which was seriously chilly) so props to Amanda (Lizard) Fleischman, Alyson (Baboon) McWherter and Ashley (Jasmine) Tuiasosopo. Thank goodness later in the night they defrosted because Tui ended up having an RBI that helped break open the gates for more runs to be scored and helped us overcome a pesky Cal State Northridge team.
Sunday rolled around and we finally were able to play under the natural sunlight instead of the lights we'd played under the three previous nippy nights. And apparently the Canadians like playing in the morning the best. The two Canucks went yard to ensure a 5-0 shutout of Notre Dame, with the Black Widow hitting what may have been her first career Grand Salami (get out the rye bread, grandma) and Danielle hitting her fourth yahtzee of the weekend. What a nice treat.
Shout out to Morgan Littlefield for a successful first trip of her career with us! It's wonderful to have someone constantly making sure we are well nourished and all checked in for our flights. So far so good!
Welp, I think that about wraps it up. UWTV gave me a Flip for this trip...we'll see how many people get annoyed by being videotaped.
As for the quote this week: 'Fall in love with what you do; believe in what you're doing; strive to constantly improve' - Bob Moawad
This fits our team perfectly. I know that every single one of my teammates loves this game, believes in themselves and is continuously looking to improve...which I believe can be the ingredients to get what we want the most at the end of the year.
Here we go Dawgs!
Stay classy and GO TEAM PURP!!!
Love, 20
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Archive for September 2008
You have to realize there was a time in the world where people didn't worship and idolize celebrities. A place where real people, average people, everyday real people could be role models. You have to remember. Please tell your kids to tell their kids, so that we never forget.
In a small way, I think the "late night talk show" has destroyed the honor of celebrity in America. I can't tell you how many of my favorite actors or musicians have fallen in my eyes and in my admiration after seeing them on one of these shows. You see an actor you like in movies, let's say. You're entertained by the character they play, so when they're on 'Late Night with Joe Blow' you tune in kind of excited to see your star. I mean, you are a fan. Then he/she starts to talk and suddenly your smile turns upside down when you realize they're a total schmuck, or a loony tune, or a psycho, or a religious freak. Now it sucks, because it's hard to go back to watch their movies knowing that they're a worthless human who doesn't deserve the luck they've received. It's like seeing grandma naked, you just can't get it out of your mind no matter how hard you try.
I really don't know how the "talk show" came about. To me, the idea on paper sounds horrible. "Hey, let's have a show where we have actors come on and sit in a chair and talk to somebody who sits behind a desk. The actor could use his/her appearancefor shameless advertising and the host could ask prearranged, preapproved questions that no one in the audience can relate to." Brilliant.
"Hey Betty, tell us about your horse ranch in Montana." I've never even been to Montana, you know? Plus, I couldn't care less about the $500,000 thoroughbred you just bought. You just spent more money on a horse you ride once a year, than I'll make my whole life. Hey wait, this is fascinating. Please Betty, tell me more. Tell me about your summer home in Paris, or the nine closets of designer shoes you have, all of which cost more than my car. Tell me where you get your hair done, or a hilarious inside joke with another rich, jetsetter friend that's about as funny as the amount of money you get paid to read lines. My favorite though, is when Betty tells us how hard it is to be her. How a man tried to take her picture when she came out of the spa, or a fan asked for an autograph in the bathroom. Hey, Betty, I have panhandlers ask me for money at least once a week and I'm not rich nor that put out by it. Deal with it. They're called humans and they're everywhere. Have another drink to wash down the rest of those pills.
A desk? Give me a break. You're not at work. You're not the boss. Most hosts cower to the popular, famous guest. Sure, there's been some moments here and there of conflict, but few and far between, almost forgotten. It wouldn't make sense to be controversial. You need the "big names" to book your show so people will watch. It's like Christmas morning with transparent boxes and gift wrapping, it's not exciting when you can see right through it.
I've saved the best, (worst?) part for last. When you're watching the show, regardless if it's a commercial break to come back with the guest or the interview, (and I use that term lightly) is over, just as they cut away or the cameras zoom back, the host leans over for "private words" with the guest. WTF?!?! Are we not worthy of your off the cuff and probably only real conversation? Isn't that the whole reason we tuned in to your show? To hear you people talk? What could they possibly be saying? It drives me crazy!
If I had to guess, it's either something terrible perverted or it's "I don't have anything to say really, I just wanted to piss off Ramblin' Rooster."
Well congratulations late night talk show host. You're doing a great job. God help you if you ever get out of your limousine in my neighborhood.
It's probably just something perverted.
Egg On,
Ramblin' Rooster
My Final Concert
Tonight I went to a rock concert, just got back in fact. I guess you could call it a rock concert, don't know what else to call it. I think it will be the last one I'll ever go to. Weird thing is, I had a pretty good time, but I got that feeling like, "I'm too old" and "I don't really belong here".
I'm in no way a connoisseur of shows or concerts. I've only been to a handful in my life and none of them featured legendary performers. So my views are limited and my experience leaves me little to draw from. Here's a short list of the highlights from tonight's gala. Again, a quick disclaimer. I'm sure there are millions, (literally) of you out there that have way more exciting and adventurous concert going stories than mine, but alas, this is my blog and this is not about, "I had the craziest time ever at a show". If you'd like to leave me comments about some awesome, insane, ludicrous concert moments, I'd love to hear them.
1. "Doors open at 7". It's probably just me, but I like to know when the show starts. I hate standing around waiting for it to begin. I'm not interested in getting to the front row, I just want to get there a few minutes before the show starts and get into the music. "It's all about the music, man!"
2. "No mention of an opening band on ticket". I'm not real big on finding out the life stories of musicians I listen to, or the displaying of their posters/photographs. I also didn't "research" the events of the show, (didn't think I needed to). The opening band came out and it took me three songs to firmly decide that this was in fact an opening band and not the band I had paid to see. They weren't very good, (at least to me) and I felt bored and disappointed that I was wasting my time with them.
3. "The REAL show finally starts". Never fails, the crowd always congests for the main act. The crowd becomes thick, the bodies start to sweat, the bumping, kicking and pushing starts and for me it's all I can do to remain calm. I'm somewhat against the "human contact" thing, especially strangers, sweaty ones in particular. The band I saw was very good though.
4. "The marijuana train pulls out of the station". I don't smoke pot, nor do I condemn it, but being surrounded by non-stop clouds does get a little tiresome after awhile. How much pot does one really have to smoke to ensure that nothing from this night will be retained? I'd guess nine pounds.
5. "Girl in front of me vomits". We already have a very limited amount of space here and this girl decides to crouch down and vomit on the floor. Great.
6. "Couple start dancing through the vomit". Nuff said…
7. "Fight breaks out". A concert just wouldn't be a concert unless a fight broke out. Nothing says peace, love and rockin' out like tempers flying, testosterone rising and fists swinging.
8. "Concert is over. Hearing loss begins". I love the gift of sound and hearing is a real, favorite hobby of mine. When I got out of the show, my ears were killing me. I felt like I was under water or just had a bomb go off beside my head. Then the headache sank in. I don't support, "…turning it to eleven."
BONUS – Here's a tip: Never wear flip flops to a rock concert.
So I guess all in all its just depressing. I've become an old, crabby man and my life isn't even half over.
On a lighter note, next weekend I'm going to Sunnyville Nursing Home to relax and play some dominos. Come out and join me if you're in the area.
Egg On,
Ramblin' Rooster
How To Identify a Moron
How to identify a moron? This might seem like an easy thing to do, but sometimes it's similar to the dating experience. I person might start out pleasant and apparently in tune to their faculties, but after a while, "the leopard shows it's spots". I think some people can't hide their faults or short comings, those people you get an instant vibe from. The moment you meet them you just know, "Nope." If you were in possession of a forehead sized rubber stamp, you'd ink their face, "REJECT".
To me, a telltale sign is if any person uses the phrase, "I KNOW ALL ABOUT yada-yada-yada". This is beyond a red flag. This is a flag on fire, next to a highly flammable, open top, chemical tank, sitting upon a vacuum sealed glass case containing the world's deadliest airborne virus. Get away fast!
First of all, the arrogance alone is overwhelming. Who could ever think they know "all about" something? They could be extremely knowledgeable, even a master of expert of such thing, but to think you couldn't learn something new is a fate worse than dying. Never turn off your brain. Never turn away from learning. In fact, it's when you think you can't go any further with your mind that the real break threw happens. This usually comes from looking at it from a totally different perspective. Where do new perspectives come from? Other people are the easiest and fastest way.
Secondly, 90% of the time, the statement is a complete fabrication of the truth and the person who utters such nonsense doesn't know everything about anything and very little in between. What inspires them to say such a binding and absolute death sentence? Ego. Those who lack physical beauty, personality, talent or charm most often go after the rewards of being smart. It's no where near the shallow gratification of the others and can be rendered null and void in certain company. Some people couldn't care less about intelligence, while others are put off by it because by demonstrating the slightest sign of brain power triggers the insecurity inside them, painfully reminding them of their own lack of mental ability. So be careful if you do choose this avenue as your flare to stand out from others and never say "I know all about…"
Thirdly, the phrase is meaningless. The conversation usually goes, "Do you know anything about blah-blah-blah?" "I know all about blah-blah-blah." OK, great. The only reason the question was asked, was to find out if the REAL question was even worth asking. No cares if you know everything about it, they just want to know if you can help with the one problem they have encountered.
Finally, the opposing argument is that it's just a figure of speech, a splash of sarcasm to brighten the day. If such is the case, then it's even more annoying than before and I would reply that "@#$% OFF!" is also, just a phrase.
Egg On,
Ramblin' Rooster
Songs With Singing Need Lyrics
Since yesterday's blog was about music, I thought I'd go ahead and follow today with a little bit of spill over/continuation. We won't be revisiting yesterday's blog, so if you didn't read it, you don't have to go back and read it first to understand today's. (Although I'm not excusing you from reading yesterday's blog, mind you!)
The only real correlation is that music is still the topic. So let's begin, shall we? Great!
I like music. No, I love music, all kinds of music. I don't think that anyone who truly appreciates music can answer the boring and tired question of, "What's your favorite kind of music?" Someone who really appreciates music would have to answer either, "I don't have one" or "I like all kinds of music". I don't care what kind of music you think you like or hate, if you can't find one song from each genre, you haven't heard enough songs.
Most of the time music is used to compliment your mood or situation. If you're sad or feeling sorry for yourself, one doesn't usually reach for speed metal, whereas if you're cleaning your house you're not likely to put on, "I cry myself to sleep". I don't know about you, but I have a lot of different moods and like the many flavors that life has to offer. I can't eat pancakes every day for my entire life. To quote Mike McCormick's mother, "…that's why they made chocolate AND vanilla".
I also like to hear things I have never heard and things that are like nothing I have ever heard before. As an American, usually anything foreign fills the bill on this one. Traditional music from other countries can be very hard for the "everyday listener" I know, but to me it's always a wonderful treat to get to hear it. Even if it's not true, it makes me feel cool and worldly when I hear '60s Korean pop music or something that is "exotic". It's like an inside joke or a secret that you carry with you all day, all week, all month, etc. So I think I have a pretty good tolerance for music styles. I don't judge singers for the vocal training or technique, just the soul they put behind it. Now I don't mean it has to be gospel quality soul, just enough soul that you know they're heart is 100% into it.
There is a time and a place, through creative perfection, that the lack of words being used while singing a melody seems fitting, but most of the time I hate it. I hate it because it sounds like the writer gave up on the establishment of the words. Is it that they couldn't think of what to say, so they half-assed it, as though "La La De Da" would be fine and dandy? I guess one could argue that those are words, but then that would be all I needed to punch you clean in the mouth.
All I'm saying is that it isn't that hard to write words. I hear songs all the time with horrible rhymes, lines and lyrics all the time. Sometimes it doesn't even bother me. I don't even mind when you can't understand a single word the singer is singing, just as long as you know he/she is saying something.
Bottom line? I feel ripped off. I can't write my blog: "Do Da De Do, Skeetely dum, Beetly boo, dosey de la ta de do, do rum be do" and get away with it. Or can I?
Tomorrows blog? Do Da De Do, Skeetely dum, Beetly boo, dosey de la ta de do, do rum be do.
Egg On,
Ramblin' Rooster
Honking Noise on CD/Radio Freaks Me Out
It never fails, I fall for it every time I hear "traffic noises" mixed into a song I'm listening to while driving. It doesn't matter if I've heard the song a thousand times or if I recorded it "back when the band was together, man". There's just some sounds that shouldn't be allowed to be heard on a song. They include, but are not limited too: Honking, Sirens, Doppler Whoosh of a Speeding/Passing Car, Engine Starting/Revving, Heavy Trucks/Industrial Equipment, Low Rumbling, and Babies Crying, (yes I know, what would a baby be doing in the middle of the road? It's not a confusing sound, I just hate crying babies).
You'd think with the world as disclaimer/sue happy as it is, there'd be a warning label forced upon CD's that stated something like, "Warning! Track 8 has traffic noises associated with the song. Be aware that they are not real and please don't drop your coffee and swerve into oncoming lanes and kill a bus full of crippled, homeless, nuns." Hmmm, perhaps I just found my calling.
Why am I so naive or stupid to fall for this? It's just a sound like any other. Maybe it's because I don't hear a lot of honking or sirens in my day to day driving. When I do, I'm usually able to witness it first hand or I am directly involved in a potentially violent, soon to be six o'clock news, road rage incident. My point being is that I usually don't have sounds sneak up on me or come shooting out of nowhere while I'm driving. Most of the time, the interior of my car is like a piano bar or lizard lounge, reminiscent smells from the '70s, cheap food and toothless women wearing wigs they found outside in the parking lot, i.e. it's a pretty mellow scene. I don't need to be cruising along, content and then "on the look out" for a piercing foreign sound approaching my shangri-la.
Who are the musicians that want this stuff on their albums? I wonder if they sit around the studio and say to the engineer, "Hey, throw some honking in there. That'll freak 'em out!" or "This song is so beautiful, but it's missing something… I know, a helicopter. Perfect!" I don't remember the legends of classical music ever needing strange noises in their work. What's that? They didn't have cars and stuff back then? Yeah, OK, good point.
All I'm saying is, that instead of "Judas Priest made my kid commit suicide", the next big law suit is gonna be "Radiohead made me crash my car!"
Be sure and call me if you need me to testify on your behalf.
Egg On,
Ramblin' Rooster
Why is Cheating Allowed for Spelling?
My favorite book is the dictionary. I know, I know, I'm a dork, but I really can't help it. The dictionary is a fascinating book. It's a series of references that lead you through the book like a literal labyrinth. Look up one word, it tells you to see another word. Or you look up a word and the definition uses words you don't know or aren't quite sure what they mean so you go find those words. It's linguistic solitaire. You're right, maybe I should get out more.
Also, I find it interesting to read the true meaning of words. Definitions that are lost by the ignorance of today and constant misuse. Not to mention it's fun finding words that are no longer used, things you might hear when watching a movie from the '40s. Or words you just flat out have never heard, ever in your life.
I guess this does sound frightfully dull, but the truth of the matter is that words are very powerful. String together the right ones and you can cause a lot of damage in the conversation world. We've all had moments where, after the fact, we think of something we wished we would have said, but didn't because the words didn't come at the right time. That's another oddity, people who can't express themselves or their feelings. Not that the "greeting card" industry isn't thankful, but still it's sad to think of a person who has a brain and a heart, who'd like to share an inner thought or emotion, but can't because it's trapped.
The worst is when someone says something to you, most assuredly a task or errand/favor to do, and they verbalize their request, you repeat it to them, using their own words and the correct you followed by something along the lines of, "…you know what I mean." No, actually I don't, that's why communication is so important. Has 'Three's Company' taught us nothing about the follies of misunderstanding from miscommunication?
Having wasted your time with all of that, the real bizarre twist of the dictionary is that essentially it is the answer book to our language, yet everyone accepts it and treats it as a harmless book. Whether you're taking a math quiz or completing a "love test" in a fashion magazine, the general rule of thumb is that looking up the answer is bad, (at least without trying to figure it out on your own first). My whole life, if I ever asked my parents or a teacher how to spell something, they immediately blurted out, "Look it up in the dictionary." The dictionary is a wide spread, household accepted form of cheating that everyone condones. How's that for awesome. Imagine if infidelity has the same graces… watch out now!
I sure hope I didn't misspell anything…
Egg On,
Ramblin' Rooster
I'm the Only One Who Doesn't Know I'm Going Bald
There are a lot of fat and ugly people in the world. I think most of them work in my building. I guess that means I could be fat and ugly too. I'm not too fat, maybe a few pounds, but I'm working on it, (getting fatter mind you).
The whole beauty thing is pretty much pointless to debate. The subject is just too ambiguous and objective. Just like the saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" that's a fact you can't argue with. So no matter how beautiful I think I am or how ugly I feel, there will always be someone there to tell me the opposite, right? Tell me I'm beautiful… please?
How did the world get so involved with beauty? Surely everyone knows by now, that it's a losing bet to put your money on beauty. It doesn't last and in the broad spectrum of life and love it really doesn't matter. The most beautiful person on the outside who'd kick puppies or drown kitties turns out to be quite ugly in the end.
"Beauty is on the inside." "That's just what ugly people say…" I wish I could remember what movie that's from, because sadly, like most all Americanisms, the general public is so desensitized and numb from scandal and betrayal we just don't care about right or wrong anymore. We as a society have been so strung out on "extreme" this and that or the latest, fabricated, reality non-sense that we've adjusted and accustomed ourselves to needing shock and awe just to get out of bed in the morning.
So it's really no surprised that when it comes to "being deep" or "getting to the heart of the matter" that majority rules and as always, is completely void of reason, compassion or common sense. Yet, one could refer to me as a hypocrite, because I'm teetering on the threshold of vanity denial.
I've always been a pseudo hippie. Not into the "free love", "tie-dye scene" or "patchoulioil baths", but rather just mellow and wanna-be earthy. I always thought people who did unnecessary cosmetic alterations on themselves were "mindless robots" or "soulless zombies" wasting there money, lives and spirit. But am I becoming what I've always hated? Like a punk rocker buying a mini-van?!
Balding seems to be a topic of discussion brought up frequently among men who are leaving their teens and rocketing towards middle age. I was of the mind that if my hair fell out that I wouldn't care. Now that the nightmare is becoming a daymare, I've found a new bond with hair that I never knew existed. I still refuse to apply "product" or wear "a piece", so the only alternative left is denial and that's where I'm at.
The debate over who you get your "hair genes" from is completely moot for me. Both of my grandfathers were bald. My mother and father are thinning. My brother is in trouble. My uncle is bald, bald. I have watched my widow's peak get higher and higher over the years. It's now starting to cross inwards towards the center of my head, creating a small little island of hair on top. I can feel a big difference between the top of my head and the back of my head, (in thickness/density). I'm trying to grow my hair out "one last time" and the top isn't growing very much at all, while the back seems fine and dandy, so in essence I'm growing a natural mullet… The point is, the evidence is overwhelming, undeniable and literally staring me in the face, (if I'm looking into a mirror). Yet somehow I still have a small part of me that tries to convince myself, "You're not going to be bald. It's cool. Every thing's gonna be hairy and fine."
It's sad and silly, but I do believe in the end I'll come to terms with it, just like everything else in this crazy world.
In the mean time I've been experimenting with the comb-over and shopping around for colorful, designer pony tail holders.
Next blog: Why do balding men attempt the comb-over or grow pony tails? Don't they know they're bald? Losers…
Egg On,
Ramblin' Rooster


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Ah, the game's afoot, Watson. This is what we know.
Fact: The dreaded asphalt plant, run by the arch villain Morveri has been ordered to cease and desist its operations near the peaceful and bucolic neighbourhood of Cheakamusshire.
Fact: After exhaustive undercover work by a crack team of forensic investigators from The Hall, led by the keen eye and razor-sharp mind of Inspector Lestone, said operations have been deemed to be operating contrary to the area's zoning. How exhaustive, you ask? It took 14 years to ferret out the true facts of this diabolical case, such is the cleverness of Morveri, an adversary like no other.
Fact: Morveri has been given until May 13 to give himself up to... no, to cease and desist his mad production of plutonium-enriched asphalt.
Fact: Morveri, clever devil that he is, has replied, "Catch me if you can, Lestone. I've been doing this with the full acquiescence and/or total disinterest of The Boys at The Hall all along." The apple appears to be mushy to the core, Watson.
Fact: Though totally irrelevant to the case, it nonetheless bears mentioning the once highly-coveted market garden homes in Cheakamusshire have failed to draw the interest of potential buyers, thus leaving The Hall - and all the innocent bystanders who rely on its crackerjack expertise in such affairs - in an uncomfortable financial position. Is this too the work of the dastardly Morveri and his noxious fumes? It is, perhaps too early in the investigation to draw conclusions with any certainty. However....
What we don't know, the details eluding discovery, are what real journalists call the who and why, two of the five Ws forming, not unlike a pentangle, the foundation of their ancient, mysterious craft.
Who changed his mind? When last this investigation stalled, three of the Wise Men running Whistlershire favoured smoking the villainous Morveri out of his fortified lair. Since this whole affair seems to be taking place behind a veil of secrecy, let's just call them Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. But who of the four remaining Wise Men changed their mind? Hah, it is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. Was it not the Zeidlerzee who joined Wynken, Blynken and Nod in their flanking manoeuvre to block The Hall's annual contract to Morveri to cover the lands of Whistlershire in smooth, plutonium-enriched asphalt? Yes, I think it was. And what can we deduce from this fact, Watson. Hah, correct. Nothing.
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I'm still working on the bag for my Mom. Seeing as it needs 36 hexagons and then a bunch of finishing work, I'll be working on it for a while. After the crocheting is done I'm going to make a lining for it. I want it to have a couple of different compartments so Mom can keep her needles separate from the work in progress.
Then comes the needle holder. That's actually where this project started from. Right now all of Mom's knitting supplies are in Ziploc bags and she has to shuffle through them to find anything. I was just going to buy her a knitting needle holder until I cam across a few patterns online. Of course homemade is always better than store-bought, so here we are. Oh yea and it was supposed to be a Christmas present (Christmas 2010 that is) oops!
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I walked into a theater today and as I waited for the movie to start. The seats begin to fill with parents and their children, to my delight! The theater filled about Halfway, which isn't bad on a Sunday in Texas during the football season. That caused me to think or wonder really… when are kids old enough to start enjoying the films and not just the candy of Halloween.
Spending most of my childhood sneaking to watch the forbidden movies. In hindsight I wonder, would I even have started watched them if I wasn't told I couldn't? It's hard to say! What I do know that doesn't mean kids today should have to suffer. Here it is 13 films to watch with your kids during Halloween. Not ranked in any order.
Hocus Pocus (1993)
A boy who is charged with keeping an eye on his nosy little sister on Halloween night accidentally unleashes the Sanderson Sisters—three witches from the Salem witch trials that suck the youth from little girls. Best part of the movie? The sisters performing "I Put a Spell on You" at a Halloween party, hands down!
The Addams Family and Values (1990&1993)
Halloween is a great reason to introduce your older kids to this creepy classic. Moody tweens will love Wednesday and Pugsley, and parents will get to soak up screen legends like Anjelica Huston and Christopher Lloyd in this witty comedy.
Beetlejuice (1988)
A newly dead husband and wife discover that a family of the living has moved into their house, so they hire a crude "bio-exorcist" to scare them off. The friendship between the deceased couple and Lydia—the epitome of a neglected and gloomy teenager—is heart-warming and the rockin' '80s styling will give you a good chuckle. Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Do we need to say more?
Casper (1995)
The iconic cartoon character stars in this sweet film. Poor Casper has always struggled with being lonely and when he finally finds a friend, he tries to bring himself back to life. But things do not go according to plan. At its heart, this is a tender ghost-meets-girl story. And Casper whispering "can I keep you" never fails to make us tear up!
Harry Potter Franchise (2001-2011)
Harry Potter is a year-round gem, but Halloween seems especially appropriate. There is something about Harry boarding the Hogwarts Express that really evokes that start-of-the-school-year, fall feeling. Oh, and there's magic and witches, too! The first few movies are aimed at younger children while the later ones are better suited to their older, tween siblings.
Halloweentown (1998)
Marnie Piper has always been obsessed with Halloween, much to her mother's despair. But it turns out there is something her mom is keeping from her—she's a witch! When grandmother Aggie arrives for her annual Halloween visit, Marnie follows her to a strange place called Halloweentown. This installment is the first of a magical trilogy—so be sure and check out the sequels.
The Witches (1990)
While visiting the seaside with his grandmother, Luke stumbles upon a convention of witches who are hatching a plan to exterminate children. He must find a way to stop them—a task that seems infinitely harder once he is turned into a mouse. The witches are scary enough to give us a fright—especially when they peel off their human costumes.
Goosebumps (2015)
Stick to the original… don't bother yourself with that remake! A young family are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorise the family before they "kidnap" the youngest daughter.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Dreamed up by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the story of Jack Skellington—the "King of Halloween"—who, tired of staging Halloween festivities year after year, finds a door to Christmas Town and decides to try his hand at that holiday, instead. We dare you not to have the songs from this musical flick stuck in your head for days after watching. "This is Halloween" should be the unofficial theme song of October! Best of all, it also makes a great Christmas movie.
Coraline (2009)
Unhappy about relocating to a new house and leaving all her friends behind, the gutsy heroine discovers a door to an alternative world. There she finds attentive, doting versions of her real parents and other exciting wonders. But this new world is more dangerous than it seems and Coraline must find a way to rescue her family and herself.
Corpse Bride (2005)
This is another gem from Tim Burton's twisted imagination. Victor, a nervous and clumsy young man, accidentally marries a dead bride. He is taken to the Land of the Dead and must somehow escape in order to be reunited with his true fiancée in time for their wedding.
ParaNorman (2012)
This isn't your average 11-year-old. Norman can talk to the dead, and it's not exactly normal, but his judgy town is soon to change its tune when 17th-century zombies want to come out and play. We love this film because it's quirky and teaches compassion and tolerance for the strange and unusual
*** Once I finished I realized Tim Burton really has cornered the market on halloween for kids!


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Green Day (formed 1987) Green Day is an American punk rock band that has had huge global success since it's debut major label release, Dookie in 1994.
Formation: As teenagers, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt started up a band named Sweet Children. The band's first show was in October 1987 in Vallejo, California, at Rod's Hickory Pit, where Mike's mother worked at the time.
The next year, the band began working with John Kiffmeyer who played drums but also booked shows for the band. In 1989, the band changed their name to Green Day and released their debut EP '1,000 Hours' on Lookout! Records.
In 1990, Lookout! Records also released Green Day's debut album, 39/Smooth, as well as two more EPs, 'Slappy' and 'Sweet Children'. The next year, they released 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, which was a combination of the debut EP and the debut LP. The drummer at the time, Sobrante, left to attend college and was replaced by Tré Cool.
Green day's second album, Kerplunk sold over 50,000 copies in the USA, which was an impressive amount for an underground punk band at the time.
Hitting The Mainstream: Green day signed to Reprise Records and recorded their major label debut, Dookie, which was released in 1994. The singles, 'Basket Case', 'Longview' and 'When I Come Around' all received heavy MTV airplay and the band was added to the Lollapalooza and Woodstock bills. Dookie won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995.
Insomniac was released in 1995 and spawned the singles 'Geek Stink Breath', 'Brain Stew/Jaded', 'Walking Contradiction' and 'Stuck With Me'. The video for 'Walking Contradiction' won the 'Best Video, Short Form' Grammy Award in 1996. The band cancelled a European tour in 1996, due to exhaustion.
Released in 1997, Nimrod provided more of a diversion from the band's standard punk-pop fare. The album entered the US charts at number 10 and the single 'Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)' earned the band an MTV Award for Best Alternative Video. The song was twice featured in separate episodes of E.R..
Warning was released in 2000. The single 'Minority' was a hit for the band and so, to a lesser degree, was the title track. Warning earned a gold certification, though all of the band's previous albums had achieved at least a double platinum status at this point in their career.
Green Day then released a greatest hits compilation entitled International Superhits! In addition to this, they released a compilation of B-sides entitled Shenanigans and a collection of videos, International Supervideos! From Shenanigans, 'Espionage' was featured on the soundtrack to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and was nominated for a 'Best Rock Instrumental Performance' Grammy Award.
In 2003, Green Day collaborated with Iggy Pop on his album Skull Ring. The next year, their American Idiot album debuted at number one in the US album charts. American Idiot won the 2005 Grammy Award for 'Best Rock Album'. Recordings from the supporting tour were released as Bullet in a Bible.
In 2006, 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' was named 'Record of the Year' at the Grammy Awards.
Side Projects: PINHEAD GUNPOWDER (feat. Billie Joe Armstrong)
THE FRUSTRATORS (feat. Mike Dirnt)
THE NETWORK (it has been reported that all three members of the band are in this band, under assumed names).
FOXBORO HOT TUBS (all three members of Green Day are in this band and played on its debut album Stop, Drop and Roll).
In 2006, Green Day collaborated with U2 and Rick Rubin to record a cover of The Skids' 'The Saints Are Coming', to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Green day's version of The Simpsons' theme tune was released as a single in July 2004.
Music for a cold Autumn stroll.
There's something special about Autumn; it's a time of year ripe with nostalgia, melancholy and dismal weather. But still, there's something comforting about getting your big coat out again and enjoying pumpkin spiced everything.
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Dookie was released on this day in 1994.
Today (February 1st) marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Green Day's third album and major label debut Dookie. The legendary Diamond-certified release was the band's first ever record on Reprise Records; a label which has seen them through the rest of their career.
Ten years before American Idiot was born, there was Dookie. It was the landmark album of Green Day's career and the one that propelled punk rock to mainstream popularity. It reached number 2 in the US charts, has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and ended up winning the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
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'Wake Me Up When September Ends' is a popular Fall song.
People are getting well into the spirit of Fall right now, but there's one band out there who find this time of year particularly lucrative. Green Day's 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' video viewing figures double on at least three days every year.
Green Day performing at BST Hyde Park
As it turns out, the video for the punk rockers' 2005 hit single gets more than 100,000 YouTube views on three particular days in September and October. That's largely down to it having become an anthem for the 9/11 terror attack, which continues to be remembered each year, as well as the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Continue reading: Views On This Green Day Video Skyrocket This Time Of Year
We love these funny, intense and unique pop videos.
These days it's difficult to get away with a music video that's all singing, all dancing with wind machines. It's becoming more and more popular to go for a more conceptual piece; like a mini cinematic montage to rival Hollywood. Indeed, these artists have all done something a little bit different with their musical outputs.
Zombie Taylor Swift in 'Look What You Made Me Do'
1. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do: The snakes, the bath of diamonds, the zombie Taylor... We just couldn't get enough of this video this summer. It's definitely the best music video she's ever done and shows a different side to her that we've never seen before that's sly, self-depricating and pretty damn badass.
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The band were branded as callous for continuing their set, but they didn't even know anything had happened.
Music shows are supposed to be spectacular and memorable events, and for Green Day's audience at Mad Cool Festival in Spain this weekend it was certainly a night they will never forget. The concert was a disaster from the start when witnesses saw an acrobat performer tragically fall to his death.
Green Day performing at BST Hyde Park this year
Green Day were headlining the event in Madrid on Saturday night (July 8th 2017) in front of 35,000 people when an acrobatic artist - who has now been identified as 42-year-old Pedro Aunion Monroy - dropped at least 100 feet to the ground only minutes before the band were due to go on stage, dying almost instantly from his injuries.
Continue reading: Green Day Left Uninformed By Acrobat's Death Ahead Of Festival Performance
Green Day need little to no introduction, but just in case, here's a quick recap. Being arguably the most key band to pop-punk with their 90's records 'Dookie', 'Insomniac' and 'Nimrod' they became instant legends and one of the biggest bands on the planet. These records were defined by spunky scrappiness in Tre Cool (drums) and Mike Drint's (bass) rhythms, in frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's riffs, being married with the strongest knack for melody and catchiness as well as silly lyrics about getting wasted and other youthful activity. There's also always being an outsider spirit to Green Day which continued into their reinvention with their bold 'American Idiot' concept album in 2004, which saw the band mature with style, having more of a political consciousness and reshoot them to the top. They visit Sheffield tonight and deliver a show which matches their legacy.
Firstly, tonight though, we have Rancid who are a classic band in their own right. Like tonight's headliners Rancid have many a punk anthem under their belts with gritty spirit and instant danceability that get a good chunk of this huge crowd going early on. The band themselves rev-it-up with frontman Tim Armstrong often galloping around the stage as well as ending their set in the crowd and you can feel Matt Freeman's insane bass skills from a distance with rapid, animated fretwork.
Green Day have no problem following legends as they themselves are. From start to finish this is just a delight. This band have so many iconic tracks in their arsenal, that much of the 13,000 people will be singing along to every word across the two-and-a-half-hours Green Day play tonight. Whether it be the politically charged 'Holiday' or the ska-punk masterclass 'King For A Day', what most Green Day songs have in common is hooks that stick in your head like gum and a lot of heart to connect with.
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Green Day arrive at the 2016 American Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States - Monday 21st November 2016
Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool) arriving at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) held at the Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands - Sunday 6th November 2016
Green Day - Photo's of a host of rock and roll stars as they attended the the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees 2015 ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, United States - Saturday 18th April 2015
The band were inducted in their first year of eligibility.
This year's inductees into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, Joan Jett and Ringo Starr, definitely fall within the "about time" category. And they aren't the only ones. The 2015 inductees also include the cool kids of rock, Green Day.
Green Day were a bit overwhelmed on the night of their induction.
The Bay area trio also played a pretty intense show on the night of their induction, reminding everyone why they were the band to take punk rock to the masses back in the 1990s. From the opening power chords of American Idiot, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool had the crowud at Cleveland's Public Hall up on their feet and dancing along to the tune of 90s nostalgia.
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Billie Joe Armstrong's 'These Paper Bullets!' is heading to New York and will be staged by the Atlantic Theatre Company in November.
Billie Joe Armstrong's latest musical is set to appear off Broadway. The 43-year-old Green Day frontman penned These Paper Bullets! last year and it debuted at the Yale Repertory Theatre. These Paper Bullets! will be on at the off-Broadway Atlantic Theatre in November, coinciding with the theatre company's 30th anniversary.
Billie Joe Armstrong's musical is heading to New York and will be produced by an off-Broadway theatre company.
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The punk veterans join Bill Withers, Joan Jett and the late Lou Reed in the pantheon of musical greats.
Esteemed musical institution the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2015. The six musical acts to be inducted are: Green Day; Bill Withers; Joan Jett & The Blackhearts; Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble; Lou Reed; and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
Former Beatle Ringo Starr will be honoured during the ceremony with an award for musical excellence, and '50s R&B quintet The "5" Royales will also be recognised for their influence on early pop music.
Green Day are to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with five other artists
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The 41-year-old musician's type of cancer was fortunately caught early, so doctors are hoping "he should make a full and speedy recovery."
The longtime touring guitarist from punk rock band Green Day, Jason White, has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer, so the group have therefore asked their fans to send him some "positive healing vibes."
Green Day's touring guitarist has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer
White's illness was announced via a Facebook message posted on Friday (Dec 5th), which read, "We have some news to report regarding our brother Jason White, and wanted you to hear it from us before word spread."
Continue reading: Green Day Guitarist Jason White Diagnosed With Tonsil Cancer
Green Day - Adly Syairi Ramly, a self-proclaimed music and LEGO junkie, has transformed the toy brand's famous figures into some of the world's most iconic bands. Legendary acts such as the Beatles, Foo Fighters, Radiohead and Pearl Jam have been given a LEGO makeover and photographed using only an iPhone 5 with no added desktop editing. - Malaysia - Wednesday 19th March 2014
Green Day - Saturday 19th June 2010 at Wembley Stadium London, England
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Newborn Intensive Care Units nationwide reunite families and babies at March for Babies
HCA and University of Alabama at Birmingham Women & Infants Center among nearly a dozen organizations holding reunions
Apr 21, 2017, 11:41 ET
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From Portland, Maine to Las Vegas, Nevada, nearly a dozen Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs) that care for sick and premature babies will hold reunions of their graduates at this year's March of Dimes Foundation's signature fundraising event, March for Babies.
Several HCA hospitals, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (UAB) and many others are great examples of how hospitals can work together with the March of Dimes to provide care and support for families during their baby's time in the NICU, according to Japonica Boler, a March of Dimes volunteer whose son was born premature at UAB. This year marks the 3rd annual NICU Reunion at the March for Babies event in Birmingham, which takes place on Saturday, April 29.
"My son Cayden was born prematurely at 26 weeks, and spent months in the NICU at UAB, unable to eat or breathe on his own," Mrs. Boler recalls. "Today, Cayden is 3 years old and doing much better. We love to come to the NICU reunion and participate in March for Babies each year. We get to give back to an amazing organization and see all of the wonderful staff that took great care of our son. We can't wait to walk!"
"For many years, HCA and our hospitals in communities across the country have supported the March of Dimes to improve the health of babies and moms, including working together to help ensure moms deliver after 39 weeks," said Bruce Moore, HCA's president - service line and operations integration. "Last year, caregivers in our 89 NICUs provided vital medical care to approximately 33,000 babies, and during these difficult times lifelong bonds often are developed. Our NICU Reunions are a wonderful way for our caregivers, our NICU graduates and their families to celebrate some of our success stories."
Other NICU reunions will take place at March for Babies walks: April 22 in Fort Worth, Texas with HCA's Medical City Arlington; April 29 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and in Jenson Beach, Florida with HCA's Lawnwood Regional Medical Center; April 30 in Portland, Maine with The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center; May 6 in St. Cloud, Minnesota with St. Cloud Hospital and in Lafayette, Louisiana with HCA's Women's and Children's Hospital; May 7, in Danville, Pennsylvania with Geisinger's Janet Weis Children's Hospital; May 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada with Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican; and June 3 in Lebanon, New Hampshire at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
Nearly 500 March for Babies events will take place all across the United States, with most occurring this spring. Thousands of individuals and hundreds of companies across the country get involved. National sponsors include Kmart, Famous Footwear, Macy's, Cigna, and HCA, as well as regional sponsor Publix. For more information and to register, visit marchforbabies.org.
Premature birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) is the leading cause of death of babies in the U.S. About 15 million babies worldwide are born prematurely each year, and premature birth and its consequences are the leading cause of death in children under age five. Babies who survive an early birth often face serious and lifelong health problems, including chronic lung disease, vision and hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
The March of Dimes NICU Family Support® program offers information and comfort to families during the NICU hospitalization of their newborn, during the transition home, and in the event of a newborn death. It also provides professional education for NICU staff, and promotes neonatal family-centered care in NICUs. NICU Family Support is currently in more than 100 hospitals across the country and touches more than 70,000 families each year.
HCA's collaboration with the March of Dimes and support of March for Babies will nearly double the presence of the Foundation's NICU Family Support program in hospitals across the country this year.
"It just makes sense to hold our NICU reunions at March for Babies because these families have been helped by both the March of Dimes and UAB Hospital," says Elicia Jacob, DPN, RN, PHCNS-BC, director of nursing services at UAB's Women & Infants Center. "Families come from all across the region because of the support they received from the March of Dimes and the caregivers at our hospital. We're like one big family."
About March of Dimes
The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs. For the latest resources and health information, visit our websites marchofdimes.org and nacersano.org. If you have been affected by prematurity or birth defects, visit our shareyourstory.org community to find comfort and support. You can also find us on Facebook or follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
SOURCE March of Dimes