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Janis Joplin
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|Janis Joplin
|Background information
|Birth name
|Janis Lyn Joplin
|January 19, 1943(1943-01-19)
Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
|October 4, 1970(1970-10-04) (aged 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, blues, hard rock
|Singer, songwriter, arranger
|Vocals, guitar
|Years active
|Associated acts
|Big Brother & the Holding Company
Kozmic Blues Band
Full Tilt Boogie Band
[edit] Early life: 1943–1965Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 19, 1943(1943-01-19),[3] to Dorothy (née East) Joplin (1913–1998), a registrar at a business college, and her husband, Seth Joplin (1910–1987), an engineer at Texaco. She had two younger siblings, Michael and Laura. The family attended the Church of Christ.[4] The Joplins felt that Janis always needed more attention than their other children, with her mother stating, "She was unhappy and unsatisfied without [receiving a lot of attention]. The normal rapport wasn't adequate."[5]
As a teenager, she befriended a group of outcasts, one of whom had albums by African-American blues artists Bessie Smith and Leadbelly, whom Joplin later credited with influencing her decision to become a singer.[6] She began singing in the local choir and expanded her listening to blues singers such as Odetta and Big Mama Thornton.
Primarily a painter while still in school, she first began singing blues and folk music with friends. While at Thomas Jefferson High School, she stated that she was mostly shunned.[6] Joplin was quoted as saying, "I was a misfit. I read, I painted, I didn't hate niggers."[5] As a teen, she became overweight and her skin broke out so badly she was left with deep scars which required dermabrasion.[5][7][8] Other kids at high school would routinely taunt her and call her names like "pig," "freak" or "creep."[5] Among her classmates was G. W. Bailey and Jimmy Johnson.
Joplin graduated from high school in 1960 and attended Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas, during the summer[7] and later the University of Texas at Austin, though she did not complete her studies.[9] The campus newspaper ran a profile of her in 1962 headlined "She Dares To Be Different."[9]
Cultivating a rebellious manner, Joplin styled herself in part after her female blues heroines and, in part, after the Beat poets. Her first song recorded on tape, at the home of a fellow student in December 1962, was "What Good Can Drinkin' Do".[10] She left Texas for San Francisco in January 1963, living in North Beach and later Haight-Ashbury. In 1964, Joplin and future Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen recorded a number of blues standards, further accompanied by Margareta Kaukonen on typewriter (as percussion instrument). This session included seven tracks: "Typewriter Talk," "Trouble In Mind," "Kansas City Blues," "Hesitation Blues", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" and "Long Black Train Blues," and was later released as the bootleg album The Typewriter Tape.
Around this time her drug use increased, and she acquired a reputation as a "speed freak" and occasional heroin user.[3][6][7] She also used other psychoactive drugs and was a heavy drinker throughout her career; her favorite beverage was Southern Comfort.
In the spring of 1965, Joplin's friends, noticing the physical effects of her amphetamine habit (she was described as "skeletal"[6] and "emaciated"[3]), persuaded her to return to Port Arthur, Texas. In May 1965, Joplin's friends threw her a bus-fare party so she could return home.[3] Back in Port Arthur, she changed her lifestyle. She avoided drugs and alcohol, began wearing relatively modest dresses, adopted a beehive hairdo, and enrolled as a sociology major at Lamar University in nearby Beaumont, Texas. During her year at Lamar University, she commuted to Austin to perform solo, accompanying herself on guitar. One of her performances was reviewed in the Austin American-Statesman. Joplin became engaged to a man who visited her, wearing a blue serge suit, to ask her father for her hand in marriage, but the man terminated plans for the marriage soon afterwards.[8]
[edit] Big Brother and the Holding Company: 1966–1968
Main article: Big Brother and the Holding CompanyIn 1966, Joplin's bluesy vocal style attracted the attention of the psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, a band that had gained some renown among the nascent hippie community in Haight-Ashbury. She was recruited to join the group by Chet Helms, a promoter who had known her in Texas and who at the time was managing Big Brother. Helms brought her back to San Francisco and Joplin joined Big Brother on June 4, 1966.[11] Her first public performance with them was at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. Due to persistent persuading by keyboardist and close friend Stephen Ryder, Joplin avoided drug use for several weeks, enjoining bandmate Dave Getz to promise that using needles would not be allowed in their rehearsal space or in the communal apartment where they lived.[8] When a visitor to the apartment injected drugs in front of Joplin, she angrily reminded Getz that he had broken his promise.[8] A San Francisco concert from that summer was recorded and released in the 1984 album Cheaper Thrills.
On August 23, 1966,[12] during a four week engagement in Chicago, the group signed a deal with independent label Mainstream Records.[13] They recorded tracks in a Chicago recording studio, but the label owner Bob Shad refused to pay their airfare back to San Francisco.[6] Shortly after the five band members drove from Chicago to Northern California with very little money, they moved with the Grateful Dead to a house in Lagunitas, California. It was there that Joplin relapsed into hard drugs.
Mantra-Rock Dance, a musical event held on January 29, 1967—just ten days after her birthday—at the Avalon Ballroom by the San Francisco Hare Krishna temple. Janis Joplin and Big Brother performed there along with the Hare Krishna founder Bhaktivedanta Swami, Allen Ginsberg, Moby Grape, and Grateful Dead, donating proceeds to the Krishna temple.[14][15][16]
In early 1967, Joplin met Country Joe McDonald of the group Country Joe and the Fish. The pair lived together as a couple for a few months.[3][13] Joplin and Big Brother began playing clubs in San Francisco, at the Fillmore West, Winterland and the Avalon Ballroom. They also played at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, as well as in Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia, the Psychedelic Supermarket in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Golden Bear Club in Huntington Beach, California.[13]
The band's debut album was released by Columbia Records in August 1967, shortly after the group's breakthrough appearance in June at the Monterey Pop Festival. Two songs from Big Brother's set at Monterey were filmed. "Combination of the Two" and a version of Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain" appeared in D.A. Pennebaker's documentary Monterey Pop. The film captured Cass Elliot in the crowd silently mouthing "Wow! That's really heavy!" during Joplin's performance.[6]
In November 1967, the group parted ways with Chet Helms and signed with top artist manager Albert Grossman. Up to this point, Big Brother had performed mainly in California, but had gained national prominence with their Monterey performance. On February 16, 1968,[17] the group began its first East Coast tour in Philadelphia, and the following day gave their first performance in New York City at the Anderson Theater.[3][6] On April 7, 1968, the last day of their East Coast tour, Joplin and Big Brother performed with Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop at the "Wake for Martin Luther King, Jr." concert in New York.
During the spring of 1968, Joplin and Big Brother made their nationwide television debut on The Dick Cavett Show, an ABC daytime variety show hosted by Dick Cavett. Later, she made three appearances on the primetime Cavett program. During this time, the band was billed as "Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company,"[13] although the media coverage given to Joplin incurred resentment among the other members of the band.[13] The other members of Big Brother thought that Joplin was on a "star trip," while others were telling Joplin that Big Brother was a terrible band and that she ought to dump them.[13]
Time magazine called Joplin "probably the most powerful singer to emerge from the white rock movement," and Richard Goldstein, in Vogue magazine, wrote that Joplin was "the most staggering leading woman in rock... she slinks like tar, scowls like war... clutching the knees of a final stanza, begging it not to leave... Janis Joplin can sing the chic off any listener."[5]
Big Brother's second album, Cheap Thrills, featured a cover design by counterculture cartoonist Robert Crumb. Although Cheap Thrills sounded as if it was mostly "live," only one track ("Ball and Chain") was actually recorded live; the rest of the tracks were studio recordings.[3] The album had a raw quality, including the sound of a cocktail glass breaking and the broken shards being swept away during the song "Turtle Blues." With the documentary film Monterey Pop released in late 1968, the album launched Joplin's successful, albeit short, musical career.[18]
Cheap Thrills, which gave the band a breakthrough hit single, "Piece of My Heart", reached the number one spot on the Billboard charts eight weeks after its release, remaining for eight (nonconsecutive) weeks.[18] The album was certified gold at release and sold over a million copies in the first month of its release.[8][13] Live at Winterland '68, recorded at the Winterland Ballroom on April 12 and 13, 1968, featured Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company at the height of their mutual career working through a selection of tracks from their albums.
The band made another East Coast tour during July–August 1968, performing at the Columbia Records convention in Puerto Rico and the Newport Folk Festival. After returning to San Francisco for two hometown shows at the Palace of Fine Arts Festival on August 31 and September 1, Joplin announced that she would be leaving Big Brother. The group continued touring through the fall and Joplin gave her last official performance with Big Brother at a Family Dog benefit on December 1, 1968.[3][6]
[edit] Solo career: 1969–1970
[edit] Kozmic Blues BandAfter splitting from Big Brother, Joplin formed a new backup group, the Kozmic Blues Band. The band was influenced by the Stax-Volt Rhythm and Blues bands of the 1960s, as exemplified by Otis Redding and the Bar-Kays, who were major musical influences on Joplin.[3][6][8] The Stax-Volt R&B sound was typified by the use of horns and had a more bluesy, funky, soul, pop-oriented sound than most of the hard-rock psychedelic bands of the period.
By early 1969, Joplin was addicted to heroin, allegedly shooting at least $200 worth of heroin per day,[7] although efforts were made to keep her clean during the recording of I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!. Gabriel Mekler, who produced the Kozmic Blues, told publicist-turned-biographer Myra Friedman after Joplin's death that the singer had lived in his house during the June 1969 recording sessions at his insistence so he could keep her away from drugs and her drug-using friends.[8]
The Kozmic Blues album, released in September 1969, was certified gold later that year but did not match the success of Cheap Thrills.[18] Reviews of the new group were mixed. Some music critics, including Ralph Gleason of the San Francisco Chronicle, were negative. Gleason wrote that the new band was a "drag" and that Joplin should "scrap" her new band and "go right back to being a member of Big Brother...(if they'll have her)."[3] Other reviewers, such as reporter Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post generally ignored the flaws and devoted entire articles to celebrating the singer's magic.
Joplin and the Kozmic Blues Band toured North America and Europe throughout 1969, appearing at Woodstock in August. By most accounts, Woodstock was not a happy affair for Joplin.[3][6][7] Faced with a ten hour wait after arriving at the festival, she shot heroin[6][7] and was drinking alcohol, so by the time she hit the stage, she was "three sheets to the wind."[3] Joplin also had problems at Madison Square Garden where, as she told rock journalist David Dalton, the audience watched and listened to "every note [she sang] with 'Is she gonna make it?' in their eyes."[13] Joplin's performance was not included in the documentary film Woodstock although the 25th anniversary director's cut of Woodstock includes her performance of Work Me, Lord.
At the end of the year, the group broke up. Their final gig with Joplin was at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the night of December 19–20, 1969.[3][13]
[edit] Full Tilt Boogie BandIn February 1970, Joplin traveled to Brazil, where she stopped her drug and alcohol use. She was accompanied on vacation there by her friend Linda Gravenites, who had designed the singer's stage costumes from 1966 to 1969. Joplin was romanced by an American schoolteacher named David (George) Niehaus, who was traveling around the world. They were photographed by the press at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.[13] Gravenites also took photographs of the two during their Brazilian vacation and they appeared to be a "carefree, happy, healthy young couple" having a great time.[6]
Joplin began using heroin again when she returned to the United States. Her relationship with Niehaus soon ended because of the drugs, her relationship with Peggy Caserta and refusal to take some time off work and travel the world with him.[6] Around this time she formed her new band, the Full Tilt Boogie Band.[3][6][8] The band was composed mostly of young Canadian musicians and featured an organ, but no horn section. Joplin took a more active role in putting together the Full Tilt Boogie Band than she did with her prior group. She was quoted as saying, "It's my band. Finally it's my band!"[3]
The Full Tilt Boogie Band began touring in May 1970. Joplin remained quite happy with her new group, which received mostly positive feedback from both her fans and the critics.[3] Prior to beginning a summer tour with Full Tilt Boogie, she performed in a reunion with Big Brother at the Fillmore West in San Francisco on April 4, 1970. Recordings from this concert were included in an in-concert album released posthumously in 1972. She again appeared with Big Brother on April 12 at Winterland where she and Big Brother were reported to be in excellent form.[6] By the time she began touring with Full Tilt Boogie, Joplin told people she was drug-free, but her drinking increased.[citation needed]
From June 28 to July 4, 1970, Joplin and Full Tilt joined the all-star Festival Express tour through Canada, performing alongside the Grateful Dead, Delaney and Bonnie, Rick Danko and The Band, Eric Andersen and Ian and Sylvia.[6] They played concerts in Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary.[6][13] Footage of her performance of the song "Tell Mama" in Calgary became an MTV video in the 1980s and was included on the 1982 Farewell Song album. The audio of other Festival Express performances were included on that 1972 Joplin In Concert album. Video of the performances was included on the Festival Express DVD.
In the "Tell Mama" video shown on MTV in the 1980s, Joplin wore a psychedelically colored loose-fitting costume and feathers in her hair. This was her standard stage costume in the spring and summer of 1970. She chose the new costumes after her friend and designer, Linda Gravenites (whom Joplin had praised in the May 1968 issue of Vogue), cut ties with Joplin shortly after their return from Brazil, due largely to Joplin's continued use of heroin.[3][6]
During the Festival Express tour, Joplin was accompanied by Rolling Stone writer David Dalton, who would later write several articles and a book on Joplin. She told Dalton:
I'm a victim of my own insides. There was a time when I wanted to know everything ... It used to make me very unhappy, all that feeling. I just didn't know what to do with it. But now I've learned to make that feeling work for me. I'm full of emotion and I want a release, and if you're on stage and if it's really working and you've got the audience with you, it's a oneness you feel.[13]
[edit] Pearl
Main article: Pearl (album)Among her last public appearances were two broadcasts of The Dick Cavett Show. In a June 25, 1970, appearance, she announced that she would attend her ten-year high-school class reunion. When asked if she had been popular in school, she admitted that when in high school, her schoolmates "laughed me out of class, out of town and out of the state."[19] In the August 3, 1970, Cavett broadcast, Joplin referred to her upcoming performance at the Festival for Peace to be held at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York, on August 6, 1970.
Joplin attended the reunion on August 14, accompanied by fellow musician and friend Bob Neuwirth, road manager John Cooke, and her sister Laura, but it reportedly proved to be an unhappy experience for her.[20] Joplin held a press conference in Port Arthur during her reunion visit. Interviewed by Rolling Stone journalist Chet Flippo, she was reported to wear enough jewelry for a "Babylonian whore."[6] When asked by a reporter during the reunion if Joplin entertained at Thomas Jefferson High School when she was a student there, Joplin replied, "Only when I walked down the aisles."[3][3][5] Joplin denigrated Port Arthur and the people who'd humiliated her a decade earlier in high school.[3]
Joplin's last public performance, with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, took place on August 12, 1970, at the Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. A positive review appeared on the front page of The Harvard Crimson newspaper despite the fact that Full Tilt Boogie performed with makeshift sound amplifiers after their regular equipment was stolen in Boston.[8]
During September 1970, Joplin and her band began recording a new album in Los Angeles with producer Paul A. Rothchild, who had produced recordings for The Doors. Although Joplin died before all the tracks were fully completed, there was still enough usable material to compile an LP. "Mercedes Benz" was included despite it being a first take, and the track "Buried Alive In The Blues", to which Joplin had been scheduled to add her vocals on the day she was found dead, was kept as an instrumental.
The result was the posthumously released Pearl (1971). It became the biggest selling album of her career[18] and featured her biggest hit single, a cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee". Kristofferson had been Joplin's lover not long before her death.[21] Also included was the social commentary of the a cappella "Mercedes Benz", written by Joplin, close friend and song writer Bob Neuwirth and beat poet Michael McClure. In 2003, Pearl was ranked #122 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
During the recording sessions for Pearl, Joplin began seeing Seth Morgan, a 21 year-old Berkeley student, cocaine dealer and future novelist;[3][6][7] and checked into the Landmark Motel in Los Angeles to begin recording the Pearl album.[3][6][8] She and Morgan became engaged to be married in early September[5] and Joplin threw herself into the recording of songs for her new album.
[edit] DeathThe last recordings Joplin completed were "Mercedes Benz" and a birthday greeting for John Lennon ("Happy Trails", composed by Dale Evans) on October 1, 1970. Lennon, whose birthday was October 9, later told Dick Cavett that her taped greeting arrived at his home after her death.[20] On October 3, Joplin visited the Sunset Sound Recorders[6] in Los Angeles to listen to the instrumental track for Nick Gravenites' song "Buried Alive in the Blues" prior to recording the vocal track, scheduled for the next day.[13] When she failed to show up at the studio by Sunday afternoon, producer Paul A. Rothchild became concerned. Full Tilt Boogie's road manager, John Cooke, drove to the Landmark Motor Hotel (since renamed the Highland Gardens Hotel) where Joplin had been a guest since August 24.[22] He saw Joplin's psychedelically painted Porsche still in the parking lot. Upon entering her room, he found her dead on the floor. The official cause of death was an overdose of heroin, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol.[8][23] Cooke believes that Joplin had accidentally been given heroin which was much more potent than normal, as several of her dealer's other customers also overdosed that week.[24]
Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach. The only funeral service was a private affair held at Pierce Brothers and attended by Joplin's parents and maternal aunt.[25]
Joplin's will funded $2,500 to throw a wake party in the event of her demise. The party, which took place October 26, 1970, at the Lion's Share, located in San Anselmo California, was attended by her sister Laura and Joplin's close friends, that included tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle; Joplin's fiancé Seth Morgan; Bob Gordon; and her road manager, John Cooke. Brownies laced with hashish were unknowingly passed around.[26] Her death at age 27 has caused her to be included in a phenomenon rock historians call the 27 Club.
[edit] LegacyJimi Hendrix had died earlier in September. Music historian Tom Moon wrote that Joplin had "a devastatingly original voice." Music columnist Jon Pareles of the New York Times wrote Joplin as an artist was "overpowering and deeply vulnerable." Author Megan Terry claimed the Joplin was the female version of Elvis Presley in the ability to captivate an audience.[27]
Joplin's extraordinary success as a pioneer in a male-dominated rock industry of the late 1960s was unprecedented. Joplin, along with Grace Slick of the Jefferson Airplane, opened opportunities into the rock music business for future female singers. Stevie Nicks commented that after seeing Joplin perform, "I knew that a little bit of my destiny had changed. I would search to find that connection that I had seen between Janis and her audience. In a blink of an eye she changed my life."[28]
Joplin's body decoration, with a wristlet and a small heart on her left breast, by the San Francisco tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle, is taken as a seminal moment in the tattoo revolution and was an early moment in the popular culture's acceptance of tattoos as art.[29] Another trademark was her flamboyant hair styles, often including colored streaks and accessories such as scarves, beads and feathers.
Leonard Cohen's 1974 song "Chelsea Hotel #2" is about Joplin.[30] Likewise, lyricist Robert Hunter has commented that Jerry Garcia's "Birdsong" from his first solo album, Garcia, is about Joplin and the end of her suffering through death.[31][32] Mimi Fariña's song "In the Quiet Morning" is about Joplin's death.[33]
The 1979 film The Rose was loosely based on Joplin's life. Originally titled Pearl, after Joplin's nickname, and the title of her last album, it was fictionalized after her family declined to allow the producers the rights to her story.[34][35] Bette Midler earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
In 1988, the Janis Joplin Memorial, with an original bronze, multi-image sculpture of Joplin by Douglas Clark, was dedicated in Port Arthur, Texas.[citation needed]
Joplin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, and was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. In November 2009, the Hall of Fame and museum honored her as part of its annual American Music Masters Series.[36] Among the artifacts at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Exhibition are Joplin's scarf and necklaces, her 1965 Porsche 356 Cabriolet with psychedelically designed painting, and a sheet of LSD blotting paper designed by Robert Crumb, designer of the Cheap Thrills cover.[37] She was the honoree at the Rock Hall's American Music Master concert and lecture series for 2009.[38]
In the late 1990s, the musical play Love, Janis was created with input from Janis's younger sister Laura plus Big Brother guitarist Sam Andrew, with an aim to take it to Off Broadway. Opening in the summer of 2001 and scheduled for only a few weeks of performances, the show won acclaim and packed houses and was held over several times, the demanding role of the singing Janis attracting rock vocalists from relative unknowns to pop stars Laura Branigan and Beth Hart. A national tour followed.[citation needed]
At the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Janis,[39] a one-woman show by Nicola Haydn, which imagined the last hour of Joplin's life, gained its first substantial run.[40] It was nominated for 'Best Solo Performance' in The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence.[41] The production tour bus also used a recreation of Joplin's Porsche by Brighton graffiti artist Req — on a VW Polo for budgetary reasons.[citation needed]
There have been many attempts at making a film about Joplin. On June 13, 2010, producer Wyck Godfrey said Amy Adams starred in director Fernando Meirelles' biographical drama,[42] titled Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can.[34] Previous attempts have included Piece Of My Heart, which was to star Renée Zellweger or Brittany Murphy; The Gospel According To Janis, with director Penelope Spheeris and starring either Zooey Deschanel or P!nk; and an untitled film thought to be an adaptation of Laura Joplin's Off-Broadway play about her sister, with the show's star, Laura Theodore, attached.[34]
[edit] Laura Joplin interviewIn 1992, Laura Joplin, Janis Joplin's younger sister, gave an interview discussing her book, Love, Janis, a biography on her sister. The book was the first major biography of Janis in two decades. In the interview Laura mentioned that their parents were proud of Janis's success, however, they did not entirely understand the "hippie movement". They honestly did not believe what Janis was doing was right, however, their parents and Janis agreed to disagree. Laura also mentioned that Janis had a possible relationship with Joe Namath, although the relationship was considered non serious. Laura mentioned that Janis enjoyed being on the Dick Cavett Show and she did not know if Cavett and Janis ever had a relationship. Laura went on to mention that Janis while growing up in Texas had difficulties with some people at school, but not the entire school. Laura also commented that Janis was really enthusiastic after performing at Woodstock, saying that Janis was "...bubbling over, jumping up and down, talking about how incredible it was."[43]
[edit] Discography
|Release date
|Big Brother and the Holding Company
|Mainstream Records
|Big Brother and the Holding Company
|Contains 2 extra single tracks
|Big Brother and the Holding Company
|Columbia Legacy CK66425
|Contains 2 extra single tracks
|Cheap Thrills
|2x Multi-Platinum Recording Industry Association of America
|Cheap Thrills
|Legacy CK65784
|Contains 4 extra tracks
|Live at Winterland '68
|Columbia Legacy
- Kozmic Blues Band
|Release date
|I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
|Platinum RIAA
|I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
|Legacy CK65785
|Contains 3 extra tracks
- Full Tilt Boogie
|Release date
|posthumous, 4x Multi-Platinum RIAA
|1971, CD unknown date
|Columbia CD64188
|Legacy CK65786
|Contains 4 extra tracks
|Legacy COL 515134 2
|CD1 – 6 other extra tracks
CD2 – full selection from The Festival Express Tour, 3 venues
- Big Brother & the Holding Company / Full Tilt Boogie
|Release date
|In Concert
|Legacy CK65786
- Later collections
|Release date
|Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
|ASIN B00000K2W1, 7x Multi-Platinum RIAA
|2 discs, Gold RIAA
|2 discs
|Farewell Song
|Columbia Records
|Cheaper Thrills
|Fan Club
|Columbia Legacy
|3 discs – ASIN: B00000286P
|18 Essential Songs
|Columbia Legacy
|ASIN: B000002B1A, Gold RIAA
|The Collection
|3 Discs
|Live at Woodstock: August 19, 1969
|Box of Pearls
|Sony Legacy
|5 Discs – ASIN: B0009YNSK6
|Super Hits
|Love, Janis
|Essential Janis Joplin
|Very Best of Janis Joplin
|The Woodstock Experience
|Legacy Recordings
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- ^ "Reflections." JanisJoplin.net. Accessed November 13, 2008; ""Joplin's Shooting Star" 1966-1970". http://www.pophistorydig.com/?tag=janis-joplins-death. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ Acord, Deb (2006-11-10). "Who knew: Mommy has a tattoo". Portland Press Herald.
- ^ "Leonard Cohen on BBC Radio". webheights.net. http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/bbctrans.htm.
- ^ AllMusic.com
- ^ Box of Rain: Lyrics 1965-1993 by Robert Hunter, Penguin Books, 1993
- ^ Performed by Joan Baez in her 1972 album Come from the Shadows.
- ^ a b c Elan, Priya. "Is the Janis Joplin biopic finally going to be filmed? Don't hold your breath", The Guardian, August 7, 2010. WebCitation archive.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2002-09-24). Leonard Maltin's 2003 Movie And Video Guide. Plume. ISBN 0452283299.
- ^ Cleveland Scene, August 11, 2009
- ^ "Janis Joplin". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080509054345/http://www.rockhall.com/exhibitfeatured/janis-joplin/. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Rock Hall to honor Janis Joplin in American Music Masters series". Cleveland.com. http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2009/08/rock_hall_to_honor_janis_jopli.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "Janis, the play". http://www.janistheplay.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Janis". Stage Edinburgh Productions. http://ed.thestage.co.uk/productions/2087. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "2009 Awards for Acting Excellence". Stage Edinburgh Productions. http://ed.thestage.co.uk/awards/2009-nominees.
- ^ Yamato, Jen. ___Eclipse__Producer_Wyck_Godfrey_on_3D___Breaking_Dawn___and_More.html "Exclusive: 'Eclipse' Producer Wyck Godfrey on 3D, 'Breaking Dawn,' and More", FearNet.com, June 13, 2010. WebCitation archive.
- ^ James, Gary (1992). "Gary James' Interview With Janis Joplin's Sister Laura Joplin". http://www.classicbands.com/LauraJoplinInterview.html. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
[edit] Further reading
- Amburn, Ellis. Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin: A Biography. NY: Warner Books, 1992. ISBN 0-446-39506-4.
- Caserta, Peggy. Going Down with Janis: Janis Joplin's Intimate Story. Dell: 1974. ASIN: B000NSBNMI.
- Dalton, David. Piece of my Heart: A Portrait of Janis Joplin. NY: Da Capo Press, 1991. ISBN 0-306-80446-8.
- Echols, Alice. Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin. NY: Henry Holt, 1999. ISBN 0-8050-5394-8.
- Friedman, Myra. (1992). Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin. NY: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-58650-9.
- Gilmore, John (1997). LAID BARE: A Memoir of Wrecked Lives & the Hollywood Death Trip. Los Angeles: AMOK. http://www.amazon.com/Laid-Bare-Memoir-Wrecked-Hollywood/dp/1878923080#_.
- Joplin, Laura. Love, Janis. NY: Villard Books, 1992. ISBN 1-888358-08-4.
- Stieven-Taylor, Alison. Rock Chicks. Sydney: Rockpool Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-921295-06-5.
[edit] External links
|Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Janis Joplin
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- Biography at The Handbook of Texas Online
- JohnGilmore.com: Spotlight on Janis Joplin
- Janis Joplin's Kozmic Blues - janisjoplin.net
- Re-introducing Janis Joplin - slideshow by The New York Times
- Half Moon Dick Cavett Show - August 3, 1970
- Artwork created by Janis Joplin, from her family
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Benefits of palliative care include longer, better life, study finds
Some terminally ill patients who receive palliative care live longer and with a better quality of life than those who receive standard medical care, a new report suggests.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School evaluated the life expectancy and quality of life of roughly 150 patients with terminal lung cancers. They compared 74 patients who received standard medical care in the last months of life with 77 patients who received palliative care in addition to standard care after diagnosis. Patients were asked questions about their mood and their quality of life at the start of the study and again after 12 weeks of treatments.
Patients receiving palliative care, which focuses on treating pain, anxiety and loss of appetite, reported a 50% lower rate of depression than non-palliative patients. They also lived an average of 2.5 months longer than the other patients, according to the report. The study appears in the Aug. 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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As Live! With Regis and Kelly (check local listings) heads out to Vegas this week, the hosts reveal their big party plans for Sin City.
TV Guide Magazine: What are you looking forward to most? Showgirls?
Regis: I got one sitting next to me. That's all the showgirl I can handle in one week!
Kelly: That is so sweet! Except maybe he's talking about [exec producer Michael] Gelman. I'm not sure.
TV Guide Magazine: Plan on doing any gambling?
Regis: Yeah, I like to play. It's always fun to walk up to a table, throw a few bucks down and see what happens.
Kelly: I don't like spending money and not getting anything in return, so I like the shopping. And I love the food.
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Kelly: I really am. I love Las Vegas. Mark and I eloped there.
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Today's lesson in 7th grade civics focused on "how a bill becomes law." Using short skits to demonstrate the process, here's a brief look at what life would be like if they ran Congress.
Less School Hours
Only school for a minute
Free period for middle-schoolers
Schools should start later in the day
(so kids can be more rested and eat better breakfasts)
Less Homework
(so they can spend more time with family and have less stress)
Fewer Standardized Tests
(too much pressure for kids)
Outlaw Science Fair Projects
Kids should get paid to go to school
School should be on weekends not weekdays
Kids 12 and older can get a job
Lower the driving age to 14
No more gas vehicles
All cars must pass emission tests
Your living environment must be inspected before owning an animal
(to cut down on animal abuse)
(to cut down on animal abuse)
Can't smoke cigarettes until you're 30 or 50
Fudge should be in all ice cream
It was no surprise that most of the proposed bills would relieve these 12 and 13-year-olds of the incessant and unnecessary stress that public school seems to put them under. I was personally relieved to see that there were at least a handful of adolescents who were cognizant of the world beyond themselves. And while I am not a big fan of fudgy ice cream, that idea was my favorite because it was just so random.


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Guitarist Brandon Bernstein pays tribute to the late, great, Jimmy Wyble in this beautiful version of Sammy Kanh's, I'll Be Seeing You.
Brandon has a new release coming out featuring himself, Aaron Shragge (trumpet), Matt Otto (tenor), Greg Leisz (pedal steel/dobro), Ryan McGillicuddy (bass), & Jason Harnell (drums) playing the music of Tom Waits. Look for a full review here. Enjoy!


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One political theorist elected to the AAAS this year, Charles Beitz of Princeton. Congratulations, and congratulations also to former colleagues Sue Stokes and Stathis Kalyvas. Political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson was inducted, as was McGill's incoming Macdonald Chair in Moral Philosophy, Calvin Normore, and Princeton political philosopher/ religious scholar Jeffrey Stout. Margaret Jane Radin, who has also made important contributions to political theory, was chosen under law.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Diana is a master with beautifully coordinated papers, images and embellishments. She pays exquisite attention to detail in the construction and composition of her unique ATCs. Don't miss her lovely blog, Live Your Dreams. And if you ever get a chance to trade with her, jump at it.
Lynne has a special gift for hand painted backgrounds. There is great depth to her creations. She favors Americana themes, vintage images and mixed media. Each of her cards has a story to tell. Her blog, Gypsy Art, is a must see. You will want to add her ATCs to your collection, too.
As a side note, I was pleasantly surprised to receive another blog award today. Kate Crane and Diana O'Cobhthaigh both granted me the "Kreativ Blogger" award. I am very appreciative of their acknowledgment and am so fortunate to have them as friends and art buddies.
Hope you all had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving !!
Ciao for now.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
What about the bogus fact?? The red herring?? The bullcrap story, for Pete's sake??!!
Here we go:
There are indeed four siblings in my family. We were a playful lot and still act completely goofy and immature on the rare occasion when we are all four together. And I am a natural redhead, courtesy of my paternal grandfather. A couple of my cousins, and my second brother's three kids, inherited the trait as well. Gotta love genetics.
The water phobia is, alas, also true. The instructors apparently subscribed to the "sink or swim" theory. Works in boot camp, maybe, but not with scared little ones. And this was WAY before the days of swimmies. So there was no easing into it for me. I made up for lost time, though, once I did finally learn to swim. Spent many a summer at the swim club as a teenager diving for quarters and playing Marco Polo. Those were the days.
Cat allergy story . . . true. Very true. Sorry, Sam and Lynne. Thank God, I have somewhat outgrown the severity of the allergy. When younger, I would go into histimic overdrive with just a couple of whiffs. Now, I am good for a little while, as long as I don't hold them and pet them too much. Which is difficult not to do. They are so darn cute afterall.
As much as I love books, art, chocolate, I absolutely would perish without music. It is my life blood. Music moves me, inspires me, provokes me, soothes me. It is magical and I cannot imagine life without it. I would not want to be without books, art, or chocolate, but my soul would wither without music.
The Gerard Butler crush is alive and well. Very well. He even made it to one of my ATCs. Shame, shame. Although . . . I just returned from seeing "Australia", and I may give him up for Hugh Jackman. Lordy. Many quality characteristics in that man. :-)
As for the goat story . . . it really did happen. No, not at a petting zoo !!! One would think. Yes, Diana, I was a cheekie kid, but the goat encounter actually did not occur as a wee one. It was much later, as a teenager. A neighbor friend had a horse. The horse stall was on a large piece of property and other farm-ish animals roamed about. My friend wanted to clean the horse stall but the damn goat was in the way, slowly munching and grazing on the horse's hay. I, in my teenage stupidity, thought it would be a simple matter of shooing the goat out of the stall, much in the same way you shoo a dog or cat out of a room. My mistake. Goats are territorial. He did not appreciate my instrusion, so he stopped in mid-chew, lowered his head, and came after me. He ran half-heartedly . . . I hauled ass. Glad to say, I escaped unscathed. I now practice goat avoidance.
I really wanted to post a goat photo, but as I said, the goats didn't cooperate. Seems to be a recurring theme for me. So, I found a photo on Flickr that gives you the idea of what a goat encounter is like. Emily Chastain so generously gave me permission to use one of her fabulous photos. The blogger gremlins are at it because for the life of me, I cannot get the thing to upload. So take a little side trip to her photostream and have a look. What a hoot. GREAT shot.
By now, you have probably been doing process of elimination. Which leaves just one fact as the white lie. Yep, you got it . . . Number 5. Gotcha !! Never broke my pinky finger playing flag football with my brother. Don't know how, but for all our roughhousing as kids, I never broke a bone. **Knock wood.** There were a couple of times when I certainly SHOULD have fractured something. But I made it through childhood without a single visit to the emergency room. I was very, very lucky.
So, now what??!!! No one guessed!!! Ack!!!! Since you all were such good sports, I've decided to give away the goodies regardless. I used a very sophisticated system to choose a winner: I wrote each name down on a slip of paper, made two pools, shook each, then randomly drew one slip from each group. The winner from the tagged group: KATE !!!! Yay !!! And the winner from the non-tagged group: RENEE !!! Double yay !!! I'll mail the packages out this weekend.
Thank you all so much for taking the time to play along. And most of all, thanks for visiting with me. I truly appreciate it.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving, all !!!!
Ciao for now.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Ahhhhhhhh . . . you thought the award was all there was to it, did you??? Not so fast. This is the really fun part.
Dayna not only bestowed me with merit, she also paintballed me. Tagged me. So, as I understand it, I am to do the following:
1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Write seven random things about yourself.
3. Tag seven people at the end of your post.
4. Pass on the tag to seven others.
Two things before I go any further:
1. I am a bit of a private person, so there will be no great reveals here. No rattlings in the skeleton closet. (Alas, I am dull . . . I have no skeletons.) Maybe just a couple of innocuous facts . . . and one picture for nostalgia sake. (Yep, that's me up there.)
2. I am not good at following rules. So I am going to take the liberty and add a twist to the game. And it goes like this:
In addition to the seven actual facts, there is one additional fact that is totally bogus. A red herring. Something I made up. Hence, you see eight facts listed. The first of you whom I have tagged to correctly guess, and post as a comment, which fact you identify as complete bullcrap, will win a nice little goodie package. And I give good goodie. If there are any other readers who wish to guess, too, please feel free to do so. First one of the non-tagged readers to correctly guess will get a little ephemera surprise, too. Promise. So read carefully and give it a go . . .
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Here are my personal snippets:
1. I am a natural redhead. Wanted blonde hair instead when I was a kid, but now would not change it for the world. Just hope my hair dresser can match the exact shade when it comes time to color it. :-)
2. Only girl amongst four siblings. My two older brothers are quite a bit older and watched over me as a little girl. My younger brother is only a year and a half younger and pummeled, wrestled, teased, slapped and ran me in the ground as a little girl. All in a good way. As adults, we are as close as two people can possibly be.
3. Allergic to cats. Nothing against cats personally, but my respiratory system does not share the same sentiment.
4. Terrified of the water when I was young. Blame the evil swim lesson instructors for throwing me into the deep end of the pool. I overcame my fear, however, and learned to swim, but not until I was thirteen years old. Today, I will swim and snorkel without hesitation. But I haven't mustered the huevos to try scuba diving.
5. Broke my left pinky finger playing flag football with my brother and his friends at age twelve. You do not realize how important your pinky finger is until it is splinted up and out of commission.
6. Have a huge celebrity crush on Gerard Butler. If I were to meet him in person, I could not be held responsible for my actions.
7. Once was chased by a goat. He did not appreciate my close proximity. Fortunately, it was a short chase and neither of us were harmed in the end.
8. Could not live without music. If I were stranded on an island, and were told I could only choose one thing - books, music, art, chocolate - without hesitation, I would choose music.
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In order to keep things simple, I tag the same great bunch of ladies whom I nominated for the award in my previous post:
Stacey, a.k.a. ArtSnark, isn't tagged because she got tagged last week. (Don't worry, Stacey, I'm still game.)
Will keep my eye out for any responses. Hope you have a bit of fun with it.
Ciao for now.
2. Link to the person who nominated you for the award (see above and again here for good measure);
3. The winner then nominates at least seven other blogs (see below);
4. Include the links of these blogs on your own blog (see below).
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
"The idea: We have words that touch us, move into our hearts and resonate, creating a feeling, taking us some place- past, present, future- perhaps some place we have never been and may never go, but for whatever reasons, the words pulse in our blood. Meeting new words, new poets, new poems, new ways for my heart to beat, is an intruiging concept. Want to go on this adventure with me? It will be easy to travel along.Many of us already do this sharing; this idea is just to help us find each other and hear the words we have to share.
The Date: Wednesday, November 19.
The Plan: on your blog, post a poem that moves inside you, touches you, reaches you. (quotes and song lyrics also welcome). Include the author (or composer or musician) and source (book, album)- perhaps also the amazon link if there is one. no explanation required, no other revelation about the poem you are choosing is necessary.
One last thing- Perhaps add an image. a photo. a video. a painting. a collage., if you would.Come here to this post. http://gryphonsfeather.typepad.com/the_poetic_eye/2008/11/sharing-words.htmlAdd a comment with your link. I'll create a typepad page with the links, so others can hear the rhythm of the words, see the image and share in the experience.
The Request: If you are intrigued enough, post on your blog about this Day of Sharing Words- encourage your friends to post. Who couldn't use a few new poems in their treasury or new songs in their hearts? How cool would it be if we coud get dozens of bloggers to share on the same day!? What an anthology that would make!!!"
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Chosing a poem was the easy part. Finding a photo to complement the poem was more difficult. I am a tad deficient in the photo department, so I found something that I feel fits the latter part of the poem. Hope you enjoy.
Ciao for now.
in my winter silence
wrap your sorrows in my limbs
and leave them to the winds
where they will pass into the lighted bliss
of a new morning borne of a thousand springs
Ciao for now.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Ciao for now.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
The acrylics were calling me. (I'm being a little dramatic.) They have been neglected as of late, taking a backseat to my other favs. Thought I'd give them a try on a 4x4 gessoboard so that I didn't have to deal with warping paper tonight. I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do, other than play with paint, so to get started I glued a few stray pieces of text to the board. Funny how unplanned acts develop into something bigger. So true to life.
Started with two safe colors: quinacridone nickel azo gold and transparent yellow iron oxide. I say safe because I am one of those cautious dabblers that uses the same colors over, and over, and over. Ann Baldwin had provided us with a lovely selection of deeper hues in our abstract collage class at Art& Soul, so out came jenkins green. I am not a green or blue user, but I figured I'd take a chance and slap a bit on somewhere for contrast (or is that complementary??). I did and I was pleased with the look. Then decided to use some leftover transparencies and attempted to transfer the image of the woman to the whole shebang. Transfers being what they are, only part of it came out. But although it looked somewhat ghostly, it wasn't a total disaster.
A title started to form in my mind, initially because of the faulty transfer. She looked like she was fading out. I applied more colors and a telltale king in the upper right corner. And so began the thought that these women, whose images frequently find their way into our work, often had very hard, demanding and grueling lives. They were singularly devoted to their families, their homes, and the relentless task of just trying to survive. Our grandmothers, greatgrandmothers, great aunts. How must they have felt? Did they, like we, feel overwhelmed and unappreciated at times? Surely they must have.
It has often occurred to me over the past several months that a majority of us feel we have been overshadowed by all that is our daily lives. Our work, pursuits, families . . . love them as we may, they exact a toll on our sense of self, our sense of individuality. We ignore it at first and stay busy with things that require our attention and energies. But then, at some point, we can no longer ignore it. We do not want to lose ourselves. And so we embark on a journey of self discovery. A journey that is colorful, enriching, and satifying . . . and somewhat expensive (Lordy, the cost of art supplies!!). We make messes, we make mistakes, we make art . . . and we make friends. And in the process, we find that thing within ourselves again that makes us feel worthwhile and gives us a simple sense of fulfillment. How wonderful that it is so.
Ciao for now.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
as it expands with wisdom and learns
to love again
allow the broken heart to remind you that the comfort
you seek can only be found in the giving of
comfort to others
give the broken heart a new song and rejoice once more
that, although worn and scarred, it still beats
strong and true.


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I just wanted to congratulate Chanda and Mike Brady. Ireland Rose Brady has arrived! I have been keeping up with this sweet family for a few months now. For those of you that dnt have a CDH blog and are just my friends, Ireland also was diagnosed with CDH while in the womb. I pray for this family and I ask that you all will 2. I know how much they need it. Just watching Jackson trying to get better and all the Dr's working on him was hard, so even if Ireland Rose is doing the best you can do with this awful defect it is still very hard on the family and miss Ireland. I have so much love for these CDH babies now that we've been through it. These babies are just so strong and fight so hard. Fight Ireland fight!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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Founder and president of The Custom Companies, Inc., which offers a range of transportation services to clients throughout North America, Perry Mandera is an innovator in the sector. Named one of the Illinois Transportation Association's "Top 100 American Transportation Executives of the Millennium," Perry Mandera is active in charity and serves on the board of The Jesse White Tumblers.
Since its formation in 1959, The Jesse White Tumblers has been provided alternatives to inner-city children to keep them away from gang- and drug-related activities. To do this, it operates a tumbling team training program, specially designed to develop the tumbling skills of students between the ages of 6 and 16.
Each member of the team is selected during a tryout, with those who make the team learning about the philosophies, rules, and self-discipline the charity has based itself upon since foundation. The program and its uniform are free to all participants, who must keep a "C" average or better in school.


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Petraeus on Holbrooke: 'My diplomatic wingman'
Those of us engaged in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region feel Richard Holbrooke's loss very deeply. Richard was a central figure in the United States' overall effort, and his sudden death is a significant blow to it. However, his vision, tirelessness and determination will inspire all of us in the months ahead.
Very soon after he was appointed as the U.S. special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard and I became close partners in the mission. That was the case when I was the commander of U.S. Central Command, and it continued after I took command in Afghanistan nearly six months ago. Both of us recognized from the outset that a great deal needed to be done to "get the inputs right" here - that is, to build the organizations, develop the necessary concepts and plans, and deploy the additional forces and civilians required.
And we worked closely together to do just that - with our respective organizations, in the region, in foreign capitals, on Capitol Hill and at the White House. I like to think that we made an effective civil-military team. Indeed, I used to note to him and to various audiences, with affection and respect, that he was my "diplomatic wingman." And those of us in uniform joked that it was every commander's dream to have a diplomatic partner nicknamed "The Bulldozer."
By the time Richard was appointed the "SRAP," he was, of course, universally recognized as brilliant, accomplished, larger-than-life, and, above all, tenacious. Indeed, when it came to tenacity, on a scale of 1 to 100, he registered 110.
Most notably, Richard could boil issues down to their essence, distill key policy choices, communicate them effectively and provide wise counsel to the president and secretary of state. His combination of talents was truly unique, and his extraordinary qualities were further enabled by his having personal relationships with what seemed to be anybody who mattered at home and around the world.
Richard was, in short, a diplomatic titan - arguably the diplomatic titan of his generation. His contributions and achievements were legendary even before he took on his final mission, and those of us engaged in that mission will do all that we can to ensure that progress in it is among the legacies that he leaves to future generations.
In the days ahead, however, we will all mourn his sudden death along with Kati and his family, for he was as committed to them as he was to his diplomatic tasks.
Gen. David H. Petraeus is the commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. forces in Afghanistan.


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It's been a while. I'm only just realising how much I've missed this.
However, I'm finding it a lot easier to blog on my sister's computer. It has a built-in webcam, so I can just take a picture dead quick! (There are over 100 in her trash...)
As per usual, I went to town on saturday to visit my friends. I don't know what's been going on with the weather lately, but it was really hot! I'm not complaining though!! In keeping with this hot weather, I dressed light, naturally.
Cardigan, worn as a top - H&M
Skirt - Primark, but bought from a charity shop for a ridiculously low cost!
Floral Bag - Primark
I really liked this as an outfit because it was simple and chic. Because I'm quite thin and mostly 'Straight Up and Down' the elasticated belt gives me some shape which makes a pleasant change!
Also, I've been experimenting with nail varnish lately. I've been drawn to a lot of blues and turquoises, but I painted them with this bright red the other day.
It was for a friend's party (outfit post of that tomorrow) and I walked past it on my way downstairs and just knew I had to use it. It's called 'Double Decker Red' and it's from Rimmel's I ♥ Lasting Finish collection. It's a brilliant colour and it's only chipped a bit since Saturday. I'm impressed!
Until tomorrow,
Abi x


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In Hawaii, we love our pets but they don't always help a sale. Not all buyers like cats - or dogs. Some Hawaii Kai condos are grandfathered only for the pet in residence, not future ones. Here are some tips if you are considering selling a home in Hawaii Kai, and you own a pet:
1. Get rid of pet odor - like kitty litter, hairs, dog smell in carpets. This should be part of your cleaning process.
2. Don't show the home with the pet in residence. Cats may hide, but dogs want to be found. Take them for a walk or, at the very least, step outside with your dog while buyers preview the property. If you work, consider doggie day care.
3. Also hide pet toys, food bowls, etc. - if buyers don't like pets, they won't like the evidence that your property has one.
4. Some folks have allergies to pets. If they want to see your Hawaii Kai home even after you have advertised the resident pet, then be as accommodating as you can and remove the pet during showings.
5. No pets at home during open houses - it just isn't worth the risk of your losing your best friend through a door someone left open.
6. Realize that when you clean before closing, you will have more work and expense to remove all pet odors and hair from your home. Plan and budget ahead.
Visit my web site pet page for informative pet links and news about the pet scene in Hawaii Kai and Oahu. Also featured are ways you can help homeless pets, and pets for the deaf.
Contact me with any questions about the Hawaii quarantine process, if you are relocating to Hawaii Kai, and the real estate market in Hawaii Kai or East Oahu.
Barbara Abe
Hawaii Kai Realtor


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well here it is the 2nd of June, already skipped all of May. Mary's brithday is tommorow a teenager , here in our mist, she is all ready acting the part. Not much knitting done I keep frogging things that I start .,Mary is still spinning though, she is doing well.
Read the Yarn Harlot,her oldest is now 18 , If I remember correctly, Stephanie will hit 40 on the 14th. And me ,well I hit 50 on the 7th.School gets out then too here. Hopes to be a good summer. I am driving more again, so watch out I may run you over!!


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What to give or treat yourself for Valentine's Day? The Beauty Junkie features the perfect gift to pamper yourself or someone else.
Celebrity make-up artist Elke from The Beauty Newsletter will be reviewing Wet & Wild's new Spring Launch! What's your take on this drugstore brand?
Get the latest scoop on the first ever Beauty Cruise at Blogdorf Goodman and be treated with a cute rendition of the "Love Boat" theme song!
If you're a mom like me, you'll enjoy Bonbons in the Bath's feature on Thyme's new baby line called Sweetleaf! I'll for sure be looking up where I can purchase it.
Anyone who loves make-up also loves jewelry! Especially from Tiffany's. Check out Coquette to see her favourite picks from Tiffany's.
Makeup Bag reveals the new face of Estee Lauder! Can you guess which model?


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Big News for fans of Glee and Modern Family. It seems like these freshmen series have already landed themselves syndication for the fall! According to deadline.com"...Twentieth Television is finalizing separate deals for the cable rights to both hit shows made by 20th Century Fox TV with NBC Universal's Oxygen and USA Network."
Oxygen, which will be the syndication network for Glee in 2013, is also planning a 2011 reality show to find the next Glee star! So if you want to be on Glee look into this upcoming reality show. It is reported that Oxygen will pay mid-six figures per episode of Glee to air in syndication. It is rumored that this deal will also feature additional Glee-related programming! (not sure what this means but I love Glee so more programming could be great!)
As for Modern Family, it will be syndicated on USA network (not sure when this starts). The network, which has mainly focused on hour-long programs is planning to expand into the half-hour market. They recently ordered their first half-hour script and are looking for off-network series to support it's upcoming original half-hour series. Prior to landing Modern Family the network pursued Two and a Half Men which landed on TBS.
Both Oxygen and USA are owned by NBCU soon to be owned by Comcast.
So are you all excited to watch re-runs of these shows on cable? Sound off in the comments
June 29, 2010
Freshmen Shows get Syndication
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Labels: Glee, Modern Family, Oxygen, Syndication, USA Network
June 22, 2010
And You Thought the KFC Double Down was a Strange Idea
1500 Calories
870 Fat Calories
79g Total Fat
38g Saturated Fat
180g Cholesterol
2090mg Sodium
101g Carbs
9g Dietary Fiber
4g Sugar
54g Protein
Although this is not an entirely new invention; in the South there has been a sandwich called "Fatty Melts" and "Chubby Melts". Here's a picture of the early creation -->
Although yes it is unhealthy and very greasy it is in no way disgusting. It contains all the same ingredients as a normal cheeseburger with 2 extra slices of bread and hey a Big Mac has a 3rd piece of bread so just 1 more slice of bread than a Big Mac. It's actually kind of ingenious if you ask me. It looks tasty but very greasy. And as strange as this sounds, KFC's Double Down is actually...better for you than this burger creation!
Here is a link comparing this sandwich to alleged rapist Ben Roethlisberger...it's too funny not to glance at.
Here is a link comparing this sandwich to alleged rapist Ben Roethlisberger...it's too funny not to glance at.
So folks what do you think of this burger creation? Sound off in the comments below
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Labels: cheeseburger, food, links, restaurants
June 21, 2010
HIMYM: Robin Sparkles Variety Show is Coming!
According to TVGuide.com, the previously mentioned variety show staring teen pop singer Robin Sparkles and Alan Thicke is going to be seen this coming season on How I Met Your Mother!
"It's going to happen. I don't know when, but it looks like it's finally coming," Cobie Smulders tells TVGuide.com. "I talked to [creators and executive producers Carter Bays and Craig Thomas]: 'Are we doing a variety show?' We are. Don't you worry!"
As for other news on the Robin front, Cobie Smulders had this to say about her character's love life
"Maybe she'll turn out to be a lesbian! That's her doppelgänger. That'd be interesting for me to play — straight Robin, lesbian Robin, Robin Sparkles. Love, Loss will prepare me for it!" Smulders laughs. "I don't know in what form Robin will find love, but hopefully it'll be the right one. I don't know if it'll be Ted, Barney, Marshall or Lily — it can be anyone in our cast at this point because I make out with every single person! Listen, Robin is a slut! She gets around. Season 6, hopefully she closes her legs a little bit!"
So HIMYM fans what do you think Robin's variety show will look like? Sound off in the comments!
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Glee to the Movies?
[The actor] hereby grants Fox three exclusive, irrevocable options to engage [the actor] in up to, respectively, three feature length motion pictures.Lea Michele, Corey Monteith, Diana Aragon, and Mark Salling all have this in their contracts that they signed prior to filming the pilot back in 2008.
So Gleeks, what do you think about the possibility of a Glee movie or three? Sound off in the comments
New INFO:
Show creator Ryan Murphy has stated that there will NOT be any Glee movies :(
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June 9, 2010
Glee Season 1 Finale: "Don't Stop Believin'" in this show!
We find out that the judges at regionals will be "celebrities", including our very own local celeb - Sue Sylvester, along with Olivia Newton-John, Josh Grobin, and the local news anchor Ron something or other. New Directions feels like it's over because with Sue on the judging panel they are sure to lose.
Will invites the gang to his place for pizza and to gear up for regionals but they feel like they still think it's over for Glee because if they don't place the club gets shut down. Mr. Shue goes to Emma for some advice on how to get the kids motivated and we find out she's been dating her dentist (who may or may not be played by John Stamos come fall, or at least that's the rumor floating around the Internet).
Finn talks to Rachel and says the two of them as leaders need to step up and get the group focused on winning and after Will talks to Emma he decides that when he was ready to quit at the beginning of the year the 6 kids in the club at that point (Rachel, Finn, Mercedes, Kurt, Artie, and Tina) convinced him to stay by singing "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey and says that at regionals they will perform a medley of Journey songs! (YES!)
Regionals arrive and by my count there were only 3 teams competing, New Directions, Vocal Adrenaline, and Oral Intensity (funniest name ever) from Ft. Wyane, IN. OI goes first and our gang gets nervous, they are signing a mash up Olivia Newton-John and Josh Grobin (what?). So someone tipped them off to who the judges would be!
When they get backstage Quinn is greeted by her mother who apologizes for kicking her out of the house and says she's sorry she missed all the other times she sang and she wants her to move back home and they can set up a nursery for the baby and that her she kicked her dad out for cheating on her with a "tattooed woman". While waiting for a response Quinn's water breaks and they rush her to the hospital where she gives birth to "Beth" with daddy Puck and new found friend Mercedes in the room with her all while Vocal Adrenaline sings their song "Bohemian Rhapsody" (or I should say Jesse sings and the rest of the team just dances?!).
The hospital must be across the street because Rachel comes back to hear some of VA's performance and talk to her mom (their coach). She asks where the team is and she says at the hospital because Quinn is having her baby.
Backstage the judges are now trying to decide a winner, Josh Grobin liked New Directions, Olivia Newton John voted for Oral Intensity because they used her songs and Ron chooses Vocal Adrenaline. When Grobin votes for New Directions the other judges go on bashing them calling them poor and actually being really mean about it and Sue tries to stick up for them (OMG Sue is sticking up for Glee) it is the same school she works at after all.
The time comes for the announcement of the winner. Sue gets to announce the winners. Runner up goes to "the not at all stupidly named Oral Intensity" (great line). and 1st place goes to....Vocal Adrenaline (I sort of wonder if Sue was actually telling the truth here she didn't even really look at the card before she announced it)...which means New Directions didn't place so Glee club is canceled!
Emma is seen fighting Principal Figgins for the club and tells Will he can't give up. He says he loves her and kisses her. (which wasn't scripted by the way!)
The team is very sad about it but take the time to tell Mr. Shue about what they all got out of being in Glee and he and Puck sing a wonderful "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" complete with ukulele.
Sue goes to Figgins and using her blackmail tells him to give Glee another year. She tells Will it's because life wouldn't be the same if she didn't have him to fight with. The audience sees just exactly how she votes at Regionals and surprisingly enough she votes New Directions #1.
I guess we will see what next year holds for our Glee kids this fall. If you can't stand that it's a summer with no Glee, fear not, you can rewatch the first season every Thursday night on Fox this summer!
OK, on to my gripes about the finale
First off, in the scene where they are having pizza at Will's I swear Quinn says she's only 8 months pregnant yet she has the baby at regionals which seems to be only a few days, maybe weeks (if your pushing it) from the point when they have pizza...WTF? They've kinda run this whole pregnancy strangely by really playing it up in the first half of the season and then completely downplaying it the second half...I mean half the time Quinn barely looked pregnant.
Second gripe is that why would you have a competition and have it be judged by celebrities? And why did Olivia Newton John and Josh Grobin seem to be the two that took it the least serious? they are the music professionals right? And don't even get me started on Josh Grobin's acting (or lack there of).
OK, first why are there only 3 teams? just trying to save time? if there are only 3 teams then they can only have 2 place and they knew they couldn't have New Directions finish lower than 3rd?
Why did they only sing 1 song or mash up of songs? at sectionals they sang 3 songs!
Honestly how can you vote for Vocal Adrenaline over the other 2 when Jesse was the only one who really sang? you can't call yourself a Glee Club if you only have 1 person singing most of the song! It seemed like the rest of their club was only there for backup dancing and a few little words here and there in the song but other than their cleverly choreographed dancing their song was no where near as good as New Directions (which makes me first second guess the judges lack of judgement and second the announcement Sue made of the winner). Maybe next season will come out that New Directions actually won and Sue cheated?
Finally how did Shelby (Vocal Adrenaline's coach) get to adopt Quinn's baby? She just got done telling Rachel (her real daughter) that she needs to focus on her and she wants a house and a dog and basically wants nothing to do with Rachel and then she gets to adopt Quinn's baby? I guess they needed to tie the story together but come on? Although at least she kept Puck's name of Beth for her. Maybe she will let Puck and Quinn be a part of the baby's life since she regrets not being a part of Rachel's as a child...we shall see.
So, What did you think of the finale Gleeks? sound off in the comments.
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June 8, 2010
Persons Unknown - This Might Actually be Worth Watching
I took a chance and watched NBC's "Persons Unknown" last night...and I have to say, It was decent. It strikes intrigue in the viewer, which is always a good thing; however, i would like a little more character development in the coming episodes. The premise is this - seven people are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned town all while being monitored with surveillance cameras. They have drug implants in their leg so if they try to leave they get a dose of the drugs and faint. This strange ghost town has workers at the hotel where they sleep and the Chinese restaurant where they are forced to eat, however none of the workers seem to know much either. These seven people weren't taken from the same location either, one was in New York, another in San Fransico...So it leaves the viewer wondering where are they, why were they taken, and how will they get out of there? It seems as if the kidnappers have been watching them before they were taken and they are continuing to monitor them in this ghost town. It almost feels like a game because each of them recieved a fortune cookie at dinner and although we don't know what all of them said (because what they read could have been a lie) we know for sure that one reads "kill your neighbor and you'll be free", so that makes me want to see what happens with that! I'll be sure to tune in to NBC next monday at 10pm, will you?
Here's the first episode from hulu
Here's the first episode from hulu
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Labels: NBC, Persons Unknown
June 6, 2010
Newsworthy Notes
Some of this news is old some is new but it's about stuff I care about so I thought I'd share it with you.
link to the story on Variety. And at the bottom of the story are links to the facebook save the show page and another website which my work computer wouldn't allow me to go to so not sure about that one.
Here's another bit of news that I frankly don't care for. Disney which owns ABC, ABC Family, SoapNet and many other channels has decided that in 2012 they will pull the plug on SoapNet and replace it with Disney Junior. Great just what we need more cartoon channels! I like cartoons dont' get me wrong but come on there are so many channels out there for kids. And now how am I going to watch re-runs of Beverly Hills 90210 or One Tree Hill? It also airs Gilmore Girls (but that's also syndicated on ABC Family) and the OC plus re-airing daytime soaps and talk shows such as The View and it even has an original series called Being Erica. All of this will disappear so that Disney can air another channel aimed at toddlers! I mean it's gonna air shows that are already on other channels like Handy Manny and other Playhouse Disney shows...just watch the frickin Disney Channel if you wanna watch these shows! Toddlers don't need a 24 hour network for themselves! Toddlers shouldn't be watching that much TV! come on parents! here's a link to a story.
link to the story on Variety. And at the bottom of the story are links to the facebook save the show page and another website which my work computer wouldn't allow me to go to so not sure about that one.
Here's another bit of news that I frankly don't care for. Disney which owns ABC, ABC Family, SoapNet and many other channels has decided that in 2012 they will pull the plug on SoapNet and replace it with Disney Junior. Great just what we need more cartoon channels! I like cartoons dont' get me wrong but come on there are so many channels out there for kids. And now how am I going to watch re-runs of Beverly Hills 90210 or One Tree Hill? It also airs Gilmore Girls (but that's also syndicated on ABC Family) and the OC plus re-airing daytime soaps and talk shows such as The View and it even has an original series called Being Erica. All of this will disappear so that Disney can air another channel aimed at toddlers! I mean it's gonna air shows that are already on other channels like Handy Manny and other Playhouse Disney shows...just watch the frickin Disney Channel if you wanna watch these shows! Toddlers don't need a 24 hour network for themselves! Toddlers shouldn't be watching that much TV! come on parents! here's a link to a story.
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Labels: ABC, Disney, DVD release date, Flash Forward, Glee, links, SoapNet
June 3, 2010
Lee DeWyze Acoustic Version of "Beautiful Day"
Why didn't Lee DeWyze sing this version of "Beautiful Day" on the finale performance of idol? I think it would have made his win margin much bigger and I hope that this is the version he puts on his album because it is so much better than copying U2's version. Check it out below
Then compare it to his idol performance here
Then compare it to his idol performance here
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Labels: American Idol, Lee DeWyze, Music, Videos
June 2, 2010
Rain Man meet "Brain" Man
He memorized π (pi) to 22,000 digits! He has Asperger's syndrome (which is a form of Autism) and is also considered a savant which wikipedia defines as "...a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations."
He also has Synaesthesia which allows him to see numbers as images such as colored shapes. He uses this synaesthesia to do math unlike the way the rest of us do math. He visualizes three-dimensional shapes and visualizes the answer as opposed to mathematically solving the problem like the rest of us.
Here is his portion from last night's 20/20
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Many are drawn to Selkie Island.
Few know why.
When Miranda Merchant escapes her lonely, hot summer in New York City, little does she know what awaits her. She steps off the ferry on to an island rife with legend and lore.
She isn't expecting to feel a connection to this unusual place. And when she meets Leo, a mysterious local boy, she finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship, reality . . . and love.
But is Leo hiding something she never could have imagined?
When the grandmother she has never before met dies, Miranda Merchant heads off to help her mother sort out the house she inherited in the mysterious Selkie Island. The Island has lots of strange little legends that are both weird and intriguing. Miranda soon finds herself connected to not only the island but an interesting guy that she just happens upon on the beach. She soon finds out that there is more to Selkie Island than meets the eye, Miranda will end up questioning everything she thought she had already figured out about herself and life.
Ocean of Secrets is a fantastic tale of a girl meets boy but there is more to it than that, Miranda will discover some secrets surrounding her late grandmother, the island and the boy she is falling for. Also it is about a mother and a daughter learning about each other and the changes they are both going through in their lives. The ending works out brilliantly even though I was a little sad. I really do hope this is not the last we are going to hear from Miranda and Selkie Island!
Put this must read book on your Goodreads shelf today or buy it on Amazon!
*Special thanks to Scholastic for the review copy*
5/5 Stars
Carly :)


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Recycling, Up-Cycling, Closed Loop Food Production and Water Responsibility for the Ojai Valley
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"When life gives you lemons you must make lemonade," so when Ojai gave us Pixie's; we had to make Ojaicello. Limoncello was created long before Azu was built, but its timeless recipe has been used for centuries.
"We wanted to keep the classic elements of the Limoncello but put our own fresh and organic Ojai twist on this classic concoction."
The Etchart Ranch is a organic haven for fresh citrus and avocados is located on Maricopa Hwy. and is owned by brothers Mike and Mark Etchart. The brothers acquired the property from their grandpa who purchased this amazing orchard in 1942.
The Organic orchard is filled with a variety of fresh citrus including; pixie tangerines, ruby red grapefruit, cara cara oranges, tangelo, satsuma tangerines, lemons, golden nugget tangerine, kishu tangerine, bacon and hass avocados. Elizabeth took some fresh fruit from the farm back to Richard at the bar, and he started the creative process. The first two blends that he created are a seasonal choice that gave the Ojaicello a unique flavor. The blend of lemon, grapefruit, and pixie tangerines were soon followed by a similar blend with the infusion of lavender simple syrup fresh from the herb garden on the Etchart Organic Ranch.
With Pixie season in full swing Azu is making as much pixie cello as they can for their signature Drink The Pixie Gin Fizz.
Step 1: Zest the Organic goodness off of the farm fresh produce
Step 2: Let the Zest infuse for 6 weeks in a cool dark place
Step 3: After 6 weeks, add simple syrup, let the mixture infuse for
Step 4: After 8 weeks, Strain out the zest, then filter through coffee filter. Dilute to taste with distilled water and add a little more syrup to taste.
This process is simple, but ever-changing and is always a learning experience. Elizabeth and Richard are still trying to perfect the recipe and with the fresh organic blends they can come up with there is always room for new flavors.
April is Pixie Month in Ojai and at Azu we celebrating the season with a number of Pixie specials. On our Cocktail menu we have our Pixie Fizz. We are using gin, lemon juice, House-made PixieCello and Spanish Cava served up. We are also featuring our Gin and Juice Cocktail, fresh pixie juice, grapefruit juice and Ventura Spirits Wilder Gin. Really simple, but with the fresh organic juice coming off the Etchart Orchard, it really doesn't get any better.
On the Dessert menu we are serving a Cardamon angel food cake trifle with pixie curd and seasonal berry compote.
In the first week of April we celebrated with our annual Pixie Dinner for The Ojai Visitors Bureau. Chef Damien Halderman designed a pixie and local citrus tasting menu paired with the local wine's from The Ojai Alisal.


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This was what I prepared Saturday night. It's really simple, and you can do it too. 4 ingredients only. how simple can it get?
I had 11 chicken wings, the middle part only.
1 1/2 tablespoons of abalone sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
a huge dash of dried french herbs. (The Carrefour gourmet range) which is about 3 tablespoons.
I usually add in a dash of extra virgin olive oil, but decided not to today, which i regretted.
I usually use those non stick sheets, which are superb, they make cleaning up easy. See them in the picture? The water drop stays round. cool eh?
Marinate them well, dump it in a zip lock bag, shake it, and let it sit in fridge for like 2 hours.
After that, bake them at 140-150 C for 25 mins. I prefer low heat to let it cook slowly.
After that, turn the heat up a bit to around 160 C to let it brown and crisp to your liking.
Enjoy. :-)
Monday, January 29, 2007
Super Easy French Herbs Chicken Wings
This was what I prepared Saturday night. It's really simple, and you can do it too. 4 ingredients only. how simple can it get?
7 comments:
- tigerfish said...
Browned so nicely :D
Abalone and french herbs...fusion cuisine! You know what are those herbs ? Don't know if can use dried oregon and basil ?
- January 31, 2007
- simcooks said...
15 mins only? That's fast! For some reason, my baked chicken wings take a long time to cook!
Ya... this one needs low heat or the herbs will burn. Looks good!
- January 31, 2007
- Ming_the_Merciless said...
French herb = herb de provence??
Looks delicious!! I'm surprised it took only 15 minutes to cook the wings.
Is that Silpat Liner on your baking tray?? I hear they are a miracle for baking.
- January 31, 2007
- Keropok Man said...
oops. i just corrected my post. (thanks simcooks, ming) post at night, head blur blur. its around 25 mins of baking. haha..
tigerfish, its a bottle of herbs that all mixed up and ready for use. I think it's like what ming says, herb de provence. its what is written on the bottle from my memory. it's something like this.
ming, I dont know what liner are called, but I have a black sheet and a beige colour sheet, both are brought back from UK.
food do not get stuck on them!
cleaning is a breeze! run it under the tap and everything goes off!
- January 31, 2007
- Kris said...
was excited with your pix and wanted to try out the recipe ..but NO ABALONE SAUCE, NO FRENCH HERBS!!!
- January 31, 2007
- Miccheng said...
Bro, you really have a nice way of making food look so succulent and delicious! How do u do it? Or rather, what camera u using? Can recommend?
- May 07, 2007
- Keropok Man said...
I have 2 cameras. Both are Sony. W1 and H1. It's a bit old but its still working fine :-)
- May 08, 2007


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In a changing American demographic from white to moca, from urban to suburban, from blue collar to white collar and or pajama (work from home), the boomers have been on a ride of a lifetime.
Saint Joan of Arc in Harrowgate Philly is defunct. It as a building designed by famed British architect George A. Audsley as his last project, in his eighties, the building still functions as a "charter" school, whatever that is.
The church, the parish was officially dissolved in 2013, merged with 3 or 4 other ethnic enclave churches, just as much for lack of attendance and or interest in the ancient Christ myth as the fact that celibacy and a lack of numbers in the priesthood make serving in the sheep with good shepherds impossible. That and the AD of Philly had millions to pay for decades of corrupt buggery hidden from view etc. Needed to sell a lot of R/E.
In looking back this photo is the first grade class of boys circa 1957 and there is 62 kids reporting this day for the photo, probably the official - take your kids photo day marketing thing. The nuns, the catholics were always nickeling and dime-ing the inmates in order to finance and survive, getting their cut on the promotions, Chocolate Bars, Half and Half lottery tickets on Bingo night, even shoes at one point but rather unsuccessfully I might add. The Nuns, women married to Christ and their faith, devoted their lives to us children. For that I am grateful but somehow the picture looks strange to me. It came into view the other day on some Facebook page and the comments there reflected re-awaking to memories, of childhood connections reconnected across the vastness of America now where many of these children and their sisters, siblings now live.
There are probably ten or so kids not present, out sick with sniffles etc. in this photo.
My first grade class numbered in the nineties for students, the baby boom yet to peak, in a latter first grade class, my own.
They used to bolt two of these old cast iron and wood desks together and sit three of us across. If you took a few sick days, you lost your place in the three across temporary daily seating thing. Lost your pencils and boxes of cardboard letters and numbers used as a teaching aide too etc. Lost in the shuffle of life.
Have to wonder in retrospect what was the effect of the baby boom on class size in the local public schools. But for us factory working, Irish Catholics and Italians mostly in this photo, parochial school was the only way to go.
No PTA meetings and you did what you were told. And if you got out of line with a little ADHD? That was what the wooden ruler, wooden chalk board pointer was for - to crack over your knuckles on break over your back to get your attention – to focus. That did happen once with the chalk board pointer but at a higher grade level, bigger boys etc., but luckily not to me. Sounds terrible. LOL. But considering the memories I see mentioned in comments on Facebook, few remember the discipline.
The only thing I notice greatly between then and now, besides the numbers thing, size of the class, physical size of the room, was how white lower middle factory working class Harrowgate was in 1957.
The demographics, they are a changin'.