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Mmm, mussels…(slurp). You said it's November. It's October. Still ends with "R" though, so we're good. 🙂
After over a month of Primal Challenge festivities it feels good to get back in the kitchen and cook up some Primal fare for the regular weekend recipe post here at MDA. This and next week's recipe will wrap up the Reader-Created Cookbook Contest. After that it we'll be publishing exclusive MDA-created recipes every Saturday. But first, let's dive straight into the sea…
The great thing about seafood is that it takes so little time to cook. Mussels are at the very top of the list, usually needing only a few minutes to steam open. Mussels conveniently announce exactly when they're done by opening their shell, they are perfectly self-seasoned, have no bones to contend with and are high in protein, B12, iron and selenium. What is there not to love?
According to both the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch and the Environmental Defense Fund, mussels are farmed using environmentally sound methods and have low levels of contaminants. And what about that old saying, "only eat shellfish in months that have a 'R'"? Well, luckily, this is October so you don't have to worry about it either way. But to ease your worry for the rest of the year, mussels harvested in May, June, July or August are only unsafe if pulled from water that is infected with toxic algae, also known as a "red tide". Red tides are more common in hotter, summertime weather, however, commercial shellfish farming is regulated so that if there happens to be a red tide, no shellfish will be brought to market. If you're gathering your own shellfish, it does pay to be aware of the water quality in warmer months.
Who gathers their own shellfish, you ask? It just so happens that Lynn Koch does, when she spends her summers on Three Mile Harbor on the South Fork of Long Island in New York. Lynn sent us her recipe for Garlic and Tomato Mussels and made us envious with stories of her summer outings. According to Lynn, the area "has many creeks and when I feel motivated, I kayak into one of them when the tide is still fairly low and take mussels from the creek beds. I pretend I am a hunter-gatherer, and get wonderful exercise, fun and food from the experience."
What we're all getting from her experience is a wonderful recipe, simply prepared but overflowing with rich flavor. Garlic and tomatoes simmer briefly with white wine to create a rich broth that is livened up with fresh basil and parsley. The shells bring a briny flavor to the broth and quickly open, revealing plump and juicy mussels ready to be enjoyed. Scoop them into bowls with plenty of thick broth on top and dig in!
A healthy mussel is one with a shell that stays closed as you rinse them off, but opens wide once it is cooked. If a mussel shell doesn't open after being boiled for 3-5 minutes, it's not meant to be eaten. Also not meant to be eaten is the "beard," or stringy clump of dark thread that sometimes hangs out of the shell. Pull this off when you rinse and rub the shells thoroughly before cooking.
Once mussels are cleaned…
In a large pot melt the butter and add the garlic. Sauté until the garlic starts to become golden and add the pepper. Cook until the pepper is soft.
Add the tomatoes and cook until they have expressed their juices. Add the white wine and simmer rapidly until the sauce is reduced by 1/2.
Add the salt and stir. Add the mussels, cover the pot and check periodically until most all the mussels have opened, 3-5 minutes.
Toss with the basil and parsley.
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Mmm, mussels…(slurp). You said it's November. It's October. Still ends with "R" though, so we're good. 🙂
That looks so yummy. I adore Mussels
Looks marvelous. Too bad its still October in Florida 😉
Looks like I am going to head to the seafood market. Have to try this recipe.
I really love mussels, but they end up being deceptively expensive. They tend to be priced at about $7-$8 a pound, but since they have so little meat by weight, I need about 2 pounds just myself to satisfy!
Would be nice to live near someplace where I could confidently harvest myself, for a number of reasons!
You should come to New Zealand! We just collect them on the coast. Or you can buy them at the supermarket for about 2US$ a pound.
Wow, that is super cheap! I'm jealous.
Green lipped NZ mussels,a favourite for my wife and me. Tino reka!
That's crazy expensive. I guess this recipe will have to be put on hold for me…
Damn that was a superb meal – nice work!
oooo love it I have some mussels right now in the freezer I will have to try out this recipe for myself 🙂
I have not seen any local mussels at the market. The mussels being sold were farm raised in New Zealand.
And I like mine steamed and then topped off with lemon juice. Yum!
I was out on a little beach/trail adventure a while back and it ended up turning into an impromptu hunter-gatherer mussel gathering cookout (read: free!). Unfortunately, I had to sacrifice some exercise time for some scarfing down free seafood time, but it was well worth it! Now… from how good the recipe here looks, I may be packing a lot more accouterments when I'm anywhere near the beach.
I wonder how well this would work with clams. My BF doesn't like mussles. Sounds absolutely yummy.
Sounds like a great idea for when I want a more "exquisite" meal… Sadly it's a bit on the expensive side for me since I need to eat so much :(.
Hi, Mark,
Thank you so much for choosing my recipe. I love MDA! I am really really delighted and honored!
Made this tonight. It was awesome!
Gosh, we've done this one for yonks… mussels are cheap here (nz), and good. kj
just made this using canned crushed tomatoes and monkfish in place of mussels…. my god. tastiest thing i've ever had (other than the shepherd's pie that I learned to make from this website!).
I am SO making this with shrimp!
I just wanted to comment your blog and say that I really enjoyed reading your blog post here. It was very informative and I also digg the way you write! Keep it up and I??ll be back to read more soon mate.
Hi mark! i bought some mussles today and cannot wait to try this recipe ! thanks for sharing!
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Wow, I just made this using stock instead of alcohol (I don't drink).
By far the best mussels I have *ever* tasted.
The Cordon Bleu recipe modified below works well for me
Chopped green onions cooked in 1/4 c unsalted butter
Add wine and heavy whipping cream 1/1, about .5 c each works for 2 lbs
and a bay leaf or two and bring to a boil, then reduce heat.
Add mussels, turn up the heat and steam in the solution about 5 mins.
Serve with new potatoes cut in quarters and fried in Olive oil. Add sea salt and cilantro to potatoes near the finish.


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Ah the New Year.
A time when we set new goals and resolve to do things better this time around.
I think January is a great time to set goals– I mean, you can set new goals whenever you want, but setting then at the start of a new year is natural.
January is a motivating month.
We all set goals in the beginning of the year, but how many of us stick with them for longer than a week or two?
At first, you're super motivated. You clean out your pantry and join up at the gym.
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if representatives for media firms get their way all cds and dvd discs made within the european union will have to be numbered with a unique code, along with a number of other anti-piracy measures being implemented. the plan was delivered during a two-day piracy seminar in madrid, spain. the industry groups, which include the business software alliance (bsa) and the motion picture association (mpaa), say that by doing this it would be possible to track the source of pirated discs. but the unique code, known as a source identification code (sid), is not the only measure the groups want taken. other measures include:
- ability to demand tracking information from manufacturers
- stronger penalties
- "presumption of copyright ownership"
- more power to collect evidence of counterfeit discs
the media groups are backing up their claims for these new measures by saying that counterfeiting and piracy of copyrighted works, "…feeds a growing black economy in which criminal networks use piracy to fund other activities such as drug dealing, arms trading, money laundering and terrorism."
a recent raid in the u.k. was given as a prime example. the dvd-r factory was allegedly producing copies of spider-man and star wars: episode ii ,with 10,000 discs and 31 burners seized.
lisa peets, outside council for the business software alliance, said, "this would not allow us to track users, just the business where the disc was replicated." discs without the codes would draw attention as potentially counterfeit, and those with the codes identified as counterfeit could be easily tracked. 80% of disc manufacturers are already using the codes.
the new measures aim to hit infringers much harder than current fines do. businesses and individuals found in possession of the discs would typically be fined the cost of the actual software contained on the disc as well.
read more at zdnet.
matthew's opinion
well, firstly i think this is a much better step to tackling piracy than making the discs unreadable on computers–it acts as a deterrent without causing the consumer headaches. in terms of implementation costs the only real cost incurred would be from tracking where the discs go, so music companies' arguments that cd prices increase due to anti-piracy measures would go out the window.
on the other hand the measures outlined above are pretty broad, and you have to consider how much power the industries are actually asking for. "more powers for copyright holders to seize and preserve goods as evidence" could mean anything from raiding a warehouse to smashing your front door in on a hot tip. i think this needs to be thought out very carefully, and the boundaries of the new measures clearly defined by a neutral body before anything is set in stone.
there is also the issue of tracking consumers. companies should not be allowed to store information about specific discs with your details. this could easily be done if you buy a music cd at your local store and pay with a credit card. if a "copy" of this cd is found somewhere down the line then you could theoretically be held liable if the company can trace the original copy back to you … not good. although peets said it would not be used to track consumers i think it should be cemented that the media companies lawfully cannot do it.
user comments 61 comment(s)
|until (8:18am est wed may 29 2002)
music companies start producing better music, i'm not buying anything. – by william foster
|pay with cash (8:32am est wed may 29 2002)
i suggest if you start buying cd's and movies that you use only cash. that way they can't trace who bough what like they could if you used a credit card. – by covert187
|the powers that be (8:41am est wed may 29 2002)
won't be happy until they have a bar code on the back of our necks so they can track every move we make (just to make certain nothing illegal is happening, of course). – by little brother
|yep (8:44am est wed may 29 2002)
that's gonna do alot to thwart the re-digitization of the audio/video :p jackasses.
– by 1st amendment!
|wtf? (8:47am est wed may 29 2002)
how exactly do i contribute to money laundering when i download movies and songs off of kazaa and winmx for free? i mean come one, how many people actually pay for pirated stuff? most of us get it off the net or from a friend. with a broadband connection it is nothing to leave you file sharing software on while you are at work, and when you get home you have a fresh divx copy of the spider man or episode ii.
futhermore how does putting a number on a disk make it easier to track. until they start keeping a database of the numbers and who bought them it wont work, and i hardly doubt anyone would give their name and address to the movie and music industry. – by wink daddy
|guys… (8:51am est wed may 29 2002)
guys, you are overreacting here. you have to remember, they're losing serious money here and simply want to get paid for what they do.
mr foster…no one is asking you to buy music, they're asking you not to steal it or help others steal it.
they're not going to trace $16 cd's. the cost of tracking is simply too great. i think this is nothing more than idle threats. let them rant all they want. sooner or later, they're all going to go out of business as they know it. the cd has been obsolete for a long time. – by steven
|terrorism (9:02am est wed may 29 2002)
i just loved how they threw in the bit about piracy supporting terrorism (among other things). puh-leez. reminds me of that bullshit they tried to feed us during the last superbowl – you know, the ads saying that using drugs is not a victimlesss crime, that using drugs funds terrorism. i think it's really cheap and low class for agencies, etc to milk our 9-11 emotions like that. and disrepectful to those who died. how about when i buy gas for my car, that was purchased from a country that supports terrorism? or purchased from a country that supports another country that supports terrorism. everything is just so interconnected that all of your dollars eventually fund both evil and good things. seems ridiculous to me to have to think 10 steps down the line about how the dollar you spend today is eventually going to change hands with other people in other countries. – by daj this
|at least their talking about (9:08am est wed may 29 2002)
going after criminals doing some real damage. trying shut down joe selling 100 copies of a movie at least make some sense.
so is the eu just catching up to the us in bending backwards for the recording industry? – by dm
|this is bad (9:18am est wed may 29 2002)
first red flag:
"feeds a growing black economy in which criminal networks use piracy to fund other activities such as drug dealing, arms trading, money laundering and terrorism."
they expect me to believe that they finance drug deals with fake cds? they don't make any money selling guns, so they have to finance the gun sales with pirated "free speech for the dumb"?
the worst kind of liar is a liar that tells a baldfaced lie any idiot would know is a lie, and expects you to believe it.
this has got to be the evilist nest of scumbags this side of afghanistan.
this has nothing to do with real piracy. real pirates will produce factory quality cd without any numbers.
they want to know how many mix cds you are burning for your car. this has to do with tracking fair use, not piracy.
of course, the media companies consider fair use to be piracy. disney's eisner has been quoted in wired as saying "there is no such thing as fair use". – by /sm
|ok whatever (9:28am est wed may 29 2002)
you know, this "down with the riaa" and "not buying music till they make it better" bs is getting tiresome.
again, i reiterate, i am able to buy new releases locally for $12 – $14 at a walmart or futureshop (circuit city type store). cd's that are a year or more old i often find for $10 or under. i don't buy that much music, mostly because i find a local radio station overplays all of the latest hits ad-nauseum, and i hear the music everyday on my commute to and from work.
the bottom line is, your not entitled to steal music just because you can't afford the music, or are too lazy to find a store which sells music for cheaper. you don't steal a car from a bmw dealer just because you can't affor $40,000 for a car. so why is it any different for music?
hey, if you don't like buying music, turn on a radio, just don't tire us with your endless rant about ripping off the riaa because they are ripping you off. i work, earn money, and can afford $12 for the music from a band or artist i know i will enjoy. because believe it or not, by buying the music, some of the money actually does go to the artist that created it, but if you just rip it off the net, the artists don't make any money. – by topher
|daj this (9:46am est wed may 29 2002)
took the words right outta my mouth. – by eyad
|come one (9:51am est wed may 29 2002)
come two
come three – by hahaahhaahahaha
|re:topher (9:54am est wed may 29 2002)
i am sorry i feel so bad now for burning the 3 new cds last night. i am sorry and thanks to your comment i am going to run right out and by those cds and spend about 40.00 of my money.
thank you, you have changed my life around – by new man
|economics (9:54am est wed may 29 2002)
sure, technically people that get music from the net are "stealing," but many people don't understand that this is in response to the big music labels stealing from us for years. cd prices are ridiculous. i don't know what topher is talking about because in my area cds are around $20 for new releases and many older cds as well. ticket prices for concerts are also excessively priced. it's all about economics. i think that most people just don't think they're getting their money's worth when they go out and purchase a cd (and i would have to agree). there just really isn't any incentive to own a cd as opposed to the mp3. another point is that the music labels have not responded to the demand for music on the net. i would agree with steven that the cd has been obsolete for some time now (maybe not for everyone, but many people). i know a lot of people who use mp3 players or their computers as their main source of music. it is much easier to just get the music from a file sharing program than to buy a cd and rip/encode it (especially with new copy protection). the demand is there for digital music, but there is no "legal" supply. the bottom line is the music industry needs to slash prices and distribute in a new medium if they want to win back consumers. – by cmugeek
|one more thing… (9:59am est wed may 29 2002)
the other thing is that the recording industry is spending tons of money probably on r & d for antipiracy technology and then they whine about losing money. this money could be used to reduce cd prices. not to mention the fact that these antipiracy techniques never work. i'm sure there is some way to reproduce the cd or dvd without the serial number. – by cmugeek
|2003 superbowl ad prediction (10:15am est wed may 29 2002)
[scenes of 9/11 carnage]
voiceover: i ripped a cd for the kid next door whose compaq died. hey, it's fair use!
[car trunk full of ak-47's]
i bought a cheap copy of "spiderman". hey, it's just a movie.
[pictures of grenades in a box]
yeah, right….
– by deafdude
|make money off of cd sales? (10:19am est wed may 29 2002)
once again i have seen the light and it is the self promoting martyr act of the recording industry in the form of an oncoming train. come on now make money off of cd sales? there are excellent articles all over the net on how this actually works, just go to google and type in, recoup costs recording artists. the fact is that you have to be in the business a long time before you are able to see a dime off of the sale of cd's. most artists make money off of touring and that is dependent on radio time and word of mouth. the radio industry does not have to be dependent on the riaa at all. an honor system of one album for one buck in mp3 format would probably generate more money for artists (talk to courtney love, for one, about this), download stats and requests could be used to determine air time and sponsors could go directly to artists who would hold their own copyrights, thereby increasing artist revenue and probably decreasing touring costs. where is the problem other than the riaa being out of business and clueless morons (who would have never made any money due to bad contracts) not making it? – by idealist
|duh, they have the right… (10:47am est wed may 29 2002)
let me get this straight � i own a company that produces widgets and i decide to put a serial number on each one and this gets people upset? the record company has the right to put whatever they want on the cd they produce. i have the right not to buy it. the record company has the right to encrypt, de-script, and any other bullsh!t it wants to do. i have the right to crack, hack, and attack for my personal use. continued abuse of the consumer will ultimately result in the demise of the corporation. deliverance will eventually come from the artist. musicians of the world need to bypass the corporation, switch to a direct sales model via the web. break the chains free the consumer, and all you slackers get back to work! – by profit and greed
|topher (10:49am est wed may 29 2002)
who are you argueing with? who, before your post, said he downloaded music because it cost too much to buy?
nobody. the only one who mentioned a "$16 cd" had a post where he was specifically against downloading.
so tell me, topher, which label do you work for? or is it the riaa itself that signs your paycheck?
an honest flamer i can put up with, but paid shills piss me off. you riaa shills are worse than the ones from redmond. – by /sm
|ok, (10:49am est wed may 29 2002)
but you are still taking money (no matter how small) from an artist when you burn their cds. this may seem neglible for superstar acts, but what about indies? go to nofx.org and read the q&a section where fat mike talks about how much money his independent record label loses through piracy. you may not be supporting terrorists, but you sure as hell ain't supporting independent music. actually, by taking money from the indies you are helping britney, way to go!!!
stop trying to rationalize the fact that you are a thief. if you need a digital medium, download legal mp3s only, or use launch.com–they have a decent collection, they even play agent orange.
the radio industry is owned by clear channel. it isn't what you think it is. – by surfer rosa
|cmugeek (10:55am est wed may 29 2002)
"sure, technically people that get music from the net are stealing"
how so? under what technicality? whose laws? you don't have to hack into a server to get tunes, the server is open, you are invited in to take what you want from those who have paid for the original copy of those goods.
how is downloading "free speech for the dumb" any different from hearing it on the radio? i mean, if the fcc allowed it to be aired over the radio?
so let me get this straight- i download "free speech for the dumb", like the song, and go out and buy the garage cd, but i have somehow stolen?
hi winston, mr. orwell's utopia and doublespeak are alive and well. – by /sm
|profit and greed (11:00am est wed may 29 2002)
if they want to stamp cds i have no quarrel, but they want to track you with that number. that is what's wrong. plus they want it encoded into law, whichis even worse. – by /sm
|/sm (11:01am est wed may 29 2002)
would you please shut up?! – by a noid
|profit and greed ps (11:02am est wed may 29 2002)
"i have the right to crack, hack, and attack for my personal use."
no, actually you don't. the riaa's pet dmca law makes writing on a cd to make mp3s out of illegal, and even makes the news reports about it a felony with a five year prison sentance.
wake up and smell the burning garbage. – by /sm
|crap i cant type (11:04am est wed may 29 2002)
the riaa's pet dmca law makes writing on a cd with a magic marker in order to make mp3s out of it illegal.
so i rode the short bus, sue me – by /sm
|– by a noid (11:06am est wed may 29 2002)
very doubtful. – by /sm
|/sm (11:12am est wed may 29 2002)
how is downloading "free speech for the dumb" any different from hearing it on the radio? i mean, if the fcc allowed it to be aired over the radio?
although i am not familiar with the work, when you hear music on a radio, the artist receives a small royalty. they are being (albeit shortchanged) compensated. you download it, you are taking money from someone who worked hard for years to get where they are. – by surfer rosa
|this is really stupid (12:14pm est wed may 29 2002)
i am one of the few that visit the site that believes the the riaa members have a right to protect their property. that being said i would also like to say that their a bunch of idiots if they think this will actually work.
three reasons:
the media is called digital pre-press. it is not burned they are in a unique way stamped out.
any digital serial # track could simply be ignored.
digital water marks can easily be removed. – by laughalot
|re: riaa's pet dmca law makes … (12:59pm est wed may 29 2002)
"the riaa's pet dmca law makes writing on a cd with a magic marker in order to make mp3s out of it illegal."
that is their interpretation of the law. very doubtful it would ever stand up in court. laws are passed all the time and thrown out by the judicial system. i don�t like the riaa and their kind, but i do believe in freedom and unfortunately for consumers it is a two way street. they have the right to do whatever with their product. i have the right to refuse to buy it.
fight back � support indies that support the fans. go to mp3.com and check out the top 100 chart for your favorite genre. many of them are unsigned artist that freely let you download their music. be aware that if you purchase the cd that the first $3 goes to vivendi universal and the remainder is split 50-50 with the artist and vivendi universal. – by profit and greed
|my .02 (1:10pm est wed may 29 2002)
i just want to clarify something here: when i download music i am not "taking" or "stealing" money from anyone. the artists and the riaa still have the same amount of money as they did before i downloaded the music. what i did was deprive them of additional money, and that is assuming that if i hadn't downloaded the music i would have bought it, which is not always the case. i have around 2000 mp3's on my computer that probably span several hundred albums now if i hadn't downloaded those songs do you think i would have gone out and bought all those albums? no way. even before p2p i was only buying a handful of albums a year. – by el barto
|problems with the music industry (1:10pm est wed may 29 2002)
here's the problem. the riaa has complete control (at the moment) of the sales of music. that control is being threatened by free distribution of mp3s. even though some above have said that cds are obsolete (i don't agree) i very much doubt that they will eliminate the cd. they have to sell us a physical product that they can control if they are to continue making their insane profits. why do you think they are now releasing higher resolution formats like sacd and dvd-a in surround sound. this is also a way for them to sell us the same recording once again on a different format. huge profits are to be made.
here's the other problem. radio is very controlled as well. the music that i have been seeking out and buying lately, is not played on mainstream radio. most radio stations have the same old 'repeat the hits' sort of format because that's what sells music. they know that if a song is played enough or heard enough, it will generate sales. but not every new artist has an equal advantage at getting their music heard. record companies employ or subcontract individuals who use creative means to get songs played on radio stations. this may involve a big pay-off to a radio dj to play a song, or maybe even a few grams of cocaine to support their drug habit. whatever it takes. this is the same as payola, but it's not the record companies who are doing it directly, the hired individuals do their dirty work.
so, not only does the riaa want to control recorded music, in effect, they are dictating which songs get heard on radio as well. this results into the stagnant, non-progression of music we hear today, where all the mainstream music sounds the same.
|riaa's numbers (1:20pm est wed may 29 2002)
i think most people here are misinterpreting what the riaa means by the "unique code" on each cd. they don't mean a serial number unique to each dvd copy of "harry potter" or whatever what they appear to mean is that each factory stamping out discs for people has its own identifying code. this would allow for you to theoretically id where a cd or dvd was made.
the object to this precaution is also not someone burning a mix cd-r at home, nor would it be to stamp out mp3 ripping (either of these operations would eliminate this code). this is to get a handle on product counterfeiting.
the scenario the riaa/bsa/mpaa appears to have in mind is that if suddenly a bunch of copies of "harry potter" started showing up on store shelves at $7 less than the usual price, an investigator could pop the suspect disc in a special reader to see if the manufacturer id code is present. if not, or if the code belongs to someone not authorized to manufacture the disc, they know this is a counterfeit. as pointed out in the article, 80% of legitimate manufacturers already put a code on their discs, & it would only allow investigators to id the manufacturer, not any purchaser. counterfeit products are far more economically damaging than napster/kazaa could ever hope to be.
this scheme does have its weaknesses if a counterfeiter can find where the id is kept & how to spoof it, he could either replicate a legitimate id or randomly assign another stamper's id to throw investigators off the scent.
if you're concerned about implications to personal freedom, worry more about proposed changes to laws regarding the definitions of free use &/or the penalties levied on copyright violators. that's where serious abuse can occur. – by government drone
|i predict that… (1:34pm est wed may 29 2002)
in the future there will be two kinds of music and movies. "closed" types will be produced and distributed by the media giants. you'll be able to view/listen to these works on your new equipment containg copy protection out the wazoo. if you so much as think about copying the work, they'll put you in jail. the second type will be "open" works produced by smaller companies and distributed through traditional means with no copy protection. over time, the marketplace will reject the closed works, people won't buy the equipment necessary to view/listen to them, and the "open" model will prevail in the end, imho, because the fact is, the product produced by the big media companies is not that much better than what an independent can produce. – by spud boy
|you'd think… (1:40pm est wed may 29 2002)
that most people that sell pirated stuff are pretty aware that its pirated. most pirated stuff ive seen looks very pirated. i dont think the lack of a number is going to make a difference. – by steal this thought
|same as software (2:04pm est wed may 29 2002)
this makes music one step closer to software…..how long before you have to 'register' to listen to your cd past 30 days. lol – by who knows
|surfer rosa (2:45pm est wed may 29 2002)
he got his "small royalty" when whoever ripped the cd bought it. radio stations don't buy cds, the record industry begs them to play them from everything i've heard (if you are in the radio biz please enlighten me).
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By his own account, the Rap industry hasn't been consistently enjoyable for Waka Flocka since he initially parlayed the regional success of 2009's Salute Me Or Shoot Me mixtape into a commercially viable solo career. Flocka drew the ire of Hip Hop purists during an interview with DJ Whoo Kid by candidly admitting, "I ain't got no lyrics." The downward spiral began when he was shot during an attempted robbery in January of 2010. Eleven months later, authorities searching for weapons raided the Atlanta rapper's home. Flocka's tour bus was shot at multiple times in February of 2011 during a stop in Charlotte, North Carolina. On December 29, 2013, Flocka's younger brother, KayO Redd, died of what authorities ruled to be a self-inflicted gun wound. Despite placing five singles on Billboard magazine's "Hot 100" chart (including the triple-platinum "No Hands"), Waka Flocka repeatedly expressed a desire to quit Rap.
Somewhere between the repeated commercial success and personal tragedy, Waka Flocka met the person he'd later describe as his EMD equivalent. Steve Aoki ran across Waka Flocka's music while hearing MGK's "Wild Boy," and Flocka knew about Steve Aoki after seeing a wheelchair-bound fan voluntarily get smashed with a sheet cake during one of Aoki's shows. The pair bonded over dogs; Aoki enlisted "dog whisperer" Cesar Milan for help with his dog Coco, while Flocka lamented his daughter once bringing the family dog back from a neighbor's yard with fleas. In the midst of an industry Flocka repeatedly called fake, he organically struck up a friendship that not only improved his musical reach but his quality of life.
Waka Flocka Says He Was Disgusted By The Politics Of Rap
HipHopDX: Steve, you change up your DJ sets pretty often. Waka, your first hit was recorded by walking in a garage. How important has spontaneity been in your careers?
Steve Aoki: This track was pretty spontaneous. We did a tour together last year across the US, and we were vibing from both of our shows. We wrote a song that was in between both of our worlds, and it was kind of heavy, intense and aggressive. He was laying it down… This is definitely a record that was spontaneous, but it defines both our worlds coming together.
Waka Flocka Flame: I love it. I can even lie—Steve is the reason I'm doing this Electronic Music. He is the man to blame.
DX: How have you evolved since meeting Steve?
Waka Flocka Flame: Honestly? Steve put life back in me musically. I was disgusted with the politics and the people in general. It wasn't the essence of music, just the people in it.
When I got to the Electronic world, it was just like, "Fuck everything. Just let it go." So when I let it go, I was like, "Damn! This is it." I had so much energy and so much love for Electronic Music, that it just put a spark back into my Hip Hop.
Steve Aoki: For the tour we did together—from all the tours I've ever done—this was my favorite tour. I remember I was telling you about the tour with Kendrick [Lamar], and you were like, "Wait until we tour together." The energy we have together as friends, and how our whole crews got along together…
Waka Flocka Flame: Oh, yeah. I'm down with Dim Mak.
Steve Aoki: It was a really good synergy, and I always like to bring something new to the table for the whole audience. He just turned it up more than a lot of DJs turn it up. People left all the shows with an experience they'll never forget. You have Waka Flocka, Borgore and myself all coming together, and we have this song that we're debuting now. Waka did Ultra Music Festival, and we debuted our record out there for the Dance world to finally hear something from both of us.
Waka Flocka Flame: I can't wait.
How Steve Discovered Waka Flocka On MGK's "Wild Boy"
DX: Where does the turn up come from? That seems difficult to tap into hundreds of nights each year.
Waka Flocka Flame: I don't know. See, Steve reminds me of an Electronic Waka Flocka; his show is turnt up! Usually, when I go do shows, it's like, "Alright. I'm the most electrifying person on this tour." No. That shit was hand-in-hand from me, to Borgore to Steve. People really got their money's worth. I've seen Steve's show, and after my first time seeing him, I was literally like, "What the fuck? He gets away with this shit? Yo, I gotta jump off the ceiling!" I ain't gonna lie. I ain't never seen anybody perform like that. Ever.
DX: You two interviewed each other for Fuse, and Waka mentioned the Run-DMC/Aerosmith collaboration "Walk This Way." What attracted you both to that kind of genre-bending?
Waka Flocka Flame: Like he said, it was just spontaneous. It wasn't like, "Let's mix Electronic with Hip Hop." It was like, "Let's just do us."
Steve Aoki: I think at the end of the day, it's just energy. Before, when I was putting together this tour, I was thinking, "Who would I tour with that would bring the level up? It doesn't matter what genre." Waka kept on coming up. For me, it's less about what's commercial or mainstream. It's more about what's viral and underground. What are people really talking about? Waka is definitely beyond just the streets. People love talking about his show and his songs. It was just a perfect fit for what we're trying to do, so we really had a tour no one ever saw.
Waka Flocka Flame: Yeah, and I hate touring with people too. I can't even lie, and I'm not trying to act like that guy. But when I heard Steve Aoki wanted to tour, I thought, "Steve Aoki? Get the fuck outta here." I did a double take.
DX: So you were already familiar with Steve's music?
Waka Flocka Flame: Fuck yeah! The first thing I ever saw Steve Aoki was him with like 40,000 people. About 80 or 90 feet away, the crowd lifted a guy up in a fucking wheelchair. He threw a cake, hit the guy in the wheelchair, and the crowd went crazy. I said, "That's my kind of guy."
If it wasn't for Steve, I probably wouldn't have shed this much weight. Steve made another incident happen in my life. While you're on tour with Steve, you can't eat no fat foods. So I'm like, "Fuck!" But it was good though. That's what I loved about it; going on tour with Steve, I lost like 15 pounds. It was great.
DX: Steve, when was the first time you ran across Waka's music?
Steve Aoki: Your song with MGK…
Waka Flocka Flame: "Wild Boy."
Steve Aoki: Yeah. I mean, obviously your commercial records I already knew, 'cause everyone knows that. But that record just hit the underground like an earthquake. It is a commercial record, but that record is like our anthem. I have songs that have commercial strength, but they don't last as long as some of my underground records that can last my entire lifetime. I remember when you guys performed that song too…
Waka Flocka Flame: Oh my God! And we don't get perform a lot, because our tours are hectic, but we ran into them…
Steve Aoki: God! Everyone was jumpin' at the same time, and you get the chills going on. It's like, "Fuck!" It's all about that moment and capturing that. I was waiting for that. I was waiting to get to Ohio when those two got together to perform one of my favorite songs. It is one of my favorite songs.
Waka Flocka Flame: That was it…that shit was wild. I can't lie. Steve's show? That shit is wild.
Waka Flocka Calls Trap The New Word For Underground
DX: Waka, you represent Riverdale. Just in terms of music, how has the word "trap" evolved?
Waka Flocka Flame: Trap? Man, that shit is crazy. I feel like genres got they own trap. When people say, "Trap," they mean underground. It's like a new word for underground music. So when I hard Trap/Electronic music, I was like, "What the fuck [laughs]? What is this?" Then I heard it.
This is how I found out about it: a producer named Mayhem did a song called "Brick Squad Anthem," and I started getting booked for EDM shows. I'm like, "What the fuck is this? This is Techno." But it wasn't, because the beat was harder. I was fuckin' confused until somebody broke it down to me and said, "Bro, this is EDM. This is the Trap of Electronic." I had to get down with it.
DX: What about you, Steve? You've previously pointed out how Trap has different BPM levels.
Steve Aoki: Yeah, what Waka's talking about is funny, because Trap is a Hip Hop term. Electronic producers took it, and they called their music Trap taking from that term but without any vocals…
Waka Flocka Flame: That's the most amazing thing about it…
Steve Aoki: Right. I think it was like you said, this kind of, "What the fuck?" reaction. I could see that happening, where people would go, "Wait, there's no rapper on this shit? It's just samples." But now it's turned the corner where it's accepted…
Waka Flocka Flame: I made it acceptable…
Steve Aoki: Yeah, we can all work together…
Waka Flocka Flame: Me and Steve made it acceptable. And Borgore is wildin' out with us too. That broke the barrier for people to say, "Oh shit! It is cool to do. Let's do it." We're trendsetters.
DX: Even though the beat is harder and the tempo is different, do you approach it the same way?
Waka Flocka Flame: Nah, no different. I feel that's why Steve messed with me and I like Steve. I don't try to be nothing I'm not. If somebody thinks about Waka Flocka, the first thing they think about is turning up. So I'm thinking, "What's the difference between turning up on this genre and that genre? It's no different! We all party the same; we all have fun; we all drink…whatever you like." So, shit…same difference. I like partying, so it don't matter [laughs].
Waka Flocka & Steve Aoki On Technology & Mixing Genres
DX: This is somewhat unrelated, but what necessitated you developing your own Serato software, Steve?
Steve Aoki: Well I could've gone the USB route, which was the easiest route to take for DJs going back-to-back on these festival gigs. But I wanted to do something different with my video, because they don't have USB video yet. Tractor doesn't have that option, so Serato was the only way to do real time video and deejaying. It's a lot of prepping, and it's expensive to make these videos and update them so they're not playing the same thing. Next year, I can't do the same video around "No Beef" or whatever it is.
So I just wanted to have cohesion throughout the set with the video for people. It's all experiential at the end of the day, right? It's about the experience. The music is part of the experience. What you're seeing is part of the experience, along with what you're feeling, the contagion—the lights, the lasers, the video, the music—all that.
Waka Flocka Flame: I love that!
DX: Well in line with that, you were just in front of a green screen with two twins doing synchronized dancing around you. How important is the visual element?
Waka Flocka Flame: I don't even really shoot videos. If somebody sees my videos, they're good. This shit is a lot of thinking in this video. This video? This shit could turn into a movie—like literally. It's a movie full of non-stop partying, but on some next level shit. This is 100 years down the line; it's a 2104 video. The things I've seen…ah, man!
DX: That's crazy. The '80s and '90s were very compartmentalized, but we're seeing a lot of genre blending now. What kind of climate do you guys thing that will create going forward?
Steve Aoki: It's about artists like Waka and myself trying out new things and taking those risks in order to break down barriers and pave new roads. With this video particularly, we're doing that. We're setting a club scene in the future where you have to take a note and put it in your head. All of a sudden, you're in this different world experience.
We're taking concepts that are actually being developed in theory now. It's not fantastical like a science fiction idea. This is gonna happen, and then you're gonna see one of the craziest dudes out there, Waka Flocka, fuckin' raging out. So you can experience one of the best rave/club experiences out there, and I'm glad we're finally doing this.
Waka Flocka Says "Flockaveli 2" Is Hardcore, Underground Hip Hop
DX: All these new experiences, fans and genres—plus health improvements. What do you take from all that when you start your next solo album?
Waka Flocka Flame: I'm done. I finished Flockaveli 2, and it's no different. I'm still going hard. I'm a fuckin' pitbull. I'm a red-nosed pit. Still. With Hip Hop, it ain't no different, and there's no sugarcoating with me. Flockaveli is still hardcore, underground Hip Hop, so that's what I'm targeting. I ain't looking for no single on my album. Now if the radio and fans pull it and grab it, thank God. But I'm approaching underground every time I rap. That is my whole philosophy in music, and even with this record, I approached it underground.
If I had have went commercial, Steve would've been like, "Ehhh." Steve is gonna tell you, "Yo, go this way." That's what I love about him. I love constructive criticism, because it puts you back into your character. You have to say, "Okay, you right. I got out of line trying to jump off the roof. I should've just peeked over the balcony." So I approach that shit like the underground. At the end of the day, I gotta be myself. When you're onstage, it's hard to perform something you're not, because your soul doesn't gravitate toward that. So I have to be myself.
DX: This is an industry full of yes men and followers. How common is it to find someone that provides that constructive criticism?
Waka Flocka Flame: It's still here, but you have to be a person that accepts it so it comes to you. If you're a person that doesn't accept it, then it doesn't come to you. So I like getting it, and if I was not getting constructive criticism, I wouldn't be here today. If someone was like, "Waka, you're the only person besides Lil Jon who could cross that line." I saw Lil Jon, and he was like, "Dude, fuck with it." And I said, "Fuck it, Jon told me."
Before that, I never did it because it never was original. I wanted to be original! You can't just call a DJ. A couple of DJs hit, but it wasn't original. With Steve, we just turned up. It all happened like that…so quick. I still feel like we're on tour; that tour did not end. It's crazy, because I'll bump into him in Russia and say, "What the fuck? This shit doesn't end! Look what you created."
DX: What about this era seems to lend to that collaborative spirit?
Steve Aoki: I think it has a lot to do with the fact that a lot of the barriers are coming down with how you speak with other artists. It's easy to tweet at someone and hit up other people…
Waka Flocka Flame: No more secrets…
Steve Aoki: Yeah, it's more transparent than it was before. There were so many roadblocks before to get into that major, big studio with an artist. You don't even need those big studios anymore, because you can record in your fuckin' bathroom…
Waka Flocka Flame: Right on the laptop.
Steve Aoki: So the communication and access to music has changed. I'm always listening to new shit, and we're always telling each other, "Yo, check out this new beat." As we're walking up here, he was telling me about some new dude that no one's heard of. That's what we all want to know. We always want to find out about the next level sounds so we can find ways to bring out the new shit.
Waka Flocka Flame: He got a good group too called Chain Smokers…Fuck!
Steve Aoki: Yeah, for us this record in particular is a Dance record. But it's charting top 10 on iTunes, and it's hitting radio hard. There's no big vocal—just some banter talking about a satire on popular culture. It's the idea of the selfie, and it's all over radio in America. It's beating big, vocal songs you hear on the radio, and it's underground. We're selling like 15,000 daily on iTunes alone just in America, and it's beating stuff by people like Katy Perry. This is a proper dance record with a drop and some banter, so it's great to see that type of thing happening in 2014.
The tide is turning from where you would only see pop artists breaking into the commercial space. Now you have underground artists getting there, right next to them.
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The Joint Opposition, having failed to secure the post of Opposition Leader in parliament, for a second time, has devised another strategy by which it hopes to achieve this end. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, at the very outset, gave a ruling that the JO cannot legally claim the post of Opposition Leader since it was elected to parliament on the SLFP/UPFA ticket. By virtue of the SLFP/UPFA joining hands with the UNP (which secured the majority seats at the General Election) to form a unity government, the JO, which is part of the SLFP/UPFA alliance is, therefore, excluded from claiming the Opposition Leader's post which rightfully went to the TNA which is the party with the next highest number of seats in parliament (after the SLFP/UPFA - UNP combine).
However, after a long interval, the same issue was revisited by the JO, occasioned by the exit from the government of 16 SLFP/UPFA parliamentarians, after the February LG election to make common cause with the JO, although this did not change the status quo. This bid too was shot down once again by the Speaker based on the earlier premise. Having been thwarted for the second time in its bid to secure the Opposition Leader's post, the JO members have now decided to sit as Independent MPs in parliament, believing that this would be the remedy for their interminable quest.
However, not all JO MPs will be enthusiastic about the fresh ploy. With the UPFA General Secretary Minister Mahinda Amaraweera broadly hinting about the fate that awaits the JO clique, should they decide to go Independent, panic buttons are already being pressed in the JO camp. Apparently as a face saving device, the JO has decided to appoint a committee, to decide on this whole matter of going Independent, headed by Prof. G. L. Peiris. But even the former Law Professor will know that the attempt is bound to flounder.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa himself is not sold on the idea, telling a group of journalists, the other day, that since it was the Speaker who had the final say, going by his (Speaker's) earlier ruling not much hope could be laid in the bid succeeding.
However, more than the Speaker, opposition to the move to go Independent is bound to come from the first time entrants to parliament from among the JO MPs such as Prasanna Ranaweera, D.V. Upul and a host of others. With disciplinary action that is bound to follow their contemplated move to go Independent and the inevitable expulsion from parliament, all the young Turks in the JO, having not yet completed five years as MPs would automatically forfeit their claim to a pension. Hence, the fresh ploy is bound to meet with fierce resistance. Not only that. The exit of the JO from parliament would see the entry of a new set of SLFP/UPFA MPs, next in line in the preference votes, who, no doubt, will be forced to toe the line of the party hierarchy. This means the new entrants will be made to join the unity government, leading to the strengthening of the Yahapalanaya regime with the addition of 70 more members to its ranks.
This will be the most likely outcome which will not be lost on the likes Prof. Peiris, who is entrusted with the task of going into the nitty-gritty of the 'post Independent' scenario.
This is doubly so because this time the Sirisena faction of the SLFP/UPFA means business. For the JO members to leave the alliance under which they were elected they have to communicate their decision in writing to the General Secretary. Minister Amaraweera has already made his intentions clear. Speaking to the media, at a function, he said that once he receives the letters he would send them to the Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya announcing the vacation of the parliamentary seats of all the signatories. Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Rajitha Senartne too said that the dream of the Joint Opposition to elect their own Opposition Leader replacing incumbent R. Sampanthan would never come to fruition because they will lose their parliamentary seats immediately after they resign from their SLFP membership. He told the Cabinet news briefing on Wednesday that the government was rubbing its hands in glee waiting to see how the JO would get about the task of accomplishing its mission after the Speaker placed a tight lid on the whole matter.
Like the Minister said, JO members elected to parliament under the SLFP/UPFA umbrella and then attempt to form a majority in the Opposition, by resigning from the party, to claim the Opposition Leader's post will be sacked by the General Secretary from the party and evicted from parliament. This reality though has not dawned on the likes of Udaya Gammanpila who is all gung ho about the JO going Independent to claim the Opposition Leader's post.
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Honored guests will return to Christ to meet up with their caregivers by 9 pm. They will each receive a framed photo and a bag of swag as they return home, knowing that they are true royalty in Jesus.
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The Thurlow Church Guide provides descriptions of local Christian churches, cathedrals and other places of Christian worship in Thurlow Kentucky. Maps are included. If you are a resident, visitor or are preparing to relocate within the city limits, you will find this information useful. With it you can connect with other congregations in your area, find a like-minded church to worship while visiting, or have the information you need to begin searching for a new home church.
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Like much of the world, the EU is having serious economic problems. The economic meltdown has hit the European nations badly. The out of control deficits in Greece, Spain and Ireland have placed the Euro under severe strain. Some are questioning the survival of not only the Euro but the EU itself.
A careful reading of the end time prophecies concerning the Revived Roman Empire reveal that Antichrist will appear in a time of crisis and force his agenda on the European nations.
"And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings." Daniel 7:24. We are told that ten nations will rise out of the nations of Europe and that the Antichrist will assert his control over them and subdue three of the ten. In the present climate it is conceivable that some nations will collapse economically, and that others could rise to the fore, bringing the number to ten. The number ten will not surface, according to Daniel and John, until the tribulation period begins.
This prophetic scenario suggests a time of trouble in Europe prior to the appearance of the one called the Beast. We are now seeing serious problems in the EU. Some are now questioning the very survival of the EU. There may be more problems on the horizon, even the economic collapse of some nations.
Some are saying that the prophecies of Daniel cannot relate to Europe as the revived Roman Empire because of the problems now surfacing. They are looking in other directions for the fulfilment of Daniel's prophecies. Some are looking for an Islamic Antichrist. However the present scenario in Europe is exactly what Daniel suggested would take place.
Mr. Van Rompuy the Super President of the EU, is calling for the nations of Europe to give up their sovereignty and become a part of a European Super State. That will be the program of Antichrist when he comes on the scene.
Mr. Van Rompuy appears to be occupying the office Antichrist will hold when he appears. He is also advocating the agenda of the coming Antichrist. I am not saying he is the Antichrist; that would be foolish. We know the body of Christ will not be here when Antichrist is revealed. Nevertheless, the fact is that this appears to be preparation for the Beast to appear. It is later than we may think! Listen for the Trumpet to Sound!


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I always try to take a break after a workshop, but this week, the break was dictated by a back injury. Plein air painters lug around a lot of gear, and when I'm teaching a workshop, I lug around a bit more than usual. This, followed by packing the car - and extending my back in a cantilevered position to tuck the gear into the car's deepest recesses - did me in.
Two days of novels and movies and boredom, however, have driven me back into the field. I've been observing the live oaks. Trina and I are in Fairhope, Alabama, visiting family, and Fairhope is home to some lovely specimens. They're full of twisting branches, limbs draped with ferns and epiphytes, and even though we're just one day from winter, deep green foliage. I've spotted several that I hope to paint before we leave.
Yesterday, I painted one pair down in the park by Mobile Bay. Although these younger trees don't have the great, muscled limbs of their older brothers, the evening light on them caught my fancy. I thought it was a good time to try a small oil study and to get back into painting.
"Fairhope Live Oaks" 5x7, oil
I stood to paint this, and it really tired out my back. Today, I'm better, and I did a painting of my in-laws' house, but this time I remained seated.
The lesson for the week: Be careful of your back. We painters so often think of protecting our eyes and our hands. But painting, and especially outdoor painting, is a very physical activity, and we should take care with the rest of our bodies. There are exercises one can do to strengthen the back, and yoga can help greatly.


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- I asked this awhile back, Charley told me about this place. But then, I went back to Penzeys. DH [LINK] - Curious1 - 3:26pm on 08/03/10
- Cheaper prices than Penzey's. Going to go check out an Indian market over lunch. - Richard in Cincy - 3:33pm on 08/03/10
- Boo-hoo. I so miss Sabzi Mandi in Philly for my spices and veggies. I loved that Indian grocer and - FloriSandy - 6:17am on 08/04/10
- Have you checked this place? Also owned by Penzeys family. I think it's the original. [NT] [LINK] - Curious1 - 3:28pm on 08/03/10
- Ouch on these prices. Cumin is $6/lb. more than Penzey's! [NT] - Richard in Cincy - 3:32pm on 08/03/10
- These people have the best prices - haven't tried their spices, but have bought hot sauce from them [NT] [LINK] - Meryl - 3:48pm on 08/03/10
- Yes, those are very nice prices. Will have to order a samping to check quality... - Richard in Cincy - 3:51pm on 08/03/10
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- For others looking for a mail order source, this site has cumin $4.15 lb. It's $11. at Penzeys. [NT] [LINK] - Curious1 - 4:48pm on 08/03/10
- WOW, that's really cheap! The Great American Spice company was a good one to work with. they have [LINK] - AngAk - 5:25pm on 08/03/10
- Indian grocers are SO much cheaper than elsewhere - big bag of cardamom for $6 - cheezz - 5:45pm on 08/03/10
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- Just got back from the Indian Grocery... - Richard in Cincy - 6:37pm on 08/03/10
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- like fenugreek - I had to bag it THREE times and still the aroma came thru! [NT] - cheezz - 10:10pm on 08/04/10
- I think fenugreek is one of the worst. Why is it so hard to grind? [NT] - PatBastrop - 11:36pm on 08/04/10
- I haven't ground it - just used the dried leaves whole [NT] - cheezz - 10:41pm on 08/05/10
- I've bought several items from SpiceHunter.com I check nearly ever mo and buy sale items [NT] - Marsha tbay - 7:14pm on 08/03/10
- This summer we went to the Spice House in Old Town, Chicago. - PatBastrop - 3:30am on 08/04/10
- Things I use a lot of--cumin, black pepper, thyme, I buy in pint or quart sizes at Smart&Final. - Joe - 1:01am on 08/05/10


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Have you set the NIC property to use the Magic Packet Frame? This worked for me.
Once the LAN controller has been put into the Magic Packet mode, it scans all incoming frames addressed to the node for a specific data sequence, which indicates to the controller that this is a Magic Packet frame.
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Co-operative Painting Tutorial at Speckled Sydney Blog
"Vincent Van Gogh painted Vase with Twelve Sunflowers whilst in Arles (1888). Sadly I will be leaving my group of goldie oldies at the nursing home, so for our last art class I thought it would be nice for us to paint a farewell vase of flowers together. Using acrylic paints I painted the vase on a large sheet of butchers paper. Then I used low tack tape in green to look like stems coming out of the vase".... Read more