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prince-liest · 10 months

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TIL you guys also like fish!!!! please let me introduce you to the rest of my fishy community!

first of all, these are my fish tanks:

this is a 20 gallon tall tank that I will be upgrading to a 37 long next year when I find out where I’m going for residency. the 5lb pressurized cannister is a CO2 tank that I use to inject carbon dioxide into the water (on a timer)! CO2 is the limiting “nutrient” for plant growth underwater in a tank like mine (with bright light and fertilizers added), so it helps encourage plant growth and more vibrant colors in plants with red and orange tones, as well as carpeting plants.

this is a 6.4 gallon tank that also has CO2 injection, and currently no fish because it is cycling (and will be for about 4 weeks). it will be her highness the betta fish’s new home once it is cycled, because she keeps murdering my shrimp in the community tank. once she is moved, I will probably get a pair of honey gouramis for the community tank.

this is one of the shrimp in question! she is pregnant. (eggnant, you might say.) I love her.

these are my kuhli loaches! I have 6 black and 6 banded. they are technically different species and the banded ones are much more shy. they spend a lot of time swimming circles along the glass and draping themselves over plants upside-down to make me think they are dead. they get very offended when you poke them to make sure they’re not dead.

I have 8 neon tetras. they’re all fat and extremely hard to take non-blurry photos of.

I also have 3 hillstream loaches, which are one of my favorite fish of all time. they’re juveniles that bred from a friend’s tank, and they look like tiny little stingrays that are frequently stuck to the side of the glass. they are aufwuchs-eaters which means they scrape algae and biofilm off the surfaces of things, but they also like sifting through sand and need sufficient protein (aka. not pure algae eaters).

here’s what they look like from the bottom:

I also have snails:

this is the biggest of my three nerite snails! I like nerites because they have bright colors and they don’t reproduce in fresh water. however, if you get a female (like this one), they WILL lay tiny white little sesame seed eggs everywhere, even though they can’t hatch. I used to have “pest” snails in the form of bladder snails and freshwater limpets but, uh, I have a total of 15 loaches in the tank, so. I no longer have pest snails and my loaches are all well-fed. :”)

thank u for coming to my ted talk. I love fish. I love my fish. please come talk to me about fish. I leave u with one last photo of her highness in all her glory:

#personal #long post #petblogging #aquariums #you may notice that her highness's tail is slightly tattered in this one #that is becaues it was taken while she was still healing from her stint #of fucking around and finding out #with a crayfish #(which was my fault. the sources I read that said you can keep CPO dwarf crayfish with short-finned bettas were extremely unreliable)#(as I learned belatedly. cray was rehomed and her highness healed up just fine)#wait until u guys learn how obsessed I am with AQUARIUM PLANTS #these tanks look like that for A Reason #betta fish #neocaridina

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bvzzkil · 7 months

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spazz // loach & the box

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antiknock, tokyo, japan

its finally time to talk about spazz. easily top 3 pv of all time. you hear bands like gism come up when talking about classic powerviolence, and for good reason gism is awesome, but theres something to be said about 3 average dudes getting up on stage and playing the most brutal riffs you ever heard. no nonsense, no dangerous stage antics, just hit after hit after hit. i’d kill to see them live

#hxc #hardcore punk #powerviolence #beatdown #spazz #tokyo

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lunchables--official · 4 months

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tomy coolate banded kuhli loach. bubby cosmic blue glofish danio. benry splitfin flashlight fish. gordon volcano rabbit. dr corner barnacle-covered DS . that's the best I can do sorry

#nonsense #g man ofc would be a black kuhli #no idea what darnold or frozen would be :(

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ardentguilt · 6 months

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Dash game thingy

Are you named after anyone?

“Uh….no?”

((I guess. My mother got the name from a character in a Tom Cruise movie. I think the movie was Cocktail))

When was the last time you cried?

“What? Me? Cry? Haha. No.”

((4+ years ago))

Do you have kids?

“Oh 8oy. Yeah. 3 from a previous relationship 8ut they’re off doing their own thing nownights and one from a current relationship.”

((Definitely not. No interest or ability to have bio kids but I’m open to maybe one day adopting an older kid if I ever feel ready for that))

What sports do you play/have you played?

“They made us play gru88all as wrigglers 8ut other than that is 8eing a pain in the empire’s ass a sport?”

((Used to do Archery and was freakishly good at it despite being shortsighted and not having glasses back then. Kinda wanna get back into that. Used to run as a kid and was pretty good at it. Also used to do tae kwon do but I don’t do sport nowdays.))

Do you use sarcasm?

“What do you think?”

((Mostly no and if I do it’s not often or usually intentional because autism.))

What’s the first thing you notice about someone?

“Um….I dunno? Is there something specific you should notice first or…?”

((No clue. I don’t like to make eye contact so I guess maybe..hair color? Outfit? Never really paid attention before))

What’s your eye color?

“Right is teal 8ut my left is all fucked up and damaged red.”

((I guess green-brown? I’m a weirdo and they’re still shifting every so often but seem to be settling into the green-brown sort of range. Apparently they’re supposed to settle while you’re still a kid??))

Scary movies or happy endings?

“I don’t have any real preference, I don’t mind an occassional scary movie 8ut romantic stuff is mostly just the same things repackaged with different actors so it’s a 8ut 8oring. I prefer action, sci-fi and drama”

((Same as the muse tbh))

Any talents?

“Conditional immortality. I’m essentially an escaped imperial experiment. They fucked me up good and I’m VERY hard to kill and even then unless certain criteria is met I won’t stay dead”

((Where do I start? I’m the weird cryptid of my local town. Deceptive strength for my appearance. I don’t feel most physical pain. I heal abnormally fast. I have abnormal night vision, tongue spines, teeth that keep growing back when removed, hypersensitive hearing, my core temperature is above the norm for a human. I befriend wild animals like a Disney Princess…))

Where were you born?

“8rood Cavern C-1768-Z4, Central Alternia.”

((NSW, Australia))

What are your hobbies?

“Horticulture, 8artending and criminal mischief.”

((Reptiles, minerals and videogames))

Do you have any pets?

“Not at this stage no.”

((2 cats who are siblings Willow & River, an abundance of fish [spotted silver dollars, freshwater angelfish, bristlenose plecos {standard color, super red & albino}, bumblebee gobys, Gourami {golden Pearl, honey, coral blue, neon stripes}, phantom glass catfish, freshwater mussels, mystery snail, tetras {neon, Cardinal & rummy nose}, loach {yoyo & banded kuhli}, Siamese algae eaters and 3 generations of swordtails] and 2 central bearded dragons Spike & Puff))

How tall are you?

“Not counting horn height 8’8” 8ut if we’re including horns it’s 9’5” last I checked”

((Last I was measured it was something like 170-172cm))

Favorite subject in school?

“Eww no”

((School was hell on earth so hometime))

Dream job?

“You know I’ve always wanted to open my own 8otanical store….”

((Working with reptiles, specifically in the area of rescue and rehabilitation. I’m working on qualifications to get there but with that I have obtained currently I’m qualified for volunteer work. Just need a first aid course and snake handling course and I’ll have everything officially to get into it fully))

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whatsonmedia · 8 months

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Thursday Thrills: Dive into the Summer Festival Extravaganza!

August has arrived, and the festival frenzy is on fire! From beats that move your soul to moments that make you whole, this month is a symphony of experiences waiting to unfold. Let the rhythm of August lead you to unforgettable adventures, where music, magic, and memories collide in a spectacular dance of life. Step into the spotlight and let the festival season ignite your spirit! Edinburgh Festival 5 - 29 August With over 3,000 shows taking place, there is something for everyone at the Edinburgh Festival 2023. Headline acts include Sir Cliff Richard, TV presenter Gail Porter, film director Ken Loach, comedian Rhod Gilbert, playwright Alistair McDowall, and the musical "The Book of Mormon." There will also be a number of special events taking place, such as the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The festival is a celebration of the arts and culture from all over the world, and it is a great opportunity to see some of the best performers in the world. The lineup is diverse and eclectic, with something to appeal to all tastes. Whether you are a fan of theater, comedy, music, dance, or something else entirely, you are sure to find something to enjoy at the Edinburgh Festival 2023. So what are you waiting for? Book your tickets today and experience the Edinburgh Festival 2023 for yourself! Tickets & More Info>edinburghjazzfestival.com Stowaway Festival 18 – 20 Aug Stowaway Festival, a remarkable independent event, has firmly etched its place on the festival calendar. Elevate your festival camaraderie to new heights at this open-air extravaganza. Unleash your inhibitions, embrace the carefree spirit, and immerse yourself in a boundless realm of fun. Stowaway Festival is the ultimate destination for a grand-scale, all-out celebration. Dive into the beats and rhythms, as top DJs and live music artists set the stage for an electrifying experience. From seasoned ravers to newcomers and even the little ones, everyone can dance beneath the stars until dawn. But that's not all – Stowaway's enchanting concoction includes hidden parties, a serene woodland spa, exhilarating wild swimming and canoeing, moments of wellness and relaxation, and an array of activities for kids. Embark on a journey of discovery, unveiling the secret wonders of Stowaway's realm. With a big line-up to keep you toe-tapping all weekend which includes Crazy P, Dan Shake, David Rodigan, Eats Everything, Soulworks, Nicky Blackmarket, Roy Ayers, Easy Star All-Stars, House Gospel Choir, Irvine Welsh, Jamz Supernova, Joe Goddard, Little Dragon, Todd Edwards, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Junior Jungle, Balearic Ultras, Ben Virgo, A For Alpha, Harvey Skipper, Jono McCleery, Dr Dubplate, Diego Soundsystem, Alabaster, Llewellyn Brothers, Robots With No Soul and more Tickets & More Info> stowawayfestival.co.uk Notting Hill Carnival 27-28 August The Notting Hill Carnival is back in 2023, and it's going to be bigger and better than ever! With over 2 million people expected to attend, this is the ultimate celebration of Caribbean culture. The lineup for 2023 is still being finalized, but you can expect to see some of the biggest names in Caribbean music, including Machel Montano, Beenie Man, and Spice. There will also be a wide variety of other performers, from steel bands to dancehall artists. In addition to the music, the Notting Hill Carnival is also known for its colorful costumes and vibrant atmosphere. So whether you're looking to dance the day away or just soak up the culture, the Notting Hill Carnival is the place to be in August 2023. Tickets & More Info> nhcarnival.org/ Escape 19 Aug Big brand festival company, Climax Live are going all out to host one of the biggest mash ups in Swansea Wales, this summer. Taking things up 10 notches, party loving people going to this danceathon can get their groove on to some of the biggest current names in House, Trance, Drum & Bass and more. It’s a one dayer for the hardcore stayer making the most of every moment. Think rave to the grave! With expectations to dance to the hotest tunes from the packed dancefloor clubs to the field of dance music dreams. EDM heaven. With all the festival paraphernalia making this one raver one stop until ya pop n drop. It’s a time for the great dance music Escape! Expect a line-up of DJ royalty for the marathon rave up. Including Alex Kidd, Ben Hemsley, Born on Road, Bryan Kearney, DJ Isaac, Danny Howard, David Rust, Disrupta, Ellie Cocks, Faze 2, GW Harrison, Gally & Jusice, Ilario Alicante, John O'Callaghan, Judge Jules, Juliet Fox, Kanine, Kings of the Rollers, Layton Giordani, Marco Carola, Marco Faraone, Maria Healy, NOIZU, Nicole Moudaber, Paul Clark, Paul Clark, Paul Woolford, Sander Van Doorn, Shy FX, Wilkinson, Will Atkinson, Will Rees, Zatox Tickets & More Info> escapefestival.co.uk Green Man 17 – 20 Aug Long standing independent festival, returns each year bigger and better in beautiful Welsh surroundings of Breacon Beacons South Wales. Offering a mixture of arts, music and also includes literature, film and children's entertainment, as well as stalls and organic foods on the 'village green'. It’s such a good festival, its loyal 25,000 festival goers always leave happy yearning for next year. The festival has sold out Expect live music from bands, solo artists and a mighty selection of DJS including Confidence Man, First Aid Kit, Devo, Spiritualized, Amyl And The Sniffers, Slowdive, The Walkmen, Young Fathers, The Comet Is Coming, Lankum, Snail Mail, Squid, The Delgados, Horace Andy, Daniel Avery (LIVE), Sudan Archives, Obongjaar, Courtney Marie Andrews, Dur-Dur Band, Alabaster Deplume, Beth Orton Tickets & More Info> greenman.net Trentham Live 17 – 20 Aug Trentham gardens in Staffordshire hosts its annual live music events across this weekend in its amazing location. The line-up for the weekend’s entertainment features sells out tours from some of the UK and Global most favourite bands, well-known singers and legendary DJs whichever night you choose to go. You’ll be met by a crowd of people who are up for a great time with likeminded people. The line-up includes McFly, The Hoosiers, Feeder, Jake Bugg, The Feeling, Chase and Status, Sigma, Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, Olly Murs, Natalie Imbruglia Tickets & More Info> trentham.co.uk Beautiful Days 18 – 20 Aug The Levellers' Family Music Festival, orchestrated by DMF Music, stands as an independent labor of love, free from sponsorship or funding. Welcoming all to Devonshire's divine Escot Park in 2023, it offers diverse stages, Site Art, a Children's Area, Healing Village, Walkabout Theatre, family camping, and real ale bars. The coveted lineup includes Suede, Primal Scream, Levellers, Johnny Marr, The Waterboys, Indigo Girls, The Dead South, The Proclaimers, Gaz Coombes, Reef, and Gok Wan. Don't miss this enchanting, sold-out event uniting music, art, and celebration. Tickets & More Info> beautifuldays.org Hospitality In The Woods 19 Aug Returning to magnificent surroundings of Beckenham Place Park London. One of the biggest and best drum n bass DJ line-ups on the UK summer festival calendar. It’s time to get your best rave on for the supreme d'n'b brand, Hospitality records festival. Promising to deliver big on every aspect. All you have to do is show up in your best happy vibe. Featruing a stellar line-up of d'n'b elite to feast ya dance music feet on this is going to be one very special one-dayer that its festival lovers have been waiting all year for. Hot on the line-up is Netsky, High Contrast, Camo & Krooked, Ayah Marar, Metrik, London Elektricity, Roni Size, Calibre, LTJ Bukem, Etherwood, Harry Shotta, LTJ Bukem, Sub Zero, Bladerunner, Goddard, Kasra, Disrupta, Bryan Gee, 2Shy, MC GQ, Nu:Tone Tickets & more> hospitalityinthewoods.com Read the full article

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strelles-universe · 1 year

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Clan Names - Freshwater Fish

Carp: A RiverClan name. A very large cat, someone who is well muscled or powerful.

Chub: A RiverClan name. An olive or silver cat, someone well-fed.

Eel: A RiverClan name. A coy and clever cat, a common RiverClan alternative to snake.

Koi: Primarily a RiverClan or a ShadowClan name. A calico, vibrant or rare - someone with a strong connection to the Stars.

Loach: A ShadowClan or RiverClan name. A thick banded cat, someone with bright warm colors.

Minnow: All clans but WindClan. A small kit, silvery or gray; one who is excited or naive, a common RiverClan pet name for a runt.

Perch: A RiverClan name. A yellow or dilute tortoiseshell cat, a skilled fisher.

Pike: A RiverClan or a ShadowClan name. A large and aggressive cat, someone who is skilled in ambush hunts, common name for the largest kit of a litter.

Salmon, Trout: A RiverClan name. A calico or cream cat, someone stubborn or different - trout explicitly implies a spotted kit.

#strelles au #strelles naming conventions #strelles worldbuilding #pride names and meaning #strelles the greenwood empire

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cyprinella · 1 year

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Kuhli Loaches by Lauren Anderson Via Flickr: The bottom one is a black kuhli loach, Pangio oblonga. I'm not sure what the exact species of the banded one is, but I'm guessing it's Pangio kuhlii

#fish #loaches #Pangio oblonga

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denimbex1986 · 2 months

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'The Oscar and Bafta-nominated Cillian Murphy, a hot contender to win best actor awards for his portrayal of Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s film about the creator of the atom bomb, has revealed he would still happily return to the role of Peaky Blinders’s Thomas Shelby, on the small or the big screen, if the chance came his way.

“If there is more story to tell, and if Stephen Knight delivers a script like I know he can, then I will be there,” Murphy said. “I mean, if we want to watch 50-year-old Tommy Shelby, I will be there. Let’s do it.”

Talking to Lauren Laverne about the impact of success on his life on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs this weekend, the charismatic performer from Cork also explained his approach to playing Oppenheimer. He realised, he said, the portrayal “would be ultimately a synthesis of the script, all the stuff that I was absorbing of him, and then an element of yourself in it. And then you put it all in the mix and that becomes Chris’s version and my version of Oppenheimer.”

Murphy also confesses his reluctance to appear on the red carpet at public events, before his prominent role in the awards season. “I have struggled in the past,” he said. “But you can choose to enjoy it. You can make that alteration in your brain. Really, you would be an eejit not to enjoy it. Just go with it.”

Professionally, Murphy tells Laverne, his nerves are worse on a film set than on stage, where he started: “The distinction being that when you do a play, you retain control, in so far as, if it is a terrible night, you know tomorrow you can fix it. But in film, there is no fixing it.” He also finds the silence on a set before he delivers a line is intimidating, he added.

Murphy, 47, also discusses his early hopes of a career in music, something that almost came to pass when his band was offered a five-record deal.

But the parents of some of the band members objected and so Murphy moved on to acting, securing a role in Enda Walsh’s play Disco Pigs, before landing a career-altering part in Ken Loach’s 2006 Cannes Palme d’Or-winning film The Wind That Shakes the Barley. “It changed the way I approached work profoundly,” he said of Loach’s improvisational technique.

But the part that made him a household name, Shelby in Knight’s epic television series about Birmingham gangsters, did not fall into his lap, Murphy confessed: “I wasn’t the obvious choice physically. I don’t know if I convinced Stephen in the meeting, but apparently afterwards I sent him a text that said: ‘Remember, I am an actor.’ And I do believe that. I do think it is our duty as actors to transform to whatever the part demands.”'

#Cillian Murphy #Oppenheimer #Enda Walsh #Disco Pigs #Cannes Film Festival #Palme d'Or #The Wind That Shakes the Barley #Thomas Shelby #Peaky Blinders #Oscars #BAFTA #Steven Knight #Christopher Nolan #Ken Loach

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freakingoutthesquares · 1 year

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Interview witth Sarah Freeman in 2012.

There was a time when Russell Senior wanted to get as far away as possible from Sheffield.

It was 1979 and having finished his A-levels, the 18-year-old knew only one thing – he wanted to escape from the smokestacks and the endless rows of red brick houses where families were already witnessing the impact of growing unemployment and an end to industry as they had known it.

Senior’s own father would soon be made redundant from a local steelworks and so when it came to applying to university, the main criteria was not the quality of the course or grades needed, it was the distance from Sheffield.

“I wanted to go somewhere completely different,” says Senior, who turned 50 last year. “I applied to Kent, Exeter and Bath which were about as far away from Sheffield as I could get. I wanted to be somewhere beautiful, I’d had enough of ugly.”

That autumn, Senior packed his bags and boarded a British Rail train to Bath. It was 200 miles away from home, but culturally and historically the gap between Somerset and South Yorkshire was much wider.

“Bath was lovely, but it also felt some how opaque and not quite real,” says Senior. A few years later, he would join Jarvis Cocker as the guitarist and violist for Pulp and he admits he soon felt the pang to be back in the city “I missed the bite. It was the buses that did it. In Sheffield you’d get on a bus and an old lady you’d never met before would tell you about her nephew’s spleen operation in excruciating detail. The old ladies on buses in Bath didn’t talk. I guess I just decided that I’d rather have interfering old ladies than silence.

“The best way to sum it up was that I had found myself living in a place that had produced Tears for Fears and I wanted to be back in Sheffield which had produced Cabaret Voltaire.”

Arriving back in Sheffield in the early 1980s, Senior found a city where everyone seemed to be forming a band. He recognised Cocker as the charismatic salesman from the fish market and, like countless other hopeful musicians, they were soon spending their days rehearsing against the sound of Sheffield’s forges. Their disco-influenced sound combined with kitchen sink lyrics seemed to sum up the two sides of the city which with David Blunkett as council leader had already begun to refer to itself as The People’s Republic of South Yorkshire.

“There is a Dickensian quality to Sheffield with the blackened chimneys, the alleyways and the Little Mesters workshops which I liked then and I still like know,” says Senior. “Bands rehearsed against the backdrop of grinding machinery and while I don’t think you can put your finger on what linked the music coming out of the city, there was definitely an attempt to dress up the grimness. It was a bit like putting a ballgown on Ken Loach.

“I suppose it explains why as Pulp we always cared about how a performance looked, we wanted to offer something different to the city where people worked and lived. It usually ended disastrously. People would come to our early gigs just to watch the set falling apart around us, but we never saw the funny side, we took ourselves very seriously.

“The 80s were a strange time in Sheffield, Duran Duran were in the charts, but their singles ended up providing the soundtrack for what can only be described as a grey industrial struggle.”

If Sheffield of the 1980s provided Pulp’s musical inspiration, it was also where Senior became switched on politically. During the year long Miners’ Strike, which began in the March of 1984, Senior became a flying picket and witnessed first hand his home city pitched against Margaret Thatcher’s government, the police and a media which many saw as telling only one side of the story.

“I guess you’d call me a young radical, I went on lots of pickets and raised money for the miners and their families, I was what Thatcher would have called the enemy within. I’d always been politically aware, but the strike set me on fast forward. The city was full of angry young men, but they were angry with good reason. They were living in a post-industrial wasteland.

“I wasn’t in any political party, but I had come from the kind of background where shop stewards were respected. There was a lot of idealism in Sheffield at the time and socialism was a guiding light. My dad had worked in the steelworks with people who had fought in the Spanish civil war. It’s true that a lot of people in the factories thought communism would bring salvation, but there was also a sense that collectively people could and should make a difference.”

After being laid off from the steelworks, Senior’s father found work as an odd job man, but his professional years ended the day he picked up his redundancy cheque. It was the same story for thousands of others, but amid the grim reality, Senior says he also saw the true spirit of Sheffield rise up.

“I remember going on the People’s March for Jobs which was an attempt to recreate the Jarrow Crusade. We were all wearing Chartist green Harrington jackets, the kind skinheads wore. We were marching down the Wicker when from an alleyway a man called out to my dad from the hot steel sparks of a foundry.

“When he realised what we were all doing, he shut the foundry and ordered all his men out on the march. There was a sense that something was happening in Sheffield, I didn’t know exactly what it was, but I knew it was more exciting than gigging.”

Senior is aware that 30 years on, there is a danger of romanticising the past. Sheffield, he says, wasn’t immune from the same streak of materialism which in the capital had given birth to the champagne-drinking, mobile phone-wielding yuppies.

“At the start of the strike I think a lot of the older miners thought the younger ones wouldn’t have the stomach for a long, hard fight. They’d been used to Spanish holidays, they’d invested in time shares and had bought the latest VHS video recorders, but they did pick up the mantle and I think the 1980s gave Sheffield a sense of perspective which it has never lost. There was genuine hardship, it wasn’t about not being able to afford a pair of new trainers. When you can’t afford to feed your family, that changes people and it changed Sheffield. Ultimately, it led to real burning anger, it felt very sinister how policemen who previously had been modelled on Dixon of Dock Green turned into Pinochet’s henchmen. So much has changed since then, but Sheffield still has unfinished business.”

Senior is currently writing Two Tribes – The Miner’s Strike Musical with Sheffield-based DJ Ralph Razor, which he hopes will go some way to addressing the unanswered questions of Sheffield’s past. The show, while written, is still in need of a cast and for Senior the project has forced him to look back at the 12 months which defined the city.

“Previous miners strikes had been successful because the lights of Britain went out,” he says.

“Thatcher wasn’t going to risk that happening again and who knows how long they had been stockpiling coal. In December there was a switch on at 6pm campaign where everyone would run around the house switching on lights, turning on the television and the kettle in the hope it would crash the grid. It didn’t and I think at that moment I knew it was lost.

“When the miners had their dignified march back to work with the brass bands playing it was really touching, but then they were forgotten.

“I went back to Orgreave a few years ago to make a documentary for the 21st anniversary of the strike and the Arthur Scargill graffiti has now been covered with BNP graffiti. That’s the untold story of what happened to Sheffield.”

Plans for the musical were interrupted when Senior got a call from Cocker sounding him out about a possible reunion of Pulp, which had signed off with a greatest hits album in 2002. He had left Pulp somewhat abruptly, just before his 40th birthday, partly in the belief that music isn’t an old man’s game and partly disillusioned by the direction the band, who had created some of Britpop’s most memorable anthems, had travelled since their early days in Sheffield.

“The music industry is run in a malevolent Ab Fab kind of way,” he says. “We’d been used to rehearsing in Little Mesters and to be honest it had all became a little bit poncy. The end game for me was when we played a corporate gig for Carlsberg in Barcelona. I was already looking for an out, but as I stood there in front of people who really couldn’t have cared less that we were playing, knowing I wasn’t putting 100 per cent in, it was time to leave. Walking away was the right thing to do, but it had always felt like a truncated column or a sentence without a full stop.”

Senior did return to the stage for Pulp’s reunion and admits that while they looked like “the tattered remnants of Stalin’s army”, playing their first gig back in Barcelona was for him a nice piece of symmetry. However, while the best of the band went on an extensive world tour, Senior, who doesn’t like flying, returned to Sheffield.

“In the early years of the 21st-century Sheffield changed beyond recognition. Cranes filled the skies and you could suddenly buy cappuccinos, fresh basil and all the other essentials of modern living, but the music has remained. Sheffield is not as depressed as it used to be, but for me the city will always be at its best under leaden skies.”

Hunt for young men and lots of donkey jackets

In the production offices of Two Tribes – The Miner’s Strike Musical, it’s impossible not to wallow in a little 1980s nostalgia.

Just a short walk from the Sheffield’s Showroom Cinema and a clutch of new buildings which have sprung up across Sheffield in recent years, in one room a rail is packed with the clothes from the decade taste forgot and the other overlooks a piece of waste ground a reminder of those parts of the city untouched by 21st-century development.

It’s here where Russell Senior and Ralph Razor have been working on their musical, which will be staged to the sound of Duran Duran and Cyndi Lauper.

The pair hope to stage some taster scenes at Sheffield’s Tramlines festival in July, but first they need a cast.

“We’ve already held a couple of auditions and the response was great, but we need more young men,” says Russell, admiring a neck to ankle rainbow-coloured body tube.

“It has crossed my mind that perhaps we should stage an all-female version of the Miners’ Strike, but perhaps that would require one leap of imagination too far.”

As well as cast members, back stage and technical crew, Russell and Ralph are also on the lookout for a job lot of donkey jackets

#sheffield #russell senior #pulp #interview #printed article #miners #miners strike

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fannymuller22-23 · 2 years

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FILMS

- Eric Rohmer, Le rayon vert

 - Maurice Pialat, Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble

 - Agnès Varda, L’une chante, l’autre pas

- Claude Sautet, César et Rosalie  

- François Ozon, Huit femmes

- Claude Lelouch, Un homme et une femme

- les frères Dardenne, La fille inconnue

- Christophe Honoré, Plaire, aimer et courir vite

- Bruno Dumont, La vie de Jesus

- Alain Guiraudie, l’Inconnu du lac

- Luca Guadagnino, Call me by your name

- Céline Sciamma, Bandes de filles  

- Houda Benyamina, Divines

- Mia Hansen-Løve, Tout est pardonné

- Michael Hanneke, Amour

- Michel Gondry, Eternel Sunshine of the spotless mind  

- Wong Kar-wai, My blueberries night

- David Lynch, Blue Velvet

- Ken Loach, La part des Anges

- Igmar Bergman, Persona

- Julio Medem, Los amantes del Círculo Polar

- Pedro Almodovar, La piel que habito 

- Rita Azevedo Gomes, Correspondências  

- Kleber Mendonça Filho, O Som ao Redor (les Bruits de Recife)

- Nanni Moretti, La stanza del figlio 

- Asghar Farhadi, Une séparation

- Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Mustang

- Abbas Kiarostami, Le goût de la cerise

 - Abdellatif Kechiche, La graine et le mulet

 - Jonas Mekas, There is No Ithaca

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A-T-3 166 Swans - Filth

The Swans debut album Filth. Only bassist/vocalist Michael Gira and drummer Jonathan Kane remain from the band that released their first EP released the previous year A-T-2 048. The reason Filth sounds different to the Swans EP is because the shape of the band had dramatically changed, rather than just replacing their former guitarist and saxophone player, Gira and Kane decided to get in a second bassist Harry Crosby and a second drummer Roli Mosimann, the new Swans was completed with Norman Westberg on guitar. An unusual set up for an unusual album

The strongest link between the first EP and Filth is the high production value. Filth was recorded at Vanguard Studio where many famous blues records were made in the 1950/60s

Swans - Blackout this is coming from a different world than the metal of the east coast. I chose Blackout because Swans are in New York City which had nearly gone bankrupt, had the blackout in 1977, and areas were in a state of 'managed decline'. Here Swans have more in common with Throbbing Gristle than Slayer

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Swans - Weakling Filth is ceaseless knocks, it's all the pain and hard work without any of the joy (like a Ken Loach film). Weakling is about someone who refuses to face up to that. Ferrum edeo et catenam excreto

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#1983 #swans #no wave #industrial music #metal #new york #usa #80s music

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Helicopters Origins

The first functional helicopter was invented on September 14, 1939 which took it's first flight at Stratford, Connecticut. The first free flight took place on May 13, 1940. The innovative 28-foot diameter, three-blade rotor allowed for variable pitch of the blades with a blade speed of 250 to 300 mph.

The helicopter was designed by Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky. He was the founder of the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation. He played a major role in aviation due to his gifted determination and extended aeronautical engineering. with designing the single-rotor VS-300 helicopter , the basis for the later XR-4 design that was the first successfully mass produced military helicopter and an invaluable tool in search, rescue, and supply missions.

The First Combat Helicopter

After Skirosky's first helicopter, called the R-4 went into mass-production, it also became the first helicopter in U.S Military service and also the first helicopter to be operated from a ship's deck.

After a few modifications, the helicopter became the YR-4B and on April 25th, 1944 it became the first helicopter to ever fly in combat.

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It is estimated that in 2001 and one the number of Military Helicopters was at 29,700 with North America having the largest percentage of around 33.5%.

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What is a Helicopter?

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more horizontally-spinning rotors. There are three basic types: hinge-less, fully articulated, and teetering. Some modern rotor systems could even use a combination of these three.

The number, size and type of engine used on a helicopter determines the size, function and capability of that helicopter design. The earliest helicopter engines were simple mechanical devices, such as rubber bands or spindles, which relegated the size of helicopters to toys and small models.

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These are some of the helicopters used in the Vietnam War. The types of helicopters deployed by the U.S in the Vietnam War ranged from massive troop transport helicopters to to smaller multipurpose and attack helicopters, and even helicopter drones.

Hughes OH-6 Cayuse (Loach)

-a light helicopter with a single engine and a four-bladed main rotor. It was used for transporting personnel, escorting other aircraft and naval vessels, attacking enemy units, and acting as an observation post.

Hiller OH-23 Raven (Model UH-12)

-a scouting helicopter during the early phases of the war, before it was eventually replaced by the Cayuse in early 1986. Sometimes it would also be used for medical evacuation purposes.

Kaman SH-2 Seasprite / Super Seasprite

-an anti-submarine and anti-surface helicopter that had over-the-horizon targeting facilities. The Kaman SH-2 could extend and increase both shipboard sensor and weapon abilities against different types of enemy units, including submarines, ships, and patrol craft with anti-ship missiles.

Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant

-a twin-engine transport and search helicopter. It was nicknamed the “Jolly Green Giant” during the war. These choppers were modified for combat rescue missions and had self-sealing fuel tanks, rescue hoist, and in-flight refueling abilities.

Piasecki H-21 Workhorse

- the fourth line of tandem rotor helicopters developed by Piasecki Helicopters. The-21C was extensively used by the US Army to transport troops and supplies.

Mil Mi-4 (Hound)

-a Soviet transport chopper used both for civilian and military purposes. It was mostly used as a transport chopper, but it could also deliver supplies to troops.

It's interesting how many types of helicopters are in the world and how although most of them look fairly similar in shape and size, their military/commercial purposes are very different.

My personal favourite models that I have looked at are the Hiller OH-23 Raven and the Piasecki H-21 Workhorse due to their unusual designs.

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