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fakeoutbf · 6 months

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so much for (tour)dust

european leg

magic 8 ball and piano medley songs sorted by date

color coded by album ● repeated songs in bold

tttyg ● futct ● ioh ● fad ● srar ● abap ● mania ● smfs

October 17 - Hala Torwar, Warsaw, Poland

Piano medley

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball song

- Bang the Doldrums (Alias: DUMB AND DUMBER)

October 18 - Sportovní hala Fortuna, Prague, Czechia

Piano medley

- I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball song

- G.I.N.A.S.F.S.

October 20 - Mediolanum Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy

Piano medley

- What a Catch, Donnie

Magic 8 Ball song

- I Am My Own Muse

October 21 - Zenith, Munich, Germany

Piano medley

- What a Catch, Donnie

Magic 8 Ball song

- The Kintsugi Kid (Ten Years)

October 23 - Le Zénith, Paris, France

Piano medley

- Golden

- What a Catch, Donnie

Magic 8 Ball song

- The Kids Aren’t Alright (Alias: NUTELLA CREPES)

October 24 - AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Piano medley

- What a Catch, Donnie

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball song

- 27 (Alias: PUMPKIN)

October 25 - Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest, Belgium

Piano medley

- Golden

- What a Catch, Donnie

Magic 8 Ball song

- Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year

October 27 - First Direct Arena, Leeds, England

Piano medley

- I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)

Magic 8 Ball song

- Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?

October 28 - The OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland

Piano medley

- What a Catch, Donnie

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball song

- Young Volcanoes (First time live since 2018) (Alias: MIKEY MYERSs)

October 29 - AO Arena, Manchester, England

Piano medley

- What a Catch, Donnie

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball song

- The (After) Life of the Party (Alias: ZEROOO)

October 31 - Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England

Piano medley

- I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball songs

- Halloween (Misfits cover) (Alias: DANZIG)

- You’re Crashing, but You’re No Wave (Alias: BEACH BOYS)

November 2 - The O2 Arena, London, England

Piano medley

- Mr. Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchestra cover)

- I’ve Got All This Ringing In My Ears and None On My Fingers

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball songs

- The (Shipped) Gold Standard (Live Debut) (Alias: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG)

- Young Volcanoes (Alias: SPOCK)

November 3 - The O2 Arena, London, England

Piano medley

- Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen cover)

- What a Catch, Donnie

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball songs

- What a Time to Be Alive (Full Band Live Debut)

- American Beauty / American Psycho (Tour Debut)

November 4 - Utilita Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales

Piano medley

- I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball song

- Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued (First time live since 2008)

November 6 - Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany

Piano medley

- What a Catch, Donnie

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball song

- Thriller (Tour Debut)

November 7 - Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany

Piano medley

- Just One Yesterday

- What a Catch, Donnie

Magic 8 Ball song

- Fame < Infamy

November 8 - Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany

Piano medley

- What a Catch, Donnie

- Golden

Magic 8 Ball songs

- XO

- G.I.N.A.S.F.S.

#fall out boy #fob #so much for (tour)dust #so much (for) stardust #tourdust #magic 8 ball songs #magic 8 ball #please feel free to let me know if there's any mistakes or if you know the rest of the setlist names #again honorary mania color being respected here at least #patrick stump #pete wentz #joe trohman #andy hurley

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kingfisherprince · 8 months

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florian sénéchal & fabio jakobsen

the fray, how to save a life || outside magazine || gearjunkie || tour of poland 2020, broadcast footage || frank o'hara, meditations in an emergency || eurosport || outside magazine || twitter, @flosenech || mehmet murat ildan || flannery o'connor, the life you save may be your own || twitter, @flosenech || ada limón, dead stars || instagram, @senecheflo || tour de france 2022, interview after stage 17

#florian senechal #fabio jakobsen #web weaving #cycling #posting my sports weavings on this blog first as always #they make me insane okay insane #tw injury

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trupowieszcz-moved · 7 months

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random voltaire warsaw concert lore drop:

he learned the chorus to the polish national anthem

when his mic randomly unplugged he started singing baby shark

he specifically reassured trans people right before raised by bats (mentioned that "if someone doesn't want to use your actual name" [you should find people you vibe with and fuck the others])

replaced the george w bush line in death death devil devil evil evil song with "all politicians are crooked" which obviously was met with great enthusiasm from the audience

in the same song he replaced the original "fag" with "freak" but everyone else sang fag because thats whats in the official release and there was a split second of awkward consternation from everyone before the next line which i personally thought was very funny

he has a "game" he plays during his shows which is basically that if he messes up a line he has to drink. and at one point when it happened everyone started cheering "ZERUJ! ZERUJ!" which basically means you have to drink everything in the bottle as quickly as you can but of course this poor cuban man did not know that much polish and you could see the confusion in his eyes

he did know some polish though which was very endearing. he complained about the greeting cześć being the hardest word to say but he was very good at saying "na zdrowie" (cheers) and "dziękuję" (thank you). he also threw in "pierogi" into some song but for the life of me i cant remember which one and where

i think he does it at every show but he invited the audience onto the stage with him for the last song (when you're evil) which was honestly the biggest honor of my life i had flashbacks to singing that song to myself while i was like 16 or 17 and now i was right next to him irl singing it with him. what the fuck. this man has the greatest connection with his fans ive ever seen

also while we were still on stage he basically just sang karaoke to magic dance by david bowie and jumped around and went down into the rest of the audience because ofc not everybody could and/or wanted to go on stage earlier

basically it was amazing. from what i understand he does want to go back to poland during some future tours so you know. stay vigilant

#aurelio voltaire

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bluewinnerangel · 2 years

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Louis Tomlinson FITF 2023 Tour dates and location as of Oct 14 2022

Date - Country - City - Venue 29-Aug-23 - Germany - Hamburg - Barclays Arena 31-Aug-23 - Denmark - Copenhagen - Royal Arena 01-Sep-23 - Norway - Oslo - Spektrum 02-Sep-23 - Sweden - Stockholm - Hovet 04-Sep-23 - Finland - Helsinki - Ice Hall 05-Sep-23 - Estonia - Tallinn - Saku Arena 07-Sep-23 - Latvia - Riga - Arena Riga 08-Sep-23 - Lithuania - Kaunas - Zalgiris Arena 10-Sep-23 - Poland - Krakow - Tauron Arena 11-Sep-23 - Poland - Lodz - Atlas Arena 13-Sep-23 - Austria - Vienna - Wiener Stadthalle D 14-Sep-23 - Slovenia - Ljubljana - Stozice Arena 15-Sep-23 - Hungary - Budapest - Budapest Arena 17-Sep-23 - Romania - Bucharest - Arenele Romane 18-Sep-23 - Bulgaria - Sofia - Arena Armeec 20-Sep-23 - Greece - Athens - Petras Theatre 01-Oct-23 - Spain - Bilbao (Vizcaya) - Bilbao Arena Miribilla 03-Oct-23 - Portugal - Lisbon - Altice Arena 05-Oct-23 - Spain - Madrid - Wizink Center 06-Oct-23 - Spain - Barcelona - Palau Sant Jordi 08-Oct-23 - Italy - Turin - Pala Alpitour 09-Oct-23 - Italy - Bologna - Unipol Arena 11-Oct-23 - Luxembourg - Esch-Sur-Alzette - Rockhal 12-Oct-23 - Belgium - Antwerp - Sportpaleis 14-Oct-23 - France - Paris - Accor Arena 15-Oct-23 - Netherlands - Amsterdam - Ziggo Dome 17-Oct-23 - Germany - Cologne - Lanxess Arena 19-Oct-23 - Czech Republic - Prague - O2 Arena 20-Oct-23 - Germany - Berlin - Mercedes-Benz Arena 22-Oct-23 - Germany - Munich - Olympiahalle 23-Oct-23 - Switzerland - Zurich - Hallenstadion 08-Nov-23 - Ireland - Dublin - 3arena 10-Nov-23 - United Kingdom - Sheffield - Utilita Arena 11-Nov-23 - United Kingdom - Manchester - Ao Arena 12-Nov-23 - United Kingdom - Glasgow - Ovo Hydro 14-Nov-23 - United Kingdom - Brighton - Brighton Centre 15-Nov-23 - United Kingdom - Cardiff - International Arena 17-Nov-23 - United Kingdom - London - The O2 18-Nov-23 - United Kingdom - Birmingham - Resorts World Arena

#i was getting a headache over his website design so heres the list lol

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girlactionfigure · 11 months

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A Joke about Israel that Gave me Goosebumps

This Shabbat my daughter and some friends visited a nursing home where they met 99-year-old Saba Kalman. Saba Kalman told them about how he grew up in a small town in Poland and was transported to Auschwitz at 17. And how, after the war, he snuck past the British blockade on the bottom of a fishing boat, hiding underneath that day's catch with a crowd of other survivors.

When the refugees made it to the Haifa port, they were taken by bus to a Moshav. Even 76 years later, Saba Kalman clearly remembers the strong fragrance of the orange orchards they walked through on the way to their host families. It was, Saba Kalman said, the most beautiful scent he had ever smelled.

Saba Kalman's hostess presented him with an entire loaf of bread, from which she invited him to cut off a slice. This was the first time in many years, he reminisced, that he would have an entire slice of bread to eat.

Then his hostess told him she had turned on the water boiler for him, and invited him to take a hot shower.

And that night, well-fed, his body clean, and lying on clean sheets for the first time in many, many years, he told my daughter and her friends that he hadn't wanted to close his eyes that night because he was terrified that he was dreaming. And if he closed his eyes and fell asleep, the dream might stop.

That, he told my daughter and her friends, is what Israel still feels like to him. "If you live in Israel and you don't believe in miracles, you aren't a realist."

This past Friday night we heard a joke from our wonderful guest, Yehuda from LA. It was the first joke I've ever heard that gave me goosebumps:

"There was once a tourist who went on a tour of the Vatican led by a priest. The tourist noticed a pay phone, and asked the priest what this phone was for. The priest answered, 'With this phone you can make a direct call to God."

'Really?! How much does a call cost?'

'$2000," the priest answered.

The tourist's next stop after the Vatican was Israel, and when he visited the Western Wall he noticed a similar pay phone.

He asked the rabbi standing by the phone, "How much does a call cost?"

"1 Shekel," the rabbi answered.

Surprised, the tourist asked, "That's interesting, I was just in the Vatican, and they told me there that a direct call to God costs $2000! How come it only costs 1 Shekel here?"

The Rabbi pondered the question and then answered, "I guess because here it is a local call."

Shavua tov!

Jewish MOM

#Israel #Kotel

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goldenpinof · 1 year

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fellow Europeans and everyone who is willing to travel last minute, Warsaw show still has vip tickets available for about €100 (in comparison: vip to the 1st Helsinki show costs €132). so, if you missed out on vip tickets (aka m&g) in your own city/country or nearby (or the show got cancelled 💀) but want to see Dan in flesh and poke his eye, you're welcome in Poland 🖤

other available tickets with prices:

rows 11-16 = €33 (149 zł)

rows 17-25 = €28 (129 zł)

now looking at the promo banner maybe they shouldn’t have advertised it as world tour 2022... a bit confusing, thus:

#we're all doomed #daniel howell #dan howell #dan and phil #wad.warsaw #wad.europe #poland #wad 2022 #if there was no red there is now #australia screaming crying that they couldn't get a ticket while europe is like:#does anyone wanna have 8 hours bus ride?#or 2 hours flight?#speaking of dan's poetry promo post. i like it a lot. the only thing that's missing is the year

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persephonaoflove · 3 months

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𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐳𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐳 (November 29, 1892 - August 17, 1944) was born into a respectable family and there was no indication that he would become an amante and a dream of women in his later years. As a young man, he escaped from the army when Poland regained its independence in 1918, and he embarked on a theatrical career that he preferred to films, joining the touring company of actor Ludwik Dybizbański, who later became the director of the Municipal Theater in Bydgoszcz. Around this time he met Helena Thewsówna. The two fell deeply in love with each other. From their union a daughter was born, who wanted to perform on stage, and during her stay in the United States she took the name Ada Kennedy. Francis married Helena after some time, recognizing his daughter to take his name. Francis did not stop developing his career, performing alongside wily stars. He produced many great acting performances and appeared in films: "Dwie Joasie" ("Two Joans"), "U kresu drogi" ("At the End of the Road"), "Wrzos" ("Heather") and "Prokurator Alicja Horn" ("Prosecutor Alice Horn"). As his career progressed, interest in his private life increased. He kept his wife and daughter away from fame and often hid the fact of their existence. He often played roles of villains and bad guys, but was able to find his way in any role. He was described as a nice man, with beautiful eyes and hair, who is even more handsome than on screens or in photos. He also emphasized his love for his country, so during World War II he was very involved in helping soldiers and participating in the war by supplying weapons during the Warsaw Uprising. He died suddenly of a heart attack during one such assignment.

#franciszekbrodniewicz #30s #xxcentury #vintage #actor #poland #polish actor #aktor #amantpolskiegokina #amant #brodniewicz #polskiekino #kultura #film #teatr

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usafphantom2 · 9 months

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Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005

The story of the Shoo Shoo Baby begins like many other B-17s, at Boeing Plant No.2 in Seattle, Washington, where it was built as construction number 7190. Accepted into the US Army Air Force as serial 42-32076 on January 17, 1944, it was subsequently fitted with all necessary armaments and other combat-related equipment at the Continental Airlines Modification Center #13 at Stapleton International Airport (currently Denver International Airport), and the United Air Lines Modification Center #10 at Cheyenne Municipal Airport (currently Cheyenne Regional Airport). After being processed at Grand Island Army Airfield, Nebraska, its last stop in the US before going to England was Presque Isle Army Airfield, Maine. Arriving at RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire on March 2, it would ultimately be assigned to the 401st Bomb Squadron of the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force at RAF Bassingbourn on March 23. The aircraft’s allotted code was LL*E, and the crew named the aircraft Shoo Shoo Baby, after a popular song by the Andrews Sisters that was the favorite of crew chief T/Sgt Hank Cordes and his wife back home. The nose art, inspired by Alberto Vargas’ Hawaii pin up girl for Esquire, was applied by line mechanic Cpl. Tony Starcer, one of four nose artists in the 91st. Just one day after arriving, Shoo Shoo Baby flew on the first of what turned out to be 23 missions during its operational life with the 91st. Unlike other B-17s in the group, 42-32076 did not have a permanently-assigned crew, but Lt. Paul G. McDuffie, who ferried the aircraft from Burtonwood to Bassingbourn, would fly the ship on several occasions.

The nose art of B-17G serial 42-32076 “Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby” (coded LL-E) of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: ’29/5/44.’ Photo credit: American Air Museum in Britain

One of the most interesting anecdotes in the Shoo Shoo Baby’s history was when her crew flew her on a one-ship mission for the 91st Bomb Group. On April 9, 1944, the 91st flew up to bomb the port city of Gdynia in occupied Poland. However, the mission was soon called off, but the crew of the Shoo Shoo Baby, under the command of Lt. McDuffie, could not be reached due to a faulty radio. They climbed through heavy clouds to 30,000 feet, encountering a formation of B-24s. Realizing it was clearly the wrong group, they searched but found no sign of the 91st, though they found another formation of B-17s. They followed the formation to a Focke Wulf plant in Marienburg (now Malbork), Poland. They dropped their bombs when the others did, and followed them back to England, then diverted to return to Bassingbourn, where all four engines quit on the runway due to fuel exhaustion. Despite expecting to be chewed-out, they were instead congratulated for having single-handedly given the 91st Bomb Group a victory. When McDuffie completed his tour of duty and was rotated out, an extra “Shoo” was added to the aircraft on May 25. Just four days later, Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby would fly her last mission with the 401st.

Shoo Shoo Baby is on the left in this photo.

Mission #23 was to be another long one. The 401st was to bomb a Focke-Wulf aircraft component factory in Poznań, Poland. On route to the target, while crossing the German border, the No.3 engine lost oil pressure and quit. The pilot in command, 2nd Lt. Robert Guenther, tried to feather the propeller on this engine, but it would not rotate. Instead, the No.3 propeller continued to windmill, and Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby began to lag behind the formation, but stayed on course. Releasing its deadly payload over Poznań, pilots Guenther and 2nd Lt. George Havrisik turned westward. What surprised them most, however, was that the German fighters that responded to the American bombers were focused on the distant formations, but no attention was paid to them despite the fact that they were straggling outside the formation. Though fortunate for the crew aboard Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby, it was uncharacteristic of German fighters that actively looked out for stragglers to make easier kills.

But before they even reached the Baltic coast, the No.2 engine also failed. Realizing they could not return to England, Guenther asked the navigator, 2nd Lt. John M. Lowdermilk, to plot a course for Sweden. The crew knew what this meant: internment by Swedish officials and the confiscation of the aircraft, but it was much more preferable to be interned in Sweden than become prisoners of war in Germany. All loose equipment was ordered to be thrown overboard to lighten the aircraft, including guns and ammo, radio equipment, and spare clothing not in use. The crew even attempted, after ball turret gunner S/Sgt. Nick Premenki exited the turret, to jettison the turret altogether, as was standard procedure in the event of a wheels-up landing, but the turret would not budge. Lowdermilk plotted a course for a coastal town on the southernmost tip of Sweden, Ystad. As they reached the Swedish coast, however, the crew of the Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby encountered flak fired on them from anti-aircraft batteries. It was clear to the crew that the Swedes were trying to warn them not to do anything foolish. Just before reaching land, a third engine went out. It was at this point when a Seversky J 9, an export version of the prewar P-35 design, flew up and escorted the stricken bomber to Malmö, about 58 kilometers northwest of Ystad. There, a B-24 Liberator had just landed ahead of them, and Guenther and Havrisik had to swing the Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby wide to avoid the Liberator on landing.

Upon landing, the crew and the plane were interned by the Swedish government. The Swedes treated Allied pilots fairly, but they were still far from home, and it was the intention of the US State Department to bring home the American airmen. Handling the negotiations in Sweden was American air attaché, Colonel Felix M. Hardison, who had been stationed in Stockholm since February 1944. Hardison had previously served as a B-17 pilot with the 19th Bomb Group of the 5th Air Force, stationed in the South Pacific, flying the famed B-17E 41-2489, known as Suzy-Q, which had returned to the US after extensive combat in the early phases of the Pacific War. Hardison finally struck a deal with the Swedes. In exchange for 300 American airmen being returned to the United States on the guarantee that the airmen would be prohibited from further combat, the nine B-17s were transferred to the Swedish government on July 10. 1945. Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby was among the nine B-17s, and this would turn out to be a boon for the airlines in Sweden.

Before the war, they had been interested in acquiring Douglas DC-4 airliners, but when war broke out, the orders dried up as the DC-4 was adapted by the USAAF as the C-54 Skymaster. In addition to this, the Swedes had been flying airliners throughout Europe, usually filled with diplomats trying to negotiate during the war. Though the war was not over, by late 1944, it was clear that sooner or later, the Allies would win, and Sweden would still need long-range airliners for the immediate postwar years for routes that the venerable DC-3 simply didn’t have the range to achieve. And so, after the American airmen were sent on their way home in October 1944, the Swedish government ordered Svenska Aeroplan AktieBolag (Swedish Aeroplane Company Limited (SAAB)), to convert seven of the bombers into airliners while the remaining two examples would be cannibalized for spare parts. All military equipment was removed, the nose section was lengthened by three feet, and interior settings in the former waist gunners and radio operator compartments would provide the aircraft with the ability to carry 14 passengers. In addition to this, the bomb bay was converted to carry cargo, with the left hand bay door sealed shut and reinforced to be part of the floor, while the right hand door would still open so that a lift could be lowered from the bomb bay to bring cargo and luggage up into the compartment. They were also referred to as “Felixes” in honor of the American air attaché.

Registered on the Swedish civil registry as SE-BAP for flight testing with Swedish Intercontinental Airlines (Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, SILA), which operated through the publicly-backed AB Aerotransport, Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby flew again on November 2, 1945, and was soon sold to Danish Air Lines (Det Danske Luftfartselskab, DDL) and registered as OY-DFA, and was given a new name; Stig (Wanderer) Viking. DDL received another converted B-17G that had landed in Sweden during the war, USAAF serial 42-107067, registered as OY-DFE, which was named Trym (a figure from Norse mythology) Viking. As an airliner, Stig Viking would travel the world, starting out with a Copenhagen-England route, but eventually flying as far as Khartoum, Sudan, Nairobi, Kenya, and Johannesburg, South Africa. With the introduction of the long-awaited DC-4 to the international market, the Swedish-operated Felixes were soon retired, and they were scrapped.

They were not without incident, however, as on November 28, 1945, when Stig Viking was on approach to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, Hampshire, the left landing gear failed to extend, so the pilot made an emergency landing that resulted in no injuries to any occupants, and the aircraft was soon repaired and returned to service. However, Danish Air Lines’ other B-17 “Felix” was not so lucky. Trym Viking was written off on January 30, 1946, when it overshot the runway on arrival from England to Copenhagen Airport and collided with a parked RAF Douglas Dakota III, serial number KG427. Though no one was seriously hurt, both aircraft were beyond economic repair and were eventually scrapped. Meanwhile, Stig Viking, the former Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby, continued in service with DDL until March 31, 1948, when it was assigned to the Danish Army Air Corps. There, it was assigned the serial 67-672, and would carry yet another name, “Store Bjørn” (Great Bear). During its military use in Denmark, it was converted into an aerial survey aircraft for use in Greenland, with the addition of cameras, mapping radar, and a 1,400-liter fuel tank in the bomb bay. On December 1, 1949, it was transferred to the Royal Danish Navy but continued its work in Greenland, and when the Danish Army Air Corps and Naval Air Service were merged to become the Danish Air Force, Store Bjørn continued its survey work in Greenland, often working alongside US Air Force survey aircraft. It would continue its work in Greenland until October 1, 1953, when it was retired from flight duty and placed in storage.

67-672 in Greenland

On February 6, 1955, it was purchased by the Babb Company Inc. of New York, an aircraft brokerage firm. It did not return to the U.S. at that point, however, as the firm sold the old bomber off to the Institut Geographique National in France for continued use as a survey plane, this time over France and her overseas territories and colonies. Registered as F-BGSH, the bomber previously known as Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby would continue to fly for the IGN, being based out of Creil Airport near Paris, along with other B-17s modified for such purposes. One such aircraft was the B-17G 44-85718 (registered as F-BEEC), which later flew for the Lone Star Flight Museum as Thunderbird, and is now undergoing maintenance at the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon on behalf of the Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Another aircraft flown with the former Shoo Shoo Shoo baby at this time was the B-17G 44-8846, which later flew in the movie Memphis Belle (1990) and is displayed at La Ferte Alais, France as The Pink Lady. F-BGSH surveyed the Middle East, Africa, and South America before being retired from flying for IGN on June 15, 1961. Its engines and other parts were removed, and it was kept on a corner of Creil, receiving damage to its nose section from an accident at one point, but otherwise quietly sitting on display at Creil. Were it not for a chance discovery, Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby was likely destined for the scrapyard.

Shoo Shoo Baby as F-BGSH at Creil

This rediscovery of Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby’s combat record was made by Australian aviation historian Steve Birdsell, who had by this point recently left Vietnam after serving as a war correspondent. He tracked down the service record of 42-32076 and brought the attention of its existence to the 91st Bomb Group Memorial Association and the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The museum already had a B-17 in its ranks, B-17G 44-83624, but this one had never seen combat, being accepted into the USAAF on April 26, 1945, and serving in the postwar years as a missile launcher (MB-17G) and a drone director (DB-17G) before being donated to the museum in 1957. Needless to say, the chance to snag a combat-veteran B-17 was too good to pass up. The museum appealed to the US and French governments, and on April 22, 1971, the Shoo Shoo Baby was transferred to the NMUSAF. But that was the easy part. There was still the problem of shipping it back to America. This was achieved by dismantling the old aircraft at Creil and trucking it in pieces to Rhein-Main Air Force Base near Frankfurt, West Germany, where it was loaded aboard a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy and flown to Wright-Patterson AFB on June 17, 1972 to be restored by volunteers on the base.

Arrival at Dover AFB

The years had not been kind to Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby. The museum, having only moved to its present-day location from the Patterson Field portion of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base just two years prior and with other aircraft in need of restoration, chose to store Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby for another six years. It was then that the 512th Military Airlift Wing at Dover AFB, Delaware agreed to take on the project in 1978. But rather than simply restoring it to static display condition, Shoo Shoo Baby would be restored to fully-flyable condition. The work lasted 10 years, and although the aircraft served in combat in bare aluminum, the sheer amount of work to bring the old Baby back to its wartime configuration would mean that leaving it in bare aluminum would show differences between the old panels of aluminum and the new. This combined with the need for long-term corrosion protection led to the decision, rather than apply a silver lacquer to the aircraft, to apply an olive-drab and neutral gray camouflage that was modeled off a unique variation developed for B-17s manufactured at Boeing plants in Seattle where the olive drab looped around the engine cowlings. The change to olive drab also resulted in the bomb row turning white rather than being a different color after every fifth bomb, the aircraft identification codes turning yellow from black, and where the original block numbers on the nose were all on olive-drab against the natural metal finish, a small portion incorporating the aircraft’s serial and subvariant distinction was left unpainted. In 1981, all completed portions of the aircraft were painted, and since the nose section was among the completed portions, Tony Starcer was called out of retirement to recreate his nose art for the aircraft back in 1944. Unfortunately, Starcer would not live to see the aircraft completed, passing away in 1986, but his recreation of the nose art remains today.

On September 10, 1988, Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby rolled out of the restoration hangar at Dover Air Force Base to a public ceremony celebrating the completion of her restoration. She would return to Dayton, but this time she would fly under her own wings. After several shakedown flights, flying as a US government aircraft with her wartime serial number standing in for an N-number, Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby arrived at Dayton on October 12 for a final ceremony on October 15 with an escort of two P-51 Mustangs, with the landing at 11:00 being accompanied by two Beechcraft T-34 Mentors. Once the public ceremonies were over, Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby was brought into the museum’s hangars, while the museum’s previous B-17G, 44-83624, would go on to be displayed at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB under the name “Sleepy Time Gal”. This is the point, until recent years, where the story ended, but as it so happens, it seems the Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby has somewhat of a restless spirit if one were to be poetic.

In 2005, after over 50 years of being on display in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, the B-17F 41-24485 known to history as the Memphis Belle was brought to Dayton for restoration and eventual display. Two years later, in 2007, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s collections committee voted to transfer the oldest existent B-17, B-17D 40-3097 “The Swoose” to the National Museum of the USAF as well, and The Swoose would arrive the following year in 2008. The latter trade resulted in a deal between the National Museum of the USAF and the National Air and Space Museum that would see the Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby transferred to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum upon completion of either the Memphis Belle or The Swoose. In May 2018, the Belle was completed, and yet another ceremony followed, where a changing of the guard if it were commenced by placing the Memphis Belle and the Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby face to face before the former took the latter’s place and the latter was sent to the storage hangars to be disassembled for the journey to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia. As of this article, the engines and some other components have already arrived at Udvar-Hazy, while the rest of the aircraft, especially the wings and fuselage remain, for the time being, at Dayton. The reason for this delay has been because of the ongoing renovations at the National Mall, which should take another two years to complete.

Memphis Belle nose to nose with Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby. (photo by Ken LaRock for USAF)

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CATHERINE'S STYLE FILES - 2017

17 July 2017 || The Duchess of Cambridge arrived at the Warsaw Airport along with Prince William and their two children Prince George and Princess Charlotte as they began their five day tour of Germany and Poland.

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On October 29th 1740 James Boswell, the biographer, diarist and travel writer was born.

Born in Edinburgh. James’ father was a judge and belonged to an old Scottish family with the title Lord of Auchinleck. This made James the 9th Laird of Auchinleck.

After finishing college, like many with noble blood, and hence money, Boswell toured Europe. On his tour he met several dignitaries including Rousseau and Voltaire. Taking careful notes Boswell created detailed profiles of the famous people he met. In 1763 Boswell met Samuel Johnson. They remained lifelong friends.

Boswell’s book, An Account of Corsica, was published in 1768, translated into 4 languages and made Boswell famous. The man liked to have a dink and, as he put it “whore around” he wrote a letter to a friend once saying

“I got myself quite intoxicated, went to a Bawdy-house and past a whole night in the arms of a Whore. She indeed was a fine strong spirited Girl, a Whore worthy of Boswell if Boswell must have a whore“. He admitted to getting venereal disease at least 17 times.

The Life of Samuel Johnson which is considered to be his masterpiece and was published in two volumes. Boswell died before completing the third volume. His most well known book to Scots, is of course, The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Johnson, who himself wrote his own version called A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland.

Boswell married Margaret Montgomerie in 1769. Margaret was his cousin and remained faithful to him despite his affinity to houses of ill repute. In 1789 Mrs. Boswell died, leaving five children. Boswell begged her forgiveness in his tearful eulogy. “Peggy” Boswell had been an excellent mother and a good wife, despite the infidelities and drunkenness of her husband, and from her death Boswell relapsed into worse excesses, grievously aggravated by his hypochondria.

James Boswell died of a complication of disorders at his house in Great Poland Street on the 19th of May 1795, and was buried a fortnight later at Auchinleck.

Much of his life can be pieced together through his journals, and the many letters he exchanged with friends over his life.

#Scotland #scottish #diarist #lawyer #history #writer

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KOKIA in flashback - 2010

KOKIA has caught the travelling bug ahead of 2010, which is the year her album REAL WORLD comes out. For the concept of this album, she travels to the Sahara, Tunisia in November 2009, getting inspired by the sceneries she comes across. The promotional video for her song The woman is recorded in the desert, and her journey also results in a photobook and photo exhibition later that year.

It inspires her Japan concert tour oto no tabibito ('sound traveler') in April, selling out the Tokyo Bunkamura Orchard Hall on the final day of that tour. She uses lights and sounds more whimsically than before, taking her audience on a journey through the heart. As a fun tidbit, one of the dresses she wears in this concert is dyed with curry!

However, her 2010 travel doesn't end there; for the fifth year in a row, KOKIA returns to Europe, spreading her wings even further than before. Her REAL WORLD tour in October takes her through 8 different countries for 12 performances: Hungary, Russia, Poland, Austria, Germany, Spain, England and France.

In between it all, KOKIA still manages to release the final chapter of her Life trilogy (with the title tracks of all 3 singles ending up on the REAL WORLD album) and her first ever cover album, Musique a la Carte. This is also the year when For little tail, her song that preceded her actual debut, gets an official release with the digital single Road to Glory ~long journey~.

◆ Lives and events ◆

February 28-March 1 KOKIA Live in Naeba Prince Hotel white notes Vol.4 (Naeba Prince Hotel Chatelaine)

【KOKIA concert tour 2010 oto no tabibito ('sound traveler')】 April 12 - Fukuoka, IMS Hall April 19 - Aichi, Telepia Hall April 24-25 - Osaka, Osaka Business Park round hall April 30 - Tokyo, Shibuya Bunkamura Orchard Hall

April 17 Dragon Nest full presentation party (Shibuya O-EAST)

June 29 SPLASH SUMMER in Otodama: OTODAMA SEA STUDIO (Kanagawa, OTODAMA SEA STUDIO)

July 11 Concert sponsored by the Yamagata Block Council of the Junior Chamber (Yamagata prefecture, Higashine city comprehensive insurance welfare facility, Sakuranbo Tantokuru Center)

July 27 KOKIA 2010 Summer Tour (Kashiwazaki Industrial and Cultural Center Cultural Hall) ※ Kashiwazaki municipal government enforcement 70th anniversary support project - event concert to commemorate 3 years of recovery from the Niigata-Chûetsu offshore earthquake

August 1 Song for you (Zepp NAGOYA)

August 7 UNITED EARTH Studio Alta (Shinjuku Studio Alta)

August 15 Hangame summer festival (Belle Salle Akihabara) ※ Release event for the mini album Road to Glory ~long journey~

August 28 ~Magokoro~ tanshin festa ('~sincerity~ from the heart') (Hyôgo, Tanba Forest Park) ※ Mini live at the food festa of the 43rd membership meeting of the Japan Junior Chamber's Kinki District Hyogo Block Council

September 4 (September 5/September 11) tokai no kakurega concert 2 ('hideout in the city’) (Tokyo, sonorium) ※ Event exclusively for members of the KOKIA fanclub, club ancoro, 5 performances total

September 20 Musique a la carte release event (Tokyo, Printemps Ginza)

September 23 KOKIA Musique a la Carte Special Live (Roppongi STB139 Sweet Basil) ※2 performances, Irish live with Irish guitarist Seán Whelan

September 25 Travel exposition 2010 (Tokyo Big Sight) ※Mini-Live as an event of the Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia

【KOKIA REAL WORLD Tour 2010】 ※ European tour, amounting to 12 performances in 8 countries October 2 - Extra performance (Budapest, Mondocon) ※event attendance October 8 - Moscow, Koncert October 9 - Poznań, Blue Note October 12 - Vienna, Haus der Muzik October 13 - Munich, Feierwerk October 15 - Marseille, Le Poste a Galene October 16 - Barcelona, Sidecar October 17 - Toulouse, la Dynamo October 20 - Brest, la Carene October 22 - London, Islington Academy 2 October 23 - Cologne, Cafe Lichtung October 24 - Paris, Theatre Michel

November 6 Kyoto School of Computer Science November festival (Kyoto School of Computer Science)

November 13 Sagami Lake Illumination lighting ceremony (Kanagawa, Sagami Lake Resort, Pleasure Forest) ※ Mini live and lighting ceremony broadcasted on November 16 by FM Yokohama as Sagami Lake Illumination SPECIAL

December 11 KOKIA 2010 Winter Rose Concert (Tokyo, Suntory Hall Blue Rose) ※ 2 performances in 1 day

December 21 Marunouchi Bright Christmas 2010 KOKIA Special LIVE (Tokyo, Maru building, Maru Cube)

◆ Releases ◆

March 17 Release of the iTunes Store exclusive digital EP Kodoku na ikimono/ano hi no watashi ni ('Lonely beings/To the me of those days’) (Victor Entertainment) ※ Chapter 3 in the <Life Trilogy ~inochi no 3-busaku~> ('trilogy of life’). Mini album with 4 tracks

March 31 Release of original album REAL WORLD (Victor Entertainment) ※ Release of the French edition on April 7 (Wasabi Records)

August 1 Release of DVD 2010 OTO NO TABIBITO KOKIA CONCERT TOUR (anco&co)

September 15 Release of cover album Musique a la Carte (Victor Entertainment) ※ First KOKIA cover album (includes songs recorded in Ireland)

◆ Other releases ◆

January 27 Release of the soundtrack for PlayStation 3 game Ar tonelico 3: Sakiya rumei ('blooming night') ~Ar tonelico III hymmnos concert side. Aoi ('blue') (Frontier Works) ※ Performed EXEC_REBIRTHIA=PROTOCOL/., EXEC_COSMOFLIPS/. and Hikari no naka ni ('Into the light')

May 26 Release of the single Fate (Lantis) ※ Opening theme of the animated movie Break Blade

July 7 Release of mini album 'Bungaku shoujo' Memorial Soundtrack I - yume miru shoujo no zensoukyoku ('Book girl: the dreaming girl’s overture’) (GloryHeaven) ※ Wrote and performed Koto no ha ('literary words'), the ending theme for the animated series 'Bungaku shoujo' Memorial I - yume miru shoujo no zensoukyoku (prelude) ('Book girl: the dreaming girl’s overture’)

August 11 Release of the digital ESCOLTA single SANCTUS ~Voice Of Peace~ feat.KOKIA ※ Also included on the ESCOLTA album GLORIA SIRENA, released on November 24

August 18 Release of mini album Road to Glory ~long journey~ (Voice Records) ※ Theme song of the online game Dragon Nest, Road to Glory~ for Dragon Nest White Version

December 8 Release of the Yuki Kajiura soundtrack album The Works for Soundtrack (Ariola Japan) ※ Performed the main theme song Rainbow ~Main Theme~ and insert song Lost Home for the movie Rainbow, which was theatrically released in July 1999

◆ Books ◆

March 31 Release of the album concept photobook REAL WORLD PHOTO BOOK

April 12 Piano and voice sheet music collection otonami book (anco&co.) ※ Includes a bonus CD with Nukumori (piano self-accompanied version) ('warmth')

◆ Other ◆

Springtime Music video broadcast at Astrovision in the atrium of Osaka Business Park Twin21 (spring) ※ First screening of the music video The woman for the album REAL WORLD

June 17-June 20 ~shashin kara fureru KOKIA no oto no sekai~ ('the musical world of KOKIA touchable from photos') KOKIA × photographer Yutaka Nakamura (Paris, L'Atelier Gustave) ※ Photo panels on display at the gallery (masterpieces, signed, lot numbered) are sold at the venue

September 23 TV Tokyo's 45th anniversary program: Fuuin sareta sanzou houshi no nazo ~ Silk Road 30,000 kilo ni idonda otoko ('The mystery of the sealed Sanzo monk ~The man who took on the 30,000 km Silk Road~') ※ Wrote and performed the theme song Toki no tabibito ('time traveler')

#KOKIA #25 years of kokia in flashback

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

May 16, 2023

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

MAY 17, 2023

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has been on a tour of visits with European leaders. On May 13 he met with Pope Francis, who offered help finding the Ukrainian children kidnapped by the Russians and returning them to Ukraine, and with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The next day he met with German chancellor Olaf Scholz before flying to France to meet with President Emmanuel Macron. On Monday, Zelensky made a surprise visit to the United Kingdom, where he met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen awarded the Ukrainian people and Zelensky the Charlemagne Prize “for their fight for freedom and democracy against the unjustified Russian war of aggression. This award underscores the fact that Ukraine is part of Europe and that its people and its government—headed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—support and defend European values, and therefore deserve encouragement to enter swiftly into accession negotiations with the European Union.” Leaks linked to Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira have revealed a dynamic landscape. On the basis of those leaks, on May 13 the Washington Post reported that Zelensky’s calm public demeanor is different from his private positions, which have called for a much more aggressive stance toward Russia. On May 14 the Washington Post reported on a leaked document revealing that Yevgeniy Prigozhin had offered in January to tell Ukraine where Russian forces were positioned if it would pull back from the front in Bakhmut, where Prigozhin’s Wagner Group mercenaries were getting pounded. On Sunday, as Zelensky was receiving promises of more European support, Ukraine said it had captured more than ten key Russian positions near Bakhmut. Last week, Germany announced its largest aid package to Ukraine since the war began—a package of nearly $3 billion—and U.S. Abrams tanks arrived in Germany ahead of schedule for training Ukrainian troops. Rumors are swirling about the health of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, one of Putin’s key allies, who has not been seen recently and has skipped important public events. In July, leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will gather in Vilnius, Lithuania, to discuss strengthening the organization’s defenses against Russia, and the relationship of NATO to Ukraine. Meanwhile, the U.S. and the European Council have been hosting peace talks between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan after Russian peacekeepers have become ineffective. And U.S. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard Verma is currently on a trip to Poland, Moldova, and Romania to “emphasize the United States’ commitment to our European Allies and partners, Transatlantic security, and our shared democratic values” even as Russia seeks to destabilize Moldova. Elections in Turkey have produced a runoff between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Kilicdaroglu has promised to move Turkey closer to Europe than would Erdogan, who has swung toward Russia and authoritarianism. Turkey is a member of NATO, and Erodgan has ruled it for two decades, eroding its democracy. Opponents of Erdogan have coalesced behind Kilicdaroglu, who is popular enough that he managed to get within striking distance of Erdogan despite the leader’s attempt to rig the vote. Expert on Turkish foreign policy and fellow at the Brookings Institution Asli Aydintasbas told Jared Malsin and Elvan Kivilcim of the Wall Street Journal: “A Turkey that tilts a little more toward Europe or NATO, even if it’s not a full pivot, that would be a huge change for the global balance of power, particularly with Russia’s war on Ukraine.”

U.S. senior officials are in Detroit this week for one of a series of meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a group of 21 countries with nearly 40 percent of the global population— almost 3 billion people— and nearly 50 percent of global trade.  APEC members account for more than 60 percent of U.S. goods exports and seven of our top ten overall trading partners. Hosting APEC this year was supposed to show “U.S. economic leadership and multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific and highlight the direct impact of international economic engagement on prosperity here in the United States,” an illustration of the Biden administration’s outreach in the Indo-Pacific.  But just as Biden’s attempts to counter Russia and China and shore up democracy globally are bearing fruit, he has to cut short his visit to Australia and Papua New Guinea, where he was scheduled to travel after this weekend’s meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) in Hiroshima, Japan. The G7 is a forum of the leaders of France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada, along with the European Union, to discuss economic and governmental policies. The debt ceiling crisis is forcing Biden to come home early rather than continue to strengthen ties in the region. Today, more than 140 leaders of the biggest U.S. companies published an open letter to the president and congressional leaders “to emphasize the potentially disastrous consequences of a failure by the federal government to meet its obligations.” They noted that when the government approached a default in 2011 under similar circumstances, the U.S. lost its AAA bond rating (which it has never regained), the stock market lost 17% of its value for more than a year, and “Moody’s reported that the heightened uncertainty from this crisis resulted in 1.2 million fewer jobs, a 0.7 percentage point higher unemployment rate, and a $180 billion smaller economy than it otherwise would have—dire impacts that occurred without an actual default.” House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), are refusing to raise the debt ceiling, which is a limit to how much money the Treasury can raise to pay existing obligations, in order to extract budget cuts they cannot get through the normal process of legislation. While Republicans claim to be concerned about spending, it is notable that they have flat-out refused to help reduce the deficit by closing tax loopholes that would raise $40 billion. They also refuse to consider any measure that would raise taxes, focusing solely on spending cuts. Meanwhile, Americans for Prosperity, a group funded by billionaire Charles Koch, has rolled out an ad campaign putting pressure on Biden and Democratic senators in the battleground states of Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin to give in to Republican demands rather than insist on the same clean debt ceiling Congress passed three times under Trump.

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

#political #Tom Toles #Heather Cox Richardsoon #Letters From An American #Debt Crisis #stock market #House Republicans #Billionaire dark Money #Russia #Ukraine

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here are some semi final 2 second rehearsal clip thoughts for you guys

1) reiley’s new outfit is SOOOOO cute where can i find it

2) he’s also got a pretty good voice!

3) BRUNETTE MY QUEEN

4) armenia’s staging is by far one of the most aesthetically pleasing ever

5) romania…babes this was not it but i like the pink better than the yellow

6)Alika looks and sounds good, but the song itself is so boring to me sorry

7) i think Gustsph needs to wear more color because he’s starting to blend into the stage

8) BUT THE BACKING SINGERS AND DANCER??? THEY ATE IT UPPPPP

9) CYPRUS OH MY GODDDDD

10) stage is kinda boring but ANDREW IS SERVING VOCALS I NEVER WOULD HAVE IMAGINED

11) diljá has so much energy, but it isn’t enough to save the song methinks

12) sorry i like greece. even though the outfit is giving UPS driver/Safari tour guide

13) does greece’s song sound like it may have been revamped??? because i LOOOooooOoooOOOVE it

14) idk if still might not qualify :/

15) poland is better than expected

16) the dancebreak is another example of classic polish esc editing

17) slovenia…my boys

18)the stage itself is a tad boring, and the boys are really trying to connect with an audience that simply isn’t there…but i know when it’s time for semis, it will be a huge party

19) idc all five of my slovenian boyfriends ate it up

20) LETS TAKE A MOMENT FOR IRU

21) GEORGIA DID NOT COME TO MESS AROUND

22) i’m the biggest piqued jacks stan so obviously i’m living for Like An Animal

23) “the WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY” is sounding good (idc that my mom says it sounds like screaming)

24) Teya and Salena are sounding and looking great…but the slow walk to the front stage during the most energetic part of the song is not it for me

25) albania exceeded every expectation….they are qualifying i fear

26) i don’t love monika’s new dress, but we got another flawless vocal performance from her

27) australia looks fun, loving the choreo, it’s just so DARK and why is there a car 😭

#eurovison song contest #eurovision #eurovision 2023 #eurovision opinions #hehe

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Celtic Music Stories #585

Listen to the audio liner notes from several musicians on the Irish & Celtic music Podcast #585.

Willowgreen, Poitin, Amelia Hogan, Kinnfolk, Boston Blackthorne, Téada, Barrenhart, Altan, Brad Tuck, Lúnasa, Sue Spencer, Marc Gunn, Enda Reilly, The Chivalrous Crickets

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:06 - WELCOME

1:16 - WILLOWGREEN - A PIRATE HIDEOUT

Willowgreen performs traditional, contemporary and original music from Ireland, Newfoundland, Scotland, Canada, U.S.A. and the rest of the Celtic music world. Their signature vocal style combined with instrumentation including harp, hammered dulcimer, bodhrán, guitars, button accordion, whistles and mandolin appeals to audiences of all ages.

Jim Ofsthun bio: Jim is an original member of Willowgreen, and a talented vocalist and instrumentalist with international performances on Irish bodhrán, guitar, button accordion, and whistles. He is also a member of McInnis' Kitchen, and of Eira. He has family connections to the music through Ireland and Newfoundland, and is considered one of the top producers in Irish music in the Midwest.

4:37 - Willowgreen “Crocker’s Cove Reel” from Willowgreen

7:34 - POITIN

Poitín are an award-winning traditional Celtic band from Pilsen in the Czech Republic. They explore all forms of Celtic music but are firmly grounded in the pub session tradition and like nothing better than sitting round a table in the corner of a cosy pub playing old favourites about tarry sailors, merry maids and drunken nights. Poitín have performed at festivals across Europe in Italy, France, Poland, Denmark, Germany and the Czech Republic.

As the album says, it's 'one for the road', to go with you and keep you company in your car or on your bike, and this Celtic world music will take you from Ireland to Argentina, from England to Egypt, from Brittany to the Czech Republic and beyond.

15:44 - Poitin “Claudy Banks” from One For the Road

17:58 - AMELIA HOGAN - TAKING FLIGHT

Amelia Hogan is an impeccably authentic singer of Celtic music and her heart comes through in honeyed tones on Irish, Scottish, British, and American styled vocals. She sings in the Irish music tradition of Sean-Nós, or “old style” as well as accompanied. Amelia also plays bodhran and a small 22 string Welsh lap harp, and tours internationally to global acclaim.

Amelia Hogan sings both traditional and contemporary folk music with lilting graces and subtlety. She’ll weave a mysterious old magic that takes the listener out of time and place. She transports audiences with haunting melodies, holding them close, and stirs ancient spirits with an evocative storytelling presence.

24:07 - Amelia Hogan “Taking Flight” from Taking Flight

26:19 - FEEDBACK

28:24 - KINNFOLK

Josh and Julie Kinn weave bouzouki, bodhran, and smooth vocal harmonies in their Celtic folk music from the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Kinnfolk have played at festivals and listening rooms throughout Virginia and beyond. In 2021, Kinnfolk was one of 10 bands--representing 10 countries from across the globe--selected to be part of the inaugural Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase hosted by the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival. As their notoriety has expanded worldwide, their music has been featured on podcasts and radio programs across the globe.

39:51 - Kinnfolk “The Hat Song” from The Knotted Circle

45:15 - BOSTON BLACKTHORNE - FISHING

Boston Blackthorne has been performing with the same core members for over 25 years. Their sound is a unique blend of traditional Celtic and Americana in a driving format - more rock than the Clancy Brothers, more folk than the Dropkick Murphys - while sharing some of the traditional repertoires of both.

They are proud of their deep songwriting bench - the original songs of Boston Blackthorne have won several national and international songwriting competitions including first place in the International Narrative Songwriting competition and honorable mention in the International Songwriting Competition.

The band’s sound is centered around powerful vocal harmonies and lead vocals shared by several of the members. Between the 5 core members instrumentation includes fiddle, 4&5 string banjo, harmonica, 6&12 string guitars, mandolin, bouzouki, bass and drums

50:26 - Boston Blackthorne “Fishing over the Lusi” from Single

54:40 - ALTAN - FAVORITE SONG OF MAIRÉAD NÍ MHAONAIGH

You can hear more stories by the Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh on show #580.

Altan are an Irish folk music band formed in County Donegal in 1987 by lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her husband Frankie Kennedy. The group were primarily influenced by traditional Irish language songs from Donegal and have sold over a million records.

The group were the first traditional Irish group to be signed to a major label when they signed with Virgin Records in 1994. The group has collaborated with Dolly Parton, Enya, The Chieftains, Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, and many others.

57:29 - Altan “An Mhaighdean Mhara” from Island Angel

1:00:17 - ARE YOU FOLLOWING THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2022 PLAYLIST?

ATLANTA IRISH DANCE BY BURKE AND CONNOLLY

Earlier this year, I wanted to learn more about Irish dance. I contacted one of the co-founders of Atlanta Irish Dance by Burke and Connolly. Emma Burke is a certified Irish dance teacher and internationally certified Irish dance adjudicator, which allows her to judge Irish dance competitions world wide. During her Irish dancing career, she competed all over the world, winning titles throughout.

Atlanta Irish Dance is the Premiere Irish Dance Academy in Georgia and one of the top Irish Dance Companies in the United States. They have an exciting performance based program run through their 501c3, in which they produce lively crowd-pleasing performances for crowds across Atlanta. Their dancers and teams are ranked 1st in the Region, 2nd in North America, and among the top 10 in the World.

We talked a little about their Feis they do each year and Irish dance costumes. I’ll break that up with some dance tunes.

Feis vs Feisana from Atlanta Irish Dance

1:04:11 - Téada “Jigs - The Women of Monaghan / Nancy Hynes’ / Tap the Barrel” from Coiscéim Coiligh / As the Days Brighten

1:08:13 - COSTUMING WITH IRISH DANCE

1:14:31 - Barrenhart “Haste To The Wedding/Drowsy Maggie/Harvest Home” from Celtic Grass

1:16:10 - THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST

1:17:10 - BRAD TUCK - THE RED VIOLIN

Born in Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland, Brad developed a love for music early in his life. Residing in St. John's, Brad is the drummer for a staple of the traditional Newfoundland music scene, Shanneyganock, and began a solo career in 2018 with the release of his first album "On These Waters". Brad was nominated for Traditional Artist of the Year at the 2018 & 2022 MusicNL Awards, and has released three full length albums, one EP and two Christmas singles.

1:20:14 - Brad Tuck “The Red Violin” from Stages

Colin Farrell of Lunasa told a story back in show #579.

1:25:15 - LUNASA - THREE REELS

Lúnasa is a traditional Irish music group, named after Lughnasadh, an ancient harvest festival. They tour and perform internationally, and have recorded a number of albums of both traditional and contemporary Irish instrumental music.

1:27:06 - Lúnasa “Morning Nightcap = McLeod's Farewell/Morning Nightcap/The Malbay Shuffle” from The Story So Far

1:31:17 - SUE SPENCER - MUSIC UNDER THE STARS

Sue grew up singing Newfoundland and Irish folk songs with her family, and comes by her Irish roots through Newfoundland. Her driving guitar style and signature smile will lift your spirits. Sue has been nominated multiple times for the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Hall of Honour Award. She also performs internationally as part of Willowgreen and McInnis' Kitchen.

1:34:43 - Sue Spencer “Tickle Cove Pond” from North Shore

1:38:59 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

1:39:32 - MARC GUNN

John Sharkey White II requested my version of “Peggy Gordon” in the last episode of the podcast. Obviously, I am the host of this podcast. But I’m gonna read my current bio on my website like I’ve done with others.

Marc Gunn is a Rhythm & Folk songwriter who fuses Irish and Scottish folk songs with pop culture. One brewery called it Sci F’Irish music. His musical weapon of choice is the autoharp. He breathes acoustic Rock and Roll into this folk instrument and adds a bellowing taste of rhythm & blues.

Gunn found musical inspiration performing Irish drinking songs. He learned the art of performing at Renaissance faires and from his childhood idol, Elvis Presley, who said, “You've got to put on a show to draw a crowd.” His concerts are fun filled with sing along songs that get the audience's feet tapping.

And now for my song…

I first heard the song “Peggy Gordon” from a cassette of Irish Drinking Songs I found at Half-Price Books in Austin, Texas. I learned most of my early Irish song repertoire from that album, songs like “Whiskey in the Jar”, “Big Strong Man, “Wild Rover”, “Bog Down in the Valley” and lots more.

Their version of “Peggy Gordon” was short, but memorable. I played it on and off for many years. I remember singing it at a pub in Switzerland when I met Heidi and Stef of the Celtic band Bow Triplets.

In July 2009, I met my future wife, Gwen, while touring in Virginia. We had this whirlwind romance and began talking on the phone every day and went to see each other as much as possible even while I was out on tour. I was completely mesmerized by her.

A few weeks later, I was back in Austin. I was scheduled to record my next studio album with Rich Brotherton. He’s an incredible engineer and had done some brilliant work for Ed Miller and lots of top-notch artists in Texas.

I was having trouble singing the song. I was pitchy and my voice lacked any real emotion. The lyrics have this great feeling of love and longing. Which is exactly the feeling I was having with Gwen so far away. And so… I closed my eyes, focused on Gwen, and sang.

To this day, I still tell people it is one of my best recordings. Because I feel like I nailed it. And then to top it off, Rich Brotherton added some absolutely beautiful guitar work, as he did throughout that album. It is definitely one of my warmest and lushest and best-produced albums.

1:42:07 - Marc Gunn “Peggy Gordon” from The Bridge

1:46:26 - ENDA REILLY

Enda Reilly is a folk singer, songwriter and guitarist from Dublin, Ireland. Firmly rooted in the Irish tradition with songs that strive for a better future, Enda Reilly’s work invites you to see the world from his varied and unique perspective through each new song and project. From busking on Grafton Street to the National Concert Hall, Enda has performed on countless stages in his hometown of Dublin and beyond.

1:50:46 - Enda Reilly “Christmas True” from Christmas Is With Us

1:54:07 - CLOSING

1:54:22 - THE CHIVALROUS CRICKETS – LORD OF MISRULE

The Crickets explore the roots, branches and crossroads of Celtic and English folk and American Old Time music. With equal attention to exhilarating performances and academic rigor, they bring to the stage boldly reimagined arrangements of standards and originals with traditional influence. With a particular focus on song repertoire, they're known for their rich vocal harmonies and fascinating textural blends incorporating over 15 instruments, both modern and ancient.

They're a family band comprising two sisters, two couples and childhood friends. Four of their members are full-time classical musicians as well.

2:02:23 - The Chivalrous Crickets “The Lord of Misrule” from A Chivalrous Christmas

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