tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46092314257509181152024-03-05T03:19:09.648-05:00FunkyBlueDandelionWhat matters most is it's YOUR voice. Scream until it's fucking gone. -- Dave Grohljazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.comBlogger453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-91905120479306849962014-09-10T14:06:00.002-04:002014-09-10T14:11:31.962-04:00See Ya Later, Alligator*Checks boxes in the corner*<br />
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It's moving day here at the Dandelion Patch. I've loved being here but it's time to go for a bunch of reasons. You can find new posts on <a href="http://jazzbaby1.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/shiny-happy-jt-1st-post/">WordPress</a> but the archive will still be here. Thanks to all of you who've read me here, I certainly hope you'll join me there. One last spin before I close the door? <br />
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jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-4653305478108165752014-09-10T13:24:00.000-04:002014-09-10T13:24:00.227-04:00And Then There's ArtisSo I spent yesterday not writing about something I've been thinking about and while it might seem like that was just a throwaway it really wasn't and neither is this one. This might actually be what I'm trying to say, though apparently I can only speak in Soundgarden at the moment. <br />
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Artis the Spoonman is a real guy and a respected musician. He played with Zappa which is good enough for me. He is odd, he is strange, he is beautiful, and he does his thing with total joy. There's no shame in that. There's no shame in being different, in approaching life in a way most people don't, however that is for you. Don't let anyone else tell you that you feel too much, or think too much, or write too much, or dream too much, or laugh too much, or cry too much, or want too much, or whatever it is that bugs them about you. Here's the thing: whatever bugs them about you also bugs them about themselves. Either they're ashamed of feeling, or thinking, or writing, or dreaming too much, or about the wrong things. You're going to places they wish they could but for whatever reason won't. That's not your problem, it's theirs. Don't let their inhibitions clip your wings.<br />
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In the meantime, have some Soundgarden. Freaking loud. Dance your heart out, grab some spoons, feel the weird. I'll be right there with you.<br />
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jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-42751011679418992752014-09-08T08:48:00.000-04:002014-09-08T08:50:30.216-04:00Monday Morning Something Or OtherI've been having a lot of difficulty writing about something that's been on my mind. If I work it out you'll see it, if I don't you won't. In the meantime, though, have this. Legend has it that during the filming of <em>Singles </em>Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam made up a list of song titles for fictitious band Citizen Dick's demo and among them were "Spoonman" and "Seasons." Chris Cornell took it as a challenge to write songs for each title and while "Spoonman" won a Grammy for Soundgarden a couple of years later, "Seasons" wound up on the soundtrack. Have a great day, whatever you're doing, and I'll be back later. Maybe.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago this vid was all over the place. A Finnish bluegrass band called Steve 'N' Seagulls have been releasing heavy metal and hard rock covers all summer (including <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li58voy6xXM">"The Trooper" by Iron Maiden</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzb9IZcPrQE">"Holy Diver" by Dio</a>) but this is the one that went viral for them.<br />
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When I went looking for this on YouTube this morning I couldn't remember their name (it is a Monday, after all) so I searched for "Thunderstruck bluegrass," because how many versions could there possibly be? As it turns out, there were three that came up immediately including this one by The Cleverlys, who've also covered Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga (I'm preparing myself before I listen to their take on "Gangnam Style").<br />
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While I like both of those covers, I really really like the fiddle in the second one (we've talked about my thing about fiddle players, right?). So now that we're on string instruments you know what's coming, right? There's no way I can not play the 2Cellos version, shredding it really old school.<br />
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Awake now? A couple of cups of coffee and some screaming cello later and I definitely am. Have a great Monday!jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-22187007839555699292014-08-15T14:37:00.000-04:002014-08-15T14:39:08.649-04:00 Friday Kilty GoofinessI'm certain that I won't be alone in appreciating the sight of Darth Vader in a kilt playing flaming bagpipes on a unicycle. If you needed a laugh today, and I really did, thank Kathie who sent me this after my last post. :)<br />
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Of course if we're talking about <em>Outlander</em> we're talking about guys in kilts doing really fierce things and while that, regrettably, has NOT included flaming bagpipes as yet I'm certain that's just an oversight. Have a great Friday!<br />
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jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-18267254184748323032014-08-14T11:07:00.000-04:002014-08-14T11:11:38.834-04:00Benedict Cumberbatch Is A ROCK STARA couple of days ago <em>The Crucible </em>officially <a href="http://meandrichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/woot/">sold out</a> and members of Richard Armitage's fandom did a happy dance for everyone involved with the production. I mean, how cool is that? While there has been some grumbling about silly fangirls it's mostly been drowned out by the sound of rave reviews and standing ovations.<br />
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Tickets went on sale Tuesday for the 2015 production of <em>Hamlet </em>at the Barbican Theatre starring Benedict Cumberbatch and <a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/hamlet-at-the-barbican-benedict-cumberbatch-effect-sees-play-become-most-indemand-theatre-event-ever-9662839.html">100,000 tickets went in ten minutes</a>. You know who does that? Rock stars do that. Music festivals do that. And now, apparently, Cumberbatch does that. And the grumbling about his fandom's behavior for an event that's STILL A YEAR AWAY has already started.<br />
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Josh Dickey from <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/08/13/benedict-cumberbatch-hamlet/?tm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&tm_medium=feed&tm_source=rss&utm_content=buffera3a80&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer">Mashable</a> took aim at them last night in an oh-so-Shakespearean fashion. Hi, Josh? Wishing that Cumberbatch's fanbase would suicide en masse so that "normal people" might get to see him doesn't make you a sharp cultural critic, it makes you a mean spirited jackass. It doesn't matter if you thought you were being facetious, frankly, and given the three separate articles with your byline about the death of Robin Williams it was breathtakingly tone deaf. And "normal people" like what, Josh? People who don't write fan fiction, maybe? You might want to discuss that with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gatiss#Writing">Mark Gatiss</a>. People who aren't female, maybe? Because, wow, that's a<a href="http://fanlore.org/wiki/Misogyny_in_Fandom#Pan-Fandom_Misogyny"> new one</a>. People who realized that these tickets are a hot property and scored before you did? I'd be willing to hazard a guess that that's a little closer to the truth. Oh, wait, did I just make an assumption about you based on something I read online without knowing anything else about you? Huh. Who would do something like that?<br />
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This post is part of the<a href="http://funkybluedandelion.blogspot.com/2014/07/spread-love-blogger-challenge-into-storm.html"> SpReAd The Love blogger challenge honoring the opening of </a><em><a href="http://funkybluedandelion.blogspot.com/2014/07/spread-love-blogger-challenge-into-storm.html">Into the Storm</a>.</em> An Anonymous Co-Conspirator will donate $1 for each post from August 7 through August 22 about disaster relief organizations (in addition to other kindnesses that we collect) to charities supported by Richard Armitage via Just Giving, and the disaster relief organizations <a href="http://funkybluedandelion.blogspot.com/2014/08/spread-love-into-storm-blogger.html">chosen by you</a>, up to a maximum of $200. If you would like to participate in this challenge please email me at funkybluedelphinium (at) gmail (dot) com with the subject line DISASTER RELIEF so that we can link to your post. If you would like to participate but don't have a blog of your own, contact me or Obscura via her blog <a href="http://ancientarmitage.wordpress.com/">Ancient Armitage</a> and we'll find a host for you. You can find other posts in this series by Obscura at <a href="http://ancientarmitage.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/seek-shelter-immediately/">Ancient Armitage</a> and by Servetus at <a href="http://meandrichard.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/disaster-anniversary-6317-meals-8000-pounds-of-ice/">Me+Richard</a>. <br />
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The annual, spectacular party that is Burning Man will be happening at the end of this month in Black Rock City, NV and the annual, wet blanket smack talk about Burners will be happening more or less simultaneously. "Hippies and slackers," critics sniff at the nerve of anyone who might prioritize cutting loose in the desert over, uh, sniffing critically at the nerve of anyone cutting loose in the desert. There's more to Burners than that, sniffy critics. <br />
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While it's definitely a party it's also an experiment in community building. Burning Man founder Larry Harvey wrote out the <a href="http://www.burningman.com/whatisburningman/about_burningman/principles.html#.U-jhY9DD_IV">Ten Principles</a> in 2004, "crafted not as a dictate of how people should be and act, but as a reflection of the community's ethos and culture as it had organically developed since the event's inception." These principles include things like gifting (the basis of BRC's economy), communal effort, civic responsibility, leaving no trace behind (unless you can make the place better), participation and immediacy and embracing them isn't limited to the playa. <br />
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In 2005, moved by the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, a team of Burners headed directly from Black Rock City to Biloxi and Pearlington, Mississippi, to do whatever they could to help those affected in the region. According to <a href="http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/">Burners Without Borders</a>, "Over the course of eight months, BWB volunteers gifted over $1M worth of reconstruction and debris removal to the residents of Mississippi." Since then Burners have gifted demolition and clean-up to <a href="http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/projects/bwb-sandy-relief">Union Beach, NJ</a> after Hurricane Sandy; coordinated a communication and resources hub in <a href="http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/projects/typhoon-haiyan-relief-effort">Tacloban, Philippines</a> after Typhoon Haiyan; and are currently providing demolition and clean up assistance to flood victims in <a href="http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/projects/colorado-floods">Milliken, CO</a>. <br />
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They also support <a href="http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/projects_category/community-initiatives">civic initiatives</a> both in the US and internationally through grants and volunteer coordination. I particularly love the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BurnersWithoutBorders/posts/10152099907114065">winner</a> of the Walk The Talk Grant from this year but all of their projects are important and aimed at creating lasting change. Not bad for a bunch of slacking hippies and proof that if you have a group of friends and a desire to change your world you can move mountains, even if you have to use your own hands. jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-89387500503294020972014-08-11T19:23:00.000-04:002014-08-11T19:24:27.172-04:00Good Night, Mrs. DoubtfireRest well. Robin Williams 1951-2014. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_williams">Here</a>.jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-28005915272363667882014-08-07T23:29:00.001-04:002014-08-08T10:56:09.281-04:00Richard Armitage Is STILL Not Busy EnoughYes, he needs and deserves a vacation. No, he's probably not going to get one soon and I have <a href="http://funkybluedandelion.blogspot.com/2014/08/richard-armitage-isnt-busy-enough.html">another suggestion</a> for him because I'm helpful like that. A couple of weeks ago <a href="https://ancientarmitage.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/dreamcasting-richard-armitage/">Obscura posted</a> about a rather loopy conversation we had where we dreamcast Anne Rice's <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy,_or_Ramses_the_Damned">The Mummy</a></em> with Richard Armitage leading the way as Ramses the Damned (and threw in Ralph Fiennes and Tom Hiddleston for good measure because, again, we're helpful). While the conversation itself was pretty goofy the idea of Armitage in a movie based on something Rice has written isn't outside the realm of possibility if Rice herself has anything to say about it. On her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/annericefanpage/posts/167028886674183">Facebook page</a> in December 2010 she announced, "RICHARD ARMITAGE IS MY LESTAT," AND YES...uh, sorry...and yes, it was an all caps moment. Very cool, right? But like most dreamcasting how close to happening was it really?<br />
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It just got a whole lot closer. According to <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2014/08/universal-anne-rice-vampire-chronicles/">Deadline.com</a>, "Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Brian Grazer have acquired rights to <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Chronicles">The Vampire Chronicles</a>..." </em><br />
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Soooooo, will Rice make good on her dreamcast (which also includes Matt Bomer and Matthew MacFadyen)? Will you go? My butt is already in the seat no matter who plays Lestat, frankly, but Armitage would definitely be gravy there. <br />
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I spin a lot of music here but the artist whose work I've posted most frequently is Mojgani. His gorgeous words hit me right where I live every single time I hear them and yesterday he posted a new piece at <a href="http://thepianofarm.tumblr.com/post/93786780369/the-commissioned-poem-i-did-for-the-music-bed">The Piano Farm</a> on Tumblr. I watched it twice, Tweeted it, reblogged it, watched it again, and then poked a friend to go watch it. I'm still wrecked. Go check it out and thank you, @mojgani, for the blessing. jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-12791825461109448142014-08-05T14:59:00.000-04:002014-08-05T15:01:07.639-04:00Richard Armitage Isn't Busy EnoughYou know I'm kidding when I say that, right? While I wouldn't blame boyfriend if he took a reeeally long vacation after the last of <em>The Hobbit</em> press tour and premiere cycle coming up this winter something came up in my Facebook feed today that made me think of him and wish upon a star...<br />
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Jennifer Lee, the director of <em>Frozen</em>, is adapting Madeline L'Engle's <em>A Wrinkle in Time </em>for Disney according to <em><a href="http://variety.com/2014/film/news/frozen-director-jennifer-lee-to-adapt-a-wrinkle-in-time-for-disney-exclusive-1201275488/">Variety</a></em>. If you're saying to yourself right now, "Self, didn't Disney already do <em>A Wrinkle in Time</em>?" the answer is yes and you can find out about the live-action 2003 version <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290382/">here.</a> <br />
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So, another live action or an animated movie? If I had a vote I'd say animated because that means voice work and we can't seem to get enough of Armitage's voice. What do you all think? <em>Frozen, </em>of course, is a total monster hit and has inspired some hilarious fanmade videos, including this one. Okay, <em>I</em> think it's funny. You all have a good day.<br />
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jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-40740713586231778952014-08-03T22:04:00.001-04:002014-08-03T22:06:00.086-04:00Richard Armitage RadioNot quite all Richard all the time yet but tomorrow morning he and Sarah Wayne Callies will be on DC101 with <a href="http://www.dc101.com/onair/elliot-in-the-morning-44734/">Elliot In The Morning</a> at around 7:45. Thanks to Armitage Army @ Richard Armitage Central's FB <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RichardArmitageCentral">page</a> for the info.<br />
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jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-23780699470683662462014-08-02T22:40:00.001-04:002014-08-02T22:42:23.803-04:00Okay, Maybe I Am a Coldplay Person After AllI'm not a huge fan of the band Coldplay but they did a truly awesome thing this week so I'm definitely rethinking that. A fan named Jody Duff has been raising funds through <a href="https://www.justgiving.com/jodyduff/">JustGiving</a> for the <a href="http://www.mndassociation.org/">Motor Neurone Disease Association</a> and the band donated $17,000, which you can read about<a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6190525/coldplay-donates-17000-for-terminally-ill-fans-fund-raiser"> here</a> at Billboard. Well done, guys.jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-9506058765905129632014-07-29T13:19:00.001-04:002014-07-29T13:24:41.500-04:00You Can Be A Coffee Achiever, Or: One of My First Crushes FINALLY Tops The ChartsOne of the defining moments in my personal fandom history happened when I was in the eighth grade. Every night a friend recorded a local radio show, The Top Nine At Nine (as voted by listeners between 7PM and 8PM), on a Maxell cassette and every morning we played it back on her contraband tape recorder on the bus to junior high. A group of us would chat and sing along but one morning there was a new song that rendered us all completely silent as we tried to catch the lyrics, and, wait, was that a slide whistle? And an accordion? In the middle of early-80s synth pop heaven? We listened in total confusion and debated whether that was the same guy who sang <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_Fever">"Pac Man Fever".</a> Whoever it was, it was a cute (the slide whistle) if gross (the lyrics) song and we decided that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic">"Weird Al" Yankovic</a> was a one hit wonder. You have NO IDEA how happy I am to have been wrong about that.<br />
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I mentioned a couple of days ago that a spam might be in order so let's get on that. His 1984 album, <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic_in_3-D">"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D</a></em>, was produced by Rick Derringer and contained his hysterical and Grammy winning send-up of Michael Jackson, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_It">"Eat It."</a><br />
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As I write this the county where my oldest friend lives is under a Tornado Watch and earlier this week one touched down in a Virginia <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/07/24/tornado-touches-down-at-campground-in-cape-charles-virginia/">campground</a>. Wildfires are <a href="http://fires.globalincidentmap.com/home.php">burning</a> in the western US, Canada, India, Sri Lanka and Finland. Last week <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/22/typhoon-rammasun-leaves-dozens-dead-after-hitting-china-and-vietnam">Typhoon Rammasun</a> devastated China, Vietnam and the Philippines. The organizations that step in to help when these disasters strike work tirelessly to clear rubble and rebuild communities and we'd like to recognize them. In order to raise awareness of the work these agencies do our new challenge is to blog about disaster relief that's touched our lives. Write a post about an agency or organization that you've worked with, that you've supported, or that's reached out to help you. The <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106361/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf">target dates</a> for this challenge are August 7 through August 22 but posts outside of those dates will count as well. Our Anonymous Co-Conspirator for this event will donate $1 for each post to one of the charities supported by Richard Armitage via JustGiving and there's a Double Dip this time, too, with a matching dollar donation going to the international relief organization that receives the most votes by 11:59 PM August 6 on the sidebar, with a max of $200. Your choices include</div>
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Please email me at funkybluedelphinium (at) gmail (dot) com with the subject line DISASTER RELIEF so that we can link your post and count your kindness toward our total. If you don't have your own blog but would like to participate, we'll hook you up with a blogger host and both the post and the host will count as separate kindnesses. If you're too shy to post at all just keep reporting your kindnesses, either that you've done or that have been done for you, to me or contact Obscura via her blog <a href="http://ancientarmitage.wordpress.com/">Ancient Armitage</a> and we'll add them to our total. You've all been so generous throughout this campaign that we have no doubt you'll exceed our expectations this time, too. Ready? Let's go! </div>
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Her younger siblings weren't as daring but they still had a great time. We're glad to be home, though, and as soon as I get through approximately 6,843 loads of laundry I'll tell you more about it. In the meantime, it seems that my beloved Weird Al has FINALLY hit number one on Billboard after thirty-some years so we're going out with my favorite single from his new album. Have a great day!<br />
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jazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-63700806335888767602014-07-12T12:15:00.001-04:002014-07-27T01:18:14.195-04:00Getting The Band Back TogetherJoey. Johnny. Dee Dee. Tommy.<br />
I'm not in a location where I can link to YouTube but you can. Go listen to "Rockaway Beach." <br />
Thank you, Ramones.<br />
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Edit: Now I can link it. <br />
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