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Being a conservative in New York City isn’t easy, especially considering the metropolitan area’s overall lack of ideological diversity. As you probably already know, the region’s predominant political mindset can best be characterized as “leftist.” This morning, Glenn Beck shared a story on his radio show that perfectly embodies how bizarrely New York City liberals often act toward their conservative peers.

Following a discussion about the minimum wage in San Francisco, California, hitting $10.24 on January 1, Beck, Stu Burguiere and Pat Gray began talking about New York’s (both the state and the city) excessive taxation. This conversation merged into a dialogue about the city’s residents.

“This city is one of the greatest cities in the country,” Beck proclaimed. It’s the people who wreck it.” He proceeded to say, “I am so done with this city…I can’t take it anymore,” which launched him into a story that perfectly illustrates both the ideological nature of the city’s residents and his reasoning for being “done.”

While waiting for an elevator in his apartment building last night, Beck says he encountered a man who was carrying a large package. After Beck said “Hello” to the man, an awkward conversation ensued.

“You know what’s in here?,” the man asked Beck, who responded that he didn’t know what was in the package. The man then jeeringly said, “It’s a big portrait of Barack Obama.” Beck, tired from a busy day and not looking to engage the man’s antics, politely responded, “Good, I hope it looks nice in your house.”

As if this exchange weren’t awkward enough, the man’s wife approached and made her own set of offhanded comments. Not expecting to find Beck inside the elevator, she apparently stopped at its threshold and said, “Ugh, we didn’t know you still lived in this building.” Then, as the elevator ride began, Beck says she stared at him like he was “an alien life form.”

Of course, the awkwardness didn’t end there. The man then turned to his wife and started telling her about how poked Beck about the package including portraits of Obama. The wife, apparently forgetting her own rude comments just moments before, said, “Honey, don’t incite. He is a neighbor.”

“Thank you for your Christian charity, ma’am,” Beck quipped as he told the story. “I didn’t say anything, but I’m like ‘I can’t wait to get out of this city!'”

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

99% Thrifted. 100% Visible

The sunglasses are the only items I'm wearing that weren't thrifted. The bandana and the necklace are thrift-shopped items that have been in my closet for YEARS. The top- a recent score from the local Value Village was something I picked up to re-sell, and well, I've been wearing ever since. I love it, and even though it's a bit, uh roomy for me, I'm going to hang onto it a while longer. Like I've said before, it reminds me of Vix, Misfit Sarah, and Helga, so all it does is make me happy!

Do you know what also makes me happy? YOU.

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I've got a few things up my sleeve, and it's all about you- something I think you're going to get a kick out of, something you are going to love. It's all shhhush-mums for now, but for those who just want to know- sign up for the Citizen mailing list- I'm going to send out very short and sweet monthly posting to get you in on the secret. Click HERE to sign up- my first newsletter launches the first of next month!

I do have an announcement that I can make now, and here it is: as of July, 2013, I will no longer be accepting sponsors for this blog. So the sidebar should look a little cleaner, and I can re-focus this blog into a personal space. There are several reasons for this but it all comes down to my commitment to create great original content, AND to make a viable living.

I'll be honest with you: I've been working hard for 5 years, trying to earn a living as a blogger  and freelance writer, yet struggling to do so. Juggling sponsors, my own small business of re-selling vintage, and promoting others (via the +40 Blog Roll) has been long hours, much of it unpaid and a bit tiring, and ultimately, not enough. I can't make ends meet doing what I've been doing, how I've been doing it. It has come down to my survival. I need to earn a living-  so my life, and my blog are getting a spring cleaning, and a re-boot. What will be left will be simply what works.

 A big thank-you to my past sponsors:
There are some others as well, but the companies and individuals mentioned above have shown such tremendous support over a long haul, and each in their own way, have taught me so much!  If I've neglected to mention someone, please forgive me- every person who's helped me these past five years, deserves a shout out of thanks!

For the moment,  this blog will see a a bit of a slow down, as I focus on other projects and on taking care of business. That also means, I won't be visiting my blog pals' blogs for a while: I hope you can understand- but my time management has got to be focused on earning a living wage, and right now, I've been burning candles at both ends, and not making ends meets. This is said in all honesty, and I hope without a whiff of complaint- I am so grateful for all this blog has given me!

The Citizen Rosebud isn't going away, but look for some changes, and dare I say?  IMPROVEMENTS.

A quick story about the sunglasses: they are NOT Pradas, but a knock-off, sold by a company called Moraleyes. They were $15, free shipping and for every pair purchased, they donated money to a charity. How win/win was that? I bought the pair over a year ago, because I intended to write an article about the company. Unfortunately, the company appears to have gone out of business. I'm guessing, like me, they had good intentions but a poor business plan. RIP Moraleyes. The MORAL of the story: vote with your dollar!  PLEASE support people and the companies you believe in!

Wishing you all a very visible and cheerful Monday! --Bella Q

 Linking to Patti and all the lovelies for Visible Monday.

Pam @ over50feeling40 said...

Hang in there, Bella. Your perseverance will pay off. I could not blog without my teaching salary. I understand.You are so talented. I know you will find the way to make it work.

Gabriala Brown said...

Bella Q, I look forward to seeing all the good things blooming from you. xo

Jean at said...

I'm very, very excited for you!! Change is good, and I can't wait to see what emanates from all your energy. Do what you love, the money will follow. (There's a book out there with this title, and it's so true!!) You look gorgeous in your florals and I hope Seattle is embracing you, as it should. XXOO

Carelia Moran said...

Changes make us stronger!! I have confidence in your skills as a blogger, fashionista and I have no doubts that you will succeed in your new journey. I am excited for you and I can't wait to see your blog new look.
Bella, I want to thank you for posting my blog link in your list and for your awesome support to bloggers over 40.
Hasta muy pronto ;-)

Patti said...

Excitement ahead for you my friend! You will bloom, I am sure of that. Thanks for sharing the joy with Visible Monday!

popcosmo said...

Best of luck to you and can't wait to hear about what you are going to be doing! I've enjoyed following your blog.. but am sure you have something exciting up your sleeve! And those sunglasses *sigh* what a shame the business is gone....
Best of luck!!
XO ~Kim

Monica P said...

Best of luck to you and all your project .. don't worry .. people will stick around :-)

Melanie said...

I feel sparks from the south - from Seattle - and I'm sure that's your brain as it fires up for the next project. The energy you've put into this I hope pours freely into the new thing - like shot-peening in engineering where the metal holds the kinetic charge and makes it stronger.
You look fantastic in that floral madness, blooming madly as always. Thank YOU for all your support. It does not go unappreciated.

Thrifted Shift said...

I'm looking forward to seeing what you have up your creative sleeves!

Ofelia said...

Bella, at times you have to take some strong actions in order to accomplish your goals.
Take all the time that you need; at the end of the day you need to be able to pay your bills, live a fun and healthy life and not exhaust yourself by wearing so many hats.
You do so much for our blogging community, while trying to run a business and be creative; it sounds exhausting just writing about it.
I can't imagine doing all of that at once.
Mil besos mi amiga y cuidate y concentrate en ti y en tu negocio.
Co much amor,

Sarah DeLicatease said...

I understand you, and I wish you strenght and success ! I am eager to hear the improvements and what you are going to do with your blog in the future! (I joined to the mailing list, by the way) :)

teatimewithtrina said...

Bella, you will bloom and I'm excited to see where the next and newest blooms will be.

Sacramento Amate said...

I am so looking forward to your new blog face.
I am with you 100%.
Besos hermana.

thorne garnet said...

I'm signing up, can't wait to see what changes are coming

Vix said...

With your attitude and determination you will succeed, I just know it. Change can be daunting but it's also exciting and thrilling and with all your virtual friends' backing I just know it will be blooming marvellous. xxxxx

CityScape Skybaby said...

It all sounds good Bella, I 'll look forward to seeing what you do next, you've always got some new idea on the go! And I love that top, no wonder you decided not to sell it. Good luck with all your new ventures! xx

Jane George said...

you look so gorgeous, i love this colour on you! mind you, i love everything on you!! have a beautiful week beautiful lady xxxx

pastcaring said...

Great colours and floral print.
Best of luck with your new project, Bella - onward and upward! xxx

Carina Rosenholm said...

Wish you good luck with the Changes!
You look great!

Krista Gassib said...

Cha Cha Cha Changes!!! More than anything a girls gotta be able to buy her own shoes :) That was a line from a book I just finished, advice from a Daddy to his little girl, I thought it was sound advice as the kid loved shoes! I wish you nothing but luck, love and sunshine!

Suzanne Carillo Style Files said...

All the best in your new endeavours. It sounds exciting and a change is always a good thing.

Looking forward to seeing what your new projects will include.

whenlifehandsyouapear said...

Hooray for being able to refocus and decide what's best for you!

Love the color and festive print of that top!

The Style Crone said...

Do what you need to do to take care of your dear self. I will follow you wherever you need to go and support you as always. You are gorgeous in your florals and your energy and talent will take you to the next level, I am sure.

And I see that I've already signed up for your newsletter. So will be waiting to hear about what's blooming next.

And thank you for all the support that you have given to The SC.

Shybiker said...

Do whatcha gotta do, buddy. And thanks so much for the mint tights. I'm going wear them soon.

Forest City Fashionista said...

You have to know your basic needs are covered to have energy left for creativity and blogging, and I know I'm lucky to have a day job that gives me that freedom. I will be curious to see where your path takes you and what new projects you have up your sleeve. Best of luck, Bella, and I will stay tuned!

Jan Graham-McMillen said...

Our Bella ... glad to see you evolving and still rockin' and rollin'. Looking forward to everything to come, and wishing you the BEST of everything.

señora Allnut said...

dear bella, love that your top makes you thing about fabulous ladies all over the world, it's a happy piece and also a great and colorful top!
And I would like to send you all my support to your projects!, you're rockin' the world!
besos & mucha suerte!

menopauselsupermodel said...

Dear Bella--most importantly you need to take care of YOU and not over-tax yourself!!
I will be waiting to see where all of this takes you!! I know wherever it is you will BLOOM!!!

BTW--love the outfit--especially the color combo of pink, porange, blacj and white!!

off to sigh up for the newsletter!

Anne M Bray said...

Well, my Rosebud,
Roses go dormant seasonally, so you can too! Looking forward to new growth...

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That's amazing. I never realized what it was about before but I'm definitely going to get myself a copy now!

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Following the mass sexual assaults in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, the German government released a laughable cartoon, to teach migrants about what kind of behavior is appropriate in their public swimming pools. Here’s a protip for Germany: if someone grows into adulthood without realizing that it’s wrong to sexually harass women, a cartoon isn’t going to change their predilections.

Nonetheless, the German government has released another sex guide for the benefit of migrants. And ‘sex guide’ isn’t a generalization. It’s literally a guide to teach migrants on how to have sex, and is similar to what you might find in a high school sex ed class. The German Health Ministry posted it on their new website, and titled it “Zanzu: My body in words and images,” and it’s available in 12 different languages.

It covers everything from how to use a condom, cleanliness, foreplay, to STDs. It even takes the time to describe male and female genitalia, and goes over various sexual positions. Bizarrely, they tell female migrants that they can give oral sex, but advises them “not to swallow.” They even advise women on how to get involved in the sex trade, which is legal in Germany. And finally, the website informs migrants that porn is okay, female genital mutilation is illegal, and “masturbation is not harmful.” Throughout the text, the guide emphasizes the importance of consent.

Sorry Germany, but the migrants in your country are mostly grown men, and they don’t need to be taught how to have sex. Unfortunately, they already know how to do that.

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  • Carl Stevenson

    They know how it’s done. Everywhere they go they outbreed the native population by a large factor. It’s part of their strategy to take over the hose countries
    As far as the sexual assaults, that’s part of their “culture” and their “religion.”
    The author is right … Cartoons won’t fix that.

  • Nathan Togain

    It’s official, the world has finally gone straight to hell.

    • It is almost a shame that hell doesn’t exist.

      • Plextt Plextt

        Yeah, alomost=)

  • Reverend Draco

    Germans have been so pussy-whipped by the rest of the world as “penance” for WWII. . . it’s as if there’s not a man among them any more.

    • They have become quite adept at self-flagellation since the majority of the occupation forces have been removed. There are plenty of men, there are too many women like Merkel.

      • Deboradhill2

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  • I forgot

    I would say unblelievable, but it’s not.

  • Short of severe mental retardation or physical defects, there has never been a human born that couldn’t figure out how to reproduce. It is in both the DNA and the ancestral instincts of the specie.

  • Chef Sp

    We should invite all the migrants to feminist conventions. Taa-daa! Self-cleaning oven! Both problems….SOLVED!

  • MW Hohimer

    Germany Creates Website to Teach Refugees How to Have Sex…..”

    And who is going to teach the “goat humpers” how to access the website?

  • Dow Jones

    Urupp would like to thank zionist conspirators and meat puppet
    traitors including former STASI agent “Erika” currently NSA GESTAPO
    asset Merkill, Swedish Israeli USSAN Barbara Lerner Specter, German political
    hackster Gregor Gysi and Hungarian French war criminal Sarkozy (real name Nagy-Bocsa) for their zionist dedication to turning Urupp and its once sovereign nation states into slumland Third World ISIS sewers and breeding grounds for rapists and terrorists. One only needs to listen to these wretches to understand the
    master plan of the zionist thugs and their pedophile politburo in Brussels who
    want nothing more than to turn Urupp into a mutt house like the multi kulti
    USSA madhouse where less than 3% chosen racers of the alpha sect control most
    of the propaganda porn media and Ponzi finance not to mention the political
    pimps , whores and pedophiles Mercans call their leaders.

    Onward then comrade zionazi to the glorious Europeon slum of the
    EUSSR under the jackboot of the chosen racer master race!

    3 wise jews help us understand “the plan” of our elite masters.

    Learning to adapt to our new “citizens”

    Taharrush “Arab rape game”

  • fedup taxpayer

    condoms will be a new trick for them

  • ברוך הבא בשם יהוה

    Are they that stupid?

  • Tatiana Covington

    They need cartoons to teach about blowjobs? Pathetic. Very well, the more blowjobs the fewer babies. And the world’s population has tripled since 1945.

    Suck on, dudes.

    • I can’t imagine the average male being unwilling to mentor any willing fallatio student.

      • Jackie Puppet

        The single migrants already had the little boys in the Middle East as unwilling servants before going to Europe. Maybe that’s why so many of them are following the families that actually need refugee status.

  • RandyJ/ProudSurvivor

    Given the situation, I would think a video “teaching” them to not rape would be more in order. At least that would be less stupid and ineffectual than the present course of dimwit-terry.

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      “Raper no raping.” A concept so simple, even an autistic Mexican can understand it.

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Former Ledyard resident Matthew Wallace was sentenced Tuesday to 100 months in prison for receiving and possessing more than 500 images of child pornography.

Wallace, 32, was arrested in December 2010 and has been detained since March, when a jury in Bridgeport found him guilty.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neeraj Patel and Ray Miller had asked Judge Warren W. Eginton to impose a lengthy prison sentence, noting that "Mr. Wallace was particularly interested in hardcore videos and images of pre-teens, as young as five years old, having sex with adults."

According to the government, on Jan. 19, 2010, a Milford police detective assigned to the Connecticut Child Exploitation Task Force logged into a peer-to-peer Internet file-sharing network and downloaded several images of child pornography from an Internet Protocol ("IP") address assigned to Wallace at his Ledyard residence. On May 28, 2010, law enforcement agents conducted a court-authorized search of the residence and seized computers and hard drives.

Forensic examination of items revealed more than 500 images and videos of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

"As demonstrated in the victim impact statements submitted to the Court, these horrific images and videos undoubtedly and profoundly impacted the children who were victimized in them," the prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum. "The defendant's conduct violated the child victims depicted in the images and videos when he first obtained and downloaded them, and then every time he opened and viewed them."

Defense attorney Jonathan J. Einhorn had sought a mandatory minimum sentence of five years, writing in his sentencing memorandum that "for good reason," Congress distinguishes between those who view child pornography and those who create it. He submitted a psychological evaluation of Wallace, who is engaged to a woman, financially supports family members, has no criminal history, has a solid work record, and is at low risk for following through with an offense involving physical contact with children.

Wallace's fiancée, family members and fellow employees had submitted letters of support on his behalf. Wallace himself had written to the court to beg for mercy and said he is "not a monster."

The prosecutors wrote that despite Wallace's claim, his actions spoke otherwise.

"The truth is Mr. Wallace is just like a "monster" who hides in the closets of these children, watching their sexual, emotional, and physical abuse for his own sexual gratification," the sentencing memorandum said.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Connecticut Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Milford Police Department. The Connecticut State Police and the Ledyard Police Department assisted.

Wallace will be on federal probation for five years following his release from prison.

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Stylish and camera-obsessed, Naomi and Nathan thrive on the yellow journalism of the social-media age. They are lovers and competitors—nomadic freelancers in pursuit of sensation and depravity, encountering each other only in airport hotels and browser windows.

Naomi finds herself drawn to the headlines surrounding Célestine and Aristide Arosteguy, Marxist philosophers and sexual libertines. Célestine has been found dead and mutilated in her Paris apartment. Aristide has disappeared. Police suspect him of killing her and consuming parts of her body. With the help of an eccentric graduate student named Hervé Blomqvist, Naomi sets off in pursuit of Aristide. As she delves deeper into Célestine and Aristide’s lives, disturbing details emerge about their sex life—which included trysts with Hervé and others. Can Naomi trust Hervé to help her?

Nathan, meanwhile, is in Budapest photographing the controversial work of an unlicensed surgeon named Zoltán Molnár, once sought by Interpol for organ trafficking. After sleeping with one of Molnár’s patients, Nathan contracts a rare STD called Roiphe’s. Nathan then travels to Toronto, determined to meet the man who discovered the syndrome. Dr. Barry Roiphe, Nathan learns, now studies his own adult daughter, whose bizarre behavior masks a devastating secret.

David Cronenberg’s creative bona fides are well established. The idiosyncratic auteur has been crafting his unique visions of the world in film since the sixties. I’ve been interested in his work since I first saw Videodrome and Scanners, but it was Dead Ringers that really managed to freak me out. There are so few directors out there who can create something that genuinely disturbs; Cronenberg is undoubtedly one of them. When I discovered he was releasing a novel, I was interested and concerned in equal measure. I knew I would want to read it, but I also knew there was a good chance that it was going to mess with my head. Turns out I was right on both counts.

Naomi and Nathan seem adrift in their own lives. Both are obsessed with cameras and technology, and their respective careers mean they can spend much of their time observing rather than taking part. It feels like the perfect way to avoid anything like a proper relationship, always managing to be one step removed from events. They are constantly on the move and only meet one another in passing. There is an almost a voyeuristic quality to their work, and this bleeds into their personal lives as well.

Cronenberg’s slightly skewed world-view translates well to the page. The writing certainly displays that visual quality that I’ve come to expect with his work. Fans of Cronenberg’s early horror are bound to enjoy this foray into the written word. The narrative explores a whole host of differing themes. The only thing they have in common? They all lend themselves to promoting introspection in the reader. Everything from rampant consumerism, Marxism, societal taboos, cannibalism, sexual politics and body dysmorphic disorder are involved in the plot.

Now, in an effort to be entirely honest, I’ll admit that there were moments where some of the narrative was lost on me. Cronenberg is obviously a smart cookie, and he is keen to share his opinions on just about every topic you could imagine. Célestine and Aristide Arosteguy, the philosophers who are the subjects of Naomi’s latest article, are more than a little verbose. I felt their conversations were often taking part somewhere way above my head. That said I’m sure readers who are better versed in the subtleties of Marxist theory and North Korea’s current place on the world stage while not suffer the same problems.

The book also ends in a rather abrupt fashion. Initially I was annoyed by this move, but I realise now, as I am still thinking about it, that having some questions left unanswered is probably the whole point of the piece.  The author wants to make his readers think about the points he is raising. I remember an interview years ago, I think it was with Clive Barker, where someone asked the question – What is it that horrifies you? Barker’s suitably disturbing response – the banality of the human condition. Consumed explores so many different aspects of what it means to exist, trying to provide some inkling of just who and what humankind is as a society. Like Barker, I suspect Cronenberg is projecting his own fears into his work. It’s as though the writer is terrified of the thought that a question could remain unasked, never mind unanswered.

Part murder mystery, part character study, part psychological horror, the line blurs between the genres the further into the book you delve. Like its celluloid predecessors this is fiction chock full of social commentary. Ultimately, I suppose David Cronenberg is creative marmite. Some will love his work, buy into it, and be changed by the experience. Others will read the novel and probably hate every single page with a vitriolic passion. I’m sure, if nothing else, this book will prompt debate. Personally I enjoyed it, even with the issues I’ve mentioned above, it made me think and that’s exactly what good fiction should do. Consumed demands your attention, and that you engage the old grey cells as part of the journey. You need to keep your wits about you so you can figure out just exactly what is going on. Provocative and at times deliberately challenging, Cronenberg’s fiction debut is a uniquely personal vision of the world.

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What are Military Schools in Maryland?

Military schools in Maryland teach students through very structured educational programs than provided by traditional schools. They use militant-style environments and tactics for disciplining teens. The programs are designed with an emphases on physically training, as well as discipline. In the beginning, their purpose was to serve as alternatives for juveniles in jeopardy of serving time in youth correctional facilities.

Maryland military schools offer their students quality educations. But, they have a strict acceptance policy. Enrollment is usually limited to teens who don’t exhibit any sort of major behavioral issues. This alone makes these specialized schools inappropriate for those with mental disorders, learning disabilities, alcohol and drug problems and emotional issues.

Military schools are essential boarding schools. They use militant-like tactics for educating and disciplining their students. They employ measures known as “shock incarceration”, which are said to be intense programming alternatives.

Are Military Schools in Maryland Effective?

Although there are some advantages, there are also disadvantages of military schools for teen with serious issues:

Disadvantages of Military Schools

  • Limited Contact – Many parents are turned off by the idea of having limited contact with their teens in military schools. The rules for getting approved to attend family events are very strict. This is in an effort to create more self-sufficient, independent teens.
  • Extensive Training – These schools require that all their students participate in rigorous physical training programs. Teens in poor physical condition will have a hard time meeting these requirements. They need to be psychologically strong and physically fit in order to benefit from these programs.
  • Confrontational Approach – If your teen is thinking about a future in the military, this can be a good approach to learning. But, when it comes to teens with mental disorders, or those coping with past traumas, the bullying tactics can be counterproductive. Their humiliation and intimidation tactics can cause teens with learning disabilities and substance abuse issues serious long-term psychological damage.

Are Positive Changes Long-Lasting?

Some teens have noted that military schools helped them see brighter futures for themselves. However, there’s no proof that these are long-term changes. When it comes to teens in trouble, the core issues causing their negative behaviors need to be addressed.

The best method for this is a therapeutic intervention program. This will ensure long-term behavioral benefits, as long as the program includes aftercare treatment. Military schools in Maryland don’t provide student with therapeutic treatment for lifelong changes in troubled teens.

Alternative to Military Schools

Maryland teens with mental disorders or psychological issues need deep, inner-healing techniques. The most effective way to discover the core issues leading to the destructive behavior is through intense therapy. Teens with learning disabilities need specialized teaching methods to overcome their shortcomings.

Teens with serious issues benefit most from structured programs that include group, individual and family therapy. The Family Compass is here to help you evaluate various therapeutic treatment programs for your troubled teen.

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How to Minimize the Use of Toxic Pesticides in Your Organic Garden

Going completely organic in your garden can be intimidating because of pests and how much harm they cause. Pests can be detrimental to crops and reduce yields and food security at all levels of agricultural production, whether in commercial or home gardens. Controlling pests with chemicals is what most people incorrectly believe to be the best solution. In fact, each year about 136 million pounds of pesticides are used in home gardens which is nearly thrice the quantity used by farmers. What most people fail to realize is that chemical pest control poses a great risk to the crops/plants in their gardens, your family, existing wildlife and the natural environment.

Toxic pesticides are more easily misused or over applied and can cause water pollution through runoff, affecting human and overall organism health in many ways. As such, it is a farsighted decision to prioritize natural pest control in organic gardening and look for how best to minimize the use of these chemical pesticides.

Natural pest control can target specific pests and is much cheaper than the total cost of purchase and application of harmful pesticides. Implementing some of these crop management methods can help keep crops healthy and well-protected from damaging pests without using toxic pesticides.

Keep a Well-maintained Garden

An organic garden that is healthy and well-maintained is the best defense from pests. Keeping a well-maintained growing environment for your organic plants decreases the likelihood of needing chemical pest control.

Proper soil balance and continuous removal of weak plants that could be infected will reduce the chances of attracting diseases and pests. Pull out these weeds and dispose away from the garden area.

Nurture Healthy Soil

Organic soil that is naturally treated with compost is a great way to develop strong and hearty plants that can resist predators. Mulching and top-dressing your garden’s soil regularly with natural fertilizers or compost also go a long way to encourage the growth of healthy, organic crops.

Interplant and Rotate Crops

Insect pests are typically plant-specific so by rotating and intercropping, pests are less likely to spread throughout a specific crop. Mixing garden plants with vegetables also allows different nutrients to be taken away and added from the soil at a time. Plant rotation will also break the life cycle of insect pests over a year, which would often over-winter in the nearby soil beds. Introducing diverse plants can often help fix helpful nutrients and bacteria, as well as add natural enemies to fight off pests that often thrive in monoculture and increase crop yield.

Keep Foliage dry

Watering your garden must be done early in the day so that foliage will be dry for the rest of the time. Wet foliage can attract fungus and insects that weaken and damage plants. A drip-irrigation system could be helpful in watering the roots of the plants without getting the foliage wet.

Introduce Beneficial Insects

Investing in methods to attract beneficial insects and introduce them to your garden, can help decrease or completely eradicate harmful pests. Beneficial insects can be bought from catalogs and work best to target specific insects and their larvae so it is necessary to understand which pests you are trying to eliminate.

Try Homemade, Non-Toxic Remedies

Homemade, non-toxic remedies are inexpensive and these materials provide good control from insect pests. They control these harmful insects on your organic garden without posing any threat to the health of pets or people in the home. Most of these homemade remedies usually contain mixes of noxious ingredients that are readily available in the household like cayenne pepper, dish soap, oil, milk, water, etc. Other natural remedies include milky spore (granules best used for killing grubs and Japanese beetles), diatomaceous earth (a mechanical killer containing tiny sharp particles that kills several common insects), powdery mildew (works great on infested crops) and lime sulfur mixed with dormant oil (used on dormant fruit plant branches and trunks to help suffocate insect eggs).

These are only a few of the non-toxic remedies that can be concocted in your home to help control pests and improve organic gardening. Making these remedies with your own materials and finding other non-chemical solutions provides less harmful methods of pest treatment and fewer health implications than toxic pesticides.

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Hello fellow Flyfishers I will be In awahoo the 23 of May. And would like to get into some Bone fish. I am a freshman in College and dont have that much $ and was not planing on getting a guide. I have never been to Hawaii nor have I ever fished for Bone fish. I have flyfished most of my life and I just fish for big Rainbows up hear in Alaska. So this will be totaly new to me. What fly line should I use?, I was going to take my 9"6 7wt Sage Xp and my 10' 7WT Sage Fli for a backup. Are those to light of a rods? What are some good flie patterns for Bone fish in Hawaii? I would love to catch any other kind of fish to really does not matter to me. This looks like a geat fourm. Any info would be nice. Thank you

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The guys yesterday were using 8wt, 9 foot rods and matching reels with a good drag and 120 yds of backing. Floating line and a 16# test leader. Crazy Charlie flys ... #4 and #6 I think??? The fish averaged 7 Pounds.
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The Blue Greens is Dave Hillyard’s, tenor saxophonist extraordinaire from The Slackers, side project that focuses on Jazz meets Blues vibes. Not of the smoothed out variety, but more rockin’ and swingin’. The group consists of Rolf Langsjoen on trumpet, Simon Chardiet on guitar and vocals, Arturo Baguer on bass, Danny Fisher on drums and, of course, Dave Hillyard on tenor saxophone, and the album was fine tuned with the assistance of Agent Jay, Lord Sluggo and Victor Rice.

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Using the classic upholstery fabric Hallingdal 65, German design studio BLESS created this awesome car-themed pillow seat for a furniture fair held in Milan last week. We’re seriously impressed.

For more vehicle-themed chairs, check out David Clark Designs – a studio that refashions actual car seats into household furniture.

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    Neat I wonder how big it is.

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    Sorry, I forgot to include that fact. It’s life size.

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    now this is interesting… He just gave “air ride” and “soft ride” a new meaning… Very cool.

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    That is amazing work, but I would have liked to see them put the wheels inside the fenders instead of stuck on the outside.

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Operation American Spring called for "as many as ten million" to assemble this past Friday in Washington, DC, in order to force the current government, including Obama, Biden, Reid, McConnell, Boehner, Pelosi, and Holder, from office, appoint a new one more to the liking of the Tea Party and hold a tribunal comprised of "those with the principles of a West, Cruz, Dr. Ben Carson, Lee, DeMint, Paul, Gov Walker, Sessions, Gowdy, Jordan." Well, roughly 9,999,950 of the 10 million failed to show up, giving rise to hilarious Twitter and Facebook comments under #AmericanSpringexcuses. One outraged wingnut wondered where everyone was; another explained that floods kept them away. Obama unleashed those floods, I suppose. Watch:

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez – No one is working harder for Orange County

Rep. Sanchez greets district resident at Anaheim Vons

During the Congressional recess Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez has been at home in her central Orange County district. She hasnâ€™t been kicking back on vacation though,Â she’s been out in her district talking to voters about their needs and finding ways to help. But that isnâ€™t unusual, because with the exception of when she is on Congressional business, she is at home in her district every weekend. Every month, Congresswoman Sanchez holds a District Office Hours event at a local market. This Saturday, she was at the Vons Market on Lincoln Avenue in Anaheim.

During the hour and a half she was there, Loretta and her district office staff, assisted dozens of residents with needs ranging from immigration questions to seeking information about where to get assistance during these tough economic times. Congresswoman Sanchez told me the number one question she gets is about jobs and what she is doing to help. â€œWhat are you doing about jobs Loretta? Iâ€™ve been out of work for over a year, and I need to support my family?â€Â  Thatâ€™s what they tell me Sanchez says.Â Sanchez told me of one man who came to talk with her earlier this year who told her;Â â€œIâ€™m a Republican why are the Republicans saying they donâ€™t want to extend unemployment benefits because they think Iâ€™m lazy and donâ€™t want to work. Why are they so out of touch?â€

Loretta shrugs her shoulders; â€œAll I can tell them is what I am doing to help. In September I was the only member of Orange Countyâ€™s Congressional delegation to support the extension of unemployment benefits and to provide the money to states to pay for teachers, police, and fire fighters and keep them on the job. My colleagues,â€ Sanchez said, â€œall said no, no, no. They said the cost was not paid for but thatâ€™s not true. It is paid for by cutting off tax loopholes for companies hiding their profits abroad. They just donâ€™t like how we paid for it.â€

Congresswoman Sanchez points out that even though the Republicans have mapped out a strategy of opposing everything, â€œthe 111th Congress has been the most productive Congress in decades.â€

Some of the accomplishments Sanchez cited were:

  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act â€“ Creates or saves 3.5 million jobs and invests in the future â€“ in clean energy, health care, and infrastructure â€“ to put our nation back on the road to recovery and transform it for long-term growth and stability.
  • Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act â€“ Provides needed protection for consumers from unfair and arbitrary practices employed by credit card companies.
  • Helping Families Save Their Homes Act â€“ Implements provisions included in the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, including key incentives to encourage lenders to negotiate affordable mortgages for responsible homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure.
  • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act â€“ Restores the rights of women and other workers to challenge unfair pay â€“ to help close the wage gap where women earn 78 cents for every $1 a man earns in America.
  • State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization â€“ Legislation to cover 11 million children, including an additional 4 million uninsured but eligible kids.
  • Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act â€“ Grants the Food and Drug Administration
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act â€“ Health Care reform legislation which enacts changes to the health insurance market that will translate into the biggest expansion of coverage since Medicare and Medicaid were created in 1965, and the most ambitious effort ever to restrain health-care costs.

Sanchez has been personally responsible for more than 50% of the budget allocations coming to Orange County since she was elected in 1996. SheÂ brought $178 million to Orange County schools this year. Sanchez told me â€œIâ€™m proud of my record in Congress and what Iâ€™ve done to help the people of the 47th District. We still have a lot to do, but if the Republicans were to have their way we would be doing nothing at all.â€

I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that Congresswoman Sanchez has released her first campaign ad targeting her Republican challenger Assemblyman Van Tran.

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  1. Elizabeth Rivas
    September 12, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    Here’s a video that shows Loretta Sanchez lying and going to a Prayer Vigil to campaign. I can’t believe her arrogance! Let’s follow up on this one Chris. Thanks.

    • September 12, 2010 at 5:56 pm

      There is an old phrase; “Be careful what you ask for, you might get it.”

      Here is how the organizers of the “Prayer Vigil” characterized the event:

      Held in Garden Grove, over 200 community members were present – including 7 clergy and 1 congressional representative. Our message was to reform our health care system and to ensure that health care is affordable for low-income families.

      This was a forum about Health Care Reform. They were praying for Health Care Reform.

      Here is the link to the Youtube video that the organizers put out

      The video provides a much more factual context than the one you are promoting.

      Bottom line, Loretta Sanchez was not campaigning at a prayer vigil as you claim. She was speaking on health care reform as requested by the organizers of the event.

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  2. September 12, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    On 4-Nov-1999 Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez voted with Wall Street when she voted to end Glass-Steagall, the 1933 Great Depression era legislation that separated commercial banks, (banks that lent money to business and agriculture), from investment banks that used depositor funds for real-estate and stock market speculation.
    The legislation was: â€œFinancial Services Modernization Actâ€ in the House.
    In the Senate it was called: â€œGramm-Leach-Bliley Actâ€

    There was no Glass-Steagall in Obamaâ€™s â€œWall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009â€. There was a Glass-Steagall amendment proposal, but Wall Street & Obama did not allow the Cantwell/McCain Glass-Steagall amendment to be introduced.
    Sanchez should have voted â€œNOâ€, but she went with Wall Street and against the people.

    Click on his article of July 15, 2010:
    â€œObama â€“ Dodd â€“ Frank Financial Regulation Monstrosity Delays Derivatives Curbs until 2022â€

    â€œDemocrats Are Doomed Without Glass-Steagallâ€

  3. Andrew Hall
    September 13, 2010 at 11:46 am

    Retired Chief Andrew Hall now. Theses are my personal views and do not represent the City of Westminster or Westminster Police Department: No matter what you think of democrats or Congressperson Sanchez, she has not bred and mentored a following of disturbing staff members to extend the reach and depth of misconduct. You need not take my word. Simply Google-search Andy Quach or Tyler (Truong) Diep and see how pervasive the problem behavior extends beyond Van. PLUS, you will only learn what’s been printed and is a matter of public record. An ongoing investigation, for example, will not be available for you to review , nor would you even have knowledge of it. ***SPECIAL NOTE TO THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY: I know that you know exactly what I’m talking about. You know it better than I do. STOP allowing your wonderful and proud community to be defined by Van Tran, Andy Quach and Tyler Diep. They bring shame on themselves, their families and their supporters.

    • Claudio Gallegos
      September 13, 2010 at 12:16 pm

      Go Andrew Hall! I can only imagine how frustrating it was to deal with them when they tried to get Andy Quach off on his drunk driving charge. They maligned your officers and tried to impede a police investigation. Shame on them.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme Song

I know there is an abundance of information regarding this one, but, as we are trying to be an authority-of-sorts for theme songs, it would suck if we did not have this tune in our archive.

As you probably already know, the theme song for Buffy the Vampire Slayer is by the band Nerf Herder; I guess we could say the Buffy theme is their best claim to fame. They are still performing though, in fact they just released their latest album in 2008. Here is what they look like.

First, the theme song in all its glory.

The super official version of the theme (the one above) can be found in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album (released 2009), where it’s officially credited as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme” and lasts 1:04.

Now let’s list some facts about the tune and how it came to be, shall we?

First, a direct quote from the Nerf Herder guys from an old interview:

“They (the Buffy production staff) had hired some famous theme song composer to come up with a theme and they didn’t like the one he came up with so they were kind of on a low budget, and asked local bands to come up with theme song ideas.”

Series creator Joss Whedon explained in a DVD documentary of the pilot episode that his decision to go with Nerf Herder was influenced by Alyson Hannigan who had made him listen to the band’s music.

It is said that Nerf Herder recorded a second version of the song which was used for the titles from season 3 onwards. I still don’t know what the differences are and whether this alleged second version was officially included in a soundtrack release.

In the soundtrack release Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale, American band The Breeders covered the theme. Below is their version taken from the disc.

There are a bunch of other official soundtrack releases from the franchise. See Amazon.com for these.

There is a controversy surrounding the theme. The melody sounds similar to an Austrian-German song entitled “Codo” by the pop band Deutsch-Österreichisches Feingefühl or DÖF. Nerf Herder said they had “never heard of DÖF”. For what it’s worth, I believe them.

Below is “Codo”. (Man, these Germans are weird.)

Or better yet, see the fan-made comparison video below.

Finally, a couple of early versions of the official opening credits. Video clips change throughout the 7 seasons of course.

Can someone point me to the re-recorded theme for season 3? Anyway, that’s it for now.

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Should I ride Scorpion?

Busch Gardens Tampa: I was wondering should I ride scorpion if so tell me why

From Karly Tenney
Posted September 30, 2011 at 11:28 AM
I wanted to know if I should ride
Scorpion at BGT?

Comments in chronological order. Most recent at the bottom. Scroll down to respond.

From steve lee
Posted September 30, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Two words: Anton Schwarzkopf. The man designed some great coasters, and Scorpion is a prime example. It packs a great little punch. It's also one of the rare coasters that has a loop with just a lapbar. It's the hidden gem at Busch Gardens Tampa. It's not necessarily better than any of the bigger coasters, but it does its job admirably.

The better question would be Why WOULDN'T you ride it? The waits are rarely that long so it's not like riding the coaster would be some sort of massive inconvenience.

From Mike Gallagher
Posted September 30, 2011 at 1:12 PM
The only disappointment on my sole visit to BGT in '08 was not getting to ride Scorpion. I believe it was closed for a paint job. I may be wrong on the reason, but according to my friend that joined me (a BG regular) it was an extended closure.

From Zack McDonald
Posted September 30, 2011 at 9:02 PM
Was my first looping coaster, so it has a special place in my heart. Good ride that you should ride atleast once.

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the james badfellows - curiosity and spite EP

the james badfellows are a virginia based garage/punk/soul band with a dark aesthetic. not unlike if the cramps were more under the influence of stax records. their latest EP is called 'curiosity and spite', and they went full self-produced on this one, putting their heads together to come up with some doomy, swinging tones.

the interplay between the two guitars is kind of like a goth 'some girls' era kieth richards/ron wood situation. the rhythm section and some organ blasts lock the rest of it in for the titular james to deliver his low, swaggering howl over. back-up vocals here and there, especially on the sweet opening track 'warden', give me some 60's girl group vibes. it's a dank stew. recommended.

name your price for it here. i believe a 7" is in the works as well.

gaston urioste - ultimos soles del verano

'ultimos soles del verano' is the latest album by argentinian composer/multi-instumentalist gaston urioste. here is how he describes the sources of the music: 'this music draws equidistantly from diverse experiences and influences: contemporary writing, songs, jazz and south american folklore'.

the album flows together beautifully, combining jazz and latin rhythms with perfect fluidity. the drumming is impeccable. the woodwinds and strings are subtly arranged. the spanish guitar dances in and out of the compositions. there are surprising moments of nashville expressed in an amazing electric guitar solo during 'vals a emilia'. the songs sound experimental and familiar at once. i am having a hard time describing this album but i am giving it my highest recommendation.

get it here.

you're jovian - they were selected and divided

'they were selected and divided' is the latest album from norfolk, virginia based shoegaze/indie band you're jovian. it's available now for pre-order from funny/not funny records (release date 4/6). the single, 'pieces', is a jangling shoegaze/pop jammer, upbeat but hazy with the slow whammy bar warping of the guitars and gauzy distant vocals that are key elements of shoegaze.

for me, YJ hits a middle ground between two sounds of the 80's/90's british underground...gothic post-punk (like the cure and joy division) blended with heavy shoegaze (like my bloody valentine and loop). check out another track from the album, 'revelations', at YJ's bandcamp page.

pre-order the tape here.

adaya - the other side

adaya is a swiss musician. her latest album is called 'the other side'. adaya's music has celtic folk roots and psychedelic ambitions. fiddles, drones, sitar and electric guitars swirl like a storm above the driving rhythms established by the drums, bass and percussive banjo.

the air of mysticism is fully established by adaya's soaring vocals. you could definitely invoke some ancient deities to this music.

get it here.

restaurnaut - and out of the darkness wolves came whispering

'and out of the darkness wolves came whispering' is the latest release from california lofi artist restaurnaut, out now on pittsburgh label unread records and tapes. on this collection, restaurnaut's experimental bedroom folk/pop seems to be becoming even more atmospheric and strange.

various unidentified instruments and noises plunk and wheeze alongside more recognizable guitars and synths as vocals weave in and out, forming a dark but whimsical introspective journey. personal psychedelic confessions are interspersed with instrumental moods and excursions. 'quicksand' is a standout track.

get it here, cassette or digital.

empty stable - s/t

empty stable is a folk/roots music project from philadelphia. they have a subtle approach that i appreciate, going after the material with understated guitar playing and vocals that alternate between tight, high-lonesome harmonies and a deeper, reverb laden drawl.

the sparse production reinforces the restrained, melancholy country vibes of these songs. four leaves me wanting more. i love the closing track, a relaxed country blues jam called 'john henry brown', but the short and sweet opener, 'whiskey & water', is what drew me in to the EP the deepest.

name your price for it here.

brad fielder - vernacular songs

brad fielder is an oklahoman singer/songwriter who works in a down home, old-timey tradition. his latest release 'vernacular songs', finds him fired up over current american politics. from its very inception, folk music like the kind brad plays has been a way for common people to express their dissatisfaction with their leaders...and to unite each other in that dissatisfaction.

with 'vernacular songs', brad welds himself in as a link in that honorable chain. i especially like 'invoke his name', a barn burning topical variation on the blind lemon jefferson song 'see that my grave is kept clean'.

get it here.

c. scott and the beltones - adam raised a clone

c. scott and the belltones is a recording project of pennsylvanian musician christopher s. bell, who is also a member of the prolific collective netlabel my idea of fun (worth looking into what they have going on).

the belltone's latest album 'adam raised a clone' is a vibrant collection of maximalist bedroom pop songs, big ideas made real with a pots and pans aesthetic. it's lofi, clangy, yelpy, noisy and good. like a landfill phil spector, and that is a big compliment. the ambitious songs shine in the clamor. recommended.

name your price for it here.

bradley palermo - deep valley blues

bradley palermo is an LA based singer/songwriter who has followed the classic creative arc from punk/emo/hardcore music to alt-country and americana. his latest song 'deep valley blues', has full on outlaw vibes, with an easy going honky-tonk rhythm section (all bradley), hard luck lyrics and a high-lonesome pedal steel guitar.

the vocals are gritty but i think i can still hear a bit of screamo/hardcore singer in bradley's voice, which works fine. this would be a good song to drink well tequila shots to as the sun goes down in a dive bar deep inside the inland empire.

get it here.

tin boat - s/t

tin boat describes themselves as a 'heavy folk' project, which is a description i have never heard before, but it works well for this band. they have a driving, rhythmic sound, laid down by a deep and eclectic percussion section, an up-front mandolin, metal/grunge type melodies, and gang-style vocals.

they seem to have absorbed global folk influences and combined that with heavy rock to put together the unexpected sounds on their two song self titled debut. check it out below:

nothing available for download at this point, but keep an eye on the soundcloud for more songs.

magichour - all rivers flow to the ocean

magichour is the stage name of UK singer/songwriter ross king. the few songs he has available on his bandcamp page are craftsmanlike, simply produced but beautiful.

clean fingerstyle guitar structures are fleshed out with melodies rendered in lush vocal layers. dreamy folk in the british tradition, with a modern indie edge. 'all rivers flow to the ocean' is his latest release.

check out a few more songs here.

pc worship - buried wish

if you check in to MFOA regularly, you might know that i have been a longtime fan of new york experimental art/punk band pc worship. i have always appreciated band leader justin frye's ability to stretch the bounds of free-form jazz-damaged jamming and noise-destruction within the confines of concise, fully realized rock'n'roll songs. with their latest LP 'buried wish', they have hewn their particular type of blade to a microscopic sharpness, producing an incredible record, my favorite of the year so far, one that sounds timeless but also nails down what it feels like to live right now. the album begins with a bank of dissonant woodwinds and voices going through a woozy melody, 'lifeless rain on an empty moon', a song that feels to me like it could be the intro to a straight jazz record, like a minute snatched out of a chill part of 'black saint and the sinner lady'. this is followed by the pounding sludge of the single 'blank touch', a rocker which includes an insane backwards guitar solo (despite the artsiness of pc worship i often hear references to the most normal of classic rock in some of the guitar solos, projected through a broken lens. pc worship can have fun/a sense of humor with rock, just check the stoner-metalish jam 'back of my $$$'). the next song, 'river running sideways', brings in my favorite mood of the album, a kind of urban-decayed, trashy neil young shuffle with low-pitched slacker vocals, and those twisted classic rock guitars. i have things to say about every song on this record, but you don't really need to hear them, you probably just need to hear the record. the music feels like now, as i said before...the droning tony conrad/VU violins in 'help' couldn't sound more fresh for these sick times, and while i have often found pc worship's lyrics to be interesting, on this record i find some to be *touching*, as in the high-anxiety anthem 'perched on the wall': 'keep teaching the only written language and keep beating the heat/keep getting shit to eat and keep avoiding defeat'...fuck, isn't that the best any of us can try to do?

my favorite section of 'buried wish' is the final two songs, 'torched' and 'tranquil pain'. apparently 'torched' was inspired by the seminal lofi/punk record 'torch of the mystics' by sun city girls, but with the virtuosic drumming of greg fox (who worked with milford graves), the psychedelic guitar journeys sound more like early sonny sharrock to me. this ecstatic, heaven-reaching clamor of guitar and drums bursts and settles into 'tranquil pain', another baked out folk/rock song with a beautiful melody and again, extremely honest words that speak to me and to now: 'i'll sit outside again and wait for it to rain/i'll make it wash away everything that caused you pain/i'm going through the trash trying to find anything you might have thrown away/ because you thought it caused you pain'. shit. the song fades out into more warped violins and washy drones until it slams back in with another explosion of shattered guitar solos and screams. then the final line: 'i'll go outside again and wait for the sun to hit/make all the prayers come true and try to swallow it'. a perfect ending thought to a perfect record. when you think of a new york art rock band maybe you think of irony and detachment, but the lyrics throughout 'buried wish' feel incredibly, refreshingly sincere. if there is any detachment here, it is not a hipster pose but a self conscious defense mechanism against what the world seems to have become. this is way long for an MFOA post, but i can't recommend this album enough.

get it here, vinyl or digital.

jordan perry - s/t

jordan perry is a virginia based musician involved in multiple projects. most recently i have featured him here in his capacity as guitarist and singer for the excellent glam/power pop band new boss. jordan is also accomplished in the realm of classical guitar, and has recently released a self-titled album of his own compositions.

jordan's songs are not as flowery as what you might think of when you think of classical guitar music; they tend towards a starker, more contemporary style, playing with the spaces between the notes, the diminishing sustain, the fluid rumble of a repetitive fingerpicking pattern on nylon strings, the interplay of dissonance and harmony in groups of notes, and perfect execution. most of the songs are short sketches that seem to flow seamlessly into one another, with the exception of the roughly seven minute excursions at the front and back of the album. this is an easy album to get lost in, each time i have listened to the LP i am surprised as if woken from a daydream when the side ends, especially at the end of the lengthy and mesmerizing final track, 'whydah flats'. i highly recommend getting a copy of this limited edition LP.

download it digital here, email goodcryrecords at gmail for the LP (small operation).

ryan clark - nothing to prove

ryan clark is an MC and DJ based in harrisonburg, virginia. he often makes beats for other artists and performs as a DJ, but the self produced 'nothing to prove' marks his debut as a rapper. the album begins with a few a capella bars referencing previous personal struggles overcome. ryan's flow is laid back but has an emotional rawness and seems to draw a lot on classic early conscious hip-hop as well as the 21st century giants like kanye west and jay-z.

production wise, the influences seem to be more completely on the old-school side, with sparse, soul-heavy crate-dug beats that are very reminiscent of a tribe called quest. to quote kanye, i'm guessing ryan clark has 'so many records in his basement'. there is a sense of humble workmanship about this EP that makes me think of that song (kanye's 'spaceship') minus the high levels of ego.

name your price for it here.

peter mitchell james - sacred harpoon

oakland, california based experimental musician peter mitchell james (AKA east oakland athletics) did not send me his music out of the blue, i asked him to send it to me, because he interacts with me on twitter and often seems to grasp what i am trying to say, something that i really value in a space where despite the fact you can put a lot out there, there is no guarantee anyone will care or understand.

peter's music takes the form of ecstatic, psychedelic guitar expressions and industrial laments that seem to reference charismatic spiritual experience and the blur of everyday drudgery as much as lysergic departures. considering that our lived experience might be able to be reduced to a series of chemical and electrical reactions, what is the difference anyway? there are some more staid and standard type songs on peter's lone release 'sacred harpoon', but there is always an intensity and swirling energy ready to burst from between the cracks, as when a heavy textured drone of distortion bursts forth during the chorus of the otherwise ethereal 'merchants opens at 7:00'. i am glad i finally got to hear peter's songs, and i recommend you listen to them too.

get it for free here.

reid karris - divinato exitium

'divinato exitium' is the latest release by prolific chicago noise composer and percussionist reid karris. out now on cassette from chicago label lurker bias, 'divinato exitium' features a longform electroacoustic improvisation on each side, crafted with an array of percussive sounds and manipulated through electronic means.

listening to it causes me to meditate on the nature of destruction and construction, as each composition seems to start as generally a recording of sounds and then shifts into electronic abstraction over it's length. are the manipulations at play creating or destroying the thing we are supposed to be hearing? does it matter? is it possible to one without doing the other? is all creation, in fact, destruction, and all acts of destruction, in essence, acts of creation? maybe if you listen to reid karris' 'divinato exitium' a bunch of times, you will figure this out.

get the hand-dubbed, varying colorway c-32 from lurker bias, or name your price for some digital files.

the transcendents - dirt songs

'dirt songs' is the latest DIY LP from new zealand based post-modern musical collective the transcendents. like their previous releases, it is a home-cooked stew of lofi post-punk 'sprechgesang' cooked up using a wide range of methodologies, from the clean and electronic to the grittiest analog. the eclectic, looping, jagged psychedelic soundscapes provide a backdrop for spoken-word style reflections on the contradictions and injustices of the modern world.

the featured track, 'data entry dadism', with it's accompanying video, kind of reminds me of sleaford mods if they were high on acid and mushrooms instead of cheap cider and beer. i recommend digging into the 'dirt songs' of the transcendents.

get it here.

eli winter - live at silent funny

eli winter is an up and coming american primitive guitar picker who recently relocated from texas to chicago. he has been sending me live recordings for the past few years, and the development of his playing has been very fast.

he sounds polished as hell on this latest live set 'at silent funny', ripping through some towering original compositions and a faithful cover of the epic opening track of daniel bachman's stunning 2015 album 'river', 'won't you cross over to that other shore', a nearly 15 minute opus. eli even got the chance to perform with bachman recently, jamming the shruti box on a few songs for his feburary set at the empty bottle (check that out here). seems like things are going well for eli winter in his quest to play american primitive guitar. i am excited to hear a studio album.

name your price for this and some other live sets here.

growler - water on the moon

'water on the moon' is an epic, 30 track retrospective collection by texas weirdo folk collective/trio growler. it's laid-back, lofi psychedelic folk, referencing tradition and coming from nowhere at the same time. the 30 tracks leave a lot of time for it to unwind its loose charms, and there are plenty of them.

there is a playful, experimental nature about these songs, even when they are sad, like they were recorded in those late night moments where the bottles are mostly empty and things really come together. happy accidents abound and are treated with the utmost respect. i recommend diving into this collection, i think it rewards dives both shallow and deep, depending on how much time you have to give it.

name your price for it here.

stray owls - a series of circles

stray owls are an indie/rock/folk band from north carolina. their latest album 'a series of circles' is a collection of fuzzed-out, woodsy lofi jams that have achieved a fine balance between strange and catchy.

stray owls employ homespun techniques to reference the psych/folk and eccentric auteur pop of the sixties as well as the hermetic bedroom indie rock of the nineties. they fit in well with the independent, experimental musical tradition of the chapel hill, NC area.

get it here.

swamp sounds/uncle pop and the dumbloods

'swamp sounds/uncle pop and the dumbloods' is a split release by the two bands mentioned there in the title for scottish label bearsuit records. uncle pop and the dumbloods is a name for the work of scottish musician douglas wallace.

swamp sounds is the work of japanese electronic artist yuuya kuno. i can't find any outside links to these guys aside from the split, but it sounds pretty good. it begins with five tracks from swamp sounds...maximal, upbeat, breathlessly psychedelic electronica. the work of uncle pop is a little bit darker, with more an industrial edge, but the two artists fit well together on a split.

get it here.

george fetner - some things will change

george fetner is a singer/songwriter from columbia, south carolina. he is involved in a variety of musical projects, but his latest solo album is called 'some things will change'.

george's skillful, new age inflected fingerstyle guitar playing and ear for a unique melody is on display throughout this heartfelt collection. lyrically, these songs seem to be meditations on the emotional and philosophical contradictions we tend to face as we go through life.

get it here.

garrett douglas - i always think of you

garrett douglas is a young singer/songwriter from atlanta. 'i always think of you' is brief collection of songs he has composed since he moved to texas for college. with the exception of the romantic, standard length 'hometown', these songs are each only about a minute long and feature memorable melodies and tight playing and singing that leave you wanting more.

i like the use of a lofi drum machine on a few tracks and the shuffling rhythm section for the brief coda of 'yep'. each of these songs could be three minutes, no problem, but the sketch format is charming in its humbleness. it would take you less than ten minutes to enjoy this collection, i recommend it.

name your price for it here.

the golden chesterfields - old gold: best of the chest vol. 1

the golden chesterfields are a canadian folk/punk band, featuring david ivan neil, an MFOA ultra-regular-contributor as a member. because i feel like we are internet pals and i have written about a ton of his releases, i'm gonna be honest and say that the opening track of this collection 'old gold: best of the chest vol. 1' which uses uncomfortable lines from the movie 'silence of the lambs' as lyrics, is kind of off-putting to me. but punk is supposed to be off-putting, and i really like the rest of the album.

the production touches, such as saxophones here and there, noodly guitar soloing, and plenty of group singing, are well done, and the songs have bones. at it's best, funkiest moments ('my love', 'damn the haircuts'), this sounds a bit like the minutemen doing an acoustic set, and if you know me, you know i don't compare things to the minutemen lightly.

name your price for it here.

no mightier creatures - s/t

no mightier creatures are a peruvian rock band with a political edge. their just released, self-titled album is a tight collection of angular, post-punk inflected jams sung in english with a deep, grungy monotone drawl.

the lyrics, heavy in detail and imagery, tackle systemic injustice with a feeling of boiling frustration that rumbles through the aggressive grooves of the music. recommended.

name your price for it here.

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