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De acordo com o jornal Daily Star a cantora Amy Winehouse pode voltar a fazer shows no segundo semestre de 2010. Amy iria fazer uma turnê com a sua afilhada de 13 anos, a cantora Dionne Bromfield…(Veja a matéria completa)

Blog de livres, mais quand on lit Blake & Mortimer on ne sait jamais si on est dans la B.D. ou dans la littérature. Quoi qu’il en soit nous sommes dans la lecture là est le plus important.

Nous voici en face d’un monument, Blake & Mortimer c’est d’abord EP Jacobs. Un collaborateur d’Hergé, un génie de la ligne claire, un mythe. Depuis 1996 et la reprise de la série par Van Hamme et Benoît nous avons véccu des hauts et des bas.

Un très haut tout d’abord avec L’affaire Francis Blake. Des dessins et un scénario que Jacobs ne se serait pas permis mais un génie du scénario. Puis il y a eu la collaboration Sente et Juillard, très malheureuse, avec les deux derniers tomes et avec un peu plus de réussite pour La machination Voronov, qui relève plus du James Bond que du Blake & Mortimer.

Je n’aurais pas l’honneur de parler de l’Etrange rendez vous qui, pour moi, n’a été qu’une sombre reprise du Piège diabolique. Dans ces cas là la copie n’est jamais aussi bonne que l’originale.

Pourtant ce mercredi je suis allé chez mon libraire préféré afin d’acheter le précieux Blake et Mortimer. Je ne savais pas trop quoi en penser. Déjà la couverture, d’un bleu pas très visuel laissant apparaitre Mortimer dans une situation plus que troublante. De plus c’est le premier tome qui doit en attendre un 2e ou un 3e allez savoir.

L’histoire tout d’abord. Une seule pensée quand j’ai refermé ma B.D: “Enfin un album qui se tient !”. On sent à travers le scénario toutes les recherches faîtes par Van Hamme, il nous mène là où il a envie et le tout sur fond d’Histoire (oui, oui avec un grand H).

Nous rencontrons tour à tour les différents protagonistes de l’aventure. Ce premier tome est un retour aux sources en quelques sortes sur des bases qui nous rappellent Jacobs.

Ce tome a un goût du Mystère de la grande pyramide avec un peu plus de féminité. J’aime le clin d’oeil à le 2cv jaune comme dans James Bond.

J’ai aimé : le retour aux sources de la série; le meilleur tome hors Jacobs depuis L’affaire Francis Blake; le volet historique; le suspens; la présence féminine plus que charmante

Je n’ai pas aimé : la perte du fil de temps en temps en raison du détail historique qui devrait nous servir dans le 2e tome et la première de couverture si triste !

Qui devrait lire la B.D. : celles et ceux qui ne connaissent pas Blake & Mortimer (excellente entrée en matière), les déçus de Sente et Juillard, les amoureux du mystère de la grande pyramide. Cadeau idéal pour Noël !

Les petits plus : j’ai découvert un petit blog qui détourne la BD originale qui est assez amusant “Mortimer & Blake le blog” à aller lire d’urgence. Sinon vous pouvez aller voir ces deux excellents site sur l’univers Jacobs “La Marque Jaune” & “Golden Rocket” .

Ce n’était que mon avis.

Bonne lecture

Наконец-то, дождались, хоть и слушаем его миксы каждую в неделю, промо миксов Кисси днем с огнем. И никак не разочаровал, мощный, яркий, безумный микс из, как бы он сказал, hot-top-celeb треков. Mixmag своими миксами отмеряет эпохи клубной сцены. И этот микс тому подтверждение.
Конечно, про то, что Kissy Sell Out выпускает микс для Mixmag я говорил еще пару месяцев назад. Судя по треклисту, задержка налицо, у Mixmag’a все миксы такие, никаких новинок.

Mixmag Presents – Kissy Sell Out’s Xmas Blowout (alt)

01. Kissy Sell Out – Joanna
02. Skunk Anansie – Hedonism (Kissy Sell Out Remix)
03. Dub Pistols – I’m In Love (Foamo Remix) (alt)
04. SonicC – Stickin (Kissy Sell Out VIP Edit) (alt)
05. Dance Arena Feat Austin Boston – A/A/24/7 (XXXChange Edit)
06. Kissy Sell Out – Essex Boy (The Cheerz Remix)
07. Together – Hardcore Uproar 2009 (Lee Mortimer Remix/Kissy Edit) (alt)
08. Rainbow Arabia – Holidays In Congo (Myd Remix) (alt)
09. Hot Pink Delorean & Fantastadon – Party Favour (alt)
10. Kissy Sell Out – Garden Friends (Stereo Killaz Remix)
11. David Jones & Aqua Diva – Thriller (David Jones Mix) (alt)
12. TC – Deep (Jack Beats Remix)
13. Blake – What I Like (Knuckles Insomniac Remix) (alt)
14. Art Vs Science – Parlez Vous Francais? (alt)
15. George Frideric Handel – Zadok The Priest

Ja, man glaubt es kaum, aber es ist wahr. Das süsse Mädchen auf dem linken Foto ist niemand anders, als Amy Whinehouse.

Beim Anblick dieses Bildes fragt sich  jeder unwillkürlich, was in Miss Whinehouse Leben schief gelaufen sein muss, damit man zwischen diesem Foto und dem seelischen Wrack, welches uns heute von Bildern entgegenstarrt ein Zusammenhang entsteht?

Für viele ist es eindeutig Blake Fielder Civil, der sie in den Abgrund riss. Betrachtet man sich Bilder von vor seiner Zeit erhärtet sich der Verdacht.  Amy war schön, eine begnadete Sängerin mit großer Zukunft und heute?

Heute beeindruckt Sie uns zwar nicht mehr ganz so häufig wie noch 2008, mit Foto’s auf denen Sie volltrunken und/oder stoned durch die Gegend schwankt, aber auch ihre neuen Körpermaße können nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass ihre Seele sich nicht so einfach pushen lässt. Nach Brust soll nun auch die Kehrseite Silikon befüllt werden, was angesichts des knochigen Körperbaus durchaus nachvollziehbar erscheint; denn über richtiges Sitzfleisch verfügt Amy nun wirklich nicht. Bleibt nur die Frage, warum sie dann auch noch eine dicke Lippe riskieren möchte, indem selbige mit Collagen mehr Volumen bekommen soll, denn zum Küssen ist doch zur Zeit niemand da?! Es sei denn die Gerüchte bestätigen sich und Amy bandelt wieder mit Blake an. Da bleibt dann nur zu hoffen, dass jemand mal  ihr Gehirn pimpt.

There are a number of slightly embarrassing trends in my music consumption. For now, I’m just going to admit to an obsession with falsetto that compels me to listen to things that I normally wouldn’t. Moving right along…

The Prize Fighter Inferno:

The album, My Brother’s Blood Machine, is about half cheesy dance-able  indietronica and half depressing acoustic lullabies. (I’m filing this under “morose shit”.) The sound is definitely experimental, progressive, and strongly features Claudio Sanchez’s impossibly high voice. On the dancey side, there’s “the Margetville Dance” and “78″, both of which sound like the b-sides of a mistakenly unpopular 80’s exercise VHS. On the soft elegy side, there’s “The Flight of Moses Early and Sir Arthur McCloud” and “Easter”, which are surprisingly great (for me) to ease out of bed to . Also, the lyrics have some sort of Elliott Smith-level-of-depressing conceptual back story to them, if you’re in to that. Not bad for the creeptastic lead singer of Coheed and Cambria.

My Brother’s Blood Machine

Luke Pickett:

I started listening to Her Words Kill because someone told me that the singer had an “angelic voice”. In retrospect, there’s not a whole lot that’s impressive about the  proto-post-hardcore singer/screamer outfit, save Luke Pickett, the angelic singer. Luckily, Her Words Kill had the excellent foresight to disband and Luke Pickett became an acoustic solo act. The first track I listened to was “And Asleep I Am Your Everything” and the man’s voice is truly angelic… and by angelic, I mean beautifully androgynous (… and really everything the man does seems to be vaguely *politically* queer). In the middle of the chorus, Luke makes his uncommonly alto voice jump yet another octave at the end of phrases for a really nice effect. One of my personal favorites is “Blood Money”.  I mean, when does anyone ever talk about male-victim domestic violence, much less write a song about it?  The video for the song could easily be a slick promo for a domestic violence NGO (Peep it here.)  More than the falsetto, Luke Pickett does a great job of creating believable male sentimentality. Since he mostly wrote songs about failed relationships, I’m glad he figured that one out. Good examples of this: “Cruel Love”, “Make Me Beautiful”, and “Dream Love Cure”, despite the drum machines. What’s tricky about listening to Luke Pickett is that some of his solo stuff seems to have actually been released under Her Words Kill. Also, he’s slated to release a new album this year, but he’s being billed as r&b, covering up his tattoos, pre-releasing awful pop tracks, and wearing tweed. I’m just going to preemptively say that I’m not excited.

DISCLAIMER: Minor language. Proceed with caution.

Quite the piss poor, I-feel-like-disowning-you “performance” by the Sharks in their 7-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Sharks should have just stayed home in their cribs and choked on their pacifiers rather than “play” tonight.

Joe Thornton: Hey guys, let’s step on the ice.

*SILENCE*

Team: …and do what Jumbo? Are you going to finish that thought?

Thornton: Ya know, step on the ice and succeed with good ol’ fashioned California chillin’.

Team: OMFG, you iz brilliant Jumbo! Why didnt us think of that?! LOLZ.

Give me a damn break. This was disgusting. Absolutely putrid. Um, helllllooooo? Um, hi? You little children play professional hockey. Sounds kinda cool when you think about it. How about you actually play the game. And try. Just try.

What the hell happened during this long layoff to make the Sharks play like a beer league team? They allowed three, THREE shorthanded goals. Two of them were on the same power play!

Nobody wanted to play, everyone played with jocks on their heads. Turnover after turnover, fail after fail. If there was any doubt left about our defense, those were put to rest. From now on, if anyone tells you the Sharks defense is good, go ahead and tell them to remove their secret Ducks jersey or to go watch the NBA.

What a joke. Jason Demers played his worst game of his career. Dan Boyle felt like playing with an injured foot because this was a big game. He did end up scoring very late in the game, but it’s refreshing to know he waited 56 minutes to do something with his life. He finished with a -4 rating.

Also joining Pimple — I mean Boyle — with a -4 rating were Thornton and Dany Heatley. For all the great stuff they’ve done recently, this game shat all over it. Good gracious, it was atrocious. They must be stunned to know you have to play defense too. What a concept!

Manny Malhotra does his best pylon impression (From NHL.com)

With five minutes left to go in the second period, the shots were 26-7 Chicago. What in the blue hell is that about? Seven shots after 35 minutes? I could get eight shots on net by doing cartwheels the whole time.

At that time it was 4-0 and after the fourth, Ryane Clowe took it upon his messed-up-nose self to take a penalty. Brilliant. What a smart hockey player. Take a penalty and you show those bad guys you can beat them even with a man down. Ryane Clown. Blow me up a balloon while you make a joke of yourself.

Let’s go ahead and give credit to Chicago. They came in with an exceptional gameplan and their coach Joel Quenneville and perfected it. Sharks coach Todd McClellan was lost in the Tao of Joel’s stache.

This is the Blackhawks’ eighth win in a row and they’re no signs of slowing down.

LOL WUT?

Frazer McLaren managed a +1 for the Sharks. Ha ha ha ha.

AHL

Five AHL players were in the lineup: Jamie McGinn, Benn Ferriero, McLaren, Steven Zalewski and Derek Joslin. Certainly looked like Worcester was playing.

Kent friggin’ Huskins…

…was on the power play. Yes. On the power play and caused the turnover that led to a Chicago goal. Don’t EVER put that guy on the PP again.

Optimism Corner

Hit-O-Meter: SJ 26  CHI 17

Faceoff Percentage: SJ 56%  CHI 44%

The game ended.

Other Dreadful Notes

The Sharks’ injuries are plaguing them so badly now. Rob Blake, Devin Setoguchi, Jody Shelley, Brad Staubitz, Torrey Mitchell need to come back.

Per NHL rules, the Sharks are required to play again. They play Edmonton in Edmonton, Friday.

–Ray

So tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Again.

How does that happen exactly? I mean it doesn’t feel like it was that long ago we were all sitting here in my living room playing the Wii or enjoying Arizona weather after a satisfying turkey dinner! Do you remember?

A Long Drive

A Little Rock Band

Good Food

A Lot of Playing

All Equals A Lot of Love

Time has a way of moving on whether we like it or not. As I sit here I find myself reflecting and remembering so many holidays of the past. I have strong memories of a Thanksgiving in Preston, when all the Luthy’s came down and we set up a LONG table in the kitchen. I remember Jolene helping me get just the right amount of gravy on my potatoes in a perfect little puddle. I remember the laughter, the fun and the closeness of time with family. I also have vivid images in my head of the first Thanksgiving after little Cidnie found her way to us. I remember eating in the basement of mom and dad’s that year so we could all sit together at one long table. I remember the personalized notes mom wrote to each of us as our place holders, and I remember the one she wrote to baby Cidnie. My heart swells with these memories and I am thankful all over again.

So what do you remember? What’s your favorite Thanksgiving memory?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DATE: NOVEMBER 24, 2009

CONTACT: PUBLIC RELATIONS 772/221-1403

STUART COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND TO RING IN THE HOLIDAYS AT BLAKE LIBRARY DEC. 12

WHO: Martin County Library System

WHAT: Stuart Community Concert Band The Stuart Community Concert Band will hold two holiday concerts Saturday, Dec. 12, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the John F. Armstrong Wing of the Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart. The public is invited to share in the holiday spirit and enjoy seasonal favorites performed by this well-loved ensemble. Seating is limited. Free tickets are required and will be distributed 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, December 7 in the Blake Library lobby and available thereafter at the Blake Circulation desk. You must have a ticket to see either performance.

WHEN:

Saturday, Dec. 12, 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 12, 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing, 2351 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart.

HOW: Free tickets will be distributed Monday, Dec. 7, between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Blake Library lobby and available thereafter at the Blake Circulation desk.

For more information or to learn more about the Martin County Library System call 772/221-1403, pick up a Library Connection at any branch library or visit the library Web site, www.library.martin.fl.us.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DATE: NOVEMBER 24, 2009

CONTACT: PUBLIC RELATIONS 772/221-1403

WHO: The Friends of the Blake Library in Stuart, Inc., in support of Martin County libraries

WHAT:

Best of EXPLORE: You Can’t Catch Me!

Ages 6 and older

Join in the fun with gingerbread stories, treats, and a craft! Make your own gingerbread hanging mobile.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 9, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

WHERE: Blake Library, Exploration Lab (2nd floor), 2351 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart

HOW: Presented at no charge. Pre-registration is required. Limited to 30 children. To register, please call (772) 221-1407. To learn more about the Martin County Library System call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection at any branch library or visit the library Web site at www.library.martin.fl.us.

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DJ. Anchor. Bad reader. Burger and fries. Rain. Walk or drive. Weird seats. No photos. Zone out. Global warming. One note. Not dynamic. Can’t sleep.

I moved to the unknown, and for some strange reason, my fears were heightened and then were quelled.

I split up with what I thought was the love of my life after week one. Yes, it happened, the boyfriend I’d mentioned, the one that pestered me to write on this thing turned out to be a bastard, and I’m thankful for that.

I’ve met someone new. A boy who’s turned my confidence and my life round. He’s given me everything and I in return have given it back. Two months ago he was a stranger, and now he’s the most important person in my future. Strange, isn’t it, how life turns around.

The course is interesting, bus challenging. I’m currently writing about Marxist literary theory, alongside Austen, Blake and Poe. Referencing turned out to be a bugger, but now it’s the matter of reading and immersing yourself in what seems an alternate reality. English somehow does that to you..

London is a beautiful place, my life is where I want it to be, my fears have been quelled, and the future looks bright.

e com colar de âncora (L), gente, sabe… eu AMO a Amy!

o bolsinho do “Blake” agora tá cheinho, né?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DATE: NOVEMBER 19, 2009

CONTACT: PUBLIC RELATIONS 772/221-1403

CELEBRATED ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER TO GIVE ILLUSTRATED TALK ON VATICAN GARDENS

 WHO: Martin County Library System

WHAT:

Photographic PowerPoint Presentation and Lecture:

THE GARDENS OF THE VATICAN

Presented by Linda Kooluris Dobbs

Celebrated artist, teacher, official portrait painter and photographer Linda Kooluris Dobbs will give a presentation and talk 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Thursday, December 3 at the Blake Library in Stuart on The Gardens of the Vatican, her first book of photographs.

Written by her husband, the award-winning essayist and poet Kildare Dobbs, the book was 27 years in the making and gives a stunning visual tour of the 110-acre Vatican Gardens in Rome, spanning eight centuries of history.

Linda Kooluris Dobbs studied at the Sorbonne and graduated from Pine Manor College and with honors from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Now based in Toronto, her portraits, landscapes, still lifes and photographs are found in corporate and private collections worldwide. Copies of her book will be available for sale and signing.

WHEN: Thursday, December 3, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing, 2351 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart

HOW: Presented at no charge. To learn more about the Martin County Library System call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection at any branch library or visit the library Web site at www.library.martin.fl.us.

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Quite the what-comes-around game for the Sharks in their 4-3 loss against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Sharks stole a few games from Nashville and St. Louis lately (what goes around), and in this game, they were in position to win, but couldn’t hang on. The lack of defense is starting to rear it’s ugly shark head.

While Sharks defensemen are good offensively, they are mediocre defensively; that goes for defensive defensemen Douglas Murray and Kent Huskins. They are competent, no question, but they are now shut-down quality. It hurts having Rob Blake out, but the Sharks have always lacked a star shut-down defenseman.

I don’t think it’s pertinent to acquire one, but perhaps some of the current players should attend a few hockey camps and learn some defensive fundamentals — specifically not to leave your man! Their eyes are always on the puck looking for a breakout. As much a fan of the couterattack as I am, if  you don’t stay with your man, they’re going to score on you.

They also need to learn how to clear the puck better. The d-men were terrible in the beginning of the season at it, they got better but the problem is starting to come back. There must be some secret way of clearing that can help them. I’m tired of seeing them exert so much effort for no reason.

The Chicago game was back and forth. Very entertaining to watch. Once again the Sharks scored two goals right after another. It took 45 seconds this time, compared with 16 seconds yesterday, to put up two goals. Tonight those two scorers were Jason Demers and Patrick Marleau.

It was Jason’s first career goal and it’s about time. He’s played so well dishing out assists, and he deserves this goal.

The Sharks got on the bad side of a controversial goal call. Joe Thornton batted a puck off the back of Cristobal Huet. He raised his hands him to signal goal, but upon further review, it looked as though the puck dropped and stuck on the goal line. That allowed the Hawks to come back and tie it.

Jason Demers (#60) celebrates his first NHL goal with Dan Boyle (From SJSHARKS.com)

Goalie Evgeni Nabokov’s rebounds haunted him tonight. The Hawks knew he comes out to challenge players a lot, and their game plan of getting shots and burying rebounds work. Hopefully no other team was watching because it worked marvelously. Rebounds left Nabby flailing like Hasek, and of course d-men were not in position to clear out the garbage.

The game ended up going to overtime, but Brent Seabrook ended things very quickly — 41 seconds into the extra session. Seabrook found open ice and received the puck cross-ice. He buried it past Nabby. Nabby tried to do his patented double-pad stack, but it failed miserably. If he would have stayed up and just pushed off his right skate more, it could have been an easy stop because Seabrook’s shot was kind of weak.

The third-period woes continue. The Sharks are not finishing teams; they’re letting them hang around in the third. They once again played well in the second, but I got deja vu seeing this same team get tired in the last period. I won’t put too much emphasis on that from this game because it was the back-end of a back-to-back.

Other Notes

Hit-O-Meter: SJ 17  CHI 21; Patty led the team with three.

Dan Boyle was the goat tonight as he had the worst plus/minus rating (-2). Demers’ +1 was the only positive marker on the team.He added an assist along with his goal.

The Sharks point-streak remains in-tact. It stands out 12 games.

The Sharks travel to Nashville for a rematch with the Predators on Tuesday, just one week after defeating the Preds 4-3 at HP Pavillion.

–Ray

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