Girls

Simone

Sylvia

Virginia

Tabitha

Ada

Helena

Lucille

Ellen

Dahlia

Rosemary

Celia

Paloma

Olive

Beatrice

June

Magdalena

Mina

Nola

Ou comment approcher le vide d’un peu plus près…

BB King, Lucille.

Because you can listen to the Blues and be in a good mood at the same time.

Rowan Alice Daisy(Kellie’s combo )

Rowan Agnes Rose

Rowan Lily Beatrice

Rowan Celine

Rowan Eloise

Rowan Iris Jane

Rowan Isabella Frances

Rowan Isobel

Rowan Joella

Rowan Lula Poppy

Rowan Noelle

Rowan Prunella

Rowan Nuala

Rowan Ysabel

Rowan Amabel

Rowan Arielle

Rowan Cybele

Rowan Ella Jean

Rowan Isobel Primrose

Rowan Honey Coraline

Rowan Adelaide Lucy

Rowan Simone Iris

Rowan Arabella Jane

Rowan Isobel Rosa

Rowan Beatrix Maude

Rowan Alice Lucille

Rowan Amelia

Rowan Beatrice Adela

Rowan Annabella Jane

Twins.

Kaia & Layla, Gaia & Evelyn, Elizabeth & Samantha, Beth & Amy, Edie & Beth.

Names with hyphens (boys in brackets)

Lola-Jean, Arden-Grace, Mia-Moana, Nola-Mae, Chlea-Jade, Janesta-Rose, Matilda-Rose, Abigail-Maree, (Dar-rel), (Cee-Jay), Marlee-Rose, Sophie-Lee, Danny-Jo, Tracey-Lee, Kobyn-Rayne, Indiana-Rose, Marie-Louise, Poppie-May, Bella-Tiarne, Miabella-Rose, Destiny-Pearl, Tiana-Jade, Danika-Leigh, Safahri-Jade, Taitum-Jaymz, Liliana-Jade, (De-yon) Summer’Jayne, Alexis-Grace, Payton’Lea, Shana-Lee, Tiana-Jae, Matildah-Rose, Ka’tia, Torrie-lee.

Girls

Belinda, Victoria, Adelaide, Amy, Bethany, Lauren, Eva, Kendall, Bridie, Gisele, Melanie, Erin, Yasmin, Clare, Natalie, Michelle, Faith, Rhianne, Ruby, Carissa, Jacinta, Keeley, Laura, Samara, Elle, Nina, Lola, Louise, Violet, Callista, Anastasia, Zoe, Carmen, Helen, Felicity, Melissa, Elena, Valentina, Freya, Delilah, Amelia, Isla, Julia, Cassandra, Imogen, April, Morgan, Lucia, Poppy, Tess, Winter, Angela, Molly, Jacqueline, Bonnie, Jade, Alice, Ebony, Rebecca, Aurora, Celine, Monique, Lisa, Madeline, Bronwyn, Lucinda, Willow, Carly, Daisy, Camille, Raffaella, Piper, Lara, Nadia, Angela, Lucy, Libby, Nikita, Thea, Chelsea, Cleo, Reese, Arianne, Catherine, Francesca, Toni, Ingrid, Katherine, Paula, Sabrina, Roxy, Bronte, Mariah, Sandy, Sasha, Dakota, Cara, Tiffany, Tyra, Holly, Miranda, Julie.

Shirley, Luella, Annie, Shirley, Marnie, Bessie, Amity, Lucille, Rosa, Lulu, Mimi, Reba, Elsie, Pearl, Iris, Rosetta, Olive, Tilly, Babette, Heidi, Yvette, Tabitha, Eloise, Hermione, Diana, Clementine, June, Beth, Josephine, Mina, Chrysanthe,Hazel,  Daphne, Mabel, Amaryllis, Georgie, Lillian, Dahlia, Teodora, Ivy, Esther, Arabella, Ida, Meg, Olive, Aubrey, Jane, Cynthia, Alison, Juliette, Mary, Allegra, Eleanor, Mariette, Evangeline, Klara/Clara, Kit ,Dina, Lolita, Olympia, Sally, Edith.

Coco, Quincy, Angel, Caprice, Jewel, Majenta, River, Jazz, Avalon, Cherish, Cairo, Rain, Winter, Shiloh, Harmony, Elodie, Saige, Lucky, Vienna, Paisley, Tigerlily, Maple, Indigo, Pyrate, Trinity, Tulip, Nevaeh, Porsha, Serenity, Hope, Kitty, Arden, Anakie, Pixie, Alaska, Demi, Ocean, Chardonnay, Patience, Melody,Nevada, Dusty, Harper, Modesty, Chevy.

Monieka, Nikkisha, Alyvia, Khloie, Sascha, Talieya, Illiana, Havania, Neva, Ashlan, Adahlia, Somma, Lyla, Cloe, Alecia, Eliesha, Addicyn, Cheyanne, Alexxa, Avah, Wynta, Aaleah, Aleksa, Marleya, Tessah, Chaylee, Jayde, Shae, Chelce, Natalee, Armahni, Scarlotte, Summah, Alaliela, Izabella, Serynnia, Shaela,  Nieve, Azaiyah, Ellenore, Shilah, Mychaela, Avaril, Sylvannah, Innika, Ayva, Rosemari,Jimima, Trelyse,

Ellia, Cianna, Jylea, Quaylah, Imara,Temika,Araya,Inara, Allyra, Aleka, Ashadiah, Arkie,  Zahni, Paea, Ecren, Ejren, Kokoda, Risha, Damara, Taniesse, Aashaylee, Daija, Delana, Folosade, Zoni, Oceah, Chimme, Zari, Irem, Ayansa, Janaiah, Alara, Shallyn, Tithi, Sharell, Shylynn, Tekeia, Tiese, Daisharn, Saybra, Sena, Nour, Mataya, Mohala,

Dempsey, Logan, Kirby, Blake, Emlyn, Kameron, Espen, Chandler, Eliette, Isaiah, Harvey, Shelby, Zia, Gabriel, Sidney, Jayden, Tully, Elliot,  Blaire, Darby, Finnlay,

Keali, Kiana, Kiahla, Kiyarah, Kaylia, Kalara, Khyaura, Kaitara, Kiyarah, Kirrali, Kyndra, Kadelle, Kiesha, Kyndral, Kymani, Keiley, Keana, Kiralee, Kasia.

Asta, Amika, Talya, Kaya, Shanti, Tahnee, Sakura, Aroha, Sachi, Priya, Sabra, Lia, Alessia, Aniela, Sora, Ximena, Donatella, Natalya, Halina, Athalia, Maja, Amani, Natassja, Aomi, Amal, Isha, Luciana, Quiana, Myfanwy, Zaira, Leda, Layal, Manaia, Mahina, Soleil, Solange, Jaya, Mahalia, Zavia, Azura, Seren,

On Sunday night, I had the privilege of seeing a music legend play.

Riley B. King, known to the world as B.B.

I was excited about this concert, because I never would have expected a genuine legend to play at Virginia Tech. King’s career stretches back to the early 50’s before the Beatles were popular. So this would only be topped if the Beatles themselves came back from the dead and decided to play in Blacksburg, Virginia, of all places.

My familiarity with blues is limited to whatever Pierce played in the summer apartment or what we heard at the Cellar on Blues nights. It’s good chilling music. Card-playing music, board-game playing music. But I didn’t have a strong enough appreciation of it to listen to it for most of my activities.

Even as a blues novice, I was able to thoroughly enjoy B.B.’s performance.

This is King’s farewell tour, which I believe has been going on for over two years. The man turned 84 on September 16, so I wasn’t sure how much performance to expect. Actually, I’m ashamed to admit, I didn’t expect him to be able to walk. All pictures I’ve seen of recent performances are him sitting down.

Imagine my surprise when he not only walks on stage but dances. It was a shimmy and a jig and it was completely unexpected for a octogenarian blues singer.

Before he came in, his band played an extended introduction. The B.B. King Band has another guitarist, a bassist, a drummer, and a keyboardist, but the real treat is the brass section. Three guys play a variety of brass instruments and put some kick into the blues.

I still haven’t trained my ear to distinguish between different types of blues songs. To me, each song is just a catchy, toe-tapping pleasure. B.B. is also a fan of improvisation, coming up with riffs on his guitar, Lucille, while the band jams. He did play “You Are My Sunshine” as a tribute to the ladies. He then played an ode to Viagra as a tribute to the men.

B.B. King is surprisingly raunchy. For a man who doesn’t curse, he sure did work in some questionable content. One of his song-speeches included instructions on how to surreptitiously liquor up a young woman you’re interested in. He also commented on blues singers’ inability to “hold down a woman.” He blames it on his “roving eyes.”

But you can’t get mad at B.B. King for his slightly condescending attitude toward the fairer sex. The man is 84. It’s like that grandpa who will occasionally say something somewhat racist or sexist, though he’s well-meaning. He is a symbol of another time and it’s not like we’re immune from sexism or misogyny today. For all his jokes, King still made it clear that he disapproves of the attitude toward women in today’s hip-hop culture. “All ladies are beautiful,” King asserted. “And most of them are pretty. They’re smart. They can do most things better than us men can.”

What would you rather have, ladies? B.B. King’s mischievous penchant for admiring younger womens’ physiques? Or Lil’ Wayne’s demands for a bitch to lick his lollipop? Yeah. Kind of sheds light on why lots of women still find the grandfatherly figure attractive today.

The King acknowledged his tendency to talk a lot. He said he’d try to keep it to a minimum, as he knew he had a time limit. When a zealous Hokie shouted “IGNORE IT!” King laughed and replied, “Thank you for being kind, but I’ve got a job. Do you?”

Another highlight included a reference to Michael Phelps. “It’s hard to confuse me and Michael Phelps…I don’t smoke!” But just in case, you thought he was a bit self-righteous about marijuana use, he added. “Hey, if a man can swim faster than I can walk…He can smoke anything he wants!” Amen.

There’s always the curiosity of seeing how an acclaimed blues guitarist plays after getting on in years and fighting diabetes. Well, it seems that his playing is simpler, briefer, more concise. 84-year-old B.B. King probably couldn’t beat John Mayer in a straight-up guitar shennanigans contest.

BUT the experience of watching him play isn’t about hearing out-of-this-world guitar anymore. The performance is in the attitude. And that attitude is funky, fun-loving, and classic. B.B. King the player may be visibly aging, but B.B. King the entertainer was there in full force, as far as I’m concerned. He elicited more belly laughs, chuckles, coos of admiration from the girls, and applause than most modern performers deserve. But Mr. King deserved every bit.

Leave it to B.B. King to embark on a worldwide farewell tour that lasts several years. But, unfortunately, he will have to play his last performance, a fact that he doesn’t shy away from in his on-stage stories. Leading into a “new” tune apparently written for him by someone else, he comments how his children don’t like it. It’s a song about dying and keeping a nice grave. He says he tells them, “Haven’t you heard ’bout reincarnation? You should lay some hay on my grave, I might come back as a horse!”

Like many of his jokes, it’s a bit of a head-scratcher, but his infectious laughter makes the message clear: Just because you’re listening to blues doesn’t mean it has to be a somber time. And in a world where problems are becoming increasingly visible and stress is piled on us relentlessly, B.B. King is doing his part to make the world a happier place.

If you’ve got a chance to see him (tickets sold at colleges seem to be extremely affordable), don’t do yourself the disservice of missing it. Living legends are hard to come by.

Thanks for playing, Mr. King.

Edith Cecily Grace

Edith Winifred Poppy

Edith Rosamund Lucy/Lucille

Edith Isabella Primrose

Edith Coraline

Edith Genevieve

Edith Pearl Mary

Edith Lily Gertrude

Edith Lily Alice

Edith Violet Lucy

Edith Pandora Jane

Edith Arabella Jane

Edith Winter Maude

Edith Ruby Tabitha

Edith Lavender Maude

Edith Catherine Lily

Edith Juniper Lucy

Edith Anna Margaret

Edith Willamina Ruby

Edith Viola Fleur

Edith Cora Adele

Come ho aperto questa breve carrellata sul rock&roll anni ‘50/’60, in omaggio al re del pop Michael Jackson, con il re Elvis Presley, così chiudo ( forse momentaneamente e scusatemi per quelli che ho tralasciato  ) con il suo più ” indiziato ” aspirante al titolo...

LITTLE RICHARD

Il suo vero nome è Richard Acne Penniman ed è nato a Macon(Georgia) il 5 dicembre 1932. E’ stato il primo vero Rock-Man trasgressivo sia nel modo di esprimersi sia in quello di proporsi: la sua musica, un misto far Blues e Rhithm and Blues con influenze Gospel, ben si abbinava al  modo di vestirsi e di truccarsi, senza per nulla preoccuparsi di nascondere le sue tendenze omosessuali. “Tutti Frutti”(1955), in origine una canzone popolar-oscena di sapore goliardico (in seguito ripresa anche da Elvis Presley), fu arrangiata in modo originale privilegiando le parti di sassofono e pianoforte con un ritmo veloce e travolgente e con un testo assurdo, senza senso, rendendo Little Richard famoso in tutto il mondo. “Long Tall Sally”,”Rip It Up”,”The Girl Can’t Help It”(colonna sonora del suo primo film),”Lucille”,”Jenny Jenny”,”Keep A-Knockin’ “ e “Good Golly Miss Molly”sono alcuni dei suoi più grandi successi,che molti cantanti “bianchi” riproposero cercando di imitare in qualche modo il suo modo di cantare sgolato,intercalato da” ululati “e frasi sincopate.

Artista e uomo imprevedibile,nel 1957, nel pieno di una tournée in Australia, Little Richard decise di fermarsi per andare a lavorare in una università cristiana in Alabama.

Nel 1962 riprese a cantare con un tour in Gran Bretagna, dove fu accolto con entusiasmo e con il supporto dei Beatles e dei Rolling Stones,da tempo suoi fans. Da allora la sua carriera è continuata in modo occasionale tra apparizioni in qualche film e sporadiche incisioni senza togliere,però, all’artista nulla del suo fascino di “ pioniere leggendario del Rock and Roll”.

Little Richard – Lucille… click on

Umberto Napolitano.com

Cordelia & Beatrice

Beatrice & Eleanor

Eleanor & Frances

Frances & Juniper

Juniper & Katherine

Katherine & Lucille

Lucille & Madeleine

Madeleine & Philippa

Philippa & Rosamund

Rosamund & Seraphine

Seraphine & Tabitha

Tabitha & Ursula

Ursula & Vivienne

Vivienne & Willamina

Willamina & Zelda

Thoughts? suggestions?

Thoughts? suggestions?

Frances Amelia Jane

Frances Annora

Frances Aurelia

Frances Araminta

Frances Bellamy

Frances Cecile

Frances Cordelia

Frances Eleanora

Frances Marigold

Frances Isobel

Frances Isolde

Frances Juniper

Frances Lily Katherine

Frances Zelda Rose

Frances Ophelie Pearl

Frances Adela Jane

Frances Pandora

Frances Cecily Anne

Frances Violet

Frances Ruby Harriet

Frances Lucy Ellen

Frances Paloma

Frances Caroline

Frances Lucille

Frances Ruby Rose

Frances Rosamund Alice

Frances Virginia

Lily- Apollina, Polly, Verity, Lucille, Calliope, Delilah, Lillian, Felicity, Mildred, Rosalie, Sally, Caroline, Gigi, Lulu, Willa.

Emma- Sasha, Ayla, Raya, Magda, Zora, Nina, Pippa, Imala, Esme, Flora, Nala, Tula, Taja, Electra, Elsa, Rhea, Wrenna, Clara

Emily- Millicent, Zilla, Violeta, May, Yulia, Cicely, Penelope, Briony, Edeline, Harriet, Queenie, Mimi, Tallis, Bridget, Cassidy, Celia, Demi, Eloise, Minnie.

Jessica- Jemima, Jerusha, Joby, Juniper, Katriel, Zeta, Katherine, Jewel, Kezia, Julep, Astrid.

Grace- Faith, Honora, Frances, Greta, Gaia, Heather, Jane, Peace, Geneva, Opal, Cora, Dove, Enye, Fern, Grainne, Carys.

Marcia Layton Turner & Robbu Hess.

Didn’t manage to get to the end before had to go back to the library but heres the ones stood out for me.

Which do you like? any similar suggestions for me?

Girls

Demi, Bette, Greer, Winona, Elle, Tatyana, Sally, Deva, Mattea, Paloma, Rowan, Scout, Tallulah, Cordelia,

Nora, Lucille, Willona, Thea, Vivianna, Dahlia, Calliope, Iyanla, Alice, Felicity, Lily, Edie, Ambrosia,

Belle, Rosanna, Sage, Oprah, Tyra, Claudia, Greta, Molly, Soledad, Sibila, Dorothea, Frances, Annie,Belinda,

Cleotha, Etta, Dottie, Faithm Reba, Albertina, Cassietta, Cece, Evie, Inez, Mahalia, Maude, Polly, Nina, Adia,

Arabella, Guinevere, Iris, Josephine, Mabel, Ophelia, Clementine, Daisy, Mairead, Sojourner, Zelmer, Kaisha,

Augusta, Lovelace, Celia, Caroline, Clemence, Dorotea, Maud, Nettie, Sadie, Sethanne, Themista, Willamina,

Beulah, Carol, Grace, Harriet, Lillian, Margaret, Sibilla, Virginia, Claudie, Ester, Kalpana, Leda, Valentina, Willa,

Amaris, Ara, Indu, Soleil, Vega, Venus, Orea, Ivria, Kaveri, Naiyah, Rhea, Ryo, Allirea, Hazel, Olivine, Opal, Pearl,

Prunella, Ayala, Jemima, Paloma, Aurora, Dora, Josie, Lilo, Demetria, Farrah, Lucy, Penelope, Ione, Sistine, Pandora,

Lucine, Tabitha, Leonora, Elfriede, Grazia, Olympia, Bebe, Florence, Enya, Oksana, Milena, Aurelia, Tatiana, Fifi, Lella,

Beatrix, Amelie, Anke, Leta.

Lucy is in the hospital for lower back pain, from an injury most likely at work. Lucy has L-4 and L-5 disk herniations that have made her back spasm and sends shooting pain down the outside of her thigh and then going to the inside of her calf out to the big toe. At this moment she is being kept admitted until her pain is managable at home. I am very hopeful that with the higher doses of steroids and the dilaudid, that she will be coming back home in a day or two.

I have to admit that I am very scared. Especially if Lucy is unable to regain some nerve function and she has to see the Neuro-Surgeon. Surgeons have always shyed away from Lucy, due to her status with Lupus and the many things that have come from having Lupus for many years.

We gave Lucille back last night. Since then Terry Jack’s song Seasons in the Sun has been playing in my head. A little dramatic to be sure – no one’s dying here – but it just seems appropriate. Sniffle sniffle.

We rode her a lot this week, after the KoD came home from work. The freedom that she brought us was immeasurable. Feeling the wind blowing my headscarf out behind us, feeling the throb of power under us, holding tight to my sweetie as we traversed the countryside being one with nature, that’s a feeling we will never have again, unless we ride once more. Not yet having our own bikes, I don’t know when that will be if ever. But I totally enjoyed being the KoD’s “back warmer”. Driving in a car (a cage) just doesn’t give you the same freedom or any of the same feelings.

FWIW it is totally possible to dress tzanuah (modestly) while riding a HOG. You just need to dress smart. Last night KoD surprised me by taking me out to dinner on Lucille. I didn’t want to show up all grungy at the restaurant, but I also didn’t want to try to sit on the bike in a tight skirt – impossible and dangerous. I wore a long black flared skirt with leggings underneath, and as soon as I was sat properly on Lucille, I tucked the skirt under my legs for extra security. The helmet went over my headscarf – I just had to be careful when taking it off that my headscarf didn’t come off with it. (There was no way I was gonna wear a wig on the bike, that’s insanity). With the wind my skirt blew around a bit, but I just tucked it back in. and I have to say there is something soooo cool about walking into a kosher restaurant carrying a motorbike helmet. A religious biker chick – that’s me.

So, thanks again, BikerDude!