#Nichole Robertson

[signipotens]

Map of some important locations in AMC IWTV (no spoilers)

Orientation

Lakeside (towards Lake Pontchartrain) is towards the top of the map; riverside (towards the Mississippi River) is towards the bottom of the map. Upriver (“above”) is to the left; downriver (“below”) is to the right. North is in the top right.

Locations

Vieux Carré / French Quarter: Historic centre of New Orleans. Limits at Rampart, Canal, the river, Esplanade. Unmarked.

1132 Royal Street: The Gallier House, an eclectic 1857 townhouse (now a museum operated by Tulane University) that Lestat, Louis, and Claudia live in. Marked in red.

Jackson Square: The park by St Louis Cathedral where Louis and the gang like to sit on that one bench. Marked in lavender.

French Opera House: Foremost opera house in NO until it burned down in 1919. Uptown lakeside corner of Toulouse and Bourbon. Marked in magenta.

Fauborg Tremé: Prominent then-middle-class integrated neighbourhood lakeside of the Vieux Carré (French Quarter). From the 1840s on it was mostly populated by free, mixed-race Creoles. Limits at Canal, Rampart, and Esplanade; continues north above the map. Outlined in green.

St Augustine Church: The first Catholic church in the US built to serve a predominantly POC (though ultimately integrated) congregation, founded for the free Creole population of Tremé in 1842. (Fun fact: the fairly wealthy free mixed-race population got together and bought pews on either side of the aisles for Catholic slaves to sit in.) Uptown lakeside corner of St Claude (now Henriette Delille) and Hospital (now Governor Nicholls). Marked in orange.

De Pointe du Lac family home: Probably near the church, riverside of Marais. The house itself is the Derbès mansion, which is a fair bit further north, but Louis says they live about half a mile away from him and Lestat, which places them around the 3rd precinct of the 6th Ward. (Fun fact: this is also where Homer Plessy lived in the 1890s). Unmarked.

St Louis Cemetery: Where the de Pointe du Lac family tomb is. The family has been in the city long enough that they’re probably buried in the old cemetery on Basin and St Louis. (My headcanon is that the Louis of the books, born in the 1760s, is AMC Louis’ great-great-grandfather, probably by Yvette, in a different timeline where Lestat futzes about in Europe for 150 years longer.) Unmarked, but labelled.

Saenger Theatre: Popular cinema and stage theatre built in 1927 (it’s also where the opera scenes in episode 2 were filmed, though they were set at the French Opera House). Downtown lakeside corner of Rampart and Canal. Marked in cyan.

Storyville: NO’s red-light district from 1897 to 1917. Limits at Robertson, Customhouse (now Iberville), Basin, St Louis. Outlined in a yellow box.

Frontages on Liberty Street: Where most of Louis’s Storyville businesses are. Marked in blue.

Frontages on Basin Street: Where the most profitable Storyville businesses are. (The most profitable block is labelled 124 here. Thomas Anderson owned the saloon on the corner of Basin and Customhouse; Lulu White, a mixed-race madam who should have been in the show, owned the brothel on the corner of Basin and Bienville.) Marked in red.

Azalea Hall: 202 Villere Street (if I’m not mistaken). Approximate location marked in violet.

Black Storyville: Segregated Colored red-light district that would have been created by Ordinance 4118 in March 1917. Limits at Robertson, Cleveland, Liberty, Canal. Outlined in a red box.

Ward boundaries: They don’t come up in the show, but they’re a fairly important part of NO culturally and geographically, so I’ve included them.

3rd Ward: Predominantly Anglo and White. Now the central business district. Upriver of Canal Street.

4th Ward: Upper part of French Quarter. Limits at Canal and St Louis.

5th Ward: Central part of French Quarter. Limits at St Louis and St Philippe.

6th Ward: Lower part of French Quarter. Limits at St Philippe and Esplanade.

7th Ward: Predominantly Anglo and Black. Downriver of Esplanade.

If anyone is interested to know where anything else is (or might be) or has any corrections, please let me know!

If you need floor plans or anything for Louis and Lestat’s townhouse, the Gallier house is extensively documented. I’ve included the floor plans below (the approximate location of the incinerator is marked in red; toilets are on the other side of that gate in the privy), but much more can be found here.

#i speak #amc iwtv #iwtv #if you happen to be writing a fic where lestat goes into politics #like i may or may not be doing #1st precinct of 6th Ward is riverside of Bourbon #2nd precinct is riverside of Rampart #3rd precinct is riverside of Marais #4th precinct is riverside of Claiborne

[tillywhim]

Well, That Didn't Last Long

Ok, first things first, I'm playing serious catch up here so you'll have to bear with me if I'm covering things that are in the dim and distant past for you all now. As you know I had one heck of a time trying to regain access to my account then, when I finally did get it back, I caught the flu so have been laid up with that for the past few days. I'm just going to go over the things that have happened as they occur to me and give you my take on them. Here goes:

Yes, no sooner had they landed back in sunny Montecito and heard the news and seen the subsequent portrait of the royal quartet, Our Lady of Perpetual Victimhood shot back with an image of herself and husband Saint Henry of the Wounded Ego taken during their soiree into Manchester for her appearance as the keynote speaker at the One Young World Charity. I'm not a computer whizz but the doctored images doing the rounds are a hoot and well worth a look. I'm sure their "friend" photographer Misan Harriman who took this and other heavily photoshopped (tree of life anyone?) images of the couple would approve. Since the release of the above portrait, it seems that the "charity" which calls itself a "global forum for young leaders" is being investigated for paying Kate Robertson and her daughter Ella McKay almost £2 million in 5 years, some of it during the lockdown periods of Covid when no summits were being held. The Charity Commission is investigating remuneration packages for senior management personnel at One Young World and, although I may be allowing bias to take precedence, looking at the pair in charge, I can only say, why didn't happen sooner. I should point out, there is no suggestion of any impropriety from the Harkles or any celebrities associated with the "charity". One Young World, Markled it would seem. However, back to the point of the photo, it was a knee-jerk reaction to release it when and how she did. It was a fuck you, we're still royal or at least one of us is and we're not going to let you forget it. What it has served to do, is to remind everyone just how bitter Ms Markle can be.

Katie "I saw Him First" Nicholl has a new book out, "The New Royals" and is desperate to plug it and get as many sales as possible. To that end, and with no context whatsoever, she "let slip" a story about Prince George supposedly telling another child at school during a bit of toing and froing "watch out, my dad's going to be king". This opines Katie, makes young George a bit of a brat. The twittersphere went crazy, tumblr went mental, social medias everywhere went into meltdown and poor old Katiekins felt the need to defend herself saying her words had been "taken out of context". Yah think Katie? Would that be because you didn't give them any context? As many of you know, Katie works for Vanity Fair, she very often seems to be a fair minded, even handed, intelligent human being. However, when her mask slips as it did in this instance, you see her for what she is, a mean girl interested only in fame and making money using someone else's name. Remind you of anyone?

Archetypes with Meghan is back *shudder* after a short break following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This time round, our girl was discussing the stereotyping (someone really should explain the meaning of both words and the differences between the 2 to her) of Asian women in film. By Asian women, Meghan was referring solely to Chinese, Korean and Japanese and possibly Thai, completely ignoring Indian, Pakistani, Israeli, Iranian, Turkish, Lebanese, Sri Lankan, Syrian, Bahrainian and Cambodian to name just some of the 48 countries not including dependencies which make up the continent of Asia. Is her racism showing again? Anyway, this time round, before her guests, Margaret Cho ( Korean-American Comedienne, Actress and Activist) and Lisa Ling (Taiwanese-American journalist, author and television presenter) were given the chance to talk about themselves (and Margaret has had a pretty interesting life, she's a survivor of familial sexual abuse, dated Quentin Tarantino and was openly bi-sexual at a time when it was frowned upon by everyone!) everyone had to endure the thrilling installment of how Doria used to take Flower to the Korean Spa and all these naked women from 9 to 90 would be wandering round waiting for their treatments. Now, all you internet detectives worked out that she had lifted this from a kids cartoon show called Big Mouth (plagiarism is as plagiarism does) but what interested me was did she say what year this was because we know that Doria dropped out of her life for at least 10 years. She did say she was hitting puberty so if our maths is correct, she was definitely with Thomas then and if rumours are to be believed, Doria was incarcerated. Even if she hadn't copied the story from a show she's probably caught one morning, things just don't add up. One minute they're saving up to go eat at a Sizzler and the next Doria is taking them both to a Korean Spa for the works? It's like Judge Judy says "if you tell the truth, you don't need to have a good memory". The best thing about all of this, they've employed a fact checker. On her show. This really tickles me. That girl is going to be so busy, she won't know if she is coming or going and I think she will have a very hard time separating the truth from fiction when it comes to Ms Markle because she has told that many different versions of "her truth" over the years.

Harry has a new Law Suit. It must be Thursday. Yep, Harry, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost and, most notably, Baroness Lawrence have all filed suit against ANL with allegations including the planting of listening devices, paying officials and accessing bank accounts. The accusations listed by the Duke's solicitor's Hamlins LLP alleges the following: The hiring of private investigators to secretly place listening devices inside people’s cars and homes’; ‘The commissioning of individuals to surreptitiously listen into and record people’s live, private telephone calls whilst they were taking place’; ‘The payment of police officials, with corrupt links to private investigators, for inside, sensitive information’; ‘The impersonation of individuals to obtain medical information from private hospitals, clinics, and treatment centres by deception’; and ‘The accessing of bank accounts, credit histories and financial transactions through illicit means and manipulation.

As we all know, Harry does not handle the press well at the best of times and unlike his brother, has been unable to build any sort of working relationship with them (unlike his wife). To him, they will always be the enemy, they will always be the reason his beloved mother died. He and William were both "hacked" by the Sun newspaper group back in the day and what is happening now has echoes of that. Even if ANL is innocent of everything they are being accused of, in Harry's eyes they will always be guilty. I think this is one of the main reasons he has them in his sights as often as he does. I doubt winning the cases matters to him, he just wants to cause them as much upset and distress as he can.

On a lighter and brighter note, after their visit to Wales where they were a resounding success, the new Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Northern Ireland.

Catherine seemed to be gifted ALL the flowers, she deserves them, she does, I just hope she had enough people on hand to help her carry them. The pair had fun competing to see who made the best cocktail in the quickest time, Catherine won (natch), I hope they got to drink them, especially Catherine after being accosted by the lady in the crowd telling her it would have been nicer if she was visiting when Ireland belonged to the Irish. Didn't she handle it well, a quick smile and then on to the next person, my message to the lady in question, wait until the politicians are in town and take it up with them. I should say they started their day at PIPS which provides crisis support for people at risk of suicide or self-harm (think they definitely earned those cocktails).

William got accosted by a pair of cocker spaniels who really, really, really wanted him to know what good boys and girls they were.

The last visit of the day was to Carrick Connect and Catherine got to hold another baby (William was smiling but was he also looking a bit worried at that gleam in her eye?)..

That's it from me. I will try to post more. I'm still battling the flu and trying to catch up with everything I've missed from everyone's blogs. Oodles of love, Tilly

#royalwatching #catching up #tilly's round-up

[protoslacker]

Sad like 1963

I've been sad reading social media posts in response to police beating Tyre Nichols to death. So many of us are experiencing a profound sense of grief.

This morning I saw a post by a dad who said his biggest worry is for his eight-year old son, that one day some cop will 'fear for his Life' and "murder my boy.” He went on to tell about his son. Children that age are so lovely and hearing this man speak of his son made it impossible not to adore his child.

I was seven-years old in 1963.  And for reasons I am not sure in grieving Tyre Nichols my memories turned to events that year from the perspective of being little then. TV was new to our house, we'd only had one for a year or so. The pictures I remember are from TV.

In April Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama were he wrote a famous letter from his jail cell. I didn't read the letter as a boy but I do suspect I heard his name. On May 2nd children who'd been trained in non-violent tactics marched. Hundreds were arrested. "By the second day, Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor ordered police to spray the children with powerful water hoses, hit them with batons and threaten them with police dogs."

The images I saw on TV stunned me, they made me feel sad and worried. I had a sense that I wasn't the only one feeling so. I have seen photographs many times over the years, but the picture that comes to mind is very close to one in the entry on photographer Charles Moore at Wikipedia.

On August 28, 1963 Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. I can't place memories of watching coverage of the March on Washington. However I do remember loving to sing "If I Had a Hammer," one of the songs Peter Paul and Mary sang that day. My favorite part was: "It's the song account love between/ My brothers and my sisters/ All over this land." I have brothers and sisters, but I felt sure that this song extended beyond my home. Thar's the part which seemed so exciting!

On September 15th the 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed by a group of KKK members. Twenty-two church goers were injured and four girls were killed in the explosion. Childhood memories can be a bit suspect, nevertheless what I remember is hearing the children’s names read by the TV anchor: Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Carol Denise McNair.

President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. My brother is four years younger and was deeply affected by watching President Kennedy's funeral on TV. I was probably at school Anyhow the picture that come to mind first is seeing Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald.

Grief moves through us. That dad worried for his son knows it. I feel sure his son feels some measure of grief over the violent death of Tyre Nichols too. In grief's wake we are changed. The traumatic events of 1963 were shared widely. The protest in Birmingham forced concessions from city leaders and business desegregated. In February of 1964 the Civil Rights Act was signed.  The KKK didn't surrender, of course, and the struggle continues to this day. The song about love between my brothers and sisters inspired hope in me and still does. That inspiration to love was shared  too. We are not powerless we can dream and create better lives for all.

#tyre nichols #grief #civil rights struggle #struggle continues #faith #a better worls is possible #children #1963

[cafe-dorian]

From “Literary Paris: A Photographic Tour” by Nichole Robertson

#Paris #dark academia #bookstores #cats #dark academia books #bibliophilia #books

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Stolen Oxford Book Gets It As Present,” Toronto Star. December 23, 1932. Page 2. ---- Store and Cadi Dispute Who Shall Pay for Copy of ‘For Sinners Only’ ---- Magistrate James Edmund Jones and a department store detective had an argument in police court to-day for the privilege of buying the book of the Oxford Groups, ‘For Sinners Only,’ for George White. It seemed that George had stolen the book from the store and his worship wanted accused to have it. Likewise the store detective.

His worship viewed White’s liquor permit and decided to take it away. Then he set about replacing it wit another volume.

‘Have you got enough to pay for the book?’ asked his worship. ‘He doesn’t have to,’ interjected Crown Attorney W. O. Gibson. ‘The store will give it to him.

‘This is not the first time I have ever been charged with theft. In fact, I don’t think I have ever been guilty.’

‘Give me a break, your worship,’ pleaded George. ‘I was celebrating my 45th birthday and I guess I was drinking too much.’

‘You had a bottle of wine with you. But I’ll tell you the break I’ll give you. Take the book. I’ll pay for it.’

‘But the store wants to pay,’ protested the crown. ‘Nonsense. Take the book. Have the bill sent to my house. You are remanded for sentence.’ And so it was.

Said the officer: ‘He had about 27 pairs of stockings in his bosom.’

‘In his bosom?’ mused his worship in a puzzled tone, and scrutinized Harry Marks, charged with theft from a store.

‘It is the same story,’ observed the crown. ‘He was drunk.’

‘But he didn’t have a book,’ he reassured his worship. He was remanded to Dec. 30.

Doing Better Without Lawyer Defence counsel Austin Ross walked into court while his client’s case was under way with a muttered observation about hoping he was not too late.

‘He’s doing better without a lawyer,’ his worship told him.

‘How do you think I can do any Christmas shopping at that rate,’ Mr. Ross protested, taking his position at the counsel table.

Joseph Brennan and Fred Brennan pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, though they were charged with vagrancy and Herbert Ransom pleaded not guilty.

‘The man who started the fight is not here,’ said Ransom. ‘These men (pointing at the Brennans) came up afterwards.’

Ransom is a taxi driver. He had been involved in an argument with the ‘man in the mackinaw who disappeared’ when the Brennans appeared.

‘I wouldn’t have hit him,’ said Joseph, ‘only he had the other fellow on the ground and he was kicking him.’

Both Brennan brothers were listed as 19 years old. They were assessed five dollars and offered an alternative of ten days in jail.

Ransom was the only one not swearing, the officer testified. His charge was dismissed.

Magistrate Jones elicited a promise from the wife of Fred Nicholls to report immediately to Probation Officer Freer if she smelled liquor on her husband’s breath for the next year. Nicholls faced three charges of false pretences and fraud, one charge of fraud being withdrawn through the efforts of Defence Counsel T. B. Horkins.

Accused was remanded for sentences and placed on one year probation.

Sentenced for ‘Brains’ Wm. Mottershall found a book of milk tickets in a restaurant and sought a reward – was, in fact, too persistent about the reward as was evidenced by the charge of theft against him. He telephoned the dairy and asked for $10, then sent B. Roberston, also charged with theft, after the money.

‘He said he would rather burn the tickets then give them back for less than $10,’ testified a dairy official.

‘You are the brains of the pair, I suppose,’ suggested his worship. ‘You went after the money.’ ‘The officer called me an ‘extortionist,’ Robertson replied.

‘How does it happen that Robertson is free, while Mottershall is in custody?’ asked the bench. ‘Robertson got bail,’ supplied the crown.

‘I will remand Mottershall for sentence,’ was the decision. ‘Because Robertson has so much brains – enough to get bail, at least – I will sentence him to jail for one day.’

Penalty Scaled Down With his jaw supported in a ‘sling,’ James Martin appeared against Ernest Bridges, charging aggravated assault. Martin’s jaw was fractured.

Martin claimed he was struck after he sought to punish Bridge’s son for breaking a lock on the Martin garage. He was taking the boy down the street when the elder Bridges stopped him and assaulted him. Young Bridges denied breaking the lock.

‘Fifty dollars or 30 days,’ decided Magistrate Jones. ‘He has no money,’ said defence counsel, ‘he’ll have to go to jail.’

‘Make it ten dollars,’ the bench suggested. ‘There was no intention to smash the man’s jaw,’ counsel suggested. ‘He has no money. He couldn’t even pay ten.’

His worship heard the medical evidence and decided that if Bridges makes good the expenses of complainant he may entertain the possibility of an easier sentence. Accused was directed to see him within a day or so.

‘It was my first offence,’ vowed John Codney, charged with registering bets. ‘The officer says not – that he warned you before,’ his worship corrected.

‘I didn’t know I could not make a ticket in my own house,’ said accused. ‘One hundred dollars and costs or 30 days.’

Erect at attention stood Henry C. King in early court and pleaded guilty to being drunk. With military precision he replied to the questions of Magistrate Tinker.

‘Where’s your overcoat?’ ‘At home.’

‘Where’s your hat?’ ‘At home, sir.’

‘Go home and get them. Don’t make the same mistake again.’ Hatless and coatless, King went out into the rain, still erect and free.

#toronto #police court #theft #petty theft #drunken crime #stolen clothing #stolen bible #oxford group #drunk and disorderly #disorderly conduct #fines or jail #sentenced to prison #toronto jail #great depression in canada #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada #poverty crimes

[carnivorousous]

May 14, 2011 - Explore nichole robertson's 2228 photos on Flickr!

#meat #food #carnivore

[lucerodiehards]

Lucero at The Metro, November 9., 2007

"Old Sad Songs"

"That Much Further West"

"I Can Get Us Out of Here"

"Nights Like These"

"Kiss the Bottle"

"Nineteen Seventy Nine"

Sixteen

"Sweet Little Thing"

"Joining the Army"

"Last Night in Town"

"Drink 'Till We're Gone"

"Hearts on Fire"

"Summer Song"

"Chain Link Fence"

"Slow Dancing"

"Noon as Dark as Midnight"

"She Wakes When She Dreams"

"Colorado Girl"

"All Sewn Up"

"Which One Broke?"

"Tonight Ain't Gonna Be Good"

Bikeriders

"I'll Just Fall"

"Tears Don't Matter Much"

"The War"

"Sweet Home Alabama"

"Nobody's Darlings"

The bloodied but unbowed South-erner has been a recurring figure in rock ever since a Canadian named Robbie Robertson had the audacity to write The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down as seen from the perspective of a fallen Confederate soldier’s brother. Almost 40 years later, the Memphis band Lucero and Nashville singer-songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. are still setting tales of devastated characters to rousing music.

Lucero’s Ben Nichols (second from left in photo) writes and sings about men haunted by guilt and lost loves, barroom brawlers, his World War II–vet grandfather (who made sergeant and got busted back to private three times), and a girlfriend’s father who “lost everything on horses, whiskey, and wedding rings.” Meanwhile, Bare, the son of a country singer who scored hits in the sixties and seventies, favors oddballs such as a man so heartbroken he gets turned into a robot. 

“There’s truth in the lovable loser,” Bare explains. “You can find some real doubt and hopelessness, and that makes for a good song.” Nichols and Bare agree there’s a Southern fascination with the underdog that traces its origins all the way back to the Civil War. “You’re fighting to prove yourself,” Nichols says. “That’s a common feeling for anyone raised in the South, and it runs very deep in Lucero. We definitely feel like we’ve had to scratch and claw.”

Nichols’s battle-scarred voice passionately conveys his characters’ hard times and hard living, while Bare’s sad-sack drawl suggests lifetimes of passive-aggressive behavior, but both men refuse to surrender to the losses that permeate their songs. Lucero’s grinding, country-rock guitars and surging rhythms give the music a back-against-the-wall combativeness. Bare consistently finds dolorous humor in unlikely situations, while showcasing his versatility through a mix of boisterous R & B, mariachi fanfare, clamorous alt-rock, and steel guitar–drenched weepers.

There’s pathos in these tales of the fallen and forlorn, but also perseverance. “There’s a time to be sad and nostalgic,” Nichols says, “and a time to fight for what you need.”

DAN BILLMEYER AUDIO

#Lucero #Chicago #BILLMEYER

[dear-indies]

hi pals!! i'm looking for a woman of color FC in her 30s who gives off a very bubbly/has it together vibe while also having a lot of vulnerability? i know that's so vague lmaoo but i was thinking similar vibes to Issa Rae or Kirby Howell Baptiste if that helps!

Tiya Sircar (1982) Bengali Indian.

Gabourey Sidibe (1983) Senegalese / African-American.

Jolene Purdy (1983) Japanese / English, Scottish, Irish, German, at least one eighth Ashkenazi Jewish.

Lupita Nyong'o (1983) Luo Kenyan-Mexican.

Li Jun Li (1983) Chinese.

Wakeema Hollis (1984) African-American.

Tanisha Long (1984) African-American.

Pisay Pao (1984) Colombian.

Joséphine Jobert (1985) Martiniquais, Spanish, African, and likely Chinese / French, Sephardi Jewish, Spanish.

Amber Riley (1986) African-American.

Ileana D'Cruz (1986) Indian and Portuguese.

Chantel Riley (1986) Afro Jamaican.

Oona Chaplin (1986) Chilean [Mapuche, Spanish, evidently Romanian] / English and Scottish.

Jessica Lu (1985) Chinese and Japanese / Chinese.

Amber Stevens West (1986) African-American and Comanche / Norwegian, German, English, Dutch, distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, remote Welsh.

Da'Vine Joy Randolph (1986) African-American.

Nicole Byer (1986) African-American - has said she "doesn't identify as straight" but doesn't like labels.

Teyonah Parris (1987) African-American.

Susan Wokoma (1987) Nigerian.

Mahaley Patel (1987) Afghan / English, Scottish.

Anupriya Goenka (1987) Uttar Pradeshi Indian.

Lauren “Lolo” Spencer (1987) African-American - has Lou-Gehrig’s disease.

Pearl Mackie (1987) West Indian / English - is bisexual.

Candice Patton (1988) African-American.

Anushka Sharma (1988) Uttar Pradeshi and Garhwali Indian.

Kelly Marie Tran (1989) Vietnamese.

Kimiko Glenn (1989) Japanese / German, Scottish, Irish.

Barrett Doss (1989) African-American / Bohemian Czech, Norwegian.

Cassie Steele (1989) Filipino / English.

Nichole Sakura (1989) Japanese / Irish.

Richa Moorjani (1989) Indian.

Quinta Brunson (1989) African-American.

Danielle Brooks (1989) - has openly dated men and women but hasn't labelled her sexuality publicly.

Ebonee Noel (1990) Afro Guyanese.

Keisha Castle-Hughes (1990) Tainui, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, and English - has bipolar disorder.

Antoinette Robertson (1990) Afro Jamaican.

Phillipa Soo (1990) Chinese / English, Scottish, Irish.

Amanda Zhou (1991) Chinese.

Diona Reasonover (1992) African-American - is a lesbian.

Here you go!

#fc help #rph #rpc

[rockzone]

Tracklist: 25 Jan 2023

Featured Album: "Jared James Nichols" by Jared James Nichols.

7pm Black Stone Cherry - Blame It On The Boom Boom (2011) Robin McAuley - Alive (2023) Redlight King - Heavy Heart (2022) Van Halen - Can't Stop Lovin' You (1995) Brian Robertson - Blues Boy (2011) Jared James Nichols - Bad Roots (2023) Sam Scherdel - Boy Who Fell To Earth (Live) (2023) Sabu - Dirty Money (2022) ZZ Top - Viva Las Vegas (1992) Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (1970) Magnum - Vigilante (1986)

8pm Meat Loaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (1977) Girish And The Chronicles - Ride To Hell (2023) Rob Moratti - Valerie (2022) Screamer - Kingmaker (2023) Jared James Nichols - Easy Come, Easy Go (2023) Queen - Breakthru (1989) Crowne - Operation Phoenix (2023) Genghis Nash - Who Am I To Feel Down (2022) Sari Schorr - Valentina (2018) Michael Schenker - Victim Of Illusion (1980) Saxon - Valley Of The Kings (2016)

* Recent shows can be heard On Demand and via Google Podcasts

#Tracklist

[bfoqbook]

Paris in Color - Nichole Robertson

[historyhermann]

"Ollie & Scoops": An Enthralling Fantasy-Adventure Series

Ollie and Scoops scheming (Screengrab: Ollie & Scoops)

What if a nine-year-old girl could talk to cats? Ollie & Scoops answers this question. This series follows the wild adventures of Ollie and her cat friend, Scoops, in the worlds of cats and humans alike, and is an animated series like no other.

Reprinted from The Geekiary, Wayback Machine, and my History Hermann WordPress blog. This was the seventeenth article I wrote for The Geekiary. This post was originally published on December 2, 2021.

Ollie & Scoops is the creation of Nico Colaleo, an animator, writer, and editor known for his series Too Loud and work on series such as Kid Cosmic, Middle School Moguls, and many others. Ollie & Scoops is an indie animated adventure, fantasy, and comedy series which has been described as a "hidden gem," with the show's eight episodes collectively pulling in over 1.3 million views on YouTube and tens of thousands of views on Newgrounds.

As a warning, this show recommendation discusses some spoilers for this series. 

Ollie reassures Scoops in the third episode that she will always be his friend

Ollie & Scoops centers around Ollie (voiced by Kimmy Robertson) and Scoops (voiced by Eric Bauza) her 2-3-year-old cat friend. Scoops has known her since she was a young child, when Ollie's parents gave Scoops to her as a present. Ollie and Scoops go on adventures in their neighborhood, home, school, and in an underground city of cats named Catlifornia. In the process, they come across a sleazy cat named Merle (voiced by Rich Evans), an orange-haired cat who works for Merle, Brunk (voiced by Mike Stoklasa), the mayor of Catlifornia, Scrumpy (voiced by Colaleo), a clumsy dark blue-haired cat, Hoagie (voiced by Matt Brailey), and a pink furred cat named Cuddles (voiced by Candi Milo).

Another of the recurring characters is Poopsie St. Pierre, a flirtatious cat in a relationship with Rudy (voiced by Adam McArthur). She is voiced by Vivienne Medrano, creator of the indie animation smash hits Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, and Colaleo's good friend. In addition, one of the show's animators, Ashley Nichols, is currently working on her own indie animated show, Far-Fetched, and previously worked on the pilot of Hazbin Hotel as an animator.

Ollie & Scoops features other talented voice actors. For instance, Grey Griffin, voices the rude, demanding girl, Julia Goldburger, while Dana Snyder, most recently known for voicing Scratch in The Ghost and Molly McGee, voices Dougie, a silver-haired cat in the show's most recent episode, "Warm Cream." Colaleo has confirmed that Dougie will appear in future episodes. Mike Stoklasa voices the young obsessive and controlling cat owner, Terry Bumble, in "Warm Cream, " and Brock Baker, known for his role as Stolas in the Helluva Boss pilot and roles in other series, voices an orange-haired cat named Dan Dipple. Piotr Michael voices J. Liquids, the principal of Davis Elementary, where Ollie goes to school, Rich Evans voices Brother Puddles in "Warm Cream," and Kelsy Abbott, the voice of Sara in Too Loud and Reggie in Twelve Forever, voices Ms. Binnie Bevvins, one of Ollie's 4th-grade teachers. All these characters shine because of the talented cast.

In some episodes, Daron Nefcy, the creator of Star Vs. The Forces of Evil, voices the cat, Macaroni and Cheese, while animation writer Emily Brundige voices Stacy in the first episode of the series, and voice actress Rebeka Thomas voices a science teacher at Ollie's school named Wendy Whippleworth. In one episode, Craig McCracken, the creator of Yonder Over Yonder and Kid Cosmic, voiced the narrator!

Apart from the voice acting, with other voice actors not described here, like those in upcoming episodes, the music of Ollie & Scoops is one of the show's strong suits. Wendy Avalon, a well-known singer, rapper, writer, and actress, sang in the episodes "Warm Cream," and the fourth episode. The latter consisted singularly of a song by her about the adventures of Ollie and Scoops with accompanying animation. The music and original songs from the series, are a delight. The show plays with this when the Sailor Moon ending theme plays at the close of the episode "Tuitor Suitor." Additionally, Dave Neff composes the show's theme.

The series stands out to such an extent that I didn't even think once about other animated series I've seen with cats in the past year, like Cleopatra in Space with its council run by cats, the catgirl in a few episodes of High Guardian Spice, or the cat voiced by Tiffany Haddish in the strange new animated series The Freak Brothers, to name a few I can think of offhand.

In the episode "Tuitor Suitor," LGBTQ+ representation in Ollie & Scoops shines through. The episode centers on the story of Binnie, who is anxious and nervous to tell another teacher, Wendy, that she likes her. Even the butterflies from her stomach serve as a "physical manifestation of her anxiety" according to Colaleo. Ollie and Scoops scheme together in an attempt to help Binnie and are ultimately successful. In the end, Wendy and Binnie realize they have something in common, a show named Dragon Times, with both agreeing to binge-watch it together while eating pad Thai.

Colaleo noted in a recent Twitter AMA that there will be more of Wendy and Binnie in future episodes. This is not unique to this particular series by Colaleo. For instance, his series Too Loud features a lesbian couple. He confirmed that Molly and Rachael are in a romantic relationship with one another after fans shipped them in the first season of Too Loud.

Binnie nervously sits at a table with Wendy in episode 7

The animation of Ollie & Scoops is smooth, fluid, and has its own unique style. This is especially the case in the most recent episode, the longest one so far. It was delayed, according to Colaleo, due to its expense and the current pandemic. Colaleo has said that the character design of Scoops is based on the style of Looney Tunes, while Ollie's design is more of a mix, with knee socks "popular with Japanese schoolgirls," baggy sleeves and the top that Babs Bunny wears, and the glasses that the boy in "Halloween is Grinch Night" wears. During the show's development, the designs changed dramatically from their original conception. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it shows that something you work on can change over time, that it is not static and unchanging. The design of Catlifornia was amazing, not only with the funny jokes in signage, or that certain parts can be "seedy," but the fact it draws you into the world of the show.

One of the strengths of Ollie & Scoops is its characters. For instance, Ollie can be impatient and temperamental while Scoops doesn't mind taunting others at times, as he does with stray cats in the first episode. Both have their own insecurities, with people calling Ollie "weird" since they can't understand how she can talk to cats. Hilariously, although Ollie can understand what Scoops is saying, everyone else just sees Scoops meowing all the time, so they have no idea what he is saying at all. In the most recent episode, Ollie lashes out at Scoops after experiencing the sensory overload of hearing lots of cats chatter and he interrupted the season premiere of her favorite TV show. She later tries to find Scoops and reconcile with him.

Julia also has issues with self-worth and self-esteem, trying to get back her title of best student from Ollie using any means possible. She likes to judge people and can be controlling at times. Even Poopsie, the focus of the sixth episode, an episode that doesn't even feature the two protagonists, gets more depth than being a flirtatious cat. In the sixth episode, she encounters troubles from those trying to hit on her, resulting in her leaving the city of Catlifornia with Randy before facing down a monster, Crumplecranks (voiced by Chase Beck).

Ollie & Scoops, a series produced by a staff of about 20 people, has a lot going for it. It is a series that came about after pitches for the series were rejected by major studios. The ninth episode of Ollie & Scoops is set to air on YouTube sometime later this year. Colaleo noted that future episodes for the series have been written, and voice actors have already recorded their lines. He also said that the tenth episode is coming out in 2022. Hopefully, future episodes will shed light on how Ollie has the power to communicate with cats, and explore the "personalities and diverse characteristics" of those in Ollie's elementary school class, while remaining a compelling series.

With Ollie & Scoops currently on hiatus, now is the time to watch the show's episodes on Colaleo's YouTube channel, including the pilot and seven other episodes from the first season, along with features about the making of the show's episode, Colaleo answering questions about the show from fans, and clips of seasonal music. You can show your support by contributing to his Patreon, GoFundMe, or through other avenues, so the episodes can continue to be made in the future.

© 2021-2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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💝💜💖 Paris in Color by Nichole Robertson Ed. Chronicle Books 2012. Kindle version (Kindle version) #bookstagram #kindle https://www.instagram.com/p/ChCtXkOMLXY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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New from Chronicle Books and Nichole Robertson, an achingly lovely new armchair trip, Literary Paris: A Photographic Tour.

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Birthday wishes for Gen

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Ali Robertson at ANU Festival, The Internet, your device: 4/12/21 - 5/12/21.

Ali will perform at both days of the ANU Festival this weekend. You can listen to the festival on the Autonomous Noise Unit website here from 3pm on Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th December 2021.

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Whitney Rose Interview: The Story Thief

BY JORDAN MAINZER

In our interview conducted a couple months ago and since on Twitter, Austin-via-Canada country singer-songwriter Whitney Rose has joked about the ill timing of an album called We Still Go To Rodeos, released on her own artist/management-run label MCG Recordings back in April. The joke’s on us, though: As is par for the course for Rose, throughout the record, she uses the symbol of the rodeo, and first-person narratives of interpersonal devotion and depression, as metaphors for and tributes to the twists and turns of the human condition rather than literal autobiography. A woman ruins her life for a man on rollicking, jangly opener “Just Circumstance”; a different woman ruins a man’s car after he cheats on her on “Believe Me, Angela”. Someone ironically uses the excuse of a breakup to finally get a king-sized bed on “Through The Cracks”. There are songs devoted to life’s simple pleasures--companionship and sex on the breezy “Home With You”, snow cones on the harmonica-laden, swaying title track. We’re not going anywhere, but we need stories more than ever.

Read my interview with Rose below, during which we talk about the writing and recording of the record, Forensic Files, live streams, and how she saved a baby blue jay during quarantine.

Since I Left You: Do you feel especially fortunate to have been able to release We Still Go To Rodeos, given the current economic climate, on your own label?

Whitney Rose: Yeah, absolutely. The biggest reason for that is I didn’t have to have a conversation with anybody. It was completely up to me. I have friends on record labels who for various reasons ended up having to have very long discussions slash arguments figuring out whether or not to release it on the date and when to release it. We don’t know when we’re gonna have the green light to get back on the road, which all of my musician friends are dying to do, myself included. Not knowing how long this is gonna go on, and why not give people new music right now? Hopefully, let it marinate, and it’s not too old by the time we’re able to get back on the road again. At this point, because this is so unprecedented, I have no idea whether it was a good decision or a bad decision, but I don’t regret it.

SILY: From a listener standpoint, I feel like people are pretty happy to get any kind of new art, whether music or shows or books or films. Not even just as a way to spend time, but if something has something to say, it can definitely be comforting to people right now.

WR: That was my hope. I hope my new record was able to do that for some folks.

SILY: In terms of the songs themselves, throughout the whole album, you seem to be singing from a number of different times in your life or to or about different people, if not from different points of view. Does the album follow a concrete narrative? Are songs about specific people?

WR: The record as a whole is a narrative, but I make fun of myself and call myself a story thief. I’m really close with my family, and I’m really lucky to have a lot of close friends who tell me things about their lives, and I definitely steal their stories. I do enjoy writing in the third person, but writing in first person comes more naturally to me. I draw from my own experiences, too. I tell my own stories. But even if I’m telling someone else’s story, I prefer to tell it in the first person. In terms of there being an overall [narrative], I like to think it’s cohesive enough, but it’s definitely not telling one story.

SILY: Do you find that people often assume you’re singing autobiographically?

WR: 100%, as soon as you say the word “I.” I would even go so far as to say [singing autobiographically is] not usually the case. Sometimes, it is, but definitely, people make that assumption.

SILY: The first track, for instance, is inspired by the different stories you’ve watched on Forensic Files.

WR: Not only that, but I don’t know if you’ve seen Orange Is The New Black, but I got really interested in the criminal justice system, specifically for females. It’s pretty incredible the stuff that goes on. Obviously, not only the female experience...the criminal justice system is pretty fucked.

It’s amazing, because I don’t know how much you travel, but I travel a fair bit, and [Forensic Files] is one of the only constants. I can count on it being on HLN when I get home from a gig or when I get to a hotel after a 15-hour drive. The narrator’s voice has become somewhat of a lullaby for me. Sometimes, I put it on and I’m asleep within 30 seconds. It’s that calming. It’s one of those constants you can depend on.

SILY: Do you think you’ve watched every episode?

WR: I don’t know about that, because they always go on loops. But I can tell you I’ve seen some episodes 4 times. I tend to exaggerate, and I’m trying to do that less, but I would not be surprised if I’ve seen 500 episodes of Forensic Files...but I don’t know how many episodes there are. I should be on Wikipedia right now [looking it up.]

SILY: My girlfriend and I are at the point where we can’t go on Netflix or anywhere it’s streaming and find an episode we haven’t seen. For a long period of time, it was exactly that: something to fall asleep to.

WR: Absolutely. And I only watch it on Netflix when I’ve been trying to sleep for an hour or two and I can’t. It’s that thing that will put me to sleep when it’s important for me to go to sleep. We always need rest when we’re on the road. But at home, when I can’t fall asleep, I go straight to Netflix and put on Forensic Files. It usually works pretty quickly.

SILY: The track “Believe Me Angela”, I’ve read that you started out wanting to write a revenge tale, but it ended up being one where the two women at the bad end of infidelity find solidarity with one another. The song is structured the same way: You think it’s gonna go one way, but on the final verse, the narrator talks it over with her friends and keys the guy’s car instead of the other girl’s. Was that trick intentional, or did it just happen that way?

WR: It absolutely just happened. But not easily, because--[sighs]--I don’t know, that day--you know some days, you’re not angry or enraged about anything, but you’re a little more spunky than normal. I was just in this really awful mood and felt like writing an angry song and calling someone out on their shit. So I thought, “Okay, I’ll write a cheating/revenge tune.” I sat down, and was writing it but I was not feeling it. The more I wrote, the less angry I got. I started feeling compassion for the characters. I got derailed, and it happened.

SILY: Does writing songs in general have that almost therapeutic quality to you?

WR: Absolutely. Even just strumming a guitar. It’s effectively my medication. Even if it’s just three chords over and over and over again for half an hour to an hour. I find it really really soothing. Usually, when I do that, I start thinking of melodies, and that’s how a lot of my song ideas come to me.

SILY: In terms of your lyrical delivery, the one that stands out most to me is “In A Rut”, especially the way you say the title really quickly. Did you do it that way to have it fit within the tempo?

WR: It’s funny; when I wrote that song, it’s probably the best example of what I just described, playing the same three chords over and over again. In this particular instance, I had just come off the road, and I wasn’t feeling the best. This isn’t how I approach every song--I don’t just write when I’m angry, I swear. But it actually started out a lot slower, and picking up my guitar for the first time in a few days, which doesn’t usually happen. Usually, even if for a few minutes, I play every day. But I was in a weird mindset, and I started playing these chords and singing these three words. It was a lot slower. But when we were in the studio, I thought it should be a little bit more of a rocker. I didn’t want to be sad, but a little more frustrated. The most effective way I could do that was try it as a rocker. My band on this album is amazing. They could have done anything--that could have been a ballad and they would have done an incredible job. But when I heard them playing that at a faster tempo, I fell in love with it. We just moved forward with it. We didn’t even go back to the country shuffle.

SILY: It’s almost an anthem, the way it turned out.

WR: Thank you! It’s really fun to play live. It’s one of the only tunes I got to play live with my band before this happened. I always have a lot of fun with it.

SILY: Your band is pretty steady throughout the whole record, but I do love that there’s an overall palate that occasionally introduces something new, like the banjo on “I’d Rather Be Alone” and the harmonica on the title track.

WR: Every musician on the record is so versatile. They can play any style. That’s one of the biggest reasons why they were hired. Matt Hubbard and Rich Brotherton, when they came to the studio, they were involved in the base tracks, with Lisa Pankratz on drums and [Dave Leroy Biller] on guitar and [Brad Fordham] on bass. It was all pretty much within the same week. When the piano and extra guitar player came in, they had a truck full of instruments. When we were helping them load in, we were like, “Holy shit! How many instruments do you have in here?” They didn’t know what we were looking for. Playing around with the extra instruments was so much fun. I’m sure that’s super nerdy. But Matt Hubard on harmonica on the title track, Rich Brotherton on banjo and acoustic guitar on “I’d Rather Be Alone”. Matt Hubbard on the Wurlitzer. Watching Gurf Morlix do his thing on two or three tracks was incredible. One of my favorite guitar players, Nichol Robertson, who is based in Toronto--timing didn’t work out for him to come down here, so I sent him a couple tracks, and he sent back some amazing stuff, like the outro for “I’d Rather Be Alone”. 

When I write, I write alone, so I have to imagine how it’s going to sound in my head. I’m just a strummer. I’m by no means a good guitar player. I enjoy it, and obviously I play guitar a lot, but by no means am I a maestro. Seeing people care about these little songs I’ve written, and having them listen to me and listen to what I want, and having it become a musical conversation. They are maestros, and they know so much more about that world than I do. Seeing what they bring to the table. I wish I could be in the studio all of the time. It’s such a learning experience. It’s so inspiring. The only thing it hasn’t inspired me to do at this point is actually get really good at an instrument.

SILY: The line on “I’d Rather Be Alone” that gives it its title seems to be prescient right now: “I’d rather be alone than lonely.”

WR: There are a lot of things on this record that aren’t the best timing. Everybody in the world right now just wants to be out in public. “I’d Rather Be Alone” is socially responsible, but what people really want is to be able to go out to dinner with their friends, go to a park, go out for coffee, go to a beach, go to a pool. That one is telling a story of a friend of mine who basically said half of the line. I was listening intently, trying to be a good friend and listener, but I couldn’t wait to get off the phone and write that song. [laughs]

SILY: The line on “Through The Cracks” about finally getting a king size bed after becoming alone again differentiates being alone and being lonely, too. You can be lonely, but not be alone. And part of aloneness can be these things that give you comfort.

WR: There is such a difference between alone and lonely, and a lot of people don’t realize that. I don’t think it’s groundbreaking or anything, but it could be helpful for people who hate being alone to have a better understanding of people in their lives who don’t need people around, to the point where they’re uncomfortable having people around. It’s something you can realize within yourself. “I’m alone right now, but holy shit, I’m not lonely, I’m actually really happy.” Vice versa, “I’m lonely right now, but I’m not alone, so what does that say about me.” Understanding people in your life who are different than you.

SILY: What’s the story behind the cover art?

WR: It’s kind of embarrassing, actually. I wanted to do something really simple. In the past, my artwork hasn’t been glamorous, but this time, I wanted to do something a little more natural and simple. My fella and I just went out for a drive one day. He took that photo, and I saw it, and I thought, “Let’s use this. That’s the album art.” My friend Tom Ionescu put the borders on. We worked together to maintain that simplicity with the fonts and how everything appears. I wanted something not really flashy. I have one hand behind my head. It was free. Why not?

SILY: Have you done any live streams?

WR: I haven’t, and it’s not for any reason except it’s gonna be the first time that these songs are for the most part being presented, and I want to present them properly. If I were to live stream just me and my guitar, I feel like it would be sending kids off to preschool but not putting any clothes on them. It doesn’t feel right. I’ve even recorded myself doing a live stream, and I’m not happy with where it is. Also, one of the times I did a test of a live stream, I knocked over my microphone. I couldn’t stop giggling. It feels really, really weird. To execute it really well is really, really difficult. The space in between songs is dead air unless you have something really clever to say. But I don’t want to say anything. I just want to play my songs. Basically, I’m just waiting out the really strict quarantine, and when I have all of the gear and cameras to have my band over to my house and practice distancing and do a live stream that way, instead of doing it just on my own. The best that I can go for with just me and my guitar is endearing, and I want better than that.

Even if it was a different record that I put out, it might make sense for me to do some solo live streaming, but for this record, I’m gonna wait until I can have my band.

[Editor’s note: Since this interview was conducted, Rose has been featured on two SiriusXM channels.]

SILY: In the meantime, is anything else coming up for you? Are you finding yourself writing?

WR: Yeah. I’ve been writing, and I’ve been practicing, and I’ve been doing what everyone else has been doing. And just like everyone else, some days, you wake up really inspired, and you read, and you exercise for a while, and I’ve been practicing French, so I’ll do 4 or 5 French lessons, and make a really nice meal. And then the next day, I’ll be like, “Oh, yeah, I’m gonna watch 5 episodes of The Office.” It ebbs and flows. The other day, a friend of mine said, “This is a really weird time. As long as you’re getting by, great. You don’t have to master that third language. Great if you do, but if you can just get through this, that’s enough.” I really appreciated her saying that. It really spoke to me. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there who feel the pressure to keep being productive. I’m not coming down on that mentality at all because it’s ideal. But for me, I’ll readily admit that it’s not sustainable. 

SILY: Is there anything you’ve been listening to, watching, or reading during quarantine or before that’s caught your attention, inspired you, or comforted you?

WR: I love the new [Lucinda Williams] record. She released it on the same day as [I released mine]. Two days after she released it, I listened to it 4 times. Right now, I’m reading Becoming by Michelle Obama. I can’t wait to watch the Netflix special. I’m almost done with that book. We rescued a baby blue jay, which took up about a week. The baby fell out of his nest in my yard, and the nest was too high to put him back. He was about to get eaten by a feral cat, so we took him inside. The next morning, we were gonna take him to animal rescue, but we saw his parents in the yard, so we ended up making a makeshift nest for him. By the end of that first day, his parents were coming to visit him and feeding him every 20 minutes. About a week after that, he flew away with his parents and I think one or two siblings as well. That was great. That took up some time.

SILY: Do you have any pets?

WR: I do not, no. I love animals, but with my old lifestyle, spending so much time on the road, it wasn’t really feasible. For a few months of the year, I’d have to find alternate care for a pet. It hasn’t felt right since I started touring full-time. Right now, I would even kill to have Ace back. I’m glad he flew away, and it had a happy ending, but I loved having him around.

We Still Go To Rodeos by Whitney Rose

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