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Music, Tech, Photography and Movies<br><br><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11573045/?claim=yp89ssns46x">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-67955897330168722342016-04-24T07:40:00.000-07:002016-04-24T08:42:17.771-07:00Strait Return To Stage Sold Out<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTfsdI285XyE6R6CNlXYIWHxnUVNuCsJM7pqY_t3qlLJwpEJbNf8T34aSa_43fkmXY0GgYe9-jv-VFSP7F0P1zvoW3RxMVGJ8KViTa6uzKXM6vDuolTbGVdFEr8vqNfDMx9b_riODLTJ2/s1600/George+Strait+-+T-Mobile+Arena+-+Ethan+Miller+-+GettyImages-523359190+-+courtesy+EBMedia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTfsdI285XyE6R6CNlXYIWHxnUVNuCsJM7pqY_t3qlLJwpEJbNf8T34aSa_43fkmXY0GgYe9-jv-VFSP7F0P1zvoW3RxMVGJ8KViTa6uzKXM6vDuolTbGVdFEr8vqNfDMx9b_riODLTJ2/s400/George+Strait+-+T-Mobile+Arena+-+Ethan+Miller+-+GettyImages-523359190+-+courtesy+EBMedia.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© Ethan Miller - Getty Images - courtesy EBMedia<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After a two year absence from the stage, the King of Country rode back in to town and a record-setting, sold-out crowd of 19'222 people came on April, 22nd to the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to see George Strait in his opening show of his "Strait To Vegas" concert series.<br /><br />“I’ve missed you guys and I’m looking forward to being here a few more nights this year,” Strait told the crowd early on in the night before performing for over two hours, according to a press release by Essential Broadcast Media. Besides playing a selection of several of his #1 hits, Strait also took a moment to pay tribute to Merle Haggard who was not only an icon for Strait but also a friend. “We’ll never get to hear Merle play live again, but his music will live on forever,” Strait said before performing a medley.<br /><br /><br />YouTube user vegastrojan posted a decent quality video of George Strait doing the Merle Haggard Tribute during his concert. <br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YD617ISSIrM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Kacey Musgraves who opened for George this last weekend and will for his other 2016 dates, walked into the arena with a pony. (Picture from her Instagram feed @spaceykacey) - you may also want to check out her great version of the Lee Hazlewood penned cover "These Boots Are Made For Walking," orginally made famous by Nancy Sinatra (look on her twitter feed <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/116641086053048857727" target="_blank">+Kacey Musgraves</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0wqKm6Jxh3xNiAATYkdLYg8Hp6k5E_EJSnCW2JJF9MceEhxW-hVXjt1e2Dz9OftjUCzUkN9sZd8MIUJClU64IfOPB8VldJ5KEvh71Q8lCY5ngXqhd5M4Y2HfImlx3DnO-dMZFuHH_ImW/s1600/Kacey+Musgraves+-+George+Strait+-+Blog+-+Instagram+-+T-Mobile+Arena+Las+Vegas+-+160422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0wqKm6Jxh3xNiAATYkdLYg8Hp6k5E_EJSnCW2JJF9MceEhxW-hVXjt1e2Dz9OftjUCzUkN9sZd8MIUJClU64IfOPB8VldJ5KEvh71Q8lCY5ngXqhd5M4Y2HfImlx3DnO-dMZFuHH_ImW/s400/Kacey+Musgraves+-+George+Strait+-+Blog+-+Instagram+-+T-Mobile+Arena+Las+Vegas+-+160422.jpg" width="318" /></a>Strait will be back at the arena in September (9 & 10) and December (2 & 3) of this year and has a weekend planned in February (17 & 18) of 2017. The brand new $ 375 million indoor arena opened this spring and will host a variety of events. Boxing and fighting matches will compete with entertainment events. The Billboard Music Awards, Garth Brooks and the Dixie Chicks are all scheduled to play T-Mobile Arena.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-42805134294400143892016-04-22T19:22:00.000-07:002016-04-22T19:24:44.706-07:00Prince - The Country Music Artist <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9UB5pjFfO3FlNivQ-Rlh3Ubn8-eIiVvAj-V5sN8MDDyZv0BC10yoZXH681d6s8mNQ8ZnJ8UiMs5ek1fNYA92UBwv3dhMEinQrkq7ss7n5OlOofc76bK2NGLJxZpmEhfKxAx35txbKmN0/s1600/Prince+-+Little+Prince+Book+Reference.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9UB5pjFfO3FlNivQ-Rlh3Ubn8-eIiVvAj-V5sN8MDDyZv0BC10yoZXH681d6s8mNQ8ZnJ8UiMs5ek1fNYA92UBwv3dhMEinQrkq7ss7n5OlOofc76bK2NGLJxZpmEhfKxAx35txbKmN0/s400/Prince+-+Little+Prince+Book+Reference.jpg" /></a></div><br />I'm not trying to invoke that Prince who passed away yesterday was a country music artist at all, but his genius definitely left a mark even in country music. I remember in the mid to late 80s an editorial board meeting of our "Country Music" publication in Switzerland, when editor Charles "Chuck" Steiner claimed that Prince is annoying his band members by listening to country music on his tour bus. Chuck, who was quite old-school and had met Hank Williams on his European USO tour and still had a strong connection to the "old" Nashville of the 50s and 60s put that bold remark with a big smirk into the room and watched us whipper snappers in our 20s and 30s gasp for air. We couldn't believe it, the Purple One being associated with the rather strict musical environment that Nashville still was. He even mentioned that he wrote songs under a pseudonym for country artists. <br />It sounded like to much of a tall tale and with emerging artists like Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle and Randy Travis we never even investigated the "rumor" and enjoyed the reemergence of a more traditional sound that started to flood the airwaves in 1986. <br /><br />Some years later, I was already living in the States, somebody (my memory fails me here) told me about Joey Coco and a little research without google or the internet at the time revealed that this was really the Purple One, or TAFKAP by then, who wrote these songs. Kenny Rogers had recorded "You're My Love" for his 1986 album "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To", all in all a forgettable LP, if it wouldn't be for the title track, who won a Golden Globe. Deborah Allen tried to do the right thing, but her adaptation of the Coco song "Telepathy" of the album by the same name, pretty much burned her career and relegated her back into songwriting and background vocal singing. Rumor is that he not only wrote but also orchestrated and produced the song in 1987. That song and it's musical arrangement could have been a hit in the early 80s, but the flags were now definitely flying on the traditional breeze and made the whole a single a non-entity. <br /><br />Some years later I booked and toured Europe with Buck Owens revival act The Derailers and the fathers of the Red Dirt Sound, The Red Dirt Rangers. Sharing more or less the same age within a decade or so with these musicians, we all grew up listening to Prince, so it wasn't really that surprising that "Raspberry Beret" found it's way on Tony and Brian's 1997 album "Reverb Deluxe" (Watermelon) and "1999" was featured by the Okies on their album "Ranger's Command" (SOB) two years later. Both albums were released on small Austin based labels and reflected the openness towards a more inclusive, innovative style Nashville had forgotten by then and turned it's back on, after the rise of megalomaniac Garth Brooks. <br /><br />Thanks to David Mansfield, the former country music editor for "USA Today" I became aware today that one hit wonder "Just Got Started Loving You" (2007), James Otto actually recorded a decent rendition of "Purple Rain." Several rumors indicate that several people urged Prince to give that song to Kenny Rogers too, as it sounded like a "country music song." Whatever. Instead of playing the just released tribute by Otto, I actually found a live version by him doing this song, recorded almost three years ago, in a live performance at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace in Bakersfield. And according to the belt-buckles being shined the people there didn't mind to hear the Purple One. <br /><br />Neither did we growing up. Prince was an all-round musician and creative mind who left this planet way too early. <br /><br />Kenny Rogers - You're My Love<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-9pWscqa23Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Deborah Allen - Telepathy 1987<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LU4dRbB29-A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Red Dirt Rangers - 1999 <br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pTXby1Hf8m0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />Derailers - Raspberry Beret<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9HBGn-jw3EM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />James Otto - Live Crystal Palace, Bakersfield - Purple Rain - 8/21/14<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0tbPvBg8bfs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-27892707801881149342016-04-21T22:02:00.000-07:002016-04-21T22:05:37.794-07:00Lookin' In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExmoGsbP-w_wY4tcuMkaWqhq6UMo_QPIRXpxVyliyIh55mP6uLadiukBrWx1CgBNXSVeE4xI3AINwwnnIeO_oW6UVN0MtSGRYWh9nBa2gA_49tp3arFK6g8lwDVEU9dIojromCMzXsHns/s1600/Minimalism+-+Window+-+Details+-+Color+-+Curtains+-+Window+Frame+-+Wood+-+Fredericksburg+-+6804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExmoGsbP-w_wY4tcuMkaWqhq6UMo_QPIRXpxVyliyIh55mP6uLadiukBrWx1CgBNXSVeE4xI3AINwwnnIeO_oW6UVN0MtSGRYWh9nBa2gA_49tp3arFK6g8lwDVEU9dIojromCMzXsHns/s640/Minimalism+-+Window+-+Details+-+Color+-+Curtains+-+Window+Frame+-+Wood+-+Fredericksburg+-+6804.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-34621843305333139302016-04-21T15:06:00.000-07:002016-04-21T15:08:18.819-07:00RIP Purple One - We will party like it's 1999 in a little while<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixip1fGbAJ5r3Yiz3Ojpt0vLxacAZD69aO1L4az5OF5EcibaWeUNjIFydRpukDuYFKpG0ZASqVxWbKK6lHWR3IffgfoWxwftjtu37U__Bg_9bhEdj-4Gt5QtuIF_SvkwH_9ek_huPZTlUe/s1600/Prince.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixip1fGbAJ5r3Yiz3Ojpt0vLxacAZD69aO1L4az5OF5EcibaWeUNjIFydRpukDuYFKpG0ZASqVxWbKK6lHWR3IffgfoWxwftjtu37U__Bg_9bhEdj-4Gt5QtuIF_SvkwH_9ek_huPZTlUe/s640/Prince.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br />As with other legends, there will be a ton of obituaries celebrating the creative workload and the life of Prince. For me it's somehow ironic that in the first four months of this year, we lost three legends, and I'd would rather use that terminology very strict. But what Bowie, Merle and Prince created can only be explained with the passing of Bach (1685 - 1750), Mozart (1756 - 1791) and Beethoven (1770 - 1827) in the time span of four months, instead of roughly 1 1/2 centuries. <br /><br />This is how Billboard Magazine reported on their <a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7341522/prince-dead">website</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRG51oGd7CBKHcJfFOMhzRLsoFobyy0aXWIcoVLLDLtpfTH3OGxvDvr7_Oy_BrsPy4v1dGfilxmojIxsq_Tn4YWyZsO2hGbRHtBu5Yj38zZwYIMQdg8CxkGbNeQeK0ylq9nd2-9t1cRq0/s1600/Prince+Billboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRG51oGd7CBKHcJfFOMhzRLsoFobyy0aXWIcoVLLDLtpfTH3OGxvDvr7_Oy_BrsPy4v1dGfilxmojIxsq_Tn4YWyZsO2hGbRHtBu5Yj38zZwYIMQdg8CxkGbNeQeK0ylq9nd2-9t1cRq0/s400/Prince+Billboard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />That's how the Recording Academy president Neil Portnow commented on the passing of Prince<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2clR4zvfBNEGHiiOB_-iZR5IuacfTd9v_zx-ozIcMo8b-tHyCe0eJudotlcd9J2YbeVGqxgIbnEQ6DkGP5efCHK_wmFYiNGdHDSc1KoYJjbX5i3qujQbHpcstacZwN5q8B4xtorCXS6PY/s1600/NARAS+Prince.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2clR4zvfBNEGHiiOB_-iZR5IuacfTd9v_zx-ozIcMo8b-tHyCe0eJudotlcd9J2YbeVGqxgIbnEQ6DkGP5efCHK_wmFYiNGdHDSc1KoYJjbX5i3qujQbHpcstacZwN5q8B4xtorCXS6PY/s400/NARAS+Prince.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The videos below show the true musical genius, that Prince was - first in his official video for his fantastic groovy song "Cream" and a full live concert from 1982<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Lmq6RDn5O8" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uAYQUbh8HHA" width="560"></iframe><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-80549706928509309862016-04-20T19:51:00.000-07:002016-04-20T19:57:40.745-07:00Sturgill Simpson & Stephen Colbert - Unofficial "Waffle House" Etiquette Song <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc8EAorFbC8TtPS-XSZh6iFoV9tvMXEFDZmuyA6JD0WuXwU5zvTYkmG6B9oHhXfPxgO2YwwayCsgUGye9Oms3bIPAN_BN0wPq0SPFR76Z48EQhpHTZc9k1nmYEvHLJIbw3x0sR_SjvRdv/s1600/MUSIC+-+Sturgill+Simpson%252C+Stephen+Colbert+-+Waffle+House+Song+-+CBS+-+Screenshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc8EAorFbC8TtPS-XSZh6iFoV9tvMXEFDZmuyA6JD0WuXwU5zvTYkmG6B9oHhXfPxgO2YwwayCsgUGye9Oms3bIPAN_BN0wPq0SPFR76Z48EQhpHTZc9k1nmYEvHLJIbw3x0sR_SjvRdv/s640/MUSIC+-+Sturgill+Simpson%252C+Stephen+Colbert+-+Waffle+House+Song+-+CBS+-+Screenshot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It took me 25 years of living in the States to finally make it to a Waffle House on a recent trip (March) to Atlanta. I was simply ignorant and unaware, as there are only two in all of Central Texas and Mexican breakfast and/or Tacos are everywhere and cheap. <br /><br />So on Monday night, country artist Sturgill Simpson, who just released "A Sailor's Guide to Earth" some days ago, visited the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," to perform a raucous swamp-rock, including full horn-section version of "Brace For Impact (Live a Little)."<br /><br />Yet before Simpson was able to literally blow us away, he was invited and asked by host Stephen Colbert to do a "commercial" for "Waffle House." As Stephen mentioned, "Waffle House" has it's own songs on its jukeboxes, well according to slate.com, "the all-day breakfast chain that has become a Southern institution, actually has its own music label, which has produced songs such as “There Are Raisins in My Toast” for its restaurants since the mid-’80s." <br />As the tables were almost turned over faster than we could eat, I was never able to check out their own jukeboxes and am simply wondering what would rhyme with sausage and hash-browns. <br />Stephen and Sturgill's take on the unofficial song is hilarious and quite right deals with a lot of good manners missing of the late night crowds I have seen in IHOPs and other early morning breakfast places. Yes it may as Sturgill sings "You're killin' your hangover, but you're killin' my mood." <br /><br />Next time I'm gonna go to a Waffle House, I'm gonna search for the jukebox. Watch the two performances below and comeback here, I will review "A Sailor's Guide To Earth" in a couple of days. <br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yHe_1lOJYN0" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sz7cBnlhhG4" width="560"></iframe>amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-16141291341036210102016-04-19T09:31:00.000-07:002016-04-19T13:21:17.002-07:00Ted Russell Kamp - Soaring In The Musical Skies<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0yYY8VoaI5aZd3_pYWzZUsNzoIAEX7rmo1nF-AbQ3gTipQ3FYzbB0Y0H5fTJRxtnGXOMqMUCGy5tIT8p9GOqxaPoMqvz0f_yVg8R-bT0_6Fdu4TkGU0swdg0UIlz7Bfhfc365xAHIG4h/s1600/MUSIC+-+Ted+Russell+Kamp+-+Spring+Fling+Music+Festival+-+Giddy+Ups+-+Austin+-+2016+-+up+-+1_4222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0yYY8VoaI5aZd3_pYWzZUsNzoIAEX7rmo1nF-AbQ3gTipQ3FYzbB0Y0H5fTJRxtnGXOMqMUCGy5tIT8p9GOqxaPoMqvz0f_yVg8R-bT0_6Fdu4TkGU0swdg0UIlz7Bfhfc365xAHIG4h/s640/MUSIC+-+Ted+Russell+Kamp+-+Spring+Fling+Music+Festival+-+Giddy+Ups+-+Austin+-+2016+-+up+-+1_4222.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ted Russell Kamp at Giddy Ups in Austin - March 2016 <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(© A. Michael Uhlmann)</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Wikipedia defines Aerobatics as a portmanteau of aerial-acrobatics, simply the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in normal flight. The loops, the spins, the rolls or the Immelmann turns are most often flown by a single pilot, therefore "Flying Solo."<br /><br />This is also the title of LA based Americana singer/songwriter Ted Russell Kamp's new album, which he released in March. After an extensive tour through Texas, including the music fair, SXSW, he now introduces his new 12 song Epos to part of his European fans in Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden.<br />Often touring by himself, he wanted to offer a solo album reflecting his dynamic shows when not accompanied by a band.<br />Half of the songs are favorites from previous albums, three of them recorded live during radio shows in the US, three from a concert in Finland. The other half dozen are new songs recorded at his home studio "The Den" especially for "Flying Solo."<br /><br />The analogies of an acrobat pilot and a prolific singer/songwriter don't end here - pilots often have a solid flight education through military training, may be flight instructors, or develop new acrobatic routines with other pilots. This simply translates into the music world of TRK as a day job, not sitting at a desk, but playing bass for Shooter Jennings; recording and producing at his own studio for friends like AJ Hobbs, 29 Mules, Nate Smith or Funkyjenn among others; or co-writing with a variety of performers and songwriters from across the United States.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTcD5hGlUREouLcaLVbcsRWGChYP0zdMygMys2NykGCrhsso0pBtDusiAOhHOmWo-hdDbIK4EwD0Mc-us5f1AsgECiqm1sUucE7arYxStFiY_-TVY7zyubs1PUA2jFZPF_eI7k87LOK4i/s1600/Ted+Russell+Kamp+-+Flying+Solo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTcD5hGlUREouLcaLVbcsRWGChYP0zdMygMys2NykGCrhsso0pBtDusiAOhHOmWo-hdDbIK4EwD0Mc-us5f1AsgECiqm1sUucE7arYxStFiY_-TVY7zyubs1PUA2jFZPF_eI7k87LOK4i/s320/Ted+Russell+Kamp+-+Flying+Solo.jpg" width="320" /></a>An original record release party right before the trip to Texas was held in California together with alt-country trio Calico, whose member Kirsten Proffit helped co-write the opener and one of the new tracks "Life On The River" where the watery stream symbolizes not only life but also the continuing love of the narrator to his sweetheart.<br /><br />Other California country-rock or Americana co-writes include acoustic live version of "Let Love Do The Rest" (w/David Serby from "Poor Man's Paradise"), and a deliciously raucous electric guitar lead by Finnish Roots musician Tommi Viksten on "If I Had A Dollar" (w/Nicole Gordon from "Get Back To The Land") keeping it very close to it's original Bakersfield-sounding original and the new Bobby Joyner collaboration "The Closer I Get" with it's beautiful melancholy lines "The closer I get / I will not forget / it's not over yet / it's a sadness deep in my soul / it's a tiger by the tail I know / the closer I get / it's not over yet."<br />Nashville based writers Wayne Buckner and Chris Tompkins helped on "The Way Love Burns" (new) and "Poor Man's Paradise" (from the same album) respectively.<br />Austin based Fastball member Tony Scalzo helped pen the new "Nothing To Lose" and Gordy Quist from the Band of Heathens contributed on the also new track "Hold On", which shines with its lovely Dobro instrumentation. Beautifully helped on background vocals by Bliss Bowen, "When She Flies" is a new composition by TRK himself, as are the live versions of his older self-penned favorites "Lookin' For Someone" (from "Divisadero"), "Steady At The Wheel" (from "NorthSouth") and "Old Folks Blues" ("Poor Man's Paradise"), the last two, superbly spare, just performed with a mandolin.<br /><br />Labels won't categorize Ted Russell Kamp's music, there are too many nuances to hear, somewhere between Rock and Country, between West Coast and Tulsa, Soul & Blues influenced, even with some hints at jazzy percussive feels to it. You just have to go and discover TRK for yourself, I'm just he will soar with his songabatics!<br /><br />Steady At The Wheel <br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q47b14sBP_k" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Let Love Do The Rest <br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Zhu2YNziMY" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br />Below find his touring schedule, on all his Swedish shows, Ted Russell Kamp will be accompanied by Thomas Ponten. Besides finding his new release "Flying Solo" at his shows, the disc and/or download is also available on <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tedrussellkamp3">CD Baby</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/flying-solo/id109269800">itunes</a>. For more info on TRK, check out his website <a href="http://tedrussellkamp.com/">Ted Russell Kamp</a>.<br /><br /><b><u>European Tour Dates</u></b><br /><br />APR 20 WED - Kulturhaus Schlachthof, Soest (G) <br />APR 22 FRI - Carty Bar, Gaildorf (G)<br />APR 23 SAT - Pier 99, Nordhorn (G)<br />APR 24 SUN - Sijf, Rotterdam (NL)<br />APR 25 MON - KOFA, Vlaardingen (NL)<br />APR 26 TUE - Cultuurhuis, Heerlen (NL)<br />APR 27 WED - Paddy's, Leeuwarden (NL)<br />APR 28 THU - Autoprobaat, Tilburg (NL)<br />APR 29 FRI - Podium Peter en Leni, Steendam (NL)<br />APR 30 SAT - Zur Scharfen Ecke, Sande (G)<br />MAY 01 SUN - July's, Wilhelmshaven (G)<br />MAY 04 WED - KoM Bar, Göteborg (S)<br />MAY 05 THU - The Tea Room, Orsjo (S)<br />MAY 06 FRI - Kontoret, Uddevalla (S)<br />MAY 07 SAT - Kulturhuset, Jönköping (S)<br />MAY 08 SUN - Soulstore, Göteborg (S) amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-48580077336223942302016-04-03T19:02:00.000-07:002016-04-19T15:21:25.446-07:00Old Fashioned Easter Eggs My Swiss grandma told me how to paint, well color is the better word, Easter Eggs. After some searching in the back-40 I found the little grasses and flower petals I wanted to use to “enhance” my eggs. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQXG7xVYNAfFTtpXlLW4y8NczJL64-8jkWZFT_Dydo4QfSZBgwwtGGV6gRbfEcodjDDRx12yy4xM0d9qK9xjBQOSr1AaYH7iW-goAyySBNvotBgwUqbe7JpsfaOTXxlZkRwU-ydVyi-g/s1600/CUSTOM+-+CULTURE+-+RELIGION+-+EASTER+-+Eggs+-+Brown+-+White+-+Handmade+-+TRADITION+-+K_1499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQXG7xVYNAfFTtpXlLW4y8NczJL64-8jkWZFT_Dydo4QfSZBgwwtGGV6gRbfEcodjDDRx12yy4xM0d9qK9xjBQOSr1AaYH7iW-goAyySBNvotBgwUqbe7JpsfaOTXxlZkRwU-ydVyi-g/s400/CUSTOM+-+CULTURE+-+RELIGION+-+EASTER+-+Eggs+-+Brown+-+White+-+Handmade+-+TRADITION+-+K_1499.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br />With some elbow grease these little nature fragments easily adapt to the egg. When I asked my girlfriend if I could have an old pair of pantyhose I got quite the stare. Explaining her, that I now have to wrap the grasses and eggs into an old piece of women’s garment and tie it up, trash bag twists work perfectly to hold the pantyhose in place, her eyes softened a bit. I was off the hook. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5AzcYCVBkTHaqzk4GAGmlBITf6Yq6KDw9LoxRqsUsIfqeFANb8IQKcViY4ENHS07DjenJhw5R4VM1F0YxwfMUjGXAAq6_a6he_cqdyRQ4GkMiVvdNJBZAHSw1DsxtB9bJoAOJ_vgJpU/s1600/CUSTOM+-+CULTURE+-+RELIGION+-+EASTER+-+TRADITION+-+Egg+-+Brown+-+White+-+Handmade+-+K_1509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5AzcYCVBkTHaqzk4GAGmlBITf6Yq6KDw9LoxRqsUsIfqeFANb8IQKcViY4ENHS07DjenJhw5R4VM1F0YxwfMUjGXAAq6_a6he_cqdyRQ4GkMiVvdNJBZAHSw1DsxtB9bJoAOJ_vgJpU/s400/CUSTOM+-+CULTURE+-+RELIGION+-+EASTER+-+TRADITION+-+Egg+-+Brown+-+White+-+Handmade+-+K_1509.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Now I had to come up with some sort of natural magic potion to dye the eggs. A mixture of balsamic vinegar, red and yellow onion shells, coffee grounds and a bit of turmeric did the trick and gave me the subtle sand-like color I was looking for. Every egg will look differently, not in color, but in shape and texture. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemGipqxwPBSqNro8J_lINo3f3s0ozTx5uQkmTQjEokEGqcX89Z6uslGnDz3pl0bqKpqQIa18-X1eMMc4eavRrp0QVp8eUowZicSl0HiAoF3HvyjZXlwNLd-kZPJFy0b7vC_aI8M60Nf4/s1600/CUSTOM+-+CULTURE+-+RELIGION+-+EASTER++-+Eggs+-+Brown+-+White+-+Handmade+-+TRADITION+-+K_1500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemGipqxwPBSqNro8J_lINo3f3s0ozTx5uQkmTQjEokEGqcX89Z6uslGnDz3pl0bqKpqQIa18-X1eMMc4eavRrp0QVp8eUowZicSl0HiAoF3HvyjZXlwNLd-kZPJFy0b7vC_aI8M60Nf4/s400/CUSTOM+-+CULTURE+-+RELIGION+-+EASTER++-+Eggs+-+Brown+-+White+-+Handmade+-+TRADITION+-+K_1500.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />So the raw, but decorated eggs were boiled for about 10 minutes in the tincture, cooled down and then freed from the pantyhose pieces. (Some may wanna wear gloves doing this, as the color-dye will stick around your fingernails for a couple a days.) They will look awesome in any Easter basket. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNC9KmrNnd-Mcoko3kpjmbNWIJVOS7FFm2LPzzrHCBloWIK_xgON125Ak2ti6mJYIU6iibiC5qIFJEcmRoE3O2d3EMIG86Tcr68vV32S6PZ4W7JmaUynIgBFh0W3L8D1zHE2LahZi-gGE/s1600/CUSTOM+-+CULTURE+-+RELIGION+-+EASTER+-+TRADITION+-+Egg+-+Brown+-+White+-+Handmade+-+K_1507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNC9KmrNnd-Mcoko3kpjmbNWIJVOS7FFm2LPzzrHCBloWIK_xgON125Ak2ti6mJYIU6iibiC5qIFJEcmRoE3O2d3EMIG86Tcr68vV32S6PZ4W7JmaUynIgBFh0W3L8D1zHE2LahZi-gGE/s400/CUSTOM+-+CULTURE+-+RELIGION+-+EASTER+-+TRADITION+-+Egg+-+Brown+-+White+-+Handmade+-+K_1507.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The whole thing is a bit labor intensive but if you involve your kids this will leave a memory and maybe in 40 years they will be posting a similar post about Old Fashioned Easter eggs.amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0Carlton, TX, USA31.9179694 -98.1725533999999731.9044919 -98.192723399999963 31.9314469 -98.152383399999977tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-51368208718187657802016-02-10T23:56:00.000-08:002016-04-19T13:20:28.023-07:00Marie Danielle - Hustling For The Truth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtfM3wPHmE5PY7OBWrTb9RHjhCbSSipQ9rpBDBwWRSPxxJNYDnDoyPODfWtBXkPtWYScK8LAvp54hoO-AIV4QnaQi1b0d5XI4KKcT3a39oO-I0rglepKNak6kelyg9UV64_WNPwo4lsM0/s1600/Marie+Danielle+-+Bibs+-+Window.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtfM3wPHmE5PY7OBWrTb9RHjhCbSSipQ9rpBDBwWRSPxxJNYDnDoyPODfWtBXkPtWYScK8LAvp54hoO-AIV4QnaQi1b0d5XI4KKcT3a39oO-I0rglepKNak6kelyg9UV64_WNPwo4lsM0/s400/Marie+Danielle+-+Bibs+-+Window.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Purely by accident I stumbled upon and was immediately taken by the unique voice of this early 30-something year old singer/songwriter - originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - but headquartered on the West Coast in Los Angeles. Clever - although very somber - songwriting and a first German tour to celebrate the release of her debut album <a href="http://shop.tonetoaster.com/CD/MARIEDANIELLE-HustlerCD.html">"Hustler" (Tonetoaster/Alive)</a>, which will be released by the end of February in parts of Europe, made me search for more and schedule a phone-interview with Ms. Stoudt, who simply goes by her two first names, Marie Danielle. <br /><br />"Happy songs may not service you as an artist, well at least that was my case, 2-3 years ago," she tells me one morning, a couple of weeks ago. That "Hustler," who is already having an early pre-release buzz, and its songwriting compared to (among others) Lucinda Williams, would even see the light of day, is quite a surprise. Working in a cubicle in the video department of an international entertainment company to "mostly pay the bills", Marie had put her songwriting, after a stint in New York City, on hold and kept it in solitude and private. A brush with death in an abusive relationship, made her realize "that there is more to life, than a simple desk-job." She sent some of her demo recordings to one of her idols, Simone Felice, of The Felice Brothers, who called her back and invited her to come to Woodstock (NY) to record a debut, with him and David Baron (Grammy-nominated for Meghan Trainor) as producers. As a travel and recording partner she choose Christian Wargo (Fleet Foxes) just to keep her "sane" as she put it on her Kickstarter page. With enough funds raised, the two were able to cross the continent.<br /><br />What was planned as a four to five song EP, became a full-fledged album. Under the aegis of Simone she started writing more songs, some as co-writes, but all very intricate and painfully personal. "I basically learned in a bit over a year, what could have taken me ten years in experience, to craft and write songs," she tells about the decision to continue past the limited size of an EP. Asked how she writes her little opuses, she adds: "It depends on the day, how I write. Sometimes it's a melody, some lyrics or even a concept. And I go from there." Originally having a punk/rock background, she cites some heavy singer/songwriter artists as her major influences and mentions Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, John Prine and icon Townes Van Zandt. "No one comes even close to Townes." she muses about the late Texas troubadour, who penned "Pancho & Lefty," "To Live Is To Fly" and the haunting "If I Needed You." She also cites country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons and lauds his writing abilities, how he was ballsy enough to romanticize some of his more hardcore lyrics. <br /><br />Bittersweet is her love affair not only with men "they don't seem to work out with me" but also with her current stay in LA: "this town and especially Hollywood are nothing but an illusion. It's dirty and the glamour is not real, even though you wish it to be real. So I'm trying to find the truth and what it is all about." A future move to either Nashville or Woodstock isn't out of the question, "in LA there are more people making music than listening to music." <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nC2tJ6RqNQ-w0viuYPu5bVlo4AQeddVd-rZpiYdFVftISLN9uzLZFWcBDl1h3eDJLNUrdz7i5fIPMUb-zIWtFB-_UejSlgPDGSdrL_SqjdQeLHPUHUOUwhjq7f-KASJ06Yqa-92QgBEd/s1600/Marie+Danielle+-+Hustler+-+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nC2tJ6RqNQ-w0viuYPu5bVlo4AQeddVd-rZpiYdFVftISLN9uzLZFWcBDl1h3eDJLNUrdz7i5fIPMUb-zIWtFB-_UejSlgPDGSdrL_SqjdQeLHPUHUOUwhjq7f-KASJ06Yqa-92QgBEd/s400/Marie+Danielle+-+Hustler+-+Cover.jpg" width="400" /></a>So these maybe some of the reasons why she paints such desperate pictures in her emotive songs, as in the beautiful opening ballad - "There ain't no moonlight in this Tinseltown / and no more sunshine, now that you're not around / Since that day it's been cold and grey / I know you're gone but I'm a love you anyway."<br />"Soldier," a co-write with Simone Felice, could have been written by a post-world-war-2 author like Bertold Brecht if it wouldn't be for the fact, that the quarrels are only relationship based. Worn out and tired, she sees herself as an old fighter, unable to stop: "Where does the soldier go when all the warring's done / I've been fighting so long I forgot where I come from / but when that music plays I know where I belong." Even though full of desperation, the uptempo feel of the recording with the full The Felice Brothers band, still let a shimmer of hope shine through. <br />She's "hustling" for the truth again in "One Of My Kind" where she laments "I'm tired of running from town to town," and in "One Night Stand" begs for absolution from her partner after the encounter: "Forgive my radio silence and my one night stand." <br /><br />Musically based somewhere between (Neo)-Folk, Pop and Americana the album invites for repeat listenings with it's sparse instrumentation. There may be a violin, a cello, an accordion or even a trumpet, but they never overpower her distinct and somehow sultry vocals, who lure you back over and over again. "I will never tell who he is," she insists after being asked who is the inspiration for the main character in the title song "Hustler" who "could sing a tune / To you alone in a crowded room." but then begging to not just be another name carved into the bar, like "all the suckers he's been through." And even with all the gloomy darkness, there are hints of redemption and hope in these songs, a light at the end of the tunnel shining so bright, that there must be a cathartic release. Asked if I forgot anything to ask in our lively interview, Marie Danielle insists to mention that she feels very honored to have been given to record "White Shoes" by Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes fame, which is the only cover on "Hustler."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILz1P2VGM4LckHlFdRS8eANP5jABgYhpVhRsVARFrKC0AHeswlHuRHGncH1FGh7YEEK8OXkbaUirnu_Eypzur93NGkbaADUd0unMz6Et65YTXXIsUxjmmbZchCgEuIDpm238_bfDHPdk7/s1600/Marie+Danielle+-+Leaf+USA+-+Window.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILz1P2VGM4LckHlFdRS8eANP5jABgYhpVhRsVARFrKC0AHeswlHuRHGncH1FGh7YEEK8OXkbaUirnu_Eypzur93NGkbaADUd0unMz6Et65YTXXIsUxjmmbZchCgEuIDpm238_bfDHPdk7/s400/Marie+Danielle+-+Leaf+USA+-+Window.jpg" width="400" /></a>So if you have a chance, go see her on her solo acoustic tour, all dates are listed below her videos. If her first visit to Europe will be a success, some basic language skills were learned and else she is relying on her smart phone as a translator, maybe she will change the gold leaf around her neck, with a small little world. Right now the leaf in the shape of the United States shows in the midrib her travels from Los Angeles to Woodstock, a journey we hope she will do again to follow "Hustler."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tinseltown<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lRmOLkfS_Kc" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Soldier (featuring The Felice Brothers)<br /><iframe frameborder="no" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/222189265&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />One Of My Kind<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mz2iBQXdBp0" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />One Night Stand <br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QbIYjcpNjHM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><u><b>German Tourdates</b></u><br />FEB 11 THU - Die Lagerhalle, Osnabrück, Germany<br />FEB 12 FRI - Artfarm, Drabenderhöhe, Germany<br />FEB 13 SAT - Cafe de Fiets, Bremerhaven, Germany<br />FEB 15 MON - Schick und Schön, Mainz, Germany<br />FEB 16 TUE - Prinz Willy, Kiel, Germany<br />FEB 17 WED - A, Berlin, Germany<br />FEB 18 THU - Die Rösslstube, Altstadt, Germany<br />FEB 20 SAT - House Show, Munich, Germany<br />FEB 21 SUN - Zwölfzehn, Stuttgart, Germany<br />FEB 23 TUE - Cocktailbar Kajüte, Lippstadt, Germany<br />FEB 24 WED - InForo Bistro, Brilon, Germanyamucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-77081351541027559932015-09-27T11:10:00.000-07:002015-09-27T11:39:14.940-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lfAt2wC6gZ4EO3b4dLF7OY59d8uirRXlfkclWiF0dcJCFVYZS5UdtU8v_7OcUewT2t538OY2a1qDL-NeJtSgrCGPpXdIU_d-7XYZoQ3c-TGhUH933muTtZ8hjgXZ6WamDi1RC-0VDj0/s1600/Texas+-+Hico+-+Kountry+Kup+-+Detail+-+Sign+-+Brick+-+Minimal+-+Cowboy+-+Spurs+-+Coffee+-+1_2563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lfAt2wC6gZ4EO3b4dLF7OY59d8uirRXlfkclWiF0dcJCFVYZS5UdtU8v_7OcUewT2t538OY2a1qDL-NeJtSgrCGPpXdIU_d-7XYZoQ3c-TGhUH933muTtZ8hjgXZ6WamDi1RC-0VDj0/s640/Texas+-+Hico+-+Kountry+Kup+-+Detail+-+Sign+-+Brick+-+Minimal+-+Cowboy+-+Spurs+-+Coffee+-+1_2563.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koffee Kup Family Restaurant in Hico</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Driving by the "Koffee Kup Family Restaurant" several times, I was intrigued to try their food. especially after reading two old Texas Monthly columns about <a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/the-40-best-small-town-cafes/">"The 40 Best Small-Town Cafes"</a> (2008) and <a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/food/the-50-greatest-hamburgers-in-texas/">"The 50 Greatest Hamburgers In Texas"</a> (2009) which both included the Koffee Kup.<br /><br />The following is my <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/koffee-kup-hico?hrid=nsRVqPBg9zIUBFyIeN-dFA">Yelp Review</a>:<br />"Yes this is typical "home made" food you may find around Texas in small little towns, as in the "Country Kitchen" in Lampasas, the "Blue Bonnet Cafe" in Marble Falls, "Maxine's Cafe" in Bastrop or at "Ham & Eggs" in Lewisville.<br /><br />That said, I don't expect a place like this to cook me a gourmet meal, just honest, good-tasting fare, I will enjoy and will come back to enjoy over and over again. And es I will be back at the Koffee Kup.<br /><br />The burgers, a Bleu Cheese and a Jalapeno Cream Cheese Burger were tast and cooked to perfection, mine being cooked exactly medium-rare as I ordered it. The steak fries were excellent and the onion rings from out of this world. Yes some of it needed a bit more spices, but this is my personal taste and I can easily adjust that. Less salt and pepper is somewhat the norm in every diner.<br /><br />If there is some space left in your tummy after the succulent burgers, try one of their 16 different pies - they will make your heart sing and will make you remember your grandma's cooking. I can only tell you to try the Banana Blueberry and the Black Forest pies.<br /><br />The service was friendly and she actually had some funny banter to go with. We will be back!"<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 11.08px;"><br /></span>This is the closest restaurant from our new place, so I will update you on other menu choices when we go there.amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-22584106981544417042015-09-26T14:28:00.000-07:002015-09-27T11:39:14.989-07:00First House Guest <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_aCAMpNleABnv8j77j4YS78vVgsFaTTpv4RCjxUm_qdirgfCow3vGs7a8gwuxxAa94Ddve7h_mnG3DFTVjSCwts0EyOwdBV1hK60VHOlwa_-L0SDZuA6hF9MyEM6ICNXECaUtEW95ec/s1600/Thistle+-+Bumble+Bee+-+Bokeh+-+Purple+-+Yellow+-+Flora+-+Fauna+-+Insect+-+1_2554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_aCAMpNleABnv8j77j4YS78vVgsFaTTpv4RCjxUm_qdirgfCow3vGs7a8gwuxxAa94Ddve7h_mnG3DFTVjSCwts0EyOwdBV1hK60VHOlwa_-L0SDZuA6hF9MyEM6ICNXECaUtEW95ec/s640/Thistle+-+Bumble+Bee+-+Bokeh+-+Purple+-+Yellow+-+Flora+-+Fauna+-+Insect+-+1_2554.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 14px; text-align: start;"><b>Eryngium leavenworthii - Leavenworth's Eryngo</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />House hunting in between Austin and North Texas led us to look around Hamilton, hence the same named county. After some dead leads we stumbled upon a property on top of a ridge, outside of Carlton, Texas.<br />Exploring the 17 acres that are for sale, mostly populated by cedar trees and shrubs we found tons of this wildflower, that closely resembles thistles. But some research actually showed that this false thistle is in the parsley family and is called Eryngium leavenworthii, after its discoverer, Melines Conklin Leavenworth (1796-1862), a US army surgeon and botanist.<br /><br />To our surprise a bumblebee paid a first visit and we welcomed this gnarly insect as our first house guest. I'm sure we will see tons of creatures crawling, flying, stomping, running and slithering around.<br /><br />As soon as the contract comes through and we move in, I will put some of these delicate yet thorny flowers that can grow up to more than three feet in a huge vase as a dry flower arrangement.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0Carlton, TX, USA31.9179694 -98.1725533999999731.9044919 -98.192723399999963 31.9314469 -98.152383399999977tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-91548061587393842682014-09-20T17:21:00.000-07:002015-09-27T11:44:04.384-07:00Rust Study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b-5xyZjRJJQgjhDs8KCGJC0hxTWnBRY1pVLWZ6W5QGz_IPKQsWdf3p-T07jqP34CJ4f5K8fErA4CnKapZ5GEXRjnxwWe4Hbvgemcbw0kBCyxMA34VqY1mXjjAZ2kxYD6Ib4K4taKspX1/s1600/Rust+-+Blue+-Red+-+Yellow+-+Abstract+-+Painting+-+6716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b-5xyZjRJJQgjhDs8KCGJC0hxTWnBRY1pVLWZ6W5QGz_IPKQsWdf3p-T07jqP34CJ4f5K8fErA4CnKapZ5GEXRjnxwWe4Hbvgemcbw0kBCyxMA34VqY1mXjjAZ2kxYD6Ib4K4taKspX1/s1600/Rust+-+Blue+-Red+-+Yellow+-+Abstract+-+Painting+-+6716.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-18228071541149752422014-09-20T16:14:00.000-07:002015-09-27T11:43:26.736-07:00Neon Lights, BS & Other Ramblings<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aCLnDJMG_g0/VB3vorc8q1I/AAAAAAAAFpQ/0ou2O_lRt3U/s1600/Neon%2B-%2BSign%2B-%2BTexas%2B-%2BHonky%2BTonks%2B-%2BBroken%2BSpoke%2B-%2BAustin%2B-%2Bdiff%2Bedit%2B-%2B20130511_202301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aCLnDJMG_g0/VB3vorc8q1I/AAAAAAAAFpQ/0ou2O_lRt3U/s1600/Neon%2B-%2BSign%2B-%2BTexas%2B-%2BHonky%2BTonks%2B-%2BBroken%2BSpoke%2B-%2BAustin%2B-%2Bdiff%2Bedit%2B-%2B20130511_202301.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />When I heard that Bull Shiter aka Blake Shelton had a new single out, "Neon Light" from his upcoming album "Bringing Back The Sunshine," I was intrigued. Starting out the song with a light Hip Hop beat didn't really draw me into the song, but the lyrics (written by Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin and Josh Kear - a trio who had written hit-songs for other artists before) had a lovely retro feel - something I haven't heard quite in a while coming out of Trashville. The lyrics actually do tell a story and in the second verse actually get quite mean - even though the two last lines with the three word repetitive are contemporary stupid as the mentioned opening beat is required in 2014: <br /><br />“I take a shot of I don’t care what you’re doing now<br />Chase that one with a cold screw you <br />When that’s done I just might wash it down with a big pitcher of someone new<br />That blonde, blonde, blonde at the bar, bar, bar<br />See if she wants to try an unbreak my heart, heart, heart” <br /><br />The banjo, the slight guitar work, Shelton's vocal range during the choruses also speak for this single. The production by Scott Hendricks unfortunately does not. Even though there is cool, bluesy overtone to it, it's completely over-produced and over-compressed with several unnecessary layers, which lower the song almost past mediocracy. <br /><br />But then once again, Blake simply couldn't shut up and the BS started flowing when he told <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blake-shelton-talks-new-single-haters-and-crossover-hits-20140822">Rolling Stone Country</a> that "The song, the melody, the chorus is so George Jones or George Strait. It really is."<br />Nope, it's not, even though he also claimed to know the history of country music: "Of course, I’m always going to have the haters and critics out there that say it's not. But then, kiss my ass! I know more about those records than a lot of people."<br /><br />Maybe he does to a certain degree, but then he would have had a good chance on being the leader to move some of the music back to it's more traditional roots. A song like this, with a late 80's early 90s feel to it would have sounded wonderfully. And producer Scott Hendricks should have known better. As the producer (with Keith Stegall) he not only engenieered Alan Jackson's debut album "Here In The Real World" which contained the lovely Honky Tonk anthem "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" but also another ode to the legendary bar signs, in Brooks & Dunn's "Neon Moon" from their album "Brand New Man." <br /><br />Even the James Stroud produced, two year old "Neon" by Chris Young, written by Texan master-songwriter Shane McAnally with Josh Osborne and Trevor Rosen which reached #23 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs sounds with it's leading steel guitar and fiddle more country as Blake's last outing. And if you want it really traditional just listen to Austin favorite Wayne "The Train" Hancock and his little ditty "Thunderstorms & Neon Lights" with the late great twangmaster Paul Skelton on guitar. <br /><br />Blake Shelton - "Neon Lights"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7yTKBwoVKqE" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Alan Jackson - "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WCPpOba2O4g" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />"Neon Monn" Brooks & Dunn<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/j3sDGzx9y9I" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Chris Young - "Neon" <br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0c67v5cDGig" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Wayne "The Train" Hancock - "Thunderstorms & Neon Signs"<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1ItgMRXv6v0" width="560"></iframe>amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-68789603082288886552014-08-13T14:00:00.000-07:002015-09-27T11:44:04.435-07:00Stairway to Heaven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMG6tm_5vkg1cU8vk5MuChbg0Uy2eD8PKtgnPOpo7ilNgvFdp6D5tz86e0McgV2NPYbtvqunhqNBgIHv3Or8eLQhIsi-t67KCD60b60E8LeohUQaT3gyghU7wVNgK2FR1EW74VajON-B-/s1600/Minimalism+-+Stairway+-+Heaven+-+Blue+-+Clouds+-+White+-+5405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMG6tm_5vkg1cU8vk5MuChbg0Uy2eD8PKtgnPOpo7ilNgvFdp6D5tz86e0McgV2NPYbtvqunhqNBgIHv3Or8eLQhIsi-t67KCD60b60E8LeohUQaT3gyghU7wVNgK2FR1EW74VajON-B-/s1600/Minimalism+-+Stairway+-+Heaven+-+Blue+-+Clouds+-+White+-+5405.jpg" height="456" width="640" /></a></div><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-41987033922378179012014-08-12T09:21:00.000-07:002015-09-27T11:44:04.462-07:00Dog Days of Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1j0GZ8DmgdfDLejyXl8HeQgdMHvTjanxm70-M2-EvvpxSejGIuAQSwOCoRzrXV8-sS6bx5Fsu2HkXBS5pWLE_41qo-hS9lRVnV3fH4BgzvjT3mvF_dD7HnYCoX7GKXPbaiX1TxLknVOX/s1600/Dog+Days+Of+Summer+-+-+Pitbull+-+Water+-+Bowl+-+Droid+-+2010-07-20+15.13.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1j0GZ8DmgdfDLejyXl8HeQgdMHvTjanxm70-M2-EvvpxSejGIuAQSwOCoRzrXV8-sS6bx5Fsu2HkXBS5pWLE_41qo-hS9lRVnV3fH4BgzvjT3mvF_dD7HnYCoX7GKXPbaiX1TxLknVOX/s1600/Dog+Days+Of+Summer+-+-+Pitbull+-+Water+-+Bowl+-+Droid+-+2010-07-20+15.13.09.jpg" height="456" width="640" /></a></div><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-31826117092225367312014-01-15T16:34:00.000-08:002015-09-27T11:44:04.487-07:00Twenty20 Challenge - Vintage II / Fun<a href="http://twenty20.com/">Twenty20</a> (formerly InstaCanvas) is a social media platform to showcase, discover, and buy the best in mobile photography & art.<br /><br />The hold challenges regularly and for this weeks contests I entered my Instagram I shot almost a year ago. A friend of mine bought a 48 (?) Plymouth I did a photo study on.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNim5klHPF6N99xgNn1_Fl9hOqyRZKTOJ8msTgeSHRCC008AEUscoJUcgt14XNr3l-Sg1oYw4JffROFt_dPsieqLb0wvoKOBZZTnXJzI6b-AQEgbGvWFjCR0zCdqMcwkMHsRVkb2O8PdsN/s1600/IMG_20130130_134326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNim5klHPF6N99xgNn1_Fl9hOqyRZKTOJ8msTgeSHRCC008AEUscoJUcgt14XNr3l-Sg1oYw4JffROFt_dPsieqLb0wvoKOBZZTnXJzI6b-AQEgbGvWFjCR0zCdqMcwkMHsRVkb2O8PdsN/s1600/IMG_20130130_134326.jpg" height="560" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twenty20 - Challenge: Vintage II - Plymouth </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another challenge open this week is Fun. I chose a Instagram I shot last summer of Country Funker (Mike) Barfield shot during one of his shows at the White Horse, in Austin, Texas<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZnq9R4tMnOBd7LkMh8pxwUPff5Z7rOWe2s5KIenhtkqUCU7T26l0I6TXpzdhVe4GtRqz0ByzAg1qO3AwCU3fAEAWnVW7KeSn5nrknYFYoCwsDuw7DFLaw0UQR3mZx94BbRqp32XkcyHQ/s1600/IMG_20130626_001434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZnq9R4tMnOBd7LkMh8pxwUPff5Z7rOWe2s5KIenhtkqUCU7T26l0I6TXpzdhVe4GtRqz0ByzAg1qO3AwCU3fAEAWnVW7KeSn5nrknYFYoCwsDuw7DFLaw0UQR3mZx94BbRqp32XkcyHQ/s1600/IMG_20130626_001434.jpg" height="560" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twenty20 - Challenge Fun - Country Funker Mike Barfield</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1QMM-DG0Kho" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />For more on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Barfield/97806138817">Barfield follow him on his facebook page</a>. <br /><br />Shot with Motorola Droid / originally published on Instagram.<br /><br />For my whole gallery on Twenty20, please visit <a href="http://twenty20.com/amucomm">here</a>.amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-25825099530271146702014-01-12T15:12:00.001-08:002014-01-12T17:09:52.328-08:00Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Go Pro<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Seit die ersten GoPro Kameras auf dem Markt erschienen und waghalsige Aktionen überall auf dem Internet dokumentierten - sei es das obige Selbstportrait auf dem Mount Everest von Dean Carriere - ein Sprung über eine Bergkante<br />
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- auf dem Skateboard - einem Mountain Bike - Motorfahrrad - oder mit einem Wingsuit durch das Tianmen Loch in China<br />
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wurde ich zum wahren Bewunderer dieser kleinen, aber äusserst robusten, digitalen Kamera.<br />
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Nun mussten die GoPros allerdings einen weitaus grösseren Stress-Test bestehen.<br />
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An Hula Hoop Ringe montiert wurden sie an die Cheerleaders des US-Football Clubs Dallas Cowboys abgeben. Amerika's Schätzchen waren gerade in Cozumel, Mexiko um einen Badekleider-Kalender zu schiessen.<br />
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Meine Wunschliste wurde erweitert (nicht mit den Cheerleaders aber mit den Kameras), aber bis anhin habe ich noch keine Kameras gekriegt. Vielleicht kann ich eine in der täglichen Verlosung <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gopro">auf der Facebook Seite von GoPro</a>. gewinnen. Den Kalendar der Dallas Cheerleaders kann man im Übrigen <a href="http://www.dallascowboyscheerleaders.com/articles/news/making-the-calendar/">hier</a> bestellen.<br />
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Quellen: youtube, GoPro, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Das Original wurde im <a href="http://i-zeitfresser.blogspot.com/2014/01/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-go-pro.html">Zeitfresser Blog</a> am 11. 1. 2014 veroeffentlicht. amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-33866450528542185642014-01-12T15:02:00.000-08:002014-01-12T15:02:53.313-08:00Cowboys Cheerleaders Go Pro<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dean Carriere - Mount Everest - Top Of The World</td></tr>
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Since the first GoPro cameras came up and actually filmed some daredevil action either a selfie by Dean Carriere on top of the world on Mount Everest (above) or in the snow,<br />
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on a skateboard - mountain bike - motorcycle - flying with a wingsuit through Tianmen Cave in China<br />
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or even mounted to a tail of a fighter jet, withstanding 6G<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DCC - Mia</td></tr>
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I have become a big fan of these robust digital cameras.<br />
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But now the GoPros had to endure another and probably the biggest stress test ever.<br />
They were mounted on hula hoops and the hoops were given to the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders to play with while shooting their Swimsuit Calendar in Cozumel, Mexico.<br />
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And true to the motto of the GoPro, "Be A Hero" the cameras were able to withstand all the g forces here as well, just check out the video below, capturing all the action. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zHbk92G655k" width="560"></iframe><br />
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I put them up on my wishlist (not the girls, the cameras!), but to no avail yet. Maybe I win one in the daily drawings <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gopro">GoPro has on facebook</a>. The swimsuit calendar of America's sweethearts can be found <a href="http://www.dallascowboyscheerleaders.com/articles/news/making-the-calendar/">here</a><br />
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Sources: youtube, GoPro, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Originally published on 1/11/2014 in <a href="http://tidbits-schnaeppchen.blogspot.com/2014/01/cowboy-cheerleaders-go-pro.html">Tidbits</a>amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-19794534321035344742014-01-12T15:01:00.001-08:002014-01-12T15:01:51.332-08:00Colorful Stroll In The Fog<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq0Bb_rWr6eL_2gR8gT5hf1ez9JR9uI_c-4nX3lOkzal6vhxTLk6yJ_vRc4fhBJ1gQ5MRaq8fDGBf46qxdf5YGUJQoOJUZqV7kuyy_-zekCe2tIf93R99qHqvOQz-_Kstzh27iT5-bUeQ/s1600/Dead+Christmas+Tree+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq0Bb_rWr6eL_2gR8gT5hf1ez9JR9uI_c-4nX3lOkzal6vhxTLk6yJ_vRc4fhBJ1gQ5MRaq8fDGBf46qxdf5YGUJQoOJUZqV7kuyy_-zekCe2tIf93R99qHqvOQz-_Kstzh27iT5-bUeQ/s1600/Dead+Christmas+Tree+2014-01-09.jpg" height="401" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decaying Christmas Tree</td></tr>
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After posting the <a href="http://amu-photo.blogspot.com/2014/01/morning-walk-in-fog-1.html">black and whites from my morning stroll</a> in the fog, here come the color ones - yes even when the weather is miserable you'll find interesting other pursuits to shot and share. Since I wrote my <a href="http://honkytonkdaily.blogspot.com/2013/12/dys-fun-ctional-christmas.html">dys-fun-ctional Christmas blog</a>, I was actually waiting to shoot a decaying Christmas tree and surprise, surprise, I found one across the street. As John Prine would have it:
I guess that love Is like a Christmas card
You decorate a tree You throw it in the yard
It decays and dies And the snowmen melt
Well I once knew love I knew how love felt
But on to some more colorful themes and vibes, even though that colorful leaf is one of the last one on the tree and i dying too - but the light on it was just gorgeous. So please enjoy some leaves and bushes with tears (Tränen) or simply water droplets (Wassertropfen) on it. Let me know, which ones you like best.
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t8-49rZ2I9M/Us8ttMizq8I/AAAAAAAAD7w/yiNlD3m92so/s1600/Leaf+-+Color+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t8-49rZ2I9M/Us8ttMizq8I/AAAAAAAAD7w/yiNlD3m92so/s1600/Leaf+-+Color+2014-01-09.jpg" height="315" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful, orange leaf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Waterdroplets</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GdZ33sNo0M/Us8tw6EjrQI/AAAAAAAAD8A/TtmEQlyeREs/s1600/Leaf+-+Water+Drops+2+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GdZ33sNo0M/Us8tw6EjrQI/AAAAAAAAD8A/TtmEQlyeREs/s1600/Leaf+-+Water+Drops+2+2014-01-09.jpg" height="362" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Droplets On Bush</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuQOpwDGj0U3ZzJYykt6hzBhboxobDKnINOreMmL-3oBOcrqirE9EZODREe_QAdmXMuXSCwK6_Bx8dkEXvmh6l3WDg7YQ1_9iWySRjHXezMipkQHikFZ-vFiBG0Teps5YhqMQtz74qkda/s1600/Waterdrops+2+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuQOpwDGj0U3ZzJYykt6hzBhboxobDKnINOreMmL-3oBOcrqirE9EZODREe_QAdmXMuXSCwK6_Bx8dkEXvmh6l3WDg7YQ1_9iWySRjHXezMipkQHikFZ-vFiBG0Teps5YhqMQtz74qkda/s1600/Waterdrops+2+2014-01-09.jpg" height="371" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tear / Träne aka Wassertropfen / Water Droplet</td></tr>
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All shot with Nikon D7000 / edited and cropped in Picasa
Originally published 1/09/2014 in <a href="http://amu-photo.blogspot.com/2014/01/colorful-stroll-in-fog.html">"My Photography"</a>amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-88967608385278856222014-01-09T17:42:00.000-08:002015-09-27T11:44:04.516-07:00Colorful stroll in the fog<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq0Bb_rWr6eL_2gR8gT5hf1ez9JR9uI_c-4nX3lOkzal6vhxTLk6yJ_vRc4fhBJ1gQ5MRaq8fDGBf46qxdf5YGUJQoOJUZqV7kuyy_-zekCe2tIf93R99qHqvOQz-_Kstzh27iT5-bUeQ/s1600/Dead+Christmas+Tree+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq0Bb_rWr6eL_2gR8gT5hf1ez9JR9uI_c-4nX3lOkzal6vhxTLk6yJ_vRc4fhBJ1gQ5MRaq8fDGBf46qxdf5YGUJQoOJUZqV7kuyy_-zekCe2tIf93R99qHqvOQz-_Kstzh27iT5-bUeQ/s1600/Dead+Christmas+Tree+2014-01-09.jpg" height="401" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decaying Christmas Tree</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After posting the <a href="http://amu-photo.blogspot.com/2014/01/morning-walk-in-fog-1.html">black and whites from my morning stroll</a> in the fog, here come the color ones - yes even when the weather is miserable you'll find interesting other pursuits to shot and share. Since I wrote my <a href="http://honkytonkdaily.blogspot.com/2013/12/dys-fun-ctional-christmas.html">dys-fun-ctional Christmas blog</a>, I was actually waiting to shoot a decaying Christmas tree and surprise, surprise, I found one across the street. As John Prine would have it:<br /><br />I guess that love Is like a Christmas card<br />You decorate a tree You throw it in the yard<br />It decays and dies And the snowmen melt<br />Well I once knew love I knew how love felt<br /><br />But on to some more colorful themes and vibes, even though that colorful leaf is one of the last one on the tree and i dying too - but the light on it was just gorgeous. So please enjoy some leaves and bushes with tears (Tränen) or simply water droplets (Wassertropfen) on it. Let me know, which ones you like best. <br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t8-49rZ2I9M/Us8ttMizq8I/AAAAAAAAD7w/yiNlD3m92so/s1600/Leaf+-+Color+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t8-49rZ2I9M/Us8ttMizq8I/AAAAAAAAD7w/yiNlD3m92so/s1600/Leaf+-+Color+2014-01-09.jpg" height="315" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful, orange leaf</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BlF_l-XVAGY/Us8ugUy3UqI/AAAAAAAAD8I/goM2F7Y0tg4/s1600/Leaf+-+Water+Drops+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BlF_l-XVAGY/Us8ugUy3UqI/AAAAAAAAD8I/goM2F7Y0tg4/s1600/Leaf+-+Water+Drops+2014-01-09.jpg" height="845" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Waterdroplets</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GdZ33sNo0M/Us8tw6EjrQI/AAAAAAAAD8A/TtmEQlyeREs/s1600/Leaf+-+Water+Drops+2+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GdZ33sNo0M/Us8tw6EjrQI/AAAAAAAAD8A/TtmEQlyeREs/s1600/Leaf+-+Water+Drops+2+2014-01-09.jpg" height="362" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Droplets On Bush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuQOpwDGj0U3ZzJYykt6hzBhboxobDKnINOreMmL-3oBOcrqirE9EZODREe_QAdmXMuXSCwK6_Bx8dkEXvmh6l3WDg7YQ1_9iWySRjHXezMipkQHikFZ-vFiBG0Teps5YhqMQtz74qkda/s1600/Waterdrops+2+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuQOpwDGj0U3ZzJYykt6hzBhboxobDKnINOreMmL-3oBOcrqirE9EZODREe_QAdmXMuXSCwK6_Bx8dkEXvmh6l3WDg7YQ1_9iWySRjHXezMipkQHikFZ-vFiBG0Teps5YhqMQtz74qkda/s1600/Waterdrops+2+2014-01-09.jpg" height="371" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tear / Träne aka Wassertropfen / Water Droplet</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of my shots was included in the finals of a weekly photo challenge - theme was "Pattern In Nature" - go check all the finalists out. Great slideshow!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://slide.ly/embed/93846fc0db5a5d522a8960605f375679/autoplay/0" width="560" height="420" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>International Amateur Photographers IAP's Slidely by <a href="http://slide.ly?utm_source=embed_link" target="_blank" title="Go to International Amateur Photographers IAP's Slidely" >Slidely Slideshow</a></p><br />All shot with Nikon D7000 / edited and cropped in Picasaamucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-20535025342019202032014-01-09T17:11:00.000-08:002014-01-09T17:17:07.067-08:00Morning Walk In The Fog <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WRclnNShUyQ/Us7oe3mNFTI/AAAAAAAAD6Y/x99WTZqNGK0/s1600/BW+Fog+Tree+-+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WRclnNShUyQ/Us7oe3mNFTI/AAAAAAAAD6Y/x99WTZqNGK0/s400/BW+Fog+Tree+-+2014-01-09.jpg" height="843" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree in the fog - Baum nebelverhangen</td></tr>
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Went on a stroll in my neighbourhood this morning - and even though everything was damp and foggy - I found some great subjects - all the black & white shots are in here, the color shots - less foggy will be in a seperate blog.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agave Cacti - Agave Cactus</td></tr>
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Originally published in <a href="http://amu-photo.blogspot.com/2014/01/morning-walk-in-fog-1.html">my photography blog</a> (2014-01-09)</div>
amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-81835335151839167862014-01-09T14:49:00.000-08:002015-09-27T11:44:04.544-07:00Morning Walk In The Fog<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WRclnNShUyQ/Us7oe3mNFTI/AAAAAAAAD6Y/x99WTZqNGK0/s1600/BW+Fog+Tree+-+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WRclnNShUyQ/Us7oe3mNFTI/AAAAAAAAD6Y/x99WTZqNGK0/s400/BW+Fog+Tree+-+2014-01-09.jpg" height="843" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree in the fog - Baum nebelverhangen</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Went on a stroll in my neighborhood this morning - and even though everything was damp and foggy - I found some great subjects - all the black & white shots are in here, the color shots - more colorful will be in a separate blog.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kP0lmlR-540/Us8iaj25nPI/AAAAAAAAD6o/nrYmPwdJIv0/s1600/Agave+Fog+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kP0lmlR-540/Us8iaj25nPI/AAAAAAAAD6o/nrYmPwdJIv0/s1600/Agave+Fog+2014-01-09.jpg" height="343" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agave Cacti - Agave Cactus</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bcP2QKtW2fQ/Us8kzAuicoI/AAAAAAAAD7Y/b9rhGun34cg/s1600/Loneliness+Bench+Tree+BW+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bcP2QKtW2fQ/Us8kzAuicoI/AAAAAAAAD7Y/b9rhGun34cg/s1600/Loneliness+Bench+Tree+BW+2014-01-09.jpg" height="845" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loneliness - Einsamkeit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzlINkSID5R8KqpYam98OkwOgWwXcWGUwAIICnfS525mLMOEkomnPYcJ83i_UZ0a_tvI4mAjCFC3L_A7XyMaZU-XFGTV58yC6LrQNqD7WS-rklg1aSF_N1dRBTqsiz1u17EB9qAcE7ZGF/s1600/Mailbox+Fog+BW+-+2014-01-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzlINkSID5R8KqpYam98OkwOgWwXcWGUwAIICnfS525mLMOEkomnPYcJ83i_UZ0a_tvI4mAjCFC3L_A7XyMaZU-XFGTV58yC6LrQNqD7WS-rklg1aSF_N1dRBTqsiz1u17EB9qAcE7ZGF/s1600/Mailbox+Fog+BW+-+2014-01-09.jpg" height="401" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mailbox - Briefkasten</td></tr></tbody></table><br />All shot with a Nikon D7000 - edited and cropped in Picasa<br /><br />amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-82692239476266885852014-01-08T08:34:00.000-08:002014-01-08T08:46:43.302-08:00Sunset In Vienna, Georgia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had to beg my friend, Laura Johnson, that I can share this awesome sunset shot from tonight (2014-01-07) close to Vienna, Georgia in "My Photography" blog. Being a professional photographer for over 35 years in one way or another - that's what we are always waiting for and hardly ever get.
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I truly think that picture could win some awards, and it's less the beauty of the sunset and more the dynamic composition of the whole picture.
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Shot with iphone / no filters / a bit of contrast on my side...
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This was originally published in <a href="http://amu-photo.blogspot.com/2014/01/sunset-in-vienna-georgia.html">My Photography blog</a>. amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-81145556056195439132014-01-07T22:33:00.000-08:002015-09-27T11:44:04.571-07:00Sunset In Vienna, Georgia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFiUhHrHsCvRWnMpGl2lMMP8Bq6Xht-hNYDgc0iH7gWxbjg7n6wAbeRhDB1wFHXkkHObqGEGP-Gy61VqJjg30d7MUkXf546y6sRfur-r05NfQTMOnbPm2bDP5omINhDqIGD10dbpw2yuN/s1600/2014-01-07+-+Sunset+Vienna+Georgia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFiUhHrHsCvRWnMpGl2lMMP8Bq6Xht-hNYDgc0iH7gWxbjg7n6wAbeRhDB1wFHXkkHObqGEGP-Gy61VqJjg30d7MUkXf546y6sRfur-r05NfQTMOnbPm2bDP5omINhDqIGD10dbpw2yuN/s1600/2014-01-07+-+Sunset+Vienna+Georgia.jpg" height="730" width="545" /></a></div><br /><br />I had to beg my friend, Laura Johnson, that I can share this awesome sunset shot from tonight (2014-01-07) close to Vienna, Georgia in "My Photography" blog. Being a professional photographer for over 35 years in one way or another - that's what we are always waiting for and hardly ever get.<br /><br />I truly think that picture could win some awards, and it's less thee beauty of thee sunset and more the dynamic composition of the whole picture. <br /><br /><br />Shot with iphone / no filters / a bit of contrast on my side...amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-85958003946178781752014-01-07T21:21:00.004-08:002014-01-07T21:21:50.645-08:00Les Femmes du 6ème étage - (The Women on the 6th Floor)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Set in 1962 in Paris, this French/Spanish movie by writer (with Jérôme Tonnerre)/director Philippe Le Guay is a lighthearted comedy-romance, with some subtle social economic undertones. On one side there is Jean-Louis Joubert (greatly played by Fabrice Luchini) and his neurotic wife, Suzanne (Sandrine Kiberlain), members of the upscale Bourgeoisie, with two sons that are away in boarding school. After their old maid quits/gets fired, Maria Gonzalez (Natalia Verbeke) gets hired. With her sheer presence and pride, she starts unraveling the social order in this huge apartment complex in Paris. <br />
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All the laborers (maids) live in small garrets (mansards) under the roof (on the 6th floor) of the building in less than acceptable conditions. Monsieur Joubert, who has lived in this building all his life, as his parents and grandparents have, suddenly starts to realize the "joie de vivre" of all the Spanish domestics who keep the "dead society" on the floors below them, tidy and organized. Even with the social undertones, the movie is funny, light, easy digestible even with the subtitles, in case you don't speak French and/or Spanish.<br />
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It's not a must see, but you may spend the 104 minutes worse. I'll give it ★★★(★) out of ☆☆☆☆☆ stars.amucommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664571977004926920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535540280476434531.post-48168530147640195302014-01-07T18:31:00.005-08:002014-01-07T18:33:35.149-08:00Dandelion - I Will Survive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Amazing this dandelion is surviving growing on dead grass and against a steel wall in the background. As they say you can't really kill a weed.<br />
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Nikon D 7000 / Picassa / Instagram<br />
originally published <a href="http://amu-photo.blogspot.com/">here</a>
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