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#426 19th Aug 2019 at 12:53 AM
Having myself a big old American Horror Story binge in the lead up to the new season starting next month. There's nothing new that really peaks my interest at the moment.
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Bigsimsfan12
#427 23rd Aug 2019 at 5:41 PM
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PANDAQUEEN
It's about the middle child of 11 and the only boy of the 11 interacting with his sisters and the many personalities they display. It's actually relatable if you belong to a large family in any regards. I was meaning to catch up and see why it was popular...aside from the mad scientist visual gags, it's has enough realism to fit into a slice of life comedy, that I haven't seen since I used to watch Rugrats when I was a rugrat myself.
I should be the only one to shine,
I am the Golden Queen of Shadow Galactica
(Translation of a line from image song Golden Queen Galaxia)
#429 9th Sep 2019 at 11:19 PM
Originally Posted by VerDeTerre
I love that show! It's such a hoot - the narrator is one of my favorite characters, as is the dad. Still working on the last season.
I've always had a soft spot for Petra... even when she was a money hungry witch in the first season. I especially loved her as the seasons progressed though. I also loved the narrator
Currently watching Suits. Me and my partner have been watching it for months at dinner time and We've just got to the part where Mike gets caught. Usually we watch an episode or 2 a day but We've been glued to the tv the past few nights while trying to get the baby to sleep
#430 14th Sep 2019 at 8:22 PM Last edited by PANDAQUEEN : 15th Sep 2019 at 7:22 AM.
Rugrats, Season 2
In this season, milestones happen. Chuckie get potty-trained, Tommy gets his booster shot and explore the local bank, for starters.
Funny thing: the really buffed-up nurse in pediatrics and the policewoman at the command center are drawn so similarly and share a voice, I usually categorize as twins in minor character filing.
#431 14th Sep 2019 at 10:56 PM
Just finished 2 Netflix shows - Workin' Moms and Master of None.
Both were pretty good.
#432 21st Sep 2019 at 8:27 PM Last edited by PANDAQUEEN : 11th Oct 2019 at 2:30 AM.
Getting back into Sailor Moon.
Any day now, the last installment, the series finale for which I waited 20 years to see in its first English dub will be released and I need to catch up on this show.
Better write a guide.
ON DISC
Chōjin Sentai Jetman (one of the possible but rejected candidate for Mighty Morphing Power Rangers)
Sailor Moon Classic, Season 1 (Eps 1-46)
Nichijou (my ordinary life
Monty Python catalog
Big Mouth (Netflix exclusive, rated TV-MA in the US due to extreme suggestive content)
#433 30th Oct 2019 at 2:06 PM
Just finished Gilmore Girls and Gilmore Girls: a year in the life. I feel like it went downhill after Lorelei and Luke broke up, I liked the "10 years later" bit though, it was fun to see how the actors had changed. Also Sebastian Bach wth
Currently watching the newer South Parks. They're terrible. Don't bother.
HCAC
Theorist
#434 18th Nov 2019 at 5:27 PM
Is anyone watching The Crown? It's now Season 3--not so good so far. The casting is fine but the stories are boring so far. Please, no spoilers!
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
VerDeTerre
Mad Poster
#435 24th Nov 2019 at 11:29 PM
Originally Posted by HCAC
We haven't finished Season 2 yet. That is a shame about season 3.
I watched The End of the F***ing World. As I was watching the first season, I pretty much decided this series wasn't worth it, but then fell asleep and got to season 2. Season 2 is quite interesting, so I went back and watched season 1. The show is definitely different and interesting. I enjoyed it, but not as much as I've enjoyed other shows.
Speaking of other shows, we finished The Good Place on Netflix. The next season is on regular TV, but I think we're waiting for it to come out on Netflix.
Addicted to The Sims since 2000.
#436 8th Jan 2020 at 12:54 AM
Have any of you seen the series "You" yet? It's an addictive suspense show, along the lines of Breaking Bad.
#437 8th Jan 2020 at 1:21 AM Last edited by PANDAQUEEN : 8th Jan 2020 at 2:29 AM.
Lights Out with David Spade (<----Yes, I enjoy a bit of snark and cynicism now and then)
His show delves into non-political news along the lines of what-the-fuckery to celebrity hearsay to controversies in marketing. It offsets the Trump-heavy news that a good portion of viewers are tired of and his team made a guarantee you won't likely punch a hole through the flat screen.
His mother was on in a recent edition and when he guarantee his mother that they were done with the dirty jokes, the innkeeper's worm swarm (Innkeeper's worm? Those phallic sea creatures everyone joked about) shown up and the regrettable "I spoke too soon..." which is part of the WTF-ery.
Either way, it's supplemented with promotional content on the social media networks (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube). My favorite ones are where he is talking about his life. Turned out he injured his neck in a routine standing backflip that never recovered properly because his family didn't have health insurance. That was news to me. A lighter one was his crappy first job as a dishwasher\busboy and his constant clashing with his grumpy, constantly smoking boss over his comedic quips.
#438 8th Jan 2020 at 2:54 AM
Waterloo road. It's a British drama about a high school in a underdeveloped area. Funnily enough it was filmed down the road from my childhood home, and they often used my old high school, as well as pupils, on the show. In fact I'm in the back ground during Season 3.
They started filming back in 2005ish? It's really nice seeing my town how I remember it. It's become so "modernised" since I moved off to Wales that it doesn't feel like the same place. Plus it's nice to pause the t.v. and tell Adam all my fun memories when I see an area I recognise, a friend in the background or just to tell him that I/my Mum/my sister watched them film a particular scene.
#439 25th Jan 2020 at 3:43 PM
Originally Posted by Bigsimsfan12
Aw man, I used to love Waterloo Road. Especially Tom Clarkson.
MythBusters Seasons 1 and 2.
"Jet Assisted Chevy" would set the tone for the insanity wrought by these two. Adam was actually added to the hosting duties because Jamie was the sobering yin to Adam and his raging yang and usually it was remarked that a small fraction of any given episode was content with educational value and the grossly large remainder was of Adam getting hurt, running around in underwear or goofing around. Thank Gods Jamie is the safety officer.
P.S. I'm semi-Spiritual, but have an agnostic side (how I survived this long is miraculous in its own right). I know these two are atheist.
yavannatw
Top Secret Researcher
#441 28th Apr 2020 at 5:30 AM
On Netflix: Terrace House, Giri/Haji, Babylon Berlin, After Life season 2
socialevil
#442 28th Apr 2020 at 4:25 PM Last edited by socialevil : 7th Jun 2021 at 12:00 PM.
Most dangerous game on Quibi! It makes me angry when I cant watch movies or TV shows on the big screen but this time they won.
People say there are some opportunities to watch these shows via Android apps, but I dont know how.
chocoberrychoco
#443 2nd May 2020 at 4:26 AM
Bojack Horseman. I adore how each episode is so different and the creative approaches they take to telling a story. You have a whole episode without talking, a whole episode in dementia-riddled flashbacks, a dinner with dead characters, a whole episode where it is just one monologue, episodes that are written like listicles, and on and on. Instead of being a gimmick, each unique version actually adds something to the story and is related to the characters in the focus. It's the type of thing that makes me want to tell stories.
HarVee
Gave Beastars a try. I'm not really into anime, but a furry anime is interesting to me.
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#445 6th May 2020 at 9:29 PM
Trying to get through the complete Sailor Moon saga from the 1990s. I'm up to episode 34, where the Moon Princess is revealed. I finished episode 33, where Sailor Venus debuts in time to find the Moon Princess.
I also have Sailor Moon Crystal series, all 3 arcs. Haven't watched them. I would rather watch it after I get through the 1990s saga. Take into account, that we're talking 200 TV episodes, 3 theatrical films, 2 theatrical featurettes and a TV special with an hour long run and three stories of Sailor Moon's growth as a superheroine, what Uranus and Neptune were up to at a haunted resort and a story adapt from the manga subseries (Chibiusa's Picture Diary) in the special, it's a vampire story and in the latter half of the season, a second story is written from the series to fit a full-length episode and it involves the dentist.
Deshong
#446 13th May 2020 at 5:50 PM
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (I've been hearing about this anime for years now but never watched until now. I didn't think I would like it but surprisingly, so far, I do like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvSKmPdD2a4
Because I'm Fragile...but I'm not "that" fragile.
#447 18th May 2020 at 12:05 AM
Schitts creek's latest season just started on Netflix so watching that along with Dead to me.
Oh and a couple of British comedies that I can relax to and just enjoy - This country and Still game.
#448 21st May 2020 at 1:46 AM
Watching the anime Nichijou: My Ordinary Life.
It's reminiscent of Azumanga Daioh!, but it has its own charms. Like Seinfeld, the nothing factor is strung along into interconnected stories through the episodes. The story follows high schoolers and a child prodigy, her creation and a black cat.
#449 2nd Jun 2020 at 7:45 PM
Parasyte (Another anime I didn't think I would get into but each episode just keeps getting more interesting.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq_o1Xtkw5s
#450 5th Jun 2020 at 6:42 PM
The Office US.
I keep returning to Season 1 and have repeatedly seen the first 3 seasons.
Within that time, I should have seen it in full, but people say Steve Carell's performance and metamorphosis from fat, oafish, balding goofball to refined and considerate and he's lost weight and gained his hair back and people tell me Steve's character was what made the show, but his contract was the final say on how it would end for him.
There is Space Force on Netflix, which he aged kinda...off. I know grey hair is normal, but it's the hair that's thinning in spots. His character in the first half of the show's first episode is pretty unbearable for a man in a branch that was made fun of in the past 4 years. I don't know if in the next 4 years it would be irelevent or ireverent. More like Space Farce.


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LA City Council
LA Controller Terminates Huizar's Paychecks as City Council Member
Huizar, 51, is accused of accepting $1.5 million in bribes from developers in exchange for his support of downtown building projects.
By City News Service	• Published June 29, 2020 • Updated on June 29, 2020 at 2:27 pm
In the wake of the filing of federal felony racketeering and bribery charges against Councilman Jose Huizar and his suspension from the Los Angeles City Council, Controller Ron Galperin Monday moved to terminate the councilman's city salary payments.
As Controller and Paymaster of the City of Los Angeles, I have hereby terminated salary payments to José Huizar. pic.twitter.com/33tYO2H6Fl
— LA Controller Ron Galperin (@LAController) June 29, 2020
In a tweet on Monday, LA Controller Ron Galperin announces the termination of payments to Huizar.
Huizar was suspended by the City Council last Tuesday, and Galperin said per the city charter, a council member who has been suspended cannot continue to draw a paycheck from the local government.
"While I believe strongly in the principle that all persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, the shocking information about Mr. Huizar's misconduct is an unacceptable violation of the public trust,'' Galperin said in a memo to City Clerk Holly Wolcott. "As such, he should not and will not continue to receive any salary payments from my office and from the treasury of the people of Los Angeles.''
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The payroll section of the Controller's Office is responsible for paying the salaries of all city employees and elected officials.
Huizar's biweekly gross salary as a city council member is $8,192.85, which equates to $213,833.40 annually, according to Galperin.
Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar was arrested early Tuesday by FBI agents investigating a multi-year 'pay-to-play' corruption scheme inside City Hall in which several officials were accused of accepting cash and other perks from developers who sought approval for real estate projects. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 I-Team at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2020.
Huizar, 51, is accused of accepting $1.5 million in bribes from developers in exchange for his support of downtown building projects. He was stripped of all his committee assignments in November 2018, following FBI searches of his home and offices, and had recently scaled back his legislative activity at the request of City Council President Nury Martinez.
The council voted 14-0, with Huizar absent, to suspend him from the council.
Huizar is scheduled to be arraigned on July 20.
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Dubai-based book stores chain Magrudy's is set to expand by franchising across the Gulf States, after signing a franchise agreement November 14th to open three stores in Qatar. The deal has been signed with Doha-based Falcon Home Entertainment, whose Chairman, HE Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al Thani, says: 'Qatar is in a state of flux right now, much like Dubai was several years ago, and it is a great time to develop the book retail market which has been underserved in the past.'
Magrudy's was established in 1975 and now has five Dubai outlets, with a sixth flagship store opening in Dubai Festival City early next year and its first branch in Abu Dhabi around the same time. In preparation for franchising Magrudy's underwent a professional franchise development programme provided by international consultants Franchise Development Services.
'The Magrudy's franchise proposition provides an exceptional mix of brand, product and operations resources,' says Tracey Furey, Managing Director of Franchise Development Services UAE.
Adds Jonathan MacDonald, Magrudy's chief business development officer: 'Apart from Dubai, most towns and cities in the GCC region are starved of access to a comprehensive range of English and Arabic books. In fact, many GCC residents make special trips to Dubai to stock up their bookshelves.'
Magrudy's owners Abdullah and Isobel Abulhoul add: 'This agreement signals a new era for the company. Falcon is a great choice for a franchise partner, as they have extensive experience of the retail business in Qatar through their music store chains. We are looking forward to working closely with Falcon to bring the quality of product range and customer service that customers have come to expect from Magrudy's outlets in Dubai.'
The company reports that similar franchises are under negotiation in other GCC countries.


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For my politics jam, the Pod is where it's at: four intelligent adults, former Obama advisors all, discussing the weekly news in all its crazy scary Trumpian glory. Obviously, the show skews to the left, but after two years of this President and this Republican party, my interest in neutrality is gone. The Pod hosts have the background to understand the issues and the ability to explain it in a way I can comprehend, and listening to them kvetch is extremely cathartic.
2. Dressed: The History of Fashion
It's fashion history! Of course I enjoy it. Each episode focuses on a particular garment or designer or cultural moment, and the hosts frequently interview fashion experts from a wide variety of backgrounds. Most episodes are about an hour long, which is the perfect length, and if you follow their Instagram account you can see pictures of the different clothes discussed.
3. Stuff You Should Know
This is the perfect bedtime podcast. I pick a topic (they are many and varied) and start the show. I may nod off right away or listen for a bit, but the soothing voices of Josh and Chuck eventually send me to sleep. I do a very poor job of retaining the information, and sometimes I'll listen to the same episode 2-3 times in a row because I fell asleep so quickly, but Stuff You Should Know has become my favorite sleep aid.
4. Lore
Aaron Mahnke has built a bit of an empire off of this podcast, with a TV show and a book series in addition to regular new episodes. It's very impressive. He has a very distinctive way of reading his scripts that seems a bit stilted but once you get used to it, it really works for his style of storytelling. I also like his other show Cabinet of Curiosities, and his history podcast Unobscured was fine.
5. The Daily
Each episode of The Daily, which is produced by the New York Times, is a half-hour deep dive into a particular news topic. While it's often politics, they also file reports on international current events that I otherwise would never hear about. I'm really impressed that they produce the episodes with the regularity that they do, and the quality of the reporting is top notch.", "url": "https://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/884284.html", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://l-files.livejournal.net/og_image/1035720/3454?v=1546921039" }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzi", "image": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/41818478/1035720" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Journal k00kaburra", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://k00kaburra.livejournal.com", "contentUrl": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/6615948/1035720" } } }
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5 Podcasts I'm Listening To Right Now
1. Pod Save America
Each episode of The Daily, which is produced by the New York Times, is a half-hour deep dive into a particular news topic. While it's often politics, they also file reports on international current events that I otherwise would never hear about. I'm really impressed that they produce the episodes with the regularity that they do, and the quality of the reporting is top notch.
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Почётненский сельский совет (, ), согласно законодательству Украины — административно-территориальная единица в Красноперекопском районе Автономной Республики Крым.

Население по переписи 2001 года составляло 2132 человека, площадь сельсовета — 57 км².

К 2014 году состоял из 2 сёл:
 Почётное
 Пятихатка

История
Почётненский сельсовет был образован между 1960 годом, когда он ещё не существовал и 1 января 1968 года. На тот год в совет входили 6 сёл:

 Кураевка
 Почётное
 Пятихатка

 Рисовое
 Совхозное
 Таврическое

К 1977 году создан Совхозненский сельсовет, в который, кроме Совхозного перешли Кураевка, Рисовое и Таврическое. В Почётненский же включили Карпову Балку и Филатовку, позже выделенные в Филатовский сельсовет. С 12 февраля 1991 года сельсовет в восстановленной Крымской АССР, 26 февраля 1992 года переименованной в Автономную Республику Крым. С 21 марта 2014 года — в составе Республики Крым России. Законом «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и статусе муниципальных образований в Республике Крым» от 4 июня 2014 года территория административной единицы была объявлена муниципальным образованием со статусом сельского поселения.

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This is my first attempt at creating a Linux instance on EC2. No Earth shattering revelations but I figured I'd document the process - hope it helps.
1. Sign up for AWS Free Usage Tier. It's free for a year. If you already have an AWS account you'll need to create a new one to take advantage of the freebie. I'm not condoning it but if you need another email address to register and you were so inclined you could use the Gmail plus trick.
2. Login to the AWS Management Console and click "Launch Instance".
3. Select "Basic 64-bit Amazon Linux AMI 1.0." At the time of this writing the AMI Id: ami-2272864b.
4. On the next screen be sure to change change the Instance Type from "Large (m1.large, 7.5 GB)" to "Micro (t1.micro, 613 MB)". The Free Usage Tier only covers a single micro instance and Amazon defaults to large. Click "Continue".
5. Default values on the next screen. Click "Continue"
6. Default values on the next screen. Click "Continue"
7. On the next screen enter a name for your key pair, i chose "rtremainekey". Click "Create & Download your Key Pair". Save it somewhere safe.
8. Select the "quick-start-1" Security Group. Click "Continue".
9. The next screen should look something like this. Click "Launch".
10. Your instance is now launching. Click "Close".
11. Select "Elastic IPs" from the navigation menu on the left. Click "Allocate New Address". Click "Yes, Allocate".
12. Select the id of the instance that we just created. Your id will be different. Click "Associate".
13. Select "Instances" from the left navigation and you should see something similar to this. Note: Instance ids are unique so yours will different than i-efd43683.
14. You should now be able to SSH into your instance as "ec2-user". Use the -i flag to point to the key you downloaded in step 7. Use the IP address that you created in step 12. (Mike Comstock's step 2 has some info on using Putty rather than SSH).
I'm in the market for a couple C# contractors and I was asked by our vendor to put together some basic pre-screen questions. Pretty easy stuff but hopefully it helps filters out some of the riffraff.
A class from which you cannot inherit is what type of class?
What is the wild card character in the SQL "like" statement?
Which method is exposed by the IDisposable interface?
What is the top .NET class from which all classes are derived?
Can you store multiple data types in a System.Array?
To select all rows from the left table even if there are no matches in the right table what type of join is used?
What operator do you use to test for a null value?
Questions 1 & 2 are direct copies from M. Siler's post.


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We moved to what I hope is our forever home about 3 months ago. We have moved a LOT in the last 10 years (and really I have my whole adult life) but I think this home is finally the place where we will set down our roots. By sheer coincidence, it is the home that my dad's long time girlfriend grew up in. It was built by her father in the late 1930s and he owned it until the mid 1980s when it was sold. It has been sold a few times since and now it is ours! My father grew up a few blocks away. This is home. It's really the perfect place for us – the home has never been remodeled, so it has all the original charm. It sits on an acre of land with a creek at the north border. The house is out of the city proper, but is close to a major bike path into town so we can keep up with biking and walking. We have been busy – so so busy – clearing space for a huge garden, reclaiming areas from blackberries and bindweed, and most importantly building a chicken coop that is now happily populated with chickens.
The design was worked out by Gunnar and me with a few adjustments along the way. There's a screened in section in front of a closed coop. We will add a door when it gets cold. It's big enough for the hens to stay locked in for a weekend if we go out of town.
Through the pop door is a 500sf run for them to roam in. We'll move the run periodically to give them fresh grass and to let the land recover. Gunnar is also building a chicken tractor to move them around the field and in the winter they can forage in the garden. I'm so happy to have hens again.


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Disruptive Marketing: How to Break Through the Noise
By gavinadmin|2022-01-19T16:18:06-04:00July 25th, 2016|Categories: Branding, Design, Digital|Tags: brand strategy, branding, Digital, Digital Marketing, marketing|
What comes to mind when you think of recycling? The color green? A recycling symbol? The image of a mom, with a baby on her hip, waving to the recycling truck as it drives away?
These images are now cliché, making them typical, boring and expected – perfect for being ignored.
When Penn Waste set the goal of increasing its overall tonnage of recycling and reducing recycling residue in the York, Lancaster, Harrisburg and surrounding areas, we presented an idea that was unexpected and the complete opposite of industry clichés. Our team knew that to motivate audiences to change their behavior they had to be engaged in a different way. We couldn't us the expected "go green" messaging. Our solution was complete disruptive marketing.
In order to disrupt the norm, there are 5 key things to keep in mind to set you apart from your competitors.
1. Create a Kick-ass Campaign Idea.
When you land on "The Idea," you know you're onto something big. It usually comes when you least expect it. After a series of creative brainstorming sessions for Penn Waste, the Gavin team landed on "The Idea."
The Idea: Use loud colors and create a series of characters to deliver the Penn Waste recycling message.
The Plan: An integrated marketing campaign comprised of digital marketing, non-traditional marketing, traditional marketing and guerrilla/disruptive marketing.
When discovering how to be disruptive, you need to first understand your audience. Gavin knew it had landed on a kick-ass campaign idea, but would it disrupt and draw the attention of Penn Waste's audience? We really wanted to hit this disruptive marketing campaign out of the park, so we conducted a series of focus groups to gather insight from Penn Waste customers and general consumers in York, Lancaster and Harrisburg. We wanted to identify the pain points and obstacles that prevented consumers from recycling, their attitudes toward the practice and how our concept would resonate with audiences.
The outcomes of these focus groups helped determine the areas in which consumers were educated, what types of images they liked and disliked, the feelings the images evoked and many more discussion points which aided in the successful launch of the campaign this past March.
3. Don't be afraid to go bananas, whoops we mean go guerrilla.
How can consumers ignore larger-than-life marketing stunts? They can't. Penn Waste wanted to go out to events and locations throughout Lancaster, York and Harrisburg with the goal of attracting attention. The team at Gavin designed a 15-foot kitty litter bucket and other oversized recyclables to make Penn Waste's message impossible to ignore.
4. Create a Memorable Icon.
When you think about a gecko, does Geico come to mind? When you see a Clydesdale, do you think of Budweiser? There are countless other mascots for a multitude of brands. Creating a mascot or character who delivers your marketing message, helps to create recall and resonates with your audience.
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The late metal icon collaborated with guitarist Chris Declercq on "We Are the Ones"
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About half a year before his death in 2015, Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister finished what would be his last solo recording, a collaboration with guitarist Chris Declercq. The song, "We Are the Ones," bears all of Kilmister's trademarks: gritty vocals with lyrics like "I can escape the feeling/I know just what I'm needing," a revved-up tempo and, of course, his rumbling bass playing. The song, which is premiering here, is also now available on iTunes and Spotify.
"You opened a door no one else wanted to open for me," Declercq tells Rolling Stone in a statement addressing Kilmister. "You allowed me to share precious moments with you as a composer, musician and friend. By helping me, you showed that you were the most generous, humble and honest man. I am honoring your gift every day and you are forever in my heart."
Declercq met Kilmister in 2005 after he moved from his native Switzerland to Hollywood and approached the Motörhead singer at the Sunset Strip's Rainbow Bar and Grill. He gave him a copy of a demo CD and the two musicians eventually worked together on "We Are the Ones," which features Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Guns N' Roses) on drums and co-producer Martin Guigui on synth. They began tracking it with co-producer Cameron Webb in 2014 at Paramount Studios and Kilmister recorded the bass part in March 2015; they did a final mix this past January.
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"I focused on cracking the code to the song's truth, which is Chris' artistic ability to craft a lyric and melody for Lemmy's rock & roll persona, and then Lemmy's soulful vocal delivery which is the heart of the song," Guigui says of his production role. "Ultimately, my role was to stay true to Chris' vision, and complete perhaps what Lemmy would have envisioned as well. It is really an homage to Lemmy, with his participation, which is wild. The studio vibe was electrifying and inspiring throughout all our sessions. You could feel Lemmy's spirit hovering, which is why each decision and every step we took was creative stylistic instinct with respect to Lemmy's originality, sound and legacy."
In a mini documentary about the making of the song, Declercq says he finished the song earlier this year in Dave Grohl's Studio 606 because it felt like the right home for the song. He also recalls how, on the night before Kilmister's death, Lemmy's girlfriend was trying to call him to arrange a photo shoot with the two musicians.
Declercq is currently working on his debut album with former members of Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper's band, among others.
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August 22, 2017 September 10, 2017 by Wu Jizun
There's a Scumbag in my Family
I went to grab Zha Pi from Sir Sui's courtyard before heading to the main courtyard of the Qilin Guards.
With my introduction, the punk became Sir Sui's subordinate. Sir Sui usually likes to plant bamboo, plum blossoms and peach flowers and the sort in his garden. Zha Pi grew up in the Peach Flower Village so he was skilled with that sort of stuff.
His father, Cha Yuan, died due to the internal conflicts of Lan Jun Zhu kong, so I share some responsibility. As such, I also need to take responsibility for taking care of him once in a while.
"Big Brother Ming! Why did you get him to come along? He's always looking in my direction. I really want to dig his filthy eyes out!" Su Xiao stamped his feet, stared at Zha Pi who was wearing a smile like he was filth on the bottom of his shoe, and complained to me: "Why are we bringing him along to investigate the case?"
Zha Pi still treats Su Xiao like a girl, and he's going so far that I'm worried that he just might go ahead and you know….
But the guy isn't completely useless.
"Don't just see him as a failure at martial arts and literature. Sometimes, you need people like him."
Su Xiao doesn't understand my painstaking thoughts. He turned around to shoot a violent glare at Zha Pi who was still flirting with him using his eyes. Then he went "hmph" and stopped speaking.
Sigh, these two comrades of mine are both well qualified. But there's just one flaw with them. Tang Ye and Su Xiao are good natured. Tang Ye is cold on the exterior but opens up once you get close enough to him. He looks like the type that ignores others, when in reality he's a nice guy who'd help an elderly person cross the street. Su Xiao is as you already know, a naive and stupid sweetheart….
The two of them follow regulations and laws when investigating cases, which is why they don't see any results.
The subordination system in the capital is complex and there limited resources. All the warriors of the imperial court have superiors. With seven warriors of the imperial court dead, whoever manages to solve such a big case will be given massive credit. So it's basically a given that they'll be coming from all over the place to seize the opportunity, I guarantee that we'll see hordes of warriors, enough to break the door down, trying to investigate the case when we get to the main courtyard of the Qilin Guards.
If we were to follow the rules, we won't make it in there even by next month.
And now for Zha Pi.
Zha Pi certainly is useless. He's stupid, thick-skinned, exploits the power of others, is retarded, moronic and is stupid enough to use a sheet of paper as a shield. He's also several times more shameless than my two comrades here. In the pugilistic world, besides my shifu, the Shaolin abbot, the leader of Wudang, Yan Shisan, Ximen Chuideng and a handful of old demon sect members, he's definitely a young, handsome and talented young man.
…I truly worry for the future of the pugilistic world…
The main courtyard of the Qilin Guards is right next door so we were scheduled to soon arrive. However, Su Xiao kept shooting me weird looks the entire way, and in the end I couldn't hold it in.
"What on Earth is the problem? Why are you acting strange?"
"You're the strange one." Su Xiao pouted his lips and continued: "Why did you talk to the vice-captain like that back there, acting like you didn't care about the case? Weren't you the one that warned us to be careful the first night there was a death, and even went to investigate it several times?"
"Well…" I rubbed my nose and continued: "I do care a bit, but there's no need to explain everything to our boss." She's not like you two. Boss Shen is smart! She'll get suspicious if my thoughts and usual performance don't match.
To be honest, I'm really interested in this case.
The fact that the Assassin's Association is brave enough to pick a fight with warriors of the imperial court itself is suspicious.
While it's true that the Assassins' Association does paid work, they also need to ensure there are no consequences before accepting the job. Therefore, they would guarantee that nobody would pursue them after killing seven warriors of the imperial court before accepting the job. Because otherwise, many people could get pulled into it causing the Assassins' Association itself to suffer consequences. The association sent the assassins out, so does that mean that they can sit back and relax after the job?
I shifted my gaze towards the imperial city.
Our current emperor is wise. How could he possibly allow somebody to publicly challenge the imperial court's rule in his territory? Not only would he look bad, but he'd also lose the trust of the people. If the people lose confidence in the warriors of the imperial court, then the imperial court itself will be in jeopardy.
"Ah, what the heck?! Why are there so many people?!"
We arrived, and it was just as I suspected.
There were so many people were gathered outside the main courtyard of the Qilin Guards a mosquito would be hard pressed to get in. There were tens of men who were trying to maintain order and behaved appropriately there. But even then, there was no real order. Who would've thought the Qilin Guards who are known for their serious, strict demeanour and power would have a circus-day like this. The Qilin Guards themselves probably never imagined it.
"Why are there so many people? Why don't the Qilin Guards shoo them off?"
"And how would they do that? They're warriors of the imperial court."
"Warriors of the imperial court?" Su Xiao blinked a few times: "But none of them are from Liu Shan Men. They're all from the emperor's security detail aren't they?"
"No, they're wandering warriors."
Let me explain. Imperial court warriors aren't a term exclusive to Liu Shan Men, the Qilin Guards or the emperor's security detail. Whether they work officially or privately, if they serve the imperial court, they can be considered a warrior of the imperial court. They're the largest faction in the imperial court's warriors category. They make up about seventy percent of the warriors. They number more than the men of all the three powerhouses combined.
While they number many, they're not united. Most of them choose to stay in their homelands. Those who go to big cities are few, and those who come to the capital are even fewer. Since the three official powerhouses have branches in big cities, it's tough for them to make a name for themselves.
Further, Liu Shan's Elites Rankings are conducted at the capital, so there's barely anybody from the wandering warriors whom are ranked. This now related back to the power struggle between the official warriors and the wanderers. Moreover, the system deployed by the imperial court for its warriors doesn't favour under-developed units. As one who is against that malpractice, I have the following opinions….
Okay, I'm done messing around.
In any case, the wandering warriors are the largest category of warriors, however, there are few from there that make it to the high ranks. I've heard that it's partly got to do with pressure from the Qilin Guards, but I've never looked into it so I don't know the truth.
But damn there are a lot of them. The corpse would rot by the time they finished checking everybody who wants to enter.
Alright, it's time for Zha Pi to make himself useful.
"Zha Pi, follow the original plan."
"Roger!"
Zha Pi cleared his throat, looked left and right to see if there were any suitable tools, and then his eyes suddenly lit up. He walked up to the side of a hawker selling chestnuts, stole his cart, and stole the money in the cart. That's… Alright, I'll give him some extra food tonight.
Zha Pi looked so alive with the cart in his hands; it was like he was possessed by the urban manager. He turned towards the crowd, and shouted: "All of you move the fuck out of my way!! My family's boss is here!!" And then rushed into the crowd.
I watched his reluctant back and admired him. He was like a dam holding back the yellow river burst forth.
Good going, Zha Pi!
"Good job! I'll give you two bonus braised pork shoulders with soy sauce tonight!"
Zha Pi smiled with his eyebrows and said: "Thank you, big bro!!"
Categories Martial King's Retired LifeTags Chinese Novel, Comedy, LeeTaiBai, Lee太白, Martial Arts, Martial King's Retired Life, OP MC, Romance, Web Novel, Wuxia, 武林之王的退隐生活
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