| Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall (2009) |
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 "The perfect summer album for disaffected youth across the country..."
"Memphis prolific punk wunderkind Jay Reatard has moved beyond his roots and recorded an album chockful of irresistible melodies, the songs cascading with joyous hooks."
"Watch Me Fall track comes complete with catchy acoustic guitars, an immediate snotty vocal line, and all kinds of jittery weirdness."
Не берите всерьез обложку, это просто очередная шутка от Jay Reatard и она не имеет ничего общего с музыкой, находящейся на альбоме. Как и обещал Джей, в новых песнях намного больше олдскульной поп-музыки, чем панка.
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Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall (2009) (mediafire VBR)
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| Sealing A Name Change? |
[13 Jul 2009|10:48pm] |
Curious if anyone has had any experience or luck with getting a name change record sealed?
I want to change my name again, and go more stealthy. But I worry about the name change record being widely available online. The way the internet/google is going it seems like there's no option to keep a name change under wraps. Most counties in California at least digitize all their court documents and you can literally pull up the exact document. Though, luckily some counties DO automatically seal court ordered gender changes, like they did with mine.
I've talked with the Transgender Law Center, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and a few lawyers and none of them have been much help. They all indicate they've never heard of someone wanting to seal a name change record, and don't think it's possible. So maybe its not. Anyone had any experience otherwise?
In california, one can get the record sealed and even get a new SS number if you're a victim of domestic abuse or a stalker. I considered faking a stalker in order to do this, but my friends persuaded me against this idea...might be big trouble if caught
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| I got my T Letter!!!! |
[13 Jul 2009|07:40pm] |
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I got my T letter today!!! I am so friggin happy!!!! I knew that my therapist was working on it, but I didn't think that she would have it done today. This day keeps getting better and better, I got a job too and I found a ride for my fiancee to come this weekend so we can celebrate our anniversary and go to our friends' wedding!!
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I have packed away Nicola's belongings and put them in storage.
I have come to the conclusion that I have body issues not gender issues and on that diagnosis I have come terms with my past actions.
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| All Star Sunday |
[13 Jul 2009|09:40am] |
Hey guys! I got to go see the All Star Legends & Celebrity Game yesterday as part of St. Louis's All Star Extravaganza. If you didn't know, Jenna played in the game (she's from STL).
I got some pictures and video, if you're interested:
( Left Fielder, Jenna Fischer )
All of my pictures are here. All of my videos are here. The post about it is on my blog here.
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| Andrew Bird - Soldier On (EP), 2008 |
[13 Jul 2009|04:37pm] |
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(Взять можно тут: http://ifolder.ru/13083519 , 53,2 Мб, mp3 vbr v0)
У американского музыканта, автора песен и мультиинструменталиста Andrew Bird в кармане всегда есть пара магических трюков для Вас, таких как "Bowl of Fire", "The Mysterious Production Of Eggs" и недавний альбом "Noble Beast". Если Вы всё ещё верите в фокусы и не перестаёте удивляться, то для Вас - его малометражная запись 2008 года "Soldier On (EP)". Такие альбомы попадаются редко - восемь песен и восемь удивительных, ярких и красивых мелодий, а также кавер
Боба Дилана "Oh, Sister" и авторская "The Water Jet Cilice", известная как "Self-Tortue". Чуть более домашний чем остальные его записи, "Soldier On" открывает нам изначальные версии песен "Plasticities" и "Heretics". Используя скрипку, художественный свист, неспешные ударные и акустическую гитару, Andrew Bird создаёт одну из самых уютных музыкальных атмосфер в современной музыке.
Рекомендуется для ежедневного применения, два раза в день.
Приятного прослушивания!
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| A few posts back |
[13 Jul 2009|06:54am] |
That was a discussion about proper terminology. This got me thinking...
(I know...right...DUCK!) Is there a list of proper terminology that I could copy and post round the office? I don't feel a huge need to reinvent the wheel...& I do, not so fondly remember when so many of the terms we use were an absolute mystery to me. I think that more exposure to proper terminology could do nothing to hurt, and might go miles in avoiding conflict by mishap.
So…
Anyone know of a good list?
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| Hermit Thrushes - Slight Fountain (2009) |
[13 Jul 2009|01:31pm] |
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 "With their sophomore album “Slight Fountain”, this Philadelphia-based five-piece displays touchingly naive bedroom lo-fi juxtaposed with disjointed arrangements, noisy multi-instrumental blasts, and nasty pitch-shifts – offering a thoroughly artful blend of indie rock. "
"...the dissonance, sharply angular guitar sounds, odd stops and starts, occasional free jazz solo, impressionistic and scattershot lyrical content, wildly disorganized and chaotic acoustic soundscapes and, perhaps most strikingly, the ten seconds of a field recording of cats mewling. "
"There are definitely threads of psychedelia in their tunes, as disorienting tempos and trippy found-sounds blend with overstimulating instrumental bits and parts."
Hermit Thrushes играют math folk, а песни приятно отдают 90ми.
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Hermit Thrushes - Slight Fountain (2009) (mediafire VBR)
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| A Hawk And A Hacksaw - Délivrance (2009) |
[13 Jul 2009|03:22pm] |
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(взять можно тут http://ifolder.ru/13084608 50.02 Mb, mp3 vbr v2, Release Date: 18 May 2009)
"I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw."
Hamlet (Act II, scene II)
Гармонист Jeremy Barnes (известный Вам как барабанщик Neutral Milk Hotel) и скрипачка Heather Trost (известная Вам по Beirut) с 2002 года радуют нас фольклорной музыкой, которую любезно издаёт The Leaf Label. И правда, как ещё может называться лейбл, издающий диск, полный красивых узоров, виртуозной игры и прекрасных, берущих за душу мелодий? Они исполняют как свои композиции, так и народные мотивы, те самые, которые так приятно петь на несколько голосов (чего стоит одна "Lassu"). A Hawk and a Hacksaw заставляют Вас вспомнить танцы, которые Вы никогда не умели танцевать, но так хотели ("Raggle Taggle") и обязательно споют Вам о мужчине, который продал свою бороду. Рекомендуется для прослушивания любителям Beirut, DeVotchKa и особенно рекомендуется для душевных людей.
Приятнoгo прocлушивaния!
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| Nik Bärtsch's Ronin. Jazz. Minimalistic. |
[12 Jul 2009|10:07pm] |
согласно wikipedia:
Nik Bärtsch currently works in three parallel musical settings: as a solo artist, with the acoustic group Mobile and with the 'zen-funk' group Ronin. As a solo artist he performs his own compositions on prepared piano with percussion. Mobile plays purely acoustic music, performed in rituals of up to 36 hours, which include lighting- and room design. Ronin, by contrast, is more flexible and plays rhythmically complex compositions that contain elements of jazz, funk and acoustic rock. Since 1997 Mobile has included Kaspar Rast (drums), Mats Eser (bass) and Sha (clarinets); since 2001 Ronin has included Rast and Sha from Mobile along with Björn Meyer (bass) and Andi Pupato (percussion). Bärtsch's earlier projects were released on Ronin Rhythm Records, in 2006 Bärtsch was signed to ECM and has released two albums.
Борщ, как в шутку я его называю, и его ronin это современный минималистичный джаз из разряда "для тех кто понимает".
( Read more... )
Я не стал выкладывать все альмы, которые у меня есть. Jazz на полках i_am_rare появляется редко, а это значит, что толи слушателей его здесь мало, толи я ни туда попал. А такие вещи, как Ник Борщ действительно rare и заслуживают внимания. Если появится интерес, то я доложу альбомов.
http://narod.ru/disk/10849879000/Live.zip.html
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[13 Jul 2009|03:47am] |
I have some sad news for the community. I don't expect any of you knew her, but a transwoman named Lucille died this weekend. I met her when she spoke to people at my school about trans issues. she was an active member of the community, a brave, beautiful, and fucking fabulous woman, and I didn't know her that well but her death has me shaken up. I had a lot of respect for her...I don't even know what to say.
of course, the newspapers in the town where she died refuse to use the appropriate gender, and furthermore they are immediately making typical racist assumptions about the nature of her religion. She had traveled to New Jersey from Arkansas to participate in a Voodoo cleansing ritual, after the ritual everyone went to sleep, and Lucie never woke up. The ritual had nothing to do with her death, but the headlines are reading "VOODOO CEREMONY GONE BAD!" the paper is making it clear exactly what we, the white christian public, should think about african traditional religion.
moreover the first two comments on her obituary are mocking.
if you feel so moved to let the Gloucester County Times know what you think of their coverage of this tragedy, I encourage you to comment or contact the paper.
here is the story.
( and here is Lucie )
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| Stealth Living -- Need Guidance |
[12 Jul 2009|11:03pm] |
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Greetings How does one go about learning the practicalities of living stealth? And what about other details of long-term post-transition living? I’d really love guidance/advice on stealth, and am having great difficulty finding people with experience who can answer my questions. This makes sense, as of course stealth folks wouldn’t want to be found. But surely there must be someway to find someone to talk with. Any advice? Are there other forums to check out? People to contact? Is there anyone here who'd be willing and able to answer some questions about their experience? I am in my mid 20s, blend very well, and basically my idea is to change my name (again) and move to a new city. But before I make the move I’d really like to hear some guidance from a big sister, as it were. Any ideas? Thanks!
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| SRS while Overweight? |
[12 Jul 2009|10:15pm] |
I looked through the tags and didn't see anything about this, so I figured I'd ask.
I'm beginning to research surgeons so I can get my ducks in a row and know what to expect. I'm lucky enough to have insurance that will cover insurance, but the stipulations and conditions and hoops I'll have to go through to find a surgeon already seems daunting. I also was born in Illinois; So, for insurance purposes and Illinois' stupid birth certificate laws (for now) I need to find an SRS surgeon in the United States for $20,000 or less. So far, I've found the major names of course.. Bowers, Meltzer, and Brassard (not sure if Insurance would work with Brassard), Reed (which from everything I've read is a big no-no), and Christine McGinn.
Here's where the problem comes in, and I have to imagine I'm not the only one with this problem:
I'm overweight. Now, to be fair, I don't -look- all that overweight, and I mainly carry my weight in my belly. My arms and legs are actually very toned. I'm about 5'8", and at last doctor's appointment weighed about 298. (Still don't look it though).
Just about every surgeon's information I've found have weight restrictions; Bowers site I believe states patients should be 210lbs or less, McGinn's states patients should have a BMI of 28 or less (which for 5'8" is about 170lbs. Get Real.)
I know that I can't be the only overweight MTF person in the world, and I know that there have to have been others who have successfully had SRS. I can't imagine surgeons would turn away clients based on weight issues alone.
So then, does anyone out there have any experiences with surgeons / surgery and weight issues? I'm willing to try to lose weight, but I don't think that trying to lose 100+ lbs in the next 1-2 years is all that practical, feasible, or realistic.
x-posted to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) mtf, mtf_plussize and transgender
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