Saturday, July 18, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
What's Going TODAY???...
Chicago Tribune 9 hours agoObama helps NAACP mark 100 years of fighting racism
The president greets the audience before his speech to the NAACP. Full Article at Chicago Tribune
Free Internet Press 14 hours ago
Moscow Pressed To Catch Killers Of Human Rights Activist Estemirova
Western governments have piled pressure on Russia to catch the killers of a renowned rights activist, as campaign groups accused Moscow of turning a blind eye to abuses. The United Nations also joined calls Thursday for a thorough, "transparent" Full Article at Free Internet Press
The State 22 hours ago
Pakistan promises to catch India attackers
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Pakistan promised India on Thursday that it will do everything in its power to bring the Mumbai terror attackers to justice, a key demand by New Delhi to improve relations. Full Article at The State
Killer parasites' genes decoded 1 day ago
The smaller female parasite lives inside the thicker male Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of two parasitic flatworms responsible for thousands of deaths worldwide every year. Full Article at BBC News
'30 Rock' goes for third Emmy in a row 20 hours ago
LOS ANGELES—Tina Fey's satire-rich sitcom, "30 Rock," received a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations Thursday, while the '60s retro series, "Mad Men," led the drama pack with 16 bids. Full Article at Denver Post
Best of Organic Roses,
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Kate Walsh = Women's Champions Trophy field hockey
AP Photo 7 minutes agoEngland's Kate Walsh, right, comes off the field injured during their Champions Trophy field hockey match against Australia in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, July 16, 2009. Australia won the match 4-0.
Here is Kate w/ out blood on her face "on her way" ...
Getty Images 5 days ago
England captain Kate Walsh (C) traps the ball during the Women's Champions Trophy hockey match against the Netherlands in Sydney on July 11, 2009. England leads 1-0 at half-time.
Best of the Roses,
John French
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Natali Del Conte for Wed the 15th of July ...
... a very professional piece ... wait, i mean her work ...
you know it's cool to see positive transformations = people turning into such groovy people and such ... from just about a year ago that i've tuned into Natali Del Conte there exudes such a more sophisticated though still adorable savvy shine to her work and appearance ... she's moving up on my 75 Top Hottest Women of the New Everyday Media 2009 listing to appear at the end of the summer on mystrawhat.com = (yeah, there's something about the end of the summer beginning of September when summer's almost gone and you can feel the warm chill and encroachment of Autumn while certain women who catch your eye and nose with such an inviting organic bouquet of noon burned gold into their hair and silky skin dress for September w/ the more seriousness that comes with the start of Fall and yet that wanton hanging onto every bit of summer sun that can be felt in the sky blue sky) ...
you know it's cool to see positive transformations = people turning into such groovy people and such ... from just about a year ago that i've tuned into Natali Del Conte there exudes such a more sophisticated though still adorable savvy shine to her work and appearance ... she's moving up on my 75 Top Hottest Women of the New Everyday Media 2009 listing to appear at the end of the summer on mystrawhat.com = (yeah, there's something about the end of the summer beginning of September when summer's almost gone and you can feel the warm chill and encroachment of Autumn while certain women who catch your eye and nose with such an inviting organic bouquet of noon burned gold into their hair and silky skin dress for September w/ the more seriousness that comes with the start of Fall and yet that wanton hanging onto every bit of summer sun that can be felt in the sky blue sky) ...
Natali Del Conte Loaded today: http://bit.ly/cjgSp
Best of the Roses, John French
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Morning Sun
don't ever not want to see the morning sun if so maybe's it's something you've done wait, there's someone i want you to meet and it's not time for you to leave your skin
everybody wants to know a little or a lot so go ahead and give them what you want to do because, baby, it's just you naked in the sun in the morning where guilt is the sum of untrue
maybe tomorrow will bring sunshine or the rain either way it's still summer and hard to contain day dreams in the summer shade where the flowers stay cool and no one is there to rule you
Written July 10, 2009 Best of the Roses, John French mystrawhat.com |
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Awesome
"The single from our new album, Stereo Rodeo! Dance in the Middle is one of those tracks that once we first started working on, we knew we had something," says bass player & vocalist Patrick Norman about the single. Check out the video & ROCK ON!" RR | |
New Album = New Song = New Video = Totally Awesome
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Lemonade Stand(s)
"Here's a video we did with our bonus track on the album, You Can Bet. The footage is from when we did our first Lemonade Stand in Pittsburgh back in May. You never know where the Lemonade Stand may turn up so keep your eyes out!" RR | |
Usually the simplest ideas turn out to be the best... and this was one that turned us all into six- year-olds for a day. Back on May 25th (Memorial Day) we were invited to play at the Fallen Not Forgotten Benefit in Pittsburgh. We really wanted to do something to help lift people's spirits. Everyone's so down about the economy and the state of the world, we wanted to remind them there are cool things going on and show them what Musicians have to do to earn money these days! Anyway, we decided to do a free Organic Lemonade stand. All you had to do to get a glass, was to sign up for our mailing list. We had a blast hanging out with the fans! We were excited that we could keep the lemonade organic and treat everyone to a free glass. It was a simple way to connect but one that was really powerful and gratifying. We were looking for a way to let people know that "Stereo Rodeo", our new record, is out and we will be touring this year to promote the new music. This worked well and I'm looking forward to taking it on the road! See ya out there! You never know where we'll turn up. - Michael
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Pitchfork Album Review: Wilco (the Album)
At this point in Wilco's 15-year history, the band have been a lot of things, all of them sort of nebulous: alt-country, Americana, neo-folk, quasi-experimental, and, if you insist, "dad rock." Miraculously, the disparate strains within the group's catalog have somehow flowed together into a unifying aesthetic, largely due to Jeff Tweedy's distinctive singing voice and remarkable consistency as a songwriter. Though their previous releases, particularly the schizoid A Ghost Is Born, have embraced this eclecticism, the band's seventh proper LP, Wilco (The Album), does just what the title implies, and consolidates their style into a coherent statement of identity.
This is something of a mixed blessing. Though Wilco (The Album) is a good, concise distillation of the band's strengths, it is not their best work, mainly because it lacks the audacity of their four previous efforts. The group's 2000s output thrived on Tweedy's restlessness and perversity, as if each song were penned in part to challenge the preconceptions of listeners eager to pigeonhole his work. The new songs sound like the work of an artist confident enough to step back from personal innovation in order to develop styles and themes already in his playbook. This yields some fine results, such as the flagrantly George Harrison-esque "You Never Know" and the amusingly self-aware "Wilco (The Song)", but the record is more comfortable than exciting or interesting. The more extreme elements of Wilco's style are present-- the sinister Krautrock of "Spiders (Kidsmoke)" resurfaces in the paranoid murder fantasy "Bull Black Nova" and the sort of delicately arranged instrumental passages that characterized Sky Blue Sky are evident in a more abbreviated form on "One Wing" and "Country Disappeared"-- but these tics are toned down considerably, blending in seamlessly with simple, straightforward numbers such as "Solitaire", "I'll Fight", and the Feist duet "You and I".
Every song on Wilco (The Album) is written and performed with immaculate precision, though the subtleties in the work gradually reveal their charms upon repeated listening. "Deeper Down" in particular is a marvel in the way its textures shift dramatically from verse to verse without diverting attention from the relative simplicity of its melody and rhythm. Similarly, the way the band effortlessly evokes waves of guilt, anxiety, and fearful resignation in "Bull Black Nova" is masterful and makes the song potentially painful to hear if you're already feeling any of those emotions. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are moments of unapologetic, unguarded beauty, as in the lovely lead guitar and piano parts in "Country Disappeared" and the melodramatic orchestral swell in the otherwise understated "Everlasting Everything".
This is not the music of men trying to be cool; it is the work of veterans unafraid to express mature emotions with an appropriate level of musical depth and nuance. There is certainly more thrill to be found when the band is acting out but there is something rather pleasing about hearing a band sound so comfortable in their skin. Even if you don't connect with the music on Wilco (The Album), you may come away from the record envying their relaxed self-assurance. Being a chilled-out grown-up may not always be exciting, but it's certainly something to admire and respect.
— Matthew Perpetua, June 29, 2009 Pitchfork Album Review
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Monday, July 6, 2009
An Innocent American on Trial: Jim Morrison Interview
Jim Morrison (The Doors) gets arrested in Miami 1969
jim morrison
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Phone Art Series (X): Washington, D.C.
Mrs. John French Outside the Gates of the White House Lawn
Washington, D.C.
(it was a very very hot and humid day/week)
June 2009
Parker Bean French in Washington Circle
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. John French and Parker Bean French
Outside the Gates of the White House Lawn
Washington, D.C.
Monument in Washington Circle
Parker Bean observing all the activity around the White House and chilling in the shade of a generous tree and its currency of leaves
Blurr: Mrs. John French and Parker Bean in Ritz Carlton Suite in D.C. getting ready for a "walkie to Milwaukee" w/ a friend from Georgetown University Grad Program
Parker Bean French in Ritz Carlton Suite in D.C.
Waiting for Momma: Parker Bean French in Ritz Carlton Suite in D.C.
INside Out: INside Dupont Circle Looking Out
Doors of Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle Fountain
Early Morn at Dupont Circle
an unshowered John French Outside the Gates of the White House Lawn
Washington, D.C.
(it was a very very hot and humid day/week and we walked all the way from the Ritz on 22nd so other than my cool Cinevation hat that Hollywood Emmy Guy gave me I may not look so hot)
Best of the Roses,
John French
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Friday, July 3, 2009
July 3, 1863 in a Small Pennsylvania Town Changed the Fate of America Forever ...
Battle of Gettysburg
This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863, around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It began as a skirmish but by its end involved 160,000 Americans.
Confederate prisoners at GettysburgPhotographer Matthew Brady documented the battlefield and exhibited his images in his New York studio. The photos caused a sensation. However, the general public had to wait almost 40 years until the development of photo-engraving allowed printing of the pictures.
Gettysburg at the time of the battleThe North suffered an estimated 23,000 casualties during the battle (killed, wounded and captured) while the South suffered an estimated 31,000.
I find this "an amazing coincidence" that this famous fateful battle occurred July 1 - 3 given that July 4th is such an important celebration for the freedom of these United States
Best of the Roses,
John Alan French
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I find this "an amazing coincidence" that this famous fateful battle occurred July 1 - 3 given that July 4th is such an important celebration for the freedom of these United States
Best of the Roses,
John Alan French
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Heidi Collins: CNN Newsroom's Everydyay Media Morning Anchor
Heidi Collins CNN Newsroom's Everyday Media Morning Anchor is SO TOTALLY SMOKING RED HOT = A+++++++++++++... if SO TOTALLY SMOKING RED HOT = A++++++++++++ were a Patagonia fleece blanket, I'd spread her out on the echoing green of a prominent country club and lay on top of her this 4th of July weekend while lightning bugs flying around at dusk indicate the start of fireworks ...
Best of the Roses,
Giovanni French
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
I Once Knew a Girl Named LeToya Luckett ...
And, man, she could really sing ...
And had a killer body ...
And drove a Range Rover instead of an Audi ...
She look good in jeans ...
And in a bikini ...
... in green with friends ...
And had a killer body ...
And drove a Range Rover instead of an Audi ...
She look good in jeans ...
And in a bikini ...
... in green with friends ...
Best of the Roses,
John French
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theneweverydaymedia
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
What's Going On?
This was an enjoyable show with more meaning than just the boring "yawn" allegorical salute to thug life!!!... Yeah.It was a totally cool moment in Hip Hop history when Wyclef Jean accepted the Humanitarian Award by saying, "I come from a hut! I lived in a hut! I come from a hut! I moved to the projects! I lived in the projects! I come from the projects! And then went into a mansion! So, all you all out there = I don't wanna hear any excuses!"
There were so many excellent acts but some of what stands out in my mind are the Ojays, Beyonce, Jay Z, Ne-Yo and Jamie Foxx
President Sarkozy Saya Burqa Not Welcome in France
Really though the Burqa and the Confederate Flag have much in common
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Wolf Hollow Inn
water flowing over creek rocks through rolling valleys of fertility the Inn was nestled in the dichotomy of sacred wealth and secret trees, hills, and tiny watchful eyes that crawl around and over this beautifully harsh terrain on the property of the Wolf Inn, surveying and pondering the environment, he saw the eyes of the predators that took away babes, good dogs, old men & lost boys in the night away from campfires and sometimes even in the translucency of daylight at one time it was a place fit for cunning brutality - a place of wolf and of man - wolves and men - guns and the law now the wolves need just as much protection as we do and thank God our Federal Government knows much of wolves and men
Best of the Roses, John French written June 26 - June 27, 2009 mystrawhat.com & theneweverydaymedia
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Impact
light sprayed the summer night
from the train running down the track
about the time my fingers were tracing
the cool jeweled moonlight down her back
and that tv news personality off a week in
June looked better than when on television
it wasn't really a decision the White House
made -it was a reaction to fast passed actions
and then when divided by fractions of factions
the total sum - it split - and the poor got paid
while certain unsatisfied governors still paid for lays
the sky is blue and it's a cool hot summer's day
that's percolating outside this coffee house I sit in
ah, man, I don't want to let it get away from me now
and what's really stopping us from another "hayday" anyhow?...
from the train running down the track
about the time my fingers were tracing
the cool jeweled moonlight down her back
and that tv news personality off a week in
June looked better than when on television
it wasn't really a decision the White House
made -it was a reaction to fast passed actions
and then when divided by fractions of factions
the total sum - it split - and the poor got paid
while certain unsatisfied governors still paid for lays
the sky is blue and it's a cool hot summer's day
that's percolating outside this coffee house I sit in
ah, man, I don't want to let it get away from me now
and what's really stopping us from another "hayday" anyhow?...
Best of West Hollywood Roses,
John French
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theneweverydaymedia
written on June 24, 2009
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Lara Spencer ...
--- On Tue, 6/23/09, John French <> wrote:
From: John French <>
Subject: Lara Spencer ...
Cc: today@nbc.com, squawk@cnbc.com, friends@foxnews.com, headlinenews@cnn.com, am@cnn.com
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 8:42 AM
What a treat = doing it EARLY ...
Lara Spencer is SO TOTALLY SMOKING RED HOT for a Tuesday morn the 23rd of June 2009 = A+++++++++++++
In fact if SO TOTALLY SMOKING RED HOT for a Tuesday morn the 23rd of June 2009 = A+++++++++++++ were a watermelon I'd spread her in half and eat her on the kitchen counter ... (yeah, i would, totally) ...
Best of West Hollywood Roses,
John French
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Lara Spencer is SO TOTALLY SMOKING RED HOT for a Tuesday morn the 23rd of June 2009 = A+++++++++++++
In fact if SO TOTALLY SMOKING RED HOT for a Tuesday morn the 23rd of June 2009 = A+++++++++++++ were a watermelon I'd spread her in half and eat her on the kitchen counter ... (yeah, i would, totally) ...
Best of West Hollywood Roses,
John French
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theneweverydaymedia
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Is Fox News Channel "the Most Powerful Name in NEWS"???
Sure, Fox News Channel has guys like Chris Wallace, Brian Kilmeade & Steve Doocy, Geraldo, Bill O'Reilly, Hemmer, Hannity, Huck and Shep and, of course, Greg Gutfeld (host of one of the best shows on TV = Red Eye) ---
And Fox News Channel is a good example of "the new everyday media" ranging from a sleek, high tech and yet engagingly personable look & feel of its sets; great staff, producers, writers and interns; accessibility for its viewers = you can call Greg Gutfeld's personal line and leave a message or email in shows or the hosts and anchors themselves and follow them on Twitter, Face Book, web sites, etc. ...
However, the fact that Fox News Channel fully embraces the power of strong, intelligent, articulate, beautiful, HOT, leggy women who are dynamic and archetypes for powerful modern women instead of beating them down and veiling them certainly raises the bar for me ... ... ... ...
Martha MacCullum
Martha and Alexis Glick
Lauren Sivan
Jillian Barberie Reynolds of Los Angeles #1 rated FOX’s “Good Day L.A.” with Mike and Juliet Huddy on the M&J Show.
Best of West Hollywood Roses,
John French
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theneweverydaymedia
http://theneweverydaymedia.blogspot.com
And Fox News Channel is a good example of "the new everyday media" ranging from a sleek, high tech and yet engagingly personable look & feel of its sets; great staff, producers, writers and interns; accessibility for its viewers = you can call Greg Gutfeld's personal line and leave a message or email in shows or the hosts and anchors themselves and follow them on Twitter, Face Book, web sites, etc. ...
However, the fact that Fox News Channel fully embraces the power of strong, intelligent, articulate, beautiful, HOT, leggy women who are dynamic and archetypes for powerful modern women instead of beating them down and veiling them certainly raises the bar for me ... ... ... ...
Martha MacCullum
Martha and Alexis Glick
Lauren Sivan
Jillian Barberie Reynolds of Los Angeles #1 rated FOX’s “Good Day L.A.” with Mike and Juliet Huddy on the M&J Show.
Best of West Hollywood Roses,
John French
mystrawhat.com
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theneweverydaymedia
http://theneweverydaymedia.blogspot.com
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