![]() was a famous female impersonator and performer named Patsy Vidalia. He played the Dew Drop Inn, in New Orleans, where the m.c. He studied the flashy showmanship of Atlanta-based performers like Roy Brown, who had a hit with “Good Rockin’ Tonight,” and he adopted the pompadour and pancake makeup of the jump-blues singer Billy Wright. He was serving his musical apprenticeship in the last days of these minstrel shows he also inhabited a world of strippers and drag queens and brash comedians. He sang, sometimes wearing a red evening gown, under the name Princess Lavonne, in Sugarfoot Sam’s Minstrel Show. ![]() Throughout his teens, he was in and out of outfits like Buster Brown’s Orchestra (where he got the name Little Richard) and the Tidy Jolly Steppers. Reeder, Jr., better known as Esquerita, he adopted a pounding, mesmeric style. He first learned to play the piano in church, but after hearing Ike Turner’s recording “Rocket 88,” and studying the style of S. Richard was a poor student but, musically, he was a fast learner. When Richard was a teen-ager, he was thrown out of the house and went to live with Ann and Johnny Johnson, a white couple who ran a local venue, the Tick Tock Club. But, in his father’s eyes, he was unbearably effeminate and not to be tolerated. His earliest musical influences included Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Brother Joe May, the “Thunderbolt of the Middle West.” Even as a child singer, Richard was known for his high range and incredible volume. “The kids would call me faggot, sissy, freak.”Īs a boy, Richard was raised in the Pentecostal Church and sang gospel on Sundays with a family group called the Penniman Singers and another group called the Tiny Tots Quartet. “They thought I was trying to twist and walk feminine,” he once told Rolling Stone. One of Richard’s legs was shorter than the other, making him a source of mockery among other children. His father was a brick mason and a bootlegger. Richard Penniman was born in 1932 into a large, poor Christian family, in Macon, Georgia. Calling on multiple voices, it tells a revolutionary, ecstatic, sometimes heartbreaking story. One of the underrated books in the pop music library is “ The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Quasar of Rock,” an authorized biography/oral biography, by Charles White. There is more voltage in one of those three-minute performances than there is in a municipal power station. Rather than watch the news–––it can wait––go to YouTube and watch Little Richard’s performances of “ Tutti Frutti,” “ Long Tall Sally,” “ Rip It Up,” “ She’s Got It,” “ Lucille,” “ Slippin’ and Slidin’,” “ The Girl Can’t Help It,” “ Good Golly Miss Molly.” Banging boogie-woogie time with his right hand and singing miles beyond anyone’s idea of a “register,” he is a human thrill ride. He once looked into a television camera and, with affection, told Prince, “I was wearing purple before you was wearing it!” Little Richard was an original, and he did not hesitate to remind his students of their debt. Try to imagine James Brown, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Janis Joplin, Elton John, and Prince without his electrical charge. Try to imagine Muhammad Ali without Little Richard’s winking persona, his swing and swagger (“I am the King!”). The trail of light that he left behind was, and is, everywhere. In the years that followed, he’d dip in and out of show business, and there were some inspired moments, but he was a comet, not a planet. The core of Little Richard’s career was brief-he recorded an incandescent string of hits in the mid-fifties and then went off to rediscover his faith. “Rip It Up” will get you out of the chair. But please do play his music and watch his performances: “Tutti Frutti” will lift your heart. A different President might take the time to commemorate the passing of a great American, one who shaped the culture and its national sound. He was eighty-seven and had been in failing health. This Saturday morning, the news came that Richard Wayne Penniman-Little Richard-had died. One of the most foolish things that you can do is to begin the day by checking the news. Photograph from Michael Ochs Archives / Getty The core of Little Richard’s music career was brief, but his influence was, and is, everywhere.
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![]() These tend to be most effective when fired en masse to create a dense cloud of bubbles that can serve as a haven for the Androsynth ship, or to create a cloud of bubbles in the opponent's path. This allows them to strafe an opponent as they go sailing past.Īndrosynth Guardian - The Androsynth vessel is normally very slow, and it's weapon fires auto-homing molecular acid bubbles. Lastly, since Yehats are not particularly fast, they can often benefit from a 'Gravity Whip' from the planet. Also remember that energy generation on the Yehat ship is not sufficient to maintain constant shielding. Avoid the temptation of exhausting all of your energy with your guns, saving some for your shields. When activated, protects it from any weapon. The ship is equipped with extremely powerful mediumrange dual cannons, as well as a shield that. Yehat Terminator - The powerful and direct Yehat Terminator is the earliest of all Star Control ships. This way, when your opponent has only one or two " r-^^ ¿r crew members left, the Syreen can ĭestroy them before they have a chance to pick any of the crew back up again. One very r^r^"^Įffective trick is to use the Syreen call and r^"^ l^S^Tįire simultaneously. The Syreen can then pick them up and use them as her own crew. This causes the enemy crew from the opponent's craft to jump ship and drift through space towards ^^ The goal of a Syreen ship is always to get close to the opposing ship and use the Syreen call. Syreen Penetrator - This space vessel has the unique potential to leave a battle much stronger than it enters it. Shofixti captains who are patient may find that their little gun can be quite effective when fighting slow, or short-ranged enemy vessels. Of course, this requires that the Shofixti ship get itself close enough before detonating. The special capability of this ship is that it can detonate itself like a big bomb, and cause great damage to an opponent's ship. They have a limited number of crew, and a relatively weak forward fir-^ ing gun with a moderate range. Shofixti Scout - Shofixti Scout ships are small ancl very quick. One very effective way to take advantage of this ship is to stay mostly in the faster Y-wing form, transforming into the X-Wing form only to make quick turns or ward off would-be attackers when they get too close. The X-Wing form is slow, but has good turning capability, and fires a powerful double-lance, convergent laser. The Y-Wing form of this ship is fast but not very maneuverable, and it fires long range homing missiles that do only a small amount of damage. Its special power allows it to transform from one form into the other. The only reason ever to get close to an enemy vessel is to make an honorable, point-defense laser "coup de grace", to eliminate the opponent's last crew member. Stay away from the enemy ship, and fire your seeking nukes constantly! Use a Gravity Whip off of the planet, if necessary to keep your distance, but be careful not toĬollide with the planet. The best strategy for a Chenjesu is to keep a good distance between itself and the enemy ship.Įarthling Cruiser - The Earthling Cruiser is a vessel designed primarily for hit-and-run long-range attacks. These little drones can steal the energy from ships, or just pester the enemy until they are ready to give up. One powerful ability of the Chenjesu is to launch self-directed DOGIs (De-energizing Offensive Guided Interceptor). ![]() Since the crystals do not harm the Chenjesu, they can be exploded at point blank range to create a kind of ack-ack. If the crystal misses, release the fire button while it is still near the enemy ship and the shard will explode into smaller pieces. ![]() If you hit an enemy with the whole crystal, it does a great deal of damage. As long as the fire button is pressed, the shard continues on its way. A successful captain will use the teleport function, as well as an opponent's inertia, to move in quickly along the rear or flank of the enemy ship, unload from a full store of energy, and then fly or teleport quickly away to recharge.Ĭhenjesu Broodhome - The main weapon of the Chenjesu, the photon crystal shard, is versatile for both offense and de-fense. Sustain only a minimal amount of damage itself. The Arilou Skiff has an auto-targeting, swivel-mounted, short-range laser that pumps out damage quickly. It's speed and inertia-less drive make it the most maneuverable of all ships, and its special ability to teleport can help it escape from fatal situations. These descriptions are intended to give an overview of the ships' attributes and special powers, as well as a few tactical combat tips.Īriloulaleelay Skiff - An Arilou Skiff, when flown skillfully, can be one of the most effective spacecraft. Following are brief descriptions of the combat capabilities of all of the ships in Star Control and Star Control II. We proudly display a full lot of new Chevy models, as well as used cars from respected car brands.īrowse our complete inventory online and read about important vehicle details such as mileage and ownership history. ![]() ![]() ![]() Automotive services around your hometown are now conveniently available at Freedom Chevrolet. Quick response to inquiry.Residents of San Antonio: New and Used Cars Beckon You at Freedom Chevroletįreedom Chevrolet invites you our nearby San Antonio car dealership, which offers great deals on new Chevrolets and used cars, as well as a highly reliable service and parts department. Checked a week later and it was 500.00 dollars cheaper and still posted for sale on their website. Tolld me the truck was not available for sale because of frame damage. 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It is horrible beyond the most terrifying nightmares that anyone could envision.Īnd there is no turning back after the jump. ![]() In August of 1937, Harold Wobber, a veteran of World War I, strolled along the pedestrian walkway on the Golden Gate Bridge, paused, looked at a stranger and said, “This is as far as I go.” He then jumped to his death.Īnd to the mentally ill individuals who go to the bridge, a jump to the water below seems like a peaceful way to end to their pain.īut it is anything but peaceful. It is appalling that the barrier was not put in place long ago, but arguments about aesthetics, bridge structure, and money have caused an endless morass to the blindingly obvious problem, which is this: The bridge is the equivalent of an easily-accessible, loaded handgun for countless suicidal individuals, and someone needs to take the damn gun away…and that is done by building a suicide barrier.īack in 1937, when the construction on the Golden Gate Bridge was completed, no one envisioned that it would become one of the major suicide sites in the world.īut the suicides began almost immediately. The rail is a mere 4-feet high, and thus virtually anyone can step over it in a second.Īnswer: Because Joseph Strauss, the chief engineer of the bridge, was five feet tall and he wanted to be able to see over the rail, and thus changed the original planned height from 5½ feet to 4 feet.īut regardless of the original height of the rail, why hasn’t a suicide barrier been built? That is, why haven’t they built a high fence that is very difficult, or next to impossible, to climb?Īnswer: There have been seven previous attempts at a suicide barrier, but the bridge bureaucracy precluded any of the plans from actually being implemented. Unfortunately, it is exceedingly easy to jump from the bridge. We lose one person about every other week to the waters below, as the bridge somehow holds an allure to people who are suicidal. She is one of some 1,300 individuals who have died by suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. Later that day, Marissa jumped to her death from the Golden Gate Bridge. Marissa Imrie was just 14 when she wrote those words as part of her suicide note. “Everyone is better off without this fat, disgusting, boring girl.” The Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge Suicides: Help Save Lives! Please Click Below: DonateĪ young man is talked out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Survivors Forum - Click for Info! Construction of the full Net is expected to be completed in is a 501c3 NON-PROFIT Organization and Website Contractors (AECOM (legacy Shimmick) and Danny's Joint Venture) began working on the Net in 2017. These additions will slightly diminish the integrity of the historic features, as the Net was not part of the original design. The color and spacing of the support struts are designed to allow the new members to blend into the existing structure in order to minimize the visual impact of this new element. The support struts attach to the vertical members of the Bridge stiffening truss and are spaced every 50 feet, the same spacing as the Suspension Bridge suspender ropes. After the support struts are installed, a horizontal stainless steel wire rope net will be stretched across those support struts. The Net’s new steel support struts are tube sections that will be painted the same International Orange color of the Bridge. The Net will have minimal impacts to the architecture of the structure, but there are some necessary changes with the introduction of this new element. ![]() The selected design allows open, scenic vistas to remain intact, while preventing anyone from easily jumping to the water below. This design was chosen through a public process which solicited input from the community. ![]() The Net will be placed 20 feet below the sidewalk, extending 20 feet out from the Bridge. You have to look carefully to see the gray steel net design in the picture above. It's also been designed to minimize interference with the daily operations and maintenance of this iconic structure. Engineers designed the Net to minimize impacts to Bridge views and appearance. Ultimately, a physical barrier is needed to stop this tragedy. Hundreds more are stopped from harming themselves through the efforts of the Golden Gate Bridge District Patrol, California Highway Patrol, other law enforcement, and citizen intervention. On average, 30 people or more die from suicide here each year. The Suicide Deterrent System, also known as the SDS, is being constructed to keep people from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. ![]() According to the company, the primary aim of the game was 'to establish the most likely facts of what happened on by running the world's first mass-participation forensic construction', the theory being that a player could help prove that Lee. The player is then scored on how closely one's version of the assassination matches the report of the Warren Commission. If your game crashes, you can make a new copy of your stock core000.wad file and follow the instructions again. JFK: Reloaded puts the player in the role of Kennedy's alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy s assassination, JFK Reloaded challenged players across the world to take part in 'the world’s first mass-participation forensic reconstruction.' Players are scored on a scale of 0-1000, although it is possible to have negative points. Rename the stock core000.wad file to something else like "stock core000.wad" and rename your newly modified file to core000.wad Released on November 22, 2004, the 41st anniversary of John F. Do not copy and paste this string, but rather highlight the third line of numbers and type:ħ. Press CTRL+F and search for "viewpoint"ĥ. Take the file (it should be named "core000.wad - Copy") and put it into a text editor (I highly recommend installing Notepad++ for this purpose as Notepad has a hard time with big files.)Ĥ. The JFK assassination was one of the few real-world events that my young mind latched onto. Finally though, after literally months of searching, I came upon a copy at a computer show. 2004: JFK Reloaded: PC: Traffic Games Antipodean Resistance was formed on. Take the file (it should be named 'core000.wad - Copy') and put it into a text editor (I highly recommend installing Notepad++ for this purpose as Notepad has a hard time with big files. ![]() Create a copy of your core000.wad file.ģ. Back before the Internet, I heard about this title 'The JFK Assassination: A Virtual Investigation' through computer mags but could never find a copy. Steve Huffman (born November 12, 1983), also known by his Reddit username spez. We will also have one more tattoo artist joining us to offer a 3rd style and a 3rd option for everyone who is looking to be tattooed at Noire Ink Collective. We will be having some big names of the industry at Noire Ink this year. 2015 in general was one of the best years of my life and i hope i managed to offer to my clients and our followers some great moments at the studio or on the internet.Ģ016 will a year of traveling around the world for guest spots and conventions. This is always an incredible feeling! I hope i will not be disapointing you in 2016. I regulary receive mails from around the world complimenting my work. With your support and trust in my work, weeks after weeks i try to push my limits and to keep growing as an artist. We were able to spend all together some great moments which are now beautiful souvenirs. I had the chance to meet and to work with some incredible people. Je finirai simplement ce texte par une très bonne année à tous, je souhaite à tout le monde la santé ainsi qu’à vos familles, de l’amour sans oublier de profiter de la vie.Įncore merci pour votre soutiens et à 2016 pour encore plus de tattoo.Ģ015 has been an incredible year. Mais aussi un tatoueur bien connu pour son style qui nous rejoindra définitivement dans l’équipe à partir de mai. Nous essaierons de vous proposer régulièrement des tatoueurs d’ici et d’ailleurs en Guest. Un point important de Noire Ink pour 2016 : nous allons aussi développer le nom de notre boutique. J’espère continuer à évoluer cette année à un niveau personnel mais aussi dans le milieu du tattoo. 2015 en général fut pour moi la meilleur année passée jusqu’à aujourd’hui et j’espère avoir pu vous offrir des beaux moments et des souvenirs maintenant gravés dans la peau.Ģ016 sera l’année des voyages, de nouvelles rencontres et de nouveaux projets. Grace à votre confiance et votre intérêt envers mon travail, semaine après semaine, j’essaye d’avancer et de pousser chaque jour un peu plus loin mes limites, pour vous proposer des projet et des pièces qui, par la suite, restent avec vous pour le reste de votre vie. J’ai eu la chance de rencontrer et de travailler avec des gens d’exception, on a pu passer tous ensemble des moments qui sont maintenant de beaux souvenirs. I’ll have these with me and be ready to roll! or email me, too.2015 fut une année incroyable. (if you like something you see, hit me up at the evergreen convention. You can see them pretty often when shops do a friday the 13th sale, or events similar to that. When a tattoo artist wants to do a bunch of small-to-medium sized things in a short time, they’ll often be using a sheet like this for people to choose a design from. We call them porkchop sets or pick and sticks, flash wallpaper. ![]() These big sheets are pretty common in tattooing. So I’ve been doing this rather than putting a ton of smaller drawings in books to flip through. I want to make it possible for people to look around at a bunch of things and pick something to let people be spontaneous, and to give them ideas. ![]() Since I’ll be working a convention in early March, I’ve been going through all my unused sketches, drawings, tattoo flash collection, and sketchpads and assembling some big sheets of flash to bring along.
![]() October 28: Khrushchev cables Kennedy stating he would remove missiles from Turkey in return for U.S.Simultaneously, Attorney General Robert Kennedy meets with Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet ambassador to DC, to agree to remove missiles from Turkey.Persuaded by Llewellyn Thompson, Kennedy agrees to not invade Cuba, but ignores Khrushchev's second demand.Potential diplomatic solutions threated by the shooting down of a U-2 spy plane over Cuba.Khrushchev's Telegrams: October 26: Informs Kennedy that the USSR would remove missiles in Cuba in return for a US pledge to not invade Cuba October 27: More demanding in tone, Khrushchev insists on the inclusion of the removal of Turkish missiles in any deal over Cuba.October 24, sixteen Soviet ships turn back towards the Soviet Union: We're eyeball to eyeball and I think the other fellow just blinked- Dean Rusk.Khrushchev ignores the quarantine, sending Soviet ships with nuclear warheads towards Cuba.Kennedy orders a blockade off the island.O A military armistice was finally signed in July, 1953 at Panmunjom. puts pressure on China by threatening the use of the atomic bomb. O The war lasts another two years, causing serious casualties (over 40% were American). ![]() O Peace talks start in 1951 with focus on the repatriation of prisoners of war. Here we fight Europe's war with arms while the diplomats there still fight it with words." O MacArthur disagreed: "Here in Asia is where the Communist conspirators have elected to make their play for global conquest. O Truman decides to switch policy back to one of containing Communism above the 38th parallel O A stalemate develops around the 38th parallel O November 27, 1950, 200,000 Chinese join 150,000 North Koreans and sent the UN troops into rapid retreat: Pyongyang was recaptured in December and by the end of 1950, the North Koreans and Chinese were at the 38th parallel. O The UN march towards the Yalu River greatly concerned China. O US policy changes from "containment" to "rollback" O General MacArthur led the UN forces amphibious landing at Inchon: In one month he retakes Seoul and drives North Koreans back across the 38th parallel. O US troops arrive in Korea on July 1st under the command of American General Douglas MacArthur ![]() Korea: Since the USSR was boycotting the Security Council, the resolution passed on June 27, 1950 O The US sponsors a resolution in the UN calling for military action against N. May 1949, seeing that his gamble was failing, Stalin lifted the blockade: Showed him he had a rough road ahead, no appeasement Vital supplies such as fuel & coal were flown to 2.2 million West Berliners American & British planes flew more than 200,000 flights to Berlin in 320 days The West tried to supply Berlin from the air June 23-24, Stalin begins the total blockade of Berlin: Roads, railways, waterways linking West Berlin to the Western sector of Germany were all closed Electricity from East to West was also cut USSR left the Berlin Kommandantura The West introduces a new currency into the Western sectors of Berlin, severely upsetting Stalin March 1948, Stalin started putting transport restrictions on Western interests in Berlin Why did the post-war powers fail to unify Germany?- Germany's key strategic position & the differing aims of the main powers The increasing lack of trust between E & W as the Cold War developed The specific disputes between the post-war powers w/in Germany itself Berlin's governance was the responsibility of the Allied Kommandantura made up of 4 military governors Because of this alliance system, all of Europe quickly got entangled in a war which only involved two countries. Awkward Balance of Power and Europe's complex Alliance System. Countries fought over territories they annexed during the New Imperialism, creating more enemiesĤ. Some countries were eager to test this new equipment, a long term cause of the mass eruption of war.ģ.Imperialism (a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force ) as a Source of Conflict "This wave of nationalist militarism also manifested itself in a continuing arms race that threatened the balance of power, owing to revolutionary technological developments" like how mortars and cannons "improved in range, accuracy, and firepower", the machine gun, new submarines, airplanes, & improved naval weaponry. "after 1890, Europeans began to view the use of military power as not only practical but also desirable to bring a resolutions to the increasingly hostile political conditions in Europe"Ģ.The Arms Race (development of new technology and weaponry) Easily position the stacks out of your way until move day.
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The dark, murky repeats of analog delays were an instant hit and the much smaller form allowed delay to make it into guitar pedal format.Ī “bucket brigade device” works exactly how you’d imagine. So engineers pioneered electronic delay with BBD chips. Musicians wanted a compact delay solution that was consistent and easy to work with live… Tape delay units sounded good but they were bulky, impractical and required lots of maintenance. Analog DelayĪs analog technology advanced in the mid-seventies, non-tape based delay alternatives began to appear. The various tape models are spot on in terms of accuracy and sound-great in any mix. It’s a super versatile and incredible sounding delay. Soundtoys EchoBoy is an industry-standard delay for classic tape sounds. It’s a great option If you’re looking for a simple, good-sounding tape echo at an affordable price IK Multimedia’s Tape Echo is a quality tape emulation from a respected brand. 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Here are the 4 main delay types: Tape DelayĮngineers realized early on that tape based recording systems could be adapted into echo units.ĭelay was originally intended to mimic the natural reflections of acoustic echo. No matter how complex a modern delay plugin might be, all delay effects are based on this simple concept. That signal is then played back later in time after a variable duration or delay time.Ī portion of the delayed signal is routed back to the input ( feedback) and the two signals are blended together (wet/dry mix) to create the illusion of cascading echoes. The input of a delay effect goes to a recording medium that makes a copy of the signal. In this article I’ll go through the 4 main types of delay, where to use them in your mix and the best delay plugins for every mix scenario.Īll delay effects are based on the same time-based principle. Luckily, If you know a bit about the different types of delay and the classic hardware that they’re modelled on, it's much easier to choose the right one at the right time. Searching for the best one for your session can take you out of your creative flow pretty quick. Delay is a crucial audio effect for creating space while mixing music.Īlongside reverb, delay plugins are key tools for crafting the ambience of your songs.īut there are so many different delay plugins out there. |
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