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Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.'s reported its third-quarter net income fell 23 percent and that its chairman and chief executive plans to retire in May 2005.
In a press release, Lincoln Electric said it earned U.S. $14.1 million for the quarter, or $0.34 a share, down from $18.3 million, or $0.43 a share, a year ago.
Sales for the period rose 3.8 percent to $256.9 million from $247.5 million a year ago, surpassing Wall Street's forecast of $252.1 million.
The maker of arc welding products posted higher costs of goods sold and selling, general, and administrative expenses in the latest period.
Lincoln Electric said its CEO, Mr. Massaro, who has been chief executive and president of the company since 1996 and was named chairman in 1997, will retire in 2005. He joined the company in 1993 as director of international operations, based in London.
The company's board has asked a representative "cross-section" of its members to evaluate qualified chief executive candidates. The committee will be headed by Harold L. Adams, former chairman and chief executive of RTKL Associates Inc. Other directors serving on the committee are Kathryn Jo Lincoln, Henry L. Meyer III, Ranko Cucuz, and Hellene S. Runtagh.
The company said one candidate it is considering is chief operating officer John Stropki.
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City worker bit broker's nose off 'in savage nightclub brawl over a spilt drink'
A City worker bit the nose off the face of a broker in the middle of a crowded nightclub after a petty row over a spilt drink, the Old Bailey heard today.
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Scotland Yard was today branded "malicious" and "vindictive" in its treatment of a black woman firearms officer after she was awarded £37,000 in a race discrimination claim.
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What's on at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this summer
The anniversary of London 2012 is fast approaching, and there are plenty of events happening in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park hoping to revive last year's Olympic spirit. Here's our round-up of what's on, as well as where to eat and drink in the area
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At last it seems we are starting to see the legacy of London 2012: on June 29-30 Hard Rock Calling will be the first event to rock the Olympic Park since the Games, when you'll also be able to roam around the northern area of the park.
The first sports venue to open — The Copper Box, which hosted the Olympic Handball, Modern Pentathlon Fencing and Paralympic Goalball — starts admitting the public on Saturday July 27 (the anniversary of the start of the Games), but you'll have to wait until next spring to have the run of the whole park, including the Stadium, Aquatics Centre and Anish Kapoor's ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture.
But there are still loads of reasons to visit the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this summer. Here's our pick of the events on offer, plus a guide to the best places to eat and drink in the area.
Hard Rock Calling
Jun 29-30
Getting the summer season at the Olympic Park started is this two-day festival, which still summons some of the biggest names in rock to cross axes in London. Famously, last year in Hyde Park, organisers cut off Bruce Springsteen's mammoth set after he and guest performer Paul McCartney broke the venue's sound curfew. So perhaps it's no surprise that the festival has jumped ship from to Stratford, where it's much easier to make a racket without deafening central London. This year sees US and UK rock titans going head to head: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band return to "finish what they started" on Sunday, with support from The Black Crowes and Alabama Shakes, while Saturday represents for the Brits with Kasabian, Paul Weller, Miles Kane, Kodaline, The Cribs, Klaxons and Tribes.
Mumford & Sons Summer Stampede
Sat Jul 6
As well as a top slot at Glasto, Mumford & Sons will be stopping off to headline an outdoor daytime event at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of their Gentlemen of the Road Summer Stampede tour. As well as a set from the banjo-loving folk megastars, there'll be sets from Vampire Weekend, Ben Howard, Haim and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. The music starts at 2pm, but get there early for a wander around.
Jul 12-14
For R&B and hip hop, as well as the biggest US stars, look no further than this year's Wireless. Returning R&B prince Justin Timberlake will headline Wireless's Friday night, joined by the cream of the auto-tune crop, including Snoop Dogg (or, as he is now known thanks to a new reggae-Rastafari direction, Snoop Lion), Ke$ha, Trey Songz, Miguel and Frank Ocean, plus smooth crooner John Legend. Saturday, meanwhile, is taken hostage by the best of UK pop talent, with Emeli Sandé and Rita Ora hot on Jay-Z's heels, as well as offbeat R&B players Kendrick Lamar and Miguel (so good he's playing twice!) and deck-thrashing sets from DJ Fresh and Calvin 'put an electro donk on it' Harris. And on the Sunday night Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z join forces to co-headline, with support from A Tribe Called Quest, NAS and Rizzle Kicks.
Electric Daisy Carnival
Sat Jul 20
Making its first ever foray outside the US, the world famous electronic music event touches down in the UK this summer for an all-day London love-in. Topping the bill are Dutch megastar Tiesto, star attraction Steve Angello and Swedish prodigy AVICII. Other names not to miss are Sub Focus, Flux Pavilion and Jaguar Skills. Want something heavier? Head for the Hard Arena, which will be showcasing Fake Blood, Rusko and French producer Madeon.
Anniversary Games
Jul 26-28
Fancy a re-run of last year's golden Games? Well, you're in luck! The Olympic Stadium will be graced with the presence of 30 Olympic gold medallists for the Anniversary Games. Athletes, including the one and only Usain Bolt, will be doing their sprinting or hurdling or high jumping thing on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday dedicated to showcasing the Paralympic champions of 2012. Tickets are currently sold out, but watch out for re-sales. Later on in the summer, a community event will be held to celebrate the anniversary of the Paralympic Games, bringing together the best in disabled sport and arts in east London for a free family festival.
Open East Festival
Jul 27-28
Commemorating exactly one year since the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, this extravaganza sees a wave of music, food and art hit the park for a sizzling line-up. Gastronauts can take their pick from the 70-odd offerings from the Real Street Food Festival, brewdogs can sample east London's finest at the Beer Festival, film buffs can have a go on the Floating Cinema, kids can meet Joey the puppet horse from War Horse, bargain hunters can scavenge the Urban Bazaar, music lovers can dance to reggae and Malian beats, and wannabe collectors can peruse the Art Car Boot Fair.
Lollibop Festival
Aug 16-18
Lollibop is the UK festival dedicated entirely to little people — expect endless entertainment from Shaun the Sheep's Championsheeps to reading with the Mr Men characters, via baby discos and stage antics from popular children's comic double-act, Dick and Dom. Mini festival-goers can also meet Peppa Pig, gawp at a life-size Transformers truck, make a rocket in the Science Zone and take part in Lollisports like frisbee and hula-hooping. We can guarantee your kids will be exhausted after a fun-packed day out at this festival.
You'll need refreshing and refuelling after all these festivals. Just over the water from the stadium is Fish Island, which has a burgeoning community of lovely bars, cafes and restaurants.
Crate Brewery
Opened and run by members of the local Hackney Wick community to coincide with the Olympics, this microbrewery-cum-pizzeria is perched on the bank of the River Lea, a javelin's throw from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The industrial-style bar has a huge outdoor area by the river with great big slabs of wooden communal tables where you can enjoy their good, imaginatively topped pizzas (we recommend the Middle Eastern lamb one) and bottles of their very stylish home brews. For beer-haters there's also cider on tap and prosecco.
White Building, Queen's Yard, E9 5EN, cratebrewery.com
Counter Cafe
Float down the Lea for several yards and you'll come across the Counter Cafe — the original project of the Crate's founders — a hipster Kiwi-style cafe-in-a-gallery by day, a bar by night and one of London's best kept secrets to boot. Stop by pre-show for a seriously good brunch or post-festival for a nightcap — their cocktail maestress has won a few competitions in her time. Hopefully the weather will be kind so you can sit out on the pontoon.
7 Roach Rd, E3 2PA, thecountercafe.co.uk
Hackney Pearl
You'll find local artists, young families and lots of freelancers all tucking in at this homely neighbourhood joint. A little shabby-chic enclave in Hackney Wick, it's a good place to drop in for coffee and homemade cake. If you end up staying for dinner, it offers a seasonal British menu at honest prices along the lines of pigeon breasts and cured beef, with a lot for vegetarians too, such as beetroot salad and roast aubergine.
11 Prince Edward Rd, E9 5LX, thehackneypearl.com
Probably Fish Island's smartest (and priciest) restaurant. Long-standing east London salmon smokery Forman's had to leave its old building in what is now the Olympic Park and were given this new, shiny pink site on the opposite side of the River Lea. Part factory, part restaurant and part snazzy bar with a balcony with perhaps the best stadium views of all, Forman's specialises in smoked salmon (natch) as well as seasonal British grub (even the wines are British) — we suggest you try the warm smoked eel fillets.
Stour Rd, London E3 2NT, formans.co.uk/restaurant
Moka East
On the ground floor of multi-arts venue the View Tube, a pile-up of acid-green shipping containers right next to the Olympic Park, Moka East is right opposite the ArcelorMittal Orbit. You can expect a good old-fashioned caff experience from the same family who own Mario's Cafe in Kentish Town, and the cooked breakfasts to go with it. You can also rent bikes from the View Tube, so grab a coffee on the decked terrace before a two-wheeled tour of the park.
The View Tube, Marshgate Lane, E15 2PJ, theviewtube.co.uk/eat
Unity Kitchen Cafe
Open from Saturday July 27 as part of the Timber Lodge eco meeting place, this will be a welcome new addition to London's park cafe scene. With its large outdoor terrace, we bet it will be a hit with east London's yummy mummies, who can relax with a coffee or a glass of wine while the kids maraud around the Tumble Playground next door — there are den-making, sand-pits and walkways among the treetops to keep them out your hair. This is set to be the first of many cafes in the Olympic Park, so keep an eye out.
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PAWTUCKET --- When Lincoln and Cumberland were rivals in the old Met B league from the mid-1990s to 2004, the two neighbors hooked up in some entertaining, tightly-contested meetings that were true crowd pleasers.
Since then, they have played in different divisions, but they have still found a way to include each other on their non-league schedules.
On Monday afternoon, the two teams met again in the second annual Kyle J. McLaughlin Scholarship Fund benefit hockey game at Lynch Arena and gave the gathering on hand an excellent high school contest to watch.
The majority of high school coaches are also full-time teachers. For these dedicated souls, the world of academia does not cease once the final bell rings. True, they may trade their lesson plans in for whistles and clipboards, maneuvering from one stressful environment to the next. In reality coaches are confronted with the same pressing matter that monopolizes their time and energy during the daytime.
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Pitts, the reigning outdoor titlist, had what she described as her best effort of the season in the high jump. Unfortunately, on this particular afternoon that would ŌĆ£onlyŌĆØ get her second best in the final results.
WOONSOCKET ŌĆō Even though he has considerably less players than most in Division II, St. Raphael Academy coach Robert Gribbin doesnŌĆÖt like to use the words ŌĆ£tired legsŌĆØ when describing his teamŌĆÖs play in the late stages of a game.
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It happened again Friday night in a Div. II-North battle with first-place Cumberland at Adelard Arena.
CUMBERLAND ŌĆö In states where wrestling holds a prominent place in the high school sports winter season -- Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Iowa come to mind ŌĆō people flock to big dual-meets in large numbers. When two unbeaten teams meet, fans and coaches and former wrestlers fill the stands, contributing to a raucous setting not often seen in Rhode Island.
WOONSOCKET ŌĆö Mount St. Charles Academy and Catholic Memorial got exactly what they needed from their non-league clash on Wednesday.
For the Mounties, they got a very competitive contest with one of MassachusettsŌĆÖ premier teams -- a game that will help them prepare for the Division I playoffs that get under way in two weekends.
But for the Knights, they picked up something a bit more important to them -- a point that moves them closer to earning a return trip to their Division 1A Super Eight state tourney.
CUMBERLAND ŌĆö The Cumberland High wrestling program runs as deep as the roots head coach Steve Gordon has nurtured in this town since moving here nearly 50 years ago.
The Clippers finished their second straight undefeated dual-meet season on Wednesday night with a 37-20 spanking of equally unbeaten Warwick Veterans, which was the favored team heading into this showdown between Division IŌĆÖs two elite squads.
WOONSOCKET --- On ŌĆ£Teacher Appreciation NightŌĆØ at Woonsocket High, it seemed only fitting that the Novans taught Smithfield High a couple of lessons in rebounding and defense in their Division I-North rematch on Tuesday.
Junior forward Kailey Fugere scored a game-high 19 points, senior center Ashley Dubois added 16, and the duo also teamed up to rip down 28 rebounds to help the Novans avenge an earlier loss to the Sentinels and soar to an impressive 57-37 triumph.
WOONSOCKET --- Not many high school hockey coaches get their kicks out of putting together a non-league schedule as grueling and competitive as the one Mount St. Charles Academy coach Dave Belisle rolls out every year.
He always starts it off with the teamŌĆÖs annual post-Christmas Holiday Face-Off tournament, which attracts some of the best talent in the Northeast. He then sprinkles in a couple of tough opponents over the next 4-5 weeks, such as two-time Connecticut state champion Hamden High last Wednesday.
CUMBERLAND -- Tonight marks the beginning of the best 10-day stretch in Rhode Island wrestling this year. It starts with a battle between two unbeaten high school programs. Defending state champion Cumberland will host 2010 runnerup Warwick Veterans tonight at The Wellness Center with the regular season dual-meet title at stake.


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My Two Cents (Daily) - How to Train Your Dragon 2 announced, plus new Jeremy Brett/Sherlock Holmes details & more http://t.co/NoqEHshXED
Meanwhile, Kino Lorber's Easy Rider: The Ride Back hits DVD and digital on 9/17. The 2013 film was directed by Dustin Rikert as a sequel to the original Easy Rider. It stars Jeff Fahey and Rance Howard.
Also, Maddox Entertainment has set Power of Love for DVD release on 9/24.
And here's a nice little surprise to brighten your day: Director William Friedkin just posted on his Facebook page that Warner Home Video is finally going to release his remastered Sorcerer on Blu-ray on 4/14. To quote George Bailey, "I wish I had a million dollars... hot dog!"
Finally, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of the legendary Ray Dolby, who has helped make our movies sound great since 1965. He was 80. More here at the NY Daily News. I can't think of a better way to tip the hat to the man than this...
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I was able to spend 3 years in Paris, France, living with French families and immersing myself in the French culture. I had the opportunity to work among the French in a pub and soak up the local restaurant culture. I also volunteered my time several hours each week as an English teacher at a Parisian elementary school.
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Patrick Watson released 'Adventures in Your Own Backyard,' touring, opening for Andrew Bird, playing free show in Brooklyn
Montreal's Patrick Watson is opening for Andrew Bird on his current tour which hits NYC Friday night (5/4) at Beacon Theatre. (Tift Merrit is opening the Saturday 5/5 show at the same venue.) If you can't make the Friday show or want to see Watson again, he's playing a free show at Brooklyn's Manhattan Inn on Saturday. Doors are at 4:30PM and the show is at 5PM.
The Manhattan Inn show is a release party for his new album Adventures in Your Own Backyard which was released this week, his first for Domino Records. You can stream it on Spotify and watch the video for "Into Giants" below.
After his tour with Andrew Bird wraps up, Watson will go on a headlining tour of the Midwest and West Coast. All tour dates are below.
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Death Cab For Cutie played 3 nights @ Beacon Theater (pics), add more tour dates (one at Wellmont in NJ)
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DCFC @ Beacon Theater
Death Cab For Cutie completed their 3-night run at Beacon Theater in NYC last night (4/29). You saw pictures and the setlist from the first night. Here's some pictures from the Saturday, the second night, along with news that Death Cab will return to the NYC-area to play the Wellmont Theater on July 19, 2012 as part of just-announced summer tour (tickets on sale Friday, 5/4, at noon, after a fan club pre-sale on 5/2). All dates and more pictures from Beacon, below...
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Ben Gibbard and Death Cab for Cutie are trying something different for a 2012 tour that kicked off Tuesday in Colorado, performing with the eight members of the Magik*Magik Orchestra -- six violins and two cellos.You saw last night's setlist. Check out more pictures from Friday's show at Beacon Theater, below...
That's the same group that appeared with Death Cab in its "Storytellers" episode on VH1, and helped add a deeper texture to last year's Codes and Keys. Still, Magik*Magik -- which has previously worked with Mike Patton, John Vanderslice, the Walkmen and the Dodos -- have become the principal storyline for a tour that [hits Beacon Theater in NYC three nights in a row this weekend].
The interesting part for concertgoers will be hearing some of the Death Cab's back catalog, including favorites like "Soul Meets Body," in this format. Gibbard admitted a little apprehension -- OK, a lot...
"It's a little terrifying," Gibbard tells HeyReverb. "There are so many variables. The entire show is a series of variables, for the first time in a long time. And that's a good thing. The first handful of shows, at least from our end, will be like walking through quicksand." [Something Else]
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Death Cab For Cutie @ Beacon Theater (photo via thismeik)
While Jack White was at Webster Hall, Death Cab For Cutie played their first of three shows at NYC's Beacon Theater last night (4/27). Youth Lagoon opened like they will again Saturday and Sunday. We'll have pics and more later (update: pics HERE), but check out the Friday setlist, below...
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Glen Hansard releasing 1st solo album, schedules shows, playing Beacon Theaer, played BV-SXSW (pics, videos, dates)
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Glen Hansard @ Hotel Vegan (BV-SXSW 2012)
Anti- reveals:
Over 20 years in the making, singer songwriter Glen Hansard will release his first ever solo album, Rhythm and Repose, on Anti- Records June 19. Best known for his work with The Frames, The Swell Season and in the feature film Once, for which he won an Academy Award, Rhythm and Repose is Hansard's debut solo album and first album of new material since his 2009 release Strict Joy with The Swell Season. The album will be available for presale at http://www.anti.com/storeGlen Hansard previewed some of those new songs at SXSW where one of the shows he played was the BrooklynVegan day party at 'Hotel Vegan' on Thursday, March 15th. Some pictures and videos from his 12:45pm set are in this post.
In recent months Hansard has been seen in the documentary The Swell Season which has toured the film festival circuit this year, contributed two songs to the blockbuster soundtrack, The Hunger Games, and been active in the promotion of Once, The Musical which successfully opened on Broadway on March 18 to rave reviews, including the New York Times who explains, "what was always wonderful about 'Once,' its songs and its staging, has been magnified." Hansard will support the new record on a U.S. tour.
Rhythm and Repose is a result of Hansard's last year and a half of living in New York City. The album was recorded by Patrick Dillett (David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, Laurie Anderson) and produced by Thomas Bartlett (Doveman, The National, Antony and the Johnsons). The record features the musical talents of Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright) on bass, Ray Rizzo on drums, Nico Muhly and Rob Moose on strings (Bon Iver, Y Music), David Mansfield on slide guitar (Dylan's Rolling Thunder Tour), Javier Mas (Leonard Cohen touring band) and half of Bruce Springsteen's current horn section. Assisting on vocals are Cristin Milioti (Once, The Musical), Sam Amidon, Marketa Irglova and Aida Shahghasemi (Marketa Irglova touring band).
As the above blurb points out, the Once musical is running NOW in NYC, though Glen does not personally act or sing in it.
Glen, who meanwhile is hitting the road with Eddie Vedder, will headline four select shows in June including one on June 29 at Beacon Theater. Tickets for the NYC show went on presale today, and will become available to all as of 9am on Thursday (4/5).
All tour dates, the new solo album tracklist, and a Once musical video, below...
Continue reading "Glen Hansard releasing 1st solo album, schedules shows, playing Beacon Theaer, played BV-SXSW (pics, videos, dates)"
photos by Chris La Putt
The Magnetic Fields @ Beacon Theater
"Though Merritt performs much of the music on his studio albums himself, the live incarnation of Magnetic Fields has long featured Claudia Gonson on piano and vocals, cellist Sam Davol and guitarist John Woo, all of whom where in typically elegant form [at the recent Friday night LA show]. The core group was augmented by vocalist/ukulele player Shirley Simms, whose presence tilted the set list toward songs on which she has appeared over the years, including "Drive On, Driver" and "No One Will Ever Love You."" [LA Times]Like they did in Chicago, the Magnetic Fields are playing two shows in NYC as part of their current tour. The first of those was last night, 4/3, at the Beacon Theater with Devotchka who open for them at the same venue tonight. The setlists have been pretty similar on this tour, so check out what they played in LA (which Chris remembers as being about what they played in NYC), under the pictures from Tuesday's NYC show, below...
Continue reading "The Magnetic Fields played Beacon Theater w/ Devotchka (night 1 pics & the LA setlist)"
Al Green playing Beacon Theater & other dates; Charles Bradley opening, touring, playing Mountain Jam (lineup)
Al Green at Outside Lands 2010 (more by Vincent Cornelli)
Legendary soul crooner Al Green has a growing set of live shows laid out for him throughout 2012. Those now include a NYC show at Beacon Theater on August 22nd with Charles Bradley. Tickets go on sale Friday 3/30 at 9AM and will set you back anywhere from $55 to $135. All dates are listed below.
Joining Al Green at Beacon will be the also awesome Charles Bradley, who will also embark on a tour of his own in April. Bradley's future schedule includes a few stops at festivals like Newport Folk Fest in July and Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY on June 2nd. At Mountain Jam he'll be joined by names like The Roots, Ben Folds Five, James Murphy, Dawes, Givers, Mariachi El Bronx and many more across four stages and over the festival's four days. Full lineup below.
Bradley also has other NYC-area dates coming up including a free show at the World Financial Center in July and ATP in NJ. All dates are listed below....
Continue reading "Al Green playing Beacon Theater & other dates; Charles Bradley opening, touring, playing Mountain Jam (lineup)"
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Aziz Ansari at Bell House (more by David Andrako)
I could endlessly hit reload on Tom Haverfoods, but it would probably be much more rewarding to catch Tom Haverford live and in person. Thankfully Aziz Ansari will hit the road for the Buried Alive tour which kicks off on April 14th at Wellmont Theater in NJ and includes a NYC date at Beacon Theater on June 16th. Presale tickets for both shows go up today (2/29) at 10AM. Ticketmaster presale for Beacon kicks off at 10AM on 3/1 and go on regular sale the next day, while Wellmont tickets go on sale at noon on 3/2.
Do you want to go to Beacon Theater? We also have a pair of tickets to give away... details are at the bottom of this post.
Aziz recently did two last minute nights at The Bell House and is confirmed for Bonnaroo 2012, and the new Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin (but not SXSW Comedy).
All "Buried Alive" dates and the tour poster below.
Continue reading "Aziz Ansari announces tour dates & presale, playing Wellmont Theater & Beacon Theater (WIN TIX!)"
Bonnie Rait, who recently performed on the Grammys, has announced a big May and June tour that includes many dates with Mavis Staples including a June 20th NYC show at Beacon Theatre which goes on sale at 10am. All dates are listed below...
Continue reading "Bonnie Rait & Mavis Staples -- 2012 Tour Dates"
Beach Boys announce Tour Dates - 2 nights @ Beacon Theater in NYC + AC, Camden, Bethel, Westchester, PA, CT & more
The reunited Beach Boys, after playing the Grammys and announcing their appearance at Bonnaroo, have announced a full North American tour including two shows at NYC's Beacon Theater: May 8 & 9 (both on sale 2/21). All tour dates are listed, with on sale dates, below...
Continue reading "Beach Boys announce Tour Dates - 2 nights @ Beacon Theater in NYC + AC, Camden, Bethel, Westchester, PA, CT & more"
The Magnetic Fields (finally) add 2nd Beacon Theater date; Devotchka opening both NYC shows (and other dates)
Devotchka @ Metro in Chicago in January (more by Ben Rodig)
The accidentally revealed it on the intitial tour announcement, so we always figured there would be two, but now the 2nd is annnounced too:
"The Magnetic Fields have added a second show at the Beacon Theater in New York City on April 4th, the day following their current, nearly sold out show. Devotchka (acoustic) will open the show. Presale tickets are currently available via Music Today. General tickets go on sale this Friday, Feb 10 via Ticketmaster.Devotchka (acoustic) also open the April 3rd NYC show, and all dates that are listed below. There will also be an AmEx presale for the new show on Wednesday at noon. More info on both Beacon dates at Ticketmaster.
Devotchka recently played a show at Metro in Chicago. More pictures like the one above, at BV Chicago.
Continue reading "The Magnetic Fields (finally) add 2nd Beacon Theater date; Devotchka opening both NYC shows (and other dates)"
Death Cab at Williamsburg Waterfront in 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
One. Two. Three shows at Beacon Theater in April. The new NYC show happens on Sunday, April 29th, and like at the other two, Youth Lagoon will be opening for Death Cab For Cutie who will be joined by The Magik*Magik Orchestra. Tickets for the new show go on sale Friday, 2/03, at noon. Low is not opening any of them.
Updated tour dates are listed below..
Continue reading "Death Cab For Cutie add 3rd NYC show w/ Youth Lagoon (updated dates)"
Youth Lagoon @ Lincoln Hall in Chicago (more by Chris Hershman)
April 27 sold out this morning shortly after going on sale. Tickets for are on sale now for a new show on April 28.
Death Cab for Cutie at Williamsburg Waterfront (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
Death Cab For Cutie have just announced a tour that will take place this spring. The tour will see the band being joined on stage by San Francisco's Magik*Magik Orchestra (who often work with John Vanderslice too). All dates are listed below.
The tour hits the NYC-area
on April 24 at State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ and (UPDATE: the initial dates Death Cab sent out have changed, and now there's no NJ show) at Beacon Theatre on April 27. The Beacon Theatre show, as well as every other North American date from 4/27 to the band's culminating hometown show at Seattle's Paramount Theatre (5/13) will be opened by Youth Lagoon, who has a headlining tour of his own that hits NYC for two sold out shows on 3/27 at Bowery Ballroom with Dana Buoy (of Akron/Family) and 4/28 at MHOW.
Fan Club pre-sale for all dates on the tour begins Friday (1/20) at noon and includes regular pre-sale tickets and the option for a limited number of DCFC t-shirt and poster bundles. Tickets for the Beacon Theatre show go on sale Friday, 1/27 at noon.
In other news, Death Cab's recent taping at Brooklyn Museum for the PBS series Live from the Artist's Den, will begin airing on PBS February 17.
All dates (now updated) below...
Continue reading "Death Cab For Cutie collaborating w/ Magik*Magik Orchestra on 2012 tour w/Youth Lagoon (dates)"
Note: not a recent photo of The Allman Brothers
Speaking of the Allmans at the Beacon, the tradition continues... The Allman Brothers will return to Beacon Theater for their annual residency in March, this time hitting the venue on March 9-10th, 13-14th, 16-17th, 20-21st, and 24-25th for shows. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday 1/6 at 10AM.
In related news:
The Recording Academy today announced its 2012 Special Merit Awards recipients. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, the Memphis Horns, Diana Ross, and Gil Scott-Heron; this year's Trustees Award honorees are Dave Bartholomew, Steve Jobs and Rudy Van Gelder; and Celemony and Roger Nichols are this year's Technical GRAMMY Award honorees.The Grammys air on February 12th.
photos by Toby Tenenbaum
The guest-filled six-night run of National shows came to an end on Saturday night (12/17), complete with an opening set by Bristol, England-based group This is the Kit who the National discovered on their recent tour of Europe. Maybe you watched the whole show livestreaming online.
Most of the guests on Saturday were the same as Friday, though no Trey. Saturday guests were Thomas Bartlett, Nico Muhly, Richard Reed Parry, Rob Moose, Nadia Sirota, Conrad Doucette and yMusic. Ben Lanz, who also played Thursday and Friday, was on trombone again after leaving the band earlier this year to join Beirut full time.
More about Night One HERE. Night Two HERE. Night Three HERE. Night Four HERE. Night Five HERE. More pictures and the setlist from Night Six, below...
Continue reading "The National played 6 nights @ Beacon Theater (pics, setlist) "
The National played Beacon Theater w/ Wye Oak (night 4 pics & setlist), streaming Saturday's show online
photos by Chris La Putt
The National played their fourth of six shows at Beacon Theater last night (12/15). Wye Oak, who toured a lot with the National in 2011, opened the show. It was Wye Oak's last show of the year. Their first was on the same stage when they opened for the Decemberists in January. If they're ever playing there again, make it a point to go see them because they sound so good in there.
Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner later joined the National on stage for "Blood Buzz" and again for "Conversation 16" which Matt said was named that partly because his wife didn't think it was a good idea to name it "Brains". Andy and Jenn came back out for the show-closing, a capella "Vanderlyle".
Things run pretty similar each night. You can read our review (with pics) from night one HERE. Watch videos from night two HERE. Check out pics from night three HERE. Watch night six LIVE ONLINE COURTESY OF FUSE TOMORROW (12/17). Check out more pictures, the setlist and a couple of videos from last night, night four, below...
Continue reading "The National played Beacon Theater w/ Wye Oak (night 4 pics & setlist), streaming Saturday's show online"
photos by Winnie Cheung
"got to beacon, realized my tickets to the national were for tomorrow. this will be the fourth time i got tickets but didn't get to see them!" - naveen
"One of my new favoritist groups EVER is "The National." I heard them do one number on Letterman about a year ago, and heard "something" in their music that grabbed me. So I asked Liz if she knew about them, and she sent me a few tracks. Then I got "Boxer" - one of their albums, and it was amazing. Then I got their newest album "High Violet" and it was astounding. I don't know anything about music, really, but their songs are very musical, and complex musically, and some of the songs do what Amy describes as giving her "The Chills." The National does that for me, so I got a ticket for their performance tonight at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan. The venue is relatively small and really nice, their music is great and their performance was wonderful! So glad I got to see them live." [Ken Spencer]The National played their third of six shows at Beacon Theater in NYC last night (12/14). So Percussion opened (but we sadly missed them). Wye Oak, who were also there on the second night, opens tonight.
Some pictures from last night, and a video of the band doing one of the two new songs they've been playing, below...
Continue reading "The National @ Beacon Theater again (night 3 pics & video) "
The National & friends @ Beacon Theater (by sarabel17)
Last night, 12/13, was the second National show at Beacon Theater. Sharon Van Etten opened the show and then joined the National again on stage for "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks", as did Wye Oak (who open tomorrow and play the Rock Shop tonight) and Annie Clark aka St. Vincent, as you can see in the video below...
Continue reading "Annie Clark, Sharon Van Etten & Wye Oak joined the National @ Beacon Theater on night 2 (video)"
Opening night of the six that The National will be playing at the plush Beacon Theater did not disappoint. The first guest opener was The War on Drugs who were fresh from their sold out show at Bowery Ballroom the night before. WOD put on a sonically interesting (but visually dull) performance - a mix of weaving, trippy layered guitar and saxophone. National frontman Matt Berninger joked that the name of the band is somewhat misleading because they were doing a tons of blow backstage before the show. War on Drugs played for 40 minutes before abruptly leaving the stage without a word.
At 9:10 the house lights went down and "Wild Boys" by Duran Duran began thumping over the PA system as a live feed of the band enjoying last minute dressing room banter was projected onto the stage's backdrop. The band emerged and opened with the brooding "Runaway" followed by "Anyone's Ghost", both from High Violet, and then "Mistaken For Strangers" from Boxer. You can see the full setlist below.
The variation of the band's back-catalog was perfectly appropriate with songs like "Available" from Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers and "Mr. November" from Alligator, along with two 'new' songs: "Rylan" and "I Need My Girl". Perhaps it was the grandeur of the venue, the 31st NYC room they've played, but the on-stage chemistry was a bit off. The music however was exceptional,
After Matt had stage walked over the orchestra's seats, and accidentally had his leg trapped between the seats, there was still time for an accapella version of "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" at the front of the stage as the entire audience were invited to crowd around (I wish they had done that at the beginning). The overall-amazing show ended at 11:00 PM on the dot.
Sharon Van Etten opens the 2nd show at the same venue tonight (12/13). More pictures and the setlist from night one, below...
Continue reading "The National played Beacon Theater w/ The War on Drugs (night 1 pics & setlist)"
Furthur playing 8 Beacon Theater shows on Spring Tour -- more than The National who are working with Trey
Trey Anastasio is quietly working on a new solo album with help from a formidable cast of indie rockers, SPIN has learned.In related news, FURTHUR (featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead) have started to announce a spring tour that includes EIGHT shows at Beacon Theater where The National play their first of six tonight (12/12). Tickets go on Internet Presale today at noon. Public Ticketmaster sale begins Friday. All Furthur tour dates and the poster, below...
Since winding up his fall tour, the Phish guitarist has been making a daily commute from his New York City home to Bridgeport, Connecticut's Tarquin Studios, recording with his band and members of the National and Mates of State for the last month. Peter Katis, who owns the suburban studio and has produced a string of indie rock albums there (Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights and Antics, The National's Boxer, Mates of State's Rearrange Us), is co-producing the album with Anastasio.
A rep for Anastasio didn't return a request for comment, but early reports out of the studio say the sound is a mix between Anastasio's eclectic, Afro-tinged rock and the kind of experimental indie pop produced by the Philistines Jr., Katis' own recently reformed band. Before entering the studio, Katis told Sonic Scoop that Anastasio "wants to do something totally out of left-field."
Anastasio and Co. are working on about 15 new songs, with recording expected to wrap up in January. They'll take a weeklong break later this month, when Phish hold court for four sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, including their traditional three-set performance on New Year's Eve.
Continue reading "Furthur playing 8 Beacon Theater shows on Spring Tour -- more than The National who are working with Trey"
Andrew Bird @ Tarrytown Music Hall (NY) in October (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
Andrew Bird will pack-up the horsehair and steel (that makes playing the violin sound so burly!) as part of a string of dates in celebration of his forthcoming long-player Break It Yourself, out March 6th in the US (5th internationally) via Mom + Pop Records. Look for Bird to play selections from the follow-up to 2009's Noble Beast on that three-month jaunt that will include two nights at Beacon Theater, May 4th with Patrick Watson and May 5th with Tift Merritt. Tickets for both May 4th and May 5th go on AMEX presale at 11AM tomorrow (12/7) with regular sale hitting on Friday.
In related news, Chicago is welcoming the opening of Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller's Sonic Arboretum at the Museum of Contemporary Art today (12/6). Details are available at BV Chicago.
Tour dates and a teaser video for Break It Yourself is below.
Continue reading "Andrew Bird announces new album & tour dates (2 nights @ Beacon Theater included)"
Josh Ritter added to WFUV Holiday show @ Beacon Theater, appearing @ NYPL w/ Steve Earle & Wesley Stace
Josh Ritter at BookPeople in Austin in October (more by Tim Griffin)
Singer/songwriters Josh Ritter, John Wesley Harding (aka Wesley Stace), and Steve Earle are also authors, and all three of them put out novels this year. They'll be teaming up for "a night of talk and songs" at the Celeste Bartos Forum of The New York Public Library on Tuesday (12/6). Tickets for the event are on sale now.
Josh Ritter made a promotional appearance for his novel, which is titled Bright's Passage, in Austin this past October. As you can see above, it was also an event that included some music. Pictures and full recap, including a part where Josh says Wesley was one of his writing inspirations, HERE.
Ritter has also been added to the bill of the previously mentioned WFUV show, which is happening on 12/5 with Dawes, Mavis Staples and The Head And The Heart at Beacon Theater. Tickets are still available.
Dawes played Occupy Wall Street today and according to Rough Trade, they put out the 48th best album of 2011. They also have two more shows at Maxwell's after the Beacon show (12/6 and 12/7), but both are now sold out.
Steve Earle recently announced a residency at City Winery with Allison Moorer taking place from January 9 to February 6. Tickets for all five shows are still on sale.
All dates below...
Continue reading "Josh Ritter added to WFUV Holiday show @ Beacon Theater, appearing @ NYPL w/ Steve Earle & Wesley Stace"
photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin
The Cure conclude their three-night run at Beacon Theater in NYC tonight (Sunday, 11/27). Like on Friday (pictures in this post) and Saturday, they'll be reflecting back on their career, like this:
SET 1 (approx 40 minutes)The United States only got these special Cure shows in NYC (these shows at Beacon Theater) and in LA (at Pantages Theatre last week). You can look at the setlists from both cities, multiple encores included, along with more pictures and some videos from the first NYC show, below...
The Cure Trio - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums
SET 2 (approx 40 minutes)
The Cure Quartet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys
SET 3 (approx 40 minutes)
The Cure Quintet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys & Percussion / LAURENCE TOLHURST: Keys & Percussion
SET 4 (approx 30 minutes)
'ENCORES' of the period...
Continue reading "The Cure played their 1st 3 albums & more @ Beacon Theater (pics, video, setlist)"
photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin
Ray Davies & choir @ The Wellmont Theater
67-year-old Davies brought out 46 members of the Dessoff Choir in the second half of his concert at the Wellmont.The Kinks legend Ray Davies is currently on a tour with the Dessoff Chamber Choir. Some of the dates on the tour are to make up for the shows he had to cancel in 2010. Two of those makeup dates took place in the NYC-area over the weekend - Wellmont Theater on Friday (11/18), and the Beacon Theater last night (11/20). We have some pictures from the NJ show. More of them, with the setlists from both shows and more dates, below...
Davies started the evening with an acoustic guitar before adding a rock band and then the choir, in a two-and-a-half-hour performance that covered most of his musical career (although with only a five-second snippet of The Kinks hit, "Lola").
And yes, the choir joined in for the encore, The Kinks' first big hit, "You Really Got Me." -[MontclairPatch]
Continue reading "Ray Davies played Beacon & Wellmont w/ the Dessoff Choir (pics & setlists)"


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Local newspapers win six awards in Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest
Thursday, February 06, 2014 7:37 AM
From left: Heather Gray, Craig Moorhead and Marlene Deschler stand with awards won for the Minnesota Newspaper Association.
Publisher David Phillips won first place for best columnist.
Bluff Country Newspaper Group won six awards at the Minnesota Newspaper Association convention at the end of January.
The state association holds a Better Newspaper Contest each year with judges from another state choosing the top entries in various categories among state newspapers that compete within circulation classes. Newspaper professionals from Illinois judged this year's contest.
Bluff Country Newspaper Group won one first place, three second place and two third place awards in the contest. The community newspapers in the local newspaper group are judged in the small weeklies division.
The first place award went to Publisher David Phillips in the category for best columnist.
"A column that stands out from the rest. Nicely written," noted the judges. "The columnist makes a point of writing about news that occurred in the community, elevating the discussion and sometimes giving readers a peek at the story behind the story. Excellent, thoughtful, well done."
Phillips has been writing his column, Publisher's Notebook, for several decades, winning awards in previous years as well.
"I try to vary my column, writing about issues, people and my life," said Phillips. "One column the judges singled out was on the lessons learned as a youth by Donovan Frank, a former resident who went on to become a federal judge. It was very interesting to me how local people, without realizing it, contributed so much to the foundation that shaped his life after he left the area."
The Spring Grove Herald won the other awards. Heather Gray was managing editor during the time of the contest period. She is no longer in that position at the Herald, but still does some graphic arts work for the newspaper.
"I am so pleased to see the paper win five state awards back to back," she said. "What a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire staff to put out a quality product week after week."
The Spring Grove Herald won second place in general reporting. "The Spring Grove Herald offers its readers a good mix of well-reported stories," commented the judges about the award. "The paper does not shy away from hard news and provides a good mix of community news event coverage."
The Spring Grove Herald also won second place for headline writing. "Nice paper overall, and good use of headlines with some stories," commented the judges. "Nice job of covering the basics of this category in your paper."
Craig Moorhead, who primarily writes for the Spring Grove Herald, but also writes sports for the Republican-Leader and News-Record and has written stories for the Bluff Country Reader, won two awards for his writing.
Moorhead mostly covers government news in addition to sports, but he loves to squeeze in the occasional feature story when time permits.
He won second place in the category of business story for his article on "private disasters unfolding," which outlined the effects of the spring flood on farmers in Yucatan Valley in Houston County.
"Nice writing, thorough coverage," the judges commented about the story.
Although the story was off his government beat, it was a more serious feature story, commented Moorhead, who joined the newspaper group in 2011 after free-lancing for the Herald for several years.
"I felt it was important for us to tell this story because there were quite a few area farmers who really endured some serious damages from those late June rains," he said.
He also won third place in the category of sports story for his feature on ice angling on the Mississippi River.
"Very nice feature of high interest to Minnesota readers," said the judges. "Reporter did his homework by obtaining comment from several sources."
Moorhead noted that the ice fishing story "was just fun to do since there are lots of folks from Spring Grove who enjoy going to the Brownsville area to fish around Lawrence Lake and/or Wildcat Park."
Marlene Deschler, who covers school and community events for the Spring Grove Herald, won third place for arts and entertainment story, which was about a comedy performance that showed the audience the action on stage and backstage.
"The writer is very thorough in her discussion of the play and giving readers plenty of information to understand and to be enticed into attending the local performance," explained the judges. "Clean writing, very consistent."
Deschler said she enjoyed writing the article as "I was given a chance to have a sneak peek of this production. To me, it is fun to get this 'insiders view' of the production and then share it with the community. I am always impressed with the local talent that participates in all the Ye Olde Opera House productions and I enjoy being able to help promote that."
Bluff Country Newspaper Group won eight awards in last year's contest and has won a total of 31 awards in the last five years of the annual Better Newspaper Contest.
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....im not going in for a blood test right now...im serious the beta would probably be like 4. i just took another frer (and i cant hold my pee for more than 2.5 hours!) and it looks like the one this morning....still very light (but not lighter i suppose). but i know it should be starting to at least get a little darker. i have cramps/backache and my boobs are big but i cant tell if they are starting to hurt less. id like to think that maybe there was some overlap with the hcg shot from 7-8dpo but i doubt it...although i didnt test out of it so we'll never know. it's hard to stay positive when even the frers arent getting darker....i really appreciate the support though, you guys are wonderful.
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Your decision, but what you said isn't accurate..
- Anonymous on Jun 16, 11:27 AM
yes, you need to go get bloodwork done
- Jamie on Jun 16, 11:31 AM
Re: Your decision, but what you said isn't accurate..
- bigboy on Jun 16, 11:44 AM
- grad again on Jun 16, 11:49 AM
Re: agree
- bigboy on Jun 16, 11:57 AM
Don't see problem with waiting..
- BabyDance on Jun 16, 12:00 PM
Me!! I always take E2 when pregnant
- lucy999 on Jun 16, 12:12 PM
barge to lucy (m/c ment)
- m on Jun 16, 2:20 PM
Ive had Beta of 3 and pos FRER and
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Re: Ive had Beta of 3 and pos FRER and
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Birthday celebrations.Twenty-three cigarettesat midnight in honour ofthe years you might havelived,but chose not to.
Damaged goods.Sometimes I tell them thatit's a birth defect,that when they draggedme from my mother's wombthey broke me,that my mother left the hospitalwith a cheque in hand to make up for"the accident," of course.Sometimes I tell themthat they said,"she'll live,but it'll hurt her."Because I live andit hurts me and I don't knowhow else to say,"I'm sad all the timeand I can't get out of bed somedays and I've considered thatnot living might bebeneficial to my survival,"and as they try to workthat out I'm heading for the doorwith my head down andmy dignity scraping along onthe floor.
I have been too sad to tell you.I have been too sadto tell you that I love youwhen I am tearing my hair outand smashing my bones on the floorto make myself whole.And I have been too sadto tell you that I love youwhen you are keeping my handsfrom pulling at my skin,when you are holding my body down to thesafety of the floor with your arms wrappedaround my chest as though maybe they cankeep my sadness still.But lover, I am not too sadto write this poem backwards onyour face with my lips.I hope that oneday you look in the mirrorand it's there, loving youas much as I do.
Six lessons on love.One. Sometimes love will move so slowlyyou will stop waiting for its arrival. You will become anopen bar and you will be drained and drained until oneday you open the door to let last night out and love hasleft a calling card on the doormat.Be patient. Let love come to you piece by pieceuntil you are full to the brim with it.Two. Some days it will feellike love has come for you with a wildfireat its heels. Let it come; you weremeant to burn brighter than any sun orstar we care to name.Three. Growing back after burning downis a sign to leave old loves behind. Let themgo kindly. Wrap them up in tissue paper andribbon and give them a kiss goodbye. Be gentle butfirm.Do not use maybe. Do not look back.Four. Love can hurt and you will let itbecause you are in love. It will spit venom andthrow fists until you stand up and throwsomething back.Be strong, letting love go is notweakness.Five. Love will sometimes be too much.It will let y
Things I'll tell you when you're older (4).There is never a wrongtime to love someone,but sometimes there will bethe wrong someone whowill love you thewrong way.
A letter I'll never send.The letter I keep writingto my children.'My darlings,I have never told youthat I once lost you to myown sadness,that your tiny flailingfists once made me feel as ifthe world was striking outat me through you.I used to feed you inthe bath tub, wondering ifperhaps I could let yourweight drag us under.I still believe that it wasyou who kept me afloat.I keep writing this letterto keep me calm, to keep me fromhating myself for ever thinkingof you as burdens.And someday I want to tell youthat I once lost myself tomy own sadness, and thatit was you that keptme here.'
Be gentle, love.Be gentle,please.Some daysmy body is too heavyto inhabit,hollowed out andfilled back upwith empty;empty sadness,empty anger,empty fear.Be gentle, love.Be gentle andlet me lay here,still and silent,until my emptinessempties out.
Feet up on the dashboard.We're driving and I don't know where.I know that once upon a timebeauty and terror happened to me all at onceand since that night I haven't been ableto tell the two apart,and I know that your left hand ismore beautiful than your right, but yourright knows how to touch me best.You said,"every mouth I've ever kissedwas practice for you,"and I said,"darling I don't care,I've kissed them too."And you know that what I mean isI've kissed the ashes of their memory fromyour lips and shovelled them from betweenyour teeth with my tongue,that I'd prythem from the back of your throat ifI thought you'd try to hide themback there.And we know so muchand so little between us, it'senough to keep us drivingthrough the night.Feet up on the dashboard, headlights and streetlights and endlightswe just keep going,no feeling has ever beenas final as this.
A suicide saved.I found her in the bathtub, once,and as I hauled her out by her shiveringarms all I said was"you look beautiful in red."As though a compliment could somehowlighten the mood.
scraps and sacramentsyou,beautiful siren girl with melodiesentangled in her hair: you areshell-shocked and sea-struckeven though you cannot standthe sensation of sand beneathyour toes.you have fingers for prying, picking,pulling at your skin and nestingin that hollow space betweenyour bones. and if anyone asks,you will swear there are monsterssleeping in the concaves of your ribs;there are ghosts beneath your tongue,embittered, and you are not the wordsyou speak.they say there is an answer, little girl(sometimes you begin to believe you area scarecrow on the border of realitybegging people to turn the other way;and the mirror will agree)how far have you gone? a feather inthe breeze who won't promise to returnagain; there is a wandering warmth inthe hesitation of your harbored fear.where will you be in six months whenthe future has become itself and youare still astray? little one, no one is like youin the way you sway to the cadence of adissonant night. no one knows your
No wander about it, just lust.You were a mid-morning train wreck,the embodiment of poetry.& my clavicles whispered too many nothingsabout your summer storm hands,folding like paper cranesto make wishes upon themselves.wishes are for the weak-stand up,do something about this quaking heart& freezing fingers.Anything.I think I found God then,lurking behind wanderlust eyes.
Oh, EleonorDear, dear Eleonor,we could've been an analogy;skin to bonesankles to solesspine to limbsteeth to lipsthroat to tongueheart to lungs...but you were mad with fever;a throat-borne diseaseand swan neck fingersand forget-me-not toesheld nothing more than the rootsbeneath your paper-pressed wings-and possibly the weeping ofa broken child.a halo wrappedaround the finger ofa rebel stripped of her voice,her chest constrictingthe bittersweet taste of air.[please,an armor and a shellcannot be the same thing,and you can't be anything lessthan the same person.]young girl,your bones aren't bonesyet, and no matterhow much you stretch your hands,you can't heal the skyand ask for heaven in return.believe me, I've tried...but wish your tears on a starand try to find me in your ribcage-because godscan't hear us sometimesand the pleas ofa girl stuck at fifteencannot weigh the burden of the world;and it cannot embrace youwhen the moons in your eyescrumble l
NaPoWriMo- Day 5She used to try and catch butterfliesuntil she realized their beautyrubbed off on her fingers;but she will always be loving youwith those digits.20 years from nowwhen even the love on her armsis unrecognizable.
i don't believe in jesusno one celebrates losing virginity like they celebrate losing teeth.i don't get a dollar under my pillow for having sex with my boyfriend.there are no doctors smiling at me when i tell them my cherry has been popped.i am a whore for having premarital sex.i am a tramp for loving someone enough to open my body to them.no one celebrates losing virginity like they celebrate losing teeth - but i slip mine under my pillow anyway, and in the morning when i wake,there is a quarter and a tiny folded note:"you are not a slut."
just say so.I learned the other day what people mean when they say that you don't stop hurting, don't stop feeling the sting of grief, you just learn to deal with it. You adjust to it and it becomes normal after a while.It still kicks me in the chest and I have to catch my breath. I heard your song in the supermarket Tuesday afternoon and I dropped the bread. I didn't even notice until someone started humming it and I asked myself to please not cry in the middle of the bakery aisle and at least wait until I was outside. I made it to the car. And I broke and it was hard to remember that had forgotten for so long.But I wished it had stayed forgotten.cause I miss you again and now I'm back where I started and feeling more defeated than ever.
fly.this is hard for the world around us to grasp:these wildfires raging in our retinas& the sins we wear like demonic simileson our tongues- they are not enough.& i am so fucking sorry of saying i'm sorry.but, tell me,what is a young poet(ess) to dowith veins made of kite strings?
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