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What Comes After the Hipster? We Ask the Experts
With Lana Del Rey's meteoric, blog hype-fueled rise and rapid, SNL-catalyzed descent, the mere existence of MTV's I Just Want My Pants Back and the trendy intellectual publication n+1 already taking a wishful backward glance at the subculture, hipsterdom appears to be on the wane. Have we reached a tipping point? If so, what's next for American youth-based movements? While aware that the ability to predict the future is a rare trait, we asked several intrepid thinkers, writers, and academic types to hazard a guess. Specifically, we asked: 1. Keeping in mind the crude progression of subcultures from Beatnik to Hippie to Punk to Grunge to Hipster, what kind of prominent group will emerge next? 2. Or is the Hipster some form of the last widespread, cohesive subculture in this post-war lineage, since the Internet and other changes to American life are making this a nation of fragmented cultural tribes? Here's what they said…
Robert Sloane, Instructor of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University (with Alex Champlin):
It's difficult to talk about these groups as a "lineage," because besides being groups that were associated with young Americans, they all had different levels of cohesion, formed in response to different social conditions, and produced different results. It seems to me that the beatniks and hippies were reacting more to society-level characteristics (conformity, political and cultural conservatism), whereas I associate the punks and "grunge" folks (slackers? Generation X?) with a cultural rebellion, reacting against a certain ossification in corporate culture (and especially music, although not exclusively). Interestingly, hip hop is missing from this list, and it seems to be doing both and neither at once, creating something new out of very limited opportunities. Hipsters seem to be a more general taste culture, embodying a number of different critiques of modern society in a more holistic, but I think less defined, way.
Is the Internet "making this a nation of fragmented cultural tribes"? Yes and no. The Internet is definitely the most elaborate and far-reaching site using the niche and target marketing techniques that have attacked the mass-media "mainstream' forged in the middle of the 20th century. However, the US has always been a nation of "fragmented cultural tribes," and even when there appeared to be unity, it mostly papered over, ignored, or erased differences among smaller groups. But I don't think the Internet means the end of subcultures, because I don't see hipsters as particularly cohesive, in a national sense. In each of these subcultural examples, people have experiences primarily at the local level, and then they are joined together in a network, to a greater or lesser extent, that connects these localities across the nation.
For example, after the first flurry of punk rose up in the mid-'70s, and then seemingly "died" with the Sex Pistols tour of the US, like-minded individuals in cities all over the country began to play in bands, make their own records, etc. Through touring, exchanging records and zines, college radio, and other interpersonal experiences (all done pre-Internet), a national network was created that could truly be called an "American underground." (This is the topic of Michael Azerrad's book Our Band Could Be Your Life.) Thus, when Nirvana broke in 1991, it was somewhat less surprising to those who knew about this fan base that grew over the 1980s; the emergence of "grunge," and "alternative" music more generally, was just the coming to fruition of the original punk movement that had been nurtured underground for over a decade.
The Internet can, of course, facilitate such connections, but subcultures generally need physical spaces to grow in, because they involve a way of life, not just a set of tastes shared over a communication device. Otherwise, they are more accurately described as "taste cultures," which may be a better term for the hipster.
Unlike some earlier subcultures, hipsters generally don't claim that title. It's more commonly used as a pejorative, that nevertheless ends up describing a fair number of young educated urbanites living all over the US. (This is why I can laugh at the endless parade of hipster representations on Portlandia, because, while never having been to Portland, I recognize those characters in other people I see and know from around the country — including myself, whom I would never call a "hipster"!)
Predicting what comes after the hipster is almost as impossible as predicting the hippies would have been in 1959, or predicting the punks in 1967 (unless you knew that the Velvet Underground's mostly-unheard debut album would give rise to a whole scene of like-minded folks a decade later). Subcultures usually form in response to some sort of perceived cultural conformity or hegemony. For me, today, that's technology and the Internet, and in a way, some of today's hipsters participate in some activities that try to eschew modernity (craft food and spirits, knitting, canning, etc.). However, I can't see a youth subculture forming to react against modern technology, since it has become so intertwined with modern life. Since subculture members are almost always associated with cities and higher levels of education, it is possible that future subcultures may respond to an increasing sense of the global and become more multicultural in makeup and focus, especially if the US sees more of a nativist backlash against these changes.


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Jeff Miller wrote us to let us, and you, know about his dad Wayne's career as a hot rodder. A member of the '49ers Car Club in Portland, Oregon, he had many old Fords in the '50s, though this coupe is Jeff's favorite. At the age of 17 Wayne built this channeled '34 three-window (in 1953), which was featured in Hot Rod magazine in May 1954.
He bought a complete and running '34 sedan as a basis for the coupe project, and in one weekend swapped the bodies with the aid of a cutting torch and the help of his buddy, John Scheewe! The ported and relieved Flathead ran a 1/4-inch stroked Merc crank, Navarro heads, Spaulding cam, and a Sharp manifold.
The car is pictured here at the drags at Aurora Airport in Oregon during the summer of 1954 just before he sold it. Wayne was lucky enough to have his friend, Bill Wickman, take color slides that day. He and Jeff's mom live in Vancouver now and he is still building cars, owning a '32 roadster, '47 Mercury convertible, and a '55 Chevy Nomad. He dreams of building a '32 Tudor for his next old ride.
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In Islam there is no system of morality or ethics as we would understand it. The greatest good is to work towards Islam's domination of the entire world , and to achieve this objective any means are justified, just as Mohammed was vicious and ruthless in using any means to spread his cult.
Mohammed murdered, tortured, raped, looted, lied and extorted to further the expansion of Islam, and his modern followers do exactly the same.
Divinely approved thuggery
There is no room for conscience in Islam; any personal ideas of right or wrong are heretical. Right and wrong are determined solely by what Mohammed did or said. Mohammed is the 'Perfect Man' and role model for all Muslims for all time.
Therefore, the objective of every jihadist is to become a ruthless, mindless robotic clone of Mohammed, a killing machine programmed to react in the way that he would. There is no morality to be found in Islam, just a set of conditioned responses and endlessly repetitive obsessive-compulsive rituals around tribal totems, taboos and mumbo-jumbo, which serve to further retard the clones' critical mental faculties.
And just as the psychopath Mohammed murdered, raped, tortured, plundered and lied to spread his cult, driven by his all-consuming need to dominate , so his modern clones do the same, including the torture, rape and mass-murder of children - all done without the slightest feelings of guilt or remorse in the knowledge that they are pleasing to Allah.
Hatred of 'filthy infidels' is the pivot of Islamic existence
Jihadists are taught from infancy that non-Muslims are 'najis kafirs' - filthy unbelievers who may be exterminated as vermin. This dehumanisation of non-Muslims further destroys any vestiges of pity or compassion that the predatory jihadist may feel towards his victims. And since everything belongs to Allah, the land and property of the unbelievers are there for the taking by the true followers of the 'prophet'.
What non-Muslims have come to regard as the jihadists' arrogant sense of unearned entitlement and shameless parasitism is just putting these beliefs into action.
Islam - organized crime by an army of ruthless psychopaths
Consequently, looting, pimping, pillaging and extorting from the non-Muslims is not a crime, and such activities attract praise rather than blame from the 'community' , provided that some of the profits go to finance jihad.
So the process of Islamic indoctrination turns potentially normal people into psychopaths, a process which is usually complete and irreversible by the early teens. Terrorism has then become second-nature to the brainwashed jihadist, because the Perfect Psychopath himself set the example when he bragged 'I have been made victorious with terror'
The rabies of religions
Churchill compared Islam to the rabies virus , which takes over the victim's mind and reprograms him into a ruthless machine for its own propagation.
...adapted from from an original article at http://pedestrianinfidel.blogspot.com/2009/01/invasion-of-psychopathic-mobots.html
"Why are Muslims so different, so arrogant, aggressive, predatory and downright dangerous? Why are their leaders so deceitful and creepy? And why can they never live in peace with the rest of us?
To understand what makes Muslims tick, you need to understand how utterly slavishly they imitate the founder of their death-cult, the charlatan and false prophet Mohammed.
Mohammed was a terrorist, murderer, sadist, rapist, pedophile, slaver, robber, extortionist, control-freak, liar and charlatan. Okay, so nobody's perfect. But that unfortunately is the problem. Muslims are brainwashed from infancy into believing that Mohammed was indeed the perfect man, 'al-insan al-kamil and uswa hasana'--the model of behavior for all those wishing to be obedient to Allah.
So to be a good Muslim is to be a robotic clone of the original founder of the cult (i.e. a 'mobot'), whom you must emulate in every way, and in the process destroy your own individuality, judgment and conscience. Muslims try to ape Mohammed's behavior down to the tiniest details. For example, one of the Four Imams, Abmad ibn Hanbal, was a great Traditionalist. It is stated that he would not eat watermelons because, although he knew that the 'Prophet' ate them, he could not learn whether the 'Prophet' ate them with or without the rind, or whether he broke, bit or cut them.
Islam is not about right and wrong thinking but correct behaviour. If one imitates the behaviours of Mohammed, then one is observant and submissive. Morality is not a part of Islam. If there is a more fundamental difference between Islam and all other creeds and religions I do not know of it. It is so alien that the reader will have to consider its implications for some time to grasp the full meaning of it.
Muslims often try to deceive Christians and Jews into believing that Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, is one of three closely related 'Abrahamic faiths'. But if we examine the ethical basis of Islam, and judge the tree by its fruits, we realise that Islam is totally alien. Judaism and Christianity have more in common with the unrelated Buddhism than they do with Islam.
For the devout Muslim there is no place for conscience, compassion or empathy, only mobotic behavior patterns programmed by a long-dead psychopath. There is no morality to be had in Islam. There is consequently no Golden Rule ('Do not do to another that which would be hurtful to you') [Ed- a point we ourselves have brought up on this blog] or any other higher ethical principles. There is nothing apart from a huge number of prescribed regulations which must be obsessively and compulsively observed. Hence the lack of originality and creativity in the Muslim world. The Ummah has effectively only one brain for 1.2 billion people and that brain belongs to Mohammed.
The Muslim has no need for a conscience, because Mohammed's example determines what is right or wrong. If he wants to rape a nine year old girl or slaughter a few hundred kuffar then he will not be bothered by a guilty conscience, because the 'perfect man' has set the precedents.
One of the principle characteristics of a psychopath is that he lacks any conscience . So does Islam actually attempt to turn its adherents into psychopaths? In current clinical use, psychopathy is most commonly diagnosed using the checklist devised by Emeritus Professor Robert Hare. He describes psychopaths as:
"…intraspecies predators who use charm, manipulation, intimidation, and violence to control others and to satisfy their own selfish needs. Lacking in conscience and in feelings for others, they take what they want and do as they please, violating social norms and expectations without guilt or remorse. What is missing, in other words, are the very qualities that allow a human being to live in social harmony."
Islam produces swarms of mobotic clones programmed to emulate a seventh century psychopath. It is so alien that the reader will have to consider its implications for some time to grasp its full meaning."
Predatory cult
The difference between predatory cults such as Islam and real religions, is that a true religion attempts to bring out the best in people, whereas a predatory cult does the opposite.
Muslims inhabit a different moral universe from the rest of us, where good is evil and evil is good, if it serves the purposes of Islam.
While other religions teach goodwill to mankind, Islam teaches hostility to all non-members of the cult.
Jesus, in the parable of the Good Samaritan, taught his followers to help all people in need, irrespective of their religion. Jews are commanded to be a light unto the nations. The Buddha taught compassion for all suffering beings.
But in Islam, charity applies only to fellow Muslims, and in fact many Islamic charities are money-launderers for jihad.There is no Golden Rule in Islam. There is no place for conscience in Islam. Peel away the thin veneer of religiosity, and all you find is vicious, primitive, predatory tribalism.
As well as the various forms of organized premeditated jihad, Muslims are psychologically primed to be opportunist jihadists, spontaneously attacking their prey like packs of hyenas as soon as they sense they have the numerical advantage. Islam legitimizes and encourages predatory attacks on infidels.
This kind of spontaneous, opportunistic jihad is exemplified by the 'Street Jihad' attacks in Europe, and Islamic gang rapes such as that of Lara Logan.
Most religions have a restraining influence on anti-social behavior, but Islam has precisely the opposite effect due to deliberate destruction of the conscience.
Islam incites and excuses crime against infidels. Because of their arrogant sense of supremacy and automatic entitlement, Muslims regard infidels not as fellow human beings, but as walking opportunities for plunder , parasitism and rape.
Islam is not a religion. It is an international criminal conspiracy like the Mafia .
There is no moral equivalence
So those people who use the 'moral equivalence argument' to compare Islam with other religions need to examine their own subconscious psychological motives. They are not only attempting to delude others, but are in deep denial and trying to delude themselves.
The conscious part of the argument takes the form "Christians and Jews have committed atrocities such as the McVeigh, Breivik and King David Hotel bombings, so Christianity and Judaism are just the same as Islam. Therefore Islam poses no special threat."
The fallacies are obvious: Christian and Jewish acts of terrorism are rare and infrequent; they are rejected by the majority of followers of the religions, go against the core teachings of the religions, and are committed by a few isolated loonies. In contrast, Islamic acts of terrorism are commonplace, are encouraged by the Koran and are supported, if not actually carried out, by a substantial proportion of Muslims.
The unconscious and self-deluding part of the moral equivalence argument is the refusal to face the fact that Islam is an intrisically violent totalitarian ideology that has infiltrated our civilization, and is bent on our conversion, subjugation or elimination. To acknowlege this would be deeply disturbing and well outside the comfort zone of most people (remember the popular enthusiasm for appeasement of Hitler and 'Peace in Our Time'?) . So we reassure ourselves, by the moral equivalence argument, that Islam is just like other religions.
It's far easier to stay in denial and regard Islam as being no more threat to our lives and culture than the Quakers or Lubavitcher Hasidim. That way we don't have to worry about the looming global clash of civizations, or think about the unpleasant courses of action that may be necessary to reduce the threat. We can leave that for our children to sort out.


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A Toronto court heard closing statements Monday during the $6-million defamation lawsuit against Mayor Rob Ford.
Plaintiff George Foulidis' lawyer argued that Mayor Rob Ford's campaign promise to stop excessive spending, or the so-called "gravy train," at city hall may have helped him win the mayoral election two years ago, but it also cost his client his reputation.
During the 2010 mayoral election, Ford spoke out about a sole-sourced, untendered, 20-year lease deal between the city and Foulidis' Boardwalk Cafe – a restaurant located near Ashbridges Bay on public land.
In an editorial meeting with the Toronto Sun, Ford commented that the deal "stinks to high heaven," suggesting the deal was corrupt.
Ford was later paraphrased in an article published in the paper.
Foulidis' layer Brian Shiller said that without any concrete proof to support these claims, Ford's words were "opportunist."
"This is not about genuinely looking into criminality," Shiller said Friday in his closing arguments. "It's about seeking votes and winning elections, and the roadkill is Mr. Foulidis."
Shiller said that Ford was simply expressing his dislike for the lack of procedure surrounding the deal and while the mayor was entitled to have that view, he went too far when the issue was used for political gain.
"He was making an election issue as sensational as possible to garner attention and the votes of the citizens of Toronto who shared his view that ... city hall needed to be cleaned up," Shiller said.
But Ford's lawyer Gavin Tighe raised the defence of fair comment and argued that Ford's comments were opinion.
Tighe argued that according to defamation case law from the Supreme Court of Canada, Ford's remarks are not libellous unless the main intention was to hurt Foulidis.
Throughout the trial, Tighe has maintained that Ford's words were aimed at the workings of city hall and not Foulidis.
He also argued that under free speech laws, Ford had the right to state his opinion as long as it is grounded in some facts.
Foulidis alleges that Ford libelled him during the editorial board meeting with the Toronto Sun.
Foulidis gave the city a proposal for extending his 20-year lease for his restaurant for another 20 years rather than proceed with a tendering process.
City council eventually approved the deal, but Ford did not. He later commented on the proceedings.
"These in-camera meetings, there's more corruption and skulduggery going on in there than I've ever seen in my life," Ford told the paper's editorial board. "And if Tuggs isn't then I don't know what is."
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This annual lecture series was established in honor of Dr. Norbert Kuntz, a long-time professor and chair of Saint Michael's history department until 1989. The series brings an historian of international stature to Saint Michael's College to address the community.
Below is a list of past speakers:
William Kirby, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University
Title: "Can China Lead?"
Christina Baade, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Music, McMaster University
Title: "Vera Lynn Sings: Domesticity, Glamour, and National Belonging on 1950s' Television"
Dr. Charles Briggs, Lecturer, Department of History,
University of Vermont
Title: "Thinking Globally About the Hundred Years War"
Dr. Scott McLaughlin, Professional Historian and Archaeologist &
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Title: "With Their Homes About Them"
Dr. Leslie Brown, Associate Professor of History, Williams College
Title: "Long Before the Movement Started: Protestent Protests"
Vince Feeney, specialist on Irish and VT History
Title: "Shamrocks in the Green Mountains: Irish Immigration in 19th Century VT"
Dr. Gayle K. Brunelle, Professor of History, California State University, Fullerton
& Dr. Annette Finley-Croswhite, Professor of History at Old Dominion University, Virginia
Title: "Murder in the Metro: Laetitia Toureaux and the Cagoule in 1930s France"
Robinson Herrera, Professor of History, Florida State University
Title: "'She's All I Have': The Cult of Santa Muerte in Modern Latin America"
Dr. R. Keith Schoppa, Doehler Chair in Asian History, Loyola College in Maryland
Title: "Three Kinds of Time: The Chinese Cope with Japanese Germ Warfare, 1940-1945"
James Overfield, Emeritus Professor, University of Vermont
Title: "'An Evil to Be Endured', Big Time Sports at American Universities: A Historical Perspective"
Edward Osowski, Independent Scholar
Title: "Post-Contact Indigenous Peoples' Historical Expressions and Communications in Latin America"
Dr. Paul E. Johnson, University of South Carolina, author: Sam Patch, the Famous Jumper
Title: "Sam Patch: America's First Professional Daredevil"
Dr. Alfred Andrea, Emeritus Professor, Department of History, University of Vermont
Title: "The Crusades: Medieval and Modern Propectives"
Jan Albers, author: Hands on the Lands: A History of the Vermont Landscape
Title: "Myths of Vermont: The History of a Landscape Ideal"
Evan Bukey, Department of History, University of Arkansas
Title: "Austria and the Holocaust"
James L. Huffman, H. Orth Hirt Professor of History at Wittenberg University
Title: "Press Nationalism and the Russo-Japanese War: Lessons for America"
Charles T. Wood, Professor Emeritus, Dartmouth College
Title: "Joseph of Arimathea: From Biblical Obscurity to New Age Fame"
Altina Waller, Department of History, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Title: "Peggy Eaton and Andrew Jackson: A Presidential Scandal"
Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago Divinity School
Title: "Imagining the Last Judgment"
Jean H. Baker, Department of History, Goucher College
Title: "Family History as Social History: The Stevensons of Illinois"
Richard Rodriguez, writer; Pulitzer Prize finalist for his book Days of Obligation: An Argument with my Mexican Father
Title: "The Indigenous Response to European Settlement"
Akira Iriye, Charles Warren Professor of American History, Harvard University
Title: "Japanese-American Relations and the Legacy of World War Two"
Frau Freya von Moltke, widow of Helmut James von Moltke, one of the leaders in the Hitler assassination attempt & Peter Hoffman, Kingsford Professor of History, McGill University
Title: "German Resistance Against the Nazi Regime"
James Muldoon, former Saint Michael's history professor; Department of History, Rutgers University
Title: "Human Rights and Humane Education"
Rayna Green, Director of the American Indian Program, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Title: "Freedom is an Indian Woman: American Indian Women After Contact"
Louis Harlan, former President of the American Historical Association
Title: "Brooker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee"


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Politics are not everyone's cup of tea, but the subject is sometimes hard to ignore — especially when it involves scandal.
Most people would probably say that the Watergate scandal was not only one of the most corrupt times in political history, but also left a black smudge on the face of American politics that won't be forgotten. And while most people have probably put that time period in the backs of their minds, there are some that still feel that former President Richard M. Nixon got off easy.
Directed by Courtney Lounsbury and produced by Kate Ramsey and Brad Lounsbury, Los Alamos Little Theatre's latest production, "Frost/Nixon" tackles the aftermath of the Watergate scandal and one media personality's aspirations for fame.
Grady Hughes portrays the sharp, witty, sometimes humorous, almost always sarcastic, Nixon. Don Monteith portrays the suave, silver-tongued talk show host and ladies man, David Frost. Together, they take the audience through Nixon's struggle with reality after his resignation and Frost's hopes of getting the politician to admit his guilt in the Watergate scandal on television.
But Frost and Nixon are not the only characters cast in this production. John Cullinan plays journalist James Reston; Brad Lounsbury portrays Jack Brennan, perhaps best known as Nixon's chief-of-staff, post resignation; Darryl Garcia plays ABC News correspondent Bob Zelnick; former BBC general director John Birt is portrayed by LALT veteran Larry Gibbons; Richard Cooper plays Swifty Lazar, a Hollywood agent representing Nixon; John Phillips II is Manolo Sanchez, Nixon's house servant; Claire Singleton is Caroline Cushing, one of Frost's lady friends; and Crystal Miller as Evonne Goolagong; Patrick Kelly as Wallace; and Robert Garrard as the pilot voice-over round out the cast.
The set is ever changing. One minute it's the scene of Nixon's resignation speech, during which time he's seated behind a wooden desk with the presidential insignia emblazoned on the front; the next it's a villa in San Clemente, Calif., complete with red shingles on the roof. The use of a screen behind the actors helps the scene change, while furniture on stage makes it all more believable.
Frost has contacted Lazar in hopes of striking a deal with him, which would give the TV personality four 90-minute interviews with the former president — at a hefty price, of course. Frost must pay $200,000 up front, just to get his foot in the door. Despite the fact that he does not really have the funds or financial backing, he agrees to it, so he can secure the deal, all the while hoping that he will be able to sell enough advertising slots to make up the rest of the money needed.
Needless to say, things go haywire and just when it looks like it all may fall apart, Frost is able to hammer Nixon with questions that leave the usually vocal politician speechless and unable to do anything but admit his wrongdoing. The result is fame for Frost and a very low-key life for Nixon.
Hughes is convincing as Nixon. He potrays his character as sly, smart and able to dodge Frost's questions with ease. He's a pro at answering a question with a 25-minute statement, thus cutting drastically into the allotted time Frost has agreed to purchase. If Hughes struggled with his role, it's not evident. His performance grips the audience and transports them back to that time period. One almost begins to feel sorry for Nixon despite his actions.
Monteith makes Frost every bit as suave as one might expect. Given the gift of gab, he's able to chat people up with minimal effort. The ladies like him and he knows it and uses it to his advantage. However, when his Nixon interviews appear to be going nowhere, he's able to show the emotion and frustration that one would expect from Frost. It's as if Hughes and Monteith have really become Nixon and Frost.
Though they all played supporting parts, Garcia's, Gibbons', Lounsbury's, Cooper's, Singleton's and Phillips' roles were all convincing. Cullinan, as Reston acted more as a narrator, but that only helped the audience understand what was going on in each scene. He did have some other parts, however, primarily when Frost was "on camera," interviewing Nixon and he made no bones about the fact that he was not a fan of the former politician.
The costumes for this show were indicative of the time period. Most of the males wore suits or dress clothes, except for Cullinan, who sported jeans and a button-down shirt. Singleton was more versatile and her attire reminded the audience that they were watching a production set in the 1970s.
The show runs approximately two-and-a-half hours, with intermission between scenes, but the action is enough to keep the audience interested and not constantly looking at their watch in agony. Even those who are not interested in politics will likely find this production entertaining — which should speak volumes in regard to the ability to keep one's attention.
There's still time to see "Frost/Nixon." There will be a show at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. They are available at CB Fox or at the door.
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In Los Angeles, Fawn is the music and entertainment industry's coach known as the one who "gets the job done." Clients have included Grammy and Oscar winners as well as vocalists and actors from The Voice, American Idol, Disney, America's Got Talent, Nickelodeon, X-Factor an
Fawn is a very fun, yet honest and straight-forward coach. She loves working with adults and children, and considers lessons a 'team effort to reach her students' goals. Being that music and the entertainment business are her career and life, she is current and relevant, yet has plenty of old school training to be well rounded and help students build a strong foundation. Music and the entertainment business are her life, and she loves helping people reach their goals and meet their dreams. She has released 5 albums, several singles, won numerous awards and worked with such talents as Grammy winners Lalah Hathaway and Paula Cole, Meredith Brooks, Vampire Diaries Kat Grahm, BT, Jeff Goldblum, Right Said Fred, Ed Townsend, QD3, Club Nuveau's Val Watson, Robbie Benson and shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Carol Channing, Kevin Sorbo, Pink, Joss Stone, David Guetta, Katy Perry, Moby, Dionne Warwick, James Torme', David Foster, Thelma Houston, David Pomeranz, War and countless others. She has also worked with Kevin Costner, Alexandra Paul, David Marshall Grant, Florence Henderson, Jay Leno, Hulk Hogan, Darryl Hannah, Tommy Lee, Martin Lawrence, Magic Johnson, Pamela Anderson, Jermaine Dupri, Rae Dawn Chong, Eva Longoria, Joan Rivers, Erik Estrada, John Amos, and others appearing with them in film, TV and benefits for worthy causes.
Over the years, Fawn has been known to bring students into her inner circle, so they can gain more experience and exposure, taking them to red carpets, events and even putting them up onstage to perform. She remembers having piano, voice and songwriting coaches, and being frustrated in voice because instructors were not addressing issues that needed to be addressed. This is why she creates a positive and comfortable, safe environment so students can open up and progress quickly. Fawn moves straight to the heart of the matter and gets whatever needs work figured out, so students can move on to what their goals and dreams are. She has helped actors be able to sing parts for their TV shows, helped popular bands be able to have good stage performances and presence with precision dancing and singing and has helped vocalists find their true voice. She is able to get piano students as young as 5 to a high-level Concerto level of playing with in 3 years, completely reading the pieces on their own. The youngest person she has ever taught was 3 years old and blind. The oldest person she has ever taught so far taught was 89 years old, after suffering a stroke. She was able to help her get her voice back within 20 minutes of her first lesson. Fawn also does vocal rehabilitation, vocal therapy, and music therapy. She has worked with special needs children with Downs Syndrome, ADHD, ADD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pit Hopkins Disease and more. As far as being a songwriter, Fawn generally writes words and music at the same time but she has also written lyrics and music separately, as well as composed instrumental pieces. Fawn trained with Pat Pattison and Grammy winning Lyricist Marty Panzer in lyric writing and she is a master at producing, recording and editing vocals, and is happy to help you with your recording projects, as she owns Terrace Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA.
Brief Synopsis of Professional Experience:
- Platinum and Gold Award Winning Vocal Coach
- Began in the Entertainment Industry at age 6 months, starring in several National TV Commercials
- Recording Artist and songwriter of Billboard Top 10 Hit song "Wish U Love"
- Recording Artist and songwriter of Top 10 Hit song "Solitude"
- Recording Artist and songwriter of Top 10 Hit song "Where Has Your Love Gone"
- Award Winning Songwriter/Lyricist
- Grammy Winning Vocal and Songwriting Clientele
- Berklee College Of Music
-Seasoned Jazz, Pop, Blues and Commercial vocalist
I can get them to Concerto level in 3 years, completely reading music on their own and self sufficient. I teach all of the important fundamentals for a strong foundation, but to the PERSONALITY of the person, because each of us has different styles, different points of view, different things that block us, different things that inspire us. I teach the same, important fundamentals necessary for a strong foundation, but tailor make it to each individual. I teach all styles of music.
I love working with individuals and groups who want to meet their musical dreams, achieve success in their entertainment careers and/or take their abilities and talents to a higher quality level. I have been known to take some of my students on red carpets with me as well as get them performing opportunities and put them in high level networking situations as well.
- Patient
- All ages (have taught 3-89 so far!)
- Great with kids (of all ages!)
- Studio Session Vocal Coaching
- I teach children and adults with special needs
- Injured Chords/Vocal Therapy/Voice Rehabilitation
- Live Performance and Stage Presence
- Music Therapy for special needs
Learn song form, tighten lyrics and melodies, get inspired when you don't "feel" like writing, good prosody, copyright, legalities, how to place songs in film and TV, record your finished song in the studio.
Emphasis on reading music, classical training, music theory, fingering, improv, chords and ear training. All styles of music are taught-Classical/Jazz/Ragtime/Pop/Broadway/R&B-Chord Charts, How to Accompany a Singer, Compose Music, Write songs and Play Piano while Singing. Learn about the origin of music, composers, how styles of music evolved.
"Make A Stop at the Vocal Shop"
Learn correct breathing, how to put emotion in your voice, how to connect with your fan base and audience, how to expand your vocal range, style a song, address pitch problems, microphone technique, ear training, how to change your voice for different styles of singing, Opera/R & B/Pop/Jazz/Gospel/Broadway/Jingle singing - Studio singing vs. Live singing, performance, songwriting, lyric writing, stage presence, recording artist packaging, preparation and auditions, recording studio vocal coaching for studio sessions. I have also studied with Seth Riggs and teach his methods. For people who are tone def, or completely off pitch, I can get you on pitch with in 3 lessons.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Recording Studio:
Complete professional home studio with vocal both. Equipment confidential, but includes piano, guitars, microphones, vocal booth, music stands, step master and much more.
Billboard Hit Song, Best Dance Album of the Year and Best Dance Single of The Year Recorded there, as well as many other songs for film and TV.
Kitchen and Bathroom. 400 square feet. Seating for additional guests, parents. Lighting and Disco ball! :)
*** Travel Equipment ***
Amp, Microphone, Teaching Materials, Video Camera, iPad, recorder, other
*** Specialties ***
*Voice-I specialize in Body Programming, Vocal Rehabilitation, Music Therapy, as well as Seth Riggs's technique. I combine those two techniques, plus my own experience of being in the entertainment industry since the age of 6 months old. Some of the things I cover are range, singing correctly, finding your mix, finding your middle, strengthening your head voice, strengthening your chest voice, vocal placement, correct breathing, singing with feeling, singing in different languages, opera, jazz, pop, Broadway, jingle singing, scat singing, blues, rock, hip hop, r and b, children's, and more.
*Piano-all genres are covered with an emphasis on classical, but I also cover-jazz, pop, songwriting, ragtime etc. Theory, technique, ear training and more
*Songwriting- good prosody, melody, lyrical meter, chords and more.
*I teach what is needed, and tailor the lesson to the personality and individual goals. All students have are given a strong foundation to build on.
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A proven leader in teaching and motivational development with years of experience and expertise; a self-directed, creative individual who possesses superior skills in interpersonal development and great interpersonal care helping individuals and groups
Key Areas of Strength
- Studied piano 17 years; taught for 20
- Studied voice nationally with internationally-renowned teachers; taught for 25 years
- Masters in Special Education, as well as a second Bachelor's in Communicative Disorders
- Private business owner/entrepreneur with successful retail sales of private label products
- Comprehensive skills in writing, singing, entertaining, analyzing music for over thirty years
- Sixteen years of retail marketing and on-site sales experience
- Proven expertise in marketing, advertising, and sales
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Professional Background
Private Voice, Piano and Acting 1/89 to present
Teaching and Coaching
Individual and small group instruction in vocal and/or piano technique, including piano chording technique and instruction over all musical styles, including all ages.
Acting coaching for monologue preparation, scene and character development. All instruction is personalized/customized to the student's needs. Includes audition preparation, vocal techniques for therapeutic needs, and overall instruction in wellness practices for artistic longevity. Includes warm-up exercises as well as performance development, demeanor, and execution. Emphasis on creating and strengthening positive habits as opposed to negative discipline. Personal, professional, practical.
Huckleberry Creative Learning Center 9/07 to present
Classes in Singing, Music and Art Education, Cooking, Geology, Theater, History, Reading/Grammar, and Crafts
- created Custom curriculum for specific classes
- Taught to California Standards
Vibe Performing Arts Studios 8/08 to present
Private and Class Instruction in Piano, Voice, as well as Special Needs Classes
Risen Son Productions/R. Enterprises, Inc. 1/89 to 2007
Production, Marketing, Manufacturing and Sales of Internationally marketed goods
Composer and artist of finished musical products
Booking of Concert Appearances
Teacher and Motivational Seminar Speaker
Speech Writer
My husband Rick and I toured the World with our Praise and Worship concerts and speaking engagements
Headline Performer/Background Vocalist/Booking Agent 9/79-12/88
Vocalist to US Presidents Carter, Reagan, and Bush
Annie on Broadway, N. Y. Grace Farrell
Singer/ Dancer/ Lead Performer
Various Summer Stock performances touring the eastern seaboard:
The Music Man, My Fair Lady, On a Clear Day, Fiddler on the Roof,
Funny Girl, Hello Dolly
Did a command performance for King Olaf of Norway in Godspell
Cabaret - Sally Bowles lead performer - Atlanta, GA
Booking Agent for Mike Hein Agency, formerly of Ray Bloch Agency
Worked world-wide as soloist and background vocalist for internationally renowned artists (i.e. Placido Domingo, Julio Iglesias, Charles Aznevour, etc)
Performed at international sites (i.e. Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall, Paris Opera, etc)
Performed solo show in Grande Palais in Monte Carlo - Main Stage
Royal Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Head Liner
Cathy Baker Show
Choir Director Experience:
Hand Bell Choir Ash Street Baptist Church Atlanta, Georgia
Children's 6-9 Choir Ash Street Baptist Church Atlanta, Georgia
Children's 6-9 Choir The Church on the Way Van Nuys, CA
Theater Direction:
Robin Hood Revisited (a short play I adapted for Elementary Students)
The Bard is Back (modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Cindy (A Musical I wrote based on the Cinderella legend, featuring Beatles (Music)
Utah State University - Secondary BS in Communication Disorders
National University - MS in Special Education
Georgia State University - BA in Advertising and Public Relations, Minors in Music, History, and Geology
Vocal Instruction:
Joseph Amayo University of Georgia
Florence Kopplef Georgia State University
Andrew Terry Atlanta, Georgia
Robert Strickland New York, New York
Additional Skills/Interests: Show dance including jazz, some ballet, tap, and modern; piano accompanying; sky diving; bike riding; gardening; teaching reading and writing, as well as working with students who have speech and language disabilities; and multiple philanthropic/church involvement and activities, including handi-crafts creations.
Miscellaneous: Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, and Powerpoint
*** Lesson Details ***
Every lesson is customized to the specific needs of each student. Each lesson includes work on vocal essentials like breathing, hydration, and anatomy, as well as technique, work on specific, student-chosen songs, vocal and physical exercises, performance tips, music theory. Fun but educational!
*** Specialties ***
Voice in all Styles from Pop to Rock to Country to Classical; Vocal Performance in all styles; Music Theory; Piano, including Sight-Reading and Chord Theory; Theatrical and Acting Coaching: Audition Preparation; Song and Music Preparation; College Audition Prep; Resume Preparation; Vocal Breathing Techniques; Reading; Composition; Special Education Tutoring.
Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary Academic Tutoring in English, Grammar, Composition, History, Social Studies, Earth Science, Music and Art History
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· Speaking Voice · In home
Cathy R.
Cathy R.
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Reel available.
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Tanya A.
Tanya A.
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As a voice and speech instructor, creating character voices is one of my favorite activities! By manipulating points of resonance and breath, the student can learn how to create a wide variety of characters and means of expression.
About Alexandra
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Alexandra W.
Alexandra W.
About Elza H.Close
Exceptional one-on-one coaching for students ages 10-17, focusing on individual strengths while exercising areas of growth. I've been coaching high school students for almost ten years and have taught middle school drama for three. My students have gone on to excel in specialized performing arts programs and even gone on to attend such prestigious schools as the Boston Conservatory and Tisch School of the Arts.
About Elza
I've worked professionally on stage, in film and voice over for the past four years as an actor, writer, director and instructor. I'm also an experienced puppeteer, award winning playwright and am proficient in American Sign Language.
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Elza H.
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My speciality is Shakespeare. I have been performing, directing, and teaching his work professionally for almost twenty years. I enjoy nothing more. Our work together will include an in-depth look at the text (meaning, structure, verse, etc) and what you as a performer uniquely bring to it (interpretation, voice, speech, physicality, etc). A single lesson will improve your technique. My training is an excellent way to prepare for a role professionally, to prepare audition monologues (either for schools or productions), or to consistently develop your craft.
As an artist, I believe deeply in craft. There are techniques and practices that will make you a better actor, whether inspiration strikes or not.
I've worked professionally at theatres including: The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Indiana Repertory Theatre, the Clarence Brown Theatre, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Denver Center, Shakespeare Santa Cruz.
I've studied extensively ...
About Charles
I'm also a professional actor and director. The work we will do will be practical and applicable.
Charles P.
Charles P.
About Michael F.Close
With my background with The Method as a Lifetime Member of The Actor's Studio and Meisner training at The New York Neighborhood Playhouse, I combine both techniques to help the actor bring his or her unique voice to the character. The focus is on actively listening to the other actor and living truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances.
About Michael
I have created several shows in various phases of development that he is currently pitching. Most recently, I created and penned, "Dirty Cops", which was an official selection at the 2016 Hollywood Comedy Festival, and the Winner of Best Web-Series in the HollyShorts Festival. In 2018 "Dirty Cops" won The Portland Comedy Film Festival for best dark comedy and best supporting actor. In April I was in Vancouver where "Dirty
I am currently developing a few shows with Philly as the backdrop. Most recently we are in post-production with a half-hour dark comedy called "Kensington" set in Philly. Kensington will be screening in the Beverly Hills Film Festival in April 2019.
I work with actors and writers on finding their unique voice in both their auditions and their writing. I also coach actors on specific Voiceover and Commercial technique.
Michael F.
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I have been a professional actor for over 30 years. I have been coach for over 15years. I teach an on camera class that incorporates the Miesner technique. I have worked children, teens and adults. I teach you how to break down a scene and get it camera ready. I also teach audition technique and I can help you put on your auditions on tape. I work with many Managers and agents through out the Los Angeles area and have worked with many celebrities. I have spent many years in the theater as well as on film and television. I also coach Voice Over talent and have coached children for Mock Trial.
About Maria Louisa
I am from Toronto, Canada. I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena,CA. I started in Musical Theater and later transitioned to Film and TV. I have coached with some of the best in the business. eg: Janet Alhanti ,Ivana Chubbick and Seth Riggs just to name a few. I have had classes with The Dennis La Valle Studio,Gas Town Actors Studio, Studio on The Drive and Actors Space West. I have been working with Managers and Agents to help there actors with auditions and coaching. I have coached Philip Maurice Hayes,Terrell Ransom Jr., Hanna Hayes, Abigail Zoe Lewis and had the pleasure of Riggs popping into my class.
I love teaching and shari
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As he brings his successful Club Paradise Tour to a close, Drake is now planning ahead for his third LP. While much of the songs on his 'Take Care' album reveal the ups and downs of fame, for his new project, Drizzy will show how he has evolved as an artist.
"'Take Care' solidified a lot of things for me," he tells MTV News. "[It's] a list of things that would probably be too immense to go through, but it solidified a lot of things and let me know what I want to do, and who I want to be."
The 'Motto' rapper also added that his new recording will be inspired by recent events in his life, including his permanent move to Los Angeles. More importantly, he wants his music to unite people on a worldwide level.
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Sure, this seems sort of a strange way to sort town hall attendees, but they had to do it after what happened last time. I managed to get hold of some of the rejected entries. Here are the top five:
Name: Nyctimene
Phone Number: ###
Hometown: Muller Range Mountains of Papua New Guinea
School attending: No school, just hangin'
Job: I'm an important seed disperser in tropical regions.
Issues: Conservation. Seed dispersion. Making signs that are legible when upside-down.
Political Views: I believe in intelligent design. And discovery! An expedition just took some great headshots of me at no cost, and while they were doing it they discovered 200 new species. I am in favor of more things like that.
Name: Christine
Phone Number: ###
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
School attending:
Oxford Claremont Graduate University -- I will get back to you on this one. Who answered this?
Job: What do you do? I'm you.
Issues: Self-restraint. Government-restraint. Sorcery.
Political Views: I'm opposed to back-room deals! And to Bad Things generally.
Name: Barack
Phone Number: ###
Hometown: I WAS NEVER BORN! Kidding! Gosh. Hawaii. Geez, you people.
School attending: Occidental, Columbia, Harvard
Job: Being president, campaigning to be president next time
Issues: I'm not saying the economy is hopeless, but I tackle issues in increasing order of difficulty, and I'm trying to bring peace to the Middle East now.
Political Views: Progressive? Yes? Let's go with that.
Name: Karen Owen
Phone Number: Unlisted
Hometown: Unlisted
School attending: Duke University
Job: Uh, I'm fluent in powerpoint but currently looking for work.
Issues: Oversharing. Having too much time on my hands.
Political Views: Pro-online privacy. I'm also against Duke athletes -- but not as often as I'd like to be.
Name: Jerry Brown
Phone Number: (click)
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
School attending: Jesuit Seminary, U.C. Berkeley, Yale
Job: Attorney general of California
Issues: Call me back? Thanks....
(mumble) (mumble) (mumble) What about saying she's a whore? (mumble) Is this thing on? No, it's not on.
Political views: Sometimes the language my aides and I use around the office can get kind of salty, but what can I say? We feel very strongly about pension reform. Look, who hasn't had a bad pocket-dial at some point that really damaged his, her, or its relationship? Right? I'm right.
Bunch of whores.
Is this thing still on? Dang.
Alexandra Petri
| October 8, 2010; 12:46 PM ET
Categories: Barack Obama, Petri, Reality? Television | Tags: Jerry Brown, science
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