M Is FOR MASHUP - May 12th, 2021
Depeche Mode Theme Supreme
By DJ Useo
In the vague days before yesterday, I released “
Depeche Mash”
( www.suprmchaos.com/bcEnt-Wed-010913.index.html )
, a bootleg tribute album to Depeche Mode. People seemed to take to it, & requested more. It took me a while, but now I’ve revisited the fun of mashing one of the greatest bands ever. I like their music since when they began, & even more as they progressed, so a sequel was almost a certainty.
Now, you can obtain, & experience “Depeche Mash 2”, a 20 track journey through music DM never actually made.
Grab the zip file here
( groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2021/05/depeche-mash-2-tribute-album.html )
I’ve been exposed to many a DM mashup through the years, from tracks by DJ Godzilla to Loo & Placido to Go Home Productions. It always gives me a renewed desire to hear the source material. Of course, I’m as big a fan of Depeche Mode as I am of Pink Floyd, or The Orb, so that helps. Being a bootlegger, I often find I can’t resist new ideas when I experience new plays.
So, over the past days, I found myself creating a fine batch of DM bootleg mixes. I ended up with more tracks than I needed, so I pruned it down to an hour & 19 minutes. Imho I thought the first volume was mighty fine, & set a high standard for myself. Current plays of it match up fine with this new volume 2, so I am confident you’ll dig them both the same.
On this second volume, you’ll find tracks with Depeche Mode vs Spacehog, Cream, Van Halen, & Janis Joplin, among 16 more genre clash bootleg mixes. Preview track "No UFOs On Route 66" ( Gorillaz vs Depeche Mode vs Model 500 vs Luciano )
can be heard here
( sowndhaus.audio/track/21153/dj-useo-no-ufos-on-route-66-gorillaz-vs-depeche-mode-vs-model-500-vs-luciano- )
I’m not real big on checking the download numbers, but the last time I checked it was over 2,000 “Depeche Mash 2” files accessed so far. That sure makes it more fun for me to think of all those people listening with me.
I hope to be inspired further. Big thanks to Depeche Mode.
Have the day of good - DJ Konrad Useo
from Bruce
Anecdotes
Sports
• As a 12-year-old competitive athlete, Dorothy Hamill usually went to bed at 7 p.m. in order to get up at 5 a.m. so she could practice. She was ashamed of her early bedtime and worried that her friends might find out and make fun of her. Therefore, she made her mother promise that if anyone called after 7 p.m., she would tell them that Dorothy was out. Once, she went to a school dance. For this special occasion, her curfew was extended by an hour. While at the dance, she waited for a boy whom she liked to arrive. He walked in at 8 p.m. — the same time her father walked in to take her home.
• When Billie Jean King was growing up in Long Beach, California, a tennis pro named Clyde Walker started giving free lessons in the public parks to any children who showed up. Each day, he traveled to a different park to give a lesson, and he soon noticed that no matter which park he went to, Billie Jean was there to receive instruction. He asked, “What are you up to? I just worked with you yesterday.” Billie Jean replied, “This is how I’m going to get better.”
• When she was a kid, Sarah Tueting, a gold-medal winner as a goaltender on the United States women’s hockey team at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games, watched a goaltender during a game, moving from one end of the arena to the other as the goaltender changed positions. Her parents thought she had a crush on the boy, but she was actually studying his goaltending moves.
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee became an Olympic gold medalist through lots of rigorous practice and training. When she was young, her family built her a long-jump pit near their porch. To get sand for the pit, Jackie and her sisters went to a nearby playground, filled empty potato chip bags with sand, then carried the sand back home.
Weddings
• At one of the marriages Edwin Porter performed as a preacher in Texas during the first half of the 20th century, the best man took the wedding ring out of his pocket, passed it to the groom, who passed it to Rev. Porter, who passed it back to the groom, who placed it on the bride’s finger. The bride had been watching the proceedings with interest, and being proud of her first ring, said to all present, “I know it’s pure gold, or it would a-wore out with all that passin’.”
• On Saturday, May 25, 1963, tenor Richard Lewis and Elizabeth Robertson were married. That afternoon, beginning at 5:45 p.m., he performed in Fidelio at Glyndebourne. A notable aspect of the performance was the Male Chorus, composed of prisoners who should have looked downtrodden, but who were looking happy and inebriated — the result of the champagne reception.
• When comedian Bob Newhart married Virginia “Ginny” Quinn in 1963, she wasn’t completely sure she was doing the right thing, even as she walked down the aisle of the church. In fact, she was shaking so much that her father whispered to her, “Sweetheart, I can still get you out of this.” (Fortunately, the marriage turned out to be happy.)
• Marie Curie, two-time winner of the Nobel Prize, was very practical. When she got married to her husband, Pierre, she did not buy a white wedding dress that could be worn only once. Instead, she wore a navy gray suit — she deliberately chose a color that would not show dirt — that she could wear in the laboratory later.
• In Poway, California, Msgr. Charles Dollen helped a prospective groom and bride to fill out a prenuptial-questions form. One question asked, “Are you entering this marriage of your own free will?” The nervous groom-to-be hesitated for a very long time, until finally his fiancée told him, “Put down ‘Yes.’”
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Music: "Homecoming Blues"
Album: DEAD ROSES
Artist: Garrington T. Jones
Artist Location: Worcester, UK
Info:
“DEAD ROSES is a collection of songs that were gathered together throughout 2018 and to quote that old wedding day adage, some are old, some are new; some are borrowed and yes, there are some blues songs as well. With the amazingly talented Dave Draper in the producers seat once again, we planned, recorded and mastered DEAD ROSES over a ten-day period and the end result is first-rate! I hope that you agree?
“You see, when you work with Dave Draper, you can guarantee that you will go home feeling pretty epic after a long day in the studio. Dave is a fabulous producer, an outstanding musician and his wonderful vision and drive will always bring out the best in your performance and dare I say your hidden talents. Ask his ‘A’ list client base and the other bands and performers who have had the pleasure of working with Dave Draper; they will all tell you the same; the guy is utterly brilliant.”
A Blues Song from A Different Album: “Blue Car Songs” — Garrington T. Jones (feat. Tone Tanner)
Price: £1 (GBP) for track; £10 (GBP) for 10-track album
Genre: Fold Blues. Rock Blues.
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Last Night
Got a hometown paper yesterday, from 5 May (which is a day early by the old schedule), and another one today, from 10 Aug, 2020 (which is 9 months late by any schedule).
Rupert's Lapdog Doubles Down
Jimmy Kimmel
Sean Hannity appears to be, once again, looking to renew his feud with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. The war of words between them began in early 2018, when Hannity took offense to a joke Kimmel made about former first lady Melania Trump. Kimmel eventually called for an end to that feud claiming the amount of vitriol from all sides was “harmful to the country.” Then in December 2019, seemingly unprovoked, Hannity dared Kimmel to renew the feud. Kimmel never publicly responded.
On Monday’s Hannity, the Fox "News" host took exception to Kimmel slamming Caitlyn Jenner last week for comments she made about homelessness in an interview with Hannity. Sitting in her Malibu airplane hangar last Wednesday, Jenner told Hannity about a conversation she had with a fellow private plane owner who was leaving California because of the homeless problem. The comments were widely criticized, including on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
“Is it transphobic to call a trans person an ignorant a-hole?” Kimmel asked on Thursday night’s show. “Or does calling that trans person an ignorant a-hole, even though she happens to be a trans person, show that we don't discriminate against ignorant a-holes no matter their gender orientation?”
“Jimmy, what is with all the anger and all the cheap shots?” Hannity fired back. “Yeah, in case you haven’t noticed, homeless people are all over your state. And by the way, don’t you have anything better to do? Maybe actually trying to be funny or boost your dismal ratings?”
“You talk about my show, I’ll hit you back 50 times harder,” Hannity said. “Ball’s in your court.”
Jimmy Kimmel
Launches Book Club
LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton has found another way to share his love of reading.
The actor has launched the LeVar Burton Book Club in partnership with Fable, described on its app and website as a means to discover, read and discuss books, and help build “human connections.”
“As a lifelong advocate for literacy, the opportunity to launch my book club on Fable’s wonderful new platform is extremely exciting and timely,” Burton said in a statement Tuesday. “This partnership will help foster the importance of storytelling while sharing my love of reading.”
Burton, who helped young viewers love books with PBS’ “Reading Rainbow” and hosts the podcast “LeVar Burton Reads,” chose James Baldwin’s “Go Tell It on the Mountain” as his first Fable choice. Next up are Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower” and “The Fire This Time,” a poetry and essay collection edited by Jesmyn Ward.
LeVar Burton
"Bizarre" Meeting
Seth Rogen
This is the end of Seth Rogen's dignity...The Long Shot star opened up to Howard Stern about his "odd" encounter with Tom Cruise in the mid-2000s. As Seth told the host on Monday, May 10, Tom made a "tempting" pitch about Scientology and even acquired some "blackmail" material of Seth peeing into a Snapple bottle. And no, this article isn't a Mad Libs.
Seth, 39, elaborated on the entire "bizarre" story, after writing about the experience in his upcoming book of essays, Yearbook, out May 11.
It began nearly 15 years ago with an invitation to go over to Tom's house, along with comedy producer Judd Apatow, to talk about movies. As Seth put it, this was at the "peak" of Tom Cruise "mania," shortly after Tom and then-wife Katie Holmes welcomed daughter Suri in 2006.
But the meeting didn't start off very glamorous, to say the least.
Seth Rogen
Fetches $1.6 Million At Auction
Tiara
A diamond and pearl tiara passed down through generations of Italy's royal family sold for 1.5 million Swiss francs ($1.66 million) when it was auctioned in Switzerland on Tuesday.
The price was one of the highest achieved for a tiara in recent years, auctioneers Sotheby's said following the sale in Geneva.
Dating from the second half of the 19th century, the tiara was a wedding gift to Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo upon her marriage in 1867 to Amadeo I of Savoy, later king of Spain.
Also sold was the largest Kashmir sapphire to ever appear at auction, a 55.19 carat stone which fetched 3.5 million francs.
Tiara
Judge Dismisses Bankruptcy Case
NRA
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial abuses and aims to put it out of business.
The case was over whether the NRA should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, where the state is suing in an effort to disband the group. Though headquartered in Virginia, the NRA was chartered as a nonprofit in New York in 1871 and is incorporated in the state.
Judge Harlin Hale said in a written order that he was dismissing the case because he found the bankruptcy was not filed in good faith.
“The Court believes the NRA’s purpose in filing bankruptcy is less like a traditional bankruptcy case in which a debtor is faced with financial difficulties or a judgment that it cannot satisfy and more like cases in which courts have found bankruptcy was filed to gain an unfair advantage in litigation or to avoid a regulatory scheme,” Hale wrote.
His decision followed 11 days of testimony and arguments. Lawyers for New York and the NRA’s former advertising agency grilled the group’s embattled top executive, Wayne LaPierre, who acknowledged putting the NRA into Chapter 11 bankruptcy without the knowledge or assent of most of its board and other top officers.
NRA
'You Have Caused This!'
Mittens
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah exploded at Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Seditionist) over the January 6 Capitol insurrection, The Washington Post reported. He's said to have told Hawley, "You have caused this!"
The Post, citing sources familiar with the exchange, reported on the Romney-Hawley confrontation in a lengthy profile of the Missouri senator published on Monday.
The Post said that as senators were rushed out of the Capitol and into a secure location, "Hawley remained combative in pushing the very falsehoods that had helped stoke the violence," prompting Romney's rebuke.
The normally mild-mannered and affable Romney also shouted "this is what you've gotten!" at his Republican colleagues during the chaos of the siege on the Capitol, The New York Times reported.
Hawley's actions around the riots led to some of his most prominent mentors, including former Missouri Senator John Danforth, publicly disavowing him and stating that they regret their roles in his political rise. Another one of Hawley's Republican colleagues, Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, said bringing the objections was "a really dumbass idea."
Mittens
Washes Ashore
Pacific Football Fish
A deep sea angler fish washed ashore in Crystal Cove, California, on Friday.
In an Instagram post, Crystal Cove State Park said the 18-inch fish, which is believed to be a Pacific Football Fish, was discovered in the park's marine protected area.
"To see an actual angler fish intact is very rare and it is unknown how or why the fish ended up on the shore," the park captioned several photos of the fish. "Seeing this strange and fascinating fish is a testament to the diversity of marine life lurking below the water's surface in California's MPAs and as scientists continue to learn more about these deep sea creatures it's important to reflect on how much is still to be learned from our wonderful ocean ??"
The fish discovered Friday is known to be a female, because only female angler fish possess a long stalk on their head with a bioluminescent tip, which is used to lure prey in the darkness.
Pacific Football Fish
Weird Correlation
Yawning
A large-scale animal study has revealed something rather interesting about yawning: Vertebrates with larger brains and more neurons tend to have longer-lasting yawns.
Researchers collected data on 1,291 separate yawns from zoo trips and online videos, covering a total of 55 mammal species and 46 bird species, and found "robust positive correlations" between how long an animal yawns for and the size of its brain.
The analysis was set up to test a hypothesis put forward in 2007 by one of the researchers that worked on this study: that yawning is an essential way of cooling down the brain. It therefore follows that bigger brains need longer yawns to properly cool them.
That would seem to be backed up by this data, which also shows that mammals yawn longer than birds. Birds have a higher core temperature than mammals, which means a greater temperature difference with the surrounding air, which means a shorter yawn is enough to drag in some cooler air.
Yawning
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