This Saturday,a benefit for Landon Miller. A local Musician
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In ADDITION. ANYONE donating $1000.00 or over- The Cold Stares will do a private party/house gig anywhere you choose within 100 miles.
DON’T FORGET to stop by this Saturday night!
The Green Dragon Tavern at The Crowded House will be hosting a benefit for Landon Miller. There will be a $10 cover charge and a Silent Auction. All proceeds go to the Miller Family. We will also be accepting individual donations through out the night. Please see your server if you are interested in donating.
Don’t miss out on this night of great entertainment and giving! At the close of the benefit, The Crowded House will MATCH the total “givings” from the cover charge and the individual donations. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday night!
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It’s Carman day today here at Kickacts
Since I no longer really float around in this part of my world anymore I missed his announcement a few months ago that he has incurable cancer and only has a few short years left to live:-( So what is he doing about it? Going out in a big way. Taking the Gospel to as many as he can. Many props and prayers for him. He stood out among many of the, and I hate to say it, lame Christian artists that are out there or where out there back in the late 80’s/early 90’s. He broke the mold and was as top notch as any secular act. Just maybe with a more important message. Crafty and Witty and about twenty years ahead of his time for Christendom he pushed the limits that needed to be pushed in his message and how it was presented. He basically was the head in Entertainment and not the tail.
I still think he hid has “preference” like several others in the christian world and I don’t see what the big deal is anyway if he did. But that’s between him and God. You can’t deny how much good he has done and people’s lives that have been changed and continues to change.
From his facebook page:
“I used to go to movies in the afternoon, now I go see doctors,” he said.
The singer listed three reasons for his post: “First, I want to put an end to all the rumors. Second, I ask for your prayers. And 3rd, I want you all to know that I will continue to minister and win souls until I can’t do it any longer.
“My life has always been about ministry,” he explained. “I have a call of God to touch lives with the gospel of Jesus Christ and that’s what I will do until the Lord calls me home.”
He asked his Facebook followers not to fill his page with cancer treatment remedies, but encouraged them to come see him the next time he’s in their area.
“Bring someone who doesn’t know the Lord or who needs to be healed,” he wrote. “I will always pray for the sick and I’m also going to step up the intensity of my message at these events. I will not leave this world quietly and I want the devil to know that he put cancer on absolutely the wrong Italian.
“I have a few good years and before it’s too late I want to see your faces, shake your hands and hug your necks. But mostly I want to see one of you get healed of what threatens your future and I really want to see someone you love come to Christ. Now lets get back to business, we have to work while it’s day for soon the night comes,”
Anyway..
Enjoy the Videos and remember Carman in your prayers and all the others that need it.
John 3:16
chuck
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Sponsors’ needed for “Play for Satty +1” softball game
::We’re still in need of sponsors for the “Play for Satty +1” softball game(s) on September 28th at Newman Field. Sponsorship is $100 and your family/business name will be printed on the back. Evansville business is already reaching out…so don’t let your local business be left out! The +1 proceeds will go to a family(s) in need, just as Todd Satterfield would want it! Let’s keep his legacy going STRONG and fully support this benefit! The best thing…through this one or more families will receive a huge blessing and hopefully become closer to God. Comment here or message me to sponsor. Thanks in advance, and thank you to Newman Field for offering the use of their field!!
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Elvis Presley 36 years ago today. A nation mourned
If you were alive on August 16, 1977…you know where you were at when you first heard the news he had died. I remember where I was at too. He went to take a shat and never came back. When your number 2 is up, well, it’s up…You think God would have given him five more minutes though…;-)
Anyway, despite dying on the throne, no one can deny his legacy. He was the King of Rock and Roll.
Enjoy him in his prime in the videos below.
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Ten questions with “Tornado Rose”!
Once again many thanks to James for the interview!
Welcome to Kick Acts. Tell us a little about yourself and your band and were you can be found at on the web.
Hi, my name is Brooke Bell and I am the singer, guitarist and autoharp player for the band Tornado Rose.
As far as our style of music, I would consider us alternative-bluegrass, alternative folk, alternative rock, alternative alternative. It is so hard to classify our style but we don’t really care to. The scene gets too caught up in what things are called. It is inherent human nature to find patterns and classify things, it is our way of making sense of the world, it preserves our illusion of control and it helps us function amid the chaos and mysteries of the universe. When you focus on what something is called, you lose sight of what it actually is; its nature, purpose, essence is lost to a mere word, a word we made up, which may mean something different to you than me. Music is a way to transcend that; genres, grammys, top 20s are only efforts to systematize and quantify that which must never be systematized or quantified. I think we see plenty of evidence of that corruption in some of what passes for music in the mainstream and the stifling effect it can have on creativity.
We can be found at www.tornadorose.com or www.facebook.com/tornadorose
Who are your musical heroes, influences & why?
I would have to say Eryka Badu and Jill Scott are two big ones, as is Nina Simone. Jill Scott is a poetess first and foremost and her first album, ‘Who is Jill Scott’ changed my life. It was the real thing, baby. No candy pop, no sugar coat. The song she wrote ‘The Thickness’ gave power to a soft and vulnerable place in my soul. Eryka Badu is a warrior philosopher, she comes from a very deep place and her lyrics move tectonic plates, they are so powerful. When she sings ‘peace after revolution’ it stirs up something. She isn’t singing about being cheated on and coming back for more, she isn’t trying to sell me Reeboks or Citibank cards. Her music is rebellion. I love Bob Marley too. The roots of reggae music look a lot like the roots of bluegrass music and Americana. His music reminds me that we are all one family. I and I.
Do you have any advice for someone just getting started in playing music? Any pitfalls they should avoid?
Forget money. Do what you do because you can’t not do it. Do it because you would do it if there weren’t a single person around to hear it, let alone pay you for it. Forget Cristal and Benzies- that’s the lie. Imagine the first humans to make a percussive beat on an animal skin under a primeval moon and the first to raise their voices in song, dancing around a fire. Imagine a force powerful enough to transcend our ideas of time and our illusion of being separate from one another- that’s the truth.
Do you have a greatest gig story you’d like to share?
Where to begin? There was the time the lead singer face-planted before a big gig in Lawrence at the world-famous Bottleneck. (She took it like a champ but still refused to use the disgusting toilet in the green room, no matter whose venerated ass had sat it) My personal favorite was the long weekend we spent in Boulder at the foot of a mountain. Songs were hanging so heavy in the air there that we were able to simply pluck them like overripe apples. ‘Ripeness is all.’ As Shakespeare said. It was a beautiful moment in time. Ripe with perfection.
On the same token as the above question. How about a “worse gig” ever story.
We were hired to play a 50th wedding anniversary by mistake once. It was horrible. They thought we were a country band and people were coming to the stage between every song to request Garth Brooks or some such nonsense- basically anything else at all. To make matters worse, it was in an auditorium just like the one you probably had in highschool too, so it was basically like every nightmare I ever had growing up. Except I wasn’t naked.
Do you have any other hobbies other than playing music? Collect stamps? Collect hats from off the side of the road? Draw pictures of boobs?
Pictures of boobs, for sure. I’m so glad I’m not the only one! Besides bad poetry and decent prose, you mean? A little amateur astronomy on a clear night, the occasional feat of athleticism when the mood strikes, a little dabble in Eastern philosophy here, a smattering of ancient Chinese mysticism there. A little palm reading on occasion and if you punch me very slowly, I can defend myself with Kung Fu. Wing Chung style, naturally. Who do I look like, Jackie Chan?
What do you think about the present music scene or lack of? Care to address that?
We hail from Wichita, Kansas and, while the heartland is typically associated with bad country and top 20, the local scene has gradually been improving over the last few years. There is now far less demand for bad cover bands and more appreciation of great original material and lively stage performances. I blame the internet. There is no longer any excuse for liking bad music. Plus, with Spotify, we can publically shame anyone who’s playlist resembles that of a pre-pubescent suburban tweenager- and justly so. Just look at the difference between satellite radio and local radio- it is like comparing a rocket ship to a dodo bird. The days of two overworked uber-produced songs and 10 pathetically crappy filler ones being able to garner platinum sales of a 16.99 CD because we were all too stupid to understand it was robbery are gone, and good riddance.
Tell us something about each of your band members that we wouldn’t expect to hear… Like their hobbies or something like that…
Our drummer is a ginger who can rap like nobody’s business and jump like Dick Fosbury, post Flop; I’m talking fucking groundbreaking type shit. He doesn’t need drums either, give him a gum wrapper and a zipper and you’ve got percussion. Our Guitar player is one of the most freakishly athletic people I have ever known; I have seen him play basketball, baseball, volleyball, football- even dodgeball. ‘Dominate’ doesn’t even begin to describe it. I’ve also never seen him get mad; never, not even once. Our bass player is from another planet- Crypton perhaps. He might also be a cy-borg, its hard to tell really. He does more shit in one day than most people get done in their whole lives. One night when we were playing a gig on the road he talked in his sleep: “Where. Where is. Where is the party.” In a perfect robot-voice.
Hypothetical situation. You’re stranded on Gilligan’s island and you get to hook up with only one of the girls… Is it Ginger, Mary Ann or Mrs. Howell and why?
I’m a chick, so I get to hook up with all of them. Cause I’m a giver. That’s how being a chick works, didn’t you know? Poor girls anyway. I doubt the Skipper, Gilligan or Mr. Howell could find the relevant lady-parts with two hands and a flashlight improvised from a coconut. However, there was the Professor…if anyone could grasp the concept of the ‘stimulation gap’, it’s him- that’s just good science. Science!
Our last question is called “Shout It Out Loud”. It’s were you get to talk about whatever you want to talk about. So go ahead and “SHOUT IT OUT LOUD”!
SEPERATENESS IS AN ILLUSION. OUR INTERCONNECTION TO EACH OTHER IS WHAT IS REAL. MUSIC IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL, PRIMAL FORCES ON EARTH, TEARING AWAY OUR ILLUSIONS, IF ONLY FOR A MOMENT. IT IS THE PROOF OF OUR HUMANITY, OF OUR DIVINITY. FROM NOTHING, SOMETHING. MUSIC IS CREATION, CREATING IS LIFE, THE CREATION LIVES FOREVER.
“ETERNITY IS IN LOVE WITH THE CREATIONS OF TIME.” WILLIAM FUCKING BLAKE
Brooke Bell
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High turns 31
Sign in to YouTube Kiddies and enjoy one of the greatest scenes in movie history…
In case your wondering…Here is what she looks like today. She is married to that weird actor Kevin Kline. Remember he was in Wild Wild West. They have been together for over 100 years now I think…She recently turned 50 and says she gets compared to that actress in Fast Times at Ridgemont High a lot..DUH!
Categories: General Tags: 80's, coming of age, cumming of age, fast times at ridgemont high, phoebe cates, pool scene
New video from Tsunami found
This is incredible! You have to watch it all. It’s strange how complacent the people are at first. During the first four minutes they are merely looking at a dry river bed casually and strolling about the street. After that they notice a larger wave come in. The curious look over the walls as small boats are battered still not realizing how in danger they really are. About eight minutes into the video the camera man is seeking safety on a tall building. Around the nine minute mark entire cities are flowing by in the water. You will see a large house headed for where the camera man is but gets caught in the trees in front of him. The water just keeps coming…
This is an awesome display of mother nature at her best/worst.
Categories: General Tags: 2011, distruction, giant wave, japan, mother nature, science, tsunami, water, waves, youtube
James interviews Jeff Henson of Meganaut
Thanks to James for the interview!
Welcome to Kick Acts. Tell us a little about yourself and your band and were you can be found at on the web.
www.meganautmusic.com And I am Jeff Henson the frontman/founder of the
hard rock band.
Who are your musical heroes, influences & why?
QOTSA is a big one, 70’s hard rock.. and also guys like nilsson, nick lowe,
and the like for their killer melodies.
Do you have any advice for someone just getting started in playing music? Any pitfalls they should avoid?
Make a great sounding record, buy a van and get your ass on the road. Pitfalls…?
Not getting on the road or taking it seriously.. until you
do, you have a very very tiny shot at anything
Do you have a greatest gig story you’d like to share?
Any night we are playing music in front of fans is the greatest gig to us.
Some obviously better than others, but we just like to play.
On the same token as the above question. How about a “worse gig” ever story.
Lol probly, maybe the time the ATF and FBI people busted into the bar and
shut it down an hour before we went on.. that was fun
Do you have any other hobbies other than playing music? Collect stamps? Collect hats from off the side of the road? Draw pictures of boobs?
nope, i make music of all sorts and produce albums for other people… my
life is pretty much only music
What do you think about the present music scene or lack of? Care to address that?
all i’ll say is that we are on a self proclaimed mission to bring some
balls and strong melodies back to straight forward rock n roll.
Tell us something about each of your band members that we wouldn’t expect to hear… Like their hobbies or something like that…
hmmm, we are really a boring, nerdy bunch of guys that geek out about music
and sometimes video games and iphone apps… pretty much music runs every
part of all of our lives.
Hypothetical situation. You’re stranded on Gilligan’s island and you get to hook up with only one of the girls… Is it Ginger, Mary Ann or Mrs. Howell and why?
Ginger, I’ve had a thing for redheads… although mary ann would probly be
a lot less drama
Our last question is called “Shout It Out Loud”. It’s were you get to talk about whatever you want to talk about. So go ahead and “SHOUT IT OUT LOUD”!
CALL YOUR RADIO STATION AND REQUEST BANDS LIKE MEGANAUT AND GO SEE LIVE
SHOWS. RADIO WILL PLAY GOOD MUSIC AGAIN IF WE YELL LOUD ENOUGH… YOU
WANNA BITCH ABOUT THE MUSIC SCENE.. THEN GO DO SOMETHING TO HELP CHANGE IT.
That loud enough? 🙂 thanks for the interview and for not asking 35
questions about what our favorite color is and shit like that. Much love*
WOW! Karen Carpenter’s isolated vocal tracks!
So tragic but her vocals are like the breath of God.Incredible and definitely didn’t need any electronic pitch help…Her and her brother Richard helped define the 70′ sound…
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