T.R.A.C.S
at Timothy Plaza River Island
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
PET chapter III
On August
29, 2013 we
had a CATS & DOGS PARTY at T.R.A.C.S.
I not want
to repeat my self with cat and dogs songs:
But I want to mention:
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is the
eleventh studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released May
16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most
influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums
of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and
"God Only Knows". Pet Sounds was created several months after Brian
Wilson had quit touring with the band in order to focus his attention on
writing and recording. In it, he wove elaborate layers of vocal harmonies,
coupled with sound effects and unconventional instruments such as bicycle
bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Electro-Theremin, dog whistles,
trains, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans and barking dogs,
along with the more usual keyboards and guitars.
Although Pet
Sounds was met with strong sales abroad, reaching number two in the UK, it
charted lower in the US than the majority of the band's preceding albums,
peaking at number ten on the Billboard 200. A heralding album in the emerging
psychedelic rock style, Pet Sounds has been championed and emulated for its
dramatic and revolutionary baroque pop instrumentation. It has been ranked at
number one in several music magazines' lists of greatest albums of all time,
including NME, The Times and Mojo Magazine. It was ranked number two in Rolling
Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. It was preserved into the
National Recording Registry in 2004 by the Library of Congress for being
"culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant."
Cover photo and
title meaning
On February 15,
the group traveled to the San Diego Zoo to shoot the photographs for the cover,
which had already been titled Pet Sounds. George Jerman has been credited for
taking the cover photo. According to the Pet Sounds' liner notes, "The
photos of The Beach Boys feeding an assortment of goats was a play on the
album's chosen title, Pet Sounds."
Both the origin
and meaning of the album title Pet Sounds are uncertain. Brian Wilson has
claimed at one point that the title was "a tribute" to Phil Spector
by naming the album using his initials. Carl Wilson later spoke about the album
title: "The idea he had was that everybody has these sounds that they
love, and this was a collection of his 'pet sounds.' It was hard to think of a
name for the album, because you sure couldn't call it Shut Down Vol. 3."
Mike Love also
has laid claim to coming up with the title. "We were standing in the
hallway in one of the recording studios, either Western or Columbia, and we
didn't have a title," he recounted. "We had taken pictures at the zoo
and ... there were animal sounds on the record, and we were thinking, well,
it's our favorite music of that time, so I said, 'Why don't we call it Pet
Sounds?'"
The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
Vespasius Cracescu made this video and
wrote:
"A tribute I made for one of my
favorite albums."
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
PET chapter II
"I Love My
Dog" is a song written by Cat Stevens, and it was his first single (b/w
"Portobello Road"), showing up on his debut album, Matthew and Son.
Stevens later acknowledged that the song has been inspired by American jazz
multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef's "The Plum Blossom" (from Eastern
Sounds) with which it shares a melody.
The B-side track,
"Portobello Road", is about the famous street and market in London,
England. The song lyric was written by American Kim Fowley, and Stevens was
asked to collaborate by composing music for it. It was later covered by
Stevens' first guitarist, Alun Davies, after signing with Island Records in
1970. Davies' version appeared on his first solo album, Daydo, in 1974.
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam (born
Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian and education philanthropist. He is a prominent convert to Islam.
His early 1970s
albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified
triple platinum in the United States by the RIAA. His 1972 album Catch Bull at
Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone and was
Billboard's number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. He has also earned two
ASCAP songwriting awards in consecutive years for "The First Cut Is the
Deepest", which has been a hit single for four different artists.
Stevens converted
to Islam in December 1977 and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year.
In 1979, he auctioned all his guitars for charity and left his music career to
devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community.
He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world,
including the 2003 World Award, the 2004 Man for Peace Award, and the 2007
Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned to pop music with his first
album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup. He is now known
professionally by the single name Yusuf. His most recent album, Roadsinger, was
released on 5 May 2009.
I Love My Dog lyrics
I love my dog as
much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come
through.
All he asks from
me is the food to give him strength
All he ever needs is love and that he knows
he'll get
So, I love my dog
as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come
through.
All the pay I
need comes shining through his eyes
I don't need no cold water to make me realize
that
I love my dog as
much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come
through.
Na, na, na, na, na, na,
nana...
I love my dog as
much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come
through.
Na, na, na, na, na, na,
nana...
I love my dog,
Baby, I love my dog. Na, na, na...
I love my dog, Baby, I love my dog. Na, na,
na...
PET chapter I
A pet (or
companion animal) is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or
protection, as opposed to working animals, sport animals, livestock, and
laboratory animals, which are kept primarily for performance, agricultural
value, or research. The most popular pets are noted for their attractive
appearances and their loyal or playful personalities.
Pets commonly
provide their owners (or guardians) physical and emotional benefits. Walking a
dog can supply both the human and pet with exercise, fresh air, and social
interaction. Pets can give companionship to elderly adults who do not have
adequate social interaction with other people. There is a medically approved
class of therapy animals, mostly dogs, that are brought to visit confined
humans. Pet therapy utilizes trained animals and handlers to achieve specific
physical, social, cognitive, and emotional goals with patients.
The most popular
pets are likely dogs and cats, but people also keep house rabbits; rodents such
as gerbils, hamsters, chinchillas, fancy rats, and guinea pigs; avian pets,
such as canaries, parakeets, and parrots; reptile pets, such as turtles,
lizards and snakes; aquatic pets, such as tropical fish and frogs; and
arthropod pets, such as tarantulas and hermit crabs.
Some scholars and
animal rights organizations have raised concern over pet-keeping with regards
to the autonomy of nonhuman animals.
Etymology
Originally from
Northern English and Scots dialects, origin is unsure but may have arisen due
to influence of petty pertaining to children and later companion animals.
Almost certainly of Germanic etymology.
Noun
pet (plural pets)
1.An animal kept as a companion.
2.One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
3.Any person or animal especially cherished
and indulged; a darling.
Common types
While many people
have kept many different species of animals in captivity over the course of
human history, only a relative few have been kept long enough to be considered
domesticated. Other types of animals, notably monkeys, have never been
domesticated but are still commonly sold and kept as pets. There are also
inanimate objects that have been kept as "pets", either as a form of
game, or humorously (e.g. the pet rock or Chia pet).
Domesticated
Domesticated pets
are the most common types of pet. A domesticated animal is any animal that has
been tamed and made fit for a human environment. They have consistently been
kept in captivity over a long enough period of time that they exhibit marked
differences in behavior and appearance from their wild relatives.
Mammals
Alpacas
Asses including miniature donkeys
Cats
Dogs
Sheep
Horses
Goats
Elephants
Rodents including Fancy rats, Fancy mice,
Hamsters, Guinea pigs, and Chinchillas
Ferrets
Llamas
Pigs
Rabbits
Birds
Domestic Canary
Chickens
Domestic turkeys
Domestic ducks and geese
Domestic Pigeons and Doves
Fish
Goldfish
Koi
Siamese fighting fish
Monday, November 25, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
LONDON chapter II
London is a leading global city, with
strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance,
healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and
transport all contributing to its prominence. It is one of the world's leading
financial centres and has the fifth- or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in
the world depending on measurement. London London Europe . In 2012, London
Landmarks
London contains four World Heritage Sites:
the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of
Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic
settlement of Greenwich (in which the Royal Observatory, Greenwich marks the
Prime Meridian, 0° longitude, and GMT). Other famous landmarks include
Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul's Cathedral,
Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, and The Shard. London British Museum West End theatres. The London
Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world.
Tourism
1. British Museum
2. Tate Modern
3. National Gallery
4. Natural History Museum
5. London
6. Science Museum
7. Victoria Albert Museum
8. Madame Tussauds
9. National Maritime Museum
10. Tower of London
Music
London is one of
the major classical and popular music capitals of the world and is home to
major music corporations, such as EMI and Warner Music Group as well as
countless bands, musicians and industry professionals. The city is also home to
many orchestras and concert halls, such as the Barbican Arts Centre (principal
base of the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus), Cadogan
Hall (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) and the Royal Albert Hall (The Proms).
London's two main opera houses are the Royal Opera House and the Coliseum
Theatre. The UK's largest pipe organ can be found at the Royal Albert Hall.
Other significant instruments are found at the cathedrals and major churches.
Several conservatoires are located within the city: Royal Academy of Music,
Royal College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity College
of Music.
London has
numerous venues for rock and pop concerts, including large arenas such as Earls
Court, Wembley Arena and the O2 Arena, as well as many mid-sized venues, such
as Brixton Academy, the Hammersmith Apollo and the Shepherd's Bush Empire.
Several music festivals, including the Wireless Festival, are held in London.
The city is home to the first and original Hard Rock Cafe and the Abbey Road
Studios where The Beatles recorded many of their hits. In the 1970s and 1980s,
musicians and groups like Elton John, David Bowie, Queen, Elvis Costello, Cat
Stevens, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who,
Electric Light Orchestra, Madness, The Jam, The Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Iron
Maiden, Fleetwood Mac, The Police, The Cure, Cream, Phil Collins and Sade, took
the world by storm, deriving their sound from the streets and rhythms vibrating
through London.
London was
instrumental in the development of punk music, with figures such as the Sex
Pistols, The Clash, and Vivienne Westwood all based in the city. More recent
artists to emerge from the London music scene include George Michael,
Bananarama, Bush, East 17, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Spice Girls,
Jamiroquai, Blur, The Prodigy, The Libertines, Babyshambles, Bloc Party,
Mumford & Sons, Coldplay, Amy Winehouse and Adele.
London is also a
centre for urban music. In particular the genres UK garage, drum and bass,
dubstep and grime evolved in the city from the foreign genres of hip hop and
reggae, alongside local drum and bass. Black music station BBC Radio 1Xtra was
set up to support the rise of home-grown urban music both in London and in the
rest of the UK.
Everyone
knows that London
It can be
challenging to find a booth free of tourists hanging all over it, or posing in
various positions to get the most unique snapshot............
19 Monday, November 18, 2013
LONDON chapter I
Streets of London
(song)
"Streets of 
The song was inspired by McTell's
experiences busking and hitchhiking throughout Europe, especially in Paris and
the individual stories are taken from Parisians – McTell was originally going
to call the song Streets of Paris; eventually London was chosen because he
realised he was singing about London. The song contrasts the common problems of
everyday people with those of the homeless, lonely, elderly, ignored and
forgotten members of society.
McTell left the song off his debut album,
Eight Frames a Second, since he regarded it as too depressing, and did not
record it until persuaded by his producer, Gus Dudgeon, for his second album in
1969. A re-recorded version charted in the Netherlands
McTell played the song in a fingerpicking
style with an AABA chord progression. Over two hundred artists have made covers
of this song including Glen Campbell, Harry Belafonte, Cliff Richard,
Blackmore's Night, Mary Hopkin, Raffi, Sam Hui, Sinéad O'Connor, Schooner Fare,
Anti-Nowhere League, Roger Whittaker, Cleo Laine and Liam Clancy. Its
popularity was also the subject of a comedy sketch on BBC show Big Train.
Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell (born
Ralph May, 3 December 1944 is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar
player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s.
McTell is best
known for his song "Streets of London", which has been covered by
over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish
emigration, "From Clare to Here".
In the 1980s he
wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, Alphabet Zoo, which
also featured Nerys Hughes, followed by Tickle on the Tum, featuring Jacqueline
Reddin. Albums were also released from both series. He also recorded Keith Hopwood's
and Malcolm Rowe's theme song to Cosgrove Hall's adaptation of The Wind in the
Willows, and this was released as a single in 1984 after the series was aired
on ITV.
McTell's guitar
playing has been modelled on the style of the US's country blues guitar players
of the early 20th century, including Blind Blake, Robert Johnson and Blind
Willie McTell. These influences led a friend to suggest that he change his
professional name to McTell as his career was beginning to take shape.
McTell is also an
accomplished performer on piano and harmonica, which he uses on a harness.
Streets Of London
Lyrics
Have you seen the
old man
In the closed
down market
Kicking up the
papers,
with his worn out
shoes?
In his eyes you
see no pride
AND held loosely
AT his side
Yesterday's paper
telling yesterday's news
Chorus: So how
can you tell me you're lonely,
and say for you
that the sun don't shine,
Let me take you
by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you
something to make you change your mind.
Have you seen the
old girl
Who walks the
streets of London
Dirt in her hair
and her clothes in rags
She's no time for talking
she just keeps
right on walking
Carrying her home
in two carrier bags.
Chorus
In the all night
cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man
sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of
his tea-cup,
each tea lasts an
hour,
And he wanders home alone
Chorus
Have you seen the
old man
Outside the
Seamen's Mission
Memory fading
with the medal ribbons that he wears
In our winter
city
The rain cries a
little pity
For one more
forgotten hero
And a world that
doesn't care
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