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Scene On The Street: 06/24/11 Protest In Pastel Outside The Federal Reserve Bank, Downtown Minneapolis

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06/28/11 R.I.P. Bleu Ocean

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UPDATED 06/30/11

New York City based percussive multi-intstumentalist and recording musician Bleu Ocean passed away just after 12:00pm on Tuesday afternoon, June 28th due to complications from a heart attack he suffered while performing last Friday evening at the P&G Bar in New York with his latest group, The New York Blues Project. NewYorkNearSay.com reports:

Bleu..."suffered a heart attack midway through the show amidst a scene that quickly grew surreal. A room filled with friends cheered him on as police and paramedics took the stage. In a place where music was to be performed, they instead performed CPR, trying desperately to revive him. Bleu was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he fought bravely for four days until he could fight no more."

A close friend to many in the early-mid 1970's NYC underground music scene, Bleu was a life-long musician and was involved in many interesting projects throughout his musical career. Some of his career highlights are detailed in the bio on his website:

*Toured and recorded with the Monkees.

*Formed the power-trio "Profit" in 1971 along with Jerome Arnold of Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Don Brown from Donovan’s band.

*Worked as an in-house promoter for New York City clubs "The Elgin Theater" and "Max's Kansas City."

*Managed artists Neon Leon, Kongress, Shanghai Side Show, and several others.

*Formed the "Ocean Star Band", a band that featured among it's members Jordan Rudess of Dream Theatre on keyboards.

*Appeared on the track "Bring The Boys Back Home" from Pink Floyd's legendary 1979 multi-million selling album "The Wall. According to Bleu: "I got the call from Michael Kamen and Bob Ezrin (producer) on Friday needing 30 drummers by Monday, and I was able to deliver."

To read more about Bleu's long career in the music biz and hear to some of his music, visit his website Bleu Ocean.com.

New York City Images As Album/CD Cover Art #24: Lou Reed "City Lights" (1985)

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Artist: Lou Reed
Title: City Lights
Release Date: 1985

One From The Archives: Lollapalooza 1993 Tour Ad

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The all-rounder actress Madhavi

The South Indian actress Madhavi has played the female lead character for seventeen years in seven languages like Hindi, Malyalam, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya and Kannada. The actress has acted in more than three hundred movies and was quiet popular among Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi movies. Madhavi learnt classical dance, Bharat Natyam from Uma Maheshwari and folk dances from Mr. Bhatt at an early stage.Now after taking retirement from movies, she has somehow declared that she still feels the urge to act when she watches good films.
Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao gave her a leading role to play in the Telugu movie titled “Thoorupu Padamara”. The movie became a huge hit too. K. Balachander then cast her in a supporting character in his Telugu movie Maro Charithrawhich was released in 1978.Madhavi also worked in the Hindi remake of Ek Duje Ke Liye released in 1981, which became the top grossing movie of that year and the movie also starred Sridevi and Kamal Hasan in the lead roles.

She bagged a Filmfare Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. The actress also featured opposite superstar Amitabh Bachchan in the 1990 Hindi movie Agneepath.She acted in a number of Kannada movies alongside popular Kannada actors like Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag and Ambareesh. She also appeared in many Malayalam projects with superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal.

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Like many high-profile mobsters, James "Whitey" Bulger will likely earn a place in the pantheon of great gangsters.

Judging by the interest in Bulger's story, and a tendency by some to turn hard-boiled sinners into soft-boiled saints, Whitey is definitely an A-List mobster, even though he doesn't have a truly epochal gangster moment to his credit.

Whitey Bulger police mug 62411.jpgAP file photoThe official police mugshot of James J. 'Whitey' Bulger Jr., reputed leader of Boston's Irish mob, who was arrested last week and returned to Boston to answer murder and other charges.

gotti.JPGAP file photoA 1990 file photo of John Gotti, the late New York mob boss.

Instead of money, the hearing before Judge Mark Wolf dealt with the government's request to dismiss "with prejudice" the 1994 racketeering charges against Bulger. The government filed a motion today to dismiss those lesser charges in favor of concentrating on more serious charges involving 19 murders that were filed in 1999.
Peter Krupp, Bulger's current court-appointed attorney, made a plea for time to confer with his client and called the government's request to dismiss the racketeering charges "troubling" and referred to it as "forum shopping."

If prosecutors were allowed to drop the charges that include extortion, loan sharking, witness tampering and conspiracy, it would remove Bulger's case from Wolf's court, since another judge is assigned to the indictment on the murder charges.

Wolf asked Bulger's attorney to file paperwork related to the federal prosecutors' request by the end of the day Wednesday.

In a five-page filing, the U.S. Attorney's office urged Wolf to ask Bulger's brothers, William (Billy) and John, to file financial affidavits with the court.

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One From The Archives: 06/28/08 Cinderella/ Bo Bice/ Downtread @ Myth, Maplewood, MN - CANCELLED

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*This and all of Cinderella's subsequent previously scheduled 2008 shows were cancelled when vocalist Tom Keifer blew his voice out during tour rehersals. Keifer's instrument eventually healed, but the band would not play together again until early 2010.

One From The Archives: 06/28 & 29/08 Loflife 2008 /W/ All The Pretty Horses/ Etc. @ NIck & Eddie, Minneapolis, MN

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State of the Arts – Sako Design

SAKO SHAHINIAN: I was born in Beirut, Lebanon. Upon graduation from Art Center, I quit my part time job at an advertising company and started freelancing.

I have taken private lessons by countless local artists, signed up for drawing sessions, and participated in various art shows. During high school, I enrolled in many art classes such as figure drawing, life drawing, painting, etc. Furthermore, I graduated from the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts. After graduation, I enrolled in figure drawing classes at Glendale Community College in order to prepare for a possible acceptance to Art Center College of Design. Soon after, I was accepted to the Art Center College of Design Illustration department where my formal training officially began.

SS: I have always been torn between style and function. I consider my work to have an attitude rather than a style. Sample of Sako Shahinian's graphic design work

SS: In 2004, I officially launched Sako Designs. Throughout the years, I have worked on interesting projects within very different industries. SS: I don’t limit myself to print and design. I work with multiple mediums such as motion, photography, corporate branding, and product development.

H: For many people, finding motivation to be creative and developing original concepts is not easy. SS: Art plays a fundamental role in Armenian culture; it is one of the brightest features in our national identity. SS: I just signed on to a big project called 180South.

Will graphic warning help stop smoking?

The Food and Drug Administration released nine gruesome new warning labels for cigarette packs. Those working to stamp out the habit of smoking welcome the labels as one more tool in their fight. The new cigarette packs are nothing short of a reality horror show, displaying images such as a diseased lung and a smoker wearing an oxygen mask.

President Obama in 2009 signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, giving the FDA the authority to require the labels.

It had been 25 years since the warning labels were last strengthened. In 2000 Canada became the first country to pass a law requiring tobacco companies to affix warnings that included gruesome photographs depicting the results of smoking-related diseases.

 

Burke County business owners and health professionals are split about whether new graphic cigarette warning labels are appropriate, but they agree the pictures won’t deter many current users from the habit.

This month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the nine labels, which are much larger than current warnings. Chad Earp, owner of the Tobacco Barn in Morganton, thinks the new labeling will have little to no effect on smokers.

“People know that smoking isn’t good for you, yet they continue to smoke. “If people want to smoke they should be able to,” Stilwell said. “I don’t smoke, my family doesn’t smoke, but I don’t think people should be constantly told how bad it is. Some health-care professionals feel the labeling could help reduce tobacco use.

“My hope is that it will deter young people from starting to smoke.”

Joseph Rodriguez, oncology manager at Grace Hospital, agreed that young people would be the target audience affected most by these new labels.

Among other things, the fund financed anti-smoking campaigns aimed at young people and tobacco-cessation funding around the state. The FDA released a statement on its website addressing why it chose these labels. Both Earp and Stillwell wondered whether the government considered what it will lose in tax revenue if many people decide to quit smoking because of the labeling.

Meena Kumari

Meena Kumari was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema. Meena Kumari was the third daughter of Ali Baksh who was a veteran of Parsi theater played harmonium, taught music and Iqbal Begum. Bollywood actress Meena Kumari gained a reputation for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have been praised and reminisced throughout the years.

During a career from her childhood to her death, she starred in more than ninety films, many of which have achieved classic and cult status today.Bollywood heroine Meena started her acting career at the age of 7 in 1939 with Leatherface, directed by Vijay Bhatt. Meena Kumari gained fame with her role as a heroine in Vijay Bhatt's Baijju Banwara in1952. She became the first actress to win the Filmfare best actress Award in 1953 for this performance. Pareeenita, Daera, Ek Hi Raasta Sharda, and Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraya are some big hits of bollywood legend Meena Kumari.

Though she cultivated the image of a tragedienne, she also performed commendably in a few light-hearted movies like Azzad, Miss Mary, Shararat, and Kohinoor.Meena Kumari fell in love with and married film director Kamal Amrohi. After divorcing her husband in 1964, heraddiction to alcohol became stronger and three weeks after the release of Pakeezah, actress Meena Kumari became seriously ill, and died on 31 March 1972 of liver cirrhosis.

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One From The Archives: 06/27/04 Alice Cooper/ Viking Skull @ Hammersmith Carling Apollo, London, England

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One From The Archives: 06/27/08 Uptown Pride Block Party 2008 @ Bryant Ave. & Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN

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Suggested Reading: "Cop!" by L.H. Whittemore (1970)

Cop! by L.H. Whittemore

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Take an exciting and dangerous trip back in time to 1968/1969 with author L.H. Whittemore as he tags along with policemen from three of the most crime-riddled and violent cities in the United States at the time: Patrolman Joseph Minelli in New York City, Detective Ernie Cox in Chicago, and Patrolmen Colin Barker and his partner Gary Cummings in San Francisco.

It was a time of protest, social reorganization, population shift, rising urban crime rates, "White Flight," and "Black Power." It was a time that seemed like almost anything could...and would...and did...happen. And it was a dangerous time time to be a Cop in the big cities of America. Law enforcement had always been a dangerous career choice, but now the police in American cities were seen by a large segment of the younger generation not as a protective force but instead as an occupying force. They were seen as "The Pigs," enforcing the imposement of unjust laws enacted by "The Man" upon those who sought greater personal and social freedoms and liberties.

Cop! is the story of four vry different policemen in three very different cities and how each officer was doing the best job that he could do at the time to keep the peace and uphold the law, often amid circumstances that bordered on insanity and/or near-anarchy. Come along as the officers go on patrol out on the crumbling city streets, sit on long stake-outs, investigate various criminal activies, make arrests, and try to keep the streets from exploding in violence...all while trying to make it home alive at the end of the day.

Part one of the book, the first 109 pages, are given to police stories that can only come from the streets of New York City. A summer heat-wave, high youth unemployment and simmering racial tensions threaten to make the streets erupt with action and violence at any time, day or night. An in-home burglary and a shaken eldery victim. A domestic situation. Rowdy kids on the streets opening fire-hydrants to cool off, not realizing that the fire department needs the water pressure to douse the fires of the burning tenement buildings up the street. Small, unattended children aimlessly wandering the streets at all hours amid the junkies and pimps and whores who shot up, conducted business and settled scores on the same streets. Part one of this book educates you to the fact that there is not a dull moment in the life of a New York City cop.

In part two, follow the twists and turns of a routine-turned-complex investigation of a late-night Chicago street fight in a seedy section of the city that led to one man's death. Or did it? Did the victim's boxing match under the El really lead to his death or were there other unknown circumstances? Sometimes it seems this story will just keep going on forever with a cast of interesting street characters who each have their own motivation to be less than completely truthful with the police investigating the crime. BUt through persistent investigative work, the story finally becomes clear and justic is eventually served.

Then, come along in part three, as a pair of San Francisco cops navigate their way through the post-Summer of Love wreckage of Haight-Ashbury populating the streets in the summer of '68 or '69: hungry, poor, drugged-out runaways from all over America who came expecting to live out the hippie dream but had arrived too late and now clogged the streets of the Haight, peddling drugs and begging for spare change, making life a miserable and sometimes dangerous daily obsticle course for many of those who called the area home. To make things even more interesting, the young Patrolmen, Barker and Cummings, have several personal and idealogical differences; one being much more liberal in his politics than the other. This in turn would lead to many interesting and sometimes heated discussions between the partners concerning the application of law and race relations and how justice and policing seemed to be applied differently to people of color.

Cop! is a real page-turner of a book that takes you back to a time when the future of city dwelling in America was in question as violence, unemployment, poverty and drug use spiraled out of control and as the winds of great social change whirled throughout this country, altering forever, among other things, the way policing of the populations of big cities in the United States was to change during the coming, troubled decade of the 1970's.

Rock And Roll Cinema: "Because They're Young" (1960)

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Plot synopsis via IMDB:

Neil Hendry is the new high school teacher in town, but he is still haunted by a tragic event in his past. However, his friendly, casual style wins the hearts of some of the school's more troubled teens, as well as the principal's secretary. He is able to positively help them both in and out of school. But these same attributes make him an enemy of the principal, who discourages such close relationships between teachers and students.

One From The Archives: 06/26/05 The Demolition Ball 2005 @ Newcastle Metro Arena, Newcastle, England

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One From The Archives: 06/25/05 Stephen Pearcy/ Modify/ Kwang @ Station 4, St. Paul, MN

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New York City Images As Album/CD Cover Art #23: Buck Owens And His Buckaroos "I Wouldn't Live In New York City" (1971)

Artist: Buck Owens and his Buckaroos
Title: I Wouldn't Live In New York City
Released: 1971 - UK ONLY release on Capitol Records

Want to see and hear Buck and his Buckaroos performing the song "I Wouldn't Live In New York City" on "Hee Haw" ?!? Of course you don't. But you'll watch it anyway because you have a morbid curiosity. You can see the video in my most recent post over at The New York Nobody Sings. And don't complain to the management over there...it'll do you no good.

06/24/11 Motley Crue/ Poison/ New York Dolls @ Target Center, Minneapolis, MN (Part I - New York Dolls)

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After waiting excitedly for a few months for the day of this show to arrive, it was kind of a drag to come home from work yesterday only to find the Gorgeous One not feeling very well. By the time it was time to leave for Minneapolis, her headache was still pounding away and she was really not feeeling much better. So, after some discussion and with more than some regret, she decided to skip the show and sent me on my way to rock and roll solo. I tenderly kisssed her soft pouty lips goodbye and was soon on my way for a date with the Dolls and the Crue! Oh, and Poison, too.

After doing battle with the always horrid Friday-at-5:00pm Twin Cities rush hour traffic conditions for the better part of an hour, I arrived in downtown Minneapolis, parked the car and walked several blocks out of my way to grab a quick and as-always tasty bite to eat at Chipotle. Meal almost inatantaneously devoured and a ravenous hunger satiated, it was time to walk over to the Target Center and enjoy one of the finer things in life...a good old fashioned Friday evening rock and roll show.

A few blocks from the arena I spied a guy on the street looking for a ticket. I said I had one (since the Gorgeous One was forced to sit this one out) and I'd give it up for $15.00. He said $10.00. Or no deal. So I said OK...figuring $10 back out of the $25 original price was better than nothing. It would buy me a soda and nachos at the show or something I figured. I handed him the ticket, took my money, thanked the guy and continued on my way.

I arrived a at the Target Center a few minutes later. The doors were already open and people were making their way inside the arena. I fished my ticket out of my wallet and joined the line and was quickly inside and on my way up to the upper deck. I stopped by the concession booth and grabbed a large soda and M&M's. Then I checked out the t-shirt booth - nothing really jumped out at me except the $60.oo Motley Crue "Pentagram" hoodie - but I wasn't spending that kind of cash, so I passed - and went in and found my seat, ate my M&M's and slurped at my soda and waited for the show to begin. The people continued to trickle in slowly but it was soon obvious that the Dolls would be playing to a nearly empty hall as it seemed people were taking their sweet old time to arrive late to catch the headliners. Their loss. Just after 7:30pm, the house lights went out and the Dolls sauntered out on stage to a smattering of applause from the scant crowd that had assembeled thusfar. I was on the edge of my seat...ready and waiting for it. I don't think most of those in attendance knew what to expect...I did.

Looking For A Kiss



Dance Like A Monkey



And around this point it the set, the band locked into their groove and really began to lay it down...

Cause I Sez So



Who Are The Mystery Girls?



And then they took it down a notch...

Talk To Me Baby



Kids Like You



...and then it was BAM! Right back to kickin' some serious ass!

Pills



Trash



Personality Crisis



I was thinking to myself, "They almost sound like a metal band!" They were kicking serious serious ass at this point and those who arrived late really missed out. Before the show I was afraid the Dolls would be swallowed up by the "bigness" of the stage production and the size of the Target Center - they're mostly a "club" band after all...but I needn't have worried. Their set was brilliant, they came across with HUGE personality - rocking as if the hall was filled to capacity, which, by the time they finished up, was still not the reality of the situation unfortunately. But after each song they got a nice applause from the people who were there, which was nice to hear. I'm hoping they won over some new fans here because they worked hard for it. Bravo Dolls...thanks for bringing a bit of that beloved NYC 70's R&R sound to Minneapolis.

And they still had one more blast from the past left up their sleeve before their all-too brief set was over...

Jet Boy



...and then they were gone. The house lights came up and I got up from my seat to stretch a bit and to go outside and have a smoke. I didn't really feel the need to sit and watch the set change for Poison...or to actually even see Poison at all for that matter. So I got up and made my way outside to smoke...and to call The Gorgeous One and see how she was feeling and report to her the smashing brilliance of the Dolls' set.

CONTINUED in "06/24/11 - Part II - Motley Crue"

06/24/11 Motley Crue/ Poison/ New York Dolls @ Target Center, Minneapolis, MN (Part II - Motley Crue)

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Read Part I - New York Dolls HERE.

After a nice amount of time spent outside to smoke a few cigarettes and to call the Gorgeous One to see how she was doing (she reported not feeling much better and was glad she hadn't come to the show), and mostly to purposely miss as much of Poison's set as possible, I felt that maybe they were just about finished so I went back inside the Target Center and headed back upstairs to the upper level. I returned to my seat just in time to witness C.C. Deville finish doing his guitar solo. It wasn't mind blowing, but it wasn't too shabby either...the man can play a guitar, there's no denying that.

From there Poison continued on through their set, the crowd, now noticably much higher in numbers but not quite sold out, on it's feet partying like it's 1989 as the band rocked it's wasy through Unskinny Bop, Fallen Angel and Nothin' But A Good Time. Then, mercifully, it was over. I guess you can't argue with the fact that the entire place was rocking out, hands in the air like they just don't care...but for my money, I still could have done without them. It's just me...I liked 'em in back in 1987...not so much so in 2011. Sorry to all you mega Poison fans but that's just the way it is - I'm over it. But congrats to the band on a well received set.

The stage crews set about the task of removing Poison's gear and replacing it with Motley Crue's and thankfully the set change between the evening's co-headliners took maybe just under 30 minutes. The standard between-set intermission music was coming over the PA and then suddenly, without any warning...

BAMMM! BAM! BAMBAM! BAMBBBAAAAMMMBOOOM!

Fireworks!!

Curtain Drop!

Motley...Fucking... Crue!

Wild Side





Saints Of Los Angeles





Sounds pretty good, eh? I'm not gonna waste alot of time writing about the show - you can see for yourself the band was in pretty good form last night and delivered a smokin' set of musical nostalgia that kept the nearly-sold out Target Center crowd on their feet for the duration of the evening. Even Vince Neil was a bit more impressive than I'd hoped for, he seemed to have a bit better vocal control, not gasping for air and actually seemed to be trying to sing as many of the lyrics as possible, something he's not always known for these days.

Live Wire





Shout At The Devil





S.ame O.le S.ituation





Primal Scream





Home Sweet Home





And then...the moment that people in the crowd had been anticipating all evening... Mr. Lee's fabulous 360* roller-coaster drum-solo! Hang on!

Tommy Lee Drum Solo





THAT was pretty impressive. All the haters will say, "Yeah, but his solo sucks." To which I reply, "Yeah, probably. But that was entertaining as hell and there's nothing wrong with being entertained once in a while either." And all you have to do is listen to the rest of the show to see that Tommy Lee does NOT suck as a drummer, he's a powerhouse...always has been. Maybe his solo isn't so technically proficient...and I don't think he's really trying to outdo Neil Peart or anything anyway. Tommy just wants you to watch him and go..."Bro, that is fucking bad-ass!" There's not another drummer out there that has consistenly brought you visual entertainment on that kind of scale for three decades.

Looks That Kill





At this point in the proceedings, my trusty Nikon was about to give out, so I reached in my pocket and grabbed the reserve unit, our old Sony that I haven't used in almost a year. I finished shooting the rest of the show with that and as you can see the picture quality is not quite that of the Nikon, but I did the best I could as the band continued on...

Dr. Feelgood





Too Young To Fall In Love





Girls Girls Girls





About midway through G.G.G., I decided that I'd had just about enough for one evening and that it was time to head for home. The band continued blasting away as I rose from me seat and made my way to the exit, I didn't even pay attention to what song it was though. The band had proven their point...after 30 years, Motley Crue are still a bunch of bad m.f.ers - and they still deliver the goods when it comes to getting your entertainment dollar's worth for a great evening of classic rock and roll.

This photo sums up the evening perfectly...



UPDATE:

Check out the Minneapolis Star/Tribune show review and some great photos HERE.

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