Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - You Got Lucky

Music Appreciation

On October 2, 2017, we lost a music legend, Tom Petty. To mark the musicians' 67th birthday, the City of Austin declared October 20th as "Tom Petty Day," and Sun Radio 100.1 FM in Austin dedicated the whole day to celebrate his contribution to music.

Released on October 22, 1982, You Got Lucky was the first single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Long After Dark album. The song reached no. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and no. 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.

Directed by Jim Lenahan, the Mad Max-esque post-apocalyptic music video shows Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, who are then accompanied by the rest of the band, come across a boombox and bring to life a music studio found under a tent.



via tompetty

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Got_Lucky
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/city-austin-declares-oct-tom-petty-day/QV4Vw6NtRmfe2dpDWl51MN/
http://sunradio.com/2017/10/18/city-of-austin-proclaims-1020-tom-petty-day/
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2973
http://www.videostatic.com/4x3/2013/02/28/tom-petty-and-heartbreakers-woman-love-jim-lenahan-dir

98 Days Until Vegas and the AVN Awards Red Carpet

It's a trip us guys make annually.

The rules are simple: no pictures; no pictures; and no pictures.

But the guys trip isn't anything like The Hangover. However, if you were to put together 10 years worth of Vegas trips then maybe there'd be a blockbuster film.  For the most part, we're a bit more tamed. *wink wink*

I'll be honest, I have a fascination for the adult film industry. In a previous blog entry, I asked the question, "If art is created to show beauty and express a feeling, then wouldn't [shouldn't] pornography be considered art?"

The AVN will hold it's "Porn Oscars" ceremony on January 27, 2018. It's a huge event.

Like last year, I am planning on dragging my friends to the Hard Rock Cafe Hotel & Casino and watch the many beautiful women and men in the adult industry walk the red carpet.

It's probably the only time when our Vegas rules don't apply. Pictures will be taken. Click click. Snap snap.

Check out my pictures at the 2017 AVN Awards Red Carpet HERE.

Tracks 83: Music Mix 1984

Aside from being the year of George Orwell's totalitarian novel 1984, the world saw a lot of major political unrest. There were, however, many memorable moments such as the Summer Olympics and a plethora of awesome music videos.

When I was a kid, Michael Jackson was a god. We all emulated him, especially when it came to imitating his iconic moonwalk. So, to many of us kids, the 14-minute horror themed music video, Thriller, was well... thrilling.



The Cars - Magic
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Madonna - Lucky Star
Huey Lewis and The News - I Want A New Drug
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen
Scandal, Patty Smyth - The Warrior
Chicago - Hard Habit to Break
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Laura Branigan - Self Control
The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Van Halen - Jump

Flickr Favorites

Cosplay... Is An Art: Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017

via beatdownboogie

Dance: Jason Derulo - If I'm Lucky

Choreography: Sanne Westland



via Saskia's Dansschool

Kate Louise Powell

Art Appreciation

Kate Louise Powell is anillustrator from West Yorkshire, UK. She is know for her pencil illustration of embellished portraits that combines human and natural beauty. She is also known for experimenting, at a young age, with photography, mixed media and paint.

You can see more of her work HERE.

L'effet Papillon via theflyingfruitbowl

Girl with Hummingbirds via art-spire

Bloom via erosart

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/KatePowellArt
http://katepowellart.tumblr.com/
http://artfucksme.com/kate-powell/
http://www.art-spire.com/en/illustration/beautiful-pencil-portraits-by-kate-powell/
https://theflyingfruitbowl.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/kate-powell/
https://society6.com/katepowell
https://erosart.tumblr.com/tagged/Kate-Powell