is photoshopping my head onto things.
Maude Mills
Maude Mills (c/o the jass dancer)
Fringe
Have you seen this cat
(via the Cherry Bar on FB)
Christa Hughes
Christa Hughes performing at a recent gig for dancers organised and run by musicians (photo via Richard Renshaw on FB).
You see, this is why dancers aren’t always the best people to organise dance events.
(Christa Hughes and her dad Dan singing on Spicks and Specks)
Leia, New Republic Chief of State
before the Battle of Hoth, when Leia’s instructing the pilots on their escape plan, not one of the rebels in the group want to know why they are being given their orders by a woman (who, as far we know, is not a pilot like them). She’s an effective general to them, and is afforded every respect.
Men
via Jaki Griot and mindlessmunkey
The Oz Big Band
…from Perth. Playing Cottontail. With lindy hoppers. In Perth. This band was one of the highlights of the MLX11 live music program.
Dick Hyman
@RiverwalkJazz tweeted this cool photo of Dick Hyman this morning. It reminded me that he was not only doing Bix Beiderbeck tributes, but also lovely albums like the perennial dancers’ favourite ‘A Tribute to Andy Razaf’ with Maxine Sullivan (and Buster Bailey!)
blackface
blackface.com is a useful resource for people who’re into African American dance and music of the early 20th Century (ie, us).
If you’re thinking about using some characters from 1930s or 40s films for your choreography, you may want to read up and avoid offending folk and looking like an insensitive (ignorant) clod.
(NB this image is the logo for the blackface.com website)