that's wonderful. i love that you have such a global exposure to life. Enjoy the care package!

awww that's so sweet. Where is your mom from ?

I've used Habla by nostr:npub107jk7htfv243u0x5ynn43scq9wrxtaasmrwwa8lfu2ydwag6cx2quqncxg and its great. I've not tried YakiHonne. The challenge however is that is is posted on some clients it isnt on others so it can be spammy for some and not visible for others. Its harder if you cant control the visibility of your notes. But understood on the stress of long notes.

I had this mostly in a loop but I also like Give me everything with Ne-yo and Afrojack and the one with Christina Aguilera

https://youtu.be/LefQdEMJP1I

Thankful for you here, and for the constant source of positivity

Blasting Pitbull kinda morning

Although it's not Thanksgiving here, grateful for the family there is, heart bleeds for our loved ones gone too soon, and hope everyone finds happiness in their own ways. There might be clashes of opinions here and there, but in the larger aspect of life, everyone is just trying to get through each day, to pick up from pain and struggles, and to reach for that dream, whatever that may be, from whichever part of the world we are from. Wrapping any day on a good note is precious. Going to bed with a smile is precious. Having another day is precious. Happy Thanksgiving all ❤️

Happy thanksgiving uncle Bob!

oh boy. Not something I was hoping or anticipating.

In high frequency systems, there’s DANL (Displayed average noise floor) and the more noise you have, the higher your average noise floor rises and the lower your signal to noise ratio becomes. If DANL gets too high, it becomes hard to distinguish signal from noise. Its important to eliminate noise (often from mixers and amplifiers), add a filter - to give you that strong, robust signal.

What’s the definition of a powerful woman to you? My mom was a homemaker most of life, and when my dad wanted to pursue higher education at the age of 40, while raising all 3 of us, she took up domestic jobs to help my dad out. It was both their struggle that brought us out of extreme poverty and got us education and a future we can dream of. My mom is one of the sweetest and badass women I know (and def has more color in her wardrobe that I do, more party plans, more travel trips and an amazing cook). That's pretty powerful to me. And this doesn't even count the amount of help she contributes in making lives better for strangers in need. My maternal grandma rubber tapped from 4am for about 30 years of her life to raise her children when my grandpa died. That’s damn powerful to me too. These are the women who remind me every time to pick up and keep going.

there's something about trying your hardest and falling flat, trying again and still failing, trying again and this time there are small wins and you slowly learn how to get better and master the wins

We see you

can't seem to zap you

oh boy. Hope all is well. And that is quite a comeback, what a view

While the concept swings between communism to Nazis, in the US, in my opinion, it's far too polarized and boxed in based on what politicians lead people to believe. I'll share a link from a previous post on what I think the modern concept is and why it deludes people. If anything, any form of coming close to the center scares the bejesus out of people. Also Americans tend to think the world is like them and about them (I know I am generalizing here but I'm not far from the truth). I am from a country that is ruled by conservative Muslims (swinging between right and far right), with AA for the majority. I am a christian minority, excluded from the same options of higher education or economic opportunities as a majority based on merits. Capitalism is full of corruption. We learn survival and growth the hard way and early on. So if you ask me, do merits counts, of course. To assume that powerful women rise because of AA is a shallow take.

I understand the frustration of overboards of AA in the US. A friend of mine, white male in Texas, got sidelined because of AA. But I also understand that women are constantly looked down upon in the US and everywhere else. And unfortunately politicians find this to be an excellent notion to divide left and right and gain support. And people fall for it time and again.

Religion is another tool used by politicians to manipulate people. Has happened for 3000 years, it's not going to stop now. Ironically in the US, the right thinks the left uses religion to manipulate the system and vice versa. Does Trump care about abortion ? of course not. But he managed to get a large group of people to have a certain perception, and rode in on their support. and gain control of the supreme court.

In the larger aspect of things, people are not going to be affected by what happens to someone else, but getting warped into a culture of beliefs that you cannot question - that is a dangerous element.

You are Holdbod’s dad and I have a lot of respect for your son, and I was raised to respect the elders. The prior conversations started on an agitated note and not something I want to carry on here (or for the day).

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the Roaring 20's was known as the decade of rebellion, era of expression - with uprise of women who joined the workforce and flapper movement, rise of speak easy bars, indie performers, modern jazz and self expression, modernism, also with extreme contradiction with the rise of nationalism, liberalism. Because all the notions and thoughts were new, it is also known as the first modern decade

https://ap.gilderlehrman.org/essays/roaring-twenties

I picked up this book to explore the notion of creativity - 'It's not only Rock n' Roll ; Iconic musicians reveal their source of creativity'. The author has quite a fascinating life journey - Jenny Boyd was married to Fleetwood Mac's bassist and later to Bob Dylan's drummer, with family ties to George Harrison and Eric Clapton who were both married to her sister at one point or another. After two decades of global travel with bands, she pursued psychology, from bachelors right up to PhD with a focus on creativity. This book is a culmination of 75 interviews conducted between 1987 and 1991.

The concept of creativity posits that talent and creativity are distinct, with creativity being a universal trait requiring nurturing. According to interviews, 95% of successful musicians attribute their traits to nurture, not nature or genes. This part of the book explores how childhood shapes creativity of George Harrison, Keith Richards, BB King, Eric Clapton and more

‘Neither of my parents were musicians, but they did have an upright piano in the house, and my dad, who was a merchant seaman, bought a lot of records and a wind-up gramophone from the States. There was always music about the house, and they also liked to dance. My mum was often singing. Since they really appreciated music, they encouraged me. When I was 12, I wanted to buy a friend’s guitar, and my mother gave me the 3 pounds and 10 shillings to buy it. My mum really liked the idea of me playing, because Dad was always out working at night or doing shift work.

There was a friend of my father’s who, he remembered, used to play guitar when they were on the ships together. My father had sold his guitar because he needed the money, but this guy had continued playing. So my father called him up and asked him if he would show me a few things. This guy owned a liquor store, and whichever evening of the week he closed the shop, I’d go down there and he would show me how to play the guitar. I’m sure that set a certain pattern in my music, because he taught me all those old songs. He taught me all the chords to what you would call “dance band music”, and that stayed with me until this day. He was a great help to me, showing me where to put my fingers and how different chords follow each other, just by playing songs, really. In retrospect, I think he had an enormous influence on me.’

George Harrison, The Beatles

‘My father was an engineer, a foreman in a moulding company in Blackpool, England, and my mother took care of the family. I had friends who played guitar and seemed to have talent, but they were dissuaded from their destiny by their parents who said, “You’ve got to get a real job; this will never last. Go to the factory like your grandfather did and his father and your father and get a gold watch at 65.

I think my parents recognised something in me that they encouraged instead of deflated, and I’ll always be grateful to them for that. I was always encouraged as a boy to follow my natural instincts; my mother and father instilled in me that if I followed my heart, I’d come to no harm. Neither of them were musicians, although I found out about six months before my mother died that she was living her life [vicariously] through me. She had ambitions when she was a young woman of going on the stage and performing.”

Graham Nash, The Hollies

‘For some reason I was always crazy about the guitar, and most families in the area had some type of old guitar – that’s the one thing families in the area I grew up in could afford. When we went to church, the preacher, who was my uncle’s brother-in-law, played the guitar.

After church the preacher would come to our house, and all the adults would have dinner, and the kids would have to wait until the adults had finished before we could eat. Usually when the preacher would visit, he would lay his guitar on the bed. He always had a nice guitar; the electric guitar was coming in then, and he had a guitar that was amplified with pickups. So when he laid his guitar on the bed and then went in for dinner, I would crawl up on the bed and start playing with that guitar. One time they caught me, and I thought I’d surely get it. But the preacher didn’t scold me; he showed me three chords, which I still use today.’

- B. B. King

‘I think I wanted to be a musician from the minute I was born. I wanted to play anything my grandparents would get for me, which included violin and drums. When I was really young, my grandmother used to encourage me “to do a turn”. It was a big thing that everyone would have their own song. My gran would have a certain song if it was Christmas or if people had come round to visit. As a tiny tot, I was inevitably put up in the big bay window, they would pull the curtains, and I would sing “I Belong to Glasgow”. That was before I was aware of show biz. It was a very musical family background. Rose played the piano very well.

When my mother came back [to the Clapton household], she introduced jazz into the house. She was a big jazz fanatic – things like Benny Goodman, Harry James, or swing and big-band jazz. This was all very prevalent in my home when I was nine or ten. I clicked on that, especially Glenn Miller.’

Eric Clapton

‘I first started holding guitars and bashing away on pianos when I was a little kid. My grandfather used to run a dance band, and he turned me on to the playing of music. We were very close to each other. He had seven daughters and lived off the Seven Sisters Road in London, which was pretty ironic. He had this incredible sense of humour – for one guy to live in a house full of eight women, you’ve got to have a laugh!

When I used to visit him, a guitar would be on top of the piano, and I thought that’s where the guitar lived. Just a few years ago I found out that he used to put the guitar there especially for my visits. He’d take the guitar out of its case, polish it up, and leave it there. He never asked, “Do you want to play?” He would just let me look at it, and slowly I would ask if I could touch it.’

Keith Richards, Rolling Stones

you do realise that nostr has mostly rights/far rights who predisposed assumptions on how women should be right ? I've had many attacks here , I led most of it slide and I've just never spoken up until now. I've got nothing against you - and there are some great men here i've enjoyed talking to and have healthy and fun conversations. But it is not wrong pointing out the obvious. If that offends you, i can't do much about it. But i hope you will want more people of all areas. My hope is that Nostr becomes the public square it has the potential to be and democracy will be about people talking to people, despite their differences. To achieve that, it needs people from all corners of the world. I have said the same thing all throughout.

what a shitty thing of you to ask. most women around the world work twice as hard and still deal with shit day in day out. If only they were treated by merits.