January 22, 2023

Rees Erwin articles/mentions

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Rees Erwin & the Northern Lights           
 
 
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Rees Erwin - Saturday, January 21, 2023
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King Tide, Chinese New Year & Rees Erwin

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King Tide - 2023
photo by Rees Erwin
 
 
The term king tide is generally used to describe the highest tides of the year. Tides are caused by the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun. Even though both the sun and moon influence our tides, the moon’s gravitational pull is about twice as strong than that of the sun. Therefore, we experience different tidal forces as a result of how far away the sun, moon, and earth respectively are from each other. When the earth, moon, and sun are near alignment we get a new moon (moon between the sun and earth) . . .

 
Perigean - Spring tide (New Moon)
oceanservice_noaa.gov
 
 
. . .  and full moon (earth between the moon and sun).  
 
 
Perigean- Spring tide (Full Moon)
oceanservice_noaa.gov
 
 
This alignment causes an increase in the gravitational pull roughly twice a month called ‘spring tides’. The moon’s closest position to the earth is called a ‘perigee.’ When a full or new moon coincides with perigee we get perigean spring tides. These are slightly larger tidal events that happen about three or four times a year.         
 
For every super high tide of these events there is an equally low tide. This occurred yesterday during the new moon and the Chinese New Year.     
 
Rees Erwin and a group of his friends took a dinghy out into the middle of the bay where a patch of land emerged from the waters of the bay to temporarily form an island and he photographically captured the event quite eloquently.   
        
         
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Best Things California ~ Walk with the King Tide Along the Embarcadero    
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Sea Grant California ~ King Tide        
        
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Life's Pivots and Potholes ~ Rees Erwin: Builder        
         
        
        
         
        
Thanks for the fantastic experience, Rees!
        
        
         
        
         
Styrous® ~ Sunday, January 21, 2023       
      













Donovan articles/mentions

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Greatest Hits reel-to-reel    
     
     
     
mentions:     
Judy Collins ~ In My Life reel-to-reel   
Gabor Szabo ~ Dreams       
     
      

     
     
     
     
     
     
Donovan  
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January 5, 2023

20,000 vinyl LPs 331: The Wiz

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The Wiz
vinyl LP front cover detail
Art Direction – Bill Levy
photo of album cover detail by Styrous®


On January 5, 1975, The Wiz opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. The show would open at the Broadway Theatre two years later on May 25, 1977.       
 
Stephanie Mills performed in the role of Dorothy and the show made her a star. One of the songs in the show, Home, later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit and was her signature song.    
 
 date & photographer unknown
 
 
There is an audio of the opening night of The Wiz mixed with images from the original production from January 5, 1975, on YouTube (link below). The album cover has plenty of information, so, no need to write about it. Click on any image to enlarge it or see the slideshow.           

       
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vinyl LP record, side 1


 
 vinyl LP record, side 2



  

 

The Andrews Sisters ~ Boogie Woogie Bugle Girls
vinyl LP record labels
photos by Styrous®

   
Tracklist:
       
Side 1:
        
A1        Prologue    0:20
A2        The Feeling We Once Had    3:36
A3        Tornado
Written-By – Harold Wheeler, Timothy Graphenreed
3:25
A4        He's The Wizard    3:19
A5        Soon As I Get Home    3:25
A6        I Was Born On The Day Before Yesterday    3:20
A7        Ease On Down The Road    2:26
A8        Slide Some Oil To Me    2:21
A9        I'm A Mean Ole Lion    1:41
       
Side 2:
       
B1        Be A Lion    4:03
B2        So You Wanted To See The Wizard    1:53
B3        What Would I Do If I Could Feel    2:53
B4        Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News    2:30
B5        Everybody Rejoice
Lyrics By – Luther Vandross
2:48
B6        Y'all Got It!    2:14
B7        If You Believe    2:17
B8        Home (Finale)    3:31
       
Companies, etc.
 
    Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
    Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
    Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN

Credits:
 
            Arranged By [Orchestration] – Harold Wheeler
    Arranged By [Vocals] – Charles H. Colman
    Engineer [Associate] – Burt Szerlip
    Engineer [Chief] – Phil Ramone
    Illustration – Milton Glaser
    Lyrics By – Charlie Smalls (tracks: A1 to B4, B6 to B8)
    Music By – Charlie Smalls
    Vocals [Starring As Dorthy] – Stephanie Mills
    Vocals [Starring As The Lion] – Ted Ross
    Vocals [Starring As The Wiz] – Andre De Shields
    Vocals [Starring] – Clarice Taylor, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Hinton Battle, Mabel King, Tasha Thomas, Tiger Haynes

Notes:
       
Label variation: "RI" in label matrix denotes a PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): ST-A-753361RI
    Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): ST-A-753362RI
       
Various – The Wiz (The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard Of Oz")
Label: Atlantic – SD 18137
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, RI
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Soul, Disco
       
       
       
       
         
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Abbott & Costello             
The Andrews Sisters         
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The Wiz (Original Broadway Cast, 1975; Opening Night Recording)    
1.) "Overture" (Orchestra) 
2.) Kansas Scene (Dorothy, Toto, Aunt Em, Uncle Henry) 
3.) "Tornado" (Dorothy & Company) 
4.) Munchkin Land (Dorothy, Addaperle, & Munchkins) 
5.) "He's the Wizard" (Addaperle, Dorothy, & Munchkins) 
6.) Silver Shoes/Emerald City (Addaperle, Dorothy, & Munchkins) 
7.) "Soon As I Get Home" (Dorothy) 
8.) Dorothy Meets the Scarecrow (Dorothy & Scarecrow) 
9.) "I Was Born On the Day Before Yesterday" (Scarecrow & Crows) 
10.) Can I Come With You? (Dorothy & Scarecrow) 
11.) "Ease On Down the Road #1" (Dorothy & Scarecrow)
         
        
        
        
        
Styrous® ~ Thursday, January 5, 2023       
       
 
 




















Stephanie Mills articles/mentions

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The Wiz
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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Danny Elfman ~ Music from the Films of Tim Burton

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Music from the Films of Tim Burton comes to Frost Amphitheater with the Symphony of San Jose, conducted by John Mauceri, violin soloist Sandy Cameron and the composer himself, Danny Elfman. Music from Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice In Wonderland and more come to life on stage. Enjoy enhanced visuals of Tim Burton’s original films with sketches, drawings, and storyboards on the big screen.

Additional Information

Effective April 1, 2022, Frost Amphitheater will no longer require proof of vaccination, negative COVID-19 test or masking to enter our venues (although masks are encouraged indoors). Please note that these policies may change in accordance with any local mandates.

Additional fees may apply. For events with a discounted price, no coupon or promo code is necessary to purchase tickets.

Friday, Sep 16, 2022 / 6:30pm (Doors Open at 5:00pm)
$40 - $89
     
Frost Amphitheater
365 Lasuen St
Stanford, CA 94305
     
     
     
     
     
     
      
     
     
     
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Styrous® ~ Sunday, May 16, 2021        
        

















January 4, 2023

Barry Manilow articles/mentions

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mentions:     
The Andrews Sisters ~ 
       Boogie Woogie Bugle Girls     
Glenn Miller ~ Moonlight Serenade     
     
     
     
     
     
     
photo by Miles J. Lourie 
    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 

48 years & legal

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hand w/ring - 2023
photo by Styrous®
         
         
        
        
Happy Anniversary!        
        
        
        
       
hand w/ring - 2023
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Styrous® ~ Wednesday, January 4, 2023