To start the day …. “Adele’s Hello: Southern University Marching Band & Dancing Dolls”!!

~~December 4, 2015~~ 

OUTSTANDING COVER

Adele’s “Hello”

Before going into the actual post, I must confess that I have totally fallen in love with Adele’s new musical project.

I have been listening to her new CD “25” and must say that I’m totally taken by it.

I know I’m not the only one because everything seems to be Adele nowadays. She was on a visit to New York City and hit all the major talk and late night shows. She appeared on Jimmy Fallon and was hilarious.

She also filmed a TV special for NBS which will air December 14 at 10 PM. One show that I will surely record and watch at my leisure.

Ellen DeGeneres made a parody of her “Hello” which was quite entertaining. Heather Rooney, an incredible illustrator, painted a colored pencil picture of Adele.

I found this video, a rendition of Adele’s “Hello” by the Southern University Marching Band and the Dancing Dolls.

Amazing! Hope you enjoy!

HortyRex©

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Southern University Marching Band’s Outstanding Cover

By COLLEEN ANNEK

December 3, 2015

Southern University, “of Baton Rouge, not New Orleans: this distinction is incredibly important” as noted by USA Today, takes on Grambling State in the Bayou Classic every year, this year having been the 42nd face-off between the teams, according to the Bayou Classic’s website.

Southern University competed in the Bayou Classic Battle of the Bands on November 27, 2015, and they came to impress. With a stacked horns section, the band covered Adele’s chart-topping single ‘Hello’ with unparalleled power as the Dancing Dolls accompanied the band from the field.

Record-breaking ‘Hello,’ which is currently one of the most popular songs in the country (it has been at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 list for five weeks now) was the perfect card for Southern University’s marching band to play.

~~GALLERY~~

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While Adele’s power-ballad might not be the first thing you think of when considering marching band music, the orchestration of the original track leaves plenty of room for the song to be adapted to a full marching band arrangement. The resulting harmonies are out of this world — just make sure you don’t have the volume turned up too high, these horn players mean serious business.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://sfglobe.com/2015/12/02/southern-university-marching-band-s-outstanding-cover-of-adeles-hello/

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https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/at-the-end-of-the-day-heather-rooney-drawing-adele/

https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/at-the-end-of-the-day-adele-jimmy-fallon-and-the-roots-hello/

~~Southern University Marching Band & Dancing Dolls~~

“Hello” by Adele

~~Published on Nov 27, 2015~~

Bayou Classic Battle of The Bands 2015!

We ALL are ONE!! 

To start the day …. “Heather Rooney: She got Starbuck’s concept”!!

~~December 3, 2015~~ 

REMEMBER WHEN?

Starbucks unveiled its new holiday design – a red cup with the green Starbucks logo – and sparked significant controversy due to its lack of Christmas symbols like reindeer and snowflakes.

Starbucks defended the blank holiday design as welcoming of people’s different stories.

~~SOURCE~~ 

http://www.usnews.com/

How fickle are we as a society?

How short is our memory?

Is there an element of an attention span deficit?

I wonder.

At least, a young, extremely talented, young lady, HEATHER ROONEY, grasped the idea happily and worked her wonder art.

There’s still hope, I think.

HortyRex©

Watch 21-Year-Old Self-Taught Artist Heather Rooney Create Unbelievable Portrait Drawings

HEATHER ROONEY

“I am a 21 year old art student.

I create photo-realistic portraits with colored pencil.

You can check out my drawing videos on YouTube!”

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Google Images

Facebook Timeline

https://www.facebook.com/ilovebeingpuertorican/?fref=ts

~~GALLERY~~ 

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~~SOURCES~~ 

Where to find/follow her

Facebook

Heather Rooney Art

Twitter

Tweets by Heather12ooney

Instagram

http://instagram.com/heather12ooney

Tumblr

http://heather12ooney4rt.tumblr.com/

#ToStartTheDay #HeatherRooney #SelfTaughtArtist #CreateUnbelievablePortraitDrawings #CreatePhotorealisticPortraits #ColoredPencils #StarbucksRedCup #ControversialCup #GraspedTheConcept #ChristmasIsInHeart #NotACup

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~Drawing on my Starbucks Red Cup~

Christmas Edition

~Published on Dec 1, 2015~

Drawing on my Starbucks cup – Christmas edition!

I don’t mind the Starbucks cup being plain red this year – more room to decorate it with a design representing what Christmas means to me.

We ALL are ONE!!

To start the day …. “World Peace Day 2015”!!

Hillary Clinton tends bar …. on “Saturday Night Live”!!

~~October 6, 2016~~ 

VAL TENDS BAR 

‘Saturday Night Live’ in political season premiere

Live from New York, it’s the race for 2016!

“Saturday Night Live” returned for its 41st season with host and musical guest Miley Cyrus, and wasted no time jumping into the latest headline-grabbing political headlines, even including a guest appearance from Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://www.today.com/popculture/hillary-clinton-tends-bar-saturday-night-live-political-season-premiere-t48086

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Google Images

~~GALLERY~~ 

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#HillaryClinton #TendsBar #SaturdayNightLive #PoliticalSeasonPremiere #Live #NewYorkCity #2016Race #HeadlineGrabbingPoliticalHeadlines #GuestAppearance #DemocraticFrontRunner #(KateMcKinnon #DonaldTrump #BarTalk

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“I’m just so darn bummed,”McKinnon’s Clinton said. “All anybody wants to talk about is Donald Trump.”

To which Clinton’s Val replied

“Donald Trump. Isn’t he the one that’s like ‘Oh, you’re all losers?'”

I didn’t see the show.

I read about it on the net and watched some of it on the Rachel Maddow show last night.

It’s refreshing to see a political candidate be willing to make fun at her own expense.

She seems comfortable and natural.

Here’s the complete skit.

Enjoy …. if only for the humor in it.

HortyRex©

~Hillary Clinton Bar Talk~

Saturday Night Live

~Published on Oct 4, 2015~

Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) confides her concerns about the 2016 presidential race to her bartender, Val (Hillary Clinton).

We ALL are ONE!!

Star Wars ….. celebrating the “Holiday Spirit”!!

~~December 8, 2014~~ 

THE EMPIRE IS COMING TO TOWN

The video is a promotion for Spikes New Years Star Marathon

​The Empire is coming to town, and there are a few Storm Troopers who want to wish you Happy Holidays!

To promote their “Star Wars” marathon that kicks off January 3, Spike has put a new spin on an old favorite with some singing, dancing baddies from the classic sci-fi fave.

The “Star Wars” Holiday Marathon launches at 2 PM ET on Friday, January 3.

~~CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR 2014 MARATHON~~

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~~SPIKE TV STAR WARS HOLIDAY COMMERCIAL~~

~~Published on Dec 23, 2013~~

SPIKE TV commercial featuring myself and other fellow storm troopers from the Star Wars costuming group, the 501st Legion …..

Is there a better way to celebrate the holidays than with a crew of Star Wars Storm Troopers singing “The Empire is Coming to Town“? We submit that there is not. Happy Holidays from Spike TV!

The Star Wars Holiday Marathon begins Friday, January 3rd at 2P/1c on Spike.

~~CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR 2014 MARATHON~~

#StarWars #CelebratingHolidaySpirit #EmpireComingToTown #SpikesNewYearsStarMarathon #CheckLocalListings2014 #StormTroopers #HappyHolidays #SpikeTV #DisturbingLackOfCheer #DarthVader #Yoda #StarWarsCostumingGroup #501stLegion

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We ALL are ONE!!