May the Force be with Carrie Fisher and may her rebellious spirit live forever
As a direct reaction to the formation of the Galactic Empire, the Alliance insurgency conducted covert operations on Imperial garrison-worlds and guerrilla warfare against the Imperial Fleet throughout the Star Wars galaxy.
Their goal was to restore the democratic ideals of the Old Republic.
A Postmodern Jukebox Tribute to Selena ft. Mayre Martinez
Latin American Idol Mayre Martinez joined us to pay tribute to Selena in the very first Postmodern Jukebox video recorded entirely in Spanish!
Here’s our version of “Como La Flor”.
Mayre has both a phenomenal talent and an amazing work ethic – since winning Latin American Idol, she’s gone on to release 3 albums, toured extensively with her own band, and launch her own singing academy, recognized as the best in her native Venezuela.
When I approached her about being the first Postmodern Jukebox singer to cover a popular Spanish song, she came up with the idea to do a PMJ tribute to Selena, the iconic singer credited with introducing Tejano music to a mainstream audience.
Our version of “Como La Flor” blends the well-known melody with the classic string-driven sounds of 1960’s country and soul for an altogether new sound.
Of course, Mayre’s vocals tell the story of heartbreak like only a world-class vocalist can.
Latin American Idol Mayre Martinez joined us to pay tribute to Selena in the very first Postmodern Jukebox video recorded entirely in Spanish! Here’s our version of “Como La Flor.”
God on high
Hear my prayer
In my need
You have always been there
He is young
He’s afraid
Let him rest
Heaven blessed.
Bring him home
Bring him home
Bring him home.
He’s like the son I might have known
If God had granted me a son.
~~Remembering the 49 lives lost in the Orlando shooting~~
~~Published on Jun 19, 2016~~
Last week as I sat alone to order lunch, an instrumental version of ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Misérables began to play in the restaurant.
Immediately, I thought about the 49 lives lost in the Orlando shooting. I searched for the lyrics and tears began flow.
Especially when I read ‘He is young, He’s afraid, Let him rest, Heaven blessed.’ as the music continued to play.
But, I wiped my tears and had my lunch. Later, I told Elisa what had happened. She said you have to edit a video with that music and the pictures of the victims.
Here’s the video I edited remembering the 49 victims in last weekends Orlando shooting. (The music is from the Glee version of ‘Bring Him Home’)
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~~Orlando Shooting: The faces of the 49 victims~~
~~Published on Jun 14, 2016~~
Here are the names and faces of the 49 people killed in the Orlando LGBT nightclub shooting.
On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris.
The Princess of Wales
After becoming Princess of Wales, Diana automatically acquired rank as the third highest female in the United Kingdom Order of Precedence (after the Queen and the Queen Mother), and as typically fifth or sixth in the orders of precedence of her other realms, following the Queen, the relevant viceroy, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales. Within a few years of the wedding, the Queen extended Diana visible tokens of membership in the Royal Family; she lent the Princess a tiara and granted her the badge of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II.
~~GALLERY~~
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LEGACY
From her engagement to the Prince of Wales in 1981 until her death in 1997, Diana was a major presence on the world stage, often described as the “world’s most photographed woman” (although other sources split this title between her and Grace Kelly).
She was noted for her compassion, style, charisma and high-profile charity work, as well as her difficult marriage to the Prince of Wales. Her peak popularity rate in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 2012 was 47%.
In 1999, TIME named Diana one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. In 2002, Diana was ranked 3rd on the BBC’s poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, outranking The Queen and other British Monarchs.
In February 2013, OCAD University in Toronto, Canada, announced that its new arts centre would be named after her, Princess of Wales Visual Arts Centre, a 25,000 square foot facility.
Princess Diana Drive was named in her memory in Trenton, New Jersey, United States.
Prince William and Kate Middleton gave a special tribute to the late Princess, by naming their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente became the first Latin American player to collect 3,000 career hits before his death in a plane crash.
~SYNOPSIS~
Born Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker on August 18, 1934, Clemente played with the Brooklyn Dodgers‘ minor league team before making his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955. He led the National League in batting four times during the 1960s, and starred in the 1971 World Series.
He died in a plane crash to deliver goods to Nicaragua in 1972.
~~GALLERY~~
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~BASEBALL CAREER~
Baseball player Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The son of a sugarcane worker, Roberto Clemente began his professional baseball career just after finishing high school.
He signed a deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played with their minor league team, the Montreal Royals, for a season. The next year he went to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates and made his major league debut in 1955.
As the decade progressed, Clemente established himself as one of the top all-around players in baseball. He won three more batting titles, and twice led the league in hits. Furthermore, he boasted one of the most fearsome arms ever witnessed in the sport, consistently unleashing powerful throws from his post in right field. He enjoyed perhaps his finest season in 1966, batting .317 with a career-best 29 homers and 119 RBIs to win the NL Most Valuable Player Award.
~REPUTATION AND DEATH~
Off the field, Clemente was described as a quiet gentleman.
He was proud of his Puerto Rican heritage and stood up for minority rights. Clemente married Vera Zabala in 1963, and they had three sons.
Renowned for his humanitarian work, he died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972, en route to bringing much needed supplies to survivors of an earthquake in Nicaragua. The next year he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
He became the first Latino inducted into the Hall.
It Is What It Is 