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April 16, 2018

Helmut Newton and I Drinking Wine (1991—A Gallery For Fine Photography)


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Facebook profile photo is courtesy of Al Rose III's son—with Helmut Newton at A Gallery For Fine Photography




Shown here drinking wine with my favorite photographer, Helmut Newton. This must have been 1991, New Orleans, A Gallery For Fine Photography, taken by famous photog, Al Rose III's son.


this is probably only the second of two Helmut shows that the great Joshua Mann Pailet hosted for Helmie--still quite a coup.


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his wife, June Newton, a great photog in her own right accompanied him--




i sold a beautiful $5,000 large photo that magical evening of a model after a haircut with hair all over her lovely tits to Edwin H. Neill II, RIP--


you're welcome, Josh--no commissh.


it is now hopefully bequeathed to my dearest friend, Edwin Neill III, son of Edwin Neill II and CFO of Neill Corp and Paris Parker Salon & Spa fame.





Al Rose was responsible for at least four of my favorite things:


Rediscovery and appreciation of 

E. J. Bellocq's photos, as seen in his groundbreaking book on Storyville, 'Storyville, New Orleans: Being an Authentic, Illustrated Account of the Notorious Red Light District',



which led to everyone's favorite prostitute film (not Pretty Woman--oh, now i get it), Pretty Baby (film).



AND



i just found out he is in my favorite 17-part television documentary series on the history of modern pop music, directed by Tony PalmerAll You Need is Love,



AS Well as his encyclopedic knowledge and lifelong celebration of New Orleans music and culture.

April 15, 2018

Help: How to write the perfect "Did you know" Hook (i like no. 3: "Make it crazy!")

Help: How to write the perfect "Did you know" Hook



On the Main Page of Wikipedia, there is a section which is called did you know (DYK). 

Below are four easy steps to make this process easier for a beginner. Note, not every article will be able to fit the criteria below and that is all right because no article is perfect.


1. Make it interesting

Writing a DYK hook that essentially says, "Did you know ... that it has been said that one plus one equals two?" is unlikely to get attention because it is not only boring, but it also tells the casual reader all that they need to know. A good hook should make the reader want to find out more information. When your hook is not about snails in pillows (fossilized snails found in rock formations), you might have to write in a style that increases a reader's want for more information. For example, if your subject involves how an island was misidentified for many years, you could say, "... that Adventurer Island was thought to exist for five hundred years before it was proven to be nearby Guano Island?" This makes the reader want to read up on why the island was misidentified for so long. Another example that garnered 30,100 views when it was used on the main page is the following, 

"... that some hermaphrodite snails and slugs pierce each other with love darts (pictured) during mating?"

 A love dart sounds interesting because it involves not only snail sex, but the name itself makes one want to learn more about what it is.

2. Make it weird

Another way to create a good hook is to make it weird. Sure you could just say that the Termitaradus mitnicki no longer lives on this planet, or you could say, 

"... that researchers have identified the life form (pictured) which no longer lives on this planet?"

 That hook makes people want to find out more about how scientists have not only managed to find a deceased life form intact but also find out how they were able to identify it. In addition, you do not have to add the title of the article to the hook. Masking the name of the article can work perfectly if it might confuse people. For example, the hook, 

"... that James Brown (pictured) flew an F-22 Raptor and survived a fuel leak while traveling at almost the speed of sound?" 

works because they are going to think of the Godfather of Soul James Brown, not James E. Brown III, a civilian test pilot.

 

3. Make it crazy

In the words of the late George N. Parks, "Make it crazy!" 
Feel free to do whatever you want to help make the hook better, as long as it stays within the guidelines of the DYK process. Imagination is allowed on Wikipedia because it helps to get things done. The same goes for a hook. You can either create lines of boring questions or create something that is truly innovative and inspiring to others who are aspiring Wikipedians.

4. Make it inspiring to others

Finally in the words of George, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Plan to make your hook the greatest that it can possibly be because you might just inspire someone to create an article and improve the encyclopedia that either might have always vandalized the Wiki or just thought that editing is dumb. The DYK process is Wikipedia's one chance to showcase all work, even entry-level work and if you can succeed at that, you have succeeded for the day.

See also

I was wondering why my "Best Sex with a Priest" was so Popular. It's those wacky Koreans on naver.com


WATCH Ultimate Updated 'Stinky Toys' 3-Video Time Capsule (My Favorite French Punk Band)

WATCH Ultimate Updated 'Stinky Toys' 3-Video Time Capsule (My Favorite French Punk Band)


Stinky Toys were a punk band from Rennes, France in 1976 and featured Elli Medeiros (vocals) and Denis Quilliard, alias Jacno (guitar)...

Stinky Toys - Plastic Faces (1977)





1. Best French Punk Band - Sexiest Singer TOUT l'HISTOIRE!

MY FAVORITE MOOD BRIGHTENER THIS SIDE OF A PROZAC-ADDER-ALL COCKTAIL!


Stinky Toys "Birthday Party" | Archive INA

This one's my favorite.  It's about CHINESE BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND CAKE...

«Elli & Jacno - Le Téléphone» 




Voici c'est «Téléphone» (Réponse, maintenant!) by «l'odeur des ordures ou très bon fromage, et un jouet pour un enfant»
English: Here is "Phone" (Answer now!) By "the smell of garbage or very good cheese, and a toy for a child"
Partie-2 de mes six-partie uruguayenne sexe-bombe, s'il-vous plaît, d'inventer le temps machinaux avant de mourir, et luxure-fest--vidéo la présentation.
ENGLISH: Part-two of my six-part Uruguayan sex-bomb, if you please, to invent the mechanical time before dying, and lust-fest - video presentation.
Quel est le groupe punk premiers Français avec plus sexy chanteuse uruguayenne en du monde 'qui était responsable pour plus les taches de sperme plus un jeune garçon, que d'un de 24-heures-Brigitte Bardot-minuit-films marathon?
ENG: What is the first French punk band with the sexiest singer in the world Uruguayan, who was responsible for more semen stains over a young boy, a 24-Hour Brigitte Bardot-midnight-movie marathon?
Pour la conservation et la longévité de cette vidéo, je ne vais pas risque de divulgation de l'information, mais plutôt je utiliser une référence à la cryptographie informatique inter-linguistique pour ceux qui ne peuvent pas sais
ENG: For the preservation and longevity of this video, I'm not going to risk disclosure, but rather I use a reference to the cross-linguistic data encryption for those who may not know

Le nom du groupe est une autre expression signifié «l'odeur des ordures ou très bon fromage, et un jouet pour un enfant...
ENG: The band's name is another term meant

"the smell of garbage or very good cheese, and a toy for a child ..."


Stinky Toys

Stinky Toys
Origin Rennes, France
Genres Punk rock, new wave
Years active 1976-1979
Labels Polydor

Former members
  • Elli Medeiros
  • Denis Quilliard, aka Jacno
  • Bruno Carone
  • Albin Dériat
  • Hervé Zénouda


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One of the first French new wave bands, in 1976 the band took part in the 100 Club Punk Festival in London, sharing the bill with such bands as Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned and Buzzcocks.

A single was released in a picture cover on Polydor Records in 1977, "Boozy Creed", with "Driver Blues" on the B-side.

The single met with mixed reviews, causing Polydor to abandon the release of the band's eponymous debut album outside France.

The album was described by Allmusic as  

"a largely flat, bland collection of recycled Stones and New York Dolls riffs with low-quality vocals",  
while Trouser Press were also not impressed with what they described as  

"uninspired sub-Rolling Stones rock'n'boogie with terrible vocals by Elli Medeiros".

The band split up in 1979, with Elli Medeiros and Jacno then forming the duo, Elli et Jacno. Medeiros went on to a solo career, releasing the Elli album in 1988.

Jacno later released several solo albums as well as working with several other artists including Mareva Galanter.


Medeiros was chosen by Dev Hynes as part of his 'Fantasy Band' in 2008.

  • "Boozy Creed" 7" single (1977) Polydor
  • Stinky Toys LP (1977) Polydor (reissued in 1990 as Plastic Faces by Universal Records)
  1. Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Stinky Toys", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1 84195 335 0
  2. ^ Huey, Steve "Stinky Toys Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  3. ^ a b Robbins, Ira "Stinky Toys", Trouser Press
  4. ^ Dupont, Pascal (2002) "Jacno l'hédoniste", L'Express
  1. ^ "My Fantasy Band: Dev Hynes, Lightspeed Champion", The Independent, 21 November 2008

Elli & Jacno was a French 1980s electron-pop group. They were quite successful in France and to some extent in Britain, having been featured once on the front page of Melody Maker magazine.

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Denis Quillard alias Jacno and Elli Medeiros decided to start a music duo after leaving the punk band The Stinky Toys

Jacno composed and performed the music and Elli sang and wrote the lyrics. They released three albums together before splitting up and beginning solo careers. A compilation Symphonies de Poche was released by Virgin ten years later.

Discography 

  • Tout va sauter (1980, Vogue)
  • Inédits 77-81 (1981, compilation, Vogue)
  • Boomerang (1982, Celluloid)
  • Les Nuits de la Pleine Lune (1984, CBS)
  • Symphonies de Poche (1994, compilation, Virgin)

    Jacno (born 3 July 1957, Paris - died 6 November 2009) was a French musician.

    Born as Denis Quillard, he was a founding member of the first French punk band The Stinky Toys. In the early 1980s, after the group disbanded, he teamed up with former Stinky Toys singer Elli Medeiros to form the pop duo Elli et Jacno. Jacno had also released a number of solo albums since 1979.

    A chain smoker, he took his professional name from the name of the graphic artist who drew the Gallic helmet logo of French Gauloises cigarettes brand.

    He died overnight between 5–6 November from cancer, aged 52.

    Discography 

    • Jacno. Celluloid, 1979.
    • Rectangle. Celluloid, 1980.
    • T'es loin, t'es près. Barclay, 1988.
    • Une idée derrière la tête. Barclay, 1991.
    • Faux témoin. Polygram, 1995.
    • La Part des anges. Mélodie/Sony Music, 1999.
    • French paradoxe. Emma/Wagram, 2002.
    • Tant de temps. Warner Music, 2006.

      

    1. Obituary (in French)