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  Espana de Mi Corazon

  It was a warm and balmy Mediterranean night as I walked down Las Ramblas, a famous walking promenade that stretches from the harbor of Barcelona into the city. It was my first night in Spain and I was thrilled in the early hours of the morning to see a group of Catalans promenading arm-in-arm singing their native Catalonian folk songs. Out of the night came the haunting sounds of Romanza de Amor, one of Spain's most famous melodies... and a song all guitarists learn. That night sealed my fate. Spain would remain a land of enchantment for me. The origins of Romanza de Amor are lost in time. Miguel Liobet, a famous guitarist of the early 1900's, was the first to write it down. It has since become popular world-wide with many nations writing their own words to the melody. Another love song, La Paloma (The Dove) also has an international history. Using the Cuban habanera rhythm made famous by Bizet in Carmen, the Spaniard Sebastian Yradier wrote what is often thought of by norte americanos as a Mexican song. A few years later, the Mexican Agustin Lara wrote a very 'Mexican' song about a town in Spain he had never seen. It eventually became the second most performed work in the world. When he later occasioned a visit to Granada, he said that everything he wrote about it was true. De Mi Corazón (From My Heart) was written by me in that same tradition of great Latin love ballads, inspired by a longing for my loved ones while on a protracted concert tour. Andalusia is the home of flamenco music (the music of the gypsies of Spain). It defies real understanding, according to the gypsies, unless you are one of them! The bravura, rhythms and raw passion of that music have gained a world-wide audience that may not understand the nuances of every little detail but they do respond to the immediacy of it's fetching songs and dances. On a train ride from Madrid to the south of Spain I met a couple of 'gypsies'. After drinking a little vino tinto with them and summoning up enough courage to play the Malagueña I had learned in my studies, I was politely told I had a lot to learn and they proceeded to start me on my way to 'authentic' flamenco. A number of works included here pay homage to those rascals the gypsies of Spain. Malagueñas come from the area of Malaga. The most famous was written by the Cuban Ernesto Lucuona. There is an ongoing debate whether he lifted his melodies from the gypsies or vice-versa. The Guajiras is a Cuban folk song that the gypsies took and made their own. It uses the hemiola effect of alternating 3/4 and 6/8 rhythm that is prevalent in much Latin music. The Gypsy Serenade that I wrote also uses the hemiola effect. It was written while I was in Zanzibar, which isn't as far fetched as it may seem since it, like Spain, was under Arabic rule for much of it's history. Zambra Gitana, another very 'Arabic' sounding work, comes from the caves of La Sacramonte. In them the gypsies danced with their bare feet on the hard dirt floors. Bullfight Flamenco pays homage to the Spanish national pastime, the bullfight. With it's pomp and impending doom (especially for the bull) it is the modern equivalent of ancient Greek tragedy, it's outcome seemingly preordained except for ... fate. The Aragon, located between Barcelona and Madrid, is famous for it's music and politicians (many of it's princes and princesses have become kings and queens). In the mid 1800's the guitar virtuoso Julian Arcas immortalized many of Aragon's melodies in the Jota Aragonesa. Clavelitos is a truly happy piece of music expressing the joy of being alive, of drinking sweet water, of feeling the life-giving warmth of the sun and of smelling the--ah, yes---the clavelitos (little pink carnations)! The Alhambra, the last palace of the Caliphs of Granada, is the most beautiful Arabic structure in Europe (in my opinion one of the most beautiful in the world). Washington Irving wrote his Tales of the Alhambra while actually staying there. And, every guitarist cherishes Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Remembrances of theAlhambra) written by Francisco Tárrega, the father of the modern classical guitar. I was trained by the American guitarist Guy Horn who was taught by his father, who was in turn taught by a protege of Tárrega's. I am always touched when I play this mesmerizing work inspired by the Alhambra's waters (fountains and pools), the imitation of which melds together a nostalgic picture of a Spain long since forgotten. The Aranjuez de Amor was written during the Spanish Civil War by the blind composer Joaquin Rodrigo. The Aranjuez was the summer playground of kings and queens during the twilight years of the Spanish empire in the 17th and 18th centuries. Rodrigo, repulsed by the carnage of modern war, hearkened back to an era that, at least on the surface, seemed more civilized. Leyenda, more than any other work, drew me to the classical guitar. My parents had a recording by the great Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia. The album is older than I and I can say with Segovian understatement, 'I haf beean lisnink to theese music longk before I hwas bourn'. It is about the Austurias, a wild and foreboding place where the harsh Atlantic meets the Iberian peninsula. It has all the fire and passion we think of as being Spanish. Even it's title Leyenda (The Legend) is filled with mystery.

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  Without Orders

  Wad Million-Mile Madison (Robert Armstrong) is the pilot you want flying your aircraft - sure and steady on the stick, his passengers' safety of utmost concern. Playboy stunt pilot Len Kendrick (Vinton Haworth), however, disregards caution and convention in pursuit of flight records and the ladies. J.P. Kendrick, Len's father and Wad's boss, orders Wad to clip Len's wings and train him to be a proper airline pilot. This teaching stint hits some turbulence when Len sets his sights on Kay Armstrong (Sally Eilers), a fetching flight attendant and Wad's girl. Throw in a dalliance with Kay's sister, Penny (Frances Sage), who holds a horrible secret that involves Len, and you have a picture that packs in a lot of sky-high drama under the steady direction of B-movie master Lew Landers (Pacific Liner).

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  SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman - Vicarious, Visions, SpongeBob, SquarePants, Video, Game

  Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game developed by Vicarious Visions, Human Soft and BigSky Interactive, Inc. and published by THQ. It is the last game to be developed by BigSky Interactive, Inc. to date. One day, SpongeBob wakes up and plays fetch with Gary. When SpongeBob throws the fetching stick, Gary digs up a treasure chest. He brings the treasure chest to SpongeBob. SpongeBob opens the chest and finds a magic bottle. He rubs the bottle, which releases coins all over Bikini Bottom and the Flying Dutchman. SpongeBob says that Gary dug him up. The Flying Dutchman tells SpongeBob that he will take Gary to work on his ship. SpongeBob responses by begging to be taken to work on The Flying Dutchman instead of Gary. The Flying Dutchman decides to give Gary some time before taking him.

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  Richey, K: Thorn In My Heart

  Der 2-fach GRAMMY-nominierte Songwriter Richey hat schon Lieder für Brooks & Dunn, James Morrison, Mindy McCready oder die Dixie Chicks geschrieben. Gäste hier: Pat Sansone (Wilco), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket) and Trisha Yearwood.Der 2-fach GRAMMY-nominierte Songwriter Richey hat schon Lieder für Brooks & Dunn, James Morrison, Mindy McCready oder die Dixie Chicks geschrieben. Gäste hier: Pat Sansone (Wilco), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket) and Trisha Yearwood. Guests include Pat Sansone (Wilco), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket) and Trisha Yearwood. Twice GRAMMY nominated songwriter Richey s songs have been cut by Brooks & Dunn, James Morrison, Mindy McCready, Dixie Chicks and more. Kim Richey has never been afraid to go where the inspiration is. Early on, the Zanesville, Ohio native thrived on the progressive side of mainstream country, her albums (1995 s Kim Richey, 1997 s Bittersweet and 1999 s Glimmer, all on Mercury) showcasing twang-pop sensibilities, a rich, rounded vocal tone and effortlessly sophisticated songwriting that other discerning performers - Radney Foster, Trisha Yearwood and Pam Tillis to name a few - coveted for their own recordings. In the years since, Richey has made a subtly psychedelic album, Rise (Lost Highway), in Los Angeles with producer Bill Bottrell, flown to London to enlist the help of Giles Martin, emerging with the crisply orchestrated Chinese Boxes (Vanguard). Richey turned to her Nashville-based bandleader and frequent co-writer Neilson Hubbard to conjure the earthy feel of Wreck Your Wheels (Lojinx) and to complete her latest masterpiece of smart, sensual understatement Thorn In My Heart. The array of top-tier guests on the album include Jason Isbell, Wilco s Pat Sansone, My Morning Jacket s Carl Broemel, Will Kimbrough and Trisha Yearwood, who was, for the first time, returning the armony-singing favor. And the dozen songs themselves show that Richey s still dreaming up fetching melodies that arc and bend in unexpected ways, and still discovering fresh angles from which to articulate matters of the heart. TRACKS: 1. Thorn In My Heart 2. London Town 3. Something More 4. Breakaway Speed 5. Angels' Share 6. Come On 7. Love Is 8. I Will Wait 9. I'm Going Down 10. No Means Yes 11. Take Me To The Other Side 12. Everything's Gonna Be Good

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  Brother Bear 2 (2006)

  UK Import Blu-ray/Region All pressing. We're back, eh? Beauty. And not just US moose, but the large bear (that's Kenai) and his little brother bear (that's Koda) and also this new girl named Nita. She's a handful, eh? Nita knew Large Bear way back when he wasn't a bear. That was in the first movie, remember? Anyway, they thought they were going to be together forever even though they get along like two angry beavers in a mud hut. Okay, so now the Great Spirits say they have to go on a great big, exciting journey to break the pact. So don't trample off. Join me and my brother-oh, and there's a couple fetching moosettes in this story, too-for all sorts of laughs and wild adventure. (See what I did? I used the word "wild" 'cause we're in the woods.) Beauty. It's going to be tons of fun for the whole family, eh?

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  Guitar Peace

  Roger Hudson offers the music world a rare and prized combination - - exceptional performer and gifted composer. Hudson draws inspiration from the past and the present to create unique music that is enjoyed by aficionados and general audiences alike. Many of Hudson's guitar compositions are appealing to contemporary fingerstyle as well as classical players. In describing Roger's CD Guitarchitecture, the Guitar Foundation of America's journal Soundboard spoke of '...many gorgeous moments...' 'strong themes' and 'fetching rhythm figurations'. Mel Bay Publications Book/CD entitled The Guitar Collection of Roger Hudson is described by the English magazine, Classical Guitar as 'sparkling' and 'wonderful'. As a composer, Roger Hudson's work is gaining attention. Artists and groups such as the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble have commissioned works from him. Mel Bay Publications has been so impressed with Roger's solo guitar compositions as to include them in five guitar anthologies: Fingerpicking 2000, Jazz Guitar 2000, Blues Guitar 2000, The Contemporary Guitar: An Anthology of New Music.

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  Mannequin

  Engaging fantasy/comedy stars Andrew McCarthy as Jonathan Switcher, a Philadelphia department store window dresser who gets the shock of a lifetime when a fetching figurine he once built magically comes to life as the beautiful Emmy (Kim Cattrall). Jonathan's career thrives and the two fall madly in love but there's just one problem: He's the only one who can see Emmy in her human form. With Estelle Getty, James Spader, G.W. Bailey, and Meshach Taylor as Hollywood. 88 min. Widescreen, Soundtrack: English. Region Free

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