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"Mule Skinner Blues" (a.k.a. "Blue Yodel #8", "Muleskinner Blues", and "Muleskinner's Blues") is a classic country song written by Jimmie Rodgers and George Vaughan. The song was first recorded by Rodgers in 1930 and has been recorded by many artists since then, acquiring the de facto title "Mule Skinner Blues" after Rodgers named it "Blue Yodel #8" (one of his Blue Yodels).
"George Vaughn", a pseudonym for George Vaughn Horton, is sometimes listed as co-author. Horton wrote the lyrics for "New Mule Skinner Blues", Bill Monroe's second recorded version of the song.
The song tells the tale of a down-on-his-luck mule skinner, approaching "the Captain", looking for work ("Good Morning, Captain / Good Morning to you, son. / Do you need another muleskinner on your new mud line?"). He boasts of his skills: "I can pop my 'nitials on a mule's behind" and hopes for "a dollar and a half a day". He directs the water boy to "bring some water round". The term "Mule Skinner", slang for muleteer, is a driver of mules, and has nothing to do with removing the animal's hide.
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that since 1966 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, each August over two days (the August bank holiday Monday and the preceding Sunday). It is led by members of the British West Indian community, and attracts around one million people annually, making it one of the world's largest street festivals, and a significant event in British culture. In 2006, the UK public voted it onto the list of icons of England. Despite its name, it is not part of the global Carnival season preceding Lent.
Professor David Dabydeen has stated: "Carnival is not alien to British culture. Bartholomew Fair and Southwark Fair in the 18th century were moments of great festivity and release. There was juggling, pickpocketing, whoring, drinking, masquerade — people dressed up as the Archbishop of Canterbury and indulged in vulgar acts. It allowed people a space to free-up but it was banned for moral reasons and for the antiauthoritarian behaviour that went on like stoning of constables. Carnival allowed people to dramatise their grievances against the authorities on the street... Notting Hill Carnival single-handedly revived this tradition and is a great contribution to British cultural life." Bartholomew's Fair was suppressed in 1855 by the City authorities for encouraging debauchery and public disorder.
Coordinates: 51°30′35″N 0°12′15″W / 51.5096°N 0.2043°W / 51.5096; -0.2043
Notting Hill is a district in west London, located north of Kensington within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. The Edward Woods Estate, on the southwestern edge of the district, is located within the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and is more closely associated with neighbouring Shepherds Bush rather than Notting Hill due to its location. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and being home to the Portobello Road Market.
Very run-down until the 1980s, Notting Hill now has a contemporary reputation as an affluent and fashionable area; known for attractive terraces of large Victorian townhouses, and high-end shopping and restaurants (particularly around Westbourne Grove and Clarendon Cross). A Daily Telegraph article in 2004 used the phrase the 'Notting Hill Set' to refer to a group of emerging Conservative politicians, such as David Cameron and George Osborne, now respectively Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, who were once based in Notting Hill.
Empire Road - 1978 (The Street Party) Horace OVÉ, Menelik Shabazz Written by:Michael ABBENSETTS Theme music: Matumbi Actors: Joe Marcell - Walter Isaacs, Norman Beaton - Everton Bennett, Wayne Laryea - Marcus Bennett, Corinne Skinner-Carter - Hortense Bennett, Rudolph Walker - Sebastian Moses, Vincent Taylor - Royston, Rosa Roberts - Miss May, Nalini Moonasar - Ranjanaa, Trevor Butler - Desmond, Mellen Mitchell - Mr Kapoor, Thomas Baptiste - Herbie, Kymm Goodwin - Linda.
Corinne Skinner-Carter, a carnival judge, gives us a brief look at how Notting Hill Carnival has changed since her first Carnival in 1958. See more of London Live's Notting Hill Carnival coverage here: http://www.londonlive.co.uk/carnival
RHONDA VINCENT WITH MULESKINNER BLUES "Blue Yodel #8" (a.k.a. "Mule Skinner Blues", "Muleskinner Blues", and "Muleskinner's Blues") is a classic country song written by Jimmie Rodgers and George Vaughn. It was first recorded by Rodgers in 1930 and has been recorded by many artists since then, acquiring the de facto title "Mule Skinner Blues" after Rodgers named it "Blue Yodel #8" (one of his c). Some versions list "George Vaughn" as a co-author; the name is a pseudonym for Vaughn Horton, who wrote the new lyrics for Bill Monroe's "New Mule Skinner Blues" the second version recorded by Monroe.)
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The legend! Glamour modelling. The girls themselves reveal all, in surprising ways. Nina Carter, Vivien Neves, Sam Fox, Jilly Johnson, Linda Lusardi, remember them? Includes the story of a young lady who aspires for a career in glamour modelling. Whatever became of her... A TV documentary from 1985. I claim no copyright for any of this material.
Conditioning is not a manipulative tool. Conditioning is a natural process. Understanding conditioning is the only way people can avoid manipulation. You cant fry an egg by thinking really hard about it. Still our culture reinforces this mentality. We perpetuate a culture where masses of people run around like chickens with their heads cut off. We are brain washing people to accept superstitious cognitive psychology when we need to brain wash people to learn the science of human behavior.