She was referred to as the "Empress of the Blues", but it seems like she has been lost to modern consciousness. That makes me sad. Will you check out this amazing woman?
Bio was too big, and I didn't yet make an #Introduction:
Hi, I'm Leonard/Janis (like Cohen/Joplin respectively), I use they/them pronouns, he/him (Leo) and she/her (Janis).
I'm a #genderqueer#hacker from #Berlin. I'm a professional procrastinator, don't expect me to stick to one project :'-)
Outside of computing I love #running, #handball and #rollerblades, adore cats, have a passion for #teaching and spend too much time following politics. I listen to #Blues but my musical taste has since widened to also embrace R'n'B, Rock, Funk, and a lot of modern stuff. I read classic #fiction and my favorite authors are Terry #Pratchett, Douglas Adams, J.R.R. #Tolkien, Robert Harris, and Sjöwall & Wahlöö (rather male dominated, send recommendations!).
I'm politically left #AssignedCatAtBirth but not settled on the specific question of government.
I'm a #privacy and #security fetishist (these aren't the same, sometimes even oblique). Some see a gray space here, I consider the right to data self-determination a fundamental right. Also, free #housing, #publicTransport and a livable environment are fundamental. #Learning and #teaching are crucial for individuals and society. Tech won't solve our core problems, merely highlight them and perhaps provide tools for change we can use.
🎧 #MavisStaples recorded a live LP during two shows at Union Chapel in July, 2018. Her cover of "Slippery People" is a favorite track from "Live in #London"
#Belgium has given the world some beautiful things. Like waffles. Or the #film
The Broken Circle Breakdown.
Decade since I watched yet still feel❤️being pulled by the performances, just from the music.
Some night treat yourself/selves to a film you''ll still feel in 10yrs:
✅ Phones Off
❌ Distractions
👍 Glass of Wine optional
✅ The Broken Circle Breakdown
The Broken Circle Breakdown - The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn
@k_kwasniewska
There's raw depths of emotion & experience in how she sings that just reach right in to me & pull bits loose sometimes. Seems true for others too.
Welcome to the Cruel World is a classy album. But 1 song sort of doesn't quite slot alongside the rest & I love it for doing it's own thing on the album.