Rasma Raisters
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My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.
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Forever Young Rod Stewart
This British rock singer-songwriter with his unending energy and vitality continues to entertain his fans to this very day. Rod Stewart’s heritage is a mixture of English and Scottish ancestry. He counts himself among the best selling music artists of all time, and has sold more than 100 million records around the globe. In the UK alone he has had six consecutive number one albums, and has had four number one hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. He got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Beat
Surfing with The Beach Boys
This is a very popular and well known American rock band, whose beginnings were in Hawthorne, California in 1961. The original Beach Boys were Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine. They gained almost immediate popularity and one of their all-time favorite songs, “Good Vibrations,” was released in 1966. They continue to be popular today as the surviving members continue to perform. In 1983, Dennis Wilson drowned and in 1998, Carl Wilson died of lung cancer. The remaining members came together as The Beach Boys for their 50th anniversary. They have sold over 100 million records all over the globe and were listed as number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Beat
New York City Food
New York City style hot dogs, especially with sauerkraut, sweet relish, onion sauce, ketchup, and/or mustard. Manhattan clam chowder has a clear broth, plus tomato for red color and flavor. In the 1890s, it was called “New York Clam Chowder” and “Fulton Fish Market” clam chowder. According to Good Eats, the addition of tomatoes in place of milk was actually the work of Portuguese immigrants.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Feast
Little Richard
A very popular American recording artist, songwriter, and musician, whose performances thrilled his fans, was born as Richard Wayne Penniman and became known as Little Richard. He was most popular in the mid-1950s and played a mix of music which included rock, soul, and funk. He has been inducted in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. For unique vocalization and an irresistible beat, his song “Tutti Frutti,” from 1955, has been included in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, in 2010.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Beat
Delicious Food in Champagne and Lorraine
Food in Champagne In the Champagne region of France, you can find all different kinds of French food in their restaurants. Since this region borders with Belgium then you’ll also find lots of Flemish dishes as well. Champagne bases its food on game which is plentiful since this region is France’s largest game hunting ground. Recipes are based on venison, rabbit, boar, and pheasant.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Feast
Enjoying Food in Scotland
I have always felt that the best way to get to know people from different countries is by learning about what they like to eat. We all know our own eating habits and pretty much can say what other people in our country prefer or don’t prefer but we cannot know what people in foreign countries like to eat. Let’s take a look at Scotland. The Scots prefer to have a very full breakfast which, of course, counts as the most important meal of the day but which a lot of busy people tend to pass by.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Feast
Eating the Latvian Way
The traditional kinds of Latvian foods include pork. However, today there are people who eat more chicken, fish, and even those who have become vegetarian. Restaurants in Riga offer many different cuisines but if you want traditional then you must look for those that offer Latvian cuisine.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Feast
The Haunting of Washington DC
Lincoln’s Ghost An address people know well is The White House located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW the home of America’s presidents. There have been many presidents, who while residing in the White House have expressed feeling somehow strongly connected to past presidents especially to the 16th US President Abraham Lincoln. Some of the reasons behind this might be that Lincoln met with an untimely and violent death and his spirit has returned to the White House. His wife Mary Todd Lincoln, once held séances in the Green Room to try to contact her dead son, Willie. After her husband’s death, she also tried contacting him and at one time felt she had succeeded.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Horror
Shining Star Janis Joplin
To tell others about a talent like Janis Joplin is like trying to explain a moonbeam that is here and then so quickly gone again. She had talent, amazing talent, but as the fates would have it, she was gone much too soon. I watched a documentary about her because I was interested and I watched her appearing on the Dick Cavett Show. I realized then and there that she was a most fascinating individual and rather eccentric too.
By Rasma Raisters7 years ago in Beat
