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"Pet Shop Boys: 'Għandna nsejħu l-mawra li jmiss tagħna Adieu'
“Ma nħobbx it-taraġ spirali,” jgħid Chris Lowe. ""U dik hija l-ewwel darba li toħroġ f'intervista.""
Sejħilha esklussiva. Smajtu hawn l-ewwel. Il-Pulitzer jinsab fil-kariga.
Ir-rivelazzjoni tiġi hekk kif niddiskutu l-oriġini tal-Pet Shop Boys, waħda mill-aktar bands importanti u influwenti tar-Renju Unit.
Din is-sena timmarka l-40 anniversarju mid-debutt single tagħhom, West End Girls - tkarkir klawstrofobiku fil-ħajja ta’ bil-lejl ta’ Londra li nediet vjaġġ ta’ erba’ deċennji lejn pop intelliġenti u irresistibbli.
Iżda qabel ma kienu Pet Shop Boys, id-duo kellhom ħajjiet oħra. U hemm fejn ningħaqdu magħhom, infakkru fil-jiem qabel ma ħabtu ma’ xulxin f’ħanut tal-elettronika ta’ Chelsea u twieldet sħubija mużikali.
Neil Tennant, frontman erudit u liricist in-chief, trabba fi Newcastle, attenda l-Iskola Kattolika St Cuthbert, stretta u subien, li aktar tard ispirat kanzunetti bħal It’s A Sin.
Ta’ 18-il sena, telaq jistudja l-istorja f’Londra qabel ħa impjieg f’uffiċċju tal-assigurazzjoni. Kien l-eqqel tal-era tal-glam rock, u ħaddan il-ħarsa androġina tal-eroj mużikali tiegħu, David Bowie.
“Kont nimxi fit-Triq Kings b’tank top abjad u żraben tan-nisa b’takkuna kbira ta’ pjattaforma,” jiftakar. “Irġiel omosesswali kienu jagħmlu kummenti hekk kif kont imxi fit-triq.”
""Hekk int libsu għax-xogħol fis-sensara tal-assigurazzjoni?"" jistaqsi lil sieħbu tal-banda, li jidher li sema’ l-istorja għall-ewwel darba.
""Ir-raġel li ħdimt għalih kien omosesswali ħafna,"" jispjega Tennant. “Hu kien għex fis-snin 60 u kien joħodni għall-ikel u jirrakkonta stejjer dwar The Rolling Stones.
""Naħseb li seta' kellu xi ħaġa għalija, imma dak iż-żmien ma rrealizzajtx.""
Lowe, sadanittant, kien f'Liverpool jitħarreġ bħala perit, inkuba d-dislike tiegħu ta 'taraġ imdawwar (il-ġeometrija hija dijavolment diffiċli, apparentement).
Stampi promozzjonali Pet Shop Boys
Il-band kellha 47 single hit fir-Renju Unit, inklużi erba’ numru wieħed
""Kull drabi, inti tidħol f'kamra ta 'lukanda u jkollha żewġ livelli magħquda minn taraġ spirali,"" josserva.
“Tajjeb, ma nistax nibqa’. Ikolli noħroġ.”
Wara l-laqgħa ċans tagħhom fl-1981, id-duo bdew jagħmlu demos fi studio 'l barra Camden Road, imħallsa mill-impjieg ta' Tennant fir-rivista Smash Hits.
""L-ambizzjoni tagħna kienet sempliċement li nagħmlu rekord ma '[il-produttur taż-żfin ta' New York] Bobby O, u li jkun disponibbli fuq l-importazzjoni fil-ħanut Record Shack fi Brewer Street,"" jgħid.
Huma laħqu l-għan tagħhom.
Tennant intbagħat New York biex jintervista lil Sting, u uża l-opportunità biex jintroduċi ruħu ma' Bobby O.
Huwa qabel li jirrilaxxa West End Girls fuq it-tikketta tiegħu stess, u sar hit klabb minuri fl-Istati Uniti u l-Ġermanja.
Sa tmiem l-1984 kien disponibbli fuq l-importazzjoni f’Londra, u meta l-band reġgħet irrekordjatha sentejn wara, marret sa l-ewwel numru.
""L-istazzjonijiet tar-radju qabżu fuqu għax kienu jafu l-oriġinal u kienu ħerqana li jdoqquh,"" jgħid Tennant.
""U ladarba tkun bdejt fuq dan il-vjaġġ trid tkompli bih.""
Getty The Pet Shop Boys jagħtu intervista bir-radju, fil-KROQ f'Los Angeles, 1986Getty
Intervista bikrija tar-radju, fil-KROQ f'Los Angeles, 1986
Ħamsin miljun bejgħ ta’ diski wara, il-banda waslet biex toħroġ il-15-il album ta’ l-istudjo tagħhom, Madankollu, li jimmarka ritorn għall-ħoss maximalist tal-aqwa żmien tagħhom, wara tliet diski ta’ dak li Tennant isejjaħ “puriżmu elettroniku”.
Strings grazzja kull track, mill-kanzunetta ta 'l-imħabba dejjem jogħlew Feel sal-groove majesty ta' Love Is The Law.
Sens ta’ tama u possibbiltà jdaħħal ir-rekord - paradossalment hekk, peress li nkiteb waqt il-lockdowns tal-Covid tal-2020 u l-2021.
“Kont għadni kif mort f’dar ġdida u ħassejtni pjuttost ewforiku dwarha, tassew.
""Niżfen fil-kċina, nimxi fil-kampanja... Il-pressjoni ta' ħajjitna kienet tneħħiet.""
Iżolati fid-dar, id-duo nnegozjaw demos fuq email. Tennant saħansitra niżżel GarageBand u tgħallem jirreġistra l-vokali tiegħu stess għall-ewwel darba.
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Biż-żmien għalxejn, reġa’ rreġistra wkoll xi wħud mill-kanzunetti folkloristiċi li kien kiteb meta kien adoloxxenti.
“Huwa tal-għaġeb li tista’ tiftakarhom,” jistagħġeb Lowe. “Qatt ma kont poġġihom fuq tape recorder?”
""Iva, imma m'għandix aktar il-cassettes,"" iwieġeb Tennant. ""Naħseb biss, jekk il-kanzunetti huma tajbin, tista' tiftakarhom.""
M'hemm ""l-ebda pjanijiet"" biex jiġu rilaxxati dawk l-melodiji li għadhom qed jitnisslu, iżid, filwaqt li jindika li jippreferi jżommhom bħala tifkiriet personali.
Minkejja dan, Neetheless fih diversi tiffjorixxi ta’ kitarra akustika – u kanzunetta waħda li tirreferi speċifikament għall-illokkjar (Why Am I Dancing?, li ssib lil Tennant jgħajjat ​​madwar il-kċina, waħdu iżda kuntent, hekk kif il-mużika tintefaħ madwaru).
X'imkien ieħor, jikteb dwar dak kollu li jieħu f'idejh. Hemm ballata dwar iż-żeffien tal-ballet Russu Rudolf Nuryev “jaqbeż il-barriera fl-Ajruport ta’ Orly” biex jitlob l-ażil; u kanzunetta miktuba mill-perspettiva tal-gwardja tal-ġisem ta’ Donald Trump li ma tħossha bi tqila.
""Jekk in-numru tiegħi jiżdied, nieħu bullet għal Narcissus.""
Studju reċenti jissuġġerixxi lirika pop saret aktar sempliċi u aktar ossessjonat ruħha mill-fażi imperjali tal-Pet Shop Boys tas-snin tmenin.
Tennant, li l-kanzunetti tiegħu ħafna drabi huma mdaħħla fil-kummentarju soċjali (L-Integral jittratta l-karti tal-identità, ix-Xiri jittratta l-insider trading u l-korruzzjoni tal-gvern), mhuwiex impressjonat.
""Wieħed mit-twemmin tagħna huwa li tista 'tikteb kanzunetta dwar kwalunkwe ħaġa, litteralment kull ħaġa, sakemm tkun interessanti,"" jgħid.
Inzerta qed nitkellmu fl-istess ġimgħa li d-djarist-in-chief tal-pop, Taylor Swift, toħroġ l-aħħar album tagħha.
Allura x'jagħmlu The Pet Shop Boys mill-opra tagħha?
Getty The Pet Shop Boys jilagħbu l-Logħob Olimpiku ta' Londra 2012Getty
Tieħu rwol ewlieni fiċ-ċerimonja tal-għeluq tal-Olimpjadi ta’ Londra 2012
“Inkun interessat ħafna, jekk għadni ħaj, biex nara kif Taylor Swift tiġi meqjusa fis-snin li ġejjin,” tgħid Tennant, “għax hi għandha dan is-suċċess kbir – iżda normalment ma’ nies b’suċċess kbir, hemm suċċess popolari. wirt ta’ kanzunetti li kulħadd jaf.
“Jekk int Michael Jackson, min ma jafx lil Billie Jean jew lil Beat It? Ma’ Taylor Swift qatt ma nħoss li huwa l-mument fejn in-nanna tiegħek tkun taf il-kanzunetta tagħha.”
Din hija sempliċement funzjoni tal-età tal-midja miksura tagħna, nistaqsi? Swift trid tikkompeti mal-istorbju tal-midja soċjali u servizzi tat-TV on-demand u streaming fejn jittellgħu 100,000 kanzunetta kuljum.
“Imma lkoll nafu lil Harry Styles’ Kif Kien,” jargumenta Lowe.
""Naf, u jien qodma biżżejjed biex inkun nanna,"" żżid Tennant.
“Meta titkellem bħala nanna, int taf b’Harry Styles,” jidħaq sieħbu tal-banda.
'Kulħadd hu gay?'
Din mhix kritika ta 'Swift, jenfasizzaw. Wara kollox, Tennant m'huwiex kontra l-lirika personali meta l-okkażjoni titlob.
Ħu, pereżempju, New London Boy. Waħda mill-aktar kanzunetti beguiling tal-album tagħhom, issib lill-kantant ifakkar dwar il-wasla tiegħu fil-kapitali, 51 sena ilu.
Is-syntijiet jixegħlu bħal sekwenza ta’ flashback hekk kif jiddeskrivi li jħallu l-“ħajja ivvintata” tiegħu fi Newcastle u “jiżblokka s-sigriet tiegħi” fit-toroq tal-belt.
“Huma bniet jew subien? Kulħadd huwa gay?” jistaqsi, għajnejh jinfetħu għal ħajja ġdida. ""Qed niċċajta lili nnifsi [li] se mmur it-triq kollha.""
""Going all the way', hija referenza sesswali,"" jispjega, ""iżda hija wkoll dwar l-ambizzjonijiet tiegħi li nkun kantanta"".
""U f'dawk il-jiem kelli ħabiba, għalhekk hija xi ftit dwar il-bisesswalità wkoll.""
Huwa ddeskriva l-kanzunetta bħala “dak li jiġri bejn il-versi tnejn u tlieta ta’ Being Boring”, is-single klassika tal-PSB dwar il-festa f’Londra mal-ħabib tiegħu ta’ tfulitu, Chris Dowell, li aktar tard miet b’mard relatat mal-Aids.
Kien hemm żball
Dan il-kontenut mhuwiex disponibbli fil-lokalità tiegħek.
Pet Shop Boys fil-BBC
L-atmosfera wistful u evokattiva ta’ New London Boy tinqata’ b’sezzjoni ta’ kliem mitkellem, fejn Tennant jiddeskrivi t-theddida ta’ vjolenza li ħarġet lill-komunità omosesswali f’żgħożitu.
""Newcastle kien terrifying fis-snin 70,"" jgħid.
“L-unika darba li qatt ġejt daqqa ta’ ponn kienet minn skinhead, meta kont qed nistenna karozza tal-linja. Ġibt dik il-paranojja miegħi f’Londra.”
Huwa ħa serħan mill-istorja ta’ drag queen li kienet attakkata barra l-pub Eldon ta’ Newcastle fis-snin sebgħin. Twissija għall-periklu, hija kienet tiġi ppreparata, u bagħtet l-iskinheads mifruxa billi wielding handbag li ħeba briks hefty.
“Jien inħobb l-idea li xi ħadd jiġġieled lura,” jgħid Tennant, “imma xorta qatt ma kelli ħendbeg tiegħi.”
Illum, il-laqgħat tiegħu mal-pubbliku huma ħafna aktar gentili. Il-Pet Shop Boys għandhom ""livell aċċettabbli"" ta 'fama, fejn jistgħu jaqbdu t-tubu jew jirċikjaw mit-tieni dar tagħhom f'Berlin mingħajr ma jiġu ffastidjati.
“Dejjem inkunu barra fit-toroq, allura jekk xi ħadd jgħid, ‘Oh, nista’ nagħmel selfie?’, Ġeneralment ninsab sorpriż ħafna,” tgħid Tennant.
“Nesa li jien jien!”
Dak mhux se jkun lussu li jista’ jgawdi għall-bqija tal-2024.
Flimkien mal-album il-ġdid, il-Pet Shop Boys estendew it-tour Greatest Hits li għaddejjin, kitbu musical ibbażat fuq The Emperor’s New Clothes, u se jtellgħu t-tielet residenza tagħhom fir-Royal Opera House ta’ Londra f’Ġunju.
Iħobbu jilagħbu hemmhekk - li jħobbu l-opportunità li jbiddlu ċ-ċittadella ta 'kultura għolja ta' Covent Garden fi nightclub throbbing, anke jekk ma jagħmilx sens finanzjarju.
""Nistgħu nagħmlu ħames darbiet aktar flus nilagħbu l-arena O2 għal lejl wieħed,"" josserva Tennant.
Getty The Pet Shop Boys fuq il-palk fir-Royal Opera House waqt l-aħħar residenza tagħhom fl-2018Getty
Fuq il-palk fir-Royal Opera House waqt l-aħħar residenza tagħhom fl-2018
Ftit wara r-residenza, il-kantant jilħaq it-tragward tiegħu għeluq is-70 sena. Qatt ikkunsidra li jirtira?
""Mhux fuq l-aġenda, per se,"" jgħid Tennant, ""imma min jaf?""
""It-touring gets ftit ħafna,"" Lowe jindika, b'mod archly jissuġġerixxi mawra tagħhom li jmiss se jissejjaħ ""Farewell, minħabba kemm żmien twil dan wieħed marret fuq"".
Iżda l-Pet Shop Boys ma juru l-ebda sinjali li jonqsu. Qed jinkitbu l-kanzunetti, il-kunċetti qed isiru r-ragħwa, u hemm xi ikla.
Jirriżulta dibattitu: Ikseb sandwiches issa, jew għand id-diski llum wara nofsinhar?
Il-kerrej huwa kuntent li jaqa 'f'Pret A Manger (għalkemm ipoġġi l-veto fuq it-tikkettar tal-BBC flimkien, wara li nissuġġerixxu t-titlu ""Pret Shop Boys"") iżda l-offerta tas-salamun fuq is-segala mill-eaterie Daniż Ole & Steen hija potenzjalment aktar jitħajjar.
Il-konversazzjoni tkompli barra mill-istudjo u fl-imsaren tal-BBC. Il-banda tevita l-lift, madankollu, u tħalli għażla waħda biss ta 'ħruġ: Taraġ spirali.
“Ugh, ddejjaqni dawn,” jgħid Lowe. ""Qatt izjed.""
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"寵物店男孩：“我們應該把我們的下一次巡演稱為告別”
「我不喜歡螺旋樓梯，」克里斯洛說。 “這是第一次在採訪中透露出來。”
稱之為獨家。你首先在這裡聽到的。普立茲獎就在貼文裡。
這項啟示是在我們討論英國最重要和最有影響力的樂隊之一寵物店男孩的起源時揭曉的。
今年是他們的首支單曲《West End Girls》發行 40 週年，這是一首穿越倫敦夜生活的幽閉恐懼症之旅，開啟了長達四年的智能、不可抗拒的流行音樂之旅。
但在成為寵物店男孩之前，兩人都有過不同的生活。這就是我們加入他們的地方，回憶他們在切爾西電子商店相遇並建立音樂夥伴關係之前的日子。
尼爾·坦南特(Neil Tennant) 是一位博學的主唱和主詞作者，他在紐卡斯爾長大，就讀於嚴格的全男生聖卡斯伯特天主教學校，這所學校後來激發了《It's A Sin 》等歌曲的創作靈感。
18 歲時，他前往倫敦學習歷史，然後在一家保險公司找到了一份工作。那是華麗搖滾時代的鼎盛時期，他擁抱了他的音樂英雄大衛鮑伊的雌雄同體的外表。
「我過去常常穿著白色背心和大厚底女鞋沿著國王路行走，」他回憶道。 “當我走在路上時，男同性戀者常常發表評論。”
“你在保險經紀公司工作就是這麼穿的？”他的樂團成員問道，他顯然是第一次聽到這個故事。
「我為之工作的那個人非常同性戀，」坦南特解釋道。 「他經歷了 60 年代，經常帶我出去吃午飯，給我講滾石樂隊的故事。
“我認為他可能對我有興趣，但我當時沒有意識到。”
同時，洛正在利物浦接受建築師培訓，他對蜿蜒的樓梯產生了厭惡（顯然，幾何形狀非常困難）。
寵物店男孩宣傳圖片
該樂團在英國擁有 47 首熱門單曲，其中四首冠軍單曲
「時不時地，你會走進一家酒店房間，它有兩層，由螺旋樓梯相連，」他觀察到。
「好吧，我不能留下來。我得出去走走。
1981 年偶然相遇後，兩人開始在卡姆登路附近的一間工作室製作小樣，費用由 Tennant 在 Smash Hits 雜誌的工作支付。
「我們的目標只是與 [紐約舞蹈製作人] Bobby O 一起製作一張唱片，並在布魯爾街的 Record Shack 商店進口。」他說。
他們實現了目標。
田南特被派往紐約採訪斯汀，並利用這個機會向鮑比·奧介紹自己。
他同意以自己的廠牌發行《West End Girls》，該專輯在美國和德國的俱樂部中引起了轟動。
1984 年底，它在倫敦進口，兩年後樂團重新錄製它時，它一路上升到了第一名。
「廣播電台對它很感興趣，因為他們知道原版並且渴望播放它，」坦南特說。
“一旦你開始這段旅程，你就會想繼續下去。”
1986 年，寵物店男孩在洛杉磯 KROQ 接受電台採訪
早期電台採訪，洛杉磯 KROQ，1986 年
唱片銷量達到5000 萬張後，樂隊即將發行他們的第15 張錄音室專輯《儘管如此》，這標誌著在發行了三張坦南特所謂的“電子純粹主義”唱片後，他們又回到了鼎盛時期的極簡主義聲音。
從高亢的情歌《Feel》到莊嚴的《Love Is The Law》，每首曲目都充滿了弦樂的魅力。
這張唱片充滿了希望和可能性的感覺——矛盾的是，考慮到它是在 2020 年和 2021 年新冠疫情封鎖期間寫成的。
「我剛搬進新房子，真的感到非常高興。
“在廚房裡跳舞，在鄉村散步……我們的生活壓力都被消除了。”
兩人隔離在家裡，透過電子郵件交換示範。坦南特甚至下載了 GarageBand 並第一次學會了錄製自己的聲音。
在唱片行發現「無價」寵物店男孩的信
與寵物店男孩一起走進幕後
寵物店男孩：“我們不會考慮舊的東西”
閒暇之餘，他也重新錄製了一些他在青少年時期寫的民謠。
「你能記住它們真是太神奇了，」洛驚嘆道。 “你沒有把它們錄到錄音機上嗎？”
「是的，但我不再有錄音帶了，」坦南特回答。
他補充道，「沒有計劃」發行這些新生歌曲，這表明他寧願將它們保留為個人紀念品。
儘管如此，《儘管如此》還是包含了幾首原聲吉他的華麗表演，以及一首特別提到封鎖的歌曲（《Why Am I Dancing？》，歌曲中，田南特在廚房裡拖著腳步，孤獨但快樂，音樂在他周圍響起）。
在其他地方，他寫任何他喜歡的東西。有一首民謠講述俄羅斯芭蕾舞者魯道夫·努里耶夫「跳過奧利機場的護欄」尋求庇護；以及一首從唐納德·川普不情願的保鑣的角度寫的歌曲。
“如果我的人數達到了，我會為納西瑟斯擋子彈。”
最近的一項研究表明，自 Pet Shop Boys 的 20 世紀 80 年代帝國階段以來，流行歌詞變得更加簡單、更加自我迷戀。
坦南特的歌曲經常充斥著社會評論（Integral 涉及身份證，Shopping 涉及內幕交易和政府腐敗），但他對此並不以為然。
「我們的一個信念是，你可以寫一首關於任何事物的歌曲，實際上是任何事物，只要它有趣，」他說。
我們碰巧在流行樂日記首席泰勒絲發行她最新專輯的同一周進行了交談。
那麼寵物店男孩對她的作品有什麼評價呢？
蓋蒂 寵物店男孩隊參加 2012 年倫敦奧運 蓋蒂
2012年倫敦奧運閉幕式上擔任主角
「如果我還活著，我非常有興趣看看泰勒絲在未來幾年會受到怎樣的評價，」坦南特說，「因為她取得了巨大的成功，但通常對於那些取得巨大成功的人來說，有一個受歡迎的人眾所周知的歌曲遺產。
「如果你是麥可傑克遜，誰不知道 Billie Jean 或 Beat It？對於泰勒·斯威夫特，我從來沒有感覺到這是你祖母知道她的歌的那一刻。
我問，這只是我們破碎媒體時代的功能嗎？ Swift 必須與社群媒體、電視點播和串流媒體服務競爭，這些服務每天上傳 100,000 首歌曲。
「但我們都知道哈利·斯泰爾斯的《As It Was》，」洛說。
「我知道這一點，而且我已經足夠大了，可以當祖母了，」田南特補充道。
「身為祖母，你一定知道哈利·斯泰爾斯，」他的樂隊成員笑著說。
“每個人都是同性戀嗎？”
他們強調，這並不是對 Swift 的批評。畢竟，田納特並不反對在場合需要時使用個人歌詞。
以《新倫敦男孩》為例。這是他們專輯中最迷人的歌曲之一，歌手回憶起自己 51 年前抵達首都的情景。
當他描述離開紐卡斯爾的“發明的生活”並在城市的街道上“解開我的秘密”時，合成器像閃回序列一樣閃爍。
「他們是女孩還是男孩？每個人都是同性戀嗎？他一邊想，一邊睜開眼睛，迎接新的生活。 “我只是在自欺欺人嗎，我會一路走下去。”
「一路走來」是一個性暗示，」他解釋道，「但這也表達了我成為歌手的野心」。
“那時我有一個女朋友，所以這也有點關於雙性戀。”
他將這首歌描述為“《Being Boring》第二節和第三節之間發生的事情”，這是PSB 的經典單曲，講述了他與兒時好友克里斯·道威爾(Chris Dowell ) 在倫敦聚會的故事，克里斯道威爾後來死於愛滋病相關疾病。
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《新倫敦男孩》充滿渴望和令人回味的氛圍被口語部分打破，坦南特在其中描述了他年輕時困擾同性戀群體的暴力威脅。
「紐卡斯爾在 70 年代非常可怕，」他說。
「我唯一一次被光頭黨毆打是在等公車時。我把這種偏執帶到了倫敦。
1970 年代，一位變裝皇后在紐卡斯爾的埃爾登酒吧外遭到襲擊，這讓他得到了安慰。她意識到危險，做好了準備，揮舞著一個手提包，裡面藏著一塊厚重的磚頭，把光頭黨驅散了。
“我喜歡有人反擊的想法，”坦南特說，“但我仍然沒有擁有自己的手提包。”
如今，他與公眾的接觸更加溫和。寵物店男孩的名氣達到了“可接受的水平”，他們可以乘坐地鐵或騎自行車穿過他們在柏林的第二個家而不會受到騷擾。
“我們總是在街上，所以如果有人說，’哦，我可以自拍嗎？’，我通常會感到非常驚訝，”坦南特說。
“我差點忘了我就是我！”
在 2024 年剩下的時間裡，這對他來說不會是一種奢侈。
除了新專輯之外，寵物店男孩還延長了他們正在進行的Greatest Hits 巡演，根據《皇帝的新衣》創作了一部音樂劇，並將於6 月在倫敦皇家歌劇院上演他們的第三次駐場演出。
他們喜歡在那裡玩耍——享受將考文特花園的高雅文化城堡變成熱鬧夜總會的機會，即使這在經濟上沒有意義。
「我們在 O2 競技場玩一晚可以賺五倍的錢，」坦南特觀察到。
2018 年，寵物店男孩在皇家歌劇院的最後一次駐場表演中登台表演
2018 年他們最後一次駐場演出在皇家歌劇院的舞台上
駐場演出結束後不久，這位歌手就迎來了他里程碑式的 70 歲生日。他有沒有考慮過退休？
“這本身並沒有列入議程，”坦南特說，“但誰知道呢？”
「巡演有點太多了，」洛指出，並狡猾地建議他們的下一次巡演將被稱為「告別，考慮到這次巡演持續了多久」。
但寵物店男孩並沒有表現出放緩的跡象。歌曲正在寫，概念正在醞釀，還有午餐要吃。
一場爭論隨之而來：現在買三明治，還是今天下午去唱片公司買？
租戶很樂意去 Pret A Manger（儘管在我們建議標題為“Pret Shop Boys”之後，他否決了 BBC 的跟隨），但丹麥餐館 Ole & Steen 提供的黑麥鮭魚可能更具誘惑力。
談話在演播室外繼續進行，進入了 BBC 內部。然而，樂隊避開了電梯，只留下了一個出口選擇：螺旋樓梯。
「呃，我討厭這些，」洛說。 “再也不會。”
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"宠物店男孩：“我们应该把我们的下一次巡演称为告别”
“我不喜欢螺旋楼梯，”克里斯·洛说。 “这是第一次在采访中透露出来。”
称之为独家。你首先在这里听到的。普利策奖就在帖子里。
这一启示是在我们讨论英国最重要和最有影响力的乐队之一宠物店男孩的起源时揭晓的。
今年是他们的首张单曲《West End Girls》发行 40 周年，这是一首穿越伦敦夜生活的幽闭恐惧症之旅，开启了长达四年的智能、不可抗拒的流行音乐之旅。
但在成为宠物店男孩之前，两人都有过不同的生活。这就是我们加入他们的地方，回忆他们在切尔西电子商店相遇并建立音乐伙伴关系之前的日子。
尼尔·坦南特 (Neil Tennant) 是一位博学的主唱和主词作者，他在纽卡斯尔长大，就读于严格的全男生圣卡斯伯特天主教学校，这所学校后来激发了《It's A Sin》等歌曲的创作灵感。
18 岁时，他前往伦敦学习历史，然后在一家保险公司找到了一份工作。那是华丽摇滚时代的鼎盛时期，他拥抱了他的音乐英雄大卫·鲍伊的雌雄同体的外表。
“我过去常常穿着白色背心和大厚底女鞋沿着国王路行走，”他回忆道。 “当我走在路上时，男同性恋者常常发表评论。”
“你在保险经纪公司工作就是这么穿的？”他的乐队成员问道，他显然是第一次听到这个故事。
“我为之工作的那个人非常同性恋，”坦南特解释道。 “他经历了 60 年代，经常带我出去吃午饭，给我讲滚石乐队的故事。
“我认为他可能对我有兴趣，但我当时没有意识到。”
与此同时，洛正在利物浦接受建筑师培训，他对蜿蜒的楼梯产生了厌恶（显然，几何形状非常困难）。
宠物店男孩宣传图片
该乐队在英国拥有 47 首热门单曲，其中四首冠军单曲
“时不时地，你会走进一家酒店房间，它有两层，由螺旋楼梯相连，”他观察到。
“好吧，我不能留下来。我得出去走走。”
1981 年偶然相遇后，二人开始在卡姆登路附近的一间工作室制作小样，费用由 Tennant 在 Smash Hits 杂志的工作支付。
“我们的目标只是与 [纽约舞蹈制作人] Bobby O 一起制作一张唱片，并在布鲁尔街的 Record Shack 商店进口。”他说。
他们实现了目标。
田南特被派往纽约采访斯汀，并利用这个机会向鲍比·奥介绍自己。
他同意以自己的厂牌发行《West End Girls》，该专辑在美国和德国的俱乐部中引起了轰动。
1984 年底，它在伦敦进口，两年后乐队重新录制它时，它一路上升到了第一名。
“广播电台对它很感兴趣，因为他们知道原版并且渴望播放它，”坦南特说。
“一旦你开始这段旅程，你就会想继续下去。”
1986 年，宠物店男孩在洛杉矶 KROQ 接受电台采访
早期电台采访，洛杉矶 KROQ，1986 年
唱片销量达到 5000 万张后，乐队即将发行他们的第 15 张录音室专辑《尽管如此》，这标志着在发行了三张坦南特所谓的“电子纯粹主义”唱片后，他们又回到了鼎盛时期的极简主义声音。
从高亢的情歌《Feel》到庄严的《Love Is The Law》，每首曲目都充满了弦乐的魅力。
这张唱片充满了希望和可能性的感觉——矛盾的是，考虑到它是在 2020 年和 2021 年新冠疫情封锁期间写成的。
“我刚刚搬进新房子，真的感到非常高兴。
“在厨房里跳舞，在乡村散步……我们的生活压力都被消除了。”
两人隔离在家里，通过电子邮件交换演示。坦南特甚至下载了 GarageBand 并第一次学会了录制自己的声音。
在唱片店发现“无价”宠物店男孩的信
与宠物店男孩一起走进幕后
宠物店男孩：“我们不会考虑旧的东西”
闲暇之余，他还重新录制了一些他青少年时期写的民歌。
“你能记住它们真是太神奇了，”洛惊叹道。 “你没有把它们录到录音机上吗？”
“是的，但我不再有磁带了，”坦南特回答道。“我只是想，如果这些歌曲好听，你就能记住它们。”
他补充道，“没有计划”发行这些新生歌曲，这表明他宁愿将它们保留为个人纪念品。
尽管如此，《尽管如此》还是包含了几首原声吉他的华丽表演，以及一首特别提到封锁的歌曲（《Why Am I Dancing？》，歌曲中，田南特在厨房里拖着脚步，孤独但快乐，音乐在他周围响起）。
在其他地方，他写任何他喜欢的东西。有一首民谣讲述俄罗斯芭蕾舞演员鲁道夫·努里耶夫“跳过奥利机场的护栏”寻求庇护；以及一首从唐纳德·特朗普不情愿的保镖的角度写的歌曲。
“如果我的人数达到了，我会为纳西瑟斯挡子弹。”
最近的一项研究表明，自 Pet Shop Boys 的 20 世纪 80 年代帝国阶段以来，流行歌词变得更加简单、更加自我迷恋。
坦南特的歌曲经常充斥着社会评论（Integral 涉及身份证，Shopping 涉及内幕交易和政府腐败），但他对此并不以为然。
“我们的一个信念是，你可以写一首关于任何事物的歌曲，实际上是任何事物，只要它有趣，”他说。
我们碰巧在流行乐日记首席泰勒·斯威夫特发行她最新专辑的同一周进行了交谈。
那么宠物店男孩对她的作品有什么评价呢？
盖蒂 宠物店男孩队参加 2012 年伦敦奥运会 盖蒂
2012年伦敦奥运会闭幕式上担任主角
“如果我还活着，我非常有兴趣看看泰勒·斯威夫特在未来几年会受到怎样的评价，”坦南特说，“因为她取得了巨大的成功，但通常对于那些取得巨大成功的人来说，有一个受欢迎的人众所周知的歌曲遗产。
“如果你是迈克尔·杰克逊，谁不知道 Billie Jean 或 Beat It？对于泰勒·斯威夫特，我从来没有感觉到这是你祖母知道她的歌的那一刻。”
我问，这仅仅是我们破碎媒体时代的一个功能吗？ Swift 必须与社交媒体、电视点播和流媒体服务竞争，这些服务每天上传 100,000 首歌曲。
“但我们都知道哈利·斯泰尔斯的《As It Was》，”洛说。
“我知道这一点，而且我已经足够大了，可以当祖母了，”田南特补充道。
“作为祖母，你一定知道哈利·斯泰尔斯，”他的乐队成员笑着说。
“每个人都是同性恋吗？”
他们强调，这并不是对 Swift 的批评。毕竟，田纳特并不反对在场合需要时使用个人歌词。
以《新伦敦男孩》为例。这是他们专辑中最迷人的歌曲之一，歌手回忆起自己 51 年前抵达首都的情景。
当他描述离开纽卡斯尔的“发明的生活”并在城市的街道上“解开我的秘密”时，合成器像闪回序列一样闪烁。
“他们是女孩还是男孩？每个人都是同性恋吗？”他一边想，一边睁开眼睛，迎接新的生活。 “我只是在自欺欺人吗，我会一路走下去。”
“一路走来”是一个性暗示，”他解释道，“但这也表达了我成为一名歌手的野心”。
“那时候我有一个女朋友，所以这也有点关于双性恋。”
他将这首歌描述为“《Being Boring》第二节和第三节之间发生的事情”，这是 PSB 的经典单曲，讲述了他与儿时好友克里斯·道威尔 (Chris Dowell) 在伦敦聚会的故事，克里斯·道威尔后来死于艾滋病相关疾病。
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《新伦敦男孩》充满渴望和令人回味的氛围被口语部分打破，坦南特在其中描述了他年轻时困扰同性恋群体的暴力威胁。
“纽卡斯尔在 70 年代非常可怕，”他说。
“我唯一一次被光头党殴打是在等公共汽车时。我把这种偏执带到了伦敦。”
20 世纪 70 年代，一位变装皇后在纽卡斯尔的埃尔登酒吧外遭到袭击，这让他得到了安慰。她意识到危险，做好了准备，挥舞着一个手提包，里面藏着一块厚重的砖头，把光头党驱散了。
“我喜欢有人反击的想法，”坦南特说，“但我仍然没有拥有自己的手提包。”
如今，他与公众的接触更加温和。宠物店男孩的名气达到了“可接受的水平”，他们可以乘坐地铁或骑自行车穿过他们在柏林的第二个家而不会受到骚扰。
“我们总是在街上，所以如果有人说，‘哦，我可以自拍吗？’，我通常会感到非常惊讶，”坦南特说。
“我差点忘了我就是我！”
在 2024 年剩下的时间里，这对他来说不会是一种奢侈。
除了新专辑之外，宠物店男孩还延长了他们正在进行的 Greatest Hits 巡演，根据《皇帝的新衣》创作了一部音乐剧，并将于 6 月在伦敦皇家歌剧院上演他们的第三次驻场演出。
他们喜欢在那里玩耍——享受将考文特花园的高雅文化城堡变成热闹夜总会的机会，即使这在经济上没有意义。
“我们在 O2 竞技场玩一晚可以赚五倍的钱，”坦南特观察到。
2018 年，宠物店男孩在皇家歌剧院的最后一次驻场表演中登台表演
2018 年他们最后一次驻场演出在皇家歌剧院的舞台上
驻场演出结束后不久，这位歌手就迎来了他里程碑式的 70 岁生日。他有没有考虑过退役？
“这本身并没有列入议程，”坦南特说，“但谁知道呢？”
“巡演有点太多了，”洛指出，并狡猾地建议他们的下一次巡演将被称为“告别，考虑到这次巡演持续了多久”。
但宠物店男孩并没有表现出放缓的迹象。歌曲正在写，概念正在酝酿，还有午餐要吃。
一场争论随之而来：现在买三明治，还是今天下午去唱片公司买？
租户很乐意去 Pret A Manger（尽管在我们建议标题为“Pret Shop Boys”之后，他否决了 BBC 的跟随），但丹麦餐馆 Ole & Steen 提供的黑麦三文鱼可能更具诱惑力。
谈话在演播室外继续进行，进入了 BBC 内部。然而，乐队避开了电梯，只留下了一个出口选择：螺旋楼梯。
“呃，我讨厌这些，”洛说。 “再也不。”
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Did a surprise day trip to Epcot last Saturday! I was visiting my friends’ family in Naples with no intention of doing anything Disney, and then the Lily Pulitzer stuff went on sale 40% off so we did a day trip to Epcot 😆 we planned to only be in the park 4ish hours but I was not about to turn down ANY time at Disney (I’m a newer Disney AP).
We left Naples at 6:30am to make the drive to Orlando. We had made park reservations so at 7am my friend tried for Guardians and got a boarding group (yay for them!). Our first planned stop was the character warehouse bc I had never been. We got to the outlet at 10am. Stood in line for the character warehouse quite awhile. It was very cool and according to my friend had better merch offerings than she typically saw there on past visits. I still couldn’t buy a ton considering I only had a carryon to go home with but I did pick up a cute dog dish ($9.99), t shirt ($7.99), WDW ‘50th’pop socket ($9.99), dog toy ($4.99) and 2023 F&W wine glass ($4.99, My husband and I were there for the festival last year so it was fun to get it for so cheap. Although R.I.P that wine glass. I broke it in their kitchen before even making its way home 🤦‍♀️)
We had planned to hit up Disney Springs (for the lily pulitzer) and to get lunch before heading to Epcot but we had a little one that needed to eat ASAP so we ended up eating lunch at the outlet mall.
We got to Epcot around 1:30pm. I believe their boarding group was being called just as we were getting there. I have ridden guardians but have motion sickness issues so opted out and decided to visit some tamer rides with their 6yo daughter who also wasn’t a fan. We rode Nemo and Friends, Turtle Talk with Crush and Figment. Between rides she played at the aquarium (little sunkin ship thing) and in the imagination building. Then we stopped for popcorn and a drink and looked at different topiaries. We were about to go in the Butterly house but friend texted they were getting on Guardians (3pm) so we strolled back over there just in time for them to walk out of the ride.
Next we had Frozen ride lined up. We were going to Akershus for dinner at 5:30 so with those two we made our way to Norway. We hit up the Groot topiary photopass spot (such a cute photo!!). We happened to see Asha had a meet and greet on our way, and hopped in line for that, waited maybe 5mins and got some super cute photos as well (she was such a sweet character and we were all very excited to meet her!). It appeared that we likely got lucky with that visit. We got in line at like 4:40 pm and I saw afterward that her meet and greet ended at 4:15 (I think?) there was only like one or two families in front of us though. And then they closed it off after one more family got in line after us.
We were done with Frozen at 5:05 just in time to check into our dinner reservation at Akershus. We had a really great experience there. The princesses during our meal were Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Tiana and Snow White. Tiana was our absolutely best interaction. She was fantastic. Also, my friend had been to Akershus before so she said she thought this was a new thing, but before each princess came through the dining room, they would play a short musical clip (no words) of a song from their movie so it was fun for all of us to guess who was coming in next based on the music! Near the end of dinner, all the princesses did a “promenade”through the tables. It was honestly so so great. Re: food and drink. I had never heard of the meatballs prior to going here and they were FABULOUS. I then found out by searching online that they have been popular for ages. With good reason! I got the Northern Lights drink (alcoholic) mainly to get the glowing cube 😁 but it was good. I also opted to try the Bifrost (mainly bc of the name) and I would not get that again. Idk it was kinda bland and not enough of a fruit flavor. One final thing I want to say about Akershus, is be warned that they only give out the “postcards” with princess signatures to the kids at the table. (Or maybe that was just our experience?) my friend and I were confused bc if you ever go to other character buffet everyone gets one. I was disappointed about that.
After dinner we hit up several stores (friend got her lily Pulitzer stuff) and then I got to see the Moana Journey of Water for the first time just before we headed out of the park. I was at Epcot lat September just before it opened to everyone 🤦‍♀️ and missed it! So it was very exciting to finally see it, it didn’t disappoint. We left the park at 9pm. Our night was not done however bc we made a quick(ish) stop at Disney springs on our way out to look for more of the sale items.
All in all we got home in Naples at like 3am. It was a blast of a day and ended up getting way more park time than I was expecting!

I have been baking this for sometimes now and shared my idea with few people. Let's get started.
Synopsis: Exiting from his full-time job at Horizon Labs, Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man now wishes for some stability in his life. Maybe a return to his first employer, the Daily Bugle will do?
But when a team at DB uncovers a secret criminal empire run by Lonnie Lincoln, nicknamed Tombstone, our Spider-Man is on a renewed duty: to push back against the wrath of his Superior Foes, to protect the team and their rights to air Tombstone's dirty laundry to the rest of the New York.
Characters:
Main:

• Peter Parker: 26, currently unemployed and still sharing room with his roommates at Queens. To be returned as an investigative journalist and photographer for the DB. Also Spider-Man.
• Randy Robertson: 26, works in the HR department of DB and is climbing up the corporate ladder amid Robertson senior's eventual retirement. Roommate with Peter and recommended him for another shot at journalism.
• Cindy Moon: A 29 years old, reputable journalist and Pulitzer winner aiming for another Pulitzer win. But first she has to survive against Tombstone.

Supporting:

• Dexter Bennett: The all new, all lousy owner of DB after staging a proxy fight against the previous owner Triple J.
• Christine Everhart: The board of director's handpicked SVP and the bridge between Dexter and the rest of DB.
• Robbie Robertson: The leaving chairman of DB and father of Randy.
• Cooper Coen: Fashion designer, friend and roommate with Peter Parker. Knows his secret and sews his spandex.
• Eddie Brock: Senior editor at DB, totally not evil and not hiding some space goo.
• Fred Myers: Disgraced major league baseball player, currently a mercenary titled Boomerang for Superior Foes and Tombstone. Frenemy with PeteSpidey.
• Sha Shan Nguyen: Runs her own coffee shop with Lily Hollister. Was a high school friend of Peter.
• William Hollister: District Attorney, mayor in-running. Does good business with socialite Lonnie Lincoln who doesn't seem like what he is.
• Jefferson Morales: NYPD newest commissioner. Devoted to his job. Has unwavering trust in Spider-Man.

Guest stars:

• Katherine Pryde: Peter's old flame from high school. An X-Men and now settling in Chicago. Will still see Peter face-to-face as a good friend.
• Xu Shang-Chi: Peter's martial art teacher. Also a superhero. Knows Kung-Fu like the back of his hand.

Antagonists:

• Lonnie Lincoln: The all-father of crime in NYC. Who's Kingpin when you have Tombstone?
• Janice Lincoln: A lawyer for the supervillains and the daughter to Lonnie. Occasionally a supervillain nicknamed Beetle at her father's behest too.
• Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Amped up low-life looking to best Spider-Man to prove their "superiority", as they said it.
  • Herman Schultz: For SHOCKS sake, SHOCKER!
  • James Sander: a Speed Demon, literally.
  • James Beverley: Clearly, he's gone into overdrive.
  • The Living Brain: CHAT-GPT at home, bozo.
• Mojo: Executive at Orchis Television, a new production arm of Orchis and architect behind Tombstone's relatively "clean" image. Recently embroiled in a media crisis over the shelving of Simon William's newest film for a tax break.

I have been baking this for sometimes now and shared my idea with few people. Let's get started.
Synopsis: Exiting from his full-time job at Horizon Labs, Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man now wishes for some stability in his life. Maybe a return to his first employer, the Daily Bugle will do?
But when a team at DB uncovers a secret criminal empire run by Lonnie Lincoln, nicknamed Tombstone, our Spider-Man is on a renewed duty: to push back against the wrath of his Superior Foes, to protect the team and their rights to air Tombstone's dirty laundry to the rest of the New York.
Characters:
Main:

• Peter Parker: 26, currently unemployed and still sharing room with his roommates at Queens. To be returned as an investigative journalist and photographer for the DB. Also Spider-Man.
• Randy Robertson: 26, works in the HR department of DB and is climbing up the corporate ladder amid Robertson senior's eventual retirement. Roommate with Peter and recommended him for another shot at journalism.
• Cindy Moon: A 29 years old, reputable journalist and Pulitzer winner aiming for another Pulitzer win. But first she has to survive against Tombstone.

Supporting:

• Dexter Bennett: The all new, all lousy owner of DB after staging a proxy fight against the previous owner Triple J.
• Christine Everhart: The board of director's handpicked SVP and the bridge between Dexter and the rest of DB.
• Robbie Robertson: The leaving chairman of DB and father of Randy.
• Cooper Coen: Fashion designer, friend and roommate with Peter Parker. Knows his secret and sews his spandex.
• Eddie Brock: Senior editor at DB, totally not evil and not hiding some space goo.
• Fred Myers: Disgraced major league baseball player, currently a mercenary titled Boomerang for Superior Foes and Tombstone. Frenemy with PeteSpidey.
• Sha Shan Nguyen: Runs her own coffee shop with Lily Hollister. Was a high school friend of Peter.
• William Hollister: District Attorney, mayor in-running. Does good business with socialite Lonnie Lincoln who doesn't seem like what he is.
• Jefferson Morales: NYPD newest commissioner. Devoted to his job. Has unwavering trust in Spider-Man.

Guest stars:

• Katherine Pryde: Peter's old flame from high school. An X-Men and now settling in Chicago. Will still see Peter face-to-face as a good friend.
• Xu Shang-Chi: Peter's martial art teacher. Also a superhero. Knows Kung-Fu like the back of his hand.

Antagonists:

• Lonnie Lincoln: The all-father of crime in NYC. Who's Kingpin when you have Tombstone?
• Janice Lincoln: A lawyer for the supervillains and the daughter to Lonnie. Occasionally a supervillain nicknamed Beetle at her father's behest too.
• Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Amped up low-life looking to best Spider-Man to prove their "superiority", as they said it.
  • Herman Schultz: For SHOCKS sake, SHOCKER!
  • James Sander: a Speed Demon, literally.
  • James Beverley: Clearly, he's gone into overdrive.
  • The Living Brain: CHAT-GPT at home, bozo.
• Mojo: Executive at Orchis Television, a new production arm of Orchis and architect behind Tombstone's relatively "clean" image. Recently embroiled in a media crisis over the shelving of Simon William's newest film for a tax break.

Hi all you wonderful ladies, as someone who’s gone through every phase in life (ugly to average to hot) I feel like I am qualified to share some tips that helped me glow up spiritually and physically. I am a 23F who’s gone through it all and I can tell you what helped me so buckle up because this will be a bit long.

1. The most important thing is by far your mindset. Comparing yourself to others will only hinder your progress as each one of us is a different type of beauty. Ex: Margot Robbie and Jennifer Garner look very different but are both beautiful. Once your mindset is changed towards improving yourself for health and sanity not just looking hot for that one ex or as revenge the rest of the steps will come easier.
   
2. Excercise!!!! I cannot stress this enough it is so important to treat your body with love. Even if it’s just a couple miles outside a day walking or going skating that helps get into a routine to where you can incorporate regularly going to the gym 4-5x a week. I recommend lifting combined with 5 miles a day walking (split between 2.5 miles before work and after) it has completely changed my body and mental health. I also go to the gym 5x a week however I do not spend hours in there I cycle through basic workouts and spend maximum 30 minutes there, I can’t say this is the best tactic but I have shaped my legs, glutes, and waist tremendously in only 5 months of consistent working out.
   
3. Diet! I absolutely do not believe in limiting yourself or dieting to lose weight as I am recovered ED, but I do think teaching your body to prefer healthier options is possible and quite easy. Crave a piece of candy, try some fruit or a smoothie. If you just ate a good sized meal and still feel dissatisfied drink some water. Intuitive eating has saved my figure and my skin and mind feel so much better and clearer. (Not sure why everyone is pressed about this I am not a dietician i’m just saying what works for me)
   
4. Cut back on alcohol! I know this is hard for some as it was me but drinking only 1-2x a month has drastically improved my mental health and physical appearance, I no longer am puffy and bloated and so much less mental anguish after a night of poor drunk texting. I personally have gone california sober most of the time to offset the desire to escape.
   
5. Style! curating your personal style is so so essential to looking and feeling great. I will say it’s taken me years to curate a wardrobe but it was so worth it. I primarily shopped at boutiques, thrift stores, and old clothes from family as well as amazon for basics. I will say dressing for your body is important but not as much bad dressing for your vibe. Me personally I look ridiculous in athleisure or lily pulitzer, but a boho maxi skirt and a crop feels right at home. Avoid wearing trendy clothes just because they are trendy and wear what makes you feel the most beautiful.
   
6. Makeup! Invest in quality products and learn how to contour for your face shape, also either tanning beds (yes ik so so bad) or fake tan to give your skin a healthy glow. I also love gently beauty body lava for extra shimmer.
   
7. Skin & body care! This is so different for every home but i love belief aqua bomb for moisturizer, ordinary for serums and toner, and i use cerave as face wash. For my body i swear by palmers lotion/ cocoa butter and i’m addicted to the smell. Also develop a signature scent I pair baccarat rouge 540 with victoria secrets bare vanilla lotion.
   

8.Nails, teeth and hair! Make sure to take care of your nails and keep them done however you like, also pay attention to dental hygiene and whitening strips to improve your smile, braces are also a great investment. Hair is so important make sure to invest in good products as well as finding a good salon. I like gold well and redken for hair but this is dependent on your hair texture.
Obviously there’s a lot more to glowing up than 8 steps but these are all things that have helped me transform myself in 5/6 months. :)
Edit: In the diet section

It is my first time selling on thredup. I have a ton of J Crew, Banana Republic, and theory suit pants that have been sitting in my closet. They are clean, but slightly wrinkles and may have a little lint. Do I need to re-Wash and iron before sending? How meticulous do they need to be? What are the most popular brands? Any tips for a first timer? Should I hold off on selling my J Crew cashmere sweaters and designer blazers until fall? I read that they only accept summer items this time of year? Should I send in designer jeans or wait on those too?
I am also selling summer Lily Pulitzer dresses and items with tags. I truly have so many clothes to get rid of, I just don’t have the time to post on poshmark, and the items I posted sat until I forgot about them.

Whoever wrote this intended to mix current day events and dialogue (they didn’t say triggered and generational trauma back then along with a lot of other phrases) what I thought would be a fun portrayal is actually current social commentary wrapped up in palm beach lily Pulitzer dresses

For a “theme” box I received only a tiny wallet. I’m not totally complaining. I like everything I received. Although, for a theme box, it’s silly to only get one thing in the theme. And I didn’t even get the lanyard…Lolol

Super excited about this! I don't prefer makeup/skincare in FFF boxes so this is perfect. I live in Canada

It’s actually so disappointing that they’re building a lily pulitzer? Why are we adding stores that only old people will like? Personally I think they should be catering to gen x, millennials and gen z. The kids have nothing to do in brevard.

I lived in Palm Beach for 4 years and will never understand why this place is so hyped up. I hated every second of this miserable, tasteless, insufferable town. These idiots think they are the best that the world birthed out, but they are the tackiest most unoriginal people I've ever encountered. I could not recognise one person from the next since they all went to the same plastic surgeon, wore the same gaudy shapeless Lily Pulitzer dresses, while flashing their tennis bracelets as they got out of the their white Range Rovers. Cool. Not. What struck me was how much these people acted so refined and cultured, but truly knew nothing about art other than what had the highest price tag to show off at their next cocktail party. All I need to say about how dim-witted this island of entitled morons is that there were only two bookstores; one for the fancy first editions to fill the library you never enter and the other for you fluffy cotton candy beach reads. Oh and don't get me started on their virtue-signalling gala events that they could care less about the cause and more about being seen. I guess it makes them feel better about how abusive they are to anyone they come in contact with who wasn't born with a trust fund. Seriously F*** Palm Beach. I hope this s*** stain on our continent is wiped out during the next major hurricane. Truly it would be no great loss to humanity for these handful of a***holes to lose their third vacation homes.

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