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Rockabilly is music that came out of the south of the US, mixed with elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass. Its genre is strong rhythm, emotion and a wild vocal style. And while it shined most brightly in the 1950s it never really disappeared. In fact today it's joined the ranks of established musical subcultures around the world.

It's been argued that the word rockabilly is synonymous with Elvis and that Presley invented the genre one night in Memphis in 1954.

The story goes that Elvis was recording at Sam Phillips' Sun Studio with Scotty Moore and Bill Black. According to Moore they were taking a break when all of a sudden Elvis started singing a song, jumping around and acting the fool. Moore says Bill picked up the bass and before long all three were jumping around and playing.

Moore says Phillips had the door to the control room open and when he heard them playing asked them what they were doing. Moore says they didn't have a clue, but Phillips asked them to stop, find a place to start and do it again. Legend has it that rockabilly was born that night.

Sam Phillips went on to record many small bands with their slapping string bass sound, acoustic rhythm guitar with plenty of echo and twanging lead guitar.

He also recorded what was to become a virtual 'who's who of bluesmen including Junior Parker, Bobby Bland, Little Milton, Howlin' Wolf, Walter Horton and most importantly Carl Perkins.

Some of the other great rockabilly artists of the time included Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Wanda Jackson and Roy Orbison.

For many, rockabilly remained the "purest" form of rock and roll. Even though it only lasted a few years it provided the template for the sound, image and spirit of rock for the next 50 years. Its influence is certainly still felt today and several bands continue to perform in the rockabilly tradition, with many more borrowing from the genre to create their own flavour.

While there have always been bands playing rockabilly, the revival really hit its stride in the post-punk era, when a number of new bands picked up the sounds. Not only did they play the music, but they celebrated and embraced the pop culture that surrounds Rockabilly. The most successful revival band was the Stray Cats in the 1980s.

While there hasn't been a band to enjoy such a large-scale fame since the Stray Cats, rockabilly still has a life of its own in the 2000s. Over the past decade there's been a convergence of the rockabilly style with the swing music scene. Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats has once again played a big part in bringing the sound to new audiences. He formed the Brian Setzer Orchestra as both a rockabilly and swing musician. The Reverend Horton Heat, Rattled Roosters and Royal Crown Revue are also popular in both scenes.

Today there are still lively rockabilly scenes in several major US cities - especially on the west coast. There are a number of big festivals including Viva Las Vegas and Hootenanny along with the Heavy Rebel Weekend Festival on the east coast.

The subculture also thrives in Europe where there is a big focus not just in contemporary musicians reviving the rockabilly traditions, but in artists from the '50s.

So why has rockabilly survived in one form or another for all these years?

Meg Appelton in her article "The Rockabilly in the New Millennium" argues that the rockabilly culture is an antithesis to current trends as it embraces its roots in "old school" societal fringes.

She says the rockabilly phenomenon has survived down the generations thanks to a growing dissatisfaction with mainstream culture, music and stylistic icons.

"Rockabilly frequently becomes a way of life or lifestyle to those active, who see the larger scene to be like a family," she explains.

Jacqui Munn
http://rockabilly-revival.blogspot.com/

Second Life? Why not Get a First One!

Copyright (c) 2009 Willie Horton

Prompted by a news story relayed to me be one of my clients that a woman had murdered her husband after she had discovered that he had been "unfaithful to her online", I've just spent a few minutes on Second Life's website. Have you heard about it? My kids have, lots of people I talk with have - where you create a virtual life for yourself in a 3D online world - you buy and sell property, get jobs, climb the ladder of success, meet the love of your life...

Wow. For once, I'm stuck for words!

Why are some "gamers" spending up to sixteen hours a day - yes 16! - "living" in a virtual world? What's happened their lives in this one, the so-called "real world"?

I suppose the first point to make is that, if decades of research is correct, the vast majority of people are dissatisfied with their "real" lives. They are what I call "normal" people - whose lives are "not too bad". Recent surveys indicate that over 90% of "normal" people worry about having enough money. Another survey found that over 60% of people are unhappy in their work. Another suggests that over 60% have been subjected to some form of bullying at work.

But, if you're not living the life you really want in the "real" world, why not do something about it? Why devote your energies to some surrogate virtual reality? Has the state of the world really come to this?

You might say that it's escapism - and everyone needs a little entertainment. But news stories suggest that many people have lost the plot - somehow believing that they can build the life they don't have at the moment, in the virtual world. Bizarre. Even more bizarre when you realise that you can create the life you really want in this world.

Because, that's what you do at the moment. You're not aware of it, because it happens subconsciously, but years of work - at universities all over the world and the evidence provided by how some exceptionally successful people achieve their success - all confirm this. At present, right now, your thoughts create your life. You get what you expect. Expect something different and something different will happen.

Perhaps that sounds even more bizarre, but let's consider the evidence. Each moment of each day you react to situations you encounter - to people annoying you in traffic on the way to work, to someone you don't like at work, to your boss, to your staff. You react to your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend. Once you get familiar with anyone, you react to them. Otherwise, it would be just as exciting going to bed last night with your nearest and dearest as it was the first night!

When you get used to what's going on - and who it's going on with - you decline into habitual reaction. And because all this automatic behaviour started out when you were a child - when you were "young and impressionable", during your "formative years" - you've been reacting all of your adult life.

But there is something about your behaviour that you are actually aware of. Stop to think about it for a moment. Do you ever react to something and your reaction makes things worse, not better? Do you ever feel too "turned off" to do your best at work or at play - when you know that doing your best would make it so much better and more enjoyable? Do you ever feel bad about yourself or your behaviour when you know that feeling bad about yourself is self-destructive?

You see, our lives are one long string of reactions. Those reactions, which we don't seem to be able to control, are programmed into your subconscious mind. And they stop you having the life you really want and create the life that you currently have.

Abnormally successful people, on the other hand, replace their automatic reactions, by changing the programs in their subconscious mind. And anyone can do it - and that includes you. All you have to do is imagine or picture a moment that would really turn you on. I call these "perfect moments". Imagine what it would feel like to "have it all" - whatever "it all" is - what you would see, how you would feel, what you would hear - and smell and taste. Using all your five senses to "experience" that "perfect moment", imagine what it's like to have it already - and write it down as if you're there.

This might sound even more bizarre than "Second Life", but simply doing this can create a new First Life for you - the one you actually live in. A word of warning, though. Be very careful what you wish for - most of us haven't got a clue about what we really, really want.

About the Author

Willie Horton was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland. An ex-Accountant and ex-Banker, he has worked with business leaders for thirteen years, enabling them undertsand how their state of mind creates their lives. Clients describe the results as 'unbelievable' and 'life-changing'.
Willie now lives with his wife and children in the French Alps.
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Does any one know how long crossbow last and witch crossbows are the best.?

how long do the strings last and is a Horton Crossbow good or a withc crossbows are the best?

If you keep the string well waxed it should last for hundreds of shots. The cause of failure in the bow string is usually wearing thru the serving. The serving protects the string itself. When it wears thru reserve the string before any strands break in the string. If any strand breaks the string is done.
The life of the bow itself depends on how well you maintain it. The main thing you can do to promote longevity is to unstring the prod when you aren't going to shoot for awhile. If you leave it strung for long periods the prod can take a set and loose power. I'm talking about a conventional bow, not a compound. Compound bows (the ones with the cams or wheels) can remain strung indefinitly. With normal care your bow should last a lifetime.
I've used Horton products and think they are good value for the money .

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