republished review from her website: “Six albums, countless live performances and eight years on from being 1999’s token, sorry, wildcard Mercury nominee, not an awful lot has changed in the world of folk songstress Kate Rusby. She is still, as the BBC put it, ‘the acceptable face of folk’; less traditional than Eliza Carthy and easier on the ear than Seth Lakeman. The only thing that has noticeably shifted over time is that with each album she releases, her own compositions have improved to the point that the word ‘Rusby’ is now a surer mark of a song’s quality than the word ‘trad’ . And old-school folkies can stick that opinion in their pipe and slippers and smoke it.”
“http://biggerstrongerfastermovie.com/ From the producers of Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 comes a new film that unflinchingly explores our win-at-all-cost culture through the lens of a personal journey. Blending comedy and pathos, BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* is a collision of pop culture, animated sequences and first-person narrative, with a diverse cast including US Congressmen, professional athletes, medical experts and everyday gym rats.
At its heart, this is the story of director Christopher Bell and his two brothers, who grew up idolizing muscular giants like Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and who went on to become members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream. When you discover that your heroes have all broken the rules, do you follow the rules, or do you follow your heroes?”
Marika and I once had 3am Dunkin Donuts in Times Square. She used to come to New York and visit with Lori. She was also a great Talk Live Operator. More about Marika on her Bodyspace profile. From that profile: ” I change my training routines often and I always try to learn new methods. The more you learn about how your body and muscles works the better your body will respond and improve. BB Accomplishments: 5th in the World championships in Slovakia, 1st at Jan Tana NPC show. 4th at Europa Pro Supershow 2005. 5th at Europa Pro Supershow 2007.
and please go check out Marika’s new website, MJVIKING.COM.