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Welcome to the Lockn' Forum - The home of the original Lockn' Music Festival family!
Please note: This forum is in no way officially associated with Lockn' Festival or its promoters.
WTF
Old Head
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro - Hunter S. Thompson
Number of LOCKNs attended: All of them
Member is Online
Post by hondo on Sept 29, 2021 14:09:45 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/style/melting-face-emoji-unicode.html
There are times when words feel inadequate — when one’s dread, shame, exhaustion or discomfort seems too immense to be captured in written language.
That’s where the melting face emoji comes in.
The face, fixed with a content half-smile even as it dissolves into a puddle, is one of 37 new emojis approved this year by the Unicode Consortium, the organization that maintains the standards for digital text. Other emojis that made the cut include saluting face, dotted line face and a disco ball.
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Sept 29, 2021 15:07:54 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
The Answer Man
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Shakey Graves
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by Sneake on Sept 29, 2021 16:36:51 GMT -5
Of the 37 new emojis approved this year, one has stood out as a visual proxy for our collective malaise.
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The proposed design for the melting face emoji, one of 37 new emojis that will begin rolling out later this year.
The proposed design for the melting face emoji, one of 37 new emojis that will begin rolling out later this year.Credit...Google
Anna P. Kambhampaty
By Anna P. Kambhampaty
Sept. 29, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
There are times when words feel inadequate — when one’s dread, shame, exhaustion or discomfort seems too immense to be captured in written language.
That’s where the melting face emoji comes in.
The face, fixed with a content half-smile even as it dissolves into a puddle, is one of 37 new emojis approved this year by the Unicode Consortium, the organization that maintains the standards for digital text. Other emojis that made the cut include saluting face, dotted line face and a disco ball.
These new emojis will roll out over the course of the next year. But already the melting face has found fans on social media, who see it as a clear representation of the coronavirus pandemic’s vast psychological toll.
“This melting smiley face is quite the pandemic mood,” one Twitter user said.
Others viewed the new emoji as a visual proxy for climate anxiety. “Something tells me that in this climate change apocalypse era, we’re going to be using the new melting face emoji a lot,” another user wrote.
The melting face was conceived back in 2019 by Jennifer Daniel and Neil Cohn, who connected over their mutual appreciation for visual language. Ms. Daniel, who uses the pronouns they and them, is an emoji subcommittee chair for Unicode and a creative director at Google; Mr. Cohn, an associate professor of cognition and communication at Tilburg University.
Mr. Cohn had published some work on representations of emotion in Japanese Visual Language that caught the eye of Ms. Daniel. In Mr. Cohn’s research was “paperification,” which, according to him, is “what happens in a manga sometimes when people become embarrassed, they will turn into a piece of paper and flutter away.”
He and Ms. Daniel realized there wasn’t an existing emoji that evoked that visual convention, so they decided to pursue one and eventually landed on the melting face, which Ms. Daniel described as “more visceral” than turning into paper. The same idea is also sometimes depicted as a solid becoming liquid, they added.
Many of the best face emojis “rely on conventions that already exist in other places in visual culture, and one of the main drivers of this is comics or manga,” said Mr. Cohn. He also noted that many of the face emojis from the original emoji set use expressions from manga.
In 1999, the first emojis were created by a Japanese artist named Shigetaka Kurita, who found inspiration in manga. They were designed to facilitate text-based communication; NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese mobile phone company, had a 250-character limit on messages sent through its mobile internet service, so shorthand was key to getting one’s point across. The original set of 176 emojis designed by Mr. Kurita is now part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Today, even without character restrictions, emojis can still communicate emotions with greater ease, speed and flexibility than words can.
The melting face is no exception. On the more literal side, it can be a way of expressing, say, the sensation caused by a broken air-conditioner. Figuratively, it can be used to convey how one feels after an embarrassing interaction with a crush, the exhaustion of living through a pandemic and, of course, sarcasm.
“It evokes a metaphoric frame or metaphoric knowledge base that should be relatively accessible to people — the notion of melting,” Mr. Cohn said. That concept can then be applied to all kinds of emotions.
All emojis “are usually designed with the intention that they can be used in flexible, multifaceted ways, in the same way that many words can be flexibly used,” Mr. Cohn added.
And visual language, of course, can be even more elastic than words. “Illustration can do things that reality can’t,” Ms. Daniel said.
Case in point: “melting face” and its myriad interpretations, many of them quite affecting.
“Emojis aren’t inherently deep,” said Erik Carter, the graphic designer who created the sample image for the melting face. “It’s how people use them that makes them profound.”
He offered a reading of his own. Many of us, he said, may feel hopeless because of things like climate change, or “our government’s inaction.” “Sometimes,” he said, “it does feel as though the best we can do is smile as we melt away.”
We're all here because we're not all there
Old Head
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain!
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by war fart on Sept 30, 2021 10:32:56 GMT -5
And yes, that article is pretty cringe.
5/24-27 Dark Star Jubilee Legend Valley Thornville OH
6/13-16 Beardfest Hammonton, NJ
7/7 Outlaw Music Fest Hershey PA
7/18-21 4848 Festival Snowshoe WV
8/2-3 Billy Strings Bryce Jordan Center Penn State
8/29-9/2 - Karnival of the Arts (East) Kempton PA
9/19-22 Infamous Weekend Pops Farm VA
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Sept 30, 2021 11:28:15 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
The Answer Man
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Shakey Graves
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by Sneake on Oct 2, 2021 8:32:04 GMT -5
We're all here because we're not all there
The Head Chef
Proud member of The unofficial unaccountable FAQ for Lockn
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: 49 Winchester
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Member is Online
Post by lobster on Oct 2, 2021 9:16:56 GMT -5
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Oct 8, 2021 8:57:19 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Old Head
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro - Hunter S. Thompson
Number of LOCKNs attended: All of them
Member is Online
Post by hondo on Oct 8, 2021 10:22:29 GMT -5
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Oct 8, 2021 10:35:15 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
The Answer Man
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Shakey Graves
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by Sneake on Oct 16, 2021 10:07:09 GMT -5
We're all here because we're not all there
The Answer Man
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Shakey Graves
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by Sneake on Oct 18, 2021 20:40:12 GMT -5
We're all here because we're not all there
Old Head
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: DakhaBrakha 4eva
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by uʞɔo˥ewbn on Oct 23, 2021 4:05:53 GMT -5
Post by Retired Janitors of Idaho on Oct 23, 2021 10:28:39 GMT -5
2023: will buy Lockn tickets the second they go on sale.
May the four winds blow you safely home.
The Answer Man
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Shakey Graves
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by Sneake on Oct 25, 2021 18:07:29 GMT -5
www.fox5vegas.com/news/las-vegas-police-say-34-felony-arrests-made-during-edc/article_46c03e4c-35be-11ec-9fc3-bfea0a39d674.html
We're all here because we're not all there
The Answer Man
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Shakey Graves
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by Sneake on Oct 28, 2021 20:11:00 GMT -5
We're all here because we're not all there
Post by Retired Janitors of Idaho on Nov 2, 2021 9:30:46 GMT -5
2023: will buy Lockn tickets the second they go on sale.
May the four winds blow you safely home.
Old Head
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Here Come the Mummies
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by slypknot on Nov 2, 2021 10:40:57 GMT -5
Crickets and cicadas sing... A rare and different tune...
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2024 Festivals & Shows
Infamous Stringdusters, Lincoln Theater, Wash, DC 4/19
About Time Music Festival 5/3-4
Neil Young/Crazy Horse Bristow, VA 5/11
String Cheese Incident, 5/16 Ting Pavilion Charlottesville, VA
Rooster Walk, 5/23-26, Martinsville, VA
The Pigeons Frasco Dogs Tour 9/6
Old Head
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: DakhaBrakha 4eva
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by uʞɔo˥ewbn on Nov 2, 2021 11:36:21 GMT -5
All this series is fire.
Old Head
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Carlos Santana
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by buddy74 on Nov 2, 2021 15:35:45 GMT -5
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Nov 2, 2021 15:46:26 GMT -5
getpocket.com/explore/item/the-five-universal-laws-of-human-stupidity
I heard on the radio about a FB post from someone distraught because she had been trapped on an escalator when the power went out suddenly. Trapped. On an escalator.
And they vote.
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Old Head
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Here Come the Mummies
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by slypknot on Nov 2, 2021 17:40:03 GMT -5
All this series is fire.
My selection: Not Fade Away - Grateful Dead - 2-12-1989 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA -- Ragged version with Dylan.
Crickets and cicadas sing... A rare and different tune...
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2024 Festivals & Shows
Infamous Stringdusters, Lincoln Theater, Wash, DC 4/19
About Time Music Festival 5/3-4
Neil Young/Crazy Horse Bristow, VA 5/11
String Cheese Incident, 5/16 Ting Pavilion Charlottesville, VA
Rooster Walk, 5/23-26, Martinsville, VA
The Pigeons Frasco Dogs Tour 9/6
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Nov 2, 2021 19:58:16 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Nov 2, 2021 21:15:12 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
The Answer Man
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Shakey Graves
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by Sneake on Nov 2, 2021 22:53:52 GMT -5
We're all here because we're not all there