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Sunday, June 13, 2021
So Refreshing: Deliberately Anonymous and Faceless > JABBAWOCKEEZ
O YEA! Editor's Pick Today New York Times
The Jabbawockeez have always been a diverse, majority Asian American group. (Thirteen of the current crew members identify as Asian American, four as African American, two as Hispanic, and one as Caucasian.) They view racial diversity as intrinsic, but not central, to their artistry and brand. . .But the Jabbawockeez’s choice to mask — obscuring individual identity and race to emphasize uniformity and universality — relates to a larger debate among hip-hop dancers and scholars, which gained momentum during the social justice movements of the past year. . .“Hopefully at some point, you know, it’ll be all of Vegas — all of the world!” Paguio said. Brewer added: “And a partridge in a pear tree.”
A Hip-Hop Dance Crew’s Frabjous Reign in Las Vegas
The Jabbawockeez, with their something-for-everyone approach, proved that an ensemble of anonymous, masked dancers could pull in crowds.
" In Las Vegas, the Jabbawockeez are both famous and unknown. Images of this hip-hop dance crew, its members ciphers behind their signature white masks, beckon from multiple casino billboards along the Strip.
Who are these dancers? Even if you watch “Timeless,” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena — where, after some Covid fits and starts, the Jabbawockeez returned to the stage in March — you won’t find out. The show’s 20 masked performers remain deliberately anonymous, uncredited in any program.
But this faceless crew can make all audience members feel seen, no matter their relationship with dance or hip-hop. But this faceless crew can make all audience members feel seen, no matter their relationship with dance or hip-hop. In “Timeless” the Jabbawockeez lead a virtual tour of the hip-hop music and dance cultures of the West Coast, the South and the East Coast; a few scenes later, they mime a slapstick routine to the Muppets’ “Mahna Mahna.” They swing their way through Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” then cheekily overlay Sinatra’s final crooning “I love you” with the “youuuuuu” of Soulja Boy’s rap earworm “Crank That.”
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Saturday, June 12, 2021
Remote from The Lower Chambers CRYPT-O GOVERNMENT > Mesa City Council Study Session Thu 06.10.2021 @07:30 a.m.
This "Study Session" runs on streaming for only seven minutes short of two hours.
It's hard to hold your attention for the long length of time that's for sure when
all that time is divided into two separate segments.
Remote from The Lower Chambers CRYPT-O GOVERNMENT > Mesa City Council 06.10.2021
Another "Study Session"??? OK. Can you read into this why the same-old same-old "business-as-usual" stuff is getting so tired... so tired.
And there's 'a new response plan for emergency 911 mental issue calls' ??
Under the guise of public safety?? OK...or is the Mesa PD unqualified to respond to those calls
Council Study Session Notice: To decrease COVID-19 exposure, the City Council Chambers is closed, but public viewing and input on the items are available electronically. Members of the City Council may appear electronically for this meeting, via a video conferencing platform, and the live meeting will be accessible via broadcast and telephonically.
Because of the current public health emergency, the City Council Chambers is closed for Council study sessions. However, the live meeting may be watched on local cable Mesa channel 11, online at Mesa11.com/live, www.youtube.com/user/
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Public participation will be available electronically. If you want to provide a written comment or speak telephonically at the meeting, please submit an online comment card by going to Mesaaz.gov/bluecard at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting.
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PRESENTATION/ACTION ITEMS: 
ITEM *1-A
File #21-0642 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide a recommendation on a new public safety response model for mental health 911 calls. 1-a
SEGMENT starts after some opening remarks and runs to about beyond 41:50
City Manager Chris Brady speaks up strongly saying He wants all 911 "mental health calls" TO BE DIVERTED AWAY FROM A RESPONSE BY THE POLICE
ITEM *1-B
File #21-0641 Hear a presentation on the extension Proposition 400 (the Maricopa County half-cent Regional Transportation Sales Tax), and discuss projects to be considered by Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) with a focus on transit, streets, and highway projects. 1-b
SEGMENT starts about 45:00 and runs beyond 1:07:00
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City Council Study Session City of Mesa
Meeting Agenda - Final
Mesa Council Chambers
57 East First Street
Thursday, June 10, 2021 7:30 AM
Lower Council Chambers
Roll Call
(City Council members participate in person or by electronic means.)
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MEETING DETAILS WITH LINKS TO OPEN THE ATTACHMENTS > Use it!
| File # | Agenda # | Type | Title | Action | Result | Action Details |
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| 21-0642 | 1-a | Presentation | Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide a recommendation on a new public safety response model for mental health 911 calls. | Not available | ||
| 21-0641 | 1-b | Presentation | Hear a presentation on the extension Proposition 400 (the Maricopa County half-cent Regional Transportation Sales Tax), and discuss projects to be considered by Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) with a focus on transit, streets, and highway projects. | Not available | ||
| 21-0677 | 2-a | Minutes | Economic Development Advisory Board meeting held May 4, 2021. |
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