(The hot place for designs)
(Korea's landmark DDP)
(Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Jung-gu, Seoul)
(118th class at the foreigner school)
This is My Neighbor, Charles
where we meet foreigners living in Korea.
- Hello. / - Hello.
Do you guys like foreign pop songs?
I love Whitney Houston.
Whitney Houston.
♪ I have nothing, nothing ♪
You have nothing on your head.
(Haha)
Sayuri, you are funny today.
- So good. / - I'm funny.
Korea is foreign to me
so I like K-pop.
Today's guests are singers.
- But. / - For My Neighbor, Charles?
They are foreigners but they sing K-pop.
Please give them a warm welcome!
Welcome!
Come on out.
(4 handsome men make an entrance)
I love you!
Hello, we are EXP EDITION.
Hello, I'm Frankie.
I'm the team's cutest member.
♪ It's so nice ♪
(Wow)
Hello, I'm Hunter.
I'm the team's
silliest member.
What are you?
Silliest member.
Oh, silliest.
Hello, I'm Sime.
I'm team's biggest-chin member.
My chin is very big.
- Oh, your chin. / - Your chin is very big.
Hello, I'm Koki.
And I'm the cute youngest member.
(You guys are really K-pop singers?)
Yes, we came to Korea in order to be
K-pop idols.
We released a single just recently
titled, "Feel Like This."
(Really?)
- Would you like to hear it? / - Yes, please.
(Sweet a cappella)
(Wow, the harmony is amazing)
(Oh, my goodness)
They are not only handsome,
but also very good singers.
They remind me of NSYNC.
- EXP EDITION? / - Yes.
What does that mean?
We started out as EXP in New York.
EXP as in experiment.
This is because we are a K-pop idol group
without any Koreans.
If you read EXP EDITION as a single word,
it becomes expedition, which represents
our new chapter and adventures.
It's not easy being an idol.
Willpower alone can't make you one.
Let's take a look at how these young New Yorkers
are living their lives as idols.
(My Neighbor, Charles)
(What it means to be a rookie)
First step to be a rookie is the training camp.
Since the day EXP EDITION came to Korea,
they began living together.
(Frankie, the leader and main vocalist)
They have some rules among themselves.
Hunter.
Wake up.
We are going to be late. Come on.
(Hunter, rapper)
No matter what time they fell asleep,
they must wake up at 8 a.m.
Wake up, guys. we're going to be late.
Are you guys still jet-lagged?
They made their own rules because
they have their own way of living.
They are responsible for
their own meals.
(Is my milk okay?)
My milk.
They are very strict.
Look how they labeled their food
just in case they get mixed up.
(Frankie, Koki)
This way, no arguing.
"Why is there no food? You eat too much."
(American style)
They have such different tastes.
But what's this? Whose is it?
I ate a lot of eggs when I was a kid.
I still eat eggs a lot.
- Probably... / - Sime eats 7 to 8 eggs a day.
- Every day. / - He's insane.
(Everyone's own unique meals begin)
What do Koreans say
before they start eating?
- "Jal meok..." / - "Jal meogeoyo."
"Jal meok-get-seum-ni-da."
They seem a little clumsy.
But...
You'll think again if you see this.
(Sime, Frankie, Hunter, Koki)
(Are you ready?)
♪ This forever moment, thinking of you ♪
♪ My reason to breathe ♪
♪ Without you, I'm hopeless ♪
("Feel Like This," their debut song released in April)
(Their harmony is perfect)
Do you want to try?
Wow, aren't they so good?
Is this song popular?
There's nothing.
Probably didn't place at all.
Where is it?
20th? 30th?
It's not even in the top 50.
Not at all.
(Beeping)
Hello.
She must be their CEO.
Ma'am, it seems like they need to do something
to get some popularity.
Yes. This Thursday at 7 p.m.
there's a festival at Yonsei University.
And then...
Did you contact "Music Bank?"
- "Music Bank..." / - Did you hear back?
Not yet.
- Not yet. / - Really?
- I want to be in "Music Bank." / - You want to?
Yes.
They only have festivals and small performances,
but it's better than nothing at least.
They are getting ready to go practice.
What are you bringing?
I have a lot of Korean books.
You are bringing all them?
They are technically celebrities but
you really can't tell.
Hello, good morning.
Good morning.
(What's their car like?)
Idols' cars these days are very nice.
However, their car is the most
economical bus.
What are you doing?
Oh, studying Korean.
Did you make this yourself?
Yes, I made a lot of flash cards.
I have more.
There are a lot of words.
If becoming a successful K-pop idol
depended on Korean, it would've been easier.
But there is a lot more to that.
(Studying Korean in their spare time)
(Must go there now)
They have to be good at one more thing.
It's dancing.
I can already smell their sweat.
They never skip their dance practice.
We are going to practice the basics now.
The leader, Frankie, leads the practice.
He learned dancing from a professional in New York.
(He's not satisfied with something)
You are too stiff.
You have to be lighter and loose.
(Frankie is pretty good)
I can tell that Frankie is pretty good.
He's kind of lost.
One more time.
One more time.
Stop!
(Guys, we have a long way to go)
(Oh, no)
One more time.
I'm not a dancer.
I always have a problem.
Dancing is too hard.
Even though it's hard, they have to do it
in order to become successful.
(Accurately without any mistakes)
(Perfect choreography is a must)
(The basic musicality is a must in this field)
(It's hard to survive even if you are good)
Survival itself is a war in
the K-pop world.
How did these young men
decide to walk such a difficult path?
The members were popular models
and musical actors in New York
before they became a team.
However, those weren't
their real dreams.
I've always loved the idea of a singing group.
I'd wake up really early, run to a dance class or
a vocal lesson then go to several auditions throughout
the day, then go to work at night.
I saw the audition for EXP EDITION
which was K-pop group with non-Koreans and
they said we'll be filming a documentary to showcase
the process of making a K-pop group.
(2014 New York audition, Sime)
The members, who were interested in K-pop
just went to the audition.
However, this was actually...
The current CEO's experiment,
preparing her thesis for her graduate school.
But then, people gave more
attention than expected.
So the members began to dream bigger.
That is the dream to be acknowledged in Korea.
Normal pop in America is very watered down
and very simple.
But it's usually not as intertwined with fashion,
dance, performance, and singing.
When I told my family and friends I was going to be
a K-pop idol, they said, "Who do you think you are?
You are going to be an idol?
Okay!"
But it's understandable for them to react that way.
5 songs?
(Deciding songs to sing at the gigs)
(Super Junior, our song, BTS)
(Huh?)
You know how to sing "Shabang Shabang?"
(That's not an easy song)
(Singer: Frankie, Dancers: The rest)
(Ta-da)
(Ta-da)
♪ She just kills me ♪
(He has mastered trot songs)
(Very into it)
(Trying so hard)
(Tap, tap, tap)
(Stealing the attention)
(Alluring with singing)
(Seducing with dancing)
(They really killed it)
♪ She just kills me ♪
(We are pretty good)
Wow, they are good.
I like him more than Frankie.
I want to meet Park Hyunbin.
Park Hyunbin will be surprised
if you meet him.
(That evening)
They have a street performance in the evening.
Since they are rookies, they can't complain
about the stage and the waiting room.
It's very small.
(Does that even matter?)
(No time to complain, let's just practice)
(It's time to go on stage)
For rookies, street performance is a golden opportunity
to promote who they are.
- Hello. / - Hello.
1, 2, 3.
Hello, we are EXP EDITION.
(Tourists who were just passing by)
Are you here for shopping?
Everyone.
(Silence)
No?
Okay.
It's okay.
If they don't know you, you make them know you.
(Always starting with Super Junior's song)
Why do you sing Super Junior's song first?
(They aren't Super Junior)
(They sang this song the most after their debut song)
(Why don't you sing your own song?)
(They are good at K-pop)
The crowd's response isn't too bad.
Thank you.
They are just thankful for them to listen.
(Training camp, Dongjak, Seoul)
(They must really like Super Junior)
It was a dream.
It was a dream.
Do they want to be like Super Junior?
However...
That wasn't it.
They sang Super Junior's song
in a TV show once.
They grabbed more attention than
they did when they released their debut song.
It still feels like a dream.
After this TV show,
we came back and slept.
In the morning we were like, "What happened?"
And forgot.
But a lot of people recognized us
and said that they saw us.
Recognition is the biggest happiness
for a rookie.
(We will be famous one day with our own song)
They perform at all corners, hoping that
at least one more person recognizes them.
(Starting with Super Junior's song as usual)
(Working hard)
They aren't upset about singing
someone else's song.
Not at all.
They rather feel happy about it.
(Do you know who we are?)
(Yes!)
They feel that they are getting
more recognition.
- I saw you on TV. / - Really?
Thank you!
I saw you on TV.
They really do have some fans.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Do you know who they are?
EX...
I don't know. This is my first time seeing them.
(I'll look them up)
(That night)
You guys should take a rest.
Why are you all so serious?
They are monitoring their performance.
You guys were good.
Hold on.
"When we actually met..." What did you say?
When we actually met,
we like...
Very...
I can't understand you.
I can't.
He prepared a short speech before the performance.
"I've always wanted to meet Super Junior.
I was touched when we actually met because
you guys were so good to us."
(You practiced so much)
I've always wanted to meet Super Junior.
When we actually met,
- It was so fun. / - So much fun.
You said, "It was so fun."
It doesn't make sense.
I forgot everything.
(Sime is constantly making mistakes)
It was weird.
(I know that)
- He forgot everything. / - You forgot it all.
I did forget everything.
What should we do?
What should we do?
People make mistakes.
It doesn't have to be exactly as memorized.
Until your Korean gets better,
do as you practiced
because you can forget
and use wrong grammar,
hence, losing connection with the audience.
You lose the audience.
They'll lose their interest
because they don't know what you are saying.
I'm sorry.
(It's my fault)
Nothing's easy.
(It's not easy)
It's a holiday with no work.
He woke up so early when he could've slept in.
But then...
Koki, what's that on the wall?
This? This is our goal list.
When we came here,
we made this goal list together.
We will debut successfully.
We will reach number 1 on the Melon Charts.
We will be fluent in Korean.
The goals they set when they first came to Korea.
This paper is attached everywhere
in the apartment.
It's a way to remind them
and motivate them.
They are nowhere near yet
but they will achieve it one day.
What would be the most important one?
We need to focus more on our Korean,
if we want to achieve any other goals.
They became more desperate these days.
Frankie, some more bad comments.
Let me see. What is it?
"Their pronunciation sounds like a toothless
old man in my hometown, Daegu."
With 378 likes.
Are you serious?
A toothless old man? No!
We have teeth.
(I'd rather listen to google translate)
Most of the bad comments are about their Korean.
They try to be understandable, but it gets
difficult when their families see the comments
and get upset.
She's like, "I see all these articles.
I'm worried about you guys.
Death threats and
people saying bad things."
It's like, "No, we are okay."
She's like, "Are you really?" and I'm like, "I think so."
But...
Like I said, you just can't think about it because
you'll just get upset.
It's like... You just go with it.
Just going to try not to read them anymore.
Frankie can't help but care about the bad comments,
but he says these aren't even that bad.
(Looking through his past photos)
A musical in high school.
He wanted to become a singer since he was young.
After he graduated from high school, he went to
New York to achieve his dream.
He was rejected from hundreds of auditions
but he never gave up.
That's because his best friend and an older brother
supported him by his side all the time.
We were so close but
he passed away 4 years ago
due to cancer.
(His brother passed away just before his debut)
It was very difficult.
So I always promised him that I would
follow my dreams and go very far.
And we were really close so
it was really hard to lose him.
But I think that a huge part
of the success I've had coming this far
has been a lot of him, helping.
And...
I think about him every day.
I know he's always with me
and I know he's always protecting me and
so that always makes me feel a lot better.
You need to become successful for your brother!
(Focusing on Korean for now)
You need to study to become successful.
(They study at home on weeks they have a show)
They've been studying Korean for
4 years since they were in New York.
They can read and write
but they are having a hard time speaking.
That's because they learn
how to speak from a book.
(You know this too?)
"Gunyo" and "Neyo."
They are both used to express surprise.
Hunter coughs a lot.
So you'd say, "Hunter, you must've caught a cold!"
- Caught a cold. / - Caught a cold.
It says "neyo" can't be used to express something
that wasn't learned directly
from your own experience or when agreeing with
something said by someone else.
It's going in through one ear
and out the other.
Nothing will change by writing.
(They won't understand in future as well)
Get up, everyone.
They say the best lesson comes from experience.
(Shall we go to the playground?)
Hello.
1, 2, 3.
Hello, we are EXP EDITION.
We live here.
We are a newly formed K-pop idol group.
K-pop? Where are you from?
Where are you from? Which country?
We are from New York.
I see.
Why did you come to Korea to do K-pop?
We love K-pop so much.
We wanted to become K-pop singers.
I see.
We would like to sing you our song...
- "Feel Like This." / - Right now?
Really?
(Scratching)
(More people show up)
(Sounds good)
Good job!
They must've worked hard.
They are working hard.
I know.
It sounded very beautiful.
We live in the same apartment so we'll see often.
We'll often see.
We'll often see.
We'll see each other often.
(Learning on the spot)
Yes.
They learned some Korean
and gained some fans. Very lucky.
Thank you.
The next day.
(It was very touching)
They have to practice again.
Sime.
Sime.
Are you okay?
My legs are sore.
What?
My legs are sore.
Are you okay?
I'm okay.
(Practice room)
They came to practice
with their choreographer
for the performance that's in two days.
(Choreographer Hwang Jihu)
The basics?
They added dance because they sing more songs.
(It doesn't look that difficult)
Luckily, the dance is not too difficult.
(Like this?)
But then...
(Awkward)
Sime, forward.
Sime.
Oh, forward.
(Focusing on Sime)
Sime looks awkward.
Hands up.
(Right hand down)
(Right hand down)
The other hand.
(I can do it)
He tries his best
but his body is not helping out.
(Frustrated)
Same leg and arm.
Although he's confident in singing,
he's very weak when it comes to dancing.
He has harder time than others
whenever they learn new moves.
(Everyone together)
(Very anxious)
He never had this much difficulty
but he keeps making mistakes.
(Opposite direction)
(Is it because of his legs?)
Is it because of his sore legs
from this morning?
(Upset)
Growing up I had problems with my hip.
I wasn't actually allowed to do any
sort of physical exercise until I turned 17.
They didn't know what caused it.
It was just sort of happening.
I had to be on crutches for 2 years.
It's definitely better now.
It's only after rehearsals and
when I do work hard, that's when I feel it the most.
Practice for 5 minutes.
(What do I do)
The members know the best about
how hard Sime is trying and what kind
of hardship he is going through.
Look at my left leg.
- It hurts. / - I feel like this will hurt you more.
(Sime practices constantly)
I hope they rest during breaks.
It's better.
- Take a second and rest. / - I'm fine.
- You sure? / - Yeah.
- Everyone together. / - Yes.
(Will he be okay to continue practicing?)
Even though he's in pain,
he won't stop practicing.
It seems like Sime's body got heavier.
(Became worse than before)
He still tries his best.
(Sime leaves all of a sudden)
(Practice stops)
What's going on?
Sime.
Just give me a minute.
(He doesn't even look back)
- You okay? / - It's fine.
- What is wrong? / - It's fine, I just need a minute.
Are you okay?
Alright, sit down.
It's the first time Sime is
acting like this.
Everyone is worried about him.
Do you want to just go home right now then?
No, what's the point? We have to get this done.
Is it because of his legs or
is there another reason?
Hey, it's okay. It's not the end of the world.
When I'm doing the moves my hips
start hurting again and then it's just getting worse.
And then I feel like I'm letting them down because
I'm not getting move and it's taking forever.
It's just like a waste of time.
You are always too hard on yourself
than you should be.
And nobody is like, "Oh, my god, Sime's
a bad dancer." Nobody is saying that.
Just come inside whenever you are ready.
(Don't worry, bro)
He felt bad because he was
dragging the team down.
There is...
Only one way to cheer him up.
Drinking together.
They often talk things out at barbeque restaurants.
They eat like New Yorkers,
but drink like Koreans.
(Koreans for sure)
My Korean friend taught me.
(He learned well)
(Automatic)
This is the best stress reliever.
Do you feel better now?
(This is it)
(It's been awhile now)
These guys...
One more bottle of Soju, please.
(Tipsy)
And two more bottles of beer, please.
(Very happy)
It seems like you guys drank quite a bit.
Honestly, it didn't hit me that we were going to live
in Seoul up until like
the very last minute, you know what I mean?
When we were on the plane and when we were
heading over here. That's when I was like,
"Oh, we are all leaving everybody."
A lot of Korean people in the comments ask,
"When are you guys going back to New York?"
Honestly, my biggest fear is that...
I don't think this will happen but
that this will stop and then
we are back in New York
with the memories of doing all that.
That would be horrible.
Like to go back to all that stuff.
They don't want to think about even going back
after going through all of this.
Cheers to the journey that we've been on.
It's a lot to think about.
(Uncertain about future success)
They become more serious
talking about the uncertain future.
I was worried that they would be very sad.
But there's nothing to worry about.
(It seems like they are going to the army)
- I really like it. / - Does it hurt?
Maybe a little.
But it's good for your...
- Face? / - New skin?
Yes.
(Good for skin regeneration)
(Skin regeneration dance)
(Let's end here)
You should go to sleep now.
I'm so tired.
I'm dying.
Good night.
(Snoring)
They heard that they have
a very important meeting
in the morning so they came out early.
Who are they meeting?
- Hello. / - Hello.
(Who is it?)
Hello, we are EXP EDITION!
(Trot King Park Hyunbin)
It's Park Hyunbin.
- We got this for you. / - Thank you.
- Have a seat. / - Okay.
They really wanted to meet him.
Do you know me?
- Yes! / - How?
Trot is very similar to Portuguese music.
When I heard "Shabang Shabang," I was like, "Who is this?"
I really loved that song.
And you guys perform that song these days?
Yes.
On stage...
I'm nervous.
(Oh, my god)
(Dead serious)
(Feels like they are auditioning)
(Glad to meet you)
(You guys are in)
These guys are really good.
They are much more
into the song than I am.
Try this part.
♪ She just kills me ♪
You sing too gracefully.
I don't sing that way.
And...
♪ She just kills me ♪
♪ Dead drunk ♪
♪ I'm so drunk ♪
Your body...
(The original singer is different)
♪ Trust me just this once ♪
♪ I will only look at you ♪
These are all my songs.
They are envious him as he has so many
popular songs and he's very popular.
You are sitting here.
You are singing "Shabang Shabang."
You are meeting Park Hyunbin.
You need to know the reason behind everything.
Why are you sitting here?
The reason why you are going to
another meeting after this.
It will gradually build up
and you will understand everything.
It will come to you gradually.
To be honest,
often times I never see my juniors
after meeting like this.
(No)
Are you sad?
We will really try our best.
Don't give up.
It's so good to have a team.
You guys have each other.
I was always alone.
I will cheer for you guys.
Thank you.
(Time to go back)
What do we say?
It was nice meeting you.
1, 2, 3. It was nice meeting you!
Sit down.
You guys are too tall.
It was so nice seeing you!
I want to look taller.
(Let's practice)
Whatever you do, focus and know the reason.
Park Hyunbin taught them that.
So...
(Boot camp training?)
Why are you guys doing this?
We need to be stronger.
So we have to practice more.
They are very determined.
We are going to have a full run-through.
They are going full out this time.
They want to give it their all.
Will they successfully perform?
(Will they be able to successfully perform?)
We'll find that out tomorrow.
(The day of performance)
It's finally the performance day.
What are you doing over there?
(They are good, I'm nervous)
Shouldn't you guys be practicing?
That's right. You can't let your guard down.
Especially Sime.
Sime, you can...
I can do it!
What is this?
Why are you writing this?
I was touched because they were good to me.
I was touched because they were good to me.
I was touched because they were good to me.
I was touched...
As long as things go as planned, it'll be fine.
He's clever.
(The girl idol group before them just finished)
It's finally their turn.
- Good job! / - Good luck.
Girls will love these guys.
(A huge number of audience)
Our boys bravely
enter the stage.
And how hard will they cheer?
(Rather mild)
It was expected but...
- Are you ready? / - Yes.
Let's go!
(They start strong)
(Super Junior's song as always)
This was the song they got popular with.
As long as they can be recognized,
they can sing hundreds or thousands of times.
(I know them!)
They finish the first song successfully.
Next is...
(It's a big obstacle they need to overcome)
Hello, we are EXP EDITION!
Did you guys watch "I Can See Your Voice?"
I've always wanted to meet Super Junior but
when I actually met them...
(It's okay, I can cheat)
I was touched because they were good to me.
(Thought he was clever)
I was touched because they were good to me.
(Hahaha)
I knew he was going to get caught.
The next song is our debut song, "Feel Like This."
Have you ever heard of it?
It's okay.
Sing along with us like this.
Feel like this, everyone.
Feel like this.
Let's go.
(We sing other people's songs more right now)
(Everyone's unsure of our potential)
(It's okay because we are just getting started)
(Please cheer on for us)
People think we are crazy. I think we are crazy.
We still wish "Feel Like This" would be on
the top chart and more people would know about it.
I mean, of course there is that
level of perfection that we have yet to...
I will continue to be working hard
and hopefully be getting better.
I've always wanted to meet Super Junior
but when we actually met, I was touched
because they were so good to me. Yes!
(This is the power of hard work)
EXP EDITION started out as
an experiment.
Please cheer on for them, becoming
one of the most successful K-pop idol groups!
(My Neighbor, Charles)
They are a really prepared group.
They have great determination.
I also like it because they seem desperate.
And there's that important figure
who made EXP EDITION into a K-pop star.
Please, welcome CEO Kim Bora.
You had a huge role.
Did you think that they would work hard
and become successful?
I didn't think that this was going to get big.
After they made a debut and
performed in the U.S. for a year,
they approached me first and told me that
they wanted to go and perform in Korea
along with other K-pop groups.
They brought up to me first that
they wanted to perform in front of Koreans.
You were studying Korean with flash cards.
Isn't it difficult to learn from a Korean teacher?
I watched Korean movies when I was in Croatia.
So I thought that it would be a little bit easier
but nope.
It's incredibly difficult.
And the Korean "yes" means
"no" in Croatian.
It's very confusing.
It's so confusing.
Very, very confusing.
I think it would be good to
date a Korean girl because
it would speed up learning Korean.
I just feel so happy looking
at these bright and optimistic four young men.
I wonder if they have any worries.
(We want to be popular)
Popularity is our concern and hope.
Some people in Korea might think that
we are only here as tourists,
that we're only here to have fun
and then go back to United States
to our lives and whatnot.
The fact that we are finally here and doing this...
It's a dream come true so
it would be really sad
if it ended and we have to go back.
What's your definition of success?
Probably getting at least in
the top 10 in music charts.
The speech after getting first place
in a music show is very important.
You know how it goes.
First place, EXP EDITION!
(Going crazy)
You are exaggerating too much.
Thank you and we love you, our fans.
We love you.
Rather than that, say
Our CEO...
Kim Bora...
(Crying)
In the past, Wonder Girls went to
United States.
They were huge in Korea but
they went about taking buses.
After seeing the video of them giving out
their own CDs and promoting themselves,
I thought that it's so respectful to come and
challenge yourselves to become a K-pop idol.
Aren't your parents worried?
That's why our families are kind of
worried about the reactions and
they can only see the bad comments about us
because they are usually in English.
So they can't read any of
the good Korean press about us.
So they are worried that we'll see that
and get depressed.
It seems like you think about
your older brother a lot, Frankie.
Watching my brother battle cancer for two years
and fight until the last day.
Because of him, I know that I'll never give up.
I know there isn't any obstacle
I can't overcome and
I know that he's always with me.
I see.
I see that you guys
are working so hard
away from home but
there are always haters, writing bad comments.
Usually foreign K-pop fans
write the negative comments.
EXP EDITION isn't Korean.
Why are they trying to do K-pop?
They are too big.
They can't sing.
They are ugly.
Negative comments mean interest.
People are interested in you
so they know who you are
and they've watched your show
and they've spent so much time
finding ways to write the hateful comments.
So they invested 5 minutes of
their lives to you guys.
So be thankful.
They must've been hurt
through negative comments.
So many times.
You live longer and stronger in harsh conditions.
That's a Korean proverb.
I guess I'll be living until I'm 200 years old.
Let's hear your determination
for your fans and to-be fans.
I just would say to any fans
or to anybody who has a dream
that you think it's impossible.
We, if you went three years back,
and the first time we met,
we would've never imagined that we would
be here
so just believe in yourself and you'll go very far.
You can do it!
Confidence.
Thank you so much.
We feel very motivated to see them coming to
Korea from New York to pursue your dreams.
Thank you so much for coming today and
we will cheer EXP EDITION on until
you become a successful K-pop idol group.
Good luck!
Thank you!
This concludes My Neighbor, Charles.
- See you next time. / - Good-bye.
Hello, we are EXP EDITION.
Don't you feel all cheered up?
1, 2, 3. We can do it!
Thank you for having us.
Good-bye.
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Wall Street Thugs Sink Puerto Rico - Duration: 11:24.
According to a 2016 YouGov poll, only 43% of Americans know that Puerto Ricans are U.S.
citizens.
While 41% believe they are not.
But Puerto Rico has been an American territory since the end of the Spanish-American war
in 1898.
For the 400 years prior to that, it was a Spanish colony.
In 1917, The Jones Act officially made Puerto Rican residents citizens of the United States.
And in 1950 President Harry Truman signed a law that officially made the island a commonwealth
under U.S. control.
In spite of the fact that Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States and its
residents are US citizens, Puerto Ricans do not get to enjoy many of the benefits that
come along with American citizenship.
For example, they aren't allowed to vote in U.S. presidential elections, even though
they do hold primaries for presidential candidates.
They have a representative in Washington, D.C. who is not allowed to vote on legislation
or other issues.
And they don't receive the same kind of federal financing as other states.
Of course, residents also don't have to pay a federal income tax, they have their
own Constitution, and they still get the full protection of the United States military.
So while there are obvious drawbacks and benefits to being a commonwealth rather than an official
state, residents on the island have typically remained divided about whether or not they
want to officially join the U.S. as the 51st state.
Or at least, there was a deep divide until predatory bankers from financial institutions
like Santander got their hands on the island and created one of the worst financial disasters
in modern history.
If Puerto Rico were a state entity, it would be allowed to get out from under its massive
cloud of debt by declaring bankruptcy.
Instead, the U.S. House of Representatives has appointed a financial committee that is
forcing regressive austerity measures on the people of Puerto Rico.
But things could change in the near future.
Earlier this month, voters in Puerto Rico approved a measure requesting statehood, by
more than 97%, but only 23% of the population actually showed up to vote.
Nevertheless, the measure will now be presented to Congress, who has the final say in whether
or not Puerto Rico can officially join the union.
To become the 51st state, Congress would have to pass a statute to admit Puerto Rico as
a state, and that's a conversation that has been going on for decades.
For more on this issue, let's go to Attorney Peter Mougey, who's working with the government
and citizens of Puerto Rico to hold Wall Street bankers accountable for their financial destruction
of Puerto Rico.
That's the only way you can describe it, is financial destruction.
Peter, give us some more history on Puerto Rico.
Why did the US decide to make them a commonwealth rather than a state to begin with?
Tell us a little bit about that history.
It's amazing.
Whether you look at the Philippines, Guam, which all came as part of the solution to
the Spanish American War, the world shrunk dramatically over the last couple of decades.
Back when this deal was cut in 1898, early 1900s, the world was huge.
The commonwealth, we couldn't have states that were so far away, so a lot of the reasoning,
the principles behind having a commonwealth or having territories, whether it be Guam,
the Philippines, and especially your Puerto Rico, it was just, they were so far away that
making them a state seemed just unfathomable, just because of the sheer distance.
Now, the world shrunk.
There's almost as many Puerto Ricans living in New York as there are in San Juan, so the
world has become smaller and the rationale for keeping Puerto Rico a commonwealth or
a territory are days gone by, decades old, and the principles and policies are outdated.
We should definitely take a fresh look at making Puerto Rico another state.
I've got to tell you.
The US, as you know, you followed this history a long time, has been the primary predator
in Puerto Rico.
I mean, when you really start understanding the history of how the US has been such a
predator, it's easy to really appreciate.
You've obviously spent a lot of time down in Puerto Rico.
Can you tell us how the residents you've encountered feel about having their island actually become
a US state after this vote?
What's your take?
It's kind of a mixed bag.
I think they fall into three separate camps.
One camp is to remain a commonwealth.
Another camp is to become a state.
The others is, just become their own territory.
One thing that's consistent amongst all three of those camps is, the pride in Puerto Rico,
the culture, the customs, the beautiful landscape, all of the natural resources.
I think it depends on who you talk to.
I think it depends how comfortable people are, but it's embarrassing what we've done,
the colonialism kind of component to what we've done in Puerto Rico, and stripped the
citizens of a lot of their rights.
We've taken away opportunities.
You go back to the Boston Tea Party.
We fought a war over taxation without representation, and we tax the Puerto Ricans heavily.
Everybody always points to the fact that they don't pay ... Puerto Ricans don't pay federal
income tax, but we more than make up for that here on the mainland by how much we tax Puerto
Ricans for their estate tax, which are hundreds of percent higher and don't have the cap that
we have in the states, that up to five or six million dollars isn't taxed.
Puerto Ricans don't have that luxury.
We tax them state taxes all the way down to the smallest amounts, so it's time to take
a fresh look at this.
Peter, you know what's always been so ugly about this story is the way that the right
wing, the conservatives, say, 'Well, if we make them a state, all we're really doing
is bringing into the United States more of a welfare state.'
As if, just making them a state, by doing that, it's going to be a bigger burden on
the US taxpayers.
Those are always the arguments that you hear the right wing talking about, but you don't
hear about the other side of that story.
It's almost as if the media has done such a poor job telling the story about how the
US has been such predators down there in Puerto Rico.
Look.
We know that the recent vote, even though the turnout was low, approved a measure to
move forward with statehood.
Where does it go now?
The state said, even though it was a small turnout, 23% turned out, 97% of that turnout
said, 'Yeah.
We want to become a state.'
Where does this go now and what is, in your take, the likelihood of that happening with
this particular Congress that we have right now?
In order for Puerto Rico to become a state, there has to be a joint resolution from both
Congress and the president.
As I think we both agree, that the likelihood of that happening is small, but as far as
the right wing side saying that this is another welfare state, the reason why Puerto Ricans
are going through a lot of the economic mess is because of some of the policies that we've
implemented there on the island.
They don't get the same, the type of favorable financing for, whether it be infrastructure
or incentives.
We yanked most of the incentives off the island in 2006, which had a devastating impact and
opened the door for these Wall Street banks to come in and start pitching borrowing and
debt raising as a way out of this problem.
We have helped create the mess with our policies and it's time we fix them and give the Puerto
Ricans the same type of access to our government decision making as the rest of the states
have obviously had for hundreds of years.
Peter, as I look at this history, it's almost as if, in 2006, we opened the door to every
Wall Street thug.
There's no other way to describe these predators.
They're Wall Street predators.
They are thugs who have taken these people's pension programs.
They've taken their life savings, and now they're complaining that they didn't have
anything ... They had nothing to do with the financial state of Puerto Rico.
They had nothing to do with the potential of bankruptcy here.
What is your take?
How bad was the predatory system that was coming directly from the United States Wall
Street when we let these criminals, these banking criminals, go down to Puerto Rico
and do what they wanted to do?
What's your take?
I'll tell you what.
We had another example.
We opened the door for allowing some of this to happen.
The 1940 Act, which is the act that prohibits affiliated transactions within companies,
so if you take Santander that you mentioned, or some of the other broker dealers on the
island, it alleviates those Chinese walls.
It has put fertilizer down.
It planted the fields for this type of conduct, where these firms came in and recommended
debt.
Why did they recommend they issue so much debt?
Because, they made fees on the underwriting deals.
They were underwriters.
They were consultants for these deals.
They put them in their own closed end funds and they sold them to their own clients.
That's illegal on the mainland, but it's not illegal in Puerto Rico.
Why?
Because, 1940, when the Investment Advisor Act was implemented, that seemed so far away
and remote that we couldn't police them, so we've never updated those protection policies
to protect investors, which opened the door for Wall Street to come in, issue bonds.
1.6 billion dollars in fees, Pap, over the last several years before this thing blew
up, Wall Street firms made on fees, syndicate, spreads, you name it.
Absolutely unbelievable what we've allowed to go on down there.
Now, who's left holding the bag?
Puerto Rican citizens that are left standing there with their investments blown up and
their island policies, economic policies, in shambles, in large part because of what
we've done down there.
Yeah.
These cats in Armani suits and Rolex watches, nobody's going to go to prison over this.
Nobody.
But look, I've got to ask you.
Would bankruptcy protection do anything to help the island's financial problems?
Are they so far gone at this point that they're ... How do they return, in part, from the
disaster of letting predatory Wall Street thugs go down there and do what they did?
Can they recover?
There is no doubt that they are too far down.
$72 billion.
There's more debt issued on the island than any place per capita on the mainland.
Why?
Because, this was all built on a house of cards, conflicts of interest.
Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 PROMESA, which is under President Obama.
PROMESA was established, took components of both Chapter 9 and Chapter 11.
It essentially gives Puerto Rico an opportunity to kind of tap the brakes, do an assessment,
kind of slow down the creditors from coming in and filing suit.
It's halted the litigation and kind of just kept everything at status quo.
But, there's no doubt, 72 billion dollars, they can't tax their way out of this.
All right.
Peter, thanks for joining me.
Okay.
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Pretty Little Liars #Endgame | Live Reactions! - Duration: 13:25.
Hello my friends! Kaitlyn and Katherine here! And we're going to watch the finale. The series finale!
Of Pretty Little Liars! Ahhhhh!
(high five slap) Yeah!
(INTRO MUSIC)
Oh my goodness! We're about to watch the finale! Ahhh! It's been like, what? 7 years of ridiculous nonsense.
So much has happened. People have died. People have broken up. People have gotten together.
People we've thought have died but not actually died.
Okay, who do you think it is? Who dunnit?
I don't know. I guess I have several theories. I don't really like any of them. I feel like if it was Ezra, it would be
really devastating. But I don't know why he would have befriended CeCe so that doesn't make sense.
The like "Twincer" Spencer twin theory is interesting, but I don't know if they would do a twin again.
I feel like they aren't going to repeat that story. Like I was talking to a friend who said they thought it could be Toby
maybe because he wasn't in, hasn't been in these episodes a lot. And how heartbreaking for Spencer who's
like mom isn't really her mom and like has all these siblings that she didn't know about and siblings she thought were her siblings but aren't.
And then also, p.s. the man that you've been in love with, even though he married another woman, has also been
torturing you your entire life. The end. It's like.
Yeah. I don't have any good theories. I don't either. Which is concerning. That it's concerning that we don't even have like suspects.
Cuz it's like "Who knows! Caleb? Maybe!"
I used to think they had a plan. I don't quite think they have much of a plan anymore. I know! I'm feeling like it's
really discombobulated and it's just like...nnnnn...this one! That looks good. This is the ending!
So that's where we're at! Yep! So let's go. We're going to watch it now! Ahhhhh!
What does this mean? Is this like ghost of Christmas past, present, and future. Hahaha! Oh. What? Okay.
Are you here to kill me?
That's what I wanna know! Ah! (theme begins playing) Oh my gosh! I have goose bumps all over.
(theme playing and girls singing with it) gotta lock it in your pocket, taking this one to the grave.
Here you go! It's a baby! What about you Grace? *GASP* Whoa!
Ezra put me in charge of the wedding so he took charge of the honeymoon. And he promised me a...
That's not real life. I always want a man like this and that's never. That's like, one in like a billion or something.
I mean to be honest, I don't know, if you're out there send us a message or something. But...
Melissa! Ohhhhh!
Okay, what do we think so far? I feel like not a lot has happened until that moment. No, no, no.
I like that they're maybe like wrapping up some things or not introducing a ton of things without giving it time to
be answered. If they had started out the first 15 minutes like, giving a bunch of new information that I don't
understand anything about that felt overwhelming, I'd be annoyed. I was surprised with twins. But kind of makes
sense. I'm glad they're gonna throw twins in there somewhere. They do not look like Emily's babies though.
And uh, tap dancing Lucas. That was really weird. I mean, that was obviously a dream sequence, but
who's dream was it?
Okay so, so far, I still have no guesses. Me neither.
This is it! Oh! Oh it! This is it! Ah!
Are they playing scrabble? Shut up! Oh!
We won't be able to show these scenes. My children viewers!
Guys, nothing's happening. Cover their eyes. We'll just turn them around.
Oh! (laughing) My goodness!
Aria! (aria crying) What's wrong? I can't marry Ezra. (sighs) (whimpers) What are you doing to me?!
Oh! We're gonna pull the face. You're not really...who are you? Okay, it's not Melissa so...oh. Mona?
Does that mean that you're...no! What is happening?
What does this mean?
Mona is there with a Melissa mask. What is the importance of wearing a Melissa mask?
Like what would be important? I'm not sure other than to just screw with us as viewers. Right!
Scrabble. Let's just...
They have such like iconic moments that I think it's much easier to do flashbacks. And like people recognize it.
You asked me to put on the Melissa mask and then you don't even want me to use it. It was a test.
Aria? I can't have kids. Oh...
I mean cuz like clearly A.D....like Mona is still in touch with A.D. Has nothing happened for the last year?
Mhmm. And then, what's making A.D. come back? Do they have anything on them anymore? Maybe they
just want to screw with...
Uhhhhh. (laughing) There's a very interesting Febreeze commercial happening right now.
Attractive mean don't poop.
I love you too. Awwwwwwww! (giggling)
Oh! Hello Spencer! Ahhh!
Oh! Hello! We'll turn you back around now. (laughing) You can't watch this part.
No...good things do not happen when creepy piano music starts to play.
Deja vu bitch! (smashing sound) (GASP) Ohhh! What!?
Mona just straight up hit Spencer up top the head. Like, let's reenact. Bam! Boom! (laughing)
Uh.... Guys!
(DRAMATIC GASPS) Shut up.... OH MY GOD!
(on TV) We didn't think you'd wake up so soon Spencer. Mary?
(gurgles of shock)
One of my theories was right! (giggling)
Oh my god, maybe it was fake Spencer that was visiting. And handed her something under the table. They
touched hands, maybe it was twin Spencer that was visiting and put the visitor's tag on and like, handed
her something to escape! And we thought it was real Spencer!
(GASPS)
Also, I'm pretty positive fake Spencer was with Wren that day. That has to be!
Can I kiss you? (GASPS) Just one last time? Just to say good-bye? (sighs)
See! Come on! You knew it! She knew it! Spencer would not do these things! She has morals!
Well...Troian is the only one that could pull this off. Cuz seriously, can we talk just about Troian Bellisario for a minute?
And her incredibly acting? Like, Nina Dobrev playing Katherine and Elena. And all the other versions of them.
Like, the ability to create unique, distinct characters that can stand on their own. Troian! Double thumbs up!
Wren is dead. So there's that little. That's so sad! He's diamonds. (laughing) Diamonds are a girls best friend!
So Kaitlyn and I have talked about how she felt like Spencer has not been acting true to the character
because of some of the things like sleeping with Toby a few weeks ago and just some of those pieces have not
felt true to this character we really love so it's just, this moment is very rewarding for her to be able to say like "This is!" Ahhhh!!!
Okay, here is what we need to speculate, is she going to die? Is she going to run away? Are they going to have
her get arrested? I mea like, how do you end this in a way that like... Yeah. Are they going to end it for good?
Yeah to end it for good, I mean, I think she needs to die.
I think Ezra's gonna figure it out. Well like in that last episode where he was all like, "I have a degree in
American Literature. I can do anything." (laughing) Like, that's not usually what people say. Props to English majors across the world!
Toby will also know. Surely. I hope so! They're not meant to be together if he can't figure out that's not the real Spencer.
I don't think Spencer's Spencer.
Thank you, Jenna! We never thought we'd say it.
She's Spencer's evil twin? That's who's doing this to us? Hanna!
Mona...please just be running your own game. Ugh! Come on Mona! We have high hopes for you!
Okay so seriously like, is it plausible that they found out this fast. It's a series finale and they have to, but is it plausible that they get there.
This is not Spencer. Is it a twin? Is this really a thing we're doing that fast?
What is happening with Mona? Because seriously like, is she good or bad? I just...I feel like is just as big of a question.
I think someone has to die in this episode. It's gonna be Mona. Mhmm. Cuz like it can't be any of the ships. Right!
439.752 W 1.2057. Mona would know the coordinates. Not like an address.
They need to change her shirt so we know which one's which! Ugh! I'm feeling really stressed!
There's gotta be a way out of here. Don't separate!
Someone needs to stay upstairs! No! This is how it always happens!
It's me. Spencer. Don't listen to her. Look at me. You know me.
(Spencer speaking in French)
Thank goodness! (sigh of relief) (laughing) Oh my gosh!
(text message chiming) This is not okay. (laughing) Marlene! I like it.
They're married, guys! We're so happy!
I'm pregnant. Awwww! Yay!
For some reason this feels like it's the end of something.
Guys I'm tearing a little.
What's happening? Ha! Please tell me Mona just moved. I don't know. Why are there mini dolls in dollhouses again?
Tea time, pretty girl. Did she build a dollhouse for Mary and Alex? (laughing)
(laughing) Mona wins! Yes! How did she get them? Ah! That's better. I was like, "They can't just send her to jail."
I don't know. This seems unnecessary. Right? Why is this happening? Why didn't we just end it with Mona?
You kind of lost me, Marlene.
Let's just start with some basics. Spencer has a twin
That was...we proposed that earlier. By we, I mean, she. Well, it's stuff I've...I've read a lot of comments. And it
was something that I've seen in comments. The Spencer has a twin theory.
I think I believe it. I mean, 2 seconds after it finished. You know, it's been off for a grand total of 48 seconds. But...
I think I buy it. Yeah. I feel like I need to go back and rewatch and like... Yeah. Conceptually fit it in. But they
did a good job. And again, Troian Bellisario, ten points for your acting. Like, yeah!
I kinda had hoped that they would do that just because I knew that she could pull it off. So it was cool to see her
like acting chops coming out. Incredibly talented. So my worry coming into this like finale was it would be
far-fetched enough that I wouldn't buy it. Like I think that the way...they explained enough key things that and
there were some atypical Spencer things that happened and what a cute moment, Toby, "What's your favorite poem from the book that you gave me?"
And he just knows! Like he knows her!
And then all the ships. Yes. Got wrapped up and sent out to sea! Happiness! Yes!
I think the only thing I'm having trouble with is the timeline of when Alex met CeCe. Like was this all while
she was playing the game with the girls originally? Cuz she was like locked away. Right. For five years so...
What I'm confused about is how was CeCe playing the game in America while also being in England and
hanging out with Alex.
I think the like the takedown was a little bit less than I, I mean, I felt like it had to happen. But it was a little
cliche and the like, twins are fighting and they're wearing the same thing. You don't know and the love has to pick.
But in the end, Mona won the game. How poetic! And then the flashback, the full-circle. Why do we need to
full-circle that? Yeah. I think they could have left out that last full-circle thing. I mean, they set it up exactly the way
this show is set up so like, what are you going to do? Have the exact same show?
And now it's the...it's done! There's no more Pretty Little Liars, guys!
What do you, what do you do with your Tuesday nights now?
Hey! Okay! So that was Pretty Little Liars! I have like 2 hours of footage now that I have to edit down into a
manageable amount of video. Don't worry. A lot of it is just us going....OH MY GOODNESS! (laughing)
Remember to like, favorite, share, and subscribe if this video made you smile! (giggling)
See you guys on Thursday! Bye!
(high five smack) Yeah!
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Jeep Wrangler OPR Dual-Axis Replacement Mirror Assembly (2007-2017 JK) Review & Install - Duration: 4:01.
This is my review and installation of the OPR dual-axis replacement mirror assembly,
fitting all 2007 and up JKs.
Today, we're going to talk through the installation of this mirror assembly, which is a very simple
one out of three wrench install.
These are not powered.
They are not heated.
There is no wiring necessary.
Two bolts will get these installed on your Jeep in about a half an hour, but we'll talk
more about that install in just a second.
These mirrors are going to be a little bit unique.
They are a full replacement housing, but instead of just giving you two flat glass mirrors
on the inside, this is going to give you those dual-axis mirrors.
And what that means is you have a main mirror up here which is going to function very much
like your factory mirror, and then you have a smaller mirror that's a little bit more
convex in the corner here which can be adjusted independently.
And what that's going to do is really eliminate any blind spots that you might otherwise have
on your JK.
Now, because that adjusts independently, this is not something where you can just take the
glass and snap it into your factory housing.
It really does have to be a full replacement housing piece like these ones are, and I think
these are really functional.
If you have a lot of blind spots, if you have problems backing up or changing lanes, I think
this is going to be a really good addition to your Jeep.
Or if you have a broken mirror and you are looking to replace it with a factory-style
mirror that has a little bit of additional functionality, I think this is a nice option.
As far as the construction goes, these mirrors are designed to look just like your factory
mirrors from the outside.
They install just like a factory mirror.
As I said before, if you currently have a power adjustable mirror or a heated mirror,
you are not going to get that functionality with these mirrors.
However, if you're okay giving up that function for the dual-axis function, this is an option
for you.
You would just tuck those wires away and not use them anymore.
Or of course, if you don't currently have that functionality, these are going to be
an upgrade, adding some additional function.
These are also designed to install very, very easily onto your Jeep.
All you need to do is remove two bolts to get these bolted up.
No major modifications necessary.
So as I said before, it is a one out of three wrench install that you can get done in right
around a half an hour.
The first step is, of course, removing that factory mirror from your door, which you can
do with a Torx bit from the inside of the door.
Again, two bolts to remove and that mirror will come right off from the outside.
If you do have power or heated mirrors, of course, you'll have to unplug them at this
stage.
After that, you just insert the new mirrors into the door, replace the factory hardware
from the inside and you're finished.
All you need to do is adjust your mirror and enjoy the additional viewing angles that you
get from the dual axis.
A pair of these mirrors come in at right around hundred and $150 and when you consider an
OPR replacement mirror that is a single axis, just a regular flat glass, one side is around
$55.
You're getting a pair of these for $150.
It's only a couple more dollars for the dual-axis functionality, which I think makes a big difference.
If you've never driven a vehicle that has a dual-axis mirror on it, when you do, you'll
wonder how got along without it before.
It's definitely not a necessity, but it is one of those luxuries that you will miss after
you've had it for a while, if you go back to not having it again.
So, if you have trouble when you're changing lanes or parking, just seeing behind you with
your standard, traditional mirrors, this is going to be a really nice upgrade for you.
Or if you've broken one of your factory mirrors, whether it be on the road or on the trail,
and instead of replacing it with a factory mirror, you want something that has some more
function, I think this is going to be a great option.
So that's my review of the OPR dual-axis replacement mirror assembly, fitting all 2007 and up JKs
that you can find right here at extremeterrain.com.
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Bebop Jazz Guitar Licks - Classic Bebop Sound Decoded - Advanced Jazz Guitar Lesson - Duration: 9:07.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
- Hi everybody, my name is Jens Larsen.
When you're working on a musical language like bebop,
it's important that you check out
some of the licks that are contained in that style
and try to figure out what are the components,
what are the musical concepts that are being used
and then try to incorporate those into your own playing.
In this video, I'm gonna give you
three bebop jazz licks,
and then I'm gonna analyze them and give you
some exercises to help you play them,
and then I'm gonna take the different components
that are contained in those licks and then
I'm gonna make two more licks so that you can
see how you can work on improvising lines
that sound more like bebop.
If you wanna learn more about jazz guitar,
about improvising over chord changes,
arpeggios, and scales, then subscribe to my channel.
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This video isn't sponsored by Disney,
even if I am sporting this
very attractive Daisy Duck band-aid.
I had a small incident yesterday
when I was cutting some watermelon.
Maybe it's Herbie Hancock getting back at me
for stealing all his chord voicings.
The examples that I'm using in this video
are all D7, resolving to G major,
and I think bebop, as a language,
is really something that's focused on the dominant chord,
so it makes more sense to use a progression like that,
but in fact, you can use these as ii-V-I licks as well.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
The first example uses some really common bebop trademarks.
One of them is to use small scale runs and 16th notes
to add some rhythmical variation to your lines.
So, in the first half of the first bar, we get this part.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
And this idea of just using this, and I wanna execute
that on guitar like this most of the time.
So using legato is just better for the phrasing, I find.
If you wanna make an exercise to get better at playing
these kinda things, you can actually do this through
a scale position, especially if you're playing
three notes per string, then you'll get something like this.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
And that's really easy to practice, you can try it through
a few positions, you don't need to spend, really, at all,
time on it, as long as your pull offs
are sorta up to it, so...
(upbeat jazz guitar)
Then that'll probably work quite well.
After the 16th note trill, so...
(upbeat jazz guitar)
We're coming out on the A,
and now I want to go to the third,
or the dominant, so the F#, and then that's
on the one, on the next bar, and I do that with
a chromatic enclosure, so... (upbeat jazz guitar)
Like this, and from here, I'm just playing the arpeggio,
so the D7 arpeggio, but what I'm doing is that
I'm using octave displacement.
This is something that's done quite often in bebop,
I have another video where I talk about this
in a bit more detail, but the idea is quite simple,
if you're playing an arpeggio, you can at any point
move the rest of the arpeggio an octave in any direction.
So, in this case, the arpeggio originally would have been...
(upbeat jazz guitar)
Like this, just descending from the third.
But instead, I'm going up, I'm moving the D
up an octave, and then I'm skipping from the F#
up to the D. (upbeat jazz guitar)
And then playing from there, and here I then do another
thing that's also quite common for bebop,
is to use the augmented triad on the dominant
to pull towards the one chord, and since I'm coming out
on the A here, I can go to this Bb,
which is, go to flat 13, and then play the augmented triad.
And then resolve that to the 9 of G major.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
The second example is starting on the C,
so the 7th or the D7, and then going up to D,
and from here, is descending in a triplet
down the Em7 arpeggio.
And then skipping up to A, and running down the scale.
And then we get a trill on the root in the b9.
Down to the 5th.
And then a leading note for the 3rd.
And then from the 3rd, I'm skipping up to the b9 again.
And then down the scale, I'm resolving to a B,
so this last part is, again, using the same
octave displacement right here, because if had done this,
this whole phrase... (upbeat jazz guitar)
Before it resolved to the B, it's actually coming
out of D harmonic minor, so it's like
a minor dominant, in fact. (upbeat jazz guitar)
And that would've been... (upbeat jazz guitar)
But then we displaced that octave.
And in the beginning, we had this triplet
movement with the arpeggio, so I'm playing a scale note,
then going up one step in the scale,
and then I'm playing down, sweeping down
to play the rest of the arpeggio.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
And you can turn that, you can practice that
and turn that into a scale exercise, like this.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
Another thing that can be useful to you guys,
because it's used quite a lot, is this trill,
so in the line I'm using this one.
But you can also just do that through the scale,
just to get used to it, and practice your legato
technique for that, and that could be something like this.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
Playing the diatonic 7th course as triplets
is something that's very typical for bebop,
and that's also how I'm starting the third example.
So I'm using the F# half diminished arpeggio
on the D7, because that's the arpeggio from the 3rd.
I'm starting with the leading note, so that's an F.
And then I'm, of course, going up to the F#
and playing the arpeggio as a triplet.
Ending up on the 9, which is, of course, an E
on the D7, and from here I have a small chromatic run.
I'm back on the E, and then I'm reaching down
to take the C, and sliding down to the G,
and then I have this small sort of a C major line.
Going to the b9 of the D7, so the Eb.
And then, again, using octave displacement,
I play this diminished arpeggio which is then,
the diminished arpeggio found on the third
of D7 in G harmonic minor, which is an F# diminished.
And then I'm ending with this sort of typical bebop phrase,
where I'm resolving to the B and then ending on the one and.
To help your work, I'm playing arpeggios like this,
I have this small exercise in this position.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
So what I'm doing here is just, I'm playing,
for each string, I find an arpeggio, and then I'm playing
the same type of arpeggio, because the difficult
part is probably to play, sort of, the one note per string
figure that we have here.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
So first, an F#, half diminished.
Then a C major 7.
Then a G major 7.
And then a D7.
Now let's see if we can make some new lines using
some of the ideas that was covered in the first three licks.
If we take this last idea with playing the arpeggios
as triplets with a leading note, and then use that
on a D7, then that could be something like this.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
And now that I'm here, I can use the idea that I talked
about in the first example, where I'm using sort of this
16 note scale run, so now I have...
(upbeat jazz guitar)
And then we can, of course, just go down the scale.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
And now, I can go to the F#, and then play
the same idea that I did in the second line, so...
But then up here.
And then resolve to the G.
So now we have... (upbeat jazz guitar)
For the next example, we can start with the trill idea,
so if I start here, that could be something like...
(upbeat jazz guitar)
And then a small scale run.
And then an Am7 arpeggio.
And, as I had in the third example,
the F# half diminished arpeggio.
And that could resolve up to the D,
and then add a small tag by going from D to A.
And then we have this line. (upbeat jazz guitar)
So the idea is here, of course, that you're trying
to identify the small building blocks of the lick,
and then try to get those into your playing,
so that can be the 16 note trill, like...
(upbeat jazz guitar)
And then play that another place in the scale.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
Or the other trill, which was a 16 note triplet, so...
(upbeat jazz guitar)
Or we can do the arpeggio played with a triplet.
(upbeat jazz guitar)
So, all these building blocks you can use to create
your own lines that sound more like bebop.
If you want to check out more stuff on just how many
music theory, chord voicings, and stuff like that,
and this is the first time you've seen one of my videos,
then subscribe to my channel.
I have a new lesson coming out every Thursday,
and I've been doing this for quite some time,
so there's already a lot of stuff
to check out on my channel.
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on Patreon that help me and support me financially
so I find the time and also find the money to keep
on making all these videos, and I'm very grateful
for all the support that they're giving me.
That's about it for this week, thank you for watching,
and untill next week.
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FACE OFF | Season 12, Episode 3: Here's Hoping | SYFY - Duration: 1:36.
So if you could start seaming and I'll work the bald cap.
- Hi. - Hey.
- Hey, good morning. - Isabelle, you're going to be
the witch, the lead witch character.
- Oh, okay. - So Nelson and I
are gonna be working on you.
Nelson and I do a drybrush technique on the wood witch
to bring out the light of the oak and the texture of the bark.
- The face looks a little, maybe, muddy.
- Yeah, I agree.
And I'm realizing that our textures
are starting to look different.
So I passed the face off to Nelson so that
he can work on blending the face and the cowl together.
And, as much as I want to do my own paint job,
it's more important that the face
doesn't look separate from the cowl.
If you wanna go over it with the dry brush
and work the entire character... - Okay.
That would really unify her, you know?
- Do you wanna try to move your head around?
Joseph and I are working on the fairy godfather.
We decided not to sculpt a cowl for this character,
but instead we made a cowl out of moss and vines.
Oh, this looks so good.
It is going on quick and efficiently,
and it's looking very cohesive.
The forest is coming to life on him.
But so far, every time I liked something,
we ended up at the bottom.
So fingers crossed.
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How To Setup, Wire and Operate CX0 Area Sensors from Micro Detectors - Duration: 6:04.
In this HOW TO video, we will cover the basics of wiring and setting up one of AutomationDirects
Advanced Area Sensors from the brand Micro Detectors.
I am currently using model number shown: CX0E1RP-10-016V.
These come as a pair with an emitter and a receiver.
The Micro Detector area sensors we sell at AutomationDirect all require a connecting
cable.
Make sure you select the correct cable with correct
number of pin outs in either a straight or a ninety degree
connector.
The sensors I am using require a 4 pin 12mm connector cable for the Emitter and a 5 pin
12mm connector cable for the receiver, I am using the part numbers listed on the screen.
Keep in mind; we sell many cables that will work depending
on your application and environment.
We have 90 degree connectors, straight connectors; harsh environment
insulation, shielded cables and they all come in
many different lengths.
Just make sure you select the correct number of poles or pins for your sensor.
If you have questions, use a multi meter and check the pinout or call our free technical
support here at AutomationDirect.
I follow the wiring diagrams for these sensors, it can be found in the documentation that
comes with the sensor, or you can find it on our website.
The emitter has 4 connections.
Brown for positive voltage and Blue for negative voltage or common
to power the sensor.
Black should be connected to a switch or device to allow for Gross or Fine
Teach functions.
Last, White should be connected to the Gray wire on the Receiver.
Now let's wire the receiver.
The receiver has 5 connections.
Brown for positive voltage and Blue for negative voltage or common to power the sensor.
The Black wire on the receiver should be connected to your output device and wired as PNP.
In this example I have the black wire connected to the positive
input on a WERMA Stacklight that we sell here at AutomationDirect.
Make sure you check the specs of your device: I am using an LED indicator because
the Incandescent light required more current than the
sensor supplied, so we would not see an indication.
Next is the White wire: it should be wired to a
switch or device to select Normally Open or Normally Closed outputs.
Last, Gray should be connected to the White wire on the Emitter.
Now that our Emitter and Receiver are both wired, we need to check for alignment.
The user manual describes how to properly align the emitter
and receiver and what errors to detect if they are out of
alignment.
The manual also explains which LED's you will see if your system is not wired properly.
We can now power the sensors and check for operation.
Once we power up, there is a time delay or "time delay before availability".
Once powered up and ready we can setup the sensor.
When the sensor is first powered up, we should only see a Blue LED on
the Receiver and a Yellow and Green LED on the Emitter.
Right now we have no power applied to the NO/NC feature, so the sensor defaults to normally
open meaning there is no output until the sensor
detects a part.
As you can see, when the sensor detects my screwdriver, our WERMA stacklight green
light turns on and also I see a yellow and red LED indication in the Receiver.
Making changes to the NO/NC only takes place on power up.
If I attempt to change the setup after the sensor is powered up, nothing will change.
I must power down, select NC and repower the system and
now my green stacklight stays on and I also see a Blue and Yellow LED in the Receiver
when no part is detected.
Once a part is detected, the green stacklight turns off and we see a Blue and Red LED in
the Receiver.
Now let's discuss the Teach function.
This was where we wired the Black wire on the Emitter to a switch
with either positive or negative input to the sensor.
Teach allows us to adjust for fine or gross sensing.
As you see, when I select Fine or Gross, the yellow LEDs on the Emitter will blink until
the sensor has calibrated.
Let's discuss quickly what Fine and Gross settings are: Gross Teach is used to detect
opaque objects and semitransparent objects with textured
or corrugated surfaces.
Fine Teach is used when detecting small objects, or transparent smooth
objects like glass.
How you setup your sensors will be determined on your environment and what type
of objects you are detecting.
Now our sensors are mounted, wired, setup, aligned and programmed and is ready to start
detecting product.
Now, what should we detect??
I hope this how to video was useful.
Please follow us to other how to videos on our Micro Detector
area sensors.
Thanks and have a great day.
If you have any questions about using our sensors, please contact AutomationDirect's
free award winning technical support team during regular
business hours.
They will be happy to help.
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