It's #MusicWomenWednesday once again!

Here's my favorite video of the inimitable LaVern Baker, performing her latest single (Atlantic 1176) on the Ed Sullivan Show, together with comedian/dancer Stumpy (Harold J. Cromer):

LaVern Baker: Substitute (February 23, 1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxie2cvOIUI

The song, "Substitute", was written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis and Murray Stein.

#music #lavernbaker #stumpy #rockandroll #rhythmandblues #atlanticrecords #edsullivanshow

A modern time series python library: stumpy

https://github.com/TDAmeritrade/stumpy

One cool thing about it is that it can calculate Matrix Profiles for you. If you are new to the subject, see for example: Finding Approximately Repeated Patterns in Time Series: https://youtu.be/BYjOp2NoDdc

#python #timeseries #datascience #dataanalytics #stumpy

This article is a lovely eulogy to Stumpy, the cherry tree growing at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. Stumpy was felled to make way for a higher sea wall, as the water level rises due to climate change caused by burning fossil fuels. File this one under #solastalgia

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/07/opinion/stumpy-dc-cherry-blossom-guzy-cnnphotos/

#Stumpy #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #DC

Farewell Stumpy the Cherry Blossom Tree
Monday, March 25th, 2024 @ Washington DC, USA
https://www.rovingsun.com/2024/03/25/farewell-stumpy-the-cherry-blossom-tree/

In 2019, we noticed a unique cherry tree in DC. It was by itself, on the edge of the water, and looked like it shouldn't be alive but somehow was. This tree has become known as Stumpy! This is Stumpy's last year in bloom as he is going to be removed to repair this area of the Tidal Basin.

#Stumpy #cherryblossom #NationalCherryBlossomFestival #TidalBasin #WashingtonDC

My sister rode her bike to the Tidal Basin in the District today, to see the cherry blossoms (before the Park Service commences several years of repairs to the seawall.)

She captured this photo of the famous "Stumpy" who is emblematic of the issues plaguing the area and the trees - the seawall is failing, and brackish water is inundating the cherry trees. Apparently it was a beautiful day.

#WashintonDC #CherryBlossoms #Stumpy #ClimateChange

Blade – Mind of an Ordinary Citizen

Boot Records are proud to be releasing Blade's classic 1990 smash "Mind of an Ordinary Citizen" on limited edition black 7" wax for the first time. The artwork has been reworked with respect to the original by Stumpy.

#blade #BootRecords #DJRenegade #Kudos #Mastermix #MindofanOrdinaryCitizen #NoSleepNigel #Stumpy

https://www.britishhiphop.co.uk/news/latest/blade-mind-of-an-ordinary-citizen.html