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OPEN POST: Manor Music Monday With The Fantastic Nnenna Freelon!

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Greetings music sluts, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday! Today, DJ Li'l Scratch is bringing you an unsung modern jazz diva who's not as celebrated as she really ought to be. But then isn't that most of us? Are you unsung and uncelebrated? Maybe it's time you did something about it. Speak up, flaunt your feathers, point out your attributes. If no one else is, then you'd better, amirite? But anywayI'mgettingofftrack, tonight at the Manor's "Yes, Yes! Now Make a Circle!" bar and lounge, DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing this diva who's not only a jazz chanteuse, but an actress, composer, playwright and published author. Feeling lazy? Don't hang around her. Oh, and do you think you have to move to New York when you're young in order to chase fame and become a jazz great? Yeah, she blew past that old saw, too.  Question: Is her first name pronounced "Nina" or Nena?" Enquiring minds want to know. But reall...

PECKERWOOD'S WEEKLY LUNOCRACY POST! For the Week of 6/22/2026

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Brand New Christmas Hot Chocolate

Birthday Hors

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Nicola Sirkis French singer-songwriter, founder of Indochine - 67 Stéphane Sirkis - French musician, composer and founding member of Indochine - (1959-1999) Anwar Hadid - American actor and producer - 27 Dinah Jane - American singer - 29 Portia Doubleday - American actress - 38 Bob The Drag Queen - American drag queen, comedian, actor, activist, musician - 40 Douglas Smith - Canadian actor - 41 Johnny Bananas - American tv personality - 44 Porsha Williams - American tv personality, singer, actress and activist - 45 Jai Rodriguez - American actor and musician - 47 Donald Faison - American actor and comedian - 52 Lecy Goranson - American actress - 52 Vijay - Indian former actor - 52 Carson Daly - American tv host, radio and tv personality, producer - 53 Mary Lynn Rajskub - American actress and comedian - 55 Laila Rouass - British actress - 55 Kevin Aviance - American drag queen, musician, designer and nightclub personality - 58 Uwe Boll - German filmmaker - 61 Amy Brenneman - Am...

OPEN POST: The Cathedrals of Art

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The Cathedrals of Art, 1942 Florine Stettheimer

Birthday Hors

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Kip Winger American musician and singer-songwriter - 65 Natalie Alyn Lind - American actress - 26 Rebecca Black - American singer-songwriter - 29 Kris Allen - American singer-songwriter - 41 Lana Del Rey - American singer and songwriter - 41 Michelle Wolf - American comedian, writer, producer and tv host - 41 Jujubee - American drag queen, reality tv personality and recording artist - 42 Michael Malarkey - British-American actor and musician - 43 Prince William - British, heir apparent to the British throne - 44 Benjamin Walker - American actor and stand-up comedian - 44 Brandon Flowers - American musician, member of The Killers - 45 Chris Pratt - American actor - 47 Erica Durance - Canadian actress - 48 Maggie Siff - American actress - 52 Juliette Lewis - American actress and musician - 53 Carrie Preston - American actress - 59 Sonique - British singer, musician and DJ - 61 Lana Wachowski - American director, writer and producer - 61 Doug Savant - American actor - 62 David Morri...

OPEN POST: What is the Nicest Compliment You've Received?

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  Credit: Broadimage Perhaps something about a physical feature you've never noticed? Your personal style? Maybe a lovely comment on a personality trait. What's something someone has complimented you on that has really stuck with you?

Birthday Hors

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Lionel Richie - American singer-songwriter, record producer and tv personality - 77 Serayah McNeill - American actress, model and singer - 31 Sage The Gemini - American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer - 34 Christopher Mintz-Plasse - American actor - 37 Dreama Walker - American actress - 40 Grace Potter - American singer-songwriter and musician - 43 Alisan Porter - American singer, actress and dancer - 45 Tika Sumpter - American actress and producer - 46 Frank Lampard - English professional soccer manager and former player - 48 Josh Lucas - American actor - 55 Twiggy Ramirez - American musician - 55 Peter Paige - American actor, director and screenwriter - 57 Robert Rodriguez - American filmmaker, composer and visual effects supervisor - 58 Nicole Kidman - Australian-American actress and producer - 59 John Taylor - British musician, one of the founding members of Duran Duran - 66 Michael Anthony - American musician - 72 John Goodman - American actor - 74 Tina Sinatra - ...

OPEN POST: The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)

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The Champion in Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), 1871 Thomas Eakins

Birthday Hors

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Macklemore - American rapper - 43 Atticus Shaffer - American actor - 28 Kaitlyn Bristowe - Canadian tv personality - 41 Paul Dano - American actor and director - 42 Helen George - English actress - 42 Aidan Turner - Irish actor - 43 Zoe Saldana - American actress - 48 Mia Maestro - Argentinian actress and singer - 48 Rebecca Loos - Dutch media personality - 49 Ryan Hurst - American actor - 50 Hugh Dancy - English actor - 51 Geoff Ramsey - American voice actor, film producer and internet personality - 51 Robin Tunney - American actress - 54 Poppy Montgomery - Australian-American actress - 54 Brian Welch - American musician, guitarist of Korn - 56 Lara Spencer - American tv journalist - 57 Mia Sara - American actress - 59 Sadie Frost - English actress, producer and fashion designer - 61 Paula Abdul - American singer, dancer, choreographer and media personality - 64 Kathleen Turner - American actress - 72 Ann Wilson - American singer-songwriter, member of Heart - 76 Phylicia Rash...

OPEN POST: Hosted By "Today On Cooking With Brooklyn Beckham": TRAVELLING CHARCUTERIE BOARD!

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Birthday Hors

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Alison Moyet - English singer - 65 Bailey Bass - American actress - 23 Trippie Redd - American rapper, singer-songwriter - 27 Max Records - American actor - 29 Willa Holland - American actress and model - 35 Jacob Anderson - British actor and musician - 36 Renee Olstead - American actress, singer and therapist - 37 Josh Dun - American musician - 38 Melanie Iglesias - American model and actress - 39 Richard Madden - Scottish actor - 40 Meaghan Rath - Canadian actress - 40 Alex Hirsch - American animator, writer, producer and voice actor - 41 Scooter Braun - American entrepreneur, record executive - 45 David Giuntoli - American actor - 46 Lindsay Shookus - American tv producer - 46 Ben Gleib - American actor, comedian, satirist and writer - 48 Emma Heming Willis - British-American model, actress and businesswoman - 48 Alana de la Garza - American actress - 50 Blake Shelton - American singer-songwriter and tv personality - 50 Silkk the Shocker - American rapper and actor - 51 Ray La...

OPEN POST: Ford's Finer In '47!

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In 1947, the best-selling books included "Gentlemen's Agreement,"   "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank and this children's classic: Among the top movies were "Miracle On 34th Street," "The Lady From Shanghai" and the film noir masterpiece " Out Of The Past," here synced to the theme song of its remake, "Against All Odds." I love that video because it gives Kathie and Jeff the happy ending they didn't get in the movie. Oh, get your minds out of the gutter, I didn't mean that kind of happy ending! Not that I'd have a problem with one of those (giving or getting), but oh well, have a Happy Open Post or a Happy Ending, either or both! Photo Credits: AK, Wikipedia

Birthday Hors

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Paul Young from Mike + The Mechanics - British musician and singer-songwriter - (1947-2000) KJ Apa - New Zealander actor and musician - 29 Stitches - American rapper - 31 Marie Avgeropoulos - Canadian actress and model - 40 Kendrick Lamar - American rapper and singer-songwriter - 39 John Gallagher Jr. - American actor and musician - 42 Mickey Guyton - American singer - 43 Arthur Darvill - English actor - 44 Jodie Whittaker - English actress - 44 Venus Williams - American tennis player - 46 Scott Adkins - English actor and martial artist - 50 Krayzie Bone - American rapper, singer, producer and entrepreneur - 53 Paulina Rubio - Mexican singer-songwriter and tv personality - 55 Will Forte - American comedian and actor - 56 Michael Showalter - American director, writer, producer - 56 Tory Burch - American fashion designer, businesswoman, philanthropist - 60 Jason Patric - American actor - 60 Erin Murphy - American actress - 62 Greg Kinnear - American actor and former talk show ho...

OPEN POST: JT and KP Frolicking

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Credit: Clint Brewer/Backgrid Here are Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau enjoying some cuddles at a park in Santa Barbara yesterday. The two lovebirds had a picnic with Perry's 5-year old daughter. This still feels very weird. How are you Canadian Peckers feeling? I suppose Justin's a chip off the ol' block after all.

Birthday Hors

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Stan Laurel - English comic actor, writer and film director - (1890-1965) Anna Cathcart - Canadian actress - 23 Camila Morrone - AmericanArgentine actress and model - 29 Park Bo-gum - South Korean actor and singer - 33 Joe McElderry - English singer-songwriter - 35 Banks - American singer-songwriter - 38 Diana DeGarmo - American singer-songwriter and actress - 39 Abby Elliott - American actress and comedian - 39 Ali Stroker - American actress, author and singer - 39 May Andersen - Danish model - 44 Missy Peregrym - Canadian actress and former fashion model - 44 Sibel Kekilli - German actress - 46 Justin Tranter - American singer-songwriter and activist - 46 Daniel Brühl - German-Spanish actor - 48 China Shavers - American actress - 49 Eddie Cibrian - American actor - 53 John Cho - American actor - 54 Clifton Collins Jr. - American actor - 56 Phil Mickelson - American professional golfer - 56 Jenny Shimizu - American model and actress - 59 Daniel Zelman - American actor, screen...