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Drive With Andy
Nancy Shares How She Turned Beauty Tips Videos Into 7M Views, $800 Promos & Free Products - #TFS230

Drive With Andy

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 84:42


Nancy is a Gen Alpha beauty content creator from Sydney known for her viral videos, including one that hit 7 million views. She shares beauty tips, skincare advice, and makeup tutorials while managing brand collabs and PR deals.Connect with Nancy!https://www.instagram.com/dear.jiayiiCHAPTERS:0:00 – Intro0:45 – Meet Nancy1:52 – Her content creation journey2:59 – How a 7M-view video changed everything4:33 – What keeps her motivated5:22 – Types of beauty content she makes5:42 – Andy asks for pimple tips6:02 – Where she gets content ideas6:29 – Reposting IG content to TikTok7:09 – Filming routine & content planning7:39 – Organizing video ideas8:15 – Post-graduation plans8:45 – How a drama inspired her to consider becoming a flight attendant9:34 – Fave K-pop groups like BTS10:18 – Why she's no longer into NewJeans10:59 – K-pop concerts she's attended11:56 – Andy's DPR Ian story13:09 – Her TikTok feed & fave creators13:55 – Makeup artist rates15:00 – Filming/editing workflow15:56 – Using AI voiceovers16:42 – Hobbies outside content creation16:52 – Weird DMs from older guys18:09 – Getting recognized in public18:39 – Meeting Felix's sister from Stray Kids19:51 – Fave Sydney spots & karaoke hangouts21:59 – Chinese language & family background23:48 – Thoughts on Jennie & Lisa's Coachella set25:10 – Marrying rich or becoming a housewife?25:39 – Flight attendant dreams at 2026:28 – Religion in Chinese culture27:03 – HSC & school subjects27:47 – Creating content while in high school28:36 – Other young creators in Sydney29:56 – Networking with local creators32:12 – High school friend group dynamics32:54 – Strict parents & curfews34:49 – Social media growth journey36:01 – Getting free PR products37:30 – $400 worth of free Temu stuff39:05 – Upcoming brand deals39:51 – Handling brand approvals41:26 – How she reached out for PR deals41:44 – Scoring an $800 paid PR gig42:15 – Negotiating video rates43:30 – Skin condition chat43:58 – Lightning Ridge trip stories44:48 – Differences between school and family friends46:10 – Being the only Gen Alpha creator in Sydney46:52 – Recent life lessons47:35 – Study routine & habits48:22 – Snapchat location sharing49:44 – Gen Alpha mental health & socials50:38 – Platforms Gen Alpha prefers50:59 – 743-day Snapchat streak51:57 – Messaging apps Gen Alpha uses52:41 – Why they avoid Facebook53:31 – YouTube content habits55:20 – 6-month personal goals55:53 – What content drives growth56:36 – Viral video stats57:27 – Fast vs slow viral growth on IG57:58 – Most viral content = tips58:37 – $800 post got 50k views59:22 – Studying other creators' strategies1:00:25 – Nancy's natural marketing skills1:01:09 – Why she avoids using her own voice1:02:05 – From hiding to showing her face1:02:53 – Handling hate comments1:03:59 – IG notification chaos1:05:02 – Connect with Nancy1:05:19 – Story behind her IG handle1:07:05 – Easter Show expenses1:07:47 – Casual job plans despite content creation1:08:33 – Getting recognized by mutuals1:10:05 – Clubbing content on socials1:10:33 – Thoughts on smoking, vaping, drugs1:12:59 – Dealing with shade from classmates1:14:57 – How she prepped for this podcast1:18:20 – Short attention span test1:20:08 – Andy's story about Felix's sister1:20:41 – Ice Bucket Challenge going viral again1:22:22 – Andy's celeb-connection story1:24:04 – Outro

Golf
Struck by Lightning Ridge

Golf

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 47:40


Put Lightning Ridge Golf Course on your to play list - at the very least, it'll bring you to Lightning Ridge. There's a fantastic sense of humour in this opal town of Northern NSW, it's a field of dreams for many where some even strike it rich. 'Cutty' is a local whose injuries currently hold him off the course, but he knows it, and a fair slice of life in Lightning Ridge. Dave and Phil are mid-game, and Barko's got a memory or two as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Science Show -  Separate stories podcast

Jonica Newby visits the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge in western NSW and meets a geology professor obsessed with opals from childhood who made it his quest to discover how opals are formed.

Slowmade Podcast
Lisa Carroll: The Silversmith and Her Opal Miner - A Family Legacy Rooted in Craft and Mining

Slowmade Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 56:02


If you've ever wished you could create all your jewelry from gemstones you've discovered, you'll love this conversation with my guest today.  Lisa Carroll is a silversmith and self-proclaimed treasure hunter from Australia who recently joined the Slowmade Collective. She loves incorporating Australia's beautiful Lightening Ridge opals into work, but an even bigger thrill is going down into the mine that she and her partner own and discovering beautiful opal specimens. I can only imagine. I'm always trying to source gemstones from small family owned mines with ethical mining practices, but honestly that can be really challenging and with so many stone dealers outside of the US, it's hard to know who you can really trust. I love that Lisa is literally creating jewelry with opals that come from their own mine and I couldn't wait to chat with Lisa about all of this. Opal mining is literally in Lisa's blood. Her grandfather mined opals while her grandmother cut and polished them… and she's proudly to carrying on this deep rooted family heritage.  Lisa was an absolute delight to speak with and her energy was infectious. Of course we talk about the unique qualities of Lightning Ridge opals, the intricate process of finding and processing opals and the challenges and dangers that come with mining… including emus and the occasional venomous snake. Lisa also shares her experiences balancing her work as a hair stylist and salon owner, jewelry artist and miner with family responsibilities, along with the joys and challenges of living a more simple rural life when they are living for extended periods of time at the dig site.  Follow Lisa... Instagram: @thesilversmithandheropalminer Website: thesilversmithandheropalminer.com

The Science Show -  Separate stories podcast

Jonica Newby visits the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge in western NSW and meets the geology professor obsessed about opals from childhood who made it his quest to discover how opals are formed.

Squiz Kids
Celebs take and icy plunge; asparagus predicts an English win; a prehistoric platypus find; and grown-ups go gaga for toys.

Squiz Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 11:50


Your daily kids news podcast. Get ready for a cool story! At the Demons vs Collingwood footy match, over 88,000 fans rocked blue beanies for Neale Daniher's ‘Big Freeze at the G'. Celebrities slid into icy baths dressed as rock stars, raising a whopping $3 million for Motor Neuron Disease. Talk about a chilly way to help! Find out more or donate. Hold onto your asparagus! Jemima Packington, the world's only asparamancer, predicts England will win the UEFA Euro 2024 by tossing asparagus spears. Her veggie predictions have been spot-on before, so England's soccer fans are hoping for a magical win! Travel back in time! Scientists in Lightning Ridge, Australia, unearthed six ancient monotreme fossils, including three never-before-seen species. Imagine a mix of a platypus and echidna ruling the prehistoric world. All hail the mighty monotreme! Guess what? Adults in the USA spent a whopping $2.7 billion on toys this year! From rare Bluey coins to vintage comics, grown-ups are rediscovering the magic of playtime. Who says toys are just for kids? For the full episode notes, click here.

Dads on the Air
Treasure and Dirt

Dads on the Air

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024


With special guest: Chris Hammer… in conversation with Bill Kable This is the first of Chris Hammer’s books to be set in the Australian outback. There is a murder in a fictional opal mining town loosely based on Lightning Ridge in a far corner of NSW. We go immediately to the gruesome murder scene. The early indications are that so-called “ratters” are involved and that is a story in itself as Chris explains to us what a ratter is in the context of small mining operations. What a pleasure it is to get the latest book from Chris Hammer. Treasure and Dirt includes new characters each with a flaw that we discover just as the characters in the book do. We have to make a decision about which character we can trust. Chris describes the town so well that we can almost taste the dust and feel the isolation. And there is the suspicion of opal fever throughout. When you throw in some big business shenanigans by rogue billionaires and even a religious cult there is plenty of action to follow as you get into this page turner. Podcast (mp3)

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
A strong-tailed ornithopod and a strong-armed enantiornithine

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 69:30


Also, a nearly complete titanosaur was recently found! How long did it take for fossils in Australia to turn into opal? And how much do really exceptional fossil sites skew paleontological research?For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zanclodon, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zanclodon-Episode-487/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Zanclodon, An archosauriform originally named "Smilodon" because of its dagger-like teeth (but that name was already taken by the saber-toothed cat).In dinosaur news this week:There's a new ornithopod, Chakisaurus nekul, which was much smaller than the titanosaurs that surrounded it in what is now ArgentinaA new dinosaur, Imparavis attenboroughi, is a rare toothless enantiornithine that also likely had very powerful wingsA man out walking his dog found a nearly complete 70-million-year-old titanosaurFossils at Lightning Ridge, Australia took their sweet time to opalizeReally exceptional fossil sites (lagerstätten) are important, but they can influence our understanding of biodiversity and development on a global scale You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with Colorado Northwestern Community College! Join them for a two week immersive field paleontology experience digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period in Northwest Colorado. There are two scheduled digs: July 6–July 20 and July 22–August 5. There are also two concurrent immersive lab techniques programs available. Get all the details and register online at cncc.edu/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Palaeo Jam
A journey into accessibility- Digging for fossils from a wheelchair

Palaeo Jam

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 30:49


Being able to access field trips to dig up fossils has long been a central feature of studying palaeontology, and being a palaeontologist. But what if you have been born with a rare and severe genetic condition, such as Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 like Eleanor Beidatsch? As a nine year old, Eleanor dreamed of being a palaeontologist, but always presumed her advanced physical disability, and use of a wheelchair would make “digging about in the dirt for fossils” impossible.   But Eleanor Beidatsch is many things, and being passionate and determined, is just a part of of it. In this episode of Palaeo Jam, recorded as part of our National Science Week tour, host Michael Mills chats with Eleanor about the challenges faced by students with disabilities in accessing opportunities to study, her own amazing journey to studying palaeontology at the University of New England, about her fascinating research into velvet worms, and about what comes next.   Check out this video from Eleanor's YouTube channel of her remarkable adventure in 2016, to a paleontological dig in the opal rich desert town of Lightning Ridge, New South Wales… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTGxIR_yaNo   Stay up top date with a documentary project involving Eleanor, her family, and colleagues during their time at the 2023 Palaeo Down Under conference and the Kalbarri field-trip… https://www.australasianpalaeontologists.org/documentary   Here's a story about Eleanor's journey on the University of New England's website… https://www.une.edu.au/connect/news/2022/09/unearthing-discrimination-in-science   Along with studying palaeontology, Eleanor is a disability rights journalist, and writes for the ABC… https://www.abc.net.au/news/eleanor-beidatsch/101651018   You can find Eleanor on Instagram at… https://www.instagram.com/eleanor.beidatsch/   And on Twitter at… https://twitter.com/EBeidatsch   Here's a link to Eleanor's blog Accessible 4 Me… https://accessible4me.wordpress.com/   For more information on the research being undertaken by the team at University of New England's Palaeoscience Research Centre, head to  https://www.une.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes/palaeoscience-research-centre   Palaeo Jam host Michael Mills is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Heapsgood   For more info on his work as Creative Director, HeapsGood Productions, head to… https://linktr.ee/HeapsGoodProductions

Instant Trivia
Episode 912 - biblical quotes - jingles all the way - gems - just us chickens - born on the fourth of july

Instant Trivia

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 8:00


Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 912, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: biblical quotes 1: Eccles. 11:1 says cast this "upon the waters: For thou shalt find it after many days". bread. 2: "The serpent beguiled me and I did eat". Eve. 3: She said, "Thou hast mocked me these 3 times and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. Delilah. 4: These 3 friends of Daniel were bound and "cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace". Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 5: Samson took hold of two pillars and said "Let me die with" these people. Philistines. Round 2. Category: jingles all the way 1: "Double your pleasure, double your fun" with this gum. Doublemint gum. 2: "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a" this "kid, they got the best for so much less, you'll really flip your lid". Toys"R"Us. 3: They're "The dogs kids love to bite". Armour hot dogs. 4: This motorcycle company likes to "Let the good times roll". Kawasaki. 5: "Call" this service company, "that's the name, and away go troubles, down the drain". Roto-Rooter. Round 3. Category: gems 1: Many samples of this fossilized resin come from sands that are 40 to 60 million years old. amber. 2: The word gem comes from Latin "gemma", meaning this stage of a flower. a bud. 3: Intaglio and cameo are principal forms of doing this to gemstones. carving (or engraving). 4: Australia's Lightning Ridge is known for its fine black ones. opals. 5: Opal and turquoise are found mostly in parts of world where there is little of this. water (rainfall, moisture). Round 4. Category: just us chickens 1: The name of this enclosure where chickens are confined comes from a middle English word for "basket". coop. 2: New Hampshires and Rhode Island reds usually produce eggs of this color. brown. 3: Chickens are often given grit to replenish the supply of stones in this digestive organ. gizzard. 4: This term is used to refer to a miniature member of a standard chicken breed. bantam. 5: Tyson Foods could tell you that this state leads the USA in broiler production. Arkansas. Round 5. Category: born on the fourth of july 1: 1826:Composed "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair" and "Oh! Susanna". Stephen Foster. 2: P.T. Barnum's circus partner, he took his first bow on July 4, 1847. (James) Bailey. 3: Take our advice and name the columnists born in 1918 as Esther Pauline Friedman and Pauline Esther Friedman. Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers. 4: 1807:His Red Shirts captured Sicily and Naples in 1860. Garibaldi. 5: Pennsylvania-born in 1826, he penned "Swanee River" only 25 years later. (Stephen) Foster. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

SBS Slovenian - SBS Slovenian
Cilka Žagar v Sydneyu

SBS Slovenian - SBS Slovenian

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 5:13


V nedeljo, 05.februarja, je v slovenskem misijonu v Sydneyu potekala prireditev ob 50.obletnici blagoslovitve cerkve Sv. Rafaela. Tam smo se srečali z Avstralsko slovensko pisateljico Cilko Žagar, ki je bila na obisku iz Lightning Ridge-a.

The Science Show -  Separate stories podcast
Lightning Ridge a place of opals, and preserved dinosaur bones

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 8:09


CT scanning and 3D printing allow palaeontologists to produce replicas of bones while they remain encased in opal.

The Science Show -  Separate stories podcast
Lightning Ridge a place of opals, and preserved dinosaur bones

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 8:09


CT scanning and 3D printing allow palaeontologists to produce replicas of bones while they remain encased in opal.

Married to the Land
Bec McKenzie lifting the standards on the good tyre equipment.

Married to the Land

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 37:27


If you think you're a tyre changing wiz then think again! An idea that stemmed from a facebook ad talking about an import expo to know delivering the most functional, all round tyre changing compact equipment that you will never go anywhere without. Bec McKenzie is the creator and owner behind Ezijak, a country girl in Sydney looked around and knew it wasn't for her off she went moving to Lightning Ridge to opal mine. Raising a family in the bush during the drought is enough to make anyone worry, Bec backed by her husband Peter took a chance which paid off big.EziJak is by far the best purchase you will ever make for your 4WD, it takes away the strain of not feeling confident about being better than your local Bob J T Mart. Follow Bec on Instagram and follow her Instagram picks:@ezijak@janeharperauthorPlease make sure you leave a review or rate this episode. @married_tothe_land ICPA is the educational voice for rural and remote families and their students. We are committed to ensuring equitable access to education, opportunities, and support for every step of a student's learning journey from early childhood through to tertiary, trade or training. Membership is for everyone who have a connection to rural and remote education. Head to www.icpa.com.au to join and become a member.

All The Best
#506 Getting Out Of The City

All The Best

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 28:07


This week, stories about people leaving the city to find something beautiful in the country. Lightning Ridge Twins Matilda and Sam visit their father in Lightning Ridge, a trip that exceeds expectations. Producer: Sam Elliot, Matilda Elliot Supervising Producer: Mell Chun From Darlinghurst to Darwin  Daniel visits Darwin to escape from his life in Darlinghurst, but finds more than he expected when he gets there. Speaker: Daniel Alderman Daniel first told this story at SPUN Stories, a live storytelling event in Darwin, showcasing extraordinary stories from the Northern Territory. SPUN also has a podcast. To listen, Search SPUN STORIES on your favourite podcast app.  All The Best Credits Production Manager & Host: Danni Stewart Editorial Manager: Mell Chun Episode Mix and Compile: Danni Stewart Social Media Producer: Timothy Nguyen Community and Events Coordinator: Lidiya JosifovaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Homegrown Faith
Lightning Ridge Monopoly and the Deep Things of God

Homegrown Faith

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 17:20


Richard finds a surprising thing in the Dorrigo rainforest and Jo receives a rare version of Monopoly. Jo explores why the Jewish leaders feared the people in Luke 22 and Richard goes deep in the Trinity.Luke 22The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything, Fred SandersSupport the show

Kolide Goss with Ella & Steph
#EP 44 - Bad luck, sh*t vibes and a trip to Lightning Ridge

Kolide Goss with Ella & Steph

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 36:41


Firstly, apologies - we weren't able to record in the studio this week, so you won't be seeing our faces on vid. On that note, we're back to the old school set up which thank the lord, didn't have any tech issues. No surprises here, we're complaining about our lives, telling a few random stories and Steph recounts her wild, wonderful and weird trip to Lightning Ridge.ENJOY.KOLIDE ADVICEElla:USE // Disco Stick - Hair Wax StickSteph: USE // Ella Bache Face and Body Cleansing Oil EAT // Opal Street Cafe - Lightning Ridge For all our local advice and recommendations check out @kolideinsta and our newly launched website kolide.com.au and to keep up to date with our work, you can find us @theardentco. If you like what you hear, we'd LOVE for you to subscribe, rate and review. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

AJ Longreads
'You'll get it in your veins': Australia's black-opal miners

AJ Longreads

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 17:14


For black opal miners in Lightning Ridge, Australia, the search for one of the world's most sought-after gems is just as alluring as the stone itself. Written by Zoe Osborne and Alex Kitanov. Read by me, Emma Jones. 

2 Blokes Chatting
The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show - 4 June 2022

2 Blokes Chatting

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 40:55


In this episode, Neil had COVID and so Rob chats to James Morley, bass player with Bon But Not Forgotten and, as part of Regional Roundup, heads to Lightning Ridge in New South Wales to catch up with Rebel Black

Life Matters - ABC RN
University reform and the dark side of chivalry

Life Matters - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 54:33


Higher education is in crisis, and the Albanese government wants to reform it with a Universities Accord. We look at what needs to change at Australian universities. Plus, meet the retirees taking up opal mining in Lightning Ridge, and we look at whether chivalry in dating is actually a kind of sexism.

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
Outback change: meet the retirees taking up opal mining

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 13:01


Most people see their retirement years as a time to turn to calmer activities. Marisol Torres saw them as an opportunity to have an adventure. After packing up her home in suburban Melbourne, she moved to a corrugated iron shed in Lightning Ridge to try her hand at opal mining hoping she would strike it rich.

Auspol Snackpod: Australian Politics and Memes
147 - BONUS UNLOCKED: Conspiracy Iceberg Lettuce

Auspol Snackpod: Australian Politics and Memes

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 85:25


Zac's been taken to a black ops site on a small island, so we're releasing last month's bonus episode this week! It's a fun, loose and long one today because we dived as deep as we could into some whacky (or are they??) Australian conspiracy theories.   As the basis of our research we used @John_Macgowan's "definitive Australian conspiracy theory iceberg" which you can see in high(er) res here: https://mobile.twitter.com/john_macgowan/status/1333922659185303553  The ones we ended up going into were: RAAF Min Min Lights Investigation, Tamam Shud, Bjelke-Petersen Death Camps, pre-colonisation viking settlements, and Lightning Ridge vril mining. If you want to send us bonus potlucks about any of the ones we didn't cover we would absolutely love that. Try to make it as a) brief and b) ranty as possible. Preferably you should be pointing emphatically at diagrams that can't be seen by the listener. 

The Regional 250
Rebel Black - Lightning Ridge

The Regional 250

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 27:58


In this episode, Neil chats to business owner and human agronomist, Rebel Black from Lightning Ridge in New South Wales Local Government Area: Walgett Website: www.rebelblack.com

CityBillyHowl
Lightning Ridge

CityBillyHowl

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 138:07


CityBillyHowl'sLightning RidgeFeaturing thrills and chills by :Alphabet Bombers (D.C.)Astro Zombies (Dijon)Black Knights (Stockholm)Bobby Sisco (Tennessee)Crazy Cavan (Newport)Donna Dunne (Dublin)Dusty Chance (Fresno)Frantic Flintstones (London)Gene Simmons (Mississippi)Glen Glenn (Joplin)Gradie O'Neal (San Jose)Guana Batz (Feltham)Hi-Strung Ramblers (Los Angeles)Johnny Cash (Arkansas)LaVern Baker (Chicago)Les Cole (Texas)Ray Tyler (Tennessee)Rockin' Rebels (San Clemente)Roy Orbison (Texas)Salidos De La Cripta (Bogotá)Sonny Flaharty (Dayton)Spellbound (Bray)Stressor (Tula)The Barnshakers (Helsinki)The Cramps (New York)The Eyelids (Cornwall)The Flying Saucers (London)The McCoys (Texas)The Meteors (London)The Sirocco Bros. (London)The Wise Guyz (Kiev)T.J. Mayes (OKC)Uptown Psychos (Los Angeles)Zeb Turner (Lynchburg)1.) Connie Lou - Ray Tyler & The Alabama Pals [Rockabilly Hoodlums Vol. 1]2.) Everybody's Movin' - Glen Glenn [Everybody's Movin'/I'm Glad My Baby's Gone]3.) Full Grown Cat - The McCoys [Full Grown Cat/Throwing Kisses]4.) Meteor Bop - Dusty Chance & The Allnighters [The Real Deal]5.) I Ain't No Good - T.J. Mayes [Dig It Up]6.) I Done Told You - Gene Simmons [I Done Told You]7.) Juarez - The Barnshakers [North of Juarez]8.) Dix-A-Billy- LaVern Baker [I Cried A Tear/Dix-A-Billy]9.) The Sun Shines Down - The Sirocco Bros. [The Jungle Stomp E.P.]10.) Jungle Stomp - The Sirocco Bros. [The Jungle Stomp E.P.]11.) Jungle Rumble - Guana Batz [The Peel Sessions]12.) Rebel Heart - Black Knights [Yonder Comes a Sucker]13.) Roughneck - Johnny Cash [Blood, Sweat and Tears]14.) Eileen - Johnny & The Jailbirds [Out on Bail]15.) Go, Go, Go - Bobby Sisco [Go, Go, Go/Tall Dark and Handsome Man]16.) Traveling Boogie - Zeb Turner [Traveling Boogie/Oh She's Gone, Gone, Gone!]17.) My Baby's Casual - Sonny Flaharty [My Baby's Casual/Our Love Is Real]18.) The New Politician - Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers [Mr.Cool]19.) The Rockin' Alcoholic - Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers [Wild Cat Scream!]20.) Pure Misery - Hi-Strung Ramblers [Run Boy Run]21.) Thinkin' About You - The Rhythm Rockers [Evening Star/Thinkin' About You]22.) Baby Oh Baby - Gradie O'Neal [Baby Oh Baby/Turkey Neck Stretch]23.) Untamed Youth - Rockin' Rebels [Let's Bop]24.) Rain - Stressor [Burn Out!]25.) 3 O'Clock - Alphabet Bombers [Wreckless]26.) Guitar Slinger - P. Paul Fenech [Daddy's Hammer]27.) Hell's Angels - Johnny Bond [Hell's Angels/A Way of Life]28.) A Cat Called Domino - Roy Orbison [A Cat Called Domino/Mean Little Mama]29.) High Voltage - Bobby Lord [Just Wonderful/High Voltage]30.) No More, No More, No More - Bobby Lord [No More, No More, No More/Why Were You Only Fooling Me]31.) Alabama Boogie - Hank Mathews & The Twilight Ramblers [Alabama Boogie/I'lll Come On Home]32.) Bee Boppin' Daddy - Les Cole w/ The Echoes [Bee Boppin'Daddy/Rock-A-My Baby]33.) Keep On Comin' - The Flying Saucers [Keep On Comin']34.) Insomnia - The Eyelids [Rats]35.) Devil Doll - X [Devil Doll]36.) 1000 Demons - Uptown Psychos [Uptown Psychos]37.) Al Acecho - Salidos De La Cripta [Como Alma Que Lleva El Diablo]38.) Just In Time - Spellbound [Eleven Deadly Sins]39.) Runnin' from the Law - Donna Dunne [The King Of Rock'n'Roll] 40.) Do The Stroll - The Wise Guyz [Stay Cool !!!] 41.) Margarita - Astro Zombies [Convince or Confuse]42.) Hardworkin' Man - The Cramps [Look Mom No Head!]43.) Jailhouse Rock - The Cramps [The Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon E.P.]44.) You Haunt Me - Alphabet Bombers [Panic Attack]45.) Beast Before Midnight - The Eyelids [Rats]46.) Psycho Man - 999 [Bish ! Bash ! Bosh!] 47.) Lunatics Are Raving (Demo Version) - Frantic Flintstones [Rare Psychobilly - From The Vaults Vol.1] 48.) Jimmy Jazz - Frantic Flintstones [Rock It Boy]49.) Psychobilly Stomp (The Real McCoy) - The Meteors [Bastard Sons Of A Rock'n'Roll Devil]Rockabilly & Psychobilly Keep A' Howlin'

Dads on the Air
Treasure and Dirt

Dads on the Air

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021


With special guest: Chris Hammer… in conversation with Bill Kable This is the first of Chris Hammer’s books to be set in the Australian outback. There is a murder in a fictional opal mining town loosely based on Lightning Ridge in a far corner of NSW. We go immediately to the gruesome murder scene. The early indications are that so-called “ratters” are involved and that is a story in itself as Chris explains to us what a ratter is in the context of small mining operations. What a pleasure it is to get the latest book from Chris Hammer. Treasure and Dirt includes new characters each with a flaw that we discover just as the characters in the book do. We have to make a decision about which character we can trust. Podcast (mp3)

Alan Jones Daily Comments
73-year-old man charged with murder of Christine Neilan

Alan Jones Daily Comments

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 1:24


A man has been charged with the murder of Lightning Ridge woman Christine Neilan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Fordham: Highlights
73-year-old man charged with murder of Christine Neilan

Ben Fordham: Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 1:24


A man has been charged with the murder of Lightning Ridge woman Christine Neilan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SBS Slovenian - SBS Slovenian
"Writing has been my life" - "Pisanje mi je vse življenje v oporo"

SBS Slovenian - SBS Slovenian

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 10:47


Poet, writer and author Cilka Žagar, who comes from Lightning Ridge in NSW, recently published a new book about her life and the history of our homeland Slovenia. She also inspired her students to write, and they still write letters to her today. - Pesnica, pisateljica in avtorica Cilka Žagar, ki prihaja iz kraja Lightning Ridge v NSW-u, je pred nedavnim izdala novo knjigo, ki govori o njenem življenju in zgodovini naše domovine Slovenije. Za pisanje je navdušila tudi svoje učence, ki ji pišejo pisma še danes.

SBS Slovenian - SBS Slovenian
"Writing has been my life" - "Pisanje mi je vse življenje v oporo"

SBS Slovenian - SBS Slovenian

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 10:48


Poet, writer and author Cilka Žagar, who comes from Lightning Ridge in NSW, recently published a new book about her life and the history of our homeland Slovenia. She also inspired her students to write, and they still write letters to her today. - Pesnica, pisateljica in avtorica Cilka Žagar, ki prihaja iz kraja Lightning Ridge v NSW-u, je pred nedavnim izdala novo knjigo, ki govori o njenem življenju in zgodovini naše domovine Slovenije. Za pisanje je navdušila tudi svoje učence, ki ji pišejo pisma še danes.

Ageing Fearlessly Podcast
Episode 85 Opal Mining, One Woman's Courageous Sea Change

Ageing Fearlessly Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 45:02


In her late teens Vicki Bokros was managing bikini boutiques on the Queensland Gold Coast, a dream job for a young woman.  An acquaintance, who regularly visited the Gold Coast showed her some coloured glass. Each small piece had expensive price tags. Vicki's interest was piqued and off she went on a road trip to Lightning Ridge to learn more. This one trip sparked a sea change " from the ocean to the outback" followed by an apprenticeship as opal miner in a predominantly male town. A fascinating story of courage, determination, and success.  #opalmining #opals #preciousgems #lightningridge #seachange #outbackaustralia #passion #courage #purpose #blackopal #gemstones

Ageing Fearlessly Podcast
Episode 84 Turning Trash into Treasure

Ageing Fearlessly Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 32:48


Peter Cooke, Lightning Ridge local, better-known for his role in TV series, “Outback Opal Hunters, is much more than the opal miner. Peter's love of collecting junk/trash, I mean ‘treasure' and crafting it into unique and quirky sculptures keeps him busy long after a hard day in the mine fields has finished. Peter shares his passion for life, and the joy of living in this remote outback opal mining town.  #trash #treasure #stories #opal #opalmining #colour #gems #lightningridge #creativity #trashandtreasure #sculptures 

Ethical Fields
Community Wealth Building with Rebel Black 10 March 2021

Ethical Fields

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 67:25


In this discussion Rebel Black of THE Rural Woman discusses her home famous opal town of Lightning Ridge, the abundance mentality required for community wealth building and the conversion of THE Rural Woman network from company to Co-operative. So much to enjoy. Watch the FULL interview here: https://youtu.be/QdocHh0RlHI #ethicalfields #communitywealthbuilding https://ethicalfields.com/ Social Media: Facebook - @ethicalfields Twitter - @ethicalfields Instagram - @ethicalfields LinkedIn.com/en/ethicalfields

Science Friction - ABC RN
Mike's Miracle at Lightning Ridge

Science Friction - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 25:43


Imagine holding in the palm of your hand an object that holds a big secret - one that could unlock the history of the Australian continent.

Conversations for Ally
Episode 5: Pattie Lettice

Conversations for Ally

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 80:22


Today you’re going to hear from Pattie Lettice.But first a little back story… I was born in Moree and grew up on the North West Slopes and Plains of NSW. My mum’s family is from Mungindi on the NSW QLD border and I’ve always said that’s the centre of my soul. I had to go away for high school and uni and was homesick for the North West for 13 years. I knew if I became a teacher that I would get a job at Moree or Mungindi - that was the dream. I’ve always had a real connection to that country. Towards the end of my degree however I met my now husband in Narrabri and that is where I ended up. I love it here and loved talking about our western towns with Pattie for this podcast such as Walgett, Lightning Ridge and Brewarrina.10 years ago I moved back to Narrabri to do my internship at Narrabri Public School under Craig Jollow and this is where I met Pattie Lettice, our AEO or Aboriginal Education Officer. I took an instant liking to her and have always enjoyed hearing parts of her story. I’ve taught at nine schools in our district and have learnt that Pattie is an absolute stand out in the way that she conducts herself, her inclusive attitude and passion for reigniting her culture with our kids. We share a passion for teaching children and she continues to inspire me to love all children, despite their background, home life or what we might perceive to be their limited potential. Pattie is a living example that no matter where you come from or what you go through, if you set yourself a goal and work hard, you can achieve it.Pattie is a very proud Gamilaraay woman, married to her husband Noel, of 34 years and mother to too many children to count. In December of 2016 Pattie and Noel lost their only daughter Kia to cancer at age 22. Obviously that was a devastating loss for their family and I love seeing how they continue to honour Kia’s memory and carry her with them wherever they go.Our own daughter Bridie started kindergarten at Narrabri Public School this year. Like many families, we’ve missed watching her in her first year of school as we’d imagined. To celebrate NAIDOC week this year, Pattie taught all kindergarten children an Acknowledgement of Country song in language. It was filmed and shared on social media for families to see. I was very overwhelmed by this, here was our daughter who doesn’t identify as being Aboriginal but being included in this cultural opportunity which represented to me that we are moving forward. Pattie makes me more proud to be Australian and also a part of our wonderful Narrabri Shire community.If you’re looking for a resilient, Australian woman from this bush, look no further than Pattie Lettice.

Off Track - Separate stories podcast
Off Track presents Days Like These

Off Track - Separate stories podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 26:29


Imagine spending your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the palm of your sweaty hand — a glittering prize of a gem that burns with a secret that could unlock the history of the Australian continent. Welcome to the crazy world of opal mining at Lightning Ridge, NSW, where prospector Mike Poben is facing a choice that will change his life forever.

Off Track - ABC RN
Off Track presents Days Like These

Off Track - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 26:29


Imagine spending your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the palm of your sweaty hand — a glittering prize of a gem that burns with a secret that could unlock the history of the Australian continent. Welcome to the crazy world of opal mining at Lightning Ridge, NSW, where prospector Mike Poben is facing a choice that will change his life forever.

Off Track - ABC RN
Off Track presents Days Like These

Off Track - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 26:29


Imagine spending your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the palm of your sweaty hand — a glittering prize of a gem that burns with a secret that could unlock the history of the Australian continent. Welcome to the crazy world of opal mining at Lightning Ridge, NSW, where prospector Mike Poben is facing a choice that will change his life forever.

Days Like These
Mike's Miracle At Lightning Ridge

Days Like These

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 25:37


Imagine you spend your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the palm of your sweaty hand — a glittering prize of a gem that burns with a secret that could unlock the history of the Australian continent. Welcome to the crazy world of opal mining at Lightning Ridge, NSW, where fossicker Mike Poben is facing a choice that will change his life forever.

Days Like These
Mike's Miracle At Lightning Ridge

Days Like These

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 25:37


Imagine you spend your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the palm of your sweaty hand — a glittering prize of a gem that burns with a secret that could unlock the history of the Australian continent. Welcome to the crazy world of opal mining at Lightning Ridge, NSW, where fossicker Mike Poben is facing a choice that will change his life forever.

Days Like These
Mike's Miracle At Lightning Ridge

Days Like These

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 25:37


Imagine you spend your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the palm of your sweaty hand — a glittering prize of a gem that burns with a secret that could unlock the history of the Australian continent. Welcome to the crazy world of opal mining at Lightning Ridge, NSW, where fossicker Mike Poben is facing a choice that will change his life forever.

FORTY
Johanna Griggs

FORTY

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 56:56


Our guest on this week’s episode of FORTY is much-loved Aussie television presenter and former competitive swimmer, Johanna Griggs. Joh knows how to spin a good yarn; from her laugh-out-loud tales of how she and husband Todd fell in love, to learning the art of TV hosting through public humiliation. We dive into Joh’s honest tales of being a single mum in her twenties and a grandmother in her early forties, playing hardball in career negotiations, and how a 20kg bucket of laundry powder is her love language. What happens when you’re resolute in what you want for yourself, and what you expect from others? We find out in FORTY. CREDITS: Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills Guest: Johanna Griggs Instagram: @johgriggs7 Producer: Jason Strozkiy - www.strozkiymedia.com CONTACT: Email: hello@thosetwogirls.com.au Instagram: @liseandsarah Facebook: Those Two Girls See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life's Booming
Rolling on the road

Life's Booming

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 29:05


In this exciting episode, you’ll get to know Judy and Erle Williamson. They call themselves The Travelling Willies after they decided to sell up their home in Gunnedah and live and travel Australia in their makeshift ‘mobile granny flat’. Hear about their experiences volunteering in remote places, as well as their hot tips on how to financially set up and plan your life on the road with minimal fuss. Share Judy and Earle’s geographical and emotional journey as they take us from Kangaroo Island to Lightning Ridge and everywhere imaginable in between.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Think My Fridge Is Haunted
S3.1 Ice Cube: Christine Neilan

I Think My Fridge Is Haunted

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 13:18


The girls talk about the unsolved murder of Indigenous New South Wales woman Christine Neilan.

Community Heroes
#01 | The Power of Sovereignty from Rebel Black

Community Heroes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 45:31


Rebel Black - syntropic entrepreneur, human agronomist - whose mission in life is to #thrive, #heal and #evolve! Raised on a farm in rural NSW Australia and is the CEO & Founder of THE Rural Woman, a global business which she operates, with support of a remote team from her office on the opalfields in Lightning Ridge, Outback NSW. Rebel loves growing,harvesting, talking about and eating local food, creating safe spaces for people to heal through trauma, working online creating communities and inspiring rural women to #bloomwheretheyare. THE Rural Woman is an innovation driven, creativity inspired, resilience building, productive, proactive, supportive eco-system of rural women from around the world, connecting, learning and discovering together on the topics that matters to us! Rebel is a champion of Rural Woman, and also an advocate of collaboration, connection and support through her town of Lightening Ridge by providing space for Thai Food, Yoga classes and accommodation for tourists. To connect with Rebel and THE Rural Woman go to: https://theruralwoman.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheRuralWoman/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebelblack/

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
Dinosaurs fossilized as opal

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 56:28


Dinosaur of the day Unenlagia, the Deinonychus-sized raptor from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina.Interview with Jenni Brammall, special projects coordinator at the Australian Opal Centre in Lightning Ridge, NSW. She manages the opalized fossil collections at AOC and is helping to organize construction of the massive new Australian Opal Centre building. Check out our video of the AOC or checkout their Facebook page.Our book 50 Dinosaur Tales is now available as an Audibook! It has all 50 of our dinosaur short stories from discoveries in the last 5 years. It also includes 100+ Other dinosaur discoveries in fact sheets. Get a copy or add it to your wishlist by going to bit.ly/50dinosaurtalesIn dinosaur news this week:The new theropod, Lajasvenator, was tiny for a carcharodontosauridHannah the ceratopsian is a Sytracosaurus albertensisDinosaur footprints have been found in the former Qing Dynasty imperial summer resortThe Jurassic World YouTube Channel has a new motion comic seriesTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Unenlagia, links from Jenni Brammall, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Unenlagia-Episode-264/

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
A new hadrosaur with an eagle nose and a shovel bill

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 40:18


Dinosaur of the day Tuojiangosaurus, a dinosaur that resembles Stegosaurus with thinner plates.Interview with Jen Bauer, a postdoctoral associate at the Florida Museum of Natural History, with a focus on the myFOSSIL project and the Thompson Institute for Earth Systems. She is also the co-creator, along with Adriane Lam, of Time ScavengersIn dinosaur news this week:Aquilarhinus, the new hadrosaur from Texas with a shovel bill and an eagle noseA large group of opalized dinosaur fossils were found in Lightning Ridge, AustraliaThe lawsuit over the dueling dinosaurs is now at the Montana Supreme CourtFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tuojiangosaurus, links from Jen Bauer, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tuojiangosaurus-Episode-243/

Jewelry Navigator
Episode 18 Jewelry Discoveries from the Summer 2018 JANY Show with American Jewelers & Designers

Jewelry Navigator

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 26:40


More American Made Jewelry Discoveries   Besides sharing more amazing jewelry designers with jewelry made in America, I thought I’d also take the time to catch up and share some shopping and sale opportunities, which I’ll share in a few minutes.   Summer is for fun and traveling, and we’ve been busy doing that!   In fact after I record this episode, I’ll be headed to DC to visit the Smithsonian museums with my family - and gems etc   For the month of July, I’ve been featuring jewelers and designers of America, and jewelry made in the U.S., starting with Hugo Kohl out of Harrisonburg, VA, who creates jewelry from original, antique tools and hubs used just like they were in the 1800’s.   A lot of his jewelry is accented with ornamentation that held secret messages for the recipients, from cigar band style rings, to signet styles, to the delicately engraved gold wedding bands.   If you missed that episode, it’s number 16 America’s Vintage Jewelry Legacy with Hugo Kohl of Hugo Kohl Jewelry Then, in episode 17, I featured Kiara Boughner of Wade and Willow Hand Forged Jewelry. The Eclectic Story and Designs of Wade and Willow Hand Forged Jewelry with Kiara Boughner   Kiara is a talented young woman, who sources many of the stones she sets in her jewelry with her husband, and often includes their young son on their gem hunt excursions in the California desert.   I was mesmerized by both their stories - if you still have summer travels, make sure you download the episodes yo’ve missed to catch up!     Wrapping up July’s podcasts, we continue with American made jewelry, I have some new designers to share with you I met at the Jewelers’ of America Jewelry Show in NY last week.   I was so excited to meet several people I follow on Instagram, most of whom are designers, and one very special gemologist, who I’ll tell you about in a few minutes!   I attended the show with one of my favorite people in the world, and best friend, Angelica.   We worked together in Virginia for a small indie store, and became close friends.   Angelica is passionate about serving shoppers and their jewelry vision by custom or ready made means.   She has excellent “jewelry intuition”, and can move a job along quickly by interpreting a client’s needs and design ideas to finished jewelry joy.   She’ll be taking over The Jewelers Bench in Hershey, PA at the beginning of next year.   It’s wonderful seeing the evolution of the jewelry trade changing over to the next generation with capable and enthusiastic direction.   I was excited to get be with her at the show as I was getting to meet the designers and see their jewelry.       Ok, so on to what I discovered at the show!   Last weekend, I attended the JA show for the first time, and LOVED it! . I especially enjoyed meeting the jewelers and designers in the New Designer Gallery, hearing their stories, and what inspires them to create their jewelry. . We’re navigating a unique business arena - one that can change in months rather than years. . What’s really exciting is seeing the opportunities evolving and growing from the mechanisms of online reach, not only forming friendships, but connections so we can champion for each other. . Most of the designers I met are women, yet many did not start as jewelry designers - which makes their jewelry and stories even more intriguing and endearing.   I’ll share a few of their stories today, and in the coming weeks, I hope to have more in depth features with them.   I flew to Harrisburg Saturday, so I could take the train to New York with Angelica on Sunday. With filled travel mugs of coffee to go, and our latest trade magazines, we departed for New York.   Before we arrived in the city, we did our homework, and made notes who we wanted to find at the javits center.   We went straight to the New Designer Gallery, a special, but small selection of new designers.     EMILY KUVIN I was excited to recognize the explosion-type designs of Emily Kuvin as I entered the section of the New Designer Gallery.   I’ve been following Emily for several months now, and always love seeing her joyful gem explosions suspended from necklaces, earrings, and as statement rings.   As I visited with her, she shared her formal education and former career was in marketing and journalism. She picked up jewelry design in high school, and transitioned from her former career to pursue and grow her jewelry business full time.   Based in New Hampshire, All of her jewelry is made in the U.S.   Her signature star explosion motif is part of her Stella line, and almost looks like a comic book emotion explosion, but hers are either freeform shapes to create earrings and necklaces or engraved on cuff bracelets.   She also creates elegant but simple forms using three bezel-set stones to form a single triangle, or paired up with a trillion cut colored gemstone.   You can find her at emily kuvin dot com as emily kuvin jewelry design. as well as in several specialty and jewelry boutiques in the Boston and New England area, which are listed on her website.     ____________________________________         I really enjoyed hearing the designers tell their stories, and as we strolled down the aisle, we were drawn to the booth where Danielle of Merzatta warmly welcomed us to visit her and her jewelry.   Bold, but elegant, Merzatta jewelry is designed and inspired by textures and forms of nature.   Cast directly form organic and botanical originals, Each piece I wore and examined was comfortable with its own unique features, and the price points are very wallet friendly.   Danielle and her husband, Chris met while on a construction project in the Grenadines.   While in the tropical location, they would collect trinkets of nature while on walks, like a piece of sea fan coral, shells, and random pinecones.   After returning to the States, their relationship continued, they married and had their first child.   In between starting their family, and their continued design work, they discovered means of jewelry fabrication to translate patterns of nature into jewelry, many taken from the items they originally found in Grenadine.   The couple creates and manufactures Merzatta jewelry from their home studio in New Jersey.   I love rings, and she and Chris have created a selection of beautiful designs, some with stones, like a trapiche emeralds and a star sapphires, others with open designs of the patterns and textures they were formed from.   One of my favorite rings is created from the small pinecones that interlock and spin together. You can see a video in my Instagram feed of the pinecone ring.   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++       Imperfect Grace is a line of colorful jewelry designed with a geometric flair with an endearing history, and is named for the  confidence we grow into as we come into our own adulthood.   Krista Trpkovski, immigrated From the Ukraine at 12, and weaves small colorful gems into her designs as lively as the colorful Ukrainian cross stitch embroidery from her homeland.   The geometric designs and bright gemstones are set into innovative stacking designs that reflect creativity and versatility.   I loved watching her demonstrate how the rings stack together seamlessly.   She makes stackable bands that look like single or double sided crowns, so when they’re stacked together, they look like a solid band, with the gems alternating from either side.   I’ll put photos up and watch my instagram feed for photos as well.   you can fine her at imperfect grace dot co,   There were ten designers all together in the New Designer Gallery, but I’m saving a few of the others for another podcast, because I want to tell you about who else I met and saw at the show!   I also met both Gigi Ferranti and Lori Ann Friedman of Lori Ann Jewelry.   I’ve admired both Gigi’s and Lori Ann’s jewelry because their designs stand out as being unique and innovative , and I love how their combinations of colored stones and shapes.   Many of Gigi’s jewelry designs have what’s become her signature pattern from her Lucia collection - Lucia meaning graceful light reflects the elegance of her jewelry.   Because most of her designs are based on geometric patterns, the rings and bracelets are stackable, and can be worn together or separately.   Besides meeting Gigi in person (and she’s lovely, warm, and welcoming), I had the honor of visiting and wearing her mermaid ring!   If you don’t know what that is, you HAVE to see it!     Mermaid ring in 18K rose gold set with a rectangular 7.09 ct with Brazilian Indicolite Tourmaline, Pink Sapphires, Diamonds and Tsavorite Garnet.   Once in a while, you come across a spectacular gemstone, and the inspiration comes through that stone; this is one of those cases. We love when the stones speak to us and the creativity starts flowing. This is our interpretation of a Mermaid, beautifully crafted with quality gemstones. For gem lovers, a definite conversation piece.   Her jewelry is a show stopper, and every time we passed her booth, she had shoppers and visitors captivated by her and her jewelry.   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Many of the jewelers and designers I feature came from former careers, and ultimately, their skills and past experience contribute to their jewelry in one way or another.     If you’ve ever played with water color painting, you know the color is added in layers.   Building on the concept and design of layers, Lori Ann Friedman of Lori Ann Jewelry, does just that.   How?   It’s a technique that I wouldn’t have expected, but one an intuitive artist like Lori Ann came up with!   For her Mediterranean collection, she Uses high polished gem slices as a the sort of transparent canvas , she then adds layers of gems.   The stones added are mostly bezel-set, and often with a primary center focus stone, surrounded by accent diamonds or other gemstones.     With collections, like     she selects the gemstones while subtly capturing and pairing them with complementary metals and accent gemstones.   Unique combinations, like labradorite, opal and green sapphire create ethereal wearable art, like a ring from her Galaxy collection.   Lori Ann was awarded the Mort Abelson New Designer of the Year from last year’s New Designer Gallery.   Her first career as a graphic designer and art director for an engineering company serves her well as an innovative jewelry designer.   I met up with Lori on one of the semi circular couch alcoves set up throughout the showroom and was able to visit with her before heading to the airport for my return home.   Lori Ann’s jewelry can be found on her website, lori ann jewelry dot com, as well as in Mitchells stores, a luxury brand retail store, with locations  in New York, CT, CA, and OR.   I had been trying to connect with a very busy gemologist while at the show the two days we were there.   You might know her from Instagram as Gemology Geek. Erica was striding down the aisle of the New Designer Gallery when we found each other.   Smart, beautiful and a wealth of knowledge from all sides of the jewelry industry, Erica is a Graduate Gemologist who shares detailed and interesting gem and mineral facts on her instagram feed and stories.   She’s also worked in almost every arena of the jewelry trade, so she’s familiar with the inside, outside and sideways details of what designers and jewelers go through to produce, show and sell their lines.   The timing was perfect, because she joined me and Lori Ann on the semi circle couch, and we enjoyed an enlightening pow wow.   I didn’t realize how quickly the time would go at the show.   First of all, it’s a large space. JA does a great job at organization and allowing for plenty of open space for overviews and visiting with new vendors and attendees.   I’ll definitely go again, and next time, schedule in more time to visit with designers and friends.   Wow! That was a lot! I have been busy this summer, but because it’s the quiet before the holiday shopping storm for jewelers and manufacurures, it’s the perfect time to catch up with them for features and visits.   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Speaking of the storm of holiday shopping…   I have some shopping news to share with you!   Get a jump start on holiday shopping in July - seriously - knock off that gift list early so you can enjoy making cookies and drinking cocktails, eggnog, whaterve -  while everyone else frantically shops when the days get dark earlier.   Check out these two designers’ offers to take advantage of deals that will make holiday shopping so much easier!       There are certain people - especially men - I find are very hard to shop for. Crash Jewelry makes is a whole lot easier.   Christi Schimpke makes jewelry for men and women from minor damaged parts of luxury and high performance sports cars, like Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferraris and more.   Right now, she’s running a 30% off sale on everything in her store!   Cufflinks (they’re not just for men anymore, either), cuff, bangle bracelets, necklaces and earring, all made from the painted doors, hoods and side panels of these luxury cars. What’s really cool about this jewelry besides being made from these cars, is that it’s super light weight.   go to crash jewelry dot com     I’ve been a big fan of Cate Claus of Thesis Gems for sometime now.   She creates jewelry with an organic, and sometimes almost tribal, but feminine feel.   A lot of her metal accents are hammered, which allows for a complementary texture that makes the stones she uses stand out even more.   She only uses stones that have been ethically sourced, and verified to the ethical treatment of those who source and mine the stones as well as for the land it’s sourced from.     Here’s the mission statement from her   We believe that people and the environment are more valuable than any gem. That’s why Thesis seeks sources that are committed to ethical treatment of workers and the land. We are not afraid to ask important questions about labor practices and environmental impact and seek hard evidence. And we donate 1% of our profits to organizations fighting to conserve and defend our planet.   Our partnerships work to ensure that your jewelry is made with integrity, from the time your gem is liberated from the earth in Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka, or Canada, to the time it is crafted into a finished heirloom by master goldsmiths in the San Francisco Bay Area or London. -Cate Claus, Thesis Gems     She has a super interesting story that I’m going to share in a future podcast!   Oh! And, her logo is super cool! A lion and a kangaroo as her coat of arms - but very friendly.   Tsavorite, Mozambique ruby, and Lightning Ridge opals are just few of the gemstones beautifully showcased and set within her 18kt yellow gold settings.   Right now, through August 31, 2018, she’s offering $500 off any of her pieces!   See her instagram feed story highlights for complete details and the coupon code @thesisgems.       There are so many wonderfully talented jewelers and designers, and I love sharing their jewelry and stories with you!   If you like learning about new jewelry you can feel good about wearing and sharing, please leave a review in iTunes or through the platform you listen to podcasts on - I’d SO appreciate it!   I’m so excited!!!! We’re almost to episode 20!!!!   Next week, I’ll be sharing the story of a jeweler who not only creates jewelry, but paints it!   AND…we’ll be doing a give away of a bag of gems together, so you’ll really want to listen in, and stay tuned!!   Until next time…cross check your asterism (that’s for gems that exhibit a star, like star sapphires!) and sparkle - talk to you next week!

New Consciousness Review
Personal Peace and The Medical Medium

New Consciousness Review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2015 56:55


Aired Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 2:00 PM ETToday’s Stars: Marie Louise and Anthony WilliamMarie Louise went from digging for opals and hardhat construction to passionately enlisting the power of the human heart for creating personal and global peace.Anthony William, known as the Medical Medium®, has helped tens of thousands of people heal from ailments that have been misdiagnosed or wrongly treated or have baffled medical communities.About the Guests Marie Louise and Anthony WilliamMarie Louise is an author, workshop facilitator, and founder of the ’Evolve Yourself Institute’ in Australia. Marie spent 20 years digging for opals in Lightning Ridge, moving on to the hardhat, steel cap boots world of drilling and construction. Her life switched to a different beat when the gift of grief opened her world to personal transformation, creation, collaboration, and connection. Marie’s experience of processing trauma along with her understanding of human behavior, enabled her to develop the tools she now shares to help others retrieve their personal power and self responsibility, and find personal peace. Marie is the author of Discover Worlds Within – Choose to Evolve, and her website is: http://www.eyi.global Anthony William, known as the Medical Medium®, has helped tens of thousands of people heal from ailments that have been misdiagnosed or wrongly treated or have baffled medical communities. He’s accomplished all this by listening to a divine voice—called Spirit of the Most High—that literally speaks into his ear, telling him what is at the root of people’s pain or illness and what they need to do to restore their health.Anthony has been called the Edgar Cayce of our time, and what he does is several decades ahead of scientific discovery. His methods achieve spectacular results, even for those who have spent years and many thousands of dollars on all realms of medicine before turning to him. In his revolutionary book, Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal, he gives readers access to all that he has learned in over 25 years of bringing people’s lives back: a massive amount of healing information, much of which has never appeared anywhere before.His website is: www.medicalmedium.com

New Consciousness Review
Personal Peace and The Medical Medium

New Consciousness Review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2015 56:55


Aired Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 2:00 PM ETToday’s Stars: Marie Louise and Anthony WilliamMarie Louise went from digging for opals and hardhat construction to passionately enlisting the power of the human heart for creating personal and global peace.Anthony William, known as the Medical Medium®, has helped tens of thousands of people heal from ailments that have been misdiagnosed or wrongly treated or have baffled medical communities.About the Guests Marie Louise and Anthony WilliamMarie Louise is an author, workshop facilitator, and founder of the ’Evolve Yourself Institute’ in Australia. Marie spent 20 years digging for opals in Lightning Ridge, moving on to the hardhat, steel cap boots world of drilling and construction. Her life switched to a different beat when the gift of grief opened her world to personal transformation, creation, collaboration, and connection. Marie’s experience of processing trauma along with her understanding of human behavior, enabled her to develop the tools she now shares to help others retrieve their personal power and self responsibility, and find personal peace. Marie is the author of Discover Worlds Within – Choose to Evolve, and her website is: http://www.eyi.global Anthony William, known as the Medical Medium®, has helped tens of thousands of people heal from ailments that have been misdiagnosed or wrongly treated or have baffled medical communities. He’s accomplished all this by listening to a divine voice—called Spirit of the Most High—that literally speaks into his ear, telling him what is at the root of people’s pain or illness and what they need to do to restore their health.Anthony has been called the Edgar Cayce of our time, and what he does is several decades ahead of scientific discovery. His methods achieve spectacular results, even for those who have spent years and many thousands of dollars on all realms of medicine before turning to him. In his revolutionary book, Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal, he gives readers access to all that he has learned in over 25 years of bringing people’s lives back: a massive amount of healing information, much of which has never appeared anywhere before.His website is: www.medicalmedium.com

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Lightning Ridge playing Uncle Pen circa 2011

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Lightning Ridge playing Uncle Pen circa 2011