The Joy Projekt

12/07/2024

Wowser

A four meter (13 feet) sturgeon fish in Kennebec River, Maine, USA.
The largest sturgeon on record was a Beluga female captured in the Volga estuary in 1827, weighing over 1.5 tons (3,463 lb) and 7.2 meter (24 ft) long !!

30/06/2024

29/05/2024

For the first time in 14 years, Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Eric Avery will finally get to play an extended run of shows together

19/05/2024

Antonia DAmato, thank you for sharing!!

Death asked me to join him for dinner
so I slipped into my favorite black dress
that I had been saving for a special occasion
and let him walk me to our candlelit tryst.
He ordered a ribeye, extra rare
I ordered two desserts and red wine
and then I sipped
and wondered
why he looked so familiar
and smelled like earth and memory.
He felt like a place both faraway
and deep within my body
A place that whispers to me
on the crisp autumn breeze
along the liminal edges of dusk and dawn
somewhere between dancing
and stillness.
He looked at me
with the endless night sky in his eyes
and asked
‘Did you live your life, my love?’
As I swirled my wine in its glass
I wondered If I understood the thread I wove into the greater fabric
If I loved in a way that was deep and freeing
If I let pain and grief carve me into something more grateful
If I made enough space to be in awe that flowers exist
and take the time to watch the honeybees
drink their sweet nectar
I wondered what the riddles of regret and longing
had taught me
and if I realized just how
beautiful and insignificant and monstrous and small we are
for the brief moment that we are here
before we all melt back down
into ancestors of the land.
Death watched me lick buttercream from my fingers
As he leaned in close and said
‘My darling, it’s time.’
So I slipped my hand into his
as he slowly walked me home.
I took a deep breath as he leaned in close
for the long kiss goodnight
and I felt a soft laugh leave my lips
as his mouth met mine
because I never could resist a man
with the lust for my soul in his eyes
and a kiss that makes my heart stop.

~ Gina Puorro: www.ginapuorro.com
Author's note: A playful love poem to Death, because I want to remember to relate to it as a part of life, and in ways that exist outside of violence and brutality.

[Photo: Kurt Markus for Vogue]

29/04/2024

Get The Condescenders in your ear!!!

27/04/2024

Join local veteran musician, Larry Kyle, for this special music program! This class is designed for ages 8+ and will focus on technique, musicality, and having fun while learning the instrument. No prior experience is required. Students must provide their own ukulele (see flyer for details). The program fee includes all 4 sessions. Register to join us at 315.598.9622 or fultonymca.org.

23/03/2024

13/03/2024

Our album is out today on the major platforms.

Bandcamp (including merch): https://thefirewithin3.bandcamp.com/album/the-fire-within
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-fire-within/1728716227
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7kgnRndDe1P6GbrKu9DRAd
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/.../the-fire-within/AL94xbjrkfjPVZJ
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0CTRRPWHF?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_0PliivxbMrzGFZ8BFZkvmViOt&fbclid=IwAR3l-bsYnN3Rw-w4XsTOEfskDrwqahzajpZaKJVC_0wgVtyjpdT5NJsjJ5M

29/02/2024

🌟 Join us in celebrating Rare Disease Day on the rarest day of the year! 🌟⁠
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🦓Today, February 29th is a day to raise awareness, foster understanding, and celebrate our zebra strong community. ⁠
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Wherever you are in the world, join the conversation! 🌍 Comment below and tell us where you're celebrating from and a little bit about yourself. ⁠
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Together, we dazzle! 💙

04/02/2024

We are very proud to announce our February Artist of the Month is On the Porch!

Learn about this talented trio at:

https://www.musicforthemission.org/artist-of-the-month

21/12/2023

SOULstice blessings. ✨

12/11/2023

Left Jay Alexander Drums (Char) Right Matt Fay Bass
Show at The Sting

07/11/2023

06/11/2023

18/10/2023

happy bday Norm Macdonald 🖤

we’re playing in Durham tonight at The Pinhook lol

15/10/2023

Still taking t-shirt and sweatshirt orders!
These shirts will be preorder only and all proceeds with do directly to the Christmas and Easter Project!
This will be the only order for a long while and they are ONLY available for pre-order!

Please use this google form to place your order!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfM4GJkSPM2l04TctXfpgbKz8uaMgsai2Za9LiTf_5FBNwQ0A/viewform

Or message this page: Emalee’s Musical Medicine to place an order!

Payment via cash, check, or Venmo is accepted!

Thank you in advance to everyone! Looks like the deadline will be mid November. An exact date will be posted soon!