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Trombone Man: Ska’s Fallen Genius – A comic book series -Kickstarter Campaign

I was asked recently by my friend Adam Reeves (lots of cool links on Adam’s linktree here be sure to click!) to edit a timelapse he had shot of street artist Fek painting a mural of Don Drummond and Margarita Mafhood.

It was to be used as part of his Kickstarter campaign for “Trombone Man: Ska’s Fallen Genius – A comic book series” about the life of Don Drummond, the legendary trombonist with 1960’s ska giants, The Skatalites.

Well, now the campaign is live!
The project looks amazing, has some fantastic people involved and some really cool reward packages for backers.
The Kickstarter page will tell you all you need to know about this incredible project.

I hope you’ll go and check it out and if you feel so inclined support Adam and this truly deserving project!

أنا من القمر – Jordan Pt 7 – Amman to Petra on The Desert Highway

One advantage of not taking the bus for the 260km trip from Amman to Petra is that you can attach your GoPro to the bonnet of the taxi and take a time lapse of the entire journey.
Mix that in with some stills taken along the way and what you get is the video above.

The two notable stops along the way were:

Shobak Castle – Built by the crusader king Baldwin I in 1115 AD, it withstood numerous attacks from the armies of Saladin before finally falling in 1189 after an 18 month siege. It was occupied in the 14th Century by the Mamluks who built over several of the original crusader buildings.

Siq Al-Barid – Known more commonly as ‘Little Petra’, a 400m long siq (Arabic: shaft or canyon) opens out into larger areas with buildings carved into the rock faces including one known as ‘The Painted House’ which contains some faded but still interesting frescos which are a rare example of Nabataean painting.
Thought to have been an agricultural center, trading suburb and resupply post for camel trains heading to Petra.
Well worth visiting before heading to Petra itself as it gives you a small taste of the wonders to come.