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One Year GonePosted: February 21, 2015 | Author: Venice Arts Club | Filed under: Doug Lewis, NEW POSTS, New White Trash, Red Cloud Ranch | Tags: michael c ruppert, michael ruppert, new white trash | Leave a comment
A year ago today, Feb 19, 2014, Mike Ruppert took leave from the el rancho here in Colorado for points west, steered by fate, guided by destiny, aligned by stars and, like all of us, hindered by time and place, by age and by all that we cannot leave behind, no matter how far we travel. His decision came quickly, calls were made and some new accommodation was found on the west coast, in NoCal, close to where MIke had departed from eighteen months earlier, with someone he knew but not well. Mike was sure but he wasn't, only knew he had to make the move and it had to happen immediately. This was Mike, acting on impulse but always with a direction. My heart broke a bit that morning; we got his vehicle packed, Rags climbed in and we said our goodbyes with a long hug. Back in the house I watched him creep his way to the end of the driveway and stop at the green gates, at the edge of the cosmic highway. Mike got out and had some communication with the range then scattered tobacco in the breeze before making the turn headed west then out of sight. It's possible I knew then we would not see each other again. I remember that feeling and it made me sad. I cried for MIke that morning, wept for the man, my friend, felt how fragile life really is, the weight of it all laid bare in the newly scattered vacancy of the el rancho. Six weeks later Mike would be dead, shot in the head by using the one gun he did not sell. "I thought you were selling all the guns?" "Yeah, well I decided to keep this one…you know…for the trip out west. Gonna sell it when I get out there." Yeah, sure. Mike had numerous attributes but he was a terrible liar. The evening after the suicide, the spirit of Mike arrived back at the el rancho. Following his sudden departure, I left Mike's room undisturbed until he had made it safe to NoCal then moved the studio back into that sweet end of the el rancho with the smooth plaster walls and warm vibe. Mike and I covered a lot of ground that evening, it seems, and over a couple of hours much clarity was arrived at relative to our relationship and to the world at large. From its particular vantage, the spirit of MCR painted a very clear picture, in that, as we were there in the room together, I kept hearing the water heater spring on for a short time then cut off. This would only happen if somewhere in the house hot water was turned on. But it wasn't, I was in the house alone and had been since he left. The north wing of the house and it's bath and shower facilities had not been engaged in weeks. I checked the studio bathroom and the kitchen but all faucets were shut. To complete the inspection, I checked the spare back bathroom in the north wing and sure enough, the hot water tap had been loosened just enough to flow and toggle the water heater. I chuckled. We chuckled. The message was clear, this was MIke reporting back one final time indicating how we, all of us, this planet and this life are in deep HOT WATER. Make of it what you will. Go about your merry and recall always how life is fragile and the end is always near. Be kind. Be thankful. Be grateful. Pic from the morning of Mike's departure, with neighbor Roman in the middle. Squishy and Rags.
Michael C. Ruppert – Memoriam.2Posted: August 6, 2014 | Author: Venice Arts Club | Filed under: Andy Kravitz, Doug Lewis, James Mathers, Kristen Vigard, Michael C. Ruppert, NEW POSTS, New White Trash, Red Cloud Ranch, Venice Arts Club Music | Tags: alt music, alternative music, andy kravitz, collapse, doug lewis, james mathers, kristen vigard, lifeboat hour, los angeles, michael c ruppert, michael ruppert, mike ruppert, new white trash, nwt, post-paradigm, protest, rock and roll, social commentary, venice, venice arts club, venice arts club music, venice CA | 5 Comments
"In a campground, when a bear attacks, you don't have to be the first or fastest camper to get out, but you don't want to be the last. MCR
On July 22, 2014, the Verge.com published a post-mortem on whistleblower and uber-activist Mike Ruppert titled, 'The Unbelievable Life and Death Of Michael C. Ruppert'.
Writer Matt Stroud interviewed associates and friends of Ruppert including Wes Miller, Carolyn Baker, Jack Martin, Jessy Re and Ruppert's ex-wife from a brief two year marriage of twenty years ago. Hungry for first-hand accounts and quotes from those who knew Ruppert most personally and intimately, Stroud and The Verge chose to quote me using something I supposedly shared with Carolyn Baker during my only conversation with her immediately following Mike's suicide. From the Verge article:
Doug Lewis, Ruppert's close friend, Colorado roommate, and bandmate in New White Trash, declined to be interviewed for this story. But Baker told me: "About two weeks before Mike left Colorado to come out to California [in February, 2014], Doug confronted him and said, 'Mike you're an alcoholic.' And Mike grabbed Doug by the collar and slammed him against the wall and cursed him out. A week later, [Ruppert] gave notice that 'I'm leaving.'"
Six weeks earlier, on June 4, 2014, I was contacted by Stroud who requested an interview. His approach was casual, "…writing a long obituary…just came back from a trip out west…would love to talk with you about Mike…"
When I asked him, he said he didn't have an angle. Ruppert was a man made of many sharp angles. Not to disparage those who did interview with Stroud, but I declined the invite, not wanting to go fishing.
Until now. relative to my personal and creative relationship with my most excellent and closest friend, bandmate and creative partner Mike Ruppert, my goal, short of an initial tribute, was to keep silent and let the music of the New White Trash do the talking and to push the future forward by producing a third and final NWT album, to be a work of tribute to Mike, his memory and our friendship. NWT bandmates Kristen Vigard and Andy Kravitz agreed, and we recently set in motion a fundraiser in hopes of raising enough to produce the work.
Considering the circumstance – of being quoted out of context and wed to a storyline wildly out of sync with reality – I'm writing to set the record straight, first with Carolyn Baker and the Verge, then with the story itself.
That Ms. Baker has nothing positive to say about Mike is odd considering how he continually opened doors by promoting her works and personage including inviting her to be guest host on his popular live radio show, the Lifeboat Hour. His final offering to Carolyn Baker was to insist, in a very last breath and underscored in his suicide note, that she take over as host of the Lifeboat Hour, a position she now fills.
After reading the Verge article I contacted Carolyn Baker to remind her how the conversation we had immediately following Mike's death was private, personal and confidential, and wondered how any of what I shared with her would end up as an attributed quote. To do so is unethical and disrespectful to Mike Ruppert and to the personal and creative relationship we shared.
I reminded her also that the story she spilled to the reporter for the Verge was false on counts of timeline and how the events portrayed in the article as occurring 'two weeks before Mike left Colorado…' actually occurred in February of 2013 – at least a year previous, and under circumstances dynamically different than those described. To use for her retraction, I wanted Carolyn Baker to know how these events of February 2013 did not lead to Mike leaving Colorado, but to a positive change in Mike and in the day to day dynamics of our overall relationship. I suggested to Ms. Baker that a public apology and retraction was in order. To date there has been no response from Ms. Baker other than an email to say how she was unaware our conversation was private.
For the record, what did occur in February of 2014, about two weeks before Mike left Colorado, was a civilized conversation between us where I recounted for him my recent trials and tribulations from being immersed in a situation with a alcoholic sister while taking care of my 92 year mother who was 8 weeks in a San Francisco hospital due to a debilitating accident. That conversation with Mike, in which I recounted the difficulty and dissonance on numerous levels of dealing with an alcoholic, may or may not be considered a reason (among many) for him leaving Colorado. But to state as much, or to insinuate as much as the writer does is wrong and does a disservice to Mike and to our relationship.
Reading the Verge article and attempting to deconstruct the journalistic intent of the writer, It is unseemly how in one paragraph the article acknowledges I declined to be interviewed (quoted) and then follows this by attributing a quote to me without confirming authenticity and without seeking my permission to attach my name to my own "quote".
On July 27, 2014, I wrote to Verge Editor-in-chief Joshua Topolsky and to the writer Matt Stroud to let them know the quote is false, as is the information it contains. In my letter I outlined how actions attributed to my person or my word did not take place as described, and by publishing a false and unattributed statement, I alleged how the Verge has published a libel and committed negligence. There has been no response from the Verge to my request for a retraction.
Here is what transpired between Mike and I back in February of 2013 –
Months earlier, in June of 2012, Mike sent me an email from Sebastopol. He was despondent, said he was paying too much rent, that he had grown weary of the radio show and was looking to make a move and get back to the music.
Colorado would do him good, but I knew Mike needed to convince himself so I sent a series of links to my neighborhood, the great San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado, a place I had discovered on my travels twenty-five years earlier.
I pointed out to MIke the raw and epic beauty of the valley. I emailed pictures of the Sangre de Cristo range as seen from my living room windows. I also sent him links to the rich history of the valley, geographically, geologically and through time as a sacred Native American space – known as the Big Space to those tribes. I made sure he knew about the fine well water here at my 'el rancho' and about the hot springs just a mile up the road. I also let him know about the extremely cold winters and windy springs because Mike did not do well in the cold.
And I outlined the plan to be recording Age Of Authority, the second NWT album, by mid-November of 2012.
Mike reacted positively, and on August 20, 2012 with his dog Rags riding shotgun, Mike pulled his loaded Rav4 through the front gates leading from Cosmic Highway 17 to the front door at Red Cloud at the far north end of the San Luis Valley, ten miles north of Moffat, a place similar to what the English would call a 'wide spot in the road'. We were well beyond the spot and way beyond the wide.
Red Cloud Ranch is 40 acres of quiet solitude, no TV or radio, only the sound of me picking and scratching on my guitar. In the months prior to Mike's August 2012 arrival, I was feeling a renewal of sorts, I was falling in love all over again with the overtone of sound.
Mike settled in to the master suite at Red Cloud and was on air that next Sunday live-broadcasting the Lifeboat Hour from Southern Colorado. Mike Ruppert was back in his groove and no one was more pleased than me.
Mike and I first met in late February 2008 at a dog park in Venice, Ca, We initially bonded because of our dogs. Squishy, my rough and tumble brick of a dude; and Rags, Mike's happy-go-lucky mutt full of slobber. But the two became fast and best friends, a precursor of what was in store for me and Mike.
When our conversation came around to music, and I gave him a copy of a recent project, Mike was overwhelming in his praise; he dug the bare and rough edges and heard the message thread of social commentary throughout the material.
One thing led to another, and soon Mike was invited to my place, the Venice Arts Club located in the heart of Venice.
I realized much about Mike his first night at the VAC. He was impacted by the scene, emotionally, outwardly, and in every way he was thankful and grateful for the invite. He had been lonely and in need of a scene and of company and conversation from people of all ages, including my two teenage daughters and a steady gaggle of friends. MIke hung his hat that night at the VAC, and that night a childlike quality emerged from him, like a genie escaping the prison of his bottle. There could be no doubt how Mike was in the mix to stay.
Mike and Rags became household figures. Mike was ever courteous, always a gentleman, always brought food items for the grill and wine for the evening. He would wash dishes when they needed, clean up a wine spill, whatever, he just got busy doing what had to be done.
Mike was floored with how we could record a guitar or vocal track in the middle of the room with a dozen party people within reaching distance of the mic. Occasionally we'd ask for quiet, but we weren't after quiet, we were after vibe. And we got it in spades. To quote Andy Kravitz, "we like ambient and background noise with our music." So yes, the sound of tinkling ice cubes and clinking glasses can be heard on numerous recordings put out by the VAC, including the NWT releases.
That next morning Mike rang me – woke me up – wanting to know at which dog park to meet that afternoon. And so this became our regular thing, that we would check in with each other and figure out where to meet. That same afternoon he turned over a signed copy of Crossing The Rubicon. Until then I didn't know his past, only knew he was good to his dog, he liked music and that he grew up in Venice.
So he spilled the beans – former LAPD cop, whistle blower, author, personality, the works. Impressive achievements but most of all he came across as solid of character, impeccably sincere and honest, forthright, funny, and dry with a down-twist of ironic humor.
There was a shameless quality to MIke. Relative to the music, it allowed him to 'step up to the mic', and to 'dare to suck'. Almost immediately he was itching for the opportunity to take on a musical role. He explained how, when he was out of high school and living in Venice, he would occasionally sing covers with a local bar band.
When Mike first did step up to the mic, it was with a swagger and a richness of voice, and we figured this was someone we could work with.
Andy and I had been plotting a next project and were toying with the term 'New White Trash' because it represented what was current in 2008/2009 America relative to the financial collapse and meltdown.
We explained to Mike the concept of the New White Trash and how there was a 'manifesto' being written relative to the music and the message. Mike insisted I send it to him. He sent it back with added content, polished and ready for publication, hence the foundation of the NWT would always and forever include a cornerstone bearing Mike Ruppert's name.
Other good things were happening for Mike. In early 2009, Mike called me one morning and insisted I be at a certain dog park that afternoon. "I'll be there with a filmmaker," he said, "with a camera and crew. There will be a sound guy." That was Mike when he was on a mission. Facts came first. Then second. Even third. "He's someone interested in doing a documentary about me and I want you to check him out." Mike knew and appreciated my own history in Los Angeles and in the film business.
Later that afternoon Squishy and I walked to the park and met Mike with filmmaker Chris Smith who went on to write and direct the documentary, Collapse.
There was a lot of Hollywood in Mike, a shade of flair, even a dash of savoir-faire, and occasionally a juggle of joie-de-vivre. He had graduated Venice High School, Class of 1969. Venice is Hollywood, Hollywood is Venice, even back then. The movie Grease was filmed at Venice High School. Give the man some perspective. This wasn't Kansas.
By all accounts he was beyond a model student. He was setting a precedent, he had a obligation to some higher calling, some fixed star called justice. Mike operated with a sense of purpose and a strong turn of mind – always a direction.
There are important, crucial and essential elements to consider when assessing someone as dynamic as Mike Ruppert. Here are two excerpts from Mike's self-penned biography:
"I was taken by a desire to follow in the family tradition and place myself in harm's way for a good cause – a rite of passage and an initiation."
"Buried within mainstream news sources were precious nuggets of information that if located, understood and pursued, could reveal the actual intent and direction of government actions, as opposed the glossy, slick and sterile patina of government and media spin."
As our friendship deepened, Mike shared with me his struggles with depression, anxiety, alcohol and a not altogether pretty picture of an emotionally fragmented family history. Mike could be impatient with the world, as if time was against him. You could be whip-smart, but if you didn't see what Mike saw coming then in his mind you were a fool. Mike did not suffer fools.
The recording of the New White Trash debut album, Doublewide, began mid-2009 and continued into 2010. It had grown to include 37 songs. Eventually, I cut back on the party scene to focus on mixing the material. Mike began experiencing difficulties, withdrawals from a diminished party and music scene and was growing impatient with wanting to hear finished songs.
His impatience boiled over into demands for specific songs to play on the Lifeboat Hour. I was all for the exposure but not until the material was ready for public consumption. So I told him to chill out and wait for the material to be processed. I had to remind him I was the driver and unless he was willing to risk the life of the project, don't bother the driver. He understood and backed off and our relationship resumed a seamless and respectful course. Doublewide was released January 11, 2011.
Whereas Doublewide was recorded in the laid back and bohemian atmosphere of an open-air studio in Venice, recording Age Of Authority was a whole other trip.
We were sequestered in Colorado at Red Cloud Ranch, at 8000 feet and twenty-two miles from the nearest town. Mid-winter daytime temps hovered at zero and the nights dipping down to minus 25 degrees. And then some.
By early November, 2012 Mike had made himself a staple figure in Crestone, a local town full of spiritualists, cowboys, musicians, hippies, freaks, basically an eclectic mix, a real slice of multi-flavor Americana pie. Mike's appointed mission in Crestone was to make contact with musicians and other fun people to tap into. One evening in late-November, soon after we had set up the studio, Mike rang and said he was returning with some new friends. One of those friends was Jessy Re, a thirty-something banjo playing woman with a sweet and shy voice. Over time, her and Mike evolved their friendship and their relationship became more intimate.
Mike was a soul man, he could sing and he could dance. He moved like John Belushi, would get overheated in the same way, and would make sure he had your attention. It was not only Mike's desire to be at the center of any situation, but a force of inertia, a gravitational pull that put him there and gave him the essential qualities of a frontman.
By mid November the days were short and the weather cold with snow. I had worked out the music for two dozen songs and we began recording basic tracks. Mike, an ever keen observer and listener, had become familiar with the material and kept ongoing lyric notes. Occasionally he would shout out, "what song is that?" I would shout back a song number, e.g. #4, or #24, etc.
Kristen Vigard, another New White Trash member, had moved to Taos from Los Angeles after we had completed and released Doublewide. Soon she and her husband Bryan and daughter Emily Rose began making the 2+ hour drive north from Taos beginning mid-Nov and staying for long weekends then throughout the holiday season and on for weeks through the 2013 new year.
Another NWT collaborator, the artist James Mathers, stopped off at Red Cloud late October 2012 with his girlfriend Lea Petmezas. On their third morning, Lea let us know how her and James and her four kids would be moving to the valley, just down the road from us, on the county road to Crestone.
You don't know who someone is until you see them under pressure. You also don't know who someone is until you live with them.
Kristen Vigard and I have been friends for 33 years and have been making music together for almost as long. Few can match Kristen's vibrancy and creative output. Her history is formidable – the original Annie on Broadway, Morgan Richards on the Guiding Light, singing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and as a solo recording artist. Kristen brings a unedited and unfiltered creativity. There have been numerous wild rides with Kristen.
In the pressure of the cooker we put ourselves in, blowups were inevitable, par for the course. Soon after the 2013 new year, Kristen and Mike got into it briefly over creative differences but it was over almost as soon as it began and we maintained our resolve and attention to the material.
By mid-February, 2013, recording was complete and so a shift of gears was taking place. The drinking, smoking and partying needed to cease and it became necessary for me to dive deep into the mixes, something that required a more focused, sober and less social approach.
Mike, being Mike, wanted the party to continue. He was never shy about conveying his relationship with alcohol, or about his long history in AA, or how he turned from AA. But by mid-February his intake had escalated, largely due to the come-down one experiences at the end of a highly charged creative period, especially when there is no where to go, and nothing to immediately replace the high one gets from making music.
So I called l him on it, reminded him that once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. Mike didn't appreciate the assessment and we got into it in a fairly in-your-face kind of way. There was some general bashing about and I reminded him how this was my house and if he didn't like the rules then he would need to leave. Simple.
A half hour later the situation had calmed, we gave each other a hug and that was that. To his credit, Mike took responsibility for the situation and immediately curtailed his drinking. We put it behind and life went on between us, smoother and better than before and for another year until he took his leave late February of 2014, eighteen months to the day from when he arrived.
Indeed the most positive, dynamic and endearing aspect of our personal relationship was a foundation built on Mike being at a place in his life where he was willing to surrender to the music, and the making of the music. It proves the man to be someone who was adaptable, rational and able to recognize his place in the mix, any mix, music or otherwise.
Mike Ruppert was a gentleman, a thinker, an intuitive, an Aquarian, a leader, a doer, a sayer, a man of movement, a generous man of deep passion and conviction. He was a trailblazer and an incorruptible agent for the truth. He was an evolution of being and a fool for r&b, soul and rock and roll.
Mike Ruppert wore his heart on the sleeve of his conviction – that there are two sides to every story but only one truth, and that the truth of our tangled reality is found through the looking glass. Time and again he peered in, wandered through, took notes and returned with resolve.
Mike Ruppert made a name for himself exposing aspects of investigative truth to do with large scale crime and constitutional injustice and coverup. I toast Mike Ruppert for being such a portal through which the tides of truth whipped and the winds of justice howled. He arrived into this life with a sense of purpose, a destiny of soul. I'm sure he left with the same.
Finally, in character, action and deed, Mike Ruppert was a heroic figure, an errant knight messenger who in the face of all adversity had been delivering messages and is now to be considered on his way home.
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'Brother Can You Spare A Paradigm' – A Musical Tribute To Michael C. RuppertPosted: July 17, 2014 | Author: Venice Arts Club | Filed under: Andy Kravitz, ANNOUNCEMENTS, Doug Lewis, Kristen Vigard, Michael C. Ruppert, New White Trash, Red Cloud Ranch, Venice Arts Club Music | Tags: alt, alt music, alternative music, andy kravitz, collapse, demockery, doug lewis, kristen vigard, lifeboat hour, los angeles music, michael c ruppert, michael ruppert, mike ruppert, music, new white trash, post-paradigm, rock and roll, social commentary, venice arts club, venice arts club music | Leave a comment
In mid-2009, Mike Ruppert began recording with the NEW WHITE TRASH (NWT), a music project launched at the VENICE ARTS CLUB (VAC) in Venice, CA. For Ruppert, playing and recording music was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. In 2007, Ruppert returned to the Venice/Culver City area and reestablished himself in the neighborhood of his youth, a place where decades earlier Ruppert had graduated from Venice High School then went on to become a LAPD cop. In early 2008, Ruppert met VAC founder DOUG LEWIS at a Venice dog park, the two became close friends and it wasn't long before Ruppert had found a home at the VAC and with the NWT, a project originally conceived by Lewis and his long-time musical collaborator, multi-platinium producer ANDY KRAVITZ. Broadway/TV actress and songstress Kristen Vigard would round out the core NWT group.
Early on, Lewis and Ruppert wrote out a NWT manifesto designed to articulate the music of the NWT. And in this video, viewers can watch a relaxed Mike Ruppert wax eloquent about his involvement with the NWT and ABOUT the importance of music in his life.
The debut album from New White Trash was DOUBLEWIDE , a 37 song double CD released January of 2011. Notable songs featuring Mike Ruppert include, AVALANCHE & EARTHQUAKE, RUNNING ON RUMOR, WEIRD KIND OF SENSE, GIRL'S GOT, THIS DAY IS DONE and BACKROAD.
Next from the NWT came AGE OF AUTHORITY, a 18 song CD released July 7, 2013. Notable songs featuring Ruppert include, LONG COLD WINTER, FOREIGN SOLDIERS, SUN OF YOUR LOVE, INNER REACH, DRIFTED, and FREE FROM.
When Ruppert passed away on April 13, 2014, plans were in place for a third and final NWT album. BEYOND THE RUBICON would complete the trilogy. The New White Trash have decided to go ahead with the production, recording and release of Beyond The Rubicon, a music project now dedicated to friend and bandmate Mike Ruppert. A campaign on STARTJOIN (www.StartJoin.com/btr) has been created as a platform for friends and fans of Mike Ruppert to fully fund the project. Additionally, the first song of Beyond The Rubicon titled, WHO I ONCE WAS, featuring Mike Ruppert on vocals, has been mixed and is now available on the NWT Bandcamp site. Who I Once Was is available as a free download, though listeners are encouraged to pay what they can – a little or a lot. All revenue from this song will go towards the production of Beyond The Rubicon.
Another opportunity for friends, fans and listeners to move this project forward is to purchase an electronic download or Sponsor Edition of Doublewide and/or Age Of Authority. Leave a short message indicating that your payment should go towards Beyond The Rubicon. Anyone doing so will in return receive a gratis copy – via electronic download – of Beyond The Rubicon before its official release.
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Michael C. Ruppert and the New White Trash – 'Beyond The Rubicon'Posted: June 13, 2014 | Author: Venice Arts Club | Filed under: Andy Kravitz, ANNOUNCEMENTS, Doug Lewis, Kristen Vigard, Michael C. Ruppert, New White Trash, Red Cloud Ranch, Venice Arts Club Music | Tags: alt music, alternative music, andy kravitz, collapse, doug lewis, kristen vigard, lifeboat hour, los angeles music, michael c ruppert, michael ruppert, mike ruppert, music, new white trash, nwt, poetry, post-paradigm, protest, rock and roll, social commentary, venice arts club music, venice beach, venice CA | Leave a comment
After considering the future of the New White Trash relative to the passing of bandmate and friend MICHAEL C. RUPPERT, we are moving forward with plans to record and release a third and final NWT album titled BEYOND THE RUBICON (BTR) to include unreleased material featuring Ruppert from the DOUBLEWIDE and AGE OF AUTHORITY sessions, as well as new songs written while Mike was housing with bandmate DOUG LEWIS at Red Cloud Ranch in southern Colorado. Our focus, as always, will be on releasing material relative to the original NWT manifesto – matters of head and heart, war and peace, love, longing, and social commentary/protest torn from the pages of tomorrow's news.
Beyond The Rubicon will complete the trilogy begun in 2009 at the Venice Arts Club in Venice, California. Along with Lewis, original NWT band members Kristen Vigard and Andy 'AK' Kravitz will be deep in the mix. In order to fund the project, our intention is a word of mouth campaign geared towards raising enough funds to appropriately record, produce, mix and master this final NWT album, dedicated to the life, work and memory of Mike Ruppert. Outside funding will be essential – we cannot begin this project without you lovely people – fans of Ruppert and the NWT. Our fund-raising strategy will be made public once we've settled on a course of action, either through a Kickstarter style campaign or by releasing one song on the NWT Bandcamp site and asking for double and triple digit payments for that one song to go towards BTR.
In the meantime, those inclined to immediately begin to move this project forward can purchase an electronic download of Doublewide and/or Age Of Authority. Leave a short message indicating that your payment should go towards BTR. Anyone doing so will in return receive a gratis copy – via electronic download – of Beyond The Rubicon before its official release.
Mike Ruppert
MCR & Doug Lewis
Andy 'AK' Kravitz
Kristen Vigard
Michael C. Ruppert – Memoriam.1Posted: April 19, 2014 | Author: Venice Arts Club | Filed under: Doug Lewis, Kristen Vigard, Michael C. Ruppert, New White Trash, Red Cloud Ranch | Tags: collapse, dick cheney, donald rumsfeld, doug lewis, george bush, kristen vigard, lifeboat hour, michael c ruppert, michael ruppert, mike ruppert, moffat, new white trash, post-paradigm, red cloud ranch, san luis valley, social commentary | 5 Comments
In September of 2012, shortly after Mike arrived here at Red Cloud Ranch in the great San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado, and before we got busy recording Age Of Authority, we were visited by two men who pulled in along the long drive leading from Highway 17. The older, the driver, said he and his son were looking at property and did I know anything about the property in the distance, how to drive there, what it was like, etc.
I'm looking at these guys, thinking to myself, no way is this younger guy the son of the older. Meanwhile, Mike had come out of the house and made his way over. He stood behind me and to the side. Of course he was packing. Without introduction, he called out, "So, you guys government men?'
It was a tactic, a quick jab. And it worked. Caught off guard, the younger looked at the older who hesitated, fractionally speaking, and it became obvious how they were, in fact, government men.
Their recovery attempt was hilarious. The older said, "No, no, were longshoremen, we've come down from Denver."
After a beat, I said, "You're a long way from shore, men." Mike chuckled behind me. The older added, "But we're from Oakland."
It was too late. They were had.
Mike chimed in with a broad sweep of his arm, indicating the vast lone prairie surrounding us, "This used to be an ocean, once. And Dougie used to be a longshoreman. Isn't that right, D?"
As they retreated, Mike muttered, "Government men", and walked away.
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Mike Ruppert was a soul man. He could sing and he could dance. Of late, the vision I have of Mike Ruppert is one of him knocking on heaven's door. After a brief disclosure, the doors open and in he goes.
I take great pleasure knowing how Mike reached those gates before Dick Cheney, Don Rumsfeld, or any of that host of unholy others. Upon their arrival, I imagine Mike's conversation with the Gods of High Noon going something like this…
The Gods to Mike: "Dick and Don are here. And they want to come in. It's your call, how do you want to handle this?
Mike, who has already stood up, snubbed out his cigarette, and is headed down the gangplank to meet the 'little men', looks back with a wry smile and says, "Let's see if they can dance."
My advise to Dick, Don, George and the rest of that ill-conceived ilk is this – If you're thinking of heading heaven's way, and knocking on those doors, think twice. You're going to have to get through Mike Ruppert to get there. And you're going to have show him you can dance. Good luck with that.
Doug Lewis


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In Dublin, check out design collective Project 51 for up-and-coming names that you won't find anywhere else. Nearby is the Powerscourt Townhouse, which hosts the Loft Market upstairs and The Design Centre, which has been a hub of our fashion talent for over 20 years. As well as stocking the big names such as John Rocha, it continues to nurture new designers including Aisling Duffy and Blathnaid McClean.
If you're a fiend for vintage, fashion blogger Annmarie O'Connor has tips for Dublin: "Temple Bar has seen an injection of new talent with tenants Siopaella, 9 Crow and Fluorescent Elephant selling a covetable mixture of pre-loved designer and vintage fare."
Vintage lovers will also fit right into Cork city, where Irish fashion from decades ago jostles for attention in boho stores such as Peacock and Ruby in the Market Place.
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In Belfast, the design scene is kicking off with top designer Una Rodden (favoured by Mischa Barton, Ruby Wax and Sharon Corr) sealing the city's reputation.
Rodden's design studio on Belfast's Upper Arthur Street is where you'll find her couture range, as well as emerging local designers. Need something to wear to the Galway Races, perhaps? Then milliner Gráinne Maher tops the lot with her bespoke hats, fascinators and tiaras from her home studio in Belfast's Ravenhill.
But hang on, Irish fashion isn't all about modern iconic designers. There are a few classics that lurk in our past that we're definitely not prepared to let go of just yet.
Knitwear is a big deal in Ireland, but the ultimate knitwear piece has to be the Aran jumper: the classic, fisherman's "water-resistant" winter warmer traditionally created using unscoured wool. They're super-warm because they needed to be: the Aran Islands in the days before central heating was not the cosiest place in the world. These days, you can find Aran jumpers in knitwear stores all over Ireland, but if you want to score one from the place that made it famous: jump on a ferry to the islands themselves.
Looking for a slightly more modern version? Try the Inis Meain knitwear company and Carraig Donn, both stocked in stores all over the island. Cosy? You bet.
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The STM32F401 Dynamic Efficiency microcontrollers extend battery life and support innovative new features in mobile phones, tablets, and smart watches. They help manage MEMS sensors in smart-connected devices and are well suited for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications and fieldbus-powered industrial equipment.
The STM32F401 microcontrollers include an ART accelerator, a prefetch queue, and a branch cache. This enables zero-wait-state execution from flash, which boosts performance to 105 DMIPS (285 CoreMark) at 84 MHz. The microcontrollers' 90-nm process technology boosts performance and reduces dynamic power. Its dynamic voltage scaling optimizes the operating voltage to meet performance demands and minimize leakage.
The STM32F401 microcontrollers integrate up to 512 KB of flash and 96 KB SRAM in a 3.06-mm × 3.06-mm chip-scale package and feature a 9-µA at 1.8 V Stop mode current. The devices' peripherals include three 1-Mbps I2C ports, three USARTs, four SPI ports, two full-duplex I2S audio interfaces, a USB 2.0 OTG full-speed interface, an SDIO interface, 12-bit 2.4-MSPS 16-channel ADC, and up to 10 timers.
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You might say Nicollette Sheridan is almost back to square one.
A California appeals court ruled this afternoon that the former Desperate Housewives star was not wrongfully fired from the hit TV series.
The three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles also dismissed her scheduled September retrial in her wrongful-termination case, which ended in a mistrial this spring.
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"Having reviewed the parties' pleadings and heard oral argument, we conclude that the trial court erred in denying Touchstone's motion for a directed verdict," the judges' opinion read. "A cause of action for wrongful termination in violation of public policy does not lie if an employer decides simply not to exercise an option to renew a contract. In that instance, there is no termination of employment but, instead, an expiration of a fixed-term contract."
The 48-year-old Sheridan's attorney, Mark Baute, had asserted in oral arguments today that the actress was "fired mid-season, mid-contract" after an alleged run-in with showrunner Marc Cherry and argued that the non-renewal of her contract by the company was "the same as a termination." Baute also noted that every key member of the ABC drama had their contract renewed and their character brought back except for Sheridan's Edie Brit.
Desperate deadlock! Mistrial declared in Nicollette Sheridan case
The court clearly disagreed with that interpretation, siding instead with ABC/Touchstone lawyer Adam Levin, who asserted that "all of the evidence shows that Ms. Sheridan was not terminated but her employment came to a natural end when her contract was not renewed."
Sheridan did score a minor victory: The court declared that the thesp should be allowed to file an amended lawsuit alleging Touchstone retaliated against her for complaining about unsafe working conditions.
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So, even though she didn't get the new trial she was hoping for, her cause is still alive.
That's good news for Sheridan, who suffered a setback in March when a jury failed to reach a verdict, even though eight of 12 jurors had sided with her.
Baute told E! News he plans to move forward with filing the amended complaint.
When asked for comment, Levin said he was pleased with today's ruling.
"Her last remaining claim for wrongful termination is gone, and while she may seek to add an [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] claim, we believe we will prevail on that claim as well," the lawyer told E! News.


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Create a new blank HTML page in Dreamweaver.
Click on Show Code and Design Views so that you have a Split screen – showing both the Code View and the Design View in Dreamweaver.
Click anywhere in the Design View page (not Code View) and then go to the Insert Menu
Then Media, then Click on Flash.
Now look at the Code View section of the Split screen – This is very important. In the head section of the HTML page you will see that a javascript file source reference link has been added to your HTML file – see below – I cannot include the full link here because YA will not allow it of course.
script src="DWConfiguration/ActiveContent/IncludeFiles/AC_RunActiveContent.js
You should also see the object code in the body of the HTML page where you inserted the Flash file.
So in order for your inserted Flash movie file to work you are going to need to have the AC_RunActiveContent.js file in the correct location in order for you to view the Flash movie.
When you save the new HTML file that you created for the first time 2 things will happen
1. Dreamweaver will automatically create a copy of the AC_RunActiveContent.js file and put it in the same folder location that you save the HTML file too.
2. The src link to the AC_RunActiveContent.js file in your head section will change to the actual file path where the AC_RunActiveContent.js file has been automatically created for you by Dreamweaver.
If you are not sure where that is just look at the src link in your head section.
At this point you should preview your HTML template in Dreamweaver to see if the Flash movie is working. Click the File menu and click Preview in Browser or click a shortcut menu button to preview your HTML page and Flash movie.
Hopefully everything is working correctly locally on your computer and browser.
In order for the Flash movie to play on your website you would upload the HTML file you just created, the actual Flash movie file and the AC_RunActiveContent.js file to your web host server / your website. So you need these 3 basic things in order to have a Flash movie on your website. For simplicity sake just keep all the files in the same folder until you get the hang of creating embedded Flash movies for websites, then you will want to move the different files to more appropriate folders like /scripts for example and /flash, etc. Good luck.


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Photographic evidence for Sammy that he (Sammy) does indeed like beans. Contrary to his protestations last night when faced with having burritos for dinner.
(After being confronted with such glaring proof, he did in fact eat his burrito two hours later in order to earn a before-bed-time bowl of cereal.)
In the same folder of pictures taken in July of 2005 near the time of Sammy's first birthday...
(Remember the cute puppy party I threw for him and the awesome puppy cake I made him?
No, you don't. Because it was before I blogged. Yes. I am wearing a sweater in July. It was San Francisco. Summer=BRRRR!)
...I found this gem:
The extraordinary cuteness of this video overwhelms me. I just want to go back and smother that innocent little stinker with kisses.
Here's another season-appropriate memory:
Friends Camden, Ani and Maggie sitting on the stairs of the church building with Sam and Max on Easter Sunday. Man, I really miss San Francisco sometimes. We loved it there!
and just one more little piece of eye candy:And Doug wonders why I want more kids!
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I've been aware for some time that I play games differently from some other people. I like immersion reality. What does that mean? It means games which try to construct a fully realized simulation of a situation, and value play that is "in game."
This is different from immersive meaning "engrossing." I find basketball and chess engrossing, for example, but they are not immersive; they don't simulate anything, they are constructed specifically to be games.
When I play non-immersive games, I am constantly thinking about the rules. When I play immersion reality games, however, I am hardly aware of rules. When I play chess, narrative is distracting; it doesn't help to know that the rook once was called "rukh" and was a warrior instead of a castle. If I play an immersive reality game such as World Without Oil, however, narrative is key; it's central to the game; it's the best narratives that drive the game forward.
In my view, various Alternate Reality Games score variously on the "immersion reality index" or IRI, and this doesn't necessarily depend on the relative "reality" of the game scenario. In the ILoveBees ARG, the character of Melissa was an Artificial Intelligence from the 26th century that had been damaged and spun back in time to crash-land on the website of a Napa Valley beekeeper in 2004. As realities go, that's pretty far out there. But as written by 42 Entertainment and portrayed by actress Kristen Rutherford, Melissa was very plausible, and led to immersive player interactions such as this one.
There's nothing wrong with a game that scores low on the IRI. People are very comfortable playing games that are essentially outside themselves, where there's a level of abstraction between them and the game action (as there is in most video games). In low-IRI games, it's fine to leave your morals and your emotions off the playing field. But for me and for a lot of people, games that score high on the IRI are the easiest and most satisfying games to play, because they give me a full-mind workout.
The lack of abstraction means something more: immersion reality games are effective learning experiences. They simulate life, after all, which is the most effective learning experience of all. It's this aspect of high-IRI games, simulations and "thought experiments" that is attracting so much attention to games such as World Without Oil, and the prospect of extending games like it into civic, social, and cultural arenas. Photo by -Kj. via Flickr.


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This site from PBS shows how to build a simple air cannon with household items. It also contains a poll so that visitors can report their results and compare them with those of other visitors.
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Lola's dollhouse.
A peaceful place, where she can play, and her brothers do not disturb her or "mess up" her things.
Mom and Dad, lovingly placed in their spots.
Brother (his name is Ethan, coincidentally) is asleep in his bassinet,
and sister is upstairs in her bed; she is not pictured so I thought I had
better share that info. We wouldn't want to leave her out. *giggle*
And then....we check the bathroom (to the left, top floor)....
and we find....
that a certain Star Wars loving brother actually has invaded this land of all things girlie.
In the exact spot I would have expected him to make his presence known.
In the exact spot I would have expected him to make his presence known.
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Wis. hunter dies after apparent heart attack
No foul play suspected in death of 54-year-old
TOWN OF TOMAHAWK, Wis. — Authorities in northern Wisconsin said a hunter whose body was found beneath his tree stand may have died following a heart attack.
The sheriff's office has identified the man as 54-year-old Nicholas L. Asmondy Sr. of Lakewood Township in Oconto County.
Asmondy had gone hunting in a wooded area near the city of Tomahawk. His son went to check on him Thursday evening and found him unresponsive on the ground.
Emergency officials responded and determined he was dead.
The Lincoln County sheriff's office said it appears Asmondy may have suffered a heart attack on the 20-foot-high tree stand and fallen to the ground.
Foul play is not suspected.


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John Oliver Explains 'Net Neutrality' With a Few Choice Words
Jun 3, 2014 1:06 PM PT
Sectors of society ranging from public interest groups to Google and Facebook oppose the United States Federal Communications Commissions' mid-May passage of new Net neutrality rules.
However, they're going about the issue all wrong, comedian John Oliver said in a rant on Net neutrality.
"The cable companies have figured out the great truth of America: If you want to do something evil, put it inside something boring," Oliver said. "That's why advocates should not be talking about protecting Net neutrality; they should call it preventing cable company f*ckery, because that's what it is."
The FCC will take public comment on the issue for 120 days from mid-May.
Oliver's rant has gone viral, with more than 825,000 views and counting, and his call to his audience to email their opinions to the FCC's in-box, firstname.lastname@example.com, reportedly sparked enough responses to take down the commission's website for a few hours on Monday.
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A two-tier system as posited by the new Net neutrality rules "won't be Usain Bolt and Usain Bolt on a motorbike; there will be Usain Bolt and Usain bolted to an anchor," Oliver said.
He painted Comcast's throttling Netflix's download speeds during negotiations as "a Mob shakedown."
However, the dynamic for the Internet so far has been best effort, Mike Jude, Stratecast program manager at Frost & Sullivan, told the E-Commerce Times.
"If the network is overloaded, you suffer with everybody else. If you're trying to guarantee a quality of experience over a large service portfolio. the quality of experience is important," Jude explained. That's why Comcast had to charge Netflix extra.
Net Politics and the Money Trail
"Verizon wants a two-tier system so badly they sued the government to force the rule change that's currently being discussed," Oliver said.
Meanwhile, Comcast spent more than US$18 million on lobbying, second only to defense contractor Northrop Grumman.
"So, just to be clear: The ranking of who buys government influence is, number one, the military-industrial complex, and, number two, the provider of Lizard Lick Towing," Oliver remarked.
The teaming up of large corporations with anticorporate opponents to oppose the new rules is "basically Lex Luthor knocking on Superman's apartment door and going, 'Listen, I know we have our differences but we have got to get rid of that arsehole in Apt. 3B,'" Oliver suggested.
The Possibility of Redemption
The cable companies are cozy with Washington, the clearest example being the appointment of Tom Wheeler, formerly a cable and wireless companies lobbyist, as the FCC's chairman, Oliver pointed out.
Wheeler's FCC appointment "is a wonderful chance for redemption," said former FCC commissioner Michael Copps, who is now a special adviser to Common Cause.
However, "people have a right to wonder" how Wheeler's past is going to play out and affect his job as FCC chairman, Copps told the E-Commerce Times.
"I'm hopeful he will realize he has a whole new constituency that's the American people," he added, but the talk about pay prioritization in the new rules "is not encouraging."
Fight the Power!
The public should be vocal in its opposition, and "I'm hoping there will be ... a blowback," Copps said.
However, "ranting and raving via email isn't going to change things," Mark Cooper, research director at the Consumer Federation of America, told the E-Commerce Times.
The FCC can allow private negotiations between content distribution networks and cable and telecom companies and then decide whether those negotiations are commercially reasonable, impose a very limited use of Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 on the relationship between CDNs and telecoms networks, or put the carriers under full Title II rules for data transmission, Copps suggested.
"I can guarantee you the FCC will decide on one or more of these mechanisms," he predicted, "and it will be written into order by the end of the year."


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The act of a government printing money or taking similar actions to combat deflation. Deflation occurs when a recession is so severe that prices are reduced to inspire demand. This often leads to further economic decline. Reflation marks an attempt to increase money supply to increase spending in an attempt to spur growth. See also: Inflation.


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Sure, ABC's new "Charlie's Angels" series will offers plenty of eye-candy for the male audience, but the new Bosley will look just as heavenly for the ladies.
Ramon Rodriguez ("Battle: Los Angeles") tells PopcornBiz that executive producer Drew Barrymore – who previously rebooted the classic Aaron Spelling series for two girl-powered high-octane actions films – recruited him to play the ladies' handler, John Bosely, in a way that dramatically departs from the fatherly bumbler played by David Doyle on TV, and Bill Murray and Bernie Mac on the big screen.
"I wasn't very excited, honestly, when they came to me," admits Rodriguez, despite being tapped to star alongside beauties Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh. "But I had a great conversation with Drew on the phone. She called me up and said 'We want Bosley to be the fourth Angel, we want him to be completely involved. What we love about you is that you can be dramatic, you can be funny, we kind of want to intertwine those two things.' And then I had my own take of what I'd like to do, and they are and have been really open about my creative impulse."
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"They are allowing me to really create this character, which to me couldn't be more exciting," says Rodriguez. "To really be able to get my hands on it and turn on that creative button in my head, that's exciting for me. I'm in the process of it now. I just had my wardrobe fitting and let them know what I'm leaning towards. I'm still kind of figuring it out though.
"I like the challenge of stepping into new shoes and trying to figure it out," he adds. "With Bosley, I know that in the past he's kind of been comical and this and that. I'm going to thread in some heart and some seriousness as well, in addition to some of the light moments. I think just by the casting that it shows that they're going in a different direction with Bosley."


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It has been really chilly recently, so I am starting to invest in warmer pieces. I saw this dress in a Mango advert on Scarlett Johanson, but was not too impressed with the way it looked on the rail at first. A few days later I dashed out of work and scampered to Regent Street to try it on to be surprised by how flattering the shape was.
Wool dress and belt: Mango. Leather slingbacks: Burberry.
Any belt detailing is always a hit with me as I feel it creates a better shape for my figure. As much as I would love to wear lovely, floaty shift dresses, with a larger bust and wide hips, they tend to make me look somewhat frumpy, so I love detailing and cinching at the waist.
I have mentioned the sizing issues I have with Mango in a previous post, and once again this purchase was an example. I was surprised to see that all the S and M had sold out in stores, especially when looking at the teeny tiny mannequin and seeing that she (it?) was wearing a medium with no hidden pins in the back (and shockingly it was rather tight). So I opted to try the L, which hung very loose and didn't fit at all. Luckily, they managed to find a M in the stock room, which as you can see fits perfectly... but still I am left feeling quite confused as to what these sizes should be.
Have you spotted any beautiful pieces for Autumn recently? Am I alone in my confusion of the size chart in Mango? I seem to have the whole range in my wardrobe (XS-L)...


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Pumped for Escobar's return
Saturday is a special day for the Angels. Kelvim Escobar will be on the mound in a big-league game for the first time since October of 2007 when he was one of the best in the game.
I'm excited he's coming back, probably almost as excited as he is. One of the reasons I came to the Angels was Kelvim, along with John Lackey, Ervin Santana, Joe Saunders and Jered Weaver. That's five good starters right there, as good as any group you'll find when they're all healthy and dealing.
This will be my first time playing behind Escobar in a real game, and I'm pumped. His first start in a year and a half, that's big – for us and for him.
You want him to come out and dominate, but that's a big-time lineup he'll be facing. The Tigers can rake. Plus, you've got to give him a little space, make sure he doesn't try to do too much too soon. He's a fierce competitor, but he's still working on it, trying to get it back. It takes time in this game. Nothing happens overnight.
Nobody has to convince me how good Kelvim is. I have first-hand knowledge of that. He used to have his way with me when he was with the Blue Jays and I was with the Twins. He was like a Torii Hunter specialist. Seems like I had to face him all the time, and he always had that little smile on his face. No wonder.
I'm a .130 lifetime hitter against the guy. Three hits in 23 at-bats, with one home run and three RBIs. He struck me out seven times and I walked twice.
You can see why I'm happy to be on his side now.
What makes Escobar so good is his stuff and his attitude. He's tough, and he has a deep bag to go into for any situation. I don't think there's any pitcher in the game with more variety than Kelvim. He has the four-seamer he gets up in the mid-90s, the two-seamer that moves, curveball, slider, split, changeup. The whole package. He'll throw you anything, and you never know what's coming.
I might as well have gone up blindfolded when he was with the Blue Jays. I didn't know what was coming. I'm just glad I don't have to hit against him anymore. That's one less nightmare.
One thing I've learned about Kelvim, being his teammate, is that he works as hard as anybody, including those of us who play every day. He's fit and strong, and that's why I think he's been able to come back after a serious shoulder surgery.
He's smart, too. Kelvim's always drinking water, staying hydrated. He knows what he has to do to get back on the field – and stay on the field.
Angels fans should be really excited about this. I know I am. I'll be like a kid tomorrow. I can't wait to see what Kelvim does. But it's important to keep in mind that this is just the first step back in the journey.
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You .130 lifetime vs. Kelvim?? No wonder he's been missed so badly by all. It'll be great to see him on the mound tomorrow and I wish him the best of luck!
I agree – it will be great to see him pitch. Getting all of the guys healthy and dealing might be just the ticket that we need.
By the way, you rock! I've been watching free agent signings by the Angels since the mid 70's, and don't remember anyone having the impact that you have had on the club. I hope that you stay and finish your career with this club. I've been a fan of the way you play and what you say and do for a long time.
Thanks for everything!
Dear Mr Hunter,
I love how supportive you are of your teammates 🙂 That is one of your many shining qualities! In a game that's so competitive its nice to see you smiling and have everyone's back. I too am excited for Escobar to be back on the mound! I have forgotten his delivery and my grandmother doesn't even remember who he is lol (then again she is old). I don't know how many times i'm going to type this on your blogs Mr Hunter (hmm maybe you shall recognize it and one day we'll meet in some.. Del Taco and talk about it ^^) but you truly are a wonderful person and a heckuva ball player
much love
Torii, your next blog should be about getting yourself some votes for the All Star game. You deserve to be there more than anyone. And it's very sad that so many Angels fans aren't going out there to vote. It's not that hard people!!! It only took me like 15 minutes to vote the max of 25 times.
your boy jake marisnick just got drafted. he's a good kid and it's cool that he looks up to you.
keep it up torii.
It's alsways nice when injured starters return to the lineup. This year though, Lackey hasn't been throwing all that well so far since his return, Santana is iffy at best, and we have high hopes for Escobar. But, the fill in starters have pitched really well…look at that kid Palmer. IMHO the Angels need to find a regular starting spot on the roster for that id. He is lights out.
Torii, that 3 homer game was awesome. #2 was very close, but I wasn't that worried, the centerfielder with the best chance of catching it was in the batter's box.
I hope you recover quickly from the rib injury.


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Wishing you all health and happiness in 2013.
2013? I can't believe how fast time has flown. Could it be that I've already lived in Korea for 2 years?! 헉!
And while we all begin to make plans for our big new year's celebration (lie: I'm not planning on planning a thing), I thought it would be the perfect time to share how I celebrated my new year – of life – during my most delicious birthday ever.
It all started one week before my birthday, when G and I were playing a romantical game of cards (Geriatric love, anyone?) and I was complaining about my self-induced pressure to host a party with no venue in mind.
By the way, I'm faced with this conundrum every year, which usually results in avoiding the birthday-thing altogether.
G, having (undoubtedly) anticipated this annual conversation, smiled and whipped out a piece of paper saying, "Oh yea, I printed out the weather report for your birthday weekend, so we could figure out what we wanted to do- picnic, bbq…"
And then time stopped.
Because this I know for sure, G has NEVER, in his life, noticed the weather (nor planned a weekend in advance, but I'm not gunna go there). This kid does what he wants, when he wants, rain or shine- making this conversation entirely suspect.
I puzzled-ly took the paper from his hands and realized – HOLY SUSHI – G had printed out the weather report for KYOTO!
And that is how my surprise birthday weekend in Japan was unveiled.
A few days later, G & I landed in Osaka and took the JR WEST train straight to Kyoto (approximately a 75 minute ride).
Quick tip #1: Travel to Kyoto is exceptionally easy as the train station is located right outside the airport. Also, foreigners are able to buy discount tickets (Japan West Rail Pass) at the tourist information counter, as seen below.
Quick tip #2: Make sure to stop by a 7-Eleven around the airport to pick up some water and Japanese snacks for the journey (ice cream waffle sandwich is our personal favorite).
Kyoto, the former capital of Japan (quite possibly my favorite, non-homeland, country), exceeded my high expectations in every way. The city is traditional with pops of new; quiet, but lively; inviting yet secretive; majestic and humble…
and all juxtapositions aside, it's really just perfect.
We hopped off the train, stashed our backpack in lockers, and immediately set off for our first destination – Nishiki market, Kyoto food mecca.
What?! With only 48 hours in Japan, one must seize all Japanese food intake opportunities.
Nishiki Market is a narrow, indoor, food market that spans a delectable 5 blocks. The market has over 100 tiny shops and restaurants selling local ingredients and specialized, ready-made food.
I have no idea how long we spent eating our way through the market, but every second was delicious.
To walk off the few (million) calories absorbed during our foodie-adventures, we headed to Gion, Kyoto's famous Geisha district. There, we purposely lost ourselves in the beautifully preserved streets, peeping into dimly-lit tea houses, and finding treasures as we explored.
We were also lucky enough to spot a few Geishas, who hurriedly walked past the swarming, paparazzi-like tourists.
At the East end of Gion's main touristy-street, Shijō-dōri, we stumbled across the Yasaka Shrine.
This was just the first of many religious places we stumbled upon in Kyoto- a city packed with over 1,600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines.
And as much as I can't wait to tell you about all our religious & non-religious activity (sashimi and Asahi, anyone?!), I'm realizing now that this post has grown too long and I am about to miss my flight…
Part II in the works!


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What you need to know about Thursday's World War I Centennial event
The 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I will be officially commemorated Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri. Here's what you need to know about the event:
What's happening?
The National World War I Museum and Memorial is hosting America's national ceremony honoring the centennial of the United States' entry into the Great War. The pre-ceremony begins on April 6 at 10 a.m. CDT, followed by the ceremony at 10:45 a.m.
The ceremony will consist primarily of the reading of passages from American writings of a century ago about the U.S. decision to enter World War I, according to the museum.
Will President Trump be there?
No. When the 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I is officially commemorated, President Trump will be at his Florida estate, hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
What else does the Kansas City ceremony include?
Flyovers by U.S. aircraft and Patrouille de France, the precision aerobatic demonstration team of the French Air Force, as well as the U.S. First Infantry Division Band and Color Guard, Native American Color Guard, Army and Air Force legacy units that served during World War I, and special video presentations and musical performances from the World War l period, according to the museum.
How can I tune in online?
You can watch a livestream of the ceremony on YouTube. Check out the website for more information: https://www.theworldwar.org/april6
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Little monsters beware, Bieber fans are coming for you.
As reported by Mashable, Youtube announced last Thursday that Justin Bieber's video for "Baby ft. Ludacris" has surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" music video as the most-viewed Youtube video of all time.
The battle between the pop heavy-weights came as both videos reach more than 245 million views each late last week.
Bieber's success was tweeted by Youtube early Thursday afternoon when "Baby" reached 245,074,968 views, but Lady Gaga soon clawed back into contention with 245,092,155 view, prompting another Youtube tweet.
After battling all weekend, Bieber reigns supreme. As of Tuesday afternoon, "Baby" reached more than 250 million views while Lady Gaga pulls in second with a little over 248 million.
On a side note- the ever-adorable "Charlie bit my finger- again!" video is third on Youtube's most viewed video list, beats Bieber and Gaga. Maybe not in views, but overall.
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Between takes on the set of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," Johny Depp has been hounding director Rob Marshall for a reunion to remake one of the greatest comedies ever.
Depp wants Marshall to direct him in a "The Thin Man," reported Vulture. The original 1934 classic starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as former detective Nick Charles and his millionaire heiress wife Nora Charles.
"The Thin Man has long been a favorite of mine and with Rob at the helm, I know we're in great hands," Depp told Deadline, who also reported that Terry Rossio, Jerry Stahl and Christopher McQuarrie are in the running to write the new screenplay, which would maintain the Depression Era setting.
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"The Thin Man" is a clinic in witty fast-paced dialogue, faux drunkenness and cracker jack detective work, and was so popular it spawned five sequels and a short-lived TV series.
Depp has mastered the art of the crafty booze-hound over the course of the Pirates films, as well as in his turns as Hunter S. Thompson. The role of Nick Charles is a natural fit, though trying to match Powell's timing and delivery would be a daunting task even for Depp.
But there's no Nora, no script and Marshall is said to be considering an opportunity to direct the film adaptation of the Broadway hit "Wicked." Who knows? Maybe this is just a case of Depp blue-skying, throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks.
Considering Marshall made his bones directing "Chicago," which won seven Oscars out of 13 nominations, it would be hard for him to pass up a chance to tackle "Wicked."


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Spring Gardening Tips
Tips taken from past gardening guide columns by Hank Smith and Carla Burgess.
- When starting a new lawn, add and mix in soil conditioners and fertilizers. Conditioners improve soil by increasing moisture and fertilizer holding capacity. Organic materials that can be used as soil conditioners include old sawdust, cotton gin waste, peanut hulls and sewer sludge.
- Trees like to be transplanted before the end of March. In mid-and-upper South, April is satisfactory.
- When planting trees, make the planting hole at least two feet deeper and wider than the ball. It's helpful to add some peat moss mixed with soil.
- Spring marks fertilizing time for evergreen trees and shrubs as well as deciduous trees and shrubs that didn't receive fall feedings. Individual shrubs need two to four cups of complete fertilizer, such as 5-10-10, 8-8-8 or 10-6-4. Small plants need less; large plants need more. Rake back mulch, apply fertilizer and replace mulch.
- Plant moon vine (Calonyction aculeatum) after the last hard freeze for beautiful, perfumed white flowers that open at night.
- On mild days, move houseplants outdoors to a semi-shaded spot for a few hours to let them acclimate to the upcoming outdoor vacation.
- Sow the seeds of certain flowering annuals directly into well-prepared flowerbeds. These include: alyssum, poppy, cornflower, globe amaranth, and strawflower, which is popular for dried arrangements in winter.
- Start bedding plants indoors for late planting outside. In a few weeks, these slow-to-bloom annuals will be available at garden centers: candytuft, rudbeckia, verbena and gaillardia.
- Till your vegetable garden now. Organic matter and compost piled on soil during winter months need to be turned under. Along with liberal amounts of complete fertilizer (unless a soil test shows the need for a special mix), this provides a good area for growing vegetables. After preparing the ground, set out cabbages, collard plants, Irish potatoes and onions. Sow seeds of mustards, radishes, chives, English peas, leaf lettuce, beets, carrots, radishes, chard, kale, spinach, including New Zealand spinach, and turnips. Wait another month for the soil to warm up before planting seedlings of eggplants, peppers and tomatoes.
- After planting strawberries, pinch off any blooms that appear the first year to concentrate energy toward developing strong roots and runners. Next year, plants will be established enough to produce a quality crop.
- It's a good time to plant corn, snap beans, okra and squash. Also set transplants of tomatoes and sweet peppers.
- Herbs generally grown for culinary use are: chives, lemon basil, dill, marjoram, rosemary, mint, lemon verbena, sweet basil, summer savory, peppermint and sage.
- If vegetables are allowed to overmature in the garden, plants will go into a rest period. Continue to pick pole beans, okra, squash and cucumbers. A bonus is that small, young vegetables are tastier to the palate.
- Perennial vegetables such as thorny asparagus and Jerusalem artichokes are planted just once, but harvested for years to come.
- If you've not grown fruit before, strawberries and blueberries are good starter plants that require little or no chemicals.
- Consider adding heirloom plants to your garden. Often among the most carefree and hardy of plants, unlike newer varieties, these time-tested favorites have had decades or even hundreds of years to adapt to local growing conditions.
- After a few years of growth, forsythia plants tend to decline in flower production. It is helpful to apply a cup of 5-10-5 commercial fertilizer this month.
- When two or three sets of leaflets are visible on seedlings in a seed container, they may be transplanted to individual pots for further growth.
- When grown as potted plants, hydrangeas tend to become root bound if left in the same pot for several years. Hydrangeas grow best and produce more blooms in the open.
- Keep grass away from tree trunks for the first few years. Competition with grasses can reduce root growth of young trees by as much as 50 percent.
- Never disturb the root system of a tree. Any digging or hoeing, which damages roots, can slow tree growth considerably.
- Apply an extra layer of mulch such as pine straw or pine bark to newly planted trees and shrubs. This reduces evaporation, helps roots adjust, and slows down weed growth in the spring.
- Intermixing marigolds and nasturtiums with vegetables will discourage nematodes and side shoots growing from main shoots.
- Flowers for heavy shade include: impatiens (patience plant), sultana, Vinca rosea (Madagascar periwinkle), wax begonia, foxglove, lobelia, basalm, nemophilia (baby-blue eyes) and godetia.
- During growing season, control size and encourage development of a compact plant by keeping long, wispy growth pruned back.
- It's safest to rotate the location of annuals year after year, as with tomatoes. A three-year rotation, using unrelated plants, helps control soil-borne diseases.
- Repair thin or bare lawn spots in play areas or other spots subject to heavy traffic. If the spot is too thin, loosen soil several inches deep with a spading fork. This allows air, water and fertilizer to move into the soil.
- The best and easiest to grow of the flowering perennial vines include: hybrid clematis, autumn clematis, silver-lace vine, honeysuckle, wisteria and trumpet creeper.
- Lantanas are effective groundcovers for steep slopes; they are also a good choice for stone walls. These plants prefer full sun and fertile soil.
- Great annual vines include cypress vine, black-eyed Susan vine and vining nasturtium.
- Keep small clematis plants in pots for the first year, either above ground or buried to give young roots a cozier place to start. Prune new transplants to the lowest pair of strong buds.
- You don't have to step on a rusty nail to get tetanus. Tetanus bacteria lurk in garden soil—all it takes is a cut, scrape or splinter to invite infection. It's easy to avoid this potentially deadly disease: Make sure you are vaccinated at least every 10 years.
- Such native perennials as purple coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, phlox, verbenas and bee balm are premium butterfly flowers, and as a bonus are no-fuss.
- Salvias are irresistible to hummingbirds: Try pineapple sage, which has red blooms in early fall, and black-and-blue salvia, with flowers of rich dark-blue throughout summer.
- Refrain from deadheading some of your purple coneflowers, and you'll tempt goldfinches to visit the porcupine-like seed cones.
- Electric push mowers are less messy than gas mowers and start at the flip of a switch. These mowers are inexpensive to operate ($3–$6 a year) and environmentally friendly.
- Improper mowing not only leaves a bad-looking lawn, but it's an invitation to weeds, diseases and other problems. Evenness of cut is essential to good looks. Mowing height and frequency are essential for good health.
- Turf specialists recommend mowing often enough to remove about a half-inch, or no more than one-third of the green leaf surface.
- If eggplants and bell peppers are among family favorites, plant two or three plants of each. They take up relatively little space and bear until frost.
- Cutworms can cause severe damage to tomato plants. Gardeners have used milk cartons, pieces of wax paper wrapped around stems and aluminum foil to protect young plants.
- These shade-loving herbs are adapted to growth on the north side of buildings or other shady spots: liverwort, red baneberry, blue cohosh, cardinal flower, ginseng, dutchman's breeches, maidenhair fern, goldenseal, Jack-in-the-Pulpit and mountain laurel.
- Choice perennials for sunny spots include daylilies, hardy hibiscus, ornamental grasses, blue false indigo (Baptista australis), Russian sage (Perovskia sp.), "Autumn Joy" sedum, "Goldstrum," black-eyed Susan, bloody cranebil (Geranium sanguineum), and crocosmia. Good choices for shady spots include hostas, Japanese roof iris (Iris tectorum), Lenten roses, ferns, Japanese anemone, and variegated fragrant Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum odoratum).
- May through September is a critical period for azaleas and camellias. Soil around roots should never be allowed to become completely dry. Water slowly with a soil soaker once a week during hot dry weather, more often if soil dries out quickly.
- Remove faded blooms when they appear on bedding plants and shrubs.