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Tally Hall sits at the back of the Dynamo formation, ten teammates in front of him, working together to make his job as easy as possible. Lately, Hall and his Dynamo mates have mostly made it look easy, earning six shutouts in their previous eight games. During the run of clean sheets Houston matched a club record with a five-game win streak in which they outscored opponents 13-1. The six-foot-four goalkeeper doesn't mind a quiet night, as long as the Dynamo win.
"If I'm not making a lot of big saves, that is a good day at the office for me," Hall said. "I have no problem staying in the shadows - I don't need to be talked about. The attention that came with making the All-Star team in 2011 was nice to feel, but I really like going home and watching me not get scored on. I like watching the team not give up many shots, watching the team work hard and working together."
The Dynamo were unbeaten in eight games before the loss at Red Bull Arena and went 734 minutes without allowing a goal in the run of play. After Philadelphia's Keon Daniel scored in the 46th minute of a 2-1 Dynamo win on June 30, Houston allowed just one goal – Kei Kamara's penalty kick on July 18 – and went seven games without allowing a goal in the run of play before the 2-0 defeat to the New York Red Bulls on August 10.
It was arguably Houston's best defensive run since 2007, when the club set a still-standing MLS record by going 727 minutes without conceding a goal, recording eight consecutive shutouts in the process. Still, during the Dynamo's great defensive run of 2012, Hall did not receive much attention outside of Houston. He did not make a single MLS Team of the Week despite helping Houston to a 6-0-2 record. Hall maintains a sense of humor about the fickle nature of accolades bestowed upon goalkeepers.
"It makes me chuckle at times," Hall states. "If you look at my best saves this year, I think they have come from my mistakes, where I was either in a bad position, I didn't come out for a cross, or I had given the ball away. Almost every one of my best saves has been direct results of my mistakes."
One of the most important responsibilities for a goalkeeper is organizing the team in front of him, finding potential danger on the field and directing his defenders into the right areas. During Houston's eight-game unbeaten run, Hall was at his best in directing the field players in front of him. Still, like the conductor of a group of messengers, he relies on his defenders to pass direction along to the midfielders and forwards. He credits veteran center back Bobby Boswell for his role in Houston's defensive shape.
"Bobby does a lot of the organizing," said Hall. "If I have to pass a message onto the midfield, he is the one to go to. He is the heart of the defensive unit, and he has a unique voice and you can hear him through a crowd. He uses that gift and it's a big part of team shape."
Like most goalkeepers, Hall had to watch from the bench as the backup before getting an opportunity to start. After two years as the backup with Esbjerg of Denmark, he joined the Dynamo in 2009 and sat behind Pat Onstad for two seasons before earning the starting job in 2011. Now, after starting a franchise record 58 consecutive regular season games, he compliments Dynamo goalkeeper coach Tim Hanley for playing a major role in his development. Hall was more familiar with the techniques used by Hanley after the Esbjerg coaching staff insisted Hall try to use Danish goalkeeping techniques.
"I was lucky to come back (to the U.S.) and work with Tim, who has been a big part of my growth as a goalkeeper," the Washington native said. "He's taken my attributes and made them better, and honing what will make me the best, instead of trying to teach me things that may not be the best style of play for me."
Hanley brings a diverse resume to the training ground. He was a professional goalkeeper in Switzerland, Scotland and the North American Soccer League before turning to coaching, where he has more than 15 years of experience.
"He's perhaps one of the best in the league at just standing up," Hanley declares about Hall. "It's sort of a lost art. Everyone wants to fly around and make great saves, but I ask (the goalkeepers) to stay there and not cheat, not dive out of the way. You force the forward to make a great goal. Eight out of ten shots are going to come around you, so if they put it in the corner, hats off to them."
Hall added: "Anything Tim says is golden, he knows what he is talking about. He has been in the game so long, he has seen the transition from old school [goalkeeper] to new school, and he is trying to take the best of both worlds.
Hanley has guided Hall into historic territory, with ten shutouts this season, setting a career-high after recording six in 2011. With his next clean sheet, Hall will tie Onstad, the man he used to compete against for the starting job, who set a franchise record with 11 shutouts in 2007. Hall learned from Onstad in the two years he served as his backup and admired Onstad's work ethic.
"It wasn't a fluke that he played until the age that he did (age 43)," Hall said. "He did a lot of work, and I think that resonated with me. I looked at what he did to be good, not just watch him make saves."
Hanley, who served as Onstad's coach for seven years, praises Hall's effort as the understudy chases the mentor's record.
"We have a lot of games left, and he's on par to do some great things, if we finish well, which we intend to do," Hanley said. "He works hard, and I have to say that that is one of his qualities. I haven't had a keeper in a long time that puts the time in on the field and off, in the weight room."


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Mother's Day Gift of $1 Lotto Ticket Turns Into $1.3 Million Winner
By R.J. Johnson - @rickerthewriter
May 17, 2019
A woman in North Carolina who received a $1 lottery ticket for Mother's Day has received quite the gift after the ticket turned out to be a winner worth $1.3 million.
"I just can't believe it," said Vielka Roman of Autryville. "I'm still in shock."
Last week on Mother's Day, Roman, her fiancè, Al, and her sister Neris, went out for a meal to celebrate. After dinner, they stopped off at a convienence store in Fayetteville.
"Carolina Cash 5 is her favorite game," said Neris. "So I bought her the lucky ticket as a Mother's Day present."
The next day, Roman and her fiancè were heading to the mountains when she asked Al to check and see if they had won anything off the $1 ticket.
"I was looking at the app on the phone and I saw confetti burst," said Al. "I had to check the numbers five times to make sure they were real."
Their vacation to the mountains was cancelled as they turned right around and headed for Raleigh to claim their prize - but not before stopping to pick up her sister, Neris.
"I think everyone would like to have a sister like her," said Neris. "She has always been there for me. And when she won she said to me, 'If I win, then you also win.'"
Sunday's Carolina Cash 5 jackpot was the third largest in the game's history, according to a press release about the win. After taxes, Roman took over a little over $950,000 - quite a nice Mother's Day gift.
The lucky winner says she plans to use the winnings to pay off her mortgage and car as well as help out her sister.
"We just moved here, just bought a house," said Roman. "It will be nice to have room to breathe. Neris can have more time to plant in her garden. We will be able to spend more time with each other as a family."

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I just love Crazy Aunt Purl, although I am a little miffed lately because she has had to cut off comments and sometimes there is something I just want to tell her or comment to her and I can't and that is why, like Crazy Aunt Purl, I would like to stab someone repeatedly with a fork. In my case, and I would not doubt she would like to also, the idiot who was stalking/harassing her.
I mean, I do not think that was the reason Crazy Aunt Purl wanted to stab someone repeatedly with a fork, but it would be a reason for me.
Scroll down to April 15, 2009, on Crazy Aunt Purl and read "Just another day in the neighborhood." I have lived in semi-rural neighborhoods, small city neighborhoods and rural neighborhoods, but I have never lived in a big city neighborhood.
I have always thought that city living would be fun to do for a year or two though. You know, get rid of the car and the insurance and the repairs, grab a bus when you want to go anywhere, spend Saturdays at a museum, Sundays at the park, just walk to the neighborhood night spot and listen to some jazz or blues.
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Now, our neighbors are dogs and that is not a commentary on their personality. It is their non-human companions I am talking about. We rarely hear from the neighbors themselves, it is their dogs that we have to deal with. No one seems to keep their pets in their yards and dogs wander all over. They all travel through our yard. This includes the two Chihuahua's across the street to the two St. Bernard's two doors down the road from us, who own their very own pet, a 9 pound dog that hangs with them. And, they leave piles for our Irritating little Chihuahua to smell. I mean, if you came across a pile of poop as big as you are, well—–.
In her city neighborhood, Crazy Aunt Purl has a loud mother with children who suffer from a rare form of selective deafness (probably from all that loud talking), and neighbors who cannot seem to learn to shut their car alarm off when they open their door.
In my semi-rural neighborhood, I have automobile owners who think it is cool to hang Confederate flags on their car, wear shirts riped out on the side so everyone can verify they have armpit hair and blast out "Watermelon Crawl' from their mammoth woofers. Then there is the family whose young child screamed for two years straight. I do not believe that child learned to talk until she was five.
But, the worse are those who have dogs who bark all night. I mean, literally all night long. Some live like a mile away and I have no idea how they sleep through it, but once in a while I have a neighbor who shoots dogs. No, it is not me. But, you can only be sleep deprived for so long. Last night the barking was coming from three directions. I felt like I was in a 101 Dalmatian movie with a dog telegraph going on for an emergency.
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-- It comes as no surprise that the Aloha State and birth place to Barack Obama is solidly Democratic and slated to go to the candidate in November.
Hawaii has always leaned liberal and has voted for Democrats in all but two of the Presidential elections. In the Democratic caucus, Obama beat out Clinton 76 to 24 percent.
Having grown up there, Obama is popular in the Aloha state and was even referred to as "Hawaii's third Senator" by locals when elected to the US Senate to represent Illinois.
Obama made a big splash when he vacationed in Hawaii with his family in August. His homecoming was well received by locals but some in the McCain camp saw the trip as indulgent. And some analysts noted that it was politically risky to leave the continental US in the middle of a campaign.
Either way, the Aloha state is likely to turn out big for its native son and easily deliver the four electoral votes it carries.


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Republicans are divided on a proposal in the Michigan Legislature and backed by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to reform Michigan's no-fault insurance laws, including a $1 million cap on medical care for catastrophic injuries.
But Republican Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, still on the mend from a horrific accident last August, opposes lowering the dollar amount for medical care, even though he says his injuries are covered under worker compensation law rather than Michigan's no-fault auto insurance laws.
There is no limit on the money spent for care from a catastrophic auto injury under Michigan's no-fault law.
"You've got to watch out for that word 'reform,'" Patterson said. "One man's reform is another man's catastrophe."
The proposal introduced last week includes a cap for medical care of $1 million, and backers, including Snyder and state Rep. Peter Lund from Macomb County, say the reforms could save families and average of $250 a year in auto insurance premium.
The governor, citing rising auto insurance premiums, said last week that the Michigan's insurance needs reform after nearly 40 years.
But Patterson says the fund that covers catastrophic injuries from auto accidents is well-managed, well-balanced, and that lawmakers like Lund are looking at the $14.2 billion size of it and would like to have the legislature manage it instead of the MCCA, the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association.
"He wants to come in under the banner of 'reform' and, again, it's hard to run against 'reform,'" Patterson said. "Reform is right up there with motherhood and apple pie.
"What does he mean by reform? He wants to cap it at $1 million. For a catastrophic illness, you'll go through that in six months because of the huge cost associated with treating and caring for paraplegics and so forth," Patterson said.
Watch a report on Patterson's response to insurance reform during today's News at Noon.
The county executive said any drop in premiums would only be temporary under the reform proposals.
Patterson said he believes there's enough votes in the Michigan House to defeat the proposed reforms, although it'll take some "huge arm-twisting and water-boarding."
Michigan has had a no-fault auto insurance system since 1978. It's one of a dozen states with some sort of no-fault system.
The Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault says the proposed reforms are reckless, ill-conceived and weighted heavily in favor insurance companies.
CPAN has scheduled three town hall meetings to talk about the "unintended consequences" of the proposed reforms:
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Lita Judge is one of our newest favorite author/illustrators. She grew up enjoying wintery weather and, according to her latest book, Red Sled, as a child she often wondered about the tracks left behind by the woodland animals. Judging from the animals' expressions in the book it appears she also knows a thing or two of the joys (and perils) of sledding downhill.
Red Sled is a nearly wordless picture book that shows the events that occur when a child leaves a red sled propped against the side of a home. A bear wanders by, notices the sled and sneaks away with it, scrunch, scrinching through the snow. The bear invites a rabbit friend for a fun, moonlight ride. As the sled flies downhill, other animals pile on one-by-one, gadung, gadunging on the snowy surface together while making gleeful noises. The impromptu sledding party results in smiles shared by all.
The illustrations in this endearing book are truly remarkable, from the animals' exuberant expressions to the little boy's wonderment at the tracks found near his sled. My kids giggle with delight at all the silly sledding antics and the faces the animals make. The adorable, bundled-up, red-hatted child reminds us of the classic character in Keats' The Snowy Day. The text consists only of a few joyful utterances and onomatopoeias like "sssssffft" for the sound the sled makes as it glides across the snow. The wordless silence punctuated by random sounds is a perfect textual interpretation of a sledding experience. Judge's Red Sled so beautifully captures the exhilaration of a sledding adventure that you'll want to immediately head to your favorite sledding hill!
Red Sled by Lita Judge. Atheneum Books for Young Readers (November 2011); ISBN 9781442420076; 40 pagesLita Judge spent part of her childhood living with her grandparents in Wisconsin. In an interview with Jules at Seven Impossible Things before Breakfast she tells how this experience helped partly inspire her to write Red Sled. There's also an adorable photograph of a grizzly bear she grew up watching (apparently her parents are wildlife photographers).
Book Source: Copy from public library
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My kids, like many nowadays, think that all sleds are made of plastic. In fact, after reading this book I realized my kids had no firsthand knowledge of the flexible flyer or runner type of sled. This became even more evident when we tried constructing some popsicle stick sleds. My daughter thought the runners belonged on top of the sled for the rider to hold onto! Too funny!
We followed the Family Fun Classic Sled directions to make our popsicle stick sleds. The craft is fairly simple and child-friendly, except for the part that involves cutting the popsicle sticks. I could barely hack through the sticks with our tin shears, so adult-assistance is definitely required for the cutting part of the craft!
The little red sleds are the perfect size for miniature animals. My kids used some mounting putty to attach small toy animals to the tops of the sleds. They had a lot of fun helping the animals careen down the wooden sledding ramp!
I think perhaps we'll leave the sleds outside overnight and see if any real animals want to give sledding a try. Maybe the mourning dove that leaves tracks around our patio door is hankering for a new pastime. :)
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Introducing the Frazier family
To illustrate ideas, we'll show numbers based on typical energy usage for a single-family home in Minneapolis, MN (the most populous city in XCEL MN's territory).
Meet our typical family from Minneapolis: the Frazier family. If you look closely at their picture, you'll see that the dad is also reading this article. The mom and daughter are saving energy by just pretending their tablets are on.
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What's a "time of use" rate plan?
As we wrote in the How Your Energy Bill Works article, you could voluntarily switch to XCEL MN's time-of-use rate plan.
With time of use, the energy rate varies over the course of the day. How much money you save (or lose) on the time-of-use rate plan depends on when you use energy — and how your energy usage pattern matches up with XCEL MN's rate pricing.
We could compare the energy grid to the freeway — it can be smooth sailing or bumper-to-bumper depending on the time of day. It's easier and cheaper for XCEL MN to provide energy outside the 9am to 9pm "rush hour traffic," so time-of-use rate plans signal XCEL MN customers to use more of their energy during other hours.
XCEL MN understands that some customers would respond to time-varying rates while some customers wouldn't — the time-of-use rate plan is optional for the more price sensitive among us (who take control and cut it).
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What are the time-of-use rates and time windows?
Here are the rate details for XCEL MN's time-of-use rate plan (code name: A02, A04):
|Plan Name:
|Residential - Time of Day (A02, A04)
|Last Update:
|April 1, 2018
|Fixed Charge:
|Service Charge: $10.83
|Summer (June 1 to September 30)
|Rate per kWh
|Weekday Times
|Midnight to 9am, 9pm to midnight
|9am to 9pm
|Weekend Times
|All hours
|Winter (October 1 to May 31)
|Rate per kWh
|Weekday Times
|Midnight to 9am, 9pm to midnight
|9am to 9pm
|Weekend Times
|All hours
Who's the time-of-use rate plan best for?
Five of the twelve expensive weekday peak-time hours are in the afternoon (the peak window is 9am to 9pm), so it's better for families that are typically at work and school in the afternoons. It's not as good for those who work from home, or stop by for a leisurely lunch and siesta.
Should we switch to the time-of-use rate plan?
Let's figure out whether the Frazier family would save money on the time-of-use rate plan — which should help you determine for your home. This starts with estimating how much of their energy they're likely to use during the expensive peak window (the more they use during peak, the higher their time-of-use bill).
While many utilities now offer their customers hour-by-hour historical energy data (commonly called "interval" data or "Green Button" data), XCEL MN doesn't. If available, we'd use this historical energy data to confidently estimate the Frazier family's energy bill on the time-of-use rate plan. We'll instead base our estimate on the energy profile of a typical family in Minneapolis.
Let's consider the Frazier family's energy usage during summer weekdays, in the context of the time-of-use rate plan.
They more energy per hour during the discounted off-peak hours (that's good for their bill). The time-of-use rate plan is sounding good!
It gets more complicated, because the time windows are different in the winter and on weekends — and the Frazier family uses energy differently across the week and year.
Here's how the math works out: The Frazier family's average monthly bill on their current rate plan (code name: A01,A03) is $132. Their average bill on the time-of-use plan (A02, A04) would be…drum roll…$136.
…Hmm, the Frazier family would pay an extra $3.82 for energy on the time-of-use rate plan. We'll still switch them to time of use, because it'll work out better after upcoming energy changes.
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Is it worth adjusting our energy habits?
Time-of-use rate plans give you more control over your energy bill. You can save more money if you're willing to adjust how you use energy. For example, you could set an alarm for 3am to get up and run the dishwasher. Just kidding. Let's consider a reasonable way to adjust energy, and decide if it's worthwhile.
Recall that on the time-of-use rate plan (A02, A04), the summer weekday peak window (with the most expensive energy) is from 9am to 9pm. The Frazier family runs the dishwasher and clothes washer/dryer around 7pm. At the peak rate of 25¢, the combined cost for cleanliness is $22 per month (not including water heating).
After reading this article, the Frazier family sets the washing machines to start at 9pm. The new charge is $6.89 per month — a $15 bill reduction. Is it worth it? It is for the Frazier family!
The idea behind a Smart Home is that your internet-connected home appliances can be partially or fully automated to reduce your energy bill while also improving comfort. The dishwasher knows when the off-peak window starts and turns itself on then, the air conditioner learns your preferences and patterns to avoid over-cooling, etc.
While the Smart Home is clearly the future, it isn't quite the present — we're looking forward to Smart Home devices playing better together (in other words, better technical standards).
How do we switch to the time-of-use rate plan?
To change to the time-of-use rate plan or get XCEL MN's take on it, you can.
Is it worth using less energy?
We won't rally behind former President Jimmy Carter and tell you to put on a sweater and turn down the thermostat. We'd rather not see our breath in the living room. But it's probably worth taking 5 minutes to consider whether energy is wasted in your home (in other words, is energy used that doesn't improve your family's well-being).
The Frazier family children have been politely asked to turn off lights when leaving rooms about 17 trillion times. They're generally respectful, but for whatever reason this one doesn't stick. How much money would the Frazier family save if the children always turned off their lights?
Three 30-watt lights get left on in empty rooms 2 hours per day on average. That's 5.5 kilowatt-hours per month (3 x 30 x 2 x 30.4) — which costs 78¢. Is it worth continuing the effort (or trying a smart-home solution)? Nope. The parents will let this one go for now.
What about energy efficiency?
There might be one or more basic energy-efficiency investments you can make that'd cut your energy bill while not reducing comfort or adding day-to-day complexity.
The Frazier family got a new refrigerator a decade ago, and plugged in their previous 1990s-era fridge in the garage (for those three sports drinks). Refrigerator efficiency has come a long way since the 1990s. In fact, their garage fridge uses over twice as much energy as their new Energy Star fridge. It'll cost them $12 per month to run it on their new time-of-use rate plan (or $12 per month on the standard rate plan).
Should they replace the old garage fridge with a basic $500 Energy Star fridge? They'd save $6.57 per month on their energy bill, but the related financing payment would be $9.55 per month ($500 borrowed, 5-year term, 5.5% interest). Their net loss in the first month would be $2.98. With the financing cost, the new fridge would pay for itself in 7 years.
The Frazier family decided they don't even need a second fridge. That's a $12 monthly bill reduction!
The Frazier family's game plan so far
The Frazier family has felt the pain of high energy bills for years. Thanks to this article (we have no shame), they're now ready to take control and cut it. Sounds like fun!
Their current average monthly bill is $132. Here's their game plan:
- 1. Switch rate plans
- Switch to the time-of-use rate plan (code name: A02, A04).
- When: Right after reading this article and making their game plan.
- Bill Increase: $3.82
- New Monthly Bill: $136
- 2. Adjust energy usage
- Run the dishwasher and laundry machines during off-peak hours.
- When: Once they switch rate plans.
- Bill Reduction: $17
- New Monthly Bill: $118
- 3. Reduce energy waste
- Unplug the garage fridge (and schedule a recycling-center pick up time).
- When: This week.
- Bill Reduction: $9.58
- New Monthly Bill: $109
One week later, the Frazier family's new monthly bill is $109. They cut their bill by 17%!
They're excited, and in their enthusiasm they're wondering if they can cut their bill even more. That's when little Suzy got a bright idea. "Hey Mom and Dad, what about solar energy?"
Yeah Suzy, what about solar energy?
"Hmm…it's probably too expensive." The Frazier family wanted to at least consider it, so they connected with a few local solar installation companies through Cut My Bill. They were happy to hear that solar energy is affordable — in fact, it's less than half the cost it was just ten years ago.
They learned that 18 solar panels would fit nicely on the sunniest part of their roof (at 250 watts per panel, that's a 4.5 kW system). Their solar system would bring their average monthly energy usage from 853 kWh down to 413 kWh. And it'd bring their monthly XCEL MN energy bill from $109 down to $41.
A federal tax credit would cover 26% of the solar system's cost.
They were pleasantly surprised to hear that their energy bill savings from solar would be higher than the net payment on a home-equity loan used to purchase the solar system ("net" because the loan interest is deductible). In other words, solar would start saving them money immediately. Their $41 new energy bill plus a $57 monthly net loan payment would put them at a $98 per month net energy cost (vs. $109 before solar).
With the loan, their solar energy system would save them $11 per month. That's a 10% bill reduction over their energy bill after the other changes! And their savings would increase over time because energy rates go up while the loan payment doesn't.
The Frazier family totally went solar.
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Frazier family conclusion
If they took no action, the Frazier family would be paying $132 per month for energy. The rate plan change and energy adjustments got their bill down to $109 per month. With solar energy and the loan payment, the Frazier family's new net energy cost is $98 per month. All together, they cut their monthly energy cost by 26%, or $34.
The Frazier family is feeling good! Here they are monitoring their real-time solar production and utility energy usage.
That $34 of extra cash is actually worth $47. What? The Frazier family has to pay income tax on money used for personal expenses (including their energy bill). Since they no longer need to pay $35 in taxes on the $91 they're not giving XCEL MN, that $91 is essentially worth $127 (an extra $35). After the solar loan payment, their net tax savings is $13. You're a champion for getting through this paragraph.
The simple take home is that, dollar for dollar, energy bill savings (money not spent) is more valuable than the return on conventional investments such as stocks and treasury bonds (taxable income).
Your game plan
We hope this article convinced you that you can have your cake and eat it too — you can save money, improve your family's well-being, and help out the planet. We wish you the best with your upcoming power moves (pun intended).
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"We are taking this step at this point in our transformation in order to build the strongest possible foundation for the Kodak of the future." That is what Eastman Kodak Co. chairman and CEO Antonio Perez said one year ago, in a video message explaining the company's decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
While hardly unforeseen, the filing on Jan. 19, 2012, stunned many people in Rochester and around the globe. It also was greeted by some with skepticism and a sense of doom, fed by the belief that Kodak stood little chance of surviving Chapter 11.
One year later, Kodak remains in bankruptcy-but it's still standing and seems on track to exit Chapter 11 in the first half of this year.
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It's quite surprising to learn that Ruban Neilson – driving force of Unknown Mortal Orchestra – only recently played acoustic guitar for the first time. "My mental image of myself was never of someone who played the acoustic guitar", he tells me. "I started in punk. I never really started as a songwriter, I just started playing in punk bands and that's how I learned to play guitar, playing house parties and stuff. There wasn't a phase where I messed around on acoustic and then graduated to electric"
Many years and two psychedelic LPs later, the re-release of their brilliant second album II includes a clutch of solo-acoustic tracks, putting a new perspective on familiar material. But even when performing acoustically, Neilson's distinctive recording techniques still leave their fingerprints on the recordings – with scratchy, cassette-chewed overdubs, and alternative vocal takes hovering in the ether, leaking into the mix. Whatever he's recording, Neilson is ultimately just as much of a producer as he is a musician.
Could he ever just record a song which is literally just guitar and voice, or where the band just plugs in and plays? "I think it would be lacking that one extra step", he says, shaking his head. "It puts a lot of extra context in it. Rather than showing someone the song, and having to explain my relationship to it, it's nicer to just make the record so that you can detect those things. It's a way of explaining my relationship to that music"
Unknown Mortal Orchestra model their sound on old psych-rock albums, but it would feel reductive to call them a throwback or a period-band. Neilson's approach to recording is a singular blend of sixties recordings, and an embrace of modern techniques. Though they channel the records they admire, they aren't analogue purists, and they allow themselves to enjoy the liberation of pro-tools – crafting wildly different guitar tones and drum sounds from track to track, and even manipulating and reconfiguring textures as a song unfolds.
"I had this vague idea that in the past, people used tapes", Neilson says, explaining how he creates his unique sound. "I had all these old tape recorders, and so I decided to record to cassette. To me it sounded right, it sounded like psychedelic music, or like an Arabian or Indian psychedelic compilation – so I used cassettes to start out with"
"Then I started collecting tape recorders, and going through this process of recording to tape recorder and putting it back into the computer and doing something else to it, then putting it back onto another tape recorder… It kind of feels like I'm marinating the sound until I feel like it's gone far enough and I think 'that's it!' – and it sounds like the sounds that I like"
Neilson's detailed considerations of how his songs sound and feel is an approach which now colours the creation of entire records. With their self-titled debut, the nine songs veered from style to style at a whim, individually excellent, but without feeling like a holistically considered album. It didn't lose much if you accidentally heard it on shuffle. "On the first record, I didn't really think of the songs as being an album", he admits. "I was just making music, and trying things out"
"It wasn't until people were interested in it that I thought 'oh, well I could take these songs, and I guess that's an album'. On the second album, I had to face the fact that I was making an album, and I felt like it should go through different stages, and have a bit of an arc"
With II, Neilson has achieved exactly that: crafting a more unified piece than his debut, even as it takes more gambles with extended ambient passages and loose musicianship; moving into sections of improvisation which risk alienating the listener, but actually strengthen its sense of identity. "I felt the first record's ideas were on the surface, and all the songs just came in, did their thing, and faded out. But I wanted you to feel a little bit lost listening to the second one. I wanted there to be sections which didn't quite feel right… I wanted to push my luck a bit"
The improvised streak of Unknown Mortal Orchestra has often brought itself to the fore in concert, but II allows it to find an outlet in recorded form, and it's a mode in which the band find themselves very comfortable. "Improvisation is good in a lot of different ways", Neilson asserts. "I think people really enjoy watching it, but I think it's also really good for a band in terms of the way their morale is, and it's good for a musician to be able to feel that something new could happen"
"If you're a musician and your grandmother dies or something, you're expected to go up onstage and play through some automated set. It doesn't really make any sense because the whole point of music is to express something. Improvisation means that if you feel angry, you can play something angry. I think it's really healthy, and is good for us, and keeps us friendly with each other, and keeps everybody happy"
I ask if he thinks that one of the reasons he's never been that attracted to the acoustic guitar is because it's an instrument often played alone, and doesn't lend itself as easily to improvising with other musicians. "Maybe", he says half-dismissively. But Neilson's more eager to focus on the widened perspective playing acoustic guitar has opened up on his own music; how it's forced him to consider dynamics in his music a lot more, and how it's contributed to that more holistic approach to pacing across an entire LP which he's begun to explore with II.
In concert tonight, this huge range of influences – from present day trends, to 1960s psych; from his mother's Hawaiian musicianship to his father's love of jazz; from his early time in punk to his current experiments with acoustic music – all cohere into a blistering rock show united by adoration for improvised performance. "Self-indulgence for us is kind of one of our themes", Neilson admits. "I like the idea of pushing our luck." And if the Blue Record has helped Neilson to broaden his perspectives and push his luck even further, then it was a very worthwhile experiment indeed.
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