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All styles - strumming, fingerpicking
Improvisation soloing
Proper technique
Music analysis
About Edwin
I am a professional teacher/studio musician/performer/producer with over 20 years of private teaching experience and a graduate of the University of Miami Studio Music and Jazz program in 2002 specializing in the guitar.
I am available to teach guitar(acoustic, electric, classical) for all levels, ages, and styles(pop to folk, rock to soul, world to classical) in English, Spanish and Japanese.
Other subjects taught include bass guitar, piano/keyboard, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, harmonium, classical percussion, music theory, composition(all styles from pop to classical), ear training, and studio production/engineering/mixing.
Born in Cali, Colombia on April 1979, I began my musical endeavors studying the piano at the age of 6. Early on I had the opportunit
During 1996-98 I studied jazz guitar at the New World School of the Arts music program under the direction of J.B. Dyas and Dr. Roby George. Upon graduation, I was immediately accepted to the University of Miami jazz guitar program under the direction of Randall Dollahan. It was during this time that I also refined my skills as a classical guitarist and as a composer/arranger. In addition, I began passing my knowledge onto friends and eventually began working as a teacher.
My ability to play almost any genre of music is the fruit of past experience playing with an impressive variety of music groups, including jazz combos, symphony orchestras, Andean world music ensembles, and several rock and pop groups as well. As a studio guitarist I have recorded for various artists including Jaci Velasquez, Carlos Ponce, Alexandre Pires, and Noelia.
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Now also available to teach online video chat lessons through Skype.
Every one of you is unique and there are many possible paths to reach your goals in music.
With my background and music industry experience, I am able to customize my lessons for you so that you can reach your desired goals. We will take some time to find out where your passion lies in music and I will use my experience and knowledge to create a customized lesson-plan that will allow us to focus on reaching your desired goals and at the same time maintain a well rounded music education.
I find this to be key in making the lessons and your practice sessions very enjoyable, fun and laid back - knowing that everything we practice, play and talk about is in line with your goals as a student.
I will also be playing along with you and demonstrating everything that we're working on - music is meant to be shared and played with others and it is important to have that experience of interaction from early on in your lessons.
So whether it's learning to accompany yourself or others, write songs, read music, understand harmony, solo, or just jam out to your favorite songs, you will be well on your way to reaching your goals within 6 months of my lessons.
Look forward to making music with you!
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*** Studio Equipment ***
Living room w/ grand piano and seating for parents.
Room/studio with professional recording equipment - Logic Pro X recording software, Mackie HR824 Studio Monitors, Miktech C4 Tube Microphone, UA6176 Preamp/compressor, Apogee Duet D/A converter.
*** Travel Equipment ***
I provide my instrument and teaching materials.
Students provide their instrument, music folders.
*** Specialties ***
All styles - pop, rock, classical, jazz, blues, folk, ethnic, latin, soul
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Edwin I.
Edwin I.
About Kimberly A.Close
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I teach modern country, traditional country, and western swing.
I have been teaching for 15 years.
I am very patient and adjust areas of study to fit my students goals.
About Kimberly
I have toured the U.S. and Canada playing venues such as The Portland Rose Festival, The Playboy Jazz Festival, The Santa Monica Twilight Concert Series, Irvine Lake Blues Festival,The Burnaby British Columbia Blues Festival and the Long Beach Blues Festival. The headliners at these events included Robben Ford, The Neville Brothers, and Johnny Winter.
I have released two solo CD's that have received first-rate reviews, as well as international airplay. Af
... there are also elements of Jimi Hendrix (arguably the first true heavy metal/hard rock artist), Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan in her playing, and she clearly has a strong appreciation of jazz--not only jazz-rock fusion improvisers like John Scofield, Larry Coryell and Mahavishnu Orchestra founder John McLaughlin, but also, straight-ahead bop favorites such as Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass.......eclectic outlook is one of her strong points; her ability to move from a tough, aggressive blues-rock groove to a more cerebral, fusion-minded approach to the occasional soul-jazz/hard bop number has made for some very unpredictable albums.
I have been teaching full-time for the past 15years. I have taught all ages and popular styles. In 2008, my blues guitar method was published and distributed through Amazon.
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I incorporate a tailored curriculum to help people achieve their personal goals. Learning music is not a "one-size fits all" proposition. I can show you the songs that you want to play. I can also teach you music theory, technique, improvisation, reading and more. I adjust your course of study according to your areas of interest. If you are dying to learn a Led Zeppelin tune, or are planning on auditioning for a college level jazz guitar program, I can help you achieve these goals. I have taught hundreds of beginners along side more advanced students. My students have gone one to study music at GIT, Fullerton College, Pasadena City College, Berklee, Cal State LA, and USC.
Most of all, I am extremely patient. The ability to playing a musical instrument is measure on a calendar, not on a watch. I often work at a slow, systematic pace. I am generally very laid-back. On the other hand, if you learn very quickly, I can readily show you the skills you need to meet your goal. I have fast-tracked many individuals that were seeking admittance to an academic program.
My teaching studio is computer equipped. This allows me to incorporate computer software that enhances learning. One such program, Band in a Box, generates accompaniment for students so that they can work on their soloing skills. Another program can slow recorded music down so that the student can practice slowly with it. Also, I often give out play-along practice CDs for improved learning.
The aspect of performance is often not addressed by many. I am able to work with my guitar students while accompanying by performing live bass or drum parts, or work with bass students while playing the guitar or drum parts. This allows the student to understand his or her roll in an live band.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Dedicated music room room w/ guitars, bass, drum set, pa system, and seating for parents
*** Specialties ***
I teach all popular guitar and bass styles.
I am a expert in Jazz, Blues, and R&B. (degree in Studio/Jazz guitar)
Great with theory, technique and reading.
Have given recording lessons with CUBASE.
Now teaching drum kit to beginners
· Guitar · In home
· Guitar · Online
· Guitar · Online
Kimberly A.
Kimberly A.
About Francesca V.Close
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Parking Lots and Poetry, Francesca's award winning album was received in 2010 to rave reviews. "Francesca's songs have great musicality and the lyrical quality of a real poet. We come across countless artists and Francesca's music genuinely cuts through." -Joe Cuello, Vice President of Creative Music Integration for MTV
About Francesca
Francesca started teaching music at the early age of 16 with great success. She has honed her skills both in the private studio and in the classroom. Having served as musical faculty the California Music Academy, Cornelia Connelly High School, Pasadena Saturday Music Conservatory, and East Los Angeles College, having led choirs of 70+ high school girls and sung before sold out audiences of thousands of screaming fans, having toured 4 continents singing both classical repertoire and performing in commercial rock bands, having sung for president
Now performing in the Donald Brinager Singers, a studio choir for-hire, Francesca can often be seen performing with orchestras throughout Southern California. While mentoring through her award-winning teaching studio, Francesca also manages to perform several showcases featuring her original music with her amazing back-up ensemble.
With a constant effort to maintain a professional studio learning environment and with a focus on reading skills and solid technique, Francesca's students enjoy lessons packed with information and light-heartedness. The one on one experience you will have the moment you walk thru the door promises to be unmatched. Francesca's students can be seen on major television networks, radio stations and performing around town in various projects. With a passion to give back, Francesca reserves a small number of spots in her schedule for the youngsters and seniors of her community. She teaches beginning through advanced guitar, piano, and voice.
*** Lesson Details ***
Voice and Instrument Coaching
~Develop skills and techniques for top notch practice and performance
~Study theory, composition, ear training, arranging, improvisation
~Discover music technology and performance techniques
~Study melody, harmony, song form and lyric writing
Artist Development
~Voice and Instrument Coaching
~Song Writing and Selection
~Demo Recording
~Image / Art / Photography Consulting
~Finding your signature sound and style
~Live Performance 101
~Branding / Career Planning and Strategy
~Song Analysis and Consulting
~Booking gigs
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My official bio is listed below, but perhaps more important than the things I have done are the things that I am doing. I am now approaching my 15th year of teaching. I love to teach! I carry a minimum of 30 students, but have carried more then 80 at one time, and have never once complained. My waiting list cycles based on my performance schedule and recording schedule. If you don't see a time that works for you, feel free to reach out and see if we can find something that works, as an artist, my schedule can be quite full but also quite flexible. I love my students, I get to do what I love all day and I am sure it shows. I have a blast discovering new ways to experience music with "my kids." I call all of my students kids even though most of my studio consists of young adults. I try to have a young air in my classes at all times as it just makes the process so much more fun for everyone.
I've seen it all in through years: kids, adults, beginners and advanced students. I am personally very interested in being the most versatile musician possible and I love being able to share my knowledge with my students. We can study anything and everything from Classical Guitar to Electric Guitar Shredding; from Opera to Kelly Clarkson; from Tchaikovsky to Little Richard! I love getting students to dabble in little bits of all genres, often getting even the most skeptical student singing and playing comfortably in a matter of just a few weeks. My students will be able to read music for their favorite tunes and understand how to improvise from the start. Once you come in, you'll be hooked. You will have fun because I am having fun!
I encourage all of my students to share their favorite music with me. It affords me the opportunity to learn more about what they desire to learn and what types of music they enjoy. We will learn with your music often. After all, isn't that why you are coming to see me? I will introduce you to new sounds and styles, but will foster your love for music, and do my best to never force my music on students. I feel I learn as much from my students when I truly listen to them and their music as they do from me.
On site lessons are available for artists recording demos, rehearsing bands and setting up their own studios.
On a side note, I love seeing students at my shows! I am a full time musician and can be seen playing with my band, in my own solo project and in various choral settings. Check out my website and see what I do outside of the classroom. My students get a kick out of the idea that they can buy a CD with their teachers face on it, and to be honest, so do I. Many of my students have their own music out on iTunes and YouTube. Many more can be seen performing around town in solo projects and professional ensembles.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Pianos, Guitars, Basses, Amps, Computer, Monitors, Music, Recording Software, Drum Kit, Studio and Performance Mics, everything we need! Its like Disneyland for musicians!
*** Travel Equipment ***
*** Specialties ***
Francesca on Artist Development:
I feel obligated to share my joys and experiences-
Not many people have been blessed to sing alongside as many renowned musicians as I have - I've been lucky to be welcomed in both the commercial and classical worlds and they have both afforded me venues to use my voice and express the most vital corners of my soul. To find your purpose through art is one of the greatest gifts you can receive. And to be able to do that in front of thousands of music lovers live or over the airwaves is a surreal experience.
It's funny, my classical cronies are impressed to hear my stories of packed rock gigs at the House Blues and national touring festivals like Warped Tour and my rock buddies ask to hear my stories of Disney Hall performances with the LA Phil. To be honest, Iâ'm impressed to be there too. Sometimes, I look around and think, how did I get here? How did I get lucky enough to live the dream, to find a home in music?
I've been luckier than most. I've had GREAT mentors who have always pushed me forward and shared their wisdom freely with me. Part of the classical musician's central goal is to educate. That's a value I carry into my rock projects and production studio. Work smarter, not harder. Take the needed skills, create art, teach others how to do the same thing, move forward together to live happier, more productive lives filled with purpose.
I have come to be known as one of the top Musical Mentors & Artist Development Experts on the west coast. A behind the scenes- diva of dream building with the skills to push artists to the next level- the ace up the sleeve of many of today working talents. In my award winning studio, I spend time coaching the young voices and faces of today hottest TV shows seen on ABC, Nickelodeon, and the Disney Channel, but I still have a soft spot for up and comers in the indie music world. Having written and performed my own music for decades, I not only lived the collegiate experience of the elite classical performer singing for presidents and world leaders, but also the dingy road of the rock musician who's showed one night to a packed stadium full of fans and showed up another, thousands of miles from home to play to a coffee shop of 5 people. Music has brought me to nearly every continent and introduced me to some of the most talented and diverse people you can imagine. I feel compelled to share these experiences with those around me so that they my develop the vision, the salt and the skills to persevere.
I am, above all, an artist & creator- living the dream, helping people- like you find their voice and write their songs. Turning raw emotion into art.
Each one of us has a story, our truth. Being an artist is about finding ourselves, our song and expressing it publicly so that we may heal, so that we may grow.
It doesn't take a ton of experience to write a hit song. It doesn't take a fancy education or a family line of talent (though it can help). We can all find our voice, our place in the spotlight, what it takes is the courage to take the next step forward.
You've already had the genius to be in the right place at the right time. Here. If you've made it this far, chances are you are smart enough, hungry enough and ready to take the plunge.
Inside my studio you will find the help you seek. I can impart you with proven techniques to strengthen your sound, develop your tone through strong technique, develop strategies to share your art and develop a plan to turn pipe dreams into reality. Some desire to sing on the worlds brightest stages, others strive to lead others through teaching themselves, and some wish for nothing more than to experience music in a confident manner among friends. All can be lead on this personal journey of the artistic soul and all can make their offering to the musical gods. There is a place at the table for anyone seeking an answer.
· Guitar · Online
· Piano · In studio
· Ukulele · Online
Francesca V.
Francesca V.
About Nils B.Close
Learn the specifics of Electric/Acoustic rhythm or lead guitar.
Besides learning to play your favorite songs, we'll cover common chord progressions and scales, as well as Country specific techniques like chicken/Travis/finger-picking, pedal steel bends and banjo rolls.
About Nils
Maybe your goal is to simply learn to play your favorite songs or maybe you want to learn to write your own music, improvise, or perform live.
Like all good things in life, there are no shortcuts, and learning the guitar takes time and effort, but in return you get the ability to express yourself through music, which is one of the most rewarding skills anyone could ever learn, at any age and in any situation.
My main focus is on helping you reach the point where you are actually playing music, instead of endlessly going over exercises or theory.
I want you to be able to play music you would enjoy listening to, because this is when you will start to truly appreciate your accomplish
Together we will discuss your personalized course, based on your goals and situation, and along the way I will provide materials/tools and a summary or a recording of each lesson as needed, for you to take home to work on.
Different aspects we'll discuss are technique, chart/sight reading, music theory, ear training, soloing/improvisation, and developing a strong sense of rhythm, most of which will be done through simply learning to play the songs you like.
Besides the basics, it's very important to learn how to independently keep challenging yourself, learn from your mistakes and continue growing musically, simply using your ears and whatever information you can find online or anywhere else, even without my help.
Besides teaching you how to play I can also help with finding the right instrument and equipment, provide advice on guitar/amplifier maintenance and setups, as well as recording techniques, or any other practical matters related to playing music/guitar.
Lessons can be either at your residence or at my fully equipped home studio in the Hollywood Hills/Studio City area. In a beautiful and private environment, with plenty of (free/safe) street parking available.
Lessons via Skype are obviously available as well.
I look forward to hearing from you!
· Guitar · In home
I would highly recommend his teaching to anyone looking to become a better guitar player!
· Guitar · In home
· Guitar · Online
Nils B.
Nils B.
About R.C. R.Close
Let's study your favorite country music! Lessons can cover anything from "chicken pickin'" to rockabilly styles of country, as well as artists new and old like Brad Paisley, Albert Lee, Merle Haggard, and more!
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About Stephen B.Close
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Each lesson is designed on the level of the student's ability from beginner to advanced. Rock, R&B, funk, jazz, blues, POP and country music. I like to use song learning as a vehicle to sharpen your skills. Learning skills through songs is more fun for beginners. More advanced students will work on everything from theory, reading, harmony; and how you can use scales and arpeggios in a number of ways over several different styles of music.
About Stephen
Learning the guitar is a fun, yet, challenging experience. Having an instructor guide you through the process makes learning easier and more efficient. The internet provides a wealth of information but can not interact with you and help your specific needs. Many guitar players get frustrated and give up. Getting the encouragement and expertise of an instructor who has been there before greatly enhances chances of success.
My style of teaching is founded on fun with the instrument and guiding students to real music situations. Many students come to me with an incomplete set of skills. These (self taught) players have several basic fundamental holes in their playing.
It is also important to me that students have a basic knowledge of music theory. This way, they can enjoy the guitar for th
What You Will Learn:
Beginning Students:
In my experience, over several years, I find most beginners are surprised the guitar is so hard to play. Having an instructor to help you past that frustration will lead to a lifelong enjoyment of your guitar in the songs you love.
- Learning the basic chords.
- How to move from chord to chord smoothly.
- Using these chords to play your favorite songs.
- Understanding guitar notation (tabs, chord grids, song books, standard notation).
This way, the skills you learn will last a life time!
Intermediate/ Advanced Students:
This is for the hungry players. You will be given the direction to achieve a high level of musicianship. You will be challenged to reach your full potential.
- Technique drills
- Scale knowledge
- Advanced chords
- Improvisation tips
- Chop Building
- Theory
- Reading
- Composition
Experience & Background:
I've teaching and performing professionally for 23 years.
- One year OCHSA jazz combo.
- 15 years performing music clubs, casuals as a solo performer and in a jazz trio.
- 23 years teaching individuals and groups.
- 11 years as Irvine and Laguna YAMAHA Music school instructor.
I've studied with some of the top teachers in California:
- Jim Fagen (classical guitar)
- Erik Halbig (rock, jazz & country)
- Jim Witzel (head of jazz guitar at CSUSF)
- Ron Eshcete (jazz guitar)
- Carl Verheyen (everything).
· Electric Guitar · In studio
I can play the basic chords before I met him. Stephen can oversee the problems and fix it when in the first lesson. I was like....WoW!!! He is a experienced guitar instructor. Impressed!!!
· Electric Guitar · In home
· Electric Guitar · In studio
Stephen is a very knowledgeable and professional music instructor. I have been taking lesson at his studio for about 8 months. I go there once a week for my 45 min class and practice 15 min every other days at home. Now I can play the musics I like. Also, during the lesson, he always put the me in the live band situation so I can react to the beats and rhythm from different instruments. Fun!!!!!!!!!
Stephen B.
Stephen B.
About Mark C.Close
Mark Catalano is an American composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer.
"I started teaching private music lessons my senior year of high school, in 2006. Since then I've taught over 50 different students of all ages from 3 years old to 61 years old. While still living in Ohio, I was the one and only official guitar teacher for Guitar Center Youngstown through the duration of 2008-2009. In late 2009, after moving to Los Angeles, I continued to teach privately all around the city. I currently live in West Hollywood with my wife and dog. I plan to continue teaching private students for the rest of my life."
About Mark
"I started teaching private music lessons my senior year of high school, in 2006. Since then I've taught over 50 different students of all ages from 3 years old to 61 years old. While still living in Ohio, I was the one and only official guitar teacher for Guitar Center Youngstown through the duration of 2008-2009. In late 2009, after moving to Los Angeles, I continued to teach privately all around the city. I currently live in West Hollywood with my wife and dog. I plan to continue teaching private students for the rest of my life."
· Acoustic Guitar · Online
· Acoustic Guitar · Online
· Acoustic Guitar · Online
Mark C.
Mark C.
About Matteo C.Close
I have been teaching electric and acoustic guitar for 5 years and performing as a professional musician for over 7 years. All level and ages are welcome!
Lessons are focused on music theory, harmony, music styles, sight reading, technique and learning songs. I use Logic X and MacBook Pro to record myself and help the student to learn chord progressions in songs, guitar solos or specific patterns and licks.
Also, guitar tabs and scores are provided.
About Matteo
I started performing with several bands in Italy, where I am from and teaching both privately and at music schools.
From 2014 to 2017 I worked on Cruise Ship with my acoustic duo "Voodeux" featuring the singer Sydney Ranee' and as a sideman. Here I had the opportunity to travel the world, visit amazing places and perform with many important artists and headliners.
Among many, I had the pleasure of playing with Grammy award winner "Melissa Manchester", flute player "Nestor Torres", piano virtuoso "Roggerio Tutti " and the jazz vocalist "Sweet Baby J".
At the end of 2017, I moved to Los Angeles to continue my music career as a performer and music instructor.
Currently, I play in a few bands as a session man and with my ac
Matteo C.
Matteo C.
About Thomas D.Close
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Guitar lessons with me are unique because although I am young, I am a very experienced teacher already. I started learning guitar at 10 years old. By the time I was 16 I was gigging and teaching kids in my neighborhood and any Craigslist clients I could find. At 18, I took a 1.5 year program at the Los Angeles College of Music, where I graduated with an AA in guitar performance. Since then I have worked as a professional musician, and also as a teacher /consultant with Adopt the Arts, a non profit started by Matt Sorum (drummer of Guns N Roses, Hollywood Vampires) and director Abby Berman. In my time at Adopt the Arts I have amassed over 4000 teaching hours of teaching kids ages 4-13, so I am very experienced with kids and get along with them great since. I have also been giving other private lessons to people of all ages since 2011. Qualities that make me stand out as a teacher are relatability, patience, and an ability to identify the proper pace for the student to enjoy the ...
About Thomas
· Acoustic Guitar · In home
· Acoustic Guitar · In studio
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Thomas D.
Thomas D.
About Petter E.Close
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Make the guitar a part of you!
Guitar playing is supposed to be fun, and so should learning the guitar be as well!
My guitar lessons focus on what you as a student wants to play, and your guitar and musical goals! Is it being able to play a specific song, is it focusing more on technique, scales or chords? No matter what, we'll get through it together!
My name is Petter Ekedahl, I'm a Swedish guitar player, and guitar teacher, who now is located in the Los Angeles area. I have about 5 years of music/guitar education in my back, and 1 year of teaching education. I've studied guitar in Sweden, London (UK), and most recently in Hollywood at Musicians Institute. I've been awarded 'The Best Overall' (at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) and the 'Outstanding Student' (Musicians Institute)-Awards.
I play in several band around the city, both original and cover bands.
My specialties lies in the electric guitar, in a lot of different genres, such as blues, rock, pop, jazz, and
About Petter
I play in several band around the city, both original and cover bands.
My specialties lies in the electric guitar, in a lot of different genres, such as blues, rock, pop, jazz, and country!
Petter E.
Petter E.
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Grand Junction, Colorado - It's a cornucopia of fall festivals in Grand Junction this fall. Here are just a few of the colorful events that visitors can enjoy in Colorado's Wine Country.
Grand Junction, Colorado - It's a cornucopia of fall festivals in Grand Junction this fall. Here are just a few of the colorful events that visitors can enjoy in Colorado's Wine Country.
Grand Junction Air Show: Sept. 21-23 -- This year's performers include the Blue Angels, the GJ Modeleers, the Army Black Daggers Parachute team, Aero Skydancer Steve Oliver, the Misty Blues All-Woman Skydiving Team, paraplegic glider pilot Dan Buchanan, and the outrageous jet-propelled vehicles of the Indy Boys. (Grand Junction Regional Airport)
11th Annual Fuoco Motor Co. Downtown Car Show: Sept. 29 - Bring your antique car, muscle car, classic car or motorcycle for some friendly competition at the Downtown Car Show. Prizes include plaques and customized jackets. A portion of the money raised will be donated to the Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado. (Main Street, downtown Grand Junction)
Color Weekend on Grand Mesa: Sept. 29-30 - The Olympics are over, but you can still go for the gold at the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway Annual Color Sunday. There will be plenty of family-friendly activities including camping, fun run, live music, lift rides, and a disc golf tournament, all among the fall colors at Powderhorn Mountain Resort.
Tour of the Moon: October 6 - The Tour of the Moon takes cyclists on a century tour through the ruggedly scenic Colorado National Monument, ending with a "Harvest Moon Celebration" post-ride party and expo. (Start/finish at Two Rivers Convention Center, Grand Junction)
Open Studios Tour: October 20-21 - Artspace promotes Grand Valley artist entrepreneurs and patrons by organizing twice-yearly open studio tours where the public can get a personal view of working artists in their creative spaces. (Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade)
Rim Rock Marathon: November 10 - This fourth annual race takes runners on a world-class course through Colorado National Monument, one of the most scenic venues in the racing world. (start near east entrance to Colorado National Monument, finish at James M Robb Colorado River State Park in Fruita)
About Grand Junction (www.visitgrandjunction.com)
Nestled near 11,000-foot Grand Mesa and the 7,500-foot Book Cliffs, Grand Junction is the largest city in western Colorado. At an altitude of 4,586 feet, warm summers and moderate spring, fall and winter seasons allow for year-round golf, hiking and biking. Boasting more than 275 days of sunshine annually, Grand Junction recently was named one of the eight sunniest cities in the United States by TourismReview.com. Among Grand Junction's spectacular red cliffs and winding canyons are the Grand Mesa, the world's largest flat-topped mountain, the Colorado National Monument, Bookcliff Wild Horse Area, two national scenic byways and five golf courses. Grand Junction lies in the heart of the Colorado-Utah Dinosaur Diamond. The area also is home to Colorado's wine country, with nearly 30 vineyards and wineries.


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You've probably seen those XtraNormal videos going around these days, where you type out a script and some text-to-speech software and animation software create a short video. I thought it might be fun to experiment with this to see what came of it. Here's my first attempt at a short video that I call "But... But... Piracy."
Yes, some of the dialog is silly, but all of it is based on claims that I've seen people actually use in these discussions.
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ChurchHatesTucker (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 6:54pm
Heh.I just love actually hearing "but... but... piracy"
Anonymous Poster, 25 Mar 2011 @ 7:10pm
Re: Heh.Agreed. That was just beautiful.
Anonymous Coward, 28 Mar 2011 @ 7:02pm
Re: Re: Heh.It's about time the net's biggest piracy apologist made his own propaganda video.
I especially liked the part where he used "antiquated business models" and "little to back up" any evidence of harm.
Of course if there is no harm from piracy, why is the business model "antiquated"?
No one can talk out of both sides of his mouth better than Masnick, and yet still fail on both counts. Impressive.
vivaelamor (profile), 29 Mar 2011 @ 1:16am
Re: Re: Re: Heh.'Of course if there is no harm from piracy, why is the business model "antiquated"?'
Because it fails to keep up with technological and social trends. Piracy may not be harming the business model, but it's still failing.
Anonymous Coward, 29 Mar 2011 @ 9:12am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Heh.Because it fails to keep up with technological and social trends.
You seem extremely confused. The music industry has always embraced technology and new social trends, and continues to do so today. Go to any of the social network sites, itunes, amazon, or some of the streaming sites and see for yourself.
So care to try again?
Maybe you can do a better job of explaining Mike's blatant and hilarious contradictions than he did, because all he did was punt and resort to personal insults. As usual.
vivaelamor (profile), 30 Mar 2011 @ 11:49am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Heh."The music industry has always embraced technology and new social trends, and continues to do so today. Go to any of the social network sites, itunes, amazon, or some of the streaming sites and see for yourself."
Yes, I agree. The music industry has always embraced technology and new social trends. I'd like to see evidence that the recording industry has too, though. Even the smaller labels are a mixed bag when it comes to technology.
You mention iTunes, which was originally crippled by labels insistence on DRM. Both iTunes and Amazon MP3 came years after the industry decided to sue Napster and neither originated from the industry itself. Prominent people in the industry express regret at how they handled Napster. The industry has done it's best to kill off popular streaming sites and has imposed region restrictions on many independent services.
Even today, iTunes and Amazon MP3 offer inferior products to CDs and the industry is trying to extort money from ISPs for letting people access their content.
"Maybe you can do a better job of explaining Mike's blatant and hilarious contradictions than he did, because all he did was punt and resort to personal insults"
Personal insults like "no one can talk out of both sides of his mouth better"? Oh, wait, that was you. I notice that you didn't provide any actual information, data or evidence to back up your position this time either. Just as Mike observed.
Mike Masnick (profile), 29 Mar 2011 @ 1:26am
Re: Re: Re: Heh.No one can talk out of both sides of his mouth better than Masnick, and yet still fail on both counts. Impressive.
I love the fact that you come here every day and bitch about my posts... and *not once* have you provided actual information, data or evidence to back up your position.
What I find really funny is you think people take you seriously and don't take me seriously.
By the way, how did your "overnight calls" to the record labels to get them to sue me for defamation go? I've been waiting.
Reply, 25 Apr 2013 @ 6:42pm
Re: Heh.
Nina Paley (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 6:58pm
I want to hear "but but piracy"but the music track over the dialog was too distracting for me to parse the voices. Any way to can the music? I want to enjoy this!
vivaelamor (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 3:46pm
Re: I want to hear "but but piracy""but the music track over the dialog was too distracting for me to parse the voices. Any way to can the music? I want to enjoy this!"
You might want to try the subtitles I made too. I can't get rid of the music, but at least you'll know what they're saying. I think I did a pretty good job of keeping the narrative flow, though being up against automated voices hardly proved a challenge there.
sehlat (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 7:11pm
Subtitles, please?For those of us with auditory challenges.
vivaelamor (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 11:13am
Re: Subtitles, please?I've made some subtitles to go with the downloadable video.
I'm disappointed that Xtranormal don't seem to have the option to do it automatically. On the grand scale of technology involved, automated subtitles seems kind of simple.
ScytheNoire, 25 Mar 2011 @ 7:23pm
He's a stoogeI love it. Shows how stupid it sounds when you hear it. Maybe if they played something like this for the politicians... ah heck, who we kidding, they are bought and owned by corporations who whine about piracy and make up the bogus studies and stats.
Capitalist Lion Tamer (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 7:42pm
About that character model...He doesn't look... well... "anonymous" enough. Perhaps some sort of fake mustache is in order.
Other than that, I liked it. Someone once mentioned that internet fuckwad syndrome could be drastically reduced if the comment box ran it by as text-to-speech first. Hearing these comments out loud seems to confirm that.
Matt Jones (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 9:02pm
Re: About that character model...Sounds like xkcd.
RadialSkid (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 8:20pmCue AC bitching in 3...2...1...
Unanimous Cow Herd (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 8:36pm
But..Butt.. Piracy!
Jesse (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 8:37pmHer expression at the end was priceless.
Robert Ring (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 9:21pm
Re:Agreed. That was the best part.
Unanimous Cow Herd (profile), 25 Mar 2011 @ 8:44pm
Arrgh!Butt Pirates!
Hephaestus (profile), 28 Mar 2011 @ 3:34pm
Re: Arrgh!"Butt Pirates!"
Funny as all hell ... I read that and thought, that really does describe RIAA.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Mar 2011 @ 9:38pmI can't really distinguish this video from the real arguments. What's the difference? If Mike hadn't mentioned that it was a parody, I would have never guessed.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Mar 2011 @ 11:20pmI'm opposed to the protectionist laws being considered for reasons other than the debate over what constitutes privacy or it's *actual impact on the economy. I'm opposed to it on the grounds of human rights. The right to express one's self is more important than some legal pools right to prosecute anyone they suspect of violating their copyright. I'm concerned about privacy and most importantly I'm concerned about the inequitable penalties imposed upon individuals, for whats tantamount to trespassing. File sharers are not the only ones taking notes here. More and more mega corp. companies are getting into the SLAP game seemingly everyday. Deep corporate pockets are bulldozing citizens rights and the Govt. seems powerless to stop them. This has moved way beyond the internet...
6 (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 12:13amI liked the ending. lulz.
OAKside (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 12:19amTechDirt + XtraNormal = Non-Anonymous Coward. (AKA Thanks TechDirt, for everything, including this gay old time.)
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 12:37am
Re:Are you concerned about the flash player?
Noob I will help you.
Here is the link to the direct video file that can be download from anywhere even if you are behind a proxy.
No need to thank me, I be here all week LoL
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 6:12pm
Re: Re:Please don't pirate the video!
Hiiragi Kagami (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 5:10am
Huh. This is interesting......the dialogue sounds identical in real life too: canned speech.
Funny toy. I'm going to go play now.
Duke (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 5:48am
Copyright in the videoThis is a little off-topic, but one of my first thoughts after watching the video was "Who owns the copyright in the video?" [Yes, I've been spending too much time around lawyers and copyright lobbyists]
Having now skim-read through the rather extensive terms and conditions on the website, I'm not sure they know the answer either, but it is an interesting question (similar to the question of who owns the copyright to save-game files generated by a computer game).
proximity1, 26 Mar 2011 @ 6:39am
attention to detail...The impression strikes me with some amusement that the video artists/programmers didn't spend anything like the same time, care and attention on the voice-quality of the characters as they seem to have on the way they filled out that blue button-up sweater the young woman is wearing.
sumquy, 26 Mar 2011 @ 8:50amgood first effort. i think your missing an important point, though. what makes these things go viral is that they are funny. yours was just kind of dry.
think parody, mike, or satire! i've read enough of your posts to know your pretty good at both of those!
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 10:21amI struggle with how techdirt on one hand is against government regulation when it comes to music and movie protections because it is unduly influenced by corporate entities...but on the other hand generally endorses the government growth in all other areas. It is such a hypocritical take that only in this area is government influence bad. From the TSA, to health and welfare, to banking, to even energy policy, in every area that government influence is seen it is hi-jacked by industrial lobbyists. Locked down to prevent competition, over regulated to make it impossible for the small companies to compete, and loop holed into giving overly specific tax breaks to individual companies who happen to be large donors IE: GE, BP, and others. GE makes 14 billion and pays no taxes due to specific loopholes, the RIAA gets homeland security to bring its immense manpower out to tackle piracy. The more influence you give government the more it will be swayed by special interests to take advantage of the general populace. It was no mistake that the hollywood and music industry's love affair with President Obama is resulting in viewing copyright infringement as a terrorist threat, yet people continue to miss the connection because they refuse to connect dots where they do not want them to be.
ChrisB (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 10:27am
Re:> but on the other hand generally endorses the government
> growth in all other areas
Really? I don't ever remember TechDirt advocating big government.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 10:03pm
Re: Re:I do in one instance at least, when talking about the need of federal anti-slapp laws.
Note that I'm all for the death of copyrights though.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 10:06pm
Re: Re:That is the one quibble I have about Mike's position, because I like net neutrality and want some laws to come with it to guarantee that it won't be abused, but he keeps talking about unintended consequences which are a real problem and concern but so is anti-slapp legislation that could end up being something totally different if it was thrown to the wolfs in the legislative.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Mar 2011 @ 7:08am
Re:I've been reading TD for some years now, and I can't' say I've found Mike to be a 'more government...except for copyrights!' promoter. More like a 'we need better/smarter/realistic law, not necessarily more law' type of mindset underneath an arch of 'stop crying and start working if you wanna make a buck these days' - adapt or die, in other words.
That's not a catch phrase that applies only to copyright/patent situations, btw. Nor just business.
ChrisB (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 10:22am
Xtranormal points?Looks like fun. I went over there to try it out, and now it costs to use. You get 300 free Xtranormal points when you sign up, which will allow you to make about one movie. So what is their business plan exactly? Not only do the users who generate the content invest their time, but they also have to pay? Ya, that's going to work.
RobShaver (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 11:54am
Re: Xtranormal points?BUSINESS PLAN: Provide a service that no one else provides (read that as a scarce product) and charge people to use it. Keep improving the service to keep ahead of competition.
Why would that not work if it turns out people want the service for the price offered?
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 12:09pmThe funniest part is that if this is what you think the debate is, then you really, really, are getting high on your own supply.
Atkray (profile), 26 Mar 2011 @ 2:40pm
What is the funniest part is that you do not realize that is EXACTLY what the debate is.
Nice job Mike.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 9:21pm
Re: Re:Again, if you think that is the debate, it is only because you are deaf to the other side.
You can get your extra cup of koolaid at the door, you earned it.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 10:09pm
Re: Re: Re:What is not about how piracy is destroying the lives of artists everywhere? or how the industry can't actually prove any harm but keeps claiming it anyways?
I'm shocked!
Jim, 26 Mar 2011 @ 2:02pm
Lol"Sure, but can you send me the MP3's first so i can learn about the band?" the chicks reaction = hilarious
DazzaJ, 26 Mar 2011 @ 3:16pm
Very goodLove it! "But but piracy" sounds like some politians in Australia
Anonymous Coward, 26 Mar 2011 @ 4:26pmYou know what makes Charlie Laine sad? When people hurt animals and when people illegally download her movies.
So remember, every time you download a movie, you make somebody sad. And somewhere a puppy dies.
The eejit (profile), 27 Mar 2011 @ 8:21am
Re:Every time you download a movie, God kills a middleman. Won't someone please think of the middlemen?
okwhen (profile), 27 Mar 2011 @ 5:14amMike, hit the proverbial nail on the head with this video. Movie and music industries with their high dollar lobbyist have joined the energy corporation in using governments, military, laws, etc to insure their success. Well done in an honest and factual motivational article.
Tom Landry (profile), 27 Mar 2011 @ 5:59am1.) don't use human models
2.) don't use a music bed
3.) simply the speech. You want the one pontificating to sound like a 15 year old who just read a biased article. You want the other to ask simple logical questions with a few retorts.
4.) keep the text-to-speech less natural and more digitized.
A good effort but you're trying to fit too many bullet points of the pro/anti piracy controversy. Just concentrate on the most moronic and easily debunked aspects of the issue in the fore. Keep it light an humorous.
vivaelamor (profile), 27 Mar 2011 @ 7:23am
Re:"1.) don't use human models"
Why not?
Anonymous Coward, 27 Mar 2011 @ 9:20am
Re:Appreciate the suggestions, but I'm pretty sure the TechDirt community doesn't need to be treated like incompetent adolescents, or your average Sunday newspaper comics reader.
Cynix, 27 Mar 2011 @ 2:18pmBrilliant, I really liked it. :)
Don't stop making these Mike!
Anonymous Coward, 30 Mar 2011 @ 8:07pmWhat's really amusing, and rather ironic, is that the video was made on Xtranormal, which, according to the TOS, owns all of the content created with their tools.


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Wednesday gave Deval Patrick two reasons to celebrate: He turned 57 and became the longest-serving governor of Massachusetts since Michael S. Dukakis.
Despite those milestones, there may be treacherous territory ahead. The governor is entering his final 17 months in office, when critics will label him a lame duck, candidates running to replace him will poke holes in his record, and legislators may ignore him.
How he chooses to navigate that time could help determine the shape of his legacy. Dukakis hit one of the toughest periods in his career in his final year in office. He was bruised after his resounding defeat in the 1988 presidential race and forced to raise taxes to cope with a budget crisis.
Patrick's circumstances are different, but he has yet to clearly lay out how he plans to fill his remaining time in office.
He said he will summon his Cabinet secretaries and senior aides to his sprawling retreat in the Berkshires Friday to brainstorm a plan for the rest of his tenure. While he said that the strategy has yet to be crafted, he argued that laws for which he has won passage will allow him to work toward his long-standing goals, including building roads and bridges and spurring high-tech business.
"The main focus is to use the tools we have," Patrick said. "The conversation about what, if any, other legislation to seek is something the Cabinet and I will be talking about."
Patrick starts down the final stretch without a signature proposal that he wants to drive through the Legislature. The centerpiece of his second-term agenda — a $1.9 billion tax increase to pay for education and transportation programs — was roundly rejected by lawmakers last month in favor of a $500 million tax hike focused solely on transportation.
Jim Doyle, who was governor of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011, said the last year in office can be difficult. The most talented aides and Cabinet members begin to leave for jobs in the private sector. And the candidates running for governor, even those from the governor's own party, tend to criticize the incumbent's record.
"As popular as any governor might have been, they find themselves in a very difficult position, because nobody wants to run saying, 'I'm going to just be like that guy,' so everybody is kind of chipping away at you," Doyle said.
At the same time, the last months in office can be liberating, he said. Doyle, a Democrat, said he used his final year in Wisconsin to pass a health care overhaul bill, gay rights legislation, and a sex-education overhaul.
"I wasn't running for reelection; I wasn't raising money; the focus was really on getting some things done," he said. "We really had the sense we've got to get this done in a short period of time."
Jack Corrigan, a former top aide to Dukakis, said that even if Patrick's legislative agenda dwindles, he will retain the power to appoint allies to boards and commissions and use the bully pulpit of his office.
"If you look at the appointment power and just the power the executive branch has to do things, the governor is a factor until he walks out," Corrigan said. "The question is, does he take full advantage of everything that's available?"
Patrick's executive authority may become more important if his relations with legislative leaders deteriorate, making it harder for him to shepherd bills into law.
'The main focus is to use the tools we have.' — Governor Deval Patrick, on goals for the remainder of his term
There are already signs that his campaign for a major tax increase frayed relations with House leaders who rejected that plan and passed their version over Patrick's veto.
Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, a fellow Democrat, said earlier this week that he and others were offended when Patrick declared in a February speech that legislators must show "courage" by approving the $1.9 billion tax package.
"I didn't appreciate that comment," DeLeo said on WBZ-TV. "I have to say I don't consider myself as lacking courage since I've been speaker. I'd have to say I heard from a lot of folks who just did not appreciate that type of comment. I didn't think it was necessary at the time, and I still don't think that we started off on the right tone."
Paul Pezzella, who was Dukakis's deputy legislative director and is now a State House lobbyist, agreed that Patrick's rhetoric hurt his standing on Beacon Hill.
"It was a bit of a tin ear to a moderate Legislature that basically thought the revenue package was too much to vote for, and I think it made his last year almost more difficult and more lame duck than if he had worked cooperatively on a revenue package," Pezzella said.
At the same time, Pezzella said, "to saddle Patrick with the label of lame duck because he is reaching the end of his second term is a little like assuming an old tiger no longer has teeth."
Patrick likes to boast that, unlike his predecessors who resigned to pursue ambassadorships or to run for president, he has decided to stay on as governor. When his second term ends, in January 2015, he has said he plans to return to the private sector and will not run for president in 2016.
Patrick's aides argue that that decision gives him credibility to continue his work here.
"People in the political world have finally come to understand and accept that he's not running for anything and won't serve in the Obama administration," said Brendan Ryan, Patrick's chief of staff. "He really wants this job in order to do it."
But it is not clear how active he will remain in the State House. He continues to spend part of his time at Sweet P Farm, his Berkshires retreat.
He also recently hired John Walsh, the chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, to lead his political operation, including a federal political action committee that pays for Patrick to travel to other states giving speeches about his vision for the party.
Even as the governor has brushed off larger political ambitions and insisted he is focused on his day job, Walsh said he continues to field invitations for Patrick to speak around the country.
"Deval Patrick has become a national person," he said. "He's a leader of the Democratic Party, nationally."Michael Levenson can be reached at mlevenson@
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Wanted: NASCAR's Next Generation
LOUDON, N.H. - In an effort to introduce the thrill of NASCAR racing to a younger demographic, New Hampshire Motor Speedway has developed a new school ticket program to attract children to experience the racing action in-person at the track. In addition, a portion of the ticket proceeds - sold to other family members - will go back to local schools. The "Speedway for Kids" Program will offer elementary, middle and high school students an opportunity to attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Camping World RV Sales 301 and/or SYLVANIA 300 for free.
"Fans are the lifeblood of NASCAR and our entire industry is committed to developing new fans," said Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of the speedway. "When I was kid growing up in the Midwest, my parents took me to races before I could walk. From attending the Indy 500 at the age of nine to weekly short tracks like the Kokomo Speedway in Indiana, this exciting sport made a huge impression on me and a fan forever. Our goal is to make a fan for life. We are confident that with young drivers like Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Larson, and the total experience at the track, younger fans will find many reasons to get hooked on racing."
The free ticket voucher, which will be distributed to more 21,000 students throughout 60-plus schools in New England, will also offer discounted tickets for parents and/or guardians who wish to attend either or both races with the student. For each additional $25 ticket purchased, New Hampshire Motor Speedway will give one dollar back to all participating schools. The voucher is good for one free student ticket, with additional discounted tickets available for adults at $25 per race and children 12 and under at $12.50 per race.
"We appreciate the positive impact schools can make on our youth and all that our teachers do for our children, and this is our way of saying thank you," said Gappens.
The program is being offered to all public schools throughout New Hampshire, as well as special needs schools which focus on at-risk students of all backgrounds.
"This is a great opportunity for our students," said Jessica Squier, director of development and community relations at The Birchtree Center, which helps children and youth with autism in Newington, N.H. "Anything that makes it easier and more affordable for students and their families to try something new and to enjoy spending time together will benefit families living with autism. We appreciate this program and all that the New Hampshire Motor Speedway does to support local children."
The order deadline is May 30 at 5 p.m. with a limit of one voucher per person. Response from schools has been immediate and overwhelming. Already, more than 60 schools in New Hampshire, three from Massachusetts and one school from Maine are taking part in the program.
One sign of growth among young race fans is the steady rise of popularity of Legends race cars, which is a traditional gateway for many professional drivers into the sport. Legends cars and equipment are raced at NHMS each year, and there is a sales facility, the Granite State Legend Cars dealership, on site in Loudon.
"More and more young people are following the path of drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kurt Busch, who also got their start behind the wheel of a Legends racecar. We believe a new generation of fans is coming our way," said Gappens.
This is the latest in a companywide initiative to bring in a younger fan base to the core group that has made NASCAR an American favorite.
"Attending a NASCAR race isn't just about 43 superfast cars battling it out for 300 miles or going around in circles. It's about the total experience," said Gappens. "That total experience includes elements from a giant state fair, a major concert, camping, inter-active displays, retail shopping and the largest food and beverage menu found anywhere. You can literally see it, hear it, feel it, smell it and taste it."
In addition to the school program, New Hampshire Motor Speedway is offering special pricing for children. Kids under the age of 12 will able to attend both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this season for half the price of an adult ticket in any price level. For instance, a $100 adult ticket would cost $50 for a child 12 and under. The discounted ticket price is available for the Camping World RV Sales 301 on Sunday, July 13, and the SYLVANIA 300 on Sunday, Sept. 21.
Schools participating in the program include:
Andover Elementary - Andover, N.H.
Villas Elementary - Alstead, N.H.
Prospect Mountain High - Alton, N.H.
Barnstead Elementary - Barnstead, N.H.
Early Childhood Learning Center - Barnington N.H.
Bethleham Elementary - Bethleham, N.H.
Boscawen Elementary - Boscawen, N.H.
NFI Midway Shelter - Bradford, N.H.
Seacost Learning Center- Brentwood, N.H.
Bristol Elementary - Bristol, N.H.
Broken Ground & Second Start - Concord, N.H.
Fall Mountain High - Charlestown, N.H.
Deerfield Community - Deerfield, N.H.
West Running Brook Middle - Derry, N.H.
Cornerstone Christian Academy - Epsom, N.H.
Errol Consolidated Elementary - Errol, N.H.
Great Bay Learning Center - Exeter, N.H.
Farmington Senior High - Farmington, N.H.
Franklin Middle & High - Franklin, N.H.
Villa Augustina & Maple Ave - Goffstown, N.H.
Edward Fenn - Gorham, N.H.
Hillsboro Elem, Deering, High - Hillsboro, N.H.
Jennie D Blake - Hill, N.H.
Nottingham West Elementary - Hudson, N.H.
Elm Street - Laconia, N.H.
Londonderry South & South Londonderry Elementary - Londonderry, N.H.
Loudon Elementary - Loudon, N.H.
Henry J Mclaughlin Middle - Manchester, N.H.
Mason Elementary - Mason, N.H.
Merrimack Valley, Middle & High - Penacook, N.H.
Moultonborough Academy - Moultonborough, N.H.
Infant Jesus - Nashua, N.H.
The Birchtree Center - Newington, N.H.
Pembroke Village, Hill, Three Rivers - Pembroke, N.H.
Penacook Elementary - Penacook, N.H.
Monarch School of New England - Rochester, N.H.
Rollinsford Grade - Rollinsford, N.H.
Salisbury Elementary - Salisbury, N.H.
Stratford Public - Stratford, N.H.
Warren Village School & Newport Montessori - Warren, N.H.
Webster Elem - Webster, N.H.
Montessori House - Winnisquam, N.H.
Lawlor Early Childhood Center - Lawrence, Mass.
Franco American Elementary & Joseph McAvinnue - Lowell, Mass.
Glickman Academy - Portland, Maine


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11 Strokes From Lead
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — One round of play into its final fall tournament, the Yale women's golf team sits in fifth place at the Oct. 20-21 Lehigh Invitational.
It was a difficult day out at the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa., and the Bulldogs closed with 312 overall, 11 strokes behind tournament leader Rutgers.
Still, several of the Yale golfers notched up strong performances. Leading the way was junior Seo Hee Moon, who fired 75 (+3) to return to the clubhouse in a tie for fifth place, just three strokes behind the tournament leader.
Close behind Moon was sophomore Shreya Ghei, who put up a 78 (+8) to go into the final round in a tie for 13th.
Following the Lehigh Invitational, the Bulldogs will break from competition until the spring season kicks off with a tournament in Florida in March. The golfers will play one final round Sunday, beginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Report filed by James Lu '14, Yale Sports Publicity.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Maths teachers needed? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Maths teachers needed? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Taiwan View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message mTmJoined: 23 Sep 2010Posts: 9Location: Bristol, UK Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 4:31 pm Post subject: Maths teachers needed? I'm considering coming to Taiwan to teach, learn Mandarin and have a brand new cultural experience. I have a degree in mechanical engineering and have always been one for numbers and science, so was wondering if there is much of a call for non-native, English-only-speaking maths (or "math" if you prefer) teachers? I know there is something of a market for this in Hong Kong (mainly run through private agencies) but it seems that much of the hiring in Taiwan is done off the internet, so it's tough to gauge the situation. I have no teaching experience or qualifications and am late-20s. Thanks in advance! Back to top yamahuhJoined: 23 Apr 2004Posts: 1033Location: Karaoke Hell Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: Without a certified teaching credential you will not be able to teach anywhere except a Buxiban as public schools require that you have a teaching license from your home country. If you are teaching in a Buxiban the chances of you being able to teach anything but English are slim. Sorry. Back to top mTmJoined: 23 Sep 2010Posts: 9Location: Bristol, UK Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:02 am Post subject: Thanks for the info yamahuh! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Taiwan All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Dear Archie Comics,
(Specifically Jon Goldwater, Mike Pellerito, Victor Gorelick and Alex Segura)
We need to talk about Kevin.
When you introduced Mr. Keller, the promise was that he wasn't merely a stunt character, but a new part of Riverdale and RHS. A real character, not just a cipher to sell comics. And at first, you (more or less) lived up to this.
Now? Not so much. It looks more and more like you're just going to ride Kevin (totally intended) until his sales drop, and then what? Off to hang with Frankie Valdez? Maybe he'll become BFFs with Cricket O'Dell and never be seen again?
If only there was some way to prove that you are in fact committed to including the gay community in Riverdale for reasons beyond sales and media attention. If only there was a way to talk about being a gay teen in a way that carried real (and real-world) meaning.
Oh, wait. There totally is. And his name is Jeff Krell.
Jeff is one of the pioneers of gay comics, and has been writing and publishing 'Jayson', an Archie-esque strip about a gay character and his cast of friends, since 1983. It's been in several papers, was syndicated, was developed as a musical and has been published in several collections by Ignite! Entertainment. He has also translated several works by German cartoonist Ralf Konig and has been recognized at several conventions and on many panels as one of the most important figures in the history of gay cartoons.
|Meet Jayson, for those of you who haven't.
So gentlemen, it's time to hire Jeff Krell to write an issue featuring Kevin Keller, and I've got 5 great reasons why.
1- He's got the goods. Have any of you read his 'Jayson' strips? He has proven, for almost 3 decades, that he understands the format, has a sense of humour and is good with balancing actual insight and emotion with gags.
2- He wants the gig. In fact, he's been trying to get the gig since the late 70's. He still has a message his roommate left him that Michael Silberkleit called. He's been talking to you at conventions for years. He's been pitching stories to you for a long time, so far without success.
3- He deserves your f**king respect. You guys can be as proud (again, intended) as you want that you were the first comic company to step up to the line with a gay character, but give due to the dude who was walking that walk 30 years ago. You think you're tough because you dared face the heat of being a pro-gay comic in 2010? Well, he was writing a gay comic in Philadelphia in 1983. 1983! Now who's tough?
4- He gets it, in a way Dan Parent doesn't. Now don't get me wrong, I think Dan is awesome. Totally awesome. But he ain't gay. I'm not saying you have to be to write a gay character, but part of the reason for Kevin's existence is to provide a role-model for LGBT youth reading your comics. Don't you think they'd appreciate hearing the voice of someone who survived the experience back in the days when things would, most likely, not 'get better'?
5- You can mainline some more press coverage. Next year is the 30th anniversary of 'Jayson', an ideal time to honour the man and his achievements and a good story for the press. For the last year you have been doing anything it takes to get coverage, why not something good for once?
Of course the one argument against using Jeff could have been that some of his past material is racy, and Archie would want to distance themselves from that. Luckily, you guys have eliminated this problem by paying Gene Simmons to be in Archie comics.
Yes, those 4 issues featuring the proudest misogynist in America have removed the final barrier to hiring Jeff. After all, Gene's back catalogue is far worse than Jeff's. There's the song about forcing his girlfriend to try anal sex because he doesn't want to use birth-control ('Nothing to Lose'), the song about getting his weiner immortalized ('Plaster Caster') or the charming one about statutory rape ('Domino'). We don't even need to get into his abusive and insanely sexist interview with Terry Gross (so horrible that Gene wouldn't allow NPR to archive it like they do every other Fresh Air interview) or the fact that he loves to brag about the thousands of women he's slept with.
The point? If you're willing to get into bed (yup) with someone as filthy as Gene, you can never say a word about Jeff's work being a factor in not hiring him. So thanks for that.
So gentlemen, I dare you. I dare you to prove that you aren't simply having Kevin be 'gay for pay'. I dare you to let an actual gay role model, who has all the experience necessary to do the job, write for your fictional one. And I dare you to show Jeff the respect he's earned. You wouldn't have a gay character, and be reaping the financial benefits of how popular he's proven, if Jeff hadn't blazed the trail during a time when being openly gay was, quite frankly, dangerous.
If any of my readers (all 3 of you!) agree, feel free to express your sentiments to E-I-C Victor Gorelick (email@example.com), President Mike Pellerito (email@example.com) Executive Director of Publicity and Marketing Alex Segura (firstname.lastname@example.com) or PR Coordinator Rik Offenberger (email@example.com).
For more about Jeff Krell, here is a link to the Haiku duel him and I once fought, judged by Vancouver's poet laureate Brad Cran. I also did a 2-part interview with Jeff for First Comics News a few years ago....sadly the images are no longer hosted, so the interviews aren't anywhere near as good as they once were, but are still worth a read. Part 1 and Part 2.
Archie Comics, the ball is in your court.


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Travels with Tooy wins Victor Turner Prize
Travels with Tooy: History, Memory, and the African American Imagination (University of Chicago Press, 2008) has been selected as the winner of the 2008 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing.
The author of Travels with Tooy is Richard S. Price, Duane A. and Virginia S. Dittman Professor of American Studies, Anthropology and History at William and Mary. Price has conducted 35 years of research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in the South American rain forest. He encountered Tooy, a priest, philosopher and healer living in a shantytown on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana.
The Victor Turner Prize is a juried competition sponsored by the Society for Humanistic Anthropology. The award will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in San Francisco in November.


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Lazy Sunday LinkageComments
Stuff of note:
- David Axe on how stealth aircraft stay off the radar.
- Dan Nexon on flexibility and constraint in hegemonic orders.
- "How many of these fucking Kagans are there?"
- Russia's newest boomers will also carry long range cruise missiles.
- People jabbering on about grand strategy, "retrenchment," and "deep engagement." Expect a Foreign Entanglements on this subject shortly.
- A CIA reading list.
- Turning a MiG-21 into a chemical weapons delivering drone is harder than you might think.


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Virtualization has emerged as a leading trend in the data center. Organizations are embracing the virtualized data center for a variety of reasons, including total cost of ownership (TCO), consolidation, operational efficiency and flexibility, disaster recovery and business continuity, security, and reduced carbon footprint. Cisco is committed to leading the transition toward the virtualized data center through innovative products and solutions, including support for Cisco Unity messaging on the VMware ESXi platform, part of the VMware Infrastructure suite.
Deploying Cisco Unified Communications on VMware ESXi delivers the following advantages:
- Allows customers to extend the benefits of their virtualization and storage data center investments to Cisco Unified Communications.
- Maintains the same predictable scalability provided by running the Cisco Unified Communication applications on a physical server.
Cisco Unified Communications are real-time application, which makes it more difficult to virtualize than traditional data-centric applications, such as database and email servers. Delivering this level of performance in a reliable, predictable, and serviceable manner requires some concessions, primarily around not oversubscribing the CPU, RAM and other resources.
You can virtualize many of the Cisco Unified Communication applications, such as Cisco Unified Communication Manager, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Unified Presence Server, Cisco Unified Contact Center Express and other Contact Center applications
You can also run a mix of virtual and nonvirtual machines, including the servers in a backup or failover pair. Also note that to virtualize Cisco Unified Communications applications, there is an additional support burden. Customers provide the hardware, VMware ESXi software, and are responsible for coordinating support for these components, including provisioning and performance troubleshooting. Customers who are unwilling to take on such support may be better candidates for deploying Cisco Unified Communication applications on physical servers.
Hardware Requirements
The currently-available Unified Communications System Hardware are:
- Unified Computing System B-200 M1
- Unified Computing System C-210 M1 (Reference Configuration 1)
Refer to the section on Related Hardware Documentation for details on these models.
B-200 M1 Requirements
The following hardware requirements apply to the currently-supported Unified Communications applications when using the B-200 M1 hardware:
- The hardware must be the half-width B-200 blade, with the Intel E5540 CPU or greater.
- SAN storage must be used.
- The SAN array must on the VMware list of supported SANs.
- SAN connectivity must be fiber channel.
- SAN array disks must be fiber channel or SAS with 10k or 15k spindle speed.
- No over subscription of of any resource is allowed.
A complete list of requirements is located here.
C-210 M1 Requirements
The following hardware requirements apply to the currently-supported Unified Communications applications when using the C-210 M1 (Reference Configuration 1) hardware:
- The hardware must be the C-210 server.
- The local drive must be used.
- No over subscription of of any resource is allowed.
A complete list of requirements is located here.
Related Hardware Documentation
Unified Computing System B-200 M1
Unified Computing System C-210 M1
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Mickelson shakes off distractions, shoots even par at Open
PINEHURST, N.C. -- Phil Mickelson came to the U.S. Open with several compelling story lines shadowing him: his return to the site of his heartbreaking loss in 1999, his inaugural attempt at completing the career Grand Slam, and a much-publicized FBI investigation into possible insider trading.
Mickelson wasn't disappointed over which story line lost steam Thursday.
On the same day the FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly cleared Mickelson of wrongdoing in one element of their probe, he kept himself in the fray on the course. Mickelson shot even-par 70 in the opening round, giving himself a chance to chase history the next three days.
Earlier in the day, the New York Times reported that the FBI and SEC found Mickelson did not trade in shares of Oakland-based Clorox just as Carl Icahn mounted a takeover bid in 2011. Mickelson and Las Vegas sports gambler Billy Walters reportedly still face an investigation into trades they made in Dean Foods in 2012.
"I'll continue to say I haven't done anything wrong," Mickelson said. "I do have a lot to say, but I just can't say it right now."
As for his golf, Mickelson flirted with the lead throughout his round. He stumbled down the stretch, with bogeys on two of his final four holes, but he knows even-par is historically a good score at the Open.
"I didn't miss a fairway with my driver," he said. "That's a good thing for me. That's an unusual thing for me. ... The one club that's hurting me is the putter, so I've got to get that turned around the next couple of days."
Mickelson has struggled with his putter this year, prompting him to try a "claw" grip in the Open. The ploy didn't help much; he needed 31 putts Thursday and failed to take advantage of his crisp ball-striking.
Even so, Mickelson remains confident about his chances at Pinehurst No. 2, where he memorably finished one shot behind Payne Stewart in 1999. That outcome launched Mickelson's tortured relationship with the Open: His six runner-up finishes, including last year at Merion, are a record.
"This is a course where I get the same feeling I get at Augusta - I don't have to be perfect," he said of Pinehurst. "I can miss greens and still get up and down. I always have a chance."
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April 16, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Behind a game-high five goals, Dylan Roden helped propel MIT to an 11-5 win over Pilgrim Lacrosse League foe Norwich University on Wednesday. Neil Zimmerman notched one goal and three assists while Ernie Park tallied two goals, an assist, and eight groundballs for the Engineers (6-5, 3-1 Pilgrim). Ryan Ballentine and Corey Garvey each posted five groundballs as Ballentine added two assists. Patrick Shannon registered four groundballs while Garth Grove collected seven saves.
Roden put MIT on the board early in the contest with Norwich recording the equalizer midway through the period. Roden then connected on a pass from Ballentine to give the Engineers the lead for good with 5:36 on the clock. Zimmerman found Park just over a minute later and Roden completed the hat-trick courtesy of a feed from Garvey.
The Roden-Ballentine connection returned in the second quarter, resulting in a man-up goal and a 5-1 advantage. Zimmerman set up Tom Hay at the 4:41 mark while Norwich found the back of the net late in frame, making the score, 6-2, in favor of the visitors at the break.
The Cardinal and Gray extended their margin with a 4-1 spurt during the last seven minutes of the third quarter. A solo effort by Park was followed by an unassisted extra-man goal from Roden. Zimmerman scored on a feed from Park before the Cadets ended their scoring drought with 2:42 remaining. Shannon found the back of the net 38 seconds later to establish a 10-3 lead heading into the final stanza.
Norwich narrowed the gap with back-to-back goals early in the fourth quarter, but it would get no closer. John Kucharczyk capped the scoring with an extra-man goal that was set up by Zimmerman with 3:33 left to play.


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text: Thursday, March 17, 2011 APTA Exhibits at Congressional Brain Injury Fair Yesterday, APTA exhibited at the Congressional Brain Injury Fair and answered questions from patient advocacy groups, consumers, and congressional staff members on the role of physical therapy in treating patients with brain injury. The association also participated in a congressional briefing titled "Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Re-Entry: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead," during which presentations were given by the US Army Assistant Surgeon General and representatives from the Veteran's Health Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others. The fair, held in the Rayburn House Office Building of the US House of Representatives, was hosted by the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. The task force consists of about 113 House and Senate members and is chaired by Reps Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Todd Platts (R-PA).


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|2009-05-21, 16:39
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|2009-05-21, 17:17
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Join Date: Feb 2009
If anyone here on this forum is interested in getting an electric guitar to learn on I can recommend the best value to you. www.RondoMusic.com (no affiliation). They have SX brand stratocaster and telecaster copies for around $100.
These guitars will beat the pants off of the cheap fender stuff (not that you can call fender's cheap stuff cheap anymore).
I own a few vintage guitars worth alot of money. A Sadowsky bass. A gibson les paul. The SX guitars are the best quality in the $100 range.
|2009-05-25, 03:56
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I won't lie, it's kind of gotten me on a jrock/jpunk kick. I've been listening to female jrock and punk bands constantly, bands I never even knew about. Not only that but it has made me pick my guitar up again just to fiddle around. The way Yui learns how to play guitar in the show is pretty close to what my experience was.
|2009-05-27, 12:41
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To some extent, yes, K-ON! inspires me. Not as effectively as Nodame Cantabile, since my instrument of choice is the violin, but watching Yui just learning an instrument from scratch much like I am gives me a bit of a confidence boost when working with my violin.
|2009-05-31, 02:38
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Join Date: Dec 2006
I've been playing piano since I was 6, and played off and on most of my life, mostly on. Done the recital thing as a kid, been in a couple of bands, wrote music and lyrics. Now I record different things using the computer. I'm mainly a keyboardist, but also play bass, and some basic guitar.
K-On! has almost inspired me to get a Les Paul, or a good copy. But my wallet says "no". Well so far...
|2009-05-31, 06:45
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Location: Earth, I think... >_>
|2009-05-31, 08:01
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haha i was kinda jealous that Yui learnt the guitar relatively fast, since i had a bumpy start..that drove me to practice like mad these days since i was free, somehow my electric jazz scales improved a little ^_^
anyhow i play with all the correct fingering and methods...and im better than Yui...so haha..
but i have a feeling she will overtake me by the end of the series...arrrggghhhh no...must...not..lose!!
|2009-07-22, 02:41
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Now on a slightly different issue, I'm not sure if I'm the only one who feels particularly agitated by the author of K-On's contentious attitude towards drummers by creating a character that plays the drums, due to her her inability to articulate her fingers with sufficient dexterity, thus implying that the drums is a "doss". I can play all four of the instruments portrayed in the anime, and whilst the melodic instruments certainly require a high degree of digital manual dexterity for the more advanced techniques, kit drumming requires a completely different skill that itself, is incredibly difficult to master: 4-way coordination, or basically, the ability to use all your limbs independently and coherently (particularly in Jazz).
Though perhaps the level of drumming represented in K-On equates to the character's supposed lack of technical skill. Speed drumming and the brass-monkey style of drumming is all too prevalent these days (also represented in the anime) and quite frankly, I find that sickening.
But yes, almost anyone with an almost complete lack of musical talent could probably "whack" the drums for the beats played in the songs in K-On.
Gone are the great technicians such as Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa who make the kind of drumming that we hear in K-On (and plenty of pop songs) the stuff of babies.
Aside from musical hoo-ha, the anime was quite good I suppose, in an extremely "moe-moe kyun" kind of way...
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|2009-07-22, 10:36
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k-on made me play guitar. Actually I used to refuse when my mom wanted me to get a guitar but now I play all the time (ok I'm still learning but whatever)
The same thing happened with tiny snow fairy sugar, it inspired me to continue playing piano.
|2009-07-22, 10:53
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Mostly, it just got me interested in picking up my music again. I've played many instruments but always kind of regretted not spending more time with bass guitar. It isn't that the K-On music is that great -- but it does have that beginner-garage-band sort of feel I've always liked to hear where people appear to be having fun even if they aren't technical aces.
|2009-07-22, 11:01
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Besides, this is a comedy show. I can imagine that BECK could inspire you, but this? Come on. That's like that thread on MAL with the guy who bought an electric guitar because he likes K-On.
|2009-07-25, 00:56
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K-on! were a huge inspiration for me. i used to have this keyboard just laying around. but during the first episode i got this huge urge to find it and start playing seriously. so now im playing and trying to improve everyday, and when im not feeling that i want to play anymore i just watch another episode xD
|2009-07-30, 02:28
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I liked their songs myself. it's great to have songs that you like to play on whatever instrument you're playing or want to play. I've been practicing on them for a while (along with other more 'boring' material) Though anyone starting off should realize you can't learn an instrument by going to summer camps and end up only playing on the beach...
I seem to think exactly opposite as Da~Mike; I liked their music, but the show wasn't much special nor a good comedy. Just an overdose on moe'ness that I can't seem to enjoy. Though implying that pop-songs with mediocore drumming are for babies is a bit harsh...
|2009-07-30, 04:48
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i started playing guitar more than 10 years ago, inspired by a rock band
K-ON! gives me entertainment, good songs, and of course a lot of very cute charaters
i especially like to watch the close relationship among the band members, very enjoyable
i dont have an urge to play their songs (actually i cannot even i want to )
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Profile of Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was the most famous jazz trumpeter of the 20th century. Like Jelly Roll Morton, Armstrong began playing in New Orleans clubs and saloons in his early teens. By the 1920s Armstrong was touring the country and leading his own band, the Hot Five (later the Hot Seven). He continued to tour and record throughout his life and was particularly famous for his innovative, loose-limbed improvisations; some call him the first great jazz improvisor. His gravelly voice and sunny persona were a hit with the non-jazz public, and later in his career he became a sort of cheerful ambassador of jazz, even appearing as himself (more or less) in movies like High Society (1956, with his good friend Bing Crosby and starlet Grace Kelly) and Hello, Dolly! (1969, with Barbra Streisand). The theme song from the latter film became his most widely-known recording.
Armstrong's nickname Satchmo was an abbreviation of "satchelmouth," a joke on the size of his mouth… He was also nicknamed Gatemouth, Dippermouth, Dip, and simply Pops… Armstrong was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an "early influence" in 1990… In 2001 the city of New Orleans renamed its airport as Louis Armstrong International Airport… Armstrong is credited with influencing trumpeters as diverse as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis.
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U.S. and Egypt Set on Collision Course
Egypt's military-led government said it was "reviewing" its strategic relationships with the U.S. and other Western governments critical of its crackdown on Islamists. Meanwhile, deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could be freed from prison this week. Jerry Seib discusses. Photo: Getty Images.
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... the the ... good morning welcome to the New Saab I'm Ralf Winkler breaking news this morning Egyptian judiciary officials say that deposed President Hosni ... Mubarak ... could be freed from custody this week meanwhile the long standing relationship between the US and Egypt ... may be in peril as Egypt's military led government ... has said it is now reviewing ... the relationship Jerry Sithe is Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau chief he joins us right now cheery good morning ... good morning so first up this Mubarak news what's what's happening ... well what's happened is the court that today I move to drop corruption charges against the former president he had previously been cleared of charges for killing protesters are up ordering the killing protesters during the Arab Spring ... and some other corruption charges ... they're still one more charge pending against him by the in in in the cases of Cairo this morning or that AG given what the court did today what likely be released sometime this week ... aam ... you know I don't think the necessary plays in the power struggle is underway now directly ... but is going to be seen as another sign by the Muslim Brotherhood that the army is basically reasserting control of former President Mubarak was a general before taking present closely identified with the military ... um and ah probably be read as in another sign that the army and the ducks now basically leaving Egypt is trying to roll back all the changes of the Arab Spring two years ago so ... aam is gonna be a bit incendiary I suspect ... okay I was moving on what what that means the villagers being in the military government ... he's now has said that it is reviewing ... quote its relationship with the United States what's that about ... what a lot of strange in a relationship right now dead beat the Obama missed ration try to play this play this delicately struck that balance the two competing claims that it's the teeming with right now regarding the situation in Egypt one the one hand ... there's an impulse ... critically fed by Saudi Arabia and Israel are allied other allies in the region ... to keep lines of communication open with the military and one way to do that is continue ... the U S aid relationship the US provides about a billion and a half dollars most of that in military aid to ... present Obama has not cut off that a one the other hand he's under a lot of pressure for cheaply from Capitol Hill which increased over the weekend after that ... after the the massacre that occurred in Cairo in the last several days to go and cut off the data's assigned to the military leaders were now calling the shots in Cairo that were not happy about that ... I think that the latter part of that is what the military leaders are hearing that either be precise from Washington that the aid package is in jeopardy I think what they're saying is this is the look ... maybe we don't need your a game or any where we're going to do all we need to do were tired of criticism from outside imperfectly that from the U S not only from the U S also from Europe the EU is considering whether it's to suspend aid to Egypt as well ... and I think what the military leaders in Cairo are saying is look we got other options ... our Arab friends to the Saudis are willing to step up with a lot of money ... and by the way there other places to buy arms around the world you know the Egyptians of the four and worse about Syria have a long standing military relationship with the Soviet Union ... I'm quite sure they're Russian that the military industries that are more than happy to sell of weapons to Egypt so ... that is is kind of a warning shot to the US that we have other options here were not rely on you ... speaking of ... bedrock ... I'd bedrock policies that kind of keep the Middle East from falling apart there's also the peace treaty with Israel ... what's the status of that relationship ... well that the oddly that relationship is probably more solid than a was a few weeks ago I mean the military does not wanna be stabilize border with Israel ... on they've actually shored up cooperation with Israel ... since they got rid of Mohammed Morsi the Muslim Brotherhood president who was supposed ... to cooperate with Israel in ... going after the Islamic extremists who are roaming around on the Sinai that a no man's land between Israel and Egypt ... and Israel the governor's basically calling on the U S ... just to maintain ties with the military government ... they consider that government to be kind of an island of stability in an otherwise raucous Egypt so ... of the Israel of Egyptian relationship is an oddly moving in the right direction the least it's forced relations with the military leaders ... okay Jerry Sithe Washington bureau chief me so much for joining us this morning ... happy be with you