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91. Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell
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- May 6, 2010 at 8:50 AM The Dormouse said...
Hey there! I've been following your blog for a while, but I try to make a point of waiting to read your reviews until I've finished the book myself.
I read Tobacco Road in March for my own slog through The List, and my reaction was similar to yours. Here's my own blog post about Dude's motoring fiascos.
After giving it some thought, I've concluded that Caldwell's uncanny ability to situate comedy within deeply disconcerting events is the genius of the entire book. Our discomfort and sense of cognitive dissonance is proof of his mastery. For that reason alone, I would defend his position on the top 100 list.
Thanks for this -- I've been enjoying your posts.
- May 6, 2010 at 12:42 PM Devon S. said...
You make a great point -- the whole experience was one of cognitive dissonance, from the horrid/comedic situations, to our ambivalence toward Jeeter, to the characterization of Sister Bessie (preacher/whore), to our mixed reaction when the successful son, Tom, refuses to help his starving family out.
But,although I can see what Caldwell was aiming for, I can't shake the feeling that he didn't quite hit his mark.
I need to think more about it though, and maybe return to the book.
Thanks for following along.
Oh yeah, and I checked out your post. Interesting blog!
- May 7, 2010 at 12:29 PM SocrMom78 said...
I laughed through this one too. I see where you felt uncomfortable, as it's a weird feeling to laugh at someone else's ignorance or misfortune. I agree with Dormouse though, that really is the genius of the book.
- May 10, 2010 at 8:51 AM Devon S. said...
Dormouse and SocrMom78:
I have thought about it and I still disagree.
I don't deny that in the Tobacco Road, Caldwell demonstrates skill as a writer. You both point out, quite correctly, that it's no easy feat to mix the dark and the funny effectively. I'd argue that a book that invokes an intended emotion in its reader is, on some level, a success.
I get that.
But this book lacked the thematic weight to give Caldwell's literary devices purpose, to give them something to do. A well handled device is uninteresting, outside of a writing exercise, unless it is being used in the service something. That something, I'd argue, are the greater themes of the book. This book felt shallow to me because I scratched my head over what exactly Caldwell was trying to do, over what he was really writing about.
Perhaps, part of the problem is that the illiterate, inbred, hillbilly has become such a cultural cliche, that I, as a reader, need heavy thematic significance to respond to it. I can't read the book as it would have been read in 1932. But, even then, I still can't see what he set out to accomplish. Perhaps, this is an imaginative failing on my part.
The people who would have read the book when it came out would have been literate, educated, and with enough discretionary income to buy a book, precisely the sort of people who may have already harboured negative stereotypes about the people out on the Tobacco Road. Caldwell does nothing to challenge those stereotypes, if anything, he reinforces them, gives us more reasons to laugh at the hillbilly in overalls with a piece of hay in his mouth.
I am not saying that a text needs to be socially responsible to be good. Not at all. But the greater authorial purpose does need to be, more or less, accessible to the reader.
I guess what I am saying is that in order for the humour, and the discomfort I felt, to be the "genius" of the book, it needs to challenge me to something, to push me toward a realization of some sort. Here, it just felt gratuitous. It just pushed me to challenge the text, from which I got no answers.
But I think disagreement is stimulating: it motivated me to reexamine (although not change) my opinion, so thank you.
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Here is a blog award for you, since I couldn't find an email address for you! I love your blog! Keep up the good work!

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Tony Simmons is a graduate of the Siebel Institute and World Brewing Academy as well as a Brewpub board member for the Colorado Brewers Guild, and a Brewpub subcommittee member for the Brewers Association. His article in The New Brewer, highlighted in the Brewpubs Section of BrewersAssociation.org, emphasizes the importance of having a well educated front of house staff.
In this article Tony states, "Your bartenders and servers are on the front lines of both communication and interaction with customers...one table or barstool at a time. They need the tools, information, and education to be that 'beer liaison' for your brewpub or taproom."
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2011 is nearly done. 3 more sleeps until 2012, and the time seems right for rememberances. The year is winding down at work. I am one of three people here today and tomorrow. Manning the silent phones, as it were. I'm taking this time to get myself sorted professionally, emotionally and mentally to start a new job early in the new year. So it seems fitting to take a few moments to look back.
2011 started with a bang – right to my immune system. We returned from our annual trip to France, me looking like an extra from 28 Days Later. Winter turned to spring, racing past birthdays and anniversaries, into summer. And a glorious summer it was. Freyja and I spent nearly every day out in the back yard, gardening, puttering and enjoying each other's company.
Then came fall, and the return to "work". As in, paid, in an office, away from home. People had been warning me to prepare myself for the shift, and how. The first week I was back, we received an announcement that our entire division was Workforce Adjusted. Almost 60 people. Can you imagine? The retention exercises dragged out through the fall, while we shuffled feet, paper and dealt with sagging morale. Countless hours at the gym, taking long lunches, and enjoying the company of my dearest friends while we still worked in the same postal code. Not being retained, I went to interview after interview, balancing positivism with realism, until finally an offer came before Christmas.
December brought a trip to Chicago, long awaited and not nearly long enough. Too much eating, just a bit of shopping, and hours of sightseeing by foot. Chicago, I love you and will be back.
And now, the sun king has died and is resurrecting. The days grow infintessimally longer, though we are still plunged in the dark during the commutes to and from. Christmas has come and gone and was a breathless, magical delight that left Freyja speechless and our cat gripped by what can only be an allergy to pine sap in her ears.
2012 brings new work, a new hobby in the form of group leading for the Running Room, new creative projects, new challenges with our beloved toddler still in the throes of "no!" and "mommy go!", and the ever anticipated return of spring with biking and gardening beginning to occupy my imagination. No doubt there will be new trips, new adventures, new discoveries, new hopes and new heartbreaks.


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The North Jersey Avalanche hockey team took on the Long Island Royals in the "Hockey in the Park" charity game at Lasker Rink in Central Park yesterday. The event raised funds to benefit the victims of Superstorm Sandy.
The players and families collected donations from the hockey community as well as their local neighborhoods to be able to make a difference in people's lives. CCM was a major player in the event, agreeing to match a portion of the funds raised by the kids. Westside Skate and Stick has graciously donated alternate jerseys for the teams to wear for the game and Lasker Rink has donated the ice slot.
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With Oceanside in bankruptcy, isn't there anything anyone can do to save the practice? The problem is that most of the doctors are more concerned with sex than they are with money; Pete worries that he can't keep being with Meg since she smokes like a chimney, Cooper and Charlotte get tested for STDs so they can finally have unprotected sex and Naomi and Sam get caught in the act by their teenage daughter Maya, who is thrilled her parents are getting back together.
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RIDGWAY – A proposal to place a monumental western-themed bronze at the Ouray County 4-H Event Center in Ridgway has been shelved, at least temporarily.
The idea, floated by donor and part-time resident Bill Widger, was controversial from the beginning, and now Widger has withdrawn his offer.
In discussion with the Ouray County Commissioners on July 5, Fairgrounds Manager Susan Long talked about the two possibilities being considered and the (unscientific) poll to determine the public's favorite. (Commissioners were involved because the proposed site is county property.)
Citizens had been asked to vote, online, for either "Memories" or a sculpture called "Ridgway Roper," which had an original title of "Texas Two-Step." Both are by Wyoming artist Vic Payne, and both stand close to 13 feet tall.
At the meeting, members of PARC, Public Art in Ridgway Colorado, expressed their strong opposition to "Ridgway Roper," which depicts an illegal act, that of roping a deer. It's illegal to harass wildlife, said PARC members Michael McCullough, Lucy Boody and Rick Weaver. Long said that while she understood the historic nature of the piece, and the fact that art is not inherently endorsing any action, she agreed that "Ridgway Roper" was "inappropriate for the 4-H Event Center. Now, if it was a cow he was roping . . ."
She also reported to the BOCC that 14 of the 15 members in the Fairgrounds Advisory Council also preferred the less-flamboyant, less-controversial "Memories," which shows a young boy in the saddle, hunting with his grandfather.
The commissioners directed Long to proceed with the placement of "Memories" in the planter triangle of the Event Center parking lot.
But then the saga took an unexpected turn. Long learned that Widger's "intent all along was to place all three of his Vic Payne sculptures in one location, to be an attraction for Ridgway. Although he never said that to me." Consequently, "he withdrew 'Memories.' We agreed to leave the door open, but he rescinded the offer of 'Roper' and 'Memories.'" Widger was also involved in the donation of another Vic Payne piece, the American bald eagle at the Dennis Weaver Memorial Park north of town.
Long believes Widger is looking for a new location to host his "attraction." (Widger's voicemail was full, and he was thus unavailable for comment.)
"In the end," Long said, "we just went back to Plan A for landscaping the parking lot. We'll put a picnic bench there and some pavers and plant some nice trees. In fact, if it's not raining too hard, they're being planted right now. They were delivered today."


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Jazzkaar is the biggest jazz festival of the Baltics that is held in the capital of Estonia, Tallinn since 1990. In 2014 Jazzkaar celebrates its 25th birthday. Combining interesting and unique program with bold solution Jazzkaar's team is able to create the best Festival with the smallest budget in the Nordic countries. Jazzkaar is a ten-day festival in April that brings to Estonia the biggest and most interesting findings of the world's jazz scene and fills the whole city of Tallinn with jazz.
American singer, nominated the best jazz singer of the world numerous times and two-time Grammy winner Cassandra Wilson charms listeners with her passionate voice and enchanting presence. Long-awaited in Estonia, Cassandra Wilson will perform at Nokia Concert Hall on April 25th.
The world music star from Mali, singer Fatoumata Diawara has united her singer and acting career; she performs in the cinema, musicals and on stages all over the world. The exotic and warm music of the Malian beauty invites everyone to dance. Fatou's concert is held at the Marina Pavilion on April 23rd.
The beautiful and mysterious instrument harp is not so common on jazz stages. The only virtuoso of this complicated instrument in the world of jazz is a young Columbian talent, charismatic and warm Edmar Castaneda. The concert of Edmar Castaneda will take place on April 23th at the Marian Pavilion.
Young French singer-songwriter-guitarist Nina Attal mesmerizes the audience with real stage power, fierce playing style and clear voice. Her magical compilation of blues, soul and funk drew the audience dancing at Elbjazz in Hamburg where she instantly became the favourite of Jazzkaar's team. Nina Attal and her band will perform on April 24th at the Marina Pavilion.
The guitar king and 20-Grammy-winner Pat Metheny, the leader of the star band of Jazzkaar Pat Metheny Unity Group, has broadened the possibilities of his instrument and conquered the jazz stages of the world with his emotional playing. This time the No 1 jazz guitarist of the planet is touring Europe with his Unity Group – Chris Potter on sax, Ben Williams on bass, Antonio Sanchez on drums and Giulio Carmassi on percussions. The fresh album of this line-up will be on sale in February 2014. The concert of Pat Metheny Unity Group will take place on April 27th at Nokia Concert Hall.
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A child faces many new experiences while in the hospital. Child life specialists help provide a supportive environment, which helps children and teens cope with their hospital stays. Our goal is to normalize the hospital experience for patients and their families through play, socialization, preparation and support during procedures. Using distraction tools such as iPads, bubbles or music, child life specialists help children relax and take their mind off their discomfort.
The Expressive Therapy Program at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin helps patients and their families express their thoughts and emotions through art and music. The Program uses the creative process to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of patients and their families.
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The program is offered in group settings, in the art studio and at the bedside. It includes a registered art therapist, an art specialist, local artists, volunteers and graduate student interns.
Preparation and support during a procedure also are important. Child life specialists provide information about an upcoming surgery or procedure based on each child's developmental level. Pictures, books and realistic medical equipment are used to help explain to a child what he or she will experience before, during and after the procedure. Child life specialists may also provide support, distraction and relaxation techniques during the procedure itself.
Teaching patients how to manage their pain during procedures is an important role of child life specialists. Using distraction tools such as kaleidoscopes, bubbles or music child life specialists help children relax and take their mind off their discomfort.
Child Life specialists work closely with patients and their families on relaxation techniques to support children and help them manage their own pain.
Play is important. It's a form of communication for children. Within the hospital setting, play provides a sense of the familiar. Child life specialists use play to help reduce stress, allow children to express their feelings and to help them adjust to the hospital experience. We offer programs for teens whose needs and communication skills are different than young children.
Our child life specialists work one-on-one with children and often use role-playing to identify fears and concerns. With this method, children act out experiences they have had in the hospital and Child Life specialists address any fears communicated during play.
Children's Hospital has several playrooms filled with games, books, toys and art supplies. All the playrooms are considered "safe" rooms where no medical procedures can be performed. Child Life specialists coordinate the activities of trained volunteers who supervise patient play activities in the play rooms and at the beside.
Group activities are scheduled regularly. Child Life specialists plan events such as a family resource fair, State Fair and winter carnival as well as visits by special guests. Learn more about bringing your group to the hospital or how you can donate toys or create a project for Children's Hospital patients.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin provides patients the opportunity to heal through our Animal-assisted Therapy program. This program brings in dogs certified by Pet Partners or Therapy Dogs International to visit with patients on the inpatient units and in the clinics. We have a diverse fleet of therapy dogs who participate. Learn more about the certification requirements. Our teams offer educational, motivational and therapeutic benefits to our patients. Learn how to get involved.
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This week in tweets, Kat Von D and Deadmau5 aren't getting married; Chris Brown offers an explanation about his life, and Amanda Bynes has plans for her face.
"Cheating on your loved one is the most hurtful thing one could do. I hate to have to admit, that this relationship is indeed over." - Kat Von D
"Well now that I'm finally free... Lets put out some music! Lake mead day to celebrate today, then back to work on Friday :)." - Deadmau5
"my heart is still the same." - Justin Bieber
"Pretty happy with my garden and the side dish that happened because of it. Sautéed kale and potatoes with truffle oil and grilled halloumi." - Pink
"Good morning my tweet-hearts how is everyone doing on this fine saturday? Im sad because I did not get to go to gay pride in NY! ;(." - Kelly Osbourne
"I work my ass off to provide for my entire family. I've made mistakes in the past and have worked hard to be a better person. 9-24 years of age. I don't have all the answers and you can't show me a person that age who has it figured out.We live and grow. Let me live." - Chris Brown
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"Don't be afraid of a challenge! Make love to it like an ex-boyfriend! #Perezism." - Perez Hilton
"I Plan On Having Surgery On My Whole Face Straight Up." - Amanda Bynes
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Did you listen to music today or have a Debra day?
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I just got a call from a friend of mine and she said, we missed you at the meeting the other day and she proceeded to tell me the details of this missed chance I had to visit with others. During said meeting, evidentally she messed up something or somewhere and she told them, "Uh Oh, I'm having a Debra kind of day." We both laughed and I am sure the people in the circle of friends also laughed. And I am honored. To know that I am now famous enough to have a day named after me. Its great. I mean its not like a Ferris Bueller day or anything or St Patricks Day but at least I know that the words, Debra Day, may catch on and I will be the person the day is named for! Famous. Finally. Not for a great work of writing material, not for fortune, not for curing a disease but for admitting that I screw up and when I do, its a royal screw up. And, I tell about it. I laugh at myself and others laugh either with or at me, never sure which, but whatever the case, they laugh. And my day is made if I can make someone laugh. I am sure I make folks laugh all the time and I just dont know it, or its because I am not trying. I am sure that folks laugh at me for having spilled stuff down the front of my blouse and not knowing it; or driving with something hanging out of the car door or window or trunk. Or think that I am having some sort of a fit because I am directing music while driving. See I just got a CD player put in my car. First time I have EVER had a CD in a car. You have read about my cell phone so you know I am little (lot) behind the times. So when we got the CD player put in the car, I didnt even think to take a CD from home. So I had to buy one. Did you know they dont have as many CD's in stores as they used to? And then it was Tony Bennett. Now you younger folks wont have any idea who that is, except when I tell you the CD I bought has Lady Gaga; and Amy Winehouse singing with him. And he also has Michael Buble with him and a host of others like kd lange and the such. Anyway, when he gets to singing some of those old standards that I know and love so well, I get to driving and singing and directing music as if I were in an orchestra. Strange how music can have some sort of effect on folks. Loud music that has repetative noises makes me nervous inside. Cant understand whats being said and then its repeated about 1000 times. Or what my husband loves, which is what I call TING TING music. You know, New Age music. No words or if there are words they are sung in Gaelic or something and again I cant understand the words. Or the other one he likes is what I call cartoon music, which is really Classical music but I can usually name the cartoons or commercials that it came from. So did you listen to music today? And if you did can you name the type it is? Country. New Country. Outlaw Country. and so on. So many names for so many things, which brings me to DEBRA day. It used to be called being blonde by some folks but then I think people who really are blonde took exception. So my friend has named it DEBRA day instead. See, its not only when I am driving and directing music that makes it seem I am out of it mentally, well its the kind of screw up things I do. Like the other day, I wanted to and needed to cut the grass here at the Ponderosa. It was weedy and I am afraid of snakes, and bugs, and ticks and lice and grass cut feet and well you get the idea, so I decided I would cut the grass. So I bought me a lawnmower last year. My husband says its not much above a toy lawnmower because its small and doesnt have a lot of gadgets. But it fits my hands just fine. And I can pick it up and put it in the car to take it to Mothers or wherever it needs to go, like to the C&C Small Engine Repair shop. I have learned not only the way there, but roads to take to be sure the lawnmower doesnt fall out of the trunk while getting there. So I go the back way through Saks instead of down 431 to the shop, taking roads that make me go downhill alot instead of up hill. Then when I get to come home with my prize possession, I drive another set of streets, making me go downhill coming home. That way the lawnmower goes forward and not backwards. Makes sense to me. Well, I was thrilled with myself because I got the lawnmower in the car by myself. Got the twine and tied it in there really good, and drove to the shop. The man called and said it was ready. I was so happy!!! So I went back to get my lawnmower. Seems the problem was a cord that had been put on wrong at the factory, it wasnt my fault after all, and they fixed it. YEAH!!! So I take my backroads coming home. All is well. I get home and I have a certain pair of clippers that I like to use in the yard to clip roses and such. Love those clippers. So I got them suckers and I went to clipping all the twine I had put around the lawnmower. I clipped and I cut and I was getting the lawnmower out when I noticed that I had cut the cord that is used to start the lawnmower into. Smack dab into. Well, I didnt bother to get it out of the trunk, I just tied it back up, went back to C&C and when I drove up, the guys there said, what happened? Then of course they had a laugh and tied a knot in it and told me to go home.....safely. I did. And I cut that grass (it took me 2 days because I am so out of shape) but I got it done. The next day I was going to tidy up a little bit and get the parts that I missed. It kept going dead so I turned it over to see what it was choking on. There was a shoelace or something wrapped around it, so I got it off and kept trying and it wouldnt go. I tried and I tried to start it but it blew this blue smoke out the muffler and I just kept trying. My neighbor, Jeff, next door told me to stop, you dont use something thats smoking! Well that nice man came and helped me to finish up. I was so happy. But the next morning I was up early and ready to take the lawnmower to the shop again. I did and as soon as I drove up, those nice gentlemen came out to see what in the world was wrong. They were so caring and nice and didnt say anything to make me feel stupid when the gentleman that first asked me what was wrong put gas in the mower and started it. And it didnt smoke. I was in shock. I couldnt believe it. Then after they cut it off and had a small chuckle at my expense, I told them I had learned the day before you have to have oil in the mower (Jeff asked me if it had oil and I told him I didnt know you had to have oil in them) they advised me that when I turned it over to get the shoelace off I probably got oil on the motor. Thereby making the smoke. But when the oil cooled off and dried up then I could have cut again with no problem. The men there are very nice. Very kind. And they just smiled when I told them I wasnt having a blonde day, I was just having a Deb day.
Whats so sad, I think they understood. But at least I made someone smile.
Did I do it when you read this blog? Hope so, cause its sad but this is true. My life is a funny country song or a sad comedy, whichever way you look at it, but its my life.
Just laugh at me or with me, but just be happy whenever you see me. I will be when I see you.
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Jan 2011
Will the Mac App Store benefit small businesses?
Yesterday, the Mac App Store finally arrived, and millions of people rejoiced as Angry Birds finally became available for people who didn't want to drop hundreds on the latest Smart Phone, or for those who didn't fancy using an archaic download system or waiting for physical copies of classic Apple software, such as iLife.
However, a small few – namely small businesses who develop software for the Mac – were celebrating the fact that Apple have just given them their biggest window into their target market in the operating system's entire history. Now, you can hit front page on a program that comes with every version of Snow Leopard from 10.6.1 onwards. Astonishing news, and ignoring the fact that hackers have already started pirating the downloadable software, I was content to fling small cartoon birds at buildings housing nasty green pigs well into the evening.
It's a big step forward for the company, as they're finally throwing their arms wide to admit that yes, their operating system doesn't run the vast majority of popular software and yes, that means they do need a means of allowing people to download their niche Mac-friendly programs instead of having to traipse down to the closest Apple Store and fork out a higher price for a physical copy. Digital distribution through Apple also means the same thing for developers of business software that Vale's Steam for Mac platform meant for games programmers – they needed nothing more than a good bit of code and graphics, a cover image, and some copy for the Store blurb.
But if you're looking for a time to get into developing for the best brand-name in small applications, then do it now. The issue with new sales platforms is that dominance comes quickly and is never released by the few programs that nail the market's interest within the first few hours. If Angry Birds comes off the top ten at any point this year, I'll be surprised, unless it's been usurped by a sequel. In fact, Angry Birds 1-10 would still be a feasible top-of-the-market list.
So jump onto Twitter, Facebook, start sending emails – this week is the time to be a small developer for OSX. Think of this as a friendly nudge from your small business cheerleader – I want to see you guys on that App Store by Sunday evening! The best of luck – price low, and aim high!


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800 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA | Directions 9410937.783063 -122.420642
Monday To Friday From 11:00 AM To 10:00 PM Saturday To Sunday From 05:00 PM To 10:00 PM
Neighborhoods: Northeast, Civic Center
When a Restaurant is Quiet on a Friday Night.... – That's your first clue. I've been passing by this restaurant for 5 months and decided to give it a try since I miss my favorite Sushi Bar when I moved here from Redondo Beach, CA. The Miso Soup was a very good contender and raised my hopes. The service was good, but then the place wasn't busy at all. Everyone was friendly. I got my hot sake right away, that's good as it was real cold outside and I was frozen. I ordered my long standing favorite, the soft shell crab. That's when the party ended. If I didn't know what it was I wouldn't have known what it was. I have always recieved my soft shell crab INTACT. Not cut in battonets. WTF?! My only guess was that some crabs were not edible so the chef wacked it off and cut it up? I have no clue but the taste was not what I like. Big thumbs down here. I love the buttery melt-in-your-mouth that Good Ono (fatty tuna) provides but when I ordered the "special" I had a real hard time separating it between my mouth and chopsticks. It was tough and chewy. I shared this bad news with the management and they proceeded to try to make it up by chopping up more of this semi-leather and served it in a handroll. Points for the effort but that's not what I wanted. The manager agreed with me about the chewyness and I countered that he shouldn't put it up as a "special" since it wasn't. Truth. The Unagi was good, just as I have enjoyed before. Not out of this world, but good. I ended with the appetizer size Tempura shrimp and veggies. Good. I spent well more than I thought I would which left me disappointed. With all the good Sushi places around the area I won't be returning to this one which is 2 blocks from where I live. Good Luck Hana Bar.
Best Sushi !! – I would have to say that sushi hana is my favorite place for sushi in san francisco.. I have been eating sushi for over 20 years, and this is the freshest sushi at the price I have found around town. The staff and owners are very friendly and courteous. And the all you can eat is just as fresh and well made, on sats, and suns.. I really recommend this establishment. I live in the neighborhood and the first two owners, sushi pop, and sushi king, lost out, so I'd like to see these owners make it..nice korean people!!
MY FAVORITE ROLL I S THE VIA MEXICO ROLL! DAMN IT IS GOOD BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE HEAT FROM THE JALAPENOS – THIS PLACE IS A 2 1/2 BLOCKS FROM MY JOB. i NEVER WENT IN UNTIL I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE CITY ON A SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A COMPANION AND I HAD A SUSHI CRAVING. MY COMPANION ORDERED THE PRAWN TEMPURA AND WAS VERY HAPPY BECAUSE THE PRAWNS WERE BIG AND JUICY AND DELICIOUS AND TOOK CARE OF HIS MAN SIZE APPETITE. I ORDERED THE SPIDER ROLL (DEEP FRIED SOFT SHELL CRAB WITH VEGETABLES)AND EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT A SAKE DRINKER WE ORDERED SOME SPECIAL SAKE THAT WAS VERY GOOD.THE SPIDER ROLL WAS DELICIOUS . WE LEFT THE PLACE FEELING SATISFIED AND SINCE THAT NIGHT I HAVE WENT IN FOR SUSHI AT LUNCH TIME 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK.
Unacceptable service ruined the whole sushi experience. Plain and simple, the staff could not handle the dinner rush. Preferential treatment was given to a large table of people (of about 8-10). Every other table was flat out ignored. It took about 30 minutes for me to get the roll I ordered and then about another 45 minutes for my girlfriend to get her salmon teriyaki. The waitress never checked to see if we needed things like water or napkins. I practically had to stand up and physically approach the waitress to get noticed. The worst part was that the waitress did not even care. It took probably a good half hour to get the check. I have never felt so angry from a restaurant experience before. I almost just walked out in the middle. This had to be the worst service I've had in San Francisco. The food was average and parking was a nightmare. I felt that my car was unsafe in the neighborhood.
Great Sushi for the lay back evening (and a movie) – I LOVE THIS PLACE... great place to have a lay back evening and a person who just wants good sushi!!! The owner "Scott" is a super nice guy and truly appreciates his patrons. Like the other reviewer my fiance and I frequent this place everyother week if not weekly!!! This location has had about 3 different sushi spots now... I hope SUSHI HANA IS HERE TO STAY!!!
Also this place is right down the street from the movie theatre (AMC Van Ness)... very easy to stop in for dinner before you catch your flick!!! Let's support this place all!
Casual Japanese joint doles out wide variety of crowd-pleasing rolls, bento boxes and dinner combos in an upbeat atmosphere. – In Short
Red walls and colorful art imbue this laid-back bar and restaurant with instant energy, while a lengthy menu promises ample options for both carnivores and vegetarians. Playfully named creations like Beauty in Bed, Fire in the Hole and Via Mexico will keep jaded sushi-goers guessing. For the purists, plenty of classic offerings and nigiri selections are also available. The bar stocks sakes from the economical Ozeki to the splurge-worthy Kubota Sen-shin Dai Ginjyo.
Good sushi.. service lacking – This is second time we ate at sushi hana and sushi was delicious. Their rolls are innovative and unique. The service though is very very slow. Maybe it was some kind of chinese turture - we were hungry and they bring 1 roll every 20 minutes..literally.. we would be sitting and eating bare wasabi and ginger cause there was nothing else..OTher than waiting for long time - their rolls are great.
Excellent place for sushi.. – My wife and I've been going to this restaurant almost every other week and we've been very pleased with the food and services each time we visited. The place is very clean and it has 2nd floor that is large enough to accommodate private party.
The most importantly, the food is great. We try different sushi/sashimi when we visit each time and its been extremely fresh and tasty. To make things better, customer services were outstanding. Waitress to sushi chef, theyve been very polite and helpful in terms of selecting menus.
Great sushi and great services, what else can you ask more? My wife and I highly recommend this restaurant.
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St. Edward's University is pleased to present "Paintings," an exhibition featuring the work of local artist Madelon Umlauf. The exhibition will be on display Nov. 14 through Dec. 7 in the gallery of the Fine Arts Center on campus. An opening reception will be held Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.
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London Chess Classic: the closing dinner
Traditionally, after the London Chess Class finishes all the players are brought to central London, where a closing dinner is held with sponsors and friends, at the famous Simpson's-in-the-Strand. Some grandmasters play a simul against the sponsors, other grandmasters can be asked for advice and so it's never a 100% clear which side has the better chances!
Magnus Carlsen received his trophy at the closing dinner | Photos © Ray Morris-Hill
During the closing the prizes were awarded as well. Carlsen won the € 50,000 first prize, Kramnik won € 25,000, Nakamura and Adams both took home € 17,500 while Anand and Aronian both won € 10,000.
The players who won games in London got some extra money as there was an additional winners' pool of € 21,000 for each game won. As there were 19 wins, each victory was worth € 1,105. There was also a Daily Best Game prize of € 1,000.
The glamorous setting for the prize giving dinner at Simpson's-in-the-Strand
Judit Polgar
Aruna and Vishy Anand
Levon Aronian, Luke McShane and Gawain Jones
Katharine Walsh, Head Of Communications for Delancey, drew the raffle
Gawain Jones enjoying the simultaneous display versus the guests
Michael Adams
Vladimir Kramnik
Levon Aronian
Vishy Anand
Luke McShane
Magnus Carlsen
Hikaru Nakamura
The winner of the tournament with his trophy
We thank Ray Morris-Hill for providing us all the great photos during the event.
It's a little harsh to say that Karjakin and Caruana are not as strong as Nakamura, or even Anand at the moment. And Leko and Ponomariov understand the game no worse than Naka for sure.
1 year 4 months ago
Russian events have HD images with tac sharp focus, correct exposure of the boards and players. Clearly a well thought out and planned production.
LCC had so bad resolution and wrong exposure that it was hard to tell the position on the boards. They also had a weird vignetting effect that made the players have greenish faces. An amateur production, really.
I'd rather have this than no tournament, of course, just stating that there is room for improvment if they want to be on level with the Russian events.
Speaking of improvements, I would be very pleasantly surprised it they invited Shipov next year (he can speak English too!). Not that I expect it to happen anytime soon ... but non-Russian speaking public is IMO losing much by being deprived of his comments.
PS The quality of broadcast also depends on the budget, kudos to Malcolm for organizing it all and exposing himself to all kinds of interned jokes by reminding us about charity the whole thing depends on.
PPS all that being said, I am in fact quite satisfied with the broadcast this time.
Ok a little quiz.
If MC does become WC who do you think will commit suicide first..Reality Check or Reality Check?
1 year 4 months ago
anonymous, I said "despite their strength":
one field does not have quite the same degree of public reputation as the other, for various good reasons. Not much to struggle about anyway.
1 year 4 months ago
What would be the reason(s), good or not, why Nakamura has a better "public reputation" than Karjakin and Caruana? One might be that he got more top invitations so far (chicken and egg issue?) which seems to change a bit: this time Karjakin and Caruana got the prestigious Bilbao invitation, maybe due to their success in Dortmund (but also elsewhere).
Anyway, one can prefer London over Dortmund, or earlier editions of Dortmund over the most recent one "going London-style". It's just odd to say that Dortmund 2012 "wasn't a supertournament" - and I rather like if some slightly lesser players are invited: this time Ponomariov, always the Aeroflot winner which may be 'risky' because you never know how he will perform. Bartel was struggling, the years before Le Quang Liem finished second twice, back in 2003 Bologan even won ahead of Kramnik and Anand.
Dortmund has one inherent disadvantage: live commentary (at the venue) is in German - because the local audience also matters, not just the international one. Russian events have live commentary in Russian (sometimes also in English which is an extra service); Russian chess fans could just as well complain that London lacked Russian live commentary!?
1 year 4 months ago
What about Judit Simul with guests ? Any picture available ?
Did Vishy draw his simul versus the guests ?
1 year 4 months ago
top 4 standing would have been different if Radjabov got invited (participated)
1 year 4 months ago
Maybe it is time to stop inviting Anand. He is not motivated and will probably drop out of the top 10 very soon. This would also prevent him from hiding his preparation.
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1 year 4 months ago
I doubt he is hiding prep. He is just not playing well.
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