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The late writer Harvey Pekar, often called Cleveland's unofficial poet laureate, was celebrated Saturday with the dedication of a park in his name.
"The Fox" co-writer/artist Dean Haspiel discusses bringing the classic character into Archie Comics' Red Circle imprint.
New York Comic Con attendance maxes out! Harvey Pekar statue unveiled! How marketers use NYCC! Interviews with Chris Claremont and Emma Vieceli! Plus more!
Artist Joseph Remnant and Editor/Publicist Jeff Newelt spoke with CBR News about working with comics legend Harvey Pekar on "Cleveland," Remnant's comic "Blindspot" and bringing on Alan Moore to pen an introduction to the book.
Man finds $12,000 copy of "Amazing Fantasy" #15 in attic! Looking at 50 years of "Fantastic Four"! Alan Moore on his friendship with Harvey Pekar! Pulitzer Prize winner Mike Keefe accepts buyout! Plus more!
This week, Laura Sneddon recounts her Comic Studies' graduate class' experience with autobiographical comix, focusing heavily on the master: Harvey Pekar.
CBR's Alex Dueben attended last week's annual MoCCA Festival and reports in on the event which featured Peter Bagge debuting new work, drinking with Danish cartoonists, visiting the Strand bookstore and more.
The Cuyahoga County Coroner has ruled that legendary comics writer Harvey Pekar's death earlier this year was caused by an accidental overdose of antidepressants. ROBOT 6 has the full details.
October 8 was the late Harvey Pekar's birthday and many of his collaborators gathered for a special panel during New York Comic Con to reminisce and recall stories about the late "American Splendor" writer.
Saturday at New York Comic Con featured a spotlight panel for local creator Dean Haspiel, who along with friends talked about his life, comics work, Harvey Pekar, drunken brawls and naked neighbors.
Riding high on last week's Emmy win for Outstanding Main Title Design, Dean Haspiel talks to ROBOT 6 about his new graphic novel, "Cuba: My Revolution," his work with the late Harvey Pekar and more.
The acclaimed creator of "American Splendor" has passed away at 70, leaving behind an unparalleled body of work and a legacy as one of modern comics most unlikely advocates in the mainstream.
Venerable autobiographers Harvey Pekar and Alison Bechdel met with fans at UCLA to discuss "American Splendor," "Fun Home" and "Dykes to Watch Out For," and CBR News was there.
One of the key artists involved in "Smith Magazine's" online "Pekar Project," Tara Seibel spoke with CBR about breaking into comics from the graphic design field, life in Cleveland, the softer side of Harvey Pekar and much more.
Straight out of Cleveland, legendary comics scribe Harvey Pekar spoke with CBR News about "The Pekar Project," his many other upcoming projects and watching people eat old twinkie filling with Anthony Bourdain.
Larry Smith and Jeff Newelt of Smith Magazine talk to CBR about Josh Neufeld's New Orleans book "A.D.", the role that comics play at the magazine, and their new ongoing project with Harvey Pekar.
Director Ken Mills talks to CBR News about his Jeff Smith documentary, which features interviews with Paul Pope, Terry Moore, Colleen Doarn, Harvey Pekar and more.
Harvey Pekar talks to CBR News about "Leave Me Alone!" - the new "jazz opera" that will be performed for one night only in Ohio. But fear not, you can watch it live online, and we've got an audio excerpt featuring Robert Crumb!
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By Glen Robertson
Wayne Madsen is determined that Derbyshire's stay in Division Two is going to be a short one.
The club captain has big plans for the 2014 season as his side attempt to bounce back at the first time of asking following their relegation from the LV= County Championship top-tier and improve their form in one-day cricket.
But before all that, the 29-year-old is going to enjoy taking his mind off the sport and refreshing his batteries over the winter.
After a trip home to South Africa for his brother's wedding, the batsman - who was the first to reach 1,000 runs in first-class cricket this summer - will be concentrating on his other sporting passion.
"I'm doing quite a bit of hockey coaching over the winter," said Madsen, who coaches Belper Ladies first team in the Midlands Premier League, in an exclusive interview with ecb.co.uk.
"Being an ex-hockey player, I love the game and want to stay involved but I can't play in the winter from an injury prevention sort of view.
"I'd love to play but coaching keeps me involved. It's nice to get away from cricket so I enjoy that side of it, taking my mind off cricket and changing sports for a little while.
"It keeps me busy and active and then I can get myself fit and ready to take off again in April."
When the start of the next campaign comes around, Madsen and his Derbyshire teammates will again find themselves in the second tier. The Durban-born skipper led the side to the Division Two title in 2012 and is preparing a side to do the same again.
"Last year we were the champions and we played some great cricket to get there," he said. "We just have to make sure that the consistency of our cricket is up to the standard we had in that last year; this year we haven't quite had the consistency in our performances.
"We'll be looking to improve and make sure that over the winter we'll be working on getting back to what we created the year before."
Derbyshire left themselves with too much to do in the championship this season. They failed to win any of their first 10 matches and despite emerging victorious in three of the next four, they were unable to overhaul Nottinghamshire and avoid the drop.
Next year, Madsen wants to see his side hit the ground running.
He said: "It's always important to get off to a good start and the results in April and May are going to be key for us.
"We know from our experience from last year that when we got off to a great start it eased the pressure a little bit, going into the back end of the season playing with the lead that we had. We want to get off to a good start again."
Madsen attributes the sudden turn of form in August to the momentum picked up during the limited-overs competitions. And he believes improved performances over 20 and 50 overs will help their form with the red ball as they seek to follow Northamptonshire's lead and combine a one-day trophy with promotion.
"We want to perform better in one-day cricket and that's going to be one of our main objections over the winter," said Madsen. "I believe we've got the players to do that but we need to be a bit more consistent in our performances.
"Our T20 cricket this year, I think it was probably the kickstart of our championship form. The intensity and energy showed in the T20 we took into August and it turned around our fortunes.
"I think it is crucial that you keep your momentum. Cricket is a momentum sport.
"I think Northants showed this year what it's all about with the momentum they picked up in all three formats and it stood them in great stead.
"If we can do something similar to what they did this last year that'll be fantastic for us. With the format how it is, with the T20 going to be on Friday nights, I think that'll play an even bigger role this next year."
With Derbyshire's immediate goal returning to Division One, off the field there are big plans that excite Madsen, who has two years left on his contract at the club and has no intentions of leaving.
"We are a great family club and we're developing into a club which is showing the way in terms of having a business plan and we are developing the ground in the next couple of seasons," said Madsen.
"We want to be a team that can compete near the top of Division One. The leadership team at the club are very determined to make sure we achieve that and I'm excited about the prospects at the club for the next few years."

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I bought 2 x 2TB disks for a NAS server, (linux debian). I want to make both drives appear as one big 4TB disk on the LAN. This can be done with software RAID (JBOD) or LVM I suppose.
There are other options?. One big plus would be knowing what happens when one drive fails in each option (I lose all the data or I still can access those on the working drive? Even for JBOD and LVM I still don't know what happens if a drive fails).


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I recently switched to Tweet Blender because it looks really nice and it does a really good job at recognizing links, hastags and usernames.
It does not, however, do everything my heart desires. I really want to show a few twitter posts (selected by a hashtag) on my blog (so far so good)
However, most people seeing this will know nothing about Twitter and will not know to click the twitpic links I use. What I would really like is to have it show a thumbnail of the picture instead of the link.
This sounds like a big implementation but I think it doesn't have to be.
I'm not good at any programming language (I know a little Actionscript) but I can usually "read" what is going on.
I saw this part in tweet-blender/js/main.js:
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The URL you would have at the start would include the unique identifier used to find the href URL and the thumbnail url, I dont think the title and the alt are really necessary but If this ever becomes a full fledged feature It would be nice to be able to adjust the size.
I'm hope I managed to convey my idea and I'm sorry it took me so long to do so.
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This long term solution could even be formatted in such a way that people could adapt it to any service providing a embed option.


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Two open mic nights tonight and only one reading, but it should be a pretty great one.
New York Times reporter Jennifer 8. Lee is at the Elliott Bay Book Company, reading from her new book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, which is about Chinese food and American Chinese food and the elusive General Tso. The always-delightful Stranger Eat & Tell columnist Angela Garbes writes about Ms. Lee in this week's column. An excerpt:
Her writing for the Timeswhether it's about Chinatown in Flushing, Queens, or popular baby namesis smart and funny, and her book is an obsessive exploration of Chinese food in this country, how immigrants shaped the food culture, and the cuisine's decidedly American characteristics. Then, there is the matter of the epic parties Lee was known for throwing in D.C. and the lawsuit her former landlady filed against her: "There was urinating and defecating on the property, vomiting on the stairways. The kitchen was destroyed, the floors were destroyed, my baby grand piano was used as a wet bar and taken apart."
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Marcus Theatres is warming up for the Oscars with a string of past best-picture winners in January.
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Book pays tribute to Milwaukee's Sigmund Snopek
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A letter with those ominous words greeted Milwaukee music veteran Sigmund Snopek III when he opened a package from a stranger named Bob Mielke about 18 months ago. »Read Full Article
Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound shows local artist's continued evolution
Because he's played around town since 1976, you might think Paul Cebar, one of the city's most prominent music fixtures, would have reached a commercial or creative plateau.
Think again. Cebar's exceptional résumé includes time in the late bands the R&B Cadets and Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans; 28 years on WMSE-FM (91.7; he co-hosts Wednesday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon) and playing on stage with Bonnie Raitt, Al Green and Los Lobos. »Read Full Article
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Local electronic music duo Kiings have paired up with Field Report frontman Christopher Porterfield for a new "electronic soul" song called "Garden." Photo provided by Kiings. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: A 2014 pop culture wish list and celebration of Barbara Pym
By now, you are adjusting to writing 2014 on your calendars and thinking in terms of "resolutions." Join us, then, as we welcome this new year with a wish list: 30 things we hope will - or will not happen - in 2014. Anything you would add?
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As I watched the rioting in London last month snowball from the suburbs to the center of the city and then beyond the capital, it was easy to be reminded of Margaret Thatcher's famous dictum that there is no such thing as society—only families and individuals. When I ran for Parliament in Enfield North in 2005, much of the tenor of that campaign reflected the voters' implicit attitude toward the Iron Lady's succinct philosophy. (I lost.)
Enfield, one of the areas of London hardest-hit by rioting, is a study in contrasts. The leafy streets of the western borough reflect an almost forgotten nostalgia for what London's outer suburbs once were. Babyboomers, now approaching retirement, skip along shopping streets dotted with fishmongers, greengrocers, and other holdouts against superstores like Tesco that have hollowed out much of London's central shopping hub. Britain is no longer the "nation of shopkeepers" Napoleon once derided. The supermarket behemoth Tesco now controls over 30 percent of grocery spending in the UK, with its tireless competitor Sainsbury's not far behind.
While the western end of the borough has so far resisted the encroachment of Tesco, the eastern part has been cradled in its ever-willing embrace. Fast-food outlets, pawnshops, and high-rise tenements stand in place of the family bistros, boutiques, and Georgian townhouses to the west. Edmonton and East Enfield are a high-density mix of Turks, white working-class people, and Greek-Cypriots...
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In this installment, they explain how they interface with government regulators, what advice they have for potential whistleblowers and their thoughts on internal reporting programs
Judge Rakoff issues words of caution after begrudgingly approving Citigroup settlement with SEC
Judge Jed Rakoff said in his opinion, "They [the Court of Appeals] who must be obeyed have spoken, and this Court's duty is to faithfully fulfill their mandate."
Law firm wants to see more protection from SEC for whistleblowers
Whistleblowers are supposed to be protected by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), yet more should be done to protect them from ramifications of their release of information, according to a report from Labaton Sucharow LLP.
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Securities class actions as a whole may be down in the first half of 2014, but one particular area of securities class actions may be seeing the beginning of a new trend — suits over high-frequency trading.
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U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin refused to let the government take the total profits earned by Wyly and brother, Charles, on allegedly hidden trades, which totaled $1.4 billion.
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According to Matthew Boxer, chair of the Corporate Investigations and Integrity Practice at Lowenstein Sandler, regulators have grown increasingly aggressive with those punishments in recent years, in two different areas.
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Odell recently spoke with InsideCounsel to discuss the changes he has seen in the regulatory landscape in the past 14 years.
Morgan Stanley pays $275 million in first financial crisis-related SEC penalty
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WellPoint Scales Back Rate Increases Sought in California
Health insurer WellPoint Inc. is backing off its plan to increase prices by as much as 39% for individuals in California, instead seeking rates for this year that it said would result in a $100 million loss for the company there.
On Wednesday, WellPoint's Anthem Blue Cross unit told the California Insurance Department that it wants to increase prices for individual policyholders by an average of 14%, down from the 25% average it had previously sought. That is just below the 15% increase recommended by an outside actuary hired by the state, which found errors in the insurer's original filing.
Wellpoint also said it would cap increases at 19.9%, though the outside actuary, Axene Health Partners, said at least one of its product could merit a 24.5% increase.
Wellpoint had been hammered for months by the Obama administration and consumer advocates over the size of its initial rate proposal. Angela Braly, its chief executive, and other insurance executives contend that the rising cost of care and demands for higher reimbursement from providers are driving premiums—and that the federal health-overhaul law didn't do enough to control costs.
Now, however, both sides are grappling with the need to work together to implement the new health law.
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama met with health insurers and told them he understood they weren't the only ones responsible for sharply rising premiums.
"We need collectively, all the component parts of this industry, to work harder in collaboration with government officials to help control these rising costs," said WellPoint's strategy chief, Brad Fluegel.
"Fourteen percent is still too high for our customers," he added.
Len Nichols, a health economist at George Mason University, said that WellPoint has "been asserting the point that, 'You've got to understand we can't control costs.' And that point has been made, and the message has been heard."
WellPoint's rate refiling doesn't solve the health-cost problem, though. Company executives said medical costs have continued to rise this year in California, as healthy people drop coverage. McKinsey & Co., a consulting firm, predicts that underlying medical costs nationwide will rise by between 7% and 9% for 2010, compared with last year.
WellPoint's latest move could unnerve Wall Street. When the company pulled its previously proposed California rates in April, its stock fell almost 10% in one day. And the newly proposed increases are still in the double digits, which could reignite criticism from consumer groups.
Aetna Inc. AET -0.50 % also refiled its California rates on Wednesday after withdrawing its prices because of errors in a previous filing. The insurer is standing by its plan to raise prices by 18.7% for individuals. Aetna writes about 65,000 individual insurance policies in California.
An Aetna spokeswoman said her company is trying to address health costs by negotiating more aggressively with hospitals.
WellPoint's rates affect about 700,000 California policyholders. The company hopes the new rates will go into effect Sept. 1.
"The actual rates we would need are higher than this, but we made a business decision to get a rate implemented," said Brian Sassi, WellPoint's president and chief executive of its consumer business unit.
Messrs. Sassi and Fluegel said the insurer decided to file rates that didn't cover costs in order to move forward.
Regulators in other states are investigating WellPoint's rate filings. However, the executives stressed that the California situation is unique, and that the company wouldn't file money-losing rates in other markets.
WellPoint plans to file 2011 rates in California that do cover costs, they said.
California Insurance Department spokesman Darrel Ng confirmed that the agency received the filings Wednesday. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said in a statement that he would scrutinize the documents "with a fine-tooth comb."
A spokesman for the White House didn't respond to requests for comment, nor did the Department of Health and Human Services.
Wellpoint's Ms. Braly wasn't available for comment.
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CANNELTON—Missed serves hurt Cannelton in a 25-22, 25-18, 27-25 volleyball loss to New Harmony Saturday.
Allicyn Garrett served six aces and made five kills to lead Cannelton.
Sarah Powers added four kills and eight digs. Leah Mascolo made six digs and served four aces, and Taylor Lawalin and Sammie James each had five assists.
New Harmony also won the junior varsity match in straight sets.
Cannelton, 0-7 in varsity and 0-4 in JV, will host Rock Creek Christian Academy Friday at 5 p.m.
OAKLAND CITY—Amber Fentress shot her best round of the season but Tell City finished seventh among seven teams in the PAC girls golf tourney Saturday.
EVANSVILLE—A balanced spiking attack helped Perry Central place second in Evansville Central's eight-team volleyball tourney Saturday.
NASHVILLE—Perry Central, competing without its top runner, still finished second among 14 teams in the smaller-school division of Brown County's girls cross country invitational Saturday.
CORYDON—Strong serving and passing and more balanced hitting helped Tell City win a five-team, round-robin volleyball tourney Saturday.
LEOPOLD—First-year Tell City football coach Travis Atwell will experience his first intra-county rivalry when the Marksmen visit Perry Central Friday at 7 p.m.
TELL CITY—With all five of its scorers placing in the top 20 in each race, Perry Central finished second in the Lincoln Trail Invitational boys and girls cross country races Tuesday.
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Marvin and Norma Jean Rogier of Tell City will celebrate their 50th wedding an-niversary, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010.
Mr. Rogier married the former Norma Solbrig Sept. 17, 1960, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Leopold. The Rev. Raymond Moll of-ficiated.
The couple has two children, Greg Rogier of Tell City and Marty Rogier of Leopold. They also have five grandchildren, Zachary, Ab-by, Trent and Troy Rogier and the late Amber Rogier.
Mr. Rogier is a retired boilermaker and Mrs. Rogier is retired from the county auditor's office.
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Carrie and Eric Shearn of Tell City announce the birth of their son, Noah Thomas Shearn, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at The Women's Hospital in Newburgh.
The infant weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Mrs. Shearn in the former Carrie McCallister. Noah has one older sibling, Taylor, 9.
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There is now evidence that tumor-promoting agents can interfere with natural cellular defense mechanisms at diverse developmental and functional levels, resulting in various, partly opposite consequences. Such findings are in keeping with the concept that tumor promoters interfere with the formation and growth of tumors by promoting cell transformation and by stimulating the multiplication and functional capacities of transformed cells on the one hand, and on the other by interfering with key cellular effector systems involved in the host's antitumor defense.
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This spring, Richard Mest, president of Master Water Conditioning Corp., was elected president of the Water Quality Assn. (WQA). Water Quality Products Managing Editor Kate Cline recently spoke with Mest about what is in store in the next year for WQA and the water quality industry.
Kate Cline: What opportunities do you see in the coming year for this industry?
New WQA President Richard Mest on the state of the industry
Deficit in Nation's Aquifers Accelerating
USGS study shows nation's aquifers being drawn down at an accelerating rate
A new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study entitled "Groundwater Depletion in the U.S. (1900-2008)" comprehensively evaluates long-term cumulative depletion volumes in 40 separate aquifers (distinct underground water storage areas) in the U.S., bringing together reliable information from previous references and new analyses.
Technological Advances Encourage Adoption of Water Treatment Equipment
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Deteriorating water quality and technological innovations have given a huge boost to the water treatment equipment market in both residential and commercial segments in the Asia-Pacific region. People's desire for clean water and rising environmental consciousness in the wake of greater urbanization, pollution and occurrence of natural disasters have all ensured higher uptake of water treatment equipment.
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As concern for the environment moves ever closer to the forefront of public and media attention, the water treatment industry has been subjected to criticism. Reverse osmosis (RO) systems and softeners have been accused of wasting water and contributing to salinity problems, and producers of bottled water vie with filter manufacturers over which option is greener.
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If you attended the WQA Aquatech USA 2013 tradeshow in Indianapolis in April, you heard about many exciting topics, but probably none that have been in the works for as long as the septic study. After more than 10 years in the making, the Water Quality Research Foundation published results from the Environmental Impact Study that was funded to investigate the effects residential ion exchange water softeners may have on the performance of onsite septic tanks.
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U.S. bottled water consumption increases 6.2% in 2012; sales up 6.7%
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With another year on the books, it is time to look ahead to 2013. As always, the water treatment industry will face a variety of challenges and opportunities in the coming months. Domestically, new regulations loom — some positive, some negative — as California continues to set the legislative tone for the nation. Globally, opportunties await for companies ready to take the international plunge, but the challenges of certification remain.
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Demand for Better Water Quality Increases Adoption of Mobile Water Treatment
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Rooney suffered a deep gash in his forehead during a collision with team-mate Phil Jones at the club's Carrington base on Saturday and needed stitches, the Sunday People reported.
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Rooney, who was coveted by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and expected to leave the club until recently - he was upset that Robin van Persie was publicly backed by United boss David Moyes as the club's first-choice striker, with the Liverpudlian seen as a back-up option - featured for United in the goalless draw against the Blues a week ago.
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NIH Summit Sets Priorities for Research on the Non-Alzheimer's Dementias
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Ultimate Waylon Jennings
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Single Disc Jennings Overview
July 16 2004
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Amid his flurry of reissues, Ultimate Waylon Jennings presents 22 top-10 country hits including 14 number ones. It starts with '68's "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line," recorded before he wrestled the then-revolutionary right to produce his own records with his own band. It ends with 1987's "Rose In Paradise," along the way showing braggadocio ("I'm A Rambling Man," "Are You Ready For The Country"), wounded vulnerability ("Just To Satisfy You," a duet with Willie Nelson) and even a laugh at the oeuvre he pioneered ("Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand"). A protégé of Buddy Holly, he was rooted in the Southwest - which had fewer musical boundaries than Nashville - and he knew that country music (or, at least, his country music) could use rock and roll attitude. As for his voice - that soulful baritone overflowing with sincerity - he sang with an aura of truth.
40 #1 Hits
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5.0 out of 5 stars
July 16 2004
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40 #1 Hits is just what its name implies: forty Country chart-topping Merle Haggard singles from 1967's "Branded Man" to '87's "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star."
Possessing a voice that was smooth as cream in his youth, Haggard's greatest strength ultimately lie in the breadth of his palette. We find home-spun sentimentality ("Daddy Frank"), blue-collar pride ("Working Man Blues"), flag waving ("Okie From Muskogee," which he wrote as a joke) and outlawry. "Sing Me Back Home" stems from a prison buddy's execution after a guard was killed in an escape attempt Hag didn't join. The banjo in "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde" creates a link with Earl Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" runs in Arthur Penn's 1967 film Bonnie & Clyde.
His topical songs' essential character is an outsider, be it an ex-con ("Branded Man"), scorned poor woman ("Hungry Eyes") or alienated worker ("Big City," whose fiddle recalls old Wills discs). The branded man's line "I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am" fits many Haggard protagonists. To his former wife and singing partner Bonnie Owens, he's part Frizzell, part James Dean.
As for love songs, "Always Wanting You" was inspired by unrequited feelings for Dolly Parton, who simply saw him as a friend. His third wife Lorena Williams wrote "You Take Me For Granted" as their marriage floundered. "Carolyn" (penned by Oklahoma-to-Bakersfield transplant Tommy Collins) and "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" ache with a husband cheating out of pure hurt. For duets, there's Clint Eastwood on a jovial "Bar Room Buddies," George Jones on "Yesterday's Wine" and Willie Nelson on the enigmatic "Pancho And Lefty."
This compactly packaged two-CD set has only one photo and little discographic data, but it does enjoy sparkling sound and twelve tracks (seven licensed from Hag's post-Capitol labels) his four-CD retrospective Down Every Road lacked. Nancy Henderson's informative notes look beneath the surface of the man and his music.
Flashes of Fire: Hoyt's Very Best 1962-1990
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Retrospective
July 16 2004
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Flashes Of Fire's 25 diverse, brightly remastered tracks reach from a live '62 "Greenback Dollar" (later covered by the Kingston Trio) to 1990's whimsical "Fearless The Wonder Dog." For all the rock hits he penned (Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World" and "Never Been To Spain," Ringo Starr's "No No Song"), Hoyt Axton's albums and singles surprisingly never cracked Pop's top 40 - only Country's - though his literate, left-of-center writing was as far from mainstream country as it could get. A wide range of artists such as Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby and David Crosby were among those who covered him.
In the drug-hazy '60s and '70s, Axton's anti-drug songs never seemed square. Cheech & Chong make a cameo appearance on "No No Song." Steppenwolf's seering "The Pusher" cover powered Easy Rider's soundtrack. "Snow Blind Friend" (which Steppenwolf also did) viewed substance abuse with pity. As for Axton's country top-tenners, "Boney Fingers" showed his droll side, while "When The Morning Comes" (a duet with Linda Ronstadt) was, as its name implies, a beguiling morning-after song. A big bear of a man, Axton died at only 61 in 1999 after a career spanning writing, singing and Hollywood acting. His mom was Mae Axton who co-wrote Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel."
The Original Marvelettes: Motown's Mystery Girl Group
by Marc Taylor
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Engrossing story of Motown's first successful girl group
July 6 2004
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The Marvelettes were Motown's first successful girl group as well as their most under-appreciated (along with the Velvelettes). While the Supremes and the Vandellas booked entry into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame years ago, the Marvelettes don't even make it onto the ballot (they were, however, recently voted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame). They also never had an entire book devoted to them... until now.
The Original Marvelettes chronicles the unlikely story of five girls from the small Detroit suburb of Inkster, Michigan who went from also-rans in their local high school talent show to an audition at Motown Records that brought them a contract and almost immediate stardom. The catalyst for this success was the composition "Please Mr. Postman," which became Motown's first record to hit number one on the pop charts in 1961.
Early on, we learn that "Postman's" author, Georgia Dobbins left the group before the song was even recorded, her parents declining to sign their underage daughter's contract with Motown. It's also revealed that her replacement, Wanda Young, was pregnant at the time of her signing (unbeknownst to the other group members) and would soon be unable to tour in support of their hit, her temporary fill-in none other than Florence Ballard of the then-"No Hit" Supremes. In light of the constant touring on those early Motortown Revues, all of the girls would end up dropping out of high school.
Bad nerves (Wyanetta Cowart) and sickle cell anemia (Georgeanna Tillman) would reduce the Marvelettes to a trio by early 1965. A change in musical direction also emerged around this time, as girl group ditties like "Beechwood 4-5789" and "Too Many Fish In The Sea" that featured Gladys Horton's sandpapery vocals would give way to more sophisticated soulful fare such as "Don't Mess With Bill" and "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" which highlighted the honey-laced leads of Wanda Young. The change in lead vocalists inevitably led to tensions within the group, heightened further by Young's increasingly erratic behavior (which by all accounts began from a spiked drink while on tour in Europe in 1965).
Marc Taylor interviewed Horton and Katherine Anderson Schaffner for the book, Schaffner in such depth that this is essentially her story. This is quite appropriate, since she was the only member of the group that lasted from its talent show incarnation until they disbanded in the late '60s. Taylor admirably limits discussion of Young's mental illness over the past 30 years to a few anecdotes that involved Schaffner, choosing instead to focus on the years that the Marvelettes were making music.
While Taylor bungles the names of Berry Gordy's kids that make up the acronym Jobete (Motown's music publishing wing) and repeats himself a few times in the book, he is to be applauded for finally fleshing out the story of Motown's pioneering heroines - an enthralling saga, filled with heaps of real drama. For fans of girls groups and/or Motown music, The Original Marvelettes is a must-read.
Definitive Collection
Offered by Fulfillment Express CA
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Includes all of Sammy's Mercury hits!
June 22 2004
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Definitive Collection (Audio CD)
George Jones disciple smilin' Sammy Kershaw was one of the '90s top country stars. This disc contains all 23 of his top 40 hits for the Mercury label (1991-2000).
Sammy's early singles were mostly high-octane efforts like "Cadillac Style," "She Don't Know She's Beautiful," "Third-Rate Romance." His 1997 signature hit "Love Of My Life," however, led him in the direction of country crooner. While it's a gem - as are other ballads like the Lorrie Morgan duet "Maybe Not Tonight" and the heartbreaker "Matches" - the rowdier numbers clearly show that honky-tonkin' is what Sammy does best.
This Definitive collection is just what it claims to be (a rarity in music marketing). It includes more hits than his two collections CHAPTER 1 and CHAPTER 2 combined, with such favorites as "Fit To Be Tied Down," "If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl," and the philosophical "One Day Left To Live" finally making it onto a Kershaw Anthology. Everyone undoubtably has their favorite album tracks (mine include the rowdy "Louisiana Hot Sauce" and his cover of Sammy Johns' "Chevy Van"). But if you are just looking for the hits, you will never do better than this comprehensive set.
42 Ultimate Hits
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Rogers set available next to box set Through The Years
June 5 2004
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42 Ultimate Hits (Audio CD)
Whether or not you like his music, you can't deny Kenny Rogers is one of the most prolific and commercially successful artists ever. This two-disc restrospective 42 Ultimate Hits is the first collection other than his box set Through The Years to contain recordings from each of his labels since he first hit the charts in the '60s.
Five recordings by Rogers with the First Edition (1967-1970, on Reprise) lead off the first disc and they are an impressively versatile lot. There's the psychedelic "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)," the sexy, r & b lavored "Something's Burning" and best of all, the folk tales "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" and "Reuben James." Sorely missed here, however, is their sweet country-pop hit "But You Know I Love You."
The First Edition broke up in 1975 and Rogers signed a solo deal with United Artists (later folded into Liberty, then Capitol) records. These are the recordings that made Rogers a superstar and they comprise 25 of the 42 tracks found here). Rogers' initial producer at United Artists, Larry Butler, encouraged Rogers to make his sandpapery vocals a trademark (created by rehearsing until hoarse and straining to hold those almost out of reach notes). Rogers' early solo hits like Lucille," "The Gambler," "Coward Of The County," "Lady," and "Love Will Turn You Around" were strong representatives of cross-over country during the Urban Cowboy era. With one major exception: "You Decorated My Life." Who was that intended for, Martha Stewart?
The real highlight of Rogers' United Artists/Liberty years were the duets. Pairing Rogers with diverse artists like Kim Carnes("Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer") and Sheena Easton ("We've Got Tonight") provided a great showcase for his harmonic talents. Even better are the half-dozen singles that Rogers recorded with the late Dottie West during the late '70s. Their mixture of honey (West) and gravel (Rogers) made for a surprisingly tasty mix, especially on the jazzy "What Are We Doin' In Love" and the delightfully lustful "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight."
Dolly Parton succeeded West as Rogers' duet partner in the '80s when he jumped to the RCA label, but their potent natural blend on the megahit "Islands In The Streams" was weakened by their overly loud backup singers/producers, the Bee Gees. "Islands" is followed here by five more hits from Rogers' RCA years (1983-1988), including the beautifully reflective "Twenty Years Ago," the horny "Morning Desire" and the Ronnie Milsap duet, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine." Unfortunate omissions from the RCA era include the galloping "Evening Star," and the chart-topping Parton collaboration "Real Love."
Slighted even more on this set is Rogers' late '80s - early '90s tenure on Reprise. By this point, country radio was concentrating on the new traditionalists and Rogers was no longer topping the charts. He made some wonderfully eclectic music, however, like the intergalactic cowboy ode "Planet Texas," the inspirational "When You Put Your Hear In It" and the wedding anthem "The Vows Go Unbroken," but only the latter recording is included here. Check out Through The Years for a more healthy sampling of the RCA and Reprise solo eras.
After some lean recording years, Rogers made an improbable but highly successful comeback in 1999 with the one-two punch of the humorous baseball saga "The Greatest" and the number one hit "Buy Me A Rose" for his own Dreamcatcher label. The three new tracks that follow and close this collection - including "My World Is Over" with Shania Twain-soundalike Whitney Duncan - reveal Rogers is still making quality music. Even if they fail to reach the upper regions, he's had - as this impressive set reminds us - a hell of a ride.
Complete Hit Singles [Remastered]
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Strongest single disc available of all of their hits
May 28 2004
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From 1969 - 1975, Three Dog Night was the most popular band in America. Don't believe it? Just look at their stats during that period: twenty-one consecutive Top 40 hits, eighteen straight Top 20's, eleven Top 10's, and twelve straight gold LPs. This seven-piece outfit featured three strong, distinctive lead singers in Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells, whose individual talents became even greater when harmonizing. While their sound was often slick, it was also undeniably soulful, particularly on the singles Negron fronted. In addition, the material they selected was extremely diverse and their arrangements were often innovative.
Three Dog Night's singles tended to come from up and coming singer-songwriters. In 1969, they reached the top 10 on the pop charts with Harry Nilsson's "One," Laura Nyro's "Eli's Coming," and "Easy To Be Hard" from the musical Hair. The following year, Three Dog Night scored their first number one with Randy Newman's humorous "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)," then branched out ecologically through Paul Williams' "Out In The Country." 1971 was undoubtedly the apex for Three Dog Night, with their signature hit - the ultra infectious Hoxt Axton anthem "Joy To The World" - topping the charts for six weeks, followed by Russ Ballard's rowdy "Liar," Williams' smooth "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and Axton's gritty "Never Been To Spain" (all top 10 efforts).
1972's "Black & White" gave them another feel good anthem and another number one, while the pretty "Pieces Of April" introduced songwriter Dave Loggins to the masses. The redemptive plea "Shambala" in 1973 and the Leo Sayer circus saga "The Show Must Go On" in 1974 were the final Three Dog Night singles to reach the top 10. Passed over for singles consideration around this time was the gutwrenching ballad "I'd Be So Happy" which offered Negron's greatest vocal performance. Instead, they released "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" and the funky "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" which gave John Hiatt and Allen Toussaint respectively some early songwriting success. Another Loggins number, the reflective "Til The World Ends," brought Three Dog Night their final top 40 hit in 1975. Hutton then left the group in 1976 and subsequent incarnations have never been able to recapture their radio success.
The Complete Hit Singles is the first singe-disc domestic collection to include all 21 of Three Dog Night's top 40 hits, in their original single versions. These tracks are also digitally remastered, making this set a vast improvement over the long existing Best Of which contained 20 of their hits but suffered from poor sound. For '70s pop enthusiasts, it's a must purchase.
Greatest Hits
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Nice Summation Of One Of Current Country's Top Artists
May 22 2004
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Greatest Hits (Audio CD)
With the honky tonk lament "Never Again, Again," Lee Ann Womack and her adenoidal, Partonesque voice arrived on the country charts in early 1997. Follow-up singles on her first two albums, like the uptempo "(Now You See Me) Now You Don't" and "I'll hink Of A Reason Later," as well as the delicate ballads "The Fool" and "A Little Past Little Rock," then solidified her as a favorite of traditional country listeners.
Womack's third album I Hope You Dance (2000) was far more eclectic. The Rodney Crowell scorcher "Ashes By Now" infused rock and tropical sounds, while "Does My Ring Burn Your Finger" added bluegrass into her repertoire. "Why They Call It Falling" was a sparse, acoustic gem and the optimistic title track struck a chord with the nation and ultimately became a major pop hit.
In light of the major crossover success of the "I Hope You Dance" single, it is not surprising that Womack's next album Something Worth Leaving Behind (2002) aimed for the masses again, this time with an overly polished and synth-laden sound. But aside from the title track (an "I Hope You Dance" knockoff), it was lacking in hits. "Mendocino County Line" - a Grammy-winning collaboration with Willie Nelson - followed soon after, its harmonious blend overshadowing the song's ambiguous storyline.
Greatest Hits contains all twelve of Womack's top 25 country hits (including the aforementioned singles), plus two new tracks "The Wrong Girl" and "Time For Me To Go" that thankfully return Womack to her traditional roots. While I would have also included the toe-tapping single "Buckaroo" (which peaked just outside the top 25), Greatest Hits serves as a strong summation of Womack's first eight years as an MCA recording artist.
Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Easily the best single disc Simon collection available
May 11 2004
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Several collections already existed that encompass Carly's solo career, including the three-disc box set CLOUDS IN MY COFFEE (1995), and the double-disc, forty-track ANTHOLOGY (2002). For the amount of space available on both of them, the track selections are flawed. REFLECTIONS, meanwhile, truly represents the cream of Carly's catalog and is an extremely enjoyable listening experience from start to finish.
The first nine tracks are comprised of Carly's '70s Elektra hits like "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, "Anticipation," "You're So Vain," and "You Belong To Me." I have my favorite album tracks from this period like "Tranquilo" and "We're So Close," but the recordings included here were the hits, so I can't find fault with the selection. Track 10, "Jesse," represents her early '80s tenure at Warner Brothers - a logical choice as it was her only top 20 hit there (I also liked her minor reggae-flavored hit "Why" from this period).
In 1987 - after an unsuccessful album SPOILED GIRL for Columbia - Carly moved to Arista and experienced a career resurgence, much like that experienced by other middle-aged Arista arrivals Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin. Her Arista highlights make up the final 10 tracks.
The first Arista album COMING AROUND AGAIN was one of Carly's strongest ever and it is well-represented here by its four singles, including the reflective title track and the enchanting "Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of." During her Arista years, Carly also got involved in film scoring - quite successfully - including her enclosed Oscar winner "Let The River Run" from WORKING GIRL and the theme for LOVE OF MY LIFE.
The 1994 biographical album LETTERS NEVER SENT resulted in some of her most intimate work and is well represented here by touching tributes to her mom ("Like A River") and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ("Touched By The Sun"). This collection then concludes with "Amity," an acoustic duet with daughter Sally Taylor that was included in the 1999 film ANYWHERE BUT HERE.
While one disc cannot due full justice to Carly, REFLECTIONS manages to touch on all significant phases of her career. For those who don't own any of her music, it's a great first purchase.
Drive-In Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties
by Tom Lisanti
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great book by Lisanti on the '60s unsung sweeties
May 9 2004
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Drive-In Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties (Hardcover)
This is a companion piece to Tom Lisanti's excellent 2001 book Fantasy Femmes. While that book dealt with '60s starlets who appeared in beach, biker, Elvis, delinquent youth, and horror films, this book concentrates a bit more on ladies who graced the beach and Elvis films (with no repeats). For me, a huge admirer of the beach films, that makes for an even more enjoyable read than the first book. Such Beach Party staples as Donna Loren and Luree Holmes are interviewed in depth, while Patti Chandler, Susan Hart, Valora Noland, and my absolute favorite, the Bardot-like Mary Hughes are also profiled.
Like Fantasy Femmes, Drive-In Dream Girls interviewed 20 of the '60s most delightful gals. Those included here are:
Sue Caey (The Beach Girls and the Monster, Catalina Caper); Andrea Dromm (Come Spy With Me, Hit The Surf); Gail Gilmore (Girls On The Beach, Harum Scarum); Laurel Goodwin (Girls! Girls! Girls!); Sharyn Hillyer (A Guide For The Married Man); Luree Holmes (Beach Party series, Ski Party); Suzie Kaye (Clambake, It's A Bikini World); Sue Ann Langdon (Roustabout, Frankie & Johnny); Donna Loren (Beach Party series, Sergeant Deadhead); Vitina Marcus (The Lost World, the Green Lady on Lost In Space); Arlene Martel (Angels From Hell); Marlyn Mason (The Trouble With Girls); Quinn O'Hara (Ghost In The Invisible Bikini, A Swingin' Summer); Melody Patterson (Wrangler Jane from tv's F-Troop; Cycle Savages); Cynthia Pepper (Kissin' Cousins); Hilarie Thompson (Maryjane, If It's Tuesday This Must Be Belgium); Darlene Tompkins (Beyond The Time Barrier, Blue Hawaii); Beverly Washburn (Spider Baby, Pit Stop); Carole Wells (The Lively Set); Lori Williams (Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!, A Swingin' Summer).
While Fantasy Femmes also profiled 12 '60s sweeties, Drive-In Dream Gals looks at an additional 30 favorites, all longer profiles than the first book. They are: Brenda Benet (Beach Ball, Harum Scarum); Diane Bond (Pajama Party, A Swingin' Summer); Cindy Carol (Gidget Goes To Rome, Dear Brigitte); Regina Carroll (Satan's Sadists, Angels' Wild Women); Patti Chandler (Beach Party series, Ski Party); Nancy Czar (WIld Guitar, Winter-a-Go-Go); Jackie DeShannon (C'mon Let's Live A Little, Surf Party); Jill Donohue (Winter A Go-Go, Nobody's Perfect); Joan Freeman (Roustabout, The Reluctant Astronaut); Susan Hart (Ride The Wild Surf, Dr. Goldfoot & the Bikini Machine); Anne Helm (Follow That Dream, The Magic Sword); Mary Hughes (Beach Party series, Ski Party); Mikki Jamison (Beach Ball, Ski Party); Candy Johnson (Beach Party series, Pajama Party); Marta Kristen (Judy from Lost In Space, Beach Blanket Bingo as the mermaid); Meredith MacRae (Bikini Beach, Billie Jo on Petticoat Junction); Dodie Marshall (Easy Come Easy Go, Spinout); Claudia Martin (For Those Who Think Young, Ghost In The Invisisble Bikini); Jenny Maxwell (Blue Hawaii, Take Her She's Mine); Mary Mitchel (A Swingin' Summer, Girls On The Beach); Laurie Mock (Hot Rods To Hell, Riot On Sunset Strip); Valora Noland (Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party); Angelique Pettyjohn (Hell's Belles, Clambake); Pat Priest (Marilyn on The Munsters, Easy Come Easy Go); Juliet Prowse (G.I. Blues, Who Killed Teddy Bear?); Bobbi Shaw (How To Stuff A Wild Bikini, Pajama Party); Ulla Stromstedt (tv's Flipper, Catalina Caper); Wende Wagner (Out Of Sight, tv's Green Hornet); Debbie Watson (Cool Ones, Tammy and the Millionaire); Venita Wolf (Catalina Caper).
As I mentioned in my review of Fantasy Femmes, most of these lovely ladies had their careers end by the time they reached 30. A lot of that had to do with getting married, having kids, and being expected by society to concentrate on raising their family. Another key reason was the end of the studio contract system by the late '60s. Most of the gals profiled here were contract players at one time or another. With no studio to support them, they often faded away, leaving us to savor their all too brief careers and wishing we had gotten to see them grow in their work.
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Sarah Palin Is Groucho Marx Now
You'll see.
On Greta Van Susteren's Fox News show last night, Palin argued that Time magazine's choice of President Obama as its Person of the Year was irrelevant. "I mean consider their list of the most influential people in the country and the world," Palin said with a sly smile. "Some who have made that list — yours truly! — that ought to tell you something right there regarding the credence that we should give Time magazine and their list of people." In the span of just a few years, Sarah Palin has gone from mostly ignored governor to worldwide political phenomenon, back to mostly ignored TV pundit, and now to mostly ignored TV pundit ... who does Groucho.


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What's Worse Than a Subway Car Full of Loud Kids? A Subway Car Full of Loud Kids Playing Recorders
For 40 minutes.
This video from a Manhattan-bound N train packed with children and plastic, high-pitched instruments from yesterday morning — as if 9 a.m. under those lights isn't bad enough already — is only about a minute long, but Gothamist reports the torture lasted for a full 40. Not one second of it could be described as musical, or cute, or humane. It's the sound of New York City's relentless chaos and oppression from all sides, and our witness's inability to get up and switch cars is a resignation we've all felt and confused for grit.


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Grilled Greek Lemon Chicken
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 1 hr
I adapted this recipe from Jeff Smith, Frugal Gourmet. It is easy to prepare and relatively simple to cook. Just be careful for flare ups on the grill.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 5 -6 lbs roasting chickens, halved lengthwise
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 2 lemons, juice of, only
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
- coarse black pepper, freshly ground
- Combine olive oil, lemon juice, and oregano; pour over halved chicken in a large glass baking dish. Sprinkle chicken on both sides with sea salt and black pepper. Place in refrigerator and marinate for 2 or so hours. Turn chicken at least once during marinating process.
- Preheat gas grill on medium high for five minutes. Place chicken skin side down on middle of grill and turn off inner burners so that heat is indirect. Turn chicken when skin is nicely browned and continue to cook for 1-2 hours or until meat thermometer registers 170 deg F. Remove from heat, cover loosely with foil and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
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HEAVEN, pure heaven!!! I roasted mine whole in the oven, and stuffed the cavity with the squeezed lemons cut up! (Basted the chicken with the fresh squeezed lemon juice prior to roasting.) *Roasted at 350 for 2 1/2 hours for a 6 1/2 lb. chicken. It came out SO gorgeous!! Absolutely DELICIOUS!!! Thanks so much!! Made for the ZWT4 :)
Lovely flavour. I used a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I threw them into the marinade this morning straight from the freezer and cooked them tonight. They were done in about an hour. Made for ZWT4 Zingo
This was a very easy recipe to use for chicken. I used chicken thighs instead of a whole chicken as that is what we prefer. The chicken was very moist from marinating. Reviewed for ZWT4 Zingo.