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The following artists performed at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for ¡Globalquerque! 2016.
Anda Union (Inner Mongolia)
Fémina (Argentina)
Los Galliñeros (New Mexico)
Herencia de Timbiquí (Colombia)
Maya Kamaty (Réunion)
Germán López (Canary Islands)
Yolanda Martinez (Apache/Comanche Nations)
Orkesta Mendoza (Mexico/USA)
Rajab Suleiman & Kithara (Zanzibar)
Vân-Ánh Võ (Vietnam)
Anda Union (Mongolia)
Baladino (Israel)
Federspiel (Austria)
Fémina (Argentina)
Germán López (Canary Islands)
Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)
Dona Onete (Brazil)
Rajab Suleiman & Kithara (Tanzania)
Supaman (Apsáalooke Nation)
Anda Union (Inner Mongolia)
Anda Union's thoroughly addictive combination of Mongolian musical styles is a reflection of their roots. Hailing from differing ethnic nomadic cultures, the band unite tribal and music traditions from all over Inner Mongolia. Anda Union bring a wide range of musical instruments and vocal styles together in a fusion that Genghis Khan himself would have been proud of. Keenly aware of the threat to the Grasslands and their age old Mongolian culture, Anda Union are driven by their fight for the survival of this endangered way of life, by keeping the essence of the music alive.
Anda Union all trained in traditional Mongolian music from a young age, many coming from musical families. They are part of a musical movement that is finding inspiration in old and forgotten songs. As a group they hold on to the essence of Mongolian music while creating a form of music that is new. Anda Union combine different traditions and styles of Mongolian music, developing an innovation previously unheard of.
Driven by their thirst to discover the power and magic of the rich and powerful Mongol traditions and culture, they have been stunning people all over the world with their music for the last fifteen years.
Anda Union's performances are made possible in part by a grant from the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF).
Baladino (Israel)
Baladino is a Mediterranean folk band that offers fresh, yet deeply authentic interpretations of Sephardic and Ladino melodies and brings this tradition back into full, fresh dialogue with its trans-Mediterranean past, using extended technique, subtle electronics and improvisation to dust off the predominant heavy-handed approach to Ladino music. With stunning vocals, unexpected instruments, and a pitch-perfect sense of arrangement, the Israeli group melds everything from Egyptian darbuka to Armenian duduk, from Ladino classics to rarely heard tunes, into a sonically vibrant, organic whole. During Baladino's live performances, songs often form a jumping-off point for instrumental improvisations driven by Mediterranean-Gypsy grooves, yet embracing rock and electronic influences.
The name Baladino is a combination of two words which represent central themes in the ensemble's vision. The first word, "Baladi" means "land" in Arabic. The music played by Baladino comes from their homeland—Israel—a country comprised of Diaspora Jews who migrated from different parts of the world. These migrations have enriched the area and the musical influences from the Middle East, Europe and Africa became a major part of the culture itself. As Israelis born to immigrant parents, particularly from Middle Eastern countries, Baladino finds a deep connection to their parents' countries of origin, musically and culturally. This is very significant to band members since, in many cases, they are unable to visit these places.
The second word, "Ladino," originated in Spain, and refers to both the language and the culture of Sephardic Jews who lived in Spain up until the 15th century. After the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the Ladino tradition was cherished and kept and is still active in some degree in various communities to this day. The songs in Ladino the band performs come from this culture. Baladino's modern take on this music is versatile and emphasizes the multiplicity embedded in Israel's culture.
Federspiel (Austria)
Federspiel is a seven-piece ensemble that redefines brass-band music. Their incredible skills meet youthful and charming freshness in playing and musical arrangements. Creativity, spontaneity and joy are high on Federspiel's list of priorities.
In 2005, seven young musicians, all students of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, joined together to form Federspiel. Folk music from Austria, neighboring countries and beyond is the starting point for their concerts. The musicians work on the melodies, improvise over them and let them sound new in their very specific tone—always with a splash of humor and self-irony.
Federspiel's particular style is defined by the origins and backgrounds of each individual musician, including self-penned compositions with pop elements, arrangements of traditional Mexican music, and even zither as a solo instrument. Therefore, they are unable to be placed comfortably within the parameters of existing genres like "folk," "world," or "traditional" music. The style of the ensemble is described best by its own name: Federspiel (feather game).
Fémina (Argentina)
Patagonian rap and folk fusion trio Fémina features sisters Sofía & Clara Trucco and their best friend Clara Miglioli. Their music falls into the uniquely wonderful combination of funk, candombe, chacarera, Cuban music, flamenco, rumba, hip-hop and reggae.
It all started when the Trucco sisters left high school and the vast landscapes of Patagonia to live in Buenos Aires. Sofía was into hip-hop, while Clara was more for poetry. They merged their respective skills and performed for friends at first before moving onto performing professionally.
Not only do they combine a vast variety of musical genres, they also manage to merge delicacy and power in their voices.
Their live performances are theatrical as well as musical. The girls interpret their songs through their whole body rather than simply with their voices. "We seek to break the forms of hip-hop and create new ones, to transmit the same ideas in many distinct ways, to unite styles and genres and take from them what influences and teaches us and transform them into new music. We fuse theatrics with the power of instruments and sounds from diverse cultures to place ourselves in the epicenter of a global musical stage."
Femina's performances are made possible in part by a grant from the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF).
Felix Peralta, Gato Malo of Felix Y Los Gatos, has assembled a merry band of first-rate players under the name of Los Galliñeros (aka The Chicken Coops.) This supergroup brings a new twist on the old sounds of New Mexico. Gitarons, fiddles and button accordions characterize their sound.
Peralta's music is influenced by his life growing up in the South Valley with his grandfather. "I started playing guitar when I was 8 with my grandpa, who played Spanish music on the accordion. That's where my music comes from and where I got most of my inspiration."
Flaco Jimenez doesn't tour much these days—the sound of Los Gallineros might be as close as you can get.
Herencia de Timbiquí (Colombia)
Herencia de Timbiquí's music masterfully mixes ancestral sounds from the Afro-Colombian Pacific with elements of urban contemporary music to recreate all the power and rhythm of the chonta marimba, with guasa and bombo. They combine lyrics and melodies as mighty as the jungle, the rivers, and the Pacific Ocean that surround the town this group comes from.
These young musicians decided to create a dialogue between their empirical musical knowledge from the Colombian Pacific and the sounds of the city that embraced them when they decided to leave their village. Herencia de Timbiquí ("the Inheritance of Timbiquí") makes clear that tradition is not a museum piece but is rather enriched by merging with other elements, like the sounds of Latin music: salsa and son, but also reggae and rock, jazz and funk. After winning the official competition of the largest folk festival in Colombia, Festival de Música del Pacífico "Petronio Álvarez," the band secured a spot at the 44th Montreux Jazz Festival and later at SXSW, places where the marimba de chonta, its distinctive instrument, had never been before. In 2013 their career took off after being awarded the Gaviota de Plata at the Festival Internacional de Via del Mar, Chile, for the best folk performance with their song "Amanece."
This engagement of Herencia de Timbiquí is made possible through Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
Maya Kamaty (Réunion Island)
"Maya Kamaty is one of the best new artists to grace this site. Fans of great, female world music with French, Brazil, African, and pop qualities will love it. In fact, everyone will love this one."
—Matthew Forss, Inside World Music
Winner of the "Music of the Indian Ocean" prize, Maya Kamaty wins hearts with her island blues melodies and halting ternary rhythm of Réunion Island maloya (a form of dance and protest music once banned by the French state). Despite being cradled by the stories told by her mother, and the music and poetry sung by her father Gilbert Pounia and his band Ziskakan, she did not take to music as her calling until she left her homeland to study in France. Distanced from Creole culture, she sought out her roots and explored her identity through music. While her music is grounded in maloya, she transcends its boundaries to create her own intimate folk style of music by blending it with French chanson, and Indian and African influences. She is also one of the few popular female singers of maloya, which is traditionally sung by males. Accompanied by traditional instruments such as kayamb and rouler, and driven by an intense passion for mixing cultures, Maya Kamaty (a name formed by combining two names, her own, and that of a woman standing marginal and intense) has the most promising voice of her generation.
Germán López (Canary Islands)
Germán López is a young timple virtuoso from Gran Canaria, the most populous of the Spanish Canary Islands. He plays the timple, a small 5-string guitar of Baroque origins and related to South American instruments like the cavaquinho, cuatro and charango. He began studying the timple at the age of five, acquiring a master's degree in musical studies at the tender age of fifteen.
Since that time, Germán has been performing actively, including solo features with the symphony orchestra of Gran Canaria and appearances at world music festivals such as WOMAD, Circuits INJUVE, Expozaragoza, among others. He also works as a teacher, teaching music theory, piano and timple in various music schools, colleges and academies on the island.
Over the past two decades, the timple has been the focus of a revival by noted Canarian musicians who began to place it within other styles of music. Germán is carrying on the work, performing in a wide variety of musical settings, whether in duo with guitarist Antonio Toledo or Canarian singer Luis Morera or collaborating in jazz-fusion projects, or as on his recent album, De Raiz ("from the roots"), where he experiments with flamenco and global influences, flying the timple flag, weaving these multiple elements into a platform for his instrument and accomplished artistry.
Germán López blends traditional Canary Island music with a specific brand of 21st century finesse, traditional soul, and undeniable charm..
Yolanda Martinez (Apache/Comanche Nations)
Yolanda Martinez is Apache/Comanche/Hispanic born in S. New Mexico. She is an artist, singer, composer, and Master Drum Maker. One of 11 children, Yolanda was raised in New Mexico till the age of 15 when her family moved to California's San Joaquin Valley in 1965.
In 1986 Spirit sent a message for her to make a Drums. She made her first drum in 1987. This turned out to be a base drum made out of a redwood planter. She thought she had completed her task, and was ready to move on. Wrong! Great Spirit still kept after her to "MAKE DRUMS"!
After a lot of frustration, prayers, tears, and a near-death experience, she decided to surrender and let Spirit guide her, this is when she started creating drums that wake up the soul, balance and connect you with Earth Mothers rhythms in nature, her heartbeat, and song.
In the summer of 1975 Yolanda was drawn to Alaska where she spent 8 years on the Island of Kodiak. She was one of the first commercial fishing women, as back then women were not allowed on fishing boats. She fished commercially and worked as a cook and deck hand for two years before starting her own business as a professional picture framer and gallery owner. In 1980 she decided to move her and her daughter back to California where her family still lives.
After her return Yolanda started the Central Valley Moon Lodges in Modesto, CA in 1992. She has been very active in teaching and organizing the spiritual way of the woman and the balance between herself, her family and Mother Earth. Using her Drums and her songs, Yolanda works through her music. She won a NAMMY, the Grammy for the Native American Music Industry, in 2005 as Best Female Artist.
Yolanda currently resides in Las Cruces in her beautiful home state of New Mexico with the Organ Mountains in her back yard, beautiful sunsets, and glorious nights. She is continuing her work and is conducting Drum Making Workshops, Drumming Circles and Women's Circles. She tours nationally and internationally.
Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)
Mokoomba is one of Africa's most exciting young bands. Mokoomba hails from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and they are vibrant and distinct, combining their traditional Tonga and pan-African music cultures with dashes of Rap, Ska, Soukous and Afro-Cuban music. Since winning the Music Crossroads Inter-regional Festival Competition in Malawi in 2008, Mokoomba has toured more than 40 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania, receiving critical attention for their recordings and numerous accolades.
Mokoomba recorded its first album Kweseka-Drifting Ahead and the hit single "Messe Messe" as part of the Stand UP anti-poverty campaign funded by AfricaUnsigned in 2009. In 2011 Mokoomba and Gregor Salto released an EP titled Umvundla and in 2012 Mokoomba launched its second album Rising Tide, which has received rave reviews from world music specialists including UK's prestigious Songlines Magazine, Froots Magazine, Afropop Worldwide and The Guardian, which listed Rising Tide in its top five world music albums of 2012.
They are also subjects of a documentary called "Mokoomba-From One River Bank To Another" by Frank Dalmat and Francis Ducat, which tells the story of Mokoomba in the context of the relationship between culture and economic development in the south.
Dona Onete (Brazil)
"I have the impression that everything happens at the right time. I'm not really one to rush. My life is like a river, and the current takes me. If it comes to a port, I stay for a bit, and then I just carry on my way." And so it was that Dona Onete, a lifelong singer and composer from the Amazonian state of Pará, came to release her debut album at the wise old age of 73.
Carimbó is an indigenous rhythm and dance from Pará, the state of Belém, influenced by both African and European traditions, and which forms the basis of the more famous lambada and other Caribbean rhythms. However Dona Onete has her own take on the genre—carimbó chamegado: "I took lundum and carimbó, two of our wonderful genres, and mixed it with the rhythm of the songs from the slaves to created carimbó chamegado. It's slower and more sensual," she adds, with characteristic flirtatiousness. She composed throughout her career over 300 songs, but it wasn't until she retired from her work as a history professor and the Municipal Secretary of Culture of Igaparé-Miri, that her musical career took off, and even then it was only by accident.
Ionete da Silveira Gama and her husband moved to the quiet area of Pedreira in Belém, with the intention of whiling away the rest of their days, singing as she always had done, for her own pleasure by the river, or in the occasional bar. However a local band heard her singing one day, and she claims, "thought I was a young woman, because my songs are pretty cheeky. But when they caught sight of me they were shocked to see a lady of my age!" Her age and spicy sense of humor were undoubtedly all part of the appeal for this band, who invited her to sing with them.
Believing herself to be past her prime, she initially rejected the offer, but she agreed eventually. They christened her Dona Onete, and before long she had become something of a cult figure in Belém. "Sometimes, when you think you've given all you've got, you realise that, in fact, you have a lot more ahead of you," she stated philosophically.
She was not wrong. Since joining the band, she has performed at festivals all over Brazil and in the UK (Womad), France (Cabaret Sauvage) and Portugal (Sines) and was chosen to represent Pará for the Year of Brazil in Portugal.
Orkesta Mendoza (Mexico/USA)
Sergio Mendoza's simmering meltdown of Mexican mambo, psychedelic cumbia, ranchero, merengue, rumba, jazz and indie-rock springs out of the thriving, border-crossing music scene of Tucson, Arizona. The multi-instrumentalist was born in Sonora, Mexico and landed in Tucson in his teens. He formed Orkesta Mendoza in 2009 out of a one-off tribute project to the Cuban mambo king Perez Prado, which proved too much fun to stop. It's become a fast-paced "indie-mambo" big-band, sometimes extended to 19 pieces, centred around Mendoza's guitar, keyboards and energetic animation and the elegant figure and powerful baritone voice of singer Salvador Duran, dancing out rhythms atop his wooden stomp-box as the spirits of Perez Prado and Agustín Lara float in on clouds of lap-steel guitar, blown by clattering timbales, bursts of Mariachi horns and a rumbling rhythm section.
"Though Mendoza bills the project as 'indie mambo,' he pours so much more into the pot, from psychedelic cumbia to splashes of merengue and ranchera—stretching each staple genre like taffy. As a result, the music isn't a museum-quality reproduction of eras past, but instead a living, breathing thing... As the crowd crammed into Webster Hall's tiny basement space to dance, the room fairly glowed with the band's shimmering heat."
—NPR Music
Jill Sobule (USA)
Jill Sobule is a Denver-born, Los Angeles based singer-writer in the smart and witty tradition of Randy Newman and Warren Zevon. Over 11 albums and more than two decades of recording and performing, Jill has mused, with great compassion, empathy, wit and considerable charm on a wide range of subjects including the death penalty, depression, anorexia, shoplifting, alzheimer's disease, coming of age, intolerance, and the Christian right.
Her recording career began in 1990 with her debut album Things Here are Different, produced by Todd Rundgren. She found commercial and critical success a few years later with her 1995 self-titled album, which introduced a large radio audiences , and adoring critics, to her witty and personal songcraft. Jill Sobule included the original (and oft-banned) "I Kissed A Girl" as well as the satirical gem "Supermodel" which was featured on the hit soundtrack of the movie "Clueless." Since then, she has continued to record, produce and tour with an ever-growing loyal fan base and to critical acclaim. Her 2000 album Pink Pearl rightly takes its place among the most thoughtful, diverse and funny albums of the decade, taking on topics of faith, heartbreak, anorexia, and infidelity.
Jill is considered among her peers as a pioneer in crowd sourcing and connecting directly with her audience without record company interference. Jill's innovative, tiered system of contributions and rewards formed the foundation for the Kickstarter.com model. She continues to be at the forefront of exploring and creating new models for artists in an ever-changing changing music industry, including personally connecting with fans through house concerts and her active engagement in social media.
In the words of New York Times pop music critic Jon Pareles, "Jill Sobule can claim her place among the stellar New York singer-songwriters of the last decade. Topical, funny and more than a little poignant… grown-up music for an adolescent age."
Rajab Suleiman & Kithara (Tanzania)
Tanzanian instrumentalist Rajab Suleiman threw caution to the wind. He took up the vexing, beautifully rewarding qanun, a zither with dozens of strings that features prominently in music around the Mediterranean and Middle East. What followed is renewing one of Africa's syncretic wonders, the poetically allusive, melodically lush, and rhythmically sophisticated music of Zanzibar, the Arabic classical-meets-East African taarab.
In the form's heyday, taarab orchestras could include 60 or more musicians: violinists, singers, qanun, accordion, and oud players. During the last 20 years, synthesizers and drum machines displaced musicians. Virtuosity—and audiences—were lost.
To revive the form's striking colors, Suleiman and a few younger players broke off from the venerable Culture Music Club in 2012 to form Kithara, a pocket orchestra capturing all the sonic specialties of acoustic taarab in an original, dynamic way. In uniting older and younger generations, Kithara's musicians are reckoning passionately with the music's Arabic and Ottoman underpinnings, calling out influences from Cuba to India, and welcoming Zanzibar's ngoma folk rhythms and stories. As Peter Margasak noted in his review for Chicago Reader, Chungu, the band's debut album released in 2014, captures this "gloriously and richly acoustic" sound with its "deft real-time interplay and magnificent singing."
Suleiman can play striking renditions of Bach or jazz standards and has sat in with the likes of Taj Mahal, yet it's his ingenious original pieces that are remaking taarab. The ensemble explores the subtle beauty of maqam, the system of modes and ornaments that drives Arab classical music, and pairs it with interweaving rhythms that feel distinctly African. Sensual dance rhythms unfold to startling virtuosity on instruments like the qanun and oud, violin and accordion. Earthy yet nimble vocals by local masters like Makame Faki and up-and-coming singers like Saada Nassar touch delicately on life's most pressing, universal matters.
The ensemble will tour the U.S. in Fall 2016 as part of Center Stage, an exchange program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts. From July-December, Center Stage will bring five ensembles from Algeria and Tanzania to the U.S. for month-long tours. Residencies will include performances, workshops, discussions, people-to-people exchanges, and community gatherings.
Supaman (Apsáalooke Nation)
As a member of the Apsáalooke Nation, Supaman makes his home on the Crow reservation in Montana. The name "Supaman" hardly describes the person who is Christian Takes Gun Parrish, a humble Native American dancer and hip hop artist who has dedicated his life to empowering youth and educating listeners with a message of hope through culture and music. He is a young energetic entrepreneur with tremendous leadership abilities. His presentation style and delivery are nothing short of captivating. Known for his tremendously powerful inspirational lyrics, he is in demand nationally with the purpose of spreading a positive message throughout Indian country and abroad. In 2005 he won a (Nammy) The Native American Music Award for his group "Rezawrecktion" and has since released three self produced projects which have all received national recognition and awards, including the 2011 North American Indigenous Image Award for outstanding hip hop album.
Christian's presentation combines Native American culture, humor, and urban hip hop culture which dazzles audiences, captivates listeners and breaks down stereotypes. For this he has gained the respect of his culture and generation. He is a champion fancy dancer traveling extensively on the powwow circuit throughout the U.S and Canada and lives a drug and alcohol free life. He also is a champion clown dancer and a Native American Flute player which adds to his uniqueness as a role model, not to mention a loving husband and father of three. The communicative talent, along with the compassion that exudes from his life, allows him to connect with people from all walks of life. His uncanny ability to motivate, encourage, and inspire through dance, humor and music keeps him at the forefront among his contemporaries.
Supaman has worked with numerous programs and tribes to help promote self worth, build moral character, build a positive sense of native identity. He has implemented his presentations to address the issues that he has experienced and is very passionate about.
Vân-Ánh Võ (Vietnam)
Vân-Ánh Võ devotes her life-long passion and mastery of the dan tranh zither to the creation of distinctive music blended with a cultural essence that can only come from this unique Vietnamese instrument. Among her accomplishments are the 2009 Emmy Award-winning soundtrack for the documentary "Bolinao 52," which she co-composed and recorded, and the soundtrack for the Sundance best documentary and 2003 Academy Awards nominee "Daughter from Danang."
Vân-Ánh Võ comes from a family of musicians and began studying đàn tranh (16-string zither) from the age of four. She graduated with distinction from the Vietnam Academy of Music, where she later taught. In 1995, Vân-Ánh won the championship title in the Vietnam National Đàn Tranh Competition, along with the first prize for best solo performance of modern folk music. In Hanoi, Vân-Ánh was an ensemble member of Vietnam National Music Theatre as well as a member of the traditional music group Đồng Nội Ensemble, which she founded and directed. She has since performed in more than fourteen countries and recorded many broadcast programs in and outside of Vietnam.
In addition to touring internationally, Vân-Ánh has presented her music at Carnegie Hall, Zellerbach Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and as a composer and guest artist for the Kronos Quartet at the Olympic Games 2012 Music Festival. In 2002, Vân-Ánh released her first CD, Twelve Months, Four Seasons; and in 2009, she released She's Not She with award-winning composer Do Bao. Recently, she released her third CD, Three-Mountain Pass, with the Kronos Quartet as her guest artist.
Besides dan tranh, Vân-Ánh also performs as soloist on the monochord (bau), the 36-string hammered dulcimer (dan tam thap luc), the bamboo xylophone (dan t'rung), the k'longput, traditional drums (trong), and Chinese guzheng. She lives and teaches dan tranh and other Vietnamese traditional instruments in Fremont, California.
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Some of you have been very successful portraying yourselves as "the manager" which I've not been able to do. For one, I collect rent by money order or via deposit to my bank account which entails them knowing my name. Whereas I deliberately avoid any small talk with neighbors and tenants, invariably they exchange information and the areas where my properties are located are dense and close; everyone knows everyone and appears to try to get in each others business. I avoid small talk simply for this reason alone, do what I have to do and go. On occasion, I've had my wife and son assist me with painting at the rooming house, but we just did the work and didn't engage with the tenants. One of the tenants asked how many kids I had after seeing my son. (I have four). I told her and changed the subject. The folks in the neighborhood all know who I am even while I don't know all of them. There was someone who was looking to rent a room who told me they saw me at the place with my wife one day. And apparently, the neighbors and some of the tenants in my rooming house are socializing. That's not an entirely bad thing as this is a family neighborhood but it's a close one. Anything that occurs in that rooming house is known by the entire neighborhood. These are the same neighbors who had somehow gotten ahold of my full name even before I rented the first room in the place. This is after having bought the place using an LLC so I would have some anonymity.
My son has my same name and recently graduated high school. He was a top area track athlete, drew attention from several major Division 1 colleges and received a lot of notoriety in our local press and beyond. I was hoping the tenants didn't notice and I certainly didn't engage them about him. I was at the rooming house today when one of them mentioned reading about him. No doubt that everyone in the building and the neighborhood now knows that. I live in an adjoining town about 15 minutes away that I've never mentioned, but a couple of the articles on my son mentioned our town, so they probably know where I live as well.
No hiding for me. The only way I can have a manager is to hire one.
We live on site of our complex. It would be extremely difficult to be the manager. I can see its advantages, but it just isn't going to happen for us.
Additionally, my husband is a civics teacher who uses examples of landlord/tenant law in class and some of our experiences. Occasionally we'll have a former student as a tenant. City of about 30K.
For me, it would be lying, and I stink at that. No poker face here! But, I also don't flaunt any status either. Wedding ring is a plain gold band, just like husbands, drive an older pickup with a bit of rust, not much of a glamour gal.
I have a total MOM personality, so am always encouraging my tenants, but, I have to be careful lest they think I'm a push-over. I strive for Loving-Drill Sargent, lol!
With only a few properties, and I do much of the work myself, it quickly becomes evident that I am the owner. But, as long as I stay firm but fair, its not an issue. I can see how someone with 20 properties could 'be the manager' a little easier.
It's not impossible to manage rentals without being "the manager". I simply keep distance and don't pull punches. I'm firm and consistent. Keeping distance is very very important though as failure to do that not only clouds one's judgement but also can confuse the tenant. Also, I avoid doing certain things by hiring out certain things so I can truly manage and not work. I think it's possible to be both "the manager" and "the owner" but that depends on how your role is positioned with the tenants.
Truth in love? Ya know I'll tell you straight: those are excuses. You are fooling yourself and putting your family in danger.
You are also lying. The LLC owns it, not you.
You are no longer a small time LL. You are growing into a pro with a larger portfolio. Gotta start thinking that way.
You are dealing with some sketchy people. It's not just your residents, it's all those you showed, turned away, and those who hate rich people because "they got it by cheating poor people". You are putting your family in danger.
You really need to read Ruby Payne's book to understand the business you are in.
You MUST step up to the level of your business and protect your family and yourself by NOT bragging to people that you are a big time owner.
You are TELLING them you are the owner. Your account should have a business name. You can change the name on the account. We give our pay-at-the-bank residents a card with the account number on it. If they forget the card they give the teller our business name, not mine.
If someone asks your son's name while he's painting teach him to say his first name only. He CAN say he's the manager's son.
I'm sure your son is a great athlete but not everyone in town follows his sports career (until he goes pro!). I cannot tell you a single sports star in my town. He can have the same name as the manager.
On the other side, people are jealous and would love to take a rich kid down. A simple Tonya Harding wack to the leg to "bring him back down" - not better than the rest.
Your residents and applicants will be more cooperative AND tell you more if they see you as the manager. So you are hurting yourself but boosting your pride by being Mr Big Shot.
Residents love their manager but will argue with and sue an owner.
It's an adjustment to be professional but well worth it.
We posted at the same time.
If you understand keeping a businesslike distance, you understand the need to not tell them everything.
Sure folks will place the owner label on you but that does not mean it's true.
And all LLs must learn: you do not have to answer every question.
Brad: I think you're reading way more into this than what's there and misreading several things. You should go back and reread my initial comments and please point out where I'm bragging to tenants. Please be specific about what I bragged to them about.
Pride and playing "Mr. Big Shot" doesn't have anything to do with this. Also, I've long experience in business and managing people and reading situations. Changing a name on a bank account doesn't make someone a business person. Manufacturing "managers" that don't exist doesn't do it either. Process is what makes a business work. Actually managing is what makes a business work. I can be "the manager" all day but if that's not clearly understood, it's for naught. I can be "an owner" with a firm understanding of that and have absolutely no problem in running a business.
Also, there are other dynamics, which I won't get into, that don't make me especially fearful of being known as "the owner". I'd prefer more anonymity but that's not possible in this particular situation. No one should throw caution to the wind, but often our fears about people and situations are a projection of some internal things and are often not reality.
Gkarl your tenants sound like busybodies, to be honest.
The neighbors are bigger busybodies than the tenants. When a new tenant goes in my place and the neighbors are all over them to find out who they are. A lot of this is due to an informal neighborhood watch (a good thing) and the guy across the street from the rooming house is really concerned about who was going in there. After seeing who I rented to, those concerns gave way to general busybodiness. That was what probably led to them digging up my name before I even rented the place. It's both good and bad. I just go there, do my thing and get out of there.
GKARL, If I went down to Pennsylvania,I'd have you're name in less than twenty minutes,and I'm only a country boy and not even from here.I talk to everyone, from the guy mooching a quarter to some of our past presidents,although the character masquerading as the president now,I'd keep as far away from him as possible,he's bad news.There are almost 130,000 people in this town,I don't know them all but I know a lot of them,of course I have been here for Over sixty years.It's amazing how many people you come in contact with,even the surrounding towns.And I'm still the manager.Don't care what anybody says,just ask the neighbours!...... .....Charlie.... ... .
I've got most of my homes in clusters for the most part.
I'm the manager.
To make it even more convincing, I now have a management company. People pay the management company directly or deposit funds into the management company's account.
I'd like to think my challenge is tougher than yours. I build a lot of my rentals. I have to deal with 50 or so people on every house and convince them that I am building them for an investor. I tell them this will a direct look in easy way. Some subs want to know who the investor is so they can sell to him! I tell them he's my customer! In fact, I'm so concerned about establishing this that I'm going to have this "owner" show up at a job site and berate me in front of the subs (then we'll grab lunch and laugh till we can't stop about it!!!)
When distant friends or acquaintances ask how many rentals do you have, I give them Lee's answer. Some days not enough, some days way too many!
To further muddy the waters and to also accomplish an asset protection strategy, one LLC holds every three houses. If someone somehow manages to crack the code, they'll be sad to find out, yes, I only own, three houses.
This strategy can be implemented. I was a late arriver. I was simply being honest with people when they asked if I was the owner. Not trying to brag, just trying to be honest. Now, I'm honest too, when I indicate to them that I am the property manager.
Literally, no one has asked me to work with them since I became the manager. Sometimes tougher questions will need to be discussed with the owner - and I'll get back to them (buys me a lot of time.)
With the mindset you start out at, you're right, you can't.
But don't you want to establish the greatest buffer you can for your family?
I made the mistake early of conversing with the neighbors after we purchased a few sfh's in residential neighborhoods in an attempt to ease their concerns about a rental popping up next door. Once the cat is out of the bag with you being the owner, you'll never be able to obtain manager status, as the tenants will converse with the nosy neighbors and your cover is blown everytime.
I have long term tenants who know I am the owner. So at one section of properties where I have multiple units it's not a secret I can hide from. So as it is now, I have an evil partner that sometimes I can't convince to budge.
You don't have to deny you're the owner. Just keep saying your the property manager when they ask if you're the owner. There's no lies there.
I say I'm the manager, only use my first name, everything is in the LLC, but made the mistake of not using a lawyer as the contact for the LLC so anyone that knows how to use the internet can figure things out pretty quickly. Once had a resident so worried about getting rent in on time they were driving it to the office but called since it seemed pretty residential. There is no office except my home. Told them to drop it at the PO Box and it would not be late.
I am a fairly prominent person in my small town of 3,500 people. My parents and grandparents were landlords. I worked on thier units when I was growing up. WIfe's also from here with a similar background. We often get unsolicited calls asking if we have any units. It would be impossible to even try to play the "I'm just the manager" card and dishonest to insinuate that I have to run something by my boss (except the wife!) when someone asks for a decision.
I do not fear for my life, nor do I live in Fort Knox. If I felt that I had to carry a gun in the daily course of my business of landlording, I'd sell everything and move to cjo'h's homeland.
On the other hand, I don't antagonize my tenants. I don't get enmeshed in their lives, I never send them birthday or thank you cards. I stare in amazement when I read posts from landlords on this forum that get themselves wrapped up in their tenant's drama, arguing and fighting with them. I never chase rents. I hire our town's attorney if they become delinquent in the rent, which because of screening, they rarely do.
I can tell someone "no" the first time, without having to think it over and without feeling like I need to explain my rationale for do so or apologize. One can remain polite, but brief.
Practice saying "No' in front of the mirror sometime. Then "I'm too chicken to speak to you man to man so I'll invent a nonexistent owner that I need to run things by before I get back to you to tell you something you don't want to hear" Compare which one makes you feel more like a man (or a lady).
Different strokes for different folks.
#22.. I would love to play the "investor" and stop in to chew on you awhile. GREAT IDEA. You could stop at a few PITA and get chewed in front of them as well.
I just can't stop smiling over that. I would love to see it.
I am the owner.I don't see how you can tell the tenants you are the manager then tell someone else you want to buy there house,it will all come out and you just end up looking like a liar and a wimp in the end.I do a lot of mailings to buy houses,what do you do when someone calls? tell no I am not the buyer I will call my boss?I don't get involved in my tenants lives and I have no problem telling them no if they want something that I don't want to do.
I was just a worker for years, for my aunt or cousins - no fiction there, I later acquired a few of my own places but always used my fraternity brother as the real owner - he was wheelchair bound so he is the one who crunched the numbers on purchasing, I would invest the labor. Gkarl you need a account that does not have your name on it - a savings account using the address will help as you grow so each henry can not deposit into another henry account, you can sweep them or your wife can - this way you do not chase frogs for rent payments and listen to the ribbits about broke washing machine - stove - car - wedding trip on another lilly pad....
OK GKarl I think I remember you describing the situation before...they are all related to each other and if one group gets evicted all the rest are angry at you?
Mine are all separate SFH, not super far from each other but in different neighborhoods so I've never had that situation.
I became "the manager" when my wife was pregnant with our twins. I was evicting a very recalcitrant tenant who warned me, "you better watch my back and my family."
Nuff said. All the shtick about being the owner was done: 100% gone. I immediately printed up business cards with the LL's name and my FIRST NAME ONLY. Underneath my name is "Leasing Specialist".
Business acount at the bank. Tenants bring money orders payable to "ABC Rentals."
Tenants know me by my first name only. None have asked the last name.
GKARL, this isn't a post to beat up on you. Please, even if you think Brad has way overstepped the line and isn't "getting" you or your circumstance...the bottom line is and always will be your family is at risk. People are crazy these days and act out because we don't hold anyone responsible for anything. Everyone has a "condition" a "disability" or something else to point the finger at. Even confessed murderers get 25 years in jail and dozens of appeals....probably a better life materially than many of your tenants. That won't be a deterrent if they decide it's time to settle a score with someone who they think represents "the man" and/or why they've failed in life.
Or even drugs...one pissed off tenant high on something and you could have an injured or dead kid. Think on that, then decide if you still want to be the owner. I know that's not what you want: that question was rhetorical, but once you have that answer...no other answers or questions matter. I'm being blunt because I'd rather have you mad at me than be the next news story we see posted about "dead/injured land lord."
Be the manager; not the owner. You're creative. Spend less time dwelling on excuses why it can't be done and figure out how to do it. "Sell" the property to a land trust and tell the tenants the investors hired you on as the manger. Easy cheesy! You can do this!
For those of you who are the manager not the owner.How do meet with code enforcement and get permits? how do you stand in front of a judge for code violations? how do you deal with neighbors when they say they want to sell there house? how do you deal with realtors? how do you stand in front of your investment group? as an owner or manager?
Ken, the fact that I tell tenants and applicants that I'm the manager doesn't change the fact that I'm also the owner (perhaps indirectly via LLC).
The fact that I tell the building dept and judge that I'm owner doesn't change the fact that I'm also manager.
Wear two hats
How do meet with code enforcement and get permits? My contractors pull their own permits and/or I go to code enforcement. I am a member of my LLC, they don't care as long as I represent the owner of record which is the LLC.
How do you stand in front of a judge for code violations? I don't. I've never been cited for a code violation. I keep my properties up and evict tenants who fail to keep them up. But if I did go before a judge, MO law says I must have an attorney. He'd tell me what to say, and my guess is he'd say tell him your first and last name and that you are a member of the LLC, which owns the property.
How do you deal with neighbors when they say they want to sell there house? "I'll let the investors know you're interested in Selling."
How do you deal with realtors? First and last name basis as a member of ABC Rentals, LLC. They know what that means. When we tour a property, I specifically instruct them to let me do the talking. Their job is to unlock the door and answer my questions. They do not represent the tenant. They are acting as a dual agent for Buyer and Seller and are therefore in my employment. If they violate my instructions they risk losing their license.
How do you stand in front of your investment group? With both feet on the ground. One foot gets tiring too quickly. (grins)... Same deal. My name is S i d...I'm a member of ABC Rentals, LLC. They know what that means.
Now my turn to task a question...do you know MY real first name? I'll give you a hint...it's not Sid. That's a nickname I've had since middle school. My wife, friends, pastor, and boss all call me Sid. On legal documents, I use my legal name. It's not a big deal. These days you get to pick just about everything pertaining to you, so why not pick your name,/title? (grins)
Btw, I know lots of folks hate it when I bring up Bible stuff, but this attitude of "manager, not the owner" is 100% consistent with Christian theology. "The Earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof." God owns it all. I'm just a steward/asset manager. This makes the statement, "I'm the manager" true in the deepest MORAL sense. And since the law recognizes that LLCs can own things, it's also LEGALLY true. There are no lies or twinging conscience moments for me. Everything I say is 100% true in every sense I can imagine it. If a tenant doesn't believe in God and denies the existence of LLCs and think that makes me a liar...well, I can't do anything about their misunderstanding. These are the same people who deny that they owe rent each month (wink), so I don't give their opinions about me a lot of credit.
I don't care if folks want to have their own name on the properties...do whatever floats your boat. I just can't abide the risk to my family.
You can also set up two companies,which can be confusing, but effective.
One is the INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC and the other is the MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC. So, your contact info, biz shirt, truck advertising, etc can all be under the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT name. You pull up in the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT truck with your shirt on, and you are the MANAGER.
Our bank accounts are under the company name.
You have to always think that somebody else is always listening to whatever you say. You have to see yourself through their eyes. You have to take measures to protect yourself. You have to practice saying, "I need to discuss with the owner." Act the part of a property manager ALWAYS. You can always call back and tell them the owner said no.
Trust me. My husband and I have gone through a lot as Managers. There is no way on top of everything we have gone through, that we would EVER say we were the owners. NO FRIGGIN WAY.
I'm practically begging you, GKARL. Please find a way to change your practices.
You can begin by changing the bank account name. Then just make small changes to pull your name away from the biz. People would have to dig harder and harder not to find out what your main role is. It is not worth you working SO D@mn hard to have some hot headed loser take everything away from you in an instant.
PS. You don't have to brag outright to be bragging. Any quick easy expensive purchase made after a tenant request(washer and dryer), the fact that you can afford a boarding house, not to mention if you drive a fancy car as the "owner" makes you more wealthy than probably 90% of the town- in their eyes.
You can't set yourself up as a property management company in NC without a broker's license. You can't manage someone else's property without a broker's license.
I *am* allowed to manage the properties owned by the LLCs because I am a managing member, and I can represent them in small claims court because I am a managing member.
It's so easy here in Iowa to just look up by an address for who owns what house, what they paid for it, etc. you can look up by address or by name.
All we want is to to avoid problems and protect our family, we do not cause anyone any problem by saying we are property managers.
Most time we do not have to say we are manager. We are manager only when we can not satisfy tenant's unreasonable demand.
Really simple. When people ask if I'm the owner, I say I am part of a group. I manage things for them most of the time.
WMH, in our state it is okay to set up a management company where you are managing your own property. If tenants even know the law, they can assume you are a broker.
In GKARLs instance, it may be overkill to set up two companies. Even just changing to the manager mindset and changing the bank account name are two huge steps.
>>>>Practice saying "No' in front of the mirror sometime. Then "I'm too chicken to speak to you man to man so I'll invent a nonexistent owner that I need to run things by before I get back to you to tell you something you don't want to hear" Compare which one makes you feel more like a man (or a lady).<<<<<<<
This quote reflects my feeling on the matter. I don't operate from a position or spirit of fear ever. It's not a matter of manly ego, but I'm simply not going to operate from that position. If I have to fear for my life and health, then I'm in the wrong business. Actually, it's fear that causes all sorts of irrational behavior in this world. For some reason as I write this, I'm thinking of Philando Castile, the gentlemen who was killed by the cop in Milwaukee mainly because of fear as he reached for his ID or the lady who was killed by a cop a few weeks back because she called them about an assault and slapped the back the police car to get their attention. I don't wish to get political, but the point is that fear can be the cause of many problems and irrational responses. Yes LL's get killed and assaulted occasionally, but it's more likely we'll die from a car accident.
Yes, I realize people can be problematic and I certainly believe in taking reasonable precautions, but not everyone is looking for retribution against a LL. I have absolutely no problem telling tenants no and applying my rules consistently. I don't make it personal, but keep it very businesslike. To me, it's all about how you position it beginning with the screening and training of the tenant. I respect them and demand that in return.
Having said that, doesn't mean that I wouldn't consider moving to a different structure for other business reasons. This is a good discussion and I appreciate the exchange.
It's fantastic you don't run from a position of fear. No one wants to do that. But we also cannot run our business from a position of absolute comfort. Cautious is the word.
We can twist this to be depicted as lying- this OWNER/MANAGER debate. It depends how you want it to be, really.
Have you ever encountered a truly irate tenant? One who cannot be calmed by your words, who is just so angry at their own life, circumstances, that they need a scapegoat for their problems? That scapegoat will be you. They think you are privileged, entitled because of the good careful choices that you made and without them knowing the truth in it's entirety, you find yourself in a dangerous situation. You might not live through it. Not exaggerating.
You appear to have a great thing going for you. Forgive me for suggesting you should protect yourself by saying you are the manager. But you are. Unless you tell them you are the owner, you are the manager. Uncomfortable request? " Let me check. I'll get back to you."
This is no longer the same world that we may have been lucky enough to witness as young kids- where handshakes meant a promise. How I wish it could be that way again.
Sure we used to tell the tenants we were the owners. Our lives changed for the better when we realized the bad feelings this creates. It's like telling somebody who's never gone on vacation- never could afford it or take time off-that you went on one or that you go every year. How does it feel?
They can't relate to you. You've gone from being lumped into the group of fellow strugglers to the group of rich, greedy property owner. No matter how generous, how graceful, how honest you are. You've created your own ugly grey boundary.
I consider this white "lie" about as harmless as the Easter Bunny.
which is the sentiment of all the responses to your post have been-
I appreciate your passion and the space you're coming from as well. To be honest, I have said on occasion "let me think about it and get back to you" because that's what I actually needed to do. There are some things I can deal with on the spot and some requests I need to mull over. And yes, I've dealt with irate tenants previously having done so as recently as a couple of days ago. I don't tend to get the rich owner thing though as I don't project it. I don't have fancy cars nor am I a fashion plate.
Actually, it's not a lie that you're a manager. I'm a manager as well as this thing isn't going to function properly if I don't manage. I'm all about management structure and effectiveness. I just happen to believe that the fact that if I'm known as the owner doesn't detract from that.
As I may have mentioned, I'm a CPA full time and have spent about 35 years running my own small firm. I can't imagine hiding the fact that I own my firm for fear of clients (some of them make me want to run though..LOL). Obviously a different business but perhaps illustrative of my mindset. One of the most difficult things I've had to grapple with is employees. As a small business, you often don't have the management infrastructure in place like major employers do thus it becomes challenging to manage employees particularly when you cross the line and get too close. The same applies to clients. Get too close and some don't think they should pay fees. Having made those mistakes, I have ways of ensuring that I don't inadvertently cross the line and I maintain control. The worst thing that can happen with an employee is for them to bring their own work system rather than learn and execute on the one that's in place. I'm not going to let an employee or contractor define their job. It's my job as a manager to define it and let them know if they're meeting the mark. The key I've found is defining the relationship and setting expectations.
I have absolutely no expectation that the tenants will relate to me at all. I keep my distance but I do "ride herd". I also try to operate as a manager in fact as that makes a difference how I'm perceived. So for the most part, the tenants will not see me cleaning, cutting grass or even painting anymore. For one, I don't have the time and my time is better spent on other stuff. I try to position myself in one place and them in another.
I too grew up in different times and although I wouldn't characterize my childhood neighborhood as a ghetto per se, it did go through a transition of sorts. The world the tenant's inhabit is one that I'm not completely unfamiliar with and because I know more about it, I don't fear it. That doesn't mean that I throw caution to the wind, but I don't fear the tenants. That tends to be what I project when dealing with them and I'd like to think that keeps a lid on a lot of foolishness.
When I had twenty units to work on having just started to work with mom after dad passed, I really was the manager. The tenants treated me with disdain even though my mother was not involving herself and basically just writing checks. I remember when one of the basements took on about five inches of water after a deluge. I got a call from the upstairs tenant. I went right over and took a look then shut the Bilco door and sped down the street to get a pump. By the time I got there, my mother had received a phone call from the upstairs tenant which said "We have water in the cellar and Ally just looked at it and left instead of doing something about it." So of course I was headed right back with the pump, but you get the idea. Manager gets no respect.
perhaps part of this is the areas we live and work in
Everyone knows the mayor's real name and where he lives. Everyone knows the police's real names and can look up where they live. School board members, city council. Everyone can look up the judges, the district attorneys, etc. If you've ever gone to a controversial meeting, zoning board members should all hide from the public !! Point being, these folks run into unhappy people more often that I do and they don't "hide".
I do not "brag". My tenants see me that I work and work hard. they see me get dirty. as I get older they see me struggling to toss stuff up into the truck or lift things out. they aren't resentful because I do not in any way ever act superior to anyone.
I can't think of an instance where I recall a tenant ever refer to me as "owner" or "manager" ... they all say "the landlord".
I realize we do not know our tenants but if I were ever fearful of a tenant, they'd be gone and as others above stated, if I were fearful in general, I'd be on my rocking chair sending NE checks to flip those houses.
I'm not meaning to put you down. Your comments are common among LLs and posted here frequently. I write the same stuff over and over about LLs setting their pride aside to protect their families.
I mean to encourage you, to help you take your business to the next level of professionalism and protection. I hope you've seen that in all my replies to your other posts. I care about you enough to try and help.
You are ignoring a basic principle of LLing:
Renters believe LLs are rich. Every LL knows this. This creates jealousy which leads to hate. Dealing with low income applicants increases the risk.
Here's a quick self test:
If an angry/drunk/high resident/evictee/contractor were to harm your family, (heaven forbid!) would any of the above excuses hold water?
Please! Protect your family! and read Ruby Payne so this makes sense.
I asked my police chief "How do I convince LLs to not give out personal info such as home address?"
His reply in shock "Why in the WORLD would they need to be convinced?? Isn't it obvious?! They should already know this!"
I'm not afraid of anyone, least of all a wacked-out tenant or contractor. It's interesting how when we talk about mitigating risk some folks automatically associate that with fear. Nope. Just mitigating risk. I don't have to fear something to realize that I don't want to experience it.
Debt = risk. I don't fear debt. I do mitigate the risk of foreclosure and bankruptcy by not using it.
Owner = risk. I don't fear tenants, contractors or lawyers. I do mitigate the risk of losing everything by not painting a big target on my butt.
To sum up, I simply follow best practices. In the end, we all have to be satisfied with how we run our business. I am fully satisfied that we have shared our reasoning with GKARL, but he's chosen a different path. I do hope it works well for him. Looking forward to more stories about the rooming house.
whats ruby payne a book
a post or what?
"A framework for understanding poverty" is the book by Ruby Payne.
For some of us it's baby steps. I used to have a rent drop mailbox on my house. All My tenants knew where I lived.
Then I had kind of a nut job apply. (We didn't even get to the rent drops portion of our relationship as he was not a tenant)
He lied about his employer, couldn't prove income. Even though I had told him I would call him if he was approved, he called me five or six times in a row. Finally I answered and told him I couldn't verify his employment. Thanked him and hung up.
2-3 hours later he's knocking on my door! To this day I don't know where he got my address, I guess he could've looked it up on the county but it was done pretty quickly if he did. (This was pre smart phone)
He was irate! Kept arguing with me, kept getting louder, totally kept my cool but that freaked me out.
After that, no more rent going to my home or tenants knowing where I live.
I moved in with my SO about six years ago. Since I am not on the title to this house, it is very hard to know where I live now. I admit, I do like it!
I still wrap my head around the manager thing. I'm starting to realize that it really isn't that difficult, my SO bought rentals in the last few years and literally I am the manager for his property.
My longer-term tenants still know that I'm the owner, but they also know that I am the "worker". Even if I'm just supervising, *I* am the one standing next to the guys in the hundred degree heat, or the 7° cold.
Baby steps for some of us.
In general, an LLC owns the property. However, a single member LLC is considered a sole proprietorship which is a disregarded entity by the IRS. The courts in only 3 states offer single member LLC's the same protection as multi-member LLC's regarding asset protection from lawsuits. The majority of states do not recognize them as a separate entity and consider the actual owner the individual member with no personal protection against liability law suits.
Having said that, LL's in multi-member LLC's need to be vigilant in staying compliant with LLC rules and regs. In recent years the courts are frequently piercing the veil of non-compliant LLC's and denying asset protection.
I don't think this particular discussion is about lawsuits, however. I think it's about safety.
A month or so ago my downstairs tenant texted me that there was a strange man wandering around the yard and came up and peeked in her sliders. Her dog chased him away. We later found a note on the fence that someone was looking for a place. I texted and asked, "Were you here in the yard earlier?"
He said yes, and that he had found out about our place from a contractor (I don't even know which one) that he randomly met at a local restaurant.

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Posted 17 July 2015 - 07:25 AM
Posted 17 July 2015 - 09:34 AM
I caught you and won the championship even with all the cheating in your favor didn't I dan,and gave up my motor with 20 laps on it to your flunkie group. Remember? It was in the junk yard on saturday and I won the championship from 12th place to catch you on the pole I think to win by 4 points....We qualified on championship night so you could sandbag and start up front and try to get those 4 points but I sat out the heat and practice cause my motor was fresh scrap and caught you and won,and gave up that scrap. Nice coat I still have,went to IMCA for banquet and met all those arrogant people. Joining the communist party is the same as imca.
I would expect they will steal my $115 dollars cause that is how they are. The track will probably steal my 15th place money too. ALL good if they need it. I -96 tonight for me. 3 dirty tracks in 3 weeks. The fun is back for me,dump those tar cars and enjoy going to the track again.
It sure is nice having a full stands to race for and lots of my home town people there,60 miles away from Owosso.
Posted 17 July 2015 - 11:00 AM
Quietly Making Noise
Posted 17 July 2015 - 02:18 PM
Posted 17 July 2015 - 02:54 PM
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Posted 18 July 2015 - 01:12 AM
OvalRacer, on 17 July 2015 - 03:18 PM, said:
I'll be the first to admit that is me. Its a different time and a different place though. IMCA wasnt doing us any favors on the tar back then.
I wasnt at the track the night of the claim that Jane put against Dick, but I heard it from Dan Bailey the next morning. I thought it was a pretty bad deal from the beginning, many parties involved, none of them completely innocent. While I praise IMCA for their ability to stick to their guns for 20years, I'm sorry for Dick that he doesnt get to race what I think is the best track in the state, TCMS. I've run every dirt track in the lower penninsula, and I'm pretty critical. TCMS isnt perfect, but its damn close, IMCA is part of that equation.
I'm super happy to be racing for the cost of a dirt mod with a claimer motor. Even some of the UMP tracks are following suit running IMCA rules. My $1400 craigslist motors seem to be doing just fine... for less than the cost of roller lifters and machine work in an UMP or tar motor.
Keep Calm and Claim On
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Posted 18 July 2015 - 07:24 AM
Posted 18 July 2015 - 07:58 AM
mod11, on 18 July 2015 - 08:24 AM, said:
In "today's time" IMCA has the best car counts of anyone... and having real rules and using them is part of the reason.
2018 schedule
IMCA @ Tri City Speedway August 31st
Boone Supernationals September 4-8
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Posted 19 July 2015 - 10:18 AM
Todays Listening experience-
Dope- I Don't give a ****
Give it a whirl.
Posted 20 July 2015 - 03:36 PM
GavinHunyady187, on 18 July 2015 - 08:58 AM, said:
I understand that part Gavin but i thought if you payed your fine you could get reinstated or whatever.I was a greenhorn in the mods when all this went down but remember people having to pay fines for certain actions.Long time ago though....
Posted 20 July 2015 - 03:44 PM
mod11, on 20 July 2015 - 04:36 PM, said:
Don't know all the details, but I believe that you can refuse 2 claims (each having a reinstatement fine and short suspension) on the 3rd refusal you get a permanent ban.
There are things that I believe that I will never say, but I shall never say the things that I do not believe.
Posted 21 July 2015 - 08:16 AM
1. Refusal to sell any claimable item forfeits all cash, trophies and contingencies for feature
and all IMCA points in all claim divisions for calendar year.
2. Any driver refusing a claim, when claimed within rules, regardless of reinstatement with IMCA,
loses right to claim any other IMCA driver for 12 calendar months from reinstatement date.
3. First refusal will also result in driver being suspended for 30 calendar days from IMCA events
in all claim divisions from refusal date and until proper cash fine is paid to IMCA. Second refusal
will result in driver being suspended from IMCA events for one year from refusal date and until
$5,000 cash fine is paid to IMCA. Third refusal is permanent suspension from IMCA.
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Posted 21 July 2015 - 10:20 AM
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Posted 21 July 2015 - 11:17 AM
I probably will convert my tar car to dirt,much more fun and less b-s. Seems strange that the tar cars need to keep up with technology at great expense and lots of new tires and dirt still has the old rules mostly. My old car is NOT outdated on dirt. Like some say it should be out dated and we should PROGRESS right of of business.
Hows that tar series doing with the cancellations because the show is just to costly and draws few spectators. Priced ur self right of of all the fun......Who's the smart one now? The future is clear on tar cars,death is close at hand.
Dirt still has 20 laps,not 30 or 50 or 75. That would help tar babies save money but it will never go back. Less fuel and less tires wear and less up keep and shorted nights. Some smart guy slowly stretched out the show to 50 laps with no extra pay and put one more nail in the coffin of tar tracks.
Tracks would rather have a demo show and pay them little and get more people in the stands than a boring start fast time on the pole race. Pull the plug and buy some clay and lets have fun again.
It would seem that everywhere I go there is ONE big assh*le who knows all and I met him at i-96 friday. Pushy mouthy advice giving dumb a$$ who had his neon puke out but still has advice and rudeness for me and my crew. He was waving a club around at the single drive leaving the track,we asked the track people to chase him off and they said avoid him so I broke off my broom stick and stood in the back of the truck leaving,he can go around me but he wasn't so brave when we got near him,,,,,THE rule everywhere seem sot be to bow down to the bully and go around him...NOPE I said I am going thru him and it is going to be ugly. BUTT he just stared as we went by. It was him and me and no one to break it up.....ONLY ass I have met so far. All in a days fun.....
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My car is 14 years old, Never once have I thought it was outdated. Still isn't.
Dirt looks fun, go ahead and do it. But maybe quit degrading those who continue to enjoy the challenges of asphalt.
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Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) welcomes the Black Maria Film Festival back to the college for its 36th anniversary tour at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the FSW Thomas Edison Campus, Rush Library Auditorium, Building J, Room 103. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $8 for members of the Edison/Ford Estates, $5 for FSW staff and faculty, and free for FSW students with an ID. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Edison/Ford Estates or at the door. Tickets purchased at the door must be paid for in cash.
Founded in New Jersey in 1981 to honor Thomas Edison's pioneering spirit in cinema, this festival celebrates the creative vision of contemporary independent directors by showcasing an eclectic variety of bold short films. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the Black Maria as an Academy Award qualifying festival. Its annual collection of cutting-edge films travels across the nation to universities, museums and other venues. Festival organizers work directly with the host institution to select a variety of short narrative, experimental, animation and documentary films that are tailored to their particular audience.
FSW has partnered with the Edison/Ford Estates to bring the Black Maria for eight years. In the past, the Estates hosted an outdoor screening on the river one night while the college hosted a screening of different films on campus the following night. However, due to damage caused by Hurricane Irma, this year's screening at the Estates has been postponed until the spring. They will be showing a selection of films from the 2018 Black Maria collection.
"The films we will screen at the college this year were chosen by students in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars," said Dr. Wendy Chase, coordinator, FSW Honors Scholar Program. "They selected these particular films in hopes that they will provide a platform to engage in meaningful and civil conversations about pressing issues of social justice. The students will facilitate a discussion following the screening."
Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the RCMA Immokalee Community School to aid low-income families who lost wages or property because of Hurricane Irma. Headquartered in Immokalee, RCMA provides quality child care to Florida's rural poor. RCMA operates 66 child-care centers, three charter schools and some 25 family child-care homes. The child-care homes and six child-care centers are located in Immokalee, as is an elementary-level charter school. RCMA operates another child-care center in Bonita Springs.
This year's films are:
"Mr. Sand" – Animation
8 min. by Soetkin Verstegen, Leuven, Belgium
A dreamy tale about early cinema, told as an ironic bedtime story. A mix of techniques brings to life the atmosphere of this dangerous new medium. In the back of the story moves Mr. Sand, a mysterious character that might be real or imagined.
"Ja Passou (Everything's OK)" – Narrative
15 min. by Sebastião Salgado and Pedro Patrocinio, Lisbon, Portugal
The story of a father's journey to save his son and how he is affected by indifference and social inequality.
"How Do You Raise a Black Child?" – Narrative
4 min. by Seyi Peter-Thomas, South Orange, N.J.
This short film adaptation of Cortney Lamar Charleston's poem "How Do You Raise a Black Child?" paints an important portrait of everyday life for a young black man growing up in America. It is an impressionistic piece that explores the delicate balance parents must strike as they steer their children toward adulthood.
"Decision" – Animation
3 min. by Mary Jo Zefeldt, Chicago, Ill.
A short animated film that explores one woman's experience with anxiety and how she handles a perceived false choice.
"We Regret to Inform You" – Documentary
11 min. by Eva Colmers and Heidi Janz, Quebec, Canada
Why does our society divide people into neatly-defined categories? Are "disabled" and "productive" mutually exclusive identities? Where do you place somebody with a strong mind and a weak body? Dr. Heidi Janz, a writer and an academic, is acutely aware of the limitations posed by her uncooperative body, but every day she navigates the world in her wheelchair and works very hard to make her impaired speech comprehensible to others. This film documents Heidi's daily regime, and quietly questions our ideas around "either/or."
"More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters" – Experimental
6 min. by Kelly Gallagher, Chester Springs, Pa.
An experimental animated documentary exploring the life of revolutionary Lucy Parsons, the wife of Haymarket anarchist Albert Parsons. She was an organizer first and foremost and led an inspiring life engaged in the struggle against capitalism. As a woman of color who was married to a famous white male anarchist, she is often unfairly and frustratingly overlooked in many labor histories. Parsons went on to become one of the most powerful voices in the labor movement, helping to found the legendary Industrial Workers of the World. She dedicated her entire life to fighting for the rights of the disenfranchised.
"All it Takes" – Documentary
17 min. by Geoff Pingree, Drew Dickler, and Jake Hochendoner, Oberlin, Ohio
With the ever-growing prescription and use of opiate pain medication, heroin addiction has spread across traditional barriers of class, race, gender, and age and become common in all segments of society. While the path to addiction is distressingly easy, the way out is unimaginably difficult. "All it Takes" explores the opiate epidemic in Lorain County, Ohio from the point of view of addicts and through the efforts of those who work to help them recover their lives and their dignity.
"Exquisite Corps" – Experimental
6 min. by Mitchell Rose, Worthington, Ohio
42 Contemporary American choreographers link together in a chain love letter in celebration of dance.
"Boomerang" – Animation
5 min. by Steven Vander Meer, Arcata, Calif.
Inspired by the song "Boomerang" by the Absynth Quintet, the workings of nature and the universe are mystically and whimsically illustrated in this fast paced, gorgeously hand-drawn film. Great music and a quirky sense of humor define the beauty of it all, and it's no coincidence when it happens this way.
"The Day Truffaut Died" – Animation
4 min. by John Akre, Minneapolis, Minn.
This animated short is about the loss of a mentor hero, even if he was one that I never met." Musician Andy Stermer, wrote and performed a music track that perfectly evokes the films of Truffaut, and the quirky character of the filmmaker's story.
"Chateau au Go Go" – Animation
4 min. by Steve Gentile, Boston, Mass.
A kinetic romp that investigates the images imprinted onto wine corks. This animated, macro-photographed film becomes a sort of frenetic history lesson that alludes to the human impulse to tame nature.
For more information, contact Dr. Chase at firstname.lastname@example.com or (239) 489-9470, or visit www.blackmariafilmfestival.org.
The Immokalee Bulletin is published every Thursday.


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Creating Bash 4.3.27 source package
Due to the severity of shellshock bug, I have to patch some of the internal legacy systems, like FreeBSD 8.0 which there are no more updates available. The only way I can update is to download the source from GNU site and build from that. However, the main source package is only available at version 4.3.0 at the time of writing. To remove the shellshock bug, it needs at least version 4.3.25. Although all the patches are located in the bash-4.3-patches directory, not of all them were created by pointing to "../bash-4.3" directory, some with different names.
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Install FreeBSD archive packages online via sysinstall
I wrote this just for reminding myself. Sometimes, when you try to install a package on a older release FreeBSD machine via sysinstall using the online method, you will find the release become obsolete and cannot be installed anymore. Read more
Note on implementing Ajax style hidden IFRAME upload page on FreeBSD 8.0
This problem has taken me a while to track it down. The same code works fine on Ubuntu with IE8, Firefox, Safari but it just doesn't work on FreeBSD. Read more
Quick tutorial on how to create a FreeBSD system startup script
The init system of FreeBSD is quite different to the Linux. There is no concept of symbolic link of the init script to each run level and no run level. All you have is one big long list of init scripts and very simple way to administer these scripts. If you want some further readings, check out the original paper on rc.d system.
Here is a short tutorial, hopefully someone will find it useful. If you need to know more in depth, check out the FreeBSD document Read more
Quick steps on setting up Apache + SSL + PHP + JSON on FreeBSD 8.0
There are many webpages that offer comprehensive information on setting up Apache on FreeBSD, such as freebsdmadeeasy.com. However, I can't find any tutorial just list the quick steps to get me going in minutes. So here is one. Read more
Building the latest Intel ixgbe driver (1.9.0) on FreeBSD 7.1
This is a short note of what needed to be changes to get the Intel ixgbe driver build for the FreeBSD 7.1 kernel. I needed to build a product, INE Ultra, for a customer and the product is built on FreeBSD 7.1 with an Intel 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port Ethernet card.
When I booted the machine, there were no sign of Intel network devices apart from the motherboard ones. Then I found out, the card requires ixgbe driver which is not configured as part of the kernel compilation. Read more


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Baby A is showing off her pretty teeth everywhere and at every moment, she is such a happy child.
Here are this past week's highlights:
- I went back to school and about 70% of my first week's classes got cancelled so I got to stay at home with my baby and I'm not exactly complaining about it.
- Finding THIS treasure and trying out some of it's goodness with boyfriend for dinner when he got home from work.
- Amelia is all better now. Last week she had a bad case of Le poop. We think it's from teething.
- Planning her first birthday. (I'm all over it since last month and it's still 2 months away) Hey! It's never to early to plan, baby's frist birthday, weddings, and all those fun stuff, I always say.
- Skipping doctor's appointment due to bad weather and instead a whole lot of cuddling.
- Getting this pretty elephant as a gift.


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to a poem. A prize fighter pounding the keys
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cleaning and sticking your wounds
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