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But in the one area where we should have the most abandon, the least safety concern, is where we often choose the most safety: Love. In no Biblical descriptions is love called safe or calls us to be safe, in fact.
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13
Here love is called patient. Well, patience isn't always safe. Love is kind. That calls out love's attributes to be given in love. It does not mean that our reception will always be kind. Love drives out all fear. Well in order to drive out fear that means that love will be brought into the same place as fear and force it out. The fear will flee from the love because the works of the devil - either him or demons or what have you flee from the light. Eric Johnson recently spoke about how WE are atmosphere changers. When we come into a room or place, the atmosphere reflects us and anything not of the Lord must either bow to or flee from us. We come into contact with fear and come filled with love and it leaves - the fear in us, the fear in the atmosphere or in others. Fear in itself does not "feel" safe. We must walk in the power and authority we have and KNOW that the love we carry is stronger and that the fear will leave.
In 1 John 3:16, it says, "By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers."
That is not safe. It is a call to love that exists beyond our bodies. It is love that can only come from Him who was and is and will always be perfect love. It is to know love in such a way that our desires are aligned so fully with the Father's and that that is to love others and to live unified.
Sometimes, though, it is not the physical safety of loving others that is nearly as scary as the safety of our hearts. Love can hurt, deeply. Compassion for another can fill us with such a pain for another that it literally hurts. Sharing your heart with somebody to have it go unreciprocated can hurt so bad that it closes you off from love forever because of fear that it will happen again.
We are called to love though. In spite of the fear. In spite of the past hurts. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. Love is the only alm for the hurts. Love is the only way to live without fear.
About 10 months ago, I had some time with the Lord where I shared my frustration with Him. Actually, I was frustrated and He pointed out that I was frustrated with Him. I found a wall I had in loving from a place where I had been hurt. The Lord said, "You're mad at me because you are loving in spite of it and are scared." I said, "Oh, yeah, I am, because I don't want to be hurt again." And He kindly just spoke, "I made you to love. You are made to love. So YOU love, and I'LL guard." I handed Him my heart in that moment and said, "Okay."
Since then, it has been a journey of learning love without bounds. In moments when fear tries to draw near, I merely repeat that, "You love and I'll guard." And put that trust back in Him, because it's not up to me. He made each of us for love - to give and receive. As we draw nearer to Him, our ability to receive His love grows and the depth of love we have to share increases. We grow in our ability to love dangerously. To love when it should hurt, to love when fear is present, to love beyond what our physical bodies can completely contain, to love in full representation of 1 Corinthians 13, to love people who will never reciprocate it or possibly receive it for a long time, to love beyond logic, circumstances, and what the world says. To love DANGEROUSLY. To say, "Safety last." And declare, "Love first. Love is the first rule of the Kingdom - "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend ALL of the Law and the Prophets" (Mt 22:37-40).
Jews declare this law to love two times per day in a prayer called the "Shema." They remind themselves of who the Lord is and what He has called them to do. When Jesus came, he states that He did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill them (Mt 5:17) and commissions us to fulfill them as well through Him. Love. Love. Love. Love the Lord. Love yourself (through receiving His love and Truth). Love your neighbor (the person right in front of you) as yourself. May this be written on your hearts and ever in your minds.
Shema Israel
Adonai eluhenu - Adonai echad.
Ve'ahavta et Adonai eloeikah,
b'khol levavkah
uve'khol naphshekah
uve'khol m'odekah
Ve'ahavta le'reacha Kamocha,
Hear, O Israel!
The Lord is our God - the Lord alone.
Love the Lord your God,
with all your heart,
with all your soul and
with all your might!
Love your neighbor as yourself!
I challenge you to love dangerously this week. In a moment, when your instinct is flight, hide your feelings, run from the place so that you and your heart feel safe, ask the Father to protect you, to give you His eyes and to fill you with HIS love for the person, place or situation. Follow Him. Move in love. Move in obedience. But if fear is the factor and Holy Spirit is not the one telling you to move, then stay and love. Love boldly. Love without bounds. Love without expectations. Love fearlessly and watch fear flee. Love the person right in front of you. Love inconveniently. Love dangerously.


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On top of that over 200 followers. Most of their hubs are seriously in need of grammar checks. They also have several articles that have somehow beat the duplicate catcher because googling their words shows that they are mostly duplicate. It's frustrating to work hard on HP then see a "writer" who has less than 50 poorly written, copied articles that are actually getting as many views as articles that time and effort was put into. How does this happen?
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I'm wondering if this is an older account with older articles? The new quality controls in place seem to be doing a decent job of weeding out poorly written content. I believe even the older articles have all been reviewed and either approved or removed at this point, but it wouldn't surprise me if some fell through the cracks. Is there a chance any of these low-quality articles at least are not featured?
I suggest you start flagging the worst ones, including examples of poor grammar, and links to the original content. This should get the bad writing removed. Hopefully any new articles this person tries to publish will be kicked out during the quality control process. Or, if they are a serial plagiarist and are discovered, they will be banned from HP.
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It is an older account, several years. I went through and flagged a couple of the worst ones and included links to duplicate content. It is time consuming to go through all that though.
That hubber may have had 100,000 views but that does not mean 100,000 readers actually read that article. If a hub has an appropriate title I will click on it, but if it is poorly written and does not address the issue I expected I will just go back to my feed and not even read it. My view still counts, even if I only read the first paragraph.
I think this happens a lot. There are a lot of websites out there that are a lot worse than HP. At least most of the articles have been through QAP, but, like SmartandFun points out, the older ones were never looked over.
But 200 followers? The people that followed should look at what they are doing. I have people that follow me, only expecting to be followed back, and they do so without intending to read anything I have published.
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+++ on your last paragraph!!! I appreciate followers, but really what's the point in having them if they are not reading what you are writing. Some of these followers this hubber had are long time hubbers that write well. Makes no sense!
I recently read a very poorly written hub, and one of the "glowing" comments came from a well-respected long-time hubber. I don't think that helps anyone. If your hub stinks from a writing standpoint, I either try to help you or I do not comment.
That is annoying! My writing is far from perfect. If I write something with huge issues I'd much rather a respected Hubber let me know than praise crap!
I wonder, too. I've certainly seen some bad stuff, but if a good writer tries to help them, it usually results in a "mind your own business" retort. When I first came to HP, I was so nervous about publishing my first hub that it took me six months to work up the courage. I thought I was up against some real professionals and would be booted off. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that HP let anyone off the street in to the party regardless of dress or hygiene. It also galls me that those plagiarized hubs you speak of sometimes make the HOTD or the writer was a rising star.
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I agree, they still get all this recognition for something they didn't write, or in some situations they've wrote the same thing on multiple sites and it is a violation of HP terms.
Thanks for bringing this up, peeples. It's a touchy subject I wonder a lot about, almost daily. A lot of glaring things at HP totally confuse me. I stopped trying to figure it all out because it doesn't seem to change, nor are these things addressed. It seems that only courageous hubbers as yourself will call attention to these matters without fear of offending. I applaud you.
I do use the Hub Hopper regularly to help rate these hubs but this problem is so much bigger that participation in Hub Hopper QAP. I think when friendships form over time on HP, those bonds are very strong. Hubbers continue to support each other, regardless of quality. It also may be that some hubbers over the years gain a following outside of HP where the topic or subject matter is more of a priority to the reader than grammar.
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You can always report them via their profile page and have HP look into the duplication issue. As far as poor grammar and content, I don't know what to tell you. I can't seem to get through any hubs that have consistently poor grammar (unless English isn't the first language - that's forgivable).
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I report when it is as bad as the hubber I found this morning, but I feel kind of bad doing it sometimes. I understand those who don't speak English as a first language, but even then sometimes it's just too bad!
As for the copying of information, with exception of using some referenced quotes, this is totally unacceptable. I know we are supposed to report, but you can only do so much to stop this sort of thing. When I joined hubpages, I was under the impression that they had some software in place to fight against this sort of thing, but either way, too much plagiarized material is getting through.
As for getting a lot of hits but having bad grammar skills, there are a few reasons why these folks succeed. One reason is that they may do a good job of presenting interesting and/or accurate information and people are willing to look past the grammar issues.
Another possible reason is that they are really good at advertising themselves and getting people to look at their sites, despite the fact they are poor writers.
It also is not beyond the realm of possibility that they might be cheating the system somehow, as in they have found some way to fool the software into thinking they have lots of hits when in fact they do not.
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It is time consuming to flag everything that is bad. I wish they would write articles on how they manage to advertise and get viewers to articles that are poor quality. "How to Be a Bad Hubber and Still Make Money"
I would imagine that if they are cheating in the poor grammar, and duplicate content then you can bet your bottom dollar that they have discovered a way to play the system! not sure how, but people do it all the time!
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It seams it would be more work trying to cheat the system, than it would be if they just wrote the articles right!
I admit I've wondered this and many other things, quite often. It doesn't seem to me there would be any sensible or fair explanation......which is probably why we'll never know an answer. In an effort to reduce the stress this causes.....I chalk a lot up to "some things just are.....& we can't fight it all."
In this same vein of curiosity, peeples......let's consider for example:
In the workplace.....How is it that some lazy schmuck with the IQ of a gnat, holds a position of authority and makes more money than others FAR more qualified?
In the Family.....Why is it some parents will single out one child in 4 as the one they neglect and abuse, treating the others well?
In relationships.....Why do some people seems to have it all, while others struggle daily to have some form of peace & happiness?
Know what I mean? To say the least, Life is not fair. We don't have to like it......but just exactly how do we change it? Since not a one of us is all-powerful or have magic up our sleeve.....We need to keep on moving forward and waste no time on the BS!
There are "several" hubbers here whose grammar.....and writing in general, makes my eyes bleed. Yet...they are popular.....have high scores....receive recognition.....and the saddest thing of all is the COMMENTS from total numbskulls who make these deadbeats out to be Hemingway!!!! If it wasn't so damned funny, I would cry.
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I agree completely. I guess it's just frustrating when I spend so much time trying to fix my articles and people are out there profiting from others. My grammar isn't great, but I try. It seems some don't have to even try and still get the views.
hahahhaah great question-one of my pet peeves and maybe the grammar being so bad is so shocking everyone clicks on the hub- haha- i should test that out.
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Lol, If only it was that easy!


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I've known Lana and her good work long before Forgotten Angels was born, and all the way she has put needy animals (not just pigs) at the front of her priorities. This is a great organization...one that knows how to accomplish what needs to be done. Thank you, FAREC, for being who and what you are. You are greatly appreciated.
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FAREC continues to be a lifeline for animals in need. I've had interaction with them for many years now, and in that time they've never failed to be of immense assistance. Kudos to FAREC.
Lana helped us to raise the funds to have our beloved Miss Piggy put out of her misery due to a tumor. we had been watching her posts for another pig to rescue and found her thru Lana. Arrangements were made and we went and picked up our new pot belly pig Princess Precious and are enjoying her more each day. Had it not been for Lana and her hard work Miss Piggy would have suffered needlessly and we would not have found Precious.
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FAREC is a wonderful organization that helps animals of all species become safe and find new homes. We adopted our beloved dog Maggie from them. They also spend alot of time educating the public about animal care. Also every dollar sent to this rescue group is spent on the animals, so I feel very good about contributing to them when I can.
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That is so exciting!! I understand a bit. Our last MIBG showed the tumor is dead and NED but we still have the surgery in a couple weeks then we'll see from there. But congrats! And stupid cancer.ReplyDelete
I am so happy to hear this! I cannot even imagine what your life has been! you are a remarkable strong lady with wonderful kids! they have all been through this with hazel! Remember that God is there for you! Depression is terrible to go through, don't let anyone tell you different! Take a deep breath,hug your babies and say I can do this, God is on my side! prayers to you***Jo WadeReplyDelete
- David StaffordMay 30, 2017 at 12:24 PM
I am so happy to hear this news. May God look over you.ReplyDelete
God Bless you! I can't imagine what you have been through but I know without a doubt you are Avery strong woman! I will keep you and Hazel and your entire family in my prayers! Hopefully your trials are over and wonderful things will be in store for you! With love from Buffalo NYReplyDelete
Such wonderful news! I'm so happy for you, Hazel and the rest of your family!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 30, 2017 at 7:22 PM
Lauren, Aaron and especially Hazel. Although our battles are completely different I empathize with all Hazel and the Hammersley family has had to endure. It is impossible to have the unthinkable thoughts when facing incermountable odds. It is unfathomable for any parent when face to face with life or death of a child. I commend all of you for your continued valor and strength to kill the cancer monster. Hazel you are a warrior princess! I know it's is exhausting to stay strong and keep fighting but I also know you all will.ReplyDelete
So glad to hear the news of no signs of cancer!!! YAY!!!
Know that the Fisher family will be praying and thinking of you all... God bless the Hammersley's and especially Hazel! ������������
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- AnonymousMay 30, 2017 at 7:27 PM
I am so thankful for the update. I have been checking daily to see if there was a new one posted. This is such wonderful news!! My family has been praying for you and your family. I recently decided to donate 14 inches of hair to wigs for kids, mostly because of reading your posts and being inspired to want to help in any way possible. We will be praying for you and your family all the way from Iowa and thank you for the update!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 30, 2017 at 7:58 PM
Congratulations Hazel, may you live a long and happy fulfilling life. It's has been a pleasure watching you, on Facebook, these last few years we cried with you, we laughed with you, we prayed for you and now we will celebrate with you. Love always, one of your fans MichaelReplyDelete
I stand in the gap with you...lifting you and your family up. I can't begin to understand your thoughts or situation. I will be believing this is your miracle and sweet Hazel is healed TOTALLY in the name of Jesus...breathe...smile...hope <3ReplyDelete
God bless all of you and especially Hazel! I have followed your journey for a very long time and I can't begin to tell you how happy I am to read this new post. May God hold all of you in his hands and continue to protect Hazel! Love and prayers to your entire family! God Bless! Sandy (from Chicago).ReplyDelete


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With Father's Day in just a couple of days, we wanted to share a fun trip for the boys to take. I guess the girls can tag along if they want, but in my family, Southern Utah jeeping really is for the boys. My brother and dad love to take their jeeps, go across some crazy trails (that don't really look like trails) and find some breathtaking scenery. I asked my brother if I could borrow some of his pictures from his latest experience.
These pictures are the first place they stopped on their trip. This is the hike to Upper Calf Creek Falls.
They found some wonderful off-the-beaten-path places, like this cave, and the trail wasn't too far off the highway. The hike to Lower Calf Creek Falls was marked with more signs and a paper map at the trailhead. They were able to see some old Native American ruins, like what you see here.
It wouldn't be called Calf Creek Falls without some falls, quite beautiful!
The second site with remarkable views in Southern Utah is Hole In The Rock. This site was named because the Mormon Pioneers had to blast through the rock, and lower their wagons with a series of pulleys. It is at the top of part of the Colorado River, and Lake Powell. The "road" to get to the Hole In The Rock does require four-wheel drive, and there are a couple of slick rock areas, but you can reach the bottom of the Hole from Lake Powell. Here's the view from the top.
You can hike between the rocks, and marvel at how the Mormon Pioneers were able to fit their wagons, etc. through this small space.
Not too far from Hole In The Rock is Chimney Rock.
Southern Utah is full of these crazy rock formations that make you wonder if there really were giants playing chess in the middle of the desert. The scale of the rocks in front of Chimney Rock give you a bit of understanding of how tall this rock is! The kids in the picture act as proof that you can make a Southern Utah jeeping trip fun for the whole family!
These sites were all based from an Escalante campsite. Escalante Staircase is a National Monument, not a National Park, but you still have to pay to enter the "Monument". Escalante is about center in the bottom portion of Utah.
A few hours North, and East of Escalante is Moab. Ahh, Moab, it seems like everyone knows about Moab. Did you know I have an arch named after me in Arches National Park? Okay, not really named after me, but there is a Wilson Arch, and Wilson is my maiden name. The famous arch in Arches National Park is Delicate Arch. That's the arch that is on the Utah license plates. There are several different arch systems in Arches National Park, mainly hiking trails, but lots of fun for the whole family.
Just an hour or so from Arches National Park is an amazing piece of history. It's called Newspaper Rock, and it is located just outside of Blanding, Utah, and just East of Canyonlands National Park. Newspaper Rock is the largest collections of petroglyphs on one rock face.
Wherever you end up visiting in Southern Utah, you will have a blast! Don't think Southern Utah is only for jeeps, there are some amazing hikes to take as well!
What are some of your favorite places to visit in Southern Utah? There are so many, I had a hard time limiting it to just five for this post! Please share some of your favorite sites. If you would like to see more of my brother's pictures and here more about the exact turn-offs, etc., you can follow the link here.


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"Two different worls... One burning love." 27 August 2007 Drama 100 mins
Ore Kadal (English: The Sea Within) is a 2007 Malayalam film written and directed by Shyamaprasad. The film examines the extra-marital relationship between an intellectual economist and a housewife. It stars Mammootty, Meera Jasmine, Narain and Ramya Krishnan. Ore Kadal was chosen as the inaugural film of the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India.[1] Ouseppachan won the National Award for the Best Music Director for Ore Kadal
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This release is just as reviled and forgotten as the previous album. While it is generally a return to greener metal pastures, as opposed to the generic hard rock of the previous release, it still doesn't return to the greatness of Sound of White Noise. However, it still manages more than 2 passable songs, at least.
Though this album begins in a similar, worrying fashion as before, something is different. Not only is opener 'Crush' faster and heavier than Stomp's opener, the band sound notably more passionate and driven than before. The grooving is a little less primitive, but still a bit basic. Nevertheless, this is one of the best Bush era tracks, right up there with 'Only' and 'Black Lodge'. Though many songs on this album sound like this, the album doesn't fall into the trap of every song being interchangeable. 'Born Again Idiot' and 'Stealing From a Thief' both represent a similar musical direction, while not being quite as fast as the opener. The former also features Dimebag Darrell on leads once again, and turns this good song into a really good one. 'Killing Box' isn't quite as good, sounding like White Zombie at times (though worse) and features Phil Anselmo on vocals. Having destroyed his vocals completely by 1992, this makes it sound a little unpleasant vocally. However, like all the previously mentioned tracks, the riffs (and they are actually riffs this time) don't all sound the same. Coupled to a vocal performance that is free of that rapped tripe and a more interesting drum performance, and these songs all sound more like the aggressive slowed down thrashers from White Noise.
However, this album does contain its share of alt rock, in the form of 'Piss'n'Vinegar' and 'Catharsis'. Both are very simple musically, far too repetitive, and have very lazy riffing. These are worryingly close to the tedious 'groove rock' songs heard on Stomp, and really bring the album down. 'Alpha Male' is more of the same, but manages a section in septuple time, so at least it is trying to vary things a bit from all the endless 3 note grooving and straight, dull, rock beats. The vocal performance here, while not as terrible as say that of 'Random Acts of Senseless Violence' is still really bad. It is just some crappy yelling that sounds kind of like Godsmack. This is Anthrax, not a 2nd rate alt metal band!
This leaves us with various odds and ends of varying quality. The most notable of these are 'Cupajoe' and '604'. Both are very short 'crossover groove' tracks that sound like songs from the S.O.D., but more like 'Bigger than the Devil' than 'Speak English or Die'. However, they are enjoyable nonetheless, and more importantly, the band sound like they are having fun once more as well. 'Toast to the Extras' is a country rock song. The closest approximation would be to Metallica's 'Mama Said', but slightly worse, as John Bush is not cut out for this sort of song. The track is rather worthless and boring, and only serves as a rest between the (almost) fist banging mania of '604' and the grooving of 'Born Again Idiot'.
This album does have a surprising amount of ballads. One fifth (3 tracks) of the album are at least ballad-like. 'Harms Way' is alright, but it suffers from the same issue as 'Bare' from Stomp. It is too cheesy and has little emotional power. However, it at least stops all of the groove tracks from sounding boring by breaking it all up a bit. 'Pieces' is markedly better. Though comparisons to Poison are often thrown about, this is far more sincere and genuinely stirring. The song manages to convey its painful message (the fatal shooting of Frank Bello's brother Anthony) very well, helped by the fact that Bello himself is singing.
The song I have been skirting around for this whole review is my absolute favourite of this album. 'Inside Out' is a kind of half-ballad that combines a dark groove and acoustic guitars in a package that flows really well. The vocal performance is one of Bush's best, not being grating at all and really suiting the hardcore styled music. The solo is a restrained version of what Dimebag normally does, but is still the best solo on this album.
This album actually has a really suitable production. It can be best described as the sort heard on 'Stomp 442', but as this release is more aggressive and passionate than said abomination, this really helps the faster numbers like 'Crush' or the heavier, slower songs like 'Inside Out'. It lacks this intangible 90's feel that White Noise had, but replaces this with a mix that aids both slower and faster songs, as well as having drums that can actually be noticed.
I can understand why many overlook this album. It is stuck between 2 of Anthrax's worst albums, and is a departure from what they are known for. However, this release is the most aggressive and most metal of all the Bush era albums. This is what Stomp should have been, a groovy, heavy and inspired record. This is best obtained for those who liked White Noise (especially if you hate grunge) or those that were disappointed by Stomp, but still want a record in that vein.
That is some trippy cover art, though. Again, fitting for this release, as it levels all surrounding structures (albums).
In the interest of full disclosure, let me explain why I'm reviewing this album. To be honest, I have never really listened to Anthrax all that much; I don't know why, but as far as the "Big 4" thrash bands are concerned, I always found Anthrax the least interesting. I remember hearing "Bring the Noise" in the 90s and being kind of unimpressed: it didn't strike me as very good metal or rap. However, today I decided to fill in some of the gaps in my "thrash education," and give Anthrax a listen. I figured I could start with Among the Living, widely acknowledged to be one of their classic albums. Instead, I decided on a whim to go in a different direction, and listen to one of their most reviled albums. And I'm glad I did, because I am actually enjoying the hell out of this record!
I know, Volume 8-The Threat Is Real is not really thrash, strictly speaking. It's certainly not 80s thrash, and you know what? That's okay with me. 80s thrash is gone, and it's never coming back. Metallica isn't that young group of metalheads that recorded Ride the Lightning, and even the mighty Slayer aren't what they once were. And Megadeth hasn't really been great ever since Mustaine gave up on heroin...
So let's look at Volume 8 for what it IS, instead of what it is not. And what it is, as far as I'm concerned, is a very solid record with some varied musical influences that come from well outside the world of thrash. "Crush," the opening track, with its tom-heavy drum sound grabbed my interest right away. There was a headlong momentum to the track that brought a smile to my face. It's really too bad that Anthrax would eventually part ways with John Bush, because his robust voice really brings a lot of depth to the band's sound that is missing from the records that feature Belladonna.
I mentioned the drums above, and I'd like to spend a little more time on that subject. Even though I like Scott Ian, and I think he's an energetic guitarist with a lot of spunk, I don't think he's a great guitarist. Charlie Benante, though, really impresses me. He's not a one trick pony, like a lot of metal drummers. He can lay down a mellow groove (as he does on much of "Inside Out") or he can let it rip with thundering, up-tempo assaults (I think "604" is a good, albeit brief example).
Volume 8 is not perfect, of course. "Toast to the Extras" is an incredibly lame, Aerosmith-flavored country rock track that is just silly. Even Metallica has mostly avoided sounding this twangy! And "Cupajoe" is a complete waste of time. Mercifully brief, it's sounds like one of those tongue twisters that theatre majors do to warm up their voices (as Jack Black does in the movie School of Rock: "Lips, teeth, tip of the tongue"). No doubt, many thrash fans hate the Poison-ish ballad "Pieces." But c'mon, bassist Frankie Bello had just lost his brother, who was shot dead in New York. I am impressed by a musician who can turn pain into heartfelt music, even if that music falls outside of their usual purview. The big difference between something like "Pieces" is as great as the difference between losing a beloved family member and losing a stripper/girlfriend to another rock star. (Which was reportedly the inspiration for Poison's "Every Rose Has its Thorn.")
Volume 8-The Threat Is Real is not going to be to every metal fan's liking. That much is obvious from reading many of the reviews of the record, here and elsewhere. But I try to judge every album on its own merits, as much as possible. And I found the album to be an enjoyable listen. Not a metal classic, but worth my time.
This album is Anthrax's own 'Load'. Man (or should I say Not Man), this is a broad take on modern metal and rock. And yes, country music too, just what Metallica did two years earlier. So, no thrash metal mentioned yet, but hey, you won't find it here anyways. I understand if a band stagnates and wants to do something different, but for fuck's sake, this is not-so-few steps over that border, that changing the band's name would have been a must, not just "in order".
'Crush' is like a Kiss song played with almost constant multilayered tom drum beats and modern downtuned guitars. It is far from crushing, because downtuned isn't a synonym of "heavy". 'Catharsis' is the band's most mainstream song ever together with last album's 'Nothing', but if it works, then it works! A fine, hellishly rolling good song, if you don't wait for thrash metal, which you shouldn't be doing at all. Nu-yet-good 'Inside Out' goes a bit too Fugazi at times, but John Bush's catchy vocal lines keep it over the surface. 'Piss n Vinegar' is a stomping rocker, similar to those that 1998's 'Stomp 442' was filled with. '604' is a "funny" fastie, in S.O.D. way, but... And then it comes; the fucking country song 'Toast to the Extras'. It has a true redneck vibe to it, but this is a fucking Anthrax song?! Man... I mean Not Man.... 'Born Again Idiot' is a Pantera style piece, and definitely the harshest of the album's songs. But harsh isn't a synonym of "good". Hey, it is the half-way point now, and what the hell is going on on this album? Exactly.
'Killing Box' is like Anthrax going Primus or something, but in a totally torpid way. 'Harms Way', a slow rocker, gets the album rolling after a long period. Or does it really? Nope, as 'Hog Tied', with Kiss riff played in nu-style, does its best to drop the level of quality again. And it does, with a big thank to the use of guitar talk box, reminding me of Richie Sambora. Thanks for that, heh. With 'Big Fat', the album goes to Corrosion Of Conformity style stuff and really rocking again. 'Cupajoe', another S.O.D. thingy, cuts the flow before it has even started. 'Alpha Male' is a bland rocker, followed by another slower song, 'Stealing from a Thief', which is another good slow song on the album! Not Man, there's something weird here, right? I mean slow songs work better than the majority of faster pieces. Anyways there is a hidden bonus track, which is extremely soft. The songwriting is bloody broad, but partly so bloody boring. I would have waited something like these songs on Anthrax's mini-albums or b-sides.
During the album, there's a lot of various instruments used, that feel more like curiosities: Theremin, blues harp and slide guitar. But then again, this is more of a rock album than a metal album. Pantera's Dimebag Darrell and Phil Anselmo make appearances on a couple of songs, but also these are more like curiosities. Sound-wise this is on heavy and organic side, but the downtuned guitars have never been my favorite thing, and they aren't particularly heavy either. The band aren't on their best here, not even close. The rhythm section is the element that works the best here. Actually there's quite big chunks of groove on some of the songs. And so work John Bush's vocals, I've always liked his characteristic and a bit harsh voice. The cover art is a small part of astonishing painting printed on the opening lyrics sheet. The lyrics are very streetwise.
When picking out the truly good songs, I can count them with one hand's fingers. So, there's EP's worth of good music on this album. Surely, it is all listenable, but just scarcely so at times. In my opinion, this is the worst Anthrax album ever, but only their second bad one (the predecessor, 'Stomp 442', was plagued by the same problem; just a few goodies). This just does not feel like it was Anthrax. The album's name proved to be ill-boding.
(originally written for ArchaicMetallurgy.com in 2009)
Second half of the nineties. The era when thrash was truly dead and even death metal became a bland and generic imitation of itself. The second half of the nineties, when power metal was starting to make a comeback but the scene was dominated by the upcoming gothic metal scene with tarts in dresses, Gothenburg hippies and of course the third wave of black metal. All in all, the most boring era ever within the metal scene.
Either thrash bands were gone during these days or they were releasing mediocre albums with modern influences just to stay alive for a while. Anthrax were no exception. The band had killed themselves and their credibility when they released Stomp442 in 1995. Now fortunately this implied that anything new they'd release afterwards, would be better no matter what. And so it was! Volume 8 is a nice little album. Far from classic, but a nice groovy album nonetheless if you'd be able to forget the name Anthrax being on the cover.
Now I know many people claim Anthrax' best Bush-era songs would be Room For One More, Potters Field or What Doesn't Die, but each and everyone keeps forgetting Crush. The opening song on this album probably is their heaviest non-thrash song with John Bush up until now (2009 that is). And apart from that it features a massive main riff, catchy rhythm and excellent chorus. With a song like this I do not care this is not a classic speed or thrash metal album. This is the kind of quality heavy post-thrash song Anthrax used on half the Sound Of White Noise album and maybe even better at that.
Another big difference with Stomp442 is the fact that Volume 8 sounds more laid back, more at ease. Not just the performance but the production as well. Stomp442 was overly organised and too straight forward. Volume 8 is not. The band tries different stuff like the country song 'Toast to the Extras' which actually is great with John Bush on vocals. The groove-metal songs on the album have gotten more space to breathe and are, as said, played more laid back and less neurotic that before. Best songs, apart from the earlier mentioned masterpiece Crush, are 'Catharsis', 'Inside Out', 'Born Again Idiot' and 'Killing Box'.
The two SOD-ish joke songs '604' and 'Cupajoe' are funny but nowhere as good as any real SOD joke and they obviously don't fit a regular Anthrax album that well. But it's good to hear the band having fun again and doing whatever they want, shaking off the chains which earlier forced them to make Stomp442. And that attitude and atmosphere is exactly what makes this album decent.
Even though this album will never be in anyone's list of favourite/best Anthrax albums, it's good to hear the band we're slowly getting human again after the forced and neurotic 1995 debacle. Volume 8 is a laid back album from the hibernation-era, revealing a band at least having fun with each other again. And that was more than enough for me.
This is one of those albums that is just difficult to fully wrap yourself around. It isn't really good by any standard of an entire album, but individually there are snippets of pretty good embodiments of groove metal as first espoused by Pantera. To be fully forthcoming, I don't like this style of metal as a whole because of its tedious nature, but there are naturally some exceptions here and there. "Volume 8 – The Threat Is Real" puts off some pleasing musical vibes from time to time, but ultimately fails as a whole due to a complete utter lack of direction and a really jaded duality of comedy and seriousness. What manifests as a result are 3 completely unrelated approaches to songwriting, all of which clash with each other.
The first of these 3 directions, also being the strongest, is the Pantera inspired groove metal that dominates the most musically serious songs on here. John Bush's vocals sound a little closer to a Scott Weiland trying to sound like Phil Anselmo than an authentic version of said vocalist, but aside from that, songs like "Crush", "Born Again Idiot" and "Stealing From A Thief" are pretty clear representations of a "Far Beyond Driven" approach to 90s Metal. Filling the lead guitar vacuum still being felt by Dan Spitz's absence is Dimebag, further pushing a good number of these songs in a Pantera direction. The standout song in this sort of sub-album within the album is "Inside Out", which basically pulls out a few interesting acoustic and clean guitar ballad ideas from "The Great Southern Trendkill" and combining it with the dark and mechanical groove style dominating this album and some hard core styled vocal work that succeeds in not being completely grating.
Though the generally dark and groovy guitar tone remains constant throughout the album, a lot of what is on here reverts back to the trendy alternative rock/grunge sound heard on the previous two albums, thus giving us the 2nd direction. "Catharsis" and "Piss N' Vinegar" are the worst offenders in combining lazy rock riffs, constant and repetitive amateur straight beats that Benante used to use as rest periods between thrashing and blasting, and plenty of crappy baritone yells that predict a world dominated by the mediocrity of Godsmack. "Alpha Male" actually combines groove metal with this shallow form of hard rock, and somehow manages to sneak in a little 7/8 meter section that goes completely unnoticed between all of the hypnotic and repetitious idea fragments.
And then to finish off any chance of this being a consistent listen, we are offered an overlarge helping of novelty songs that makes one wonder if this is actually a Metal band trying to emulate Weird Al Yankovic. The highlights in this department are two really half-assed attempts at reviving the spirit of S.O.D. in "604" and "Cupajoe", the latter of which features Scott Ian doing the vocals. When you think about it, this sort of 30-40 second duration Hard Core style is the ideal alternative to Groove Metal because it also features 1-3 riffs yet won't waste 4 or 5 minutes of your day. "Toast To The Extras" is a really bad Country Rock song, probably inspired by Metallica's equally terrible "Momma Said", definitely something that would have been better off not being released at all, not even as a b-side to a single. Then things just sort of die off at the end with a hidden ballad dubbed "Pieces", basically another pop acoustic ballad in the vain of Radiohead and Goo Goo Dolls that isn't worth anyone's time.
When all is said and done, though this doesn't quite suck as much as a lot of stuff coming out at this time, it still basically sucks. I could maybe rationalize a fan of Pantera spending 4 or 5 dollars for this in a bargain bin, but really you might as well just pick up one of their albums if that's what you're into. If you are someone who is just discovering Anthrax through their early material, this is something that should not be looked into at all, nor is that the case with any other album they've put out with John Bush. Just let these musical abortions decay away into dust and remember this band for what they contributed to the glorious time period that the 80s were for heavy metal.
Originally submitted to (www.metal-observer.com) on February 28, 2009.
I was reading an article on the "Thrash Revival" the other day. It was pretty interesting, featuring interviews with a lot of the scene's key players (band members, producers, label owners). One thing in particular that caught my eye was the part of the article discussing the downfall of thrash in the 90's, in wake of grunge and numetal. Scott Ian was particularly bitter about how the labels rejected Anthrax, writing them off as a spent 80's metal band playing outdated crap. Of course, I found Scotty's woes hilarious. While I certainly feel for his plight (and all the other competent thrashers that got ousted back then), it doesn't excuse the fact that they weren't playing outdated thrash metal in the 90's: Anthrax was playing the same bullshit groove metal/modern rock that was oh-so-popular at the end of the decade (see: Pantera, Prong, Godsmack, Pro-Pain). Perhaps the mean 'ol labels weren't just being dicks. Perhaps they recognized that Anthrax of the 90's just plain fucking sucked. For example, their eighth album Vol. 8: The Threat is Real.
The album opens with one of those Pantera-inspired one-riff wonders that just drag their ass around without getting anything done. This one happens to be called "Crush," not that it's any different than countless other "Walk" clones. It's shit like that this that really makes me reanalyze other 90's 'thrash' albums like Annihilator's King of the Kill or Sacred Reich's Heal and realize that they really weren't that bad in comparison. And when that track is finally over….Jesus, is that the Foo Fighters? No, it's track two, "Catharsis," which embodies about half of the songs on this album. The other half are like track three, "Inside Out," i.e. shitty nu-metal. This includes track four, "Piss N Vinegar." Wait a minute, is that the "Locomotive Breath" riff? Pretty much, buried in modern corporate 'metal' backwash. Track five is a flaccid attempt at recalling the good old SOD days, without either the humor or the good taste in riffage.
I'd have liked to criticize all of the tracks on this album like I did for Stomp 442, but this time around, it's been just too damn tiring. It's usually about track six (the hokey country-rocker "Toast to the Extras") that I mentally clock out of this album. The rest is basically the same bullshit from the album's beginning. Anthrax may take this material seriously, but I can't. It's just too fucking horrible. There's yet another hopeless SOD parody ("Cupajoe"), one that sounds like a Rob Zombie reject ("Killing Box"), and a boatload of half-Pantera, half-Stone Temple Pilots backwash. Feel free to cringe at the hidden ballad too.
If Scotty is still wondering why Anthrax isn't catching on, he should know that they brought it on themselves. They still aren't playing thrash, as evidenced by a '05 re-recording of "Deathrider" that's fucking atrocious (it's played in half-time, with John Bush on vocals. Why would Charlie Benante need to play in half-time?). As of this writing they're working on a new release with a new singer, but with garbage like this and WCFYA not that far behind them, I fear for the worst. As usual, the final word here is AVOID. I know I'll never listen to this again. And you shouldn't either.
This is one of those albums I own that stands out in my collection--as nothing else I own sounds quite like it or makes me feel in a similar way to the way this makes me feel.... and that feeling... is called "happy."
In Anthrax's usual way, the music is rather peppy and upbeat--though probably more so than usual. Now, I usually despise really happy crap, but the music itself isn't what's so happy--it's the idea that I've used the CD as a mood lightener from time to time, now about that music...
There are two extremely short tracks written, apparently for fun that I actually enjoy. "604" and "Cupajoe"--the former being written about a fat girl the band viewed in a tabloid who weighed 604 pounds, the latter about Anthrax's apparent addiction to coffee. Both of these tracks make up for their awkward shortness with about the heaviest riffing on the album.
My personal favorites are (yeah, in this order) Catharsis, Inside Out, Crush, Toast to the Extras, Born Again Idiot, and the secret track, Pieces, that starts at the 8-minute mark after Stealing From A Thief. Toast to the Extras opens with acoustic guitar, then dives headlong ... into... a mild melodic track that is strangely compelling. Pieces is entirely acoustic and (I believe) sung by bassist Frank Bello, as the song is about his brother who was murdered in New York. Yes, people apparently get killed there. Dimebag Darrel and Vinnie Paul make a guest appearance on the album, and that appearance is in Inside Out, which varies wildly from softly played guitar verses to rampaging, thrashy choruses. Catharsis, I guess I like, most of all because of the lyrics which include the line "Angels in my heart, devils in my eyes" which I've often equated to myself (I give off that "do not touch" vibe all to often, but treat people pretty well). The chorus, like many on the album, is pretty catchy, and the song has a feeling of standard Heavy Metal spliced with Thrash's energy.
Overall the record does a good job of reminding of "Sound of White Noise," but gives off the impression of a band that has grown musically and mellowed out a tad--as though they're finally accepting that Metal is no longer the king in more popular music, and went back to doing what they like. Unlike "Stomp 442" this doesn't occasionally reek of "trying to maintain a presence in an Alternative world." Everything here is Metal, even if the thrash has calmed a little. It's guitar-heavy, rather the way Metal should be, not bass-heavy like a lot of crap coming out around the time this album was released (or like now for that matter).
No Anthrax/John Bush fan should miss, especially as his vocals sound better than ever and run a frantic gamut from fierce yelling to passive singing (Inside Out is a good example). To me it's a step up from arguably the best John Bush-led Anthrax, SoWN, making this one just as good if not better.
This is record i think, half metal / half hardcore sounding... A new kind of Anthrax that ended up sounding unique and tasteful by the mix of those styles. Volume 8, although being a great album is not, i repeat, is not an Anthrax album for all Anthrax fans. Older ones could enjoy this or possibily feel displeased with the new sounding of this "Anthrax goes modern rock", and new fans can be acquired by the band with this fresh combination of styles, that´s far, far away from their mosh thrashiest days...
Although i find that Joey Belladona is and always will be the ultimate Anthrax singer, and despite not being so enthusiastic about John Bush´s vocals (can you believe Metallica wanted this guy to sing for them in the beginning of their carrer, instead of Hetfield?), i think he cuts the songs very well and really makes his job...
This alternative pearl was written almost entirely by drummer Charlie Benante, with only some little musical touches from Scott and Bello here and there...and it starts kicking ass with a really crushing song, "Crush" with some great drum beats, almost pounding your heart out when listening to them, and some reeeaaallly groovy guitar sound by Scott. Next comes "Catharsis", a quite commercial song but very catchy at the same time, and then comes one of the best songs here...oohhh yes...i´m talking about "Inside Out", with those heavy guitars by Scott and Charlie, those delicious acoustic interludes in the middle of the song, and an amazing fuckin´solo by their lead guitar player on service for this one: Dimebag Darrell.
"Piss n´Vinigar" does not convince at all as an Anthrax song and it´s a little bit predictable and a little boring, "604" is one of their typical humourous acts, a little thrashy song with some silly lyrics that goes out for 35 sec... and then comes Anthrax´s really big fuck up on this album..."Toast to the Extras" which is not a totally bad song but it´s really an awful tribute to the country music...avoid this one and skip it...
Then the really good songs return and with a character of their own: "Born again Idiot" (great riffs), "Killing Box" (with Phil "drunk" Anselmo on vocals with Bush), "Harms Way" (commercial like, but like "Catharsis" very good!), "Hog Tied" ( really heavy intro and song) and "Big Fat"( not very special but also good...)
Another funny moment comes with "Cupajoe". Remember S.O.D ´s "Milk" lyrics? Well this is a progressive speed pacing song of 46 sec that talks about...coffee...simple, but funny..."Alpha Male" is no big deal and after it comes another fine moment by Anthrax on this album..."Stealing from a Thief", a fuckinigly heavy song with some groove attached to it and a great vibe...The bonus acoustic track is different, but good. Clean melodies and guitar solos with a excelent voice makes this really the perfect way for Anthrax to close this record.
It´s a good album, that´s all i can say...check out if it makes your style or not...but there´s more than one style to be appreciated here. You can see that this is a really grown up Anthrax with a new sense of things...Old ones, if you have "Among the Living" feel satisfied with it and new fans, adquire this album. It´s worth all of the money.


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Week 5
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2010
So this week has been interesting with the lack of classes and slipping all over campus but it has still been full of work. This week we all had to turn in our contracts and as I am sure every other group felt we were anxious to turn in the final contract with dates that come up faster than we expected. As I look over the schedule and realize the amount of work the rest of the semester offers I get nervous but know that the Images group (and all the others) can accomplish it. We are in teams for a reason and with all of the outside "tools" we listed I am pretty sure the task will be easier. One of the goals my group had this week was to pick 50 pictures apiece that we would focus on and find information about. I thoroughly enjoyed looking through the 1000+ pictures and discovering how Mary Washington 100 years ago is not that different from today, we still value traditions here and as this week has proved, play in the snow and create memories that will last us a lifetime. While I found the women in dresses for date night very classy and interesting that women smoked in the dorms I noticed similarities. Hope everyone has enjoyed the snow and have not slipped infront of all the Nest employees like myself 🙂


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It seems strange to think now, but centuries ago the stage was deemed an inappropriate place for a woman. As a result of the exclusion, it was the norm for men to play females in theater productions in what is called cross-gender acting. The convention reaches back to ancient Greek times, and was also prevalent in Japanese kabuki theater, as well as English renaissance theater.
Cross-gender acting differs from acting in drag or portraying a transgender or cross-dressing character, in that it is simply an actor authentically playing a character that happens to be of the opposite gender.
In modern times, despite the fact that there's really no need for cross-gender acting, it still occasionally occurs in film and TV, whether due to tradition, necessity or simply because the actor — regardless of gender — was the right fit for the part. However, unlike centuries ago, now it's acceptable for females to play male roles as well.
Below I've collected a bunch of examples of cross-gender acting in modern film and television. And while you may already be aware of some of the example, at least a couple may just surprise you:
1. Nancy Cartwright As Bart Simpson (Among Others), 'The Simpsons'
Though she originally read for the part of Lisa Simpson, Nancy Cartwright ultimately ended up with the role of her trouble-making brother, Bart. Along with Bart, Cartwright also voices Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney and Database in the series.
It's not uncommon for women to voice pre-pubescent male characters in animation, given that if boys were to voice them, eventually they would age out of the role. Despite this, when The Simpsons first became a hit in 1990, Fox ordered Cartwright not to give interviews so not to reveal that a woman voiced Bart.
2. Cate Blanchett As Jude Quinn, 'I'm Not There'
Cate Blanchett played a male character in the 2007 film I'm Not There. Blanchett played the character, Jude Quinn, one of seven different characters inspired by musician, Bob Dylan. Blanchett was the only woman to portray Quinn/Dylan, with the other characters being played by five male actors, but it was her performance that was praised by critics. For her part she won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress as well as receiving an Academy Award nomination in the same category.
3. Brad Bird As Edna Mode, 'The Incredibles'
Edna Mode only appeared briefly in The Incredibles, but in that short appearance managed to immortalize her costume-making manta, "no capes!" But while Edna might be a world-famous seamstress in The Incredibles universe, in reality she was voiced by the male director of the film, Brad Bird!
Originally the director intended for Lily Tomlin to voice the character, but when he demonstrated the type of voice he wanted, Tomlin suggested that he perform the voice instead, thinking she wouldn't be able to make the character as funny as Bird. Interestingly, Edna is voiced by a mixture of female and male voice actors in the various different language versions of The Incredibles.
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4. Meryl Streep As Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz, 'Angels In America'
The rabbi in Angels in America features only briefly at the very beginning of this 2003 mini-series, which is perhaps why you might not have noticed that he's actually played by Meryl Streep.
In total Streep actually had four roles in the mini-series, also playing Hannah Pitt, Ethel Rosenberg and The Angel Australia. This was in keeping with the play that the mini series was based on, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Playwright Tony Kushner wrote the play for eight actors, with all playing two or more roles, and several of the roles requiring actors to play the opposite sex. While the mini-series had actors Jeffrey Wright and Emma Thompson also playing more than one role, Streep was the only one of the three to play a character of the opposite gender.
5. Rupert Everett As Camilla Fritton, 'St. Trinian's'
This is an interesting cross-gender role, that actually has roots in the original St Trinian's film franchise.
In the original 1954 film, The Belles of St Trinian's, Alastair Sim had already signed on to play the role of Clarence Fritton when Margaret Rutherford, the actress set to play his sister, Millicent Fritton, became unavailable. After the director and co-producer were unable to find a suitable actress to replace her, Sim agreed to play both Fritton siblings himself.
When the series was rebooted with St Trinian's in 2007, the tradition Alastair Sims inadvertently started was continued when Rupert Everett took on the roles of both Camilla and Carnaby Fritton (the 2007 versions of Millicent and Clarence).
6. Glenn Close As Gutless, 'Hook'
This cross-gender role was so convincing that when the film was released most people had no idea Glenn Close was even in the film, let alone played a male pirate.
Apparently Close ended up appearing as a featured extra in the film because she was on set visiting her friend, Dustin Hoffman, when he asked her if she wanted to star in the scene they were shooting. After going through the makeup process (sprouting a beard in the process!), Close became Gutless the pirate, and appeared in the infamous "boo box" scene in Hook.
7. John Travolta As Edna Turnblad, 'Hairspray'
Much like the St Trinian's example, the role of Hairspray's Edna Turnblad being played by a man has become tradition.
In the original 1988 version of Hairspray, Edna Turnblad was played by drag queen, Divine. The role was given to Divine by the director and writer of the film, John Waters, who was Divine's long-time friend and collaborator. When the film was made into a Broadway musical in 2002 the tradition of casting a male as Edna Turnblad was maintained when Harvey Fierstein was cast in the role. Most recently John Travolta took over the role in the 2007 adaptation.
Despite the fact that Divine was a drag queen, he later noted that with the role of Edna Turnblad he could not be considered a drag queen, once saying "what drag queen would allow herself to look like this? I look like half the women from Baltimore."
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Johannesburg, June 16 (IANS) The African Union pledged to fulfill "Agenda 2063", a blue print for future development of the continent, as the 25th session of the summit ended early Tuesday.
The two-day summit in South African city of Johannesburg saw African heads of state and the government discussing Agenda 2063, women empowerment, the political crisis in Burundi, and ways to fund AU operations, reported Xinhua news agency.
The summit was, however, overshadowed by the participation of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes.
South Africa, being an ICC member, has an obligation to arrest him and hand him over to the ICC who issued an arrest warrant to detain al-Bashir.
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The first time I heard a rough mix of the Boxcar Saints' Last Things, I thought about my friend, about epilepsy, quietude, and the dark, poignant insights born from violent upheaval. So it seemed more than a felicitous coincidence when the mastered version of Last Things arrived compliments of the upright bass player's label, Grand Mal Records.
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Hudson picked up a guitar when he was 13 and living in Santa Rosa. By 14, no longer satisfied with the confines of his bedroom, he started sneaking into bars for open mikes. There, he soaked up music and free beer from elder musicians. "Those guys were my heroes. They knew so many songs, old country, blues, and folk songs. I, of course, was really, really awful, but I got an education in those bars."
By the time Hudson crossed paths with Schwartz, he was far from awful, but he wasn't exactly approachable.
"I've kind of kept my distance from people throughout my life," acknowledges Hudson. "Jason moved in next door to me when I was recording my solo CD. He heard me playing in my apartment and said, 'If you ever need a bass player ....' I think I told him, 'Maybe I'll just borrow your bass.' I was really wary of other musicians. I think he thought I was a jerk. I probably was."
With Schwartz came Douthit, who was already playing with the bassist in another band in San Francisco. Both musicians instinctively gave Hudson and his songs the space they required, lending the tunes the quality that dominates the Boxcar Saints' music today: The weight of lifetimes seems to hang off a single phrase or lingering note.
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Much of the material on Last Things grew up, in fact, in the space left by the demise of Hudson's 10-year relationship, and it addresses the subjects that naturally rise in the aftermath of such an emotional upheaval. Shadowed by the trinity of religion, love, and booze, Hudson's world-weary voice seems to shudder under the impact of it all, shrugging its shoulders between elegant melodies and soft drum rolls.
"There was a time/ When we were sacred/ There was a line/ That I wanted to cross/ And there was a map/ That I thought I followed/ Now, there's no signs/ And I am lost," rasps Hudson over his understated but urgent acoustic guitar on "Back Across."
"Remember me, I used to be," he whispers on "Stranger in God's House" as a plaintive sax line rolls in with the fog and Douthit and Schwartz paint the night noir with fine aural strokes.
"There's this war inside my head/ That can never be won/ And my rage is sweet and secret/ Like sugar on my tongue," sings Hudson with a seductive bedroom drawl that devolves into a bestial howl on "I Think I'm Done."
"If the whiskey don't kill/ Somethin' else will," he concedes on "Ain't Gonna Sleep Tonight," as a drunken violin staggers across the stage.
A masterstroke of delicate, autumnal Americana, Last Things is subtly but precisely influenced by Southern Gothic literature, biblical verse, Spanish flamenco, French chanson, and big-top reels. Despite the proliferation of such influences in the current musical climate, the Boxcar Saints distinguish themselves from their contemporaries, displaying too much vitality and ferocity to be neo-folkies, too much restraint, care, and originality to be part of the Southern Gothic alternative set, and too much wisdom, maturity, and imagination to be a rock band. In the end they are quite simply inspired. By demons or deeds, it matters not.