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Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band
|Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band
The Pride of the Southwest
2007 SDMB Pitchfork Formation before Sun Devil Football Team's Introduction.
|Arizona State University
|Tempe, Arizona
|Pacific-12 Conference
|Mr. James G. "The Hammer" Hudson
|Maroon and white jackets with a mirror in the center of a sun on the front, black pants, maroon shakos with 14" white plumes, and white capes with the letters "ASU" in gold.
The Arizona State Sun Devil Marching Band (ASUSDMB), also known as The Pride of the Southwest, is the athletic band of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devil Marching Band motto is "Expect Great Things." The acronym EGT is inscribed on a sign that hangs from the director's podium towering over the band's practice field, and is a symbol of the high standards that band members strive to meet.[1] The ASU Band program, which includes the Marching and Pep bands, the Wind Ensemble, and the Symphonic Band, is a part of the Katherine K. Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, School of Music. The band is currently under the direction of Director of Athletic Bands James G. "The Hammer" Hudson, who took over the program in 2006.[2] The Sun Devil Marching Band is a major ambassador for Arizona State University and the state of Arizona. Each year almost 500,000 people are entertained by the band, which plays at home football at Sun Devil Stadium and as a pep band for basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena, homecoming, bowl game parades, other community events in the Valley, across the country, and even abroad.
- 1 Sun Devil Marching Band History
- 2 Membership
- 3 Friday Night Mill Band
- 4 Game Day
- 5 Arizona State University Band Day
- 6 Pass in Review
- 7 Band Banquet
- 8 Trips
- 9 Uniforms
- 10 Instrumentation
- 11 Pep Band
- 12 Dixieland Bands
- 13 Service organizations
- 14 Discography
- 15 Notes and references
- 16 External links
Sun Devil Marching Band History[edit]
On September 20, 1915, the Arizona Board of Education accepted and ratified the creation of the Tempe Bulldogs Marching Band under Mrs. Lillian Williams (1915–1917).[3] Under her guidance she furnished on her own the band's instruments, uniforms, and repertoire of standard classical music. The Bulldogs Marching Band though would be discontinued due to World War I. Williams last appearance was during 1947 concert as then Sun Devil Marching Band director Felix E. McKernan honored her. The Bulldogs Marching Band return in 1929 under short tenure of the direction of John Paul Jones. In transition under the direction of Carl G. Hoyer in 1937 the band's first bowl appearance for the Tournament of Roses Parade where the band won second prize. Though that year Hoyer would leave after then Arizona governor, Benjamin Baker Moeur, rejected his Arizona State Song for the state song of Arizona. During Dr. Robert G. Lyon five-year tenure was the addition of new parade and marching formations as well as swing music. Under Felix E. McKernan direction saw the various changes taken place for the band and the school. In 1946, the school's, mascot was redesigned by former Disney illustrator, Bert Anthony, from the Bulldog to Sparky, the Sun Devil. McKernan made his marks in the band by composing the school's fight song Maroon & Gold, implementing script drill formations in pregame and halftime shows, holding auditions for instrumentation placing, offering scholarships to boost membership, recruiting high school band members, establishing Band Day, and formatting three weekly rehearsals. All of which laid the basis for band to grow rapidly. The band's growing reputation brought a lot of praise from directors across the nation such as Clarence Sawhill (1947–1952) of the USC Trojan Band proclaimed the band as "The Best Marching Band in the Southwest." [3] McKernan's successor, Harold C. Hines, as well added to McKernan's body of work by holding band camp a week before the Fall semester begins, additions to pregame pageantry, 1957 implementing fireworks, band's active role in Proposition 200 in 1958 for university status, and establishing the Alumni Band for Homecoming Games. August 1974 initiated a new period in the history of the Sun Devil Band program with the hiring of two new directors. The two men brought a new style of marching and philosophy to ASU's band program. When Dr. Richard E. "Doc" Strange (1974–1999) became Director of Bands in 1974, the directorship was expanded to include an assistant director. Dr. Robert C. "Coach" Fleming (1974–2002) became ASU's first Assistant Director of Bands; this position was ultimately elevated to Associate Director of Bands, and is now designated Director of Athletic Bands. The Marching Band gained national recognition by performing at the 1987 and 1997 Rose Bowl games and Tournament of Roses Parades.[4][5] Also to the band's credit are performances at Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, the then Los Angeles Raiders and Los Angeles Rams professional football games, Phoenix Suns professional basketball games, SeaWorld, Knott's Berry Farm, Disneyland, Universal Studios, SeaWorld San Diego, on the deck of the Navy carrier USS Enterprise, and the 1990 Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan.[6] Of note during the San Francisco 49er gig fans were impressed by the Sun Devil Marching Band rendition of George Cory's I Left My Heart in San Francisco the franchise insisted on the band making a 1963 recording and continued on using it at 49ers home games. On November 9, 1991 the Sun Devil Marching Band became the first Pac-10 marching band to receive the prestigious Sudler Trophy.[7] This great honor is awarded annually to a college or university marching band that has demonstrated the highest musical standards and innovative marching routines and ideas. On multiple occasions, the band was invited by the NFL, to be part of the pregame and halftime festivities of Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona.[8][9]
- Lillian Williams, 1915–17
- John Paul Jones, 1929–30
- Carl G. Hoyer, 1931–37
- Dr. Robert G. Lyon, 1938–43
- Miles A. Dresskell, 1945
- Felix E. McKernan, 1946–51
- Harold C. Hines, 1952–65
- William H. Hill, 1966–69
- William Mitchell 1969
- Dr. Kenneth O. Snapp, 1970–73
- Dr. Robert C. "Coach" Fleming, 1974–2001
- Martin Province, 2002–2005
- James G. "The Hammer" Hudson, 2006–Present
Sun Devil Marching Band has Graduate Teaching Assistants, Adjunct Instructors, and Student Staff who work under the Director and alongside the Drum Majors in running the band. For each section of the band, there is an individual instructor who specializes in the specific line's main concentration. The band also offers full-time student members annual paid jobs such as Athletic Band Librarians, Office Assistants, and Equipment Managers. Athletic Band Librarians are responsible for ensuring that music and drill sheets are printed and ready for rehearsals, in addition to managing the band music library. Office Assistants are responsible for assisting clerical work in the band office. Equipment Managers, along with being full-time students at ASU, are required to have a valid driver's license and be 21 years of age; they are responsible for transporting drum major podiums, plumes for shakos, percussion instruments, and sousaphones with cases to each home game.
Drum Majors[edit]
|Drum Majors
|Duke Miller
|Duke Miller
|Bill Lester
|Steve Banks
|Steve Banks
|Steve Banks
|Dave Henderson
|Dave Henderson
|Dave Henderson
|Dave Henderson
|Rob Verdi
|Rob Verdi
|Rob Verdi, Greg Boyer
|Rob Verdi, Greg Boyer, Sue Danco
|Jon Gomez
|Jon Gomez
|Jon Gomez
|Jon Gomez, Mike Goodwin
|Scott Rye, Susanne Butcher, Kristi Olsen
|Susanne Butcher, Kristi Olsen, Michelle Butcher
|Susanne Butcher, Michelle Butcher, Tawnya Milligan, Kristi Olsen
|Ginger Lockhart, Michelle Butcher, Cheryl Muller, Tawnya Milligan
|Ginger Lockhart, Jaime Ali, Cheryl Muller
|Cheryl Muller, Tawnya Milligan, June Wagner
|June Wagner, Emily Davis
|Emily Davis, Nathan Johnston, Ty Largo, Tawnya Milligan
|Tawnya Milligan, Shane Edrington, Nathan Johnston, Ty Largo
|Alex Raines, Shane Edrington, Nathan Johnston, Katie Thomas
|Alex Raines, Ivan Pour, Katie Thomas, TJ Witucky
|Ivan Pour, Liz Salazar, Tim Rall, TJ Witucky
|Chris Boccuzzo, DeAnna Uranga, Katie Rennell
|Chris Coughlin, DeAnna Uranga, Katie Rennell
|DeAnna Uranga, James Clemmons, Katie Rennell
|James Clemmons, Greg Mills, Jonathan Saturay
|James Clemmons and Greg Mills
|Patricia Estrada, Greg Rudolph, Robert Mattix, and Greg Mills
|Joshua Beedle, Robert Mattix, and Riley Molloy
|Riley Molloy, Robert Mattix, and Joshua Beedle
|Joshua Beedle, Riley Molloy, Jenny Huettl
Section/Rank Leaders[edit]
Each section of the band has a section leader and one or two rank leaders, depending on the size of the section. They oversee their section during sectional rehearsals, which could cover music or marching technique. During games, trips, and other events, the drum majors often rely on the section leaders to help organize the band before parades and other performances. Section leaders are also responsible for administrative tasks for their sections such as ensuring attendance at events, and seeing that all necessary forms are filled out by their section members.
Membership in the Sun Devil Marching Band is open to all university and community college students with previous high school or college marching band experience. In order to receive one credit hour for the class for full-time ASU students and non-degree community college students seeking the credit enrollment in the class is required in order to obtain the credit hour. For some individuals interested in participating in the Sun Devil Marching Band, yet are not considered full-time, degree seeking students at ASU. In the past, these students have been required to apply to ASU as non-degree status in order to register for the course. Currently it is arrange that an alternate "registration" route for those who will only be registered for the marching band course(s), giving them the opportunity to participate in the Sun Devil Marching Band without incurring full tuition costs. Undergraduate music education majors in the School of Music are required to achieve 2 credit hours of marching band to fulfill School of Music requirements. Color Guard, Spirit Squad and Percussion have an additional class to add for one credit hour.
Battery Percussion, Colorguard, Dance Team/Spirit Squad, Featured Twirlers, and Front Ensemble are the only sections of the Sun Devil Marching Band that require a formal audition during the Spring. Drum Major candidates need to sign up for an audition with the athletic band director. For leadership roles in the band (section/rank leaders) members must sign up for an interview with the athletic band director. Guitar, Piano (Synthesizer), and Bass Players interested are required to sign up for an audition in front of athletic band director. Placement audition within Hornline sections is held during Band Camp in August.
Band Camp[edit]
One week prior to the start of the Fall semester regular classes, the Sun Devil Marching holds its annual Band Camp. Attending camp is crucial in order to join the band. Recently Band Camp has been modified with the addition of Arizona State University Athletics new indoor practice field known as, the Verde Dickey Center or "The Bubble", on 6th Street and Rural Road where the old band field resided. New relocation of band field is right behind Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium. With "The Bubble" the band has the opportunity to avoid the Arizona dry heat during the day when the Bubble is not occupied by the football team. This camp involves extensive marching and playing exercises designed to introduce new members to the Sun Devil Marching Band style and "warm-up" old members. The pre-game show, the first half-time show, and much of the season's stand tunes are rehearsed during this camp. Other camp activities involve instrument, uniform checkout, part placement auditions, and get-acquainted orientation social functions. Traditionally the Sousaphone players have a custom of welcoming their new members known as "Tuba Baptism" in Cady Fountain on Cady Mall. During this initiation the new members are call out one by one to receive their nickname. Through the course of the season they are to figure out the origin of their nickname and if not solved is later revealed at the end of the season. Additionally, incoming Freshmen and new members of the band, or "Blue Chippers", are expected to learn and perform "Maroon and Gold" and the ASU Alma Mater on the last evening of the camp.
During the Fall semester the band meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Color guard, Percussion, and Spirit Squad run separate rehearsals after from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays and full band in the morning of game day.[11] Rehearsals are used to perfect and improve the many shows the band member will have to learn. Attendance is mandatory for every member at all rehearsals, performances, and official functions. Unless excused absence, a member can be held from a performance, receive a lower letter grade, dropped from the class for excessive unexcused absences. After the Friday rehearsal before a game day, the whole band joins in arms to sing the Alma Mater.
Friday Night Mill Band[edit]
Tradition started in the 2009 Fall Semester of going onto Mill Avenue and playing songs for Mill Avenue patrons the Friday night before a home football game. These members walk up and down the street as a group stopping on major corners for 5–10 minutes playing stand tunes or Show excerpts from the next days game. A few businesses along the street allow this pep band to come in and play a few songs for patrons, or even the workers themselves. Often dressed in gold these members are not 'officially' with the Marching Band or University for liability purposes and is completely student run.
Game Day[edit]
The Sun Devil Marching Band starts off game day with a short morning rehearsal to go over pre-game and halftime material. Two hours before the game starts, Devil Walk, a fairly new tradition where the band performs welcoming fans and the football team as they arrive in Wells Fargo Arena the band performs standstill Pregame and Halftime show excerpts following a speech by Football Coach Todd Graham and a walk through of the team. The band then preps for pre-game by entering the lower levels of the stadium to run out of the Tillman Tunnel. Pregame starts with the battery entering the field from the Tillman Tunnel Entrance performing their drum cadence, "Big Game." The band then storms on to the field into formation performing Pregame Fanfare, Maroon & Gold. In the past, the band - including sousaphones, would run out from the Northwest Endzone tunnels in what was called the "Trot". God Bless the USA, National Anthem, and Arizona State University Alma Mater make up the core of pregame music with variations made for presentations and special events. After the pregame show, the band performs "Maroon and Gold" while forming a "Pitchfork" at the South Endzone for the Sun Devil players to go through during football team's introduction. The band then exits the field and makes their way to Section 19, which is reserved for band to perform stand tunes to support the football team and rile up the student section and fans. The band then returns to the field at Halftime for a performance. For a season, the band performs up to 4 to 5 Halftime shows depending on how many home games are scheduled. During the third quarter, a selected group of band members known as the traveling band plays for many seating areas within the stadium for an up close experience for fans to enjoy. This group can be seen sprinting through concession areas between stops at seating areas.
The Fight Songs[edit]
"Maroon & Gold", ASU's fight song, is a familiar tune for Sun Devils all over the country, but it is not the only "fight song" at Arizona State. In the 1940s, band director Albert Davis wrote "Go, Go Sun Devils" (more commonly known to the band as "The Al Davis Fight Song"). Although Davis retired in the 1950s, to this day, the Sun Devil Marching Band continues to play the Al Davis Fight Song in their pregame performance as the Sun Devils come out of the tunnel onto the field, and occasionally makes up humorous lyrics.
One other fight song that was written for the school but used sparingly was the song penned by former ASU President G. Homer Durham. It was called Sing a Song for ASU and was last used at homecomings in the very early 1970s.
Latest Stand Tunes Repertoire[edit]
- All of the Lights by Kanye West
- Cold Hearted by Paula Abdul
- Crazy in Love by Beyoncé
- Come Out and Play by The Offspring
- Dynamite by Taio Cruz
- Gangnam Style by Psy
- Godzilla by Blue Öyster Cult
- Hey Ya! by OutKast
- Highway to Hell by AC/DC
- Iron Man by Black Sabbath
- Let's Get It Started by The Black Eyed Peas
- Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones
- Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO
- Poker Face by Lady Gaga
- Runnin' with the Devil by Van Halen
- Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
- The Ocean by Led Zeppelin
- YYZ by Rush
Past Stand Tunes Repertoire[edit]
The band once played Here Comes the King known as the Budweiser Song when they received sponsorship from the local Anheuser-Busch distributor. Since then the campus and stadium have gone dry and the song has fallen out of favor. The alumni band still plays the song in recognition of the past.
Homecoming Game[edit]
On the morning of the Homecoming Game, the band can be seen featured in the Homecoming Parade marching down University Drive. In previous Homecomings, Sun Devil Marching Band alums follow a previous band tradition warming up in front of the Student Service Building. They also get re-acquainted with Frank Kush Field performing Pregame Fanfare and Maroon and Gold. The alumni band then sits at the Northwest corner of Sun Devil Stadium to perform stand tunes from years past.
Duel in the Desert[edit]
On the morning of the rivalry game against Arizona Wildcats both Sun Devil Marching Band and Pride of Arizona join together to host the Battle of the Bands. This event is free to the public as both of the bands play their shows for each other and combine together afterwards to rehearse on a tune to be performed at halftime.
Special Appearance Performances[edit]
In the 2006 and 2007 seasons the band had opportunities of bringing in guest appearances of nationally and world renowned recording artists for halftime performances.
- Horn-based soul band Tower of Power performing their hits You're Still a Young Man/ Diggin' on James Brown and So Very Hard to Go/ What is Hip? during November 18, 2006 game against UCLA Bruins[12]
- Rendition of Juan Tizol's Caravan with The Boston Brass quintet during the October 13, 2007 game against Washington Huskies[12]
- Musical legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Little Richard performing his hits Tutti Frutti; Jenny, Jenny; and Good Golly Miss Molly during Thanksgiving Day November 22, 2007 game against USC Trojans[13]
- Journey founding member and lead guitarist Jonathan Cain accompanied by long-time keyboardist and backing vocalist Neal Schon performed the National Anthem before the September 28, 2013 game against USC Trojans [14]
Arizona State University Band Day[edit]
The first Band Day was held on December 4, 1948 in conjunction with the 1948 Homecoming. Since then, the ASU Sun Devil Marching Band hosts its Band Day on the football team's road game or bye week at Sun Devil Stadium. High school bands from all over the state of Arizona come to play for judges and their peers. About 50+ high school bands perform, followed by the Sun Devil Marching Band. There is a morning block for one half of the bands to perform and a night block known as Sun Devil Showdown of the rest of the bands to perform which makes Band Day an all-day event, as well as making ASU Band Day the biggest marching band competition in the state.[15] For the 2008 Band Day, the top high school band, Mesa Mountain View Toro Band won the first Dr. Robert "Coach" Fleming Outstanding Band Award in honor of the Sun Devil Marching Band's eleventh band director.
Pass in Review[edit]
Towards the end of every marching season the band performs Pregame and all Halftime shows headlining the "Pass in Review" concert which was previous held in Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium. Digital and compact disc recordings of the Sun Devil Marching Band performance at Pass in Review is available through Sun Devil Marching Band Merchandise Website. Pass in Review also takes time to recognize upperclass band members who will not be returning the following year by allowing them to lead in a rendition of Maroon & Gold.[1] Since 2010, Pass in Review has been held in Wells Fargo Arena courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics Department.
Band Banquet[edit]
Annual event where all members are encouraged to come and bring their families to share an evening of awards, remembrance, and celebration. Sun Devil Marching Band recognizes members with excellent service records. The awards of note for service records are that three-year members get a Sun Devil Marching Band lined windbreaker and four-year members get a Sun Devil Marching Band watch. Kappa Kappa Psi sponsors awards to Outstanding Freshmen, Outstanding Senior, and Outstanding All Around members of the Sun Devil Marching Band.
The band has traveled all over the original Pac-10. Prior to 2009, the band made an annual trip to Los Angeles, California for either the USC or UCLA games. The band continues to travel bi-annually to Tucson, Arizona to play against rival University of Arizona. They also follow the football team to any bowl game that they get invited to if funding is available.
Bowl game appearances[edit]
- The 1987 and 1997 Rose Bowl, the "Granddaddy of them all" in Pasadena, California
- The 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, and 1983 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona (now in Glendale, Arizona)
- The 1985, 2002, 2007, and 2013 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California
- The 2011 Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada
- The 2012 Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco, California
- The 1940, 1941, 1997, 2004, and 2014 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas
- The 2005 Insight Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona (now the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe, Arizona)
- The 1987 Freedom Bowl in Anaheim, California (now the Holiday Bowl)
- The 1999 and 2000 Aloha Bowl in ʻAiea, Hawaii
- The 1970 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia (now the Chick-fil-A Bowl)
- The 1978 Garden State Bowl in East Rutherford, New Jersey
- The 1950 and 1951 Salad Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona
- The 1990 Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan
2006 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl[edit]
On one occasion the band was unable to support the Sun Devil football team at the 2006 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl in Honolulu (Halawa), Hawaii.[16] The bowl payout for 2006 was $300,000 in addition the Pac-10 conference paid $389,000 (total $689,000) to offset expenses for the university.[17] However, the university spent $824,000 total on the trip, losing $135,000 on the trip. In contrast the 1999 & 2000 Aloha Bowl paid $750,000 with no conference contribution, but with a higher ticket guarantee and only lost $70,000 on each trip.[18] The bowl after decided to drop the Pac-10 Conference deal and made a current deal with Conference USA.[19]
- 1915-1917 Cap and Coat
- 1929 All White Uniform, Military Boots, and Dark Cape
- 1938 Women's Bugle Corps wore Maroon and Gold Uniforms
- 1947 Red Coats, White Pants, Red Officer-Style Hats, and White Shoes
- 1957 Black wool coat and pants with a cream overlay, Black West Point cap with Gold sunburst front emblem, White plume, and White Gloves
- 1972 The first custom-designed college band uniforms in the US, uniform was designed by the ASU College of Art and manufactured using a new wool/poly blend fabric designed specifically for use in hotter climates. Gold short-waist tail coat, front/back tails/sleeve cuffs appliqued and embroidered with a satin rising sun and Red, Yellow, Orange, and Purple satin flames with an emerging Maroon Sparky pitchfork; Gold wool/poly blend high-waisted pants with Maroon and White stripes down the outside of the leg; Gold fur 12" Busby with White Feather Plume, White Gloves, and White Shoes
- 1980s Various versions of Maroon pants and Gold drum corps-style blouses with Maroon/White sashing, Maroon velour cowboy hats.
- 1990s Maroon pants with Gold/White button front jackets, with a shoulder-attached multicolored satin cape, the front in stripes of Maroon, Gold, Royal Blue, Turquoise, and Orange imitating the Arizona State Flag, the reverse solid gold satin. Maroon and white West Point hats with gold sunburst front emblem and White feather plume, white gloves, white shoes.
- 2005 Short lived Maroon pants with Gold Pitchforks on the sides and on the collar, Gold jacket with emblazoned Sparky logo on the chest, emblazoned ASU logos on the shoulders, custom Sun Devils logo on back, Maroon with emblazoned Gold flames hats, White feather plume, White gloves, and White shoes.
Current uniforms[edit]
In 2007, in its 60th season titled as the Sun Devil Marching Band the band received a very generous donation from donor Dr. Verde Dickey, funding the purchase of a new set of uniforms for the Sun Devil Marching Band.[20] These new uniforms consist of white jackets fading into gold with a sunburst at the clip. In the middle of the sunburst is a mirror which represents the illumination of not only the sun, but also the bright personality a Sun Devil reflects. One arm of the jacket is maroon, while the other is gold. White gauntlets fastened with suns, and white gloves using Velcro finish the sleeves. A cape with the ASU lettering is added to the ensemble as a throwback to capes worn by the band in years past. The pants are purely black, rising to about chest level with the aid of suspenders. Black Viper marching shoes are used paired with equally black socks.[12][21]
The marching band uses many different instruments of varying range and sound in its ranks. Providing a central point to tempo and beat by conducting on the sideline are the three Drum Majors. The hornline is divided into two major groups: woodwinds and brass. In addition to the hornline, the band also uses a percussion section that is divided into a marching battery of drums and a stationary sideline pit. With presence of a pit as part of the percussion section, it makes the Sun Devil Devil Marching Band one of the few college marching bands to field a pit. The other Pac-12 marching band currently fielding a pit is the Oregon Marching Band.[22] The bottom bass drum in the battery section was known as "thumper". This bass was used for count offs for the band during march around the stadium, parades, and entering the field for halftime shows.
Hornline is sponsored by Jupiter Band Instruments.[23]
- Trumpets
- Mellophones
- Trombones
- Bass Trombones
- Euphoniums
- Baritones
- Sousaphones
- Piccolos
- Clarinets
- Alto Saxophones
- Tenor Saxophones
- Baritone Saxophone
Percussion is sponsored by Mapex Drums and Majestic Percussion,[24] Pro-Mark Drumsticks,[25] Remo, and Avedis Zildjian Company. In the past, outside of marching season, the drum line has branched out to other spectrums of the percussion world. They formed the ASU PASIC Drumline in 1995 with Percussive Arts Society International Convention being held locally and hosted by Dr. J.B. Smith, Professor of Music and the Coordinator of Percussion Studies in the School of Music at Arizona State University, at Phoenix Civic Plaza in Phoenix, Arizona.[26] With the recent sensation of indoor percussion has had few lines part take in it. Initially with the 1998 ASU Spring Line and with the addition of the pit during the 2006 marching season the staff formed the 2007 ASU Winter Drumline. Competing locally in the Winter Guard Arizona circuit as well as nationally in Winter Guard International Percussion Regionals in Phoenix and Las Vegas in order to qualify in Winter Guard International Percussion World Championship in Dayton, Ohio. The winter line was on hold due to constraints since its inaugural line in 2007, but was re-established in 2013.[27]
- Snares
- Tenors
- Bass Drums
- Cymbals
Front Ensemble
- Marimbas
- Vibraphones (One Vibraphone player designated dual role of playing Crotales)
- Miscellaneous Percussion Instruments (assigned to mallet players, battery players, and rack players)
- Xylophone/ Glockenspiel
- Bass Guitar
- Guitar
- Synthesizer
- Drum Set (on occasion)
- Timpani (on occasion)
Outside of the music producing sections of the band are the Sun Devil Spirit Squad/Dance Team, Featured Twirlers, and the Colorguard, all in charge of providing visually stimulating color and movement to the band in addition to the band's show forms and design.
Implemented in the 1975 season, known for the most visible aspects of the Sun Devil Marching Band, other than the Sousaphone Section. Presenting the visual story of the band's halftime performance through the use of flags, rifles, sabers, props, and dance. Colorguard members get a "corps-style" choreography and benefit from the instruction by some of the field's leaders. The colorguard program also features a World Class Winterguard in the off season and holds auditions in the fall for the next active winter season. The ASU Winterguard competes locally in the Winter Guard Arizona circuit as well as WGI regional events culminating at the Winter Guard International Championship held in Dayton, Ohio.[29] In April, 2012, the ASU Winter Guard (competing under the name FeniX Independent) won the bronze medal in the Independent Open Class of the WGI World Championships. For the 2013 season, they competed in Independent World Class and placed 14th in World Class Finals with a score of 83.350.[30]
Featured Twirlers[edit]
The Feature Twirler position offers one of the most prestigious twirling opportunities in the country. Through competitive auditions for one-year appointments, nationally recognized twirlers are used prominently during all Sun Devil Marching Band shows. Handling of the baton instrument to create visual images, pictures, and patterns, executed with dexterity, smoothness, fluidity, and speed, both close in and around the body and by releasing the baton into the air.[31]
Spirit Squad/ Dance Team[edit]
As a visible representative and ambassador of the university's athletics, the Spirit Squad/Dance Team devotes 15–20 hours every week to rehearsals, football games (home and away), Men's and Women's Basketball games, special appearances, clinics, competitions, and various special events.[32] The creation of the Spirit Squad came in Spring 2008 with the university's decision to disband the cheerleading squad and merge the cheer and dance team, under the direction of the Athletic Band Director.[33] Male members of the Spirit Squad are known as Sparky's Crew, assisting Sparky the Sun Devil and Spirit Squad in cheers with megaphones, banners, and signs.[34]
The 2012-2013 ASU Dance Team, under the direction of April Hoffman, competed in the UDA College Nationals, in Orlando, Florida, placing second in Division IA Jazz, and 5th in Division IA Hip-Hop.[35] In addition, our dance team also represented USA, competing and placing gold in the 2013 ICU World Cheerleading Championship in Team Cheer Jazz.[36]
Pep Band[edit]
Members of the Sun Devil Marching Band are allowed to participate in the ASU Pep Band, which plays at all home Men's and Women's Basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena and travels annually to Seattle for the Women's Pac-12 tournament and Las Vegas for the Men's Pac-12 tournament. They also follow the teams to any NCAA and NIT tournaments they qualify for.[37]
Dixieland Bands[edit]
In addition the Dixie Devils and Sparky's Sliders are the newest members of the ASU Athletic Band family. Both groups, under the direction of world renown and ASU School of Music Professor Sam Pilafian. Dixie Devils is a traditional six-piece Dixieland Combo that specializes in Early Jazz, Ragtime, and Swing Music, focusing primarily on the music of Louis Armstrong, Bix Biederbecke, King Oliver, and Freddie Keppard. The Dixie Devils can be seen outside around Sun Devil Stadium at all Sun Devil home football games, select basketball and baseball games and are available for all functions, Commercial or Private.[38] Sparky's Sliders is an all Trombone Dixie Band that can be seen inside Wells Fargo Arena for Devil's Lair tailgating entertaining fans before games.[39]
Service organizations[edit]
Kappa Kappa Psi (ΚΚΨ) - Beta Omicron Chapter[edit]
The ASU Band is served by the Beta Omicron chapter[40] of Kappa Kappa Psi. Pursuant with purposes of Kappa Kappa Psi, the Beta Omicron chapter works to serve the ASU Bands by "assisting the Director of Bands in developing the leadership and enthusiasm that is required of his/her band." Goals are to provide the band not only with organized and concentrated service activities, but to give our membership valid and wholesome experiences in organization, leadership, and social contacts.
The honorary nature of membership is based on the premise that "it is an honor to be selected to serve" the band, its department of music, its sponsoring institution, and the cause of band music in the nation's colleges and universities.[41]
The ASU Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi was founded on November 13, 1949. Since that time, Beta Omicron has been awarded the Founder's Trophy twice (1985 and 2003), the F. Lee Bowling Participation Award once (1993), recognized as a "Top Chapter" 11 times, and served as a host site for the National Convention twice (1993 and 2009). Beta Omicron has also hosted the Western District Convention once (1989) and the Western District Leadership Conference twice (1999 and 2008).
Of special note, the ASU Bands were originally served by 2 fraternities: the Beta Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi for male bandsmen and the Sigma Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma (ΤΒΣ) for female bandsmen. In 1978, ASU was the first university in the country to merge these brother fraternities into a coed chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, with the female members of TBΣ being formally initiated into Kappa Kappa Psi.
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- ^ a b http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/history/tradition.php
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/facultystaff/directors.php
- ^ a b http://library.lib.asu.edu/record=b1709820~S3
- ^ http://www.tournamentofroses.com/photogallery/RBGtimeline/1980sb.htm
- ^ http://www.tournamentofroses.com/photogallery/RBGtimeline/1990sb.htm
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/history/
- ^ http://www.sousafoundation.org/
- ^ http://halftimemag.com/articles/03-2008/03-2008-noteworthy/performing-at-super-bowl-xlii.html
- ^ "ASU marching band practices for Super Bowl pre-game and halftime shows". East Valley Tribune. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/history/timeline.php
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/prospective/
- ^ a b c http://arizonastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=708677
- ^ http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/102589
- ^ http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=209267820
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/bandday/information.php
- ^ http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/80126
- ^ http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/images/photos/uqhgl81r.jpg
- ^ http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/80906
- ^ http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/football/114118.php
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0829asuband0829.html
- ^ http://asuwebdevilarchive.asu.edu/issues/2007/09/04/news/701560
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/history/instrumentation.php
- ^ http://www.jupitermusic.com/jbi_news_details.aspx?id=76
- ^ http://usa.mapexdrums.com/news/news_story.asp?ID=161
- ^ http://www.promark-stix.com/endorsers/endorser.cfm?endorser_id=74a50a37-a1af-49a7-9a0c-c29ea0d372b2
- ^ http://www.pas.org/PASIC/pasichistory.aspx
- ^ https://www.wgi.org/units/Independent-Marching-World-ensemble-Arizona-State-University.html
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/drumline.php
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/colorguard.php
- ^ http://www.wgi.org/events/static_scores/2013/scores_World_Class_Finals.php
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/featuretwirler.php
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/spiritsquad.php
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2008/05/01/20080501asucheer050108-CR.html
- ^ http://thesundevils.cstv.com/genrel/asu-sparky-crew.html
- ^ http://www.cheercoach.net/profiles/blogs/uda-college-nationals-2013-results-videos-and-pics
- ^ http://www.cheerunion.org/aspnet_client/FreeTextBox/upload/documents/2012_ICU_Results.pdf
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/basketballbands.php
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/dixieland.php
- ^ http://asudixiedevils.com/ASU_Dixie_Devils/Sparkys_Sliders.html
- ^ http://www.theregoesbo.org
- ^ http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/kappa.php
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This book follows the first Spartan program and the fall of the Planet Reach, one of the first planets to fall by the Covenant. If your a fan of the Halo series then this book will be a treat for you. It answers a lot of questions that the video game series doesn't answer.
This was a fun and worthy introduction to the Halo universe and in particular, the origins of Master Chief and his first team of Spartans. Although we all know the outcome, it was never-the-less a compelling read and well written. Action scenes were clear and easy to follow, characters were well-developed considering the space limitations, and overall, a great way to introduce new, unfamiliar readers to this series and game.
A good story but not great. It tells you some of the beginning of the story of John aka Spartan 117 aka Master Chief aka the Demon. I would have liked more insight into the background of Master Chief. Instead it tells more about the Spartan program which if fine but not great.
See the story of John obtucted at a young age, drugged and trained in the spartan program to create a super soldier to keep humanity safe.
This is a book based off of Halo Combat Evolved. It starts with a boy named XXX,John, a boy that was taken away form his family to serve the UNSC. He made freinds quickly, but sone lost most of them due to the program named "Spartan". Afterwards, there was contact from an alien speices called the "Covenant" who said, "Your destruction is the will of the gods, and we are their instuments." Soon, over the planet of Reach, the Human-Covenant war began. In the middle of the war, John, now known as Master Chief, meet his A.I.(Artiffical Intelegence) partner, Cortana. But eventually, Reach fell and Master Cheif was the last known "Spartan" left alive.
I like this book because it is based off my favorite game saga, Halo. I also like this book because it is a Si-Fi novel. I always liked futuristic books. It shows that at even at a young age, John can adapt to his enviornments and make a new family.I would recomed this book to Si-Fi readers. If i were in John's shoes, i would do the last thing i know, survive. War ravages everyone.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345451325, Mass Market Paperback)As the bloody Human-Covenant War rages on Halo, the fate of humankind may rest with one warrior, the lone SPARTAN survivor of another legendary battle . . . the desperate, take-no-prisoners struggle that led humanity to Halo--the fall of the planet Reach. Now, brought to life for the first time, here is the full story of that glorious, doomed conflict.
While the brutal Covenant juggernaut sweeps inexorably through space, intent on wiping out humankind, only one stronghold remains--the planet Reach. Practically on Earth's doorstep, it is the last military fortress to defy the onslaught. But the personnel here have another, higher priority: to prevent the Covenant from discovering the location of Earth.
Outnumbered and outgunned, the soldiers seem to have little chance against the Covenant, but Reach holds a closely guarded secret. It is the training ground for the very first "super soldiers." Code-named SPARTANs, these highly advanced warriors, specially bioengineered and technologically augmented, are the best in the universe--quiet, professional, and deadly.
Now, as the ferocious Covenant attack begins, a handful of SPARTANs stand ready to wage ultimate war. They will kill, they will be destroyed, but they will never surrender. And at least one of them--the SPARTAN known as Master Chief--will live to fight another day on a mysterious and ancient, artificial world called Halo. . . .
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Don't Die Dragonfly
Llewellyn Publications, 2004 - Juvenile Fiction - 269 pages
After getting kicked out of school and sent to live with her grandmother, Sabine Rose is determined to become a "normal" teenage girl. She hides her psychic powers from everyone, even from her grandmother Nona, who also has "the gift." Having a job at the school newspaper and friends like Penny-Love, a popular cheerleader, have helped Sabine fit in at her new school. She has even managed to catch the eye of the adorable Josh DeMarco.
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Hold on to what is good,
Even if it's a handful of earth.
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Hold on to what you believe,
Even if it's a tree that stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do,
Even if it's a long way from here.
Hold on to your life,
Even if it's easier to let go.
Hold on to my hand,
Even if someday I'll be gone away from you.
Pueblo prayer
The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air.
That is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. The Indian is like that.
The hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the Indian.
In his lament he is like an animal. For instance, the coyote is sly, so is the Indian.
The eagle is the same.
That is why the Indian is always feathered up, he is a relative to the wings of the air.
- Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Sioux (1863-1950)
In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.
- Iroquois Maxim (circa 1700-1800)
Children learn from what they see. We need to set an example of truth and action.
- Howard Rainer, Taos Pueblo-Creek (2012)
When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money.
Cree Prophecy
Upon suffering beyond suffering:
The Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world; a world filled with broken promises, selfishness and separations; a world longing for light again.
I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again.
In that day, there will be those among the Lakota who will carry knowledge and understanding of unity among all living things and the young white ones will come to those of my people and ask for this wisdom.
I salute the light within your eyes where the whole Universe dwells. For when you are at that center within you and I am that place within me, we shall be one.
- Crazy Horse, Oglala Lakota Sioux (circa 1840-1877)
You have to look deeper, way below the anger, the hurt, the hate, the jealousy, the self-pity, way down deeper where the dreams lie, son. Find your dream. It's the pursuit of the dream that heals you.
- Billy Mills (father), Oglala Lakota (1938-)
In my youth I respected the world and life, I needed not anything but peace of heart;
And yet I changed despite myself and believed in Iktumi's lies.
He seemed to know all the truth, he promised to make me happy.
He made me ask Wakantanka for wealth, that I might have power;
I was given poverty, that I might find my inner strength.
I asked for fame, so others would know me;
I was given obscurity, that I might know myself.
I asked for a person to love that I might never be alone;
I was given a life of a hermit, that I might learn to accept myself.
I asked for power, that I might achieve;
I was given weakness, that I might learn to obey.
I asked for health, that I might lead a long life;
I was given infirmity, that I might appreciate each minute.
I asked Mother Earth for strength, that I might have my way;
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need for Her.
I asked to live happily, that I might enjoy life;
I was given life, that I might live happily.
I received nothing I asked for, yet all my wishes came true.
Despite myself and Iktumi, my dreams were fulfilled,
I am richly blessed more than I ever hoped,
I thank you, Wakantanka, for what you've given me.
"Wokini: Your Personal Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding"
Author: Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (1938-)
Publisher: Feather Publishing, 1990
When you know who you are; when your mission is clear and you burn with the inner fire of unbreakable will; no cold can touch your heart; no deluge can dampen your purpose. You know that you are alive.
- Chief Seattle, Duwamish (1780-1866)
We live, we die, and like the grass and trees, renew ourselves from the soft earth of the grave. Stones crumble and decay, faiths grow old and they are forgotten, but new beliefs are born. The faith of the villages is dust now… but it will grow again… like the trees.
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce (1840-1904)
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"Fascinating account of odd people at an odd time."
I finished listening to this book a couple of months ago, and it has remained in my mind more than any other book I've read recently. I'm not sure why it has stuck in my mind so much, but then, uncertainty is part of the experience of this book. Don't read this book expecting an exploration of sweeping themes or great historical events. It is a very small scale history, concentrating on the members of the small expatriate (chiefly British) community in Peking/Beijing and their interaction with the Chinese in the years before the war and then communism changed everything,
The centerpiece of the book is a gruesome murder, and various types of vice do come in for discussion, but don't expect lurid sensationalism. The writing is detailed and meticulous, and the reader is matter-of-fact. I was tempted to say that the book is more true crime than history, but these days true crime implies a degree of sensationalism that is absent here.
I found Midnight in Peking fascinating, and would recommend it highly to the right sort of reader.
Note that pictures of many of the participants and of the relevant locations can be found online.
"Interesting and frightening"
Rabid is an interesting exploration of a once-horrifying disease that inhabitants of first-world countries, particularly city dwellers, may erroneously think is nothing but a historical footnote. The book dispels some of the myths (modern rabies treatment doesn't require dozens of injections into the patient's stomach), while leaving the reader -- or this reader, at least -- with a healthy fear of the disease. (If untreated, rabies is still essentially 100% fatal, and it's not a pretty way to go.) I have some criticisms of the book -- for example, I don't think the discussion of zombies in popular culture has much to do with rabies -- but I would still recommend it. Even more strongly, I would recommend being extremely cautious in the presence of raccoons and bats, particularly if they're acting weirdly.
"very suspenseful"
14 is well written, intelligent, and genuinely suspenseful. Frankly. it was better than I expected. The characters are believable and individual. Those intended to be likeable are likeable. In retrospect, there are some improbabilities (beyond those inherent in the nature of the story) and some loose ends, but they didn't bother me when I was listening to the book. I didn't love the narration, but for the most part, it was unobtrusive. The narrator did occasionally mispronounce a word, and, more often, fell into the too-common trap of too much emphasis on the wrong word. I wouldn't seek out books read by this narrator, but I wouldn't avoid them, either.
"Predictable, unoriginal, and not funny"
Books like this make me appreciate how good Jim Butcher is. Consciously or not, Hearne is a Butcher wannabe, and he's not succeeding. Rather than create a believable world in which the fantastic exists, Hearne gives the impression that he bought a book of world mythology and flipped through it for characters he could plug into his book. (And of course the main character is a so-called druid, to cash in on the segment of the market that finds Celtic trendy and sexy.) The reviews on which I relied (to my regret) praised Hearne's sense of humor. I found his humor juvenile and uninspired -- which could be forgiven if it were funny, but it's not.
I struggled to get through the whole book, because I hoped that it would get better. It didn't. I even listened to part of the second book, in hopes that it would be better. It wasn't.
And then there's the dog. I hated the dog. I stuck it out until the second book because I hoped that there would be less of the dog. There wasn't. The dog was the single most annoying thing about this book, and the narration just made it worse.
The multitude of glowing reviews of this series makes me think -- and I hate being forced to think this -- that most of the reading public just isn't very intelligent.
Thank you, Audible, for having a generous return policy! I try not to abuse it, but this one definitely merited a return.
"Fast and entertaining"
I enjoyed this, although I didn't like it as much as Hard Magic. Correia's fantasy world is intriguing. You have to like the hardboiled/noir genre, or you won't care for this series, even if you're a fantasy or steampunk fan. It's fast-moving and violent, although without the sort of wallowing or glorying in violence that you find (for example) in some serial killer-type novels. I enjoyed watching the character of Faye develop. I'm looking forward to the next one.
As I said in my review of Hard Magic, I don't love Bronson Pinchot's narration, but it didn't bother me as much in Spellbound as in Hard Magic.
"Fun, fast-moving fantasy noir"
This is a book for pure entertainment, provided you don't mind violence. It will not educate you or change your life. If you're the sort of science fiction reader who likes to pick apart writers for not getting the details of, say, time travel or rocket ship acceleration correct, you'll probably hate it. (Note that this is a steampunk world, so you get airships instead of rockets. I'm not telling whether you get any time travel.) It's definitely genre fiction, with some deliberate stereotyping of characters -- although I think Faye Vierra is quite an original.
With all that out of the way, this book is fun. Once it gets going, which takes a little time, it moves fast. In print, this would be a "read in one sitting" book. That's a bit of a problem for an audiobook, because few people would have time to listen to the whole thing at once, and there aren't a lot of good places to stop. I had to do some re-winding and re-listening to make sure I didn't lose the thread after a break.
I did not love Bronson Pinchot's narration. I know he's a hugely popular reader, but to my mind, he went overboard in trying to give each character a distinctive voice. To be fair, the voice he did that bothered me most was prompted by a description in the book, and luckily it wasn't one of the chief characters of the book. I managed to get over my dislike of Pinchot's narration, but I won't go looking for more books read by him.
I did buy the second book in the series (Spellbound) immediately after finishing Hard Magic. I didn't like it as much as Hard Magic, but I still plan to buy the third when it comes out.
"The Endless Exposition"
Hodder clearly had a great deal of fun creating his steampunk world, and wants to tell the reader about it -- all about it. Repeatedly. He also did his research into the Victorian world, and doesn't trust his reader to know anything about it, or to remember the essentials unless constantly reminded. (I did happen to know beforehand who Sir Richard Francis Burton was, but I wouldn't have been bothered by a reminder or two. If only Hodder had stopped at one or two . . .) Hodder's fascination with his created world gets in the way of his story. The best part of the book is Springheeled Jack's first-person account of how he came to be who he is, showing that Hodder is more successful at telling a story outside the steampunk detective framework he so lovingly created.
The book left me with a faint feeling of distaste. It wasn't terrible, but I can't say I enjoyed it, and I have no interest in further books in the series.
"Excellent, albeit disgusting"
The Ghost Map is a fascinating account of the appalling conditions of mid-nineteenth century London and of an early exercise in medical detective work. The initial chapters are not for the squeamish, and are a poor choice for listening while eating lunch. They concern, in a word, feces -- of various species (sorry, I couldn't resist the rhyme) although chiefly human.
I think the beginning of the book was intended to give modern readers a healthy shock. (Fans of steampunk, for example, might do well to be reminded that the nineteenth century was not only the Age of Brass and Steam, but also of Filth and Stink -- or not, because steampunk is fantasy anyway. But I digress.) Johnson has interesting insights on how modernization and urbanization fostered disease. I'm not particularly a student of this era, so it was informative to me.
The later chapters of the book are less nauseating than the beginning, although the book is, from beginning to end, about a disease of the digestive tract. (See previous caution about listening and lunch.)
After finishing the book, I find that I have very little to say about the reader, which I think is a good thing. The reader enabled me to enjoy the book without getting in the way. This isn't perhaps the sort of glowing accolade that the reader would want to print out and tape onto his refrigerator or mail to his mother, but I consider it a compliment.
"Desperately in need of a good editor"
This book badly needs a good editor -- with a chainsaw. It would have been a decent pulp thriller if it had been half the length. As another reviewer commented, this book couldn't decide whether it was a horror thriller or a Lifetime movie. I assume that it was intended to be a thriller, which is a genre that depends on pacing for success. The endless, unnecessary, and uninteresting digressions into the pasts of even marginal characters destroyed any possiblity of suspense. The only sense of creeping dread I experienced came from my fear that, at any moment, the author would once again stop the story for a pointless flashback. I'm sure that the author thought that she was fleshing out the characters and making them real people, so that readers would really care about them. It didn't work.
I made it partway into the third Audible installment before I gave up. As it turned out, the dread of another six hours or so of not getting to the point isn't what did me in. It was the reference to a character "flaunting regulations." I'd managed to overlook the numerous grammatical errors (Due seems to have particular difficulty with subject-verb agreement) for about eighteen hours, but without a gripping story to keep me going, I lost my will to overlook any more.
It's possible that "The Good House" has a bang-up scary ending (although I note that another reviewer has characterized the ending as silly). I couldn't say. In the part that I managed to get through, however, the supernatural elements were pretty mild. After you've read most of Stephen King, good and bad (and hasn't pretty much anyone reading this genre already gone through Stephen King?), a bathtub full of mud just isn't going to cause you to lose a lot of sleep. Well, unless it's your own bathtub, I suppose.
(It's possible -- although I doubt it -- that I would have liked this book better if I hadn't listened to it shortly after finishing Dracula. Dracula is long, wordy, leisurely -- and genuinely scary, even though everyone now knows all the vampire tricks that would have been news to nineteenth-century readers. I recommend it. )
The reader of "The Good House" is -- well, fine. Adequate. Unobtrusive, which is often a very good thing. I won't be searching for audiobooks purely on the basis that she reads them, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy another book that she read.
"Tedious, unlikeable coming of age tale"
This is not a fantasy story; rather, it is an utterly unmagical coming of age story about characters immature enough to believe that being bored by everything is the height of sophistication. (I suspect the author shares this view; certainly there is no suggestion that there is anything inappropriate in the characters' total disengagement.) The protagonist, Quentin, is transported from his boring and meaningless life as an upper-middle-class high schooler to a college for magicians, which he finds boring and meaningless. Even when Quentin plays a minor prank (out of boredom, of course), that causes a fellow student to be eaten alive, it causes only the most minor ripple in the lake of his ennui. Quentin frets briefly over whether or not his classmates noticed that he caused the event, then forgets it until graduation, when the class drinks a pretentious little toast to the dead student and then forgets all about it again. An episode when Quentin comes near to death during a trial-by-ordeal final exam has a similar lack of impact. Not only does Quentin not experience any significant emotional effects from spending days running naked across Antarctica, he doesn't particularly care when he returns and discovers that his friends simply skipped the ordeal and spent the time drinking cocktails on the terrace, without facing any repercussions. Throughout the hours of tedium consumed by the recounting of Quentin's years of magical education, the reader is tantalized by references to the fictional land of Fillory, with which Quentin has been obsessed since childhood. Surely, Fillory must be real, and at last something the reader can care about might happen! Fillory of course does turn out to be real, and Quentin and the members of his equally unlikeable clique eventually find their way there, only to discover that everything there is sordid and perverted. Thus, the lesson of this unpleasant novel is that growing up means replacing the bright fantasies of childhood with desperate, pointless emptiness, except for the special people who are privileged to discover that underneath the veneer of monotony, life is vile and depraved. Oh, and Mr. Grossman? When you want your heroine to express the closest thing that this book has to an emotional insight (she hates her parents, even though they're magicians, too), just have her say it. Nobody gasps out things like that in the throes of sexual passion. Gasping, yes. Gasping "don't let me turn out like my parents," no. Although in retrospect, I would certainly not have chosen to spend a credit on this book (or on the sequel -- I bought both books at once, the more fool I), I don't particularly want my credit back. What I want back is the brain cells that I wasted on this loathsome piece of work.
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Beautiful Playa del carmen vacation rental. This 2 bedrooms apartment is located on second floor of the Hacienda del Carmen Condominium building, on 15th avenue between 14th and 16th street, in the heart of downtown, 1 block to Avenida Constituyentes, and 5mn walk to 5ta avenue and the beach.
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Any behavior deemed inappropriate by your neighbors, us, or security staff, including excessive noise, parties, throwing items from the balconies, destructing partially the property, or any behavior resulting in complaints from other tenants within the building may result in eviction, and in legal cases, notification of the authorities. In such cases, NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE.
We will not be held responsible for any cases of theft or replacement of stolen valuables from the unit during your stay. Therefore, you need to acknowledge you will be the sole responsible for the unit, and keep the entrance door closed and locked, as well as the balcony doors closed and locked while absent.
This room was exactly as the listing described and a great location close to the city centre. Marielle was very responsive to any questions or concerns we had. Would book this condo again for sure!
Marielle was very prompt in communication and left the apartment feeling like home. The apartment is what I expected/ needed and then some: washer-dryer, air conditioning, parking spot, walking distance to beach and stores. Marielle also provides plenty of drinking water, beach towels, some toiletries, extra blankets/ towels etc... I would definitely recommend the apartment to anyone who's looking for a simply comfortable apartment. It's very affordable and close to beach, mega store, quinta avenida, and really good restaurants as well.
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Sweet potato and ginger mash
by Eunice Power
Delicious with Duck
Serves 6-8
800g/13/4 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
450g/ 1 lb potato such as rooster, peeled and cut into chunks
70g/ scant 3 oz butter
5cm/ 2 inch piece of fresh root ginger peeled and grated
A glug of olive oil
Salt and pepper
Put the sweet potato and potato in a saucepan of lightly salted water, bring to the boil and simmer for minutes until tender. Drain well into a colander
While the potatoes are draining, melt the butter with the olive oil in the pan, add the grated ginger and cook for 5 minutes until soft, then return the potatoes to the pan and mash. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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